English-German Wordlist

Englisch Aussprache Deutsch Beispielsatz
deposit /dI'pÁzIt/ lagern They deposited all the bottles in the nearest bottle bank.
dump /'dömpIÎ/ abladen The company were fined for illegally dumping waste.
ecologist /I'kÁl@dZIst/ Ökologe Ecologists are studying the life-cycle of the honey bee.
efficiently /I'fIS@ntli/ effizient His new assistant works very efficiently.
energy /'en@dZi/ Energie Britain's energy reserves were at an all-time low.
environmentally friendly /In"vaIr@nmentl-i 'frendli/ umweltfreundlich How environmentally friendly is your school?
exchange /Iks'tSeIndZ/ tauschen The players exchanged shirts at the end of the game.
face /feIst/ hier: wird wegen X angeklagt She didn't recycle her rubbish and faced a fine of €1000,00.
factory /'f{kt@ri/ Fabrik The car factory is to reopen soon, and its new Chinese owner will build MGs.
feel /fi:l/ fühlen We feel he has treated her very badly.
fine /faIn/ she was fined = sie bekam einen Strafzettel She was fined for speeding.
focus /'f@Uk@s/ konzentrieren He felt he needed to focus more on his career.
footprint /'fUt"prInt/ Fußabdruck We followed the footprints of a deer in the snow.
forced /fO:st/ gezwungen There was a problem with the plane, and we were forced to spend a night at the airport.
fossil fuel /"fÁs@l 'fju:@l/ fossiler Brennstoff Environmentalists would like to see fossil fuels replaced by renewable energy sources.
fuel /'fju:@l/ Brennstoff The plane was running low on fuel.
global warming /"gl@Ub@l 'wO:mIÎ/ Erderwärmung The Kyoto Protocol to stop global warming was signed by 141 countries.
green belt /'gri:n belt/ Grüngürtel The green belt areas have protected the countryside for more than 50 years.
greenfield site /'gri:nfi:ld "saIt/ unerschlossener Baugrund Planning turned down the application to build 250 homes on that greenfield site.
greenhouse /'gri:nhaUs/ Gewächshaus Matthew's growing tomatoes in his greenhouse.
greenhouse effect /'gri:nhaUs I"fekt/ Treibhauseffekt Is there a difference between the greenhouse effect and global warming?
harmful /'hA:mf@l/ schädlich The public have finally recognised the harmful effects of smoking.
have one's say /"h{v jO: 'seI/ seine Meinung haben You can have your say, but it probably won't change anything.
hydropower /'haIdr@U"paU@/ Wasserkraft They should build more hydro power stations.
in practice /In 'pr{ktIs/ in der Praxis Its OK in theory, but in practice it just doesn't work!
industrial /In'döstri@l/ industriell Industrial production has risen by 0.5% since November.
intend /In'tendId/ beabsichtigen I never intended to hurt her feelings.
introduce /"Intr@'dju:st/ einführen Ken Livingstone introduced a road pricing scheme for London.
issue /'ISu:, 'Isju:/ Angelegenheit This is a very important political issue.
label /'leIb@l/ Etikett Take the labels off the bottles before you take them in the bottle bank.
lack /'l{kIÎ/ mangeln Her qualifications are fine, but she lacks experience.
local government /"l@Uk@l 'göv@m@nt,
'göv@nm@nt/
Kommunalverwaltung Harrow Council are advertising for graduates interested in working in local government.
made up of /meId 'öp @v, Áv/ zusammengesetzt aus The jury was made up of five men and seven women.
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