English-German Wordlist

Englisch Aussprache Deutsch Beispielsatz
go off /g@U 'Áf/ hier: nicht mehr mögen She went off him very quickly after he went out with her best friend!
gorgeous /'gO:dZ@s/ gutaussehend 'What do you think of my new flatmate?' 'He's absolutely gorgeous!'
grasshopper /'grA:s"hÁp@/ Grashüpfer do you think you could eat a grasshopper?
handsome /'h{ns@m/ attraktiv Liam is an extremely handsome young man.
hang up /"h{Î 'öp/ auflegen I said goodbye and hung up.
headband /'hedb{nd/ Stirnband Both the tennis players wore headbands.
high heels /"haI 'hi:lz/ hohe Absätze Jenny was having problems with her high heels.
hook /hUk/ Haken Tom hung his coat on the hook behind the door.
in favour /In 'feIv@/ to be in favour of sth. = für etw. sein It had been a tiring day, and I was in favour of going to bed early.
insect /'Insekt/ Insekt We didn't enjoy the picnic as there were insects everywhere.
lace /leIs/ Spitze T-shirts with lace on them are in fashion at the moment.
lifestyle /'laIfstaIl/ Lebensstil Regular exercise is part of a healthy lifestyle.
majority /m@'dZÁr@ti/ Mehrheit The majority of students still live at home.
managing director /"m{n@dZIÎ dI'rekt@, daI-/ Geschäftsführer She's managing director of a large company.
media /'mi:di@/ Medien He's studying Media at university.
minimum /'mIn@m@m/ Mindest- The minimum number of students we need to run the course is fifteen.
modelling /'mÁdl-IÎ/ Modeln A career in modelling can be very lucrative.
nickname /'nIkneIm/ Spitzname We had nicknames for all the teachers.
normal /'nO:m@l/ Normalität Thankfully, train services are now back to normal.
obtain /@b'teInIÎ/ erhalten Ellie obtained permission from her parents to stay out late.
ordinary /'O:d@n@ri/ gewöhnlich It's just an ordinary camera.
outfit /'aUtfIt/ Outfit She bought a new outfit for the party.
overall /'@Uv@rO:l/ Gesamt- The overall cost of the exhibition was £400,000.
overweight /"@Uv@'weIt/ übergewichtig Sally was fifty pounds overweight.
peer /pI@/ Gleichaltriger American children did less well in maths than their peers in Japan.
persuade /p@'sweId/ überzeugen I finally persuaded her to go to the café with me.
pick /pIkt/ auswählen Many young people would like to be picked for a TV show like Big Brother!
plastic surgery /"pl{stIk 'sÆ:dZ@ri/ plastische Chirurgie Some film stars have plastic surgery and look 10 years younger.
plump /plömp/ mollig The nurse was a cheerful plump woman.
pre-historic /"pri:hI'stÁrIk/ prähistorisch The side of the hill was full of pre-historic drawings.
premiere /'premie@/ Erstaufführung Rossini's work had its premiere at the Paris Opera.
presenter /prI'zent@/ Ansager She's one of the presenters of BBC 2's Newsnight.
reality show /ri'{l@ti S@U/ Realityshow I wouldn't want to appear on a TV reality show.
responsible /rI'spÁns@b@l/ verantwortlich Police believe that the same man is responsible for three other murders in the area.
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