English-German Wordlist

Englisch Aussprache Deutsch Beispielsatz
public /'pöblIk/ Öffentlichkeit The meeting will be open to the general public.
put down /pUt 'daUn/ angeben Be careful what you put down on an application form.
rare /re@/ selten This species of plant is becoming increasingly rare.
revolution /"rev@'lu:S@n/ Revolution, Umwälzung In the last ten years there has been a revolution in education.
rhythm and blues /"rID@m @n 'blu:z/ Rhythm and Blues On Saturday we're going to a rhythm and blues festival.
section /'sekS@n/ Teil Frances peeled the orange and divided it into sections.
set aside /"set @'saId/ beiseitelegen, zurücklegen I've set aside a piece of cake for Paul.
single /'sIÎg@l/ Single Have you heard their latest single?
snap /sn{p/ Snap (ein Kartenspiel) The children will happily play Snap for hours on end.
socialise /'s@US@laIzIÎ/ Kontakt knüpfen He's not very good at socialising, and prefers to stay at home alone.
stage /steIdZ/ Bühne People were trying to get onto the stage and touch the musicians.
tense /tens/ angespannt Marion spoke, eager to break the tense silence.
Thai /taI/ Thai We flew to Bangkok with Thai International Airlines.
thoughtful /'TO:tf@l/ nachdenklich, rücksichtsvoll Paul is very thoughtful.
turn /"tÆ:nd 'aUt/ to turn out well = gut ausgehen I didn't think it would work, but it turned out extremely well.
vinyl /'vaIn@l/ Schallplatte I think the song sounds better on vinyl than it does on CD.
virtual /'vÆ:tSu@l/ im Internet/ virtuell She's got virtual friends in Internet that she's never met.
voluntary /'vÁl@nt@ri/ freiwillig He joined a voluntary organisation which provides help for the elderly.
webpage /'webpeIdZ/ Webseite James created his own webpage using DreamWeaver.
well-rounded /"wel 'raUndId/ vielseitig Sarah's a really well-rounded person.
work /wÆ:k/ Arbeit Picassor produced some of his finest work during this period.
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act /{kt/ handeln The company acted correctly in sacking him.
act as something /'{kt @z "sömTIÎ/ dienen Electric vehicles could act as cheap energy stores while not being driven.
adaptor /@'d{pt@/ Adapter This adaptor has four different plug types that fit into electric wall sockets in 150 countries.
adapt /@'d{pts/ sich anpassen Peter adapts easily to new circumstances.
auction /'O:kS@n/ Versteigerung The house was sold at auction.
autograph /'O:t@grA:f/ Autogramm Can I have your autograph?
badly off /"b{dli 'Áf/ schlecht ausgerüstet The school is rather badly off for equipment.
bank account /'b{Îk @"kaUnt/ Bankkonto I'd like to open a bank account for my son.
bank balance /'b{Îk "b{l@ns/ Kontostand My bank balance is very low, and I can't afford a holiday.
bank note /'b{Îk n@Ut/ Geldschein The last customer paid with a £50 bank note.
bid /bId/ bieten She bid £100 for a Victorian chair.
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