English-German Wordlist

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versatile /'vÆ:s@taIl/ vielseitig That actress is a very versatile performer.
virus /'vaI@r@s/ Virus My computer's got a virus and I've lost everything!
watch out /"wÁtS 'aUt/ aufpassen You'll become an alcoholic if you don't watch out.
well-off /"wel 'Áf/ reich Well-off families have the money to send their children to private schools.
go down /went 'daUn/ sinken My opinion of him went down when he failed to keep his promise.
wire /waI@/ Kabel The back-up disk is connected to the computer by a thick wire.
work on /'wÆ:ks Án/ funktionieren auf The software works on my Apple Mac but not on my PC.
wrist /rIst/ Handgelenk He had a Rolex watch on his wrist.
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accent /'{ks@nt/ Akzent He noticed that I spoke Polish with an accent.
attend /@'tendId/ anwesend sein, teilnehmen Many famous actresses attended the Oscar ceremony.
audience /'O:di@ns/ Publikum The audience began clapping and cheering.
ballerina /"b{l@'ri:n@/ Ballerina Darcy Bussell was the greatest ballerina of her generation.
best-selling /"best 'selIÎ/ Bestseller- J.K. Rowling is the best-selling author of the Harry Potter novels.
breakthrough /'breIkTru:/ Durchbruch Scientists have made a major breakthrough in the treatment of cancer.
breath /breT/ Atem Leo could smell the wine on her breath.
brilliantly /'brIlj@ntli/ strahlend The sun was shining brilliantly.
cancel /'k{ns@ld/ annullieren I sent back the goods and cancelled the cheque.
cancer /'k{ns@/ Krebs A lot of cancers can now be treated successfully.
choreographer /"kÁri'Ágr@f@/ Ballettmeister A well-known choreographer has created this simple dance routine for the children.
comedian /k@'mi:di@n/ Komiker He started as a stand-up comedian.
company /'kömp@ni/ Truppe Mike's not a big theatre star, just one of the company.
confuse /k@n'fju:z/ verwirren I understand the text, but the diagrams are confusing me.
contemporary /k@n'temp@r@ri, -p@ri/ Zeitgenosse Oswald was much admired by his contemporaries at the Academy.
countless /'kaUntl@s/ unzählig That famous film clip has been shown countless times.
defeat /dI'fi:tId/ besiegen The defeated side looked really depressed and disappointed.
desperate /'desp@r@t/ verzweifelt I had no money left, and I was desperate.
empire /'empaI@/ Reich, Imperium The British empire was the largest empire in history.
experimental /Ik"sper@'mentl/ experimentell They are an experimental theatre group and have great new ideas.
fit in /"fIt 'In/ sich einfügen I never really fitted in at school.
flick /flIkt/ to flick back the hair = das Haar zurückwerfen She tossed her head and flicked back her hair.
float /'fl@UtIÎ/ treiben A piece of wood was floating in the stream.
gather /'g{D@/ sich versammeln A crowd gathered to watch the fight.
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