English-German Wordlist

Englisch Aussprache Deutsch Beispielsatz
giggle /'gIg@lIÎ/ kichern We couldn't stop giggling at his jokes.
goodness gracious /"gUdn@s 'greIS@s/ Du meine Güte! Goodness gracious! Did you do all that just for me?
hip-hop /'hIp hÁp/ Hip-Hop Kendra bought the magazine for all the latest hip-hop news.
hiss /hIst/ zischen She hissed at him to be quiet.
hit /hIt/ Erfolg, Hit Tim went to see the theatre hit, 'Phantom of the Opera'.
housekeeping /'haUs"ki:pIÎ/ Hauswirtschaft She works in a hotel and is responsible for the housekeeping.
influential /"Influ'enS@l/ einflussreich He had influential friends.
interval /'Int@v@l/ Pause Let's get something to drink in the interval.
joint /dZOInt/ gemeinsam They've got a joint bank accountant.
lead /li:d/ Leadsänger He's the lead singer in the group.
leading /'li:dIÎ/ Hauptdarsteller The leading actor was Helen Mirren.
main /meIn/ Haupt- The main reason for living in Spain is the weather.
make the most of /"meIk D@ 'm@Ust @v, Áv/ so gut wie möglich nutzen He could only stay for two weeks, but made the most of his time while he was here.
modestly /'mÁd@stli/ bescheiden 'I was just lucky,' he said modestly.
moving /'mu:vIÎ/ bewegend Bayman's book about his illness is deeply moving.
oddly /'Ádli/ sonderbar She's been behaving oddly this week.
offering /'Áf@rIÎ/ Darbietung We listened to the latest offering from Nancy Griffith.
one-woman /'wön "wUm@n/ Einpersonen-, Ein-Mann- She was so successful, no one could believe it was a one-woman business.
order /'O:d@/ Orden Wasn't a footballer awarded an order by the Queen?
pharmacist /'fA:m@sIst/ Apotheker I gave my prescription to the pharmacist.
pity /'pIti/ Mitleid What a pity = wie schade) What a pity that he didn't accept the job.
play /pleI/ Theaterstück The Cherry Orchard' is a play by Anton Chekhov.
pour /'pO:rIÎ/ strömen It was pouring with rain so I took my umbrella.
prejudice /'predZ@dIs/ Vorurteil Women still face prejudice in the workplace.
pretend /prI'tendIÎ/ so tun, als ob The little girl was pretending to be a princess.
promising /'prÁm@sIÎ/ vielversprechend His family thought medicine would be a more promising career for him.
publish /'pöblISt/ veröffentlichen George Orwell's novel 'Nineteen Eighty-four' was first published in 1949.
recall /rI'kO:lz/ sich erinnern Gran often recalls the days of her youth.
register /'redZIst@/ Register (informal register = ungezwungene
Sprache)
The conversation was conducted in an informal register.
religious /rI'lIdZ@s/ religiös I don't share her religious beliefs.
reluctant /rI'lökt@nt/ zögernd She gave a reluctant smile.
remind /rI'maIndz/ erinnern She reminds me of my mother.
ripping /'rIpIÎ/ reißend There was a loud ripping sound when I bent down to pick up my shoes.
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