English-German Wordlist
English-German Wordlist
English-German Wordlist
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Englisch Aussprache Deutsch Beispielsatz<br />
criterion /kraI'tI@ri@n/ Kriterium I don't understand the criterion they use to select candidates.<br />
cuisine /kwI'zi:n/ Küche, Kochkunst This restaurant is famous for its cuisine.<br />
debate /dI'beIt/ Debatte There has been a lot of debate in America about gun laws.<br />
dial /daI@l/ wählen I think I dialled the wrong number.<br />
disabled /dIs'eIb@ld/ mit Behinderungen Maria has started a support group for parents of disabled children.<br />
double /'döb@ld/ verdoppeln the number of teenagers owning a mobile phone has doubled.<br />
drive /draIv/ to drive sb. Insane = jdn. verrückt machen She's driving me insane with all these questions about what I'm doing!<br />
effectively /I'fektIvli/ effektiv Children have to learn to communicate effectively.<br />
emergency services /I"mÆ:dZ@nsi 'sÆ:vIsIz/ Notdienst What's the number for emergency services in Britain?<br />
emoticon /I'm@UtIkÁn/ Smiley etc. (in der Internetkommunikation) Emoticons are often used in emails to show feelings.<br />
engaged /In'geIdZd/ verlobt Have you heard? Sally and Ray are getting engaged.<br />
European Commission /"jU@r@pi:@n k@'mIS@n/ EU-Kommission The European Commission is based in Brussels.<br />
evidence /'evId@ns/ Beweise At present we have no evidence of life on other planets.<br />
excuse /Ik'skju:s/ Entschuldigung What's your excuse for being late this time?<br />
forward /'fO:w@d/ weiterleiten Would you make sure that you forward my mail promptly?<br />
get through /get 'Tru:/ durchkommen I've been trying to get through to the tax office all morning!<br />
get across /"getIÎ @'krÁs/ vermitteln He seemed to be having difficulty getting his message across.<br />
giant /'dZaI@nt/ gigantisch They watched the World Cup in front of a giant TV screen.<br />
gravy /'greIvi/ Soße (für Fleisch) He always pours gravy onto his Yorkshire pudding.<br />
hand-held /"h{nd 'held/ tragbar The Palmtop is a hand-held pocket-sized computing device.<br />
identify /aI'dentIfaI/ identifizieren The man at the post office asked her to identify herself.<br />
ignorance /'Ign@r@ns/ Unwissenheit Excuse my ignorance, but how does it actually work?<br />
in evidence /In 'evId@ns/ erkennbar Police were very much in evidence at the airport.<br />
insane /In'seIn/ wahnsinnig That's an insane risk.<br />
instant messaging /"Inst@nt 'mesIdZIÎ/ Nachrichtensofortversand, Chatten With instant messaging you can get an immediate reply.<br />
labourer /'leIb@r@/ Arbeiter The farm labourers worked long hours.<br />
laziness /'leIzin@s/ Faulheit He was well known for his laziness when he was at school.<br />
line /laIn/ Leitung I tried to ring her up, but her line was engaged.<br />
medieval /"medi'i:v@l/ mittelalterlich There's a medieval castle above the town.<br />
miner /'maIn@/ Bergarbeiter There was an accident and several coal miners were injured.<br />
misunderstanding /"mIsönd@'st{ndIÎ/ Missverständnis There must have been some misunderstanding. I didn't order all these books.<br />
on hold /Án 'h@Uld/ in der Warteschleife I rang Customer Services to complain and they put me on hold for 30 minutes!<br />
one-way /"wön 'weI/ Einbahnstraßen- It was difficult following the town's one-way system.<br />
origin /'Ár@dZIn/ Ursprung He came up with a new theory to explain the origins of the universe.<br />
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