English-German Wordlist

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