English-German Wordlist

Englisch Aussprache Deutsch Beispielsatz
paddle /'p{dl/ Paddeln They took a paddle down the river in their canoe.
region /'ri:dZ@n/ Gebiet He failed in his efforts to bring peace to the region.
regional /'ri:dZ@n@l/ regional I watch both the national and the regional news on the TV.
scenery /'si:n@ri/ Landschaft The best part of the trip was the fantastic scenery.
shipwreck /'Sip-rek/ Schiffsunglück There were few survivors of the shipwreck.
signpost /'saInp@Ust/ Wegweiser I'm sure that signpost is pointing the wrong way.
switch off /"swItS 'Áf/ abschalten It's difficult to switch off in the evening after a long day's work.
take things easy /"teIk TIÎz 'i:zi/ Dinge leicht nehmen Zak is a workaholic, and needs to relax more and take things easy.
track /tr{k/ Feldweg The road leading to the farm was little more than a dirt track.
trail /treIl/ Pfad The trail led through the forest to the lake.
unwind /ön'waInd/ sich entspannen Just give me half an hour to relax and unwind.
warmth /wO:mT/ Wärme Naomi lay on the beach and soaked up the warmth of the summer sun.
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acquaintance /@'kweInt@ns/ Bekannter She was a casual acquaintance of my family in Vienna.
aggressive /@'gresIv/ aggressiv Jim's voice became aggressive.
and so on /@nd 's@U Án/ und so weiter Parents always want to know where you're going, who you're going with and so on.
attitude /'{tItju:d/ Einstellung Pete's attitude towards women really scares me.
bossy /'bÁsi/ rechthaberisch Her bossy sister was always telling her what to do.
cheerful /'tSI@f@l/ fröhlich She was feeling more cheerful than before.
colleague /'kÁli:g/ Kollege I introduced him to a colleague of mine from the bank.
combine /k@m'baInIÎ/ kombinieren Women today want to combine a career and a family.
comment /'kÁments/ Kommentar abgeben Greg always comments when he notices something different about his wife.
confident /'kÁnfId@nt/ zuversichtlich We are confident next year's profits will be higher.
consider /k@n'sId@/ betrachten (halten für) They consider her to be a good teacher.
couple /'köp@l/ Paar You two sound like an old married couple – always arguing!
cross /krÁs/ böse, sauer My mother gets cross when my brother plays computer games all evening.
depend /dI'pend/ darauf ankommen, abhängen von 'How long are you staying?' 'I don't know; it depends.'
duo /'dju:@U/ Duo They were a famous singing and dancing duo.
entry /'entri/ Eintrag When was the last entry made in the report book?
fell out /"fel 'aUt/ sich mit jdm. verkrachen They fell out about six months ago, but they're the best of friends again now.
figure /'fIg@/ Zahl(enangabe) Ohio's employment figures for December have increased.
flexible /'fleks@b@l/ flexibel We can be flexible about your starting date.
former /'fO:m@/ ehemalig Ukraine was part of the former Soviet Union.
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