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Growing Up - B2
I go along - Chiara
| Term | Definition, Synonym, Example | German |
|---|---|---|
| to go along | A synonym for 'to be a part of' or 'to join sth' | mitmachen; mitziehen |
| due | "The homeworks are due next Monday." | fällig |
| to figure (sth, sth out) | "I figure that that's right." | sich vorstellen; glauben |
| (military) service | In Germany the military service was called 'Grundwehrdienst'. | Militärdienst |
| advanced | 'at an advanced / higher level' | fortgeschritten |
| to reach (a goal, for sth.) | He reaches for the glass on the counter. | greifen; reichen |
| needless to say | "Needless to say / Of course we won the basketball match!" | natürlich |
| offhand | "We can do that offhand." | ohne Weiteres |
| orderly | Another word for 'tidy' or 'neat' | ordentlich |
| to shield | 'To shield one's eyes from the sun.' | beschirmen; schützen |
| to flinch | 'To flinch away from someone's touch.' | zurückweichen; zusammenzucken |
| to shift | to change or move position, place, etc. | verrutschen |
| gifted | A genius is gifted | begabt |
| to fail (e.g. an exam) | If something doesn't happen like you wanted it to, you failed. | versagen; ausfallen; fehlschlagen |
| to be a notch above | 'To be better than sth/sb' | eine Klasse besser sein |
| grant | 'When you are a good student you can be given a grant.' | Stipendium; Subvention; Zuwendung |
| to fund (sb, a project) | 'to help sth/sb with money' | finanzieren; fördern |
| stubborn | Mules are known to be stubborn. | eigensinning; störrisch |