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EBC IV - General

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upbeat optimistisch
circumspect vorsichtig
lament das Klagelied
tilt die Neigung
to teem with sth von etw wimmeln
to miss the bus den Anschluss verpassen
flagging nachlassend
dichotomy die Zweiteilung
streaming die Einteilung in Leistungsgruppen
to obfuscate sth etw vernebeln
yardstick der Maßstab
pedagogy die Pädagogik
aspiring aufstrebend
to root out sb/sth jdn/etw ausrotten
dawdle trödeln
gilded vergoldet
to run riot verrücktspielen
water table Grundwasserspiegel
to mar sth etw stören
scourge die Plage
to sow sth etw säen
one-off einmaliges Ereignis
to bungle sth [up] etw verpfuschen
to squander a chance/an opportunity eine Chance vertun
to be stymied by sth durch etw behindert werden
to gum up sth etw verkleben
boon der Segen
subsistence der [Lebens]unterhalt
to rekindle sth etw wieder entfachen
precursor der Wegbereiter
after much deliberation, ... nach gründlicher Überlegung ...
to belch sth etw ausstoßen
patchy ungleichmäßig
grossly extrem
joyous freudig
coup d'état der Staatsstreich
to gauge sth etw beurteilen
ballot [geheime] Abstimmung
voting booth die Wahlkabine
poised beherrscht
notional fiktiv
scathing criticism scharfe Kritik
constituency die Anhängerschaft
bigwig hohes Tier
lofty ambitions hochfliegende Ambitionen
with [or on] the proviso that ... unter der Bedingung, dass ...
lingua franca die Amtssprache
nexus der Nexus
to corroborate a story/theory eine Geschichte/Theorie bekräftigen
to parse a sentence einen Satz grammatisch analysieren
annihilation die Vernichtung
to make ends meet über die Runden kommen
to the tune of £2 million in Höhe von 2 Millionen Pfund
resilient unverwüstlich
zero-rating die Mehrwertsteuerbefreiung
polyglot vielsprachig
to enshrine sth etw bewahren
subjection die Unterwerfung
moose der Elch
reputedly angeblich
to blemish sth etw verunzieren
misogyny die Frauenfeindlichkeit
paddock die Koppel
cringe schaudern
stratification Gliederung
vicinity die Nähe
suffrage das Wahlrecht
right of abode das Wohnrecht
entrepôt der Umschlagplatz
appropriation die Aneignung
on a par with gleichgestellt
discursive abschweifend
strand das [Programm]format
pidgin German gebrochenes Deutsch
playwright der (die) Dramatiker(in)
fossilization die Versteinerung
to imbibe sth etw einsaugen
remittance die Überweisung
archaic veraltet
redemption die Wiedergutmachung
rumours abound that ... es kursieren zahlreiche Gerüchte, dass ...
to shut up shop die Bude dichtmachen
miscellaneous verschiedene(r, s)
incipient beginnend
to impart sth [to sb/sth] [jdm/etw] etw vermitteln
watershed der Wendepunkt
pasture die Weide
hothouse das Treibhaus
archetype die Ausgangsform
showcase der Schaukasten
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