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banal(adj.)

commonplace or trite(n: banality)


banal, alltäglich


In the uniforms the people looked banal.


All the houses look the same. That's banal

blandishment(n.)

speech or action intended to coax someone into doing something( jmdn. zu etwas überreden)


Schmeichelei


He needed her help but she didn't want to, so he used blandishment.


The man used every form of blandishment but no one wanted to buy his goods.

bombast(n.)

pompous(aufgeblasen) speech( adj: bombastic)


Schwulst


In a speech for human rights, there isn't a need for bombast.


The minister's last speech was a bombast.

breach(n.,v.)

a lapse, gap or break, as in fortress wall. ( Bruch)


To break through ex: Unfortunately, the club members never forgot his breach of etiquette; not to be confused with broach( ansprechen), as in to bring difficult subject in discussion.


The country didn't follow the rules, which was a breach in the treaty.


They had a breach of trust in their relationship because she lied to him.

burgeon(v.,n.)

to grow or flourish; a bud(Knospe)or new growth( adj: burgeoning)


aufkeimen, knospen


The young flower burgeons.


The flowers in the garden burgeon.

buttress(v.,n.)

to support a support


etw. unterstützen, untermauern


He tried to buttress his thesis with evidence.


He needed more data to buttress his theory.

cadge(v.)

to get something by taking advantage of someone


schnorren, betteln


She flirted with the bartender to cadge free drinks.


The hitchhiker tried to cadge a free ride.

caprice(n.)

impulse(adj. capricious)


Laune, Launenhaftigkeit


His angry outburst was a caprice.


She didn't think before acting and had to go to prison for that caprice.

castigate(v.)

to chastise(betrafen)or criticize severely


bestrafen, züchtigen


She is a mean person because she always castigates people.


He made a bad decision and got castigated for it.


catalyst(n.)

an agent(Mittel)of change


(adj:catalytic; v: catalyze)


You should be a catalyst for positive change.


The politician promised to be a catalyst for change.

caustic(adj.)

capable of dissolving by chemical action; highly critical "His caustic remarks spoiled the mood of the party"


ätzend, beißend


Making caustic comments is not helping in a bad situation.


When he's in a bad mood, he is caustic with everyone.

chicanery(n.)

deception by trickery


Schikane, Täuschung


Because of your chicanery no one trusts you.


He is unfairly charging his clients. That's chicanery.

complaisant(adj.)

willingly compliant(gefügig) or accepting of the status quo( n: complainsance); not to be confused with complacent(selbstgefällig), which involves being smug in terms of one's achievement.


gefällig


She is the perfect server because she is complaisant.


Everyone is taking advantage of him because he is complaisant.

conflagration(n.)

a great fire


Großbrand


Almost the whole city was in flames it was a conflagration.


In the middle ages cities were really vulnerable of conflagration because the houses were just made out of wood.

corporeal(adj.)

of or having to do with material, as opposed to spiritual; tangible(greifbar, konkret)


In older writings also synonym for corporal. No longer common


The desk is corporeal.


Ghosts are not corporeal.

corporal(adj.)

of the body:"corporal punishment"(Prügelstrafe). A non-commissioned officer ranked between a sergeant and a private


Corporal punishment isn't used at schools.


His injury caused him a lot of corporal suffering.

corroborate(v.)

to strengthen or support


etw. bekräftigen


"The witness corroborated his story."; not to be confused with collaborate, when working together with someone


My friend corroborated the lie I told my parents.


He searched for evidence to corroborate his claim.

craven(adj.,n.)

cowardly, a coward


feige, Feigling


He always ran away that's why he's a craven.


A soldier can't be craven.

culpable(adj.)

deserving of blame(n: culpability)


schuldig


He was culpable of lying.


He was culpable of the crime.