Wörter Von E-Gmat

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oil well (n)

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= Erdölbohrung

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well (n)

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1) a deep hole in the ground from which people obtain water. The sides of wells are usually covered with brick or stone and there is usually some covering or a small wall at the top of the well

2) = oil well

3) a narrow space in a building that drops down from a high to a low level and usually contains stairs or a lift / elevator

4) (BrE) the space in front of the judge in a court, where the lawyers sit

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child labor (n)

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= Kinderarbeit

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merchandise (n) / (v)

('mörtschändais)

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noun:

1) (formal) goods that are bought or sold; goods that are for sale in a shop / store:
e.g. a wide selection of merchandise
= Ware
= Handelsware
= Artikel

2) things you can buy that are connected with or that advertise a particular event or organization:
e.g. official Olympic merchandise

verb:

to sell sth using advertising, etc.
= vermarkten
= Handel treiben

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jazzy (adj)

('tschesi)

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1) in the style of jazz:
e.g. a jazzy melody / tune

2) (sometimes disapproving) brightly coloured and likely to attract attention
SYN = snazzy
e.g. That’s a jazzy tie you’re wearing
= auffallend
= popppig
= knallig

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savvy (n) / (adj)

('säwi)

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noun:

(informal) practical knowledge or understanding of sth:
e.g. political savvy
= Verstand
= Durchblick
= Können
= gesunder Menschenverstand

adjective:

(informal, especially NAmE) having practical knowledge and understanding of sth; having common sense:
e.g. savvy shoppers
= klug
= clever
= schlau
= gesunden Menschenverstand haben

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defendant (n)

(di'fendent)

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the person in a trial who is accused of committing a crime, or who is being sued by another person

= Angeklagter
= Beschuldigter

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tyre (n) (NAmE tire)

('taier)

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a thick rubber ring that fits around the edge of a wheel of a car, bicycle, etc.:

e.g. a front tyre
e.g. to pump up a tyre

= Reifen
= Pneu

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boast (v) / (n)

('boust)

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verb:

1) boast (about / of sth) to talk with too much pride about sth that you have or can do:
e.g. I don’t want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages
e.g. She is always boasting about how wonderful her children are
e.g. He openly boasted of his skill as a burglar
e.g. Sam boasted that she could beat anyone at poker
= angeben
= prahlen

2) (not used in the progressive tenses) to have sth that is impressive and that you can be proud of:
e.g. The hotel also boasts two swimming pools and a golf course
= aufweisen
= vorzuweisen haben

noun:

boast (that … ) (often disapproving) something that a person talks about in a very proud way, often to seem more important or clever:
e.g. Despite his boasts that his children were brilliant, neither of them went to college
e.g. It was her proud boast that she had never missed a day’s work because of illness
= Stolz
= Prahlerei
= Wichtigtuerei
= Selbstüberschätzung

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wiles (n)

('wails)

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[pl.] clever tricks that sb uses in order to get what they want or to make sb behave in a particular way

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malicious (adj)

(me'lisches)

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having or showing hatred (=Hass) and a desire to harm sb or hurt their feelings
SYN = malevolent
SYN = spiteful
e.g. malicious gossip / lies / rumours
e.g. He took malicious pleasure in telling me what she had said
= börsartig
= gemein
= schädlich
= hinterhältig

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exploit (v) / (n)

('exs'ploit)

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verb:

1) (disapproving) to treat a person or situation as an opportunity to gain an advantage for yourself:
e.g. He exploited his father’s name to get himself a job
e.g. She realized that her youth and inexperience were being exploited
= ausnutzen

2) (disapproving) to treat sb unfairly by making them work and not giving them much in return:
e.g. What is being done to stop employers from exploiting young people?
= ausnutzen
= ausbeuten

3) to use sth well in order to gain as much from it as possible:
e.g. She fully exploits the humour of her role in the play
= Kapital schlagen aus

4) exploit sth (for sth) to develop or use sth for business or industry:
e.g. countries exploiting the rainforests for hardwood
e.g. No minerals have yet been exploited in Antarctica
= ausschöpfen
= sich etwas zu nutze machen

noun:

[usually pl.] a brave, exciting or interesting act:
e.g. the daring (=mutig) exploits of Roman heroes
= Heldentat

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curb (v) / (n)

('köörb)

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verb:

to control or limit sth, especially sth bad
SYN = check
e.g. He needs to learn to curb his temper
e.g. A range of policies have been introduced aimed at curbing inflation
= kontrollieren
= dämpfen
= bremsen
= eindämmen

noun:

1) curb (on sth) something that controls and puts limits on sth:
e.g. curbs on government spending

2) (NAmE) = kerb
= Randstein

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anchor (n) / (v)

('aanker)

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noun:

1) a heavy metal object that is attached to a rope or chain and dropped over the side of a ship or boat to keep it in one place:
e.g. to drop anchor
e.g. The ship lay at anchor two miles off the rocky coast
e.g. We weighed anchor (= pulled it out of the water)
= Anker

2) a person or thing that gives sb a feeling of safety:
e.g. the anchor of the family

3) (especially NAmE) = anchorman, anchorwoman$

verb:

1) to let an anchor down from a boat or ship in order to prevent it from moving away:
e.g. We anchored off the coast of Spain
= ankern

2) to fix sth firmly in position so that it cannot move:
e.g. Make sure the table is securely anchored

3) [usually passive] anchor sb/sth (in / to sth) to firmly base sth on sth else:
e.g. Her novels are anchored in everyday experience

4) (NAmE) to be the person who introduces reports or reads the news on television or radio:
e.g. She anchored the evening news for seven years
= moderieren

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endure (v)

(in'djuur)

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1) to experience and deal with sth that is painful or unpleasant, especially without complaining
SYN = bear
e.g. They had to endure a long wait before the case came to trial
e.g. She could not endure the thought of parting
e.g. The pain was almost too great to endure
= ertragen
= erdulden
= ausstehen

2) (formal) to continue to exist for a long time
SYN = last
e.g. a success that will endure
= andauern
= ausharren
= fortdauern

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whaling (n)

('whäiling)

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the activity or business of hunting and killing whales

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versed in sth

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having a lot of knowledge about sth, or skill at sth

SYN = expert in
SYN = practised in

e.g. He was well versed in employment law

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loosely (adv)

('luusli)

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1) in a way that is not firm or tight:
e.g. She fastened the belt loosely around her waist
= locker

2) in a way that is not exact:
e.g. to use a term loosely
e.g. The play is loosely based on his childhood in Russia

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amass (v)

(a'mass)

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to collect sth, especially in large quantities
SYN = accumulate
e.g. He amassed a fortune from silver mining

= anhäufen

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enquire (v)

(also inquire especially in NAmE)

(in'kwaier)

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enquire (about sb/sth) (rather formal) to ask sb for some information:

e.g. I called the station to enquire about train times
e.g. She enquired as to your whereabouts (=Auftenthaltsort)
e.g. Might I enquire why you have not mentioned this until now?

= anfrage
= nachfragen
= sich erkundigen

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burial (n)

('beriel)

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the act or ceremony of burying a dead body:

e.g. a burial place / mound / site
e.g. Her body was sent home for burial
e.g. His family insisted he should be given a proper burial

= Begräbnis
= Beerdigung

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interment (n)

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(formal) the act of burying a dead person

SYN = burial

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tide (n)

('taid)

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1) a regular rise and fall in the level of the sea, caused by the pull of the moon and sun; the flow of water that happens as the sea rises and falls:
e.g. the ebb and flow of the tide
e.g. The tide is in / out
e.g. Is the tide coming in or going out?
= Ebbe und Flut (Gezeiten)

2) the direction in which the opinion of a large number of people seems to be moving:
e.g. It takes courage to speak out against the tide of opinion
= Trend

3) a large amount of sth unpleasant that is increasing and is difficult to control:
e.g. There is anxiety about the rising tide of crime
= Strom, Trend

4) tide of sth
a feeling that you suddenly have that gets stronger and stronger:
e.g. A tide of rage surged through her

5) -tide [sing.] (old use) (in compounds) a time or season of the year:
e.g. Christmastide

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concede (v)

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1) concede sth (to sb) | concede sb sth
to admit that sth is true, logical, etc.:
e.g. ‘Not bad,’ she conceded grudgingly
e.g. He was forced to concede (that) there might be difficulties
= zugeben
= zugestehen

2) concede sth (to sb) | concede sb sth
to give sth away, especially unwillingly; to allow sb to have sth:
e.g. The President was obliged to concede power to the army
e.g. England conceded a goal immediately after half-time
e.g. Women were only conceded full voting rights in the 1950s
= abgeben
= überlassen

3) concede (defeat)
to admit that you have lost a game, an election, etc.:
e.g. After losing this decisive battle, the general was forced to concede
e.g. Injury forced Hicks to concede defeat
= Zugeständnisse machen
= zugeben
= eingestehen
= abgeben (Sport: Punkte)

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tenet (n)

('tenit)

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(formal) one of the principles or beliefs that a theory or larger set of beliefs is based on:

e.g. one of the basic / central tenets of Christianity
e.g. The sentence describes the central tenet of a theory about how the universe began

= Grundsatz
= Dogma
= Lehre

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carnivorous (adj)

('kaarniweres)

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= fleischfressend

e.g. a carnivorous diet
e.g. Carnivorous mammals can endure what would otherwise be lethal levels of body heat because they ...

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carnivore (adj)

('karniwor)

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any animal that eats meat

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insistence (n)

(in'sistens)

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insistence (on sth / on doing sth) | insistence (that … )

an act of demanding or saying sth firmly and refusing to accept any opposition or excuses:
e.g. their insistence on strict standards of behaviour
e.g. At her insistence, the matter was dropped

= Beharren
= Bestehen
= Forderung

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adulthood (n)

('adolthud)

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the state of being an adult:

e.g. a child reaching adulthood
e.g. Neuroscientists, having amassed a wealth of knowledge over the past twenty years about the brain and its development from birth to adulthood, are ...

= Erwachsensein
= Erwachsenenalter

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predicate (n) / (v)

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noun:

(grammar) a part of a sentence containing a verb that makes a statement about the subject of the verb, such as went home in John went home.

verb:

1) predicate sth on / upon sth
to base sth on a particular belief, idea or principle:
e.g. Democracy is predicated upon the rule of law
= basieren

2) to state that sth is true:
e.g. The article predicates that the market collapse was caused by weakness of the dollar
= behaupten
= aussagen

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jawbone (n)

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the bone that forms the lower jaw

SYN = mandible

= Kiefer

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vertebrae (n)

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= Wirbelsäule

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backbone (n)

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= Rückgrat
= Wirbelsäule

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spine (n)

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= Rückgrat
= Wirbelsäule

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unearth (v)

(a'nörf)

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1) to find sth in the ground by digging
SYN = dig up
e.g. to unearth buried treasures
= ausgraben

2) to find or discover sth by chance or after searching for it
SYN = dig up
e.g. I unearthed my old diaries when we moved house
e.g. The newspaper has unearthed some disturbing facts
= zu Tage bringen
= aufdecken

to unearth the truth = die Wahrheit ans Licht bringen

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sense (n) / (v)

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noun:

SIGHT / HEARING, etc.
1) one of the five powers (sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch) that your body uses to get information about the world around you:
e.g. the five senses
e.g. Dogs have a keen (= strong) sense of smell

FEELING
2) a feeling about sth important:
e.g. He felt an overwhelming sense of loss
e.g. a strong sense of purpose / identity / duty, etc.
e.g. Helmets can give cyclists a false sense of security

UNDERSTANDING / JUDGEMENT
3) an understanding about sth; an ability to judge sth:
e.g. One of the most important things in a partner is a sense of humour (= the ability to find things funny or make people laugh)
e.g. My sense is that...
e.g. He has a very good sense of direction (= finds the way to a place easily)
e.g. Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things)

4) good understanding and judgement; knowledge of what is sensible or practical behaviour:
e.g. You should have the sense to take advice when it is offered
e.g. There’s no sense in (= it is not sensible) worrying about it now

NORMAL STATE OF MIND
5) senses [pl.] a normal state of mind; the ability to think clearly:
e.g. If she threatens to leave, it should bring him to his senses
e.g. He waited for Dora to come to her senses and return

MEANING
6) the meaning that a word or phrase has; a way of understanding sth:
e.g. The word ‘love’ is used in different senses by different people
e.g. education in its broadest sense
e.g. He was a true friend, in every sense of the word (= in every possible way)
e.g. In a sense (= in one way) it doesn’t matter any more
e.g. In some senses (= in one or more ways) the criticisms were justified

verb:

BECOME AWARE
1) to become aware of sth even though you cannot see it, hear it, etc.:
e.g. Sensing danger, they started to run
e.g. Thomas, she sensed, could convince anyone of anything

OF MACHINE
2) to discover and record sth:
e.g. equipment that senses the presence of toxic gases

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avid (adj)

('avid)

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1) [usually before noun] very enthusiastic about sth (often a hobby)
SYN = keen
e.g. an avid reader / collector
e.g. She has taken an avid interest in the project (= she is extremely interested in it)

2) avid for sth wanting to get sth very much:
e.g. He was avid for more information

noun = avidity

adverb = avidly
e.g. She reads avidly

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contemplation (n)

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1) the act of thinking deeply about sth:
e.g. He sat there deep in contemplation
e.g. a few moments of quiet contemplation
e.g. a life of prayer and contemplation
= Nachdenken
= Reflexion

2) the act of looking at sth in a calm and careful way:
e.g. She turned from her contemplation of the photograph
= Nachdenken
= Betrachtung

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swift (adj) / (n)

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adjective:

1) swift (to do sth)
happening or done quickly and immediately; doing sth quickly:
e.g. swift action
e.g. a swift decision
e.g. The White House was swift to deny the rumours
= schnell

2) moving very quickly; able to move very quickly:
e.g. a swift current
e.g. a swift runner
= schnell
= flink

adverb = swiftly
noun = swiftness

noun:
a small bird with long narrow wings, similar to a swallow
= Mauerschwalbe

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gauge (n) / (v)

('gäiiitsch)

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noun:

1) (often in compounds) an instrument for measuring the amount or level of sth:
e.g. a fuel / petrol / temperature, etc. gauge
= Messgerät

2) a measurement of the width or thickness of sth:
e.g. What gauge of wire do we need?
= Breite
= Dicke

3) (also bore especially in BrE) a measurement of the width of the barrel of a gun:
e.g. a 12-gauge shotgun
= Kaliber

4) the distance between the rails of a railway / railroad track or the wheels of a train:
e.g. standard gauge (= 56½ inches in Britain)
e.g. a narrow gauge (= narrower than standard) railway

5) [usually sing.] gauge (of sth) a fact or an event that can be used to estimate or judge sth:
e.g. Tomorrow’s game against Arsenal will be a good gauge of their promotion chances
= Gradmesser
= Massstab

verb:

1) to make a judgement about sth, especially people’s feelings or attitudes:
e.g. They interviewed employees to gauge their reaction to the changes
e.g. He tried to gauge her mood
= beurteilen
= abschätzen
= abwägen

2) to measure sth accurately using a special instrument:
e.g. precision instruments that can gauge the diameter to a fraction of a millimetre
= messen
= abmessen

3) to calculate sth approximately:
e.g. We were able to gauge the strength of the wind from the movement of the trees
= kalkulieren

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dual-purpose (adjective)

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that can be used for two different purposes:

e.g. a dual-purpose vehicle (= for carrying passengers or goods)

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ingestion (n)

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= Nahrungsaufnahme

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scribe

('skraib)

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a person who made copies of written documents before printing was invented

e.g. they were written by priestly scribes (=priesterliche Schreiber)

= Abschreiber
= Schreiber
= Schriftgelehrter

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remedy (n) / (v)

('remedi)

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noun:

1) a way of dealing with or improving an unpleasant or difficult situation
SYN = solution
e.g. There is no simple remedy for unemployment
e.g. There are a number of possible remedies to this problem

2) a treatment or medicine to cure a disease or reduce pain that is not very serious:
e.g. a herbal remedy
e.g. an excellent home remedy for sore throats

3) remedy (against sth) (law) a way of dealing with a problem, using the processes of the law
SYN = redress
e.g. Holding copyright provides the only legal remedy against unauthorized copying

verb:

to correct or improve sth
SYN = put right
e.g. to remedy a problem
e.g. his situation is easily remedied
= berichtigen
= beheben
= verbessern

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scour (v)

('skauer)

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1) scour sth (for sb/sth)
to search a place or thing thoroughly in order to find sb/sth
SYN = comb
e.g. We scoured the area for somewhere to pitch our tent
= absuchen

2) scour sth (out)
to clean sth by rubbing its surface hard with rough material:
e.g. I had to scour out the pans
= reinigen

3) scour sth (away / out) | scour sth (from / out of sth)
to make a passage, hole, or mark in the ground, rocks, etc. as the result of movement, especially over a long period:
e.g. The water had raced down the slope and scoured out the bed of a stream

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defer (v)

(di'föör)

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(-rr-) to delay sth until a later time

SYN = put off

e.g. he department deferred the decision for six months
e.g. She had applied for deferred admission to college

= aufschieben
= verzögern
= abwarten
= vertagen

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loom (v) / (n)

('luum)

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verb:

1) to appear as a large shape that is not clear, especially in a frightening or threatening way:
e.g. A dark shape loomed up ahead of us

2) to appear important or threatening and likely to happen soon:
e.g. There was a crisis looming

= auftauchen
= sich abzeichnen
= sich anbahnen
= heraufziehen (z.B. Gewitter)
= drohend näher rücken

noun:

a machine for making cloth by twisting threads between other threads which go in a different direction
= Webstuhl

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ail (v)

('äil)

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1) (formal) to cause problems for sb/sth:
e.g. They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry
e.g. The body speaks volume about what ails it
= plagen

2) (old use) to make sb ill / sick:
e.g. What is ailing you?
= schmerzen
= kränkeln

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vascular (adj)

('waskeler)

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[usually before noun] (technical) of or containing veins (= the tubes that carry liquids around the bodies of animals and plants)
= Gefäss-
= gefässbedingt

vein = Vene, Ader

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discern (v) (formal)

('disörn)

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1) to know, recognize or understand sth, especially sth that is not obvious
SYN = detect
e.g. It is possible to discern a number of different techniques in her work
e.g. He discerned a certain coldness in their welcome
e.g. It is often difficult to discern how widespread public support is
= erkennen
= feststellen
= wahrnehmen

2) to see or hear sth, but not very clearly
SYN = make out
e.g. We could just discern the house in the distance
= wahrnehmen

adjective = discernible
SYN = perceptible
e.g. There is often no discernible difference between rival brands
e.g. His face was barely discernible in the gloom
= wahrnehmbar
= erkennbar

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commendable (adj)

(ko'mendebl)

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(formal) deserving praise and approval:

e.g. commendable honesty

= lobenswert
= vorbildlich

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concede (v)

(nicht verwechseln mit conceal = verstecken etc.)

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1) concede sth (to sb) / concede sb sth
to admit that sth is true, logical, etc.

e.g. he was forced to concede (that) there might be difficulties
= einräumen
= zugeben
= eingestehen

2) concede sth (to sb) / concede sb sth
to give sth away, especially unwillingly; to allow sb to have sth
e.g. the president was obliged to concede power to the army
= abgeben
= gewähren
= erlauben

3) concede (defeat)
to admit that you have lost a game, an election, etc.
e.g. after losing this decisive battle, the general was forced to concede
= Zugeständnisse machen
= zugeben

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propagation (n)

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propagate (v) =

1) (formal) to spread an idea, a belief or a piece of information among many people:
e.g. Television advertising propagates a false image of the ideal family
= ausbreiten
= vermehren

2) (technical) to produce new plants from a parent plant:
e.g. The plant can be propagated from seed
= fortpflanzen

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auto-immunisation (n)

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= Selbstimmunisierung

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intricacy (n)

('intrikesi)

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1) in·tri·ca·cies [pl.] the ~ of sth the complicated parts or details of sth:
e.g. the intricacies of economic policy
= Komplexität
= Schwierigkeit
= Kompliziertheit

2) the fact of having complicated parts, details or patterns:
e.g. the intricacy of the design

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embody (v)

(im'bodi)

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1) to express or represent an idea or a quality
SYN = represent
e.g. a politician who embodied the hopes of black youth
e.g. the principles embodied in the Declaration of Human Rights
= verkörpern
= repräsentieren
= darstellen

2) (formal) to include or contain sth:
e.g. This model embodies many new features
= enthalten

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posture (n) / (v)

('postscher)

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noun:

1) the position in which you hold your body when standing or sitting:
e.g. a comfortable / relaxed posture
e.g. upright / sitting / supine postures
e.g. Good posture is essential when working at the computer
= Haltung
= Körperhaltung

2) your attitude to a particular situation or the way in which you deal with it:
e.g. The government has adopted an aggressive posture on immigration.
= Haltung
= Stellung

verb:
posture (as sth) (formal) to pretend to be sth that you are not by saying and doing things in order to impress or trick people

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vaporization (n)

(BrE also vaporisation)

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verb = vaporize (BrE also vaporise)

(technical) to turn into gas; to make sth turn into gas
= verdampfen

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lubricate (v)

Back 59

to put a lubricant on sth such as the parts of a machine, to help them move smoothly
SYN = grease oil

= schmieren
= ölen

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lubricant (n)

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a substance, for example oil, that you put on surfaces or parts of a machine so that they move easily and smoothly

= Gleitmittel
= Schmiermittel

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ambient (adj)

('ambient)

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1) [only before noun] (technical) relating to the surrounding area; on all sides:
e.g. ambient temperature / light / conditions

2) (especially of music) creating a relaxed atmosphere:
e.g. a compilation of ambient electronic music
e.g. soft, ambient lighting

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clout (n) / (v)

('klaut)

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noun:

1) power and influence:
e.g. political / financial clout
e.g. I knew his opinion carried a lot of clout with them

2) (informal) a blow with the hand or a hard object
= Schlag

verb:
(informal) to hit sb hard, especially with your hand
= schlagen

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levy (n) / (v)

('lewi)

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noun:

(pl. -ies) levy (on sth) an extra amount of money that has to be paid, especially as a tax to the government:
e.g. to put / impose a levy on oil imports
= Abgabe
= Steuer
= Gebühr

verb:

(lev·ies, levy·ing, lev·ied, lev·ied) [vn] levy sth (on sb/sth) to use official authority to demand and collect a payment, tax, etc.:
e.g. a tax levied by the government on excess company profits
= erheben
= einziehen