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populous
[ˈpɒpjələs]
bevölkerungsreich
Singapore
[ˌsɪŋəˈpɔː]
Singapur
trading post
[ˈtreɪdɪŋ pəʊst]
Handelsposten
Jamaica
[dʒəˈmeɪkə]
Jamaika
descendant
[dɪˈsendənt]
Nachfahre, Nachkomme
Monika claims to be a descendant of
a famous Austrian painter. She says
he was her great-grandfather.
African
[ˈæfrɪkən]
afrikanisch, AfrikanerIn
In the 18th century, lots of African
slaves were brought to the Carribean
and to the USA.
Rastafarian (religion)
[ˌræstəˈfeəriən]
Rasta(-), Rastafarianismus (in
Jamaika entstandene
Glaubensrichtung)
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to make a note of sth
[ˌmeɪk ə ˈnəʊt əv]
sich etw notieren
indigenous (to)
[ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs]
einheimisch (in)
The indigenous people of New
Zealand, the Maori, are famous for
their tattoos.
to migrate
[maɪˈɡreɪt]
(aus-/ab-)wandern, ziehen
Lots of native tribes were forced to
migrate as European settlers
conquered their land.
to be unaware of sth
[ˌʌnəˈweə]
sich einer Sache nicht
bewusst sein
He was totally unaware of my
presence. He didn’t realize that I was
there.
kangaroo
[ˌkæŋɡəˈruː]
Känguru
aboriginal
[ˌæbəˈrɪdʒənl]
einheimisch, Aborigine- (die
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UreinwohnerInnen
Australiens betreffend)
to die out
[ˌdaɪ ˈaʊt]
aussterben
alive
[əˈlaɪv]
lebendig, am Leben
The driver has survived the terrible
car accident. He is alive.
people
[ˈpiːpl]
Volk
The Maori are a proud people.
to originate
[əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt]
entstehen, seinen Ursprung
haben
The idea of skiing originated in
Scandinavia. That’s where it was
invented.
Nigeria
[naɪˈdʒɪəriə]
Nigeria
to assimilate sth into sth
[əˈsɪməleɪt]
etw in etw aufnehmen
etiquette
[ˈetɪket]
Etikette, Umgangsformen
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careful. Otherwise you won’t know
how to behave correctly on your next
business trip to India.
false friend
[ˌfɔːls ˈfrend]
"falscher Freund",
Übersetzungsfalle
[ˈjɪdɪʃ]
Jiddisch (von den Juden in
„Aktuell“ and „actual“ are false friends.
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Yiddish
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Osteuropa gesprochenes
Deutsch)
to settle
[ˌsetl ˈdaʊn]
sich niederlassen, sich
ansiedeln
They travelled a lot until they finally
settled in London to start a family.
to schlepp
[ʃlep]
(sich) schleppen
coffee klatch
[ˈkɒfi klatʃ]
Kaffeeklatsch
paranoid
[ˈpærənɔɪd]
paranoid, krankhaft
misstrauisch
pants AE, pl
[pænts]
Hose
My gosh!
[ˌmaɪ ˈɡɒʃ]
Meine Güte!
confusion
[kənˈfjuːʒn]
Verwirrung
I’m afraid there seems to be some
confusion about what I wanted to say.
I may not have expressed myself
clearly enough.
globe
[ɡləʊb]
Globus
They travelled around the globe. They
visited countries all over the world.
to colonize
[ˈkɒlənaɪz]
kolonisieren
India was colonized by the British. It
officially became a British colony after
1858.
in a way
[ɪn ə ˈweɪ]
irgendwie, eigentlich, in
gewisser Weise
Puerto Rico
[ˌpwɜːtəʊ ˈriːkəʊ]
Puerto Rico
Guam
[ɡwɑːm]
Guam
bling AE, slang
[blɪŋ]
Juwelen, Klunker
booty AE, slang
[ˈbuːti]
Hintern, Po
backside
[ˈbæksaɪd]
Hintern, Po
on that note
[ɒn ˈdæt nəʊt]
in diesem Sinne
peace out AE, slang
[ˌpiːs ˈaʊt]
bis später
yo AE, slang
[jəʊ]
hey
globalization
[ˌɡləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃn]
Globalisierung
One advantage of globalization is that
consumers get to choose from a
wider variety of international products.
custom
[ˈkʌstəm]
Gewohnheit, Brauch, Sitte
Taking off your shoes before entering
a house or a flat is an Austrian
custom that many foreign visitors
don’t know about.
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[ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː]
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to ruin
[ˈruːɪn]
ruinieren, verderben
Argentina
[ˌɑːdʒənˈtiːnə]
Argentinien
Egypt
[ˈiːdʒɪpt]
Ägypten
Japan
[dʒəˈpæn]
Japan
Mexico
[ˈmeksɪkəʊ]
Mexiko
leather
[ˈleðə]
Leder
sacred
[ˈseɪkrɪd]
heilig
We gave Rajid a leather jacket for his
birthday, but he refused to wear it
because he considers cows sacred.
to keep in mind
[ˌkiːp ɪn ˈmaɪnd]
daran denken, nicht
vergessen
Please keep this in mind. Don’t forget
it!
to wink (at sb)
[wɪŋk]
(jdm zu)zwinkern, -blinzeln
gesture
[ˈdʒestʃə]
Geste, Handbewegung
to bring sth up
[ˌbrɪŋ ˈʌp]
etw erwähnen, zur Sprache
bringen
offensive
[əˈfensɪv]
beleidigend, anstößig
palm
[pɑːm]
Hand(fläche)
to face
[feɪs]
gerichtet sein (auf/nach)
bribe
[braɪb]
Bestechung(sgeld)
to do sth for a living
[ˌfər ə ˈlɪvɪŋ]
seinen Lebensunterhalt mit
etw verdienen
to offer information
[ˌɒfər ɪnfəˈmeɪʃn]
Information anbieten,
(freiwillig) geben
business card
[ˈbɪznəs kɑːd]
Visitenkarte (geschäftlich)
to shove
[ʃʌv]
schieben, stoßen, (etw wohin)
stecken
back pocket
[ˌbæk ˈpɒkɪt]
Gesäßtasche
giver
[ˈɡɪvə]
GeberIn
disrespectful
[ˌdɪsrɪˈspektfl]
respektlos
Peter is often very disrespectful
towards his teachers. He’s really
rude.
to shake hands (with sb)
[ˌʃeɪk ˈhændz]
jdm die Hand geben, die
Hände schütteln
He said „Nice to meet you“ and we
shook hands.
to initiate
[ɪˈnɪʃieɪt]
einleiten, initiieren
The Socialists initiated discussions
with the Conservatives. They started
negotiating.
to frown on/upon sth
[ˈfraʊn ɒn, ˈfraʊn əpɒn]
etw missbilligen
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Partying all night will most definitely
ruin the players’ chances of success
in tomorrow’s football match.
You shouldn’t use the thumbs-up sign
in Egypt. It’s considered an obsence
gesture in this country.
The commercial was banned as it
was offensive to women. It was really
insulting.
She turned round to face the sun and
enjoy the last sunbeams before
sunset.
I’m not sure what she does for a
living. I think she’s a teacher.
You’ll find my telephone number and
email address on my business card.
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is frowned upon.
sole (of your foot)
[səʊl]
(Fuß-)Sohle
to cross your legs
[krɒs]
die Beine
übereinanderschlagen
insult
[ˈɪnsʌlt]
Beleidigung
thumbs-up
[θʌmz ˈʌp]
Daumen hoch (Zeichen für
She started shouting insults at him
when he told her about his affair.
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dummy AE, inf
[ˈdʌmi]
IdiotIn
acceptable
[əkˈseptəbl]
annehmbar, akzeptabel
In some countries it’s not acceptable
to shake hands with someone of the
opposite sex.
to take seriously
[teɪk ˈsɪəriəsli]
ernst nehmen
Don’t be so careless about school.
You should take it more seriously.
senior
[ˈsiːniə]
älter, ranghöher
In India it is common to greet the
most senior person in a room first.
individually
[ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒʊəli]
einzeln, individuell (Adv.)
When he left, he shook hands with
everyone individually instead of just
waving to the group.
equality
[iˈkwɒləti]
Gleichberechtigung,
Gleichheit
Rosa Parks was committed to racial
equality. She thought every person
should have the same rights and
opportunities.
utmost
[ˈʌtməʊst]
äußerste(r, s), höchste(r, s)
junior
[ˈdʒuːniə]
untergeordnet, jünger
western
[ˈwestən]
westlich, West-
folks pl
[fəʊks]
Leute
to have a seat
[ˌhæv ə ˈsiːt]
Platz nehmen
to plug sth in
[ˌplʌɡ ˈɪn]
etw einstecken, anschließen
to occur
[əˈkɜː]
stattfinden, passieren,
geschehen
When exactly did the incident occur?
openly
[ˈəʊpənli]
offen, öffentlich (Adv.)
The author of the article openly
criticizes the country’s asylum policy.
She’s very direct and honest about it.
socket
[ˈsɒkɪt]
Steckdose, Buchse
No, thanks, I’m fine.
[ˌaɪm ˈfaɪn]
Nein danke, ich möchte jetzt
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She started as a junior sales
manager, but she will soon be
promoted to senior.
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“Would you like some tea?“ – “No,
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nichts.
thanks, I’m fine.“
tablecloth
[ˈteɪblklɒθ]
Tischtuch
elaborate
[ɪˈlæbərət]
aufwändig, ausführlich
I can’t/couldn’t stand …
[stænd]
ich kann/konnte … nicht
ausstehen
backwards
[ˈbækwədz]
rückwärts, nach hinten
to insult
[ɪnˈsʌlt]
beleidigen
I can see why she was angry, but she
had no right to insult us like that.
to coach sb
[kəʊtʃ]
jdn schulen, trainieren,
unterrichten
Mrs Davis coaches the school
volleyball team. She trains the players
twice a week.
to run (a seminar)
[rʌn]
(ein Seminar) (ab)halten,
leiten
The seminar is run by an expert in
advertising and marketing.
stiff
[stɪf]
steif
to gesture
[ˈdʒestʃə]
gestikulieren, eine
Handbewegung/ein Zeichen
machen
to extend a hand (to sb)
[ɪkˈstend]
die Hand ausstrecken, jdm
die Hand entgegenstrecken
unknowingly
[ʌnˈnəʊɪŋli]
unwissentlich, ohne es zu
wissen
flag
[flæɡ]
Markierung (z.B. Kalender-/E-
The librarian gestured for him to
switch off his mobile phone as it
suddently started rining.
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all (on one’s own)
[ɔːl]
ganz (alleine)
suit
[suːt]
Anzug (Herren), Hosenanzug, I’d advise you to wear a suit for the
Kostüm (Damen)
job interview.
to bet
[bet]
wetten
engineering company
[endʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ kʌmpəni]
Maschinenbaufirma
chairlift
[ˈtʃeəlɪft]
Sessellift
applicable
[əˈplɪkəbl]
zutreffend, anwendbar
Much of the form was not applicable
to me. It was irrelevant and I just left it
out.
check-in date
[ˈtʃek ɪn deɪt]
Ankunftsdatum (z.B. Hotel)
Our check-in date is September 2.
We’re planning to arrive in the late
afternoon.
check-out date
[ˈtʃek aʊt deɪt]
Abreisedatum (z.B. Hotel)
Our check-out date is September 9.
We’ll be leaving in the morning.
half board
[ˌhɑːf ˈbɔːd]
Halbpension
We booked half board, so we had
breakfast and dinner at the hotel.
full board
[ˌfʊl ˈbɔːd]
Vollpension
Full board includes at least three
meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Julia Lopez speaking.
[ˈspiːkɪŋ]
Julia Lopez am Apparat.
(Telefon)
rate
[reɪt]
(Zimmer-)Preis
Room rates are per night and include
breakfast and free wi-fi.
that way
[ˌðæt ˈweɪ]
auf diese Art/Weise, so
cookie AE
[ˈkʊki]
Keks, Plätzchen
buffet lunch
[ˈbʊfeɪ lʌntʃ]
Lunchbuffet
thru AE, inf
[θruː]
bis (einschließlich)
to sb’s satisfaction
[ˌsætɪsˈfækʃn]
zufriedenstellend, zu jds
Zufriedenheit
to function
[ˈfʌŋkʃn]
funktionieren
to look into
[ˌlʊk ˈɪntə]
prüfen, untersuchen
We promise to look into this matter.
We’ll check the quality of the product.
to consider
[kənˈsɪdə]
erwägen, in Betracht ziehen
I think that your company should
consider refunding my travel
expenses.
Yours faithfully
[ˌjɔːz ˈfeɪθfəli]
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
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I’m sorry to say that your service was
not to my satisfaction. I wasn’t happy
with it at all.
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apology
[əˈpɒlədʒi]
Entschuldigung
in reply to (a letter)
[ɪn rɪˈplaɪ]
als Antwort auf (ein
Schreiben), in Beantwortung
(eines Schreibens)
out of order
[ˌaʊt əv ˈɔːdə]
nicht in Ordnung, außer
Betrieb
at the time
[ət ðə ˈtaɪm]
zu jener Zeit, zur fraglichen
Zeit
overload
[ˈəʊvələʊd]
Überlastung
Please accept our apologies
for/that …
[əkˌsept ɑːr əˈpɒlədʒiz]
Wir entschuldigen uns
ausdrücklich für … / dafür,
dass …
Please accept our apologies for the
inconvenience. We are really sorry.
valued customer
[ˌvæljuːd ˈkʌstəmə]
geschätzte/r Kunde/Kundin
We would like to offer our valued
customers a voucher for your next
order.
Please find … attached.
[əˈtætʃt]
Im Anhang / Beiliegend /
Anbei finden Sie/erhalten Sie
….
Please find attached a copy of the
receipt.
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You owe him an apology. Tell him
that you’re sorry.
We had to take stairs because the
elevator was out of order.
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ergonomic
[ˌɜːɡəˈnɒmɪk]
ergonomisch
blind
[blaɪnd]
Rollladen, Jalousie
data projector
[ˌdeɪtə prəˈdʒektə]
Datenprojektor, Beamer
pastry
[ˈpeɪstri]
Teig, Gebäck(stück)
pronunciation
[prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn]
Aussprache
convergence
[kənˈvɜːdʒəns]
Annäherung,
Zusammenlaufen
fall AE
[fɔːl]
Herbst
I love New York in fall. Temperatures
are moderate and the leaves on the
trees in Central Park change their
colour.
regular AE
[ˈreɡjələ]
normal, regulär
Would you like diet coke or regular
coke?
subway AE
[ˈsʌbweɪ]
U-Bahn
If you want to get around in New
York, you should either take the
subway or a cab.
China
[ˈtʃaɪnə]
China
to enter
[ˈentə]
einreisen (in), betreten
business people
[ˈbɪznəs piːpl]
Geschäftsleute
to negotiate
[nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪt]
verhandeln, aushandeln
sympathetic
[ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk]
verständnisvoll, mitfühlend
picky
[ˈpɪki]
wählerisch, pingelig
to live on sth
[ˈlɪv ɒn]
sich von etw ernähren, von
etw leben
Tom doesn’t eat healthily. He lives on
burgers!
linguistic
[lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk]
sprachlich, Sprach-,
sprachwissenschaftlich
Linguistic research suggests that the
language we speak controls the way
we think and vice versa.
commonly
[ˈkɒmənli]
häufig, üblicherweise
[ˌmeɪk ə kəmˈpleɪnt]
sich beschweren
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He entered the country on a tourist
visa, so he couldn’t get a job there.
The company is negotiating new
contracts with their employees.
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The service was unacceptable. I
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[ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd]
eingestellt, beschäftigt;
verlobt
He’s currently engaged in an
important project .
formula
[ˈfɔːmjələ]
Formel
This formula is used to calculate the
area of a triangle.
prospect
[ˈprɒspekt]
Aussicht, Perspektive
Her hands started shaking at the
prospect of singing in front of such a
large audience.
likeable
[ˈlaɪkəbl]
sympathisch
Nicky is such a likeable girl. She’s
very pleasant and friendly.
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