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Wordlist Speakout Advanced 2nd Edition (A-Z) Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example a period of 10 hours worked during a I did 10-hour shifts every day last 10-hour shift 81 n ˌten aʊə ˈʃɪft 10-Stunden-Schicht turno 10 ore équipe de 10 heures 10-uursdienst herinnering van lang single day something remembered that is far week. Her honeymoon seemed like a distant a distant memory 68 phr ə ˌdɪstənt ˈmeməri ferne Erinnerung lontano ricordo un lointain souvenir geleden away in space or time memory. someone who is famous and admired a legend in your lifetime 157 idiom ə ˌledʒənd ɪn jə schon zu Lebzeiten eine già nel corso della sua une légende de son ˈlaɪftaɪm Legende vivant una questione di ə ˌmætər əv a matter of opinion 149 phr a picture is worth a thousand words 94 a thing of the past 68 abandoned 64 proverb phr adj vita una leggenda een levende legende something while they are still alive legend in his own lifetime. een kwestie van used to say that you disagree, or that “He’s a very nice man.” “That’s a opvatting people disagree about something an idea can be conveyed better with matter of opinion,” thought Sam. As far as the assembly instructions are eine Ansichtssache ə ˌpɪktʃər ɪz ˌwɜːθ ə ein Bild erzählt mehr als un'immagine dice più di une image vaut mille een beeld zegt meer just a single image than a written or concerned, a picture is worth a ˌθaʊzənd ˈwɜːdz tausend Worte etwas, das der mille parole dan duizend woorden spoken description does thousand words. Vergangenheit qualcosa che angehört appartiene al passato əˈbændənd verlassen, aufgegeben abbandonato, lasciato question d'opinion Stanley Matthews was a football əˈpɪnjən ə ˌθɪŋ əv ðə ˈpɑːst opinione for being extremely good at doing mots une chose du passé abandonné iets dat tot het verleden something that does not exist any We hope that smoking will become a behoort more an abandoned building, car, boat etc thing of the past. has been left by the people who The car was found abandoned in owned or used it Bristol. achtergelaten The fact that the building could no abandonment 38 n əˈbændənmənt Aufgabe abbandono abandon het verlaten the leaving of a building, car, boat etc longer be used for its original purpose by the people who owned or used it if someone is about to do something, resulted in its abandonment. or if something is about to happen, they will do it or it will happen very Work was about to start on a new about to 92 phr əˈbaʊt tə im Begriff sein, zu essere sul punto di sur le point de op het punt staan soon used to say that something is more factory building. Max is hard-working, cheerful, and above all 153 prep phr əˌbʌv ˈɔːl vor allem soprattutto par-dessus tout vooral, bovenal important than anything else above all, honest. His plans for opening a coffee shop above board 153 adj əˌbʌv ˈbɔːd legal, astrein legale, perfetto honnête, irréprochable eerlijk honest and legal are completely above board. © Pearson 2016 1 Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example if someone is above suspicion they are above suspicion 153 prep phr əˌbʌv səˈspɪʃən über jeden Verdacht essere al di sopra di au-dessus de tout boven alle verdenking so honest that no one could think that The President is surely above erhaben ogni sospetto soupçon verheven they had done anything wrong suspicion. intellettualmente d'excellence concerned with studying from books, Are some people born academically intellektuell begabt, begabt für academically gifted 28 adv ˌækədemɪkli ˈɡɪftəd akademisches Arbeiten dotato accuracy n ˈækjərəsi 82 Präzision precisione académique academisch talent as opposed to practical work gifted? the ability to do something in an exact He passes the ball with unerring précision nauwkeurigheid way without making a mistake accuracy. A new contract is in place. Additionally, additionally 25 adv əˈdɪʃənəli zusätzlich, außerdem addizionale en plus bovendien in addition, also to agree unwillingly that something is staff will be offered a bonus scheme. You may not like her, but you have to admit 157 v ədˈmɪt zugeben ammettere admettre, avouer toegeven true or that someone else is right to decorate something with admit that she’s good at her job. The church walls were adorned with adorn with 35 phr v əˈdɔːn wɪð, wɪθ (aus-)schmücken mit (ad)ornare di ageismo, orner de versieren met (something) religious paintings. Diskriminierung von discriminazione di discrimination due à unfair treatment of people because The new law aims to stop ageism in Senioren anziani l'âge ageism 151 n ˈeɪdʒɪzəm leeftijdsdiscriminatie they are old the workplace. an airy room or building has plenty of fresh air because it is large or has a lot All the hotel’s bedrooms are light and airy all the time in the 35 adj ˈeəri ˌɔːl ðə ˌtaɪm ɪn ðə luftig arioso, aerato tutto il tempo del aéré, spacieux luchtig of windows airy. He strolled up the street as if he had world 98 phr ˈwɜːld alle Zeit der Welt Einrichtung, mondo tout son temps alle tijd van de wereld unlimited time something that makes a place all the time in the world. The hotel is in the city centre, close to amenity 38 n əˈmiːnəti Freizeiteinrichtung strutture ricreative aménagement voorziening comfortable to live in the medical condition of not being shops and local amenities After the accident, she woke up amnesia 81 æmˈniːziə Gedächtnisverlust amnesia amnésie geheugenverlies able to remember anything belonging to a time long ago in suffering from amnesia. history, especially thousands of years The ancient Egyptians built the ago antisocial behaviour is violent or Pyramids. harmful to other people, or shows She was finding it hard to cope with that you do not care about other her son’s increasingly antisocial ancient 32 adj ˈeɪnʃənt alt antisocial behaviour 151 n ˌæntisəʊʃəl bɪˈheɪvjə asoziales Verhalten anxious 154 adj ˈæŋkʃəs besorgt anziano, vecchio ancien oud comportamento anti- comportement sociale antisocial asociaal gedrag people behaviour. He was a bit anxious about the safety preoccupato anxieux bezorgd worried about something not interested in something, and not of the machinery. willing to make any effort to change or apathetic appeal against © Pearson 2016 12 44 adj phr v ˌæpəˈθetɪk apathisch əˈpiːl əˌɡenst, Berufung einlegen əˌɡeɪnst gegen apatico apathique apathisch, lusteloos former un recours appellarsi contro contre in beroep gaan 2 improve things She felt too apathetic even to move. to make a formal request to a court or someone in authority asking for a Both men intend to appeal against decision to be changed their sentences. Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example used to say how something seems, appear 45 v əˈpɪə scheinen apparire apparaître schijnen especially from what you know about Police say there appear to be signs of it or from what you can see someone who has formally asked, a break-in. usually in writing, for a job, university He was one of 30 applicants for the manager’s job. Gallacher continued to argue with the applicant 82 n ˈæplɪkənt Bewerber/in aspirante, concorrente candidat/e sollicitant/-e place etc to disagree with someone in words, argue 157 v ˈɑːɡjuː streiten discutere, litigare se disputer debatteren, ruziën often in an angry way referee throughout the game. the use of painting, drawing, sculpture art 100 n ɑːt Kunst arte art kunst etc to represent things or express The cave paintings are an example of ideas having a natural ability to do one or early Indian art. more things relating to art or culture Opinion about how artistically gifted artistically gifted 28 adj ɑːˌtɪstɪkli ˈɡɪftəd künstlerisch begabt dotato per l'arte avoir un don artistique kunstzinnig, creatief extremely well when someone moves to a more he was has been mixed. His ascension to the ranks of senior ascension 120 n əˈsenʃən Aufstieg promozione, ascesa ascension promotie important or higher position or job to make a judgment about (a person management was a surprise. or situation) after thinking carefully The report assesses the impact of about it to think that something is true, advertising on children. although you do not have definite I didn’t see your car, so I assumed assess 50 v əˈses einschätzen, beurteilen valutare évaluer beoordelen assume 157 v əˈsjuːm annehmen assumere supposer aannemen proof a medical condition that causes you’d gone out. She carries an inhaler because she asthma 81 n ˈæsmə Asthma asma asthme astma difficulties in breathing a time when someone has to make suffers with asthma. zich op een keerpunt very important decisions which will Now farming is at a crossroads in the at a crossroads 22 idiom ət ə ˈkrɒsrəʊdz am Scheideweg al crocevia au carrefour bevinden affect their future not less than a particular number or European Community. It will take you at least 20 minutes to at least 70 prep phr ət ˈliːst mindestens almeno au moins ten minste amount get there. The item you want is not available at at present 70 prep phr ət ˈprezənt gegenwärtig al presente/momento pour l'instant op dit moment at this time happening every hour, every week, present. every month etc, usually with the Trains will run at regular intervals from 11am to 4pm. Their children are also at high risk of in regelmäßigen at regular intervals 92 adv phr ət ˌreɡjələ ˈɪntəvəlz Abständen a intervalli regolari à intervalles réguliers regelmatig same amount of time in between in a situation where you may be at risk 70 prep phr ət ˈrɪsk gefährdet in pericolo à risque het risico lopen harmed developing the disease. someone whose job is to look after or Jim got a holiday job as a car park attendant 82 n əˈtendənt Aufseher/in, Wärter/in guardiano, a gardien/ne bewaker/bewaakster help customers in a public place extremely impressive in a way that attendant. The pyramids at dawn were an awe- awe-inspiring 150 adj ˈɔː ɪnˌspaɪərɪŋ ehrfurchtgebietend che impone rispetto impressionnant ontzagwekkend makes you feel great respect inspiring sight. It’ll be awkward getting cars in and awkward 157 adj ˈɔːkwəd schwierig difficile peu commode onhandig difficult to do, use, or deal with to be very likely to do or feel a out. Don’t lie to her. She’s bound to find be bound to 68 v phr bi ˈbaʊnd tʊ verpflichtet sein zu essere obbligato a être obligé de vastbesloten zijn particular thing to seem certain to happen at some out. She was destined to have a successful be destined to 68 v phr bi ˈdestɪnd tʊ dazu bestimmt sein essere destinato a destiné à bestemd zijn time in the future career. © Pearson 2016 3 Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch essere tenuto in gran be held in high esteem be likely to bi ˌheld ɪn ˌhaɪ 120 68 idiom v phr ɪˈstiːm bi ˈlaɪkli tʊ considerazione hoch angesehen sein molto probabilmente etwas tun/werden fare qualcosa Example if someone is held in high esteem, être tenu en haute estime sehr wahrscheinlich Definition hoogachten être probable de waarschijnlijk zijn people have a feeling of respect for The critics held him in high esteem as them or a good opinion of them something that is likely to do or be an actor. something will probably do it or be Children who live in the country’s rural true to be known and admired by a lot of areas are very likely to be poor. people, especially for a special skill, be renowned 120 v phr bi rɪˈnaʊnd berühmt sein entschlossen sein etw. essere famoso essere determinato a be set on 120 v phr bi ˈset ɒn zu tun be the subject of 81 v phr bi ðə ˈsʌbdʒɪkt əv beacon 120 n ˈbiːkən bear in mind 50 v phr ˌbeər ɪn ˈmaɪnd beat about the bush 26 idiom ˌbiːt əbaʊt ðə ˈbʊʃ être célèbre beroemd achievement, or quality He’s renowned as a public speaker. fare qc être déterminé à essere il tema/soggetto dolgraag willen to be determined about (something) to be the thing that is talked about, Nina’s set on going to the party. The causes of the air crash are the das Thema sein von di faire l'objet de onderwerp zijn van dealt with or considered a person, idea etc that guides or subject of investigation. The education program offers a Signal segnale phare, signal baken encourages you to remember (a fact or piece of beacon of hope to these children. berücksichtigen, nicht tenere presente, non vergessen dimenticare um den heißen Brei menare il can per l'aia, herumreden tergiversare information) that is important or could Bear in mind that some children will ne pas oublier tourner autour du pot niet vergeten be useful in the future to avoid or delay talking about need help. Don’t beat about the bush. Ask for something embarrassing or your account to be paid, and paid ergens omheen draaien unpleasant quickly. used to say that, when you have no beggars can’t be choosers 155 proverb behind closed ˌbeɡəz kɑːnt bi In der Not schmeckt in caso di emergenza, il faut faire de ce qu'on lieverkoekjes worden money or no power to choose, you ˈtʃuːzəz jedes Brot qualsiasi pane gusti a have to accept whatever you are given beggars can’t be choosers. if something happens behind closed bɪˌhaɪnd kləʊzd hinter geschlossenen niet gebakken doors, it happens in private and the I’ll have to take what he’s offering – It seems that the deal was made doors 56 idiom ˈdɔːz Türen a porte chiuse à porte close achter gesloten deuren public are not allowed in an advantage, improvement, or help behind closed doors. What are the benefits of contact benefit 50 n ˈbenəfɪt Vorteil, Nutzen beneficio, vanatggio avantage, bénéfice voordeel lenses? that you get from something used to say that even if something happens late or someone arrives late, better late than never mieux vaut tard que 155 proverb ˌbetə ˌleɪt ðən ˈnevə besser spät als nie meglio tardi che mai jamais this is better than if it did not happen, He’s finally arrived! Better late than beter laat dan nooit or the person did not come at all used to say that it is better to be never, I suppose. careful, even if this takes time, effort better safe than sorry Doppelt genäht hält 94 proverb ˌbetə ˌseɪf ðən ˈsɒri besser cucito doppio tiene mieux vaut prévenir het zekere voor het etc, than take a risk that may have a Set the alarm clock – better safe than meglio que guérir onzekere nemen bad result used before telling someone sorry! between you and something that you do not want them Between you and me, I think Schmidt’s me 152 phr bɪˌtwiːn jʊː ən ˈmiː unter uns tra di noi entre toi et moi onder ons (gezegd) tweehonderjarig to tell anyone else about to resign. the day or year exactly 200 years after 1991 was the bicentenary of Mozart’s bicentenary 150 n ˌbaɪsənˈtiːnəri 200. Jahrestag 200° anniversario bicentenaire jubileum/gedenkfeest an important event © Pearson 2016 4 death. Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch großer Zampano, hohes un pezzo grosso, big cheese 148 idiom ˌbɪɡ ˈtʃiːz Tier grande zampano Definition Example een hele pief, een hoge an important and powerful person in gros bonnet ome an organisation – used humorously able to speak two languages equally He’s the big cheese in this business. well, or written or spoken in two Louis is virtually bilingual in Dutch and bilingual 150 adj baɪˈlɪŋɡwəl zweisprachig bilingue bilingue tweetalig languages appearing or happening every two German. He gets a bimonthly magazine on bimonthly 150 adj, adv baɪˈmʌnθli zweimonatlich di due mesi bimensuel tweemaandelijks months or twice each month someone who is regarded by other trains. members of their family or group as a Amy’s always been the black sheep of black sheep 13 idiom ˌblæk ˈʃiːp schwarzes Schaf pecora nera mouton noir zwart schaap failure or embarrassment without anything to make you feel the family. The company still hopes to find a bleak 104 adj bliːk düster fosco, tetro morne somber happy or hopeful to move, or to make (something) buyer, but the future looks bleak. move, away from a place by the force blow away bluff blurt out 61 122 152 phr v v phr v ˌbləʊ əˈweɪ blʌf ˌblɜːt ˈaʊt wegwehen soffiare via emporter mogeln, täuschen imbrogliare, ingannare bluffer spifferare, uscire a dire ausplaudern, qc herausplatzen mit wegblazen bluffen Bildgebende Verfahren brain imaging 76 n phr ˈbreɪn ˌɪmədʒɪŋ formazione immagine Gehirns del cervello 107 phr ˌbreɪnstɔːm aɪˈdɪəz Ideen brainstormen breakout 76 adj ˈbreɪkaʊt breathtaking 32 adj bright 149 adj order to achieve what you want in a I hope we’ll be able to bluff our way difficult or dangerous situation to say something suddenly and past the guard. imagerie cérébrale eruit flappen are nervous or excited a technical process in which pictures could stop him brain imaging, of the inside of someone’s brain are New brain imaging technologies mean beeldvorming van de produced, especially for medical that doctors are better able to screen hersenen reasons to meet in a group in order to try to for defects. develop ideas and think of ways of Employees get together and faire un remuebrainstorm ideas My ticket blew away. without thinking, usually because you Peter blurted the news out before we laisser échapper zur Darstellung des of the wind or a current of air to pretend something, especially in brainstorming di idee méninges brainstormen solving problems brainstorm ideas. This new smartphone will be the next bahnbrechend rivoluzionario à succès doorbraak- having a sudden unexpected success breakout mobile device. The view from my bedroom window ˈbreθˌteɪkɪŋ atemberaubend che mozza il fiato à couper le souffle adembenemend very impressive, exciting, or surprising was absolutely breathtaking. intelligent and able learn things braɪt intelligent intelligente brillant intelligent quickly a very clever idea, often used in a He was an exceptionally bright child. joking way to mean a very stupid idea Whose bright idea was it to leave the bright idea 107 n ˌbraɪt aɪˈdɪə tolle Idee grande idea idée brillante slim idee or action brighten 82 v ˈbraɪtn aufhellen schiarire éclaircir lichter maken to make something lighter or brighter the room. to make (something) more colourful She bought some flowers to brighten brighten up 61 phr v ˌbraɪtn ˈʌp aufhellen wieder in Betrieb schiarire se dégager opfleuren or attractive to start to use something again that up the room. The city council has decided to bring bring back 61 phr v ˌbrɪŋ ˈbæk nehmen riassumere l'esercizio di ramener herinvoeren was used in the past back the old electric trams. © Pearson 2016 5 washing out in the rain? The morning sunshine brightened up Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example to get very tired by doing things until burn the candle at ˌbɜːn ðə ˈkændl ət brûler la chandelle par te veel hooi op zijn vork very late at night and getting up early He’s been burning the candle at both both ends 154 burn the midnight idiom ˌbəʊθ ˈendz ˌbɜːn ðə ˌmɪdnaɪt sich übernehmen bis spätnachts etwas affaticarsi fare qc fino a les deux bouts travailler jusque très nemen werken tot diep in de in the mornings ends for far too long. I’ll need to burn the midnight oil if I’m oil idiom ˈɔɪl tun notte inoltrata tard dans la nuit nacht to work or study until late at night a burning ambition (= a strong desire to get this job finished in time. to achieve something), desire, need My burning ambition is to be world 154 burning ambition 157 n phr ˌbɜːnɪŋ æmˈbɪʃən brennender Ehrgeiz ambizione ardente très ambitieux brandende ambitie etc is very strong champion. The flower market was bustling with bustling 32 adj ˈbʌsəlɪŋ geschäftig sein attivo, operoso animé bedrijvig a bustling place is very busy someone who is too interested in shoppers. other people’s private activities – used busybody by far 13 70 n prep phr ˈbɪziˌbɒdi baɪ ˈfɑː Wichtigtuer bei Weitem spaccone di gran lunga fouineur bemoeial de loin verreweg vom Gesetz to show disapproval Mrs Jackson is a busybody. Watching sport was by far the most used to say that something is much popular activity on Saturday better, worse etc than anything else afternoons. according to the whole system of rules that people in a particular country or By law, seat belts must be worn by all by law 70 prep phr baɪ ˈlɔː vorgeschrieben prescritto dalla legge selon la loi wettelijk bepaald area must obey passengers. He was mentioned by name in the by name 8 phr baɪ ˈneɪm namentlich per nome par nom met naam using a person’s name report of the accident. She was by nature a very affectionate by nature 70 prep phr baɪ ˈneɪtʃə von Natur aus di carattere par nature van nature according to someone’s character person. to decide that a planned event will not call off 61 phr v ˌkɔːl ˈɒf abblasen, absagen annullare, evocare annuler annuleren, afzeggen take place The trip to Italy might be called off. call out 61 phr v ˌkɔːl ˈaʊt ausrufen, herausrufen esclamare appeler, interpeller roepen to say something loudly ‘Hi there!’ I called out. to become quiet and relaxed after you have been angry, excited, nervous, or calmarsi calm down 152 phr v ˌkɑːm ˈdaʊn sich beruhigen upset, or to make someone become se calmer kalmeren Calm down and tell me what quiet and relaxed happened. a type of sweet food made from sticky threads of pink sugar wound around a He bought some candy-floss at the candy-floss 33 n ˈkændi flɒs Zuckerwatte zucchero filato barbe à papa suikerspin stick having the qualities or ability needed fair. capable 82 adj ˈkeɪpəbəl fähig capace capable in staat to do something I don’t think he’s capable of murder. punishment which involves killing In some states, capital punishment is capital punishment 47 capture n ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt ˌkæptʃər Todesstrafe pena capitale catturare peine capitale doodstraf tot de verbeelding someone who has committed a crime used for murderers. to make (someone) feel very His stories of foreign adventure imagination v phr ɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən die Fantasie fesseln l'immaginazione captiver l'imagination spreken interested in something captured my imagination. to succeed in recording, showing, or These photographs capture the 74 capture the beauty of something © Pearson 2016 ˌkæptʃə ðə ˈbjuːti əv die Schönheit von 14 phr ˌsʌmθɪŋ etwas einfangen catturare la bellezza di qc de schoonheid van iets describing the beauty in a situation or beauty of the countryside at the turn capturer la beauté de 6 vastleggen feeling, using words or pictures of the century. Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example to make you remember a time in the That scene in the film carried me back carry back 95 phr v ˌkæri ˈbæk jmd. zurückversetzen rimettere qu rapporter doen denken aan past to my childhood. You’ll have an accident if you carry on carry on 61 phr v ˌkæri ˈɒn fortsetzen continuare continuer de faire qc doorgaan to continue doing something to do something that needs to be driving like that. It became clear that Smith had carried carry out cast your mind 44 phr v ˌkæri ˈaʊt ˌkɑːst jə ˈmaɪnd ausführen, begehen realizzare, commettere effectuer, réaliser plegen organised and planned to think about something again or to out the crime. He frowned, casting his mind back back 61 phr v bæk an etwas zurückdenken ripensare a terugblikken (op) remember something to finally speak to someone you over the conversation. se rappeler qc haven’t had a chance to speak to for a catch up with catch what 106 phr v ˌkætʃ ˈʌp wɪð ˌkætʃ wɒt ˌsʌmwʌn Kontakt aufnehmen mit prendere contatto con mitbekommen, was sentire/notare quello rattraper comprendre ce que qn bijkletsen begrijpen wat iemand while I’ll catch up with you next week. to hear or understand what someone I’m afraid I didn’t catch what you said, someone says 153 idiom ˈsez jemand sagt dit zegt says because of the noise. a large natural hole in the side of a cliff che qualcuno dice or hill, or under the ground, made into Our ancestors possibly lived in these cave house 33 n ˈkeɪv haʊs Höhle caverna, grotta cave, grotte grotwoning a place to live the practice or system of censoring cave houses. Censorship of books is common in censorship 151 n ˈsensəʃɪp Zensur censura censure censuur something the practice or system of examining some countries. books, films, letters etc to remove censorship 154 anything that is considered offensive, The information given to the press morally harmful, or politically was subject to censorship by the n ˈsensəʃɪp Zensur Zentrum der censura centro dell'interesse/ censure censuur het middelpunt van de dangerous etc Ministry of Defence. the person who everyone is interested Rob loves being the centre of centre of attention 120 charming 104 n phr adj ˌsentər əv əˈtenʃən ˈtʃɑːmɪŋ Aufmerksamkeit charmant dell'attenzione affascinante centre d'attention charmant belangstelling charmant in, listens to etc attention. very pleasing or attractive Harry can be very charming. someone, especially a child, who talks chatterbox n ˈtʃætəbɒks Quasselstrippe blaterone pipelette kletskous, babbelaar too much 13 Young John is a real chatterbox. someone, especially a man, who believes that their own sex is better or chauvinist 154 n ˈʃəʊvənəst Chauvinist sciovinista machiste chauvinist more important that the other sex He’s a bit of a male chauvinist. The company has been accused of the use of children to do work that is using child labour for the production child labour 47 n ˌtʃaɪld ˈleɪbə Kinderarbeit lavoro infantile travail des enfants kinderarbeid normally done by adults to relax completely instead of feeling of its garments. I spent the afternoon chilling out in chill out 154 phr v ˌtʃɪl ˈaʊt sich entspannen rilassarsi se détendre chillen angry, tired, or nervous chilly weather or places are cold front of the TV. enough to make you feel chilly 35 adj ˈtʃɪli kühl fresco froid koel, kil circumspect 148 adj ˈsɜːkəmspekt besonnen, behutsam (bürgerliche) avveduto, prudente civil liberties 47 n ˌsɪvəl ˈlɪbətiz Freiheitsrechte diritti (civili) della libertà libertés civiles © Pearson 2016 circonspect 7 uncomfortable The bathroom’s a bit chilly. thinking carefully about something The governor was usually circumspect omzichtig, behoedzaam before doing it, in order to avoid risk the right to be free to do what you when dealing with the media. Detention without trial threatens our burgerrechten civil liberties. want within the law Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example a very loud noise made by a large He shouted over the rising clamour of clamour 120 n ˈklæmə Lärm rumore revendication, clameur herrie (mesures de) group of people or animals sudden firm action that is taken to voices. The police announced a clampdown clampdown 88 n ˈklæmpdaʊn hartes Durchgreifen intervenire duramente répression reduce crime the clarity of a piece of writing, law, on drug dealers. argument etc is its quality of being Letters may be edited for length and expressed clearly classified information, documents etc clarity. clarity 82 n classified ˈklærəti Klarheit ˌklæsəfaɪd Verschlusssache, chiarezza (politie)optreden, actie clarté duidelijkheid are ones which the government has information 152 n ɪnfəˈmeɪʃən Geheimsache segreto information classifiée elegante, di buon gusto, geheime informatie ordered to be kept secret This is classified information. There were some classy restaurants in classy 154 adj ˈklɑːsi elegant, stilvoll, nobel nobile chic, deftig fashionable and expensive the capital city. élégant, chic facilmente/totalmente used to emphasise the fact you have clean forget 155 v phrase ˌkliːn fəˈɡet glatt vergessen dimenticato oublier complètement straal vergeten forgotten something completely to prove that you are not guilty of I’ve clean forgotten what I was doing! They fought for years to clear his clear your name 8 idiom ˌklɪə jə ˈneɪm sich rehabilitieren riabilitarsi rétablir sa réputation je naam zuiveren something name. the process of getting official She’ll race if she gets medical autorizzazione, clearance 82 n ˈklɪərəns Freigabe derequisizione autorisation toestemming permission or approval for something clearance from her doctor. an author who writes with someone else as an equal or with less co-author 150 n colonial ˌkəʊ ˈɔːθə Ko-Autor co-autore co-auteur medeauteur kəˌləʊniəl We were co-authors of the standard responsibility school textbook on chemistry. control by a country that controls and rules other countries, usually ones They were subject to colonial domination 88 n phr dɒməˈneɪʃən Kolonialherrschaft dominio coloniale domination coloniale koloniale overheersing that are far away to return to a place that you domination for centuries. Please come back and see us again come back 106 phr v kʌm ˈbæk wiederkommen (ri)tornare revenir, rentrer terugkomen op de proppen komen previously went away from soon! We’ve been asked to come up with come up with come up with an 106 phr v kʌm ˈʌp wɪð kʌm ˌʌp wɪð ən sich ausdenken escogitare, inventare imaginer, inventer met to think of an idea, answer etc some new ideas. We’ve been asked to come up with idea 107 phr aɪˈdɪə sich einfallen lassen farsi venire avoir une idée een idee aandragen to think of an idea some new ideas. knowledge of something, especially a He’s studied in the US and has a good command of English. Women commit fewer crimes than command 71 n kəˈmɑːnd Meisterung, Herrschaft padronanza maîtrise beheersing language, or ability to use something commit commonly held 44 59 v adj phr kəˈmɪt ˌkɒmənli ˈheld begehen allgemein verbreitet commettre très répandu plegen algemeen aanvaard to do something wrong or illegal men. accepted usually or by most people This isn’t a commonly held belief. used to describe an argument etc that commettere comunemente diffuso makes you feel certain that something is true or that you must do something Lucy had no compelling reason to go compelling 104 adj kəmˈpelɪŋ zwingend abluchsen, betrügen conclusivo, convincente irréfutable, convaincant overtuigend, dwingend about it to get money from (someone) by into town. con 52 v kɒn um estorcere He conned me out of £300. © Pearson 2016 escroquer afhandig maken 8 deceiving them Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example someone who tricks or deceives people in order to get money from He was a very clever con artist and con artist 52 n ˈkɒn ˌɑːtəst Schwindler, Hochstapler imbroglione escroc oplichter them made lots of money. conceal 118 v kənˈsiːl verbergen dissimuler verbergen, verstoppen to hide (something) carefully The path was concealed by long grass. spoken or written in secret and Doctors are required to keep patients’ intended to be kept secret records completely confidential. Councillors are looking at ways to the problem of too much traffic in a reduce traffic congestion in the town confidential 152 adj ˌkɒnfəˈdenʃəl vertraulich nascondere confidenziale confidentiel vertrouwelijk congestion 38 n kənˈdʒestʃən Stau coda embouteillage opstopping place centre. careful to do everything that it is your A conscientious teacher may feel conscientious 12 adj ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs gewissenhaft coscienzioso consciencieux gewetensvol, zorgvuldig job or duty to do per conseguenza, inclined to take work home. The molecules are absorbed into the bloodstream and consequently affect consequently 25 adv ˈkɒnsəkwəntli folglich, infolgedessen quindi par conséquent tradizionalista,conserva derhalve, dus as a result, therefore the organs. He has a very conservative attitude to conservative 148 adj kənˈsɜːvətɪv konservativ tore conservateur conservatief not liking changes or new ideas education. fairly large, especially large enough to We’ve saved a considerable amount of considerable 157 adj kənˈsɪdərəbəl beträchtlich considerevole considérable aanzienlijk have an effect or be important always thinking of what other people money. need or want and being careful not to considerate 148 construct a theory 149 adj phr conventional kənˈsɪdərət kənˌstrʌkt ə ˈθɪəri umsichtig, fürsorglich avveduto, premuroso eine Theorie entwerfen progettare una teoria prévenant, bienveillant attent, voorkomend construire une théorie upset them He was always kind and considerate. to form something such as a sentence, een theorie argument or system by joining words, Boyce has constructed a new theory ontwikkelen ideas etc together of management. herkömmliche the opinion that most people consider kənˌvenʃənəl Aufassung, gängige to be normal and right, but that is As traffic grows, conventional wisdom wisdom 59 n phr ˈwɪzdəm Meinung saggezza convenzionale sagesse populaire volkswijsheid sometimes shown to be wrong making you believe that something is says we should widen the roads. They produced convincing evidence of convincing 23 adj kənˈvɪnsɪŋ überzeugend convincente overtuigend true or right his guilt. They agreed to co-operate with Brazil convaincant to work with someone else to achieve on a programme to protect the rain cooperate 150 v kəʊˈɒpəreɪt kooperieren cooperare coopérer samenwerken something that you both want a pilot who shares the control of an forests. co-pilot 150 n ˈkəʊ ˌpaɪlət Kopilot copilota copilote tweede piloot aircraft with the main pilot someone who spends a lot of time My co-pilot took over for the landing. couch potato 148 idiom ˈkaʊtʃ pəˌteɪtəʊ Stubenhocker pantofolaio mollasson tv-junkie sitting and watching television He’s a bit of a couch potato. A covert investigation was conducted covert crack down © Pearson 2016 152 61 adj phr v ˈkʌvət, ˈkəʊvɜːt ˌkræk ˈdaʊn verdeckt, geheim coperto, secreto energisch einschreiten intervenire gegen energicamente contro secret geheim sévir contre aanpakken 9 secret or hidden to become more strict in dealing with to catch the drug-smugglers. a problem and punishing the people The government is determined to involved crack down on terrorism. Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch anelare a qc, desiderare brûler d'envie de faire Definition Example to have an extremely strong desire for He is an insecure child who craves crave 110 v kreɪv ersehnen ardentemente qc avoir un grand besoin hunkeren something attention. to have an extremely strong desire for He is an insecure child who craves crave 120 v kreɪv ersehnen anelare a qc de hunkeren something a method of getting money for attention. something, for example a new film or album, by asking many people to give crowdfunding 77 crowning moment 88 n n phr ˈkraʊdˌfʌndɪŋ Crowdfunding ˌkraʊnɪŋ ˈməʊmənt krönender Moment crowdfunding momento culminante crowdfunding couronnement crowdfunding klap op de vuurpijl einen Rückzieher part of the money needed, often on He was able to start his new business the Internet a time that makes something with the help of crowdfunding. complete or perfect, or is the best Their crowning moment was the feature of something winning of the cup in 1966. Leah and I were going to go to to say that you cannot do something Morocco together, but at the last cry off 61 phr v ˌkraɪ ˈɒf machen fare marcia indietro ingombrante, poco se décommander terugkrabbelen that you have already promised to do moment she cried off. It was a very large, cumbersome cumbersome 157 adj ˈkʌmbəsəm sperrig, unhandlich maneggevole encombrant log difficult and heavy to move machine. By getting the design right, you can cut down on 156 phr v ˌkʌt ˈdaʊn ɒn reduzieren, senken ridurre réduire verminderen to reduce the amount of something cut down on accidents. daily 35 adj ˈdeɪli täglich giornaliero, quotidiano quotidien dagelijks happening or done every day the possibility that someone or There are daily flights to Miami. something will be harmed, destroyed, The refugees believe that their lives danger 86 n ˈdeɪndʒə Gefahr pericolo acqua cheta, una danger persona riservata/ gevaar or killed someone who does not tell people are in danger. iemand die iets much about themselves, but who has She’s a dark horse. I didn’t know she’d surprising qualities or abilities written a novel. to become dark or darker, or to make The sky darkened and a few drops of dark horse 13 idiom ˌdɑːk ˈhɔːs stilles Wasser tacita outsider onverwachts doet darken 82 v ˈdɑːkən sich verdunkeln oscurarsi s'obscurcir donker worden something dark or darker rain fell. stammen uit, bestaand to have existed since a particular time The church dates back to the 13th date back to 92 phr v ˌdeɪt ˈbæk tʊ stammen aus essere originario di remonter à sinds in the past an attack or operation by soldiers or century. razzia in de vroege police that happens very early in the The police carried out dawn raids on ochtend morning a particular period of time worked the suspects’ houses. during the day, or the workers who He’s going to be on day shifts for five days. Razzia im dawn raid 44 n ˌdɔːn ˈreɪd Morgengrauen retata/raid all'alba perquisition à l'aube day shift 81 n ˈdeɪ ʃɪft Tagschicht turno di giorno poste de jour dagdienst verbluft, onder de work during one of these periods dazzled 120 adj ˈdæzəld überwältigt sconvolto éboui indruk very impressed I was dazzled by all the attention I got. a dead language, for example Latin or Ancient Greek, is no longer used by dead language 71 n ˌded ˈlænɡwɪdʒ tote Sprache linguaggio morto langue morte uitgestorven taal sich um etwas deal with © Pearson 2016 86 phr v ˈdiːl wɪð kümmern ordinary people He is an expert in dead languages. to take the necessary action, especially preoccuparsi di qc s'occuper de 10 regelen in order to solve a problem Don’t worry, I’ll deal with this. Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example His claims were later debunked by debunk 59 v ˌdiːˈbʌŋk widerlegen confutare briser, déboulonner aan de kaak stellen to show that an idea or belief is false used to emphasise that a belief, fellow academics. feeling, opinion etc is very strong, Teachers are deeply divided on this deeply 82 adv ˈdiːpli äußerst, sehr estremamente, molto profondément ernstig, diep important, or sincere issue. Further discussion on the proposal will defer 122 v dɪˈfɜː verschieben, vertagen rinviare, aggiornare consapevole, reporter uitstellen to delay something until a later date if you do something deliberately, you be deferred until April. deliberately 86 adv dɪˈlɪbərətli bewusst, absichtlich intenzionale délibérément opzettelijk do it because you want to empty and quiet because no people I deliberately kept the letter short. deserted 32 adj dɪˈzɜːtəd verlassen menschenleer, abbandonare abandonné verlaten are there empty and quiet because no people The streets were deserted. The old mine now stands completely deserted difference of 64 adj dɪˈzɜːtəd ˌdɪfərəns əv verlassen deserto, lasciato Meinungsverschiedenh abandonné verlaten are there deserted. He and Luke had a difference of opinion 149 phr əˈpɪnjən eit divergenza d'opinioni divergence de vues meningsverschil an occasion when two people disagree opinion. It’s difficult to see how more savings difficult 45 adj ˈdɪfɪkəlt schwierig difficile difficile moeilijk te geloven hard to do, understand, or deal with can be made. a dilapidated building, vehicle etc is old They bought a dilapidated old manor dilapidated 32 adj dəˈlæpədeɪtəd baufällig, marode cadente, pericolante en ruines, délabré vervallen, bouwvallig and in very bad condition a situation in which it is very difficult house. to decide what to do, because all the choices seem equally good or equally dilemma 50 n dəˈlemə, daɪ- Dilemma dilemma dilemme dilemma bad I’m in a dilemma about this job offer. dim 149 adj dɪm begriffsstutzig duro di comprendonio pas très fute-fute stom, dom not intelligent not honest, and so deceiving or You can be really dim sometimes! People on welfare are wrongly seen as dishonest 157 adj dɪsˈɒnəst unehrlich disonesto malhonnête oneerlijk cheating people a chemical or a cleaning product that lazy or dishonest. The tables were washed with disinfectant 82 n ˌdɪsənˈfektənt Desinfektionsmittel disinfettante désinfectant ontsmettingsmiddel destroys bacteria to show that (something) is wrong or disinfectant at the end of the day. These figures disproved Smith’s disprove 59 v dɪsˈpruːv widerlegen, entkräften confutare réfuter weerleggen in twijfel trekken, not true argument. to say that something such as a fact or The main facts of the book have never dispute 157 v dɪˈspjuːt bestreiten negare, smentire contester betwisten idea is not correct or true been disputed. He distinctly remembered the day his distinctly 96 adv dɪˈstɪŋktli deutlich chiaramente distinctement duidelijk clearly to give someone information that father left. It is not company policy to divulge divulge 152 v daɪˈvʌldʒ enthüllen, verraten svelare, rivelare révéler, divulguer onthullen should be kept secret personal details of employees. People thought that the use of robots would do away with boring low-paid do away with 156 phr v ˌduː əˈweɪ wɪð abschaffen abolire supprimer iets wegdoen to get rid of something or stop using it factory jobs. more powerful, important, or dominant © Pearson 2016 82 adj ˈdɒmənənt dominant dominante dominant dominant 11 The dominant male gorilla is the noticeable than other people or things largest in the group. Word Part of Page speech don’t count your chickens Pronunciation German ˌdəʊnt kaʊnt jɔː 155 proverb ˈtʃɪkənz freu dich nicht zu früh Italian French Dutch Definition Example il ne faut pas vendre la used to say that you should not make I wouldn’t count your chickens, Mr non troppo presto per peau de l'ours avant de plans that depend on something good Vass. I’ve agreed to sign the contract, gongolare considerevolmente, l'avoir tué niet te vroeg juichen happening, because it might not notevolmente, molto but that’s all. Computers have changed the dramatically 82 adv drəˈmætɪkli erheblich, sehr stark forte radicalement inconvénient, dramatisch greatly and suddenly a disadvantage of a situation, plan, workplace dramatically. It’s a great city – the only drawback is drawback 50 n ˈdrɔːbæk Nachteil svantaggio désavantage nadeel product etc the weather. dreary 35 adj ˈdrɪəri öde, trostlos desolato, monotono morne, triste somber dull and making you feel sad or bored It was a dreary winter’s day. a driverless car is controlled by voiture sans equipment in the vehicle, rather than I’m not sure I would feel safe on the driverless car 76 n phr ˌdraɪvələs ˈkɑː selbstfahrendes Auto macchina semovente conducteur zelfrijdende auto by a human driver motorway in a driverless car. He had to appear in court for a driving driving 44 n ˈdraɪvɪŋ Fahren guida conduite rijden the activity of driving a car, truck etc offence. Drones have been used to take images of countries thousands of drone 76 n drəʊn Drohne fuco drone drone an aircraft that does not have a pilot, miles away from where they are but is operated by radio controlled. a surprise visit made to a place by the There was a drugs raid in the next drugs raid 44 n ˈdrʌɡz ˌreɪd Drogenrazzia una raid delle droghe perquisition de drogues drugsinval police to search for illegal drugs street last night. connected with or caused by illegal substances such as marijuana or cocaine, which some people take in She was sentenced to six months in drugs-related 44 adj ˌdrʌɡz rɪˈleɪtɪd Drogen- di droghe lié aux drogues drugsgerelateerd order to feel happy, relaxed, or excited prison for drugs-related offences. a house, apartment etc where people The two buildings form one large, dwelling 35 n ˈdwelɪŋ Behausung abitazione, casa demeure, domicile woning, onderkomen live a particular period of time worked comfortable dwelling. during the early hours of the day, or early shift 81 n ˈɜːli ʃɪft Frühschicht primo turno équipe du matin vroege dienst the workers who work during one of The early shift will be coming on in a these periods few minutes. Humans thought they were unable to move away from the surface earthbound until the aeroplane was earthbound 35 adj ˈɜːθbaʊnd erdgebunden legato con terra terrestre facile à vivre, aan de aarde gebonden of the Earth invented. Her easy-going nature made her easy-going 148 adj ˌɪːzi ˈɡəʊɪŋ unbekümmert incurante, spensierato décontracté relaxed not easily upset, annoyed, or worried the process of gradually becoming popular. ekəˌnɒmɪk wirtschaftliche développement economische financially bigger, better, stronger, or The US has been keen to encourage economic development 47 n dɪˈveləpmənt, iː- Entwicklung sviluppo economico économique ontwikkeling more advanced economic development in Egypt. These berries are edible, but those are edible 82 adj ˈedəbəl essbar mangiabile mangeable eetbaar something that is edible can be eaten a change that is caused by an event, poisonous. My parents’ divorce had a big effect on effect 154 n ɪˈfekt Auswirkung effetto effet invloed action etc me. © Pearson 2016 12 Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch préciser, entrer dans les elaborate 82 v ɪˈlæbəreɪt weiter ausführen esporre, spiegare détails uitwijden Definition Example to give more details or new He said he had new evidence, but information about something if a performance or a speech refused to elaborate any further. electrifies people, it makes them feel She would sit at the piano and sing, electrify 82 v ɪˈlektrəfaɪ elektrisieren schwer zu fassen, elettrizzare elusivo, sfuggevole, électriser elektrificeren very interested or excited electrifying us all. an elusive person or animal is difficult She managed to get an interview with elusive 82 adj ɪˈluːsɪv schwer zu erreichen irraggiungibile furtif moeilijk te vinden to find or not often seen to start something, especially that elusive man. He embarked on a new career as a embark on 118 phr v ɪmˈbɑːk ɒn in Angriff nehmen imbarcarsi in se lancer dans beginnen aan something new, difficult, or exciting the feeling you have when you are teacher. embarrassed (= uncomfortable or Verlegenheit, onbehagen, nervous and worrying about what She suffered extreme embarrassment embarrassment 82 n ɪmˈbærəsmənt Peinlichkeit imbarazzo gêne, embarras verlegenheid people think of you) to make (something) more likely to at not knowing how to read. Violent TV programmes encourage encourage 86 v ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ verführen zu indurre a tenter à aanmoedigen exist, happen, or develop someone whose job is to design or anti-social behaviour. engineer 82 n ˌendʒəˈnɪə Ingenieur/in ingegnere ingénieur ingenieur build roads, bridges, machines etc the feeling of pleasure you get from He trained as a civil engineer. having or doing something, or Acting has brought me enormous enjoyment 82 n ɪnˈdʒɔɪmənt Freude begeistert, gioia plaisir plezier something you enjoy doing enjoyment. feeling or showing a lot of interest and All the staff are enthusiastic about the enthusiastic 154 adj ɪnˌθjuːziˈæstɪk enthusiastisch entusiastico enthousiaste avoir tout le droit enthousiast excitement about something project. Of course everyone is entitled to their ɪnˌtaɪtld tʊ jər ˌəʊn das Recht auf eine il diritto di avere una d'avoir sa propre recht hebben op used especially when politely opinion, but I can't accept what he is əˈpɪnjən eigene Meinung haben propria opinione opinion zijn/haar eigen mening disagreeing with what someone says entitled to your own opinion 149 phr saying. knowledge or understanding of how environmental the air, water, and land on Earth are ɪnˌvaɪrənmentl Political organisations have tried to awareness 47 n əˈweənəs Umweltbewusstsein coscienza ecologica conscience écologique milieubewustzijn affected by man’s activities raise environmental awareness. the feeling of wanting something that envy 154 n ˈenvi Neid invidia envie, jalousie afgunst someone else has an epic event continues for a long He watched the other boys with envy. It was the following year when he episch, schwierig und epico, difficile, time and involves brave or exciting made his epic journey to South ˈepɪk abenteuerlich avventuroso ɪˌstæblɪʃ ˌkɒmən gemeinsame Ziele ˈɡəʊlz festlegen epic 116 adj establish common goals estimate 122 157 v phr v ˈestəmeɪt schätzen epique, homérique episch actions America. établir des objectifs gemeenschappelijke to decide on aims that are shared by Iran and Turkey shared common goals doelen hebben more than one person or organisation in their handling of the refugee crisis. to try to judge the value, size, speed fissare obiettivi comuni communs stimare estimer, évaluer schatten cost etc of something, without The tree is estimated to be at least 700 calculating it exactly years old. if an experience, name etc is etched etch on your ins Gedächtnis incidersi/scolpirsi nella être gravé dans la in het geheugen gegrifd on your memory or mind, you cannot The island remained etched on my memory 155 v phrase ˌetʃ ɒn jə ˈmeməri eingraben memoria mémoire staan forget it and you think of it often not willing to answer questions memory. Paul’s being a bit evasive about this evasive 82 adj ɪˈveɪsɪv ausweichend evasivo, elusivo évasif ontwijkend directly job. © Pearson 2016 13 Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example ordinary, usual, or happening every Describe it in ordinary everyday alledaagse taal day making people remember something language. herinneringen by producing a feeling or memory in That picture is wonderfully evocative wekkend/oproepend them making people remember something of a hot, summer’s day. herinneringen by producing a feeling or memory in He takes some very evocative wekkend/oproepend herinneringen them to produce a strong feeling or photographs. His appearance is bound to evoke memory in someone sympathy. The building exemplifies the style of to be a very typical example of architecture which was popular at the something extreme tiredness time. He collapsed with exhaustion. lingua quotidiana/ di everyday language 71 evocative 14 n adj ˌevrideɪ ˈlænɡwɪdʒ ɪˈvɒkətɪv Alltagssprache heraufbeschwörend tutti i giorni evocativo evocativo, suscitare langage courant évocateur sensazione/destare evocative 95 adj ɪˈvɒkətɪv sinnträchtig ricordi évocateur evoke 95 v ɪˈvəʊk hervorrufen evocare, suscitare évoquer, faire penser à wekken/oproepen esemplificare, essere un exemplify exhaustion 82 82 v n ɪɡˈzempləfaɪ ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən ein Beispiel sein für Erschöpfung esempio per esaurimento elettrizzare illustrer illustreren uitputting übertrieben, exorbitant expertise 154 154 adj n ɪɡˈzɔːbətənt ˌekspɜːˈtiːz unverschämt Expertise an exorbitant price, amount of money He paid an exorbitant price for his esorbitante, esagerato perizia exorbitant compétence, expertise buitensporig etc is much higher than it should be special skills or knowledge in a house. expertise, particular subject, that you learn by What he’s bringing to the company is deskundigheid experience or training financial expertise. to put someone in a situation where The report revealed that workers had blootstellen something dangerous or unpleasant been exposed to great danger. The house stands in extensive expose 86 v ɪkˈspəʊz aussetzen esporre extensive 157 adj ɪkˈstensɪv ausgedehnt, weitläufig ausgiebig, esteso, vasto approfondi ampiamente, su tutto il groot, uitgebreid large in size, amount, or degree grounds. They search extensively for clues to extensively 81 adv ɪkˈstensɪvli flächendeckend territorio largement uitgebreid over a very large area the girl’s disappearance. As a student, he travelled extensively extensively 82 adv ɪkˈstensɪvli ausgiebig ampiamente beaucoup, largement uitgebreid widely, over a great area an eye-opening experience is one in the Middle East. erhellend, istruttivo, informativo, from which you learn something The whole trip has been an eye- aufschlussreich mi ha aperto gli occhi surprising or new opening experience. eye-opening 23 adj ˈaɪ ˌəʊpənɪŋ exposer grand, vaste, they are not protected from révélateur verbazingwekkend to invent a story, piece of information The police were accused of fabricating fabricate 154 v ˈfæbrɪkeɪt fabrizieren fabbricare inventer construeren etc in order to deceive someone made to look like a real material or evidence. fake 52 adj feɪk gefälscht finto faux namaak, vals object in order to deceive people to fail because of a particular reason She gave me a fake 20 dollar bill. That’s where the whole argument falls fall down 149 phr v ˌfɔːl ˈdaʊn einstürzen crollare s'effondrer instorten, mislukken or in a particular way down. It is a fallacy to think that the more a false idea or belief, especially one information an organisation has, the that a lot of people believe is true food such as hamburgers which is better its decisions will be. prepared quickly and that you can There are lots of fast food outlets in take away with you the high street. falsa conclusione, fallacy 59 n ˈfæləsi Trugschluss, Irrtum errore idée fausse, erreur misvatting cochonneries, fast food © Pearson 2016 61 n ˈfɑːst fuːd Fastfood fast food malbouffe, junk food 14 fastfood Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example if something bad that has happened is your fault, you should be blamed for it, because you made a mistake or fault 45 n fɔːlt Fehler errore faute schuld failed to do something I’m really sorry, but it’s not my fault. someone who seems to be the leader of a country or organisation but who figurehead 88 n ˈfɪɡəhed Galionsfigur polena figure de proue hoofd in naam has no real power a small model of a person or animal, The Queen is merely a figurehead. The shelves were covered in figurines figurine 35 n ˌfɪɡjəˈriːn, ˈfɪɡjəriːn Statuette statuetta, figurina figurine beeldje, figuurtje used as a decoration in a way relating to money or the of the Virgin Mary. He was successful and financially financially 82 adv fəˈnænʃəli, faɪ- finanziell finanziario financièrement financieel uitzoeken, erachter management of money to get (information), after trying to secure. Has anyone bothered to find out how find out 61 phr v ˌfaɪnd ˈaʊt herausfinden ritrovare découvrir, apprendre komen discover it or by chance to get information, after trying to much all this is going to cost? Did you find out whether there are find out 106 phr v ˌfaɪnd ˈaʊt herausfinden ritrovare, scoprire découvrir, apprendre achterhalen, uitvinden discover it or by chance any seats left? a mark made by the pattern of lines at the end of a person’s finger, which is used by the police to find out who has fingerprint 33 n ˈfɪŋɡəprɪnt Fingerabdruck impronta digitale empreinte vingerafdruk committed a crime His fingerprints were all over the gun. gedachteflits, if someone has a flash of inspiration As he was thinking about the problem, flash of inspiration 149 idiom ˌflæʃ əv ɪnspəˈreɪʃən Geistesblitz lampo di genio éclair de génie ingenieuze inval they suddenly have a clever idea something that makes you think he suddenly had a flash of inspiration. The teacher’s advice certainly gave me food for thought idiom ˌfuːd fə ˈθɔːt Stoff zum Nachdenken motivo di meditazione matière à réflexion stof tot nadenken carefully used to say that you cannot food for thought. um alles in der Welt, tutto nel mondo, con avec la meilleure bonne remember or understand something I couldn’t for the life of me remember 22 for the life of me 155 idiom fə ðə ˈlaɪf əv mi beim besten Willen tutta la buona volontà per questa ragione, volonté du monde al sla je me dood even when you try hard used when giving a good reason for his name. The river has flooded, and for this for this reason 25 phr fə ˌðɪs ˈriːzən aus diesem Grund perciò pour cette raison daarom doing something a document, painting, or piece of reason the bridge is closed. paper money that has been copied forgery 52 n ˈfɔːdʒəri Fälschung falso contrefaçon vervalsing grondbeginselen, illegally basic ideas, principles, situations etc The painting was a very clever forgery. All theories should be built on solid foundations 149 n pl faʊnˈdeɪʃənz Grundlagen nozioni di base fondement grondslagen that something develops from in an extremely worried and foundations of factual knowledge. There was still no news of Jill, and her frightened way, so that you cannot parents were frantically searching for disperatamente, frantically free trade 81 47 freedom of speech 151 © Pearson 2016 adv ˈfræntɪkli verzweifelt, hektisch freneticamente frénétiquement verwoed control your feelings her. a situation in which the goods coming into or going out of a country are not We want to encourage free trade n ˌfriː ˈtreɪd Freihandel libero scambio libre-échange vrije handel vrijheid van controlled or taxed across Europe. We will defend freedom of speech and n ˌfriːdəm əv ˈspiːtʃ freie Rede libertà di parola liberté de parole meningsuiting the legal right to say what you want oppose censorship. 15 Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example a new and interesting or useful way of thinking about something, especially nuova prospettiva, fresh perspective 110 n ˌfreʃ pəˈspektɪv neue Perspektive nuovo punto di vista one which is influenced by the type of The venture will benefit from their nouvelle perspective frisse kijk person you are or by your experiences fresh perspective. not serious or sensible, especially in a way that is not suitable for a particular The court discourages frivolous law frivolous 154 full of bright ideas 156 adj phr ˈfrɪvələs leichtfertig leggero, sconsiderato ˌfʊl əv ˌbraɪt aɪˈdɪəz voller glänzender Ideen pieno di idee brillanti frivole frivool occasion having lots of very clever ideas, often suits. vol geweldige ideeën used in a joking way to mean very Jim? Oh, yes, he’s full of bright ideas, stupid ideas or actions he is! It’s funny how you remember the plein de brillantes idées zitten words of songs, even ones you don’t funny 45 adj ˈfʌni lustig buffo drôle grappig unusual, strange, or difficult to explain really like. He is old and unpopular. Furthermore, furthermore 25 adv ˌfɜːðəˈmɔː außerdem inoltre en outre verder in addition to what has already been he has at best only two years of said to shock or surprise someone so that political life ahead of him. they do something to solve a problem, The possibility of defeat finally galvanise 88 v ˈɡælvənaɪz aufschrecken far sobbalzare colorato sgargiante, galvaniser aansporen improve a situation etc galvanised us into action. clothes, colours etc that are gaudy are gaudy 35 adj ˈɡɔːdi knallbunt, gell stridente tapageur opzichtig too bright and look cheap He was wearing a gaudy waistcoat. Gender inequality means that many les inégalités entre les ongelijkheid tussen when men and women are treated women are paid less than men for the genres mannen en vrouwen differently, in a way that is unfair same job. Geschlechterungleichhe disuguaglianza di gender inequality 151 n ˌdʒendə ɪnɪˈkwɒləti it genere information relating to genes or dʒəˌnetɪk ˈdeɪtə, genetics (= the study of how the This new breakthrough gave scientists genetic data 76 n phr ˈdɑːtə genetische Daten dati genetici données génétiques genetische gegevens qualities of living things are passed on) immense amounts of genetic data. something genuine really is what it We need laws that will protect genuine genuine geriatric get a word in 157 120 adj adj ˈdʒenjuən ˌdʒeriˈætrɪk ɡet ə ˌwɜːd ɪn echt altersschwach auch mal zu Wort vero, genuino geriatrico, debole véritable, authentique gériatrique echt, oprecht oud ergens geen speld seems to be too old to work well refugees. He’s a geriatric rock star. Once George starts talking it’s difficult edgeways 153 idiom ˈedʒweɪz kommen dazu kommen, etw. zu poter dire una parola arriver à placer un mot tussen krijgen non trovare il tempo di to get a chance to say something to do something that you have been to get a word in edgeways. I keep meaning to put a lock on it, but get round to 106 phr v ɡet ˈraʊnd tə tun fare qc fraintendere qc intending to do for some time I never get round to it. arriver à qc aan iets toekomen completamente, capire qualcosa di get the wrong end of the stick 153 idiom get the wrong idea about something © Pearson 2016 156 phr ɡet ðə ˌrɒŋ end əv etwas völlig falsch completamente ðə ˈstɪk auffassen sich falsche sbagliato ɡet ðə ˌrɒŋ aɪˈdɪə Vorstellungen machen ottenere idee sbagliate əbaʊt ˌsʌmθɪŋ von di Geoff had got the wrong end of the mal comprendre se tromper de qc 16 het bij het verkeerde to understand a situation in stick, and thought I was angry with eind hebben completely the wrong way him. iets verkeerds denken to think that something is true when it Don’t get the wrong idea about Dan van is not and Helen – they’re just friends. Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example en venir au fait ter zake komen to talk about the most important thing I wish you’d get to the point. to do something, especially something What did you get up to at the faire uitspoken slightly bad weekend? iemand flink de to tell someone that you are very After the game he gave the players a waarheid zeggen angry with them to spoil a surprise or secret by doing piece of his mind. or saying something that lets Lynn gave the game away by laughing someone guess what the secret is when Kim walked in. We don’t want to give you the idea to make someone think that a that you will be offered a permanent venire al punto, fare il get to the point 153 idiom ˌɡet tə ðə ˈpɔɪnt zum Punkt kommen get up to 156 phr v ɡet ˈʌp tə machen, unternehmen fare give someone a piece of your mind 110 phr ə ˌpiːs əv jə ˈmaɪnd punto della situazione jemandem etwas sussurrare/raccontare flüstern/erzählen qc a qu réprimander qn give the game away 56 idiom ˌɡɪv ðə ˈɡeɪm əˌweɪ alles verraten dire a tutti voi vendre la mèche het plan verklappen give the idea given name 107 8 phr n ˌɡɪv di aɪˈdɪə ˈɡɪvən neɪm den Eindruck vermitteln dare l'impressione Vorname nome donner l'impression prénom de indruk wekken voornaam particular thing is true first name (American English) affecting, used by or including the job. My given name is Nicholas. Why did English become a global global language 71 n ˌɡləʊbəl ˈlænɡwɪdʒ Weltsprache lingua mondiale langue globale universele taal whole world dark, especially in a way that makes language? It was a gloomy room with one small gloomy 35 adj ˈɡluːmi düster tetro sombre duister, donker you feel sad window. to make someone or something seem more important or better than they really are, or to praise someone or glorify 82 v ˈɡlɔːrəfaɪ verherrlichen glorificare glorifier verheerlijken something I don’t like films which glorify violence. to make someone or something seem more important or better than they glorify 154 v ˈɡlɔːrəfaɪ verherrlichen glorificare glorifier verheerlijken really are used to say that someone has I don’t like films that glorify violence. mentioned something from a long United winning the league? Well that’s go back 155 phr v ɡəʊ ˈbæk zurückreichen risalire a remonter à lang geleden time ago to return to a place that you going back a bit! I think we ought to go back to Paris go back 106 phr v ɡəʊ ˈbæk zurückkehren ritornare non mantenere, retourner teruggaan previously been to some day. to not do something that you Delors claimed that the President had non adempi(e)re, non go back on 156 phr v ɡəʊ ˈbæk ɒn nicht einhalten sich zuziehen osservare prendersi (una revenir sur terugkomen op promised or agreed to do to become ill, especially with an gone back on his word. go down with 156 phr v ɡəʊ ˈdaʊn wɪð (Krankheit) malattia), farsi s'infecter, attraper gevloerd worden infectious disease Half the team had gone down with flu. Grandma fell and broke her leg, and if a situation goes downhill, it gets she went downhill quite rapidly after bergafwaarts gaan worse if you think that someone will go far, that. He was the best student in his year, het ver you think they will be successful in the and everyone was sure he would go andare peggiorando/in go downhill 22 idiom ˌɡəʊ daʊnˈhɪl abbauen discesa se détériorer go far 22 phr v ˌɡəʊ ˈfɑː weit kommen etw. mögen, auf etw. arrivare lontano aller loin brengen/schoppen future far. to do or use something often because go in for 106 phr v ɡəʊ ˈɪn fə abfahren coltivare aimer, apprécier houden van you enjoy it I never really went in for sports. to continue doing something or being go on 61 phr v ˌɡəʊ ˈɒn weiterhin tun… continuare a fare continuer de faire qc doorgaan in a situation © Pearson 2016 17 He went on working until he was 91. Word go out go through with Part of Page speech 106 156 phr v phr v Pronunciation ɡəʊ ˈaʊt ɡəʊ ˈθruː wɪð German ausgehen etw. durchhalten Italian uscire French Dutch sortir uitgaan tenere duro, resistere a mener à bien doorzetten governatore Definition Example to leave your house, especially in We went out for a meal and then on order to enjoy yourself to a movie. to do something you had promised or planned to do, even though it causes He bravely went through with the problems or you are no longer sure wedding ceremony even though he you want to do it the person in charge of governing a was in a lot of pain. country that is under the political His last post was as governor of a governor 154 n ˈɡʌvənə Gouverneur (governatrice) gouverneur gouverneur van gezelschap control of another country friendly and preferring to be with British colony. gregarious 148 adj ɡrɪˈɡeəriəs gesellig socievole sociable houdend other people a gripping film, story etc is very He’s a very gregarious person. Collins’s gripping detective novel gripping 118 adj ˈɡrɪpɪŋ packend avvincente captivant pakkend exciting and interesting became a bestseller. to try to answer a question or form an opinion when you are not sure I’d say he’s around 50, but I’m only guess 157 v ɡes raten indovinare deviner raden whether you will be correct guessing. wapenbeperkingswette laws that limit the ways in which guns The NRA are against gun control in gun control 47 n ˈɡʌn kənˌtrəʊl Waffenkontrolle controllo delle armi contrôle des armes n can be sold, owned, and used any form. to argue when you are trying to agree Ted was haggling with the street haggle 122 v ˈhæɡəl feilschen, schachern mercanteggiare su qc marchander pingelen about the price of something vendors. a half-baked idea, suggestion, plan etc He’s always coming out with these halfhalf-baked 22 adj ˌhɑːf ˈbeɪkt halb ausgegoren hang around 61 phr v ˌhæŋ əˈraʊnd hang out 61 v hanker after 120 phr v mezzo crudo essere buttato lì, boiteux halfgaar has not been properly planned to wait or spend time somewhere, baked ideas which will never work. I hung around the station for an hour herumlungern, -hängen bighellonare seine Zeit verbringen trascorrere/passare il traîner rondhangen doing nothing to spend a lot of time in a particular but he never came. I don’t really know who she hangs out ˌhæŋ ˈaʊt mit sich etwas sehnlichst suo tempo con desiderare qc traîner uithangen place or with particular people to feel strongly that you want with. She hankered after a life in the ˈhænkər ˌɑːftə wünschen ardentemente rêver de, avoir envie de hunkeren naar something when someone behaves in an country. African-Americans have been harcèlement, unpleasant or threatening way complaining about police harassment pesterij towards you for years. moeilijk te geloven difficult to believe I found his story a bit hard to swallow. to stop what you are doing for a short ˈhærəsmənt, harassment hard to swallow have a breather 82 22 83 n idiom v phr have a clear idea about something have an idea həˈræsmənt ˌhɑːd tə ˈswɒləʊ hæv ə ˈbriːðə Belästigung molestia, disturbo kaum glauben können / tracasserie schwer wegstecken difficile à können stentare a crederlo fare un'interruzione, eine Verschnaufpause fare pausa per einlegen riprendere fiato ˌhæv ə ˌklɪər aɪˈdɪə eine klare Vorstellung 156 phr of/about əbaʊt ˌsʌmθɪŋ von etwas haben accepter/avaler time in order to rest, especially when I’m really tired – let’s stop for a while you are exercising and have a breather! avere una idea chiara di avoir une idée claire de een duidelijk idee to have a good understanding of I think I have a clear idea now of how qc something it works. to be fairly sure that something is I’m not sure where my necklace is, but faire une pause qc even rusten hebben van ˌhæv ən aɪˈdɪə something 156 phr əbaʊt ˌsʌmθɪŋ eine Ahnung haben avere un'idea avoir une idée de een vermoeden hebben true, without being completely sure to have a strong desire to have or I have an idea about who took it. They had a lot of hopes and have aspirations 120 v phr hæv ˌæspəˈreɪʃənz Ambitionen ambizioni avoir des aspirations ambities hebben aspirations for the future. © Pearson 2016 18 achieve something Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example He told the jury that he is innocent, have something to hide 152 idiom hæv ˌsʌmθɪŋ tə etwas zu verbergen ˈhaɪd haben iets te verbergen nascondere/celare qc avoir qc à cacher hebben but they think he has something to to be secretly guilty of something a medical condition like a bad cold, hide. that is caused by breathing in pollen (= John always suffers badly from hay hay fever 81 n ˌheɪ ˈfiːvə Heuschnupfen raffreddore da fieno rhume des foins hooikoorts dust from plants) to go or travel directly towards a fever in the summer. particular place, without going head straight for 116 v phr ˌhed ˈstreɪt fə direkt fahren zu/nach andare direttamente a filer droit vers rechtstreeks gaan naar anywhere else first heavy 157 adj ˈhevi schwer pesante lourd zwaar We headed straight for the capital. The wardrobe was too heavy for me to weighing a lot move on my own. used to say that someone is unable to change their behaviour or feelings, or er niets aan kunnen to prevent themselves from doing help 45 v help helfen aiutare aider doen dat something providing useful help in making a I can’t help the way I feel about you. Thank you for your advice; it’s been helpful 82 adj ˈhelpfəl hilfreich disponibile utile behulpzaam situation better or easier extremely brave or determined, and very helpful. She made heroic efforts to save her heroic 154 adj hɪˈrəʊɪk heroisch eroico héroïque heldhaftig admired by many people to pause before saying or doing family. something because you are nervous Kay hesitated for a moment and then or not sure said ‘yes’. Then we hit on the idea of asking hesitate 82 v ˈhezəteɪt zögern esitare hésiter twijfelen to have an idea or discover something viewers to donate money over the hit on an idea hit the big time 107 157 phr idiom home is where the ˌhɪt ɒn ən aɪˈdɪə auf eine Idee kommen venire con un'idea il vient une idée à qn ineens een idee hebben suddenly or unexpectedly to get to a position of being very Net. essere il grosso colpo, il famous or important, for example in den großen grande passo/salto in the entertainment business or in The 46-year-old author has finally hit ˌhɪt ðə ˈbɪɡ taɪm Durchbruch schaffen avanti ˌhəʊm ɪz weə ðə Da wo mein Herz ist, être un grand succès het (helemaal) maken politics used to say that someone is more the big time. la maison est là où se eigen haard is goud fond of their home than of anywhere I live in England, but home is where heart is 94 proverb ˈhɑːt ɪz bin ich zuhause allgemein bekannter casa è dove il cuore è nome generalmente trouve le coeur waard else the heart is – Scotland! household name 8 n ˌhaʊshəʊld ˈneɪm Name noto/famoso très connu partout begrip, bekende naam someone who is famous Barack Obama is a household name. used when saying something that He began his career as a seems different or surprising after mathematician. However, his main your previous statement achievements were in nuclear physics. however 25 conj haʊˈevə jedoch ma, però cependant echter the basic rights that many societies think every person should have to be treated in a fair equal way without human rights 47 n pl ˌhjuːmən ˈraɪts Menschenrechte diritti dell'uomo droits de l'homme hush-hush 152 adj ˌhʌʃ ˈhʌʃ streng geheim secreto archi-secret, top secret (diep) geheim © Pearson 2016 19 mensenrechten cruelty, for example by their There are claims of human rights government, or the right to vote being violated in the country. very secret Everything was very hush-hush. Word hypothetical Part of Page speech 157 adj Pronunciation ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkəl German hypothetisch Italian ipotetico French Dutch hypothétique hypothetisch Definition Example based on a situation that is not real, Brennan brought up a hypothetical but that might happen case to make his point. admired by many people and thought Have you seen that iconic picture of iconic 14 adj aɪˈkɒnɪk kult-, kultig particolare, iconico emblématique iconisch to represent an important idea believing that you should live Churchill? according to high standards and principles, even if they cannot really Many people had idealistic values in idealistic 149 adj aɪˌdɪəˈlɪstɪk idealistisch idealistico idéaliste idealistisch be achieved the 1960s. The sisters were identical in identical 154 adj aɪˈdentɪkəl identisch identico identique identiek exactly the same, or very similar to behave as if you had not heard or appearance and character. ignore 157 v ɪɡˈnɔː nicht beachten ignorare ignorer negeren seen someone or something the process of entering another The phone rang, but she ignored it. country illegally in order to live there He called for a common European illegal immigration 47 n ɪˌliːɡəl ɪməˈɡreɪʃən illegale Einwanderung immigrazione illegale immigration illégale illegale immigratie permanently the situation of not knowing how to policy on illegal immigration. Illiteracy in modern Britain cannot be illiteracy n ɪˈlɪtərəsi Analphabetentum analfabetismo analphabétisme analfabetisme read or write permitted. 151 when something is important or immediatezza immediacy 82 n ɪˈmiːdiəsi Unmittelbarkeit urgent because it relates to a situation Television brings a new immediacy to effet immédiat urgentie or event that is happening now tending to do things very quickly, world events. without thinking carefully first, or impetuous 148 adj ɪmˈpetʃuəs impulsiv, ungestüm impulsivo impétueux impulsief showing this quality He was high-spirited and impetuous. an important event, decision, problem etc has a big effect or influence on important 45 adj ɪmˈpɔːtənt wichtig importante important belangrijk people’s lives or on events in the It’s important to explain the procedure future if someone in authority imposes a to the patient. rule, punishment, tax etc, they can impose impure in addition 154 157 25 v adj phr ɪmˈpəʊz ɪmˈpjʊə ɪn əˈdɪʃən auferlegen unrein außerdem imporre impuro inoltre infliger, imposer impur opleggen onzuiver de plus bovendien force people to accept it The court can impose a fine. not pure or clean, and often consisting of a mixture of things instead of just Unfortunately it was an impure crystal one and therefore not worth very much. The company provides cheap Internet used to add another piece of access. In addition, it makes information to what you have just said shareware freely available. used in a piece of writing or a speech to show that you are about to finish In conclusion, I would like to say how in conclusion 25 phr ɪn kənˈkluːʒən abschließend in conclusione pour conclure concluderend what you are saying in a situation where something bad much I have enjoyed myself today. The party is in danger of being in danger 70 prep phr ɪn ˈdeɪndʒə in Gefahr in pericolo en danger gevaar lopen may happen defeated in the next election. He disagrees with the widely held decreasing in quality, quantity, or belief that educational standards are importance in decline. im Niedergang in decline © Pearson 2016 70 prep phr ɪn dɪˈklaɪn begriffen in declino en déclin in verval 20 Word in effect in fact in name only Part of Page speech 70 25 8 prep phr phr idiom Pronunciation ɪn ɪˈfekt ɪn ˈfækt ɪn ˌneɪm ˈəʊnli German tatsächlich tatsächlich nur dem Namen nach Italian in effetti infatti solo di nome French Dutch en réalité in feite en fait eigenlijk de nom seulement alleen in naam Definition Example used when you are describing what In effect, we’ll be earning less than we you see as the real facts of a situation were last year. used to emphasise that the truth about a situation is the opposite of They told me it would be cheap but in what has been mentioned if a situation exists in name only, it fact it cost me nearly £500. does not really exist even though That country is a democracy in name officially people say it does only. a situation in which someone receives sous les feux de la in the limelight 157 idiom ɪn ðə ˈlaɪmlaɪt im Rampenlicht al centro dell'interesse rampe in vain 81 adv phr ɪn ˈveɪn vergeblich invano, senza successo en vain a lot of attention, especially from in de schijnwerpers newspapers, television etc Tad loves being in the limelight. Police searched in vain for the missing tevergeefs without success in spite of your efforts gunman. In years to come, some of the practices we take for granted now will in years to come 92 adv phr ɪn ˌjɪəz tə ˈkʌm In der Zukunft nel futuro dans les années à venir in de toekomst in the future the freedom and ability to make your seem quite barbaric. own decisions in life, without having to ask other people for permission, help, Having a job gives you financial independence independent 86 82 n adj ˌɪndəˈpendəns ˌɪndəˈpendənt Unabhängigkeit unabhängig indipendenza independente indépendance indépendant onafhankelijk onafhankelijk or money an independent organisation is not independence. owned or controlled by, or does not There are plans to split the receive money from, another corporation into a number of smaller organisation or the government the basic systems and structures that independent companies. a country or organisation needs in order to work properly, for example Some countries lack a suitable infrastructure 38 n ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃə Infrastruktur infrastruttura infrastructure infrastructuur roads, railways, banks etc to have the same character or economic infrastructure. inherit 28 v ɪnˈherət erben ereditare provvedimento hériter erven appearance as your parents an order given by a court, which tells I inherited my mother’s curly hair. The family is seeking an injunction injunction 62 n ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən einstweilige Verfügung interinale injonction gerechtelijk bevel someone not to do something an innate talent is one you are born against the book’s publication. Children have an innate talent for innate talent 28 adj ɪˌneɪt ˈtælənt angeborenes Talent talento innato talent inné aangeboren talent with interested in a lot of different things learning languages. curioso, desideroso di inquisitive 12 adj ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv neugierig, wissbegierig apprendere and wanting to find out more about inquisiteur nieuwsgierig them He’s a very inquisitive little boy. not noticing, or not taking the care to notice, other people’s feelings, and not realising when they are upset or when She’s totally insensitive to Jack’s insensitive 12 adj ɪnˈsensətɪv unsensibel insensibile insensible, indifférent ongevoelig something that you do will upset them feelings. providing encouragement or new Jones proved an inspirational figure in inspirational 12 adj ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃənəl inspirierend che ispira inspirant inspirerend ideas for what you should do © Pearson 2016 21 Welsh rugby. Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example a material or object which does not allow electricity, heat, or sound to pass insulator 35 n ˈɪnsjəleɪtə Isoliermaterial (materiale) isolante isolant isolatie(middel) through it Wood is an excellent insulator. something which someone has invented or has the right to make or intellectual property ˌɪntəlektʃuəl 47 n ˈprɒpəti intellektuelles Eigentum proprietà intellettuale propriété intellectuelle intellectuele eigendom sell, especially something that cannot I wrote this book, so it is my legally be copied by other people intellectual property. if people interact with each other, they Lucy interacts well with other children interact 150 v interactive ˌɪntərˈækt interagieren interagire interagir samenwerken talk to each other, work together etc in the class. an interactive television allows you to We don’t have an interactive television communicate directly with it, and does – you have to get up and press ˌɪntəræktɪv television 76 n phr ˈteləvɪʒən interaktives Fernsehen televisione interattiva télévision interactive interactieve televisie things in reaction to your actions buttons to change the channel! things that are interchangeable can be These two words are almost interchangeable 150 adj ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒəbəl austauschbar intercambiabile interchangeable uitwisselbaar used instead of each other interchangeable. An intercontinental flight between the going from one continent to another, USA and Europe has lost contact with intercontinental 150 adj ˌɪntəkɒntəˈnentl interkontinental intercontinentale intercontinental intercontinentaal or happening between two continents air traffic control. someone who is introverted is quiet and shy and does not enjoy being with Jenny is quite introverted and doesn’t introverted 148 adj ˈɪntrəvɜ:təd introvertiert introverso introverti introvert other people enjoy parties. if you do something intuitively you do it based on a feeling rather than on intuitively 59 adv ɪnˈtjuːətɪvli intuitiv intuitivamente intuitivement intuïtief knowledge or facts He knew what to do intuitively. an official attempt to find out the truth about or the cause of something such as a crime, accident, or scientific The investigation continued for nearly problem work or activities that involve three years. He’s a well-known investigative investigation investigative 81 n ɪnˌvestɪˈɡeɪʃən Ermittlungen investigativer investigazioni, indagini giornalismo recherche, investigation onderzoek journalism 62 n ɪnˈvestəɡətɪv Journalismus investigativo journalisme d'enquête onderzoeksjournalistiek investigating something journalist. to make something more attractive or Jazz up your everyday meals with our jazz up 61 phr v ˌdʒæz ˈʌp aufpeppen ravvivare agrémenter opvrolijken raccogliere le proprie exciting new range of seasonings. to work together so that you can deal Local schools have joined forces with join forces 149 idiom ˌdʒɔɪn ˈfɔːsəz Kräfte bündeln forze unir ses forces krachten bundelen with a problem, be more powerful etc each other to share facilities. not serious, and tending to make Dave was a sweet man, very jokey jokey 35 adj ˈdʒəʊki witzig spiritoso, buffo comique grappig people laugh about everything. an occasion when you travel from one journey 118 n ˈdʒɜːni Reise viaggio voyage reis place to another, especially over a The novel is an account of his African long distance only moments before the time by journey. which it is necessary for something to just in time © Pearson 2016 98 phr ˌdʒʌst ɪn ˈtaɪm gerade rechtzeitig giusto in tempo juste à temps 22 net op tijd be done She finished her essay just in time. Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian nicht aufhören, etwas non smettere di fare French Dutch 61 phr v ˌkiːp ˈɒn zu tun qualcosa keep up with 156 phr v ˌkiːp ˈʌp wɪð mithalten mit tener dietro a qc, starci suivre, garder le rythme bijhouden proverb 149 phr doorgaan, verder gaan geen domme dingen trouble, or do anything wrong or Sid’s got to keep his nose clean or he’ll se tenir à carreau doen illegal end up back in prison. As the youngest person there, I knew ˌkiːp jər əˌpɪnjənz tə seine Ansichten für sich tenere per sé le sue garder ses opinions je mening voor je jərˈself pour soi-même houden ˌkiːp jə ˈnəʊz kliːn vorsichtig seinn behalten tenersi fuori dai guai opinioni keep yourself to yourself 56 idiom something many times You just have to keep on trying. to manage to do as much or as well as Jack’s having trouble keeping up with the rest of the class. sauber bleiben, keep your opinions to yourself continuer à faire qc other people to make sure you do not get into keep your nose 155 Example to continue doing something, or to do keep on clean Definition ˌkiːp jəˌself tə jəˈself unter sich bleiben rimangono tra di loro rester entre soi op jezelf zijn enough to keep my opinions to to not say what you really think myself. to live a very quiet private life and not do many things that involve other We hardly knew them – they kept people themselves to themselves. The boss of the failed company is keeping schtum about his role in the keep/stay schtum 56 idiom ˌkiːp, ˌsteɪ ˈʃtʊm nichts sagen zu niente da dire tenir sa langue je mond houden to keep or stay quiet or silent to stop or remove something disaster. These figures kill off any hope that the kill off 152 phr v ˌkɪl ˈɒf zunichte machten sconfitta di fatto éliminer uit de weg ruimen completely economy is poised for recovery. the quality of being kind and caring for Mrs Smith’s kindliness to my wife was kindliness 154 n ˈkaɪndlinəs Freundlichkeit gentilezza bienveillance vriendelijkheid other people much appreciated. the problem of understanding people Living in China was hard for me at first language barrier 71 n ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˌbæriə Sprachbarriere barriera della lingua barrière linguistique taalbarrière who do not speak the same language a particular period of time worked because of the language barrier. during the later part of the day, or the workers who work during one of these late shift 81 n ˈleɪt ʃɪft Spätschicht turno di notte équipe de nuit la plus récente late dienst periods Nobody wants to do the late shift. the most recent or the newest or most These handbags are the latest thing in latest thing 74 n phr ˌleɪtəst ˈθɪŋ das Allerneueste l'ultima nouveauté het laatste snufje popular thing accessories, darling! to start something, usually something The authorities are planning to launch launch 81 v lɔːntʃ einführen, starten eine Kampagne avviare, iniziare launch a campaign 149 phr ˌlɔːntʃ ə kæmˈpeɪn lancieren lead v liːd leiten 81 learning lancer starten big or important a full-scale investigation into the crash. to start something, usually something The organisation has launched a lanciare una campagna lancer une campagne een campagne starten big or important to be in charge of a group of people campaign to raise £150,000. The investigation is being led by a guidare, condurre leiden who are trying to do something senior detective. an experience through which you Everyone in the centre has had quite a conduire, guider esperienza di experience 116 n ˈlɜːnɪŋ ɪkˌspɪəriəns Lernerfahrung apprendimento expérience instructive leerervaring learn a new skill to make something legal so that learning experience this week. Rules to legalise casino gambling could legalise 82 v ˈliːɡəlaɪz legalisieren legalizzare légaliser legaliseren people are allowed to do it be introduced next autumn. to say something without meaning to, He let it slip that they were planning to let it slip let the cat out of 56 idiom ˌlet it ˈslɪp ausplaudern spifferare laisser échapper let ðə ˌkæt aʊt əv ðə die Katze aus dem Sack lasciare il gatto fuori dal cracher le morceau, the bag 56 idiom ˈbæɡ © Pearson 2016 lassen sacco vendre la mèche 23 zich verspreken when you had wanted it to be a secret get married. to tell someone a secret, especially The engagement ring on her finger de kat uit de zak laten without intending to rather let the cat out of the bag. Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example je gevoelens de vrije to say exactly what you think about You don’t have to hold back on what let your feelings fly 110 v phr let jɔː ˌfiːlɪŋz ˈflaɪ sich nicht zurückhalten non trattenerti ne pas se refréner loop laten things to enjoy yourself and start to relax, you say, you can let your feelings fly. The party gave us all a chance to really let your hair down 83 v phr ˌlet jə ˈheə daʊn sich gehen lassen se laisser aller zich laten gaan especially after working very hard willing to understand and respect let our hair down. lasciarsi andare other people’s ideas, opinions, and liberal 148 adj life and soul of the ˈlɪbərəl liberal ˌlaɪf ən ˌsəʊl əv ðə Mittelpunkt der Party lebenslange liberale libéral liberaal feelings I had quite liberal parents. persona centrale/centro être le roi / la reine du gangmaker/gangmaakst someone who enjoys social occasions We must ask Sylvia to come – she’s the della festa passione a vita/che dancefloor la passion depuis er, middelpunt and is fun and exciting to be with life and soul of the party. a very strong liking for something, that party 13 idiom ˈpɑːti lifelong passion lightweight like it was 28 157 phr adj ˌlaɪflɒŋ ˈpæʃən Leidenschaft ˈlaɪtweɪt leicht ˌlaɪk ɪt wəz ˈjestədi, - dura tutta la vita leggero toujours léger levenslange passie licht has lasted all someone’s life weighing less than average very well, as if it happened only a Gardening was her lifelong passion. He wore a lightweight jacket. I remember meeting you for the first yesterday 155 v phrase deɪ come se fosse ieri comme si c'était hier alsof het gisteren was short time ago time like it was yesterday. Using a seatbelt will reduce the the degree to which something can likelihood of serious injury in a car als wäre es gestern likelihood 154 n ˈlaɪklihʊd Wahrscheinlichkeit probabilità probabilité waarschijnlijkheid reasonably be expected to happen accident. The meat was delicious. Likewise, the likewise 25 adv ˈlaɪkwaɪz ebenso allo stesso modo de même net zo in the same way if someone lives up to their name, aubergine was excellent. they do as well as they were expected live up to your name 8 phr lɪv ˌʌp tə jɔː ˈneɪm seinem Namen alle fare onore al proprio faire honneur à son zijn/haar naam alle eer to because of what their name or title The boss has certainly lived up to his Ehre machen nome nom aan doen is name. being unhappy because you are alone Her loneliness is caused by being on loneliness 82 n ˈləʊnlinəs Einsamkeit solitudine solitude eenzaamheid or do not have anyone to talk to to think about something that her own all day. When I look back on those days I look back 61 phr v ˌlʊk ˈbæk zurückblicken richiamare alla mente regarder en arrière terugkijken happened in the past to think that you are better than realise I was desperately unhappy. someone else, for example because guardare dall'alto in you are more successful, or of a Mr Garcia looks down on anyone who look down on 156 phr v ˌlʊk ˈdaʊn ɒn herabschauen auf basso regarder de haut neerkijken op higher social class than they are behaving as if you want to keep hasn’t had a college education. There was something furtive about his look furtive 152 phr ˈfɜːtɪv heimlich, verschlagen furtivo furtif steels kijken something secret actions. to make a short visit to someone, look in on 156 phr v ˌlʊk ˈɪn ɒn vorbeischauen, passare da, andare a besuchen trovare, visitare faire un saut chez bij iemand langsgaan dare un'occhiata al while you are going somewhere else, I promised to look in on Dad and see if especially if they are ill or need help to examine (something or someone) he’s feeling any better. quickly, without paying much Do you have a few minutes to look look over 61 phr v ˌlʊk ˈəʊvə einen Blick werfen über sopra jeter un coup d'oeil à doornemen attention to detail if a situation is looking up, it is these samples over? Now the summer’s here, things are look up 152 phr v ˌlʊk ˈʌp besser werden s'améliorer beter worden improving looking up! © Pearson 2016 migliorare 24 Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian unberechenbarer loose cannon lose appeal 148 74 idiom v phr ˌluːs ˈkænən ˌluːz əˈpiːl Risikofaktor seinen Reiz verlieren fattore rischio perdere il suo fascino French Dutch Definition Example élément someone who cannot be trusted potentiellement because they say or do things you do Don’t send John to the meeting dwarsligger not what them to to no longer have the quality that because he’s a bit of a loose cannon. aantrekkingskracht makes people like something or This kind of music has lost its appeal verliezen someone to spend time relaxing and doing for the under-20s. nothing, often when you should be James does nothing but lounge around the apartment. The twelve-mile coastline has incontrôlable perdre son attrait lounge around 152 phr v ˌlaʊndʒ əˈraʊnd herumlungern bighellonare paresser rondhangen doing something very good or beautiful, and very magnificent 32 adj mæɡˈnɪfəsənt wunderbar, herrlich magnifico formidable prachtig, schitterend impressive magnificent scenery. a woman’s family name before she got meisjesnaam zijn/haar slag slaan, married and started using her I’m Mrs Mary Smith, but my maiden husband’s family name name is Mary Black. He made a killing on the stock maiden name 8 n ˈmeɪdn neɪm Mädchenname ein Mordsgeschäft nome di ragazza nom de jeune fille make a killing make a name for 149 idiom ˌmeɪk ə ˈkɪlɪŋ machen sich einen Namen fare una strage faire une bonne affaire groot succes hebben to make a lot of money in a short time exchange. He made a name for himself as a yourself 8 idiom ˌmeɪk ə ˈneɪm machen farsi un nome con se faire un nom to become famous for something coming to agreements that are naam maken conductor of the Berlin Orchestra. achieved after everyone involved make compromises venire ai/fare dei ˌmeɪk 122 v phr ˈkɒmprəmaɪzɪz Kompromisse machen compromessi accepts less than what they wanted at Marriage involves being tolerant and faire des compromis compromissen sluiten Zugeständnisse first making compromises. something that you allow someone to have in order to end an argument or He was ready to make concessions on make concessions 122 n ˌmeɪk kənˈseʃənz machen fare delle concessioni faire des concessions concessies doen disagreement a woman’s last name, when she has many of the issues raised. She gave them Brenda’s married married name 8 n ˌmærid ˈneɪm Ehename nome da sposata nom marital huwelijksnaam changed it to her husband’s name name and address. The bell is massive, weighing over 40 massive 82 adj ˈmæsɪv wuchtig, massiv massivo venire a capo di, énorme massief very large, solid, and heavy tons. to learn a skill or a language so well I never quite mastered the art of that you have no difficulty with it someone who plans and organises a walking in high heels. complicated operation, especially a He is suspected of being the criminal operation sensible – someone, especially a child mastermind behind the bombings. dominare, imparare master mastermind 118 52 v n ˈmɑːstə ˈmɑːstəmaɪnd meistern führender Kopf bene capo maîtriser de baas worden cerveau, organisateur brein or young person, who is mature behaves in a sensible and reasonable way, as you would expect an adult to mature 12 adj məˈtʃʊə reif maturo may well 68 phr ˌmeɪ ˈwel kann durchaus può essere abbastanza pourrait bien meander © Pearson 2016 157 v miˈændə (umher)schlendern vagare, gironzolare mûr errer, vagabonder 25 We’re mature enough to disagree on volwassen het zou best eens behave this issue but still respect each other. used to say that something is likely to kunnen dat happen or is likely to be true to walk somewhere in a slow, relaxed What you say may well be true. way rather than take the most direct We meandered through the ancient way possible streets. slenteren Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch amnesia, vuoto di memory lapse 155 n ˈmeməri ˌlæps Gedächtnislücke memoria trou de mémoire black-out herumwursteln, Definition Example a short period of time during which He had a complete memory lapse and you cannot remember something couldn’t remember my name. to spend time lazily, doing things He spent his vacation messing around mess around 61 phr v ˌmes əˈraʊnd herumhängen gingillarsi traîner rondhangen slowly and in a way that is not planned on the farm. a very large city that is the most The city has become a huge, bustling metropolis 150 n məˈtrɒpələs Metropole metropoli métropole metropool important city in a country or area the name that is between your first metropolis. middle name 8 n ˌmɪdl ˈneɪm zweiter Vorname secondo nome deuxième prénom tweede voornaam name and your family name an extremely bad headache, during Harry Potter’s middle name is James. which you feel sick and have pain I won’t be coming this evening – I’m suffering from migraines. It’s important to keep an open mind as migraine 81 n ˈmiːɡreɪn, ˈmaɪ- Migräne emicrania migraine migraine behind your eyes your thoughts or your ability to think, mind mind your 23 n maɪnd ˌmaɪnd jə Geist so etwas sagt man ingegno (stai) attento a quello esprit fais attention à tes verstand feel, and imagine things you study the topic. to be careful so that you do not offend She gave him a frown and told him to language 71 v ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ nicht! che dici! propos! op je woorden letten anyone a taxi that you have to order by mind his language. telephone, not one that you can stop I’ve arranged for a minicab for 10 in the street very small in degree or amount, tomorrow morning. especially the smallest degree or The storm caused only minimal amount possible damage. to reduce something that is difficult, The rail company is bringing in more dangerous, or unpleasant to the trains in an effort to minimise minicab minimal 150 157 n adj ˈmɪnikæb ˈmɪnəməl Kleintaxi geringfügig, minimal piccolo taxi, minicab minimale taxi, minicab minime taxi minimaal minimieren, auf ein minimise 150 v ˈmɪnəmaɪz Minimum reduzieren minimizzare minimiser beperken smallest possible amount or degree disruption to travellers. Lots of young women wore miniskirts miniskirt 150 n ˈmɪniskɜːt Minirock minigonna minijupe minirok a very short skirt an electronic machine, especially a in the 1960s. phone or computer, that you can carry This app will work on all your mobile mobile device 61 n ˌməʊbaɪl dɪˈvaɪs Mobilgerät dispositivo mobile appareil mobile mobiel apparaat with you and use in any place a telephone that you can carry with devices. The latest mobile phones are on sale mobile phone 61 n ˌməʊbaɪl ˈfəʊn Mobiltelefon, Handy cellulare, telefonino téléphone portable mobiele telefoon you and use in any place here. to make something such as a system They need more funds to modernise or building more modern to treat someone too kindly and to the country’s telephone system. modernise 82 v ˈmɒdənaɪz modernisieren modernizzare moderniser moderniseren protect them too much from anything He had been mollycoddled as a young mollycoddle 86 v ˈmɒliˌkɒdl verhätscheln viziare couver moederszoontje unpleasant to be the reason why someone does boy. Was he motivated solely by his desire motivate 82 v ˈməʊtəveɪt motivieren motivare motiver motiveren something for power? We mulled over the candidates and mull over 61 phr v ˌmʌl ˈəʊvə grübeln über rimuginare retourner dans sa tête iets overwegen to consider something for a long time finally chose one. someone who plays a musical instrument, especially very well or as a musician © Pearson 2016 82 n mjuːˈzɪʃən Musiker/in musicista musicien/ne 26 musicus/musicienne job She was a talented young musician. Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example The first myth about motherhood is myth 59 n mɪθ Mythos mito mythe mythe an idea or story that many people that new mothers instantly fall in love believe, but which is not true with their babies. give someone or something the same name after 8 phr v ˈneɪm ˌɑːftə benennen nach einschränken, dare a qu il nome di porter le nom de qn noemen naar name as another person or thing to reduce the number of things narrow down 61 phr v ˌnærəʊ ˈdaʊn beschränken limitare, ridurre réduire à beperken included in a range list of suspects. unwilling to accept or understand new gretto, di vedute narrow-minded 23 adj ˌnærəʊ ˈmaɪndəd entstirnig limitate étroit d'esprit bekrompen He was named after his father. The police have narrowed down their or different ideas, opinions, or His attitude is narrow-minded and customs a nationalist organisation, party etc insensitive. wants to gain or keep political nazionalista, independence for their country and We have seen the rise of the nationalist movement in the country. The need for natural light in offices nationalist 154 adj, n ˈnæʃənələst nationalistisch nazionalistico nationaliste nationalistisch people existing in nature and not caused, natural 157 adj ˈnætʃərəl natürlich naturale naturel natuurlijk made, or controlled by people cannot be contested. everything in the physical world that is not controlled by humans, such as wild plants and animals, earth and We grew up in the countryside, nature 100 n ˈneɪtʃə Natur natura nature natuur rocks, and the weather a naughty child does not obey adults surrounded by the beauties of nature. You’re a very naughty boy! Look what naughty 35 adj ˈnɔːti ungezogen cattivo, maleducato vilain stout and behaves badly to need to be talked to in an angry you’ve done! need a good den muss man sich mal è necessario rompere a een hartig woordje (met way, especially of a child or someone I can see that young man needs a talking to 153 idiom ˌniːd ə ɡʊd ˈtɔːkɪŋ tʊ richtig vorknöpfen destra che è se prendre un savon iemand) spreken who is below you in rank good talking to. He seemed a neurotic, self-obsessed neurotic 12 adj njʊˈrɒtɪk neurotisch nevrotico nevrosé neurotisch unreasonably anxious or afraid in spite of the fact that you have just man. What you said was true. It was, nevertheless 25 adv ˌnevəðəˈles dennoch, trotz allem tuttavia, nonostante néanmoins toch, niettemin mentioned nevertheless, a little unkind. a particular period of time worked during the night, or the workers who night shift 81 n no rest for the wicked 155 proverb She found it hard to stay awake during ˈnaɪt ʃɪft Nachtschicht turno di notte équipe de nuit nachtdienst work during one of these periods het zijn altijd dezelfden her night shifts at the factory. nəʊ ˌrest fə ðə es gibt keine Ruhe für non c'è nessun riposo pas de répit pour le die ervoor moeten used to say that you have no Well, I had better get back to work – ˈwɪkɪd die Schuldigen per il colpevole méchant opdraaien opportunity to stop working a member of a tribe that travels from no rest for the wicked, you know! place to place instead of living in one nomad not have the 35 n faintest idea about something © Pearson 2016 156 phr place all the time, usually in order to The herdsmen were nomads who did ˈnəʊmæd ˌnɒt hæv ðə Nomade nicht die geringste nomade nomade nomade find grass for their animals not stay in one place for long. ˌfeɪntəst aɪˈdɪə Vorstellung von etwas non avere la minima n'en avoir pas la geen flauw benul van to not have even a general I don’t have the faintest idea what to əbaʊt ˌsʌmθɪŋ haben idea di qc moindre idée iets hebben understanding of something get Rachel for her birthday. 27 Word Part of Page speech not make head or tail of 153 idiom Pronunciation German Italian ˌnɒt meɪk ˌhed ɔː sich keinen Reim auf nessuna figura qualcosa ˈteɪl ɒv etwas machen können fuori può French y perdre son latin Dutch Definition Example ergens geen touw aan to be completely unable to I couldn’t make head or tail of the vast kunnen knopen understand something instructions. an idea that is not like anything known novel idea 107 adj ˌnɒvəl aɪˈdɪə neuartige Idee nuova idea idée originale verrassend idee before, and unusual or interesting What a novel idea! determined not to change your ideas, behaviour, opinions etc, even when obstinate 12 adj ˈɒbstənət stur ostinato off balance 153 prep phr ˌɒf ˈbæləns aus dem Gleichgewicht fuori equilibrio sulla strada cattiva, other people think you are being He was the most obstinate man I’ve obstiné halsstarrig unreasonable in an unsteady position and likely to ever met. The sudden movement of the ship déséquilibré niet in evenwicht fall knocked them both off balance. dévié de son cours uit de koers going in the wrong direction The ship was blown off course. andare nella direzione off course 153 prep phr ˌɒf ˈkɔːs ab vom Kurs sbagliata a place that is off the beaten track is off the beaten abseits der fuori dal sentiero buiten de gebaande not well known and is far away from We want to visit all the places that are track 116 idiom ˌɒf ðə ˌbiːtn ˈtræk ausgetretenen Pfade battuto hors des sentiers battus paden the places that people usually visit off the beaten track for a change. I was off the pace and decided to off the pace 153 prep phr ˌɒf ðə ˈpeɪs in Rückstand sein essere in ritardo en retard not going fast enough retire from the race. achterliggen poco convenzionale, offbeat 104 offensive language 71 adj ˌɒfˈbiːt neben der Spur adj əˌfensɪv ˈlænɡwɪdʒ beleidigende Sprache unusual and not what people normally She’s a little offbeat, but she’s a fuori di testa excentrique, décalé excentriek expect, especially in an interesting way wonderful actress. very rude or insulting and likely to linguaggio offensivo langage offensant beledigend taalgebruik upset people a language used by people in I found her language deeply offensive. authority, especially the government Hindi is one of the official languages of official language 71 n əˌfɪʃəl ˈlænɡwɪdʒ offizielle Sprache alter Hase, erfahrener lingua ufficiale langue officielle avoir beaucoup officiële taal of a country someone who has a lot of experience India. old hand 13 idiom ˌəʊld ˈhænd Mitarbeiter vecchia mano d'expérience ouwe rot of something based on a calculation about how He’s an old hand at the job. many times something usually happens, how much money someone usually gets, how often people usually On average, men still earn more than on average 70 prep phr ɒn ˈævərɪdʒ im Durchschnitt in media en moyenne gemiddeld do something etc used to give another opinion or fact women. I’d like to eat out, but on the other aan de andere kant, that should be considered as well as hand I should be trying to save on the other hand 25 phr ɒn ði ˈʌðə hænd andererseits d'altra parte d'un autre côté anderzijds the one you have just given money. They’re on the road for six months out on the road phr ɒn ðə ˈrəʊd unterwegs in giro sur la route onderweg travelling if a word, name etc is on the tip of of every year. op het puntje van de your tongue, you know it but cannot What is her name? It’s on the tip of my remember it tongue. Joan. Joan Simpson. That’s it! 116 on the tip of your tongue © Pearson 2016 155 idiom ɒn ðə ˌtɪp əv jə ˈtʌŋ auf der Zunge sulla lingua sur le bout de la langue tong 28 Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example sulla buona strada, andare nella direzione on track 70 prep phr ˌɒn ˈtræk auf Kurs giusta to be likely to achieve a particular en bonne voie op schema liggen result a short period during which you use We’re still on track for 10% growth. or do something or employ someone to find out whether they are zur Probe, zum on trial 70 prep phr ɒn ˈtraɪəl Probieren once-in-a-lifetime 155 adj ˌwʌns ɪn ə ˈlaɪftaɪm einmal im Leben satisfactory for a particular purpose or They let me have the computer on in prova à l'essai op proef job trial for thirty days. unica nella vita une fois dans la vie de kans van je leven the best that you will ever have It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. if someone has success with one song, She made a lot of money with that book, etc. only, they are a one-hit song, but she turned out to be a one- one-hit wonder 157 idiom ˌwʌn hɪt ˈwʌndə Eintagsfliege cosa effimera succès sans lendemain eendagsvlieg onbevooroordeeld, wonder willing to consider and accept other hit wonder. She’s quite open-minded about what open-minded 12 adj ˌəʊpən ˈmaɪndəd əˌpɪnjən ɪz aufgeschlossen die Meinungen sind accessibile, aperto ouvert d'esprit ruimdenkend de meningen zijn people’s ideas and opinions people have different opinions about job she wants to do. Opinion was divided as to whether the opinion is divided 149 phr dɪˈvaɪdəd geteilt le opinioni sono divise l'avis est divisé verdeeld something program will work. rechthaberisch, che vuol sempre avere qui a des avis très dogmatisch ragione, dogmatico arrêtés opinionated 149 adj əˈpɪnjəneɪtəd expressing very strong opinions about I found him very arrogant and eigenwijs things a chance to do something or an opinionated. occasion when it is easy for you to do I’d like to take this opportunity to opportunity 82 n ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti Gelegenheit organisiertes opportunità, occasione occasion gelegenheid georganiseerde something a large and powerful organisation of thank you all. Organised crime is involved in drug organised crime 151 n ˌɔːɡənaɪzd ˈkraɪm Verbrechen criminalità organizzata misdaad criminals an idea that is completely new and trafficking. different from anything that anyone I don’t think George is capable of has thought of before if a group of people ostracise having original ideas! someone, they refuse to accept them He was ostracised by the other as a member of the group not having the ability or power to students. original idea 107 n əˌrɪdʒənəl aɪˈdɪə originelle Idee idea originale le crime organisé idée originale verrassend idee proscrivere, ostracise 157 v ˈɒstrəsaɪz ächten, ausschließen escludere ostraciser uitstoten make someone or something do what you want or make something happen The economy is worsening and out of out of control 70 prep phr ˌaʊt əv kəntrəʊl außer Kontrolle fuori controllo incontrôlable onbeheersbaar in the way you want used when something happens in a control. particular way because that is the only Many of the jobs are temporary out of out of necessity 70 prep phr ˌaʊt əv nəˈsesəti aus Notwendigkeit per necessità par nécessité uit noodzaak possible way it can happen necessity. Voters suspected the real political out of sight 70 prep phr ˌaʊt əv ˈsaɪt außer Sichtweite fuori del campo visivo hors de vue verborgen hidden agenda was being kept out of sight. used to say that people soon stop out of sight, out of mind © Pearson 2016 94 proverb aʊt əv ˌsaɪt aʊt əv aus den Augen, aus lontano dagli occhi, loin des yeux, loin du ˈmaɪnd dem Sinn lontano dal cuore. coeur thinking about something or someone I forgot all about her. Out of sight, out uit het oog, uit het hart if they do not see them for a while 29 of mind, I suppose. Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch überdauern, länger sopravvivere a, durare durer plus longtemps Definition Example to continue to exist or be effective for A leather sofa will usually outlast a outlast 150 v aʊtˈlɑːst halten als più lungo di que, survivre langer meegaan dan a longer time than something else to beat an opponent in a game by cloth one. Murray outplayed his opponent in the outplay 150 v aʊtˈpleɪ besser spielen als giocare meglio come surpasser, dominer verslaan playing with more skill than they do final. The response to the jury’s verdict was outrage 88 n ˈaʊtreɪdʒ Empörung, Entsetzen sich besser verkaufen indignazione, spavento indignation verontwaardiging a feeling of great anger and shock one of outrage. to sell more goods or products than a outsell 150 v aʊtˈsel als si vendono meglio di meer verkopen dan competitor no longer young, and therefore no Australia now outsells the US in wines. die beste Zeit hinter avere il miglior tempo over zijn/haar longer attractive or good at doing Kathleen thinks she’s over the hill, but se vendre mieux que over the hill 22 idiom ˌəʊvə ðə ˈhɪl sich haben dietro vieux felicissimo, esultante di hoogtepunt heen zijn things she’s only 32. I was over the moon when I won the over the moon 153 prep phr ˌəʊvə ðə ˈmuːn im siebten Himmel gioia zielsgelukkig zijn very happy remarks, behaviour etc that are over championship. sur un petit nuage the top are so extreme or unreasonable that they seem stupid He was a bit over the top with his over the top 153 adj ˌəʊvə ðə ˈtɒp übertrieben esagerato exagéré overdreven or offensive drinking last night. too determined to be successful, rich, The over-ambitious health reform over-ambitious 12 adj ˌəʊvər æmˈbɪʃəs übertrieben ehrgeizig troppo ambizioso diventare un successo trop ambitieux te ambitieus van de ene op de powerful etc : über Nacht ein Erfolg improvvisamente/da un andere dag succes a success that happens surprisingly programme failed. overnight success 120 idiom ˌəʊvənaɪt səkˈses werden giorno a altro succès immédiat hebben quickly if a place is overpopulated there are The show was an overnight success. overpopulated 150 adj ˌəʊvəˈpɒpjəleɪtəd überbevölkert sovrappopolato surpeuplé overbevolkt too many people living in it the quality of being so anxious to Most of our cities are overpopulated. over- previdenza/protezione protectiveness 86 n ˌəʊvə prəˈtektɪvnəs übertriebene Fürsorge overrated pain in the neck 104 13 adj idiom ˌəʊvəˈreɪtəd ˌpeɪn ɪn ðə ˈnek pass the time 98 phr ˌpɑːs ðə ˈtaɪm protect someone from harm that you He was guilty of over-protectiveness esagerata la surprotection overbezorgdheid restrict their freedom not as good or important as some towards his children. überbewertet Nervensäge sopravvalutato rompiscatole surfait casse-pieds, pénible overschat onuitstaanbaar people think or say someone who is very annoying to make time seem to go by more The new film was vastly overrated. Joshua is a pain in the neck. sich die Zeit vertreiben passare il tempo passer le temps de tijd verdrijven quickly a fashion, activity, type of music etc We played cards to pass the time. that suddenly becomes very popular, but only remains popular for a short passing trend 74 n phr ˌpɑːsɪŋ ˈtrend vorübergehende Mode moda temporanea valere la pena, tendance passagère voorbijgaande trend time if something you do pays off, it is I’m sure it’s just a passing trend. pay off 157 phr v ˌpeɪ ˈɒf sich bezahlt machen porter des fruits de moeite waard zijn successful or has a good result to make regular payments, or fulfil Teamwork paid off. pay your dues © Pearson 2016 120 idiom ˌpeɪ jɔː ˈdjuːz convenire seine Beiträge obligations, to an organisation of zahlen/Verpflichtungen which you are a member and where You have to start at the bottom of the you are learning a trade career ladder and pay your dues. erfüllen fare il proprio dovere effectuer les cotisations de tol betalen 30 Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition to make someone leave their job Example when they are old or ill and pay them a pension, or to get rid of something met pensioen sturen, because it is old or not useful any Many of the old ships have been pension off 61 phr v ˌpenʃən ˈɒf stilllegen, pensionieren pensionare, chiudere opinione mettre à la retraite afdanken more the way you think about something pensioned off. Art is a great way to discover children’s perception 59 n pəˈsepʃən Wahrnehmung perception waarneming and your idea of what it is like someone who is perceptive notices perceptions of the world. tradizionale/comune things quickly and understands situations, people’s feelings etc well – You’re right. That’s very perceptive of perceptive 12 adj pəˈseptɪv einfühlsam sympathisch, sensibile perspicace opmerkzaam used to show approval someone who is personable is you. She is a very personable young personable 154 adj ˈpɜːsənəbəl angenehm simpatico, piacevole avenant, aimable knap, voorkomend attractive and pleasant what you yourself think about woman. My personal opinion is that his first personal opinion 149 phr ˌpɜːsənəl əˈpɪnjən persönliche Meinung opinione personale opinion personnelle persoonlijke mening something or someone a way of thinking about something, film was better. especially one which is influenced by the type of person you are or by your His father’s death gave him a whole perspective 23 n pəˈspektɪv Perspektive prospettiva perspective perspectief experiences able to make other people believe new perspective on life. persuasive 82 adj pəˈsweɪsɪv überzeugend persuasivo persuasif overtuigend something or do what you ask Trevor can be very persuasive. having a natural physical ability to do physically gifted pick up 28 106 adj phr v ˌfɪzɪkli ˈɡɪftəd ˌpɪk ˈʌp sportlich begabt aufheben, aufnehmen dotato per sport raccogliere, alzare doué pour le sport ramasser fysiek talent oprapen, optillen one or more things extremely well to lift something or someone up a picturesque place is pretty and He was a physically gifted gymnast. He picked up the letter and read it. It was a quiet fishing village with a picturesque 32 adj ˌpɪktʃəˈresk pittoresk pittoresco pittoresque pittoresk interesting in an old-fashioned way to pretend to disagree with someone picturesque harbour. des Teufels Advokaten fare l'avvocato del advocaat van de duivel in order to have a good discussion To play devil’s advocate for a moment, diavolo faire l'avocat du diable spelen about something what if the factory did close? The statue is a poignant reminder of poignant aangrijpend making you feel sad or full of pity to tell someone something that they our nation’s great sacrifices. did not already know or had not He was always very keen to point out play devil's advocate 26 idiom ˌdevəlz ˈædvəkət spielen poignant 104 adj ˈpɔɪnjənt schmerzlich, ergreifend toccante, doloroso accentuare, mettere in point out 106 phr v ˌpɔɪnt ˈaʊt betonen rilievo indiquer, signaler attenderen op thought about my mistakes. Everything points to her having died point to 68 v phr ˈpɔɪnt tʊ darauf hindeuten suggerire indiquer qc erop wijzen to suggest that something is true too small and not very pleasant or from a drugs overdose. The whole family was crammed into poky 35 adj ˈpəʊki winzig minuscolo, piccolissimo exigu benauwd comfortable two poky little rooms. a surprise visit made to a place by the Two suspects were arrested during police raid 44 n pəˈliːs ˌreɪd Polizeirazzia una raid della polizia raid de police politie-inval police to search for something illegal to read or look at something very the police raid. pore over 61 phr v ˌpɔːr ˈəʊvə vertieft sein in immergersi in étudier de près zich verdiepen in carefully for a long time the situation or experience of being She was poring over a book. Millions of elderly people live in poverty 151 n ˈpɒvəti Armut povertà pauvreté armoede poor poverty. © Pearson 2016 31 Word Part of Page speech practise what you preach 94 proverb Pronunciation German ˌpræktɪs wɒt jʊ sich an die eigene Nase ˈpriːtʃ fassen Italian farsi gli affari propri French Dutch Definition appliquer ce que l'on doe zelf ook wat je to do the things that you advise other She didn’t always practise what she prêche andere opdraagt people to do preached. a belief or opinion that you have I had the same preconceptions about already formed before you know the life in South Africa that many people actual facts, and that may be wrong a difficult or unpleasant situation in have. idée préconçue, parti preconception 23 n ˌpriːkənˈsepʃən vorgefasste Meinung preconcetto pris vooroordeel Example which you do not know what to do, or situazione di predicament 50 n prɪˈdɪkəmənt Notlage emergenza situation délicate dilemma in which you have to make a difficult She went to the office to explain her choice having an unreasonable dislike of predicament. someone or something, especially a dislike of a group of people who voreingenommen, mit prevenuto, gravata da pregiudizi prejudiced 12 adj ˈpredʒədəst Vorurteilen belastet presume 81 v prɪˈzjuːm annehmen, mutmaßen presumere presume dead 81 presume innocent 81 phr phr prɪˌzjuːm ˈded prɪˌzjuːm ˈɪnəsənt mutmaßlich tot morte presunta mutmaßlich unschuldig innocente presunto belong to a different race, sex, or plein de préjugés bevooroordeeld religion – used to show disapproval to think that something is true, présumer veronderstellen although you are not certain wrongly, that he was your boss. to accept that someone is dead until it veronderstellen dat is shown to not be true, especially in Their nephew was missing, presumed iemand dood is law to accept that someone is innocent dead. iemand als onschuldig until it is shown to not be true, The defendant is presumed innocent beschouwen especially in law until he or she is found guilty. a way of behaving which is intended to présumé mort présumé innocent Some officers were racially prejudiced. From the way he talked I presumed, make people believe something that is How long are you going to keep up the pretence previous 82 44 n adj prɪˈtens ˈpriːviəs Vortäuschung vorherig finzione precedente faux-semblant précédent voorwendsel vorig not true having happened or existed before pretence of being ill? the event, time, or thing that you are I’ve met him before on two previous talking about now occasions. belonging to a simple way of life that primitive 35 adj ˈprɪmətɪv primitiv primitivo primitif primitief existed in the past and does not have The village buildings were quite modern industries and machines primitive. to put several things, problems etc in order of importance, so that you can prioritise production 82 82 v n praɪˈɒrətaɪz prəˈdʌkʃən Prioritäten setzen stabilire delle priorità Produktion, Herstellung produzione professore(-essa) donner la priorité à production prioriteit geven aan productie (universitario, -a), deal with the most important first the process of making or growing You need to prioritise your tasks. things to be sold, especially in large The production of consumer goods quantities has slowed recently. a teacher of the highest rank in a She’s been named the professor of professor 82 n prəˈfesə Professor/in, Dozent/in docente professeur Pros und Kontras, Vor- pro e contro, vantaggi e professor university department the advantages and disadvantages of English. We discussed the pros and cons of pros and cons 50 n phr ˌprəʊz ən ˈkɒnz und Nachteile voor- en nadelen something going to university. © Pearson 2016 svantaggi le pour et le contre 32 Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example to state very firmly that something is protest 44 v prəˈtest beteuern affermare clamer, proclamer betuigen true, when other people do not Years later, he is still protesting his believe you innocence. He claims the police destroyed records to show that (something) is true by that could prove the officer’s prove 44 v pruːv beweisen provare prouver bewijzen providing facts, information etc the place where something originally innocence. The provenance of the paintings is provenance 52 n ˈprɒvənəns Herkunft provenienza provenance herkomst came from unknown. provocative behaviour, remarks etc are intended to make people angry or The minister’s provocative remarks provocative 14 adj prəˈvɒkətɪv provozierend provocativo provocateur uitdagend, provocerend upset, or to cause a lot of discussion were widely reported in the press. to continue trying to find out about or persuade someone about a particular A private detective was hired to pursue 81 v pəˈsjuː durchführen eseguire, effettuare poursuivre vervolgen, doorgaan subject to spend more money than you pursue the investigation. Push the boat out and get tickets to push the boat out 76 idiom ˌpʊʃ ðə ˈbəʊt aʊt auf den Putz hauen fare baldoria frapper un grand coup niet op een cent kijken usually do, on something special the theatre or ballet. if you are pushed for time you are He was pushed for time so couldn’t pushed for time 98 phr ˌpʊʃt fə ˈtaɪm wenig Zeit haben avere poco tempo être à court de temps maar weinig tijd hebben very busy and have little time to spare stay to help her. to put (something) in the place where put away put success down 61 phr v ˌpʊt əˈweɪ wegräumen rimuovere ranger opbergen it is usually kept to think that a success is caused by He put his toys away every night. I put the team’s success down to good to 28 phr ˌpʊt səkˈses daʊn tə Erfolg zurückführen auf attribuire un successo a attribuer le succès à etw. hinnehmen, succes wijten aan something else to accept an unpleasant situation or management. put up with 106 phr v pʊt ˈʌp wɪð iets pikken person without complaining She put up with his violent temper. used to describe a situation where you het beste beentje voor have to make your best attempt at zetten success we’ll find out the results tomorrow. to suggest formally that you should be put your best foot forward ertragen sopportare supporter, tolérer pʊt jɔː ˌbest fʊt 155 proverb ˈfɔːwəd sein Bestes geben put your name fare del proprio meglio faire de son mieux proporre sé stesso considered for a particular job, forward 8 phr pʊt ˈfɔːwəd sich vorschlagen als come poser sa candidature quaint 150 adj kweɪnt reizend, idyllisch grazioso, carino, idilliaco au charme suranné OK, put your best foot forward and He put his name forward as a je kandidaat stellen membership of an organisation etc candidate for governor. unusual and attractive, especially in an apart, schilderachtig old-fashioned way a period of time when a person or We stayed in a quaint little village. animal is kept apart from others in case they are carrying a disease, or the state of being kept apart in this The monkeys were kept in quarantine quarantine 64 n ˈkwɒrəntiːn Quarantäne quarantena qarantaine quarantaine way to leave a job, especially without for 31 days. He quit his job after an argument with quit your job 116 v phr ˌkwɪt jə ˈdʒɒb seinen Job kündigen licenziarsi il suo lavoro causare, suscitare, quitter votre emploi ontslag nemen finishing it completely to warn people that something bad is a colleague. Neighbours raised the alarm when raise 81 v reɪz verursachen, auslösen donner l'alarme alarmeren happening they smelled smoke. a ramshackle building or vehicle is in ramshackle © Pearson 2016 150 adj ˈræmʃækəl baufällig, klapprig cadente, fragile délabré krakkemikkig 33 bad condition and in need of repair They lived in a ramshackle old cottage. Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example to talk or complain in a loud, excited imprecare, strillare, tekeergaan, een tirade and rather confused way because you She was ranting about the unfairness rant 110 v, n rænt schimpfen, zetern über urlare râler contre parlare con entusiasmo chanter des louanges afsteken feel strongly about something to talk about something you enjoy or rave 110 v, n reɪv schwärmen von lyrisch zijn admire in an excited way about Lapland. the time when something or someone het hoogtepunt is best, greatest, highest, most di qu/qc de den Höhepunkt/Gipfel of it all. Now I understand why travellers rave Most athletes reach their peak in their reach the peak 22 idiom ˌriːtʃ ðə ˈpɪːk erreichen raggiungere l'apice atteindre le sommet bereiken successful mid 20s. if you are ready, you are prepared for When the doorbell rang he was ready ready 35 adj ˈredi fertig, bereit pronto prêt klaar what you are going to do and waiting. to know and understand something, I suddenly realised that the boy was realise 82 v ˈrɪəlaɪz merken, realisieren reappearance 82 n ˌrɪːəˈpɪərəns Wiedererscheinen rebellious 12 adj rɪˈbeljəs rebellisch recollection 82 n ˌrekəˈlekʃən Erinnerung realizzare, notare ricomparsa se rendre compte de realiseren or suddenly begin to understand it the act of appearing again after not crying. Many of these ideas make a réapparition herverschijning being seen for some time deliberately not obeying people in reappearance in his later books. He’s always had a rebellious streak (= ribelle rebelle opstandig authority or rules of behaviour something from the past that you a tendency to rebel). My earliest recollections are of my ricordo souvenir, mémoire herinnering remember mother bending over my cot. if you are redundant, your employer Seventy factory workers were made redundant 82 adj rɪˈdʌndənt überflüssig superfluo superflu, licencié redundant, overbodig no longer has a job for you shelter or protection from someone redundant in the resulting cuts. During the frequent air-raids, people refuge 35 n ˈrefjuːdʒ Zuflucht rifugio refuge, abri schuilplaats or something took refuge in their cellars. The Marshall Plan brought about the the process of making something regeneration of the shattered Europe Erholung, regeneration 38 n riːˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən Regenerierung ricreazione régéneration regeneratie develop and grow strong again of 1947. to repeat facts, ideas etc that you have read or heard without thinking about ripetere come un regurgitate 22 v rɪˈɡɜːdʒəteɪt nachplappern pappagallo régurgiter napraten, als een them yourself – used to show She tried to get students to think papegaai herhalen disapproval helping someone to live a healthy, critically, not just regurgitate facts. useful, or active life again after they have been seriously ill, in prison, or on He was sent to a special rehabilitation rehabilitation 64 n ˌriːhəbɪləˈteɪʃən Rehabilitation riabilitazione rééducation revalidatie drugs unit for stroke patients. The people were given religious freedom for the first time in the religious freedom 47 n rɪˌlɪdʒəs ˈfriːdəm Religionsfreiheit libertà religiosa liberté de religion geloofsvrijheid freedom to have any religious beliefs a period when a serious illness remission 154 n rɪˈmɪʃən Nachlassen recesso, remissione rémission remissie improves for a time The cancer has gone into remission. to repair a building or old furniture so The hotel has been renovated and renovate 82 v ˈrenəveɪt renovieren rinnovare rénover renoveren that it is in good condition again doing or saying the same thing many redecorated. The job involved the constant repetition 154 n ˌrepəˈtɪʃən Wiederholung ripetizione répétition herhaling times repetition of the same movements. © Pearson 2016 34 country’s history. Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example to tell the police or someone in authority that an accident or crime report 44 v rɪˈpɔːt melden riferire, denunciare signaler, dénoncer melden has happened good at finding ways of dealing with I’d like to report a crime. She is a woman who is energetic and resourceful respectful 82 82 adj adj rɪˈzɔːsfəl, -ˈsɔːsrɪˈspektfəl einfallsreich respektvoll pieno di risorse pieno di rispetto reattivo, rispondere ingénieux respectueux vindingrijk eerbiedig practical problems feeling or showing respect resourceful. They listened in respectful silence. We try to be responsive to the needs responsive rest on 154 adj rɪˈspɒnsɪv eingehen auf etw. bene a qc sensible à, réagir snel reagerend reacting quickly, in a positive way if blame or a difficult job rests on of the customer. ˌrest ɒn ˌsʌmbədiz die Verantwortung assumersi la reposer sur les épaules op de schouders van somebody’s shoulders, they have to The blame rests squarely on Jim’s ˈʃəʊldəz tragen für responsabilità di qc de take responsibility for it shoulders. something that is revealing shows you somebody’s shoulders 88 idiom iemand rusten something interesting or surprising about a situation or someone’s The programme gave a revealing revealing 14 adj rɪˈviːlɪŋ aufschlussreich istruttivo, rivelatore révélateur onthullend character to respect and admire someone or insight into her life. revere 88 v rɪˈvɪə verehren venerare vénérer vereren something very much He is revered as a national hero. Going to school in your pyjamas is a ridiculous idea 107 n rɪˈdɪkjələs aɪˌdɪə lächerliche Idee una idea ridicola aumentare idée ridicule connaître une hausse belachelijk idee a very silly or unreasonable idea ridiculous idea! Output has risen dramatically since rise dramatically 74 v phr ˌraɪz drəˈmætɪkli enorm ansteigen enormamente spectaculaire réticent à prendre des dramatisch stijgen to increase greatly and suddenly last month. Shareholders are more risk-averse risk-averse 86 adj ˌrɪsk əˈvɜːs risikoscheu avverso al rischio risques risicomijdend not willing to take risks than they used to be. a phrase meaning that it takes time to achieve something important, and you Rome wasn’t built ˌrəʊm wɒzənt ˌbɪlt Rom entstand nicht von Roma non fu costruita Rome ne s'est pas faite Keulen en Aken zijn niet should not expect to succeed Take it slowly – Rome wasn’t built in a in a day 94 proverb ɪn ə ˈdeɪ heute auf morgen in un giorno en un jour op één dag gebouwd immediately a house, car etc that is roomy is large day. This car is roomy enough for a large roomy 35 adj ˈrumi geräumig spazioso, vasto spacieux ruim and has a lot of space inside it family. one person who has a bad effect on all Oliver was the rotten apple – people rotten apple 148 idiom ˌrɒtn ˈæpəl räudiges Schaf (fig.) capro espiatorio personne corrompue rotte appel others in a group started arguing when he arrived. to move very quickly, by moving your run 157 v run something by rʌn rennen, laufen correre ˌrʌn sʌmθɪŋ ˈbaɪ etwas mit jmd. kurz courir rennen legs more quickly than when you walk I ran down the stairs as fast as I could. brevemente discutere iets met iemand to tell someone something so that I just wanted to run it by you and see they can give you their opinion a building or area that is run-down is what you thought. Something needs to be done about somebody 153 idiom ˌsʌmbədi besprechen qualcosa con qualcuno discuter de qc avec qn bespreken run-down 32 adj ˌrʌn ˈdaʊn heruntergekommen rovinato, decaduto vervallen, verwaarloosd in very bad condition a way of speaking or writing that décrépit the run-down inner city areas. involves saying the opposite of what you really mean in order to make an sarcasm © Pearson 2016 154 n ˈsɑːkæzəm Sarkasmus sarcasmo sarcasme sarcasme 35 unkind joke or to show that you are ‘Good of you to arrive on time,’ George annoyed said, with heavy sarcasm. Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example passeggiare, to walk in a slow, relaxed way, gironzolare, especially so that you look confident He came sauntering down the road saunter 157 v ˈsɔːntə schlendern, bummeln bighellonare se balader slenteren or proud with his hands in his pockets. That’s a scandalous waste of public scandalous 82 adj ˈskændələs skandalös scandaloso scandaleux schandalig completely unfair and wrong surrounded by views of beautiful money! scenic 150 adj ˈsiːnɪk landschaftlich paesistico scénique, pittoresque schilderachtig countryside This is a region of scenic beauty. knowledge about the world, especially Many leading scientists do not science 100 n ˈsaɪəns Wissenschaft scienza science wetenschap based on examining, testing, and consider that science can give proving facts an important or exciting news story absolutely reliable knowledge. that is printed in one newspaper or shown on one television station He managed to get the scoop of the scoop 62 n skuːp Knüller, Exklusivbericht sensazione, scoop minuzzolo scoop, exclusivité primeur before any of the others know it a small amount of information, truth year when he broke the news. scrap 120 n skræp Stückchen petit bout beetje, greintje etc There isn’t a single scrap of evidence. We sunbathed on a small secluded secluded 150 adj sɪˈkluːdəd abgelegen isolé, solitaire eenzaam, afgelegen very private and quiet doubts about a decision you have beach. You’re not having second thoughts, second thoughts 23 n pl ˌsekənd ˈθɔːts Zweifel, Befürchtungen dubbi, timori allora sembrava doute semblait être une twijfel made what you decided to do seemed are you? ˌsiːm laɪk ə ˌɡʊd schien damals eine gute d'essere stata una bonne idée à ce temps- op dat moment een sensible at first, but it turned out to be “Why did you jump in the lake?” “Well, aɪˈdɪə ət ðə ˈtaɪm Idee zu sein là a poor decision caring only about yourself and not seem like a good idea at the time 107 idiom isolato, fuori mano buon'idea goed idee lijken it seemed like a good idea at the time.” about other people – used to show selfish 148 adj ˈselfɪʃ egoistisch egoistico égoïste egoïstisch disapproval a punctuation mark (;) used to How can you be so selfish? Many people who have spoken and separate different parts of a sentence written English from birth have semicolon 150 n ˌsemiˈkəʊlən Semikolon punto e virgola point-virgule puntkomma or list difficulty with semicolons. someone who is semi-retired continues to work, but not for as pensionato che many hours as they used to, especially continua a svolgere because they are getting older and I’m semi-retired, but I still do work met deeltijdpensioen want time to do other things semi-skimmed milk has had some of when people offer it. Can you get me a bottle of semi- halfvol the fat removed skimmed milk, too, please? being mentally confused or behaving His senility is becoming more of a strangely, because of old age sensitive information needs to be problem. semi-retired 150 adj ˌsemi rɪˈtaɪəd in Altersteilzeit un'attività lavorativa semi-skimmed 150 adj ˌsemi ˈskɪmd halbfett parzialmente scremato demi-écrémé senility 154 n səˈnɪləti Senilität senilità en semi-retraite sénilité seniliteit dealt with very carefully, because it is sensitive information © Pearson 2016 ˌsensətɪv 62 n ɪnfəˈmeɪʃən sensible Informationen informazioni sensibili informations sensibles 36 vertrouwelijke secret or because it may offend She has access to sensitive informatie people information about national security. Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition the job of being an apprentice (= Example someone who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn a particular skill or job), or the serve an apprenticeship 120 n ˌsɜːv ən əˈprentəsʃɪp eine Lehre machen in seinen andare a fare un effectuer un apprendistato apprentissage Gewohnheiten essere bloccati nelle stage lopen period of time in which you are an He’s serving an apprenticeship as a apprentice printer. vastgeroest, met vaste set in her ways 13 idiom ˌset ɪn hə ˈweɪz festgefahren sein sue abitudini figé dans ses habitudes gewoonten having particular habits Marc was 65 and very set in his ways. Smoke from a cigarette will not set off 81 phr v ˌset ˈɒf auslösen scatenare déclencher to make (an alarm) start ringing normally set off a smoke alarm. Jerry and I set off on foot for the set off 116 phr v ˌset ˈɒf sich aufmachen avviarsi se mettre en route pour gaan to start to go somewhere to start a company, organisation, beach. They want to set up their own import- set up 106 phr v ˌset ˈʌp gründen fondare fonder committee etc export business. to want very much to have or achieve sein ganzes Herz an appendere di tutto il etwas hängen suo cuore a qualcosa set your heart on 157 idiom ˌset jə ˈhɑːt ɒn doen afgaan vertrekken, op weg beginnen, oprichten something, or to be determined to do Ellen has completely set her heart on jeter son dévolu sur je zinnen zetten op something buying that house. shabby clothes, places, or objects are untidy and in bad condition because Hugh’s old jacket was torn and shabby 32 adj ˈʃæbi schäbig liso, misero, logoro miteux versleten they have been used for a long time protected from the sun or producing shabby. shady 35 adj ˈʃeɪdi schattig ombreggiato ombragé schaduwrijk shade used when you wish a situation was It was nice and shady under the trees. different, and you feel sad or It’s a shame that you have to leave so disappointed to influence something such as a soon. shame 45 n ʃeɪm Schande vergogna honte jammer belief, opinion etc and make it develop People’s political beliefs are shaped by shape 28 v ʃeɪp formen formare, modellare modeler vormen share and share in a particular way used to say that you should share what they see in the papers. things fairly and equally between Give each child three sweets – share alike 155 proverb ˌʃeər ən ˌʃeər əˈlaɪk gerecht teilen dividere giustamente il faut partager eerlijk delen everyone and share alike. The concert will give young jazz shine 149 v ʃaɪn brillieren, glänzen plötzlich berühmt brillare diventare famoso briller être propulsé vers la stralen plotseling beroemd to be very good at something musicians a chance to shine. Brian, an air steward, shot to fame on shoot to fame 120 idiom ˌʃuːt tə ˈfeɪm werden improvvisamente gloire worden to suddenly become very famous the television show ‘Big Brother’. a group of shops together in one large She goes to the shopping mall with shopping mall 61 n ˈʃɒpɪŋ mɔːl Einkaufszentrum centro commerciale centre commercial winkelcentrum covered building to deliberately avoid someone or her friends at the weekend. She was a shy woman who shunned shun 157 v ʃʌn meiden evitare éviter schuwen, mijden something a feeling, belief, or statement that is publicity. sincere is honest and true, and based sincere 157 adj sɪnˈsɪə aufrichtig sich heraushalten, sincero sincère sit on the fence 26 idiom ˌsɪt ɒn ðə ˈfens neutral bleiben tenersi fuori da qc ne pas prendre position geen partij kiezen © Pearson 2016 oprecht 37 on what you really feel to avoid saying which side of an Please accept my sincere apologies. Stop sitting on the fence and tell us argument you support what you really think! Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example to gradually start being in a particular condition again or doing things in the slip back 152 phr v ˌslɪp ˈbæk wieder hineinrutschen scivolare di nuovo in retomber afglijden way they were done before to become slower or to make He had begun to slip back into debt. slow down 61 phr v ˌsləʊ ˈdaʊn verlangsamen rallentare ralentir langzamer maken (something) slower The ice on the road slowed us down. a smart thermostat is an instrument used for keeping a room or a machine at a particular temperature, and is smart thermostat 76 n phr ˌsmɑːt ˈθɜːməstæt controllo di controlled by computers and designed Our new smart thermostat changes smarte riscaldamento to react in a suitable way depending the room temperature whenever it Heizungssteuerung intelligente on the situation a smart watch is controlled by senses changes in the weather. thermostat intelligent slimme thermostaat computers and is designed to provide smart watch so 76 25 n conj social networking ˈsmɑːt wɒtʃ səʊ Smartwatch daher smartwatch da ciò, perciò, quindi montre intelligente donc, alors smartwatch daarom, dus information in a suitable way Have you seen the company’s latest depending on the situation used to say that something happens smart watch? or is true as a result of the situation There are no buses, so you’ll have to you have just stated a website where people put walk. information about themselves and can Facebook is probably the best-known ˌsəʊʃəl ˈnetwɜːkɪŋ website 61 n ˌwebsaɪt soziales Netzwerk unermüdlich rete sociale continuare réseau social persévérer envers et sociaalnetwerksite send messages to other people to continue working in spite of social networking website. We’ll just have to soldier on without soldier on 152 phr v ˌsəʊldʒər ˈɒn weitermachen instancabilmente contre tout volhouden eenzelvig, difficulties spending a lot of time alone, usually him. solitary 12 adj ˈsɒlətəri allein, einzelgängerisch solo, solitario solitaire teruggetrokken because you like being alone used when you are surprised and Pandas are solitary creatures. often rather annoyed by what “She wants you to do it by tomorrow.” someone has said or done “Is that your idea of a joke?” someone’s idea of a joke ˌsʌmwʌnz aɪˌdɪə əv jmds. Vorstellung von 156 phr ə ˈdʒəʊk einem Spaß/Witz l'idea di uno scherzo di l'idée d'humour que qn qualcuno a noem je dat grappig? His bankers sounded the alarm when to warn people that something bad is they discovered that money had gone sound 81 v saʊnd läuten s(u)onare s'entendre alarmeren happening a person, book, or document that missing from his accounts. I’ve heard from reliable sources that source 62 n sɔːs Quelle reportage esclusivo source bron supplies you with information a spacious house, room etc is large the company is in trouble. and has plenty of space to move There is a spacious living area facing ruim around in to publicly speak in protest about out onto the pool. zich tegen iets something, especially when protesting Five students who had spoken out spacious 118 adj ˈspeɪʃəs geräumig spazioso, vasto spacieux seine Meinung sagen, speak out 61 phr v ˌspiːk ˈaʊt sich äußern dire la sua, esprimersi parler franchement uitspreken could be dangerous to tell people exactly what you think, against the regime were arrested. He was a tough politician who wasn’t speak your mind 26 idiom ˌspiːk jə ˈmaɪnd sagen, was man denkt dire quello che pensi dire ce que l'on pense je mening zeggen even if it offends them to tell people exactly what you think, afraid to speak his mind. He was a tough politician who wasn’t speak your mind 110 v phr ˌspiːk jə ˈmaɪnd sagen, was man denkt dire quello che pensi dire ce que l'on pense je mening zeggen even if it offends them afraid to speak his mind. © Pearson 2016 38 Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example to move or happen faster, or to make The truck speeded up going down the speed up 61 phr v ˌspiːd ˈʌp beschleunigen accellerare accélérer die Katze aus dem Sack lasciare il gatto fuori dal tout avouer, vendre la versnellen spill the beans 56 idiom ˌspɪl ðə ˈbiːnz lassen, verraten zijn mond voorbijpraten wanted you to keep a secret a creature without a physical body sacco, rivelare mèche (something) move or happen faster to tell something that someone else hill. I spilt the beans when I told her that he wasn’t at the conference at all. that some people believe exists, such as an angel or a dead person, who has returned to this world and has strange Although Laurie is dead, I can feel his spirit 35 n ˈspɪrət Geist spirito, fantasma esprit geest or magical powers a period of work that is divided into spirit with me. two or more parts on the same day, or split shift 81 n ˈsplɪt ʃɪft geteilte Schicht turno diviso travail fractionné gebroken dienst the workers who work during one of She hates doing split shifts – they these periods a place or position that gets a lot of disrupt her sleep patterns. attention in newspapers, on television Education is once again in the spotlight 120 n ˈspɒtlaɪt Rampenlicht luci della ribalta projecteurs schijnwerpers zich in alle richtingen etc spreading over a wide area in an spotlight. Mexico is a sprawling city of more sprawling 150 adj ˈsprɔːlɪŋ ausgedehnt vasto, esteso, ampio étendu verbreidend untidy or unattractive way if someone or something springs to than 20 million inhabitants. mind, you immediately think of it or spring to mind 155 v phrase ˌsprɪŋ tə ˈmaɪnd in den Sinn kommen in den Sinn kommen venir à l'esprit squabble 157 v ˈskwɒbəl sich zanken litigare starsene senza far stand around 61 phr v ˌstænd əˈraʊnd herumstehen niente stand out 61 phr v ˌstænd ˈaʊt hervorstechen risaltare te binnen schieten them to argue about something Two questions spring to mind. They’re always squabbling over se quereller kibbelen rester debout à ne rien unimportant to stand somewhere and not do money. We stood around saying goodbye for a faire staan te kijken anything to be very easy to see or notice or to while. se démarquer, se afsteken, zich be much better than other similar That day still stands out as the détacher onderscheiden people or things greatest day in my life. to refuse to accept unfair treatment He’ll respect you more if you stand up from a person or organisation a belief or idea of what a particular to him. type of person or thing is like, often She is someone who doesn’t fit the unfair or untrue stereotype of the good mother. a set of poles that support a building He lives in a house built on stilts in the dichiarare apertamente stand up for stereotype 106 23 phr v n ˌstænd ˈʌp fə ˈsteriətaɪp jmd. Paroli bieten Stereotyp le proprie opinioni, se battre pour, controbattere défendre stereotipo opkomen voor stéréotype stereotype stilts 35 n pl stɪlts Stelzen trampoli pilotis palen above the ground or above water heart of the jungle. Installing the program is relatively straightforward 157 adj ˌstreɪtˈfɔːwəd ˈstreŋθən, einfach stärker, kräftiger semplice simple, direct simpel simple and easy to understand to become stronger or make straightforward. Our friendship has steadily strengthen 82 v ˈstrenθən werden rinforzarsi, rafforzarsi se renforcer sterker worden something stronger to say or do something that other strengthened over the years. bei jemandem trovare comprensione toucher une corde people agree with or have sympathy Their story is bound to strike a chord Verständnis finden da qualcuno sensible with with all parents. strike a chord © Pearson 2016 74 v phr ˌstraɪk ə ˈkɔːd een snaar raken 39 Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example to do something immediately rather strike while the iron’s hot ˌstraɪk waɪl ði ˌaɪənz 155 proverb ˈhɒt approfittare die Gelegenheit nutzen dell'occasione battre le fer pendant het ijzer smeden als het than waiting until a later time when Go and see her now! Strike while the qu'il est chaud heet is you are less likely to succeed iron’s hot! attractive in an unusual way that is A dark man with striking features vistoso, sorprendente, striking 14 adj ˈstraɪkɪŋ auffällig, markant notevole frappant opvallend, treffend easy to notice attractive in an unusual way that is walked up to me. A dark man with striking features striking 104 adj ˈstraɪkɪŋ auffällig, markant vistoso, notevole saisissant, frappant opvallend, markant easy to notice something lucky that happens to you walked up to me. In a stroke of luck, a suitable organ stroke of luck 157 n phr ˌstrəʊk əv ˈlʌk Glücksfall caso fortunato coup de chance gelukkig toeval unexpectedly to walk somewhere in a slow, relaxed donor became available. We were strolling along, laughing and stroll 157 v strəʊl schlendern bighellonare travolgente, flâner slenteren way joking. You look absolutely stunning in that stunning 32 adj ˈstʌnɪŋ überwältigend straordinario éblouissant ongelofelijk extremely attractive or beautiful dress. behaviour or actions that show a lack Saying that showed his complete stupidity 82 n stjuːˈpɪdəti Dummheit stupidità stupidité, bêtise domheid, stommiteit of good sense or good judgment stupidity! They went to a stylish restaurant in stylish 104 adj ˈstaɪlɪʃ schick chic, elegante chic, élégant stijlvol, chic attractive in a fashionable way the West End. We have the support of a substantial substantial 157 adj səbˈstænʃəl bedeutend importante considérable aanzienlijk large in amount or number the words printed over a film in a number of parents. foreign language to translate what is subtitle subtle 150 104 n adj ˈsʌbˌtaɪtl ˈsʌtl Untertitel subtil, fein sottotitolo sottile sous-titre ondertitel subtil subtiel being said by the actors It’s a French film with English subtitles. not easy to notice or understand The pictures are similar, but there are unless you pay careful attention subtle differences between them. a path for people to walk under a road Take the subway – it’s less dangerous subway 150 n ˈsʌbweɪ U-Bahn metropolitana métro metro or railway than walking across the road. They lived and worked in sub-zero sub-zero 150 adj ˌsʌb ˈzɪərəʊ unter Null sotto zero en dessous de zéro onder nul below zero in temperature to have (a particular disease or temperatures for months. medical condition), especially for a Craig suffers from a rare bone long time disease. to make someone think that a Opinion polls suggest that only 10% of particular thing is true the population trust the government. suffer from suggest 81 68 phr v v ˈsʌfə frəm, frɒm səˈdʒest leiden an nahelegen soffrire di suggerire souffrir de lijden aan suggérer suggereren One of the best-known supermodels supermodel 150 n ˈsuːpəˌmɒdl Supermodel top model top-modèle supermodel a very famous fashion model of recent times was Naomi Campbell. impossible to explain by natural supernatural © Pearson 2016 150 adj ˌsuːpəˈnætʃərəl übernatürlich soprannaturale surnaturel bovennatuurlijk 40 causes, and therefore seeming to She has supernatural powers that involve the powers of gods or magic help her defeat her enemies. Word superpower Part of Page speech 150 n Pronunciation ˈsuːpəˌpaʊə German Supermacht Italian superpotenza French superpuissance Dutch Definition Example grootmacht, a nation that has very great military The USA and China are two of the supermacht and political power to make people believe an idea or set world’s superpowers. of ideas that is intended to explain something about life or the world, especially an idea that has not yet support a theory 149 phr səˌpɔːt ə ˈθɪəri eine Theorie stützen sostenere una teoria appuyer une théorie een theorie bevestigen been proved to be true Her findings supported Darwin’s theory of evolution. used when saying what many people presuntamente, supposedly 82 adv səˈpəʊzədli angeblich, vermeintlich sopposto che soi-disant zogenaamd say or believe is true, especially when How could a supposedly intelligent you disagree with them the name that you share with your person be so stupid? parents, or often with your husband if you are a married woman, and which surname 8 n ˈsɜːneɪm Nachname cognome nom de famille achternaam in English comes at the end of your The actor Michael Caine’s real full name surname is Micklewhite. if a criminal’s sentence is suspended, they are told they will be sent to suspend 44 v səˈspend aussetzen sospendere suspendre voorwaardelijk prison if they do anything else illegal The judge suspended his sentence for veroordelen within the time mentioned two years. thinking that someone might be guilty of doing something wrong or Some of his colleagues at work suspicious 82 adj səˈspɪʃəs misstrauisch sospettoso méfiant achterdochtig dishonest to turn off a machine, light, radio etc became suspicious of his behaviour. switch off 61 phr v ˌswɪtʃ ˈɒf abstellen, ausschalten spegnere éteindre, décrocher uitzetten using a switch The burglar alarm was switched off. I have a lot of sympathy for her; she the feeling of being sorry for someone had to bring up the children on her sympathy 154 n ˈsɪmpəθi Wohlwollen, Sympathie simpatia sympathie, compassion sympathie who is in a bad situation own. not likely to upset or embarrass other There was no tactful way of phrasing tactful 122 adj ˈtæktfəl taktvoll che ha tatto qui a du tact tactvol people someone’s opinion about a situation what he wanted to say. take 76 n teɪk Ansicht punto di vista point de vue mening or idea What’s your take on this issue? to remove (someone or something), or She whisked the tray off the table and take away 61 phr v take into ˌteɪk əˈweɪ wegnehmen togliere enlever weghalen ˌteɪk ɪntə make (something) disappear to remember to think about took it away. We will take your recent illness into (something important) when you are consideration when marking your consideration 50 v phr kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən berücksichtigen considerare tenir compte de in overweging nemen making a decision or judgment exams. Mimi became jealous when Jack’s take off 74 phr v ˌteɪk ˈɒf abheben Risiken auf sich decollare décoller van start gaan to suddenly start being successful to do things that might have bad career started taking off. take risks 86 v phr ˌteɪk ˈrɪsks nehmen prendere dei rischi prendere una prendre des risques risico's nemen results Isn’t he taking risks in coming here? In between jobs, Liz always took time sich eine Auszeit sospensione/un time nehmen out take time out © Pearson 2016 83 v phr ˌteɪk taɪm ˈaʊt to rest or do something different from out to return to her first love – prendre du temps 41 er tussenuit gaan your usual job or activities travelling. Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example Having the grandchildren around take you back 95 phr v ˌteɪk jʊ ˈbæk jmd. zurückversetzen rimettere qu svagarsi, distrarre, (se) reporter doen denken aan distogliere take your mind off 83 v phr ˌteɪk jə ˈmaɪnd ɒf sich ablenken cesser de penser à afleiden van to make you remember a time in the takes me back to the days when my past to stop thinking and worrying about own children were small. (something), or to make someone do Going back to work helped take my this mind off Ian’s death. if two people talk at cross purposes, they do not understand each other talk at cross purposes talk over talk shop target temperamental 153 152 153 149 148 idiom phr v idiom v adj ˌtɔːk ət ˌkrɒs aneinander ˈpɜːpəsɪz vorbeireden parlare di cose diverse etw. besprechen mit, parlare di qc con qu, ˌtɔːk ˈəʊvə ˌtɔːk ˈʃɒp ˈtɑːɡət ˌtempərə'mentl Rücksprache halten mit consultare fachsimpeln, über Geschäftliches parlare di questioni sprechen professionali abzielen auf temperamentvoll mirare a esuberante, vivace se quereller langs elkaar heen because they are talking about praten different things but fail to realise this I think we’re talking at cross purposes. to discuss a problem with someone discuter de uitvoerig spreken over before deciding what to do Talk over any worries with your GP. to talk about things that are related to your work, especially in a way that parler boutique orienter vers caractériel over het werk praten tot doel hebben grillig, onberekenbaar other people find boring I’m fed up with you two talking shop. The programme is targeted at to make something have an effect on improving the health of women of all a particular limited group or area likely to suddenly become upset, ages. excited, or angry – used to show Preston is particularly good at disapproval if someone or something has a handling temperamental people. tendency to do or become a particular thing, they are likely to do or become Greg’s tendency to be critical made tendency 82 n ˈtendənsi Neigung, Tendenz tendenza tendance neiging it a written message that is sent or him unpopular with his co-workers. Send me a text message once you’ve text message 61 n ˈtekst ˌmesɪdʒ Textnachricht messaggio di testo questi giorni sono texto sms received on a mobile phone the time when something could arrived. The days are over when you could buy the days are over 68 phr ðə ˌdeɪz ər ˈəʊvə die Tage sind vorbei passati finie l'époque de tijd is voorbij happen is in the past used to say that if you do something a cinema ticket for sixpence. ði ˌɜːli ˈbɜːd ˌkætʃəz der frühe Vogel fängt il mattino ha l'oro in l'avenir appartient à de morgenstond heeft early or before other people, you will Well, I’m getting up early tomorrow – den Wurm bocca ceux qui se lèvent tôt goud in de mond be successful the early bird catches the worm! as long as it is possible to know what is The situation is likely to continue for in un prossimo futuro l'avenir prévisible de nabije toekomst likely to happen the foreseeable future. The general opinion seems to be that the opinion that most people have the government has made a mess of the early bird catches the worm the foreseeable 155 proverb ðə ˈwɜːm future 92 n phr ðə fɔːˌsiːəbəl ˈfjuːtʃə in absehbarer Zeit the general ðə ˌdʒenərəl opinion 149 phr əˈpɪnjən allgemeine Meinung opinione generale l'avis général algemene opvatting about something the war. It was clear from the outset that there the outset 92 n ði ˈaʊtset der Anbeginn il principio le début van het begin af aan the beginning of an event or process were going to be problems. used to say that writing a complaint, His eloquent letter had the desired the pen is mightier than the sword © Pearson 2016 155 proverb ðə ˌpen ɪz ˌmaɪtiə die Feder ist mächtiger la penna è più potente la plume est plus forte de pen is machtiger dan encouragement etc is often more effect and proved that the pen is ðən ðə ˈsɔːd als das Schwert della spada que l'épée het zwaard mightier than the sword. 42 effective than using violence Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch die Anzeichen deuten Definition Example there are things that show that The signs are that the country is likely the signs are 68 phr ðə ˌsaɪnz ˈɑː darauf hin i segni indicano les signes indiquent se rappeler qc, er zijn tekenen dat something is happening to recover soon. to think about things that happened in Thinking back, it amazes me how we think back 61 phr v ˌθɪŋk ˈbæk sich zurückversetzen ritornare col pensiero repenser à qc terugdenken the past to consider (something) carefully survived on so little sleep. Why don’t you think it over and give think over 61 phr v ˌθɪŋk ˈəʊvə überdenken riflettere su approfondire, pensare bien réfléchir à nadenken over before making a decision to think carefully about the possible me a call in a couple of days? think through 50 phr v ˌθɪŋk ˈθruː durchdenken zum Nachdenken su stimolare il pensiero/la examiner en détail nadenken over tot nadenken results of (something) It’s my fault. I didn’t think it through. making people think seriously about a They wrote a very thought-provoking adj ˈθɔːt prəˌvəʊkɪŋ anregend riflessione qui invite à réfléchir stemmend particular subject thought-provoking 104 article. to make a place look neatly arranged tidy up 152 phr v ˌtaɪdi ˈʌp aufräumen fare ordine ranger opruimen time on your with everything in the right place It’s time we tidied up the office. if you have time on your hands, you Now the children have left home, she hands 98 phr ˈtaɪm ɒn jə ˌhændz viel Zeit haben avere molto tempo avere tempo da du temps à gaspiller te weinig om handen do not have enough to do if you have time to spare you have has too much time on her hands. June had little time to spare for time to spare 98 phr ˌtaɪm tə ˈspeə Zeit übrig haben perdere avoir du temps libre tijd over hebben time available to do something making her own clothes. if you have time to yourself, you are She couldn’t wait till all the visitors has left so she could have time to herself. time to yourself 98 phr ˌtaɪm fə jəˈself Zeit für sich selbst tempo per se stesso du temps pour soi tijd voor jezelf free to do what you want to do the feeling that you want to sleep or tiredness 82 n ˈtaɪədnəs Müdigkeit stanchezza fatigue moeheid rest He began to fall asleep from tiredness. if something you do is to no avail, you inutilmente, senza to no avail 81 adv phr tʊ ˌnəʊ əˈveɪl umsonst, erfolglos successo do not succeed in getting what you en vain nutteloos We searched the whole area but all to want no avail. Robbie had disappeared. to have a picture or idea in your mind of people, events, places etc from the to remember 155 v phrase tə rɪˈmembə sich erinnern an ricordarsi di se souvenir de (zich) herinneren past I can’t remember her exact words. used to show that something is worse om het zachtjes uit te or more serious than you are actually His teaching methods were strange, to pour le moins drukken opkomen, op de saying to or in a position of importance or say the least. Environmental issues came to the fore au front voorgrond treden influence in the 1980s. the money you have to pay to use a I avoid the motorways in France particular road, bridge etc because I don’t want to pay the tolls. They used a top secret code to top secret documents or information prevent the enemy from knowing must be kept completely secret someone who is very determined to what they were saying. a dir poco to say the least 153 idiom tə ˌseɪ ðə ˈliːst gelinde gesagt to the fore 76 phr tə ðə ˈfɔː in den Vordergrund toll 38 n təʊl Maut in risalto pedaggio péage tol top secret, molto top secret 152 adj ˌtɒp ˈsiːkrət streng geheim secreto archi-secret, top secret strikt geheim do what they want and not what other tough cookie toy with an idea © Pearson 2016 148 107 idiom phr ˌtʌf ˈkʊki ˌtɔɪ wɪð ən aɪˈdɪə zäher Knochen mit einer Idee spielen osso duro giocare con un'idea dur à cuire taaie (rakker) jouer avec une idée 43 met een idee spelen people want to think about an idea or possibility, Ask Alice to help, she’s a tough cookie. usually for a short time and not very I’ve been toying with the idea of going seriously to Japan to visit them. Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example a particular quality in someone’s His most noticeable trait was his trait 28 n treɪ, treɪt Charakterzug tratto del carattere trait trek, eigenschap character charm. tranquil 32 adj ˈtræŋkwəl ruhig tranquillo tranquille rustig, stil pleasantly calm, quiet, and peaceful an occasion when you test a new We stayed in a small, tranquil village. method or system to see if it works This year is something of a trial run for trial run 116 n ˌtraɪəl ˈrʌn Probelauf prova di funzionamento essai het proefdraaien well the new service. A window blew open, triggering the trigger 81 v ˈtrɪɡə auslösen far scattare, provocare penoso, fastidioso, déclencher, provoquer doen afgaan to make (an alarm) start ringing alarm. Her three-year-old son was quite troublesome 154 adj ˈtrʌbəlsəm mühselig, lästig noioso ennuyeux, difficile lastig causing problems, in an annoying way troublesome. complete or total, or not mixed with These recipes are intended to be unadulterated 157 adj ˌʌnəˈdʌltəreɪtəd unverfälscht genuino parfait, pur onvervalst other less pure substances a statement, instruction etc that is unadulterated bliss. unambiguous is clear and easy to understand because it can only mean Such communications should be clear unambiguous 157 adj ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjuəs eindeutig chiaro evidente sans ambiguïté ondubbelzinnig inconsueto, unconventional 104 adj ˌʌnkənˈvenʃənəl unkonventionell stravagante, disinvolto non conformiste onconventioneel one thing and unambiguous. very different from the way people She had very unconventional political usually behave, think, dress etc views. Customs officials uncovered the truth to find out about (something that has about a plot to smuggle weapons into uncover 59 v ʌnˈkʌvə aufdecken rivelare, svelare découvrir onthullen been kept secret) obliged by the law to tell the truth in the country. under oath 153 prep phr ˌʌndər ˈəʊθ unter Schwur sotto giuramento sous serment onder ede court The evidence was given under oath. under the impression den Eindruck habe, believing that something is true when I’m sorry, I was under the impression 153 prep phr ˌʌndə ði ɪmˈpreʃən dass … unpässlich, avere l'impressione di avoir l'impression que de indruk hebben (zich) niet lekker it is not that you were the manager. under the weather 153 prep phr ˌʌndə ðə ˈweðə angeschlagen indisposto, esausto pas dans son assiette (voelen) slightly ill You look a bit under the weather. Leslie had a lot of unhappiness in her unhappiness 82 n ʌnˈhæpinəs Traurigkeit tristezza tristesse ellende being not happy an uninhabited place does not have childhood. uninhabited 32 adj ˌʌnɪnˈhæbətəd unbewohnt disabitato inhabité onbewoond anyone living there all space, including all the stars and The island was uninhabited. The new programme studies the universe 100 n ˈjuːnəvɜːs Universum universo univers universum planets universe. an unspoilt place is beautiful because it has not changed for a long time and The countryside in the area is unspoilt 32 adj ˌʌnˈspɔɪlt unverdorben non guasto intact, bon ongeschonden does not have a lot of new buildings without being in the charge of, or completely unspoilt. You need to be good at working alone unsupervised 86 adj ʌnˈsuːpəvaɪzd unbeaufsichtigt non sorvegliato sans surveillance zonder toezicht looked after by, another person unsupervised. The country hotel was the perfect unwind 83 v ʌnˈwaɪnd sich entspannen rilassarsi se détendre zich ontspannen to relax and stop feeling anxious to discover whether something is place to unwind. A computer program verifies that the verify 59 v ˈverəfaɪ prüfen controllare, verificare vérifier, confirmer verifiëren correct or true system is working. © Pearson 2016 44 Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example a computer game in which you move images on a screen using electronic There are always ads for video games video game 61 n ˈvɪdiəʊ ˌɡeɪm Videospiel videogioco jeu vidéo videospel controls on the TV these days. The outline of the mountains was visible 82 adj ˈvɪzəbəl sichtbar visibile visible zichtbaar something that is visible can be seen clearly visible. to pay close attention in a particular situation because you are expecting stare attento a, badare watch out for 156 phr v ˌwɒtʃ ˈaʊt fə achten auf a faire attention à letten op something to happen or you want to What problems should I watch out for avoid something bad when buying an old house? to consider (something) carefully so We’re still weighing up the pros and weigh up 50 phr v ˌweɪ ˈʌp abwägen soppesare considérer tegen elkaar afwegen that you can make a decision about it to be glad to accept something or cons of the two options. The college welcomes applications welcome 157 v ˈwelkəm willkommen heißen dare il benvenuto a qu accueillir verwelkomen someone happily accepted, or considered to be from people of all races. The news was well-received by all the well-received 104 adj ˌwel rɪˈsiːvd gut aufgenommen ben accettato bien accueilli goed ontvangen correct, by many people people in the room. someone who seems to want to spoil other people’s fun, for example by spelbreker/spelbreekst refusing to join them in something Don’t ask Sarah, she’s such a wet wet blanket 148 idiom ˌwet ˈblæŋkət Spielverderber guastafeste rabat-joie er enjoyable that they are doing to spend time in a pleasant and lazy blanket. The evenings were whiled away in while away 154 phr v ˌwaɪl əˈweɪ sich die Zeit vertreiben far passare il tempo passer le temps verdrijven way telling people in authority or the endless games of cards. The company had paid out substantial public about dishonest or illegal sums to discourage whistle-blowing practices employees. qu che smaschera qc, whistle-blowing 62 adj ˈwɪsəl ˌbləʊɪŋ der etwas auspackt informatore dénonciateur klokkenluiden crimene dei colletti la criminalité en col witteboordencriminalite crimes by professional people that bianchi blanc it involve ways of illegally getting money companies over $100 billion a year. a young person who is very skilled or petit prodige wonderkind successful at something white-collar crime 151 n ˌwaɪt kɒlə ˈkraɪm Wirtschaftskriminalität whizzkid 13 n ˈwɪzkɪd Senkrechtstarter, Genie fenomeno, asso, genio White-collar crime costs American He’s a financial whizzkid in the City. used to say that you are not surprised It’s no wonder you’ve got a headache, wonder 45 n ˈwʌndə Wunder miracolo miracle, merveille wonder by something information you get by someone the amount you drank last night. Word of mouth is one of the best ways word of mouth 74 n phr ˌwɜːd əv ˈmaʊθ Mundpropaganda zu allen möglichen pubblicità verbale bouche à oreille van mond tot mond telling you of getting business. He’s been working all hours trying to work all hours 154 idiom ˌwɜːk ɔːl ˈaʊəz Zeiten arbeiten lavorare ad ogni tempo travailler à toute heure dag en nacht to work for a long time a wrongful conviction is unfair or get the business up and running. Her wrongful conviction meant that wrongful conviction © Pearson 2016 unrechtmäßige 44 n kənˈvɪkʃən Verurteilung condanna indebito condamnation onterechte illegal because the person affected by she went to prison for an offence she injustifiée veroordeling it has done nothing wrong 45 didn’t commit. Word Part of Page speech Pronunciation German Italian French Dutch Definition Example someone who always agrees with and obeys their employer, leader etc in yes-man © Pearson 2016 13 n ˈjes mæn Jasager, Schleimer adulatore, yes-man béni-oui-oui 46 jaknikker order to gain some advantage – used You can’t expect Jim to disagree with to show disapproval the boss – he’s a complete yes-man.

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