Chronological word list
Focus on Modern Technology 4/5
FOCUS ON MODERN TECHNOLOGY 4/5
CHRONOLOGICAL WORD LIST
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to exploit
be-, ausnutzen
instance
headline
Beispiel
Schlagzeile, Überschrift
catch
to persuade
start-up
to sign
deal
tech-savvy
heavy user
medium
Haken
überreden, -zeugen
Neugründung
unterschreiben
Abkommen
technisch versiert
starke/r Nutzer/in
Medium, Mittel
feedback
to fund
equivalent
Rückmeldung
finanzieren
Entsprechung
spam email
to sign up for
E-Mails als Werbemüll
sich anmelden bei
response
mechanism
consumer
Antwort
Mechanismus
Verbraucher/in
campaign
in effect
Kampagne
tatsächlich, in Wirklichkeit
to regret
bedauern, bereuen
to avoid
vermeiden, verhüten
eye-catching
auffallend, ins Auge
springend
signage
to get the
message across
on the move
billboard
to require
elektronische Werbung
die Botschaft rüberbringen
to paste up
(auf)kleben
unterwegs
Werbeplakat, Plakatwand
erfordern
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Modern companies exploit the
public’s desire for new technology
to make money.
The newspaper headline was
bigger than the picture and the rest
of the article.
The book is a very different
medium from the film.
A levels are the English equivalent
of the Matura.
Twenty people wanted to sign up
for tennis lessons.
Modern advertising focuses very
heavily on the Internet consumer.
This device is more expensive than
that one, but in effect they’re
very similar.
He would regret buying his phone
without checking the guarantee
fully.
Companies want to attract the
consumers’ attention but want to
avoid irritating them with endless
adverts.
Their advert was so eye-catching
that people didn’t notice the one
next to it.
In order to be a good manager, you
require good people skills and
patience.
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to deteriorate
exposure
dazzling
shopping mall
(AE)
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(sich) verschlechtern,
verrotten
Ausgesetztsein
knallig
Einkaufszentrum, -passage
to transmit
übertragen
to schedule
venue
to upload
portable
sophisticated
wireless
(zeitlich) planen, vorsehen
(Veranstaltungs-)Ort
hochladen
tragbar
hoch entwickelt
drahtlos, Funk-
input
Eingabe(n)
to span
complex
latter
interactive
consequence
umfassen
(Gebäude-)Komplex
letztere(r, s)
interaktiv
Folge, Konsequenz
switch
to flood
to distract
predictable
fixed
breakthrough
curtain
translucent
to display
literally
to float
stunning
launch
trade show
Umstellung
überschwemmen
ablenken
voraussagbar, vorhersehbar
fest (installiert)
Durchbruch
Vorhang
durchscheinend
zeigen, anzeigen
buchstäblich
schweben
phantastisch, verblüffend
Einführung,
Start(kampagne)
Messe
droplet
opaque
apparently
solid
to entertain
Tröpfchen
undurchsichtig
anscheinend, scheinbar
fest, solide
unterhalten
to respond to
antworten auf
Kind regards
salutation
recipient
to skip
automatically
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
(Briefschluss)
Anrede, Begrüßung
Empfänger/in
überspringen
automatisch
to record
aufnehmen, -zeichnen
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There are many shops in a
shopping mall, which makes it
easier for the consumer to find
everything they require.
You should be careful if you wish to
transmit information by email
because it is potentially open to
hackers.
Wireless Internet is much easier
to use because you do not need
cables all over your room.
Place the microphone cable into the
input terminal and the headphone
cable into the output terminal.
If we don’t recycle today, the
consequences could be
disastrous.
Hundreds of companies arrived at
the trade show to advertise their
services.
Cliff Richard was able to entertain
tennis fans whilst the rain stopped
play.
Jean responded unenthusiastically
to David’s proposal that they
should spend their holiday in
Barbados.
Most modern phones lock their
keypads automatically after 10
seconds.
The journalist wanted to record the
speech on his mobile phone so that
he could listen to it again later.
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controversial
kontrovers, umstritten
to claim
behaupten, erklären
to violate
to sue
verstoßen gegen, verletzen
verklagen, (gerichtlich)
belangen
bewahren, schützen
übermäßig, übertrieben
Verfahren
das Geschäft aufgeben
to uphold
excessive
lawsuit
to go out of
business
capability
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Fähigkeit
to disable
deaktivieren
fast-forward
function
to migrate
popular
schneller Vorlauf
hard disk space
Speicherplatz auf der
Festplatte
segment
add-on
Teilstück, Segment
zusätzlich
to locate
orten, lokalisieren
weakness
Schwäche
to fine-tune
manually
fein abstimmen
von Hand
to speculate
promotion
spekulieren
Werbung, Marketing
viewer
Zuschauer/in
conventional
to compile
to make sure
herkömmlich, konventionell
zusammenstellen
sicherstellen, dafür sorgen
instead of
anstelle von, anstatt
in the long run
auf lange Sicht, langfristig
to design
konstruieren, entwickeln
to adjust
anpassen, einstellen
misleading
buffer
to allocate
irreführend
(Speicher-)Puffer
zuweisen, zuteilen
wandern
beliebt, populär
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Religion has always been a
controversial topic in Northern
Ireland.
Some people claim that Elvis
Presley is still alive but most people
disagree with them.
The capabilities of the phones of
the future will most likely be
greater than even the best modern
laptops.
A fire destroyed a building after
workers disabled the alarm,
claiming that it was too loud.
Football is far more popular in
England than basketball: they get
thousands times the number of
supporters!
Video and music files take up much
more hard disk space than Word
or Excel documents.
Most Internet browsers provide a
selection of add-on software so
that the user can customise his
browsing.
The police used questionable
techniques to locate the criminals.
His greatest weakness was being
unable to say no and because of
this, he lost his job.
Many industrial processes which
were once done manually are now
done by machines.
Her clever promotion of the
product doubled the number of
people who had heard about it.
Television viewers now greatly
outnumber radio listeners.
He wanted to make sure that his
boss really did mean ‘call’ not ‘ball’
before going to print.
Instead of declaring war, the USA
called the Vietnam War a conflict to
avoid a vote in Congress.
In the long run, this was a bad
idea because they lost both the
conflict and much international
support.
Companies have designed HD
televisions to give viewers a better
television experience.
How can I adjust the colours of my
computer monitor?
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remote control
to freeze
broadcast
to preset
to damage
to be patient
head start
to catch up with
trouble
unregulated
to deserve
availability
to prevent
Fernbedienung
ein Standbild zeigen
Sendung
(vor)einstellen
schaden
Geduld haben
Vorsprung
auf-, einholen
Mühe, Umstände
nicht geregelt
verdienen
Verfügbarkeit
(ver)hindern
to assemble
zusammenbauen, montieren
advertising
agency
Werbeagentur
advertising
campaign
Werbekampagne
target audience
Zielgruppe
circulation (of
newspapers and
magazines)
large-format print
media
double-page
spread
jingle
Auflage (von Zeitungen und
Zeitschriften)
commercials
Fernsehwerbung
concerning
wegen, bezüglich
Are you aware of
…?
to take sth into
consideration
effort
lecture
the gist
Kennen Sie …? / Ist Ihnen …
bekannt?
etw in Betracht ziehen
correspondence
Briefwechsel, Korrespondenz
to refer to
sich beziehen auf
to extend
beyond …
specialist
terminology
conviction
approval
refusal
to emphasise
to vary from
to portray
sich erstrecken
über … hinaus
Fachvokabular, Fachsprache
The accident could have been
prevented if the car had had
better brakes.
It used to be a long and difficult
process to assemble a car but the
production line made it quick and
cheap.
What a stupid advertisement! What
advertising agency does it come
from?
I think this new advertising
campaign for the use of public
transport is actually very good.
The target audience for this
magazine are teenage girls who are
interested in celebrities.
großformatige Printmedien
Doppelseite
Werbesong
Mühe, Anstrengung
Vorlesung, Vortrag
das Wesentliche
This is a very successful pop song,
but it started as a television
advertising jingle for blue jeans.
I hate it when a good film on TV is
stopped for commercials all the
time!
They still haven’t responded to my
email concerning the damaged
camera.
Tell me just the gist of what was
said, no need to go into detail.
When I was a teenager, I had
regular correspondence with a
nice girl from London, but
unfortunately we lost touch.
They didn’t want to name him, so
they referred to him as ’youknow-who’.
Überzeugung
Zustimmung
Ablehnung, Verweigerung
betonen, hervorheben
abweichen von
darstellen, schildern
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preference
Vorliebe
Retailers have a preference for
goods which will make them more
money.
retailer
Einzelhändler/in
competitor
Konkurrent/in,
Mitbewerber/in
smart
intelligent
The retailer buys goods off a
distributor and then sells them to
the consumer.
A competitor tries to attract
customers to their shops instead to
make more money.
The smart student got the best
marks in the class.
in the best
interests of
secure
im Interesse von
privacy
Privatsphäre, Diskretion
loyalty
penalty point
to accumulate
bonus
to embed
microprocessor
Treue, Loyalität
Strafpunkt
ansammeln
Bonus, Prämie
integrieren, einbetten,
einbauen
Mikroprozessor
spy
to keep track of
programmable
Spion/in
verfolgen
programmierbar
to boil down to
to contain
darauf hinauslaufen
enthalten
to trust
vertrauen
to injure
condition
verletzen
Zustand
fault
credit rating
worth
Schuld
Kreditwürdigkeit
wert
cynic
to simplify
Zyniker/in
vereinfachen
tag
chip
Anhängsel, Schild, Etikett
Chip
threat
Bedrohung
off-licence
Wein- und
Spirituosenhandlung
führend
ansehen, betrachten
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leading
to regard
sicher
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It is important to have secure
connections with online payment
systems to prevent online theft.
Some people are concerned that
‘smart’ loyalty cards are a threat to
their privacy.
A microprocessor is like a small
computer and can be found in most
pieces of electronic equipment.
The device was easily
programmable so that even an
idiot could manage to program it.
This cake does not contain any
sugar.
You should only give your personal
details to companies that you
trust.
Even if an old computer is in good
condition, it is often worthless
after a few years of technological
developments.
Although it cost a lot of money,
Geoff thought that his purchase
was worth it because of the
quality.
Jeremy tried to simplify his
language for the foreigner because
he couldn’t understand the long
words.
There are chips everywhere, inside
your phone, your music player,
your computer and maybe one day,
in your arm!
During the Cold War, there was the
constant threat of nuclear attack
which everybody feared.
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to process
(weiter)verarbeiten
to modulate
antenna
modulieren
Antenne
to harvest
to track
to deduct
account
to equip
to spoil
puppy
coupon
patron
to insert
ernten, gewinnen
(zurück)verfolgen,
beobachten
lagern
rationalisieren
Lebensmittelgeschäft
tabellarisch
zusammenfassen
abbuchen
Konto
ausrüsten, ausstatten
verfallen, schlecht werden
Welpe, junger Hund
Gutschein
(Stamm-)Gast
einsetzen, hineinstecken
compulsory
transaction
to complete
obligatorisch
Überweisung, Transaktion
fertig stellen, ausfüllen
widespread
via
foodstuff
to notice
to trace
food poisoning
outbreak
time-consuming
to check against
component
weit verbreitet, umfassend
über, durch, mittels
Nahrungsmittel
(be)merken
(zurück)verfolgen
Lebensmittelvergiftung
Ausbruch
zeitraubend
vergleichen mit
(Bau-)Element, Bestandteil
reliable
zuverlässig
merchant
wireless carrier
to unlock
Händler/in
Mobilfunkgesellschaft
aufschließen, entsperren
low-power
tollway
to beam
tollbooth
extent
mit geringer Sendeleistung
mautpflichtige Straße
senden, übermitteln
Zahlstelle (für Straßenmaut)
Ausmaß, Umfang
exceedingly
a mere …
relic
warranty
äußerst, ausgesprochen
bloß …, lediglich …
Relikt, Überbleibsel
Garantie, Gewährleistung
instantly
scrap of paper
to exchange
sofort, auf der Stelle
kleines Stück Papier,
Papierschnipsel
absichtlich, (ganz) bewusst,
vorsätzlich
austauschen
transmission
Übertragung
to stock
to streamline
grocery store
to tabulate
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A computer can process a vast
amount of information far quicker
than any human.
A radio antenna can pick up
signals from all around and is
normally situated high up if
possible.
Boris inserted his card into the
cash machine, hoping that he had
some money in his account.
Gordon failed to complete the
tasks that Tony had left him to do.
The shop made sure to order a
replacement component in case
anything went wrong.
This was rather unnecessary
because these computers were the
most reliable around.
Of course you can use my mobile,
just a second, I’ll unlock it for you.
All those loyalty cards! Do you
know to what extent the
companies know your lifestyle?
All our used cars come with a free
twelve-month warranty.
The strangers exchanged
addresses so they would be able to
contact each other in the future.
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encryption
Verschlüsselung
retail
to embrace
smoothly
crammed
gentle
to fall foul of
Einzelhandel
annehmen, wahrnehmen
reibungslos, ohne Probleme
vollgestopft, überfüllt
sanft
in Konflikt geraten mit,
Probleme bekommen mit
minderwertig
Betrug durch Datenklau
Versteigerung, Auktion
übermitteln
infizieren
Betriebssystem
shoddy
phishing
auction
to submit
to infect
operating
system
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to access
zugreifen auf
to clear
statement
browser
löschen
(Konto-)Auszug
Browser
precaution
Vorsichtsmaßnahme
to be aware of
sth
malware
data transfer
sich einer Sache bewusst
sein
Schadsoftware
Datenübertragung
transmitter
Sender
receiver
Empfänger
one-way
(street)
two-way
Einbahn(straße)
speed
Geschwindigkeit
payment
terminal
Bezahl-Terminal
abuse
fraudster
invasion of
privacy
Missbrauch
Betrüger/in
Eindringen in die
Privatsphäre
to be entitled to
sth
guarantee
zu etw berechtigt sein
to verify
information
Informationen
überprüfen/verifizieren
to participate in
extended warranty
teilnehmen an
erweiterte Garantie
lens
(Kamera-)Objektiv
in beide Richtungen
Garantie
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Encryption is used so that people
are unable to read the information
unless they know the code.
Although he didn’t like the
computer or the screen, he thought
the operating system was very
good.
Please enter your password in order
to access your data.
Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox
and Google Chrome are all
examples of Internet browsers.
She should have taken better
precautions to tell Romeo when
she took the sleeping potion.
You must be aware of the dangers
of drink-driving.
What’s wrong today? Data
transfer is very slow! This takes
ages to download.
A radio transmitter, for example,
produces radio waves.
A radio receiver can convert radio
waves into signals which you can
hear.
You can’t turn the car around and
go back. This is a one-way street.
This isn’t a one-way street. There’s
two-way traffic here!
The maximum speed on
motorways in Britain is 70 miles per
hour.
The credit card data are checked
online directly via the payment
terminal when you pay.
I’m very angry about this video of
myself on the Internet. I don’t
know who posted it. This is a
serious invasion of privacy.
This MP3 player is broken, but it’s
still under guarantee, so I’ll take it
back to the shop and ask for a
replacement.
Be careful if, in a suspicious email,
someone wants to verify your bank
account information and asks you
to enter data.
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room-sized
computing power
undreamed-of
prediction
so groß wie ein ganzer
Raum
Rechenleistung
ungeahnt, unvorstellbar
Vorhersage, Voraussage
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to intrude
to check up on
CCTV camera
eindringen
Nachforschungen anstellen
über
Überwachungskamera
recommendation
to operate
authorities
to install
Empfehlung
einsetzen, betreiben
Behörden
installieren, einsetzen
anxious
to confirm
bemüht, besorgt
bestätigen
to monitor
überwachen, kontrollieren
to scan
applicant
to gather
to regulate
proportionate
to reject
scannen, erfassen
Bewerber/in
sammeln
regeln, regulieren
angemessen
ablehnen
to depend on
sich verlassen auf
to capture
accurately
erfassen, erbeuten
genau
authentication
Bestätigung der Echtheit
to rely on
sich stützen auf, basieren
auf
dynamic
blood vessel
joint
pressure
gait
stride
processing
power
dynamisch
Blutgefäß
Gelenk
Druck
Gang
Schritt
Rechenleistung
parameter
to distinguish
between
Parameter
unterscheiden zwischen
vault
fingertip
to incorporate
consistently
to apply
drawback
to render
obsolete
to implement
enrollment
to validate
Tresor(raum)
Fingerspitze
einsetzen, umfassen
ständig
anwenden, ausüben
Nachteil
machen
veraltet, überholt
einführen, einsetzen
Registrierung
validieren, bestätigen
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Georges and Anne never did find
out who installed the hidden
cameras outside their house.
Mr White’s worst fears were
confirmed when Mr Orange
revealed his true identity.
Parents often feel the need to
monitor their children so that they
know what they are doing.
Norway and Switzerland both
rejected a demand to join the
European Union.
I don’t want to depend too much
on my parents.
Dustin was highly praised for
accurately portraying an autistic
adult in Rain Man.
The newspaper needed no
authentication of the facts to
print Katharina’s picture on the
front page.
Mike always had to rely on Scott
because he was not really capable
of looking after himself.
Del Spooner was right to be afraid
of the increasing processing
power of modern computers.
Christopher Boone was unable to
distinguish between a happy and
sad facial expression.
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sample
appliance
Muster, Probe
Gerät, Anwendung
extraction
to register
to verify
in the blink of an
eye
refund
to crash
Extrahieren, Entnahme
anmelden, registrieren
überprüfen, nachweisen
im Handumdrehen
bearer
circuitry
Inhaber/in
Schaltkreise
to sneak across
centrepiece
counterfeiter
to substitute
schleichen über, heimlich
überqueren
Kern, Herzstück
Fälscher/in
ersetzen
memory
Speicher(kapazität)
to replicate
kopieren
to pry
exemplar
ultra-low
inbound
spähen
Musterbeispiel
äußerst niedrig, sehr
schwach
ankommend
to retrieve
abrufen
to broadcast
übertragen, senden
chunk
device
große (Daten-)Menge
Vorrichtung, Gerät
to layer in
insulator
to bond
durable
to acknowledge
to crack
vulnerable
beschichten mit
Isolator
verbinden, einschweißen
widerstandsfähig, haltbar,
robust
anerkennen
knacken
anfällig
to relay
to extract
übertragen
herausholen, gewinnen
detector
Detektor
to expire
ablaufen, verfallen
fake
flaw
Fälschung
Lücke, Fehler
Rückzahlung, Erstattung
abstürzen (lassen)
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Today we have appliances in our
houses which can do almost
anything; from washing-up to
mowing the lawn.
By trying to open too many files at
the same time, Mary crashed her
computer.
The circuitry used in smart cards
is highly advanced.
She was very happy to find out that
Johnny had cleverly substituted
another robot to get destroyed in
his place.
This computer has enough
memory to run the most
demanding software.
The data are encrypted so it is
difficult to replicate them.
The inbound flight was heavily
delayed and so Andrew missed his
connection.
The programme tries to retrieve
data from the database.
As she forgot to take off her
microphone, her comments were
broadcast to everybody on the 6
o’clock news.
Arthur Dent placed a device in his
ear so that he would be able to
understand any language spoken to
him.
Anakin was very vulnerable to
being seduced by the dark side of
the force because of his
unstructured childhood.
The oil for biodiesel can be
extracted from plants like
rapeseed or sunflowers.
Noah used a metal detector to
hunt for the remains of World War
II bombs in his back garden.
After a certain amount of time,
your passports and driving licences
expire and have to be renewed.
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accusation
to conduct
checkpoint
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state security
to enforce the
law
Beschuldigung
durchführen
Kontrollpunkt,
Grenzübergangsstelle
Staatssicherheitsorganisatio
nen
Gesetze vollziehen
to combat
organised crime
to deter
terrorists
das organisierte Verbrechen
bekämpfen
Terroristen abschrecken
mass
surveillance
Massenüberwachung
image database
Bilddatenbank
biometric
recognition
biometrische
Personenerkennung
iris
measurement
Irisvermessung
national identity
card
Personalausweis
student card
Studentenausweis
personal alarm
document
shredder
deception
(Hand-)Taschenalarm
Aktenvernichter
forgery
Fälschung
disguise
Verkleidung
tax fraud
Steuerbetrug
insurance fraud
Versicherungsbetrug
to launder money
money
laundering
Geld waschen
Geldwäsche
to prove your
identity
sich ausweisen
to go undercover
chip-cloning
verdeckt ermitteln
Klonen von Chips
morally
moralisch
to justify
rechtfertigen
Täuschung
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Is state security more important
than the privacy of the citizens?
If all traffic laws were enforced
more strictly, our roads would be
safer.
This security plan is supposed to
deter terrorists during the
conference, but is it going to work?
CCTV cameras everywhere! They
perform mass surveillance in this
country!
I didn’t take this photo, I got it
from a huge image database and
paid for it.
There’s a digital representation of
my fingerprint in my passport for
biometric recognition.
Biometric recognition systems can
use fingerprints or iris
measurement, for example.
When you’re from Germany and
want to travel to Britain, your
national identity card will do. You
don’t need your passport.
Students can get reduced tickets,
but they will have to show their
student cards.
I bought this Gucci bag for lots and
lots of money, but it’s in fact a
cheap copy. That’s deception!
This painting isn’t a real Matisse,
it’s a forgery.
The thief wore a disguise as a
police officer, so they let him into
their house.
Of course we all hate paying taxes,
but if you use illegal means to
avoid paying them, that’s tax
fraud.
She killed her husband to get
money from the life insurance: a
nasty case of insurance fraud.
Money laundering is the process
of ’legalizing’ money which
someone got from illegal sources.
If you want to open a bank
account, you have to prove your
identity with your passport or
national identity card.
Chip and PIN cloning is a huge
problem for consumers. Criminals
can get money from your account
with a copy of your bank card.
Is it morally wrong to eat meat
when you know the animals had a
terrible life?
Difficult childhood, money problems
– no, I think nothing can justify a
crime like this.
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unnecessary
expense
unnötige Kosten
breach of human
rights
Menschenrechtsverletzung
comprehensible
decade
verständlich
Jahrzehnt
incident
Vorfall, Begebenheit,
Sachverhalt
zugeben, (ein)gestehen
beantragen, fordern
Flüchtlingsstatus
Vielflieger
to admit
to claim
refugee status
frequent flyer
Buying another car would be an
unnecessary expense, and we
can certainly put that money to
better use.
Your neighbours can’t just film you
with a hidden camera. That’s an
invasion of privacy and a breach of
human rights.
We bought this car 21 years ago,
so we’ve had it for over two
decades!
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route
pollution
Strecke, (Reise-)Weg
(Umwelt-)Verschmutzung
steep
slope
downhill
transit
mountain range
flow
urgent
steil
Steigung
bergab
Transit, (Durch-)Fahrt
Gebirge, Gebirgszug
Strom
dringend
burden
sensitive
avalanche
land slide
valley
railway line
Last
empfindlich
Lawine
Erdrutsch
Tal
Bahnlinie, -strecke
well-being
congestion
to jeopardize
load
rev(olution)
Wohl(befinden)
Stau
gefährden
Ladung, Last, Fracht
Umdrehung, Drehzahl
substantially
emission
hence
retarder
sustainable
wesentlich, erheblich
Emission, Abgas
daher
Retarder, Dauerbremse
nachhaltig, umweltgerecht
long-term
langfristig, Langzeit-
to alleviate
to subside
reservoir
spoil
to contaminate
dust
desperate
scale
outset
massif
nasty
grainy
crumbling
entlasten
abrutschen, absacken
Stausee, -becken
(Bau-)Schutt
verseuchen, verunreinigen
Staub
verzweifelt, dringend
Maß(stab), Ausmaß
Anfang
(Gebirgs-)Massiv
unangenehm, schlimm
körnig
zerbröckelnd
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With the concentration of vehicles,
industry and buildings, big cities
can be full of pollution.
The situation calls for urgent
action.
The Brenner Railway is one of the
most important railway lines
across the Alps.
Once you go into the red zone on
the rev counter, you should really
slow down.
Sustainable forms of transport like
cycling or going by train help to
protect the environment.
Although everything was going to
be fine in the next few weeks, the
long-term outlook was not good.
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to expose
to burst
aggregate
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tricky
conveyor belt
to spray
to enclose
sound-absorbing
to erect
confined
drill
cutter
to blow away
cooling
to exceed
sinken, sich senken
ausgesetzt sein
brechen, bersten
Schotter, Zuschlag (bei
Beton)
knifflig, schwierig
Fließ-, Förderband
besprühen
einhausen, verkleiden
schallschluckend
errichten
beengt, begrenzt
Bohrer, Bohrmaschine
Fräser, Fräsmaschine
wegblasen
Kühlung
übersteigen, -schreiten
to creak
anchor
to snap
matchstick
to squeeze
to squash
loose
meeting
to cost sth
budget
to bore
to excavate
cross section
disk
knarren, quietschen
Anker, Stütze
(zer)brechen
Streichholz
(zusammen)drücken
(zer)quetschen
lose, locker
Konferenz, Besprechung
den Preis für etw kalkulieren
Budget
bohren
(aus)graben, ausschachten
Querschnitt
Scheibe
to rotate
to slice into
spine
to propel
sprayable concrete
mesh
to anchor
reinforced
to blast
deadline
rotieren, sich drehen
sich hineinfräsen
Rückgrat
(an)treiben
Spritzbeton
Geflecht
verankern
verstärkt
sprengen
Termin, Frist
to adhere to
gripper
to drill
beam
interior shell
smooth
lining
to withdraw
to compute
snapshot
soil
fault
fissure
excavation
jet
to harden
cement
to propose
einhalten, festhalten an
Greifer
bohren
(Stahl-)Träger
Innenschale
glatt, eben
Auskleidung
zurückziehen
berechnen
Schnappschuss
Erde, (Erd-)Boden
(Verwerfungs-)Spalte
Riss, Spalt
(Aus-)Grabung
Strahl
härten, hart werden
Zement
vorschlagen
to levitate
to overrun
on budget / on
schedule
schweben (lassen)
übersteigen, überziehen
unter Einhaltung des
Budgets / termingemäß
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The policeman fined Jenny because
she had exceeded the speed limit.
A disk is a flat circular object used
in many areas.
Frederick once again had to
apologise because he was not able
to complete the work before the
deadline.
In the meeting, Alfred proposed a
strong resistance against the new
plans.
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transportation
Verkehr
road rage
transport links
aggressive Fahrweise
Verkehrsverbindungen
to commute
pendeln
to change
platform
den Bahnsteig wechseln
to schedule time
long-term effect
Zeit (ein)planen
Langzeitwirkung
short-term
effect
Kurzzeitwirkung
to destroy a
habitat
einen natürlichen
Lebensraum zerstören
to disrupt a food
chain
to construct
to take
measures
against sth
stressful
eine Nahrungskette
unterbrechen
(auf)bauen, konstruieren
Maßnahmen gegen etw
ergreifen
Upon arrival, …
as advertised
Bei Lieferung …
wie beschrieben
to ensure
to focus on
sicherstellen, gewährleisten
sich konzentrieren auf
to bring about
herbeiführen, zustande
bringen
klären, entscheiden
etw wiedergutmachen
to settle
to make amends
for sth
concession
vendor
stressig
I always use public
transportation, for example buses
or trains.
Ah, this is an old bus map, so the
new public transport links aren’t
on it.
We live in a village near Edinburgh.
I work in the city, so I commute to
work every day.
I hope I won’t miss my connecting
train, I only have 5 minutes and I
have to change platform!
You think smoking doesn’t do you
much harm? Well, there are some
very negative long-term effects,
you know.
The short-term effects of too
much UV light are relatively mild:
sunburn. The long-term effects are
much more serious.
How can we stop natural habitats
being destroyed when farming
land is needed?
We must take measures against
road rage and make traffic in our
town safer.
I should try to find a new job. I
have no time to relax. This job is
much too stressful.
I cannot recommend this hotel. It’s
very expensive and certainly not
five-star, as advertised.
For his essay, she wanted to focus
on the Irish literature from the
eighth century.
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to emit
resources
bunch
hippy
marketing spin
solar-powered
to make up for
emittieren, ausstoßen
Ressourcen
Gruppe, Haufen
Hippie
Marketingphrase
solarbetrieben
wettmachen, ausgleichen
chain
Kette
contradiction in
terms
beneficial
Widerspruch in sich
nützlich, vorteilhaft
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Despite not being there for his
son’s birthday, Percy was able to
make up for it by taking him to a
concert the following week.
Many people are against
supermarket and food chains
because they destroy local shops.
Spending a week in Italy was very
beneficial for his health.
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(Aus-)Wirkung
to contribute
beitragen
conservation
to sustain
(Natur-)Schutz, Bewahrung
(aufrecht)erhalten,
(unter)stützen
Anreiz
versprühen, verteilen
berechnen
incentive
to inject
to calculate
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off-grid
unabhängig vom (Strom)Netz
on-site
vor Ort
to combine
verbinden, kombinieren
practice
to mirror
ancestral
heritage
appealing
submersible
sludge
irrigation
inverter
to generate
Praktik, Vorgehensweise
(wider)spiegeln
der Vorfahren
Erbe
ansprechend
Unterwasser-, Tauch(Klär-)Schlamm
Bewässerung
Wechselrichter
erzeugen
standby
feedstock
initial
to mature
continuous
Reserve, Notaggregat
Ausgangsmaterial
Anfangsheranreifen, -wachsen
ununterbrochen,
kontinuierlich, anhaltend
absorption
chiller
regenerative
Absorption
Kühler
(Bremsenergie)
zurückgewinnend
(wieder) auffüllen
Veränderung
Quelle
durchmachen, sich
unterziehen
Umesterung
to replenish
modification
source
to undergo
transesterification
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to purify
in the presence
of
reinigen
in Anwesenheit von
to know what
you’re doing
wissen, was man tut
to intend
vorhaben
to revolve around
conversion
sich drehen um
Umwandlung, Umbau
reactant
by contrast
Reaktionsmittel
im Gegensatz (dazu)
promising
vielversprechend
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The effect was that he returned to
work fit and enthusiastic.
The long journey contributed to
his tiredness but his lack of sleep
was probably more important.
Once you know the length and
width, it is easy to calculate the
area.
The site is off-grid because it is
not connected in any way to the
main electricity grid.
Instead of buying ready-made
machines from outside, the
companies bought the components
and made the machines themselves
on-site.
New diesel engines combine high
fuel efficiency with low emissions.
The new business generated over
€10 000 a week in profit.
The continuous motion of the
dynamo was never halted, not even
for Christmas.
When the Queen comes, you must
behave well because you will be in
the presence of royalty.
As an experienced manager he
knew what he was doing with
regards to lazy employees.
He intended to show them that
such behaviour would not be
tolerated.
The conversion of potential energy
into kinetic energy is achieved by
opening the gates of the dam.
Jack is very hard working, by
contrast, Jill is very lazy.
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to free
to etch
to disperse
to conduct
rough
befreien
ätzen
verteilen
leiten
rau
porous
pressurized
porös
Druck-, komprimiert
to force
pressen, zwängen
to form
bilden
charge
Ladung
to sort out
membrane
to degrade
range
tank
klären, lösen
Membran
(sich) verschlechtern,
abbauen
(sich) an- und abschalten
(chemisch) mit Wasser
verbinden
Reichweite
Tank
gas (AE)
Benzin
comparable
vergleichbar
recreation
Freizeitaktivität(en)
no expense spared
die Kosten spielen keine
Rolle
Rücksichtnahme auf die
Einheimischen
Rücksichtnahme auf die
Umgebung
to cycle on and off
to hydrate
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consideration of
locals
awareness of
surroundings
celebrity spotting
peaceful retreat
exploration of
the environment
cultural awareness
kulturelles Bewusstsein
to gain
information
Information(en) erhalten
to elaborate
näher ausführen, näher
erklären
annehmen, davon ausgehen
to assume
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Ausschau nach Prominenten
halten
friedlicher Rückzugsort
die Umwelt entdecken
to draw
comparisons
Vergleiche anstellen
entirely
völlig, ganz
to take the
initiative
encouragement
die Initiative ergreifen
She grazed herself on the rough
surface but didn’t hurt herself at all
on the smooth.
The pressurized container sprayed
liquid everywhere when it was
opened suddenly.
Even though the hole was a little bit
too small, the two men had to
force the package through anyway.
Two girls and three boys got
together and formed a group of
five.
The charge of an electron is the
exact opposite to that of a proton.
He paid €30 to fill up his car tank
with petrol.
Diesel didn’t work in his car; he had
to put gas in it.
The weight of platinum and steel is
comparable, but not the price.
Recreation is what you do in your
free time in order to relax.
Ecotourism involves the protection
of nature and awareness of
surroundings.
"Nature walks": our children’s
activities offer an exciting
exploration of the natural
environment.
Our new website makes it easy to
gain all the information you
might need.
Let’s just assume that you smoke
10 cigarettes a day. Do you know
how much money you spend in a
year?
It is hard to draw comparisons
between the two studies because
they were conducted in very
different ways.
Although Peter and Jane are twins,
they look entirely different.
Ermunterung, Ermutigung
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beyond sth
über etw hinaus
to affect
beeinflussen
instantaneous
stationery
unmittelbar
Schreibwaren
pin
Stecknadel
to transform
um-, verwandeln
to convert
to build
umwandeln, umbauen
(auf)bauen, errichten
seamless
to tie up
to get rid of
to crowd
in order to
nahtlos
festmachen
loswerden, abschaffen
sich drängen
um zu
to reduce
reduzieren, senken
to source
TV set
beziehen
Fernsehgerät
to creak under the
strain
limitation
überlastet sein
magical
to push one’s way
out to sea
to heave
mast
to glisten
timber
to tackle
magisch, verzaubert
sich seinen Weg hinaus auf
See bahnen
pflügen, hieven
Mast
funkeln, glitzern
(Nutz-)Holz
in Angriff nehmen,
bewältigen
vor allem, hauptsächlich
primarily
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kite
to winch up
string
to dangle
twisted
a great deal
to pick up
Grenze, Einschränkung
to tow
auxiliary
(Flug-, Lenk-)Drachen
mit einer Winde hochziehen
Seil, Leine
baumeln
verdreht
sehr viel
sich erheben, auffrischen
(Wind)
ziehen
zusätzlich, Hilfs-
propulsion
Antrieb
to demonstrate
demonstrieren, zeigen
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It is important to try and see
beyond the next few months when
we thing about climate change.
Often the areas affected will be a
long way away from our own
homes.
Because he lost his pencil case, he
had to go to a stationary shop on
the way home to replace
everything.
He used a red pin to secure the
note to the notice board.
A haircut and a shave
transformed the way he looked.
The workmen had to build the
houses behind the factory.
In order to achieve his goals, he
had to work very hard.
Their aim was to reduce carbon
dioxide emissions by 50%.
He had to pay for the TV set to be
delivered from the shop because it
was too heavy for him to lift on his
own.
Having only five vans was always
going to be a limitation on the
expansion of the business.
He was unable to play football,
primarily because the ground was
too far away but also because it
cost too much.
He was not the main worker but
was brought in only as an
auxiliary member of the team.
The forward propulsion of the
aeroplane is greater than anything
the car can produce.
Because the topic was very difficult
to understand, the teacher
demonstrated how it worked with
ink and water.
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consumption
Verbrauch
rope
Seil, Tau
launch
pod
telescopic
altitude
to retract
to stow
to initiate
accessible
Start
Gondel
ausfahrbar
Höhe
(sich) zurückziehen
verstauen
einleiten
zugänglich
sound
on the high seas
to take
advantage of
vernünftig, gesund
auf hoher See
(sich) zunutze machen,
ausnutzen
to meet
maritime
in operation
erfüllen
See-, Schifffahrtsin Betrieb
effective
to correspond to
effektiv
entsprechen
virtually
praktisch, nahezu
engine
Motor, Maschine
rugged
behemoth
sluggish
internal
combustion engine
robust
Koloss
träge, schwerfällig
Verbrennungsmotor
piston
Kolben
crankshaft
linear
rotary
to compress
Kurbelwelle
linear, gradlinig
rotierend
komprimieren, verdichten
to predict
punch
intake valve
swing
stroke
to come into
contact with
vorhersagen
Schwung, Kraft
Einlassventil
Schwung, Ausschlag
(Kolben-)Hub, Takt
in Kontakt kommen mit
to expand
to tailor
incomplete
sich ausdehnen, wachsen
genau anpassen
unvollständig
tailpipe
array
coolant
sport utility
vehicle
substantial
particles
Auspuff
Ansammlung, Reihe
Kühlmittel
SUV, Geländewagen
The consumption of fossil fuels
has reached a critical point.
To prevent them from falling, the
climbers attached themselves to
the rock with a rope.
The website is only accessible to
people that have the password.
While you’re young you should
take advantage of independence,
freedom and youth before it’s too
late.
There were two runways in
operation at the airport and a
third was still being built.
A week’s wages in the USA
sometimes corresponds to a
year’s wages in south-east Asia.
Virtually all the houses in the area
were destroyed by the tsunami –
only a few managed to survive.
The sophisticated engine of the
modern car runs very efficiently in
comparison to the first cars.
The pistons move back and forth
with almost no friction and they are
the main moveable parts in an
engine.
In its upward movement the piston
compresses the air.
If he had not gone to the ball that
day, he would never have come
into contact with his future
girlfriend.
Without her, his life would have
seemed incomplete, as though it
were lacking something.
wesentlich, beträchtlich
Partikel, Feinstaub
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to go away
to conform to
soot
to remove
catalytic converter
wegfallen, verschwinden
entsprechen
Ruß
entfernen, beseitigen
Katalysator
to maximize
advanced
maximieren, optimieren
entwickelt, fortgeschritten
the pros and
cons
das Für und Wider, das Pro
und Kontra
draft
thread
Entwurf
Faden
economic
unification
to widen
wirtschaftliche Vereinigung
to stabilise
population growth
disposable
income
das Bevölkerungswachstum
stabilisieren
verfügbares Einkommen
standard of
living
Lebensstandard
to boost
stärken, unterstützen
to encourage
fördern, unterstützen
multicultural
thinking
multikulturelle Denkweise
technological
advances
technische Fortschritte
to spread ideas
Ideen verbreiten
financial viability
outsourcing
finanzielle Realisierbarkeit,
Durchführbarkeit
Ausgliederung
exploitation
Ausbeutung
livelihood
Existenzgrundlage,
Lebensunterhalt
domination by
brand names
multinational
company
Dominanz von
Markennamen
multinationales
Unternehmen
technical jargon
technischer Jargon
erweitern
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The levels that students could take
ranged from beginners to
advanced.
What are the pros and cons of
electric cars? Write a text and give
your opinion.
Fear of death is the thread that
runs through the entire film.
This course will widen your
knowledge and understanding of
modern art.
This survey shows that people
aren’t buying goods because their
disposable income has fallen over
the past few years.
We have a very high standard of
living here in Europe compared to
many poor African and Asian
countries.
This new attraction has really
boosted local economy because
many visitors are coming here all
around the year.
It’s the government’s strategy to
encourage sustainable energy
usage.
Fairness, teamwork and
multicultural thinking play an
important role in our international
business.
The scientific and technological
advances in medicine have made
it possible for people to live longer
and longer.
The Internet can help terrorists to
spread their dangerous ideas.
The outsourcing of IT jobs to
other countries might have saved
money, but all in all it wasn’t a
great success.
If you want to fight against the
exploitation of workers in poor
countries, then don’t buy these
cheap clothes from Bangladesh.
The drought has been a huge
problem for people in the country
who depend on farming for their
livelihood.
It started as a small Scottish firm,
but it’s now a multinational
company with branches all over
the world.
If you don’t have a technical
background, you might find it
difficult to understand this
technical jargon.
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Less
Economically
Developed
Country (LEDC)
More
Economically
Developed
Country (MEDC)
Entwicklungsland
According to the UN, there are
currently 33 Less Economically
Developed Countries in Africa.
Industriestaat
On the whole, people in More
Economically Developed
Countries have more money, are
healthier and get a better education
than people in LEDCs.
per capita
equity
passenger
capacity
pro Kopf
(Eigen-)Kapital
Anzahl der Sitzplätze
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to derive
considerable
reliance on
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petroleum
solid fuel
gewinnen, beziehen
beträchtlich, erheblich
Abhängigkeit von,
Angewiesensein auf
Erdöl
Festbrennstoff
it used to be
es war früher (immer)
dead-end town
to blossom
outpost
organic vegetables
Stadt ohne Zukunft
(auf)blühen
Außenposten, Vorposten
Bio-Gemüse
surplus
Überschuss, überschüssig
national grid
excess
rapeseed
steam
nationales Stromnetz
überschüssig
Rapssamen
(Wasser-)Dampf
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to separate
to recombine
to double
trennen
neu kombinieren
verdoppeln
Meilenstein
Aufschwung
Staudamm
Einweihungsfeier
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milestone
upswing
barrage wall
topping-off
ceremony
to supplement
rear
hinterer Teil, Rückseite
balancing
access
to commence
cavern
shaft
nave
transformer
Ausgleichs-, ausgleichend
Zugang
beginnen
Höhle
Schacht
Kirchenschiff
Transformator
flank
to pay attention to
surge tank
Flanke, Hang
achten auf
Wasserschloss, Schwallraum
ergänzen
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Wood or coal, for example, are
solid fuels.
This huge building is now a
museum. It used to be a power
station.
I don’t have surplus money, but if
I did, I would certainly not spend it
on a car!
Old locomotives worked with
steam. Now they use diesel or
electricity.
The company wanted to double
their profits from €250 000 to €500
000 within the next 5 years.
Because Calum was not eating
enough, he had to supplement his
diet with vitamin tablets.
The rear of the car is normally the
lighter part because the engine is
generally in the front.
A transformer is a device for
reducing or increasing the voltage
of a power supply.
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87
88
89
90
state-of-the-art
auf dem letzten Stand der
Technik, hochmodern
visible
sichtbar, einsehbar
foreseeable
to consume
vorhersehbar
verbrauchen
imbalance
gate
to dam up
contribution
Ungleichgewicht, Störung
Tor
aufstauen
Beitrag
to reverse
uphill
to turn back into
to collect
network
umkehren
bergauf
zurückverwandeln in
sammeln, gewinnen
(Strom-)Netz
available
verfügbar
over-supply
penstock
typical
tube
blade
transmission line
utility
head
flow
mill
swirl
rotor
casement
vane
tangential
runner
to spin
angular
momentum
cup
head range
peak
Überangebot
Druckrohrleitung(en)
typisch, charakteristisch
Rohr, Röhre
Schaufel
Übertragungsleitung
Versorgung(sbetrieb)
Fallhöhe
Durchfluss
Mühle
Wirbel
Rotor
Gehäuse
Schaufel
tangential
Läufer, Laufrad
(sich schnell) drehen
Drehimpuls
natural
resources
Bodenschätze
greenhouse gas
Treibhausgas
ozone layer
Ozonschicht
rising sea levels
Anstieg der Meeresspiegel
to be threatened
with extinction
vom Aussterben bedroht
sein
Tasse, Becher
Fallhöhenbereich
Spitzen-, Spitze
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This state-of-the-art technology
will not be in use in ordinary cars
for many years.
Although he thought no-one was
able to watch, he was visible on
the CCTV cameras.
The enormous boring machines
used to create the tunnels in
mountains consume huge amounts
of energy.
Because the road cost so much, the
company managed to get a
contribution from the EU towards
building it.
A network of electricity wires
connects all the power stations in
one country together on the grid.
This means that there is always
enough electricity available across
the country.
The peak of the mountain could be
seen from miles around.
Somalia is an African country which
is rich in natural resources, e.g.
gas, oil and uranium.
Greenhouse gases are natural
gases, too, but if there’s too much
of them, they can cause climate
change.
The ozone layer around the earth
protects us from the dangerous
ultraviolet light of the sun.
The Maldives are beautiful islands
in the Indian Ocean, but they are
threatened by rising sea levels.
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endangered
species
bedrohte Art(en)
to invest
investieren
diverse
correspondingly
confusion
misconception
unterschiedlich, vielfältig
entsprechend
Verwirrung
falsche Vorstellung(en),
irrige Annahme(n)
einschließen, fangen
(lebens)feindlich, unwirtlich
sinken, zurückgehen
weit unter
to trap
hostile
to decline
well below
to put sth off
costly
clothes dryer
significant
maintenance
etw verschieben,
hinauszögern
kostspielig, teuer
Wäschetrockner
spürbar, erheblich
Gorillas, snow leopards and
Siberian tigers are among the many
endangered species which need
to be protected.
Be clever and invest your money in
environmentally friendly projects.
It will be a cold night with
temperatures dropping to well
below –10°C.
You should write the letter today.
Don’t put it off any longer!
The death of John Fitzgerald
Kennedy was a hugely significant
event of the 1960s.
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lifespan
to dispose of
Lebenszeit, -dauer
beseitigen, entsorgen
to trash
sb can’t be
bothered to do sth
doorstep
aged
free of charge
heftig kritisieren
jd hat keine Lust, etw zu tun
to set into motion
to argue
in Gang bringen
argumentieren
to collect
(ein)sammeln, (ab)holen
to establish
einrichten
to impose
arbitrary
commerce
auferlegen
willkürlich
Handel
to cite
heavy metal
maize
sugarcane
wheat
compostable
shelf-life
corn
disposal
to mount
to break down
to be billed as
zitieren
Schwermetall
Mais
Zuckerrohr
Weizen
kompostierbar
Haltbarkeit
Getreide, Mais
Entsorgung
wachsen, (an)steigen
zerfallen
angekündigt werden als
Tür(schwelle)
veraltet
kostenlos, gebührenfrei
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He went to his local recycling centre
in order to dispose of his old
computer properly.
Instead of charging for the product,
they decided to give it away free of
charge as part of their advertising
campaign.
Some people would argue that
climate change is nonsense but
most reasonable people disagree
with them.
So as not to have to pay for
delivery, Freya chose to collect her
television from the store directly.
Through his magnificent guitar
playing, Bernard was able to
establish a real connection with
his audience.
Commerce is the exchange of
goods between individuals,
companies, countries, etc.
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to hunt for
to fetch
suchen nach
holen
pretty much
ziemlich
to find its way
to scatter
vortex
weak
international
waters
estimated
to scoop up
a whole load
to clear up
nappy
remarkable
to utilize
gelangen
verteilen
Wirbel, Strudel
schwach
internationale Gewässer
contaminant
settleable
bug
to interfere with
verunreinigende Substanz,
Schadstoff
desinfizieren
tertiär
Spur
(sich) auflösen
ungereinigtes Abwasser
Kies, Split, (grober) Sand
(her)einströmend
Kies, Kieselsteine
Klärbecken
Schmiere, Fett
biochemischer
Sauerstoffbedarf
sich (ab)setzend, klärbar
Bakterie, Kleinlebewesen
stören
to prohibit
verbieten, untersagen
discharge
to promote
Einleitung
fördern, unterstützen
to dump
yuck
closed-loop
system
round
further
to launch
auskippen
Ekel-, igitt!
geschlossener Kreislauf
to disinfect
tertiary
trace
to dissolve
raw sewage
grit
influent
gravel
clarifier
grease
BOD
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100
greywater
101
wasteful
economic greed
total disregard
landfill site
waste
management
detoxification
purification
geschätzt
an Bord holen
eine ganze Ladung
wegräumen, einsammeln
Windel
bemerkenswert
einsetzen, (be)nutzen
Runde
weiter
in den Weltraum
transportieren
Grauwasser, gering
verschmutztes Abwasser
verschwenderisch
wirtschaftliche Gier
totale Gleichgültigkeit /
Missachtung
Mülldeponie
Having fetched the water from the
well, Jack fell down the hill and Jill
unfortunately fell down with him.
Although he didn’t complete
everything, he had pretty much
finished the work by the weekend.
Complex systems often utilize
some quite simple techniques at
the beginning.
Toxic waste in the sewage can
interfere with the water recycling
process.
Smoking is prohibited in public
buildings.
The government started a
campaign to promote awareness
of environmental issues.
Economic greed is certainly one of
the factors which have caused the
current financial crisis.
What a lovely park! You wouldn’t
think that this area was once a
landfill site.
Abfallwirtschaft
Entgiftung
Reinigung
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waste
separation
Abfalltrennung
raw material
Rohstoff
micro-organism
Mikroorganismus
recycling facility
Recyclinganlage
to reuse
wiederbenutzen
to be green
umweltfreundlich sein
to preserve sth
etw erhalten
to use sparingly
to cut down
sparsam benutzen
einsparen, reduzieren
to limit
einschränken, begrenzen
toxic waste
oil slick
giftiger / toxischer Müll /
Abfall
Ölteppich
overflowing
überfüllt
spoilt countryside
fumes
to back sth up
verschandelte Landschaft
Abgase, Dämpfe
etw untermauern
Waste separation makes
recycling easier. So please put
plastic waste, glass and paper in
separate bins.
Oil is the raw material that is used
to make diesel, petrol or plastic.
Certain micro-organisms –
bacteria or viruses – can cause
diseases.
The glass from the glass bank is
taken to a glass recycling facility
where new glass bottles and jars
are manufactured.
We can all reduce waste by trying
to reuse items instead of throwing
them away.
Plastic bottles which you throw
away are not very green. Buy your
drinks in returnable glass bottles!
We must do our best to preserve
all the animals and plants in the
world for future generations.
Many people could cut down their
electricity use if they only switched
off electrical appliances when
they’re not using them.
I’m too fat. I’ll try to limit myself
to 1500 calories per day.
Lots of fish died because toxic
waste was dumped into the river.
A large oil slick from the damaged
ship was floating on the ocean.
The dustmen are on strike. Look at
all those overflowing rubbish bins!
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desert
intermittent
to drive
turbine
proposal
perennial
to blow
panel
Wüste
mit Unterbrechungen,
intermittierend
Grundlast
Leserbrief
Redakteur/in,
Herausgeber/in
überzeugend, eindringlich,
stark
antreiben
Turbine
Vorschlag
immer wiederkehrend, ewig
wehen
Platte, Tafel, Kollektor
to envisage
cost-effective
sich vorstellen
kostengünstig
semiconductor
Halbleiter
trough
to favour
pumped storage
dish
to absorb
alternator
Trog, Schüssel
bevorzugen
Pumpspeicher
Schüssel
auffangen
Wechselstromgenerator
baseload
letter to the editor
editor
forceful
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If you push up the panel in the
ceiling, you should find the input
socket for the loudspeakers.
It proved to be very cost-effective
in the long run.
The most common semiconductor
to be used commercially is silicon.
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fluid
Flüssigkeit
molten
to dispatch
modular
scalable
numerous
geschmolzen, flüssig
liefern
modular, Modulerweiterbar, größenvariabel
zahlreich
power needs
to tail off
to some extent
Strombedarf
schwächer werden
in gewissem Grade
to shine
valuable
scheinen
wertvoll
to be online
to suggest
mit dem Netz verbunden
sein
andeuten
capacity
Kapazität, Leistung
broad
context
to look beyond …
to spread across
remote
tide
windswept
ridge
voltage
breit, weit
Kontext, Zusammenhang
über … hinaus blicken
(sich) verteilen über
abgelegen
Gezeiten, Flut
dem Wind ausgesetzt
Bergkamm
Spannung
current
Strom
rectification
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to complement
sufficient
to charge
on-the-job training
112
regulation
to dispute
Gleichrichtung (Umwandlung
von Wechsel- in
Gleichstrom)
Wechselrichtung
(Umwandlung von Gleich- in
Wechselstrom)
modern
machbar, möglich
Backbone, Rückgrat
eindämmen
Lastverteilung,
Belastungsausgleich
ergänzen
ausreichend, genügend
(auf)laden
Ausbildung während der
Arbeit
Regelung, Kontrolle
abstreiten
to be infuriated by
wütend sein über
vast
riesig
bleak
kahl, öde
inversion
contemporary
feasible
backbone
to stem
load balancing
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The fluid should be stirred
regularly every ten minutes but be
careful that it does not boil!
The numerous warnings that
Simon received were not good
enough and he was soon sacked
from his job.
Any person is good to some
extent, no matter how evil they
have thus far shown themselves to
be.
The huge diamond cut by the
famous jeweller was the most
valuable single object in the world.
His father suggested that he
should get some insurance in case
somebody stole it from the shop.
The memory stick had a capacity
of 16GB.
The voltage is equal to the current
times the resistance.
The current is a measure of the
amount of electrical charge flowing
around the circuit.
It can’t be disputed that this
young musician has a lot of talent,
but he should practise more.
Vast amounts of food are thrown
away by supermarkets every day,
and you could still eat much of it.
I love this scenery with its bleak
mountains and deep valleys.
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it is lacking in …
es mangelt ihm/ihr an …, es
fehlt ihm/ihr an …
photovoltaic cell
Solarzelle
energy store
Energiespeicher
power tower
Solarturm
high voltage
direct current
(HVDC)
HochspannungsGleichstrom-Übertragung
(HGÜ)
overhead cable
Überlandleitung
marginally
better
geringfügig besser
Despite popular
belief …
proven
exceptionally
Trotz der verbreiteten
Ansicht, …
bewiesen
außergewöhnlich
rarely
selten
interestingly
interessanterweise
space-based
weltraumgestützt,
weltraumbasiert
Strahl
schweben, in der Luft stehen
Ärger, Last,
Unannehmlichkeit
bereitstehen
informieren, unterrichten,
beraten
bauliche Schäden,
Strukturschäden
Kostenabschätzung,
Kostenvoranschlag
beigefügt, beiliegend
ray
to hover
bother
to stand by
to advise
structural damage
cost estimate
enclosed
Food and service are excellent, but
this restaurant is lacking a bit in
atmosphere.
This calculator doesn’t have
batteries. It has a photovoltaic
cell and works with solar power.
A battery is a small but very
popular energy store.
A solar power tower has special
mirrors to focus sunlight which can
then be used to generate
electricity.
High voltage direct current
systems are used to transmit
electricity from offshore wind farms
to the country.
Are overhead power cables
dangerous? Can they cause serious
diseases if you live near them?
After our advertising campaign
sales were only marginally better
for a while. I wonder what went
wrong.
Climate change may bring about
exceptionally hot summers or cold
winters, even here in Europe.
We rarely go to the theatre these
days because we have so little
time.
These paintings look so different,
but interestingly, they’re all by
the same painter.
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shape
Form
imaginable
vorstellbar, erdenklich
convenience
Bequemlichkeit
to conduct a
survey
eine Umfrage durchführen
attitude
Einstellung
health risk
Gesundheitsrisiko
reluctant
to go on about sth
widerwillig, zögernd
dauernd über etw klagen
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The circle is often viewed as the
purest shape in mathematics.
He performed the piece in the most
beautiful way imaginable.
The convenience of fast-food
restaurants has led to a huge
increase in their number over the
last twenty years.
A newspaper conducted a survey
about the eating habits of their
readers.
Environmental charities are worried
about the attitude to food
packaging of many westerners.
They also express their worries
about the health risks linked to
consuming food which was wrapped
in plastic.
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117
118
119
to test
rigorously
direct contact
inert
additive
to ban
pipe
testen
gründlich, streng
unmittelbarer Kontakt
inert, inaktiv
Zusatz(stoff)
verbieten
Rohr(leitung)
frame
helmet
bandage
to consist of
property
to react
Rahmen
Schutzhelm
Verband, Binde
bestehen aus
Eigenschaft
reagieren
ill effect
obstruction
brittle
pliable
to leach
to decompose
to persist
to counter
capsule
bumper
drive shaft
dashboard
alternative
schädliche Auswirkung
Blockierung, Verstopfung
brüchig, spröde
biegsam
gelöst werden
sich zersetzen, zerfallen
fortbestehen
begegnen, bekämpfen
Kapsel
Stoßstange
Antriebswelle
Armaturenbrett
Alternative
dramatically
to solidify
crude oil
rubber
dramatisch, drastisch
(sich) festigen, härten
Rohöl
Gummi
lead
Blei
copper
Kupfer
malleable
iron
verformbar
Eisen
prominence
currently
Bedeutung
momentan, zurzeit,
gegenwärtig
based on
basierend auf, aufgrund
saving
to ascribe to
to offset
lightweight
Einsparung
zurückführen auf
ausgleichen
Leicht-
to mitigate
marginally
tire (AE)
lindern
unwesentlich
Reifen
windshield (AE)
Windschutzscheibe
to melt down
ironically
(ein)schmelzen
ironischerweise,
paradoxerweise
auffällig, glitzernd
kühn, mutig
flashy
bold
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The explosion was caused by a
damaged gas pipe.
All plastics consist of polymers.
You must be careful when
transporting or storing sodium
because it reacts violently with air
and water.
Vegetable oil is seen as a viable
alternative to diesel.
Elastic bands and balloons are all
made from rubber.
Lead was once used in hospitals to
protect staff from X-rays but now it
is only used very sparingly.
Copper is used in electrical
appliances because it is a very good
conductor.
Iron is the metal from which steel
is made.
Currently we think that oil supplies
will run out within the next 50-100
years.
This estimate is based on research
being done by many different
countries around the world.
The lightweight materials meant
that the cars could go much faster
with the same engine.
Tires are made of rubber and vary
in size depending on the wheels
that they are made for.
The windshield of his car was
cracked.
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complicated
to gain a lot of
ground over
entire
proving ground
essentially
aerospace
hood
fender
chassis
streamlined
high-end
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kompliziert
stark an Boden gewinnen
gegen
ganz, vollständig
Versuchsgelände,
Teststrecke
im Wesentlichen, im Grunde
affordable
RaumfahrtMotorhaube
Kotflügel
Fahrgestell
stromlinienförmig
für gehobene Ansprüche, im
gehobenen Marktsegment
erschwinglich
to make sth a
thing of the past
to filter down
inverse
to extract
hollow
container
etw altmodisch erscheinen
lassen
durchsickern
umgekehrt
herausziehen, -nehmen
hohl
Behälter, Gefäß
toolmaker
pellet
hopper
barrel
reciprocating
screw
ram injector
to clamp shut
to leak out
deformity
Werkzeugmacher/in
Kügelchen, Pellet
(Einfüll-)Trichter
Schneckenzylinder
Schneckenkolben
to scrape
to polish
imperfection
(ab)kratzen, schaben
polieren
Unvollkommenheit, Mangel
to jam
to liquefy
resin
to scorch
uneven
critical
long-lasting
verstopfen, klemmen,
blockieren
verflüssigen
(Kunst-)Harz
versengen, verbrennen
uneben
entscheidend
langlebig
largely nonbiodegradable
größtenteils nicht biologisch
abbaubar
recyclable
recycelbar
unable to
decompose
nicht abbaubar
easily moulded
leicht formbar
Druckspritzventil
fest verschließen
durchsickern
Missbildung
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Essentially a car is a load of metal
on four wheels.
As the house Sarah wanted was
now too expensive, she went
looking for something more
affordable.
Plastic containers for shampoo,
milk and other fluids form a large
proportion of recyclable household
waste.
Rachel unfortunately had a facial
deformity which meant she would
be unable to realise her dream of
being a model.
They were unable to sell the plastic
because it had small
imperfections and so could not be
guaranteed as safe.
This torch came with a very longlasting battery. I haven’t changed
it once!
Aluminium is a fully recyclable
material.
Much of the organic waste which
goes to landfill is unable to
decompose properly and produces
methane, a greenhouse gas.
Aluminium is a rather soft metal
and is therefore easily moulded.
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thermoplastic
Thermoplast
thermosetting
polymer
Duroplast
durability
Haltbarkeit, Lebensdauer
to improve
aesthetics
to debate
die Ästhetik / das Aussehen
verbessern
debattieren
Thermoplastic can be easily
moulded when it’s warm and
becomes solid again when it cools.
Heat or a chemical reaction can be
used to make thermosetting
polymers very hard. Plastic car
parts are often made from these
materials..
These machines are rather
expensive, but they’re known for
their very high quality and
durability.
We can debate endlessly about
which plan is better, but I suggest
we just try this one and see what
happens.
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147
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149
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sweaty
twist throttle
to hesitate
to attach
verschwitzt
Gasdrehgriff
zögern
anhängen (an eine E-Mail)
shore
wetsuit
changeable
consignment
replacement
Ufer, Küste
Tauchanzug, Surfanzug
wechselhaft, unbeständig
Lieferung, (Waren-)Sendung
Ersatz
to refund
erstatten
bank transfer
Banküberweisung
to rate
to score highly
bewerten, beurteilen
gut abschneiden, gut
bewertet werden
Bewertung, Beurteilung
gemeinsam am höchsten
abwägen, einschätzen,
beurteilen
einer Sache vorzuziehen,
besser als etw
(wert)schätzen
Klimakompensation
Wellenkraftwerk
rating
joint-highest
to weigh up
preferable to sth
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to value
carbon offset
wave power
station
correspondent
tidal power station
to call on sb to do
sth
ill-informed
to be an asset to
sb/sth
GMT (Greenwich
Mean Time)
cheat
to cheat
temptation
gadget
Please find attached a PDF file of
last month’s newsletter.
If you do not want a replacement
for the damaged item, you will be
given a full refund.
We cannot refund money if the
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If you pay by bank transfer,
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Gezeitenkraftwerk
jdn dazu aufrufen, etw zu
tun
schlecht informiert
für jdn/etw von Wert sein
mittlere Greenwich-Zeit
(koordinierte Weltzeit)
Betrüger/in
betrügen
If you are caught trying to cheat in
the exam, you will fail the entire
exam.
Versuchung
Gerät, technischer
Krimskrams
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Chronological word list
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extensive
159
spread
umfangreich, erheblich,
ausgedehnt
Verbreitung, Ausbreitung,
Ausdehnung
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