Wonderful words

 

              Vocabulary Heat and Dust        Thursday, 22 May 2008

 

 

accompaniment: Begleitung

to hang back: nachhaken

to sink in: to be fully understood

be hand in glove with somebody: Work closely together with sb.

to strive for sth: nach etwas streben

to subdue sb: to bring sb under control by force

soothe sb.: to calm/comfort sb

fold sb. to your heart: embrace sb. closely

midwife: Hebamme

procure sth: etw. auftreiben

 

to frown: die Stirn runzeln

amend sth.: etw verbessern

take it out on sb.: etw. an jdm. auslassen

stray into sth.: in etwas geraten

conceal sth.: etwas verstecken

presumption: Annahme, Vermutung

destitute: verarmt

eloquient: redselig

to enumerate: aufzählen, durchzählen

indeed: allerdings, tatsächlich

 

extent: usmaß

moisture: Feuchtigkeit, Nässe

to shroud: verbergen, umhüllen, umwölken

unbearable: unerträglich, unausstehlich

irresistible: unaufhaltsam

bliss: Glückseligkeit, Wonne

flushed: errötet

to loosen: lockern, lösen

to seal in: einschließen

rapture: Begeisterung

 

shy away from sth: avoid sth. because you are nervous or frightened of it

elope: run away with sb.

grope for sth: try and & sth. you cannot see, by feeling

steadfast: very loyal

bleak: cold & depressing

with all your might & main: with all your strength

toughened up: made tough & strong

contempt: Geringschätzung, Verachtung

demure: wohlerzogen

conceals sth.: hide sth.

 

packed to bursting point: very full

set sb’s teeth on edge: make sb feel physically uncomfortable

to be favourably disposed to(wards) sb.: jdm. wohlgesonnen sein

obeisance: gesture to show respect

impoverished: verarmt

interminable: lasting a long time & therefore boring

encase sb./sth.: cover sb./sth. completely

esteemed: respect and admired

gay (old-fashioned): cheerful, happy

dreary: sad, cheerless

to induce sb.: to persuade sb.

 

introspective: inward-looking; tending to think a lot about yourself and your feelings

indignant: angry

lore (old-fashioned): knowledge

ordeal: difficult,painful situtaion

cordial: friendly

grass-widower : man whose wife is absent for a period of time

extricate yourself from sth.: free yourself from sth.

not to put too fine a point on it: um nicht um den heißen Brei herumzureden

hullaballoo: big excitement

hotch-potch: mixture of different things that don´t belong together

 

pour your tale: tell st. important

fuddy-duddy (inflm,derog): person with old-fashioned ideas

set: a groupf of friends or people who spend a lot of time together

thunderbox: Plumpsklo

den: Versteck

dashed (old-fashioned) : verflixt

unburden oneself : sich etwas von der Seele reden

crave sth.: have a strong desire for sth.

pyre: Scheiterhaufen

 

lest (fml): aus Furcht, dass

stolid: without emotion or interest

imperturbability ( jaw-breaker! ): Unerschütterlichkeit

take sth. at face value: beliebt that sth. is really what it appears to be

expound sth. : explan sth. by giving a lot of details

elicit sth. : etwas entlocken

box sb.´s ears : jdn. ohrfeigen

hoard sth. : collect and store sth. , oftern secretly and in large quantities

gloomy : sad, without hope

impertubability : Unerschütterlichkeit

 

take sth. at face value : believe that sth. is eally what it appears to be

box sb.´s ears : jdn. ohrfeigen

horad sth. : collect and store sth., often secretly and in large quantities

gloomy : sad, without hope

bargain: verhandeln

dash : energy, confidence

entangled : ertappt

shrewd : schlau

be hand in glove with sb. : work together closely with sb.

wherewithal : the money needed for sth.

 

booty : goods that are stolen during wars, etc.

fold sb. to yur heart : hold sb. closely, embrace sb. closely

second sight : the ability to see into the future

reveal sth. : etwas offenbaren

benign benediction : freundliche Segnung

smouldering : glühend vor Zorn

to your hearts content : wie es einem gefällt

inauspicious : not a very good omen

dashed impudence : bodenlose Frechheit

dilly-dally : waste time

 

wretched : miseable, pitiful

mellifluous : lovely flowing

reckon without sb. : nicht mit jdm. rechnen

pyre : Scheiterhaufen

perspiration : Schweiß

garland : Girlanden

to envy : jmdn. um etwas beneiden

dowry : Heiratsgut

exceedingly : äußerst, besonders

scornful : verachtungsvoll, verächtlich

 

jolly: happy cheerful

restrain yourself: keep yourself under control

contend with sb./sth.: mit jdm./etwas zu tun haben

sustain sb./sth.: keep sb./sth alive

conviction: Überzeugung

the bulk of sth.: the main part of sth.

mockery: Spott

get discouraged: lose confidence or interest

testy: bad tempered

transpire: become known

 

addition: Erweiterung

sightless: unable to see, blind

immerse sth.: etwas eintauchen

acquit yourself wee: do well in a difficult situation

contrite: zerknirscht, reuevoll

contempt: Verachtung

expound sth.: explain sth. by giving a lot of details

be prompted: veranlasst werden

insult: Beleidigung

disclose sth.: make sth. Known

 

bargain: verhandeln

incredulous: not willing to believe

stumbling block: Hindernis

mutilation: Verstümmlung

in vain: vergeblich

judicious: reasonable

 

agony: extreme physical or mental pain

casual: beiläufig

delay sb.: jdm. aufhalten

refrain from doing sth.: sich davon abhalten etwas zu tun

 

clumsy oaf: Tollpatsch

anxious to do sth.: wanting very much to do sth.

amid: in the middle of

dole out sth.: etwas austeilen, verteilen

amenity: comfort

roll call: Auflistung

strictures: scharfe Kritik

petulant: launisch

of your own accord: von selbst

deferential: respektvoll

 

consternation: shock, worry

be drained of sth.: be emptied of sth

haggle with sb.: mit jdm. feilschen

passionate: leidenschaftlich

detract from sth.: etwas beeinträchtigen

austere: simple