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1 2 Clive OxendenChristina Latham-Koenig NewENGLISH FILEU pper-intermediateGerman WordlistUpper- intermediate German wordlist New ENGLISH File upper - intermediate German Wordlist Oxford University Press 20082 This Wordlist is organized File by File. It includes all the words in the Vocabulary Banks in the Student s Book and the MultiROM, all the words which are highlighted in the Student s Book, and all the words in the More Words to Learn sections of the More Words to Learnbadge/b&dZ/Ausweis (m)He was wearing a badge with his name on (v)/tS&t/plaudernI chatted to other people while we "b&r@sIN/peinlichWhat has been your most embarrassing moment?eyebrows/"aIbraUz/AugenbrauenHe raised his eyebrows in surprise. funeral/"fju;n@r@l/Beerdigung (f ) What song do you want to be played at your funeral?have a date/%h&v @ "deIt/eine Verabredung habenJane had a date on Friday she went to a "pA;tn@/Partnerin (m/f )Speed-dating can help busy people to find a partner.

2 Raise/reIz/hebenHe raised his eyebrows in t trust the smile, trust the words in 1 Aagony/"&g@ni/gro er Schmerz (m)I had terrible toothache and I was in @"mju;zd/belustigtThe baby giggles when he s @"s3;tIv/durchsetzungsf higMy boss is assertive, she has a strong personality. awkward/"O;kw@d/unbehaglichThe atmosphere was awful it was all very "b&Nk@/Banker (m)The men included a chef, a banker, and a (f )A bell rings when it s time for class to "bVbli/temperamentvollAt the speed-dating event she seemed really (n)/"kQmpleks/Komplex (m)I m an egotistical maniac with an inferiority complex. complicated/"kQmplIkeItId/kompliziertFin ding a partner is a complicated "kO;tSIp/Brautwerbung (f ) They married after a year of "kVr@nt/gegenw rtig She doesn t enjoy her current "def@nIN/ohrenbet ubendThe music in the club was "dIsk@tek/Disco (f )We went dancing at a local discotheque double (v)/"dVbl/verdoppelnThe company doubled profits last year.

3 Edit/"edIt/ver ndernIf you could edit your past, what would you change?egotistical/%i;g@"tIstIkl/egoisti schI m an egotistical maniac with an inferiority "lImIneIt/eliminierenYou can eliminate an option if it looks "vent/Veranstaltung (f )The organizers of the event suggested a list of "vQlv/sich entwickelnIt is a ritual which has evolved over the "tSeIndZ/austauschen We exchanged telephone @"wel/Abschied (m)The Commodores never did a farewell "frenzid/wildThe shark was frenzied, attacking the surfer. fresh/freS/frischHe has food poisoning those prawns weren t "grIm@s/Grimasse (f )Her grimace showed she wasn t impressed. guilty/"gIlti/schuldigLionel feels guilty about not being there for his (m)I went on one date with a guy who teaches Maths. housekeeper/"haUski;p@/Haush lterin (f )A housekeeper would improve the quality of my m&dZIn@tIv/fantasievoll I tried to think of imaginative questions to "preSn/Eindruck (m)I was worried I wouldn t give the right @ri"Qr@ti/Minderwertigkeit (f ) I m an egotistical maniac with an inferiority complex.

4 Injection/In"dZekSn/Injektion (f ), Spritze (f )I d been to the dentist, and I d had an "leIb@/Labour Partei (f )I work for the Labour consultant/"m&nIdZm@nt k@n%sVlt@nt/Unternehmensberater (m)He s a management consultant in the ENGLISH File upper - intermediate German Wordlist Oxford University Press 20083maniac/"meIni&k/Wahnsinniger (m) I m an egotistical maniac with an inferiority complex. match (n)/m&tS/zusammenpassen (v) They are a perfect match they share (v)/%@Uv@"ju;z/zu oft verwendenWhat words or phrases do you most overuse?participants/pA;"tIsIp@nts/Teiln ehmer (m)According to the participants, the meeting was good. posed/p@Uzd/posierenJournalists posed as students to investigate the story. possession/p@"zeSn/Besitz (m)What s your most treasured possession?pre-prepared/%pri;prI"pe@d/vo rbereitet Have a list of pre-prepared questions (n)/"pri;sku;l/Vorschule (f )I was terrified on my first day at @"p@Uzd/einen Antrag machen I proposed in Paris, then we got married the next day!

5 Prospective/pr@"spektIv/zuk nftigShe met some prospective partners "pVblISIz/ver ffentlichen Every week The Guardian publishes a short story. quick-fire/"kwIkfaI@/wie aus der MaschinenpistoleThe politician was asked quick-fire "rItSu@l/Ritual (n)The ritual has evolved over many "skO;kA;d/Berichtsbogen (m)Put a tick in the yes box on a (n)/SIft/Schicht (f )I had the breakfast shift I had to go in at five smoothly/"smu;Dli/reibungslosThe conversation ran very "s@Ul@U/Solo-Lionel Richie was successful as a solo "spi;d %deItIN/Speed-Dating (n)In recent years speed-dating has become "treZ@d/liebevoll geh tet What s you re most treasured possession?tricks/trIks/Streiche (pl)He plays tricks on his colleagues all the time. type/taIp/Typ (m)I m sorry, you re not my "n@Un/unbekanntGuess the meaning of an unknown word from "m&rid/unverheiratet My aunt is "wQtSfl/wachsamThe supervisor has a watchful eye.

6 1B Vocabulary Bank Personalityadventurous /@d"ventS@r@s/abenteuerlustigI m not adventurous enough to try speed-dating!arrogant /"&r@g@nt/arrogantIt s very arrogant to think you re better than hard as nails /@z %hA;d @z "neIlz/stahlhartYou can t upset Anna, she s as hard as /@"s3;tIv/bestimmendI wish I was more assertive, not so afraid to /%b&d"temp@d/schlecht gelauntIt isn t you he s angry with, he s just ;m/ruhigIt s important to keep calm in an /"tSI@fl/gut gelauntI love visiting my gran, she s always so fish /%k@Uld "fIS/gef hlsloser Mensch (m)Joe s a bit of a cold fish: he seems rather "enS@s/gewissenhaftShe ll do a good job, she s very /%i;zi"g@UIN/l ssigShe s quite easy-going relaxed about most "sentrIk/exzentrischI had an eccentric aunt who used to sing /f@"getfl/verge lichGrandad can t help being forgetful, he s getting old. funny /"fVni/lustigHe thinks he s funny, but no one else can see the of gold /%hA;t @v "g@Uld/Herz aus Gold (n)Janice has got a heart of gold, she helps /%Im@"tjU@/kindischGrow up stop being so /Im"pVlsIv/impulsivYo u r e t o o impulsive, you should think before you "kjU@/unsicherHannah isn t a confident child, I think she s /%InsIn"sI@/unehrlichDon t believe what Greg says, he s totally /"lOI@l/loyalJenny s very loyal, she never says anything unkind.

7 Moody /"mu;di/launischYo u r e s o moody I never know what to /%@Up@n"maIndId/aufgeschlossenMy dad accepts new ideas, he s quite "mIstIk/optimistisch I m quite optimistic about moving to London. pain in the neck /%peIn In D@ "nek/Nervens ge (f )She s a real pain in the neck she s so /%pesI"mIstIk/pessimistisch I m pessimistic. I always expect the /p@"zesIv/besitzergreifendDon t be so possessive, she needs a bit of /rI"laI@bl/verl lichBrian is very reliable; he does what he says. New ENGLISH File upper - intermediate German Wordlist Oxford University Press 20084rely /rI"laI/sich auf jemanden verlassenI m asking you because I know I can rely on /rI"z3;vd/reserviertShe s not unfriendly, just a bit reserved, that s "kQnfId@nt/selbstbewu tBeing self-confident is a good /"sens@bl/vern nftigShe s far too sensible to agree to /"sens@tIv/empfindlichDon t mention his results, he s feeling a bit sensitive.

8 Stubborn/"stVb@n/dickk pfigThey re both stubborn as each other. vain /veIn/eitelAnna is so vain, she looks at herself in every mirror. well-balanced /%wel"b&l@nst/ausgeglichenIt s important to be /waIz/klugI need someone wise to advise More Words to Learnchildhood/"tSaIldhUd/Kindheit (f )I had a very happy "dju;s/ableitenA psychic can deduce a lot from your "h&ndraItIN/Handschrift (f )Clear handwriting is really "ledZIbl/unleserlichHis signature is illegible. initials/I"nISlz/Initialen (pl)My signature contains my surname and "saIkIk/Hellseher (m)The psychic says I ll become very "si;kr@tIv/verschlossenHe s very secretive, he won t tell (v)/saIn/unterschreibenSome people actually sign in capital "sIgn@tS@/Unterschrift (f )Put your signature here, (m)He uses all the tricks of the trade to make Words in 1 Bability /@"bIl@ti/Begabung (f )A self-confident person feels sure about their /%&k@"demIk/akademischHe enjoys academic life studying is his /@"d&pt/anpassenYou need to adapt your way of /"O;ltaIm/beispiellos, unerreicht Yesterday is an all-time /&m"bISn/Ambition (f )His greatest ambition is to be a world-class "&Ngl/Neigung (f )The angle of a signature is /%b&d"m&n@d/unh flichHe s terribly bad-mannered he never says /k@m"p&ni@n/Begleiter (m) The best companion is someone who doesn t /k@n"f3.

9 M/best tigenStatistics confirm that drinking is a serious (n)/"kQnflIkt/Konflikt (m)He doesn t argue, he tends to avoid /k@n"sId@r@t/r cksichtsvollI wish they were more considerate, they re so noisy. creative /kri"eItIv/kreativFiona s very creative, her drawings are /dI"sendIN/absteigendMost signatures are horizontal, rising, or /dIs"leksIk/legasthenischShe s not good with words she s /"evId@ns/Beweis (m) Rewriting evidence is a technique used by (with)/feIsd/konfrontieren mit (inf ) I have a tendency to give up when faced with stress. flattering /"fl&t@rIN/schmeichelhaft All these compliments are so /"dZenjuIn/ehrlichThat psychic isn t genuine, nothing she said was /gr&f"Ql@dZi/Graphologie (f )Do you think graphology is a serious science?horizontal /%hQrI"zQntl/horizontalThere is a horizontal line across the page. identify /aI"dentIfaI/feststellenPsychics often identify common medical "plaI/bedeutenA legible signature implies that you have clear /Im"presIv/beeindruckend Coming up with a few names is always /In"herIt/erbenShe inherited the skill from her "vestIgeIt/untersuchenA detective investigates (v)/dZVdZ/beurteilenShe is just very good at judging people s character.

10 Lack /l&k/mangeln anI lack self confidence I need to practice /"lektS@/Vorlesung (f )I went to a lecture on /"ledZIbl/leserlichHer writing is very clear, it s so /l@U/niedrigTaxes are very low in Japan, around 5%.major (adj)/"meIdZ@/gr erHe lived to 100 without any major /"meT@d/Methode (f )His teaching method is very unusual. objective (n)/@b"dZektIv/Ziel (n)I have clear study objectives. New ENGLISH File upper - intermediate German Wordlist Oxford University Press 20085overcome/%@Uv@"kVm/ berwinden Work hard, and overcome your money ml/paranormal I don t believe in ghosts or paranormal actsparaphrasing /"p%r@freIzIN/umschreiben If you don t know the word, try /p@"s@Un@/Erscheinungsbild (n)He s very protective of his private /"paU@fl/gewaltigThe accident had a powerful effect on /"pref@r@bli/vorzugsweiseI d like to meet someone new, preferably my /"prQmIn@nt/prominentHe was a prominent member of the local "flekt/widerspiegelnYour signature reflects how you are as a "zentstehen f rThe lion represents "s&tIsfaId/zufriedenI m satisfied with my life at the /skA;/Narbe (f )He has a scar from his /"skeptIkl/skeptischI m sceptical about psychics /%self I"sti.