New Total English Upper Intermediate Wordlist …

1 New Total English Upper Intermediate - Wordlist English / German / French / ItalianPageHeadwordPart of SpeechPronunciationGermanFrenchItalianEx ample SentenceUnit 17acquaintancen kwe nt nsBekanntschaft, Bekannte(r)connaissanceconoscenteShe was a casual acquaintance of my family in intophr vb mp ntu sto en aufRencontrer par hasardsbattere, imbattersiI bumped into Jean in vkl ksich auf Anhieb verstehen sympathiser clic They clicked straight k li Kollegecoll guecollegaShe discussed the idea with some of her brother/sistern h fbr / h fs st Halbbruder/-schwesterdemi-s urfratellastro/sorellastraThis is Steven, my half p tn PartnerpartenairepartnerDiscuss your worries with your s bl Geschwisters urfratelloMost young smokers are influenced by their friends and older s lme tSeelenverwandte(r)

2 Me s uranima gemellaMy wife, Yolanda is my brother/sistern stepbr / steps st Stiefbruder/-schwesterdemi-s urfratellastro/sorellastraI live with my sister and step acrossphr vk m kr sr berkommensembler treincontrare, trovareHe comes across as a very intelligent sensitive to eyeadva tu a auf gleicher Augenh he sehen tre d'accordocchio per occhioMy mother and I see eye to eye on the m pre neinen guten/schlechten Eindruck machenimpressionimpressioneHe was keen to make a good impression on his d nach dem u eren beurteilenjugergiudiceHe's a nice guy. Don't judge a book by its irr vki pin Verbindung bleiben rester en contact mantenere Anyway, we must keep in st sich br stense vantervantarsiHe s boasting about how much money he has tplauderncauserchiacchierataJohn and I sat up until the early hours n k mpl m ntKompliment machen faire des compliments complimento All the guests gave her extravagant d m ne tdominierendominerdominareHer loud voice totally dominated the Total English Upper IntermediateWordlist English / German / French / ItalianPearson Schweiz AG1 New Total English Upper Intermediate - Wordlist English / German / French / ItalianPageHeadwordPart of SpeechPronunciationGermanFrenchItalianEx ample Sentence8eye na Augenkontakt il occhio People who are lying tend to avoid eye s

3 PKlatschrumeurspettegolezzoHere s an interesting piece of gossip about Mrs ri tbegr ensalueraccogliere, ricevereBelinda greeted her n f m lzwanglosinformelinformaleThe atmosphere at work is fairly adj nst ntsofortig instantan istante The women took an instant dislike to one d mentlkritischcat gorique dans ses jugementsgiudicanteDon't be so judgemental!8mumblev m mb lmurmelnmarmonnerborbottareHe bumped into someone and mumbled an d kj l sl cherlichridiculeridicoloThat s a ridiculous idea!8small talkn sm l t kSmalltalk machenpetites causerieschiacchiereWe stood around making small upphr vspi k plauter sprechen, anfangen zu sprechenparlerfarsi sentireThere was a brief silence, then Gerald spoke st mb l ber seine Worte stolperntr bucher surinciampareI hope I don t stumble over any of the long downphr vt k da nherablassend zu jmd.

4 Sprechenparler de haut en basparlare dall alto in bassoThe students felt that they were talked down to as though they were vtri tbehandeln traiter trattare She treats me like one of the n k n sdas UnbewussteinconscientinconoscioHe has written about the unconscious zsich wohl f hlen l'aisefacilit She felt completely at ease with pe nsGeduldpatiencepazienzaYou ll need patience and understanding if you re going to be a d nau erdemen outreaggiuntaThe company provides cheap Internet access. In addition, it makes shareware freely b nd d VerbandbandagefasciaturaThe nurse bandaged up his sprained bKeuleraquettemazzaHe can juggle with both balls and Schweiz AG2 New Total English Upper Intermediate - Wordlist English / German / French / ItalianPageHeadwordPart of SpeechPronunciationGermanFrenchItalianEx ample Sentence11inheritv n her terbenh riterereditareMr.

5 Grass inherited his work ethic from his an eyev phraseki p n a ein Auge haben aufgarder l' iltenere un occhio suMary will keep an eye on the kids this v m st beherrschen ma triser master I never quite mastered the art of walking in high s st nsAusdauerpersistancepersistenzaHer persistence paid off when she was offered the job of irr vp tausdr cken exprimer/formuler mettere So it was an accident, an act of God if you want to put it like n ftSchicht quipe turno Dave had to work a 12-hour shift spe i l tiSpezialgebietsp cialit specialit Preston s speciality was night t FackeltorchetorciaThe athlete is running with the Olympic pTruppegroupetroupeHe dances in a dancing troupe11jugglev d lunter einen Hut bringenjongler avecdestreggiarsiIt s hard trying to juggle a job with kids and the adv nlinur zu gl cklich seulement solo Mark was only too happy to help me move up onphr vp k p naufschnappenressentirnotare Children pick up on our worries and vp tsich einsetzen f r etwasexprimer/formulermettereYou can do anything if you put your mind to nstre

6 Von Erfolg zu Erfolg gelangen aller de mieux en mieux forza Since he started in this company, he's gone from strength to upphr vte k paufgreifens'int resser interessarsiRoger took painting up for a while, but soon lost pru v lGenehmigungapprobationapprovazioneThe president has already given his approval to the t st kk nstlerischartistiqueartisticoJohn is very Schweiz AG3 New Total English Upper Intermediate - Wordlist English / German / French / ItalianPageHeadwordPart of SpeechPronunciationGermanFrenchItalianEx ample Sentence12demand nd m ndAnforderung exigence domanda The curriculum makes great demands on the ekspek te nErwartungattente/aspirationaspettativaW omen who have high expectations of marriage are often upadjfed p(be )

7 Genug habenen avoir marreannoiatoShe felt tired and a bit fed stre t dfrustriertfrustr frustratoHe gets frustrated when people don t understand what he s trying to stre nFrustrationfrustrationfrustrazioneI was practically screaming with n f ri unterlegensubalterne/inf rieurinferioreHe refused to accept a job of inferior v nflu nsbeeinflussen influence influenza Marx was strongly influenced by the historian nt lektIntellektintellect/intelligenceintel lettoHe combined a formidable intellect with a talent for nt lekt u lintellektuellintellectuelintellettualeH is job requires considerable intellectual d el seifers chtigJaloux/jalousegeloso, invidiosoWhy are you so jealous of his success?

8 12jealousyn d el siEifersuchtJalousiegelosiaPolly felt a sharp pang of jealousy when she saw Paul with l nlin sEinsamkeitsolitudesolitudineLoneliness is a big problem among the l nlieinsamSeul(e)/solitairesolo, solitarioDon t you get lonely being on your own all day?12only child n nli t a ldEinzelkind Enfant unique figlio unico Alex is an only tekt vsch tzendprotecteurprotettivoSunscreen provides a protective layer against the sun s harmful belj srebellischrebelleribelleHe s always had a rebellious sp ns b l tiVerantwortlichkeit, Aufgaberesponsabilit responsabilit Kelly s promotion means more money and more adjr sp ns b lverantwortlich responsable responsabile You can leave the children with Billy he s very Schweiz AG4 New Total English Upper Intermediate - Wordlist English / German / French / ItalianPageHeadwordPart of SpeechPronunciationGermanFrenchItalianEx ample Sentence12sandwich v s nw d eingeschlossen zwischen sandwich sandwich A layer of transparent material is sandwiched between the pieces of vsetein Beispiel gebend finir/montrerimpostareIt is important that parents set an example for their n f k ntlibedeutendsignificativementin modo significativoHealth problems can be significantly

9 Reduced by careful sk lf lgeschicktdou abileAfter a few years, he became very skilful at lGeschickHabilet /savoir-faireabilit Reading and writing are two different kAdertendancevenaThat boy has a mean zuavoir tendance tenderePeople tend to need less sleep as they get riTheorieth orieteoriaThere are many different theories about how the brain ns f mverwandelntransformertrasformareIncreas ed population has transformed the a d nsAnleitungorientationguidaI went to a counselor for guidance on my l b r lliberallib ral/tol rantliberaleMy parents were always very up tophr vl k p tu aufsehen zuAdmirer/avoir de l'admiration pourrispettareI ve always looked up to Bill for his courage and netw kNetzwerkr seaureteIt s important

10 To build up a network of professional lverw hneng terrovinareShe s an only child, but they didn t really spoil upphr vb k pbelegensoutenir/appuyerassistereThere s no evidence to back up his n d ktdurchf hrenconduire/menercondurreWe are conducting a survey of consumer attitudes towards organic ka ntl szahllosincomptableinnumerevoleThis film clip has been shown countless dens tiDichtedensit densit There are areas of high population Schweiz AG5 New Total English Upper Intermediate - Wordlist English / German / French / ItalianPageHeadwordPart of SpeechPronunciationGermanFrenchItalianEx ample Sentence14deteriorationnd t r re nVerschlechterungd t riorationdeterioramentowe have a deterioration in his health over the last few outphr vdra v a