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Gold First - Wordlist English / German / French / Italian
Version April 2012
Page Act. Headword Part of Speech Pronunciation German French Italian Example Sentence
37 3/audio marathon n ˈmærəθən Marathon marathon maratona Juan ran the marathon in just under three hours.
37 3/audio hell n hel Hölle enfer inferno Honestly, the town centre is absolute hell on Saturday
afternoons.
37 3/audio navigation n ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən Navigation navigation navigazione The team had a map and modern navigation
equipment.
37 3/audio endure v ɪnˈdjʊə ertragen supporter sopportare It seemed impossible that anyone could endure such
pain.
37 3/audio spare v speə jmd. etw. erspare, jmd. verschonen épargner qc. à qn. risparmiare One of Shackleton's team fell seriously ill, which
luckily the 21st century team was spared.
37 3/audio crevasse n krɪˈvæs Spalte crevasse crepaccio There were incredibly dangerous crevasses on the
Beardmore Glacier.
37 3/audio plateau n ˈplætəʊ Hochebene, Plateau plateau altopiano They reached the Antarctic plateau.
37 3/audio glacier n ˈglæsiə Gletscher glacier ghiacciaio The plateau was more difficult to cross than the
glacier.
37 3/audio climax n ˈklaɪmæks Höhepunkt point culminant culmine The climax of the story is when they arrive at the
place that Shackleton turned back.
37 3/audio inspiring adj ɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ inspirierend enthousiasmant stimolante Dr King was a great orator and an inspiring leader.
37 3/audio memorable adj ˈmemərəbəl unvergesslich mémorable indimenticabile We want to make this a truly memorable day for the
children.
37 3/audio relief n rɪˈliːf Erleichterung soulagement sollievo I felt a huge surge of relief and happiness.
37 3/audio reputation n ˌrepjəˈteɪʃən Ruf, Ansehen réputation reputazione That judge has a reputation for being strict but fair.
37 3/audio hero n ˈhɪərəʊ Held héros eroe His father was a war hero, a former fighter pilot.
38 1 shipwrecked v ˈʃɪprekd Schiffbruch erleiden faire naufrage naufragare They were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa.
38 1 set off phrasal set ˈɒf sich auf den Weg machen se mettre en route partire I'll set off early to avoid the traffic.
38 1 cabin cruiser n ˈkæbən ˌkruːzə Kajütboot yacht de croisière cabinato He set off from Florida in his cabin cruiser.
38 1 sail v seɪl segeln naviguer navigare Three tall ships sailed past.
38 1 blow up v bləʊ ˈʌp heraufziehen, sich
zusammenbrauen
se préparer alzarsi It looks as if there's a storm blowing up.
38 4 launch v lɔːntʃ in Gang setzen lancer avviare The Canadian police plan to launch an investigation
into the deal.
38 4 noodle n ˈnuːdl Nudel nouille pasta Serve the meat with rice or noodles.
38 4 ashore adv əˈʃɔː ans Ufer vers le rivage, à terre a riva Seals come ashore to breed in the spring.
38 6 life guard n ˈlaɪfgɑːd Rettungsschwimmer,
Strandwächter
sauveteur salvataggio He works as a lifeguard at the local swimming pool.
39 1 shelter n ˈʃeltə Unterschlupf, Schutzdach abri rifugio They are in need of food and shelter.
39 1 bare adj beə bloß, unbedeckt nu nudo, scoperto She felt the warm sun on her bare arms.
39 1 raft n rɑːft Floß radeau zattera They built a raft to escape from the island.
39 3 fishing rod n ˌfɪʃɪŋ rɒd Angel canne à pêche canna da pesca He has just bought a new fishing rod.
39 5 in the wild n ɪn ðə ˈwaɪld in der Wildnis à l'état sauvage allo stato libero There are very few pandas living in the wild now.
39 5 threat n θret Bedrohung menace minaccia The fighting is a major threat to stability in the region.
40 1 shock n ʃɒk Schock choc shock He was suffering from shock.
40 1 frostbite n ˈfrɒstbaɪt Erfrierung engelure congelamento I nearly got frostbite.
40 1 hypothermia n ˌhaɪpəʊˈθɜːmiə Unterkühlung hypothermie ipotermia When they found the climbers, they were suffering
from hypothermia.
40 4 panic v ˈpænɪk in Panik ausbrechen paniquer essere panico He panicked when the car went out of control.
40 4 faint v feɪnt in Ohnmacht fallen s'évanouir svenire Several fans fainted in the blazing heat at the festival.
40 4 incident n ˈɪnsədənt Ereignis incident incidente Roads were sealed off because of a major incident.
40 4 multiple adj ˈmʌltəpəl mehrfach multiple multiplo She's published multiple articles on the subject of
conservation.
40 4 deafness n ˈdefnəs Taubheit surdité sordità Deafness is not a barrier to enjoying films or music.
40 4 variation n ˌveəriˈeɪʃən Schwankung,Unterschied variation, différence differenza At this time of year there's not much variation in
temperature - it's always warm and dry.
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