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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
40 6 soaking adj ˈsəʊkɪŋ triefend nass trempé essere molto bagnato I got caught in the storm and am soaking wet.
40 6 dense adj dens dicht dense denso The jungle was so dense, we worried that we would
lose our way.
40 6 torrential rain adj phrase təˈrenʃəl ˌreɪn sinflutartige Regenfälle pluie torrentielle pioggia torrenziale The torrential rain last night caused severe flooding.
40 7 freeze v friːz erstarren se figer intirizzire I froze and listened; someone was in my apartment.
40 7 storm out of v phrase stɔːm ˈaʊt əv hinausstürmen partir furibond correre fuori con rabbia He stormed out of the room.
40 7 like lightning n phrase laɪk ˈlaɪtnɪŋ blitzschnell fulgurant fulmineo Mitch moved like lightning and caught the little girl
before she fell.
40 7 be icy with adj phrase biː ˈaɪsi wɪð jmd. gegenüber kühl sein froid essere freddo verso qn She was icy with me and refused to say hello.
40 7 cloud over phrasal v klaʊd ˈəʊvə sich umwölken, verdüstern s'assombrir oscurarsi His face clouded over in disappointment.
40 7 a face like thunder n phrase ə ˈfeɪs laɪk ˌθʌndə eine grimmige Miene l'air furieux un viso atroce The boss had a face like thunder when he arrived this
morning.
41 2 avalanche n ˈævəlɑːntʃ Lawine avalanche valanga Luckily nobody was injured in the avalanche.
41 2 warning n ˈwɔːnɪŋ Warnung avis avvertimento The weather forecast gave warnings of severe
flooding this evening.
41 2 instant adj ˈɪnstənt sofort, augenblicklich immédiat immediato We had an instant connection, as soon as we met.
41 2 curl up phrasal v kɜːl ˈʌp sich einrollen se pelotonner arannicchiarsi I just wanted to curl up and go to sleep.
41 2 packed adj pækt sehr voll plein de pieno di My mouth was packed with snow.
41 2 lose it v ˈluːz ɪt durchdrehen péter les plombs andare in tilt She completely lost it with one of the kids in the
class.
41 2 be out of your mind n phrase biː ˈaʊt əv jə ˌmaɪnd den Verstand verloren haben être fou essere impazzito He must have been out of his mind to employ her.
41 2 upside down adv ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn kopfüber, umgedreht à l'envers sottosopra To get the plant out of the pot, turn it upside down
and give it a gentle knock.
41 2 over the moon n phrase ˈəuvə ðə ˌmuːn überglücklich sur un petit nuage felicissimo, esultante di gioia She's over the moon about her new job.
41 2 misfortune n mɪsˈfɔːtʃən Pech, Unglück malheur sfortuna It was a terrible misfortune, but we're trying to be
positive.
41 2 trivial adj ˈtrɪviəl trivial, banal insignifiant triviale She writes about such trivial subjects.
41 2 drown v draʊn ertrinken noyer affogare Many people drowned when the boat overturned.
41 2 tremendous adj trɪˈmendəs gewaltig énorme tremendo Suddenly, there was a tremendous bang, and the
whole building shook.
41 2 pitch n pɪtʃ Pech brai pece The night was as black as pitch.
41 2 violent adj ˈvaɪələnt gewaltsam violent violento, forte There was a violent storm last night.
41 2 anxious adj ˈæŋkʃəs ängstlich inquiet pauroso He was a bit anxious about the safety of the
machinery.
41 2 despairing adj dɪˈspeərɪŋ verzweifelt désespéré disperato She gave me a despairing look.
41 2 unbearable adj ʌnˈbeərəbəl unerträglich insupportable insopportabile The pain was almost unbearable.
41 2 vision n ˈvɪʒən Vision vision visione He had a clear vision of how he hoped the company
would develop.
41 2 grab v græb packen saisir afferrare I grabbed my bag and ran to catch the train.
41 2 rail n reɪl Reling, Geländer balustrade sbarra Several passengers were leaning against the ship's
rail.
41 2 shiver v ˈʃɪvə zittern, frösteln grelotter tremare dal freddo Jake stood shivering in the cold air.
41 2 afloat adj əˈfləʊt über Wasser sur l'eau a galla Somehow we kept the ship afloat.
41 2 vividly adv ˈvɪvədli lebhaft très bien bene I can vividly remember the day we met.
41 2 after-effect n ˈɑːftərɪˌfekt Nachwirkung répercussion effetto secondario I'm still not sure how long the after-effects will last.
41 2 tornado n tɔːˈneɪdəʊ Tornado tornade tornado John survived a tornado in Mississippi.
41 2 twister n ˈtwɪstə Tornado, Wirbelsturm tornade tornado Did you hear about the twister in Iowa last week?
41 2 goods n gʊdz Güter marchandises merce The goods train thundered past the towns.
41 2 howl n haʊl Heulen hurlement ululare The howl of the wind was terrifying.
41 2 shudder v ˈʃʌdə beben trembler vibrare The ground shuddered as the tornado swept through.
41 2 trailer n ˈtreɪlə Anhänger, Wohnwagen caravane, remorque roulotte The rain against the side of the trailer sounded like
machine-gun fire.
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