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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
82 2 sacrifice n ˈsækrəfaɪs Opfer sacrifice sacrificio The minister stressed the need for economic
sacrifice.
82 2 primitive adj ˈprɪmətɪv primitiv, einfach primitif,ve semplice, primitivo They live in a very primitive environment.
82 2 flexible adj ˈfleksəbəl flexibel flexible flessibile Our new computer software is extremely flexible.
82 2 priority n praɪˈɒrəti Priorität priorité priorità The club's main priority is to win the League.
82 2 exotic adj ɪgˈzɒtɪk exotisch exotique esotico The five people talk about working in exotic locations.
82 2 surgery n ˈsɜːdʒəri Praxis cabinet du médecin studio medico, ambulatorio Surgery is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekdays.
82 2 blood pressure n ˈblʌd ˌpreʃə Blutdruck tension artérielle pressione sanguigna The nurse will take your blood pressure.
82 2 stretch somebody v phrase ˈstretʃ ˌsʌmbɒdi jmd. fordern demander qc à qn richiedere impegno da qu The work's too easy. The students aren't being
stretched enough.
82 2 apply v əˈplaɪ sich bewerben poser sa candidature sollecitare She applied for a job with the local newspaper
82 2 practise v ˈpræktəs praktizieren pratiquer praticare He has been practising medicine for over 30 years.
82 2 multi-task v ˈmʌltɪˌtɑːsk mehrere Dinge gleichzeitig tun faire plusieurs choses à la fois essere multitasking The successful applicant for this job must be able to
multitask.
82 2 the bush n bʊʃ der Busch la brousse savana We doctors are dropped off by plane at remote
houses in the bush.
82 2 snake bite n ˈsneɪk baɪt Schlangenbiss morsure de serpent morso di serpente A lot of people need the doctor because of snake
bites.
82 2 travel bug n phrase ˈtrævəl ˌbʌg Reisefieber le virus du voyage febbre della partenza She's got the travel bug.
82 2 administrative adj ədˈmɪnəstrətɪv Verwaltungs- administratif,ve administrativo The job is mainly administrative.
82 2 backpacking n ˈbækˌpækɪŋ mit dem Rucksack unterwegs sein partir en voyage avec son sac à
dos
viaggiare con lo zaino They decided to go backpacking.
82 2 stumble across phrasal v ˈstʌmbəl əˌkrɒs stoßen auf etw. tomber sur qc. incorrere in qc. Researchers have stumbled across a drug that may
help patients with Parkinson's disease.
82 2 blog n blɒg Blog blog blog I wrote a blog about my experiences working as a vet
in South Africa.
82 2 burst v bɜːst platzen bouillir de qc scoppiare I could have burst with excitement.
82 2 graphic designer n ˌgræfɪk deˈzaɪnə Grafiker, Designer graphiste grafico (-a) He works as a graphic designer.
82 2 redundant adj rɪˈdʌndənt arbeitslos licencié disoccupato, senza lavoro Seventy factory workers were made redundant in the
resulting cuts.
82 2 hit on the idea phrasal v hɪt ˌɒn ðiː aɪˈdɪə auf eine Idee kommen l'idée est venue à qn. venire ad un'idea Then we hit on the idea of asking viewers to donate
money over the net.
82 2 lifestyle n ˈlaɪfstaɪl Lebensstil mode de vie modo di vivere Regular exercise is part of a healthy lifestyle.
82 2 unsettling adj ʌnˈsetlɪŋ beunruhigend troublant inquietante I found it an unsettling experience.
83 2 freelance adj ˈfriːlɑːns freiberuflich free-lance fare il libero professionista She does freelance work from her home.
83 2 agonising adj ˈægənaɪzɪŋ qualvoll déchirant penoso, tormentoso She had to make an agonising decision.
83 2 correspondent n ˌkɒrəˈspɒndənt Korrespondent correspondant,e corrispondente Our correspondent in Thailand sent this report.
83 2 issue n ˈɪsuː Aspekt, Thema, Punkt problème, question aspetto, questione, argomento,
punto
What are the main issues raised in this article?
83 2 settle in phrasal v ˌsetl ˈɪn einziehen, sich
être à l'aise andare ad abitare, ambientarsi in, It takes a few months to settle into life at college.
einleben/eingewöhnen
abituarsi a
83 2 enormity n ɪˈnɔːməti ungeheures Ausmaß énormité enormità, gravità, atrocità Even now, the full enormity of his crimes has not
been exposed.
83 2 previously adv ˈpriːviəsli zuvor auparavant precedentemente Almost half the group had previously been teachers.
83 2 entirely adv ɪnˈtaɪəli vollkommen entièrement completamente, totalmente Our situation is entirely different.
83 2 frustrated adj frʌˈstreɪtəd frustriert frustré frustrato He gets frustrated when people don’t understand
what he's saying.
83 2 survival n səˈvaɪvəl Überleben survie sopravvivenza The doctors gave him a one in ten chance of survival.
83 2 be faced with v phrase biː ˈfeɪst wɪð mit etw. konfrontiert sein se trouver face à mettere qu di fronte a qc I was faced with a lot of work when I came back from
holiday.
83 2 runway n ˈrʌnweɪ Rollbahn, Start-/Landebahn piste d'aviation pista di
rullaggio/decollo/atterraggio
He had to land the plan on an ice runway.
83 2 iceberg n ˈaɪsbɜːg Eisberg iceberg iceberg Seeing giant icebergs for the first time blew my mind.
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