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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
93 1 referee n ˌrefəriː Schiedsrichter arbitre arbitro They couldn’t agree on who was to be the referee.
93 1 perfection n pəˈfekʃən Vollkommenheit perfection perfezione My father expected perfection from all of us.
93 1 perfectionist n pəˈfekʃənəst Perfektionist perfectionniste perfezionista Many top athletes are perfectionists who drive
themselves to excel.
93 1 imperfection n ˌɪmpəˈfekʃən Unvollkommenheit, Fehler imperfection imperfezione There are always slight imperfections in every
gymnast's performance.
93 1 gymnast n ˈdʒɪmnæst Turner gymnaste ginnasta His daughter is a world-class gymnast.
93 1 athletics n æθˈletɪks Leichtathletik athlétisme atletica leggera She's talking to her athletics coach.
93 1 athlete n ˈæθliːt Athlet athlète atleta I was a natural athlete as a child.
93 1 athleticism n æθˈletəsɪzəm Athletik athlétisme atletismo It requires more athleticism to be a ballet dancer than
a footballer.
93 3 superstitious adj ˌsuːpəˈstɪʃəs abergläubisch superstitieux,se superstizioso Some people are very superstitious.
93 3 superstition n ˌsuːpəˈstɪʃən Aberglaube superstition superstizione There is an old superstition that walking under a
ladder is unlucky.
93 3 wristband n ˈrɪstbænd Armband bracelet braccialetto He always wore a red wristband.
93 3 lucky charm n ˈlʌki tʃɑːm Talisman talisman talismano He wouldn’t go anywhere without his lucky charm.
93 3 argue v ˈɑːgjuː behaupten alléguer, débattre affermare It is argued that encouraging children to be
competitive puts them under too much pressure.
93 3 obsessive compulsive n əbˈsesɪv kəmpʌlsɪv Zwangsstörung trouble obsessionnel compulsif disturbo forzato/ossessivo He's got obsessive compulsive disorder. That's why
disorder
dɪsˈɔːdə
he keeps washing his hands every few minutes.
93 3 ritual n ˈrɪtʃuəl Ritual rituel rituale Often superstition presents itself in the form of a
ritual.
93 3 indulge in v phrase ɪnˈdʌldʒ ɪn nachgeben céder à cedere Eve had never been one to indulge in self-pity.
93 3 irrational adj ɪˈræʃənəl irrational, unvernünfrtig irrationnel,le irrazionale He's becoming increasingly irrational.
93 3 oddly adv ˈɒdli seltsamerweise curieusement stranamente Oddly enough, someone asked me the same
question only yesterday.
93 3 goalpost n ˈgəʊlpəʊst Torpfosten poteau de but montante della porta Some players even talk to the goalposts.
94 1 ladder n ˈlædə Leiter échelle scala a pioli She climbed up the ladder.
94 3 piece of luck n phrase ˌpiːs əv ˈlʌk Glück chance fortuna What a piece of luck that he arrived when he did.
94 3 wish somebody luck v phrase wɪʃ ˌsʌmbɒdi ˈlʌk jmd. Glück wünschen souhaiter bonne chance à qn fare gli auguri a qn He shook my hand and wished me luck.
94 3 can't believe your luck n phrase ˈkɑːnt bəˈliːv jə ˌlʌk ich kann nicht glauben, welches je n'arrive pas à croire à ma Sono proprio fortunato! I couldn’t believe my luck as my number was called
Glück ich habe
chance
out.
94 3 somebody's luck runs n phrase sʌnbɒdiːz lʌk rʌnz jds. Glücksphase ist vorbei la chance a tourné i tempi fortunati sono passati Finally my luck ran out and they caught me.
out
aʊt
94 4 miss an opportunity n phrase mɪs æn ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti eine Gelegenheit auslassen manquer une occasion perdere un'occasione Dwyer never missed an opportunity to criticise her.
94 4 opponent n əˈpəʊnənt Gegner adversaire avversario Graf's opponent in today's final will be Sukova.
94 4 beat v biːt schlagen battre battere Brazil was beaten 2-1.
94 4 target n ˈtɑːgət Ziel but bersaglio We missed our sales targets last month.
94 4 achieve/reach a
n əˌtʃiːv / riːtʃ ə ˈtɑːgət ein Ziel erreichen atteindre son but raggiungere un traguardo The achieved/reached their target with just days to
target
spare.
94 5 deserve v dɪˈzɜːv verdienen mériter meritare We didn’t deserve to win.
95 4 scuba diving n ˈskuːbə ˌdaɪvɪŋ Tauchen plongée sous-marine immersione They met while they were doing a scuba diving
course.
96 1 failure n ˈfeɪljə Misserfolg, Fehlschlag échec insuccesso, fallimento Successful people often aren't very good at dealing
with failure.
97 1 commit v kəˈmɪt binden, verpflichten obliger, engager obbligare Meeting them doesn’t commit us to anything.
97 3 attempt v əˈtempt versuchen essayer tentare Weather conditions prevented them from attempting
the jump.
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3 recall v rɪˈkɔːl sich erinnern rappeler ricordarsi I seem to recall I've met him before somewhere.
98 1 favouritism n ˈfeivərətɪzəm Günstlingswirtschaft favoritisme favoritismo I think that favouritism is very damaging to a
friendship.
98 1 damaging adj ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ schädlich désastreux, nuisible dannoso The loss of jobs was damaging to morale.
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