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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
101 2 undemanding adj ˌʌndɪˈmɑːndɪŋ wenig anspruchsvoll peu exigeant poco esigente She's looking for am undemanding job.
101 2 loneliness n ˈləʊnlinəs Einsamkeit solitude solitudine Loneliness is a common problem for the elderly.
101 2 complicated adj ˈkɒmpləkeɪtəd kompliziert compliqué complicato The situation is very complicated, but I think I
understand it now.
102 1 proportion n prəˈpɔːʃən Anteil proportion parte, quota The proportion of women graduates has increased in
recent years.
102 1 acquaintance n əˈkweɪntəns Bekanntschaft connaissance conoscente She was a casual acquaintance of my family in
Vienna.
102 1 make fun of n phrase meik ˈfʌn əv sich lustig machen über se moquer de prendere in giro qn, ridere di qc I'm not making fun of you. I admire what you did.
102 1 survey n ˈsɜːveɪ Umfrage enquête inchiesta We conducted a survey of parents in the village.
102 1 reveal v rɪˈviːl enthüllen, bekanntgeben dévoiler, révéler rivelare, svelare The author of the book will be revealed in the
newspaper tomorrow.
102 1 be worthy of adj phrase biː ˈwɜːði əv etw. wert sein mériter, être digne de valere A couple of other books are worthy of mention.
102 1 crop up phrasal v crɒp ˈʌp auftreten survenir, apparaître sorgere, succedere You'll have to wait. Something's cropped up.
102 1 shocked adj ʃɒkt schockiert choqué scioccato I was deeply shocked by the news.
102 1 play a character n phrase pleɪ ə ˈkærəktə eine Figur spielen jouer un rôle/personnage atteggiarsi un personaggio People often play a character online.
102 1 version n ˈvɜːʃən Version version versione I think I preferred the television version to the novel.
102 1 alternative n ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv Alternative alternative alternativa Is there a viable alternative to the present system?
102 1 distance n ˈdɪstəns Abstand distance distanza For some, a professional distance between their
'work' selves and their 'social' selves is necessary.
102 1 disapproving adj ˌdɪsəˈpruːvɪŋ missbilligend désappprobateur di disapprovazione He gave her a disapproving look.
102 1 concept n ˈkɒnsept Vorstellung, Konzept concept concetto I like the concept that we are citizens of the world.
102 1 distinction n dɪˈstɪŋkʃən Unterscheidung distinction distinzione There is often no clear distinction between an allergy
and food intolerance.
102 1 meaningful adj ˈmiːnɪŋfəl wichtig, von Bedeutung utile significativo, importante They want a chance to do meaningful work.
102 1 interaction n ˌɪntərˈækʃən Interaktion interaction interazione Meaningful human interaction requires time and
effort.
102 1 exchange v ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ austauschen échanger scambiare We exchanged phone numbers.
102 1 update n ʌpˈdeɪt Aktualisierung mise à jour aggiornamento The report provides a brief update on the progress of
the project.
102 1 rushed adj rʌʃt gehetzt hâtif in fretta We did have a meeting, but it was a bit rushed.
102 1 shallow adj ˈʃæləʊ oberflächlich, flach superficiel superficiale If he's only interested in your looks, that shows how
shallow he is.
102 1 enemy n ˈenəmi Feind ennemi nemico She's a dangerous enemy to have.
102 1 element n ˈeləmənt Element, kleines Stückchen élément, part pezzettino There's an element of truth in your argument.
102 1 oddball n ˈɒdbɔːl Kauz, Exzentriker excentrique tipo strano, stravagante He' a bit of an oddball.
102 1 serial killer n phrase ˈsɪəriəl ˌkɪlə Serienmörder meurtrier en série serial killer The police have finally caught the serial killer.
102 1 geographically adv ˌdʒiːəˈgræfɪkli geographisch géographiquement geograficamente The friends might be spread wide geographically.
102 1 the net n ðə ˈnet das Internet internet Internet You can find more information on the net.
102 1 awkwardness n ˈɔːkwədnəs Unbeholfenheit, Unbehaglichkeit côté gênant goffaggine, scomodità Making friends online, avoids the social awkwardness
that can occur when trying to make new friends.
102 1 sustain v səˈsteɪn aufrecht erhalten maintenir mantenere She found it difficult to sustain the children's interest.
102 1 cut out phrasal v kʌt ˈaʊt weglassen supprimer, omettre tralasciare, lasciare andare The benefit is clear - you cut out all the boring small
talk.
102 1 buzz around v phrase bʌz əˈraʊnd umherschwirren courir, circuler svolazzare, circolare There are always stories buzzing around.
102 1 soulmate n ˈsəʊlmeɪt Seelenverwandte/r âme soeur spirito affine Some people say they've met their soulmate online.
102 1 die out phrasal v dai ˈaʊt aussterben disparaître estinguersi The wild population of koalas is in danger of dying
out.
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