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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
136 1 volunteer n ˌvɒlənˈtɪə Freiwillige/r volontaire volontario (-a) Most of the relief work was done by volunteers.
136 4 time flies v phrase taɪm ˈflaɪz die Zeit verfliegt im Nu le temps passe vite il tempo vola/fugge They say time flies when you're having fun.
136 4 ahead of your time n phrase əˈhed əv jə ˌtaɪm seiner Zeit voraus être en avance sur son temps avere precorso i tempi Colerige's understanding of the human mind was way
ahead of his time.
136 1/audio conversational n ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənəl gesprächig, plauder-, Unterhaltung de conversation loquace, di conversazione The article was written in straightforward, almost
conversational language.
136 1/audio straightforward n ˌstreɪtˈfɔːwəd eindeutig, einfach, unkompliziert simple schietto, semplice This area of law is far from straightforward.
136 1/audio compromise n ˈkɒmprəmaɪz Kompromiss compromis compromesso To stop the arguments they decided on a
compromise.
136 1/audio conservation v ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən Naturschutz, Erhaltung conservation, protection tutela della natura, conservazione She got a job with a conservation magazine.
136 1/audio pin number n phrase ˈpɪn ˌnʌmbə PIN-Nummer code confidentiel numero di pin I couldn’t remember the pin number for my credit
card.
137 2 forgetful adj fəːgetfəl vergesslich perdre un peu la mémoire smemorato He's become very forgetful recently.
137 2 wallet n ˈwɒlət Portemonnaie, Brieftasche portefeuille portafoglio I've only got about £10 in my wallet.
138 1 lose your temper n phrase luːz jə ˈtempə die Beherrschung verlieren s'emporter perdere il controllo/il calma It was hot and I was beginning to lose my temper.
138 2 owe v əʊ schulden devoir dovere I owe Shaun a letter; I must write soon.
138 2 apology n əˈpɒlədʒi Entschuldigung excuses scusa She finally received an apology from the company.
138 2 by accident n phrase baɪ ˈæksədənt zufällig par hasard per caso I met her quite by accident.
139 1 coma n ˈkəʊmə Koma coma coma He was in a coma for nearly a week.
139 1 curtain n ˈkɜːtn Vorhang rideau tenda Ella drew the curtains and switched on the light.
139 1 voice n vɔɪs Stimme voix voce He recognised her voice instantly.
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1 stranger n ˈstreɪndʒə Fremde/r étranger straniero (-a) Children must not talk to strangers.
140 1 accent n ˈæksənt Akzent accent accento He had a strong Irish accent.
140 2 shrug v ʃrʌg (mit den Schultern) zucken hausser les épaules prendere alla leggera, alzare le
spalle
I just shrugged my shoulders and ignored him.
140 2 eyebrow n ˈaɪbraʊ Augenbraue sourcil sopracciglio He's got thick bushy eyebrows.
140 2 cross your fingers v phrase krɒs jə ˈfɪŋgəz die Daumen drücken croiser les doigts incrociare le dita She hung the washing out, then crossed her fingers
for a dry day.
140 2 roll your eyes v phrase rəʊl jɔːr ˈaɪz mit den Augen rollen lever les yeux au ciel roteare gli occhi Lucy rolled her eyes as Tom sat down beside her.
140 3 gesture n ˈdʒestʃə Geste geste gesto Jim raised his hands in a despairing gesture.
140 3/audio comment v ˈkɒment Bemerkungen machen über faire des commentaires commentare, fare un commento
di
People were always commenting on his size.
140 3/audio fed up adj ˌfed ˈʌp etw. satt haben en avoir marre essere stufo di She felt tired and a bit fed up.
140 3/audio copy v ˈkɒpi kopieren copier copiare Could you copy this letter and send it out, please?
140 3/audio pronounce v prəˈnaʊns aussprechen prononcer pronunciare How do you pronounce your last name?
140 3/audio rude adj ruːd unhöflich impoli scortese I didn’t mean to be rude, but I had to leave early.
140 3/audio aware adj əˈweə sich bewusst sein, wissen au courant, conscient de essere conscio di, avere The children are aware of the dangers of walking
coscienza di
alone at night.
140 3/audio privacy n ˈprɪvəsi Privatsphäre vie privée privacy With seven people squashed in one house, you don't
get much privacy.
140 3/audio exception n ɪkˈsepʃən Ausnahme exception eccezione It's been cold, but today's an exception.
140 3/audio arrogant adj ˈærəgənt arrogant arrogant arrogante He was unbearably arrogant.
140 3/audio helpline n ˈhelplaɪn Hotline service d'assistance
téléphonique
hot line I work for a customer service helpline.
140 3/audio interact v ˌɪntərˈækt sich austauschen,
zusammenarbeiten, zusammen
spielen
communiquer interagire, cambiarsi, cooperare Lucy interacts well with other children in the class.
140 3/audio non-verbal adj ˌnɒnˈvɜːbəl non-verbal non verbal non verbale, senza parole Men may be more aware of non-verbal
communication.
140 3/audio body language n ˈbɒdi ˌlæŋgwɪdʒ Körpersprache langage corporel linguaggio del corpo It was obvious from Luke's body language that he
was nervous.
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