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Unit Page English Pronunciation German French Example sentence
2 19 significant effect /siɡnifikənt ifekt/ bedeutende Auswirkung répercussion importante Her warning had a significant effect on his behaviour.
2 21 comparativelyrelatively
/kəmprətivli,
relətivli/
2 21 generally-normally /dʒenərəli,
nɔməli/
2 21 intentionallydeliberately
/intenʃənəli,
dilibərətli/
vergleichsweise/verhältnismäßig
im Allgemeinen/normalerweise
absichtlich/vorsätzlich
comparativement/
relativement
généralement/
normalement
I was nervous, but John was comparatively/relatively relaxed about the interviews.
Harry's generally/normally very shy of meeting people.
intentionnellement/volontair I don't think he broke the window intentionally/deliberately – it was just an accident.
ement-sciemment
2 21 mostly-mainly /məυstli, meinli/ größtenteils/hauptsächlich surtout/principalement It's been mostly/mainly wet and cold all this week.
2 21 possibly-perhaps /pɒsəbli, pəhps/ möglicherweise/vielleicht éventuellement/peut-être I think perhaps/possibly Susan would be a better choice for this job.
2 21 thoughtfullyslowly/pensively
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/θɔtfəli, sləυli,
pensivli/
gedankenvoll/nachdenklich
d'une manière
réfléchie/pensivement
He stood looking thoughtfully/pensively out of the window at the far shore of
the lake.
3 27 a level playing field /ə levəl pleiiŋ fild/ (unter) gleichen Voraussetzungen être sur un pied d'égalité I have no problem competing with you as long as we start from a level playing field.
3 27 score an own goal /skɔr ən əυn ɡəυl/ ein Eigentor schießen marqué contre son camp He scored an own goal when he put up his prices as a lot of his customers went
elsewhere.
3 27 a whole new ball game /ə həυl nju bɔl
ɡeim/
eine völlig neue Dimension, eine
ganz andere Kategorie
c'est une tout autre histoire I'd been surfing occasionally, but when I went to Hawaii it was a whole new ball
game.
3 27 start the ball rolling /stɑt ðə bɔl rəυliŋ/ den Stein ins Rollen bringen, hier: commencer
We'll have to start the ball rolling on this new order or we'll miss the deadline.
in die Gänge kommen
3 27 be on the ball /bi ɒn ðə bɔl/ am Ball bleiben, auf Draht sein être à la hauteur, avoir
l'esprit rapide
You have to be on the ball when dealing with Josh, as he's very quick and misses
nothing.
3 27 take your eye off /teik jər ai ɒf ðə den Ball aus den Augen lassen, relâcher son attention It's a tough business and you can't afford to take your eye off the ball for an instant.
the ball
bɔl/
sich eine Unaufmerksamkeit
(leisten)
3 27 move the goalposts /muv ðə
die Spielregeln ändern changer les règles du jeu We're never going to reach an agreement if you keep moving the goalposts!
ɡəυlpəυsts/
3 27 professional /prəfeʃənəl/ fachlich, beruflich professionnel What professional and vocational qualifications does he have?
3 28 self-confidence /self kɒnfidəns/ Selbstvertrauen confiance en soi He was full of self-confidence when he went in for his interview.
3 28 self-control /self kəntrəυl/ Selbstbeherrschung sang-froid, maîtrise de soi Under the circumstances, her self-control was admirable.
3 28 self-defence /self difens/ Selbstverteidigung légitime défense He shot him in self-defence when he attacked her.
3 28 self-development /self diveləpmənt/ Persönlichkeitsentwicklung, développement de soi She identified her self-development needs and asked her manager if she could go on
Selbstentfaltung
the some courses.
3 28 self-discipline /self disəplin/ Selbstdisziplin autodiscipline A lot of the kids seemed to lack self-discipline, and just do whatever they want.
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