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<strong>Cutting</strong> <strong>Edge</strong> <strong>3rd</strong> <strong>Edition</strong> <strong>Upper</strong> <strong>Intermediate</strong> <strong>Wordlist</strong> A-Z<br />

Headword Unit Page<br />

Part of<br />

speech Pronunciation German French Italian Example<br />

address 7 66 v [T] /əˈdres , ˈædres/ sich wenden an s'adresser rivolgersi a qu A guest speaker then addressed the audience.<br />

administer 4 142 v [T] /ədˈmɪnɪstə , –ər/ verabreichen administrer somministrare The medicine was administered in regular doses.<br />

admiration 1 15 n [U] /ˌædməˈreɪʃə n/ Bewunderung admiration ammirazione I’m full of admiration for the people who built this.<br />

admit 10 100 v [T] /ədˈmɪt/<br />

adore 12 120 v [T] /əˈdɔː , əˈdɔːr/<br />

advance 4 38 n [C]<br />

advertising 1 7 n [U]<br />

/ədˈvɑːns ,<br />

ədˈvæns/<br />

/ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ ,<br />

–ər–/<br />

zugeben,<br />

einräumen<br />

verehren,<br />

vergöttern<br />

confesser<br />

amettere<br />

The chairman of the company admitted that mistakes<br />

had been made. | ‘OK $ I was scared $’ she admitted.<br />

adorer adorare Tim absolutely adores his older brother.<br />

Fortschritt progrès progresso scientific advances | a major medical advance<br />

Werbung publicité pubblicità a career in advertising | advertising executive<br />

affair 3 33 n [C] /əˈfeə , əˈfer/ Affäre liaison, aventure<br />

relazione<br />

amorosa<br />

Ed's having an affair with his boss's wife.<br />

affect 6 57 v [T] /əˈfekt/ betreffen affecter<br />

concernere,<br />

toccare<br />

Help is being sent to areas affected by the floods.<br />

age 11 111 v [I, T] /eɪdʒ/ altern vieillir invecchiare He has aged a lot since his wife died.<br />

aggression 2 19 n [U] /əˈɡreʃə n/ Aggression agression aggressione an act of agression<br />

aggressive 2 134 adj /əˈgresɪv/ aggressiv agressif aggressivo an aggressive attitude<br />

aging adj /eɪdʒɪŋ/ alternd vieillissant<br />

agree 10 98 v [I] /əˈɡriː/<br />

einer Meinung<br />

sein mit<br />

être d'accord<br />

stare<br />

invecchiando<br />

condividere il<br />

parere di, essere<br />

d'accordo<br />

an aging rock star<br />

I agree with Karen. It’s much too expensive.<br />

agreeable 4 38 adj /əˈɡriːəbə l/<br />

angenehm,<br />

liebenswürdig<br />

agréable piacevole an agreeable man<br />

air 2 21 n [U] /eə , er/ Luft air aria Let's go outside and get some fresh air.<br />

alarm 5 55 n [C] /əˈlɑːm , əˈlɑːrm/ Alarmanlage alarme<br />

impianto<br />

d'allarme<br />

alcoholic 5 49 n [C]<br />

/ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk ,<br />

–ˈhɒː–<br />

Someone's burglar alarm was going off (=making a<br />

noise).<br />

Alkoholiker/in alcoolique alcolizzato His father was an alcoholic.<br />

alert 3 33 v [T] /əˈlɜːt , –ɜːrt/ alarmieren alerter allarmare<br />

alien 8 82 n [C] /ˈeɪliən/ Außerirdischer extraterrestre alieno aliens from Mars<br />

all right 9 91 spoken /ɔːl ˈraɪt , ɒːl–/ in Ordnung, gut d'accord<br />

va bene,<br />

d'accordo<br />

As soon as we suspected it was a bomb, we alerted<br />

the police.<br />

Shall we go?' 'That's all right by me.'<br />

alleged 8 82 adj /əˈledʒd/ mutmaßlich présumé presunto the group's alleged connections with organised crime<br />

allergic 8 78 adj /əˈlɜːdʒɪk , –ɜːr–/ allergisch allergique allergico He is allergic to cats.<br />

alley 8 77 n [C] /ˈæli/ Weg, Gasse ruelle via, vicolo The alley led to the railway bridge.<br />

Pearson Schweiz AG, 2013

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