Cutting Edge 3rd Edition Upper Intermediate Wordlist A-Z - English ...

Cutting Edge 3rd Edition Upper Intermediate Wordlist A-Z
Headword Unit Page
Part of
speech Pronunciation German French Italian Example
legendary 12 117 adj
/ˈledʒəndri ,
–dəri/
legendär légendaire leggendario the legendary baseball player Babe Ruth
leisure 2 21 n [U] /ˈleʒə , ˈliʒər/ Freizeit loisir tempo libero leisure activities such as sailing and swimming
lenient 3 30 adj /ˈliːniənt/ milde, nachgiebig indulgent
clemente,
indulgente
The judge was too lenient.
let (sb) off 3 30 phr v /let ɒf/
jmd. von etw.
abbonare qc a qu,
pardonner qc à
befreien, jmd.
perdonare qc a I'll let you off this time but don't be late again.
qn
etw. nachsehen
qu
licence 3 30 n [C] /ˈlaɪsə ns/
Genehmigung,
Lizenz
lie 1 10 v [I] /laɪ/ lügen mentir mentire
permis, licence licenza a driver's licence | He lost his licence to sell alcohol.
I would never lie to you. | Have you ever lied about
your age?
lie 1 133 v [I] /laɪ/ liegen être, être allongé giacere, stare We lay on the beach all morning.
lie detector 4 142 n [C]
/ˈlaɪ dɪˌtektə S
–ər/
Lügendetektor
détecteur de
mensonge
life 11 113 n /laɪf/ Leben vie vita
macchina della
verità, lie
detector
He was asked to take a lie detector test.
This is the happiest day of my life. | He lost his life in
a car crash. | Life in London is so hectic. | Things like
that don't happen in real life. | Why make life difficult
for yourself? | All our efforts were wasted $ but I
guess that's life.
life 2 16 n [U, C] /laɪf/ Leben vie vita Life in London is so hectic.
life expectancy 11 113 n [U, C]
/ˌlaɪf
ɪkˈspektənsi/
life jacket 11 113 n [C] /ˈlaɪf ˌdʒækɪt/ Schwimmweste
lifeboat 84 n [C]
/ˈlaɪfbəʊt ,
ˈlaɪfboʊt/
Lebenserwartung espérance de vie vita media Women have a longer life expectancy than men.
Rettungsbot
lifeguard 11 113 n [C] /ˈlaɪfɡɑːd , –ɡɑːrd/ Rettungsschwimm
er, Bademeister
gilet de
sauvetage
chaloupe de
sauvetage
maître nageur
giubbetto di
salvataggio
battello/
scialuppa di
salvataggio
nuotatore di
salvataggio,
bagnino
lifelike 11 113 adj /ˈlaɪflaɪk/ lebensecht réaliste realistico a lifelike statue
lifelong 11 113 adj /ˈlaɪflɒŋ , –lɒːŋ/ lebenslang de toujours a vita a lifelong friend
life-threatening 11 113 adj /ˈlaɪf ˌθretnɪŋ/ lebensbedrohlich dangereux
potenzialmente
letale,
pericolosissimo,
lifetime 11 113 n [C] /ˈlaɪftaɪm/ Leben, Lebenszeit vie, durée de vie vita
literary 6 60 adj /ˈlɪtərəri/ literarisch littéraire letterario a literary prize
litter 8 77 v [T] /ˈlɪtə , –ər/ übersäen joncher
costellare, buttare
via
Children should wear a life jacket at all times in the
boat.
The Titanic didn't have enough lifeboats for all the
passengers.
The lifeguard jumped in and pulled the child out of the
pool.
Flu is a life-threatening illness in the elderly.
Being offered a free trip to Australia was the chance
of a lifetime.
His desk was littered with papers.
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