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

Cutting Edge 3rd Edition Upper Intermediate Wordlist A-Z
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Part of
speech Pronunciation German French Italian Example
postpone 8 152 v [T]
/pəʊsˈpəʊn , aufschieben,
rimandare,
reporter
poʊsˈpoʊn/ verschieben
aggiornare
The meeting has been postponed until July.
post-war 2 17 adj
Nachkriegs-, der
del dopoguerra,
/ˌpəʊst ˈwɔː , –ɔːr/ d'après-guerre
Nachkriegszeit
postbellico
post-war France
potato 3 27 n [U, C] /pəˈteɪtəʊ , –toʊ/ Kartoffel pomme de terre patate I'll peel the potatoes.
potentially 8 77 adv /pəˈtenʃə li/ potenziell potentiellement potenziale a potentially dangerous situation
poverty 7 68 n [U]
/ˈpɒvəti ,
Poverty and unemployment are increasing. | families
Armut pauvreté povertà
ˈpɑːvərti/
living in extreme poverty
powder 11 109 n [U, C] /ˈpaʊdə , –ər/ Pulver poudre polvere soap powder | curry powder
power 11 106 n [U, C] /ˈpaʊə/ Macht puissance potere
the power of the media | nuclear/wind power | the
power of speech (=the ability to speak)
powerful 2 134 adj /ˈpaʊəfəl , ˈpaʊr–/ mächtig puissant potente
the most powerful man in Hollywood | rich and
powerful nations
powerless 3 30 adj
/ˈpaʊələs ,
The police were powerless to stop last night's
machtlos incapable impotente
ˈpaʊr–/
shootings.
practical joke 8 76 n [C]
/ˌpræktɪkəl
ˈdʒəʊk , –ˈdʒoʊk/ Jux, Schabernack farce celia, scherzo It was intended as a practical joke but nobody
thought it was funny.
preacher 12 117 n [C] /ˈpriːtʃə , –ər/ Prediger pasteur predicatore
The preacher gave a fiery sermon (=a talk given as
part of a Christian church service).
precisely 5 144 adv /prɪˈsaɪsli/ genau exactement esattamente That's precisely what I mean. | at precisely 4 o'clock
predict 8 78 v [T] /prɪˈdɪkt/ vorhersagen prédire predire
It’s difficult to predict what the effects of pollution will
be.
pregnant 5 55 adj /ˈpreɡnənt/ schwanger enceinte incinta a pregnant woman
/ˈpredʒudɪst ,
qui a des
prejudiced 4 39 adj
Vorurteile haben
avere pregiudizi
–dʒədɪst/
préjugés
Grundstück,
area, terreno,
premises 8 128 n [plural] /ˈpremɪsɪz/
locaux, bâtiment
No smoking is allowed on the premises.
Gelände, Räume
locali
Rezept (für
prescription 8 80 n [C] /prɪˈskrɪpʃə n/
ordonnance ricetto a prescription for painkillers
Medizin)
He's prejudiced against anyone who doesn't have a
degree.
present 1 7 n /ˈprezə nt/ Gegenwart présent presente Live in the present – don't worry about the past!
pressure 12 117 n [U, C] /ˈpreʃə , –ər/ Druck pression pressione
presume 8 77 v [T]
/prɪˈzjuːm ,
–ˈzuːm/
prevent 11 108 v [T] /prɪˈvent/
vermuten
verhindern,
abhalten von
présumer
presumere,
suporre
previous 6 56 adj /ˈpriːviəs/ vorherig précédent previo
the pressures of modern life | There is a lot of
pressure on children these days.
The three soldiers are missing and presumed dead.
empêcher impedire A knee injury prevented him from playing.
She has two children from a previous marriage. | The
old lady had got off the bus at the previous stop.
pre-war 2 134 adj /ˌpriː ˈwɔː , –ɔːr/ Vorkriegs- avant-guerre anteguerra life in pre-war Britain
print 7 72 v [T] /prɪnt/ drucken imprimer stampare A notice was printed on bright blue paper.
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