English-German Wordlist

Englisch Aussprache Deutsch Beispielsatz
detached /dI't{tSt/ alleinstehendes (Haus) Many British people think a detached house is the best house to have.
diameter /daI'{m@t@/ Durchmesser Draw a circle six centimetres in diameter.
do up /"du: 'öp/ renovieren They bought an old car and did it up so that it looks like new.
electricity /I"lek'trIs@ti, "elIk-/ Elektrizität The farm was very isolated, but it had electricity.
ensuite /"Án'swi:t/ ensuite bathroom = angrenzendes Badezimmer John's bedroom has an ensuite bathroom.
entrance /'entr@ns/ Eingang Five children walked through the main entrance to the school.
exclude /Ik'sklu:d/ ausschließen People under 21 are excluded from the club.
fence /fens/ Zaun They were talking across the garden fence.
field /fi:ld/ Feld We drove past miles and miles of corn fields.
firewood /'faI@wUd/ Brennholz Sam went into the forest to look for some firewood to burn on their fire.
fitted /'fItId/ eingebaut I'd like to get fitted wardrobes when we redecorate the bedroom.
frightening off /"fraItnIÎ 'Áf/ vertreiben, abschrecken The dogs are very good at frightening off any unwelcome visitors.
frying pan /'fraI-IÎ "p{n/ Bratpfanne We never eat fried food, so we don't have a frying pan in our house.
gale /geIl/ Sturm Many trees were blown down in the gale.
gated community /"geItId k@'mju:n@ti/ bewachte/geschlossene Wohnanlage My aunt in America lives in a gated community and feels very safe.
get to /'get t@, tU/ hier: belasten I'm under a lot of pressure at work, and sometimes it gets to me a bit.
give up /"gIv 'öp/ aufgeben My father has given up smoking and eats chocolate all day.
hang up /"h{Î 'öp/ aufhängen You can hang up your coat in the hallway.
house proud /'haUs praUd/ Sie ist eine penible Hausfrau. Nina is very house proud so she cleans and dusts her flat all the time.
household /'haUsh@Uld/ Haushalts- I keep washing powder and other household products in the cupboard under the sink.
interfere /"Int@'fI@rIÎ/ sich einmischen This has nothing to do with her – she's just interfering as usual!
let in /"lets 'In/ herein lassen The thin curtains let in the light.
linen /'lIn@n/ Bettwäsche The hotel changes the bed linen every day.
magical /'m{dZIk@l/ magisch I’ll never forget that magical evening we spent together.
mansion /'m{nS@n/ Herrenhaus The mansion is set in 5 acres of beautiful countryside.
master bedroom /"mA:st@ 'bedrUm, -ru:m/ großes Schlafzimmer, Elternschlafzimmer The master bedroom is the biggest one, of course.
microwave /'maIkr@weIv/ Mikrowelle I'll heat it up in the microwave.
moonlit /'mu:n"lIt/ Mond beschienen Tom walked out at midnight into a moonlit garden.
nursery /'nÆ:s@ri/ Kinderzimmer They've turned the smallest bedroom into a nursery for the baby.
obsessed /@b'sest/ besessen As a football fan, I'm surrounded by people who are as obsessed as I am about the game!
overcome /"@Uv@'köm/ überwinden He was finally able to overcome his shyness.
overlooking /"@Uv@'lUkIÎ/ mit Ausblick auf At the hotel we had a room overlooking the pool.
parkland /'pA:kl{nd/ Parklandschaft The hotel is set in ten acres of parkland.
pillow /'pIl@U/ Kopfkissen I'll be asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow.
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