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Englisch Aussprache Deutsch Beispielsatz<br />

multi-billion /"mölti 'bIlj@n/ Milliarden- They've agreed a multi-billion-dollar business deal.<br />

multicoloured /'mölti"köl@d/ mehrfarbig Jake was wearing a multicoloured sweatshirt.<br />

open to something /'@Up@n t@ "sömTIÎ/ ausgeliefert sein If you have to go into hospital today, it seems you are open to all kinds of infection.<br />

open-air /"@Up@n 'e@/ Freiluft-, Open Air We went to an open-air concert in the park.<br />

overspend /"@Uv@'spendIÎ/ zu viel Geld ausgeben He knew he was overspending again, but couldn't resist the latest iPhone.<br />

overwhelm /"@Uv@'welm/ überwältigen Harriet was overwhelmed by a feeling of homesickness.<br />

part with /'pA:t wID, wIT/ sich trennen von I don't want to part with any of the kittens, but we need the money.<br />

pile /paIl/ Stapel His mother came in carrying a pile of ironing in her arms.<br />

poor /pO:/ schlecht Her father is in poor health, and they're afraid he may not last long.<br />

profitable /'prÁfIt@b@l/ gewinnbringend The advertising campaign proved very profitable.<br />

program /'pr@Ugr{mIÎ/ programmieren He programmed the central heating to come on at 8 am.<br />

purchase /'pÆ:tS@st/ kaufen We purchased our first ever new car last October.<br />

refund /'ri:fönd/ Rückzahlung, Erstattung They refused to give me a refund.<br />

refund /rI'föndz/ erstatten, zurück erstatten The radio didn't work, and we asked the store to refund our money.<br />

registered /'redZIst@d/ eingetragen eBay has millions of registered users.<br />

replacement /rI'pleIsm@nt/ Ersatz Our old car is badly in need of replacement.<br />

sales /seIlz/ Ausverkauf Isabel bought her new coat during the sales.<br />

sales assistant /'seIlz @"sIst@nt/ Verkäufer The sales assistant was very helpful.<br />

search engine /'sÆ:tS "endZIn/ Suchmaschine Our computers are set up to use Google as their main search engine.<br />

signal /'sIgn@l/ Zeichen When she got up from the table, it was obviously the signal for us to leave.<br />

staff /stA:f/ Personal Some of the staff were made redundant when the company cut its workforce.<br />

status symbol /'steIt@s "sImb@l/ Statussymbol A Rolls-Royce is seen as a status symbol.<br />

stock /stÁk/ Vorrat We have a huge stock of quality carpets on sale.<br />

straightaway /"streIt@'weI/ sofort We need to start work straightaway.<br />

stylish /'staIlIS/ elegant, modisch Ella was a stylish woman in her forties.<br />

suggest /s@'dZests/ nahe legen, hinweisen Your bad works suggests to me that you haven't been paying attention in class!<br />

technique /tek'ni:k/ Verfahren There are various techniques for dealing with industrial pollution.<br />

till /tIl/ Kasse The shop assistant put the money in the till.<br />

transaction /tr{n'z{kS@n/ Transaktion The bank charges a fixed rate for each transaction.<br />

treat /'tri:tId/ behandeln She felt she had been badly treated.<br />

triangle /'traI{Îg@l/ Dreieck This triangle has sides that are all the same length.<br />

triangular /traI'{Îgj@l@/ dreieckig I saw a triangular warning sign showing that the road narrowed up ahead.<br />

unfair /"ön'fe@/ ungerecht State-owned banks enjoy an unfair advantage over the private-sector banks.<br />

user /'ju:z@/ Benutzer This article offered advice to all road users.<br />

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