cpe Flashcards

(55 cards)

1
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to shed light on

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to provide information

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2
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sedentary #

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active (Lifestyle)

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3
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futile

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aussichtslos

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4
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to provoke sb – doing sth

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into

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5
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sb who is succesful

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a high achiever

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6
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to query sb on

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to ask sb about

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7
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to be extremely happy= jump – joy

A

for

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8
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a leap in the dark

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a shot in the dark

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9
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do sth perfectly on time

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do sth on cue

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10
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extremely exciting

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riveting

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11
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redundant

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superfluous

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12
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unaxplainable adv?

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inexplicably

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13
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to satisfy

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to quench

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14
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diverse (taste)

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eclectic

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15
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unpleasant harsh

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discordant

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16
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to be keen –do sth

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to

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17
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to be keen – sth (noun)

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on

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18
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intention –, to intend–

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of, to

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19
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loud and unpleasant

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raucous

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20
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geschirr

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crockery

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21
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besteck

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cutlery

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22
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stop

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cease

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23
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push shove

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pv try to understand sth using your senses

25
pv lose without competition
to lose out to sb
26
pv competition lost by choice
to bow out to sb
27
pv take strong actions against
to crack down on
28
take not so strong actions against
to hand out punishment
29
pv use completely
use up
30
pv fällen
cut sth down
31
to be the equivalent of
to amount to sth
32
pv try to see sth objectively
to step back
33
to harness
to build up
34
not yet used or exploited
untapped
35
-- exhaustible (neg prefix)
in
36
arrive
come along
37
pv provoke
to wind sb up
38
pv discuss
to talk sth over
39
submit hand in
to lodge
40
pv arrange
to fix up
41
postpone
to put sth off
42
pv to visit
show up
43
pv tolerate
put up with
44
pv make claim understand (kiss)
to make sth out
45
pv stop being close
to fall out with
46
pv to face
come up against
47
pv austr laugh brit lose control
crack up
48
pv fade
die down
49
pv keep going
to crack on
50
pv retire
step down
51
pv completely remove from
to wipe off
52
pv remove
to cut out
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to shrink and die
to wither to die off pv
54
ans bett gebunden
to be bed-ridden
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