nouns pt. 04 daily

Question 1

Atmung

Answer 1

respiration n. (breathing, breath) Beispiel: There was no sound in the room apart from the respiration of the sleeping children.

Question 2

Ruhm

Answer 2

kudos n.

(praise or reputation coming from one’s achievements)

Beispiel:
Although everyone in the team contributed to its success, all the kudos went to the captain.

Question 3

Musterbeispiel

Answer 3

paradigm n.

(a perfect example, pattern or model)

Beispiel:
Einstein introduced a completely new paradigm into modern science.

Question 4

List

Answer 4

ruse n.

(a trick, a trap)

Beispiel:
I thought that she genuinely wanted to see me, but it was just a ruse to get me out of the house.

Question 5

Ausflug

Answer 5

excursion n. (a trip or outing) Beispiel: I took the children on an excursion to the zoo.

Question 6

Besorgnis

Answer 6

anxiety n. (intense uneasiness )

Beispiel:

When I heard about the car crash, I felt great anxiety because I knew you’d been driving on that road.

Question 7

Familienname

Answer 7

surname

Question 8

Familienstand

verheitet

geschieden

Answer 8

marital status

maried

divorced

Question 9

Silvesterparty

Answer 9

New Years Eve party

Question 10

Voreingenommenheit

Answer 10

Bias n. (an inclination or prejudice )Beispiel:The judge’s bias against immigrants was obvious from his critical comments at the end of the case.

Question 11

Überbleibsel

Answer 11

vestige n. (a mark or trace of something lost or disappeared)

Beispiel:There are vestiges of a 15th-century church in my garden.

Question 12

Dessous

Answer 12

lingerie

Question 13

Höhepunkt

Answer 13

zenith n.

(the highest point)

Beispiel:
Nelly reached the zenith of her career when she starred in her own television series.

Question 14

Segen

Answer 14

boon n.

(a gift or blessing )

Beispiel:
The good weather has been a boon for the businesses located near the beach.

Question 15

Bauch

Waschbrettbauch

Answer 15

stomach

washboard stomach

Question 16

der Stromausfall

Answer 16

power outage [elec.]

Question 17

Eigenbrötler, Außenseiter

Answer 17

maverick (n.) [ˈmævərɪk]

(someone independent, who does things his or her way)

Question 18

Unzahl, Myriade, Vielzahl

Answer 18

myriad (adj.) [ˈmɪriəd]

very numerous and diverse

(A city like New York presents you with myriad ways of enjoying yourself.)

Question 19

Utopie

Answer 19

utopia n.

(an imaginary and distant place of perfection)

Beispiel:
This is a pleasant enough place to live, but it’s no utopia.

Question 20

Dilemma, Zwickmühle

Answer 20

quandary (n.) [ˈkwɒndəri]

(facing a number of equally unattractive choices, a difficult and perplexing situation )

Beispiel:
As parents of a teenage daughter we find ourselves in a quandary as to how much freedom to allow her.

Question 21

Fülle, Überfluss

Answer 21

plethora (n.) [ˈpleθərə]

(more than needed, great abundance)

Beispiel:
There was a plethora of attractive men at the party, so Helen enjoyed herself very much.