Language Learning
to become really good at something; etwas beherrschen, meistern, erlernen
to master
feeling ashamed or shy; beschämt, verlegen
embarrassed
a public display of works of art or items of interest, held in an art gallery or museum; Ausstellung
exhibition
not one nor the other, opposite of “both”; keiner von Beiden
neither
(adj.) able to express oneself easily and articulately; fließend
fluent
If you describe someone or something like this, you mean that people do not understand them and have a wrong impression or idea of them; falsch verstanden
misunderstood
makes you think
thought-provoking
to go back and forth regularly between home and work; pendeln
to commute
to try very hard to do something difficult, to have a hard time; sich schwer tun, mit etwas ringen, kämpfen
to struggle
extremely angry; wütend
furious
touching, moving, makes you feel sad and full of pity; bewegend
poignant
(phrasal verb) to argue with someone and stop being friendly with them as a result; sich mit jemandem streiten
to fall out (with someone)
(phrasal verb) to learn something, especially in an informal way; etwas aufgreifen
to pick up (something)
boring and tiring, especially because long or often repeated
tedious
(positive connotation) achieved in a quiet way that does not attract attention to itself and is therefore good or clever
subtle
What are three uses of the present perfect? Give one example sentence for each.
1. To talk about a past action that is relevant/important in the present
2. To talk about an action/state that started in the past and is still happening now
3. To talk about life experiences
4. To give news
(phrasal verb) to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just enough of something you need, such as money or few words when speaking a different language; über die Runden kommen, klarkommen, zurechtkommen
to get by
annoyed, unhappy, or bored, especially with a situation that has existed for a long time; Schnauze voll haben, satt haben
Preposition?
fed up (with something)
without hope, dark, cold, miserable; trostlos, öde
bleak
What are collocations? Give two examples.
the regular use of some words and phrases with others, especially in a way that is difficult to guess but makes your English sound natural to native speakers
e.g. heavy rain, strong wind, to pay attention, to make the bed