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218 Vocabulary at the end of the day At the end of the day, all that matters is that you’re happy. letztendlich, unterm Strich intuitively [ çn}tju:çtçvli ] instinktiv, intuitiv to take to sth. hier: mit etw. vertraut werden quest for Streben nach to catch on Has the idea of reading novels on a computer caught on with the masses? sich durchsetzen, Anklang finden 15 to spread like wildfire Rumours of gas shortages spread like wildfire on Tuesday. sich wie ein Lauffeuer verbreiten thriving Once a thriving fishing village, this town is now gaining popularity as a resort. florierend to enhance sth. These photos will not enhance his reputation. etw. anreichern, etw. verbessern to advance We have advanced greatly in our knowledge of the human mind. sich weiterentwickeln, Fortschritte machen to gain ground Republicans claim they’re also gaining ground among college-age voters. an Boden gewinnen, vorankommen to soar Property prices soared a further 22%. rapide steigen, in die Höhe schnellen 16 computing Computerwesen, EDV 19 to track sth. etw. nachverfolgen to enlist sb. to do sth. jmdn. zu etw. verpflichten surreal [ s‹}rç‹l ] unwirklich, surreal to crank out sth. (coll.) She’s cranked out seven novels since 2007. etw. am laufenden Band produzieren/auswerfen slapdash (coll.) She gets her work done quickly, but she’s very slapdash. schludrig, schlampig bulleted list Aufzählung to corner the market den Markt beherrschen single-minded He can be stubborn in his single-minded pursuit of power. zielstrebig, unbeirrbar to commission sb. to do sth. The Navy commissioned him to build two Civil War coffee wagons. jmdn. beauftragen, etw. zu tun, etw. bei jmdm. in Auftrag geben random willkürlich logorrhea [ ]lüg‹}rç‹ ] krankhafte Geschwätzigkeit, Logorrhö 21 cutting-edge The donations will support cutting-edge research at the Medical School. topaktuell, supermodern; Spitzen-… to flourish [ }flUrçS ] florieren ground-breaking From that ground-breaking work, many things have come. bahnbrechend 24 uniform [ }ju:nçfO:m ] einheitlich fiery [ }faç‹ri ] feurig, scharf 25 investment guarantee Investitionsschutz/-garantie trade concession Handelszugeständnis to be superior to sb./sth. The new model is superior to any other product on the market. jmdm./etw. überlegen sein, besser als jmd./etw. sein reciprocal [ rç}sçpr‹k‹l ] wechselseitig trial Gerichtsverfahren supremacy [ su:}prem‹si ] Überlegenheit 29 purchasing power parity (PPP) Kaufkraftparität (KKP) depletion Verringerung, Erschöpfung degradation Abwertung 31 versatile [ }vä:s‹taçl ] She’s a very versatile young actress. vielseitig, vielfältig to facilitate sth. etw. vereinfachen electromagnetic radiation elektromagnetische Strahlung overrated In my opinion, he’s a hugely overrated painter. überbewertet to perfect [ p‹}fekt ] sth. How can I perfect my language skills? etw. vervollkommnen/ perfektionieren engaging fesselnd 32 spell check Rechtschreibprüfung punctuation [ ]pUNktju}eçS‹n ] Zeichensetzung blank Sign your name in the blank space at the bottom of the form. leer 33 register [ }redJçst‹ ] : the style of language, grammar and words used according to the communicative purpose, social context and standing of the user Sprachstil, Register exception Ausnahme asap: (short for) as soon as possible baldmöglichst 34 query [ }kwç‹ri ]  If you have any queries about this offer, don’t hesitate to call. Frage, Rückfrage 35 concise [ ken}saçs ] kurz, prägnant accuracy [ }ékjïr‹si ] Genauigkeit 38 stunning umwerfend, überwältigend northern lights Nordlichter atop [ ‹}tüp ] sth. The camera sits atop the TV and translates your body movements into game controls. (oben) auf etw. charged geladen to fling sth. off Mia flung off her coat and walked briskly into the lounge. etw. abwerfen/ wegschleudern coronal mass ejection (CME): huge bubbles of gas threaded with magnetic field lines that are ejected from the sun koronaler Massenauswurf (KMA) avid [ }évçd ] They were also avid supporters of the arts. begeistert, leidenschaftlich time-lapse [ }taçm]léps ] The time-lapse video shows what happens when a bowl of fruit is left to rot. Zeitraffer-… still photograph Standbild faint matt, schwach wide-angle lens Weitwinkelobjektiv ISO Wert, der die Lichtempfind- lichkeit eines Films oder eines Bildsensors angibt shutter speed Belichtungszeit to steady sth. etw. stabilisieren to sap sth. hier: etw. schwächen tripod [ }traçpüd ] Stativ to yield sth. Our investigation yielded some unexpected results. etw. hervorbringen/liefern Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eige tum des Verlags öbv