English Unlimited HTL 4/5, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

221 Vocabulary irreversible [ ]çrç}vä:sçb‹l ] Long-term drug use can cause irreversible damage to the brain and body. nicht umkehrbar, irreversibel 24 inevitable [ ç}nevçtWbWl ] unvermeidbar pointless Games without winners are totally pointless. sinnlos, unsinnig feasible This program makes it perfectly feasible to create a website without having to learn how to code. machbar, möglich 25 to be nigh [ naç ] The birds are returning. Spring is nigh. nahen, bevorstehen to do harm to sb./sth. I never did harm to anyone! jmdm./etw. Schaden zufügen 26 to live off-grid abgekoppelt vom öffentlichen Versorgungs- netz leben glee He was greeted with glee at the White House. Freude, Entzücken smug We have every reason to feel smug about the outcome of the election. selbstzufrieden, selbstgefällig sewerage [ }sï‹rçdJ ] supply Kanalisationssystem/-netz 27 maverick [ }mév‹rçk ] Nonkonformist/in, Querdenker/in self-sufficiency Selbstversorgung, (wirtschaftliche) Unabhängigkeit peace of mind I want to be free and have a good life – to have piece of mind. Seelenfrieden, innere Ruhe pipe dream Fantasterei, Wunschtraum prohibitively expensive unverschämt teuer convection oven Heißluftherd you name it We have everything for your pet: clothes, shampoo, food – you name it. alles Mögliche, was auch immer beam antenna Richtantenne satellite dish Satellitenschüssel 29 manure [ m‹}njï‹ ] Dung surplus [ }sä:plWs ] überschüssig swarm Schar to be committed to doing sth. We’re committed to preserving democracy and human rights. sich verpflichtet haben, etw. zu tun, entschlossen sein, etw. zu tun to slash sth. (coll.) Prices have been slashed by 60%! etw. drastisch reduzieren/ kürzen counterpart Gegenstück, Gegenüber cooperative: a company or other organisation which is owned and operated by the people who work there or use its services Genossenschaft CHP: (short for) combined heat and power KWK (Kraft-Wärme- Kopplung) biomass [ }baç‹ï£més ] : plant materials and animal waste suitable for using as a source of fuel Biomasse to tap sth. hier: etw. anzapfen for the sake of sth. They didn’t break up for the sake of the children. um einer Sache willen 10 to extract sth. hier: etw. herausfiltern to counteract sth. To counteract stress, we recommend a healthy diet and enough sleep. etw. entgegenwirken/ bekämpfen pillar Pfeile, Säule trunk Baumstamm synthetic [ sçn}Qetçk ] künstlich, synthetisch tuning fork Stimmgabel slat Stab, Leiste upright (Stütz-)Pfeiler venetian blind Jalousie coated überzogen sodium hydroxide [ haç}drüksaçd ] Natriumhydroxid, Natronlauge sodium carbonate [ }kA:b‹neçt ] Natriumkarbonat, Waschsoda 15 glacier [ }glési‹ ] Gletscher to elapse [ ç}léps ] Three years had elapsed since she left school, and still she hadn’t found a job. vergehen, verstreichen 16 to calve [ kA:v ] kalben; hier: sich ablösen flotilla [ fl‹}tçl‹ ] : a group of small ships or boats Flottille eerily beautiful schaurig-schön, unheimlich schön ice sheet Eisschild, Eisdecke to smother [ }smUDW ] sth. hier: etw. unter sich begraben 17 decisively [ dç}saçsçvli ] If we don’t act decisively, we are jeopardising 11 million acres of oak woodland. entschlossen, entschieden the Greenland ice sheet der Grönländische Eisschild to vanish The cat has vanished without trace. verschwinden daring  It was a daring throw and a remarkable catch. waghalsig, kühn to maintain an equilibrium das Gleichgewicht wahren melt water Schmelzwasser to shed sth. etw. abstoßen/abwerfen to accumulate sth. They’re accumulating wealth and power at the expense of others. etw. ansammeln/aufbauen astounded We are astounded to hear this confession from his very own lips. bestürzt, verblüfft 19 to erode sth. etw. abtragen/auswaschen fish spawn Fischlaich imperceptibly He almost imperceptibly shook his head no. unmerklich 20 strikingly beautiful außergewöhnlich/auffallend schön stunningly beautiful umwerfend schön heart-rendingly beautiful herzzerreißend schön 21 reassuringly The results were reassuringly positive. beruhigend 23 doomsday Weltuntergangs-…; der Jüngste Tag Nur zu Prüfzw cken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv