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

222 Vocabulary to phase sth. out Analogue TV in the UK was phased out between 2007 and 2012. etw. stufenweise einstellen, etw. auslaufen lassen to subsidise sth. etw. fördern/ subventionieren to bow to sth. He finally bowed to public pressure by raising tax breaks for commuters. sich etw. beugen/ unterwerfen to be encumbered with sth. Older people seem to be more self-confident and less encumbered with responsibilities. mit etw. belastet sein surcharge No surcharges will be added to the cost of your stay. Zuschlag, Aufschlag to be exempt [ çg}zempt ] from sth. Which students are exempted from taking the test? von etw. befreit sein 31 cause hier: Sache sanitation Hygiene; sanitäre Anlagen ridiculed At school, I would get ridiculed for the clothes I wore. belächelt, verhöhnt, verspottet wacko (coll.) Spinner/in, Verrückte/r niche [ ni:S ] Nische mercury [ }mä:kjïri ] Quecksilber to come at the expense of sb./sth. The tax cut will come at the expense of services for the needy. auf Kosten/zu Lasten von jmdm./etw. gehen mammal [ }mémWl ] Säugetier 32 to put sth. in place New security measures were put in place to protect the company’s data. etw. in Kraft setzen, etw. einrichten toxic giftig fly-by-wire One of the aims of fly-by-wire controls is to make an aircraft safe in an emergency. mit elektronischer Flugsteuerung in all honesty In all honesty, I’ve always had a temper. ganz ehrlich inherently [ çn}her‹ntli ] The longing for companionship is inherently human. von Natur aus, angeboren to take evasive action ein Ausweichmanöver machen in terms of The developing world is growing faster – both in terms of population and gross domestic product. in Bezug auf, hinsichtlich self-perpetuating [ £selfpW}petju:eçtçN ] They’re distorting markets by encouraging overproduction and driving prices lower in a self-perpetuating cycle. sich selbst erhaltend, endlos andauernd to be up to no good She definitely looked as if she was up to no good. nichts Gutes im Schilde führen to fend sb./sth. off In Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula‘, Van Helsing fends off vampire attacks with a crucifix. jmdn./etw. abwehren driveway Einfahrt and off you go und ab geht’s 14 recruitment Einstellung(sverfahren), Personalbeschaffung 17 unspoiled Do travel guidebooks ruin the unspoiled corners of Asia? hier: unberührt employee files Personalakten to be computer-literate sich mit Computern auskennen 21 to immerse oneself in sth. He’s always so immersed in his thoughts. sich in etw. stürzen, sich in etw. vertiefen to anticipate sth. It’s difficult to anticipate what will happen at this stage. etw. vorhersehen/ vorausahnen to get overwhelmed überwältigt/überfordert sein to come over as In public, he came over as trustworthy and charming. rüberkommen als, wirken to do a rehearsal [ rç}hä:sWl ] einen Probedurchlauf machen spontaneity [ £spünt‹}neççti ] Spontaneität 23 covering letter Begleitschreiben 28 to do/run daily errands tägliche Besorgungen erledigen 29 joint venture Gemeinschaftsunter- nehmen, Joint Venture adjacent [ ‹}dJeçs‹nt ] They lived in a house adjacent to the park. benachbart, angrenzend car hier: Waggon, Wagen end car Anfangs-/Endtriebwagen intermediate trailer car Waggon (ohne Antrieb) pantograph Stromabnehmer propulsion system Antrieb 2 common sense Hausverstand 3 retina [ }retçnW ] Netzhaut electronic circuit elektronischer Schaltkreis to become obsolete The typewriter became obsolete when the PC was invented. veralten voice recognition Spracherkennung to hook up sth. to sth. The PCs in the classroom were hooked up to laser printers. etw. an etw. anschließen conducting Cladding is a technique for fabricating pans with a layer of heat-conducting material. leitfähig, leitend 8 materials science Werkstoffkunde, Materialwissenschaft 11 far-fetched I don’t think flying cars are such a far-fetched idea. weit hergeholt, unglaubwürdig hurdle [ }hä:dWl ] Getting a residence permit will be a major hurdle to overcome. Hürde, Hindernis fusion [ }fju:JWn ] Verschmelzung leap Sprung, großer Schritt Unit 12 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv