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to host In the 18 th century the area hosted three indigenous tribes. beherbergen, als Gastgeber/in fungieren affaire Their relationship developed into a true affaire. Liebesgeschichte cosmopolitan This neighbourhood is really cosmopolitan in the sense that it houses people from many different backgrounds. weltoffen, kosmopolitisch to diminish Nationalist politicians want to diminish the influence of Brussels. reduzieren, vermindern to deceive This advert tries to deceive people to think that smoking is not a health risk. täuschen to admit Boris Johnson had to admit that it was his fault that the Leave campaign was successful. zugeben sentiment Her speech led to a lot of anti-European sentiment. Empfindung, Gefühl to strip sb. of sth. When his activities were reported, he was stripped of his powers as CEO. jmdm. etw. wegnehmen 3 of utmost importance This speech was of utmost importance for the Native Americans. von äußerster Wichtigkeit Spot on language 1 class conscious The British used to be very class conscious. klassenbewusst great divide between It is a political task of enormous proportions to bridge the great divide between the rich and the poor. große Kluft zwischen deliberate Windows don’t break like that. He must have done it deliberately. absichtlich to notify In case of emergency everyone in the company must be notified. benachrichtigen 3 at the taxpayer’s expense They wined and dined at the taxpayer’s expense. auf Kosten der Steuerzahler/innen to deceive !dI*si"v? He claimed he was deceived by his partner. täuschen to implement It was decided that the new measures should be implemented by the IT division. umsetzen 5 patron saint Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. Schutzheilige/r, Patron/in Check-out 1 relevance I fail to see the relevance of this statement. Relevanz, Wichtigkeit credibility Through his affair he lost all his credibility. Glaubwürdigkeit extended The computer comes with an extended warranty. ausgedehnt, erweitert sign-posted We found our way easily, it was well sign-posted. beschildert 3 explicit !Ik*splIsIt? The film was quite explicit, and certainly not suitable for 16-year-olds. deutlich unseemly They found it unseemly that the inspector still criticised them. ungehörig advent !*xdvEnt? With the advent of the motorcar all the problems started. Ankunft ostrich !*OstrItS? In Australia, eating ostrich meat is quite common. Vogel Strauß dimwit (coll.) I would not have expected him to be such a dimwit. Dummkopf invisible The great master remained invisible. unsichtbar confidential Don’t tell anyone – this is highly confidential information. vertraulich tremendously His first novel was tremendously important. ungemein to eavesdrop !*i"vzdrOp? They were caught eavesdropping from under the bed. lauschen, abhören nosey She is not interested in anything, she is just nosey. neugierig to tut !t0t? Other passengers would look at them and tut. sich mokieren to sigh !saI? She sighed with relief when they reached the shore. seufzen to keep one’s voice down She kept her voice down in order not to wake the baby. leise sprechen loudmouth He is just a loudmouth with a small brain. Großmaul banality They just talked about banalities and never really touched the main problem. Banalität pointlessness Only then did she see the pointlessness of her attempt to win him back. Sinnlosigkeit to channel On leaving the boat the people were channelled into three queues. leiten, kanalisieren moan Her e-mails are full of the usual moans and groans. Stöhnen, Ächzen dismissive The speaker made a dismissive gesture when he heard her remark. abschätzig to designate Smoking is only allowed in designated areas on the platform. bestimmen 177 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv