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V to infer A lot can be inferred from these statistics. (aus etw.) folgern lyrical I The lyrical I of this poem reflects on their situation in life. lyrisches Ich metrical rules Before starting to write, make yourself familiar with a few basic metrical rules. metrische Regeln figure of speech Rather than say what she really thinks she likes to use figures of speech. Redewendung imagery !*ImIdZErI? Advertisers seldom use religious imagery to sell products. Sprachbilder, Metaphorik for its own sake Encourage your child to seek knowledge for its own sake. um seiner selbst willen 5 antithesis In fact, it was the total antithesis of that. Gegensatz, Antithese simile !*sImIlI? A simile is a figure of speech that uses contrasting ideas. Vergleich The American Midwest 2 to revolve around The argument revolved around sports at schools. sich drehen um developmental disability Developmental disabilities can have a variety of reasons. Entwicklungsstörung disgust She wrinkled her nose in disgust. Abscheu, Ekel fabric softener How does fabric softener make your laundry soft? Weichspüler to scout I am scouting round for a place to stay. auskundschaften wig The picture shows Haydn wearing a wig. Perücke yarn !jA"n? We used a large needle, and yarn for thread. Garn construction paper The children made little presents of construction paper. Bastelpapier chubby His face was round and chubby and he smiled brightly. pummelig to sew !sEU? Can you sew a patch on my jeans? nähen elastic strap The elastic straps of my dress are too short – they hurt. elastischer Riemen to float I was not sure if the raft would float. gleiten, schwimmen modesty Is this an understatement or just modesty? Bescheidenheit to smack into Another car smacked into us from behind. zusammenstoßen mit to blare The trumpets blared out. plärren, schmettern ribbon The box of chocolates was tied with a red ribbon. Band putridity putridity  putrid Ekelhaftigkeit, Graus London: Buzzing city life 1 disparaging She made some disparaging remarks about her family. geringschätzig, verächtlich 2 woe The housing market woes are enormous. Leid, Kummer wen (archaic) The mole was taken out and with it the wen. gutartiger Tumor, Geschwür suction machine Here you can buy the suction machine Beta 2234. Saugmaschine to drain He drained the oil from the motor. entleeren, ableiten grotty (BE, coll.) This building is not solid and really grotty. schäbig basher A basher is a person who, with or without justification, desires to blame, humiliate and hurt others. heftiger Kritiker, heftige Kritikerin agglomeration The megacity is an agglomeration of 63 separate villages. Anhäufung square foot The rentable area is about 1,000 square feet. Quadratfuß (= 0.09290304 m²) to thrive The company, which I founded two years ago, is thriving. gedeihen, florieren service sector Individuals employed in the service sector produce services rather than products. Dienstleistungssektor scar He’s got a scar below the right ear. Narbe, Wunde marsh It’s a marsh area with natural sidearms and little ponds. Sumpfland The Celtic fringe fringe Artists often live on the fringes of society. (Rand-)Gebiet, Streifen 2 to revive sth. !rI*vaIv? The competition was revived in 2010. etw. wieder beleben vernacular language Irish is the oldest vernacular language spoken in Europe. Landessprache, Mundart heritage Being able to speak Croatian is part of my heritage. Erbe 182 Vocabulary Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum d s Verlags öbv