Prime Time 7, Coursebook plus Semester Self-checks

Fight for survival 2 to hitchhike Hitchhiking is a cheap way of travelling, but it’s not safe. autostoppen to decompose The body had already decomposed because of the warm and humid climate. verwesen moose !mu"s? Moose can be found in Canada. Rentier corpse The corpse was taken away for the inquest. Leiche affluent !*xflUEnt? There is no doubt, we live in an affluent society. reich to excel People who do not excel at school may excel at university. sich auszeichnen savings account He transferred his money to a savings account in the US. Sparkonto ragged !*rxGId? In his ragged state everybody mistook him for a student. zerlumpt, rau remains The dog finished off the remains. Überreste to be haunted by The star felt haunted by some evil spirits. verfolgt werden von particulars I don’t know anything about the particulars – I was not in the meeting, remember? Einzelheiten convoluted The presenter asked a convoluted question which nobody dared to answer. verworren highly charged The dean took part in a highly charged debate on taxes. aufgeladen, hitzig, brisant to meander !mI*xndE? The river meandered through the valley. mäandern, sich schlängeln impartial !Im*pA"Sl? As a referee you have to be impartial. unparteiisch dispassionate He sent us a dispassionate report about the events. leidenschaftslos, unparteiisch oblique He gave his critics an oblique reply to their accusations. indirekt enigma The scientist could not solve the enigma of the lake. Rätsel streak !*stri"k? On top there was a streak of bacon. Ader, Streifen to captivate He was captivated by the idea to move into banking. gefangen nehmen, fesseln to forsake Do not forsake me, darling. aufgeben, im Stich lassen destitute Dictators often steal money from their countries while their citizens remain destitute. mittellos, arm asceticism !E*setIsIzEm? He did not have anything to do with their asceticism. Askese to head off into They turned round and headed off into the city centre. sich aufmachen nach to trek into The group wanted to trek into the north of Iceland. marschieren nach peril The perils of toxic waste are widely underestimated. Gefahr adversity Adversity sometimes brings out the best in people. Widrigkeit, widriger Umstand ordeal !C"*di"l? He had to go through this ordeal first before they would talk to him. Prüfung, Feuerprobe to hold one’s own The tennis player held his own during the entire match. sich behaupten, standhalten insignificant His success was insignificant. unbedeutend blunder The results are another embarrassing blunder for the EU. Fehlleistung, Schnitzer shards He collected all the shards and tried to repair the vase. Scherben divergent They have radically divergent views on many things, but they still love each other. unterschiedlich, divergierend reckless He is such a reckless driver, I don’t want to go with him. rücksichtslos, leichtsinnig wacko (AE, coll.) This is not confined to celebrity wackos and eccentrics. komischer Kauz, Spinner narcissist I don’t really like her brother. He’ such a narcissist. Narziss to perish Those who stood up against the dictator would perish. vergehen undeserving It is cynical to distinguish between the deserving and the undeserving poor. unverdient privileged I was in the privileged situation of being able to choose. privilegiert 3 headwind The expedition had to fight against the strong headwinds in Antarctica. Gegenwind sledge tracks Due to the wind you could hardly see the sledge tracks of the previous group. Schlittenspuren hoosh !hu"S? Hoosh is a dish that was served to the explorers in Antarctica. suppenähnliches Eintopfgericht chagrin !*SxGrIn? Much to the chagrin of his fans he stopped the concert and left when a mobile phone rang in the audience. Ärger, Verdruss objective His objective was to succeed in both courses. Ziel 189 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv