V Fashion and dress codes 1 shabby On a Sunday morning she preferred shabby clothes. schäbig to dye !daI? Many teenagers dye their hair to look cool. färben 2 over the top The room decoration was really over the top. übertrieben fascinating Her speech was fascinating. faszinierend ridiculous Their reaction was quite ridiculous. I didn’t understand it. lächerlich astonishing Her behaviour was astonishing; she behaved like an adult. erstaunlich stunning Her looks were stunning. umwerfend startling With his new contact lenses he had startling blue eyes. verblüffend awesome !*C"sEm? The song was really awesome. überwältigend sensational Her show was a sensational success. sensationell remarkable His achievements were quite remarkable, especially as they were unexpected. bemerkenswert spectacular The new building is spectacular. There is no other one like it. spektakulär incredible In this situation she showed incredible self-discipline. unglaublich mind-blowing (coll.) A mind-blowing number of clients used the web shop. überwältigend sophisticated They have a sophisticated firewall. ausgeklügelt 3 to starve Many people starved as a consequence of the drought. hungern to live up to Politicians often do not live up to their promises. (Versprechungen) erfüllen rigorous !*rIGErEs? With rigorous discipline she reached her goals. hart, rigoros 5 to exemplify !IG*zemplIfaI? This band best exemplified the spirit of the time. veranschaulichen short-sighted He doesn’t think of his future, he is so short-sighted. kurzsichtig overrated The performance was really overrated. I didn’t like it at all. überbewertet irrelevant His criticism was irrelevant, nobody cared. unwichtig to slim Even girls aged eleven want to slim already. abnehmen skinny Skinny models have become very common. dünn underage Underage drinking is a major problem. minderjährig to object to Nobody would object to a curfew for teenagers. ablehnen to refuse to The barkeeper refused to sell the teenagers alcoholic drinks. sich weigern misguided !+mIs*GaIdId? Many misguided teenagers think plastic surgery can help them. irregeleitet to be coerced to !bI kEU*3"st tu? He was coerced to take part in the play. genötigt werden zu from one’s own experience From my own experience I can say that this was totally different from what you said. aus eigener Erfahrung Uglies 1 newbie As a newbie I didn’t dare to ask anything. Neuankömmling to overwhelm !+EUvE*welm? Her grandmother was overwhelmed by all the presents. überwältigen airscreen She was too far away so she could not see the airscreen. Bildschirm to mismatch He’s always wearing mismatching pieces of clothing. nicht zusammenpassen to inhabit The huge house was inhabited by just one large family. bewohnen to pound Her heart pounded when she first saw her little puppy. hämmern, klopfen (Herz) to dread She really dreaded this situation. fürchten to spot We could not spot him in the crowd. sehen, ausmachen wrinkled His wrinkled face made him look quite old. faltig veined !veInd? His veined skin made him look scary. geädert discoloured I recognised him because of his discoloured teeth. verfärbt to berate !bI*reIt? He berated his teenage son for being late. schelten, beschimpfen claw !klC"? The eagle had a mouse in its claws. Klaue to erase All the graffiti had to be erased from the desks. löschen sagging His sagging cheeks did not look healthy. herabhängend insane When he heard the horrible news he went insane. wahnsinnig volume Shakespeare’s works in ten volumes hier: Buch, Band to plonk She plonked the books on the table and left. hinschmeißen grotesque !GrEU*tesk? His face was grotesquely disfigured. grotesk weird !wIEd? With his red eyes he looked rather weird. eigenartig, bizarr overmuscled Their overmuscled bodies were looking strange, even frightening. mit einem Übermaß an Muskeln versehen 204 Vocabulary Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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