Cutting Edge 3rd Upper Intermediate Wordlist A Z

Cutting Edge 3rd Edition Upper Intermediate Wordlist A-Z

Headword
Part of
Unit Page speech
Pronunciation German
French
Italian
Example
rapimento
There has been no word from Helen since her

abduction.
abduction
82
n [U, C]
/bdkn/
Entfhrung
ability
37
n [U, C]
/blti/
Fhigkeit, Knnen talent, capacit
abilit, capacit
a young girl with great musical ability| A manager

must have the ability to communicate well.
absent-minded
39
adj
geistesabwesend
tourdi, distrait
assente
Grandad's been getting rather absent-minded lately.
absolutely
29
adv
vollkommen
absolument
assolutamente
Are you absolutely sure? | This is absolutely delicious!
abuse
68
n [U, C]
/bjus/
Missbrauch
abus
abuso
abusive
10
100
adj
/bjusv/
beleidigend
injurieux
offensivo
universitaire,
acadmique
academico
students' academic achievements
/bs nt
mandd/
/bslutli,
bslutli/
enlvement
government officials' abuse of power | drug/alcohol

abuse (=when people take illegal drugs or drink too
much)
an abusive letter | He became abusive and his wife
was injured in the struggle.
adj
/kdemk/
akademisch
33
v [T]
/kses/
Zugang haben zu accs
avere accesso a
software for accessing the Internet
77
v [T]
/kmp ni/
begleiten
accompagner
accompagnare
Depression may be accompanied by fear in some

cases.
according to
29
prep
/kd t , t/ gem,
selon
secondo di
According to our records he hasnt paid his bill.
account
33
n [C]
/kant/
Konto
compte
conto
accuse
10
100
v [T]
/kjuz/
beschuldigen
accuser
accusare
a bank account | an email account

Are you accusing me of lying? | He was accused of
theft.
achievement
60
n [C]
/tivmnt/
Leistung,
prouesse
opera, conquista Putting a man on the moon was one of our greatest
acquaintance
46
n [C]
/kwent ns/
connaissance
conoscente
acronym
87
n [C]
/krnm/
Bekannte/r
Akronym,
Kurzwort
acronyme
acronimo, sigla
action
10
101
n [C]
/k n/
Handlung
activit
azione
You cannot be responsible for other people's actions.
active
21
adj
/ktv/
aktiv
actif
attivo
ad
72
n [C]
/d/
Werbeanzeige
pub, publicit
pubblicit
She's 80 but still very active.

The organisers of the concert had taken out a full
page ad in 'The New York Times'.
adapt
42
v [T]
/dpt/
anpassen,
umbauen
amnager
addattare
Our car has been adapted to take unleaded fuel.
addict
129
n [C]
/dkt/
drogu
dipendente,
essere schiavo di
a heroin addict
academic
access
accompany
entsprechend
Errungenschaft
Schtige/r,
Abhngige/r
achievements.
Jenny was talking to an acquaintance.

NATO is an acronym for the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization.
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Headword
Part of
Unit Page speech
French
Italian
Example
s'adresser
rivolgersi a qu
A guest speaker then addressed the audience.
address
66
v [T]
/dres , dres/
administer
142
v [T]
/dmnst , r/ verabreichen
administrer
somministrare
The medicine was administered in regular doses.
admiration
15
n [U]
/dmre n/
Bewunderung
admiration
ammirazione
Im full of admiration for the people who built this.
admit
10
100
v [T]
/dmt/
zugeben,
einrumen
confesser
amettere
The chairman of the company admitted that mistakes

had been made. | OK $ I was scared $ she admitted.
adore
12
120
v [T]
/d , dr/
verehren,
vergttern
adorer
adorare
Tim absolutely adores his older brother.
Fortschritt
progrs
progresso
scientific advances | a major medical advance
Werbung
publicit
pubblicit
a career in advertising | advertising executive
/dvns ,
dvns/
/dvtaz ,
r/
sich wenden an
advance
38
n [C]
advertising
n [U]
affair
33
n [C]
/fe , fer/
Affre
liaison, aventure
v [T]
/fekt/
betreffen
affecter
v [I, T]
n [U]
adj
/ed/
/re n/
/gresv/
altern
Aggression
aggressiv
vieillir
agression
agressif
adj
/ed/
alternd
vieillissant
einer Meinung
sein mit
tre d'accord
condividere il
parere di, essere
d'accordo
I agree with Karen. Its much too expensive.
agrable
piacevole
an agreeable man
air
aria
impianto
d'allarme
Let's go outside and get some fresh air.

Someone's burglar alarm was going off (=making a
noise).
His father was an alcoholic.
affect
57
age
aggression
aggressive
11
2
2
111
19
134
aging
relazione
amorosa
concernere,
toccare
invecchiare
aggressione
aggressivo
stare
invecchiando
agree
10
98
v [I]
/ri/
agreeable
38
adj
/rib l/
air
21
n [U]
/e , er/
angenehm,
liebenswrdig
Luft
alarm
55
n [C]
/lm , lrm/
Alarmanlage
alarme
Alkoholiker/in
alcoolique
alcolizzato
Ed's having an affair with his boss's wife.

Help is being sent to areas affected by the floods.
He has aged a lot since his wife died.
an act of agression
an aggressive attitude
an aging rock star
alcoholic
49
n [C]
/lkhlk ,
h
alert
33
v [T]
/lt , rt/
alarmieren
alerter
allarmare
alien
82
n [C]
/elin/
Auerirdischer
extraterrestre
all right
91
spoken
/l rat , l/
in Ordnung, gut
d'accord
alieno
va bene,
d'accordo
alleged
82
adj
/ledd/
mutmalich
prsum
presunto
the group's alleged connections with organised crime
allergic
alley
8
8
78
77
adj
n [C]
/ldk , r/
/li/
allergisch
Weg, Gasse
allergique
ruelle
allergico
via, vicolo
He is allergic to cats.
The alley led to the railway bridge.
As soon as we suspected it was a bomb, we alerted

the police.
aliens from Mars
Shall we go?' 'That's all right by me.'
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Headword
Part of
Unit Page speech
French
Italian
Example
allow
78
v [T]
/la/
erlaubt
permettre
permisso
alright
145
adv
/lrat , l/
in Ordnung
bien
a posto
alternative
63
adj
alternativ
alternatif
alternativo
Smoking is not allowed in the library.

Did everything go alright? (=happen in a satisfactory
way)
The main road is blocked, so drivers should choose an
alternative route.
alternative
68
adj
alternativ
alternatif
alternativo
an alternative lifestyle
although
39
linking word /l , lo/
obwohl
bien que
sebbene
Although the car is old, it still runs well.
amazingly
35
adv
/mezli/
erstaunlicherweis tonnamment
sorprendentemen Amazingly nobody was hurt. | an amazingly generous
Ehrgeiz
ambizione
Her ambition is to climb Mount Everest. | a young

politician with lots of ambition
/ltntv ,
ltr, l/
/ltntv ,
ltr, l/
te
offer
ambition
88
/mb n/
amnesia
77
n [U]
/mnizi , /
Gedchtnisverlust amnsie
amnesia
After the crash she suffered from periods of amnesia.
amused
analyse
ancient
2
4
6
16
41
58
adj
v [T]
adj
70
n [C]
divertito
analizzare
anziano, antico
anniversario,
compleanno
announcement
137
n [singular] /nansmnt/
amsiert
analysieren
alt, antik
Jahrestag,
Geburtstag
Ankndigung,
Bekanntgabe
The man looked a little amused.

We're trying to analyse what went wrong.
ancient Rome
anniversary
/mjuzd/
/nlaz/
/ennt/
/nvsri ,
r/
annonce
annuncio, avviso
the announcement of the election results
annoy
173
v [T]
/n/
rgern, auf die

Nerven gehen
nerver
irritare, far
arrabbiare, dare
ai nervi a qu
Jane wouldn't stop complaining and it was beginning

to annoy me.
annoyed
23
adj
/nd/
verrgert
nerv, fch
arrabbiato
Are you annoyed with me just because Im a bit late?

| My sisters annoyed that we didnt call.
annoying
22
adj
/n-/
rgerlich, strend nervant
fastidioso
an annoying habit of interrupting
annual
72
adj
annuel
annuale
the annual conference
18
adj
anonym
anonyme
anonimo
The person concerned wishes to remain anonymous.
anti-social
20
adj
/njul/
/nnms ,
n/
/ntisl ,
so/
jhrlich
anonymous
asozial
antisocial
antisociale
anxious
48
adj
/ks/
besorgt,
ngstlich,
gespannt
She was finding it hard to cope with her son's

increasingly anti-social behaviour.
nerveux
preoccupato,
ansioso, teso
Im quite anxious about my exams.
anywhere
133
adv
/eniwe , wer/
irgendwo
n'importe o
da qualche parte
Sit anywhere you like. | Did you go anywhere last

night? | This relationship isn't going anywhere.
apologise
10
101
v [I]
/pldaz/
sich
entschuldigen
s'excuser
scusarsi
app
16
n [C]
/p/
App
appli
app
ambition
amus
analyser
ancien
anniversaire
Our wedding anniversary is May 3.
He apologised for being late. | Apologise to your

sister now!
You can get an app on your phone now to do just
about anything.
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Headword
Part of
Unit Page speech
French
Italian
Example
pouvantable
raccapricciante
children living in appalling conditions
apparemment
apparentemente
the unexplained death of an apparently healthy baby
apparizione,
aspetto
aspirante,
concorrente
Annette was always very concerned about her

appearance.
domanda
an application for a grant
sollecitare
Rob's applied for a job in Canada.
rendez-vous
appuntamento
She has an appointment with a client at 10.30.
apprezzare
Aunt Kate really appreciated the card you sent.
appalling
79
adj
/pl , p/ entsetzlich,
apparently
77
adv
/prntli/
n [U, C]
/prns ,
pr/
Erscheinungsbild
apparence
candidat
haarstrubend
anscheinend
appearance
11
106
applicant
38
n [C]
/plknt/
Bewerber
application
170
n [C]
/plke n/
Antrag
apply
94
v [I]
/pla/
n [C]
/pntmnt/
sich bewerben
Verabredung,
Termin
appointment
appreciate
5
9
approximately
46
application,
demande
postuler
He was one of 30 applicants for the manager's job.
v [T]
/priiet/
wertschtzen,
dankbar sein fr
tre
reconnaissant
pour
24
adv
/prksmtli ,
prks/
ungefhr
environ
circa
The plane will be landing in approximately 20

minutes.
176
architect
37
n [C]
/ktekt , r/
Architekt
architecte
architetto
An architect needs to have good spatial awareness.
arena
74
n [C]
/rin/
Arena
stade
arena
Fans filled the arena.
argumentative
41
adj
/jmenttv , streitschtig
ergoteur
litigioso
He quickly becomes argumentative after a few drinks.
army
59
n [C]
/mi , r/
Armee
armata
He joined the army when he was 17.
arrangement
70
n [C]
/rendmnt/
Arrangement
arme
arrangement,
composition
arrangement
a flower arrangement
arrter
arrestare
The police arrested Eric for shoplifting.
arrogante
articolo
artefatto
an arrogant, selfish man

an article on teenage pregnancy
ancient Egyptian artefacts
affettato
an arty film
al pi presto
Call me, ASAP!
r/
arrest
30
v [T]
arrogant
article
artifact
4
10
3
41
102
170
adj
n [C]
n [C]
verhaften,
/rest/
festnehmen
/rnt/
arrogant
/tkl , r/
Artikel
/tfkt , r/ Artefakt
arty
70
adj
/ti , rti/
geknstelt
so schnell wie
mglich
arrogant
article
objet ancien
de style artiste
prtentieux
asap, ds que
possible
Bewertung
estimation
valutazione, voto
reading assessment tests
ASAP
87
adv
/e es e pi,
esp/
assessment
41
n [C]
/sesmnt/
associate
46
n [C]
/ssit , s/ Partner,
associ
socio
business associates
asteroid
11
108
n [C]
/strd/
Asteriod
astrode
asteroide
an asteroid strike (=when an asteroid hits a planet)
astound
15
v [T]
/stand/
verwundern,
erstaunen
stupfier
stupire
The result astounded us. | an astounding success | I

was absolutely astounded when he told me.
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Part of
Unit Page speech
/strnt ,
nt, nt/
/lit/
French
Italian
Example
Astronaut
astronaute
astronauta
The astronauts were on a mission to Mars.
astronaut
41
n [C]
athlete
20
n [C]
Sportler
athlte
sportivo
a professional athlete
Atmosphre
atmosphre
atmosfera
The atmosphere at home was tense. | a hotel with a

relaxed atmosphere
atmosphere
74
[C usually
singular, U] /tmsf , fr/
atom
33
n [C]
/tm/
Atom
atome
atomo
carbon atoms
attack
v [T, I]
/tk/
angreifen
attaquer
attaccare
She was attacked as she walked home from school. |

The soldiers were waiting for the order to attack.
attention
41
n [U]
ten n
Aufmerksamkeit
attention
attenzione
attention
87
n [U]
/ten n/
Aufmerksamkeit
attention
attenzione
attract
72
v [T]
/trkt/
anziehen,
anlocken
attirer
attirare
audience
15
Publikum
public
pubblico
aunt
Tante
tante
zia
authority
33
Behrde
autorits, police
autorit
authority
10
102
Autoritt
autorit
autorit
autobiography
Autobiographie
autobiographie
autobiografia
autographe
signatura
autografo,
calligrafia
originale
viter
evitare
I have the impression John's trying to avoid us.
prix
premio, lode
She won an award for her book.
n [C also + /dins , ,
plural verb
/
BrE]
n [C]
/nt/ , /nt/
/rti, ,
n [C]
, /
/rti, ,
n [U]
, /
/tbarfi ,
n [C]
tba/
autograph
12
165
n [C]
/trf ,
trf/
avoid
49
v [T]
/vd/
award
15
n [C]
/wd , rd/
awful
adj
awkward
16
adj
/fl , /
/kwd ,
kwrd/
back
10
n [C]
/bk/
eigenhndige
Unterschrift,
Originalhandschrift
meiden,
vermeiden
Preis,
Auszeichnung
schrecklich
She waved to attract my attention. | Johnny was an

attention-seeking (=always wanting to be noticed)
nuisance.
You should pay more attention in class. | My attention
really wasnt on the game. | She waved to attract the
attention of the waiter. | Johnny enjoyed being the
centre of attention (=the person that everyone is
interested in).
The exhibition has attracted a lot of visitors.
A member of the audience described the show as
boring. | The audience were (=each member was)
clapping and cheering.
My dad's sister is my favourite aunt.
Write a letter of complaint to the local authority. | the
San Diego Water Authority
parental authority (=the authority parents have over
their children)
You can find out all about her life in her
autobiography.
Can I have your autograph?
horrible, affreux
terribile
The weather was awful.
unbehaglich
mal l'aise
essere a disagio
Geoff looked uneasy and awkward.
Rcken
dos
schiena
They're always talking about her behind her back.

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Part of
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Italian
Example
back
32
v [T]
/bk/
untersttzen
soutenir
sussidiare
The bank gave 45,000 to back the programme. |

Several witnesses came forward to back him.
bacteria
58
n [plural]
/bktri ,
tr/
Bakterien
bactries
batterico
Lots of bacteria live in our bodies.
mrrisch,
missmutig
Luftballon
verbieten,
untersagen
stoen
Spruchband,
Fahne
ballon gonflable
imbronciato,
brontolone, di
malumore
palloncino
bannir
vietare
Smoking is banned inside the building.
heurter
battere, urtare
striscione,
bandiera
I banged my knee on the corner of the bed.
/b , br/
Gitterstab
barre
(dietro le) sbarre
He was back behind bars last night.
n [C]
n [C]
n [C]
/b , br/
/b kd/
/bim/
Gitterstbe
Strichcode
Strahl
barre
code barre
rayon
sbarre
codice a sbarre
raggio
The window was protected with bars.

She scanned the bar code at the checkout.
the beam of a flashlight
40
n [C]
/bjut n/
Kosmetiker/in
esthticienne
estetista
She went to a beautician to have her nails painted.
79
adj
/bjutfl/
schn
beau
bello
become
59
linking verb /bkm/
werden
devenir
diventare
beforehand
74
adv
vorher, davor
l'avance
prima
betteln
mendicare
She was described as the most beautiful woman in

the world.
Kennedy became the first Catholic president. | Helen
was becoming increasingly anxious.
When you give a speech, it's natural to feel nervous
beforehand.
children begging in the streets
mendicante
the beggars on the streets
comportamento
credere
Im not very pleased with your behaviour.

Do you believe his story? I don't believe you!
We believe in democracy. | If you don't believe in
yourself $ who will?
What are the benefits of contact lenses?
Such tasks are way beyond the abilities of the
average student.
Have you paid the gas bill?
The information in his biography about his childhood
fascinated me.
She weighed 3 kg at birth. | She's just given birth to
twins.
She was saying, 'He's great, he's so cool, blah $ blah
$ blah $'
16
adj
/bd tempd/
62
n [C]
/blun/
155
v [T]
/bn/
bang
26
v [T]
/b/
banner
66
n [C]
/bn , r/
bar
33
n [C]
bar
bar code
beam
8
6
8
82
57
82
beautician
beautiful
bad-tempered
balloon
ban
dsagrable
bannire
beg
30
v [I]
/bfhnd ,
fr/
/beg/
beggar
12
165
n [C]
/beg , r/
Bettler
behaviour
believe
8
2
79
16
n [U]
v [T]
/bhevj/
/bliv/
Verhalten
glauben
mendier
mendiant,
mendiante
comportement
croire
believe in
12
166
phr v
/bliv n/
glauben an
croire en
credere a
benefit
93
n [U, C]
/benft/
Vorteil, Nutzen
avantage
vantaggio
beyond
48
prep
/bjnd , jnd/ jenseits
au-del
al di l di
bill
172
n [C]
facture
conto
15
n [C]
/bl/
/barfi ,
/
Rechnung
biography
Biographie
biographie
biografia
birth
11
106
n [U, C]
/b , br/
Geburt
naissance
nascita
blah
50
n [U]
/bl/
blablabla
baratin, bla-bla
bla bla
a bad-tempered old man

Can you blow up these balloons?
The crowds were cheering and waving banners.
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Example
blame
10
101
v [T]
/blem/
jmd.
beschuldigen
blank
39
adj
/blk/
frei, leer
vide
libero, vuoto
bleep
16
n [C]
/blip/
Piepen
bip
blind date
46
n [C]
/bland det/
Blind Date
blind date
fare bip
appuntamento
con uno
sconosciuto, blind They met on a blind date.
date
bloated
12
120
adj
/bltd , blo/ aufgeblht,
gonfl
stragonfio
I feel bloated after that meal.
124
n [C]
/bl , bl/
blog
tension
(artrielle)
blog
pressione
sanguigna
ingannare,
fingere
He writes a weekly blog about gardening.

Older people often have high blood pressure. | The
nurse took his blood pressure.
blog
aufgedunsen
Blog
accuser
incolpare
Don't blame me, it's not my fault. | She blamed the

broken computer on me.
Leave the last page blank. | My mind went blank $
and I couldnt remember her name.
the shrill bleep of the alarm clock
blood pressure
40
n [U]
/bld pre , r/ Blutdruck
bluff
86
v [I]
/blf/
tuschen,
vortuschen
bluffer
boast
v [I]
/bst/ , /bost/
prahlen
se vanter
vantarsi
He's always boasting about how much money he has.
bolt
82
n [C]
/blt , bolt/
Riegel
verrou
chiavistello
He had bolts on the doors and windows for security.
bomb
11
108
n [C]
/bm , bm/
Bombe
bombe
The bomb went off in a crowded street.
booze
49
n [U]
/buz/
Sauferei, Alkohol
alcool
bomba
bere, bevande
alcoliche
border
69
n [C]
/bd , brdr/ Grenze
frontire
confine, frontiera
the border between England and Wales
bored
boss
2
1
16
6
adj
n [C]
/bd , brd/
/bs , bs/
gelangweilt
Chef, Chefin
s'ennuyer
patron
bound
47
adj
/band/
sicher, bestimmt
sr, certain
annoiato
capo
obbligato,
predestinato
84
n [C]
/band ri/
Grenze
frontire
limite, confine
After an hour people started to get bored.

She asked her boss for the day off.
Madeleine's bound to make friends. | Interest rates
are bound to go up.
The Ohio River forms a natural boundary between
Ohio and Kentucky.
The vase fell off the shelf and broke. | Ive broken the
plate.
boundary
I don't believe you I think you're bluffing.
I should give up the booze.
break
26
v [I ,T]
/brek/
zerbrechen
se casser, casser
rompere
break
59
v [T]
/brek/
brechen
battre
battere, rompere
an attempt to break the 10,000 metres world record
break
12
120
n [C]
/brek/
Durchbruch
bonne fortune
successo
break down
26
phr v
/brek dan/
eine Panne
haben,
kaputtgehen
The bands big break came when they sang on a local

TV show.
tomber en panne avere una panna, My car broke down on the way to work.
rovinarsi
breath
87
n [U, C]
/bre/
Atem, Atemzug
souffle
respiro
He took a deep breath and dived into the water. | Can

you hold your breath under water?
bribe
37
v [T]
/brab/
bestechen
soudoyer
corrompere
He bribed one of the guards to smuggle out a note.

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Example
70
n [C]
/brad/
Braut
marie
fidanzata, sposa
The bride wore white.
bridegroom
70
n [C]
/bradgrum/
Brutigam
mari
fidanzato, sposo
The bridegroom was waiting in the church.
brief
11
177
adj
/brif/
kurz
breve
The letter was very brief. | a brief statement
bright
88
adj
/brat/
klug, intelligend
bref
brillant,
intelligent, dou
intelligente
Vicky is a very bright child.
44
phr v
/br p/
groziehen
lever
allevare, tirare su Rachel had been brought up by her grandmother.
/brdit ,
brd/
/br , r/
/bjulmi, b,
li/
Zeitung
(Groformat)
Bruder
journal (grand
format)
frre
Bulimie
bring up
broadsheet
10
96
n [C]
brother
n [C]
bulimia
10
100
n [U]
fratello
The broadsheets reported the latest news from Wall

Street.
Sam was playing with his little brother.
boulimie
bulimia
Many teenage girls suffer from bulimia.
balle
pallottola
He was killed by a single bullet | a bullet wound
giornale
bully
12
166
v [T]
/bli/
call
32
n [C]
/kl , kl/
Kugel (Pistole,
Gewehr)
drangsalieren,
einschchtern
Ruf, Aufruf
call
46
n [C]
/kl , kl/
Anruf
calm
41
adj
ruhig
calm down
14
phr v
/km , klm/
/km , klm
dan/
appel
coup de
tlphone
calme
sich beruhigen
se calmer
campaign
n [C]
/kmpen/
Kampagne
campagne
campagna
an election campaign | an advertising campaign | a

campaign for equal rights
campaign
66
v [I]
/kmpen/
campagne
combattere
They are campaigning against building a new airport.
cancer
11
110
n [U, C]
cancer
cancro
lung cancer | He died of cancer.
candidate
88
n [C]
/kns , r/
/knddt ,
det/
Kandidat
candidat
canditato
a presidential candidate
cannibalism
11
107
n [U]
/knb lzm/
Kannibalismus
cannibalisme
cannibalismo
capture
11
109
v [T]
/kpt , r/
ergreifen, erobern capturer
catturare,
conquistare
care
30
n [U]
/ke , ker/
Pflege,
Versorgung
soins
cura
career
15
n [C]
/kr , rr/
Laufbahn
carrire
careless
77
adj
/kels , ker/
fahrlssig
irrflchi
carriera
colposo,
negligente
carnival
70
n [U, C]
/knvl , kr/ Karneval
bullet
83
n [C]
/blt/
sich einsetzen,
kmpfen
Krebs
tyranniser
carnaval
vessare,
intimidire
chiamata
He had bullied his wife into giving up her career.

a call for tougher controls
chiamata
a phone call
calmo
calmarsi,
tranquillizzarsi
Please, everyone, try to keep calm!
carnevale
Calm down and tell me what happened.
The Aztecs were believed to have practised

cannibalism as part of their religious ceremonies.
The town was captured by enemy troops. | The
energy of the sun is captured by photovoltaic cells
and converted into electricity.
Your father will need constant medical care. | When
their father was sent to prison $ the kids were taken
into care.
a teaching career
a careless mistake
carnival time in Rio
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Example
cartoon
88
n [C]
/ktun , kr/
Comic
dessin anim
fumetto, comic
catastrophe
11
108
n [C]
/ktstrfi/
Katastrophe
dsastre
catastrofe
catching
134
adj
ansteckend
contagieux
contagioso
category
60
n [C]
Kategorie
catgorie
categoria
There are several categories of patients.
catwalk
n [C]
Laufsteg
podium
passerella
cause
56
v [T]
/kt/
/ktri ,
ri/
/ktwk ,
wk/
/kz , kz/
The Queen only rides in a carriage on very special

occasions.
cartoon characters such as Donald Duck
a natural catastrophe | the catastrophic effects of the
floods
Julia's enthusiasm was catching.
verursachen
causer
causare
celebrate
66
v [I, T]
/selbret/
feiern
clbrer
celebrare
celebration
46
n [U, C]
/selbre n/
Feier
fte
celebrity
50
n [C]
/slebrti/
Prominente/r
cemetery
n [C]
/semtri , teri/
century
56
n [C]
ceremony
70
n [C]
certain
29
adj
/sentri/
/sermni ,
moni/
/stn , sr/
challenge
39
v [T]
change
change
4
12
39
121
charge
charge
carriage
80
n [C]
/krd/
Kutsche
calche
carrozza
clbrit
celebrazione,
festa
celebre
You can see all the latest fashions on the London

catwalks.
Heavy traffic is causing delays.
Sam's passed his driving test! Let's celebrate! | How
do you want to celebrate your birthday?
Were having a party as a celebration of her 80th
birthday.
TV celebrities
Friedhof
cimetire
cimitero
My father is buried in the cemetery in our home town.
Jahrhundert
sicle
secolo
The church was built in the 13th century.
Zeremonie
crmonie
ceremonia
the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games
sicher
certain
sicuro
/tlnd/
herausfordern
dfier
sfidare
v [T]
n [U]
/tend/
/tend/
ndern
Wechselgeld
cambiare
spiccioli, moneta
33
n [C]
/td , trd/
Anklage
changer
monnaie
charge,
accusation
I'm absolutely certain I left the keys here.

Environmentalists challenge the views held by the oil
companies.
I ve changed my mind about leaving school.
Here's your change, sir.
accusa
He appeared in court on a charge of murder.
49
v [T]
/td , trd/
aufladen
charge
caricare
charge
30
v [T]
/td , trd/
anklagen
accusare
charge
72
v [T]
/td , trd/
berechnen
accuser
facturer, faire
payer
Wohlttigkeit,
charity
chat
11
chatter
calcolare
beneficio,
a charity for the homeless | The money raised will go

manifestazione di to charity (= be given to a charity).
n [C, U]
/trti/
Wohlttigkeits-
(acte de) charit
107
n [C]
/tt /
lockere
Unterhaltung
chat, tchat
chiacchierata,
chat
49
v [I]
/tt , r/
plappern
chatter
chiacchierare
cheap
57
adj
/tip/
bon march
economico
cheat
140
v [I]
/tit/
billig
schummeln,
betrgen
tricher
barare
veranstaltung
I had to charge my phone because it had run out of

battery.
Soames was charged with murder.
We were charged 80. | The museum charges an
entrance fee.
beneficenza
Jo was having a chat with Sam.

She chattered away happily until she noticed that I
wasn't listening.
The jacket was quite cheap.
He always cheats at cards. | She was caught cheating
in a maths test.
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cheer
66
v [I]
/t , tr/
jubeln
acclamer
giubilare
cheer up
cheerful
1
2
14
16
phr v
adj
/t , tr p/
/tfl , tr/
Kopf hoch
frhlich
courage!
joyeux
su con la vita!
allegro
When the President arrived, everyone started to

cheer.
Cheer up! The worst is over.
He is feeling more cheerful than before.
chemical
174
n [C]
/kemk l/
Chemikalie
produit chimique
prodotto chimico
We make lots of chemicals in our bodies.
chew
155
v [I, T]
/tu/
kauen
mcher
masticare
childhood
n [C, U]
/taldhd/
Kindheit
enfance
infanzia
The meats so tough it is hard to chew. | She chewed

her lip and said nothing.
Sara had a very happy childhood.
chill
49
v [I]
/tl/
sich entspannen
se dtendre
rilassarsi
Chill out, Dave, it doesn't matter.
choice
16
n [U, C]
/ts/
Wahl, Auswahl
choix
scelta
Voters have a choice between three political parties.
circulation
10
96
n [singular] /skjlen/
Auflage
diffusion
tiratura
a magazine with a circulation of 400,000
circumstance
171
n [C]
Umstand
circonstance
circostanza
civil service
136
ffentlicher
Dienst
haute
administration
servizio pubblico
civil war
Brgerkrieg
guerre civile
guerra civile
the Spanish Civil War
applaudir
battere le mani
The audience was clapping and cheering.
se battre
scontrarsi
Demonstrators clashed with police.
n [U, C]
/skmstns,
stns , sr/
/svl svs ,
sr/
/svl w ,
wr/
in die Hnde
klatschen
aneinander
prallen
clap
66
v [I]
/klp/
clash
66
v [I]
/kl/
classic
93
adj
/klsk/
klassisch
classique
classico
classical
72
adj
classmate
46
n [C]
client
46
n [C]
/klsk l/
/klsmet ,
kls/
/klant/
klassisch
Klassenkamerad/in
Kunde, Kundin
climate change
11
108
n [U]
/klamt tend/ Klimawechsel
classique
camarade de
classe
client, cliente
changement
climatique
classico
compagno di
classe
cliente
cambiamento
climatico
clinic
12
117
close
close
coffin
1
7
9
70
coincidence
Many students make the classic mistake of not

reading the question properly.
classical music
Her classmates were already at the lecture.
an important client
the effects of climate change on agriculture
clinica
a special clinic for people with drug and alcohol

problems
nah, nahestehend bon
vicino
We were very close friends.
innig
Sarg
proche
cercueil
cordiale, intimo
bara
Are you close to your sister?

The coffin was a simple wooden box.
Zufall
concidence
caso
By coincidence, he was in London on the same day.
n [C]
/klnk/
Klinik
adj
/kls , klos/
adv
n [C]
/kls , klos/
/kfn , k/
/knsdns ,
ko/
n [C, U]
Under normal circumstances she would never have

left her child with a stranger.
Governments change, the civil service remains the
same.
clinique
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/kld tki/
kalter Entzug
tre en manque
crisi d'astinenza,
sintomo di
disassuefazione,
drug addicts who are made to go cold turkey
cold turkey
49
collapse
11
108
n [U, C]
/klps/
Zusammenbruch
effondrement
collasso
economic collapse
colleague
colony
8
4
83
42
n [C]
n [C]
Kollege
Kolonie
collgue
colonie
collega
colonia
my colleagues at the bank

Algeria was formerly a French colony.
combat
11
108
v [T]
/kli , k/
/klni , k/
/kmbt,
kmbt ,
kmbt/
bekmpfen
combattre
combattere
new technology to combat crime
comeback
12
116
n [C]
/kmbk/
Rckkehr,
Comeback
retour
ritorno, rentre
Mini-skirts are making a comeback.
commit
38
v [T]
/kmt/
begehen
commettre
commettere
commitment
15
n [U]
/kmtmnt/
Engagement
engagement
impegno
common
adj
/kmn , k/
gemeinsam
commun
comune
commonplace
82
adj
/kmnples ,
k/
alltglich
ordinaire, banal
comune,
quotidiano
communal
56
adj
/kmjnl,
Gemeinschafts-,
kmjunl , k/ gemeinschaftlich
commun
comunale
a communal bathroom
community
Gemeinde
quartier,
communaut
comune
The library serves the whole community.
community
service
30
gemeinntzige
Arbeit
travaux d'intrt
social
servizio sociale
Instead of being sent to prison, he was given 200

hours of community service for his crime.
commute
17
/kmjut/
pendeln
faire la navette
(essere)
pendolare
He commutes to York.
/kmpnjnp/
Gesellschaft,
Gemeinschaft
compagnie
compagnia
She joined the club for companionship.
companionship
21
n [C also +
plural verb /kmjunti/
BrE]
/kmjunti
n [U]
svs , sr/
v [I]
n [U]
the gang that committed the crime | She committed

suicide (=killed herself deliberately).
The team showed commitment.
The two towns have many things in common. | We
may have grown up together $ but we have nothing
in common (=are not similar in any way). | I have a
lot in common with him.
Divorce is commonplace.
compensazione,
compensation
12
119
n [U]
/kmpnse/n ,
Entschdigung
km/
The holiday company paid the Taylors 150 in

ddommagement risarcimento (dei) compensation.
compete
v [I]
/kmpit/
konkurrieren
disputer
complaint
10
102
n [U, C]
Beschwerde
plainte
complicated
39
/kmplent/
/kmplketd ,
km/
concorrere,
competere
lamentela
kompliziert
compliqu
complicato
adj
danni
We compete with teams from other villages.

I made a complaint to the boss.
The instructions are much too complicated.
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/kns ntre n
kmp/
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Italian
Example
concentration
concentrazione
They soon get tired and lose their concentration.
Konzentrationslag camp de
er
concentration
campo di
concentramento
Jews were held in concentration camps by the Nazis.
concentration
155
n [U]
concentration
camp
15
n [C]
concern
33
n [U, C]
/knsn , rn/
Besorgnis
souci
preoccupazione
There is growing concern about pollution in our cities.

| concern for her children's safety
concert
132
n [C]
/knst ,
knsrt/
Konzert
concert
concerto
The Rolling Stones were giving a concert that night.
conclusion
171
n [C]
/knklu n/
Schlussfolgerung
conclusion
conclusione
I've come to the conclusion that she is lying.
44
v [T]
/kndkt/
durchfhren
faire, raliser
condurre
The pupils are conducting an experiment with

electricity.
conduct
Konzentration
conference
46
n [C]
/knfrns ,
kn/
Konferenz
confrence
conferenza
an international conference on the environment
confess
33
v [I, T]
/knfes/
gestehen
confesser
confessare
He has confessed to the crime. | He confessed that he

had sent the money to an overseas account.
confide in (sb)
10
phr v
I've never been able to confide in my sister.
136
n [U]
jmd. vertrauen
Vertrauen,
Selbstvertrauen
fidarsi di
assurance
fiducia (in s)
I didn't have any confidence in myself.
confident
16
adj
selbstsicher
sr, certain
sicuro in s
I'm much more confident about my ability.
confidential
10
101
adj
vertraulich
confidentiel
confidente
confidential information
confiscate
170
v [T]
beschlagnahmen
confisquer
confiscare
Customs officers confiscated his passport.
44
n [U]
/knfad n/
/knfdns ,
kn/
/knfdnt ,
kn/
/knfdenl ,
kn/
/knfsket ,
kn/
/knfmti ,
rm/
/knfjuzd/
/kniens ,
kn/
se confier
confidence
Fgsamkeit
conformit
acquiescenza
verwirrt
devenir confus
confuso
Expecting conformity from children puts them under

pressure.
He was totally confused by the tax form.
gewissenhaft
conscientious
coscienzioso
a conscientious teacher
conformity
confused
26
adj
conscientious
38
adj
consensus
39
n [singular, /knsenss/
U]
Einigkeit,
consensus
bereinstimmung
consenso
Ministers failed to reach a consensus on the issue.
consent
33
n [U]
accord
consenso
He took the car without the owner's consent.
74
adv
infolgedessen
ensuite
perci
He did no work and consequently failed the exam.
conservative
93
adj
/knsent/
/knskwntli ,
knskwntli/
/knsvtv ,
r/
Einwilligung
consequently
konservativ
conservateur,
traditionnaliste
considerate
54
adj
/knsd rt/
frsorglich
prvenant
consistent
93
adj
/knsstnt/
bestndig,
gleichbleibend
constant
conservatore,
tradizionalista
previdenziale,
pieno di cure
continuo,
costante
a conservative attitude to education

He was always kind and considerate.
the team's most consistent player | He's consistent in
his opposition to the plan.
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durchweg,
durchgehend
constamment,
rgulirement
continuatamente, She got consistently good marks.

perpetuamente
aushecken, ein
Komplott
schmieden
conspirer
aushecken,
complottare
The men admitted to conspiring to steal cars.
bestndig
constant
costante
the constant threat of violence
consistently
18
adv
/knsst ntli/
conspire
81
v [I]
/knspa/
constant
48
adj
container
57
n [C]
/knstnt ,
kn/
/knten , r/
Behlter
rcipient
contenitore
Ice cream is sold in plastic containers.
contender
56
n [C]
/kntend , r/
Anwrter,
concurrent
aspirante,
a contender for the title
contentment
136
n [U]
/kntentmnt/
Zufriedenheit,
Behagen
contentement
contentezza
He gave a sigh of contentment, and fell asleep.
control
57
v [T]
kontrollieren
contrler
controllare
a teacher who can't control the kids | The

temperature inside is carefully controlled.
controversy
82
n [U, C]
Auseinandersetzu controverse
ng, Streit
discussione,
contrasto, litigio
There's been some controversy over increasing

students' fees.
convenient
40
adj
/knvinint/
bequem
commode
comodo
Mail order catalogues are a convenient way to shop.
convict
77
v [T]
/knvkt/
verurteilen
reconnatre
coupable de
condannato
She was convicted of murder.
convict
12
119
n [C]
/knvkt , kn/ Strfling,
dtenu,
detenuto,
an escaped convict
convincing
83
adj
/knvns/
berzeugend
convaincant
convincente
convincing evidence | It was a convincing excuse.
koordinieren
coordonner
coordinare
We need to coordinate our efforts.
zusammenhngen tre en
essere in
Poverty and poor housing are correlated with a
Berichterstatter,
Korrespondent
correspondant
corrispondente
Here's our sports correspondent.
bekrftigen,
untermauern
corroborer
confermare
We have new evidence to corroborate her story.
kosten
coter
costare
This dress cost $75. | How much did your computer

cost?
Kostm
dguisement
costume
She wore a rabbit costume.
Rat
Paar
conseil
couple
consiglio
coppia
local council elections

married couples
It takes a lot of courage to sail around the world
alone.
Jane and I are cousins.
/kntrl ,
trol/
/kntrvsi,
kntrvsi ,
kntrvrsi/
Bewerber
Verurteilter
co-ordinate
66
v [T]
/kdnet ,
kor/
correlate
142
v [T]
/krlet , k,
k/
/krspndnt ,
krspn,
k/
/krbret ,
kr/
prisonnier
corrlation
concorrente
condannato
relazione
correspondent
10
96
n [C]
corroborate
129
v [T]
cost
10
linking verb /kst , kst/
costume
66
n [U, C]
council
couple
124
33
n [C]
n [C]
/kstjm ,
kstum/
/kans l/
/kp l/
courage
60
n [U]
/krdz , kr/
Mut
courage
coraggio
cousin
n [C]
/kz n/
Cousin, Cousine
cousin, cousine
cugino, cugina
shorter life expectancy.
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96
French
Italian
Example
Her death attracted widespread media coverage.
n [U]
/kvrd/
Berichterstattung couverture
rapporto
Handwerker
artisan
artigiano, operaio furniture made by the finest craftsmen
craftsman
n [C]
/krftsmn ,
krfts/
cram
69
v [T]
/krm/
vollstopfen
fourrer
riempire
creative
20
adj
/krietv/
kreativ
cratif
creativo
creature
153
n [C]
/krit , r/
Lebewesen
crature
essere vivente,
creatura
64
v [T]
/kredt/
jmd. anrechnen,
gutschreiben
attribuer le
mrite
accreditare
22
n [C]
/krip/
Ekel
chair de poule
credit
creep
creepy
23
adj
/kripi/
crew
41
n [C]
/kru/
crime
30
n [C]
/kram/
gruselig,
unheimlich
Mannschaft,
Besatzung
Verbrechen
criminal
38
n [C]
/krmn l/
crisis
168
n [U, C]
criticism
crowd
2
7
20
66
n [U, C]
n [C]
culmination
69
n [C]
/klmne n/
cure
58
n [C]
/kj , kjr/
curiosity
33
n [singular, /kjristi ,
U]
kjris/
curious
16
adj
curse
damage
damage
4
3
3
141
26
30
dare
12
darling
date
date
effrayant
nausea, schifo,
ripugnanza
raccapricciante,
inquietante
Her suitcase was crammed with clothes and books.

one of Japans most talented and creative film
directors
We should respect all living creatures. | creatures
from outer space
Berners-Lee is usually credited with having invented
the Internet.
That guy gives me the creeps!
a creepy movie
quipe
quipe
an ambulance crew
crime
delitto, crimine
Kriminelle/r
criminel
criminale
/krass/
Krise
crise
crisi
/krtsz m/
/krad/
Kritik
Menge
Krnung,
Hhepunkt
critique
foule
critica
massa
He committed a number of crimes in the area.

Police have described the man as a violent and
dangerous criminal.
a country in crisis |a major political crisis | an
emotional crisis
She faced strong criticism when she resigned.
a large crowd of football supporters
aboutissement
coronamento
The book is the culmination of ten years' work.
Heilmittel
remde
rimedio, farmaco
a cure for AIDS
Neugier
curiosit
curiosit
I opened the box to satisfy my curiosity.
/kjris , kjr/ neugierig
curieux
curioso
Puppies are naturally curious.
n [C]
v [T]
n [U]
/ks/
/dmd/
/dmd/
maldiction
endommager
dommages
maledizione
danneggiare
danno
118
v [I]
/de , der/
1
3
11
27
n [C]
n [C]
/dl , dr/
/det/
50
v [I, T]
/det/
Fluch
beschdigen
Schaden
wagen, sich
trauen
Liebling
Verabredung
mit jmd.
zusammen sein
oser
chri
rendez-vous
sortir avec
a witchs curse
The house has been badly damaged by fire.
I hope the storm doesn't do too much damage.
He wanted to ask her but he didn't dare. | I wouldn't
avventurarsi
dare ask her for a date.
tesoro
Come here, darling.
appuntamento
On their first date they went to the cinema.
stare assieme con I didn't know they were dating? | How long have you
qu
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daydream
18
v [I]
/dedrim/
tagtrumen
rver
deadly
77
adj
/dedli/
tdlich
mortel
fare un sogno ad
occhi aperti
mortale
deafening
79
adj
/def n/
ohrenbetubend
assourdissant
assordante
deal
12
117
n [C]
/dil/
Geschft
accord
affare
deal with
11
108
phr v
/dil w/
umgehen mit
s'occuper de
maneggiare,
usare
Debatte,
debate
44
n [U, C]
/dbet/
Auseinandersetzung
discussione,
dbat, discussion dibattito
Example
Jessica sat at her desk $ daydreaming about Tom.
a deadly poison
The noise was deafening.
The singer has signed a $20 million deal with an
American TV network.
a strategy for dealing with climate change | Who
deals with complaints?
The school's future became the subject of much
debate.
debt
33
n [U, C]
/det/
Schuld, Schulden dette
debito
debts of 50 million | I was heavily in debt.
debut
12
117
n [C]
/debju, deb ,
debju, d/
Debt, Anfang,
Einstand
dbuts
debutto, inizio
He made his debut for Wales in 1998.
decade
58
n [C]
/deked, deked/ Jahrzehnt
dcennie
decennio
the first decade of the century
duper
ingannare
I was completely deceived.
trompeur
che trae in
inganno
She seems OK, but appearances can be deceptive.
deceive
141
v [T]
/dsiv/
betrgen,
tuschen
deceptive
142
adj
/dseptv/
irrefhrend
decline
12
116
n [U, C]
/dklan/
Rckgang, Verfall dclin, baisse
declino, rovina
a decline in profits | The city was in decline.
decoration
70
n [U, C]
/dekre n/
Schmuck
dcoration
decorazione
Christmas decorations
defeat
59
v [T]
/dfit/
besiegen
battre
vincere, superare The National Party narrowly defeated the ruling
define
57
v [T]
/dfan/
definieren
dfinier
definire
definitely
74
adv
/defntli,
auf jeden Fall,
sans aucun doute senz'altro,
deflect
11
108
v [T]
/dflekt/
abwenden,
ablenken
delegate
46
n [C]
/delgt/
Abgeordnete/r
deliberately
delighted
8
5
81
54
adv
adj
/dlb rtli/
/dlatd/
absichtlich
erfreut
dvier, faire
dvier
dlgu,
dlgue
dlibrment
ravi
demonstration
66
n [C]
/demnstre n/ Demonstration
defntli/
demonstrator
151
n [C]
dentist
90
n [C]
/demnstret ,
r/
/dentst/
deny
10
100
v [T]
/dna/
eindeutig
manifestation
evidentemente
volgere, deviare
delegato,
deputato
intenzionale
fare piacere a
Labour government.
It's difficult to define the word exactly.

The museum is definitely worth visiting.
He deflected the blow with his forearm.
Around 350 delegates attended the conference.
The fire was started deliberately.
Im delighted you can come.
dimostrazione
Thousands of students took part in a demonstration.

The demonstrators waved placards and shouted
slogans.
I'm going to the dentist's this afternoon.
He denied committing any crime. | She strongly
denied that she had taken the money.
Demonstrant
manifestant
Zahnarzt
dentiste
dimostrante,
manifestante
dentista
leugnen
nier
negare
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Alcohol dependency can cause serious physical
effects.
She deposited her bag by the front door.
She felt lonely and depressed.
a depressing book
The patient is suffering from depression.
After all that work you deserve a break.
The palace was designed by an Italian architect.
Joe had been unemployed for over a year and was
getting desperate.
a nation fighting to control its own destiny
the destructive power of a hurricane
dependency
11
111
n [U]
/dpendnsi/
Abhngigkeit
dpendance
dipendenza
deposit
depressed
depressing
depression
deserve
design
8
2
2
4
2
1
77
16
23
38
168
7
v [T]
adj
adj
n [U, C]
v [T]
v [T]
/dpzt , dp/
/dprest/
/dpres/
/dpre n/
/dzv , rv/
/dzan/
abstellen
deprimiert
deprimierend
Depression
verdienen
entwerfen
dposer
dprim
dprimant
dpression
mriter
concevoir
depositare
deprimido
deprimente
depressione
meritare
schizzare
desperate
169
adj
/desp rt/
verzweifelt
dsespr
disperato
destiny
destructive
1
1
15
9
n [U, C]
adj
/destni/
/dstrktv/
Schicksal
zerstrerisch
destin
destructeur
destino
distruttivo
detective
82
n [C]
/dtektv/
Detektiv;
Kriminalbeamter
inspecteur,
dtective
detective,
funzionario della The detective always solves the crime in stories.
polizia giudiziaria
determination
60
n [U]
Entschlossenheit
dtermination
risolutezza,
fermezza
I admire his determination to work his way through

law school.
determined
17
adj
entschlossen
dtermin
deciso, fermo
She was determined to start her own business.
devastate
167
v [T]
/devstet/
niederschmettern anantir
abbattere
Rob was devastated by the news of her death.
develop
59
v [T]
/dvelp/
entwickeln
dvelopper
sviluppare
Scientists are developing new drugs to fight AIDS.
24
n [C]
/dvas/
Gert
eine Diagnose
appareil
attrezzo
a small electronic device
device
/dtmnen ,
r/
/dtmnd ,
r/
diagnose
11
177
v [T]
/dagnz ,
noz/
stellen, eine
Krankheit
feststellen
diagnostiquer
fare una diagnosi, She was diagnosed with breast cancer.

diagnosticare
difference
19
n [C]
/df rns/
Unterschied
diffrence
differenza
differentiate
142
v [I]
/dfreniet/
unterscheiden
faire la distinction distinguere
digital
10
97
adj
/ddtl/
digital
digital
digitale
dinner party
46
n [C]
/dn , r pti
Einladung zum
souper fin
invitazione a cena They've invited us to a dinner party on their
Dinosaurier
dinosaure
dinosauro
Many dinosaurs were huge creatures.
Regie fhren
ralisation
dirigire
The next challenge for many successful actors is to

direct. | He has directed some great films.
dinosaur
11
108
n [C]
direct
140
v [I. T]
director
disappearance
, prti/
/dans ,
s(r)/
/drekt ,
darekt/
Abendessen
What's the difference between a song and a poem?

It's important to differentiate between fact and
opinion.
digital TV
anniversary.
64
n [C]
/darekt, d- , - Direktor
directeur
direttore
The directors of the company may be prosecuted.
76
n [C]
/dsprns ,
pr/
disparition
scomparsa
Police are investigating the woman's disappearance.
r/
Verschwinden
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discipline
9
4
89
43
v [T]
v [T]
/dstd/
/dspln/
entlassen
erziehen
laisser sortir
discipliner
licenziare
educare
Martin was discharged from hospital last night.

The child was disciplined for talking in class.
discover
59
v [T]
/dskv , r/
entdecken
dcouvrir
scoprire
The Curies are best known for discovering radium.
discreet
disease
4
6
41
56
adj
n [U, C]
/dskrit/
/dziz/
diskret
Krankheit
discret
maladie
disgracefully
174
adv
/dsresf li/
schndlich
honteusement
discreto
malattia
infame,
vergognoso
Can you please be discreet about this?

Disease spreads quickly in crowded conditions.
Many of the fans behaved disgracefully after the
match.
disloyal
133
adj
/dsll/
abtrnnig, treulos infidle
infedele,
He felt he had been disloyal to his friends.
displeased
134
adj
/dsplizd/
verrgert,
ungehalten
mcontent
arrabbiato,
irritato
She looked displeased.
104
adj
wegwerfbar
jetable
a buttare via
disposable nappies
entsorgen
jeter
eliminare
safer ways of disposing of waste
unzufrieden
insatisfait,
mcontent
insoddisfatto
/dstrk n/
Ablenkung
distraction
distrazione
verzweifelt,
verstrt
Diva
trennen,
entzweien
perdu
disperato
Friends comforted his distraught parents.
diva
diva
Stop behaving like a diva!
diviser
dividere
The issue has divided voters.
disposable
dispose of
81
phr v
/dspzbl ,
/spo/
/dspz v ,
spoz/
/dstsfad,
dss/
If you are dissatisfied with our service, please let us

know.
Avoiding distraction is the key to working effectively.
| I can't study at home, there are too many
distractions.
dissatisfied
16
adj
distraction
49
n [U, C]
distraught
174
adj
diva
12
117
n [C]
/dstrt ,
strt/
/div/
divide
v [T]
/dvad/
divorce
33
n [U, C]
/dvs , rs/
Scheidung
divorce
divorzio
divorce
10
100
v [I, T]
/dvs , rs/
sich scheiden
lassen
divorcer
divorziare
doctrine
15
n [U, C]
/dktrn , dk/ Doktrin
doctrine
dottrina
Marxist doctrine
domestic
137
adj
/dmestk/
huslich,
inlndisch
domestique,
national
domestico
US foreign and domestic policy
dominate
49
v [I, T]
/dmnet ,
d/
vorherrschen,
beherrschen
dominer
dominare
donate
59
v [T]
spenden, geben
faire un don
donare
Our school donated 500 to Oxfam.
doubt
63
n [U, C]
/dnet ,
donet/
/dat/
Throughout the evening, the topic of global warming

dominated. | Education issues dominated the election
campaign.
doute
dubbio
I have doubts about his ability to do the job.
doubt
83
v [T]
/dat/
Zweifel
zweifeln,
bezweifeln
douter
dubitare
Nobody doubts his ability to stay calm in a crisis.
v [T]
/danld ,
danld/
tlcharger
scaricare,
download
games that can be downloaded free from the internet
download
40
herunterladen
She wants to get a divorce. | Many marriages end in

divorce.
His parents divorced when he was six. | They decided
to get divorced.
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150
number
/dz n/
Dutzend
douzaine
dozzina
I've heard this story dozens of times before.
drama
10
97
n [U, C]
/drm ,
Spielfilm,
dramatique
lungometraggio ,
a new TV drama series
dramatically
57
adv
/drmtkli/
erheblich
radicalement
considerevolemen The new manager promises to alter the team's

te
performance dramatically.
draw
12
116
v [T]
/dr , dr/
hinziehen,
anziehen
attirer
avere inclinazione What first drew you to painting? | Big names always
per, attirare
draw the crowds.
dreadful
169
adj
/dredf l/
drink-driving
30
n [U]
/drk drav/
schrecklich
betrunkenes
Fahren
pouvantable
conduite en tat
d'brit
terribile
bere e guidare,
guida ubriaca
What dreadful weather!

He was arrested for drink-driving after causing an
accident.
drive
95
n [U]
/drav/
Energie, Antrieb
dynamisme
energia, impulso
Mel's got lots of drive.
laisser/ faire
tomber
Tom dropped his bag by the door. | Enemy aircraft

dropped bombs on the city.
drm/
Fernsehfilm
telefilm
drop
26
v [T]
/drp , drp/
fallen lassen,
(ab)werfen
drown
11
113
v [I, T]
/dran/
ertrinken
se noyer
24
n [U]
n [C,
usually
plural]
/drdri/
Schinderei
corve
lasciare cadere,
gettare
annegarsi,
affogarsi
strapazzo
/dr/
Droge
drogue
droga
Many teenagers admitted taking drugs at some time.
/drk/
betrunken
ivre
ubriaco
Bill got really drunk at Sue's party. | He was too

drunk to walk home.
Bettdecke
couette
coperta
She hid under the duvet.
frben
teindre
nergique,
dynamique
colorare
Her hair was dyed blonde.
dinamico
a dynamic businesswoman
drudgery
The boys almost drowned in the river.

the drudgery of housework
drug
30
drunk
28
adj
duvet
11
107
n [C]
dye
137
v [T]
/duve, dju ,
duve/
/da/
dynamic
95
adj
/danmk/
dynamisch
earth
156
n [U]
/ , r/
Erde
terre
terra
one of the hottest places on earth | What on earth did

you do that for?
earthquake
79
n [C]
Erdbeben
tremblement de
terre
terremoto
an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale
eccentricity
10
101
n [U, C]
excentricit
eccentricit
Kates mother had a reputation for eccentricity.
economist
18
n [C]
conomiste
economista
effect
11
108
n [U, C]
/fekt/
effet
effetto
efficient
134
adj
143
n [U]
/f nt/
/lektrsti ,
elk/
efficace
electricity
embarrassing
50
adj
efficiente
corrente,
elettricit
imbarrazzante,
spiacevole
/kwek ,
r/
/eksentrsti,
sn/
/knmst ,
k/
/mbrs/
berspanntheit,
Exzentrik
Wirtschaftswissenschaftler
Auswirkung,
Wirkung
effizient
Strom
lectricit
peinlich
gnant
Economists had predicted the collapse of the share

price.
We can already see the effects of the vaccination
programme.
an efficient way of organising your work
The cooker works by electricity.
It was really embarrassing when my dad started
dancing.
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80
n [C]
/embsi/
Botschaft
ambassade
ambasciata
embrace
69
v [T]
umarmen
embrasser
abbracciare
emergency
42
n [C]
Notfall
urgence
emergenza
Come quickly its an emergency!
emotional
127
adj
emotional,
Gefhls-
motif,
motionnel
emozionale
children with emotional problems | She needs

emotional support.
employee
21
n [C]
/mbres/
/mdnsi ,
r/
/mnl ,
mo/
/mpl-i,
empli m-/
the American Embassy in Paris | I went to the

embassy because I had lost my passport.
She warmly embraced her son.
Angestellte/r
employ
impiegato
government employees
enable
57
v [T]
/neb l/
ermglichen
permettre
rendere possibile
The money has enabled me to buy a house.
encounter
127
v [T]
/nkant , r/
begegnen, treffen rencontrer

auf, stoen auf
incontrare
The government encountered resistance to its plans.
end up
energy
1
11
133
108
phr v
n [U, C]
/end p/
/endi , r/
enden
Energie
finir
nergie
I dont want to end up like my parents.

Switch off the lights and save energy.
enforce
39
v [T]
/nfs , rs/
durchsetzen
imposer
engagement
70
n [U]
/nedmnt/
fianailles
engineering
60
n [U]
/endnr/
Verlobung
Technik,
Ingenieurwesen
finire
energia
imporre, far
approvare
fidanzamento
ingnierie
ingegneria
The bridge was an incredible piece of engineering.
enormous
79
adj
/nms , r/ enorm, gewaltig
norme
enorme
It cost an enormous amount of money. | The team

made an enormous effort.
enrol
15
v [I, T]
/nrl , rol/
sich anmelden zu s'inscrire
iscriversi a qc
I enrolled on the wine tasting course. | We will enrol

new students on the first Saturday in September.
enthusiastic
16
adj
begeistert
enthousiaste
entusiastico
Everyone was very enthusiastic about the project.
enthusiastic
94
adj
begeistert
enthousiaste
entusiastico
Everyone was very enthusiastic about the project.
entrepreneur
20
n [C]
Unternehmer
entrepreneur
imprenditore
He gave up his job to become an entrepreneur.
environment
38
n [U, C]
Umgebung
environnement
ambiente
Schools provide a safe environment for children.
episode
10
97
n [C]
Episode
pisode
episodio
He watched every episode of Friends.
erase
40
v [T]
/rez , res/
lschen,
auslschen
effacer
cancellare
He wanted to erase the memory of their last meeting.
erupt
11
108
v [I]
/rpt/
ausbrechen
entrer en
ruption
erompere
the last time Vesuvius erupted | a volcanic eruption
essential
93
adj
/sen l/
establishment
68
n [C]
/stblmnt/
wichtig,
wesentlich
Establishment
evacuate
79
v [T]
/vkjuet/
evakuieren
/njuzistk ,
/nu/
/njuzistk ,
nu/
/ntrprn ,
ntrprnr/
/nvarnmnt/
/epsd ,
sod/
tablissement
essenziale,
principale
establishment
vacuer
evacuare
ncessaire
We will enforce the speed limit.

Their engagement was announced last week.
It is essential that we make a decision soon.

a scandal that shocked the establishment
Several families were evacuated from their homes.
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eventually
French
Italian
Example
n [C]
/vent/
vnement
evento
The opening of the factory was a major event locally.
adv
/ventuli, tli/ schlielich
finalement
finalmente
Eventually he got a job.

She was evicted from her home because she had not
paid rent for six months.
Ereignis
evict
30
v [T]
/vkt/
zwangsrumen
expulser
evacuare/
sfrattare per
forza
exaggeration
50
gzdren
bertreibung
exagration
esagerazione
excellent
79
adj
/ks lnt/
ausgezeichnet
eccellente
excited
16
adj
/ksatd/
aufgeregt
agitato
The kids are getting really excited about the trip.
excitement
20
n [U, C]
/ksatmnt/
Aufregung
eccitazione
exciting
17
adj
/ksat/
aufregend
excellent
entousiaste,
surexcit
enthousiasme
passionnant,
gnial
Calling it an overwhelming victory is an exaggeration.

They won by two points!
What an excellent idea.
the excitement of her new job
an exciting discovery | Their trip sounded really
exciting.
excuse
12
118
n [C]
/kskjus/
Entschuldigung
excuse
scusa
Karl was glad of an excuse to leave. | He made an

excuse about a dentist's appointment and left.
execute
38
v [T]
/ekskjut/
hinrichten
excuter
giustiziare
Thousands have been executed for political crimes.
exhausting
79
adj
ermdend
puisant
faticoso,
stancante
a long and exhausting journey
exhaustion
21
n [U]
Erschpfung
puisement
esaurimento
He collapsed with exhaustion.
exhibition
72
n [C]
/eksb n/
Ausstellung
exposition
exotic
89
adj
/ztk , z/ exotisch
expel
30
v [T]
/kspel/
experience
23
n [C]
experiment
19
n [C]
/ksprins ,
spr/
/kspermnt/
expert
86
n [C]
/ekspt/
explore
59
v [I, T]
erforschen,
/kspl , splr/ erkunden
exquisite
79
adj
/kskwzt,
ekskw/
extinct
153
adj
extramarital
12
119
adj
/zst ,
zs/
/gzstn ,
zs/
hinauswerfen
exotique
expulser,
renvoyer
eccitante
esposizione,
mostra
esotico
an art exhibition
an exotic flower | exotic food
buttare fuori
Jake was expelled from school for smoking.
Erfahrung
exprience
esperienza
I had a very strange experience last week.
Versuch
exprience
esperimento
experiments on rats
Experte
expert, experte
esperto
a financial expert | an expert on ancient Egyptian art
ricercare,
There wasn't much time after the conference for
explorer
esplorare,
exploring. | We spent a week exploring the Oregon
auserlesen
exquis
scelto, eletto,
squisito
an exquisite diamond ring
/kstkt/
ausgestorben
disparu, teint
estinto
Scientists fear that the tiger may become extinct.
/ekstrmrtl/
auerehelich
extraconjugal
extraconiugale
He had an extramarital affair with his secretary.
sondare
coastline.
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auergewhnlich
extraordinaire
straordinario
an extraordinary talent
extraordinary
79
adj
/kstrdnri ,
kstrrdneri,
ekstrr/
extreme
15
n [C]
/kstrim/
Extrem
extrme
estremo
extremely
16
adv
uerst
extrmement
estremamente
extrovert
38
adj
/kstrimli/
/ekstrvt ,
rt/
Bacteria can withstand extremes of heat and cold. |

Safety precautions are sensible $ but not if parents go
to extremes.
I'm extremely sorry.
extrovertiert
extraverti
estroverso
Most actors have extrovert personalities.
eye
50
n [C]
/a/
Auge
oeil
occhio
Close your eyes and go to sleep. | Keep an eye out

for traffic.
The boy avoided making eye contact with me and I
knew he was lying.
her beautiful face| I always remember a face.
Vaccination is an important factor in improving the
nations health.
a faint noise
The children were very excited because there was a
fair in town.
It's fair to say that most scientists agree on the
evolution theory. | To be fair $ she's only been in the
job a week.
He faked his father's signature on the note.
He stretched out his hands to break his fall.
eye contact
86
n [U]
/a kntkt/
Augenkontakt
contact visuel
contatto visivo
face
12
119
n [C]
/fes/
Gesicht
visage
faccia
24
n [C]
/fkt , r/
Faktor
facteur
fattore
faint
172
adj
/fent/
schwach
faible
debole
fair
70
n [C]
/fe , fer/
Jahrmarkt
fte foraine
fiera
fair
127
adj
/fe , fer/
gerecht,
angemessen
juste
giusto, adeguato
fake
fall
8
8
77
77
v [T]
n [C]
/fek/
/fl , fl/
contrefaire
chute
fall out
phr v
/fl at , fl /
flschen
Fall, Sturz
es sich mit jmd.
verderben
falsificare
caduta
perdere il favore
di qu
fall over
26
phr v
/fl v , fl
vr/
hinfallen
tomber
fame
12
116
n [U]
/fem/
Ruhm
gloire, renomme gloria
family
fan
5
7
46
70
n [U, C]
n [C]
/fm li/
/fn/
famille
supporter
famiglia
fan, tifoso
fancy
55
v [T]
/fnsi/
Familie
Fan, Anhnger
auf etw. Lust
haben
avoir envie
avere voglia di qc Do you fancy a drink?
fantasy
52
n [U, C]
/fntsi/
Hirngespinst,
Fantasiebild
rve, fantasme
farm
fascinating
1
2
6
17
n [C]
adj
/fm , frm/
/fsnet/
Bauernhof
faszinierend
ferme
fascinant
fantasticheria ,
immagine di
fantasia
fattoria, podere
affascinante
fate
11
108
n [C]
/fet/
Schicksal
destin
destino, fato
No one knows what the fate of the hostages will be.

|The rest of Europe was to suffer the same fate.
fault
91
n [U]
/flt , flt/
Fehler
faute
errore
It's your fault that we're late.
factor
se brouiller
cadere
I don't want to fall out with you.

I fell over on the ice. | She fell over the step (=fell
after hitting the step with her foot) and hurt herself.
He first won fame as a singer. | Kate rose to fame
when she was only 17.
The whole family is invited.
Thousands of football fans filled the stadium.
I had fantasies about being an artist.

She lives on a farm.
a fascinating subject
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fed up
94
adj
/fed p/
von etw. genug

haben
en avoir marre
fee
72
/fi/
Gebhr
frais
feel
16
n [C]
linking
verb, T
averne
abbastanza di,
essere stufo di
quota, tasse
/fil/
sich fhlen
se sentir
sentirsi
feeling
16
n [C]
/fil/
Gefhl
sentiment
sentimento
female
festival
fiction
film
7
8
1
44
70
82
6
n
n
n
n
/fimel/
/festv l/
/fk n/
/flm/
Weibchen
Festival
Erzhlliteratur
Film
femelle
festival
fiction
film
femminile
festival
narrativa
film, pellicola
I had terrible feelings of guilt. | Dont try to hide your

feelings.
The female is smaller than the male.
the Cannes Film Festival
She writes children's fiction.
I saw a great film last night.
financial
20
adj
/fannl, f-/
finanziell, Finanz- financier
finanziario
a financial advisor
fine
30
v [T]
/fan/
eine Geldstrafe
verhngen
fire
168
v [T]
/fa , far/
firework
70
n [C]
/fawk ,
farwrk/
Feuerwerk
/fst , frst/
erste/r, erstes
first
63
[C]
[C]
[U]
[C]
number,
adv, pron,
adj
condamner une ricevere una

amende
multa
buttare fuori,
feuern, entlassen licencier
licenziare
feu d'artifice
premier
fuochi d'artificio
primo
I'm fed up with this constant rain.

college fees | The gym charges a joining fee.
Do you still feel hungry?
He was fined 100 for speeding.

She didn't want to get fired. | I've just been fired
from my job.
a Fourth of July fireworks display
Welles made his first film at the age of 25. | The first
time I flew on a plane I was really nervous. | I always
read the sports page first. | First of all, I'd like to
thank everyone for coming. | Champagne is the first
choice for most weddings. | At first, Gregory was shy
and hardly spoke. | At first sight, there didn't appear
to be much damage. | I'll call you first thing
tomorrow.
first aid
63
n [U]
/fst ed/
erste Hilfe
first language
63
n [C]
/fst lgwd/ Muttersprache
first-class
63
adj
/fst kls/
erstklassig
fiver
145
n [C]
/fav , r/
Fnfer
fixture
127
n [C]
/fkst , r/
flexible
57
adj
/fleksb l/
flooding
32
n [U]
/fld/
flyer
72
n [C]
/fla , r/
Spielpaarung,
Spielansetzung
flexibel
berschwemmung
Prospekt
premiers secours
pronto soccorso
langue maternelle lingua madre

de premire
classe
billet de cinq
euros
di prima classe
Being given first aid at the scene of the accident

probably saved his life.
How many people speak English as their first
language?
Eric has proved himself a first-class performer.
moneta da cinque Can you lend me a fiver?
rencontre
a sporting fixture | next weeks football fixtures
flexible
flessibile
flexible working hours
inondation
alluvione
The heavy rain has caused more flooding.
dpliant
prospetto
people giving out flyers for a concert
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/fks , fo/
centrer
concentrarsi,
focalizzare
In his speech he focused on the economy. | She

turned the camera and focused on Martin's face.
/fk , fok/
/fl ,
flor/
gens
gente
Some folk will do anything for money.
follower
I've got 200 followers on Twitter.
focus
11
108
folk
18
n [plural]
follower
48
n [C]
sich
konzentrieren,
fokussieren
Leute
Follower (Twitter) follower
fond
50
adj
/fnd , fnd/
angetan von,
begeistert von
aimer beaucoup
forbidden
67
adj
/fbdn , fr/
verboten
interdit
infatuato di,
essere entusiasta Hes very fond of reading.
di
proibito
Alcohol is strictly forbidden in Saudi Arabia.
foreign
10
96
adj
/frn , f, f/ fremd,
tranger
straniero,
Do you speak any foreign languages?
forensic
10
102
adj
mdico-lgal
forense
forensic evidence
18
n [U, C]
Wald
fort
selva, foresta
a tropical forest
formula
fortress
24
82
n [C]
n [C]
formula
fortezza
Theres no magic formula for success.

The fortress was built on top of a hill.
35
adv
Formel
Festung
glcklicherweise,
zum Glck
formule
forteresse
fortunately
/frensk, zk/
/frst , f,
f/
/fmjl , fr/
/ftrs , fr/
/ftntli ,
fr/
forensisch
forest
heureusement
per fortuna
Fortunately the weather was excellent.
fortune
10
n [C]
/ftn , un ,
ftjun , frtn/ Vermgen
fortune
fortuna,
patrimonio
He made a fortune buying and selling property. | That

dress must have cost a fortune!
n [C]
/frm/
Forum
tribune
forum
The meeting provides a forum for debate.
n [U, C]
/fs l fjul/
fossiler Brennstoff combustible
carburante fossile We need to find alternatives to fossil fuels.

fondare
cornice;
fotogramma
The school was founded in 1925 by an American.
hors de soi
essere furibondo
Her parents were frantic with worry.
supercherie
geler
frode
gelare
She was found guilty of fraud.

Our budget for next year has been frozen.
forum
46
fossil fuel
11
108
found
59
v [T]
/fand/
104
n [C]
/frem/
auslndisch
fossile
frantic
174
adj
/frntk/
fraud
freeze
3
3
30
33
n [U, C]
v [T]
/frd , frd/
/friz/
grnden
Rahmen;
Einzelbild (Film)
auer sich,
rasend
Betrug
einfrieren
freeze
79
v [I, T]
/friz/
gefrieren, frieren
geler
gelare, ghiacciare The lake had frozen overnight.
freezing
169
adj
/friz/
eiskalt
gel
gelido,
freddissimo
It's freezing in here.
frustrated
16
adj
frustriert
frustr
frustrato
I get really frustrated with my computer sometimes.
frustrating
17
adj
frustrierend
dcevant
frustrante
fuel
fun
function
fund
11
1
8
4
108
10
174
141
Treibstoff
Spa
Funktion
finanzieren
combustible
amusement
fonction
financer
carburante
divertimento
funzione
finanziare
frame
n
n
n
v
[U, C]
[U]
[C]
[T]
/frstretd ,
frstretd/
/frstret ,
frstret/
/fjul/
/fn/
/fk n/
/fnd/
fonder
estraneo
cadre
He looked at each frame in turn.
a frustrating experience | Its frustrating when

nobody listens.
The plane was running low on fuel.
Did you have fun with your friends?
Lighting performs several functions in the home.
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funeral
70
n [C]
/fjun rl/
Beerdigung
funrailles
furious
79
adj
/fjris , fjr/
wtend, erbost
furieux
funerale
furioso,
arrabbiato
The funeral will be held on Friday.

He is furious at the courts decision. | He was furious
with me.
fuss
86
n [singular, /fs/
U]
future
40
adj
24
gadget
Aufhebens, Wirbel histoires
dare importanza, I dont see what all the fuss is about. | They wanted a
scalpore
quiet wedding without any fuss.
/fjut , r/
zuknftig
futur
(in) futuro
n [C]
/dt/
Gert, Apparat
gadget,
strumento,appare a gadget for sharpening knives
gangster
gangster
82
n [C]
/st , r/
Gangster
gather
68
v [I]
/g , r/
sich versammeln
gathering
70
n [C]
/r/
44
n [U, C]
/dend , r/
n [C]
/din/
n [C also +
plural verb /denre n/
BrE]
n [C]
/dinis/
gender
accessoire
cchio
We will preserve this forest for future generations.
gangster
Al Capone was a Chicago gangster.
se rassembler
riunirsi
A crowd gathered to watch the fight.
runion
incontro
a family gathering
genre
sesso (sociale)
gne
gene
discrimination on the grounds of gender | gender

differences in adolescence
I got the gene for brown eyes from my mother.
Generation
gnration
generazione
Our generation has never known a war.
Genie
gnie
authentique,
vritable
genio
Newton was a mathematical genius.
genuino
The documents were probably genuine.
Zusammenkunft,
Treffen
(soziales)
Geschlecht
Gen
gene
38
generation
15
genius
37
genuine
10
159
adj
/denjun/
echt
germ
172
n [C]
/dm , drm/
Erreger
microbe, germe
gesture
35
v [I]
/dest , r/
gestikulieren
faire un geste
gesticolare
get
11
v [T]
/et/
bekommen
obtenir / devenir
ricevere
get on with
phr v
/et n w/
zurechtkommen
mit
bien s'entendre
andare d'accordo
con qu
get over
11
phr v
/et v ,
ovr/
se remettre de
superare
It takes weeks to get over the flu. | He still hasnt got

over his mothers death.
get-together
46
n [C]
Treffen
rencontre
incontro
a family get-together
gift
170
n [C]
/et te ,
r/
/ft/
berwinden,
hinter sich
bringen
He thanked them for all their gifts.
49
n [C]
//
cadeau
concert,
engagement
regalo
gig
Geschenk
Konzertauftritt,
Gig
concerto
The band are doing a gig in Sheffield on Saturday.
giggle
22
v [I]
/ l/
kichern
glousser
ridacchiare
A group of girls were giggling at the back of the class.
agente patogeno Sneezing spreads germs.

Tom gestured for me to move.
I got an email from Chris. | Children get bored very
quickly. | When did you get home? | Pete always gets
the bus to work. | I think I'm getting a cold. | Tracy
didn't get the joke.
She doesn't get on with my mum very well.
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What did John give you for your birthday? | The ring
was given to me by my mother.
Many glaciers have been getting smaller because of
climate change.
give
59
v [T]
/gv/
schenken
donner
regalare
glacier
11
109
n [C]
/lsi , ler/ Gletscher
glacier
ghiacciaio
gladiator
12
117
n [C]
/ldiet , r/
gladiateur
gladiatore
Gladiators fought to the death (=until one was killed).
global
57
adj
/glbl , glo/ weltweit, global
global
globale
the global economy | The company has become a

global success.
globalisation
57
n [U]
/lblazen , Globalisierung
mondialisation,
globalizzazione
the increasing globalisation of world trade
goal
87
n [C]
/gl , gol/
but
scopo
My goal is to study law. | He was determined to

achieve his goal.
golden
82
adj
/ldn , ol/ goldfarben
dor
dorato
golden hair
merce
The shop sells a wide range of goods.
di buon umore
a good-tempered dog
Gladator
lobl/
Ziel
globalisation
articles,
marchandise
de bon
temprament
n [plural]
/gdz/
Waren
134
adj
/d tempd/
gut gelaunt
79
adj
/ds , r/ wunderschn,
superbe,
magnifico,
Hes gorgeous!
gossip
10
v [I]
/sp/
tratschen
cancaner
People were gossiping about his wife.
government
69
n [C]
/gvnmnt,
gvrn ,
gvmnt/
chiacchierare,
spettegolare
Regierung
gouvernement
governo
The government is not doing enough.
grab
49
v [T]
/grb/
saisir
arraffare
He grabbed my bag and ran.
graffiti
30
n [U]
/grfiti, gr/
graffitis
graffiti
concedere,
approvare,
acconsentire
The walls were covered with graffiti.
chiaro
She gave a graphic account of her unhappy childhood.
salutare
The children came rushing out to greet me.
di malumore
She's always grumpy in the morning.
ospite
colpevole
gomma da
masticare
sparo, colpo
fitness
abitudine
How many guests are coming to your party?

The jury found her guilty of murder.
goods
57
good-tempered
gorgeous
grant
56
graphic
10
102
greet
69
prachtvoll
packen,
grabschen
Graffiti
splendide
v [T]
/grnt , grnt/
gewhren,
bewilligen
adj
/rfk/
anschaulich
v [T]
/rit/
gren, begren saluer
accorder
vivant, imag
grumpy
16
adj
/rmpi/
schlecht gelaunt
guest
guilty
5
3
46
30
n [C]
adj
/est/
/lti/
Gast
schuldig
bougon,
grincheux
invit
coupable
gum
155
n [U]
/gm/
Kaugummi
chewing-gum
gunshot
gym
habit
8
3
2
82
138
127
n [U, C]
n [C]
n [U, C]
/nt , t/
/dm/
/hbt/
Schuss
Fitnessstudio
Angewohnheit
coup de feu
gymnase
habitude
formidabile
He spends all his time at work and takes his family for
granted.
She was always chewing gum.

We heard gunshots. | a gunshot wound
Sam is training at the gym.
Biting your nails is a very bad habit.
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Glck
avoir des
hallucinations
bonheur
entrare
illecitamente in
un sistema
avere
allucinazioni
fortuna
/hm , hrm/
Schaden
mal
danno
adj
/h , hr/
streng
svre
rigido, severo
49
32
n [C]
n [C]
/hed/
/hedlan/
Kopf
berschrift
tte
gros titre
testa
titolo
Her eyes shone with happiness.

We must protect our children from harm. | A little
soap won't do any harm.
We need harsher laws to deal with drink-drivers. | a
harsh regime
Turn that noise down, it's doing my head in.
a front-page headline
72
n [C]
/hedlan kt/
Hauptact
gros titre
atto principale
Eminem is the headline act at the festival this year.
hero
hiccup
64
78
n [C]
n [C]
/hr , hro/
/hkp, kp/
Held
Schluckauf
hros
hoquet
eroe
singhiozzo
hide
12
117
v [I]
/had/
verstecken
cacher
nascondere
a hero of the Great War

Ive got hiccups again.
He was hiding under the bed. | The man was hiding
from the police.
adj
/ha prfal ,
pro/
sehr bekannt,
stark beachtet
(bien) en vue
/halat/
Hhepunkt
temps fort
lustig, komisch
hilarant
buffo, divertente
a hilarious comedy act
histoire
storia
the history of post-war Europe
canulard
scherzo, burla,
imbroglio
an elaborate hoax
passe-temps
honnte
hobby
onesto, sincero
hack
33
v [I]
/hk/
hacken
hallucinate
129
v [I]
/hlusnet/
halluzinieren
happiness
18
n [U]
/hpins/
harm
93
n [U]
harsh
30
head
headline
5
3
headline act
molto famoso/
notato
coronamento,
cima
Somebody hacked into the company's central

database.
The drug caused her to hallucinate.
high profile
highlight
74
n [C]
hilarious
79
adj
history
15
n [U]
/hleris ,
ler/
/hst ri/
hoax
76
n [C]
/hks , hoks/
hobby
honest
2
5
20
50
n [C]
adj
/hbi , h/
/nst , n/
Geschichte
Scherz,
Schwindel,
Schabernack,
Ente
Hobby
ehrlich
honour
11
112
v [T]
/n S nr/
ehren, achten
honorer
onorare, stimare
hopeless
134
adj
hoffnungslos
sans espoir
senza speranza
It was a hopeless task.
entsetzlich,
grauenhaft
terrible, horrible
orribile, terribile
She suffered horrendous injuries.
Krankenhaus
hpital
ospedale
Rick's dad is still in hospital. | The authorities are

threatening to close our local hospital.
hostilit
ostilit
In some countries, there are feelings of hostility

towards refugees.
colrique
collerico
a hot-tempered young man
/hpls ,
hop/
/hrends, h ,
h, h/
horrendous
79
adj
hospital
89
n [U, C]
/hsptl , h/
hostility
127
n [U]
/hstlti , h/
hot-tempered
41
adj
/ht tempd/
Feindseligkeit,
Anfeindung,
Feindschaft
jhzornig
a high profile court case

the highlights of today's cricket
My hobbies are gardening and reading.

He seems a good, honest man.
You must honour this agreement. | We intend to
honour our commitments.
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n [C]
French
Italian
Example
/hashld ,
hold/
Haushalt
mnage
casa
Many households have at least one computer.
/haswm
pti/
pendaison de
Einweihungsparty crmaillre
festa per
inaugurare
l'arrivo in casa
nuova
stare sospeso a
mezz'aria
Are you going to Jo's housewarming party tonight?
Your rooms huge compared to mine. | a huge dog | A

huge number of tourists visit the town every day.
housewarming
party
46
n [C]
hover
82
v [I]
/hv , hvr,
h/
schweben
voltiger, flotter
huge
79
adj
/hjud/
riesig
immense
grande
humanity
11
108
n [U]
/hjumnti/
Menschheit
humanit
umanit
humiliate
29
v [T]
/hjumliet/
demtigen
humilier
umiliare
humorous
41
adj
/hjumrs/
humorvoll
amusant
humourless
40
adj
/hjumls ,
hjumr/
ricco di
umorismo,
spiritoso
humorlos
sans humour
privo di umorismo He is completely humourless.
The bird hovered above the flower.
the importance of religion to humanity

She humiliated me in front of the whole class. | a
humiliating defeat | I felt so humiliated.
a collection of humorous short stories
hunger
68
n [U]
/h , r/
Hunger
faim
fame
Hundreds of people are dying of hunger every day.
hunting
11
115
n [U]
Jagen, Jagd
chasse
caccia
Many people consider hunting cruel.
hurricane
58
n [C]
Hurrikan
ouragan
uragano
The hurricane caused a lot of damage.
husband
hygiene
3
6
33
56
n [C]
n [U]
/hnt/
/hrkn ,
hrken/
/hzbnd/
/hadin/
Ehemann
Hygiene
mari
hygine
marito
igiene
hypocrite
12
119
n [C]
/hpkrt , p/ Heuchler
hypocrite
ipocrita
hypocritical
12
119
adj
/hpkrtk l/
hypocrite
ipocrita
iconic
12
120
adj
/aknk , k/ kultig
emblmatique
particolare,
iconico
identical
38
adj
/adentk l/
identisch
identique
identico
ignorance
93
n [U]
/nrns/
Unkenntnis
ignorance
ignoranza
ignore
14
v [T]
/gn , nr/
ignorieren
ignorer
ignorare
illegal
134
adj
/li l/
illegal
illgal
illegale
ill-equipped
12
117
adj
/l kwpt/
schlecht gerstet
mal arm
mal preparato
illiterate
134
adj
/lt rt/
analphabetisch,
des Lesens
unkundig
Have you met my husband Roy?

the importance of personal hygiene
I'd be a hypocrite if I prayed for success, since I've
never believed in God.
It would be hypocritical to get married in church since
we don't believe in God.
The picture of Marilyn Monroe in a white dress
standing over a subway vent is iconic.
The two pictures looked identical. | identical twins
(=two babies that are born together and look exactly
the same)
Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
She completely ignored me. | Just ignore rude
comments like that.
It's illegal to park here.
She is ill-equipped to deal with criticism from the
press.
analphabte
analfabeta,
illetterato
scheinheilig
Illiterate adults are taught to read and write at

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Example
v [T]
/lumnet ,
lju/
beleuchten
illuminer
illuminare
A single candle illuminated his face.
adj
/mdnbl/
vorstellbar
imaginable
immaginabile
imagination
37
n [U, C]
/mdne n/ Fantasie
imagination
fantasia,
immaginazione
every imaginable flavour | Life without water is

unimaginable.
His fertile imagination is shown in his stories for
children.
imagine
11
106
v [T]
/mdn/
imaginer
immaginarsi
Imagine that you have just won a million pounds.
immature
immigrant
2
8
134
82
adj
n [C]
immature
immigrant
immaturo
immigrante
He's very immature.

illegal immigrants
immortality
12
119
n [U]
/mt , tr/ unreif

/mgrnt/
Einwanderer
/mtlti ,
Unsterblichkeit
r/
immortalit
immortalit
Writing a good book is no guarantee of immortality.
impact
56
n [U, C]
/mpkt/
Auswirkung
effet
effetto,
conseguenza
the environmental impact of car use | The accident

had a big impact on my life.
impact
11
109
n [singular, /mpkt/
U]
Auswirkung
impact
effetto, impatto
His resignation will have an impact on the company's

share price.
impatient
16
adj
impatient
impaziente
The passengers were becoming impatient.
173
adj
unpersnlich
impersonnel
impersonale
an impersonal letter
implant
40
v [T]
einsetzen
implanter
montare, piantare Surgeons successfully implanted an artificial hip.
impossible
134
adj
/mpe nt/
/mpsnl ,
r/
/mplnt ,
mplnt/
/mpsbl ,
mp/
ungeduldig
impersonal
unmglich
impossible
impossibile
It is impossible to predict what will happen.
impress
12
118
v [I, T]
/mpres/
Eindruck machen, impressionner

beeindrucken
impressionare
He was just trying to impress. | I was impressed by

her singing.
impression
63
n [C]
/mpre n/
Eindruck
impression
impressione
What impression did you get of the new headteacher?

| First impressions are important.
inadequate
48
adj
/ndkwt/
insuffisant
inadeguato
The school has inadequate computer facilities.
incident
incidentally
8
8
76
77
n [C]
adv
/nsd nt/
/nsdentli/
unzureichend,
unangemessen
Vorfall
brigens
incident
propos
incidente
a proposito
income
18
n [U, C]
/km, n/
Einkommen
revenu
reddito
One man was arrested following the incident.

Incidentally, how old is Mary?
Their annual income is less than 24 $000. | a drop in
income because of the recession
increase
11
109
n [U, C]
/nkris/
Anstieg, Zuwachs augmentation
aumento
There has been a massive increase in unemployment.
incredible
40
adj
/nkredb l/
unglaublich
incroyable
incredibile
The view was incredible. | She moved with incredible

speed.
index
19
n [C]
/ndeks/
Zahl, Kennziffer
indice
numero, cifra,
indice
an index of economic growth
individualistic
41
adj
/ndvdulstk individualistisch
individualiste
individualistico
a highly individualistic approach to life
imaginable
sich vorstellen
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inexperienced
134
adj
/nksprinst ,
unerfahren
inexpriment
inesperto
an inexperienced driver
infallible
infamous
4
4
142
38
adj
adj
/nflb l/
/nfms/
unfehlbar
berchtigt
infaillible
notoire
No expert is infallible.
an infamous killer
infected
adj
/nfektd/
entzndet
infect
infallibile
famigerato
infettato,
infiammato
niedrig,
unterlegen
beeinflussen
spr/
inferior
influence
38
v [T]
/nfri ,
frir/
/nfluns/
influence
149
n [U, C]
/nfluns/
24
n [C]
ingredient
adj
infrieur
inferiore
influencer
influenzare
Einfluss
influence
influenza
/nridint/
Zutat
ingrdient
ingredienti
hriter
au dbut
initiative
blesser
ereditare
da principio
iniziativa
provvedimento
interinale
ferire
Clean the wound so it doesn't get infected.

wine of inferior quality | I always felt slightly inferior
to her.
His advice strongly influenced my decision.
The Queen has no political influence. | The food you
eat has an important influence on your health.
Mix the ingredients together in a bowl. | Al has all the
ingredients of a great player.
He inherited 10 $000 from his aunt.
Initially, I didn't like him.
You need to have a lot of initiative to do this job.
The family is seeking an injunction against the book's
publication.
He injured his leg playing rugby.
inherit
initially
initiative
2
6
9
18
128
95
v [T]
adv
n [U]
/nhert/
/n li/
/ntv/
injunction
12
177
n [C]
/ndk n/
injure
77
v [T]
/nd , r/
erben
anfnglich
Initiative
einstweilige
Verfgung
verletzen
injury
32
n [U, C]
/ndri/
Verletzung
blessure
ferita
She was taken to hospital with serious head injuries. |

He has missed several games through injury.
innocent
12
177
adj
unschuldig
innocent
innocente
Nobody believed that I was innocent.
inquiry
33
n [C]
Ermittlung
enqute
indagine
a government inquiry into the causes of the disaster |

a murder inquiry
insane
insect
8
9
80
89
adj
n [C]
geistesgestrt
Insekt
dment
insecte
insano
insetto
The killer was declared criminally insane.

an insect bite | flying insects
insecure
16
adj
unsicher
peu sr de soi
insescuro
She's very insecure about her appearance.
inspire
127
v [T]
anregen,
inspirieren
inspirer
ispirare
She inspired many young people to take up the sport.
insulate
174
v [T]
isolieren
isoler
isolare
Insulate the pipes so they don't freeze.
insurance
77
n [U]
/ns nt/
/nkwari ,
nkwari,
kwri/
/nsen/
/nsekt/
/nskj ,
kjr/
/inspa ,
spar/
/nsjlet ,
ns, n/
/n rns ,
r/
Versicherung
assurance
assicurazione
an insurance policy | He took out insurance against

unemployment.
intellectual
20
adj
/ntlektul/
intellektuell,
geistig
intellectuel
intellettuale
children's intellectual development
intelligence
37
n [U]
/nteld ns/
Intelligenz
intelligence
intelligenza
intensive
interactive
2
10
134
97
adj
adj
/ntensv/
/ntrktv/
intensiv
interaktiv
intensif
interactif
intenso
interattivo
injonction
You need a reasonable level of intelligence to be good

at the game.
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interactive software
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curiosit, intrt
interesse
We both have an interest in music.
interprtation
interpretazione
a different interpretation of events
intonation
intonazione
introdurre,
presentare
intonation patterns
Alice, let me introduce you to Jane. | It was Bill who
introduced me to Sarah.
interest
20
n [singular, /ntrst/
U]
interpretation
142
n [U, C]
intonation
175
n [U, C]
introduce
12
118
v [T]
introvert
41
n [C]
/ntrvt , rt/ introvertierter
introverti
introverso
You can't be a salesman if you're an introvert.
invent
56
v [T]
/nvent/
erfinden
inventer
inventare
invention
56
n [C]
/nven n/
Erfindung
invention
invenzione
Alexander Bell invented the telephone.

The computer was one of the most important
inventions of the 20th century.
inventor
16
n [C]
/nvent , r/
Erfinder
inventeur,
inventeuse
inventore
Alexander Bell was the inventor of the telephone.
44
v [I, T]
/nvest/
investieren
investir
investire
He made a lot of money investing in property. | She

invested all her money in shares.
The cause of the fire is being investigated. | I heard a
noise and went downstairs to investigate. | a private
investigator | an investigative journalist
invest
/ntprten ,
r/
/ntne n/
/ntrdjus ,
dus/
Interesse
Deutung,
Auslegung
Intonation
jmd. vorstellen
Mensch
prsenter
investigate
81
v [I, T]
/nvestet/
untersuchen
enquter sur
investigare
invite
iron
10
8
100
82
v [T]
n [U]
einladen
Eisen
inviter
fer
invitare
ferro
ironically
35
adv
/nvat/
/an , /arn/
/arnkli ,
ar/
ironischerweise
ironiquement
ironicamente
irritability
38
n [U]
/rtblti /
Reizbarkeit
irritabilit
irritate
isolated
8
4
78
42
v [T]
adj
/rtet/
/asletd/
irriter
isol
irritare
isolato
Wool irritates my skin.

an isolated farm
issue
43
n [C]
/u , sju/
question
soggetto, tema
This is a very important political issue.
jail
30
n [U, C]
/del/
prison
prigione
jealous
adj
/dels/
reizen
abgeschieden
Thema,
Angelegenheit
Gefngnis
eiferschtig,
neidisch
jaloux
geloso
He was sentenced to six years in jail.

She felt quite jealous of her brothers wealth and
success.
jerky
78
adj
/dki , r/
ruckartig
saccad
job
88
n [C]
job seeker
88
n [C]
/db , db/
/db sik ,
r/
Anstellung
Arbeitssuchende/r
emploi
demandeur
d'emploi
joke
11
n [C]
/dk , dok/
Witz
blague
journey
joy
joyful
5
7
7
127
69
151
n [C]
n [U, C]
adj
/dni , r/
/d/
/df l/
Fahrt, Anfahrt
Freude
freudig
trajet
joie
joyeux
irritabilit
brusco, a
strappi
impiego, posto
persona in cerca
di lavoro
spirito, scherzo,
barzelletta,
tragitto
gioia
lieto
The university invited her to give a speech.

iron gates
Ironically a lot of crimes are committed quite close to
police stations.
Jo's irritability was probably caused by lack of sleep.
The lift's jerky movements alarmed me.

She applied for a job at a bank.
job seeker's allowance
Ed loves telling jokes.
My journey to work takes about an hour.
She cried with joy when she heard the news.
a joyful reunion
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Italian
Example
30
n [C]
/dd/
juge
giudice
44
v [I, T]
/dd/
Richter
urteilen,
beurteilen,
einschtzen
Urteil,
Urteilsvermgen
juger
giudificare
The judge sentenced him to six years in jail.

Judging by his appearance, he hasn't slept much. | He
felt that she hadnt judged him fairly. | He wasnt very
good at judging time.
avis
giudizio
judgement
127
n [U]
/ddmnt/
keen
50
adj
/kin/
khn, erpicht auf
afft
audace, avido di
kid
145
v [I, T]
/kd/
scherzen, juxen
plaisanter
12
121
v [T]
/kdnp/
entfhren
kidnapper
kill
77
v [T]
/kl/
tten
tuer
killer
kindness
labour
8
2
83
19
24
n [C]
n [U]
n [U]
/kl , r/
/kandns/
/leb , r/
Mrder
Freundlichkeit
Arbeit
assassin
gentillesse
main d'oeuvre
scherzare
rapire,
sequestrare
uccidere,
ammazzare
assassino
gentilezza
lavoro
lack
18
n [singular, /lk/
U]
Mangel
manque
mancanza,
scarsit
She suffers from a lack of confidence.
ladybird
89
n [C]
Marienkfer
coccinelle
coccinella
Ladybirds are good for the garden.
landlord
11
113
n [C]
Vermieter
propritaire
locatore
The landlord comes to collect the rent every Friday.
laugh
19
n [C]
/lf , lf/
Lachen, Gelchter rire
riso, risata
a great holiday with lots of laughs
laugh
28
v [T]
/lf , lf/
lachen
rire
ridere
The joke was so funny I nearly laughed my head off.
laugh at (sb/sth)
14
phr v
/lf , lf t/
lachen ber
se moquer de
ridere di
They always laugh at the way I dress.
laundry
82
n [C]
/lndri , ln/
Wscherei
blanchisserie
lavanderia
law
15
n [U]
/l , l/
Gesetz
loi
legge
law
30
n [C]
/l , l/
Gesetz
loi
legge
lead
59
v [T]
/lid/
fhren
diriger
guidare, condurre He has led the party for over twenty years.
lead
149
v [T]
/lid/
fhren
mener
portare
A degree that could lead to a career in journalism.
leader
46
n [C]
/lid , r/
chef
capo, leader
leaders of the black community
lean
137
v [I]
/lin/
Anfhrer
lehnen, sich
neigen
pencher
(ap)poggiare
She leant towards him and listened.
legal
33
adj
/li l/
legal
lgal
legale
legend
15
n [C]
/led nd/
Legende
lgende
leggenda
kidnap
/ledibd ,
brd/
/lndld ,
lrd/
I trust your professional judgement.

He didnt want to appear too keen. | Im not very
keen on their music.
Don't worry, I was just kidding.
A wealthy businessman was kidnapped by two
gunmen.
He's in jail for killing a policeman.
The police are still looking for the girl's killer.
Sam never forgot her kindness.
The garage charges 30 an hour for labour.
I take my duvets to the laundry to be cleaned every

spring.
People are punished for breaking the law. | I want to
study law.
the anti-terrorism laws
It's perfectly legal to charge a fee. | He had twice the

legal limit of alcohol in his blood.
He was a legend in his own lifetime.
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legendr
lgendaire
leggendario
the legendary baseball player Babe Ruth
Freizeit
loisir
pardonner qc
qn
tempo libero
leisure activities such as sailing and swimming
clemente,
The judge was too lenient.
indulgente
abbonare qc a qu,
perdonare qc a
I'll let you off this time but don't be late again.
qu
permis, licence
licenza
a driver's licence | He lost his licence to sell alcohol.
mentire
I would never lie to you. | Have you ever lied about

your age?
legendary
12
117
leisure
21
n [U]
/ledndri ,
dri/
/le , lir/
lenient
30
adj
/linint/
let (sb) off
30
phr v
/let f/
licence
30
n [C]
/las ns/
lie
10
v [I]
/la/
lgen
mentir
lie
133
v [I]
/la/
liegen
tre, tre allong giacere, stare
lie detector
142
Lgendetektor
dtecteur de
mensonge
macchina della
verit, lie
detector
We lay on the beach all morning.

He was asked to take a lie detector test.
/laf/
Leben
vie
vita
16
n [U, C]
Leben
vie
vita
113
n [U, C]
/laf/
/laf
kspektnsi/
vita media
Women have a longer life expectancy than men.
giubbetto di
salvataggio
battello/
scialuppa di
salvataggio
nuotatore di
Children should wear a life jacket at all times in the

boat.
113
life
life expectancy
11
lifeboat
/la dtekt S
r/
jmd. von etw.

befreien, jmd.
etw. nachsehen
Genehmigung,
Lizenz
11
11
n [C]
milde, nachgiebig indulgent
This is the happiest day of my life. | He lost his life in

a car crash. | Life in London is so hectic. | Things like
that don't happen in real life. | Why make life difficult
for yourself? | All our efforts were wasted $ but I
guess that's life.
Life in London is so hectic.
life
life jacket
adj
Lebenserwartung esprance de vie
113
n [C]
/laf dkt/
Schwimmweste
gilet de
sauvetage
84
n [C]
/lafbt ,
lafbot/
Rettungsbot
chaloupe de
sauvetage
The Titanic didn't have enough lifeboats for all the

passengers.
lifeguard
11
113
n [C]
Rettungsschwimm
/lafd , rd/ er, Bademeister
matre nageur
lifelike
lifelong
11
11
113
113
adj
adj
/laflak/
/lafl , l/
lebensecht
lebenslang
raliste
de toujours
life-threatening
11
113
adj
/laf retn/
lebensbedrohlich
dangereux
lifetime
11
113
n [C]
/laftam/
Leben, Lebenszeit vie, dure de vie
vita
literary
60
adj
/ltrri/
literarisch
littraire
letterario
litter
77
v [T]
/lt , r/
bersen
joncher
costellare, buttare His desk was littered with papers.
salvataggio,
bagnino
realistico
a vita
potenzialmente
letale,
pericolosissimo,
The lifeguard jumped in and pulled the child out of the

pool.
a lifelike statue
a lifelong friend
Flu is a life-threatening illness in the elderly.
Being offered a free trip to Australia was the chance
of a lifetime.
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He was livid when he saw what they had done to his
car.
They loaded their luggage into the car. | Have you
finished unloading the dishwasher?
She loathes travelling by plane. | The two men loathe
each other.
adj
/lvd/
wtend
furieux
furente
57
v [T]
/ld , lod/
laden, beladen
charger
caricare
v [T]
/l , lo/
verabscheuen
dtester
detestare
lobe
77
n [C]
/lb , lob/
Ohrlppchen
lobe
lobo auricolare
Van Gogh is believed to have cut off his ear lobe.
local
72
adj
locale
Our kids go to the local school.
v [T]
am Ort, vor Ort

liegen, gelegen
sein
du coin
104
/lkl , lo/
/lket ,
loket/
localiser
essere situato
The town is located on the shores of a lake.
livid
load
loathe
locate
lock out
26
phr v
/lk at , lk /
aussperren
enfermer dehors
chiudere fuori
logic
37
n [U]
Logik
logique
logica
logically
78
adv
/ldk , l/
/ldkli ,
ld/
He couldn't get in the house because Karen had

locked him out.
You need to use logic to prove your argument.
logischerweise
logiquement
logicamente
Logically, we should choose him for the job.
loneliness
21
n [U]
/lnlins/
Einsamkeit
solitude
solitudine
Some old people suffer from loneliness and

depression.
lonely
16
adj
/lnli , lon/
einsam
seul
long-standing
48
adj
/l stnd/
langjhrig
de longue date
long-term
look for
11
1
111
12
adj
phr v
/l tm/
/lk f/
Langzeitsuchen
long terme
chercher
look up to
87
phr v
/lk p tu/
aufsehen zu
admirer
lose
26
v [T]
/luz/
verlieren
perdre
perdere
Hes lost a lot of blood. | I lost a lot of money when

the stock market crashed.
lost
26
adj
/lst , lst/
verirrt
perdu
smarrirsi,
peredersi
We got lost driving around the city.
lot
/lt/ , /lt/
Menge
beaucoup de
folla, massa
There were a lot of people at the concert last night.
loudmouthed
adj not
polite
/ladmad ,
mat/
gromulig
gueulard
love
50
n [U]
/lv/
Liebe
amour
come un
spaccone/
fanfarone
amore
loyal
adj
/ll/
treu
loyal
fedele
machine
magic
6
11
57
107
n [C]
n [U]
/min/
/mdk/
Maschine
Zauberei
machine
magie
macchina
magia
I think I'm falling in love with you.

a loyal friend | his loyal supporters | soldiers who
remain loyal to the president
washing machine | The cloth is cut by machine.
Do you believe in magic?
magic
11
107
adj
/mdk/
magisch, Zauber- magique
magico
a magic wand
n [C]
/mnfa
ls/
Vergrerungsglas
lente
d'ingrandimento
Sherlock Holmes always carries a magnifying glass.
magnifying glass
11
108
loupe
abbandonato,
solo
di (molti) anni,
vecchio
a lungo termine
cercare
ammirare qu,
levare gli occhi
Don't you get lonely living on your own?

a long-standing agreement between the two countries
the long-term effects of smoking
Brad was looking for you last night.
He looks up to his older brother.
loud-mouthed sports fans
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prospectus
mailshot
72
n [C]
/melt , t/
major
10
98
adj
/med , r/
make
87
v [T]
/mek/
make up
male
87
44
phr v
n [C]
manhole
88
n [C]
manuscript
marriage
mask
10
2
84
100
136
n [C]
n [U, C]
n [C]
/mek p/
/mel/
/mnhl ,
hol/
/mnjskrpt/
/mrd/
/msk , msk/
mass media
10
96
massive
79
mate
mathematical
meal
mean
Postwurfsendung
bedeutend,
fhrend
herstellen,
machen
sich ausdenken
Mnnchen
grand
Italian
spedizione
postale
cumulativa di
stampati
importante,
grande
Example
We're sending out a mailshot telling our customers
about our new products.
Traffic is a major problem.
faire
produrre, fare
inventer
mle
escogitare
maschile
She has made all her own clothes. | She made her
entrance down the grand staircase.
Ron made up an excuse.
The male is larger than the female.
Kanalschacht
bouche d'gout
tombino
Manholes are always circular.
Manuskript
Ehe
Maske
manuscrit
mariage
masque
manoscritto
matrimonio
maschera
/ms midi/
Massenmedien
mdias de masse mass-media
adj
/msv/
norme
grande, enorme
48
n [C]
/met/
gro, mchtig
Kumpel,
Freund/in
a medieval manuscript
They had a very happy marriage.
He was robbed by two men wearing masks.
The crime received heavy coverage in the mass
media.
a massive dog | He had a massive heart attack.
copain, copine
compagno, amico an evening out with her mates
37
adj
/mmtk l/ mathematisch
mathmatique
matematico
a mathematical equation
5
6
46
56
n [C]
v [T]
/mil/
/min/
Mahlzeit. Essen
bedeuten
repas
signifier
pasto
significare
24
v [T]
/me , r/
messen
mesurer
misurare
/midi/
Medien
mdia
media
We had a meal at our local Italian restaurant.

Those clouds mean that it will snow.
I measured the table with a ruler. | He got a ruler and
measured very carefully. | Success is not only
measured by exams.
The story was reported in the media. | The event
attracted huge media attention.
Medikamente
mdicament
medicamento,
farmaco
Have you taken your medicine?
Medizin
mdicament
medicina
Sarah is studying medicine.
measure
media
10
96
medicine
80
n [U, C]
medicine
153
n [U]
meeting
46
n [C]
/mit/
Besprechung
runion
memorable
memory
1
4
8
37
adj
n [U, C]
/mem rb l/
/mem ri/
denkwrdig
Gedchtnis
mmorable
mmoire
mental asylum
80
n [C]
/mentl salm/
psychiatrische
Anstalt
hpital
psychiatrique
conferenza,
colloquio
memorabile
memoria
manicomio,
sanatorio
psichiatrico
merchandise
70
n [U]
Ware, Artikel
marchandise
merce
A range of official Disney merchandise was on sale.
metal
57
n [U, C]
Metall
mtal
metallo
It's made of metal. | a metal box
/medsn ,
medsn/
/medsn ,
medsn/
/mtndaz,
das , mr/
/metl/
I've got an important meeting this afternoon.

a memorable day
She has a very good memory.
She was locked up in a mental asylum.
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microblogging
a microblogging service such as Twitter
esprit
mente
Relaxation is good for mind and body. | Have you

made up your mind which college to go to? | He
seemed to have a lot on his mind.
microblogging
10
97
n [U]
/makrbl/ Mikroblogging-
mind
39
n [U, C]
/mand/
Dienst
Geist
mind
39
v [I, T]
/mand/
aufpassen, etw.
dagegen haben,
sich um jmd.
kmmern
miracle
76
n [C]
/mrk l/
Wunder
miracolo
It was raining, but we didn't mind. | Do you think she

would mind if we didn't come? | Do you mind having
to work so late? | Mind the step! | Do you mind if I
use your phone? | Would you mind waiting a
moment? | 'Orange or apple juice?' 'I don't mind.' |
'So did he kiss you?' 'Mind your own business.' | 'I'm
sorry I'm so late.' ' Never mind.'
Do you believe in miracles?
miserable
18
adj
/mz rb l/
elend, erbrmlich malheureux,
miserabile,
He felt very miserable.
mishap
76
n [C]
/mshp/
Missgeschick
disavventura
miss
26
v [T]
/ms/
verpassen
manquer
perdere
mission
41
n [C]
/m n/
Aufgabe, Mission
mission
incarico ,
missione
mistress
77
n [C]
/mstrs/
Geliebte
matresse
amante
I had a slight mishap while I was gardening.

By the time we got there we'd missed the beginning
of the film.
Our mission was to find out everything about their
plans.
He said he was going on a business trip but he was on
holiday with his mistress.
misunderstood
134
adj
/msndstd ,
r/
missverstanden
incompris
frainteso
moan
168
v [I]
/mn , mon/
klagen, jammern
se plaindre
model
n [C]
/mdl , mdl/
Model
mannequin, top
model
modern
57
adj
modern
moderne
moderno
money
72
n [U]
/mdn ,
mdrn/
/mni/
lamentare,
lamentarsi
indossatrice,
indossatore, top
model
Geld
argent
soldi
the use of modern technology | The school is very

modern in its approach.
I spend a lot of money on clothes.
money-spinner
72
n [C]
/mni spn/
Renner,
Verkaufsschlager
affaire lucrative
campione di
vendite
The new product is a real money-spinner.
berwachen
surveiller
controllare
Your manager will closely monitor your progress.
monoton
monotone
monotono
monotonous work
v [T]
/mnt ,
mntr/
/mntns ,
mn/
dranger /
s'occuper de
badare a, fare
attenzione a,
dispiacere
miracle
triste
contretemps
misero
Rodman claims that he is misunderstood, and that the

media have always portrayed him unfairly.
I wish you'd stop moaning all the time.
a fashion model
monitor
41
monotonous
175
adj
mood
170
n [C]
/mud/
Laune, Stimmung humeur
umore
You're certainly in a good mood today!
morally
11
111
adv
/mrli , m/
moralisch
morale
Slavery is morally wrong.
moralement
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motiver
motivare,
azionare
Spanish is her mother tongue but she also speaks

English fluently.
I can't understand what motivates him to do such
terrible things.
motivation
motivazione
What was your motivation for writing the book?
motivation
motivo
Jealousy was the motive for the murder.
Berg
montagne
montagna
She is the first woman to climb this mountain.
/mn ,
Trauernder,
proche du dfunt
chi accompagna
There were very few mourners at his funeral.
n [C]
/muvmnt/
Bewegung (fig.)
mouvement
movimento
129
n [C]
/mdr ,
mrdrr/
Mrder
meurtrier
assasino
37
adj
/mjuzk l/
musikalisch,
Musik-
musical
musicale
a musical instrument
mysterious
76
adj
/mstris ,
str/
mysteris
mystrieux
misterioso
mysterious deaths
mystery
82
n [C]
/mst ri/
Rtsel
mystre
mistero
The police never solved the mystery of her death.
myth
nail
name
2
8
12
19
82
117
n [U, C]
v [T]
n [C]
/m/
/nel/
/nem/
mythe
clouer
nom
mito
inchiodare
nome
the myth of male superiority

The windows were nailed shut.
It made the company into a household name.
nap
18
n [C]
/np/
Mythos
nageln
Name
Nickerchen,
Schlfchen
somme
pisolino
He's taking his afternoon nap.
Narziss
narcisse
narciso
He went to the gym every day, purely because he

was a narcissist.
/m t/
Muttersprache
/mtvet ,
mo/
/mtven ,
mo/
/mtv , mo/
/mantn ,
mantn/
bewegen,
motivieren
Motivation,
Beweggrund
Motiv
n [C]
87
musical
mother tongue
128
n [C]
motivate
12
117
v [T]
motivation
33
n [C]
motive
83
n [C]
mountain
18
n [C]
mourner
70
movement
murderer
mrnr/
Trauergast
langue maternelle lingua madre
un funerale
He led a movement to stop the destruction of the rain

forest. | the civil rights movement
Police located the gun used to kill her but her
murderer was never found.
narcissist
86
n [C]
/nssst ,
nr/
natural
76
adj
/nt rl/
natrlich
naturel
naturale
earthquakes and other natural disasters | death from

natural causes (=because of illness or old age)
nature
38
n [U]
/net , tr/
41
adj
/nidi/
Natur
bedrftig,
notleidend
nature
needy
natura
indigente,
bisognoso
the forces of nature

She was too needy to be able to maintain a healthy
relationship.
neighbour
30
n [C]
/neb , br/
Nachbar
voisin
vicino
My neighbours often look after the kids after school.
nerve
nervous
4
2
171
16
n [C]
adj
/nv , nrv/
/nvs , nr/
Nerv
nervs
nerf
nerveux
Her voice was starting to get on my nerves.

She was very nervous about her driving test.
network
46
v [I]
/netwk ,
wrk/
netzwerken,
se faire des
Kontakte knpfen relations
nervo
nervoso
crearsi una rete
di contatti,
socializzare
neurotic
38
adj
/njrtk ,
nr/
neurotisch
nevrotico
She's neurotic about her health.
ncessiteux
obsd,
nvrotique
She went to the conference to network and make new

contacts.
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96
n [C]
French
Italian
Example
/njuspep ,
nuzpepr/
journal
giornale
I saw his picture in the newspaper.
/natme , mer/ Albtraum
cauchemar
incubo
The trip was an absolute nightmare. | a nightmare

journey
nominer
nominare
The film was nominated for an award. | Who will get

the Republican nomination for president?
non-conformiste
anticonformista
A writer who is famous for being a non-conformist.
sans escale
diretto
a nonstop flight
normalement
normalmente
I normally cycle to college.

Don't take any notice of her she's just annoyed. | I
waved but she took no notice.
He wanted to get noticed. | Those clothes will
certainly get you noticed!
Zeitung
nightmare
29
n [C,
usually
singular]
nominate
15
v [T]
/nmnet ,
n/
non-conformist
20
n [C]
/nnknfmst , Nonkonformist
nominieren
nnknfr/
nonstop
17
adj
normally
adv
/nnstp ,
durchgehend
nnstp/
/nmli , nr/ normalerweise
notice
14
n [U]
/nts , no/
Notiz
attention
nota
notice
86
v [T]
/nts , no/
bemerken
remarquer
notare
notorious
12
120
adj
/ntris ,
no/
berchtigt
mal fam,
tristement clbre famigerato
The city is notorious for its rainy weather.
nuclear reactor
33
n [C]
/njukli rikt , Kernreaktor
racteur nuclaire reattore nucleare
The power plant had a new nuclear reactor.
nurse
11
112
v [T]
/ns , nrs/
soigner
assistere, curare
She nursed her mother for seven years.
nurture
38
n [U]
/nt , nrtr/ Erziehung
ducation
educazione
A person is a product of both nature and nurture.
44
n [U]
/bidints , , Gehorsam
obissance
ubbidienza
complete obedience to the king

One third of the American population is obese.
She is obsessed with money. | He was obsessed with
one of the teachers at school.
obedience
nuklir r/
bidins/
pflegen
obese
11
110
adj
/bis , o/
fettleibig
obse
obeso
obsessed
12
116
adj
/bsest/
besessen
obsd
osssesso
occurrence
77
n [C]
/krns , k/ Ereignis, Vorfall,

Vorkommnis
circonstance,
occasion
avvenimento,
caso, insorgenza
Stress-related illness is now a common occurrence.
ocean
11
108
n [C]
/n , o/
Ozean
ocan
ocenao
offence
10
100
n [C]
/fens/
Straftat
dlit
delitto
the Indian Ocean

If you lie to the police, you are committing an
offence.
beleidigen,
verletzen
anstig,
beleidigend
blesser, heuter,
offenser
offendere
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you.
repoussant
indecente,
offensivo
Some people found the song offensive.
offrir, proposer
offrire
offend
174
v [T]
/fend/
offensive
10
103
adj
/fensv/
offer
10
159
v [I, T]
/f , fr, / anbieten
She offered to help us. | I dont need any help but it

was nice of you to offer. | It was kind of her to offer
advice.
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/f l/
Beamte/r
fonctionnaire
funzionario,
impiegato statale a government official
online
en ligne
online
online banking facilities
offen
ouvert
We try to be open with each other.

their sympathetic, open-minded attitudes to young
people
an opera singer
We have very different opinions on education.
official
174
online
46
adj
open
38
adj
/nlan , n,
n/
/pn , o/
open-minded
39
adj
/pn mandd/ aufgeschlossen
ouvert d'esprit
opera
15
n [C, U]
/pr , /
Oper
opra
aperto
accessibile,
aperto
opera
opinion
39
n [U, C]
/pnjn/
Ansicht, Meinung
avis
opinione
opinion poll
11
114
n [C]
/pnjn pl/
Meinungsumfrage sondage d'opinion sondaggio
opponent
11
111
n [C]
/pnnt ,
po/
Gegner
adversaire
avversario
optician
40
n [C]
/ptn , p/
Optiker
opticien
ottico
optimistic
17
adj
/ptmstk ,
p/
optimistisch
optimiste
ottimistico
organisational
37
adj
/nazenl , organisatorisch
organisationnel
organisatorio
adv
/rdnli ,
dnli/
ursprnglich
l'origine
in origine
n [C]
/atft/
Kleidung
tenue
abbigliamento,
vestiti
kontaktfreudig
extraverti
socievole
herausragend
exceptionnel
eccellente
Her family originally came from Thailand. | We had

originally intended to go by car $ but in the end we
took the train.
She was wearing her usual outfit of white blouse and
black skirt.
We're looking for someone with an outgoing
personality.
an outstanding performance
berfllung
surpeuplement
sovraffollamento
The prison suffered from overcrowding.
ber Nacht
du jour au
lendemain
da un giorno
all'altro
His song was an overnight success.
berbezahlt
surpay
pagato troppo
overpaid football players
verschlafen
se rveiller trop
non svegliarsi per Sorry I'm late. I overslept.

schiacciante
Members voted overwhelmingly to change the name

of the organisation. | an area with an overwhelmingly
middle-class population
essere preso dal

panico
Dont panic if things dont go as you planned. | The

smell of fire panicked the horses. | She began to feel
panicky as the date of the exam got closer.
originally
15
outfit
12
166
outgoing
95
adj
outstanding
60
adj
overcrowding
18
n [U]
overnight
12
116
adj
overpaid
17
adj
oversleep
26
v [I]
d'opinione
rne/
/at ,
o/
/atstnd/
/vkrad ,
ovr/
/vnat ,
ovr/
/vped ,
ovr/
/vslip ,
ovr/
tard
overwhelmingly
19
adv
/vwelmli/
berwltigend
de manire
crasante
panic
16
v [I, T]
/pnk/
Panikbekommen
paniquer
tempo
An opinion poll showed that 70% of adults were

against legalising drugs.
His opponent is twice as big as he is. | opponents of

Darwin's theory
I'll have to take my glasses to the opticians to get
them mended.
Toms optimistic about finding a job. | He had an
optimistic outlook.
He doesn't have the organisational ability to become a
manager.
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117
n [plural]
/pprtsi ,
ppr/
parade
70
n [C]
/pred/
Parade
dfil
parata
paradoxerweise
paradoxalement
paradossalmente
Verfolgungswahn, Paranoia
paranoa
paranoia
He began to feel he was suffering from paranoia. |

She's paranoid about going out at night alone.
Teilnehmer
participant,
participante
partecipante
participants in a survey
Partner
partenaire
partner
She lives with her partner Tom.
Party
genehmigen,
verabschieden
(Gesetz)
fte
party
Are you going to Amy's birthday party?
paradoxically
49
adv
/prdkskli ,
dks/
paranoia
12
119
n [U]
/prn/
44
n [C]
Paparazzi
paparazzi
paparazzi
The paparazzi waited for her to come out of the

theatre.
Theres always a big parade through the city on
Independence Day.
Paradoxically, it is a very rich country that is home to
many very poor people.
partner
46
n [C]
party
46
n [C]
/ptspnt ,
pr/
/ptn ,
prtnr/
/pti , prti/
pass
11
107
v [T]
/ps , ps/
pass out
87
phr v
/ps at , ps/ ohnmchtig
s'vanouir
passenger
137
n [C]
past
past
patient
1
1
11
6
7
110
n [U]
n
n [C]
/psnd,
sn , r/
/pst , pst/
/pst , pst/
/pe nt/
Vergangenheit
Vergangenheit
Patient
passager,
passagre
pass
pass
patient
peace
10
99
n [U]
/pis/
Frieden
paix
pace
peaceful
59
adj
/pisf l/
friedlich
paisible
pacifico
peer
39
n [C]
/p , pr/
Gleichaltrige/r,
Gleichgesinnte/r
pairs
essere coetaneo/
della stessa et
penicillin
perceive
6
8
59
79
n [U]
v [T]
/pensln/
/psiv , pr/
Penicillin
wahrnehmen
pnicillin
percevoir
penicillina
percepire
permanently
adv
/pmnntli ,
auf Dauer, fr
dfinitivement
permanentement The accident left him permanently disabled.
Persnlichkeit
personnalit
personalit
Childhood experiences can affect personality.
pessimiste
pessimistico
a pessimistic view of life | Shes very pessimistic

about the future.
animal
domestique
essence
animale
domestico
benzina
participant
pr/
werden
Passagier
immer
personality
38
n [U, C]
/psnlti ,
pr/
pessimistic
17
adj
/pesmstk/
pessimistisch
pet
11
107
n [C]
/pet/
Haustier
petrol
26
n [U]
/petrl/
Benzin
faire passer
The act was passed in 1993.

svenire
I nearly passed out when I saw all the blood.
passaggero
Rail passengers are facing even longer delays.
passato
passato
paziente
She never talks about her past.

People travel more now than in the past.
Dr Ross is very popular with his patients.
peace between the two nations | The country is now
at peace with its neighbour.
a peaceful demonstration
Teenagers usually prefer to spend time with their
peers. | Kids may take drugs because of peer
pressure (=because they feel they must do the same
as other people of their age).
Many bacteria are killed by penicillin.
Cats are not able to perceive colour.
e, per sempre
Cats are popular pets.

How much petrol did you put in?
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n [C]
philosopher
19
n [C]
physical
21
adj
physiological
142
adj
84
n [C]
pilot
/fnmnn ,
fnmnn,
nn/
/flsf ,
lsfr/
/fzk l/
/fzildkl ,
/
/palt/
pinnacle
88
n [singular] /pnk l/
placard
66
n [C]
plagiarism
30
n [U]
plague
80
planet
plastic surgery
French
Italian
Example
Phnomen
phnomne
fenonemo
earthquakes, storms and other natural phenomena
Philosoph
philosophe
filosofo
Plato, Aristotle and other Greek philosophers
krperlich
physique
fisico, corporale
krperlich
physiologique
fisico
Pilot
pilote
pilota
physical strength
a study of the physiological changes in adolescent
males
an airline pilot
She reached the pinnacle of her career at the age of
45.
Hhepunkt, Gipfel sommet
cima
/plkd , rd/
Plakat
affiche
manifesto, affisso a huge placard saying 'Welcome to paradise'
/pledrz m/
Plagiat
plagiat
plagio
n [U, C]
/ple/
Pest
peste
peste
154
n [C]
/plnt/
plante
pianeta
11
110
n [U]
/plstk
sd ri/
Planet
Schnheitsoperation,
plastische
Chirurgie
pleasant
134
adj
/plez nt/
angenehm, schn agrable
piacevole, bello
They spent a pleasant evening together.
plenty
poke
political
pollution
pond
7
3
2
2
1
70
27
21
18
6
pron, adv
n [C]
adj
n [U]
n [C]
reichlich
Schubs, Sto
politisch
Verschmutzung
Teich
beaucoup
petit coup
politique
pollution
tang
beliebt
apprci
abbastanza
colpo
politico
inquinamento
stagno
popolare,
benvoluto,
We have plenty of time to get to the airport.

a poke in the eye
a time of great political change
The public are in danger from industrial pollution.
There were several ducks on the village pond.
popular
population
11
111
n [C]
/plenti/
/pk , pok/
/pltk l/
/plu n/
/pnd , pnd/
/ppjl ,
ppjlr/
/ppjlen ,
p/
Bevlkerung
population
popolazione
Most of the world's population live in poverty. | Only

30% of the male population have jobs.
portray
10
98
v [T]
/ptre , pr/
darstellen,
schildern
reprsenter,
dcrire
dimostrare,
descrivere
a film that portrays the life of Charlie Chaplin | The

incident was portrayed as a defeat for the president.
pose
positive
possession
12
2
3
118
16
30
v [I]
adj
n [U]
/pz , poz/
/pztv , p/
/pze n/
posieren
positiv
Besitz
poser
positif
possession
posare
positivo
propriet
possible
57
adj
/psbl , p/
mglich
possible
possibile
The winning team posed for photographs.

You should try and be more positive.
He was found in possession of a stolen car.
Computer technology makes it possible for more
people to work from home.
poster
72
n [C]
/pst ,
pstr/
Plakat
affiche
affisso
adj
She was accused of plagiarism in her thesis.

Rats spread the plague quickly throughout London.|
The plague caused 100 $000 deaths in London alone
in the 1600s
Mercury is the smallest planet.
Michael Jackson had so much plastic surgery that his
appearance became completely different from when
he was young.
chirurgie
esthtique
Is Ben popular at school?
They put up posters in all the local shops.

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verschieben
French
Italian
Example
reporter
rimandare,
aggiornare
The meeting has been postponed until July.
postpone
152
v [T]
/pspn ,
pospon/
post-war
17
adj
/pst w , r/ Nachkriegs-, der
d'aprs-guerre
del dopoguerra,
post-war France
potato
potentially
3
8
27
77
n [U, C]
adv
Kartoffel
potenziell
pomme de terre
potentiellement
patate
potenziale
Armut
pauvret
povert
Pulver
poudre
polvere
Macht
puissance
potere
puissant
potente
I'll peel the potatoes.

a potentially dangerous situation
Poverty and unemployment are increasing. | families
living in extreme poverty
soap powder | curry powder
the power of the media | nuclear/wind power | the
power of speech (=the ability to speak)
the most powerful man in Hollywood | rich and
powerful nations
The police were powerless to stop last night's
shootings.
It was intended as a practical joke but nobody
thought it was funny.
The preacher gave a fiery sermon (=a talk given as
part of a Christian church service).
Nachkriegszeit
poverty
68
n [U]
powder
11
109
n [U, C]
/ptet , to/
/pten li/
/pvti ,
pvrti/
/pad , r/
power
11
106
n [U, C]
/pa/
powerful
134
adj
/pafl , par/ mchtig
postbellico
powerless
30
adj
practical joke
76
n [C]
/pals ,
machtlos
incapable
par/
/prktkl
dk , dok/ Jux, Schabernack farce
preacher
12
117
n [C]
/prit , r/
Prediger
pasteur
predicatore
precisely
144
adv
/prsasli/
genau
exactement
esattamente
predict
78
v [T]
/prdkt/
vorhersagen
prdire
predire
pregnant
55
adj
schwanger
39
adj
enceinte
qui a des
prjugs
incinta
prejudiced
/prennt/
/predudst ,
ddst/
premises
128
n [plural]
/premsz/
prescription
80
n [C]
/prskrp n/
present
/prez nt/
pressure
12
117
n [U, C]
presume
77
prevent
11
previous
pre-war
print
Vorurteile haben
Grundstck,
Gelnde, Rume
Rezept (fr
Medizin)
impotente
celia, scherzo
avere pregiudizi
That's precisely what I mean. | at precisely 4 o'clock

Its difficult to predict what the effects of pollution will
be.
a pregnant woman
He's prejudiced against anyone who doesn't have a
degree.
locaux, btiment
area, terreno,
locali
No smoking is allowed on the premises.
ordonnance
ricetto
a prescription for painkillers
Gegenwart
prsent
presente
Live in the present don't worry about the past!
/pre , r/
Druck
pression
pressione
the pressures of modern life | There is a lot of

pressure on children these days.
v [T]
/przjum ,
zum/
vermuten
prsumer
presumere,
suporre
The three soldiers are missing and presumed dead.
108
v [T]
/prvent/
verhindern,
abhalten von
empcher
impedire
A knee injury prevented him from playing.
56
adj
/privis/
vorherig
prcdent
previo
She has two children from a previous marriage. | The

old lady had got off the bus at the previous stop.
2
7
134
72
adj
v [T]
/pri w , r/
/prnt/
Vorkriegsdrucken
avant-guerre
imprimer
anteguerra
stampare
life in pre-war Britain

A notice was printed on bright blue paper.
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forcer
scassinare
I managed to prise the lid open.
prise
48
v [T]
/praz/
aufbrechen,
aufstemmen
prison
77
n [U, C]
/prz n/
Gefngnis
prison
prigione
a womens prison | He spent two years in prison.
privacy
33
n [U]
/prvsi , pra/
Privatsphre
intimit
privacy
Teenagers need some privacy.
private
11
107
adj
/pravt/
privat
priv
privato
problem
37
n [C]
Problem
problme
problema
programme
n [C]
Sendung
mission
programma,
trasmissione
What's your favourite TV programme?
fortschreiten,
vorankommen
avancer
avanzare
He soon progressed to more difficult exercises.
verbieten
interdire
proibire
Smoking is prohibited in the building.

The images are projected onto a white screen.
a promise of help | Anna kept her promise to be back
early.
a meeting to promote trade between Taiwan and the
UK
a room with a private bath | a private company |

What people do in their private life (=their life with
family and friends) is their own business.
the problem of unemployment | I've been having a
few problems with the kids.
progress
93
v [I]
prohibit
152
v [T]
project
154
v [T]
/prblm ,
pr/
/prrm ,
pro/
/prgres ,
pr/
/prhbt ,
pro/
/prdekt/
projizieren
projeter
proiettare
n [C]
/prms , pr/
Versprechen
promesse
promessa
frdern
promouvoir
promuovere
Werbung machen promouvoir
fare pubblicit
Shes in London to promote her new book.
befrdern
promouvoir
promuovere
Helen was promoted to senior manager.
Werbeaktion
promotion
(azione di)
promozione
a sales promotion
Vorschlag
proposition
proposta
his proposal for a change in the law | a proposal to

build a new road
verfolgen,
belangen
poursuive en
justice
proseguire
The police prosecuted him for theft.
futur
promise
10
promote
68
v [T]
/prmt ,
mot/
promote
73
v [T]
/prmt ,
promote
11
112
v [T]
n [U, C]
mot/
/prmt ,
mot/
/prmn ,
mo/
/prpzl ,
po/
/prskjut ,
pr/
fr
promotion
73
proposal
150
n [C]
prosecute
30
v [T]
prospective
93
adj
/prspektv/
zuknftig,
angehend
prosperity
127
n [U]
/prsperti ,
pr/
Wohlstand,
Erfolg, Gedeihen
protect
10
98
v [T]
/prtekt/
protest
66
n [U, C]
protest
68
v [I]
/prtest ,
pro/
/prtest/
schtzen,
beschtzen
Protest,
Widerspruch
protestieren
prospettico,
futuro, esordiente I set up a meeting with my prospective client.
prosprit
prosperit,
successo
a time of economic prosperity
protger
proteggere
laws to protect the environment | a cream to protect

your skin against sunburn
protestation
protesta
protests against the war
protester
protestare
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n [C]
psychiatrist
18
n [C]
psychological
134
psychologist
16
adj
n [C]
/prtest , r/
/sakatrst ,
s/
/sakldkl ,
l/
/sakldst ,
k/
Italian
Example
Demonstrant/in,
Protestierende/r
manifestant
dimostrante
anti-war protesters
Psychiater
psychiatre
psichiatra
The psychiatrist treated her for clinical depression.
psychologisch
psychologique
psicologico
psychological problems
Psychologe
psychologue
psicologo
A psychologist studies the mind.
domaine public
The information is not currently in the public domain.

regione pubblico/ | Public domain software is sometimes called
zona pubblica
shareware.
jour fri
festa ufficiale
The first Monday in May is a public holiday.
publicit
pubblicit,
attenzione
They had hoped to avoid bad publicity.

He jumped out of a plane as a publicity stunt.
Gemeingut,
gemeinfreier
Bereich
gesetzlicher
Feiertag
Werbung,
Bekanntheit,
ffentliche
Beachtung
public domain
10
102
public holiday
70
n [C]
/pblk hld ,
hlde/
publicity
12
177
n [U]
/pblsti/
publicity stunt
76
n [C]
/pblsti stnt/
Werbegag
coup de pub
trovata
pubblicitaria
pump
11
108
v [I, T]
/pmp/
pumpen
pomper
pompare
punishment
30
n [U, C]
/pnmnt/
Bestrafung
punition
punizione, pena
Blood was pumping from the wound. | Your heart

pumps blood around your body.
The punishment for murder is life in prison.
n [C]
/pps , pr/
Zweck
but, objectif
scopo
The purpose of running a business is to make money.
dzinguer qn.
rimproverare,
sgridare
She's always putting him down.
dconcertant
che confonde
The results of the survey were a little puzzling.
qualification
qualificazione
Do you have a teaching qualification? | The mayor

criticised his opponent's qualifications for the job.
purpose
18
put (sb) down
puzzling
qualification
n [singular] /pblk dmen/
French
jmd.
herunterputzen,
schlechtmachen
verwirrend
phr v
/pt dan/
82
adj
/pzl/
94
n [c]
/kwlfken ,
kw/
quality
51
n [C]
/kwlti , kw/ Eigenschaft
qualit
qualit
Stacy has all the qualities of a natural leader.
quality
74
n [U]
/kwlti , kw/ Qualitt
qualit
qualit
the decline in air quality in our cities
queue
race
radiation
radical
7
4
3
11
70
42
33
108
n [C]
n [U, C]
n [U]
adj
Warteschlange
Rasse
Strahlung
radikal
queue
race
radiation
radical
coda, fila
razza
radiazione
radicale
There was a long queue outside the cinema.

The school welcomes children of all races.
radiation sickness
He has put forward some very radical ideas.
radioactive
33
adj
radioaktiv
radioactif
radioattivo
radioactive waste
44
v [T]
/kju/
/res/
/redie n/
/rdk l/
/rediktv ,
dio/
/rez/
groziehen
lever
allevare
His mother had raised five children by herself.
raise
Qualifikation
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rcolter
fare una colletta,

cogliere
The event will raise money for charity.
raise
59
v [T]
/rez/
einwerben,
sammeln
rally
66
n [C]
/rli/
Kundgebung
rassemblement
manifestazione
About 1,000 people attended the rally in Hyde Park.
random
16
adj
/rndm/
alatoire
casuale
a random sample of 120 families
range
15
n [C, U]
/rend/
zufllig, beliebig
Bandbreite,
Spektrum
gamme, diversit portata
an actor of extraordinary range and intensity
rapport
175
n [singular, /rp , r/
U]
harmonisches
Verhltnis
bonnes relations
rapporto
armonico
She quickly established a rapport with her students.
rare
77
adj
/re , rer/
selten
rare
raro
rarely
78
adv
/reli , rerli/
rarement
raramente
rating
10
102
n [C]
/ret/
classement
valutazione
The show is rapidly moving up the ratings.
/rik()n/
selten
Einstufung,
Bewertung
Reaktion
a disease that is very rare among children | rare

plants such as orchids
She rarely goes out after dark.
raction
reazione
What was his reaction to the question?
Leserschaft
lectorat, public
lettori
a magazine with a readership of 400,000
reaction
44
n [U, C]
readership
10
97
n [singular] /ridp , r/
reality
19
n [U, C]
/rilti/
Realitt
ralit
realt
Crime is one of the realities of living in the city. | She

refuses to face reality.
reality TV
10
97
n [U]
/rilti ti vi/
Reality-TV
tl ralit
reality-tv
Im surprised audiences are bored with reality TV.
reason
29
n [C]
/riz n/
ragione, causa
68
n [U, C]
/rbeljn/
Grund
Aufstand,
Rebellion
raison
rebellion
rbellion
ribellione
rebellious
41
adj
/rbeljs/
rebellisch
rebelle
ribelle
receipt
33
n [C]
/rsit/
Quittung, Beleg
reu
ricevuta
recent
32
adj
/ris nt/
neu, krzlich
rcent, nouveau
(di) recente
recently
reception
1
7
6
70
adv
n [C]
krzlich
Empfang
rcemment
rception
recentemente
ricevimento
recognise
66
v [T]
anerkennen
reconnatre
riconoscere
For some reason I felt like crying.

teenage rebellion | a rebellion against middle-class
values
young people with a rebellious streak (=a tendency to
rebel)
Always keep the receipt.
a recent photo | Cases of skin cancer have increased
in recent years.
They recently moved from South Africa.
a wedding reception
It's important to recognise that stress can affect your
health.
I don't recollect her name.
Dentists recommend that you change your toothbrush
every few months.
The new law reflects social changes in attitudes to
marriage.
White clothes reflect more heat than dark ones.
economic reform
a refugee camp near the border
She refuses to go to school.
recollect
16
v [T]
/ris ntli/
/rsep n/
/rekgnaz,
rekn/
/reklekt/
sich erinnern
se rappeler
ricordarsi
recommend
10
101
v [T]
/rekmend/
empfehlen
recommander
raccomandare
reflect
10
98
v [T]
/rflekt/
widerspiegeln
rflchir
riflettere
reflect
reform
refugee
refuse
11
7
1
10
108
69
7
100
v
n
n
v
/rflekt/
/rfm , rm/
/refjdi/
/rfjuz/
reflektieren
Reform
Flchtling
sich weigern
rflchir
rforme
refugi
refuser
riflettere
reforma
rifugiato
rifiutare
[T]
[U, C]
[C]
[I, T]
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considrer
guardare
I've always regarded you as my friend.
regard
37
v [T]
/rd , rd/
register
16
v [T]
/redist , r/
register
register
5
8
47
80
v [I]
n [C]
/redist , r/
/redist , r/
betrachten,
ansehen
anzeigen,
aufzeichnen
anmelden bei
Register
regret
11
112
v [T]
/rgret/
bedauern
regretter
regret
11
112
n [U, C]
/rgret/
Bedauern, Reue
regret
dispiacere,
rimpianto
Carl said he had no regrets about his decision. | The

company expressed deep regret at the accident.
regular
33
adj
/regjl , r/
rgulier
regolare
regular meetings | We hear from him on a regular

basis.
reimburse
33
v [T]
/rimbs , rs/
rembourser
rimborsare,
The company will reimburse you for your travel
relationship
n [C]
/rle np/
Verhltnis
relation
relative
46
n [C]
/reltv/
Verwandte/r
relatif
relazione,
rapporto
parente
I had a close relationship with my father. | the special

relationship between the US and Britain
He's staying with relatives.
regelmig
entschdigen;
etw. erstatten
atteindre
s'inscrire
registre
indicare,
registrare
annunciare
registro
dispiacere,
rimpiangere
risarcire di
The thermometer registered 74F.

You need to register with a doctor.
the register of births, marriages and deaths
I've always regretted selling that car.
expenses.
relaxed
16
adj
/rlkst/
entspannt
dcontract
rilassato
Gail was lying in the sun, looking happy and relaxed.
religious
43
adj
/rlds/
religis
croyant
religioso
a deeply religious woman
rely on
93
phr v
/rla n/
sich verlassen auf compter sur
affidarsi a qu
I knew I could rely on you.
bemerkenswert
notable,
remarquable
notevole
a remarkable achievement
jmd. erinnern an
rappeler
ricordare a
Remind me to go to the bank. | Thanks for reminding

me about tonights party.
remarkable
77
adj
/rmkbl ,
r/
remind
33
v [T]
/rmand/
remote
27
adj
/rmt , mot/ weit entfernt
isol, perdu
molto lontano
a remote village
repair
report
report
4
2
141
24
16
v [T]
n [C]
v [T]
reparieren
Bericht
berichten
171
n [C]
rparer
reportage
rapporter
journaliste,
reporter
riparare
rapporto
raccontare
reporter
/rpe , per/
/rpt , rt/
/rpt , rt/
/rpt ,
ptr/
reputation
95
n [C]
/repjte n/
Ruf, Reputation
rputation
reputazione
Dad repaired my bike for me.

a recent report on child abuse
He was reported dead in the newspapers.
A crowd of reporters waited for the singer outside the
hotel.
The restaurant has an excellent reputation. | a man
with a reputation for honesty
research
11
114
n [U]
resident
n [C]
/rst, rist ,
r/
/rezd nt/
resilient
41
adj
/rzlint/
resist
v [T, I]
respect
v [T]
Reporter
reporter
Studie, Forschung recherche
ricerca
scientific research into heart disease
Anwohner
rsident
residente
a park for local residents
widerstandsfhig
rsistant
resistente
Small babies can be remarkably resilient.
/rzst/
widerstehen
rsister
resistere
/rspekt/
respektieren
respecter
rispettare
Try to resist eating chocolate and cakes. | Mel wanted

to phone him back but resisted.
The students like and respect him.
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33
n [U, C]
responsible
134
adj
/rspnsblti ,
rspan/
/rspnsbl ,
rspn/
French
Italian
Example
Verantwortung
responsabilit
responsabilit
It's your responsibility to pay the bills on time.
verantwortlich
responsable
responsabile
He is responsible for the deaths of fifteen people.
restless
134
adj
/restls/
unruhig
inquiet
result
57
n [U, C]
/rzlt/
rsultat
result
57
v [I]
/rzlt/
Ergebnis
herauskommen,
resultieren aus
irrequieto,
inquieto
risultato
rsulter
risultare di
His illness resulted from excessive drinking.
resume
12
117
v [I, T]
/rzjum ,
rzum/
fortsetzen, wieder
aufnehmen
riprendere
The meeting will resume after lunch. | After the police

left $ the family resumed their meal.
reunify
69
v [T]
/rijunfa/
riunicare
attempts to reunify Ireland
46
n [C]
/rijunjn/
wiedervereinen
Treffen,
Wiedersehen
runifier
reunion
runion
incontro, rivedersi a college reunion | an emotional family reunion
rhinoplasty
11
110
n [U]
Nasenkorrektur
rhinoplastie
rinoplastica
ridiculous
79
adj
/ranplsti ,
no/
/rdkjls/
lcherlich
ridicule
ridicolo
right
91
adj
/rat/
richtig
bon, correct
giusto
right
91
adv
/rat/
genau, gleich
exactement, juste proprio, presto,

subito
right
11
111
n [C]
/rat/
Recht
droit
diritto
rigorously
142
adv
/rrsli/
streng, exakt
rigoureusement
rigido
risk
11
108
n [U, C]
/rsk/
Risiko
danger
rischio
the risk of serious injury | Do you enjoy taking risks?

| Scientists believe there is no risk to public health.
rival
adj
/rav l/
rivalisierend
rival, rivale
essere rivali
a rival political party
rivalry
n [U, C]
/rav lri/
Rivalitt
rivalit
rivalit
There is a friendly rivalry between the two teams.
robber
rocket
3
11
35
108
n [C]
n [C]
/rb , rbr/
/rkt , r/
Ruber
Rakete
voleur
fuse
rapinatore
razzo, missile
a bank robber
anti-tank rockets
romantic
92
adj
/rmntk, r
romantisch
romantique
romantico
I wish my boyfriend was more romantic. | She enjoys
rotate
37
v [I, T]
/rtet S
rotet/
sich drehen
tourner
rotare
The Earth rotates on its axis. | rotate the wheel
routine
48
n [U, C]
/rutin/
Programm,
tches
Arbeitsprogramm quotidiennes
programma (di
lavoro)
Making the beds was part of her daily routine.
row
31
v [I]
/ra/
streiten
litigare
They rowed about money all the time.
, ro/
se disputer
The children were getting restless.

What was the result of their decision?
The informal way to say you are having rhinoplasty is

to say you are having a nose job.
Thats a ridiculous idea!
Yes, that's the right time. | You were completely right
about her she's horrible! | She is the right person
for the job. | The contract looks about right to me.
I put my bag right here. | Hold on a second, I'll be
right back. | I want that report right here, right now.
the rights and duties of citizens | You have the right
to consult a lawyer.
The ground crew checked the plane rigorously.
romantic films.
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rudeness
ruin
2
10
20
159
n [U]
v [T]
/rudns/
/run/
Ungezogenheit
zerstren
impolitesse
ruiner
maleducazione
distruggere
Apologise to the teacher for your rudeness.

This new road will ruin the view.
rule
69
n [U]
/rul/
Herrschaft
gouvernement
potere, controllo
At that time, Vietnam was under French rule.
run out
26
phr v
/rn at/
nicht mehr haben se retrouver
esaurito, non
Weve run out of sugar.
rush hour
168
n [U, C]
/r a , ar/
Hauptverkehrszeit
ore di punta
I got caught in the morning rush hour.
84
v [I, T]
/sel/
segeln
voguer
n
n
v
n
/selzmn/
/slt , slt/
/sev/
/skndl/
Verkufer
Salz
retten
Skandal
vendeur
sel
sauver
scandale
veleggiare, fare
della vela
venditore
sale
salvare
scandalo
Three ships sailed past. | We sailed our yacht along

the coast of Alaska. |
a car salesman
His story must be taken with a pinch of salt.
The new speed limit could save many lives.
He was involved in a major financial scandal.
sail
1
5
[C]
[U]
[T]
[C]
court de qqc.
heute de pointe
avere pi
salesman
salt
save
scandal
10
9
50
64
158
sceptical
129
adj
/skeptk l/
skeptisch
sceptique
scettico
I'm sceptical about what I read in the newspapers.
scientific
134
adj
/santfk/
wissenschaftlich
scientifique
scientifico
scientist
38
n [C]
/santst/
Wissenschaftler
scientifique
scienziato
scooter
138
n [C]
/skut , r/
Roller
scooter
scooter
scout
scream
screen
1
8
8
7
82
154
n [C]
n [C]
n [C]
/skat/
/skrim/
/skrin/
Scout
cri
cran
scout
grido, urlo
schermo
scroll
48
v [I]
/skrl , skrol/
Scout
Schrei
Bildschirm
blttern
(Bildschirm)
faire dfiler
scrollare
advances in scientific research

The scientist performed her experiments in a
laboratory.
You should always wear a helmet when you ride your
scooter.
He was spotted by a scout at the age of 13.
She saw the knife and let out a scream.
a computer with an 18-inch screen
If you scroll down the page, you'll find a link to the
home page.
sculptor
15
n [C]
/sklpt , r/
Bildhauer
sculpteur
scultore
The sculptor made a sculpture of a horse in bronze.
secret
174
n [C]
Geheimnis
secret
segreto
I can't tell you his name. It's a secret.
security
20
n [U]
Sicherheit
scurit
sicurezza
People want job security. | financial security
security
83
n [U]
/sikrt
/skjrti ,
kjr/
/skjrti ,
kjr/
Sicherheit
scurit
sicurezza
Use strong window and door locks for security. |

airport security
see through
87
phr v
/si ru/
durchschauen
ne pas se laisser
abuser par
select
43
v [T]
/slekt/
auswhlen
seiner selbst
bewusst sein,
selbstkritisch
self-aware
16
adj
/self we ,
wer/
self-confident
134
adj
/self knfd nt/ selbstbewusst
qui se connat
bien
capire, capire/
indovinare le
intenzioni
scegliere
rendersi conto di
qc, essere
autocritico
sr de soi
sicuro di s
slectionner
Can't you see through his lies?

He wasn't selected for the team.
She is very self-aware - she knows her strengths and
weaknesses.
She has grown into a self-confident young woman.
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self-critical
17
adj
/self krtkl /
selbstkritisch
critique l'gard
de soi-mme
autocritico
She's very self-critical - she should be less hard on

herself.
self-esteem
11
111
n [U]
/self stim/
Selbstachtung,
Selbstwertgefhl
estime de soi
rispetto per s
stesso, stima di
s
He suffers from low self-esteem and depression.
self-sufficient
41
adj
/self sf nt/
sensation
12
116
sensitive
79
sentence
30
autark,
selbstversorgend
autosuffisant
autarchico,
autosufficiente
Australia is 65% self-sufficient in oil.
n [singular] /sense n/
Sensation
sensation
sensazione
The film caused a sensation in the media.
adj
/senstv/
empfindlich
sensible
sensibile
n [C]
/sent ns/
Strafe, Urteil
peine
sentenza, pena
a highly sensitive electronic camera

She received an eight-year prison sentence. | He's
serving a life sentence for murder.
sentence
30
v [T]
/sent ns/
separate
series
11
10
177
97
v [I]
n [C]
/sepret/
/sriz , sr/
bestrafen,
verurteilen
sich trennen
Serie
serve right
91
v [T]
/sv , srv/
recht geschehen
tre bien fait pour stare bene a qu
If you fail your exam, it will serve you right.
set
32
v [T]
/set/
setzen
mettre
An inquiry into the incident was set in motion.
set
59
v [T]
/set/
aufstellen, setzen tablir
stabilire, mettere She set a new world record for the 100 metres.
set
87
v [T]
/set/
setzen
mettere
He set himself a goal: by the end of the year he

would hold a pilot's licence.
sever
77
v [T]
/sev , r/
ab-, durchtrennen trancher
staccare
His finger was severed in the accident.
several
70
determiner, /sev rl/
mehrere
plusieurs
parecchi
It happened several years ago. | Several people
44
n [C]
/seks/
(biologisches)
Geschlecht
sexe
sesso
sex
pron
condamner
se sparer
srie
qn.
(se) fixer
punire,
condannare
separarsi
serial
mettere
shame
n [U]
/em/
Schande
honte
vergogna
shape
37
n [U, C]
/ep/
Form
forme
forma
share
68
n [C]
/e , r/
Aktie
action
azione
shipping
57
n [U]
/p/
shocked
sibling
7
1
68
8
adj
n [C]
/kt , kt/
/sbl/
Versand,
Transport
schockiert
Geschwister
signature
81
n [C]
/snt , r/
Unterschrift
choqu
frre ou soeur
spedizione,
trasporto
scandalizzato
fratelli e sorelle
signature
firma
expdition
He was sentenced to six years in jail.

Her parents separated last year.
a new comedy series
offered to help.
people of both sexes (=men and women) | He doesn't

have much success with the opposite sex (=people
that are not his own sex).
It's a shame you can't come.
a card in the shape of a heart | The room was square
in shape.
A lot of people are buying shares in the company.
a shipping company
John looked shocked when he heard the news.
Please give the names of any siblings you have.
Please put your signature at the bottom of the form.
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v [T]
/smjlet/
simulieren
simuler
simulare
n [C]
/sst , r/
Schwester
soeur
sorella
an experiment to simulate the effects of being

weightless
He's got two sisters.
37
n [C]
/skl/
Fhigkeit, Knnen comptences
abilit, capacit
a course that teaches basic computer skills
skin
12
166
n [U, C]
/skn/
Haut
peau
pelle
Strong sunlight can damage your skin.
sleepwalk
78
v [I]
/slipwk ,
schlafwandeln
tre somnambule essere
She used to sleepwalk every night.
sleepy
16
adj
/slipi/
schlfrig
fatigu
I felt really sleepy after lunch.
slightly
16
adv
/slatli/
leicht
lgrement
slip
26
v [I]
/slp/
ausrutschen
glisser
sonnolento
un po',
leggeremente
scivolare
slogan
69
n [C]
/sln , slo/ Slogan
slogan
slogan
demonstrators shouted political slogans
small talk
17
n [U]
/sml tk/
Geplauder, leichte bavarder,

Unterhaltung
bavardage
small talk
He's not very good at making small talk.
smart
smile
3
2
169
19
adj
v [I]
schick
lcheln
chic
sourire
chic
sorridere
a smart London restaurant

Keith smiled sweetly at me.
smoker
11
110
n [C]
Raucher/in
fumeur, fumeuse
fumatore
He's a heavy smoker (=he smokes a lot).
snore
snow
3
3
27
169
v [I]
v [I]
/smt , smrt/
/smal/
/smk ,
smokr/
/sn , snr/
/sn , sno/
schnarchen
schneien
ronfler
neiger
russare
nevicare
My husband snores and it keeps me awake.

It snowed throughout the night.
soap opera
10
97
n [C]
/sp p r/
Seifenoper, Soap
soap
soap opera
I dont watch any of the soap operas.
social
21
adj
/sl , so/
sozial
social
sociale
social media
10
97
n [U]
/sl midi/
soziale Medien
mdias sociaux
media sociali
society
11
106
n [U, C]
/ssati/
Gesellschaft
socit
societ
solve
37
/slv , slv/
lsen
rsoudre
solvere
sorry
v [T]
adj [only
before
noun]
/sri , sri,
sri/
jmmerlich,
schbig
dplorable
miserabile,
misero
The old house was in a sorry state.
space
59
n [U]
/spes/
Weltraum
espace
spazio
interplanetario,
cosmo
Who was the first American in space?
spatial
37
adj
/spe l/
rumlich
spatial
spaziale
An architect needs to have good spatial awareness. |

helping children understand spatial concepts
simulate
sister
skill
wk/
sonnambulo
Each painting is slightly different.

Joan slipped on the ice and broke her ankle.
The social life at college is great. | a busy calendar of

social events
I spent hours on social media.
They are valued members of society. | a modern
industrial society
Charlie thinks money will solve all his problems.
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speak
10
101
v [I]
/spik/
sprechen
parler
parlare
speak
39
v [T]
/spik/
sprechen,
aussprechen
For a minute, nobody spoke. | Ill speak to you

tomorrow. | Is that Mike speaking? | She's not afraid
to speak her mind. | He was speaking as a policeman
with 20 years' experience. | Her co-workers spoke
highly of her. | He was not on speaking terms with his
brothers and sisters.
dire
parlare
She's not afraid to speak her mind.
speak up
10
101
phr v
/spik p/
lauter sprechen
parler plus fort
speaker
46
n [C]
Sprecher
orateur
oratore, oratrice
the guest speaker at the conference
spectator
67
n [C]
/spik , r/
/spektet ,
spektetr/
Zuschauer
spectateur
spettatore
a crowd of excited spectators
speech
59
n [C]
/spit/
Rede
discours
discorso
The President will give a speech to Congress later

today.
spend
v [T]
/spend/
verbringen
passer
passare
I spent the morning working in the office. | I want to

spend more time playing with the children.
spending
19
n [U]
/spend/
Ausgabe,
Aufwand
dpenses
spese
an increase in government spending on education
spill
26
v [I, T]
/spl/
verschtten
renverser
versare
I spilt coffee all over the chair. | Some water had spilt
onto the floor.
splash
12
117
v [T]
/spl/
clabousser
mettere in prima The gunman's picture was splashed across the front
pagina; schizzare page.
split up
40
phr v
se sparer
separarsi
my parents split up when I was three.
sponsor
72
v [T]
Sponsor
sponsor
sponsor
a competition sponsored by British Airways
sports day
72
n [C]
/splt p/
/spns ,
spnsr/
/spts de/
Sportfest
fte des sports
festa di sport
I hope it doesn't rain on sports day.
spotlight
12
117
n [C]
/sptlat ,
spt/
Scheinwerferlicht projecteurs, feux

de l'actualit
luce dei proiettori Education is once again in the spotlight.
stadium
stage
7
3
67
35
n [C]
n [C]
/stedim/
/sted/
Stadion
Stadium
stade
stade
stadio
stadio
a football stadium
By this stage we should know the results.
stage
12
120
n [U, C]
/sted/
Bhne
scne
scena
I get very nervous before I go on stage. | I've always

wanted to go on the stage (=become an actor).
harceleur
stalker (persona
che ne segue
ossessivamente
un'altra)
The stalker said he followed her because he couldn't

bear that she had left him.
stand
bancarella
a market stall
als Aufmacher
benutzen;
spritzen
sich trennen
stalker
12
117
n [C]
/stk , stkr/ Stalker
stall
72
n [C]
/stl , stl/
Verkaufsstand,
Bude
parlare pi forte
Could you speak up, please?
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standista
The stallholder laid out his goods.

I don't like her, or what she stands for.
Morrison stands out as the most experienced
candidate.
stallholder
72
n [C]
stand for
87
phr v
reprsenter
significare qc
stand out
87
phr v
/stnd at/
auffallen
se dtacher
farsi notare
stand up for
87
phr v
/stnd p f(r)/
eintreten fr
dfendre, se
battre pour
prendere le parti
di qu
standard
56
adj
/stndd , rd/ Standard-
normal, standard standart
The shoes are available in all standard sizes.
standard
10
102
n [U, C]
/stndd , rd/ Standard
standard
standard
We must improve standards of food hygiene.
v [T]
/stnddaz ,
r/
standardiser
standardizzare
an attempt to standardise the tests
dbuter
dare inizio a,
cominciare
When we started out, my bedroom was our office.
fame
people dying of starvation
standardise
56
Standinhaber,
Budenbesitzer
stehen fr
French
/stlhld ,
stlholdr/
/stnd f(r)/
vereinheitlichen,
standardisieren
am Anfang von
etw. stehen
Why didn't you stand up for me?
start out
12
120
phr v
/stt at/
starvation
68
n [U]
/stven ,
str/
Hunger
famine
starve
151
v [I, T]
/stv , strv/
hungern
mourir de faim,
souffrir de la faim aver fame
starving
79
adj
/stv , str/ verhungernd
affam
stare morendo di
Lets have lunch Im starving.
/sttu/
/stets ,
stets, st/
Statue
statue
statua
a statue of Queen Victoria
Stellenwert
prestige
valore
Caring for children should have more status.
statue
fame
Thousands of people could starve to death. | starving

refugees
84
n [C]
status
87
n [U]
steal
31
v [I, T]
/stil/
stehlen
voler
rubare
step
57
n [C]
/step/
Schritt
tape
passo
stereotype
n [C]
Stereotyp
strotype
stereotipo
They say the mascot is a racial stereotype.
steward
70
n [C]
Aufseher
steward
sorvegliante
The stewards made sure nobody went backstage.
stimulation
20
n [U]
/stmjle n/
Anregung
stimulation
stimolazione
Everyone needs some form of intellectual stimulation.
stir
11
108
v [T]
/st , str/
rhren, umrhren mlanger, remuer rimestare
/steritap,
str , ster,
str/
/stjud ,
sturd/
stock market
68
n [C]
/stk mkt/
storm
173
n [C]
/stm , strm/
Aktienmarkt,
Brse
Sturm
bourse
orage
mercato
azionario, borsa
tempesta
Some of these children are so poor that they are

forced to steal. | Someone stole my passport. | a
stolen car
an important step forward in the peace negotiations |
Environmentalists called the change an important step
for all our futures.
Add milk, then stir for five minutes.

Shares are traded on the stock market.
There was a terrible storm last night.
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/stretwe/
unverzglich
immdiatement
subito,
immediatamente
Well have to leave straightaway to catch the train.
straightaway
169
stranger
46
n [C]
/strend , r/
Fremde/r
tranger
straniero
Don't get in a car with a stranger.
street
72
n [C]
/strit/
16
v [T]
/stres/
stressed
16
adj
/strest/
Strae
betonen,
hervorheben
gestresst
rue
stress
stress
via, strada
sottolineare,
accentare
stressato
stressed
49
adj
/strest/
gestresst
stress
stressato
We live on Main Street.

She stressed the need for more money for the
project.
Work makes me feel really stressed.
Work makes me feel really stressed. | I'm really
stressed out.
struggle
60
n [C]
/strg l/
Kampf
preuve
lotta,
combattimento
their struggle for survival
stuck
26
adj
/stk/
verklemmt,
stecken geblieben coinc
inibito, rimanere
bloccato
I tried to open the window but it was stuck. | The car

got stuck in the mud.
studio
n [C]
/stjudi ,
studio/
Studio
studio
studio
The band spent just three days in the studio recording

their new single.
stunning
79
adj
/stn/
atemberaubend
blouissant
che mozza il fiato You look stunning in that dress.
sub-
91
prefix
/sb/
Unter-
sous-
sottotitolo
submit
60
v [T]
/sbmt/
einreichen
soumettre
presentare
successful
17
adj
/sksesf l/
erfolgreich
brillant, prospre
di successo
sudden
29
adj
/sdn/
pltzlich
soudain
improvviso
sue
v [T, I]
/sju , su/
verklagen
poursuivre
querelare
suffer
12
120
v [I, T]
/sf , r/
leiden
souffrir
soffrire
suggest
10
101
v [T]
/sdest ,
sdest/
empfehlen,
vorschlagen
conseiller
proporre,
consigliare
My doctor suggested a week off work. | I suggest that

you phone before you go over there. | Joan
suggested asking her father for his opinion.
suicide
83
n [U, C]
/susad, sju / Selbstmord
suicide
suicidio
suit
54
v [T]
/sut , sjut/
passend sein fr, aller

gelegen kommen
andare/ stare
bene, venire a
proposito
Her brother committed suicide last year. | a rise in

the number of suicides
summit
46
n [C]
/smt/
Gipfeltreffen
sommet
incontro al vertice an economic summit
superb
79
adj
/sjupb, su ,
sprb/
grandios
superbe
grandioso
souligner
a sub-heading
They submitted a report calling for changes in the
law.
a successful businesswoman
a sudden change in the weather | All of a sudden $
the lights went out.
She plans to sue the company for $1 million. | The
victims are threatening to sue.
Shes suffering a lot of pain. | David is suffering from
a knee injury.
It's difficult to find a date that suits everyone.
a superb cook
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133
adj
supernatural
76
adj
support
20
n [U]
/supri ,
sprir/
/supntrl ,
pr/
/spt , rt/
French
Italian
Example
berlegen
suprieur
superiore
Today's computers are superior to those we had ten

years ago.
bernatrlich
surnaturel
soprannaturale
supernatural powers
Untersttzung
soutien
appoggio
Many people have given us support in our campaign.
appoggiare qc/qu Mark and Sally are very supportive of each other.
adj
/sptv , r/ untersttzend
qui soutient, qui

aide
112
v [T]
/spres/
unterdrcken
contrler, retenir
reprimere
Andy could barely suppress his anger.
108
n [C]
/sfs , sr/
Oberflche
surface
superficie
the Earth's surface | The diver swam to the surface.
81
n [C]
/sdri , sr/ Arztpraxis
cabinet (mdical) studio medico
She was ill so she went to the doctor's surgery.
141
n [U]
/sdri , sr/ Operation
chirurgie
operazione
heart surgery
survey
128
v [T]
/sve , sr/
begutachten
inspecter
fare una perizia di I surveyed the damage to the car.
survival
42
n [U]
/svavl , sr/
berleben
survie
sopravvivere
The operation will increase his chances of survival.
survive
77
v [I, T]
/svav , sr/
berleben
survivre
sopravvivere
Only three passengers survived. | She survived the

war.
suspect
33
v [T]
/sspekt/
suspend
30
v [T]
/sspend/
suspicion
127
n [U, C]
/ssp n/
Verdacht
soupon
sospetto
suspicious
83
adj
/ssps/
verdchtig
souponneux
sospettoso
sway
28
v [I]
/swe/
schwanken
chanceler
barcollare
swear
28
v [I]
/swe , swer/
fluchen
bestemmiare
sympathise
33
v [I]
/smpaz/
mitfhlen
condividere
I can sympathise with the way you're feeling.
Sympathie
Symptom,
Anzeichen
jurer
compatir,
comprendre
compassion
The talks have been suspended. | a two-year

suspended sentence
He was arrested on suspicion of robbery. | He felt he
was still under suspicion.
a suspicious package | The circumstances of his death
were certainly suspicious.
We saw a drunk walking along swaying from side to
side.
Please stop swearing. | He swore at me.
simpatia
symptme
sintomo
synchroniser
sincronizzare
I have a lot of sympathy for her.

He was showing symptoms of mental illness. | Chest
pain can be a symptom of heart disease.
We synchronised our watches and arranged to meet
at 3.30.
supportive
suppress
11
surface
11
surgery
surgery
vermuten, den
Verdacht hegen
aussetzen,
unterbrechen
souponner
suspendre
sympathy
90
n [U]
/smpi/
symptom
11
110
n [C]
/smptm/
synchronise
56
v [T]
/skrnaz/
synchronisieren
tabloid
10
96
n [C]
/tbld/
Boulevardzeitung tablode
suporre, avere il
sospetto
sospendere,
interrompere
giornale
scandalistico
I suspected she would leave.
The tabloids are full of gossip about the wedding.
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with her. | Did you take my book? | Someone has
taken my purse from my desk. | She offered to take a
take
71
v [T]
/tek/
bringen, nehmen
apporter, prendre portare, prendere photograph of us. | Please take a seat (=sit down). |
It took a few minutes for his eyes to adjust to the
dark. | He takes his work very seriously. | Sue
offered to take notes. | About 400 students took part
in the protest. | The march took place in the centre of
take after
take off
take up
7
7
7
71
71
71
phr v
phr v
phr v
/tek ft/
/tek f/
/tek p/
kommen nach
ausziehen
anfangen
talent show
10
97
n [C]
/tlnt /
Talentschau
talented
17
adj
/tlntd/
talentiert
ressembler
enlever
se mettre
concours de
talents
talentueux
talk
10
101
v [I, T]
/tk , tk/
sprechen
talk radio
10
101
n [U]
/tk redi/
Radio,
station
Radiosendung mit prdominance
Wortbeitrgen
verbale
talk show
10
101
n [C]
/tk /
Talkshow
talkative
41
adj
/tktv , tk/ gesprchig
talking point
10
101
n [C]
/tk pnt/
groes Thema
talks
10
101
n [plural]
/tks , tks/
target audience
10
97
n [C]
tax
20
taxpayer
11
parler
talk show
assomigliare a
togliersi
comminciare
London.
Jenny takes after her dad.

Would you like to take off your jacket?
Ive just taken up golf.
talent-show
The X Factor' is one of the most popular talent shows.
talentato
a talented musician
parlare
I could hear Sarah and Andrew talking in the next

room. | Joe, we need to talk. | I know what I'm
talking about because I was there when it happened.
| 'What did you say?' 'Nothing, I was just talking to
myself.' | Are you two going to talk shop all night?
Some people listen to talk radio all day.
talk show host
Gesprche
sujet de
discussion
ngociation
talk show
loquace,
comunicativo
l'argomento pi
importante
colloqui
/tt dins/
Zielpublikum
cible, public cible
destinatari
Our target audience is men aged between 18 and 35
n [U, C]
/tks/
Steuer
impt
tassa
111
n [C]
/tkspe , r/ Steuerzahler/in
contribuable
contribuente
quipe
bavard
She was so talkative that I didn't have to say a word!

His resignation was the talking point at the office.
peace talks
team
41
n [C]
/tim/
Gruppe, Team
gruppo, team
How much tax do you pay? | Taxes are not included

in the fare.
As a taxpayer, I welcome the tax cuts the
government is introducing. | It will cost the taxpayer
1.3 million.
a team of doctors
tease
12
119
v [I, T]
/tiz/
aufziehen, necken taquiner, se
prendere in giro
The other kids teased her about her hair.
technology
60
n [U, C]
/teknldi ,
n/
Technologie
tecnologia
the achievements of modern technology | computer

technology
moquer
technologie
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adolescente
a TV series aimed at teenagers | Her children are all

teenagers now.
teenager
12
117
n [C]
/tined , r/
temporary
169
adj
/temprri, pri befristet,

, preri/
vorbergehend
temporaire
a termine,
temporaneo
a temporary job
temptation
171
n [C, U]
/tempte n/
Versuchung
tentation
tentazione
I had to resist the temptation to slap him. | I finally

gave in to temptation and had a cigarette.
tend
19
neigen zu
avoir tendance ( tendere a
My car tends to overheat.
tenner
145
terrible
terrific
terrifying
terrorise
theme
theory
linking verb /tend/
Teenager
faire)
n [C]
/ten , r/
Zehner
billet de dix euros decina
Can you lend me a tenner?
79
adj
/terb l/
schrecklich
prouvant
The food at the hotel was terrible. | a terrible accident
79
adj
/trfk/
fantastisch
super, formidable fantastico
a terrific opportunity | She looked terrific.
9
8
5
4
90
128
52
38
adj
v [T]
n [C]
n [C]
furchterregend
terrorisieren
Motiv, Thema
Theorie
terrifiant
terroriser
thme, motif
thorie
terrificante
terrorizzare
motivo, tema
teoria
a terrifying film
Gangs have been terrorising the community.
Her bedroom is decorated in a Victorian theme.
Darwin's theory of evolution
thorough
41
adj
grndlich
minutieux
profondo
As a scientist, Maddon is methodical and thorough.
threaten
thrill
throw
tickle
time
1
5
1
8
7
9
48
15
78
71
v
n
v
v
n
drohen
Nervenkitzel
werfen, strzen
kitzeln
Zeit
menacer
frisson
lancer
chatouiller
temps
minacciare
brivido
lanciarsi su
solleticare
tempo
The hijackers threatened to shoot him.

the thrill of driving a fast car
She threw herself into her work.
Stop tickling me!
We took our time walking to school.
time zone
56
n [C]
Zeitzone
fuseau horaire
fuso m orario
international time zone
tiny
tired
tiring
toddler
8
2
2
79
134
134
44
adj
adj
adj
n [C]
/terfa/
/terraz/
/im/
/ri , iri/
/r , ro,
r/
/retn/
/rl/
/r , ro/
/tk l/
/tam/
/tam zn ,
zon/
/tani/
/tad , tard/
/tar , tar/
/tdl , tdlr/
winzig
mde
ermdend
Kleinkind
minuscule
fatigu
fatigant
tout-petit
piccolissimo
stanco
stancante
bambino
tiny fish | The increase was tiny.

You look tired.
a long, tiring journey
a special toddlers' play area
toil
77
v [I]
/tl/
schuften, rackern travailler dur
sfacchinare
They toiled for years to support their family.
tolerate
10
100
v [T]
/tlret , t/
dulden
tolrer
tollerare
The school will tolerate her hairstyle as long as she

wears more appropriate clothes.
toll
32
n [singular] /tl , tol/
Tribut, Zahl
nombre
tributo, cifre
The death toll has risen to 83.
top-rated
10
98
adj
/tp retd/
torment
77
v [T]
/tment , tr/
erstklassig
bewertet
qulen
touch
167
n [U]
/tt/
Kontakt
[T]
[C]
[T]
[T]
[U]
terribile
tourmenter
valutato di prima
classe
torturare
contact
contatto
de premier ordre
a top-rated TV show
He was tormented by feelings of guilt.
Are you still in touch with John? | I lost touch with
Julie after we moved.
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tournament
toxic
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French
Italian
adj
/tf/
dur
difficile, duro
It was a tough job. | The divorce was tough on the

kids. | She didn't tell us she was coming $ so if that
ruins her plans that's just tough.
n [C]
/tnmnt, t Turnier
, tr, tr/
tournoi
torneo
a tennis tournament
adj
/tksk , tk/
toxique
velenoso, tossico
toxic chemicals | toxic waste (=from industry)
suivre
ripercorrere,
seguire (le tracce The progress of each student is tracked by computer.
di)
tracteur
commerce
trattore
commercio
The farmer used his tractor to work his fields.

My first job was in the motor trade.
schwierig, hart
giftig
Example
track
16
v [T]
/trk/
tractor
trade
1
7
167
149
n [C]
n [U, C]
/trkt , r/
/tred/
rckverfolgen,
eine Spur
verfolgen,
aufzeichnen
Traktor
Handel
trader
168
n [C]
/tred , r/
Hndler
commerant
commerciante
a small trader who sells hats | To the surprise of

many Wall Street traders $ the dollar rose yesterday.
traffic
26
n [U]
/trfk/
Verkehr
circulation
traffico
There was heavy traffic on the road. | On Sundays $

there's usually less traffic on the roads.
tragic
76
adj
/trdk/
tragisch
tragique
tragico
stagiaire
apprendista,
tirocinante, chi
sta assolvendo il
Referendariat
the tragic death of their son | the tragic story of

Romeo and Juliet
trainee
95
n [C]
/treni/
Auszubildender,
Praktikant,
Referendar
trait
38
n [C]
/tre , tret/
Zug, Wesenszug
trait (de
caractre)
verwandeln
/trnsfm ,
frm/
/trm, tram
, trm/
/trv l
ed nsi/
a trainee teacher
carattere
personality traits
transformer
trasformare
With some paint and a few plants, the shabby room

was transformed into a pleasant study.
Trauma
traumatisme
trauma
the trauma of divorce
Reisebro
agence de
voyages
agenzia di viaggi
We went to the travel agency to book a holiday.
transform
57
v [T]
trauma
12
178
n [U, C]
travel agency
35
n [C]
treat
33
v [T]
/trit/
einladen
payer
trattare, fare del

bene a qu
We're treating Jill to dinner for her birthday.
84
n [C]
/tra l/
Dreieck
triangle
triangolo
Unusually, the field was in the shape of a triangle.
172
n [C]
/trab/
Stamm
tribu
trib
a tribe of Aborigines known as the Dolphin People
/trp/
stolpern,
straucheln
trbucher
incespicare
He tripped and fell.
triangle
tribe
trip
6
3
26
v [I]
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avere fiducia in,
avoir confiance
fidare
Example
truant
30
n [C]
/trunt/
Schulschwnzer
trust
10
v [T]
/trst/
trauen
truth
10
n [U]
/tru/
Wahrheit
vrit
verit
truth
50
n [U]
/tru/
Wahrheit
vrit
verit
turn out
77
phr v
/tn at , trn/
s'avrer
arrendersi
tutor
168
n [C]
/tjut , tutr/
professeur,
tuteur/tutrice
tweet
48
v [I]
/twit/
twittern
tweet
insegnante
(privato)
cinguettare,
postare
twin
38
n [C]
/twn/
Zwilling
jumeau
gemello
typical
40
adj
/tpk l/
typisch
typique
tipico
UFO
82
n [C]
/juf, ju ef UFO
OVNI
UFO
Sightings of UFOs are reported regularly.
umbrella
uncle
1
1
132
7
n [C]
n [C]
Regenschirm
Onkel
parapluie
oncle
ombrello
zio
It started to rain so I put up my umbrella.

Uncle Frank is my dad's oldest brother.
uncomfortable
16
adj
/mbrel/
/k l/
/nkmftbl,
kmft ,
kmfrt ,
kmft/
unwohl
mal l'aise
non bene
The heat made her feel uncomfortable. | She felt

uncomfortable about being photographed.
uncommunicative
41
adj
/nkmjunktv wenig mitteilsam
peu communicatif poco
My son is very uncommunicative.
underfed
17
adj
/ndfed , r/ unterernhrt
sous-aliment
denutrito
The child was so underfed you could see her bones

through her skin.
underline
91
v [T]
/ndlan , r/ unterstreichen
souligner
sottolineare
She underlined it three times.
undermine
10
102
v [T]
untergraben
branler
minare
She totally undermined his self-confidence.
underpaid
136
adj
unterbezahlt
sous-pay
sottopagato
Teachers are overworked and underpaid.

patients with unexplained symptoms
an unfortunate accident
unexplained
unfortunate
8
8
76
76
, fo, o/
sich fgen,
ausgehen
Lehrer,
Privatlehrer
, ketv/
/ndman ,
r/
/ndped ,
r/
comunicativo
adj
/nksplend/
unerklrlich
inexpliqu
inesplicabile,
inspiegabile
adj
/nftnt ,
fr/
unglcklich
malheureux
sfortunato
He was caught playing truant.

I don't trust her at all.
I'm still trying to find out the truth. | He might be
telling the truth.
He might be telling the truth. | journalists who are
economical with the truth | It was stretching the truth
a bit to say the machine can fly!
Joanna wished that things had turned out differently.
a private tutor
She tweets about everything she does.
My sister and I are identical twins (=twins with
exactly the same genes).
a typical American family | These questions are
typical of the sort you get in a job interview.
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Unfortunately, the show had to be cancelled.
unfortunately
139
adv
/nftntli ,
fr/
leider,
bedauerlicherweise
unhappy
19
adj
/nhpi/
unglcklich
malheuruex
infelice
If you're so unhappy why don't you change jobs?
unique
10
98
adj
/junik/
einzigartig
unique
unico,
straordinario
Every house we build is unique.
unite
87
v [T]
/junat/
vereinen
unir
(ri)unire
unpopular
17
adj
unbeliebt
impopulaire, peu
populaire
impopolare,
malvisto
Our goal is to unite the opposition parties and defeat

the president.
He was unpopular with many of his colleagues. | an
unpopular decision
unsociable
ungesellig
peu sociable
insocievole
He was feeling unsociable so he stayed at home.
unbesungen
unsicher
ungeprft
mconnu
incertain
non test
misonosciuto
insicuro
non testato
the unsung heroes of the revolution

If you are unsure of anything, just ask.
untested assumptions
Erziehung
ducation
educazione
He had a very strict upbringing.
/nppjl ,
ppjlr/
/nsbl ,
so/
/ns/
/n , r/
/ntestd/
16
adj
unsung
unsure
untested
2
10
64
134
102
adj
adj
adj
upbringing
38
n [singular] /pbr/
update
47
v [T]
/pdet/
auf den neuesten mettre jour

Stand bringen
aggiornare
If I get any more news about the accident, I'll update

you.
update
49
n [C]
Aktualisierung
mis jour
10
102
v [T]
aufrechterhalten
maintenir
upload
10
97
v [T]
/pld/
hochladen
mettre en ligne
upset
16
adj
/pset/
bestrzt
perdu
urgent
80
adj
dringend
urgent
24
n [U, C]
/dnt , r/
/jutpi ,
to/
aggiornamento
sostenere,
mantenere
uploadare,
caricare sul
server
costernato,
sgomento
urgente
a news update
uphold
/pdet/
/phld ,
hold/
Utopia
utopie
utopia
He describes a utopia where there is no money.
95
n [C]
/veknsi/
freie Stelle
poste vacant
posto di lavoro
vacante
64
n [U, C]
/vksin ,
vksin/
Impfstoff
vaccin
vaccino
gltig
valide
valido
information about job vacancies| Are there any

vacancies for cooks?
a polio vaccine | Doctors worried that there would not
be enough vaccine.
a valid passport | Your return ticket is valid for three
months.
de grande valeur
di valore,
prezioso
a valuable ring
objets de valeur
valore
Put your valuables in the hotel safe.
utopia
vacancy
vaccine
valid
170
adj
/vld/
valuable
26
adj
/vljubl,
jbl , vljbl/ wertvoll
84
n [plural]
valuables
/vljublz ,
jblz/
Wertsachen
The job of the police is to uphold law and order.

She uploaded the video onto YouTube.
Shes still very upset about her fathers death. | He
was upset that Helen had lied to him.
an urgent message
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/vlju/
Wert
valeur
valore
Whats the value of the house? | Did the thieves take

anything of value (=worth a lot of money)? | At only
$45 a night $ its great value for money.
value
11
111
vanish
80
v [I]
/vn/
verschwinden
disparatre
svanire
variety
20
n [U]
/vrati/
Abwechslung
varit
variet
vast
79
adj
/vst , vst/
riesig, enorm
vaste
grande, enorme
vegetarisch
vgtarien
vegetariano
11
115
n [C]
vehicle
velvet
24
80
n [C]
n [U]
/vedterin ,
ter/
/vedterin ,
ter/
/vik l/
/velvt/
venom
77
n [U]
/venm/
version
40
n [C]
victim
15
victory
60
violate
violence
violent
vegetarian
vegetarian
11
115
adj
Gift (eines Tiers)
vegetariano
More and more people are becoming vegetarians.
macchina
velluto
a stolen vehicle | Have you locked your vehicle?

velvet curtains | a velvet dress
venin
veleno
The snake kills its prey by injecting it with venom.
/vn , vrn/ Version
version
versione
a new version of an old Beatles song | I think I

preferred the television version.
n [C]
/vktm/
Opfer
victime
vittima
victims of crime | Most murder victims are under 30.
n [U, C]
/vkt ri/
victoire
v [T]
/valet/
19
n [U]
/valns/
violence
vittoria
offendere,
trascurare
violenza
Poland's victory over France in the World Cup.
33
adj
/valnt/
Sieg
verletzen,
missachten
Gewalt
gewaltsam,
Gewalt-
violent
violento
124
adj
/varl , varl/ viral, sich schnell

verbreitend
viral
virale
the video went viral only days after it was posted on

YouTube.
Virus
virus
virus
the common cold virus
optisch, visuell
visuel
visuale
Vulkan
volcan
vulcano
The film has a strong visual impact.

The island has several active volcanoes. | volcanic
rocks
Freiwillige/r
bnvole
volontario
The helplines are manned by volunteers.
Stimme (Wahl)
schwren
verrckt,
schrullig, bld
vote
jurer
voto
giurare
matto, bizzarro,
scemo
The bill was passed by 319 votes to 316.

I vowed that I would never drink again.
Kellner
serveur
viral
visual
37
volcano
11
108
n [C]
volunteer
41
n [C]
vote
vow
7
3
69
32
n [C]
v [T]
/vars ,
vars/
/vul/
/vlken ,
vlkeno/
/vlnt ,
vlntr/
/vt , vot/
/va/
wacky
88
adj
/wki/
waiter
27
n [C]
/wet , r/
virus
Fahrzeug, Auto
Samt
vgtarien /
vgtarienne
vhicule
velours
78
n [C]
adj
Vegetarier/in
When I looked again, hed vanished. | The bird had

vanished from sight.
I wanted a job with plenty of variety.
vast areas of rainforest | Refugees crossed the border
in vast numbers.
a vegetarian option | More and more people are
becoming vegetarian.
enfreindre
dingue
cameriere
Their human rights have been violated.

There's too much violence on TV these days.
an increase in violent crime | Arthur was a violent and
dangerous man.
wacky sense of humour

The waiter came to the table and we ordered our
food.
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/wlt , w/
Portemonnaie,
portefeuille, porte- portafoglio
Italian
Example
I've only got about 10 in my wallet.
n [U, C]
/w , wr/
Krieg
guerre
guerra
v [T]
/wn , wrn/
prvenir
avvertire
avviso,
avvertimento
He fought in the Vietnam War.

We tried to warn her, but she wouldn't listen. | We
warned them to be careful. | He warned her against
such a risky investment. | I warned them not to tell
anyone what had happened.
They have issued a warning about severe storms this
evening.
wallet
149
war
10
99
warn
10
101
warning
30
n [U, C]
/wn , wrn/ Warnung
alarme
wave
66
v [T]
/wev/
brandir
agitare, brandire He started shouting and waving his gun around.
Anne waved at us and we waved back.| The policeman waved
us through.
wave
69
v [I, T]
/wev/
Brieftasche
warnen
winken
winken
monnaie
faire un signe de
la main
/wks/
mit Wachs
enthaaren
piler la cire
fare la ceretta
I've had my legs waxed.
Reichtum
argent, richesse
ricchezza
She enjoyed sharing her wealth with her friends.
fortun
ricco
an extremely wealthy family
site internet
website, sito web For more information, visit our website.
mariage
bizarre
matrimonio
strano
Wohlbefinden
bien-tre
benessere
Weile, Zeitlang
quelque temps
wax
141
v [T]
wealth
68
n [singular, /wel/
U]
wealthy
134
adj
/weli/
website
46
n [C]
/websat/
wedding
weird
7
9
70
88
n [C]
adj
/wed/
/wd , wrd/
reich,
wohlhabend
Internetprsenz,
Webseite
Hochzeit
seltsam
well-being
18
n [U]
/wel bi/
while
35
n [singular] /wal/
white lie
50
n [C]
/wat la/
widow
wife
4
3
43
33
n [C]
n [C]
/wd/
/waf/
harmlose Lge,
Notlge
Witwe
Ehefrau
wild
66
adj
/wald/
wild
153
/wald/
/wl/
/wmp/
wilderness
86
n [singular, /wldns ,
U]
dr/
willing
93
adj
wimp
90
n [C]
They wanted a quiet wedding without any fuss.

I had a really weird dream.
We are responsible for the care and well-being of all
our patients.
veuve
femme
un bel po' (di

tempo)
piccola bugia,
bugia ufficiosa
vedova
moglie
wild
furieux
turbolento
The audience went wild (=they became very excited).
Wildnis
nature
luogo selvaggio
animals in the wild
Wildnis
tendue sauvage
selvaggio
the Alaskan wilderness
bereit, bereitwillig prt
pronto
I'm willing to help. | willing helpers
Feigling,
Schwchling
vigliacco, codardo Don't be such a wimp!
pieux mensonge
mauviette
He'll be gone for a while.

There's nothing wrong with the occasional little white
lie.
a 45-year-old widow
Joe introduced his wife to his boss.
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Part of
Unit Page speech
French
Italian
/wn/
gewinnen
gagner
vincere
Example
It's possible that Clark might win. | Who do you think

will win the election? | Argentina won the final. | He
won an award for bravery.
An icy wind was blowing. | The trees were swaying in
the wind.
win
59
wind
11
109
n [U, C]
/wnd/
Wind
vent
vento
wish
11
107
v [T]
/w/
wnschen, sich
wnschen
souhaiter
desiderare,
augurare,
auspicare
wishful thinking
11
107
n [U]
/wf l k/
Wunschdenken
voeu pieux
desiderio
within
58
adv, prep
/wn , wn/
innerhalb von
dans
all'interno, dentro Payment must be made within 28 days. | We live
witness
154
n [C]
/wtns/
Zeuge
tmoin
testimone
Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.
wonder
11
108
v [T]
/wnd , r/
sich fragen
se demander
domandarsi
I wonder where she lives these days. | I wonder what

hell do next.
wonderful
79
adj
/wndfl ,
dr/
wundervoll
merveilleux
meraviglioso
wonderful news | We had a wonderful time.
word
72
n [singular, /wd , wrd/

U]
Wort
mot
palabra
Word of mouth is one of the best ways of getting

business.
worry
14
v [I]
/wri , wri/
sich Sorgen
machen
s'inquiter
preoccuparsi
wound
82
n [C]
/wund/
Wunde
blessure
ferita
write
59
v [I, T]
/rat/
schreiben
crire
scrivere
wrong
26
adj
/r , r/
verkehrt
faux
sbagliato
sbagliato, errato,
non corretto
Your calculations must be wrong. | You were

completely wrong about her she's lovely! | You look
sad. What's wrong?. | It's the wrong time of year to
go skiing. | There's something wrong with the car.
falso
You spelt my name wrong you've got the i and the

e the wrong way round: it's N-E-I-L. | Everything's
gone wrong this week.
wrong
91
adj
/r/
nicht in Ordnung, faux, mauvais,

nicht korrekt
injuste
wrong
91
adv
/r/
falsch
incorrectement
I wish you hadn't invited him.

I think she likes me but it may just be wishful
thinking.
within four miles of each other.
Parents always worry about their children. | Don't

worry. Daddy's here.
gunshot wounds | It took a long time for his wounds
to heal.
She started writing when she was twelve years old. |
He wrote two books.
Your calculations must be wrong. | The letter was
delivered to the wrong address.
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There has been no word from Helen since her

Fhigkeit, Knnen talent, capacit

a young girl with great musical ability| A manager

Grandad's been getting rather absent-minded lately.

Are you absolutely sure? | This is absolutely delicious!

students' academic achievements

government officials' abuse of power | drug/alcohol

Zugang haben zu accs

software for accessing the Internet

Depression may be accompanied by fear in some

According to our records he hasnt paid his bill.

a bank account | an email account

You cannot be responsible for other people's actions.

She's 80 but still very active.

Our car has been adapted to take unleaded fuel.

Jenny was talking to an acquaintance.

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A guest speaker then addressed the audience.

The medicine was administered in regular doses.

Im full of admiration for the people who built this.

The chairman of the company admitted that mistakes

Tim absolutely adores his older brother.

scientific advances | a major medical advance

a career in advertising | advertising executive

I agree with Karen. Its much too expensive.

Let's go outside and get some fresh air.

Ed's having an affair with his boss's wife.

the group's alleged connections with organised crime

As soon as we suspected it was a bomb, we alerted

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Smoking is not allowed in the library.

linking word /l , lo/

Although the car is old, it still runs well.

sorprendentemen Amazingly nobody was hurt. | an amazingly generous

Her ambition is to climb Mount Everest. | a young

After the crash she suffered from periods of amnesia.

The man looked a little amused.

the announcement of the election results

rgern, auf die

Jane wouldn't stop complaining and it was beginning

Are you annoyed with me just because Im a bit late?

rgerlich, strend nervant

an annoying habit of interrupting

the annual conference

The person concerned wishes to remain anonymous.

She was finding it hard to cope with her son's

Im quite anxious about my exams.

Sit anywhere you like. | Did you go anywhere last

Our wedding anniversary is May 3.

He apologised for being late. | Apologise to your

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children living in appalling conditions

the unexplained death of an apparently healthy baby

Annette was always very concerned about her

an application for a grant

Rob's applied for a job in Canada.

She has an appointment with a client at 10.30.

Aunt Kate really appreciated the card you sent.

He was one of 30 applicants for the manager's job.