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Sprache und Sprachabsichten: Negative Wertung
from Langenscheidt's vocab
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Language - German
05/04/2010
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kompliziert, -er, am -esten
 Definition
complicated
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die Kritik, -, -en
 Definition
criticism
Term
kritisch
 Definition
critical
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der Mangel, -s, Mängel
 Definition
defect, fault, absence/dearth
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Das Kleid war billiger, weil es einige kleine Mängel hatte.
 Definition
The dress was marked down because it had a number of small defects.
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merkwürdig
 Definition
strange, odd, curious
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Er sieht ein bisschen merkwürdig aus.
 Definition
He looks a bit strange.
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der Nachteil, -s, -e
 Definition
disadvantage
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das Problem, -s, -e
 Definition
problem
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Er hat persönliche Probleme.
 Definition
He has personal problems.
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schade
 Definition
too bad, it's a pity
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Es ist schade, dass du keine Zeit hast.
 Definition
It's a shame that you don't have time.
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schlecht, -er, am -esten
 Definition
bad
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Ich habe ein schlechtes Gedächtnis.
 Definition
I have a bad memory.
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schlimm
 Definition
bad, serious
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unmöglich
 Definition
impossible
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der Unsinn, -s, kein pl.
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nonsense
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Red doch nicht so einen Unsinn!
 Definition
Don't talk such nonsense!
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vergeblich
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in vain
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furchtbar
 Definition
awful, terrible
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gering
 Definition
minimal, limited, poor
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Meine Englischkenntnisse ist gering.
 Definition
My knowledge of English is minimal.
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langweilig
 Definition
boring
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mangeln, mangelte, hat gemangelt
 Definition
lack, be lacking, be missing, be short on
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Für diese Aufgabe mangelt es ihm an Erfahrung.
 Definition
For this work, he lacks experience.
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peinlich
 Definition
embarrassing
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schrecklich
 Definition
terrible
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schreckliche gerne
 Definition
I'd love to
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schreckliche teuer
 Definition
terribly expensive
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furchtbar nett
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terribly nice
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furchtbar teuer
 Definition
terribly expensive
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scheußlich teuer
 Definition
dreadfully expensive (only with negative adjectives)
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ungeheuer groß
 Definition
enormously large (only with negative connotation)
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ungeheuer
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monstrous(ly)
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scheußlich
 Definition
atrocious(ly)
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irrsinnig
 Definition
mad (crazy)
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wahnsinnig
 Definition
mad (crazy)
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irsinnig hässlich
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terribly ugly
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wahnsinnig schön
 Definition
terribly beautiful
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sagenhaft
 Definition
fabulous, unbelievable
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sagenhaft schön
 Definition
unbelievably beautiful
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seltsam
 Definition
unusual, strange, odd
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unnütz, -er, am -esten
 Definition
useless
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Mach dir keine unnützen Sorgen.
 Definition
You don't need to worry so much.
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vergebens
 Definition
in vain, useless