Das Buch English File - Mittelstufe - Lektion 8B

to express your annoyance, unhappiness, or dissatisfaction about something

sich beschweren

to think about something carefully before making a decision or forming an opinion

dachdenken

the act of carefully thinking about something over a period of time

Überlegung, Berücksichtigung

to bring and give a letter, package, etc. to a specific person or place

liefern, ausliefern

the act or process of taking goods, letters, etc. to whomever they have been sent

Lieferung

to show clearly that something is true or exists by providing proof or evidence

demonstrieren, zeigen

the act of displaying or expressing something such as an emotion or opinion

Demonstration, Darstellung

to make something clear and easy to understand by giving more information about it

erklären

information or details that are given to make something clear or easier to understand

Erklärung, Darlegung

to be unsuccessful in accomplishing something

scheitern, misslingen

an instance of not doing something, particularly something that is expected of one

Misserfolg, Scheitern

to make a person or thing better

verbessern

the action or process of making something better

Verbesserung

to be deprived of or stop having someone or something

verlieren, einbüßen

unable to be located or recovered and is no longer in its expected place

verloren, verschollen

to do something successfully, particularly something difficult

schaffen

the process or act of organizing or managing a group of people or an organization

Management

to give someone money in exchange for goods or services

bezahlen

an amount of money that is paid for something

Zahlung

to answer a question in spoken or written form

antworten, reagieren

a reply to something in either spoken or written form

Antwort, Reaktion

to give something to someone in exchange for money

verkaufen

to give someone food or drink

servieren

the work done by a person, organization, company, etc. for the benefit of others

Dienstleistung, Service

to reach or achieve what one desired or tried for

erfolgreich sein, gelingen

the fact of reaching what one tried for or desired

Erfolg, Siegeszug

to feel the desire to do something

verführen, anregen

the wish to do or have something, especially something improper or foolish

Versuchung

to deal with or behave toward someone or something in a particular way

behandeln, umgehen mit

an action that is done to relieve pain or cure a disease, wound, etc.

Behandlung, Pflege

the worth of something in money

Wert

the act of buying goods from stores

Einkaufen

an object, usually made of wicker or plastic, with a handle for carrying or keeping things

Korbe, Warenkorb

a vehicle that runs on electricity, moving on a rail in streets of a town or city to carry passengers

Straßenbahn, Trolley

a plastic card, usually given to us by a bank, that we use to pay for goods and services

Kreditkarte

a small plastic card we use to pay for what we buy with the money taken directly from our bank account

Debitkarte

a written or printed document that shows the payment for a set of goods or services has been made

Quittung

an amount of money that is paid back because of returning goods to a store or one is not satisfied with the goods or services

Rückerstattung

the act of reducing the usual price of something

Preisnachlass

an item bought at a much lower price than usual

Schnäppchen

one of a series of stores that are all owned by the same company or person

Handelskette

a large store, divided into several parts, each selling different types of goods

Kaufhaus

a place in which collections of books and sometimes newspapers, movies, music, etc. are kept for people to read or borrow

Bibliothek

a shop that sells books and usually stationery

Buchhandlung, Buchladen

to place or wear something on the body, including clothes, accessories, etc.

(sich) anziehen

a piece of clothing usually worn by men on the upper half of the body, typically with a collar and sleeves, and with buttons down the front

Hemd

to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits and how it looks

anprobieren

to be of the right size or shape for someone

passen

(of clothes, a color, hairstyle, etc.) to look good on someone

stehen, gut stehen

something, particularly money, given to one to make up for the loss, pain, or damage that one suffered

Entschädigung, Kompensation

a statement that conveys one's dissatisfaction

Beschwerde, Reklamation

an amount of money that is paid for something

Zahlung

to finally accomplish a desired goal after dealing with many difficulties

erreichen

the action or process of reaching a particular thing

Errungenschaft, Leistung

to hold the same opinion as another person about something

übereinstimmen

a promise, an arrangement, or a contract between two or more people

Vereinbarung

to hold or give a different opinion about something

widersprechen, nicht übereinstimmen

an argument or a situation in which people have different opinions about something

Meinungsverschiedenheit

to speak to someone often angrily because one disagrees with them

argumentieren

a discussion, typically a serious one, between two or more people with different views

Streit

to physically connect or fasten something to another thing

befestigen

a part or accessory that does a particular task when it is connected to something

Aufsatz, Zubehör

to decide what we want to have or what is best for us from a group of options

wählen

an act of deciding to choose between two things or more

Wahl, Option

to give something, particularly money, to make up for the difficulty, pain, damage, etc. that someone has suffered

entschädigen, kompensieren