Das Buch English Result - Mittelstufe - Einheit 1 - 1D

a failure to correctly understand a question, remark, or instruction, often leading to confusion or conflict between people

Missverständnis, Mißverständnis

a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language

Kognat, Verwandtes Wort

a word in a foreign language that looks or sounds similar to a word in one's own language but has a different meaning

falscher Freund, falscher Kognat

used to emphasize a fact or the truth of a situation

tatsächlich, eigentlich

a fruit that is round and has thin yellow, red, or green skin

Apfel

a device or piece of equipment for taking photographs, making movies or television programs

Kamera

a way that enables someone to get out of a room, building, or a vehicle of large capacity

Ausgang, Abgang

above average in amount or size

groß

a long written story that usually involves imaginary characters and places

Roman

our mother or our father

Elternteil

(plural) an organization that catches thieves, killers, etc. and makes sure everyone follows rules

Polizei

the habit or act of breathing the smoke of a cigarette, pipe, etc. in and out

Rauchen, Rauchgewohnheit

a car that has a driver whom we pay to take us to different places

Taxi

a sport in which two or four players use rackets to hit a small ball backward and forward over a net

Tennis