Focus on Modern Business 3 Unit 5: Entertainment and the media

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Unit 5: Entertainment and the media

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to shape [ʃeɪp] formen
murder mystery [ˈmɜːdə mɪstərɪ] Krimi, Kriminalroman/-film

circular (letter) [ˈsɜːkjələ] Rundbrief Please send out the circular as soon
as possible. Our clients need to be
informed about our new service.

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to entertain sb [ˌentəˈteɪn] jdn unterhalten We hired a magician to entertain the
children at Tom’s birthday party.
lifelike [ˈlaɪflaɪk] lebensecht, lebensnah, The painting was very lifelike. It really
naturgetreu looked real.

cassette [kəˈset] (Musik-)Kassette

craft [krɑːft] Handwerk, Können, Kunst He’s a great magician. He’s a real
master of his craft.
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magic [ˈmædʒɪk] Zauberei, Magie It’s an amazing book, it’s about

wizards, witches and magic.
illusion [ɪˈluːʒn] Illusion, Täuschung, Zauber-
talented [ˈtæləntɪd] begabt, talentiert He’s a very talented actor. He’s really
good at acting.
to murder [ˈmɜːdə] ermorden Last week a woman was shot in Hyde
Park, but it’s still unclear who
murdered her.

to exercise [ˈeksəsaɪz] sich Bewegung verschaffen, I can’t afford to go to a gym so I

trainieren started exercising at home.

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paper-thin [ˌpeɪpə ˈθɪn] hauchdünn
video-in-print [ˌvɪdiəʊ ɪn ˈprɪnt] Video im Druck / in der
Zeitschrift

culinary [ˈkʌlɪnəri] kulinarisch, Koch- Jamie Oliver is a great cook. His

culinary skills are amazing.
to time [taɪm] zeitlich abstimmen
intermediate [ˌɪntəˈmiːdiət] mittlere/r/s (Niveau)

to observe [əbˈzɜːv] beobachten, beachten I observed him stealing the money. I

swear I saw him take it.
to adore [əˈdɔː] anbeten, (abgöttisch) lieben Lucy adores Johnny Depp. He’s her
favourite actor.
to be of help (to sb) [əv ˈhelp] jdm helfen, für jdn hilfreich A pocket dictionary may be of help to
sein you when you travel to Italy.

privacy [ˈprɪvəsi] Privatsphäre, Diskretion Please leave us alone now, we need

some privacy.

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cover [ˈkʌvə] Umschlag, Titelseite They decided not to feature

underweight models on their
magazine cover any longer.

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to rise (against) [raɪz] sich erheben (gegen)

derangement [dɪˈreɪndʒmənt] Durcheinander, Unordnung,

Geistesgestörtheit
picture-perfect [ˌpɪktʃə ˈpɜːfɪkt] bilderbuchmäßig
bottled rage [ˌbɒtld ˈreɪdʒ] aufgestaute Wut

to package [ˈpækɪdʒ] (ver)packen

to synthetize [ˈsɪnθɪsaɪz] synthetisieren
petty [ˈpeti] klein(geistig), belanglos

fortune [ˈfɔːtʃuːn] Vermögen

confined (to) [kənˈfaɪnd] beengt, begrenzt, beschränkt
(auf)
pull-out [ˈpʊl aʊt] ausziehbar, Falt-
California [ˌkæləˈfɔːniə] Kalifornien
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to topple [ˈtɒpl] (um)kippen, (ein)stürzen

Come one, come all! [kʌm ˌwʌn kʌm ˈɔːl] Kommt alle (her)!
guarantee [ˌɡærənˈtiː] Garantie There’s no guarantee of success. You
might fail.
spotlight [ˈspɒtlaɪt] Rampenlicht,
Scheinwerfer(licht)
to bask [bɑːsk] sich sonnen, sich aalen
ten foot stage [ˌten fʊt ˈsteɪdʒ] zehn Fuß breite Bühne (1
Fuß = ca. 30 cm)
pouty lips pl [ˌpaʊti ˈlɪps] Schmolllippen, Schmollmund
jaded [ˈdʒeɪdɪd] abgestumpft, ausgepowert,
verbraucht/verlebt

to prove [pruːv] beweisen She proved to her parents that she

could be a successful actor.
to care (about sth) [keə] sich (um etw) kümmern, (etw) He’s not interested in other people, he
wichtig nehmen only cares about himself.
plight [plaɪt] Notlage, Misere, misslicher
Zustand

to make sth right [ˌmeɪk ˈraɪt] etw wieder in Ordnung That was a terrible mistake! You need
bringen to make this right.
on cue [ɒn ˈkjuː] aufs Stichwort, wie gerufen
to scream bloody murder inf [skriːm ˌblʌdi ˈmɜːdə] Zeter und Mordio schreien

to dig [dɪɡ] graben He used a spade to dig a hole in the

sand.

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murder [ˈmɜːdə] Mord

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mystery [ˈmɪstri] Rätsel, Geheimnis,
Detektivgeschichte

at sb’s disposal [dɪˈspəʊzl] zu jds Verfügung You will have a car and driver at your
disposal to quickly get from one place
ot another.

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to be terrified (of) [ˈterɪfaɪd əv] schreckliche Angst haben Terry is afraid of spiders. In fact, she’s
(vor) absolutely terrified of them.
to settle in [ˈsetl ɪn] sich eingewöhnen, sich We’ve settled in quickly here. It wasn’t
zurechtfinden difficult to get used to the new
neighbourhood.
would-be [ˈwʊd biː] künftige(r,s), angehende(r,s)
detective [dɪˈtektɪv] DetektivIn
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housemaid [ˈhaʊsmeɪd] Dienstmädchen If I had more money, I’d hire a

housemaid to keep my house clean.
to not have the first idea [nɒt ðə ˌfɜːst aɪˈdɪə] keinen blassen Schimmer
haben
to dress up [ˌdres ˈʌp] sich verkleiden Tom dressed up as a ghost for
Halloween.
period [ˈpɪəriəd] historisch, im Zeitstil
costume [ˈkɒstjuːm] Kostüm The actors were wearing authentic
Victorian costumes.
to unfold [ʌnˈfəʊld] eröffnen, sich entwickeln, sich As the story unfolded, we learned
abspielen (z.B. Geschichte) more and more about the
protagonist’s life.
murderer [ˈmɜːdərə] MörderIn

clue [kluː] Hinweis, Anhaltspunkt We evaluated all the clues to find out
who the culprit was.
no end of (questions) [nəʊ ˈend əv] unheimlich viele (Fragen)

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gardener [ˈɡɑːdnə] GärtnerIn

harmless [ˈhɑːmləs] harmlos, ungefährlich It’s quite a harmless sport. It’s not
dangerous.
envelope [ˈenvələʊp] (Brief-)Umschlag I put my letter in an envelope and
posted it.
in the twinkling of an eye [ˌtwɪŋklɪŋ əv ən ˈaɪ] von einem Augenblick zum She was in a really good mood, but in
anderen, im Nu the twinkling of an eye she started
crying.
petite [pəˈtiːt] zierlich

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visibly [ˈvɪzəbli] (offen)sichtlich, merklich,

sichtlich (Adv.)
banquet [ˈbæŋkwɪt] Bankett, Festessen

scream [skriːm] Schrei

to ring out [ˌrɪŋ ˈaʊt] ertönen, zu hören sein
motionless [ˈməʊʃnləs] regungslos

to take a dramatic turn [ˌteɪk ə drəˌmætɪk ˈtɜːn] eine dramatische

Wende/Wendung nehmen
crook (of the arm) [krʊk] (Arm-/Ellen-)Beuge
deceptive [dɪˈseptɪv] trügerisch, irreführend

prick [prɪk] Einstich, (Nadel-)Stich

syringe [sɪˈrɪndʒ] (Injektions-)Spritze
curtain-raiser [ˈkɜːtn reɪzə] Auftakt, Vorspiel

manslaughter [ˈmænslɔːtə] Totschlag

culprit [ˈkʌlprɪt] TäterIn, Schuldige/r, They can’t prove who the culprit was.
ÜbeltäterIn They don’t know who did it.
première [ˈpremieə] Premiere, Uraufführung He’s very nervous about the première
tonight. It’s the first public
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(up) to the hilt [hɪlt] voll und ganz, bis an die The restaurant’s booked to the hilt.
Grenzen des Möglichen They’re busy the whole day.
restless [ˈrestləs] unruhig He’s very restless. He can never sit
still in one place.
imitator [ˈɪmɪteɪtə] NachahmerIn
profitable [ˈprɒfɪtəbl] Gewinn bringend, profitabel, It’s not a very profitable business.
einträglich They don’t make a lot of money.
skeleton [ˈskelɪtn] Skelett, Gliederung, Gerüst
(z.B. Text)
unplumbed [ʌnˈplʌmd] unergründlich, dunkel,
mysteriös

in mourning (for) [ˈmɔːnɪŋ] in Trauer (um) She’s still in mourning for her late
husband. He only died a month ago.
opening [ˈəʊpnɪŋ] (Er-)Öffnung They celebrated the opening of his art
exhibition with a big party.
will [wɪl] Testament, (letzter) Wille In his will, Mr Miller left everything to
his second wife but nothing to his
children.

reunion [ˌriːˈjuːniən] Treffen, Wiedersehen We have not seen each other for a
very long time so we decided to
organise a reunion.
resolute [ˈrezəluːt] resolut, energisch She’s very resolute and never
changes her opinion.
shortly [ˈʃɔːtli] in Kürze, kurz, bald He’ll be here shortly. He’ll get here
soon.
choleric [ˈkɒlərɪk] cholerisch
inspector [ɪnˈspektə] PolizeiinspektorIn,
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dopey [ˈdəʊpi] trottelig, blöd

sergeant [ˈsɑːdʒənt] PolizeihauptmeisterIn

operations centre [ˌɒpəˈreɪʃnz sentə] Einsatzzentrale

to display [dɪˈspleɪ] zeigen, ausstellen, My paintings are currently being
präsentieren displayed in an art gallery downtown.
toxicological [ˌtɒksɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl] toxikologisch

inextricable [ˌɪnɪkˈstrɪkəbl] un(auf)lösbar, unentwirrbar,

untrennbar
to knot [nɒt] (ver)knoten, sich verknoten
tangle [ˈtæŋɡl] Gewirr, Durcheinander

cross reference (to) [ˌkrɒs ˈrefərəns] Querverweis (auf)

trail [treɪl] Route, Pfad, Fährte
to divide sth up (into) [dɪˌvaɪd ˈʌp] etw (auf)teilen (in) The students were divided up into
teams so that they could work in
smaller groups.

sober [ˈsəʊbə] nüchtern, solide, sachlich I’d recommend wearing something

more sober for the job interview.
suspect [ˈsʌspekt] Verdächtige/r He’s a suspect. They think he did it
but they can’t prove it yet.
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murderous [ˈmɜːdərəs] blutrünstig, mörderisch

riddle [ˈrɪdl] Rätsel I’m really bad at solving riddles.
These questions are just impossible
for me to answer.
climax [ˈklaɪmæks] Höhepunkt His political career reached a climax
when he was elected President of the
United States.
fancy-dress ball [ˌfænsi ˈdres bɔːl] Kostümball

to break [breɪk] bekannt werden (Nachricht)

bloodbath [ˈblʌdbɑːθ] Blutbad
at the (very) latest [ˌæt ðə ˈleɪtɪst] (aller)spätestens We need to leave by 9 o’clock at the
latest. Otherwise we’ll miss our flight.

deathly [ˈdeθli] toten-, Toten-

silence [ˈsaɪləns] Stille, Ruhe, Schweigen There was total silence in the room.
No-one said a word.
countdown [ˈkaʊntdaʊn] Countdown, Herunterzählen

precise [prɪˈsaɪs] genau, präzise The train will arrive at precisely 9.14
and not a minute later.
conclusive [kənˈkluːsɪv] eindeutig, schlüssig
seemingly [ˈsiːmɪŋli] scheinbar

hopeless [ˈhəʊpləs] miserabel, unfähig As far as acting goes, she’s a

hopeless case. She’s just not
talented.
in painstaking detail [ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋ] bis ins kleinste Detail
the scales fall from sb’s eyes [skeɪlz] es fällt jdm wie Schuppen aus
den Augen
to abridge [əˈbrɪdʒ] kürzen (Text)

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news item, item of news [ˈnjuːz aɪtəm, ˌaɪtəm əv ˈnjuːz] Nachricht, (Nachrichten-)
Meldung
enumerator [ɪˈnjuːməreɪtə] Zähler, Wörter/Phrase zur
Angabe von Reihenfolge

as a (general) rule [əz ə ˈruːl] in der Regel, im Allgemeinen, As a general rule, I don’t go out on
grundsätzlich gilt workdays.
contrast (to/with) [ˈkɒntrɑːst] Gegensatz (zu) In contrast to last week, I feel much
better now.
for all that [fər ˈɔːl ðæt] dennoch, trotzdem, trotz
alledem

nevertheless [ˌnevəðəˈles] nichtsdestotrotz, trotzdem, I’ve got a lot of work to do.

dennoch Nevertheless, I’ll go to the cinema
with you.
on the one hand [ɒn ðə ˈwʌn hænd] einerseits On the one hand, I’m really happy for
her, but on the other hand, I’m a bit
jealous too.
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regular customer [ˌreɡjələ ˈkʌstəmə] Stammkunde/-in, He’s a regular customer. He always
Bestandskunde shops at our store.
participation (in) [pɑːˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn] Teilnahme, Beteiligung (an)
inquiry [ɪnˈkwaɪəri] Abfrage, Nachfrage I made an inquiry to the travel
agency. I needed to get some more
information about the offer.

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use [juːs] Gebrauch, Verwendung The price includes breakfast and
dinner as well as free use of our
indoor swimming pool.

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heated [ˈhiːtɪd] hitzig, erregt
to meet (a condition) [miːt] (eine Bedingung) erfüllen The company did not meet the safety
conditions asked for and is now sued
by an employee.

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to glitter [ˈɡlɪtə] glänzen

to get hold of sth [ˌɡet ˈhəʊld əv] sich etw beschaffen, etw
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to perform [pəˈfɔːm] auftreten, eine Vorstellung She performed really well in the play.
geben All the theatre critics praised her
acting skills.
to balance [ˈbæləns] aufwiegen, abwägen, ins
Gleichgewicht bringen

in comparison [ɪn kəmˈpærɪsn] im Vergleich (dazu) I prefer shopping in smaller stores.

The service is much more personal in
comparison to large chain stores.
in conclusion [ɪn kənˈkluːʒn] als Schlussfolgerung, zum In conclusion, the results of my
Schluss research suggest that we need to
take action as soon as possible.
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