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121 embarrassment
em·bar·rass·ment [ɪmʼbærəsmənt, Am emʼber-] nshe blushed with \embarrassment sie wurde rot vor Verlegenheit;to be an \embarrassment [to sb] [jdm] peinlich sein;you were a real \embarrassment to me this evening! ich habe mich heute Abend deinetwegen echt geschämt!;he is an \embarrassment to his family er blamiert seine Familie;to cause sb \embarrassment jdn verlegen machen;to cause \embarrassment to sb jdn in Verlegenheit bringen -
122 experience
ex·peri·ence [ɪkʼspɪəriən(t)s, ek-, Am -ʼspɪr-] n\experience of life Lebenserfahrung f;driving \experience Fahrpraxis f;professional \experience Berufserfahrung f;to learn by \experience durch Erfahrung lernen;the best way to learn is by \experience aus Erfahrung wird man klug;from my own \experience aus eigener Erfahrung;to know sth from \experience etw aus Erfahrung wissen;enjoy the real coffee \experience erleben Sie den wahren Kaffeegenuss!;that can be a painful \experience das kann ganz schön wehtun;\experience of pain Schmerzempfinden nt;to have an \experience eine Erfahrung machenPHRASES:to put sth down to \experience etw als Erfahrung abbuchen [o betrachten] vtto \experience sth1) ( undergo) etw erleben;to \experience difficulties auf Schwierigkeiten stoßento \experience a loss einen Verlust erleiden -
123 flight
to take \flight auffliegen;in \flight im Fluga \flight of five hours ein fünfstündiger Flugwe were booked on the same \flight wir hatten den selben Flug gebucht;long-distance \flight Langstreckenflug m;space \flight Weltraumflug m;to call a \flight einen Flug aufrufen4) + sing/ pl vb ( group) of birds Schwarm m, Schar f ( geh) of migrating birds [Vogel]zug m; of aircraft [Flieger]staffel f; of insects Schwarm m;a \flight of geese eine Gänseschar;a \flight of swallows ein Schwalbenschwarm m;she's in the top \flight of actresses sie gehört mit zu den Spitzenschauspielerinnen5) ( series)a \flight [of stairs] eine [geradläufige] Treppe;we live three \flights up wir wohnen drei Treppen hoch;a \flight of hurdles eine Hürdenreihe;a \flight of fancy ein geistiger Höhenflug;( imaginative idea) ein kühner Gedanke, eine tolle Idee ( fam) ( crazy idea) eine Schnapsidee (a. hum) ( fam)Flucht f;to be in full \flight mitten auf der Flucht sein;to put sb to \flight jdn in die Flucht schlagen;to take [to] \flight (dated) die Flucht ergreifen -
124 fumigation
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125 gay marriage
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126 generalization
gen·er·ali·za·tion [ˌʤenərəlaɪʼzeɪʃən, Am -lɪʼ-] nto make a sweeping \generalization ( esp pej) voreilige Schlüsse ziehen -
127 genuflection
genu·flec·tion [ˌʤenjʊʼflekʃən] nshe bent her knees in \genuflection sie kniete nieder -
128 heckling
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instance — [ ɛ̃stɑ̃s ] n. f. • v. 1240 « application, soin »; lat. instantia 1 ♦ Sollicitation pressante. Vx au sing., sauf dans Demander avec instance. ⇒ insistance. « mon camarade me fit de telles instances » (Balzac). Mod. Céder aux instances de qqn. ⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
instance — INSTANCE. s. f. Poursuite, sollicitation pressante. Grande instance. faire instance, de grandes instances, de vives instances, des instances pressantes auprés de quelqu un, envers quelqu un. je l ay fait à son instance. je l en ay sollicité avec… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
instance — n Instance, case, illustration, example, sample, specimen mean a concrete thing which has or manifests the qualities, characters, or nature of a type, a class, or a group. Instance applies to an individual person or thing brought forth in support … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Instance — In stance, n. [F. instance, L. instantia, fr. instans. See {Instant}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion. [1913 Webster] Undertook at her instance to restore… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
instance — [in′stəns] n. [ME instaunce < OFr instance < L instantia, a standing upon or near, being present < instans: see INSTANT] 1. Archaic an urgent plea; persistent solicitation 2. an example; case; illustration 3. a step in proceeding;… … English World dictionary
instance — in·stance / in stəns/ n [French, from Late Latin instantia, from Latin, the fact of being present or impending, vehemence in speech, urgency, from instant instans insistent, pressing, from present participle of instare to be pressing, stand upon] … Law dictionary
instance — ► NOUN 1) an example or single occurrence of something. 2) a particular case. ► VERB ▪ cite as an example. ● for instance Cf. ↑for instance ● in the first (or second etc.) … English terms dictionary
instance — (n.) mid 14c., urgency, from O.Fr. instance eagerness, anxiety, solicitation (13c.), from L. instantia presence, effort intention; earnestness, urgency, lit. a standing near, from instans (see INSTANT (Cf. instant)). In Scholastic logic, a fact… … Etymology dictionary
Instance — In stance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instancing}.] To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact. H. Spenser. [1913 Webster] I shall not instance an abstruse author. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Instance — In stance, v. i. To give an example. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] This story doth not only instance in kingdoms, but in families too. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
instance — [n] case, situation case history, case in point, detail, example, exemplification, exponent, ground, illustration, item, occasion, occurrence, particular, precedent, proof, reason, representative, sample, sampling, specimen, time; concepts… … New thesaurus