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121 weedy
adjective2) (scrawny) spillerig (ugs.); schmächtig* * *[ˈwi:di]1. (full of weeds) unkrautbewachsen\weedy plot schwache Handlung* * *['wiːdɪ]adj (+er)* * *weedy1 [ˈwiːdı] adj (adv weedily)1. voll Unkraut, verunkrautet2. a) Unkraut…b) unkrautartig3. umga) schwächlich, ( auch charakter)schwachb) schlaksig4. klapp(e)rig (Gaul)weedy2 [ˈwiːdı] adj in Trauer(kleidung)* * *adjective2) (scrawny) spillerig (ugs.); schmächtig* * *adj.unkrautartig adj.verunkrautet adj. -
122 wishy-washy
adjectivelabberig (ugs.); (fig.) lasch* * *[ˈwɪʃiˌwɒʃi, AM -ˌwɑ:ʃi]* * *['wISI"wɒʃɪ]adjcoffee, soup labberig, wässrig; person, character saft- und kraftlos, farblos, lasch; colour verwaschen; argument schwach (inf); report, story ungenau, wachsweich, wischiwaschi (inf)* * *adjectivelabberig (ugs.); (fig.) lasch -
123 emotional
1) ( involving emotion) emotional, emotionell; decision gefühlsmäßig; speech gefühlsbetont; voice gefühlvoll;he doesn't want \emotional involvement with anyone er will sich auf niemanden gefühlsmäßig einlassen;\emotional charge emotionale Angespanntheit;\emotional experience erregende Erfahrung;to have an \emotional impact on sb jdn emotional berühren;\emotional reception herzlicher Empfang;to make an \emotional appeal to sb an jds Gefühle appellieren;to suffer an \emotional collapse einen Nervenzusammenbruch erleiden\emotional blackmail psychologische Erpressung;to use \emotional blackmail against sb jdn psychisch unter Druck setzen;\emotional person leicht erregbare Person -
124 part
[pɑ:t, Am pɑ:rt] nthe film was good in \parts der Film war phasenweise ganz gut;body \part Körperteil m;\part of the family Familienmitglied nt;constituent \part Bestandteil m;the easy/hard \part das Einfache/Schwierige [an einer Sache];\part of growing up is... es gehört zum Erwachsenwerden...;in \part teilweise, zum Teil;in large \part zum großen Teil;for the most \part zum größten Teilspare \parts Ersatzteile ntplmix one \part of the medicine with three \parts water mischen Sie die Medizin mit Wasser im Verhältnis eins zu drei5) anat\parts of the body Körperteile mpl;private \parts Geschlechtsteile ntplto play the \part of the king die Rolle des Königs spielen;large \part wichtige Rolle, Hauptrolle f;small \part kleine Rolle, Nebenrolle fPHRASES:to become \part of the furniture selbstverständlich werden;to be \part and parcel of sth untrennbar mit etw dat verbunden sein;to take sb's \part sich akk auf jds Seite stellen;it was a mistake on Julia's \part es war Julias Fehler;for my \part was mich betrifft, ich für meinen Teil advinv teils, teilweise;she is \part African sie hat afrikanisches Blut in sich;\part... \part... teils... teils... vito \part on good/ bad terms im Guten/Bösen auseinandergehen1) ( separate)to \part sb/ sth jdn/etw [voneinander] trennen2) ( with hair)to \part hair einen Scheitel ziehen, Haar scheitelnPHRASES:to \part company sich akk trennen -
125 principal
attr, inv1) ( most important) Haupt-, hauptsächlich;\principal character film, theat Hauptdarsteller(in) m(f); lit zentrale Figur [o Gestalt], Hauptfigur f;\principal export Hauptexportartikel m;\principal ingredient Hauptbestandteil m;\principal reason Hauptgrund m;one of the \principal towns eine der bedeutendsten [o wichtigsten] Städte1) (Am, Aus) ( head person) in a school Direktor(in) m(f), Schulleiter(in) m(f); in a company Vorgesetzte(r) f(m), Chef(in) m(f); in a play Hauptdarsteller(in) m(f); in an orchestra Solist(in) m(f); ( duellist) Duellant(in) m(f); ( person responsible for crime) Hauptschuldige(r) f(m) -
126 questionable
1) ( uncertain) fraglich, zweifelhaft, ungewiss;a \questionable assumption/ decision eine zweifelhafte Behauptung/Entscheidung;a \questionable future eine ungewisse Zukunft;it is \questionable how reliable those statements are es ist fraglich, wie glaubwürdig diese Aussagen sind2) ( not respectable) fragwürdig, zweifelhaft, bedenklich;to do \questionable business bedenkliche Geschäfte machen;a person of \questionable character/ reputation eine Person von zweifelhaftem Charakter/Ansehen;in a \questionable company in zweifelhafter Gesellschaft;to live in a \questionable neighbourhood in einer anrüchigen Gegend wohnen;a \questionable offer/ profit ein fragwürdiges Angebot/fragwürdiger Gewinn;to pursue \questionable plans bedenkliche Pläne verfolgen;\questionable traditions fragwürdige Traditionen fpl;some of his jokes were in \questionable taste manche seiner Witze waren von etwas zweideutiger Natur -
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128 undesirable
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