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121 appreciative
adjective1)be appreciative of something/somebody — (aware of) fähig sein, etwas/jemanden [richtig] einzuschätzen
she is very appreciative of music — sie hat viel Sinn für Musik
* * *[-ʃətiv]* * *ap·pre·cia·tive[əˈpri:ʃiətɪv, AM -ət̬ɪv]1. (grateful)\appreciative audience dankbares Publikum▪ to be \appreciative of sth etw zu schätzen wissen* * *[ə'priːʃIətɪv]adjanerkennend; audience dankbar; (= prepared to accept) bereitwillig; (= grateful) dankbarto be appreciative of sth — etw zu schätzen wissen; (of music, art etc) Sinn für etw haben
* * *appreciative [əˈpriːʃjətıv; US -ʃə-] adj (adv appreciatively), appreciatory [-ʃjətərı; US -ʃəˌtəʊriː; -ˌtɔː-] adj (adv appreciatorily) anerkennend, würdigend, achtungsvoll, verständnisvoll, empfänglich:* * *adjective1)be appreciative of something/somebody — (aware of) fähig sein, etwas/jemanden [richtig] einzuschätzen
2) (grateful) dankbar (of für); (approving) anerkennend* * *adj.anerkennend adj. -
122 apprehensive
adjectivebe apprehensive that... — befürchten, dass...
* * *[-siv]* * *ap·pre·hen·sive[ˌæprɪˈhen(t)sɪv]* * *["prI'hensɪv]adjängstlichto be apprehensive that... — fürchten, dass...
he was apprehensive about the future — er schaute mit ängstlicher Sorge or verzagt in die Zukunft
to be apprehensive for sb/about sb's safety — sich (dat) Sorgen um jdn/jds Sicherheit machen
* * *apprehensive [ˌæprıˈhensıv] adj (adv apprehensively)1. leicht begreifend, schnell auffassend2. empfindlich, empfindsambe apprehensive sich Sorgen machen;be apprehensive of dangers sich vor Gefahren fürchten* * *adjectivebe apprehensive that... — befürchten, dass...
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123 approachable
adjective2) (accessible) zugänglich; erreichbar* * *1) (friendly.) zugänglich2) (that can be reached: The village is not approachable by road.) zugänglich* * *ap·proach·able[əˈprəʊtʃəbl̩, AM -ˈproʊ-]\approachable building betretbares Gebäude* * *[ə'prəʊtʃəbl]adj1) person umgänglich, leicht zugänglichhe's not approachable today — er ist heute nicht ansprechbar
2) place zugänglichit's approachable from above — man kommt von oben (heran)
3) text, idea verständlich* * *approachable adj1. zugänglich2. figa) umgänglichb) zuvorkommend* * *adjective1) (friendly) umgänglich; (receptive) empfänglich2) (accessible) zugänglich; erreichbar* * *adj.zugänglich adj. -
124 apt
adjective1) (suitable) passend [Ausdruck, Geschenk]; angemessen [Reaktion]; treffend [Zitat, Bemerkung]2) (tending)be apt to do something — dazu neigen, etwas zu tun
* * *[æpt]2) (suitable: an apt remark.) treffend•- academic.ru/84223/aptly">aptly- aptness* * *[ˌeɪpi:ˈti:]* * *abbr Hochgeschwindigkeitszug m* * *apt [æpt] adj (adv aptly)1. passend, geeignet2. treffend:he is apt to believe it er wird es wahrscheinlich glauben;apt to be overlooked leicht zu übersehen;apt to rust rostanfällig4. (at)be apt at doing sth Geschick darin haben, etwas zu tunb) begabt (für)* * *adjective1) (suitable) passend [Ausdruck, Geschenk]; angemessen [Reaktion]; treffend [Zitat, Bemerkung]2) (tending)be apt to do something — dazu neigen, etwas zu tun
* * *adj.begabt adj.geeignet adj.passend adj. -
125 aquatic
adjectiveaquatisch; Wasser-aquatic plant/bird — Wasserpflanze, die/-vogel, der
* * *[ə'kwætik](living, growing, or taking place in water: aquatic plants/sports.) Wasser...* * *aquat·ic[əˈkwætɪk, AM -t̬-]1. (water-related) aquatisch\aquatic animal Wassertier nt\aquatic plant Wasserpflanze f2. (played in/on water) sports Wasser-II. n2. SPORT▪ \aquatics Wassersportarten pl* * *[ə'kwtɪk]adjWasser-; plants, animals, organisms etc also im Wasser lebend, aquatisch (spec)* * *aquatic [əˈkwætık]A adj (adv aquatically) aquatisch, Wasser…:aquatic sports → B 2B s1. BIOL Wassertier n oder -pflanze f2. pl Wassersport m* * *adjectiveaquatisch; Wasser-aquatic plant/bird — Wasserpflanze, die/-vogel, der
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126 arable
adjectivearable land — kultivierbares Land; (cultivated) Ackerland, das
* * *['ærəbl](on which crops are grown: arable land.) bebaubar* * *ar·able\arable land is at a premium here Ackerland steht hier hoch im Kurs\arable area landwirtschaftliche Nutzfläche* * *['rəbl]adjAcker-arable land — bebaubares Land; (in use) Ackerland nt
* * *arable [ˈærəbl]A adj pflügbar, urbar, anbaufähig:arable crops landwirtschaftliche Nutzpflanzen;arable land → BB s Ackerland n, -boden m* * *adjectivearable land — kultivierbares Land; (cultivated) Ackerland, das
* * *adj.anbaufähig adj.kulturfähig adj. -
127 arbitrary
adjective1) (random) willkürlich; arbiträr; (capricious) launenhaft; launisch [Idee]2) (unrestrained) rücksichtslos [Vorgehen, Bestrafung, Wesen, Haltung]* * *(not decided by rules or laws but by a person's own opinion: He made a rather arbitrary decision to close the local cinema without consulting other people.) willkürlich- academic.ru/84232/arbitrarily">arbitrarily* * *ar·bi·trary[ˈɑ:bɪtrəri, AM ˈɑ:rbətreri]\arbitrary decision spontane Entscheidung\arbitrary ruler despotischer Herrscher/despotische Herrscherin* * *['AːbItrərɪ]adjwillkürlich, arbiträr (geh)* * *1. willkürlich:arbitrary constant willkürliche Konstante;my choice was just arbitrary ich traf meine Wahl aufs Geratewohlb) eigenmächtig:arbitrary action eigenmächtige Handlung, Willkürakt mc) despotisch, tyrannisch (Herrscher etc)2. a) launenhaftb) unvernünftig* * *adjective1) (random) willkürlich; arbiträr; (capricious) launenhaft; launisch [Idee]2) (unrestrained) rücksichtslos [Vorgehen, Bestrafung, Wesen, Haltung]* * *adj.beliebig adj.eigenmächtig adj.eigenwillig adj.launenhaft adj.tyrannisch adj.willkürlich adj. -
128 archaeological
adjective* * *[-'lo-]adjective archaeological research/remains.) archäologisch* * *ar·chaeo·logi·cal, AM ar·cheo·logi·cal[ˌɑ:kiəˈlɒʤɪkəl, AM ˌɑ:rkiəˈlɑ:-]adj archäologisch\archaeological dig [Aus]grabungsort m\archaeological find archäologische Fundstätte\archaeological site Ausgrabungsstätte f* * *(US) ["AːkIə'lɒdZIkəl]adjarchäologisch* * *archaeol. abk2. archaeologyarchaeologic [ˌɑː(r)kıəˈlɒdʒık; US -ˈlɑ-] adj, archaeological [-kl] adj (adv archaeologically) archäologisch* * *adjective* * *adj.archäologisch adj.
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