-
41 appetizing
adjective* * ** * *ap·pe·tiz·ing[ˈæpɪtaɪzɪŋ, AM -pə-]an \appetizing prospect/thought eine verlockende Aussicht/ein verlockender Gedanke* * *['pItaIzɪŋ]adjappetitlich (also fig); food also appetitanregend, lecker; smell lecker; description verlockend* * *appetizing adj (adv appetizingly)1. a) appetitanregendb) appetitlich, lecker (beide auch fig)2. fig reizvoll, zum Anbeißen umg* * *adjective* * *adj.appetitanregend adj.appetitlich adj. -
42 forbidding
adjectivefurchteinflößend [Aussehen, Stimme]; unwirtlich [Landschaft]; (fig.) düster [Aussicht]* * *adjective (rather frightening: a forbidding appearance.) abstoßend* * *for·bid·ding[fəˈbɪdɪŋ, AM fɚˈ-]adj abschreckend* * *[fə'bIdɪŋ]adjperson, expression Furcht einflößend; place, terrain unwirtlich; building, rocks, cliffs bedrohlich; task (= uninviting) wenig einladend; (= overwhelming) überwältigend; prospect düsterthe room was cold and forbidding — das Zimmer war kalt und unfreundlich
* * *forbidding adj (adv forbiddingly) fig1. abstoßend, abschreckend, widerwärtig2. gefährlich, bedrohlich* * *adjectivefurchteinflößend [Aussehen, Stimme]; unwirtlich [Landschaft]; (fig.) düster [Aussicht]* * *adj.abstoßend adj.verbietend adj. -
43 frightening
adjective* * *adjective schreckerregend* * *fright·en·ing[ˈfraɪtənɪŋ]adj Furcht erregend, beängstigend* * *['fraItnɪŋ]adj1) (= alarming) experience, incident furchterregend; situation, sight, prospect, feeling, thought, story erschreckendit was a frightening situation — die Situation war zum Fürchten
2) (= scary) beängstigendlife was more frightening when I was small — als ich noch klein war, hat das Leben mir mehr Angst gemacht
it is frightening to think what could happen — es ist beängstigend, wenn man denkt, was alles passieren könnte
* * *frightening adj (adv frighteningly) erschreckend, schreckenerregend:frightening dream Angsttraum m* * *adjective* * *adj.einjagend adj.schreckerregend adj. -
44 tantalizing
adjectivea tantalizing puzzle — ein Rätsel, das einen nicht loslässt
* * *adjective tantalizing smells in the kitchen.) aufreizend* * *tan·ta·liz·ing[ˈtæntəlaɪzɪŋ, AM -t̬əl-]1. (painful) quälend, peinigend\tantalizing thought quälender Gedanke2. (enticing) verlockendher charm was \tantalizing man konnte sich ihrem Charme nicht entziehen\tantalizing fragrance verlockender [o unwiderstehlicher] Duft\tantalizing offer/prospect verlockendes Angebot/verlockende Aussicht\tantalizing smile verführerisches Lächeln* * *['tntəlaIzɪŋ]adjsmell, promise verlockend, verführerisch; behaviour, glimpse also aufreizendhe spoke with tantalizing slowness — er sprach aufreizend langsam
* * *tantalizing adj (adv tantalizingly)1. quälend2. verlockend, unwiderstehlich* * *adjectivea tantalizing puzzle — ein Rätsel, das einen nicht loslässt
* * *adj.peinigend adj.quälend adj. -
45 candidate
can·di·date [ʼkændɪdət] nthere are three \candidates standing in the election drei Kandidaten stehen zur Wahl;( likely prospect) Anwärter(in) m(f)4) ( possible choice) [möglicher] Kandidat;this department is a likely \candidate for staff cuts diese Abteilung steht wohl auf der Liste für Personaleinsparungen
См. также в других словарях:
The Prospect Studios — (also known as ABC Television Center [West] ) is a lot containing several television studios located at 4151 Prospect Avenue in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, at the corner of Prospect and Talmadge Avenues (named in honor of silent… … Wikipedia
The Prospect Before Us — Infobox Album | Name = The Prospect Before Us Type = Album Artist = The Albion Band Released = 1976 Recorded = Sound Techniques and Olympic Genre = Folk Length = Label = EMI Harvest Producer = Ashley Hutchings and Simon Nicol Reviews = Last album … Wikipedia
Prospect theory — is a theory that describes decisions between alternatives that involve risk, i.e. alternatives with uncertain outcomes, where the probabilities are known. The model is descriptive: it tries to model real life choices, rather than optimal… … Wikipedia
Prospect — may refer to: * Prospect (architecture magazine), a Scottish architecture magazine * Prospect High School, a public high school in the California Union High School District in California * Prospect House, the former President s residence and… … Wikipedia
Prospect Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) — Prospect Hill Cemetery is an historic German American cemetery in Washington D.C. It was founded in 1858 and is located at 2201 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC 20002. Today it is an historic landmark as well as remaining an active… … Wikipedia
Prospect research — Prospect research, also known as development research or fundraising research, is a process in fundraising wherein a researcher identifies and provides relevant information about potential donors to an organization. Prospect researchers are… … Wikipedia
Prospect, Oregon — Prospect is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. It is located along Oregon Route 62 on the Rogue River, in the Rogue River National Forest. History Prospect began as a logging town, with its first sawmill… … Wikipedia
Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn — Prospect Lefferts Gardens is the name given to a neighborhood in Flatbush in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The area is bounded by Empire Boulevard (formerly Malbone Street) to the north, Clarkson Avenue to the south, New York Avenue to… … Wikipedia
Prospect Park School District — The Prospect Park School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre kindergarten through eighth grade from Prospect Park, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. For grades 9 12, public school students attend … Wikipedia
Prospect Avenue — can refer to a number of streets with the same name.United Kingdom*Prospect Avenue is a road in Farnborough, Hampshire.United States*In Hartford, Prospect Avenue also known as Governor s Row houses the Connecticut Executive Residence and runs… … Wikipedia
Prospect — Pros pect, n. [L. prospectus, fr. prospicere, prospectum, to look forward; pro before, forward + specere, spicere, look, to see: cf. OF. prospect. See {Spy}, v., and cf. {Prospectus}.] 1. That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English