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GERMAN WORD LIST UPPER INTERMEDIATE

Unit 10  Risky business

WORDS AND PHRASES
Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
adrenaline Adrenalinschub noun /əˈdrenəlɪn ˌbuːst/ a burst of a powerful Some people enjoy
boost chemical running the adrenaline boost
through your body of activities like
that gives you a lot bungee jumping.
of energy
at risk gefährdet phrase /æt ˈrɪsk/ in a situation where Older people and
bad things can easily young children are
happen to you most at risk from
the disease.
be exposed to etwas ausgesetzt phrase /bi ɪkˈspəʊzd tə/ to not be protected Many people are
sein from something frightened of being
exposed to risk.
coil Spule noun /kɔɪl/ a piece of curved wire We heated the water
that produces heat or by putting a saucepan
light when electricity on an electric coil.
passes through it
conduct leiten verb /kənˈdʌkt/ if something conducts Metal conducts heat
heat or electricity, very well.
heat or electricity can
move through it
cope with fertig werden mit phrasal verb /ˈkəʊp wɪð/ to deal successfully Mountaineers can
with a difficult cope with difficult
situation or job conditions.
dare to wagen phrasal verb /deə(r) ˌtu/ to have enough I’m surprised she
courage or confidence dared to argue with
to try to do something the boss.
dangerous or difficult
endurance Durchhalte­ noun /ɪnˈdjʊərəns/ the ability to continue Blaine is an
vermögen [uncountable] doing something endurance artist
unpleasant or difficult who has done lots of
for a long time dangerous stunts.
failure Versagen/ noun /ˈfeɪljə(r)/ a lack of success in If you worry too much
Fehlschlag [uncountable] doing something about the possibility
of failure, you’ll never
do anything.
freedom Freiheit noun /ˈfriːdəm/ the right or ability to Children nowadays
[uncountable] do what you want, go don’t have as much
where you want, etc freedom to play
outside as we used to.
heartbeat Herzschlag noun /ˈhɑː(r)tˌbiːt/ the movement or Your heartbeat will
sound of your heart increase when you’re
as it pumps blood under stress.
around your body
high-risk risikoreich adjective /ˌhaɪˈrɪsk/ involving a lot of Skydiving is a high-risk
danger activity.

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
pillar Säule noun /ˈpɪlə(r)/ a tall, strong post that Several large stone
supports a building pillars supported
or that someone can the roof.
stand on
play it safe auf Nummer sicher phrase /ˌpleɪ ɪt ˈseɪf/ to avoid taking risks I like new experiences
gehen and get bored of
playing it safe all
the time.
reward Belohnung noun /rɪˈwɔː(r)d/ something good that You won’t get rewards
happens because without taking risks.
of something you
have done
risk Risiko noun /rɪsk/ the possibility that He took a risk when he
something unpleasant ran across the freeway.
or dangerous
might happen
risk your life sein Leben phrase /rɪsk jə(r) ˈlaɪf/ to do something very Rescuers sometimes
riskieren dangerous, especially risk their lives to help
something that could other people.
injure or kill you
risk-taker Risikoträger/ noun /rɪsk ˈteɪkə(r)/ someone who takes Be careful when
Draufgänger risks to achieve a you work with John
benefit because he’s a real
risk-taker.
risky riskant adjective /ˈrɪski/ involving the Playing sports is only
possibility of danger, risky if you don’t
harm or failure take the proper
precautions.
run the risk das Risiko phrase /rʌn ðə rɪsk/ to be in a situation in Kids who enter Deep
eingehen which something bad Mouth cave run the
could happen risk of getting injured.
safety Sicherheit noun /ˈseɪfti/ a situation in which Do we worry too much
[uncountable] you are protected about safety issues
from danger or harm nowadays?
security Sicherheit/Schutz noun /sɪˈkjʊərəti/ a feeling of Most people need the
[uncountable] confidence and safety, security of a partner or
or a situation in which family to feel happy.
you can feel confident
and safe
stress Stress noun /stres/ a worried or nervous The fast pace of
[uncountable] feeling that stops everyday life means
you relaxing that many of us suffer
from stress.
stunt Stunt noun /stʌnt/ something dangerous Blaine is a magician
that is done to who has done lots of
entertain people, dangerous stunts.
often as part of a
show or a movie
succeed in gelingen/ phrasal verb /ˈsəkˈsiːd ɪn/ to achieve something Amy succeeded in
erfolgreich sein that you planned to moving the rocks
do or attempted to do enough to escape.
take a chance/ ein Risiko/Risiken phrase /ˌteɪk ə to do something even We try to encourage
chances eingehen ˈtʃɑːns/ˈtʃɑːnsəz/ though it involves risk our kids not to be
afraid of taking
chances.

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