Poppycock

Poppycock

NOTE: Insecure – unsicher

 

NOTE: Business English etc.

can be found below the translation exercises.

 

Translate the Text: Übersetzen:

Susann, Faten, Rico, Heike, Simone and Frank.

um acht Uhr.

am Wochenende.

im Dezember.

Der Film ist langweilig.

Pass = Passport.

Ist der Film interessant oder langweilig?

Das Restaurant  schließt in einer Stunde.

Ich muss eine Stunde Schlafen.

Wie viele Stunden arbeitest du pro Woche?

Müsst ihr gehen oder könnt ihr bleiben?

Das Konzert ist sehr kurz nur fünfzehn Minuten.

Der Film beginnt um Viertel nach Neun.

Er trifft seine Freunde in einer Stunde.

Meine Frau spielt zwei Stunden Videospiele.

Das Spiel dauert für eine Stunde.

Ihr müsst die Band hören, die Musik ist cool.

Das Spiel ist wirklich kurz.

Die Getränke sind nicht für Kinder.

Ist deine Familie auch groß und laut?

Die Geschäfte sind am Feiertag geschlossen.

Meine Familie feiert heute meinen Geburtstag.

Heute ist ein Feiertag, sind die Geschäfte geöffnet?

Könnt ihr die Getränke kaufen?

Warum sind die Geschäfte heute geschlossen?

Das Wetter ist zu heiß, wir brauchen Getränke.

Meine Familie und ich feiern den Feiertag im Park.

Kannst du kommen oder must du Hausaufgaben machen?

Habt ihr heute viele Hausaufgaben?

Mein Vater grillt heute im Park.

Die Geschäfte sind am Feiertag geschlossen.

Chic = Stylish.

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Business English Word of the Week:

Geschäftsenglisch Wort der Woche:

“Organize”

The verb to organise means to arrange something in an orderly way (such as reports or products) or to plan for a certain function (such as business meetings or events).

Sample Sentence:

“Our sales and marketing team will organise the upcoming Annual Sales Convention in London.”

 

Law English Word of the Week:

Gesetz Englisches Wort der Woche:

“Clause”

In business law, the noun clause refers to a statement or term in the contract.

Sample Sentence:

“Our legal team has raised some queries regarding a couple of clauses in our contract.”

NOTE: Quiries = Abfragen

 

Vocabulary for Contracts:

Wortschatz für Verträge:

“Guarantee“

The verb to guarantee means to make an assurance, usually in written form, of the quality of your product or service. The noun guarantee refers to the assurance itself. If the guarantee also involves a physical document, that document is often referred to as a ‘warranty‘.

Sample Sentence:

“Do not be overly concerned, our products come with a full guarantee against any major defects.”

 

Vocabulary for Negotiations:

Wortschatz für Verhandlungen:

“Consensus”

The noun consensus refers to an idea or opinion that’s been agreed on by everyone.

Sample Sentence:

“After a two-hour meeting, the negotiators still couldn’t come to a general consensus, so they’ll be meeting again next month.”

 

 

Word of the day: Wort des Tages:

“Larder” = Speisekammer (a Lada is a Russian-made car and the pronunciation is the same). The other word that we often use in English is ‘Pantry‘.

Sample Sentences:

“We keep almost all of our food and drink downstairs in our larder.”

“When I was a child in our old house, we had a walk-in Pantry, but you could only walk in one step.”

  

Phrase of the day: Satz des Tages:

To have “Lost the plot” means someone who has “lost the plot” has become either angry, irrational or is acting ridiculously.

Sample Sentence:

“When my mother saw the mess that I had made of my bedroom, she lost the plot.”

Dictators, whether it be Napoleon, Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot /(the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia), Idi Amin, Mao Zedong, Saddam Hussein, etc. etc. or Putin today, have lost the plot. There is a mental state where these dictators “lose the plot”, meaning reality, normal behaviour, being sensible, rational, wise etc. etc. goes ‘out of the window’ and they become megalomaniacs!

 

Idiom of the day: Redewendung des Tages:

“A bolt from the blue” or “A bolt out of the blue” means a complete surprise, like a bolt of lightning from a clear blue sky.

This has the feel of a Shakespearean or Biblical expression, but, as a phrase in English, it isn’t as old as it sounds. There are several forms of it: ‘out of the blue‘, ‘a bolt out of the blue‘, etc. The earliest citation is Thomas Carlyle, in The French Revolution, 1837: “A bolt out of the blue” is the same expression in German.

Sample Sentence:

“Arrestment, sudden really as a bolt out of the Blue, has hit strange victims.”

NOTE: USA = “It came out of left field,” an expression from American Baseball.

 

British English (B.E.) / American English (A.E.) Vocabulary:

Britisches Englisch / Amerikanisches Englisch Wortschatz:

British English (B.E.) = to put through

American English (A.E.) = to connect

Sample Sentences:

The operator/receptionist says, “Hold on a moment, please, and I’ll put you through to his extension number.” (B.E.)

The operator/receptionist says, “Hold the line, I’m connecting you to the extension number now.” (A.E.)

 

Special Grammar tip of the week:

Spezieller Grammatik-Tipp der Woche:

THIS, THAT, THESE and THOSE

THIS and THAT are used to talk about singular things, e.g. this computer, that printer.

As a GENERAL rule, use THIS to refer to something that is either IN YOUR HAND or quite close by or to your body.

As a GENERAL rule, use THAT to refer to something that is further away from or to your body – over there somewhere.

As a GENERAL rule, use THESE to refer to plural things that are either IN YOUR HAND or quite close by or to your body.

e.g. These contracts, on the table in front of me, refer to our next major project in Poland, don’t they, Tina? (“or” :D)

As a GENERAL rule, use THOSE to refer to plural things that are further away from your body – over there somewhere.

e.g. Those contracts, in that filing cabinet, refer to our next major project in Poland, don’t they, Tina? (“or” :D)

 

Pronunciation tip: Aussprachetipp:

“Send toast to ten tense stout saints’ ten tall tents.”

Try and say this sentence ten times quickly without a mistake.

Versuchen Sie, diesen Satz zehnmal schnell und fehlerfrei zu sagen.

 

False Friends Tip of the Week:

Falsche Freunde Tipp der Woche:

German          brav

Translation   good, well-behaved, honest

False Friend (F.F.)  brave

Meaning of F.F.      mutig

 

 

Wit, Wit, Wit Business examples:

Witz, Witz, Witz Geschäftsbeispiele:

“’King-sized’ seems to be modelled on Edward the Eighth, who stood five foot two inches in his socks.”

Quote by Russel Ash.

 

Slang word of the day: Slangwort des Tages:

“All right?“

This is commonly used as a greeting that doesn’t always need a response. This “All right” is NOT like “Wie geht es dir?” It is more like a “Hello” or even just a recognition of knowing the person. The person spoken to can answer with “All right?” or to nod their head and perhaps smile. Instead of ignoring them, you are recognising that you have seen them.

Sample Sentence:

“All right, mate?”

 

Colloquial / Colloquialisms:

Umgangssprache / Umgangssprache:

 Sample Sentences:

“The court quickly dismissed the Prime Minister’s official explanation as complete and utter poppycock; Brexit would work.”

“The Prime Minister dismissed the opposition’s allegations as poppycock; there was no ‘Party-Gate’.“

NOTE: allegations = Vorwürfe / die Behauptung.

 

Cockney rhyming slang: Cockney Reimender Slang:

“Army and Navy” means ‘gravy‘.

 Sample Sentence

“As gravy was plentiful at mealtimes in both services.”

 

Quote of the week: Zitat der Woche:

“If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.“

W. C. Fields.

 

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