Vocabulary Cards
16752 cards available.
C2 noun
americanism
Amerikanismus
Meaning
A word, phrase, or practice characteristic of American English or culture.
Example
The term 'sidewalk' is an Americanism, while 'pavement' is used in British English.
C1 adjective
Amiable
freundlich und angenehm; von gutem Charakter; nett
Meaning
friendly and pleasant; good-natured; kind
Example
My neighbor is very amiable and always greets everyone warmly.
C1 adverb
Amiably
freundlich, auf freundliche Weise
Meaning
in a friendly and pleasant manner
Example
They discussed the issue amiably without any arguments.
C1 adjective
amicable
freundlich
Meaning
Having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor.
Example
They reached an amicable agreement.
C1 adverb
Amicably
freundlich
Meaning
in a friendly way without anger or resentment
Example
The divorce was settled amicably between both parties.
B2 preposition
amid
mitten in
Meaning
in the middle of or surrounded by something
Example
The team stayed calm amid the chaos.
C1 adjective/adverb
amiss
falsch
Meaning
Not quite right; inappropriate or out of place.
Example
Something seems amiss with the car's engine.
C2 noun
amity
Freundschaft
Meaning
A friendly relationship between people or countries.
Example
The treaty helped maintain amity between the neighboring nations.
C1 noun
amnesia
Amnesie
Meaning
A partial or total loss of memory, usually caused by injury, illness, or psychological trauma.
Example
After the accident, she suffered from amnesia and could not remember her own name.
C1 noun
amnesty
Amnestie
Meaning
An official pardon granted to people who have been convicted of political offenses.
Example
The government announced an amnesty for all political prisoners.
C2 adverb
amok
unbeherrscht
Meaning
Behaving uncontrollably and disruptively.
Example
The angry mob ran amok after the verdict was announced.
A2 preposition
among
unter
Meaning
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
Example
He was sitting among his friends.
C1 adjective
amoral
amoral
Meaning
Lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with rightness or wrongness of something.
Example
The character in the novel was portrayed as completely amoral.
C2 adverb
amorally
amoral
Meaning
In a way that shows no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong.
Example
He acted amorally, ignoring the consequences of his actions.
C1 adjective
amorous
amoros
Meaning
Showing, feeling, or relating to romantic love or desire.
Example
He sent her an amorous letter filled with declarations of love.
C2 adjective
amorphous
amorph
Meaning
Lacking a clear shape or form; without a defined structure.
Example
The plan remained amorphous and lacked concrete details.
C2 noun
amortization
Amortisierung
Meaning
The process of paying off debt with regular payments over time.
Example
The amortization schedule showed a 10-year repayment plan.
C2 verb
amortize
amortisieren
Meaning
To gradually reduce or pay off a debt with regular payments.
Example
They plan to amortize the mortgage over 20 years.
A2 noun/verb
amount
Betrag
Meaning
a quantity of something, typically the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent
Example
The total amount of money is not enough.
C2 noun
amour
geheime Liebe
Meaning
A secret or illicit love affair.
Example
The novel tells the story of a forbidden amour between two characters.
C1 noun
ampere
Ampère
Meaning
A unit of electric current in the International System of Units (SI), symbolized as A.
Example
The current flowing through the wire is measured in amperes.
C2 noun
ampersand
Und-Zeichen
Meaning
The symbol '&' used to represent the word 'and'.
Example
Use an ampersand instead of writing the word 'and' in the company name.
B2 noun
amphibian
Amphibien
Meaning
A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that can live both on land and in water.
Example
A frog is a common amphibian that lives both in water and on land.
C1 adjective
Amphibious
amphibisch
Meaning
able to live both on land and in water; suitable for both land and water operations
Example
The amphibious vehicle can travel on both land and water.