she'll be Apples! everything will be okay

Arse over tit or tip fall over

get your Arse into gear someone is asking you to get moving

Arse about face something is back to front

Ankle biter young child

Ant's pants height of fashion OR high opinion of themselves

Aussie some one from Australia a Australian

Ay ? didn't catch what someone has said, or pardon me

this Arvo this afternoon

Aggro some who is aggravated, upset about something

Apricots a man's testicles(reproductive glands)

Ace excellent

Alf stupid person

Amber fluid beer

Apple eaters someone who lives in the state of Tasmania (apple growing state)

Arvo afternoon

Awning over the toy shop male beer belly

Agots man's testicles

Aerial ping pong Aussie rules football

your Acres male testicles

All the go something is right with it, popular

that place is a Arm pit it stinks, it terrible

B

Barbie or B.B.Q barbecue cooking outdoors

Bananas someone going crazy with anger

Basket case someone on the edge of mental collapse

Better half your wife or husband

Bloke Australian male

true Blue something that is real Australian

having a Blue having a fight or argument

that's Bang on it's hit the target right in the middle, OR it's right, or correct

give it a Bash you will try something you are not sure of

you're Battler you work hard to earn a living

mow the Brigalo suckers shave the beard

Blowing your dough spending all your money

you"re a Bow wow you are really ugly

what is this? Bush week? you tell someone something is not true

Bull dust a lie

Breakky first meal of the day

you little Beauty, that's Beaut excited approval, something has gone really well

Big note yourself to say you are better or more important than you are

Bottoms up drinking the whole glass of something all at once (usually beer)

your old Bag, the old Bag a term for a woman, usually the wife, the mother inlaw, or such

Buckley's chance no chance at all(Buckleys &nunn)

off to the Bog to leave an offering off to the toilet to leave a deposit

Banged up pregnant

Beak your nose

give someone a Bell ring them on the phone

Blimey you are surprised by something

you little Bottler delight, something as gone the way you want

ya bloods worth Bottling! someone has done something good for you, you make this statement

go for a Bo-peep a sly look at something

Bunghole your mouth

Bum your arse end(bottom) or someone down on their luck and living on the street

give it a "Butchers" you will look into it (rhymes with butcher's hook)

C

Chippie carpenter

Chook a chicken, rooster or hen

it's Chock a block or Chocker's full to the point you can fill no more or crowded to over flowing

Chinnwag having a good chat

someone Carked it they've died

somethings Cactus It's died

Can it tell someone to stop it or shut up

you Choof off You go now

Cheerio saying goodbye

something is a Cock up its gone all wrong

Cock and bull something it a lie (cock and bull story)

Codswallop cods-swal-lop a lot nonsense or a lie

Cockroachsomeone who lives in the state of new south wales, don,t ask why

Creamed someone or term as beaten someone else or term by a huge margen

go and have a Cuppa have cup of tea or coffee

give someone a bit of Curry give someone a hard time of it

off to the Crapper you off to the tiolet

that's a load of old Crap (load of old shit) a lie

Cripes !! I,ve stepped in something you in extreme discomfort

stop the Crap! stop what you are doing or saying its not right

you will be waiting till the Cows come home you be waiting all day

Clod hoppers your feet

I'll go and have a Captain Cook you'll go and have a look at something

Chew the fat have a good talk together

put on your Cossie put on your clothing

Cockie farmer

a Cockie cockroach

ga day Cobber welcome close freind

got no Coin got no money

Chunder vomit

get them to Come across try to get someone over to your way of thinking

Cakehole your mouth

Clanger someone tell a real big lie OR a shock

Cri-key ! surprise at something

Cunning as a shithouse rat someone is very cunning and under handed

Corroboree aboriginal festival dance

Cruddy something of low quality

Curly nickname for a bald person

Camp oven Large cast iron pot with a lid, for cooking on a open fire

Clobber Clothes

Chuck throw something OR vomit

Compo Compenation (Worker's Compenation)

D

going to the Dunny off to the toilet

Dinki-di something good from a Australia OR originating from downunder

going to your Dig is going to your home the place you live

you are a Dingo you are cunning bad person

you are a Dobber the person has told someone else what you've been up to

you are Drover's dog you no good, you a useless, you are of no importance

up the Duff pregnant

Dilly-bag food bag or small bag to carry things

haven't seen you in Donkey's years you haven't seen someone in a real long time

Drink with the flies to drink alone

your Dial your face

Deadset without a doubt

Dead cert absolute certainly

Dill someone that is not to smart

Do-dar or Doo-dah something or item you do not know the name of is a do-dar

see you a Divvy see you in a very sort time

Drop of the perch glass of beer

Dunlop cheque cheque that bounced(the bank bid not except, return to you) rubber some important facts

Dog's Breakfast a mess or messy

who cut the dog in half? someone has farted

Dacks trousers or shorts

Doona like a quilt, used instead of blankets (containing feathers and down)

Dust Devilwind whirly or dust twister

Dogs eyemeat pie

Dilly Dally someone that taking there time to go someone where

Duck's Dinner drinking with nothing to eat

get the Drum on that get the truth on that

Durry cigarette

Dosh money

the Ducks guts some things really great (don't ask me why)

Dutch courage having a few (alcohol) drinks before doing something orgoing somewhere to give you courage

E

getting a good Earbashing someone talking to you a long time

Elbow grease working hard (digging etc)

I could Eat a horse, and chase the jockey you are very very hungry

Esky large insulated box which you put ice bricks in, to keep food and drink cold(beer)

Evo evening

the day the Eagle shits pay day

phone is Engaged phone is busy

F

Face fungus man's beard, hair on the face

Five finger discount shoplifting

Fibber someone who tell lies

Funny farm mental institution

Full as a boot drunk

Flat chat or Flat out going very fast what ever they're doing

Fat chance someone has little to no chance of something happening

Fair dinkum someone really genuine

Fair enough OK you are right, I agree about something

Fag a cigarette

go to the Flicks you off to the cinema

Flaked out laid down for a rest or fell down from over doing it

Flaming thing or Flaming good time extra bad or extra good

you are a Fruit cake you are mentally unstable

Fossicking hunting for gemstones etc(usually opals or sapphires)

you Front someone you asked them what they're hiding

Fair crack of the whip! give me a fair go

give it the Flick you throw it away

I suppose it was Fred nerk I suppose it was someone imaginary

Fair-go Mate! statement you make when someone is not letting you do or say something

Flash as a rat with a gold tooth dressed and groomed nicely

lFanny females private part

Footy Ozzie Rules Football

Footbrawl northerners term for Ozzie Rules Football

Flake Shark meat, used in Fish and Chip shops

in Full Feather in real good health

G

you are a Galah loud, rudely behaved person

Ga day or G 'day a freindly welcome (same as hello or hi)

Gasbag talking alot

what's your Game what are you up to, something going on that is wrong

Good oh okay

Guffing off someone who is lazy

Grizzle complaining person

down the Gurgler down the plug hole, something has failed

I need to Go ! you want to go to the tiolet

Gone round the bend gone crazy or mental

you dirty Grub dirty eater or dirty child

go eat some Grub go eat some food

the Good oil on it is to tell the truth on something

Ga darn or G'darn surprise at something

Gibber a large rock or a desert

Grazier sheep or cattle farmer (usually in a big way)

Grouse something is great,terrific

Goog a egg (he's got a big goog on is head) he's a bump on the head as big as a egg

full as a Goog drunk or eaten to the excess

you are a Grot you are very dirty or untidy

you've got a Gy-mpy leg you leg is not working, its damaged

Good on ya Mate! you are happy with what they are doing

Gew-gaw ! showy, gaudy but cheap & useless(shock at the gaudy cheapness)

H

a Hoon a show-off with limited intelligence

Humpy bush dwelling of cheap construction

Howzat ? asking someone how something is

Humping something heavy caring something heavy usually very hard or having sex

Hardcase someone with closed mind, but they might not think so

Haggle you try to talk the price down

Happy as larry you extremely over joyed (no it was before my day)

Hit the Hay OR Hit the sack go to bed to sleep

Hair of the dog strong alcohol

put Hairs on ya chest someone that if you eat this or drink this you will become a man

Holy-dooly an expression of surprise

Hang out spending time out, usually with friends

Hit your kick open your wallet

Hot under the collar to get angry

Hoo-roo saying goodbye to someone

Happy as a pig in mud very happy

Handles like a dog on lono your car or what ever handles very badly

Happy as a bastard on father's day unhappy, depressed

Half your luck! congratulation in a envios way

Hang on a tick wait for minute

Heart starter having a alcoholic drink usually early in the morning

Heave Ho get rid of something

I've been Had you've been tricked or created

going on Holls going on holidays

Hollow leg's someone who will not stop eating

I

Ivories your teeth (to tickle ivories) to play the piano

something is bit Iffy its risky or suspect

you give me the Irrits they're extremely irritating

Idiot box television set

you give me Irrits you are very irritating

Iffy something is questionable

Interesting !!!! used when someone asks how something looks or tastes and it is terrible

J

see you in a Jiffy they see you in a short time

I will Job you! I will hit you or punch you

had to use the Jerry its a pot under the bed if you need to go in the middle of the night

the thing is Jigged its broken or no long useful

I will fix your Jack and Jill I will pay your bill, usually in a restaurant

Jocks male underpants

Jumper usually a woolen a sweater

Jumbuck sheep

Journo journalist

Jaked broken

Jack of that you a feed up with something

down the John off to the tiolet

Jackaroo or Jillaroo trainee male or female Cattle Station hand

bye Jingos! exclamation of wonder

Jack-in-the-box someone who can not sit still

Joe Bloggs you are refering to the average citizen

Jaffle toasted sandwich (toasty toast)

Jack Dancer Cancer

Joe Blake a snake

Jarmies Pyjamas, bed clothes

Joker a male person, that you are unsure about

K

I going for a Kip short rest or sleep or nap

Knock shop a house of prostitution

she Knocked me back she didn't want to have sex with you

she's Knocked up she is pregnant

I Knocked off work time to go home from work

Knock something you criticise it

Knock-off a counterfeit product

get Knotted! is a angry way of say go now

you Kick the bucket you are dead

pack your Kit pack up all your belongings or your possessions

Kiwi someone who live in New Zealand (New Zealander)

Keen as mustard enthusiastic about something

Knackers male testicles

Knickers female underwear

what do you Know? someone is try to open a discussion with you, in a friendly way

Kindy kindergarden

Kark to die

Kangaroo court people judging you in what they think you are doing wrong

cunning Kick hiding money from the wife

Kick in contribute money to something

Kick put money a side for later

Kafuffle a disturbance of somekind

L

Lav or Lavvy outdoor tiolet

take a Leak go to the tiolet

Lippie lipstick

Liquid amber Beer

Lashing out going on a spending spree

ga day Luv substitute for the womans name in a freindly way

use your Loaf use your head, think about it

Lob-in on someone your've visited someone unnounced

Lights on but there's no one home someone not to smart

as Long as a month of sundays a very long time (28 - 31 weeks)

Laughing gear your mouth

Lame-brained someone that is stupid

Lolly money

on a good Lurk on to a good thing or job

M

Mate friend

Matilda your sleeping bag or bed roll for camping out

Milk bar the corner shop that sells all sorts(mainly food)

Missus your wife

Mozzie mosquito

Mystery bag sausage (never know what the butcher put in it)

Mug your face

you are a Mug you are a fool

Mad as a cut snake you gone crazy

gone up the Mulger gone bush, gone to the country not touched by man

Mollydooker a left hander

Moosh your mouth

Middy or Middie 285 ml beer glass (NSW)

Mob group of people or things, not necessarily unruly

plates of Meat your feet

Mundee Monday

Mutt dog that is a bitser

away with the Pixies day dreaming

Muff female private part

Mexican someone from the State of Victoria

Mackers Mc Donald's

N

you got a good Nick you got a good name

you're in the Nick you are naked

you're in the Nuddy you are naked

Nick off go now, get lost

Nick steal something

something in good Nick something in good shape and condition

Nickers females underpants

I'm Nackered absolutely exhausted or very tied

Nockers women's breasts

Narkie short tempered

No-hoper someone who is hopeless

Nana banana

Nacked annoyed

Neddie a horse

Nuggets man's testicles

Nappy diaper (not slang)

it's on the Nose someething stinks

Noggin head or brains

Naughty sexual intercourse

Noah's ark a shark

Nong idiot

Never Never mythical place in the outback

O

Ocker Aussie that likes beer, sport and women and uncultured

good On ya mate well done there mate

Ooroo goodbye

Oz Australia

Outback remote part of Australia

Once over giving something the look over or checking it out

One armed bandit poker machine (sad to say the arm is being replaced by a button)

bun in the Oven pregnant

Off like a brides nightie leave very quickly OR a stinks

Oldies parents

Off like a bucket of prawns in the hot sun leaving very quickly

Off-sider assistant or partner

Oy! a Aussie bush call

Ow-yar-goin how are you going?

Overlander driving sheep or cattle overlong distance in the outback

Out house tiolet (coming from the old days when a tiolet was down the backyard

Old's parents

P

Prang automotive crash

Pull your head in mate tell them to mind their own business

Put up or shut up show you can do it or say it or keep quite

you are Raw Prawn you are easy to deceive

Postie Postman, mail delivery person

you Pong you smell or have a unpleasant odour

Pissed as a parrot drunk

Pissed off you are angry or unhappy with something

Playing Pussum you are hiding yourself or try to keep something from someone

Pot hole hole in the road

Pub hotel, place for buying and drinking alcohol

Plonk real cheap alcohol

Prezzies gifts

I'll put the cowsout on the long Paddock you putting cows out on the road

Pally on friendly terms with someone

Pearl excellent

Pester annoy or bother someone

Piffle nonsense

Pinch to arrest

it Pivot's on to consider

Poddy dodger cattle rustler

Possie advantageous position, in good spot

Pot 285 ml glass of beer (VIC & Qld)

pack of Poo tickets toilet paper

Q

Quid money

Quack doctor

not the full Quid short on brains

R

Rip off you been cheated

it's a Ripsnorter something is really great

I been doing a Roaring trade you been doing a lot of bussiness

Righto okay or that's right

Ridgie didge true or genuine article

Rellie relative or family

it's a Ripper it's really great

Ringin replacement for the real thing, imposter

Reckon you are right believe or think you're right

Raining cats'n'dogs heavy storm & rain

smells Ripe smells off or bad

Rack off go now, in an angry way, get lost

Rapt overjoyed

Root sex

the Rag newspaper OR a women who sleeps around

you'd have to Run around in a the shower to get wet you are very thin

Ringer fast sheep shearer

Road train multi-trailered semi truck

Rooted very tired

Ropable very ill tempered or angry

RS lousy (rat shit)

Rug up dress warmly

Rack off you are asked to leave, in a angry way

Ratbag not a nice person

Racing off sex with someone else's wife or husband

S

Sanger or Sanga Sandwich

Sandgroper someone who lives a the state of Western Australia (very sandy state)

you've been Sacked you been fired from work

Scone your head

great Australian Salute swatting flies

Short and curlies pubic hair
 

going for a Slash a man is going to urinate

up the Spout pregnant

Stone the crows! Shock at something

I'll Sort it you'll fix it what ever it is

I don't give a Stuff you don't care about something

Shack a simple dwelling or house

Silly Season Christmas holiday's

Slippery-dip kids slide

Stick in the mud someone is stopping you from doing something, you say this statement

Spit the dummie you gettiing or got very up set at something

Snakey someone is very up set or angry

Show you the ropes show you how to do a job

he had to run around in the Shower to get wet someone is very skinny

a Septic tank American (not nice)

Seppo American

a Shag on a rock a lone and stuck away from others

pull up Stumps moving home, changing address

Shank's pony going some where by foot

Squib out you are backing out of something, chickening out

T

he's got Tickets on himself this person thinks they are the greatest, highly self opinionated

hang on a Tick wait a short moment

Thunder box toilet

Ta or Tar thanks

Tucker food

Tuckshop Aussie schools call a canteen or cafateria or eatery

Tuckerbag a bag for storing food in the bush

Tinnie can of cold beer or a aluminum boat

crack a Tinnie open a can of cold beer

a couple of Tinnies short of a slab someone a bit simple minded, or mentally impaired

Turn it up stop what your say or doing as its not right

you Tight wad you don't want to part with your money

make Tracks you want to get going somewhere

Thongs sandals made from rubber

True blue really Australian

Thingo something you don't know the name of is a thingo

to Talk the leg off an iron pot someone with the gift of the gab (someone who talks alot)

going Twenty to the dozen moving or doing something very fast, or to fast

Thugby southerners term for Rugby League Football

Tea evening meal

Tee up organise or arrang something

Too right! something is absolutely right & correct

Two-up traditional Australian heads or tails gambling game with two coins

Top-ender someone who lives in the Northern Territory

U

Up yourself full of yourself

Underdaks or undees underpants

Um-ah indecisive or can be doing something wrong

Uee or Uwe doing a U turn

someone got Up your nose they've really upset you and irritated and annoying you

Uni University

Ute utility (in the USA a pickup truck)

Up the gumtree someone that got them self in a spot of trouble, in a quandary

get the frog untied to depart or leave, hit the road

Up shit creek things are going wrong for you

V

Vegies vegetables

Verbal diarrhoea talking utter rubbish

you must have been Vaccinated with a gramophone needle! old slang phrase for talking to much

W

Wanker a male that is really stupid but they think they are the greatest

Walkover something is done easily or some one deceived easily

I got the Wog I got a cold or the flue or virus

Whip around collecting money for a gift for someone leaving work

car is a Write off the car can not get fixed after a crash (totalled)

something is Wobbly its shaky

Weatherboard wooden house

the Wet rainy season in Northern Australia

Wharfie dockworker

Winge complain and carry on unnecessarily

Willy-nilly something kept in a untidy way

Woomera stick used by Aborigines to throw spears

Wedding tackle man's penis

Willy man's penis

Willy Willywind whirly or dust twiste

it will all come out in the Wash something will sort it's self over time

how's ya Warwick farms? How are your arms

Walking ticket layed off from your job

Woop woop somewhere a long way from civilization

give it a Whirl to try doing something, by giving it your best

on a good Wicket on to a good thing life OR earning a good income

you're Wombat! you are not too smart, a dope

X

x it out cross it out or erase something

Y

hard Yakka hard work

tell you a Yarn tell a story that maybe true or it might not be, that's for them to work out

Yapping talking none stop

Yahoo loudmouthed person which usually out of control in some way

Yobbo same as a yahoo but no values at all, looks like a slob always

see you Yewse latter see you you all latter

Yabbie freshwater Australian crayfish

Ya tellin me someone said something you agree with, you say thatis

Yank American

Yacking talking a lot

your Yanking my chain or don't Yank my chain your telling a lie

Yarn Someone telling a fictional story

Yonks a long period of time

Z

catch some ZZZ's go for a sleep

Zonked really really tied

Zebra crossing broad striped paint lines as a pedestrain crossing of a roadway

Zits acne

Zack was a sixpence which is now a five cents

Second Part

spiky | in Spitzen abstehend

to stare at sb. | jmdn. anstarren

parrot | Papagei

open-minded | aufgeschlossen

artificial | künstlich

to be no match for sth. | es nicht mit einer Sache aufnehmen können

vacuum cleaner | Staubsauger

to bully one’s way into sth. | sich in grober Weise Eintritt zu etw verschaffen

carpet | Teppich

in a blink | im Nu 

jaded | abgespannt 

lightning rod | Blitzableiter

blunt | stumpf

pointed | spitz zulaufend

to maintain sth. | etw. behaupten

conductor | Stromleiter

emeritus | im Ruhestand

contention | Behauptung

lightning strike | Blitzschlag

to decree sth. | etw. verfügen

a fit of pique | ein Anfall von Groll

to be a fly on the wall | Mäuschen spielen

to switch sth. off | etw. abstellen

to go out of one’s mind | wahnsinnig werden

bed-and-breakfast establishment | Private Frühstückspension

to promote sth. | für etw. werben

itinerary | Reiseroute

design | hier: Plan

to be exposed to sth. | mit etw. Kontakt haben

vast | enorm

access | Zugang

to vary | schwanken

figure | Zahl

to log on | sich einwählen

mayor | Bürgermeister(in)

brave | mutig

to get sb. scared | jmdm. Angst einjagen

rat-infested | von Ratten befallen

professional | (hoch)qualifiziert

Resident Doctors’ Association | Vereinigung niedergelassener Ärzte

severe | ernst

health services | Gesundheitsfürsorge

to compromise sth. | etw. beeinträchtigen

spokesman | Sprecher

break | Pause

invincible | unschlagbar

carpenter | Zimmerer

appreciation | Wertschätzung

craftsman | Handwerker

travel agent | Reisebürokaufmann, -frau

to be be keen to do sth. | darauf erpicht sein, etw. zu tun

to dissuade sb. | jmdm. abraten

internal combustion engine | Verbrennungsmotor

to tip over | umkippen

cruise | Kreuzfahrt

Baltic | Ostsee

scuba diver | Taucher (mit Sauerstoffgerät)

Noah’s ark | die Arche Noah

to mishear | sich verhören

shan’t = shall not

New Year’s Eve | Silvester

queue | Warteschlange

flood barrier | Hochwassersperre

millennium bug | Softwareproblem bei der Umschaltung ins Jahr 2000

defenceless | wehrlos

weather forecast | Wetterbericht

accurate | genau

to drown | ertrinken

dawning | Anbruch

Aquarius | (astrol.) Wassermann

aquarium (pl. -a) | Aquarium

isthmus | Landenge

chamber of commerce | Handelskammer

job-related | den Beruf betreffend

exposure | Kontakt

packet | hier: Karton

native speaker | Muttersprachler(in)

weather forecast | Wetterbericht

sensible | vernünftig

trial | Versuch; hier: Schnupper-

break | Pause

pronunciation | Aussprache

authentic | echt

insight | Einblick(e)

predominant | vorrangig

sin | Sünde

dose | Dosis

industry | Branche

on a job assignment | im Auftrag der Firma

beforehand | vorher

needs analysis | Bedarfsanalyse

goal | Ziel

to accredit sth. | etw. anerkennen

approach | Ansatz

emphasis | Gewichtung

to be loosely based on sth. | sich sehr frei nach etw. richten

scientist | Wissenschaftler(in)

legal adviser | Rechtsberater(in)

consumer association | Verbraucherverband

facility | Einrichtung

equipment | Gerät(e)

VCR (video cassette recorder) | Videorecorder

to make up for sth. | etw. wieder aufholen

emergency | Notfall

to be covered by sth. | von einer Sache gedeckt sein

guideline | Richtlinie

fee | Gebühr

consultant | Berater(in)

peak season | Hochsaison

accommodation | Unterkunft

host family | Gastfamilie

(host | Gastgeber)

to set off | sich auf den Weg machen

attitude | Einstellung

theologian | Theologe, Theologin

to cure sb. of sth. | jmdn. von etw. kurieren

oral | mündlich

to assess sth. | etw. bewerten

to be due | fällig sein

to refund sth. | etw. rückerstatten

to cancel sth. | etw. streichen

accessible | zugänglich

disabled | behindert

seating | Sitzverteilung

session | Unterrichtsstunde

nuclear power station | Kernkraftwerk

flagpole | Fahnenmast

fuel | Brennstoff

rectangle | Rechteck

to hail sth. | etw. preisen

alloy | Legierung

impetus | Schwung

equation | Gleichung

decommissioning | Stilllegung

streamlined | stromlinienförmig

streak | Streifen

concrete | Beton

scaffolding | Baugerüst(e)

Portakabin | Baucontainer

Formica | Resopal; mit Resopal ausgelegt

pay-off | Abfindung

turnstile | Drehkreuz

leaflet | Faltblatt

peninsula | Halbinsel

maintenance tasks | Wartungsarbeiten

seal | Dichtung(sring)

scuffed | abgewetzt

airborne | durch die Luft befördert

radiation | Strahlung

chamber | Kammer

recurrent | immer wiederkehrend

debris | Schutt

liquid waste | Abwasser

discharge | Austritt

estuary | Mündung

casualty | (Unfall)Opfer

to outflank sth. | etw. strategisch umgehen

miner | Bergarbeiter

by-product | Nebenprodukt

emergency airstrip | behelfsmäßige Start- und Landebahn

to coax sth. towards sth. | etw. allmählich zu etw. bringen

commissioning engineer | Ingenieur, der vor Inbetriebnahme Prüfungen durchführt

pout | Schmollmund

siding | Rangiergleis

waste flask | Müllkontainer

grid failure | Ausfall des Versorgungsnetzes

compound | Anlage

mayhem | Chaos

brittle | brüchig

polluted | verschmutzt; hier: verseucht

silt | Schlamm

suspect | fragwürdig

rebranding | Änderung des Images

whiff of sth. | Beigeschmack von etw.

to loom | bedrohlich ragen

shed | Schuppen

hedge | Hecke

to marvel | staunen

to sweep sth. | über etw. umherschweifen

perimeter | äußere Begrenzung

to strip sth. | etw. ausräumen

nuclear waste dump | Atommülllager

to dismantle sth. | etw. demontieren

benignly | harmlos

hare | Hase

to nibble | knabbern

reunion | Treffen

recycling bin | Eimer für recycelbares Material

semidetached house | Doppelhaushälfte

trip down memory lane | Erinnerung an alte Zeiten

carefree | sorglos

née | geborene

classmate | Klassenkamerad(in)

to get reacquainted | eine Bekanntschaft erneuern

last call | letzte Bestellmöglichkeit

alumnus | Ehemalige(r)

raunchy ifml. | scharf

blasphemously | auf frevelhafte Weise

to boogie | Boogie tanzen

gang | Clique

graduation | (Schul)Abschluss

amnesia | Gedächtnisverlust

pediatrician | Kinderarzt, -ärztin

shot | Spritze

physical | ärztliche Vorsorgeuntersuchung

loan | Darlehen

notoriously | notorisch

emphasis | Wert

leisure time | Freizeit

volunteer | hier: ehrenamtlich

Cub Scout troop leader | Pfadfinder-Gruppenleiter(in)

soccer | Fußball

to coach sb. | jmdn. trainieren

day-care center | Kindertagesstätte

bane | Ruin

senior year | Abschlussklasse

elementary school | Grundschule

junior high (school) | Zwischenstufe (7. u. 8. Klasse)

extracurricular | außerhalb des Lehrplans stattfindend

driver’s license US | Führerschein

spoiled | verwöhnt

sheltered | behütet

affluent | wohlhabend

racial tensions | Rassenspannungen

angst-ridden | von Ängsten erfüllt

breeze | hier: Zuckerschlecken

SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) | Standardtest für die Zulassung zum Studium

grade | Note

prom | Abschlussball an der Highschool

corsage | hier: Anstecksträußchen

date | Begleiter(in)

to pin sth. onto sth. | etw. an etw. anstecken

to do acid | LSD schlucken

cough syrup | Hustensaft

ray of hope | Hoffnungsschimmer

beacon | Fanal

vigorous | energisch

to quash sth. | etw. unterdrücken;hier: blockieren

to reckon with sth. | mit etw. rechnen

wiles | List

to give a shrug | mit den Schultern zucken

in this vein | auf diese Art und Weise

burden | Last; hier: Bremse

to cause a stir | Aufsehen erregen

scourge | Geißel

unreckoned | (noch) nicht errechnet

severe | erheblich

to reduce sb. to despair | jmdn. zur Verzweiflung bringen

poverty | Armut

proposition | Behauptung

on the hustings | im Wahlkampf UK

disposition | Neigung

to resent sth. | etw. übel nehmen

payroll | Gehaltskosten

to fund sth. | etw. finanzieren

failing a cure | mangels einer Heilmöglichkeit

to be reluctant to do sth. | etw. nur widerstrebend tun

to assume sth. | etw. annehmen

ignorance | Unkenntnis

to knit | stricken

knitting needle | Stricknadel

to apologize | sich entschuldigen

to extend an invitation | eine Einladung aussprechen

superficial | oberflächlich

insincere | unaufrichtig

offensive | beleidigend; hier: befremdlich

intent | Absicht

sidewalk US | Bürgersteig

indignant | entrüstet

know-it-all US | besserwisserisch

to shirk one’s duties | sich seinen Pflichten entziehen

to permeate sth. | etw. durchdringen

on a gut level | aus dem Bauch heraus

pushy ifml. | aufdringlich

to cringe | zusammenzucken

building site | Baustelle

to be hard on sb. | mit jmdm. hart ins Gericht gehen

to get the hang of sth. | hinter etw. kommen

busy | hier: viel befahren

lager | Helles

G’day, mate! Aus. | Wie geht’s, Alter?

I’ll be damned! ifml. | Ich fass’ es nicht!

to figure sth. | sich etw. denken

to let sth. | etw. vermieten

wad | Bündel

Aussie ifml. | Australier(in)

lecture | Vortrag

to come up with sth. | sich etw. ausdenken

to give sb. the third degree | jmdn. ins Kreuzverhör nehmen

alien | Außerirdische(r)

to fall victim to sth. | einer Sache zum Opfer fallen

amnesia | Amnesie, Gedächtnisverlust

kindly | gütig

nun | Nonne

device | Gerät

livid | außer sich vor Wut

to catch up on everything | alles nachholen

to drop sb. a line | jmdm. ein paar Zeilen schreiben

to be obsessed with sth. | von etw. besessen sein

social commentator | Gesellschaftskommentator(in)

to give sb. credit for sth. | jmdm. etw. hoch anrechnen

lawn bowls | Rasen-Bowling

sportsmanship | sportliches Verhalten

ethical | ethisch

to survive sth. | hier: trotz einer Sache fortbestehen

bribe | Bestechungsgeld

match fixing | Absprachen über den Ausgang von Wettkämpfen

commentator‘s box | Reporterkabine

emphatic | mit Nachdruck sprechend

loud-mouthed | großmäulig

runner-up | Zweitplatzierte(r)

distinction | Unterscheidung

participation | Teilnahme

to cheat | schummeln

to applaud sth. | einer Sache Beifall spenden

coverage | Berichterstattung

to equate sth. with sth. | etw. mit einer Sache gleichsetzen

achievement | Leistung

count | hier: Ausbeute

economic wealth | wirtschaftlicher Wohlstand

spectator | Zuschauer(in)

precariously | auf unsicheren Beinen

republican/nationalist | see pp. 32–33

persuasion | hier: Überzeugung

interference | Einmischung

diligently | eifrig

eventuality | Möglichkeit

misconception | falsche Vorstellung

to sustain sth. | etw. aufrechterhalten

Good Friday Agreement | Karfreitags-Abkommen

to embrace sth. | etw. begrüßen; hier: in sich vereinen

creed | Glaubensbekenntnis

to harness sth. | etw. nutzen

to make sth. the envy of sb. | etw. zum Gegenstand jmdr. Bewunderung werden lassen

sound | solide

prosperity | Wohlstand

fulfilment | Erfüllung

inclusive | hier: aufgeschlossen

contentious | umstritten

selection procedure | Auswahlverfahren

to make the grade | es schaffen

to tackle sth. | etw. angehen

legacy | Erbe

underfunding | zu geringe finanzielle Unterstützung

environment | Umfeld

conducive to sth. | für etw. förderlich

to host sth. | etw. veranstalten

counterpart | Kollege

keynote speaker | Programmredner(in)

Secretary of Education US | Bildungsminister(in)

to be encouraged | hier: erfreut sein

special needs | besondere (schulische) Förderung

to chart the course | den Kurs festlegen

genetically modified food | gentechnisch veränderte Nahrungsmittel

impact | Auswirkung(en)

decoding | Entschlüsselung

startled | erschreckt

to disapprove of sth. | etw. missbilligen

to rustle sth. | in etw. rauschen

scientific research | wissenschaftliche Forschung

to benefit | profitieren

deserving | verdienstvoll; hier: begrüßenswert

sustainable | nachhaltig; hier: umweltverträglich

ecological | ökologisch

conservation-conscious | umweltbewusst

inextricably | untrennbar

divine | göttlich

opponent | Gegner(in)

sensitive | feinfühlig

artifice | Kunstfertigkeit

awe | Ehrfurcht

carefree | sorglos

ambassador | Botschafter(in)

to host sth. | etw. veranstalten

Sydneysider | Einwohner(in) von Sydney

bribe | Bestechungsgeld

marching band | (Marsch)Blaskapelle

billion | Milliarde

boost | Auftrieb

torch | Fackel

to ignite sth. | etw. entfachen

hero | Held

the able-bodied | Nichtbehinderte

wheelchair | Rollstuhl

armchair | Sessel; hier: Fernsehsessel

sophistication | Kultiviertheit

scepticism | Skepsis

spectatorship | Zuschauerei

to swamp sth. out ifml. | hier: etw. verdrängen

to jettison sth. | etw. über Bord werfen

netball | Korbball

to be drawn | (in einer Lotterie) gezogen werden

to pose nude | sich nackt ablichten lassen

to fill a swag Aus. ifml. | einen Säckel füllen

bid | Bewerbung

car pollution | Umweltverschmutzung durch Autoabgase

spectator | Zuschauer(in)

challenge | Herausforderung

toxic-waste dump | Giftmülldeponie

asbestos | Asbest

run-off | Abfluss

soil | Erde

toxin | Giftstoff

to leak | sickern

mascot | Maskottchen

(duckbilled) platypus | Schnabeltier

sensitive | empfindlich

to tart sth. up Aus., UK ifml. | etw. aufmotzen

pneumatic drill | Presslufthammer

traffic diversion Aus., UK | Verkehrsumleitung

to contend with sth. | mit etw. kämpfen

gawk ifml. | bewundernder Blick

BC (before Christ) | v. Chr.

to put sth. to sb. | jmdm. etw. unterbreiten

premier | Ministerpräsident

federal arts funding body | staatliche Finanzbehörde für Kunst

lens | Linse; hier: Auge

antiquity | Antike

to compete | gegeneinander antreten

wholeheartedly | mit ganzem Herzen

javelin | Speer

shot-put | Kugelstoßen

besieger | Belagerer

armour | Rüstung

torch relay | Staffellauf mit der Fackel

to ridicule sth. | etw. lächerlich machen

enthused ifml. | begeistert

to play down | hier: volkstümlich werden

Aboriginal | der Ureinwohner Australiens

elder | Stammesälteste(r)

campfire | Lagerfeuer

grant | Fördergeld

to edit sth. | etw. herausgeben

languidly | träge

to taxi | rollen

to descend | herabsteigen

willy-willy Aus. | Wirbelsturm

fellow | Kerl

bound | Sprung

to stride | schreiten

CEO (chief executive officer) | Generaldirektor(in)

sacred | heilig

subsidiary | Zweigstelle

lot Aus., UK ifml. | Haufen

pants | Unterhose

mind you | wohlgemerkt

scrambled | durcheinander

shrunk | geschrumpft

nostrils | Nasenlöcher

to twitch | zucken

to beat about the bush | um den heißen Brei herumreden

deity ['deI@ti] | Gottheit

to amalgamate | fusionieren

back yonks Aus., UK ifml. | vor sehr langer Zeit

ford demon | Gott der Flüsse

mobile (phone number) | Mobiltelefon(nummer)

Thanks a bomb Aus., UK ifml. | Tausend Dank, auch

must fly ifml. | muss schon wieder los

hero | Held

level-headed | besonnen

relay | Staffellauf

controversial | umstritten

breaststroke | Brustschwimmen

skinny | mager

Aborigine | Ureinwohner(in) Australiens

down-to-earth | unkompliziert

victory lap | Siegerrunde

racial reconciliation | Versöhnung der Rassen

physique | Figur

to compete | antreten

semi-final | Halbfinale

to catch sb. on the line | jmdn. auf der Ziellinie überholen

point guard | Abwehrspieler(in)

impact | Einfluss

centre | Mittelfeldspieler(in)

coach | Trainer(in)

cardboard | Pappe

layer | Schicht

moisture barrier | Dampfsperre

flame retardant | Flammenhemmer

termite | Termiten-

paperboard box post | Kartonagenpfosten

to coat sth. | etw. beschichten

waterproof | wasserfest

elastomeric cement | Elastomer-Zement

to fold flat | sich zusammenfalten lassen

moulded | profiliert

channel | Schiene

to anchor sth. | etw. verankern

foundation | Fundament

to assemble sth. | etw. montieren

ceiling | Decke

truss | (Dach)Binder

panel | Paneel

vinyl moulding | Vinylprofil

adhesive | Klebstoff

membrane | Folie

ceramic granules | Keramikgranulat

shed | Schuppen

cabin | Hütte

logging camp | Wald-, Holzarbeiterunterkunft

construction camp | Baucontainerlager

emergency housing | Notunterkunft, -lager

kit | Bausatz

maintenance | Wartung

building code | Bauvorschriften

earthquake | Erdbeben

humidity | Luftfeuchtigkeit

boardroom | Vorstandsetage

accounting firm | Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

to multitask | mehrere Arbeitsgänge gleichzeitig erfüllen

conspicuous | auffällig

misleading | irreführend

to baffle sb. | jmdn. verblüffen

assumption | Annahme

participant | Teilnehmer(in)

agenda | Tagesordnung

contribution | Beitrag

to apologize | sich entschuldigen

impact | Schlagkraft

platitude | Gemeinplatz

to undermine sth. | etw. untergraben

to indicate sth. | etw. vermuten lassen

response | Reaktion

summary | Zusammenfassung

climax | Höhepunkt

emphasis | Betonung

by heart | auswendig

centre stage | hier: Podium

to dilute sth. | etw. verwässern

sales target | Verkaufsziel

customer care | Kundenbetreuung

suffragette | Kämpferin für das Frauenwahlrecht

means | Mittel

to obtain sth. | etw. erlangen

suffrage | Wahlrecht

participation | Teilnahme

significant | bedeutend; hier: breit

to grant sb. sth. | jmdm. etw. gewähren

William Gladstone | see pp. 32–33

Benjamin Disraeli | see pp. 32–33

to disrupt sth. | etw. stören

to pour sth. | etw. schütten

ink | Tinte

campaign | Feldzug

wreck | (Schiffs)Wrack

to issue a proclamation | eine Proklamation abgeben

commonwealth | unabhängiger Staat; hier: (Australischer) Bund

novelist | Romanautor(in)

copy | Exemplar

towering | überragend

ponytail | Pferdeschwanz

welterweight | Weltergewicht

to make up for sth. | etw. wieder gutmachen

to upset sb. | hier: jmdn. stürzen

fame | Ruhm

to drop out of sth. | etw. vorzeitig abbrechen

murderer | Mörder

violation | Übertretung; hier: Delikt

to handcuff sb. | jmdn. in Handschellen legen

driver’s license US | Führerschein

abandoned | verlassen; hier: Schrott-

the projects | hier: Sozialwohnungsghetto

to neglect sb. | jmdn. vernachlässigen

rematch | Rückkampf

diversion | Ablenkung

surrogate | Ersatz-

gym [dZIm] | Trainingshalle

to give sb. up | jmdn. zur Adoption

for adoption | freigeben

gang | Bande

athletic-wear company | Sportbekleidungsfirma

boxing gloves | Boxhandschuhe

to hit the bag | am Sandsack trainieren

desolate | trostlos

to pound sth. | gegen etw. schlagen; hier: umtosen

sound | Meerenge

frenzied | fieberhaft

to rejoice in sth. | sich an etw. erfreuen

rural | ländlich

poverty | Armut

to take up residence | sich niederlassen

coastal resort | Urlaubsort an der Küste

memorial to sb. | Gedenkstätte in jmds. Ehren

seclusion | Abgeschiedenheit

sculptor | Bildhauer(in)

windswept | windgepeitscht

to lash down | niederprasseln

unpretentious | schlicht

whitewashed | weiß gekalkt

cosy | gemütlich

stove | Herd

study | Arbeitszimmer

incredible | unglaublich

scenery | Landschaft

mental scope | geistiger Spielraum

habitation | Behausung

azure | (azur)blau

to found sth. | etw. gründen

slope | (Berg)Hang

pile | Haufen

to abandon sth. | etw. verlassen

to be eaten away | weggefressen werden

sombre | düster

to preserve sth. | etw. erhalten

unspoilt | unverdorben

rugged | zerklüftet

grounds | Anlagen

ruthlessly | rücksichtslos

to defy sb. | sich jmdm. widersetzen

landlord | Grundbesitzer

tenant ['ten@nt] | Mieter(in)

to ostracize sb. | jmdn. ächten

healer | Heiler(in)

backwater ifml. | Kaff

to be disenchanted with sth. | von etw. desillusioniert werden

privacy | Ungestörtheit

to make provisions in one’s will for sth. | testamentarisch für etw. Vorkehrungen treffen

upsurge | Aufschwung

self-contained | in sich geschlossen

perceptively | einfühlsam

beggar woman | Bettlerin

to be infused with sth. | von etw. durchdrungen sein

rooftop | Dach

shabby | heruntergekommen

to publish sth. | etw. herausgeben

steamy ifml. | heiß

mood | Stimmung

to flash through | durchblitzen

to portray sth. | etw. schildern

to retell sth. | etw. nacherzählen

sombre | düster

coming-of-age novel | Roman über das Erwachsenwerden

to depict sth. | etw. anschaulich darstellen

runaway slave | entlaufene(r) Sklave, Sklavin

racial prejudice | Rassenvorurteile

tranquillity | Ruhe; hier: Frieden

foreboding | (Vor)Ahnung

exhibition | Ausstellung

internship | Praktikum

to be dedicated to sth. | sich einer Sache verschrieben haben

emerging | aufkommend

playwright | Dramatiker(in)

to commission sth. | etw. in Auftrag geben

to take a back seat | zweite Geige spielen

psycho ifml. | Psychopath

stockbroker | Börsenmakler(in)

serial killer | Serienmörder(in)

shallowness | Seichtheit

submarine | Untersee(boot)

assault team | Sturmtruppe

historically accurate | geschichtstreu

suspense | Spannung

playwright | Dramatiker(in)

medieval | mittelalterlich

ford | Furt

thriving | blühend

the Bard | Beiname Shakespeares

sequoia tree | Sequoia, Mammutbaum

pheasant | Fasan

mansion | Herrenhaus

to downdate sth. ifml. | einer Sache ihr ursprüngliches Aussehen verleihen

ornate | prunkvoll

founder | Gründer(in)

pewter | Zinn

orchard | Obstgarten

palatial | palastartig

deer park | Rotwild-Gehege

spider | Spinne

nickname | Spitzname

ale | eine Art Bier

to train | hier: eine Ausbildung machen

veterinarian | Tierarzt, -ärztin

arid zone research | Trockengebietforschung

to be adapted to sth. | an eine Sache angepasst sein

survival | Überleben

famine | Hungersnot

stench | übler Geruch

herder | Treiber

surplus | Überschuss

to research into sth. | eine Sache näher untersuchen

initially | anfangs

donor | Spender

to link sth. to sth. | etw. mit etw. in Verbindung bringen

relief | Linderung; hier: Hilfe

to starve | verhungern

allergen | allergieauslösender Stoff

ectopic dermatitis | Ektodermose

sth. is rumoured to do sth. | einer Sache wird nachgesagt, dass sie etw. tut

virility | Potenz

unit | Einheit

slide show | Diavortrag

emphasis | Schwerpunkt

developing country | Entwicklungsland

tasty | schmackhaft

cholesterol | Cholesterin

date | Dattel

cherry | Kirsche

fig | Feige

flavour | Geschmacksrichtung

nutritious | nahrhaft

celebrity | Prominente(r)

foundation | Stiftung

board member | Vorstandsmitglied

dairy farming | Molkereiwirtschaft

two-humped | zweihöckerig

outlet | Verkaufsstelle

fund | Finanzierungsmittel

to benefit sth. | sich positiv auf etw. auswirken