German C1 — Advanced Vocabulary
38 C1 words in “Leisure & Sport”.
Work in progress. The C1 list is curated and still growing — new words are added regularly. Because B2 and C1 have no official fixed word list, levels here are graded automatically, so a word can occasionally sit a level either way.
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38 C1 words in “Leisure & Sport”
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| der Anfeuerungsruf | cheer / chant |
| die Aquarelle | watercolors |
| die Armbrust | a crossbow |
| die Atonalität | atonality |
| auskosten | to savor / enjoy to the fullest |
| der Biwaksack | bivouac sack |
| cineastisch | cinematic |
| der Däumling | Tom Thumb fairy tale character |
| der Degen | a epee (fencing) / sword / rapier |
| die Dissonanz | dissonance |
| die Durchführung | development section |
| erlegen | to shoot / kill / bag |
| der Fährtenleser | a tracker |
| die Harmonik | harmonic structure |
| der Hochsitz | a perch |
| der Hochtöner-Lautsprecher | a tweeter |
| die Homophonie | homophony |
| die Instrumentation | instrumentation |
| inszenieren | to stage / direct / produce |
| die Kadenz | cadence |
| der Kader | a squad / cadre |
| klöppeln | to make lace |
| die Komparse | extra / supernumerary = present in excess of the normal or requisite number |
| die Konsonanz | consonance |
| die Kontemplation | contemplation / deep reflection |
| das Leitmotiv | leitmotif/leading motif |
| das Lustspiel | comedy |
| die Modulation | modulation / key change |
| parieren | to parry / fence / deflect |
| die Partitur | a musical score |
| pirschen | to stalk |
| die Polyphonie | polyphony |
| die Reprise | recapitulation/reprise |
| die Scheingefecht | mock battle / fight |
| das Stelldichein | a tryst / rendezvous a private romantic rendezvous between lovers. |
| das Teleobjektiv | a telephoto lens |
| die Tonalität | tonality |
| die Trinkgelage | a drinking spree / drinking session |
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und sie haben es in dieser Maschine gezüchtet
and they grew it inside this machine
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machine · in context
noun
machine · engine · device
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