English words at level B1

2212 words that learners meet at B1, with a short meaning each. Levels follow the CEFR-J and Octanove profiles.

  1. repayverbliquidierenликвидировать, выплатить, перевести в наличныеповернутися, повертатися, вертатисяSynonym of pay back in all senses.
  2. discomfortnounUnbehagenдискомфорт, неудобстводискомфортMental or bodily distress.
  3. evenlyadverbgleich, gleichermaßen, gleichmäßigровно, равномерно, поровнуSo as to form a flat surface.
  4. fashionableadjectivemodisch, fashionableмодный, фешенебельныймоднийCharacteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style; in fashion; in vogue.
  5. fetchverbholen, schaffen, einbringenехать, принести, приноситьпринести, приноситиTo retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.
  6. vacancynounfreie Stelle, freier Platz, freies Zimmerсвободный номер, вакансия, свободное местовакансіяAn unoccupied position or job.
  7. camelnounKamelверблюдверблюдA mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
  8. checkoutnounKasse, Supermarktkasseкассаконтроль, перевірка, рахунокThe process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
  9. cometnounKometкометакометаA small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail.
  10. deficiencynounMangelнедостаток, дефицит, пороквідсутність, брак, недостачаInadequacy or incompleteness.
  11. kittennounKätzchen, junges Eichhörnchen, Katzenbabyкотёнок, зайчонок, лисёноккошеняA young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).
  12. northeasternadjectivenordöstlichсеверо-восточныйOf, related to, located in, or from the northeast.
  13. salesmannounVerkäuferпродавец, торговецпродавець, торговецьA man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop / store or elsewhere.
  14. swellnounAnstieg, Anschwellen, BeuleзыбькровThe act of swelling; increase in size.
  15. symptomnounSymptom, Anzeichenпризнак, симптом, знакознака, симптом, знакA perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash; strictly, a symptom is felt or experienced by the patient, while a sign can be detected by an observer.
  16. thirstverbDurst haben, lechzen, durstenхотеть пить, испытывать жажду, жаждатьголодуватиTo be thirsty.
  17. transitionaladjectivevorläufig, Übergangs-, übergangsweiseпереходный, первоначальныйOf, or relating to a transition
  18. tunanounThun, ThunfischтунецтунецьAny of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
  19. viewpointnounSpin, passende Auslegung, Trudelnвращение, спин, приукрашиваниепозиція, столик, стендThe position from which something is observed or considered
  20. accessoryadjectivezusätzlich, nebensächlich, begleitendдополнительный, вспомогательный, добавочныйдодатковийHaving a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory.
  21. faxnounFaxфакс, факсимиле, телефаксфаксThe hair of the head.
  22. geeverbhottOf a horse, pack animal, etc.: to move forward; go faster; or turn in a direction away from the driver, typically to the right.
  23. groomverbpflegen, vorbereiten, Toilette machenтренироваться, учиться, научитьсяодягати, одягатися, одягнутисяTo attend to one's appearance and clothing.
  24. guitaristnounGitarrist, Gitarristin, Gitarrenspielerгитарист, гитаристкагітарист, гітаристкаSomeone who plays a guitar.
  25. reproduceverbreproduzieren, vermehren, fortpflanzenвоспроизвести, воспроизводить, размножатьсямножити, помножити, примножитиTo produce an image or copy of.
  26. safarinounSafariсафарисафаріA trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or to hunt wild animals in their own environment.
  27. unluckyadjectiveunglücklich, es bringt Unglück, unglückbringendнеудачливый, несчастливый, неудачныйприреченийUnfortunate, marked by misfortune.
  28. barbecueverbgrillenжаритьTo cook food on a barbecue; to smoke food over indirect heat from high-smoke fuels.
  29. dampnounFeuchtigkeitвлажность, сыростьвологість, вологаMoisture; humidity; dampness.
  30. fussverbverrückt sein (nach), streichelnпереживать, суетиться, возитьсяTo be very worried or excited about something, often too much.
  31. gorillanounGorillaбандит, горилла, громилагорилаAn ape of the genus Gorilla; endemic to the forests of Central Africa and typified by superlative physical size and strength in relation to other primates.
  32. lawfuladjectivegesetzlich, legal, rechtsmäßigзаконный, легальный, правомерныйсправедливийConforming to, or recognised by the laws of society.
  33. violentlyadverbgewalttätigIn a violent manner.
  34. beavernounBiberбобр, бобёрбоберA semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet, native to the Northern Hemisphere.
  35. callernounAnruferзвонящийкомпанія, товариство, ротаThe person who makes a telephone call.
  36. disturbancenounStörung, Störenfried, Geistesstörungрасстройство, волнения, беспорядкишумThe act of disturbing, being disturbed.
  37. informativeadjectiveinformativинформативныйінформативнийProviding information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.
  38. interruptverbunterbrechenпрервать, прерывать, помешатьперервати, перериватиTo disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.
  39. mosquitonounMücke, Moskito, Stechmückeкомар, москиткомар, москітA small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria, dengue and yellow fever.
  40. novelistnounRomancier, Romanautor, Romanschriftstellerроманист, беллетрист, романисткароманіст, новеліст, белетристAn author of novels.
  41. remembrancenounErinnerung, Rückbesinnungпамять, подарок на память, напоминаниеспогад, споминThe act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.
  42. attainverberreichen, erlangen, erringenдобиться, достичь, добиватьсядістати, отримувати, діставатиTo come to or reach (a place) by motion or progression.
  43. carelessadjectivefahrlässig, leichtfertig, leichtsinnigнебрежный, невнимательный, нерадивыйнедбалий, неуважнийNot concerned or worried (about).
  44. cheerfuladjectivefreundlich, fröhlich, vergnügtвесёлыйвеселийNoticeably happy and optimistic.
  45. curlyadjectivelockigкудрявый, волнистый, кучерявыйкучерявий, хвилястийHaving curls.
  46. gymnasticsnounGymnastik, TurnenгимнастикагімнастикаA sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.
  47. humorousadjectivehumorvollсмешной, забавный, юмористическийсмішний, кумедний, забавнийFull of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
  48. indoorsadverbrein, hinein, drinnenвнутри, в помещенииусередині, усерединуInside, into, or within a building.
  49. motivateverbmotivierenмотивироватьмотивуватиTo provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
  50. nessnounKap, CapeмысмисA promontory; a cape or headland. (Frequently used as a suffix in placenames.)
  51. prosperousadjectiveerfolgreich, reich, günstigуспешный, богатый, удачливыйзабезпечений, заможнийCharacterized by success.
  52. admirationnounBewunderungвосторг, восхищениезахопленняA positive emotion combining wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful; a feeling of respect for another's skills or attributes, as one might look on a hero or role model.
  53. congratulateverbgratulieren, beglückwünschenпоздравить, поздравлятьпоздоровити, поздоровляти, віншуватиTo express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for
  54. courageousadjectivemutig, couragiertсмелый, храбрый, отважныйсміливий, хоробрий, відважнийOf a person, displaying or possessing courage.
  55. garmentnounA single article of clothing.
  56. librariannounBibliothekar, Bibliothekarin, Archivarбиблиотекарь, библиотекаршабібліотекар, бібліотекаркаThe keeper, manager of a library.
  57. nucleusnounKern, Nukleus, Zellkernядро, центрядро, центрThe core, central part of something, around which other elements are assembled.
  58. organismnounLebewesen, OrganismusорганизморганізмA discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
  59. spongenounSchwammгубка, мочалка, банникгубкаAny of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.
  60. teasenounScherzboldбросок, рывок, флиртOne who teases.
  61. columnistnounKolumnist, KolumnistinколумнистколумнистA regular writer of a column, such as in a magazine or newspaper.
  62. cushionnounBande, Kissen, Polsterборт, подушка, прокладкаборт, подушка, буферA soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.
  63. festiveadjectivefestlichпраздничныйґей, гомосексуалHaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.
  64. improperadjectiveunpassend, unhöflichнеправильный, неподходящий, неуместныйневідповідний, неналежний, непристойнийUnsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt.
  65. pineapplenounAnanasананасананасA tropical plant, Ananas comosus, native to South America, having thirty or more long, spined and pointed leaves surrounding a thick stem.
  66. similaritynounÄhnlichkeitсходство, подобие, схожестьсхожість, подібністьCloseness of appearance to something else.
  67. trumpetnounTrompeteтруба, ревтрубаA musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.
  68. discourageverbabschrecken, entmutigen, abbringen vonотговаривать, отбивать охоту, отговоритьвідвертатиTo extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
  69. handwritingnounHandschriftрукопись, почерк, собственноручная записьпочеркThe act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
  70. poisonousadjectivegiftig, toxischядовитый, токсичныйотруйнийContaining sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.
  71. shamefuladjectivepeinlich, beschämend, blamabelпозорный, постыдныйстидний, соромний, соромітнийCausing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
  72. undoverböffnen, lösen, rückgängig machenвернуть, отменить, возвращатьскасувати, касуватиTo reverse the effects of an action.
  73. blushnounLachs, Erröten, Röteкраска стыда, румянец, покраснениепочервоніння, рум'янаAn act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.
  74. calculatornounRechner, Taschenrechnerкалькулятор, вычислительная машина, счётчиккалькулятор, лічбарA mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; (now usually) an electronic one specifically.
  75. hardshipnounNot, Elend, Härteтрудность, невзгоды, тяготытруднощі, тяготи, трудністьDifficulty or trouble; hard times.
  76. lettucenounSalat, Lattich, Gartensalatсалат, латук, салат-латуксалат, салат-латукAn edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green or purple leaves.
  77. acquaintancenounUmgang, Bekannte, Bekanntschaftзнакомство, знакомый, знакомаязнайомство, знайомий, знайомаA state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship.
  78. cabbagenounKohl, Kopfkohlкапуста, кочанная капустакапустаAn edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.
  79. fragmentnounFragment, Bruchstück, Satzfragmentфрагмент, кусок, осколокфрагмент, шматок, шматA part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not.
  80. heaternounHeizgerät, Heizapparatпечь, батарея, радиаторобігрівач, огрівникA device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.
  81. mashnounBrei, Mus, Maischeпюречастина, шматок, штукаA mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.
  82. safeguardnounSchutz, Sicherung, Absicherungгарантиязахист, гарантія, запорукаSomething that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
  83. telegramverbTo send a telegram.
  84. turbulencenounTurbulenzтурбулентность, турбуленциятурбулентністьThe state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.
  85. hauntnounTreffpunktремонт, починка, исправностьремонт, направаA place at which one is regularly found; a habitation or hangout.
  86. inscriptionnounInschrift, Aufschrift, Widmungнадпись, посвящениелегендаThe act of inscribing.
  87. kettlenounKessel, Kochtopfкотёл, чайниккотел, чайникA vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
  88. runawayadjectiveentlaufen, weggerannt, davongelaufenHaving run away; escaped; fugitive; fleeting.
  89. waterfallnounWasserfall, Katarakt, Kaskadeводопад, каскадводоспадA flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
  90. distinctlyadverbdeutlichясно, чётко, внятночітко, виразноIn a distinct manner.
  91. favourableadjectivegünstig, gut, gefälligблагоприятный, приятный, удобныйсприятливий, приємнийApt to win favour; pleasing.
  92. magiciannounMagier, Magierin, Zaubererмаг, волшебник, колдунмаг, чарівник, чародійA person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic.
  93. bilingualadjectivezweisprachig, bilingualдвуязычныйдвомовнийHaving the ability to speak two languages fluently.
  94. cherishverbhegen, wertschätzenлелеять, холить, дорожитьдогоджати, годитиTo treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.
  95. chuckleverbkichernхихикать, посмеиваться, усмехнутьсяTo laugh quietly or inwardly.
  96. disableverbaußer Stand setzen, außer Stande setzen, behindernделать неспособным, отключать, выключатьвимикати, відключати, деактивуватиTo render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.
  97. encyclopedianounLexikon, Enzyklopädie, KonversationslexikonэнциклопедияенциклопедіяA comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.
  98. examinernounPrüferинспектор, исследователь, ревизорінспектор, інспекторка, контролерA person who investigates someone or something.
  99. fluentadjectivefließend, flüssigсвободный, беглыйвільноThat flows; flowing, liquid.
  100. flutenounNut, Rille, Flöteфужер, каннелюра, канелюраканелюраA woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger; the Western concert flute, a transverse side-blown flute of European origin.
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