English words at level B2

2427 words that learners meet at B2, with a short meaning each. Levels follow the CEFR-J and Octanove profiles.

  1. observernounZuschauer, Beobachter, Zuschauerinзритель, наблюдатель, зрительницаспостерігач, спостерігачкаOne who makes observations, monitors or takes notice.
  2. offshoreadjectiveoffshore, Off-Shore-, ablandigофшорныйофшорнийMoving away from the shore.
  3. optionalnounSomething that is not compulsory, especially part of an academic course.
  4. refugenounZuflucht, Herberge, Zufluchtsortубежище, укрытиепритулок, прихистокA state of safety, protection or shelter.
  5. sacknounSack, Tüte, Beutelмешок, куль, добычамішокA bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.
  6. verbaladjectiveverbal, wörtlich, mündlichсловесный, вербальный, речевойсловесний, вербальний, уснийOf or relating to words.
  7. burialnounBegräbnisпохороны, захоронение, погребениепоховання, похоронThe act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.
  8. droughtnounDürre, Trockenheit, Trockenzeitзасуха, сушь, засушливостьпосуха, засуха, сушаA period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
  9. hospitalitynounGastfreundschaft, Gastlichkeit, Gastgewerbeобслуживание, гостеприимство, радушиеобслуговування, гостинністьThe act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests.
  10. obsessionnounSucht, fixe Idee, Besessenheitодержимость, навязчивая идея, манияодержимістьThe quality of being obsessed; an unshakeable feeling that one topic or activity must be pursued above other interests.
  11. particlenounPartikel, Teilchen, Redeteilchenчастица, крупицачастка, частинка, частицяA very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.
  12. persistentadjectivehartnäckig, beharrlich, dauerhaftпостоянный, настойчивый, упорныйнастійний, настійливийObstinately refusing to give up or let go.
  13. racknounRegal, Streckbankполка, стеллаж, вешалкапараA series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.
  14. rejectionnounAblehnungотказ, отклонение, неприятиевідмова, відхиленняThe act of rejecting.
  15. sternnounHeck, Hinterschiff, SchiffshinterteilкормакормаThe rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
  16. stiffadjectivesteif, starrжёсткий, твёрдый, холодныйдобрий, хороший, гарнийRigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
  17. unlockverbaufschließen, freischalten, entriegelnотпереть, отпиратьTo undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.
  18. adverseadjectivewidrig, gegnerischнеблагоприятный, противоположный, враждебныйворожий, несприятливий, протилежнийUnfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.
  19. browsernounOne who or which browses.
  20. cocktailnounCocktailкоктейль, коктелькоктейльA mixed alcoholic beverage.
  21. holocaustnounHolocaust, Ausrottung, Auslöschungгеноцид, всесожжениегекатомбаAn offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes.
  22. imprisonmentnounHaft, Gefangenschaftзаключение, лишение свободы, заточениепозбавлення волі, ув'язненняA confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.
  23. midstnounMitte, MittenсерединасерединаA place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.
  24. nurserynounKinderzimmer, Kinderstube, Kindergartenдетская, детская комната, детский садяслаEspecially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children.
  25. plaguenounPlage, Pest, Übelчума, беда, эпидемиячума, мір, мертвячкаThe bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
  26. recruitverbrekrutieren, werben, anwerbenнабрать, набирать, нанятьнабрати, набирати, найнятиTo enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.
  27. sharplyadverbunerwartetрезкоточноSo as to terminate in a sharp point or edge.
  28. specialtynounSpezialität, Arteigenschaftспециальность, специализацияспеціальністьThat in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick.
  29. supernaturaladjectiveübernatürlichсверхъестественныйнадприроднийAbove nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born.
  30. tombnounGruft, Grabmalсклеп, гробницагробницяA small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
  31. adjustmentnounAnpassen, Anpassung, Regulierungнастройка, регулировка, адаптациязміна, дрібні, дрібні грошіThe action of adjusting something.
  32. bombernounBomber, Bombenleger, Bombenflugzeugбомбардировщик, бомбистбомбардувальникA military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.
  33. coconutnounKokosnussкокос, кокосовый орехкокос, кокосовий горіхA fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
  34. confessionnounBekenntnis, Geständnis, Eingeständnisпризнание, исповедь, вероисповеданиевизнання, сповідь, віросповіданняThe open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
  35. corridornounKorridor, Gang, FlurкоридоркоридорA narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.
  36. criticallyadverbкритичноIn a critical manner; with, or in terms of, criticism.
  37. gossipverbklatschen, lästern, tratschenсплетничатьпліткуватиTo talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.
  38. interfereverbstören, eingreifen, sich einmischenмешать, вмешиваться, вмешатьсяперешкоджати, мішати, умішуватисяTo get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
  39. intersectionnounKreuzung, Durchschnitt, Straßenkreuzungпересечение, перекрёстокперехрестя, перетин, перетин множинThe junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.
  40. metricadjectivemetrischметрическийOf or relating to the metric system of measurement.
  41. pointlessadjectivestumpf, sinnlos, irrelevantбессмысленный, тупой, бесцельныйбезглуздийHaving no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.
  42. proximitynounNähe, Nachbarschaftблизость, соседствоблизькістьCloseness; the state of being near in space, time, or relationship.
  43. qualificationnounQualifikation, Diplom, Qualifizierungдиплом, квалификация, сертификаткваліфікаціяThe act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.
  44. rangernounKommando, KommandosoldatOne who ranges; a rover.
  45. terracenounTerrasse, Dachterrasse, StehplätzeтеррасатерасаA flat open area on the topmost floor of a building or apartment
  46. undoubtedlyadverbzweifellosнесомненноWithout doubt; definitely.
  47. whistleverbpfeifen, flötenсвистеть, свистнуть, просвистетьсвистіти, сюрчатиTo make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.
  48. backyardnounHinterhofзадний дворзаднє подвір'яA yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
  49. bullynounBully, Tyrann, Mobberтиран, хулиган, громилахуліган, забіякаA person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege.
  50. consultverbberaten, Rat halten, beratschlagenобсудить, обсуждать, совещатьсязрозуміти, розуміти, бачитиTo seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise.
  51. dominateverbherrschen, dominierenдоминировать, преобладать, господствоватькерувати, правити, управлятиTo govern, rule or control by superior authority or power.
  52. economistnounÖkonom, Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, Volkswirtэкономист, экономисткаекономіст, економісткаAn expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.
  53. informaladjectivezwanglos, informell, inoffiziellнеофициальный, неформальный, разговорныйнеофіційний, неформальний, розмовнийNot formal or ceremonious.
  54. optimisticadjectiveoptimistischоптимистичный, оптимистическийоптимістичнийExpecting the best in all possible ways.
  55. owlnounEule, Uhu, Eulenvogelсова, филин, сычсова, сичAny of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing.
  56. regulateverbregeln, regulierenрегулировать, отрегулироватьзамовити, наказати, наказуватиTo dictate policy.
  57. roastadjectivegebratenжареныйсмаженийHaving been cooked by roasting.
  58. salonnounHalle, Saal, Salonзал, салон, гостинаязал, салон, галереяA large room, especially one used to receive and entertain guests.
  59. unacceptableadjectiveinakzeptabelнеприемлемый, недопустимый, непозволительныйнеприйнятний, неприпустимий, недопустимийUnsatisfactory; not acceptable.
  60. unawareadjectivenicht wissend, unwissend, gedankenlosне знающий, не подозревающийякий не знає, який не підозрюєNot aware or informed; lacking knowledge; unmindful.
  61. uncommonadjectiveungewöhnlich, ungebräuchlichнеобычныйрідкісний, рідкийRare; not readily found; unusual.
  62. zipnounReißverschluss, Zippverschlussсвистблискавка, застібка-блискавка, змійкаThe high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
  63. antiqueadjectiveantikдревний, старинный, античныйстарий, літній, у літахHaving existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.
  64. carnivalnounFastnacht, Karneval, FaschingкарнавалкарнавалAny of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.
  65. cooperativeadjectivekooperativ, genossenschaftlichсовместный, готовый к сотрудничеству, объединённыйReady to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.
  66. coralnounKoralleкоралл, коралловыйкоралAny of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony belonging to one of those species.
  67. correspondentnounKorrespondent, Korrespondentinкорреспондент, корреспонденткакореспондент, дописувач, кореспонденткаSomething which corresponds with something else; counterpart.
  68. fictionaladjectiveerfunden, ausgedacht, fiktivвоображаемый, вымышленный, фиктивныйвигаданий, фіктивний, видуманийInvented, as opposed to real.
  69. fulfillverberfüllen, einhaltenисполнять, исполнить, выполнитьзрозуміти, розуміти, усвідомитиTo satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
  70. instinctnounInstinktинстинкт, интуицияінстинктA natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.
  71. moralitynounMoral, Moralitätмораль, нравственность, этикаморальRecognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results.
  72. mortaladjectivetödlich, sterblichсмертный, смертельныйсмертнийSusceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal.
  73. prestigiousadjectivehoch angesehen, repräsentativ, herrschaftlichпрестижныйпрестижнийOf high prestige.
  74. promptverbdazu bringen, veranlassen, antreibenвнушать, побуждать, подсказыватьзаохочувати, спонукати, підказатиTo lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.
  75. relaynounRelais, Staffellaufэстафета, релерелеA new set of hounds.
  76. symbolicadjectivesymbolisch, symbolträchtigсимволическийсимволічнийPertaining to a symbol.
  77. barkverbbellen, brüllen, blaffenлаять, гавкать, ободрать корубрехати, гавкати, гавкнутиTo make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
  78. clarifyverbklären, klar werden, aufklärenчистить, очищать, прояснитьочистити, очищатиTo make or become clear or bright by freeing from impurities or turbidity.
  79. correspondencenounKorrespondenz, Briefwechsel, Übereinstimmungкорреспонденция, переписка, соответствиелистування, відповідність, кореспонденціяFriendly discussion.
  80. desirableadjectiveerwünscht, wünschenswert, erstrebenswertжеланный, желательныйбажанийWorthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.
  81. dismissverbentlassen, fahren lassen, kündigenуволить, увольнять, отпускатьзвільнити, звільняти, відпускатиTo discharge; to end the employment or service of.
  82. explorernounForscher, Entdecker, Forscherinисследователь, исследовательница, зондшукач пригод, авантюрист, авантюристкаOne who explores something
  83. governmentaladjectiveRegierungs-правительственныйурядовийRelating to a government.
  84. lengthyadjectivelang, ausgedehnt, langwierigдлительный, пространный, многословныйHaving length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.
  85. mockverbnachahmen, aufziehen, enttäuschenподражать, имитировать, передразниватьпередражнювати, передражнитиTo mimic, to simulate.
  86. porchnounVeranda, Vorraum, Vorbauкрыльцо, веранда, крытая галереяґанок, верандаA covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.
  87. recessionnounRezessionспад, рецессияспад, рецесіяThe act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
  88. rimnounRand, Kanteкрай, ободок, ободгубаAn edge around something, especially when circular.
  89. secondlyadverbzweitensво-вторыхпо-другеIn the second place.
  90. splashnounPlatschenвсплеск, плеск, шумихаплеск, плюскітThe sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
  91. successiveadjectiveaufeinander folgend, aufeinanderfolgendeследующий, последующийпослідовнийComing one after the other in a series.
  92. tubnounDose, Kübel, Bottichкорыто, ушат, бадьяваннаA flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.
  93. undergraduatenounStudentстудентA student at a university who has not yet received a degree.
  94. utterverbäußern, ausstoßenговорить, произнести, произноситьговорити, казати, сказатиSometimes preceded by forth, out, etc.: to produce (a cry, speech, or other sounds) with the voice.
  95. yellverbschreienкричать, орать, вопитькричати, верещатиTo shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
  96. bracketnounArm, Träger, Winkelкронштейн, подпорка, скобкакронштейн, дужкаA fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
  97. envyverbbeneidenзавидоватьзаздритиTo feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions.
  98. exilenounExil, Verbannung, Exilantссылка, изгнание, изгнанникзаслання, вигнання, вигнанецьThe state of being banished from one's home or country.
  99. outragenounSkandal, Schande, Beleidigungгнев, произвол, безобразиежорстокість, злодіяння, звірствоAn excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
  100. paperworknounPapierkram, Schreibarbeitдокументы, бумаги, делопроизводстводокументи, папери, канцелярська роботаRoutine work involving written documents.
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