Moods and feelings

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Moods and feelings

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Adjectives in use

Your score	Vocabulary	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	to be afraid	besorgt sein	‘He’s afraid of spiders.’
0/0	to be angry	wütend sein	‘She was quite angry when her car was stolen.’
0/0	to be anxious	besorgt sein	‘He is waiting to see whether he has passed the exam, so he is quite anxious at the moment.’
0/0	to be disappointed	enttäuscht sein	‘I’m disappointed not to have passed the exam but will retake it in the summer.’
0/0	to be excited	begeistert sein	‘I’m very excited to be starting a new job tomorrow.’
0/0	to be frightened	sich fürchten	‘I am frightened of dogs.’
0/0	to be frustrated	frustriert sein	‘I’m frustrated not to have been able to buy everything I need today but will go back to the shops tomorrow.’
0/0	to be glad	erfreut sein	‘I’m glad you managed to find a new job.’
0/0	to be happy	glücklich sein	‘I’ve just been given a pay rise, so I’m very happy.’
0/0	to be hopeful	hoffnungsvoll sein	‘I’m hopeful our offer for the property will be accepted.’
0/0	to be nervous	nervös sein	‘I’ve got an interview tomorrow for my dream job, so I’m quite nervous.’
0/0	to be sad	traurig sein	‘I was sad to learn of the factory closure - I had worked there for many years.’
0/0	to be scared	Angst haben	‘I’m scared I might have to sell my car if I can’t afford to repair it.’
0/0	to be surprised	überrascht sein	‘I’m not surprised he resigned. I don’t think he enjoyed working there.’
0/0	to be unhappy	unglücklich sein	‘The team members are rather unhappy that the project has been delayed again’
0/0	to be worried	besorgt sein	‘I’m worried we’re not going to finish the project on time.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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to be afraid

besorgt sein

‘He’s afraid of spiders.’

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to be angry

wütend sein

‘She was quite angry when her car was stolen.’

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to be anxious

besorgt sein

‘He is waiting to see whether he has passed the exam, so he is quite anxious at the moment.’

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to be disappointed

enttäuscht sein

‘I’m disappointed not to have passed the exam but will retake it in the summer.’

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to be excited

begeistert sein

‘I’m very excited to be starting a new job tomorrow.’

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to be frightened

sich fürchten

‘I am frightened of dogs.’

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to be frustrated

frustriert sein

‘I’m frustrated not to have been able to buy everything I need today but will go back to the shops tomorrow.’

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to be glad

erfreut sein

‘I’m glad you managed to find a new job.’

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to be happy

glücklich sein

‘I’ve just been given a pay rise, so I’m very happy.’

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to be hopeful

hoffnungsvoll sein

‘I’m hopeful our offer for the property will be accepted.’

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to be nervous

nervös sein

‘I’ve got an interview tomorrow for my dream job, so I’m quite nervous.’

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to be sad

traurig sein

‘I was sad to learn of the factory closure - I had worked there for many years.’

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to be scared

Angst haben

‘I’m scared I might have to sell my car if I can’t afford to repair it.’

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to be surprised

überrascht sein

‘I’m not surprised he resigned. I don’t think he enjoyed working there.’

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to be unhappy

unglücklich sein

‘The team members are rather unhappy that the project has been delayed again’

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to be worried

besorgt sein

‘I’m worried we’re not going to finish the project on time.’

Nouns

Your score	Vocabulary	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	anger	Wut	‘There was a lot of anger when the only supermarket in the town closed down.’
0/0	anxiety	Angst	‘There’s a high level of anxiety in the office at the moment as one of the company’s biggest projects has just been cancelled.’
0/0	disappointment	Enttäuschung	‘Failing to get a place at my first choice of university was a great disappointment.’
0/0	excitement	Aufregung	‘There was a sense of excitement in the office when the expansion plans were announced.’
0/0	fear	Furcht	‘The fear is that we won’t be able to find an alternative supplier in time.’
0/0	fright	Schrecken	‘He reacted with fright when the washing machine made a loud noise.’
0/0	frustration	Frustration	‘There’s a lot of frustration with the service levels we’ve received over the last three months. It’s likely that we’ll cancel the contract.’
0/0	happiness	Glück	‘The introduction of free lunches has increased levels of happiness in the office.’
0/0	hope	Hoffnung	‘There’s a real sense of hope in the team now that we’ve secured sponsorship for next season.’
0/0	joy	Freude	‘It brings me great joy to announce that we’re through to next week’s final.’
0/0	sadness	Traurigkeit	‘He felt a sense of sadness when he learnt the news.’
0/0	sorrow	Trauer	‘The sorrow they felt on learning the news was clear.’
0/0	surprise	Überraschung	‘They reacted with surprise when they heard the proposed price.’
0/0	worry	Sorge	‘My biggest worry is that we won’t be able to replace the lost revenue.’