Englisch-Deutsch Wörterbuch - Buchstabe "A" - Seite 2 a bevy of beautiesa bid for the renovation projecta big deala big guna big helpingA big question mark hangs over the day-care clinic's future.a big shota big slice of lucka big step up the laddera big wheela big-wiga big/good/hearty breakfasta big/major issuea bipartisan agreementa bird approaching its nesta bird fouling its own nestA bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.a bita bit of ...a bit of a mouthfulA bit of what you fancy does you good.a bit too sweeta bit/little at a timea bitter pilla bitter pill to swallowa blanket statementa blatant errora blatant liea blazing infernoa bleak landscapea bleeding head wounda blind bargaina blob of mustarda blue and white striped jacketa bluish discoloration of the skina blunt answera boatloada body of nineA body search is what is known in common parlance as 'frisk'.a bolt from the bluea bolt out of the bluea bomb outragea bomb scare at the airporta bona fide member of the teama bona fide offera bond of friendshipa bonus over and above the regular salarya book on the subject / topic of languagea book which takes a critical look at our civilisation.a book with gold storiationa booming citya booming industrya boozy partya bored expression on your facea born liara bothersome cougha bottle of milka bottle of mineral watera bottle/bleached/peroxide blondea bottomless pit for sth.a bottomless pit of moneya boulder-strewn patha bowdlerized versiona bowlful of ricea brassy blondea brassy reportera brassy salesmana breach in the fencea breakdown in/of law and ordera breast cancer scareA breeze has sprung up.a brief delaya brief interlude of peacea brief taste of sth.a brilliant ideaa brilliant piece of directinga brilliant/superb feata broad hinta broad laughter a broad notiona broken armA broker is a go-between between two parties.a bronze statue commemorating Nelson Mandelaa building that is destined / has been earmarked for demolitiona bungled attempta bungled robberya burned-out shell of a building with the roof having fallen ina burning housea bus connection/bus link to the railway stationa bushel of wheata business heavya business secret which has been discloseda business-suited mana byzantine tax systema cable-knit sweatera cache of explosivesa cake of soapa call at the hospitala campaign with the aim of increasing/to increase awareness about elder abusea campaigner for Internet freedoma candidate who is still in the framea cane of sulphura capital Ba capital mistakea cappellaa captious teachera captivating smilea captive audiencea car marred by scratchesa car model with responsive/highly responsive steeringa car with a capital Ca car with license no. A-123-Za car with registration/reg. A-123-Za careful documentation of the costsa careful drivera carefully groomed lawna careless personA carpenter is known by his chips.a carpet that is knotted by handa cartload of haya carton of cigarettesa case for/against sth.a case of fouling your own nesta case on record of two friends whoa case with the dimensions 30cm x 20cm x 10cmA cash discount of ... % is allowed for settlement within one month.a cash surplusA cat adopted us in May.A cat in gloves catches no mice.A cat was electrocuted when it came in contact with the bare wires.a catchy advertising slogana catchy tuneA ceasefire is an essential precondition for peace negotiations.a celibate lifestylea certain mealA certain person, who shall remain nameless, forgot to lock the door.A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.a chameleonic actora change in directiona charadea chat over coffeea cheap tricka cheeky brata cheque drawn in your favoura cheque for Euro 100a chequered careera childa child by himA child ran in front of my car.a childish handwritinga chill winda chip in sb.'s shouldera choice of productsa chronic back ailmenta chronic diseasea chronically ill persona church-going teacherA cigarette will not normally set off a smoke alarm.