blow ☊ 
đương thời đương đại 
contemporary like: ống thổi → →
parallel ☊ 
song song, đồng thời ☊ 
平行的 ☊ píng xíng de zugleich ☊ cùng, đồng thời ☊ 同时 ☊ tóng shí parallel ☊ song song, đồng thời ☊ ☊ zugleich ☊ cùng, đồng thời ☊ ☊ Sie versucht eine andere Telefonzelle, aber jetzt kann sie nur auf den Anrufbeantworter sprechen. ☊ Cô ấy thử sang phòng điện thoại khác, nhưng bây giờ cô ấy chỉ có thế nói vào máy trả lời tự động thôi. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 409) Teile das Brett und zeichne parallel zueinander sechs Löcher auf. ☊ Hãy phân chia những tấm ván và đồng thời lược đồ theo sáu cái lỗ. ☊ (Lektion 46, Nr. 660) Während des Praktikums habe ich viel Neues gelernt. ☊ Trong thời gian thực tập tôi đã học được nhiều điều mới. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1755) Das Verhältnis mit den Kollegen war sehr gut. Wir haben auch in der Freizeit viel gemeinsam unternommen. ☊ Quan hệ với đồng nghiệp rất tốt. Chúng tôi cũng đi chơi cùng nhau nhiều trong thời gian rỗi. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1765) Während meines Studiums habe ich mich bei einer Umweltorganisation engagiert. Ich war oft für diese Organisation unterwegs. So hat sich mein Studium in die Länge gezogen. ☊ Trong thời gian học đại học tôi đã tham gia vào một tổ chức môi trường. Tôi thường đi nhiều nơi cho tổ chức này. Vì vậy việc học tập của tôi bị kéo dài. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1878) Während ich arbeitslos war, habe ich mich beruflich weitergebildet. ☊ Trong thời gian thất nghiệp tôi đã học thêm ngành chuyên môn. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1903) Französisch habe ich während meines Studiums in Paris gelernt. ☊ Tôi đã học tiếng Pháp trong thời gian học đại học ở Paris. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1914) We live in an age of rapid technological advance. ☊ advance ☊
We were all running around trying to get ready in time. ☊ around ☊
be doing sth: The problem is getting it all done in the time available. ☊ be ☊
be to do sth: The problem is to get it all done in the time available. ☊ be ☊
We're hoping for better weather tomorrow. ☊ better ☊
+ adv./prep.: You're not blowing hard enough! ☊ blow ☊
a break in my daily routine ☊ break ☊
These finds help us build up a picture of life in the Middle Ages. ☊ build sth up ☊
You'll catch your death of cold (= used to warn sb they could become ill if they do not keep warm in cold weather). ☊ cold ☊
Shakespeare's work was popular among the common people in his day. ☊ common ☊
I appreciate everyone's concern and help at this difficult time. ☊ concern ☊
The project wasted a considerable amount of time and money. ☊ considerable ☊
We have no contemporary account of the battle (= written near the time that it happened). ☊ contemporary ☊
He was contemporary with the dramatist Congreve. ☊ contemporary ☊
The co-pilot was at the controls when the plane landed. ☊ control ☊
I felt a need to please people, whatever the cost in time and energy. ☊ cost ☊
In times of crisis I know which friends I can turn to. ☊ crisis ☊
If they can't get it to us in time, we'll just have to do without. ☊ do without (sb/sth) ☊
Prices have gone down recently. ☊ down ☊
In hot weather, drink plenty of water. ☊ drink ☊
weeks of hot dry weather ☊ dry ☊
I only saw her once during my stay in Rome. ☊ during ☊
The economy is in recession. ☊ economy ☊
The two men were exact contemporaries at university. ☊ exact ☊
To answer that question we need to go further back in time. ☊ far ☊
Jeans are still in fashion. ☊ fashion ☊
Doesn't time fly? ☊ fly ☊
What do you like to do in your free time (= when you are not working)? ☊ free ☊
have sb/sth + adj.: I want to have everything ready in good time. ☊ have ☊
In his time managing the club he has invested millions on new players. ☊ invest ☊
It's impossible to get there in time. ☊ it ☊
The story takes a jump back in time. ☊ jump ☊
How long a stay did you have in mind? ☊ long ☊
The punk look is back in fashion. ☊ look ☊
lucky (that...): You were lucky (that) you spotted the danger in time. ☊ lucky ☊
manage (to do sth): We managed to get to the airport in time. ☊ manage ☊
Many jobs in manufacturing were lost during the recession. ☊ manufacturing ☊
They'll be out (= of prison) on bail in no time. ☊ out ☊
in times past ☊ past ☊
The factory will be closed down over a 2-year period/a period of two years. ☊ period ☊
The project will run for a six-month trial period. ☊ period ☊
At this point in time we just have to wait. ☊ point ☊
I got to work in record time. ☊ record ☊
The painting is not representative of his work of the period. ☊ representative ☊
a dancer with a natural sense of rhythm (= the ability to move in time to a fixed beat) ☊ rhythm ☊
Make exercise a part of your daily routine. ☊ routine ☊
The river ran dry (= stopped flowing) during the drought. ☊ run ☊
The murderer was given three life sentences, to run concurrently. ☊ run ☊
I set my watch by (= make it show the same time as) the TV. ☊ set ☊
He's studying music in his spare time. ☊ spare ☊
Use of computers spread rapidly during that period. ☊ spread ☊
strange (how...): It's strange how childhood impressions linger. ☊ strange ☊
in ancient times ☊ time ☊
the politician who promised 'peace in our time' ☊ time ☊
You have to be firm, but at the same time you should try and be sympathetic. ☊ at the same time ☊
Sport is no longer so important in the school timetable (= all the subjects that are taught at schools). ☊ timetable ☊
The country is now under martial law. ☊ under ☊
It would be unreasonable to expect somebody to come at such short notice. ☊ unreasonable ☊
In the Middle Ages England waged war on France. ☊ war ☊
They were warned not to climb the mountain in such bad weather. ☊ warn ☊
I'm not going out in this weather! ☊ weather ☊
You'll be in time if you hurry. ☊ will ☊
If I had seen the advertisement in time I would have applied for the job. ☊ would ☊