khoảng (k-t.gian) khoảng cách 
interval like: khoảng → →
mit etwas prahlen ☊ 
khoe khoang, khoác lác về một điều gì đó ☊ 
标榜某事 ☊ biāobǎng mǒushì das Mineralwasser ☊ nước khoáng ☊ ☊ die Krise ☊ khủng khoảng ☊ ☊ der Sprudel ☊ nước khoáng có ga ☊ ☊ die Entfernung schätzen ☊ Đoán khoảng cách ☊ ☊ der Angeber ☊ người hay khoe khoang ☊ ☊ mit etwas prahlen ☊ khoe khoang, khoác lác về một điều gì đó ☊ ☊ der Bergbau ☊ sự khai thác khoáng sản hay hầm mỏ ☊ ☊ Es gibt ungefähr sechzig Programme. ☊ Có khoảng sáu mươi chương trình. ☊ (Lektion 8, Nr. 76) Morgens wird es etwas nebelig sein, aber dann wird es sonnig bei 26 Grad Celsius sein. ☊ Buối sáng có sương mù, sau đó trời nắng khoảng 26 độ. ☊ (Lektion 10, Nr. 98) Saft und Milchprodukte: Apfelsaft, Fruchtsaft, Mineralwasser, Milchshake, heiße Schokolade. ☊ Nước trái cây và sữa: nước táo, nước trái cây, nước khoáng, sữa khuấy, sô-cô-la nóng. ☊ (Lektion 14, Nr. 148) Wollen Sie etwas Mineralwasser oder Limonade? ☊ Anh có muốn uống nước khoáng hay nước chanh không? ☊ (Lektion 28, Nr. 366) Ich war etwa zwanzig Mal verlobt und war am Ende nur einmal verheiratet. ☊ Tôi đã đính hôn khoảng hai mươi lần nhưng cuối cùng chỉ có cưới một lần. ☊ (Lektion 41, Nr. 590) Ich schätze die Entfernung von zu Hause aus, dorthin auf neunzig Kilometer. ☊ Anh đoán khoảng cách từ nhà tới đó khoảng 90 Ki lô mét. ☊ (Lektion 50, Nr. 707) Ich habe aber dann doch einen Platz im Schlafwagen gebucht und bin Richtung Süden aufgebrochen. ☊ Nhưng anh đã đặt chỗ trên khoang ngủ và anh chuyển hướng về phía nam. ☊ (Lektion 56, Nr. 793) Er besitzt Führungsqualität und ist sehr großzügig. ☊ Sở hữu tài lãnh đạo và rất phóng khoáng. ☊ (Lektion 80, Nr. 1139) In der Zeit vom 23.12. bis zum 10.01. bin ich leider nicht erreichbar. ☊ Trong khoảng thời gian từ 23.12 đến 10. 01 tôi sẽ không thể liên lạc được. ☊ (Lektion 92, Nr. 1388) Meine Gehaltsvorstellungen liegen bei einem Jahresgehalt zwischen 50.000 und 54.000. ☊ Mức lương mong muốn của tôi một năm khoảng 50 000 đến 54 000. ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1957) The yard measures about 50 feet across. ☊ across ☊
There's a big age gap between them (= a big difference in their ages). ☊ age ☊
We aim to be there around six. ☊ aim ☊
Wine contains about 10% alcohol. ☊ alcohol ☊
It will take about an hour to get there, allowing for traffic delays. ☊ allow for sb/sth ☊
an amount of time/money/information ☊ amount ☊
The total cost will approximate £15 billion. ☊ approximate ☊
The journey took approximately seven hours. ☊ approximately ☊
He held the dirty rag at arm's length (= as far away from his body as possible). ☊ arm ☊
He arrived around five o'clock. ☊ around ☊
The cost would be somewhere around £1 500. ☊ around ☊
Digital television has been around for some time now. ☊ around ☊
The noise came at two-minute intervals (= once every two minutes). ☊ at ☊
Small children have a very short attention span. ☊ attention ☊
Average earnings are around £20 000 per annum. ☊ average ☊
A peal of church bells rang out in the distance. ☊ bell ☊
China and India between them account for a third of the world's population. ☊ between ☊
I will confine myself to looking at the period from 1900 to 1916. ☊ confine ☊
a contract worker (= one employed on a contract for a fixed period of time) ☊ contract ☊
cost sb sth: The meal cost us about £40. ☊ cost ☊
The earthquake caused damage to property estimated at $6 million. ☊ damage ☊
The skeleton has been dated at about 2 000 BC. ☊ date ☊
The difficulty of a problem was defined in terms of how long it took to complete. ☊ define ☊
describe sb/sth as sth: The man was described as tall and dark, and aged about 20. ☊ describe ☊
a short/long distance ☊ distance ☊
In the US, distance is measured in miles. ☊ distance ☊
The beach is within walking distance of my house (= you can walk there easily). ☊ distance ☊
You'll never get the ball in from that distance. ☊ distance ☊
Alice stood staring into the distance. ☊ in/into the distance ☊
Five miles of sand stretched away into the distance. ☊ in/into the distance ☊
Only about half a dozen people turned up. ☊ dozen ☊
There was only space for a half-dozen tables. ☊ dozen ☊
earn (sth): He earns about $40 000 a year. ☊ earn ☊
This is a very emotional time for me. ☊ emotional ☊
an enormous amount of time ☊ enormous ☊
estimate sth (at sth): The satellite will cost an estimated £400 million. ☊ estimate ☊
estimate sth to do sth: The deal is estimated to be worth around $1.5 million. ☊ estimate ☊
a rock festival (= where bands perform, often outdoors and over a period of several days) ☊ festival ☊
The product has filled a gap in the market. ☊ fill ☊
to fill a vacuum/void ☊ fill ☊
I need about an hour to finish off this report. ☊ finish sth off ☊
fire sth: A starter's pistol fires only blanks. ☊ fire ☊
There are about 30 000 species of fish in the world. ☊ fish ☊
The money has been invested for a fixed period. ☊ fixed ☊
The lane follows the edge of a wood for about a mile. ☊ follow ☊
The weather was warm for the time of year. ☊ for ☊
The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. ☊ forecast ☊
By the end of May nearly 100 of an estimated 2 000 political prisoners had been freed. ☊ free ☊
a gap in a hedge ☊ gap ☊
Leave a gap between your car and the next. ☊ gap ☊
There should be a six-inch gap at the bottom. ☊ gap ☊
a gap in the conversation ☊ gap ☊
They met again after a gap of twenty years. ☊ gap ☊
There's a big age gap between them (= a big difference in their ages). ☊ gap ☊
His death left an enormous gap in my life. ☊ gap ☊
There were several gaps in my education. ☊ gap ☊
We think we've identified a gap in the market (= a business opportunity to make or sell sth that is not yet available). ☊ gap ☊
He gets (= earns) about $40 000 a year. ☊ get ☊
He tried to push his hand through the gap but it wouldn't go. ☊ go ☊
guess (that)...: I'd guess that she's about 30. ☊ guess ☊
Diamonds are the hardest known mineral. ☊ hard ☊
a hate campaign (= cruel comments made about sb over a period of time in order to damage their reputation) ☊ hate ☊
The fire reached its height around 2 a.m. ☊ height ☊
It's only a low wall—about a metre high. ☊ high ☊
The plane holds about 300 passengers. ☊ hold ☊
It will take about an hour to get there. ☊ hour ☊
a country rich in minerals ☊ in ☊
a fat envelope about half an inch thick ☊ inch ☊
The death toll was initially reported at around 250, but was later revised to 300. ☊ initially ☊
He knocked on the door and after a brief interval it was opened. ☊ interval ☊
She's delirious, but has lucid intervals. ☊ interval ☊
The day should be mainly dry with sunny intervals. ☊ interval ☊
Buses to the city leave at regular intervals. ☊ at (...) intervals ☊
The runners started at 5-minute intervals. ☊ at (...) intervals ☊
Flaming torches were positioned at intervals along the terrace. ☊ at (...) intervals ☊
judge sb/sth to be/do sth: I judged him to be about 50. ☊ judge ☊
Each game lasts about an hour. ☊ last ☊
He was disgusted at the length of time he had to wait. ☊ length ☊
She got a headache if she had to read for any length of time (= for a long time). ☊ length ☊
It gets light at about 5 o'clock. ☊ light ☊
This offer is for a limited period only. ☊ limited ☊
There was a long silence before she spoke. ☊ long ☊
He stared at them for the longest time (= for a very long time) before answering. ☊ long ☊
It wasn't long before she had persuaded him (= it only took a short time). ☊ long ☊
The body is that of a white male aged about 40. ☊ male ☊
He was about six feet tall, with no distinguishing marks. ☊ mark ☊
The pond measures about 2 metres across. ☊ measure ☊
on the stroke of midnight/shortly after midnight ☊ midnight ☊
The nearest bank is about half a mile down the road. ☊ mile ☊
We did about 30 miles a day on our cycling trip. ☊ mile ☊
mineral deposits/extraction ☊ mineral ☊
the recommended intake of vitamins and minerals ☊ mineral ☊
The bullet missed her by about six inches. ☊ miss ☊
It must have happened at about five o'clock in the morning. ☊ in the morning ☊
There was only a narrow gap between the bed and the wall. ☊ narrow ☊
Did you have a nice time? ☊ nice ☊
It's about 70—no, I'm wrong—80 kilometres from Rome. ☊ no ☊
The patients were observed over a period of several months. ☊ observe ☊
I want about an inch off the back of my hair. ☊ off ☊
I've been in this job for, oh, about six years. ☊ oh ☊
a window of opportunity (= a period of time when the circumstances are right for doing sth) ☊ opportunity ☊
The original intention was to record about 80 speakers, divided equally between males and females. ☊ original ☊
He built up the business over a period of ten years. ☊ over ☊
There was a long pause before she answered. ☊ pause ☊
After a brief pause, they continued climbing. ☊ pause ☊
You can pay back the loan over a period of three years. ☊ pay sb back (sth), pay sth back (to sb) ☊
Poor families spend about 80 to 90 per cent of their income on food. ☊ per cent ☊
The factory will be closed down over a 2-year period/a period of two years. ☊ period ☊
This offer is available for a limited period only. ☊ period ☊
All these changes happened over a period of time. ☊ period ☊
You can have it for a trial period (= in order to test it). ☊ period ☊
Like Picasso, she too had a blue period. ☊ period ☊
In the distance a band was playing. ☊ play ☊
The population is increasing at about 6% per year. ☊ population ☊
'Will you be around next week?' 'Possibly.' ☊ possibly ☊
it is proposed that...: It was proposed that the president be elected for a period of two years. ☊ propose ☊
prove what, how, etc...: This just proves what I have been saying for some time. ☊ prove ☊
Please answer questions in the space provided. ☊ provide ☊
The theatre was about three quarters full. ☊ quarter ☊
There will be an increase in the range of 0 to 3 per cent. ☊ range ☊
A light flashed at regular intervals. ☊ regular ☊
The plants were spaced regularly, about 50 cm apart. ☊ regularly ☊
Only about half of the original workforce remains. ☊ remain ☊
report (sb/sth) doing sth: The neighbours reported seeing him leave the building around noon. ☊ report ☊
the exploitation of minerals and other natural resources ☊ resource ☊
Cigarette smoking is responsible for about 90% of deaths from lung cancer. ☊ responsible ☊
It takes about five hours by road (= driving). ☊ road ☊
There were about 20 people there, at a rough guess. ☊ rough ☊
Sales are up by roughly 10%. ☊ roughly ☊
Roughly speaking, we receive about fifty letters a week on the subject. ☊ roughly ☊
We're leaving round about ten. ☊ round about ☊
A new roof will cost round about £3 000. ☊ round about ☊
We watched the explosion from a safe distance. ☊ safe ☊
The water flows at about 1.5 metres per second. ☊ second ☊
It was all over in a relatively short space of time. ☊ short ☊
I should imagine it will take about three hours. ☊ should ☊
There were twenty or so (= about twenty) people there. ☊ ... or so ☊
It cost somewhere around two thousand dollars. ☊ somewhere around, between, etc. sth ☊
What sort of price did you want to pay? (= approximately how much) ☊ sort ☊
take sth: The journey to the airport takes about half an hour. ☊ take ☊
take sth to do sth: It takes about half an hour to get to the airport. ☊ take ☊
Cook for about 10 minutes, depending on the thickness of the steaks. ☊ thickness ☊
We'll need about 20 chairs, I should think. ☊ think ☊
Jane's worked here for some time (= for a fairly long period of time). ☊ time ☊
a drop in profits from $105 million to around $75 million ☊ to ☊
I'd say he was 25 to 30 years old (= approximately 25 or 30 years old). ☊ to ☊
On a typical day, we receive about 50 letters. ☊ typical ☊
A typically priced meal will be around $10. ☊ typically ☊
The minerals in the water made it unpleasant to drink. ☊ unpleasant ☊
Only about half of the electorate bothered to vote. ☊ vote ☊
The school is within easy walking distance of the train station. ☊ walk ☊
watch sb/sth do sth: They watched the bus disappear into the distance. ☊ watch ☊
wave sth (about/around): A man in the water was shouting and waving his arms around frantically. ☊ wave ☊
His personal wealth is estimated at around $100 million. ☊ wealth ☊
The average male tiger weighs around 200 kg. ☊ weigh ☊
It is about 76 kilos in weight. ☊ weight ☊
It's about 2 metres wide. ☊ wide ☊
It's about 10 metres in width. ☊ width ☊
the natural world (= animals, plants, minerals, etc.) ☊ world ☊
It's been a worrying time for us all. ☊ worrying ☊
Our house is worth about £100 000. ☊ worth ☊
I would imagine the job will take about two days. ☊ would ☊
I'd say he was about fifty. ☊ would ☊