Beginner Level Advanced Level
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
Content
→ → →
OXF3000D: của chúng tôi our unser
ENDE: our unser
Our house is here. Đây là nhà của chúng tôi. * 019
We didn’t come because our car is damaged. Chúng tôi đã không đến, bởi vì xe hơi của chúng tôi đã bị hỏng. * 078
like: unser → →
unser ☊ của chúng tôi ☊ ☊
unser ☊ 我们的 ☊ wǒmén de
In unserem Sportzentrum bieten wir die ganze Woche über eine Reihe von Sportarten an. ☊ ở trung tâm thể thao của chúng tôi có hàng loạt các loại hình thể thao suốt tuần. ☊ (Lektion 13, Nr. 130)
Wenn Sie interessiert sind, fragen Sie einfach einen unserer Trainer, er wird Ihnen jede Frage beantworten. ☊ Nếu quan tâm, xin liên hệ với huấn luyện viên của chúng tôi, anh ấy sẽ trả lời mọi câu hỏi của các bạn. ☊ (Lektion 13, Nr. 136)
Dann haben wir viel Zeit, uns über unsere Gedanken und neue Ideen zu unterhalten. ☊ Lúc đó chúng ta sẽ có nhiều thời gian hơn để nói chuyện về những kỷ niệm và về những ý tưởng mới. ☊ (Lektion 18, Nr. 204)
Es hängt davon ab, wo unser Hotel ist. ☊ Điều đó còn tùy khách sạn của chúng ta nằm đâu. ☊ (Lektion 42, Nr. 608)
Zuerst musst du deinen Nachnamen, Vornamen und unsere Adresse eintragen. ☊ Trước tiên anh phải ghi họ của anh, tên và địa chỉ của chúng mình. ☊ (Lektion 44, Nr. 632)
Unsere Pfirsiche waren schon verschimmelt! ☊ Những trái đào của chúng ta đã mốc hết rồi! ☊ (Lektion 48, Nr. 682)
Für unsere Gäste nehmen wir das schöne Besteck, die weißen Servietten und die neuen Weingläser. ☊ Chúng ta dùng bộ dao nĩa thật đẹp cho khách, những giấy ăn trắng và những ly để uống rượu vang thật mới. ☊ (Lektion 48, Nr. 689)
So können wir uns selbst versorgen und uns für unsere Radtouren Brote streichen. ☊ Vậy chúng ta nên tự chuẩn bị và quết bánh mỳ cho tua xe đạp. ☊ (Lektion 50, Nr. 709)
Ich habe die Telefonnummer von unserer Werkstatt dabei. ☊ Anh có số điện thoại của xưởng sửa chữa. ☊ (Lektion 68, Nr. 975)
Liebe Familie, wir möchten Euch herzlich zu unserer Hochzeit am Samstag, den 12. Mai, einladen. ☊ Chúng tôi thân mời gia đình bạn tới dự lễ thành hôn của chúng tôi vào thứ 7, ngày 12.05 tới. ☊ (Lektion 75, Nr. 1069)
Ihr werdet also ein kleines Konzert auf unserer Hochzeit geben? ☊ Họ sẽ tổ chức một buổi hòa nhạc nhỏ trong lễ cưới của chúng ta chứ? ☊ (Lektion 78, Nr. 1108)
Nicht ganz, zuerst ist unser Kontrabass ausgefallen, aber wir haben jemanden gefunden, der ihn vertritt. ☊ Không hoàn toàn, mới đầu thiếu đàn công bat, nhưng tụi em đã tìm được người có thể thay thế cho việc đó. ☊ (Lektion 78, Nr. 1112)
Meiner auch und ich freue mich schon auf unsere Flitterwochen! ☊ Anh cũng thế và anh mong chờ đến tuần trăng mật của chúng ta! ☊ (Lektion 79, Nr. 1130)
Alle unsere Leitungen sind zur Zeit belegt. ☊ Tất cả các đầu dây hiện tại đều đang bận. ☊ (Lektion 87, Nr. 1293)
Sie rufen außerhalb unserer Geschäftszeiten an. ☊ Anh / Chị đang gọi ngoài giờ làm việc của công ty. ☊ (Lektion 88, Nr. 1303)
Sie rufen außerhalb unserer Sprechzeiten an. ☊ Anh / Chị đang gọi ngoài giờ tiếp khách của văn phòng. ☊ (Lektion 88, Nr. 1305)
Unser Telefonat am 02.08. ☊ Về cuộc nói chuyện điện thoại của chúng ta vào ngày 02.08. ☊ (Lektion 90, Nr. 1344)
Unsere Bestellung vom 02.08. ☊ Về đơn đặt hàng của chúng tôi vào ngày 02.08. ☊ (Lektion 90, Nr. 1346)
Diesem Brief habe ich unseren aktuellen Produktkatalog beigelegt. ☊ Tôi gửi kèm trong thư quyển catalog giới thiệu sản phẩm mới nhất của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 90, Nr. 1354)
Ich habe unseren Firmen-Newsletter bereits an alle Abonnenten verschickt. ☊ Tôi đã gửi thư quảng cáo đến những người đặt hàng. ☊ (Lektion 92, Nr. 1408)
Mit diesem Fax schicke ich Ihnen die Bestätigung unseres Auftrags. ☊ Tôi xác nhận đặt hàng của chúng tôi qua bản fax này ☊ (Lektion 93, Nr. 1411)
Leider ist unser Faxgerät zur Zeit außer Betrieb. ☊ Rất tiếc thiết bị nhận fax của chúng tôi hiện đang gặp trục trặc. ☊ (Lektion 93, Nr. 1423)
Darf ich Ihnen unsere neue Kollegin vorstellen? Sie wird uns in der Entwicklung unterstützen. ☊ Hân hạnh giới thiệu nhân viên mới của chúng ta. Cô ấy sẽ hỗ trợ chúng ta trong mảng phát triển. ☊ (Lektion 94, Nr. 1442)
Ich möchte unseren Termin am 16.04. bestätigen. ☊ Tôi muốn xác nhận lại cuộc hẹn của chúng ta vào 16.04. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1554)
Können wir unseren Termin am 9.5. bitte verschieben? ☊ Chúng ta có thể lùi cuộc hẹn sang ngày 09.05 được không? ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1558)
Leider muss ich unser Treffen am Freitag absagen. ☊ Rất tiếc tôi phải hủy cuộc gặp của chúng ta vào thứ sáu. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1561)
Anbei finden Sie eine Liste mit unseren aktuellen Preisen. ☊ Tôi xin gửi quý khách bảng giá hiện thời của chúng tôi: ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1571)
Leider ist der Artikel Nr. 3997 aus unserem Sommerkatalog nicht mehr lieferbar. ☊ Rất tiếc loại sản phẩm số 3997 từ catalog mùa hè không còn nữa. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1590)
Aufgrund der gestiegenen Produktionskosten mussten wir unsere Preise für Endkunden leider nach oben korrigieren. ☊ Vì chi phí sản xuất tăng nên chúng tôi rất tiếc phải nâng giá bán cho khách hàng. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1592)
Die Ware bleibt bis zur vollständigen Zahlung unser Eigentum. ☊ Hàng vẫn thuộc về công ty chúng tôi cho đến khi thanh toán từ phía quý vị được hoàn tất. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1607)
Wurde in dieser Fachzeitschrift schon etwas zu unserem Thema veröffentlicht? ☊ Trong tạp chí chuyên ngành này có bài viết nào về đề tài của chúng ta không? ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1628)
Auf unserer Tagesordnung stehen heute vier wichtige Themen. ☊ Chương trình của buổi họp hôm nay bao gồm bốn nội dung quan trọng. ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1645)
In meinem kurzen Referat möchte ich Ihnen einen Überblick über unsere aktuellen Projekte geben. ☊ Từ bản thuyết trình ngắn này, tôi muốn gửi đến quý vị một cái nhìn tổng quát về những dự án hiện nay của chúng ta. ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1653)
Wenn das so ist, müssen wir unseren Anwalt einschalten. ☊ Nếu sự việc đúng là như vậy chúng ta phải nhờ đến luật sư. ☊ (Lektion 102, Nr. 1723)
Das Praktikum ermöglicht Ihnen Einblicke in die unterschiedlichen Bereiche unseres Unternehmens. ☊ Khóa thực tập tạo điều kiện cho anh / chị có cái nhìn tổng quát về tất cả các lĩnh vực của công ty chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1752)
Sie sind ein kompetenter Ansprechpartner und vertreten unsere Firma nach außen. ☊ Anh / Chị là người đối tác có khả năng và là đại diện công ty ra bên ngoài. ☊ (Lektion 104, Nr. 1784)
Mit Ihrem Team sind Sie für das Marketing in unserem Unternehmen zuständig. ☊ Cùng với nhóm của mình anh / chị chịu trách nhiệm về lĩnh vực marketing trong công ty. ☊ (Lektion 104, Nr. 1785)
Wie sind Sie auf unser Unternehmen aufmerksam geworden? ☊ Anh / Chị đã biết đến đến công ty của chúng tôi thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1942)
Warum finden Sie unser Unternehmen interessant? ☊ Vì sao anh / chị thấy thú vị với công ty của chúng tôi? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1943)
Kennen Sie Mitarbeiter aus unserem Unternehmen? ☊ Anh / Chị có quen ai làm việc trong công ty của chúng tôi không? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1944)
Wie möchten Sie den Erfolg unseres Unternehmens steigern? ☊ Anh / Chị muốn làm tăng sự thành công của công ty chúng tôi thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1947)
Wie können Sie zu unserem Erfolg beitragen? ☊ Anh / Chị có thể đóng góp vào sự thành công của chúng tôi thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1948)
Wie gut kennen Sie unsere Produkte? ☊ Anh / Chị biết về sản phẩm của chúng tôi thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1951)
Wir glauben, dass Sie zum Erfolg unseres Unternehmens beitragen werden. ☊ Chúng tôi nghĩ rằng, anh / chị sẽ đóng góp vào sự thành công của công ty chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 109, Nr. 1981)
Der Arbeitstag in unserer Firma beginnt um 9 Uhr. ☊ Ngày làm việc trong công ty của chúng tôi bắt đầu lúc 9 giờ. ☊ (Lektion 109, Nr. 1986)
Dieser Standort ist ideal für unsere Firma. ☊ Trụ sở này là lý tưởng cho công ty của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 110, Nr. 2006)
Unser Verlag ist spezialisiert auf Kinderbücher. ☊ Nhà xuất bản của chúng tôi chuyên về sách thiếu nhi. ☊ (Lektion 110, Nr. 2011)
Nächstes Jahr geht unser Unternehmen an die Börse. ☊ Năm tới công ty của chúng tôi sẽ tham gia thị trường chứng khoán. ☊ (Lektion 110, Nr. 2015)
Um dieses Programm installieren zu können, müssen Sie zunächst unseren Lizenzbedingungen zustimmen. ☊ Để cài đặt chương trình này, anh / chị phải chấp thuận các điều kiện về bản quyền. ☊ (Lektion 112, Nr. 2041)
Wie sicher ist unser Netzwerk? ☊ Mạng (máy tính) của chúng ta có chắc chắn không? ☊ (Lektion 112, Nr. 2042)
Unsere Entwickler arbeiten an einer Lösung dieses Problems. ☊ Người lập trình của chúng tôi đang làm việc để giải quyết vấn đề này. ☊ (Lektion 113, Nr. 2071)
Heute darf ich Ihnen unsere Marketingstrategie für das kommende Jahr vorstellen. ☊ Hôm nay tôi xin phép được trình bày với quý vị chiến lược Marketing trong năm tới của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2090)
Willkommen zu unserer alljährlichen Produktpräsentation. ☊ Hân hạnh chào đón quý vị tới buổi giới thiệu sản phẩm thường niên của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2091)
Ich möchte Ihnen heute die neuen Produkte aus unserem Programm vorstellen. ☊ Hôm nay tôi muốn giới thiệu với quý vị những sản phẩm mới trong các mặt hàng của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2092)
Dieser kurze Film wird Ihnen unser neues Produkt vorstellen. ☊ Đoạn phim ngắn này sẽ giới thiệu tới quý vị về sản phẩm mới của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2098)
In diesem Balkendiagramm sehen Sie den Umsatz unserer Filialen in Südamerika. Jeder der Balken steht dabei für ein Land. ☊ Trong biểu đồ cột này quý vị nhìn thấy số doanh thu của các chi nhánh của chúng tôi ở khu vực Nam Mỹ. Mỗi một cột biểu tượng cho một nước. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2106)
Unsere Abteilung übernimmt die folgenden Aufgaben: ☊ Bộ phận của chúng ta sẽ nhận các nhiệm vụ sau: ☊ (Lektion 116, Nr. 2173)
Wie groß ist das Budget für unser Projekt? ☊ Ngân sách dành cho dự án của chúng ta là bao nhiêu? ☊ (Lektion 116, Nr. 2180)
Was ist unser Ziel? ☊ Mục tiêu của chúng ta là gì? ☊ (Lektion 116, Nr. 2185)
Haben Sie von unserem Angebot gehört? ☊ Quý khách đã nghe nói tới sản phẩm của chúng tôi chưa? ☊ (Lektion 118, Nr. 2244)
Bitte wenden Sie sich an unsere telefonische Beratung. ☊ Quý khách làm ơn hãy liên hệ qua điện thoại với tư vấn khách hàng ☊ (Lektion 119, Nr. 2291)
Kennen Sie unser neues Produkt schon? ☊ Quý vị đã biết đến sản phẩm mới của chúng tôi chưa? ☊ (Lektion 121, Nr. 2331)
Möchten Sie unser neues Produkt testen? ☊ Quý vị có muốn dùng thử sản phẩm của chúng tôi không? ☊ (Lektion 121, Nr. 2332)
Möchten Sie unseren Katalog mitnehmen? ☊ Quý vị có muốn lấy quyển giới thiệu sản phẩm của chúng tôi không? ☊ (Lektion 121, Nr. 2333)
Darf ich Ihnen unsere Preisliste geben? ☊ Tôi có thể đưa cho quý khách bảng giá của chúng tôi được không? ☊ (Lektion 121, Nr. 2334)
Dürfen wir Ihnen unseren Newsletter zuschicken? ☊ Chúng tôi có thể gửi đến cho quý khách các bản thông tin mới được không? ☊ (Lektion 121, Nr. 2347)
Das ist unser Angebot für diese Messe. ☊ Đây là khuyến mại của chúng tôi tại hội chợ này. ☊ (Lektion 121, Nr. 2350)
Wir freuen uns, Sie zu unser Tagung begrüßen zu dürfen. ☊ Chúng tôi rất vui nếu quý vị tham buổi hội nghị. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2356)
Profitieren Sie von unserer langjährigen Erfahrung in Planung, Organisation und Durchführung von Tagungen und Konferenzen. ☊ Kinh nghiệm lâu năm của chúng tôi trong việc lên kế hoạch, tổ chức và điều hành hội thảo, hội nghị sẽ đem lại cho quí vị nhiều lợi ích. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2359)
Ab morgen bin ich bei unserem Kunden in Paris. ☊ Từ ngày mai tôi sẽ ở chỗ khách hàng của chúng ta ở Paris. ☊ (Lektion 123, Nr. 2382)
Unsere Firma feiert 20jähriges Jubiläum und wir möchten Sie als gute Kunden gerne dazu einladen. ☊ Công ty chúng tôi kỷ niệm 20 năm thành lập và chúng tôi rất muốn mời quý vị với tư cách là một khách hàng quan trọng tới cùng tham gia. ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2412)
Unsere Firma lädt Sie und Ihre Begleitung zu einem Abendessen ein. ☊ Công ty chúng tôi xin mời quý vị và người tháp tùng tới dùng bữa ăn tối. ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2413)
Ich trinke auf das Wohl unserer Gäste! ☊ Tôi uống mừng cho sức khỏe các vị khách của chúng ta. ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2452)
Die Qualität der Produkte entspricht nicht unseren Erwartungen. ☊ Chất lượng của sản phẩm không được như chúng tôi mong đợi. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2482)
Die Qualität des Produktes entspricht nicht unserem Standard. ☊ Chất lượng của sản phẩm không tương ứng với tiêu chuẩn của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2483)
Sollte sich Ihre Lieferung weiter verzögern, werden wir unsere Bestellung stornieren. ☊ Nếu việc vận chuyển tiếp tục bị chậm, chúng tôi sẽ hủy đơn đặt hàng. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2494)
Wir werden diesen Fall unserem Anwalt übergeben. ☊ Chúng tôi sẽ chuyển trường hợp này cho luật sư của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2496)
Bitte entschuldigen Sie unseren Fehler. ☊ Xin lỗi quý vị về sai sót của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2501)
Das ist unser Fehler. ☊ Đây là sai sót của chúng tôi ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2502)
Bitte füllen Sie unser Beschwerde-Formular aus. ☊ Làm ơn hãy điền vào mẫu khiếu nại này của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2511)
Leider konnten wir bisher keinen Eingang auf unserem Konto feststellen. ☊ Rất tiếc cho tới thời điểm này tài khoản chúng tôi vẫn chưa nhận được tiền của ông / bà / quý vị. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2530)
Wir bitten höflich darum, den Betrag bis zum 15.05. auf unser Konto zu überweisen. ☊ Chúng tôi đề nghị ông / bà / quý vị hãy chuyển số tiền chậm nhất đến ngày 15.05. vào tài khoản của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2536)
Leider haben Sie auf unsere 1. Mahnung nicht reagiert. ☊ Rất tiếc là ông / bà / quý vị đã không phản hồi lá thư nhắc nhở đầu tiên của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2539)
Wenn Sie den Rechnungsbetrag nicht innerhalb der nächsten 10 Tage an uns überweisen, müssen wir unsere Forderung gerichtlich geltend machen. ☊ Nếu ông / bà / quý vị không chuyển khoản cho chúng tôi số tiền trong vòng 10 ngày tới, chúng tôi buộc phải nhờ đến sự can thiệp của luật pháp. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2542)
Wir werden unseren Anwalt einschalten. ☊ Chúng tôi sẽ liên lạc với luật sư của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2543)
Wir werden diesen Fall unserer Rechtsabteilung übergeben. ☊ Chúng tôi sẽ chuyển trường hợp này cho phòng pháp lý của chúng tôi ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2544)
Wir werden bei unserer Bank nachfragen, was passiert ist. ☊ Chúng tôi sẽ hỏi lại ngân hàng của chúng tôi chuyện gì đã xảy ra. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2551)
Ich werde bei unserer Bank nachfragen, warum sich die Zahlung verzögert. ☊ Tôi sẽ hỏi lại ngân hàng, tại sao quá trình thanh toán bị chậm. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2552)
Unsere Zahlung an Sie wurde wieder zurückgebucht. ☊ Số tiền thanh toán của chúng tôi gửi đến quý vị bị chuyển ngược lại. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2553)
I didn't think our meeting was accidental—he must have known I would be there. ☊ accidental ☊
You've been absent six times according to our records. ☊ according to ☊
There's a school just across from our house. ☊ across ☊
Before our modern age, people had a more physical and active lifestyle. ☊ active ☊
Our turnover actually increased last year. ☊ actually ☊
the latest addition to our range of cars ☊ addition ☊
adequate for sth: The space available is not adequate for our needs. ☊ adequate ☊
Our knowledge of the disease has advanced considerably over recent years. ☊ advance ☊
advance sth: This research has done much to advance our understanding of language learning. ☊ advance ☊
A good advertising campaign will increase our sales. ☊ advertising ☊
Our agent in New York deals with all US sales. ☊ agent ☊
Our team was ahead by six points. ☊ ahead ☊
Our main aim is to increase sales in Europe. ☊ aim ☊
our European/NATO allies ☊ ally ☊
Their house is almost opposite ours. ☊ almost ☊
We need a new angle for our next advertising campaign. ☊ angle ☊
We found ourselves ankle-deep in water (= the water came up to our ankles). ☊ ankle ☊
announce sth: Has our flight been announced yet? ☊ announce ☊
As if in answer to our prayers, she offered to lend us £10 000. ☊ answer ☊
This could be the answer to all our problems. ☊ answer ☊
We are grateful to all those people who answered our call for help with fund-raising. ☊ answer ☊
Our anticipated arrival time is 8.30. ☊ anticipate ☊
approach sb: We have been approached by a number of companies that are interested in our product. ☊ approach ☊
This is our new office—Kay will show you around. ☊ around ☊
Our house is just around the corner. ☊ around ☊
We waited an hour for our lunch to arrive. ☊ arrive ☊
Among the artistes appearing on our show tonight we have... ☊ artist ☊
All our protests were brushed aside (= ignored). ☊ aside ☊
We must ask the neighbours round (= to our house). ☊ ask ☊
Maybe one of our assistants can help you make your choice? ☊ assistant ☊
assure sb (of sth): We assured him of our support. ☊ assure ☊
Our children attend the same school. ☊ attend ☊
Things are bad enough without our own guns shelling us. ☊ bad ☊
We loaded our baggage into the car. ☊ baggage ☊
balance sth (out): This year's profits will balance our previous losses. ☊ balance ☊
You can use our apartment as a base in New York. ☊ base ☊
We're based in Chicago. ☊ based ☊
This article will form the basis for our discussion. ☊ basis ☊
'What was it you didn't like?' 'Well, to begin with, our room was far too small.' ☊ to begin with ☊
We all want the best for our children. ☊ best ☊
Our success was far beyond what we thought possible. ☊ beyond ☊
The situation is beyond our control. ☊ beyond ☊
Our immune systems are killing billions of germs right now. ☊ billion ☊
I went to the school at the bottom of our street. ☊ bottom ☊
Our New York branch is dealing with the matter. ☊ branch ☊
We broke our journey in Oxford (= stopped in Oxford on the way to the place we were going to). ☊ break ☊
We had our car broken into last week. ☊ break into sth ☊
We aim to bring down prices on all our computers. ☊ bring sth down ☊
We've built up good relationships with our clients. ☊ build sth up ☊
If we close down for repairs, we'll lose business. ☊ business ☊
Our guess was confirmed by calculation. ☊ calculation ☊
We call each other by our first names here. ☊ call ☊
capacity for doing sth: Limited resources are restricting our capacity for developing new products. ☊ capacity ☊
We have fitted carpets (= carpets from wall to wall) in our house. ☊ carpet ☊
Our lawyer didn't think we had a case (= had enough good arguments to win in a court of law). ☊ case ☊
Our cat is hopeless at catching mice. ☊ catch ☊
celebrate sth: We celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in Florence. ☊ celebrate ☊
change sb/sth (for sb/sth): We change our car every two years. ☊ change ☊
Our ship changed course. ☊ change ☊
We checked in our luggage and went through to the departure lounge. ☊ check sth in ☊
clap sb/sth: Everyone clapped us when we went up to get our prize. ☊ clap ☊
We cleared out all our old clothes. ☊ clear out, clear sth out ☊
Our team came a close second (= nearly won). ☊ close ☊
Our new house is close to the school. ☊ close ☊
Our horse coasted home (= won easily) by three lengths. ☊ coast ☊
combine to do sth: Several factors had combined to ruin our plans. ☊ combine ☊
Much of our butter comes from New Zealand. ☊ come from sth ☊
Please email us or leave a comment on our website. ☊ comment ☊
compare A and B: It is interesting to compare their situation and ours. ☊ compare ☊
This house doesn't compare with our previous one (= it is not as good). ☊ compare ☊
complaint (against sb/sth): I believe you have a complaint against one of our nurses. ☊ complaint ☊
2 000 shoppers completed our questionnaire. ☊ complete ☊
Our sales information is processed by computer. ☊ computer ☊
concern sb: What concerns me is our lack of preparation for the change. ☊ concern ☊
Where our children's education is concerned, no compromise is acceptable. ☊ concern ☊
We can safely draw some conclusions from our discussion. ☊ conclusion ☊
Our new offices are still under construction (= being built). ☊ construction ☊
The story continues in our next issue. ☊ continue ☊
continue sth: The story will be continued in our next issue. ☊ continue ☊
When you look at their new system, ours seems very old-fashioned by contrast. ☊ contrast ☊
contribute (to/towards sth): Would you like to contribute to our collection? ☊ contribute ☊
Concern for the environment is at the core of our policies. ☊ core ☊
We have had to raise our prices because of rising costs. ☊ cost ☊
Try this new dish, created by our head chef. ☊ create ☊
All major credit cards are accepted at our hotels. ☊ credit card ☊
a critical moment in our country's history ☊ critical ☊
Your decision is critical to our future. ☊ critical ☊
Our letters must have crossed in the mail (= each was sent before the other was received). ☊ cross ☊
Our water supply has been cut off. ☊ cut sb/sth off ☊
There are no dark secrets in our family. ☊ dark ☊
Our friendship dates back to the late 70s. ☊ date back (to...), date from... ☊
defend sb/yourself/sth from/against sb/sth: All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks. ☊ defend ☊
demonstrate that...: These results demonstrate convincingly that our campaign is working. ☊ demonstrate ☊
I'll make a note of our next meeting in my diary. ☊ diary ☊
direct sth to/towards sth/sb: There are three main issues that we need to direct our attention to. ☊ direct ☊
Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate. ☊ disappear ☊
To our great disappointment, it rained every day of the trip. ☊ disappointment ☊
Most of our stock has been discounted by up to 40%. ☊ discount ☊
After considerable discussion, they decided to accept our offer. ☊ discussion ☊
Our parents live some distance away (= quite far away). ☊ distance ☊
Who distributes our products in the UK? ☊ distribute ☊
We will do what we can to help. ☊ do ☊
A powerful human drama was unfolding before our eyes. ☊ drama ☊
I hope it stays dry for our picnic. ☊ dry ☊
We dried our boots off by the fire. ☊ dry off, dry sb/sth off ☊
After a week at sea, it was good to feel the earth beneath our feet again. ☊ earth ☊
As we get older, our bodies become less efficient at burning up calories. ☊ efficient ☊
Cost was a key element in our decision. ☊ element ☊
Our favourite restaurant was closed, so we had to go elsewhere. ☊ elsewhere ☊
+ speech: 'This must be our top priority,' he emphasized. ☊ emphasize ☊
Our end-of-season sale starts next week. ☊ end ☊
enjoy sth: We thoroughly enjoyed our time in New York. ☊ enjoy ☊
The essential difference between Sara and me is in our attitude to money. ☊ essential ☊
Our scores are now even. ☊ even ☊
Our flight eventually left five hours late. ☊ eventually ☊
We enjoyed every minute of our stay. ☊ every ☊
Our dresses were the same except mine was red. ☊ except ☊
Our school does an exchange with a school in France. ☊ exchange ☊
The results exceeded our expectations. ☊ expectation ☊
a well-known face on our television screens ☊ face ☊
All our family came to Grandad's eightieth birthday party. ☊ family ☊
This painting has been in our family for generations. ☊ family ☊
We've got as far as collecting our data but we haven't analysed it yet. ☊ far ☊
Our new boss is a father of three (= he has three children). ☊ father ☊
We felt the ground give way under our feet. ☊ feel ☊
Moving house put a severe strain on our finances. ☊ finance ☊
Let's forget our differences and be friends. ☊ forget ☊
Cutting our costs is the only way forward. ☊ forward ☊
Looking forward, we hope to expand our operations in several of our overseas branches. ☊ forward ☊
Our chefs use only the freshest produce available. ☊ fresh ☊
The bus stops right in front of our house. ☊ in front of ☊
Our new brochure is crammed full of inspirational ideas. ☊ full ☊
Our loss is their gain. ☊ gain ☊
a £3 000 gain from our investment ☊ gain ☊
gamble with/on sth: It was wrong to gamble with our children's future. ☊ gamble ☊
I often wonder what future generations will make of our efforts. ☊ generation ☊
We only got back from our trip yesterday. ☊ get back ☊
Our youngest girl is at college. ☊ girl ☊
Check out the prices of our pizzas—we're virtually giving them away! ☊ give sth away ☊
We keep all our glass and china in this cupboard. ☊ glass ☊
Our ultimate goal must be the preservation of the environment. ☊ goal ☊
good for sb: Can we change our meeting? Monday isn't good (= convenient) for me. ☊ good ☊
Take out our service contract and say goodbye to costly repair bills. ☊ goodbye ☊
We are all to a great extent the products of our culture. ☊ great ☊
guarantee (that)...: We cannot guarantee (that) our flights will never be delayed. ☊ guarantee ☊
Our cat hates being handled. ☊ handle ☊
We can handle up to 500 calls an hour at our new offices. ☊ handle ☊
happy to do sth: We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter. ☊ happy ☊
Our victory was hard won (= won with great difficulty). ☊ hard ☊
We're having our car repaired. ☊ have ☊
We hid from our pursuers in an empty house. ☊ hide ☊
A high proportion of our staff are female. ☊ high ☊
He does the hiring and firing in our company. ☊ hire ☊
Our solicitor holds our wills. ☊ hold ☊
We haven't found a home for all our books yet (= a place where they can be kept). ☊ home ☊
Ian, our host, introduced us to the other guests. ☊ host ☊
We're moving house (= leaving our house and going to live in a different one). ☊ house ☊
Times are hard and we have to husband our resources. ☊ husband ☊
Our immediate concern is to help the families of those who died. ☊ immediate ☊
The time limits are imposed on us by factors outside our control. ☊ impose ☊
indicate how, what etc...: Our results indicate how misleading it could be to rely on this method. ☊ indicate ☊
This leaflet is produced for the information of (= to inform) our customers. ☊ information ☊
Our skin cream contains only natural ingredients. ☊ ingredient ☊
The questions were an insult to our intelligence (= too easy). ☊ insult ☊
Our survey produced some interesting results. ☊ interesting ☊
You can buy our goods over the Internet. ☊ Internet ☊
Driving into the sun, we had to shade our eyes. ☊ into ☊
Our speaker today needs no introduction (= is already well known). ☊ introduction ☊
Our investments are not doing well. ☊ investment ☊
We'll make our decision and contact the people involved. ☊ involved ☊
It's our anniversary. ☊ it ☊
We broke our journey (= stopped for a short time) in Madrid. ☊ journey ☊
She has coached many of our leading juniors. ☊ junior ☊
keen (that...): We are keen that our school should get involved too. ☊ keen ☊
We're having difficulty keeping up our mortgage payments. ☊ keep sth up ☊
This is our last bottle of water. ☊ last ☊
These are the last of our apples. ☊ last ☊
Our first lesson on Tuesdays is French. ☊ lesson ☊
We are doing our best with the limited resources available. ☊ limited ☊
We were asked to list our ten favourite songs. ☊ list ☊
Our children go to the local school. ☊ local ☊
If you look carefully you can just see our house from here. ☊ look ☊
Our supplies are running low (= we only have a little left). ☊ low ☊
Our year in Italy was pure/sheer magic. ☊ magic ☊
Trust is the magic ingredient in our relationship. ☊ magic ☊
We do our business by mail. ☊ mail ☊
We have our main meal at lunchtime. ☊ main ☊
We're making our attic into an extra bedroom. ☊ make sb/sth into sb/sth ☊
scientific discoveries which help to map our distant past ☊ map ☊
We buy our fruit and vegetables at the market. ☊ market ☊
mean (that)...: Did he mean (that) he was dissatisfied with our service? ☊ mean ☊
At our first meeting I was nervous. ☊ meeting ☊
We did about 30 miles a day on our cycling trip. ☊ mile ☊
Our cat's gone missing again. ☊ missing ☊
mix sth for sb: Why don't you mix a cocktail for our guests? ☊ mix ☊
mix sb sth: Why don't you mix our guests a cocktail? ☊ mix ☊
Our group meets on Friday mornings. ☊ morning ☊
move sth + adv./prep.: We moved our chairs a little nearer. ☊ move ☊
Our new neighbours moved in yesterday. ☊ move in, move into sth ☊
I won, but there wasn't much in it (= our scores were nearly the same). ☊ not much in it ☊
Our problems have multiplied since last year. ☊ multiply ☊
These buildings are part of our national heritage. ☊ national ☊
What do you need your own computer for? You can use ours. ☊ need ☊
It's difficult to express our needs and desires. ☊ need ☊
We've had a lot of support from all our friends and neighbours. ☊ neighbour ☊
Our next-door neighbours are very noisy. ☊ neighbour ☊
Our defeat was expected but it is disappointing nevertheless. ☊ nevertheless ☊
It was a new era in the history of our country. ☊ new ☊
new to sb: Our system is probably new to you. ☊ new ☊
Our new neighbours are very nice. ☊ nice ☊
The main objective of this meeting is to give more information on our plans. ☊ objective ☊
Our beach house is just a couple of miles from the ocean. ☊ ocean ☊
They've decided to accept our original offer. ☊ offer ☊
We had more room in our old house. ☊ old ☊
Our car's always breaking down. But we're getting a new one soon. ☊ one ☊
Our house is the one next to the school. ☊ one ☊
I'm open to suggestions for what you would like to do in our classes. ☊ open ☊
opinion (about/of/on sb/sth): We were invited to give our opinions about how the work should be done. ☊ opinion ☊
Our company promotes equal opportunities for women (= women are given the same jobs, pay, etc. as men). ☊ opportunity ☊
Our views are diametrically opposed on this issue. ☊ opposed ☊
The opposition is/are mounting a strong challenge to our business. ☊ opposition ☊
our daughter/dog/house ☊ our ☊
We showed them some of our photos. ☊ our ☊
Our main export is rice. ☊ our ☊
And now, over to our Rome correspondent... ☊ our ☊
Their house is very similar to ours, but ours is bigger. ☊ ours ☊
No, those are Ellie's kids. Ours are upstairs. ☊ ours ☊
We outlined our proposals to the committee. ☊ outline ☊
You can park your car outside our house. ☊ outside ☊
Our children are grown up and have children of their own. ☊ own ☊
We package our products in recyclable materials. ☊ package ☊
Come and visit us if you're ever in our part of the world. ☊ part ☊
It is often stated that we use only 10 per cent of our brain. ☊ per cent ☊
She performs an important role in our organization. ☊ perform ☊
We offer a personal service to all our customers. ☊ personal ☊
Our car is falling to pieces, we've had it so long. ☊ fall to pieces ☊
Plans for our extension have been submitted for approval. ☊ plan ☊
We can't change our plans now. ☊ plan ☊
the planets of our solar system ☊ planet ☊
pleasant to sb: Please try to be pleasant to our guests. ☊ pleasant ☊
We request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of our daughter Lisa. ☊ pleasure ☊
It gives me great pleasure to introduce our guest speaker. ☊ pleasure ☊
We have to fit five of us plus all our gear in the car. ☊ plus ☊
Exhaust fumes are poisoning our cities. ☊ poison ☊
Please be polite to our guests. ☊ polite ☊
This is one of our most popular designs. ☊ popular ☊
'Our dog got into the neighbour's garden again!' 'You'll be popular.' ☊ popular ☊
I was pregnant with our third child at the time. ☊ pregnant ☊
Our primary concern must be the children. ☊ primary ☊
Our first priority is to improve standards. ☊ priority ☊
Win a car in our grand prize draw! ☊ prize ☊
It's a nice table! The only problem is (that) it's too big for our room. ☊ problem ☊
There's no history of heart problems (= disease connected with the heart) in our family. ☊ problem ☊
We're in the process of selling our house. ☊ process ☊
Our cat produced kittens last week. ☊ produce ☊
Our aim is to protect the jobs of our members. ☊ protect ☊
Most of our titles are also published on CD-ROM. ☊ publish ☊
Our campaign's main purpose is to raise money. ☊ purpose ☊
We've had to put off our wedding until September. ☊ put sth off ☊
We aim to provide quality at reasonable prices. ☊ quality ☊
our new range of hair products ☊ range ☊
It's difficult to find a house in our price range (= that we can afford). ☊ range ☊
+ adj.: I'm afraid our needs do not rate very high with this administration. ☊ rate ☊
See the real Africa on one of our walking safaris. ☊ real ☊
We have to be realistic about our chances of winning. ☊ realistic ☊
receive sth from sb: We received a warm welcome from our hosts. ☊ receive ☊
Our newspaper aims to reflect the views of the local community. ☊ reflect ☊
He refused our request for an interview. ☊ refuse ☊
our regular customers ☊ regular ☊
Imperfect articles are rejected by our quality control. ☊ reject ☊
All our suggestions were rejected out of hand. ☊ reject ☊
We shall discuss the problem as it relates to our specific case. ☊ relate to sth/sb ☊
Our product needs an image that people can relate to. ☊ relate to sth/sb ☊
relation (between A and B): We seek to improve relations between our two countries. ☊ relation ☊
relationship (to sth): This comment bore no relationship to the subject of our conversation. ☊ relationship ☊
rely to do sth: These days we rely heavily on computers to organize our work. ☊ rely on/upon sb/sth ☊
We had over 100 replies to our advertisement. ☊ reply ☊
our elected representatives in government ☊ representative ☊
She's our representative in France. ☊ representative ☊
Our immediate requirement is extra staff. ☊ requirement ☊
Tom's our resident expert (= our own expert) on foreign movies. ☊ resident ☊
We do not have the resources (= money) to update our computer software. ☊ resource ☊
We agreed to pool our resources (= so that everyone gives sth). ☊ resource ☊
She promised to respect our wishes. ☊ respect ☊
There has been little response to our appeal for funds. ☊ response ☊
It felt as if we had reversed our roles of parent and child. ☊ reverse ☊
reward sb/sth: Our patience was finally rewarded. ☊ reward ☊
The Japanese are our biggest economic rivals. ☊ rival ☊
Our house is round the next bend. ☊ round ☊
Our seats are five rows from the front. ☊ row ☊
The bad weather ruined our trip. ☊ ruin ☊
run on sth: Our van runs on (= uses) diesel. ☊ run ☊
We have been assured that our jobs are safe (= we are not in danger of losing them). ☊ safe ☊
Our children go to the same school as theirs. ☊ same ☊
We are trying desperately to keep to our schedule. ☊ schedule ☊
We all filed back to our seats in silence. ☊ seat ☊
We have one child and are expecting our second in July. ☊ second ☊
Our relationship was now on a more secure footing. ☊ secure ☊
We are currently seeking new ways of expanding our membership. ☊ seek ☊
All our hotels have been carefully selected for the excellent value they provide. ☊ select ☊
separate sb/sth from/and sb: A high wall separated our back yard from the playing field. ☊ separate ☊
Our main concern is to provide quality customer service. ☊ service ☊
Our host shook each of us warmly by the hand. ☊ shake ☊
We all did our share. ☊ share ☊
Pick up one of our free information sheets at reception. ☊ sheet ☊
show sb + adv./prep.: The attendant showed us to our seats. ☊ show ☊
He showed me our location on the map. ☊ show ☊
All our patients have broadly similar problems. ☊ similar ☊
Please accept our sincere thanks. ☊ sincere ☊
What are our sleeping arrangements here (= where shall we sleep)? ☊ sleep ☊
Here are some of our suggestions. ☊ some ☊
The situation has changed somewhat since we last met. ☊ somewhat ☊
Leaving him out of the team may sound the death knell for our chances of winning (= signal the end of our chances). ☊ sound ☊
Our special guest on next week's show will be... ☊ special ☊
We aim to increase the speed of delivery (= how quickly goods are sent). ☊ speed ☊
We placed our bets and the croupier spun the roulette wheel. ☊ spin ☊
Our camping trip was spoilt by bad weather. ☊ spoil ☊
We aim to maintain high standards of customer care. ☊ standard ☊
the high status accorded to science in our culture ☊ status ☊
We must stick to our story about the accident. ☊ story ☊
These repayments are putting a strain on our finances. ☊ strain ☊
We've told our daughter not to speak to strangers. ☊ stranger ☊
Our plan succeeded. ☊ succeed ☊
The following is a summary of our conclusions. ☊ summary ☊
We did our best to keep out of the sun. ☊ sun ☊
Our supplies were running out. ☊ supply ☊
foods supplying our daily vitamin needs ☊ supply ☊
The statistics offer further support for our theory. ☊ support ☊
Our staff will do their best to make sure you enjoy your visit. ☊ make sure (of sth/that...) ☊
Imagine our surprise when he walked into the room! ☊ surprise ☊
It's time to confront him with our suspicions. ☊ suspicion ☊
Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the victims of the war. ☊ sympathy ☊
take sb to sth: A boy took us to our room. ☊ take ☊
We'll take the matter forward at our next meeting (= discuss it further). ☊ take ☊
Our first task is to set up a communications system. ☊ task ☊
She teaches at our local school. ☊ teach ☊
teach sb sth: Our experience as refugees taught us many valuable lessons. ☊ teach ☊
We offer free technical support for those buying our software. ☊ technical ☊
test sth on sb/sth: Our beauty products are not tested on animals. ☊ test ☊
There is still much to discuss. We shall, therefore, return to this item at our next meeting. ☊ therefore ☊
'Why did you tell her our secret?' 'I did no such thing!' ☊ thing ☊
Our team lost. It was a good game though. ☊ though ☊
Drugs pose a major threat to our society. ☊ threat ☊
Our team is through to (= has reached) the semi-finals. ☊ through ☊
I remember one time (= once) we had to abandon our car in the snow. ☊ time ☊
the politician who promised 'peace in our time' ☊ time ☊
Our representatives are ready to help you at all times. ☊ at all times ☊
These proposals are perfectly in tune with our own thoughts on the subject. ☊ be in/out of tune (with sb/sth) ☊
Our car was turned back at the border. ☊ turn back, turn sb/sth back ☊
Our dream holiday turned into a nightmare. ☊ turn (from sth) into sth ☊
our ultimate goal/aim/objective/target ☊ ultimate ☊
Our future looks uncertain. ☊ uncertain ☊
unite (sb/sth): A special bond unites our two countries. ☊ unite ☊
We could make better use of our resources. ☊ make use of sth/sb ☊
We all need variety in our diet. ☊ variety ☊
We want more variety in our work. ☊ variety ☊
For more information, visit our website. ☊ visit ☊
Visits to our website have doubled in a year. ☊ visit ☊
How can we attract more visitors to our website? ☊ visitor ☊
The police play a vital role in our society. ☊ vital ☊
I do the washing (= wash the clothes) in our house. ☊ washing ☊
We should take more care of our historic buildings. ☊ we ☊
For current prices please visit our website. ☊ website ☊
Our neighbours made us welcome as soon as we arrived. ☊ welcome ☊
You have our support, whatever you decide. ☊ whatever ☊
You are entitled to a free gift whether you accept our offer of insurance or not. ☊ whether ☊
Whether or not we're successful, we can be sure that we did our best. ☊ whether ☊
The festival will be great for our city and for the country as a whole. ☊ as a whole ☊
Our house can be very cold in (the) winter. ☊ winter ☊
He withdrew his support for our campaign. ☊ withdraw ☊
He was one of the witnesses at our wedding. ☊ witness ☊
Our house is worth about £100 000. ☊ worth ☊
Our son's having problems with his reading and writing (= at school) ☊ writing ☊
We're hoping that they will say yes to our proposals. ☊ yes ☊