sightseeing holiday
going to a place to see all the main attractions German: Kultururlaub
staycation
a holiday at home or near home German: Urlaub zu Hause
backpacking
travelling with only a rucksack as luggage German: Rucksackreisen
statement
sth that sb says or writes (officially) synonym: declaration antonym: question German: Aussage, Stellungnahme
(to) match sth to sth
(to) put things together which are the same synonym: (to) combine sth with sth German: etw einer Sache zuordnen
sight
place of interest that tourists visit synonym: attraction German: Sehenswürdigkeit
(to) hitchhike
(to) travel by asking for free rides in other people's arms, by standing at the side of the road and trying to get passing cars to stop German: per Anhalter fahren
from around the world
from different places and countries German: aus der ganzen Welt
environment
the atmosphere and things around us synonym: atmosphereGerman: Umwelt
nearby
near in position, not far awaysynonym: closeantonym: farGerman: in der Nähe
(to) prefer to do sth
(to) like one thing or person better than another, (to) choose one thing rather than sth else because you like it better synonym: (to) go for sth antonym: (to) not care for sth German: etw lieber tun
tent
a shelter made of large sheet of canvas, nylon, ... that is supported by poles and ropes fixed to the ground, and is used especially for camping German: Zelt
campsite
a place where people on holiday can put their tents, park their caravan, .... synonym: camping site, campgroundGerman: Campingplatz
(to) become sth
(to) start to be sth synonym: (to) later be sth German: ((zu) etw) werden
while
at the same time as sth else synonym: when German: während
experience
the knowledge and skill that you have gained through doing sth for a period of time verb: (to) experience German: Erlebnis(se), Erfahrung(en)
accomodation
place to stay German: Unterkunft
(to) add sth to sth
(to) put sth together with sth else so as to increase the size, number, amount, ... antonym: (to) subtract, (to) deduct German: etw einer Sache hinzufügen
(to) hate sb/sth
(to) dislike sth/sb very much antonym: (to) love sb/sth, (to) like sb/sth German: jdn/etw hassen
order
the way in which people or things are placed or arranged in relation to each other synonym: sequence antonym: chaosGerman: Reihenfolge
awareness
know sth verb: (to) be aware of sth German: Bewusstsein, Sensibilität, Kenntnis
regularly
at regular intervals of times synonym: oftenantonym: rarelyGerman: regelmäßig
during
while sth else is happening synonym: while, at the same time German: während
lifeguard
person who keeps you safe in the pool or seaGerman: Rettungsschwimmer/in
whether
used to express a doubt or choice between two possibilities German: ob
on the road
travelling, especially for long distances or period of times synonym: travelling German: unterwegs
(to) be included in sth
(to) be part of sth antonym: (to) be excluded from sth German: in etw inbegriffen sein
(to) provide sth
(to) give sth to sb or make it available to use synonym: (to) give sth, (to) make sth available German: etw liefern, etw bieten, etw zur Verfügung stellen
exact
correct in every detail synonym: preciseantonym: guessed German: genau
vaccination
Example: To beat Covid-19, it is important to get a vaccination. German: Impfung
decade
a period of ten years, especially a continuous periodGerman: Jahrzehnt
at a/the crossroads
at an important point in sb's life or development German: am Scheidepunkt, an einem Wendepunkt
(to) apply
(to) make a formal request for sth such as a job German: bewerben
flight attendant
a person whose job is to serve and take care of passengers on an aircraft German: Flugbegleiter/in, Steward/ess
exciting
causing great interest noun: excitement synonym: appealing, astonishing antonym: boring, dull, unexciting German: Aufregung, Begeisterung
retirement
the fact of leaving your job, usually because you have reached a particular age verb: (to) retire German: Rente
shortage
a situation when there is not enough of the people or things that are needed antonym: sufficiencyGerman: Mangel, Knappheit
duty
sth yoz have to do synonym: obligation German: Pflicht
(to) expect
(to) be waiting for sb/sth to arrive, as this has been arranged noun: expectation German: erwarten
delay
a period of time when sb/sth has to wait because of a problem that makes sth slow or late German: Verspätung
(to) cancel sth
(to) decide that sth that has been arranged will now not take place noun: cancellation antonym: (to) continue with sth German: absagen, streichen
worse
more unpleasantGerman: schlimmer
relief
the feeling of happiness you have when sth unpleasant stops or does not happen German: Erleichterung
funeral
the ceremony you have when someone dies German: Beerdigung
leisurely
done without hurryingnoun: leisuresynonym: laid-backantonym: hectic, hurriedGerman: gemächlich, gemütlich, geruhsam
layover
a short stay between two parts of a journeyGerman: Zwischenlandung
rarely
not very often antonym: oftenGerman: selten
valuable
worth a lot of money synonym: importantantonym: invaluable, worthlessGerman: wertvoll
impossible
sth that cannot exist or be done antonym: possibleGerman: unmöglich
intentionally
when sth is done with an intention antonym: accidentally, unintentionally German: absichtlich
destination
the place you are going to German: Ziel
(to) prepare
(to) make sth/sb ready noun: preparation German: (sich) vorbereiten
clue
an object, a piece of evidence or some information that helps the police solve a crime synonym: hint antonym: guessGerman: Hinweis, Anhaltspunkt
related to sth
connected with sth in some way synonym: connected to sth antonym: unrelated to sth German: im Zusammenhang mit etw, bezogen auf etw
mass tourism
lots and lots of tourists in one place German: Massentourismus
pollution
the process if making air, water, soil, ... dirty, the state of being dirty verb: (to) pollute German: (Umwelt-)Verschmutzung
crowd
a large number of people in one place German: Menschenmenge
(to) feed
(to) give food to an animalGerman: füttern
pigeon
grey bird that often flies in towns German: Taube
(to) wait in line
Example: When going shopping, I wait in line to pay for my clothes. antonym: (to) skip the line German: anstehen, Schlange stehen
queue
a line of people, cars, ... waiting for sth to do sth synonym: line German: Warteschlange
mac (BE)
long raincoatGerman: Regenmantel
rubber boats (AE)
usually reaching almost up to the knee, that you wear to stop your feet getting wet synonym: wellington (boot) (BE)German: Regenstiefel
(to) affect sth/sb
(to) produce a change in sth/sbsynonym: (to) influence sth/sbGerman: etw/jdn betreffen, etw/jdn treffen
inhabitant
people living in a city, area, country, ...antonym: strangerGerman: Einwohner/in, Bewohner/in
rent
an amount of money that you regularly pay so that you can use a house, room, ... German: Miete
(to) disappear
(to) become impossible to see synonym: (to) vanish antonym: (to) appearGerman: verschwinden
besides
in addition to sb/sth, apart from sb/sth synonym: expect, apart from German: außer
sudden
happening or done quickly and unexpectedlysynonym: unexpected antonym: expectedGerman: plötzlich
(to) cause sth
(to) make sth happen, especially sth bad or unpleasant, (to) make sb to sth noun: cause German: etw verursachen
(to) tackle sth
(to) try to deal with sth German: etw (Problem, ...) angehen, etw bekämpfen
(to) charge sth on sth
(to) ask an amount of money for goods and services German: etw (Gebühr) für etw verlangen
tax
money that must be paid to the state German: Steuer
solution (to sth)
a way of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation verb: (to) solve synonym: answer (to sth) German: Lösung (für etw)
pleasant
fun, attractive, or giving pleasuresynonym: nice, good German: angenehm
narrow
measuring a short distance from one side to the other, especially in relation to length synonym: thin German: schmal
(to) wave at sb
(to) move your hand or arm from side to side in the air in order to attract attention, say hello, ...German: jdn zuwinken
occasional(ly)
occurring from time to time synonym: sometimes antonym: always, never German: gelegentlich
entire
used when you are emphasising that the whole of sth is included synonym: whole German: ganze/r/s, vollständig