HWZ 2012


H. M.
This flashcard set helps university-level learners of English expand their vocabulary and improve communication skills. The cards cover a wide range of terms related to business, such as "durable," "flimsy," and "reliable," which are essential for describing product qualities. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice translating from English to their native language and vice versa. This set is particularly useful for students and professionals aiming to enhance their fluency and accuracy in business English, making it ideal for intermediate to advanced learners.
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Englisch
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Englisch
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Universität
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05.02.2012 / 25.02.2017

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value for money

to get a good deal / Preis-Leistungsverhältnis

durability (n)

the length of time s'th lasts / Haltbarkeit

environmental friendliness

to be kind to nature / umweltverträglich

to survive

to stay alive / ueberleben

survival (n)

staying alive / Überleben

reliable (adj)

when something works well / zuverlaessig

reliability (n)

when something can be trusted / Verlässlichkeit/Zuverlaessigkeit

superficial (adj)

on the surface/ little depth / oberflächlich

to close the gap

to make the distance between A and B shorter / die Lücke schliessen

to catch up (caught/caught)

to be on the same level as s'th/s'one else / aufholen

success (n)

achievement / Erfolg

to succeed

to achieve what one sets out to do / gelingen / Erfolg haben

(un)successful (adj)

(not) to achieve / erfolglos

sensible (adj)

it makes common sense / vernünftig

performance (n)

how well s'one/thing works / Leistung

various (adj)

several, different / vielfaeltig

variety (n)

a big range/choice / Vielfalt

impressive (adj)

make you think positively about it/them / eindrücklich

due to

because of / wegen, auf Grund von

roughly (adv)

approximate / ungefähr

to be reassured

to have peace of mind / versichert sein

to take something for granted

to expect s'th to happen/be the way you imagine / etwas für selbstverständlich nehmen

elusive (adj)

hard to obtain / flüchtig, schwer fassbar

craze (n)

fashion/trend / Begeisterung, Fimmel, Manie

flaw (n)

mistake/error / Fehler, Makel, Mangel

to shrink (shrank/shrunk)

to get smaller / schrumpfen

to struggle

to fight to get s'th / kämpfen, sich abmühen

intrinsic (adj)

natural / intrinsisch, beinhaltet

supposed to

should / etwas (tun) sollen

obsession

a fixed idea about something / Besessenheit

obsessed by

crazy about / bessessen von

renowned for

famous for / bekannt für etwas

entrepreneur (n)

a business person / Unternehmer

entrepreneurial (adj)

business-like / unternehmerisch

lean (adj)

thin / schlank

just-in-time

last minute / just-in-time' Lieferung

source (n)

basis / Quelle

to admit

to allow someone into a place, to say that something was wrong / zulassen, gestehen

admission (n)

entry, confirmation that something was wrong / Zulassung, Geständnis

trap (n)

problem / a difficult situation / Falle

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