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This flashcard set helps learn English vocabulary at an intermediate level. The vocabulary flashcards cover business and professional terms like "launch," "distributor," and "premium," focusing on expanding language skills for communication in corporate environments. The platform also supports backward learning from the target language to the source language, making it versatile for different learning styles. Ideal for professionals, students, and anyone aiming to enhance their English fluency in business contexts.

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146

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Language

German

Category

English

Level

Other

Created / Updated

21.01.2017 / 10.02.2017

the directors of a company

(Vorstandsetage)

boardroom

become less strong or intense

(abklingen)

abate

laws

(Gesetzgebung)

legislation

reducing costs

cost-cutting

ambition

aspiration

co. with the largest market share

market leader

s. aneignen

acquire

buy equipment or raw materials for a company

procure

opportunity; possibility; extent

scope

payment to encourage s.o.; extra charge

premium

outstrip; surpass; be better than

outdo

being capable of doing sth.

proficiency

turn over; subvert a government

overturn

go beyond (a time limit or a fixed budget)

overrun

become level with and exceed a compared value, competitor etc.; outstrip

overtake

acquire a technique

take on a technique

reffering to (sth. in addition)

(Bezug nehmend auf)

further to

I hope

I trust

co. selling goods for another co. which makes them

distributor

act of putting a new product on the market

launch

looking for new managers for organizations,

usually by approaching managers in their existing jobs ans asking them if they want to work for different companies

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headhunting; executive search

(more polite term)

look for high-ranking / senior managers an offer them jobs in other companies

(nach Führungskräften suchen)

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headhunt

he was approached by a headhunter and offered a new job

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he was headhunted

person or companie which looks for top (-level) managers and offers them jobs in other companies

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headhunter

disclose; reveal

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divulge

knowledgeable; educated

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informed

aim at s.o

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target s.o

special place in a market occupied by one person / company;

specialized but profitable corner of the market

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niche

consider doing sth.

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

look to do sth.

s.o.`s weak or vulnerable point

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

Achilles heel

direct; outspoken; uncompromising

(offen; schonungslos)

blunt

vomit; bring about; produce

throw up

inference; conclusion

(Schlussfolgerung)

deduction

adjoining; lying near

(Nachbar-; angrenzend)

adjacent

verzeichnen

put on record

electronic place where people can post and exchange opinions and ideas on a part. issue

forum

recruiting staff through an agency

agency recruitment

advertising for staff in newspaper or on the Net

advertising selection

predominant

prevalent

market where ´sales`are likely to rise rapidly

(Wachstumsmarkt)

market growth

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Cartes-fiches

Verhaltenskodex; -regeln

code of conduct

form the basis of

(zugrunde liegen)

underpin

salary disagreements

pay disputes

sexuelle Belästigung

sexual harassment

accusation

charge

making money by cheating

(Betrug)

fraud

the directors of a company

(Vorstandsetage)

boardroom

become less strong or intense

(abklingen)

abate

laws

(Gesetzgebung)

legislation

reducing costs

cost-cutting

ambition

aspiration

co. with the largest market share

market leader

s. aneignen

acquire

buy equipment or raw materials for a company

procure

opportunity; possibility; extent

scope

payment to encourage s.o.; extra charge

premium

outstrip; surpass; be better than

outdo

being capable of doing sth.

proficiency

turn over; subvert a government

overturn

go beyond (a time limit or a fixed budget)

overrun

become level with and exceed a compared value, competitor etc.; outstrip

overtake

acquire a technique

take on a technique

reffering to (sth. in addition)

(Bezug nehmend auf)

further to

I hope

I trust

co. selling goods for another co. which makes them

distributor

act of putting a new product on the market

launch

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