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This set of flashcards helps university-level learners improve their English, focusing on vocabulary related to business, economics, and diplomacy. Key terms include "proximity," "deferential," and "viable," which are essential for understanding professional and economic contexts. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from the target language to the source language. Ideal for advanced students and professionals, these flashcards enhance fluency and comprehension in academic and professional settings.

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English

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Created / Updated

23.05.2017 / 28.05.2018

relationship-oriented

thinking mainly about the people you are working with

setting

Handlungsort

task-oriented

focusing mostly on the job that is being done

turn-taking

when one person does something an then another perosn does something

confrontational

streitlustig, konfrontativ

detailed proposal

a plan that contains a lot of details

digressions

Exkurs, Abschweifung

diplomacy

diplomatisch

direct approach

a method in which you say what you think in an honest way without worrying about other people's opinions

equal basis

a method or way in which everyone is treated equally

full contribution

the idea that everyone who is involved in a process should participate

get off the point

abschweiffen

ground rules

Grundregeln; the principles on which future behaviour is based

lack of focus

when people do not concentrate on the main thing they are trying to achieve

off the point

irrelevant, nicht zum Thema gehörig

open-door policy

a policy involving the principle that you are available to talk to people if your door is open

tone down

abmildern; to make something less severe or rude

vagueness

Vagheit; the meaning of not being clear in meaning

adaptable

able to change your behaviour and ideas to deal with new situations

hand over

übergeben, überreichen

avanced economy

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

a country with an economy that uses the most recent ideas and technology

Asian tiger

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

a country in South East Asia with an economy that is growing very fast

computing costs

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

the costs involved in using computers

containerization

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

in Container verladen

developing country

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

a country that is quite poor and does not have advances industries

economic output

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

all the goods and services produced by a country over a year

free ovement of capital

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

money for investment that can easily be moved around the world

free trade

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

the principle that good and services can be bought and sold all around the world

GDP (gross domestic product)

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

BIP

GDP per capita

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

BIP pro Kopf (Person)

global economy

the economies of all the countries in the world considered as a group

GNi (gross national income)

Bruttovolkseinkommen (value of goods and services produced by a country in one year, including profits made in foreign countries

GNP (gross national product)

Bruttonationaleinkommen, früherer Begriff für GNI

interdependence

Abhängigkeit

less-developed country (LDC)

a country that is quite poor and does not have advances industries

prosperity

Wohlstand

protectionism

a system in which a country helps its own industries by putting a tay on foreign goods

rural economy

an economy that is based on farming and not on industry

tariff

tax on goods that come into a country

trade liberalization

the removal of obstacles to international trade

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tone down

abmildern; to make something less severe or rude

vagueness

Vagheit; the meaning of not being clear in meaning

adaptable

able to change your behaviour and ideas to deal with new situations

hand over

übergeben, überreichen

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