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Cartes-fiches
Informal
A lot of
A large number of
Informal
Need
Required
Informal
Money
Resources
Informal
Worry
concern
Informal
We will
We shall
Informal
Tell you
Inform
Informal
Some ideas we have
Proposed changes
Informal
The way we work
Working practices
Ich wäre dankbar
I would be grateful
Beschaffen / anschaffen
to acquire
Ausgaben
Outgoings
Erlaubt
permitted
Offerte
quotation
Phrase
Bitten Geld zu sparen
Could you please therefore make every effort to reduce expenditure by
Unzufriedenheit
discontent
Etwas verursachen
To cause sth.
Phrase
All das führte zu
All this has led to…
Phrase
Um die Probleme zu lösen
To remedy these problems
Phrase
Das hat zu einem 20%igen Einbruch des Umsatzes geführt
All that has led to a 20% drop in sales
Oktober
October
Donnerstag den 12. Oktober
Thursday, 12th October 2018
Rounding off a letter or email
looking forward to hearing from you. (less formal)
look forward to an early reply. (more formal)
Requesting information
I would like to enquire about .
We would appreciate it if you could supply us with the following information: (more formal
Asking the price
Could you please give us a (competitive) quote for ... ?
I'd like to enquire about the price/rates for ... (more formal)
Asking for comments
It would be grateful if you could get any feedback to me fairly soon. (more formal)
Referring to part of an email or to a topic
Regarding payment, they will make the transfer tomorrow. (
With reference/regard to payment ... (more formal)
Giving instructions / Requesting
I'd appreciate it if you would ... (more formal)
Expressing purpose
The aim/purpose of this report/proposal is to .
Making recommendations
I would strongly recommend that .
Expressing figures
nearly / about / over / more than a quarter/ a third / a fifth, etc.
A large/small percentage of customers thought Only/Just 15% of customers said
The vast majority ...
A small/significant minority
Making generalisations
There is/was a tendency to
Introduction for a report
The aim of this report is to illustrate customer complaints in the last quarter and to make a statement.
The purpose of this report is to summarise our recent customer communication difficulties and to suggest a solution
Quartal
quarter
Unzufriedenstellend
unsatisfying
Lieferzeiten
delivery times
Umstrukturierung
reorganisations
informationen
information
Werbung
advertisement
Schwiergkeiten
difficulties
Reklamationen
complaints
