English / The Business 2.0
B2 Upper intermediate Student's Book
B2 Upper intermediate Student's Book
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achieve
to succed in doing or having what you planned or intended, usually after a lot of effort
=erreichen
budget
the amount of money a person or organization has to spend o something
=Budget
deal with
to take action to do smoething, espescially to solve a problem OR to buy goods or services from someone or to sell them to someone
=handeln
handle
to take action in order to deal with a difficult
=der Griff
liaise
if one person liaises with another, or if people liaise, they talk to each oterh and tell each other what they are doing, so that they can work together effectively
=verbinden
manage
to organize and control the work of a company, organization, or group of people
=leiten
objective
something that you plan to achieve, especially in business or work
=Ziel
reference
a statement from someone who knows you or has worked with you that gives informaton about you. You often need to provide a reference when you apply for a new job.
=Referenz
set up
to start something such as a business, organization, or institution
=Aufbau
cap
to set a limit on the amount of money that someone can spend or charge
=Maximum
earnings
the amount of money you earn
=Einkommen
exacerbate
to make a problem become worse
=verschlimmern
extracurricular
extracurricular activities are things that you do at school or college that are not part of your course
=ausserschulisch/Wahlfach
faculty
all the teachers in a school, college or university: a meeting for students, faculty and administrators
=Lehrerzimmer
fee
money that you pay a professional person or institution for their work: tuition fees at stanford have now reached 9'000 a year.
=Lohn/Entgeld
hike
a sudden large increase in the amount or level of something
=Zuwachs/Anstieg
placement
a temporary job that is part of a course of study and that gives you experience of the work you hope to do at the end of the cours
=Praktikum
resources
something such as money, workers or equipment that can be used to help an institution or a business
=Hilfsmittel
spark or spark off
to make something happen, especially something involving violence or angry feelings
=etwas auslösen
spiralling
a situation that is continuously becoming worse, more or less
=schwindelerregend
subsidy
an amount of money that the government or another organization pays to help to reduce the cost of a porduct or service
=Subvention/finanzielle Unterstützung
trend
a gradual change or development that produces a particular result
=Trend/Tendenz/Entwicklung
willing
if you are willing to do something, you do it when someone asks you, sometimes when you do not want to
=bereit
bind (past participle: bound)
to limit what someone is allowed to do by making them obey a rule or agreement
=jmd. verpflichten
boost
to help something to increase, improve or become more successful
=fördern
deep pockets
a lot of available money
=tief in die Tasche greifen
drop out
to leave something such as an activity, school or competition before you have finished what you intended to do
=aussteigen
enhance
to improve something, or to make it more attraticve or more valuable.
=verbessern
lay off
to end someone's employment, especially temporarily, because there is not enough work for them
=Entlassung/jmd. entlassen
miss out
to lose an opportunity to do or to have something
=verpassen
redudant
if someone is redudant, they have been told they must leave their job because they are no longer needed
=überflüssig/arbeitslos
start over
to begin doing something again from the beginning
=noch einmal von vorn anfangen
thoroughly
very carefully, so that nothing is missed: The case will be studied thoroughly beforeany decicion is made
=gründlich/sorgfältig
working party
a group of people who examine a problem or situation and suggest a way of dealing with it
=Arbeitsgruppe
come along
to arrive
=mitkommen
downsize
to make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number of workers
=verkleinern/reduzieren
fancy
used when you are very surprised about something: Fancy you knowing my sister!
=ausgefallen
put on weight
to become fatter
=zunehmen
sabbatical
a period away from work when people such as college or university teachers can study, rest or travel
=Auszeit
streamline
to improve a business, organization, process, etc. by making it more modern or simple
=optimieren
