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doof

Some game shows are really silly 

Folge

Frank was going to go by bus, but Oscar said he'd drive --> Frank war dabei den Bus zu nehmen, aber Oscar sagte, er würde fahren

Frank was going to go to London, but missed his plane

They were going to separate, but they fell in love again

unterstützen

Maybe some famous star could endorse our products

lieber

Which commerical would you rather watch? --> Welche Werbung würden Sie lieber ansehen?

I'd rather watch the first one than the second

berufliche Weiterentwicklung

Einarbeitung

HR scheduled some on-job-training so we can learn how to use the new software

think about --> I have though about doing some professional development

interested in --> He is interested in coaching other employees

plan on --> she plans on getting her MBA

look forward to --> I look forward to taking a night course (Ich freue mich)

Ruf

The journal has a bad reputation

Nachteil

The only drawback of my job ist the low salary

fördern

The foundation encourages young scientists

It's common for older people to go back to school

It's pretty normal to start college at 18

We're getting a new CEO --> Wir bekommen einen neuen CEO

He ist joining the marketing department

scheinbar, anscheinend

Apparently, Nicole is moving to New York

let, make, have und get + Person + Verb

My boss made me work on the weekend.

My manager let me kick off the meeting.

My best friend got me to tell the story

He made me review the financial report --> Er hat mich veranlasst den Finanzreport zu überprüpfen

My boss had me work late yesterday --> Mein Chef veranlasste mich gestern bis spät zu arbeiten

She wouldn't let me tell everyone the news

I did it by myself.

I want to hear it from my manager himself.

She plans to make the announcement herself.

You need to keep the information to yourself.

I'm not supposed to tell anyone  --> Ich darf es niemanden erzählen

This is confidential information --> vertraulich

Keep this to yourself, would you --> ok?

zugeben, anerkennen

I had to admit that she was right

I hat to admit that the misunderstanding was my fault

used to + --> Gewohnheiten in Vergangenheit 

I used to like pop music <---> Did you use to like folk music?  , Did you use to watch cartoons?

Ted used to watch cartoons, but not he listen to music

be used to --> Gewohnheiten

I am used to like pop music

She is not used to punk music

Veranstaltungsort

City Music Hall is a great venue for a concert

vorschlagen

propose changes

Lebensmittel

fresh groceries

kritisierien

Instead of criticizing my work, my boss gave me useful advice.

Customers are criticizing our new products.

Anzeige

I bought a car through an ad in the paper.

schlagen

The runner easily beat his opponents (Gegner)

If we lower prices, we'll beat the competition.

wenn nicht, sofern nicht

Unless we innovate constantly, we won't stay competitive.

unless = if + negative

If I don't work hard, I'll lose my job.

Unless I work hard, I'll lose my job.

einhalten , treffen

so that we can hit our deadlines --> damit wir unsere Fristen einhalten können

um denn

In order to generate sales, we created these new advertisements.--> Um den Verkauf zu fördern, haben wir diese neuen Werbeanzeigen entwickelt.

In order to compete, we need to lower prices

we need to take breaks in order to be more creative

we need some time in order to brainstrom new ideas

In oder to hit our deadlines, we work 12 hours a day --> Um den Fristen einhalten zu können

konkurrieren

It is difficult to compete with a stronger opponent

schätzen

Customers appreciate goog service and reliability

We would appreciate --> Wir würden uns freuen

Thank you, I appreciate it. --> vielen Dank, sehr nett von Ihnen

ein riesiger Markt

Africa will be a huge market for us in the future.

more --> In the future, more people will work from home.

fewer (zählbar) --> People will work fewer hours.

less (unzählbar) --> We have less work this year.  Soon, we'll use less gasoline.

unglaublich

For them, the future's incredible. --> Für sie ist die Zukunft unglaublich.

Gesetze

Each country has laws to create order.

These new laws relate to homeowners

eifersüchtig

Children are often jealous of a newborn brothers or sisters.

My sister was jealous about my beautiful new jacket

Ich habe 15 Bewerbungen geschrieben, nachdem ich mein Studium abgeschlossen hatte.

Ich habe über meine Zukunft nachgedacht.

Wenn ich 40 bin, will ich viel Geld haben.

Im nächsten Jahr