Englisch Voci
ZHAW, Business English 1
ZHAW, Business English 1
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Cartes-fiches
expressions to guide the conversation or change the subject
- incidentally
- talking of ...
- by the way, ...
- before I forget, ...
- that reminds me, ...
- on the subject of ...
replace: not so far
not yet
replace: not to worry
no problem
replace: nor me
me neither
replace: shame
pity
replace: so did I
me too
replace: are you joking?
are you kidding?
meaning: he leaves at five
every day
meaning: we're having a meeting
now or soon
meaning: profits went up. Are they up now?
maybe
meaning: profits have gone up. Are they up now?
yes
meaning: he's gone. Is he here?
no
meaning: I've just been. Am I back?
yes
meaning: when I arrived he was just leaving. Was he there when I arrived?
yes
meaning: when I arrived he'd just left. Was he there when I arrived?
no
meaning: I've tried to phone her. Am I still trying?
probably not
meaning: I've been trying to contact her all morning. Am I still trying?
probably
eine Konversation starten
start up a conversation
andere Menschen in eine Konversation miteinbeziehen
bring people into conversation with
widerreden
to contradict
das Thema wechseln
to change the subject
eine Unterhaltung beenden
to break off the conversation
die Denkweise ändern
change the mindset
Hauptkompetenzen
core competencies
die Art etwas zu tun komplett ändern
paradigm shift
initiativ
proactive (always have a plan A, B or even C)
Kompetenzen als Team zusammenführen um Vorteile zu erzielen
to synergize
gründlich recherchieren / auf den Grund gehen
to drill down
Zustimmung erhalten
buy-in (getting; from people)
Fazit
the bottom line
das grosse Ganze
(looking at) the big picture
sich an jmd. messen / Massstab
to benchmark
steigern
to ramp sth. up
Gewinnmarge
profit margin
Bilanz
balance sheet
Mitarbeitergespräch
staff appraisal
Umsatzprognose
sales projection
Gehaltsüberprüfung
salary review
entäuschende Zahlen
disappointing figures
etwas verfehlen (Ziele, Vorhersagungen)
to fall short of sth.
