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English Vocabulary

English Vocabulary

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This set of flashcards focuses on English vocabulary and expressions, particularly for advanced learners. It includes terms like "insight," "hindsight," and "quarrelsome," which are useful for business and professional contexts. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from the target language to the source language. This set of flashcards is ideal for professionals preparing for exams like the BEC Higher, helping them expand their vocabulary and improve communication skills in competitive environments.
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Language
English
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English
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23.11.2016 / 08.09.2019
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preview

Vorschau, Vorbeurteilung

preserving

aufbewahren, aufheben, wahren, erhalten

polite behaviour

courtesy

people who own shares in a company

sharedholders

people skills

soziale Kompetenz

paperwork

red tape

pacifying

beruhigend, beschwichtigend

overworked

having to work too much

overwhehlming

überwältigent

overdo

do something in a way that is too extreme

occur

geschehen, vorfallen, auftreten, ereinen

obedience

Gerhorsam, Abhängigkeit

notoriously

berühmt-berüchtigt, stadtbekannt

nitty-gritty

das Wesentliche

money earned from sales

revenues

making more efficient

streamlining

longevity

lange Lebensdauer

leaner

knapp, mager, kümmerlich

lavish praise

mit Lob überschütten

knock off for the day

stop working, ususally at the end of the day

invaluable

unschätzbar, ausserordentlich wertvoll

Internet company

dotcom

insular

abgeschottet, engstirnig, vereinzelt, inselartig

insight

Einsicht, Erkenntnis

inherent

anhaftend, angeboren, rechtmässig gehörend

informal meetings

get-togethers

inevitably

Zwangsläufig, unausweichlich, notwendig, unvermeidlich

incentive

Ansporn, Anreiz, Impuls

immersed

versunken, vertieft

hollow

hohl, leer, ausgespart

hoist

Fahrstuhl, Hebevorrichtung, Lastenaufzug, Bauwinde

hindsight

nachträgliche Einsicht

hindsight

späte Einsicht, nachträgliche Einsicht

high-level staff

Personal auf höchster Ebene

having to work too much

overworked

group of people appointed to manage a company

board

frantic

ausser sich, rasend

flaws

Fehler, Defekt, Schwachstelle

flamboyant

auffällig, grell, grossspurig

fierce, not involving consideration or care about any harm caused to others

cut-throat

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