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Vocabulary Unit 3 HS15/16

Vocabulary Unit 3 HS15/16


C. M.
This set of flashcards helps learn English at an intermediate level, focusing on vocabulary and expressions related to various topics such as storage, quality, and business. It includes words like "shelf life," "durable," and "competitive advantage," and supports backward learning from the target language to the source language. Ideal for students and professionals aiming to expand their vocabulary and improve communication skills.
Cartes-fiches
115
Utilisateurs
3
Langue
Anglais
Catégorie
Anglais
Niveau
Autres
Créé / Mis à jour
27.01.2016 / 08.02.2017

Cartes-fiches

gesetzliche Bestimmungen

statutory requirements

compulsory rules enforced by the govt.

bewährte Praktiken, optimales Vorgehen

best practice

the most suitable or efficient way of doing something

Qualitätszusicherung

quality assurance

defined targets for measuring improvements in quality

technische Anforderungen

technical specifications

precise guidelines establishing what a product should have

Was ist los mit?

what's the matter (with it) ?

what is wrong?

Schwierigkeiten, Ärger mit

hassle

a pain/problem/trouble

ausser Betrieb

out of order

not working

etwas reparieren

to fix s'th /  to mend s'th

to repair

jemanden instruieren

to brief

to inform s'one quickly

rund um die Uhr arbeiten

to work-round-the-clock

24 hrs / all day and night

korrigierende Massnahmen ergreifen

to take corrective action

to put right a mistake/s

Alles oder Nichts

to make or break

to succeed or fail

ungeeignet

inappropriate

not suitable / bad

Akronym (ein Wort gebildet aus den Anfangsbuchstaben)

acronym

NATO is an acronym for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

wegweisen, beschildern

signposting

to show the way (e.g. Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly....)

Anordnung, (Wort)Zusammenstellung

collocations

e.g. to miss a deadline / to acheive your goals

Vorhersage / vorhersagen

prediction / to predict

to forecast

abschweifen /Abschweifung

to digress / digression

to get side-tracked

etwas betonen, hervorheben / Betonung, Hervorhebung

to emphasize / emphasis

to stress / highlight

Konsum / konsumieren

consumption / to consume

the amount of s'th you use

verkehrt

upside down

the other way round

Kleidungsstück

garment

item of clothing

befähigen

to enable

to allow s'th to happen

 

Schläfrigkeit / schläfrig

 

drowsiness (n) / drowsy (adj)

tired/sleepy

Abkürzung

abbreviation

a short form e.g. asap/ie/eg

etwas feststellen

to ascertain

to establish if s'th is true

Ernte / ernten

harvest

to gather your winnings/profit

Verkaufsstelle

outlet

shop / retailer

Lagerfähigkeit

shelf life

how long you can keep it in a shop

Grösse, Menge, Umfang

bulk

the main part

gesund, gut, vernünftig

sound (adj)

good 

leicht quetschen

to bruise easily

to get injured/hurt/damaged quickly 

seicht, oberflächlich

shallow

not deep / superficial

zerquetschen, hereinquetschen

to squash

to squeeze between two things

Lager

storage

a place to keep things until they are used

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