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Cartes-fiches
overseas adj.
in Übersee
overtake v.
überholen
overview n.
a general description (Übersicht)
participate v.
teilnehmen, beteiligt sein
peak n./v.
highest point e.g. Sales peaked in December
personal adj.
persönlich, privat
personnel
adj. personell, n. Personal, Mitarbeiter
phase v. phase in/out
introduce or get rid of gradually, this product is now being phased out
placement n.
Platzierung, Vermittlung
plummet (v.)
stürzen
praise v.
to decribe in positive terms /praise n. Lob
precaution n.
Schutzmassnahme
precede/preceding v.
vorhergehen(d)
predict v.
vorhersehen, voraussagen, predictable adj. vorhersehbar
premises n.
the place where a business is located
pricey adj.
teuer
primary adj.
first OR important e.g. This report ist of primary significance.
principle n.
Prinzip, Grundsatz, Regel
prior adj.
früher, vorher, e.g. the inspectors arrived without prior warning
prioritise v.
Prioritäten setzen, priorisieren
procedure n.
Verfahren, Vorgehen e.g. the same procedure as every year, James! process n. Vorgang, Ablauf
(slide) projector
Diaprojektor, Projektor
promote v.
fördern, unterstützen, promotion n. 1) Beförderung 2) Sonderangebot
proportion n.
der Anteil
pros and cons
idiom advantages and disadvantages
prospect n.
Aussicht e.g. the prospects for this product are good.
prospective adj.
future
publish
veröffentlichen, publizieren
purchase v.
buy, a purchase n. something one has bought, purchasing adj. e.g. if you have enough purchasing power, you can force producers to lower their price.
quarrel v.
to argue, argument n.
quote v.
to cite somebody, citation n. (Zitat) quotiation n. (Angebot, Zitat, Kostenvorschlag)
raise capital
idiom find financial support, borrow money (Kapital aufnehmen)
range from X to Y v.
von X bis Y reichen, eine Bandbreite von X bis Y haben. e.g. Our clients range from teenagers to the over 60s.
rank v.
to put in order of performance n. order ranking n. order
receipt n.
(paper) record of payment
recognition n.
acknowledgement (Anerkennung), recognise v.
recover v.
improve after a negative phase (sich erholen), recovery n. The economic recovery
redundant adj.
(especially to be made redundant) to lose your job as the result of restruction, redundancy n. a job loss for this reason (Arbeitslosigkeit, aber auch Überflüssigkeit, Redundanz).
reflect on sth. v.
nachdenken über, to reflect sth. = spiegeln
refuse v.
to show unwillingness to do sth., refusal n. (=Weigerung, Ablehnung)
