Destination C1 & C2 HWZ Unit 2
Business English
Business English
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to carefully consider a situation, person or problem in order to make a judgment: We tried to assess his suitability for the job. - beurteilen
assess (v)
to calculate what something costs or is worth: Our agent will assess the value of your property. - einschäzen
to believe that something is true, even though no one has told you or even though you have no proof: Everyone accepted she was telling the truth, although in fact this was quite a lot to assume. - als gegeben annehmen
if a problem, someone's behaviour, etc baffles you, you cannot understand it or solve it: Detectives remain baffled by these murders. - jmd. Verwirren
preferring one person, thing or idea to another in a way that is unfair: It was a biased report. - parteiisch
someone who is cynical believes that people care only about themselves and are not sincere or honest, or expects things not to be successful or useful: I know that some of you are very cynical about the proposals. - zynisch
to know something as a result of considering the information or evidence that you have: Finding fossils far inland, he deduced that the area had once been covered by water. - folgern, herleiten
to treat someone unfairly because of their religion, race or other personal features: Employers are not allowed to discriminate on the basis of gender. - diskriminieren
to recognise the difference between things:Long-range missile attacks simply cannot discriminate between military and civilian targets. - unterscheiden
dubious (adj)
not completely good, safe or honest: The story seemed a bit dubious to me. - fragwürdig
not sure about the truth or quality of something, or whether you should do something: I'm very dubious about his ability to do the job. - unsicher
estimate (n)
an amount that you guess or calculate using the information available: According to official estimates, over 25% of carbon emissions come from the United States. - Schätzung
a statement telling a customer how much money you will charge if they employ you to do a particular piece of work: The committee are currently getting estimates for the repairs. - Kostenvoranschlag
estimate (v)
to say what you think an amount or value will be, either by guessing or by using available information to calculate it: It's difficult to estimate the cost of making your house safe. - schätzen, beurteilen
quality or state of being against the law: There is no evidence of illegality. - Rechtswidrigkeit
unable to read: Your handwriting is illegible - unlesbar
illegitimate (adj)
born out of wedlock or unacceptable or against the law: He was the illegitimate son of the king. - unehelich, unrechtmässig
not liberal, narrow-minded: He may be brilliant, but his views are quite illiberal. - intolerant, engstirnig
unable to read or write, no education: Sasha was musically illiterate; he couldn't read a note. - Analphabet, ungebildet
illogical (adj)
not logical, senseless: Buying a house worth 400,000 is illogical if you can only afford 200,000. - unlogisch
to provide with light: The debate was intended to illuminate the differences between the candidates. - beleuchten
illusion (n)
a false perception of reality: We visited the museum of optical illusions. - Illusion, Täuschung
a picture used to explain something: The book contains many illustrations. - Abbildung
illustrious (adj)
famous and distinguished: The man has had quite an illustrious career. - glänzend, berühmt
an ingenious plan, piece of equipment, etc uses new and clever ideas: This is an ingenious device for opening bottles. - genial
to show that there is a good reason for something, especially something that other people think is wrong: You'll be expected to justify your actions. - rechtfertigen
naive (adj)
a naive person lacks experience of life and tends to trust other people and believe things too easily: I was a naive 17-year-old at the time. - naiv
optimistic (adj) someone who is optimistic is hopeful about the future and tends to expect that good things will happen: She said that she was optimistic about the future of the company. - optimistisch
optimistic (adj) based on beliefs that are too confident: That's a very optimistic assessment of the overall situation. - optimistisch
someone who is pessimistic is not hopeful about the future and tends to expect that bad things will happen: She said that she was pessimistic about the future of the company. - pessimistisch
thinking that the worst thing will happen in every situation: That's a very pessimistic assessment of the overall situation. - pessimistisch
likely to be true, honest or suitable: A bomb was the only plausible explanation for the crash. - plausibel
someone who is prejudiced has an unreasonable opinion or feeling about someone or something, especially hatred or fear of a particular group of people: Rafferty's reporting was clearly biased and prejudiced against the homeless. - voreingenommen
to think something is true because it is likely, although you cannot be certain: I presume you've already ordered lunch. - vermuten
to think about something carefully and seriously: Josie reflected on how easily she could have been killed. - nachdenken
having doubts about something that other people think is true or right: Harrison approved the plan, but Riley remained sceptical. - skeptisch
to consider or discuss why something has happened: We can only speculate on the reasons for his sudden resignation. - spekulieren
Learning -
relating to education, especially education in colleges and universities: The book brings together several academic subjects. - wissenschaftlich
good at learning things by studying: She's certainly bright, but she's not very academic. - gelehrt