EN Test April 2016

Defizit / Mangel / Manko / Verlust

Description:

 the total amount by which money spent is more than money received:

Example:

"The deficit has been rising in recent years because of a drop in earnings from oil, the country's main export."

Abreise / Abflug / Abgang / Abmarsch

Description:

- the fact of a person or vehicle, etc. leaving somewhere

- the act of leaving a job

Example:

"Our departure was delayed because of bad weather.'

"Everyone in the office was surprised by Graham's sudden departure."

Übergepäck

Description:

bags that weigh more than the allowed amount for a single passenger, or the money you are charged to take them onto an aircraft

Example:

"We had to pay excess baggage."

"He arrived with 88 pounds of excess baggage."

Handgepäck

Description:

 the small cases or bags that a passenger can carry onto an aircraft or bus

Example:

"How many items of hand luggage am I allowed to take onto the plane?"

Freigepäck

Description:

the weight or number of cases and bags that you are allowed to take onto an aircraft without paying extra

Freigepäck

Description:

the weight or number of cases and bags that you are allowed to take onto an aircraft without paying extra

Stärke / Kraft / Macht

Description:

- the ability to do things that need a lot of physical or mental effort

- the degree to which something is strong or powerful:

Example:

"Much of the country's military strength lies in its missile force."

"If the two parties joined forces, their combined strength would be 127 seats."

Umfang / Lautstärke / Ausmass

Description:

- the number or amount of something in general

- the amount of space that is contained within an object or solid shape

Example:

"It's the sheer volume of traffic in the city that is causing the problems."

"Which of these bottles do you think has the greater volume?"

Aufschwung / Hochkonjunktur

Description:

- a period of sudden economic growth, especially one that results in a lot of money being made

- an increase in something , or a time when something becomes more popular

Example:

"The insurance business suffered from a vicious cycle of boom and bust."

"This year has seen a boom in book sales."

Fehler / scheitern / versagen / Misserfolg / Fehlschlag / Defekt

Description:

-  the fact of someone or something not succeeding

- the fact of something not working, or stopping working as well as it should

Example:

"Their attempt to climb Everest ended in failure."

"He died of heart/liver failure."

Konkurs / Bankrott / Pleite

Description:

- a situation in which a business or a person becomes bankrupt

-  the fact of good qualities being completely absent

Example:

"The company was forced into bankruptcy."

"moral bankruptcy"

Zusammenbruch / Einsturz / zusammenklappen

Description:

- to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support:

- If someone collapses, they fall down because of being sick or weak

- to fold something into a smaller shape, usually so it can be stored, or (especially of furniture) to fold in this way

Example:

"The chair collapsed under her weight."

"He collapsed and died of a heart attack."

"All chairs collapse for easy storage."

Description:

the activity of working temporarily for a company or organization

Example:

"Temping in different companies can be a productive way to learn new skills."

Zeitmessung / Zeitnahme / Erfüllung des Zeitsolls

Description:

to manage your working time in order not to work too less

Example:

"After several warnings, he was finally dismissed for poor timekeeping"

Zeitliche Koordinierung

Description:

the time when something happens

Example:

"Are we too early?" "No, your timing is perfect - dinner is almost ready."

"The bomb contained a timing device set to make it go off at rush hour."

Lockvogelangebot

Example: 

An article that is sold cheaply in order to attract the public and make them buy other, more expensive, things

Muster / Probestück

Example:

For marketing reasons employees gave away free samples of shampoo

Vorteil / Nutzen / Gewinn

Description:

A helpful or good effect, or something intended to help

Example:

"The discovery of oil brought many benefits to the town."

Mutterschaft

Description:

The state of being a mother

Jährlich / einmal im Jahr

Description:

Happening once every year
Relating to a period of one year

Stolpern / Straucheln

Example:

He tripped while walking down the stairs and broke his arm.

Umgefallen / Hingefallen

Description / Example 1:

If someone falls over, they fall to the ground
"She tripped and fell over."

Description / Example 2:

If something falls over, it falls onto its side
"If you make the cake too high, it'll fall over."

ausrutschen / wegrutschen / gleiten

Description / Example 1:

to slide without intending to
"She slipped on the ice"

Description / Example 2:

to move out of the correct position
"He could feel the rope slipping out of his grasp."

Übermass / Überschuss / Exzess

Description:

actions beyond the limit of what is acceptable

Example: 

"These villages are unspoiled by tourists and the excesses of modern life."

Schwankungen / Fluktuation

Description:

A situation in which prices, levels or interest rates go up and down

Example:

"TV channel executives called the drop in viewing figures "a short-term fluctuation".

Verbesserungen / Steigerung

Description:

An occasion when something gets better or when you make it better.

Example:

"Billy's work at school has shown signs of improvement this year."

Vergütung / Entgeld / Entschädigung

Description:

payment for work or services

Example:

They demanded adequate remuneration for their work.

Redundanz / Arbeitslosigkeit / Überflüssigkeit

Description 1:

a situation in which someone loses their job because their employer does not need them:

Example 1:

The economic downturn has meant 10,000 redundancies in the Northeast

Description 2:

a situation in which something is unnecessary because it is more than is needed

Pensionierung / Ruhestand

Description:

the period in someone's life after they have stopped working because of having reached a particular age.

the act of leaving your job and stopping working, usually because you are old.

Example:

Many teachers over the age of 50 are taking early retirement.