EN Test April 2016
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Lernkarten
aptitude
Eignung / Begabung / Fähigkeit
Description:
a natural ability or skill
Example:
"My son has no/little aptitude for sport."
"We will take your personal aptitudes and abilities into account."
potential
Potenzial
Description:
possible when the necessary conditions exist
Example:
"Many potential customers are waiting for a fall in prices before buying."
approve
Genehmigen / Zustimmen / Bewilligen
Description:
to accept, allow, or officially agree to something
Example:
"We had to wait months for the council to approve our plans to extend the house."
criticise
kritisieren / tadeln
Description:
to express disapproval of someone or something
Example:
"The government is being widely criticized in the media for failing to limit air pollution."
appraise
bewerten / abschätzen / auswerten
Description:
to examine someone or something in order to judge their qualities, success, or needs
Example:
"At the end of each teaching practice, trainee teachers are asked to appraise their own performance."
word of mouth
Mundpropaganda
Description:
given or done by people talking about something or telling people about something
Example:
"We get most of our work through word-of-mouth recommendations."
marketing
Marketing / Vermarktung / Vertrieb / Absatzpolitik
Description:
a job that involves encouraging people to buy a product or service
Example:
"Our marketing people have come up with a great idea for the launch of the new model."
publicity
Werbung / Öffentlichkeit / Reklame
Description:
the activity of making certain that someone or something attracts a lot of interest or attention from many people, or the attention received as a result of this activity:
Example:
"The publicity generated by the court case has given a welcome boost to our sales."
workforce
Arbeitskräfte / Belegschaft
Description:
the group of people who work in a company, industry, country, etc.
Example:
"The majority of factories in the region have a workforce of 50 to 100 (people)."
trade union
Gewerkschaft
Description:
an organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights, and discusses their pay and working conditions with employers
Example:
"The government's proposals have been strongly criticized by the trade unions."
council
Rat / Beratung / Sitzung
Description:
a group of people elected or chosen to make decisions or give advice on a particular subject, to represent a particular group of people, or to run a particular organization
Example:
"This play is supported by a grant from the local arts council."
process
Prozess / Verfahren / bearbeiten / verarbeiten / abfertigen / erledigen
Description:
a series of actions that you take in order to achieve a result
Example:
"Going to court to obtain compensation is a long process."
countersign
gegenzeichnen
Description:
to confirm e.g. a contract when already signed by one-party
Example:
"A real estate purchase contract must be in writing and must be countersigned by a lawyer."
permit
erlauben / gestatten / zulassen
Description:
to allow something
Example:
"As it was such a special occasion, she permitted herself a small glass of champagne."
"The law permits of no other interpretation."
free
gratis / kostenlos / lose / befreit / unverbindlich
Description:
not limited or controlled
Example:
"I'll give you a key, so you'll be free to come and go as you like."
black (-market)
Schwarzmarkt / Schwarzhandel
Description:
illegal trading of goods that are not allowed to be bought and sold, or that there are not enough of for everyone who wants them
Example:
"They blamed high taxes for the growth of a black market in cigarettes."
direct
direkt / unmittelbar / gerade
Description:
- going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or changing direction
- without anyone or anything else being involved or between
Example:
"Is there a direct train to Edinburgh?"
"She decided to take direct control of the project."
turnover
Personenwechsel / Umsatz
Description:
- the amount of business that a company does in a period of time
- the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by new people
Example:
"Large supermarkets have high turnovers (= their goods sell very quickly)."
"The large number of temporary contracts resulted in a high turnover of staff."
deficit
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."
departure
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."
excess baggage
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."
hand luggage
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?"
baggage allowance
Freigepäck
Description:
the weight or number of cases and bags that you are allowed to take onto an aircraft without paying extra
baggage allowance
Freigepäck
Description:
the weight or number of cases and bags that you are allowed to take onto an aircraft without paying extra
strength
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."
volume
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?"
boom
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."
failure
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."
bankruptcy
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"
collapse
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."
temping
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."
timekeeping
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"
timing
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."
