HSLU Englisch 1. Semester

bevollmächtigen, genehmigen, legitimieren

to give official permission for sth, or for sb to do sth [vn]

Biotechnik

[U] [technical] the use of living cells and bacteria in industrial and scientific processes

Bruch, Verletzung, Übertretung, Verstoss

1. [C,U] ~ of sth, a failure to do sth that must be done by law (noun) 2. [C,U] ~ of sth, an action that breaks an agreement to behave in a particular way (noun) 3. to break (an agreement or contract) (verb)

Verpflegung, Lebensmittelversorgung

the work of providing food and drinks for meetings or social events

Rohstoff, Grunderzeugnis

[economics] a raw material or an (unfinished) product that can be bought and/or sold 

vetraulich, geheim

meant to be kept secret and not told to or shared with other people

Zwang, Auflage, Beschränkung

[C] (~ on sth) a thing that limits or restricts sth, or your freedom to do sth

gemeinsam, gesellschaftlich, genossenschaftlich

connected with a corporation

Händler

(~ in sth) a person whose business is buying and selling a particular article, substance or product

übertragen, ermächtigen, Beauftragte

1. (~ sth, ~ to sb) to give part of your work, power or authority to sb in a lower position than you (verb) 2. a person who acts on behalf of somebody in a position of higher authority (e.g. trade ~ ) (noun)

Beseitigung, Veräusserung, jemandem zur Verfügung stehen

[U] the act of getting rid of sth; [C] [business] the sale of part of a business, property, etc.

Gewinnanteil

an amount of the profits that a company pays to people who own shares in the company

Produktivität

[U] the quality of doing sth well with no waste of time or money; efficiencies [pl.] ways of wasting less time and money or of saving time or money

Eigenkapital, Aktienkapital

[U] [finance] the (total) value of a company’s shares; the value of a property after all charges and debts have been paid

Erweiterung, Ausweitung

[U,C] an act of increasing or making sth increase in size, amount or importance

steuerlich, finanziell

connected with government or public money, especially taxes

Rohgewicht, Bruttoeinnahmen, Rohertrag

1. [only before noun] being the total amount of sth before anything is taken away; (~ weight) including the container or wrapping (adjective) 2. [only before noun] [formal or law − of a crime, etc.] very obvious and unacceptable (adjective) 3. (~ a certain amount) to earn a cetain amount before deduction of costs, expenses, taxes etc. (verb)  

Anreiz, Antrieb

[C,U] (~ for/to sb/sth/to do sth) something that encourages you to do sth

einheitlich

[usually before noun] connected with a large important organisation that has a specific purpose

Klapprechner

a small, flat computer that can work with a battery and be easily carried

Miete, Pacht

1. a legal agreement that allows you to use a building, a piece of equipment or some land for a period of time, usually in return for rent (noun) 2. to use something under such an agreement (verb)

Geldflüssigkeit

U] [finance] the state of owning things of value that can easily be exchanged for cash

Verfallsfrist, Fälligkeit, Ablauf

[business − of a loan or an insurance policy, etc.] the time when money you have lent or invested is ready to be paid back

verhandeln

[v] (~ with sb, for/about sth) to try to reach an agreement by formal discussion

Besitz, Eigentum

[U] the fact of possessing sth

Belegschaft, Mitarbeiter

[pl.] the people who work for an organization or one of the armed forces

Leistungsfähigkeit, Produktivität

[U] the rate at which a worker, a company or a country produces goods, and the amount produced, compared with how much time, work and money is needed to produce them

Rezession

[C, U] a difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed

stuern, regeln

to control sth by means of rules

Zwang, Beschränkung

[C, usually pl.] (~ on sb/sth) a rule, a fact, an idea, etc. that limits or controls what people can do

Spielraum, Bereich, Umfang, Enfaltungsmöglichkeiten

(~ for sth | ~ for sb to do sth) the opportunity or ability to do or achieve sth; [SYN] potential

spezialisieren

(~ in sth) to become an expert in a particular area of work, study or business; to spend more time on one area of work than on others

Statistik

[C] a piece of information shown in numbers

baulich, strukturell, konstruktiv

[usually before noun] connected with the way in which sth is built or organized (adjective)

Tochtergesellschaft, untergeordnet

1. [pl. –ies] a business company that is owned or controlled by another larger company (noun) 2. secondary (adjective)

Mieter, Pächter

a person who pays rent for the use of a room, building, land, etc. to the person who owns it

Elektrizitäts-Versorgungsunternehmen, Energiedienstleister

[C] [especially NAmE] a service provided for the public, for example an electricity, water or gas supply

Garantie, Zusicherung, Garantieleistung

[pl. –ies] [C, U] a written agreement in which a company selling sth promises to repair or replace it if there is a problem within a particular period of time; [SYN] guarantee

Berater, Betreuer

(~ to sb, on sth)  a person who gives advice, especially sb who knows a lot about a particular subject

Ankündigung, Meldung, Bekanntgabe

[C] a spoken or written statement that informs people about sth