English C1 Vocabulary HF Thun

Diese Vocabulary ist für die Studenten der HF Thun, welche das Englisch Niveau 1 besuchen.

Diese Vocabulary ist für die Studenten der HF Thun, welche das Englisch Niveau 1 besuchen.


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This flashcard set helps learn English at an advanced level. The vocabulary flashcards focus on business and professional terms, covering areas like company structure, employment, and management. Examples include "suggestion box," "length of service," and "shop floor." The platform supports backward learning from the target language to the source language, making it versatile for different learning styles. Ideal for professionals, students, and anyone aiming to enhance their English fluency in a business context.
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Created / Updated
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performance review

(MA-Gespräch; Qualifikationsgespräch)

(staff) appraisal: appraisal interview

trial period;

period when a new worker is being tested before getting a permanent job

(Probezeit)

period of probation; probationary period

end sth.; 

remove s.o. from their job

terminate;

e.g. a contract of employment 

or: they have been terminating people in their fifties

Kündigung

notice

e.g. he gave six months` notice

or: she gave in / handed in her notice

sacking s.o., usu. a director, from a job

(Absetzung; Entlassung)

removal

e.g. two directors were removed from the board at the AGM

or: the removal of the Managing Director is going to be very difficult

 

Rücktritt;

Kündigung;

Amtsniederlegung

resignation

e.g. he wrote his letter of resignation

or: he gave in / sent in his resignation

zurücktreten

resign

e.g. she resigned from her jobs as finance director

use to make a profit 

(ausnutzen; nutzen)

exploit

move to a different place

(verlegen; versetzen)

relocate

package deal;

salary and other benefits offered with a job

package

sales call where the salesman has no appointment and the client is not an established customer

(unangemeldetes Verkaufsgespräch)

cold call

course to train people starting a new job

(Einführungskurs)

induction course

interne Besetzung

internal recruitment

eg. we decided to make an internal appointment; 

we decided to appoint an existing member of staff to the post, and not bring someone in from outside the company

head of departement;

departement manager

(Abteilungsleiter)

departement head

business or commercial deal which involves a risk

business venture

referring to a choice of job 

(Berufs-)

vocational

referring to one of the professions, such as a lawyer, doctor, accountant

(gehoberene Berufe)

professional

entrance lobby of a hotel / restaurant / theatre / cinema

foyer

launch again

re-launch

revise / improve / develope our lines of product

(Produktlinie auf Vordermann bringen)

revamp our lines

stimulate;

fill with enthusiasm;

excite

fire up

clever;

judicious

shrewd

to justify

to warrant

avoid attention;

avoid being noticed;

stay under the radar;

lie down

keep one`s head down

inherent(ly)

intrinsic(ally)

craze;

flavour of the month

fad

real or fancied cause for complaint

grievance

un-/ inflexibel

inflexible

produce or work at greater speed

get up (to) speed

explain it in detail or in a very clear way

spell it out

usual or current rate of payment 

going rate / market rate

in the final reckoning;

after all

(schliesslich)

at the end of the day

exceed targets

beet targets

making you work hard and using all your energy and skills

(gefordert)

streched

boring

stale

in the Production Department

in Production

the factory / works / ordinary workers

(Betrieb; Belegschaft)

shop floor

in casual conversation

(mir ist zu Ohren gekommen)

through / on the grapevine

e.g. I heard it through / on the grapevine

value

appreciate

rebrand

rename

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