English Vocabulary
Semester 3
Semester 3
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Lernkarten
Fähigkeit
Ability - Someone of her ability will easily find a job
Jemanden benennen
Appoint - We have appointed a new head of human resources
Termin
Appointment - to set an appointment
Überschneiden
Coincide - His visit was timed to coincide with the annual conference
Rohstoff
Commodity - Crude oil is the world's most important commodity
Einsatz
Deployment - We need to rethink the deployment of our resources
Verbrauchbar, entbehrlich
Expendable - They seem to regard human lives as expendables
Entlassen (zuwenig Arbeit)
Laid off - Fifty workers at the factory were laid off
Entlassen (zuwenig Arbeit)
Make redundant - As a result of the reorganization, ten managers were made redundant
Eintönig
Monotonous - The work is easy, but very monotonous
Aufstiegiegsmöglichkeiten
Opportunity for advancement - I left because I felt there was no opportunity for advancement
Befördern
Promote- She worked hard and was soon promoted
Aussicht, Chancen
Prospects - At 25 he was unemployed with no qualifications and no career prospects
Wiederkehrend
Recurring - This is a recurring problem in our industry
Bürokratie
Red Tape - You have to go trough so much red tape when taking on new staff
Umstationieren
Redeploy - Most of the employees will be redeployed to other parts of the company
Neuverteilung, Standortwechsel
Relocation - The firm will pay the costs of your relocation
Rückführung, Wiedereinbürgerung
Repatriation - The insurance will cover repatriation costs if you are abroad
Ruhelos
Restless - After five years in the job, he was beginning to feel restless
Behalten, beibehalten
Retain - We are looking at ways to retain staff
Pension
Retirement - At 60, he was approaching retirement
Namensliste
Roster - I have drawn up the duty roster for this week
Versetzung
Secondment - She is here on secondment from head office
Fluktuation
Staff turnover - Our staff turnover is too high
Adäquat
Suitable - Do you think she is a suitable candidate for the post
Übertragbare Eigenschaften
Transferable Skills - He wanted to learn transferable skills such as IT skills
Gewaltig, riesengross
Vast - Your help made a vast amount of difference (Ausprache: waast)
Zusammenklappbar
Collabsible - He takes his collapsible bike on the train to work
Pendler
Commuter - The morning trains are packed with commuters
Urlaubstag
Day's leave - He took a day's leave to visit his mother
Differenzieren
Differentiate - We need something that differentiates our product from others on the market
Nachteil
Drawback - The main drawback of the plan is its cost
Gefälligkeit
Favour - Can I ask a favour
Schrittweise
Gradual - The upturn in the economy has been very gradual
Gewähren
Grant - All his request were granted immediately
Ungeheuer
Hugely - Their new product has been hugely popular
Pikett
On-call shift - I am doing the on-call shift tonight
Empörend
Outrageous - The price they charge are outrageous
Angesehen
Reputable - They are a reputable company that has been running for many years
Abtreten
Resign - He resigned as chairman after eight years
