Essential Business vocabulary
letter r (BEC Preliminary)
letter r (BEC Preliminary)
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raise
1. erhöhen; raise prices, standards, offers, etc. 2. hochheben; to raise a sunken ship, to raise a lid, to raise one’s hat. 3. grossziehen, aufziehen; to raise children, to raise animals. 4. sammeln; to raise money for the poor.
range
Sortiment, Angebot; This shop sells a wide range of articles.
rarely
selten; I rarely eat in restaurants.
reach (n)
Reichweite; out of reach: ausser Reichweite
reach (v)
erreichen, ankommen; Call me when you reach London.
reason
Grund; Is there any reason why you can’t come?
reasonable
1. vernünftig; a reasonable person, a reasonable decision. 2. angemessen, günstig; That seems a reasonable price.
receipt
1. Erhalt, Empfang; On receipt of the goods we shall … 2. Quittung; Could I have a receipt please?
receive
bekommen; to receive letters, presents, a phone call, etc
recently
vor kurzem; I haven’t heard from Jane recently.
reception
Empfang; There was a reception after the wedding. He went to the reception for his room key.
recommend
empfehlen; Can you recommend a hotel near the airport?
reduce
herabsetzen, reduzieren; The price of petrol has been reduced.
reduction
Verringerung, Reduktion, Kürzung; a reduction in prices, taxes, wages, etc
refer
sich beziehen auf, sprechen von; I am not referring to you.
reference
1. Erwähnung, Bemerkung; Avoid any reference to his illness. 2. Referenz; She has excellent references from former employers.
refund (n)
Rückzahlung, Rückerstattung; He demanded a refund
refund (v)
zurückzahlen, zurückerstatten; I’ll refund you the full cost.
register (v)
(sich) eintragen; New guests must register in the guest book.
regret
1. bedauern; We regret that we cannot give you the job. 2. bereuen; He regrets that he was rude to her.
regular
1. fest; regular work, employment 2. regelmässig; at regular intervals; a regular consumer: ein Stammkunde
reliable
zuverlässig; a reliable car, person, watch, etc
rely
sich verlassen auf; You can rely on him because he always keeps his promises. You can rely on my help.
remain
bleiben; I’ll remain in London until May. The fact remains that …
remind
erinnern; Remind me to answer that letter.
reminder
Mahnung
remit
überweisen; to remit money
remittance
Überweisung; Return your completed form with your remittance.
repair
reparieren, flicken, ausbessern; to repair shoes, a damage, a watch, etc
replace
1. ersetzen; Robots are replacing people. 2. auflegen (den Hörer); To replace the receiver.
reply (n)
Antwort; In reply to your letter …
reply (v)
antworten, erwidern
representative
Vertreter(in), Beauftragte(r)
reputation
Ruf; a good / bad reputation as a doctor
request (n)
Bitte, Wunsch; I came at your special request
request (v)
bitten, ersuchen; You are kindly requested not to smoke.
require
brauchen, benötigen; We require extra help. I have done all that is required by law.
requirements
Bedarf, Erfordernisse; university entrance requirements; to meet somebody’s requirements: jemandes Bedürfnisse erfüllen
responsible
verantwortlich; Who is responsible for this mess?
responsibility
Verantwortung, Pflicht; It is the responsibility of the police to protect politicians; to take full responsibility for the consequences
