HSLU Englisch 1. Semester 3/5

Anpassungsfähigkeit

[U] [approving] ability to change to suit new conditions or situations

Anleger, Kapitalanleger

a person or an organization that invests money in sth

Grenze, Beschränkung

[C] (~ on sth) a rule, fact or condition that restricts

Belegschaft, Arbeitskräfte

1. all the people who work for a particular company, organization, etc.; [SYN] staff 2. all the people in a country or an area who are available for work

Schätzwert, Wertgutachten

a professional judgement about how much money sth is worth

durchführen, übernehmen, ausfürhen, unterfangen

[-took, -taken] to make yourself responsible for sth and start doing it

Geschäft, Abwicklung, Geschäftsabschluss

[C] (~ between A and B) a piece of business that is done between people, especially an act of buying or selling

Steuerzahler

a person who pays money to the government, especially on the money that they earn

nachhaltig

involving the use of natural products and energy in a way that does not harm the environment

anschliessend, nachher

[formal] afterwards; later; after sth else has happened

statisch, strukturell

according to the way in which sth is built or organized (adverb)

[U] the money system of Britain, based on the pound

spezialisiert

designed or developed for a particular purpose or area of knowledge

Verkäufer

person or organisation that parts with a good or product in return for money; (good, poor, etc. ~) a product that has been sold in the amounts or way mentioned; [SYN] vendor

umstrukturieren, sanieren

to organize sth such as a system or a company in a new and different way

Regulierer

a person or an organization that officially controls an area of business or industry and makes sure that it is operating fairly

Freisetzung

the situation when sb has to leave their job because there is no more work available for them

Empfehlung, Vorschlag

[C] (~ to sb for/on/about sth) a formal suggestion about the best thing to do

Porträt, Selbstdarstellung

a description of sb/sth that gives useful information

hauptsächlich, vornehmlich

mainly, chiefly

Teilnehmer, Mitwirkende

(~ in sth) a person who is taking part in an activity or event

Ergebnis, Resultat, Ausgang

the result or effect of an action or event

Verhandlung, Gesprächsführung

[C, usually pl., U] formal discussion between people who are trying to reach an agreement

Beweggrund, Motivation

the reason why sb does sth or behaves in a particular way

Monopolstellung, Monopol

(~ in/of/on sth) [business] the complete control of trade in particular goods or the supply of a particular service; a type of goods or a service that is controlled in this way

Einrichtung, Anlage, Mechanismus

a method or a system for achieving sth

integrieren, einbauen, eingliedern

 (~ A into/with B | ~ A and B) to combine two or more things so that they work together; to combine with sth else in this way

Neuerung, Neuheit

[U] the introduction of a new application for sth, new ideas or ways of doing sth

BIP

the abbreviation for ‘gross domestic product’ (the total value of all the goods and services produced by a country in one year)

ausschliesslich, ausschliessend, alleinig

only to be used by one particular person or group; only given to one particular person or group (adverb)

Übermass, Ausschweifung, Ausschreitung

[sing.,U] (~ of sth) more than is necessary, reasonable or acceptable

erweitert, verbessert, vergrössert

increased or further improved in quality, value or status

zu Ihrer Verfügung

available for use as you prefer/sb prefers

Zusammenarbeit

(~ with sb, ~ in doing sth) | (~ between A and B) the fact of doing sth together or of working together towards a shared aim

Berater, Gutachter

(~ on sth) a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and is employed to give advice about it to other people

konsequent, widerspruchsfrei, einheitlich

in agreement with sth; not contradicting sth (adjective)

Bestandteil

one of several parts of which sth is made

Speisen und Getränke liefern, bewirten

1. (~ for sb/sth) to provide food and drinks for a social event 2. (~ to sb/sth) to provide the things that a particular type or person wants, especially things that the speaker/writer does not approve of

steigern, erhöhen

1. to make sth increase, or become better or more successful (verb) 2. something that helps or encourages sb/sth (noun)

Verpflichtung, Obligation

[C] an agreement by a government or a company to pay you interest on the money you have lent; a document containing this agreement