HSLU Englisch 1. Semester 3/5

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

bewerten, beurteilen

(~ sb/sth as sth) to make a judgement about the nature or quality of sb/sth [vn]

zuteilen, zuweisen

(~ sth for sth | ~ sth to sb/sth | ~ sb/sth sth) to give sth officially to sb/sth for a particular purpose

Ausgleich, Umstellung

[C,U] small change made to sth in order to correct or improve it

freiwillig, ehrenamtlich

1. done willingly, not because you are forced 2. [usually before noun] [of work] done by people who choose to do it without being paid

Unsicherheit, Ungewissheit

[U] the state of being not sure

Händler

a person who buys and sells things as a job

Überschuss, Mehrertrag, Mehrwert, berflüssig, überzählig

1. the amount by which the amount of money received is greater than the amount of money spent (noun) 2. in addition to that which is required or needed (adjective)

später, folgend, anschliessend

[formal] happening or coming after sth else

vorlegen, überreichen, unterbreiten, zustellen

(~ sth to sb/sth) to give a document, proposal, etc. to sb in authority so that they can study or consider it

strategisch

done as part of a plan that is meant to achieve a particular purpose or to gain an advantage (adjective)

gesetzlich festgelegt, gesetzlich, statutarisch

[usually before noun] fixed by law; that which must be done by law

auf dem Spiel

that which can be won or lost, depending on the success of a particular action

Einzelhändler, Detaillist

person or business that sells goods to the public

regelnd, bestimmend

[usually before noun] having the power to control an area of business or industry and make sure that it is operating fairly

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