HSLU Englisch 1. Semester 4/5

Elektrizitäts-Versorgungsunternehmen, Energiedienstleister

[C] [especially NAmE] a service provided for the public, for example an electricity, water or gas supply

Mieter, Pächter

a person who pays rent for the use of a room, building, land, etc. to the person who owns it

Tochtergesellschaft, untergeordnet

1. [pl. –ies] a business company that is owned or controlled by another larger company (noun) 2. secondary (adjective)

baulich, strukturell, konstruktiv

[usually before noun] connected with the way in which sth is built or organized (adjective)

Statistik

[C] a piece of information shown in numbers

spezialisieren

(~ in sth) to become an expert in a particular area of work, study or business; to spend more time on one area of work than on others

Spielraum, Bereich, Umfang, Enfaltungsmöglichkeiten

(~ for sth | ~ for sb to do sth) the opportunity or ability to do or achieve sth; [SYN] potential

Zwang, Beschränkung

[C, usually pl.] (~ on sb/sth) a rule, a fact, an idea, etc. that limits or controls what people can do

stuern, regeln

to control sth by means of rules

Rezession

[C, U] a difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed

Leistungsfähigkeit, Produktivität

[U] the rate at which a worker, a company or a country produces goods, and the amount produced, compared with how much time, work and money is needed to produce them

Belegschaft, Mitarbeiter

[pl.] the people who work for an organization or one of the armed forces

Besitz, Eigentum

[U] the fact of possessing sth

verhandeln

[v] (~ with sb, for/about sth) to try to reach an agreement by formal discussion

Verfallsfrist, Fälligkeit, Ablauf

[business − of a loan or an insurance policy, etc.] the time when money you have lent or invested is ready to be paid back

Geldflüssigkeit

U] [finance] the state of owning things of value that can easily be exchanged for cash

Miete, Pacht

1. a legal agreement that allows you to use a building, a piece of equipment or some land for a period of time, usually in return for rent (noun) 2. to use something under such an agreement (verb)

Klapprechner

a small, flat computer that can work with a battery and be easily carried

einheitlich

[usually before noun] connected with a large important organisation that has a specific purpose

Anreiz, Antrieb

[C,U] (~ for/to sb/sth/to do sth) something that encourages you to do sth

Auftraggeber, Besteller

(formal) a person who buys sth

Privatisierung

[U] to sell a business or an industry so that it is no longer owned by the government

Depot, Bestand

(finance) a set of shares owned by a particular person or organization

Prozentsatz, Anteil

[C+sing./pl. v.] the number, amount, rate of sth, expressed as if it is part of a total which is 100; a part or share of a whole

betrieblich

[usually before noun] connected with the way in which a business, machine, system, etc. works

finanziell

[only before noun] connected with money, especially all the money in a country

handbetrieben, handwerklich

[of work, etc.] involving using the hands or physical strength

Aktiengesellschaft

abbreviation for Limited Liability [used after the name of a British company or business]

haftbar, verantwortlich

(~ for sth) legally responsible for paying the cost of sth

Recht, Gesetzgebung

a law or a set of laws passed by a parliament

berechnen, fakturieren

1. a list of goods that have been sold or work that has been done showing what you must pay (noun) 2. to issue such a list (verb)

eingearbeitet, eingebunden

formed into a business company with legal status

umsetzen, durchführen, realisieren, verwirklichen

to make sth that has been decided on start to happen or to be used; [SYN] to carry out

Ramenrichtlinien, Leitlinien, Leitfaden

rules or instructions that are given by an official organization telling you how to do sth, especially sth difficult

Betrug, Fälschung, Schwindel, Täuschung

[U,C] the crime of cheating sb in order to get money or goods illegally

flexibel

able to change to suit new conditions or situations

Gutachten, Kompetenz, Expertenwissen

[U] (~ in sth/in doing sth) expert knowledge or skill in a particular subject, activity or job

grösser sein als, überschreiten, übersteigen

to be greater than a particular number or amount

verbessern, steigern, weiterentwickeln

to increase or further improve the good quality, value or status of sb/sth