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anagreement, usually between two armies, to stop fighting to allow discussions about peace

(Waffenstillstand)

declare a ceasefire

a brief interruption in a war or argument, or an agreement to stop fighting or arguing for a period of time

=ceasefire

(Waffenruhe)

After years of rivalry, the two companies have UK agreed/US agreed to a truce. Following las months riots, the two big gang in LA have finally declared a truce.

indirect discussions between two or more countries, in which someone travels between the different countries, talking to the governements involved, carrying messages and suggesting ways of dealing with proplems.

(Pendeldiplomatie)

officially stop something for a short time

start again after stopping temporarily (suspend talks)

a person who walks to opposing sides, especially governments, making arranements for themor bringing to an end disagreements (Makler)

the control of a cit, country, etc. by an army instead of by its usual leaders

renegade forces captured the capital and declared/imposed martial law.

a person who is not a member of the police or the armed forces

the bomb killed four soldiers and three civilians

the giving of control of or responsibility for something to someone else

(Übergabe)

The United Nations is to supervise the handover of the prisoners of war.

disagreements or fighting between different groups of people.

It is feared that the civil unrest we are now witnessing in this country could lead to full-scale civil war

to fight or argue

the government and the oppositon parties have clashed over the cuts in defence spending.

a noisy, violent, and uncontrolled public gathering

to take part in a riot

(randalieren / Unruhe)

inner city riots erupted when a local man was shot by police. Police in riot gear (=poritective clothes and euipment) lined up at the end of the street. Students are rioting in the streets of the capital.

to steal from shops and houses

(plündern)

during the riot shops were looted and cars damaged or set on fire.

of, pertaining to, or during the workday, esp. the hours from 9am to 5pm when offices are charateristically open for business

(geregelter Arbeitstag)

the nine-to-five grind (Rackerei.. - anstrengender Arbeitstag)

to make the same journey regularly between work and home.

(pendeln)

it's exhausting commuting from Brighton to London every day.

someone who regularly travels between work and home.

(Pendler)

The train was packed with commuters.

something that you get because of your job which is additional to your pay but is not in the form of money

(Nebenleistungen/Bonus)

fringe benefits include a company car and free health insurance.

an advantage or benefit, such as money or goods, which are given because of your job

(Vorteil/Vergünstigung)

a company car and a mobile phone are some of the perks that come with the job.

a person who tries to persuade someone to leave thier job by offering them another job with more pay and a higher position to persuade someone to leave their job by offering them another job with more pay and a higher position

She was headhunted by a rival firm.

to remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong

(entlassen)

 He has been dismissed from his job for incompetence. unfair/wrongful dismissal (be = passive)

to dismiss someone from a job, usually because they have done something wrong or badly, or sometimes as a way of saving the cost of employing them

(rausschmeissen)

They sacked her for being late. He got sacked from his last job. They gave him the sack forbeing late.

to remove someone from their job, either because they have done something wrong or badly, or as a way of saving the cost of employing them.

He was fired from his 10000 mil. job for poor performance.

= sack

1. often plural) when someone stops employing someone, sometimes temporarily, because there is nomoney to pay them or because there is no work for them.

The recent economic crisis has led to massive layoffs.

(Entlassung)

2. massive layoffs mass layoffs (usually singular) a period when someone  is not working

Foster is playing again after a six-week layoff due to injury.

(Arbeitsunterbrechung)

having lost your job because your employer no longer needs you

to keep the company alive, half the workforce is being made redundant.  (beschäftigungslos/arbeitslos)

she took voluntary redundancy.

to reduce services, jobs, payments greatly or completerly without warning or in a single action: the axe, US Also the ax

(Stellenabbau/ streichen/kürzen)

Because of the recession the company is to axe 350 jobs. The TV series will be axed owing to a decline in popularity.

in the UK, money that the governement pays to unemployed people who are looking for a job.

jobseekers' allowance

the moeny that the gov. gives to people who are unemployed

young people on (receiving) the dole are often bored and frustrated.

UK. social welfare number of people who are unemployed and claiming money from the government

(Arbeitslosengelder)

to refuse to continue working because of an argument with an employer about working conditions, pay levels or job losses

Democratization has brought workers the right to strike and join a trade union.

when workers act in a way that is intended to force an employer to agree to something, especially by stopping work.

workers at the plant took industrial action

a time when work is stopped because of a disagreement betweeen workers and employers

the act of leaving an official meeting as a group in order to show disapproval, or of leaving a place of work to start a strike

Senior union workers staged (had)  a walkout this afternoon  at the annual conference over the proposed changes in funding.