Sonstiges


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Sprache English
Kategorie Technik
Stufe Universität
Erstellt / Aktualisiert 19.06.2020 / 15.07.2020
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ungeachtet / trotz

in spite of ...

jdm. beachten / bedenken

beachtlich / erheblich

to consider

considerable

verfallen / verschlechtern

deteriorate

abstürzen / stürzen

plummet

rise =/ raise

rise = steigen

raise = erhöhen

abscheulich / schrecklich

abominable

enorm / gewaltig

stupendous

noun: deteriorate (verschlechtern/verfallen)

deterioration

noun: halve

half

noun: increase

increase

noun: recover

recovery

noun: reduce

reduction

Sales fell slightly.

(Rewrite the "verb + adverb" as "adjective + noun")

There was a slight fall in sales.

Profits rose steadily.

(Rewrite the "verb + adverb" as "adjective + noun")

We saw a steady rise in profits.

The economy improved gradually (schrittweise).

(Rewrite the "verb + adverb" as "adjective + noun")

There was a gradual improvement in the economy.

We need to reduce costs sharply.

(Rewrite "verb + adverb" as "adjective + noun")

We need to see a sharp reduction in costs.

ausfallzeit

downtime

(gleichstarker) wettbewerber

equal competitor

Befragter / Antwortender

respondent / responder

3rd industrial evolution

The third revolution brought forth the rise of electronics, telecommunications and of course computers. Through the new technologies, the third industrial revolution oped the doors to space expeditions, research, and biotechnology

2nd industrial evolution

The Second Industrial Revolution was a period when advances in steel production, electricity and petroleum caused a series of innovations that changed society. With the production of cost effective steel, railroads were expanded and more industrial machines were built.

1st industrial evolution

The Industrial Revolution, now also known as the First Industrial Revolution, was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States, in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.

(steam machines)

4th industrial evolution

The fourth industrial revolution is the current and developing environment in which disruptive technologies and trends such as the Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) are changing the way we live and work.