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Language Français
Category Italian
Level Primary School
Created / Updated 14.09.2016 / 21.12.2017
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autocratic

adj. Absolute in power or authority

entrepreneurial

 

adj. Willing to take the initiative and the risk to start a new business

bureaucratic

adj. Insisting on strict rules and routine, often to the point of hindering effectiveness

mentor

n. An advisor; a teacher; a guide

cut-throat

adj. Ruthless in competition

(nearly the same in german...)

publicly accountable

noun phrase. Responsible to the government

öffentlich verantwortlich

streamlining

verb. Improves business process efficiencies by simplifying or eliminating unnecessary steps

Rationalisierung

yardstick

noun. Measuring stick 1 yard, or 3 feet, long - used to refer to measuring one thing against another

rat race

noun phrase/business slang. A fierce struggle for success, especially in one's career or business.

red tape

noun phrase. Complex bureaucratic rules and procedures that must be followed to get something done.

boils down to

phrasal verb. The main reason for something or the most basic part of something

bottom-line

noun. The final total of an account or balance sheet. Also: the fundamental and most important factor of something.

 

Endeffekt

revenue

 

noun. income from sales, especially when of an organization and of a substantial nature.

Einnahmen

redundantly

 

adjective. not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous. Also: no longer in employment because there is no more work available.

überflüssig

shareholders

 

noun. Like a stockholder, it's a person who owns stock in a company. However, unlike a normal stockholder, this person has equity in the business and probably was an early investor.

stockholders

 

noun. Like a shareholder, it's a person who owns stock in a company. However, unlike a shareholder, this person usually purchased shares in the company after it went public.

shift

 

noun. (1) period of working time. (2) a slight change in position, direction, or tendency.
Also: 
verb. move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance. Also: change gear in a vehicle

hand-on approach

 

adj. The definition of hands-on is to be involved with and do something on your own, taking an active role.

delegate

 

verb. to authorize someone to be a delegate (representative). Also:
to commit a task to someone, especially a subordinate
(computing, Internet) (of a subdomain) to give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of yours.

originality

 

noun. freshness; novelty; inventiveness

underlying

 

adj. The main, primary, or basic cause of a thing

flamboyant

adj. Excessively showy; unrestrained

 

überladen, farbenprächtig

lavish

 

verb. Give something. Often used as "he lavished praise" "he lavished presents"

großzügig

ins and outs

 

idiomatic expression. All details; the various parts and difficulties to be seen

superficial

 

adj. on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow

oberflächlich

hierarchy

 

noun. a system in which members of an organization or society are ranked according to relative status or authority.

line manager

 

noun. a person with direct managerial responsibility for a particular employee

in-house magazine

 

noun phrase. a magazine or periodical published by a company for its customers or its employees.

emerge

 

verb. move out of or away from something and become visible / become apparent or prominent.

entstehen

longevity (<-- it is correct)

 

noun. long life / long existence or service.

seldom

 

adverb. not often; rarely.

navigate

 

verb. plan and direct the course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transport, especially by using instruments or maps. / plan and direct the strategy of a project

rota

 

noun. a list showing when each of a number of people has to do a particular job

Dienstplan, Tagesplan

hind-sight

 

noun. understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed

Nachsicht

timekeeping

 

noun. the act or process of determining the time

contentious

 

adj. causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.

streitsüchtig

summon

 

verb. order (someone) to be present. / make an effort to produce

undertakings

 

noun. a formal pledge or promise to do something / a task that is taken on; an enterprise.

 

Versprechen

insight

 

noun. the capacity to gain an accurate and deep understanding of someone or something.

return

 

noun. the amount of profit on an investment.
verb. to go back