voci 2014

Mehdi Geiger

Mehdi Geiger

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Flashcards 115
Language English
Category English
Level University
Created / Updated 03.02.2014 / 24.05.2014
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to fail / failure

versagen / das Versagen - not to succeed

at the other extreme

das andere Extrem - on the other hand / in contrast

to cease

aufhören - to stop

common sense

gesunder Menschenverstand - it makes sense

to sour (vb & adj)

verderben - to go bad

meaningless

sinnlos, bedeutungslos - no point

to appeal to

jemanden ansprechen - it is liked by

a marvel / marvellous

ein Wunder / wundervoll - something fantastic/great

sharp

scharf - something which cuts easily

amid

unter - in the middle of

rumble

Grollen - the noise of an engine

rattling

rüttelnd, rattelnd - the noise of a trolley/cart

chattering

Schwatzen - the noise of people talking

to lack

etwas nicht haben, mangeln - not to have (enough of) s'th

defective (adj) / defect (n)

defekt - broken / faulty

in the eye of the beholder

aus der Sicht des Betrachters - is subjective

substandard

minderwertig - below the desired level

workmanship

handwerkliches Können, Kunstfertigkeit - the quality of the work

shoddy

schäbig, minderwertig - bad quality

flimsy

dünn, fadenscheinig, dürftig, nicht haltbar - thin, poor quality

to evaluate / evaluation

beurteilen / Beurteilung - to assess / judge

tight specifications

genaue Anforderungen - strict rules/requirements

fit for purpose

zweckdienlich - to be good for what it was made

waste

Abfall - leftovers

to verify / verification

überprüfen / Überprüfung - to confirm that s'th is true

to ensure

versichern - to make sure

strict tolerances

strenge Toleranzen - not leaving much room for mistakes

compliance

Zustimmung, Einhaltung - how well s'th sticks to the rules

end-user

Endverbraucher - customer

heavy-duty

strapazierfähig - for hard work, to get a lot of wear out of it

disposable

wegwerf - you can throw it away (after one or several uses)

scratched

zerkratzt - a fault/mark eg on a CD

cracked

gesprungen, rissig - a fault in eg glass

flawed

fehlerhaft - faulty

tough

streng, robust - strict/hard

fragile

zerbrechlich - can be easily broken

durable

dauerhaft, haltbar - lasts for a long time

poorly-designed

schlecht entworfen - badly made

statutory requirements

gesetzliche Bestimmungen - compulsory rules enforced by the govt.

best practice

bewährte Praktiken, optimales Vorgehen - the most suitable or efficient way of doing something