EN Test April 2016

EN Test April 2016

EN Test April 2016


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Crée / Actualisé 13.04.2016 / 20.03.2019
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aptitude

Eignung / Begabung / Fähigkeit

Description:

a natural ability or skill

Example:

"My son has no/little aptitude for sport."

"We will take your personal aptitudes and abilities into account."

potential

Potenzial

Description:

possible when the necessary conditions exist

Example:

"Many potential customers are waiting for a fall in prices before buying."

approve

Genehmigen / Zustimmen / Bewilligen

Description:

to accept, allow, or officially agree to something

Example:

"We had to wait months for the council to approve our plans to extend the house."

criticise

kritisieren / tadeln

Description:

to express disapproval of someone or something

Example:

"The government is being widely criticized in the media for failing to limit air pollution."

appraise

bewerten / abschätzen / auswerten

Description:

to examine someone or something in order to judge their qualities, success, or needs

Example:

"At the end of each teaching practice, trainee teachers are asked to appraise their own performance."

word of mouth

Mundpropaganda

Description:

given or done by people talking about something or telling people about something

Example:

"We get most of our work through word-of-mouth recommendations."

marketing

Marketing / Vermarktung / Vertrieb / Absatzpolitik

Description:

a job that involves encouraging people to buy a product or service

Example:

"Our marketing people have come up with a great idea for the launch of the new model."

publicity

Werbung / Öffentlichkeit / Reklame

Description:

the activity of making certain that someone or something attracts a lot of interest or attention from many people, or the attention received as a result of this activity:

Example:

"The publicity generated by the court case has given a welcome boost to our sales."

 

workforce

Arbeitskräfte / Belegschaft

Description:

the group of people who work in a company, industry, country, etc.

Example:

"The majority of factories in the region have a workforce of 50 to 100 (people)."

trade union

Gewerkschaft

Description:

an organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights, and discusses their pay and working conditions with employers

Example:

"The government's proposals have been strongly criticized by the trade unions."

council

Rat / Beratung / Sitzung

Description:

 a group of people elected or chosen to make decisions or give advice on a particular subject, to represent a particular group of people, or to run a particular organization

Example:

"This play is supported by a grant from the local arts council."

process

Prozess / Verfahren / bearbeiten / verarbeiten / abfertigen / erledigen

Description:

a series of actions that you take in order to achieve a result

Example:

"Going to court to obtain compensation is a long process."

countersign

gegenzeichnen

Description:

to confirm e.g. a contract when already signed by one-party

Example:

"A real estate purchase contract must be in writing and must be countersigned by a lawyer."

permit

erlauben / gestatten / zulassen

Description:

to allow something

Example:

"As it was such a special occasion, she permitted herself a small glass of champagne."

"The law permits of no other interpretation."

free

gratis / kostenlos / lose / befreit / unverbindlich

Description:

not limited or controlled

Example:

"I'll give you a key, so you'll be free to come and go as you like."

black (-market)

Schwarzmarkt / Schwarzhandel

Description:

illegal trading of goods that are not allowed to be bought and sold, or that there are not enough of for everyone who wants them

Example:

"They blamed high taxes for the growth of a black market in cigarettes."

direct

direkt / unmittelbar / gerade

Description:

 - going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or changing direction

- without anyone or anything else being involved or between

Example:

"Is there a direct train to Edinburgh?"

"She decided to take direct control of the project."

turnover

Personenwechsel / Umsatz

Description:

- the amount of business that a company does in a period of time

- the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by new people

Example:

"Large supermarkets have high turnovers (= their goods sell very quickly)."

"The large number of temporary contracts resulted in a high turnover of staff."

deficit

Defizit / Mangel / Manko / Verlust

Description:

 the total amount by which money spent is more than money received:

Example:

"The deficit has been rising in recent years because of a drop in earnings from oil, the country's main export."

departure

Abreise / Abflug / Abgang / Abmarsch

Description:

- the fact of a person or vehicle, etc. leaving somewhere

- the act of leaving a job

Example:

"Our departure was delayed because of bad weather.'

"Everyone in the office was surprised by Graham's sudden departure."

excess baggage

Übergepäck

Description:

bags that weigh more than the allowed amount for a single passenger, or the money you are charged to take them onto an aircraft

Example:

"We had to pay excess baggage."

"He arrived with 88 pounds of excess baggage."

hand luggage

Handgepäck

Description:

 the small cases or bags that a passenger can carry onto an aircraft or bus

Example:

"How many items of hand luggage am I allowed to take onto the plane?"

baggage allowance

Freigepäck

Description:

the weight or number of cases and bags that you are allowed to take onto an aircraft without paying extra

baggage allowance

Freigepäck

Description:

the weight or number of cases and bags that you are allowed to take onto an aircraft without paying extra

strength

Stärke / Kraft / Macht

Description:

- the ability to do things that need a lot of physical or mental effort

- the degree to which something is strong or powerful:

Example:

"Much of the country's military strength lies in its missile force."

"If the two parties joined forces, their combined strength would be 127 seats."

volume

Umfang / Lautstärke / Ausmass

Description:

- the number or amount of something in general

- the amount of space that is contained within an object or solid shape

Example:

"It's the sheer volume of traffic in the city that is causing the problems."

"Which of these bottles do you think has the greater volume?"

 

boom

Aufschwung / Hochkonjunktur

Description:

- a period of sudden economic growth, especially one that results in a lot of money being made

- an increase in something , or a time when something becomes more popular

Example:

"The insurance business suffered from a vicious cycle of boom and bust."

"This year has seen a boom in book sales."

failure

Fehler / scheitern / versagen / Misserfolg / Fehlschlag / Defekt

Description:

-  the fact of someone or something not succeeding

- the fact of something not working, or stopping working as well as it should

Example:

"Their attempt to climb Everest ended in failure."

"He died of heart/liver failure."

bankruptcy

Konkurs / Bankrott / Pleite

Description:

- a situation in which a business or a person becomes bankrupt

-  the fact of good qualities being completely absent

Example:

"The company was forced into bankruptcy."

"moral bankruptcy"

collapse

Zusammenbruch / Einsturz / zusammenklappen

Description:

- to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support:

- If someone collapses, they fall down because of being sick or weak

- to fold something into a smaller shape, usually so it can be stored, or (especially of furniture) to fold in this way

Example:

"The chair collapsed under her weight."

"He collapsed and died of a heart attack."

"All chairs collapse for easy storage."

temping

 

Description:

the activity of working temporarily for a company or organization

Example:

"Temping in different companies can be a productive way to learn new skills."

timekeeping

Zeitmessung / Zeitnahme / Erfüllung des Zeitsolls

Description:

to manage your working time in order not to work too less

Example:

"After several warnings, he was finally dismissed for poor timekeeping"

timing

Zeitliche Koordinierung

Description:

the time when something happens

Example:

"Are we too early?" "No, your timing is perfect - dinner is almost ready."

"The bomb contained a timing device set to make it go off at rush hour."