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BEC Higher

BEC Higher

Kathrin Bohnenblust

Kathrin Bohnenblust

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Sprache English
Kategorie Englisch
Stufe Universität
Erstellt / Aktualisiert 22.12.2011 / 08.03.2015
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economic downturn

Dämpfung der Konjunktur

reduction in a country's financial activity

economies of scale

Skalen-, Degressionseffekt

where the costs of production fall as a business grows in size

emerging market

Schwellenland

area or country where there is growing demand for goods

empire

Reich, Imperium

very large and important business organisation

to enhance

steigern, erhöhen

improve the quality, amount or strengh of something

entrant

Teilnehmer

person who takes part in a competition or an examination

to envision

sich etwas ausmalen

form a mental picture of something, typically something that may occur or be possible in the future

e-sale

Onlineverkauf

sales transaction performed digitally, usually over the Internet

to estimate

schätzen

guess the cost, size, value, etc. of something

ethics

Ethik, Moral

a system of accepted beliefs which control behaviour, especially such a system based on morals

to evict

jemanden hinauswerfen

force someone to leave somewhere

excess production capacity

Produktionsüberkapazität

ability of a factory to produce more than it actually does

executive summary

Zusammenfassung

overview of the main points of a business plan or proposal

expertise

Fachwissen

high level of knowledge or skill

exposure

Aufdeckung, Enthüllung

experience of something

to extend your overdraft

Überziehungskredit verlängern

lengthen the period fo time before you have to pay back the money you have overdrawn

factor

Einflussfaktor

fact or situation which influences the result of something

factoring

Forderungsverkauf

system of buying debts for less than they are worth and then obtaining payment for them from the debtors

to fall short

nicht erreichen, verfehlen

fail to reach a target

faulty

fehlerhaft, defekt

not perfectly made or not working correctly

feasibility

Realisierbarkeit, Machbarkeit

wether something can be done, made or achieved

fee

Lohn

amount of money paid for a particular piece of work

feedback

Rückmeldung

remarks passed back to the person responsible, so that changes can be made if neccessary

field

Fachgebiet

area of activity or interest

to fire

entlassen

dismiss

fixed asset

Anlagevermögen

building, equipment or land owned by a company

flexible working

gleitende Arbeitszeiten

working without strict times for starting and finishing

flutter

kleine Wette

small bet

foreign exchange fluctuation

Wechselkursschwankungen

rises and falls in the currencies of other countries

freelancer

Freischaffende / -r

worker who does particular pieces of work for different organizations, rather than working all the time for a single organization

frontline staff

Mitarbeiter mit Kundenkontakt

employees with direct contact with customers

FTSE 100

Financial Times Stock Exchange 100

the main measure of the amount by which the leading 100 shares sold on the London Stock Exchange have gone up or down in value

gadget

Apparat

small device or machine with a particular purpose

to gain ground (on)

Fuss fassen

make progress at the expense of

to get a bad press

negative Kritik der Presse

receive criticism from the media

to get down to business

zum Geschäft kommen

start talking about the subject to be discussed

to get down to work

mit der Arbeit beginnen

start to direct your efforts and attention towardswork

to get off the ground

in Gang kommen

if a plan or activity gets off the ground or you get it off the ground, it starts or succeeds

to get on board

an Board kommen

make (someone) part of a group or team, or become part of a group or team

to get something straight

sich über etwas im klaren sein

understand correctly, or make something clear