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Klett bec higher words

Manuel Rast

Manuel Rast

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Language Deutsch
Category English
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Created / Updated 27.01.2013 / 17.03.2015
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idiom a focus on profit and loss e.g. The management is dominated by … … thinking.

bottom out

v. stabilise after a fall

bribe

v. to give somebody money secretly in return for a service

buoyant

doing well, very positive

by all means

prep. phrase - certainly

call off

v. to cancel a previous engagement or appointment cancellation n.

candidate

n. somebody applying or being considered for a position

cash flow

n. a company's degree of liquidity

cash register

n. where one pays for goods in a shop (also: till n.)

catch up with

v. reach same level as competitors after having fallen behind them (De: einholen, aufholen)

cater for

v. to take into account OR to provide food and drinks for a group

ceiling

n. the highest level, often on a graph

chair

v. to lead a meeting

champion

v. to argue in favour of something

circumstance

n. the background situation

claim

v. to demand something OR to assert something despite opposition (De: behaupten)

claim

n. a demand for payment of damages (De: Schadenersatzforderung),

collateral

n. security, for example for a loan

come up with

produce (while brainstorming, for example) a new idea or concept

commission

v an act of giving somebody authority to do something (De: beauftragen)

commission

n. a group of people given authority for a certain purpose

commitment

n. an agreement to do something in the future OR a state of emotional obligation to a purpose or cause (De: Engagement

comply with

v. to observe/follow rules or regulations

compete

v. to be a rival of another company or companies in a market

comprehensive

adj. thorough

conceive

v. to think of, come up with a new idea

conception

an idea about what something is like, or a general understanding of something

conducive to

adj. leading to

consignment

a quantity of goods that are sent somewhere, especially in order to be sold

constrain

v to limit

constraint

syn. restrictions

consultant

n. someone giving advice on a certain matter

contingency

n. a possibly negative situation in the future (De: Eventualitat)

contrast

v. compare two things to see how different they are

cope

v. to deal with or manage a situation successfully

core

n. the centre e.g. core business - the main business of a firm

corridor

n. a passageway inside a building (De: Gang)

credible

adj. believable, inspiring trust (opp. incredible);

crucial

adj. vital, essential, extremely important

crux

n. key aspect e.g. the ... of the problem