In Company Unit 15 - English Vocab
In Company Unit 15 - English Vocab
In Company Unit 15 - English Vocab
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| Sprache | English |
| Kategorie | Englisch |
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| Erstellt / Aktualisiert | 09.10.2011 / 03.11.2012 |
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acquisition (n)
This department is mainly concerned with the acquisition of property.
activist (n)
Environmental activists demonstrated outside Parliament.
adopt (v)
He decided to adopt a more radical approach to the problem.
affirm (v)
The school affirmed its commitment to its students.
alliance (n)
Independent companies are encouraged to form strategic alliances to help them compete.
analyse (v)
Candidates must demonstrate an ability to analyse and evaluate information.
analysis (n)
The study included an analysis of accident statistics.
analytic (adj)
Adriana has an analytic mind.
analytical (adj)
With your analytical skills you should consider a career in forensic science.
antagonise (v)
They were always careful not to antagonise rural voters.
assign sth to sb (phr v)
Its his job to assign tasks to the various members of the team.
assignment (n)
His first assignment as a reporter was to cover the local election.
attention (n) - pay close attention to sth
Please pay close attention to the demonstration.
autocratic (adj)
Our new boss favours a less autocratic management style.
bash (n)
Are you going to Emma and Jonathans bash on Saturday.
basics (n pl)
The basics of the game can be learned very quickly.
battery (n) - recharge your batteries
She needs to take a break to recharge her batteries.
bearing (n) - have a bearing on sth
His private life has no bearing on his competence as a manager.
benevolent (adj) - (opposite = malevolent)
Keep up the good work, said the CEO with a benevolent smile.
blowout (n)
Jims having a birthday blowout at the Hacienda.
bond (n)
The experience formed a close bond between us.
bond (v)
The team has bonded well.
bonus (n)
Most of our employees will receive a Christmas bonus this year.
bottleneck (n)
We are currently experiencing bottlenecks in production, resulting from a lack of spare parts.
brainpower (n)
The organisers have gathered the greatest scientific brainpower together in one place.
brainstorm (v)
After a brief introduction, delegates were divided into groups to brainstorm.
break up (phr v)
There were suggestions that her involvement had broken up the partnership.
build on sth (phr v)
We need to build on the ideas we have had so far.
bureaucracy (n)
We had to struggle through a maze of bureaucracy to obtain visas.
burn out (phr v)
Many of these young executives burn out before they turn thirty.
burnout (n)
After all her hard work on the launch, shes taken a week off to recover from burnout.
bust (n)
His third movie was a bust.
call for sth (phr v)
Skill and initiative are called for in this job.
charisma (n)
Our finance manager is a man sadly lacking in charisma.
chicken out (phr v)
I was going to tell her how much it really cost, but I chickened out.
clock (n) - work around the clock
Rescuers worked around the clock to free people trapped in the wreckage.
code of honour (n)
Fire fighters have their own code of honour.
cohesive (adj)
Luis is part of a small cohesive research team.
collectivist (adj)
Collectivist means relating to a political system in which the government owns all businesses and controls all institutions.
competence (n)
The research looks at ways of improving student communicative competences through teaching in English.
