In Company Unit 6 - English Vocab
In Company Unit 6 - English Vocab
In Company Unit 6 - English Vocab
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| Cartes-fiches | 243 |
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| Langue | English |
| Catégorie | Anglais |
| Niveau | Université |
| Crée / Actualisé | 09.10.2011 / 26.10.2015 |
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leak (n)
Jackson said he did not believe the leaks came from his office.
leave sth with sb (phr v)
Can I leave the travel arrangements with you, Dan?
lengthen (v)
Were going to lengthen our stay next year.
liquidate (v)
The company has been forced to liquidate some of its assets to pay off its debts.
logistics (n pl)
We havent thought about the logistics of getting everyone here from Glasgow.
loyal (adj) - (opposite = disloyal)
Weve been loyal to these suppliers for more than 20 years.
marvel (v)
We marvelled at the view that opened up before us.
master class (n)
The CEOs speech was a master class in diplomacy and persuasion.
meltdown (n)
Two more banks have collapsed, prompting fears of a global financial meltdown.
merit (n)
I can see very little merit in this approach.
mindset (n)
The company will have to change its whole mindset if it is to survive.
miniaturise (v)
They are planning to miniaturise the technology and make it available to the public.
monitor (v)
Police officers have been closely monitoring the organisations activities.
moral (adj)
Stephen was faced with the moral dilemma of whether to return the money he had found.
morality (n)
This case will provoke more debate about the morality of genetic research.
network (v)
Youve always got to network and make new contacts.
non-stop (adj)
We managed to get on a non-stop flight from Los Angeles to London.
offshore (adj) - offshore investment
He has been forced to sell the company but he still has two houses and his offshore investments.
opinion (n) - opinion is divided
Opinion is divided about whether he should have been released.
outline (v)
The document outlines our companys recycling policy.
outsource (v)
We outsource most of our specialist machining work.
overheated (adj)
An overheated economy is growing too fast, causing prices to rise in an uncontrolled way.
over-run (n)
If we had a proper chairperson, maybe we could avoid all these over-runs.
participant (n)
It was argued that he was a willing participant in the crime.
phone-tapping (n)
Phone-tapping is the use of special equipment to listen to and record someones telephone conversations.
point-scoring (n)
The programme has become nothing more than a platform for political point-scoring.
position (n)
No one was sure of his position on any issue.
potential (n)
I think this scheme has a lot of potential but we need to pay more attention to some of the details.
practice (n) - common practice
With improved communications, teleworking is becoming common practice.
predator (n)
We have allowed our leading businesses to be bought up by foreign predators.
predict (v)
Industry leaders predict that another 8,000 jobs could be lost by the end of the year.
predictably (adv)
The opposition, predictably, accused the Government of incompetence.
prestigious (adj)
His children attend a prestigious school in Paris.
prioritise (v)
The committee has to prioritise the schools needs.
privacy (n) - invasion of sbs privacy
They complained to the hotel about the invasion of their privacy by reporters.
procurement (n)
Our first objective is the procurement of cutting-edge technology.
product-driven (adj)
The company is moving away from being product-driven in favour of a more customer-oriented approach.
prohibitive (adj)
The cost of conversion to western technology would be prohibitive.
projection (n)
It is his job to make projections about publishing trends.
prolonged (adj)
His eyes are showing the effects of prolonged exposure to the suns rays.
