HWZ 2012


Set of flashcards Details

Flashcards 119
Language English
Category English
Level Primary School
Created / Updated 05.02.2012 / 27.01.2015
Weblink
https://card2brain.ch/box/the_business_u5
Embed
<iframe src="https://card2brain.ch/box/the_business_u5/embed" width="780" height="150" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe>

to sign on the dotted line

to put your signature on e.g. a contract / unterschreiben

to be concerned about

worried about / besorgt sein um

standard of living

more than enough income to support a good lifestyle / Lebensstandard

peace of mind

inner peace / Seelenfriede

life insurance policy

money your family gets if you die / Lebensversicherungpolice

luncheon voucher

coupon which gives you a free or cheaper lunch / Essensgutschien

tax deductible

you don't have to pay tax on it / von den Steuern abziehbar

oil refinery

where oil is refined/processed / Ölraffinerie

to object to

to be against s'th / einwenden

objection

the act of objecting / Einwand

to obtain

to get / erhalten

to show understanding

to understand what s'one is feeling/going through / Verständnis zeigen

to budget for

to allocate money for s'th / budgetieren

to be worth + -ing

the value s'th brings / sich lohnen

to freeze

to put in temperatures below zero / einfrieren

reliability (n)

dependability / Zuverlässigkeit

durability (n)

how long s'th lasts / Dauerhaftigkeit

mail shot (n)

an advertising letter / Werbebrief

benefit (n)

advantage / Vorteil

credentials (n)

people who recommend your product / Referenzen

merger (n)

two companies fusing into one / Fusion

acquisition (n)

one company buying another / Firmenaufkauf

to keep up to date

to know and 'do' what the latest is / auf dem Laufenden halten

subscription

payment made to use something for some time / Abonnenment

to subscribe

paying to use something (e.g. a telephone) for a certain time at a certain price / abonnieren

to grab s'one's attention

to hook / Aufmerksamkeit erlangen

for a limited time

only valid for a certain time / für eine begrenzte Zeit

to avoid disappointment

to prevent being sad about expectations not met / Enttäuschung vermeiden

persuasive (adj)

convincing / überzeugend

to triple

three times / verdreifachen

handling (n)

how easy sth (e.g. a car) is to control / Fahrverhalten

courier (n)

someone who delivers things / Kurier

flat battery

when your battery has run out / Batterie is leer

fleet (n)

a group of vehicles or machines, usually owned by a company / Firmenfahrzeuge

to upgrade

to make s'th better / verbessern

to win (won/won)

to gain / gewinnen

handset (n)

the part of a phone you hold to your ear / Handapparat

additional features

things which are extra / zusätzliche Eigenschaften

contract (n)

a written agreement / Vertrag