0_VOC_Lektion 23

Question 1

andrehen

Answer 1

to flog sb sth (veraltet); to sell

Question 2

anerkannt

Answer 2

acknowledged; recognized

Question 3

willig; unterwürfig

Answer 3

docile [ˈdəʊsʌɪl] - a cheap and docile workforce

Question 4

durchschnittlich

Answer 4

average [ˈav(ə)rɪdʒ]

Question 5

sich [bei jdm/gegen jdn] durchsetzen

Answer 5

to assert oneself [with/against sb] [əˈsəːt]

Question 6

Diskretion

Answer 6

discretion [dɪˈskrɛʃ(ə)n] - she knew she could rely on his discretion

Question 7

Dienst haben

Answer 7

to be on duty

Question 8

sprudeln; wortwörtlich oder vor Temperament/Freude

Answer 8

effervesce [ˌɛfəˈvɛs] - (of a liquid) give off bubbles: the waves seemed to effervesce as they swept by - be vivacious and enthusiastic: managers are supposed to effervesce with praise and encouragement

Question 9

einschränkend

Answer 9

restrictive

Question 10

einspritzen

Answer 10

to inject sth

Question 11

sich herausstellen

Answer 11

to emerge / to become apparent / to come to light

Question 12

sich herausreden

Answer 12

to talk one’s way out of it

Question 13

die Hierarchie

Answer 13

hierarchy [ˈhʌɪərɑːki] - “the initiative was with those lower down in the hierarchy”

Question 14

die Folge; die Rate; die Abzahlung

Answer 14

installment [ɪnˈstɔːlm(ə)nt] - “the first instalment of a grant for housing”

Question 15

sachkundig; bewandert

Answer 15

knowledg(e)able [ˈnɒlɪdʒəb(ə)l] - “she is very knowledgeable about livestock and pedigrees”

Question 16

die Langlebigkeit

Answer 16

longevity [lɒnˈdʒɛvɪti] - “the greater longevity of women compared with men”

Question 17

offenkundig; offensichtlich

Answer 17

manifestly [ˈmænɪfestli] - “he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list”

Question 18

profan; banal

Answer 18

mundane [,mʌnˈdeɪn] - “his mundane, humdrum existence”

Question 19

nachlässig; fahrlässig

Answer 19

negligent [ˈnɛɡlɪʤənt] - “the council had been negligent in its supervision of the children in care”

Question 20

belanglos; kleinlich; geringfügig

Answer 20

petty [ˈpɛti] - “the petty divisions of party politics”

Question 21

etw durchdenken / abwägen

Answer 21

ponder [ˈpɒndə] - “I pondered the question of what clothes to wear for the occasion”

Question 22

vorherrschend; geläufig

Answer 22

prevalent [ˈprɛv(ə)l(ə)nt] - “the social ills prevalent in society today”

Question 23

heimlich; verstohlen

Answer 23

surreptitious [ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəs] - “low wages were supplemented by surreptitious payments from tradesmen”

Question 24

indirekt; mittelbar

Answer 24

vicariously [vɪˈkɛːrɪəs,vʌɪ-] - “this catalogue brings vicarious pleasure in luxury living”

Question 25

skurril

Answer 25

whimsical [ˈwɪmzɪk(ə)l] - “a whimsical sense of humour”

Question 26

froh

Answer 26

chuffed [tʃʌft] (brit.) - “I’m dead chuffed to have won”

Question 27

sich zanken

Answer 27

bicker [ˈbɪkə] - “couples who bicker over who gets what from the divorce”

Question 28

Betriebswirtschaftslehre

Answer 28

business studies

Question 29

die Mischung; Kombination; Verbindung

Answer 29

compound [ˈkɒmpaʊnd] - “the air smelled like a compound of diesel and petrol fumes”

Question 30

gefälscht; die Fälschung

Answer 30

counterfeit [ˈkaʊntəfɪt,-fiːt] - “counterfeit £10 notes” - “my signature is extremely hard to counterfeit”

Question 31

Einspruch

Answer 31

objection

Question 32

etw umfassen [or beinhalten]

Answer 32

to encompass sth [ɪnˈkʌmpəs,ɛn-] - “this area of London encompasses Piccadilly to the north and St James’s Park to the south”

Question 33

die Erkundigung

Answer 33

enquiry

Question 34

jdm etw ermöglichen

Answer 34

to enable sb to do sth

Question 35

ich muss aber einschränkend bemerken/sagen, dass …

Answer 35

I have to qualify that and say that … [oder by saying that …]

Question 36

seine Pflichten/Familie/Arbeit vernachlässigen

Answer 36

to be negligent of one’s duties/family/work

Question 37

die Portokasse

Answer 37

petty cash

Question 38

das Kleinbürgertum

Answer 38

petty bourgeoisie