2Reading3 Vocabulary1 Flashcards
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advocate
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- someone who speaks in support of an idea or course of action
- > Befürworter, Verfechter
2
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capital
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-wealth, especially money used to produce more wealth through investment or a new business
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confines
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- the limits or borders of something
- >Grenzen
4
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convert
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- to change the character, appearance, or operation of something
- > umwandeln
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enterprise
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- an organization, especially a business, or a difficult and important plan, especially one that will earn money
- > Unternehmen, Betrieb
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entrepreneur
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- a person who attempts to make a profit by starting a company or by operating alone in the business world, especially when it involves taking risks
- > Unternehmer
7
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flounder
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- to be in an awkward or difficult situation
- >taumeln, sich abzappeln
8
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initiative
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-a new attempt to achieve a goal or solve problem, or new method for doing this
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leverage
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- to spread or use resources in a way to gain advantage
- >Hebelkraft, Einfluss
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paradigm
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-a very clear or typical example used as a model
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pivotal
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- important because other things depend on it
- >ausschlaggebend, zentral
12
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procure
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- to obtain something, especially after an effort
- >beschaffen, besorgen
13
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reliance
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- the condition of depending on something or someone
- Vertrauen
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resolution
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- the ability of a computer, television, etc., to show an image clearly and with a lot of details
- > Bildauflösung, Lösung
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sector
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- one of the areas of activity that a country’s economy Is divided into
- > Bereich, Abschnitt, Sektor
