Bbc Nachrichten Flashcards by Gernot Voit | Brainscape

Q

beleaguered

A

belagert, angeschlagen

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to go into administration

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Insolvenz anmelden

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palpable

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spürbar, greifbar, offensichtlich

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off-the-peg

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von der Stange

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to conceal

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verheimlichen, verstecken

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befallen

A

widerfahren, ereilen

what has befallen the compan

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wryly

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ironisch (adv. blicken, sagen)
süß-sauer
mit trockenen Humor

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ignominious end

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schmähliches Ende

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to encompass

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umfassen, umspannen

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bits and bobs

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Krimskrams

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majority stake

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Mehrheitsanteil

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turnover

A

Absatz
Umsatz
Umschlag

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by contrast

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hingegen

dagegen

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accommodating

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entgegenkommend

zuvorkommend

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eligible for benefit

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bezugsberechtigt für Beihilfe

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to be on the dole

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arbeitslos sein

stempeln gehen

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draper

A

textilkaufmann

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gutted

A

enttäuscht

am Boden