BEC Vocabulary_Success & failure Flashcards

1
Q

Konkursgläubiger

A

creditor

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2
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in Konkurs geraten

A

to go bankrupt

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3
Q

Börsenindex

A

London: FTSE (“Footsie”)
NY: Dow Jones
FFM: DAX
Tokyo: Nikkei

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4
Q

vom Konto abheben

A

to take off the account

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5
Q

einmalige Zahlung

A

once-only payment

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6
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in den schwarzen Zahlen sein

A

to be in the black

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7
Q

Börsenhandel

A

trading

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8
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bei Börsenschluss

A

at the close

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9
Q

Warenbörse

A

commodities exchange

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10
Q

Betriebspensionkasse

A

company pension scheme

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11
Q

unangemessenes Angebot

A

inadequate offer

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12
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Mehrheitsbeteiligung

A

majoritiy holding

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13
Q

Steueramt

A

tax authorities

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14
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Verkaufsschlager

A

money-spinner / cash cow

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15
Q

indirekte Kosten

A

overhead costs / overheads / indirect cost

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16
Q

Spitzenpapiere

A

blue chips

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17
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Kontokorrrent, laufendes Konto

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BE: current account / AE: checking account

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18
Q

ökonomisch, sparsam

A

economical

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19
Q

verschwenderisch

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uneconomical

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20
Q

Rekordhoch

A

record high

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21
Q

Aktien

A

BE: shares / AE: stock

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22
Q

private Altersvorsorge

A

private pension

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23
Q

Bankspesen

A

banking charges

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24
Q

Schwindler, Wucherer

A

shark

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25
Q

Übernahmeangebot

A

takeover bid

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26
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inflationär

A

inflationary

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27
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Edler Ritter (Investor, der eine Fa. rettet)

A

white knight

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28
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Handel einstellen

A

to cease trading

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29
Q

ausstehende Guthaben

A

accounts receivable

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30
Q

Handelskredit

A

trade credit

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31
Q

feste Anlagen

A

fixed assets

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32
Q

Verschuldung

A

indebtedness

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33
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Beitrag, Einlage

A

contribution

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34
Q

Abstossten einer Fa.

A

sell-off

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35
Q

gieriger Geschäftsmann

A

predator

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36
Q

sich in Liquidation befinden

A

to be wound up

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37
Q

Aktienkurs

A

share price

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38
Q

Aktien ausgeben

A

to issue shares

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39
Q

unerwarter Gewinn

A

windfall

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40
Q

Unternehmenszusammenschluss

A

cobine / conglomerate

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41
Q

Kerngeschäft

A

core activity

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42
Q

Jahresbericht

A

annual report

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43
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Bilanzverschönerung / Bücher frisieren

A

window dressing / creative accounting

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44
Q

Budget unterschreiten

A

to underspend by CHF … / to be under budget

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45
Q

Kapitaleinlage, Beteiligung

A

stake

46
Q

Ausgaben

A

expenses

47
Q

Verkaufszahlen

A

sales figures

48
Q

einvernehmliche Firmenübernahme

A

friendly takeover

49
Q

feindselige Firmenübernahme

A

hostile takeover

50
Q

Wirtschaftsindikatoren

A

economic indicators

51
Q

Wirtschaft

A

economics

52
Q

Aufwärtstrend

A

upward trend

53
Q

Arbeitslose

A

the jobless, unemployed

54
Q

Liquidität

A

cash flow

55
Q

Kontostand

A

account balance

56
Q

Kreditpolitik

A

credit policy

57
Q

Schulder

A

debtors

58
Q

gesetzliche Altersvorsorge

A

state pension

59
Q

Versand

A

dispatch / shipment

60
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Zahlungsbedingungen

A

payment terms

61
Q

Buchwert

A

book value

62
Q

(Un)Rentabilität

A

(un)profitability

63
Q

gewinnbringend

A

profitable / profit-making

64
Q

Rückzahlung

A

re-payment

65
Q

ausstehende Schulden

A

accounts payable / payables

66
Q

zahlungsunfähig

A

insolvent

67
Q

zusammenbrechen

A

to collapse

68
Q

sich erholen

A

to recover

69
Q

Abschreibung

A

depreciation / amortization

70
Q

Bilanz

A

balance sheet

71
Q

Verkaufspreis

A

sales price

72
Q

Wende

A

turnaround

73
Q

Aktienmarkt

A

stock market/exchange

74
Q

Budget überschreiten

A

to overspend by CHF …/ to be over budget

75
Q

Schuldenlast

A

debt burden

76
Q

Obligation, Schuldverschreibung

A

bond / debenture

77
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Stamm-/Aktienkapital

A

share capital

78
Q

langfristige Verbindlichkeiten

A

long-term liabilities

79
Q

Schulden

A

liabilities

80
Q

Einsparungen durch erhöhte Produktion

A

economies of scale

81
Q

variable Kosten

A

variable costs

82
Q

Gewinnschwelle

A

break-event

83
Q

Erfolgsrechnung

A

BE: profit & loss statement / AE: income statement

84
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verlustbringend

A

loss-making

85
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in den roten Zahlen sein

A

to be in the red

86
Q

Überschuss

A

surplus

87
Q

Darlehensnehmer

A

borrower

88
Q

Debitorenverlust

A

bad debts

89
Q

mehr Fremd- als EK

A

BE: highly geared / AE: highly leveraged

90
Q

Verzug b. Schuldenrückzahlung

A

debt default

91
Q

Verschuldungsgrad

A

BE: gearing / leverage

92
Q

Kapital aufbringen

A

to raise capital

93
Q

Bruttorendite

A

gross margin

94
Q

Revisor

A

auditor

95
Q

abschreiben

A

to write off

96
Q

unter dem Strich

A

bottom line

97
Q

Hilfe für Fa. in finanziellen Schwierigkeiten

A

bail-out

98
Q

immaterielle Werte

A

intangible assets

99
Q

kurzfristige Verbindlichkeiten

A

current liabilities

100
Q

Inkassofirma

A

debt collection agency

101
Q

Risikokapitalgeber

A

venture capitalist

102
Q

Nettorendite

A

net margin, mark-up

103
Q

Konkurs

A

bankruptcy

104
Q

Schulden abzahlen

A

to service a debt

105
Q

Investment Fonds

A

BE: unit trust / AE: mutual funds

106
Q

Kontoüberzug

A

overdraft

107
Q

Sparkonto

A

deposit account / savings account

108
Q

Aktivposten

A

assets

109
Q

Umlaufvermögen

A

current assets

110
Q

Besitzer wechseln

A

to change hands

111
Q

Darlehen

A

loan

112
Q

Darlehensgeber

A

lender