british council Flashcards
start working (hard) on something
get down to
okay then, let’s get down to business
cancel an event and do it later
put off
I’m afraid the meetings going to be put off until this afternoon
return to a subject
get back to
gettin back to what I was saying
set up
arrange, organise
find out
discover, get information about
resolve a problem
sort out
I’ll have to sort out that later
move away from the subject discussed
get sidetracked
I think we are getting sidetracked here
deliberately change to a new subject
move on to
How about we move on to the next topic
interrupt
cut in
I am sorry to interrupt.
Could I interrupt you for a moment
Do you mind if I interrupt you for a moment?
Reflect on the how the project went
Close
Put the plan into action
Implement
Decide the parameters of the project and what exactly you want to achieve
Design
Nachfrage in Diskussion: Sagst Du, dass Du….
Are you saying that…
Nachhaken: Ha ich das richtig verstanden?
Can I just get this straight…
Nachfrage: Das ist mir noch nicht klar…
Sorry, it’s not clear to me
written english: In fact
actually, indeed
written english: for instance
like
written english: what’s more
on top of that
written english: however
But
written english: to sum it up
all in all
written english: on the whole
Generally speaking
written english: although
but at least
written english: therefore
so
Kann ich hier mal kurz einhaken?
Perhaps I could come in here?
Das scheint nicht ganz richtig zu sein.
This seems to be incorrect.
Kann ich hier mal kurz unterbrechen?
Do you mind if I interrupt you for a moment?
Wenn ich hier mal kurz einhaken darf? Ich stimem nämlich hier nicht ganz überein.
If I can just jump in on that. I slightly disagree on this point.
Ja, das wollte ich auch gerade sagen
Yes, I was about to say that
renoviert
refurbished
in the moment it’s being refurbished
it’s now under refurbishment
Nachfrage diskussion: sorry, aber das ist mir immer noch nicht ganz klar
Sorry, it’s still not clear to me
Nachfrage Diskussion: Was genau meinen sie mit einem kleinen problem?
What exactly do you mean by a minor problem?
Nachfrage Diskussion: Könnne Sie hier ein wenig spezifischer/ genauer sein?
Could you be a little more specific?
Nachfrage Diskussion: Also in anderen Worten meinen sie…
So in other words… Is that right?
Nachfrage diskussion also wenn ich das richtig verstanden habe, können wir entweder oder… ist das richtig?
So, if I understand correctly, we can either… is that right?
Nachteil
that’s the downside of xy
jetzt habe ich den faden verloren
loosing the train/ stream of thought
After a long day I forget what i’m trying to say - I loose my train/stream of thought
deal with/ try to understand something
get to grips with something
I still have difficulties getting to grips with Zoom.
not make progress
go round and round in circles
Have you ever felt you were going round and round in circles?
sich gegenseitig unterstützen
supportive of each other
when people were supportive of each other
to only just succeed/ finish with a lot of effort (anywhere where you achieved something)
scrape through
to check something (text) or to experience something
going through
Ich bin anderer Ansicht.
I beg to differ
Ich möchte hier auch etwas zu sagen (2 cents)
Can I throw my 2 cents in?
Let me tell you what I think
Let me give you my 2 cents worth
Das steht außer Frage
It’s out of question
Der Punkt, der in Frage steht/ zu diskutieren ist
The point in question is…
gerechtfertigt (durch Terrorismus-Bekämpfung)
justified (by counter-terrorism)
durch die Durchführung von Massen-Überwachung
by carrying out mass surveillance
Informationen erlangt/ bekommen/ erhalten
information obtained
hat terroristische pläne vereitelt
has foiled any terrorist plots
das gibt es aus einem grund
is ijn place for one reason
Erpressung im großen Stil
to blackmail on a massive scale
Aber das ist nicht der einzige Faktir hier
But thats not the only factor here/ in this
das Ausmaß der Spionage
scale of spying
to be very friendly to someone with the hope of getting an advantage
to cosy up (with sb)
to change direction after hitting something, or to cause something to do this
to avoid something such as criticism, blame, or a question being directed at you
to attack or blame another person rather than accepting criticism or blame for your own actions
[ablenken, ableiten]
to deflect
[Minister is attempting to deflect rumours of xy by focusing on the gov reciord of law]
[ just tried to deflect questions the best way I could]
illegale
illicit
ich weise die bahuptungen zurück
zurückweisen
to deny
i deny the allegations that…
to involve yourself in a situation when your involvement is not wanted or is not helpful
to interfere
[to interfere with the judicial process]
dirty tricks beherrschen/ befehligen
masterminding dirty tricks
activities, especially business or political, of a low moral standard
sleaze [noun]
financial sleaze
an article exposing wall streat sleaze
the use of power or influence on someone else’s behalf in return for money or favours
influence peddling
He is charged with influence peddling for allegedly pulling strings to free the woman’s brother.
a person who is always trying to get an advantage for himself or herself, especially by taking risks
a chancer
to use another person’s ideas or work and pretend that it is your own
to plagiarize
etwas klauen, stehlen
to nick sth.
to avoid getting into trouble:
to keep your nose clean
geschenk des himmels
pennies from heaven
willingness to give money, or money given to poor people by rich people
(Großzügigkeit)
Largess
Generosity
happening often or often seen or experienced and so not considered to be special:
commonplace
How commonplace is it for people…
Electric cars are increasingly commonplace.
