Economic Terms DE-EN Flashcards

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der Kern

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core

essence

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die Wirtschaftskrise

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economic crisis

economic slump

economic crunch

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die Finanzkrise

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financial crisis

fiscal crisis

financial meltdown

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die Große Depression (1929)

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the Great Depression

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die Diagnose

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diagnosis

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der Ökonom

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economist

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die Rezession

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recession

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die Ökonomie

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economy

economics

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die Makroökonomie

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macroeconomics

macro economy

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das Herzstück

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core

heart

centrepiece

central element

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schuldenfinanziert

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financed by deficit spending

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staatliche Investitionsprogramme

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government investment programs

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die Gesamtwirtschaft

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overall economy

economy as a whole

general economy

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wirtschaftspolitisch

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economic

in terms of / with regard to economic policy

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die Wirtschaftspolitik

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economic policy

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die Schlussfolgerung

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conclusion

deduction

inference

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abschaffen

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to abolish

to remove

to abrogate

to eliminate

to do away with

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der Einzelmarkt

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single market

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das Angebot

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offer

offering

tender

supply

bid

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die Nachfrage

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demand

need

request

enquiry

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Angebot und Nachfrage

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supply and demand

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die Ersparnis

die Ersparnisse

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saving

savings

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die Investition

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investment

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die Volkswirtschaft

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national economy

political economy

sovereign economy

economy as a whole

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das Einkommen
income revenue earnings
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Güter
goods freight commodities
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die Lücke
gap space loophole
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die Klassiker (econ.)
classicists
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der Zins
interest (often interest rate)
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das Gleichgewicht
equilibrium balance harmony
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der Keynesianismus
Keynesian economics
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der Faktor
factor consideration parameter
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beeinflussen
influence affect
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Konsumausgaben
consumer spending
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im gleichen Ausmaß
to the same extent / degree
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kurzfristig
short-term near-term at short notice
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langfristig
long-term longstanding in the long run / term
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der Marktmechanismus
market mechanism
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in Einklang bringen
to harmonize to reconcile to conciliate to bring sth. in line
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die Vollbeschäftigung
full employment
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der Nachfragemangel
lack of demand shortage of demand insufficient demand
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der Arbeitsmarkt
labour / labor market
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fatal
devastating disastrous embarrassing
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im Gleichschritt
in step with pari passu hand-in-hand at the same time
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die Konsumneigung
propensity to consume
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die Massenarbeitslosigkeit
mass unemployment
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die Geldpolitik
monetary policy
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das Zinsniveau
interest rate level
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der Einflussfaktor
contributing factor influencing factor
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der Unternehmer
company owner entrepreneur
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der Geschäftsmann
businessman businesswoman businessperson
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die Denkfabrik
think tank
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die Kaufkraft
purchasing power buying power spending power value of money spending power
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überbordend
exuberant brimming overflowing
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darauf züruckführen
to attribute sth. to sth to see sth. in sth to be due to sth.
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der Ansatz
approach estimate beginning attempt
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überaus
exceedingly extremely very highly
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verteuern
to increase the price
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anhand von
on the basis of
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das Bestandsvermögen
fixed assets
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Rentenpapiere
fixed-interest securities bonds and debentures
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Leitzins
prime interest rate
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wahren
to maintain to preserve to safeguard to uphold
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auf breiter Front
everywhere on a broad scale along a broad/wide front at a broad level widely
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schmälern
to take away from to diminish to reduce to detract from
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die Zinspolitik
interest rate policy
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der Preisindex Preisindizes
price index price indices
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das Fehlsignal
false signal wrong signal
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Notenbanker
central banker/-s
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die Geldmenge
money supply
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die Preisentwicklung
price trend price movement price development
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spiegeln
to reflect to mirror
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verändernde Preise
changing / altering prices
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Vermögensgüter
assets property item capital goods
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die Umverteilung
redistribution
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übermäßig
excessive exorbitant profuse exaggerated
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Kapazitäten der Unternehmen
production capacities
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voll ausgelastet
fully utilized
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die Geldmengenzunahme
increase / growth of money supply
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der Preisauftrieb
price increase price rise rise / upsurge in prices price buoyancy
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gewissermaßen
so to speak to an extent as it were in a sense
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der Preisanstieg
rise in price ...
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sichtbar
apparent visible
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der Sparer
saver
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der Kreditnehmer
borrower debtor
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knapp halten
keep in short supply
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schrumpfen
shrink
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die Wirtschaftsaktivität
economic activity
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die Geldmengenausweitung
money supply expansion
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der Produzent
producer
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der Güterpreis
price of goods
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marktgerecht
in line with the market
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die Einkommensverteilung
income distribution
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gewährleisten
ensure guarantee safeguard
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folglich
consequently as a consequence therefore thus
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leiten lassen
be led by
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beschränken
to limit to confine to restrict
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die Schwankungsanfälligkeit
volatility
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mindern
to reduce to diminish to lessen
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der Scheinaufschwung
sham upturn
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die Preisblase
price bubble
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kostenträchtig
costly expensive
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der Niedergang
decline fall downturn demise
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Mindereinnahmen
revenue shortfalls lost revenue
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der Steuervorteil
tax benefit
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der Hauptgeschäftsführer
managing director head boss
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Der Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI)
Federation of German Industries Germany's industry association (explanatory)
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das Kräfteverhältnis
balance of power relative strength
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risikofrei
risk-free safe
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risikoreich
risky high-risk
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gehört die Vergangenheit an fertig
done and dusted a thing of the past
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zahlreich
numerous many abundant
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aufstrebend
emerging budding up-and-coming aspiring
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aufweisen
to have to show to demonstrate to boast to exhibit
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so mancher...
many a some several
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Staatssschulden
public debt government debt national debt
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in erster Linie
primarily mainly predominantly first and foremost
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im Zuge der/des
in the course of as a result of in the wake of in doing so
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sichtbar
apparent visible
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kräftig (angestiegen)
(risen) substantially considerably robustly
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Verbindlichkeiten
liabilities payables obligations
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Schwellenstaaten Schwellenländer
threshold states / threshold countries emerging states / emerging countries
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der Privathaushalt
private household
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öffentliche Haushalte
public budgets
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deutlich
considerable clear significant obvious
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geringer ausfallen
to be lower to turn out lower
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das Gros
majority bulk lion's share largest part
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meistern
to cope with to overcome to master to ride sth. out
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hervorgehen
to emerge to arise out of to come out of
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der Gläubiger
creditor
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erwirtschaften
to generate to earn to produce to gain
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Überschüsse im Außenhandel
foreign trade surplus
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stärken
to reinforce to strengthen to bolster to enhance
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zumal
particularly because especially as the more so as
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in die Karten spielen
to play into the hands of contribute to ...
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vor allem
above all most of all first and foremost most importantly
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beflügeln
to stimulate to spur to fuel to inspire
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der Privatanleger
private investor
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die Vermögensplanung
asset planning
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die Risikobereitschaft
willingness to take risks
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verschiedene Optionen
various options
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aussichtsreich
promising auspicious with good prospects
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festverzinsliche Wertpapiere
fixed-interest bonds
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Renditen erzielen
to yield returns
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der Emittent (Anleihen)
issuer
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Hamburgerisches Weltwirtschaftsinstitut (HWWI)
Hamburg Institute of International Economics
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die Endfälligkeit
final maturity maturity date final maturity date
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die Sparkasse
savings bank
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die Geschäftsbank
commercial bank
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die Handelsbank
merchant bank commercial bank
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die Abrechnungsbank
clearing bank
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die Bausparkasse / die Hypothekenbank
building society building and loan association
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EZB-Direktorium
the ECB Directorate General
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EZB-Rat
the ECB Governing Council
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einheitlich
unified uniform homogenous consistent standard
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die Zuarbeit
legwork
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zuarbeiten
to do somebody's groundwork to prepare things so somebody else can do the work efficiently to do preparatory work
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eherner Grundsatz
iron principle unshakeable law
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die Linie überschreiten
to overstep the mark
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sich besorgt äußern
to indicate concern/disquiet to express concern/disquiet
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die Durststrecke
lean period dry spell
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der Zykliker
cyclical stocks cyclical sectors
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der Jahrgang
vintage (year) age group year (of)
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der Kenner
connoisseur expert authority
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der Börsenterminal
stock terminal
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sich verdreifachen
to increase threefold to triple
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markant
significant striking distinctive marked pronounced
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wohlhabend
well-to-do prosperous wealthy rich affluent well-off
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weltbekannt
world-renowned world-famous famous the world over
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das Weingut
winery wine estate wine-growing estate vineyard
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indes
while whereas at the same time meanwhile in the meantime whilst
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auf der Stelle treten
to stagnate to make no progress to tread water to make no headway to stall
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im weitesten Sinne
in the widest / broadest sense
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entsprechend
accordingly suitably appropriately
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unterliegen
to be subject to to be governed by to be defeated to succumb
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abseits
somewhat removed from a little/small way off a small distance away off the beaten track
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Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
cost effectiveness price-performance ratio price-quality ratio
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das Geldanlagehaus
investment company
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labil
unstable precarious shaky
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der Vermögensverwalter
asset manager investment management
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die Umsatzerlöse (pl.)
sales revenues turnover
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das operatives Ergebnis
operating result / profit operational result
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der Krisenstab
action/crisis committee crisis unit crisis team
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sich stemmen
to stem to counter
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Erlösrückgang
decline in revenue
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die Beteiligung
participation investment stake share
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der Landrat
head of the district authority county commissioner
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die Dependance
branch offshoot outpost
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entlarven
to expose to unmask to uncover to debunk
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der Sonntagsreden
soapbox speech
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der Bundesetat
state budget
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das Stelldichein
date rendezvous meeting tryst
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der Spielraum
scope leeway wriggle room margin buffer
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sage und schreiben
believe it or not whopping
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Drittstaaten
third countries non-member countries / states
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im Argen liegen
to be in a sorry state in a mess
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das Baugewerbe
building / construction industry buiding / construction trade
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die Muskeln spielen lassen
to flex one's muscles
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abrücken
to dissociate o.s. to depart fro to move/shift away to march off to shift away
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anheben
to lift to raise to elevate to hoist to boost
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der Zugzwang
pressure to act a tight spot compulsion to move
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das Handwerk legen
to put a stop to sb's (little) game
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die Altschulden
old debts long-standing debts existing debts past burden
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die Verdrossenheit
sullenness moroseness weariness frustration querulousness
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die Kumpanei
chumminess
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die Unionsfraktion
CDU fraction
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die Nach-Steuer-Rendite (Rendite nach Steuern)
after-tax return yield after tax
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die Gewerbesteuer
trade tax business tax commercial tax business location tax
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der Gewerbesteuermessbetrag
base rate for trade / business tax
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die Lieferkette
supply chain
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der Schlagbaum
barrier turnpike tollgate
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unüberwindlich
insurmountable invincible impregnable unconquerable
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blauer Wasserstoff
blue hydrogen (made from natural gas through the process of steam methane reforming)
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grüner Wasserstoff
green hydrogen (made from water using renewable power)
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mit Fug und Recht behaupten
to claim with complete justification can safely say have every right to say to rightly / justifiably claim ...
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die Nach-Steuer-Rendite
after-tax yield / return
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die Zähler / Punkte (DAX)
points
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der Renditeunterschied
yield differential / spread
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festverzinslichen Wertpapieren
fixed-income securites
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die Ausschüttung (Dividenden)
(dividend) payout / payment
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inflationssicher
inflation-proof
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Anteil der Schulden an der Wirtschaftsleistung (gemeint wird BIP)
debt-to-GDP ratio
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angeschlagen
weakened ailing stricken battered
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(liegen) brach
(lie) dormant fallow idle have stalled have come to a stillstand
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purzeln
to tumble to fall
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der Umbruch
turnaround turmoil upheaval radical change
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im Keller sein
to be at rock bottom to hit rock bottom
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der Hoffnungsträger
the hope the person/country/etc on whom hopes are pinned
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der Einzellieferant
the sole supplier
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the counter-offensive
die Gegenoffensive
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alarming
besorgniserregend beunruhigend bedrohlich alarmierend
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einen Streit vom Zaun brechen
to pick a quarrel to provoke a fight
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der Abschwung
downturn downswing decline slowdown
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das Wiederaufflammen
resurgence flare up again
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der Aufschwung
recovery upturn upswing revival boom
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(sein) Scherflein beitragen
to do (one's) bit to put in (one's) share to play a part to contribute
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notleidend
needy suffering troubled
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tilgen
to pay off to redeem to settle
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die EU-Ratspräsidentschaft
EU Council Presidency
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gefragt sein
in demand to be called / asked for
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der Hickhack
squabbling wrangling
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die Weichen stellen
to set the course
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schwäbisch
Swabian
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die Neuverschuldung
new debt new borrowing fresh debt
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die Mäßigung
moderation restraint temperance
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die Staatskunst
statesmanship
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die Sparsamkeit
thrift frugality
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verheißungsvoll
promising auspicious enticing
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entgleisen
to derail to go off the tracks to go off the rails
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Einzug halten
to start to be introduced to arrive to become apparent etc...
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das Verwunderliche
what is astonishing / surpising
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der Schuldenschnitt
debt relief
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die Kommune
municipality community local authority district
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der Zuschuss
grant subsidy
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davon abgesehen
apart from that having said that other than that aside from that beyond that