English for Business I + II

Question 1

federführend sein

Answer 1

to lead the field

Question 2

Verpflichtung

Answer 2

commitment

Question 3

Zustrom

Answer 3

inflow

Question 4

korporativ, körperschaftlich

Answer 4

corporate

Question 5

lebhaft

Answer 5

buoyant

Question 6

wieder sprungartig ansteigen

Answer 6

to rebound

Question 7

wieder aufholen

Answer 7

to claw back

Question 8

starker Abfall, starker Verlust

Answer 8

steep decline

Question 9

Inflationsauslöser

Answer 9

inflationary pressures

Question 10

erneuter Anstieg

Answer 10

resurgence

Question 11

ziemlich beunruhigt sein

Answer 11

to be sufficiently alarmed

Question 12

zurückgehen

Answer 12

to recede

Question 13

Kauffreudigkeit, Kaufbereitschaft

Answer 13

consumer confidence

Question 14

zwingend, vorgeschrieben

Answer 14

compulsory

Question 15

übersät mit

Answer 15

cluttered

Question 16

eine Testserie durchführen

Answer 16

to conduct a trial

Question 17

einem Test unterziehen

Answer 17

to put to the test

Question 18

Führung, Verhalten, Leitung, Benehmen

Answer 18

conduct

Question 19

Zinsen

Answer 19

interest

Question 20

Zinssatz

Answer 20

interest rate

Question 21

Gewinn, Erlös

Answer 21

revenue

Question 22

Bruttoinlandsprodukt

Answer 22

GNP (gross national product)

Question 23

Überziehung

Answer 23

overdraft

Question 24

Gehalt

Answer 24

salary

Question 25

Darlehen, Kredit

Answer 25

loan

Question 26

Rate

Answer 26

instalment

Question 27

Schulden

Answer 27

debt

Question 28

Kontoauszug

Answer 28

bank statement

Question 29

Schlussbilanz

Answer 29

final balance

Question 30

Dispositionskredit

Answer 30

line of credit / credit line

Question 31

effektiver Jahreszins

Answer 31

APR (annual percentage rate)

Question 32

Hypothek

Answer 32

mortgage

Question 33

Erfolgsbilanz

Answer 33

income statement

Question 34

Gewinn-/Verlustrechnung

Answer 34

P+L (profit and loss account)

Question 35

Bruttogewinn

Answer 35

gross profit

Question 36

Betriebskosten

Answer 36

operating costs

Question 37

Betriebskosten

Answer 37

overhead

Question 38

Betriebsgewinn

Answer 38

operating profit

Question 39

Nettogewinn nach Steuern

Answer 39

net profit after tax

Question 40

Gewinnrücklagen, eingehaltener Gewinn

Answer 40

retained profit

Question 41

Aktiva, Vermögen, Kapitalanlagen

Answer 41

assets

Question 42

Umlaufvermögen

Answer 42

current assets

Question 43

Anlagevermögen

Answer 43

long-term assets

Question 44

Passiva, Verbindlichkeiten, Schulden

Answer 44

liabilities

Question 45

kurzfristige Verbindlichkeiten

Answer 45

current liabilities

Question 46

langfristige Verbindlichkeiten

Answer 46

long-term liabilities

Question 47

Eigenkapital

Answer 47

shareholders’ equity

Question 48

Naht

Answer 48

seam

Question 49

verputzen, glätten

Answer 49

to fettle

Question 50

grünes Licht geben; bewilligen

Answer 50

to give the go-ahead

Question 51

freigiebig, reichlich, übermäßig

Answer 51

profuse

Question 52

saisonbereinigt

Answer 52

seasonally adjusted

Question 53

etwas abbauen, beschneiden

Answer 53

to cut back on sth.

Question 54

erstreben, bemüht sein, sich anstrengen

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to endeavour

Question 55

einstimmig, einhellig, einer Meinung

Answer 55

unanimous

Question 56

When speaking of trends, which tense is used for a time period that is finished?

Answer 56

Past simple

Question 57

When speaking of trends, which tense is used for a time period that includes the present?

Answer 57

Present perfect

Question 58

very small

Answer 58

slight – slightly

Question 59

slow and over a long period

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gradual – gradually

Question 60

slow but continuing

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steady – steadily

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noticeable and important

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significant – significantly

Question 62

large and sudden

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sharp – sharply

Question 63

einen Höhepunkt erreichen

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to peak, reaching a peak

Question 64

Jahr für Jahr

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year on year

Question 65

konkrete Information

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hard information

Question 66

auf Bestellung anfertigen

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to manufacture to order

Question 67

a serious issue you have to deal with

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matter

Question 68

official arrangement to see someone at a particular time

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appointment

Question 69

Moderator, Vermittler, Schulungsleiter

Answer 69

facilitator

Question 70

written summary of a meeting

Answer 70

minutes; Memorandum of Meeting (MoM)

Question 71

betonen, hervorheben

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to stress

Question 72

vertagen, aussetzen, aufschieben

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to adjourn sth.

Question 73

formal words for job

Answer 73

post, position

Question 74

the word for ‘job’ in official forms

Answer 74

occupation

Question 75

direkter Vorgesetzter

Answer 75

line manager

Question 76

I’m __ a short-term contract.

Answer 76

on

Question 77

befristeter (Arbeits-)Vertrag

Answer 77

short-term/temporary contract

Question 78

unbefristeter (Arbeits-)Vertrag

Answer 78

permanent contract

Question 79

Legal structure for a one-person business (self-employed/freelancer).

Answer 79

sole trader (BrE) / sole proprietor (AmE)

Question 80

Legal structure for a group of people who work together as equals. They share the risks and the profits.

Answer 80

partnership

Question 81

Legal structure for a company which shares are privately owned.

Answer 81

private company

Question 82

Legal structure for a large company, listed on stock exchanges.

Answer 82

public company (BrE) / corporation (AmE)

They are called public because anybody can buy their shares.

Question 83

staatliches Unternehmen

Answer 83

state-owned enterprise

Question 84

jemandem auf die Füße/den Schlips treten

Answer 84

to step on anyone’s toes

Question 85

täglich, alltäglich

Answer 85

day-to-day

Question 86

Selbstkostenpreis

Answer 86

cost price

Question 87

Einkaufspreis, Großhandelspreis

Answer 87

wholesale price

Question 88

abgedroschen, altbacken, banal

Answer 88

hackneyed