English lessons with Daniel Flashcards
Selbsttäuschung, Selbstbetrug
self-deception
selbstständig angestellt
self-employed
größeren wortschatz
bigger word-set
vokabular aufbauen
trying to build vocabulary
dadurch vokabular aufbauen
getting vocabulary through that
solides material
solid material
freizeit
spare time
das leben stressfreier gestalten
to make life less stressful
green, healthy
verdant
zufrieden
gratified / / we were gratified to see the resuölts of our hard work
beziehungsweise/ respektive
respectively (vs. respectful)
showing kindness, care, and sympathy towards others, especially those who are suffering
humane (vs. human)
logical, good ideas / based on or acting on good judgment and practical ideas or understanding
sensible
empfindlich sein
sensitive (sensitive to cold)
feedback bekommen
to get feedback/ to receive feedback
das feedback verträglich machen
to soften it
um de heißen brei herum reden
to beat around the bush
in die defensive gehen (auch in gesprächen, bei feedback)
to become very defensive
Probezeit
probation period/ probationary period
to support or believe in an idea or plan/ to completely believe in a set of ideas
to buy-into something
demoralisiert
demoralized
to have a very strong feeling of wanting something
to crave (no preposition needed!) to crave ice-cream
umsetbar (aber auch: klagbar)
actionable
etwas filtern/ etwas sortieren/ aussortieren
to filter/ to sort something out
Gesten/ Gesichtsausdrücke
gestures / facial expressions
a good reason or explanation for something
justification
vernünftig, angemessen, zumutbar
reasonable
schwierige nachichten gut verpacken/ kommunizieren
to say difficult messages well
düster, trist / diese zahlen sind düster
dismal / those numbers are dismal
es drängt sie in die defensive
it tips them tom being defensive
sich aus der situation rausziehen
taken yourselve away from that situation
eine perspektive einnehmen
to take the perspective/ to considerate the perspective
zurückhaltend mit feedback
more reserved with their feedback
unverblümt, direkt, grob
blunt
a small lie to avoid a problem
a white lie
to compliment you, to congratulate you
to commend
a few tips
a few pointers
i’ll get to the point
i’ll cut to the chase
dann noch mal zurück in die planung
let’s go back to the drawing board
sich lösen von der extraarbeit
to disengage from the extra
nicht mehr machen als in der jobbeschreibung
not going above and behind the job description
a moment of sudden realization, enlightenment, or inspiration
light-bulb moment
es kann lohnenswert sein, mehr zu machen als eigentlich verlangt wird, aber es kann auch überfordernd/ ermüdend sein
it can be rewarding to go beyond the call of duty but it can also be draining
causing you to lose most of your energy; very tiring
draining (adjektiv)
to write something down very quickly
to jot things down / i want to jot down a few notes while you are talking
in die ecke getrieben (idiom)
to paint/ to put oneself in a corner
etwas in den kalender schreiben
to pencil something in
hits on a personal level to me
something hits close to home
Präferenz / Das ist mir einerlei/ egal
preference / I have no preference.
neu einschätzen/ bewerten
to re-assess / re-assessing
da ist nichts falsch dran
there is nothing wrong with it
Punkt XYZ Uhr!
Five on the dot!
to lessen something
to mitigate
herausforderungen annehmen
to take on challenges
to not have faith in someone/ to jemanden ständig in frage stellen
to question someones every move
jemandes ideen abschießen
to shoot down someones ideas
überaus besorgt
overly concerned
etwas hervorheben (zB die eigene Expertise)
to highlight (my own expertise)
nach hinten losgehen
to backfire
zurückschlagen
to retaliate against someone (against ist die präposition)
to make something stronger, more extreme, or more exciting
to amp up (pressure, defensiveness, motivation)
selbstzweifel
self-doubt
jemanden untenhalten, klein reden
to put down someone
to do something that you do not want to do because you cannot find any other way of achieving something
to resort to something (i had to resort to threats) / Firing people is my last resort
to deal successfully with a difficult situation
to cope / to cope with
to delay something so that it happens later than planned
to push back something/ to push something back
Empathie zeigen/ ausüben
exercise empathy
Ziele gemeinsam erreichen
to achieve objectives together
Schmeichelei
flattery
to be very kind or friendly to someone or try to please someone, so that that person will do what you want them to do / to please someone, esp. by praising that person in order to get him or her to agree to something
to butter someone up / You’ll have to butter them up a bit before they’ll agree.
pleasant and kind; not harmful or severe
benign
nicht mehr im loop sein
being out of the loop
kind and good
benevolent
etwas enthüllen
to unveil
zu deiner verfügung
at your disposal
minimal, not so easy to see
subtle
beide sorten hier/ geht beides hier
both kind here
konsequenzen tragen
to carry consequences
gegen etwas arguentieren
to argue against it
deine ungerechtfertigte meinung sagen
put your unjustified opinion
unterstützung zurückziehen
to withdraw support
etwas beleidigendes sagen
to say something offensive
deine rechte und bedürfnisse artikulieren
to vocalize your needs and rights
lass uns in die debatte eintauchen
dive into the debate
rätsel
conondrum
rationale nuancierte diskussionen
rationale nuanced discussions
to criticize someone or ask them to explain their actions
to call someone out
to emphasize
to underline
virale emoörung
viral outrage
in dieser frage geteilter meinung
divided on this issue
empörung
outrage
to talk angrily or seriously to someone in order to criticize their behaviour
to lecture someone (being lectured)
let’s get started with the debate
let’s dive into the debate
let’s start to talk about this messy situation
diving into the weeds
excluded, sidelined
ostracized
die vergangenheit aufarbeiten
coming to terms with the past / work through the past
zur rechenschaft/ verantwortung gezogen werden
to be held accountable
etwas aushalten
to endure something / to hold that out
kritik artikulieren
to vocalize critique / to address critique / to take critique
ich bin hier etwas konservativ
i am old fashion here
die haben sich anderen dingen zugewendet (anderer trend)
they turned to other things
dinge verändern und entwickeln sich
things can evolve and change a lot
gut begründete entscheidungen treffen
to make informed decisions
platz schaffen für breite debatten
make space for broad debates
Etwas schlecht reden
To talk down
