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flabbergasted

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surprised

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outsource

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to get help or services from outside the company, often in another country.

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apparel

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clothes

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peruse

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• to slowly look at and examine

• sorgfältig durchlesen/ studieren

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pamper

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• to treat someone very well; to take good care of someone

• jmd. verwöhnen

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lucrative

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money-making

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overhead

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• the cost of running a business

• laufende Geschäftskosten

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gravitate

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• to move forward

• sich zu etw/jmd hingezogen fühlen

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hands-on

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• actively involving someone

• praxisorientiert

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diminish

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• to become smaller or less important; to make something small or less important

• vermindern; herabwürdigen

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grapple with

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• to struggle with something

• mit einem Problem zu kämpfen haben

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daunted

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• afraid or discouraged

• eingeschüchtert, entmutigt

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inauspicious

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• not hopeful

• glücklos, unter einem schlechten Stern stehen

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eke out

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• to work very hard to make a little money or other small rewards

• sich mehr schlecht als recht durchschlagen; herausquetschen

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get a leg up

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• to get a slight advantage over competitors

• sich einen Vorteil gegenüber jmd erschaffen

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alienate

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• to make someone feel unwelcome or alone

• jmd befremden, ausgrenzen

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inference

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• a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have

• Schlussfolgerung

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grogginess

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• weakness and confusion

• sich angeschlagen fühlen, erschöpft sein

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hypersensitive

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• easily pained or annoyed

• überempfindlich

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calamitous

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• very terrible

• verheerend, katastrophal

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slumber

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• sleep

• Schlummer, Schlaf

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inertia

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• lack of energy to change

• Trägheit

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thwart

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• to prevent sth

• etw vereiteln

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be on call

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• to be available to work at any moment

• jederzeit abrufbereit

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deprivation

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• not having enough of sth that is really needed to survive

• Entzug, Entbehrung

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stipulate

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• to say exactly how sth must be or must be done

• etw verlangen, festlegen, vorschreiben

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compelled

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• having to do sth, because you are forced to or feel it is necessary

• sich gezwungen fühlen etw zu tun

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obligate

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• to make someone feel morally or legally forced to do sth

• jm dazu verpflichten, nötigen etw zu tun

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cagey

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• careful; cautious

• verschlossen

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compunction

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• uneasiness or guilt about an action

• Schuldgefühle, Gewissenbisse, Skrupel

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acumen

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• the ability to think clearly and make good decisions

• Scharfsinn

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lopsided

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• having one side bigger than the other; unbalanced

• schief, ungleich

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expedite

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• to speed up

• beschleunigen

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pertain

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• to be part of or connected to

• etw/jdn betreffen, zu etw gehören

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unnerving

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• upsetting or discomforting

• Nerven kosten; jdn nervös machen

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woo

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• to try to attract, often romantically

• um jdn/etw werben; jdn umwerben

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solicit

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• to request

• um etw bitten

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game plan

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• a plan to achieve sth

• Konzept

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focus group

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• in research, a group of people who take part in a discussion so the people doing the research can learn about their opinions

• [ausgewählte] Testgruppe

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procure

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• to get sth through effort

• etw beschaffen o. besorgen

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corroborate

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• to provide a reason to believe sth is correct or true; to support a description or explanation

• eine Geschichte/Theorie bekräftigen o. bestätigen

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unwittingly

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• not on purpose

• unabsichtlich, unbeabsichtigerweise, unwissentlich

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exacerbate

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• to make worse

• etw verschlimmern

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ineffectual

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• useless

• unfähig, ineffektiv, wirkungslos

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morale

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• (the) attitude (of a group)

• Stimmung

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pared-down

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• small or less complicated

• gekürzt, auf ein Minimum reduziert

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discontinue

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• to stop

• abbrechen, einstellen

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be faced with

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• to be unable to ignore a problem; to realize that something is a problem

• mit etw konfrontiert sein, vor einem Problem stehen

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come up short

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• to not reach a goal

• zu kurz kommen

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once-over

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• a quick but complete look at something

• etw flüchtig ansehen

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rundown

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• report of the most important points

• zusammenfassender Bericht

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ratio

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• a way to compare the size, number, or amount of two things

• Verhältnis

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ratio analysis

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• a comparison of two numbers to judge the performance of a company, product, region, or product

• Kennzahlenanalyse

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benchmark

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• something against which you can check the quality or level of sth

• Maßstab

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discrepancy

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• a difference that should not exist

• Diskrepanz, Unstimmigkeit

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hypothesize

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• to suggest a possible reason for sth

• etw annehmen

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budgetary

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• having to do with the way someone plans to control the money of a person or business

• Etat-, Budget-, Haushalts-

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constraint

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• sth that keeps you within certain limits

• Einschränkung, Beschränkung

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primary research

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• getting information directly from the original person or place that has or had it

• Primärerhebung: empirische Methode um neue, bisher noch nicht erfasste Daten zu erheben

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secondary research

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• getting information from someone or sth other than the original person or place that has or had it

• Sekundärerhebung/forschung: bedient sich zur Gewinnung von Marktinformationen an bereits vorhanden Informationsquellen

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trajectory

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• the path of sth traveling through space, such as a ball

• Flugbahn

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protégé

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• a person who studies under an expert or master

• Schützling, Protégé

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conjecture

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• to guess

• mutmaßen, vermuten

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devise

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• to create a plan

• entwickeln, aushecken, schmieden

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coat-tails

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• the help of someone more important, successful or powerful

• auf der Erfolgswelle eines Anderen mitschwimmen

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amplify

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• to strengthen

• etw vertiefen, etw ausführlicher erläutern

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take someone under one’s wing

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• to protect and support someone

• jdn unter seine Fittiche nehmen

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sweeper

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• a football player whose postion is behind the other defenders

• Libero, Defensivspieler im Fußball

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strenuous

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• needing or using a lot of effort or energy

• anstrengend, energisch

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virtue

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• a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being morally good

• Tugend

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vice

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• a moral fault or weakness in someone’s character

• Laster

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boon

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• gift; helpful thing

• Segen

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dissipate

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• to cause sth to disappear; to decrease

• allmählich verschwinden, sich auflösen

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mandate

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• to require

• etw anordnen

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adversary

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• an enemy; someone that one fights against

• Gegner, Kontrahent

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indispensable

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• extremley important; not able to be replaced

• unentbehrlich, unverzichtbar

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board

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• a group of people that control or manage a company or organization

• Ausschuss

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palatable

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• good enough; acceptable

• akzeptabel

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succinctly

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• in a way that uses as few words as possible

• kurz und bündig

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succinct

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• short; using as few words as possible

• knapp, kurz, prägnant

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abundantly

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• extremely; very; in large quantities or amounts

• mehr als klar, etw mehr als deutlich zu verstehen geben; reichlich

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pertinent

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• relating directly to the subject being considered; relevant

• stichhaltig; relevant

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scrutinize

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• to look at very carefully

• etw genau untersuchen o. prüfen; jdn genau mustern

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resolve

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• to find a solution; to fix a problem

• etw (auf)lösen

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catch on

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• to understand or learn something

• etw kapieren

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at a glance

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• with a quick look

• auf einen/mit einem Blick (erfassen)

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seniority

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• the state of having worked longer at a company than another employee

• Dienstalter

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expediently

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• in a way that is helpful or useful in a particular situation

• zweckmäßig

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stagnation

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• the state of having been inactive for a long time

• Stillstand

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playing field

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• competition

• Wettbewerbsbedingungen

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viable

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• acceptable; usable

• realisierbar, machbar, durchführbar; rentabel

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saturated

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• full; completely wet

• gesättigt; durchnässt

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embrace

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• eagerly accept

• etw gern annehmen

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obstacle

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• something that prevents movement or progress

• Hinderniss, Hürde

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accommodate

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• to give what is needed

• jdn mit etw versorgen

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crestfallen, downcast

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• sad and without hope

• niedergeschlagen

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laconic, taciturn

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• speaking very little, using very few words to express what you mean

• wortkarg

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class distinctions

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• a characteristic that is observed to differ based on social class

• Klassenunterschiede

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equanimity

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• the state of being calm and in control of your emotions, esp. in a difficult situation

• Gelassenheit

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flock

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• to quickly gather in one place

• sich scharen; Herde

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formulate

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• to make or create sth difficult

• etw ausarbeiten, entwickeln, formuliere

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staple

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• an essential thing

• Haupt-

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inception

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• start; beginning

•Anfang, Beginn, Gründung

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aficionado

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• someone who is very interested in and enthusiastic about a particular subject

• Fan, Liebhaber(in)

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contend

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• to say that something is true or is a fact

• etw behaupten

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no holds barred

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• everything allowed, without limits or controls

• ohne jegliches Tabu

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conspicuous

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• very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way thatvis not wanted

• auffallend, auffällig; unübersehbar

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lest

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• for fear that; in case

• aus Furcht, dass…, damit… nicht…; für den Fall, dass

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flag (enthusiasm, interest)

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• to become tired, weaker, or less effective

• abflauen, abnehmen, nachlassen

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affinity

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• a liking or sympathy for someone or sth, especially because of shared characteristics; a close similarity between two things

• Verbundenheit; Gemeinsamkeit

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deduce

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• to reach an answer or a decision by thinking clearly about the known fact

• etw folgern, ableiten, herleiten, rückschließen

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get/ have one’s wires crossed

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• when people get their wires crossed, they have a different understanding of the same situation

• sich missverstehen, aneinander vorbeireden; auf der Leitung stehen

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divergent

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• different from each other

• abweichend

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tally

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• to match or agree with sth. else

• übereinstimmen

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wilt

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• to become weaker, tired, or less confident (plant/person)

• schlappmachen (Person); verwelken (Pflanze)

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inadequate

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• not good enough

• unzureichend

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formulate

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• to develop the details for doing sth.

• etw. ausarbeiten

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come out of left field

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• to be completely unexpected and often unusual

• aus heiterem Himmel kommen

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foot traffic

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• people moving by foot from one place to another

• Fußgängerverkehr

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underperforming

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• leistungsschwach

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forecast-beating

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• doing better than expectations or predictions

• Prognosen übertreffen

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off the ground (phrase)

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• to get started

• etw auf den Weg bringen

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hit the books (phrase)

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• to study (a lot)

• büffeln

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forgo

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• to skip doing sth

• auf etw verzichten; die Chance verpassen

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venture

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• a new business or activity

• Unternehmen, Projekt

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workload

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• Arbeitspensum, Arbeit(sbelastung)

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peripheral

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• related but not essential

• nebensächlich

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128
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return on investment

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• the profit made from an activity

• Kapitalrendite

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129
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absenteeism

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• a situation in which people are not at school or work when they should be

• beständige Abwesenheit, Schwänzen

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feature

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• a typical quality or an important part of sth

• (Haupt)merkmal

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capitalize

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• to gain the most from

• etw zu Kapital machen, aus etw Kapital schlagen

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fad

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• sth that is popular but then goes out of fashion

• Modeerscheinung, kurzlebiger Trend

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stave off

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• to put off for a short time

• aufschieben, hinauszögern, abwenden, abwehren

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tepid

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• showing little or no excitement

• schwacher Applaus, laue Reaktion

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on the lookout (phrase)

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• ready or hoping for; to search for sth or sb

• nach jdm/etw Ausschau halten

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time-tested

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• proven over time to be successful or true

• lange erprobt

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caveat

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• a warning

• eine Warnung

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outstrip

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• to go beyond

• etw übersteigen; jdn übertreffen/überholen

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fallacy

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• an incorrect idea

• Trugschluss, Irrtum

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hone

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• to improve; to perfect

• etw. verbessern, verfeinern

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inaugaural

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• beginning, an inaugural event is the first in a series of planned events

• Eröffnungs-; Einweihungs-

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analogous

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• similar

• etw enstprechen; vergleichbar

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audit

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• to review in detail

• etw prüfen, kontrollieren

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derive

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• to come from sth else

• von jdm/etw abstammen, etw enstammen, herkommen

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stray

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• to wander off

• streunen, umherstreifen

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irate

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• very angry

• wütend, zornig, erzürnt

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147
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obscurity

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• not known

• Unbekanntheit

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148
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exempt employee

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• an employee who is paid a fixed amount and does not receive overtime or hourly pay

• außertariflicher Angestellter

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tenure

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• time working with a company

• Beschäftigungsdauer; Festanstellung (Universität)

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designated

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• chosen or approved for one purpose

• ausgewiesener; ernannt; beauftragt

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allotted

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• given; assigned

• zugeteilt

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rollover

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• a thing that is carried over from one year (or account) to another

• Umschuldung; Verlängerung

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prosper

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• flourish, thrive

• florieren, gedeihen

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budding

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• starting; new

• angehend

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daunting

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• seemingly difficult

• beängstigend

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credit history

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• a record of a person’s financial history

• Bonität, Kreditwürdigkeit

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myriad

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• many

• unzählige

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dip into

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• to take a little (money); to use some

• etw angreifen; an seine Ersparnisse gehen

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159
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catch

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• trick; problem

• Haken

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160
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legislation

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• a law

• Gesetze; Gesetzgebung;

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161
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proceedings

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• the things done at a conference, government event, or formal occasion

• Verfahren

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negligible

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• small and not important

• unwesentlich, geringfügig

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oversight (surveillance)

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• supervision

• Beaufsichtigung

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concession

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• a compromise; sth that one gives in order to reach an agreement

• Zugeständnis

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enact

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• to make a law official

• ein Gesetz erlassen

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166
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hang in the balance (phrase)

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• to depend on sth in order to continue

• in der Luft hängen; auf der Kippe

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167
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tariff

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• a tax on things brought in from or sold to other countries

• Zoll, Gebührensatz

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wield (authority, influence, power over sb/sth)

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• to have power or influence over others

• Autorität, Einfluss, Macht über jdn/etw ausüben

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169
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unilateral

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• having only one side

• einseitig

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bargaining chip (phrase)

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• a thing used in negotiations to get a better deal

• Trumpfkarte; alle Trümpfe ausspielen

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inclination

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• a strong feeling toward acting in a certain way

• Neigung, Hang, Tendenz

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asset

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• an item worth money; a valuable thing

• Vermögenswert

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clerk

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• an employee who helps with small jobs in an office

• Angestellter

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savvy

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• smart; wise

• klug; ausgebufft

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copious

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• a lot of; plentiful

• zahlreich

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aquifer

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• an area underground made of rock or sand that stores water

• Grundwasserträger

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177
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bottom line

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• the total loss or profit made by a business

• Saldo

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efficacy

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• the ability to produce successful or desired results

• Wirksamkeit; Effizienz

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179
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attribute

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• to say someone or sth caused sth

• jdm etw. zuschreiben; etw auf etw zurückführen

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180
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• correlate

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• to relate or connect to something so that one changes in relation to another

• etw mit etw in Beziehung setzen; mit etw in Beziehung stehen; korrelieren

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181
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testimonial

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• a positive report from a customer or user

• Bestätigung; Erfahrungsbericht; Empfehlungsschreiben

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tailored

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• to adjust sth to meet specific needs

• tailor

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acquisition

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• a large purchase; in business, the purchase of another company

• Anschaffung; Ankauf; Erwerb

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cite

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• to mention or give as an example

• ein Beispiel anführen; erwähnen

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unprecedented

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• never happened before

• noch nie da gewesen; beispiellos

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dividend

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• money that a company pays out to the people who own part of the company

• Dividende; Gewinnanteil

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shareholder

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• a person who owns part of a company

• Aktienbesitzer; Anteilseigner

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expedite

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• to speed up

• beschleunigen

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formidable

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• impressive

• eindrucksvoll

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190
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requisite

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• required

• erforderlich

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expatriate

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• a person who lives in a foreign country; sometimes shortened to expat

• (ständig) im Ausland lebend; Auswanderer

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192
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consensus-building

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• the work of reaching an arrangement that is acceptable to everyone

• Konsensbildung

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deference

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• following out of respect

• Respekt; Hochachtung

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cumbersome

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  • hard to manage; awkward
  • umständlich; unhandlich
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loathe

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  • to hate
  • verabscheuen; nicht ausstehen können
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nail-biter

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  • scary or uncertain event
  • Zerreißprobe; Zitterpartie
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retrospective

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  • looking back; reviewing the past
  • rückblickend; zurückblickend; retrospektiv;
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encompass

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  • to include
  • umfassen; beinhalten
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side-splitter

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  • sth that is extremely funny, as a joke or a situation
  • Lachschlager; Brüller
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dead certain

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  • certain or likely, especially to succeed
  • todsicher
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punchline

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  • the last part of a story or a joke that explains the meaning of what has happened previously or makes it funny
  • Pointe
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compere

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  • a person whose job is to introduce performers in a television, radio, or stage show
  • Ansager; Showmaster
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uproarious

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  • very noisy
  • tobend; lärmend
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streamlined

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  • improved to make sth faster or less costly
  • rationalisieren
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solicit

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  • to ask for sth
  • um etw bitten; etw erbitten
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refine

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  • make small changes in order to make sth better
  • etw raffinieren
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glitch

A
  • an unexpected, usually minor, problem; often used with machines or computers
  • Fehler, kleinere Störung, Panne
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invariably

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  • always
  • ausnahmslos, immer
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privy

A
  • sharing in the knowledge of sth private or secret
  • in etw eingeweiht sein
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abysmal

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  • terrible; horrible
  • entsetzlich, katastrophal
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gut-wrenching

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  • very upsetting and difficult
  • herzzereißend
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leverage

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  • to use sth to your advantage
  • sich etw voll zu Nutze machen; etw wirksam einsetzen
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resilient

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  • able to recover and grow from experiences
  • widerstandsfähig, belastbar
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pinpoint

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  • to identify or know exactly
  • etw (genau) festellen/bestimmen; sehr genau, haargenau
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short-lived

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  • not lasting very long
  • kurzlebig
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(to be) a household name (phrase)

A
  • a famous and easily recognizable person or company
  • ein vetrauter Name; ein Begriff sein (Sprichwort)
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stepping stone (phrase)

A
  • an event or action that leads to another better event or action
  • ein Sprungbrett für etw sein
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reputable

A
  • having a good reputation and able to be trusted
  • angesehen, seriös
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notoriety

A
  • the state of being famous for sth bad
  • Verrufenheit, traurige Berümtheit
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creditable

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  • deserving praise, trust or respect
  • ehrenwert, verdient
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burn the midnight oil (phrase)

A
  • to work very late into the night
  • bis spät in die Nacht hinein arbeiten
222
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cognizant of

A
  • aware or informed of
  • sich etw. bewusst sein
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proxy

A
  • s.o. or sth. that represents or approximates another
  • Bevollmächtigter, Stellvertretung
224
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undergrad

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  • a college student, working to earn a 4-year undergraduate degree
  • Student
225
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faint praise (phrase)

A
  • a weak compliment which might not be truly felt
  • spärliches Lob, indirekte Kritik
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matrix

A
  • a set of things that are connected to each other
  • Rahmen
227
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unequivocal

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  • leaving no doubts; completely true
  • eindeutig, unmissverständlich, zweifelsfrei
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disparity

A
  • large difference; a lack of equality or similarity, especially in a way that is not fair
  • Ungleichheit, Missverhältnis
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correlate

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  • to relate or connect to sth. so that one changes in relation to another
  • mit etw. in Beziehung stehen, zusammenhängen
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solvent

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  • having enough money to pay what one owes
  • solvent, zahlungsfähig, liquide
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loom

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  • to be happening soon and be worrying
  • sich drohend abzeichnen, sich anbahnen
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relent

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  • to give in
  • nachgeben
233
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dealer cost

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  • the price a seller paid
  • Einkaufspreis
234
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pertinent

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  • important because it is related to the subject or task, relevant
  • relevant, sachdienlich
235
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micromanage

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  • to control every part of a project, organization or activity
  • etw. mit (sehr) detaillierten Vorgaben leiten
236
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moaning and complaining/groaning (phrase)

A
  • talking about why you’re not happy with something but not finding helpful ways to improve the situation
  • Gejammer
237
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pester

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  • to annoy someone with frequent requests or questions
  • jmd. belästigen
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perserverance

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  • not stopping until you’ve completed everything no matter how difficult
  • Beharrlichkeit, Ausdauer, Durchhaltevermögen
239
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palatable

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  • pleasant; acceptable
  • angenehm, akzeptabel
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invariably

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  • always
  • ausnahmslos, immer
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troubleshoot

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  • to find the cause of a problem and solve the issue
  • einen Störung/Fehler suchen und beheben
242
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perishable

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  • likely to go bad or spoil
  • verderblich
243
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consistent

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  • dependable; not changing
  • beständig, gleich bleibend
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scramble

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  • to hurry or to rush to do something
  • hasten
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tax

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  • to require a lot; to demand too much
  • belastend, strapazierend
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spearhead

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  • to take charge and lead something
  • etw. anführen
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concede

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  • to admit sth. is true even though it’s against one’s main argument
  • etw. zugeben/einräumen
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roster

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  • a list of people or things in a group
  • Liste, Spielerliste, Dienstplan
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incidental

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  • happening randomly or as a result of unpredictable things
  • zufällig
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rack up

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  • to collect or achieve sth. over time
  • erzielen, hereinholen, verzeichnen, einbringen
251
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apprehensive

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  • nervous; feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen
  • besorgt, bedenklich, ängstlich, bange
252
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threshold

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  • a standard that must be met for some reaction to occur
  • Schwelle, Grenze, Grenzbereich
253
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curtail

A
  • to reduce; to restrict
  • etw. kürzen, beschränken, einschränken
254
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tout

A
  • to show off; to boast
  • anpreisen
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Keeping up with the Joneses (phrase)

A
  • to buy or do sth. because someone else has or does it
  • mit den Nachbarn mithalten, mit den anderen gleichziehen wollen
256
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altruistic

A
  • unselfish
  • selbstlos, uneigennützige Motive haben
257
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hog

A
  • to take more than one should
  • sich etw. aneignen, etw. gierig an sich reißen, jdn./etw. in Beschlag nehmen
258
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carbon footprint

A
  • a measure of how enviromentally unfriendly sth. is
  • CO₂-Bilanz
259
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incandescent (light)bulb

A
  • an electric light with a wire filament heated until it glows
  • Glühbirne/lampe
260
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deterrent

A
  • a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something
  • Abschreckung
261
Q

fiddle

A
  • to touch or play with sth., often to try to take cafe of it or fix it a tiny bit
  • (herum)fummeln
262
Q

random

A
  • happening, done, or chosen in a way that is not well thought out or planned
  • willkürlich, wahllos
263
Q

interface

A
  • to deal or speak directly to another person
  • mit jdm. direkt in Verbindung stehen
264
Q

relegate

A
  • to make someone do a worse task or give someone a position with less responsibilty
  • jmd. zu etwas verbannen
265
Q

grunt work

A
  • a simple task that is boring and doesn’t require any expertise or experience
  • (anspruchslose) Routine- bzw. Hilfsarbeit
266
Q

all things considered (phrase)

A
  • taking everything into account
  • Unterm Strich, alles in allem, im Großen und Ganzen,
267
Q

security breach

A
  • an event when private data belonging to a company or its customers is accessed without permission
  • Sicherheitslücke, Sicherheitsverstoß
268
Q

malware

A
  • software that is created to damage computers or computer software
  • Schadsoftware
269
Q

irate

A
  • very angry
  • zornig, wütend
270
Q

compensate

A
  • to make up for sth. negative by providing sth. positive
  • jmd. (finanziell) entschädigen, kompensieren
271
Q

appease

A
  • to make someone less angry by agreeing to their demands
  • jmd. besänftigen, beruhigen
272
Q

glee

A
  • happiness
  • Freude, Fröhlichkeit, Frohsinn
273
Q

commend

A
  • to let someone know that you’ve noticed the person’s hard work or success
  • loben
274
Q

self-concious

A
  • feeling uncomfortably aware of one’s own appearance or behaviour
  • unsicher, gehemmt, verlegen
275
Q

plausible

A

reasonable or likely

  • einleuchtend, plausibel, überzeugend
276
Q

respective

A
  • relating or belonging to each of the separate people or things you have just mentioned; own
  • jeweilig, entsprechend
277
Q

pull rank (phrase)

A
  • to use one’s position of power in an organization
  • seine Autorität spielen lassen
278
Q

sincerely

A
  • with an honest feeling
  • aufrichtig
279
Q

down to business (phrase)

A
  • work, do a job
  • zur Sache kommen, loslegen
280
Q

cultivate

A
  • to encourage and care for
  • (Kontakte/Beziehung) pflegen
281
Q

obnoxious

A
  • very unpleasant or rude
  • unausstehlich
282
Q

redundant

A
  • unemployed
  • arbeitslos
283
Q

irrefutable

A
  • impossible to prove wrong
  • unwiderlegbar
284
Q

homily

A
  • a piece of spoken or written advice about how someone should behave
  • Moralpredigt
285
Q

strong point

A
  • a particular ability or skill that someone has
  • Stärke (starke Seite)
286
Q

blunder

A
  • a serious mistake
  • schwerwiegender/grober Fehler
287
Q

outlook

A
  • attitude; the way someone thinks about sth.
  • Einstellung, Haltung
288
Q

sedentary

A
  • not active; spending too much time sitting
  • (viel) sitzend
289
Q

tangible

A
  • real or actual
  • spürbar, greifbar/real, handfest
290
Q

technically

A
  • strictly speaking
  • genaugenommen, strenggenommen
291
Q

embed

A
  • to place within sth. else so that it becomes part of it
  • einbetten
292
Q

to butt in

A
  • interrupt
  • jmd. reinreiden/unterbrechen, dazwischenplatzen,
293
Q

intuitive

A
  • easy to understand
  • leicht verständlich, einfach zu verstehen
294
Q

interject

A
  • to say something while another person is speaking
  • dazwischenreden
295
Q

login credentials

A
  • passwords, usernames, etc. that allow access to a computer system or internet site
  • Zugangsdaten
296
Q

numeral

A
  • a written number, not spelled out
  • Ziffer
297
Q

special character

A
  • a sign on a keyboard that is not a letter or number
  • Sonderzeichen
298
Q

intercept

A
  • to stop or take sth. while it’s going from one place to another
  • unterbrechen, abfangen
299
Q

compromised

A
  • to be at risk; to possibly be discovered by a bad person or group
  • gefährdet, negativ beeinträchtigt
300
Q

retail

A
  • the activity of selling goods to the public
  • Einzelhandel
301
Q

specifically

A
  • for a particular purpose or reason
  • speziell, extra, besonders, insbesonders
302
Q

to circle back

A
  • to return to a subject or an activity
  • zu etw. (Thema) zurückkommen
303
Q

springboard

A
  • sth. that makes an acitivty or process happen faster
  • ein Sprungbrett für etw. sein
304
Q

stock

A
  • to keep a supply of
  • Ware führen, im Bestand/Inventar haben, vorrätig haben
305
Q

hot (economically)

A
  • exciting and popular
  • angesagt
306
Q

refusal

A
  • the act of saying you won’t do sth.
  • Verweigerung, Ablehnung, Absage
307
Q

fine print

A
  • the part of a document that many people don’t read but which contains the important information
  • das Kleingedruckte
308
Q

close of business (COB)

A
  • the end of the working day
  • Geschäftsschluss eines Handelstages
309
Q

cadre

A
  • a group of people involved in an activity
  • Kader
310
Q

predate

A
  • to exist before
  • etw. zeitlich vorausgehen; älter als etw. sein
311
Q

whirlwind

A
  • happening in a fast and confusing way
  • stürmisch
312
Q

scrupulous

A
  • careful about getting details correct; thorough
  • gewissenhaft
313
Q

fluctuation

A
  • a change; an increase or decrease
  • Schwankung
314
Q

deter

A
  • to discourage or put someone off doing sth.
  • abhalten, abschrecken
315
Q

ratchet up

A
  • to increase; to raise
  • etw Schritt für Schritt verstärken [o. ugs hochkurbeln] [o. ugs hochfahren]
316
Q

woe

A
  • a great problem or sadness
  • Kummer
317
Q

terse

A
  • using as few words as possible, especially in an unfriendly way
  • lapidar
318
Q

nicety

A
  • a small polite behaviour or action
  • Feinheit
319
Q

refrain

A
  • to stop yourself
  • unterlassen, zurückhalten
320
Q

signify

A
  • to mean; to represent; to stand for
  • für etw. stehen
321
Q

earful

A
  • many angry words
  • Anschiss, was zu hören bekommen
322
Q

impediment

A
  • a thing that prevents progress
  • Hindernis
323
Q

dissipate

A
  • to seperate and disappear
  • sich in Luft auflösen, verschwinden
324
Q

propensity

A
  • a way of acting or behaving that is part of one’s nature
  • Neigung, Tendenz, Hang
325
Q

turmoil

A
  • lack of order
  • Aufruhr, Tumult
326
Q

deference

A
  • respect and politeness
  • Respekt, Hochachtung, Rücksicht
327
Q

agency (capacity to act)

A
  • power to act
  • Handlungsfähigkeit/macht
328
Q

notoriously

A
  • famously, often for a bad reason
  • notorisch, bekanntermaßen
329
Q

merger (econ.)

A
  • the act of joining two or more businesses together
  • Unternehmenszusammenschluss
330
Q

gel (verb)

A
  • to get along well
  • sich mit jmd. gut verstehen
331
Q

blow away (phrasal verb)

A
  • To surprise (someone)
  • jmd. umhauen
332
Q

prankster

A
  • a person who plays tricks
  • Witzbold
333
Q

break down (phrasal word)

A
  • to divide (sth.) into smaller parts
  • in Stücke zerlegen
334
Q

screw up (phrasal verb)

A
  • to cause a problem; to do sth. wrong
  • etw. vermasseln, versauen
335
Q

screen (verb)

A
  • to check (sth.)
  • etw./jmd. überprüfen, untersuchen
336
Q

prevalent

A
  • happening often
  • vorherrschend (veral.), besonders häufig
337
Q

snub

A
  • to offend someone by ignoring them
  • abblitzen lassen, verächtlich abweisen
338
Q

misconception

A
  • an idea that is not correct because it is based on false information
  • Irrglaube
339
Q

residue

A
  • small parts that are left from sth. larger
  • Ablagerung
340
Q

corporate social responsibility

A
  • a company’s approach to doing business in a way that benefits society
  • unternehmerische Gesellschaftsverantwortung, soziale Verantwortung des Unternehmens
341
Q

backfire

A
  • to go wrong; to go in the opposite way of what was expected
  • nach hinten losgehen, fehlzünden
342
Q

allay

A
  • to calm or comfort someone showing that sth. isn’t a problem
  • beruhigen, beschwichtigen
343
Q

subtle

A
  • difficult to recognize because it is not direct or obvious
  • dezent, subtil, fein[sinnig]
344
Q

commonplace

A
  • ordinary
  • gewöhnlich, alltäglich, weitverbreitet
345
Q

garner

A
  • to get or collect sth. valuable
  • sammeln
346
Q

salvage

A
  • to save sth. after it was nearly ruined
  • etw. retten, bergen
347
Q

offset

A
  • to reduce the effect of sth. to almost zero; compensate for sth.
  • ausgleichen, aufwiegen
348
Q

balk

A
  • to be unwilling to do something or to allow something to happen
  • etw. scheuen, vor etwa. zurückschrecken, etw. verweigern
349
Q

etch

A
  • to lightly cut or mark the outside of sth.
  • etw. radieren
350
Q

land (obtain)

A
  • to get sth. after trying; to reach a goal
  • etw. an Land ziehen, sich etw. angeln
351
Q

accommodate

A
  • to meet the needs or wishes
  • der Nachfrage nachkommen, jmd. entgegenkommen, jmd. aushelfen
352
Q

subsidiary (econom.)

A
  • a company owned and controlled by a larger parent company
  • Tochtergesellschaft
353
Q

infringe

A
  • to break an agreement or a rule
  • gegen etw. verstoßen, etw. verletzen
354
Q

earmark

A
  • to set aside money for a particular purpose
  • etw. für etw. vorsehen (Geld)
355
Q

collate

A
  • to collect and organize
  • etw. zusammentragen und ordnen/sortieren
356
Q

tenacious

A
  • refusing to let go; determinded
  • beharrlich, zielstrebig
357
Q

drab

A
  • unexciting
  • trist
358
Q

exemplify

A
  • to show or demonstrate as an example
  • beispielhaft für etw. stehen, etw. veranschaulichen
359
Q

singular

A
  • unusual; unique; exceptional
  • einzigartig; eigenartig; sonderbar
360
Q

hereafter

A
  • from now on
  • künftig
361
Q

entice

A
  • to attract
  • verleiten, verführen
362
Q

solicit

A
  • to ask for; to request
  • um etw. bitten
363
Q

inducement

A
  • sth. that persuades
  • Anreiz, Ansporn
364
Q

termination

A
  • Kündigung, Aufhebung, Beendigung
  • the act of stopping or ending
365
Q

sustain (suffer)

A
  • to experience (usually sth. bad)
  • Schaden, Verlust erleiden
366
Q

applicable

A
  • able to be applied; related; relevant; appropriate
  • auf jdn. etw. anwendbar sein, geltend, zutreffend
367
Q

attending physician

A
  • a doctor who is caring for a person
  • behandelnde(r) Arzt/Ärztin
368
Q

flock

A
  • to go in large numbers
  • Herde, Schar, Schwarm, sich scharen
369
Q

advocate

A
  • to actively support
  • etw. unterstützen, befürworten; sich für etw. einsetzen
370
Q

astute

A
  • having the ability to quickly understand, smart
  • clever, scharfsinnig
371
Q

escalate

A
  • to involve someone more important or higher in rank in a situation or problem

Example: You might need to escalate the issue to the next highest level management team.

372
Q

peripheral

A
  • related but not essential
  • nebensächlich, unwesentlich
373
Q

designated

A

ausgewiesen, vorgesehen, festgelegt

374
Q

a breeze

A

ein Kinderspiel

375
Q

juggle

A
  • to manage several things at the same time
  • mehrere Dinge unter einen Hut bringen
376
Q

delegate

A
  • to give someone else sth. to do
  • delegieren, jdn. dazu bestimmen etw. zu tun
377
Q

defer

A
  • to delay; to put off until a later time
  • etw. aufschieben, verschieben
378
Q

dread

A
  • to fear sth.
  • sich vor etw. fürchten / scheuen
379
Q

corporate

A
  • company management
  • die Unternehmensführung
380
Q

paid leave

A
  • time off from work with pay
  • bezahlter Urlaub
381
Q

rejuvinated

A
  • with new energy or excitement
  • revitalisiert, regeneriert
382
Q

purview

A
  • the limit of someone’s responsibility, interest, or activity
  • Zuständigkeitsbereich, Aufgabenbereich
383
Q

interference

A
  • an occasion when someone tries to involve themselves in a situation even though their involvement is not wanted or is not helpful;
  • noise or other electronic signals that stop you from getting good pictures or sound on a television or radio
  • Einmischung
  • Störung, Überlagerung, Einmischung
384
Q

fixed line

A
  • used to describe traditional phone services that use cables, rather than mobile phone services
  • Festnetzanschluss
385
Q

venture (wirtsch.)

A
  • a new activity, usually in business, that involves risk or uncertainty
  • gewagtes Unternehmen
386
Q

equity (value)

A
  • the value of a company, divided into many equal parts owned by the shareholders, or one of the equal parts into which the value of a company is divided
  • Anteilskapital
387
Q

hub

A
  • the central or main part of something where there is most activity
  • Knotenpunkt, Mittelpunkt, Zentrum
388
Q

interface

A
  • a connection between two pieces of electronic equipment, or between a person and a computer
  • Benutzeroberfläche
389
Q

overage

A
  • an amount of something that is more than the amount wanted or needed
  • Überschuss
390
Q

endeavor

A
  • an effort or attempted plan
  • Anstrengung, Bemühung, Bestreben
391
Q

adhere to sth.

A
  • to continue to obey a rule or have a belief
  • sich an etwas halten
392
Q

overextended

A
  • too busy
  • überstrapaziert
393
Q

time-sensitive

A

2 Bedeutungen:

  • dringend
  • zeitkritisch
394
Q

deliberation

A
  • thought and discussion
  • Überlegung, Beratung (Besprechung in einer Gruppe)
395
Q

vendor

A
  • a person or company that sells goods or services
  • Anbieter, Lieferant
396
Q

pivot

A
  • to turn 180 degrees; to change one’s focus
  • von etw. abschwenken, eine 180-Grad-Wede vornehmen
397
Q

enclosed

A
  • attached
  • anbei, beigefügt
398
Q

colloquial

A
  • informal and more suitable for use in speech than in writing
  • umgangssprachlich
399
Q

subject matter expert

A
  • a person who knows a subject or topic well
  • Fachkraft, Fachexperte
400
Q

cutting-edge

A
  • newest; most modern
  • supermodern, innovativ, topaktuell
401
Q

lead

A
  • information that may help someone reach a goal
  • Anhaltspunkt, Hinweis, Spur
402
Q

ambiguous

A
  • not clear or exact; possible to understand in more than one way
  • unklar, missverständlich, zweideutig, mehrdeutig
403
Q

observant

A
  • good or quick at noticing things
  • aufmerksam
404
Q

prosecution

A
  • the lawyers in a court case who represent the side that accuses someone of committing a crime
  • Staatsanwaltschaft
405
Q

disclose

A
  • to make something known publicly, or to show something that was hidden
  • etw. bekanntgeben, enthüllen, aufdecken
406
Q

hardship

A
  • (something that causes) difficult or unpleasant conditions of life, or an example of this
  • Not , Elend
407
Q

preparatory

A
  • done in order to get ready for something
  • Vorbereitungs-, vorbereitend
408
Q

attentive

A
  • listening or watching carefully
  • aufmerksam
409
Q

warehouse

A
  • a large room or space, often a seperate building, where items are stored
  • Lager, Lagerhaus, Warenlager
410
Q

human resources

A
  • the department of an organization that deals with finding new employees, keeping records about all the organization’s employees, and helping them with any problems
  • Personalabteilung
411
Q

agenda

A
  • a list of topics to be discussed in a meeting; an organized schedule of activities
  • Tagesordnung, Agenda
412
Q

to get sidetracked

A
  • distracted; not on the planned activity or topic
  • abgelenkt werden
413
Q

considerably

A
  • to a large, noticeable, or important degree
  • beträchtlich
414
Q

supposedly

A
  • according to what someone told you, or according to what is believed by many people to be true
  • angeblich, vermutlich
415
Q

leisure

A
  • the time when you are not working or doing other duties
  • Freizeit
416
Q

to mislay sth.

A
  • to lose something temporarily by forgetting where you have put it
  • etw. verlegen
417
Q

frantically

A
  • energetically but not in acontrolled way
  • wie wild (ugs.), wie wahnsinnig
418
Q

head down to

A
  • to go (informal)
  • sich wohin begeben
419
Q

floor plan

A
  • the arrangement of a room or building and the things in it
  • Grundriss, Raumplan
420
Q

modestly

A
  • trying not to make your own achievements too obvious
  • bescheiden
421
Q

inadequate

A
  • the fact that something is not good enough or is too small in amount
  • unzureichend, mangelhaft
422
Q

illogical

A
  • not reasonable, wise, or practical
  • unlogisch
423
Q

unexpectedly

A
  • in a way that is not believed to be going to happen or arrive
  • wider Erwarten
424
Q

classified ad

A
  • a small advertisement that you put in a newspaper or a magazine, usually because you want to sell or buy something or to find or offer a job
  • Kleinanzeige
425
Q

mock-up

A
  • a model of something that shows you what it will loke like after it has been made
  • Attrappe, originaltreue Nachbildung
426
Q

bottom line

A
  • the most important fact in a particular situation
  • (im) Endeffekt, unterm Strich
427
Q

wiggle room

A
  • the ability to do or change something in a particular situation
  • Spielraum
428
Q

blueprint

A
  • a paper with the details how soemthing will be made
  • Entwurf
429
Q

quote (economic)

A
  • information about how much money a job or service will cost
  • Kostenvoranschlag
430
Q

cost-effective

A
  • providing maxiumum results in relation to costs
  • kostengünstig, wirtschaftlich, kosteneffizient
431
Q

hands-off

A
  • dealing with situations and people in a way that allows others to make decisions
  • passiv
432
Q

contentious

A
  • causing , involving, or likely to cause disagreement and argument
  • umstritten, kontrovers, provokativ
433
Q

off-putting

A
  • making you feel dislike of someone or sth.
  • abstoßend, abschreckend, abtörnend
434
Q

to be prone to sth.

A
  • likely to show a particular characteristic, usually a negative one, or to be affected by something bad, such as damage or an illness
  • zu etwas neigen
435
Q

engrossing

A
  • very interesting
  • fesselnd
436
Q

stunned

A
  • very surprised and shocked
  • fassungslos, sprachlos, geschockt
437
Q

judgement

A
  • the opinion you have about sth. after thinking about all the information available
  • Urteilsvermögen
438
Q

nuisance

A
  • something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you
  • Ärgernis, Plage, Belästigung
439
Q

expedient

A
  • helpful or useful in a particular situation, but sometimes not morally acceptable
  • vorteilhaft, angebracht, zweckdienlich
440
Q

imperative

A
  • extremely important or urgent
  • unumgänglich, zwingend, unerlässlich
441
Q

prudent

A
  • showing good judgment in avoiding risks and uncertainties; careful
  • klug, weise, schlau, umsichtig
442
Q

barrister (Br.)

A
  • a legal professional who speaks on behalf of clients in a higher court of law
  • Rechtsanwalt
443
Q

law firm

A
  • a business that employs lawyers to represent clients or argue in court
  • Anwaltskanzlei
444
Q

legal adviser

A
  • provides clients or organizations with advice, guidance, and support related to a range of legal issues or concerns
  • Rechtsbeistand, Rechtsberater
445
Q

infringement

A
  • an action that breaks a rule, law, etc.
  • Gesetzesverstoß, Regelverstoß, Regelverletzung
446
Q

detrimental

A
  • causing harm or damage
  • schädlich
447
Q

illicit

A
  • illegal or disapproved of by society
  • illegal, gesetzwidrig, verboten, unerlaubt
448
Q

to infringe

A
  • to break a rule, law etc.
  • gegen etw. verstoßen
449
Q

fraudulent

A
  • dishonest and illegal
  • betrügerisch
450
Q

misuse

A
  • to use something in an unsuitable way or in a way that was not intended
  • Missbrauch, missbräuchliche Verwendung, Zweckentfremdung
451
Q

settlement (law)

A
  • an official agreement that finishes an argument
  • Übereinkunft
452
Q

summons (law)

A
  • an official demand to appear in a court of law
  • Vorladung
453
Q

emergency procedure (law)

A
  • Dringlichkeitsverfahren
454
Q

to make a claim (law)

A
  • Klage erheben
455
Q

plaintiff (law)

A
  • someone who makes a legal complaint against someone else in court
  • Kläger
456
Q

to reach an out-of-court settlement (law)

A
  • a formal arrangement to resolve a lawsuit made between the parties involved without a court’s involvement
  • sich außergerichtlich einigen
457
Q

to request damages

A
  • to ask a court to require someone who has treated one unfairly or hurt one in some way to pay money
  • Schadensersatz verlangen
458
Q

summary procedure

A
  • a procedure to determine a disciplinary charge where a hearing is not required
  • Schnellverfahren
459
Q

to contemplate

A
  • to spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious and quiet way
  • in Erwägung ziehen
460
Q

ballpark figure

A
  • an approximate figure or quantity
  • ungefähre Zahl, Schätzwert
461
Q

big-league

A
  • the most important or successful people, companies, etc. in a particular business or area of activity
  • Spitze, Spitzengruppe
462
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to pinch-hit

A
  • to do something for someone because they are suddenly unable to do it
  • für jmd. einspringen
463
Q

to peak

A
  • the highest, strongest, or best point, value, or level of skill
  • den Höchststand erreichen
464
Q

to pick up (econom.)

A
  • to improve an activity or increase an amount
  • sich erholen
465
Q

to plummet (econom.)

A
  • to fall very quickly and suddenly
  • (stark) sinken/fallen
466
Q

to plunge (econom.)

A
  • to become lower in value or level very suddenly and quickly
  • (plötzlich) fallen
467
Q

to rebound (econom.)

A
  • to rise in price after a fall
  • wieder ansteigen, sich wieder erholen, auf vorherigen Zustand zurückkehren
468
Q

to skyrocket (econom.)

A
  • to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress towards success
  • sprunghaft ansteigen, in die Höhe schießen
469
Q

to take off (econom.)

A
  • to suddenly start to be successful or popular
  • schnell steigen, einschlagen
470
Q

upswing (economo.)

A
  • an increase or improvement
  • (Konjunktur)aufschwung
471
Q

slump (econom.)

A
  • sudden fall, recession
  • Rezession, (Konjunktur)rückgang
472
Q

high-stakes

A
  • involving serious risks if there is no success
  • risikoreich
473
Q

aquisition (stock market)

A
  • something such as a building, another company, or a piece of land that is bought by a company, or the act of buying it
  • Erwerb, Übernahme
474
Q

bid price (stock market)

A
  • the amount that a buyer is willing to pay for particular shares, etc.
  • Angebotspreis
475
Q

close of business (stock market)

A
  • the end of the working day or the business day, especially on a financial market
  • Geschäftsschluss
476
Q

closing price (stock market)

A
  • the price of a company’s shares at the end of a day of trading on a stock market
  • Börsenschlusspreis
477
Q

profit warning (stock market)

A
  • an announcement made by a public company that profits in a particular period will be less than expected
  • Gewinnwarnung
478
Q

public offering (stock market)

A
  • an occasion when a company makes shares available, or the number of shares made available
  • öffentliches Angebot
479
Q

stock exchange

A
  • a place where shares in companies are bought and sold, or the organization of people whose job is to do this buying or selling
  • (Wertpapier)börse
480
Q

fluctuation (financ.)

A
  • a situation in which prices, levels or interest rates go up and down
  • Kursschwankung, Fluktuation
481
Q

downturn (econom.)

A
  • a reduction in the amount or success of something, such as a country’s economic activity
  • Abwärtstrend, Geschäftsrückgang
482
Q

share price (stock market)

A
  • the price of a particular company’s shares
  • Aktienpreis
483
Q

nosedive (econom.)

A
  • to suddenly fall in value, quickly and by a large amount
  • Einbruch
484
Q

to rocket (econom.)

A
  • to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress towards success
  • hochschießen, in die Höhe schnellen
485
Q

to soar

A
  • to rise very quickly to a high level
  • sprunghaft ansteigen
486
Q

constraint

A
  • something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits
  • Beschränkung, Einschränkung, Restriktion
487
Q

absenteeism

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  • the fact of staying away from work, especially without a good reason
  • Nichtanwesenheit, Schwänzen, häufiges Fernbleiben
488
Q

to deteriorate

A
  • to become worse
  • verschlechtern, verfallen, zurückgehen, abbauen, herunterkommen
489
Q

overstaffing (econom.)

A
  • the employment of surpass staff
  • Personalüberhang, Überbesetzung
490
Q

personnel turnover (econom.)

A
  • refers to the total number of workers who leave a company over a certain time period
  • Personalwechsel, Personal/Mitarbeiterfluktuation
491
Q

unmanagable

A
  • impossible to deal with
  • nicht zu beherrschen
492
Q

accountability

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  • the fact of being responsible for what you do and able to give a satisfactory reason for it, or the degree to which this happens
  • Verantwortlichkeit, Rechenschaft(spflicht)
493
Q

consolidate (econom.)

A
  • to bring together or unite things that were separate, usually to make it stronger
  • vereinigen, zusammenschließen
494
Q

to entail

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  • to involve or make something necessary
  • zur Folge haben, beinhalten, mit sich bringen, nach sich ziehen
495
Q

impending

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  • used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon
  • bevorstehend, drohend, kommend,
496
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implication

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  • an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly
  • Andeutung, Implikation

or

  • the effect that an action or decision will have on something else in the future
  • Auswirkung, Bedeutung, Tragweite
497
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repercussion

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  • the effect that an action, event, or decision has on something, especially a bad effect
  • Auswirkung, Nachwirkung

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