nouns pt. 02 business

Question 1

Durchhaltevermögen

Ausdauer

Answer 1

endurance

Question 2

Wertschöpfung

Mehrwert

Answer 2

value-added

value added

Question 3

Vordenkerrolle

Answer 3

thought leadership

Question 4

approach

approaches towards

Answer 4

Ansatz

Lösungsansatz

Question 5

Pfand

Answer 5

collateral n.

(security for a debt)

Beispiel:
The banks generally won’t lend money without collateral to support the loan.

Question 6

Vorwand, Vortäuschung

Answer 6

pretense (n.) [priˈtens]

(a remark or action intended to deceive or give a false impression)

Beispiel:
Having made a date with Suzie, Nick borrowed his parents’ car under the pretense that he was attending a group study session.

Question 7

Kriterien

Answer 7

criteria (n.) [kraɪˈtɪərɪə]

(standards by which something is judged)

Beispiel:
What are the criteria for deciding whether a hotel has four or five stars?

Question 8

Chaos, Konfusion

Answer 8

chaos (n.) [ˈkeɪɒs]

(complete disorder)

Beispiel:
The combination of the terrible weather and the bus-drivers’ strike brought chaos to the city.

Question 9

Übereinstimmung

Answer 9

consensus (n.) [kənˈsensəs]

(an agreement of opinion)

Beispiel:
After many days of discussion, the committee finally reached a consensus.