OA4 Flashcards

1
Q

someone who works in their own business or as a manager in an organization

(jemand, der in seinem eigenen Unternehmen oder als Manager in einer Organisation arbeitet)

A

businessman, businesswoman, business person

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2
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someone who starts/funds/establishes their own company (start-up cpmpany)

(jemand, der ein eigenes Unternehmen gründet/finanziert/gründet (Start-up-Unternehmen))

A

entrepreneur

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3
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someone who starts a compans is its founder

jemand, der einen compans beginnt, ist sein Gründer.

A

founder

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4
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people in charge of big business empires

Leute, die für die großen Wirtschaftsreiche verantwortlich sind.

A

magnates, moguls, tycoons

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5
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someone in a position of responsibility in an organization

jemand in einer verantwortlichen Position in einer Organisation

A

manager

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6
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manager at quite a high level

Manager auf recht hohem Niveau

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executive

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7
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people at the head of an organization

Menschen an der Spitze einer Organisation

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senior executives/managers, top executives/managers

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8
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activities of a company are overseen by (consists of executive directors, high-level managers of the company and non-executive directors who do not work for the company)

(die Tätigkeiten eines Unternehmens werden von (bestehend aus Geschäftsführern, Führungskräften des Unternehmens und nicht geschäftsführenden Direktoren, die nicht für das Unternehmen tätig sind) überwacht)

A

board of directors

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9
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the person who chairs board meetings

die Person, die die Vorstandssitzungen leitet

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chairman/chairwoman/chair

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10
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in smaller companies the chair is often combined with that of managing director who is responsible for the day-to-day running of the company

(in kleineren Unternehmen wird der Lehrstuhl oft mit dem des Geschäftsführers kombiniert, der für die tägliche Geschäftsführung zuständig ist.)

A

managing director (MD) = CEO or/and COO

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11
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manager who is in charge of a department (titles depend on company’s size, location and preferences)

(Abteilungsleiter (Titel je nach Unternehmensgröße, Standort und Präferenzen)

A

department head

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12
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people working for a company

Mitarbeiter eines Unternehmens

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workforce/employees/staff/personnel

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13
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Gehaltsabrechnung, Lohn- und Gehaltsliste

A

payroll

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14
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workforce, actually making things

Arbeitskräfte, die tatsächlich Dinge herstellen.

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shop floor (Produktionsstätte, Fabrikhalle, Werkstatt)

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15
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staff, more service orientated

Mitarbeiter, mehr Serviceorientierung

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managers and office-based workers

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16
Q

Büroangestellter & Bauarbeiter

A

white-collar & blue-collar workers

17
Q

bean counters (Erbsenzähler), number-crunchers (Zahlen-Zauberer) –> slightly offensive

A

accountants

18
Q

organizations defending the interests of workers

Arbeitnehmervertretungen

A

labor unions AmE / trade unions BrE

19
Q

workers stop working for a time

Arbeiter hören für eine Weile auf zu arbeiten.

A

strike, stoppage, walk-out

20
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workers continue to work, but more slowly than usual

Arbeiter arbeiten weiter, aber langsamer als sonst.

A

slowdown AmE / go-slow BrE

21
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workers refuse to work more than the normal number of hours

Arbeitnehmer weigern sich, mehr als die normale Arbeitszeit zu arbeiten.

A

an overtime ban