Thy five dysfunctions of a team Flashcards

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1
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to speak volumes about something

A

für sich sprechen

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2
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fable

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e Fabel-n,

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3
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adage

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s Sprichwort-:er,

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4
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elusive

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schwer definierbar / schwer nachvollziehbar / erreichbar / fassbar

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5
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impromptu

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spontan

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6
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scattershot

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wahllose

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7
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to denote

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bezeichnen / kennzeichnen

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8
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haphazard

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willkürlich / wahllos / zufällig / planlos

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9
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unbowed

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gerade / nicht krumm / gebeugt

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10
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to gloss over sth.

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etwas vertuschen, schönfärben,schönreden

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11
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to rebuke

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jdn. tadeln, zurechtweisen

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12
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to chime in (with)

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zustimmen / sich in ein Gespräch einschalten / (ünbereinstimmen mit)

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13
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prevalent

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weit verbeitet

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14
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ambiguity

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e Mehrdeutigkeit-en,

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15
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levity

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r Leichtsinn / e Leichtfertigkeit

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16
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to try to introduce a note of levity

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versuchen, die Atmosphäre/Stimmung etwas aufzulockern

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17
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melee

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r Wirrwarr, s Gedränge

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18
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to ensue

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folgen (Das könnte zu einem Streit führen.)

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19
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innocuous

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harmlos / ungefährlich

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20
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face value

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r Nominalwert, Nominalwert

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21
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a modicum of

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ein bisschen / ein wenig

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22
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to prod sb.

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jdn. anstupsen

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23
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mediocre

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mittelmäßig

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24
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acknowledgement

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e Anerkennung / e Bestätigung

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25
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empowerment

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e Befähigung / e Ermächtigung

26
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the ebb and flow

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Ebbe und Flut

27
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tidal

A

e Flut-en, / Hochwasser

28
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ebb

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e Ebbe-n, / Niedrigwasser / Tiefwasser

29
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compelling

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überzeugend

30
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reinforcement

A

e Verstärkung

31
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cost containment

A

e Kostengrenzung / Kostendämpfung

32
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to wince

A

zusammenzucken

33
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to squint

A

blinzeln

34
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marquee

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begehrt / populär

35
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to vouch for

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für etwas bürgen

36
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disingenuous

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unafrichtig / hinterhältig

37
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to relent

A

nachgeben

38
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arbitrary

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zufällig, willkürlich, rücksichtlos

39
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deterioration

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e Verschlechterung / r Verfall

40
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dissent

A

r Widerspruch

41
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exacarbate

A

verschlimmern

42
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diatribe (stunned by it)

A

e Hetzrede / r Ausfall / e Tirade

43
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bluntness

A

e Direktheit / e Deutlichkeit

44
Q

to confide

A

anvertrauen

45
Q

to deflate

A

dämpfen / entleeren

46
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kernel of truth

A

ein Körnchen Wahrheit (s Körnchen)

47
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to deter

A

abgeschrecken

48
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pigeon-holed

A

eingeordnet

49
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to plow on

A

to continue doing something although it is difficult or boring

50
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to be bogged down

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steckenbleiben / nicht weiterkommen

51
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to contemplate your navel

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to spend too much time thinking about yourself and your own problems

52
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to funk sb.

A

jdn. erschrecken

53
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to stammer

A

stottern

54
Q

to salivate over sth.

A

tokolni vmi folott

55
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susceptibility (to be susceptible to sth.)

A

e Anfälligkeit / Empfänglichkeit

56
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cursory

A

oberflächlich / flüchtig

57
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to comprise

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beinhalten / umfassen

58
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guarded comment

A

vorsichtiger Komment

59
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veiled discussion

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verborgen / verhüllt

60
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to resort to sth.

A

auf etwas zrückgreifen

61
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to chastise

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züchtigen