Unit 1 Flashcards
alumnus (pl. -i)
Ehemaliger Student
someone who was a student at a school, college or university
applicant (n) / application (n) / to apply for
Berwerber/Bewerbung/ sich für etw. bewerben
a candidate for a job/university etc…
to step up (efforts)
(Einsatz, Anstrengungen) erhöhen, steigern
to increase
endowment (n) / to endow
eine Schenkung, Stiftung / schenken
money given to someone by an institution
staggering (adj) e.g. number
erstaunlich, umwerfend
extemely surprising
to enlist
jem anstellen, anwerben
to employ
fee/s
Gebühren
the cost of your studies
extracurricular
ausserschulisch
outside the regular curriculum or subjects for study
to show up
auftauchen, erscheinen
to arrive/come/appear
practice what you preach (expr)
den Worten Taten folgen lassen
to do the things you tell other people to do
faculty (n)
Lehrerschaft
a body of teachers, instructors
to spark (interest, etc.)
(Interesse) auslösen
to create interest
to gain knowledge
Wissen erwerben
to get new know-how
to acquire skills
Fähigkeiten erwerben
to get new skills
to improve one’s employability
die Vermittelbarkeit/Arbeitsmarktfähigkeit erhöhen
to make yourself more attractive for a company so that they hire you
to boost earnings
das Einkommen anheben
to increase your salary/income
to receive tuition /tutor (pers)
Unterrricht erhalten, Dozent/Lehrer
to get lessons / teacher
to obtain experience
Erfahrung gewinnen
to get/gain experience
to enhance your CV
den Lebenslauf aufbessern
to add something (e.g. extra skills/certificates) to your resume
to obtain/take out a loan
ein Darlehen erhalten
to get/borrow money which you will have to pay back
interest-free
zinslos
you don’t have to pay any extra money on the loan
tax-deductable
steuerabzüglich
you can subtract this from your taxes
to repay (a loan)
(ein Darlehen) zurückzahlen
to pay back money you borrowed
to obtain a grant
ein Stipendium erhalten
to get a subsidy from the state to enable you to study free or at a lower rate
to win a scholarship
einen nicht rückzahlbaren Kredit erhalten (Studium)
to get a free place at a university/school where you don’t have to pay fees
to subsidize (someone’s studies) / subsidy/ies (n)
jem finanziell unterstützen
to financially support
to drop out
die Ausbildung abbrechen
to leave school/uni before graduating
to miss out
eine Gelegenheit verpassen
to lose an opportunity to do s’th
to start over
von vorn anfangen
to begin again
to exacerbate
etwas verschärfen
to aggravate, to make something worse
to contribute towards
zu einer Sache beitragen
to give
to recruit / recruitment (n)
rekrutieren, Rekruitierung
to hire people
to meet targets
die Ziele/Vorgaben erreichen
to reach one’s goals/aims
to exceed (e.g. objectives/targets)
(Ziele, Vorgaben) übertreffen
to go over / perform better than expected
to chair / chairperson
vorsitzen / Vorsitzender
to lead / leader of a meeting
to draw up (e.g. proposals)
etw entwerfen, etw aufsetzen
to make / draft
to lay off / lay-offs (n)
jem entlassen, kündigen
to make people redundant
to quit on’e job (inf)
die Kündigung einreichen
to hand in one’s notice
to be on assignment
(Ausland)Einsatz
when a company sends you to another place to work for a limited period
to promote / promotion (n)
befördern / Beförderung
to get a better job in your company
to suspend / suspension (n)
suspendieren
when you are told to stay at home by your company because of something you have done
to make s’one redundant / redundancy/ies (n)
jem entlassen, freistellen
to sack/fire/lay off
to transfer / transfer (n)
versetzen / Versetzung
to move to another place
to take a sabbatical
sich (für ein Jahr) beurlauben lassen
to take time off for personal development
to hand in one’s notice
seine Kündigung einreichen
to quit your job
to dismiss / dismissal (n)
jem entlassen, kündigen
when the company fires you because you have done something wrong
to come along
mitkommen
to join
accomplishment / to accomplish
Errungenschaft / etw erreichen
