Unit 1 Flashcards
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Unterkunft
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accommodation
place to stay or live in
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sich bewusst sein, wissen
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to be aware (of)
having knowledge of sth, realise that sth exists
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Nutzen, Vorteil
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benefit
sth that gives you advantage, a good effect
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Krankengeld
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sickness benefit
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besorgt sein um, beunruhigt sein
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to be concerned about
to be worried about sth
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beschäftigt sein mit
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to be concerned with
His latest publication is concerned with youth unemployment.
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schaffen, fertig werden, bewältigen
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to cope (with sth)
- to deal with sth successfully, to manage*
- to cope with a problem, situation, difficulties*
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berechtigt sein, Anspruch haben
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to be eligible
to have the right or qualification
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verlegen machen, in Verlegenheit bringen
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to embarrass
to cause sb to feel awkward or ashamed
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Arbeitnehmer, Angestellter, Beschäftigter
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employee
someone who works for a company (or person) in return for wages or a salary
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Arbeitgeber
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employer
a company or person that employs people
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Unternehmer
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entrepreneur
person who starts their own company, esp. when it involves taking risks
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Existenzgründerprogramm
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Young Entrepreneurs’ Scheme
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Anfrage
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enquiry, inquiry
act of asking questions to get information
to launch, conduct, make an inquiry, to enquire, to inquire
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Erfahrung(en)
- Erfahrungen sammeln
- erleben, durchmachen
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experience
- knowledge, wisdom acquired*
- to gain experience
- He has gained much experience in this field.*
- to experience sth
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abstimmen auf, einrichten für
- geeignet sein für
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to gear for
- to adapt sth to a particular need*
- to be geared for
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Stipendium
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grant
- a sum of money given by the government to pay for a student’s education at university*
- Note: ‘Bafög’ is a combination of grant and student loan*
scholarship
financial aid provided for a student of merit at an educational establishment
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Graskopf
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grasshead
A grasshead is an alternative to a potted plant.
It consists of a round head (with eyes and nose) made of sawdust and grass seeds covered in a skin of gauze. When it is watered, the grass begins to grow on its head like hair which you can then cut.
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attraktiver Typ
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hunk
an attractive man
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ein gemischtes Volk
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a mixed bunch (coll)
group of people of different types
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behaupten
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to maintain
to insist that sth is the case
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Verhandlung
- verhandeln, aushandeln
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negotiation
- to negotiate
to talk to reach an agreement
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verpflichten, zwingen
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to oblige
to force or make it necessary for someone to do sth
often passive: The company was obliged to repay the credit within a month.
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Mitbewohner
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roommate
person you share a room with
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**Programm**
* **Pensionsplan**
* **Programm zur Bekämpfung der Arbeitslosigkeit**
**scheme**
*an officially organised plan or arrangement for doing sth*
* **pension scheme**
* **unemployment scheme**
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**etwas (bis zum Ende) durchhalten, durchfechten**
**to see sth through**
*to follow sth through to the end, not to abandon a task*
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**ein Geschäft gründen**
**to set up a business**
*to found a business, to start up a business, to establish a business*
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**kurzfristig**
**(at) short notice**
*not long in advance*
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**aber, jedoch**
**though, however**
*It was a good contract. The manager, though, refused to sign it.*
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**Arbeitslosenhilfe**
**unemployment assistance**
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**Sozialhilfe**
**income support** (BE)**, welfare (aid)** (AE)
## Footnote
*money given to a person who has never worked or is
long-term unemployed and needs financial help*
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**Arbeitslosengeld, -unterstützung**
**unemployment benefit **(BE)**, compensation **(AE)
## Footnote
*money given by the government to a person for a limited period of time after losing their job (informal: dole)*
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**(risikoreiches) Unternehmen**
* **Risikokapital**
**venture**
* a (commercial) project or business activity that involves a risk*
* **venture capital**
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**Gymnasium**
**Grammar School **(BE)**, High School **(AE)
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**Gesamtschule**
**Comprehensive School**
*Note: The term secondary school is general in meaning*
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**Berufsschule**
* **Fachhochschule**
**Vocational School**
* **College (of Higher/Further Education)**,
* *University of Applied Sciences**
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**Studienjahr**
**academic year**
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**Studienabschnitt, Trimester, Semester**
**term **(BE)**, semester **(AE)
## Footnote
*any of the divisions of the academic year during which a university/college is in session*
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**(großer) Hörsaal**
**auditorium, lecture hall, lecture theatre**
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**Universitäts- bzw. Hochschulgelände**
**campus, university, college grounds**
*the land and buildings of an educational institution*
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**Mensa**
**canteen, dining hall, refectory**
*the place at a university/college where students have their meals*
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**Fachbereich**
* **Betriebswirtschaft**
* **Volkswirtschaft**
* **Wirtschaftsinformatik**
* **Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen**
**department, section**
*The faculty of Economics and Business Management is divided into the following departments:*
* **Business Administration**
* **(Macro) Economics**
* **Economics and Computer Science / Business Informatics**
* **Economics and Engineering**
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**Wirtschaftspädagogik**
**Economics and Education**
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**Fakultät, auch: Lehrkörper**
**faculty**
*structural unit of a university; school, institute;
AE: also the people who teach there*
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**Studentenwohnheim**
**student hostel, hall of residence, dormitory **(=Schlafsaal, AE)
## Footnote
*a college/university building where students live*
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**Akademiker, Wissenschaftler; akademisch**
* **Belegschaft, (Lehrkörper)**
**academic**
* teacher at a university, scientist*
* **(academic) staff**
* people who work for a university, etc*
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**Fernstudent**
* **Direktstudent**
**extramural/correspondent student/long-distance learner**
* people who are not full-time students of a university/college*
* **full-time student**
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**Kommilitone**
* **Arbeitskollege**
**fellow student**
* student studying at the same university/the same subject*
* **fellow worker**
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**Studienanfänger**
**freshman **(AE)**, first-year student**
## Footnote
*fresher (BE)*
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**(Hochschul-) Absolvent, Akademiker**
* **Student (an einer Universität/Hochschule)**
**graduate**
* a person who has a (first) degree from a university*
* **undergraduate**
*****student studying for his/her first degree*
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**Dekan**
**dean**
*head of a faculty, college, school*
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**Dozent für...**
* **außerordentlicher Professor**
* **ordentlicher Professor**
* **zum Professor berufen werden**
**lecturer **(BE)**, assistant professor **(AE)** of**
* **associate professor **(AE)
* **full professor**
* **to be appointed professor**
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**Betreuer (bei wiss. Arbeiten)**
**(graduate) supervisor**
*a teacher with responsibility for a particular student/project*
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**Rektor**
* **Prorektor (Stellvertreter)**
**vice-chancellor **(BE)**, president **(AE)
* head of a university/college*
* **deputy vice-chancellor, vice-president**
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**Gaststudent**
**visiting student**
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**sich um einen Studienplatz bewerben**
**to apply for a place at a university/to apply for studies**
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**Beleg(arbeit) **(=schriftl. HA)
**assignment, assigned paper**
*a task that is given to students as a compulsory part of their course*
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**eine Universität besuchen**
**to attend a university/college**
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**Lehrplan, Curriculum**
* **Lehrprogramm, Studienprogramm**
**curriculum**
* general programme of a course*
* **syllabus (pl. syllabuses/syllabi)**
*****outline of a course of studies or list of subjects for a particular course*
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**Vorlesung**
* **eine Vorlesung halten (über)**
* **Vorlesungen und Seminare besuchen**
**lecture**
*a long talk given to a group of people on a particular subject, esp. in universities*
* **to give/deliver/read a lecture on, to lecture on**
* **to attend lectures and seminars**
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**an einer Übung teilnehmen**
**to take part in/participate in an exercise**
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**Konsultation (beim Tutor)**
**tutorial**
*a period of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual student or small group of students*
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**sich immatrikulieren**
* **Einschreibung, Immatrikulation**
**to matriculate**
* to enrol or be enrolled in a university or college*
* **enrolment, matriculation**
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**Studium**
* **Studiengang**
* **Grundstudium**
* **Hauptstudium**
**studies**
*the activity of gaining knowledge as pursued by a particular person, esp. at a university/college*
* **course of studies**
* **basic studies**
* **main studies**
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**das Studium aufnehmen**
* **das Studium abschließen**
* **das Studium unterbrechen/abbrechen**
* **sich fortbilden**
**to take up one's studies**
*to enter university/college*
* **to complete/finish one's studies**
* **to interrupt/give up one's studies**
* **to do further studies**
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**Praktikum**
* **ein Praktikum machen/absolvieren**
**practical training period**
* **to do a work placement **(BE)
* **to do an internship **(AE)
*i.e. receiving practical training in a working environment to take part in a placement programme. - Students have to spend a term on (a) placement with a company.*
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**(zur Physik) wechseln**
**to switch to (physics)**
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**Fach**
* **ein Hauptfach belegen**
* **ein Nebenfach abschließen**
* **obligatorisches/fakultatives Fach**
* **Fachgebiet**
**subject**
*any branch of learning considered as a course of study*
* **to enrol(l) for a main/major subject**
* **to complete/finish a subsidiary/minor subject**
* **compulsory/optional subject**
* **special subject/field**
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**sich spezialisieren (auf dem Gebiet/im Fach)**
**to specialise in (the field of)**
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**Abschlussprüfung(en), Abitur**
* **das Abitur ablegen**
**school leaving examination, 'A' levels **(BE)**, High School Diploma **(AE)
* **to take/do one's 'A' levels, to graduate from
High School **(AE)
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**eine Prüfung ablegen**
* **eine Prüfung bestehen**
* **durch eine Prüfung fallen**
* **mündliche/schriftliche Prüfung**
* **Zulassungsprüfung/Abschlussprüfung**
**to sit (for)/take an exam**
* **to pass an exam**
* **to fail (in) an exam**
* **oral/written exam**
* **entrance/final exam/finals**
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**Abschlusszeugnis, Abiturzeugnis**
* **Hochschulreife**
* **Bewertung/Einschätzung**
* **Zwischenprüfung**
**school-leaving certificate**
* **matriculation standard**, **university entrance qualification/requirements**
* **assessment**
*****the regular evaluation of a student's achievement on a course*
* **end-of term/year exam**
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**Vordiplom**
* **Vordiplomprüfungen**
* **Diplomarbeit**
**preliminary diploma**
* **preliminary exams/prelims**
* **diploma project/paper, dissertation**
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**(Abschluss)Note, Prädikat**
* **ausgezeichnet, mit Auszeichnung**
* **gut**
* **befriedigend**
* **genügend, (noch) bestanden**
* **nicht bestanden**
* **Gesamtprädikat/-note**
**marks/grades**
* **Grade A [distinction **(BE)**, excellent **(AE)**]**
* **Grade B [merit **(BE)**, good **(AE)**]**
* **Grade C [satisfactory **(BE)**, average **(AE)**]**
* **Grade D [pass **(BE)**, poor, passing **(AE)**]**
* **Grade E**** [fail **(BE)**, failing, F **(AE)**]**
* **overall grade**
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**studieren (mit dem Ziel, einen akademischen Grad zu erwerben)**
**to study for a degree** (in economics)**, to take/do a degree**
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**das Studium mit einem akadem. Grad abschließen**
**to graduate from university**
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**einen weiteren, höheren akadem. Grad erwerben**
* **einen akadem. Grad verleihen**
**to take a further degree**
* **to award a degree to sb/to confer a degree upon/on sb**
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**sehr gutes Examen**
* **ausgezeichnet**
* **mittlere Noten bei Abschlussprüfung**
* **gut**
* **befriedigend**
* **bestanden**
**first class degree**
* **a first class (honours) degree **(BE)
* **second class degree**
* **an upper second (honours) degree **(BE)
* **a lower second (honours) degree **(BE)
* **a third class (honours) degree **(BE)
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**Bakkalaureus, Bachelor**
**Bachelor**
*first university degree/person who holds this degree*
Bacherlor of Arts (BA)
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
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**Magister (Artium, Master)**
**Master (of Arts)**
*Master of Business Administration (MBA)
second (postgraduate) university degree*
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**Doktor**
* **promovieren**
* **Promotion**
* **Doktorarbeit, Dissertation**
* **promoviert werden, promovieren**
**Doctor (of Philosophy - PhD)**
*doctorate awarded for original research*
* **to take a doctor's/doctoral degree**
* **doctoral candidacy**
* **doctoral thesis**
* **to receive/obtain a dotorate**
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