unit 4 business communication vocab

Question 1

handenarbeid

Answer 1

manual labour

Question 2

(on)geschoolde arbeider

Answer 2

(un)skilled worker

Question 3

personeel

Answer 3

staff

Question 4

personeelsbestand

Answer 4

workforce

Question 5

kaderlid

Answer 5

executive

Question 6

werknemer

Answer 6

employee

Question 7

werkgever

Answer 7

employer

Question 8

collega

Answer 8

colleague or workmate

Question 9

in dienst nemen

Answer 9

to hire/ employ/ take on

Question 10

zijn brood verdienen

Answer 10

to earn a living

Question 11

opslag krijgen

Answer 11

to get a rise

Question 12

overuren werken

Answer 12

to work overtime

Question 13

twee dagen verlof

Answer 13

a two- day leave

Question 14

een vrije dag

Answer 14

a day off

Question 15

met ziekteverlof zijn

Answer 15

to be on sick leave

Question 16

lunchpauzes

Answer 16

lunch break

Question 17

promotie krijgen

Answer 17

to get promoted/ promotion

Question 18

bedrijfsreglement

Answer 18

company regulations

Question 19

ploegendienst werken

Answer 19

to do shift work

Question 20

nachtshift

Answer 20

night shift

Question 21

pendelaar

Answer 21

commuter

Question 22

ontslaan

Answer 22

to fire/ dismiss

Question 23

ontslag nemen

Answer 23

to resign/ to give in one’s notice

Question 24

ontslag

Answer 24

resignation

Question 25

met pensioen gaan

Answer 25

to retire

Question 26

gepensioneerd

Answer 26

retired

Question 27

ambtenaar

Answer 27

civil servant

Question 28

een winstgevende zaak

Answer 28

a business that runs at a profit

Question 29

een verlieslatende zaak

Answer 29

a business that runs at a loss

Question 30

eenmanszaak

Answer 30

a sole trader

Question 31

zakenman worden

Answer 31

to go into business

Question 32

failliet gaan

Answer 32

to close down a business/ to go out of business/ to go bankrupt

Question 33

het bedrijf wordt een open nv

Answer 33

the company goes public

Question 34

het bedrijf sluit zijn deuren

Answer 34

the company is wound up

Question 35

bedrijfsbeleid

Answer 35

company policy

Question 36

a fortnight

Answer 36

veertien dagen

Question 37

a weekday/ workday

Answer 37

een werkdag

Question 38

on the weekend/ during the weekends

Answer 38

in het weekend

Question 39

the other day

Answer 39

onlangs

Question 40

daily

Answer 40

dagelijks

Question 41

the day before yesterday

Answer 41

eergisteren

Question 42

a week today

Answer 42

over exact een week

Question 43

the day after tomorrow

Answer 43

overmorgen

Question 44

in the morning

Answer 44

’s morgens

Question 45

in the evening

Answer 45

’s avonds

Question 46

at night

Answer 46

’s nachts

Question 47

in the early morning

Answer 47

in de vroege ochtend

Question 48

half an hour

Answer 48

een half uur

Question 49

around midnight

Answer 49

rond middernacht

Question 50

towards the end of the month

Answer 50

tegen het einde van de maand

Question 51

at the start/ the beginning

Answer 51

in/ bij het begin

Question 52

in the end

Answer 52

uiteindelijk

Question 53

once in a while

Answer 53

af en toe

Question 54

later on

Answer 54

straks

Question 55

now and again

Answer 55

meermaals/ telkens opnieuw

Question 56

in the meantime

Answer 56

in de tussentijd

Question 57

nowadays

Answer 57

vandaag de dag

Question 58

annualy

Answer 58

jaarlijks

Question 59

straight away

Answer 59

meteen

Question 60

throughout the year

Answer 60

het hele jaar door

Question 61

around noon/ by noon

Answer 61

tegen de middag