Vocabulary 26/10/2019 EN

Question 1

jury

Answer 1

1) group of persons in a court who decide whether someone is guilty or not.
2) The jury found him guilty.

Question 2

to provide

Answer 2

1. make available for use

2. My boss provided me with a laptop

Question 3

subsidiary

Answer 3

1. a company controlled by a holding company

2. A subsidiary of the Melitta group is Wolf PVG.

Question 4

cute

Answer 4

1) pretty

2) Look at that dog. He is so cute.

Question 5

smart

Answer 5

1) Someone who is clever and or intelligent

2) John thinks he is smarter than Sarah is.

Question 6

friendly

Answer 6

1) A friendly person is nice to other people and behaves well
2) Alessio is very friendly

Question 7

to wear - wore - worn

Answer 7

1) To have something on your body, like glasses or clothes

Question 8

to tidy

Answer 8

1) To clean something up

Question 9

customs

Answer 9

1) Customs is the official organization responsible for collecting taxes on goods coming into a country and preventing illegal goods from being brought in.

Question 10

to break - broke - broken

Answer 10

1) to destroy something

Question 11

similar

Answer 11

1) Something or someone with the same features so they are easily comparable

Question 12

judge

Answer 12

1) Chairman in a court who decides in which way the law should be applied

Question 13

small and medium-sized enterprise (SME)

Answer 13

1. SME‘s are non-subsidiary, independent firms which employ fewer than a given number of employees.
2. The most frequent upper limit designating an SME is 250 employees.

Question 14

conglomerate

Answer 14

1. a company consisting of a number of different companies

Question 15

broadcasting channel

Answer 15

1. an organisation that sends out or transmits news, music, etc
2. ProSieben is a German broadcasting channel

Question 16

domestic

Answer 16

1. relating to people‘s homes and family life, or relating to the things happening in a country

Question 17

sector

Answer 17

1. an area that is distinct from others

2. I work in the automotive sector

Question 18

abroad

Answer 18

1. in or to a foreign country

Question 19

middleman

Answer 19

1. a person who buys goods from producers and sells them to retailers or consumers

Question 20

office

Answer 20

1. a room or building where you work

2. there are a lot of desks and computers in the office

Question 21

quarrying

Answer 21

1. Quarrying is the process of removing rock, sand or other materials from the ground.
2. the men are quarrying in the stone pit

Question 22

fleet

Answer 22

1. all the cars of a company

Question 23

coach

Answer 23

1. a bus to transport people

2. we’re going on holiday by coach this year

Question 24

wholesaler

Answer 24

1. someone who sells products only to other companies

Question 25

B to B

Answer 25

Business to Business

Question 26

B to C

Answer 26

Business to Customer

Question 27

to graze

Answer 27

1. a grazing animal is an animal that eats all day long, usually grass or straw, such as a cow or a goat

Question 28

goods ( as in products)

Answer 28

1) things you can buy in a shop | 2) The goods are stored in a large depot.

Question 29

fragile

Answer 29

1) something that could break easily | 2) The layer of ice on the pond was thin and fragile.

Question 30

arms dealing

Answer 30

1) selling guns and weapons | 2) The government have to control arms dealing.

Question 31

retailer

Answer 31

1) A retailer buys products form wholesalers and sells these products to consumers. 2) I prefer to shop from local retailers.

Question 32

headquarters

Answer 32

1) Headquarters are the center of the company’s operations | 2) The company’s headquarters are situated in London.

Question 33

multinational

Answer 33

1. Company which acting abroad | 2 . Dr. Oetker is a multinational

Question 34

global player

Answer 34

1. Company which has an big impact abroad | 2. Adidas is a global player

Question 35

corporation

Answer 35

1. a large company or group of companies | 2. One form of the Corporation is the limited

Question 36

bad - worse - the worst

Answer 36

1. The opposite of good-better-the best

Question 37

consequence

Answer 37

1. The result of your doing

Question 38

commodity

Answer 38

1. resources | 2. gold is an example of a commodity

Question 39

clerical services

Answer 39

1. Work done in an office