Vocabulary Test 1 Flashcards
alienation | Many teenagers feel a sense of alienation
Entfremdung
Offshoring | Offshoring of call-center jobs to India is becoming increasingly common
Offshoring | Verlagerung betrieblicher aktivitäten ins Ausland
supply chain | More food companies are working to make their supply chains more transparent to customers
Lieferkette
Sweatshop | Bangladesh says it is working with the clothes industry to close down sweatshops
Ausbeuterbetrieb; Sweatshop
resentment | Resentment towards the Prime Minister has been growing for several weeks
Missgunst; Abneigung
Outsourcing | Outsourcing allows organizations to concentrate on core buisness issues and thus increases profits
Auslagerung
competition| High street shops are facing stiff competition from online retailers
Wettbewerb
diversity| The Amazon is home to an incredible diversity of plants and animal life.
Diversität; Vielfalt
global village | Technology has turned the world into a global village
globales Dorf
NGO | Development projects run with the help of NGOs
Nichtregierungs-organisation
be closely connected
Eng verbunden sein
Reach an unprecedented level
Ein bislang ungekanntes Ausmaß erreichen
Give a new impulse to something
Etwas einen neuen Anstoß geben
The movement of manufacturing jobs to a place
Verschiebung von Arbeitsplätzen im Produktionssektor
Worldwide outreach
Globale Reichweite
Address global issues
Globale Herausforderungen in Angriff nehmen
Work towards something
Auf etwas hinarbeiten
Require a global response
Eine globale Reaktion erfordern
Contribute to something
Zu etwas beitragen
Emergence of something
Auftauchen / Entstehen von etwas
Advances in something
Fortschritte in etwas
Implementation of international standards
Umsetung internationaler standards
Migrate
Migrieren, abwandern
Play a major role
Eine wichtige Rolle spielen