vocabulary WiC p.193 Flashcards
inequality
Ungleichheit
unfair situation in society, people have more opportunities than others
unevenness, difference, disparity, diversity
to make sth. worse
etw. verschlechtern, etw. verschlimmern
to make a situation even more unpleasant or difficult
think tank
Expertenkommission
a group of people who think of new ideas on a certain subject
centralisation
Zentralisierung
concentrate on a certain area
to prioritise
etw. vorrangig behandeln
decide which task is most important/urgent andthen dealing with it first
need
Bedürfnis
to have to have sth., to want something very much
must have
austeritiy
Sparpolitik
government spends as little mony as possible bc bad economic condition
life expectancy
Lebenserwartung
the length of time that a living thing /a human being, is likely to live
unemployment rate
Arbeitslosenrate
number or percentage of people in a country or area who do not have jobs
poverty level
Armutsniveau
poverty line
productivity
Produktivität
the rate at which a person, company or country does useful work
on average
im Durchschnitt
election manifesto
Wahlprogramm
set of policies a party stands for & what it will enact if voted
to pledge sth.
etw. versprechen
to promise
to level up opportunities
Chancen angleichen
adjust/align chances
to tackle sth
etw. angehen
to approach/to face sth
to carry out a survey
eine Umfrage durchführen
to ask people a series of questions to find out detailed information
well-being
Wohlbefinden
welfare
the state of being comfortable, healthy, happy
disposable income
verfügbares Einkommen
available money (received through work,etc)
wage
Lohn
salary
(local) council
(Gemeinde)Rat
a body of people elected to manage affairs of city, county, districts
to run a service
eine Dienstleistung anbieten
provide services for other people
research and development
Forschung und Entwicklung
to face a tough challenge
vor einer schwierigen Herausforderung stehen
