Working world Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

to complete something

A

ab|schließen
schließt ab, schloss ab, hat abgeschlossen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

academic (male)
academic (female)

A

der Akademiker, -
die Akademikerin, -nen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

employee; staff member (male)
employee; staff member (female)

A

der Angestellte, -n
die Angestellte, -n

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

to try something out

A

aus|probieren
probiert aus, probierte aus, hat ausprobiert

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

career choice

A

die Berufswahl

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

bad; nasty

A

böse
böser, am bösesten

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

because; as

A

denn

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

design

A

das Design

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

interpreter (male)
interpreter (female)

A

der Dolmetscher, -
die Dolmetscherin, -nen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

occur; form; spring up

A

entstehen
entsteht, entstand, ist entstanden

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

develop something

A

entwickeln
entwickelt, entwickelte, hat entwickelt

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

manager; managing director (male)
manager; managing director (female)

A

der Geschäftsführer, -
die Geschäftsführerin, -nen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

trade; craft

A

das Handwerk, -e

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

unlike; in contrast to

A

im Gegensatz zu

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

journalist (male)
journalist (female)

A

der Journalist, -en
die Journalistin, -nen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

law

A

Jura

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

hardly

A

kaum

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

teaching degree

A

das Lehramt, “-er

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

mechanical engineering

A

der Maschinenbau

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

medicine; medical science

A

die Medizin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

grade; marks

A

die Note, -n

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

physics

A

die Physik

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

self-employed

A

selbstständig

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

to be proud (of someone/something)

A

(auf jemanden/etwas) stolz sein
ist, war, ist gewesen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

retraining

A

die Umschulung, -en

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

to support something/someone

A

unterstützen
unterstützt, unterstützte, hat unterstützt

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

school leaving examination; high school graduation

A

das Abitur

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

graduation; school leaving

A

der Abschluss, “-e

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

attachment

A

der Anhang, “-e

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

employer (male)
employer (female)

A

der Arbeitgeber, -
die Arbeitgeberin, -nen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

workspace

A

der Arbeitsplatz, “-e

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

time spent abroad

A

der Auslandsaufenthalt, -e

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

resilient

A

belastbar
belastbarer, am belastbarsten

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

counselling; consulting

A

die Beratung, -en

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

entry-level employee (male)
entry-level employee (female)

A

der Berufsanfänger, -
die Berufsanfängerin, -nen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

professional experience

A

die Berufserfahrung, -en

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

to apply (for something)

A

sich (um etwas) bewerben
bewirbt, bewarb, hat beworben

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

to offer something; to provide something

A

bieten
bietet, bot, hat geboten

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

experience

A

die Erfahrung, -en

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

ability; skill

A

die Fähigkeit, -en

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

driving license

A

der Führerschein, -e

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

knowledge

A

die Kenntnis, -se

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

to coordinate something

A

koordinieren
koordiniert, koordinierte, hat koordiniert

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

CV; résumé

A

der Lebenslauf, “-e

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

mathematics; math

A

die Mathematik

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

motivated

A

motiviert
motivierter, am motiviertesten

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

necessary; critical

A

nötig
nötiger, am nötigsten

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

internship; practical training

A

das Praktikum, die Praktika

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

shift

A

die Schicht, -en

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

carpenter (male)
carpenter (female)

A

der Schreiner, -
die Schreinerin, -nen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

schooling

A

die Schulbildung

52
Q

to send someone something

A

senden
sendet, sendete, hat gesendet

53
Q

to specialize in something

A

sich (auf etwas) spezialisieren
spezialisiert, spezialisierte, hat spezialisiert

54
Q

position

A

die Stelle, -n

55
Q

job ad; job posting

A

die Stellenanzeige, -n

56
Q

work; activity

A

die Tätigkeit, -en

57
Q

team-minded

A

teamfähig
teamfähiger, am teamfähigsten

58
Q

part-time job

A

die Teilzeit
nur Singular

59
Q

full-time job

A

die Vollzeit
nur Singular

60
Q

full-time employee

A

die Vollzeitkraft, “-e

61
Q

certificate (of qualification); report

A

das Zeugnis, -se

62
Q

allowance; bonus

A

die Zulage, die Zulagen

63
Q

to run

A

ab|laufen
läuft ab, lief ab, ist abgelaufen

64
Q

to express something

A

aus|drücken
drückt aus, drückte aus, hat ausgedrückt

65
Q

information

A

die Auskunft, “-e

66
Q

to give someone a message

A

jemandem etwas aus|richten
richtet aus, richtete aus, hat ausgerichtet

67
Q

to observe something/someone

A

beobachten
beobachtet, beobachtete, hat beobachtet

68
Q

meeting

A

die Besprechung, -en

69
Q

to pass something

A

bestehen
besteht, bestand, hat bestanden

70
Q

to emphasize something; to stress something

A

betonen
betont, betonte, hat betont

71
Q

job interview

A

das Bewerbungsgespräch, -e

72
Q

to ask someone for something; to ask someone to do something

A

jemanden um etwas bitten
bittet, bat, hat gebeten

73
Q

I didn’t hear you.

A

Das habe ich akustisch nicht verstanden.

74
Q

urgent

A

dringend
dringender, am dringendsten

75
Q

It is about…

A

Es geht um …

76
Q

fast food restaurant

A

das Fast-Food-Restaurant, -s

77
Q

caretaker (of a home); janitor (male)
caretaker (of a home); janitor (female)

A

der Hausmeister, -
die Hausmeisterin, -nen

78
Q

polite

A

höflich
höflicher, am höflichsten

79
Q

politeness

A

die Höflichkeit

80
Q

body language

A

die Körpersprache

81
Q

to leave a message

A

eine Nachricht hinterlassen
hinterlässt, hinterließ, hat hinterlassen

82
Q

to name something; to call something

A

nennen
nennt, nannte, hat genannt

83
Q

personally

A

persönlich
persönlicher, am persönlichsten

84
Q

language exam

A

die Sprachprüfung, -en

85
Q

voice

A

die Stimme, -n

86
Q

to interrupt someone

A

unterbrechen
unterbricht, unterbrach, hat unterbrochen

87
Q

to say goodbye; to see someone off

A

sich verabschieden
verabschiedet, verabschiedete, hat verabschiedet

88
Q

to be connected (on the phone); to transfer a call

A

sich verbinden lassen
lässt verbinden, ließ verbinden, hat verbinden lassen

89
Q

Thank you for your assistance. (literally: Thank you
for your trouble).

A

Vielen Dank für Ihre Mühe.

90
Q

to introduce oneself

A

sich vor|stellen
stellt vor, stellte vor, hat vorgestellt

91
Q

to call someone back; to return a call

A

zurück|rufen
ruft zurück, rief zurück, hat zurückgerufen

92
Q

current/currently

A

aktuell
aktueller, am aktuellsten

93
Q

letter; cover letter

A

das Anschreiben, -

94
Q

employee; worker (male)
employee; worker (female)

A

der Arbeitnehmer, -
die Arbeitnehmerin, -nen

95
Q

unemployment insurance

A

die Arbeitslosenversicherung, -en

96
Q

temporary; limited

A

befristet

97
Q

dues; contribution

A

der Beitrag, “-e

98
Q

applicant (male)
applicant (female)

A

der Bewerber, -
die Bewerberin, -nen

99
Q

gross salary

A

das Bruttogehalt, “-er

100
Q

to hire someone; to give someone a job

A

ein|stellen
stellt ein, stellte ein, hat eingestellt

101
Q

Evangelical; Protestant

A

evangelisch

102
Q

tax authority

A

das Finanzamt, “-er

103
Q

wage; salary

A

das Gehalt, “-er

104
Q

though

A

jedoch

105
Q

Catholic

A

katholisch

106
Q

church

A

die Kirche, -en

107
Q

costs

A

die Kosten (Plural)

108
Q

teaching; lesson; doctrine

A

die Lehre, -n

109
Q

salary; wage

A

der Lohn, “-ne

110
Q

minus; loss; deficit

A

minus

111
Q

net income

A

das Nettogehalt, “-er

112
Q

head of personnel

A

der Personalchef, -s

113
Q

nursing care insurance

A

die Pflegeversicherung, -en

114
Q

retirement insurance

A

die Rentenversicherung, -en

115
Q

shift work

A

der Schichtdienst, -e

116
Q

weakness

A

die Schwäche, -n

117
Q

confident; self-confident

A

selbstbewusst
selbstbewusster, am selbstbewusstesten

118
Q

social security; social insurance

A

die Sozialversicherung, -en

119
Q

strength

A

die Stärke, -n

120
Q

tax(es)

A

die Steuer, -n

121
Q

tax bracket; tax class

A

die Steuerklasse, -n

122
Q

tax identification number

A

die Steuernummer, -n

123
Q

insurance

A

die Versicherung, -en

124
Q

to prepare oneself for something

A

sich auf etwas vor|bereiten
bereitet vor, bereitete vor, hat vorbereitet

125
Q

certificate

A

das Zertifikat, -e