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flabbergasted

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surprised

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outsource

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to get help or services from outside the company, often in another country.

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apparel

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clothes

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peruse

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• to slowly look at and examine

• sorgfältig durchlesen/ studieren

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pamper

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• to treat someone very well; to take good care of someone

• jmd. verwöhnen

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lucrative

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money-making

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overhead

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• the cost of running a business

• laufende Geschäftskosten

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gravitate

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• to move forward

• sich zu etw/jmd hingezogen fühlen

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hands-on

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• actively involving someone

• praxisorientiert

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diminish

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• to become smaller or less important; to make something small or less important

• vermindern; herabwürdigen

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grapple with

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• to struggle with something

• mit einem Problem zu kämpfen haben

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daunted

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• afraid or discouraged

• eingeschüchtert, entmutigt

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inauspicious

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• not hopeful

• glücklos, unter einem schlechten Stern stehen

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eke out

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• to work very hard to make a little money or other small rewards

• sich mehr schlecht als recht durchschlagen; herausquetschen

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get a leg up

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• to get a slight advantage over competitors

• sich einen Vorteil gegenüber jmd erschaffen

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alienate

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• to make someone feel unwelcome or alone

• jmd befremden, ausgrenzen

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inference

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• a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have

• Schlussfolgerung

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grogginess

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• weakness and confusion

• sich angeschlagen fühlen, erschöpft sein

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hypersensitive

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• easily pained or annoyed

• überempfindlich

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calamitous

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• very terrible

• verheerend, katastrophal

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slumber

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• sleep

• Schlummer, Schlaf

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inertia

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• lack of energy to change

• Trägheit

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thwart

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• to prevent sth

• etw vereiteln

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be on call

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• to be available to work at any moment

• jederzeit abrufbereit

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deprivation
• not having enough of sth that is really needed to survive • Entzug, Entbehrung
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stipulate
• to say exactly how sth must be or must be done • etw verlangen, festlegen, vorschreiben
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compelled
• having to do sth, because you are forced to or feel it is necessary • sich gezwungen fühlen etw zu tun
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obligate
• to make someone feel morally or legally forced to do sth • jm dazu verpflichten, nötigen etw zu tun
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cagey
• careful; cautious • verschlossen
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compunction
• uneasiness or guilt about an action • Schuldgefühle, Gewissenbisse, Skrupel
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acumen
• the ability to think clearly and make good decisions • Scharfsinn
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lopsided
• having one side bigger than the other; unbalanced • schief, ungleich
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expedite
• to speed up • beschleunigen
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pertain
• to be part of or connected to • etw/jdn betreffen, zu etw gehören
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unnerving
• upsetting or discomforting • Nerven kosten; jdn nervös machen
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woo
• to try to attract, often romantically • um jdn/etw werben; jdn umwerben
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solicit
• to request • um etw bitten
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game plan
• a plan to achieve sth • Konzept
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focus group
• in research, a group of people who take part in a discussion so the people doing the research can learn about their opinions • [ausgewählte] Testgruppe
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procure
• to get sth through effort • etw beschaffen o. besorgen
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corroborate
• to provide a reason to believe sth is correct or true; to support a description or explanation • eine Geschichte/Theorie bekräftigen o. bestätigen
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unwittingly
• not on purpose • unabsichtlich, unbeabsichtigerweise, unwissentlich
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exacerbate
• to make worse • etw verschlimmern
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ineffectual
• useless • unfähig, ineffektiv, wirkungslos
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morale
• (the) attitude (of a group) • Stimmung
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pared-down
• small or less complicated • gekürzt, auf ein Minimum reduziert
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discontinue
• to stop • abbrechen, einstellen
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be faced with
• to be unable to ignore a problem; to realize that something is a problem • mit etw konfrontiert sein, vor einem Problem stehen
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come up short
• to not reach a goal • zu kurz kommen
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once-over
• a quick but complete look at something • etw flüchtig ansehen
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rundown
• report of the most important points • zusammenfassender Bericht
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ratio
• a way to compare the size, number, or amount of two things • Verhältnis
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ratio analysis
• a comparison of two numbers to judge the performance of a company, product, region, or product • Kennzahlenanalyse
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benchmark
• something against which you can check the quality or level of sth • Maßstab
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discrepancy
• a difference that should not exist • Diskrepanz, Unstimmigkeit
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hypothesize
• to suggest a possible reason for sth • etw annehmen
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budgetary
• having to do with the way someone plans to control the money of a person or business • Etat-, Budget-, Haushalts-
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constraint
• sth that keeps you within certain limits • Einschränkung, Beschränkung
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primary research
• getting information directly from the original person or place that has or had it • Primärerhebung: empirische Methode um neue, bisher noch nicht erfasste Daten zu erheben
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secondary research
• getting information from someone or sth other than the original person or place that has or had it • Sekundärerhebung/forschung: bedient sich zur Gewinnung von Marktinformationen an bereits vorhanden Informationsquellen
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trajectory
• the path of sth traveling through space, such as a ball • Flugbahn
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protégé
• a person who studies under an expert or master • Schützling, Protégé
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conjecture
• to guess • mutmaßen, vermuten
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devise
• to create a plan • entwickeln, aushecken, schmieden
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coat-tails
• the help of someone more important, successful or powerful • auf der Erfolgswelle eines Anderen mitschwimmen
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amplify
• to strengthen • etw vertiefen, etw ausführlicher erläutern
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take someone under one's wing
• to protect and support someone • jdn unter seine Fittiche nehmen
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sweeper
• a football player whose postion is behind the other defenders • Libero, Defensivspieler im Fußball
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strenuous
• needing or using a lot of effort or energy • anstrengend, energisch
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virtue
• a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being morally good • Tugend
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vice
• a moral fault or weakness in someone's character • Laster
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boon
• gift; helpful thing • Segen
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dissipate
• to cause sth to disappear; to decrease • allmählich verschwinden, sich auflösen
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mandate
• to require • etw anordnen
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adversary
• an enemy; someone that one fights against • Gegner, Kontrahent
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indispensable
• extremley important; not able to be replaced • unentbehrlich, unverzichtbar
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board
• a group of people that control or manage a company or organization • Ausschuss
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palatable
• good enough; acceptable • akzeptabel
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succinctly
• in a way that uses as few words as possible • kurz und bündig
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succinct
• short; using as few words as possible • knapp, kurz, prägnant
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abundantly
• extremely; very; in large quantities or amounts • mehr als klar, etw mehr als deutlich zu verstehen geben; reichlich
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pertinent
• relating directly to the subject being considered; relevant • stichhaltig; relevant
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scrutinize
• to look at very carefully • etw genau untersuchen o. prüfen; jdn genau mustern
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resolve
• to find a solution; to fix a problem • etw (auf)lösen
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catch on
• to understand or learn something • etw kapieren
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at a glance
• with a quick look • auf einen/mit einem Blick (erfassen)
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seniority
• the state of having worked longer at a company than another employee • Dienstalter
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expediently
• in a way that is helpful or useful in a particular situation • zweckmäßig
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stagnation
• the state of having been inactive for a long time • Stillstand
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playing field
• competition • Wettbewerbsbedingungen
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viable
• acceptable; usable • realisierbar, machbar, durchführbar; rentabel
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saturated
• full; completely wet • gesättigt; durchnässt
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embrace
• eagerly accept • etw gern annehmen
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obstacle
• something that prevents movement or progress • Hinderniss, Hürde
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accommodate
• to give what is needed • jdn mit etw versorgen
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crestfallen, downcast
• sad and without hope • niedergeschlagen
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laconic, taciturn
• speaking very little, using very few words to express what you mean • wortkarg
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class distinctions
• a characteristic that is observed to differ based on social class • Klassenunterschiede
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equanimity
• the state of being calm and in control of your emotions, esp. in a difficult situation • Gelassenheit
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flock
• to quickly gather in one place • sich scharen; Herde
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formulate
• to make or create sth difficult • etw ausarbeiten, entwickeln, formuliere
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staple
• an essential thing • Haupt-
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inception
• start; beginning •Anfang, Beginn, Gründung
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aficionado
• someone who is very interested in and enthusiastic about a particular subject • Fan, Liebhaber(in)
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contend
• to say that something is true or is a fact • etw behaupten
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no holds barred
• everything allowed, without limits or controls • ohne jegliches Tabu
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conspicuous
• very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way thatvis not wanted • auffallend, auffällig; unübersehbar
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lest
• for fear that; in case • aus Furcht, dass..., damit... nicht...; für den Fall, dass
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flag (enthusiasm, interest)
• to become tired, weaker, or less effective • abflauen, abnehmen, nachlassen
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affinity
• a liking or sympathy for someone or sth, especially because of shared characteristics; a close similarity between two things • Verbundenheit; Gemeinsamkeit
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deduce
• to reach an answer or a decision by thinking clearly about the known fact • etw folgern, ableiten, herleiten, rückschließen
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get/ have one's wires crossed
• when people get their wires crossed, they have a different understanding of the same situation • sich missverstehen, aneinander vorbeireden; auf der Leitung stehen
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divergent
• different from each other • abweichend
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tally
• to match or agree with sth. else • übereinstimmen
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wilt
• to become weaker, tired, or less confident (plant/person) • schlappmachen (Person); verwelken (Pflanze)
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inadequate
• not good enough • unzureichend
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formulate
• to develop the details for doing sth. • etw. ausarbeiten
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come out of left field
• to be completely unexpected and often unusual • aus heiterem Himmel kommen
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foot traffic
• people moving by foot from one place to another • Fußgängerverkehr
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underperforming
• leistungsschwach
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forecast-beating
• doing better than expectations or predictions • Prognosen übertreffen
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off the ground (phrase)
• to get started • etw auf den Weg bringen
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hit the books (phrase)
• to study (a lot) • büffeln
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forgo
• to skip doing sth • auf etw verzichten; die Chance verpassen
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venture
• a new business or activity • Unternehmen, Projekt
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workload
• Arbeitspensum, Arbeit(sbelastung)
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peripheral
• related but not essential • nebensächlich
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return on investment
• the profit made from an activity • Kapitalrendite
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absenteeism
• a situation in which people are not at school or work when they should be • beständige Abwesenheit, Schwänzen
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feature
• a typical quality or an important part of sth • (Haupt)merkmal
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capitalize
• to gain the most from • etw zu Kapital machen, aus etw Kapital schlagen
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fad
• sth that is popular but then goes out of fashion • Modeerscheinung, kurzlebiger Trend
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stave off
• to put off for a short time • aufschieben, hinauszögern, abwenden, abwehren
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tepid
• showing little or no excitement • schwacher Applaus, laue Reaktion
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on the lookout (phrase)
• ready or hoping for; to search for sth or sb • nach jdm/etw Ausschau halten
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time-tested
• proven over time to be successful or true • lange erprobt
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caveat
• a warning • eine Warnung
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outstrip
• to go beyond • etw übersteigen; jdn übertreffen/überholen
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fallacy
• an incorrect idea • Trugschluss, Irrtum
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hone
• to improve; to perfect • etw. verbessern, verfeinern
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inaugaural
• beginning, an inaugural event is the first in a series of planned events • Eröffnungs-; Einweihungs-
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analogous
• similar • etw enstprechen; vergleichbar
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audit
• to review in detail • etw prüfen, kontrollieren
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derive
• to come from sth else • von jdm/etw abstammen, etw enstammen, herkommen
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stray
• to wander off • streunen, umherstreifen
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irate
• very angry • wütend, zornig, erzürnt
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obscurity
• not known • Unbekanntheit
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exempt employee
• an employee who is paid a fixed amount and does not receive overtime or hourly pay • außertariflicher Angestellter
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tenure
• time working with a company • Beschäftigungsdauer; Festanstellung (Universität)
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designated
• chosen or approved for one purpose • ausgewiesener; ernannt; beauftragt
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allotted
• given; assigned • zugeteilt
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rollover
• a thing that is carried over from one year (or account) to another • Umschuldung; Verlängerung
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prosper
• flourish, thrive • florieren, gedeihen
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budding
• starting; new • angehend
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daunting
• seemingly difficult • beängstigend
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credit history
• a record of a person's financial history • Bonität, Kreditwürdigkeit
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myriad
• many • unzählige
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dip into
• to take a little (money); to use some • etw angreifen; an seine Ersparnisse gehen
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catch
• trick; problem • Haken
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legislation
• a law • Gesetze; Gesetzgebung;
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proceedings
• the things done at a conference, government event, or formal occasion • Verfahren
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negligible
• small and not important • unwesentlich, geringfügig
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oversight (surveillance)
• supervision • Beaufsichtigung
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concession
• a compromise; sth that one gives in order to reach an agreement • Zugeständnis
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enact
• to make a law official • ein Gesetz erlassen
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hang in the balance (phrase)
• to depend on sth in order to continue • in der Luft hängen; auf der Kippe
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tariff
• a tax on things brought in from or sold to other countries • Zoll, Gebührensatz
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wield (authority, influence, power over sb/sth)
• to have power or influence over others • Autorität, Einfluss, Macht über jdn/etw ausüben
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unilateral
• having only one side • einseitig
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bargaining chip (phrase)
• a thing used in negotiations to get a better deal • Trumpfkarte; alle Trümpfe ausspielen
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inclination
• a strong feeling toward acting in a certain way • Neigung, Hang, Tendenz
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asset
• an item worth money; a valuable thing • Vermögenswert
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clerk
• an employee who helps with small jobs in an office • Angestellter
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savvy
• smart; wise • klug; ausgebufft
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copious
• a lot of; plentiful • zahlreich
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aquifer
• an area underground made of rock or sand that stores water • Grundwasserträger
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bottom line
• the total loss or profit made by a business • Saldo
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efficacy
• the ability to produce successful or desired results • Wirksamkeit; Effizienz
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attribute
• to say someone or sth caused sth • jdm etw. zuschreiben; etw auf etw zurückführen
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• correlate
• to relate or connect to something so that one changes in relation to another • etw mit etw in Beziehung setzen; mit etw in Beziehung stehen; korrelieren
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testimonial
• a positive report from a customer or user • Bestätigung; Erfahrungsbericht; Empfehlungsschreiben
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tailored
• to adjust sth to meet specific needs • tailor
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acquisition
• a large purchase; in business, the purchase of another company • Anschaffung; Ankauf; Erwerb
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cite
• to mention or give as an example • ein Beispiel anführen; erwähnen
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unprecedented
• never happened before • noch nie da gewesen; beispiellos
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dividend
• money that a company pays out to the people who own part of the company • Dividende; Gewinnanteil
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shareholder
• a person who owns part of a company • Aktienbesitzer; Anteilseigner
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expedite
• to speed up • beschleunigen
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formidable
• impressive • eindrucksvoll
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requisite
• required • erforderlich
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expatriate
• a person who lives in a foreign country; sometimes shortened to expat • (ständig) im Ausland lebend; Auswanderer
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consensus-building
• the work of reaching an arrangement that is acceptable to everyone • Konsensbildung
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deference
• following out of respect • Respekt; Hochachtung
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cumbersome
- hard to manage; awkward - umständlich; unhandlich
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loathe
- to hate - verabscheuen; nicht ausstehen können
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nail-biter
- scary or uncertain event - Zerreißprobe; Zitterpartie
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retrospective
- looking back; reviewing the past - rückblickend; zurückblickend; retrospektiv;
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encompass
- to include - umfassen; beinhalten
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side-splitter
- sth that is extremely funny, as a joke or a situation - Lachschlager; Brüller
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dead certain
- certain or likely, especially to succeed - todsicher
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punchline
- the last part of a story or a joke that explains the meaning of what has happened previously or makes it funny - Pointe
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compere
- a person whose job is to introduce performers in a television, radio, or stage show - Ansager; Showmaster
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uproarious
- very noisy - tobend; lärmend
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streamlined
- improved to make sth faster or less costly - rationalisieren
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solicit
- to ask for sth - um etw bitten; etw erbitten
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refine
- make small changes in order to make sth better - etw raffinieren
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glitch
- an unexpected, usually minor, problem; often used with machines or computers - Fehler, kleinere Störung, Panne
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invariably
- always - ausnahmslos, immer
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privy
- sharing in the knowledge of sth private or secret - in etw eingeweiht sein
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abysmal
- terrible; horrible - entsetzlich, katastrophal
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gut-wrenching
- very upsetting and difficult - herzzereißend
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leverage
- to use sth to your advantage - sich etw voll zu Nutze machen; etw wirksam einsetzen
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resilient
- able to recover and grow from experiences - widerstandsfähig, belastbar
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pinpoint
- to identify or know exactly - etw (genau) festellen/bestimmen; sehr genau, haargenau
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short-lived
- not lasting very long - kurzlebig
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(to be) a household name (phrase)
- a famous and easily recognizable person or company - ein vetrauter Name; ein Begriff sein (Sprichwort)
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stepping stone (phrase)
- an event or action that leads to another better event or action - ein Sprungbrett für etw sein
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reputable
- having a good reputation and able to be trusted - angesehen, seriös
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notoriety
- the state of being famous for sth bad - Verrufenheit, traurige Berümtheit
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creditable
- deserving praise, trust or respect - ehrenwert, verdient
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burn the midnight oil (phrase)
- to work very late into the night - bis spät in die Nacht hinein arbeiten
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cognizant of
- aware or informed of - sich etw. bewusst sein
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proxy
- s.o. or sth. that represents or approximates another - Bevollmächtigter, Stellvertretung
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undergrad
- a college student, working to earn a 4-year undergraduate degree - Student
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faint praise (phrase)
- a weak compliment which might not be truly felt - spärliches Lob, indirekte Kritik
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matrix
- a set of things that are connected to each other - Rahmen
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unequivocal
- leaving no doubts; completely true - eindeutig, unmissverständlich, zweifelsfrei
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disparity
- large difference; a lack of equality or similarity, especially in a way that is not fair - Ungleichheit, Missverhältnis
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correlate
- to relate or connect to sth. so that one changes in relation to another - mit etw. in Beziehung stehen, zusammenhängen
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solvent
- having enough money to pay what one owes - solvent, zahlungsfähig, liquide
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loom
- to be happening soon and be worrying - sich drohend abzeichnen, sich anbahnen
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relent
- to give in - nachgeben
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dealer cost
- the price a seller paid - Einkaufspreis
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pertinent
- important because it is related to the subject or task, relevant - relevant, sachdienlich
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micromanage
- to control every part of a project, organization or activity - etw. mit (sehr) detaillierten Vorgaben leiten
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moaning and complaining/groaning (phrase)
- talking about why you're not happy with something but not finding helpful ways to improve the situation - Gejammer
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pester
- to annoy someone with frequent requests or questions - jmd. belästigen
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perserverance
- not stopping until you've completed everything no matter how difficult - Beharrlichkeit, Ausdauer, Durchhaltevermögen
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palatable
- pleasant; acceptable - angenehm, akzeptabel
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invariably
- always - ausnahmslos, immer
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troubleshoot
- to find the cause of a problem and solve the issue - einen Störung/Fehler suchen und beheben
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perishable
- likely to go bad or spoil - verderblich
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consistent
- dependable; not changing - beständig, gleich bleibend
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scramble
- to hurry or to rush to do something - hasten
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tax
- to require a lot; to demand too much - belastend, strapazierend
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spearhead
- to take charge and lead something - etw. anführen
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concede
- to admit sth. is true even though it's against one's main argument - etw. zugeben/einräumen
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roster
- a list of people or things in a group - Liste, Spielerliste, Dienstplan
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incidental
- happening randomly or as a result of unpredictable things - zufällig
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rack up
- to collect or achieve sth. over time - erzielen, hereinholen, verzeichnen, einbringen
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apprehensive
- nervous; feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen - besorgt, bedenklich, ängstlich, bange
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threshold
- a standard that must be met for some reaction to occur - Schwelle, Grenze, Grenzbereich
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curtail
- to reduce; to restrict - etw. kürzen, beschränken, einschränken
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tout
- to show off; to boast - anpreisen
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Keeping up with the Joneses (phrase)
- to buy or do sth. because someone else has or does it - mit den Nachbarn mithalten, mit den anderen gleichziehen wollen
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altruistic
- unselfish - selbstlos, uneigennützige Motive haben
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hog
- to take more than one should - sich etw. aneignen, etw. gierig an sich reißen, jdn./etw. in Beschlag nehmen
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carbon footprint
- a measure of how enviromentally unfriendly sth. is - CO₂-Bilanz
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incandescent (light)bulb
- an electric light with a wire filament heated until it glows - Glühbirne/lampe
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deterrent
- a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something - Abschreckung
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fiddle
- to touch or play with sth., often to try to take cafe of it or fix it a tiny bit - (herum)fummeln
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random
- happening, done, or chosen in a way that is not well thought out or planned - willkürlich, wahllos
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interface
- to deal or speak directly to another person - mit jdm. direkt in Verbindung stehen
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relegate
- to make someone do a worse task or give someone a position with less responsibilty - jmd. zu etwas verbannen
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grunt work
- a simple task that is boring and doesn't require any expertise or experience - (anspruchslose) Routine- bzw. Hilfsarbeit
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all things considered (phrase)
- taking everything into account - Unterm Strich, alles in allem, im Großen und Ganzen,
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security breach
- an event when private data belonging to a company or its customers is accessed without permission - Sicherheitslücke, Sicherheitsverstoß
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malware
- software that is created to damage computers or computer software - Schadsoftware
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irate
- very angry - zornig, wütend
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compensate
- to make up for sth. negative by providing sth. positive - jmd. (finanziell) entschädigen, kompensieren
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appease
- to make someone less angry by agreeing to their demands - jmd. besänftigen, beruhigen
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glee
- happiness - Freude, Fröhlichkeit, Frohsinn
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commend
- to let someone know that you've noticed the person's hard work or success - loben
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self-concious
- feeling uncomfortably aware of one's own appearance or behaviour - unsicher, gehemmt, verlegen
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plausible
reasonable or likely - einleuchtend, plausibel, überzeugend
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respective
- relating or belonging to each of the separate people or things you have just mentioned; own - jeweilig, entsprechend
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pull rank (phrase)
- to use one's position of power in an organization - seine Autorität spielen lassen
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sincerely
- with an honest feeling - aufrichtig
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down to business (phrase)
- work, do a job - zur Sache kommen, loslegen
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cultivate
- to encourage and care for - (Kontakte/Beziehung) pflegen
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obnoxious
- very unpleasant or rude - unausstehlich
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redundant
- unemployed - arbeitslos
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irrefutable
- impossible to prove wrong - unwiderlegbar
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homily
- a piece of spoken or written advice about how someone should behave - Moralpredigt
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strong point
- a particular ability or skill that someone has - Stärke (starke Seite)
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blunder
- a serious mistake - schwerwiegender/grober Fehler
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outlook
- attitude; the way someone thinks about sth. - Einstellung, Haltung
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sedentary
- not active; spending too much time sitting - (viel) sitzend
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tangible
- real or actual - spürbar, greifbar/real, handfest
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technically
- strictly speaking - genaugenommen, strenggenommen
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embed
- to place within sth. else so that it becomes part of it - einbetten
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to butt in
- interrupt - jmd. reinreiden/unterbrechen, dazwischenplatzen,
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intuitive
- easy to understand - leicht verständlich, einfach zu verstehen
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interject
- to say something while another person is speaking - dazwischenreden
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login credentials
- passwords, usernames, etc. that allow access to a computer system or internet site - Zugangsdaten
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numeral
- a written number, not spelled out - Ziffer
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special character
- a sign on a keyboard that is not a letter or number - Sonderzeichen
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intercept
- to stop or take sth. while it's going from one place to another - unterbrechen, abfangen
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compromised
- to be at risk; to possibly be discovered by a bad person or group - gefährdet, negativ beeinträchtigt
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retail
- the activity of selling goods to the public - Einzelhandel
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specifically
- for a particular purpose or reason - speziell, extra, besonders, insbesonders
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to circle back
- to return to a subject or an activity - zu etw. (Thema) zurückkommen
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springboard
- sth. that makes an acitivty or process happen faster - ein Sprungbrett für etw. sein
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stock
- to keep a supply of - Ware führen, im Bestand/Inventar haben, vorrätig haben
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hot (economically)
- exciting and popular - angesagt
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refusal
- the act of saying you won't do sth. - Verweigerung, Ablehnung, Absage
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fine print
- the part of a document that many people don't read but which contains the important information - das Kleingedruckte
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close of business (COB)
- the end of the working day - Geschäftsschluss eines Handelstages
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cadre
- a group of people involved in an activity - Kader
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predate
- to exist before - etw. zeitlich vorausgehen; älter als etw. sein
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whirlwind
- happening in a fast and confusing way - stürmisch
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scrupulous
- careful about getting details correct; thorough - gewissenhaft
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fluctuation
- a change; an increase or decrease - Schwankung
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deter
- to discourage or put someone off doing sth. - abhalten, abschrecken
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ratchet up
- to increase; to raise - etw Schritt für Schritt verstärken [o. ugs hochkurbeln] [o. ugs hochfahren]
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woe
- a great problem or sadness - Kummer
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terse
- using as few words as possible, especially in an unfriendly way - lapidar
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nicety
- a small polite behaviour or action - Feinheit
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refrain
- to stop yourself - unterlassen, zurückhalten
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signify
- to mean; to represent; to stand for - für etw. stehen
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earful
- many angry words - Anschiss, was zu hören bekommen
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impediment
- a thing that prevents progress - Hindernis
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dissipate
- to seperate and disappear - sich in Luft auflösen, verschwinden
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propensity
- a way of acting or behaving that is part of one's nature - Neigung, Tendenz, Hang
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turmoil
- lack of order - Aufruhr, Tumult
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deference
- respect and politeness - Respekt, Hochachtung, Rücksicht
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agency (capacity to act)
- power to act - Handlungsfähigkeit/macht
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notoriously
- famously, often for a bad reason - notorisch, bekanntermaßen
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merger (econ.)
- the act of joining two or more businesses together - Unternehmenszusammenschluss
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gel (verb)
- to get along well - sich mit jmd. gut verstehen
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blow away (phrasal verb)
- To surprise (someone) - jmd. umhauen
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prankster
- a person who plays tricks - Witzbold
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break down (phrasal word)
- to divide (sth.) into smaller parts - in Stücke zerlegen
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screw up (phrasal verb)
- to cause a problem; to do sth. wrong - etw. vermasseln, versauen
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screen (verb)
- to check (sth.) - etw./jmd. überprüfen, untersuchen
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prevalent
- happening often - vorherrschend (veral.), besonders häufig
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snub
- to offend someone by ignoring them - abblitzen lassen, verächtlich abweisen
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misconception
- an idea that is not correct because it is based on false information - Irrglaube
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residue
- small parts that are left from sth. larger - Ablagerung
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corporate social responsibility
- a company's approach to doing business in a way that benefits society - unternehmerische Gesellschaftsverantwortung, soziale Verantwortung des Unternehmens
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backfire
- to go wrong; to go in the opposite way of what was expected - nach hinten losgehen, fehlzünden
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allay
- to calm or comfort someone showing that sth. isn't a problem - beruhigen, beschwichtigen
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subtle
- difficult to recognize because it is not direct or obvious - dezent, subtil, fein[sinnig]
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commonplace
- ordinary - gewöhnlich, alltäglich, weitverbreitet
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garner
- to get or collect sth. valuable - sammeln
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salvage
- to save sth. after it was nearly ruined - etw. retten, bergen
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offset
- to reduce the effect of sth. to almost zero; compensate for sth. - ausgleichen, aufwiegen
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balk
- to be unwilling to do something or to allow something to happen - etw. scheuen, vor etwa. zurückschrecken, etw. verweigern
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etch
- to lightly cut or mark the outside of sth. - etw. radieren
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land (obtain)
- to get sth. after trying; to reach a goal - etw. an Land ziehen, sich etw. angeln
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accommodate
- to meet the needs or wishes - der Nachfrage nachkommen, jmd. entgegenkommen, jmd. aushelfen
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subsidiary (econom.)
- a company owned and controlled by a larger parent company - Tochtergesellschaft
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infringe
- to break an agreement or a rule - gegen etw. verstoßen, etw. verletzen
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earmark
- to set aside money for a particular purpose - etw. für etw. vorsehen (Geld)
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collate
- to collect and organize - etw. zusammentragen und ordnen/sortieren
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tenacious
- refusing to let go; determinded - beharrlich, zielstrebig
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drab
- unexciting - trist
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exemplify
- to show or demonstrate as an example - beispielhaft für etw. stehen, etw. veranschaulichen
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singular
- unusual; unique; exceptional - einzigartig; eigenartig; sonderbar
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hereafter
- from now on - künftig
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entice
- to attract - verleiten, verführen
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solicit
- to ask for; to request - um etw. bitten
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inducement
- sth. that persuades - Anreiz, Ansporn
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termination
- Kündigung, Aufhebung, Beendigung - the act of stopping or ending
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sustain (suffer)
- to experience (usually sth. bad) - Schaden, Verlust erleiden
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applicable
- able to be applied; related; relevant; appropriate - auf jdn. etw. anwendbar sein, geltend, zutreffend
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attending physician
- a doctor who is caring for a person - behandelnde(r) Arzt/Ärztin
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flock
- to go in large numbers - Herde, Schar, Schwarm, sich scharen
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advocate
- to actively support - etw. unterstützen, befürworten; sich für etw. einsetzen
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astute
- having the ability to quickly understand, smart - clever, scharfsinnig
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escalate
- to involve someone more important or higher in rank in a situation or problem Example: You might need to escalate the issue to the next highest level management team.
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peripheral
- related but not essential - nebensächlich, unwesentlich
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designated
ausgewiesen, vorgesehen, festgelegt
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a breeze
ein Kinderspiel
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juggle
- to manage several things at the same time - mehrere Dinge unter einen Hut bringen
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delegate
- to give someone else sth. to do - delegieren, jdn. dazu bestimmen etw. zu tun
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defer
- to delay; to put off until a later time - etw. aufschieben, verschieben
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dread
- to fear sth. - sich vor etw. fürchten / scheuen
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corporate
- company management - die Unternehmensführung
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paid leave
- time off from work with pay - bezahlter Urlaub
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rejuvinated
- with new energy or excitement - revitalisiert, regeneriert
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purview
- the limit of someone's responsibility, interest, or activity - Zuständigkeitsbereich, Aufgabenbereich
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interference
- an occasion when someone tries to involve themselves in a situation even though their involvement is not wanted or is not helpful; - noise or other electronic signals that stop you from getting good pictures or sound on a television or radio - Einmischung - Störung, Überlagerung, Einmischung
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fixed line
- used to describe traditional phone services that use cables, rather than mobile phone services - Festnetzanschluss
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venture (wirtsch.)
- a new activity, usually in business, that involves risk or uncertainty - gewagtes Unternehmen
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equity (value)
- the value of a company, divided into many equal parts owned by the shareholders, or one of the equal parts into which the value of a company is divided - Anteilskapital
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hub
- the central or main part of something where there is most activity - Knotenpunkt, Mittelpunkt, Zentrum
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interface
- a connection between two pieces of electronic equipment, or between a person and a computer - Benutzeroberfläche
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overage
- an amount of something that is more than the amount wanted or needed - Überschuss
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endeavor
- an effort or attempted plan - Anstrengung, Bemühung, Bestreben
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adhere to sth.
- to continue to obey a rule or have a belief - sich an etwas halten
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overextended
- too busy - überstrapaziert
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time-sensitive
2 Bedeutungen: - dringend - zeitkritisch
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deliberation
- thought and discussion - Überlegung, Beratung (Besprechung in einer Gruppe)
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vendor
- a person or company that sells goods or services - Anbieter, Lieferant
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pivot
- to turn 180 degrees; to change one's focus - von etw. abschwenken, eine 180-Grad-Wede vornehmen
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enclosed
- attached - anbei, beigefügt
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colloquial
- informal and more suitable for use in speech than in writing - umgangssprachlich
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subject matter expert
- a person who knows a subject or topic well - Fachkraft, Fachexperte
400
cutting-edge
- newest; most modern - supermodern, innovativ, topaktuell
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lead
- information that may help someone reach a goal - Anhaltspunkt, Hinweis, Spur
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ambiguous
- not clear or exact; possible to understand in more than one way - unklar, missverständlich, zweideutig, mehrdeutig
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observant
- good or quick at noticing things - aufmerksam
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prosecution
- the lawyers in a court case who represent the side that accuses someone of committing a crime - Staatsanwaltschaft
405
disclose
- to make something known publicly, or to show something that was hidden - etw. bekanntgeben, enthüllen, aufdecken
406
hardship
- (something that causes) difficult or unpleasant conditions of life, or an example of this - Not , Elend
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preparatory
- done in order to get ready for something - Vorbereitungs-, vorbereitend
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attentive
- listening or watching carefully - aufmerksam
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warehouse
- a large room or space, often a seperate building, where items are stored - Lager, Lagerhaus, Warenlager
410
human resources
- the department of an organization that deals with finding new employees, keeping records about all the organization's employees, and helping them with any problems - Personalabteilung
411
agenda
- a list of topics to be discussed in a meeting; an organized schedule of activities - Tagesordnung, Agenda
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to get sidetracked
- distracted; not on the planned activity or topic - abgelenkt werden
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considerably
- to a large, noticeable, or important degree - beträchtlich
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supposedly
- according to what someone told you, or according to what is believed by many people to be true - angeblich, vermutlich
415
leisure
- the time when you are not working or doing other duties - Freizeit
416
to mislay sth.
- to lose something temporarily by forgetting where you have put it - etw. verlegen
417
frantically
- energetically but not in acontrolled way - wie wild (ugs.), wie wahnsinnig
418
head down to
- to go (informal) - sich wohin begeben
419
floor plan
- the arrangement of a room or building and the things in it - Grundriss, Raumplan
420
modestly
- trying not to make your own achievements too obvious - bescheiden
421
inadequate
- the fact that something is not good enough or is too small in amount - unzureichend, mangelhaft
422
illogical
- not reasonable, wise, or practical - unlogisch
423
unexpectedly
- in a way that is not believed to be going to happen or arrive - wider Erwarten
424
classified ad
- a small advertisement that you put in a newspaper or a magazine, usually because you want to sell or buy something or to find or offer a job - Kleinanzeige
425
mock-up
- a model of something that shows you what it will loke like after it has been made - Attrappe, originaltreue Nachbildung
426
bottom line
- the most important fact in a particular situation - (im) Endeffekt, unterm Strich
427
wiggle room
- the ability to do or change something in a particular situation - Spielraum
428
blueprint
- a paper with the details how soemthing will be made - Entwurf
429
quote (economic)
- information about how much money a job or service will cost - Kostenvoranschlag
430
cost-effective
- providing maxiumum results in relation to costs - kostengünstig, wirtschaftlich, kosteneffizient
431
hands-off
- dealing with situations and people in a way that allows others to make decisions - passiv
432
contentious
- causing , involving, or likely to cause disagreement and argument - umstritten, kontrovers, provokativ
433
off-putting
- making you feel dislike of someone or sth. - abstoßend, abschreckend, abtörnend
434
to be prone to sth.
- likely to show a particular characteristic, usually a negative one, or to be affected by something bad, such as damage or an illness - zu etwas neigen
435
engrossing
- very interesting - fesselnd
436
stunned
- very surprised and shocked - fassungslos, sprachlos, geschockt
437
judgement
- the opinion you have about sth. after thinking about all the information available - Urteilsvermögen
438
nuisance
- something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you - Ärgernis, Plage, Belästigung
439
expedient
- helpful or useful in a particular situation, but sometimes not morally acceptable - vorteilhaft, angebracht, zweckdienlich
440
imperative
- extremely important or urgent - unumgänglich, zwingend, unerlässlich
441
prudent
- showing good judgment in avoiding risks and uncertainties; careful - klug, weise, schlau, umsichtig
442
barrister (Br.)
- a legal professional who speaks on behalf of clients in a higher court of law - Rechtsanwalt
443
law firm
- a business that employs lawyers to represent clients or argue in court - Anwaltskanzlei
444
legal adviser
- provides clients or organizations with advice, guidance, and support related to a range of legal issues or concerns - Rechtsbeistand, Rechtsberater
445
infringement
- an action that breaks a rule, law, etc. - Gesetzesverstoß, Regelverstoß, Regelverletzung
446
detrimental
- causing harm or damage - schädlich
447
illicit
- illegal or disapproved of by society - illegal, gesetzwidrig, verboten, unerlaubt
448
to infringe
- to break a rule, law etc. - gegen etw. verstoßen
449
fraudulent
- dishonest and illegal - betrügerisch
450
misuse
- to use something in an unsuitable way or in a way that was not intended - Missbrauch, missbräuchliche Verwendung, Zweckentfremdung
451
settlement (law)
- an official agreement that finishes an argument - Übereinkunft
452
summons (law)
- an official demand to appear in a court of law - Vorladung
453
emergency procedure (law)
- Dringlichkeitsverfahren
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to make a claim (law)
- Klage erheben
455
plaintiff (law)
- someone who makes a legal complaint against someone else in court - Kläger
456
to reach an out-of-court settlement (law)
- a formal arrangement to resolve a lawsuit made between the parties involved without a court's involvement - sich außergerichtlich einigen
457
to request damages
- to ask a court to require someone who has treated one unfairly or hurt one in some way to pay money - Schadensersatz verlangen
458
summary procedure
- a procedure to determine a disciplinary charge where a hearing is not required - Schnellverfahren
459
to contemplate
- to spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious and quiet way - in Erwägung ziehen
460
ballpark figure
- an approximate figure or quantity - ungefähre Zahl, Schätzwert
461
big-league
- the most important or successful people, companies, etc. in a particular business or area of activity - Spitze, Spitzengruppe
462
to pinch-hit
- to do something for someone because they are suddenly unable to do it - für jmd. einspringen
463
to peak
- the highest, strongest, or best point, value, or level of skill - den Höchststand erreichen
464
to pick up (econom.)
- to improve an activity or increase an amount - sich erholen
465
to plummet (econom.)
- to fall very quickly and suddenly - (stark) sinken/fallen
466
to plunge (econom.)
- to become lower in value or level very suddenly and quickly - (plötzlich) fallen
467
to rebound (econom.)
- to rise in price after a fall - wieder ansteigen, sich wieder erholen, auf vorherigen Zustand zurückkehren
468
to skyrocket (econom.)
- to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress towards success - sprunghaft ansteigen, in die Höhe schießen
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to take off (econom.)
- to suddenly start to be successful or popular - schnell steigen, einschlagen
470
upswing (economo.)
- an increase or improvement - (Konjunktur)aufschwung
471
slump (econom.)
- sudden fall, recession - Rezession, (Konjunktur)rückgang
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high-stakes
- involving serious risks if there is no success - risikoreich
473
aquisition (stock market)
- something such as a building, another company, or a piece of land that is bought by a company, or the act of buying it - Erwerb, Übernahme
474
bid price (stock market)
- the amount that a buyer is willing to pay for particular shares, etc. - Angebotspreis
475
close of business (stock market)
- the end of the working day or the business day, especially on a financial market - Geschäftsschluss
476
closing price (stock market)
- the price of a company's shares at the end of a day of trading on a stock market - Börsenschlusspreis
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profit warning (stock market)
- an announcement made by a public company that profits in a particular period will be less than expected - Gewinnwarnung
478
public offering (stock market)
- an occasion when a company makes shares available, or the number of shares made available - öffentliches Angebot
479
stock exchange
- a place where shares in companies are bought and sold, or the organization of people whose job is to do this buying or selling - (Wertpapier)börse
480
fluctuation (financ.)
- a situation in which prices, levels or interest rates go up and down - Kursschwankung, Fluktuation
481
downturn (econom.)
- a reduction in the amount or success of something, such as a country's economic activity - Abwärtstrend, Geschäftsrückgang
482
share price (stock market)
- the price of a particular company's shares - Aktienpreis
483
nosedive (econom.)
- to suddenly fall in value, quickly and by a large amount - Einbruch
484
to rocket (econom.)
- to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress towards success - hochschießen, in die Höhe schnellen
485
to soar
- to rise very quickly to a high level - sprunghaft ansteigen
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constraint
- something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits - Beschränkung, Einschränkung, Restriktion
487
absenteeism
- the fact of staying away from work, especially without a good reason - Nichtanwesenheit, Schwänzen, häufiges Fernbleiben
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to deteriorate
- to become worse - verschlechtern, verfallen, zurückgehen, abbauen, herunterkommen
489
overstaffing (econom.)
- the employment of surpass staff - Personalüberhang, Überbesetzung
490
personnel turnover (econom.)
- refers to the total number of workers who leave a company over a certain time period - Personalwechsel, Personal/Mitarbeiterfluktuation
491
unmanagable
- impossible to deal with - nicht zu beherrschen
492
accountability
- the fact of being responsible for what you do and able to give a satisfactory reason for it, or the degree to which this happens - Verantwortlichkeit, Rechenschaft(spflicht)
493
consolidate (econom.)
- to bring together or unite things that were separate, usually to make it stronger - vereinigen, zusammenschließen
494
to entail
- to involve or make something necessary - zur Folge haben, beinhalten, mit sich bringen, nach sich ziehen
495
impending
- used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon - bevorstehend, drohend, kommend,
496
implication
- an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly - Andeutung, Implikation or - the effect that an action or decision will have on something else in the future - Auswirkung, Bedeutung, Tragweite
497
repercussion
- the effect that an action, event, or decision has on something, especially a bad effect - Auswirkung, Nachwirkung