own creation 4.0 Flashcards

1
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falsifiy emissions tests

A

Emissionstests verfälschen

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2
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baffling

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verblüffend, irritierend

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3
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defeat

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Besiegung, Scheitern

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4
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fallacy

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Irrtum, Trugschluss

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5
Q

maintain

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pflegen

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6
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skew behaviour

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schiefes, schräges Verhalten

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7
Q

tax evasion

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Steuerhinterziehung

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8
Q

unscrupulous

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skruppellos

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9
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corporate misbehaviour

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unternehmerisches Fehlverhalten

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10
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resilience

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Belastbarkeit, Widerstandsfähigkeit

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11
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deceiving regulators

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irreführende Regulatoren

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12
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accountability

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Verantwortlichkeit, Rechenschaft

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13
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temperance

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Mässigung, Abstinenz

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14
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transcendence

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Erhabenheit, Überlegenheit

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15
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destined

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vorbestimmt

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16
Q

received

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erhalten

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17
Q

distort

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verzehren

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18
Q

market reaction

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Marktreaktion

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19
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unethical behaviour

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unethisches Verhalten

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20
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where to lay the blame

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wo man den schuldigen hinschikt/ausmacht

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21
Q

face tradeoffs

confront tradeoffs

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Kompromisse eingehen

mit Kompromissen konfrontiert werden

22
Q

vested interest

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persönliches Interesse

23
Q

stricter laws

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strengere Gesetze

24
Q

monitoring

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überwachen, kontrollieren

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be caused by the management
vom Management verursacht sein
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as the name suggests
wie es der name schon sagt
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course of business
der Geschäftsgang
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to take responsibility for their actions
für ihre Handlungen gerade stehen
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bespoke
massgeschneidert
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infrequent
selten
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indispensable
unverzichtbar
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a rough idea
eine grobe Vorstellung
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main tools
wichtigste Instrumente
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pen nibs
Schreibfedern
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exacting standards
hohe Ansprüche
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memento
Andenken, Erinnerungsstück
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cramped
verkrampft
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sheeding
verlierend, abspeckend
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seeking
suchen, streben
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grovelling
(arsch)kriecherisch
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yoke itself to successful companies
sich selbst zu erfolgreichen U. zusammenschliessen
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farflung divisions
entlegende (weit gestreute) Gebiete
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dependability
Zuverlässigkeit, Verlässlichkeit
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flourishing
florierend, blühend
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scarce
knapp
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clamping down
hart durchgreifen
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SNB pegged the franc to the Euro
Die SNB hat den Franken an den Euro gekoppelt.
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compromised
in Frage gestellt
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vineyards
Weinberge
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a fals remedy
ein falsches (Heil)mittel