Thy five dysfunctions of a team Flashcards

(61 cards)

1
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to speak volumes about something

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für sich sprechen

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2
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fable

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e Fabel-n,

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3
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adage

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s Sprichwort-:er,

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4
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elusive

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schwer definierbar / schwer nachvollziehbar / erreichbar / fassbar

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5
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impromptu

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spontan

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6
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scattershot

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wahllose

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7
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to denote

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bezeichnen / kennzeichnen

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8
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haphazard

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willkürlich / wahllos / zufällig / planlos

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9
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unbowed

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gerade / nicht krumm / gebeugt

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10
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to gloss over sth.

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etwas vertuschen, schönfärben,schönreden

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11
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to rebuke

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jdn. tadeln, zurechtweisen

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12
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to chime in (with)

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zustimmen / sich in ein Gespräch einschalten / (ünbereinstimmen mit)

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13
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prevalent

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weit verbeitet

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14
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ambiguity

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e Mehrdeutigkeit-en,

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15
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levity

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r Leichtsinn / e Leichtfertigkeit

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16
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to try to introduce a note of levity

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versuchen, die Atmosphäre/Stimmung etwas aufzulockern

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17
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melee

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r Wirrwarr, s Gedränge

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18
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to ensue

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folgen (Das könnte zu einem Streit führen.)

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19
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innocuous

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harmlos / ungefährlich

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20
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face value

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r Nominalwert, Nominalwert

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21
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a modicum of

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ein bisschen / ein wenig

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22
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to prod sb.

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jdn. anstupsen

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23
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mediocre

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mittelmäßig

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24
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acknowledgement

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e Anerkennung / e Bestätigung

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empowerment
e Befähigung / e Ermächtigung
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the ebb and flow
Ebbe und Flut
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tidal
e Flut-en, / Hochwasser
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ebb
e Ebbe-n, / Niedrigwasser / Tiefwasser
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compelling
überzeugend
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reinforcement
e Verstärkung
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cost containment
e Kostengrenzung / Kostendämpfung
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to wince
zusammenzucken
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to squint
blinzeln
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marquee
begehrt / populär
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to vouch for
für etwas bürgen
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disingenuous
unafrichtig / hinterhältig
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to relent
nachgeben
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arbitrary
zufällig, willkürlich, rücksichtlos
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deterioration
e Verschlechterung / r Verfall
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dissent
r Widerspruch
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exacarbate
verschlimmern
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diatribe (stunned by it)
e Hetzrede / r Ausfall / e Tirade
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bluntness
e Direktheit / e Deutlichkeit
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to confide
anvertrauen
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to deflate
dämpfen / entleeren
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kernel of truth
ein Körnchen Wahrheit (s Körnchen)
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to deter
abgeschrecken
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pigeon-holed
eingeordnet
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to plow on
to continue doing something although it is difficult or boring
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to be bogged down
steckenbleiben / nicht weiterkommen
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to contemplate your navel
to spend too much time thinking about yourself and your own problems
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to funk sb.
jdn. erschrecken
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to stammer
stottern
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to salivate over sth.
tokolni vmi folott
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susceptibility (to be susceptible to sth.)
e Anfälligkeit / Empfänglichkeit
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cursory
oberflächlich / flüchtig
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to comprise
beinhalten / umfassen
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guarded comment
vorsichtiger Komment
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veiled discussion
verborgen / verhüllt
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to resort to sth.
auf etwas zrückgreifen
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to chastise
züchtigen