Business English 1. Jahr - Basics
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- HEADWORD
- MEANING
- Board of Directors
- (=Board) a group of people controlling a company or other organization; Direktion
- chairperson
- head of the Board of Directors (=President); Vorsitzender / Präsident
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
- Managing Director (MD); Generaldirektor
- human resources
- a department in a firm which deals with employees; personnel; menschliche Betriebsmittel, „Personalabteilung“
- Managing Director (MD)
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO); Generaldirektor
- organization chart
- an illustration giving clear information about the manner in which people work together; Organigramm
- personnel
- the people employed in an organization, staff; Personal
- provide
- to make sth available for sb to use by giving or lending it; zur Verfügung stellen
- public relations (PR)
- the work of presenting a good image of an organization to the public, esp by providing information; Öffentlichkeits-/ Pressearbeiten
- R and D
- Research and Development; Forschung und Entwicklung;
- senior manager
- company officer
- shareholder
- an owner of shares in a business company; Aktionär
- workforce
- the total number of workers who are employed in a company or factory, or who are available for work; Angestellte, Mannschaft
- accounting
- Bookkeeping; Buchhaltung
- advise sb (on sth)
- to give advice to sb; to recommend sth to sb; jemandem etwas raten
- blender
- a machine for chopping and mixing food into a liquid, eg when making soup; „Mischmaschine“
- committee
- a group of people appointed, usually by a larger group, to deal with a particular matter; Ausschuss
- component
- any of the parts of which sth is made; Bestandteil
- control
- the power or authority to direct, order or manage; Kontrolle, Steuerung
- corporate
- of or relating to a corporation; kooperativ
- display
- to put sth in a place where people can see it easily; Anzeige
- domestic appliance
- an instrument or device within the home, household or family for a specific purpose or task; Haushaltsgerät
- (electric) shaver
- electrical tool for cutting hair off the face, etc.; Rasierapparat
- emerge (as sth)
- to develop and become noticeable, important or prominent; auftauchen, bekannt werden
- equipment
- things needed for a special purpose; Ausrüstung
- fax (-es)
- a faxed copy; Telefax
- gear
- a piece of apparatus or machinery for a particular purpose; Gerät
- hair(-)dryer
- a device for drying the hair by blowing hot air over it; Föhn
- implement
- put into practice; einführen
- in charge of
- responsibility for sb/sth; care or control of sb/sth; verantwortlich für
- legal affairs
- a thing to be done or for which one is responsible, based on law; Rechtsangelegenheiten
- lighting electronics
- electronic equipment for providing light for a room, building, etc; Beleuchtungselektronik
- policy
- an agreed course of action; Politik / Taktik
- register
- to record a name, an event, a sale, etc in a list for official purposes; registrieren
- supervisory
- supervising: to watch sb/sth or check what sb has done to make sure that work, etc is done properly; Ãœberwachung
- terminal
- computer screen; Terminal / Datenstation
- trademark
- a registered design or name used to identify a companyÂ’s goods; Warenzeichen;
- vacuum cleaner
- "Staubsauger"
- X-ray
- a type of radiation that can penetrate solid objects and makes it possible to see into or through them; Röntgenstrahl
- activity (-ies)
- a specific thing or things done; an action or occupation; Tätigkeit
- aloud
- in a voice loud enough to be heard by other people; laut
- ancient
- belonging to times that are long past; alt
- apply to sb for sth
- to make a formal request; beantragen
- approve (of sb/sth)
- to feel or believe that sb/sth is good, acceptable or satisfactory; genehmigen
- approximate
- fairly correct or accurate but not completely so; ungefähr
- believe in sb/sth
- [phr v] to feel sure of the existence of sb/sth; an jemanden glauben
- belong to
- [phr v] to be the property of sb; gehören zu
- benefit (from/by sth)
- to receive benefit from sth; to gain sth from sth; Nutzen
- carbon-filament
- a thin carbon wire in a light-bulb that glows when electricity is passed through it; Carbon-Heizfaden
- colour picture tubes
- "Farbbildschirme"
- committed
- caring a lot about a cause, oneÂ’s job, etc; loyal to a particular idea; festgelegt
- complex
- difficult to understand or explain because there are many different aspects or people involved; kompliziert
- concentrate on
- specialise in; spezialisiert in
- consist of sth
- to be composed of sth; bestehend aus
- contribute to sth
- to help to cause sth; zu etwas beitragen
- creed
- a set of beliefs or opinions, esp religious beliefs; Glaubensbekenntnis
- depend on/upon sb/sth
- [phr v] to be sure or expect that sth will happen; abhängen von
- describe
- to say what sb/sth is like; beschreiben
- designer
- a person whose job is designing things; Entwerfer
- dial
- to use a telephone by turning the dial or pushing buttons to call a number; wählen
- diversification
- making different types of products; Diversifikation
- division
- a major unit or section of an organization; Abteilung
- employ sb (as sth)
- to give work to sb, usually for payment: jemanden einsetzen
- establish
- to begin sth on a firm or permanent basis; gründen / errichten
- excitement
- a happy feeling of eagerness and enthusiasm; Aufregung
- exciting
- causing great interest or enthusiasm; aufregend
- expansion
- the action or an instance of expanding; Ausdehnung ; Expansion, Ausdehnung
- foundation
- [U] the action of founding an institution, organization, etc; Gründung / Grundlage
- fuel
- to increase the amount or intensity of sth; „fördern, vorantreiben“
- headquarters
- [+ pl. OR sg. verb] main offices; a place from which an organization is controlled; „Hauptquartier“
- impressive
- gaining sbÂ’s admiration and respect, esp because of size, beauty or importance; eindrucksvoll
- improve
- to become or make sth better; verbessern
- innovation
- the introduction of a new idea; Innovation
- integrated circuit
- "integrierter Schaltkreis"
- issue
- important matter; „Ausgabe“
- key officer
- a person with an important position of authority ; Schlüsselangestellter (-person)
- laboratory
- a room or building used for scientific research, experiments, testing, etc; Labor
- landmark
- 1: an object that is easily seen and recognized from a distance; Wahrzeichen
- launch
- introduce onto the market; Produkteinführung
- light bulb
- "Glühbirne"
- light, lit, lit (or: lighted)
- to provide sth with light; Licht
- living room
- a room in a private house for general use during the day; Wohnzimmer
- locate
- to discover the exact position of sb/sth; finden
- location
- a place, position or adress; Ort / Position
- long-term
- of or for a long period of time; langfristig
- manufacture
- to make goods on a large scale using machinery; Herstellung
- monitor
- watch carefully; beobachten
- network
- a closely linked group of people, companies, etc; Netzwerk
- outlet (for sth)
- a place that sells goods made by a particular company or of a particular type; a shop
- pass
- to leave sb/sth on one side or behind as one goes forward; to go past sb/sth; vorbeigehen
- patent
- the right to make or sell an invention; Patent
- practices
- ways of doing business; Praxis
- programme of expansion
- plan for growth; Plan der Expansion
- protect sb/sth (against/from sth)
- to keep sb/sth safe from harm, injury, etc; to defend sb/sth; jemand schützen
- radiation
- the sending out of heat, energy, etc in the form of rays; Strahlung
- range
- a selection or series; Bereich, Sortiment, Auswahl
- refer to sb/sth
- [phr v] to mention or speak of sb/sth; verweisen auf, sich beziehen auf
- report to sb on sth
- give a spoken or written account of sth heard, seen, done, studied, etc; jemandem etwas berichten
- result in sth
- [phr v] to cause sth; to have sth as a result; resultieren aus
- scientist
- a person who studies one or more of the natural or physical sciences; Wissenschaftler
- semiconductor
- a device containing a substance that conducts electricity in certain conditions, used esp in computing and electronics; Halbleiter
- serve
- to work or perform duties for a company, an organization, etc; to give service to sth/sb; dienen, bedienen
- share
- 1. to take part or become involved in an activity; aufteilen
- some
- approximately; einige (ungefähr)
- specialised (-ized)
- designed or altered for a particular purpose; spezialisiert
- spread sth (out) (on/over sth)
- to extend the surface area, width or length of sth, eg by opening it fully or unfolding; verbreiten
- staff
- [n & v]
- stimulate
- to make sb/sth more active or alert; to encourage sb/sth; anregen
- stock exchange
- a place where stocks and shares are publicly bought and sold; such business, or the people engaged in it; Börse
- strategy
- a planned series of actions; Strategie
- succeed (in sth/doing sth)
- to do what one is trying to do; Erfolg haben mit etwas
- supervise
- to watch sb/sth or check what sb has done to make sure that work, etc is done properly; überwachen
- the turn of the century
- the time when a new century starts; Jahrhundertwende
- turn out
- produce; Produktion
- vary (from sth to sth)
- to change, esp according to some factor; verändern
- whether
- used before a clause or an infinitive that expresses or suggests a choice between two alternatives; ob
- witness
- to be present at sth and see it; Zeuge
- worldwide
- found in or affecting the whole world; Weltweit
- aggressive
- forceful; promoting an idea, product, etc strongly; aggressiv
- become
- to come to be; to grow to be; geworden
- candle
- "Kerze"
- considerably
- much; a lot ; beträchtlich
- create
- to cause sth to exist; to make sth new or original; verursachen, erschaffen
- dental
- of or for the teeth; zahnmedizinisch
- drop, dropped, dropped
- to become or make sth weaker, lower or less; fallen
- establishment
- the action of creating or founding sth on a firm or permanent basis; Einrichtung
- found
- to start or establish an organization, institution, etc; gründen
- heavy
- of more than the usual size, amount, force, etc; schwer
- lead, led, led
- to show sb the way, esp by going in front; führen, leiten
- maintain
- to cause sth to continue; to keep sth in existence at the same level, standard, etc; beibehalten
- operation
- a business company; Betrieb
- packaging
- materials used to wrap or protect goods; Verpackung
- pay, paid, paid
- to give sb money for work, goods, services, etc; Bezahlung
- raise
- [N]
- raise, -ed, -ed
- to lift or move sth to a higher level; erhöhen
- recent
- that existed, happened, began, was done, etc not long ago or not long before; neu
- recyclable
- to treat things that have already been used so that they can be used again; wieder verwendbar
- rinse
- "Mundspülung"
- rise
- [N]
- rise, rose, risen
- to come or go upwards; to reach a high or higher level or position; aufsteigen
- set sth up
- to establish or create sth; etwas aufstellen
- starch
- substance prepared in powder form or as a spray and used for making cotton clothes, etc. stiff; Stärke
- strengthen
- to become or make sb/sth stronger; verstärken
- therapeutics
- the branch of medicine concerned with curing disease; Therapeutik
- throughout
- in every part; überall in
- truly
- completely; really; to a great degree; wirklich
- world leader
- a person or thing that leads throughout the world; Weltführer
- analysis
- the study of sth by examining its parts and their relationship; Analyse
- assurance
- a statement expressing certainty about sth; a promise; Versicherung
- bottling plant
- a factory where bottles are filled; Abfüllanlage
- compulsory redundancy
- being forced (by law etc.) to be no longer in employment because there is no more work available; „Entlassungen“
- consultation
- 1: the action or process of consulting sb/sth; Beratung
- contract sth out (to sb)
- to arrange for work to be done by another firm rather than oneÂ’s own; auslagern
- determine
- to find out or fix sth exactly and without doubt; to calculate sth; feststellen
- engineering
- the practical application of scientific knowledge in the design, building and control of machines, bridges, electrical apparatus, chemicals, etc; Technik, Ingenieurwesen
- holding company
- a company formed to hold the shares of other companies, which it then controls;
- hypermarket
- BE: a very large shop, selling a wide range of goods, usually situated outside a town; Grossmarkt
- industrial unrest
- a state of disturbance in which the workforce is angry or dissatisfied and likely to protest or fight; industrielle Unruhe
- layer
- to arrange sth in layers; Schicht
- loan
- a thing that is lent, esp a sum of money; Darlehen
- maintenance
- action of keeping sth in existence at the same level, standard, etc; Wartung
- MBA
- Master of Business Administration
- negotiation
- discussion aimed at reaching an agreement; Verhandlung
- period
- a length or portion of time; Periode
- principal
- first in rank or importance; chief; main ; hauptsächlich
- retail
- the practice of selling goods in small quantities to the general public; Einzelverkauf
- retirement
- the event of stopping oneÂ’s regular work, esp because one has reached a particular age; Ruhestand
- significantly
- in a way that has a special importance or meaning; to an important or considerable degree; erheblich
- skilled
- having the ability to do sth well; erfahren
- technically
- with reference to the technique displayed; technisch
- towel
- a piece of cloth or paper for drying oneself or wiping things dry; Tuch