2/2014 http://www.business-spotlight.de 65KEY WORDS LANGUAGEUse this list to practise key words from the current Business Spotlightmagazine.Subscribers to Business Spotlightcan download the following lists at http://www.business-spotlight.de/words
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na PDF of the complete vocabulary list (English–German) for each magazinewwwVerbs
catch sth. to understand something (acoustically) etw. mitkriegen
contradict sb. to say that something a person has said or written is wrong and jmdm. widersprechen
that the opposite is true
highlight sth. to point something out, to emphasize something etw. hervorheben
pick up on sth. to refer to something that was said earlier etw. aufgreifen
play sth. down to make something seem less important etw. herunterspielen
release (a song or to make a song or a film available to the public, so that people can (ein Lied oder einen Film)
a film) listen to it, buy it or watch it herausbringen
restrict sth. to put a limit on something etw. beschränken
speak out on sth. to say what you really think about something in public in a offen zu etw. seine
direct and open way Meinung sagen
sue sb. to initiate formal legal proceedings against another party jmdn. verklagenAdjectives and adverbs
accredited (of a person, school or course) officially recognized or authorized anerkannt
ambiguous not clear, open to more than one interpretation, having a double mehrdeutig, unklar
meaning
antisocial not wanting to be with other people, not sociable ungesellig
critical extremely important wesentlich
fluently (how a language is spoken) really well and without difficulty fließend
notorious famous, usually for something negative berüchtigtNouns and noun phrases
appreciation the feeling of being thankful or grateful Wertschätzung
asylum seeker someone who leaves their own country because they are in danger Asylant(in)
and asks to be allowed to stay in another country
billionaire someone who has more than 1,000,000,000 (one thousand Milliardär(in)
million) dollars/euros/pounds, etc.
damages money that is awarded by a court or judge for a loss or injury Schadensersatz
fortune a very large amount of money or assets Vermögen
job fair an exhibition for employers to meet people looking for work Jobmesse
remote working working from home Telearbeit
repercussion a bad effect that something has, usually one lasting a long time Auswirkung, Konsequenz
sympathy a feeling of kindness and understanding for someone Anteilnahme, VerständnisIdioms and expressions
by chance happening without being planned or expected zufällig
get up to speed on sth. to familiarize oneself with something (by practising or by taking a sich mit etw. vertraut
ifml. course, for example) machen, sich in etw.
einarbeiten
go places ifml. to be (increasingly) successful sehr weit kommen
rule of thumb a broad guide or rule based on experience and practice rather Faustregel
than science
take the rap to accept sole responsibility and blame for something, even if die Schuld auf sich nehmen
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