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Deutsch Kapital 2
Unternehmen Deutsch (G216)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dienstleistung | service |
| Unternehmen (seltener: Unternehmung) | company, corporation |
| Belegschaft | staff |
| Umsatz / Jahresumsatz | revenue, turnover (British English) |
| Absatz | sales volume (sales in volume, units) |
| Wirtschaft | economy, trade and industry, business |
| zuordnen (trennbares Verb!) | to assign, allocate, match, order |
| Kraftfahrzeug (= Kfz) | motor vehicle |
| Lastkraftwagen (= Lkw) | truck |
| Personenkraftwagen (= Pkw) | private car or automobile |
| Haushaltsgerät | domestic appliance |
| Staubsauger | vacuum cleaner |
| Schmerzmittel / Erkältungsmittel | painkiller |
| Arzneimittel | drug (medication) |
| Fernsehapparat | television set |
| Anrufbeantworter | answering machine |
| Unterhaltungselektronik | consumer electronics |
| Lieferwagen | delivery van |
| Bügeleisen | iron |
| Hustensaft | cough syrup |
| Mobilfunktelefon | mobile phone |
| Industriebranche (die Branche) | industry branch (industry, sector) |
| Anlage | plant; equipment, installation |
| Maschinen- und Anlagenbau | mechanical engineering and plant construction |
| Elektrotechnik und Elektronik | electrical engineering and electronics (industry) |
| Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie | aerospace industry |
| Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie | textile and clothing industry |
| Nahrungsmittelindustrie | food industry |
| Konzern | group (of affiliated companies), multicorporate enterprise |
| Aktiengesellschaft (= AG) | joint-stock company |
| Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung | company with limited liability |
| Gesellschaft | company |
| Versicherung | insurance (company) |
| Handel | trade, trading |
| Verkauf | sale |
| Verkehr | transport, traffic |
| Mitarbeiter | employee |
| Speditionsfirma | shipping agent |
| Kaufhaus | department store |
| Fluggesellschaft | airline |
| tätig sein | to be in (a line of business) |
| Hersteller | manufacturer |
| Herstellung | production |
| herstellen | to produce or manufacture |
| verantwortlich (für + Akk.) | responsible (for) |
| beschäftigen / der - die Beschäftigte | to employ/ employee |
| Standort | location |
| Lack | varnish (not: lack!) |
| Industriesprengstoff | industrial explosive |
| Wanne | bathtub |
| Einlage (vs. Anlage --- attachment) | something that goes inside something: e.g. noodles added to a clear soup; insert (e.g. in a shoe) |
| (vs. beilegen = to attach something) | |
| (vs. die Beilage = side dish) | |
| Fachhandel | specialist trade; specialty store |
| Aufzug | elevator |
| Spitzenerzeugnisse | top quality products |
| Strassenverkehrsgewerbe | road transport industry |
| Lagerhalter | stock keeper, warehouseman |
| Zweig | branch |
| Vorstand | executive board, management |
| betragen (er/sie/es beträgt) | to amount to, to be |
| der Umsatz beträgt… | (sales amount to, are..) |
| ungefähr / rund / etwa | approximately |
| Anteil (Auslandsanteil) | proportion; share of (foreign sales) |
| Jahresende | end of year |
| (vs. der Jahresabschluss) | (vs. the annual/year end accounts) |
| steigen / fallen (Umsatz) | to increase/ to fall |
| Wirtschaftsaufschwung (vs. Rezession) | economic upturn |
| Akquisition | acquisition |
| Schließung | closure, shutdown |
| Nachfrage | demand; further question |
| Hauptsitz (= Stammsitz) | head or home office, headquarters |
| Niederlassung | branch, location |
| Tochtergesellschaft / Muttergesellschaft | subsidiary / parent company |
| Produktionsstätte / Fertigungstätte | manufacturing plant / factory |
| Beteiligungsgesellschaft | associated company; subsidiary; holding company |
| Produktionsgesellschaft | manufacturing compnay |
| umseitig | (= on the other side of the page) |
| Sparte | category, industry, branch, sector |
| Spülen | sinks (not on quiz!) |
| Bodenpflege | floor maintenance (not on quiz!) |
| erwirtschaften | to earn |
| die Vereinigten Staaten / die USA (sind) | the United States (is) |
| EDV (= elektronische Datenverarbeitung) / Informatik | electronic data processing / computer science |
| Verteidigungstechnik | defense technology |
| gliedern (in + Akk.) | to subdivide, organize |
| recherchieren | to research |
| Überblick | overview |
| Ereignis | event |
| vorbereiten (trennbares Verb!) | to prepare, get ready |
| Gewinn | profit; gain |
| Ausrüstung | equipment (but: Rüstung = arms) |
| Stromerzeugung | electricity generation |
| Halbleiter | semiconductor |
| Etat | budget, account |
| flächendeckend | comprehensive, nationwide |
| Betreuung / betreuen | looking after, care, support, supervise |
| Leistung | service; performance, power; productivity |
| Vielfalt | (great) variety |
| Bindeglied | link, connector, tie |
| Anwender | user |
| Schulung | education, training |
| Wartung | service, upkeep |
| flächendeckend | comprehensive, nationwide |
| fundiert | funded |
| Anforderung | demand, requirement |
| Unterstützung | backing, support |
| Filiale / Handelsfiliale | branch (office) / trade |
| Lösungsvorschlag | solution, answer |
| vorwiegend | predominant(ly) |
| mittelständisch | medium-sized |
| Euro | euro (€: E for Europe, parallel bars for stability) |
| erarbeiten | to produce; to work out |
| erzielen (Gewinn erzielen) | to make (to make a profit) |
| Rückgrat | backbone, spine |
| Merkmal | feature, characteristic; aspect |
| entnehmen (past participle: entnommen) | to gather from |
| erwerbstätig | employed |
| forschen / entwickeln | to research/to develop |
| Forschung und Entwicklung (= FuE) | research and development (R & D) |
| beraten | to advise |
| Gesellschafter | shareholder, partner |
| Aufsichtsrat | board of directors |
| Führungsgremium | management board |
| Gremium (pl. Gremien) | board, committee, panel |
| Aktionär (pl. Aktionäre) | shareholder/stockholder |
| Vorsitzende | chairperson, president |
| Kapitalgesellschaft | joint stock company |
| Aktie (pl. Aktien) | share of stock |
| Stammaktien (pl.) | common stock |
| Vorzugsaktien (pl.) | preferred stock |
| Stammkapital | capital stock |
| Grundkapital | capital stock |
| Geschäftsführung | management (board) |
| Rohstoffhandel | commodity trade |
| Gehalt, pl. Gehälter | salary |
| Provision | commission |