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The word of the day L
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Jubiläum | jubilee - a special anniversary or event |
| schlappmachen | to flag - become tired, weaker, or less enthusiastic |
| Pro-Kopf-Einkommen | per capita income |
| schmückend, verzierend | ornamental, decorative |
| taumeln, schwanken | to reel - to move unsteadily from side to side, especially when drunk |
| Ruß | soot - a black carbon powder made when coal or wood is burned |
| sich etwas aneignen | to pick sth. up - to learn how to do something without having formal training |
| Aufseher | supervisor - someone who makes sure that the work is carried out |
| durchsickern lassen, jmd. etwas zuspielen | to leak - to disclose secred in formation |
| vornehm | upscale - high quality and expensive |
| internetaffine Hausfrau | mousewife |
| Klempner | plumber - someone who fits and repairs water supply installations |
| schwarz (arbeiten) | off the books - illegaly, without paying tax |
| Angebot | quote - a written estimate of what a particular job or service will cost |
| Maßstab | benchmark - a standard by which something can be measured |
| praktisch kein ... | next to no ... - almost no ... |
| angewiesen | reliant - depending on something or someone |
| Kaufrausch | spending binge - period of excessive spending |
| Zusammengehörigkeit | togetherness - a state of being close to another person or to other people |
| Jahresurlaub | annual leave - holiday allowance per year |
| Erlaubnis, Zuschuss, Ermäßigung | allowance |
| belohnen, honorieren | to reward |
| Schwäche | failing - a weakness or fault |
| oberste Priorität haben | high on the agenda - something that has priority |
| detailliert | blow-by-blow - giving all the details in the order in which they occur |
| ausflippen, durchdrehen | to ape |
| Er ist total ausgeflippt, als er davon erfahren hat. | He went ape when he heard about it. |
| sich zusammenreißen | to get a grip |
| hitzköpfig | hot-headed |
| verrückt, durchgeknallt | wacky - That is the wackiest idea I have ever heard! |
| Sie ist so eine aufdringliche Person! | She is such a puchy person! |
| elegant | sophisticated - She looks so sophisticated in that little black dress. |
| bewusst altmodisch | retro |
| lahm, schwach | lame - His argument was really lame. |
| enthüllen, aufdecken | to unveil - MTV will unveil Lady Gaga's new video. |
| nachlassen | to flag - to lose strength or momentum |
| Fluggesellschaft | carrier - airline |
| über Bord werfen | to jettison - to throw away or abandon someting |
| erkennen | to discern - to notice, to see |
| nobel, vornehm | posh - It's a really posh place. |
| Bedürftigkeitsprüfung | means test - all welfare payments should depend on a means test. |
| Grenzziehung | demarcation - the fixing of a boundary or limits on something |
| unklar | obscur - not clearly expressed |
| auf etw. umherreiten | to harp on about sth. |
| erkennen | to discern - to notice, to see |
| schlecht machen | to bad mouth |
| steigern | to ramp up - to increase something rapidly |
| an Gewicht zulegen | to have a food baby - gain so much weight that you appear pregnant |
| einmalig | one-off - a unique person |
| Wettbewerbsverbot | non-competitive agreement |
| ein Project aufgeben | to abandon a project |
| Kindertagesstätte | day-care center - a place wuere children are looked after during the day |
| ratlos sein | to be stumped |
| Besuch haben | to have company |
| schlecht sitzend | ill-fitting - of the wrong size or shape |
| Anstieg | surge - a sudden increase |
| erreichbar | achievable - able to be carried out |
| klären, beseitigen | to clarify - to make a confused situation clearer |
| übergeordnet | broad - general, basic |
| etwas versuchen | to go for it |
| Trau Dich, versuchs einfach mal! | Don't be afraid - go for it! |
| Nickerchen | catnap - a short sleep |
| managen | oversee - to watch over, to supervise |
| die Gelegenheit sofort ergreifen | to jump at the chance - to immediately accept an offer |
| Schlupfloch | loophole |
| Urlaubsort | resort - a place that has become a popular destination for tourists |
| zweifelhaftes Unternehmen | fly-by-night company - an unethical, illegal business |
| etw. überwachen, etw. beaufsichtigen | to oversee sth. |
| Torwart - Ich will ins Tor! | goalie - I want to be goalie! |
| streng | rigorous - physically demanding |
| Ressort | division - a mayor section of a company |
| verborgenes Motiv | hidden agenda - a sectet reason for doing something |
| bemerkenswerterweise | remarkably - emphasizing how unusual something is |
| betonen, unterstreichen | to emphasize |
| Antrieb | impetus |
| Großraumbüro | open-plan office - large office with few or no internal walls |
| Videoüberwachungsanlage | CCTV - closed-circuit television cameras |
| flexible Arbeitsweise mit Schreibtisch teilen | hot-desking - the allocating of desks to workers as required, rather than permanently |
| knutschen | to snog |
| panisch werden, durchdrehen | to freak out |
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