BFS Basel - English File 5th ed. File 8-Karteikarten

application n (Have you looked at John Jackson's application for the new job?)

Bewerbung

apply for phr v (Did you apply for that teaching job?)

bewerben für

be fired (I think Jodie is going to be fired tomorrow.)

gefeuert werden

employment n (Are you looking for full-time employment? )

Arbeitsstelle

farm n (I grew up on a farm in a village. )

Bauernhof

farmer n (My grandparents were sheep farmers. )

Landwirt/in

freelance adj (I'm a freelance journalist. I work for different newspapers. )

freiberuflich

full-time adj (Is your job full-time or part-time?)

ganzzeitig, hauptberuflich

law n (Do you want to study law at university?)

Jura

lawyer n (I'm going to study law and become a lawyer. )

Anwalt, Anwältin

music n (Do you like listening to this music? )

Musik

musician n (This song is by my favourite musician. )

Musiker/in

overtime n (How much overtime do you do every month?)

Überstunden

part-time adj (I want to find a part-time job when I go to university.)

nebenberuflich, teilzeitlich

permanent adj (I wish I could get a permanent job.)

dauerhaft

pharmacist n (Tell the pharmacist that you have a headache and fever. )

Apotherker/in

pharmacy n (Go to the pharmacy to get some medicine. )

Apotheke

promote v (I hope they promote me soon.)

befördern

promotion n (Congratulations on your promotion, Dave!)

Beförderung

qualifications pl n (What kind of qualifications do you have?)

Qualifikationen

qualify v (I plan to qualify as an accountant. )

qualifizieren

redundant adj (They made 20 people redundant last month.)

arbeitslos

resign v (If they don't promote me then I will resign.)

kündigen

resignation n (Have you read Lynne's letter of resignation?)

Kündigung

retire v (I will be 70 when I retire.)

in Rente gehen

retirement n (My grandparents really enjoy their retirement. )

Pensionierung

run v (I want to run my own business. )

führen

sack v (If you are caught stealing, they will sack you.)

entlassen

science n (I enjoyed studying science at school. )

Naturwissenschaften

scientist n (Marie Curie was a famous scientist. )

Wissenschaftler/in

self-employed adj (I would love to be self-employed and just work for myself.)

selbstständig

set up phr v (I want to set up my own company.)

aufbauen, gründen

temporary adj (This is a temporary job which lasts for three months.)

vorübergehend, befristet

translate v (Can you translate this word for me, please? )

übersetzen

translator n (They hired a translator to help at the business conference. )

Übersetzer/in

unemployed adj (How long have you been unemployed?)

arbeitslos

work shifts (Do you have to work shifts in the store? Is it open 24 hours? )

Schichtarbeit

achieve v (What would you like to achieve during your gap year?)

erreichen

achievement n (What's your biggest achievement so far? )

Leistung

agree v (Do you agree with me?)

zustimmen

agreement n (The two groups reached an agreement. )

Vereinbarung

argue v (How often do you argue with your parents?)

streiten

argument n (They had a terrible argument and didn't speak again. )

Streit, Auseinandersetzung

attach v (Did you attach the report to your email?)

anhängen

attachment n (Please send me the document as an attachment. )

Anhang

choice n (How much choice do we have about our work?)

Wahl

choose v (Which subject are you going to choose to study at university?)

wählen

compensate v (Did they compensate you for the accident?)

entschädigen

compensation n (They wanted compensation for the delayed flight. )

Entschädigung

complain v (I would like to complain to the hotel manager.)

beschweren

complaint n (The customer made a complaint about the poor service. )

Beschwerde

consideration n (Thanks for your consideration. That's very helpful. )

Rücksicht

deliver v (When will they deliver our new sofa?)

liefern

delivery n (I have to stay at home. I'm waiting for a delivery. )

Lieferung

demonstrate v (I would like to demonstrate how to use this new coffee machine.)

demonstrieren, vorführen

demonstration n (Please watch this demonstration carefully. )

Demonstration, Vorführung

explain v (Can you explain this mathematical formula to me?)

erklären

explanation n (That sounds really strange. What was their explanation? )

Erklärung

fail n (I don't want to fail this exam. )

durchfallen

failure n (Failure is only temporary. We can learn from it. )

Versagen

improve n (Can I improve my English quickly? )

verbessern

improvement n (This is a big improvement! You've worked hard. )

Verbesserung

lose v (Try not to lose your mobile phone!)

verlieren

loss n (The loss of our best player is very bad for the team. )

Verlust

manage n (How will you manage working and studying at the same time?)

managen, bewältigen

management n (The management asked everyone to work overtime. )

Management

pay v (I have to pay for the meal now.)

bezahlen

payment n (I'm waiting for the payment to come into my bank account. )

Zahlung

respond v (I need to respond to this email before I leave.)

antworten

response n (Did you get an answer? ~ No, there was no response. )

Antwort

sale n (I bought these jeans in the big sale. They were really cheap. )

Sonderverkauf

sell v (I would like to sell my old car.)

verkaufen

serve n (The waiter served dinner to the customers. )

servieren

service n (The service here is terrible! I had to wait for ages. )

Bedienung

succeed v (It takes a lot of hard work to succeed in this business.)

erfolgreich sein

success n (The new book was a great success. Lots of people bought it. )

Erfolg

tempt n (Don't tempt me to leave early. I must stay here. )

verleiten

temptation n (There is a big temptation to check your phone a lot. )

Versuchung

treat n (The doctor can treat this illness. )

behandeln

treatment n (This is the treatment for your illness. Take this medicine. )

Behandlung

value n (These shoes are only £20. That is good value. )

Wert

a degree in ( I'm going to gut a degree in maths.)

einen Abschluss in

degrees n (It's cold today. It's only five Regress Celsius.)

Grad

The cost is very reasonable.

Die Kosten sind angemessen.

The name of our new product is...

Der Name unseres neuen Produktes lautet...

Our slogan is...

Unser Motto ist...

We' re here to tell you about...

Wir sind hier, um Ihnen etwas über... zu erzählen.

We think our product is going to be very popular.

Wir glauben, dass unser Produkt sehr beliebt sein wird.