Powerpoints

Great Resignation/ Big Quit/ Great Reshuffle

Ongoing economic trend in which employees have voluntarily resigned from their jobs, beginning in early 2021 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

Resignation

Quitting your job (=ontslag)

To plummet

fall or drop straight down at high speed. (=kelderen)

Wage trends

Wages rise or go down because of inflations for example. (=loontrends)

A spike

a sharp increase in the magnitude or concentration of something. (=een piek)

Continual

Occurring at regular intervals (=constant)

Continuous

Continuing without interruption (=continu)

A rebound

A reactionary relationship that is inspired by the unhealed wounds of a previous one (=terugkaatsen)

Resistant to

Unaffected by (=bestand tegen)

On record

officially measured and noted (=officieel)

To tap into

to manage to use something in a way that brings good results (=iets benutten)

Hybrid

a thing made by combining two different elements (=hybride)

To pivot

Make a shift or turn in a new directions (=draaien)

Backlog

an accumulation of uncompleted work or matters needing to be dealt with (=achterstand)

To hold up to scrutiny

if carefully and closely examined, "it" will not change (=onder de loep te houden)

Corporate

relating to a large company or group. (=zakelijk)

Relief

financial or practical assistance given to those in special need or difficulty (Verlichting, hulp)

Brand/ corporate activism

When a brand or business takes a stand on a social, environment, economic or political issue.

Catch-22

A dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions

Free agent

Person without commitments (=vrije man)

To leverage

To use (te benutten)

Bottom line

Final total of an account or balance sheet

Reverberate

have continuing and serious effects (=weerkaatsen)

To engulf

(of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely (=verzwelgen)

Collude

cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage over others (=samenspannen)

To file a grievance

an employee complaint based on experiencing a real or perceived injustice in the workplace (=klachtendossier)

NAACP

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

On behalf of

Namens

For fear of

Uit angst

At a great price

Tegen een geweldige prijs

By day, by night

Bij dag, nacht

Through the cover of

Onder dekking van

An advisor to

Een adviseur aan

To cast a long shadow on

has considerable influence on other people or events

To rail against

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings

To impose something on so

Opleggen

To advocate for

Pleiten

Undeterred

Onverschrokken

Incensed

kwaad (angry)

Clandestine

Clandestiene

To burgeon

Begin to grow or increase rapidly

To ignite

Ontsteken (to trigger)

Civil disobedience training

Opleiding burgerlijke ongehoorzaamheid

Meeting minutes/ the minutes of a meeting

Vergadering notuleren

Ground zero

Starting point or base for an activity

To brace for impact

To prepare for a crash

Societal rift

A disagreement that stops people of having a good relationschip

Comprehensive

including or dealing with all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.

Disproportionate

too large or too small in comparison with something else. (= out of proportion)

Projections

an estimate or forecast of a future situation based on a study of present trends. (=prediction)

A whole host of something

collective noun for a group of things or people

Liberal

relating to or denoting a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise.

Query

a question, especially one expressing doubt or requesting information.

To embed

To implant

Aspirational

having or characterized by aspirations to achieve social prestige and material success.

Tailored

Personalized

Rural

in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town.

To curate

selected, organized, and presented using professional or expert knowledge.

Economic

Adjective related to the economy

Economical

Something that save you money

Disposable income

Income remaining after deduction of taxes and social security charges (=besteedbaar inkomen)

Revenue

Income (=inkomsten)

Wealth distribution

The way in which the wealth and income of a nation is divided among its population

Demographics

Relating to the structure of the population (=demografisch)

Progressive income taxes

Takes a larger % of income from high-income groups than from low-income groups

Income per capita

Measures the amount of money earned by every person in that area

Pre-tax income

Net income before taxes are subtracted (=netto)

Post tax income

Disposable income (=bruto)

Social mobility

Change in a person's socio-economic situation

Economic mobility

People's ability to improve their economic status over the course of their lifetimes

Upward mobility

Measures the frequency a person changes their socioeconomic status

To allow for

Let someone have or do something

To tend toward

To be disposed or inclined to do something

To touch on something

To deal briefly with a subject

To shoot up

To grow rapidly

To dispose of

To get rid of something

To hold steady

To remain motionless

To leave to their own devices

To allow to do what he or she wants or is able to do without being controlled or helped by anyone else.

Feedback loop

Part of a system in which some portion of the system's output is used as input for future operations

Digital divide

Gulf between those who have ready access to computers and the internet and those who do not.

Textbook example

Provides a clear example of a type of situation or event

Favorable

Expressing approval

Moderate

average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree.

Inequity

Lack of fairness or justice

Disparity

a difference in level or treatment, especially one that is seen as unfair.

Projections

an estimate or forecast of a future situation based on a study of present trends.

Tenure

the holding of an office. (=occupancy)

Incrementally

in regular increases, additions, or stages.

Excess death

=overtollige dood

Subsequent

coming after something in time; following.

Pejorative

expressing contempt or disapproval.

Distinctively

in a way that is characteristic of one person or thing and distinguishes it from others

To diverge

To separate

To accord

To correspond

Incidentally

By chance

Meritocracy

government or the holding of power by people selected according to merit.

Relief

financial or practical assistance given to those in special need or difficulty.

Secularist

a person who advocates separation of the state from religious institutions.

Solace

comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.

Adultery

voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse.