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215 Vocabulary in a bid to do sth. In a bid to cut waste, they stopped handing out free plastic shopping bags. in der Absicht, etw. zu tun to pursue an agenda ein Anliegen/Ziel verfolgen 19 authoritarian [ ]O:Qürç}te‹ri‹n ] : demanding that people obey, not allowing them personal freedom autoritär truthful wahr, wahrheitsgetreu to be critical of sth. I was always critical of the Bush administration. etw. kritisch gegenüber- stehen 23 metallurgist [ m‹}tél‹dJçst ] Metallurg/in steel plant Stahlwerk loom Webstuhl bonded labour: a system in which employers give high-interest loans to employees whose family members then work at low wages to pay off the debt Schuldknechtschaft 24 sweatshop Ausbeuterbetrieb 25 hazardous [ }héz‹d‹s ] gefährlich, riskant fungicide [ }fUndJçsaçd ] Pilzvernichtungsmittel commonplace CCTV cameras are now common- place throughout the city. alltäglich, normal, gang und gäbe to retail at/for … im Einzelhandel … kosten to pledge to do sth. versprechen/zusichern, etw. zu tun 29 in compliance with … All new buildings are in compliance with fire codes. gemäß …, konform mit … freedom of association Vereins-/ Vereinigungsfreiheit 31 forced labour Zwangsarbeit trade union You have the right to join a trade union and to take part in its activities. Gewerkschaft draconian sehr streng, hart, drakonisch supply chain Versorgungs-/Lieferkette to let sb. off the hook jmdn. aus der Verantwortung nehmen/ vom Haken lassen freedom of expression Meinungsfreiheit indivisible [ ]çndç}vçsçb‹l ] Maintenance is an indivisible part of any manufacturing unit. untrennbar to erect sth. etw. errichten audit [ }O:dçt ] (Über-)Prüfung feisty [ }façsti ] resolut, bestimmt to undercut sb. They’re able to undercut their competitors by at least 8%. jmdn. unterbieten scrupulous [ }skru:pjïl‹s ] ehrlich, gewissenhaft unfettered markets entfesselte/freie Märkte garment factory Textilfabrik compact [ }kmpékt ] Übereinkunft, Vereinbarung 32 to usher in a new era eine neue Ära einleiten to tweak sth. etw. justieren/fein einstellen 33 solar panel Sonnenkollektor, Solarmodul LED: (short for) light-emitting diode LED, Leuchtiode crowdfunding: the practice of raising money for a business project by getting a large number of people to give many small amounts of money, typically via the internet Crowdfunding to raise funds for sth. Mittel für etw. aufbringen to hatch sth. They hatched a plot to burgle their neighbour’s home. etw. aushecken/ausbrüten untapped ungenutzt, unerschlossen toughened verstärkt, gehärtet proof of concept When the drone finally flew a proof-of-concept mission, the results were stunning. Nachweis der Machbarkeit custom-hardened eigens gehärtet crosswalk (AE) Fußgängerübergang load cell Druck-/Kraftmessdose traction Bodenhaftung batch They undertake various quality control checks on every batch. (Klein-)Serie, Charge, Stapel circuit [ }sä:kçt ] board Leiterplatte, Platine textured glass strukturiertes Glas mono-/poly-crystalline mono-/polykristallin array [ ‹}reç ] Feld, Anordnung overhead line/wire Freileitung unsightly unansehnlich, hässlich to streamline sth. The company has streamlined its internal processes. etw. optimieren, etw. straffen manufacture [ ]ménjï}féktS‹ ] I’m acquainted with most processes involved in car manufacture. Herstellung, Erzeugung utility [ ju:}tçl‹ti ] If you want to save money on your utility bill, use less air conditioning. hier: (öffentlicher) Versorgungsbetrieb Unit 7 2 cul-de-sac [ }kUld‹sék ] Sackgasse local council Gemeinderat green The concert will take place on the village green. Wiese, Rasen, Grünfläche 4 petition A million people have signed a petition against road pricing. Unterschriftensammlung; Bittschrift, Petition to thrash sth. out (coll.) The whole matter must be thrashed out between us. etw. ausdiskutieren to talk sth. over I’d like to talk it over with my husband first. etw. besprechen/ durchsprechen to take legal advice einen Rechtsanwalt zurate ziehen to take legal action They promised to take legal action against whoever is responsible for the damage. rechtliche Schritte einleiten, den Rechtsweg beschreiten 8 to come up to speed aufholen, sich auf den neuesten Stand bringen AC outlet (Wechselstrom-)Steckdose lectern Pult recessed Both sets of lights are recessed in a random pattern in the wood ceiling over the stage. eingelassen, eingebaut Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv