Prime Time 6, Coursebook mit Audio-CD und DVD

V Check-out 1 to chair a meeting This year Mr Carmona will chair the meeting at the conference. bei einem Treffen den Vorsitz übernehmen to take the minutes Are you sure it’s really my turn to take the minutes again? Protokoll führen agenda What’s on the agenda today? Tagesordnung subsidiary !sEb*sIdjErI? Siemens has worldwide subsidiaries. Tochtergesellschaft executive board The executive board has agreed. Präsidium liberal Google and Microsoft have very liberal corporate cultures. offen, liberal labour force The Austrian labour force is generally well qualified. Arbeitskräfte relocation Relocation of manufacturing towards the East is quite common these days. Standortwechsel abolition We will not support the abolition of time recording. Abschaffung overtime Overtime pay is regulated individually. Überstunden time recording Time recording of workers has become quite common. Zeiterfassung company premises Entrance to the company premises is not allowed. Firmengelände to be on first name terms I’m glad we’re on first name terms. It’s a lot less formal. per du sein ruthless He proved to be a ruthless driver. rücksichtslos insensitivity It’s difficult for me to tolerate insensitivity. Gefühllosigkeit fierce !fIEs? There was fierce opposition to the cutbacks. heftig to cut costs Managers said they needed to cut costs by up to 30%. Kosten senken to consider sth. Please consider the fact that this is impossible for me. etw. in Betracht ziehen 3 within walking distance It’s within walking distance. zu Fuß erreichbar 4 drudgery !*dr0dZErI? The invention of the washing machine has helped to lessen the drudgery of housework immensely. Plagerei, Schinderei to fade Our childhood fades in our memory. verblassen futurologist !+fju"tSE*rOlEdZist? What are the views of futurologists? Zukunftsforscher/in exodus In Europe there is an exodus of young scientists to the US. Auszug, Exodus to blur The colours blurred. verschwimmen to draw up sth. We quickly drew up a plan to get out of this mess. etw. entwerfen cyber attack Cyber attacks on hospitals are a real danger to patients. Cyberattacke hologram A hologram is a 3D image on a 2D surface. Hologramm polarisation There is a deep polarisation between the political parties. Gegensätzlichkeit proliferation !prEU+lIfE*reISn? The proliferation of nuclear weapons should be stopped. Verbreitung Famous speeches to cajole sb. !kE*dZEUl sb.? They tried to cajole me to call the boss but I didn’t. jmdn. überreden alliance !E*laIEns? Students formed an alliance to stand up against bullying. Bündnis, Allianz to mould !mEUld? Recycled paper was moulded into the shape of a ball. formen, gestalten to conceive !kEn*si"v? The first draft of the project was conceived ten years ago. ausdenken, ersinnen to dedicate sth. to sb. This monument was dedicated to the many people who had lost their lives in the rescue operation. jmdm. etw. widmen proposition Everything they did was based on the proposition that children have the same rights as adults. hier: Leitsatz, Prinzip to create According to religion, God created the world. schaffen, erschaffen to be engaged in The battalion was engaged in a fierce battle. verwickelt sein fellow Americans The President greeted his fellow Americans. amerikanische Mitbürger/innen landing grounds They reached their landing grounds and were attacked. Landungsort, -zone to surrender The British refused to surrender to their enemies in WW II. aufgeben to dedicate oneself to She dedicated herself to helping the poor. sich in den Dienst einer Sache stellen domination The Blacks suffered considerably under white domination. Vorherrschaft to cherish !*tSerIS? I will cherish your present because it is so special. (wert)schätzen 1 to deliver a speech He delivered his speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial. eine Rede halten podium There was a huge crowd. We could hardly see the podium. Podium quotation !kwEU*teISn? He started his speech with a quotation from a novel. Zitat to appeal to the emotions of The speaker tried to appeal to the emotions of the audience by talking about the fate of the children. an die Gefühle appellieren, die Gefühle ansprechen on the occasion of On the occasion of their anniversary they got a pot plant. anlässlich far-reaching consequences The flood had far-reaching consequences. All the houses were destroyed. weitreichende Folgen inspiring !In*spaIErIN? The first speech was so inspiring that the crowd started to cheer immediately. anregend, inspirierend 2 civil liberties !*sIvl *lIbEtIz? Civil liberties for all need to be protected. Bürger/innenrechte Unit 8 198 Vocabulary Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv