Business English

 0    32 Datenblatt    martataras
mp3 downloaden Drucken spielen überprüfen
 
Frage Antworten
vague
Lernen beginnen
not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided:
I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.
blunt
Lernen beginnen
tępy, dosadny
impose something on somebody
Lernen beginnen
narzucać coś komuś
get a strong notion
Lernen beginnen
uzyskać mocne pojęcie
We’ve already got a strong notion that the event spells the end of the Note series.
dubious
Lernen beginnen
feeling doubt
The future of the Note looked dubious last year when rumors of its demise circulated
demise of something
Lernen beginnen
the end of something that was previously considered to be powerful, such as a business, industry, or system:
lackluster
Lernen beginnen
without energy and effort
nijaki, bez wyrazu
The U.S. number-one tennis player gave a disappointingly lackluster performance.
dilute
Lernen beginnen
to make a liquid weaker by mixing in something else:
too many flagships risks diluting their premium status.
bow out
Lernen beginnen
to leave a job or stop doing an activity, usually after a long time:
it may be time for the Note to bow out and make room for Samsung’s latest innovations.
deteriorate
Lernen beginnen
To become worse
Though gig workers have become more crucial than ever in lockdowns, their earnings, as well as benefits, have only deteriorated.
plummet
Lernen beginnen
decrease
to fall very quickly and suddenly:
House prices have plummeted in recent months
mitigation
Lernen beginnen
reduction, łagodzenie
reduction in how harmful, unpleasant, or bad something is:
Costs and benefits are crucial in motivating mitigation efforts
hostilities
Lernen beginnen
fighting between two countries or groups who are at war
The authorities have urged people to stock up on fuel in case hostilities break out.
counterpart
Lernen beginnen
she held frosty talks with her Russian counterpart,
To sour
Lernen beginnen
To become unpleasent, unfriendly
The diplomatic manoeuvring came as Russia-Ukraine relations soured further
blatant
Lernen beginnen
obvious
foreign ministry accused Moscow of showing a “blatant disregard for the rules and principles of international law” by planning missile tests in the Black Sea
simmer
Lernen beginnen
To cook sth at temperature below boiling, grows slowly over a period of Time and could become more serious
The conflict in the breakaway Donetsk and Luhansk regions, known together as the Donbas, simmers despite a notional ceasefire
reiterate
Lernen beginnen
repeat, restate
Biden reiterated that under no circumstances would he send US troops to Ukraine
swell
Lernen beginnen
increase
The cost of bacon has swelled by 18%, and peanut butter, 15%. It's unclear when the uptick will relent.
ludicrous
Lernen beginnen
stupid, ridicoulous
Initially, demand dried up in March 2020 when states started issuing shelter-in-place orders, but Chesbrough says it came roaring back as soon as the federal government started sending out stimulus checks
Lernen beginnen
Initially, demand dried up in March 2020 when states started issuing shelter-in-place orders, but Chesbrough says it came roaring back as soon as the federal government started sending out stimulus checks
dicey
Lernen beginnen
risky, uncertain
Suddenly, buying a new car becomes a dicey proposition
uptick
Lernen beginnen
increase
The cost of bacon has swelled by 18%, and peanut butter, 15%. It's unclear when the uptick will relent.
To surge
Lernen beginnen
A sudden and great increase
A war could send prices surging in regions that have already been struggling with rapidly rising inflation,
To tumble
Lernen beginnen
fall, collapse
US oil futures tumbled about 3.5%. That's despite the fact that Russia stressed Tuesday that major military exercises would continue.
follow through,
Lernen beginnen
To continue sth until it's completed
Mr. Putin had made a final decision to follow through with his threat of an invasion.
To slam the door
Lernen beginnen
.
“If Russia takes military action before that day, it will be clear that they have slammed the door shut on diplomacy.”
To underscore
Lernen beginnen
To underline, to emphasize
Mr. Biden also underscored that the United States and its allies were united behind imposing severe economic sanctions if Russia’s forces cross Ukraine’s borders.
Still, in a statement, Psaki appeared to downplay the prospects of a meeting actually materializing given what US officials have said the high likelihood is Putin could launch an invasion soon.
Lernen beginnen
Still, in a statement, Psaki appeared to downplay the prospects of a meeting actually materializing given what US officials have said the high likelihood is Putin could launch an invasion soon.
elicit
Lernen beginnen
wywołać
bombshell
Lernen beginnen
A shocking piece of news
she had watched Alec Baldwin’s bombshell interview with ABC in December and was drawn to the actor’s claim that he did not pull the trigger.
But it appeared to dash the slim remaining hopes of averting a major conflict in Europe that could cause massive casualties
Lernen beginnen
But it appeared to dash the slim remaining hopes of averting a major conflict in Europe that could cause massive casualties

Sie müssen eingeloggt sein, um einen Kommentar zu schreiben.