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German Vocabulary
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liegen LEE-gen
to lie, to be (a value)
verb fünfundsechzig fewnf-oont-ZECH-tsig
sixty-five
number Wachstum vahks-tum
growth
noun Druck drook
pressure
noun Entfernung ent-FAIR-noong
distance
noun weswegen vehs-VAY-gen
which is why / on account of which
conjunction angewiesen an-ge-VEE-zen
reliant / dependent
adjective / past par sich anmelden zikh AN-mel-den
to sign up / to register
verb kulinarisch koo-lee-NAR-ish
culinary
adjective Führung FUE-rung
guided tour / leadership
noun Zahl tsaal
number, figure
noun Bewerber be-VAIR-ber
applicant, candidate
noun Wettbewerb VET-be-verb
competition
noun behauptete buh-HOWP-teh-tuh
claimed
verb Ernst airnst
gravity / seriousness
noun des dess
of the
article Fehlers FEEL-ers
mistake
noun erkannt air-KAHNT
recognized / realized
verb sechsstelligen zeks-SHTEL-lig-en
six-figure
adjective Gesamtschaden geh-ZAHMT-shah-den
total damage
noun Umstand OOM-shtahnt
circumstance
noun Ärger AIR-guh
trouble, annoyance
noun zustimmen TSOO-shtim-men
to agree, to approve
verb zuweisen tsoo-vy-zen
to allocate, to assign
verb praktisch prak-tish
virtually, practically
adverb ehrgeizig air-guy-tsich
ambitious
adjective einhalten ine-hal-ten
to meet, to keep, to adhere to
verb Auftrag OWF-trahk
contract, order, job
noun Ende EN-deh
end
noun Quartal kvar-TAHL
quarter (of a year)
noun Frage FRAH-geh
question / matter
noun verursachen fair-OOR-zah-shen
to cause
verb anfangs AHN-fahngs
initially, at the beginning
adverb Ressource re-soor-se
resource
noun unmöglich oon-moog-lich
impossible
adjective Zieltermin tseel-ter-meen
target date, deadline
noun Seit zyte
Since
preposition Fusionsankündigung foo-zee-OHNS-ahn-kyun-dig-ung
merger announcement
noun Spannung SHPAH-nung
tension/eagerness
noun Einzelheit YN-tsel-hyte
detail/particular
noun ausschöpfen AUS-shup-fen
to leverage, to exploit, to exhaust (a resource)
verb an Land ziehen an LANT TSEE-en
to land (a contract/deal), to pull ashore
verb / idiom jemandem YAY-man-dem
anyone's / to someone
pronoun Unternehmensbürokratie oon-ter-NEH-mens-byu-roh-kra-TEE
corporate bureaucracy
noun sich zurechtfinden zuh-RECHT-fin-den
to find one's way / to cope / to orient oneself
verb treten TREH-ten
to step / to kick
verb Initiative i-ni-tsya-TEE-veh
initiative
noun abgeben AP-gey-ben
to hand over, to give away
verb Abteilung ap-TY-loong
department, division
noun Da dah
Since, Because
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