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What does it mean to achieve an objective?
What does it mean to achieve an objective?
atteindre, accomplir
What does 'to affect' mean?
What does 'to affect' mean?
affecter, toucher, influencer
What does 'artificial' mean?
What does 'artificial' mean?
artificiel
What does 'average' mean?
What does 'average' mean?
What is a 'bench'?
What is a 'bench'?
What does 'booming' mean?
What does 'booming' mean?
How many years is a century?
How many years is a century?
What is a 'closing figure'?
What is a 'closing figure'?
What does 'consistent' mean?
What does 'consistent' mean?
What does 'to decline' mean?
What does 'to decline' mean?
What do 'to decrease, to decline, to go down, to drop' mean?
What do 'to decrease, to decline, to go down, to drop' mean?
What does 'disabled' mean?
What does 'disabled' mean?
What does 'disappointed' mean?
What does 'disappointed' mean?
What is 'doubt'?
What is 'doubt'?
What does 'downward' mean?
What does 'downward' mean?
What does 'to drop' mean?
What does 'to drop' mean?
What does 'encouraged' mean?
What does 'encouraged' mean?
What is 'environmental performance'?
What is 'environmental performance'?
What does 'to evaluate' mean?
What does 'to evaluate' mean?
What does 'excellent' mean?
What does 'excellent' mean?
What does 'to expect someone to' mean?
What does 'to expect someone to' mean?
What are 'figures'?
What are 'figures'?
What does GDP stand for?
What does GDP stand for?
What is a 'government'?
What is a 'government'?
What is an 'improvement'?
What is an 'improvement'?
What does 'in terms of' mean?
What does 'in terms of' mean?
What does 'to increase' mean?
What does 'to increase' mean?
What is an 'injury'?
What is an 'injury'?
What does 'to lay off= to make redundant, to fire, to sack' mean?
What does 'to lay off= to make redundant, to fire, to sack' mean?
What does 'to look after' mean?
What does 'to look after' mean?
What does 'to manage costs' mean?
What does 'to manage costs' mean?
What does 'to outsource' mean?
What does 'to outsource' mean?
What does 'to perform well' mean?
What does 'to perform well' mean?
What is a 'plant=factory'?
What is a 'plant=factory'?
What is 'property'?
What is 'property'?
What is a 'quarter'?
What is a 'quarter'?
What does 'to remain stable= to remain steady' mean?
What does 'to remain stable= to remain steady' mean?
What is a 'reputation'?
What is a 'reputation'?
What does 'to be responsible for' mean?
What does 'to be responsible for' mean?
What does 'to rise, rose, risen' mean?
What does 'to rise, rose, risen' mean?
What is a 'safety record'?
What is a 'safety record'?
What are 'sales targets'?
What are 'sales targets'?
What does 'satisfactory' mean?
What does 'satisfactory' mean?
What is a 'ski resort'?
What is a 'ski resort'?
What does 'socially responsible' mean?
What does 'socially responsible' mean?
What is the 'stock market'?
What is the 'stock market'?
What is a 'summary'?
What is a 'summary'?
What does 'therefore' mean?
What does 'therefore' mean?
What does 'usually' mean?
What does 'usually' mean?
What is 'workplace diversity'?
What is 'workplace diversity'?
What is a 'world leader'?
What is a 'world leader'?
What does 'to plunge, to collapse' mean?
What does 'to plunge, to collapse' mean?
How would you describe 'to achieve an objective' in other words?
How would you describe 'to achieve an objective' in other words?
What is 'artificial'?
What is 'artificial'?
How would you describe something that is 'booming'?
How would you describe something that is 'booming'?
How long is a 'century'?
How long is a 'century'?
What does it mean to be 'consistent'?
What does it mean to be 'consistent'?
What does it mean to 'decline'?
What does it mean to 'decline'?
Which of the following words can be used to describe something that is decreasing?
Which of the following words can be used to describe something that is decreasing?
How would you describe someone who is 'disabled'?
How would you describe someone who is 'disabled'?
What does it mean to be 'disappointed'?
What does it mean to be 'disappointed'?
How would you describe something that is 'disappointing'?
How would you describe something that is 'disappointing'?
What does it mean 'to drop'?
What does it mean 'to drop'?
How would you describe someone who is 'encouraged'?
How would you describe someone who is 'encouraged'?
What does it mean for something to be 'encouraging'?
What does it mean for something to be 'encouraging'?
What describes the 'environmental performance'?
What describes the 'environmental performance'?
What does it mean 'to evaluate'?
What does it mean 'to evaluate'?
What means 'excellent'?
What means 'excellent'?
What does it mean 'to expect someone to'?
What does it mean 'to expect someone to'?
What can 'to fall' mean?
What can 'to fall' mean?
What 'figures' are?
What 'figures' are?
What does stand for GDP?
What does stand for GDP?
What is the meaning of 'to go up'?
What is the meaning of 'to go up'?
What is the meaning of 'improvement'?
What is the meaning of 'improvement'?
What is 'in terms of'?
What is 'in terms of'?
What describes 'to increase'?
What describes 'to increase'?
What is 'island'?
What is 'island'?
What means 'to join'?
What means 'to join'?
Which of the following terms are synonyms for 'to lay off'?
Which of the following terms are synonyms for 'to lay off'?
What means 'to look after'?
What means 'to look after'?
What means 'to manage costs'?
What means 'to manage costs'?
What means 'to measure'?
What means 'to measure'?
What means 'nowadays'?
What means 'nowadays'?
What means 'to perform well'?
What means 'to perform well'?
What means 'plant = factory'?
What means 'plant = factory'?
What means 'reliable'?
What means 'reliable'?
What means 'to remain stable= to remain steady'?
What means 'to remain stable= to remain steady'?
What means 'to be responsible for'?
What means 'to be responsible for'?
What means 'to rise, rose, risen'?
What means 'to rise, rose, risen'?
What means 'satisfactory'?
What means 'satisfactory'?
What means 'share'?
What means 'share'?
What means 'socially responsible'?
What means 'socially responsible'?
What means 'stock market'?
What means 'stock market'?
What means 'therefore'?
What means 'therefore'?
Which of the following is a synonym for 'to plunge'?
Which of the following is a synonym for 'to plunge'?
What is meant by 'to achieve an objective'?
What is meant by 'to achieve an objective'?
What does the word 'artificial' mean?
What does the word 'artificial' mean?
What is the meaning of the word 'average'?
What is the meaning of the word 'average'?
What is the meaning of the word 'bench'?
What is the meaning of the word 'bench'?
What is another word for 'can'?
What is another word for 'can'?
What is meant by 'closing figure'?
What is meant by 'closing figure'?
What are other ways of saying 'to decrease'?
What are other ways of saying 'to decrease'?
What is the meaning of the word 'disabled'?
What is the meaning of the word 'disabled'?
What does the word 'disappointed' mean?
What does the word 'disappointed' mean?
What does the word 'doubt' mean?
What does the word 'doubt' mean?
What does ‘downward’ mean?
What does ‘downward’ mean?
What does the word 'encouraging' mean?
What does the word 'encouraging' mean?
What is the meaning of the phrase 'environmental performance'?
What is the meaning of the phrase 'environmental performance'?
What does the word 'excellent' mean?
What does the word 'excellent' mean?
What is another word for 'figures'?
What is another word for 'figures'?
What is meant by the word 'government'?
What is meant by the word 'government'?
What is meant by the word 'improvement'?
What is meant by the word 'improvement'?
What is meant by 'in terms of'?
What is meant by 'in terms of'?
What does the word 'increase' mean?
What does the word 'increase' mean?
What is the meaning of the word 'indoor'?
What is the meaning of the word 'indoor'?
What does the word 'to join' mean?
What does the word 'to join' mean?
What is meant by the word 'label'?
What is meant by the word 'label'?
What does 'to lay off' mean?
What does 'to lay off' mean?
What is meant by 'to locate'?
What is meant by 'to locate'?
What is meant by the phrase 'to manage costs'?
What is meant by the phrase 'to manage costs'?
What does the word 'nowadays' mean?
What does the word 'nowadays' mean?
What is meant by the word 'to outsource'?
What is meant by the word 'to outsource'?
What is meant by the phrase 'to perform well'?
What is meant by the phrase 'to perform well'?
What is meant by 'plant' in this context?
What is meant by 'plant' in this context?
What is another word for 'property'?
What is another word for 'property'?
What is the meaning of the word 'quarter'?
What is the meaning of the word 'quarter'?
What does 'to remain stable' mean?
What does 'to remain stable' mean?
What does the word 'reputation' mean?
What does the word 'reputation' mean?
What does 'safety record' mean?
What does 'safety record' mean?
What does the word 'satisfactory' mean?
What does the word 'satisfactory' mean?
What is another word for ‘share’?
What is another word for ‘share’?
What is meant by 'ski resort'?
What is meant by 'ski resort'?
What is meant by 'socially responsible'?
What is meant by 'socially responsible'?
What is another word for ‘stock market’?
What is another word for ‘stock market’?
What does the word 'summary' mean?
What does the word 'summary' mean?
What does the word 'therefore' mean?
What does the word 'therefore' mean?
What does the world ‘usually’ mean?
What does the world ‘usually’ mean?
What is the meaning of the phrase 'workplace diversity'?
What is the meaning of the phrase 'workplace diversity'?
What is meant by the phrase 'world leader'?
What is meant by the phrase 'world leader'?
What is meant by ‘to plunge’?
What is meant by ‘to plunge’?
What is meant by ‘to collapse’?
What is meant by ‘to collapse’?
Flashcards
Achieve an objective
Achieve an objective
To successfully complete or realize an objective.
To affect
To affect
To have an impact on something or someone.
Artificial
Artificial
Made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally.
Average
Average
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Bench
Bench
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Booming
Booming
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Can
Can
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Century
Century
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Closing figure
Closing figure
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Consistent
Consistent
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Council
Council
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To decline
To decline
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To decrease
To decrease
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Disabled
Disabled
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Disappointed
Disappointed
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Disappointing
Disappointing
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Doubt
Doubt
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Downward
Downward
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To drop
To drop
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Encouraged
Encouraged
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Encouraging
Encouraging
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Environmental performance
Environmental performance
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To evaluate
To evaluate
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Excellent
Excellent
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To expect someone to
To expect someone to
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Fall
Fall
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To fall
To fall
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Figures
Figures
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GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
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To go up
To go up
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Government
Government
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To grow
To grow
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Growth
Growth
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Improvement
Improvement
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In terms of
In terms of
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To increase
To increase
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Indoor
Indoor
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Injury
Injury
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Island
Island
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To join
To join
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To label
To label
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To lay off
To lay off
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To locate
To locate
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To look after
To look after
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To manage costs
To manage costs
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To measure
To measure
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To notice
To notice
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Nowadays
Nowadays
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Open
Open
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To outsource
To outsource
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Study Notes
- These flashcards cover essential business vocabulary for Pre-Intermediate learners.
- Each card features a word or phrase with its corresponding definition.
Core Vocabulary
- To Achieve an Objective: To successfully reach a desired goal.
- To Affect: To have an impact on something or someone.
- Artificial: Made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally.
- Average: The typical or usual amount.
- Bench: A long seat for several people.
- Booming: Experiencing rapid growth and prosperity.
- Can: A metal container for preserving food or drink.
- Century: A period of one hundred years.
- Closing Figure: The final number or result at the end of a period.
- Consistent: Acting or done in the same way over time, especially to be fair or accurate.
Governance and Management
- Council: A body of people elected to manage the affairs of a city, county, or other district.
- To Decline: To decrease or go down in quantity or quality.
- To Decrease/Decline/Go Down/Drop: All indicate a reduction in amount or level.
- To Manage Costs: To control and reduce expenses.
- Government: The group of people who control and make decisions for a country or state.
Performance and Evaluation
- To Evaluate: To assess or judge the value, quality, or importance of something.
- Excellent: Of the highest quality; very good.
- To Perform Well: To achieve good results.
- Poor: Of a low or unsatisfactory standard or quality.
- Satisfactory: Acceptable or good enough.
- Figures: Numerical data.
Emotions and Reactions
- Disappointed: Feeling sad or let down because something is not as good as expected.
- Disappointing: Causing disappointment.
- Encouraged: Feeling motivated and supported.
- Encouraging: Providing support and motivation.
- Doubt: A feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction
- To Expect Someone To: To anticipate or believe that someone will do something.
Trends and Directions
- Downward: Moving or pointing toward a lower level or place.
- To Drop: To fall or decrease.
- Upward: Moving or pointing towards a higher level or place.
- Trend: A general direction in which something is developing or changing.
Economic Terms
- GDP (Gross Domestic Product): The total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year.
- Share: A unit of ownership in a company.
- Stock Market: A place where shares in companies are bought and sold.
- Trade: The activity of buying and selling goods or services.
Improvement and Decline
- Improvement: An instance of becoming better.
- To Grow: To increase in size or number.
- Growth: The process of increasing in size or number.
- To Increase: To become or make larger or more numerous.
- Fall: A decrease or decline.
- To Fall: To decrease or decline rapidly
- To Rise: To increase or go up.
Workplace and Responsibility
- Disabled: Having a physical or mental condition that limits movements, senses, or activities.
- Injury: Physical harm or damage to someone’s body.
- To Join: To become a member of a group or organization.
- To Lay off/Make Redundant/Fire/Sack: All indicate terminating someone's employment.
- To Look After: To take care of someone or something.
- To Be Responsible For: To have a duty to deal with something.
- Safety Record: A history of accidents and safety incidents in a particular workplace or industry
- Workplace Diversity: The inclusion of individuals of different races, cultures, and backgrounds in the workplace.
Location and Environment
- Indoor: Situated or used inside a building.
- Island: A piece of land surrounded by water.
- To Locate: To discover the exact place or position of something.
- Environmental Performance: How well a company manages its impact on the environment.
- Ski Resort: A resort with facilities for skiing.
Business Practices
- To Label: To attach a label to something.
- To Measure: To determine the size, amount, or degree of something.
- To Notice: To become aware of something.
- To Outsource: To contract work out to an external organization.
Time and Stability
- Nowadays: At the present time.
- Quarter: A period of three months.
- To Remain Stable/Steady: To stay in a fixed condition; not likely to change.
- Usually: Under normal conditions; generally.
Reputation and Ethics
- Reputation: The beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something.
- Socially Responsible: Acting in a way that benefits society.
- World Leader: A person or organization recognized as the most successful or authoritative in a particular field.
Other Important Terms
- Closing figure: final accounting number
- In terms of: Regarding something
- Open: Ready for business
- Plant/Factory: A building or area where goods are manufactured
- Property: Something owned
- To plunge/collapse: To fall suddenly
- Reliable: Dependable
- Sales target: Revenue goal
- Summary: A brief restatement of main points
- Survey: questionnaire, data collection
- Therefore: For that reason.
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