Abolish a law/tax
This has been abolished
Abschaffen
Abschaffung von
Accept an offer (opp = reject)
Akzeptieren
Annehmen
Access to a building / to information
Zugang
Zugriff
Account for something
(N.B. Does not have a financial sense)
Verantwortlich sein
Rechenschaft ablegen
Account
Current account
Savings account
Konto
Girokonto
Sparkonto
Accounts (+ department)
Accountant
Buchhaltung & Abteilung
Buchhalter
Accurate figures
This is not an accurate picture
Genaue Zahlen / Angaben
Achieve
Achievement
Erreichen, leisten
Leistung
Acquire a company (=buy)
Erwerben, übernehmen
Adapt
Adapt or die
Ändern, anpassen
Adjust
Make adjustments
Einstellen, anpassen
Administration
Administrative staff
Verwaltung
Advertising
An advertisement
An advert
Werbung
Advice
Some advice
To advise sb (N.B. Different spelling and pronunciation)
Hinweis, Ratschlag
Affect
To affect something
To have an effect on something (different spelling)
Beeinflussen, betreffen
Afford
To be able to afford something
Leisten
Agenda
The next item on the agenda
Tagesordnung
Agent
A real estate agent
Vertreter
Aggressive
An aggressive strategy
Aggressiv
Agreement
Reach an agreement
Vereinbarung, Abkommen
Amount
The total amount
Betrag, Menge, Summe, Höhe
Analyse
To Analyse something
To make an analysis
Analysieren
Annual General Meeting (AGM) BE
Annual Meeting AE
Jahresversammlung
Apologies
Send your apologies if you can not attend
Entschuldigung
Application
Apply for a job
An applicant
Bewerbung, Anmeldung
Appoint
Appoint someone
An appointment
Ernennen
Apprentice
E.g. German apprenticeship system
Lehrling
Auszubildender
Approve
Approved
Approval
Genehmigen, freigeben
Arrange a meeting
Make arrangements
Arrangieren, veranstalten, vereinbaren
Assess
Assessment
Assess the quality of the hotels
Bewerten, beurteilen
Assets
The company’s assets
Vermögenswerte
Assist
Assist people with disabilities
Helfen, unterstützen
Association
Associate
Verein, Verband
Attach and attachment for an email
(Enclose and enclosure are for letters)
Anhängen und Anhang für Emails
Attend
Attend a meeting
Attendance (not the same as taking part, participating)
Besuchen
Audience
Target audience
Publikum
Zielgruppe
Audit
Auditor
Audit the company’s financial records
Prüfung
Prüfer
Authorities
Municipal authorities
Tax authorities
Behörden
Kommunale Behörden
Average
Average cost/age
Below / above average
Durchschnitt
Aware of something
Brand awareness
Environmental awareness
Increase awareness
Bewusst, aufmerksam
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