(Please be aware that this is only a very brief selection!!)
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Abteilung |
department |
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Aktiengesellschaft |
incorporated
company (Inc) (US) |
joint-stock
corporation (Corp.) (US) |
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Aktiengesellschaft |
public
limited company (Plc) (UK) |
open
corporation (US) |
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Arbeiterschaft, Belegschaft |
work-force |
labor-force
(US) |
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Aufsichtsrat |
board
of directors |
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Ausbildungsleiter |
training
manager |
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ausdehnen |
to
extend |
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beauftragen |
to
instruct, to assign, to appoint |
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beschränkte Haftung |
limited
liability |
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Betrieb
(allg.) |
shop
floor |
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Buchhaltung |
accounting
department |
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Büroangestellter |
clerk |
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Büropersonal |
clerical
staff |
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Genossenschaft |
co-operative |
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durchführen |
to
implement |
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Einkaufsabteilung |
purchasing
department |
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einstellen |
to
employ, to hire |
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Einzelunternehmen |
one-man-business |
sole
proprietorship (US) |
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Einzelunternehmer |
soletrader |
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entlassen |
to
dismiss, to fire, to sack, to lay off |
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erweitern, expandieren |
to
expand |
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Firmensitz, Zentrale |
headquarters,
head office |
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Forschung und Entwicklung |
research
and development |
R&D |
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Führungskraft, Manager |
manager |
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Fusion |
merger |
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fusionieren |
to
merge |
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Generaldirektor |
managing
director (UK) |
chief
executive officer (CEO) (US) |
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Geschäftsführer |
manager
(small business, branch office) managing
director (large companies, corporations) |
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Geschäftstätigkeit |
business
activity |
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GmbH |
limited
(liability) company |
closed
corporation (US) |
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Größenvorteil |
economy
of scale |
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Haftung |
liability |
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Jahreshauptversammlung |
annual
general meeting (AGM) |
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Kleinunternehmen |
small
business |
small-scale
enterprise |
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Kommanditgesellschaft (KG) |
limited
partnership |
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Konkurs, Insolvenz |
bankruptcy |
insolvency,
failure |
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Konzern,
Gruppe |
group |
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Körperschaft des öffentl. Rechts |
public
corporation |
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Kundenbuchhaltung |
accounts
department |
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leiten (eine Firma) |
to
run a company |
to
head, to manage (e.g.department), to conduct (a conference) |
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Leiter |
head |
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Leitung (einer Firma) |
running
of a company |
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Marktanteil |
market
share |
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Mitgesellschafter |
co-partner |
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mittelständisches Unternehmen |
medium-sized
enterprise |
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mittlere Führungsebene |
middle
management |
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Muttergesellschaft |
parent
company |
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Niederlassung |
branch
office |
branch |
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obere Führungsebene |
senior
management |
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offene Handelsgesellschaft (OHG) |
general
partnership |
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Peronalabteilung |
personnel
department |
human
resources dept. |
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Personengesellschaft, Teilhaberschaft |
partnership |
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persönlich haftender Gesellschafter |
general
partner |
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Sachverstand |
expertise |
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Stellvertreter |
deputy |
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stiller Gesellschafter |
sleeping
partner |
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Tochtergesellschaft |
subsidiary |
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Übernahme |
takeover |
amalgamation |
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übernehmen |
to
take over |
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umziehen |
to
move |
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Umzug |
move,
removal |
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unbeschränkte Haftung |
personal
liability |
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untere Führungsebene |
first-line
management |
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Unternehmensbereich |
division |
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Verkaufsabteilung |
sales
department |
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versetzen |
to
transfer |
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Vorgesetzter |
supervisor |
Aufseher, Vorarbeiter |
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Vorstand |
chairman
(person) board
of directors, board of managers (committee) |
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Zusammenarbeit |
collaboration |
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zusammenlegen |
to
pool |
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zuständig sein für |
to
be in charge of |
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