Request the welfare ministry has submitted a request in this year’s budget Aanvraag
to develop a new poverty index.
Indication Dozen of pairs of slippers in front of the hostel are a strong indication Teken
of how many stay there.
Deposit They did not take into account the savings, deposits and property owned Storting
by many Japanese, particularly the elderly.
To Charge Nearby hostels charge 1,000 yen($12.50) a night for the extremely poor. Vragen
To draw attention to But the discovery of a dead family of three-an elderly Aandacht
man crippled A bad back, his wife and their 39-year-old son- has again Vestigen op
drawn attention to its existence
To provide it would measure factors such as health, food, clothing and living Leveren
Conditions to provide a better understanding of the poor.
To conceal In Saitama, a bedroom community north-west of Tokyo, the problem Verbergen
of poverty is well concealed.
Share So, for many Japanese, are figures from the OECD(organization for Deel
economic co-operation and development) that made japan the sixth-worst of
34 countries in terms of the share of the population living in poverty(America came even lower)
To submit To get a better understanding of poverty in Japan, the welfare ministry Indienen
has submitted a request in this year’s budget to develop a new poverty index.
Statistics Those statistics, however, from the mid-2000s, looked only at income. Data
To take into account They did not take into account, the savings, deposits and Rekening
Property owned by many Japanese, particularly the elderly. Houden met
To measure It would measure factors such as health, food, clothing and living Meten
Conditions to provide a better understanding of the poor.
Figures So, for many Japanese, are figures from the OECD that made Japan the sixth Cijfers
Worst of 34 countries.
Property They did not take into account the savings, deposits and property Eigendom
Owned by many Japanese, particularly the elderly.
To overtake Two years ago Samsung overtook Nokia in worldwide phone
Sales.
Inhalen/voorbijgaan
To overrun They were fired because they overran their budget by 2 million Overschrijden
dollars.
To assess they assessed the damage at $ 2,000. Vaststellen/inschatten/beoordelen
,To patent He patented his invention so that nobody could use it without his Patenteren
Permission.
To tackle He had to tackle the problem before it got out of hand Aanpakken
To slump Unfortunately, the prices slumped after we had invested in that Zakken/inzakken
Company. Teruglopen
To launch They try to launch a new product every year. Lanceren/ op de
markt brengen
To overstate They were arrested for fraud because they had overstated Overschrijden
Their earnings.
To stagnate Because of the crisis our turnover has stagnated. Stagneren
To outweigh The advantages of this system clearly outweigh the Opwegen tegen
Disadvantages.
To Account for His bad health accounts for his absence this week. Verklaren/ is goed voor
To catch up with We need to work hard if we want to catch up with the Inhalen
Competition.
Caught on It took a long time before his new invention caught on. Aanslaan
To Report to He reported to his boss that he had made the deal. Melden aan
To Succeed After two years they finally succeeded in making a profit. Slagen in
Synoniemen:
Autonomy= zelfbestuur independence=onafhankelijkheid(zelf)
Range=series= reeks
Personnel=employees= personeel/medewerkers
Bureaucracy=official rules= volgens de regels
Concept=model= model
A boom= a sudden rise = Stijging(plotseling)
Discouraging Or it might mean the idea of splitting one’s entire life from an
employer is so discouraging that it seems easier to stay put Ontmoedigend
Satisfied Not satisfied with the above, some employers are helping their staff fill Tevreden
Their leisure time to
Behavior At ‘first tennessee’, employees get a $130 cash bonus if they are seen Gedrag
To be practicing healthy behavior
,Leisure time not satisfied with the above, some employers are helping their staff fill Vrije tijd
Their leisure time to
Ensure It is to ensure that people do not work too hard Verzekeren
Issue For these forward-looking employers the difficult problem of work / life balance Kwestie
Assumed to be one of the greatest workplace issues facing us – is magically eliminated
Employer Indeed, there is little these good employers will not do to take the load off Werkgever(s)
Their workers
To arrange Many offer swimming pools and fitness centers, some arrange guitar Regelen
Lessons or provide plots of gardens.
To reward SAS is not content to reward employees with only a pay check Belonen
To assume For these forward-looking employers the difficult problem of work / life balance
Assumed to be one of the greatest workplace issues facing us – is magically eliminated Aannemen
Eliminate For these forward-looking employers the difficult problem of work / life balance
Assumed to be one of the greatest workplace issues facing us – is magically eliminated Wegwerken
Satisfaction He could not find any satisfaction in his work Voldoening/bevrediging
Satisfied it is very important to keep your customers satisfied tevreden
Satisfactory he was fired because his work was absolutely satisfactory bevredigend
Develop it took him almost a year to develop this product ontwikkelen
Development His move from Philips to sony was a surprising development ontwikkeling
Developer He worked as a software developer Ontwikkelaar
Invested Last year he invested all his money in apple investeerde
Investor he tried to find an investor for his new invention belegger
Investment Putting your money in trustworthy firms seems to be a smart investment investering
Assess they tried to assess the damage that was done Schatten
Assessment unfortunately, he failed his oral assessment because his asser did not like assesment
His answers Ondervrager
Decide he could not decide between going left or right Kiezen
Decision He had to make a decision before his boss found our beslissing
Decisive it turned out to be the decisive step towards success beslissend
Accused of He was accused of insider trading and was therefore fired Beschuldigd van
, To profit from He tried to profit from his colleague by selling him a useless piece of junk te
profiteren
To step down after the scandal the CEO had to step down Moest aftreden
To turn into he turned the company into a growth machine omzetten
To set up Their old company had gone bankrupt, so they tried to set up a new one opzetten
Synoniemen:
On the side = secretly = geheim
Static= not moving=statisch
To monitor=to check= controleren
To forgo=to give up= opgeven/afzien
To upgrade=to improve= verbeteren
Complicated=complex= ingewikkeld
Hierarchical Once their size becomes larger, however, some kind of hierarchical structure is
necessary to prevent total chaos because of failures of communication.
Opgebouwd uit veel lagen
To resolve A quick phone call and the problem was resolved. Oplossen
To Recognize Sociologists have long recognized that businesses of less than 200 individuals can
operate through easy communication among the employees.
Erkennen
Accommodation The whole process worked very smoothly as an organization for many years until
they were moved into purpose-built accommodation.
Gebouw(context)
To impose Imposing such structures has its costs: information can only flow along certain channels
because only certain individuals contact each other regularly. Opleggen
To interact to allow free flow of information, they have to be able to interact in an informal way.
Contact hebben
A lack of Moreover, the lack of contacts means that individuals lack a sense of personal
commitment. Een tekort aan
To empower And with that, they accidentally destroyed the social networks that empowered the
whole organization.
Kracht geven
Commitment Moreover, the lack of contacts means that individuals lack a sense of personal
commitment that makes the world of small groups so successful. Betrokkenheid
To involve Something else is needed: the people involved must be able to build direct personal
relationships. Erbij betrekken
