Business vocabulary in use
Unit 2: Ways of working
A. Working hours
An office worker Someone who works in an office Een
kantoorwerker
A nine-to-five job A job that starts at 9 am and ends at 5 pm. A job Een gewone job
during regular business hours usually in an office van 9 tot 5
Working hours The hours of a day during which work is in the Werkuren,
office werktijden
Working time is the period of time that a person
spends at paid labor
A swipe card a plastic card such as a credit card or ID card veegkaart
Swiping a card to clock bearing magnetically encoded information which is
in and clock read when the edge of the card is slid through an
electronic device.
flexitime Means that the workers can work when they want, Flexibele
within certain limits arbeidstijden
To work in shifts To work at different times on different times, not In shiften werken
work from 9-5
To clock on at the To register when you arrive at work, esp. by means
beginning of a time clock
To clock off at the end To register your departure from work
The day shift A period of time worked during the daylight hours dagploeg
The night shift A period of time worked at night Nachtdienst/ploeg
Working overtime To work more hours than usual for more money Overuren werken
To commute a regular journey of some distance to and from pendelen
one's place of work.
To work from home thuiswerken
A commuter < The person who commutes pendelaar
commuters
Teleworking / Working form home and using the computer and telewerken
telecommuting phone to communicate with other people
B. Nice work if you can get it
All these words can be used in front of job and work
Satisfying, stimulating, The work is interesting and gives you positive feelings
fascination, exciting
Dull, boring, uninteresting, The work is not interesting
unstimulating
Repetitive, routine The work involves doing the same things again and again
Tiring, tough, hard, demanding The work is difficult and makes you tired
C. Nature of work
My work involves + noun (human contact, long hours, teamwork)
I like/dislike/prefer/enjoy + -ing (working with figures, dealing with people, solving problems)
,15: innovation and invention
A. Innovation and invention
Verb Meaning Noun: concept Noun: thing Noun: person translation
uncountable countable
Design To make design A design A designer ontwerpen
plans or
drawings for
how
something
is to be
made
develop To make a development A development A developer ontwikkelen
new idea
become
successful,
for example
by making
or
improving a
product
innovate To think of innovation An innovation An innovator innoveren
new ideas,
methods,
products
invent To design invention An invention An inventor uitvinden
and make
something
for the first
time
Companies -> which/that
people -> who
Moet gemaakt worden = is to be made -> moeten as official business language -> not: must be made
is to be made -> official obligation/ instruction
B. Research and technology
Research and development Onderzoek en ontwikkeling
Research centre (BRE) An establishment founded for onderzoekscentrum
Research center (Ame) doing research.
laboratories a room or building equipped laboratoria
for scientific experiments,
research, or teaching, or for
the manufacture of drugs or
chemicals.
Innovative of a product, idea, etc.) innovatief
featuring new methods;
advanced and original.
"innovative designs"
, (of a person) introducing new
ideas; original and creative in
thinking
Breakthroughs An important discovery or doorbraak
event that helps to improve a
situation or provide an answer
to a problem
Released To allow something to be Uitbrengen, in de handel
shown in public or to be brengen
available for use:
The technology the application of scientific Technologie
knowledge for practical
purposes, especially in
industry.
Cutting edge = leading edge The latest or most advanced Baanbrekende
stage in the development of
something.
State-of -the-art Very modern and using the Allernieuwste, modernste,
most recent ideas and ultramodern, geavanceerd
methods
State-of-the-art technology spitstechnologie
Hi-tech using, requiring, or involved in hoogtechnologich
high technology.
"a high-tech security system"
(chiefly in architecture and
interior design) using styles
and materials, such as steel,
glass, and plastic, that are
associated with industrial use.
Low-tech is simple technology, opposed basistechnologie
to high technology
obsolete No longer used because Verouderd, achterhaald
something new has been
invented
Future-proof To design software, a Toekomstbestendig
computer, etc. so that it can
still be used in the future, even
when technology changes
proprietary Info die aan iemand
toebehoort
Toebehorend aan
iets/iemand/beschermde infor
, To carry out R&D at it centres -> not in!
at: general location <-> specific location
at the hospital in the emergency room
At the cutting edge or at the leading edge -> cutting-edge technology
C. Patents and intellectual property
Proprietary Information or knowledge that belongs to an Eigendom van iets/iemand,
individual or company beschermde
Patents The official legal right to make or sell an invention Patent/octrooi
for a particular number of years
Under licence With special permission from the person or Onder licentie
company who has created a product
Royalties A payment made to a writer, musician, inventor, et Auteursrechtelijke
c. every time something they have vergoeding
created or invented is bought or used by
others
Copyright The legal right that someone has to control Auteursrecht
the production and selling of a book, play,
film, photograph, piece of music, etc. for a particul
ar period of time
Copyright An occasion when someone uses another's text, Inbreuk op het
infringement pictures, etc. without permission auteursrecht
Illegal Illegaal downloaden
downloading
piracy Illegal downloading of music, films and software Piraterij, illegaal kopiëren
from the internet en verspreiden van
materiaal
Fake products Illegal copies of an authentic product Nagemaakte producten
Brand name or The name given to a particular product by the merknaam
company that makes it
trademark A recognizable symbol used on the product; A handelsmerk
name or symbol on a product that shows it was
made by a particular company, and that it cannot
be used by other companies without permission
Intellectual Someone's idea, invention, creation, etc., that can Intellectueel eigendom
property be protected by law from being copied by
someone else
End-to-end Responsibility of the process that takes a system or Eind-tot-
responsibility service from beginning to end and delivers a eindverantwoordelijkheid,
complete functional solution, usually without verantwoordelijkheid over
Unit 2: Ways of working
A. Working hours
An office worker Someone who works in an office Een
kantoorwerker
A nine-to-five job A job that starts at 9 am and ends at 5 pm. A job Een gewone job
during regular business hours usually in an office van 9 tot 5
Working hours The hours of a day during which work is in the Werkuren,
office werktijden
Working time is the period of time that a person
spends at paid labor
A swipe card a plastic card such as a credit card or ID card veegkaart
Swiping a card to clock bearing magnetically encoded information which is
in and clock read when the edge of the card is slid through an
electronic device.
flexitime Means that the workers can work when they want, Flexibele
within certain limits arbeidstijden
To work in shifts To work at different times on different times, not In shiften werken
work from 9-5
To clock on at the To register when you arrive at work, esp. by means
beginning of a time clock
To clock off at the end To register your departure from work
The day shift A period of time worked during the daylight hours dagploeg
The night shift A period of time worked at night Nachtdienst/ploeg
Working overtime To work more hours than usual for more money Overuren werken
To commute a regular journey of some distance to and from pendelen
one's place of work.
To work from home thuiswerken
A commuter < The person who commutes pendelaar
commuters
Teleworking / Working form home and using the computer and telewerken
telecommuting phone to communicate with other people
B. Nice work if you can get it
All these words can be used in front of job and work
Satisfying, stimulating, The work is interesting and gives you positive feelings
fascination, exciting
Dull, boring, uninteresting, The work is not interesting
unstimulating
Repetitive, routine The work involves doing the same things again and again
Tiring, tough, hard, demanding The work is difficult and makes you tired
C. Nature of work
My work involves + noun (human contact, long hours, teamwork)
I like/dislike/prefer/enjoy + -ing (working with figures, dealing with people, solving problems)
,15: innovation and invention
A. Innovation and invention
Verb Meaning Noun: concept Noun: thing Noun: person translation
uncountable countable
Design To make design A design A designer ontwerpen
plans or
drawings for
how
something
is to be
made
develop To make a development A development A developer ontwikkelen
new idea
become
successful,
for example
by making
or
improving a
product
innovate To think of innovation An innovation An innovator innoveren
new ideas,
methods,
products
invent To design invention An invention An inventor uitvinden
and make
something
for the first
time
Companies -> which/that
people -> who
Moet gemaakt worden = is to be made -> moeten as official business language -> not: must be made
is to be made -> official obligation/ instruction
B. Research and technology
Research and development Onderzoek en ontwikkeling
Research centre (BRE) An establishment founded for onderzoekscentrum
Research center (Ame) doing research.
laboratories a room or building equipped laboratoria
for scientific experiments,
research, or teaching, or for
the manufacture of drugs or
chemicals.
Innovative of a product, idea, etc.) innovatief
featuring new methods;
advanced and original.
"innovative designs"
, (of a person) introducing new
ideas; original and creative in
thinking
Breakthroughs An important discovery or doorbraak
event that helps to improve a
situation or provide an answer
to a problem
Released To allow something to be Uitbrengen, in de handel
shown in public or to be brengen
available for use:
The technology the application of scientific Technologie
knowledge for practical
purposes, especially in
industry.
Cutting edge = leading edge The latest or most advanced Baanbrekende
stage in the development of
something.
State-of -the-art Very modern and using the Allernieuwste, modernste,
most recent ideas and ultramodern, geavanceerd
methods
State-of-the-art technology spitstechnologie
Hi-tech using, requiring, or involved in hoogtechnologich
high technology.
"a high-tech security system"
(chiefly in architecture and
interior design) using styles
and materials, such as steel,
glass, and plastic, that are
associated with industrial use.
Low-tech is simple technology, opposed basistechnologie
to high technology
obsolete No longer used because Verouderd, achterhaald
something new has been
invented
Future-proof To design software, a Toekomstbestendig
computer, etc. so that it can
still be used in the future, even
when technology changes
proprietary Info die aan iemand
toebehoort
Toebehorend aan
iets/iemand/beschermde infor
, To carry out R&D at it centres -> not in!
at: general location <-> specific location
at the hospital in the emergency room
At the cutting edge or at the leading edge -> cutting-edge technology
C. Patents and intellectual property
Proprietary Information or knowledge that belongs to an Eigendom van iets/iemand,
individual or company beschermde
Patents The official legal right to make or sell an invention Patent/octrooi
for a particular number of years
Under licence With special permission from the person or Onder licentie
company who has created a product
Royalties A payment made to a writer, musician, inventor, et Auteursrechtelijke
c. every time something they have vergoeding
created or invented is bought or used by
others
Copyright The legal right that someone has to control Auteursrecht
the production and selling of a book, play,
film, photograph, piece of music, etc. for a particul
ar period of time
Copyright An occasion when someone uses another's text, Inbreuk op het
infringement pictures, etc. without permission auteursrecht
Illegal Illegaal downloaden
downloading
piracy Illegal downloading of music, films and software Piraterij, illegaal kopiëren
from the internet en verspreiden van
materiaal
Fake products Illegal copies of an authentic product Nagemaakte producten
Brand name or The name given to a particular product by the merknaam
company that makes it
trademark A recognizable symbol used on the product; A handelsmerk
name or symbol on a product that shows it was
made by a particular company, and that it cannot
be used by other companies without permission
Intellectual Someone's idea, invention, creation, etc., that can Intellectueel eigendom
property be protected by law from being copied by
someone else
End-to-end Responsibility of the process that takes a system or Eind-tot-
responsibility service from beginning to end and delivers a eindverantwoordelijkheid,
complete functional solution, usually without verantwoordelijkheid over
