Woordenlijst Engels
Woorden Unit 1 – Work and jobs
Woord Vertaling
A full-time job (we talk about A job for the whole of the Een full-time job
works full-time) normal working week
A part-time job (we talk about Less time than a whole Een part-time job
works part-time) working week
Permanent job (we talk about Does not finish after a fixed Werk dat niet eindigt na een
permanent work) period bepaalde periode
Temporary job (we talk about Finfishes after a fixed Werk dat eindigt na een
temporary work) period bepaalde periode
Work for Werken voor
Work on Werken aan
To run Leiden
To manage Managen, leiden
Work under Werken onder
Responsibilities verantwoordelijkheden
In charge of Onder leiding van
Deal with Omgaan met
Responsible for Verantwoordelijk voor
Work with Werken met
Work The place where you do Werk
your job
In work Have a job Je hebt een job
Out of work Without a job Je hebt geen job
For work Voor werk
Go to work Aan het werk gaan
Get to/ arrive at Bereiken/ tot stand komen
At work Op het werk
Time off work Away from work due to Weg van werk wegens ziekte
illness
Note!
In charge off + noun
Responsible for + verb + -ing
Responsibility + infinitive / -ing One of my responsibilities is to make sure that…
One of my responsibilities is making sure that…
Woorden Unit 2 – Ways of working
Woord Vertaling
Office worker Kantoormedewerker
Nine-to-five Negen-tot-vijf
Working hours Werktijden
Swipe-card A card to get into the office Swipe-kaart
Flexitime (= BrE and flextime = It means you can work Flexibel werken
AmE) when you want
Shifts shifts
Clock on (or clock in) Tonen dat je er bent
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Clock off (or clock out) Tonen dat je weg bent
Day shift Dagshift
Night shift Nachtshift
Overtime Work more hours than overwerk
usual for more money
Commute Woon-werkverkeer
Work from home Werken van thuis uit
Commuters Pendelaars
Teleworking Working from home and Telewerken
using the computer and
phone to communicate
with other people
Telecommuting Working from home and Telewerken
using the computer and
phone to communicate
with other people
Job Baan
Work Werk
Satisfying Tevredenheid
Stimulating The work is interesting and Stimulerend
Fascinating gives you positive feelings Fascinerend
Exciting Spannend
Dull vervelend
Boring The work is not interesting Saai
Uninteresting Oninteressant
Unstimulating Onbevorderend
Repetitive The work involves doing Repetitiefoutine
Routine the same things again and routine
again
Tiring vermoeiend
Tough The work is difficult and zwaar
Hard makes you tired hard
Demanding Veeleisend
My work involves + noun
Human contact
Long hours
Teamwork
I like/ dislike/ prefer/ enjoy + -ing
Working with figures
Dealing with customers
Solving problems
Woorden Unit 3 – Recuirement and selection
Woord Vertaling
Recruitment The process of finding people Rekrutering
for particular jobs
, Woordenlijst Engels
Hiring Recruitment in American Aanwerving
English
recruited Gerekruteerd
A recruit Someone who has been Een rekruut
recruited
A hire een rekruut
Employees Werknemers
Hires Aanwerven
Join Word lid
Recruiters Rekruteerders
Recruitment agencies Rekruteringsbureuas
Employment agencies Uitzendbureaus
Headhunters Outside specialists, they may Koppensnellers
be used to find people for very
important jobs and to
persuade them to leave the
organizations they already
work for
Headhunted Gekoppensnelt
Headhunting Koppensnellen
Situations vacant Vacatures
Applied for Solliciteerde voor
Application form Aanvraagformulier
Jobs website Jobs website
Made an application Een aanvraag ingediend
CV (= Curriculum Vitae) A document describing your CV
education, qualifications and
Syn. = résumé or resume previous jobs, that you send to
a prospective employer
Covering letter or cover letter A letter for explaining why you Begeleidende brief, motivatie
want a job and why you are brief
the right person
Situation Formal words often used in job Toestand, situatie
Post advertisement and Post
Position applications Positie
Selection process The methods that the Selectieproces
company uses to recruit
people
Backgrounds or applicants Their experience of different Werkervaring, achtergronden
jobs and their educational
qualifications
Experience Ervaring
Qualifications Kwalificaties
Internet ! sometimes written with a Internet
capital letter when it is a noun,
mostly in American E.
Candidates Kandidaten
Group discussion Groep discussies
Interviews Interviews
Psychometric tests To asses their intelligence and Psychometrische testen
, Woordenlijst Engels
personality
Shortlist Verkorte lijst
References Referenties
Referees Previous employers, teachers, Referenten
and so on that candidates have
named in their applications
Offer Aanbod
Turn it down Niet geaccepteerd
Job offers Vacatures
Accept Accepteer
Appoint Aanwijzing
Woorden Unit 4 – Skills and Qualifications
Woord Vertaling
Graduates People who’ve just left afgestudeerden
university
Paper qualifications Papieren kwalificaties
Qualifications in Kwalificaties in
Work experience Werkervaring
Train … for Trein … voor
Graduated from Afgesturdeerd van…
With a degree in Met een diploma in …
Training in Training in
Train as Train als
Qualify as Kwalificeer als
In-house training Courses within the Eigen opleiding binnen het
company bedrijf
Management development Managementontwikkeling
Go on courses Ga op cursus
Acquire experience Get knowledge through Ervaring opdoen
doing things
A master’s degree A qualification you can get Een masterdiploma
after one or two years of
graduate study.
Graduate study Afgestudeerde studie
A master’s of Business A master degree in Een master in bedrijfskunde
Administration (MBA) advanced business studies.
A skill A particular ability to do Een vaardigheid
something well, especially
because you have learned
and practised it
Highly skilled Hoogopgeleide
Semi-skilled Half-geschoolde
Skilled geschoold
Unskilled Ongeschoold
Methodical Working in a planned, Methodisch
Systematic orderly way Systematisch
Organized Georganizeerd
Computer-literate Good with computers Iemand die goed is met
Woorden Unit 1 – Work and jobs
Woord Vertaling
A full-time job (we talk about A job for the whole of the Een full-time job
works full-time) normal working week
A part-time job (we talk about Less time than a whole Een part-time job
works part-time) working week
Permanent job (we talk about Does not finish after a fixed Werk dat niet eindigt na een
permanent work) period bepaalde periode
Temporary job (we talk about Finfishes after a fixed Werk dat eindigt na een
temporary work) period bepaalde periode
Work for Werken voor
Work on Werken aan
To run Leiden
To manage Managen, leiden
Work under Werken onder
Responsibilities verantwoordelijkheden
In charge of Onder leiding van
Deal with Omgaan met
Responsible for Verantwoordelijk voor
Work with Werken met
Work The place where you do Werk
your job
In work Have a job Je hebt een job
Out of work Without a job Je hebt geen job
For work Voor werk
Go to work Aan het werk gaan
Get to/ arrive at Bereiken/ tot stand komen
At work Op het werk
Time off work Away from work due to Weg van werk wegens ziekte
illness
Note!
In charge off + noun
Responsible for + verb + -ing
Responsibility + infinitive / -ing One of my responsibilities is to make sure that…
One of my responsibilities is making sure that…
Woorden Unit 2 – Ways of working
Woord Vertaling
Office worker Kantoormedewerker
Nine-to-five Negen-tot-vijf
Working hours Werktijden
Swipe-card A card to get into the office Swipe-kaart
Flexitime (= BrE and flextime = It means you can work Flexibel werken
AmE) when you want
Shifts shifts
Clock on (or clock in) Tonen dat je er bent
, Woordenlijst Engels
Clock off (or clock out) Tonen dat je weg bent
Day shift Dagshift
Night shift Nachtshift
Overtime Work more hours than overwerk
usual for more money
Commute Woon-werkverkeer
Work from home Werken van thuis uit
Commuters Pendelaars
Teleworking Working from home and Telewerken
using the computer and
phone to communicate
with other people
Telecommuting Working from home and Telewerken
using the computer and
phone to communicate
with other people
Job Baan
Work Werk
Satisfying Tevredenheid
Stimulating The work is interesting and Stimulerend
Fascinating gives you positive feelings Fascinerend
Exciting Spannend
Dull vervelend
Boring The work is not interesting Saai
Uninteresting Oninteressant
Unstimulating Onbevorderend
Repetitive The work involves doing Repetitiefoutine
Routine the same things again and routine
again
Tiring vermoeiend
Tough The work is difficult and zwaar
Hard makes you tired hard
Demanding Veeleisend
My work involves + noun
Human contact
Long hours
Teamwork
I like/ dislike/ prefer/ enjoy + -ing
Working with figures
Dealing with customers
Solving problems
Woorden Unit 3 – Recuirement and selection
Woord Vertaling
Recruitment The process of finding people Rekrutering
for particular jobs
, Woordenlijst Engels
Hiring Recruitment in American Aanwerving
English
recruited Gerekruteerd
A recruit Someone who has been Een rekruut
recruited
A hire een rekruut
Employees Werknemers
Hires Aanwerven
Join Word lid
Recruiters Rekruteerders
Recruitment agencies Rekruteringsbureuas
Employment agencies Uitzendbureaus
Headhunters Outside specialists, they may Koppensnellers
be used to find people for very
important jobs and to
persuade them to leave the
organizations they already
work for
Headhunted Gekoppensnelt
Headhunting Koppensnellen
Situations vacant Vacatures
Applied for Solliciteerde voor
Application form Aanvraagformulier
Jobs website Jobs website
Made an application Een aanvraag ingediend
CV (= Curriculum Vitae) A document describing your CV
education, qualifications and
Syn. = résumé or resume previous jobs, that you send to
a prospective employer
Covering letter or cover letter A letter for explaining why you Begeleidende brief, motivatie
want a job and why you are brief
the right person
Situation Formal words often used in job Toestand, situatie
Post advertisement and Post
Position applications Positie
Selection process The methods that the Selectieproces
company uses to recruit
people
Backgrounds or applicants Their experience of different Werkervaring, achtergronden
jobs and their educational
qualifications
Experience Ervaring
Qualifications Kwalificaties
Internet ! sometimes written with a Internet
capital letter when it is a noun,
mostly in American E.
Candidates Kandidaten
Group discussion Groep discussies
Interviews Interviews
Psychometric tests To asses their intelligence and Psychometrische testen
, Woordenlijst Engels
personality
Shortlist Verkorte lijst
References Referenties
Referees Previous employers, teachers, Referenten
and so on that candidates have
named in their applications
Offer Aanbod
Turn it down Niet geaccepteerd
Job offers Vacatures
Accept Accepteer
Appoint Aanwijzing
Woorden Unit 4 – Skills and Qualifications
Woord Vertaling
Graduates People who’ve just left afgestudeerden
university
Paper qualifications Papieren kwalificaties
Qualifications in Kwalificaties in
Work experience Werkervaring
Train … for Trein … voor
Graduated from Afgesturdeerd van…
With a degree in Met een diploma in …
Training in Training in
Train as Train als
Qualify as Kwalificeer als
In-house training Courses within the Eigen opleiding binnen het
company bedrijf
Management development Managementontwikkeling
Go on courses Ga op cursus
Acquire experience Get knowledge through Ervaring opdoen
doing things
A master’s degree A qualification you can get Een masterdiploma
after one or two years of
graduate study.
Graduate study Afgestudeerde studie
A master’s of Business A master degree in Een master in bedrijfskunde
Administration (MBA) advanced business studies.
A skill A particular ability to do Een vaardigheid
something well, especially
because you have learned
and practised it
Highly skilled Hoogopgeleide
Semi-skilled Half-geschoolde
Skilled geschoold
Unskilled Ongeschoold
Methodical Working in a planned, Methodisch
Systematic orderly way Systematisch
Organized Georganizeerd
Computer-literate Good with computers Iemand die goed is met
