German B2 Work & Education Vocabulary
This is the complete German Work & Education vocabulary at B2 level — 285 words, each with its English translation, the article (der / die / das) and an example sentence. Search it, or download the whole list free as a CSV or an Anki flashcard deck.
285 B2 · Work & Education words
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| der Ressortleiter | department head / minister |
| das Rotkreuz | the Red Cross |
| der Ruhestand | retirement |
| der Sachverständige | expert / expert witness |
| die Schaltzentrale | control center |
| die Schlussfolgerung | inference / conclusion |
| schuften | to slave away / toil / grind away |
| der Schulleiter | headmaster/principal |
| schweißen | to weld |
| schwerlast | heavy-duty |
| die Sekundärliteratur | secondary literature |
| der Server | server |
| der Sicherheitsdienst | security service / security |
| die Sicherung | backup / securing |
| die Sklavenarbeit | slave labor |
| die Solarenergie | solar energy |
| das Sommersemester | summer semester |
| die Sonderanfertigung | a special model / version |
| der Speicher | memory/storage |
| die Spezialisierung | specialization |
| der Spracherwerb | language acquisition |
| die Sprengung | blasting / bursting / breaking |
| der Stahlbeton | reinforced concrete |
| standardmäßig | by default |
| die Startrampe | launch pad |
| der Stellvertreter | deputy / representative |
| die Stellvertreterin | female deputy / representative |
| steuernd | controlled / managed |
| die Stichprobe | random sample |
| die Streichung | deletion / cancellation / cut |
| der Studiendekan | dean of studies |
| der Studiengang | degree program |
| die Studiengebühr | tuition fee |
| die Studienordnung | course of study regulations |
| der Studienschwerpunkt | major / field of specialization |
| die Synthese | synthesis / reconciling combination |
| der Tänzer | dancer |
| die Theologie | theology |
| der Theoretiker | theorist |
| die These | thesis/argument |
| die Trägheit | inertia |
| das Tutorium | tutorial / tutoring session |
| die Überarbeitung | reworking / revision |
| überlasten | to overload / overburden |
| überschreiben | to overwrite |
| umschulen | to retrain |
| umsetzbar | actionable |
| der Universitätsabschluss | university degree |
| die Universitätsbibliothek | university library |
| unterbesetzt | understaffed / undermanned |
| das Unternehmertum | entrepreneurship |
| unterstehen | to report to / be subordinate / be under |
| unterzeichnen | to sign / endorse / initial |
| die Validierung | validation |
| verankern | to anchor / establish / fix / embed |
| der Verband | bond/bonding pattern |
| Verbrauchsintensiv | resource-intensive |
| verifizieren | to verify |
| verklagen | to sue |
| der Verleger | publisher |
| vernetzen | to network / link up |
| verpflichten | to commit / obligate |
| versiert | versed / experience / practiced |
| der Versorger | provider / breadwinner |
| vertagen | to adjourn / defer / postpone |
| das Verteidigungsministerium | ministry of defense |
| der Vordenker | a thought leader / mastermind |
| die Vorlesung | lecture |
| das Vorlesungsverzeichnis | course catalog/lecture directory |
| die Wartung | maintenance |
| die Wasserkraft | hydroelectric power |
| weihen | to consecrate / to ordain |
| der Werdegang | a career / development process |
| der Windkanal | a wind tunnel |
| die Windkraft | wind power |
| das Wintersemester | winter semester |
| der Zahnarzt | dentist |
| zeitaufwändig | time consuming |
| die Zeugenpflicht | duty to testify |
| die Zielsetzung | objective / target |
| zugelassen | authorized / licensed |
| der Zugriff | access |
| die Zulassung | licensing / authorization |
| der Zusammenschluss | merger / union / combining |
| die Zuständigkeit | an area of responsibility |
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