German C1 Work & Education Vocabulary List
This is the complete German Work & Education vocabulary at C1 level — 414 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.
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414 C1 · Work & Education words
| German word | English meaning | Heard in |
|---|---|---|
| die Abhängige Variable | dependent variable | — |
| die Abordnung | a secondment = an arrangement where a company temporarily assigns an employee to a new position | — |
| abstrahieren | to abstract | — |
| der Ackerbau | agriculture / farming (wenig benutzt) | — |
| akkreditieren | to accredit | — |
| die Akkreditierung | accreditation | — |
| die Akquisition | acquisition | — |
| amtieren | to officiate | — |
| die Amtssprache | official language | — |
| angemessen | appropriate | — |
| die Anhörung | (court) hearing | — |
| das Anschauungsmaterial | illustrative material / visual aides | — |
| anspruchsvoll | demanding | — |
| der Arbeitskampf | labor dispute | — |
| die Arbeitsmigration | labor migration | — |
| arbeitsteilig | division of labor | — |
| der Arbeitsvertrag | employment contract | — |
| das Arbeitszeitmodell | work schedule model | — |
| argumentieren | argue | — |
| arriviert | arrived | — |
| ätzen | to etch / corrode / cauterize | — |
| die Aufarbeitung | processing / preparation | — |
| die Aufstiegschance | opportunity for advancement | — |
| ausbilden | to train | — |
| die Aussteifung | bracing/stiffening | — |
| autodidaktisch | self-taught | — |
| das Axiom | axiom | — |
| die Barriere | barrier | — |
| die Befähigung | empowerment | — |
| der Befehlshaber | commander (leader) | — |
| befugt | authorized / competent | — |
| begutachten | to give expert advice about / eye up | — |
| die Begutachtung | inspection | — |
| der Beirat | an advisory council / adviser | — |
| der Beitel | a woodworking chisel | — |
| der Berufsanfänger | job beginner | — |
| die Berufsausbildung | vocational training | — |
| der Berufsbild | occupation | — |
| der Berufszweig | field of study | — |
| das Betriebsklima | work environment | — |
| betriebswirtschaftlich | operationally | — |
| die Bewehrung | reinforcement | — |
| die Beweismittel | evidence/material evidence | — |
| beziffern | to figure / number / estimate | — |
| der Bias | bias | — |
| die Bilanzierung | accounting/balance-sheet accounting | — |
| der Bildungsgang | education pathway | — |
| das Bildungsniveau | educational level | — |
| die Bildungspolitik | education policy | — |
| das Bildungssystem | education system | — |
| der Bildungsweg | education path | — |
| die Blende | an aperture / shutter | — |
| das Chrom | Chromium | — |
| der Cluster | cluster | — |
| die Codierung | encoding / coding | — |
| das Curriculum | curriculum | — |
| die Dachgesellschaft | an umbrella company | — |
| die Datenvisualisierung | data visualization | — |
| die Deckenschalung | ceiling formwork | — |
| das Deduktionsverfahren | deductive reasoning | — |
| deduzieren | to deduce | — |
| definieren | to define | — |
| die Dekodierung | decoding | — |
| die Delegation | delegation | — |
| die Demografie | demography | — |
| die Denkpause | thinking pause | — |
| deponieren | to deposit / put / lodge | — |
| designiert | designated | — |
| destillieren | to distill | — |
| die Didaktik | didactics / teaching methodology | — |
| die Dienstbarkeit | service | — |
| die Dienstleistungsqualität | service quality | — |
| die Dienstzeit | service time | — |
| die Disharmonie | disharmony | — |
| disqualifizieren | disqualify | — |
| diszipliniert | disciplined | — |
| die Disziplinierung | discipline | — |
| die Dogmatik | dogmatics / dogmatic theology | — |
| der Drahtzieher | a mastermind | — |
| die Dramaturgie | dramaturgy | — |
| der Dreschflegel | a flail | — |
| die Druckspannung | compressive stress | — |
| der Durchsatz | throughput | — |
| die Effizienzsteigerung | efficiency improvement | — |
| die Eichung | calibration / standardization | — |
| die Eignung | suitability | — |
| einschlägig | relevant / pertinent | — |
| das Einstiegsgehalt | starting salary | — |
| die Ekklesiologie | ecclesiology | — |
| elastisch | elastic | — |
| elitär | elitist | — |
| die Eliteuniversität | elite university | — |
| der Empirismus | empiricism | — |
| die Endabnahme | final inspection | — |
| die Endlosschleife | an infinite loop | — |
| die Entsagung | renunciation | — |
| der Entwicklungsprozess | development process | — |
| episch | epic | — |
| die Epistemologie | epistemology | — |
| das Erhebungsinstrument | survey instrument | — |
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