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Risk
ENGLa vocabulary "Risk"
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to gradually get more and more of sth
to accumulate
noun: accumulation
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the state of owning assets that can easily be converted into cash
liquidity
adj: liquid
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happening or done without delay
immediate
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likely to happen very soon (esp. of something negative)
imminent
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very small (a ... risk, for example)
miniscule
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very unimportant or small
negligible
verb: to neglect
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showing a lack of care about danger and the results of one’s actions
reckless
noun: recklessness
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distant, far away, not likely to happen
remote
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small in size, amount or degree
slight
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large in amount or degree
substantial
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very important, crucial
vital
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the responsibility which the maker of a product has for any injury the product might cause
product liability
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the action of withdrawing a (faulty) product from the market
product recall
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someone who takes risk
a risk-taker
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“Gegenmassnahmen ergreifen”
to put countermeasures in place
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to suffer the worst part of sth unpleasant
to bear the brunt of sth
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be remembered suddenly, come to mind
to spring to mind
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to make it possible for sth to happen in the future
to pave the way for sth
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the opinion that people have about you / your company
reputation
adj: reputational
adj 2: reputable (having the reputation of being honest and providing good service)
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to make a judgement about the nature or quality of sth
to assess
noun: assessment
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to make a judgement about what is likely to happen, e.g. to .. a risk
calculate
noun: calculation
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to make something disappear
to eliminate
noun: elimination
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to meet
to encounter
noun: an encounter
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to form an idea of the cost, value etc. of something without calculating it exactly
to estimate
noun: an estimate
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to predict
to foresee
adj: foreseeable
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to make a judgement about something, e.g. a risk or people’s attitudes
to gauge
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to find the size, quantity etc. of sth in standard units
to measure
noun: measurement
adj: measurable
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to make as small as possible
to minimise
noun: minimisation
adj: minimal
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to make sth less harmful or serious
to mitigate
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to stop something from happening
to prevent
noun: prevention
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to decide in what order you should deal with things, based on how important they are
to prioritise
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to cause sth to be in a number of different places, e.g. to ... your risk
to spread
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If you ... sb for sth, you take them to court.
sue
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a state of being too confident or relaxed because you think things are going well
complacency
adj: complacent
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money that a court orders sb to pay sb else
damages
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something that could be dangerous or could cause damage
hazard
adj: hazardous
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to expect sth
anticipate
noun: anticipation
Flashcard set info:
Author:
EstherRobinson
Main topic:
English
Topic:
Risk
Published:
11.07.2011
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