Human qualities – positive

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Human qualities – positive

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Adjectives in use

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	to be confident	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	selbstbewusst sein	‘I’m confident that we can reach our sales targets.’
0/0	to be considerate	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	rücksichtsvoll sein	‘My manager is very considerate. She always ensures I’m not being asked to do too much work.’
0/0	to be determined	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	entschlossen sein	‘I’m determined to launch the product in the next three weeks.’
0/0	to be friendly	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	freundlich sein	‘The customer service team is friendly and helpful.’
0/0	to be fun	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	Spaß machen	‘It’s quite a fun team.’
0/0	to be funny	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	lustig sein	‘She’s quite funny, so everyone looks forward to her presentations.’
0/0	to be generous	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	großzügig sein	‘He’s generous with his time.’
0/0	to be helpful	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	behilflich sein	‘The sales team was very helpful when I needed to locate a spare part for my oven.’
0/0	to be honest	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ehrlich sein	‘It’s important to be honest in your dealings with colleagues.’
0/0	to be kind	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	freundlich sein	‘It’s very kind of you to offer to rearrange the meeting, but I should be fine with 10 a.m. on Tuesday.’
0/0	to be open-minded	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	aufgeschlossen sein	‘I’m open-minded as to whether we should appoint an IT manager or outsource the services instead.’
0/0	to be optimistic	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	optimistisch sein	‘I’m usually very optimistic, but I’m a bit uncertain we’ll be able to meet our targets this month.’
0/0	to be polite	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	freundlich sein	‘The IT helpdesk staff are always polite to me when I call them.’
0/0	to be reliable	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	zuverlässig sein	‘He’s very reliable. If he says he’ll attend the 9 a.m. meeting, we can be fairly certain he’ll be there.’
0/0	to be respectful	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	respektvoll sein	‘He is very respectful when dealing with customers.’
0/0	to be tenacious	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	hartnäckig sein	‘This was a complex project to deliver. Fortunately, the project manager was tenacious in ensuring everyone completed their tasks.’
0/0	to be thoughtful	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	rücksichtsvoll sein	‘Thank you, that’s very thoughtful of you.’
0/0	to be trustworthy	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	vertrauenswürdig sein	‘I think he’s trustworthy, so I’ve asked him to deliver the cash to the bank.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

0/0

to be confident

selbstbewusst sein

‘I’m confident that we can reach our sales targets.’

0/0

to be considerate

rücksichtsvoll sein

‘My manager is very considerate. She always ensures I’m not being asked to do too much work.’

0/0

to be determined

entschlossen sein

‘I’m determined to launch the product in the next three weeks.’

0/0

to be friendly

freundlich sein

‘The customer service team is friendly and helpful.’

0/0

to be fun

Spaß machen

‘It’s quite a fun team.’

0/0

to be funny

lustig sein

‘She’s quite funny, so everyone looks forward to her presentations.’

0/0

to be generous

großzügig sein

‘He’s generous with his time.’

0/0

to be helpful

behilflich sein

‘The sales team was very helpful when I needed to locate a spare part for my oven.’

0/0

to be honest

ehrlich sein

‘It’s important to be honest in your dealings with colleagues.’

0/0

to be kind

freundlich sein

‘It’s very kind of you to offer to rearrange the meeting, but I should be fine with 10 a.m. on Tuesday.’

0/0

to be open-minded

aufgeschlossen sein

‘I’m open-minded as to whether we should appoint an IT manager or outsource the services instead.’

0/0

to be optimistic

optimistisch sein

‘I’m usually very optimistic, but I’m a bit uncertain we’ll be able to meet our targets this month.’

0/0

to be polite

freundlich sein

‘The IT helpdesk staff are always polite to me when I call them.’

0/0

to be reliable

zuverlässig sein

‘He’s very reliable. If he says he’ll attend the 9 a.m. meeting, we can be fairly certain he’ll be there.’

0/0

to be respectful

respektvoll sein

‘He is very respectful when dealing with customers.’

0/0

to be tenacious

hartnäckig sein

‘This was a complex project to deliver. Fortunately, the project manager was tenacious in ensuring everyone completed their tasks.’

0/0

to be thoughtful

rücksichtsvoll sein

‘Thank you, that’s very thoughtful of you.’

0/0

to be trustworthy

vertrauenswürdig sein

‘I think he’s trustworthy, so I’ve asked him to deliver the cash to the bank.’

Nouns

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	confidence	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	Selbstvertrauen	‘The delivery was sent to the wrong address, which doesn’t inspire confidence in the company’s administrative processes.’
0/0	determination	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	Entschlossenheit	‘He showed great determination in his approach to increasing sales.’
0/0	generosity	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	Großzügigkeit	‘Thanks to your generosity, we raised over £1000 for a local charity.’
0/0	honesty	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	Ehrlichkeit	‘Thank you for your honesty. We’ll find out who the bag belongs to and make sure it is returned.’
0/0	kindness	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	Höflichkeit	‘My colleagues showed great kindness towards me when I was unable to work.’
0/0	optimism	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	Optimismus	‘I’m known for my optimism, but I’m not sure we’ll meet our sales targets this month.’
0/0	politeness	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	Höflichkeit	‘We expect our staff to show politeness towards others.’
0/0	respect	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	Respekt	‘We try to ensure we always treat our customers and suppliers with respect.’
0/0	tenacity	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	Hartnäckigkeit	‘They showed great tenacity in looking for the cause of the problem.’
0/0	thoughtfulness	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	Nachdenklichkeit	‘Thank you for your thoughtfulness, but I should be able to finish the project myself.’
0/0	trustworthiness	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	Vertrauenswürdigkeit	‘We don’t have a list of who has which computer equipment, so we’re relying on the trustworthiness of the staff.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

0/0

confidence

Selbstvertrauen

‘The delivery was sent to the wrong address, which doesn’t inspire confidence in the company’s administrative processes.’

0/0

determination

Entschlossenheit

‘He showed great determination in his approach to increasing sales.’

0/0

generosity

Großzügigkeit

‘Thanks to your generosity, we raised over £1000 for a local charity.’

0/0

honesty

Ehrlichkeit

‘Thank you for your honesty. We’ll find out who the bag belongs to and make sure it is returned.’

0/0

kindness

Höflichkeit

‘My colleagues showed great kindness towards me when I was unable to work.’

0/0

optimism

Optimismus

‘I’m known for my optimism, but I’m not sure we’ll meet our sales targets this month.’

0/0

politeness

Höflichkeit

‘We expect our staff to show politeness towards others.’

0/0

respect

Respekt

‘We try to ensure we always treat our customers and suppliers with respect.’

0/0

tenacity

Hartnäckigkeit

‘They showed great tenacity in looking for the cause of the problem.’

0/0

thoughtfulness

Nachdenklichkeit

‘Thank you for your thoughtfulness, but I should be able to finish the project myself.’

0/0

trustworthiness

Vertrauenswürdigkeit

‘We don’t have a list of who has which computer equipment, so we’re relying on the trustworthiness of the staff.’

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