trade

Handel

Kauf und Verkauf von Waren oder Dienstleistungen.

In einfachem Englisch: The activity of buying and selling goods or services.

• Trade brings money into the country.
• International trade grew last year.
• The agreement encourages trade between neighbouring countries.

So benutzt man es: trade in something (Trade in coffee supports many families.); trade between A and B (Trade between the two countries has increased.)

Synonyme: commerce

Häufige Wendungen: international trade, trade in something, trade between countries

Handwerk, Beruf

Ein Beruf, für den man praktische Fähigkeiten erlernt, etwa beim Bauen oder Reparieren.

In einfachem Englisch: A job that involves practical skills learned through training, such as building or repairing things.

• He wants to learn a trade.
• She is a carpenter by trade.
• Plumbing and bricklaying are useful trades.

So benutzt man es: a carpenter/plumber/etc. by trade (He is an electrician by trade.)

Synonyme: craft, occupation

Häufige Wendungen: learn a trade, skilled trade, carpenter by trade

Tausch

Vorgang, bei dem jeder etwas gibt und dafür etwas anderes erhält.

In einfachem Englisch: An exchange in which each person gives something and receives something else.

• That was a fair trade.
• We made a trade: my bicycle for her camera.
• The teams agreed to a trade involving two players.

So benutzt man es: a trade with someone (I made a trade with my friend.)

Synonyme: exchange, swap

Häufige Wendungen: make a trade, fair trade, trade with someone

Transaktion, Handelsgeschäft

Ein einzelner Kauf oder Verkauf, besonders von Aktien oder anderen Anlagen.

In einfachem Englisch: One act of buying or selling, especially shares or other investments.

• The broker completed the trade.
• She made three trades before noon.
• That trade earned the investor a small profit.

Synonyme: transaction, deal

Häufige Wendungen: stock trade, execute a trade, profitable trade

Berufsstand

Die Menschen, die denselben Beruf mit praktischen Fachkenntnissen ausüben.

In einfachem Englisch: The people who do a particular kind of skilled practical work.

• The building trade needs more workers.
• The skilled trades are well represented in the union.
• Representatives of the trade met to discuss training.

Synonyme: business

Häufige Wendungen: the building trade, the skilled trades, trade representatives

tauschen, austauschen

Jemandem etwas geben und dafür etwas anderes von ihm bekommen.

In einfachem Englisch: To give something to someone and receive something else from them.

• We traded cards after school.
• The neighbours traded stories about their childhoods.
• Would you trade seats with me?

So benutzt man es: trade something with someone (I traded cards with my cousin.); trade something for something (She traded her bicycle for a guitar.)

Synonyme: exchange, swap

Häufige Wendungen: trade with someone, trade something for something, trade stories

handeln, Handel treiben

Waren oder Dienstleistungen kaufen und verkaufen, um damit ein Geschäft zu betreiben.

In einfachem Englisch: To buy and sell goods or services as a business.

• They trade in fresh fruit.
• The company traded with customers across Europe.
• Small shops can now trade online.

So benutzt man es: trade in something (The company trades in used cars.); trade with someone/something (We trade with several companies in Italy.)

Synonyme: deal, do business

Häufige Wendungen: trade in something, trade with someone, trade overseas