Real english Vocab Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

a late bloomer

- someone who becomes good at something after people usually become good at it;

lapse;

a temporary failure;

to pull all-nighters;

to work throughout the night;

to brush up on something.

to improve existing knowledge or skill;

a crash course in something;

an educational program or research conducted over a short period of time

To take off

To garner popularity very quickly; to become popular.

Spread by word of mouth

To transmit information by means of communication;

To strike a chord with someone

To cause someone to feel emotion or enthusiasm;

Ludicrous

So foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing;

Capture the imagination of

To make someone very interested or excited;

Off-shored

Made, situated or registered abroad;

To be hooked on

To be addicted to something;

Glocalisation

the idea that local conditions must be considered in globalization (= trading in all parts of the world)

Localisation

the process of organizing a business or industry so that its main activities happen in local areas rather than nationally or internationally.

Clash of cultures

a conflict arising from the interaction of people with different cultural values;

Cosmopolitanism

. the idea that all human beings are, or could or should be, members of a single community. Different views of what constitutes this community may include a foc

Brain drain

the situation in which large numbers of educated and very skilled people leave their own country to live and work in another one where pay and conditions are b

Uberisation

the act or process of changing the market for a service by introducing a different way of buying or using it, especially using mobile technology;

Identity loss

the process when some distinct features of a person / thing disappear and it becomes similar to others; not knowing who you are anymore;

Downshifting

. the Practise of leaving a job that is well paid and difficult in order to do something that gives you more time and satisfaction but less money;

Outsource

getting work done by another company, usually in a different country;

Fair trade

a system of trading with a developing country in which a good price is paid for their exports, and the people who produce the goods have good working conditions

Sweatshop is...

a workshop / factory where manual workers are employed for very low wages;

Globalization is ...

the process by which regional economies, societies and cultures have become integrated through a global network of communication, transportation and trade