| English equivalent | German compound noun | Construction |
| college graduates | Hochschulabsolventen | Hochschul+Absolventen |
Now
we'll give you three compound nouns from the text that the writer coined ad
hoc.
Guess: What do
these words mean?
- Dickbrettbohrer:
opposite of the word Dünnbrettbohrer, which refers
to a person who is not too intelligent and who always takes the easiest
way to get what he wants. Such a person just drills holes in thin boards.
That is, there is very little to what this person says.
The Commerzbank is looking for the opposite, for someone who is a borer of thick boards, for one who is able to confront more complex problems.
- Selbststarter:
a self starter, one who doesn't need to be motivated by anyone else.
- Ideendurchboxer: someone who successfully fights (boxes) for his or her ideas to implement them
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