B2+ UNIT 2

come out on top

to win a difficult struggle or argument, especially one that has continued for a long time

con

to get money from someone by deceiving them

disgraceful

haniebny, bad, embarrassing, or unacceptable

fake (verb)

to make something seem real in order to deceive people

get away with

to not be caught or punished when you have done something wrong

hold their heads up

trzymać głowy w górze, to behave as if you are proud of yourself or respect yourself

let someone win

pozwolić komuś wygrać

not the done thing

a way of behaving or doing something that is not socially acceptable

play fair

Grać sprawiedliwie

win at all costs

wygrać za wszelką cenę

be unbeaten

być niepokonanym

bend the rules

naginać zasady

concede

przyznać, to admit that you are not going to win a game, argument, battle etc

dive

to fall down deliberately in order to unfairly win a free kick or a penalty

play for time

grać na zwłokę

put someone off

to make it difficult for someone to pay attention to what they are doing by talking, making a noise, moving etc

the favourite

the team, player etc that is expected to win a race or competition

the underdog

the person, team etc that is weaker than the others, is always expected to be unsuccessful, and that is often treated badly

adversary

przeciwnik

bitter rivals

a competitor who you have strong feelings of dislike or anger about

collaboration

współpraca

forge partnerships

tworzyć partnerstwa, to build new relationships between companies or organisations

form an alliance

zawrzeć sojusz

fulfil your potential

to be as successful as you could possibly be

gain a competitive edge

uzyskać przewagę konkurencyjną, to have something that gives you an advantage over others

outdo

to be better or more successful than someone else at doing something

push beyond your limits

to go beyond what you are normally able to do

bankruptcy

bankructwo

competitiveness

konkurencyjność

cutback

cięcie, redukcja, a reduction in something, such as the number of workers in a company or the amount of money a government or company spends

efficiency

skuteczność, wydajność, the quality of doing something well and effectively, without wasting time, money, or energy

initiative

inicjatywa

productivity

wydajność, produktywność, the rate at which goods are produced, and the amount produced, especially in relation to the work, time, and money needed to produce them

profitability

when a business or an activity makes a profit, or the amount of profit it makes

turnover

obrót, the amount of business done during a particular period

bonus scheme

a scheme or plan in a company which adds money to the wages in return for meeting certain objectives

equal pay

Równa płaca

financial incentive

zachęta finansowa, money that is offered to encourage someone to work harder

health insurance

ubezpieczenie zdrowotne

job perks

profity pracy, something that you get legally from your work in addition to your wages, such as goods, meals, or a car

maternity/paternity leave

urlop macierzyński / ojcowski

mentor programme

program mentorski, a programme that provides an experienced person who advises and helps a less experienced person

on-site childcare

childcare that is provided at the place where people work, study, or stay

tuition assistance

help with payment for studies or a qualification

know something inside out

znać coś na wylot

a lot to take in

a lot of facts and new information to understand

round

runda, one of the parts of a competition that you have to finish or win before you can go on to the next part

best of three

the best of three results

kick in

to start or to begin to have an effect

neck and neck

łeb w łeb, if two competitors or groups are neck and neck in a competition or race, they are level with each other

come down to

sprowadzają się do, if a complicated situation or problem comes down to something, that is the single most important thing

take it well

to accept something more easily than expected

expertise

wiedza specjalistyczna, high level of knowledge and skills in a particular field

Effective

skuteczny, efektywny

Efficient

wydajny, sprawny skuteczny

efficiency

sprawność, operatywność

to achieve/boost/improve efficiency

osiągnąć/zwiększyć/poprawić wydajność

EFFICIENCIES

-oszczędności (C-usually pl) ways of wasting less time, money, energy or labour.

PROFIT

ZYSK

TO PROFIT sb/sth

przynosić korzyść komuś/ czemuś; pomagać

PROFIT from sth

czerpać zyski z

- I did it for your profit

- Zrobiłem to dla twojego zysku

PROFITABILITY

zyskowność, dochodowość opłacalnosć

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