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knowing more about the most recent developments in a particular subject or activity than the people or companies you are competing against inizia ad imparare
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mieć większą wiedzę od innych, wyprzedzać konkurencję A market leader always needs to stay ahead of the game. Lider rynku zawsze musi wyprzedzać innych.
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the continued use, existence, or possession of something or someone inizia ad imparare
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We might have some problems with staff retention. Możemy mieć pewne problemy z utrzmaniem personelu.
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to continue to try to be friendly with someone, especially because they can help you inizia ad imparare
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Keeping in with key people is a popular strategy for getting promoted. Trzymanie z kluczowymi ludźmi to popularna strategia na awans.
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ordinary and not special or exciting in any way inizia ad imparare
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It was a fairly run-of-the-mill speech. To była przeciętna przemowa.
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the person who is in charge of a large organisation or company, especially the most senior member of its board inizia ad imparare
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They have just elected a new chairman. Oni właśnie wybrali nowego przewodniczącego.
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the ability of a company to make payments to employees and suppliers, interest payments to banks, etc. inizia ad imparare
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płynność środków finansowych The company has lost its liquidity. Firma straciła płynność swoich środków finansowych.
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to stop people from continuing a phone conversation by breaking the phone connection inizia ad imparare
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przerwać rozmowę telefoniczną Sorry, we were cut off. Przepraszam, coś nam przerwało.
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a company that is at least half-owned by another company inizia ad imparare
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How many subsidiaries do you have? Ile macie spółek zależnych?
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to fail to reach the standard that was expected or needed inizia ad imparare
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The hotel fell short of their expectations. Hotel nie sprostał ich oczekiwaniom.
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to make or change something so that it is suitable inizia ad imparare
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Our offer can be tailored exactly to the customer's needs. Nasza oferta może być dopasowana dokładnie do potrzeb klienta.
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menial work is boring, and not well paid or respected inizia ad imparare
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nie wymagający żadnych kwalifikacji, nudny He thinks it's better to have a menial job than none. On uważa, że lepiej mieć prostą i nudną pracę niż żadną.
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to assign (money, a grant, fund, etc) to one particular purpose, so as to restrict its use inizia ad imparare
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zarezerwować, wyodrębnić (na jakiś cel) We have ring-fenced $10,000 for training. Zarezerwowaliśmy $10 000 na szkolenie.
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foreclose on sth - (especially of banks) to take back property that was bought with borrowed money because the money was not being paid back as formally agreed inizia ad imparare
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przejąć czyjąś niespłaconą własność, orzekać przepadek The bank foreclosed on our property. Bank przejął naszą własność.
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to put too high a value on something inizia ad imparare
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przeceniać, wyceniać za wysoko The company is overvalued on the stock market. Firma jest wyceniona za wysoko na giełdzie.
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a short presentation of the main points inizia ad imparare
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I was asked to give an overview of the company's sales figures. Poproszono mnie o przedstawienie ogólnego zarysu wyników sprzedażowych firmy.
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to gradually end in a disappointing way, especially because people become less interested inizia ad imparare
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The group's efforts to achieve this result fizzled out after their leader left. Wysiłki grupy, aby osiągnąć ten rezultat skończyły się po tym, jak opuścił ją jej przywódca.
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the practical or boring work that needs to be done inizia ad imparare
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rutynowe prace (nużące i wymagające sporo zachodu) Someone else could do the legwork from now on. Ktoś inny mógłby od teraz zajmować się tymi rutynowymi pracami.
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go back to the drawing board start thinking about a new way of doing sth after a previous plan or idea has failed inizia ad imparare
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zacząć (wszystko) od początku Since the original plan has failes, it's time to go back to the drawing board. Skoro pierwotny plan zawiódł, trzeba zacząć wszystko od początku.
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a person who tells someone in authority about something illegal that is happening, especially in a government department or a company inizia ad imparare
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He turned out to be a whistle-blower. On okazał się być informatorem.
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to make a new product, service, or system available for the first time inizia ad imparare
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We're going to roll the new offer out next year. Zamierzamy wprowadzić nową ofertę w przyszłym roku.
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to immediately work hard and successfully at a new activity inizia ad imparare
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odnosić sukcesy od samego początku Not every entrepreneur hits the ground running. Nie każdy przedsiębiorca od początku odnosi sukcesy.
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to increase to a high level very quickly inizia ad imparare
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House prices have soared. Ceny domów gwałtownie wzrosły.
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wiązać się z, pociągać za sobą What exactly does the job entail? Z czym dokładnie wiąże się Twoja praca?
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a period of always winning / losing inizia ad imparare
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He's on a winning streak. On kontynuuje pasmo zwycięstw.
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to have no profit or loss at the end of a business activity inizia ad imparare
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After paying for our travel costs, we barely broke even. Po opłaceniu kosztów podróży ledwo wyszliśmy na zero.
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a list of people who are competing for a prize, job, etc, who have already been chosen from a larger list inizia ad imparare
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lista finalistów, krótka lista Who's on the shortlist this year? Kto jest w tym roku na liście finalistów?
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any of the short bars that form the steps of a ladder inizia ad imparare
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szczebel (dosł. i w przen.) When are you going to move on to the next rung of the corporate ladder? Kiedy wespniesz się na kolejny szczebel korporacyjnej drabiny?
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shares, bonds and other tradeable assets in general inizia ad imparare
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Are you thinking of buying any securities? Myślisz o kupnie jakichś papierów wartościowych?
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the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change inizia ad imparare
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Our boss is a man of integrity. Nasz szef jest prawym człowiekiem.
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to talk or write in a confused way, often for a long time inizia ad imparare
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mówić/pisać bez sensu, przeskakiwać z tematu na temat Stop rambling and get to the point. Przestań mówić bez sensu i przejdź do sedna.
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to make the same journey regularly between work and home inizia ad imparare
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What I dislike about this job is commuting. To, czego nie lubię w związku z tą pracą to dojeżdżanie do niej.
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to decide not to use an idea or plan, to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed inizia ad imparare
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We had to jettison the expansion plan due to the unstable situation on the market. Musieliśmy odrzucić plan ekspansji z powodu niestabilnej sytuacji na rynku.
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to tell someone the facts about a situation inizia ad imparare
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poinformować kogoś o faktach Regarding the upcoming merger, you'll put me in the picture when I come back from the business trip, won't you? W kwestii zbliżającej się fuzji, to poinformujesz mnie o wszystkich faktach kiedy wrócę z delegacji, prawda?
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a meeting in which an employee discusses his or her progress, aims, and needs at work with his or her manager or employer inizia ad imparare
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My appraisal's next week and I'm a bit stressed. Spotkanie w sprawie ocenienia mnie jako pracownika odbędzie się w następnym tygodniu i jestem trochę zestresowany.
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something in addition to money you get for doing your job, such as a mobile phone inizia ad imparare
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dodatek (zazwyczaj niepięniężny) do wynagrodzenia The perks include a company car and mobile phone. W skład dodatków wchodzą samochód służbowy oraz telefon komórkowy.
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careful when using money or food, or (of a meal) cheap or small in amount inizia ad imparare
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oszczędny, prosty, skromny Even though he runs a successful company, his lifestyle's been frugal for many years. Pomimo faktu, że jego firma odnosi sukcesy, od wielu lat prowadzi oszczędny styl życia.
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skill in making correct decisions and judgments in a particular subject, such as business or politics inizia ad imparare
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I'm impressed by her business acumen. Jestem pod wrażeniem jej bystrości biznesowej.
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to keep someone informed of any major decisions - informować kogoś inizia ad imparare
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(o ważnych sprawach albo decyzjach) How can you expect your team to understand the situation if you don't keep them in the loop! Niby jak Twój zespół ma rozumieć tę sytuację jak nie informujesz ich o ważnych sprawach!
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something exists but you cannot describe it exactly or prove it inizia ad imparare
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rzecz trudna do opisania, nienamacalna Creativity is one of the intangibles we need to look for in a good employee. Kreatywność to jedna z tych nienamacalnych rzeczy, której musimy szukać w dobrym pracowniku.
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to give something, especially money, in order to provide or achieve something together with other people inizia ad imparare
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All our employees contribute to the success of the company. Wszyscy nasi pracownicy mają wkład w sukces firmy.
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to reach the highest, strongest, or best point, value, or level of skill inizia ad imparare
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Our sales peaked in December. Nasza sprzedaż osiągnęła szczyt w grudniu.
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full of activity, or very busy and fast inizia ad imparare
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It's been a hectic day. To był zwariowany dzień.
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to work at whatever desk and computer is available in a office inizia ad imparare
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pracować przy jakimkolwiek wolnym biurku I prefer hot-desking to working in my own office room. Wolę pracować przy różnych biurkach niż w swoim własnym pokoju.
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run the risk of doing sth to do something although something bad might happen because of it inizia ad imparare
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If we decide to merge with that company, we run the risk of losing our identity. Jeśli zdecydujemy się na fuzję z tamtą firmą, to ryzykujemy utratę naszej tożsamości.
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a good understanding of someone and an ability to communicate well with them inizia ad imparare
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He has an excellent rapport with his team. On ma doskonałe stosunki ze swoim zespołem.
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an amount of money paid to someone according to the value of goods, shares, bonds, etc. they have sold inizia ad imparare
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It's the best commission she's ever got! To najlepsza prowizja jaką kiedykolwiek dostała!
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money that a business or organisation receives over a period of time, especially from selling goods or services inizia ad imparare
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What's your company's revenue? Jaki jest dochód Twojej firmy?
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if a company rebrands a product or service, it tries to change the way that people think about it, often by changing its name or the way it is advertised inizia ad imparare
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I think we'll have to rebrand some of our products. Myślę, że będziemy musieli zmienić wizerunek niektórych naszych produktów.
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an occasion when two or more companies, organisations, etc. join together to form a larger company, etc. inizia ad imparare
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Have you heard about the latest merger in our industry? Czy słyszałeś o najnowszej fuzji w naszej branży?
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an amount of money that a customer with a bank account is temporarily allowed to owe to the bank, or the agreement that allows this inizia ad imparare
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We'll have to pay off our overdraft soon. Wkrótce będziemy musieli spłacić nasz debet.
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to improve the effectiveness of an organization such as a business or government, often by making the way activities are performed simpler inizia ad imparare
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usprawniać (np. zarządzanie) They streamlined their production process last year. W zeszłym roku usprawnili swój proces produkcyjny.
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to fall very quickly and suddenly inizia ad imparare
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gwałtownie spaść (np. o cenie) House prices have plummeted in recent years. Ceny domów gwałtownie spadły w ostatnich latach.
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a disadvantage or the negative part of a situation inizia ad imparare
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One of the drawbacks of being self-employed is being responsible for everything. Jeden z minusów pracowania na własny rachunek jest bycie odpowiedzialnym za wszystko.
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having a lot of money or owning a lot of things inizia ad imparare
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He lives in an affluent neighbourhood. On żyje w zamożnej okolicy.
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a failure to obey a law or to do what was promised or agreed inizia ad imparare
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pogwałcenie, naruszenie (np. prawa) We'll have to pay a fine for the breach of legislation. Będziemy musieli zapłacić karę finansową za naruszenie prawa.
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an official paper given by the government or a company to show that you have lent them money that they will pay back to you at a particular interest rate inizia ad imparare
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We're thinking about investing in bonds. Myślimy o zainwestowaniu w obligacje
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a piece of paper given to someone who is employed to show how much money they have earned and how much tax has been taken away inizia ad imparare
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I'm looking at my payslip and I can't believe it! Patrzę na mój odcinek wypłaty i nie wierzę!
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a fixed amount of money agreed every year as pay for an employee, usually paid directly into his or her bank account every month inizia ad imparare
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He earns a decent salary. On zarabia godziwą pensję.
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how much money a business earns in a period of time or the rate at which workers leave an organization and new workers join it inizia ad imparare
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obroty, fluktuacja kadrowa Our turnover is great this year. Nasze obroty są świetne w tym roku.
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using force, threats, or orders to persuade people to do things that they are unwilling to do inizia ad imparare
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I don't think using coercive measures is the right thing to do. Nie sądzę, by używanie środków przymusu było czymś odpowiednim.
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when people learn about something from their friends, people they work with, etc., especially when those friends etc. are telling them about something rather than writing about it inizia ad imparare
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I believe the best form of advertising is word of mouth. Uważam, że najlepszym rodzajem reklamy jest przekaz ustny.
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a marketing activity in which information about a product spreads between people, especially on the internet inizia ad imparare
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We shouldn't rely solely on viral marketing. Nie powinniśmy polegać wyłącznie na marketingu wirusowym.
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if a rate or amount levels off, it stops rising or falling and stays at the same level inizia ad imparare
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dorównać do pewnego poziomu (i zatrzymać się na nim) Unemployment rose to 5% and then levelled off. Bezrobocie wzrosło do 5%, a potem zatrzymało się na tym poziomie.
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large in size, value, or importance inizia ad imparare
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There's a substantial difference between our salaries. Pomiędzy naszymi pensjami jest znacząca różnica.
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an area or position that is exactly suitable for a small group of the same type inizia ad imparare
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We should explore that niche in the market. Powinniśmy zbadać tę niszę na rynku.
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to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress towards success inizia ad imparare
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Smartphone prices have rocketed recently. Ceny smartfonów ostatnio skoczyły w górę.
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something that blocks you so that movement, going forward, or action is prevented or made more difficult inizia ad imparare
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This decision has removed the last obstacle to entering the new market. Ta decyzja usunęła ostatnią przeszkodę na drodze do wkroczenia na nowy rynek.
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practical knowledge and ability inizia ad imparare
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Can you help our company with your business savvy? Możesz pomóc naszej firmie ze swoją wiedzą i umiejętnościami biznesowymi?
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not having enough space (or time) inizia ad imparare
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mieć za mało miejsca (albo czasu) We have eight desks in this room, so we're cramped for space. Mamy osiem biurek w tym pokoju, więc mamy za mało miejsca.
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USP - unique selling proposition/point a feature of a product that makes it different from and better than other similar products and that can be emphasized in advertisements for the product inizia ad imparare
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What's the USP of your product? Jaka cecha wyróżnia Wasz produkt?
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to express something in a particular way inizia ad imparare
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przedstawić coś w dany sposób We should couch the bad news in a positive way. Powinniśmy przedstawić złe wieści w pozytywny sposób.
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the fact that someone can be believed or trusted inizia ad imparare
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Tom complained that they had tried to undermine his credibility within the company. Tom skarżył się, że próbowali podkopać jego wiarygodność w firmie.
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to avoid choosing one particular thing or action when it is not certain which is the right choice inizia ad imparare
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We have to hedge our bets taking such risk. Musimy zachować ostrożność podejmując takie ryzyko.
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the most important fact in a situation inizia ad imparare
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The bottom line is that we need another thousand euros to complete the project. Sedno sprawy jest takie, że potrzebujemy kolejnego tysiąca euro, by zakończyć projekt.
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to pay or give money for something, especially when you do not want to inizia ad imparare
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How much will we have to shell out? Ile będziemy musieli zabulić?
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someone who is accountable is completely responsible for what they do and must be able to give a satisfactory reason for it inizia ad imparare
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odpowiedzialny (za coś i gotów na przyjęcie krytyki) Who should be held accountable for it? Kto powinien być pociągnięty do odpowiedzialności za to?
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