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to understand that you have to deal with sth, because you cannot change it zaakceptować, pogodzić się z czymś inizia ad imparare		to accept We have to accept a certain amount of risk in our business.
good at doing sth that is quite difficult biegły, doświadczony w czymś/ robieniu czegoś inizia ad imparare		adept He became adept at getting her to listen to his ideas.
to see what might happen in the future and take action to prepare for it przewidywać, antycypować inizia ad imparare		anticipate We need someone who can anticipate and respond to change.
immediately, with only a quick look na pierwszy rzut oka inizia ad imparare		at a glance She saw at a glance what the problem was.
to decide or say officially that sth is not allowed zakazać, zabronić czegoś inizia ad imparare		ban Most workplaces have now banned smoking.
brave and not afraid to take risks śmiały, odważny inizia ad imparare		bold It was a bold move to open an English restaurant in France.
to stop getting lower or worse osiągnąć najniższy poziom inizia ad imparare		bottom out Property prices seem to be bottoming out.
careful and unwilling to take risks ostrożny, rozważny inizia ad imparare		cautious He was cautious about committing himself to anything.
a wide and very deep crack in the ground rozpadlina, szczelina, przepaść inizia ad imparare		chasm They had to somehow get across the chasm.
based on facts and specific, practical ideas konkretny inizia ad imparare		concrete Do you have any concrete proposals about how we can cut costs?
to discover or calculate exactly what sth is określać, ustalać inizia ad imparare		determine The enquiry will try to determine the cause of the accident.
to form an opinion of the amount, value, or quality of sth ocenić, oszacować inizia ad imparare		evaluate We need to evaluate how well the campaign has worked.
things that may possibly happen ewentualności inizia ad imparare		eventualities We need to be prepared for all eventualities.
to put sb/sth in a situation where they are not protected from sth harmful or unpleasant narażać na coś, wystawiać na działanie czegoś inizia ad imparare		expose sth to You have exposed yourself to unnecessary risks.
taking unnecessary risks ryzykancki, lekkomyślny inizia ad imparare		foolhardy It would be foolhardy to ignore these warnings.
to make a judgement or approximate calculation about sth zmierzyć, ocenić inizia ad imparare		to gauge It's always difficult to gauge how many people attend events like these.
done as a regular habit zwyczajny, powszedni, typowy inizia ad imparare		habitual Complaining about change sometimes becomes habitual.
a dish of chopped potatoes and onions, fried until they are brown starte ziemniaki smażone z cebulą inizia ad imparare		hash browns They had hash browns and coffee for breakfast.
making it difficult for sth to happen or to be achieved nieprzyjazny, wrogi inizia ad imparare		hostile Not many plants grow in these hostile conditions.
to recognize sth and be able to say what it is zidentyfikować, rozpoznać inizia ad imparare		identify First of all we have to identify the problem.
not wise or sensible nierozważny, nierozsądny inizia ad imparare		imprudent It would be imprudent to invest all your money in one company.
easy to understand and to use intuicyjny inizia ad imparare		intuitive I didn’t find the software very intuitive.
done for a good reason, and therefore acceptable słuszny, dający się uzasadnić inizia ad imparare		justifiable He took justifiable pride in his achievements.
progressing from one thing to another in a single series of stages that are clearly linked linearny, liniowy inizia ad imparare		linear People do not always learn in a linear fashion.
a group of people who try to influence public opinion or politicans on a particular issue grupa nacisku, lobby inizia ad imparare		lobby The gun lobby is opposed to any change in the law.
to make sth as small as possible minimalizować, pomniejszać inizia ad imparare		minimize We will carry out the work in a way that minimizes inconvenience to customers.
not talking much about your own abilities or achievements skromny inizia ad imparare		modest She’s very modest about her success.
known about or understood by very few people mało znany inizia ad imparare		obscure I found her lecture a little obscure.
a shop/store or an organization that sells goods made by a particular company or of a particular type punkt sprzedaży (detalicznej) inizia ad imparare		outlet The business has 34 retail outlets in this state.
too careful and unwilling to take risks, in a way that is not reasonable nazbyt ostrożny inizia ad imparare		over-cautious You will never succeed by being over-cautious.
a hope or plan that is not practical or not likely to be achieved mrzonka inizia ad imparare		pipe-dream You can convert your plans from pipe-dreams to reality.
to be dangerous for sth/sb stanowić ryzyko dla kogoś/czegoś inizia ad imparare		pose risks to Smoking poses clear risks to health.
to say that sth will happen in the future przewidywać, przepowiadać inizia ad imparare		predict He predicts that interest rates will continue to rise.
sensible and careful in making judgements and decisions; avoiding unnecessary risks rozważny, roztropny inizia ad imparare		prudent This looks like a prudent investment.
a friendly relationship in which people understand each other very well dobre stosunki inizia ad imparare		rapport She understood the importance of establishing a close rapport with clients.
doing sth that may not be sensible without first thinking about the possible results pochopny, lekkomyślny, nierozważny inizia ad imparare		rash This is what happens when you make rash decisions.
showing a lack of care about danger and the possible results of your actions lekkomyślny, nieostrożny, nierozważny inizia ad imparare		reckless He had always been reckless with money.
to know what sth is, or be aware that it exists rozpoznać, dostrzec inizia ad imparare		recognize We recognized the problem immediately.
very unwilling to take risks bojący się ryzyka, ostrożny inizia ad imparare		risk-averse This industry is famously conservative and risk-averse.
to be or put yourself in a situation in which sth bad could happen to you ryzykować coś, narażać się na coś inizia ad imparare		run the risk of You run the risk of losing your home.
a type of fat found, for example, in butter, fried food, and many types of meat, which encourages the harmful development of cholesterol tłuszcze nasycone inizia ad imparare		saturated fat People are being advised to cut down on saturated fat.
reasonable and using good judgement rather than emotion rozsądny, sensowny inizia ad imparare		sensible He made a very sensible decision.
the degree to which sth is serious or bad powaga, dotkliwość czegoś inizia ad imparare		severity People are not aware of the severity of the problem.
one of the groups into which animals, plants, etc. are divided gatunek, gatunki inizia ad imparare		species Humans need to realize what they have done to other species.
a pile of earth, plants, and wood that is built by a group of termites (insects similar to ants) as their home termitiera (gniazdo termitów) inizia ad imparare		termite mound They had unwittingly disturbed a termite mound.
likely to change suddenly in a way that is not easy to predict zmienny, nieprzewidywalny, niestabilny inizia ad imparare		volatile The exchange rate is highly volatile.
a piece of potato cut into a wedge shape (with one thin side and one thick side) with the skin left on, and baked or fried łódeczki ziemniaczane inizia ad imparare		wedges They served steak with potato wedges and salad.
to consider sth carefully before making a decision rozważyć, ocenić inizia ad imparare		weigh up You must weigh up the advantages and disadvantages.