Część I

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an alliance
an agreement between countries, political parties
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sojusz
to form an alliance
competitiveness
used to describe a situation in which people or organizations compete
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konkurencyjność
a takeover bid
an act of taking control of a company by buying most of its shares
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oferta przejęcia
They made a takeover bid for the company.
a dot-com boom
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boom internetowy
a protagonist
the main character in the film, movie or book; an active supporter of policy or movement
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główny bohater
He was the (leading) protagonist of the conservation movement.
to falter
to become weaker or less effective
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załamywać się, słabnąć
The economy shows no sings of faltering.
herd instinct
the natural tendency in people or animals to behave or think like other people or animals
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odruch stadny
to be on the prowl
in search of something
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być na polowaniu (also metaphorically)
animal spirit
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dusza zwierzęcia
a fast-changing portfolio
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szybko zmieniające się portfolio
to make a bid
to offer to pay a particular price for sth
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złożyć propozycję
the main goal
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główny cel
a common ground
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wspólny grunt
a task
a piece of work that sb has to do
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zadanie
to perform/carry out/complete/undertake a task
a risk factor
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czynnik ryzyka
to mould the group
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uformować grupę
to rush
to move or to do sth with great speed, often too fast
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spieszyć się
We've got a lot of time. There is no need to rush.
widely quoted
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powszechnie cytowany
to consider
to think about sth carefully
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rozważać
He considered his options.
eternal
without an end; continuing forever
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odwieczny
She is an eternal optimist.
to be aware
to know or realize sth
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zdawać sobie sprawę
He was well aware of this problem.
joyful
very happy
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radosny
She gave a joyful laugh.
a personality clash
the difference between two things that are opposed to each other
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konflikt personalny
I have a personality clash with my boss.
prudent
sensible and careful when you make decisions
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rozważny
He is a prudent businessman.
an attempt
an act of trying to do sth
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próba
Factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs.
an undervalued firm
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firma, której wartość została zaniżona
to chase
to run, drive after sb/sth in order to catch them
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ścigać
The kids chased each other around the kitchen table.
ebbs and flows
the repeated, often regular, movement from one state to another
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przypływy i odpływy
the ebb and flow of money
an assumption
a belief or feeling that sth is true, although there is no proof
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przypuszczenie
His actions were based on a false assumption.
a leap
a long or high jump
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skok
a leap in profits
a hallmark
the feature or quality that is typical of sth
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cecha charakterystyczna
Police said the explosion bore all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack.
to donate
to give, money, food to sb/sth, especially to charity
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ofiarowywać, wspomagać
He donated thousands of pounds to charity.
to obtain
to get sth
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otrzymać
to obtain advice/information/permission
to validate
to make sth legally valid
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potwierdzić
I validated a contract.
a stint
a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity
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okres pracy
He did a stint abroad early in his career.
to bump up
to increase or raise sth
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zwiększać
corner-cutting (to cut corners)
to do sth in the easiest, cheapest or quickest way, often by ignoring rules
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robić coś gorzej i taniej
a spin-off business
to spin off = to happen or produce sth as a new or unexpected result of sth that already exists
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nowa firma, która wyrasta z większej firmy
Product spinnig off from favourite books.
to bid lowest
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oferować możliwie najniższą cenę
to struggle
to fight against sb in order to prevent a bad situation
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walczyć
glitches
a small problem or fault that stops sth from working succesfully
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usterki
delays
a period of time when sb/sth has to wait because of a problem that makes sth slow or late
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opóźnienia
We apologize for the delays in answering your letters.
legal haggling
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sprzeczki prawne
to be behind schedule
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nie zdążyć, pozostawać w tyle
negligence
the failure to give sth/sb enough care or attention
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niedbalstwo, zaniedbanie
The doctor was sued for medical negilgence.
to take over
to begin to have control over sth
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kupić, przejąć
I took over the company.
to take down
to write sth down
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spisaś
Reporters take down every word of his speech.
to take place
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odbywać się
to take on
to employ sb
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zatrudnić
She was taken on as a trainee.
a contractor
a person or company that has a contract to do work
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wykonawca, dostawca
A building contractor.
an outside stakeholder
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interesariusz
to ensure
to make sure that sth happens
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zapewniać, gwarantować
The book ensured his success.
capacity
the number of things or people that a container or space can hold
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pojemność, wydolność
The theatre has a seating capacity of 2.000
to set up
to provide sb with the money that they need in order to do sth
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założyć, rozpocząć
The bank loan helped to set him up in business.
to purchase
to buy sth
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kupić
The equipment can be purchased from your local supplier.
to commit
to do sth wrong or illegal
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popełnić, zobowiązać
to commit murder
a facilitator
a person who helps sb do sth more easily by discussing problems
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mediator
The teacher acts as a facilitator of learning
tedious
lasting or taking too long and not interesting
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marudny, uciążliwy, żmudny
to hog the floor
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dominować w dyskusji
an egg-timer
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klepsydra
egg-timer meeting
to digest
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trawić
an edge
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krawędź/brzeg/skraj
in the midst of
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pośród
to cater
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obsługiwać/ zaspokoić
storage
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magazynowanie
endeavour
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wysiłek/dążenie
preacautionary
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zapobiegawczy/zabezpieczający
feasible
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wykonalny
manpower
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ludzka siła robocza
extensive
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obszerny
handing over
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przekazanie
to put up with
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znosić kogoś/coś
concise
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zwięzły
to conduct
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dyrygować/przeprowadzać
considerably
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znacząco / w znacznym stopniu
to extend deadline
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przedłużyć termin
collate
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zestawić/porównywać
reasonable
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rozsądny
physical constraints
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ograniczenia fizyczne
storage
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magazynowanie
novelty
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nowość
to cite
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cytować
impose by
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narzucić przez
crane
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żuraw
tenders
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przetargi
appoint as
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wyznaczyć jako
excavation
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wykop
extensive
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obszerny
deliverables
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rezultaty

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