English word 2

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tribute
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something that you say, write, or give that shows your respect and admiration for someone, especially on a formal occasion: Tributes have been pouring in from all over the world for the famous actor who died yesterday.
devotion
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loyalty and love or care for someone or something: He inspired respect and devotion from his pupils.
embody qualities
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to represent a quality or an idea exactly:. ucieleśniać
nepotism
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the act of using your power or influence to get good jobs or unfair advantages for members of your own family: He was guilty of nepotism and corruption.
charisma
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a special power that some people have naturally that makes them able to influence other people and attract their attention and admiration: On screen Garbo had this great charisma so that you couldn't take your eyes off her.
ruthlessness
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the quality of not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others when deciding what you need to do:
wealthy
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rich
chauffeur-driven car
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samochód z kierowcą
subsidiaries
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used to refer to something less important than something else with which it is connected: a subsidiary role/factor. a company that is owned by a larger company
devalue
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to reduce the rate at which money can be exchanged for foreign money: Last year Mexico was forced to devalue the peso.
hasty
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Hasty actions are done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought: He warned against making hasty decisions.
cautious
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Someone who is cautious avoids risks: He's a cautious driver.
bid
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to offer a particular amount of money for something that is for sale and compete against other people to buy it, especially at a public sale of goods or property: She knew she couldn't afford it, so she didn't bid.
merge
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to combine or join together, or to cause things to do this: They decided to merge the two companies into one.
acquisition
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the process of getting something: The acquisition of huge amounts of data has helped our research enormously.
delight
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(something or someone that gives) great pleasure, satisfaction, or happiness: My sister's little boy is a real delight.
cement
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to make something such as an agreement or friendship stronger:
cultivate
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if you cultivate a relationship, you make a special effort to develop it, because you think it might be useful to you: He cultivated business contacts in ten major cities.
disrupt
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to prevent something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected:
foster
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to take care of a child, usually for a limited time, without being the child's legal parent / to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings:
jeopardize
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to put something such as a plan or system in danger of being harmed or damaged:
sever
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to end a connection with someone or something:
sour
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to (cause to) become unpleasant or unfriendly:
strengten
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to make something stronger or more effective, or to become stronger or more effective:
undermine
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to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually:
widespread rumours hostile takeover bid
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rozpowszechniły się pogłoski o ofercie wrogiego przejęcia
imposition
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a situation in which someone expects another person to do something that they do not want to do or that is not convenient:
tides
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a noticeable change in a situation or increase in a particular type of behaviour: We must look for ways of stemming (= stopping) the rising tide of protest.
smart meters
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a device that measures the amount of something that is used:
business acument
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skill in making correct decisions and judgments in a particular subject, such as business or politics: She has considerable business/financial acumen.
buying spree
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a short period of doing a particular activity much more than is usual:
excess
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an amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable: excess of An excess of enthusiasm is not always a good thing.
sprawling family
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rozległa rodzina existing or reaching over a large area
span
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the length of something from one end to the other / the period of time that something exists or happens:
intelligentsia
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very educated people in a society, especially those interested in the arts and in politics
admiration
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podziw
saving bonds
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obligacje. a bond (= an official paper showing that you have lent money that will be paid back at a particular rate of interest) made available to the public by a government or financial organization: I invested some money in savings bonds.
ledger
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a book in which things are regularly recorded, especially business activities and money received or paid
shareholder
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a person who owns shares in a company and therefore gets part of the company's profits and the right to vote on how the company is controlled
divest
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to sell something, especially a business or a part of a business: The company is divesting its less profitable business operations.
stockbroker
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a person or company that buys and sells stocks and shares for other people
fire-sale
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a sale of goods at reduced prices, especially because the shop has been damaged by fire
asset
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a useful or valuable quality, skill, or person: He'll be a great asset to the team.
alike
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similar to each other:
midst
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the middle of a group of people or things
turning point
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the time at which a situation starts to change in an important way
seize control
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to take something quickly and keep or hold it:
distressed assets
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are sold to investors at very low prices because there is a high risk that the company owing them will be unable to pay them back. Investors buy them because they hope to get back more from the company owing the money than they have paid for the debts:
knock-down prices
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bardzo niskie ceny
frugal
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careful when using money or food, or (of a meal) cheap or small in amount: a frugal lifestyle
yield
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to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information: an attempt to yield increased profits
marque
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a name of a range of cars
humble
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skromny
soppy practices
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showing or feeling too much of emotions such as love or sympathy, rather than being reasonable or practical:
take somebody (somewhat) by suprise
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trochę kogoś zaskoczyć

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