deck no. 10 Flashcards
(250 cards)
1
Q
swish
A
elegancki, luksusowy
In the bar at Yokohama’s swish InterContinental Hotel in late October, Renault chairman Jean-Dominique Senard was drinking with the future leadership team of Nissan when he received a call from a French government official.
2
Q
clasp
A
zamek, zatrzask, zapięcie, klamra
There’s a chilling poignancy to the string of emeralds offered to a Cartier gemstone dealer with a tuft of blond hair in the clasp; it had been snatched from the neck of a Russian noblewoman.
3
Q
bumper
A
wyjątkowo duży, rekordowy
Two weeks ago a bumper crowd of restructuring experts flocked to the swanky environs of Frankfurt’s Villa Kennedy hotel, their sights firmly set on the casualties of the crisis sweeping the German car industry.
4
Q
okazywać się
A
to transpire
Plenty of politicians, it transpires.
5
Q
knack
A
talent
They also combined remarkably complementary talents with a knack for marrying heiresses.
6
Q
to decouple
A
oddzielać, odłączać
Themove is part of a broader push to increase China’s reliance on home-made technologies and is likely to fuel concern over decoupling, with supply chains between the US and China severed.
7
Q
to push the envelope
A
być nowatorskim, przekraczać granice,
Uber has long found itself in the crosshairs of authorities around the world over what critics have said was a corporate culture, built under its cofounder and former Chief Executive Travis Kalanick, that tested the regulatory and legal envelope of countries where it operated.
8
Q
like-for-like
A
analogicznie
It is not yet clear if Mr Assaf will be replaced like-for-like. Some insiders are lobbying for the role to be left unfilled, and for Greg Guyett and Georges Elhedery the heads of banking and markets, to report directly to Mr Quinn.
9
Q
to flock
A
gromadzić się
Two weeks ago a bumper crowd of restructuring experts flocked to the swanky environs of Frankfurt’s Villa Kennedy hotel, their sights firmly set on the casualties of the crisis sweeping the German car industry.
10
Q
w duchu czegoś, w stylu czegoś
A
in the vein of something
Monday’s ruling, however, shows how the company—in a similar vein to other big tech companies—is now facing questions about its ability to police the behavior of others on its platform.
11
Q
płaszczyzna porozumienia, wspólny język
A
common ground
Instead, the film is a dramatic and visual feast, one that portrays its adversaries as passionate humans who move us and make us laugh while they’re having at each other in search of common theological ground.
12
Q
kit
A
sprzęt
Edict to public bodies, push to adopt homegrown kit, blow to HP, Dell andMicrosoft.
13
Q
on-premises
A
lokalny; na miejscu
By 2025, half of the world’s data will sit in public clouds, according to market research firm IDC. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Alphabet’s Google Cloud are vacuuming up the enterprise sales that once went to on-premises data-center providers, a world dominated by companies like Oracle, Cisco, and IBM.
14
Q
to put off something
A
przełożyć coś na później
It seems Germany’s flagship brands are merely putting off the inevitable.
15
Q
potępiać (coś)
A
to deplore
Your shoelace is untied, he tells Bergoglio; it could be a metaphor for everything about the rumpled, genial cardinal that Benedict deplores.
16
Q
effort
A
akcja, inicjatywa
Wall Street bankers have begun to mount a rescue effort. In early November, Xerox made a surprising $33 billion offer to buy HP Inc., tryingto jump-start its moribund growth strategy.
17
Q
akcja, inicjatywa
A
effort
Wall Street bankers have begun to mount a rescue effort. In early November, Xerox made a surprising $33 billion offer to buy HP Inc., tryingto jump-start its moribund growth strategy.
18
Q
zyskać rozgłos; zyskać uznanie; zdobywać popularność
A
to gain traction
Volkswagen,whose first mass-market battery-powered hatchback, the ID3, is rolling off production lines in east Germany, is convinced that the transition to electric-mobility will gain traction next year,”according to VW’s Mr Diess.
19
Q
okolica, okolice
A
environs
Two weeks ago a bumper crowd of restructuring experts flocked to the swanky environs of Frankfurt’s Villa Kennedy hotel, their sights firmly set on the casualties of the crisis sweeping the German car industry.
20
Q
zgodne z marką
A
on-brand
Those goals were on-brand for the two former Stanford University graduate students. They celebrated a don’t be evil ethos and were working on driverless cars, wearable computers, beating death and other money-losing projects.
21
Q
to rejoice in something
A
czerpać z czegoś radość
This unassuming prince of the church has an infectious laugh; rolls his own rollaboard on and off commercial flights; rejoices in tango, pizza and soccer.
22
Q
powstrzymać się
A
to hold back
But Theodore Theodoridis, Uefa’s general secretary, said itmay hold back fromselling TV rights in somemarkets during the current auction in order to providematchesonline instead.
23
Q
distressed
A
przygnębiony; wyczerpany
What’s fictional is the heart of the story, an extended colloquy that begins in 2012 when Bergoglio, distressed by the path the church has been taking and ready for retirement, is summoned from his native Argentina to Rome for a meeting with the pope.
24
Q
analogicznie
A
like-for-like
It is not yet clear if Mr Assaf will be replaced like-for-like. Some insiders are lobbying for the role to be left unfilled, and for Greg Guyett and Georges Elhedery the heads of banking and markets, to report directly to Mr Quinn.
25
poignancy
siła oddziaływania
There’s a chilling **poignancy** to the string of emeralds offered to a Cartier gemstone dealer with a tuft of blond hair in the clasp; it had been snatched from the neck of a Russian noblewoman.
26
ryzykować coś
to put something on the line
But Mr Stevenson, who was poached from Royal Bank of Scotland last year and has become Mr Quinn’s main lieutenant in designing the overhaul, insisted failure would **put their careers and reputations on the line**.
27
stonowany, powściągliwy (np. reakcja)
muted
Expedia’s stock had fallen 12% in 2019 through Tuesday. Last month, its shares dropped 27% in one day after the company reported disappointing third-quarter results and gave a **muted** financial forecast.
28
dręczyć; nękać
to beset
Benedict, his papacy **beset** by a scandal involving leaked Vatican documents, insists on tradition with steely zeal, sees change as compromise resulting from weakness.
29
at the behest of somebody
na żądanie kogoś, na rozkaz kogoś
The website that helps users find hotel rooms and flights said Wednesday that CEO Mark Okerstrom and financial chief Alan Pickerill would step down immediately from their roles, **at the behest of** the board.
30
to beset
dręczyć; nękać
Benedict, his papacy **beset** by a scandal involving leaked Vatican documents, insists on tradition with steely zeal, sees change as compromise resulting from weakness.
31
hojny, sowity, pokaźny (np. suma)
handsome
Drives are not disappearing, and both Seagate and Western Digital pay **handsome** dividends, with yields of 4%—but the math works against a return to significant top-line growth.
32
wykorzystać
to tap
But the yellow tape cordoning off certain areas bears the words "limit line" in English and Japanese — one indication that North volt has had to **tap** Asian expertise in research and development to build its facility.
33
zebrać się w sobie
to get one's act together
Tesla’s recent announcement that it would build its own gigafactory to build cars and batteries near Berlin only adds to the pressure for Europe to **get its act together**.
34
dławić się (o silniku), bełkotać (o osobie); pryskać (o tłuszczu), bulgotać (o wodzie)
to sputter
Engine of growth **sputters** and tens of thousands of jobs cut as auto groups pump billions into electric technology.
35
on-brand
zgodne z marką
Those goals were **on-brand** for the two former Stanford University graduate students. They celebrated a don’t be evil ethos and were working on driverless cars, wearable computers, beating death and other money-losing projects.
36
masowe zwolnienia
bloodletting
Their confidence, however, jars with the impending **bloodletting** in the country’s powerhouse sector.
37
to do justice
oddawać sprawiedliwość; przedstawić kogoś w tak dobry sposób, na jaki zasługuje
**Doing justice** to four generations of jewelers through Napoleon III, two world wars and endless social and financial upheaval is a weighty task.
38
parafia
parish
The story finds room for love — it’s what Bergoglio feels, as a parish priest, for his **parishioners**; it’s what he once felt for a young woman when he was young too.
39
miażdżąca krytyka kogoś
hatchet job on somebody
Still, the film is neither hagiography nor **hatchet job**.
40
formalny, wyniosły, staromodny
stuffy
We’ve been warned about basing judgments on book covers; the same goes for movie titles. "The Two Popes" may sound like something worthy but **stuffy**, a holiday-season bonbon that humanizes its subjects decorously.
41
redundancy
redukcja (etatów)
The unique strength of German labour unions has forced Daimler and Audi to provide job guarantees, which stretch to the end of the next decade, while VW’s supervisory board is dominated by its powerful workers’ representatives and local politicians, who would try to block mass **redundancies**.
42
juncture
punkt, moment
The overhaul comes at a difficult **juncture** for HSBC, with Hong Kong, its most profitable market, hobbled by protests that threaten economic and social havoc.
43
to buy up
skupywać
In 1871, Louis-François hid most of his stock and retreated to Spain’s Basque country to wait out France’s war with Prussia, while his 30-year-old son, Alfred, stayed in Paris eating dog meat and rats and **buying up** gems from desperate Parisians.
44
wpoić coś komuś (np. zasady)
to drill something into somebody
He **drilled into his designers his motto**: Never copy, only create.
45
sympatyczny
genial
Your shoelace is untied, he tells Bergoglio; it could be a metaphor for everything about the rumpled, **genial** cardinal that Benedict deplores.
46
soczysty
luscious
Mr. McCarten’s narrative is partly based on fact, but it’s mostly the **luscious** fruit of his imagination.
47
zasadniczy, podstawowy, najważniejszy
meat and potatoes
Advice on strategy, which used to be **meat and potatoes** for firms like McKinsey and its peers, Bain and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), is now a side dish; it accounts for about a tenth of revenues.
48
wytrawny, doskonały
consummate
When the results are this good it’s hard to assign specific praise, although the production has clearly been blessed by the presence of two **consummate** actors at the top of their games.
49
wit
dowcip
In saying that, of course, he’s delightfully funny, thanks to the actor’s flawless timing and tinder-dry **wit**.
50
być podatnym na coś, być narażonym na coś
to be subject to something
Enders Analysis, a media analyst group, said in a report last month that the TV right sboom [in football] is ending, adding: Subscriber growth has slowed or reversed, and retail prices **are subject to** downward pressure.
51
samozadowolenie
complacency
**Complacency** could yet threaten the eurozone.
52
combustion engine
silnik spalinowy
Days later, Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler and Volkswagen’s Audi brand announced more than 20,000 job losses, in the first real signs of the huge human cost of the sector’s transition from **combustion engines** to electric vehicles.
53
przeżywać trudności
to fall on hard times
Korea’s traditional wrestling has **fallen on hard times**.
54
wymagać (czegoś), zmuszać (do czegoś)
to necessitate
That divergence **necessitated** a change in management, Mr. Diller said in a statement. This reorganization, while sound in concept, resulted in a material loss of focus on our current operations.
55
kręcić się na pół gwizdka
to tick over
Mr Sneader could keep things **ticking over** as they are, at least for a while.
56
furnace
piec
Mr. Pryce gives his character the warmth of a **furnace** fired by concern for ordinary people more than dogmatic faith, while the script foreshadows some of what we know of the current pope.
57
akin to
zbliżony do czegoś, pokrewny do czegoś
They could end up **akin to** utilities, providing low-margin financial plumbing.
58
wymusić, zmusić do czegoś używając zastraszania
to strong-arm
But it is understandably loth to be **strong-armed** out of the business by Mr Alix. That has made this an unusually public feud for a company that stands out for its discretion.
59
rozczochrany
rumpled
Your shoelace is untied, he tells Bergoglio; it could be a metaphor for everything about the **rumpled**, genial cardinal that Benedict deplores.
60
provision
świadczenie, dostarczanie
Since the financial crisis, credit **provision** has become one of the world’s most regulated activities.
61
drive
kampania
The 3-5-2 policy is part of a **drive** for China’s government agencies and critical infrastructure operators to use secure and controllable technology, as enshrined in the country’s Cyber Security Law, passed in 2017.
62
na fali, z dobrą passą
on a tear
Even subtle signs of restraint are notable in an industry that **has been on a tear** for the past decade.
63
przygnębiony; wyczerpany
distressed
What’s fictional is the heart of the story, an extended colloquy that begins in 2012 when Bergoglio, **distressed** by the path the church has been taking and ready for retirement, is summoned from his native Argentina to Rome for a meeting with the pope.
64
głębokie zastanowienie
soul-searching
But McKinsey, too, has some **soul-searching** to do. Its industry, estimated to be worth $300bn, is, like those of its clients, being transformed. And as its most revered—and hermetic—standard bearer, it is under more scrutiny than ever before.
65
luscious
soczysty
Mr. McCarten’s narrative is partly based on fact, but it’s mostly the **luscious** fruit of his imagination.
66
divergence
rozbieżność, narastanie różnic
That **divergence** necessitated a change in management, Mr. Diller said in a statement. This reorganization, while sound in concept, resulted in a material loss of focus on our current operations.
67
to transpire
okazywać się
Plenty of politicians, it **transpires**.
68
environs
okolica, okolice
Two weeks ago a bumper crowd of restructuring experts flocked to the swanky **environs** of Frankfurt’s Villa Kennedy hotel, their sights firmly set on the casualties of the crisis sweeping the German car industry.
69
lokalny, krajowy (np. gwiazda muzyki)
homegrown
Edict to public bodies, push to adopt **homegrown** kit, blow to HP, Dell and Microsoft.
70
to jar with something
kłócić się (z czymś), nie pasować (do czegoś)
Their confidence, however, **jars with** the impending bloodletting in the country’s powerhouse sector.
71
Hail Mary
działanie w desperacji będące ostatnią deską ratunku w sytuacji
For Xerox, the HP Inc. offer is a **Hail Mary**. HP Inc. has sales of nearly $60 billion, more than six times those of Xerox, and a market value about 3.5 times greater. Xerox can’t do the deal without taking on a huge mount of debt.
72
siła oddziaływania
poignancy
There’s a chilling **poignancy** to the string of emeralds offered to a Cartier gemstone dealer with a tuft of blond hair in the clasp; it had been snatched from the neck of a Russian noblewoman.
73
at a stroke
za jednym zamachem
I hope we don’t have a replacement, just a demise of the role, said one. That would reduce a lot of costs **at a stroke**."
74
to encourage
tu: sprzyjać
The accusations are also tangential to TikTok’s true exploit: taking advantage of US openness when China has blocked Facebook, Google and others from its homemarket to **encourage** its domestic groups.
75
zawód, rozczarowanie
anticlimax
Behold the biggest ipo in history. It looks like an **anticlimax**.
76
to devise
opracować, wymyślić
Had China set out to **devise** a disarming way to challenge US hegemony in technology and entertainment, it could have not done better than TikTok.
77
wydawać więcej niż inni
to outspend
Nonetheless, industry-watchers say McKinsey is often **outspent** by the technology offerings of the Big Four, as well as by firms like Accenture.
78
walk-on
epizod
The result is "The Cartiers," the tale of a clan united in single-minded dedication to the success of their enterprise, with **walk-on** parts from the world’s most glamorous princesses, heiresses and maharajas.
79
wyjątkowo duży, rekordowy
bumper
Two weeks ago a **bumper** crowd of restructuring experts flocked to the swanky environs of Frankfurt’s Villa Kennedy hotel, their sights firmly set on the casualties of the crisis sweeping the German car industry.
80
bodziec; zachęta
push
Edict to public bodies, **push** to adopt homegrown kit, blow to HP, Dell andMicrosoft.
81
być nowatorskim, przekraczać granice,
to push the envelope
Uber has long found itself in the crosshairs of authorities around the world over what critics have said was a corporate culture, built under its cofounder and former Chief Executive Travis Kalanick, that tested the regulatory and **legal envelope** of countries where it operated.
82
to endear
zjednywać, przypodobać się
The contrast between the two men could hardly be greater—so much so that Benedict, peremptory by nature and solitary by choice, says to the effortlessly **endearing** Bergoglio, "This popularity of yours, is there a trick to it?"
83
buff
zapaleniec
Over three days in November, 70,000 tech **buffs** and investors gather on grounds the size of a small town.
84
rumpled
rozczochrany
Your shoelace is untied, he tells Bergoglio; it could be a metaphor for everything about the **rumpled**, genial cardinal that Benedict deplores.
85
muted
stonowany, powściągliwy (np. reakcja)
Expedia’s stock had fallen 12% in 2019 through Tuesday. Last month, its shares dropped 27% in one day after the company reported disappointing third-quarter results and gave a **muted** financial forecast.
86
cukierek
bonbon
We’ve been warned about basing judgments on book covers; the same goes for movie titles. "The Two Popes" may sound like something worthy but stuffy, a holiday-season **bonbon** that humanizes its subjects decorously.
87
drooping
oklapnięty, zwisający, opadający
**Drooping** flesh, cellulite and sweat are out; Hercules-like physiques are in.
88
wykroczenie
offence
TikTok is causing almost as much panic as Huawei, although its **offence** is knowing a lot about teenagers, rather than infiltrating broadband networks.
89
zdeterminowany, uparty, wytrwały
single-minded
The result is "The Cartiers," the tale of a clan united in **single-minded** dedication to the success of their enterprise, with walk-on parts from the world’s most glamorous princesses, heiresses and maharajas.
90
common ground
płaszczyzna porozumienia, wspólny język
Instead, the film is a dramatic and visual feast, one that portrays its adversaries as passionate humans who move us and make us laugh while they’re having at each other in search of **common theological ground**.
91
swelling
zwiększający się (np. o populacji), powiększający się (o objętości czegoś)
That would be a dangerous dependence in any era, let aloneone with **swelling** youth unemployment and doubts about long-term demand for fossil fuels in a world worried about climate change.
92
adamant
stanowczy
As he announced plans last month to build a further 4m battery-powered vehicles, Mr Diess was **adamant** electrification is not a gamble.
93
to tap
wykorzystać
But the yellow tape cordoning off certain areas bears the words "limit line" in English and Japanese — one indication that North volt has had to **tap** Asian expertise in research and development to build its facility.
94
działanie w desperacji będące ostatnią deską ratunku w sytuacji
Hail Mary
For Xerox, the HP Inc. offer is a **Hail Mary**. HP Inc. has sales of nearly $60 billion, more than six times those of Xerox, and a market value about 3.5 times greater. Xerox can’t do the deal without taking on a huge mount of debt.
95
zadać cios
to deal a blow to
London **Deals Blow to** Uber, Pulls License
96
przełożyć coś na później
to put off something
It seems Germany’s flagship brands are merely **putting off** the inevitable.
97
to revoke
anulować, unieważniać (np. prawo, rozkaz)
At least one ride involved a driver whose license had been **revoked** by the regulator, TfL said.
98
epizod
walk-on
The result is "The Cartiers," the tale of a clan united in single-minded dedication to the success of their enterprise, with **walk-on** parts from the world’s most glamorous princesses, heiresses and maharajas.
99
zwiększający się (np. o populacji), powiększający się (o objętości czegoś)
swelling
That would be a dangerous dependence in any era, let aloneone with **swelling** youth unemployment and doubts about long-term demand for fossil fuels in a world worried about climate change.
100
far-fetched
naciągany, przesadny, nieprzekonujący, zbyt daleko idący (o wnioskach)
It wouldn’t be **far-fetched** to see the whole film as a love story that ends in a tango.
101
snuć (opowieści)
to weave
After he **wove a tale** of gory deaths down the ages—wild dogs, gunshots and guillotines—they agreed on a price of $180,000, equivalent to about $5 million today.
102
anticlimax
zawód, rozczarowanie
Behold the biggest ipo in history. It looks like an **anticlimax**.
103
anulować, unieważniać (np. prawo, rozkaz)
to revoke
At least one ride involved a driver whose license had been **revoked** by the regulator, TfL said.
104
nadzieja umiera ostatnia
hope springs eternal
The financial-engineering path rarely works, but **hope springs eternal**. Thus, Xerox is trying to fend off growing irrelevance and shrinking revenues by offering to buy the much larger HP Inc.
105
unassuming
skromny
This **unassuming** prince of the church has an infectious laugh; rolls his own rollaboard on and off commercial flights; rejoices in tango, pizza and soccer.
106
eponymous
tytułowy
Together, the two began reading this trove of correspondence and unraveling their family’s history, beginning with Ms. Cartier Brickell’s great-great-great grandfather, Louis-François Cartier, who in 1847 founded the family’s **eponymous** jewelry business in Paris.
107
public body
instytucja publiczna
Beijing has ordered all government offices and **public bodies** to remove foreign computer equipment and software within three years, in a potential blow to the likes of HP, Dell and Microsoft.
108
smoke and mirrors
pic na wodę; ściema
Apart from jointly procuring components, the true cost savings achieved by the alliance have been slight, while many of the achievements held up during the Ghosn years have been revealed to be more **smoke and mirrors**.
109
lieutenant
zastępca, asystent
But Mr Stevenson, who was poached from Royal Bank of Scotland last year and has become Mr Quinn’s main **lieutenant** in designing the overhaul, insisted failure would put their careers and reputations on the line.
110
burdensome
uciążliwy; ciężki
A year on from the arrest of Carlos Ghosn, who held the companies together, the alliance, which includes Mitsubishi Motors, is fighting for its place in a car industry beset by falling sales, the global tradewar, and **burdensome** investments into electric vehicles.
111
kępka (np. trawy), kłak (np. włosów), pęk (np. kwiatów)
tuft
There’s a chilling poignancy to the string of emeralds offered to a Cartier gemstone dealer with a **tuft** of blond hair in the clasp; it had been snatched from the neck of a Russian noblewoman.
112
więcej niż
in excess of
They had expected to sell **in excess of** 100m vehicles in 2019. With just a few weeks left in the year, that figure is likely to be more like 90m.
113
push
bodziec; zachęta
Edict to public bodies, **push** to adopt homegrown kit, blow to HP, Dell andMicrosoft.
114
to sputter
dławić się (o silniku), bełkotać (o osobie); pryskać (o tłuszczu), bulgotać (o wodzie)
Engine of growth **sputters** and tens of thousands of jobs cut as auto groups pump billions into electric technology.
115
cross word
złe słowo; sprzeczać się; kłócić się
Hardly a **cross word**, it seems, passed between them for the rest of their lives.
116
znakomity; pierwszorzędny
superb
Its reserves are 15 times larger, production costs a quarter as big, debt negligible and return on capital **superb**.
117
to swap out
zamieniać, podmieniać
Analysts atChina Securities, a broker, estimate that 20m-30m pieces of hardware will need to be **swapped out** as a result of the Chinese directive, with large-scale replacement beginning next year.
118
naciągany, przesadny, nieprzekonujący, zbyt daleko idący (o wnioskach)
far-fetched
It wouldn’t be **far-fetched** to see the whole film as a love story that ends in a tango.
119
wprawić w ruch; wprawiać w określony stan
to send
This was mere months before the 1848 revolution **sent business spiraling**.
120
nieuczciwie zdobyte pieniądze
ill-gotten gains
Mr Gulliver made the changes following a scandal in Mexico, where the bank helped drug cartels launder their **ill-gotten gains**.
121
oddział; filia
affiliate
More recently it has faced allegations that its work on behalf of companies in bankruptcy in America represents a conflict of interest, because its $12.7bn investment **affiliate**, McKinsey Investment Office, may invest in securities related to the bankruptcies.
122
commanding
dominujący
But Wolfe’s Milunovich cautions that Intel has lost its once-**commanding** advantage in semiconductor-process technology to contract chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM).
123
subpar
poniżej normy
The plan will not be unveiled until the full-year results in February but his intentions are clear: he wants to rid Europe’s largest bank of its infamous bureaucracy while reducing capital tied up in the US and Europe, where it makes **subpar** returns.
124
niechętny
loth
But it is understandably **loth** to be strong-armed out of the business by Mr Alix. That has made this an unusually public feud for a company that stands out for its discretion.
125
middle ground
kompromis, umiarkowane opinie, płaszczyzna porozumienia
Many have embraced it as a **middle ground** between the city’s extensive and cheap—but creaky and jammed-to-capacity— public transportation, and the relative luxury of hailing a black cab.
126
to fall on hard times
przeżywać trudności
Korea’s traditional wrestling has **fallen on hard times**.
127
tytułowy
eponymous
Together, the two began reading this trove of correspondence and unraveling their family’s history, beginning with Ms. Cartier Brickell’s great-great-great grandfather, Louis-François Cartier, who in 1847 founded the family’s **eponymous** jewelry business in Paris.
128
oklapnięty, zwisający, opadający
drooping
**Drooping** flesh, cellulite and sweat are out; Hercules-like physiques are in.
129
moribund
dogorywający
Wall Street bankers have begun to mount a rescue effort. In early November, Xerox made a surprising $33 billion offer to buy HP Inc., tryingto jump-start its **moribund** growth strategy.
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zastępca, asystent
lieutenant
But Mr Stevenson, who was poached from Royal Bank of Scotland last year and has become Mr Quinn’s main **lieutenant** in designing the overhaul, insisted failure would put their careers and reputations on the line.
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muskularny
brawny
In a new sports ad, a **brawny** South Korean man stands shirtless in a pair of shorts.
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wrought
uczyniony (od: wreak)
Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi has said he is trying to repair some of the reputational damage that strategy **wrought**.
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na najwyższym poziomie
on top of one's game
When the results are this good it’s hard to assign specific praise, although the production has clearly been blessed by the presence of two consummate actors **at the top of their games**.
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psotliwy; figlarny
mischievous
Mr Alix, whose litigious investment firm, Mar-Bow Value Partners, is **mischievously** named after Marvin Bower, one of McKinsey’s founding fathers, claims to be fighting to defend the integrity of the bankruptcy system.
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za jednym zamachem
at a stroke
I hope we don’t have a replacement, just a demise of the role, said one. That would reduce a lot of costs **at a stroke**."
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nevertheless
niemniej jednak
The listing was **nevertheless** marred by several problems.
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dogorywający
moribund
Wall Street bankers have begun to mount a rescue effort. In early November, Xerox made a surprising $33 billion offer to buy HP Inc., tryingto jump-start its **moribund** growth strategy.
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punkt, moment
juncture
The overhaul comes at a difficult **juncture** for HSBC, with Hong Kong, its most profitable market, hobbled by protests that threaten economic and social havoc.
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tedious
monotonny, żmudny (o zajęciu)
That is why the giants have turned to banks to do the **tedious** bits. Apple’s card is issued by Goldman Sachs, and Amazon’s ones by Chase, Synchrony and American Express.
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niewielki wzrost
uptick
There was a 3.7% **uptick** in the total number of reported sexual-assault incidents, to 3,045 in 2018 from 2,936 in 2017.
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handsome
hojny, sowity, pokaźny (np. suma)
Drives are not disappearing, and both Seagate and Western Digital pay **handsome** dividends, with yields of 4%—but the math works against a return to significant top-line growth.
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do takiego stopnia, że
so much so that
The contrast between the two men could hardly be greater—**so much so that** Benedict, peremptory by nature and solitary by choice, says to the effortlessly endearing Bergoglio, "This popularity of yours, is there a trick to it?"
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uciułać; uzbierać
to scrape together
At the age of 27, when the average wage was less than 2 francs a day, he **scraped together** 20,000 francs to buy his employer’s old shop.
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to gain traction
zyskać na popularności; zyskać rozgłos; zyskać uznanie
Volkswagen,whose first mass-market battery-powered hatchback, the ID3, is rolling off production lines in east Germany, is convinced that the transition to electric-mobility will **gain traction** next year,"according to VW’s Mr Diess.
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dowcip
wit
In saying that, of course, he’s delightfully funny, thanks to the actor’s flawless timing and tinder-dry **wit**.
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szanować; czcić
to revere
But McKinsey, too, has some soul-searching to do. Its industry, estimated to be worth $300bn, is, like those of its clients, being transformed. And as its most **revered**—and hermetic—standard bearer, it is under more scrutiny than ever before.
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hatchet job on somebody
miażdżąca krytyka kogoś
Still, the film is neither hagiography nor **hatchet job**.
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offering
propozycja, produkt
Nonetheless, industry-watchers say McKinsey is often outspent by the technology **offerings** of the Big Four, as well as by firms like Accenture.
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genial
sympatyczny
Your shoelace is untied, he tells Bergoglio; it could be a metaphor for everything about the rumpled, **genial** cardinal that Benedict deplores.
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liberalny; pobłażliwy
permissive
China was able to leapfrog the world because of **permissive** regulation and a lack of existing digital-payment methods.
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silnik spalinowy
combustion engine
Days later, Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler and Volkswagen’s Audi brand announced more than 20,000 job losses, in the first real signs of the huge human cost of the sector’s transition from **combustion engines** to electric vehicles.
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to hold back
powstrzymać się
But Theodore Theodoridis, Uefa’s general secretary, said itmay **hold back** fromselling TV rights in somemarkets during the current auction in order to providematchesonline instead.
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parish
parafia
The story finds room for love — it’s what Bergoglio feels, as a parish priest, for his **parishioners**; it’s what he once felt for a young woman when he was young too.
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dominujący
commanding
But Wolfe’s Milunovich cautions that Intel has lost its once-**commanding** advantage in semiconductor-process technology to contract chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM).
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lokalny; na miejscu
on-premises
By 2025, half of the world’s data will sit in public clouds, according to market research firm IDC. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Alphabet’s Google Cloud are vacuuming up the enterprise sales that once went to **on-premises** data-center providers, a world dominated by companies like Oracle, Cisco, and IBM.
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na żądanie kogoś, na rozkaz kogoś
at the behest of somebody
The website that helps users find hotel rooms and flights said Wednesday that CEO Mark Okerstrom and financial chief Alan Pickerill would step down immediately from their roles, **at the behest of** the board.
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to necessitate
wymagać (czegoś), zmuszać (do czegoś)
That divergence **necessitated** a change in management, Mr. Diller said in a statement. This reorganization, while sound in concept, resulted in a material loss of focus on our current operations.
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to be subject to something
być podatnym na coś, być narażonym na coś
Enders Analysis, a media analyst group, said in a report last month that the TV right sboom [in football] is ending, adding: Subscriber growth has slowed or reversed, and retail prices **are subject to** downward pressure.
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halfhearted
nieprzekonujący
One analyst who was at the briefing said: Ewen was basically saying they’re putting their careers in jeopardy, that they can’t offer something **halfhearted**.
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so much so that
do takiego stopnia, że
The contrast between the two men could hardly be greater—**so much so that** Benedict, peremptory by nature and solitary by choice, says to the effortlessly endearing Bergoglio, "This popularity of yours, is there a trick to it?"
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enshrined
zapisany
The 3-5-2 policy is part of a drive for China’s government agencies and critical infrastructure operators to use secure and controllable technology, as **enshrined** in the country’s Cyber Security Law, passed in 2017.
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to alienate
zrazić kogoś (do siebie)
Despite these warnings, the premium carmakers have been reluctant to go "all-in" on electric technology, at the risk of **alienating** existing customers.
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skupywać
to buy up
In 1871, Louis-François hid most of his stock and retreated to Spain’s Basque country to wait out France’s war with Prussia, while his 30-year-old son, Alfred, stayed in Paris eating dog meat and rats and **buying up** gems from desperate Parisians.
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piec
furnace
Mr. Pryce gives his character the warmth of a **furnace** fired by concern for ordinary people more than dogmatic faith, while the script foreshadows some of what we know of the current pope.
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ruchome schody
escalator
But even then, they will still be dealing with crumbling models for the businesses that have supported them for decades. It’s like they’re running up the down **escalator**, says Frank Gens, chief analyst at IDC.
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dazzling
oszałamiający
Money managers announce **dazzling** funding rounds.
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chasm
przepaść, otchłań
Facing a **chasm** between the prince’s preferred, high price and what international investors were willing to pay, Aramco abruptly cancelled road shows in America and Europe.
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edict
zarządzenie; dekret
**Edict** to public bodies, push to adopt homegrown kit, blow to HP, Dell andMicrosoft.
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decorously
stosownie
We’ve been warned about basing judgments on book covers; the same goes for movie titles. "The Two Popes" may sound like something worthy but stuffy, a holiday-season bonbon that humanizes its subjects **decorously**.
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permissive
liberalny; pobłażliwy
China was able to leapfrog the world because of **permissive** regulation and a lack of existing digital-payment methods.
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przeczekać
to wait out
In 1871, Louis-François hid most of his stock and retreated to Spain’s Basque country to **wait out** France’s war with Prussia, while his 30-year-old son, Alfred, stayed in Paris eating dog meat and rats and buying up gems from desperate Parisians.
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tinder
podpałka
In saying that, of course, he’s delightfully funny, thanks to the actor’s flawless timing and **tinder**-dry wit.
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nieprzekonujący
halfhearted
One analyst who was at the briefing said: Ewen was basically saying they’re putting their careers in jeopardy, that they can’t offer something **halfhearted**.
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coś by się komuś przydało (używane do wyrażania, że coś lub coś wymaga ulepszenia w jakiś sposób)
someone could use something
Her writing **could use** a little more sparkle—people hardly ever seem to work other than tirelessly or die other than tragically.
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wykluczać
to preclude
He claims that its alleged lack of disclosure should **preclude** it from working on bankruptcies.
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czerpać z czegoś radość
to rejoice in something
This unassuming prince of the church has an infectious laugh; rolls his own rollaboard on and off commercial flights; **rejoices in** tango, pizza and soccer.
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to get one's act together
zebrać się w sobie
Tesla’s recent announcement that it would build its own gigafactory to build cars and batteries near Berlin only adds to the pressure for Europe to **get its act together**.
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advocacy group
grupa interesu
Sexual violence in particular has been a challenge for Uber as well as rivals including Lyft Inc. and China’s Didi, prompting pressure from lawmakers, **advocacy groups** and customers to address the problem.
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monotonny, żmudny (o zajęciu)
tedious
That is why the giants have turned to banks to do the **tedious** bits. Apple’s card is issued by Goldman Sachs, and Amazon’s ones by Chase, Synchrony and American Express.
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grupa interesu
advocacy group
Sexual violence in particular has been a challenge for Uber as well as rivals including Lyft Inc. and China’s Didi, prompting pressure from lawmakers, **advocacy groups** and customers to address the problem.
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tu: sprzyjać
to encourage
The accusations are also tangential to TikTok’s true exploit: taking advantage of US openness when China has blocked Facebook, Google and others from its homemarket to **encourage** its domestic groups.
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brawny
muskularny
In a new sports ad, a **brawny** South Korean man stands shirtless in a pair of shorts.
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in excess of
więcej niż
They had expected to sell **in excess of** 100m vehicles in 2019. With just a few weeks left in the year, that figure is likely to be more like 90m.
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bloodletting
masowe zwolnienia
Their confidence, however, jars with the impending **bloodletting** in the country’s powerhouse sector.
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stosownie
decorously
We’ve been warned about basing judgments on book covers; the same goes for movie titles. "The Two Popes" may sound like something worthy but stuffy, a holiday-season bonbon that humanizes its subjects **decorously**.
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świadczenie, dostarczanie
provision
Since the financial crisis, credit **provision** has become one of the world’s most regulated activities.
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superb
znakomity; pierwszorzędny
Its reserves are 15 times larger, production costs a quarter as big, debt negligible and return on capital **superb**.
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rozbieżność, narastanie różnic
divergence
That **divergence** necessitated a change in management, Mr. Diller said in a statement. This reorganization, while sound in concept, resulted in a material loss of focus on our current operations.
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decisive
decydujący (np. czynnik), rozstrzygający (np. dowód)
Executives and directors think that Mr Quinn has a chance of winning the permanent job. But as Mr Ghose notes, the temptation to bring in fresh blood could prove **decisive**.
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to send
wprawić w ruch; wprawiać w określony stan
This was mere months before the 1848 revolution **sent business spiraling**.
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gromadzić się
to flock
Two weeks ago a bumper crowd of restructuring experts **flocked** to the swanky environs of Frankfurt’s Villa Kennedy hotel, their sights firmly set on the casualties of the crisis sweeping the German car industry.
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uczyniony (od: wreak)
wrought
Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi has said he is trying to repair some of the reputational damage that strategy **wrought**.
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zjednywać, przypodobać się
to endear
The contrast between the two men could hardly be greater—so much so that Benedict, peremptory by nature and solitary by choice, says to the effortlessly **endearing** Bergoglio, "This popularity of yours, is there a trick to it?"
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decydujący (np. czynnik), rozstrzygający (np. dowód)
decisive
Executives and directors think that Mr Quinn has a chance of winning the permanent job. But as Mr Ghose notes, the temptation to bring in fresh blood could prove **decisive**.
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oddawać sprawiedliwość; przedstawić kogoś w tak dobry sposób, na jaki zasługuje
to do justice
**Doing justice** to four generations of jewelers through Napoleon III, two world wars and endless social and financial upheaval is a weighty task.
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kłócić się (z czymś), nie pasować (do czegoś)
to jar with something
Their confidence, however, **jars with** the impending bloodletting in the country’s powerhouse sector.
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tuft
kępka (np. trawy), kłak (np. włosów), pęk (np. kwiatów)
There’s a chilling poignancy to the string of emeralds offered to a Cartier gemstone dealer with a **tuft** of blond hair in the clasp; it had been snatched from the neck of a Russian noblewoman.
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kompromis, umiarkowane opinie, płaszczyzna porozumienia
middle ground
Many have embraced it as a **middle ground** between the city’s extensive and cheap—but creaky and jammed-to-capacity— public transportation, and the relative luxury of hailing a black cab.
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uptick
niewielki wzrost
There was a 3.7% **uptick** in the total number of reported sexual-assault incidents, to 3,045 in 2018 from 2,936 in 2017.
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złe słowo; sprzeczać się; kłócić się
cross word
Hardly a **cross word**, it seems, passed between them for the rest of their lives.
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complacency
samozadowolenie
**Complacency** could yet threaten the eurozone.
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zarządzenie; dekret
edict
**Edict** to public bodies, push to adopt homegrown kit, blow to HP, Dell andMicrosoft.
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redukcja (etatów)
redundancy
The unique strength of German labour unions has forced Daimler and Audi to provide job guarantees, which stretch to the end of the next decade, while VW’s supervisory board is dominated by its powerful workers’ representatives and local politicians, who would try to block mass **redundancies**.
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zamek, zatrzask, zapięcie, klamra
clasp
There’s a chilling poignancy to the string of emeralds offered to a Cartier gemstone dealer with a tuft of blond hair in the **clasp**; it had been snatched from the neck of a Russian noblewoman.
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near-term
dotyczący najbliższej przyszłości, dotyczący krótkiej perspektywy
But the company is facing serious **near-term** issues.
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skromny
unassuming
This **unassuming** prince of the church has an infectious laugh; rolls his own rollaboard on and off commercial flights; rejoices in tango, pizza and soccer.
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zrazić kogoś (do siebie)
to alienate
Despite these warnings, the premium carmakers have been reluctant to go "all-in" on electric technology, at the risk of **alienating** existing customers.
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podpałka
tinder
In saying that, of course, he’s delightfully funny, thanks to the actor’s flawless timing and **tinder**-dry wit.
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on a tear
na fali, z dobrą passą
Even subtle signs of restraint are notable in an industry that **has been on a tear** for the past decade.
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to deplore
potępiać (coś)
Your shoelace is untied, he tells Bergoglio; it could be a metaphor for everything about the rumpled, genial cardinal that Benedict **deplores**.
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spustoszenie, zniszczenie, dewastacja
havoc
The overhaul comes at a difficult juncture for HSBC, with Hong Kong, its most profitable market, hobbled by protests that threaten economic and social **havoc**.
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hope springs eternal
nadzieja umiera ostatnia
The financial-engineering path rarely works, but **hope springs eternal**. Thus, Xerox is trying to fend off growing irrelevance and shrinking revenues by offering to buy the much larger HP Inc.
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talent
knack
They also combined remarkably complementary talents with a **knack** for marrying heiresses.
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oszałamiający
dazzling
Money managers announce **dazzling** funding rounds.
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niszczyć
to mar
The listing was nevertheless **marred** by several problems.
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to scrape together
uciułać; uzbierać
At the age of 27, when the average wage was less than 2 francs a day, he **scraped together** 20,000 francs to buy his employer’s old shop.
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consummate
wytrawny, doskonały
When the results are this good it’s hard to assign specific praise, although the production has clearly been blessed by the presence of two **consummate** actors at the top of their games.
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someone could use something
coś by się komuś przydało (używane do wyrażania, że coś lub coś wymaga ulepszenia w jakiś sposób)
Her writing **could use** a little more sparkle—people hardly ever seem to work other than tirelessly or die other than tragically.
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szmaragd
emerald
There’s a chilling poignancy to the string of **emeralds** offered to a Cartier gemstone dealer with a tuft of blond hair in the clasp; it had been snatched from the neck of a Russian noblewoman.
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bonbon
cukierek
We’ve been warned about basing judgments on book covers; the same goes for movie titles. "The Two Popes" may sound like something worthy but stuffy, a holiday-season **bonbon** that humanizes its subjects decorously.
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stanowczy
adamant
As he announced plans last month to build a further 4m battery-powered vehicles, Mr Diess was **adamant** electrification is not a gamble.
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homegrown
lokalny, krajowy (np. gwiazda muzyki)
Edict to public bodies, push to adopt **homegrown** kit, blow to HP, Dell and Microsoft.
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niemniej jednak
nevertheless
The listing was **nevertheless** marred by several problems.
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to mar
niszczyć
The listing was nevertheless **marred** by several problems.
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zapaleniec
buff
Over three days in November, 70,000 tech **buffs** and investors gather on grounds the size of a small town.
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ill-gotten gains
nieuczciwie zdobyte pieniądze
Mr Gulliver made the changes following a scandal in Mexico, where the bank helped drug cartels launder their **ill-gotten gains**.
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dotyczący najbliższej przyszłości, dotyczący krótkiej perspektywy
near-term
But the company is facing serious **near-term** issues.
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to walk out on somebody
odejść od kogoś, opuścić kogoś
Fiat-Chrysler, the Italian-American carmaker that months earlier had **walked out on** Renault, was to merge with its French archrival PSA.
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stuffy
formalny, wyniosły, staromodny
We’ve been warned about basing judgments on book covers; the same goes for movie titles. "The Two Popes" may sound like something worthy but **stuffy**, a holiday-season bonbon that humanizes its subjects decorously.
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hint
odrobina
The book explains the Cartier magic as something to do with a subtle mix of old and new, timeless elegance and **hints** of Parisian style.
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zbliżony do czegoś, pokrewny do czegoś
akin to
They could end up **akin to** utilities, providing low-margin financial plumbing.
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przepaść, otchłań
chasm
Facing a **chasm** between the prince’s preferred, high price and what international investors were willing to pay, Aramco abruptly cancelled road shows in America and Europe.
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offence
wykroczenie
TikTok is causing almost as much panic as Huawei, although its **offence** is knowing a lot about teenagers, rather than infiltrating broadband networks.
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poniżej normy
subpar
The plan will not be unveiled until the full-year results in February but his intentions are clear: he wants to rid Europe’s largest bank of its infamous bureaucracy while reducing capital tied up in the US and Europe, where it makes **subpar** returns.
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havoc
spustoszenie, zniszczenie, dewastacja
The overhaul comes at a difficult juncture for HSBC, with Hong Kong, its most profitable market, hobbled by protests that threaten economic and social **havoc**.
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to wait out
przeczekać
In 1871, Louis-François hid most of his stock and retreated to Spain’s Basque country to **wait out** France’s war with Prussia, while his 30-year-old son, Alfred, stayed in Paris eating dog meat and rats and buying up gems from desperate Parisians.
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emerald
szmaragd
There’s a chilling poignancy to the string of **emeralds** offered to a Cartier gemstone dealer with a tuft of blond hair in the clasp; it had been snatched from the neck of a Russian noblewoman.
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odrobina
hint
The book explains the Cartier magic as something to do with a subtle mix of old and new, timeless elegance and **hints** of Parisian style.
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to weave
snuć (opowieści)
After he **wove a tale** of gory deaths down the ages—wild dogs, gunshots and guillotines—they agreed on a price of $180,000, equivalent to about $5 million today.
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escalator
ruchome schody
But even then, they will still be dealing with crumbling models for the businesses that have supported them for decades. It’s like they’re running up the down **escalator**, says Frank Gens, chief analyst at IDC.
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to put something on the line
ryzykować coś
But Mr Stevenson, who was poached from Royal Bank of Scotland last year and has become Mr Quinn’s main lieutenant in designing the overhaul, insisted failure would **put their careers and reputations on the line**.
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opracować, wymyślić
to devise
Had China set out to **devise** a disarming way to challenge US hegemony in technology and entertainment, it could have not done better than TikTok.
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in the vein of something
w duchu czegoś, w stylu czegoś
Monday’s ruling, however, shows how the company—**in a similar vein to** other big tech companies—is now facing questions about its ability to police the behavior of others on its platform.
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to hobble
kuleć, utykać, pętać
*to limit something or control the freedom of someone*
The overhaul comes at a difficult juncture for HSBC, with Hong Kong, its most profitable market, **hobbled** by protests that threaten economic and social havoc.
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kuleć, utykać, pętać
to hobble
*to limit something or control the freedom of someone*
The overhaul comes at a difficult juncture for HSBC, with Hong Kong, its most profitable market, **hobbled** by protests that threaten economic and social havoc.
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propozycja, produkt
offering
Nonetheless, industry-watchers say McKinsey is often outspent by the technology **offerings** of the Big Four, as well as by firms like Accenture.
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single-minded
zdeterminowany, uparty, wytrwały
The result is "The Cartiers," the tale of a clan united in **single-minded** dedication to the success of their enterprise, with walk-on parts from the world’s most glamorous princesses, heiresses and maharajas.
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to drill something into somebody
wpoić coś komuś (np. zasady)
He **drilled into his designers his motto**: Never copy, only create.
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on top of one's game
na najwyższym poziomie
When the results are this good it’s hard to assign specific praise, although the production has clearly been blessed by the presence of two consummate actors **at the top of their games**.
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to deal a blow to
zadać cios
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