deck no. 11 Flashcards
(250 cards)
1
Q
to spawn
A
powodować (np. rozruchy), stwarzać (możliwości), pociągać za sobą (następstwa), dawać początek, płodzić (tworzyć coś)
Before long, they were producing memory chips, laptops and equity derivatives. In the process they also spawned a boisterous academic debate about the source of their success. Some attributed it to the anvil of government direction; others to the furnace of competitive markets.
2
Q
pochlebstwo
A
adulation
The adulation was such that people would stand to applaud when he entered a restaurant.
3
Q
zlekceważyć
A
to snub
Streaming dominates nominations as awards season kicks off; Robert De Niro, Greta Gerwig are among the snubbed.
4
Q
obsypać (kogoś czymś)
A
to shower (somebody with something)
The taint of scandal is a world away from the acclaim showered on Mr Giuliani after September 11.
5
Q
piekelny sojusz
A
unholy alliance
Unholy alliance of protectionists back in business, he says.
6
Q
aggrieved
A
poszkodowany; dotknięty
The car industry and others, which use imported inputs and are concerned about retaliation against their exports from aggrieved trading partners, are much more cautious.
7
Q
zapisane jednoznacznie, klarownie
A
writ large
European industry is resisting being undercut by cheaper, dirtier imports of energy-intensive products like steel, while foreign governments protest that the new policies are simply old protectionism writ large.
8
Q
with a bang
A
z sukcesem
Giuliani Partners began with a bang, nabbing such clients as Delta Air Lines, Nextel Communications—maker of the mobile phone Mr Giuliani was toting on September 11—and insurer Aon among others.
9
Q
taśmociąg
A
conveyor belt
Advantage Conveyor Inc. In Raleigh, N.C., spent more than$2 million over the past decade on machines that cut and bend metal and plastics for the conveyor belts it builds.
10
Q
przygnębiony
A
distressed
He seemed even more distressed about this than I was, which prompted my own optimism: Well, remember that we’ve curbed monopoly power before — just think of the 19th century railroad barons.
11
Q
viscerally
A
instynktownie
Yes, viscerally you feel you’re missing out on something, she agrees.
12
Q
z sukcesem
A
with a bang
Giuliani Partners began with a bang, nabbing such clients as Delta Air Lines, Nextel Communications—maker of the mobile phone Mr Giuliani was toting on September 11—and insurer Aon among others.
13
Q
to swoop in
A
wkroczyć do akcji
At the time, only a handful of foreign owners had waded into the Premier League and Chelsea hadn’t won a league championship since the 1950s. and was teetering on the brink of insolvency. Mr. Abramovich swooped in with an offer of 140 million pounds and made a deal in under an hour.
14
Q
odejść od kogoś, opuścić kogoś
A
to walk out on somebody
Fiat-Chrysler, the Italian-American carmaker that months earlier had walked out on Renault, was to merge with its French archrival PSA.
15
Q
nosić
A
to tote
Giuliani Partners began with a bang, nabbing such clients as Delta Air Lines, Nextel Communications—maker of the mobile phone Mr Giuliani was toting on September 11—and insurer Aon among others.
16
Q
podbić stawkę (to reinforce one’s commitment to a venture or idea in spite of opposition or risk)
A
to double down
Mr Bolsonaro, having already angered European governments by his seemingly casual attitude to Amazon forest fires over the summer, has recently doubled down by repealing a ban on growing sugarcane in the vast river basin.
17
Q
to exert
A
wywierać (nacisk, wpływ); używać (np. siły, wpływów)
Their business models allow them to exert power from the bottom up in away that is truly different from anything we’ve seen in the past.
18
Q
succinct
A
zwięzły
(klarowny i wyrażający się w zwięzły sposób, przekazujący dużo treści w niewielkiej ilości słów)
A former aide was more succinct. The business was Rudy, this person says, recalling how even powerful chief executives were awestruck to be in Mr Giuliani’s company.
19
Q
zest
A
entuzjazm
Mr Giuliani did so with zest. He opened a consultancy, Giuliani Partners, that attempted to spin cash from his reputation as the ultimate crisis manager and turnround expert — the executive who not only stabilised New York City after the attacks but had also previously managed to tame its crime and clean up its streets.
20
Q
miniony czas, minione lata
A
yesteryear
But look a little more closely, and the difference with the schemes of yesteryear becomes clear.
21
Q
attire
A
strój; ubiór
When we meet, Mr Zegna’s attire provides some insight into howZegna is responding to changing male dress codes and the suit’s decline in popularity in a more gender-nuanced world.
22
Q
in terms of
A
pod względem
Renault owns 43 per cent ofNissan as well as having power to name certain directors, while the Japanese group owns a 15 per cent non-voting stake in its French partner despite contributing more in terms of profits and revenue.
23
Q
to strike a balance
A
znaleźć równowagę; znaleźć kompromis
They face many of the same issues that bedevil the West: how to mitigate inequality; how to gin up productivity; how to cope with ageing; and how to strike a balance between America and China.
24
Q
awestruck
A
oniemiały, pod wrażeniem
A former aide was more succinct. The business was Rudy, this person says, recalling how even powerful chief executives were awestruck to be in Mr Giuliani’s company.
25
to turn to somebody
zwrócić się do kogoś (z pytaniem, z prośbą)
Purdue Pharma **turned to** him in 2002 when federal prosecutors were beginning to connect a growing opioid epidemic to its sales of OxyContin, the powerful and addictive pain medication.
26
sylwetka
silhouette
Brands have tried to solve for this problem by adding new **silhouettes** such as curvy or straight, sometimes creating even more confusion for consumers.
27
popierać coś; tolerować coś
to stand for
Brands, and agencies representing them, that know exactly what they **stand for** and how marketing works are often rewarded for being intentionally provocative.
28
fucha
gig
His latest **gig** is turning out to be the hardest: Helping shoppers find their correct clothing size.
29
to attest
świadczyć; zaświadczać; stwierdzać
The tigers have always been good at mobilising resources quickly. They are becoming better at allocating them creatively. But as recent signs of social discontent **attest**, some of them now struggle to muster public support effectively.
30
odrobić straty do kogoś
to gain ground on somebody
They have also **gained ground on** America. Singapore passed it in the 1990s; Hong Kong drew level in 2013; and the other two have narrowed the gap.
31
roztropny, ostrożny
prudent
That observation leads to this report’s second big claim: when a sophisticated citizenry aspires to democracy, frustrating that aspiration can be **imprudent** as well as unjust.
32
rozwodzić się nad czymś, rozgrzebywać coś (np. przeszłość)
to dwell on something
But I see now she has little interest in **dwelling on** such things—or at least, she knows better than to do so with a journalist.
33
zwięzły, krótki
concise
Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp summed up fan feeling about change to the traditional schedule more **concisely**.
34
elegancki, luksusowy
swish
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.
35
to go out the window
przestać istnieć
Sizes will **go out the window** 10 years from now, Levi Strauss & Co. CEO Chip Bergh said last month.
36
headstrong
uparty; nieustępliwy
Also in the mix: Scarlett Johansson for her portrayal of an actress with a crumbling relationship in "Marriage Story," Saoirse Ronan as **headstrong** writer Jo in "Little Women," Charlize Theron as former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly and Renée Zellweger for her turn as Judy Garland in "Judy."
37
to undercut
podcinać; podkopać
But as it does, so will complaints from business that they are being **undercut** by imports from countries with low or no taxes on emissions.
38
to infuse
natchnąć, tchnąć (np. optymizm)
The need for survival is **infused** with new urgency.
39
rainmaker
osoba mająca wpływy i skuteczna w działaniu; wpływowy i odnoszący sukcesy przedstawiciel lub agent (zwłaszcza pracujący dla firmy prawniczej)
The idea was to sell advice on restructurings, mergers and acquisitions and other transactions to its security clients. Mr Giuliani’s designated role was **rainmaker**.
40
zwrócić się do kogoś (z pytaniem, z prośbą)
to turn to somebody
Purdue Pharma **turned to** him in 2002 when federal prosecutors were beginning to connect a growing opioid epidemic to its sales of OxyContin, the powerful and addictive pain medication.
41
oddzielać, odłączać
to decouple
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.
42
concise
zwięzły, krótki
Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp summed up fan feeling about change to the traditional schedule more **concisely**.
43
obwód
circumference
A study in the early 2000s sponsored by clothing retailers and manufacturers called SizeUSA measured more than 10,000 people and found that the hip **circumference** of women with a 28-inch waist varied from 32 inches to 45 inches.
44
rozdmuchiwać
to play up
As it has in years past, the HFPA is **playing up** the risk factor. In a recent promo, Mr. Gervais sprays the cameraman with champagne as a voice-over reminds viewers that as usual, you have no idea what he’s going to do.
45
up and down something
w całym (np. kraju)
Bankers **up and down** Wall Street had been wooing him for years with the hope of an eventual IPO, where they would win millions of dollars in fees and the prestige of bringing a giant company to the public markets.
46
rzucać (czymś lub kimś); zarzucać wędkę (lub np. sieć rybacką)
to cast
He was **casting** his net further and further from shore, says a person who worked with Mr Giuliani. The calibre of people who were reaching out became more and more questionable.
47
dodatkowe zajęcie (obok stałej pracy)
sideline
The campaign opened a rare window into Mr Giuliani’s wealth, particularly his **sideline** as a paid speaker, delivering canned remarks about leadership to such groups as the National Grocers Association, Lehman Brothers and the Financial Times.
48
sprzęt
kit
Edict to public bodies, push to adopt homegrown **kit**, blow to HP, Dell andMicrosoft.
49
to be all over the place
chaotyczny
Sometimes, I’ll be an extra small, sometimes I’ll be a medium, the St. Louis resident said. The sizing **is all over the place**.
50
to buoy
wpływać korzystnie na coś
Analysts estimate H&M’s fourth-quarter sales declined in Germany—its biggest market— and in Sweden but rose in the U.K. In the U.S., promotions at malls aimed at attracting shoppers and clearing out unsold products are expected to have **buoyed** sales.
51
to wade into
wtrącać się
At the time, only a handful of foreign owners had **waded into** the Premier League and Chelsea hadn’t won a league championship since the 1950s. and was teetering on the brink of insolvency. Mr. Abramovich swooped in with an offer of 140 million pounds and made a deal in under an hour.
52
jednoczyć się, zrzeszać się, zewrzeć szeregi
to close ranks
This alliance can only work if we **close ranks** and work in common sense, says Mr Senard, but keep the feeling that Renault is a French company, and Nissan a proud Japanese one.
53
ogólny, pospolity
generic
The improvement inoverall crime in 2003 was marginal and in some cases actually went up, says Facundo Rosas, an official at the attorney-general’s office who dealt with Mr Giuliani, and called his diagnosis a bit **generic**.
54
zapisany
enshrined
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.
55
zasoby
wherewithal
Global scale is central to Netflix’s business model, giving the company the financial **wherewithal** to spend huge sums in Hollywood to develop content.
56
public eye
opinia publiczna
She has spent half her life in the **public eye**, and almost everything written about her refers to her looks.
57
frontrunner
faworyt
The **frontrunner** is believed to be Luca de Meo, who leads VW’s Spanish Seat brand, a role that makes him no stranger to negotiating national identities within a single business.
58
the bloom is off the rose
to już nie to samo (nie idzie tak dobrze, jak wcześniej)
**The bloom was off the rose** and the whole thing was less solid," says Jon Reinish, a Democratic strategist in New York, noting that, as the financial crisis was gathering pace, there was no longer the same appetite for Mr Giuliani ’s security expertise.
59
podcinać; podkopać
to undercut
But as it does, so will complaints from business that they are being **undercut** by imports from countries with low or no taxes on emissions.
60
umięśniony, z wyraźnie zarysowanymi mięśniami
toned
Not only did her husband know better, it seems, but he was right to push her into becoming more **toned**.
61
uparty; nieustępliwy
headstrong
Also in the mix: Scarlett Johansson for her portrayal of an actress with a crumbling relationship in "Marriage Story," Saoirse Ronan as **headstrong** writer Jo in "Little Women," Charlize Theron as former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly and Renée Zellweger for her turn as Judy Garland in "Judy."
62
dawka
dollop
If an entrepreneur has a brilliant idea, they no longer need a giant **dollop** of capital to bring it to life.
63
margines społeczny
underclass
They all have seemingly intractable problems: stagnant wages in Taiwan, the dominance of big business in South Korea, an **underclass** of cheap imported workers in Singapore and, most explosive, a government in Hong Kong that will not, or cannot, listen to its people.
64
pic na wodę; ściema
smoke and mirrors
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**.
65
przykład, wzór, ideał (postępowania)
exemplar
But they, too, were once **exemplar**s of labour-intensive manufacturing.
66
to run deep
być głęboko zakorzenionym (np. uprzedzenia, przekonania)
Yet real change will take far longer. It **runs deep** down into the organisation, layers and layers and layers deep, says one former high-ranking Nissan director.
67
stracić zainteresowanie czymś
to grow sour on something
Amid concerns over issues like Mr. Neumann’s purchases of property he leased to WeWork, the mutual fund manager made clear to Mr. Neumann, WeWork management and the board it had **grown sour** on the company, he said.
68
to beam
uśmiechnąć się promiennie
Sitting across from her **beaming** at me, I am almost convinced; on my walk back to the station, I remember that I gave up for the good reason that I was a terrible violinist.
69
sermon
kazanie
It was a problem with a Super Bowl ad for Dodge Ram trucks with tagline "Built to Serve", which featured a **sermon** by Martin Luther King.
70
w całym (np. kraju)
up and down something
Bankers **up and down** Wall Street had been wooing him for years with the hope of an eventual IPO, where they would win millions of dollars in fees and the prestige of bringing a giant company to the public markets.
71
opinia publiczna
public eye
She has spent half her life in the **public eye**, and almost everything written about her refers to her looks.
72
miotła
broom
A new **broom**. The boardroom turnover marks the end of the bloodletting at the businesses to rid them of executives—and nationalist forces — who seemed to work actively against the partnership.
73
poradzić sobie z czymś
to get around something
To **get around** the problem, MySize ran a second test in which it replaced sizes with colors.
74
ślinić się
to salivate
When I explain our system to bankers in other countries, you can see them **salivate**, says Lee Chang-Ken, president of Cathay Financial Holdings, Taiwan’s largest financial group.
75
wymijający, niezobowiązujący
noncommittal
Mr. Neumann was **noncommittal**. But the stage was set for his ouster.
76
tally
lista, zestawienie (wydatków, przychodów), zapis (np. wydarzeń)
The answer seems to be yes after yesterday’s Golden Globes nominations in which Netflix led the **tally** over traditional studios.
77
być pod ostrzałem krytyki
to be under fire
The Irishman, which has **come under fire** for its limited female roles, scored two nominations for best supporting actor in a movie drama: one for Joe Pesci, returning from retirement to play a crime kingpin, and the other for Al Pacino, who portrayed Jimmy Hoffa.
78
uciążliwy; ciężki
burdensome
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.
79
to bedevil
dręczyć; nękać
They face many of the same issues that **bedevil** the West: how to mitigate inequality; how to gin up productivity; how to cope with ageing; and how to strike a balance between America and China.
80
to gain ground on somebody
wyprzedzić kogoś; zdobyć przewagę nad kimś
They have also **gained ground on** America. Singapore passed it in the 1990s; Hong Kong drew level in 2013; and the other two have narrowed the gap.
81
być głęboko zakorzenionym (np. uprzedzenia, przekonania)
to run deep
Yet real change will take far longer. It **runs deep** down into the organisation, layers and layers and layers deep, says one former high-ranking Nissan director.
82
oderwanie się, zerwanie (np. od rodziny, od organizacji)
breakaway
Insane, selfish, money-oriented and egotistical: football’s grandees could have been talking about the professional game in general but were, on this occasion, describing Real Madrid president Florentino Perez’s idea for a **breakaway** league of top European clubs.
83
standing
długość istnienia (czegoś)
Left without FCA as a potential partner, Renault’s focus has been forced back to its Japanese bedfellow of two decades’ **standing**.
84
uznanie; oklaski
acclaim
The taint of scandal is a world away from the **acclaim** showered on Mr Giuliani after September 11.
85
uśmiechnąć się promiennie
to beam
Sitting across from her **beaming** at me, I am almost convinced; on my walk back to the station, I remember that I gave up for the good reason that I was a terrible violinist.
86
współtowarzysz
bedfellow
Left without FCA as a potential partner, Renault’s focus has been forced back to its Japanese **bedfellow** of two decades’ standing.
87
doganiać kogoś
to draw level with somebody
They have also gained ground on America. Singapore passed it in the 1990s; Hong Kong **drew level** in 2013; and the other two have narrowed the gap.
88
to pitch
przedstawiać ofertę potencjalnym klientom, przedstawiać pomysł potencjalnym inwestorom
When Singapore became independent in 1965, it **pitched** itself as a base of production.
89
acclaim
uznanie; oklaski
The taint of scandal is a world away from the **acclaim** showered on Mr Giuliani after September 11.
90
instytucja publiczna
public body
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.
91
granular
szczegółowy
The disclosures of detailed subscriber and revenue infor-mation for non-U.S. operations came Monday in a federal securities filing. Investors and analysts have been eager for more **granular** information about the nature of Netflix’s business.
92
złagodzić
mitigate
They face many of the same issues that bedevil the West: how to **mitigate** inequality; how to gin up productivity; how to cope with ageing; and how to strike a balance between America and China.
93
to obscure
ukrywać; przesłaniać
Gone too will be the prior obsession with becoming the largest carmaker in the world, which drove a sales strategy that undermined profitability at the two companies, and **obscured** the lack of cooperation under the surface.
94
sea change
całkowita przemiana
A **sea change**. Governments are steering their economies with a lighter touch.
95
to take comfort in something
pocieszać się czymś
Several directors told others they **took comfort** knowing WeWork would soon need to go public because of its need for more cash to keep growing.
96
kampania
drive
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.
97
garments
odzież
Others include apps that take 3-D body scans, knitting machines that produce **garments** with less than 1% variation and custom tailoring services.
98
poszkodowany; dotknięty
aggrieved
The car industry and others, which use imported inputs and are concerned about retaliation against their exports from **aggrieved** trading partners, are much more cautious.
99
entuzjazm
zest
Mr Giuliani did so with **zest**. He opened a consultancy, Giuliani Partners, that attempted to spin cash from his reputation as the ultimate crisis manager and turnround expert — the executive who not only stabilised New York City after the attacks but had also previously managed to tame its crime and clean up its streets.
100
kingpin
szef, najważniejsza osoba
The Irishman, which has come under fire for its limited female roles, scored two nominations for best supporting actor in a movie drama: one for Joe Pesci, returning from retirement to play a crime **kingpin**, and the other for Al Pacino, who portrayed Jimmy Hoffa.
101
wtrącać się
to wade into
At the time, only a handful of foreign owners had **waded into** the Premier League and Chelsea hadn’t won a league championship since the 1950s. and was teetering on the brink of insolvency. Mr. Abramovich swooped in with an offer of 140 million pounds and made a deal in under an hour.
102
wyrobić sobie (np. pozycję zawodową)
to carve out
Giuliani Capital Advisors **carved out** a niche in bankruptcies, working on the restructurings of Delta Air Lines, US Airways and Aloha Airgroup.
103
natchnąć, tchnąć (np. optymizm)
to infuse
The need for survival is **infused** with new urgency.
104
szczegółowy
granular
The disclosures of detailed subscriber and revenue infor-mation for non-U.S. operations came Monday in a federal securities filing. Investors and analysts have been eager for more **granular** information about the nature of Netflix’s business.
105
to undercut
sprzedać po niższej cenie (stosować dumping)
European industry is resisting being **undercut** by cheaper, dirtier imports of energy-intensive products like steel, while foreign governments protest that the new policies are simply old protectionism writ large.
106
stracić na wartości, stracić przewagę
to lose ground
Much of the world has **lost ground** to China over the past 20 years.
107
nod
nominacja (np. do Oskara)
The Two Popes, a dive into Vatican intrigue also from Netflix, received four nominations. Eddie Murphy **got a nod** for best actor in a movie comedy or musical for the show-business biopic Dolemite Is My Name, which marks a comeback moment for the actor.
108
osoba mająca wpływy i skuteczna w działaniu; wpływowy i odnoszący sukcesy przedstawiciel lub agent (zwłaszcza pracujący dla firmy prawniczej)
rainmaker
The idea was to sell advice on restructurings, mergers and acquisitions and other transactions to its security clients. Mr Giuliani’s designated role was **rainmaker**.
109
quirk
przypadek, kaprys, wybryk
And Unilever realized the business would be faring even worse if not for an unusual **quirk**: Many men were neglecting to cancel their subscriptions even after they quit using the blades.
110
faworyt
frontrunner
The **frontrunner** is believed to be Luca de Meo, who leads VW’s Spanish Seat brand, a role that makes him no stranger to negotiating national identities within a single business.
111
to dwell on something
rozwodzić się nad czymś, rozgrzebywać coś (np. przeszłość)
But I see now she has little interest in **dwelling on** such things—or at least, she knows better than to do so with a journalist.
112
to tote
nosić
Giuliani Partners began with a bang, nabbing such clients as Delta Air Lines, Nextel Communications—maker of the mobile phone Mr Giuliani was **toting** on September 11—and insurer Aon among others.
113
treściwy (np. opis)
succinct
A former aide was more **succinct**. The business was Rudy, this person says, recalling how even powerful chief executives were awestruck to be in Mr Giuliani’s company.
114
to carve out
wyrobić sobie (np. pozycję zawodową)
Giuliani Capital Advisors **carved out** a niche in bankruptcies, working on the restructurings of Delta Air Lines, US Airways and Aloha Airgroup.
115
unholy alliance
piekelny sojusz
**Unholy alliance** of protectionists back in business, he says.
116
wykazywać się, sprawdzać się
to prove oneself
The government is supportive, permitting tests on real roads for vehicles that **prove themselves** at test sites.
117
to prove oneself
wykazywać się, sprawdzać się
The government is supportive, permitting tests on real roads for vehicles that **prove themselves** at test sites.
118
biorąc pod uwagę
in terms of
Renault owns 43 per cent ofNissan as well as having power to name certain directors, while the Japanese group owns a 15 per cent non-voting stake in its French partner despite contributing more **in terms of** profits and revenue.
119
wywierać (nacisk, wpływ); używać (np. siły, wpływów)
to exert
Their business models allow them to **exert** power from the bottom up in away that is truly different from anything we’ve seen in the past.
120
to be above and beyond
wykraczać poza
Mr. Neumann said in a January interview on CNBC that the funding from SoftBank was **above and beyond** what we need to fund the company for the next four to five years.
121
ballot
lista kandydatów
Meanwhile, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Kominsky Method, and Barry, which were all nominated last year, are back on the **ballot** again.
122
to lose ground
stracić na wartości, stracić przewagę
Much of the world has **lost ground** to China over the past 20 years.
123
bedfellow
współtowarzysz
Left without FCA as a potential partner, Renault’s focus has been forced back to its Japanese **bedfellow** of two decades’ standing.
124
strój; ubiór
attire
When we meet, Mr Zegna’s **attire** provides some insight into howZegna is responding to changing male dress codes and the suit’s decline in popularity in a more gender-nuanced world.
125
daleki, odległy
far-off
According to the filing, the U.S. and Canada still provide Netflix with the highest average monthly revenue per subscriber, but the other regions aren’t **far off**.
126
far-off
daleki, odległy
According to the filing, the U.S. and Canada still provide Netflix with the highest average monthly revenue per subscriber, but the other regions aren’t **far off**.
127
crop of something
grupa czegoś (np. ludzi)
True Fit is among a **crop of** companies that are trying to solve the fit problem.
128
wkroczyć do akcji
to swoop in
At the time, only a handful of foreign owners had waded into the Premier League and Chelsea hadn’t won a league championship since the 1950s. and was teetering on the brink of insolvency. Mr. Abramovich **swooped in** with an offer of 140 million pounds and made a deal in under an hour.
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długość istnienia (czegoś)
standing
Left without FCA as a potential partner, Renault’s focus has been forced back to its Japanese bedfellow of two decades’ **standing**.
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slogan
tagline
It was a problem with a Super Bowl ad for Dodge Ram trucks with **tagline**"Built to Serve", which featured a sermon by Martin Luther King.
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to rub shoulders with somebody
obracać się w czyimś towarzystwie, kolegować się z kimś
In a few years, Mr Giuliani would become a regular in Ukraine, **rubbing shoulders with** Kyiv’s mayor, boxer Vitali Klitschko, a politically influential rabbi, Moshe Reuven Azman, who had links to Mr Fruman, and a cast of oligarchs.
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omijać (przeszkodę),
to sidestep
Some brands are **sidestepping** the size issue altogether. Instead of small, medium and large, athletic-wear maker Grrrl Clothing names its sizes after female athletes, including Heidi Cordner, a 6-foot armwrestling champion, and Zhang Weili, a strawweight champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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czkawka, drobna przeszkoda
hiccup
There were other **hiccups**.Mr Kerik, who led the security business, was nominated by President George W Bush in December 2004 to head the Homeland Security department but had to withdraw because of tax issues.
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temat rozmowy
talking point
Nike’s Believe in something ad featuring Kaepernick was a **talking point** and ended up being regarded as brave rather than offensive.
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proprietor
właściciel
Over the years its **proprietor** would become involved in a dizzying array of moneymaking ventures, from restructurings and real estate to aTexas law firm and Japanese consultancy.
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osiągnąć równowagę
to strike a balance
They face many of the same issues that bedevil the West: how to mitigate inequality; how to gin up productivity; how to cope with ageing; and how to **strike a balance** between America and China.
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dręczyć; nękać
to bedevil
They face many of the same issues that **bedevil** the West: how to mitigate inequality; how to gin up productivity; how to cope with ageing; and how to strike a balance between America and China.
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zachęta; łapówka
inducement
One final **inducement** involved a large bill for personal travel on the jet. After a tally of surf vacations and other jaunts, plus some additional personal expenses, Mr. Neumann owed WeWork $1.75 million at the time of his ouster, according to shareholder documents.
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licytacja
bidding
Meanwhile in Europe, meal-ordering website Takeaway.com and technology investor Prosus—both listed in Amsterdam—are locked in a **bidding** war to buy British peer Just Eat.
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to play up
rozdmuchiwać
As it has in years past, the HFPA is **playing up** the risk factor. In a recent promo, Mr. Gervais sprays the cameraman with champagne as a voice-over reminds viewers that as usual, you have no idea what he’s going to do.
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dollop
dawka
If an entrepreneur has a brilliant idea, they no longer need a giant **dollop** of capital to bring it to life.
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obniżka (cen)
markdown
He forecasts a small improvement in margins for the latest quarter and thinks cash flow will also improve. RBC’s surveys have shown H&M’s **markdowns** have eased.
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to get around something
poradzić sobie z czymś
To **get around** the problem, MySize ran a second test in which it replaced sizes with colors.
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wykraczać poza
above and beyond
Mr. Neumann said in a January interview on CNBC that the funding from SoftBank was **above and beyond** what we need to fund the company for the next four to five years.
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ujawnić się
to surface
The Wall Street executive’s interest in England’s Premier League **surfaced** in July, when the Evening Standard published a report that Mr. Boehly was weighing a bid for Chelsea or Tottenham, another London-based club.
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distressed
przygnębiony
He seemed even more **distressed** about this than I was, which prompted my own optimism: Well, remember that we’ve curbed monopoly power before — just think of the 19th century railroad barons.
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hindrance
przeszkoda
Before we met, I wanted to talk to Benedetti about female beauty and what she made of the idea that possessing it can be as much of a **hindrance** as a help.
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exemplar
przykład, wzór, ideał (postępowania)
But they, too, were once **exemplar**s of labour-intensive manufacturing.
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underclass
margines społeczny
They all have seemingly intractable problems: stagnant wages in Taiwan, the dominance of big business in South Korea, an **underclass** of cheap imported workers in Singapore and, most explosive, a government in Hong Kong that will not, or cannot, listen to its people.
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conveyor belt
taśmociąg
Advantage Conveyor Inc. In Raleigh, N.C., spent more than$2 million over the past decade on machines that cut and bend metal and plastics for the **conveyor belts** it builds.
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przygotować grunt pod coś; organizować coś
to set the stage for something
Mr. Neumann was noncommittal. But **the stage was set** for his ouster.
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markdown
obniżka (cen)
He forecasts a small improvement in margins for the latest quarter and thinks cash flow will also improve. RBC’s surveys have shown H&M’s **markdowns** have eased.
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yesteryear
miniony czas, minione lata
But look a little more closely, and the difference with the schemes of **yesteryear** becomes clear.
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writ large
zapisane jednoznacznie, klarownie
European industry is resisting being undercut by cheaper, dirtier imports of energy-intensive products like steel, while foreign governments protest that the new policies are simply old protectionism **writ large**.
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rzucić w wir czegoś, porywać się na coś
to plunge into something
Mr Giuliani’s next business move was a surprise: a few months later, he **plunged into** real estate, announcing a partnership with a family-owned developer in Maryland, Berman Enterprises, to raise a $750m property investment fund.
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chaotyczny
all over the place
Sometimes, I’ll be an extra small, sometimes I’ll be a medium, the St. Louis resident said. The sizing **is all over the place**.
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to be under fire
być pod ostrzałem krytyki
The Irishman, which has **come under fire** for its limited female roles, scored two nominations for best supporting actor in a movie drama: one for Joe Pesci, returning from retirement to play a crime kingpin, and the other for Al Pacino, who portrayed Jimmy Hoffa.
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zamieniać, podmieniać
to swap out
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.
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to one's cost
na własnej skórze
Peloton, the US fitness equipment company behind the latter, knows this **to its cost**.
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gig
fucha
His latest **gig** is turning out to be the hardest: Helping shoppers find their correct clothing size.
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circumference
obwód
A study in the early 2000s sponsored by clothing retailers and manufacturers called SizeUSA measured more than 10,000 people and found that the hip **circumference** of women with a 28-inch waist varied from 32 inches to 45 inches.
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pocieszać się czymś
to take comfort in something
Several directors told others they **took comfort** knowing WeWork would soon need to go public because of its need for more cash to keep growing.
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inducement
zachęta; łapówka
One final **inducement** involved a large bill for personal travel on the jet. After a tally of surf vacations and other jaunts, plus some additional personal expenses, Mr. Neumann owed WeWork $1.75 million at the time of his ouster, according to shareholder documents.
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to cast
rzucać (czymś lub kimś); zarzucać wędkę (lub np. sieć rybacką)
He was **casting** his net further and further from shore, says a person who worked with Mr Giuliani. The calibre of people who were reaching out became more and more questionable.
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bidding
licytacja
Meanwhile in Europe, meal-ordering website Takeaway.com and technology investor Prosus—both listed in Amsterdam—are locked in a **bidding** war to buy British peer Just Eat.
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to draw level with somebody
doganiać kogoś
They have also gained ground on America. Singapore passed it in the 1990s; Hong Kong **drew level** in 2013; and the other two have narrowed the gap.
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promować, posuwać do przodu (np. karierę)
to further
Before their arrests, Mr Fruman, who owned a bar in Odessa called Mafia Rave, and Lev Parnas became close associates of Mr Giuliani—both hiring him to **further** their business ventures and serving him in his mission to dig up dirt in Ukraine on one of Mr Trump’s political rivals, former vice president Joseph Biden.
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uchylać, znosić, unieważniać (np. prawa)
to repeal
Mr Bolsonaro, having already angered European governments by his seemingly casual attitude to Amazon forest fires over the summer, has recently doubled down by **repealing** a ban on growing sugarcane in the vast river basin.
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perspektywa; kierunek
angle
We gave up on the direct-to-consumer **angle** to work with retailers, said Yanghee Paik, co-founder of Rael.
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angle
perspektywa; kierunek
We gave up on the direct-to-consumer **angle** to work with retailers, said Yanghee Paik, co-founder of Rael.
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odzież
garments
Others include apps that take 3-D body scans, knitting machines that produce **garments** with less than 1% variation and custom tailoring services.
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skaza (na reputacji); zepsucie (np. moralne)
taint
The **taint** of scandal is a world away from the acclaim showered on Mr Giuliani after September 11.
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to stand for
popierać coś; tolerować coś
Brands, and agencies representing them, that know exactly what they **stand for** and how marketing works are often rewarded for being intentionally provocative.
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to miss out on something
przeoczyć, przegapić coś
Yes, viscerally you feel you’re **missing out on** something, she agrees.
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draw
tu: atrakcja
But it had a certain logic: Berman, which had ties to Russia and the former Soviet republics, wanted to appeal to wealthy investors in places where Mr Giuliani was still a **draw**.
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lenient
pobłażliwy
Democrats in Congress are now seeking further information about Mr Giuliani’s work for Purdue, which they say resulted in "excessively **lenient**" handling of the case.
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lista, zestawienie (wydatków, przychodów), zapis (np. wydarzeń)
tally
The answer seems to be yes after yesterday’s Golden Globes nominations in which Netflix led the **tally** over traditional studios.
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grupa czegoś (np. ludzi)
crop of something
True Fit is among a **crop of** companies that are trying to solve the fit problem.
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przypadek, kaprys, wybryk
quirk
And Unilever realized the business would be faring even worse if not for an unusual **quirk**: Many men were neglecting to cancel their subscriptions even after they quit using the blades.
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to discharge
wydzielać (np. gaz, płyn)
The price of emissions under the ETS, which issues companies with tradable permits to **discharge** carbon dioxide, will almost certainly have to rise to meet targets under the Paris agreement on climate change.
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flimsy
kruchy; marny; nietrwały
The areas of co-operation look so **flimsy**, says Philippe Houchois, an auto analyst at Jefferies. It would really help investors if they were able to quantify this co-operation.
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toned
umięśniony, z wyraźnie zarysowanymi mięśniami
Not only did her husband know better, it seems, but he was right to push her into becoming more **toned**.
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noncommittal
wymijający, niezobowiązujący
Mr. Neumann was **noncommittal**. But the stage was set for his ouster.
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to sidestep
omijać (przeszkodę),
Some brands are **sidestepping** the size issue altogether. Instead of small, medium and large, athletic-wear maker Grrrl Clothing names its sizes after female athletes, including Heidi Cordner, a 6-foot armwrestling champion, and Zhang Weili, a strawweight champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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tu: atrakcja
draw
But it had a certain logic: Berman, which had ties to Russia and the former Soviet republics, wanted to appeal to wealthy investors in places where Mr Giuliani was still a **draw**.
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to double down
podbić stawkę (to reinforce one’s commitment to a venture or idea in spite of opposition or risk)
Mr Bolsonaro, having already angered European governments by his seemingly casual attitude to Amazon forest fires over the summer, has recently **doubled down** by repealing a ban on growing sugarcane in the vast river basin.
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wkrótce
before long
**Before long**, they were producing memory chips, laptops and equity derivatives. In the process they also spawned a boisterous academic debate about the source of their success. Some attributed it to the anvil of government direction; others to the furnace of competitive markets.
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przeszkoda
hindrance
Before we met, I wanted to talk to Benedetti about female beauty and what she made of the idea that possessing it can be as much of a **hindrance** as a help.
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przestać istnieć
to go out the window
Sizes will **go out the window** 10 years from now, Levi Strauss & Co. CEO Chip Bergh said last month.
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w charakterze kogoś
in the capacity of somebody
These are some of the figures Mr Giuliani would later approach **in his capacity** as Mr Trump’s personal lawyer, seeking information about the Bidens’ dealings in Ukraine.
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szef, najważniejsza osoba
kingpin
The Irishman, which has come under fire for its limited female roles, scored two nominations for best supporting actor in a movie drama: one for Joe Pesci, returning from retirement to play a crime **kingpin**, and the other for Al Pacino, who portrayed Jimmy Hoffa.
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pobłażliwy
lenient
Democrats in Congress are now seeking further information about Mr Giuliani’s work for Purdue, which they say resulted in "excessively **lenient**" handling of the case.
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tagline
slogan
It was a problem with a Super Bowl ad for Dodge Ram trucks with **tagline**"Built to Serve", which featured a sermon by Martin Luther King.
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kruchy; marny; nietrwały
flimsy
The areas of co-operation look so **flimsy**, says Philippe Houchois, an auto analyst at Jefferies. It would really help investors if they were able to quantify this co-operation.
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niefortunny; fatalny
ill-fated
The big decisions these days are made in corporate boardrooms: Samsung’s bet on foldable screens; TSMC’s huge investment in capacity in Taiwan; the rise of startups like Sea in Singapore; the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s quest to remain Asia’s premier financial market (even if its bid for the London Stock Exchange was **ill-fated**).
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to pan
krytykować; zjechać
After WeWork made its IPO paperwork public, potential investors, analysts and the media **panned** WeWork for its growing losses and lack of a path to profitability, and for Mr. Neumann’s string of conflicts.
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hiccup
czkawka, drobna przeszkoda
There were other **hiccups**.Mr Kerik, who led the security business, was nominated by President George W Bush in December 2004 to head the Homeland Security department but had to withdraw because of tax issues.
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prudent
roztropny, ostrożny
That observation leads to this report’s second big claim: when a sophisticated citizenry aspires to democracy, frustrating that aspiration can be **imprudent** as well as unjust.
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wpływać korzystnie na coś
to buoy
Analysts estimate H&M’s fourth-quarter sales declined in Germany—its biggest market— and in Sweden but rose in the U.K. In the U.S., promotions at malls aimed at attracting shoppers and clearing out unsold products are expected to have **buoyed** sales.
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before long
wkrótce
**Before long**, they were producing memory chips, laptops and equity derivatives. In the process they also spawned a boisterous academic debate about the source of their success. Some attributed it to the anvil of government direction; others to the furnace of competitive markets.
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przeoczyć, przegapić coś
to miss out on something
Yes, viscerally you feel you’re **missing out on** something, she agrees.
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ustalać, określać (np. fakty, przyczyny)
to determine
The two men agreed the company’s valuation would be $47 billion, although people close to the deal never saw a clear explanation of how that number was **determined**, according to people familiar with the matter.
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oniemiały, pod wrażeniem
awestruck
A former aide was more succinct. The business was Rudy, this person says, recalling how even powerful chief executives were **awestruck** to be in Mr Giuliani’s company.
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wydzielać (np. gaz, płyn)
to discharge
The price of emissions under the ETS, which issues companies with tradable permits to **discharge** carbon dioxide, will almost certainly have to rise to meet targets under the Paris agreement on climate change.
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to narrow
zmniejszać
They have also gained ground on America. Singapore passed it in the 1990s; Hong Kong drew level in 2013; and the other two have **narrowed** the gap.
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zmniejszać
to narrow
They have also gained ground on America. Singapore passed it in the 1990s; Hong Kong drew level in 2013; and the other two have **narrowed** the gap.
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sprzedać po niższej cenie (stosować dumping)
to undercut
European industry is resisting being **undercut** by cheaper, dirtier imports of energy-intensive products like steel, while foreign governments protest that the new policies are simply old protectionism writ large.
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adulation
pochlebstwo
The **adulation** was such that people would stand to applaud when he entered a restaurant.
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to surface
ujawnić się
The Wall Street executive’s interest in England’s Premier League **surfaced** in July, when the Evening Standard published a report that Mr. Boehly was weighing a bid for Chelsea or Tottenham, another London-based club.
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mitigate
złagodzić
They face many of the same issues that bedevil the West: how to **mitigate** inequality; how to gin up productivity; how to cope with ageing; and how to strike a balance between America and China.
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przedstawiać ofertę potencjalnym klientom, przedstawiać pomysł potencjalnym inwestorom
to pitch
When Singapore became independent in 1965, it **pitched** itself as a base of production.
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ukrywać; przesłaniać
to obscure
Gone too will be the prior obsession with becoming the largest carmaker in the world, which drove a sales strategy that undermined profitability at the two companies, and **obscured** the lack of cooperation under the surface.
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to set the stage for something
przygotować grunt pod coś; organizować coś
Mr. Neumann was noncommittal. But **the stage was set** for his ouster.
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to snub
zlekceważyć
Streaming dominates nominations as awards season kicks off; Robert De Niro, Greta Gerwig are among the **snubbed**.
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grandee
ważna osobistość
Insane, selfish, money-oriented and egotistical: football’s **grandees** could have been talking about the professional game in general but were, on this occasion, describing Real Madrid president Florentino Perez’s idea for a breakaway league of top European clubs.
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kazanie
sermon
It was a problem with a Super Bowl ad for Dodge Ram trucks with tagline "Built to Serve", which featured a **sermon** by Martin Luther King.
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to grow sour on something
stracić czymś zainteresowanie
Amid concerns over issues like Mr. Neumann’s purchases of property he leased to WeWork, the mutual fund manager made clear to Mr. Neumann, WeWork management and the board it had **grown sour** on the company, he said.
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zaszufladkować
to pigeonhole
Consumers are increasingly refusing to be **pigeonholed** by big brands.
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krytykować; zjechać
to pan
After WeWork made its IPO paperwork public, potential investors, analysts and the media **panned** WeWork for its growing losses and lack of a path to profitability, and for Mr. Neumann’s string of conflicts.
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świadczyć; zaświadczać; stwierdzać
to attest
The tigers have always been good at mobilising resources quickly. They are becoming better at allocating them creatively. But as recent signs of social discontent **attest**, some of them now struggle to muster public support effectively.
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to determine
ustalać, określać (np. fakty, przyczyny)
The two men agreed the company’s valuation would be $47 billion, although people close to the deal never saw a clear explanation of how that number was **determined**, according to people familiar with the matter.
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silhouette
sylwetka
Brands have tried to solve for this problem by adding new **silhouettes** such as curvy or straight, sometimes creating even more confusion for consumers.
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to further
promować, posuwać do przodu (np. karierę)
Before their arrests, Mr Fruman, who owned a bar in Odessa called Mafia Rave, and Lev Parnas became close associates of Mr Giuliani—both hiring him to **further** their business ventures and serving him in his mission to dig up dirt in Ukraine on one of Mr Trump’s political rivals, former vice president Joseph Biden.
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ill-fated
niefortunny; fatalny
The big decisions these days are made in corporate boardrooms: Samsung’s bet on foldable screens; TSMC’s huge investment in capacity in Taiwan; the rise of startups like Sea in Singapore; the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s quest to remain Asia’s premier financial market (even if its bid for the London Stock Exchange was **ill-fated**).
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powodować (np. rozruchy), stwarzać (możliwości), pociągać za sobą (następstwa), dawać początek, płodzić (tworzyć coś)
to spawn
Before long, they were producing memory chips, laptops and equity derivatives. In the process they also **spawned** a boisterous academic debate about the source of their success. Some attributed it to the anvil of government direction; others to the furnace of competitive markets.
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in the capacity of somebody
w charakterze kogoś
These are some of the figures Mr Giuliani would later approach **in his capacity** as Mr Trump’s personal lawyer, seeking information about the Bidens’ dealings in Ukraine.
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na własnej skórze
to one's cost
Peloton, the US fitness equipment company behind the latter, knows this **to its cost**.
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to shower (somebody with something)
obsypać (kogoś czymś)
The taint of scandal is a world away from the acclaim **showered** on Mr Giuliani after September 11.
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lista kandydatów (w wyborach)
slate
Netflix leads Golden Globes **slate**.
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generic
ogólny, pospolity
The improvement inoverall crime in 2003 was marginal and in some cases actually went up, says Facundo Rosas, an official at the attorney-general’s office who dealt with Mr Giuliani, and called his diagnosis a bit **generic**.
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nominacja (np. do Oskara)
nod
The Two Popes, a dive into Vatican intrigue also from Netflix, received four nominations. Eddie Murphy **got a nod** for best actor in a movie comedy or musical for the show-business biopic Dolemite Is My Name, which marks a comeback moment for the actor.
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taint
skaza (na reputacji); zepsucie (np. moralne)
The **taint** of scandal is a world away from the acclaim showered on Mr Giuliani after September 11.
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obracać się w czyimś towarzystwie, kolegować się z kimś
to rub shoulders with somebody
In a few years, Mr Giuliani would become a regular in Ukraine, **rubbing shoulders with** Kyiv’s mayor, boxer Vitali Klitschko, a politically influential rabbi, Moshe Reuven Azman, who had links to Mr Fruman, and a cast of oligarchs.
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właściciel
proprietor
Over the years its **proprietor** would become involved in a dizzying array of moneymaking ventures, from restructurings and real estate to aTexas law firm and Japanese consultancy.
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broom
miotła
A new **broom**. The boardroom turnover marks the end of the bloodletting at the businesses to rid them of executives—and nationalist forces — who seemed to work actively against the partnership.
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lista kandydatów
ballot
Meanwhile, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Kominsky Method, and Barry, which were all nominated last year, are back on the **ballot** again.
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ważna osobistość
grandee
Insane, selfish, money-oriented and egotistical: football’s **grandees** could have been talking about the professional game in general but were, on this occasion, describing Real Madrid president Florentino Perez’s idea for a breakaway league of top European clubs.
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breakaway
oderwanie się, zerwanie (np. od rodziny, od organizacji)
Insane, selfish, money-oriented and egotistical: football’s grandees could have been talking about the professional game in general but were, on this occasion, describing Real Madrid president Florentino Perez’s idea for a **breakaway** league of top European clubs.
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wherewithal
zasoby
Global scale is central to Netflix’s business model, giving the company the financial **wherewithal** to spend huge sums in Hollywood to develop content.
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to plunge into something
rzucić w wir czegoś, porywać się na coś
Mr Giuliani’s next business move was a surprise: a few months later, he **plunged into** real estate, announcing a partnership with a family-owned developer in Maryland, Berman Enterprises, to raise a $750m property investment fund.
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to close ranks
jednoczyć się, zrzeszać się, zewrzeć szeregi
This alliance can only work if we **close ranks** and work in common sense, says Mr Senard, but keep the feeling that Renault is a French company, and Nissan a proud Japanese one.
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to już nie to samo (nie idzie tak dobrze, jak wcześniej)
the bloom is off the rose
**The bloom was off the rose** and the whole thing was less solid," says Jon Reinish, a Democratic strategist in New York, noting that, as the financial crisis was gathering pace, there was no longer the same appetite for Mr Giuliani ’s security expertise.
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instynktownie
viscerally
Yes, **viscerally** you feel you’re missing out on something, she agrees.
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to repeal
uchylać, znosić, unieważniać (np. prawa)
Mr Bolsonaro, having already angered European governments by his seemingly casual attitude to Amazon forest fires over the summer, has recently doubled down by **repealing** a ban on growing sugarcane in the vast river basin.
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to salivate
ślinić się
When I explain our system to bankers in other countries, you can see them **salivate**, says Lee Chang-Ken, president of Cathay Financial Holdings, Taiwan’s largest financial group.
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to pigeonhole
zaszufladkować
Consumers are increasingly refusing to be **pigeonholed** by big brands.
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slate
lista kandydatów (w wyborach)
Netflix leads Golden Globes **slate**.
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całkowita przemiana
sea change
A **sea change**. Governments are steering their economies with a lighter touch.
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talking point
temat rozmowy
Nike’s Believe in something ad featuring Kaepernick was a **talking point** and ended up being regarded as brave rather than offensive.
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sideline
dodatkowe zajęcie (obok stałej pracy)
The campaign opened a rare window into Mr Giuliani’s wealth, particularly his **sideline** as a paid speaker, delivering canned remarks about leadership to such groups as the National Grocers Association, Lehman Brothers and the Financial Times.
