Deck no. 14 Flashcards
(200 cards)
1
Q
shortfall
A
niedobór (finansowy), brak (pieniędzy); dziura (w budżecie)
In a note over the weekend, Citigroup’s technology hardware team said the new coronavirus will materially impact the tech supply chain and end demand which we view as actual demand declines and the shortfalls will not be recouped later in the year.
2
Q
powtórka
A
rerun
In Mahbubani’s telling, written before coronavirus struck, the US ruling classes think their rivalry with China is a rerun of the cold war with the Soviet Union — and they know how that movie ended.
3
Q
to push down
A
tłumić (np. uczucia)
More and more experts are feeling uneasy with this stewardship. It is not allowing for an open debate. It is rather trying to push down and make people quiet.
4
Q
powstający na nowo, odradzający się
A
resurgent
In spite of the increasingly bellicose noises coming out of Washington, the US has failed to develop any coherent strategy to deal with a resurgent China.
5
Q
niedobór (finansowy), brak (pieniędzy); dziura (w budżecie)
A
shortfall
In a note over the weekend, Citigroup’s technology hardware team said the new coronavirus will materially impact the tech supply chain and end demand which we view as actual demand declines and the shortfalls will not be recouped later in the year.
6
Q
poświęcać niewiele uwagi
A
to give short shrift
Mahbubani gives short shrift to America’s marginalised modern day diplomats: there are, as the former defence secretary Robert Gates observed, more members of military marching bands than US foreign service personnel.
7
Q
knock-on effect
A
efekt domina; skutek uboczny
There is no question that gyms, whether they are high-end or value-oriented gyms or boutique fitness players, will all suffer as long as coronavirus and the knock-on effects of it last, said David Shiffman, who is co-head of investment bank PJ Solomon’s consumer retail practice.
8
Q
kształtować
A
to fashion
CEO Todd Piett says he has pushed the company to refashion its structure so many decisions do not flow through him.
9
Q
przezorny
A
prudent
Managers are encouraged to set enough aside for a rainy day. The covid-19 cloudburst means even the most prudent companies are rapidly exhausting their cash.
10
Q
and then some
A
a nawet więcej; i jeszcze trochę (w odniesieniu do pieniędzy)
He took up the central bank’s playbook from the 2008 financial crisis and then some—cutting rates to near zero, purchasing huge quantities of government debt and, breaking a taboo, lending to American businesses.
11
Q
pracownik, tajny agent
A
operative
Mr Telizhenko claims in 2016, when he served as a staffer at the Ukrainian embassy in Washington, that a Democratic party political operative asked him for help in digging up dirt on Mr Trump’s campaign, specifically his campaign chief at the time, Paul Manafort.
12
Q
straight talk
A
szczera rozmowa
Kishore Mahbubani has long filled a convenient slot on the international conference circuit (when there was such a thing) as the straight-talking Asian fond of speaking unwelcome truths to westerners.
13
Q
steep
A
gwałtowny
Clothing manufacturers face a steep drop in demand from retailers in the U.S. and Europe.
14
Q
by and large
A
ogólnie rzecz biorąc, w sumie, w zasadzie
These are fairly fixed-cost businesses, said John Puchalla of Moody’s. They can cut back on hours for employees but by and large there’s a lot of fixed cost in operating these clubs.
15
Q
to be but
A
być tylko
But Mr Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan before becoming New York mayor, is now seeking to prove a much broader case: that Burisma was but one asset in a post-Soviet Ukraine that a group of Democrats — including Bill and Hillary Clinton and George Soros — has been milking for years to enrich themselves and fund their political operations.
16
Q
gwałtowny
A
steep
Clothing manufacturers face a steep drop in demand from retailers in the U.S. and Europe.
17
Q
to usurp
A
wygryźć (np. ze stanowiska)
Alively polemic suggests that China will soon usurp the US as the world’s hegemon, writes John Thornhill.
18
Q
knee-jerk
A
odruchowy, automatyczny
Knee-jerkrate cuts only make matters worse in this crisis.
19
Q
wykorzystywać coś
A
to pick up on something
Mahbubani picks up on that cold war analogy. But this time, he argues, the roles are reversed: the US is the inflexible, ideological, systemically challenged superpower, while China is the adaptable, pragmatic and strategically smart rival.
20
Q
big-box retailer
A
market; supermarket
But many of Apple’s products flow through stores it doesn’t own, such as those operated by wireless carriers and big-box retailers—Best Buy, for example.
21
Q
obciążenie
A
liability
Insurers’ liability to covid-19 is, for instance, still unclear. Politicians in America are urging insurance firms to indemnify holders of policies protecting against business interruptions.
22
Q
war footing
A
wojenna ścieżka, wojenna stopa
On a wartime footing.
23
Q
glaring
A
rażący
That is in glaring contrast with the patient strategy of containment articulated by the US diplomat George Kennan in 1946 at the start of the cold war.
24
Q
marbles
A
rozum, zdrowy rozsądek
There isn’t really anything that could convince me to go back to the gym until the coronavirus is over, he added, admitting: If we were having this conversation a month ago there would be a concern I had lost my marbles.
25
discrepancy
niezgodność, rozbieżność
A Senate committee that has been investigating the Bidens and Burisma last week abruptly postponed a vote to subpoena Mr Telizhenko as a witness after its Republican chairman, Ron Johnson, acknowledged some **discrepancies** in his claims.
26
to exercise
sprawować (np. władzę, kontrolę)
The boss **exercised** control over his workers.
27
dotrzymać słowa, dotrzymać obietnic, wywiązać się z czegoś
to deliver
Most tellingly, theUS’s social and economic model has stopped **delivering** for most of its people.
28
tu: niemalże
fairly
These are **fairly** fixed-cost businesses, said John Puchalla of Moody’s. They can cut back on hours for employees but by and large there’s a lot of fixed cost in operating these clubs.
29
ubliżać
to disparage
With credit markets beginning to rally last week, Mr. Powell fielded a phone call from President Trump, who earlier in the month had **disparaged** the Fed as pathetic, the latest in a yearlong string of insults over his desire for lower rates, even when the economy was on a stronger footing.
30
to teeter
chwiać się; balansować (na krawędzi, granicy)
At the time, Ukraine was fighting Russian-backed separatists in the east, its economy was **teetering** and it was desperate for the US’s help.
31
to take on
przyjmować, kupować
He advised factories not to **take on** raw materials from suppliers in order to not exacerbate what will be a difficult time for all.
32
to eat up something
pochłonąć coś, pochłaniać coś (np. wielkie ilości paliwa)
About $1trn of this debt is accounted for by firms with debts greater than four times EBITDA and interest bills that **eat up** at least half their pre-tax earnings.
33
to proffer
wręczać
The covid-19 cloudburst means even the most prudent companies are rapidly exhausting their cash. Many will need a bigger umbrella that only the state can **proffer**.
34
później
on
But a m**on**th on, has Russia had a change of heart?
35
to allow for something
wziąć coś pod uwagę, uwzględniać coś
More and more experts are feeling uneasy with this stewardship. It is not **allowing for** an open debate. It is rather trying to push down and make people quiet.
36
to treble
potroić
This pool of more risky debt has grown faster than the rest, roughly **trebling** in size since 2012.
37
hala fabryczna; robotnicy
factory floor
Their business models depend on being able to get orders from **factory floors** to retail outlets in weeks.
38
zasoby gotówkowe, zasoby pieniężne
cash holdings
This is despite the fact that the ratio of their debt, minus their **cash holdings**, to their earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) has almost doubled since 2012.
39
być w zawieszeniu
to be in limbo
Airbnb reels, listing **is in limbo**
40
oszust
crook
Mr Giuliani replied that the **crooked** US media was determined to bury the matter but added: I think we’re getting through, and I would say you’re one of the primary reasons, Andrii Telizhenko.
41
stewardship
zarządzanie (czymś)
More and more experts are feeling uneasy with this **stewardship**. It is not allowing for an open debate. It is rather trying to push down and make people quiet.
42
podstawa
footing
With credit markets beginning to rally last week, Mr. Powell fielded a phone call from President Trump, who earlier in the month had disparaged the Fed as pathetic, the latest in a yearlong string of insults over his desire for lower rates, even when the economy was on a stronger **footing**.
43
niezbadany
uncharted
The Fed takes **uncharted** course to stem virus damage.
44
zmobilizować
to prod
According to businessmen, diplomats and politicians in Ukraine and Washington, Mr Giuliani has since relaunched his effort to **prod** the Ukrainian government into investigating Mr Biden and his son, Hunter, and is working with a new set of local accomplices in Kyiv.
45
bułka z masłem, banał, łatwizna,
cakewalk
The test was flawless and the run-up to the July 24 opening ceremony looked like a **cakewalk**.
46
odpowiadać (na trudne pytania), odbierać (liczne telefony)
to field
With credit markets beginning to rally last week, Mr. Powell **fielded** a phone call from President Trump, who earlier in the month had disparaged the Fed as pathetic, the latest in a yearlong string of insults over his desire for lower rates, even when the economy was on a stronger footing.
47
źle
ill
They are now pausing or canceling factory orders, boding **ill** for Asian manufacturers of other, slower-moving consumer goods like smartphones and cars.
48
a nawet więcej; i jeszcze trochę (w odniesieniu do pieniędzy)
and then some
He took up the central bank’s playbook from the 2008 financial crisis **and then some**—cutting rates to near zero, purchasing huge quantities of government debt and, breaking a taboo, lending to American businesses.
49
vigorous
energiczny; silny
In America, where two-thirds of global airline profits are made, **vigorous** lobbying helped carriers secure their own tailored package.
50
wyczerpywać (np. zapasy, temat), zużywać
to exhaust
Managers are encouraged to set enough aside for a rainy day. The covid-19 cloudburst means even the most prudent companies are rapidly **exhausting** their cash.
51
to rehash
przerobić
However, it is unclear if SoftBank will attempt to **rehash** the entire rescue agreement, which could open the door to litigation between the two groups, investor sand Mr Neumann.
52
przesadny
effusive
Mahbubani is as **effusive** in his praise of China’s leaders as he is damning of their US counterparts.
53
wspólnik
accomplice
According to businessmen, diplomats and politicians in Ukraine and Washington, Mr Giuliani has since relaunched his effort to prod the Ukrainian government into investigating Mr Biden and his son, Hunter, and is working with a new set of local **accomplices** in Kyiv.
54
to field
odpowiadać (na trudne pytania), odbierać (liczne telefony)
With credit markets beginning to rally last week, Mr. Powell **fielded** a phone call from President Trump, who earlier in the month had disparaged the Fed as pathetic, the latest in a yearlong string of insults over his desire for lower rates, even when the economy was on a stronger footing.
55
pomijany, niezauważony, niedoceniony
unsung
Middle managers: the **unsung** heroes of this crisis.
56
outlet
punkt sprzedaży
Their business models depend on being able to get orders from factory floors to retail **outlets** in weeks.
57
to exhaust
wyczerpywać (np. zapasy, temat), zużywać
Managers are encouraged to set enough aside for a rainy day. The covid-19 cloudburst means even the most prudent companies are rapidly **exhausting** their cash.
58
to debunk
demaskować (oszustwo), obalać (np. teorię, mit)
The former mayor’s efforts, which have included interviewing potential witnesses and recruiting two former Ukrainian officials with close ties to Washington to help in his investigation, assures that the **debunked** conspiracy theory regarding Mr Biden that triggered January’s impeachment will once again become a feature of the 2020 presidential campaign.
59
uruchomić, dać bodziec
to kick-start
That means the Fed, rather than trying to **kickstart** growth, is instead focused on preventing credit from drying up to preserve the economy’s capacity to produce once activity resumes.
60
buńczuczny, wojowniczy, bojowo nastawiony
bellicose
In spite of the increasingly **bellicose** noises coming out of Washington, the US has failed to develop any coherent strategy to deal with a resurgent China.
61
fairly
tu: niemalże
These are **fairly** fixed-cost businesses, said John Puchalla of Moody’s. They can cut back on hours for employees but by and large there’s a lot of fixed cost in operating these clubs.
62
zaniepokojony
uneasy
More and more experts are feeling **uneasy** with this stewardship. It is not allowing for an open debate. It is rather trying to push down and make people quiet.
63
rozum, zdrowy rozsądek
marbles
There isn’t really anything that could convince me to go back to the gym until the coronavirus is over, he added, admitting: If we were having this conversation a month ago there would be a concern I had lost my **marbles**.
64
to source
pozyskiwać
We need to take this urgent action as UK has been instructed to lockdown, wrote John McClure, who manages **sourcing** in Asia for Marks & Spencer.
65
potroić
to treble
This pool of more risky debt has grown faster than the rest, roughly **trebling** in size since 2012.
66
narodowe linie lotnicze
flag-carrier
Some **flag-carriers** have already been bailed out: Alitalia has been nationalised (again), Dubai has rescued Emirates and Singapore Airlines raised equity with the backing of Temasek, the city-state’s sovereign-wealth fund.
67
tani
cut-rate
Samsung at the time was making **cut-rate** TVs and microwaves, but it was also getting started in making memory chips, and Jobs suspected they could build anything he wanted.
68
rozpocząć się; być w toku; być w trakcie
to be under way
At Douyin,which made 80 per cent of its estimated Rmb75bn ($11bn) revenues last year from advertising, there is a push **underway** to wring more money out of its 400m daily users, according to Founder Securities,are search firm.
69
pochłonąć coś, pochłaniać coś (np. wielkie ilości paliwa)
to eat up something
About $1trn of this debt is accounted for by firms with debts greater than four times EBITDA and interest bills that **eat up** at least half their pre-tax earnings.
70
to push into
wejść (na jakieś terytorium); atakować coś
The move to majority control for the two banks comes after decades of **pushing into** the China market.
71
karty na ręku
hand
Ultimately the collapse in demand could force Riyadh’s **hand**.
72
kudos
uznanie, wyrazy uznania, pochwała
**Kudos** to Apple Inc. for finally sending the right message about the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic.
73
rerun
powtórka
In Mahbubani’s telling, written before coronavirus struck, the US ruling classes think their rivalry with China is a **rerun** of the cold war with the Soviet Union — and they know how that movie ended.
74
wygryźć (np. ze stanowiska)
to usurp
Alively polemic suggests that China will soon **usurp** the US as the world’s hegemon, writes John Thornhill.
75
to ones detriment
na czyjąś niekorzyść
Some rivals in Kyiv are convinced Mr Pinchuk used his influence inWashington **to their detriment**, prompting Democratic administrations to scrutinise their business interests and limit their ability to operate in the US.
76
poświęcać niewiele uwagi
to give short shrift
Mahbubani **gives short shrift** to America’s marginalised modern day diplomats: there are, as the former defence secretary Robert Gates observed, more members of military marching bands than US foreign service personnel.
77
demaskować (oszustwo), obalać (np. teorię, mit)
to debunk
The former mayor’s efforts, which have included interviewing potential witnesses and recruiting two former Ukrainian officials with close ties to Washington to help in his investigation, assures that the **debunked** conspiracy theory regarding Mr Biden that triggered January’s impeachment will once again become a feature of the 2020 presidential campaign.
78
to alienate
zrazić kogoś (do siebie)
Factory owners are usually very reluctant to take legal action because they don’t want to **alienate** buyers.
79
ograniczać coś, redukować coś
to cut back on something
These are fairly fixed-cost businesses, said John Puchalla of Moody’s. They can **cut back on** hours for employees but by and large there’s a lot of fixed cost in operating these clubs.
80
to add to the challenge
stanowić dodatkowe wyzwanie
**Adding to the challenge**, they have done much of this from their homes, as a health precaution, instead of from a Fed war room.
81
footing
podstawa
With credit markets beginning to rally last week, Mr. Powell fielded a phone call from President Trump, who earlier in the month had disparaged the Fed as pathetic, the latest in a yearlong string of insults over his desire for lower rates, even when the economy was on a stronger **footing**.
82
wręczać
to proffer
The covid-19 cloudburst means even the most prudent companies are rapidly exhausting their cash. Many will need a bigger umbrella that only the state can **proffer**.
83
to pilfer
ukraść
At museum in lockdown, a Van Gogh is **pilfered**.
84
anchor tenant
strategiczny najemca
**anchor tenant** is a major department or chain store located at a shopping mall so as to give maximum exposure to smaller, satellite stores. An anchor tenant is often referred to as a magnet store, anchor store, draw tenant, key tenant, prime tenant, or a traffic generator.
Restaurant delivery businesses depend on anchor tenants to drive order volume. A large drop in orders leaves couriers without enough work at a time when many are already nervous about the risk of infection.
85
karty na ręku
hand
Ultimately the collapse in demand could force Riyadh’s **hand**.
86
to hammer
uderzać (np. kryzys, zapaść)
The crisis **hammered** our company.
87
to cut back on something
ograniczać coś, redukować coś
These are fairly fixed-cost businesses, said John Puchalla of Moody’s. They can **cut back on** hours for employees but by and large there’s a lot of fixed cost in operating these clubs.
88
to place orders
składać zamówienia
H&M said it is evaluating potential changes on recently **placed orders**.
89
pozyskiwać
to source
We need to take this urgent action as UK has been instructed to lockdown, wrote John McClure, who manages **sourcing** in Asia for Marks & Spencer.
90
energiczny; silny
vigorous
In America, where two-thirds of global airline profits are made, **vigorous** lobbying helped carriers secure their own tailored package.
91
uneasy
zaniepokojony
More and more experts are feeling **uneasy** with this stewardship. It is not allowing for an open debate. It is rather trying to push down and make people quiet.
92
uderzać (np. kryzys, zapaść)
to hammer
The crisis **hammered** our company.
93
wojenna ścieżka, wojenna stopa
war footing
On a **wartime footing**.
94
szczera rozmowa
straight talk
Kishore Mahbubani has long filled a convenient slot on the international conference circuit (when there was such a thing) as the **straight-talking** Asian fond of speaking unwelcome truths to westerners.
95
to kick-start
uruchomić, dać bodziec
That means the Fed, rather than trying to **kickstart** growth, is instead focused on preventing credit from drying up to preserve the economy’s capacity to produce once activity resumes.
96
bias
uprzedzenie; nastawienie; zamiłowanie
Some leaders have been with the company for more than 15 years, and Ms. Cross says the company has built a culture with a **bias** towards listening.
97
składać zamówienia
to place orders
H&M said it is evaluating potential changes on recently **placed orders**.
98
tłumić (np. uczucia)
to push down
More and more experts are feeling uneasy with this stewardship. It is not allowing for an open debate. It is rather trying to **push down** and make people quiet.
99
z pełną siłą, z pełną prędkością
full-bore
If the virus overwhelms the Fed’s power to preserve businesses’ access to money, the result could be defaults and bankruptcies that turn a severe, synchronized global recession into a **full-bore** depression.
100
efekt domina; skutek uboczny
knock-on effect
There is no question that gyms, whether they are high-end or value-oriented gyms or boutique fitness players, will all suffer as long as coronavirus and the **knock-on effects** of it last, said David Shiffman, who is co-head of investment bank PJ Solomon’s consumer retail practice.
101
to burn through
zużyć coś (szybko i doszczętnie), tracić coś (np. pieniądze, środki)
The danger is that new programs, even those launched very quickly, won’t be ready in time to help revenue-starved businesses already **burning through** cash.
102
uprzedzenie; nastawienie; zamiłowanie
bias
Some leaders have been with the company for more than 15 years, and Ms. Cross says the company has built a culture with a **bias** towards listening.
103
to overdo
przesadzać z czymś, używać za dużo (np. perfum, zdrobnień)
In February Jerome Powell, the chair of the Fed, told Congress some corporate debt represented a macroeconomic risk… particularly in the event of the economic downturn. Might American firms have **overdone** it?
104
cloudburst
oberwanie chmury (nagły, ulewny deszcz)
Managers are encouraged to set enough aside for a rainy day. The covid-19 **cloudburst** means even the most prudent companies are rapidly exhausting their cash.
105
to etch in something
wyryć w czymś (np. zapaść w pamięci)
Also **etched in** his memory — with resentment—is a speech that Mr Biden, then vice-president, delivered at Ukraine’s parliament in December 2015, when he demanded that Mr Poroshenko fight corruption by overhauling the prosecutors office.
106
agitated
zdenerwowany
One person close to Airbnb said management and the board are working in sync but that outside investors are **agitated** about the company’s troubles and its response to them.
107
zlekceważyć, zignorować
to discount
But there are some in Washington and Kyiv—even those suspicious of Mr Telizhenko’s motives — who do not **discount** the idea that an investigation of Mr Biden might be a worthwhile exercise.
108
dotrzymać słowa, dotrzymać obietnic, wywiązać się z czegoś
to deliver
Most tellingly, theUS’s social and economic model has stopped **delivering** for most of its people.
109
wynagradzać straty, wypłacać odszkodowanie
to indemnify
Insurers’ liability to covid-19 is, for instance, still unclear. Politicians in America are urging insurance firms to **indemnify** holders of policies protecting against business interruptions.
110
przerobić
to rehash
However, it is unclear if SoftBank will attempt to **rehash** the entire rescue agreement, which could open the door to litigation between the two groups, investor sand Mr Neumann.
111
zmiana zdania, zmiana nastawienia
change of heart
But a month on, has Russia had a **change of heart**?
112
zarządzanie (czymś)
stewardship
More and more experts are feeling uneasy with this **stewardship**. It is not allowing for an open debate. It is rather trying to push down and make people quiet.
113
powstrzymanie, ograniczenie
containment
That is in glaring contrast with the patient strategy of **containment** articulated by the US diplomat George Kennan in 1946 at the start of the cold war.
114
zalecać
to urge
Insurers’ liability to covid-19 is, for instance, still unclear. Politicians in America are **urging** insurance firms to indemnify holders of policies protecting against business interruptions.
115
wziąć coś pod uwagę, uwzględniać coś
to allow for something
More and more experts are feeling uneasy with this stewardship. It is not **allowing for** an open debate. It is rather trying to push down and make people quiet.
116
gniew; frustracja; niechęć
resentment
Also etched in his memory — with **resentment**—is a speech that Mr Biden, then vice-president, delivered at Ukraine’s parliament in December 2015, when he demanded that Mr Poroshenko fight corruption by overhauling the prosecutors office.
117
zmiana zdania, zmiana nastawienia
change of heart
But a month on, has Russia had a **change of heart**?
118
resurgent
powstający na nowo, odradzający się
In spite of the increasingly bellicose noises coming out of Washington, the US has failed to develop any coherent strategy to deal with a **resurgent** China.
119
zrazić kogoś (do siebie)
to alienate
Factory owners are usually very reluctant to take legal action because they don’t want to **alienate** buyers.
120
to reel
chwiać się
Airbnb **reels**, listing is in limbo
121
bellicose
buńczuczny, wojowniczy, bojowo nastawiony
In spite of the increasingly **bellicose** noises coming out of Washington, the US has failed to develop any coherent strategy to deal with a resurgent China.
122
zdenerwowany
agitated
One person close to Airbnb said management and the board are working in sync but that outside investors are **agitated** about the company’s troubles and its response to them.
123
cut-rate
tani
Samsung at the time was making **cut-rate** TVs and microwaves, but it was also getting started in making memory chips, and Jobs suspected they could build anything he wanted.
124
cakewalk
bułka z masłem, banał, łatwizna,
The test was flawless and the run-up to the July 24 opening ceremony looked like a **cakewalk**.
125
spiętrzać się
to heap
That will **heap** pressure on its balance sheet, particularly given almost half its $1.2bn annual revenue was generated in the New York area.
126
unsung
pomijany, niezauważony, niedoceniony
Middle managers: the **unsung** heroes of this crisis.
127
cash holdings
zasoby gotówkowe, zasoby pieniężne
This is despite the fact that the ratio of their debt, minus their **cash holdings**, to their earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) has almost doubled since 2012.
128
niezgodność, rozbieżność
discrepancy
A Senate committee that has been investigating the Bidens and Burisma last week abruptly postponed a vote to subpoena Mr Telizhenko as a witness after its Republican chairman, Ron Johnson, acknowledged some **discrepancies** in his claims.
129
crook
oszust
Mr Giuliani replied that the **crooked** US media was determined to bury the matter but added: I think we’re getting through, and I would say you’re one of the primary reasons, Andrii Telizhenko.
130
pogrążony
mired
Mr Giuliani’s efforts are playing out in a country caught between east and west, one that is **mired** in corruption and intrigue, and whose competing political factions have made a practice of boosting their domestic fortunes by forging close ties in Washington.
131
przesadny
effusive
Mahbubani is as **effusive** in his praise of China’s leaders as he is damning of their US counterparts.
132
flag-carrier
narodowe linie lotnicze
Some **flag-carriers** have already been bailed out: Alitalia has been nationalised (again), Dubai has rescued Emirates and Singapore Airlines raised equity with the backing of Temasek, the city-state’s sovereign-wealth fund.
133
wysoko, w górze
aloft
A $50bn mix of loans and grants has been earmarked to keep them **aloft**. They will be eligible for support worth six months of payroll, far more than other businesses.
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mired
pogrążony
Mr Giuliani’s efforts are playing out in a country caught between east and west, one that is **mired** in corruption and intrigue, and whose competing political factions have made a practice of boosting their domestic fortunes by forging close ties in Washington.
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później
on
But a m**on**th on, has Russia had a change of heart?
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to heap
spiętrzać się
That will **heap** pressure on its balance sheet, particularly given almost half its $1.2bn annual revenue was generated in the New York area.
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wynagradzać straty, wypłacać odszkodowanie
to indemnify
Insurers’ liability to covid-19 is, for instance, still unclear. Politicians in America are urging insurance firms to **indemnify** holders of policies protecting against business interruptions.
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wyryć w czymś (np. zapaść w pamięci)
to etch in something
Also **etched in** his memory — with resentment—is a speech that Mr Biden, then vice-president, delivered at Ukraine’s parliament in December 2015, when he demanded that Mr Poroshenko fight corruption by overhauling the prosecutors office.
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to prod
zmobilizować
According to businessmen, diplomats and politicians in Ukraine and Washington, Mr Giuliani has since relaunched his effort to **prod** the Ukrainian government into investigating Mr Biden and his son, Hunter, and is working with a new set of local accomplices in Kyiv.
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to fashion
kształtować
CEO Todd Piett says he has pushed the company to **refashion** its structure so many decisions do not flow through him.
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rażący
glaring
That is in **glaring** contrast with the patient strategy of containment articulated by the US diplomat George Kennan in 1946 at the start of the cold war.
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jak zwykle; jak można się spodziewać
true to form
**True to form**, Has China Won? Is certain to antagonise and even outrage American readers.
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stanowić dodatkowe wyzwanie
to add to the challenge
**Adding to the challenge**, they have done much of this from their homes, as a health precaution, instead of from a Fed war room.
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środek zapobiegawczy, zabezpieczenie
precaution
Adding to the challenge, they have done much of this from their homes, as a health **precaution**, instead of from a Fed war room.
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ukraść
to pilfer
At museum in lockdown, a Van Gogh is **pilfered**.
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uncharted
niezbadany
The Fed takes **uncharted** course to stem virus damage.
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przyjmować, kupować
to take on
He advised factories not to **take on** raw materials from suppliers in order to not exacerbate what will be a difficult time for all.
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accomplice
wspólnik
According to businessmen, diplomats and politicians in Ukraine and Washington, Mr Giuliani has since relaunched his effort to prod the Ukrainian government into investigating Mr Biden and his son, Hunter, and is working with a new set of local **accomplices** in Kyiv.
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true to form
jak zwykle; jak można się spodziewać
**True to form**, Has China Won? Is certain to antagonise and even outrage American readers.
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to trickle
kapać
Peter Creed, co-owner, said that combined with state salary support and other tax reliefs, the **trickle** of income from the shop and takeaway should allow the pub to pay its overheads and survive, though it was a big test.
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chwiać się
to reel
Airbnb **reels**, listing is in limbo
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prudent
przezorny
Managers are encouraged to set enough aside for a rainy day. The covid-19 cloudburst means even the most **prudent** companies are rapidly exhausting their cash.
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to launch into something
rozpocząć coś
He had known Mr Fruman for years from Ukrainian and Russian circles in Miami, where their wives are friends. But he had not previously encountered Mr Parnas, who soon **launched into** a boastful presentation about his connections in the Trump administration. I can open any door at the White House, Mr Artemenko recalls him saying.
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korzystać (z prawa do czegoś)
to exercise
**Exercise** your right to remain silent.
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operative
pracownik, tajny agent
Mr Telizhenko claims in 2016, when he served as a staffer at the Ukrainian embassy in Washington, that a Democratic party political **operative** asked him for help in digging up dirt on Mr Trump’s campaign, specifically his campaign chief at the time, Paul Manafort.
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to disparage
ubliżać
With credit markets beginning to rally last week, Mr. Powell fielded a phone call from President Trump, who earlier in the month had **disparaged** the Fed as pathetic, the latest in a yearlong string of insults over his desire for lower rates, even when the economy was on a stronger footing.
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punkt sprzedaży
outlet
Their business models depend on being able to get orders from factory floors to retail **outlets** in weeks.
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uznanie, wyrazy uznania, pochwała
kudos
**Kudos** to Apple Inc. for finally sending the right message about the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic.
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zużyć coś (szybko i doszczętnie), tracić coś (np. pieniądze, środki)
to burn through
The danger is that new programs, even those launched very quickly, won’t be ready in time to help revenue-starved businesses already **burning through** cash.
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to set off something
spowodować coś, wywołać coś
American household debt **set off** the global financial crisis in 2007.
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to be under way
rozpocząć się; być w toku; być w trakcie
At Douyin,which made 80 per cent of its estimated Rmb75bn ($11bn) revenues last year from advertising, there is a push **underway** to wring more money out of its 400m daily users, according to Founder Securities,are search firm.
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tak sobie
so-so
The football was **so-so**, but the setting was stunning.
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ogólnie rzecz biorąc, w sumie, w zasadzie
by and large
These are fairly fixed-cost businesses, said John Puchalla of Moody’s. They can cut back on hours for employees but **by and large** there’s a lot of fixed cost in operating these clubs.
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strategiczny najemca
anchor tenant
**anchor tenant** is a major department or chain store located at a shopping mall so as to give maximum exposure to smaller, satellite stores. An anchor tenant is often referred to as a magnet store, anchor store, draw tenant, key tenant, prime tenant, or a traffic generator.
Restaurant delivery businesses depend on anchor tenants to drive order volume. A large drop in orders leaves couriers without enough work at a time when many are already nervous about the risk of infection.
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to be in limbo
być w zawieszeniu
Airbnb reels, listing **is in limbo**
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ill
źle
They are now pausing or canceling factory orders, boding **ill** for Asian manufacturers of other, slower-moving consumer goods like smartphones and cars.
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być tylko
to be but
But Mr Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan before becoming New York mayor, is now seeking to prove a much broader case: that Burisma **was but** one asset in a post-Soviet Ukraine that a group of Democrats — including Bill and Hillary Clinton and George Soros — has been milking for years to enrich themselves and fund their political operations.
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kapać
to trickle
Peter Creed, co-owner, said that combined with state salary support and other tax reliefs, the **trickle** of income from the shop and takeaway should allow the pub to pay its overheads and survive, though it was a big test.
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to pick up on something
wykorzystywać coś
Mahbubani **picks up on** that cold war analogy. But this time, he argues, the roles are reversed: the US is the inflexible, ideological, systemically challenged superpower, while China is the adaptable, pragmatic and strategically smart rival.
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sprawować (np. władzę, kontrolę)
to exercise
The boss **exercised** control over his workers.
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to hit it off with somebody
złapać z kimś dobry kontakt
He and Lee **hit it off**, and Samsung would eventually become the major supplier of computer chips, displays and other components used in Apple’s iPads and smartphones.
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spłacać (dług), odkupić (obligacje)
to retire
Through a combination of buy-backs and takeovers non-financial corporations have **retired** a net $2.9trn of equity since 2012—roughly the same amount as they have raised in new debt.
173
powstrzymanie, ograniczenie
containment
That is in glaring contrast with the patient strategy of **containment** articulated by the US diplomat George Kennan in 1946 at the start of the cold war.
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full-bore
z pełną siłą, z pełną prędkością
If the virus overwhelms the Fed’s power to preserve businesses’ access to money, the result could be defaults and bankruptcies that turn a severe, synchronized global recession into a **full-bore** depression.
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odruchowy, automatyczny
knee-jerk
**Knee-jerk**rate cuts only make matters worse in this crisis.
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sondować
to canvass
Rob Bailey, founder of a data automation company, froze his Manhattan gym membership last week after **canvassing** friends.
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market; supermarket
big-box retailer
But many of Apple’s products flow through stores it doesn’t own, such as those operated by wireless carriers and **big-box retailers**—Best Buy, for example.
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obciążenie
liability
Insurers’ **liability** to covid-19 is, for instance, still unclear. Politicians in America are urging insurance firms to indemnify holders of policies protecting against business interruptions.
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aloft
wysoko, w górze
A $50bn mix of loans and grants has been earmarked to keep them **aloft**. They will be eligible for support worth six months of payroll, far more than other businesses.
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na czyjąś niekorzyść
to ones detriment
Some rivals in Kyiv are convinced Mr Pinchuk used his influence inWashington **to their detriment**, prompting Democratic administrations to scrutinise their business interests and limit their ability to operate in the US.
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spowodować coś, wywołać coś
to set off something
American household debt **set off** the global financial crisis in 2007.
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to discount
zlekceważyć, zignorować
But there are some in Washington and Kyiv—even those suspicious of Mr Telizhenko’s motives — who do not **discount** the idea that an investigation of Mr Biden might be a worthwhile exercise.
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zalecać
to urge
Insurers’ liability to covid-19 is, for instance, still unclear. Politicians in America are **urging** insurance firms to indemnify holders of policies protecting against business interruptions.
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precaution
środek zapobiegawczy, zabezpieczenie
Adding to the challenge, they have done much of this from their homes, as a health **precaution**, instead of from a Fed war room.
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chwiać się; balansować (na krawędzi, granicy)
to teeter
At the time, Ukraine was fighting Russian-backed separatists in the east, its economy was **teetering** and it was desperate for the US’s help.
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sumując; zliczając wszystko razem
all told
**All told** such debts are now roughly the same size as subprime mortgage debt was in 2007, both in absolute terms and as a share of the broader market in which it sits.
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to retire
spłacać (dług), odkupić (obligacje)
Through a combination of buy-backs and takeovers non-financial corporations have **retired** a net $2.9trn of equity since 2012—roughly the same amount as they have raised in new debt.
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all told
sumując; zliczając wszystko razem
**All told** such debts are now roughly the same size as subprime mortgage debt was in 2007, both in absolute terms and as a share of the broader market in which it sits.
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dopasowany
tailored
In America, where two-thirds of global airline profits are made, vigorous lobbying helped carriers secure their own **tailored** package.
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rozpocząć coś
to launch into something
He had known Mr Fruman for years from Ukrainian and Russian circles in Miami, where their wives are friends. But he had not previously encountered Mr Parnas, who soon **launched into** a boastful presentation about his connections in the Trump administration. I can open any door at the White House, Mr Artemenko recalls him saying.
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resentment
gniew; frustracja; niechęć
Also etched in his memory — with **resentment**—is a speech that Mr Biden, then vice-president, delivered at Ukraine’s parliament in December 2015, when he demanded that Mr Poroshenko fight corruption by overhauling the prosecutors office.
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wejść (na jakieś terytorium); atakować coś
to push into
The move to majority control for the two banks comes after decades of **pushing into** the China market.
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to exercise
korzystać (z prawa do czegoś)
**Exercise** your right to remain silent.
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oberwanie chmury (nagły, ulewny deszcz)
cloudburst
Managers are encouraged to set enough aside for a rainy day. The covid-19 **cloudburst** means even the most prudent companies are rapidly exhausting their cash.
195
factory floor
hala fabryczna; robotnicy
Their business models depend on being able to get orders from **factory floors** to retail outlets in weeks.
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przesadzać z czymś, używać za dużo (np. perfum, zdrobnień)
to overdo
In February Jerome Powell, the chair of the Fed, told Congress some corporate debt represented a macroeconomic risk… particularly in the event of the economic downturn. Might American firms have **overdone** it?
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to canvass
sondować
Rob Bailey, founder of a data automation company, froze his Manhattan gym membership last week after **canvassing** friends.
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so-so
tak sobie
The football was **so-so**, but the setting was stunning.
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tailored
dopasowany
In America, where two-thirds of global airline profits are made, vigorous lobbying helped carriers secure their own **tailored** package.
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złapać z kimś dobry kontakt
to hit it off with somebody
He and Lee **hit it off**, and Samsung would eventually become the major supplier of computer chips, displays and other components used in Apple’s iPads and smartphones.
