santander academy business english course II Flashcards

(38 cards)

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SPEED UP

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to accelerate

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SLOW DOWN

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to decelerate

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DROP OFF

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to deliver

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PICK UP

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to collect

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HE WAS RUNNING LATE

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był spóźniony

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DENSE

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gesty

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put companies out of business

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doprowadzić firmy do bankructwa

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to look out for

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to protect someone, to make sure that they are treated well

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TO LOOK UP TO

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to admire. To respect someone

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TO LOOK DOWN ON

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NOT TO ADMIRE, KIND OF JUDGING YOU ?

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HOT PROSPECT

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a potential client that has expressed interest in your product, and the probability of making a sale is therefore high, higher than 50%

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LIKE A DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS

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to be in a state of extreme surprise, fear, or confusion.

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A LOT ON YOUR PLATE

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you have a lot of work to do or many things to deal with, usually a large amount of important work,problem to solve

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encapsulates

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zawiera

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TO CLAM UP

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that you suddenly become silent. It means that you are nervous, that you fear danger around you and your instinctive response is to stay very quiet.

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TO BOIL OVER

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normally refer to emotions boiling over.

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TO BREAK DOWN

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unable to control their feelings and normally they start to cry

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TO MAKE REDUNDANT/TO LET GO/

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YOU LOST YOUR JOB,BUT IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT

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TO RESIGN

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resignation,zrezygnowac

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SWIMMING WITH SHARKS

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It means that you are in an environment where there are dangerous people

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forcefully

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PULL OUT

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obsolete

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HEART SKIPS A BEAT

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to indicate surprise, excitement, or nervousness.

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FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency.
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NSA
the National Security Agency
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skip
jump over, to miss out.
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ELECTRIC HOBS
system elektryczny w kuchni
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TO HANG UP
A very specific verb that refers to the action of ending a telephone conversation.
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TO ROLL OUT
to launch or introduce a new product in a series of stages.
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TO RAMP UP
means to increase the production or output of your goods or services.
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TO END UP
reach a final destination or a final position that you didn't necessarily expect or anticipate
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BAPTISM OF FIRE
you are put in a very difficult or unpleasant situation.
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WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE
issues or problems, situations that someone has had in the past and they don't need to worry about them anymore because it happened a long time ago and it cannot now be changed
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A TARGET ON YOUR BACK
somebody is aiming their weapon at you
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the word break
can be used as an opportunity to improve sth
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FRY YOUR MIND
your brain feels so overloaded, so overwhelmed by work and stress that you cannot think straight.