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a bond
strong connection
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wiązać, spajać
the special bond between mother and child
to owe
to feel that you ought to do sth for sb or give them sth
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zawdzięczać
I owe a debt of gratitude to all my family.
intelectual property
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prawa autorskie
employee conduct (code of conduct)
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postępowanie pracownika/-ów
contractual failure
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niedotrzymanie warunków umowy
a settlement
an official agreement that ends the argument between two people or groups
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ugoda
The managment and unions have reached a settlement over new working condition.
a decline
a continuous decrease in the number, value, quality
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regres, spadek
The company reported a small decline in its profits.
to weigh up
to consider
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rozważyć
After weighing things up, I decided not to correct your file further. There are too many mistakes.
to mislead
to give sb a wrong idea or impression and make them believe sth that is not true
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zmylić
He misled us about the nature of their relationship.
to capture
to catch a person or an animal and keep them as a prisoner or in an enclosed space
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łapać, przechwycić
The animals are captured in nets.
a survey
an investigation of opinions, behaviour of particular group of people, which is usually done by asking them questions
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ankieta, sondaż
A recent survey showed 75% of those questioned were in favour of the plan.
harm
damage or injury that is caused by a person or event
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szkoda, uszkodzenie
He would never frightened anyone or cause them any harm.
product liability
the legal liability a manufacturer or trader incurs for producing or selling a faulty product
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odpowiedzialność producenta (za jakość towaru)
antitrust
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antymonopolowy
antitrust law
a fee
an amount of money that you pay for advice or services
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taksa
Does the bank charge a fee for seeting up an account?
to contaminate
to make a substance or place dirty or no longer pure by adding a substance that is dangerous or carries disease
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zanieczyszczać
a class action suit
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pozew zbiorowy
to distinguish
to recognize the difference between two people or things
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odróżniać, wyróżniać
In what age are children able to distinguish between right and wrong?
brand identity
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tożsamość marki
to cross boundaries
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przekraczać granice
brand awereness
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świadomość marki
brand extension
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rozszerzanie marki
overexposure
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nadmierne eksponowanie
to endorse a product
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zatwierdzić/ lansować produkt
to stamp a brand name on sth
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pieczęć markę na sth
to counterfeit products
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podrabiać produkty
to conjure up
to make sth apear as a picture in your mind
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wyobrażać sobie
That smell always conjures up memories of holidays in France.
a purveyor
a person or company that supplies sth
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dostawca
a scarf
a piece of fabric worn for warmth or decoration around the neck
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szalik
fabulously
extremely
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wspaniale
fabulously wealthy
judiciously
carefully and sensibly; showing good judgment
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ostrożnie
The letter was judiciously worded.
to perceive
to notice or become aware of sth
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dostrzec
I perceived a change in his behaviour.
visibility
how far or well you see
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widoczność
Visibility was down to about 100 metres in fog.
accolade
praise or an award for an achievement that people admire
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pochwała, zaszczyt
to streamline
to make a system, an organization work better, especially in a way that saves money
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wzmacniać
back-end
the end of something which is furthest from the front or the working end
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koncówka
to revamp
to make changes to the form of sth, usually to improve its appearance
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przerabiać
bumpy
with a lot of bumps
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wyboisty
a bumpy road
to cite
to speak or write the exact words from a book, an author
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cytować, przywoływać
She cited a passage from the President's speach.
staid
sedate, respectable, and unadventurous
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poważny, stateczny
staid law firms
glamorous
attractive, exciting and different from ordinary things or people
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atrakcyjny, prestiżowy
glamorous movie star
heritage
the history, traditions and qualities that a country or society has had for many years and that are considered an important part of many years
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dziedzictwo
Spain's rich cultural heritage
to embrace
to put your arms around sb as a sign of love or friendship
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przytulić
She embraced her son warmly.
fertiliser
a substance added to soil to make plants grow more succesfully
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użyźniacz:-) nawóz
scarce
if sth is scarce, there is not enough of it and it is only available is small quantities
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skąpy
scarce resources
renewable energy
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energia odnawialna
to heat up a debate
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podgrzać debatę
to slash (price)
to reduce sth by a large amount
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obniżyć (cenę)
to slash costs
soaring (price)
rising very quickly
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windujące (ceny)
soaring costs/prices
ultimately
in the end, finally
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ostatecznie
A poor diet will ultimately lead to illness.
to exaggerate
to make sth seem longer, better, worse or more important than it really is
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przesadzać, wyolbrzymiać
The hotel is really filthy and I'm not exaggerating.
to inflate
to fill sth or become filled with gas or air
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nadmuchać, napompować
Inflate your life jacket by pulling sharply on the cord.
reliant
needing sth /sb in order to survive, be successful
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zależny, uzależniony
The hostel is heavily reliant upon charity.
a fossil
the remains of an animal or a plant which have become hard and turned into rock
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skamielina
superbly preserved fossils over 2 mln years old
basic foodstuff
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podstawowy artykuł spożywczy
to render
to cause sth/sb to be in a particular state or condition
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czynić
Hundreds of people were rendered homeless by the earthquake.
unaffordable
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poza zasięgiem kieszeni
invasive
spreading very quickly and difficult to stop
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inwazyjny, rozprzestrzeniający się
to exceed
to be greater than a particular number or amount
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przekraczać
The price will not exceed 100 zl.
unreliable
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niewiarygodny, nierzetelny
compounding the problem
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potęgując problemy
shortage
a situation when there is not enough of people or things that are needed
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niedobór
There is no shortage of things to do in the town.
thus
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więc, zatem
to occur to sb
to come into your mind
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przyjść do głowy
The idea occured to him in a dream.
to surmise
to guess or suppose sth using the evidence you have, without definitely knowing
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przypuszczać, przewidzieć
From the looks on their faces, I surmised that they had had an argument.
to outpace
to go, to rise, improve faster than sb
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pozostawiać kogoś w tyle
He easily outpaced the other runners.

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