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question		réponse
area manager commencer à apprendre		a manager of a business, organization, etc who has responsibility for a specific geographical area;
offical mediator commencer à apprendre		A mediator is a person who mediates—helps to settle a dispute or create agreement when there is conflict between two or more people or groups; he is from the government and make the to sides agree
official receiver commencer à apprendre		(zarządca komisaryczny, syndyk) a person who is ordered by the government to deal with the income and property of a company or a person after they have gone bankrupt (= are unable to pay their debts); "take over the company and close it down"
chief executive officer (CEO) commencer à apprendre		the main person responsible for managing a company or organization, has the greatest responsibility and makes the most important decisions; the person with the most important position in a company
foreman commencer à apprendre		he is a highly skilled worker, so he's in charge of all the workers in the factory; a skilled person with experience who is in charge of and watches over a group of workers
production manager commencer à apprendre		the man who supervises the production process, and helps up with demand; a person whose job is to manage the processes, costs, etc. involved in making goods
company director commencer à apprendre		the person who is appointed by the shareholders to help run the company; one of the group of managers at the highest level in a company who control it and are in charge of making decisions about how it is run;
Girl Friday commencer à apprendre		a female office worker who does different types of work; she does lots of small jobs in and around the office
human resources manager commencer à apprendre		a person who in charge of the department that deals with the employment, training, support, records, etc. of a company's employees; he is responsible for the company's productive us of its workforce;
Trade union representative commencer à apprendre		someone who is chosen to represent the employees in a company; he represents the workers in discussions with the managers about things like wages and conditions of employment
personal assistant (PA) commencer à apprendre		personal assistant: someone whose job is helping someone in a higher position, especially by writing letters, arranging meetings, and making phone calls; the person who performs various secretarial and administrative duties
arbitrator commencer à apprendre		someone who has been officially chosen to make a decision that ends a legal disagreement without it having to be solved in court; the person doesn't work for the company
assistant manager commencer à apprendre		someone who helps another manager, does their work when they are not there etc;
chairman commencer à apprendre		someone, especially a man, who is in charge of a meeting or directs the work of a committee or an organization; he presides over/control the company's board meeting
managing director (MD) commencer à apprendre		the person in charge of the daily management of a company; the person in charge of a company, who is responsible for what it does and how it is run; he makes sure that the company is running efficiently
graduate trainee commencer à apprendre		any person with a qualification following at least three years of university or who is transferred to broaden his/her knowledge of and experience in a company
secretary commencer à apprendre		someone who works in an office helping to organize the work, answering the telephone, arranging meetings; that person works in the department typing letters, filing documents, arranging meetings
non-executive director commencer à apprendre		one of the directors of a company who gives advice, but who does not make decisions about how the company is run; attends the board meetings only to give advice
advertising manager commencer à apprendre		Advertising managers direct a company's advertising activities and staff members to develop creative, consistent brand-specific ad campaigns. They supervise and work with other employees, establish project goals, monitor etc
caretaker commencer à apprendre		someone whose job is to look after a building; a person who is employed to take care of a large buildings such as office building, and to deal with the cleaning, repairs, opening the door, etc.:
accountant commencer à apprendre		a professional person whose job is to keep and check the financial records of an organization, or to advise clients on tax and other financial matters; she/he controls the company finances
VAT commencer à apprendre		Value Added Tax (a tax on some goods and services)
O and M commencer à apprendre		organisation and methods (the process of examining how the work is done in a business, industry etc and finding ways of doing it more effectively)
GMP commencer à apprendre		guaranteed minimum pension (GMP is a defined benefit. This means it is a specific amount of pension and is payable at age 60 for females and 65 for males)
PBR commencer à apprendre		payment by result (a system of paying people according to how much they produce or sell)
MD commencer à apprendre		Managing Director
EOC commencer à apprendre		Equal Opportunities Commission (a British government organization whose aim is to make sure that women and men have the same opportunities in education and jobs, and that people are not treated unfairly because of their sex)
INSET commencer à apprendre		in-service training (training etc that you do while you are working in a job)
QWL commencer à apprendre		Quality of Working Life (the feeling that an employee gets from their job and whether or not they feel happy or satisfied)
R and D commencer à apprendre		research and development (the part of a business that tries to find ways to improve existing products, and to develop new ones)
HR commencer à apprendre		human resources (the department of an organization that deals with finding new employees, keeping records about all the organization's employees, and helping them with any problems)
SERPS commencer à apprendre		state earnings-related pension (a system in the UK for saving money for a pension that you have in addition to your main pension)
in £25K, K means commencer à apprendre		thousand
ASAP commencer à apprendre		as soon as possible (as soon, quickly etc as you can)
PIW commencer à apprendre		period of incapacity for work (means the time when an employee is unable to work due to a serious health condition, treatment, or recovery)
MPP commencer à apprendre		maternity pay period (the period when money must be paid to a woman during the time she is allowed to be absent from work in the weeks before and after she has a baby)
CV commencer à apprendre		curriculum vitae (a short written document that lists your education and previous jobs, which you send to employers when you are looking for a job)
SWOT analysis commencer à apprendre		strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis
LIFO commencer à apprendre		last in, first out (a system used by companies who are reducing the number of people working for them, in which the people who joined the company most recently lose their jobs first); a method of calculating the value of goods or materials held in stock
PAYE commencer à apprendre		pay as you earn (a system in the UK for collecting income tax in which a person's tax is taken off their pay and sent to the government by their employer)
EAT commencer à apprendre		in Britain, a tribunal where employees can bring complaints about their employers
MBA commencer à apprendre		Master of Business Administration (a university degree that teaches you the skills you need to manage a business or part of a business)
PEST commencer à apprendre		political, economic, social and technical (an analysis of a market in which political, economic, social, and technological matters are considered)
TOIL commencer à apprendre		time off in lieu (time that an employee who has worked extra hours may take off from work)
OTE commencer à apprendre		on target earnings (used in job advertisements to show how much money it is possible to earn if the person doing the job sells an amount of goods or services, or does an amount of work, stated by the employer)
AGM commencer à apprendre		annual general meeting (an official yearly meeting of the shareholders and directors of a company, at which the company’s accounts are presented, the auditors are chosen)
ILO commencer à apprendre		International Labour Organization (a organization based in Geneva, Switzerland which helps workers around the world by making sure they are treated fairly, paid equally for the same jobs, not forced to work in dangerous conditions etc)
PR commencer à apprendre		Public relations (the work of explaining to the public what an organization does, so that they will understand it and approve of it)
PLC commencer à apprendre		public limited company (a British company owned by at least two people and whose shares can be bought by everyone)
ESOP commencer à apprendre		employee share ownership plan (a benefits plan in which employees own a percentage of their company’s shares, which are bought and managed for them by a trust <= separate organization>)
TNA commencer à apprendre		training needs analysis (a careful analysis of what training is necessary for a company’s employees, so that they have the skills they need for the company to be successful)
NI commencer à apprendre		national insurance (a system organized by the British government in which workers and employers make regular payments, and which provides money for people who are unemployed, old, or ill)
SAYE commencer à apprendre		save as you earn (a system in Britain in which money is taken from your wages before you are paid and invested for you in national savings)
EAP commencer à apprendre		employee assistance programme (a set of organized actions by employers in the US to help employees with personal or family problems; actions by an employer to help people find new jobs when they are dismissed)
TQM commencer à apprendre		total quality management (the management of systems in a company to make sure that each department produces or does things of high quality and keeps improving)
CPD commencer à apprendre		continuing personal development (It refers to the process of tracking and documenting the skills, knowledge and experience that you gain as you work, beyond any initial training. It’s a record of what you experience and learn)
NVQ commencer à apprendre		National Vocational Qualification (a work-based qualification that recognises the skills and knowledge a person needs to do a job)
PIN commencer à apprendre		personal identification number (a secret number given to you by your bank that you use when getting money from a cash machine with a card)
AVC commencer à apprendre		additional voluntary contributions (is set up by an employer for employees to make further contributions to potentially build up additional retirement benefits)
PERT commencer à apprendre		programme evaluation and review technique (a method of measuring the progress made on a large project, using a special diagram showing how long each stage will take, which stages need to be completed before others can begin etc)
SMP commencer à apprendre		statutory maternity pay (money employers pay to female workers while they are not working just before and after having a baby)
CEO commencer à apprendre		Chief Executive Officer
EHO commencer à apprendre		environmental health officer (a person employed by a government or company, whose job is to make certain that the conditions in which people live and work are safe and healthy)
SSP commencer à apprendre		statutory sick pay (money that an employer must by law pay to an employee who is unable to work because of illness)
p.a. commencer à apprendre		per annum; (used to refer to an amount that is produced, sold, spent, etc. each year) PA = personal assistant
a happy camper commencer à apprendre		a person who enjoys his work, and has no grievances against her employer
a whizz kid commencer à apprendre		a person who is a brilliant man and quickly becomes very successful
a toxic employer commencer à apprendre		a person who is always spreading discontent in the office
a seagull manager commencer à apprendre		a manager who makes a lot of fuss, achieves nothing, and leaves
a spear carrier commencer à apprendre		a person (for example a second-level manager) who is responsible for carrying out commands and communicating messages from the top-level executives
a workaholic commencer à apprendre		a person who works all the time, and is unhappy when he's not working
a plug-and-play employee commencer à apprendre		a person who is a new in the company, but he/she didn't need to be trained for the job as he was already experienced in his line of work
a pilot fish commencer à apprendre		a person who assists someone in a higher position in the workplace, and is always following him around the building
self-made man commencer à apprendre		someone who is successful because of all the hard work he has done
a free worker commencer à apprendre		someone who moves from one job to another because he has skills that a lot of companies value
a nethead commencer à apprendre		someone who is obsessed with the Internet, and spends all his time on the computer
a mover and shaker commencer à apprendre		someone who is an influential and dynamic person who makes things happen
a yes-man commencer à apprendre		someone who always agrees with everything his boss says
a moonlighter commencer à apprendre		Someone who secretly has a second job, which he goes to most often in the evenings, and which pays in cash
a man Friday commencer à apprendre		someone who does a large variety of small jobs in the office
an idea hamster commencer à apprendre		someone who always appears to have an endless supply of good ideas
a heavy hitter commencer à apprendre		a person that has a lot of power and performs extremely well
a boomerang worker commencer à apprendre		an employee who leaves a company they work for, but then later returns to work for the company once again
an empty suit commencer à apprendre		A person in the company who follows the procedures but doesn't actually contribute much to the company, and who doesn't achieve much, or doesn't t have much ability
a goldbricker commencer à apprendre		a lazy employee who tries to get away with doing the least possible amount of work
a digithead commencer à apprendre		someone who is very knowledgeable about technology and mathematics, but is not very good at relating to people
a hip shooter commencer à apprendre		someone who follows his instincts rather than considering something rationally
run the risk commencer à apprendre		to be in a situation where something bad could happen
smokescreen commencer à apprendre		something you do or say as a way of hiding your real feelings, intentions or activities
sidestep commencer à apprendre		to avoid something difficult or unpleasant
pay lip service commencer à apprendre		when someone complies with a certain obligation or expectation but to the minimum possible extent
tokenistic commencer à apprendre		doing something in order to make people believe that you are being fair, although this is not really true
expose the fraud commencer à apprendre		to reveal something that is usually hidden and that is not what people claim it is
objective advice and specialised expertise commencer à apprendre		obiektywne doradztwo i specjalistyczna wiedza
Improve one's performance commencer à apprendre		improve your capability/production
be aware of industry techniques and methods commencer à apprendre		be concious about industry techniques and methods
IT scope commencer à apprendre		related to IT
improve operational efficiency commencer à apprendre		run more efficiently
use own best practices commencer à apprendre		use the best methods
deliverable commencer à apprendre		The result of the work
more tangible and practical approaches commencer à apprendre		more touchable (real) and convenient way of work
agree the objectives and implementation of the work commencer à apprendre		agree on the goals and realization of the work
brief commencer à apprendre		a short document that identifies the values that the company's project will bring
wrap up commencer à apprendre		finishes a job, meeting, etc.
pack up commencer à apprendre		puts things into bags, etc. ready to finish work at the end of the day
go through commencer à apprendre		read, look at or explain something quickly
hammer out commencer à apprendre		decide on an agreement, contract, etc. after a lot of discussion and disagreement
run through commencer à apprendre		read or discuss something in order to make sure it is correct
debrief commencer à apprendre		discussion about a job just done in order to gather information
circle back commencer à apprendre		follow up with certain people at a later point in time
have a catch-up commencer à apprendre		spending time finding out what has been happening while you have been away
a small nit commencer à apprendre		a trivial detail
piled up commencer à apprendre		filled with a large quantity of something
breathe sigh of relief commencer à apprendre		stop being worried or frightened about something
leave out commencer à apprendre		doesn't include someone or something
toast commencer à apprendre		are in trouble because of something you have done
folly commencer à apprendre		an action that is very stupid and likely to have serious results
dividends commencer à apprendre		part of a company's profits divided between people with shares in the company
rampant commencer à apprendre		when there is a lot of something bad, such as crime or disease, and it is very difficult to control
liquidity commencer à apprendre		when a business or person has money or goods that can be sold to pay debts
colossal commencer à apprendre		extremely big
the City commencer à apprendre		area in the centre of London with many banks and financial institutions
sitting on a gravy train commencer à apprendre		being part of an activity from which people can make money without much effort
foss commencer à apprendre		attention or excitement that is usually unnecessary or unwelcome
means curtains commencer à apprendre		used to say that something will end (informal)
go bust commencer à apprendre		go bankrupt
shame commencer à apprendre		feeling of being publicly embarrassed because of something wrong you did
carry on commencer à apprendre		continue
run out of commencer à apprendre		be lack of
turn down commencer à apprendre		reject
splash out commencer à apprendre		wasteful
take off commencer à apprendre		be get faster, quicken
pay out commencer à apprendre		return, withdraw
give away commencer à apprendre		spend, release
get away with commencer à apprendre		avoid the penalty
bring down commencer à apprendre		destroy
remuneration commencer à apprendre		salary, compensation, payment
agree to plead guilty commencer à apprendre		admit to committing a crime
in lines to settle criminal charges commencer à apprendre		in order to agree to end the dispute without going to the court
whistleblower commencer à apprendre		someone working for an organization who tells the authorities that people in the organization are doing something illegal
wrongdoing commencer à apprendre		illegal
subsidiaries commencer à apprendre		a company that is partly owned by another company
non-approved uses for a drug commencer à apprendre		unapproved uses of the drug
hefty fees commencer à apprendre		expensive fees
lavish commencer à apprendre		luxurious
fraudulent promotion commencer à apprendre		illegal promotion
off-label prescriptions commencer à apprendre		non-recorded presctiptions
eligible commencer à apprendre		up to standard
reimbursement commencer à apprendre		refundment
allege commencer à apprendre		charge
drive up commencer à apprendre		increase
relieving pain commencer à apprendre		realise
prosecutor commencer à apprendre		the person who accuses
compliance with commencer à apprendre		obeying
fraud commencer à apprendre		the crime of getting money by deceiving people
convicted commencer à apprendre		someone who is found guilty
cross the line commencer à apprendre		to start to behave in a way that is not socially acceptable
prompt commencer à apprendre		to make something happen
reinventing commencer à apprendre		reform
retail commencer à apprendre		the activity of selling goods to the public, usually in shops
broadband commencer à apprendre		a system for using the internet that makes it possible for large amounts of information to be sent quickly between computers:
stumble across commencer à apprendre		to discover something by chance, or to meet someone by chance
work one's guts out commencer à apprendre		emphasizing that you are working as hard as you can
memo commencer à apprendre		a message or other information in writing sent by one person or department to another in the same business organization
take the helm commencer à apprendre		to take control of a company or organization
convey commencer à apprendre		communicate, transmit
inquiry commencer à apprendre		investigation
dismiss a claim commencer à apprendre		to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering
cook the books commencer à apprendre		to change numbers dishonestly in the accounts (= financial records) of an organization, especially in order to steal money from it
come clean commencer à apprendre		confess; to tell the truth about something that you have been keeping secret
dilemma commencer à apprendre		situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do
justify commencer à apprendre		excuse
recruitment fair commencer à apprendre		an event at which people looking for a job can meet possible employers
move up commencer à apprendre		to get a more important job in a company or organization
casual labour commencer à apprendre		irregular employment or part-time labour
migrant work commencer à apprendre		move to another city, country
fixed- term contract commencer à apprendre		agreement between an employer and employee that lasts for a specified amount of time
temporary contract commencer à apprendre		an agreement to work for an employer for a specific time
part-time job commencer à apprendre		a flexible work arrangement which means working less than full-time hours
shift work commencer à apprendre		refers to a work schedule that is performed in rotations. For example, while some employees might fill a role during the day, others might work night or early morning shifts. This means the company operates for 24 hours each day
juggle on-off project commencer à apprendre		pick over project
bits and pieces commencer à apprendre		diversity, variety
paint a bleak picture of... commencer à apprendre		present the dark side of something
keep up to speed with... commencer à apprendre		inform someone online
not for the fainthearted commencer à apprendre		not for someone who is cowardly
swings-and-roundabouts commencer à apprendre		used to say that two choices or situations are basically the same because they have an equal number of advantages and disadvantages
have gains than losses commencer à apprendre		benefits/profits and failure
drop in commencer à apprendre		mention something casually in conversation
juggling commencer à apprendre		changing things or arranging them in the way that you want
bid commencer à apprendre		an attempt to achieve or obtain something
setting up commencer à apprendre		starting your own business
gig commencer à apprendre		a job, especially one that does not last a long time (AmE)
coin commencer à apprendre		invent a new word or expression
grafting commencer à apprendre		working very hard (informal)
commitment commencer à apprendre		hard work and loyalty that you give to a company
personal value commencer à apprendre		wartość osobista
recent graduates commencer à apprendre		niedawni absolwenci
personal networks commencer à apprendre		personalna sieć, organizacja (ludzi)
close contacts commencer à apprendre		bliskie kontakty
close networks commencer à apprendre		bliska sieć (ludzi)
networking prospects commencer à apprendre		perspektywy nawiązywania kontaktów (Identify networking prospects)
a drawer full of business cards commencer à apprendre		szuflada pełna wizytówek
best connected individuals commencer à apprendre		najlepiej powiązane jednostki (osoby)
apropos commencer à apprendre		a propos
mutually successful outcome commencer à apprendre		wzajemnie pomyślny wynik
The tools for engineering a mutually successful outcome of such events commencer à apprendre		narzędzia do projektowania obustronnie pomyślnego wyniku takich wydarzeń
leading business networking strategist - czołowy strateg networkingu biznesowego commencer à apprendre		leading business networking strategist - czołowy strateg networkingu biznesowego
effective referral strategy commencer à apprendre		skuteczna/efektywna strategia polecania kogoś komuś do pracy
an investment bank commencer à apprendre		bank inwestycyjny
referral commencer à apprendre		rekomendacja kogoś do pracy (chances of receiving a referral)
wider purpose to one‘s working life commencer à apprendre		szerszy cel życia zawodowego
detailed assessment commencer à apprendre		szczegółowa ocena (make a detailed assessment of your best contact)
willingness commencer à apprendre		chęć, ochota
Willingness to refer you to someone commencer à apprendre		chęć skierowania cię do kogoś
direct financial rewards for referrals commencer à apprendre		bezpośrednie nagrody finansowe za poleconych
seasoned networkers commencer à apprendre		doświadczeni networkerzy
high level networking commencer à apprendre		wysoki poziom networkingu
simple favour commencer à apprendre		prosta przysługa
utilise commencer à apprendre		eksploatować, użytkować
accountancy commencer à apprendre		księgowość, rachunkowość
banking commencer à apprendre		interes bankowy, bankowość
the civil service commencer à apprendre		administracja państwowa, służba cywilna, służba publiczna
wind power commencer à apprendre		energia wiatrowa
wind power station/plant commencer à apprendre		elektrownia wiatrowa
tidal power/energy commencer à apprendre		energia pływów, energia pływowa
wave power/energy commencer à apprendre		energia fal
alternative energy commencer à apprendre		energia alternatywna
renewable energy commencer à apprendre		energia odnawialna, źródło odnawialne
clean energy commencer à apprendre		energia uzyskiwana bez zanieczyszczania
carbon emissions commencer à apprendre		emisje węgla
gas emissions commencer à apprendre		emisja gazów
solar power commencer à apprendre		energia słoneczna
solar/photovoltaic panel commencer à apprendre		panel słoneczny
solar energy commencer à apprendre		energia słoneczna
wind turbine commencer à apprendre		silnik wiatrowy, turbina wiatrowa
wind power commencer à apprendre		siła wiatru, energia wiatru
wind farm commencer à apprendre		farma wiatrowa, elektrownia wiatrowa
fuel cell technology commencer à apprendre		technologia ogniw paliwowych
fuel cell car commencer à apprendre		samochód z ogniwami paliwowymi
the massive challenge commencer à apprendre		ogromne wyzwanie
national oil and gas company commencer à apprendre		państwowa spółka naftowo-gazowa
an adviser commencer à apprendre		doradca
the stereotype of the die-hard oilman commencer à apprendre		stereotyp zatwardziałego nafciarza
the only oil company representative commencer à apprendre		jedyny przedstawiciel koncernu naftowego
one of the first countries to impose a carbon tax commencer à apprendre		jeden z pierwszych krajów, który nałożył podatek węglowy
hydrocarbons commencer à apprendre		węglowodory
the debate which is based on energy realities commencer à apprendre		debata oparta na realiach energetycznych
massive upwards pressure on global energy demand commencer à apprendre		ogromna presja wzrostowa/zwyżkowa na globalne zapotrzebowanie na energię
‚business as usual‘ policies commencer à apprendre		polityka ' spraw toczących się tak jak zawsze ' (said when things are continuing as they always do, despite a difficult situation)
the International Energy Agency commencer à apprendre		Międzynarodowa Agencja Energii
watchdog commencer à apprendre		organ nadzorczy
attractive a combination of characteristics commencer à apprendre		atrakcyjne połączenie cech
counterproductive commencer à apprendre		efekt przeciwny do zamierzonego
unrealistic basis commencer à apprendre		nierealistyczna podstawa, grunt (rozmowy)
If we start the discussion on an unrealistic basis, we are less likely to make any real progress commencer à apprendre		If we start the discussion on an unrealistic basis, we are less likely to make any real progress
real progress commencer à apprendre		prawdziwy postęp
the danger of politically driven support for particular technologies commencer à apprendre		niebezpieczeństwo politycznego poparcia dla poszczególnych technologii
technology advances commencer à apprendre		postęp technologiczny
competetive companies commencer à apprendre		konkurencyjne firmy
carbon tax commencer à apprendre		podatek od emisji dwutlenku węgla
an emissions trading scheme commencer à apprendre		system handlu uprawnieniami do emisji
slow transition commencer à apprendre		wolny okres przemiany
gas reserves commencer à apprendre		rezerwy gazu
transition fuel commencer à apprendre		paliwo przejściowe (przechodzące w inny stan)
lower carbon alternative (Energy that is generated using lower amounts of carbon emissions such as, wind, solar, hydro, or nuclear power. These alternative methods of producing energy are better for the planet as they release less carbon into the atmosphere) commencer à apprendre		niższoemisyjna alternatywa
coal fired power generation commencer à apprendre		energetyka opalana węglem
the range of diverse threats commencer à apprendre		wachlarz różnorodnych zagrożeń
opportunities that volatile markets generate commencer à apprendre		możliwości, które generują niestabilne/zmienne rynki
appliance maker commencer à apprendre		producent urządzeń
bankrupt collective enterprise commencer à apprendre		upadłość przedsiębiorstwa zbiorowego
headquarter commencer à apprendre		główna siedziba, biuro
senior executive commencer à apprendre		członek ścisłego kierownictwa
weekly training session commencer à apprendre		cotygodniowa sesja treningowa
business units commencer à apprendre		jednostki organizacyjne
provinces commencer à apprendre		województwo, prowincja
this approach commencer à apprendre		to podejście...
productive collaboration commencer à apprendre		owocna współpraca
pejorative sense of ‚divorced from practice‘ commencer à apprendre		pejoratywne poczucie „oderwania się od praktyki”
faculty coaches commencer à apprendre		trenerzy wydziałowi
distraction commencer à apprendre		rzecz rozpraszająca uwagę
mannerism commencer à apprendre		manieryzm
adjustment commencer à apprendre		modyfikacja, poprawka, korekta, zmiana
versatile general managers commencer à apprendre		wszechstronni, bystrzy dyrektorzy generalni
carried out with any specific business goal in mind commencer à apprendre		realizowane z myślą o konkretnym celu biznesowym
build the personal network commencer à apprendre		zbudować personalną sieć (kontaktów)
conclude commencer à apprendre		wyciągnąć wniosek
bump into commencer à apprendre		wpaść na kogoś (spotkać kogoś niespodziewanie)
Bumped into them out of their work context commencer à apprendre		wpaść na nich poza ich miejscem pracy
aggregate commencer à apprendre		sumować się (do jakiejś liczby) = This aggregates to potentially more than 20.000 agreeable and interesting people
leverage commencer à apprendre		wykorzystać jak najefektywniej (The dilemma is how to successfully leverage existing contacts without appearing sleazy and manipulative)
determine commencer à apprendre		określić (fakty, przyczyny)
provide a referral commencer à apprendre		zapewnić polecenie
build up commencer à apprendre		budować się (emocje, relacje) = Build up any trust with the client
perceive / perceived commencer à apprendre		postrzegać/postrzegany
make introductions on the basis... commencer à apprendre		dokonywać poleceni na podstawie/w oparciu o zasadę... = Seasoned networkers make introductions on the basis that everyone gains a benefit
accelerate the process commencer à apprendre		przyspieszyć proces
receive sth without forgetting the kind gift commencer à apprendre		otrzymać coś, nie zapominając o miłym prezencie
flow commencer à apprendre		napływać (o dużej ilości ludzi, towarów)
The financial rewards will flow commencer à apprendre		napłyną nagrody finansowe
have a high level of trust commencer à apprendre		mieć wysoki poziom zaufania
gain a benefit commencer à apprendre		uzyskać korzyść, odnieść korzyść
underestimate commencer à apprendre		bagatelizować, zbyt nisko oszacować (coś)
cut greenhouse gas emissions commencer à apprendre		ograniczyć emisje gazów cieplarnianych
greenhouse gas commencer à apprendre		gaz cieplarniany
move away from fossil fuels commencer à apprendre		odejść od paliw kopalnych
engage commencer à apprendre		angażować się (np. w rozmowę)
engage with the debate over climate change commencer à apprendre		zaangażować się w debatę na temat zmian klimatycznych
curb greenhouse gas emissions from its oil industry commencer à apprendre		ograniczyć emisje gazów cieplarnianych z przemysłu naftowego
impose a carbon tax commencer à apprendre		nałożyć podatek węglowy
to store carbon dioxide underground commencer à apprendre		przechowywać dwutlenek węgla pod ziemią
to use less of the oil and gas commencer à apprendre		zużywać mniej ropy i gazu
to be concerned commencer à apprendre		być zainteresowany, zaangażowany / zmartwiony, zaniepokojony
to be in danger of losing touch with reality in their push for a low carbon world commencer à apprendre		być w niebezpieczeństwie utraty kontaktu z rzeczywistością w dążeniu do świata o niskiej emisji dwutlenku węgla
wean somebody off something commencer à apprendre		odzwyczaić kogoś od czegoś
to wean the world off oil and gas commencer à apprendre		odzwyczaić świat od ropy i gazu
to move away commencer à apprendre		odsunąć się, odejść od
to move away from the energy source that our entire civilisation is built on commencer à apprendre		odejść od źródła energii, na którym zbudowana jest cała nasza cywilizacja.
lift someone out of something commencer à apprendre		wyciągnąć kogoś z czegoś (np. biedy)
economic development lifts hundreds of millions out of poverty commencer à apprendre		rozwój gospodarczy wyciąga setki milionów ludzi z ubóstwa
enable commencer à apprendre		umożliwiać, dawać możliwość
to enable someone to buy cars and fridges and air conditioning commencer à apprendre		umożliwić komuś zakup samochodów, lodówek oraz klimatyzacji
extract commencer à apprendre		wydobywać, uzyskiwać (np. substancję)
transport commencer à apprendre		transportować
store commencer à apprendre		składować
use commencer à apprendre		używać
to plan to move away quickly from hydrocarbons commencer à apprendre		planować szybkie odejście od węglowodorów
to respond to sth commencer à apprendre		odpowiadać na coś, reagować na coś
to stop responses commencer à apprendre		przerywać odpowiedzi, przestać odpowiadać
to overstate commencer à apprendre		przecenić, wyolbrzymić, zawyżyć
They overstate the opportunity for quickly changing to a low carbon economy commencer à apprendre		Przeceniają możliwość szybkiego przejścia na gospodarkę niskoemisyjną
to set a price for carbon commencer à apprendre		ustalić cenę węgla
to let respond commencer à apprendre		pozwolić odpowiedzieć
to let industry respond freely to that price to come up with profitable solutions commencer à apprendre		pozwolić przemysłowi na swobodne reagowanie na tę cenę i proponowanie opłacalnych rozwiązań
to provide a lower-carbon alternative to coal-fired power generation while other forms of energy are built up commencer à apprendre		zapewnienie niskoemisyjnej alternatywy dla wytwarzania energii z węgla, podczas gdy inne formy energii są budowane.
deny commencer à apprendre		odrzucać
He does not deny the science of climate change commencer à apprendre		on nie zaprzecza nauce o zmianach klimatycznych
highlight commencer à apprendre		podkreślić (The danger he highlights is of politically driven support)
navigate through... commencer à apprendre		zagrożenie, które podkreśla, polega na politycznym wsparciu, przez które przechodzi...
Firms navigating through turbulent markets face many challenges commencer à apprendre		firmy poruszające się po burzliwych rynkach stoją przed wieloma wyzwaniami
develop one‘s executives to manage commencer à apprendre		rozwijać swoją kadrę kierowniczą do zarządzania
set sth up commencer à apprendre		organizować, zakładać, tworzyć coś
set up a productive system of formal executive education commencer à apprendre		stworzyć produktywny system formalnej edukacji kadry kierowniczej
to produce vesatile general managers commencer à apprendre		tworzyć wszechstronnych dyrektorów generalnych
deploy commencer à apprendre		wdrożyć, zastosować
interview a faculty commencer à apprendre		przeprowadzić wywiad z wydziałem
to justify commencer à apprendre		usprawiedliwiać
What training, you may ask, coult justify half a day of Haier‘s 70 most senior leaders every week? commencer à apprendre		Możesz zapytać, jakie szkolenie może usprawiedliwiać co tydzień pół dnia pracy 70 najwyższych przywódców firmy Haier?
implement proposed changes commencer à apprendre		wdrożyć proponowane zmiany
increase diversity of viewpoints commencer à apprendre		zwiększyć różnorodność punktów widzenia
periodically rejigs the teams to keep them fresh commencer à apprendre		okresowo zmieniać zespół, aby zachować ich świeżość
to refine one‘s actions commencer à apprendre		udoskonalić swoje działania
to confer several benefits commencer à apprendre		przyznać kilka benefitów/dodatkowych świadczeń
to spot opportunities commencer à apprendre		dostrzec okazje
ongoing exposure to the issues commencer à apprendre		szansa na doznawanie nowych pomysłów i sposobu postrzegania rzeczy
looking at the market through the window of their own silo commencer à apprendre		understanding something only from your own position and not that of others
hone the skills to recognise commencer à apprendre		improve/refine
deal with a range of challanges commencer à apprendre		manage
closely linked to the challenges and opportunities at hand commencer à apprendre		ściśle powiązany z dostępnymi wyzwaniami i możliwościami
devise practical ways to track progress commencer à apprendre		wymyślić praktyczne sposoby śledzenia postępów
facilitate mid course correction commencer à apprendre		umożliwić korektę toru lotu (to devise practical ways to track progress and facilitate mid course correction)
a downturn commencer à apprendre		spadek działalności biznesowej/gospodarczej
to get the most value for one‘s investment in executive development commencer à apprendre		uzyskać jak największą wartość z inwestycji w rozwój kadry kierowniczej.
lean commencer à apprendre		pochylać się
lean towards something commencer à apprendre		skłaniać się w kierunku czegoś
nod commencer à apprendre		kiwnąć głową
nod off commencer à apprendre		przysnąć
slouch commencer à apprendre		garbić się, zwieszać (ramiona)
stare commencer à apprendre		wpatrywać się, gapić się
wander commencer à apprendre		szwędać się, włóczyć się
flick commencer à apprendre		gwałtowny ruch (ręki, bata)
fidget commencer à apprendre		wiercić się, kręcić się
have good record for commencer à apprendre		cieszyć się nieposzlakowaną opinią, mieć dobre wyniki
Norway has a good record for curbing greenhouse gas emissions commencer à apprendre		Norwegia ma dobre wyniki w ograniczaniu emisji gazów cieplarnianych
stifle innovation commencer à apprendre		spowolnić/stłamsić innowację
agreeable people commencer à apprendre		mili, przyjemni ludzie
sleazy commencer à apprendre		nieuczciwy (o człowieku)
shyest individual commencer à apprendre		najbardziej nieśmiałe jednostki
selfless commencer à apprendre		bezinteresowny
altruistic commencer à apprendre		altruistyczny
effectiveness commencer à apprendre		efektywność, skuteczność
too simplistic commencer à apprendre		zbyt uproszczone
feasible commencer à apprendre		wykonalny, realny do wykorzystania, możliwy do zrealizowania, osiągalny
politically feasible commencer à apprendre		politycznie wykonalne
freely commencer à apprendre		swobodnie, bez przeszkód
profitable solutions commencer à apprendre		opłacalne rozwiązania
daunting commencer à apprendre		onieśmielający (np. o zadaniu)
effectively commencer à apprendre		efektywnie, skutecznie
rigid commencer à apprendre		surowe (zasady); sztywny (o osobie)
urgent commencer à apprendre		pilne
wage commencer à apprendre		is money that is normally paid to an employee on a weekly basis
remuneration commencer à apprendre		is the formal word for money that an employee receives for doing his/her
overtime commencer à apprendre		when we work for more than the normal working time, we say that we work (and therefore earn) overtime
salary commencer à apprendre		is money that is usually paid to an employee monthly on a regular basis
increment commencer à apprendre		an automatic and regular increase in pay is called an increment
deduction commencer à apprendre		money that is removed from our earnings to pay for tax, national insurance, etc, is called a deduction
dock commencer à apprendre		if we remove money from somebody's wages (for example, because they are late), we say that we dock their wages
the minimum wage commencer à apprendre		is the lowest hourly wage which a company can legally pay its employees
double time commencer à apprendre		time for which work is paid at twice the normal rate (for example, on national holidays) is called double time
time and a half commencer à apprendre		an employee who receives his/her normal rate of pay, +50% extra (for example, by working later than normal or furing unsocial hours) is said to earn time and a half
pension plan commencer à apprendre		plan which helps people to save money for when they retire from work
rise (raise) commencer à apprendre		when you want more money for the work you do, you might ask your boss for a rise
advance/sub commencer à apprendre		if an employee needs some of his/her wages paid before the usual pay day, he/she might ask for an advance (known infromally as a sub)
payslip commencer à apprendre		a piece of paper given to someone who is employed to show how much money they have earned and how much tax has been taken off
bonus commencer à apprendre		an extra payment made in addition to a normal payment (usually received by sales people for sellling more than their quota)
payroll commencer à apprendre		the list a campany keeps that shows all the people employed and paid by that company
a reward package commencer à apprendre		the money and other benefits offered with a job (Promotion, Raise in compensation, Monetary awards, Recognition of work done, physical awards [laptop, car])
weighting commencer à apprendre		an additional amount of money paid to an employee to compensate him/her for living in an expensive area (for example, a job advertisement might offer an annual salary of 30,000 pounds + 4,000 pounds London weighting)
leave etitlement commencer à apprendre		by law, British companies have to give their employees the right to take paid holidays: this is known as a leave entitlement (time an employee is entitled to take by law or company policy)
income/expenditure The money that they spend is known as an expenditure (the total amount of money that an organization or person spends) commencer à apprendre		Income is another word for the money that people receive for working (money earned by a person over particular period of time).
stock options (share options) or ESOP (an employee share ownership plan) commencer à apprendre		some companies offer their employees stock options, which means that the employees can buy stocks an a price lower than the normal price (the right of an executive or other employee to buy shares in their company at a lower price than usual)
incentive plans (an employee compensation structure that uses rewards to motivate team members to work harder and achieve specific goals) commencer à apprendre		extra rewards and benefits for good attendance, behaviour, increased productivity, etc offered by some companies to their employees
an hourly/daily/weekly rate commencer à apprendre		the amount of money an employee receives each hour, day, week, etc.
redundancy pay commencer à apprendre		money that a company pays to workers who have lost their jobs because they are no longer needed (employees might receive redundancy pay if an employee loses his/her job because the company doesn't need or can't afford to keep him/her)
discount commencer à apprendre		some commpanies offer their employees reductions of the regular price of the product and services they sell, which means that the employee can buy them for less than the usual price
relocation allowance (payment made by an employer or a government agency to cover removal expenses and other costs incurred by an employee who is required to take up employment elsewhere) commencer à apprendre		If an employee takes a job in another town or city whch is a long way from his/her original home and place of work, he/she might be offered a relocation allowance
danger money commencer à apprendre		Extra money paid to employees who work in jobs where there is a risk of pesonal injury (policeman, firefighters)
gross commencer à apprendre		an adjective used to describe an employee's earnings before tax, natonal insurance, etc, have been removed
net (take-home pay) commencer à apprendre		an adjective used to describe an employee's earnings after tax, national insurance, ets, have been removed
index-linked commencer à apprendre		when the money that an employee receives rises automatically by the percentage increase in the cost of living (pensions or payments change as inflation or the cost of living changes)
commensurate commencer à apprendre		when the money that an employee earns is based on age, experience, qualifications, position in the company (for example, Your salary will be commensurate with you experience and qualification - proportional-)
arrears commencer à apprendre		wages are normally paid in arreas, which means that they are paid at the end od the working period (for example, at the end of the week or month that the employee has worked); money that is owed and should already have been paid
direct deposit commencer à apprendre		when an employer pays an employee his/her wages directly into his/her banck account, we say that is paid by direct deposit (an arrangement in which money is moved electronically into a bank account)
performance related commencer à apprendre		some wages and salaries are performance related. This means that the money that an employee receives will be based on how well he/she carries out their duties (used to describe pay that is based on how well someone does their job)
golden handshake commencer à apprendre		when an employee leaves his/her job after a long period with a company, he/she might be offered a large amount of money known as a golden handshake (
acceptance bonus (golden hello) commencer à apprendre		an amount of money that is paid to someone for joining a company or for agreeing to do something
attendance bonus commencer à apprendre		an extra amount of pay that some employees get if the number of days they have been absent from work is not more than the number stated in their agreement
basic pay commencer à apprendre		the amount of money that someone earns in their job, not including any extra payments they may receive, for example for working extra hours:
(extrinsic) direct rewards commencer à apprendre		Direct rewards consist in money. They are given to employees after achieving results and they can be: salaries, bonuses, benefits, etc. (Direct compensation covers employee pay, indirect compensation covers all other types of employee benefits)
intrinsic (indirect) rewards (any benefit to the employee that doesn't come in the form of cash), for example status(people enjoy being in an important position or a position of authority), job satisfaction, the opportunities for personal development, the chance to learn a new skills commencer à apprendre		non-material rewards
performance-related pay commencer à apprendre		a rate of pay which is based on how well someone does their job (employee or a group of employees)
commissions commencer à apprendre		additional money employee earn for the amount of sales he/she make (money paid to a salesperson or group of salespeople which is usually a percentage of the sales made)
recognition pay commencer à apprendre		bonuses that are usually given only to individual employees who work particulary well, or who make a significant contribution to the company (
gainsharing commencer à apprendre		a system by which employees share in profits that are a result of their more effective use of labour, energy, and materials (extra money paid to a group or company for increased productivity)
motivation commencer à apprendre		willingness to do something
production bonus commencer à apprendre		an extra payment made to workers for being more productive than normal; for being motivated
premium bonus commencer à apprendre		If an employee takes less than the standard time to finish a task, she/he might receive premium bonus. (
profit sharing commencer à apprendre		the practise of dividing profits among the employees, is another reward which is often offere
benefits commencer à apprendre		(known informally as extras) benefits, for example company car, free meals, holiday, health insurance, pensions, share options schemes, duvet days
pensions commencer à apprendre		a regular income paid by a government or a financial organization to someone who no longer works, usually because of their age or health (emerytura=pieniądze)
share option schemes commencer à apprendre		usually used to encourage employees to work. A stock option is the right to buy a specified number of stocks at a fixed price at a certain time in the future within a company.
health insurance commencer à apprendre		insurance for the cost of medical treatment if you are ill or injured, often paid for by companies for their employees
duvet days commencer à apprendre		a day off work, not because you are ill but because you need some time to rest
fixed benefits commencer à apprendre		it means that the employee is not able to choose what he/she gets as a benefit
flexible benefits commencer à apprendre		it means that employee can choose from a menu of benefits on offer
personal growth/development commencer à apprendre		the process of improving your skills and increasing the amount of experience that you have in your job
Safety and security at work commencer à apprendre		he process to protect an employee from work related illness and injury and to make the workplace (building etc) safe
comradeship commencer à apprendre		he feeling of friendship between people who live or work together, especially in a difficult situation
apply for a job commencer à apprendre		make a formal application or request
fill in/out commencer à apprendre		to enter all necessary information in the document
application from commencer à apprendre		-
attend an interview commencer à apprendre		be present at the meeting/interview
be offered a job commencer à apprendre		it means that the employer offered the employee a job
commute commencer à apprendre		to make the same journey regularly between work and home
high achiever commencer à apprendre		a person who achieves more than the average person in their work
be prompted to a better position commencer à apprendre		get a better position ≠ demoted
dismissed (less formal = fired/sacked) commencer à apprendre		to remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong
embezzlement commencer à apprendre		the crime of secretly taking money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for; (embezzlement from the petty cash box=mała kaseta na pieniądze)
get the sack for continual absenteeism commencer à apprendre		to be dismissed suddenly from a job: to get fired for not being often at work
absenteeism commencer à apprendre		a situation in which people are not at work when they should be
resigned in sympathy commencer à apprendre		accepting that something you do not like will happen because you cannot change it (pogodzić się z czymś)
walk out in support commencer à apprendre		to stop working or leave your job because of a disagreement with your employer, in support=w ramach poparcia
lay off commencer à apprendre		the act of ending a worker's job, sometimes temporarily, usually because there is not enough work to do
shop floor workers commencer à apprendre		the ordinary workers in a factory, rather than the managers
retire/retirement commencer à apprendre		to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health
hand in his notice commencer à apprendre		If you hand in your notice or give in your notice, you tell your employer that you intend to leave your job soon within a set period of time
job hunting commencer à apprendre		the activity of trying to find a job
vacancy commencer à apprendre		a job that is available in an organization and that people can apply for
salesman (salesperson) commencer à apprendre		a man whose job is selling things in a shop or directly to customers
shortlist commencer à apprendre		a small number of people who have been judged the most suitable for a job, prize, etc. from a larger number and from which one will finally be chosen
appoint commencer à apprendre		hire
salary commencer à apprendre		money that is usually paid monthly in the form of a cheque ≠ compare this with wage, which is often paid weekly, in cash
per annum commencer à apprendre		used in business when referring to an amount that is produced, sold, or spent each year
increment commencer à apprendre		a regular increase in the amount that someone is paid
perks commencer à apprendre		an advantage or extra thing, such as money or goods, which you are given for doing your job (dodatek do wynagrodzenia)
prospect commencer à apprendre		the possibility that something good might happen in the future
conduct commencer à apprendre		to organize and perform a particular activity (prowadzone) = business is conducted across international borders
majority commencer à apprendre		most of
nuance commencer à apprendre		a very slight difference in appearance, meaning, sound, etc.; little
differ commencer à apprendre		be different
acquaintances commencer à apprendre		people who you don't know very well
collegues [workmate] commencer à apprendre		workmate; people from the work
friends commencer à apprendre		people we know well, someone you like
etiquette commencer à apprendre		manners; the set of rules or customs that control accepted behaviour in particular social groups or social situations
stand in good stead commencer à apprendre		to be useful or helpful to someone or something His language skills will stand him in good stead when he is traveling.
appropriate commencer à apprendre		proper
disgustingly commencer à apprendre		improperly; in a way that makes you feel extreme dislike or disapproval
pompous commencer à apprendre		too serious and full of importance; vain
stark (difference) commencer à apprendre		strong, very obvious; harsh
conceived commencer à apprendre		understood, imagined as
minor commencer à apprendre		little
overlook commencer à apprendre		look past; to fail to notice
attach commencer à apprendre		join or connect something
mundane commencer à apprendre		very ordinary, simple
spark commencer à apprendre		trigger something; to cause the start of something (spark the strongest reactions)
Ms commencer à apprendre		pani (używane przed nazwiskiem kobiety, gdy nie wiemy, czy jest zamężna, czy nie)
tend commencer à apprendre		have a tendency
insincere commencer à apprendre		unfrank
break the ice commencer à apprendre		do something to relieve the tension in a stressful situation (e.g. when strangers meet)
prolonged commencer à apprendre		longer than usuall
challenge authority commencer à apprendre		question one's authority
vital commencer à apprendre		essential
put sth/sb in a pigeonhole commencer à apprendre		to form a very fixed, often wrong, opinion about what type of person or thing someone or something is
at/in the back of your mind commencer à apprendre		If you have a thought or idea at the back of your mind, you are always thinking about it.

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