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question		réponse
to be sb's opposite number commencer à apprendre		to have the same position/do the same job in other company
working relationship commencer à apprendre		communication and work together
rapport (n) commencer à apprendre		communication/relationship
workmate (n) commencer à apprendre		(informal) colleague
talk shop (v) commencer à apprendre		(informal) talk about work
hierarchical (adj) commencer à apprendre		having a structure with powrful and less powerful people
pecking-order (n) commencer à apprendre		system where some people have the right to get promotions before others
do a job share commencer à apprendre		having a 50% contract with someone for the same job
clock in and clock out commencer à apprendre		use and electronic card to record the time spent in the office
nine-to-five job commencer à apprendre		job with fixed hours
be on flexi-time/work flexi-time commencer à apprendre		have flexible working hours
teleworker (n) commencer à apprendre		person working at home using computer
do shift work/be a shift worker commencer à apprendre		works different times, with shifts
be self-employed commencer à apprendre		have one's company
be freelance/work freelance commencer à apprendre		change jobs very often
meet a deadline commencer à apprendre		have sth finished by a fixed day or time
heavy workload (n) commencer à apprendre		amount of work to do
knock off (v) commencer à apprendre		(informal) finish work
be stuck behind the desk commencer à apprendre		(informal) sit in and office all day
be stuck in a rut commencer à apprendre		stuck in a job someone can't escape from
dead-end job commencer à apprendre		job without prospects of promotion
manual work commencer à apprendre		hard and physical work
vocational work commencer à apprendre		work which helps people
achiever (n) commencer à apprendre		sb determined to succeed and achieve great things
basic (n) commencer à apprendre		guaranteed minimum salary without overtime and bonuses
drive (n) commencer à apprendre		strong motivation
close-knit (adj) commencer à apprendre		working in a close relationship
maternity/paternity leave (n) commencer à apprendre		time away from work to have a new baby
perks commencer à apprendre		(informal) extra things apart from salary
holiday entitlement (n) commencer à apprendre		number of days you have the right to take as holiday
salary increament (n) commencer à apprendre		salary increase, rise
reach/hit a glass celling (v) commencer à apprendre		reach a level where you cannot get fruther promotion
cold-calling (n) commencer à apprendre		phoning people who have not requested a call in order to try to sell them sth
hard sell (n) commencer à apprendre		attempt to sell sth being very forceful
inertia selling (n) commencer à apprendre		when a company behaves as if you agreed to buy sth because you did not actually refuse it
confusion marketing (n) commencer à apprendre		selling services and products in a package, in a way that it is very difficult to work out which company is the cheapest
loss leader (n) commencer à apprendre		the item sold very cheaply to attract a lot of people into the shop
niche market (n) commencer à apprendre		specialised, small goup of customers interested in sth
brand loyalty (n) commencer à apprendre		tendency always to choose one brand
shop around (v) commencer à apprendre		try different companies to see which offers the best value
buy on approval (v) commencer à apprendre		have a right to return bought thing if it is not satisfactory
come/go under the hammer (v) commencer à apprendre		be sold at an auction
red tape (n) commencer à apprendre		bureaucracy
merging (adj) commencer à apprendre		joining together to form one new company
hammer out a deal (v) commencer à apprendre		talk seriously an in detail until a agreement is made
swallowed up (adj) commencer à apprendre		(about a company) taken over by a larger company
enterpreneurship (n) commencer à apprendre		involvement in business and taking financial risks
capital assets (n) commencer à apprendre		buildings and machines owned by a company
put in/submit a tender (v) commencer à apprendre		supply a written offer to do a job for an agreed price
win a tender (v) commencer à apprendre		be given a job, after submitting a tender
meet/miss a deadline (v) commencer à apprendre		supply/fail to supply sth by the agreed time
penalty clause (n) commencer à apprendre		part of a cotract specifying what will happen if an agreement is broken
outstanding account (n) commencer à apprendre		an account that has not yet beed paid
default on a payment (v) commencer à apprendre		fail to pay sth that had beed agreed
acknowledge receipt (v) commencer à apprendre		inform the sender when sth is received
ship an order (v) commencer à apprendre		send out goods (shipment) that have beed ordered
expire (v) commencer à apprendre		end sth that was agreed for a fixed period
chief executive (n) commencer à apprendre		the person with the post important position in a company
square deal (n) commencer à apprendre		fair agreement
survival of the fittest (n) commencer à apprendre		'przetrwają najlepsi'
human factor (n) commencer à apprendre		ludzki czynnik
amass a fortune (v) commencer à apprendre		zgromadzić fortunę
conduct business (v) commencer à apprendre		prowadzić biznes

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