niekto dôležitý, kto stojí v pozadí

1. Reg was already a well respected backroom boy and came to the club from highflying Walborough Solid Fuel Albion. BNC

2. In chapter 5 below, David Howell, his leading backroom boy, describes the work of the Public Sector Research Unit, how it scoured North America for business methods adaptable to Whitehall's needs and searched for think-tanks to visit. BNC

3. Poor eyesight had prevented Thomas from qualifying as a pilot; but he was not content to be a backroom boy. BNC

smiech od srdca

1. A deep belly laugh is good exercise! WASPS

2. Fun - the smile , the chuckle and the hearty belly laugh are recognized as valid teaching aids. WASPS

3. Comedians Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith went for huge belly laughs as they poked fun at - a small group of people for whom this has been a terrible year - the British tabloid journalists. WASPS

"pán dôležitý"

1. He's quite old now, of course, but Sir David Wyndham used to be a really big cheese in the business world… definitely a grand fromage ! BNC

2. And they thought they were the big cheese you see,  those who worked there . BNC

3. Apparently her father is a big cheese in one of the major banks. CIDoI

"veľká ryba", dôležitá osoba

1. Clive Swift, in his admirable and essential book The Job of Acting says that when you were at drama school, you were a big fish, now you're a tiddler. BNC

2. I know you see which side my fence is buttered, and if I can bring to football the organisational skills that have made me such a big fish in retailing, then Athletico Whaddon need have no fear of ending up on the slab. BNC

3. Mr Coughlin is one of the directors - a big fish. CIDoI

mať vedľajšiu známosť

1. After a moment he added, "Anyway, if you knew Elsie as well as I do you wouldn't blame Sidney for getting a bit on the side." BNC

2. Sometimes, when one or the other partner grows obscenely fat, goes mad, is obsessed by TV or joins a monastery, the temptation to find "a bit on the side," can be very compelling. BNC

3. My mind went back a couple of months to when Charlie'd asked me if I'd like to make a bit on the side. BNC

čierny deň, nešťastný deň

1. It was a black day for Chancellor Kohl whose personal popularity has been steadily eroded over the past two years and whose ability to provide the CDU with effective leadership will be questioned more seriously than before. BNC

2. I am often asked why Christians name that black day of Jesus' death "Good" Friday. BNC

3. "I still think it was a black day for British boxing when you left the ring," said Huw. BNC

poškvrna

1. The tenth case got off with a very stern reprimand from Matron and a very black mark against her name for the rest of her career.  BNC

2. Incidentally, Willoughby, you've earned yourself a black mark for that little trouble. BNC

3. Unfortunately, the season had not passed without a black mark against Huddersfield's reputation. BNC

sladký román

1. The author of the best-selling Wideacre , The Favoured Child and now Meridon (Viking, hbk 13.99) is a past master of sentimental education, and Meridon is no exception: a hybrid of a novel, rank nonsense with literary pretension, a bodice ripper with a socialist message, as right-on as it's decidedly right-off. BNC

2. That book, a "bodice ripper," will soon be followed by a thriller, inevitably titled Campaign. BNC

3. She`s written a serious novel, not some sort of bodice-ripper. CIDoI

hlavička, múdry človek

1. It doesn't take a brain box to weigh that up, it actually means that 47 people lost their jobs. BNC

2. Come on brain box, what´s the answer? CIDoI

3. I didn`t know he was such a brain box. Google

únik mozgov

1. He also maintains that if the brain drain is to be halted there needs to be an upward hike in salaries in Britain. BNC

2. What impact the British offer would have on the brain drain, which is expected to push over 10 per cent of the population out of the colony before China's 1997 takeover, was not clear. BNC

3. We will establish a proper career structure for research fellows and set up a Pay Review Body for academic and non-academic staff to halt the brain drain. BNC

usilovná včelička

1. In fact I was quite a busy little bee last night. WASPS

2. They 're busy little bees in here.  The restaurant 's nice. WASPS

3. She`s as busy as a bee, always going to meetings and oraagnizing parties. CIDoI

výnosný obchod, zlatá baňa

1. It becomes a cash cow business in that you generate a lot of money from existing assets, with minimum investment. BNC

2.  This would be quite consistent with seeing the product as a high-yielding cash cow, in the mature stage of its life-cycle. BNC

3. A chocolate and wafer combination, it strikes directly at arch-rival Rowntree's £130m cash cow Kit Kat. BNC

výprodej před zrušením obchodu, likvidace (zboží)

They're going out of business and are having a closing down sale.

primeraný plat

1. A competitive salary with fringe benefits will be offered. BNC

2. In return for your commitment, we can offer a competitive salary benefits package. BNC

3. We offer a competitive salary, together with excellent terms and conditions of employment. BNC

niekto, kto sa  chce presadiť, uspieť

1. "To choose time is to save time," Francis Bacon said, a go-getter if ever there was one. BNC

2. The hot, hot multimedia system out there right now was developed by Robert Abel, the noted Hollywood middleman and go-getter extraordinaire. BNC

3. I remember him as a real go-getter - someone who you knew would reach the top of whatever profession he chose. CIDoI

vysoké odstupné (pri prepustení)

1. Usually , you will be more concerned with compensation for loss of office colloquially known as a golden handshake. WASPS

2. The Santa Cruz Operation Inc is now catching flak for paying co-founder Larry Michels a $354,000 golden handshake after he was forced to leave the company in December because of sexual harassment charges. WASPS

3. We were not terribly surprised when he was informed that he would only receive the basic amount, since he had been lucky enough to get a golden handshake. BNC

dotieravý človek

1. Ethel Hallow was the form sneak and goody-goody, and it was hardly surprising that Mildred felt unfriendly towards her after all the mean tricks Ethel had played during their first two terms, including almost getting Mildred expelled on two occasions. BNC

2. I was such a goody-goody at school it was unbelievable that I was pregnant. BNC

3. Oh, Dana's goody-goody sister. Oops, shouldn't have said that. BNC

gordický uzol, ťažko riešiteľný problém

1. They had joined a Gordian knot of vans, taxis, and automobiles that was inching forward at a pace that had set that little muscle in his jaw to knotting and unknotting. BNC

2. If Gorbachev expects to untie the Gordian knot, he has over-estimated his powers. WASPS

3. Homelessness in the inner cities has become a real Gordian knot. CIDoI

 ťažko riešiteľný problém, tvrdý oriešok

1. I find this a very hard nut to crack. BNC

2. In other words, though the UK may be a hard nut to crack, Christians are better positioned than any grouping other than Muslims to effect change here in an understanding of and commitment to strengthening the poor. BNC

3. A company whose product has sold well in the States may find the European market a hard nut to crack. CIDoI

nespravodlivá kritika

1. Now, six months after an American biographer, Donald Spoto, did a hatchet job on Olivier, accusing him of having a homosexual affair with Danny Kaye, the key is to be removed from its resting place. BNC

2. Richie was afraid I was going to do a hatchet job on him. BNC

3. Lexington's hatchet job on Thomas Jefferson (April 17th) caused me to chuckle. BNC

najdoležitejší človek

1. Pehr Gyllenhammar, the Volvo group's head honcho, is a rare show visitor. BNC

2. Hot Press editor Niall Stokes and Dave Pennefeather, head honcho of MCA and Mother Records, pictured at the launch of the Levis Opportunity Rocks in Charlies last week. BNC

3. You`ll have to ask Alan, he`s the head honcho in our department. CIDoI

vážne rande

1. They mentioned that you and Anna walked a hundred miles and that you were following it up with a heavy date. BNC

2. I've got a heavy date tonight, and it's not one I intend to break. BNC

3. I think Carol has a heavy date - she`s been in the bathroom for over an hour. CIDoI

babská jazda

1. Elsa organised a hen party; which included many of her colleagues and friends from Douglas Reyburn. BNC

2. The occasion is another dress fitting on Saturday followed by Heather's hen party, which is organized by a very efficient journalist friend of hers in London, with a little help from me. BNC

3. A policeman who walked into a hen party in a pub had to fight to keep his clothes on after being mistaken for a stripper. BNC

úspešný človek

1. They've made it fairly clear to me that I'll never be a high-flier, but every company needs some people who aren't high-fliers, and that's all right by me. BNC

2.  Even the most competent high-flier, it seems, feels totally inadequate when faced with a child who simply will not get down to work. BNC

3. In the same way, you need to know if he wants to be Prime Minister; would you be happy being a high-flier's wife, with all the pressures that can bring? BNC

niekto, kto má viacero zamestnaní

1. Are you a jack of all trades or do you prefer to specialize? BNC

2. In the early days, Stevenson described himself as having been a Jack of all trades. BNC

3. Bill can do plumbing, carpentry, or a bit of gardening - he`s a jack of all trades, really. CIDoI

sada (niečoho, čo sa predáva spolu)

1. But Louisa remained forgotten until the discovery of that suitcase, perhaps sold at the original auction as part of a job lot. BNC

2. I've still got 300 sets left over from that job lot I got the other Christmas. BNC

3.  Even kitchen utensils are being sold along with a job lot of washing machines, dryers and ironing machines for £200. BNC

pán vševediaci

1. The Know-all doesn't, at heart, see the need for any discussion at all. BNC

2. They know that you are not trying to portray yourself as a know-all, that you have accepted being only human.BNC

3. You're a bumptious little know-all at times, aren't you? BNC

vedúca osobnosť

1. He was a leading light in the Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association and expanded his business by acquiring and developing a chain of cinemas, which he named Vogue, in places like Govan, Rutherglen and Shettleston. BNC

2. He had graduated through minor journalism to publishing, and was now (I learned by well-placed casual questions) a leading light in a go-ahead new publishing house specializing in novels by Angry Young Men. BNC

3. This can be seen, for example, by the fact that Graham Wallas, a prominent Fabian, and L. T. Hobhouse, a leading light in New Liberalism, occupied the first chairs of Political Science and Sociology respectively. BNC

niečo, čo zaberá veľa času a je vyčerpávajúce

1. It was a long haul across the highland roads to the nearest airport and railhead at Inverness. BNC

2. Waterville Valley and the World Cup finals in late March was going to be a long haul. BNC

3. It`s been a long haul but we`ve finally got the house looking the way we want it. CIDoI

boháč

1. Edmund Hornby of Dalton Hall had bought the living for his second son, and George, being a man of means, decided to upgrade the mean existing rectory to suit his status. BNC

2. It is called the Red House because it is built of deep red brick, an unusual medium for a man of means, who was normally expected to build in something nobler. BNC

3. I could tell from her adress that she was a woman of means. CIDoI

zabezpečenie finančných príjmov

1. There were times when he suspected he was just a meal ticket to her. BNC

2. Gone are the days when a university degree was a meal ticket for life. CIDoI

3. Sir Nicholas Fairbairn, a former Solicitor-General for Scotland, said some lawyers were deliberately spinning out cases and were on to a meal ticket. BNC

Fúze (spojení dvou podobných společností, které v podstatě poskytují stejné služby)

The merger is due to be completed in July

zlatá baňa

1.Video hire stores say if the movie is a money spinner in the cinema the general video release could well be delayed making the sale of pirate tapes particularly lucrative. JTW

2.Fibres had been one of ICI's big money spinners, but by the time Haslam joined the division nylon was already making a loss and polyester was about to collapse, having been a `jewel in the crown'. JTW
3.It's a bargain for you and a money spinner for the airline, which can take the lion's share of the profits. JTW

nový šéf, ktorý prináša veľa zmien

1. By then the company seemed set to make a fresh start under a new broom. BNC

2. On my advice, the board have determined to sweep a new broom through the club, and wheely-bin those who no longer make the grade. BNC

3. But there was a new broom coming into the English Faculty at this period and, although younger than Simpson, Wilson, Garrod and the rest, he appeared to be more radically reactionary. BNC

výnosná práca

1. With an eye for a nice little earner, Del Trotter dictated his letter of application to chief sports writer Roy Collins. BNC

2. For actor George Cole from Stoke Row in Oxfordshire, the role is a nice little earner. BNC

3. That waitressing job`s a nice little earner. CIDoI

niekto, kto pracuje dlho do noci, nočný vták

1. Non-members may use unbooked courts or play a game with a member on payment of the day membership (guest) fee; unless you are an early bird or night owl where the guest fee is waived for players vacating courts before 09.00 or on court after 22.30. BNC

2. A night owl from his youth, he is rarely in bed before 4 o`clock. CIDoI

3. People called night owls function best late at night and feel drowsy and lethargic during the day. Google

človek, ktorého práca je spojená s matematikou alebo s číslami

1. A successful corporate financier needs to be more commercial, more extrovert and more ambitious than the average number cruncher. BNC

2. Observers suggest that the appointment of a number cruncher to the key advertising role is a mark of Ford's predicament. BNC

3. She may not look like a number cruncher but she`s with a big firm of accountants. CIDoI

"papierovanie"

1. In this tour through the modern world the way we run things comes to seem ever more absurd, a house of cards built upon endless bureaucracy; a paper chase that leaves us all working frantically to keep a worse quality of life. BNC

2. I was asked to do a straightforward paper chase, as we call it, and a few interviews. BNC

3. To recieve even the smallest amount of financial aid from a college, it`s a real paper chase. CIDoI

organizácia, ktorá navonok vyzerá silne, no nie je

1. Such Maoisms as "Let a hundred flowers bloom" and "Imperialism is a paper tiger" were anathema to Khrushchev. BNC

2. Arguably only if the Library Association failed to take disciplinary action against its members for not putting professional loyalty and practice above employers' decisions would the Code be discredited ; as a paper tiger. BNC

3. Will the United Nations be able to make any difference, or is it just a paper tiger? CIDoI

hierarchie

(the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body)

1. If you want to know the pecking order of the various departments in Britain's universities, try looking at the shareout of the 312 new academic posts announced by the Department of Education and Science last week. BNC

2. There`s a clearly established pecking order in this office. CIDoI

3. In the same way, the rest of the family must be equally firm, thus establishing the pecking order. BNC

človek s nudnou prácou v kancelárii, "kancelárska krysa"

1. I didn't join  the police service to  be a pen pusher or a paper or a form filler. BNC

2. He has his own office, several visitors chairs and even a small couch, he`s obviously not a lowly pen pusher. Google

3. He`s a frustrated desk-bound pen pusher who dreams of trekking through jungles. CIDoI

povzbudivé slová

1. I thought I`d give the lads a pep talk before the match. CIDoI

2. They got a five minute pep talk but they didn't get a sermon. BNC

3. Courier, who had not played well during the first two sets, said he received a pep talk from Agassi that really picked up his spirits. BNC

list oznamujúci prepustenie z práce

1. It was Christmas time when Miller got his pink slip from the company. CIDoI

2. What we've done in the Banbury test centre, everyone who gets the coveted pink slip will get a letter inviting them to ring us on a telephone number where they can book their place on the driving course. BNC

3. In spite of the request for an immediate return, which accompanied the new pink slip, to the office or to Jean Parmiter with the required information over 60 teachers had to be contacted by telephone, a time consuming and expensive way of acquiring the figures etc. needed for the Annual Report. BNC

 ísť do krčmy, ísť sa zabávať  

1. And last month an 18-year-old student at Lady Margaret Hall college broke a leg and injured her spine when she fell out of a window after a pub crawl. BNC

2. They spent the evening on a pub crawl together. BNC

3. I thought we might go on a pub crawl tonight. CIDoI

pokus o podvod

1. It had been the signature of the anonymous letter Bartocci had received suggesting that the kidnapping of Ruggiero Miletti was a put-up job. BNC

2. But The Sun thought that the meeting was a bogus one, if it was held at all, further alleging that this clandestine organisation (which said that it had met in secrecy because it feared Hooligan reprisals) was a put-up job by someone in the pay of The Daily Telegraph . BNC

3. At the time he seemed honest enough, but later, after I`d given him the money, I realized it was a put-up job. CIDoI

významný pokrok

1. The British system of government was already highly centralised in 1979, and subsequent legislation has produced a quantum jump towards a more powerful and centralised state. BNC

2. The election of a female president is a quantum jump from the meals served at most Caribbean resorts. CIDoI

3. The energy of a beta-ray (electron) is sufficient to excite an atom or molecule and cause a quantum jump, with the input energy being totally absorbed. BNC

súperenie, nevraživosť v práci

1. At least we would be out of the rat race until I had worked up some seniority in my job. BNC

2. I`d love to get out of the rat race and buy a house in some remote part of the countryside. CIDoI

3. After three years working as a photographer's assistant, Jason decided to get out of the rat race and joined ecologically-minded art group Reactivart. BNC

človek, ktorý sa snaží postúpiť vyššie v spoločenskom rebríčku

1. Russell was what you might call a social climber, in as much as he specialized in fitting out rock shelters for himself at various altitudes and if possible receiving his friends in them. BNC

2. He was a dedicated social climber and was at all the best parties. CIDoI

3. Colonel Gouraud was a social climber, who found the phonograph a perfect excuse to fraternize with high society in England. BNC

zoznam dosiahnutých úspechov (neúspechov)

1. Yet advertising their track record in detail worked for Spencer Stuart, especially in one particularly significant shoot-out in which they beat four other firms competing to win the assignment to find a chief executive for the American Council of Life Insurance. BNC

2.His brilliant track record at school is a testimony not only to his academic prowess, but also to his application and determination to succeed. BNC

3. We like to recruit managers with a strong track record. CIDoI

spoločenská vrstva

1. So it's about culture, training, opportunities and to make sure that people from whatever walk of life, and whatever gender or race or ability to have, or disability, do not under achieve.BNC

2. The first principle of success in any walk of life is to know when to cut your losses.BNC

3. Volunteers who work at the animal hospital come from all walks of life. CIDoI

zamestnanec, ktorý nadriadenému na všetko prikyvuje

1. A yes man always says what you want to hear. Google

2. He denies that he`s simply a yes man, and insists he`ll be making major changes to the way the club is run. CIDoI

3. There's a kind of yes man, that's the way the carpet industry works in general. BNC

• I cannot account for the drop in sales this year. - Neumím si vysvětlit letošní pokles prodeje.
  

každá pomoc je vítaná, dobrá

1. It was all hands on deck as they worked flat out over a weekend in March. BNC

2. It'll be all hands on deck from now on,'; Moran told the girls as they sat over a late breakfast. BNC

3. Now, with half an hour's grace to freshen up, it's all hands on deck at the hotel, in Mephistco's corporate hospitality suite. BNC

každá pomoc dobrá

1. The party is for the day after tomorrow, that's why it's all hands to the pumps. BNC

2. If it hadn't been for the war, they'd have retired him, but it was like everything else these days, all hands to the pumps. BNC

3. It was all hands to the pumps to achieve it. Google

všetko je pripravené (na začatie práce)

1. It's all systems go for the Northern Woodworking and DIY Exhibition which is being supported by Traditional Woodworking magazine. BNC

2. The following day saw a remarkable change in the weather, the wind had dropped considerably, blue skies, and sunshine reigned supreme and it was all systems go for a cracking airshow. BNC

3. We`ve just got to get the software put in place and then it`s all systems go. CIDoI

človek, ktorý veľa pracuje, začne byť nudný

1. You need to get out more in the evenings. You know what they say about all work and no play...CIDoI

2.  Life was not all work and no play for women any more than for men; even if they had chores to do at home, the women compositors; who almost by definition young and/or unmarried; had the chance to escape duty for pleasure from time to time. BNC

3. Try to make time to put your feet up and switch off but don't be grouchy if you find it's all work and no play! BNC

• If we consider all the complaints made by our customers - poor quality, late delivery, slow after-sales service - we must admit that these amount to a very serious criticism of our company. - (...) musíme připustit, že to znamená velice vážnou kritiku naší firmy.
• Your qualifications do not amount to the needs of our company. - Vaše kvalifikace neodpovídají potřebám naší firmy.
  

an estimate [estimit] - odhad, posouzení, posudek

to estimate [estimeit]- odhadnout, posoudit

zločin, prehrešok voči vlastnej firme

1. The police suspected that it was an inside job and promptly arrested the dismissed worker, for no reason other than that she might have borne a grudge against her erstwhile employer. BNC

2. Watson wonders, and the reader, if bright enough, works out that if a dog does nor bark when an intruder comes to commit a crime, then the crime is an inside job. BNC

3. Obviously it was an inside job, because nobody else knew the presents were there. BNC

človek skúsený vo svojom odbore

1. She`s an old hand at magazines, having trained on Cosmopolitan before editing Company. CIDoI

2. I was the new boy at the office, he the old hand wondering what to make of me; but if he was having second thoughts he dismissed them in a sudden grin. BNC

3. Friedersdorf, by contrast, was an old hand in the field of congressional liaison, having worked in the area for Nixon and been Ford's chief of legislative liaison. BNC

apply for a job - žádat o práci

Most of us will apply for a job after finishing this university.

žiadať o prácu

1. Next, when you apply for the job ask the employer to provide a job description that will answer most of the questions. BNC

2. Having just had a row with the acerbic Redwood, Kelly decided to apply for the job as assistant to whoever the new paper appointed as their Belfast representative. BNC

3. It had seemed such a marvellous idea at the time, to leave behind her northern home town, the scene of all her unhappy memories, and to apply for the job Caro had just vacated, to take over Caro's lease. BNC

domluvit schůzku/ schůzi

I have arranged a meeting to be held at 2.00pm.

článek

...articles of an agreement...

majetek, aktiva

The company has recently sold some of its assets to an Australian investor.

na najvyššom poste, na vrchole

1. Socially, he was at the top of the ladder and he lived to the limits of his wealth. BNC

2. We had Desmond Child producing at the time when Bon Jovi were at the top of the ladder. BNC

3. He`s at the top of the ladder after a long and successful career. CIDoI

zúčastnit se schůze

You will be able to attend branch and regional meetings.

• If you can back up your argument with facts, then the committee may agree with your proposal.
• back up the staff
  

• To get a true picture of the company´s position, all its income and capital must be balanced against its expeditures.
  

přibližný odhad/údaje

Can anyone give just ballpark figures as I really have no clue at all.

- money paid to a bank for the bank’s services etc

You'll pay some hefty bank charges if you go overdrawn without permission.

• The company is banking on you to achieve a successful outcome to next week´s negotiations.
  

nasadiť latku vysoko

1.The new Chairman knows his predeccessor is a hard act to follow. CIDoI

2. Robert, reserves boss at the Oval for the previous six years, will be a hard act to follow, winning the league four times, including last season. BNC

3. His successor, Per Nielsen, comes with impressive credentials but as he will be well aware, he has a hard act to follow. BNC

byť zlatou baňou, ľahký spôsob ako prísť k peniazom

1. A patent is, after all, a licence to print money for fourteen years ; if your invention is a good one, that is. BNC

2. Franchising isn't a licence to print money. BNC

3. People see music publishing as a licence to print money, which, to an extent, it is. BNC

mať nad niekým navrch

1. He likes to be one step ahead of the pack, getting there before others do. BNC

2. But even if the results are modest, the successful innovation aims from the beginning to become the standard setter, to determine the direction of a new technology or a new industry, to create the business that is; and remains; ahead of the pack. BNC

3. The fact we are not ahead of the pack at the moment is a help because everyone is not talking about us winning it. BNC

mať veľa rečí a žiadne skutky

1. He knew his son was all mouth and trousers. BNC

2. She says she`ll complain to the manager but I think she`s all mouth. CIDoI

3. You`re all mouth and no trousers. Why don`t you just go over there and ask her out? CIDoI

nemať nič na práci, nemať čo robiť

1. The reason we drink is we're at a loose end. BNC

2. From the novelist's journalism and notebooks and letters we glean the almost comically unresonant information that being at a loose end leads men to drunkenness and murder. BNC

3. She was between jobs, at a loose end, Camb had gathered, otherwise nothing would have induced her to accompany her parents. BNC

o niečo sa veľmi zaujímať

1. Carol with proud dad John John is big on family. BNC

2. The magazine is big on research into what their readers want. CIDoI

3. He´s not big on self-anlysis - it´s no good asking him why he left her. CIDoI

nudiť sa na smrť

1. And I was sponsored to be bored to death by a friend, who talked to me non-stop for three hours. BNC

2. John Major must secretly have been pleased at the way last week's royal shocker deflected attention from the summit, the rest of us were just pleased to avoid being bored to death by this most tedious of Edinburgh festivals. BNC

3. He came out from refreshments, and we were all bored to death, waiting to go round again, flings his cape round his shoulder, took his helmet off, and started dancing down the road, throwing flower petals about. BNC

nudiť sa na smrť

1. Oh I was bored to tears and I was eating whole time. BNC

2. Dana had embraced the dancing and singing lessons with fervour, but Claudia, trailing behind her sister, had been bored to tears by them, and after a time her father had put an end to what he'd seen as a waste of his money and Claudia's time. BNC

3. John was found a post as a shipping clerk in the Lace Market, but was soon bored to tears with this work. BNC 

byť na mizine

1. As a result they may always be hard up without needing to be. BNC

2. Our Joe can't be hard up he does a job and it brings him thirty grand in. BNC

3. We`re a bit hard up at the moment so I can`t really afford a new coat. CIDoI

niečo je v suchu

1. Barcelona looked home and dry when going 2-0 up after 31 minutes but the Russians refused to surrender and scored three goals in 16 minutes either side of half-time. BNC

2. If you have any built-in cupboards or closets you are home and dry; literally; as far as storage is concerned. BNC

3. I`ve just got one more report to write and I`ll be home and dry. CIDoI

spať

1. But if you quite like sleeping with the offending partner for other reasons, you'll need earplugs, a light where it disturbs nobody and a good book till the warm drink you've made for consolation lulls you back to the Land of Nod . BNC

2. Rex and Harpo/Chico were all nuzzled up in the land of nod, so I took myself over to the window to watch the sun rise over Presley City. BNC

3. Joe`s in the land of nod at last. CIDoI

byť na to finančne zle

1. Many of the students were in the red at the end of their first year. CIDoI

2. On a weekend when the Rugby Union cleared more than £1 million from their international against South Africa at Twickenham, the players who attracted another full house are in the red. BNC

3.

byť zamestnaný, mať prácu

1. It seems that if they're lucky enough to be in work, they can still command good salaries. BNC

2. As many people as feasible should be in work, but we should have an unemployment reserve in the economic battle when the economy expands. BNC

3. This module enables the student who is in work, or about to enter work, to acquire an understanding of his/her legal rights and obligation under a contract of employment. BNC

byť prinútený riešiť problém (aj za iných)

1. Seymour Cray has been left holding the baby at his struggling Colorado Springs-based Cray Computer Corp: Neil Davenport has resigned as president and chief executive, saying that Cray Computer had reached the point where it has appropriate resources to complete the Cray-3 so he is free to seek other opportunities --; but the company is still seeking its first firm customer for the supercomputer. BNC

2. Shearson was left holding the baby when the music stopped after the buyout: J H Whitney Co, leading the buyout, had persuaded Shearson to put up a bridging loan, and that it would easily be able to sell much of it on; in the event, the junk bond market collapsed and no-one wanted it. BNC

3. He abandoned the project after a year because he felt that it was going to fail and I was holding the baby. CIDoI

nevyrovnať sa, mať menší vplyv

1. But without the answers to such questions faith may be no match for doubt. BNC

2. Health warnings are no match for the addictive power of cigarettes. CIDoI

3. Even the bravest of lambs is no match for a lion! BNC

mať úspešné obdobie

1. I'm on a roll at the moment I feel nice and good, well balanced and I'm stinging. BNC

2. United are on a roll right now. They`ve won thirteen games in a row. CIDoI

3. I think if you're on a roll you better go with the flow. BNC

byť pokazený

1. The fuel gauge had gone on the blink shortly after the start, but pulling in for a pit-stop would cost him precious seconds. BNC

2. And unfortunately, since she could actually hear the machine from the bedroom, it meant that the air-conditioning was on the blink once more! BNC

3. Suppose your new washing machine is on the blink; or your neighbour puts up a fence inside your boundary; or you trip over a paving stone and break your leg. BNC

byť na vzostupe

1. It`s been a difficult year for our family, but things are on the up again now. CIDoI

2. Local initiative schemes have been set up and traders believe business confidence is on the up…BNC

3. Ten thousand people left the city last year and emigration is on the up. BNC

byť na vzostupe

1. A gliding club which lost its home to a new car plant says business is on the up and up. BNC

2. Since the recession ended, our business has been on the up and up. CIDoI

3. Each article or book chapter counts for one point; each book counts for ten; and the productivity trend, needless to say, is on the up and up. BNC

byť o krok vpred

1. His working methods were very different from those of Graham Rowell and she found she was constantly on her toes to try and keep one step ahead of him in anticipating what he would want next. BNC

2. I try to keep one step ahead of the rest of the staff, making sure that there's a continuity of work for them, and I like to try to mix their work as much as possible. BNC

3. Foxes have the intelligence to remain one step ahead of trouble. BNC

byť vo výhode

1. We're one up on the men's team. BNC

2. The thought that she was the one with a boyfriend with a car made her feel very important, she was one up on Paula for a change! BNC

3. We`re one up on the other bars in the area because we`ve got live music. CIDoI

byť bez peňazí

1. Many voluntary organisations are providing care but leaving themselves out of pocket. BNC

2. In most cases, you will be entitled to some financial assistance if you will be out of pocket. BNC

3. The charge generally ensures that the Legal Aid Board is not out of pocket. BNC

byť nezamestnaný

1. Workers at a Merseyide firm were today coming to terms with the news that they will be out of work in the New Year. BNC

2. But even by Stella's reckoning there are a lot of people who know exactly what it is like to be out of work and with little hope of finding a job. BNC

3.  I went home and reported this to mum who explained to me that the fire meant that a lot of people would now be out of work until the Laundry was rebuilt. BNC

byť nedočkavý, dychtivý niečo urobiť

1. At three in the morning he was still wide awake and raring to go. CIDoI

2. Gazza will make his debut in Italian soccer for his new team Lazio within the next eight days, and is raring to go for club and country. BNC

3. But what is certain is that when the new campaign kicks-off on August 14, Rushie will be raring to go. BNC

byť veľmi úspešný

1. If the fashion pundits are to be believed, this Wild West look will be riding high on the beach next summer. BNC

2. America is riding high on a wave of post-Gulf confidence, but one part of the country is still missing out: the poverty-ridden ghettos where millions of black Americans live. BNC

3. When most people of her age are just setting their first tentative steps on the bottom rung of life's ladder, Radio One's most successful, and, it must be said, best-looking; female disc jockey is riding high. BNC

byť zavalený (prácou)

1. I found myself snowed under from the start. BNC

2. She wants me to take some time off but I`m snowed under with work at the moment. CIDoI

3. I'm snowed under with work and I've taken too much time off to be with you. BNC

mať navrch, byť lepší

1. As pure driving machines, there is no real comparison; the Mercedes is streets ahead. BNC

2. It's also an opportunity to say that the US supermarket papers are streets ahead when it comes to headline writing. BNC

3. Its disciplined four-year plans, they say, are streets ahead of the budgeting in most other government bodies. BNC

upadnúť do rutiny

1. He was concerned that they were getting stuck in a rut and that he was not getting much creative thinking, though his company needed innovation for survival. BNC

2. A view emerged that the EC was stuck in a rut, and was losing its vision and direction. BNC

3. It`s clear the economy is still stuck in a rut. CIDoI

stáť za niečím, byť v pozadí (organizátor)

1. There could be one or more brains behind the killing but whoever struck the blow, albeit a henchman, was Kingsmarkham born and bred. BNC

2. While such graphic interpretations of how Hendrix and his music influenced artists of the '60s were important, the brains behind the exhibition felt that the man was too big an icon to remain stuck in the past. BNC

3. Peter Rogers and Gerald Thomas, the brains behind all 30 of the Carry On films, remember Carry On Camping as one of their funniest and most successful pictures. BNC

vyznať sa v niečom

1. I'm not very well up on dinosaurs. BNC

2. Not only are they one of the best campaigning organisations around, keeping the welfare of British birds well up on the conservation agenda, their quarterly magazine is full of interesting information on different species as well as tips on the best places to go. BNC

3. I`m not very well up on Ancient Greek history. CIDoI

využiť čas

1. Bide your time, be patient and take the opportunity to think through an ambitious aim. BNC

2. Unfortunately you now appear to be experiencing a rather peculiar phase in which nothing seems to go according to plan and all you can do is bide your time and wait for others to come to their senses. BNC

3. Be patient, tolerant and bide your time. BNC

závazný

"...a binding decission..."

naložiť si viacej práce, než sa dá zvládnuť

1. I thought I could finish this report within a month, but I bit off more than I could chew. Google

2. I went skiing last weekend and I went down the most difficult hill first. I bit off more than I could chew. Google

3. I want you to think carefully about how many people you need for this project. Be sure not to bite off more than you can chew. Google

práce placená v hotovosti na ruku ("nepřiznané peníze")

business activity and income which people do not record in order to avoid paying tax on it

The recent cocklers’ tragedy at Morecambe Bay is just the tip of the iceberg of a black economy that goes far beyond illegal immigrants.

rande na slepo

1. Once seated , Denice tells us she 's only been on a blind date once before , and that was years ago. WASPS

2. Elham , whom he met on a Beirut blind date, and for whom he converted to Islam, is more blunt. WASPS

3. I agreed to go on a blind dat with one of Savita`s ex-boyfriends. CIDoI

robotník, robotnícky

1. Unions have accepted automation since there has been a shortage of blue-collar labour and, in any case, large firms guarantee most jobs (for men) until retiring age. BNC

2. The numbers of blue-collar foreigners are estimated to have increased five-fold last year and Justice Ministry officials say, privately, that there are close to half a million "illegals" in a nation of 120 million people. BNC

3. The largest section of blue-collar workers, those on grade three, are presently paid £215.31 basic plus an attendance supplement of £8.49. BNC

bogus (faked) - padělaný, nekrytý podvod

He gave us a bogus check, we have been deceived!

vzkvétat

This year business is booming, so we can increase our investments.

unudiť k smrti

1. Now, and while anxious not to bore the pants off either of my faithful readers, I feel bound to return to and to expand upon the theme as a result of what I consider to be a truly appalling piece of recent news. BNC

2. That movie will bore the pants off you. It lasts for five hours and
nothing happens - people talk about love and death and flowers. That's it! Google

3. I hate sunbathing It bores the pants off me. CIDoI

branch - odvětví

There are many other branches under the heading of the term industry.

porušení

breach of a contract, law...

krýt režijní náklady

The company didn't make money nor lose money during the last month. They just broke even.

zarábať na živobytie

1.  I felt a responsibility to take care of my child . That was the motivation to bring home the bacon. WASPS

2. You don't have to be high tech, even in a high tech industry, to bring home the bacon. BNC

3. Get up a bit earlier and try a bit harder To bring home the bacon for the larder. WASPS

z niekoho dostať to najlepšie

1. Giles had a remarkable ability to bring out the best in his students and juniors, and by conveying his faith in them he gave them faith in themselves. BNC

2. This approach places a great burden on parents, since it requires tolerance and endless patience; but it can bring out the best in the child. BNC

3. Crises are supposed to bring out the best in people. BNC

zabaviť obecenstvo

1. Plant says the act'll bring the house down. BNC

2. McCoist, meanwhile, will attempt to reach the milestone of his 50th goal of the season with a plea to the Rangers fans to bring the house down. BNC

3. The clown sang a duet with the talking horse, which brought the house down every night. CIDoI

rozpočet

We need to increase our budget for the new product.

ponocovať

1. She`d been burning the candle at both ends studying for her exams and made herself ill. CIDoI

2. But as you are determined to live it up and have a good time, you must watch your health and try not to burn the candle at both ends. BNC

3. So get back to work, stream down those torch beams, work overtime, burn the candle at both ends, slog on when I'm asleep, and remember, I'm supporting you. BNC

pracovať dlho do noci

1. You'll burn the midnight oil just to earn a crust. BNC

2. To become a doctor, you have to burn the midnight oil. Google

3. I`ve got to get this report finished by tomorrow so I guess I`ll be burning the midnight oil tonight. CIDoI

všetko po starom

1. Despite the political reforms, many members of the security forces are carrying on business as usual. BNC

2. But the appearance of stately progress masks frenetic activity below the surface as officials try to ensure business as usual once the votes are counted. BNC

3. Therefore it seems clear that the real issue is neither closure nor business as usual. BNC

práca je práca, práca nepočká

1. However, business is business and pleasure is pleasure. BNC

2. But business is business wherever you are. BNC

3. But she has this threatening jacket, a dark linen one which she can pop on over the Lycra, and it has big shoulders and big assertive buttons and nips in at the waist, and this means, "Fun I may be, but business is business and I will rip your arms and legs off in the boardroom if you let me." BNC

obchodní partner

We work for lasting relationships with our business partners.

obchodní podmínky

Before you sign the contract, make sure you go through the trade terms carefully.

veľmi sa snažiť

1.  I don't know if you know what it is to work every day as if your life depended on it, to work until you feel you are going to bust a gut, until you want to cry or howl at yourself because your own body is so stubborn. BNC

2. We did bust a gut on the report and we naively hoped it would be decided upon sooner. BNC

3. I really bust a gut to get that report finished on time. CIDoI

neohrabaný

1. I had even studied Geology as my science subject and although I was cack-handed and obtuse when it came to the practical side had enjoyed the theory well enough. BNC

2. Glynn's fax duly arrived and when it became apparent that the wiring was beyond the skills of a cack-handed caveman they promptly offered to collect the guitar, modify it and return it within a few working days. BNC

3. She doesn`t strike me as the practical sort - she`s a bit cack-handed. CIDoI

koniec pracovnej zmeny, "padla"

1. By five o'clock, just as Merrill was about to call it a day, she was offered the lease on a small flat in a pleasant, tree-lined avenue. BNC

2. Wouldn't he call it a day, and let me go home? BNC

3. After 8 hours of work we are able to call it a day. Google

byť vo vedúcej pozícii

1. Reluctance to use this strategy can come from a feeling that you don't have a right to control, that you can't call the shots, that you are powerless. BNC

2. It was also a job in which Selina was able to call the shots, or so she thought. BNC

3. It was the therapy that gave me the strength to leave my girlfriend because through it I established the fact that I was prone to passivity, always waiting for other people to call the shots. BNC

udávať tón

1. Money is power, and for this reason employment continues to call the tune. BNC

2. The rich and the powerful call the tune. BNC

3. You young girls can call the tune nowadays. BNC

způsobilost

"...to be capable of concluding a contract..."

"schytať to," "odniesť si to"

1. If anyone makes a mistake, it's the senior person who has to carry the can. BNC

2. As cricket chairman, I was left to carry the can for a move that made no sense and was none of my doing. BNC

3. It wasn't their fault, usually, that the firm was doing badly, but they had to carry the can. BNC

niekoho očierňovať

1. Under the censorship rules in force throughout the 1930s , they would not have been able to cast aspersions on a foreign power , tackle the relations between capital and labour , or take an irreverent view of the army. WASPS

2. This fact is not intended to hurt anyone 's feelings , and still less , dear reader , to cast any aspersions on your honesty and integrity. WASPS

3. Criticism of a verdict which casts aspersions on the integrity of jurors may , of course , attract libel actions on that score. WASPS

CEO - the top officer in a company, the chief executive officer
"How can we find a good CEO who knows how to run a business in today's business environment?"

s niekým si "pokecať"

1. We spent the evening watching the TV and chewing the fat. CIDoI

2. And during his flying visit to Belfast, Mr Grade took time out to chew the fat about the old days. BNC

3. Sure like to chew the fat with you, but I got a busy day on. BNC

postupovať v práci

1. Success was measured in terms of climbing the career ladder. BNC

2. Women's chances to climb the career ladder have been hard fought for. BNC

3. To climb the career ladder, a childcare worker must meet requirements in three
areas: 1) training curriculum, 2) performance, and 3) length of experience. Google

• come round to agreeing - nakonec souhlasit
• come round to the idea that - konečně se shodnout na..
  

pohádať sa

1. If, as frequently happened, two of us would fall out and come to blows, then passers-by would stop, form a circle and watch without intervening, confirming their view that justice would be achieved this way. BNC

2. Two men had come to blows, an arm had been broken. BNC

3. We were both rigid as enemies, longing to come to blows. BNC

vysporiadať sa s

1. Right, don't spend most of your time trying to come to grips with something that you just don't understand. BNC

2. The environmentalists in their attempt to come to grips with ecological problems have focused on the latter contradiction points to the detriment of those between the social relations of production and the productive forces. BNC

3. This word processor will help your children come to grips with computers and word processing. BNC

commission - a percentage of each sale that goes directly to the salesperson, PROVIZE ( také pověření, objednávka: This product was comissioned by a ... company.)
"Our salespeople get 10% for each item sold, but that increases as he or she sells more."

provize za práci

job involving no fixed hourly rate

konkurence

We face tough competition.

spotřebitel, zákazník

Nokia is commited to providing consumers with the information they need.

vytvořit trh

Banning importation, for example, often creates a market and demand for something else.

They have created a CD market in which there is `no serious price competition'.

a market with a lot of competition, stuggles of retailers and brand names.

Crowded market is usuallz beneficial for customers.

běžný účet

uzavrieť dohodu

1. As Oliver Wright has remarked, "to be the president of a trade union is to gain an apprenticeship in negotiating, to develop an instinct for when to hang tough and when to cut a deal." BNC

2. Richard Armstrong has left to become Curator of Contemporary Art at the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh, and Richard Marshall has cut a deal that allows him to remain only until he finds another job. BNC

3. Unix distributor, Irvine, California-based UniDirect Inc, has reportedly cut a deal that will have Dell Computer Corp passing on all calls for application software certified on its machines to UniDirect as leads or orders. BNC

tancovať

1. Twenty disco classics on one CD. Now there`s music to cut a rug to. CIDoI

2. Though it has been more than 30 years since Jim Chilchutt last cut a rug at a high-school dance, he recaptures his lost youth every weekend, cruising the streets of Ventura behind the wheel of a 1948 Studebaker. BNC

3. Still criminally ignored here in the Blighty, The Mekons prove that early 30s with a penchant for late nights and beer can still cut a rug with contemporary sounds. BNC

cut jobs - snížit počet pracovních míst

Bank of America says it will cut 3,000 jobs.

CV - curriculum vitae

I need CVs from all the applicants.

neperspektívne zamestnanie

1. But men who'd probably been men since the age of 14, when they decided that school was a wank and that, rather than hanging around waiting for a dead-end job, they'd go out and find their own way to make a living. BNC

2. I wasn't a particularly happy person at the time; lonely, in a rather dead-end job and with few personal relationships. BNC

3. Are you one of those in a completely dead-end job? BNC

konečný termín

The deadline for applications has been extended until the 25 May.

pověřit, zplnomocnit

Managers need to delegate more routine tasks to junior members of staff.

vklad, záloha, zástava

Most private landlords ask for a deposit before you move in

sleva

If you buy more than 100 pieces, you get a 10% discount.

diverzifikovat, rozšířit výrobu (do více oblastí)

If we diversify, we can make more money, but sales of our main product may go down.

snažiť sa zo všetkých síl

1. And I think, after all the hours I have put in for nothing teaching you to ride, that you owe it to me to do your level best to win this competition. BNC

2. Tickets are quite hard to come by but I`ll do my lvel best to get you one. CIDoI

3. A pupil must do his level best to please his master (and the clerk) if he hopes to be invited to remain. BNC

poslúžiť, splniť účel

1. The two scientists demonstrated that some RNA molecules could do the job directly. BNC

2. These whole-house systems are comparatively expensive to install, but will do the job when all else has failed. BNC

3. Hand-washing practices, she goes on, are often based on tradition and ritual, but adequate facilities should be available to do the job effectively. BNC

ovládnout trh

Since Ford would dominate the UK car market, it was hoped that the company would have a major interest in ensuring that this market was successful.

ťažká a zdĺhavá práca

1. Cheap and accessible computer packages have unburdened the splitters of much donkey work; the computer can take over the job of interpretation too. BNC

2. Not being paid wasn't a problem; what was however was that I was being used for the donkey work without any consultation on the artistic side of it. BNC

3.  Some analysts express concern that the new systems will be less secure and incapable of doing donkey work like batch processing. BNC

prestať pracovať, štrajkovať

1. I've not, when Labour was last in power and were going back now to nineteen seventies, they left the country in a mess, there was three day week, there was strike's, electricity strike, the coal board were on strike, every body was striking and down tools. BNC

2. As there is little work in the shipyards, it would have taken a special appeal to have convinced them to down tools. BNC

3. Thousands of Krakow steelworkers downed tools to demand more pay. CIDoI

směnka (návrh)

sight draft - směnka na viděnou

time draft - lhůtní směnka

draft agreement - návrh dohody

• Now that we have agreed on the way forward, we can begin to draw up our detailed plan. - Když jsme se teď shodli na postupu, můžeme začít sestavovat podrobný plán.
  

vykonávať nepríjemnú prácu

1. Someone has to draw the short straw. BNC

2. One angry worker explained: "They said they did not have sufficient money to sustain capital investment and pay shareholders, so somebody had to draw the short straw and it was us." BNC

3. Sorry, Jim, you drew the short straw. You`re on toilet-cleaning duty. CIDoI

zarábať si na živobytie

1. If he starts asking about figures, or asking questions you don't understand, tell him:" Listen: I earn my living by making people money." BNC

2. I do not remember the time when I did not earn my living. BNC

3. But as long as you earn your living that's nice and quiet, and you won't have no problems in that area. BNC

restrictions upon international trade and finance - imposed on for political reasons

Iran is facing some serious economic sanctions right now.

finální uživatel

The new software makes the system easier for the end user.

a testimonial sometimes from a public figure about the "great" features of a product.

The Beckhams provide many endorsements for sporting goods.

vstoupit na trh

Eastern Europe and other developing countries enter the world market.

a company or business activity as a whole

A growing enterprise must have a bold leader

podnikatel/ka

An entrepreneur risks his own capital, services, and skills in a company...

výdaje

When you start a business, the expenses are very high.

odborná znalost, kvalifikace

Lack of computer expertise is not an OMV´ s problem.

• Many countries have fallen behind ON their repayments to the World bank because they simply have too many internal problems. - Mnoho zemí se opožďuje se splátkami Světové bance...
• fall behind ON the rent payments by more than three months. - opozdit se s platbou nájmu o více než tři měsíce
  

• In the early 1990's, the company was falling dangerously behind its rivals. - zůstávala nebezpečně pozadu
• Due to his illness, Mr. Davis will fall behind his colleagues this year. - kvůli nemoci zůstane pan Davis letos pozadu za svými kolegy.
  

neuspieť

1. Mr Patten promises that the Government will allow  the public to take local authorities to court if they fall down on the job of keeping the streets clean. BNC

2. As every woman knows, her hair is her crowning glory, or rather she knows that it should be, but there are those of us who are unhappily aware that, too often, our looks fall down on the job. BNC

3. The armed forces will take over if the local authorities fall down on the job. CIDoI

prispôsobiť sa (pravidlám)

1. The first promise of money would be hardest to get, but once it was in the bag the others, not wanting to be left out, would fall in line. BNC

2. Although we were in fact exempt from this, our management wisely decided that we should fall in line with the principle of the new regulations. BNC

3. Macedonia had amended its constitution on Jan. 6, to fall in line with EC criteria for recognition. BNC

nastúpiť po niekom na jeho miesto

1. In the three years after his retirement, Britain chalked up no fewer than four prime ministers until Earl Grey managed to fill his shoes. BNC

2. In any case, young Gavin can always fill his shoes if he doesn't appear; he's been acting as understudy. BNC

3. It will take a very special person to fill Barbara`s shoes. CIDoI

byť kvalifikovaný, hodiť sa na určitú pozíciu

1. I´m looking for someone with several years of publishing experienceand you seem to fit the bill. CIDoI

2. The city needs a strong leader, and the new mayor just doesn`t fill the bill. CIDoI

3. Another repulsive force, the so-called C- field that Fred Hoyle and I used in the context of the steady-state cosmology, does however fill the bill admirably. BNC

flexibilná pracovná doba

1. These social-work teachers may have a school base; certainly they would have flexible hours in order that they could meet the needs of young people during times when schools were closed (early evenings, long holidays). BNC

2. Most people who arrange to work flexible hours do so because they want to spend time with their families, as well as pursue a career. BNC

3. The practice of nurses working flexible hours, which is largely controlled by the needs of the nursing team, has to date been given little attention. BNC

pre vzrušenie z nebezpečenstva

1. The great spread of drug-taking among the young during this time can also be seen either as doing it for kicks, or looking for a road out of materialistic culture. BNC

2. Court told of hacker who caused chaos for kicks. BNC

3. I believe the professional thieves are more ethical at least they're stealing for a practical reason, not just for kicks. BNC

franchise - koncese (licence k podnikání)

They sold their franchise for millions of dollars to the Chinese company.

odstupné

generous redundancy payment

mať niečo rád, užívať si to

1. My previous experiences had made me wonder if white policemen didn't get a kick out of black policemen investigating black citizens. BNC

2. I still get a kick out of listening to records that don't have an ingrained time period, records by people like The Cravats or Metal Urban or early Cabaret Voltaire. BNC

3. That's about as stupid as saying you became a nurse because you get a kick out of emptying bedpans. BNC

rozbehnúť sa (o práci)

1. After a few days out of the office it always takes me a while to get into gear when I come back. CIDoI

2. If the project does not get into gear now and if we go back to the drawing board, it will be decades before we get another scheme that is worked through to the present level. BNC

3. Disorganised French industry was slow to get into gear, and when it did it committed the traditional error, not emulated by the Germans, of having too many models. BNC

• How are you getting on with learning Chinese? - Jak pokračujete s čínštinou?
• I hope the Research and Development boys are getting on with designing the new system. We really need it if we are to stay ahead of the competition. - Doufám, že lidé ve výzkumném a vývojovém oddělení už pokročili s návrhem toho nového systému. Velice ho potřebujeme, máme-li si udržet náskok před konkurencí.
  

ponoriť sa do práce

1. "When it comes to business I think it is important to get your head down and deal with the accountants and lawyers," she says. BNC

2. In a minute he would go and run a hot bath, luxuriate in it for ten minutes or so, and then get his head down. BNC

3. I`m sure I can finish the article - I just need to get my head down this afternoon. CIDoI

efektívne si zorganizovať povinnosti

1. If these people could ever get their act together, they could produce unbearble wines. CIDoI

2. You´d better get your act together and start looking for a job. CIDoI

3. WIGAN boss John Monie has warned British rugby league: "Get your act together or you'll never be world champions." BNC

mať to najťažšie za sebou

1. I had tried to be first in order to get it over with quickly but now it was clear that I would be under the gaze of most if not all of the class. BNC

2. Better get it over with, her mind urges her exhausted body, then at least you'll get a couple of hours sleep before dawn. BNC

3. I`ve made an appointment to have my wisdom tooth out tomorrow morning. I just want to get it over with. CIDoI

naučiť sa niečo robiť

1. Pushing the wheelbarrow should have been child's play, but I still could not get the hang of it. BNC

2. She began to feel that if she did this a few more times she would get the hang of it. BNC

3. He scribbled a few lines on a scrap sheet to get the hang of Sampson's cramped style, and then he started to fill in the form. BNC

byť prepustený z práce

1. It's not much of a job, but these days I wouldn't want to get the push. BNC

2. I hear NIck got the push from the brickworks last week. CIDoI

3. The group begins discussing some of the other that they hope will now get the push from Major's cabinet. BNC

dostať padáka

1. My bet is that Liverpool won't win anything this year and Souness will get the sack. BNC

2. The rumour was that Peace was told he would get the sack, if he dared to criticize Andrew's conduct again. BNC

3.  I'm just a counterman, and if my boss knew my wife worked I should get the sack, because people would think he didn't pay me enough'. BNC

• Let us all keep the comments brief and to the point, otherwise we will never get through the agenda. - Naše komentáře by měly být stručné a k věci, jinak nikdy neprobereme všechny body jednání.
• Once you get through the first six months with the company, you´ll find the work much easier. - Práce ve firmě vám bude připadat snazší, jakmile tu překonáte prvnío půl roku.
  

pospať si

1. If he got his head down for a couple of hours he would be nice and fresh for the evening. BNC

2. I`m just going to put my head down for an hour - I feel so tired. CIDoI

3. I'm a bit tired, to be honest; I'm going to get my head down for a while. BNC

dát výpověď

When you finish a job you should normally give or be given a notice

niekomu zavolať

1. Give me a bell when you get home so I know you´re OK. CIDoI

2. what I'll do when I'm ready I'll give you a bell which means it'll be what ten, fifteen minutes from then to picking you up. BNC

3. Because it's more than a week away, I'll give you a bell close to the time, just to make sure you, everything's alright. BNC

podať pomocnú ruku

1. Why don't you give me a hand with the rest of the work? BNC

2. When I've found out when she can come and give me a hand, I'll give you a ring. BNC

3. There's some people standing round watching me, but they don't give me a hand. BNC

• give out the results of the interviews. - oznámit výsledky pohovorů

• give out some free gifts to our retailers - rozdat našim maloobchodníkům nějaké dárky
• give out copies of the annual report - rozdat výtisky výroční zprávy
  

pokaziť zábavu

1. She guarded her secret carefully, terrified she was going to suffer from morning sickness, which might give the game away to her mother, but she'd been lucky. BNC

2. Unfortunately, Godwin's illustrative examples give the game away. BNC

3. We were trying to pretend we didn´t know it was her birthday but Sam gave the game away. CIDoI

dať do toho všetko, urobiť maximum

1. Generally, it is best to send out a strong opener, that is someone who can be relied upon to go all out for a victory. BNC

2. Under the STV popularity is nevertheless what our MPs would have to go all out for if they wanted to be re-elected. BNC

3. Under the new captaincy of Ken Mentle, the club decided not to go all out for the title but simply to consolidate their Premier Division status. BNC

zbankrotovat

Apparently, they have just gone bankrupt.

risknúť všetko

1. Go for broke, and be undeterred in your search for the possible dream. BNC

2. I had done well in my O-levels, but I had already won the Under-16 British squash championships, and I decided to go for broke and turn professional and see how I got on. BNC

3. I decided to go for broke, and get up a performance of my own. BNC

vypracovať sa z chudáka na boháča

1. I used the analogy of a family that goes from rags to riches and back to rags in three or four generations. BNC

2. With titles like Bound to Rise, Luck and Pluck , and Sink or Swim , they inspired millions of readers with a gloriously simple message: in America you can go from rags to riches. BNC

3. People who go from rags to riches are often afraid the good life will be snatched away from them. CIDoI

byť čoraz viac úspešný

1. Anyway, to get back to our story; over the years we went from strength to strength, moving to a rented warehouse and then four years ago my husband bought an old cinema. BNC

2. In a year when all other parts of the charitable sector have been hit by the drop in disposable income, environmental charities have gone from strength to strength. BNC

3. Washington's career went from strength to strength in the '40s and '50s, but her private life is the stuff of folklore. BNC

pustiť sa do niečoho s vervou

1. The tabloid press went into overdrive at the news that the princess was getting married again. CIDoI

2. With her exams only two weeks away, she`s gone into overdrive and is studying ten hours a day. CIDoI

3. Barry Lane went into overdrive in Switzerland, but still could not keep up with speeding Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez. BNC

vyhlásiť štrajk

1. Judges are receiving firearms training from police but have threatened to go on strike as promised protection has not materialised. BNC

2. If workers hold a democratic vote to go on strike for whatever reason, it will becomes a Labour government to legislate to make it unlawful. BNC

3. And if tutors go on strike because they don't get more money, it certainly won't be the students who notice. BNC

ísť sa večer zabaviť

1. We'd go out on the town, hit a few cocktail parties, go dancing...BNC

2. Neighbours say he has kept a low profile since moving in, prefering to stay by the pool than go out on the town. BNC

3. Give me a moment or two to change my clothes and leave a note for Jules, then we'll go out on the town.BNC

preraziť, mať úspech

1. United seem to have found their confidence… if they find the finishing touch they can really go places. BNC

2. If you're young, enthusiastic, need to go places fast, and only live. BNC

3. Playing regularly in south Wales has helped us to go places and 10 years on it's nice to crown it with a win like this. BNC

robiť niečo nasilu

1. Cos there's no point in coming back and doing a second appointment and just go through the motions because that will lead to what? BNC

2. Players just go through the motions and their lack of pleasure is conveyed to the crowds. BNC

3. The person who is justified, the church which believes this, Christians who believe in a God who changes lives, cannot just simply go through the motions. BNC

urobiť všetko, čo je v mojich silách

1. However, composers often go to great pains to keep to true intervals. BNC

2. I went to great pains to get this record for you. CIDoI

3. None of these tell us exactly where this house stood but go to great pains to state that a field of this name is still extant. BNC

urobiť všetko, čo je v niečich silách

1. Prime ministers go to great lengths to preserve public appearances over collective responsibility. BNC

2. Adam knew that Elinor would go to great lengths to avoid being called unprofessional. BNC

3. At the BBC, we try to reproduce sounds as accurately as possible, particularly in wildlife where we go to great lengths to find the right noises to fit the locations and species. BNC

skrachovať

1. Drivers left the trade, garages went to the wall. BNC

2. Those who could stand the pace flourished; those who could not went to the wall. BNC

3. In the first six months of this year nearly 30,000 small firms went to the wall; a third up on 1991. BNC

prídavky pre zamestnanca, ktorého si chce spoločnosť udržať

1. LONDON WEEKEND TELEVISION is facing difficulties over its golden handcuffs share scheme designed to lock 40 top managers and programme-makers into their jobs. BNC

2. Company pensions were the golden handcuffs which chained staff to a company. BNC

3. What that group wants to know, of course, is what he will do when the golden handcuffs come off at the end of next year. BNC

odměna za předčasný odchod

considerable amount of money paid to someone as a token of appreciation for his faithfullness and many years of service to the company

lákavejšie zamestnanie

1. Family farmers have been worst hit, their incomes fell by 14% last year, and almost 6,000 left the land for greener pastures. WASPS

2. There was probably nothing particularly distasteful about working at Cattle Market School in Holloway - despite its rather down-to-earth title - but Benjamin sought greener pastures, nevertheless. WASPS

3. A lot of scientists are seeking greener pastures abroad because of the scarcity of opportunities at home. CIDoI

šedé bunky

1. She wondered if she could think with what was left of her grey matter. BNC

2. With all the intelligence of a mouldy pea, Ian Osborne stretches his grey matter just trying to remember his name. BNC

3. I only wish I had half your grey matter. BNC

skrachovať

1. All other production would grind to a halt tomorrow if women weren't producing these workers. BNC

2. Yet in the 1960S some members of the credit industry had feared it would grind to a halt unless they could threaten promise-breakers with prison. BNC

3. Without their support some of the giants of British business would quickly grind to a halt. BNC

gross - hrubý, celkový, úhrnný

Gross national product, gross domestic product

prelomový

1. These exchanges are a ground-breaking insight for neo-conservative realism. BNC

2. It'll be ground-breaking research. BNC

3. British science has an unrivalled reputation for ground-breaking research. BNC

ťažká, nudná práca

1. The South Koreans offer cheaper materials and are willing to do more of the grunt work than Americans or Europeans are. BNC

2. It's our goal to keep the focus on the good stuff, and automate the grunt work. WebC

3. Her job was nothing glamorous - a lot of grunt work drafting agreements for others to sign. CIDoI

na smrť unavený

1. But I'm exhausted now, half-dead and looking back, see that Stewpid is gaining on me, has halved the distance between us… my breath comes in jags, my chest is going to explode. BNC

2. After nine months of doing the early morning show and the Breakfast Show with Simon Mayo, I was half-dead. BNC

3. We`ve been walking all day and I`m half-dead. CIDoI

nešika

1. Ham-fisted thieves had tried to steal a Metro GTi from my driveway. BNC

2. The large defence cuts that Labour proposes would be ruinous to job prospects, and its ham-fisted intervention plans would not work. BNC

3. I looked for the bolt of the gun desperately, ham-fisted with the unfamiliar weapon. BNC

zabávať sa

1. A playground and playhouse keep the tots happy while the teenagers have a ball with a whole host of absorbing activities. BNC

2. Sailors have a ball and skittle home side. BNC

3. The ex-England prop will play Lord Chancellor at Bath's Theatre Royal, where he's sure to have a ball! BNC

byť "ukecaný," priveľa rozprávať

1. He said the reason the person was going was because he had a big mouth. BNC

2. "Me and my big mouth, eh?" she said, lowering her gaze and wishing she knew when to hold her tongue. BNC

3. Incidentally, that person must have rather a big mouth, because your shameful little secret's public knowledge there now. BNC

mať dobrý začiatok

1. If you are lucky enough to have your own land, you have a head start on those of us who have to rent facilities: but are you making the most of it? BNC

2. Roderick believes that women obviously have a head start as they have been reared with values of nurturing, partnership and growth. BNC

3. The Scottish Hockey Union has remained loyal to the sport, so Scotland should have a head start on several countries in the coming seasons. BNC

mať veľa výhod, mať predpoklady uspieť

1. Internal UPSs have a lot going for them: modest price, easy installation, fix-and-forget security. BNC

2. As a piece of hardware the Touchmaster tablet appears to have a lot going for it compared with its rivals like the Grafpad and the Koala-pad. BNC

3. In the meantime, we've got a lot going for us here, and it's up to us to make the most of it. BNC

byť šikovný záhradkár

1. I`m afraid I don`t have green fingers. I`ve killed every plant I`ve owned. CIDoI

2. Mia has a talent for mothering the way some people have green fingers for gardening. BNC

3. He had more or less green fingers, my grandfather. BNC

mať veľa zamestaní

1. Mr Hatton did say he had a good many irons in the fire and that sometimes he brought off a big deal. BNC

2. He had so many irons in the fire that he was seldom there. BNC

3. Others have interpreted it as tactical manoeuvring, a manifestation of his habitual tendency to have two or more irons in the fire. BNC

mať plné ruky práce

1. Right now I have my hands full. BNC

2. The urbane Ms d'Harnoncourt, a Duchamp specialist, has her hands full leading an ambitious reorganisation of the Philadelphia Museum's European collections, scheduled for completion in 1995. BNC

3. The parents and teachers of many of these youngsters have their hands full enough just looking after them. BNC

kradnúť v zamestnaní

1. Record numbers are being caught with fingers in the till; like ex-Mirror chief Robert Maxwell. BNC

2. He was not the clear favourite for the Oval Office, for there were other men whose achievements were more palpable than George Crowninshield's, but he looked good, sounded better and no journalist had ever discovered him with his fingers in the till or his legs in the wrong bed. BNC

3. He had his fingers in the till, that´s why he lost his job. CIDoI

mať pred sebou ťažkú prácu

1. We´re training a completely new team, so we´ve got our work cut out for us. CIDoI

2. Have you seen the state of the garden? She´ll have her work cut out to get it looking nice in time for the summer. CIDoI

3. T.V. hairdresser Andrew Collinge had his work cut out for him on 23rd January. BNC

ochutnať viťazstvo

1. Senate Republicans have now tasted blood, and the President's own party members in Congress are expressing doubts about tying their political fates to the indecisive fledgling in the White House. BNC

2. But the speculators have tasted blood and could yet force a devaluation of the franc. BNC

3. The Welsh team tasted blood in the local championships and want to play national level now. CIDoI

užívať si život, baviť sa

1. If attending a wedding or party of close friends, you should have the time of your life. BNC

2. He had the time of his life working on the ranch. CIDoI

3. If you can spend five weeks having the time of your life and get paid at the end of it, why not? BNC

mať navrch, mať veci pod kontrolou

1. At half time, the Italian team seem to have the upper hand. CIDoI

2. This debate, as well as a straw poll taken in the morning, confirmed that the reformers, though short of an absolute majority, now have the upper hand. BNC

3. We must destroy them now, while we yet have the upper hand. BNC

 čítať

1. He always had his nose in a book. BNC

2. When I was at college I used to have my nose in a book rather than join one of the societies and almost rebuffed overtures, as I was so scared of not knowing what to talk about. BNC

3. My daughter reads all the time. She`s always got her nose in a book. CIDoI

mať navrch, byť lepší

1. King 's Signet , impressive winner of the ultra-competitive Stewards Cup at Goodwood , holds all the aces in the Doncaster Bloodstock Sales Scarbrough Stakes. WASPS

2. World No1 Hendry held all the aces for the second-season professional , who scored 51 points in the first frame , eight in the third and none in the other three. WASPS

3. In the battle between road builders and environmentalists, the road builders seem to hold all the aces. CIDOI

niekde sa dozvedieť, jedna teta povedala

1. He heard on the grapevine that I was interested in this place, and came to me, not without considerable risk to himself. BNC

2. And I hear on the grapevine Trumphauser at Cornell is giving him a chapter to himself in his book on British working-class literature. BNC

3. I'm surprised I haven't heard about you on the grapevine. BNC

vysoce placený job,

high-profile job, particularly in banking and financing

zodpovedné zamestnanie

1. I have an extremely high-powered job; I have just signed a contract with a major new client. BNC

2. Annsley has a very high-powered job and a hectic business schedule, but he finds coaching as a great escape valve and a chance to relieve tension. BNC

3. Many of the skills we acquire on the most mundane level are exactly the same as those that are needed in any high-powered job; the ability to manage people, to organize schedules, make the most of limited resources, to keep calm in a crisis, and to encourage those dependent upon us. BNC

hneď sa pustiť do práce

1. In short, after promising to hit the ground running, people wonder why the President has become the leader of the Slow Is Beautiful Movement. BNC

2. Their purpose is to allow any new administration to hit the ground running, as one senior source put it. BNC

3. If elected, they promise to hit the ground running in their first weeks of office. CIDoI

ísť do postele, ísť spať

1. I hit the hay before 11:00 p.m. every day. Google

2. After supper he hit the hay. He was exhausted. Google

3. We have to get an early start tomorrow. Maybe we should hit the hay now. Google

ísť do postele, ísť spať

1. I suppose he came into my room for a few minutes to see a book I'd been telling him about, then he left and I hit the sack. BNC

2. I`m going to hit the sack-I`m exhausted. CIDoI

3. It's getting very late. It's time to hit the sack. Google

• If only we had held off from making that agreement so soon, we would have had time to make a more thorough examination of the likely consequences. - kdybychom jenom byli počkali a neuzavřeli tu dohodu tak brzy, ...
  

držať krok s, byť rovnako dobrý

1. She can hold her own in any debate on religion. CIDoI

2. The French franc held its own against the D-mark. CIDoI

3. Well, you learned to hold your own in those days. BNC

lidské zdroje, personalistika

Human Resources manager is usually a good communicator in a company.

inflation that has got out of hand

ponořený/ zabraný do práce

He works really hard all the time. I've never seen anyone so immersed in his work.

v blahobyte, v prepychu

1. It was exciting to travel by private plane and helicopter with courtiers standing to attention, to be driven in a limousine the size of a small house, and to stay in palaces and castles in the lap of luxury. BNC

2. Mr Skinner insisted: `;There will always be a need for socialism, whether in Britain or anywhere else, so long as there are millionaires living in the lap of luxury and other people living in cardboard boxes. BNC

3. They live in the lap of luxury in a huge great house in the south of France. CIDoI

pri výkone práce

1. The authority records about 100 cases of physical assaults to staff in the line of duty every year. BNC

2. There should be mandatory minimum jail terms for crimes like these and if a police officer is killed in the line of duty it should be classified as a capital offence. BNC

3. It was the fourth time in five years she had been injured in the line of duty. BNC

splátka

We agreed to pay for the car by/in instalments.

- a written agreement between an insurance company and a person who wants insurance which states the rules of the agreement

I took out a travel insurance policy before I boarded the plane.

duševní vlastnictví

All international businesses are having to spend more on protecting their intellectual property.

interest - extra money needed to pay back borrowed money, ÚROK 
"When you pay back the 100,000 euros, you must also pay 10% interest, so the total will be 110,000 euros."

faktura

I will send you my inovice this week.

vyhliadky na získanie práce

1. Many of the emigrants are skilled workers confident of their job prospects. BNC

2. People register as unemployed in order to draw unemployment benefit, supplementary benefits or national insurance credits, and to receive information about what jobs are available; they can also receive help and advice on their job prospects. BNC

3. Although targeting employment through the labour market is inevitably uncertain, skills training certainly improves the job prospects of local people. BNC

práca po známosti

1. Councillor John Murphy told The Scotsman last week that he had proof to back up jobs for the boys, claims in Monklands. BNC

2. It smacks of jobs for the boys. BNC

3. A Monklands regional Labour councillor said yesterday that he has proof to back up allegations of jobs for the boys; in Monklands District Council. BNC

akciová společnost

The modern joint-stock corporation has many sources in medieval Europe.

zapojiť sa do rozbehnutej aktivity, práce

1. They may choose to jump on the bandwagon and agree with the decision that will be made anyway or they may choose to cosset disagreements. BNC

2. It's only natural with the global mania sweeping the industry that trade associations
would jump on the bandwagon to assist their members with expansion plans. Google

3. Acer is the latest PC company to jump on the bandwagon signing up handwriting recognition software expert CIC to develop pen based applications to be run on Acer hardware. BNC

opustiť rozbehnutú prácu

1. Homesickness, the love of a teenage girlfriend called June and a premature belief in his ability had encouraged the young Souness to jump ship. BNC

2. Although the very thought of court action had brought him out in a cold sweat, the same grittiness which had enabled his father to jump ship and seek a new life now came to his rescue. BNC

3. Another dvertising agency offered him $1000 to jump ship. CIDoI

pracovať bez prestávky

1. He keeps his nose to the grindstone and thinks everyone else should. BNC

2. Keep your nose to the grindstone and you'll pass the final exam. Google

3. I`ve only got sex weeks before my exams start so I`m trying to keep my nose to the grindstone. CIDoI

robiť to, čo ma baví

1. This is your chance to kick up your heels and support this group of anonymous women artists. BNC

2. Dulcie, unduly skittish, kicked up her heels every time that Dotty approached her. BNC

3. After the exams, we kicked up our heels and had a really good party. CIDoI

zabíjať čas

1. I've done nothing but read thrillers since the exams, apart from watching videos and playing patience to kill time. BNC

2. When you had nothing to do but kill time, it dragged incredibly slowly. BNC

3. The meeting was arranged for ten o'clock; in their anxiety, they arrived twenty minutes early, and Ernest suggested that for politeness' sake they should walk up White Horse Lane and back, to kill time. BNC

byť niečim zavalený

1. I`m knee-deep in work at the moment, so I`m not stopping for lunch. CIDoI

2. One sign: when Seattle started to charge citizens by the bagful, charity shops found their doorsteps knee-deep in unwanted gifts. BNC

3. But when I got home and found my answerphone knee-deep in angry messages I didn't really have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out that you had something to do with it. BNC

byť skúsený, niečo vedieť

1. My uncle grew up on a farm and knows thing or two about dealing with men. CIDoI

2. However, the one thing the southern hemisphere does know a thing or two about is rugby union and to close the door would be to the detriment of the English game in the long run. BNC

3.  know a thing or two about dogs. BNC

vedieť, ako to beží

1. She`s been in this job long enough to know the ropes. CIDoI

2. Davis's business was concerned with representing people who did not know the ropes, or even that there were any ropes. BNC

3. We know the ropes this time and we will fight on. BNC

práca vykonávaná s láskou

1. It's a labour of love looking after Dinmore. BNC

2. Compiling such a list was a labour of love, too pleasurable an activity to pursue in office hours. BNC

3. The book is very personal, not at all a dry textbook, and even gives the impression of being a labour of love. BNC

- to introduce a new product, with publicity etc

The airline will launch its new transatlantic service next month.

propustit

No one will be laid off without the full agreement of the union.

právnická osoba

Business company is a legal entity formed in order to undertake business...

uvoľniť sa

1. It's only when you let your hair down that others can see the real person hiding under the hat. BNC

2. You feel you've earned that glass of wine, and the chance to let your hair down with friends, husband, lover or family over a good meal. BNC

3. It`s nice to let your hair down once in a while and go a bit wild. CIDoI

uvoľniť sa

1. It`s a party-let yourself go! CIDoI

2. I think she finds it difficult to let herself go. CIDoI

3. Skiing spring snow is utterly euphoric if you are able to let yourself go. BNC

pasiva, závazky, dluhy 

The business has liabilities of £2 million.

odpovědnost

"The Court found him liable for causing the injury."

být povinen nahradit škodu

flákať sa

1. He was being paid to work, wasn't he, not to lie down on the job? BNC

2. The new Police Chief fired two officers he accused of lying down on the job. CIDoI

3. How many employers exhort their workers with "Let’s not lay down on the job"? Google

žiť niečím, žiť pre niečo

1. We're brought up to live and breathe politics. BNC

2. Because we ourselves are Italian we live and breathe Italy and all things Italian. BNC

3. For twenty years I`ve lived and breathed dance. It`s been my whole life. CIDoI

žiť z ruky do úst

1. He lived from hand to mouth making instant resolves every time he opened his mail. BNC

2. Ministerially the king lived from hand to mouth, on occasions with a double ministry of foreign affairs. BNC

3. Financial support is perhaps the most accessible to documentation, although even this is not always clear, especially for the great majority of the population who did not codify their financial support for kin through wills and settlements, simply because they lived from hand to mouth. BNC

užiť si to

1. Accountant used cash to live it up. BNC

2. But as you are determined to live it up and have a good time, you must watch your health and try not to burn the candle at both ends. BNC

3. I decided to live it up for a while - at least until the money run out. CIDoI

• The company´s position is looking up since we introduced our new discount rates for bulk orders and prompt settlement of account. - Postavení firmy se zlepšilo od té doby, co jsme zavedli nové slevy při velkomnožstevních objednávkách a okamžité úhradě platby.
• things are looking up - věci se vyvíjejí dobře
  

stratiť vieru, že uspejem

1."The first set was incredible; it was like a final; but after I got that set David seemed to lose heart a bit," said Corsie later. BNC

2. If you are among the 40pc of the population who show a susceptibility to allergy, don't lose heart! BNC

3. So many people give up because, after the elation of seeing the pounds fall off in the first few days, they lose heart when weight loss slows down. BNC

zarobiť veľa peňazí

1. But an on-the-ball whisky shop could make a killing with its special EC-label malt Scotch at £27.70 a bottle. BNC

2. We've been worried for years about their tendency to see Britain as a soft market in which to make a killing. BNC

3. Once it has been led farther and farther away from the nest by the parent bird, it will have difficulty in rediscovering the position of the nest and will, in all probability, set off to search elsewhere if it fails to make a killing. BNC

zbytočne niečim strácať čas

1. We've added controls which take full advantage of the instant responsiveness and controllability of gas, so you needn't make a meal out of cooking up a snack. BNC

2. I only asked her to write a brief summary of the main points but she made a real meal out of it. CIDoI

3. Grandmother Maidment was a good manager, a good cook who could make a meal out of nothing and was especially expert with currant duff, steamed suet pudding made in a cloth. BNC

prísť k peniazom

1. Young hopefuls in dead-end jobs with a burning desire to make a quick buck were seen, along with unworldly yet ambitious and arrogant graduates. BNC

2. Of course no bright young thing who wants to make a quick buck would consider going into the ministry. BNC

3. Others would prefer just to fuel the war, and make a quick buck at the same time. BNC

urobiť z núdze cnosť

1. However, my brief was to make a virtue of necessity, as we all have to do from time to time, and concentrate on the planting. BNC

2. Because import duty (35 per cent on ornamented goods) and freight charges, had from the start pushed prices up in the US, Peter now decided to make a virtue of necessity and deliberately aimed for an exclusive designer image with corresponding price tag. BNC

3. It`s a long way to drive so I thought I`d make a virtue of necessity and stop off at some interesting places along the way. CIDoI

niečo zbytočne komplikovať

1. You can make hard work of an easy job if you don't know the right way to go. BNC

2. He`s really making hard work of that ironing. CIDoI

3. Gloucester never got themselves into gear and they made hard work of what should have been a straightforward game. BNC

mať úspech

1. The trouble is that small boats make headway a lot faster than big governments. BNC

2. To put that off, she needed to make headway that would be noticed in the real world. BNC

3. In the 1890s purists began to make headway at a local level by persuading the police and the courts to support their programme. BNC

byť úspešný v práci, presadiť sa

1. Now he`s got his own TV show he feels as though he`s really made it. CIDoI

2. She hasn`t got a hope of making it as a dancer. CIDoI

3. She has always had this dream that I would make it to university and she will be devastated if I don't continue, but the way I am feeling now, I don't want to. BNC

presadiť sa

1. Legent Corp is aiming to make it big in systems management. BNC

2. After years of trying, he finally made it big in America. CIDoI

3. Noblenet Inc, the Natick, Massachusetts-based developer of EZ-RPC transport-independent remote procedure call software, is trying to make it big and and is looking for OEMs to sell its distributed computing technology. BNC

niečo rýchlo zvládnuť

1. Make light work of cooking with the help of Philips' electronic HR2898 food processor. BNC

2. Heather made light work of painting the walls. CIDoI

3. You made light work of that chocolate cake! CIDoI

• Shall I make out the cheque to you or to the company? - Mám ten šek vypsat na vás nebo na firmu?
• Make it out to the company. - Adresujte to na firmu, napište to na firmu
  

dohnať zameškané

1. I'll have to work a bit harder to make up for lost time when I get there. BNC

2. Nonetheless, we immediately started our other meetings to make up for lost time. BNC

3. Certainly, it will need to work hard to make up for lost time; the party has neglected the cause of democratic socialism in the North for far too long and it has allowed would-be Labour activists to become demoralised. BNC

výrobní provoz, továrna

I work with managers at our manufacturing plants.

čím viacej ľudí, tým je práca jednoduchšia a rýchlejšia

1. Many hands make light work, and if everyone volunteers to do one small job, then no one is overburdened. Google

2. Many hands make light work, and if those hands are editing electronic versions of the same document, version control software can merge their changes with little clerical overhead. Google

3. Saturday, at the cemetery clean up, there were between 60 and 70 volunteers to
make "light work of many hands." Google

- study of consumers’ needs & preferences, often for a particular product

Market research shows that demand for small cars will continue to grow.

mateřská dovolená

We will increase the amount of maternity leave for pregnant women.

niekoho (dočasne) zastúpiť v práci

1. The conventional wisdom of his time, like that of our time, held that the best way to run a business (or a department) was to mind the store, managing one's field and only one's field, watching it like a microscope image, getting better and better at knowing and doing just one thing. BNC

2. Dana, please mind the store while I go to the post office. Google

3. So who`s going to be minding the store while your manager`s away? CIDoI

miešať prácu a zábavu

1. Still, learn from experience: and the moral of this story is: don't mix business with pleasure. BNC

2. Look, I know that one shouldn't mix business with pleasure, but if I asked you again, would you come out with me? BNC

3. The occasion was ostensibly to mark the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and was an excuse to mix business with pleasure, since invitations were issued not only to personal friends of the chairman's but also to various luminaries of the art world, and a few favoured clients. BNC

finanční, měnová politika

morální stav, morálka

Morale has been at rock bottom ever since they announced the job cuts.

mortgage - hypotéka

I got a mortgage on my new flat.

šéf, hlava

1. Turner nearly became Mr Big at Barnet a couple of years ago when he fronted a consortium negotiating to buy the club from chairman Stan Flash&rehy. BNC

2.Mr Big of this particular syndicate turned out to be a wealthy bookmaker who owned a Newmarket racing stable. BNC

3.   Kenny Dalglish was last night named as the new Mr Big of Premier League football ; by rival boss Bobby Gould. BNC

fyzická osoba

Different rules and protections apply to natural persons and corporations

negotiate - projednávat, jednat

We are negotiating the final details of the agreement tomorrow.

net - the amount of money received from sales, after tax is subtracted

net sales - ČISTÁ TRŽBA, ČISTÝ OBRAT

"Our gross sales were very good, but we need to cut expenses to add to our net sales."

nová krv, noví zamestnanci

1. It´s time we injected some new blood into this organization. CIDoI

2. Both Mr Segni, who is 50, and Mr Orlando, who is 43, reproach their party for its inability to bring in new blood and fresh ideas. BNC

3. These more remote areas were "dying"  agriculturally as they could neither keep the present generation nor attract "new blood." BNC 

nové miesto, nové zamestnanie

1. New pastures indeed and I regret my lack of education in historical bibliography. BNC

2. If you think that these approaches will make matters worse, it may simply be better to ask for a transfer or move to new pastures. BNC

3. It is therefore advisable to give at least one annual spring treatment to all stock prior to moving to new pastures. BNC

noční směna

Night shift workers will be compensated.

nemať vôbec žiadne starosti

1. Most kids my age don't have a care in the world. BNC

2. She seemed very happy and not to have a care in the world. BNC

3. There are even a few who I'm sure don't have a care in the world, although I'm almost prepared to stick my neck out and say that they're in the minority. BNC

niečo nerobiť

1. "We are not in the business of polluting the environment," Mr Wheeler insisted. BNC

2. The United States was not in the business of helping to prolong British imperial power. BNC

3. These companies are in the business of selling, not in the business of education. BNC

nepohnúť ani prstom

1. But Mum didn't lift a finger to help and gave as good as she got. BNC

2. If he weren't my son-in-law I wouldn't lift a finger to help him. BNC

3.  But once the women returned, the men weren't prepared to lift a finger to help. BNC

spánok do ružova, spánok pre krásu

1. I 'm going to get my  beauty sleep , and wake up as a peacock! WASPS

2. She started her new job on Monday and she said she needed her beauty sleep before tackling the front attic. WASPS

3. Young ladies proverbially make sure they have their beauty sleep. WASPS

otevřít novou pobočku/ filiálku

Technetix Group continue their expansion by opening a new branch in Germany.

• I think we should opt out of the proposed merger with Leisuresale. I do not believe they are financially as sound as they claim. - Myslím, že bychom se neměli pouštět do navrhovaného obchodního sloučení s firmou Leisuresale. Nevěřím, že jejich finanční situace je tak dobrá, jak tvrdí.
  

• I do not think I can work for my boss any longer. He is always ordering me about instead of explaining and discussing things with me. - Myslím, že pro šéfa nevydržím déle pracovat. Pořád mě sekýruje, místo aby mi věci vysvětlil a probral je se mnou.
  

přečerpání účtu

- deficit in a bank account caused by withdrawing more money than is paid in

The bank offers overdraft facilities.

baviť sa, vyraziť von

1. Tonight we're going to paint the town red. BNC

2. You want to have a good time and paint the town red this weekend, but somehow you feel restricted and constrained from enjoying life. BNC

3. Jack finished his exams today so he`s gone out to paint the town red. CIDoI

v časovej tiesni, pod tlakom

1. In the years 1815-27, when he was hated by the young Romantic poets for his apostasy, it is only fair to point out that many quite reasonable people were at panic stations because of incipient popular unrest. BNC

2. No matter how organized you think you are, one hour before the show starts it`s panic stations. CIDoI

3. We are already at panic stations with four or five matches per club still to be played. Google

na niekoho preniesť zodpovednosť

1. In the meanwhile , simulation buys time and allows us to pass the baton to the next generation which may well have to face similar problems. WASPS

2. Dougal resigns as head of the treasury this month, passing the baton to one of his closest associates. CIDoI

3. 'Pass the baton' meeting is scheduled. Google

payroll - výplatní listina

Is that journalist already on our payroll?

• Since we phased in the new working hours and extended the holiday entitlement, the staff are much happier and their productivity has increased signiificantly.
• As the new assembly line for our sports cars is phased in we will gradually phase out the old one and retrain all the skilled mechanics. - Jakmile bude uvedena do provozu nová montážní linka pro sportovní automobily, zastavíme postupně starou a přeškolíme všechny kvalifikované mechaniky.
  

začať byť úspešný

1. The candidate dubbed himself "the comeback kid" and his campaign steadily picked up steam. BNC

2. In the third month the campaign really started to pick up steam. CIDoI

3. There are signs that the economy is picking up steam. CIDoI

zamestnanie pre ženy (vačšinou v kancelárii)

1. Until recently secretarial work and nursing were very much pink-collar professions.Google

2. Women are more educated and employed at higher levels than ever before but remain largely confined to traditional pink-collar jobs. Google

3. Most women returning to work after raising children, head for pink-collar jobs in sales and service. CIDoI

• you must plan out the details in the most careful detail possible. - musíte si co nejpečlivěji rozplánovat všechny maličkosti.
  

hrať sa na Boha

1. Some of us play God through our use of language. BNC

2. Surely it is not the scientists who are guilty of hubris here but their accusers, in implying that humans could play God. BNC

3. In his veto message Sinner warned against the abuse of governmental power, stating that government" must not play God". BNC

hrať druhé husle

1. Throughout her married life she had to play second fiddle to the interests of her husband. BNC

2. So good was his work, so fulfilling of my ambitions, that I have been well content to let my narrative in this book play second fiddle to his excellent photographs. BNC

3. You`ll have to choose between your wife and me. I won`t play second fiddle to anyone. CIDoI

• I ploughed all my money into one single investment fund. - Vložil/vrazil jsem všechny své peníze do jediného investičního fondu.
  

taktika, postup

Change your policy on dumping waste.

- the person to whom an insurance policy is issued

zájmy, pohnutky

He is a victim of internal politics.

cvičením k dokonalosti

1. Do not resent the number of essays you have to write, as the old saying goes, practice makes perfect! BNC

2. The old adage "practice makes perfect",  must be kept in mind when one begins to despair. BNC

3. You can`t expect to become a brilliant dancer overnight, but practise makes perfect. CIDoI

pojistné

- a payment, usually monthly, yearly etc, for an insurance policy

Car insurance premiums have increased this year.

stažení výrobku z trhu

Product recalls of children's toys are now very rare.

marže

Profit margins are not too high these days.

využiť(zneužiť) svoje postavenie

1. Distinguished people make a practice of visiting the opera, and pull rank so as to meet the artistes, especially attractive females.BNC

2. He doesn`t have authority to pull rank on me any more. CIDoI

3. She was boss of forty or more people but, to her credit, she never once pulled rank. CIDoI

riadiť (organizáciu), "ťahať za nitky"

1. I may be able to pull a few strings for you if you need the document urgently. CIDoI

2. You just pull the strings and I do what ever you want. BNC

3. For generations they have been led to believe that Britain and America secretly pull the strings in their country. BNC

pohnout zadkem, začít něco dělat

If you aren't satified with someone and want them to do better, you can tell them to pull up their socks. (www.usingenglish.com)

He's going to have to pull his socks up if he wants to stay in the team. (thefreedictionary)

You can take breaks or naps, but the clock continues to tick as you do so; generally, it behooves one to just pull up one's socks and keep going.(Google)

posilňovať, dvíhať činky

1. They pump iron for hours every morning. BNC

2. Even his face was muscular, as though he pumped iron with his ears. BNC

3. These days, both men and women pump iron for fitness. CIDoI

prihovoriť sa za niekoho

1. He put in a good word for me and it went on from there. BNC

2. The producers told me later that I got the job because of the winning chemistry between us ; and that Pauline had put in a good word for me. BNC

3. The landlord of the inn which Ernest visited when his mother and his wife became too much for him knew of a coffee-house in the town which needed a kitchenmaid, and because he put in a good word for her, Ruth was given the job without references. BNC

uvést na trh

Two leading North Yorkshire inns have been put on the market .

dať hlavy dokopy

1. After the two cross-examinations, lasting perhaps ten or fifteen minutes in all, the two counsel put their heads together for a minute, and then one of them addresses the rest of the gathering, who have acted as jury, and submits that the alibi has been broken down because of this and that discrepancy. BNC

2. The result was that, although all four teams put their heads together in the pub, there were almost as many theories as there were people. BNC

3. His long term objective is to re-establish the economic basis of Berlin by persuading researchers of industry to put their heads together and devise some new products. BNC

priložiť ruku k dielu

1. If you want a share of the profits, put your shoulder to the wheel. Google

2. If everyone puts their shoulder to the wheel, the job will be finished in no time. CIDoI

3. Instead of having to stand on his head, he is runing hard and putting his shoulder to the wheel because, of course, he is a member of the No Turning Back group. BNC

začať písať

1. Surrounded by admiring fans, the young author put pen to paper with an already practiced style, pretty slick for a 10 year old, especially considering he wrote his book when he was 7. BNC

2. I decided to put pen to paper and let you know of a few problems some of us have in trying to become machine knitters. BNC

3. The letter from Kate Westwood in your February edition prompted me to put pen to paper. BNC

niečo odložiť

1. If you have failed to brief them properly then they have little option but to either put it on hold or send it back as it came out and let you sort it out. BNC

2. The project has been put on hold until our financial position improves. CIDoI

3. Mr Murdoch also told the meeting that plans for Media Partners International, the investment vehicle, had been put on hold. BNC 

ramifications - následky

How much does a World Series appearance mean to a team’s bottom line. Boston Red Sox executives discuss the financial ramifications.

uzavřít dohodu

European Parliament and Council reach an agreement on spatial information directive

načerpať energiu

1. Lazy people develop great cunning in ways of getting by without working . Staying in bed was recharging one's batteries. WASPS

2. He had explained how important it was to recharge his batteries. WASPS

3. Ten days and more of women 's films is a good way of recharging one 's batteries , and women thinking of going to next year 's Festival might like to know that the organisers will arrange the accommodation. WASPS

byrokratické prekážky, byrokracia

1. Many blame Britain's decline on too much red tape. BNC

2. But the underlying purpose, that of reducing unnecessary bureaucracy, stripping away the red tape which hinders enterprise and good er governance in this country, is something that the government is very committed to and we intend to promulgate that doctrine throughout all the areas and that of course is being taken forward in legislation. BNC

3. Sometimes red tape cuts the advantage that efficient foreigners should have; this is the plight of financial and legal firms. BNC

vrácení peněz na zboží

obchodní rejstřík

The information available here is an extract from the Register of Companies and Register of Disqualified Directors, which are updated regularly.

přemístění

Generous relocation allowances will be paid to those who relocate to China.

stereotypná, rutinná práca

1. She works in a factory, hard, repetitive work. BNC

2. These costs were attributed to job dissatisfaction caused by boring, repetitive work. BNC

3. Nevertheless technology now provides the possibility of allocating high energy and repetitive work to machines so that the typical man at work is in a supervising rather than an operating mode. BNC

zaspa+t na vavrínoch

1. A good start, boys, but don't rest on your laurels. BNC

2. You can never rest on your laurels. BNC

3. Just because you passed all your exams, that`s no reason to rest on your laurels. BNC

retail - selling to the final customer, MALOOBCHODNÍ CENA (opposite - wholesale price)
"The retail price is 150 euros, but you can buy it for less if you bargain."

pomocník, "pravá ruka"

1. Youth team coach Ray Hankin takes over as manager until the end of the season, with veteran midfield player Mick Tait acting as his right hand man. BNC

2. Kim Parsons, office administration manager, is David's right hand woman. BNC

3. How will the Director cope without his right-hand man, who resigned yesterday due to ill health? CIDoI

veľmi úspešný

1. If the play is half as funny as the book it will be a rip-roaring affair. BNC

2. But the hero of a rip-roaring derby match was Sunderland goalkeeper Tony Norman, who made two incredible second half saves to keep Boro at bay. BNC

3. The show was a rip-roaring success. CIDoI

vyhrnúť si rukávy a pustiť sa do práce

1. Our local team need to roll their sleeves up and put a bit more effort into their football. CIDoI

2. I think they'll have to recognize that it's going to be roll your sleeves up and we aren't going to be able to do all of the things we wanted to do, and that's the price we're going to pay. BNC

3. Roll up your sleeves! Help with the dinner! Google

rozhodovať, vládnuť

1. It was my mother who ruled the roost at home. CIDoI

2. The reason is, I think, partly that in this particular society men rule the roost and women have a low status and few rights they can directly exercise. BNC

3. When their mother died in 1890, the eldest daughter, who was by then thirty years old, was allowed to move to the first floor bedroom, and from then on she ruled the roost. BNC

riadiť niečo

1. It turned out that these were the guys who run the show, the kingpins of British ufology. BNC

2. Mrs June Goodier, one of the organisers, said they were delighted with the response for help to run the show. BNC

3. You'd be given free rein to run the show how you wanted it. BNC

nasycený

The market for this product is saturated, we need to start selling something else.

školení

All the employees are supposed to attend the next schooling.

zažiť svet, užiť si život

1. I see it fantastically in the pages of books I read and in a true sense I see life through the leaves of the willow tree. BNC

2. Young people should see life before they get jobs and buy houses and do other boing things like that! CIDoI

3. He`s decided to do a round-the-world trip, he wants to see life a bit before he starts university. CIDoI

niekoho zabezpečiť na celý život

1. If you have got any sense, a lump sum of 400k can easily set you up for life. BNC

2. He knew he was wealthy, set up for life, but he was already being made to pay for the taking of those lives: almost every night since, he had been troubled by dreams in which he found himself face to face once more with his victims. BNC

3.His father died when he was young and the inheritance set him up for life. CIDoI

založit podnik/ obchod/ firmu

When two or more people set up a business together, they form a partnership.

podíl, akcie

Investors are having to pay a higher price for the company's shares.

dočasná zmluva

1. The" new" short-term contract working is a conjuncturally specific phenomenon which will recede in importance as the pressures which have induced its appearance weaken. BNC

2. Short-term contract working in its traditional form has not been a subject of substantial political or academic concern, but questions have been asked as to whether the" new" short-term contract working in manufacturing is displacing regular working or undermining the conditions of the regular labour force. BNC

3. The practices of organisations in all of the sectors studied suggest that fixed-term contracts are by no means the only way in which short-term contract workers can be recruited. BNC

vyspať sa na to

1. I'll sleep on it tonight and tomorrow we'll go all out to get you somewhere. BNC

2. However, after Wakeham reported that support among backbenchers had collapsed during the day, perhaps by half, it was clear to those around Mrs Thatcher that, although she said she would sleep on it, she was virtually certain to resign. BNC

3. You don`t have to give me your decision now. Sleep on it and let me know tomorrow. CIDoI

tichý spoločník

1. A sleeping partner is a person who contributes capital (money) to a business, and receives a share of the profits, but takes no active part in running the business. BNC

2. He retired formally from Harland & Wolff in 1906, although effectively he had been a sleeping partner for over ten years. BNC

3. He used to be in the board meeting with us, and was referred to as the sleeping partner by the directors! BNC

miesto, kde niekto trávi veľa času

1. A leading centre of kersey manufacture, Newbury had been the stamping ground of the celebrated John Winchcombe until his death as recently as 1519. BNC

2. But he could always get work in good old BBC radio: that was his stamping ground. BNC

3. Like Banquo's ghost her figure would be seen haunting her old stamping ground. BNC

robiť veľa vecí naraz, no žiadnu poriadne

1. If one tries to help every industry, you spread yourself too thin. BNC

2. If you decide to get as much clients as possible, there is risk that you will
spread yourself too thin that the quality of your work eventually suffers. Google

3. I realised I`d been spreading myself too thin so I resigned as secretary of the golf club. CIDoI

zaměstnanci podniku, personál

The new manager will be joining the staff in November

nábor/ přijímání (nového) personálu/ zaměstnanců

Why is there a need for staff recruitment companies?

stáť na vlastných nohách, byť samostatný

1. She'll have to get a job and learn to stand on her own two feet sooner or later.Google

2. How Can They "Stand On Their Own Two Feet" If You Never Show Them How? Google

3. I`ve supported those children long enough - it`s time they learned to stand on their own two feet. CIDoI

pracovať pod tlakom

1. Those who could stand the pace flourished; those who could not went to the wall. BNC

2. I remember one lad, Nobby Clark, who could not stand the pace. BNC

3. If he can`t stand the pace he shouldn`t be doing the job - it`s as simple as that. CIDoI

nastúpiť po niekom na jeho miesto

1. Last time she was the agent for the then-MP, Mr Ian Wrigglesworth, and she was more than willing to step into his shoes. BNC

2. He had come into his earldom only two years ago, very shortly after the scandal which had sent Dunbar storming over the border into England in dudgeon, and asking for a safe-conduct to King Henry's court; for the old earl had died very soon after the coup on which he had staked so much, leaving this new Archibald Douglas to step into his shoes. BNC

3. When his father retires, Victor will be ready to step into his shoes. CIDoI

za niekoho zastúpiť

1. If the South African option were withdrawn then Tozzi feels that Argentina are more than equipped to step into the breach. BNC

2. He proved incapable of meeting the financial demands of this last office, and his predecessor Sir William Russell  had to step into the breach and ultimately replaced him in 1630. BNC

3. Perhaps you'll prove it to this witless fellow who's been so slow to show his appreciation of your willingness to step into the breach caused by Stella's illness. BNC

zbohatnúť

1. Today's wave of experiments has no such rulebook: anybody with a good idea can try it out, and perhaps strike gold. BNC

2. Writers often strike gold this way. BNC

3. Some investors have struck gold investing in airlines. CIDoI

náhle zbohatnúť

1. For a time he really thought he was going to strike it rich. BNC

2. Stories of entrepreneurial heroism, come from across the economy and across the country: professors who create whole new industries and become instant millionaires when their inventions go from the laboratory to the marketplace; youthful engineers who quit their jobs, strike out on their own, and strike it rich. BNC

3. He struck it rich in the oil business. CIDoI

prekážka

1. Palestinian stubbornness has become a major stumbling block to the peace process as conceived by the United States. BNC

2. The stumbling block was the obedience he demanded. BNC

3. The main stumbling block to expanding nursery classes as a right, which they and the majority of the committee favoured, was the limit on public spending. BNC

přidružená firma, dceřiná společnost

Our head office is in Portland, ME and we own 70% of a manufacturing subsidiary in Colorado.

subvence

They want the government to give them a subsidy.

soudit se / žalovat

He was sued for damages. (žalován o náhradu škody)

potiť krv, ťažko pracovať

1. I now know that you do n't win at this level unless you sweat blood and tears. WASPS

2. Although I remember seeing someone eating chips from a story I 'd sweated blood on when I was working in Worcester. WASPS

3. It would be done this time . If I had to sweat blood it would be done. WASPS

spolupráce

We work hard to get synergy between subsidiaries.

ušitý na míru

We offer tailor-made solutions.

package, service made to suit our personal specifications and needs

tailor-made holiday

"schytať to"

1. He put on a brave face to Sunday Express readers: "I hope it will be believed that the Arsenal can take a licking as well as any other club." BNC

2. Laptops take a licking and keep on ticking. Google

3. Their latest album took a licking from the critics, but it`s selling well. CIDoI

baviť sa o práci

1. He smiled at her, thinking what a treat it was to talk shop with someone as beautiful and intelligent as this. BNC

2. From time to time, taking one to lunch or meeting up for a drink gives you a chance to talk shop and learn about the other's work and publications. BNC

3. This would enable a tough general manager to ensure that medical audit did not become simply a talk shop or token activity. BNC

daňový ráj (země s nízkými daněmi)

Switzerland is a tax haven for some people.

najväčší vo svojej oblasti

1. WordPerfect is the big daddy of the DOS word processing world. BNC

2. It´s the largest electroncs company in the world - the big daddy of them all.  CIDoI

3. Shamu the killer whale is the big daddy of the aquarium. CIDoI

časy najväčšej slávy

1. After a succession of jobs as bellhop, waiter, car-park attendant, like a bit-part actor who finally made the big time in this aquatic Hollywood, he has built a career out of surfing big waves. BNC

2. Lennie knows he hasn't any time to play with if Boro are to stay in the big time. BNC

3. The band is hoping to return to the big time. CIDoI

policajti

1. Two dozen boys in blue arrive in full riot gear. BNC

2. You should have a bit more respect for the boys in blue. BNC

3.  could stake myself out and let Nevil come for me, relying on Malpass and the boys in blue to arrive in the nick of time. BNC

prvá pozícia, prvé miesto

1. That is the first rung on the ladder of karate learning for the black belt. BNC

2. She welcomes discomfort, counts hostile situations and relishes third world countries, for she is drive by her life long ambition to be a travel photographer and this trip marked the first rung on the ladder. BNC

3. Just as the believer in Christ seeks to rise through the historical Son of man to the Son of God, so also in scripture the literal sense is the first rung on the ladder to the eternal spiritual meaning. BNC

členovia (spoločenskej alebo politickej organizácie)

1. Politically, the organisation says its grass roots are in working class Labour-voting families. BNC

2. During a debate on party organisation, some representatives complained that Conservative Central Office was not providing Tory workers with the necessary back-up to sustain and win support at the grass roots. BNC

3. The same principles work through the grass roots of a party. BNC

zlatá baňa na peniaze

1. Even if 3D snapshooting does catch on, and the company's hits its target of between 3 and 5 per cent of the world domestic snapshot market by 1985, there may still be no gravy train for Nimslo's backers. BNC

2. The recession abruptly derailed the gravy train on which most in the record industry had ridden through the 1970s; the generous salaries, inflated expenses and transcontinental junkets. BNC

3. A lot of people thought they`d get on the gravy train in the eighties and make some money out of property. CIDoI

doležití ľudia

1. The great and the good depicted include Henry VII and on the right we have the most fearsome devil you ever saw. BNC

2.  For the trouble with the great and the good is that we expect them to be on duty the whole time.BNC

3. Such a reform would be welcome indeed and would remove the existing bias towards the great and the good; but would it enable the broadcasting authorities to be more assertive in their dealings with governments? BNC

"doležití ľudia"

1. By then it was too late to try and change her policy, for the overseer seemed to have taken a real dislike to her, watching for any slip she made, so that he could punish her for being high and mighty as he called it. BNC

2. This club are a serious inconvenience to the high and mighty through having a home in one of England's most remote corners. BNC

3. Well, Emily can be a bit high and mighty herself at times. BNC

v dobrej situácii, pozícii

1. At premium prices, the independent papers are opting firmly for the high ground. BNC

2. Maybe it was because she had the advantage of the high ground and was looking down on me. BNC

3. Make the most of the high ground. BNC

niečo, čo je v kurze, veľmi populárne

1. The Warren Beatty film which has been a year in the making and give years in the planning is this summer's hot ticket. BNC

2. At the beginning of the previous month, he had given a reading in New York where one observer described him as a hot ticket. BNC

3. Fashion writers predict that ankle-strap shoes will be the hot ticket this fall. CIDoI

zabávač, lev salónov

1. Despite a long day of rehearsals, and a long tiring performance, Gracie was the life of the party, and her homey Lancashire friendliness made everyone love her. BNC

2. Morton saw that Leonard and Mrs Cohen were very close, and nothing emphasised this more than her willingness to take them and their friends out for meals, especially to a favourite Greek restaurant where she would be the life of the party, not least in singing, and encouraged by good wine which the restaurateur would ply them with in order to get the mood of the evening going. BNC

3. Give him a few drinks and he`s the life of the party! CIDoI

ruka zákona (polícia)

1. The long arm of the law is reaching a bit too close for comfort if you're taken short in sunny Singapore. BNC

2. But the couple's solicitor Con Fernandez said the pair were just skittles waiting to be bowled over by the long arm of the law.BNC

3. You know what they say, you can`t escape the long arm of the law. CIDoI

vplyvní ľudia v pozadí

1. In the middle of 1969, faced with utter chaos, the Beatles made the ultimate capitulation and called in middle-aged capitalist men in grey suits to straighten things out. BNC

2. Never forget the Tories are the most ruthless party in the democratic world if the men in grey suits do not think Mr Major can win the next election for them, he'll be dumped. BNC

3. As usual, it is the men in grey suits who will decide the future of the industry. CIDoI

psychiatri

1. Now you can send for the ambulance, send for the straitjacket, send for the little men in white coats. BNC

2. He did not wake when the usual procession of night sisters and men in white coats came in and out. BNC

3. The men in white coats will be coming to take me away if I stay in this job much longer. CIDoI

schopnosť zarábať peniaze

1. Kylie was an overnight sensation, a pop princess with the Midas touch, so ordinary and yet so electrifying. BNC

2. John Major, he said, had the exact opposite of the Midas touch. BNC

3. Profits are down-has that 80s entrepreneur lost his Midas touch? CIDoI

ráno po party, "opica"

1. Frank`s go a bad case of the morning after. CIDoI

2. Sarella had never faced the awkwardness of the morning after, to get up and go to the bathroom. BNC

3. It was the morning after the three nights before; a bank holiday weekend rave party that started on saturday and was still going strong last night. BNC

nováčik

1. Foo was perceived as the new kid on the block, the angry young gunslinger who had ridden into town to test his draw against the ageing marshal. BNC

2. What with the Santa Cruz Operation's new president Lars Turndal being the new kid on the block and a stranger to most of the people who'll have to deal with him, we thought we'd give a little of his background. BNC

3. Realizing I was the new kid on the block in this job, I was determined to prove myself. CIDoI

zbohatlíci, ktorí vystavujú svoj majetok na obdiv

1. For Americans she had scant respect and considered them to be nouveau riche upstarts, not good enough to hold a candle to the real thing. BNC

2. Nouveau riche is more interesting to look at, but of course boring to talk to. BNC

3. He is one of the country`s noveau riche who have made fortunes in shipping, hotels, and real estate. CIDoI

polícia

1. First thing tomorrow he was going to phone the Chief Constable to request copies of everything the Old Bill found out. BNC

2. He called in the Old Bill over hack attack. Google

3. The Old Bill was round here yesterday, asking where you were. CIDoI

starí zamestnanci

1. It might be the place where the young of the West come to be seen, but it is the old guard who hold their ground, the poets and writers, pamphleteers and musicians who leave their mark on the atmosphere of this enchanted city. BNC

2. His sudden rise ruffled the feathers of the old guard, "the men with beards"; as he contemptuously called them. BNC

3. She has tried to resist attempts by the old guard to halt the reform process. CIDoI

najstaršie remeslo (prostitúcia)

1. Migrant campesina women can rarely expect to find jobs other than in domestic service or the informal sector, although, of course, for all women, the oldest profession; prostitution; offers an alternative to unemployment. BNC

2. Again by tradition, it's the oldest profession, it's always been with us, possibly always will. BNC

3. I believe she made a living in the oldest profession in the world. CIDoI

niekto mocný, kto stojí v pozadí organizácie

1. In his later years, the chairman`s daughter was the power behind the throne. CIDoI

2. It is this being, the power behind the throne who acts as the unifying force of all the lesser deities, who would more appropriately be described as the God of Hinduism. BNC

3.  The power behind the throne, though it doesn't want it to appear that way, was Novell Inc. BNC

niekto významný, kto stojí v pozadí

1. It has been decided the powers that be, are onto the something that you are going to do your first semester exam in June. BNC

2. Sir Thomas had quarrelled with my husband over some business matter and persuaded the powers that be that my husband was no fit person to hold the position, whatever the quality of his poetry. BNC

3. It`s up to the powers that be to decide what should be done next. CIDoI

členovia organizácie (nie vo vedúcich pozíciách)

1. The strikes were sparked off by the rank and file, most were unofficial, and often they were resisted at the outset by national trade union leaderships. BNC

2. Leaders become less representative of the rank and file. BNC

3. Lenin's approach made the relationship between the Party and the rank and file of the proletariat seem simple. BNC

pracovné prostriedky (nástroje)

1. These books are my tools of the trade and they mean a tremedous amount to me. BNC

2. The wall to the right of the door was covered with tools of the trade; chisels and punches of every size, mostly with handles of twisted willow which allowed the smith to hold them whilst they were struck with a seven pound sledgehammer and feel no vibration. BNC

3. For the modern sales executive, a car phone is one of the tools of the trade. CIDoI

šéf

1. No wonder he was such a top dog in the City if he wielded this calibre of authority merely via the passive act of listening! BNC

2. But he always wanted to be the one in control, the top dog, to be the one who could take off on a whim and relate his volatility to democratic individual freedom to do as one pleased; a special privilege to which only Americans were supposed to be entitled. BNC

3. Jackson was top dog and he made sure he got what he wanted.CIDoI

najvyššia pozícia (pracovná)

1. The final qualification is that a print-maker, to reach the very top of the tree, must be known and appreciated by the Japanese. BNC

2. Whoever the caddie, the money will have been well earned; it is a safe bet that he or she will have had to struggle as hard as his or her player to get to the top of the tree --; while carrying forty-five pounds of dead-weight on his back for four miles and four hours as well! BNC

3. Who would have guessed that she would get to the top of the tree before her clever and talented brother? CIDoI

mať veľké plány

1. When it comes to starting your own business, it can pay to think big. CIDoI

2. The task now imposed on everyone, and especially those preparing to spend the weekend in Strasbourg, is to think big and flexibly about Europe's future. BNC

3. As The Smiths grew in commercial stature, so they encountered more and more professional people, especially in America, and these people constantly told the band to think big, to think mega, to evolve into a major international unit. BNC

utiahnuť si opasok

1. An annual season ticket in the region currently costs about GBP800 . - People are having to tighten their belts, said a BR spokesman. WASPS

2. We have to do our best to pull ourselves out of this recession and tighten our belts. WASPS

3. We will tighten the government 's belt and loosen the belt on the people. WASPS

It backfired (ztroskotat, selhat) because the Japanese executives were eager to visit the USA and were was turned off by the Americans' lack of patience in building a rapport between the companies.

být zavalený (prací)

You wouldn't believe the amount of work we have got. We're completely snowed under.

píchnout si při odchodu (z práce)

When I leave work, I have to clock off.

spojit síly

It's time for us to close ranks and go to battle. (Google)

In the past, the party would have closed ranks around its leader and defended him loyally against his critics. (thefreedictionary)

Wales players close ranks on Ruddock exit.(Google)

uzavřít smlouvu

"The parties have concluded a contract"

to cut the workforce of

We will downsize for maximum efficiency.

zkrachovat, zbankrotovat, skončit

They're going out of business and are having a closing down sale.

Deals are jeopardized (ohrozit) or lost when foreign associates (kolega, společník) are offended by Americans unaware of other countries' customs, culture or manners, etiquette experts say.

být zadobře s, držet se koho (ze zištných důvodů)

He's a bit of a creep. He's always doing obsequious things to keep in with the boss.

udržet nízkou inflaci

The government are increasing interest rates to try to keep inflation down to under 2%.

nechat si nějaké úspory (finanční prostředky) stranou (do rezervy)

I don't plan to allocate the entire budget at the moment. I intend to keep some budget back for emergencies.

předstihnout

They expect to overtake all the main competitors.

rozfázovat

to phase out a product means to stop producing it gradualy and releasing it to the market

- to encourage the popularity, sale, development or existence of something:

Advertising companies are always having to think up new ways to promote products.

Být někomu podřízen

Michael reports to John, who is a chief executive. 

převzít vedení

They want to take over our company, we will see if the shareholders agree.

- to take money out of a bank account

This credit card allows you to withdraw up to £200 a day.

After the merger (fúze), German and American executives "spent a lot of time wrangling about (přít se o, hádat se) the size of the new company's business card," says Jeswald Salacuse, a professor at Tufts University's law and diplomacy school. "Would it follow the small American-size card or the larger size common in Europe?"

dodržiavať pravidlá

1. Journalists who refuse to toe the line will have to be sacked. BNC

2. No Archbishop of Canterbury can simply pronounce to his flock, as does the Pope, and have the whole Church toe the line. BNC

3. They were no longer the oppressed, wretched teen menials who must take orders, toe the line. BNC

labour union (AmE)

odborová organizace, odbory

The trade union is in pay negotiations with the employer.

- special symbol, design, word etc used to represent a product or firm - " abbr.

Velcro is a registered trademark.

živnostník

Local tradesmen are objecting to plans for big new out-of-town shopping centre.

hrať divadlo

1. REM guitarist Peter Buck has recently been treading the boards with Kevin Kinney of Drivin 'N' Cryin. WASPS

2. But more , I shall spread your name far and wide to all parts of the country , you will be as famous as any of the actors who have trod the boards at this theatre. WASPS

3. The trio were treading the boards at Linthorpe Road Junior School , Middlesbrough , in a short play devised and performed by South Tees Community and Mental Health chiropody department. WASPS

čoraz viac úspešný

1. If the festival is a success, it's planned to hold concerts at Sudeley every summer and promote young up-and-coming performers alongside more famous ones. BNC

2. She turned to focus her attention on the up-and-coming young band now swinging into their first number. BNC

3. Allowed to choose her hairdresser, Carole Ann Ford plumped for an up-and-coming young stylist she had known and visited for some time named Vidal Sassoon. BNC

targeted at high-income customers

Upmarket real estate community is for instance Hampstead, England

volná pracovní místa

Below you can find the list of current vacancies.

porušit

"...to violate  a bussiness secret..."

neplatný

A void contract cannot be binding/enforceable.

zrušitelný

skladiště

We want to build many warehouses around the town.

warranty - a promise that the things you sell will be of good quality, ZÁRUČNÍ LHŮTA 
"This product has a one-year warranty, but if you pay a small fee, we can extend it to five years."

reklamace ze záruky

"slabý dolar"

A weak dollar usually leads to high exports.

kým všetko ide hladko

1. Better by far to invest while the going is good, to guarantee yourself an income, rather than rely on an uncertain future. BNC

2. Why not join in while the going is good and take the remaining few animals or trees whatever the cost, because you will never reinherit your traditional grounds. BNC

3. If you are unsure about marrying him, get out now while the going is good. CIDoI

Job involving making use of one's intellectual capabilities, in general any office job

kancelárske zamestnanie

1. The earnings of women in white-collar jobs are the second highest in Britain. CIDoI

2. Professionals and white-collar employees nowadays increasingly find their status and conditions under attack. BNC

3. He argues that over the last century or so the number of white-collar jobs has increased rapidly, but at the same time the skill required to do the jobs has been reduced. BNC

bude mať úspech

1. I well remember I said to myself at the time," there is a lad who will go a long way." BNC

2. Three books on Clive Sinclair's £125 colour computer, the ZX Spectrum will go a long way. BNC

3. "I like my men older-and richer." " You`ll go a long way with ideas like that, my girl!" CIDoI

zlepšiť niekomu náladu

1. With sound, the garden can begin to work its magic on even the youngest ears. BNC

2. The city never failed to work its magic on me. CIDoI

3. But, as Daouda Api explains, the lucky charm of literacy often fails to work its magic. BNC

ťažko pracovať, drieť 

1. She'd had to work like a Trojan to achieve it, but it had been worth every drop of blood, sweat and tears. BNC

2. I ´ll make you work like a dog. BNC

3. He worked like a dog all day to finish the wallpapering. CIDoI

zázračne fungovať

1. The sound of his name seemed to work like magic. BNC

2. I first borrowed a bottle from work and it works like magic. BNC

3. That new stain remover worked like magic. CIDoI

zámerné spomalenie práce robotníkmi tým,že prísne doržiavajú všetky pravidlá

1. Management yesterday began suspending ambulance staff in retaliation to the work to rule tactics of the unions.BNC

2. They may grumble, work to rule, sabotage industrial machinery, take strike action or attempt to organize other members of their class in an effort to overthrow capitalism. BNC

3. When we started well we were in trouble in York When we at then we were going on the go slow system you know, we didn't produce much slate we were on the go work to rule. BNC

zaměstanci, pracovní síly

The size of the workforce will be increased by 10%.

Starého psa novým trikom nenaučíš.

1. They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but I'm living proof. BNC

2. "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" means "I'm not going to change the way I do this." BNC

3. You`re never going to teach your father at the age of 79 to use a computer. You can`t teach an old dog new tricks, you know. CIDoI

mladí zamestnanci

1. These companies are suffering from a lack of young blood. CIDoI

2. Young blood, young minds, new ideas. BNC

3. We also wanted to implement a plan and this is an ongoing situation of admitting young blood to the partnership over a period of  five years. BNC