úterý, 14. května 2024, 01.10
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: WORK & LEISURE
Libor Juhaňák

an inside job

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

an old hand

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

apply for a job - žádat o práci

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

apply for the job

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

arrange a meeting

domluvit schůzku/ schůzi

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

article

článek

...articles of an agreement...

Assets

majetek, aktiva

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

at the top of the ladder

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

attend a meeting

zúčastnit se schůze

You will be able to attend branch and regional meetings.

back away


vycouvat, odstoupit

They were interested in buying a stake in the company but when they heard the police were investigating financial irregularities they decided to back away from the deal.

back sb/sth up


podpořit koho/co, stát za kým/čím, podržet koho
  • If you can back up your argument with facts, then the committee may agree with your proposal.
  • back up the staff

balance sheet


An itemized statement that lists the total assets and total liabilities of a given business to portray its net worth at a given moment in time.

účetní bilance, rozvaha

Under Article 48(5) of Act No. 6/1993 Coll. on the CNB, the Czech National Bank: "shall produce and publish every ten days a report on its financial position". This obligation is met by publishing a ten-day balance sheet on the CNB website and by providing it to all significant press agencies.

balance sth against sth


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

ballpark figure (rough)

přibližný odhad/údaje

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

bank charges

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

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