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fredag, 17. mai 2024, 10:37
Portal: OpenMoodle
Kurs: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Ordbok: WORK & LEISURE

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

amount to sth

rovnat se, odpovídat čemu, znamenat co
  • 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.

account for sth

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

give sth out

1. oznámit, ohlásit co
  • give out the results of the interviews. - oznámit výsledky pohovorů
2. vyd(áv)at, rozdat, rozdělit, distrubuovat co
  • give out some free gifts to our retailers - rozdat našim maloobchodníkům nějaké dárky
  • give out copies of the annual report - rozdat výtisky výroční zprávy

get through sth

dokončit co, být hotov s čím
  • 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.

bribe


úplatek
If you plan to give a gift, always give it to the company. A gift to one person is considered a bribe. (Singapore)

to request a check

Always request your check when dining out in Spain. It is considered rude for wait staff to bring your bill beforehand.

požádat o účet

to construe

France: Always remain calm, polite and courteous during business meetings. Never appear overly friendly, because this could be construed (chápat, vyvozovat) as suspicious.

to flounder

The French will revert (vrátit se k) to English if they see you floundering (plácat se, breptat, váznout).

to roll out

Advertising agencies rolling out (rozbalit, přichystat) international campaigns without checking the cultural implications of their text or imagery have created some disasters.

to wrangle about

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?"

first quarter

In May, DaimlerChrysler sold the Chrysler group, which reported a $2 billion first-quarter loss this year.

první čtvrtletí, "první kvartál" (slang)

cultural clash

střet kultur

Cultural clashes are not limited to individuals or groups of people discussing or negotiating a business deal.

outsourcing

nákup služeb mimo podnik

Outsourcing became part of the business lexicon during the 1980s and refers to the delegation of non-core operations from internal production to an external entity specializing in the management of that operation. Outsourcing is utilizing experts from outside the entity to perform specific tasks that the entity once performed itself.

business card


vizitka

Morrison says she has seen American executives look at business cards from Latin American clients and not realize that a Hispanic father's surname is listed first, followed by the mother's.