Samstag, 18. Mai 2024, 22:03
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Glossar: WORK & LEISURE
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cack-handed

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

call it a day

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

call the shots

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

call the tune

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

capability

způsobilost

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

carry the can

"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

carve out a niche

carve out a niche

find a special market that you can control
najít si "díru na trhu"

To succeed in this competitive world, you have to focus on part of it. Try to carve out a niche and be number one in that are.

cash machine

- automatic machine from which clients of a bank may withdraw money; ATM

cast aspersions on

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

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?"

cherry-picking of new staff

common practice in UK, when top brand companies recruit their potential employees among Oxford or Cambridge graduates

chew the fat

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

clear sth up

1. vyjasnit, objasnit co

If we could clear up the cause of this fault in the machine, we could get to work on finding a solution.

2. dokončit co

I cannot leave the office tonight until I have cleared up all this urgent correspondence.

3. splatit, uhradit, vyrovnat co

In order to clear up your debts at this bank the manager has decided that you must pay back a minimum of £200 per month for the coming year.


climb the career ladder

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 sth

dát se přesvědčit o něčem, nakonec souhlasit s čím
  • come round to agreeing - nakonec souhlasit
  • come round to the idea that - konečně se shodnout na..

come to blows

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

come to grips with

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

come up with a solution

přijít s řešením
He added members wanted the Government to find a new way of paying for NHS work , and hoped a joint inquiry by the Department of Health and British Dental Association would come up with a solution .

comission

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."

commission-based job

provize za práci

job involving no fixed hourly rate

competition

konkurence

We face tough competition.

competitor

konkurent
My aim today is to tell you something about our new competitor.

Consumer

spotřebitel, zákazník

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

consumption

consumption - the total amount of product bought in a market, SPOTŘEBA, ODBYT 
"Although prices have fallen, overall consumption is higher, so we can still make money."

create market

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'.

crowded market

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

Crowded market is usuallz beneficial for customers.

cultural clash

střet kultur

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

current account

běžný účet

cut a deal

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

cut a rug

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

cut jobs - snížit počet pracovních míst

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

CV

CV - curriculum vitae

I need CVs from all the applicants.