sábado, 18 de mayo de 2024, 17:33
Sitio: OpenMoodle
Curso: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Glosario: WORK & LEISURE
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to insure against sth

pojistit se proti (něčemu)

What steps have you taken to insure against possible failure?

to jeopardize

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.

to keep in with

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.

to keep inflation down

udržet nízkou inflaci

The government are increasing interest rates to try to keep inflation down to under 2%.

to keep some budget back

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.

to learn the ropes

to learn the rules while starting in a company

to litigate



Take legal action to settle a dispute in a court of law.

Taking disputes to court can run up huge legal bills, and that’s just the beginning. Litigation also poisons relationships and eats up time that could be better used earning more income.

to overtake

předstihnout

They expect to overtake all the main competitors.

to pass the buck

to pass responsibilty on to someone else

to phase something out

rozfázovat

to phase out a product means to stop producing it gradualy and releasing it to the market

to promote

- to encourage the popularity, sale, development or existence of something:

Advertising companies are always having to think up new ways to promote products.

to report to sb./ to work under sb.

Být někomu podřízen

Michael reports to John, who is a chief executive. 

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 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 take over

převzít vedení

They want to take over our company, we will see if the shareholders agree.