(PREADV) WORK / CAREER & MONEY / BUSINESS, CARD 2
BUSINESS & SELLING
to retail sth = to trade in sth, to sell sth (prowadzić sprzedaż detaliczną)
to sell/buy sth in bulk = to sell/buy large quantities of sth (hurtowo)
the economy is now booming or: is now in recession
to be in rapport with sb = to be on good terms with sb
to establish good rapport with your workmates / amployees
to comply with the suggestions/rules/the official policy
to act in compliance with …
to be savvy = shrewd (przebiegły, inteligentny)
Where’s your savvy?! - gdzie ty masz głowę?!
to act shrewdly, savvily
n: shrewdness, savvy
to drive a hard bargain = to try hard to negotiate the prices / conditions
in your favour
to seduce your potential customer = to cajole sb into doing sth = to talk
sb into doing sth
adj: seductive methods, seductively, n: seduction
to tell sb that … is all the rage nowadays = is the new black = is a hit,
the most popular thing now
… is the driving force behind sb’s success = the main motivation
to play your cards close to your vest/chest = to act carefully
= to keep to yourself and be cautious when you deal with others
to be at the cutting edge of today’s trends = to be ahead of the curve =
to be extremely progressive, ahead of the rest, ahead of the times
to rely/use your business acumen (experience & business sense)
to have some tricks/ideas up your sleeve
to opt for the idea to… = to go for = to go along with the idea to… = to
choose/support
to credit sb for sth = to give sb credit for doing sth important
to refuse sb credit for what they did (uznanie)
to have deep pockets = to have money to burn, to be well off
to be in sb’s pocket
to appease sb = to calm sb down
to speak appeasingly
n: appeasement
to retract your harsh words / criticism / statement = to take back what
you said (cofnać) n: retraction
to use a variety of marketing techniques
to express various shades of joy / excitement (kinds)
to induce sb to do sth = to persuade sb to do sth
to induce the right emotions/feelings in sb = provoke the right
emotions in sb
to be persuasive, convincing, credible (believable)
to be open to various shades of opinion
to economize, to practice economy = to lay money aside, to save
to be sparing with money, thrift (prudent and wise), frugal
to act with thrift, frugality = be careful with money, to practice caution
to live sparingly, thriftily, frugally
to boost sales / your efficiency
to give sb a boost / confidence boost
… may benefit you in a long run
to have an interest in the company = mieć udziały w
to invest in sth, to make an investment
to invest money in stock and bonds (papiery wartościowe) / real estate
(nieruchomości)
a sound investment = bezpieczna inwestycja
to be in the black, to be in the money
to swell your/sb’s bank balance = to let sb earn
many businesses are springing up = are appearing
Money talks = money can get you almost everything
PROBLEMS AT WORK, MONEY MATTERS & FINANCIAL
PROBLEMS
to evade taxes = unikać płacenia podatków n: tax evasion
to be evasive, to give evasive answers = to be reticent, unwilling to
speak openly
to get worked up about sth = angry/emotional
I don’t mince words = I say what I want
it was a bolt from the blue / out of the blue = very sudden &
unexpected
I didn’t see that coming! = I was not expecting that
to be alarmed, startled
to be going up a blind alley = to be going nowhere
a dead-end job = ślepy zaułek, sytuacja bez perspektyw
to end up in the lurch = to be left high and dry = to be left helpless
to be fighting a losing battle
to blow the whistle = to inform on sb = to report sb/sth to the police/the
media
to speak your mind = to say what’s on your mind, to charge ahead
… and shit hit the fan = and sth very bad happened
to disclose confidential information, to violate the confidentiality
agreement = ujawnić poufne informacje, pogwałcić klauzulę poufności
to go public with some information = to revel sth to the media
to spill the beans = wygadać się
to apply for a loan in the bank
to turn sb/sb’s application down
to take a loan/credit out from the bank
… and it went downhill from there. = and the situation deteriorated then
N: deterioration
to get hysterical = to get very agitated = to blow your top
sb’s shortcoming, weakness, vice
to be scatty (chaotic) and disorganized
to act/buy on impulse , to make an impulse purchase
to be in the red = to be penniless, out of money
to fall back on your savings = to turn to the money you once managed
to save = to resort to your reserves
to be in debt, to owe money to sb
to be massively in debt, to be debt-ridden
to pay your debts off = to make good on the loan you got from
= to discharge the debt (spłacić)
to pay sb off = splacic kogoś
to go bankrupt, to face bankruptcy, a bankrupt
an intellectual / mental bankrupt
to declare yourself insolvent = niewyplacalny
n: insolvency
to write that money off = spisać na straty
to be on slender means = to have little money
to economise on sth, put money aside/by/away
to be more economical
to have some reserve for a rainy day / the rainy days
to have nest egg = sumka na czarną godzinę, zaskórniaki
to buy inexpensive, budget goods
… is reasonably priced
to confront the issue head-on