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otázka		odpověď
to understand that you have to deal with sth, because you cannot change it zaakceptować, pogodzić się z czymś začněte se učit		to accept We have to accept a certain amount of risk in our business.
good at doing sth that is quite difficult biegły, doświadczony w czymś/ robieniu czegoś začněte se učit		adept He became adept at getting her to listen to his ideas.
to see what might happen in the future and take action to prepare for it przewidywać, antycypować začněte se učit		anticipate We need someone who can anticipate and respond to change.
immediately, with only a quick look na pierwszy rzut oka začněte se učit		at a glance She saw at a glance what the problem was.
to decide or say officially that sth is not allowed zakazać, zabronić czegoś začněte se učit		ban Most workplaces have now banned smoking.
brave and not afraid to take risks śmiały, odważny začněte se učit		bold It was a bold move to open an English restaurant in France.
to stop getting lower or worse osiągnąć najniższy poziom začněte se učit		bottom out Property prices seem to be bottoming out.
careful and unwilling to take risks ostrożny, rozważny začněte se učit		cautious He was cautious about committing himself to anything.
a wide and very deep crack in the ground rozpadlina, szczelina, przepaść začněte se učit		chasm They had to somehow get across the chasm.
based on facts and specific, practical ideas konkretny začněte se učit		concrete Do you have any concrete proposals about how we can cut costs?
to discover or calculate exactly what sth is określać, ustalać začněte se učit		determine The enquiry will try to determine the cause of the accident.
to form an opinion of the amount, value, or quality of sth ocenić, oszacować začněte se učit		evaluate We need to evaluate how well the campaign has worked.
things that may possibly happen ewentualności začněte se učit		eventualities We need to be prepared for all eventualities.
to put sb/sth in a situation where they are not protected from sth harmful or unpleasant narażać na coś, wystawiać na działanie czegoś začněte se učit		expose sth to You have exposed yourself to unnecessary risks.
taking unnecessary risks ryzykancki, lekkomyślny začněte se učit		foolhardy It would be foolhardy to ignore these warnings.
to make a judgement or approximate calculation about sth zmierzyć, ocenić začněte se učit		to gauge It's always difficult to gauge how many people attend events like these.
done as a regular habit zwyczajny, powszedni, typowy začněte se učit		habitual Complaining about change sometimes becomes habitual.
a dish of chopped potatoes and onions, fried until they are brown starte ziemniaki smażone z cebulą začněte se učit		hash browns They had hash browns and coffee for breakfast.
making it difficult for sth to happen or to be achieved nieprzyjazny, wrogi začněte se učit		hostile Not many plants grow in these hostile conditions.
to recognize sth and be able to say what it is zidentyfikować, rozpoznać začněte se učit		identify First of all we have to identify the problem.
not wise or sensible nierozważny, nierozsądny začněte se učit		imprudent It would be imprudent to invest all your money in one company.
easy to understand and to use intuicyjny začněte se učit		intuitive I didn’t find the software very intuitive.
done for a good reason, and therefore acceptable słuszny, dający się uzasadnić začněte se učit		justifiable He took justifiable pride in his achievements.
progressing from one thing to another in a single series of stages that are clearly linked linearny, liniowy začněte se učit		linear People do not always learn in a linear fashion.
a group of people who try to influence public opinion or politicans on a particular issue grupa nacisku, lobby začněte se učit		lobby The gun lobby is opposed to any change in the law.
to make sth as small as possible minimalizować, pomniejszać začněte se učit		minimize We will carry out the work in a way that minimizes inconvenience to customers.
not talking much about your own abilities or achievements skromny začněte se učit		modest She’s very modest about her success.
known about or understood by very few people mało znany začněte se učit		obscure I found her lecture a little obscure.
a shop/store or an organization that sells goods made by a particular company or of a particular type punkt sprzedaży (detalicznej) začněte se učit		outlet The business has 34 retail outlets in this state.
too careful and unwilling to take risks, in a way that is not reasonable nazbyt ostrożny začněte se učit		over-cautious You will never succeed by being over-cautious.
a hope or plan that is not practical or not likely to be achieved mrzonka začněte se učit		pipe-dream You can convert your plans from pipe-dreams to reality.
to be dangerous for sth/sb stanowić ryzyko dla kogoś/czegoś začněte se učit		pose risks to Smoking poses clear risks to health.
to say that sth will happen in the future przewidywać, przepowiadać začněte se učit		predict He predicts that interest rates will continue to rise.
sensible and careful in making judgements and decisions; avoiding unnecessary risks rozważny, roztropny začněte se učit		prudent This looks like a prudent investment.
a friendly relationship in which people understand each other very well dobre stosunki začněte se učit		rapport She understood the importance of establishing a close rapport with clients.
doing sth that may not be sensible without first thinking about the possible results pochopny, lekkomyślny, nierozważny začněte se učit		rash This is what happens when you make rash decisions.
showing a lack of care about danger and the possible results of your actions lekkomyślny, nieostrożny, nierozważny začněte se učit		reckless He had always been reckless with money.
to know what sth is, or be aware that it exists rozpoznać, dostrzec začněte se učit		recognize We recognized the problem immediately.
very unwilling to take risks bojący się ryzyka, ostrożny začněte se učit		risk-averse This industry is famously conservative and risk-averse.
to be or put yourself in a situation in which sth bad could happen to you ryzykować coś, narażać się na coś začněte se učit		run the risk of You run the risk of losing your home.
a type of fat found, for example, in butter, fried food, and many types of meat, which encourages the harmful development of cholesterol tłuszcze nasycone začněte se učit		saturated fat People are being advised to cut down on saturated fat.
reasonable and using good judgement rather than emotion rozsądny, sensowny začněte se učit		sensible He made a very sensible decision.
the degree to which sth is serious or bad powaga, dotkliwość czegoś začněte se učit		severity People are not aware of the severity of the problem.
one of the groups into which animals, plants, etc. are divided gatunek, gatunki začněte se učit		species Humans need to realize what they have done to other species.
a pile of earth, plants, and wood that is built by a group of termites (insects similar to ants) as their home termitiera (gniazdo termitów) začněte se učit		termite mound They had unwittingly disturbed a termite mound.
likely to change suddenly in a way that is not easy to predict zmienny, nieprzewidywalny, niestabilny začněte se učit		volatile The exchange rate is highly volatile.
a piece of potato cut into a wedge shape (with one thin side and one thick side) with the skin left on, and baked or fried łódeczki ziemniaczane začněte se učit		wedges They served steak with potato wedges and salad.
to consider sth carefully before making a decision rozważyć, ocenić začněte se učit		weigh up You must weigh up the advantages and disadvantages.