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spørsmålet		svaret
to accept and act according to a law, an agreement, etc. zastosować się do czegoś / przestrzegać czegoś begynn å lære		abide by We will abide by the committee’s decision.
in a way that can clearly be noticed znacznie, znacząco begynn å lære		appreciably He was appreciably more friendly after I told him who I was.
a quantity of work that should have been done already, but has not yet been done zaległości begynn å lære		backlog I have a huge backlog of paperwork to catch up on.
to be willing to put time and energy into doing sth because you believe strongly in it być oddanym (czemuś), zaangażowanym (w coś) begynn å lære		be committed to We are committed to making our company more environmentally friendly.
as compared to sth/sb else stosunkowo begynn å lære		comparatively The unit is comparatively easy to install.
to carry out business activities such as buying and selling begynn å lære		conduct business with She was determined to conduct her business in a professional manner.
to a fairly large degree begynn å lære		considerably Interest rates have increased considerably.
a long period of time when there is little or no rain begynn å lære		drought A severe drought in the country has damaged crops.
to have a very strong liking or enthusiasm for sth begynn å lære		have a passion for In our company we have a passion for quality.
to accept that you are responsible for your decisions or actions and be willing to explain them to sb begynn å lære		hold ourselves accountable to We must hold ourselves accountable to our shareholders.
unfriendly or aggressive and ready to argue begynn å lære		hostile The speaker faced a hostile audience.
unlikely to cause an allergic reaction hipoalergiczny begynn å lære		hypo-allergenic Sara always uses hypo-allergenic skin products.
more and more awkward begynn å lære		increasingly difficult It is becoming increasingly difficult to recruit skilled workers.
harming something to an extent that it cannot be solved or made right nieodwracalnie szkodliwy begynn å lære		irretrievably damaging The incident has been irretrievably damaging to his reputation.
covered with mould (=a substance like fur that grows on old food) begynn å lære		mouldy The bread has gone mouldy – we should throw it out.
in a way that is easy to notice zauważalnie, wyraźnie begynn å lære		noticeably She looked noticeably more interested when I mentioned the salary.
the practice of paying money towards projects that help the environment to try to cancel out the harmful effect of carbon emissions produced by your activities begynn å lære		offsetting Carbon offsetting has been promoted as a relatively pain-free way of tackling climate change.
possibly very bad or harmful in the future begynn å lære		potentially disastrous He made a mistake that was potentially disastrous for the company.
used to say that you think that sth is probably true przypuszczalnie, prawdopodobnie begynn å lære		presumably Oil prices will presumably get even higher.
to be proud of sth szczycić się / chlubić się czymś begynn å lære		pride ourselves on We pride ourselves on the level of service we offer our customers.
of very serious concern begynn å lære		profoundly worrying The economic situation is profoundly worrying.
compared to other things, fairly likely to stay the same and not likely to change suddenly begynn å lære		relatively stable The economy is now relatively stable.
strong and not easy to break begynn å lære		robust The new phone is light but robust.
untidy or dirty begynn å lære		scruffy He looked a little scruffy for work.
careful and thorough examination nadzór, kontrola begynn å lære		scrutiny Fair-trade policies have recently come under scrutiny from the media.
aware of and able to understand other people’s feelings begynn å lære		sensitive to We must continue to be sensitive to the needs of our clients.
less of sth than you need or expect niedobór, deficyt begynn å lære		shortfall There was a shortfall of 50,000 tonnes in the grain supply.
different to a large enough degree to be important begynn å lære		significantly different The reality was significantly different to what I expected.
to increase quickly begynn å lære		soar Profits have soared.
to try very hard to do something begynn å lære		strive to achieve She always strives to achieve the best possible results.
in a way that causes surprise begynn å lære		surprisingly It cost surprisingly little to upgrade the system.
time that you are allowed to take off work in exchange for something, such as extra hours you have worked at another time begynn å lære		time off in lieu I worked on Saturday and got time off in lieu during the week.
to support or form the basis of an argument, a claim, etc. stanowić podstawę czegoś / wzmacniać begynn å lære		underpin The report’s recommendations are underpinned by solid research.
in a way that was not expected to be so fast or quick begynn å lære		unexpectedly rapid The growth of the industry has been unexpectedly rapid.
to check that sth is true or accurate begynn å lære		verify Please verify that there is sufficient memory available before loading the program.
work in a way that forms a united whole begynn å lære		work cohesively with Every member of the team has to be able to work cohesively with the others.

Unit 11 glossary

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