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to understand that you have to deal with sth, because you cannot change it zaakceptować, pogodzić się z czymś start learning		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 start learning		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 start learning		anticipate We need someone who can anticipate and respond to change.
immediately, with only a quick look na pierwszy rzut oka start learning		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 start learning		ban Most workplaces have now banned smoking.
brave and not afraid to take risks śmiały, odważny start learning		bold It was a bold move to open an English restaurant in France.
to stop getting lower or worse osiągnąć najniższy poziom start learning		bottom out Property prices seem to be bottoming out.
careful and unwilling to take risks ostrożny, rozważny start learning		cautious He was cautious about committing himself to anything.
a wide and very deep crack in the ground rozpadlina, szczelina, przepaść start learning		chasm They had to somehow get across the chasm.
based on facts and specific, practical ideas konkretny start learning		concrete Do you have any concrete proposals about how we can cut costs?
to discover or calculate exactly what sth is określać, ustalać start learning		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 start learning		evaluate We need to evaluate how well the campaign has worked.
things that may possibly happen ewentualności start learning		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 start learning		expose sth to You have exposed yourself to unnecessary risks.
taking unnecessary risks ryzykancki, lekkomyślny start learning		foolhardy It would be foolhardy to ignore these warnings.
to make a judgement or approximate calculation about sth zmierzyć, ocenić start learning		to gauge It's always difficult to gauge how many people attend events like these.
done as a regular habit zwyczajny, powszedni, typowy start learning		habitual Complaining about change sometimes becomes habitual.
a dish of chopped potatoes and onions, fried until they are brown starte ziemniaki smażone z cebulą start learning		hash browns They had hash browns and coffee for breakfast.
making it difficult for sth to happen or to be achieved nieprzyjazny, wrogi start learning		hostile Not many plants grow in these hostile conditions.
to recognize sth and be able to say what it is zidentyfikować, rozpoznać start learning		identify First of all we have to identify the problem.
not wise or sensible nierozważny, nierozsądny start learning		imprudent It would be imprudent to invest all your money in one company.
easy to understand and to use intuicyjny start learning		intuitive I didn’t find the software very intuitive.
done for a good reason, and therefore acceptable słuszny, dający się uzasadnić start learning		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 start learning		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 start learning		lobby The gun lobby is opposed to any change in the law.
to make sth as small as possible minimalizować, pomniejszać start learning		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 start learning		modest She’s very modest about her success.
known about or understood by very few people mało znany start learning		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) start learning		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 start learning		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 start learning		pipe-dream You can convert your plans from pipe-dreams to reality.
to be dangerous for sth/sb stanowić ryzyko dla kogoś/czegoś start learning		pose risks to Smoking poses clear risks to health.
to say that sth will happen in the future przewidywać, przepowiadać start learning		predict He predicts that interest rates will continue to rise.
sensible and careful in making judgements and decisions; avoiding unnecessary risks rozważny, roztropny start learning		prudent This looks like a prudent investment.
a friendly relationship in which people understand each other very well dobre stosunki start learning		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 start learning		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 start learning		reckless He had always been reckless with money.
to know what sth is, or be aware that it exists rozpoznać, dostrzec start learning		recognize We recognized the problem immediately.
very unwilling to take risks bojący się ryzyka, ostrożny start learning		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 start learning		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 start learning		saturated fat People are being advised to cut down on saturated fat.
reasonable and using good judgement rather than emotion rozsądny, sensowny start learning		sensible He made a very sensible decision.
the degree to which sth is serious or bad powaga, dotkliwość czegoś start learning		severity People are not aware of the severity of the problem.
one of the groups into which animals, plants, etc. are divided gatunek, gatunki start learning		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) start learning		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 start learning		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 start learning		wedges They served steak with potato wedges and salad.
to consider sth carefully before making a decision rozważyć, ocenić start learning		weigh up You must weigh up the advantages and disadvantages.