unit 9.2

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profound
His ideas and beliefs had a profound effect on many areas of management.
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głęboki, przemożny
profoundly
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głęboko
nine-to-five
Rebecca has a nine-to-five job working as a secretary.
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dotyczący stałej pracy umysłowej, zwykle wykonywanej od dziewiątej rano do piątej po południu
supplant
The democratic government was supplanted by a dictatorship.
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zająć miejsce
affiliation
As an environmental lobbyist, she has strong affiliations with conservation and eco-awareness groups.
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związek, afiliacja, przynależność
diminish
As a result of the rise in demand, the threat of closure began to diminish.
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osłabnąć, zmniejszyć się, zmaleć
disperse
Once the demonstration was over, the crowd began to disperse.
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rozproszyć się
window into sb’s soul
A person’s hobbies or interests can often be a window into their soul.
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zwierciadło czyjejś duszy
reinforce
I want to reinforce the garden wall so that it doesn't fall down. The fashion and entertainment industries merely reinforce the belief that women have to be thin to be beautiful.
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wzmacniać
Chcę wzmocnić ogrodzenie w ogrodzie, żeby się nie przewróciło.
taint
The politician’s popularity was tainted by scandals and corruption.
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nadszarpnąć, splamić (np. czyjąś reputację)
salience
The salience of the company reform was to improve working relations.
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istota, sedno
toehold
The Nestlé Company was anxiously trying to obtain a toehold in the Asian market in order to flood it with cocoa drink products.
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punkt zaczepienia, korzystna pozycja wyjściowa
deification
The media are largely to blame for the deification of film stars.
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podniesienie do rangi bóstwa, deifikacja
margin
The children were taught to start writing from the margin of the page. In the past, women were on the margins of the business world, but now they’re beginning to play a more important role.
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margines
Dzieci uczono, by pisać od marginesu strony.
keenly
His absence was keenly felt by his family.
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dotkliwie
intrinsically
The Porsche is intrinsically a very powerful car.
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z natury, sam w sobie
intrinsic
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nieodłączny, wrodzony, wewnętrzny, niezbędny
ambivalent
She had ambivalent feelings about getting married again.
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ambiwalentny, niejednoznaczny, niepewny
ambivalence
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ambiwalencja
ambivalently
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ambiwalentnie

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