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Question 1

well-heeled

Answer 1

nadziany (bogaty)Seven years ago Uber launched itself as an app connecting well-heeled users with nearby limousines.

Question 2

prominent

Answer 2

wiodący, czołowy, rzucający się w oczyIt has since become the most prominent tech startup in the world, with a valuation of $70bn.

Question 3

hard-charging

Answer 3

agresywny, zdeterminowany, ambitnyThe company’s hard-charging culture—embodied in Travis Kalanick, Uber’s co-founder and boss—was celebrated, not questioned.

Question 4

to embody

Answer 4

uosabiaćThe company’s hard-charging culture—embodied in Travis Kalanick, Uber’s co-founder and boss—was celebrated, not questioned.

Question 5

to fend off

Answer 5

odpieraćThe firm is fending off accusations of stealing autonomous-car technology.

Question 6

allegedlyÂ

Answer 6

rzekomoIt is being investigated for allegedly designing software to identify and evade transport regulators.

Question 7

to evade

Answer 7

unikaćIt is being investigated for allegedly designing software to identify and evade transport regulators.

Question 8

reminiscent of sth

Answer 8

przypominajÄ…cy coÅ›, przywoÅ‚ujÄ…cy coÅ› Mr Kalanick and his band of brothers created a workplace more reminiscent of a bar than a business.Â

Question 9

belated

Answer 9

spóźnionyUber is belatedly making efforts to fix things.

Question 10

underling

Answer 10

podwładnyThe firm will do other things differently, too: more performance reviews, less booze and no sex between a manager and an underling.

Question 11

indefiniteÂ

Answer 11

nieokreÅ›lony, bezterminowyHe said this week that he will take an indefinite leave of absence, in part to grieve for his mother, who was killed in a recent accident, and in part to “work on himself”.Â

Question 12

culpableÂ

Answer 12

winny, karygodnyHe is culpable for its failings; its culture was created in his image.

Question 13

to take a toll

Answer 13

zbierać żniwoThe firm’s problems have started to take a toll.

Question 14

to loom large

Answer 14

spędzać sen z powiekThe spectre of the past will continue to loom large, thanks to litigation and government probes.

Question 15

probe

Answer 15

śledztwoThe spectre of the past will continue to loom large, thanks to litigation and government probes.

Question 16

to inflict

Answer 16

wyrządzić, zadać, zadawać One is that a tolerance of casual sexism can inflict real commercial damage.

Question 17

to be wary of

Answer 17

mieć siÄ™ na bacznoÅ›ci przedAnother is to be wary of the power handed to founders.Â

Question 18

misstep

Answer 18

gafaUber’s missteps would have become clear much sooner with better governance and a visible share price.

Question 19

nadziany (bogaty)

Answer 19

well-heeledSeven years ago Uber launched itself as an app connecting well-heeled users with nearby limousines.

Question 20

wiodący, czołowy, rzucający się w oczy

Answer 20

prominentIt has since become the most prominent tech startup in the world, with a valuation of $70bn.

Question 21

agresywny, zdeterminowany, ambitny

Answer 21

hard-chargingThe company’s hard-charging culture—embodied in Travis Kalanick, Uber’s co-founder and boss—was celebrated, not questioned.

Question 22

uosabiać

Answer 22

to embody The company’s hard-charging culture—embodied in Travis Kalanick, Uber’s co-founder and boss—was celebrated, not questioned.

Question 23

odpierać

Answer 23

to fend offThe firm is fending off accusations of stealing autonomous-car technology.

Question 24

rzekomo

Answer 24

allegedlyÂIt is being investigated for allegedly designing software to identify and evade transport regulators.

Question 25

unikać

Answer 25

to evadeIt is being investigated for allegedly designing software to identify and evade transport regulators.

Question 26

przypominający coś, przywołujący coś

Answer 26

reminiscent of sthMr Kalanick and his band of brothers created a workplace more reminiscent of a bar than a business.Â

Question 27

spóźniony

Answer 27

belatedUber is belatedly making efforts to fix things.

Question 28

podwładny

Answer 28

underlingThe firm will do other things differently, too: more performance reviews, less booze and no sex between a manager and an underling.

Question 29

nieokreślony, bezterminowy

Answer 29

indefiniteÂHe said this week that he will take an indefinite leave of absence, in part to grieve for his mother, who was killed in a recent accident, and in part to “work on himself”.Â

Question 30

winny, karygodny

Answer 30

culpableÂHe is culpable for its failings; its culture was created in his image.

Question 31

zbierać żniwo

Answer 31

to take a tollThe firm’s problems have started to take a toll.

Question 32

spędzać sen z powiek

Answer 32

to loom largeThe spectre of the past will continue to loom large, thanks to litigation and government probes.

Question 33

śledztwo

Answer 33

probeThe spectre of the past will continue to loom large, thanks to litigation and government probes.

Question 34

wyrządzić, zadać, zadawać

Answer 34

to inflictOne is that a tolerance of casual sexism can inflict real commercial damage.

Question 35

mieć się na baczności przed

Answer 35

to be wary ofAnother is to be wary of the power handed to founders.Â

Question 36

gafa

Answer 36

misstepUber’s missteps would have become clear much sooner with better governance and a visible share price.

Question 37

pot

Answer 37

pula, garnekTo compete with the Vision Fund’s pot of moolah, and with the forays of other unconventional investors, incumbents are having to bulk up.

Question 38

foray

Answer 38

najazdTo compete with the Vision Fund’s pot of moolah, and with the forays of other unconventional investors, incumbents are having to bulk up.

Question 39

to bulk up

Answer 39

budować mięśnie, zyskać masę ciałaTo compete with the Vision Fund’s pot of moolah, and with the forays of other unconventional investors, incumbents are having to bulk up.

Question 40

to be in short supply

Answer 40

brakowaćMr Son is also bringing capital to places where it is still in fairly short supply—to India, to South-East Asia and to several European countries.

Question 41

sheer

Answer 41

tu: sam; zwykły, kompletnyThe concept of portfolio companies collaborating is familiar from private equity, but the fund’s sheer breadth marks it out.

Question 42

to nurture

Answer 42

wspieraćAnd it may nurture competition against the tech giants.

Question 43

fraught with

Answer 43

pełen (czegoś), obarczony (czymś)HERMAN NARULA named his company Improbable for a business plan so outlandish and fraught with computing problems that only two outcomes are plausible.

Question 44

flop

Answer 44

fiasko, klapaBut even if the fund ends up flopping, it will have several lasting effects on technology investing.

Question 45

to deploy

Answer 45

rozlokowaćThe first is that the deployment of so much cash now will help shape the industries of the future.

Question 46

to outgun

Answer 46

pokonaćIts money, often handed to entrepreneurs in multiples of the amounts they initially demand and accompanied by the threat that the cash will go to the competition if they balk, gives startups the wherewithal to outgun worse-funded rivals.

Question 47

to notch up

Answer 47

zdobyćHe has notched up some triumphs in his career, including an early bet on Alibaba.

Question 48

singular

Answer 48

niezwykłyHis pursuit of the “singularity”, the point at which computer intelligence exceeds the human kind, might make him a visionary—or just an eccentric.

Question 49

gargantuan

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olbrzymiThis combination of gargantuanism, grandiosity and guaranteed payouts may end up in financial disaster.

Question 50

grandiosity

Answer 50

pretensjonalnośćThis combination of gargantuanism, grandiosity and guaranteed payouts may end up in financial disaster.

Question 51

giddy

Answer 51

przyprawiający o zwrot głowyIndeed, the Vision Fund could mark the giddy top of the tech boom.

Question 52

pula, garnek

Answer 52

potTo compete with the Vision Fund’s pot of moolah, and with the forays of other unconventional investors, incumbents are having to bulk up.

Question 53

najazd

Answer 53

forayTo compete with the Vision Fund’s pot of moolah, and with the forays of other unconventional investors, incumbents are having to bulk up.

Question 54

budować mięśnie, zyskać masę ciała

Answer 54

to bulk upTo compete with the Vision Fund’s pot of moolah, and with the forays of other unconventional investors, incumbents are having to bulk up.

Question 55

brakować

Answer 55

to be in short supplyMr Son is also bringing capital to places where it is still in fairly short supply—to India, to South-East Asia and to several European countries.

Question 56

tu: sam; zwykły, kompletny

Answer 56

sheerThe concept of portfolio companies collaborating is familiar from private equity, but the fund’s sheer breadth marks it out.

Question 57

wspierać

Answer 57

to nurtureAnd it may nurture competition against the tech giants.

Question 58

pełen (czegoś), obarczony (czymś)

Answer 58

fraught withHERMAN NARULA named his company Improbable for a business plan so outlandish and fraught with computing problems that only two outcomes are plausible.

Question 59

fiasko, klapa

Answer 59

flopBut even if the fund ends up flopping, it will have several lasting effects on technology investing.

Question 60

rozlokować

Answer 60

to deployThe first is that the deployment of so much cash now will help shape the industries of the future.

Question 61

pokonać

Answer 61

to outgunIts money, often handed to entrepreneurs in multiples of the amounts they initially demand and accompanied by the threat that the cash will go to the competition if they balk, gives startups the wherewithal to outgun worse-funded rivals.

Question 62

zdobyć

Answer 62

to notch upHe has notched up some triumphs in his career, including an early bet on Alibaba.

Question 63

niezwykły

Answer 63

singularHis pursuit of the “singularity”, the point at which computer intelligence exceeds the human kind, might make him a visionary—or just an eccentric.

Question 64

olbrzymi

Answer 64

gargantuanThis combination of gargantuanism, grandiosity and guaranteed payouts may end up in financial disaster.

Question 65

pretensjonalność

Answer 65

grandiosityThis combination of gargantuanism, grandiosity and guaranteed payouts may end up in financial disaster.

Question 66

przyprawiający o zwrot głowy

Answer 66

giddy Indeed, the Vision Fund could mark the giddy top of the tech boom.

Question 67

to chuck

Answer 67

wyrzucićIf you no longer wanted it, you sold it or chucked it away.

Question 68

to muscle in

Answer 68

rozpychać się łokciami; wpychać się (np. do kolejki)Some firms found tricks to muscle in on the aftermarket, using warranties, authorised repair shops, and strategies such as selling cheap printers and expensive ink.

Question 69

aftermarket

Answer 69

rynek części zapasowych, zamienników i dodatkowych akcesoriów (także nieoryginalnych)Some firms found tricks to muscle in on the aftermarket, using warranties, authorised repair shops, and strategies such as selling cheap printers and expensive ink.

Question 70

to squeeze out

Answer 70

wyciskać (np. sok)But these ways of squeezing out more profit did not challenge the nature of what it means to be an owner.

Question 71

slippery

Answer 71

śliski; drażliwy; delikatny (np. o temacie rozmowy)In the digital age ownership has become more slippery.

Question 72

advent

Answer 72

pojawienie się, nadejścieSince the advent of smartphones, consumers have been forced to accept that they do not control the software in their devices; they are only licensed to use it.

Question 73

malign

Answer 73

zły, szkodliwy, wrogiThe trend is not always malign.

Question 74

to seek

Answer 74

starać się; usiłować; próbowaćManufacturers seeking to restrict what owners do with increasingly complex technology have good reasons to protect their copyright, ensure that their machines do not malfunction, uphold environmental standards and prevent hacking.

Question 75

to malfunction

Answer 75

psuć sięManufacturers seeking to restrict what owners do with increasingly complex technology have good reasons to protect their copyright, ensure that their machines do not malfunction, uphold environmental standards and prevent hacking.

Question 76

to uphold

Answer 76

przestrzegaćManufacturers seeking to restrict what owners do with increasingly complex technology have good reasons to protect their copyright, ensure that their machines do not malfunction, uphold environmental standards and prevent hacking.

Question 77

rudimentary

Answer 77

elementarny, pierwotnyAVA, a customer-service chatbot for Autodesk, has rudimentary emotional intelligence.

Question 78

proprietary

Answer 78

prawnie zastrzeżonyAlmost to the day 17 years ago Steve Ballmer, then boss of Microsoft, the world’s biggest software firm, called Linux a “cancer”, meaning that the open-source operating system would spell the death of proprietary software.

Question 79

to gobble up

Answer 79

wchÅ‚aniaćThe founder of SoftBank, a Japanese telecoms and internet firm, has put together an enormous investment fund that is busy gobbling up stakes in the world’s most exciting young companies.Â

Question 80

to disrupt

Answer 80

zdezorganizować, przerwać, zakłócićThe Vision Fund is disrupting both the industries in which it invests and other suppliers of capital.

Question 81

moolah

Answer 81

mamonaTo compete with the Vision Fund’s pot of moolah, and with the forays of other unconventional investors, incumbents are having to bulk up.

Question 82

wyrzucić

Answer 82

to chuckIf you no longer wanted it, you sold it or chucked it away.

Question 83

rozpychać się łokciami; wpychać się (np. do kolejki)

Answer 83

to muscle inSome firms found tricks to muscle in on the aftermarket, using warranties, authorised repair shops, and strategies such as selling cheap printers and expensive ink.

Question 84

rynek części zapasowych, zamienników i dodatkowych akcesoriów (także nieoryginalnych)

Answer 84

aftermarketSome firms found tricks to muscle in on the aftermarket, using warranties, authorised repair shops, and strategies such as selling cheap printers and expensive ink.

Question 85

wyciskać (np. sok)

Answer 85

to squeeze outBut these ways of squeezing out more profit did not challenge the nature of what it means to be an owner.

Question 86

śliski; drażliwy; delikatny (np. o temacie rozmowy)

Answer 86

slipperyIn the digital age ownership has become more slippery.

Question 87

pojawienie się, nadejście

Answer 87

adventSince the advent of smartphones, consumers have been forced to accept that they do not control the software in their devices; they are only licensed to use it.

Question 88

zły, szkodliwy, wrogi

Answer 88

malignThe trend is not always malign.

Question 89

starać się; usiłować; próbować

Answer 89

to seekManufacturers seeking to restrict what owners do with increasingly complex technology have good reasons to protect their copyright, ensure that their machines do not malfunction, uphold environmental standards and prevent hacking.

Question 90

psuć się

Answer 90

to malfunctionManufacturers seeking to restrict what owners do with increasingly complex technology have good reasons to protect their copyright, ensure that their machines do not malfunction, uphold environmental standards and prevent hacking.

Question 91

przestrzegać

Answer 91

to upholdManufacturers seeking to restrict what owners do with increasingly complex technology have good reasons to protect their copyright, ensure that their machines do not malfunction, uphold environmental standards and prevent hacking.

Question 92

elementarny, pierwotny

Answer 92

rudimentaryAVA, a customer-service chatbot for Autodesk, has rudimentary emotional intelligence.

Question 93

prawnie zastrzeżony

Answer 93

proprietaryAlmost to the day 17 years ago Steve Ballmer, then boss of Microsoft, the world’s biggest software firm, called Linux a “cancer”, meaning that the open-source operating system would spell the death of proprietary software.

Question 94

wchłaniać

Answer 94

to gobble upThe founder of SoftBank, a Japanese telecoms and internet firm, has put together an enormous investment fund that is busy gobbling up stakes in the world’s most exciting young companies.Â

Question 95

zdezorganizować, przerwać, zakłócić

Answer 95

to disruptThe Vision Fund is disrupting both the industries in which it invests and other suppliers of capital.

Question 96

mamona

Answer 96

moolahTo compete with the Vision Fund’s pot of moolah, and with the forays of other unconventional investors, incumbents are having to bulk up.

Question 97

watershed

Answer 97

punkt zwrotnyThe Year of Living Dangerously. Was 2014 a watershed?

Question 98

consensual

Answer 98

kompromisowyOne of their biggest concerns is “I don’t want to hurt you”… when in reality, I’m into it! (consensually).

Question 99

predicament

Answer 99

tarapatyWalter Russell Mead paints a disturbing portrait of the United States’ geopolitical predicament.

Question 100

to depict

Answer 100

przedstawićIt is a misreading of the logic and character of the existing world order, which is more stable and expansive than Mead depicts, leading him to overestimate the ability of the “axis of weevils” to undermine it.

Question 101

appealing

Answer 101

przyciągający; interesującyBut even these conflicts are fueled more by weakness—their leaders’ and regimes’—than by strength. They have no appealing brand.

Question 102

overriding

Answer 102

nadrzędneAnd when it comes to their overriding interests, Russia and, especially, China are deeply integrated into the world economy and its governing institutions.

Question 103

to enforce

Answer 103

egzekwowaćBut it has no enforcement mechanism and its decision-making process is highly politicized and easy for the manipulators to block.

Question 104

turf

Answer 104

teren, terytorium, obaszar wpływówEach coterie guards its turf jealously, and coordination between them is infrequent.

Question 105

shortcoming

Answer 105

brak, wadaTheir likes, dislikes, and even shortcomings are something they are thankful for.

Question 106

to strive

Answer 106

dążyć do czegoś, walczyć o coś, starać się, próbowaćNobody is perfect, but you should always strive to be better and to have more meaningful encounters with people.

Question 107

topical

Answer 107

tutaj: miejscowy; aktualnyShe had resigned herself to buying tube after tube of topical painkillers - until she discovered the menstrual cup.

Question 108

to discern

Answer 108

rozpoznaćA hundred years ago it was perhaps already possible to discern the rising powers whose interaction and competition would shape the 20th century.

Question 109

caveat

Answer 109

zastrzeżenieSo caveats abound. Yet as the years roll forward, the chances are that it will increasingly come down once again to the two Asian giants facing each other over a disputed border

Question 110

to burgeon

Answer 110

rosnąćWitness America’s alliances with Japan and South Korea, its legal obligation to help Taiwan defend itself and its burgeoning friendships with China’s rivals, notably India but also now Vietnam.

Question 111

to fall out

Answer 111

poróżnić sięRecent weeks have seen China fall out with South Korea (as well as the West) over how to respond to the sinking in March, apparently by a North Korean torpedo, of a South Korean navy ship.

Question 112

punkt zwrotny

Answer 112

watershedThe Year of Living Dangerously. Was 2014 a watershed?

Question 113

kompromisowy

Answer 113

consensualOne of their biggest concerns is “I don’t want to hurt you”… when in reality, I’m into it! (consensually).

Question 114

tarapaty

Answer 114

predicamentWalter Russell Mead paints a disturbing portrait of the United States’ geopolitical predicament.

Question 115

przedstawić

Answer 115

to depictIt is a misreading of the logic and character of the existing world order, which is more stable and expansive than Mead depicts, leading him to overestimate the ability of the “axis of weevils” to undermine it.

Question 116

przyciÄ…gajÄ…cy; interesujÄ…cy

Answer 116

appealingBut even these conflicts are fueled more by weakness—their leaders’ and regimes’—than by strength. They have no appealing brand.

Question 117

nadrzędne

Answer 117

overridingAnd when it comes to their overriding interests, Russia and, especially, China are deeply integrated into the world economy and its governing institutions.

Question 118

egzekwować

Answer 118

to enforceBut it has no enforcement mechanism and its decision-making process is highly politicized and easy for the manipulators to block.

Question 119

teren, terytorium, obaszar wpływów

Answer 119

turfEach coterie guards its turf jealously, and coordination between them is infrequent.

Question 120

brak, wada

Answer 120

shortcomingTheir likes, dislikes, and even shortcomings are something they are thankful for.

Question 121

dążyć do czegoś, walczyć o coś, starać się, próbować

Answer 121

to striveNobody is perfect, but you should always strive to be better and to have more meaningful encounters with people.

Question 122

tutaj: miejscowy; aktualny

Answer 122

topicalShe had resigned herself to buying tube after tube of topical painkillers - until she discovered the menstrual cup.

Question 123

rozpoznać

Answer 123

to discernA hundred years ago it was perhaps already possible to discern the rising powers whose interaction and competition would shape the 20th century.

Question 124

zastrzeżenie

Answer 124

caveatSo caveats abound. Yet as the years roll forward, the chances are that it will increasingly come down once again to the two Asian giants facing each other over a disputed border

Question 125

rosnąć

Answer 125

to burgeonWitness America’s alliances with Japan and South Korea, its legal obligation to help Taiwan defend itself and its burgeoning friendships with China’s rivals, notably India but also now Vietnam.

Question 126

poróżnić się

Answer 126

to fall outRecent weeks have seen China fall out with South Korea (as well as the West) over how to respond to the sinking in March, apparently by a North Korean torpedo, of a South Korean navy ship.

Question 127

to conceive

Answer 127

pojąćIt is no longer inconceivable that its growth could outpace China’s for a considerable time.

Question 128

bargaining chip

Answer 128

karta przetargowaIt has the territory it really wants and has maintained its claim to Arunachal Pradesh only as a bargaining chip.

Question 129

bout

Answer 129

atakGripped by a bout of madness, they overpaid for firms at the top of the economic cycle and loaded them with too much debt.

Question 130

murky

Answer 130

mrocznyUnsurprisingly, clients are disillusioned. Measuring performance is a depressingly murky affair, but the typical endowment or pension fund saw its private-equity holdings drop by 20-30% in fiscal 2009 alone, and their illiquidity also proved a serious pain during the crisis.

Question 131

endowment

Answer 131

fundacjaUnsurprisingly, clients are disillusioned. Measuring performance is a depressingly murky affair, but the typical endowment or pension fund saw its private-equity holdings drop by 20-30% in fiscal 2009 alone, and their illiquidity also proved a serious pain during the crisis.

Question 132

prickly

Answer 132

kąśliwy; złośliwyThe prickly inner confidence that most buy-out firms have in their DNA can seem insular when applied to other fields.

Question 133

vintage

Answer 133

rocznik (wina)Blackstone’s 2003 buy-out fund had a net internal rate of return (IRR) of nearly 40%. The 2006 vintage had a net IRR of -11.2% as of March.

Question 134

to abound

Answer 134

obfitować; tu: się mnożyć sięHe’s drawing rock star crowds, but questions abound. As this issue went to press, it was unclear what team he would be riding for when the Tour begins on July 4 in Monaco.

Question 135

superstition

Answer 135

przesÄ…dArmstrong imported industrial-grade efficiency to a romantic sport rich with superstition. He left nothing to chance: Training was no-expenses-spared, beta teammates were handpicked to serve the Lance alpha, every inch of body and bike was examined in a wind tunnel to reduce aerodynamic drag.

Question 136

to rankle

Answer 136

nurtować, dręczyćStill, the media hype over “clean teams” seemed to rankle Armstrong, as if the subtext was that all others were dirty.

Question 137

pristine

Answer 137

dziewiczyHe’d hired Catlin, he said, to publish his drug test results online. You want a clean rider? Armstrong appeared to be saying. I’ll give you pristine.

Question 138

deadbeat

Answer 138

leń, skonanyAs a protest, Astana’s riders at the Giro start wearing uniforms that obscure the logos of their deadbeat underwriters. Armstrong begins scrambling to find new sponsors, and it’s possible he’ll be riding for a new team for the Tour de France. Meanwhile, rumors are flying that Contador will jump to another team.

Question 139

underwriter

Answer 139

gwarant, ubezpieczyciel, asekurantAs a protest, Astana’s riders at the Giro start wearing uniforms that obscure the logos of their deadbeat underwriters. Armstrong begins scrambling to find new sponsors, and it’s possible he’ll be riding for a new team for the Tour de France. Meanwhile, rumors are flying that Contador will jump to another team.

Question 140

to scramble

Answer 140

ubiegać sięAs a protest, Astana’s riders at the Giro start wearing uniforms that obscure the logos of their deadbeat underwriters. Armstrong begins scrambling to find new sponsors, and it’s possible he’ll be riding for a new team for the Tour de France. Meanwhile, rumors are flying that Contador will jump to another team.

Question 141

merit

Answer 141

zasługaAnd because India does not threaten the West, it has powerful friends both on its own merits and as a counterweight to China.

Question 142

pojąć

Answer 142

to conceiveIt is no longer inconceivable that its growth could outpace China’s for a considerable time.

Question 143

karta przetargowa

Answer 143

bargaining chipIt has the territory it really wants and has maintained its claim to Arunachal Pradesh only as a bargaining chip.

Question 144

atak

Answer 144

boutGripped by a bout of madness, they overpaid for firms at the top of the economic cycle and loaded them with too much debt.

Question 145

mroczny

Answer 145

murkyUnsurprisingly, clients are disillusioned. Measuring performance is a depressingly murky affair, but the typical endowment or pension fund saw its private-equity holdings drop by 20-30% in fiscal 2009 alone, and their illiquidity also proved a serious pain during the crisis.

Question 146

fundacja

Answer 146

endowmentUnsurprisingly, clients are disillusioned. Measuring performance is a depressingly murky affair, but the typical endowment or pension fund saw its private-equity holdings drop by 20-30% in fiscal 2009 alone, and their illiquidity also proved a serious pain during the crisis.

Question 147

kąśliwy; złośliwy

Answer 147

pricklyThe prickly inner confidence that most buy-out firms have in their DNA can seem insular when applied to other fields.

Question 148

rocznik (wina)

Answer 148

vintageBlackstone’s 2003 buy-out fund had a net internal rate of return (IRR) of nearly 40%. The 2006 vintage had a net IRR of -11.2% as of March.

Question 149

obfitować; tu: się mnożyć się

Answer 149

to aboundHe’s drawing rock star crowds, but questions abound. As this issue went to press, it was unclear what team he would be riding for when the Tour begins on July 4 in Monaco.

Question 150

przesÄ…d

Answer 150

superstitionArmstrong imported industrial-grade efficiency to a romantic sport rich with superstition. He left nothing to chance: Training was no-expenses-spared, beta teammates were handpicked to serve the Lance alpha, every inch of body and bike was examined in a wind tunnel to reduce aerodynamic drag.

Question 151

nurtować, dręczyć

Answer 151

to rankleStill, the media hype over “clean teams” seemed to rankle Armstrong, as if the subtext was that all others were dirty.

Question 152

dziewiczy

Answer 152

pristineHe’d hired Catlin, he said, to publish his drug test results online. You want a clean rider? Armstrong appeared to be saying. I’ll give you pristine.

Question 153

leń, skonany

Answer 153

deadbeatAs a protest, Astana’s riders at the Giro start wearing uniforms that obscure the logos of their deadbeat underwriters. Armstrong begins scrambling to find new sponsors, and it’s possible he’ll be riding for a new team for the Tour de France. Meanwhile, rumors are flying that Contador will jump to another team.

Question 154

gwarant, ubezpieczyciel, asekurant

Answer 154

underwriterAs a protest, Astana’s riders at the Giro start wearing uniforms that obscure the logos of their deadbeat underwriters. Armstrong begins scrambling to find new sponsors, and it’s possible he’ll be riding for a new team for the Tour de France. Meanwhile, rumors are flying that Contador will jump to another team.

Question 155

ubiegać się

Answer 155

to scrambleAs a protest, Astana’s riders at the Giro start wearing uniforms that obscure the logos of their deadbeat underwriters. Armstrong begins scrambling to find new sponsors, and it’s possible he’ll be riding for a new team for the Tour de France. Meanwhile, rumors are flying that Contador will jump to another team.

Question 156

zasługa

Answer 156

meritAnd because India does not threaten the West, it has powerful friends both on its own merits and as a counterweight to China.

Question 157

relevant

Answer 157

istotnyIt is giving new opportunities to entrepreneurs and forcing Silicon Valley’s best to stay relevant

Question 158

outright

Answer 158

absolutny, niekwestionowany As the British entrepreneur tells it, the result will be outright failure or success unmatched.

Question 159

immersive

Answer 159

wciÄ…gajÄ…cyHe wants to create virtual worlds as detailed, immersive and persistent as reality, where millions of people can live as their true selves, earn their main income and interact with artificially intelligent robots.Â

Question 160

outsize

Answer 160

bardzo duży, nietypowej wielkościAn outsize investment in an unconventional business is typical of a fund that itself is both vast and resistant to definition.

Question 161

brainchild

Answer 161

pomysł, owoc wyobraźniIt is the brainchild of Masayoshi Son, an unusually risk-loving Japanese telecoms and internet entrepreneur.

Question 162

to eschew

Answer 162

unikać, powstrzymać się (od czegoś)It eschews many of the practices of private-equity funds, such as shaking up management and applying plenty of debt.

Question 163

mind-boggling

Answer 163

zadziwiający, niesamowityThis is partly because of his belief in mind-boggling futuristic scenarios such as the “singularity”, when computer intelligence is meant to overtake the human kind.

Question 164

to shy away

Answer 164

cofać się, wzbraniać sięBut it is also because Mr Son’s method is to do things rapidly and on a scale other investors would shy away from.

Question 165

old hand

Answer 165

stary wygaMany old hands of the tech industry snootily dismiss his bets on Yahoo and Alibaba as flukes.

Question 166

fluke

Answer 166

fuksMany old hands of the tech industry snootily dismiss his bets on Yahoo and Alibaba as flukes.

Question 167

bent

Answer 167

skłonnośćMr Son is bent on proving them wrong.

Question 168

to beat a retreat

Answer 168

dać sygnał do odwrotuHe spent a decade focusing on SoftBank’s Japanese telecoms and internet-infrastructure businesses and on trying to turn around struggling Sprint, an American mobile-phone operator acquired in 2013 (on April 29th Mr Son beat a retreat, agreeing to merge it with T-Mobile to create an enterprise worth $146bn)

Question 169

to wean off

Answer 169

odzwyczaić sięMuhammad bin Salman, now Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, was preparing to launch a programme to wean the country off oil and diversify the economy.

Question 170

sales pitch

Answer 170

zachwalanie towaru przez sprzedawcę, pozyskiwanie klientaMr Son’s sales pitch on how he could use the kingdom’s wealth to grab a stake in future technologies, rather than buying the usual Western trophy assets, saw him leave with a pledge of $45bn.

Question 171

to set about

Answer 171

przystÄ…pić [do czegoÅ›]Having amassed the wherewithal, Mr Son set about collecting stakes.Â

Question 172

istotny

Answer 172

relevantIt is giving new opportunities to entrepreneurs and forcing Silicon Valley’s best to stay relevant

Question 173

absolutny, niekwestionowany

Answer 173

outrightAs the British entrepreneur tells it, the result will be outright failure or success unmatched.

Question 174

wciÄ…gajÄ…cy

Answer 174

immersiveHe wants to create virtual worlds as detailed, immersive and persistent as reality, where millions of people can live as their true selves, earn their main income and interact with artificially intelligent robots.Â

Question 175

bardzo duży, nietypowej wielkości

Answer 175

outsizeAn outsize investment in an unconventional business is typical of a fund that itself is both vast and resistant to definition.

Question 176

pomysł, owoc wyobraźni

Answer 176

brainchild It is the brainchild of Masayoshi Son, an unusually risk-loving Japanese telecoms and internet entrepreneur.

Question 177

unikać, powstrzymać się (od czegoś)

Answer 177

to eschewIt eschews many of the practices of private-equity funds, such as shaking up management and applying plenty of debt.

Question 178

zadziwiajÄ…cy, niesamowity

Answer 178

mind-bogglingThis is partly because of his belief in mind-boggling futuristic scenarios such as the “singularity”, when computer intelligence is meant to overtake the human kind.

Question 179

cofać się, wzbraniać się

Answer 179

to shy awayBut it is also because Mr Son’s method is to do things rapidly and on a scale other investors would shy away from.

Question 180

stary wyga

Answer 180

old handMany old hands of the tech industry snootily dismiss his bets on Yahoo and Alibaba as flukes.

Question 181

fuks

Answer 181

flukeMany old hands of the tech industry snootily dismiss his bets on Yahoo and Alibaba as flukes.

Question 182

skłonność

Answer 182

bentMr Son is bent on proving them wrong.

Question 183

dać sygnał do odwrotu

Answer 183

to beat a retreatHe spent a decade focusing on SoftBank’s Japanese telecoms and internet-infrastructure businesses and on trying to turn around struggling Sprint, an American mobile-phone operator acquired in 2013 (on April 29th Mr Son beat a retreat, agreeing to merge it with T-Mobile to create an enterprise worth $146bn)

Question 184

odzwyczaić się

Answer 184

to wean offMuhammad bin Salman, now Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, was preparing to launch a programme to wean the country off oil and diversify the economy.

Question 185

zachwalanie towaru przez sprzedawcÄ™, pozyskiwanie klienta

Answer 185

sales pitchMr Son’s sales pitch on how he could use the kingdom’s wealth to grab a stake in future technologies, rather than buying the usual Western trophy assets, saw him leave with a pledge of $45bn.

Question 186

przystąpić [do czegoś]

Answer 186

to set aboutHaving amassed the wherewithal, Mr Son set about collecting stakes.Â

Question 187

to startle

Answer 187

zaskoczyćAbout three hours into the trading day, Mr. Musk startled investors by writing on Twitter: “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.”

Question 188

guessing game

Answer 188

zgadywankaIt immediately set off a guessing game of where Mr. Musk would get the funds.

Question 189

to break the news [to sb]

Answer 189

powiadomićThe way Mr. Musk broke the news added to the drama, disclosing in a casually worded tweet the prospect of a buyout that would be an enormously complicated transaction for a company struggling to generate cash.

Question 190

erratic

Answer 190

niekonsekwentnyIt was a shocker even for investors who are often whipsawed by Mr. Musk’s erratic comments on Twitter—he joked earlier this year about Tesla going bankrupt—and it
intensified a battle between his supporters and a legion of bearish investors who have made Tesla the most heavily shorted stock.

Question 191

comprehensive

Answer 191

wyczerpujÄ…cy, obszernyCompanies usually spell out the details of such proposed complex transactions in comprehensive, lawyered documents.

Question 192

testy

Answer 192

rozdrażniony, drażliwyThe surprise tweets on Tuesday came as Mr. Musk’s long-combative stance against Tesla’s short sellers has grown testier in recent months.

Question 193

to ramp up

Answer 193

zwiększyćMr. Musk has been embattled for several months amid investor concern over whether the company’s Fremont, Calif., factory can ramp up production of the Model 3 sedan.

Question 194

plaintiff

Answer 194

powódka, powódRegulators, who unlike private plaintiffs can subpoena information before filing a lawsuit, could examine the facts behind Mr. Musk’s statement if Tesla doesn’t follow through with regulatory filings that explain the terms of the deal.

Question 195

to subpoenaÂ

Answer 195

wezwać do sąduRegulators, who unlike private plaintiffs can subpoena information before filing a lawsuit, could examine the facts behind Mr. Musk’s statement if Tesla doesn’t follow through with regulatory filings that explain the terms of the deal.

Question 196

mundane

Answer 196

przyziemnyTesla bulls and bears can surely agree on one thing: Chief Executive Elon Musk is capable of making the surreal seem mundane.

Question 197

to beckon

Answer 197

kusić, wabićBeckoning the barbarians.

Question 198

madcap

Answer 198

ekscentrykElon Musk’s latest madcap scheme: taking Tesla private.

Question 199

to exasperate

Answer 199

irytować“I wish we could be private with Tesla.” So said an exasperated and exhausted Elon Musk to Rolling Stone last November.

Question 200

whiz

Answer 200

bystrzakOf late Mr Musk says his company has been in “production hell” trying to increase output of the Model 3, a whizzy mass-market saloon.

Question 201

to deride

Answer 201

szydzić [z kogoś, czegoś]Feeling the heat, Mr Musk earlier this year lashed out at share analysts for “bonehead” questions, and has derided the army of short sellers targeting it.

Question 202

zaskoczyć

Answer 202

to startleAbout three hours into the trading day, Mr. Musk startled investors by writing on Twitter: “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.”

Question 203

zgadywanka

Answer 203

guessing gameIt immediately set off a guessing game of where Mr. Musk would get the funds.

Question 204

powiadomić

Answer 204

to break the news [to sb]The way Mr. Musk broke the news added to the drama, disclosing in a casually worded tweet the prospect of a buyout that would be an enormously complicated transaction for a company struggling to generate cash.

Question 205

wyczerpujÄ…cy, obszerny

Answer 205

comprehensiveCompanies usually spell out the details of such proposed complex transactions in comprehensive, lawyered documents.

Question 206

rozdrażniony, drażliwy

Answer 206

testyThe surprise tweets on Tuesday came as Mr. Musk’s long-combative stance against Tesla’s short sellers has grown testier in recent months.

Question 207

zwiększyć

Answer 207

to ramp upMr. Musk has been embattled for several months amid investor concern over whether the company’s Fremont, Calif., factory can ramp up production of the Model 3 sedan.

Question 208

powódka, powód

Answer 208

plaintiffRegulators, who unlike private plaintiffs can subpoena information before filing a lawsuit, could examine the facts behind Mr. Musk’s statement if Tesla doesn’t follow through with regulatory filings that explain the terms of the deal.

Question 209

wezwać do sądu

Answer 209

to subpoenaÂRegulators, who unlike private plaintiffs can subpoena information before filing a lawsuit, could examine the facts behind Mr. Musk’s statement if Tesla doesn’t follow through with regulatory filings that explain the terms of the deal.

Question 210

przyziemny

Answer 210

mundaneTesla bulls and bears can surely agree on one thing: Chief Executive Elon Musk is capable of making the surreal seem mundane.

Question 211

kusić, wabić

Answer 211

to beckonBeckoning the barbarians.

Question 212

ekscentryk

Answer 212

madcapElon Musk’s latest madcap scheme: taking Tesla private.

Question 213

irytować

Answer 213

to exasperate“I wish we could be private with Tesla.” So said an exasperated and exhausted Elon Musk to Rolling Stone last November.

Question 214

bystrzak

Answer 214

whizOf late Mr Musk says his company has been in “production hell” trying to increase output of the Model 3, a whizzy mass-market saloon.

Question 215

szydzić [z kogoś, czegoś]

Answer 215

to derideFeeling the heat, Mr Musk earlier this year lashed out at share analysts for “bonehead” questions, and has derided the army of short sellers targeting it.

Question 216

to bear out

Answer 216

potwierdzaćThey will be watching to see if his claim of having “funding secured” is borne out

Question 217

to contend with

Answer 217

zmagać się zGoogle would need to contend with other obstacles.

Question 218

prerequisite

Answer 218

wymógWhen Google announced in 2010 that it would no longer censor results on its Chinese service, a prerequisite for operating in the communist state, internet users laid flowers at the search giant’s Beijing headquarters to mourn its exit.

Question 219

news outlet

Answer 219

serwis informacyjnyThe extent of this blacklist is unknown, even to local internet firms, and it is constantly mutating. It includes social-media websites, like Twitter and Facebook, and news outlets (including The Economist).

Question 220

to elicit

Answer 220

wywoływaćBig technology firms elicit extreme and conflicting reactions.

Question 221

to morph

Answer 221

przeistaczać sięSince its founding in 1997, the company has morphed from a DVD-rental service to a streaming-video upstart to the world’s first global TV powerhouse.

Question 222

powerhouse

Answer 222

potęgaSince its founding in 1997, the company has morphed from a DVD-rental service to a streaming-video upstart to the world’s first global TV powerhouse.

Question 223

heyday

Answer 223

najlepsze czasyIn the heyday of the talkie, Louis B. Mayer, head of the biggest studio, was Hollywood’s lion king.

Question 224

talkie

Answer 224

film z dzwiękiemIn the heyday of the talkie, Louis B. Mayer, head of the biggest studio, was Hollywood’s lion king.

Question 225

to be on the wane

Answer 225

słabnąćIn the 1980s, with the studio system on the wane, “superagent” Michael Ovitz was often described as the most powerful man in town.

Question 226

statement of intent

Answer 226

oświadczenie woliThe nine-figure statement of intent was widely derided as profligate, showing that Netflix might be a source of cash but scarcely offered serious competition.

Question 227

to deride

Answer 227

wyśmiewaćThe nine-figure statement of intent was widely derided as profligate, showing that Netflix might be a source of cash but scarcely offered serious competition.

Question 228

profligate

Answer 228

rozrzutnyThe nine-figure statement of intent was widely derided as profligate, showing that Netflix might be a source of cash but scarcely offered serious competition.

Question 229

in and of itself

Answer 229

samo w sobieInstead it has become an industry in and of itself

Question 230

to plough back

Answer 230

reinwestowaćWith an average subscription of $10 a month, those customers represent some $14bn in annual revenue which the company will plough straight back into programming, marketing and technology—along with billions more that it will borrow.

Question 231

potwierdzać

Answer 231

to bear outThey will be watching to see if his claim of having “funding secured” is borne out

Question 232

zmagać się z

Answer 232

to contend withGoogle would need to contend with other obstacles.

Question 233

wymóg

Answer 233

prerequisiteWhen Google announced in 2010 that it would no longer censor results on its Chinese service, a prerequisite for operating in the communist state, internet users laid flowers at the search giant’s Beijing headquarters to mourn its exit.

Question 234

serwis informacyjny

Answer 234

news outletThe extent of this blacklist is unknown, even to local internet firms, and it is constantly mutating. It includes social-media websites, like Twitter and Facebook, and news outlets (including The Economist).

Question 235

wywoływać

Answer 235

to elicitBig technology firms elicit extreme and conflicting reactions.

Question 236

przeistaczać się

Answer 236

to morphSince its founding in 1997, the company has morphed from a DVD-rental service to a streaming-video upstart to the world’s first global TV powerhouse.

Question 237

potęga

Answer 237

powerhouseSince its founding in 1997, the company has morphed from a DVD-rental service to a streaming-video upstart to the world’s first global TV powerhouse.

Question 238

najlepsze czasy

Answer 238

heydayIn the heyday of the talkie, Louis B. Mayer, head of the biggest studio, was Hollywood’s lion king.

Question 239

film z dzwiękiem

Answer 239

talkieIn the heyday of the talkie, Louis B. Mayer, head of the biggest studio, was Hollywood’s lion king.

Question 240

słabnąć

Answer 240

to be on the waneIn the 1980s, with the studio system on the wane, “superagent” Michael Ovitz was often described as the most powerful man in town.

Question 241

oświadczenie woli

Answer 241

statement of intentThe nine-figure statement of intent was widely derided as profligate, showing that Netflix might be a source of cash but scarcely offered serious competition.

Question 242

wyśmiewać

Answer 242

to derideThe nine-figure statement of intent was widely derided as profligate, showing that Netflix might be a source of cash but scarcely offered serious competition.

Question 243

rozrzutny

Answer 243

profligateThe nine-figure statement of intent was widely derided as profligate, showing that Netflix might be a source of cash but scarcely offered serious competition.

Question 244

samo w sobie

Answer 244

in and of itselfInstead it has become an industry in and of itself

Question 245

reinwestować

Answer 245

to plough backWith an average subscription of $10 a month, those customers represent some $14bn in annual revenue which the company will plough straight back into programming, marketing and technology—along with billions more that it will borrow.

Question 246

to entice

Answer 246

kusić, wabićEnticed by such prospects, the market values Netflix at $170bn, which is more than Disney.

Question 247

outlandish

Answer 247

dziwacznySome analysts see this as outlandish for a company which is spending far more than it collects in revenues, which has $8.5bn in debt and hasn’t even had that many hit programmes.

Question 248

reversal

Answer 248

zwrotFor Mr Bewkes that was quite a reversal.

Question 249

scorn

Answer 249

pogardaAt the beginning of this decade he poured scorn on the idea that Netflix could be a competitor, comparing it to the “Albanian army”.

Question 250

morsel

Answer 250

kÄ…sekThat company would need two things: a big, broad, frequently renewed range of programming; and an understanding of its consumers deep enough to serve up to each of them the morsels most likely to appeal.

Question 251

haste

Answer 251

pośpiechOne of the reasons that Netflix is spending in such haste is that Netflixonomics is a winner-takes-most proposition.

Question 252

to splash out

Answer 252

zaszalećIf you can provide them with entertainment they genuinely enjoy for that length of time, they will have little reason to pay anyone else for further screen-based entertainment—though they may splash out more for sport, and put up with adverts for news, real or fake.

Question 253

to put up

Answer 253

znosićIf you can provide them with entertainment they genuinely enjoy for that length of time, they will have little reason to pay anyone else for further screen-based entertainment—though they may splash out more for sport, and put up with adverts for news, real or fake.

Question 254

advert

Answer 254

reklamaIf you can provide them with entertainment they genuinely enjoy for that length of time, they will have little reason to pay anyone else for further screen-based entertainment—though they may splash out more for sport, and put up with adverts for news, real or fake.

Question 255

to drive up

Answer 255

powodować wzrostAnd the dash towards size has the helpful side-effect of driving up rivals’ production costs at the same time as it eats into their revenues.

Question 256

dash

Answer 256

wyścig, sprintAnd the dash towards size has the helpful side-effect of driving up rivals’ production costs at the same time as it eats into their revenues.

Question 257

on top of

Answer 257

opróczWith investors expecting further growth on top of that, its market value would be a lot higher.

Question 258

to pursue

Answer 258

realizować, wykonaćDecisions about what projects to pursue, and whether to make them, are up to the executives in Hollywood; Mr Sarandos has 20 people working for him who have the coveted power to “green light” a project.

Question 259

to covet

Answer 259

pożądaćDecisions about what projects to pursue, and whether to make them, are up to the executives in Hollywood; Mr Sarandos has 20 people working for him who have the coveted power to “green light” a project.

Question 260

boffin

Answer 260

specBut the boffins at headquarters in Los Gatos help set the budgets.

Question 261

kusić, wabić

Answer 261

to enticeEnticed by such prospects, the market values Netflix at $170bn, which is more than Disney.

Question 262

dziwaczny

Answer 262

outlandish Some analysts see this as outlandish for a company which is spending far more than it collects in revenues, which has $8.5bn in debt and hasn’t even had that many hit programmes.

Question 263

zwrot

Answer 263

reversalFor Mr Bewkes that was quite a reversal.

Question 264

pogarda

Answer 264

scornAt the beginning of this decade he poured scorn on the idea that Netflix could be a competitor, comparing it to the “Albanian army”.

Question 265

kÄ…sek

Answer 265

morselThat company would need two things: a big, broad, frequently renewed range of programming; and an understanding of its consumers deep enough to serve up to each of them the morsels most likely to appeal.

Question 266

pośpiech

Answer 266

hasteOne of the reasons that Netflix is spending in such haste is that Netflixonomics is a winner-takes-most proposition.

Question 267

zaszaleć

Answer 267

to splash outIf you can provide them with entertainment they genuinely enjoy for that length of time, they will have little reason to pay anyone else for further screen-based entertainment—though they may splash out more for sport, and put up with adverts for news, real or fake.

Question 268

znosić

Answer 268

to put upIf you can provide them with entertainment they genuinely enjoy for that length of time, they will have little reason to pay anyone else for further screen-based entertainment—though they may splash out more for sport, and put up with adverts for news, real or fake.

Question 269

reklama

Answer 269

advertIf you can provide them with entertainment they genuinely enjoy for that length of time, they will have little reason to pay anyone else for further screen-based entertainment—though they may splash out more for sport, and put up with adverts for news, real or fake.

Question 270

powodować wzrost

Answer 270

to drive upAnd the dash towards size has the helpful side-effect of driving up rivals’ production costs at the same time as it eats into their revenues.

Question 271

wyścig, sprint

Answer 271

dashAnd the dash towards size has the helpful side-effect of driving up rivals’ production costs at the same time as it eats into their revenues.

Question 272

oprócz

Answer 272

on top ofWith investors expecting further growth on top of that, its market value would be a lot higher.

Question 273

realizować, wykonać

Answer 273

to pursueDecisions about what projects to pursue, and whether to make them, are up to the executives in Hollywood; Mr Sarandos has 20 people working for him who have the coveted power to “green light” a project.

Question 274

pożądać

Answer 274

to covetDecisions about what projects to pursue, and whether to make them, are up to the executives in Hollywood; Mr Sarandos has 20 people working for him who have the coveted power to “green light” a project.

Question 275

spec

Answer 275

boffinBut the boffins at headquarters in Los Gatos help set the budgets.

Question 276

corny

Answer 276

kiczowatyOnce a show is ready for delivery, it is up to executives in Los Gatos like Todd Yellin, vice-president of product, to work out how to get it to the appropriate users and check that they are, in the corny parlance of the company, “delighted” by it.

Question 277

parlance

Answer 277

żargonOnce a show is ready for delivery, it is up to executives in Los Gatos like Todd Yellin, vice-president of product, to work out how to get it to the appropriate users and check that they are, in the corny parlance of the company, “delighted” by it.

Question 278

to tweak

Answer 278

poprawiaćThe choice can come down to details like the poster art, which Netflix tweaks algorithmically according to the aspects of a film or show that would appeal most to a given user.

Question 279

to turn down

Answer 279

odrzucićIts quantitative understanding, and personalised marketing, of niche projects has seen Netflix revive cancelled shows with loyal fan bases, such as “Gilmore Girls”, and take up shows others turned down, such as “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”.

Question 280

to dispense [with]

Answer 280

zrezygnować [z czegoś]It has also led millions of American households to dispense with pay-TV.

Question 281

to commission

Answer 281

zamówićTo stay in the game, cable networks and other streaming services have commissioned hundreds of hours of high-quality scripted programming, providing an unprecedented glut of good television drama.

Question 282

glut

Answer 282

przesytTo stay in the game, cable networks and other streaming services have commissioned hundreds of hours of high-quality scripted programming, providing an unprecedented glut of good television drama.

Question 283

mark-up

Answer 283

podwyzka, narzutNetflix usually buys up exclusive worldwide rights to the shows it makes and acquires, paying a mark-up over production costs.

Question 284

to forgo

Answer 284

rezygnowaćCreators forgo lucrative licensing of their shows to secondary markets because, in Netflixonomics, there are no secondary markets.

Question 285

to unwind

Answer 285

rozwijać [się]It is investing more in shows developed outside America, too, and unwinding partnerships with foreign distributors so that it can stream its own wares worldwide.

Question 286

ware

Answer 286

wyrobyIt is investing more in shows developed outside America, too, and unwinding partnerships with foreign distributors so that it can stream its own wares worldwide.

Question 287

to pull off

Answer 287

ściągaćDisney is pulling its films off Netflix and launching its own streaming service next year, hoping that its roster of Pixar, Marvel and “Star Wars” movies, not to mention copious princesses, gives it a must-have edge.

Question 288

roster

Answer 288

wykaz; lista; spisDisney is pulling its films off Netflix and launching its own streaming service next year, hoping that its roster of Pixar, Marvel and “Star Wars” movies, not to mention copious princesses, gives it a must-have edge.

Question 289

copious

Answer 289

obfityDisney is pulling its films off Netflix and launching its own streaming service next year, hoping that its roster of Pixar, Marvel and “Star Wars” movies, not to mention copious princesses, gives it a must-have edge.

Question 290

precedence

Answer 290

pierszeństwoIn markets that lack net-neutrality protections (such as America), dominant internet providers might decide to give their own streaming services precedence over Netflix.

Question 291

kiczowaty

Answer 291

cornyOnce a show is ready for delivery, it is up to executives in Los Gatos like Todd Yellin, vice-president of product, to work out how to get it to the appropriate users and check that they are, in the corny parlance of the company, “delighted” by it.

Question 292

żargon

Answer 292

parlanceOnce a show is ready for delivery, it is up to executives in Los Gatos like Todd Yellin, vice-president of product, to work out how to get it to the appropriate users and check that they are, in the corny parlance of the company, “delighted” by it.

Question 293

poprawiać

Answer 293

to tweakThe choice can come down to details like the poster art, which Netflix tweaks algorithmically according to the aspects of a film or show that would appeal most to a given user.

Question 294

odrzucić

Answer 294

to turn downIts quantitative understanding, and personalised marketing, of niche projects has seen Netflix revive cancelled shows with loyal fan bases, such as “Gilmore Girls”, and take up shows others turned down, such as “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”.

Question 295

zrezygnować [z czegoś]

Answer 295

to dispense [with]It has also led millions of American households to dispense with pay-TV.

Question 296

zamówić

Answer 296

to commissionTo stay in the game, cable networks and other streaming services have commissioned hundreds of hours of high-quality scripted programming, providing an unprecedented glut of good television drama.

Question 297

przesyt

Answer 297

glutTo stay in the game, cable networks and other streaming services have commissioned hundreds of hours of high-quality scripted programming, providing an unprecedented glut of good television drama.

Question 298

podwyzka, narzut

Answer 298

mark-upNetflix usually buys up exclusive worldwide rights to the shows it makes and acquires, paying a mark-up over production costs.

Question 299

rezygnować

Answer 299

to forgoCreators forgo lucrative licensing of their shows to secondary markets because, in Netflixonomics, there are no secondary markets.

Question 300

rozwijać [się]

Answer 300

to unwindIt is investing more in shows developed outside America, too, and unwinding partnerships with foreign distributors so that it can stream its own wares worldwide.

Question 301

wyroby

Answer 301

wareIt is investing more in shows developed outside America, too, and unwinding partnerships with foreign distributors so that it can stream its own wares worldwide.

Question 302

ściągać

Answer 302

to pull offDisney is pulling its films off Netflix and launching its own streaming service next year, hoping that its roster of Pixar, Marvel and “Star Wars” movies, not to mention copious princesses, gives it a must-have edge.

Question 303

wykaz; lista; spis

Answer 303

rosterDisney is pulling its films off Netflix and launching its own streaming service next year, hoping that its roster of Pixar, Marvel and “Star Wars” movies, not to mention copious princesses, gives it a must-have edge.

Question 304

obfity

Answer 304

copiousDisney is pulling its films off Netflix and launching its own streaming service next year, hoping that its roster of Pixar, Marvel and “Star Wars” movies, not to mention copious princesses, gives it a must-have edge.

Question 305

pierszeństwo

Answer 305

precedenceIn markets that lack net-neutrality protections (such as America), dominant internet providers might decide to give their own streaming services precedence over Netflix.

Question 306

about-face

Answer 306

zwrot, obrót, zwrot o 180 stopni, woltaAware of such risks, the company is increasingly persuading internet and pay-TV distributors like Comcast, T-Mobile and Sky to bundle its service with theirs, an about-face for some of these incumbents.

Question 307

slur

Answer 307

oszczerstwoNetflix dropped Mr Spacey from “House of Cards” after allegations of sexual misconduct and recently got rid of a senior executive over his use of a racial slur; there is no way to insure against future scandals.

Question 308

putative

Answer 308

domniemanyAnd if the economy were to turn, reducing both consumers’ appetite for paid entertainment and investors’ appetite for junk bonds, a company which is valued entirely on the basis of putative profits after 2022 would be badly hit.

Question 309

to eat into

Answer 309

nadgryźćSuch a setback would slow Netflix’s growth—and give deep-pocketed competitors like Amazon or Apple time to eat into its leads in inventory, tied-up talent and personalisation.

Question 310

setback

Answer 310

komplikacja, niepowodzenieSome think that, even without such a setback, Netflix’s prospects are being exaggerated.

Question 311

malicious

Answer 311

złośliwyIt was not supposed to be this way. Bitcoin, the first and still the most popular cryptocurrency, began life as a techno-anarchist project to create an online version of cash, a way for people to transact without the possibility of interference from malicious governments or banks.

Question 312

proponent

Answer 312

orędownikProponents believe these features can help solve all sorts of problems, from streamlining bank payments and guaranteeing the provenance of medicines to securing property rights and providing unforgeable identity documents for refugees.

Question 313

to streamline

Answer 313

usprawnićProponents believe these features can help solve all sorts of problems, from streamlining bank payments and guaranteeing the provenance of medicines to securing property rights and providing unforgeable identity documents for refugees.

Question 314

provenance

Answer 314

pochodzenieProponents believe these features can help solve all sorts of problems, from streamlining bank payments and guaranteeing the provenance of medicines to securing property rights and providing unforgeable identity documents for refugees.

Question 315

to stoke

Answer 315

podsycaćMany are made by cryptocurrency speculators, who hope that stoking excitement around blockchains will boost the value of their related cryptocurrency holdings.

Question 316

to shuttle

Answer 316

kursowaćAnd shuttling data continuously between users makes them slower than conventional databases.

Question 317

on the face of it

Answer 317

na pierwszy rzut okaOn the face of it, that hardly matters: Google+ is a ghost town.

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at length

Answer 318

szczegółowoPerhaps to soften such accusations, the rest of the blog post talked at length about better privacy protections for users of Google’s other products.

Question 319

to come into force

Answer 319

wchodzić w życieThe EU’s General Data Protection Regulation came into force in May, two months after Google found its bug; it requires firms to disclose data breaches within 72 hours or face steep fines.

Question 320

hen

Answer 320

kuraThe foxes have decided their best bet is to try to help build the henhouse.

Question 321

zwrot, obrót, zwrot o 180 stopni, wolta

Answer 321

about-faceAware of such risks, the company is increasingly persuading internet and pay-TV distributors like Comcast, T-Mobile and Sky to bundle its service with theirs, an about-face for some of these incumbents.

Question 322

oszczerstwo

Answer 322

slurNetflix dropped Mr Spacey from “House of Cards” after allegations of sexual misconduct and recently got rid of a senior executive over his use of a racial slur; there is no way to insure against future scandals.

Question 323

domniemany

Answer 323

putativeAnd if the economy were to turn, reducing both consumers’ appetite for paid entertainment and investors’ appetite for junk bonds, a company which is valued entirely on the basis of putative profits after 2022 would be badly hit.

Question 324

nadgryźć

Answer 324

to eat intoSuch a setback would slow Netflix’s growth—and give deep-pocketed competitors like Amazon or Apple time to eat into its leads in inventory, tied-up talent and personalisation.

Question 325

komplikacja, niepowodzenie

Answer 325

setbackSome think that, even without such a setback, Netflix’s prospects are being exaggerated.

Question 326

złośliwy

Answer 326

maliciousIt was not supposed to be this way. Bitcoin, the first and still the most popular cryptocurrency, began life as a techno-anarchist project to create an online version of cash, a way for people to transact without the possibility of interference from malicious governments or banks.

Question 327

orędownik

Answer 327

proponentProponents believe these features can help solve all sorts of problems, from streamlining bank payments and guaranteeing the provenance of medicines to securing property rights and providing unforgeable identity documents for refugees.

Question 328

usprawnić

Answer 328

to streamlineProponents believe these features can help solve all sorts of problems, from streamlining bank payments and guaranteeing the provenance of medicines to securing property rights and providing unforgeable identity documents for refugees.

Question 329

pochodzenie

Answer 329

provenanceProponents believe these features can help solve all sorts of problems, from streamlining bank payments and guaranteeing the provenance of medicines to securing property rights and providing unforgeable identity documents for refugees.

Question 330

podsycać

Answer 330

to stokeMany are made by cryptocurrency speculators, who hope that stoking excitement around blockchains will boost the value of their related cryptocurrency holdings.

Question 331

kursować

Answer 331

to shuttleAnd shuttling data continuously between users makes them slower than conventional databases.

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na pierwszy rzut oka

Answer 332

on the face of itOn the face of it, that hardly matters: Google+ is a ghost town.

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szczegółowo

Answer 333

at lengthPerhaps to soften such accusations, the rest of the blog post talked at length about better privacy protections for users of Google’s other products.

Question 334

wchodzić w życie

Answer 334

to come into forceThe EU’s General Data Protection Regulation came into force in May, two months after Google found its bug; it requires firms to disclose data breaches within 72 hours or face steep fines.

Question 335

kura

Answer 335

henThe foxes have decided their best bet is to try to help build the henhouse.

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to let go of

Answer 336

puścićletting go of the wheel. Elon Musk’s grip on Tesla loosens.

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oft

Answer 337

częstoThe resulting surge in Tesla’s share price, and Mr Musk’s oft-stated desire to “burn” the short sellers that have targeted his firm, stoked the SEC’s anger.

Question 338

to iron out

Answer 338

rozwiązaćBut Tesla still has big distribution problems to iron out.

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the nuts and bolts [of sth]

Answer 339

praktyczne aspekty [czegoÅ›]But the idea of appointing a new chief operating officer to oversee the nuts and bolts of the business has long hung in the air.

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hands-off

Answer 340

z dalaThe day-to-day running of SpaceX, his thriving rocket business, is handled by Gwynne Shotwell, a talented aerospace veteran, with Mr Musk taking more of a hands-off role

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steep

Answer 341

wygórowana (cena)On August 7th it announced it had managed to raise $2.3 billion in the capital markets, although at a steep price.

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tattered

Answer 342

nadszarpniętyInvestors will take a lot of convincing that it is fully seaworthy, having looked so tattered just days ago

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wistful

Answer 343

smutnyIn quiet moments veteran hedge-fund managers sound a little wistful these days.

Question 344

accolade

Answer 344

zaszczytThe accolades bestowed upon Alan Greenspan ahead of his retirement on January 31st have a strong whiff of irrational exuberance.

Question 345

myopia

Answer 345

krótkowzrocznośćMonetary myopia

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to bestow

Answer 346

obdarzaćThe accolades bestowed upon Alan Greenspan ahead of his retirement on January 31st have a strong whiff of irrational exuberance.

Question 347

exuberance

Answer 347

wylewnośćThe accolades bestowed upon Alan Greenspan ahead of his retirement on January 31st have a strong whiff of irrational exuberance.

Question 348

tenure

Answer 348

etatAnd after the accolades have faded, what will economists conclude about his tenure?

Question 349

dodgy

Answer 349

ryzykownyFrom dodgy American mortgages to the British high street

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to taint

Answer 350

skazićLike a toffee apple with a maggot inside, the debt markets have been tainted by their links with America’s subprime mortgage crisis.

Question 351

puścić

Answer 351

to let go ofletting go of the wheel. Elon Musk’s grip on Tesla loosens.

Question 352

często

Answer 352

oftThe resulting surge in Tesla’s share price, and Mr Musk’s oft-stated desire to “burn” the short sellers that have targeted his firm, stoked the SEC’s anger.

Question 353

rozwiązać

Answer 353

to iron outBut Tesla still has big distribution problems to iron out.

Question 354

praktyczne aspekty [czegoÅ›]

Answer 354

the nuts and bolts [of sth]But the idea of appointing a new chief operating officer to oversee the nuts and bolts of the business has long hung in the air.

Question 355

z dala

Answer 355

hands-off The day-to-day running of SpaceX, his thriving rocket business, is handled by Gwynne Shotwell, a talented aerospace veteran, with Mr Musk taking more of a hands-off role

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wygórowana (cena)

Answer 356

steepOn August 7th it announced it had managed to raise $2.3 billion in the capital markets, although at a steep price.

Question 357

nadszarpnięty

Answer 357

tatteredInvestors will take a lot of convincing that it is fully seaworthy, having looked so tattered just days ago

Question 358

smutny

Answer 358

wistfulIn quiet moments veteran hedge-fund managers sound a little wistful these days.

Question 359

zaszczyt

Answer 359

accoladeThe accolades bestowed upon Alan Greenspan ahead of his retirement on January 31st have a strong whiff of irrational exuberance.

Question 360

krótkowzroczność

Answer 360

myopiaMonetary myopia

Question 361

obdarzać

Answer 361

to bestowThe accolades bestowed upon Alan Greenspan ahead of his retirement on January 31st have a strong whiff of irrational exuberance.

Question 362

wylewność

Answer 362

exuberanceThe accolades bestowed upon Alan Greenspan ahead of his retirement on January 31st have a strong whiff of irrational exuberance.

Question 363

etat

Answer 363

tenureAnd after the accolades have faded, what will economists conclude about his tenure?

Question 364

ryzykowny

Answer 364

dodgyFrom dodgy American mortgages to the British high street

Question 365

skazić

Answer 365

to taintLike a toffee apple with a maggot inside, the debt markets have been tainted by their links with America’s subprime mortgage crisis.

Question 366

crackdown

Answer 366

rozprawienie się, atak, zastosowanie sankcji,China’s gaming crackdown should worry the industry elsewhere. Gaming firms’ skill at extracting money from players risks a regulatory backlash.

Question 367

backlash

Answer 367

ostry sprzeciw; gwałtowna reakcja China’s gaming crackdown should worry the industry elsewhere. Gaming firms’ skill at extracting money from players risks a regulatory backlash.

Question 368

old hat

Answer 368

przeżytekMoral panics over new media are old hat.

Question 369

grump

Answer 369

zrzędaThe social effects of novels, films, comic books and pop music were condemned by the grumpy reactionaries of the time.

Question 370

to exasperate

Answer 370

irytować; drażnićExasperated parents and opportunistic politicians have long fretted that they make players lazy and listless, or else unpredictable and violent.

Question 371

to fret

Answer 371

przejmować sięExasperated parents and opportunistic politicians have long fretted that they make players lazy and listless, or else unpredictable and violent.

Question 372

listless

Answer 372

apatycznyExasperated parents and opportunistic politicians have long fretted that they make players lazy and listless, or else unpredictable and violent.

Question 373

misplaced

Answer 373

nieuzasadnionyThose concerns turned out to be largely misplaced.

Question 374

to clamp down

Answer 374

ukrócić; podjąć zdecydowane krokiThe government clamped down on the approval of new games earlier this year, and stopped approvals altogether in October.

Question 375

to fine-tune

Answer 375

wyrególowaćThis allows publishers to monitor exactly how customers are playing games, and fine-tune them to make them as compelling as possible.

Question 376

compelling

Answer 376

istotny, robiący wrażenie, nie do odparciaThis allows publishers to monitor exactly how customers are playing games, and fine-tune them to make them as compelling as possible.

Question 377

to nag

Answer 377

dręczyćThat has given rise to a “freemium” business model, of which Tencent was a pioneer, whereby games are given away cheaply or free but players are constantly nagged to spend money on in-game items.

Question 378

to supercharge

Answer 378

wzmocnićAll this has been supercharged by smartphones, which mean people can keep playing—and paying—at all hours of the day.

Question 379

to placate

Answer 379

udobruchaćTencent is trying to placate the Chinese government. It is expanding its age-verification scheme and limiting screen time for children.

Question 380

forbearance

Answer 380

wyrozumiałośćA little voluntary forbearance now could save a lot of regulatory pain later.

Question 381

rozprawienie siÄ™, atak, zastosowanie sankcji,

Answer 381

crackdownChina’s gaming crackdown should worry the industry elsewhere. Gaming firms’ skill at extracting money from players risks a regulatory backlash.

Question 382

ostry sprzeciw; gwałtowna reakcja

Answer 382

backlashChina’s gaming crackdown should worry the industry elsewhere. Gaming firms’ skill at extracting money from players risks a regulatory backlash.

Question 383

przeżytek

Answer 383

old hatMoral panics over new media are old hat.

Question 384

zrzęda

Answer 384

grumpThe social effects of novels, films, comic books and pop music were condemned by the grumpy reactionaries of the time.

Question 385

irytować; drażnić

Answer 385

to exasperateExasperated parents and opportunistic politicians have long fretted that they make players lazy and listless, or else unpredictable and violent.

Question 386

przejmować się

Answer 386

to fretExasperated parents and opportunistic politicians have long fretted that they make players lazy and listless, or else unpredictable and violent.

Question 387

apatyczny

Answer 387

listlessExasperated parents and opportunistic politicians have long fretted that they make players lazy and listless, or else unpredictable and violent.

Question 388

nieuzasadniony

Answer 388

misplacedThose concerns turned out to be largely misplaced.

Question 389

ukrócić; podjąć zdecydowane kroki

Answer 389

to clamp downThe government clamped down on the approval of new games earlier this year, and stopped approvals altogether in October.

Question 390

wyrególować

Answer 390

to fine-tuneThis allows publishers to monitor exactly how customers are playing games, and fine-tune them to make them as compelling as possible.

Question 391

istotny, robiący wrażenie, nie do odparcia

Answer 391

compellingThis allows publishers to monitor exactly how customers are playing games, and fine-tune them to make them as compelling as possible.

Question 392

dręczyć

Answer 392

to nagThat has given rise to a “freemium” business model, of which Tencent was a pioneer, whereby games are given away cheaply or free but players are constantly nagged to spend money on in-game items.

Question 393

wzmocnić

Answer 393

to superchargeAll this has been supercharged by smartphones, which mean people can keep playing—and paying—at all hours of the day.

Question 394

udobruchać

Answer 394

to placateTencent is trying to placate the Chinese government. It is expanding its age-verification scheme and limiting screen time for children.

Question 395

wyrozumiałość

Answer 395

forbearanceA little voluntary forbearance now could save a lot of regulatory pain later.

Question 396

to champion

Answer 396

bronić; opowiadać się zaThe establishment of the European single market, a project championed by Margaret Thatcher, prised open stale domestic markets to dynamic foreign firms.

Question 397

to lurk

Answer 397

czaić się, czyhaćSeveral old-economy industries with high prices and fat profits lurk beneath the surface of commerce: credit cards, pharmaceutical distribution and credit-checking.

Question 398

ire

Answer 398

gniewIn some cases public ire opens the door to newcomers, such as Netflix.

Question 399

stingy

Answer 399

skÄ…pyDespite low interest rates, firms have reinvested a stingy share of their bumper profits.