Sample Deck for 10/3/2019 Flashcards
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to zero in on something
skupić uwagę na czymś
Apple argued that while the world is zeroed in on having more bandwidth with 5G, its focus should be on images.
psyched
podekscytowany
And get ready to hear about the front-facing camera’s slow-motion capability. People are already psyched to take “slowfies.”
to vaunt
przechwalać się
The low price of Apple TV+ and the free trial for certain customers could detract from Apple’s vaunted profitability.
foray
krok, próba sił
But the larger point remains. Entering the world of TV content could get messy. Investors should recall that Apple’s first foray into original video didn’t go well.
to hinge on something
całkowicie zależeć od czegoś
But the software company’s success hinges on its ability to uproot current messaging technologies and replace established companies such as Microsoft and Alphabet’s Google.
to uproot
wykorzeniać
But the software company’s success hinges on its ability to uproot current messaging technologies and replace established companies such as Microsoft and Alphabet’s Google.
heady
gwałtowny, mocny
Even adjusted for heady growth, which Slack may not be able to achieve, the valuation looks high.
to take a hint
zrozumieć aluzję
According to Webster’s Dictionary, slack means not using due diligence, care or dispatch. Investors in the company of the same name may want to take a hint.
slack
leniwy
According to Webster’s Dictionary, slack means not using due diligence, care or dispatch. Investors in the company of the same name may want to take a hint.
due diligence
należyta staranność
According to Webster’s Dictionary, slack means not using due diligence, care or dispatch. Investors in the company of the same name may want to take a hint.
to suck something dry
wyssać coś do ostatniej kropli; wyssać z kogoś energię
By getting their users to spend more time on their platforms, the social-media giants turn the customer into a data source to be sucked dry.
to settle for something
zadowolić się czymś
Americans shouldn’t settle for this stagnation. It’s time we demanded more of Big Tech than it demands of us.
to marshal
wprowadzać
If those are the weapons we’ll marshal in an economic battle with Chinese high-tech manufacturing, the war is already lost.
topsy-turvy
pełen zamętu
Markets displayed resilience in topsy-turvy august.
go-between
pośrednik
Under President Trump, Mr. Schwarzman has become a trade go-between, helping renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico and becoming involved in the on-again, off-again talks between the U.S. and China.
skupić uwagę na czymś
to zero in on something
Apple argued that while the world is zeroed in on having more bandwidth with 5G, its focus should be on images.
podekscytowany
psyched
And get ready to hear about the front-facing camera’s slow-motion capability. People are already psyched to take “slowfies.”
przechwalać się
to vaunt
The low price of Apple TV+ and the free trial for certain customers could detract from Apple’s vaunted profitability.
krok, próba sił
foray
But the larger point remains. Entering the world of TV content could get messy. Investors should recall that Apple’s first foray into original video didn’t go well.
całkowicie zależeć od czegoś
to hinge on something
But the software company’s success hinges on its ability to uproot current messaging technologies and replace established companies such as Microsoft and Alphabet’s Google.
wykorzeniać
to uproot
But the software company’s success hinges on its ability to uproot current messaging technologies and replace established companies such as Microsoft and Alphabet’s Google.
gwałtowny, mocny
heady
Even adjusted for heady growth, which Slack may not be able to achieve, the valuation looks high.
zrozumieć aluzję
to take a hint
According to Webster’s Dictionary, slack means not using due diligence, care or dispatch. Investors in the company of the same name may want to take a hint.
leniwy
slack
According to Webster’s Dictionary, slack means not using due diligence, care or dispatch. Investors in the company of the same name may want to take a hint.
należyta staranność
due diligence
According to Webster’s Dictionary, slack means not using due diligence, care or dispatch. Investors in the company of the same name may want to take a hint.
wyssać coś do ostatniej kropli; wyssać z kogoś energię
to suck something dry
By getting their users to spend more time on their platforms, the social-media giants turn the customer into a data source to be sucked dry.
zadowolić się czymś
to settle for something
Americans shouldn’t settle for this stagnation. It’s time we demanded more of Big Tech than it demands of us.
wprowadzać
to marshal
If those are the weapons we’ll marshal in an economic battle with Chinese high-tech manufacturing, the war is already lost.
pełen zamętu
topsy-turvy
Markets displayed resilience in topsy-turvy august.
pośrednik
go-between
Under President Trump, Mr. Schwarzman has become a trade go-between, helping renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico and becoming involved in the on-again, off-again talks between the U.S. and China.
on-again, off-again
nieprzewidywalny, burzliwy
Under President Trump, Mr. Schwarzman has become a trade go-between, helping renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico and becoming involved in the on-again, off-again talks between the U.S. and China.
dry goods store
pasmanteria
The book begins with Mr. Schwarzman’s childhood in a middle-class neighborhood in Philadelphia, where his father owned a dry-goods store, and wends its way to the present and his role as a negotiator in the continuing trade dispute between the U.S. and China.
to wend one’s way
zmierzać ku czemuś
The book begins with Mr. Schwarzman’s childhood in a middle-class neighborhood in Philadelphia, where his father owned a dry-goods store, and wends its way to the present and his role as a negotiator in the continuing trade dispute between the U.S. and China.
chieftain
wódz
In 2017, President Donald Trump’s Strategic and Policy Forum—a group of U.S. corporate chieftains that Mr. Schwarzman headed—was abruptly disbanded after top business leaders said Mr. Trump had failed to sufficiently condemn racism in response to the whitesupremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va.
to disband
rozwiązywać (np. organizację)
In 2017, President Donald Trump’s Strategic and Policy Forum—a group of U.S. corporate chieftains that Mr. Schwarzman headed—was abruptly disbanded after top business leaders said Mr. Trump had failed to sufficiently condemn racism in response to the whitesupremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va.
have no qualms about something
nie mieć żadnych skrupułów w związku z czymś
From a young age, he has had few qualms about approaching authority figures—including the colonel in charge of his Army Reserve unit and the dean of Harvard Business School—and pointing out problems at their organizations.
to recline
wyciągnąć (się), leżeć, odpoczywać
It’s more helpful if you can point it out and have a solution, Mr. Schwarzman says, now reclining with his feet up on the chair next to him.
to pin somebody down
przypierać kogoś do muru
In her day Susan Sontag was America’s most famous—and most glamorous—literary intellectual. Hard to pin down, she could neither be convincingly dismissed by her detractors nor wholeheartedly embraced by her friends.
in somebody’s day
w swoich czasach
In her day Susan Sontag was America’s most famous—and most glamorous—literary intellectual. Hard to pin down, she could neither be convincingly dismissed by her detractors nor wholeheartedly embraced by her friends.
detractor
krytyk
In her day Susan Sontag was America’s most famous—and most glamorous—literary intellectual. Hard to pin down, she could neither be convincingly dismissed by her detractors nor wholeheartedly embraced by her friends.
wholeheartedly
z całego serca, całkowicie (np. popierać coś)
In her day Susan Sontag was America’s most famous—and most glamorous—literary intellectual. Hard to pin down, she could neither be convincingly dismissed by her detractors nor wholeheartedly embraced by her friends.
to embrace
zostać zwolennikiem
In her day Susan Sontag was America’s most famous—and most glamorous—literary intellectual. Hard to pin down, she could neither be convincingly dismissed by her detractors nor wholeheartedly embraced by her friends.
to run into something
wpadać w coś (np. w kłopoty)
But the provider of shared workspace has run into challenges, including lowerpriced competition and a cooling Chinese economy.
to scrap
odwoływać (np. plany), zrywać (np. umowę), odrzucać (pomysł)
With the recent departure of Chief Executive Adam Neumann and the company’s scuttled initial public offering, We is scrapping its high-growth strategy and looking to slow its expansion and cut losses.
to scuttle
niweczyć (czyjeś plany)
With the recent departure of Chief Executive Adam Neumann and the company’s scuttled initial public offering, We is scrapping its high-growth strategy and looking to slow its expansion and cut losses.
nieprzewidywalny, burzliwy
on-again, off-again
Under President Trump, Mr. Schwarzman has become a trade go-between, helping renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico and becoming involved in the on-again, off-again talks between the U.S. and China.
pasmanteria
dry goods store
The book begins with Mr. Schwarzman’s childhood in a middle-class neighborhood in Philadelphia, where his father owned a dry-goods store, and wends its way to the present and his role as a negotiator in the continuing trade dispute between the U.S. and China.
zmierzać ku czemuś
to wend one’s way
The book begins with Mr. Schwarzman’s childhood in a middle-class neighborhood in Philadelphia, where his father owned a dry-goods store, and wends its way to the present and his role as a negotiator in the continuing trade dispute between the U.S. and China.
wódz
chieftain
In 2017, President Donald Trump’s Strategic and Policy Forum—a group of U.S. corporate chieftains that Mr. Schwarzman headed—was abruptly disbanded after top business leaders said Mr. Trump had failed to sufficiently condemn racism in response to the whitesupremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va.
rozwiązywać (np. organizację)
to disband
In 2017, President Donald Trump’s Strategic and Policy Forum—a group of U.S. corporate chieftains that Mr. Schwarzman headed—was abruptly disbanded after top business leaders said Mr. Trump had failed to sufficiently condemn racism in response to the whitesupremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va.
nie mieć żadnych skrupułów w związku z czymś
have no qualms about something
From a young age, he has had few qualms about approaching authority figures—including the colonel in charge of his Army Reserve unit and the dean of Harvard Business School—and pointing out problems at their organizations.
wyciągnąć (się), leżeć, odpoczywać
to recline
It’s more helpful if you can point it out and have a solution, Mr. Schwarzman says, now reclining with his feet up on the chair next to him.
przypierać kogoś do muru
to pin somebody down
In her day Susan Sontag was America’s most famous—and most glamorous—literary intellectual. Hard to pin down, she could neither be convincingly dismissed by her detractors nor wholeheartedly embraced by her friends.
w swoich czasach
in somebody’s day
In her day Susan Sontag was America’s most famous—and most glamorous—literary intellectual. Hard to pin down, she could neither be convincingly dismissed by her detractors nor wholeheartedly embraced by her friends.
krytyk
detractor
In her day Susan Sontag was America’s most famous—and most glamorous—literary intellectual. Hard to pin down, she could neither be convincingly dismissed by her detractors nor wholeheartedly embraced by her friends.
z całego serca, całkowicie (np. popierać coś)
wholeheartedly
In her day Susan Sontag was America’s most famous—and most glamorous—literary intellectual. Hard to pin down, she could neither be convincingly dismissed by her detractors nor wholeheartedly embraced by her friends.
zostać zwolennikiem
to embrace
In her day Susan Sontag was America’s most famous—and most glamorous—literary intellectual. Hard to pin down, she could neither be convincingly dismissed by her detractors nor wholeheartedly embraced by her friends.
wpadać w coś (np. w kłopoty)
to run into something
But the provider of shared workspace has run into challenges, including lowerpriced competition and a cooling Chinese economy.
odwoływać (np. plany), zrywać (np. umowę), odrzucać (pomysł)
to scrap
With the recent departure of Chief Executive Adam Neumann and the company’s scuttled initial public offering, We is scrapping its high-growth strategy and looking to slow its expansion and cut losses.
niweczyć (czyjeś plany)
to scuttle
With the recent departure of Chief Executive Adam Neumann and the company’s scuttled initial public offering, We is scrapping its high-growth strategy and looking to slow its expansion and cut losses.
to pull back
rezygnować
That means pulling back on ventures in China and other less-profitable overseas markets, say real-estate executives and people close to the company.
fickle
kapryśny, zmienny
Much of Chinese demand for workspace comes from startups that tend to be more sensitive to prices; and WeWork soon found itself in rate wars with local operators and landlords seeking tenants. A slowing Chinese economy also makes startup leasing fickle.
high point
szczyt, apogeum
The Avedon photo shows Sontag in her mid-40s, during one of the many high points of her celebrity.
to convey
oddawać, wyrażać, przekazywać (np. emocje, treść)
To those who were not around during Sontag’s extended heyday—she died in 2004, at age 71—it’s hard to convey just how colossally famous she was.
to espouse
opowiedzieć się za czymś
Her image popped up on magazine covers and in Page Six; in Poland denouncing the Communism she had once fiercely espoused; in Seoul arguing on behalf of persecuted South Korean writers; in Berlin when the wall came down; in Sarajevo during the Bosnian war.
luminary
osoba znana i podziwiana
She dominated New York literary life, presiding over PEN lectures and Town Hall events, rallying other luminaries at the opera and the latest night spots.
credentials
kwalifikacje; referencje
Moser’s credentials are solid: a former books columnist for Harper’s, he is the author of a 2009 biography of the Brazilian novelist Clarice Lispector called “Why This World” as well as a translator of her books from the Portuguese.
haphazard
przypadkowy
More valuable is the ability to mold a readable narrative from the shapelessness of a life and the often-haphazard course of a life’s work.
to lay the blame on somebody
obciążać kogoś winą
The market for initial public offerings has taken a hit, and it would be easy to lay the blame on an hyped office-sharing outfit and a maker of $2,000 exercise bikes.
to take a hit
zostać boleśnie dotkniętym
The market for initial public offerings has taken a hit, and it would be easy to lay the blame on an hyped office-sharing outfit and a maker of $2,000 exercise bikes.
far-flung
odległy
The U.S. carrier is gambling that it has a better way to link far-flung markets than SkyTeam.
outlay
wydatek
For Delta, meanwhile, the outlay is close to its entire free cash flow for the year through June.
with an eye to something
mając coś na uwadze
Many airlines have invested in Latin America with an eye on its strong passenger growth, but low-cost competition and currency crises made it the least profitable market per passenger last year, according to the International Air Transport Association.
flagging
podupadły; słabnący
Delta’s traffic and money also should help to reinvigorate Latam’s flagging hubs in the Andes.
poisoned chalice
zatruty kielich, nagroda lub zaszczyt, które zwykle są później źródłem kłopotów
Expanding into new markets has often proved to be a poisoned chalice for airlines, because the industry benefits from few economies of scale. Carriers have reconciled this problem with the need to manage large global networks by forming alliances, which can coordinate schedules and link up different service offers through technology.
rezygnować
to pull back
That means pulling back on ventures in China and other less-profitable overseas markets, say real-estate executives and people close to the company.
kapryśny, zmienny
fickle
Much of Chinese demand for workspace comes from startups that tend to be more sensitive to prices; and WeWork soon found itself in rate wars with local operators and landlords seeking tenants. A slowing Chinese economy also makes startup leasing fickle.
szczyt, apogeum
high point
The Avedon photo shows Sontag in her mid-40s, during one of the many high points of her celebrity.
oddawać, wyrażać, przekazywać (np. emocje, treść)
to convey
To those who were not around during Sontag’s extended heyday—she died in 2004, at age 71—it’s hard to convey just how colossally famous she was.
opowiedzieć się za czymś
to espouse
Her image popped up on magazine covers and in Page Six; in Poland denouncing the Communism she had once fiercely espoused; in Seoul arguing on behalf of persecuted South Korean writers; in Berlin when the wall came down; in Sarajevo during the Bosnian war.
osoba znana i podziwiana
luminary
She dominated New York literary life, presiding over PEN lectures and Town Hall events, rallying other luminaries at the opera and the latest night spots.
kwalifikacje; referencje
credentials
Moser’s credentials are solid: a former books columnist for Harper’s, he is the author of a 2009 biography of the Brazilian novelist Clarice Lispector called “Why This World” as well as a translator of her books from the Portuguese.
przypadkowy
haphazard
More valuable is the ability to mold a readable narrative from the shapelessness of a life and the often-haphazard course of a life’s work.
obciążać kogoś winą
to lay the blame on somebody
The market for initial public offerings has taken a hit, and it would be easy to lay the blame on an hyped office-sharing outfit and a maker of $2,000 exercise bikes.
zostać boleśnie dotkniętym
to take a hit
The market for initial public offerings has taken a hit, and it would be easy to lay the blame on an hyped office-sharing outfit and a maker of $2,000 exercise bikes.
odległy
far-flung
The U.S. carrier is gambling that it has a better way to link far-flung markets than SkyTeam.
wydatek
outlay
For Delta, meanwhile, the outlay is close to its entire free cash flow for the year through June.
mając coś na uwadze
with an eye to something
Many airlines have invested in Latin America with an eye on its strong passenger growth, but low-cost competition and currency crises made it the least profitable market per passenger last year, according to the International Air Transport Association.
podupadły; słabnący
flagging
Delta’s traffic and money also should help to reinvigorate Latam’s flagging hubs in the Andes.
zatruty kielich, nagroda lub zaszczyt, które zwykle są później źródłem kłopotów
poisoned chalice
Expanding into new markets has often proved to be a poisoned chalice for airlines, because the industry benefits from few economies of scale. Carriers have reconciled this problem with the need to manage large global networks by forming alliances, which can coordinate schedules and link up different service offers through technology.
to reconcile something with something
pogodzić (dwie sytuacje, pomysły, fakty)
Expanding into new markets has often proved to be a poisoned chalice for airlines, because the industry benefits from few economies of scale. Carriers have reconciled this problem with the need to manage large global networks by forming alliances, which can coordinate schedules and link up different service offers through technology.
to be on the same page
mieć takie samo zdanie, zgadzać się
Five months later, Mr. Trump’s two highest-profile lawyers are again struggling to get on the same page, this time in the face of an impeachment inquiry launched by congressional Democrats last week.
inquiry
dochodzenie, śledztwo
Five months later, Mr. Trump’s two highest-profile lawyers are again struggling to get on the same page, this time in the face of an impeachment inquiry launched by congressional Democrats last week.
to scramble for something
usilnie zabiegać o coś
Their reluctance has Facebook scrambling to keep Libra on track.
on track
w toku
Their reluctance has Facebook scrambling to keep Libra on track.
to slate
planować
On Oct. 14, representatives from the companies are slated to meet in Geneva to review a charter for the Libra Association and appoint a board of directors, according to a memo reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
charter
statut (np. firmy, organizacji)
On Oct. 14, representatives from the companies are slated to meet in Geneva to review a charter for the Libra Association and appoint a board of directors, according to a memo reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
to defect
uciec
Major defections could imperil Libra, Facebook’s attempt to persuade consumers to swap their national currencies for a digital coin that could be used to pay for goods and services on the internet.
long-shot
ryzykowny
The project’s backers saw the payments-network effort as a long-shot way to profit on Facebook’s 2.4 billion monthly active users.
remittance
przekaz (pieniężny), przelew (bankowy), wpłata, płatność
In announcing the project in June, the company said it hoped to provide basic financial services to people around the world who lack bank accounts and to save some of the $25 billion lost by migrants every year through remittance fees.
tongue-lashing
ochrzan
David Marcus, the Facebook executive in charge of the project, endured two days of tongue-lashings from members of Congress over the summer for the lack of details about how the new cryptocurrency would work as well as Facebook’s past missteps on data privacy.
legitimate
uzasadniony
I can tell you that we’re very calmly, and confidently working through the legitimate concerns that Libra has raised by bringing conversations about the value of digital currencies to the forefront, he said.
to work through
radzić sobie
I can tell you that we’re very calmly, and confidently working through the legitimate concerns that Libra has raised by bringing conversations about the value of digital currencies to the forefront, he said.
to bring to the forefront
wysunąć na pierwszy plan
I can tell you that we’re very calmly, and confidently working through the legitimate concerns that Libra has raised by bringing conversations about the value of digital currencies to the forefront, he said.
to phase something in
wprowadzać stopniowo
After the latest regulatory boost for expanded commercial drone services, the company also intends to phase in routine night flights and heavier cargo limits—areas now generally off limits to most operators.
pogodzić (dwie sytuacje, pomysły, fakty)
to reconcile something with something
Expanding into new markets has often proved to be a poisoned chalice for airlines, because the industry benefits from few economies of scale. Carriers have reconciled this problem with the need to manage large global networks by forming alliances, which can coordinate schedules and link up different service offers through technology.
mieć takie samo zdanie, zgadzać się
to be on the same page
Five months later, Mr. Trump’s two highest-profile lawyers are again struggling to get on the same page, this time in the face of an impeachment inquiry launched by congressional Democrats last week.
dochodzenie, śledztwo
inquiry
Five months later, Mr. Trump’s two highest-profile lawyers are again struggling to get on the same page, this time in the face of an impeachment inquiry launched by congressional Democrats last week.
usilnie zabiegać o coś
to scramble for something
Their reluctance has Facebook scrambling to keep Libra on track.
w toku
on track
Their reluctance has Facebook scrambling to keep Libra on track.
planować
to slate
On Oct. 14, representatives from the companies are slated to meet in Geneva to review a charter for the Libra Association and appoint a board of directors, according to a memo reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
statut (np. firmy, organizacji)
charter
On Oct. 14, representatives from the companies are slated to meet in Geneva to review a charter for the Libra Association and appoint a board of directors, according to a memo reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
uciec
to defect
Major defections could imperil Libra, Facebook’s attempt to persuade consumers to swap their national currencies for a digital coin that could be used to pay for goods and services on the internet.
ryzykowny
long-shot
The project’s backers saw the payments-network effort as a long-shot way to profit on Facebook’s 2.4 billion monthly active users.
przekaz (pieniężny), przelew (bankowy), wpłata, płatność
remittance
In announcing the project in June, the company said it hoped to provide basic financial services to people around the world who lack bank accounts and to save some of the $25 billion lost by migrants every year through remittance fees.
ochrzan
tongue-lashing
David Marcus, the Facebook executive in charge of the project, endured two days of tongue-lashings from members of Congress over the summer for the lack of details about how the new cryptocurrency would work as well as Facebook’s past missteps on data privacy.
uzasadniony
legitimate
I can tell you that we’re very calmly, and confidently working through the legitimate concerns that Libra has raised by bringing conversations about the value of digital currencies to the forefront, he said.
radzić sobie
to work through
I can tell you that we’re very calmly, and confidently working through the legitimate concerns that Libra has raised by bringing conversations about the value of digital currencies to the forefront, he said.
