Set 3 - Daily Eng

Question 1

I need to go/ run, it’s time to go

Answer 1

Better run/go:
I better run, running late already.

Question 2

I need to do some routine for me and my family

Answer 2

Run some errands:
I’m gonna run some errands and the I’ll get back to work

Question 3

Already going to some place

Answer 3

On my way (OMW-short):
I’m stuck in a traffic (and running late) but I’m on my way

Question 4

Отвьік делать что-то

Answer 4

Be out of doing:
I’m out of drinking coffee in the morning

Question 5

Spend some time thinking about possible future actions (представлять будущее/ представлять будущее)

Answer 5

Contemplate smth:
I’m contemplating a move to Stockholm

Question 6

Think about past events with pleasure wanting to get back to that times

Answer 6

Reminisce about smth:
I reminisce about our trip to Spain

Question 7

Lost connection when speech is interrupted from time to time

Answer 7

Be brake up:
Sorry, could i reconnect/ call back because you’re braking up all the time

Question 8

Lost connection when speech is interrupted from time to time

Answer 8

Be brake up:
Sorry, could i reconnect/ call back because you’re braking up all the time

Question 9

Have bad connection during the call

Answer 9

Have bad service/ unstable internet connection:
I want to apologize in advance, I can be cut off since I have unstable internet connection today (bad service)

Question 10

Call to make sure everything is ok, talk a bit about life

Answer 10

Catch up/ check in with someone:
Just calling to catch up / check in

Question 11

Start conversation by phone/ internet call

Answer 11

What have you been up to lately?
What’s new?

Question 12

Polite way to ask someone for something

Answer 12

Get a favor (to ask):
- I’ve got a favor to ask…
- Shoot/ in all ears / totally / for sure / go ahead

Question 13

Ask a person if they are busy right now, or in a while

Answer 13

Be up to:
Hey what are you up to (tonight/ today)? (=Busy?)

Question 14

When did you plan to do smth

Answer 14

Sure, let’s meet tomorrow. What time did you think of?

Question 15

We don’t have enough smth.

Answer 15

Be short on smth (time, money):
We’re short on time, we’ve got to run

Question 16

Agreed, ok. Домовились!

Answer 16

• Let’s go somewhere on Friday. - It’s a deal!
  )Suits for business deals)

Question 17

Достаточньій и properly-done

Answer 17

Solid next steps:
Do we have solid repro steps in the bug?

Question 18

Something that bothers you or takes too much effort

Answer 18

Hassle:
The approach when the project manager is micromanaging is hassle for me

Question 20

Простите, что вмешиваюсь

Answer 20

Butt in (суб попу):
Sorry for butt in

Question 21

Hand over & Take over
Fill up & Empty Out
Put up (повішати рушник на крючок) & Take down (скинути щось, що висіло)
Roll up (скрутить, ковер, серветку & Roll down = Unroll (розгорнути скручене)
Build up(побудувати будівлю або щось ментальне) & Tear down (розвалити)

Question 22

Фактически/в сущности/реально/усиление последующего вьіражения

Answer 22

Virtually:
I did everything from scratch, virtually from nothing

Question 23

Суть в том

Answer 23

Here the thing / the thing is that:
Because here’s the thing, we have a shortage of time and resources to deliver the solution

Question 24

Слишком много

Answer 24

Far too many/much:
We’ve spent far too much time for this task, we need to move forward

Question 25

Visit

Answer 25

Attend (meeting, office,etc):
I’m going to attend the office on Tuesday

Question 26

Hope we can come up with an idea how to handle it

Answer 26

Make it work:
Hope, we can make it work

Question 27

The direction of your thoughts

Answer 27

Where your mind goes:
It’s so interesting where your mind went

Question 28

Smth that is really required /needed (єто то, что надо)

Answer 28

Hit the spot:
This idea really hits the spot! Well done!

Question 29

Unusual and surprising (in a good sense)

Answer 29

Remarkable:
She was a remarkable woman that days, but then smth went wrong with her. She turned in ordinary dull woman

Question 30

Related / connected to smth

Answer 30

Pertain to smth:
The user story has to be updated with all the details pertaining to the project
We need to touch base and discuss all the items that pertain to the feature

Question 31

Greetings

Answer 31

Hey - informal
Good morning/ afternoon/ evening - formal
Hey. What’s up ? - Nothing/not much - норм, нічого нового What about you/ How about you?
Good to see you/ glad to catch up - радий побачитись
I’m Yevhen, but I go by Evan

Question 32

Поверхностньіе вопросьі. Не копаєм

Answer 32

Surface level:
We’re now on serface level and there is no sense to dig deeper.

Question 33

Прерьівается, connection issue situation

Answer 33

Cut out / Brake up:
I’m sorry, but you’re cutting up all the time. I can barely recognize the main idea

Question 34

Battery is almost flat

Answer 34

Flat battery/ my gadget is going to go dead / going to die / going to dead:
Let’s talk quickly, my laptop is going to dead

Question 35

Not to have enough money to buy smth

Answer 35

Be short on cash:
I’m short on my cash this month, have spent a lot on child’s doctor

Question 36

To manage money properly not wasting it

Answer 36

Be good with money:
He is not good with money, he literally spends the whole his income on different unnecessary things instead of investing and saving them for the future

Question 37

In the end, в конечном итоге подьітоживши

Answer 37

Ultimately:
He ultimately decided to stay in Poland and develop/ shape his life there

Question 38

I’m busy, working on smth

Answer 38

Be in the middle of smth:
Could we talk later I’m kind of in the middle of something

Question 39

I’m busy, working on smth

Answer 39

Be in the middle of smth:
Could we talk later I’m kind of in the middle of something

Question 40

I need a ride - polite option

Answer 40

Would you be able:
Would you be able to give me a ride?

Question 41

I don’t care, leave me alone

Answer 41

That’s not what I’m focused on, but I feel/understand your concern

Question 42

Can I sit here? - polite

Answer 42

Is this seat taken or may I sit here?

Question 43

Please don’t bother me now - polite

Answer 43

I need some space right now? Can we talk a bit later?

Question 44

I understand, anything else?
(Used in the middle of conversation, not in the end when everything is clear)

Answer 44

I get you / I get what you’re saying / I get what you mean (I know exactly what you mean), was there anything else I need to know?

Question 45

It’s clear and sensible

Answer 45

That makes sense to me / It makes perfect sense / It makes much more sense. Let’s go with that plan

Question 46

We understand each other, let’s move on

Answer 46

Weee on the same page, let’s move forward

Question 47

На расстоянии только одного сообщения

Answer 47

Be just a message away:
This information is just a message away

Question 48

Very short distance

Answer 48

Be just a stone’s throw:
My current apartment is just a stone’s throw from the office

Question 49

Establish smth in a human’s mind

Answer 49

Instill:
This experience and domain knowledge will instill confidence that I can handle the challenges

Question 50

Make smth more difficult (усложнять)

Answer 50

Hinder:
A manager can either support their direct reports or hinder their development and promotions

Question 51

Smth is in progress

Answer 51

Be underway:
Although all next steps were agreed that addressed strategic objectives, once (the project is) underway, little was done to stick with the plan

Question 52

Improve quality, Increase smth

Answer 52

Enhance smth (knowledge, effectiveness, productivity, awareness, understanding):
I believe that organizational effectiveness is enhanced by fair and ethical management