The NEW Lean Toolbox Flashcards

The book from John Bicheno

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predchodca
something or someone that acts as an early and less advanced model for what will appear in the future, or a warning or sign of what is to follow

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forerunner
/ˈfɔːˌrʌn.ər/

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vydať sa
to start an activity with a particular aim

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set out
/set/

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neoceniteľný

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invaluable
/ɪnˈvæl.jə.bəl/

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zatiaľ čo
during the time that, or at the same time as

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whilst
/waɪlst/

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pravdepodobný
If something is …, it will probably happen or is expected

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likely
/ˈlaɪ.kli/

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useful or convenient

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handy
/ˈhæn.di/

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to get or make use of something

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tap
/tæp/

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okamžite
If you refuse something …, you refuse it completely without thinking about or discussing it

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out of hand

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eklektický (ktorý spája rozličné cudzie názory)
methods, beliefs, ideas, etc. that are eclectic combine whatever seem the best or most useful things from many different areas or systems, rather than following a single system

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eclectic
/ekˈlek.tɪk/

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drsný, tvrdý
unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than is necessary

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harsh
/hɑːʃ/

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čerpať z
to start using a supply of something

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draw on/upon sth
/drɔː/

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vhodný
suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion

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appropriate
/əˈprəʊ.pri.ət/

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doplnok, príloha
something that is added to something else in order to improve it or complete it; something extra

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supplement
/ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/

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prevažná väčšina
extremely big
the larger number or part of something

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vast majority
/vɑːst məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti/

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upevniť, spojiť
to become, or cause something to become, stronger, and more certain

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consolidate
/kənˈsɒl.ɪ.deɪt/

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ERP
označuje typ softvéru, ktorý organizácie používajú na správu každodenných obchodných činností, ako je účtovníctvo, zásobovanie, riadenie projektov, riadenie rizík a dodržiavanie predpisov a operácie dodávateľského reťazca

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Enterprise resource planning
/ˈen.tə.praɪz rɪˈzɔːs ˈplæn.ɪŋ/

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an organization, especially a business, or a difficult and important plan, especially one that will earn money

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enterprise
/ˈen.tə.praɪz/

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a useful or valuable possession or quality of a country, organization, or person

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resource
/rɪˈzɔːs/

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the act of deciding how to do something

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planning
/ˈplæn.ɪŋ/

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EPM
softvér, ktorý pomáha pri plánovaní a vytváraní rozpočtu, predpovediach a výkazoch finančných výsledkov organizácie

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enterprise performance management
/ˈen.tə.praɪz pəˈfɔː.məns ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.mənt/

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21
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a podobne

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and the like

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kancelársky

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clerical
/ˈkler.ɪ.kəl/

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obsahovať, skladať sa, pozostávať
to have things or people as parts or members; to consist of

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comprise
/kəmˈpraɪz/

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noun (OF PARTS)
a combination of parts that create a complete whole

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amalgam
/əˈmæl.ɡəm/

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averzný
strongly disliking or opposed to

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averse
/əˈvɜːs/

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vydávať
to give out things, especially products, services, or amounts of money

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dispense
/dɪˈspens/

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from the very beginning of a process to the very end

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end-to-end
/ˌend.tuːˈend/

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(SAVING MONEY…)
the intentional saving of money or, less commonly, the saving of time, energy, words, etc.:

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economy
/iˈkɒn.ə.mi/

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neefektívnosť
a lack of organization or skill that wastes time, energy, money, etc., or methods or actions that waste time, etc. in this way

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inefficiency
/ˌɪn.ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/

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súhra
the effect that two or more things have on each other

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interplay
/ˈɪn.tə.pleɪ/

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rozsah
noun (SIZE)

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scale
/skeɪl/

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prírastok
one of a series of increases

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increment
/ˈɪŋ.krə.mənt/

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nákladná doprava
goods, but not passengers, that are carried from one place to another, by ship, aircraft, train, or truck, or the system of transporting these goods

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freight
/freɪt/

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to cause something to continue
podporovať

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perpetuate
/pəˈpetʃ.u.eɪt/

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dôsledky
the effect that an action or decision will have on something else in the future

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implications
/ˌɪm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃəns/

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obmedziť
to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way

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confine
/kənˈfaɪn/

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opačný, opak
the opposite

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contrary
/ˈkɒn.trə.ri/

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nesúlad, nezhoda
a difference between two things that should be the same

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discrepancy
/dɪˈskrep.ən.si/

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začiatok
the beginning

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the outset
/ˈaʊt.set/

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zaviesť, predpísať, uložiť
to force someone to accept something, especially a belief or way of living

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impose
/ɪmˈpəʊz/

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práca so štúdiom
used to describe a situation in which you work for only some of the day or the week and also go to school

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work-study

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držať sa, dodržiavať
to stick firmly

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adhere
/ədˈhɪər/

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brána
an entrance through a wall, fence, etc. where there is a gate

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gateway
/ˈɡeɪt.weɪ/

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ihneť
immediately

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at once

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uzavrieť
to end a speech, meeting, or piece of writing

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conclude
/kənˈkluːd/

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rovnať sa niečomu, vyrovnať sa niečomu
to be the same as something, or to have the same effect as something

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amount to something
/əˈmaʊnt/

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zbieranie vedomostí

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knowledge harvesting
/ˈhɑː.vɪst.ɪŋ/

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zber
the activity of picking and collecting crops, or of collecting plants, animals, or fish as food

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harvesting
/ˈhɑː.vɪst.ɪŋ/

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hlavná zodpovednosť

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prime responsibility
/praɪm/

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najdôležitejší, hlavný
main or most important

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prime
/praɪm/

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pracovno študijný referent

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work-study officer
/ˈɒf.ɪ.sər/

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skôr než
instead of; used especially when you prefer one thing to another

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rather than
/ˈrɑː.ðər/

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uskutočniť
to happen

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take place

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najmä, zvlášť, hlavne
especially, or more than usual

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particularly
/pəˈtɪk.jə.lə.li/

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obohatenie
the act or process of improving the quality or power of something by adding something else

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enrichment
/ɪnˈrɪtʃ.mənt/

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majstrovstvo
If someone has a mastery of something, they are extremely skilled at it

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mastery
/ˈmɑː.stər.i/

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oceniť, uznať
to recognize how good someone or something is and to value them or it

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appreciate
/əˈpriː.ʃi.eɪt/

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dividenda (odmena)
(a part of) the profit of a company that is paid to the people who own shares in it

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dividend
/ˈdɪv.ɪ.dənd/

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oklamať
to make someone believe something that is not true

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delude
/dɪˈluːd/

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pokúšať
to make someone want to have or do something, especially something that is unnecessary or wrong

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tempt
/tempt/

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the fact of agreeing with, accepting, or supporting something that another person suggests or does

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buy-in
/ˈbaɪ.ɪn/

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pravdepodobnosť
the chance that something will happen

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likelihood
/ˈlaɪ.kli.hʊd/

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ukázať sa, stať sa (HAPPEN)
to happen in a particular way or to have a particular result, especially an unexpected one

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turn out
/tɜːn/

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manufaktúra
a small factory where workers are paid very little and work many hours in very bad conditions

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sweatshop
/ˈswet.ʃɒp/

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iteratívny, opakovací
doing something again and again, usually to improve it

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iterative
/ˈɪt.ər.ə.tɪv/

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fotka zblízka
a photograph taken from a short distance that gives a very detailed picture

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close-up
/ˈkləʊs.ʌp/

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farebne odlíšené
If a set of objects such as books or wires are colour-coded, they are in different colours so that people can recognize them as being different or separate

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colour-coded
/ˈkʌl.əˌkəʊ.dɪd/

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jeden druhého, navzájom
each other

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one another

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kritika, kritizovať
a report of something such as a political situation or system, or a person’s work or ideas, that examines it and provides a judgment, especially a negative one
to give an opinion or judgment about a piece or work, book, film, etc.

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critique
/krɪˈtiːk/

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a short line that has been written or drawn and that curves and twists in a way that is not regular

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squiggle
/ˈskwɪɡ.əl/

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prediktívny (dá sa predpokladať)
relating to the ability to predict

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predictive
/prɪˈdɪk.tɪv/

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uľahčiť, vyhladiť
to remove difficulties and make something easier to do or achieve

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smooth
/smuːð/

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nestabilita, nerovnosť
the fact of not always being of the same high quality

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unevenness
/ʌnˈiː.vən.nəs/

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prídavok
an amount of something that you are allowed

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allowance
/əˈlaʊ.əns/

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information that is given to someone just before they do something, or a meeting where this happens

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briefing
/ˈbriː.fɪŋ/

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predvídať (EXPECT)
to imagine or expect that something will happen

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anticipate
/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/

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dokončenie
the act of finishing something that you are doing or making

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completion
/kəmˈpliː.ʃən/

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ani ani
used when you want to say that two or more things are not true

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neither … nor

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to reduce the difficulties or changes in a process or situation

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smooth something out
/smuːð/

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hrča
a round, raised area on a surface or on the body

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bump
/bʌmp/

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prekročiť
to be greater than a number or amount, or to go past an allowed limit

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exceed
/ɪkˈsiːd/

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obmedzenie
something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits

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constraint
/kənˈstreɪnt/

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chemikália
any basic substance that is used in or produced by a reaction involving changes to atoms or molecules

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chemical
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/

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a small business that makes a single product or a small number of a product for one customer at a time

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job shop

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napodiv
in a way that is unusual, unexpected, or difficult to understand

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strangely
/ˈstreɪndʒ.li/

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kontraintuitívne
in a way that does not happen or is not done in the way you would expect

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counterintuitively
/ˌkaʊn.tər.ɪnˈtʃuː.ɪ.tɪv.li/

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