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EVU Unit 8
At work: career and promotion
| Question | Answer | Example |
|---|---|---|
| chętny, ochoczy | eager | He's bright kid and eager to learn. |
| popęd | drive | The treatment will not affect your sex drive. |
| dający satysfakcję | rewarding | Teaching can be a very rewarding career. |
| zżyty | close-knit | Most student's groups quickly become very close-knit as they see each other every day. |
| dochodowy | lucrative | He inherited a lucrative business from his father. |
| urlop rodzicielski | maternity/paternity leave | In some countries, women are allowed maternity leave and men paternity leave if they're having a child. |
| dodatek (do wynagrodzenia) | perk | I only eat here because it's free - one of the perks of my job. |
| przysługujący urlop | holiday entitlement | What's your holiday entitlement? |
| podwyżka (automatyczna) | increment | Do you get regular salary increments? |
| szklany sufit | glass ceiling | Most people don't want to reach a glass ceiling. |
| oparcie (na kimś lub na czymś) | reliance | They know about our company's heavy reliance on imported oil prices. |
| dusza (charakter osoby) | spirit | I'm 85, but i still feel young in spirit. |
| dwuznaczny | ambiguous | The language in the Minister's statement is highly ambiguous. |
| pomysłowość, zaradność | resourcefulness | If you think you can deal with situations that will test your resourcefulness to the limit, contact us! |
| mieć za dużo pracy | to be snowed under | I'm sorry but i can't help you today. I'm snowed under with paperwork. |
| zdegradować | demote | He was demoted at work. |
| człowiek sukcesu | achiever | Every week we will introduce you to an individual who is an achiever in his own right. |