| to set a limit on the amount of money that someone can spend or charge | Cap (costs) | ограничить |
| the amount of money that you earn | earnings | Заработок |
| to make a problem become worse | exacerbate | обострять |
| extracurricular activities are things that you do at school or college that are not part of your course | extracurricular | факультативный |
| all the teachers in a university, college, or school | faculty | Профессорско-преподавательский состав |
| money that you pay to a professional person or institution for their work | fee | Гонорар, плата за обучение |
| a sudden large increase in the amount or level of something | hike | увеличение |
| a temporary job that is part of a course of study and that gives you experience of the work you hope to do at the end of the course. The American word is internship | placement | стажировка |
| something such as money, workers, or equipment that can be used to help an institution or a business | resources | Ресурсы, средства |
| to make something happen, especially something involving violence or angry feelings | spark off | Разжечь (скандал) |
| to continuously become worse, more, or less | spiralling | Резко возрастающий\снижающийся\ухудшающийся |
| an amount of money that the government or another organization pays to help to reduce the cost of a product or service | subsidy | субсидия |
| a gradual change or development that produces a particular result | trend | Направление, тренд |
| if you are willing to do something, you do it when someone asks you, sometimes when you do not want to | willing | Готовый (что-то делать) |
| to limit what someone is allowed to do by making them obey a rule or agreement | bind | обязывать |
| to help something to increase, improve, or become more successful | boost | Повышать, способствовать росту |
| a lot of available money | deep pockets | Богатство, «туго набитый кошелек» |
| to leave something such as an activity, school, or competition before you have finished what you intended to do | drop out | Бросить (например, школу) |
| to improve something, or to make it more attractive or more valuable | enhance | улучшить |
| to end someone’s employment, especially temporarily, because there is not enough work for them | lay off | Уволить (временно) |
| to lose an opportunity to do or have something | miss out | Упустить, пропустить |
| if someone is redundant, they have been told they must leave their job because they are no longer needed | Redundant, make smb redundant | Сокращенный (штат), сокращать |
| to begin doing something again from the beginning | start over | Начать заново |
| very carefully, so that nothing is missed | thoroughly | тщательно |
| a group of people who examine a problem or situation and suggest a way of dealing with it | working party | Рабочая группа |
| to arrive, or to become available | come along | прибывать |
| to make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number of workers | downsize | сокращать |
| used when you are very surprised about something | Fancy Fancy meeting you here! | Быть удивленным, неожидать (увидеть кого-то) |
| to become fatter | put on weight | Поправиться (о весе) |
| a period away from work when people such as college or university teachers can study, rest, or travel | sabbatical | Академический отпуск |
| to improve a business, organization, process etc by making it more modern or simple | streamline | Модернизировать, рационализировать |
| an act of teaching someone in a particular subject | tutoring | Обучение |
| an amount, level, standard etc that you can use for judging how good or bad other things are | benchmark | Точка отсчета, Ориентир, стандарт |
| comments about how well or how badly someone is doing something, which are intended to help them do it better | feedback | Отзыв |
| a situation in which two people disagree because they have very different personalities | personality clash | Столкновение личностей |
| something difficult that you succeed in doing, especially after working hard over a period of time | accomplishment | достижение |
| work serving drinks in a bar | bartending | Работать барменом |
| the activities of organizing business deals for other people | brokering | Оказание брокерских услуг |
| a group of people who debate a subject by discussing it formally before making a decision usually by voting | debating society | Дискуссионный клуб |
| to start a new project or activity, usually one that will be difficult and will take time | embark on | Начинать, пускаться в (какое-л) предприятие |
| a piece of information that may help someone to solve a problem or to find out the truth about something, especially a crime or a contact that may bring new business | lead | намек |
| someone who is outgoing is friendly and enjoys meeting and talking to people | outgoing | Общительный, дружелюбный |
| a formal written offer to provide goods or services for a particular price | tender | Тендер |
| the place where an activity or event happens | venue | Место проведения мероприятия |
| an area of land containing all the main buildings of a university | campus | Территория университета |
| to prepare and write something such as a document or plan | draw up | составлять |
| the art, buildings, traditions, and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture | heritage | наследие |
| a big city, especially considered as somewhere that is very busy and exciting | metropolis | Мегаполис, столица |
| to spend or invest a lot of money into something | pour millions into a research | «Вливать»миллионы в исследование |
| the process of buying supplies or equipment for a government department or company | procurement | Закупка, материально-техническое снабжение |
| to relax and stop making the effort to do something | sit back | Бездельничать, расслабляться |
| to make or change something especially for a particular person or purpose | tailor something to\for | приспосабливать |
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| in a better situation or having more money | Be better off | Жить лучше (материально) |
| to cover or hide something | bury | скрывать |
| to deal successfully with a difficult situation or job | cope with | Справляться с |
| to put people or things into a space that is too small | Cram (into) | втискивать |
| a small job that involves going to collect or deliver something | errand | поручение |
| involving a lot of force or energy | Fierce (competition) | Жестокая конкуренция |
| a count of all the people in a place | headcount | Численность (персонала) |
| to pause before doing something, or to do something very slowly, usually because you are nervous, embarrassed, or worried | hesitate | Колебаться, медлить, сомневаться |
| an act of going somewhere very quickly in an extremely uncontrolled way | mad dash | Безумный порыв |
| to do something wrong or spoil something especially by making mistakes | mess up | (ис)портить |
| used for saying that something is not what you would expect in a particular situation | Oddly Oddly enough… | странно |
| to completely change a system in order to make it work more effectively | overhaul | Перестраивать, реконструировать, пересматривать |
| to improve a skill by practising | polish up | совершенствовать |
| a difficult situation in which people have to work very hard or experience a lot of strong emotions | pressure cooker (environment) | Среда, где человек испытывает сильный стресс |
| a long difficult search | quest | Поиск (квест) |
| Done in a very impressive way that seems to need very little effort | Slick Slick set of slides | Ловкий, искусный |
| a short rest from work or activity, to have a rest. | take a breather | Сделать передышку |
| existing or present in an amount that is too large to be measured | Untold (damage) | Неисчислимый (неслыханный) (ущерб) |
| an occasion when a computer or a computer program suddenly stops working | crash | поломка |
| to help someone | give someone a hand | помочь |
| to annoy someone, or to cause problems for them | hassle | Надоедать, донимать |
| belonging or not belonging to a group that has information and makes decisions about something | Keep smb in the loop | Держать кого-то в группе осведомленных, (держать в курсе) |
| people in the know have more information about something than other people | in the know | В курсе дел |
| a piece of software that you add to a computer program in order to improve it or remove a fault | patch | патч |
| a piece of software or hardware that you add to a computer to increase the range of things it can do | plug-in | плагин |
| letters that are sent by post | snail mail | Обычная почта (не элект) |
| having difficulty doing everything that you should because you lack the necessary time, money, people, or equipment | stretched | Проблемный, напряженный |
| too big to be carried or stored easily | bulky | громоздкий |
| the amount of carbon dioxide a person, organization, building, etc produces, used as a measure of their effect on the environment | carbon footprint | Негативные экологические последствия деятельности (углеродный след) |
| someone you know a little, who is not a close friend | acquaintance | знакомый |
| Internet Protocol address: a code that represents a particular computer and is used to send messages to it on a network (=group of computers)or the Internet | IP address | |
| used as a reply to someone who asks you whether you are well, for saying that you feel all right | Mustn’t grumble! | Не жалуюсь! |
| informal conversation about things that are not important | small talk | Светская беседа |
| not very important, serious, or valuable | trivial | Незначительный, мелкий,банальный, тривиальный |
| to make something less painful, severe, or serious | alleviate | Облегчать, снимать (проблему) |
| an amount of money that you have to pay because you have broken the law | fine | штраф |
| careful thought and planning that prepares you well for a future event | forethought | предусмотрительность |
| immediately | forthwith | Немедленно, тотчас |
| extremely important and urgent | imperative | Настоятельный, обязывающий |
| the way of speaking and writing used by people who work in governmentoffices, especially when ordinary people cannot understand it | officialese | Стиль официальных документов |
| to ask someone for something such as money or support | solicit | ходатайствовать |
| the period of time during which something happens or must happen | time frame | Временная рамка |
| clear and with only one possible meaning | unambiguous | недвусмысленный |
| time when a computer or other machine is not working | down time | Простой (сущ) |
| to make someone do something that they do not want to do | drag someone kicking and screaming | Заставить, несмотря на сопротивление, «взять за жабры» |
| unkind and showing a strong feeling of wanting to hurt someone or damage something | malicious | злобный |
| the amount of enthusiasm that a person or group of people feel about their situation at a particular time | morale | Боевой дух |
| an arrangement in which work is done by people from outside your company, usually by a company that is expert in that type of work | outsource | Привлекать внешние источники, осуществлять аутсорсинг |
| to get someone to work in a company or join an organization | recruit | Нанимать на работу |
| a company that is owned by a larger company | subsidiary | Дочернее предприятие |
| the value of the goods and services that a company sells in a particular period of time | turnover | оборот |
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Unit 3 Quality
| commitment | приверженность |
| A strong belief that something is good and that you should support it | |
| craze | мания |
| something that suddenly becomes very popular, but only for a short time | |
| elusive | Неуловимый |
| an elusive person or animal is difficult or impossible to find or catch | |
| enchanting | очаровывающий |
| very interesting and attractive | |
| (Become an) end (in itself) | (стать) самоцель(ю) |
| the reason for a particular action or the result you want to achieve | |
| Fad | причуда, прихоть |
| something that is popular or fashionable for only a short time | |
| Fake (to fake a commitment) | Прикидываться, притворяться |
| to pretend to have a feeling that you do not have | |
| intrinsically | внутренне |
| relating to the essential qualities or features of something or someone | |
| Planned/built-in obsolescence | Запланированное устаревание |
| the practice of making products that will quickly become old-fashioned, or will not last long, so that people will need to replace them | |
| rattle | Дребезжать, грохотать |
| if something rattles, it makes short sharp knocking sounds as it moves or shakes | |
| roughly | Грубо (приблизительно) |
| approximately | |
| rumble | Громыхать, грохотать |
| to make a continuous deep sound | |
| Sake (quality for quality’s sake) | Цель, причина, мотив (качество ради самого качества) |
| the purpose of doing, getting or achieving something | |
| Sour | Портиться, ухудшаться |
| if a situation sours, it stops being successful or satisfactory | |
| stream | поток |
| a continuous flow of people or things | |
| struggle | Стараться изо всех сил |
| to try hard to do something that you find very difficult | |
| take for granted | Считать само собой разумеющимся, воспринимать как должное |
| to expect something always to exist or happen in a particular way | |
| trap | Ловушка, капкан, западня |
| a mistake or problem that you should try to avoid | |
| white goods | Крупногабаритная бытовая техника |
| large pieces of electrical equipment used in people’s homes | |
| cost-effective | рентабельный |
| Giving the most profit or advantage in exchange for the amount of money that is spent | |
| exacting | требовательный |
| needing a lot of skill and care | |
| fit for purpose | Целевой, соответствующий назначению |
| of a good enough standard for a particular use | |
| flawed | бракованный |
| spoiled by something such as a fault or mark, or lacking something | |
| flimsy | Непрочный, шаткий |
| badly built or made, and so likely to break easily | |
| heavy-duty | сверхмощный |
| strong and not easily damaged | |
| (Quality/beauty is) in the eye of the beholder | Каждый видит по-своему (на вкус и цвет…) |
| phrase used for saying that different people perceive things differently | |
| lean | бережливый |
| a lean business spends as little money and employs as few workers as possible so that it will make a good profit | |
| machine | Обрабатывать (на станке) |
| to give metal, wood or plastic a particular shape by cutting it on a machine | |
| shoddy | низкопробный |
| shoddy work, services or products are of a very low standard | |
| stakeholder | Ключевой партнер, вовлеченная сторона |
| Somebody who is affected by or who has an interest in the success or activities of a company | |
| tolerance | Допуск (по стандарту) |
| The amount by which the size of a part of a machine can be different from the standard size before it prevents the machine from operating correctly | |
| to agree that something is true, especially when you are unhappy, sorry, or surprised about it | admit |
| faded | Выцветший, поблекший |
| something fades, it gradually becomes less clear or noticeable until it finally disappears | |
| fitting | Фитинг, соединительный элемент |
| a small part that you connect to something | |
| forklift | Вильчатый погрузчик |
| a vehicle that uses two long metal bars at the front for lifting and moving heavy objects | |
| heap | Куча, груда |
| a large pile of something,especially an untidy pile |
| loading bay | Погрузочная площадка |
| an area from which goods can be loaded on and off trucks, trains, etc. | |
| logistics | логистика |
| the activity of transporting goods to customers or to places where they are bought or sold | |
| mislay | затерять |
| to lose something for a time, especially because you cannot remember where you put it | |
| night shift | Ночная смена |
| a period when some people work during the night in a workplace | |
| overflow | переливаться |
| to flow over the top of a container because it is too full | |
| rack | стеллаж |
| an object used for storing things that consists of a row of small shelves, spaces or hooks | |
| round-the-clock | круглосуточный |
| happening or done all day or all night | |
| skip | Мусорный контейнер |
| a very large metal container used in the building industry for waste. It is carried away by a truck when it is full. | |
| spot | Опознать, определить |
| to notice someone or something | |
| stack | Складывать (стопкой) |
| to arrange things so that they are placed one on top of another | |
| tactful | тактичный |
| someone who is tactful is very careful in the way that they speak and behave so that they do not upset other people | |
| take the blame | Признавать вину |
| To accept that you are responsible for an accident, problem or bad situation | |
| underlying | Скрытый (факт) |
| underlying causes, facts, ideas, etc. are the real or basic ones, although they are not obvious or directly stated | |
| acronym | акроним |
| An abbreviation consisting of letters that form a word | |
| digress | Отвлекаться, отклоняться |
| if you digress from a subject, you start to talk or write about something else | |
| jargon | |
| special words and phrases that are only understood by people who do the same kind of work | |
| make or break | добиться успеха или провалиться |
| phrase to help someone or something to be very successful or to cause them to fail completely | |
| signposting | акцентирование |
| Clear or noticeable indicators that give structure to speech of writing | |
| batch | Партия, группа |
| a number of things or people that arrive or are dealt with at the same time | |
| bin liner | Вкладыш, пакет для мусора |
| a plastic bag that you put in a bin to hold the rubbish | |
| dashboard | Информационная панель |
| a visual display with business information presented on a single screen | |
| ERP | Планирование ресурсов предприятия |
| enterprise resource planning: the management of a company’s information and resources by means of an integrated computer system | |
| flaw | брак |
| a mistake or fault in something that makes it useless or less effective | |
| lab-ware | Лабораторное оборудование |
| objects that are used in a laboratory | |
| leak | утечка |
| if a container leaks, liquid or gas comes out of it through a hole or crack | |
| pallet | паллета |
| a flat wooden or metal surface used for moving or storing heavy goods | |
| scratch a thin mark on a surface | царапина |
| stain | пачкать |
| to leave a mark on something accidentally | |
| teething problems | Первоначальные трудности |
| minor problems that a new company, project, product, etc. may have in the beginning | |
| vial | Пробирка, пузырек |
| a small bottle used especially for storing liquid medicines | |
| bruise | Помять (фрукты) |
| to damage a piece of fruit and cause a soft brown area to appear on its surface | |
| bulk | БОльшая часть |
| the bulk of something is the majority or largest part of something | |
| decay | Портиться, гнить |
| to be gradually destroyed as a result of a natural process of change | |
| harvest | Сбор урожая |
| the activity of collecting a crop | |
| outlet | Торговая точка |
| a shop or place where a particular product is sold | |
| punnet | корзинка |
| a small container like a basket, in which fruit such as strawberries are sold | |
| ripe | спелый |
| ripe fruit or crops have grown to their full size and are ready to eat or use | |
| shallow | мелкий |
| with only a short distance from the top or surface to the bottom; the opposite of deep | |
| shed | сарай |
| a building, usually made of wood,in which you store things | |
| shelf life | Срок годности |
| the amount of time that a food, medicine or similar product can be kept in a shop before it is too old to sell | |
| shrivelled | Засохший, жухлый |
| if something such as a plant shrivels or shrivels up, it becomes smaller and thinner than usual and it does not look fresh and healthy | |
| sound healthy or in good condition | крепкий |
| squash | раздавливать |
| to damage something by pressing or crushing it and making it lose its normal shape | |
| straw | соломинка |
| the yellow stems of dried crops such as wheat: a straw hat | |
| tray | поднос |
| a flat open container with raised edges used for holding or carrying things. | |
| wastage | Отходы, потери |
| the amount of something that is wasted |
UNIT 4 Feedback
| accomplish | достигать |
| allied (with) | Объединенный, соединенный |
| apathy | Безразличие, апатия |
| aspiring | Честолюбивый |
| bang on (target/time) | Точно (в срок) |
| better off | лучше |
| In blindfolds | С завязанными глазами, вслепую |
| Bunch (of people) | группа |
| buy into | Поверить, соблазниться, «клюнуть» |
| dam | Дамба |
| Feasibility Feasibility study | Выполнимость, осуществимость Технико-экономическое обоснование |
| foundations | Фундамент |
| milestone | Этап, веха |
| offend | Обидеть, оскорбить |
| prevail | Господствовать, превалировать |
| resettlement | Переселение |
| scope | Границы, рамки, пределы, возможности |
| silly | Глупый |
| start from scratch | Начать с нуля |
| touchy-feely | Амикашонский, панибратский |
| appraisal interview | Аттестация (сотрудников) |
| Bully | Запугивать |
| Hectic | Беспокойный, лихорадочный |
| Loner | Нелюдим, одиночка |
| Maverick | Индивидуалист |
| Pass the buck | Сваливать ответственность |
| Pull your weight | Честно выполнять свою работу |
| Downshift | |
| Evacuate | копать |
| Generator | |
| Impact | Влияние, воздействие |
| Reactor | |
| Seismic | |
| Turn smth down | Отклонить (приглашение) |
| Elicit mess up | Допытываться, извлекать, вытягивать (ответ) Испортить, ошибиться |
| Overdo | Переусердствовать, перестараться |
| Praise | Похвала, восхваление |
| Engage | Нанимать, привлекать, вовлекать |
| Foster | Побуждать, стимулировать, воспитывать |
| Team spirit | Командный дух |
| Touch on | Касаться, упоминать |
| I could do with some help | Мне не помешала бы помощь |
| Dealer | |
| Forecourt | Магазин при АЗС |
| Handle someone with kid gloves | Деликатничать, нежно обращаться |
| Mess | Беспорядок, кутерьма |
| Put up with | Мириться |
| Sort out | Решить (проблему) |
| Top up | Пополнить, долить (бензин, масло) |
| Windscreen | Лобовое стекло |
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