First warm-up quiz
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Engleski rječnici
Engleski rječnici
Chief executives who stand out from the corporate crowd
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Challenges ahead for Chinese economy
10 September 2013 Recent economic data has shown that the Chinese economy may be coming out of its recent slump. Exports are growing at a healthy rate, manufacturing activity has picked up and there are signs that consumers are spending money. But the economy still heavily relies on government spending and corporate borrowing. As John
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Apple set to release latest iPhone and operating system
10 September 2013 On Tuesday, Apple is likely to unveil new versions of the iPhone and a new operating system into the fast-moving technology sector. It has been almost a year since a new phone has been released by the tech giant. In that time its competitors in the smartphone market have released several new
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The cash-strapped millennials using ‘sharing economy’
The ‘millennials’ are the generation that came of age after the 2008 financial crisis. Cash-strapped and internet-savvy, they have very different expectations about jobs, credit and money. Part of the new ‘sharing economy’, they have taken to the idea of sharing rather than buying with a vengeance.
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In,at,on (place) – Part 1
In/at/on (place) – Part 1 USING IN in a building in a room in a box in a town/city in a country in a garden • Is there anything in the box / in the bottle / in the envelope. • What have you got in your hand / in your mouth? • We went to Spain, and spent a
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At the end v. in the end
At the end v. in the end At the end (of something) = at the time when something ends at the end of the film at the end of the month at the end of March at the end of the game at the end of the concert at the end of the course • I’m going away at the end of March / at
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On time v. in time
On time v. in time On time means punctual, not late. If something happens on time, it happens at the time which was planned. • They’ll meet you at 9.30. -Okay, but tell them to be on time. (= not to be late, to be there at 9.30) • The 10.33 train left on time. (= it left at 10.33) •
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At, on, in (time)
At/on/in (time) Compare at, on and in: • We arrived at 4 o’clock. • I arrived on Monday. • She arrived in June. / He arrived in 1974. We use at for the time of day • at 7 o’clock • at dinnertime • at dawn • at 9.33 • at noon We use on for days and dates • on Monday / on Monday • on his birthday • on Christmas Day • on 13 April
break the ice
probiti led, početi nešto novo, prvi učiniti što, postići prvi uspijeh, promijeniti ustaljenu praksu
break one’s back
raditi naporno, iznimno se potruditi oko nečega “If you pay him a fair sum, he will break his back and do an excellent job.
brass monkey weather
ciča zima, iznimno hladno vrijeme, studen – Britanski engleski, vrlo neformalno “It’s brass monkey weather today, isn’t it!”
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birds of a feather flock together
svaka ptica svome jatu (leti) – svatko pripada među sebi srodne ili naginje sebi sličnima
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be read the riot act
dobiti lekciju (od koga), biti prekoren “His mother read him the riot act for having smashed the expensive china.”
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bait and switch
varljiva taktika kojom se proizvod nudi po sniženoj cijeni da privuče kupca, no kad kupac dođe u trgovinu navedenog proizvoda navodno više nema te mu se nudi skuplji proizvod “This supermarket is well know for its bait and switch tactics.”