versed in
-vješt u nečemu; dobar u nečemu; imati puno znanja u nekom polju She is well versed in classical languages.
Poslovni engleski
Poslovni engleski
viable
-održiv; sposoban za život; vitalan A lot of people want to visit me. As mentioned I am still physically recovering and as much I’d love to, it would not be viable for me to spend time with everyone who wants to see me.
viable business
-posao koji dobro radi If a business is viable, it is able to survive for many years, because it continues to make a profit year after year. The longer a company can stay profitable, the better its viability.
victory over
-pobjeda nad Novak Djokovic wins his third Italian Open title and lays down a marker for the French Open with victory over Rafael Nadal in Rome.
vote with your feet
-odlaskom dati do znanja što misliš When the price of skiing doubled, tourists voted with their feet and just stopped going.
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wake up and smell the coffee
(Amer) spustiti se s oblaka, postati realan
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walk on eggs
-hodati kao po jajima I have to remember that I’m walking on eggs when I give this speech. Careful with radical ideas like that. You’re walking on thin ice.
want to have your cake and eat it
-htjeti i ovce i novce
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watchdog
-supervizor, oni koji nagleda; kontrolor; pas čuvar Watchdogs monitor the banks to make sure that they have enough capital to lend money to customers.
water off a duck’s back
-nema utjecaja jer su ‘perje patke otporna na vodu’ Insults rolled off John like water off a duck’s back.
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water under the bridge
-‘prošla baba s kolačima’ I should probably have asked for more money when I was offered the job, but hey, that’s water under the bridge now.
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watertight argument
-argument koji ‘drži vodu’ (ne da se lako oboriti)
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