ENGLESKI

1. LEKCIJA

to endorse-support, back, favour, recommend-preporučiti, podržati, zagovarati

to determine-decide, agree on-utvrditi, složiti se oko nečega

to tailor-shape, adapt, adjust, modify-skrojiti, kreirati

mal-shopping centre-trgovački centar

to tumble-fall down-padati

poll-survey, market research-istraživanje

to flop-collapse, drop-padati

survey-overview, examination, inspection-istraživanje, ispitivanje

to emphasize-stress, underline-istaknuti, naglasiti

obsession-infatuation, craze, mania-opsjednutost

2.LEKCIJA

-Sole trader – an individual person who works on his or her own. Sole traders are liable for any debts
they incur.

-Partnership - Where two or more people combine their capital and skills and share risks and profits. In
the UK (except Scotland) partnership are not legal entities so individuals are fully liable for any debts.

-Limited company (Ltd)- A company whose owners have limited liability for the debts of their business.
i.e. the company has a separate legal identity.

-Public limited company (plc) – A company whose shares can be publicly traded.

-A business that wants the advantages of being a company while keeping private control (društvo s
ograničenom odgovornošću)
-A business that wants to grow by raising large amounts of capital (javno dioničko društvo)

Shopkeeper-samostalni trgovac

Lawyers, accountants- partnerstvo

Hire purchase-A method of paying for something in which the buyer pays part of the cost immediately
and then makes small regular payments until the debt is completely paid -kredit

Outgoings-Leavings a place, or leaving a job, having finished a period of a time in it-izdaci

Cash flow-The amount of money moving into and out of a business-tjek novca

Mortgage-An agreement which allows you to borrow money from a bank or similar organization,
especially in order to buy house, or the amount of money itself-hipoteka

Overhead-The regular and necessary costs, such as rent and heating-opći troškovi, režijski troškovi

Premises-Buildings owned by someone, especially by a company or organization-nekretnine

Instalment-Amount of money owed has been divided, so that each part happens or is paid at different
times until the end or total is reached-rata

Assets-Something valuable to a person or organization which can be used for the payment of debts-
imovina za pokriće dugova

Bankrupt / insolvent-Unable to pay what you owe, and having control of your financial matters given-
bankrot

LETTER-HEAD

- the name and address of a person, company or organization printed at the top of the writing paper

utisnuti naslov

PERSISTENCE

the fact of continuing to try to do sth in spite of difficulties, especially when other people are against you
and think that you are being annoying or unreasonable
ustrajnost, upornost

REMORTGAGE

to arrange a second mortgage on your house or apartment, or to increase or change your first one

hipoteka, založiti

HALF-HEARTED

– done without enthusiasm or effort

malodušan, neodlučan

Match the infinitive form of the phrasal verbs in italics in the text with their definitions below.

fail

persuade

find by chance

discover a piece of information

have an argument with someone

perform a task

produced good results

lose an opportunity

A go under

B talk into
C come across

D find out about

E fall out with

F carry out

G pay off

H miss out on

3. LEKCIJA

DEADLINE

a time or day by which sth must be done

rok

TEMPTATION

to desire to do or have sth which you know you should not do or have

iskušenje

TO TIMETABLE

to plan when sth is going to happen

planirati

BOUND (TO)

certain or extremely likely to happen

SIGURNO će se nešto dogoditi

REVISED

changed in some ways

promijenjeniti, ispraviti

INVOICE
a list of items provided or work done together with their cost, for payment at a later time

faktura, trgovački račun s popisom robe

OVERDUE

not done or happening when expected or when needed, late

zakasnio, prekoračio rok dospijeća

POSTPONE

put off until another time

odgoditi, ostaviti

za kasnije

SCHEDULE

list or statement of details; programme or

timetable for work

raspored, plan,

program, tabela, popis

SHUFFLE

slide or move one over the other to change

their relative positions; shuffling movement

promjena mjesta, pomiješati, skupiti na gomilu

PILE

number of things lying one upon another

Hrpa, gomila, naslaga

SCATTERED

- lying in different directions; not situated, together; wide apart

raspršen, dispergiran

WORKLOAD
business; working activities which include all different types of work that someone does

poslovanje, tijek poslova

PRIORITIZE

to select the most important or urgent things to do first

izabrati najvažniji posao i staviti ga na prvo mjesto obavljanja

TRIVIAL

small value of importance; the ordinary course of everyday events, duties

običan, sitan,beznačajan

BATCH

number of things receiving attention as a group

gomila (istih stvari)

TO TACKLE

deal with; attack

prihvatiti se nečega

DELEGATE

person to whom sth is delegated; appoint and send (sb) as a representative to a meeting; entrust duties
to sb

izaslanik; upućivati izaslanika, ovlastiti izaslanika

TO LACK

be without; not have; have less than enough

nemati, manjkati

ABDICATE

give up, renounce, authority or control, responsibility

odreći se prava, dati ostavku

ASSERTIVE

having or showing positive assurance

izričan, uporan

-PHRASAL VERBS-

SET UP

CATCH UP

BREAK DOWN

FALL BEHIND

DRAW UP

PUT OFF

TAKE ON

GET ON WITH

MAKE UP

1. We have TAKEN ON far too much work lately; I just don’t know how we are going to manage.

2. The bad weather means that we have FALLEN BEHIND schedule on the building contract.

3. I think we should SET UP a meeting as soon as possible. Could you fix a suitable date?

4. It’s time we let them know about the delays, it’s embarrassing, but we can’t PUT it OFF any longer

5. If everyone works extra shifts we should be able to CATCH UP.

6. Is it OK if I leave early today, Mrs. Jones? I’ll MAKE UP the time on Monday.

7. I have DRAWN UP a list of things we need to do.

8. I’ve analysed the problem and have BROKEN it DOWN into five different areas.

9. You should spend less time gossiping and GET ON WITH your work
Carry out, fall out with, find out ,try out, point out, turn out

Fill in, give up, find out, hold on/hang on, go on/ carry on

Go back, come back, look after, deal with, pick up, take up

4 LEKCIJA

Placement – the temporary position: postavljanje, namještanje (installing, putting up, setting up,
positioning)

Geomancers – Fung shui experts: stručnjaci za fung shui

Mystical – something strange or unknown which has not yet been explained: tajanstven (enigmatic,
obscure)

To reclaim – to take back something that was yours: tražiti, zahtjevati natrag (retrieve, give back, return)

Setback – something that happens which delays or prevents a process from advancing: zastoj, zapreka
(obstacle, barrier)

Occupant – a person who lives or works in a room or building: stanar (lodger)

Clutter – to fill something in an untidy or badly organized way: nagomilavati, natrpati (accumulate,
amass, heap up)

Auspicious – suggestion a positive and successful future: povoljan, sretan (favourable, lucky, acceptable).

fertile- productive, fruitful

to strive for – to try hard to achieve

prudent – very careful to avoid undesired consequences

turnover – total annual gross sales

GDP- Gross Domestic Product

hurdles – obstacles, difficulties to be cleared before you can proceed

distribution channels – all the methods of making your products available to the market

Match words to form collocations

outstanding potential

economic outlook

production facility

distribution channel

development zone

consumer base

joint venture

multinational corporation

disposable income

exclusive outlet

5 LEKCIJA

EVALUATE (verb) – to judge or calculate quality, importance, amount or value of something – bodovati,
ocijeniti, procijeniti, vrednovati

UNDERWENT (past simple of UNDERGO, verb) – to experience something which is unpleasant or which
involves a change – biti podvrgnut, izlagati se, proći kroz, iskusiti

CLINICAL TRIAL (noun) – a test usually over a limited period of time, to discover how effective or suitable
some drug is – pokus, pokušaj

PHILANTHROPIC (adj) – helping poor people, especially by giving them money, or medicine –
čovjekoljubiv, dobrotvoran

DISINCENTIVE (noun) – something that discourages people from doing something or working hard –
nepoticajno

ADVERSE (adj) – having a negative or harmful effect on something – nepovoljan, neprijateljski, protivan,
suprotan

SLEEPING SICKNESS (noun) – an African disease which causes fever, severe lack of energy, weight loss
and sometimes death
UDŽ

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1.D, 2. H, 3.F, 4.E, 5.B, 6. C, 7. A, 8.G

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3.

4.
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6.
1.G, 2.H, 3.A, 4.E, 5.I, 6.D, 7.J, 8. B, 9. F, 10. C

7.

8.

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2. EVENTAULLY, 3. ALREADY, 3. CURRENTLY, 5. SOMETIMES, 6. USUALLY, 7. ALWAYS

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1. E, 2.G, 3. A, 4. F, 5. C, 6. D, 7. B

11.
1.C, 2.G, 3.I, 4.A, 5.H, 6.J, 7.E, 8.F, 9.D, 10.B

12.

B. DIS, C. UN, D. IL, E. IN, F. IR

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B. DIS - C.IM - D.IR - E.IL - F. IN - G. UN - H.DIS - I. IR - J.IL - K. IM - L.UN