outsource - zajištovat externě, zadávat subdodavatelům

verb - to delegate a specific task, job, or service to an external party or organization

 

cement - zacementovat, stmelit, zpevnit

verb - to use cement or a similar substance to join things together or cover things

froth up - pěnit, napěnit, zpěnit (se)

verb - to contain a lot of bubbles on top, or to produce bubbles on top

 

phoney - falešný člověk, pokrytec

noun, informal - someone who pretends to be someone they are not, usually trying to trick people

 

impotent - nemohoucí

adjective - not able to do something, not having the power or strength to do something

 

live off - být živen, nechat se živit

verb - to get the money or food you need to live from someone or something

 

assert - prosazovat se, uplatnit se

verb, formal - to behave in a determined and confident way, to show that you have authority

 

undermine - oslabit, rozložit, podkopávat, podkopat, podrývat

verb - to make something less effective or to make someone's authority or confidence gradually weaker

 

lubricate - promazat, namazat, lubrikovat

verb - to put oil or grease etc. on something to make it move more easily

 

work up - rozčílit, rozčilovat, rozrušit

verb - to make somebody upset, angry or excited, to make yourself upset, angry or excited

 

jump at - skočit po (příležitosti), popadnout (např. šanci), chopit se (např. příležitosti)

verb - to use an opportunity gladly and quickly, to accept an offer gladly and quickly

 

hold back - držet se zpátky

verb - to stop yourself from doing something, to not try as hard as you could

backfire - vymstít se, mít opačný účinek, obrátit se proti

verb - to have the opposite effect to the one you intended, usually with bad results

counterfeit - padělek, napodobenina

noun, formal - something that is made to look like the original in order to deceive people

 

investment - vynaložení (námahy, času)

noun - the act of giving effort and time to something to make it a success