Business Vocabulary Unit 7

adjust - upravit, přizpůsobit, nastavit

verb - to change something in order to make it more accurate

announce - oznámit

verb - to make known, esp. to the public

appoint - ustanovit, jmenovat, obsadit do funkce

verb - to assign a function, duty, responsibility etc. to sb

assign - přidělit (např. práci)

verb - to give someone a task or job to do

attend - účastnit se

verb - to be present (esp. at a course, meeting, conference etc.)

boardroom - zasedací místnost

noun - a room where board meetings etc. are held

delay - zpoždění, zdržení, prodlení, otálení

noun - the fact that something happens later than it was planned

event - událost (např. společenská)

noun - an occasion that has been organized and that is attended by many people

expect - očekávat, předpokládat, čekat, počítat (s něčím)

verb - to believe that something will happen because it seems likely

fail - selhat (v čem), neuspět (v čem)

verb, American English - to be unsuccessful in something

flight - let, létání

noun - the act of flying, a trip by plane or another flying vehicle

GMT - střední čas, GMT

noun - short for Greenwich Mean Time

ID - průkaz totožnosti (zkratka)

noun - (abbreviation) an identification card

in the end - nakonec

adverb - at last, after everything has been done, said etc.

laptop - přenosný počítač, laptop, notebook (přenosný počítač)

noun - a small computer that can be easily carried and used anywhere

launch - zahájení, spuštění

noun - the act of introducing something and starting to use it

luggage ^*1 - zavazadla

noun - the suitcases, bags etc. that you carry with you when you travel somewhere

proceed - postupovat, pokračovat, pokračovat v cestě

verb - to move ahead, to travel onward; to continue with what you've been doing

queue - stát ve frontě, řadit se do fronty, řadit se za sebe

verb - to form a line, esp. when waiting for something along with many people

rearrange - přearanžovat, znovu uspořádat, přestavět

verb - to arrange again, to arrange differently

resign - rezignovat, odstoupit, dát výpověď

verb - to give up a job, a position or a post

rush hour - dopravní špička

noun - the part of the day when there is most traffic on the roads

shortly - za chvíli, krátce (po), za krátkou dobu

adverb - quickly, without much waiting, in a little while, soon

schedule - harmonogram, časový rozvrh, časový plán, program (časový plán)

noun - a plan of things to be done

take place - odehrávat se, odehrát se, konat se

verb - to happen (somewhere)

traffic ^*2 - provoz (např. ve městě), dopravní ruch, doprava (provoz)

noun - the cars that are in the streets at a time

type ^*3 - psát (na stroji nebo klávesnici), psát na stroji

verb - to write something by using a computer keyboard or a typewriter