Study the words and expressions and give their Russian translation.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 389.

Vocabulary List

1) payroll n (a) a list of people employed by a company and the amount of

money to be paid to each of them: a firm with 500 employees

on the payroll (ie that employs 500 people)

(b) the total amount of wages and salaries paid to the employees

of a company

2) workforce n the total number of workers who are employed in a company or

factory, or who are available for work: a workforce of 3500

Compare: staffn all the workers employed in an organization, esp a teaching or

business organization: The school's staff is/are excellent // I

have a staff of 15 // It's good to have you on our/the staff

3) shift n 1) (in sth) a change of place, position, direction or tendency:

a shift in the direction of the wind // shifts in public opinion

2) (a) a period of time worked by a group of workers who start

work as another group finishes: be on the day/night shift at the

factory // work an eight-hour shift // working in shifts

(b)the workers in such a group: The night shift arrives/arrive at

six o'clock

shift v 1) to change in position or direction; move from one place to

another: He shifted impatiently in his seat during the speech //

Don't try to shift the blame onto me!

2) BrE to get rid of or remove: a new washing powder that will

shift any stain

3) BrE infml to move very fast: That motorbike was really

shifting!

4) well-adjustedadj (of a person) fitting in well with society and being

emotionally healthy

5) market-place, the n [sing] the system of buying and selling goods under

competitive conditions: Companies must be able to compete/

survive in the market-place// the market-place of higher

education

6) white-collaradj of or being people who work in offices or at professional

jobs, rather than doing hard or dirty work with their hands

(=blue-collar): white-collar workers // white-collar jobs/unions

Compare:

pink-collar adj esp AmE of or concerning jobs of fairly low rank such as those

of secretaries, waitresses, typists, clerks, etc that are usu taken

by women

6) execute v 1) fml to do what one is asked or told to do: execute sb's

commands // execute a plan/a piece of work

2) to kill sb as a lawful punishment: execute suspected rebels //

He was executed for murder

executiveadj 1) concerned with making and carrying out decisions, esp in

business: executive duties // a woman of considerable executive

ability

2) having the power to carry out government decisions and laws

executiven a person in an executive position, esp in business: a young

advertising executive // an executive briefcase/suite/car/jet

7) dispensableadj not necessary: His work's good, but he is dispensable.

Opposite:

indispensableadj (to sb/sth) (for sth / doing sth)absolutely essential

8) consumer n a person who buys goods or uses services: electricity consumers

//consumer demand/rights/protection

consumerismn (esp derog) the belief that a society or individual benefits from

using a large quantity of goods and services

consumerist adj a consumerist attitude/culture

consume v to use sth: consume time/resourses/stores/services

consuming adj that takes all sb's time, energy, interest, etc: time-consuming

9) boost n 1) an increase in sth: a boost in sales, exports, etc

2) help or encouragement: give the economy/the pound a

welcome boost

boost v to help or encourage sb/sth: boost imports/share prices/the

dollar // boost production

booster n a thing that helps or encourages sth: a morale booster

10) entitlement n (to sth) a right to have or do sth: leave entitlements

11) put/place a premium on sb/sth to consider sb/sth particularly valuable or

important

12) frustrating adj annoying; discouraging

frustrate v 1) to prevent sb from doing or achieving sth; to defeat sb:

frustrate one's political opponents

2) to upset or discourage sb: frustrating delay

frustratedadj 1) (at/with sth) discouraged; not satisfied: frustrated at/with

the lack of progress

2) unable to be successful in one's chosen career

frustrationn Life is full of frustrations.

13) retailn the practice of selling goods in small quantities to the general

public: the retail of goods // a retail outlet (=shop) // retail

business/traders

Compare:

wholesalen the selling of goods, esp in large quantities, to shopkeepers for

them to sell to the public: the wholesale market // wholesale

prices