Allay | to make (something) less severe or strong (ukoić) |
Alliteration | the use of words that begin with the same sound near one another |
Ambush marketing | marketing strategy in which an advertiser "ambushes" an event to compete for exposure against compet |
Analogy | a comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way |
Backfire | to have the opposite result of what was desired or expected |
be exempt from | not required to do something that others are required to do |
Canard | a false report or story, a belief or rumor that is not true |
Cease and desist order | A document sent to an individual or business to halt purportedly unlawful activity |
Cover up | to prevent people from learning the truth about (something, such as a crime); to hide (something) |
Crack databases | To be very potent with numbers (rozwiązywać, znajdować rozwiązanie) |
Cybersquatting | Registering, trafficking in, or using an Internet domain name with bad faith |
Deal with | To be about (something), to have (something) as a subject (dotyczyc) |
Deface web pages | To attack a website changing the visual appearance of the site or a webpage |
Desist | to stop doing something |
Disguise | to change the usual appearance, sound, taste, etc. (zmienic, ukryc) |
Dispel | to drive off in various directions; to cause to vanish; alleviate |
Evaporate | 1. to change from a liquid or solid state into vapor; pass off in vapor (parowac, znikac) |
Face a risk | be exposed to risk |
Fork out | to pay an amount of money, especially unwillingly (zabulic) |
Freeload | to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc. (pasozytowac) |
In a nutshell | in very brief form; in a few words |
Infringement | a breach or infraction, as of a law, right, or obligation (pogwalcenie, naruszenie) |
Insider trading | The unlawful practice of using information that comes from a source “inside” the business |
Legitimate | in accordance with established rules |
Lionize | to treat (a person) as a celebrity |
Litigate for | prosecute or defend (procesowac sie) |
Lucky break | significant good fortune or opportunity (usmiech losu) |
Masquerading | to pretend to be someone or something |
Mitigate | to reduce the harmful effects of something (lagodzic) |
Mother Goose Rules | The brief, traditional, anonymous verses, or nursery rhymes, learned by children |
Perpetrator | someone who has done something very bad (sprwca) |
Plaintiff | someone who takes legal action against someone else in a court of law (powod, powodka) |
Prioritize | designate or treat (something) as being very or most important |
Pundit | An expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called upon to give their opinions |
Purport | to pretend to be or to do something, especially in a way that is not easy to believe (utrzymywac) |
Pursue criminal and civil action | Seek to attain or accomplish criminal and civil legal action |
Put lipstick on that pig | trying to make something hopelessly ugly with a small improvement is pointless |
Quash | Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure (uniewazniac) |
Quell | Put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force (stlumic) |
Redemption | when someone is saved from evil, especially according to the Christian religion (odkupienie) |
Relaunch | Launch (something, especially a product) again or in a different form |
Repent | Feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one’s wrongdoing or sin (zalowac) |
Rule out | Exclude (or include) something as a possibility (wykluczac) |
Scrutiny | the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) |
Stalker | someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions (przesladowca) |
Stance | a rationalized mental attitude (ustosunkowanie) |
Stonewall | engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate (blokowac) |
to be toast | to face certain destruction or defeat (miec klopoty) |
to recall a product | request to return a product after the discovery of safety issues or product defects |
to scrap | make into scrap or refuse |
to vanish | become invisible or unnoticeable |
Viable | capable of life or normal growth and development (oplacalny, realny) |
Villain | a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately (łotr, łajdak) |
Vulnerable | capable of being wounded or hurt (podatny, sklonny) |
walk a tightrope | to be in a situation where one must be very cautious |
Whistleblower | an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it |
Wrongdoing | departure from what is ethically acceptable (wykroczenie, przestepstwo) |