BEM 09-10.2013 Imagination

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fortitude
For years we've believed that the key to saving money was the idea of self-denial - having the mental fortitude to delay gratification.
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wytrzymałość; męstwo
to come into prominence
A relatively new field, only coming into prominence in the last decade, it's a interdisciplinary combination of...
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zyskać sławę
cognitive (cognitive tests)
Members of the group were also given cognitive tests each year
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poznawczy, kognitywny
shortcomings
At the moment, there are shortcomings in both of these areas.
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braki, wady
preliminary tests
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wstępne testy
readily
Many people spend money readily
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bez wahania, ochoczo, z łatwością
to invert
These findings invert an old idea about delaying gratification.
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odwrócić
to tamp sth down
Right now, we are trying to tamp down the immediate temptations.
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stłumić, pohamować coś
ramp sth up
The company ramped up share prices.
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zawyżyć (wartość czegoś, np. akcji firmy); zwiększyć, podwyższyć (np. tempo produkcji w fabryce)
trade-off
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kompromis
to pass sth on
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przepuścić coś (np. okazję), nie skorzystać z czegoś
to compel sb to do sth
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zmusić kogoś do zrobienia czegoś
gauge
He looked at me, trying to gauge the effect of his words
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ocenić, oszacować

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