Shopping, Services, Finance, and Advertising Vocabulary Flashcards

Flashcards covering shopping, goods, pricing, finance, advertising, services, and consumer rights terminology based on Unit 07 lecture notes.

What is the English translation for 'sklep z antykami'?

antique shop

What does 'farmers' market' mean in Polish?

targ, na którym handlują okoliczni rolnicy

What is the Polish term for 'vending machine'?

automat (z napojami, słodyczami)

What does 'the high street' refer to?

główna ulica handlowa

What is the Polish meaning of 'stationery'?

artykuły papiernicze

What does 'disinfectant spray' translate to in Polish?

środek dezynfekujący w sprayu

How does the text define 'pre-owned'?

używany, z drugiej ręki

What does 'end-of-line' mean in Polish?

z końcówki serii

What is the English phrase for 'kupowanie pod wpływem impulsu'?

impulse buying

What does 'panic buying' mean in Polish?

masowe wykupywanie towarów

What does 'window shopping' mean?

oglądanie wystaw sklepowych

What does 'exhibit erratic behaviour' translate to in Polish?

przejawiać nieobliczalne zachowanie

How are 'fit', 'match', and 'suit' differentiated when shopping for clothes?

fit means pasować (pod względem rozmiaru), match means pasować (pod względem koloru, wzoru), and suit means pasować (do osoby, jej stylu)

What does 'cost an arm and a leg' mean in Polish?

bardzo dużo kosztować

What is the English idiom for 'tani jak barszcz'?

dirt cheap

What does 'pay through the nose' mean?

przepłacić

What is the Polish translation for 'rip-off'?

zdzierstwo

What does 'be broke' mean in Polish?

być spłukanym

What does the abbreviation ATM stand for and what is its Polish translation?

automated teller machine (bankomat)

What is a 'payday loan' in Polish?

pożyczka krótkoterminowa,,,chwilówka"

What does 'be in the red' mean in Polish?

być na minusie

What does 'hoarding' mean in the context of promotion and advertising?

billboard

What does 'cold calling' mean in Polish?

akwizycja przez telefon

What does 'endorse a product' mean?

wystąpić w reklamie produktu (o znanej osobie)

What does 'junk mail' mean in Polish?

spam (w skrzynce na listy)

What is the Polish translation for 'subliminal'?

działający na podświadomość

What business is an 'undertaker'?

przedsiębiorca pogrzebowy

What is an 'MOT test' as defined in the notes?

obowiązkowy przegląd techniczny pojazdów w Wielkiej Brytanii

What does 'past the sell-by date' mean?

po dacie przydatności, przeterminowany

What does 'price fixing' mean in Polish?

zmowa cenowa

What is the definition of 'price gouging'?

zawyżanie ceny

What is a 'consumer ombudsman'?

rzecznik praw konsumenta

What does 'move heaven and earth' mean in Polish?

poruszyć niebo i ziemię