Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
call the shots
Polish translation:
dyktować warunki
Added to glossary by
madziag
Jan 19, 2008 11:05
16 yrs ago
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English term
call the shots
English to Polish
Bus/Financial
Other
We’ve spent many years, between us, trying to answer that
question. In this case, the divisional managers seemed to be
calling the shots, at least for their own division.
Top executives
will never be in a position to call all of the resource-allocation
shots – nor should they be. But they should learn to identify,
and influence, the managers at all levels who can forever
alter a company’s future.
kościuszko mówi: ujawniać zamiary, ale zupełnie mi nie pasuje
question. In this case, the divisional managers seemed to be
calling the shots, at least for their own division.
Top executives
will never be in a position to call all of the resource-allocation
shots – nor should they be. But they should learn to identify,
and influence, the managers at all levels who can forever
alter a company’s future.
kościuszko mówi: ujawniać zamiary, ale zupełnie mi nie pasuje
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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15 mins
EnglishDirect
Native in Polish
My goals: professionalism & reliability
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
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54
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dyktować warunki
propozycja
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Note added at 4 days (2008-01-23 13:20:38 GMT) Post-grading
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Dziękuję.
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Note added at 4 days (2008-01-23 13:20:38 GMT) Post-grading
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Dziękuję.
Peer comment(s):
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Ewa Dabrowska
31 mins
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Dziękuję i pozdrawiam ;)
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Andrew Stanleyson
9 hrs
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Dziękuję i pozdrawiam ;)
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skisteeps
1 day 17 hrs
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Dziękuję i pozdrawiam ;)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "serdecznie dziękuję"
+1
9 mins
rozdawać karty
= rządzić, wydawać polecenia, sprawować władzę itp.
30 mins
Adam Lankamer
Poland
Poland
Native in Polish
Poland
Financial, Legal and Patent Translation
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, French to English, and 2 more.
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1345
pociągać za sznurki
hth
3 hrs
mieć w swojej (bezpośredniej) gestii, sprawować bezpośredni nadzór
Lub:
sprawować bezpośrednią kontrolę
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
9. call the shots/tune [informal] to be in a position of authority so that you can give orders and make decisions:
It was a job in which she was able to call the shots.
http://www.ldoceonline.com/
sprawować bezpośrednią kontrolę
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
9. call the shots/tune [informal] to be in a position of authority so that you can give orders and make decisions:
It was a job in which she was able to call the shots.
http://www.ldoceonline.com/
1 hr
podejmować decyzje
najbardziej prozaicznie :)
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Note added at 2 godz. (2008-01-19 13:38:02 GMT)
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call the shots - have control of a situation; decide, determine, what others do
Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English
może być jeszcze: kontrolować sytuację/rozdzielanie funduszy czy zasobów
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Note added at 4 godz. (2008-01-19 15:48:08 GMT)
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wydawać dyspozycje, być dysponentem
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Note added at 2 godz. (2008-01-19 13:38:02 GMT)
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call the shots - have control of a situation; decide, determine, what others do
Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English
może być jeszcze: kontrolować sytuację/rozdzielanie funduszy czy zasobów
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Note added at 4 godz. (2008-01-19 15:48:08 GMT)
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wydawać dyspozycje, być dysponentem
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