WORD-OF-THE-WEEK

under-perform - not doing as well as one should (pracować mniej efektywnie)

WORDS WITH THE PREFIX: 'UNDER- ' :

• underage - younger than the lowest age at which an activity is legal (nieletni)
• undercharge - to ask for less money than expected (zapłacić mniej)
• undermine - to make sb less confident, less powerful or less likely to succeed (podważyć)

EXAMPLES:

• 1. His boss says he's under-performing at work.
• 2. There are laws against underage drinking and smoking.
• 3. The waiter made a mistake and undercharged me by 50zł.
• 4. The manager accused his employees of undermining his decisions.

GLOSSARY:

• vulnerable - easily influenced (podatny, narażony)
• susceptible - easily influenced or harmed (podatny, wrażliwy)
• give in - to finally agree to sth (ulegać)
• deteriorates - to become worse (pogorszyć się)
• turn a blind eye - to choose to ignore behaviour you know is wrong (przymknąć oko na coś)
• swiftly - very quickly (szybko)
• prescription - a piece of paper on which the doctor writes the medicine (recepta)