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1 achievement
noun his academic achievements; the achievement of his ambition.) dosežek* * *[əčí:vmənt]nounizvršitev, dovršitev, dosega, dosežek, uspeh; junaštvo; grbovni ščit -
2 achieve
[ə' i:v](to gain or reach successfully: He has achieved his ambition.) doseči* * *[əčí:v]transitive verbdoseči; izvršiti, opraviti -
3 denigrate
['deniɡreit](to attack the reputation etc of: I'm not trying to denigrate her achievement.) očrniti* * *[dénigreit]transitive verbočrniti; figuratively oklevetati, opravljati -
4 distinction
[-ʃən]1) ((the making of) a difference: He makes no distinction between male and female employees with regard to pay.) razlikovanje2) (a grade awarded that indicates outstanding ability or achievement: She passed her exams with distinction.) odlika* * *[distíŋkšən]nounrazlika, različnost; odlika, priznanje, odlikovanje; ugled, znamenitost -
5 feat
[fi:t](an impressive act or achievement: Building the pyramids was a brilliant feat of engineering.) mojstrski dosežek* * *I [fi:t]nounmojstrsko delo, junaško dejanje; spretnostII [fi:t]archaic adjective ( featly adverb)spreten, uren, oprezen -
6 masterpiece
noun (a piece of work or art worthy (to be called the greatest achievement) of a master: He considers this picture his masterpiece.) mojstrovina* * *[má:stəpi:s]nounmojstrovina, mojstrsko delo -
7 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skop2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) grd3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) popadljiv4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) reven•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) srednji2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) povprečen2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) sredinaIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) pomeniti2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) nameravati•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) pomenljiv- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *I [mi:n]adjectivenizek, navaden, manjvreden (stan, rod); boren, reven, oguljen, odrgnjen, umazan; nepomemben; prostaški, nizkoten, podel; skop, stiskaški; American colloquially popadljiv, hudoben (konj); American colloquially bolehenno mean foe — sovražnik, ki ni za podcenjevanjeno mean scholar — pametna glava. pomemben učenjakAmerican mean white — siromašen belec na jugu ZDAAmerican to feel mean over — sramovati se česaII [mi:n]adjectivesrednji, povprečenIII [mi:n]nounsredina; povprečje, povprečnost; (plural z glagolom v singular) sredstvo, način; plural premoženjeto be a means of — bitt česa kriv, biti povod za kajby all (manner of) means — vsekakor, na vsak način, za vsako cenoBritish English means test — preveritev premoženjskih razmer delavca, ki prejema socialno podporoIV [mi:n]1.transitive verbnameravati, imeti vmislih, kaniti, hoteti; (zlasti pasiv) nameniti ( for za); meniti, misliti; pomeniti;2.intransitive verbpomeniti (to komu)to mean mischief — imeti zlobne namene, imeti kaj za bregomto mean well (ill) by ( —ali to) s.o. — dobro (slabo) komu želeti, biti komu (ne)naklonjenwhat do you mean by it? — kaj hočeš s tem reči?, kaj naj to pomeni?to mean little to s o. — komu malo pomenitiI mean you to go — želim, da greš -
8 monumental
[-'men-]adjective (of great size or scale: a monumental achievement.) mogočen* * *[mɔnjuméntl]adjective ( monumentally adverb)spomeniški, mogočen, veličasten, velikanski, monumentalen -
9 pinnacle
['pinəkl]1) (a tall thin spire built on the roof of a church, castle etc.) stolpič2) (a high pointed rock or mountain: It was a dangerous pinnacle to climb.) vrh3) (a high point (of achievement, success etc): He has reached the pinnacle of his career.) vrhunec* * *[pínəkl]1.nounarchitecturestolpič, majhna kupola; konica (skale, hriba), vrh; figuratively vrhunec, višek;2.transitive verb architectureokrasiti s stolpiči; povišati; biti vrhunec česa; tvoriti vrh -
10 qualification
[-fi-]1) ((the act of gaining) a skill, achievement etc (eg an examination pass) that makes (a person) able or suitable to do a job etc: What qualifications do you need for this job?) usposobljenost2) (something that gives a person the right to do something.) spričevalo3) (a limitation to something one has said or written: I think this is an excellent piece of work - with certain qualifications.) omejitev* * *[kwɔlifikéišən]nounkvalifikacija, usposobljenost, sposobnost ( for za); prvi pogoj (of, for za); izkaz o usposobljenosti; modifikacija, prilagoditev, omejitev; klasifikacija, ocena; economy najmanjše možne akcije člana nadzornega odbora -
11 success
[sək'ses]1) ((the prosperity gained by) the achievement of an aim or purpose: He has achieved great success as an actor / in his career.) uspeh2) (a person or thing that succeeds or prospers: She's a great success as a teacher.) uspešen človek* * *[səksés]nounuspeh (in v), (dober, srečen) izid, rezultat; sreča; uspešen človek; stvar, ki uspeva, uspešna stvar; (redko) posledicawith success — z uspehom, uspešnowithout success — brez uspeha, brezuspešnoto achieve success — doseči uspeh, biti uspešento be a success — uspeti, imeti uspeh, obnesti seto make a success of, to make s.th. a success — imeti uspeh pri čem, biti uspešen, uspeti v čemnothing succeeds like success — en uspeh prinese drugega, uspeh rodi uspeh
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