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1 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) biti nerodno (zaradi) -
2 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) biti nerodno (zaradi) -
3 something like
1) (about: We have something like five hundred people working here.) približno2) (rather like: A zebra is something like a horse with stripes.) nekaj kot -
4 get something off one's chest
(to tell the truth about something that is worrying one.) povedati, kar nekomu leži na srcuEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > get something off one's chest
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5 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) dvakrat premislitiEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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6 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) dvakrat premislitiEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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7 what about?
1) (used in asking whether the listener would like (to do) something: What about a glass of milk?; What about going to the cinema?) ali bi...2) (used in asking for news or advice: What about your new book?; What about the other problem?) kaj pa glede... -
8 poke about/around
(to look or search for something among other things.) brskati -
9 take (something) in good part
(not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc): John took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.) ne zameritiEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > take (something) in good part
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10 take (something) in good part
(not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc): John took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.) ne zameritiEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > take (something) in good part
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11 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) pričkati se2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) zavzemati se3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) prepričati4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) zagovarjati•- arguable- argument
- argumentative* * *[á:gju:]1.transitive verb(for, against) dokazovati, pobijati; pretresati; kazati;2.intransitive verbto argue against s.th. — nastopiti proti čemuit argues him to be an honest man — to dokazuje, da je poštenjakto argue s.o. into — pregovoriti koga (da kaj stori)to argue s.o. out of — odvrniti koga od česa -
12 twice
1) (two times: I've been to London twice.) dvakrat2) (two times the amount of: She has twice his courage.) dvakrat več3) (two times as good etc as: He is twice the man you are.) dvakrat boljši•- think twice about doing something- think twice about something* * *[twáis]adverbdvakrattwice as much — dvakrat toliko, dvojno, še enkrat tolikotwice the sum — dvakratna, dvojna vsotatwice three are six — 2 ɔ ʌ = 6to think twice about s.th. figuratively dvakrat, dobro kaj premislitinot to think twice about — ne misliti več (na kaj), pozabiti; takoj kaj napraviti (brez razmišljanja in oklevanja) -
13 come clean
(to tell the truth about something, often about something about which one has previously lied.) razodeti -
14 fuss
1. noun(unnecessary excitement, worry or activity, often about something unimportant: Don't make such a fuss.) cirkus2. verb(to be too concerned with or pay too much attention to (unimportant) details: She fusses over children.) delati cirkus (okoli koga)- fussy- fussily
- make a fuss of* * *I [fʌs]nounprazen hrup, hrum; prevelika gorečnostto make a fuss about s.th. — preveč se razburjati zaradi česa, za prazen nič se razburiti, sitnaritito make a fuss of s.o. — plesati okrog kogaII [fʌs](about, over)1.transitive verbrazburiti, prazen hrup povzročiti; vznemiriti;2.intransitive verbrazburiti se, sitnariti; (about, up and down) ves razburjen tekati -
15 release
[rə'li:s] 1. verb1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) odpustiti2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) izpustiti3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) popustiti4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) razglasiti5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) objaviti2. noun1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) izpustitev; izid2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) objava* * *I [rilí:s]nounosvoboditev, izpustitev na svobodo ( from iz), (od)rešitev ( from od česa), razbremenitev, olajšanje, oprostitev, spregled; juridically razrešitev dolžnosti, odstop; prenos pravice (premoženja) na drugega, odstop(itev); odreka (pravicam); dokument (o odstopu); potrdilo pobotnica; odobritev filma za predvajanje; technical mehanizem za sprožitev ali ustavitev, izklop strojahappy release figuratively smrtII [rilí:s]transitive verbosvoboditi ( from iz, od), rešiti, odvezati (obveznosti), izvleči ( from iz); dati prostost, izpustiti ( from iz); juridically odpustiti, spregledati, zbrisati (dolg), prenesti (na koga), odreči se, odstopiti komu (posest, pravico itd.); prinesti na trg (tržišče); dovoliti javno predvajanje ( a film filma); technical sprožiti, izklopitito release bombs — spustiti, odvreči bombeto release s.o. from his word — odvezati koga njegove besede -
16 boast
[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) bahati se2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) širokoustenje- boastful- boastfully
- boastfulness
- boasting* * *I [boust]nounbahanje, ponašanje, ponosto make a boast of s.th. — biti domišljav (ponosen) na kajII [boust]intransitive verb & transitive verb(of, about, that) biti ponosen, bahati se, ponašati se, širokoustiti se; imeti; hvalitiIII [boust]transitive verb(kamen) na grobo obtesati, oklesati -
17 debate
[di'beit] 1. noun(a discussion or argument, especially a formal one in front of an audience: a Parliamentary debate.) razprava2. verb1) (to hold a formal discussion (about): Parliament will debate the question tomorrow.) razpravljati2) (to think about or talk about something before coming to a decision: We debated whether to go by bus or train.) razpravljati•* * *I [dibéit]nounrazpravljanje, diskusija, debata; spor, polemikaII [dibéit]intransitive verb & transitive verb(on, upon; with) razpravljati, diskutirati; boriti se, prepirati seto debate with o.s. — razmišljati o čem -
18 tell
[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) povedati2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) reči3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) govoriti4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) prepoznati5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) izklepetati6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) poznati se•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell* * *[tel]1.transitive verbpovedati, pripovedovati, reči; izreči, izraziti, izpovedati; izdati; (po)kazati (o uri); obvestiti, sporočiti, navesti, (ob)javiti, označiti; prikazati, razlagati, razjasniti, prepričevati, trditi; zapovedati, ukazati, naročiti; izmisliti; poznati, prepoznati, razlikovati, (raz)ločiti; parliament šteti (glasove)all told — (vzeto) v celem, v celoti, vse skupajtell me another! slang tega mi ne boš natvezel!I'll tell you the world American o tem sem prepričanto tell s.th. abroad — pripovedovati kaj okoli, raznašati kajto tell one's money American šteti svoj denarto tell one's beads religion moliti rožni venecto tell the news — naznaniti, povedati, objaviti novicoto tell the tale colloquially pripovedovati (povedati) žalostno zgodbo (ne da bi zbudili usmiljenje)to tell tales — zbrbljati, izklepetati; opravljati, obirati; spletkaritito tell the votes politics šteti glasovehe told him to go — rekel (ukazal) mu je, naj grenever tell me! — ne čvekaj mi! ne kvasi mi jih!this tells its own tale — to se razume samo po sebi, to je jasnowe were told to get up — rekli so nam, naj vstanemoyou're telling me! slang tega mi ni treba praviti!; komu pripovedujeto to?; kot, da jaz tega ne vem!;2.intransitive verbpripovedovati, govoriti, praviti; obvestiti, informirati ( about o); spoznati, vedeti (by po); imeti posledice, postati očiten, očitno se pokazati; colloquially izdati, ovaditi, zatožitihow can you tell? — kako morete to vedeti?to tell on ( —ali of) s.o. — izdati, zatožiti kogathat tells against you — to govori proti tebi; -
19 follow up
1) (to go further in doing something: The police are following up a clue.) nadaljevati2) (to find out more about (something): I followed up the news.) pobliže si ogledati* * *transitive verb do kraja zasledovati; sport biti v bližini igralca, da mu lahko pomaga -
20 forgive
[fə'ɡiv]past tense - forgave; verb1) (to stop being angry with (someone who has done something wrong): He forgave her for stealing his watch.)2) (to stop being angry about (something that someone has done): He forgave her angry words.)•- forgiving* * *[fəgív]transitive verbodpustiti, oprostiti, prizanesti
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