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1 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) ukrepati2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) vesti se3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) igrati2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) dejanje2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) ukrep3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) dejanje4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) veseloigra•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *I [ækt]noundelo; dejanje; zakon, listina; svečanost; sodba; teza za disertacijoact and deed — uradna listina, obveznostin act — v resnici, dejanskoII [ækt]1.transitive verbigrati, predstavljati; hliniti;2.intransitive verbdelovati, služiti, vesti se; (on na) vplivati; ( upon po) ravnati se; pretvarjati seto act upon s.o.'s advice — ravnati se po nasvetu kogato act up to one's reputation — ravnati, kakor smo pričakovali -
2 organic
[-'ɡæ-]1) (of or concerning the organs of the body: organic diseases.) organski2) (of, found in, or produced by, living things: Organic compounds all contain carbon.) organski3) ((of food) grown without the use of artificial fertilizers.) bio (hrana)* * *[ɔ:gaenik]adjective ( organically adverb)organski, organičen; vitalen, življenjski; bistven -
3 enact
[i'nækt]1) (to act (a rôle, scene etc) not necessarily on stage.) igrati (vlogo)2) (to make into a law or pass a law: to enact a new sexual harassment law; enact the bill.) uzakoniti•* * *[inaekt]transitive verbjuridically odrediti, odrejati, predpis(ov)ati, ukreniti, ukrepati; uzakoniti; igrati vlogo, uprizoriti igro -
4 parliament
(the highest law-making council of a nation - in Britain, the House of Commons and the House of Lords, considered together: an Act of Parliament.) parlament* * *[pá:ləmənt]nounparlament, skupščinato summon (dissolve, prorogue, reopen) parliament — sklicati (razpustiti, odložiti, nanovo odpreti) parlamentMember of Parliament — poslanec, član parlamentaHigh Court of Parliament — uradno ime za angl. parlamentBritish English Parliament Act — zakon iz l. 1911, ki je močno omejil oblast Gornjega doma -
5 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) razbiti, zlomiti2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odlomiti3) (to make or become unusable.) pokvariti (se)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) odpovedati5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) potolči6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) prekiniti7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) prekiniti8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) oznaniti9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mutirati10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ublažiti11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) izbruhniti2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) premor2) (a change: a break in the weather.) sprememba3) (an opening.) odprtina4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) priložnost•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) lomljivi predmeti- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *I [breik]1.transitive verblomiti, prelomiti, zlomiti, odlomiti; skrhati; raztrgati, pretrgati, odtrgati; poškodovati, (po)kvariti; odpreti, odpečatiti; prestreči, prekiniti; odvaditi; (pre)kršiti; oslabiti, ublažiti; (iz)uriti (konja v ježi); uničiti; obzirno sporočiti; izčrpati; orati, kopati; (iz službe) odpustiti, degradirati;2.intransitive verbzlomiti, skrhati, razbiti, raztrgati se; razpasti, razpadati; počiti, razpočiti se; poslabšati se (vreme); svitati; ločiti se, spremeniti smer; propasti, zbankrotirati; vlomitito break asunder — pretrgati, prelomitito break s.o.'s back — zlomiti komu vrat, uničiti gacolloquially to break the back of s.th. — opraviti najtežji del česanautical to break bulk — začeti raztovarjatito break a butterfly on the wheel — zapravljati svojo moč, uporabiti drastična sredstvato break cover — zapustiti skrivališče, izkobacati sethe day is breaking — svita se, dani seto break even — pokriti stroške, poravnati seto break faith — prelomiti prisego, izneveriti seto break (new) ground — ledino orati, začeti nov obratto break loose — odtrgati se, zbežati; prekršitito break the neck of s.th. — izvržiti najtežji del naloge, končati kajto break o.s. of a habit — odvaditi se česato break s.o.'s pride — ponižati kogato break to pieces — zdrobiti (se); razpastito break the thread — prekiniti, pretrgatiwho breaks pays — sam pojej, kar si si skuhalbreak your neck! — veliko sreče!II [breik]nounzlom; razpoka; prekinitev, pavza, odmor; jasa; music sprememba glasu, mutiranje; presledek; vdolbina v zidu; pobeg iz ječe; American colloquially slučaj, napaka; figuratively dobra priložnostthe break of day — jutranji svit, zoraIII [breik]nounvrsta kočije, s katero se konji navadijo voziti; širok vagon -
6 repeal
[rə'pi:l] 1. verb(to make (a law etc) no longer valid.) preklicati2. noun(the act of repealing a law etc.) preklic* * *[ripí:l]1.nounpreklic; ukinitev, ukinjenje, razveljavitev; history ukinitev irske unije z Anglijo (leta 1801);2.transitive verbpreklicati; proglasiti za neveljavno, razveljaviti, ukiniti (zakon), odpraviti; (redko) opustiti, odreči se (čemu); archaic poklicati nazaj (iz pregnanstva itd.) -
7 stand
[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) stati2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) vstati3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) stati4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) veljati5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) stati6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) stati7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) kandidirati8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) postaviti9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) prestati; prenašati10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) dati za2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) položaj2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) stojalo3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) stojnica4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribuna5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) prostor za priče•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) trajanje2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) ugled•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) na čakalnem seznamu5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) potovati v aranžmaju stand-by- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to* * *I [stænd]nounstanje (na nogah), položaj, mesto; stališče; tribuna, oder; stojnica, začasna prodajalna na trgu; stojalo, mizica, regal, polica; photography stativ; postaja, postajališče, parkirni prostor za taksije; zastoj (tudi figuratively), ustavitev, odpor; theatre gostovanje igralcev, trajanje gostovanja; American (še) nepožeto žito; (še) neposekan gozd; zajezena voda; obsolete garnitura; obsolete dialectal roj (čebel), history krdelo (vojakov); juridically American prostor za pričea stand of arms — popolna oprema z orožjem za vojaka, puška s priborombook-stand — stojnica, kiosk za prodajo knjiggrand stand — uradna (glavna) tribuna (na tekmah, dirkah itd.)news stand American kiosk za prodajo časopisovone-night stand theatre enkratno (igralsko) gostovanjeto be at a stand obsolete odreveneti, obstrmeti (od začudenja), biti zbegan, zmedento be brought (to come) to a stand — ustaviti se, zastati, obstatito bring to a stand — (za)ustaviti, privesti do ustavitve, do zastojato make a stand — upirati se, ustavljati se (čemu)he took his stand on the letter figuratively oprl, skliceval se je na pismoto take the stand American juridically nastopiti kot priča, potrditi s prisego (on s.th. kaj)II [stænd]1.intransitive verbstati (na nogah itd.); dosegati stalno višino v stoječem položaju; postaviti se pokonci; biti nameščen, ležati, biti, nahajati se; stati na mestu, nehati se premikati, (za)ustaviti se; ostati brez sprememb, veljati tudi vnaprej, ne izgubiti moči (veljave); zadržati, obdržati svoj dosedanji položaj; zavzemati se ( for za); zagovarjati ( for kaj); zavzemati stanoviten odnos do česa; nasprotovati ( against čemu), upirati se; vztrajati, vzdržati, ostajati; oklevati, bati se (at česa), ustrašiti se; sestajati (in iz); skladati se, biti v skladu ( with z); kandidirati, biti kandidat ( for za); nabrati se, zbrati se; (za)pihati, pri(haja)ti (o vetru); colloquially stati, veljati; biti v prid (komu), koristiti; nautical pluti, držati se določene smeri (for, to proti); stopiti ( back nazaj)stand! — stoj!stand at ease! military voljno!stand fast! military British English mirno!, military American vod, stoj!to stand aghast — zgroziti se, osupnitito stand against s.o. — postaviti se proti, uveljaviti se proti komuto stand at attention military stati v pozoruwe will stand by whatever he says — z vsem, kar bo rekel, bomo soglašalito stand corrected — uvideti, priznati svojo krivdoI won't stand for this American tega ne bom trpel (prenašal)to stand for s.o. (with s.o.) — potegniti se za koga, potegniti s komto stand gaping — stati in zijati, zijala prodajatito stand good — ostati veljaven, obdržati svojo veljavo (vrednost)to stand in line American stati in čakati v vrstito stand in terror of s.o. — bati se kogait stands me in 8 shillings a bottle colloquially steklenica me stane 8 šilingovto stand neutral — biti, ostati nevtralento stand on ceremony — paziti (gledati) na etiketo, ceremonialno se obnašatito stand on one's own feet — stati na lastnih nogah, figuratively opravljati svoje zadeve brez tuje pomočistand on me for that slang zanesi se name glede tega!she stands over the girl while she does her homework — ona pazi na (nadzira) deklico, ko dela domačo nalogoto stand pat slang ostati trdento stand the racket slang plačati ceno, globoto stand security (surety, sponsor) for s.o. — biti porok, jamčiti za kogato stand still — mirovati, ostati miren, ustaviti seto stand to one's guns (one's colours) figuratively trdno vztrajati pri svojem (prepričanju, mnenju), military držati postojankoto stand to one's oars — pošteno, krepko zaveslatito stand to it that... — vztrajati na tem, da...to stand upon one's trial juridically stati, biti pred sodiščemto stand (a) watch nautical , to stand guard military biti na stražito stand well with s.o. — dobro se razumeti (shajati) s komif it stands with honour — če se sklada s častjo;2.transitive verbpostaviti; ustaviti; zoperstaviti se, upirati se (čemu); prenašati, prenesti, trpeti (koga, kaj); podvreči se, prestati; colloquially dati (plačati) za; stati (biti) pred (čem)to stand an assault — vzdržati, upreti se napaduto stand a drink colloquially dati za pijačoto stand a chance — imeti možnost (priliko, priložnost, upanje, šanso)to stand the test — prestati preizkušnjo, izkazati se, obnesti seto stand one's trial — biti zaslišan pred sodiščcm; -
8 within
[wi'ðin] 1. preposition(inside (the limits of): She'll be here within an hour; I could hear sounds from within the building; His actions were within the law (= not illegal).) znotraj2. adverb(inside: Car for sale. Apply within.) znotraj* * *I [wiðín]adverbznotraj, v hiši, doma, v notranjosti; figuratively v dušiis he within? — je on doma?to go within — iti v hišo, v soboto make s.o. pure within figuratively očistiti komu dušoto stay within — ostati v hiši, domaII [wiðín]preposition (krajevno) v, znotraj; znotraj meje, v obsegu, ne nad; v dosegu, ne predaleč, ne dljè odwithin the house — v hiši, domahe is within the reach — on ni daleč, do njega je lahko pritiwithin sight — v vidu, videnwithin a bit, within a little — skorajwithin an ace — skoraj, malodaneto be within an ace of s.th. — za las čemu uitiwithin the meaning of the Act — znotraj zakona, po zakonu, predvideno po zakonuto live within one's income — živeti ustrezno svojim dohodkom, ne iznad svojih sredstevwithin a stone's throw — za lučaj, nedaleč, blizuhe was within a hair's breadth of losing his life — za las je manjkalo, da ni prišel ob življenje; (časovno) znotraj, v, v manj kotIII [wiðín]nounnotranja stran, notranjščina, notranjost -
9 defence
[di'fens]1) (the act or action of defending against attack: the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.) obramba2) (the method or equipment used to guard or protect: The walls will act as a defence against flooding.) obramba3) (a person's answer to an accusation especially in a law-court: What is your defence?) obramba•- the defence* * *[diféns]nounobramba, odboj napadaplural military utrdba; juridically lawyer ( —ali counsel) for the defence — branilec, zagovornikart ( —ali science) of defence — boks, mečevanjeto come to the defence of s.o. — braniti kogamedicine defence mechanism — obrambni mehanizem -
10 execution
[-ʃən]1) ((an act of) killing by law: The judge ordered the execution of the murderer.) usmrtitev2) (the act of executing (orders or skilled movements etc).) izvajanje* * *[eksikjú:šən]nounizvršitev, izvedba; predvajanje; izvršitev obsodbe, usmrtitev; rubežen; razdiralen učinekto carry into execution, to put in execution — izvajati, izvršitito do execution — učinkovati, kvarno vplivatito take out an execution against s.o. — dati komu zarubitito do great execution to s.o. — povzročiti komu veliko škodoto make good execution — opustošiti, razdejati -
11 observance
1) (the act of obeying rules etc: the observance of the law.) spoštovanje2) (the act of observing (a tradition etc): the observance of religious holidays.) upoštevanje* * *[əbzɜ:vəns]nounizpolnjevanje (dolžnosti); obred, tradicionalna slovesnost; šega, običaj; observanca, redovni pravilnik -
12 arrest
[ə'rest] 1. verb1) (to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law: The police arrested the thief.) prijeti2) (to stop: Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry.) zaustaviti2. noun1) (the act of arresting; being arrested: The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest.) aretacija2) (a stopping of action: Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure.) ustavitev•* * *I [ərést]transitive verbustaviti, ustavljati; zadržati, prijeti, aretirati; privlačiti; prikleniti, ovirati; preprečiti; izključiti, odklopitijuridically to arrest judgement — odložiti obsodboto arrest s.o.'s attention — pritegniti pozornostII [ərést]nounustavitev, ustavljanje; aretacija, pripor, zapor; zadržanje, oviranje, motnje; zaplembato put ( —ali place) under arrest — pripreti, zapreti kogaunder arrest — v priporu, v zaporu; zaplenjen -
13 attorney
[ə'tə:ni]1) (a person who has the legal power to act for another person.) zastopnik2) ((American) a lawyer.) odvetnik* * *[ətɔ:ni]nounjuridically pravni zastopnik; odvetnik; pooblaščenec; imenovanje pravnega zastopnika, zastopanjeby attorney — po nalogu, po pooblastilu -
14 brush
1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) krtača2) (an act of brushing.) krtačenje3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) rep4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) praska2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) krtačiti2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) pomesti3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) skrtačiti4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) oplaziti•- brush away
- brush up
- give
- get the brush-off* * *I [brʌš]nounkrtača, ščetka, čopič, metlica; lisičji rep; grmičje, goščava, dračje; oplaz, pretep, praska, spopad; figuratively slikar, slikarstvoat a brush, at the first brush — v prvem zamahuto give s.o. a brush — grdo s kom ravnati, tepsti gatarred with the same brush — enak, prav takto give it another brush — še enkrat obdelati, izdelatito give s.o. a brush-down — okrtačiti kogaII [brʌš]1.transitive verb(o)krtačiti, (o)ščetkati, očistiti; dotakniti se, oplaziti; naprej gnati;2.intransitive verbmimo švigniti, pohiteti -
15 crime
1. noun1) (act(s) punishable by law: Murder is a crime; Crime is on the increase.) zločin; kazniva dejanja2) (something wrong though not illegal: What a crime to cut down those trees!) zločin•- criminal2. noun(a person who has been found guilty of a crime.) zločinec* * *I [kraim]nounzločin, hudodelstvo; colloquially traparijaa mistake worse than a crime — velika, nepopravljiva napakacapital crime — zločin, ki se kaznuje s smrtjoII [kraim]transitive verbmilitary obtožiti, obsoditi -
16 deficiency
plural - deficiencies; noun ((a) shortage or absence of what is needed.) pomanjkanje* * *[difíšənsi]nounnezadostnost, pomanjkanje; primanjkljaj, deficit, zgubamedicine deficiency disease — avitaminoza, nedohranjenostmarine deficiency of a ship's cargo — havarija -
17 follow
['foləu] 1. verb1) (to go or come after: I will follow (you).) slediti2) (to go along (a road, river etc): Follow this road.) iti po3) (to understand: Do you follow (my argument)?) slediti4) (to act according to: I followed his advice.) držati se•- follower- following 2. adjective1) (coming after: the following day.) naslednji2) (about to be mentioned: You will need the following things.) naslednji3. preposition(after; as a result of: Following his illness, his hair turned white.) zaradi4. pronoun(things about to be mentioned: You must bring the following - pen, pencil, paper and rubber.) naslednje- follow up* * *I [fɔlou]1.transitive verbslediti, iti po sledi, spremljati koga; priključiti se; ubogati, pokoriti se; prizadevati si za kaj; iti za čim; ( from) izhajati, izvirati; biti posledica; ukvarjati se, posvetiti se; preganjati; dojeti, razumeti; strinjati se;2.intransitive verbslediti, kasneje se zgoditito follow s.o.'s advice — ravnati se po nasvetu kogaas follows — kakor sledi, sledečeII [fɔlou]nounsledenje; udarec (biljard); colloquially dodatek k obroku hrane -
18 inheritance
1) (money etc inherited: He spent most of his inheritance on drink.) dediščina2) (the act of inheriting: The property came to him by inheritance.) dedovanje* * *[inhéritəns]noundediščina, dedovanje, nasledstvoaccrual of an inheritance — primer dedovanja, dediščinaby inheritance — podedovan, z dediščinolaw of inheritance — objektivna dedna pravica, biology dedna zasnova -
19 issue
['iʃu:] 1. verb1) (to give or send out, or to distribute, especially officially: The police issued a description of the criminal; Rifles were issued to the troops.) izdati2) (to flow or come out (from something): A strange noise issued from the room.) priti ven2. noun1) (the act of issuing or process of being issued: Stamp collectors like to buy new stamps on the day of issue.) izdaja2) (one number in the series of a newspaper, magazine etc: Have you seen the latest issue of that magazine?) številka3) (a subject for discussion and argument: The question of pay is not an important issue at the moment.) predmet razprave* * *I [ísju:, íšu:]nounodtok, izhod; izdaja (knjige, znamk); zvezek, številka (časopisa), naklada; economy denarna emisija; posledica, rezultat, zaključek; potomec, potomci, rod, otrok, otroci; izdajanje (odredb); economy dohodek (od posestva); juridically sporno vprašanje, predmet razprave, oporekanje, bistveno vprašanje; medicine izliv (krvi, gnoja)at issue with s.o. — v sporu s komissue of law — izpodbijanje, oporekanjeto join issue with s.o. — prepustiti rešitev sporne zadeve sodiščuto take issue with s.o. — prerekati se s kom, trditi nasprotnoto bring s.th. to a successful issue — kaj uspešno izpeljatieconomy bank of issue — emisijska bankaII [ísju:, íšu:]1.intransitive verbpriti ven, priti na dan, izvirati, izhajati iz ( from); iztekati; priti v promet (knjiga), biti izdan (povelje); imeti za posledico;2.transitive verbizdati (publikacijo); military razdeliti, izdati (hrano, obleko, municijo); economy dati v promet (denar, vrednostne papirje), emitirati; razglasiti; commerce izpolniti menico; opremiti ( with s, z); dobaviti -
20 judg(e)ment
1) (the decision of a judge in a court of law: It looked as if he might be acquitted but the judgement went against him.) sodba2) (the act of judging or estimating: Faulty judgement in overtaking is a common cause of traffic accidents.) presoja3) (the ability to make right or sensible decisions: You showed good judgement in choosing this method.) razsodnost4) ((an) opinion: In my judgement, he is a very good actor.) mnenje* * *[džʌdžmənt]nounjuridically sodba, obsodba, razsodba; obrazložitev sodbe; razsodnost, preudarnost, razumevanje, uvidevnost; mnenje, ocena (on o)to sit in judg(e)ment on s.o. — soditi komuto form a judg(e)ment (up)on s.th. — ustvariti si sodbo o čemerror of judg(e)ment — napačen sklep, napačna sodba
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law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… … Law dictionary
Act of Parliament — in the constitutional law of the UK, a Bill that has passed through all its stages and received the royal assent, thus becoming statute and law. Bills are introduced in Parliament either by a government minister or an unofficial (or private)… … Law dictionary
Law Commission — a body established by the Law Commissions Act 1965 to examine the law with a view to its systematic development and reform, including the codification of law, the elimination of anomalies, the repeal of obsolete and unnecessary enactments, and… … Law dictionary