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1 circumstance
['sə:kəmstæns](a condition (time, place etc) connected with an event: In the circumstances, I don't see what else I could have done.) okoliščina* * *[sɜ:kəmstəns]nounokoliščinaplural položaj, stanje; nadrobnost; ceremonija; formalnost; primer, dejstvo, dogodek; American not a circumstance to — nič v primeri swithout circumstance — brez ceremonij, brez formalnostiin the circumstances, under the circumstances — v takih okoliščinah, s takimi pogojipomp and circumstances — formalnost in ceremonije, odvečno delo -
2 disadvantage
(something which makes a difficulty or which is an unfavourable circumstance: There are several disadvantages to this plan.) pomanjkljivost- at a disadvantage* * *[disædvá:ntidž]nounškoda, zguba; neugodnost, pomanjkljivost; neugoden položaj, slaba stran; ovirato take s.o. at a disadvantage — izrabiti neprilike kogato be at a disadvantage, to labour under a disadvantage — biti v slabem položaju; imeti izgubo -
3 opportunist
noun (a person who takes advantage of any circumstance which will help him personally: a political opportunist.) preračunljivec* * *[ɔpətju:nist]1.nounpreračunljivec, oportunist;2.adjectivepreračunljiv, računarski, oportunističen -
4 instance
['instəns](an example, especially of a condition or circumstance: As a social worker, he saw many instances of extreme poverty.) primer* * *I [ínstəns]nounprimer, prilika; prošnja; juridically instancain the first instance — v prvi instanci, v prvi stopnji; figuratively najprejin the last instance — v zadnji instanci; figuratively na koncuII [ínstəns]transitive verbnavesti, navajati (kot primer) -
5 source
[so:s]1) (the place, person, circumstance, thing etc from which anything begins or comes: They have discovered the source of the trouble.) vir2) (the spring from which a river flows: the source of the Nile.) izvir* * *[so:s]nounizvir, vir, vrelo (tudi figuratively); poreklo, začetek; glavni povod ali vzrok; plural literature spisi, listine, virithe Sava takes its source... — Sava izvira... -
6 subject
1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) podrejen2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) podložnik2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) tema3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) predmet4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) vzrok5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) osebek3. [səb'‹ekt] verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) podvreči2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) izpostaviti•- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject to* * *I [sʌbdžikt]1.nounpodložnik, podanik, državljan; predmet (stvar) pogovora, téma; učni predmet; music téma; razlog, povod, vzrok, motiv ( for za); človek, oseba; grammar osebek, subjekt; philosophy ego; poskusni predmet (oseba, žival); mrlič (za seciranje); medicine oseba, pacienton the subject of — gledé, kar se tiče, kar zadevacompulsory (optional, additional) subject — obvezen (izbiren, dodaten) učni predmeta nervous subject — živčna oseba, živčneža ticklish subject — kočljiv, delikaten predmetto wander from the subject — oddaljiti se od predmeta;2.adjectivepodvržen, podložen, podrejen (to komu, čemu), odvisen (to od); nesamostojen (država itd.); občutljiv (to za), nagnjen (to k), izpostavljen (to čemu)subject to — pogojèn z, s pogojem; odvisen od (česa), s pridržkomsubject to your approval — s pogojem (pridržkom), da vi odobritethe treaty is subject to ratification — pogodba mora biti ratificirana, da postane veljavnato hold subject — imeti v podložnosti, v odvisnostiII [səbdžékt]transitive verbpodvreči, podrediti; podjarmiti; napraviti odvisno (to od); izpostaviti (to čemu); obrzdati; napraviti dovzetnega zato subject o.s. to ridicule — izpostavljati se posmehuto subject s.o. to a test — preskusiti koga -
7 whence
[wens]adverb (from what place or circumstance (?); from where (?).) odkod* * *[wens]1.adverbodkod; kako; od koder; kraj, iz kateregawhence comes it that... — kako, da...;2.conjunctionodkod; figuratively zato;3.nounizvor
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