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1 speaking
1) (involving speech: a speaking part in a play.) govoren2) (used in speech: a pleasant speaking voice.) govoren* * *[spí:kiŋ]1.noungovorjenje, govor, govorništvo; plural (redko) izreki (pomembnih osebnosti);2.adjectiveki govori, govoreč; zgovoren, izrazit, osupljivspeaking! — (pri telefonu) pri aparatu!, govorim!speaking likeness — izredna (izrazita, osupljiva) podobnost, živ portretI am not on speaking term with him — ne poznam ga toliko, da bi govoril z njim, figuratively z njim ne govorim, z njim sem skregan -
2 speak
[spi:k]past tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) govoriti2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) govoriti z3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) govoriti4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) povedati5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) govoriti•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of* * *[spi:k]1.intransitive verbgovoriti, besediti; imeti govor; pogovarjati se (with, to z; about, of o); izraziti se; music (o glasbilih) dati glas od sebe, slišati se, zadoneti; dati se čutiti; (o portretu) biti kot živ; nautical signalizirati, dati znak; British English dati glas, oglasiti se (o psu);2.transitive verb(iz)reči, izgovoriti, povedati, govoriti (kaj); izražati, izjaviti, najaviti; dokazovati, pričati, potrditi, pokazati; nautical poklicati (ladjo)generally (strictly) speaking — splošno (točno, strogo) povedano (vzeto)roughly speaking — v grobem (približno, grosso modo) povedanonot to speak of... — da (niti) ne govorimo o...nothing to speak of — nič važnega, ni vredno niti omembeto speak back — (nazaj) odgovarjati (na očitke ipd.)to speak by the book — govoriti z rokopisa, čitati (govor), govoriti s točnim poznavanjemto speak bluntly — naravnost, brez ovinkov govoritito speak by the card — z veliko natančnostjo govoriti, biti precizento speak in s.o.'s cast — prekiniti kogato speak comfort to... — imeti tolažilne besede za...my dog speaks only when I order him — moj pes zalaja le, če mu ukažemto speak in s.o.'s ear — komu (kaj) prišepniti na uho, skrivaj govoriti s komto speak for s.o. — govoriti komu v korist, reči dobro besedo za kogathat speaks for itself — to govori samo za sebe, tega ni treba (še) pojasnjevati (priporočati)I found nobody to speak to — nikogar nisem našel, da bi z njim govorilto speak by hearsay — govoriti, kar smo od drugih slišalithis speaks a man of honour — to kaže (izdaja) človeka, ki ni brez častito your praise be it spoken... — v vašo pohvalo bodi povedano...you might as well speak to a stone figuratively prav tako bi lahko govoril stenito speak to — govoriti komu, potrditi kajI cannot speak to the truth of that — ne morem z gotovostjo reči (jamčiti), da je to resto speak volumes for — jasno (prepričljivo) govoriti za, pričati o, dokazovati (kaj)who is speaking? — (pri telefonu) kdo je pri aparatu?, kdo govori (tam)? -
3 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) preprost2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) jasen3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) odkrit4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) očiten5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) puščoben2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) ravnina2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) desna petlja•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English* * *I [pléin]adjective ( plainly adverb)preprost, enostaven, navaden; brez okraskov, preprost (soba itd.); nevzorčast, enobarven (blago); črno-bel (fotografija, risba); nemikaven, neprivlačen, neuglajen (obraz, dekle); jasen, razumljiv, nedvoumen, brez ovinkov (pogovor), očiten, razločen; nerazredčen (alkohol); odkrit, pošten; srednji, nepomemben, povprečen; metallurgy nelegiran (npr. jeklo); raven, plosk (dežela); figuratively gol, čist (nesmisel)plain card — navadna karta (razen kralja, dame in fanta)as plain as plain can be — ali as plain as the nose on one's face — ali plain as a pikestaff — ali as plain as point — jasno kot beli danplain dealer — poštenjak, odkrit človekplain dealing — odkritost, iskrenost, pošteno trgovanjeplain sewing — bela vezenina, šivanje belega perilaII [pléin]adverbjasno, razumljivo; odkrito, poštenoIII [pléin]nounravnina, ravan, nižava, poljana; bojišče; plural prerijaIV [pléin]intransitive verb British English archaic & poetically žalovati, tožiti, tarnati -
4 master
1. feminine - mistress; noun1) (a person or thing that commands or controls: I'm master in this house!) gospodar2) (an owner (of a slave, dog etc): The dog ran to its master.) lastnik3) (a male teacher: the Maths master.) učitelj4) (the commander of a merchant ship: the ship's master.) kapitan trgovske ladje5) (a person very skilled in an art, science etc: He's a real master at painting.) mojster6) ((with capital) a polite title for a boy, in writing or in speaking: Master John Smith.) gospodič2. adjective((of a person in a job) fully qualified, skilled and experienced: a master builder/mariner/plumber.) mojster3. verb1) (to overcome (an opponent, handicap etc): She has mastered her fear of heights.) premagati2) (to become skilful in: I don't think I'll ever master arithmetic.) obvladati•- masterfully
- masterfulness
- masterly
- masterliness
- mastery
- master key
- mastermind 4. verb(to plan (such a scheme): Who masterminded the robbery?) voditi- master stroke
- master switch
- master of ceremonies* * *I [má:stə]noungospodar; predstojnik, delodajalec; lastnik (hiše, psa itd.); mojster (obrtnik in umetnik); kapitan trgovske ladje; (zlasti British English)učitelj, profesor; British English rektor, ravnatelj (v nekih kolegijih); art mojster, umetnina (starejšega mojstra); university magister; gospodič (nagovor za fante višjih slojev do 16. leta); British English vodja, čuvar (v naslovih na angleškem dvoru); juridically glavni sodni zapisnikar, glavni arhivar na soditču; matrica gramofonske ploščeto be master of s.th. — obvladati kajto be one's own master — biti svoj gospodar, biti neodvisento be master of o.s. — obvladati selike master like man — kakršen gospodar, tak slugato make o.s. master of s.th. — polastiti se česa, obvladati kajhistory Master of the Revels — vodja dvorne svečanostiAmerican economy master agreement — okvirna tarifamusic master chord — prevladujoč trozvokmaster copy — originalni izvod (dokumenta, filma, plošče), avtorski izvod (literarnega dela)technical master pattern — vzorčni modelhistory master singer — mojster pevec (nemški pesniki 1ɔ: 16. stol.)master touch — mojstrstvo; uglajenost, zadnja ugladitev, izpiljenje (npr. teksta)technical master wheel — glavno pogonsko koloII [má:stə]transitive verbzagospodovati, obvladati, ukrotiti, premagati, mojstrovati -
5 term
[tə:m] 1. noun1) (a (usually limited) period of time: a term of imprisonment; a term of office.) doba2) (a division of a school or university year: the autumn term.) semester3) (a word or expression: Myopia is a medical term for short-sightedness.) izraz•- terms2. verb(to name or call: That kind of painting is termed `abstract'.)- in terms of* * *I [tə:m]nountermin, strokoven izraz; beseda, izraz; plural izrazi, način izražanja, govor(jenje); termin, rok, čas (doba) trajanja; commerce plačilni rok, čas dospelosti menice; plural določbe, pogoji (v pogodbi); cena; honorar; odnosi; British English kvartal, plačilni dan, termin za plačanje; juridically zasedanje, čas (sodnega) zasedanja; določeni čas posesti (zakupa, najema); British English university trimesečje, trimester; semester; mathematics člen; logic pojem; medicine obsolete menstruacija; obsolete mejnik, mejni kamen; geography skrajna, končna črta ali točkain plain terms — odkrito, naravnostnot on any terms — pod nobenimi pogoji, za nobeno cenoinclusive terms — skupaj s postrežbo, z razsvetijavoreasonable terms — pametne, sprejemljive ceneterms of delivery economy dobavni pogojito be on good (bad) terms with s.o. — biti s kom v dobrih (slabih) odnosihto be on (familiar) terms with s.o. — biti prijatelj s komto be not on speaking terms with s.o. — ne govoriti s kom, biti sprt (skregan) s komwhat are your terms? — kakšne so vaše cene? kaj zahtevate?to bring s.o. to terms — naložiti komu svoje pogojeto come to terms — popustiti, odnehatito make terms, to come to terms with s.o. — pogoditi se, sporazumeti se s komto set a term to s.o. — staviti komu terminII [tə:m]transitive verbimenovati, označevati -
6 tongue
1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) jezik2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) jezik3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) jezik4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) jezik* * *[tʌŋ]1.nounjezik; figuratively človeški govor, jezik, veščina govora; način, spretnost izražanja; figuratively (zemeljski) rt; jezik plamena; jeziček (pri tehtnici); jezik pri čevlju; kembelj (zvona); ustnik (pihala); technical tračnica, kretnicafurred (coated) tongue — medicine obložen jezika fluent tongue, a sharp tongue — dobro namazan, odrezav jezika long tongue, a sharp tongue — dolg, oster jeziktongue in cheek figuratively ironičnoslanderous tongue — zlobni jeziki, obrekovalcigift of tongues — dar, talent za jezikeon the tip of one's tongue — na konici jezika, na jezikuhe is all tongue — on samo govoriči, njega je samo govorjenje, brbljanjehis tongue is too long for his teeth — on je preveč jezikav, on preveč jezikato give tongue — glasno govoriti, vpitito have a long tongue — imeti dolg jezik, biti čenčavhe has too much tongue — kar ima na srcu, ima na jezikuhold your tongue! — drži jezik za zobmi! jezik za zobe!to speak with one's tongue in one's cheek — govoriti ironično (posmehljivo, neiskreno, hinavsko)to wag one's tongue — neprestano brbljati, žlabudrati;2.transitive verbdotakniti se, polizati z jezikom; colloquially ozmerjati, ošteti; intransitive verb klepetati, jezik vrteti
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