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1 upon
1) (to meet by accident: I chanced on a friend of yours.) naleteti na2) (to discover by accident: I chanced upon some information.) naleteti na* * *I [əpɔn]preposition (= on) na; na osnovi, na temelju; za; priloss upon loss — izguba za izgubo, stalne izgubeupon this — nato, nakarupon inspection — na temelju inšpekcije, takoj po inšpekcijito draw one's sword upon s.o. — izvleči (potegniti) svoj meč proti komuto live upon s.o. — živeti na račun kake osebeupon my word (of honour)! — častna (moja) beseda!II [əpɔn]adverbnato -
2 upon my word!
(an exclamation indicating surprise etc.) pri moji veri! -
3 bring upon
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4 come upon
(to meet, find or discover by chance: She came upon a solution to the problem.) naleteti na kaj* * *intransitive verb naleteti na koga ali kaj, srečati; presenetiti -
5 draw upon
transitive verb nakopati (o.s. — si)draw upon s.o. — izdati menico na ime koga -
6 hang upon
intransitive verb biti odvisen od -
7 put upon
transitive verb (običajno pasiv) pestiti koga, pritiskati na koga, prevaratito be put upon — biti osleparjen, prevaran -
8 enter on/upon
(to begin: We have entered upon the new term.) začeti -
9 fall on/upon
(to attack: The robbers fell on the old man and beat him; They fell hungrily upon the food.) planiti na -
10 set upon
( also set on) (to attack: He set upon me in the dark.) napasti -
11 take (something) upon oneself
(to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) prevzeti odgovornost zaEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > take (something) upon oneself
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12 take (something) upon oneself
(to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) prevzeti odgovornost zaEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > take (something) upon oneself
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13 thrust on/upon
(to bring (something or someone) forcibly to someone's notice, into someone's company etc: He thrust $100 on me; She is always thrusting herself on other people; Fame was thrust upon him.) -
14 begin on, upon
intransitive verb lotiti se česa -
15 blow upon
intransitive verb očrniti, izdati -
16 blunder upon
(ali into) transitive verb slučajno na kaj naleteti -
17 breathe upon
intransitive verb blatiti (koga) -
18 call upon
transitive verb obrniti se (na koga); see to call on -
19 close upon
transitive verb vsebovati (npr. škatla); zagrabiti; napasti -
20 creep upon
intransitive verb prilizovati se
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