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1 man of letters
(a writer and/or scholar: Shakespeare was perhaps Britain's greatest man of letters.) književnik -
2 letter
['letə]1) (a mark expressing a sound: the letters of the alphabet.) črka2) (a written message, especially sent by post in an envelope: She slowly took the letter from its envelope; Did you post my letter?) pismo•- letterbox
- letterhead
- to the letter* * *I [létə]nounčrka; pismo; plural uradno pismo, listina; plural književnosf, znanostto the letter — dobesedno, podrobnothe letter of the law — črka zakona, strogo po zakonufiguratively red-letter day — praznikman of letters — književnik, znanstvenikcommonwealth ( —ali republic) of letters — pisci, literatieconomy letter of acceptance — prejeta menica, akceptjuridically letter of administration — sodni nalog o upravi zapuščineeconomy letter of advice — spremno pismo, avizojuridically letter of allotment — sodni nalog o dodelitviletter of attorney — pooblastilo, polnomočjeeconomy letter of conveyance — tovorni spremni listletter of credence — pismeno priporočilo, akreditivno pismoeconomy letter of credit — kreditno pismoletter of marque — dovoljenje privatniku, da zaseže tujo trgovsko ladjoletters patent economy patentni listjuridically dekret, pooblastilo; juridically letters testamentary — pooblastilo izvrševalcu oporokeII [létə]transitive verbnapisati, zaznamovati s črkami, (naslov) natisnitiIII [létə]nounnajemodajalec -
3 alphabet
['ælfəbit](the letters of a written language arranged in order: I have learned all the letters of the Greek alphabet.) abeceda- alphabetically* * *[aelfəbit]nounabeceda -
4 apostrophe
[ə'postrəfi](a mark (') which is used to show that a letter or letters has/have been omitted from a word, and which is also used in possessive phrases and in the plurals of letters: the boy's coat; the boys' coats; There are two n's in `cannot' but only one in `can't'.) apostrof* * *[əpɔstrəfi]nounopuščaj, apostrof; kratek nagovor -
5 censor
['sensə] 1. noun1) (an official who examines films etc and has the power to remove any of the contents which might offend people: Part of his film has been banned by the censor.) cenzor2) (an official (eg in the army) who examines letters etc and removes information which the authorities do not wish to be made public for political reasons etc.) cenzor2. verbThis film has been censored; The soldiers' letters are censored.) cenzurirati- censorship* * *I [sénsə]nounocenjevalec, kritik, cenzor; (Oɔford) nadzornik vedenja študentovII [sénsə]transitive verbpregledati, kritizirati, ocenjevati; cenzurirati -
6 fan
I 1. [fæn] noun1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) pahljača2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) ventilator2. verb1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) pahljati (se)2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) razpihovatiII [fæn] noun(an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) oboževalec* * *I [fæn]nounvelnica; pahljača, mahalo; ventilator; geology vršajII [fæn]transitive verb & intransitive verbvejati, pahljati; pihljatifiguratively podpihovati; razprostreti se v obliki pahljače; figuratively to fan the flame — podpihovati, netiti strastiIII [fæn]nounslang navdušenec za določen šport, film itd.; navijač -
7 lettering
1) (the way in which letters are formed: the art of lettering.) pisava2) (letters which have been drawn, painted etc: He repainted the lettering over the shop door.) napis* * *[létəriə]nounlegenda, razlaga znamenj, napis; črke -
8 man
[mæn] 1. plural - men; noun1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) mož2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) človek3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) moški4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) človek5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) vojak6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) figura2. verb(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) oskrbeti z moštvom- - man- manhood
- mankind
- manly
- manliness
- manned
- man-eating
- man-eater
- manhandle
- manhole
- man-made
- manpower
- manservant
- mansized
- mansize
- manslaughter
- menfolk
- menswear
- as one man
- the man in the street
- man of letters
- man of the world
- man to man
- to a man* * *I [mæn]noun(plural men) mož, človek, človeštvo; sluga, vojak, mornar; figura (šah, dama); history vazal; plural vojaki, mornarji, delavci, moštvoman alive! — človek božji!as one man — kot en mož, enoglasnoto be only half a man — biti nemožat, biti samo pol možainner man — duša, humorously želodeca man of straw — lutka, človek zvenečega imena a brez denarjaman about town — lahkoživec, gizdalinold man — botany božje drevce, nautical slang kapitanII [mæn]transitive verbmilitary & nautical oskrbeti z moštvom (posadko, vojaki, mornarji); nautical sklicati (mornarje) na mesta; zasesti delovno mesto, biti zaposlen s čim; figuratively okrepiti, ojunačitito man o.s. — ojunačiti seIII [mæn]adjectivemoškega spola (npr. man cook kuhar) -
9 pigeon-hole
noun (a small compartment for letters, papers etc in a desk etc or eg hung on the wall of an office, staffroom etc: He has separate pigeon-holes for bills, for receipts, for letters from friends and so on.) predalček* * *[pídžənhoul]noungolobnjak; predalček, predelek (za pisma, spise) -
10 print
[print] 1. noun1) (a mark made by pressure: a footprint; a fingerprint.) odtis2) (printed lettering: I can't read the print in this book.) tisk3) (a photograph made from a negative: I entered three prints for the photographic competition.) kopija4) (a printed reproduction of a painting or drawing.) grafični odtis2. verb1) (to mark (letters etc) on paper (by using a printing press etc): The invitations will be printed on white paper.) tiskati2) (to publish (a book, article etc) in printed form: His new novel will be printed next month.) izdati3) (to produce (a photographic image) on paper: He develops and prints his own photographs.) kopirati4) (to mark designs on (cloth etc): When the cloth has been woven, it is dyed and printed.) potiskati5) (to write, using capital letters: Please print your name and address.) tiskati•- printer- printing
- printing-press
- print-out
- in / out of print* * *I [print]nounprinting tisk, tiskanje; tiskovina; American tiskana stvar, časopis, revija; odtis, vtisk, znak, sled (npr. noge); art grafični list; časopisni papir; tiskanina (blago), katun; photography kopija; technical kalup, model, žigAmerican daily prints — dnevno časopisjein print — v tisku, v prodaji (knjiga)figuratively in cold print — v črno belemII [print]1.transitive verbtiskati, dati v tisk, natisniti; odtisniti, potiskati; pisati s tiskanimi črkami; vtisniti (on; žig); pustiti sled (on), natiskati vzorec (in v); vtisniti (on s.o.'s mind komu v spomin), pustiti sled, odtis; phot kopirati (off, out); kalupiti (npr. maslo);2.intransitive verbtiskati, izdajati knjige itd.; biti v tisku ( the book is ŋing knjiga je v tisku) -
11 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) majhen2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) majhen3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) malo4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) mali•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small* * *I [smɔ:l]adjectivemajhen (po velikosti, obsegu, številu, starosti, količini, pomembnosti); maloštevilen; kratek, kratkotrajen; redek, lahek, vodén (o pijači); dialectal ozek; figuratively nepomemben, malo važen, neznaten, brez večje vrednosti; ozkosrčen, ozkogruden, malenkosten; šibek, skromen, reven; nizek; majhne moralne vrednosti, podel; osramočenin a small way, on a small scale — v majhnem razmerju, v malem, skromno, maloon the small side — nezadostno velik, ne preveliksmall and early party — družba maloštevilnih gostov, ki se kmalu razide; intimna večerna zabavaa small beginning — majhen, skromen začeteksmall blame to them — ni se jim treba sramovati, to jim ne dela sramote; ni jim treba zameritiand no blame to him! — in kdo ga ne bi (po)karal!small farmer — mali kmet, mali posestniksmall hours — ure po polnoči, male urea small poetically nepomemben pesniksmall rain — dežek, droben dežsmall talk — kramljanje, klepet(anje)the small voice, the still small voice figuratively glas vestiit is small of him to remind me of it — malenkostno je od njega, da me spomni na toI call it small of him — smatram, da je to nizkotno od njegaI found the way at last, and small thanks to you for your directions — končno sem našel pot, in za to se mi ni treba zahvaliti vašim navodilomhe has small Latin and less Greek — latinski zna malo, grški pa še manjhe has too small a mind not to be jealous of your success — preozkosrčen je, da ne bi bil ljubosumen na vaš uspehto make s.o. feel small figuratively osramotiti kogato make o.s. small — napraviti se majhnegahe was surprised, and no small wonder — bil je presenečen, in nič čudnega (če je bil)everybody thought it small of him to refuse to help — vsakdo je smatral, da je grdó od njega, da je odklonil pomočII [smɔ:l]adverbmajhno, fino; (redko) malo, malce; ne glasno, slabotno; prezirljivoto cut small — razrezati, zrezatito sing small figuratively odnehati, znižati zahteve, postati manj glasen, postati majhento think small of s.o. — prezirljivo gledati na kogaIII [smɔ:l]nounnekaj majhnega; majhen (tanek, ozek) del (česa); majhna oseba; plural telesno perilo; drobnarije, drobno blago; plural Oxford university prvi od treh izpitov za akademsko stopnjo B. A.in small — v malem, v miniaturiby small and small — polagoma, počasithe small of the back anatomy križ -
12 spell
I [spel] past tense, past participle - spelt; verb1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) črkovati2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) sestavljati (besede)3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) znati pravilno pisati4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) pomeniti•- speller- spelling II [spel] noun1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) magične besede2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) čarIII [spel] noun1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) delovna izmena2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) obdobje3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) kratek čas* * *I [spel]1.nounčarovna beseda ali formula; urok, začaranost; figuratively čar, draž, mik, privlačnost, fasciniranjeto be under a spell — biti uročèn; biti očaranto cast a spell upon s.o. — uročiti, začarati koga;2.transitive verbočarati, fasciniratiII [spel]1.noundelovni čas, delo; kratek čas, kratka doba; čas, porabljen za neko delo; (delovna) izmena, posada, posad, ekipa; Australian pavza, počitek, prosti čas; American colloquially kratka razdalja; American colloquially napad (kašlja ipd.)by spells — izmenoma, v izmenahto give s.o. a spell — zamenjati koga pri deluwait (for) a spell! — počakaj trenutek (hip)!we had a spell of fine weather — imeli smo kratko dobo lepega vremena;2.transitive verb Americanzamenjati, izmenjati, nadomestiti koga pri deluto spell a horse — dati počitka konju; intransitive verb menjati posado; Australian napraviti pavzoIII [spel]transitive verbčrkovati, brati ali izgovarjati črko za črko; sestavljati besede; pravilno pisati; pomenitito spell backward — nazaj (narobe) črkovati, figuratively nobenih težav ne imeti s pravopisomto spell out, to spell over — čitati kaj črkovaje, figuratively s težavo dešifrirati -
13 type
I noun(a kind, sort; variety: What type of house would you prefer to live in?; They are marketing a new type of washing powder.) vrstaII 1. noun1) ((a particular variety of) metal blocks with letters, numbers etc used in printing: Can we have the headline printed in a different type?) tisk2) (printed letters, words etc: I can't read the type - it's too small.) črke2. verb(to write (something) using a typewriter: Can you type?; I'm typing a letter.) tipkati- typing- typewriting
- typist
- typewriter* * *I [táip]nounnoun tip, tipičen predstavnik; karakterističen razred (vrsta, skupina); simbol, emblem, znak, znamenje, obiležje; vzor(ec), model, primer(ek), eksemplar; sorta, vrsta, kov; žig; obsolete oznaka; printing tiskana črka, črke, colloquially tiskin type — pripravljen, gotov za tiskbold type, heavy type — debelo tiskane črkeII [táip]intransitive verbpisati na pisalnem stroju, tipkati; (redko) tiskati; transitive verb biti vzorec za; simbolizirati, biti simbol; medicine določiti krvno skupino -
14 vowel
1) (in English and many other languages, the letters a, e, i, o, u.) samoglasnik2) ((also vowel sound) any of the sounds represented by these five letters or by y, or by combination of these with each other and/or w.) samoglasnik* * *[váuəl]1.nounlinguisticssamoglasnik, vokal;2.adjectivesamoglasniški, vokaličenvowel gradation linguistics prevojvowel mutation linguistics preglas;3.transitive verb see vowelize; American humorously "plačati" z zadolžnico -
15 mailbag
noun (a bag for letters etc: The letters are put into mailbags and sent to London by train.) poštna torba -
16 algebra
['æl‹ibrə](a method of calculating using letters and signs to represent numbers.) algebra* * *[aeldžibrə]nounmathematics algebra -
17 backhand
1) (in tennis etc, a stroke or shot with the back of one's hand turned towards the ball: a clever backhand; His backhand is very strong.) backhand2) (writing with the letters sloping backwards: I can always recognize her backhand.) nazaj nagnjena pisava* * *[baekhaend]nounudarec z leve strani roke (tenis); udarec s hrbtno stranjo roke; poševna pisava -
18 batch
[bæ ](a number of things made, delivered etc, all at one time: a batch of bread; The letters were sent out in batches.) paket* * *[bæč]nounpeka, vsad; množica, serija; kup, sveženj -
19 B.Litt.
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20 block
[blok] 1. noun1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) klada2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) tnalo3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) blok, zgradba4) (a barrier: a road block.) zapora5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) skupina hiš2. verb(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) blokirati- blockade3. verbThe ships blockaded the town.) blokirati- blockage- blocked
- block capital/letter
- blockhead* * *I [blɔk]nounklada, tnalo; kocka za tlakovanje; blokiranje; kliše; škripec; blok, skupina hiš; kepa; kalup za klobuke; beležnica; zastoj (v prometu), ovira; obstrukcija; tepec, topoglavec; taboriščepulley block, block and tackle — škripčevjeII [blɔk]transitive verbzapreti, zagraditi; ovirati, blokirati
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