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1 petition
[pə'tiʃən] 1. noun(a formal request made to someone in authority and usually signed by a large number of people.) peticija2. verb(to make such a request: They petitioned the government for the release of the prisoners.) prositi* * *I [pətíšən]nounpeticija, prošnja, pismena vlogajuridically zahteva; British English history Petition of Right — prošnja za dodelitev pravic (l. 1628.)II [pətíšən]1.transitive verbzaprositi, vložiti prošnjo;2.intransitive verbmilo prositi ( for) -
2 unite
1) (to join together, or to make or become one: England and Scotland were united under one parliament in 1707; He was united with his friends again.) združiti2) (to act together: Let us unite against the common enemy.) združiti se•- united* * *[ju:náit]transitive verbzdružiti, zediniti; spojiti (dele), združevati, vsebovati v sebi (lastnosti); intransitive verb združiti se, zediniti se; združiti se v zakonski zvezi, poročiti se; sodelovati (in v); priključiti se ( with komu, čemu) -
3 give in
1) (to stop fighting and admit defeat; to yield: The soldiers were outnumbered and gave in to the enemy.) vdati se2) (to hand or bring (something) to someone (often a person in authority): Do we have to give in our books at the end of the lesson?) izročiti, oddati* * *intransitive verb & transitive verbpopustiti, vdati se; izročitiAmerican give in one's name — navesti svoje ime, prijaviti se
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