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1 company
plural - companies; noun1) (a number of people joined together for a (commercial) purpose: a glass-manufacturing company.) podjetje2) (guests: I'm expecting company tonight.) družba3) (companionship: I was grateful for her company; She's always good company.) družba4) (a group of companions: He got into bad company.) družba5) (a large group of soldiers, especially part of an infantry battalion.) četa•- keep someone company- keep company
- part company with
- part company* * *I [kʌmpəni]noundruštvo, družba, druženje; spremstvo; tovarištvo; military četa, kompanija; ceh; theatre ansambel; posadkato part company with s.o. — ločiti, razstati se s komBritish English limited liability company — družba z omejeno zavezoa man is known by the company — povej mi s kom se družiš, in jaz ti bom rekel, kdo sicompany checkers — vohuni, ogleduhi, ovaduhimarine ship's company — moštvo, posadka ladjeI err in a good company — tudi boljši od mene so naredili napako, so se zmotiliII [kʌmpəni]intransitive verb & intransitive verb archaic ( with) spremljati; družiti se -
2 except
[ik'sept] 1. preposition(leaving out; not including: They're all here except him; Your essay was good except that it was too long.) razen2. verb(to leave out or exclude.) izvzeti- excepted- excepting
- exception
- exceptional
- exceptionally
- except for
- take exception to/at* * *I [iksépt]1.transitive verbizločiti, izvzeti, izključiti; ne upoštevati;2.intransitive verbugovarjatito except from — izločiti, izpustiti, opustitiII [iksépt]1.conjunction archaicrazen čeexcept for — ko bi ne bilo;2.prepositionrazen, mimo, izvzemši
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present company excepted — spoken phrase used for saying that a criticism that you are making does not refer to the person or people who are with you ‘Men are so stupid,’ she said, ‘present company excepted!’ Thesaurus: ways of making or receiving criticism or blamehyponym … Useful english dictionary
present company excepted — British, American & Australian, humorous, American, humorous something that you say which means that the criticism you have just made does not describe the people who are listening to you now. People just don t know how to dress in this country,… … New idioms dictionary
present company excepted — spoken used for saying that a criticism that you are making does not refer to the person or people who are with you Men are so stupid, she said, present company excepted! … English dictionary
present company excepted/excluded — used to say that a critical comment you have made about a group of people does not include the person or people you are with Men are such jerks–present company excepted/excluded, of course. • • • Main Entry: ↑present … Useful english dictionary
present company excepted — besides the people in attendance, besides those who are present … English contemporary dictionary
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company — n. military unit consisting of several platoons 1) to command a company (a captain commands a company) 2) to deploy; form a company 3) a cannon; headquarters; infantry company companionship 4) to keep (smb.) company; to seek smb. s company 5) to… … Combinatory dictionary
present — 1 / prezFnt/ adjective 1 be present a) to be in a particular place: How many people were present at the meeting yesterday? | small amounts of gas present in the atmosphere b) to be felt strongly or remembered for a long time: The memory of her… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
excepted — adjective Paul /football/biology excepted used to say that you are not including a particular person, subject, or thing in a statement about something: We want every one at the meeting, David and Steven excepted of course. | History excepted,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
company — / kVmpFni/ noun 1 BUSINESS (C) an organization that makes or sells goods or services in order to get money: Craig got a job working for an insurance company. (also + plural verb BrE): The company are hoping to expand their operations abroad. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
excepted — ex|cept|ed [ıkˈseptıd] adv sb/sth excepted used to say that you are not including a particular person or thing in a statement about something ▪ History excepted, Peter has made good progress in all subjects this term. →present company excepted at … Dictionary of contemporary English