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1 Roland
[róulənd]nounRolandto give a Roland for an Oliver figuratively vrniti udarec za udarec, vrniti milo za drago -
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[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) za2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) proti3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) v; čez4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) za; na5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) za6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) za7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) za8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) za9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) za10) (because of: for this reason.) zaradi11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) za12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) za13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) za14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) za15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) kljub2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ker* * *I [fɔ:, fə]prepositionza; zaradi; proti; namesto; glede nafor all — navzlic, kljubas for me — kar se mene tiče, zastran menecolloquially to be in for, to be for it — pričakovati (sitnosti, težave)colloquially to be out for — nameravatibut for — ko bi ne bilo, breznow for them! — na juriš!slang to go for a soldier — postati vojakto give a Roland for an Oliver — poplačati enako z enakim, vrniti milo za dragohe wants for nothing — nič mu ne manjka, vsega ima dovoljfor all ( —ali aught) I know... — kolikor je meni znano...for instance, for example — na primerto look for s.th. — iskati kajfor shame! — sram te (vas) bodi!she could not speak for weeping — tako se je jokala, da ni mogla govoritiMary for ever! — naj živi Marija!II [fɔ:]conjunctionkajti; ker; zato, ker; zaradi; za -
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(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) odpustiti* * *I [giv]1.transitive verbda(ja)ti, darovati; izročiti, poda(ja)ti; dodeliti, podeliti; medicine okužiti, inficirati; plačati, povrniti; proizvajati; povzročiti, povzročati, zbuditi, zbujati; dovoliti, dopustiti; opisati, naslikati; posvetiti, posvečati se; sporočiti, povedati; žrtvovati; odreči se, opustiti; izreči sodbo ( against); donašati; colloquially izdati;2.intransitive verbdati; popustiti, popuščati, vdati se; (o cesti) peljati, voditi (into, on, on to); (o oknu) gledati (on, on to, upon na); biti prožento give o.s. airs — dajati si videz, šopiriti seto give it against s.o. — odločiti se na škodo drugegato give birth to — roditi; figuratively povzročitito give chase — zasledovati, lovitito give credit — zaupati, verjetito give s.o. his due — dati komu, kar mu greto give ear to — poslušati, uslišatito give the go-by — ne upoštevati, preziratito give a good account of o.s. — dobro se izkazatito give it to s.o. — grajati, dati komu poprafiguratively to give a lift — pomagati; American vzeti s seboj (v vozilo)to give notice — sporočiti; dati odpoved (iz službe)to give one's respects to s.o. — priporočiti se komuto give rise to — povzročiti; zbuditi željoto give the sack to s.o. — odpustiti kogacolloquially to give the show away — izdati skrivnostto give it straight to s.o. — naravnost komu povedatito give tongue ( —ali voice) — oglasiti se; zalajatito give o.s. trouble — potruditi seto give s.o. to understand — dati komu razumetiII [giv]nounpopuščanje, popustljivost; prožnostgive and take — izmenjava misli; obojestransko popuščanje, kompromis
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