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61 mention
['menʃən] 1. verb1) (to speak of or refer to: He mentioned the plan.) navesti2) (to remark or say usually briefly or indirectly: She mentioned (that) she might be leaving.) omeniti2. noun((often with of) a (usually brief) remark (about): No mention was made of this matter.) omemba* * *I [ménšən]nounomenjanje, omenitev; pohvala; navedbahono(u)rable mention — javna pohvala, pohvaljeno (umetniško) deloII [ménšən]transitive verbomeniti, navestidon't mention it! — ni vredno besede!, prosim (odgovor na hvala)not to mention — da ne rečem, kaj šeleBritish English military to be mentioned in dispatches — biti pohvaljen v vojaškem poročilu -
62 microphone
(( abbreviation mike) an electronic instrument for picking up sound waves to be broadcast, recorded or amplified as in radio, the telephone, a tape-recorder etc: Speak into the microphone.) mikrofon* * *[máikrəfoun]nounelectrical physics mikrofon; colloquially radio -
63 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) utegniti2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) moči3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) lahko bi vsaj...•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) moč- mighty- mightily
- mightiness* * *I [máit]nounmoč, sila, oblastII [máit]preteriteod may -
64 monosyllable
[mɔnəsiləbl]nounenozložna besedato speak in monosyllables — biti redkobeseden, dajati kratke odgovore -
65 most
[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) največ2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) večina2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) najbolj2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) najbolj3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) izredno4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) skoraj3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) največ2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) večina•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of* * *I [moust]adjectivenajveč(ji); večina ( most people)for the most part — povečini, v glavnemII [moust]adverbnajbolj; naj- (za tvorbo superlativa: the most interesting); izredno (pred pridevniki: a most indecent story)most of all — posebno, zlastieconomy politics most-favo(u)red-nation clause — klavzula največjih ugodnostiIII [moust]nounvečina, največji del; največ, najboljšeto make the most of it — kar najboljše izkoristiti, prikazati v najlepši lučiat (the) most — v najboljšem primeru, največ -
66 motion
['məuʃən] 1. noun1) (the act or state of moving: the motion of the planets; He lost the power of motion.) gibanje2) (a single movement or gesture: He summoned the waiter with a motion of the hand.) gib3) (a proposal put before a meeting: She was asked to speak against the motion in the debate.) predlog2. verb(to make a movement or sign eg directing a person or telling him to do something: He motioned (to) her to come nearer.) pomigniti- motion picture
- in motion* * *I [móušən]noungibanje; kretnja; hoja (težka, lahka); premik; zamah, pogon; figuratively spodbuda, nagib; juridically parliament predlog; medicine stolica; plural koraki, ravnanje, dejanjato go through the motions of — pretvarjati se, navidezno kaj delatiin motion — gibajoč, v pogonuof one's own motion — iz lastnega nagiba, prostovoljnoto put ( —ali set) in motion — sprožiti (postopek), začeti, razgibatito watch s.o.'s motions — budno spremljati dejanja kogatechnical idle motion — prazni tektechnical lost motion — mrtvi tekII [móušən]1.intransitive verbpomigniti ( with s, z), pokazati s kretnjo;2.transitive verbopozoriti s kretnjo, napotiti (to, towards, away, to do)to motion s.o. away — odsloviti koga z zamahom roke -
67 mumble
(to speak (words) in such a way that they are difficult to hear: The old man mumbled (a few words) quietly to himself.) mrmrati, momljati* * *[məmbl]1.nounmrmranje;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbmrmrati, mlaskati (pri jedi)American mumble-the-peg — metanje noža (otroška igra) -
68 mute
[mju:t]1) (unable to speak; dumb.) nem2) (silent: She gazed at him in mute horror.) nem3) ((of a letter) not sounded in certain words: The word `dumb' has a mute `b' at the end.) nezveneč•- mutely* * *I [mju:t]adjective ( mutely adverb)nem (tudi črka)juridically to stand mute — ( of malice) namenoma ne odgovarjati (obtoženec)II [mju:t]nounnem človek, mutec; theatre statist; linguistics nem soglasnik; music dušilo, glutilo; najet žalovalec (pri pogrebu); ptičje blatoIII [mju:t]transitive verbdušiti zvok -
69 name
[neim] 1. noun1) (a word by which a person, place or thing is called: My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.) ime2) (reputation; fame: He has a name for honesty.) ugled2. verb1) (to give a name to: They named the child Thomas.) imenovati2) (to speak of or list by name: He could name all the kings of England.) našteti•- nameless- namely
- nameplate
- namesake
- call someone names
- call names
- in the name of
- make a name for oneself
- name after* * *I [néim]nounime, vzdevek, označba; reputacija, glas, ugled, čast; slavno ime, slaven človek; rod, rodbinato call s.th. by its proper name — dati čemu pravo ime, reči bobu bobto call s.o. names — dajati komu priimke, psovati kogato give a dog a bad name and hang — him vso krivdo zvaliti na človeka, ki je na slabem glasucolloquially give it a name! — povej naravnost, kaj želiš!to have a name for — biti na glasu; dain the name of — v imenu (ljudstva, usmiljenja itd.)of name — ugleden, pomembento send in one's name — napovedati se, priglasiti seto take a name in vain — nespoštljivo o kom govoriti, po nemarnem imenovatito keep one's name on the books — ostati v klubu, šolito take one's name off the books — izstopiti iz kluba, šoleto win a name for o.s. — napraviti si ime, zaslovetiwhat's in a name? — ime kaj malo pomeniII [néim]transitive verbimenovati, nazivati, zvatti (after, from po); omeniti po imenu, poklicati po imenu, našteti; imenovati, določiti ( for za); določiti (datum); British English parliament posvariti, pozvati k redu -
70 nose
[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nos2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) nos3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) kljun2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) iti previdno2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) vohljati•- - nosed- nosey
- nosy
- nosily
- nosiness
- nose-bag
- nosedive
- nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.) pikirati- lead by the nose
- nose out
- pay through the nose
- turn up one's nose at
- under a person's very nose
- under very nose
- under a person's nose
- under nose* * *I [nóuz]nounnos, smrček; figuratively voh; konica, osina, kljun (ladijski); odprtina (cevi); slang vohljač; British English duh po čaju (senu)to bite ( —ali snap) s.o.'s nose off — ostro napasti, obregniti se ob kogato cut off one's nose to spite one's face — samemu sebi škoditi, obrisati se pod nosomto count ( —ali tell) noses — šteti prisotne, šteti privrženceto follow one's nose — hoditi za nosom, delati po nagonuto have a good nose for s.th. — imeti dober nos za kaj, vse izvohatito lead s.o. by the nose — imeti koga na vajetihAmerican colloquially on the nose — točento pay through the nose — preplačati, mastno plačatito poke ( —ali push, thrust) one's nose into — vtakniti nos v vsako reč, vmešavati senot to see beyond one's nose — ne videti delj od svojega nosu, imeti ozko obzorjeto speak through one's nose — govoriti skozi nos, nosljatito put s.o.'s nose out of joint — izpodriniti kogaright under one's (very) nose — pred nosom, pred očminose of wax — mehak ko vosek, slabičII [nóuz]1.transitive verbvohati, zavohati, ovohavati; dotakniti se z nosom; figuratively izvohati, odkriti, najti; izgovarjati skozi nos;2.intransitive verbvohati, iskati (after, for)to nose on — s.o. ovaditi koga -
71 note
[nəut] 1. noun1) (a piece of writing to call attention to something: He left me a note about the meeting.) sporočilo2) ((in plural) ideas for a speech, details from a lecture etc written down in short form: The students took notes on the professor's lecture.) zapiski3) (a written or mental record: Have you kept a note of his name?) zapis4) (a short explanation: There is a note at the bottom of the page about that difficult word.) opomba5) (a short letter: She wrote a note to her friend.) sporočilo6) ((American bill) a piece of paper used as money; a bank-note: a five-dollar note.) bankovec7) (a musical sound: The song ended on a high note.) ton8) (a written or printed symbol representing a musical note.) nota9) (an impression or feeling: The conference ended on a note of hope.) v znamenju2. verb1) ((often with down) to write down: He noted (down) her telephone number in his diary.) zapisati2) (to notice; to be aware of: He noted a change in her behaviour.) opaziti•- notable- notability
- notably
- noted
- notelet
- notebook
- notecase
- notepaper
- noteworthy
- noteworthiness
- take note of* * *I [nóut]nounzapisek, opomba, beležka, notica; pisemce, sporočilo; znamenje, znakfiguratively ton, nota, prizvok, zven; poetically zvok, melodija, (ptičje) petje; music (osnovni) ton, nota, tipka; politics (diplomatska) nota; economy račun, bankovec, obveznica; printing opomba, ločilo; figuratively ugled, sloves, pomembnost; figuratively pozornost; economy note of exchange — borzni listeconomy advice note — sporočilo o pošiljkieconomy bought and sold note — zaključnicaeconomy delivery note — izročilnicaeconomy as per note — po računupolitics exchange of notes — izmenjava diplomatskih notto change one's note — spremeniti svoje vedenje, svoj tonto compare notes — izmenjati misli, posvetovati seto give s.o. note of — sporočiti komu kajmusic to strike the notes — udariti po tipkahfiguratively to strike the right note — zadeti na pravo strunofiguratively to strike a false note — zadeti na napačno strunoto take note of s.th. — ozirati se na kaj, zapaziti kaj, posvetiti pozornost čemuII [nóut]transitive verbupoštevati, ozirati se na kaj, opaziti; omeniti, oznaniti; zaznamovati; apisati, zabeležiti (navadno note down); economy protestirati, ugovarjati; navesti (cene) -
72 nothing
1. pronoun(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) nič2. noun(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) ničla3. adverb(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) sploh ne- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of* * *I [nʌmiŋ]adverbnič, niti malo, sploh neII [nʌmiŋ]nounnič; figuratively ničevost, malenkost, niče; plural nepomembnosti, prazno govoričenjefor nothing — zaman, zastonjnot for nothing — ne zastonj, ne brez razlogaslang nothing doing — od tega ne bo ničthat's nothing — nič ne de, nič ne pomenithere's nothing in it — ni res, ni važnothere's nothing for it but to — ni alternative, ne preostane nič drugeganothing like leather — vsak berač svojo malho hvali, zadostuje kar imašto make nothing of — ne moči razumeti, ne imeti za važno, ne izkoristiti, omalovaževatito say nothing of — kaj šele, da ne rečemto dance on nothing — biti obešen, visetineck or nothing — na kocki, vse ali ničnothing short of — popolnoma, popolnonothing venture nothing have — kdor nič ne tvega, nič ne dobiall to nothing — popolnoma, v največji meri -
73 occasion
[ə'keiʒən]1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) priložnost2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) dogodek•- occasionally* * *I [əkéižən]nounprilika, priložnost; razlog, povod, vzrok; naključje; colloquially svečan dogodek; obsolete potreba; plural posli, opravkito give occasion to s.th. — dati povod za kajon occasion — tu in tam, včasihto rise to the occasion — biti čemu kos, odločno nastopitito take occasion to do s.th. — izrabiti priložnostto be the occasion of s.th. — biti povod za kajII [əkéižən]transitive verbpovzročiti, biti povod za kaj, sprožitithis occasioned him to go — to ga je napeljalo, da je šel -
74 out
(to allow to come in, go out: Let me in!; I let the dog out.) spustiti noter, izpustiti* * *I [áut]adjectivezunanji; sport ki ni na udarcu (kriket), ki ni na domačem igrišču, ki je izven igrišča; politics ki ni v vladi; ki odhaja (vlak)II [áut]adverb1.2.zunaj, zdoma ( he is ŋ zunaj je, ni ga doma);3.ne na delu ( a day ŋ prost dan);4.militaryna (bojnem) polju, nautical na morju;5.ne v zaporu ( out on bail na svobodi proti kavciji);6.priobčen (knjiga the book came out in June), predstavljen javnosti (dekle);7.odkrit ( the secret is ŋ tajna je prišla na dan);8.sportzunaj, ven, ne v igri, izven igrišča; (boks) knockoutiran;9.politicsne v vladi ( the democrats are ŋ);10.ne v vaji ( my fingers are ŋ);11.porabljen, ne na zalogi ( the potatoes are ŋ);12.do kraja, čisto (to hear s.o. ŋ koga do kraja poslušati, tired ŋ čisto izčrpan);13.izpahnjen (roka), ki preplavlja (reka);14.napačen, zmoten ( his calculations are ŋ njegovi računi so napačni);15.dan v najem (zemlja), izposojen (knjiga);16.jasno, glasno ( to laugh ŋ glasno se zasmejati, speak ŋ! govori glasneje!, povej že jasno in glasno!);17.aeronauticskončan (pogovor);18.raznoout and out — popolnoma, docelaout and about — (zopet) na nogah, pokonciout and away — daleč (najboljši itd.)to be out — miniti, ne biti v modi, biti na izgubi, biti zunaj, ne biti doma, ne priti v poštev, iziti (knjiga), ne goreti, biti ugašenthat is out! — ne pride v poštev!to be out for s.th. — iskati kaj, zavzeti se za kajto be out with s.o. — ne biti več prijatelj, biti hud na kogato have it out with s.o. — razčistiti stvar s komout with him! — ven ga vrzi!III [áut]prepositioniz, ven, izven, zaradifrom out — iz, izvento be out of one's depth — ne znati dovolj; prevzeti seto be out of a thing — ne imeti več česa, zmanjkatito bo out of it — ne imeti pojma, ne biti vključenout of keeping with — neharmoničen, neprimerenout of place — ne na pravem mestu, neumestenout of the question — nemogoče, ne pride v poštevout of shape — izmaličen, v slabi kondicijiout of sorts — razdražljiv, sitenout of the way — odročen, nenavadenout of wedlock — nezakonski, ne v zakonu (otrok)out of one's own head — sam od sebe, na svojo pobudoeconomy out of stock — razprodan, ne več na zalogiIV [áut]interjectionpoberi se!, izgini!archaic out upon you! — sram te bodi!V [áut]1.transitive verb(s silo) ven vreči; knockoutirati;2.intransitive verbpriti na danVI [áut]nounzunanja stran; izhod (tudi figuratively)printing izpustitev besede ali besed v tekstu; American plural spor; American economy plural pošle zaloge ali blago; politics plural tisti ki niso na oblasti, opozicija; American at outs with everyone — z vsemi skregan -
75 pantomime
1. noun1) (a play performed at Christmas time, usually based on a popular fairy tale, with music, dancing, comedy etc.) božična predstava2) ((also mime) a performance by an actor done without using words: He studied pantomime in acting school.)2. verb(to act out a scene without using words: Since she couldn't speak French, she had to pantomime her request for water.)* * *[paentəmaim]1.nounpantomima, igra z gibi; British English božična predstava za otroke; mimika, obrazna igra;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbizraziti (se) z mimiko -
76 person
['pə:sn]plural - people; noun1) (a human being: There's a person outside who wants to speak to you.) oseba2) (a person's body: He never carried money on his person (= with him; in his pockets etc).) telo•- personal- personality
- personally
- personal computer
- personal pronoun
- personal stereo
- personal watercraft
- in person* * *[pə:sn]nounoseba, posameznik, individuum; zunanjost, telo; grammar osebato carry s.th. on one's person — imeti kaj pri sebi -
77 pick on
1) (to choose (someone) to do a usually difficult or unpleasant job: Why do they always pick on me to do the washing-up?) izbrati2) (to speak to or treat (a person) angrily or critically: Don't pick on me - it wasn't my fault.) gnjaviti* * *intransitive verb colloquially American gnjaviti, zbadati, sekirati; kritizirati; izbrati, odločiti se za -
78 pipe
1. noun1) (a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow: a water pipe; a drainpipe.) cev2) (a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked: He smokes a pipe; ( also adjective) pipe tobacco.) pipa3) (a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound: He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.) piščal(ka)2. verb1) (to convey gas, water etc by a pipe: Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.) speljati po ceveh2) (to play (music) on a pipe or pipes: He piped a tune.) piskati3) (to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound: `Hallo,' the little girl piped.) piskati•- piper- pipes
- piping 3. adjective((of a sound) high-pitched: a piping voice.) piskajoč- pipeline
- piping hot* * *I [páip]noun(dovodna) cev; piščalka, frula; brlizganje, žvižganje (ptičje); music plural dude; anatomy sapnik, prebavni kanal; glas (pri petju); pipa za tobak; geology dimnik; mineralogy cev za zračenje v rudniku, rudna žila cilindraste oblike; botany votlo steblo, votel pecelj; economy vinski sod ali sod za olje (10ɜ galonov, ca 477 litrov); British English history obračun državne blagajne (Pipe Roll, Great Roll of the Pipes); slang lahka nalogacolloquially put that in your pipe and smoke it! — dobro si zapomni!, figuratively pomiri se s temto put s.o.'s pipe out — preprečiti komu kajto clear one's pipe — odkašljati se, odhrkati seII [páip]1.intransitive verbpiskati; žvižgati, zavijati (veter); brlizgati (ptič); hripavo govoriti, piskati pri govorjenju; slang jokati;2.transitive verbpožvižgavati, piskati napev (na piščalko itd.)nautical z žvižgom sklicati posadko; napeljati cevi, speljati po ceveh (vodo, plin itd.); okrasiti (torto s sladkornim oblivom, obleko z našitki); botany grebenčiti (trte, sadike); slang to pipe (one's eyes) — jokatislang to pipe down — utihniti, izgubiti samozavest, postati skromnejšito pipe up — zapiskati na piščalko; zapeti, oglasiti se s piskajočim glasom -
79 pray
[prei]1) (to speak reverently to God or a god in order to express thanks, make a request etc: Let us pray; She prayed to God to help her.) moliti2) (to hope earnestly: Everybody is praying for rain.) moliti•- prayer* * *[préi]1.transitive verbprositi, rotiti koga ( for za);2.intransitive verb religionpray, consider! — prosim te, premisli! -
80 preach
[pri: ]1) (to give a talk (called a sermon), usually during a religious service, about religious or moral matters: The vicar preached (a sermon) on/about pride.) pridigati2) (to speak to someone as though giving a sermon: Don't preach at me!) pridigati3) (to advise: He preaches caution.) svetovati•- preacher* * *I [pri:č]1.intransitive verbpridigati (to; srenji, pred srenjo), imeti pridigo; figuratively narediti komu pridigo;2.transitive verbpridigati kaj; poučevati, opominjati na kajto preach down — pridigati proti (komu, čemu), grajatiII [pri:č]nouncolloquially pridiga
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Speak — Speak, v. i. [imp. {Spoke}({Spake}Archaic); p. p. {Spoken}({Spoke}, Obs. or Colloq.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Speaking}.] [OE. speken, AS. specan, sprecan; akin to OF.ries. spreka, D. spreken, OS. spreken, G. sprechen, OHG. sprehhan, and perhaps to Skr … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Speak — Speak, v. t. 1. To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately, as human beings. [1913 Webster] They sat down with him upn ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him. Job. ii. 13. [1913 Webster] 2. To utter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
speak of — ˈspeak of [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they speak of he/she/it speaks of present participle speaking of past tense spoke of … Useful english dictionary
speak — (v.) O.E. specan, variant of sprecan to speak (class V strong verb; past tense spræc, pp. sprecen), from P.Gmc. *sprekanan (Cf. O.S. sprecan, O.Fris. spreka, M.Du. spreken, O.H.G. sprehhan, Ger. sprechen to speak, O.N. spraki rumor … Etymology dictionary
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