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1 state
I [steit] noun1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) stanje2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) država3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) državniški•- stately- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
- get into a state
- lie in state II [steit] verb(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) oznaniti* * *I [stéit]nounstanje, položaj; razmere, okolnosti; slabo (strašno, neverjetno) stanje; status; colloquially razburjenje ( over zaradi); sijaj, pomp, blišč, razkošje; svečanost, ceremonija; dostojanstvo; družbeni položaj, čast, stan; čin; plural državni stanoviin state — svečano, v svečani uniformi; z velikim pompomstate of emergency military politics izjemno stanjestate of facts juridically dejansko stanjestate of the Union message American (letno) obračunsko poročilo naroduto be in quite a state over s.th. — biti zelo razburjen nad čemto lie in state — ležati na svečanem mrtvaškem odru (npr. umrli kralj)the States General history skupščina treh stanov (v Franciji)II [stéit]noun(State, state) država, državna uprava; plural zakonodajno telo na Guernseyu in Jerseyufree state — (v ZDA) država, v kateri ni bilo suženjstvaslave state — (v ZDA) država, v kateri je bilo suženjstvothe Secretary of State American sekretar (minister) za zunanje zadeveIII [stéit]adjectivedržaven; svečan, gala, razkošen; paradenstate occasion — posebna, slovesna prilikastate prisoner — političen zapornik; oseba, ki je v zaporu zaradi težkega zločinastate room — svečana dvorana; nautical luksuzna kabina (na ladji)state call colloquially vljudnostni, službeni obiskIV [stéit]transitive verbdoločiti; potrditi; dognati, ugotoviti; trditi, navesti, izjaviti; pojasniti, jasno razložiti, specificirati; omeniti, pripomniti; mathematics izraziti (problem) z matematičnimi simboliit was officially stated that... — uradno je bilo potrjeno, da...to state the reason why — navesti razlog, zakaj -
2 affair
[ə'feə]1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) zadeva2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) stvar3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) zadeva4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) razmerje* * *[əfʌ/ə]nounstvar, zadeva, afera; posel; skrb; military bojaffair of honour — častna zadeva, dvobojaffair of love — ljubezenska zadeva, ljubimkanje -
3 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) (pri)peljati2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) voditi3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) povzročiti4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) biti na čelu5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) imeti2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vodstvo2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) prednost3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) vodenje4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) prednost5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) (pasja) vrvica6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) sled7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) glavna vloga•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) svinec2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mina•- leaden* * *I [led]nounchemistry svinec; marine grezilo, svinčnica; plural svinčene krovne ploščice, svinčena streha, svinčen okenski okvir; chemistry grafit, mina (za svinčnik); printing medvrstnikBritish English military nautical slang to swing the lead — hliniti bolezen, simuliratias dull as lead — zabit, neumenII [led]1.transitive verbzaliti s svincem, obtežiti, plombirati, zapečatiti; printing razmakniti vrstice;2.intransitive verb nauticalmeriti globino s svinčnicoIII [li:d]nounvodenje, vodstvo; sport & figuratively prednost, naskok; začetni udarec (boks); zgled, primer, nasvet, napotek; theatre glavna vloga, glavni igralec, -lka; cards prednost, prva karta; kratek izvleček iz vsebine članka, uvod k članku; electrical vod, dovod, prevodnik, prevodna žica; mlinščica, korito za mlin; kanal skozi ledeno polje; pasji konopec; naplavina zlata v rečni strugiunder s.o.'s lead — pod vodstvom kogato be in the lead of — biti na čelu, voditito take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, prevzeti pobudo, sprožiti kajto give a lead — iti pred kom, jahati na čelu (lov)sport to have the lead of — voditi pred, imeti prednost (naskok) predfiguratively to have the lead over — imeti naskok pred (konkurenco)to follow s.o.'s lead — ravnati se po nasvetu kogato give s.o. a lead — dati komu dober zgled, svetovaticards it is your lead — ti začneš, ti si na vrsti (pri kartanju)cards to return lead — vreči karto iste barveIV [li:d]1.transitive verbvoditi, peljati, pripeljati (to), odpeljati ( away); figuratively napeljati, napeljevati, nagniti koga (to k); voditi dirigirati (orkester); preživljati (življenje); speljati (koga, vodo kam); začeti igro (kartanje);2.intransitive verbbiti prvi, biti v vodstvu, na čelu; voditi, peljati (cesta, prehod itd); zadati prvi udarec (boks)to lead the way — pokazati pot, peljati, iti pred komto lead the dance — začeti, otvoriti plesto lead s.o. up the garden (path) — povleči koga za nosto lead s.o. by the nose — imeti koga na vajetih, imeti popolno oblast nad kom; povleči koga za nosthis led me to believe — to me je nagnilo k temu, da sem verjelto lead s.o. a (dog's) life — greniti komu življenjeto lead s.o. a nice ( —ali fine, pretty, merry) life — delati komu težave, pošiljati koga od Poncija do Pilata, imeti koga za norcafiguratively to lead with the chin — izzivati usodoto lead (a girl) to altar — peljati (dekle) pred oltar, oženitisport to lead by points — voditi po točkahAmerican to lead captive — peljati v ujetništvoScottish juridically to lead evidence — pričatiparliament to lead the House — voditi parlamentarne zadevefiguratively the blind leading the blind — slepec slepca vodihe is easier led than driven — lažje ga je prepričati, kakor prisiliti -
4 situation
[sitju'eiʃən]1) (circumstances; a state of affairs: an awkward situation.) položaj2) (the place where anything stands or lies: The house has a beautiful situation beside a lake.) lega3) (a job: the situations-vacant columns of the newspaper.) delovno mesto•- situated* * *[sitjuéišən]nounsituacija, položaj, lega, mesto, kraj, predel; stanje, razmere, okolnosti; namestitev, služba; theatre dramatična situacija, višek v dramiI am in a situation (to do s.th.) — morem (kaj napraviti) -
5 sorry
['sori] 1. adjective1) (used when apologizing or expressing regret: I'm sorry (that) I forgot to return your book; Did I give you a fright? I'm sorry.) žal mi je2) (apologetic or full of regret: I think he's really sorry for his bad behaviour; I'm sure you were sorry to hear about his death.) užaloščen3) (unsatisfactory; poor; wretched: a sorry state of affairs.) beden2. interjection1) (used when apologizing: Did I tread on your toe? Sorry!) oprostite!2) ((used when asking a person to repeat what he has said) I beg your pardon?: Sorry (, what did you say)?) oprostite•* * *[sɔri]1.adjective ( sorrily adverb)žalosten, otožen, zaskrbljen; obžalujoč, skesan; beden, slab, odvraten, odbijajoč; nesrečen; reven, ubogsorry for oneself — potrt, deprimiranso sorry! — obžalujem! žal mi je! oprostite!very sorry! — zelo mi je žal! oprostite!I am so sorry — žal mi je, obžalujemI am sorry to disturb — obžalujem, da vas motimto be sorry about s.th. — obžalovati kajI was sorry for her — žal mi je je bilo, smilila se mi jeto be sorry for o.s. — samemu sebi se smilitiI felt sorry for him — (za)smilil se mi je;2.sorry! interjection oprostite! pardon! -
6 a good job
(a lucky or satisfactory state of affairs: It's a good job that she can't hear what you're saying; He has lost his trumpet, and a good job too!) sreča -
7 foreign
['forən]1) (belonging to a country other than one's own: a foreign passport.) tuj2) ((with to) not naturally part of: Anger was foreign to her nature.) tuj•* * *[fɔrin]adjectivetuj, inozemski, zamejski; zunanji; neznanForeign Office British English ministrstvo za zunanje zadeveforeign secretary, secretary of state for foreign affairs — minister za zunanje zadeveforeign trade — zunanja trgovina; nautical dolga plovbaforeign body anatomy tujek -
8 distraction
[-ʃən]1) (something that takes the mind off other especially more serious affairs: There are too many distractions here to allow one to work properly.) motnja; razvedrilo2) (anxiety and confusion: in a state of complete distraction.) zmeda* * *[distraekšən]nounodvračanje; zmeda, motnja; blaznost; raztresenost; zabava, razvedriloto drive to distraction — razjeziti, obnoriti -
9 finance
1. noun1) ((the study or management of) money affairs: He is an expert in finance.) denarno gospodarstvo2) ((often in plural) the money one has to spend: The government is worried about the state of the country's finances.) finance2. verb(to give money for (a plan, business etc): Will the company finance your trip abroad?) denarno podpreti- financially
- financier* * *I [finaens, fáinəns]noundenarno gospodarstvo, finance, denarplural državni dohodki; colloquially his finances are low — ima malo denarjaII [finaens, fáinəns]transitive verbfinancirati, denarno podpirati -
10 statesmanship
['stei -]noun (skill in directing the affairs of a state.) diplomacija* * *[stéitsmənšip]noundržavništvo, državniška modrost ali spretnost; politika
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