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1 than
[ðən, ðæn]conjunction, preposition(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) kot* * *[ðæn, ðən]conjunctionkot, kakora man than whom no one was more beloved — ni ga bilo bolj priljubljenega človeka, kot je bil onI would rather walk than drive — jaz bi rajši šel peš, kot pa da bi se peljal -
2 easier said than done
(more difficult than it at first seems: Getting seats for the theatre is easier said than done.) lahko reči -
3 be streets ahead of / better than
(to be much better than.) biti daleč boljšiEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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4 no less a person etc than
as great a person etc as: I had tea with no less a person than the Prime Minister) -
5 no sooner ... than
(when... immediately: No sooner had we set off than we realized we'd left the dog behind.) brž ko -
6 no/none other than
(the very same person as: The man who had sent the flowers was none other than the man she had spoken to the night before.) nihče drug kot -
7 other than
(except: There was no-one there other than an old woman.) razen -
8 heavier-than-air
[héviəðənʌ/ə]adjectiveaeronautics težje od zraka (letalo) -
9 holier-than-thou
[hóuliəðənðáu]1.adjective American colloquiallyfarizejski, hinavski;2.nounfarizej, hinavec -
10 lighter-than-air
[láitəðænʌ/e]adjectivelažji od zraka (avion) -
11 less
[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) manj(ši)2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) manj3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) manj4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) minus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) manj- no less a person than* * *I [les]adjective (comparative od little) manjši, manj važen, manj pomembenno less a man than (the senator) — najmanj, vsaj, sam (senator)may your shadow never be less — da bi ti nikdar česa ne zmanjkalo, vse najboljše!II [les]adverb (comparative od little) manj, manj pomembnostill ( —ali much) less — še mnogo manj, kaj šelenone the less — kljub temu, vseenono less (than) — nič manj, nihče manj (od)III [les]nounkar je manjše, manj pomembno; manjši del (število, količina itd.)in less than no time — takoj, v trenutkuto do with less — shajati z manj (denarja itd.)nothing less than — najmanj, vsajIV [les]prepositionmanj, minusV [-lis]suffix brez (npr. cildless brez otrok) -
12 rather
1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) dokaj2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) raje3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) prej (kot)* * *I [rá:ðə]adverbprej, rajši, raje; precéjrather good — precéj dober, kar doberrather a long way — precéj dolga pot, precéj dalečthe rather that... — toliko bolj (prej, rajši), ker...I rather think that... — jaz bi prej (skoraj) mislil, da...I had rather that... — jaz bi rajši...he left rather than join me — rajši je odpotoval, kot da bi se mi pridružilI would rather die than betray him — jaz bi rajši umrl, kot ga izdal (se mu izneveril)he would rather have died than revealed it — on bi bil rajši umrl, kot to razkrilthank you, I had rather not — hvala, (rajši) neII [ra:ðə]interjectioncolloquially (v odgovoru) da!, seveda!, vsekakor!, (prav) gotovo!Isn't it hot? -- Rather! — Ali ni vroče? -- Seveda! Pa še kako!Would you like to come? -- Rather! — Bi (Vi) radi prišli? -- To pa! Seveda!! Zelo rad! -
13 early
['ə:li] 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) zgodaj2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) (pre)zgodaj2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) zgodnji2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) starinski3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) prezgodnji4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) hiter•- early bird* * *I [ɜ:li]adjectivezgodnji; prezgodnji; prvi, prvoten, začetenat an early date — kmalu, v bližnji bodočnostiit is early days yet — je še prezgodaj, še ni časan early riser — zgodnji vstajalec, -lka;II [ɜ:li]adverbzgodaj, rano; davnoearly to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise — rana ura zlata urato get up early — zgodaj vstati; biti zvit -
14 no
[nəu] 1. adjective1) (not any: We have no food; No other person could have done it.) noben2) (not allowed: No smoking.) prepovedan3) (not a: He is no friend of mine; This will be no easy task.) noben2. adverb(not (any): He is no better at golf than swimming; He went as far as the shop and no further.) nič3. interjection(a word used for denying, disagreeing, refusing etc: `Do you like travelling?' `No, (I don't).'; No, I don't agree; `Will you help me?' `No, I won't.') ne4. noun plural( noes)1) (a refusal: She answered with a definite no.) ne2) (a vote against something: The noes have won.) glas proti•- nobody5. noun(a very unimportant person: She's just a nobody.) niče- no-one- there's no saying
- knowing* * *I [nou]adjectivenoben, nobedenof no account — nevažen, nepomembenno man — nihče, noben človek; kdor je vedno protino man's land — sporno ozemlje, military ozemlje med dvema frontamamilitary slang no bon — zanič, ne greno doubt — seveda, nedvomnono end — zelo, močno, silnono fear — brez strahu, brez bojaznino go — zaman, nemogočeand no mistake — gotovo, brez dvomano picnic — ni lahko, ni šalain no time — takoj, nemudoma, hitrono wonder — ni čudno, naravnono cards no flowers — fraza v angleških osmrtnicah (brez vabil za pogreb, cvetje hvaležno odklanjamo)II [nou]adverb (za or) ne; (s komparativom) nič, sploh nemilitary slang no compree — ne razumemno sooner... than — komaj... ženo more — nič več, ne več, nitino less than — vsaj, najmanj, nič manj odIII [nou]nounzavrnitev, odklonitev; parliament glas proti -
15 better
['betə]comparative; = good* * *I [bétə]nountisti, ki staviII [bétə]adjectiveboljši; primernejši; ki se bolje počutihe is better than his word — naredi še več, kot je obljubilthe better hand — prednost, premočIII [bétə]adverbbolje, primernejeto be better off — biti v boljšem položaju, biti premožnejšiI had better start — bolje bi bilo, če bi že začelyou had better not — bolje ne!, tega vam ne svetujemI know better — ne boste me ukanili, ne dam se potegniti za nosAmerican colloquially you'd better believe it — lahko mi verjamešso much the better, all the better — tem boljeIV [bétə]nounto get the better of — premagati, prekositiV [bétə]1.transitive verbpopraviti, izboljšati, izpopolniti, preseči;2.intransitive verbpopraviti, spopolniti, poboljšati se, napredovati -
16 other
1.1) (adjective, pronoun the second of two: I have lost my other glove; I've got one of my gloves but I can't find the other (one).) drug2) (adjective, pronoun those people, things etc not mentioned, present etc; additional: Some of them have arrived - where are the others?; The baby is here and the other children are at school.) drug3) ( adjective (with day, week etc) recently past: I saw him just the other day/morning.) oni•2. conjunction(or else; if not: Take a taxi - otherwise you'll be late.) sicer- other than
- somehow or other
- someone/something or other
- somewhere or other* * *I [ʌðə]adjectivedrug, ostali, drugačenother than — razen, različenII [ʌðə]pronoun drugi, -ga, -goof all others — med vsemi, od vseh, pred vsemione from the other — posebej, narazensomeone or other — nekdo, že kdosome day ( —ali time) or other — nekega dne, kadarkoliIII [ʌðə]adverbdrugače ( than kot) -
17 more
[mo:]comparative; = much* * *I [mɔ:]adjectiveveč, še; archaic večji (le še v the more fool večji norec; the more part večji del)some more tea, please — še čaja, prosimso much the more — tem več, tem prejII [mɔ:]adverbveč, bolj, še; povrh, za namečekmore or less — več ali manj, približnothe more... the more — čim več... tem večthe more so because — tem bolj, kerall the more so — tem več, tem prejno more than — ne več od, samoonce more — še enkrat, zopetneither more nor less than (stupid) — dobesedno, preprosto, docela (neumen)it is wrong and, more, it is foolish — ni prav in povrh je še neumnowhat more? — kaj pa še? -
18 sooner
I [sú:nə]adverbprej, rajši; hitrejethe sooner the better — čim prej, tem boijeno sooner than... — čim, šele ko...I would sooner die than... — rajši umrem, kot pa da...he was no sooner seated than the crowd cheered — komaj je bil sedel, že je množica začela vzklikatiII [sú:nə]nounnaseljenec (kolonist), ki se predčasno nastani na državnem zemljišču (da bi imel prednost) -
19 before
[bi'fo:] 1. preposition1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) pred2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) pred3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) nad2. adverb(earlier: I've seen you before.) poprej3. conjunction(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) preden* * *I [bifɔ:]adverbprej, že nekoč, poprej; spredajII [bifɔ:]prepositionpred, v navzočnostito be before one's time — priti prezgodaj; biti napreden za svoje časeto carry everything before o.s. — imeti v vsem uspehbefore you can say Jack Robinson — takoj, kakor bi trenilto love before o.s. — ljubiti bolj kot samega sebethe question before us — vprašanje, ki ga je treba rešitibefore s.o.'s eyes — v prisotnosti, vpričo kogaIII [bifɔ:]conjunctionpreden; rajši kotbefore you know where you are — naenkrat, hipoma -
20 soon
[su:n]1) (in a short time from now or from the time mentioned: They'll be here sooner than you think; I hope he arrives soon.) kmalu2) (early: It's too soon to tell.) zgodaj3) (willingly: I would sooner stand than sit.) rad•- no sooner... than
- sooner or later
- the sooner the better* * *[su:n]adverbkmalu, v kratkem; (zelo) hitro; zgodaj; radsoon afterward — malo potem; malo poznejeas soon as — brž ko, čim, kakor hitro; prav tako rad... kotas soon as 6 a.m. — že ob šestih zjutrajI would as soon walk as ride — prav tako rad bi šel peš, kot se peljalthank you, I'd just as soon stand — hvala, bi kar (rad) stalwhat makes you come so soon? — zakaj prihajate tako zgodaj?
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