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1 government
1) (the people who rule a country or state: the British Government.) vlada2) (the way in which a country or state is ruled: Democracy is one form of government.) vlada, vladavina3) (the act or process of governing.) vodstvo•- governor
- governorship* * *[gʌvəmənt]noun(of, over) vodstvo, vlada; grammar rekcija, vezanje -
2 office
['ofis]1) (the room or building in which the business of a firm is done: The firm's head offices are in New York; ( also adjective) office furniture.) urad2) (the room in which a particular person works: the bank manager's office.) pisarna3) (a room or building used for a particular purpose: Train tickets are bought at the ticket-office.) poslovalnica4) (a position of authority, especially in or as a government: Our party has not been in office for years; the office of mayor.) na oblasti•- officer* * *[ɔfis]nounslužba, zaposlitev, opravilo, dolžnost, urad, pisarna, poslovalnica; ministrstvoeconomy filiala, podružnica; economy zavarovalno društvo; usluga; ecclesiastic oficij, verski obred; British English plural gospodarska poslopja; British English slang namig; British English Home Office — notranje ministrstvoBritish English Foreign Office — ministrstvo za zunanje zadeveto come into office — priti na vlado, nastopiti službo v ministrstvuBritish English booking office — blagajna za vozovniceslang to give s.o. the office — namigniti komuslang to take the office — razumeti namiggood offices — dobra dela, pomočto take ( —ali enter upon) office — nastopiti službo, sprejeti ministrstvoto do s.o. a good (bad) office — storiti komu (slabo) uslugo -
3 national
['næʃənəl]adjective (of or belonging to a particular nation: national government; national pride.) naroden; nacionalen* * *I [naešənəl]adjective ( nationally adverb)naroden, nacionalenpolitics national assembly — narodna skupščinapolitics American national convention — shod politične stranke za imenovanje predsedniškega kandidataeconomy national debt — državni dolgeconomy national economy — narodno gospodarstvoeconomy national income — narodni dohodekAmerican National Guard — narodna stražaBritish English National Health Service — državna zdravstvena službaBritish English National Insurance — socialno skrbstvomilitary national service — vojaška služba, vojaška obveznostmilitary national service man — vojaški obveznikII [naešənəl]noundržavljan(ka); British English plural (so-) državljani -
4 post
I [pəust] noun(a long piece of wood, metal etc, usually fixed upright in the ground: The notice was nailed to a post; a gate-post; the winning-post.) drog- keep somebody posted
- keep posted II 1. [pəust] noun((the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc: I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?) pošta2. verb(to send (a letter etc) by post: He posted the parcel yesterday.) poslati- postage- postal
- postage stamp
- postal order
- postbox
- postcard
- postcode
- post-free
- post-haste
- posthaste
- postman
- postmark
- postmaster
- post office III 1. [pəust] noun1) (a job: He has a post in the government; a teaching post.) služba2) (a place of duty: The soldier remained at his post.) mesto3) (a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area: a trading-post.) postojanka2. verb(to send somewhere on duty: He was posted abroad.) namestitiIV [pəust]* * *I [póust]noundrog, steber, kol; sport vratnica gola, startno mesto ( starting-ŋ), ciljna črta ( winning-ŋ); mineralogy navpičen sloj premoga (rude), podpornik v rudnikubetween you and me and the bed-post — na štiri oči, med nama, zaupnoII [póust]transitive verbrazglasiti, oznaniti, objaviti, afiširati; nalepiti plakate (up); American prepovedati vstop z napisno tabloposted property — posest, kjer je vstop prepovedanIII [póust]nounmilitary stražarsko mesto, vojaška postojanka, vojaška posadka na postojanki, garnizija; American military kantina, trgovska postaja; vojna pošta (Post Eɔchange, Pɔ); British English military trobljenje ( first ŋ budnica, last ŋ znak za spanje, the last ŋ zadnji pozdrav s trobento); položaj, služba; službeno mesto, postaja (npr. first-aid ŋ nezgodna postaja); economy prostor za borznega senzala na borzi; nautical čin, položaj kapitanaIV [póust]transitive verbmilitary postaviti stražo; naložiti dolžnost, naložiti delo; nautical postaviti za kapitanaV [póust]noun(zlasti British English) pošta (pisma itd.); history poštna kočija, poštna postaja, poštni sel, kurir; pisemski papir (format 16 x 20)general post — jutranja pošta; figuratively slepe miši (igra)VI [póust]1.intransitive verbpotovati s poštno kočijo; hiteti na potovanju;2.transitive verb British Englishoddati pošto, poslati po pošti; obvestiti koga; economy vknjižiti v glavno knjigo (up)to keep s.o. posted — stalno koga obveščatiVII [póust]adverbhitro, po pošti, s poštno kočijoto ride post — hiteti na cilj, hiteti na potovanju -
5 ambassador
feminine - ambassadress; noun(the government minister appointed to act for his government in another country: the British Ambassador to Italy.) veleposlanik* * *[æmbaesədə]nounveleposlanik, ambasador -
6 exchequer
[iks' ekə]1) (the government department in charge of the nation's finances.) finančno ministrstvo2) (the national or public money supply.) državna blagajna* * *[iksčékə]nounzakladnica; državna blagajna; finance, denarBritish English ministrstvo za finance; British English Chancellor of the Exchequer — minister za finance -
7 council
1) (a group of people formed in order to advise etc: The King formed a council of wise men; the Council for Recreation.) svet2) (in the United Kingdom, a body of people elected to control the workings of local government in a county, region, district etc.) svet•* * *[káunsl]nounsvet, zborecclesiastic koncil; zborovanje; British English Privi council — tajni državni svet -
8 housing
[-ziŋ]1) (houses: These flats will provide housing for the immigrants.) stanovanje2) (the hard cover round a machine etc.) ohišje* * *I [háuziŋ]nounzavetišče, zavetje, stanovanje, nastaniteveconomy uskladiščenje, ležarina; niša; technical ohišje (aparata), ogrodje; lunek; economy housing charges — ležarina (pristojbina)economy housing note — spremni list o uskladiščenjuBritish English Minister of Housing and Local Government — minister za stanovanjsko in komunalno upravoII [háuziŋ]nounukrasna konjska odeja pod sedlom -
9 local
['ləukəl](belonging to a certain place or district: The local shops are very good; local problems.) lokalen- locally- locality
- locate
- location
- on location* * *I [lóukəl]adjective ( locally adverb)lokalen, krajeven, mesten, tukajšnjieconomy local bill — domicil menicemedicine local an(a)esthesia — lokalna anastezijaAmerican military local aid post — vojaško obvezovališče, kraj prve pomočiII [lóukəl]nounlokalni vlak; lokalna novica; American krajevni program (radio, TV); meščan, krajan; krajevna, poštna znamka; British English colloquially izpit v krajevni šoli pred univerzitetno komisijo; American colloquially plural krajevno moštvo -
10 minister
['ministə] 1. noun1) (a clergyman in certain branches of the Christian Church: He is a minister in the Presbyterian church.) duhovnik2) ((the title of) the head of any of the divisions or departments of a government: the Minister for Education.) minister2. verb((with to) to give help (to): She ministered to his needs.) pomagati- ministry* * *I [mínistə]nounBritish English politics minister; politics poslanik, zastopnik; duhovnik; figuratively sluga, orodjeII [mínistə]1.intransitive verbpomagati, podpirati, služiti; prispevati (to k); ecclesiastic ministrirati;2.transitive verb archaicnuditi (pomoč) -
11 ministry
plural - ministries; noun1) (the profession, duties or period of service of a minister of religion: His ministry lasted for fifteen years.) cerkvena služba2) (a department of government or the building where its employees work: the Transport Ministry.) ministrstvo* * *[mínistri]nounecclesiastic duhovništvo, služba (cerkvena); British English politics ministrstvo -
12 petition
[pə'tiʃən] 1. noun(a formal request made to someone in authority and usually signed by a large number of people.) peticija2. verb(to make such a request: They petitioned the government for the release of the prisoners.) prositi* * *I [pətíšən]nounpeticija, prošnja, pismena vlogajuridically zahteva; British English history Petition of Right — prošnja za dodelitev pravic (l. 1628.)II [pətíšən]1.transitive verbzaprositi, vložiti prošnjo;2.intransitive verbmilo prositi ( for) -
13 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) četrtina2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) 25 centov3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) četrt4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) smer5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milost6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) del živali7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) krajec8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) četrtina9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) četrtletje2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) razrezati na štiri dele2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) razdeliti na štiri dele3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) nastaniti•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) četrtletno4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) četrtletnik- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *I [kwɔ:tə]nounčetrtina, četrt ( a quarter of an hour četrt ure; for quarter the price, for a quarter of fhe price za četrtino cene); četrtina funta (0,113 kg); četrtina milje, tek na četrt milje ( he won the ŋ zmagal je v teku na četrt milje); mera za tkanine, četrtina jarda (22,8 cm); trgovska mera, četrtina stota (28 funtov, 12,7 kg, American 2ɜ funtov, 11,ʌɔ kg; British English 2,91 hl); American Scottish šolsko četrtletje; četrtletje, kvartal; četrtina zaklane živali, ena od štirih nog, hrbet konja; heraldry eno od štirih polj grba; astronomy lunin krajec ( first ŋ prvi krajec, last ŋ zadnji krajec); American četrt dolarja, novec za 25 centov; mestna četrt, kvart ( residential ŋ stanovanjska četrt); stran neba, smer vetra (what quarter is the wind in? iz katere strani piha?, figuratively od kje piha veter?); predel, kraj ( in this ŋ v teh krajih), smer ( in that ŋ v ono smer), stran ( from another ŋ z druge strani); vir ( from a good ŋ iz dobrega vira); družbeni krog ( in government ŋs v vladnih krogih); usnje za peto (čevlja); technical ɔ palce širok kos lesa (v tesarstvu); military (zlasti plural) stan, bivališče ( to be confined to ŋs biti v hišnem priporu); (zlasti military) milost, prizanašanje, pomilostitev ( to find no quarter with ne najti milosti pri); nautical bok krme ( on the port ŋ na levi strani krme); nautical borbeni položaj posadke ( to beat to ŋs sklicati posadko na položaje)to give quarter — izkazati milost, pomilostitiat close quarters — od blizu, v neposrednem stiku (spopadu)II [kwɔ:tə]1.transitive verbrazdeliti na štiri dele; razkosati, razčetveriti (izdajalca); heraldry razdeliti na štiri polja (grb); vzeti pod streho; military (prisilno) nastaniti (at, in a place; to be ŋed at (in) stanovati kje); pretakniti, preiskati teren (lovski psi); nautical določiti borbeni položaj posadke;2.intransitive verbstanovati, živeti (at pri); tekati sem in tja (psi)figuratively to quarter o.s. on s.o. — vseliti se pri kom -
14 servant
['sə:vənt]1) (a person who is hired to work for another, especially in helping to run a house.) služabnik2) (a person employed by the government, or in the administration of a country etc: a public servant; civil servants.) uslužbenec* * *[sɜ:vənt]noun(glavni) služabnik, sluga, služitelj, posel; hišna pomočnica, služabnica; državni (javni) uslužbenec; plural služinčad, poslicivil servant — uslužbenec državnih, nevojaških, civilnih ustanovdomestic servants — hišni posli, služinčadindoor servant — služabnik, ki opravlja posle v hišimaid-servant — služkinja, deklaman-servant — služabnik, slugaout-door servant — služabnik, ki opravlja posle zunaj hiše (vrtnar, konjski hlapec ipd.)Post-Office servant British English poštni uslužbenecYour obedient servant — Vaš vdani (vljudnosti izraz na koncu pisma pred podpisom; se rabi danes le v uradnih dopisih) -
15 tax
[tæks] 1. noun1) (money, eg a percentage of a person's income or of the price of goods etc taken by the government to help pay for the running of the state: income tax; a tax on tobacco.) davek2) (a strain or burden: The continual noise was a tax on her nerves.) breme2. verb1) (to make (a person) pay (a) tax; to put a tax on (goods etc): He is taxed on his income; Alcohol is taxed.) obdavčiti2) (to put a strain on: Don't tax your strength!) preobremeniti•- taxable- taxation
- taxing
- tax-free
- taxpayer
- tax someone with
- tax with* * *I [tæks]noun(državni) davek; carina; dajatev, davščina; obdavčenje (on s.o. koga); pristojbina, taksa; figuratively breme, huda obremenitev, obremenjenost, napenjanje, velik napor, zahteva; obsolete očitek, grajathe taxes British English colloquially davkarijatax avoidance, tax evasion juridically davčna prevara, utajadirect, indirect tax — neposreden, posreden davekincome tax — davek na dohodek, dohodninastamp tax — taksa v kolkih, kolkovinaII [tæks]transitive verboceniti, preceniti, obdavčiti, odmeriti (naložiti) davek; American zahtevati ceno; taksirati; juridically določiti stroške; obremeniti, naprtiti; napeti, napenjati; očitati, grajati obdolžiti, obtožitito tax s.o. with a crime — obtožiti koga zločinaI cannot tax my memory figuratively nikakor se ne morem spomnitiwhat will you tax me? American colloquially koliko mi boste zaračunali? -
16 Tory
[tɔ:ri]1.nounBritish Englishtorijevec, konservativec; (često tory) strog konservativec; history torijevec, privrženec Jakoba II v Angliji; American privrženec Angležev v ameriški vojni za neodvisnost;2.adjectivetorijevski, konservativen
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