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1 explain
[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) pojasniti2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) razložiti•- explanatory
- explain away* * *[ikspléin]transitive verb & intransitive verbrazložiti, pojasniti, (raz)tolmačiti, navesti razlogeto explain o.s. — opravičiti se -
2 explain away
(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) upravičiti* * *transitive verb skušati opravičiti -
3 explain down
transitive verb odvrniti od česa -
4 mysterious
[-'stiəriəs]adjective (difficult to understand or explain, or full of mystery: mysterious happenings; He's being very mysterious (= refuses to explain fully) about what his work is) skrivnosten* * *[mistíəriəs]adjective ( mysteriously adverb)skrivnosten, nedoumen, tajinstven, misteriozen -
5 background
1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) ozadje2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) ozadje3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) izvor* * *[baekgraund]nounozadje, družbeno okolje; osnovno znanje; kulturno ozračje; zvočne motnje; predpostavka; izvor -
6 consequently
adverb (therefore: She didn't explain it clearly - consequently, he didn't understand.) zato* * *[kɔnsikwəntli]conjunctionzato, torej; potemtakem -
7 diagram
(a drawing used to explain something that is difficult to understand: This book has diagrams showing the parts of a car engine.) diagram* * *[dáiəgræm]nounnaris, oris, diagram, shema -
8 elucidate
[i'lu:sideit](to explain.) pojasniti* * *[ilú:sideit]transitive verbpojasniti, pojasnjevati, obrazložiti, razlagati, (raz)tolmačiti -
9 expound
(to explain in detail.) razlagati* * *[ikspáund]transitive verbrazložiti, razlagati, (raz)tolmačiti (zlasti sv. Pismo) -
10 fall for
1) (to be deceived by (something): I made up a story to explain why I had not been at work and he fell for it.) nasesti (čemu)2) (to fall in love with (someone): He has fallen for your sister.) zaljubiti se (v koga)* * *intransitive verb American slang biti navdušen za, zaljubiti se v; biti očaran; biti opeharjen -
11 figure
['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) postava2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) lik3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) številka4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) prikaz2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) nastopati2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) računati•- figuratively
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- figure out* * *I [fígə]nounpostava; slika, risba; podoba, lik, kip; videz; vzorec, diagram; številka; znesek, cena; vloga; ugled; simbol; pesniška figura; plesna figura; sijaj; osebnostto cut ( —ali make) a figure — imeti vlogo, predstavljati, biti videtia man of figures, clever at figures — dober računarwhat's the figure? — koliko stane?, kakšen je račun?II [fígə]1.transitive verbtvoriti, predstavljati; (na)slikati, oblikovati, (na)risati; ilustrirati; z diagrami pojasniti; izračunati;2.intransitive verbračunati; delati se, igrati vlogo, nastopati; delati figure (pri plesu, na ledu); krasitito figure o.s. — predstavljati si -
12 further
['fə:ðə] 1. adverb((sometimes farther) at or to a great distance or degree: I cannot go any further.) dlje2. adverb, adjective(more; in addition: I cannot explain further; There is no further news.) več3. verb(to help (something) to proceed or go forward quickly: He furthered our plans.) pospešiti- furthest* * *I [fé:ðə]adverb ( from) dalje; nadalje, razen tegawhat further? — kaj še (želite)?II [fɜ:ðə]adjectivenadaljnji, dodaten, najoddaljenejšion the further side — oddaljenejši, onstranIII [fɜ:ðə]transitive verbpomagati, podpirati, pospeševati, koristiti -
13 inexplicable
[inik'splikəbl](impossible to explain or understand: His inexplicable absence worried all of us.) nerazložljiv* * *[inéksplikəbl]adjective ( inexplicably adverb)nerazložljiv -
14 interpret
[in'tə:prit]1) (to translate a speaker's words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers: He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted.) tolmačiti2) (to explain the meaning of: How do you interpret these lines of the poem?) razlagati3) (to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one's performance of it: The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist.) interpretirati•- interpreter* * *[intɜ:prit]1.transitive verbrazlagati, podajati, tolmačiti, interpretirati, prevesti;2.intransitive verbbiti tolmač, tolmačiti, razlagati si -
15 mystery
['mistəri]plural - mysteries; noun1) (something that cannot be, or has not been, explained: the mystery of how the universe was formed; the mystery of his disappearance; How she passed her exam is a mystery to me.) skrivnost2) (the quality of being impossible to explain, understand etc: Her death was surrounded by mystery.) skrivnost•- mysteriously* * *I [místəri]nounskrivnost, tajna, uganka (to komu)plural skrivnostni obredi; misterij, verska igra; American mystery novel — kriminalni romanII [místəri]nounarchaic ceh, obrt -
16 mystify
(to be impossible (for someone) to explain or understand: I was mystified by his behaviour.) zmesti, osupniti* * *[mfstifai]transitive verbmistificirati, varati, potegniti za nos; zmesti, zbegati; zaviti v temo -
17 position
[ə'ziʃən] 1. noun1) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) položaj2) (a place or situation: The house is in a beautiful position.) lega3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) služba4) (a point of view: Let me explain my position on employment.) stališče2. verb(to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) postaviti- be in- out of position* * *I [pəzíšən]nounlega, položaj (v prostoru); družbeni položaj, služba; nautical lega ladje na morju; (telesna) drža; military pozicija; music lega akordnih tonov, lega prstov na godalih; figuratively situacija, stanje, možnost; stališče; philosophy postavka, trditev, predpostavka, propozicijamilitary position warfare — pozicijsko vojskovanjeaeronautics nautical position lights — pozicijske lučito be in a position to — biti v stanju, daII [pəzíšən]transitive verbpostaviti, namestiti, lokalizirati, ugotoviti položaj; military stacionirati čete -
18 require
1) (to need: Is there anything else you require?) potrebovati2) (to ask, force or order to do something: You are required by law to send your children to school; I will do everything that is required of me.) zahtevati•* * *[rikwáiə]transitive verbzahtevati, British English želeti; iskati, potrebovati; pozvati; siliti, priganjati; intransitive verb British English biti potreben; zahtevati; (redko) prositi (of s.o. for s.th. koga kaj)if required — če (je) potrebno, na željo (zahtevo)in the required time — v zahtevanem, predpisanem časuit requires an expert to do this — potreben je strokovnjak, da to narediif that is what you require of me — če je to tisto, kar zahtevate (želite) od menehave you got all you require? — imate vse, kar potrebujete?will you require tea at four o'clock? British English želite čaj ob štirih?to require medical care — potrebovati (zahtevati) zdravniško pomoč (oskrbo, nego)do not explain more than required — ne pojasnjujte več, kot je potrebno -
19 rough out
(to draw or explain roughly: I roughed out a diagram; He roughed out his plan.) skicirati* * *transitive verb grobo otesati; grobo skicirati -
20 solve
[solv]1) (to discover the answer to (a problem etc): The mathematics teacher gave the children some problems to solve.) rešiti2) (to clear up or explain (a mystery, crime etc): That crime has never been solved.) razrešiti* * *[sɔlv]transitive verb(raz)rešiti (problem), najti izhod (iz težav); archaic razplesti, razvozlati, najti razlago za; plačati, poravnati (dolg)
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