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1 majority
[mə'‹o-]1) (the greater number: the majority of people.) večina2) (the difference between a greater and a smaller number: The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes.) večina* * *[mədžɔriti]nounvečina; polnoletnost; military majorska stopnjapolitics majority party — večinska strankaAmerican parliament majority leader — vodja večinske stranke -
2 above
1. preposition1) (in a higher position than: a picture above the fireplace.) nad2) (greater than: The child's intelligence is above average.) nad3) (too good for: The police must be above suspicion.) nad2. adverb1) (higher up: seen from above.) (od) zgoraj2) ((in a book etc) earlier or higher up on the page: See above.) zgoraj•- above all* * *I [əbʌv]prepositionnad, preko; več kakorto be above s.o. — prekašati kogato be above o.s. — biti domišljavto speak above s.o.'s head — govoriti preučeno za kogacommerce above par — nad paritetohe is above doing it — preponosen je, da bi to storil, pod častjo mu jeII [əbʌv]adverbzgoraj; nad temIII [əbʌv]nounzgornje -
3 boost
[bu:st] 1. verb(to expand; to make greater; to improve: We've boosted the sales figures; It's boosted his reputation.) povečati, okrepiti2. noun(a piece of help, encouragement etc: This publicity will give our sales a real boost.) vzgon- booster* * *I [bu:st]transitive verbcolloquially dvigniti, poriniti; hvaliti, poveličevati; electrical povišati napetost; American slang kričeče oglašati; umetno cene dvigatiII [bu:st]nounslang dvig, konjunktura; reklama -
4 bulk
1. noun1) (the greater part: The bulk of his money was spent on food.) večji del2) ((great) size or mass: the bulk of a parcel; His huge bulk appeared round the corner.) masa2. adjective(in bulk: bulk buying.) na veliko- bulky- in bulk* * *I [bʌlk]nounobseg, telesnina, prostornina, masa; večina, večji del; ladijski tovor; predzidjebulk goods — blago brez embalaže, netonautical to break bulk — začeti raztovarjatiII [bʌlk]1.intransitive verbpovečati se, strniti se, kopičiti se; figuratively biti zelo pomemben;2.transitive verbkopičiti; strniti -
5 credit
['kredit] 1. noun1) (time allowed for payment of goods etc after they have been received: We don't give credit at this shop.) posojilo2) (money loaned (by a bank).) kredit3) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) plačilna zmožnost4) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) dobropis; dobroimetje5) (the sum of money which someone has in an account at a bank: Your credit amounts to 2,014 dollars.) znesek (v dobro)6) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) zaupanje7) ((American) a certificate to show that a student has completed a course which counts towards his degree.) spričevalo2. verb1) (to enter (a sum of money) on the credit side (of an account): This cheque was credited to your account last month.) knjižiti v dobro2) ((with with) to think of (a person or thing) as having: He was credited with magical powers.) pripisovati (komu)3) (to believe (something) to be possible: Well, would you credit that!) verjeti•- creditably
- creditor
- credits
- credit card
- be a credit to someone
- be a credit to
- do someone credit
- do credit
- give someone credit for something
- give credit for something
- give someone credit
- give credit
- on credit
- take the credit for something
- take credit for something
- take the credit
- take credit* * *I [krédit]noundobro ime, zaupanje; kredit, up; ugled, čast; zasluga; vpliv; pomembnost, spoštovanje; spričevalo opravljenem izpitu; American reklama (v oddajah)to give credit to — verjeti čemu, zaupati komuto add to s.o.'s credit — povečati komu ugledAmerican credit line — navedba, od kod je vzet citatwith credit — častno, odličnoII [krédit]transitive verbverjeti, zaupati; posoditi, kreditirati; ( with) pripisovati, smatratito credit s.o. with honesty — imeti koga za poštenega -
6 cumulative
['kju:mjulətiv](becoming greater by stages or additions: This drug has a cumulative effect.) kumulativen* * *[kjú:mjulətiv]adjective ( cumulatively adverb)zbiren; zbiralen, nabiralen; kumulativen; dodaten -
7 defer
I [di'fə:] past tense, past participle - deferred; verb(to put off to another time: They can defer their departure.) odložitiII [di'fə] past tense, past participle - deferred; verb((with to) to act according to the wishes or opinions of another or the orders of authority: I defer to your greater knowledge of the matter.) popustiti- in deference to
- deferment
- deferral* * *[difɜ:]1.transitive verbodložiti, odlašati, odgoditi;2.intransitive verb(to) popustiti, ukloniti, pokoriti se; obotavljati sedeferred shares — delnice, na katere se izplačuje dividenda kasneje kot na prednostne (preferred)deferred annuity — renta, ki se izplačuje od določene starostideferred payment — odplačevanje, plačanje na obroke -
8 difference
['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) razlika2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) spor3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) razlika•- differentiate
- differentiation* * *[dífrəns]noun( between) razlika, razloček; spor, prepir; mathematics ostanekto split the difference — sporazumeti, spraviti se -
9 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) dol; navzdol2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) na tla; na tleh3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) nazaj4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) navzdol5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) dol2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) spodaj2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) navzdol3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) vzdolž3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) zvrniti- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) pravcat- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) puh- downie®- downy* * *I [daun]nounpuhII [daun]nounsipina; (navadno plural) (golo) gričevjeIII [daun]adverb & prepositiondol, doli; spodaj, navzdol; na tleh; na tla; v postelji; do kraja; tik doto drop down on s.o. — strogo koga grajatito get down — spustiti se; pogoltnitidown to the ground — popolnoma, temeljitoto look down upon s.o. — zaničevati, omalovaževati kogadown and out — popolnoma brez sredstev, gladujoč, sestradan; uničen; za borbo nesposobento run s.o. down — slabo o kom govoritito take s.o. down the peg — ponižati kogato talk down to s.o. — razumljivo komu govoritidown town — v mesto, v središče mestadown under — pri antipodih, v AvstralijiIV [daun]adjectivenavzdol usmerjen; ležeč; bolan, v posteljidown train — vlak, ki pelje iz Londonato be down on s.o. — jeziti se na kogaV [daun]transitive verbcolloquially zrušiti; opustiti, odložiti; spustiti, spuščati se; dol vreči, zvrnitito down s.o. — pobiti, premagati kogato down tools — prenehati z delom, stavkatiVI [daun]nounsmola, neuspehcolloquially to have a down on s.o. — imeti koga na pikiVII [daun]interjectiondol!; lezi! (pes)down with him! — dol z njim! -
10 emphasis
['emfəsis]plural - emphases; noun1) (stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable: In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.) poudarek2) (force; firmness: `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.) poudarek3) (importance given to something: He placed great emphasis on this point.) poudarek•- emphasise
- emphatic
- emphatically* * *plural emphases [émfəsis, émfəsi:z]noun poudarek, izrazitost; zanoswith all the emphasis — zlasti, s posebnim poudarkom -
11 enhance
(to make to appear greater or better.) povečati, poudariti* * *[inhá:ns]transitive verb(z)višati, stopnjevati, povečati; podražiti; poudariti -
12 exaggerate
[iɡ'zæ‹əreit]1) (to make (something) appear to be, or describe it as, greater etc than it really is: You seem to be exaggerating his faults; That dress exaggerates her thinness.) preveč poudarjati2) (to go beyond the truth in describing something etc: You can't trust her. She always exaggerates.) pretiravati•* * *[igzaedžəreit]transitive verb & intransitive verbpretiravati, preveč poudarjati; poslabšati se (bolezen); močno (se) povečati -
13 exceed
[ik'si:d](to go beyond; to be greater than: His expenditure exceeds his income; He exceeded the speed limit on the motorway.) presegati* * *[iksí:d]transitive verb & intransitive verb(in) prekoračiti, presegati, prekašati; pretiravati; odlikovati se -
14 excess
[ik'ses] 1. noun1) (the (act of) going beyond normal or suitable limits: He ate well, but not to excess.) pretiravanje2) (an abnormally large amount: He had consumed an excess of alcohol.) preveč3) (an amount by which something is greater than something else: He found he had paid an excess of $5.00 over what was actually on the bill.) presežek2. adjective(extra; additional (to the amount needed, allowed or usual): He had to pay extra for his excess baggage on the aircraft.) presežen- excessively
- excessiveness
- in excess of* * *I [iksés]nounprekoračenje, preobilnost, presežek; plural izgredi, nasilna dejanja; mathematics ostanekin excess of — več kot, prek česaexcess luggage — prtljaga, ki presega dopustno težoII [iksés]transitive verb & intransitive verbzahtevati doplačilo; plačati doplačilo -
15 handicap
['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) ovira2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) dajanje prednosti slabšemu nasprotniku3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) handicap4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) napaka2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) ovirati* * *I [haendikæp]nounsport dajanje prednosti (slabšemu nasprotniku); figuratively ovira, zapreka ( for za); oškodba, otežitevII [haendikæp]transitive verbsport dati prednost slabšemu nasprotniku; figuratively ovirati, prikrajšati, oškoditi, otežiti, obremeniti -
16 import
1. [im'po:t] verb(to bring in (goods etc) from abroad usually for sale: We import wine from France.) uvažati2. ['impo:t] noun1) (something which is imported from abroad: Our imports are greater than our exports.) uvoz2) (the act of bringing in goods from abroad: the import of wine.) uvoz•- importer* * *I [ímpɔ:t]nouneconomy uvozplural uvoženo blago; pomen, smisel, važnost, tehtnost, daljnosežnost; economy bounty on imports — uvozna premijaII [impɔ:t]1.transitive verb economyuvažati, uvoziti; figuratively prinesti ( into v); pomeniti, naznačiti; tikati se česa, interesirati;2.intransitive verbbiti važen za -
17 magnify
(to cause to appear greater: A telescope magnifies an image; to magnify one's troubles.) povečati- magnifying-glass* * *[maegnifai]transitive verbpovečati; figuratively pretiravati; archaic poveličevati, slaviti -
18 major
['mei‹ə] 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) pomemben; pomembnejši2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) major2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.) glavni predmet3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.) imeti za glavni predmet- majority- major-general
- the age of majority* * *I [méidžə]adjectivevečji, važnejši; starejši, polnoletenmusic major seale — durova skalathe major premise — prvi stavek, prva premisamathematics major axis — glavna osmajor suit — višja barva, srce ali pik (bridge)II [méidžə]nounpolnoletnik, -nica; music durIII [méidžə]nounmilitary majorIV [méidžə]1.nounAmericanglavni predmet na univerzi;2.intransitive verb to major in — imeti za glavni predmet -
19 meet
[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) srečati2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) sestati se3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) spoznati4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) združiti se5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) zadostiti6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) naleteti7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) soočiti se8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) doživeti9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) zoperstaviti se2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) sestanek- meeting- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway* * *I [mi:t]adjectivearchaic ( meetly adverb)primeren, prikladenit is meet that — prav je, da; spodobi se, daII [mi:t]1.transitive verbsrečati, sestati se s kom; spoznati, predstaviti, biti predstavljen komu; počakati koga (na postaji); figuratively zadovoljiti, izpolniti (željo); spoprijeti se s kom, nastopiti proti komu; figuratively postaviti se po robu, premagati (težave), rešiti (problem), opraviti s čim; naleteti na koga; ustrezati, ujemati se; izpolniti (obveznosti), plačati (stroške);2.intransitive verbsrečati se, sestati se, zbrati se; spoznati se; združiti se, stikati se (ceste), dotikati se, priri vstik; ujemati se, skladati se; naleteti ( with na); doživeti, pretrpeti ( with)well met! — lepo, da smo se sestali!pleased to meet you — veseli me, da sva se spoznalameet Mr. Brown — da vam predstavim g. Brownaeconomy to meet a bill — plačati dolg, honorirati (menico)to meet the case — zadostvovati, biti primerento meet the eye — prikazati se, pasti v očito meet s.o's. eye — spogledati se s komto meet s.o. half way — popustiti, iti na pol pota nasprotito meet trouble half way — biti prezgodaj zaskrbljen, prezgodaj se razburjatito meet s.o.'s wishes — izpolniti komu željeto meet with — doživeti, naleteti na kaj, American strinjati seIII [mi:t]nounsestanek (lovcev, tekmovalcev) -
20 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
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