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1 in the form of
(having the shape, character, style etc of: He wrote a novel in the form of a diary.) v obliki -
2 form
I 1. [fo:m] noun1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) oblika2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) vrsta3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) obrazec4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) navada5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) razred2. verb1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) oblikovati2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) izoblikovati (se)3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) zbrati (se)4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) biti, sestavljati•- be in good form
- in the form of II [fo:m] noun(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) klop* * *I [fɔ:m]nounoblika; navada; šablona, model, kalup; tiskovni sestavek; formular, obrazec; zajčji brlog; obred, ceremonija; anatomy postava; šolska klop; razred (v šoli); način, vedenjein form — v kaki obliki; dobro; v kondicijiout of form — slabo; v slabi kondicijigood form — takt, obzirnostform letter — poslovno pismo, ki je v glavnem tiskanoform register — razredna knjiga, razrednicaII [fɔ:m]transitive verb & intransitive verboblikovati, tvoriti (se); sestaviti; izmisliti si; nasta(ja)ti, razvi(ja)ti se; vzgojiti, vzgajati; pridobi(va)ti; v vrsto (se) postaviti; organizirati -
3 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) ta, tisti1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...* * *I [mə pred soglasnikom, ði pred samoglasnikom, ði: poudarjeno]določni člen (včasih preveden s ta, to)the Browns — Brownovi, družina Brownthe King — kralj (angleški idr.)the saddle figuratively jezdenje, jahanjethe World — svet, SvetII [mi:, mi, me]adverbčim, temthe... the — čim... temthe more you get the more you want — čim več dobiš, tem več hočešthe more so as... — toliko več (bolj), ker... -
4 jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
(to form an idea without making sure of the facts: He saw my case in the hall and jumped to the conclusion that I was leaving.) prehitro sklepatiEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
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5 powder
1. noun1) (any substance in the form of fine particles: soap powder; milk-powder.) prah2) (a special kind of substance in this form, used as a cosmetic etc: face-powder; talcum powder.) puder3) (formerly, gunpowder: powder and shot.) smodnik2. verb(to put powder on (one's face or body): She powdered her nose.) pudrati (se)- powdered- powdery
- powder puff
- powder room* * *I [páudə]nounprah, prašek; smodnik; pharmacology prašek; puder; zagon, poletthe smell of powder — borbeno izkustvo, ognjeni krstslang to take a powder — izginiti, pobrisati jocolloquially not worth powder and shot — ni vredno trudafood powder — hrana za topove, vojakisport to put more powder into it — močneje udariti, igrati z več poletaII [páudə]1.transitive verbzdrobiti v prah; napudrati; potresti ( with);2.intransitive verbzdrobiti se v prah, (na)pudrati sewill you powder your nose? — greste na stranišče? (rečeno ženski)III [páudə]intransitive verb British English dialectal hiteti -
6 aerosol
['eərəsol](a mixture of liquid or solid particles and gas under pressure which is released from a container in the form of a mist: Many deodorants come in the form of aerosols; ( also adjective) an aerosol spray.) razpršilo; razpršilen -
7 in triplicate
(on three separate copies (of the same form etc): Fill in the form in triplicate.) v treh izvodih -
8 indirect speech
(a person's words as they are reported rather than in the form in which they were said: He said that he would come is the form in indirect speech of He said `I will come'.) odvisni govor -
9 dust
1. noun1) (fine grains of earth, sand etc: The furniture was covered in dust.) prah2) (anything in the form of fine powder: gold-dust; sawdust.) prah2. verb(to free (furniture etc) from dust: She dusts (the house) once a week.) obrisati prah- duster- dusty
- dustiness
- dustbin
- dust-jacket
- dustman
- dustpan
- dust-up
- dust down
- throw dust in someone's eyes* * *I [dʌst]nounprah; British English smeti; botany cvetni prah; slang denar; figuratively zemlja; figuratively posmrtni ostankito bite the dust — zgruditi se ranjen ali mrtev, iti v krtovo deželoto kick up ( —ali make, raise) a dust — vzdigniti prah, razburitito throw dust into s.o.'s eyes — vreči komu pesek v oči, slepiti gaAmerican to give the dust to s.o. — prehite(va)ti kogaAmerican to take s.o.'s dust — zaostajatito make the dust fly — švigniti, energično nastopitidown with the dust! — denar na roko!II [dʌst]transitive verb & intransitive verbprah brisati, omesti, oprašiti; potresti; American slang švigniti, zbežati, uitito dust the eyes of s.o. — varati, slepiti kogato dust one's hands of s.o. — ne želeti imeti s kom opravka -
10 passive
['pæsiv]1) (showing no interest, emotion etc, or not resisting an attack etc: The villagers showed passive resistance to the enemy) pasiven2) (of the form of the verb used when the subject receives the action of the verb: The boy was bitten by the dog.) pasivna oblika glagola•- passiveness
- passivity* * *I [paesiv]adjective ( passively adverb)grammar pasiven, trpen; nepodjeten, nedelaveneconomy pasiven; economy passive debt — brezobresten dolggrammar passive voice — trpni načinII [paesiv]noungrammar trpnik, pasiv -
11 active
['æktiv]1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) dejaven2) ((busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.) aktiven3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) aktiven4) (in force: The rule is still active.) veljaven5) ((of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.) delujoč6) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.) tvornik•- actively
- activity* * *I [aektiv]adjective ( actively adverb)delaven, marljiv; živahen, aktiven; energičen; učinkovitgrammar tvoren; commerce active capital — aktivaactive commerce — trgovina z lastnimi ladjami, na lastnih ladjahmilitary active service — služba na bojišču; American aktivna službagrammar active voice — tvorni glagolski načinII [aektiv]noungrammar tvorni glagolski način, aktiv -
12 circle
['sə:kl] 1. noun1) (a figure (O) bounded by one line, every point on which is equally distant from the centre.) krog2) (something in the form of a circle: She was surrounded by a circle of admirers.) krog3) (a group of people: a circle of close friends; wealthy circles.) krog, sloj4) (a balcony in a theatre etc: We sat in the circle at the opera.) balkon v gledališču2. verb1) (to move in a circle round something: The chickens circled round the farmer who was bringing their food.) krožiti2) (to draw a circle round: Please circle the word you think is wrong.) obkrožiti* * *I [sɜ:kl]nounkrog, obroč; sfera; ciklus; okrožje; krožek; obseg; stantheatre dress circle — prvi balkonfiguratively to square the circle — skušati doseči nemogoče; zaman si prizadevatiII [sɜ:kl]1.transitive verbobkrožiti, obkoliti;2.intransitive verbkrožiti -
13 draft
1. noun1) (a rough sketch or outline of something, especially written: a rough draft of my speech.) osnutek2) (a group (of soldiers etc) taken from a larger group.) četa3) (an order (to a bank etc) for the payment of money: a draft for $80.) nakazilo4) ((American) conscription: He emigrated to avoid the draft.) nabor2. verb1) (to make in the form of a rough plan: Could you draft a report on this?) napraviti osnutek2) ((American) to conscript into the army etc: He was drafted into the Navy.) rekrutirati•- draft dodger
- draft evasion
- draftsman* * *I [dra:ft]nounnačrt, koncept, osnutek, skica; zakonski osnutek; denarno nakazilo, menica; popust na primanjkljaj na teži; military četa, odred; nabor; American obvezna vojaška služba; vgrez ladjeII [dra:ft]transitive verbnačrtati, narediti osnutek, skicirati; vnovčiti; military izbrati in poslati s posebno nalogo -
14 edition
[i'diʃn]noun (a number of copies of a book etc printed at a time, or the form in which they are produced: the third edition of the book; a paperback edition; the evening edition of the newspaper.) izdaja* * *[idíšən]nounizdaja, naklada; montaža filma -
15 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
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- 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 -
16 paint
[peint] 1. noun(a colouring substance in the form of liquid or paste: The artist's clothes were covered in paint; ( also adjective) a paint pot.) barva2. verb1) (to spread paint carefully on (wood, walls etc): He is painting the kitchen.) barvati2) (to make a picture (of something or someone) using paint: She painted her mother and father.) naslikati•- painter- painting
- paint-box
- paint-brush* * *I [péint]nounbarva, belež; ličilo za avtomobile; ličilo, šminkawet paint! — sveže pobarvano!colloquially as fresh as paint — svež in čilII [péint]1.transitive verbslikati, naslikati, barvati, pobarvati; pleskati, popleskati; lakirati, ličiti (avto); figuratively slikovito opisati, orisati; medicine namazati (z mazilom, jodom itd.); naličiti, našminkati;2.intransitive verbslikati, pleskati; ličiti se, šminkati seto paint the lily — pretirano hvaliti, polepšatinautical slang to paint the lion — sleči in namazati s katranom (kazen) -
17 plural
['pluərəl]noun, adjective((in) the form of a word which expresses more than one: `Mice' is the plural of `mouse'; a plural noun/verb; Is the verb in the singular or the plural?) množina* * *[plúərəl]1.adjective ( plurally adverb)grammar množinski, pluralen; večštevilen, večkraten;2.noungrammarmnožina, plural -
18 pupa
['pju:pə]plural - pupae; noun(the form that an insect takes when it is changing from a larva (eg a caterpillar) to its perfect form (eg a butterfly); a chrysalis.) ličinka* * *[pjú:pə]noun(plural pupae) zoology buba, ličinka -
19 riddle
I ['ridl] noun(a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) ugankaII ['ridl] verb(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) prerešetati* * *I [ridl]1.nounuganka; skrivnost; zagonetna, skrivnostna oseba ali stvarto read (to solve) a riddle — rešiti uganko;2.intransitive verbgovoriti ali izražati se v ugankah; nejasno se izražati; transitive verb uganiti, razrešiti ugankoII [ridl]1.nounrešeto, grobo sito (za žito itd.); technical naprava za izravnavanje žice;2.transitive verb(pre)rešetati, dati na (skozi) rešeto, presejati; natančno pregledati; preluknjati ( with s, z); figuratively prerešetati (z vprašanji itd.), zasuti z vprašanji, z dokazi; pobiti z dejstvi -
20 singular
['siŋɡjulə]1) (( also adjective) (in) the form of a word which expresses only one: `Foot' is the singular of `feet'; a singular noun/verb; The noun `foot' is singular.) ednina2) (the state of being singular: Is this noun in the singular or the plural?) ednina* * *[síŋgjulə]1.noungrammarednina;2.adjective ( singularly adverb)poedin, posamezen, individualen; edinstven, redek, izreden, presenetljiv; čuden, čudaški, nenavaden; grammar edninskisingular man — posebnež, čudaka singular success — edinstven, izreden uspeh
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