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1 great-aunt
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2 legacy
['leɡəsi]plural - legacies; noun(something left in a will by someone who has died: He was left a legacy by his great-aunt.) zapuščina* * *[légəsi]nounvolilo, zapuščina -
3 self-sacrifice
(the act of sacrificing one's own desires etc in order to help others: With great self-sacrifice, she gave up the holiday to care for her sick aunt.) požrtvovalnost* * *[selfsaekrifais]nounžrtvovanje samega sebe; požrtvovalnost -
4 stay
[stei] 1. verb1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) ostati2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) ostati2. noun(a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) bivanje- stay in
- stay out
- stay put
- stay up* * *I [stéi]noun(začasno) bivanje, trajanje bivanja; zadrževanje, brzdanje, zaviranje, preprečevanje; juridically odgoditev, odložitev, ustavitev; figuratively vztrajnost, vzdržljivostto make a long stay — zadržati se dalj časa, muditi se, bivati dalj časahis lack of education is a great stay upon him — njegova pomanjkljiva izobrazba je zanj velika ovirato order a stay of execution juridically odrediti odgoditev prisilne izvršbe (rubežni)to put a stay on — zavirati, brzdati, zadrževatito stand at a stay obsolete mirovati, zasta(ja)ti, zatikati seII [stéi]1.transitive verb(za)ustaviti, zadržati, preprečiti, ovirati (napredek, razvoj); juridically ustaviti, odgoditi (postopek); poravnati (prepir); (trenutno) potešiti, ublažiti (glad, nestrpnost); zadovoljiti (željo); colloquially ostati (vse) do, ostati za;2.intransitive verbostati; stati, mirovati; pričakovati, čakati ( for koga, kaj, da); začasno se zadrževati, muditi se, prebivati (at, in v, with pri); obstati, ustaviti se, oklevati (v gibanju, v govoru itd.); biti na obisku ( with pri); sport vzdržati do konca, vztrajati; (redko) počivati, nehati; (redko) trdno statito come to stay colloquially priti z namenom za popolno nastanitev (naselitev); ustaliti sewill you stay dinner? — boste ostali pri večerji?to stay the night — ostati čez noč, prenočitimoney won't stay in his hand — denar nima obstanka v njegovih rokah, vedno je brez denarjato stay put American ostati na mestu, ostati nespremenjenthis snow has come to stay — ta sneg se bo držal, bo dolgo ostalto stay s.o.'s stomach — (začasno) potešiti komu glad, figuratively komu pokvariti tek (apetit)the word has come to stay — beseda je ostala, je prešla v vsakdanji jezikstay! you forget one thing! — stoj! nekaj pozabljaš!III [stéi]1.nounopora; nautical jamborova vrv (žica), jamborski križ; plural obrat, obračanje; plural steznik; figuratively uteha, podporato miss stays — ne ujeti vetra pri obračanju ladje (pri jadranju proti vetru);2.transitive verb nauticalpritrditi (jambor itd.) z vrvmi (žicami); obrniti (ladjo) s pomočjo vetra ali proti vetru; podpreti (često up), biti v oporo
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great-aunt — ► NOUN ▪ an aunt of one s father or mother … English terms dictionary
great-aunt — great′ aunt′ n. grandaunt • Etymology: 1650–60 … From formal English to slang
great-aunt — [grāt′ant΄] n. a sister of any of one s grandparents; grandaunt … English World dictionary
great-aunt — Terms which indicate a relationship once removed, a great aunt being the aunt of one’s father or mother. The ‘great ’ translates French grand, which is used for similar purposes in words like grandpère, grandmère, ‘grandfather’, ‘grandmother’ … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
great-aunt — noun an aunt of your father or mother • Syn: ↑grandaunt • Hypernyms: ↑aunt, ↑auntie, ↑aunty * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : grandaunt * * * /grayt ant , ahnt / … Useful english dictionary
Great-aunt — A Great aunt is the female sibling of one s grandparent or the aunt of one s mother or father.ee also*Great uncle *Great nephew *Great niece … Wikipedia
great-aunt — noun The sister or sister in law of one’s grandparent, aunt of one’s parent. Ant: great uncle … Wiktionary
great aunt — n. aunt of one s father or mother, grandaunt … English contemporary dictionary
great-aunt — noun an aunt of one s father or mother … English new terms dictionary
great-aunt — /ˈgreɪt ant/ (say grayt ahnt) noun an aunt of one s father or mother …
great aunt — The aunt of one s father or mother. A relative in the fourth degree of kinship according to the civil law method of computing kinship which prevails in most American jurisdictions. 23 Am J2d Desc & D § 48 … Ballentine's law dictionary