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1 say
[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) reči2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) reči3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) ponavljati4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) reči2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) beseda- saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say* * *I [séi]1.transitive verbreči, izjaviti, govoriti (kaj); izreči, izgovoriti, povedati, izraziti; navesti, omeniti, trditi; obljubiti; deklamirati; colloquially domnevati, vzeti (da...);2.intransitive verbgovoriti, praviti; pomeniti; odločiti se; biti napisanoso said so done, no sooner said than done — rečeno--storjenosad to say — obžalovanja vredno, žalI say! — slišiš! čuj!, hej!I dare say — zelo verjetno (često derogatory), (kakor) mislimit is said, they say — govori se, pravijohe is said to be ill — baje (pravijo, da) je bolan(let us) say this happens — vzemimo (recimo), da se to zgodisaid I? colloquially says I? slang kajne?, ali ni res?say it with flowers slang povejte to obzirno, vljudno!I'll give you say five days to do it — dal vam bom recimo pet dni, da to napravitea country, say India — dežela kot (npr.) Indijathat is to say — to se pravi, to je, to pomeni, z drugimi besedamia sum of 50 pounds (say fifty pounds) — vsota 50 funtov (z besedami: fifty pounds)this is saying a great deal — to se že nekaj pravi, to že nekaj poveyou don't say so! — česa ne poveste!, je to mogoče?what do you say to that? — kaj pravite k temu?to say Mass ecclesiastic brati mašoto say no — reči ne, odkloniti, odbiti, zanikatito say nothing of... — da molčimo o..., kaj šeleto say yes — reči da, odobritito have s.th. to say to (with) — imeti nekaj reči, povedati k (pri)he has nothing to say for himself — on je redkobeseden (skromen, nepomemben) človekwhat I say is... — po mojem mišljenjuwhen all is said and done — skratka, konec koncevII [séi]nounkar je rečeno; izrek, govor, beseda; mnenje, trditev; pravica ali prilika za govorjenje; American zadnja beseda, dokončna odločitevit is my say! — sedaj govorim jaz!, pusti(te) me, da govorim!who has the say in this matter? — kdo ima zadnjo besedo (kdo odloča) v tej zadevi?to have one's say (to, on) — izraziti svoje mnenje (o)I will have my say — povedal bom, kar moram povedatilet him have his say — naj pove, kaj misli o temIII [séi]nounfino volneno blago -
2 sorry
['sori] 1. adjective1) (used when apologizing or expressing regret: I'm sorry (that) I forgot to return your book; Did I give you a fright? I'm sorry.) žal mi je2) (apologetic or full of regret: I think he's really sorry for his bad behaviour; I'm sure you were sorry to hear about his death.) užaloščen3) (unsatisfactory; poor; wretched: a sorry state of affairs.) beden2. interjection1) (used when apologizing: Did I tread on your toe? Sorry!) oprostite!2) ((used when asking a person to repeat what he has said) I beg your pardon?: Sorry (, what did you say)?) oprostite•* * *[sɔri]1.adjective ( sorrily adverb)žalosten, otožen, zaskrbljen; obžalujoč, skesan; beden, slab, odvraten, odbijajoč; nesrečen; reven, ubogsorry for oneself — potrt, deprimiranso sorry! — obžalujem! žal mi je! oprostite!very sorry! — zelo mi je žal! oprostite!I am so sorry — žal mi je, obžalujemI am sorry to disturb — obžalujem, da vas motimto be sorry about s.th. — obžalovati kajI was sorry for her — žal mi je je bilo, smilila se mi jeto be sorry for o.s. — samemu sebi se smilitiI felt sorry for him — (za)smilil se mi je;2.sorry! interjection oprostite! pardon! -
3 I beg your pardon
(I'm sorry: I beg your pardon - what did you say? I wasn't listening.) oprostite -
4 understand
1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) razumeti2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) poznati3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) uvideti•- understanding 2. noun1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) razum2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) razumevanje3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) sporazum•- make oneself understood- make understood* * *[ʌndəstaend]1.transitive verbrazumeti, umeti, pojmiti; razumeti se, spoznati se ( how to infinitive kako...); uvideti, spoznati, izkusiti; smatrati, misliti, predpostaviti, podrazumeti;2.intransitive verbrazumeti, imeti razum; biti informiran; obsolete zvedeti, slišatito understand about s.th. — biti informiran o čemto understand one another — razumeti se med seboj ( each other — eden drugega), zlágati se, harmoniratihe understands horses — razume se, spozna se na konjeI understand he died last week — zvedel sem (slišal sem, slišim), da je umrl pretekli tedenI understand that you spread these rumours — slišim (slišal sem, pravijo), da vi širite te govoriceam I to understand that this sum is meant to cover all expenses? — naj razumem (naj to pomeni), da naj ta vsota krije vse stroške?do I ( —ali am I to) understand that you refuse? — hočete s tem reči, da odklanjate?it is an understood thing that... — samo po sebi se razume, da...to give s.o. to understand — dati komu razumetito make s.o. understand — dati komu razumeti; razložiti komuto make o.s. understood in French — sporazume(va)ti se v francoščini, znati toliko francosko, da se sporazumemo (s kom)it must be clearly understood that if you go, you go alone — moramo si biti čisto na jasnem, da, če greste, greste samiwhat did you understand him to say? — kako ste razumeli njegove besede? -
5 exactly
1) (just; quite; absolutely: He's exactly the right man for the job.) ravno, povsem2) (in accurate detail; precisely: Work out the prices exactly; What exactly did you say?) natančno3) (used as a reply meaning `I quite agree'.) Točno.* * *[igzaektli]adverbtočno, natanko; čisto prav (imaš), res je; pravzapravwhat exactly are you doing? — kaj pravzaprav počneš? -
6 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) pokazati2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) biti viden3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) prikazati4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) pokazati5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) peljati6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) pokazati7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) dokazati8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) pokazati2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) predstava2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) prikaz3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) pretveza4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) vtis5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) izkazati se•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up* * *I [šóu]1.nounkazanje; razkazovanje, bahanje, demonstracija; colloquially (gledališka, kino) predstava, revija; izvedba; prizor, pogled; razstava, sejemski prostor; (prazen) sijaj, (svečan) sprevod, parada, svečanost; gledališka ali cirkuška družina; colloquially šansa, prilika; dviganje rok (pri glasovanju); zunanjost, podoba, nekaj dozdevnega; hlinjenje, pretveza, izgovor; sled; slang pretep; slang podjetje, botega, krama; slang tretje ali boljše mesto pri konjskih dirkahin show — na videz, navideznoon show — razstavljen, na ogled, ki se more videtioh, bad show! — oh, slabó!good show! — bravo! sijajno! dobro storjeno!Lord Mayor's Show — svečan sprevod londonskega župana (9. XI.)there is some show of truth in what you say — je nekaj (videza) resnice v tem, kar praviteunder show of helping he was really hindering — pod pretvezo da pomaga, je dejansko metal polena pod nogeto make a show of (rage) — hliniti, delati se (besnega)to give away the show, to give the (whole) show away — izdati tajnost (slabosti, napake)to make o.s. understood by dumb show — sporazumeti se s kretnjamigive him a fair show! — dajte mu pravo priliko!to put on a show — hoteti napraviti vtis, postavljati sehe runs (bosses) the show — on vodi vse, on je glava (podjetja itd.)to pierce beneath the shows of s.th. — priti neki stvari do dnado you think we have got much of a show now? — mislite, da se sedaj lahko s čim posebno pohvalimo?to vote by show of hands — glasovati (voliti) z dviganjem rok;2.adjectivenavidezen, dozdeven; razstaven; igralski, hlinjenshow folk — igralci, umetnikiII [šóu]1.transitive verbpokazati, razkazati, razstaviti (blago), dati na razstavo; prikazovati; odkriti, dokazati, izpričati, razložiti; oznaniti; napraviti (uslugo); voditi, peljati, spremljati (koga);2.intransitive verb(po)kazati se, pojaviti se (v družbi), biti viden, videti se, zdeti se, izgledati ( like kot); dati predstavo; slang priti na cilj na tretjem ali boljšem mestu (na konjskih dirkah)to show o.s. — pokazati se (v javnosti)you'll have to show me! colloquially to mi boš moral šele dokazati!the dog he showed got the first prize — pes, ki ga je dal na razstavo, je dobil prvo nagradoto show cause — pokazati, navesti vzrok (razloge)to show s.o. the door — pokazati komu vratato show the white feathers figuratively pokazati svojo strahopetnostto show the flag slang uradno izobesiti britansko zastavo (npr. na ladji)to show one's hands — pokazati svoje karte (tudi figuratively), odkriti svoje načrteto show the hoof figuratively pokazati svojo zlobno naravoto show s.o. round (over) the house — razkazati komu hišoto show a leg colloquially vstati zjutraj iz postelje; slang hitetito show a clean pair of heels slang pokazati pete, pobrisati jodoes this spot show? — se ta madež vidi?to show one's teeth — pokazati zobe (tudi figuratively)to show s.o. about the town — razkazati komu mesto -
7 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tako2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) tako3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) tako4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) tudi5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') seveda2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) torej- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *[sóu]I.adverbtako, na ta način, s tem; v takem stanju; v redu, dobro; zato, potemtakem, iz tega razloga, zaradi tega, torej, kot posledica tega; tudi;1.so so — tako tako, ne dobro ne slaboso as — na isti način kot; tako da (posledica)so... as — toliko... kolikorso be it! — tako bodi! pa dobro! (naj bo!)so far forth — do te stopnje, archaic doslejso far from — nasprotno od, namesto daso fashion American na ta način, takoso help me! — (prisega) tako mi bog pomagaj!so long! colloquially na svidenje!so many — tako mnogi, tolikiso many men, so many minds — kolikor ljudi (glav), toliko mnenjso much — toliko, v tolikšni meriso much for that — toliko o tem, s tem je stvar urejenaso then — torej tako je to; zaradi tegaso to speak — tako rekoč;2.and so on, and so forth — in tako daljeeven so — celó tako, celó v tem primeruif so — če je (to) tako, v takem primeruin so far as... — v toliki meri, da...; toliko, da...in so many words — dobesedno, prav s temi besedamiMr. So-and-so — g. ɔ.Y.quite so — takó je, popolnoma točnowhy so? — zakaj tako? zakaj to?;3.I hope so — upam, daDo you think he will come? -- I think so. — Misliš, da bo prišel? -- Mislim, da (bo).I sent it to you. -- So you did. — Poslal sem ti to. -- Da, si (poslal). Res je. Tako je.Her brother came and so did she. — Njen brat je prišel in ona tudi;4.I avoid him so as not to be obliged to talk to him — izogibam se ga, da mi ni treba govoriti z njimI am sorry to see you so — žal mi je, da vas vidim v takem stanjuit is not so much that he cannot as that he will not — ni toliko, da ne more, kot pa, da nočeis that so? — je to tako? je res? tako? res?you are unhappy, but I am still more so — ti si nesrečen, jaz pa še boljhe was not so sick but he could eat a hearty dinner — ni bil toliko bolan, da ne bi mogel pojesti obilne večerjeI found them so many robbers — ugotovil (spoznal) sem, da niso nič drugega kot tatovithat is ever so much better colloquially to je toliko boljeas you make your bed, so you must lie — kakor si si postlal, tako boš spalyou don't say so! — (saj to) ni mogoče!all he said was so much slander — vse, kar je rekel, ni bilo nič drugega kot samo obrekovanjeI told him everything, so you need not write to him — vse sem mu povedal, torej ni treba, da mu pišešI do not want it, so there you are — ne maram tega, da veš (sedaj veš);II.conjunction colloquiallyzaradi tega, zato; torej, potemtakem; (v pogojnih in dopustnih stavkih) če leso, that's what it is! — takó je torej to!he annoyed us so that we never asked him again — tako nas je dolgočasil, da ga nismo nikoli več povabili;III.interjectiontako! narejeno! opravljeno! -
8 world
[wə:ld]1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) svet2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) svet3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) svet4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) svet5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) svet6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) obilo7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) svet•- worldly- worldliness
- worldwide
- World Wide Web
- the best of both worlds
- for all the world
- out of this world
- what in the world? - what in the world* * *[wɜ:ld]nounsvet, Zemlja; vsemirje, vesolje, univerzum; vse, kar je na Zemlji; življenje (na Zemlji), obstanek, eksistenca; ljudje, človeška družba; skupnost ljudi; javno življenje, javnost; miljé, okolje; posvetno življenje; velika množina, masa, množica, veliko število; prostranstvofor all the world — za vse na svetu, v vsakem pogledu, popolnoma, natankofor all the world like — natanko, kotnot for worlds, not for anything in the world — za nič na svetu neout of this world colloquially fantastičen, osupljiv, izredento the world slang popolnomatired to the world slang na smrt utrujenon top of the world — na vrhuncu sreče, v sedmih nebesihcitizen of the world — svetovljanski človek, kozmopolitthe lower world — podzemlje; pekelthe New World — Novi svet, Amerikathe wise old world — dobri stari običaji, dobre stare izkušnjePrince of this world figuratively vragall the world and his wife were there — vse, kar leze in gre, je bilo tamto begin the world — (v)stopiti v (začeti) življenje, začeti kariero; od kraja začeti, biti (stati) na začetkuwho in the world is that man? — kdo vendar je oni človek?to carry the world before one — imeti hiter in popoln uspeh; imeti srečo, uspeh v življenjuto come into the world — priti na svet, roditi sewhat in the world am I to do? — kaj na svetu (vendar, za vraga) naj naredim?to forsake the world — odreči se svetu, opustiti posvetno rabo, posvetno življenjeas the world goes — v našem, sedanjem časuI would give the world to learn it — vse na svetu (ne vem kaj) bi dal, da bi to zvedelhow goes the world with you? — kako je kaj z vami?to have the world before one figuratively imeti življenje pred sebojto let the world slide figuratively pustiti vse teči (potekati, iti), kot prideto live out of the world — živeti sam zase, odmaknjen od sveta, samotaritito make a noise in the world figuratively postati slavenwhat will the world say? — kaj bodo rekli ljudje? -
9 regret
[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; verb(to be sorry about: I regret my foolish behaviour; I regret that I missed the concert; I regret missing the concert; I regret to inform you that your application for the job was unsuccessful.)2. noun(a feeling of sorrow, or of having done something wrong: I have no regrets / I feel no regret about what I did; It was with deep regret that I heard the news of his death.) obžalovanje- regretfully
- regrettable
- regrettably* * *I [rigrét]nounobžalovanje, kesanje, kes; skrb ( for za); opravičevanje; žalost, bolečina, bolest; razočaranjewith regret — z obžalovanjem, neradit is a regret to me — žal mi je, obžalujemI expressed (I sent) my regret for refusing — opravičil sem se, ker sem odklonilII [rigrét]transitive verbobžalovati; kesati se; želeti, da se nekaj ne vrne; žalovati za čem, z obžalovanjem misliti nahis health, I regret to say, is not good — njegovo zdravje žal ni dobroit is to be regretted that... — treba je obžalovati, da..., škoda, da... -
10 suffice
(to be enough for a purpose or person: Will $10 suffice (you) till Monday?) zadostovati- sufficiency
- sufficiently
- suffice it to say* * *[səfáis]1.intransitive verbzadostovati, zadovoljevati potrebewhat I have will suffice for me — kar imam, bo zame zadostovalosuffice it to say... — dovolj bodi, če povem (naj samo povem), da...;2.transitive verbzadovoljiti, zadostovati (komu)the reason did not suffice him — razlog mu ni zadostoval, ga ni zadovoljil -
11 state
I [steit] noun1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) stanje2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) država3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) državniški•- stately- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
- get into a state
- lie in state II [steit] verb(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) oznaniti* * *I [stéit]nounstanje, položaj; razmere, okolnosti; slabo (strašno, neverjetno) stanje; status; colloquially razburjenje ( over zaradi); sijaj, pomp, blišč, razkošje; svečanost, ceremonija; dostojanstvo; družbeni položaj, čast, stan; čin; plural državni stanoviin state — svečano, v svečani uniformi; z velikim pompomstate of emergency military politics izjemno stanjestate of facts juridically dejansko stanjestate of the Union message American (letno) obračunsko poročilo naroduto be in quite a state over s.th. — biti zelo razburjen nad čemto lie in state — ležati na svečanem mrtvaškem odru (npr. umrli kralj)the States General history skupščina treh stanov (v Franciji)II [stéit]noun(State, state) država, državna uprava; plural zakonodajno telo na Guernseyu in Jerseyufree state — (v ZDA) država, v kateri ni bilo suženjstvaslave state — (v ZDA) država, v kateri je bilo suženjstvothe Secretary of State American sekretar (minister) za zunanje zadeveIII [stéit]adjectivedržaven; svečan, gala, razkošen; paradenstate occasion — posebna, slovesna prilikastate prisoner — političen zapornik; oseba, ki je v zaporu zaradi težkega zločinastate room — svečana dvorana; nautical luksuzna kabina (na ladji)state call colloquially vljudnostni, službeni obiskIV [stéit]transitive verbdoločiti; potrditi; dognati, ugotoviti; trditi, navesti, izjaviti; pojasniti, jasno razložiti, specificirati; omeniti, pripomniti; mathematics izraziti (problem) z matematičnimi simboliit was officially stated that... — uradno je bilo potrjeno, da...to state the reason why — navesti razlog, zakaj
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What if — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What of it — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What of that — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English