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1 manner
['mænə]1) (a way in which anything is done etc: She greeted me in a friendly manner.) način2) (the way in which a person behaves, speaks etc: I don't like her manner.) obnašanje3) ((in plural) (polite) behaviour, usually towards others: Why doesn't she teach her children (good) manners?) olika•- - mannered- mannerism
- all manner of
- in a manner of speaking* * *[maenə]nounnačin; nastop, stil; plural običaji, šege; plural obnašanje, olika, vedenje, manire, način življenja; archaic vrstaafter ( —ali in) this manner — na tak način, takoto the manner born — kakor rojen za kaj, kakor da bi bil od rojstva takgood manners — lepo vedenje; olikain a singular manner — čudno, nenavadnoother times, other manners — drugi časi; drugi običaji -
2 adverb
['ædvə:b](a word used before or after a verb, before an adjective or preposition, or with another adverb to show time, manner, place, degree etc: Yesterday he looked more carefully in the box, and there he found a very small key with a hole right through it.) prislov- adverbially* * *[aedvə:b]noungrammar prislov, adverbij -
3 airily
adverb (in a light-hearted manner: She airily dismissed all objections.) lahkomiselno* * *[ʌ/ərili]adverbbrezskrbno, lahkomiselno, površno, veselo -
4 directly
1) (in a direct manner: I went directly to the office.) naravnost2) (almost at once: He will be here directly.) takoj* * *[diréktli, dairéktli, drékli]1.adverbnaravnost; jasno, nemudoma, takoj;2.conjunction colloquiallybržko -
5 faintly
1) (in a faint manner: A light shone faintly.) šibko2) (slightly; rather: She looked faintly surprised.) nekoliko* * *[féintli]adverbkomaj -
6 kindly
1) (in a kind manner: She kindly lent me a handkerchief.) prijazno2) (please: Would you kindly stop talking!) prosim* * *I [káindli]adjectiveprijazen, dobrotljiv, dobrohoten, naklonjen; prijeten, ugoden (podnebje); archaic domorodenII [káindli]adverbprijazno, dobrotljivo, dobrohotno, naklonjeno, prisrčnoto take kindly to — vzljubiti, naklonjeno sprejetiI would take it kindly of you if — bil bi ti zelo hvaležen, čewould you kindly (tell me the time) — (vljudno vprašanje) bi bili tako prijazni, da -
7 knowingly
1) (in a knowing manner: She smiled knowingly.) pretkano2) (deliberately or on purpose: He would not knowingly insult her.) namerno* * *[nóuiŋli]adverbnamerno; prekanjeno, pretkano; spretno, izkušeno -
8 likewise
1) (in the same or a similar manner: He ignored her, and she ignored him likewise.) prav tako2) (also: Mrs. Brown came, likewise Mrs. Smith.) tudi* * *[láikwaiz]adverb & conjunction enako, prav tako; tudi -
9 possibly
1) (perhaps: `Will you have time to do it?' `Possibly.') mogoče2) (in a way or manner that is possible: I'll come as fast as I possibly can; I can't possibly eat any more; Could you possibly lend me your pen?) možno; sploh* * *[pɔsəbli]adverbmogoče, morda, morebitihow can I possibly do it? — kako le naj bi to naredil? -
10 simply
1) (only: I do it simply for the money.) edino2) (absolutely: simply beautiful.) enostavno3) (in a simple manner: She was always very simply dressed.) preprosto* * *[símpli]adverb (čisto) enostavno, preprosto, nekomplicirano; samó, edino; jasno; naivno, bedasto, neumno; colloquially naravnost, kar -
11 teasingly
adverb (in a teasing manner.) nagajivo* * *[tí:ziŋli]adverbnagajivo, zbadljivo, zafrkljivo; posmehljivo; nadležno -
12 thus
((referring to something mentioned immediately before or after) in this or that way or manner: He spoke thus; Thus, he was able to finish the work quickly.) tako* * *[ðʌs]adverbtako; na ta način; v taki meri; potemtakem; kot sledithus far — dotlej, do tod -
13 truly
1) (really: I truly believe that this decision is the right one.) resnično2) (in a true manner: He loved her truly.) resnično* * *[trú:li]adverbresnično, v resnici, zares; odkrito (rečeno), iskreno, vdano, zvesto; naravno; točno, pravilnoyours truly — (na koncu pisma) vaš vdani, z odličnim spoštovanjemyours truly — humorously moja malenkost -
14 decently
adverb (in a manner acceptable to the general idea of what is proper or suitable: You're not going out unless you're decently dressed.) spodobno -
15 dryly
adverb (in a quiet, restrained (and humorous) manner: He commented drily on the untidiness of the room.) suho; trpko -
16 freely
1) (in a free manner: to give freely to charity; to speak freely.) prosto2) (willingly; readily: I freely admit it was my fault.) rad((also freephone; American toll-free number) a telephone number of a business or an organization that can be used free of charge by their customers etc; the system giving this service.) -
17 sweetly
adverb (in an attractive, charming, agreeable or kindly manner: She sang/smiled very sweetly.) sladko -
18 tenderly
adverb (in a loving and gentle manner: He kissed her tenderly.) nežno -
19 vaguely
1) (in a vague manner: I remember him very vaguely.) nejasno2) (slightly: She felt vaguely irritated; I feel vaguely uneasy.) rahlo -
20 best
[best] 1. adjective, pronoun((something which is) good to the greatest extent: the best book on the subject; the best (that) I can do; She is my best friend; Which method is (the) best?; The flowers are at their best just now.) najboljši2. adverb(in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) najbolje3. verb(to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) potegniti krajši konec- best man- bestseller
- the best part of
- do one's best
- for the best
- get the best of
- make the best of it* * *I [best]adjectivenajboljši; najprimernejši; najodličnejšiat the best hand — iz prve roke; pocenislang one's best girl — ljubicaII [best]nounnajboljše, najprimernejšethe best — najodličnejši, najboljši ljudjemake the best of your way home — glej, da boš čimprej domato make the best of a bad bargain ( —ali job, business, of it) — pogumno prenašati udarce usode, ne biti malodušen, ne obupati, ne zgubiti glavemy best, my Sunday best — moja najboljša, praznična oblekaIII [best]adverbnajbolje, najugodnejeyou had best — najbolje bi bilo, če biIV [best]transitive verbcolloquially premagati, prekositi, preseči; ukaniti
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