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1 elder
I 1. ['eldə] adjective((often of members of a family) older; senior: He has three elder sisters; He is the elder of the two.) starejši2. noun1) (a person who is older: Take the advice of your elders.) starejši2) (an office-bearer in Presbyterian churches.) član sveta (prezbiterijanske cerkve)•- elderly- eldest
- the elderly II ['eldə] noun(a kind of shrub or tree with purple-black fruit. (elderberries).) bezeg* * *I [éldə]adjectivestarejšielder statesman — upokojeni državnik, ki ima funkcijo svetnikaII [éldə]nounprednik; starešina; starec, starkaIII [éldə]nounbotany bezeg -
2 infirm
[in'fə:m]((of a person) weak or ill: elderly and infirm people.) bolehen- infirmity* * *[infɜ:m]adjective ( infirmly adverb)slaboten; medicine bolan, betežen; figuratively nemočen, slaboten, neodločen (značaj)infirm of purpose — neodločen, nestanoviten, omahljiv -
3 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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elderly — 01. Many [elderly] people in this country live very active, independent lives. 02. Snowstorms are especially difficult for the [elderly], who often have trouble walking in snow. 03. In the apartment above us, there is an [elderly] couple who have … Grammatical examples in English
elderly */*/*/ — UK [ˈeldə(r)lɪ] / US [ˈeldərlɪ] adjective an elderly person is old. Many people now think that this word is offensive but it is often used in talking about policies and conditions that affect old people An elderly gentleman was standing at the… … English dictionary
elderly — eld|er|ly [ eldərli ] adjective *** an elderly person is old. Many people now think that this word is offensive but it is often used in talking about policies and conditions that affect old people: An elderly gentleman was standing at the hotel… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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