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81 claim
[kleim] 1. verb1) (to say that something is a fact: He claims to be the best runner in the class.) trditi2) (to demand as a right: You must claim your money back if the goods are damaged.) zahtevati3) (to state that one is the owner of: Does anyone claim this book?) lastiti si2. noun1) (a statement (that something is a fact): Her claim that she was the millionaire's daughter was disproved.) trditev2) ((a demand for) a payment of compensation etc: a claim for damages against her employer.) zahteva3) (a demand for something which (one says) one owns or has a right to: a rightful claim to the money.) terjatev•- claimant* * *I [kleim]transitive verbzahtevati, terjati, lastiti si; priti po kaj; American trditi, sklicevati se; ugotovitiII [kleim]noun( for) zahteva, terjatev; reklamacija; American ugotovitev, trditev; (to) upravičenost, pravica; dodeljena parcela; rudarska koncesijato lay claim to, to put in ( —ali enter) a claim to — lastiti si, zahtevati kajto have no claim on s.o. — ne imeti pravice od koga kaj zahtevatito stake out a claim — zagotoviti si pravico na kaj, lastiti si pravico do odkritja -
82 combat
1. noun((an act of) fighting: The two knights met each other in single combat.) boj2. verb(to fight against; to oppose: The residents of the town tried to combat the government's plans to build a motorway.) boriti se (proti)* * *I [kɔmbət]nounboj, borbaII [kɔmbət]transitive verb & intransitive verb(against, with; for) bojevati, boriti se -
83 contend
[kən'tend]1) ((usually with with) to struggle against.) boriti se (proti)2) ((with that) to say or maintain (that).) trditi•- contention
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84 crusade
[kru:'seid] 1. noun1) (Medieval wars against the Muslims in the Middle Ages, led by Christian kings.) križarski pohod2) (a campaign in support of a good cause: the crusade against cigarette advertising.) kampanja2. verb(to take part in a crusade.) iti na križarski pohod- crusader* * *[kru:séid]1.nounkrižarska vojna, kampanja;2.intransitive verbudeležiti se križarske vojne; boriti se proti čemu -
85 dead
[ded] 1. adjective1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) mrtev2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) pokvarjen3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) popoln2. adverb(completely: dead drunk.) popolnoma- deaden- deadly 3. adverb(extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) zelo- dead end- dead-end
- dead heat
- dead language
- deadline
- deadlock* * *I [ded]adjectivemrtev, brez življenja, crknjen; nedostavljiv (pošiljka); popoln; izumrl, neveljaven; otopel, otrpel; zamolkel, moten; slep (okno); jalov (sloj); temen (noč); ugašajoč; globok (spanje); ovenel; neraben, slab, izločen; neodločen (tekma)American colloquially dead above the ears — neumen, topoglavdead end — slepa ulica; figuratively zagataAmerican dead freight — nepokvarljiv tovorAmerican slang dead from the neck up — trapast, butastmilitary dead ground — ozemlje, ki je zunaj streljajadead letter — nedostavljivo pismo; izumrl običaj; zakon, ki ga ne spoštujejodead level figuratively enoličnost, neučinkovitostto make a dead set on — napasti z vso odločnostjo; truditi se, da se komu približamocolloquially dead men ( —ali marines) — izpite, prazne steklenicedead nuts on — popolnoma zaverovan, navdušen za kajdead office — pogrebni obredi, zadušnicadead reckoning marine približna ocena (dolžine poti)dead stock — mrtvi kapital; neprodajno blagodead weight — lastna teža; figuratively huda ovira napredkadead wood — posušen les; izvržek, izbirekdead silence — popolna, mrtva tišinaII [ded]adverbskrajno, popolnoma, docelato cut s.o. dead — ignorirati koga, ne pozdraviti gaIII [ded]nounsmrtna tišina, mrtvilothe dead plural mrtvi, pokojniki, umrlicolloquially on the dead — odločno, resno; plural mineralogy jalovina -
86 declaim
[di'kleim](to make (a speech) in an impressive and dramatic manner: She declaimed against immorality.) deklamirati* * *[dikléim]intransitive verb & transitive verbdeklamirati; javno govoriti -
87 defence
[di'fens]1) (the act or action of defending against attack: the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.) obramba2) (the method or equipment used to guard or protect: The walls will act as a defence against flooding.) obramba3) (a person's answer to an accusation especially in a law-court: What is your defence?) obramba•- the defence* * *[diféns]nounobramba, odboj napadaplural military utrdba; juridically lawyer ( —ali counsel) for the defence — branilec, zagovornikart ( —ali science) of defence — boks, mečevanjeto come to the defence of s.o. — braniti kogamedicine defence mechanism — obrambni mehanizem -
88 defend
[di'fend]1) (to guard or protect against attack: The soldiers defended the castle; I am prepared to defend my opinions.) braniti2) (to conduct the defence of (a person) in a law-court.) braniti•- defender
- defensive* * *[difénd]transitive verbto defend o.s. — braniti seGod defend! — bog obvaruj! -
89 dislike
1. verb(not to like; to have strong feelings against: I know he dislikes me.) ne marati2. noun(strong feeling directed against a thing, person or idea: He doesn't go to football matches because of his dislike of crowds; He has few dislikes.) odpor (do)* * *I [disláik]transitive verbne ljubiti, ne trpeti, ne marati, čutiti odporII [disláik]noun(for, to, of) odpor, antipatija, nenaklonjenost -
90 dispute
[di'spju:t] 1. verb1) (to argue against or deny: I'm not disputing what you say.) spodbijati2) (to argue (about): They disputed the ownership of the land for years.) prepirati se2. noun((an) argument or quarrel: a dispute over wages.) spor- disputation* * *I [dispjú:t]1.intransitive verb(with, against s, proti; on, about o) prepirati, pričkati se, razpravljati;2.transitive verbrazlagati, pretresati; pobijati; spodbijati, oporekati; braniti, boriti seII [dispjú:t]nounpretresanje, razprava; prerekanje, pričkanje, prepir, spor -
91 fortify
1) (to prepare (a building, city etc) for an attack by strengthening and arming it: The king fortified the castle against the attacking armies.) utrditi2) (to strengthen or enrich (eg food, drink): Sherry is a fortified wine.) ojačen•* * *[fɔ:tifai]transitive verbojačiti, krepiti, podpreti, podpirati; potrditi; utrjevatito fortify o.s. against — oborožiti, utrditi se proti -
92 give
(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) odpustiti* * *I [giv]1.transitive verbda(ja)ti, darovati; izročiti, poda(ja)ti; dodeliti, podeliti; medicine okužiti, inficirati; plačati, povrniti; proizvajati; povzročiti, povzročati, zbuditi, zbujati; dovoliti, dopustiti; opisati, naslikati; posvetiti, posvečati se; sporočiti, povedati; žrtvovati; odreči se, opustiti; izreči sodbo ( against); donašati; colloquially izdati;2.intransitive verbdati; popustiti, popuščati, vdati se; (o cesti) peljati, voditi (into, on, on to); (o oknu) gledati (on, on to, upon na); biti prožento give o.s. airs — dajati si videz, šopiriti seto give it against s.o. — odločiti se na škodo drugegato give birth to — roditi; figuratively povzročitito give chase — zasledovati, lovitito give credit — zaupati, verjetito give s.o. his due — dati komu, kar mu greto give ear to — poslušati, uslišatito give the go-by — ne upoštevati, preziratito give a good account of o.s. — dobro se izkazatito give it to s.o. — grajati, dati komu poprafiguratively to give a lift — pomagati; American vzeti s seboj (v vozilo)to give notice — sporočiti; dati odpoved (iz službe)to give one's respects to s.o. — priporočiti se komuto give rise to — povzročiti; zbuditi željoto give the sack to s.o. — odpustiti kogacolloquially to give the show away — izdati skrivnostto give it straight to s.o. — naravnost komu povedatito give tongue ( —ali voice) — oglasiti se; zalajatito give o.s. trouble — potruditi seto give s.o. to understand — dati komu razumetiII [giv]nounpopuščanje, popustljivost; prožnostgive and take — izmenjava misli; obojestransko popuščanje, kompromis -
93 grain
[ɡrein]1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) zrno2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) žito3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) zrnce4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) porazdelitev vlaken v materialu5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) trohica•* * *I [grein]nounzrno; American žito; žitarica; figuratively zrnce, trohica, gran (utež); usmeritev ali porazdelitev vlaken (delcev) v materialu, struktura; granulacija; archaic škrlat; trajna barva; vlakno; značaj, narava, razpoloženje, nagnjenje k čemu; sestav, ustrojagainst the grain — proti volji, narobe, nesmiselnofiguratively dyed in the grain — zakrknjenin grain — po naravi, po značajuII [grein]transitive verbuzrniti; marmorirati; ostrgati dlako; krišpati (usnje) -
94 grind
1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.)2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.)3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.)2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) mučno delo- grinder- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone* * *I [graind]1.transitive verb(z)mleti, (z)drobiti; brusiti, stružiti, gladiti; vrteti pogonsko ročico; American jeziti; (into s.o.) vbijati komu v glavo; figuratively zatirati, mučiti; škrtati (z zobmi); ( into) vtisniti; (on, against ob) drgniti, treti;2.intransitive verbmleti, dati se zmleti; igrati na lajno; figuratively ( away) mučiti se; (at) naporno delati; guliti seto grind the face of s.o. — surovo s kom ravnatito grind s.o. in grammar — vbijati komu slovnico v glavoII [graind]nounmletje; brušenje; naporno delo, garanje; naporna hoja; American slang guljenje; gulež -
95 guarantee
1. noun1) (a statement by the maker that something will work for a certain period of time: This guarantee is valid for one year.) jamstvo2) (a thing that makes something likely or certain: It is no guarantee against failure.) jamstvo2. verb1) (to act as, or give, a guarantee: This watch is guaranteed for six months.) jamčiti2) (to state that something is true, definite etc: I can't guarantee that what he told me is correct.) jamčiti* * *I [gæræntí:]transitive verb(za)jamčiti; ( for) biti porokII [gæræntí:]nounjamstvo, poroštvo, garancija; porok -
96 guard
1. verb1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) stražiti2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) čuvati (se)2. noun1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) straža; zaščita2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) stražar3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) sprevodnik4) (the act or duty of guarding.) straža•- guarded- guardedly
- guard of honour
- keep guard on
- keep guard
- off guard
- on guard
- stand guard* * *I [ga:d]nounstraža; pažnja, preža; zaščita; varovalna, zaščitna naprava; odbijanje udarca; British English sprevodnik (na vlaku); zavirač; plural garda; budnost; skrbništvo, varstvoto keep guard — čuvati, biti na stražion one's guard — oprezen, pazljiv, budenoff one's guard — nepazljiv, neprevidento stand guard over s.th. — biti na straži, čuvati kajto put s.o. on his guard — opozoriti koga na nevarnostto throw s.o. off his guard — presenetiti, zalotiti kogaII [ga:d]transitive verb & intransitive verb(from, against) stražiti, čuvati (se), varovati (se); braniti, ščititi; na straži stati; bedeti -
97 head
[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) glava2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) pamet3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) dolžina glave4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) glava; glaven5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) glava, glavica6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) izvir7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) vrh8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) čelo9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) nadarjenost10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) predstojnik11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) na osebo12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) rt13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) pena2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) biti na čelu2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) voditi3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) iti proti4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) nasloviti5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) udariti z glavo•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head* * *I [hed]adjectiveglavni, na čeluBritish English head boy — najboljši dijak v razreduhead waiter — glavni natakar, plačilniII [hed]nounglava; dolžina glave (pri konjskih dirkah); pamet, razum, nadarjenost; vodja, voditelj, predstojnik; šolski direktor, -ica; glava kovanca; glava, vrh, gornji del, vzglavje (strani, postelje, knjige, pisma, stopnišča itd); glava žeblja, kladiva, bucike; višek, kriza; pena na pivu, mleku; rogovje (srnjadi); oseba, komad, kos, glava (živine); stržen čira; izvir reke; zajezena voda; pritisk pare zraka, plina, vode; predgorje, rt; familiarly plačilni, glavni natakar; streha na vozu; glavna točka (govora), poglavje (knjige), rubrika, stolpič (v časopisu); economy postavka (v računu, fakturi), kategorija; slang latrinaabove one's head — težko razumljivo, prepametno za kogaby a short head — za dolžino nosu, figuratively z majhno prednostjothe head and front — bistvo, politics glava zarote, vodja uporafrom head to foot — od nog do glave, popolnomahead first ( —ali foremost) — z glavo naprej, figuratively nepremišljenohead over heels — narobe, do ušes, na vrat na nosover one's head — viseč nad glavo (nevarnost); težko razumljivoout of one's own head — sam od sebe, sam, na lastnem zeljnikutwo heads are better than one — kolikor glav, toliko mislislang King's (Queen's) head — poštna znamkahead, cook and bottle washer — kdor s svojim vedenjem poudarja svojo veljavofiguratively on your head be it! — naj gre na tvojo glavo, ti si odgovorenten head of cattle — deset glav živine;Z glagoli: to beat s.o.'s head off — prekositi kogafiguratively to break one's head — glavo si razbijatito carry one's head high — nositi glavo pokonci, biti ponosento come to a head — priti do krize, zaostriti semedicine zagnojiti se, dozoreti (čir); slang to do a thing on one's head — igraje kaj napravitito drag in by the head and ears — s silo privleči, za ušesa privlečito give s.o. his head figuratively popustiti uzdeto get s.th. through one's head — doumeti, razumeti kajto go over s.o.'s head — biti pretežko za kogato go to s.o.'s head — v glavo stopitithis horse eats his head off — ta konj več pojé, kot je vredento have a head — imeti "mačka"to have one's head in the clouds figuratively živeti v oblakih, sanjaritito have a head like a sieve — imeti glavo kot rešeto, biti pozabljivfiguratively to keep one's head above water — obdržati se nad vodo, životaritito knock s.th. on the head — onemogočiti kajto lay ( —ali put) heads together — glave stikati, posvetovati seto let s.o. have his head — pustiti komu delati po svoji glavito lie on s.o.'s head — biti komu v bremeI cannot make head or tail of — ne razumem, ne vidim ne repa ne glaveto make head — izbiti na čelo, napredovatito put s.th. into s.o.'s head — vtepsti komu kaj v glavoto put s.th. into one's head — vtepsti si kaj v glavoto put s.th. out of s.o.'s head — izbiti komu kaj iz glaveto put s.th. out of one's head — izbiti si kaj iz glaveto run in s.o.'s head — vrteti se komu po glavito take s.th. into one's head — v glavo si kaj vtepstito talk over s.o.'s head — za koga preučeno govoritito talk s.o.'s head off — utruditi koga z nenehnim govorjenjemto talk through the back of s.o.'s head — neprestano v koga govoritito throw o.s. at the head of — obesiti se komu za vratto turn s.o.'s head — glavo komu zmešatito work one's head off — pretegniti se od dela, garatiheads I win, tails you lose — izgubiš v vsakem primeruIII [hed]1.transitive verbvoditi, biti na čelu, priti na čelo; zapovedovati; prekositi, prekašati; obiti (reko) pri izviru; dati naslov, glavo (pismu itd.); obrezati, odsekati vrh (stebla, krošnjo drevesa); upreti se, nasprotovati, postaviti se po robu; obrniti proti; sport udariti žogo z glavo;2.intransitive verb -
98 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držati2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držati3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) (za)držati4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) zdržati5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržati6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) držati, vsebovati7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) biti8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) držati se9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) imeti10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) verjeti, imeti (koga za kaj)11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) veljati12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) držati za13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) braniti14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) zadržati nasprotnika15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pritegniti (pozornost)16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) proslavljati17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) imeti18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) obdržati se19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) počakati pri telefonu20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) držati21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) obdržati22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) prinesti23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) prijem2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vpliv3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) prijem•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) podkrovje* * *I [hóuld]nounnautical podpalubje, ladijsko skladišče; aeronautics prostor za prtljago v letaluII [hóuld]nounprijem, opora; moč, vpliv (on, over, of); American ustavitev, zadrževanje; archaic utrdbato catch ( —ali get, lay, seize, take) hold of s.th. — prijeti kaj, dobitito get hold of s.o. — ujeti koga, zalotiti kogato get hold of o.s. — dobiti se v oblast, obvladati seto get a hold on s.o. — dobiti koga v oblastto have a (firm) hold on s.o. — imeti koga v oblastito keep hold of — čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti iz rokto miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijetiAmerican to put a hold on s.th. — zaustaviti kaj, zadržati kajIII [hóuld]1.transitive verbdržati, obdržati, zadržati; omejiti, zadrževati, ovirati, krotiti; zdržati; sport zadržati nasprotnika; zavezati koga za kaj (to); imeti (npr. sestanek); imeti, posedovati (zemljo, pravice, delnice, službo); imeti koga za kaj (npr. za poštenjaka); proslavljati (praznik); obdržati (smer); prenašati (alkohol); military & figuratively odbraniti, obdržati (položaj); juridically odločiti, odrediti; pritegniti (pozornost); American zadostovati (hrana); American rezervirati, imeti rezervacijo (v hotelu); American prijeti, obdržati v zaporu;2.intransitive verbdržati se, zadržati se, vztrajati (by, to pri, na čem); veljati, obveljati; obstati, prenehati; dogajati se, bitihold! — počakaj, ustavi se!to hold the bag — ostati na cedilu, imeti vso odgovornostto hold a brief for — odobravati, strinjati seto hold in check — imeti koga v šahu, krotitito hold dear — ceniti, čislati, ljubitito hold fast — čvrsto držati, ne izpustitito hold good — veljati, obveljati, izkazati seto hold one's ground ( —ali one's own) — vztrajati, ne popustiti, biti kosto hold s.o. (s.th.) in the hollow of one's hand — imeti koga (kaj) v pestihold hard! — počakaj!, stoj!hold everything! — takoj prenehaj!to hold at nought — omalovaževati, ne cenitito hold one's peace ( —ali tongue) — molčati, držati jezik za zobmito hold a stock — imeti zalogo, imeti na zalogito hold true — veljati, biti resto hold water — prenesti natančen pregled, veljati; biti vodotesenthere is no holding him — ne da se ga zadržati, nezadržen jeneither to hold nor to bind — ki se ga ne da obvladati, neukročen -
99 hold out
1) (to continue to survive etc until help arrives: The rescue team hoped the men in the boat could hold out till they arrived.) vzdržati2) (to continue to fight against an enemy attack: The soldiers held out for eight days.) vzdržati3) (to be enough to last: Will our supplies hold out till the end of the month?) zadostovati* * *transitive verb & intransitive verb nuditi, roko ponuditi, obljubovati, dajati upanje; vzdržati, vztrajati, trajatito hold o.s. out (a doctor) — izdajati se za (zdravnika)to hold out against s.o. — uveljaviti se proti komuAmerican colloquially to hold out on s.o. — prikrivati komu kaj, kratiti komu kaj -
100 hope
[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) upati2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) upanje2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) upanje3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) upanje•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes* * *I [hóup]nounupanje (of na), nada, zaupanjeAmerican slang white hope — bel boksar, ki ima upanje, da postane svetovni prvakII [hóup]1.intransitive verbnadejati se, upati;2.transitive verbzaupati, imeti upanje
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