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81 number
1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) število; številka2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) število3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) številka4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) popevka2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) oštevilčiti2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) prištevati med3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) znašati•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number* * *I [nʌmbə]nounštevilo, številka; zvezek, številka (revije, časopisa)grammar število ( in the singular ŋ); točka programa; music slang popevka, ritem; poetically plural stihi; slang tip, patron; figuratively back number — pozabljen (zastarel) človek (stvar)number one — ego, jaz; nautical prvi častnik; adjective prvotengolden number — število, po katerem se izračuna datum Velike nočieconomy to raise to the full number — kompletirati, popolnitiissued in numbers — izdano v nadaljevankah, izdano v zvezkihin number — številčno, po številunumbers of times — često; vedno znovacolloquially to have (got) s.o.'s number — koga dobro poznati, koga do dna spregledatiII [nʌmbə]transitive verbnumerirati, oštevilčiti; šteti, računati, znašatito number among ( —ali in, with) — prištevati (med, k, npr. prijatelje) -
82 prime
I 1. adjective1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) prvi2) (best: in prime condition.) odličen2. noun(the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.) najboljša leta- primary- primarily
- primary colours
- prime minister
- prime number
- prime time 3. adjectiveprime-time advertising.) v najbolj gledanem terminuII verb(to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it: He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it.) pripraviti- primer* * *I [práim]adjective ( primely adverb)prvi, prvoten, izviren, osnoven, primaren; bistven, glaven, najvažnejši; prvorazreden, izboren, odličen; mathematics primaren (število), nedeljivmathematics prime to each other — brez skupnega delilcaeconomy prime cost — nabavna cenaastronomy geography prime meridian — začetni (prvi) poldnevnikprime mover physics pogonska moč; technical pogonski stroj; figuratively glavno gibaloPrime Mover — bog, višja silaII [práim]nounzačetek; figuratively pomlad, svitanje, mladost, cvet; višek, popolnost; jedro, srčika; economy najboljša vrsta, izbrana kvaliteta; ecclesiastic ura prve molitve; mathematics primarno število; music prima; sport prvi položaj (pri sabljanju); znak ' (unča, minuta)in one's prime — v najboljših letih, na višku svojih močiIII [práim]transitive verbpripraviti (za delo); military nabiti (orožje); technical grundirati (tudi v slikarstvu); technical naliti vodo v črpalko (pred črpanjem), dovajati vodo v parni kotel, naliti bencin; aeronautics oskrbeti z gorivom; figuratively dajati navodila, podatke, instruirati (npr. pričo); slang opitiprimed military pripravljen za strel (npr. puška), slang pijan -
83 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kratek2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) majhen3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kratek4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) premajhen5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) ne imeti dovolj6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) drobljiv2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nenadoma2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) prekratek•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) izbrati- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *I [šc:t]adjectivekratek, majhen; nizek; prosody nenaglašen; figuratively nezadosten, pičel (zaloga, obrok); prhek, drobljiv, lomljiv, lomen; figuratively nasajen, osoren, zadirčen, kratkih besedi, žaljiv; (o pijači) močan, hudat short range — od blizu, iz bližine, na majhno razdaljo (oddaljenost)little short of 5 dollars — ne polnih ɜ dolarjev, skoraj ɜ dolarjevnothing short of — nič manj kot, skoraja short 10 miles — komaj 10 milj, (na pogled) manj od 10 miljshort bill (paper) loan — kratkoročna menica, posojiloshort of breath — zasopel, nadušljivshort circuit electrical kratek stikshort and sweet — kratek in vsebinsko bogat (npr. govor)short temper — razvnemljivost, nagla jezashort ton — mera za težo (907,20 kg)to be short with s.o. — biti kratkih besedi (osoren) s komto cut (to make) a long story short — na kratko povedati; skrajšati; skratkato come (to fall) short of — ne izpolniti pričakovanj, ne zadovoljiti, razočaratiI am short of money — zmanjkalo mi je denarja, trda mi prede za denarto make short shrift of figuratively napraviti kratek proces zto give short weight — dajati slabo vago, goljufati pri težito take short views — videti le sedanjost, ne videti dalečto be of short breath — biti ob sapo, biti nadušljivII [šɔ:t]adverbna kratko, nenadoma, naenkrat, naglo; neposredno, naravnost, brez ovinkov; nezadostno; osorno; economy brez kritjashort of — razen, z izjemo; skorajto cut s.o. short — prekiniti koga (v govoru)cut it short! — povej na kratko!to sell short — pod ceno prodajati, (borza) prodajati brez kritja, špekulirati na baisseto take s.o. up short — prekiniti kogaIII [šɔ:t]nounkratek (dokumentaren, risan itd.) film; kratek zlog (samoglasnik), kratka oblika; znak za kračino samoglasnika (a); economy deficit, primanjkljaj, manko; electrical kratek stik; plural kratke hlače; plural stranski produktiin short — na kratko, skratka, z eno besedothe long and the short of it is that... — nakratko povedano je stvar ta, da... -
84 stomach
1) (the bag-like organ in the body into which food passes when swallowed, and where most of it is digested.) želodec2) (the part of the body between the chest and thighs; the belly: a pain in the stomach.) trebuh•* * *I [stʌmək]nounželodec; trebuh; figuratively apetit, tek, poželenje po jedi; figuratively želja, nagnjenje ( for k, za); razpoloženje; obsolete hrabrost, pogum, srčnosthigh stomach, proud stomach figuratively ošabnost, nadutost, domišljavostmy stomach rises — slabo mi postaja, vzdiguje se mithat goes against my stomach — to se mi upira (studi, gabi)to have no stomach for — ne imeti poguma (želje, teka)to stick in one's stomach figuratively colloquially čutiti odpor (stud, gnus) (do)to turn s.o.'s stomach — želodec komu obračati, povzročiti komu stud (gnus)II [stʌmək]transitive verb(po)jesti (s tekom), pogoltniti, prebaviti; figuratively prenašati, (pre)trpeti (žalitev); sprijazniti se z; obsolete biti užaljen, jezento stomach an insult (an affront) figuratively požreti žalitev -
85 superlative
[su'pə:lətiv] 1. adjective((of an adjective or adverb) of the highest degree of comparison: `Biggest' is a superlative adjective.) presežniški2. noun((an adjective or adverb of) the superlative degree: `Best' and `worst' are the superlatives of `good' and `bad'; She is the prettiest girl in the room; We'll go by different roads to see who will arrive (the) soonest / most quickly.) presežnik* * *[sju:pɜ:lətiv]1.adjectivezelo velik, izreden, najvišji, nenadkriljiv; pretiran; grammar presežniški, superlativensuperlative wisdom — izredna modrost;2.noungrammarpresežnik, superlativ; besede v superlativu; najvišja stopnja, vrhunec, višek; pretiravanje -
86 supreme
[su'pri:m]1) (the highest, greatest, or most powerful: the supreme ruler.) vrhovni2) (the greatest possible: an act of supreme courage.) največji•- supremacy
- the Supreme Court* * *[sju:prí:m]1.adjective ( supremely adverb)najvišji, vrhovni, glavni, največji; zadnji, poslednji, smrtni; neomejen, skrajen; (o kakovosti) prvovrsten, odličen, dovršen, izvrsten; (čas) odločilen, kritičensupreme baseness — skrajna nizkotnost, podlostSupreme Being religion Bogthe supreme command military vrhovno poveljstvosupreme sacrifice — najvišja žrtev, žrtvovanje življenjato reign supreme — neomejeno vladati;2.nounkdor je najvišji; figuratively vrhunec, višek -
87 utmost
1) (most distant: the utmost ends of the earth.) najbolj oddaljen2) (greatest possible: Take the utmost care!) največji•* * *[ʌtmoust, -məst]1.adjectiveskrajni, zadnji, najbolj oddaljeni; figuratively največji, najvišjito accept with the utmost reluctance — sprejeti z največjim odporom;2.nounskrajnost; maksimum; kar je le možnoI did my utmost — napravil sem, kar sem le mogel (kar se je le dalo) -
88 background
1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) ozadje2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) ozadje3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) izvor* * *[baekgraund]nounozadje, družbeno okolje; osnovno znanje; kulturno ozračje; zvočne motnje; predpostavka; izvor -
89 conduct
1. verb1) (to lead or guide: We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour.) voditi2) (to carry or allow to flow: Most metals conduct electricity.) prevajati (tok)3) (to direct (an orchestra, choir etc).) dirigirati4) (to behave (oneself): He conducted himself well at the reception.) obnašati se5) (to manage or carry on (a business).) upravljati2. noun1) (behaviour: His conduct at school was disgraceful.) vedenje2) (the way in which something is managed, done etc: the conduct of the affair.) upravljanje•- conduction
- conductor* * *I [kəndʌkt]transitive verb & intransitive verbvoditi, upravljati; music dirigirati; spremljati, peljati; electrical prevajati (tok)to conduct o.s. — vesti, obnašati seII [kɔndʌkt]noun(towards, to) vodenje; vodstvo, upravljanje; postopeksafe-conduct — zaščitno pismo, dovolilnica -
90 general
['‹enərəl] 1. adjective1) (of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc: The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.) splošen2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) splošen3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) splošen4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) glaven2. noun(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) general- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public* * *I [džénərəl]nounmilitary general; figuratively vojskovodja, strateg; American colloquially dekle za vse; archaic občinstvo; večina; plural archaic splošna načelaII [džénərəl]adjectivesplošen, obči, navaden; skupen; glaven; military višje stopnje od polkovnikageneral delivery — izročitev pošiljk na pošti brez dostave, poste restantegeneral reader — človek ki prebere vse, kar mu pride pod rokeBritish English general dealer — trgovec z mešanim blagomnautical general trader — tramperas a general rule — praviloma, na splošno, rednomilitary general service — splošna vojna obveznostpostmaster general British English minister za pošte -
91 kernel
['kə:nl]1) (the softer substance inside the shell of a nut, or the stone of a fruit such as a plum, peach etc.) jedro, koščica2) (the central, most important part of a matter.) jedro* * *[kɜ:nəl]nounjedro, seme, zrno, koščica, pečka; figuratively jedro, bistvohe who will eat the kernel, must crack the nut — brez dela ni jela -
92 remainder
[-də]noun (the amount or number that is left when the rest has gone, been taken away etc: I've corrected most of the essays - the remainder will get done tomorrow.) ostanek* * *[riméində]1.nounostanek (tudi mathematics); plural ostanki (tudi commerce), preživeli, preostali; neprodane knjige, revije, ki se vrnejo založniku, remitenda; juridically pravica dedovanja (to česa), ostanek zapuščinethe remainder of us — mi ostali, mi drugithe remainder was lost — (vse) ostalo (drugo) se je izgubilo, je bilo izgubljeno;2.adjectivepreostal, drug;3.transitive verb (knjigam) znatno znižati ceno, poceni prodajati -
93 waste
[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) zapravljati2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) odpadki; odpaden2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) zapravljanje3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) pustinja•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away* * *I [wéist]1.nounrazsipavanje, tratenje, trošenje, zapravljanje (denarja, časa, moči); izguba, odpad; zmanjšanje; propadanje, propast; obsolete opustošenje, razdejanje; juridically škoda, zmanjšanje vrednosti (posesti, zemljišča) zaradi nemarnosti; odpadki (volne, svile ipd.); makulatura; odplake, pomije; pustinja, neobdelan svet, zapuščeno polje; geology mel, melišče; velika površina ( of waters vodá)to go ( —ali to run) to waste — tratiti se, razsipavati se; v prelogu ležati; podivjati; odtekatiwilful waste makes woeful want — kdor lahkomiselno denar zapravlja, se od premoženja že poslavlja;2.adjectivepust, neobdelan, neploden; nenaseljen, opustošen; odvečen, brezkoristen, neuporaben, izgubljen, odtočenwaste land — pustina, pustota, neobdelana zemljawaste materials — odpadni material, odpad(ki)waste paper — makulaturni papir, odpadki papirjato lie waste — biti (ležati) neobdelan, neizkoriščenII [wéist]1.transitive verbrazsipavati, zapravljati (denar, moč), tratiti (čas) zaman; trošiti, ne izkoristiti (prilike); slabiti, poslabšati; pustiti, da (kaj) propade; zapustiti (posestvo, zemljo itd.) zaradi nemarnosti; American zamuditi ( an opportunity priliko); (o)pustošiti, razoratito be wasted — biti brezkoristen, neuporaben; ostati brez učinka (on na)this is wasted on me — iz tega si nič ne storim, tega mi ni mar;2.intransitive verbslabeti, upadati, propadati, pojemati, izgubiti na teži (s treningom); trošiti se, razsipavati se, tratiti se, zapravljati se; biti zapravljiv, trošiti denar; izgubljati se, izginjati; giniti; obsolete minevati (čas)the day wastes obsolete dan se nagiblje h krajuto waste away — hirati; figuratively pojemati, upadatiwaste not, want not — varčuj, kadar imaš, da ne boš brez v potrebi -
94 drawbridge
noun (a bridge (at the entrance to a castle) which can be pulled up or let down.) dvižni most* * *[drɔ:bridž]nounvzdižni most -
95 prevailing
1) (most frequent: The prevailing winds are from the west.) prevladujoč2) (common or widespread at the present time: the prevailing mood of discontent among young people.) prevladujoč* * *[privéiliŋ]adjective ( prevailingly adverb)prevladujoč, močnejši; obstoječ, (povsod) veljaven, sedanjijuridically the prevailing party — zmagovita strankaeconomy prevailing tone — vodilni ton -
96 railway
1) (a track with (usually more than one set of) two (or sometimes three) parallel steel rails on which trains run: They're building a new railway; ( also adjective) a railway station.) železnica2) ((sometimes in plural) the whole organization which is concerned with the running of trains, the building of tracks etc: He has a job on the railway; The railways are very badly run in some countries.) železnica* * *I [réilwei]nounBritish English železniška proga, železnicaat railway speed — s hitrostjo železnice, figuratively z veliko hitrostjo, bliskovito, hitrocable-railway, electric street railway, elevated railway, narrow-gauge railway, rack-railway, suspended railway, underground railway — žična, električna cestna, nadzemeljska, ozkotirna, zobata, viseča, podzemeljska železnicaII [réilwei]adjectiveželezniškirailway board — žel. direkcijarailway car — železniški voz, vagonrailway company — žel. družbarailway crossing — žel. križiščerailway-engine — žel. lokomotivarailway gauge — širina žel. tirarailway guard — žel. čuvaj ali sprevodnikrailway guide British English žel. vozni redrailway junction — žel. križiščerailway-line — žel. progarailway sleeper — žel. pragrailway station — žel. postajarailway switch — žel. kretnicarailway ticket — žel. vozovnicarailway time-table — žel. vozni redrailway terminus — končna žel. postajarailway traffic — žel. prometIII [réilwei]intransitive verbpotovati, peljati se z železnico; graditi železniške proge -
97 staff
I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) osebje2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.) oskrbeti z osebjemII plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) notno črtovje* * *Iplural staffs, staves [sta:f; -s, stéivz]noun palica, krepelec; drog (za zastavo); kol, opornik; simbol oblasti, žezlo; figuratively opora; naprava za določanje položaja na morju; music črtovje, notni sistem; naprava za merjenje oddaljenosti in višineat staff's end obsolete v primerni, spodobni razdaljithe staff of life — kar je najpotrebnejše, najvažnejše v življenju (npr. kruh, hrana)Jacob's staff — lesena palica, na katero se nameščajo geodetske napravequarter-staff history čvrsta palica, dolga 6 do 8 čevljev, ki so jo nekoč uporabljali kot orožjeII [sta:f]1.nounmilitaryštab; commerce uprava, nameščenci, osebje, personal; university učno osebje, kolegij; osebje uredništva, uredništvostaff college military šola za generalštabne častnike, višja vojaška šolastaff sergeant military American narednik, British English višji narednikmedical staff, hospital staff medicine zdravniško, bolnišnično osebjeteaching staff — učno osebje;2.transitive verboskrbeti z osebjem; military organizirati štab za -
98 supremacy
[su'preməsi]noun (the state of being the greatest or most powerful: How did Rome maintain her supremacy over the rest of the world for so long?) nadvlada* * *[sju:préməsi]nounnadvlada, premoč; vrhovna oblast, suverenost; prvenstvo; supremacija -
99 innermost
1) (placed etc furthest from the edge or outside: the innermost parts of the castle.) najgloblji2) ((also inmost) most secret or hidden: his innermost feelings; in the inmost corners of his heart.) najbolj skrit* * *[ínəmoust, -məst]adjectivenajnotranjejši, najglobji, najbolj skrit -
100 mostly
adverb (to the greatest degree or extent, or for most of the time; mainly: The air we breathe is mostly nitrogen and oxygen; Mostly I go to the library rather than buy books.) v glavnem* * *[móus(t)li]adverbv glavnem, večinoma, posebno, zlasti
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