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s [pl] (često [sg constr]) 1. nejednaki predmet 2. nejednakost; razlika 3. neslaganje, nesloga, zavada 4. prednost; nadmoć; [sport] davanje prednosti 5. nejednaka oklada; vjerojatnost, sreća, šansa / to make # even = izjednačiti, ukloniti nejednakost, what's the # ? = što to smeta?, pa što zato ?; to take # = prihvatiti davanje prednosti; # and ends [s pl] = razne sitnice, ostaci, otpaci, bezvrijedne stvari what # is it to him? = što ga je to briga?, što se to njega tiče?; to be at # with = svađati se s tim, biti u zavadi s kim to fight agains # = boriti se u neravnopravnim okolnostima, boriti se protiv premoći that makes no # = to ne mjenja ništa na stvari; he is the best man by long # = on je neusporedivo najbolji čovjek; even # = podjednaki izgledi; the # are against you = nemaš izgleda; the # are that = vjerojatno je da; #-on chance = dobri izgledi za uspjeh* * *
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3 at odds
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