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1 commons
[kɔmənz]nounplural ljudstvo; spodnji dom v britanskem parlamentu; vsakdanja hrana -
2 short commons
[šɔ:tkɔmənz]nounplural pomanjkanje hrane, nezadostna dodelitev hrane, stradalski obrok -
3 leader
1) (a person who is in front or goes first: The fourth runner is several miles behind the leaders.) vodilni2) (a person who is the head of, organizes or is in charge (of something): The leader of the expedition is a scientist.) vodja3) (an article in a newspaper etc written to express the opinions of the editor.) uvodnik* * *[li:də]nounvodja, voditelj; music vodja, dirigent, prvi solist v orkestru; British English juridically glavni zagovornik; vodilni konj; uvodnik, uvodni članek; economy blago, ki naj privabi kupca; printing razpredelitvene pike ali črtice; botany glavni poganjek; anatomy kita, tetivafollow my leader — igra, v kateri mora vsak posnemati tistega, ki začne -
4 parliament
(the highest law-making council of a nation - in Britain, the House of Commons and the House of Lords, considered together: an Act of Parliament.) parlament* * *[pá:ləmənt]nounparlament, skupščinato summon (dissolve, prorogue, reopen) parliament — sklicati (razpustiti, odložiti, nanovo odpreti) parlamentMember of Parliament — poslanec, član parlamentaHigh Court of Parliament — uradno ime za angl. parlamentBritish English Parliament Act — zakon iz l. 1911, ki je močno omejil oblast Gornjega doma -
5 speaker
1) (a person who is or was speaking.) govornik2) ((sometimes loudspeaker) the device in a radio, record-player etc which converts the electrical impulses into audible sounds: Our record-player needs a new speaker.) zvočnik* * *[spí:kə]noungovornik, govorec, besednik; spiker; figuratively govorilo; electrical zvočnik -
6 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) običajen2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) skupen3) (publicly owned: common property.) javen4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) prostaški5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) poprečen6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) obči2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) občinsko zemljišče- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common* * *I [kɔmən]adjective ( commonly adverb)skupen, javen; navaden, poprečen, obči; prostaški, plebejski, vulgarento make common cause with — podpirati kaj, delati za isto stvarslang common or garden — zelo vsakdanji, šablonskimusic common chord — trozvokgrammar common gender — dvojni spolII [kɔmən]nounobčinsko zemljišče, občinski pašnik; juridically dohodek od zemljišča -
7 house
1. plural - houses; noun1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) hiša2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) hiša3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) dvorana4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) družina2. verb1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) nastaniti2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) spraviti•- housing- housing benefit
- house agent
- house arrest
- houseboat
- housebreaker
- housebreaking
- house-fly
- household
- householder
- household word
- housekeeper
- housekeeping
- houseman
- housetrain
- house-warming 3. adjectivea house-warming party.) ob vselitvi- housework
- like a house on fire* * *I [háus]nounhiša, dom, stanovanje; bivališče (živali); hišni stanovalci; gospodinjstvo; družina, rod, dinastija; economy trgovska hiša, trgovsko podjetje; theatre gledališče, občinstvo v gledališču, gledališka predstava; koledž, študentovski dom, internat; colloquially ubožnica; colloquially gostilna; astronomy dvanajsti del neba; military slang loto igra za denar; zborHouse — parlament, skupščina, narodni poslancithe House — londonska borza; angleški parlament; koledž (zlasti Christ Church v Oɔfordu)British English House of Commons — angleški spodnji domBritish English House of Lords — angleški zgornji domBritish English Houses of Parliament — angleški parlamentlike a house on fire — kot blisk, zelo hitro, kot bi gorelohouse of call — prenočišče, gostiščejuridically house of detention — preiskovalni zapor; poboljševalnica za mladoletnikehouse of ill fame — javna hiša, bordelII [háuz]1.transitive verbsprejeti v hišo, nastaniti, dati stanovanje; spraviti, uskladiščiti; nautical pritrditi, pričvrstiti;2.intransitive verbstanovati, bivati -
8 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...
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