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1 conference
['konfərəns]noun (a meeting for discussion: The conference of heart specialists was held in New York.) konferenca* * *[kɔnfərəns]nounposvetovanje, konferenca, pretres; podelitev -
2 conference call
noun (a telephone conversation in which more than two people participate.) telefonska konferenca -
3 press conference
(a meeting in which information is given to journalists.) tiskovna konferenca* * *[préskɔnfərəns]nountiskovna konferenca -
4 Yalta Conference
[jaeltə, já:lta: kɔnfərəns]nounpolitics konferenca v Jalti (leta 19ɔɜ) -
5 confer
[kən'fə:]past tense, past participle - conferred; verb1) ((often with with) to consult each other: The staff conferred (with the headmaster) about the new timetable.) posvetovati se2) ((with on) to give (an honour) to someone: The university conferred degrees on two famous scientists.) podeliti•- conference call* * *[kənfɜ:]1.transitive verb(on, upon) podeliti, dati; prenesti (na koga);2.intransitive verb(with, together, about) posvetovati seto confer a favour on s.o. — izkazati komu naklonjenostconfer — glej, primerjaj -
6 delegate
1. ['deləɡeit] verb(to give (a piece of work, power etc) to someone else: He delegates a great deal of work to his assistant.) poveriti2. [-ɡət, ]( American[) -ɡeit] noun(an elected representative (to a conference, Parliament, committee etc): The delegates met in the conference room.) poslanec* * *I [déligit]nounodposlanec, -nka, pooblaščenec, -nka, delegat(ka); American zastopnik, ki sme sodelovati pri debati, ne pa pri glasovanjuHouse of Delegates — zakonodajni zbor federalnih držav Virginije, Zahodne Virginije in MarylandaII [déligeit]transitive verbodposlati, pooblastiti, zaupati, poveritito delegate authority to s.o. — pooblastiti koga -
7 summit
1. noun(the highest point: They reached the summit of the mountain at midday; At the age of thirty he was at the summit of his powers as a composer.) vrh2. adjective((of a conference etc) at the highest level of international negotiation, at which heads of state meet for discussion.) na vrhu* * *[sʌmit]nounvrh, vrhunec; višek; greben (vala); architecture sleme; figuratively najvišji ciljsummit conference (meeting) politics konferenca (sestanek) na vrhu -
8 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nivo, stopnja2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) nadstropje3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) libela4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) ravnina2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) zvrhan, zravnan2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) v isti višini, izenačen3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) umirjen3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) izravnati2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) izenačiti3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) nameriti4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) zravnati (z zemljo)•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level* * *I [levl]adjective ( levelly adverb)raven, vodoraven; enak, izenačen; trezen, pameten; prediren, hladen (pogled); physics enake potence; American slang pošten, fair; American economy obročento draw level with s.o. — dohiteti kogato give s.o. a level glance — predirno (hladno) koga pogledatiII [levl]nountechnical libela, vodna tehtnica; nivelacijski instrument; ravnina, gladina; nivo, raven, stopnja; višina (vode, glasu); mineralogy (raven) rovAmerican colloquially on the level — pošten(o), odkrit(o)on a level with — na isti višini s, zto put o.s. on the level of others — izenačiti se z drugimiIII [levl]transitive verb(i)zravnati, izenačiti (to, with s, z); zbiti (koga) na tla; meriti, nameriti, naperiti, usmeriti (puško, pogled, kritiko, at, against na)to level with the ground — zravnati z zemljo; -
9 note
[nəut] 1. noun1) (a piece of writing to call attention to something: He left me a note about the meeting.) sporočilo2) ((in plural) ideas for a speech, details from a lecture etc written down in short form: The students took notes on the professor's lecture.) zapiski3) (a written or mental record: Have you kept a note of his name?) zapis4) (a short explanation: There is a note at the bottom of the page about that difficult word.) opomba5) (a short letter: She wrote a note to her friend.) sporočilo6) ((American bill) a piece of paper used as money; a bank-note: a five-dollar note.) bankovec7) (a musical sound: The song ended on a high note.) ton8) (a written or printed symbol representing a musical note.) nota9) (an impression or feeling: The conference ended on a note of hope.) v znamenju2. verb1) ((often with down) to write down: He noted (down) her telephone number in his diary.) zapisati2) (to notice; to be aware of: He noted a change in her behaviour.) opaziti•- notable- notability
- notably
- noted
- notelet
- notebook
- notecase
- notepaper
- noteworthy
- noteworthiness
- take note of* * *I [nóut]nounzapisek, opomba, beležka, notica; pisemce, sporočilo; znamenje, znakfiguratively ton, nota, prizvok, zven; poetically zvok, melodija, (ptičje) petje; music (osnovni) ton, nota, tipka; politics (diplomatska) nota; economy račun, bankovec, obveznica; printing opomba, ločilo; figuratively ugled, sloves, pomembnost; figuratively pozornost; economy note of exchange — borzni listeconomy advice note — sporočilo o pošiljkieconomy bought and sold note — zaključnicaeconomy delivery note — izročilnicaeconomy as per note — po računupolitics exchange of notes — izmenjava diplomatskih notto change one's note — spremeniti svoje vedenje, svoj tonto compare notes — izmenjati misli, posvetovati seto give s.o. note of — sporočiti komu kajmusic to strike the notes — udariti po tipkahfiguratively to strike the right note — zadeti na pravo strunofiguratively to strike a false note — zadeti na napačno strunoto take note of s.th. — ozirati se na kaj, zapaziti kaj, posvetiti pozornost čemuII [nóut]transitive verbupoštevati, ozirati se na kaj, opaziti; omeniti, oznaniti; zaznamovati; apisati, zabeležiti (navadno note down); economy protestirati, ugovarjati; navesti (cene) -
10 organize
1) (to arrange or prepare (something), usually requiring some time or effort: They organized a conference.) organizirati2) (to make into a society etc: He organized the workers into a trade union.) organizirati (se)•- organiser
- organization
- organisation
- organized
- organised* * *[ɔ:gənaiz]transitive verb & intransitive verborganizirati (se), urediti -
11 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) pritisniti, stisniti (se)2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) stisniti3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) priganjati4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) vztrajati5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) likati2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) stisk; likanje2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) tiskarski stroj3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) tisk4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) novinarji5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) stiskalnica•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on* * *I [pres]nountechnical stiskalnica; printing tiskarski stroj, tiskarna, tiskarstvo, tisk; časnikarstvo, novinarstvo, novinarji; nateznik (na smučch); omara (knjižna, za obleko, zlasti za perilo); stiskanje, pritiskanje, glajenje, likanje; naval, pritisk, gneča; figuratively naglica, nujnost, nuja; nautical čezmeren pritisk (vetra) na jadrato correct the press — opraviti korekturo, popraviti tiskovne napakenautical press of sail — razpeta jadranautical to carry a press of sail — pritiskati na jadranautical under a press of canvas z — razpetimi jadriII [pres]1.transitive verbstiskati, stisniti; pritisniti, pritiskati, tlačiti (tudi figuratively); iztisniti, izžeti (sadje, sok); likati, polikati; stisniti skupaj, pritisniti naprej, stran; goniti, priganjati, ne dati miru, prisiliti, izsiliti, pritiskati na koga; vsiliti komu kaj; dati čemu poudarek, ostati, vztrajati (pri svojem mnenju); moledovati ( for za);2.intransitive verbstiskati se, prerivati se, gnesti se, vsiljevati se, biti nujento press the button — pritisniti na zvonec, dati znak za začetek dela; figuratively napraviti odločilen korakto press s.o. for money — pritiskati na koga za denarto press s.th. on s.o. — vsiljevati komu kajhard pressed — v stiski, v težkem položajuIII [pres]1.transitive verbnasilno novačiti (v vojsko, mornarico); zaseči, rekvirirati (konje, ladje itd.); figuratively prisvojiti si;2.nounnasilno novačenje -
12 report
[rə'po:t] 1. noun1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) poročilo2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) govorica3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) pok2. verb1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) poročati2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) prijaviti (koga)3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) prijaviti4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) javiti (se)•- reporter- reported speech
- report back* * *I [ripɔ:t]nounporočilo; novica, vest (of, on o); letno poročilo; šolsko izpričevalo; zapisnik, protokol; izvid, poročilo o preiskavi, o pregledu; opis, pripoved, zgodba; ljudski glas, govorica, fama (of, about o); zvok, odmev; tresk, pok ( of a gun puške), detonacijaaccording to a current report — po govorici, ki se širito draw up a report on s.th. — napisati poročilo o čemthe report goes that... — govori se, pravijo, kroži govorica, da...to file a report — vložiti, izročiti poročilothey are people of good (evil) report — to so ljudje, ki so na dobrem (slabem) glasuII [ripɔ:t]transitive verbporočati, sporočiti, naznaniti, javiti; prijaviti (to pri, for zaradi); tožiti; raportirati; opisati, prikazati, predstaviti; protokolirati; pripovedovati; intransitive verb napraviti, predložili poročilo (on o), reportažo; reportirati (on, upon o); prijaviti se, javiti se na raport; delati kot poročevalec (za časopis)to report oneself — javiti se, predstaviti seI reported him — prijavil sem ga; tožil sem gahe is reported as saying... — pravijo, da je on rekel (izjavil)he is reported to be very ill — o njem se govori, da je zelo bolanhe reports for the "Times" — on je poročevalec za (časopis) "Times"it is reported that... — govori se, da...to report progress to s.o. — poročati komu o stanju (neke) stvari -
13 represent
[reprə'zent] 1. verb1) (to speak or act on behalf of: You have been chosen to represent our association at the conference.) zastopati2) (to be a sign, symbol, picture etc of: In this play, the man in black represents Death and the young girl Life.) predstavljati3) (to be a good example of; to show or illustrate: What he said represents the feelings of many people.) izražati•- representative 2. noun1) ((also rep [rep]) a person who represents a business; a travelling salesman: Our representative will call on you this afternoon.) zastopnik2) (a person who represents a person or group of people: A Member of Parliament is the representative of the people in his constituency.) predstavnik* * *[reprizént]transitive verbpredstaviti, predstavljati, predočiti, prikazati, opisati, orisati, slikati, izraziti; utelesiti; theatre igrati, predvajati, izvesti, da(ja)ti, uprizoriti; simbolično predstavljati, pokazati, prikazati, simbolizirati; zastopati, predstavljati, reprezentirati; pomeniti; odgovarjati, ustrezatito represent a firm — zastopati firmo, biti zastopnik firmeI am not what you represent me to be — jaz nisem tak, kakršnega me predstavljate -
14 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) okrogel2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) okrogel2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) (na)okoli2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) v krogu3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) naokrog4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) naokoli5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) po obodu6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) naokoli3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) okoli2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) okoli3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) okoli4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) po4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) krog, runda2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) obhod3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) krogla5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) runda6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) kratki kanon5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) zaviti okoli- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) ovinkast, daljši- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up* * *I [ráund]adjectiveokrogel, obel, zaokrožen, zaobljen, valjast; krožeč, ki se giblje v krogu, vijugast; (o obrazu) okrogel, poln; (o vsoti) zaokrožen, okrogel, približen; celoten, znaten, ves; (o slogu) gladek, tekoč; (o korakih) hiter, krepak; iskren, jasen, odkrit, preprost, prostodušenat a round pace (rate) — s krepkim korakom, hitro, nagloin round figures (numbers) — v celih številih; v okroglih, približnih številkahin a round voice — s krepkim, polnim glasoma round robin figuratively protestno pismo ali peticija s podpisi v krogu (da se ne odkrije pobudnik)a round sum — okrogla, znatna, precejšnja vsotaa round-trip ticket American vozovnica za krožno potovanje; American povratna vozovnicaa round, unvarnished tale — popolna, neolepšana resnicaa round vowel — zaokrožen samoglasnik (o, u)to be round with s.o. — biti odkrit, pošten do kogaII [ráund]nounoblina, okroglina, okroglost, okrogel ali obel predmet, okrogla stavba; krog, venec; gibanje kroga, kroženje; obhod, runda; patrulja; runda (pri tekmah, igrah); military naboj, granata, salva; figuratively salva smeha, odobravanja; hunting strel; debela rezina (mesa); niz, vrsta dni; music pesem, ki se izmenoma poje, pesem pri koluround of pleasures — potovanje za zabavo; vrsta zabavthe daily round — običajno vsakdanje delo (posel, opravilo), rutinato dance in a round — plesati v krogu, plesati koloto make (to go) one's rounds — obhoditi, inšpicirati, pregledati, opraviti svoj običajni obhodIII [ráund]adverb (na)okoli, (na)okrog; v krogu, v obsegu; kolikor daleč seže pogled naokoliround and round — nepretrgoma, neprestano, velikokratround about! — na levo krog!all-round — naokoli, brez razlike, vsi po vrstiall the country round — po vsej deželi, zemljito ask s.o. round — povabiti koga k sebito bring s.o. round — spraviti koga k sebi, k zavesti; prepričati kogato come (to be) round — kmalu, skoraj priti (biti)to go round — vrteti se v krogu, krožitito get s.o. round — prelisičiti, omrežiti, premamiti kogato hand round — podajati, porazdeliti okoliwhat are you hanging round for? — kaj čakaš tu? kaj delaš tu?to order glasses round — naročiti pijačo za vso družbo, pogostiti vso družboto send round the hat — (s klobukom) nabirati darove v družbi, prositi za prostovoljne prispevketo show s.o. round — okoli koga voditi, biti komu za vodnika, razkazovati komu kajto turn round — vrteti se, obrniti se, obračati seIV [ráund]prepositionokoli, okroground the bend slang nekoliko nor, prismojenround the clock — nepretrgano, non-stop, 2ɔ ur na danto take s.o. round the town — razkazovati komu mestoV [ráund]transitive verb & intransitive verbzaokrožiti (se), zaobliti (se); postati okrogel (poln, debel); obkrožiti, obkoliti; obpluti; obiti (oviro), obhoditi, iti (na)okrog, okoli; zaviti okoli (vogala); zvoziti (ovinek); obrniti (obraz) ( towards proti); obrniti se, ozreti seVI [ráund]intransitive verb & transitive verbobsolete šepniti, šepetatito round in s.o.'s ear — šepniti komu na uho -
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[skri:d](a long report, letter etc: He wrote screeds about the conference.) pisarija* * *[skri:d]noundolg govor, tirada; dolg seznam (zahtev); ozek trak zemljišča; dolgovezno pisanje -
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20 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) prehod2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) pot; smer3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) cesta4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) pot5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) način6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) ozir7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) navada8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) pot2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) daleč- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means* * *I [wéi]nounpot, cesta, steza; proga; prehod; stran, smer; nautical kurzway out — izhod; prehojena pot; pot ali oddaljenost, ki jo je treba prehoditi; dalja, del poti ali potovanja; prosta pot, prostor; figuratively priložnost, prilika, možnost, izhod; napredovanje, napredek, razvoj; colloquially okolica, stran; figuratively pot, način, sredstvo, postopek, metoda; navada, lastnost, običaj; poklic, stroka, področje dejavnosti; (zdravstveno) stanje, položaj; ozir, pogled, zveza, razmerje, stopnja; nautical plural grede za spuščanje ladje v vodo, sankeany way — vsekakor, v vsakem primeruby way of — na poti čez; z namenom, da; zato, da; s pomočjo; zaradiby the way — mimogrede, spotoma, na poti; sicer; slučajnoin a way — nekako, na neki način, ne popolnomain a small way — skromno, brez pretenzij, ponižnoone way or another — tako ali tako, kakorkoli, nekakoover the way — na drugi strani (poti), čez cestothe other way round — v obratni smeri, narobe, (ravno) obratnounder way nautical na poti, na vožnjithe way of the world — tok, način življenja, ukoreninjen običajthe way of the cross religion križev potno way inferior — nikakor ne slabši, neznatnejšithe good old ways — dobri, stari običajihigh way — glavna cesta, državna cesta; figuratively običajni način delovanjalion in the way — zapreka, motnja (zlasti namišljena, fiktivna)permanent way railway tir, tračnicepermanent-way man railway progovni delavecnothing out of the way — nič posebnega (nenavadnega, izrednega)this way please! — semkaj, za menoj, prosim!this is not in my way — to ni moja stroka, s tem se ne bavimto be in the family way — biti noseča, pričakovati otrokato be in s.o.'s way — biti komu napoti, motiti kogato be on the way — biti na poti, približevati seto be in a way colloquially biti vznemirjen, razburjento clear the way — umakniti se s poti, dati prost prehodto come ( —ali to fall) in s.o.'s way — srečati koga, naleteti na kogato get in the way — biti napoti, zapreti pot, oviratito get in the way of s.th. — razumeti kajto get out of the way — iti s poti, umakniti se (s poti)to give way — umakniti se, odmakniti se, izogniti se; popuščati, popustitito force one's way — izsiliti, utreti si potto go one's way — oditi, iti po svoji potito go ( —ali to take) one's own way — iti svojo pot; ravnati, narediti neodvisno od nasvetov drugihto go the way of all the earth (of all flesh, of nature) figuratively umretiyou can't have it both ways — ne moreš imeti obojega; figuratively ne more biti volk sit in koza celato have one's own way — delati po svoji glavi; doseči to, kar želimoto look s.o.'s way — gledati proti komuto lose way — izgubiti, zmanjšati hitrostto lose one's way — zaiti, izgubiti seto make way — napredovati; figuratively prodreti, uspetito make one's own way — iti po svoji poti, oditito make the best of one's way — iti čim hitreje, pohitetito put o.s. out of the way — truditi se, da(ja)ti si trudato put s.o. out of the way — spraviti koga s poti, tajno ubiti kogato see a way out — videti pot (izhod, neko možnost)to stand in the way of s.o. — ovirati koga, zastaviti komu potto work one's way — študirati, preživljati se z delomII [wéi]transitive verbizuriti (konja) za hojo ali ježo po cestiIII [wéi]adverb colloquially daleč
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conférence — [ kɔ̃ferɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1346 « discussion »; lat. conferentia, de conferre → conférer 1 ♦ Conversation à caractère officiel ou solennel. ⇒ entretien. Avoir une conférence avec qqn. Tenir conférence (⇒ conférer) . 2 ♦ Assemblée de hautes… … Encyclopédie Universelle
conference — con‧fe‧rence [ˈkɒnfrəns ǁ ˈkɑːn ] noun [countable] 1. a large formal meeting, usually lasting a day or several days, where people discuss things in order to exchange information or to come to an agreement: • a sales conference 2. a private and… … Financial and business terms
conference — Conference. s. f. v. La comparaison que l on fait de deux choses, pour voir en quoy elles conviennent, & en quoy elles different. Il se dit particulierement des choses qui sont marquées au premier sens du verbe. Conference des Ordonnances, des… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
conférence — CONFÉRENCE. s. f. La comparaison que l on fait de deux choses, pour voir en quoi elles conviennent, et en quoi elles diffèrent. La conférence des Ordonnances, des Coutumes. Conférence des temps, etc. Conférence des textes. Conférence des passages … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Conference — Con fer*ence, n. [F. conf[ e]rence. See {Confer}.] 1. The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Helps and furtherances which . . . the mutual conference of all men s collections and observations may… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Conférence — ist im engeren Sinne die Bezeichnung für eine Ansage im Kabarett, in einer Revue oder im Varieté. Die Conférence reicht dabei von einer einfachen Ankündigung der nächsten Programm Nummer bis hin zur literarischen Plauderei oder einem satirischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
conference — con·fer·ence / kän frəns, fə rəns/ n 1: a meeting for consultation, deliberation, discussion, or interchange of opinions a conference on environmental law see also judicial conference, pretrial conference … Law dictionary
conference — [kän′fər əns, kän′frəns; ] for n. 6 [ kən fʉr′əns] n. [Fr conférence < ML conferentia < L conferens, prp. of conferre: see CONFER] 1. the act of conversing or consulting on a serious matter 2. a formal meeting of a number of people for… … English World dictionary
conference — 1550s, act of conferring, from M.Fr. conférence (15c.), from M.L. conferentia, from L. conferens, prp. of conferre (see CONFER (Cf. confer)). Meaning formal meeting for consultation is from 1580s … Etymology dictionary
conference — [n1] convention, colloquium appointment, argument, chat, colloquy, confabulation, conferring, congress, consultation, conversation, convocation, deliberation, discussion, forum, gabfest*, groupthink*, huddle, interchange, interview, meeting,… … New thesaurus
Conférence — Conférence,die:⇨Moderation … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme