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1 congress
['koŋɡres, ]( American[) -ɡris]1) (a formal meeting, especially an assembly of delegates etc.) kongres2) (a law-making body or parliament, especially that of the United States: He has been elected to Congress.) parlament•- congressman
- congresswoman* * *[kɔŋgres]nounzbor, shod, kongres; American parlament, zakonodajna skupščina -
2 Cong.
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3 L.C.
abbreviationAmerican Library of Congress; Lord Chancellor; Lower Canada; Lord Chamberlain; level crossing -
4 M.C.
abbreviationMilitary Cross; American Member of Congress; Member of Council; Master of Ceremonies; Medical Corps; Master Commandant; Motor Contact; military movement control -
5 member
['membə]1) (a person who belongs to a group, club, society, trade union etc: The association has three thousand members.) član2) (short for Member of Parliament. M.P)•* * *[mémbə]nounud, član; člen, del; mathematics del enačbe; grammar stavčni člen; anatomy (moški) udunruly member — "dolg" jezikfiguratively member of Christ — kristjanBritish English Member of Parliament — poslanecAmerican Member of Congress — član kongresa -
6 memorialize
[mimɔ:riəlaiz]transitive verbproslaviti, spomniti na kaj; vložiti prošnjo pri ( to memorialize Congress) -
7 P.A.C.
abbreviationBritish English Public Assistance Committee; Pan-American Congress -
8 pilot
1. noun1) (a person who flies an aeroplane: The pilot and crew were all killed in the air crash.) pilot2) (a person who directs a ship in and out of a harbour, river, or coastal waters.) pilot2. adjective(experimental: a pilot scheme (= one done on a small scale, eg to solve certain problems before a larger, more expensive project is started).) poskusen3. verb(to guide as a pilot: He piloted the ship/plane.) pilotirati* * *I [páilət]nounpilot (na ladji, letalu); krmar; figuratively vodič, vodja, svetovalecaeronautics second pilot — drugi pilot, kopilotII [páilət]transitive verbpilotirati, krmariti (ladjo, letalo); figuratively voditi -
9 railroad
noun ((American) a railway.) železnica* * *[réilroud]1.nounAmericanželezniška proga, železnica; plural železniške delnice;2.adjectiveželezniškirailroad accident, railroad company — železniška nesreča, družbarailroad bridge, railroad car — železniški most, vozrailroad shares — železniške delnice;3.transitive verbprepeljati, prevažati, odposlati po železnici; graditi železnice ( a country v neki deželi); American slang vtakniti v zapor na podlagi lažne prijave ali obtožbe; American colloquially hitro izvesti, forsirati zakonski predlog (s hitrim postopkom); intransitive verb potovati z železnico; služiti pri železnicito railroad a bill through Congress American hitro spraviti, sforsirati zakonski osnutek skozi Kongres -
10 sit
[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sedeti; posaditi2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) ležati3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) biti član4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sedeti5) (to undergo (an examination).) opravljati (izpit)6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) pozirati7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) zasedati•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up* * *I [sit]1.intransitive verbsedeti; (o kokoši) sedeti na jajcih, valiti; čepeti; sedeti kot model (slikarju); biti za vzorec; imeti sedež, bivati; ležati; pristajati (o obleki); opravljati službo (navadno) sedé; biti član kakega telesa ( on a jury porote); zastopati v parlamentu ( for koga); imeti sejo, zasedati; sesti (on na); zaposliti se ( over s čim); študirati ( under pri kom);2.transitive verbsedeti (v sedlu), imeti sedež na ( a mule mezgu); posaditi ( the hen on eggs kokošja jajca)to sit on the bench figuratively biti sodnikto sit on the fence politics slang figuratively stati ob strani, ne se opredeliti, biti nevtralento sit in judgement on s.o. — lastiti si pravico sojenja drugih, soditi, kritizirati kogato sit on one's hands figuratively ne aplavdiratito sit for one's picture — dati se slikati, sedeti (pozirati) za svojo sliko (portret)he is sitting pretty — on je v dobrem položaju, ima dober položajto sit pretty slang imeti dobre karte, figuratively dobro se goditi (komu)to sit upon s.o. figuratively sedeti na kom, jahati kogadon't you be sat upon! colloquially ne pusti se hruliti!to sit tight colloquially ostati neomahljivo na svojem mestu, vztrajati pri stvarito sit on the throne — sedeti na prestolu, vladatiII [sit]nounslang see situation -
11 T.U.C.
abbreviationTrade Union Congress; Trade Union Council -
12 zionist
[záiənist]1.nounsionist, privrženec sionizma;2.adjectivesionističen
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Congress — Con gress, n.; pl. {Congresses}. [L. congressus, fr. congredi, p. p. gressus, to go or come together; con + grati to go or step, gradus step: cf. F. congr?s. See {Grade}.] 1. A meeting of individuals, whether friendly or hostile; an encounter.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Congress, OH — U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 192 Housing Units (2000): 68 Land area (2000): 0.166342 sq. miles (0.430825 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.166342 sq. miles (0.430825 sq. km) FIPS code … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
congress — c.1400, body of attendants; also meeting of armed forces (mid 15c.); main modern sense of coming together of people, a meeting is from 1520s; from L. congressus a friendly meeting; a hostile encounter, pp. of congredi meet with, fight with, from… … Etymology dictionary
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