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41 latitude
['lætitju:d]1) (the distance, measured in degrees on the map, that a place is north or south of the Equator: What is the latitude of London?) zemljepisna širina2) (freedom of choice or action.) svoboda* * *[laetitju:d]nounastronomy geography (zemljepisna) širina; figuratively širina, svoboda (mišljenja); astronomy kotna oddaljenost nebesnega telesa od sončeve orbitehigh latitudes — pokrajine, oddaljene od ekvatorjain latitude 40 N. — na 40. stopinji severne širineto allow s.o. great latitude — pustiti komu veliko svobode -
42 least
[li:st] 1. adjective, pronoun((something) which is the smallest or the smallest amount that exists, is possible etc: I think the least you can do is apologize!; She wanted to know how to do it with the least amount of bother.) najmanj; najmanjši2. adverb((somethimes with the) to the smallest or lowest degree: I like her (the) least of all the girls; That is the least important of our problems.) najmanj- at least- not in the least* * *I [li:st]adjective (superlative od little) najmanjši, najnepomembnejšimathematics least common multiple — najmanjši skupni mnogokratnikII [li:st]adverb (superlative od little) najmanjlast not least — končno, vendar ne manj važnoIII [li:st]nounkar je najmanjše, najnepomembnejše: at (the) least, at the very least — vsaj, najmanjleast said soonest mended — čim manj besedi, tem bolje -
43 less
[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) manj(ši)2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) manj3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) manj4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) minus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) manj- no less a person than* * *I [les]adjective (comparative od little) manjši, manj važen, manj pomembenno less a man than (the senator) — najmanj, vsaj, sam (senator)may your shadow never be less — da bi ti nikdar česa ne zmanjkalo, vse najboljše!II [les]adverb (comparative od little) manj, manj pomembnostill ( —ali much) less — še mnogo manj, kaj šelenone the less — kljub temu, vseenono less (than) — nič manj, nihče manj (od)III [les]nounkar je manjše, manj pomembno; manjši del (število, količina itd.)in less than no time — takoj, v trenutkuto do with less — shajati z manj (denarja itd.)nothing less than — najmanj, vsajIV [les]prepositionmanj, minusV [-lis]suffix brez (npr. cildless brez otrok) -
44 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) majhen2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) malo3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) nepomemben2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) malo3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) malo2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) malo3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) sploh ne•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *I [litl]adjectivemajhen, neznaten; kratek; malo; slaboten (glas); malenkosten, nepomemben; omejen; ironically reven, bedenthe little ones — otročički, malčkithe little — majhni, nepomembni ljudjea little man — mali mož, figuratively ničéa little while — kratek čas, trenuteklittle minds — omejenci, malenkostni ljudjecolloquially little Mary — želodec, prebavathe Little Masters — skupina nemških risarjev in bakrorezcev v 16. in 17. stoletjuastronomy Little Bear — Mali medvedastronomy Little Dipper — Mali vozpolitics history Little Entente — mala antantaLittle Russian — Malorus, Ukrajineclittle theater — mali oder, eksperimentalno gledališčeII [litl]adverbmalo, komaj kaj, slabo, sploh ne, redkolittle does he know — nima pojma, še sanja se mu neIII [litl]nounmalenkosta little — malo, nekajby littles — v majhnih količinah, po malem -
45 ma
[,em 'ei]( abbreviation) (Master of Arts; a second university degree in arts, literature etc (but not in the sciences).) magister* * *[ma:]nouncolloquially mama, mati -
46 Ma
[,em 'ei]( abbreviation) (Master of Arts; a second university degree in arts, literature etc (but not in the sciences).) magister* * *abbreviationchemistry masurium -
47 maximum
1. ['mæksiməm] adjective(greatest: This requires maximum effort / the maximum amount of effort.) maksimalen2. [-mə] noun(the greatest number or quantity or the highest point or degree: Two hundred an hour is the maximum we can produce.) višek* * *[maeksiməm]noun(plural maxima, maximums) maksimum, višek, skrajna mejaeconomy najvišja cena (ponudba, znesek); electrical maximum load — največja obrememtevelectrical maximum voltage — največja napetosteconomy maximum output — rekordna produkcija -
48 minute
I ['minit] noun1) (the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds: It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.) minuta2) (in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds: an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).) minuta3) (a very short time: Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute.) trenutek4) (a particular point in time: At that minute, the telephone rang.) trenutek5) ((in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said: The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.) zapisnik•- the minute that
- the minute
- to the minute
- up to the minute II adjective1) (very small: The diamonds in the brooch were minute.) zelo majhen2) (paying attention to the smallest details: minute care.) podroben•- minutely- minuteness* * *I [mainjú:t]adjective ( minutely adverb)zelo majhen, neznaten; figuratively nepomemben; natančen, podrobenII [mínit]nounminuta, trenutek; economy osnutek, koncept; opomba, notica; plural zapisnikup-to-the-minute — najnovejši, hipermoderencome this minute! — pridi takoj!III [mínit]transitive verbnapisati koncept, vnesti v zapisnik; določiti točen žas za kaj -
49 most
[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) največ2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) večina2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) najbolj2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) najbolj3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) izredno4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) skoraj3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) največ2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) večina•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of* * *I [moust]adjectivenajveč(ji); večina ( most people)for the most part — povečini, v glavnemII [moust]adverbnajbolj; naj- (za tvorbo superlativa: the most interesting); izredno (pred pridevniki: a most indecent story)most of all — posebno, zlastieconomy politics most-favo(u)red-nation clause — klavzula največjih ugodnostiIII [moust]nounvečina, največji del; največ, najboljšeto make the most of it — kar najboljše izkoristiti, prikazati v najlepši lučiat (the) most — v najboljšem primeru, največ -
50 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 -
51 n
[en]1.noun (plural N's, Ns, n's, ns) črka n; mathematics neznanka; predmet oblike N;2.adjectiveštirinajsti; oblike črke Nmathematics to the nth — na n-to potencofiguratively to the nth degree — do skrajnosti -
52 pitch
I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) postaviti2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) vreči3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) pasti4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) zibati se5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) intonirati2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) igrišče2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) višina tona3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) stopnja4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) stojnica5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) met6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) zibanje (ladje)•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) katran- pitch-dark* * *I [pič]nounmineralogy smola (zemeljska), katran; botany drevesna smolaII [pič]transitive verbsmoliti, namazati s smolo, katraniziratiIII [pič]nounmet (žoge), lučaj (balinske krogle), metanje; nautical zibanje ladje; nagnjenost, strmec, strmina (strehe); višina, stopnja; music višina tona, uglašenost (glasbila); figuratively (najvišja ali najnižja) točka, najvišja stopnja, vrh, vrhunec; British English stojnica (uličnega prodajalca); economy ponudba blaga na tržišču; American slang hvalisanje blaga, reklamni oglas; American slang čenče, blebetanje; sport igrišče, (kriket) polje med vrati; razmak med luknjicami (na filmu), razmak med žlebiči (na gramofonski plošči)pitch level — višina tona, glasuto queer s.o.'s pitch — prekrižati komu načrteAmerican slang I get the pitch — razumemslang what's the pitch? — kaj se godi?IV [pič]1.transitive verbpostaviti (tabor, šotor, stojnico); zabiti, zasaditi (kole itd.); metati, vreči, zalučati (žogo, kovance itd.); naložiti (seno z vilami); postaviti v bojni red; določiti (po višini, vrednosti); (govor itd.) uglasiti, prilagoditi (on čemu); izraziti na poseben način, s posebnim stilom; music uglasiti (glasbilo), intonirati (pesem); sport meriti na cilj, zamahniti; figuratively usmeriti (misli; toward k); nasuti (cesto), tlakovati, asfaltirati; določiti adut (pri začetku igre); ponuditi, razstaviti, hvaliti blago; slang pripovedovati, izblebetati;2.intransitive verbpasti kakor dolg in širok; nautical zibati se (ladja); sport podati žogo metalcu, metati; nagniti se (streha); utaboriti seto pitch a story — pripovedovati laži, debele tvesti, izmisliti si zgodbofiguratively to pitch one's tent — naseliti seto pitch a yarn — debele tvesti, pripovedovati neverjetno zgodbo -
53 proceed
[prə'si:d, 'prousi:d]1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) nadaljevati2) (to follow a course of action: I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.) postopati3) (to begin (to do something): They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.) začeti4) (to result: Fear often proceeds from ignorance.) izvirati5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) začeti postopek•- proceeds* * *[prəsí:d]intransitive verbnadaljevati pot, napotiti se (to); figuratively nadaljevati se, napredovati; uspeti, iti po sreči, priti naprej; nadaljevati ( with kaj); nadaljevati govor ( he ŋed to say nadaljeval je, nato je rekel); ravnati, delati po načrtu; preiti (to k), lotiti se, nameniti se (to do s.th. kaj storiti); izvirati ( from); juridically začeti sodni postopek ( against proti)to proceed with s.th. — lotiti se česa, izvesti kajto proceed to business — lotiti se dela, začetiBritish English to proceed to a degree — doseči višjo akademsko stopnjo -
54 qualify
1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) usposobiti (se)2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) diplomirati3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) uvrstiti se4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) označevati•- qualified
- qualifying* * *[kwɔlifai]1.transitive verbkvalificirati, usposobiti ( for za, for being, to be; to qualify o.s. usposobiti se); pooblastiti, avtorizirati, dati pravico ( for za); označiti (as); modificirati, prikrojiti, omejiti; omiliti, ublažiti (npr. pripombo); razredčiti (pijačo); grammar pobliže določiti;2.intransitive verbkvalificirati se, usposobiti se, dokazati potrebno usposobljenost ( for za, as kot); sport kvalificirati se ( for; ŋing round izločilna runda); izpolnjevati pravne pogoje; (zlasti American) priseči -
55 read
[red]past tense, past participle; = read* * *I [ri:d]nounbranje, čitanje; čas (oddih, pavza) za branjeto take a read — (malo) brati, čitatiII [ri:d]1.transitive verbbrati, čitati, razbrati; prebrati, prečitati (off, through); (raz)rešiti, reševati (uganke); preučiti (up); razlagati, tolmačiti, pojasnjevati; predavati, učiti (s čitanjem), seznaniti koga s pisateljevimi mislimi; napoved(ov)ati, prerokovati; zvedeti, doznati (iz časopisa); študirati; uspavati koga z branjem (into, to sleep); (o toplomeru) (po)kazati, (za)beležitito read s.th. to s.o. — čitati komu kajto read s.o. like a book figuratively točno koga spregledati (spoznati, razumeti)to read s.o.'s face — brati komu na obrazuto read s.o.'s fortune — prerokovati komu prihodnostwith whom do you read Greek? — pri kom študirate grščino?to read music — brati note, igrati po notahto read a manuscript — oceniti, recenzirati rokopisto read s.o. a lesson — ošteti koga, brati komu levitedo you read me? — me razumeš?how do you read this passage? — kako razumete ta odstavek?to read the riot act — dati zadnje svarilo o posledicah slabega vedenja (npr. pri izgredih, demonstracijah pred vojaškim posegom)to read s.th. into a text — hoteti brati v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem niparliament the bill will be read tomorrow for the second time — zakonski osnutek bo jutri drugič v razpravishe likes being read to — ona ima rada, da ji kaj berejothe thermometer reads 30° C in the shade — termometer kaže 30° C v senci;2.intransitive verbbrati, čitati; dati se brati; glasiti se; zvedeti z branjem, brati (about, of o); študirati, učiti se, pripravljati se, pripraviti se za izpit ( for za)III [red]1.preterite & past participle od to read;2.adjectivebran, čitan; načitan (in v)a well-read man — načitan, izobražen človek -
56 relationship
1) (the friendship, contact, communications etc which exist between people: He finds it very difficult to form lasting relationships.) razmerje2) (the fact that, or the way in which, facts, events etc are connected: Is there any relationship between crime and poverty?) zveza3) (the state of being related by birth or because of marriage.) sorodstvo* * *[riléišənšip]nounsorodstvo, rod, sorodnost; zveza, odnos, razmerje (to do, z); medicine soseščina -
57 second-class
1) (of or in the class next after or below the first; not of the very best quality: a second-class restaurant; He gained a second-class honours degree in French.) drugorazreden2) ((for) travelling in a part of a train etc that is not as comfortable or luxurious as some other part: a second-class passenger; His ticket is second-class; ( also adverb) I'll be travelling second-class.) drugi razred* * *[sékəndkla:s]adjectivedrugorazredensecond-class carriage railway potniški vagon 2. razredato travel second-class — potovati v 2. razredu -
58 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) majhen2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) majhen3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) malo4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) mali•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small* * *I [smɔ:l]adjectivemajhen (po velikosti, obsegu, številu, starosti, količini, pomembnosti); maloštevilen; kratek, kratkotrajen; redek, lahek, vodén (o pijači); dialectal ozek; figuratively nepomemben, malo važen, neznaten, brez večje vrednosti; ozkosrčen, ozkogruden, malenkosten; šibek, skromen, reven; nizek; majhne moralne vrednosti, podel; osramočenin a small way, on a small scale — v majhnem razmerju, v malem, skromno, maloon the small side — nezadostno velik, ne preveliksmall and early party — družba maloštevilnih gostov, ki se kmalu razide; intimna večerna zabavaa small beginning — majhen, skromen začeteksmall blame to them — ni se jim treba sramovati, to jim ne dela sramote; ni jim treba zameritiand no blame to him! — in kdo ga ne bi (po)karal!small farmer — mali kmet, mali posestniksmall hours — ure po polnoči, male urea small poetically nepomemben pesniksmall rain — dežek, droben dežsmall talk — kramljanje, klepet(anje)the small voice, the still small voice figuratively glas vestiit is small of him to remind me of it — malenkostno je od njega, da me spomni na toI call it small of him — smatram, da je to nizkotno od njegaI found the way at last, and small thanks to you for your directions — končno sem našel pot, in za to se mi ni treba zahvaliti vašim navodilomhe has small Latin and less Greek — latinski zna malo, grški pa še manjhe has too small a mind not to be jealous of your success — preozkosrčen je, da ne bi bil ljubosumen na vaš uspehto make s.o. feel small figuratively osramotiti kogato make o.s. small — napraviti se majhnegahe was surprised, and no small wonder — bil je presenečen, in nič čudnega (če je bil)everybody thought it small of him to refuse to help — vsakdo je smatral, da je grdó od njega, da je odklonil pomočII [smɔ:l]adverbmajhno, fino; (redko) malo, malce; ne glasno, slabotno; prezirljivoto cut small — razrezati, zrezatito sing small figuratively odnehati, znižati zahteve, postati manj glasen, postati majhento think small of s.o. — prezirljivo gledati na kogaIII [smɔ:l]nounnekaj majhnega; majhen (tanek, ozek) del (česa); majhna oseba; plural telesno perilo; drobnarije, drobno blago; plural Oxford university prvi od treh izpitov za akademsko stopnjo B. A.in small — v malem, v miniaturiby small and small — polagoma, počasithe small of the back anatomy križ -
59 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tako2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) tako3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) tako4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) tudi5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') seveda2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) torej- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *[sóu]I.adverbtako, na ta način, s tem; v takem stanju; v redu, dobro; zato, potemtakem, iz tega razloga, zaradi tega, torej, kot posledica tega; tudi;1.so so — tako tako, ne dobro ne slaboso as — na isti način kot; tako da (posledica)so... as — toliko... kolikorso be it! — tako bodi! pa dobro! (naj bo!)so far forth — do te stopnje, archaic doslejso far from — nasprotno od, namesto daso fashion American na ta način, takoso help me! — (prisega) tako mi bog pomagaj!so long! colloquially na svidenje!so many — tako mnogi, tolikiso many men, so many minds — kolikor ljudi (glav), toliko mnenjso much — toliko, v tolikšni meriso much for that — toliko o tem, s tem je stvar urejenaso then — torej tako je to; zaradi tegaso to speak — tako rekoč;2.and so on, and so forth — in tako daljeeven so — celó tako, celó v tem primeruif so — če je (to) tako, v takem primeruin so far as... — v toliki meri, da...; toliko, da...in so many words — dobesedno, prav s temi besedamiMr. So-and-so — g. ɔ.Y.quite so — takó je, popolnoma točnowhy so? — zakaj tako? zakaj to?;3.I hope so — upam, daDo you think he will come? -- I think so. — Misliš, da bo prišel? -- Mislim, da (bo).I sent it to you. -- So you did. — Poslal sem ti to. -- Da, si (poslal). Res je. Tako je.Her brother came and so did she. — Njen brat je prišel in ona tudi;4.I avoid him so as not to be obliged to talk to him — izogibam se ga, da mi ni treba govoriti z njimI am sorry to see you so — žal mi je, da vas vidim v takem stanjuit is not so much that he cannot as that he will not — ni toliko, da ne more, kot pa, da nočeis that so? — je to tako? je res? tako? res?you are unhappy, but I am still more so — ti si nesrečen, jaz pa še boljhe was not so sick but he could eat a hearty dinner — ni bil toliko bolan, da ne bi mogel pojesti obilne večerjeI found them so many robbers — ugotovil (spoznal) sem, da niso nič drugega kot tatovithat is ever so much better colloquially to je toliko boljeas you make your bed, so you must lie — kakor si si postlal, tako boš spalyou don't say so! — (saj to) ni mogoče!all he said was so much slander — vse, kar je rekel, ni bilo nič drugega kot samo obrekovanjeI told him everything, so you need not write to him — vse sem mu povedal, torej ni treba, da mu pišešI do not want it, so there you are — ne maram tega, da veš (sedaj veš);II.conjunction colloquiallyzaradi tega, zato; torej, potemtakem; (v pogojnih in dopustnih stavkih) če leso, that's what it is! — takó je torej to!he annoyed us so that we never asked him again — tako nas je dolgočasil, da ga nismo nikoli več povabili;III.interjectiontako! narejeno! opravljeno! -
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[sə'fistikeitid]1) ((of a person) having a great deal of experience and worldly wisdom, knowledge of how to dress elegantly etc: a sophisticated young man; She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.) prefinjen2) (suitable for, or typical of, sophisticated people: The joke was too sophisticated for the child to understand; sophisticated clothes/hairstyles.) prefinjen3) ((of machines, processes etc) highly-developed, elaborate and produced with a high degree of skill and knowledge: sophisticated photographic techniques.) visoko razvit•* * *[səfístikeitid]adjectiveizkrivljen, napačen, nepravi, popačen; izumetničen, nepriroden, nenaraven, neiskren; prefinjen, rafiniran, visoko razvit (okus); intelektualen; izkušen
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