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describe+(verb)

  • 1 describe

    1) (to give an account of in words; to tell in words what something or someone is like: He described what had happened; Would you describe her as beautiful?) opisati
    2) (to say that one is something: He describes himself as a salesman.) izdajati se za
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    [diskráib]
    transitive verb
    popis(ov)ati, opis(ov)ati; geometry (na)risati, načrtati
    to describe o.s. as — izdajati se za

    English-Slovenian dictionary > describe

  • 2 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.) diplomirati
    3) ((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 se
    4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) označevati
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    - qualified
    - qualifying
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    [kwɔlifai]
    1.
    transitive verb
    kvalificirati, 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 verb
    kvalificirati se, usposobiti se, dokazati potrebno usposobljenost ( for za, as kot); sport kvalificirati se ( for; ŋing round izločilna runda); izpolnjevati pravne pogoje; (zlasti American) priseči

    English-Slovenian dictionary > qualify

  • 3 characterize

    1) (to be the obvious feature of: The giraffe is characterized by its long neck.) biti značilen
    2) (to describe (as): She characterized him as weak and indecisive.) označiti
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    [kaeriktəraiz]
    transitive verb
    karakterizirati, označiti; biti značilen za kaj; nadrobno opisati

    English-Slovenian dictionary > characterize

  • 4 characterise

    1) (to be the obvious feature of: The giraffe is characterized by its long neck.) biti značilen
    2) (to describe (as): She characterized him as weak and indecisive.) označiti

    English-Slovenian dictionary > characterise

  • 5 compare

    [kəm'peə]
    1) (to put (things etc) side by side in order to see to what extent they are the same or different: If you compare his work with hers you will find hers more accurate; This is a good essay compared with your last one.) primerjati
    2) (to describe as being similar to: She compared him to a monkey.) primerjati (z)
    3) (to be near in standard or quality: He just can't compare with Mozart.) primerjati se
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    - comparative
    - comparatively
    - comparison
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    I [kəmpʌ/ə]
    1.
    transitive verb
    (with, to) primerjati; grammar stopnjevati;
    2.
    intransitive verb
    ( with) dati se primerjati; tekmovati
    colloquially to compare notes — debatirati
    as compared with ( — ali to) v primeri s
    II [kəmpʌ/ə]
    noun
    poetically primerjava
    beyond ( —ali past, without) compare — brez primere

    English-Slovenian dictionary > compare

  • 6 exaggerate

    [iɡ'zæ‹əreit]
    1) (to make (something) appear to be, or describe it as, greater etc than it really is: You seem to be exaggerating his faults; That dress exaggerates her thinness.) preveč poudarjati
    2) (to go beyond the truth in describing something etc: You can't trust her. She always exaggerates.) pretiravati
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    [igzaedžəreit]
    transitive verb & intransitive verb
    pretiravati, preveč poudarjati; poslabšati se (bolezen); močno (se) povečati

    English-Slovenian dictionary > exaggerate

  • 7 sketch

    [ske ] 1. noun
    1) (a rough plan, drawing or painting: He made several sketches before starting the portrait.) skica
    2) (a short (written or spoken) account without many details: The book began with a sketch of the author's life.) kratek prikaz
    3) (a short play, dramatic scene etc: a comic sketch.) skeč
    2. verb
    1) (to draw, describe, or plan without completing the details.) napraviti osnutek
    2) (to make rough drawings, paintings etc: She sketches as a hobby.) skicirati
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    - sketchily
    - sketchiness
    - sketch-book
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    [skeč]
    1.
    noun
    skica, študija; očrt, (prvi) osnutek, načrt, obris; shema; kratek prikaz; theatre & music skeč, igra, kratko glasbeno delo; književna črtica, kratka pripoved; slang čudaško oblečena oseba;
    2.
    transitive verb & intransitive verb
    skicirati (često up) (na)risati; napraviti osnutek, načrtati; prikazati v kratkih, grobih potezah

    English-Slovenian dictionary > sketch

  • 8 depict

    [di'pikt]
    1) (to paint, draw etc.) slikati
    2) (to describe: Her novel depicts the life of country people.) opisovati
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    [dipíkt]
    transitive verb
    (na)slikati, (na)risati, upodobiti, opisati

    English-Slovenian dictionary > depict

  • 9 elaborate

    1. [i'læbəreit] verb
    1) (to work out or describe (a plan etc) in detail: He elaborated his theory.) izdelati
    2) ((especially with on) to discuss details: She elaborated on the next day's menu.) poglobiti se
    2. [-rət] adjective
    1) (very detailed or complicated: an elaborate design.) zapleten
    2) (carefully planned: elaborate plans for escape.) temeljit
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    - elaboration
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    I [ilaebərit]
    adjective ( elaborately adverb)
    izdelan, spopolnjen, dovršen; zamotan; izčrpen, temeljit
    II [i:laebəreit]
    transitive verb
    izdel(ov)ati, spopolniti, izboljšati

    English-Slovenian dictionary > elaborate

  • 10 flatter

    ['flætə]
    1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) laskati
    2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) laskati
    3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) laskati si
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    - flattery
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    [flaetə]
    transitive verb
    laskati, dobrikati se, prilizovati se; zadovoljiti, ugajati, dobro deti, goditi
    to flatter o.s. that — domišljati si, da
    to flatter s.o.'s hopes — zbujati komu neosnovano upanje
    to flatter o.s. on — čestitati si k

    English-Slovenian dictionary > flatter

  • 11 re-create

    [ri:kri'eit]
    (to describe or show realistically: In the film, they had tried to recreate the horrors of the war.) ponazoriti
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    [ri:kriéit]
    transitive verb
    zopet ustvariti; predrugačiti, predelati

    English-Slovenian dictionary > re-create

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