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61 death
[deƟ]1) (the act of dying: There have been several deaths in the town recently; Most people fear death.) smrt2) (something which causes one to die: Smoking too much was the death of him.) smrt3) (the state of being dead: eyes closed in death.) smrt•- deathly- death-bed
- death certificate
- at death's door
- catch one's death of cold
- catch one's death
- put to death
- to death* * *[dem]nounsmrt; smrtni primer; uboj, umor; konec, uničenje; kugato be the death of s.o. — ubiti koga, povzročiti smrt kogaarchaic to do to death — pogubiti, ubiti, uničitiAmerican slang sudden death — slab whiskyslang death on — ves nor na; odličento lie at the death's door — umirati, biti na pragu smrtijuridically civil death — zguba državljanskih pravicas sure as death — popolnoma prepričan, čisto gotov -
62 dedication
1) (the quality of being dedicated; the act of dedicating: dedication to duty; the dedication of the church.) predanost2) (the words dedicating a book to someone: We can put the dedication at the top of the page.) posvetilo* * *[dedikéišən]nounposvetitev, posvetilo; slovesna otvoritev; figuratively vdanost -
63 equipment
1) (the clothes, machines, tools etc necessary for a particular kind of work, activity etc: The mechanic could not repair the car because he did not have the right equipment; The boy could not afford the equipment necessary for mountaineering.) oprema2) (the act of equipping.) opremljanje* * *[ikwípmənt]nounopremljanje, oprema; opremljenost; vozni park; sposobnost, usposobljenost -
64 foundation
1) (the act of founding: the foundation of a new university.) ustanovitev2) (the base on which something is built: First they laid the foundations, then they built the walls.) temelj(i)3) (an amount of money to be used for a special purpose or the organization that manages it: The British Foundation for Cancer Research.) ustanova* * *[faundéišən]nounosnovanje, ustanovitev; temelj, osnova; ustanova; samostanfoundation garment — pas za nogavice, steznik -
65 guard
1. verb1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) stražiti2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) čuvati (se)2. noun1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) straža; zaščita2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) stražar3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) sprevodnik4) (the act or duty of guarding.) straža•- guarded- guardedly
- guard of honour
- keep guard on
- keep guard
- off guard
- on guard
- stand guard* * *I [ga:d]nounstraža; pažnja, preža; zaščita; varovalna, zaščitna naprava; odbijanje udarca; British English sprevodnik (na vlaku); zavirač; plural garda; budnost; skrbništvo, varstvoto keep guard — čuvati, biti na stražion one's guard — oprezen, pazljiv, budenoff one's guard — nepazljiv, neprevidento stand guard over s.th. — biti na straži, čuvati kajto put s.o. on his guard — opozoriti koga na nevarnostto throw s.o. off his guard — presenetiti, zalotiti kogaII [ga:d]transitive verb & intransitive verb(from, against) stražiti, čuvati (se), varovati (se); braniti, ščititi; na straži stati; bedeti -
66 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) pomagati2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) pripomoči3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ublažiti4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) pomagati5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) (ne moči si) pomagati2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) pomoč2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) pomoč3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) sluga, hlapec4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) ni pomoči•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out* * *I [help]nounpomoč, pomočnik; American služkinja, hišna pomočnica, sluga, hlapec; familiarly porcija (jedi); figuratively pripomočekhe is a great help — zelo pomaga, je v veliko pomočII [help]transitive verbpomagati, podpreti, podpirati; pripomoči, prispevati; (u)blažiti; (s can in neg) ne moči se upirati, si pomagati, preprečiti, se izogniti; ponuditi, podati (pri mizi)I cannot help it — ne morem pomagati, sem nemočendon't be late if you can help it — ne ostani delj, kot je potrebnodon't do more than you can help — napravi le tisto, kar morašI cannot help laughing — moram se smejati; ne morem si kaj, da se ne bi smejalhow could I help it? — kaj sem jaz mogel za toto help o.s. to s.th. — postreči si s čim, prisvojiti si kaj, ukrastito help s.o. to s.th. — ponuditi komu kaj (pri mizi), postreči komu s čim -
67 invitation
[invi'teiʃən]1) (a (written) request to come or go somewhere: Have you received an invitation to their party?; We had to refuse the invitation to the wedding.) vabilo2) (the act of inviting: He attended the committee meeting on the invitation of the chairman.) povabilo* * *[invitéišən]nounvabilo, povabilo (to s.o., to dinner); economy razpis -
68 measurement
1) (size, amount etc found by measuring: What are the measurements of this room?) velikost2) (the sizes of various parts of the body, usually the distance round the chest, waist and hips: What are your measurements, madam?) mera3) (the act of measuring: We can find the size of something by means of measurement.) merjenje* * *[méžəmənt]nounmerjenje, mera, velikost; plural dimenzijeto take s.o.'s measurements for a suit — vzeti komu mere za oblekoeconomy measurement goods — razsipčno blago -
69 operation
1) (an action or process, especially when planned: a rescue operation.) akcija2) (the process of working: Our plan is now in operation.) pogon3) (the act of surgically cutting a part of the body in order to cure disease: an operation for appendicitis.) operacija4) ((often in plural) the movement, fighting etc of armies: The general was in command of operations in the north.) operacija* * *[ɔpəréišən]noundelovanje, učinkovanje (on na)juridically veljavnost; technical postopek, pogon, delo (pri stroju), ravnanje, potek; medicine military mathematics operacija; economy špekulacija, finančna transakcija; juridically by operation of law — po zakonuto come into operation — dobiti veljavo, začeti delatito be in operation — biti v pogonu, veljatiready for operation pripravljen — za pogon, v redu -
70 presentation
[pre-]1) (the act of presenting: the presentation of the prizes; the presentation of a new play; ( also adjective) a presentation ceremony; a presentation gold watch.) podelitev; predstavitev2) (the manner in which written work etc is presented or set out: Try to improve the presentation of your work.) predstavitev3) (a performance, or set of repeated performances, of a play, opera etc: This is the best presentation of `Macbeth' that I've ever seen.) predstava* * *[prezentéišən]noundarilo, obdaritev; predstavitev, predstavljanje, uvajanjemedicine demonstracija, pokaz; theatre (film, radio) uprizoritev, predstava; vročitev (prošnje) predložitev, vložitev; economy predložitev (menice); medicine otrokova lega v maternici; philosophy psychology zaznava, predstava; economy (up)on presentation — proti predložitvi -
71 reading
1) (the act of reading.) branje2) (the reading of something aloud, as a (public) entertainment: a poetry reading.) branje3) (the ability to read: The boy is good at reading.) branje4) (the figure, measurement etc on a dial, instrument etc: The reading on the thermometer was -5° C.) odčitek* * *[rí:diŋ]1.nounbranje, čitanje; pregledovanje; čtivo, lektira; način branja; načitanost; predavanje; recitiranje; dobeseden tekst; tolmačenje, interpretacija, razlaga, pojasnilo; korektura; razumevanje, dojemanje, doumevanje (of česa); odčitek; stanje (barometra)this book is poor reading — ta knjiga se slabo bere, ni zanimivaI took a reading from the barometer — odčital sem stanje barometra;2.adjectiveki (mnogo, rad) bere ali študira; bralen, za branjehe is a reading man British English on mnogo bere (študira) -
72 Reading
1) (the act of reading.) branje2) (the reading of something aloud, as a (public) entertainment: a poetry reading.) branje3) (the ability to read: The boy is good at reading.) branje4) (the figure, measurement etc on a dial, instrument etc: The reading on the thermometer was -5° C.) odčitek* * *[rédiŋ]proper namekraj. ime -
73 regulation
1) (a rule or instruction: There are certain regulations laid down as to how this job should be done, and these must be obeyed; ( also adjective) Please use envelopes of the regulation size.) predpis; predpisan2) (the act of regulating: the regulation of a piece of machinery.) uravnanje* * *[regjuléišən]1.nounurejevanje, ureditev, reguliranje; predpis, uredba, odredba, ukrepregulations plural pravila, pravilnik, statut, odredba o izvajanju (zakonov, predpisov)contrary to regulations — protipredpisen, v nasprotju s predpisiregulation of bowels medicine ureditev stolicethe regulation of traffic — reguliranje, usmerjanje cestnega prometa;2.adjectivepravilen, predpisen, služben -
74 rejoicing
noun (the act of feeling or showing great joy; celebrations: There was great rejoicing at the news of the victory; The rejoicings over the birth of the baby lasted well into the night.) veselje* * *[ridžɔisiŋ]1.nounveselje, radost ( over ob, nad, zaradi)rejoicings plural radovanje, veselje, slavje, vesela zabava; šaljenje, šala;2.adjectivevesel, radosten (at, in česa, that da) -
75 relief
[rə'li:f]1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) olajšanje2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) pomoč3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) zamenjava4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) osvoboditev5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) relief•- relieve- relieved* * *I [rilí:f]nounrelief, reliefno izbočeno delo; geography izbočenost zemeljske skorje (površine), relief, nadvig, plastična zemljepisna karta; printing reliefni tisk; figuratively živost, plastičnost, reliefnostto stand out in bold relief against the background — močno (jasno) se odražati (očrtavati) od ozadjaII [rilí:f]nounolajšanje, olajšava, osvoboditev, rešitev ( from iz, od); ublažitev; tolažba; juridically podpora, pomoč, lek; oprostitev ( from od); odškodnina; figuratively počitek, počivanje, okrevanje; ugodna sprememba; military osvoboditev, odrešitev (obleganega mesta, trdnjave); zamenjava (posadke, straže); pojačanje, rezervaa relief to the eye — blagodejnost, užitek za okoit was a relief to see... — bilo je olajšanje videti... -
76 retreat
[ri'tri:t] 1. verb1) (to move back or away from a battle (usually because the enemy is winning): After a hard struggle, they were finally forced to retreat.) umakniti se2) (to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.) umakniti se2. noun1) (the act of retreating (from a battle, danger etc): After the retreat, the soldiers rallied once more.) umik2) (a signal to retreat: The bugler sounded the retreat.) znak za umik3) ((a place to which a person can go for) a period of rest, religious meditation etc: He has gone to a retreat to pray.) samota* * *I [ri:trí:t]nounumik, umikanje; military znak za umik, znak s trobento, da je čas za nočni počitek; umaknitev v samoto, odmaknjenost, osamljenost; zatočišče, pribežališče; dom, zavod (za umobolne, za alkoholike)to beat a retreat, to make retreat — umakniti se (tudi figuratively)to make good one's retreat — uspešno, srečno se umakniti, izmuznitiII [ri:trí:t]intransitive verb military umakniti se, odstopiti; oddaljiti se, zbežati (nazaj); transitive verb (šah) potegniti (figuro) nazajto retreat into one's shell figuratively postati molčeč, umakniti se v molk -
77 sacrifice
1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) žrtvovanje2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) žrtev3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) odrekanje2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) žrtvovati2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) žrtvovati•- sacrificially* * *[saekrifais]1.nounžrtev, žrtvovanje; žrtvovana stvar; religion darovanje; odreka; economy izguba; theology Kristusova žrtev na križuSacrifice of the Mass religion mašna daritevthe great (last, supreme) sacrifice — smrt za domovinoto make a sacrifice of s.th. — žrtvovati kajto sell at sacrifice economy proda(ja)ti z izgubo;2.transitive verbžrtvovati; religion darovati; odreči se, opustiti; economy proda(ja)ti z izguboto sacrifice one's life — žrtvovati svoje življenje; intransitive verb žrtvovati; religion darovati; prispevati žrtev -
78 succession
[sək'seʃən]1) (the right of succeeding to a throne as king, to a title etc: The Princess is fifth in (order of) succession (to the throne).) nasledstvo2) (a number of things following after one another: a succession of bad harvests.) zaporedje3) (the act or process of following and taking the place of someone or something else: his succession to the throne.) nasledstvo* * *[səkséšən]nounsleditev, zaporednost; niz, (nepretrgana) vrsta, veriga; nasledstvo, dedovanje (to s.th. česa); pravica nasledstva; vrsta naslednikov, nasledniki, dediči, nasledstvo; prevzem (službe itd.)in succession — zaporedoma, eno za drugimin due succession — v lepem zaporedju, (pravilno) po vrstito be next in succession to s.o. — kot prvi slediti komu -
79 union
['ju:njən]1) (the act of uniting or process of being united: Union between the two countries would be impossible.) združitev2) (the state of being united, eg in marriage, friendship etc: Their marriage was a perfect union.) zveza3) (a club or association: The European Union.) zveza•* * *[jú:njən]nounzveza; združenje; unija; povezanost; politics priključitev, zedinjenje; zakonska zveza, zakon; delavsko združenje, društvo, sindikat; sloga, harmonija; commerce iz različnega materiala stkana tkanina; levi gornji del nacionalne zastave (ki predstavlja politično zvezo ozemelj); naprava za spajanje cevi, spoj dveh ali več predmetov (cevi, vrvi); plitva kad za čiščenje piva; (= union workhouse) history ubožnicaunion catalogue American skupen katalog (več knjižnic)the Union flag, the Union Jack — državna zastava Velike Britanijethe Union — Združene države Amerike; (tudi) Združena kraljevina (britanska); history severne države (v secesijski vojni)trade union — strokovna zveza, delavska zveza, sindikat (v Angliji in v ZDA)to bring about a union — izvesti, izvršiti unijo -
80 appeal
[ə:pi:l] 1. verb1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) prositi (za)2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.) pritožiti se (na)3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) ugajati2. noun1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) prošnja; klic; pritožba2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) privlačnost•* * *I [əpí:l]1.intransitive verb(to, against) prizivati se, apelirati; pritožiti se; obrniti se na koga; rotiti; prositi; ugajati, tekniti;2.transitive verb juridicallypoklicati pred sodišče; obtožitiit doesn't appeal to me — ne ugaja mi, ni mi pri srcuto appeal to the country — razpustiti parlament, razpisati nove volitveII [əpí:l]noun(to) poziv, priziv; ( for) prošnja, rotitev; privlačnost
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