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1 excellence
['ek-]noun (unusual goodness or worth: this man's excellence as a teacher.) odličnost* * *[éksələns]nounodličnost, popolnost, vrlina, izvrstnost -
2 excel
[ik'sel]past tense, past participle - excelled; verb1) (to stand out beyond others (in some quality etc); to do very well (in or at some activity): He excelled in mathematics / at football.)2) (to be better than: She excels them all at swimming.)•- Excellency
- excellent
- excellently* * *[iksél]1.transitive verb(at) prekašati, nadkriljevati;2.intransitive verb(in) odlikovati se -
3 excellency
['ek-]- plural Excellencies - noun ((with His, Your etc) a title of honour, used eg for ambassadors: His/Your Excellency; Their Excellencies.)* * *[éksələnsi]noun -
4 medal
['medl](a piece of metal with a design, inscription etc stamped on it, given as a reward for bravery, long service, excellence etc, or made to celebrate a special occasion: He won a medal in the War.) medalja* * *[medl]nounmedalja, kolajna, svetinjafiguratively the reverse of the medal — druga plat vprašanjaAmerican Medal for Merit — medalja za zaslugeAmerican military Medal of Honor — medalja za hrabrost -
5 merit
['merit] 1. noun1) (the quality of worth, excellence or praiseworthiness: He reached his present position through merit.) zasluga2) (a good point or quality: His speech had at least the merit of being short.) odlika2. verb(to deserve as reward or punishment: Your case merits careful consideration.) zaslužiti* * *I [mérit]nounzasluga, vrednost, odlika, prednost, dobra stranjuridically the merits — bistvo, glavne točke (zadeve)juridically to inquire into the merits of a case — temeljito zadevo preučiti, iti stvari do dnaon its own merits — samo na sebi, v bistvuwithout merit — brez vrednosti, prazen, brez vsebine, neveljavento reward s.o. according to his merits — nagraditi koga po njegovih zaslugah, dati komu kar mu greeconomy merit pay — plačilo po učinkueconomy politics merit system — sistem nastavitve in napredovanja na temelju sposobnostiII [mérit]transitive verbzaslužiti (kazen, nagrado) -
6 standard
['stændəd] 1. noun1) (something used as a basis of measurement: The kilogram is the international standard of weight.) mera2) (a basis for judging quality, or a level of excellence aimed at, required or achieved: You can't judge an amateur artist's work by the same standards as you would judge that of a trained artist; high standards of behaviour; His performance did not reach the required standard.) merilo3) (a flag or carved figure etc fixed to a pole and carried eg at the front of an army going into battle.) prapor2. adjective((accepted as) normal or usual; The Post Office likes the public to use a standard size of envelope.) običajen, standardiziran- standardise
- standardization
- standardisation
- standard-bearer
- be up to / below standard
- standard of living* * *I [staendəd]1.nounstandard; norma, pravilo, merilo; enotna (uzakonjena, običajna) mera ali teža; vzorec, vzor, splošno veljaven tip; smernica; (minimalne) zahteve; denarna podlaga; veljava; nivó; (šolski) razred, stopnja; vrsta blaga določene, stalne kvaliteteto set a high standard figuratively veliko zahtevati;2.adjectivenormalen, standarden; zgleden, klasičenII [staendəd]1.nounstandarta, prapor (zlasti konjenice); polkovna zastava; ozka, trikotna zastavica; žival v grbu; simbol; pokončen steber, podstavek, stojalo; jambor; drevešček, drevoto raise the standard of liberty figuratively dvigniti zastavo svobode;2.adjectivestoječ, pokončen; ki ima pokončno steblo ali deblo, visokoraselstandard rose — (visok) rožni grm (vrtna roža, vrtnica) -
7 undoubted
(not doubted or denied: the undoubted excellence of the work.) nedvomen* * *[ʌndáutid]adjective ( undoubtedly adverb)nedvomen; nevprašljiv, nesporen; pravi -
8 wonderful
adjective (arousing wonder; extraordinary, especially in excellence: a wonderful opportunity; a wonderful present; She's a wonderful person.) čudovit* * *[wʌndəful]adjective ( wonderfully adverb)čudovit; presenetljiv; krasen, sijajen; izvrsten, odličen; senzacionalen -
9 put to shame
(to make feel ashamed of something or to make seem to be of poor quality by showing greater excellence: Your beautiful drawing puts me/mine to shame.) osramotiti
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