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1 excuse
1. [ik'skju:z] verb1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) oprostiti2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) opravičiti2. [ik'skju:s] noun(a reason (given by oneself) for being excused, or a reason for excusing: He has no excuse for being so late.) opravičilo* * *I [ikskjú:z]transitive verb(from, for) opravičiti, oprostiti, spregledatiexcuse me — dovolite, z dovoljenjem; opravičite meI beg to be excused — prosim, da me opravičiteII [ikskjú:s]nounopravičilo, oproščenje, spregledto make ( —ali offer) an excuse — opravičiti, opravičevati se -
2 invent
[in'vent]1) (to be the first person to make or use (eg a machine, method etc): Who invented the microscope?; When was printing invented?) izumiti2) (to make up or think of (eg an excuse or story): I'll have to invent some excuse for not going with him.) izmisliti si•- inventive
- inventiveness
- inventor* * *[invént]1.transitive verbizumiti, iznajti;2.intransitive verbizmisliti si -
3 admit
[əd'mit]past tense, past participle - admitted; verb1) (to allow to enter: This ticket admits one person.) pripustiti2) (to say that one accepts as true: He admitted (that) he was wrong.) priznati•- admission
- admittance
- admittedly* * *[ədmít]transitive verb & intransitive verbpripustiti, pripuščati, dopustiti, priznati; upoštevati; sprejeti za članato admit s.o. into confidence — zaupati se komuto admit of improvement — dati se popraviti, izboljšati -
4 allow
1) (not to forbid or prevent: He allowed me to enter; Playing football in the street is not allowed.) dovoliti2) ((with for) to take into consideration when judging or deciding: These figures allow for price rises.) upoštevati3) (to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly: His father allows him too much money.) dajati•- make allowance for* * *[əláu]transitive verbdovoliti, dopustiti, omogočiti, odobriti; popustiti; upoštevati; American ( that da) trditi, izjavitiallow me! — dovolite!to allow for transitive verb upoštevatiallowing for — upoštevajoč, če upoštevamoallow of transitive verb American colloquially dopuščati -
5 condone
[kən'dəun](to excuse or forgive: He could not condone lying.) odpustiti* * *[kəndóun]transitive verboprostiti, opravičitito condone s.th. in s.o. — opravičiti kaj pri kom -
6 fabricate
['fæbrikeit](to make up something that is not true (a story, accusation etc): to fabricate an excuse.) izmisliti si* * *[faebrikeit]transitive verbizdelovati, sestavljati; ponarejati; figuratively izmišljevati si -
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8 gratuitous
1) ((derogatory) done, said etc without good reason or excuse or when not wanted: gratuitous insults.) neupravičen2) (done, given etc without payment: gratuitous advice.) brezplačen* * *[grətjúitəs]adjectivebrezplačen, zastonj; svojevoljen, neutemeljen, neupravičen -
9 justify
1) (to prove or show (a person, action, opinion etc) to be just, right, desirable or reasonable: How can the government justify the spending of millions of pounds on weapons when there is so much poverty in the country?) utemeljiti2) (to be a good excuse for: Your state of anxiety does not justify your being so rude to me.) opravičiti•- justification* * *[džʌstfai]transitive verbopravičiti ( before ali to komu), zagovarjati, oprostiti; printing justirati, uravnati; ecclesiastic odrešitito be justified in doing s.th. — s polno pravico kaj narediti -
10 lamé
[leim] 1. adjective1) (unable to walk properly: He was lame for weeks after his fall.) šepav2) (not satisfactory; unacceptable: a lame excuse.) nezadovoljiv2. verb(to make unable to walk properly: He was lamed by a bullet in the ankle.) ohromiti- lamely- lameness* * *[la:méi]nounlamé (tkanina) -
11 lame
[leim] 1. adjective1) (unable to walk properly: He was lame for weeks after his fall.) šepav2) (not satisfactory; unacceptable: a lame excuse.) nezadovoljiv2. verb(to make unable to walk properly: He was lamed by a bullet in the ankle.) ohromiti- lamely- lameness* * *I [leim]adjective ( lamely adverb)hrom, šepavfiguratively slab, nezadovoljiv (izgovor), neprepričljiv, šepav (verz); British English a lame duck — plačila nezmožen dolžnik; American poslanec, ki ni ponovno izvoljen; onesposobljena ladja; hromec, šepavecII [leim]transitive verbohromiti, onesposobitiIII [leirn]nountenka kovinska ploščica -
12 limp
[limp] I adjective(lacking stiffness or strength; drooping: a limp lettuce; a limp excuse.) ovenel, ohlapenII 1. verb(to walk in an uneven manner (usually because one has hurt one's foot or leg): He twisted his ankle and came limping home.) šepati2. noun(the act of limping: He walks with a limp.) šepanje* * *I [limp]adjective ( limply adverb)mehek, mlahav, ohlapen, uvel; figuratively nemočen, slab, mlačen, brez hrbtenice; mehek (vezava knjige)II [limp]1.nounšepanje (tudi figuratively);2.intransitive verbšepati (tudi figuratively); vleči se (ladja, avion) -
13 manufacture
[mænju'fæk ə] 1. verb1) (to make, originally by hand but now usually by machinery and in large quantities: This firm manufactures cars at the rate of two hundred per day.) izdelovati2) (to invent (something false): He manufactured an excuse for being late.) izmisliti si2. noun(the process of manufacturing: the manufacture of glass.) izdelovanje* * *I [mænjufaekčə]nounizdelovanje, proizvodnja, produkcija; izdelek, proizvod, fabrikat; veja industrije; derogatory fabriciranje (člankov)economy manufactures — industrijski izdelkiII [mænjufaekčə]transitive verbizdelovati, proizvajatipredelati ( — into v)derogatory fabricirati, izmisliti si (opravičilo), ponarediti (dokaze); economy manufactured goods — industrijski izdelkieconomy manufactured article — industrijski proizvod -
14 mere
[miə](no more than or no better than: a mere child; the merest suggestion of criticism.) sam- merely* * *I [míə]adjective ( merely adverb)gol (slučaj), sam, pravi, popolnjuridically of mere motion — samovoljno, brez pridržkovII [míə]nounBritish English & poetically jezerce, ribnikIII [míə]nounarchaic meja -
15 miss
[mis]1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) gospodična2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) dekle* * *I [mis]noungospodična; lepotna kraljica; humorously deklica, najstnicathe Miss Browns — sestri, -re Brownthe Misses Brown — sestri, -re Brown (formalno)II [mis]nounudarec v prazno, napačen sklep zakasnitev, zgrešitev, neuspeh, pogrešek; American colloquially splav (otroka); slepi vžigto give s.th. a miss — izogniti se čemu; pobegniti pred čema lucky miss — uspel, srečen pobegIII [mis]1.transitive verbzamuditi (priložnost, vlak); zgrešiti, izpustiti; ne imeti, biti brez, ne dobiti; preslišati, spregledati, ne opaziti; pogrešati izogniti se;2.intransitive verbne zadeti, zgrešiti (strel); spodletetito miss fire — ne sprožiti se; figuratively ne uspeti, ne zbuditi zanimanjato miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijetito miss one's mark — zgrešiti cilj, ne uspetihe didn't miss much — nič mu ni ušlo, ni mnogo zamudilto miss a trick — preslišati, ne uspeti videtito miss out — zamuditi (priliko); izpustiti, preskočiti (besedo)aeronautics missed approach — zgrešen dolet -
16 need
[ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) potrebovati2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) morati2. noun1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) potreba2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) pomanjkanje3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) potreba•- needless- needlessly
- needy
- a need for
- in need of* * *I [ni:d]nounpotreba, sila nuja (of, for po); pomanjkanje (of, for česa)to have no need to do s.th. — ne čutiti potrebe kaj nareditito fail s.o. in his need — pustiti koga na cediluII [ni:d]1.intransitive verb archaicbiti potrebno; biti v stiski, primanjkovati česa;2.transitive verbpotrebovati; zahtevati;3.auxiliary verb (z nedoločnikom s to v trdilnih, brez to v vprašalnih in nikalnih stavkih) morati, treba je -
17 old
[əuld]1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) star2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) star3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) star4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) star5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) star•- old age- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
- the old* * *I [óuld]adjectivestar, postaran, starikav; zastarel, oguljen, ponošen; izkušen; slang sijajen, odličen; obledel (barva), moten (barva)young aud old — staro in mlado, vsiBritish English slang old bean ( —ali egg, fellow, fruit, thing, top) — "stari"old bird — star lisjak, premetenecold man — "stari" (mož, oče, predstojnik, kapitan ladje itd.)old man of the sea — vsiljivec, podrepnežcolloquially my old man — moj stari, moj možold woman — "stara" (žena, mati, predstojnica itd.), bojazljivec, nergačold salt, old whale — star, izkušen mornarof old standing — že dolgo v navadi, že zdavnaj uvedenslang any old thing — karkoliBritish English Old Lady of Threadneedle Street — angleška narodna bankaAmerican Old Glory — ameriška zastavaAmerican Old Man River — vzdevek za reko MississippiII [óuld]noundavninaof old — v davnem času, iz davnine, davnofrom old — iz davnine, od nekdaj -
18 paltry
[pɔ:ltri]adjective ( paltrily adverb)reven, beden, pičel, oguljen, nepomemben; ničvreden, zaničevanja vreden -
19 plausible
['plo:zəbl]1) (seeming reasonable or convincing: a plausible excuse.) verjeten2) (clever at talking persuasively but not to be trusted: a plausible fellow.) prepričevalen* * *[plɔ:zəbl]adjective ( plausibly adverb)verjeten, verodostojen; sladkobeseden -
20 pretext
['pri:tekst](a reason given in order to hide the real reason; an excuse.) pretveza* * *I [prí:tekst]nounpretveza, izgovor, pretekston ( —ali under) pretext of — pod pretvezo, z izgovoromII [pritékst]transitive verbizgovarjati se, hliniti, delati se
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