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1 appease
[ə'pi:z](to calm or satisfy (a person, desire etc) usually by giving what was asked for or is needed: She appeased his curiosity by explaining the situation to him.) pomiriti* * *[əpí:z]transitive verbpomiriti, ublažiti; spraviti, pobotati se; zadovoljiti, utešiti -
2 explain away
(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) upravičiti* * *transitive verb skušati opravičiti -
3 explanation
[eksplə'neiʃən]1) (the act or process of explaining: Let me give a few words of explanation.) pojasnjevanje2) (a statement or fact that explains: There are several possible explanations for the explosion.) pojasnilo* * *[eksplənéišən]nounrazlaga, pojasnilo, tolmačenje; izvijanje; vzrok -
4 introduction
1) (the act of introducing, or the process of being introduced: the introduction of new methods.) uvajanje2) (an act of introducing one person to another: The hostess made the introductions and everyone shook hands.) predstavljanje3) (something written at the beginning of a book explaining the contents, or said at the beginning of a speech etc.) uvod* * *[intrədʌkšən]nounuvod, uvajanje, uvedba, vpeljava; predstavljanje, seznanjanje; priporočilo; predgovor, uvod; music introdukcija; navodilo, učbenik; parliament uvedba zakona -
5 key
[ki:] 1. noun1) (an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned: Have you the key for this door?) ključ2) (in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes: piano keys.) tipka3) (in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.) tipka4) (the scale in which a piece of music is set: What key are you singing in?; the key of F.) tonovski način, ključ5) (something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc: the key to the whole problem.) ključ6) (in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.) legenda2. adjective(most important: key industries; He is a key man in the firm.) ključen- keyboard- keyhole
- keyhole surgery
- keynote
- keyed up* * *I [ki:]nounključfiguratively ključ do česa, pojasnilo (to k); knjiga rešenih matematičnih problemov; military ključni položaj; oblast (to nad); botany zoology klasifikacija, tabela; geslo, šifra (v inseratih); technical zagozda, zatič, svornik, privijalo (za drsalke); tipka pisalnega stroja, tipka električnega aparata; moznik, (lesen) klin; architecture sklepnik; music tipka, ključ, tonovski način; barvni odtenek; glasovna višina; music major (minor) key — dur (mol)music key of C major (minor) — C dur (mol)master key — ključ, ki odpira vsa vrataall in the same key — v istem tonu, monotonoto have ( —ali get) the key of the street — ne imeti hišnega ključa, biti brezdomecfiguratively to be in key with s.h. — biti v skladu s čimecclesiastic power of the keys — papeževa oblastII [ki:]adjectiveključen, bistvenIII [ki:]transitive verbs klinom zabiti, zagozditi (in, on); zakleniti; prilagoditi, uglasiti (to); uglasiti glasbilo; pod ključem govoriti, pod šifro oglasiti (v časopisih); (elektronika) vključiti, izključitifiguratively to key up — spodbuditi, spodbosti, podžgati; zvišati (cene)IV [ki:]nounotoček, čer, školj -
6 in passing
(while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means: He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it.) mimogrede -
7 in plain English
(in simple words; clearly expressed: Would you mind explaining it in plain English?) preprosto in jasno povedati -
8 speak for itself/themselves
(to have an obvious meaning; not to need explaining: The facts speak for themselves.) govoriti sam (po sebi)
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Explaining — Explain Ex*plain ([e^]ks*pl[=a]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Explained}([e^]ks*pl[=a]nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Explaining}.] [L. explandare to flatten, spread out, explain; ex out + plandare to make level or plain, planus plain: cf. OF. esplaner,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
explaining — adjective Of something that explains. We understood better after we read his explaining letter … Wiktionary
explaining — ex·plain || ɪk spleɪn v. illustrate, elucidate, interpret, describe … English contemporary dictionary
explaining — … Useful english dictionary
self-explaining — self ex*plain ing, a. Explaining itself; capable of being understood without explanation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The legal profession is ever illustrating the obvious, explaining the evident, expatiating the commonplace. — The legal profession is ever illustrating the obvious, explaining the evident, expatiating the commonplace. The legal profession is ever illustrating the obvious, explaining the evident, expatiating the commonplace. Prime Minister Benjamin… … Law dictionary
self-explaining — understood by itself, requiring no interpretation … English contemporary dictionary
self-explaining — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : self explanatory * * * self explanˈatory or self explainˈing adjective Obvious, understandable without explanation, self evident • • • Main Entry: ↑self … Useful english dictionary
RFC 1169 — Explaining the role of GOSIP. Cerf, V.G.; Mills, K.L. 1990 August … Acronyms
RFC 1169 — Explaining the role of GOSIP. Cerf, V.G.; Mills, K.L. 1990 August … Acronyms von A bis Z
Shiming — The Shìmíng (zh cw|c=釋名/释名|w= Shih Ming ; Explaining Names or Explanation of Names ) is a Chinese dictionary that employed phonological glosses, and is believed to date from c . 200 [CE] (Miller 1980: 424). Its 1502 definitions attempt to… … Wikipedia
