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1 phrase
[freiz] 1. noun1) (a small group of words (usually without a finite verb) which forms part of an actual or implied sentence: He arrived after dinner.) poved2) (a small group of musical notes which follow each other to make a definite individual section of a melody: the opening phrase of the overture.) (glasbeni) motiv2. verb(to express (something) in words: I phrased my explanations in simple language.) izraziti- phrasing
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- phrasal verb* * *I [fréiz]nounfraza, reklo; idiomatičen izraz, način izražanja, stil; music fraza, stavek; pripomba; puhlicaII [fréiz]transitive verbizraziti, izreči; imenovati, opisati -
2 parenthesis
[pə'renƟəsis]plural - parentheses; noun1) (a word or group of words within a sentence, which gives a comment etc and usually separates from the rest of the sentence by brackets, dashes etc: I asked John (my friend John Smith) to come and see me.) vrinek2) (a round bracket used to mark the seperate part of such a sentence.) oklepaj•- in parentheses* * *[pərénmisis]noun(plural parentheses) noun grammar parenteza, vmesni stavek; (zlasti plural) oklepaj; figuratively interval, presledek, epizoda -
3 jargon
(special words or phrases used within a group, trade or profession etc: legal jargon; medical jargon; Thieves use a special jargon in order to confuse passing hearers.) žargon* * *I [džá:gən]1.nounžargon, spakedran jezik; žlobudranje, cvrčanje; govor poln neobičajnih besed;2.intransitive verbgovoriti v žargonu, jezik lomiti; cvrketatiII [džá:gɔn]nounchemistry brezbarven (ali zadimljen) cirkonij -
4 bracket
['brækit] 1. noun1) ((usually in plural) marks (eg (),, etc) used to group together one or more words etc.) oklepaj2) (a support for a shelf etc: The shelf fell down because the brackets were not strong enough.) nosilec2. verb1) (to enclose (words etc) by brackets.) postaviti med oklepaje2) ((sometimes with together) to group together (similar or equal people or things).) postaviti v isto kategorijo•* * *I [braekit]nounkonzola, polica; nosilec, opornik; plinski gorilnik; obrnjena trojka (figura na ledu); plural oklepaji; ljudje z enakimi dohodkiin brackets — v oklepajih; figuratively mimogrede povedanoII [braekit]transitive verbv oklepaj dati; izenačiti; spariti -
5 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) ta, tisti1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...* * *I [mə pred soglasnikom, ði pred samoglasnikom, ði: poudarjeno]določni člen (včasih preveden s ta, to)the Browns — Brownovi, družina Brownthe King — kralj (angleški idr.)the saddle figuratively jezdenje, jahanjethe World — svet, SvetII [mi:, mi, me]adverbčim, temthe... the — čim... temthe more you get the more you want — čim več dobiš, tem več hočešthe more so as... — toliko več (bolj), ker... -
6 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) vrv2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) črta3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) linija4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) guba5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) vrsta6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) kratko sporočilo7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) rod8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) smer9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) tir10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) cevovod, omrežje11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) vrstica12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) linija13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) vrsta izdelkov; področje14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) bojna vrsta2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) postaviti se v vrsto2) (to mark with lines.) začrtati•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) obložiti2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) podložiti•- lined- liner- lining* * *I [lain]nounčrta, linija, poteza; guba, brazda (na obrazu, roki); mathematics črta (zlasti premica); geography ekvator, poldnevnik, vzporednik; smer, pot (avtobusna, železniška) proga, tir; plural obris, kontura, oblika; plural načrt (ladje), osnutek, plan; plural načela, smernice, navodila; način, metoda, postopek; meja, mejna črta (tudi figuratively); vrsta, niz, rep (ljudi); soglasje; rod, veja, koleno, pokolenje; printing vrstica; kratko sporočilo, kratko pismo; stih, pesmica (upon s.th. to s.o.); plural British English latinski stihi, ki jih mora dijak prepisati za kazen, kazenska pismena naloga; plural theatre tekst vloge, vloga; plural colloquially poročni list; colloquially poročilo, pojasnilo; plural usoda; stroka, področje, panoga; telefonska, telegrafska linija; technical vod; economy sortiment, blago, predmet, plural serijsko blago; military (bojna) linija, vrsta, fronta, frontne čete, šotori ali barake v taboru; vrv, konopec; žica, kabelline of vision — horizont, obzorje; military vizirna črtaon the dotted line — v vrsti, ki je namenjena za podpison the line — na meji, politics na linijiline of fate (fortune, heart, life) — črta usode (sreče, srca, življenja) na rokiBritish English up (down) line — (vlak) v (iz) London(a)on the lines laid down by the chairman — po smernicah, ki jih je postavil predsedujočialong these lines — po teh navodilih, smernicahto take ( —ali keep to) one's own line — ukrepati po svoje, držati se svoje potito take a strong line — (with s.o.) biti čvrst, neomajen (do koga), vztrajatito take the line that — zavzeti stališče, da; biti mišljenja, daout of line — iz črte, ne na črti; figuratively nesoglasen, nezdružljiv; iz ravnotežjathat's s.th. out of ( —ali not in) my line — to mi ne leži, ne spada v mojo strokoto draw the line — (at) povleči mejo (pri)to toe the line — spoštovati predpise; politics biti na linijito give s.o. line enough — popustiti uzde, pustiti komu proste roketo go over the line — prekoračiti mejo, meroAmerican figuratively to be in line for — pričakovati (službo), upati nato be in line with — soglašati s, zto bring s.o. into line — ( with) spraviti v sklad s, zpolitics pridobiti koga k sodelovanju; American colloquially to go down the line for — zavezati se za kaj (na celi črti)to drop s.o. a line — napisati komu par vrstictheatre to study one's lines — učiti se vlogecolloquially hard lines — težka usoda, "smola", nesrečaAmerican party line — dvojček (telefon)economy line of goods — vrsta blaga, naročilo zanjmilitary line of fire — strelska bojna vrstamilitary line of battle — frontna linijamilitary line of defence — obrambna linijamilitary to go up the line — iti v frontno linijomilitary the line — regularne četenautical ship of the line — linijska ladjaphysics line of force — magnetna silnicasomewhere along the line — ob neki priliki, v gotovem trenutkufiguratively to keep to one's line — iti premočrtnofiguratively by (rule and) line — natančno, preciznohook, line, and sinker — popoln(oma)to have s.o. on a line — pustiti koga v negotovostiII [lain]1.transitive verbčrtati, načrtati; začrtati, skicirati, zarisati, orisati; zbrazdati, zgubati (obraz); obrobi.ti, nasaditi (drevje); postaviti v vrste;2.intransitive verbpostaviti se v vrste, postrojiti seIII [lain]transitive verbpodložiti (obleko)technical (na notranji strani) prevleči, obložiti, opažiti, podložiti, zaliti; biti za podlogo; oblepiti hrbet knjige; napolniti; slang to line one's purse ( —ali pocket) — napolniti mošnjo, obogatetiIV [lain]transitive verbpariti (pse) -
7 slang
[slæŋ] 1. noun(words and phrases (often in use for only a short time) used very informally, eg words used mainly by, and typical of, a particular group: army slang; teenage slang; `stiff' is slang for `a corpse'.) sleng2. verb(to speak rudely and angrily to or about (someone); to abuse: I got furious when he started slanging my mother.) zmerjati* * *[slæŋ]1.nounslang, žargon, jezik, ki ga uporabljajo v mejah določenega stanu ali poklica, cehovski jezik, spakedran jezikthieves' slang — žargon tatov, zlikovcev;2.transitive verbuporabljati slang (žargon); prostaško govoriti; colloquially zmerjati (koga)slanging match slang silovit, vroč besedni boj z zmerjanjem -
8 language
['læŋɡwi‹]1) (human speech: the development of language in children.) govor2) (the speech of a particular nation: She is very good at (learning) languages; Russian is a difficult language.) jezik3) (the words and way of speaking, writing etc usually connected with a particular group of people etc: the language of journalists; medical language.) jezik•* * *[laeŋgwidž]nounjezik, govor, način izražanja, slog; slang prostaške besedelanguage of Bowers — govorica cvetlic, simboličen pomen različnih vrst cvetlicbad language — psovke, prostaške besedeto use bad language to s.o. — psovati, preklinjati kogafiguratively enako misliti, razumeti se; American language arts — jezikovni pouklanguage Sir! — nobenih psovk, gospod! -
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['peipə] 1. noun1) (the material on which these words are written, made from wood, rags etc and used for writing, printing, wrapping parcels etc: I need paper and a pen to write a letter; ( also adjective) a paper bag.) papir; papirnat2) (a single (often printed or typed) piece of this: There were papers all over his desk.) papir3) (a newspaper: Have you read the paper?) časopis4) (a group of questions for a written examination: The Latin paper was very difficult.) naloga5) ((in plural) documents proving one's identity, nationality etc: The policeman demanded my papers.) dokumenti•- papery- paperback 2. adjectivepaperback novels.) broširan- paper-knife
- paper sculpture
- paperweight
- paperwork* * *I [péipə]nounpapir; listina, spis; pismena naloga, referat, dizertacija, znanstvena razprava (on); plural (osebni) dokumenti, akti; economy bankovec, menica, plural vrednostni papirji; slang prosta vstopnica; časopisfiguratively on paper — na papirju, teoretičnoto read a paper on — predavati o čem, referiratiII [péipə]transitive verbzaviti v papir; napisati, pismeno opisati; tapecirati s tapetnim papirjem; vlepiti vezni list (in; knjigovezništvo); slang napolniti dvorano z zastonjkarji
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