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1 hold one's own
(to be as successful in a fight, argument etc as one's opponent: His opponents tried to prove his arguments wrong but he managed to hold his own.) ostati pri svojem -
2 of one's own accord
(of one's own free will: He did it of his own accord, without being forced to.) po lastni volji -
3 come into one's own
(to have the opportunity of showing what one can do etc: He has at last come into his own as a pop-singer.) uresničiti svoje želje -
4 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) dobro si postlati -
5 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) dobro si postlati -
6 off one's own bat
(completely by oneself (without help): He wrote the letter to the newspaper off his own bat.) sam od sebe -
7 under one's own steam
(by one's own efforts, without help from others: John gave me a lift in his car, but Mary arrived under her own steam.) v lastni režiji -
8 self
[self]plural - selves; noun1) (a person's own body and personality.) osebnost2) (one's own personal interests or advantage: He always thinks first of self.) sam nase•- selfish- selfishly
- selfishness
- selfless
- selflessly
- selflessness* * *plural selves [self, selvz]1.nounsam (poedinec); svoja osebnost, jaz; prava narava; osebne koristi, egoizem, sebičnost, samoljubje; philosophy jaz, subjekt; biology enobarvna cvetlica (žival)my humble self, my poor self — moja malenkosthis own self, his very self — njegov lastni jazhis second self — njegov drugi jaz; njegov intimen prijatelj; njegova desna rokayour good selves commerce vaša spoštovana firmaour noble selves jocosely miself do, self have — kakor si boš postlal, tako boš spalto refer everything to self — vse nase, v svojo korist obračatiself is a bad guide to happiness — sebičnost je slab vodnik k sreči;2.adjectiveenoten, brez primesi, naraven (barva); archaic istia self trimming — pozamenterija iz istega (enotnega) materiala;3.pronounsam -
9 business
['biznis]1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) posel, kupčija2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) podjetje3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) opravilo, delo•- businessman
- on business* * *I [biznis]nounposel, opravilo, poklic; kupčija; zadeva, delo; dolžnosti; podjetje, tvrdka; archaic zaposlenost; theatre igra, pantomimato ask for s.o.'s business — vprašati, kaj si kdo želito do one's business for s.o. — uničiti kogato go to business — iti na delo, v služboman of business — poslovni človek, trgovecto have no business to do s.th. — ne imeti pravice kaj storitito make business of doing s.th. — veliko o čem govoritiIIsee busyness -
10 exile
1. noun1) (a person who lives outside his own country either from choice or because he is forced to do so: an exile from his native land.) izseljenec; izgnanec2) (a (usually long) stay in a foreign land (eg as a punishment): He was sent into exile.) izgnanstvo2. verb(to send away or banish (a person) from his own country.) izgnati* * *I [éksail]nounizgnanstvo; izgnanec, -nkaII [éksail]transitive verb( from) izgnati, pregnati -
11 initiative
[-ʃətiv]1) (a first step or move that leads the way: He took the initiative in organizing a search party to look for the girl; A move to start peace talks is sometimes called a peace initiative.) pobuda2) (the ability to lead or make decisions for oneself: He is quite good at his job, but lacks initiative; My son actually went to the hairdresser's on his own initiative!) pobuda* * *I [iníšiətiv]adjectivezačeten, podbudenII [iníšiətiv]nounpobuda, podnet, iniciativato take the initiative — pokreniti, prevzeti vodstvoon the initiative of s.o. — na pobudo koga -
12 sense
[sens] 1. noun1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) čut(ilo)2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) občutek3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) občutek, smisel4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) zdrav razum5) (a meaning (of a word).) pomen6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) smisel2. verb(to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) zavedati se- senselessly
- senselessness
- senses
- sixth sense* * *I [sens]nounčut, čutilo, občutek, čustvo; (zdrava) pamet, (zdrav) razum; smisel, pomen; sodba, mnenje; uvidevnost; plural razumnost, pametnost; bistrost; splošno naziranje ali mnenjethe sense of hearing — čut sluha, sluhcommon (good, sound) sense — zdrava pamet, zdrav razumin a sense — v nekem pogledu, nekakoliteral (figurative, proper) sense of a word — dobesedni (preneseni, pravi) pomen (neke) besedebe a man of sense! — bodi no pameten!are you out of your senses? — si ob pamet?, si znorel?to come to one's senses — priti k pameti, spametovati se; zavedati seshe had not the sense to turn off the gas — ni ji prišlo na pamet, da bi zaprla plinto make sense of s.th. — dati čemu smisel, razumeti kajit does not make sense — (to) nima nobenega smisla, to je nerazumljivoto recover one's senses — priti spet k pameti, spet se zavedetihave you taken leave of your senses? — si ob pamet? si znorel?talk sense! — govori pametno!II [sens]transitive verbzazna(va)ti, občutiti; nejasno se zavedati, slutiti; American colloquially razumeti, doumeti, dojeti, kapirati -
13 through
[Ɵru:] 1. preposition1) (into from one direction and out of in the other: The water flows through a pipe.) skozi2) (from side to side or end to end of: He walked (right) through the town.) skozi3) (from the beginning to the end of: She read through the magazine.) skozi4) (because of: He lost his job through his own stupidity.) zaradi5) (by way of: He got the job through a friend.) s pomočjo6) ((American) from... to (inclusive): I work Monday through Friday.) od (...) do (...)2. adverb(into and out of; from one side or end to the other; from beginning to end: He went straight/right through.) skozi3. adjective1) ((of a bus or train) that goes all the way to one's destination, so that one doesn't have to change (buses or trains): There isn't a through train - you'll have to change.) direkten2) (finished: Are you through yet?) gotov•4. adverb(in every part: The house was furnished throughout.) popolnoma- soaked
- wet through
- through and through
- through with* * *[mru:]1.prepositionskozi, preko, čez; v teku, za časa, v času; s pomočjo, po, z (s); zaradi, odto get through one's work — opraviti, končati svoje deloto have been through s.th. — doživeti kajto see through s.o. — spregledati koga, spoznati njegove nameneto send a letter through the post — poslati pismo po pošti;2.adverbskoz(i), do kraja, do konca; povsem, popolnoma; od začetka do koncathrough and through — skoz in skoz, popolnomato be through — dokončati, biti gotov; colloquially imeti telefonično zvezois he through? — je on gotov z delom?; je naredil izpit?I am through with him figuratively z njim sem opravil, z njim sem čisto prekinilto fall through, to drop through — ne uspeti, propastito run s.o. through — prebosti kogato put s.o. through — koga telefonsko zvezatiI read the book through — prebral sem knjigo do kraja;3.adjectiveprehoden, tranziten; direktenthrough ticket — vozovnica, ki velja za proge različnih železniških družbthrough traffic — prehoden, tranziten promet -
14 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) pokazati2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) biti viden3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) prikazati4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) pokazati5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) peljati6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) pokazati7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) dokazati8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) pokazati2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) predstava2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) prikaz3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) pretveza4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) vtis5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) izkazati se•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up* * *I [šóu]1.nounkazanje; razkazovanje, bahanje, demonstracija; colloquially (gledališka, kino) predstava, revija; izvedba; prizor, pogled; razstava, sejemski prostor; (prazen) sijaj, (svečan) sprevod, parada, svečanost; gledališka ali cirkuška družina; colloquially šansa, prilika; dviganje rok (pri glasovanju); zunanjost, podoba, nekaj dozdevnega; hlinjenje, pretveza, izgovor; sled; slang pretep; slang podjetje, botega, krama; slang tretje ali boljše mesto pri konjskih dirkahin show — na videz, navideznoon show — razstavljen, na ogled, ki se more videtioh, bad show! — oh, slabó!good show! — bravo! sijajno! dobro storjeno!Lord Mayor's Show — svečan sprevod londonskega župana (9. XI.)there is some show of truth in what you say — je nekaj (videza) resnice v tem, kar praviteunder show of helping he was really hindering — pod pretvezo da pomaga, je dejansko metal polena pod nogeto make a show of (rage) — hliniti, delati se (besnega)to give away the show, to give the (whole) show away — izdati tajnost (slabosti, napake)to make o.s. understood by dumb show — sporazumeti se s kretnjamigive him a fair show! — dajte mu pravo priliko!to put on a show — hoteti napraviti vtis, postavljati sehe runs (bosses) the show — on vodi vse, on je glava (podjetja itd.)to pierce beneath the shows of s.th. — priti neki stvari do dnado you think we have got much of a show now? — mislite, da se sedaj lahko s čim posebno pohvalimo?to vote by show of hands — glasovati (voliti) z dviganjem rok;2.adjectivenavidezen, dozdeven; razstaven; igralski, hlinjenshow folk — igralci, umetnikiII [šóu]1.transitive verbpokazati, razkazati, razstaviti (blago), dati na razstavo; prikazovati; odkriti, dokazati, izpričati, razložiti; oznaniti; napraviti (uslugo); voditi, peljati, spremljati (koga);2.intransitive verb(po)kazati se, pojaviti se (v družbi), biti viden, videti se, zdeti se, izgledati ( like kot); dati predstavo; slang priti na cilj na tretjem ali boljšem mestu (na konjskih dirkah)to show o.s. — pokazati se (v javnosti)you'll have to show me! colloquially to mi boš moral šele dokazati!the dog he showed got the first prize — pes, ki ga je dal na razstavo, je dobil prvo nagradoto show cause — pokazati, navesti vzrok (razloge)to show s.o. the door — pokazati komu vratato show the white feathers figuratively pokazati svojo strahopetnostto show the flag slang uradno izobesiti britansko zastavo (npr. na ladji)to show one's hands — pokazati svoje karte (tudi figuratively), odkriti svoje načrteto show the hoof figuratively pokazati svojo zlobno naravoto show s.o. round (over) the house — razkazati komu hišoto show a leg colloquially vstati zjutraj iz postelje; slang hitetito show a clean pair of heels slang pokazati pete, pobrisati jodoes this spot show? — se ta madež vidi?to show one's teeth — pokazati zobe (tudi figuratively)to show s.o. about the town — razkazati komu mesto -
15 their
[ðeə]1) (belonging to them: This is their car; Take a note of their names and addresses.) njihov2) (used instead of his, his or her etc where a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes are referred to: Everyone should buy his own ticket.) svoj•- theirs* * *[ðʌ/ə, ðə:]adjectivenjihov -
16 at the expense of
1) (being paid for by; at the cost of: He equipped the expedition at his own expense; At the expense of his health he finally completed the work.) na stroške; za ceno2) (making (a person) appear ridiculous: He told a joke at his wife's expense.) na račun -
17 coin
[koin] 1. noun(a piece of metal used as money: a handful of coins.) kovanec2. verb1) (to make metal into (money): The new country soon started to coin its own money.) kovati2) (to invent (a word, phrase etc): The scientist coined a word for the new process.) izmisliti si•- coinage* * *I [kɔin]nounkovanec; obsolete ogelni kamento pay s.o. in his own coin — plačati milo za dragoto spin ( —ali toss up) a coin — metati novec, fucatiII [kɔin]transitive verbkovati; skovati, izmisliti sifiguratively to coin money — zaslužiti mnogo denarja -
18 volunteer
[volən'tiə] 1. verb1) (to offer oneself for a particular task, of one's own free will (often without being paid for such work): He volunteered to act as messenger; She volunteered for the dangerous job.) prostovoljno se javiti2) (to offer (eg an opinion, information etc): Two or three people volunteered suggestions.) ponuditi2. noun(a person who offers to do, or does, something (especially who joins the army) of his own free will: If we can get enough volunteers we shall not force people to join the Army.) prostovoljec* * *[vɔləntíə]1.nounprostovoljec (tudi military); volonter; pripravnik; kdor brezplačno opravlja kako službo; botany divje rastoče drevoVolunteers of America plural prostovoljna organizacija pomoči v ZDA (podobna Salvation Army v Angliji);2.adjectiveprostovoljski; agronomy divje rastoča volunteer corps military prostovoljski korpusVolunteer State — (vzdevek za državo) Tennessee (ZDA);3.intransitive verbprostovoljno se javiti (se ponuditi) ( for za, kot; to do napraviti kaj); military javiti se ali služiti kot prostovoljec, biti prostovoljec, prostovoljno služiti vojsko; transitive verb prostovoljno (sam od sebe) ponuditi, prevzeti ali napraviti (uslugo itd.); nepoklican reči, izjaviti ( an opinion mnenje)she volunteered a song — ponudila se je, da bo zapela pesemhe volunteered to show me the way — ponudil se je, da mi bo pokazal pothow many of them volunteered? — koliko od njih se je javilo prostovoljno? -
19 set up house
(to establish one's own home: He'll soon be earning enough to set up house on his own.) ustvariti (dom) -
20 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) hrbet2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) hrbet3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) hrbtna stran, zadnji del4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) branilec2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) zadnji3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) nazaj2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) stran3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) zadaj4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) nazaj5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) nazaj4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) vzvratno peljati2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) podpreti3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) staviti na•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) z backhandom; nazaj nagnjeno- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat* * *I [bæk]nounhrbet, hrbtišče; zadnja, spodnja stran; naslonilo, hrbtnik; velik čeber, sod; sport branilec, zaščitnikat the back — zabehind the back of s.o. figuratively za hrbtom komuto break the back of s.th. — opraviti glavni del nalogeto have s.o. on one's back — imeti koga na vratuto see the back of s.o. — znebiti se kogato turn one's back upon s.o. — obračati hrbet komu, zapustiti kogaII [bæk]adjectivehrbten; nazadujoč, zaostal; zadnji; zastarel, nazadnjaškiback number — stara številka (časopisa); slang nemoderen človek, starokopitnež; zastarel načinto take a back seat — imeti skromno službo, ne siliti v ospredjeIII [bæk]adverbnazaj; zadaj; nekoč, prej; spet, znovato go back on s.o. — pustiti koga na cediluto pay s.o. back (in his own coin) — vrniti komu milo za dragoto go back from ( —ali upon) one's word — besedo snesti, preklicatito hang back — mečkati, omahovatito talk ( —ali answer) back — ugovarjati, oporekatiIV [bæk]1.intransitive verbnazaj stopiti, umikati se; zmuzniti se;2.transitive verbnazaj potisniti, nazaj gnati, nazaj voziti; podpreti, podpirati; pomagati; staviti; (o)krepiti; biti opora; biti ozadje; indosiratito back a horse — zajahati konja; staviti na konjato back the wrong horse — ušteti se, staviti na napačno kartoto back the oars, to back astern — nazaj veslatito back and fill — kolebati, ne se odločitito back on s.o. — izdati koga, pustiti ga na cedilumarine back her! — vozi nazaj!
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