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1 assume
[ə'sju:m]1) (to take or accept as true: I assume (that) you'd like time to decide.) domnevati2) (to take upon oneself or accept (authority, responsibility etc): He assumed the rôle of leader in the emergency.) prevzeti3) (to put on (a particular appearance etc): He assumed a look of horror.) nadeti si (videz)•- assumed- assumption* * *[əsjú:m]transitive verbnase vzeti, prevzeti; lastiti si; domnevati; izmisliti, domišljati si; zahtevati; dopustiti, dopuščati; obleči -
2 aggressive
[ə'ɡresiv](ready to attack or oppose; quarrelsome: He's a most aggressive boy - he is always fighting at school.) napadalen- aggressiveness
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- aggressor* * *[əgrésiv]adjective ( aggressively adverb)napadalen, agresiven; prepirljiv, bojevit; vztrajen -
3 cap
[kæp]1) (a hat with a peak: a chauffeur's cap.) čepica s ščitnikom2) (a covering for the head, not with a peak: a swimming cap; a nurse's cap.) kapa3) (a cover or top (of a bottle, pen etc): Replace the cap after you've finished with the pen.) pokrov, zamašek•- capped* * *I [kæp]nounčepica, kapica, klobuk, avba, pokrivalo; vrh; pokrov; vžigalna kapica; lesena čašaa feather in one's cap — nekaj, na kar smo lahko ponosnithe cap fits — prilega se (npr. pripomba)to send round the cap — poslati nabiralno polo, nabirati prispevkeshe sets (up) her cap at ( —ali for) him — trudi se, da bi ga pridobilafool's cap — čepica dvornega norca; format pisarniškega papirjaII [kæp]1.transitive verbpokriti; zapreti (npr. tubo); pozdraviti (z dvignjenjem čepice);2.figurativelyprekositi; nasilno se polastitithat caps the lot ( —ali everything, the climax) — to presega vse, to je višek -
4 defensive
[-siv]adjective (protective or resisting attack: a defensive attitude; defensive action.) obramben* * *I [difénsiv]adjective ( defensively adverb)obramben, branilento take defensive measures, to assume a defensive attitude — pripraviti se na nasprotnikov napadII [difénsiv]nounobramba, defenzivato be ( —ali act, stand) on the defensive — braniti se, biti v defenzivi -
5 expect
[ik'spekt]1) (to think of as likely to happen or come: I'm expecting a letter today; We expect her on tomorrow's train.) pričakovati2) (to think or believe (that something will happen): He expects to be home tomorrow; I expect that he will go; `Will she go too?' `I expect so' / `I don't expect so' / `I expect not.') misliti3) (to require: They expect high wages for their professional work; You are expected to tidy your own room.) pričakovati4) (to suppose or assume: I expect (that) you're tired.) domnevati•- expectant
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- expectation* * *[ikspékt]transitive verbpričakovati, slutiti, upati, računati na kaj; colloquially misliti, domnevati -
6 logical
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7 rein
[rein]1) ((usually in plural) one of two straps attached to a bridle for guiding a horse.) vajet2) ((in plural) straps fitted round a toddler so that he can be prevented from straying in the street etc.) vajeti•- rein in* * *I [réin]nounvajet, uzda, brzda, oglavnik, povodec; brzdanje, krotenje; nadzor(stvo)to draw (to pull up) rein — pritegniti vajeti, zadržati (ustaviti) konja; ustaviti se; opustiti poskusto give rein to one's whim — popustiti, dati prosto pot svoji kaprici (muhavosti)to hold the reins — imeti, držati (trdno) vajeti, figuratively držati položaj v rokahto keep a tight rein on (s.o.) — imeti (koga) krepko na vajetih, brzdati, dajati malo svobodeII [réin]transitive verbobrzdati; brzdati, imeti ali držati na vajetih, na uzdi; voditi na uzdi; figuratively voditi, upravljati, kontrolirati, nadziratito rein in — ustaviti (konja) z vajetmi; figuratively obrzdati, krotiti, ustaviti, zadušiti, držati na uzdi -
8 take on
1) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) prevzeti2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) vzeti3) ((with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc: I'll take you on at tennis.) izzvati na igro4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) dobiti5) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) sprejeti6) (to be upset: Don't take on so!) razburjati se* * *transitive verb vzeti (nase), prevzeti; vzeti (v službo, na ladjo itd.); najeti; peljati, odvesti dalje, naprej; nadeti si, privzeti; sport vzeti za soigralca; sprejeti (stavo, delo, službo); intransitive verb stopiti v službo; colloquially razburjati se, gristi se (at zaradi), besneti, postavljati se, prevzetovati, delati se važnega, vihati nosto take on s.o. at golf — igrati golf s kom -
9 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) dati možnost za dvomEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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10 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) dati možnost za dvomEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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11 take for granted
1) (to assume without checking: I took it for granted that you had heard the story.) biti prepričan2) (to treat casually: People take electricity for granted until their supply is cut off.) imeti za samoumevno -
12 take someone's word for it
(to assume that what someone says is correct (without checking).) verjeti na besedo
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