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1 improve
[im'pru:v](to (cause to) become better, of higher quality etc: His work has greatly improved; They recently improved the design of that car.) izboljšati (se)- improve on* * *[imprú:v]1.transitive verbizboljšati, popraviti, izpopolniti; (zlasti American) obdelati (zemljo), meliorirati; povečati vrednost, koristno uporabiti, izkoristiti; pomnožiti, povečati, zvišati; oplemenititi ( into); spremeniti (in v);2.intransitive verbizboljšati se, popraviti se, izpopolniti se; povečati se, napredovati; economy rasti (cene)to improve away ( —ali off, out) — s poskusi za izboljšanje pokvariti, poslabšati; pokvariti še tisto, kar je bilo dobrega -
2 alteration
noun The alterations he has made to the play have not improved it.) predelava* * *[ɔ:ltəréišən]nounsprememba; prekrojitev, predelava -
3 any
['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) katerikoli2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) noben; kakšen, kaj2. adjective(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) katerikoli, vsak3. adverb(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) sploh kaj; sploh nič- anybody- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
- in any case* * *I [éni]adjective & pron1.v vprašalnih in nikalnih stavkih in po "if": neki, nekaj, nekdo; nič, nihče;2.v trdilnih stavkih: vsak, kdorkoli, karkoli; kakršenkolihave you any money? — imaš kaj denarja?is there any hope? — je sploh kaj upanja?no more than one if any — ne več kot eden, če sploh kajat any rate, in any case — v vsakem primeruII [éni]adverbnekoliko, količkaj -
4 improvement
1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) izboljšanje2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) izboljšava* * *[imprú:vmənt]nounizboljšanje, izpopolnitev, polepšanje, oplemenitenje; napredek, dobit (in s.th. v čem; upon s.th. v primerjavi s čim); izkoriščanje, koristna uporaba; economy porast, dvig (cen); agronomy melioracijamilitary artificial improvements — umetno pojačenje terena -
5 incorrigible
[in'kori‹əbl](too bad to be corrected or improved.) nepopravljiv* * *[inkɔridžəbl]adjective ( incorrigibly adverb)nepopravljiv, neukrotljiv, zakrknjen -
6 reformed
adjective ((negative unreformed) improved, especially in behaviour.) popravljen* * *[rifɔ:md]adjectivereformiran, popravljen, izboljšanreformed church — (švicarski) protestantizem, kalvinizem -
7 under
1. preposition1) (in or to a position lower than, or covered by: Your pencil is under the chair; Strange plants grow under the sea.) pod2) (less than, or lower in rank than: Children under five should not cross the street alone; You can do the job in under an hour.) manj kot3) (subject to the authority of: As a foreman, he has about fifty workers under him.) pod4) (used to express various states: The fort was under attack; The business improved under the new management; The matter is under consideration/discussion.) za časa; v2. adverb(in or to a lower position, rank etc: The swimmer surfaced and went under again; children aged seven and under.) niže; manj- under-* * *[ʌndə]1.prepositionpod; pod vodstvom, pod zaščito; pod vplivom (pritiskom); za časa, za vladanja, med; na osnovi, na temelju, v smislu, pounder one's belt figuratively v želodcuunder darkness — v temi, v zaščiti temeunder consideration — v proučevanju, v pretresanjuthe matter under discussion — zadeva, ki je v diskusijiunder hatches — v zaporu; propadel, mrtev; nautical pod palubounder pretence that... — pod pretvezo, da...ship under the sea nautical brez pomoči morju izpostavljena ladjaunder the rose figuratively zaupnoto be under a cloud figuratively biti v nemilosti; biti v denarni stiskithe total falls under what was expected — celotna vsota je ostala pod pričakovanjem;2.adverbspodaj; niže; manjto go under American podleči, propastithe sun is under — sonce je zašlo;3.adjectivespodnji; nižji; podrejenthe under dog colloquially pes (figuratively oseba), ki podleže v boju -
8 past/beyond redemption
(too bad to be redeemed or improved.) nepopravljiv -
9 step by step
(gradually: He improved step by step.) korak za korakom -
10 take to heart
1) (to be made very sad or upset by: You mustn't take his unkind remarks to heart.) k srcu si gnati2) (to pay attention to: He's taken my criticism to heart - his work has improved.) k srcu s vzeti
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