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1 affirmative
[-tiv]adjective, noun (saying or indicating yes to a question, suggestion etc: He gave an affirmative nod; a reply in the affirmative.) pritrdilen* * *I [əfé:mətiv]adjective ( affirmatively adverb)trdilen, afirmativenII [əfé:mətiv]nounpritrditevto answer in the affirmative — odgovoriti pritrdilno, reči, da je tako -
2 affirmative action
noun (American) the practice of giving better opportunities (jobs, education etc) to people who, it is thought, are treated unfairly (minorities, women etc). program za zagotavljanje enakopravnosti pri zaposlovanju -
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1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) odgovor2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) rešitev2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) odgovoriti (na)2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) dvigniti slušalko; odpreti3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) zadostiti4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) ustrezati•- answering machine
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- answerphone* * *I [á:nsə], American [aensə]noun(to) odgovor, odziv, reakcija, replika; rešitev (naloge); odzdrav; nasprotni udareccolloquially the answer is a lemon — kakšno neumno vprašanje!II [á:nsə], American [aensə]1.transitive verb(to) odgovoriti, odgovarjati; ustrezati, uslišati, izpolniti (prošnjo); rešiti (vprašanje);2.intransitive verbodgovoriti; posrečiti se; jamčiti, biti odgovoren; biti pokorento answer a call — odgovoriti po telefonu, odzvati se klicuto answer s.o.'s expectations — izpolniti pričakovanja koga -
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1. verb(to answer: `I don't know,' he replied; Should I reply to his letter?; She replied that she had never seen the man before; She replied by shrugging her shoulders.) odgovoriti2. noun1) (an answer: `I don't know,' was his reply; I'll write a reply to his letter.) odgovor2) (the act of answering: What did he say in reply (to your question)?) odgovor* * *I [riplái]nounodgovorin reply to your letter — odgovarjajoč (kot odgovor) na vaše pismo, na vaš dopisto say in reply — odgovoriti, odvrnitiII [riplái]transitive verb & intransitive verbodgovoriti ( for v imenu kake osebe), odgovoriti, odvrniti (to na kaj); figuratively odgovoriti (by s čim)to reply to a signal — odgovoriti na znak, na signal -
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[ə'fə:m](to state something positively and firmly: Despite all the policeman's questions the lady continued to affirm that she was innocent.) trditi- affirmative
- affirmative action* * *[əfɜ:m]transitive verb & intransitive verbpotrditi, trditi, zatrditi, zatrjevati; izjaviti
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