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1 advocate
1. ['ædvəkət] noun(a supporter, a person who is in favour (of): an advocate of reform.) zagovornik2. [-keit] verb(to recommend: He advocated increasing the charges.) priporočiti* * *I [aedvəkit, -keit]nounodvetnik, branilec, zagovornik, advokatto be a great advocate of s.th. — dosti dati na kajII [aedvəkeit]transitive verbbraniti, zagovarjati, zavzemati se; priporočati -
2 amplifier
noun (a piece of equipment for increasing the strength or power-level of electric currents especially so as to increase loudness: You need a new amplifier for your stereo equipment.) ojačevalec* * *[aemplifaiə]nounojačevalec -
3 anticlimax
(a dull or disappointing ending to a play, activity etc after increasing excitement: After the weeks of preparation, the concert itself was a bit of an anticlimax.) razočaranje* * *[aentikláiməks]nounpadec, padanje; reakcija; popuščanje -
4 booster
1) (a person or thing that boosts: That was a real morale booster for me (= That made me feel more cheerful and optimistic).) okrepčilo2) (a device for increasing power, force etc: I've fixed a booster on the TV aerial to improve the signal.) ojačevalec3) (the first stage of a rocket that works by several stages.) lansirna raketa* * *[bú:stə]noundodatni dinamo; radijski ojačevalec; colloquially navdušen podpornik -
5 draught
1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) vleka; prepih2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) požirek3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) ugrez•- draughts- draughty* * *I [dra:ft]nounpoteza, vlečenje, vleka; načrt, koncept, skica; prepih; požirek; plural dama (igra); razburjenje, živčnost; ugrez, ponor; točenje (iz soda); medicine doza (tekočega zdravila); odmerek; novačenje; četa; ček; menicaslang to feel the draught — imeti težave, na škodi bitiII [dra:ft]transitive verbnačrtati, koncipirati; novačiti, nabirati vojake -
6 emigrant
noun, adjective ((a person) emigrating or having emigrated: The numbers of emigrants are increasing; emigrant doctors.) izseljenec; izseljenski* * *[émigrənt]1.adjectiveizseljenski;2.nounizseljenec, emigrant -
7 growth
[-Ɵ]1) (the act or process of growing, increasing, developing etc: the growth of trade unionism.) rast2) (something that has grown: a week's growth of beard.) prirastek3) (the amount by which something grows: to measure the growth of a plant.) rast4) (something unwanted which grows: a cancerous growth.) izrastek* * *[groum]nounrast, razvoj; rastline; podrast; izrastek; medicine bula, oteklina, zabreklina; (in) napredek, uspevanje; kultura (bakterij) -
8 iner.
abbreviationincreased, increasing -
9 jackpot
['‹ækpot](in playing cards, some competitions etc, a fund of prize-money that goes on increasing until it is won.) terna* * *[džaekpɔt]nounslang velik dobitek pri igri na srečo (poker, igralni avtomat)to hit the jackpot — zadeti glavni dobitek, imeti veliko srečo, dobiti mnogo denarja -
10 prejudice
['pre‹ədis] 1. noun((an) opinion or feeling for or especially against something, formed unfairly or unreasonably ie without proper knowledge: The jury must listen to his statement without prejudice; Is racial prejudice (= dislike of people because of their race) increasing in this country?) predsodek; prejudic2. verb1) (to cause to feel prejudice for or against something.) vnaprej ustvariti sodbo, prejudicirati2) (to harm or endanger (a person's position, prospects etc) in some way: Your terrible handwriting will prejudice your chances of passing the exam.) škoditi•* * *I [prédžudis]nounprejudic, razsodba, ki vpliva za naprej, predsodek; juridically škodaII [prédžudis]transitive verbprejudicirati ( in favour of za; against proti), naprej določiti sodbo, napolniti s predsodki; juridically škoditi, oškodovati -
11 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) lestvica2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) lestvica3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) lestvica4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) merilo5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) obsegII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) povzpeti seIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) luska- scaly* * *I [skéil]1.nounmusiclestvica, skala; figuratively lestvica (družbena itd.); stopnja; merilo, mera; razmerje; obseg; številčni sestavat a scale of 1 inch to 1 mile — v merilu (razmerju) 1 cola: 1 miljaon a scale economy ob različnih tečajnih vrednostihto play (to sing, to run over) one's scale music vaditi skale, vaditi prste za instrument ali glas za petjeto sink in the scale — zdrkniti navzdol na lestvi, v nivoju;2.transitive verb(s)plezati, povzpeti se (z lestvijo figuratively), vzpenjati se (na); določiti (merilo); dvigniti (cene); military napasti, jurišati z lestvami (na trdnjavsko obzidje); risati meriloto scale down — znižati (mezde, plače)to scale up — povišati (cene); intransitive verb plezati, vzpenjati seto scale down — upasti, pastito scale up — kvišku plezati, dvigati seII [skéil]1.nounskledica pri tehtnici; plural tehtnica; tehtanje (zlasti pred in po konjski dirki)the Scales astronomy Tehtnicato go to scale figuratively biti premaganto hold the scales even — držati tehtnico v ravnotežju, figuratively soditi nepristransko, objektivnoto throw one's influence into scale figuratively zastaviti ves svoj vplivto throw one's sword into the scale figuratively podpreti svojo zahtevo z orožjemto turn the scale figuratively odločitiit turned the scale into my favour — to je nagnilo tehtnico v mojo korist;2.transitive verbtehtati (tudi figuratively); intransitive verb (redko) biti težak, tehtati, biti stehtan (zlasti pred in po konjski dirki)III [skéil]1.nounluska, luskina (ribe itd.); zoology košeniljka; medicine zobni kamen; usedlina, kotlovec; tanka plast, obloga; technical vžigalothe scales fell from his eyes figuratively oči so se mu odprle, spregledal jeto remove the scale — odstraniti zobni kamen ali kotlovec;2.transitive verbostrgati (luske), (o)luščiti; technical sestrugati, ostrugati, očistiti od kotlovca; odstraniti (zobni kamen); intransitive verb luščiti seto scale almonds, peas — oluščiti mandlje, grahto scale s.o.'s teeth — odstraniti komu zobni kamento scale off — luščiti se; osmukati se (listje) -
12 suicide
1) (the/an act of killing oneself deliberately: She committed suicide; an increasing number of suicides.) samomor2) (a person who kills himself deliberately.) samomorilec•- suicidal- suicidally* * *[sjúisaid]1.nounsamomor; samomorilec, -lka; figuratively uničenjerace suicide — upadanje števila rojstev, narodni samomor, "bela kuga"to commit political suicide — uničiti si kariero kot politik;2.transitive verbodstraniti, spraviti s poti, pobiti, usmrtiti; intransitive verb colloquially napraviti samomor -
13 unemployed
1. adjective(not having, or not able to find, work: He has been unemployed for three months.) nezaposlen2. noun plural(people who are unemployed: The numbers of (the) unemployed are still increasing.) brezposelni* * *[ʌnimplɔid]1.adjectivenezaposlen, brezposeln, brez zaposlitve; neuporabljen, neizkoriščen, neproduktivenunemployed capital — mrtev kapital;2.noun the unemployed — brezposelni -
14 ever-
(always; continually: the ever-increasing traffic.) stalno -
15 galloping
adjective (increasing very quickly: galloping inflation.) naglo naraščajoč -
16 honour
['onə] 1. noun1) (respect for truth, honesty etc: a man of honour.) čast2) ((the keeping or increasing of) a person's, country's etc good reputation: We must fight for the honour of our country.) čast3) (fame; glory: He won honour on the field of battle.) slava4) (respect: This ceremony is being held in honour of those who died in the war.) čast5) (something which a person feels to be a reason for pride etc: It is a great honour to be asked to address this meeting.) čast6) (a title, degree etc given to a person as a mark of respect for his services, work, ability etc: He has received many honours for his research into cancer.) častni naslov7) ((with capital: with His, Your etc) a title of respect used when talking to or about judges, mayors etc: My client wishes to plead guilty, Your Honour.) vaša milost2. verb1) (to show great respect to (a person, thing etc): We should honour the Queen.) spoštovati2) (to do, say etc something which is a reason for pride, satisfaction etc to: Will you honour us with your presence at the meeting?) počastiti3) (to give (someone) a title, degree etc as a mark of respect for his ability etc: He was honoured for his work with the mentally handicapped.) dodeliti častni naslov4) (to fulfil (a promise etc): We'll honour our agreement.) spoštovati•- honorary- honourable
- honours
- in honour bound
- honour bound
- on one's honour
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17 loudspeaker
1) (an instrument for increasing the loudness of sounds so that they can be heard further away: The politician addressed the crowds from his car through a loudspeaker.) zvočnik2) (a speaker in a radio, record-player etc.) zvočnik
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