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62 rub up
(to polish: She rubbed up the silver.) zloščiti* * *transitive verb zgladiti, izloščiti; napraviti, da se kaj sveti; razmešati, zribati (barvo); figuratively obnoviti, ponoviti, osvežiti (znanje, spomin)to rub up one's knowledge — osvežiti, obnoviti svoje znanje -
63 scholar
['skolə]1) (a person of great knowledge and learning: a fine classical scholar.) učenjak2) (a person who has been awarded a scholarship: As a scholar, you will not have to pay college fees.) štipendist•- scholarliness
- scholarship* * *[skɔlə]nounučenjak; učenec, -nka, dijak; archaic kdor se uči; poznavalec slovstva, zlasti klasičnega; humanist; štipendist; oseba, ki zna brati in pisati; familiarly kdor (po)zna kak šolski predmet; archaic privrženec, učenec -
64 scholarly
adjective (having or showing knowledge: a scholarly person; a scholarly book.) učen* * *[skɔlə:li]adjectiveučèn; učenjaški -
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1) (knowledge and learning: a man of great scholarship.) izobrazba2) (money awarded to a good student to enable him to go on with further studies: She was awarded a travel scholarship.) štipendija* * *[skɔlə:šip]nounučenost; izobrazba, znanje; štipendija -
66 secure
[si'kjuə] 1. adjective1) ((often with against or from) safe; free from danger, loss etc: Is your house secure against burglary?; He went on holiday, secure in the knowledge that he had done well in the exam.) varen2) (firm, fastened, or fixed: Is that door secure?) čvrst3) (definite; not likely to be lost: She has had a secure offer of a job; He has a secure job.) zanesljiv2. verb1) ((with against or from (something bad)) to guarantee or make safe: Keep your jewellery in the bank to secure it against theft.) zavarovati2) (to fasten or make firm: He secured the boat with a rope.) pritrditi•- securely- security
- security risk* * *I [sikjúə]adjectivevaren, zavarovan; siguren, gotov, zanesljiv, zagotovljen; zajamčen, miren, brezskrben; čvrst, nezavzemljiv (trdnjava); zaščiten, na varnem ( against proti); archaic ne sluteč, slepo zaupljiva secure existence — varen, brezskrben obstojto make s.th. secure — konsolidirati, utrditi, pritrditi, zapreti kajII [sikjúə]transitive verb(za)ščititi, zavarovati, spraviti na varno ( against proti, pred); military utrditi, obdati z zidom; (za)jamčiti, garantirati, preskrbeti, nabaviti, pobrigati se za, zagotoviti si; dobiti, zavzeti, prilastiti si, zasesti (mesto); izpodvezati (žilo)to secure the door — čvrsto zapreti, zakleniti vratato secure a majority — dobiti, zagotoviti si večinoto secure o.s. against loss — zavarovati se pred izguboto secure s.th. to s.o., to secure s.o. s.th. — (za)jamčiti komu kajto secure places — zagotoviti si prostore, sedeže, mestato secure valuables — spraviti na varno dragocenosti; intransitive verb biti varen ( against pred); priskrbeti si zaščito ( against pred) -
67 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 -
68 show off
1) (to show or display for admiration: He showed off his new car by taking it to work.) razkazovati (se)2) (to try to impress others with one's possessions, ability etc: She is just showing off - she wants everyone to know how well she speaks French (noun show-off a person who does this).) bahati se* * *transitive verb & intransitive verb razstaviti, razložiti, poudariti, poudarjati; razkazovati (se), pozirati, paradirati, ponašati se, bahati se, postavljati se, šopiriti sethe room is too small to show off the furniture — soba je premajhna, da bi poudarila (prinesla do veljave) pohištvo -
69 sketchy
1) (incompletely done or carried out: a sketchy search.) nedovršen2) (slight or incomplete: a sketchy knowledge of French.) nezadosten* * *[skéči]adjective ( sketchily adverb)skicen, le skiciran, podoben skici; (narejen) v glavnih črtah ali potezah, v prvih osnutkih; figuratively nepopoln, nedovršen; nezadosten; figuratively nedoločen, nejasen -
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71 speciality
[speʃi'əti], (American) specialty ['speʃəlti] - plurals specialities, specialties - noun1) (a special product for which one is well-known: Brown bread is this baker's speciality.) posebnost2) (a special activity, or subject about which one has special knowledge: His speciality is physics.) posebno področje* * *[spešiaeliti]nounspecialnost; posebnost; specializiranost, posebna stroka; specialiteta; poseben proizvod; commerce novost; plural posameznosti, podrobnosti -
72 sprinkling
noun (a small amount or a few: There were mostly women at the meeting but there was a sprinkling of men.) nekaj* * *[spríŋkliŋ]nounškropljenje; kropljenje; pršenje, rosenje (dežja); figuratively kapljica, trohica, mrvica, majhna količina, malce -
73 standard
['stændəd] 1. noun1) (something used as a basis of measurement: The kilogram is the international standard of weight.) mera2) (a basis for judging quality, or a level of excellence aimed at, required or achieved: You can't judge an amateur artist's work by the same standards as you would judge that of a trained artist; high standards of behaviour; His performance did not reach the required standard.) merilo3) (a flag or carved figure etc fixed to a pole and carried eg at the front of an army going into battle.) prapor2. adjective((accepted as) normal or usual; The Post Office likes the public to use a standard size of envelope.) običajen, standardiziran- standardise
- standardization
- standardisation
- standard-bearer
- be up to / below standard
- standard of living* * *I [staendəd]1.nounstandard; norma, pravilo, merilo; enotna (uzakonjena, običajna) mera ali teža; vzorec, vzor, splošno veljaven tip; smernica; (minimalne) zahteve; denarna podlaga; veljava; nivó; (šolski) razred, stopnja; vrsta blaga določene, stalne kvaliteteto set a high standard figuratively veliko zahtevati;2.adjectivenormalen, standarden; zgleden, klasičenII [staendəd]1.nounstandarta, prapor (zlasti konjenice); polkovna zastava; ozka, trikotna zastavica; žival v grbu; simbol; pokončen steber, podstavek, stojalo; jambor; drevešček, drevoto raise the standard of liberty figuratively dvigniti zastavo svobode;2.adjectivestoječ, pokončen; ki ima pokončno steblo ali deblo, visokoraselstandard rose — (visok) rožni grm (vrtna roža, vrtnica) -
74 starve
1) (to (cause to) die, or suffer greatly, from hunger: In the drought, many people and animals starved (to death); They were accused of starving their prisoners.) stradati2) (to be very hungry: Can't we have supper now? I'm starving.) biti sestradan•* * *[sta:v]1.intransitive verbstradati, gladovati, trpeti lakoto, zelo bedno živeti; familiarly biti lačen kot volk, umirati od gladu, od lakote; postiti se; zakrneti zaradi slabe prehrane (živali, rastline); figuratively zelo hrepeneti po, koprneti, mreti ( for za čem); dialectal trpeti, umreti od mraza; colloquially biti brez, zelo pogrešati, biti lačen (česa), čutiti potrebo ( for po);2.transitive verbizstradati (koga), izgladovati, nezadostno hraniti, pustiti (koga) umreti od gladu (od mraza); prisiliti (koga) z gladom ( into k); pregnati (bolezen) z gladovanjem (često out)to starve to death — umreti, poginiti od lakote, od gladuto starve into submission, into surrender — z gladom prisiliti k pokorščini, k predajiI am simply starving figuratively umiram od gladu, lačen sem kot volkto be starved — trpeti glad, morati stradati -
75 store
[sto:] 1. noun1) (a supply of eg goods from which things are taken when required: They took a store of dried and canned food on the expedition; The quartermaster is the officer in charge of stores.) zaloga2) (a (large) collected amount or quantity: He has a store of interesting facts in his head.) zbirka3) (a place where a supply of goods etc is kept; a storehouse or storeroom: It's in the store(s).) skladišče4) (a shop: The post office here is also the village store; a department store.) trgovina2. verb1) (to put into a place for keeping: We stored our furniture in the attic while the tenants used our house.) shraniti2) (to stock (a place etc) with goods etc: The museum is stored with interesting exhibits.) oskrbeti, opremiti•- storage- storehouse
- storeroom
- in store
- set great store by
- set store by
- store up* * *I [stɔ:]nounskladišče; zaloga; shramba, kašča; plural trgovina, v kateri lahko kupujejo le njeni člani (npr. Army & Navy store); vojno, pomorsko itd. skladišče, vojne zaloge, proviant; veleblagovnica, ki prodaja raznovrstno blago; množina, količina, obilje; figuratively zakladnica; American prodajalna, trgovina; živina za rejoin store — v zalogi, v skladišču, v rezervi; pripravljenwhat does the future hold in store for us? — kaj nam bo prinesla bodočnost?my stores are getting low — moje zaloge gredo h kraju, usihajoto set great (little) store by — zelo (malo) ceniti, pripisovati veliko (majhno) vrednost (čemu)II [stɔ:]transitive verbhraniti v skladišču, uskladiščiti; nakopičiti, shraniti za rezervo, pripraviti zalogo, oskrbeti s potrebščinami (živili); opremiti, oskrbeti ( with z); pospraviti (letino); moči sprejeti ali vsebovati (za uskladiščenje)to store up — nakopičiti, dati nastran (v rezervo) -
76 superficial
[su:pə'fiʃəl]1) (on, or affecting, the surface only: The wound is only superficial.) površinski2) (not thorough: He has only a superficial knowledge of the subject.) površen•- superficially* * *[sju:pəfíšl]adjective ( superficially adverb)površinski, kvadraten; figuratively površen, nenatančen; figuratively plitev -
77 superior
[su'piəriə] 1. adjective1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) višji, močnejši2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) boljši3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) vzvišen2. noun(a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) predstojnik* * *I [sjupíəriə]adjective ( superiorly adverb)(o prostoru) gornji; (o položaju) višji; (o kakovosti) boljši; (o številu) večji; močnejši (in v), prekašajoč; ki je nad čem, superioren, vzvišen, izreden; commerce izvrsten, odličen; (o vinu) žlahten; (često derogatory) imeniten, izobražen; ohol, domišljav, nadut, arogantenwith a superior air — domišljavo, naduto, zviškasuperior to bribery — vzvišen nad, nedovzeten za podkupovanjesuperior court American najvišje sodišče v državi (v ZDA)superior forces military premočsuperior knowledge — izredno, zelo visoko znanjesuperior letter — črka, ki stoji nad vrsticosuperior limit — zgornja meja, skrajni rok, najvišja vsotasuperior person — od drugih bolj izobražena oseba; domišljava oseba, nadutež; (ironično) fina osebato rise superior to s.th. — pokazati se vzvišenega nad čem, ne si pustiti vplivati od česaII [sjupíəriə]nounpredstojnik, starešina, šef; kdor je boljši (in v); history fevdni gospodMother Superior, Lady Superior ecclesiastic prednica samostana -
78 teach
[ti: ]past tense, past participle - taught; verb(to give knowledge, skill or wisdom to a person; to instruct or train (a person): She teaches English / the piano; Experience has taught him nothing.) učiti- teacher- teaching* * *[ti:č]transitive verbučiti, poučevati; naučiti, priučiti; (u)vežbati, navajati; dresirati, trenirati; intransitive verb poučevati, biti učitelj, učiteljevati; American učiti nato teach s.o. manners — (na)učiti koga manirto teach s.o. better figuratively dopovedati komuto teach s.o. to whistle — naučiti koga žvižgatiI will teach him a lesson figuratively naučil ga bom, mu bom že pokazalI will teach you to steal! colloquially te bom že naučil krasti!you can't teach an old dog new tricks figuratively kar smo v mladosti zamudili, ne moremo v starosti nadoknaditi -
79 territory
['teritəri]plural - territories; noun1) (a stretch of land; a region: They explored the territory around the North Pole.) področje2) (the land under the control of a ruler or state: British territory.) področje3) (an area of interest, knowledge etc: Ancient history is outside my territory.) področje•- territorial waters* * *[téritəri]nounozemije, področje, teritorij, zemljišče kake dežele z določenimi mejami; figuratively področje, območje; deželno področje; economy področje trgovskega potnika; sport polovica igriščaTerritory — American pokrajina, ki še ni dobila ranga zvezne države -
80 test
[test] 1. noun1) (a set of questions or exercises intended to find out a person's ability, knowledge etc; a short examination: an arithmetic/driving test.) preizkus2) (something done to find out whether a thing is good, strong, efficient etc: a blood test.) preiskava3) (an event, situation etc that shows how good or bad something is: a test of his courage.) preizkušnja4) (a way to find out if something exists or is present: a test for radioactivity.) test5) (a test match.) mednarodna tekma v kriketu2. verb(to carry out a test or tests on (someone or something): The students were tested on their French; They tested the new aircraft.) preizkusiti- test pilot
- test-tube* * *I [test]nounpreskus, preizkušnja, poskus; izpraševanje, preiskava, presoja (sposobnosti, kakovosti): psychology naloga, vprašanje pri presoji inteligence; test, manjši izpit; preizkusni kamen; kriterij; chemistry poskus, analiza, reagent; medicine proba, test; poskusni vzorec; poizkusno vrtanje (za nafto); technical lonec za taljenje ali čiščenje kovine; peč, talilnica za čiščenje kovin (zlata, srebra); history prisega zvestobequalitative (quantitative) test — chemistry kvalitativna (kvantitativna) analizatuberculin test — medicine tuberkulinska probaWasserman test — medicine Wassermannova reakcijato take the test — history priseči zvestoboII [test]1.transitive verbpreizkusiti, podvreči preizkušnji (izpraševanju), testirati; metodično in strogo izpraševati; preskušati (trpežnost, vzdržljivost itd.); čistiti (kovino); chemistry analiziratitesting grounds — teren za preizkušanje avtomobilov ipd.to test s.o.'s powers of endurance — preizkušati potrpežljivost kake osebeto test out colloquially preizkusiti;2.adjectivepreizkusen, testentest flight aeronautics preizkusni poletIII [test]nounzoology lupina (mehkužcev itd.)
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