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1 language
['læŋɡwi‹]1) (human speech: the development of language in children.) govor2) (the speech of a particular nation: She is very good at (learning) languages; Russian is a difficult language.) jezik3) (the words and way of speaking, writing etc usually connected with a particular group of people etc: the language of journalists; medical language.) jezik•* * *[laeŋgwidž]nounjezik, govor, način izražanja, slog; slang prostaške besedelanguage of Bowers — govorica cvetlic, simboličen pomen različnih vrst cvetlicbad language — psovke, prostaške besedeto use bad language to s.o. — psovati, preklinjati kogafiguratively enako misliti, razumeti se; American language arts — jezikovni pouklanguage Sir! — nobenih psovk, gospod! -
2 language-master
[laeŋgwidžmá:stə]nounBritish English učitelj jezikov -
3 dead language
(a language no longer spoken, eg Latin.) mrtev jezik -
4 modern language
(a language spoken nowadays (as opposed to ancient Greek, Latin etc).) živ jezik -
5 native language/tongue
noun My native language is Spanish, but I also speak English and German.) materni jezik -
6 lip-language
[líplæŋgwidž]noungovorica gluhonemih -
7 sign language
[sáinlængwidž]noungovorica s kretnjami (zlasti s prsti) -
8 world language
[wɜ:ldlaengwidž]nounsvetovni jezik -
9 bad language
noun (swearing.) preklinjanje -
10 body language
noun (body movements, facial expressions etc that show what a person (really) feels or thinks.) govorica telesa -
11 strong language
(swearing or abuse.) preklinjanje -
12 vernacular
[və'nækjulə] 1. adjective(colloquial or informally conversational: vernacular speech/language.) pogovoren2. noun(the common informal language of a country etc as opposed to its formal or literary language: They spoke to each other in the vernacular of the region.) narečje* * *[vənaekjulə]1.adjectiveljudski, domačinski, domač; krajeven; narečen (jezik ali govor), ki je pisan ali piše v takem jeziku; medicine endemičen, krajeven, lokalenthe vernacular language, tongue — jezik domačinovthe vernacular name of a plant — ljudsko ime za rastlino;2.noundomači, ljudski jezik (narečje, govor); jezik domačinov; ljudski, narečni izraz; poklicni, strokovni jezikhumorously to speak in the vernacular — govoriti po naše, v razumljivem jeziku ("slovensko")the vernaculars of the U.S.A. — narečja v ZDA -
13 strong
[stroŋ]1) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.) močen2) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) močen3) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) močen4) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) ki šteje•- strongly- strength
- strengthen
- strongbox
- strong drink
- stronghold
- strong language
- strong-minded
- strong point
- strongroom
- on the strength of* * *[strɔŋ]1.adjectivemočan, krepak, čvrst, zdrav; žilav, odporen; energičen, odločen, neomajen; živ, živahen, prizadeven, vnet, podjeten; bister, pameten, prenikav, nadarjen. (za); izrazit; prepričljiv, tehten; vpliven; alkoholen, močan (pijača); ki ima šanse za uspeh (kandidat); hud (veter), smrdljiv, žaltav; grammar krepak (glagol); commerce trajen, soliden, trpežen, stalen; military številen, močan po številu; agronomy rodoviten; obsolete sramoten, škandalozen; ogorčen (boj)the strong — mogočne, vplivne osebe, na katerih strani je moč (oblast)strong argument — tehten, prepričljiv argumentstrong butter — žarko, žaltavo maslostrong cheese — oster, močno dišeč sirstrong flavour — oster, neprijeten okusstrong language — robato govorjenje, psovke, kletvicea strong market commerce ustaljen trg (tržišče)strong meat — težka hrana; figuratively tisto, kar morejo razumeti le zelo pametni ljudjestrong measures — ostre, drastične mere (ukrepi)strong mind — pametna glava, bister uma strong nose — markanten, izrazit nosto be strong on — imeti (kaj) za važno, živahno sodelovati pri (čem)to have a strong hold upon (over) — imeti veliko moč (oblast, vpliv) nahow strong were they? — koliko jih je bilo (po številu)?that is too strong! — ta je pa prehuda!to use strong language — robato, grobo se izražati, preklinjati, psovati;2.adverbmočno, zelo energično; izrecno, silnoto come (to go) it rather strong slang iti v skrajnost, pretiravatito be going strong slang dobro uspevati (iti), biti v dobri formito come out strong figuratively pošteno se lotiti (česa)he feels strong about it — to mu je pri srcu; vznemirja se zaradi tega -
14 abusive
[-siv]adjective (using insulting language: He wrote an abusive letter to the manager.) žaljiv* * *[əbjú:siv]adjective ( abusively adverb)zloraben, neprimeren; zmerjalen, zmerljiv, žaljiv, obrekljivabusive language — zmerjanje, psovanje, psovke -
15 english
['iŋɡliʃ] 1. adjective(of England or its inhabitants: three English people; the English language.) angleški2. noun(the main language of England and the rest of Britain, North America, a great part of the British Commonwealth and some other countries: He speaks English.) angleščina* * *[íŋgliš]transitive verbarchaic prevesti v angleščino -
16 English
['iŋɡliʃ] 1. adjective(of England or its inhabitants: three English people; the English language.) angleški2. noun(the main language of England and the rest of Britain, North America, a great part of the British Commonwealth and some other countries: He speaks English.) angleščina* * *[íŋgliš]1.adjectiveangleškiI am English — sem Anglež;2.nounangleščinaKing's, Queen's English — lepa, pravilna angleščinato abuse, mishandle, murder the King's English — kvariti jezik, slabo govoriti -
17 gross
[ɡrəus] 1. adjective1) (very bad: gross errors/indecency.) hud2) (vulgar: gross behaviour/language.) prostaški3) (too fat: a large, gross woman.) debel4) (total: The gross weight of a parcel is the total weight of the contents, the box, the wrapping etc.) celoten2. noun(the total amount (of several things added together).) celota- grossly* * *I [grous]adjective ( grossly adverb)debel, močen; bujen; surov, top, neobčutljiv; okoren, robat, neroden, neotesan; očiten; celoten, brez odbitka, bruto, kosmat; gostII [grous]nouncelota; veliki ducat (1ɔɔ kosov)in (the) gross, by the gross — v celoti, na debelojuridically in gross — ki se nanaša samo na osebo, neodvisen -
18 Latin
['lætin]noun, adjective1) ((of) the language spoken in ancient Rome: We studied Latin at school; a Latin lesson.) latinščina2) ((a person) who speaks a language derived from Latin.) romanskega izvora•- Latin American* * *[laetin]1.adjectivelatinski; romanski; rimskokatoliški;2.nounlatinščina; history Latinec; Roman -
19 universal
adjective (affecting, including etc the whole of the world or all or most people: English may become a universal language that everyone can learn and use.) univerzalen* * *[ju:nivɜ:səl]1.adjectivesplošen, občen, splošno razširjen (veljaven); univerzalen; svetoven; obsolete ves, cel, totalenuniversal language — svetovni, univerzalni jezikuniversal legatee — glavni, univerzalni dedičto meet with universal applause — naleteti na splošno odobravanje;2.nounsplošnost; philosophy splošen pojem; splošno načelo; plural splošni pojmi, univerzalije -
20 word
[wə:d] 1. noun1) (the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read).) beseda2) (a (brief) conversation: I'd like a (quick) word with you in my office.) kratek pogovor3) (news: When you get there, send word that you've arrived safely.) sporočilo4) (a solemn promise: He gave her his word that it would never happen again.) beseda2. verb(to express in written or spoken language: How are you going to word the letter so that it doesn't seem rude?) izraziti z besedami- wording- word processor
- word processing
- word-perfect
- by word of mouth
- get a word in edgeways
- in a word
- keep
- break one's word
- take someone at his word
- take at his word
- take someone's word for it
- word for word* * *I [wə:d]nounbeseda; kar je (iz)rečeno; govor; besedilo, tekst (pesmi itd.); častna beseda, obljuba; pritrditev, zagotovitev, zagotovilo; nalog, ukaz, navodilo; geslo, parola; sporočilo, obvestilo, odgovor; religion božja beseda, sveto pismo, biblija; obsolete pregovor, (iz)rek, moto; plural pričkanje, prerekanjethe words — tekst, libretoat a word — na besedo, takojin so many words — dobesedno, (na) kratkoword for word — od besede do besede, dobesednoon the word, with the word — na to besedo, po tej besedi, s to besedoin a word — z eno besedo, skratkaupon my word (of honour)! — pri moji časti! (častna beseda!); saj (toda) to ni mogoče!my word upon it! — pri moji časti! častna beseda!a word or two — beseda ali dve, nekaj besedbig words — hvalisanje, širokoustenjeburning words — ognjevite, plamteče besedefair, good words — lepe, laskave besedehigh (hard, hot, sharp, warm) words — ostre, hude, trde, jezne besedewild and whirling words — divje, nepremišljene besedemy word! — prav zares! bogme!too silly for words — preneumno, nedopovedljivo neumnoto be a man of few words — biti redkobeseden, varčevati z besedamito be better than one's word — napraviti več, kot smo obljubilito be worse than one's word — ne biti mož beseda, snesti besedoto break one's word — prelomiti svojo besedo, ne držati (svoje) besedehard words break no bones — oštevanje ne boli toliko kot palica; hude besede ne ubijajoword came that... — zvedelo se je, da...to eat one's word — snesti (svojo) besedo, preklicati svoje besedeto give one's word — dati (svojo) besedo, obljubitito hang on s.o.'s words — viseti na besedah kake osebe, pazljivo koga poslušatito have words with — pričkati se, skregati se z; spreti se zhe has not a word to throw at a dog figuratively on je prefin, da bi govoril z drugimito have no words for — ne imeti besed za, ne moči izrazitito keep one's word — držati (svojo) besedo, biti mož besedato leave word that... — sporočiti, da...to take s.o. at his word — prijeti koga za besedoto retract one's word — umakniti (nazaj vzeti, preklicati) svojo besedosend me word! — javi mi, sporoči mi!to waste words — tratiti besede, zaman govoritiII [wə:d]transitive verbizraziti (kaj) z besedami, formulirati, stilizirati, izreči (z besedami); obsolete laskati se, dobrikati se (komu)well worded letter — lepo sestavljeno pismo; intransitive verb obsolete dialectal govoriti, besedovati, uporabljati besede
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