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21 responsible
[-səbl]1) (having a duty to see that something is done etc: We'll make one person responsible for buying the food for the trip.) odgovoren2) ((of a job etc) having many duties eg the making of important decisions: The job of manager is a very responsible post.) odgovoren3) ((with for) being the cause of something: Who is responsible for the stain on the carpet?) odgovoren4) ((of a person) able to be trusted; sensible: We need a responsible person for this job.) zanesljiv5) ((with for) able to control, and fully aware of (one's actions): The lawyer said that at the time of the murder, his client was not responsible for his actions.) prišteven* * *[rispɔnsibl]adverb ( responsibly adverb)odgovoren, poln odgovornosti; zanesljiv, zaupanja vreden; prišteven ( for za); commerce ki more plačati, solventen, solidenresponsible government — vlada, ki se mora zagovarjati (pred parlamentom)to be responsible for — biti odgovoren za, jamčiti, nositi odgovornost za, odgovarjati za -
22 retain
[rə'tein]1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) obdržati2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) zadržati* * *[ritéin]transitive verbobdržati, čvrsto držati, zadržati; ohraniti; ne vrniti; rezervirati (sedež), zaarati si, dati aro; zagotoviti si usluge, zlasti odvetnika, s predhodnim dogovorom ali plačanjem; zapomniti si, ne pozabiti, obdržati v spominuthe bottle still retains the smell of... — steklenica ima še vedno duh po... -
23 seek
[si:k]past tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) iskati2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) poskušati•* * *[si:k]transitive verbiskati, poiskati; (po)skušati, skukati doseči, prizadevati si, težiti; archaic obrniti se (to do, na); intransitive verb iskati (for s.th. kaj)seek (out)! hunting išči! (klic psu)to seek s.o.'s advice (aid) — iskati pri kom nasveta (pomoči)to seek one's bed — leči, iti v posteljoto seek (a lady) in marriage — prositi za roko, zasnubitihe seeks my life figuratively on mi streže po življenjuto seek s.th. of s.o. — izprositi kaj od kogato be to seek archaic manjkati, ne biti na razpolagohe is to seek in intelligence archaic manjka mu inteligence; -
24 slick
I [slik] adjective(clever especially in a sly or dishonest way; smart: That was a very slick move!) premeten- slickly- slickness II [slik] noun((also oil-slick) a broad band of oil floating on the surface of the sea etc: An oil-slick is threatening the coast.) oljni madež* * *[slik]1.adjectivegladek, polzek (o ribi); figuratively spreten, vešč, okreten; rafiniran, jeguljast; slang spreten, sijajen, "prima", famozen; slang kot namazana slick lawyer — prebrisan odvetnik;2.adverb colloquiallyhitro, gladko, urno, kot namazano, točno, naravnosthe hit me slick in the eye — udaril (zadel) me je naravnost v oko;3.noungladka, bleščeča površina; oljni madež (na vodi); technical lopatica, ometača; American slang eleganten magazin (revija);4.transitive verb (= slick up) (z)gladiti, (s)polirati -
25 solicitor
noun (a lawyer who prepares legal documents and briefs, gives legal advice, and (in the lower courts only) speaks on behalf of his clients.) odvetnik* * *[səlísitə]nounjuridically nižji odvetnik, pravni zastopnik (ki ne sme zastopati pravnih primerov pred rednimi sodišči)American slang agent, nabiralec; juridically Solicitor General — drugi najvišji državni pravdnik; American namestnik pravosodnega ministra -
26 sort
[so:t] 1. noun(a class, type or kind: I like all sorts of books; She was wearing a sort of crown.) vrsta2. verb(to separate into classes or groups, putting each item in its place: She sorted the buttons into large ones and small ones.) sortirati- sorter- of a sort / of sorts
- out of sorts
- sort of
- sort out* * *I [so:t]nounobsolete usoda; žreb; prerokovanje (z žrebom)II [sɔ:t]nounvrsta, sorta, kategorija, razred; kakovost; način; število; printing garnitura črk; plural razpoloženjea sort of — neke vrste, nekakafter a sort, in a sort — nekako, v neki meriin some sort — do neke mere, nekakoout of sorts colloquially čemeren, ne v redu, bolanof all sorts — vseh vrst, vsake vrsteof a sort, of sorts — slabe vrstea lawyer of a sort — odvetnik, vsaj po imenuhe is my sort — on je moje vrste, on je tak kot jazIII [sɔ:t]transitive verbrazvrstiti, razporediti, sortirati, kategorizirati; oddeliti, izločiti, izbrati; intransitive verb skladati se, ujemati se, harmonirati; družiti se (z), povezati se (z)to sort out — razvrstiti, izbrati, odbrati, oddeliti -
27 act on
1) (to do something following the advice etc of someone: I am acting on the advice of my lawyer.) delovati skladno z2) (to have an effect on: Certain acids act on metal.) učinkovati na -
28 act on behalf of / act for
(to do something for (someone else); to act as the representative of (someone): My lawyer is acting on my behalf; He is also acting on behalf of my mother; She is acting for the headmaster in his absence.) predstavljati
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