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21 obstacle
['obstəkl](something which prevents progress: His inability to learn foreign languages was an obstacle to his career.) ovira* * *[ɔbstəkl]nounovira, zapreka (to za, komu)sport obstacle race — tek čez zapreketo put obstacles in s.o's way — ovirati koga -
22 parrot
['pærət](a kind of bird found in warm countries, especially in South America, with a hooked bill and usually brightly-coloured feathers, that can be taught to imitate human speech.) papiga* * *I [paerət]nounzoology papiga; figuratively čvekačII [paerət]transitive verbponavljati kakor papiga, posnemati -
23 pick up
1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) naučiti se mimogrede2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) pobrati3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) naleteti na4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) pobrati se5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) dvigniti6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) uloviti7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) odkriti; prijeti* * *1.transitive verbrazkopati, odkopati (s krampom); vzdigniti, pobrati; vzeti v roke, poprijeti, na novo začeti, lotiti se česa; vzeti koga v avto, pobrati koga s ceste, priti po koga (z avtom); colloquially mimogrede spoznati koga; American slang prijeti koga, aretirati; odkriti (sled); uloviti, najti, prisluškovati (radijski oddaji); zagledati, naleteti na, najti (npr. staro sliko); slučajno izvedeti, slišati ali zagledati, mimogrede se naučiti, pobrati (npr. par tujih besed); nazaj dobiti (moč, zdravje); American pospešiti; American colloquially vzeti (račun) nase in plačati;2.intransitive verb economypostaviti se zopet na noge, opomoči si; popraviti se; seznaniti se, spoprijateljiti se ( with); povečati brzino; figuratively priti k moči -
24 practice
['præktis]1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) praksa2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) navada3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) vaja4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) praksa•- make a practice of
- put into practice* * *I [praektis]nounobičaj, navada, splošna raba, običajen postopek; urjenje, vaja; praksa, izkustvo; opravljanje česa, (zdravnikova, advokatova) praksa, pacienti, stranke, klientela; juridically postopek, pravila postopka; plural spletkarjenje, spletke; technical ravnanje, tehnika delaaeronautics practice flight — poskusni letin practice — imeti prakso, biti v vaji, praktičnoit is my practice to — navajen sem, dato make a practice of — imeti navado, daout of practice — ne imeti prakse, biti iz vajeto put in(to) practice — izvesti, praktično uporabitiII [praektis]transitive verb & intransitive verbAmerican see practise -
25 rope
[rəup] 1. noun((a) thick cord, made by twisting together lengths of hemp, nylon etc: He tied it with a (piece of) rope; a skipping rope.) vrv2. verb1) (to tie or fasten with a rope: He roped the suitcase to the roof of the car.) privezati2) (to catch with a rope; to lasso: to rope a calf.) ujeti z vrvjo•- rope in
- rope off* * *I [róup]nounvrv, konopec, motvoz; niz; figuratively smrt z obešenjem; (v cirkusu) akrobatska vrv; laso; plezalna vrv, naveza; plural slang prijem, zvijača; (o vinu, pivu) židkoston the high rope — zviška, ošabno; besnothe rope — vrv za obešanje, kazen obešanjathe ropes sport vrvi okoli ringa; boks(anje)a rope of sand figuratively podpora brez prave pomoši, nezanesljiva pomoč, varljiva sigurnostplenty of (enough) rope to hang oneself figuratively možnost, da sami sebi škodimo, drvimo v poguboto be on the ropes — (v ringu) viseti na vrveh, figuratively slang biti v brezupnem položajuto be on the high ropes figuratively prevzetovati, napihovati se, šopiriti se, biti oholto be at the end of one's rope — biti na koncu svojih sredstev, svojega življenjato give s.o. rope (plenty of rope) — dati komu (popolno) svobodo delovanja (zlasti, da se kompromitira)to give s.o. rope enough to hang himself — dati komu dovolj prilike, da se uniči, ugonobito know the ropes — biti na tekočem; dobro se spoznati na, biti dobro uveden (v stvari, ki jih drugi poznajo), poznati vse prijeme (zvijače); dobro vedeti, kaj je treba nareditiname not a rope where one has hanged himself — ne omenjaj vrvi v hiši, v kateri se je nekdo obesilto put s.o. up to the ropes — uvesti koga v, dati komu vse potrebne podatketo show s.o. the ropes — uvesti koga v (neko) deloII [róup]transitive verb & intransitive verbpritrditi (povezati, zvezati) z vrvjo, navezati (se) v navezo; nanizati na vrv(ico); figuratively pritegniti, premamiti koga ( into v); sport zadrževati konja, namenoma počasi jahati ali teči; ne razviti vseh svojih moči (o tekaču); postati židek (pivo, vino); -
26 rote
I [róut]noungola navada, mehanična spretnost, rutinaby rote — mehanično, rutinsko; na pametto learn (to do) (only) by rote — (le) mehanično, iz navade, se kaj učiti (delati)II [róut]nounAmerican hrumenje, bučanje butanja valovIII [róut]intransitive verbpo vrsti se menjavati -
27 solder
['səuldə, ]( American[) 'sodər] 1. noun(melted metal or alloy used to join one piece of metal to another.) spajka2. verb(to join (two or more pieces of metal) with solder: He soldered the broken wire back on to the transistor; I'd like to learn how to solder.) spajkati* * *[sɔ(l)də]1.nountechnicalspajka, lot; figuratively sredstvo za spajkanje, za lotanje; figuratively vezno sredstvo, vezilo, spojilo; kit, lepilo, zamazka;2.transitive verbspajkati, variti, lotati; (za)kitati, zamazatito solder up — zakrpati, izboljšati; intransitive verb biti zalotan (spajkan); biti zakrpan -
28 spell
I [spel] past tense, past participle - spelt; verb1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) črkovati2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) sestavljati (besede)3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) znati pravilno pisati4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) pomeniti•- speller- spelling II [spel] noun1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) magične besede2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) čarIII [spel] noun1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) delovna izmena2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) obdobje3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) kratek čas* * *I [spel]1.nounčarovna beseda ali formula; urok, začaranost; figuratively čar, draž, mik, privlačnost, fasciniranjeto be under a spell — biti uročèn; biti očaranto cast a spell upon s.o. — uročiti, začarati koga;2.transitive verbočarati, fasciniratiII [spel]1.noundelovni čas, delo; kratek čas, kratka doba; čas, porabljen za neko delo; (delovna) izmena, posada, posad, ekipa; Australian pavza, počitek, prosti čas; American colloquially kratka razdalja; American colloquially napad (kašlja ipd.)by spells — izmenoma, v izmenahto give s.o. a spell — zamenjati koga pri deluwait (for) a spell! — počakaj trenutek (hip)!we had a spell of fine weather — imeli smo kratko dobo lepega vremena;2.transitive verb Americanzamenjati, izmenjati, nadomestiti koga pri deluto spell a horse — dati počitka konju; intransitive verb menjati posado; Australian napraviti pavzoIII [spel]transitive verbčrkovati, brati ali izgovarjati črko za črko; sestavljati besede; pravilno pisati; pomenitito spell backward — nazaj (narobe) črkovati, figuratively nobenih težav ne imeti s pravopisomto spell out, to spell over — čitati kaj črkovaje, figuratively s težavo dešifrirati -
29 stage
I 1. [stei‹] noun(a raised platform especially for performing or acting on, eg in a theatre.) oder2. verb1) (to prepare and produce (a play etc) in a theatre etc: This play was first staged in 1928.) uprizoriti2) (to organize (an event etc): The protesters are planning to stage a demonstration.) pripraviti•- staging- stage direction
- stage fright
- stagehand
- stage manager
- stagestruck II [stei‹]1) (a period or step in the development of something: The plan is in its early stages; At this stage, we don't know how many survivors there are.) stopnja2) (part of a journey: The first stage of our journey will be the flight to Singapore.) etapa3) (a section of a bus route.) del avtobusne proge4) (a section of a rocket.) stopnja•* * *I [stéidž]noungradbeni (stavbni) oder; tribuna, podij; theatre oder, prizorišče, gledališče, figuratively dramska književnost (umetnost), igralski poklic; figuratively mesto dejavnosti (delovanja, bivanja), polje udejstvovanja, torišče; stadij, stopnja, faza, razdobje razvoja; stopnja (večstopne rakete); stojalo, mizica za mikroskop; American višina vodne gladine; history (poštna) etapna postaja, odsek ali del poti med dvema postajama, etapaby easy stages — v etapah, s pogostnimi presledkistages of appeal juridically instančna potstage whisper — igratčev šepet (na odru, da ga sliši občinstvo), figuratively šepet, ki se daleč slišistage loader mechanics platformni nakladalechanging stage — viseč gradbeni oder (npr. za pleskanje)to change horses at every stage history menjati konje na vsaki (poštni) etapni postajito go on the stage — iti h gledališču, postati igralecto put on the stage — postaviti na oder, uprizoritito quit the stage figuratively umakniti se s področja svoje dejavnostiII [stéidž]transitive verbpostaviti (dati) (igro) na gledališki oder, prirediti za oder; uprizoriti, inscenirati; figuratively pripraviti, prirediti za kaj; opremiti z odrom; technical obdati z odri; intransitive verb biti primeren za uprizoritev na gledališkem odru -
30 subtract
[səb'trækt](to take one number or quantity from another: If you subtract 5 from 8, 3 is left; In their first year at school, most children learn to add and subtract.) odšteti* * *[səbtraekt]transitive verbodtegniti, odvzeti ( from od); mathematics odšte(va)ti -
31 suck
1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) sesati2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) sesati3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) vsesati4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) biti nemogoč2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) sesanje- sucker- suck up to* * *I [sʌk]nounsesanje; vsesavanje, šum sesanja; cuzanje; vpijanje, vsrkavanje; sesajoča mlada žival; vrtinec; materino mleko; colloquially srkljaj, požirek; slang bonbon, sladkorček; slang sleparija, bluf (tudi suck-in); neuspehwhat a suck! — kakšna smola! res nisi imel sreče!to take a suck at it colloquially dobro ga srkniti, napraviti dober požirekII [sʌk]transitive verbsesati; cuzati; izmozgati, izčrpati, iztisniti; figuratively izvleči ( from iz), izmolsti, dobiti; vsesa(va)ti; dati sesati, dojiti; intransitive verb sesati (at kaj), sesati pri prsihto suck s.o.'s brain(s) — izvleči iz koga ideje (zamisli) za lastno uporabo, okoristiti se z idejami koga drugegato suck s.o.'s lifeblood figuratively piti kri komu, do zadnjega ga izkoristitito suck an orange — izsesati, iztisniti oranžosucked orange — "izžeta limona"to suck the monkey British English slang piti iz steklenice, piti s slamicoto suck s.o. to the very marrow — koga do kraja izmozgati ali izžeti -
32 table
['teibl]1) (a piece of furniture consisting of a flat, horizontal surface on legs used eg to put food on at meals, or for some games: Put all the plates on the table.) miza2) (a statement of facts or figures arranged in columns etc: The results of the experiments can be seen in table 5.) tabela3) (the people sitting at a table: The whole table heard what he said.) omizje•- table linen
- tablespoon
- tablespoonful
- table tennis
- lay/set the table* * *I [téibl]nounmiza; figuratively pogrnjena miza, jed na mizi, obed, hrana; omizje, gostje; plošča (lesena itd.) z napisom; igralna miza (za biljard) itd.; tabela, tablica, popis, register; geography plató, ravno zemljišče; technical deska; architecture plošča za oblogoat table — pri mizi, pri obedutable of contents — tabela, kazalo vsebinetable of exchanges economy tabela (za preračunavanje) tečajevthe twelve tables history juridically zakoni 12 ploščthe two tables of the law religion plošči 10 božjih zapovedito be at table — biti pri mizi, pri obeduto lay on the table — parliament odgoditi, odložiti (na kasneje)these matters are on the table figuratively o teh zadevah (stvareh) se prav zdaj razpravljato learn one's tables — učiti se poštevanke, računanjato lie on the table — ležati na mizi, figuratively biti odložen (na kasneje)to set (to lay, to spread) the table — pogrniti mizoto set the whole table laughing, in a roar — spraviti vse omizje v smeh, v krohotto turn the tables figuratively spremeniti (čemu) smer, spremeniti situacijo, obrniti vloge, obrniti srečothe tables are turned — sreča se je obrnila (drugemu v prid), vloge so obrnjeneI turned the tables on him — spravil sem ga v stisko, v težave, v katere me je on hotel spravitiII [téibl]transitive verbpoložiti na mizo; vnesti v tabelo, v tabelarni pregled, v popis; načrtati, grafično prikazati, napisati, formulirati; sestaviti, izdelati rešitev; technical vključiti, vklopiti, včepiti; American politics odgoditi; marine podložiti ali ojačiti jadro; (redko) pogostiti; intransitive verb obsolete biti na hrani, obedovati ( with pri)to table a motion, a bill parliament predložiti predlog, zakonski osnutek (za razpravo) -
33 to
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) proti, na2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) do3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) do4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.)5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.)6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) na7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) od; proti8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) po; na9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) da10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) v (skoraj) zaprtem stanju2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).)•* * *I [tu:, tu, tə]preposition (osnovni pomen k);1.(krajevno) k, proti, do, v, na, poleg, obto arms! — k orožju!next door to us — sosedna vrata, tik poleg naših vrat (poleg nas)to take one's hat off to s.o. — odkriti se komu;2.(časovno) doto time — točno, pravočasnoto live to a great age — doživeti visoko starost;3.(namera, cilj, posledica ipd.)as to... — kar se tiče...to you colloquially vam na uslugoto what purpose? — čemú?dead fallen to their hands — mrtvi, ki so padli od njihove rokethat is nothing to me — to se me ne tiče; to ni nič zamewhat is that to you? — kaj te to briga?to come to hand — priti v roke, v posesthere's to you! — na tvoje (vaše) zdravje!to drink to s.o.'s health — piti na zdravje kake osebe, nazdraviti komuwould to God (Heaven)! — daj bog!;4.(stopnja, mera, meja)to the full — do sitega, do mile voijeto a great extent — v veliki meri, zelothey were to the number of 400 — bilo jih je 400;5.(pripadnost, posest)that is all there is to it — to je vse in nič več;6.(odnos, razmerje)aversion to s.th. — odpor do česanothing to... — nič v primeri z...to all appearance — po vsem videzu, po vsej prilikito my (your etc) heart's desire — po moji (tvoji itd.) mili voljithree to dozen — tri na ducat;7.(rabi za tvorbo dajalnika)she was a good mother to him — bila mu je dobra mati;8.(za oznako nedoločnika, pred nedoločnikom)there is no one to see us — nikogar ni, ki bi nas videlwhat am I to do? — kaj naj naredim?he was seen to fall — videli so ga, kako je padelwe expect her — to come pričakujemo, da bo prišlato be honest, I should decline — če hočem biti pošten, moram odkloniti;9.(kot nadomestilo za predhodni nedoločnik)I don't go because I don't want to — ne grem, ker nočem (iti)I meant to ring you up but had no time to — nameraval sem vam telefonirati, pa nisem imel časa (telefonirati)II [tu:]adverbv normalnem (zlasti zaprtem) stanju; v mirnem položajuto and fro, to and back — sem in tjato bring s.o. to — spraviti koga k zavestito come to — priti k sebi, zavedeti se, osvestiti seto fall to — planiti (na jed, jedačo)to set to — lotiti se dela, pravilno začeti -
34 understand
1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) razumeti2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) poznati3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) uvideti•- understanding 2. noun1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) razum2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) razumevanje3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) sporazum•- make oneself understood- make understood* * *[ʌndəstaend]1.transitive verbrazumeti, umeti, pojmiti; razumeti se, spoznati se ( how to infinitive kako...); uvideti, spoznati, izkusiti; smatrati, misliti, predpostaviti, podrazumeti;2.intransitive verbrazumeti, imeti razum; biti informiran; obsolete zvedeti, slišatito understand about s.th. — biti informiran o čemto understand one another — razumeti se med seboj ( each other — eden drugega), zlágati se, harmoniratihe understands horses — razume se, spozna se na konjeI understand he died last week — zvedel sem (slišal sem, slišim), da je umrl pretekli tedenI understand that you spread these rumours — slišim (slišal sem, pravijo), da vi širite te govoriceam I to understand that this sum is meant to cover all expenses? — naj razumem (naj to pomeni), da naj ta vsota krije vse stroške?do I ( —ali am I to) understand that you refuse? — hočete s tem reči, da odklanjate?it is an understood thing that... — samo po sebi se razume, da...to give s.o. to understand — dati komu razumetito make s.o. understand — dati komu razumeti; razložiti komuto make o.s. understood in French — sporazume(va)ti se v francoščini, znati toliko francosko, da se sporazumemo (s kom)it must be clearly understood that if you go, you go alone — moramo si biti čisto na jasnem, da, če greste, greste samiwhat did you understand him to say? — kako ste razumeli njegove besede? -
35 unity
['ju:nəti]plural - unities; noun1) (the state of being united or in agreement: When will men learn to live in unity with each other?) sloga2) (singleness, or the state of being one complete whole: Unity of design in his pictures is this artist's main aim.) enotnost3) (something arranged to form a single complete whole: This play is not a unity, but a series of unconnected scenes.) enota* * *[jú:niti]nounenota; enotnost, edinstvo; sloga, složnost, solidarnost; soglasnost, harmonija; mathematics enicaat unity — složno, v slogitheatre unities of place, time and action — enotnost kraja, časa in dejanja -
36 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 -
37 world
[wə:ld]1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) svet2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) svet3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) svet4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) svet5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) svet6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) obilo7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) svet•- worldly- worldliness
- worldwide
- World Wide Web
- the best of both worlds
- for all the world
- out of this world
- what in the world? - what in the world* * *[wɜ:ld]nounsvet, Zemlja; vsemirje, vesolje, univerzum; vse, kar je na Zemlji; življenje (na Zemlji), obstanek, eksistenca; ljudje, človeška družba; skupnost ljudi; javno življenje, javnost; miljé, okolje; posvetno življenje; velika množina, masa, množica, veliko število; prostranstvofor all the world — za vse na svetu, v vsakem pogledu, popolnoma, natankofor all the world like — natanko, kotnot for worlds, not for anything in the world — za nič na svetu neout of this world colloquially fantastičen, osupljiv, izredento the world slang popolnomatired to the world slang na smrt utrujenon top of the world — na vrhuncu sreče, v sedmih nebesihcitizen of the world — svetovljanski človek, kozmopolitthe lower world — podzemlje; pekelthe New World — Novi svet, Amerikathe wise old world — dobri stari običaji, dobre stare izkušnjePrince of this world figuratively vragall the world and his wife were there — vse, kar leze in gre, je bilo tamto begin the world — (v)stopiti v (začeti) življenje, začeti kariero; od kraja začeti, biti (stati) na začetkuwho in the world is that man? — kdo vendar je oni človek?to carry the world before one — imeti hiter in popoln uspeh; imeti srečo, uspeh v življenjuto come into the world — priti na svet, roditi sewhat in the world am I to do? — kaj na svetu (vendar, za vraga) naj naredim?to forsake the world — odreči se svetu, opustiti posvetno rabo, posvetno življenjeas the world goes — v našem, sedanjem časuI would give the world to learn it — vse na svetu (ne vem kaj) bi dal, da bi to zvedelhow goes the world with you? — kako je kaj z vami?to have the world before one figuratively imeti življenje pred sebojto let the world slide figuratively pustiti vse teči (potekati, iti), kot prideto live out of the world — živeti sam zase, odmaknjen od sveta, samotaritito make a noise in the world figuratively postati slavenwhat will the world say? — kaj bodo rekli ljudje? -
38 yourself
plural yourselves [jɔ:sélf, -sélvz]pronoun (v zvezi z you — ali z velelnikom);1.(poudarjeno, emfatično) (ti) sam, (vi, Vi) samiyou yourself told me, you told me yourself — vi sami ste mi povedaliyou must see for yourself — sam moraš videti, se prepričatiyou are not yourself today — danes te ni moč prepoznati, nisi praviyou are not quite yourself after this illness — nisi čisto pravi, nisi še dober po tej bolezniwhat will you do with yourself today? — kaj boš delal (počenjal) danes?by yourself — (ti) sam, brez (tuje) pomočido you learn French by yourself? — ali se sami učite francosko?;2.reflexivese, sebe, si, sebibe yourself! — vzemi se skupaj!, pridi spet k sebi!help yourself! — postrezi(te) si, vzemi(te) si!don't trouble yourself! — ne trudi(te) se!pull yourselves together! — vzemite se skupaj!shut the door behind yourself! — zapri(te) vrata za seboj!how's yourself? slang kako pa kaj ti?, kako pa gre tebi? -
39 au pair
[,ou 'pə(r)](a young person from abroad employed by a family to look after the children and help with the housework in return for room, meals, pocket money and an opportunity to learn the language: a French au pair; an au pair girl.) -
40 bagpipes
(a wind instrument consisting of a bag fitted with pipes, played in Scotland etc: He wants to learn to play the bagpipes.) dude
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learn — W1S1 [lə:n US lə:rn] v past tense and past participle learned or learnt [lə:nt US lə:rnt] especially BrE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(subject/skill)¦ 2¦(find out)¦ 3¦(remember)¦ 4¦(change your behaviour)¦ 5 somebody has learned their lesson 6 learn (something) the … Dictionary of contemporary English
learn — [ lɜrn ] (past tense and past participle learned [ lɜrnt ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to gain knowledge or experience of something, for example by being taught: a bright girl who is already learning the alphabet research into how… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Learn — (l[ e]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Learned} (l[ e]rnd), or {Learnt} (l[ e]rnt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Learning}.] [OE. lernen, leornen, AS. leornian; akin to OS. lin[=o]n, for lirn[=o]n, OHG. lirn[=e]n, lern[=e]n, G. lernen, fr. the root of AS. l[=ae]ran … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
learn — learn; learn·able; learn·er; learn·ing; re·learn; un·learn; … English syllables
learn — [lʉrn] vt. learned or Chiefly Brit. learnt, learning [ME lernen, to learn, teach < OE leornian (akin to Ger lernen) < WGmc * liznōn (akin to Goth laisjan, to teach) < IE base * leis , track, furrow > L lira, furrow] 1. to get… … English World dictionary
Learn — Learn, v. i. To acquire knowledge or skill; to make progress in acquiring knowledge or skill; to receive information or instruction; as, this child learns quickly. [1913 Webster] Take my yoke upon you and learn of me. Matt. xi. 29. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
learn — lərn vb, learned lərnd, lərnt also learnt lərnt; learn·ing vt to acquire (a change in behavior) by learning vi to acquire a behavioral tendency by learning learn·er n … Medical dictionary
learn´ed|ly — learn|ed «LUR nihd», adjective. showing or requiring knowledge; scholarly; erudite: »a learned professor, learned pursuits. SYNONYM(S): educated. –learn´ed|ly, adverb. –learn´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
learn|ed — «LUR nihd», adjective. showing or requiring knowledge; scholarly; erudite: »a learned professor, learned pursuits. SYNONYM(S): educated. –learn´ed|ly, adverb. –learn´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
learn — (v.) O.E. leornian to get knowledge, be cultivated, study, read, think about, from P.Gmc. *liznojan (Cf. O.Fris. lernia, M.Du. leeren, Du. leren, O.H.G. lernen, Ger. lernen to learn, Goth. lais I know ), with a base sense of to follow or find the … Etymology dictionary
learn — verb. 1. The past form and past participle are in BrE either learned (pronounced lernd or lernt) or learnt (pronounced lernt); learned is more usual as the past form and, in AmE, as both past form and past participle. Examples: • So, what was… … Modern English usage