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1 clarify
(to make or become clear (in meaning etc): Would you please clarify your last statement?) razjasniti (se)* * *[klaerifai]transitive verb & intransitive verbrazbistriti, očistiti, razjasniti (se) -
2 qualify
1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) usposobiti (se)2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) diplomirati3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) uvrstiti se4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) označevati•- qualified
- qualifying* * *[kwɔlifai]1.transitive verbkvalificirati, usposobiti ( for za, for being, to be; to qualify o.s. usposobiti se); pooblastiti, avtorizirati, dati pravico ( for za); označiti (as); modificirati, prikrojiti, omejiti; omiliti, ublažiti (npr. pripombo); razredčiti (pijačo); grammar pobliže določiti;2.intransitive verbkvalificirati se, usposobiti se, dokazati potrebno usposobljenost ( for za, as kot); sport kvalificirati se ( for; ŋing round izločilna runda); izpolnjevati pravne pogoje; (zlasti American) priseči -
3 decipher
1) (to translate (writing in code) into ordinary, understandable language: They deciphered the spy's letter.) dešifrirati2) (to make out the meaning of (something which is difficult to read): I can't decipher his handwriting.) razvozlati* * *[disáifə]transitive verbdešifrirati, razrešiti, razbrati, uganiti, razvozlati; archaic razločevati -
4 define
(to fix or state the exact meaning of: Words are defined in a dictionary.) določiti- definition* * *[difáin]transitive verbdefinirati, označiti, določiti, razložiti, omejiti, karakterizirati -
5 interpret
[in'tə:prit]1) (to translate a speaker's words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers: He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted.) tolmačiti2) (to explain the meaning of: How do you interpret these lines of the poem?) razlagati3) (to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one's performance of it: The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist.) interpretirati•- interpreter* * *[intɜ:prit]1.transitive verbrazlagati, podajati, tolmačiti, interpretirati, prevesti;2.intransitive verbbiti tolmač, tolmačiti, razlagati si -
6 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skop2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) grd3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) popadljiv4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) reven•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) srednji2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) povprečen2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) sredinaIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) pomeniti2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) nameravati•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) pomenljiv- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *I [mi:n]adjectivenizek, navaden, manjvreden (stan, rod); boren, reven, oguljen, odrgnjen, umazan; nepomemben; prostaški, nizkoten, podel; skop, stiskaški; American colloquially popadljiv, hudoben (konj); American colloquially bolehenno mean foe — sovražnik, ki ni za podcenjevanjeno mean scholar — pametna glava. pomemben učenjakAmerican mean white — siromašen belec na jugu ZDAAmerican to feel mean over — sramovati se česaII [mi:n]adjectivesrednji, povprečenIII [mi:n]nounsredina; povprečje, povprečnost; (plural z glagolom v singular) sredstvo, način; plural premoženjeto be a means of — bitt česa kriv, biti povod za kajby all (manner of) means — vsekakor, na vsak način, za vsako cenoBritish English means test — preveritev premoženjskih razmer delavca, ki prejema socialno podporoIV [mi:n]1.transitive verbnameravati, imeti vmislih, kaniti, hoteti; (zlasti pasiv) nameniti ( for za); meniti, misliti; pomeniti;2.intransitive verbpomeniti (to komu)to mean mischief — imeti zlobne namene, imeti kaj za bregomto mean well (ill) by ( —ali to) s.o. — dobro (slabo) komu želeti, biti komu (ne)naklonjenwhat do you mean by it? — kaj hočeš s tem reči?, kaj naj to pomeni?to mean little to s o. — komu malo pomenitiI mean you to go — želim, da greš -
7 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) senca2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) senca3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) senčnik4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) odtenek5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) malenkost2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) zasenčiti2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) senčiti3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) prelivati se•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade* * *I [šéid]nounsenca; tema; hlad, svežina; poetically senčno, temno mesto; plural senčnat prostor; (večerne) sence, somrak; figuratively delovanje kontrastov; osenčenje, šatiranje; niansa, komaj opazna razlika; malenkost, neznatna količina; zaslon, senčnik, sončnik; poetically dialectal senca (telesa); poetically dah (umrlega), plural kraljestvo senc, duhov; plural figuratively vinska klet; (plural) skrit, odmaknjen kraj, skritostamong the shades figuratively v kraljestvu umrlih; mrteveye-shade — senčnik, ščitnik za očithe realm of the shades — kraljestvo duhov, podzemeljski svetto be in the shade — biti v senci (skrit), neopažen; malo znanto cast (to put, to throw) into the shade — zasenčiti, prekositito leave in the shade — močno prekositi, zasenčitiII [šeid]1.transitive verbzasenčiti, vreči senco na, zatemniti; zakriti, skriti ( from pred); (za)ščititi ( with z); niansirati, šatirati, potemniti; commerce postopoma nižati (cene)he shaded his eyes with his hand — držal je roko pred očmi;2.intransitive verbpostopoma prehajati v drugo barvo -
8 make
[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) narediti2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) pripraviti koga do česa3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) narediti4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) zaslužiti5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) znašati6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) postati7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) oceniti8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) imenovati9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?)2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) znamka- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to* * *I [méik]noundelo, izdelovanje; economy izdelek, fabrikat, proizvod, (tovarniška) znamka; kroj, fasona; technical vrsta, oblika, tip, proizvodnja; postava, stas; zgradba (zgodbe); electrical spoj, kontakt; napoved aduta (bridge), mešanje kartof best English make — najboljše angl. kvaliteteelectrical to be at make — biti spojenslang to be on the make — biti na lovu za denarjem, za dobičkom; vzpenjati se (družbeno)British English nautical make and mend — prost čas za mornarjeII [méik]1.transitive verbdelati, napraviti; izdelati, izdelovati (from, of, out, of iz); predelati, predelovati, tvoriti, oblikovati (to, into v); pripraviti (kavo, čaj); uvesti (pravila, zakone), sestaviti, spisati (pesem); zbrati (glasove); ustvariti; figuratively napraviti kaj iz koga (to make a doctor of s.o.); povzročiti, prinašati (zadovoljstvo); pokazati se, postaviti, biti ( she ŋs him a good wife); znesti, znašati; imenovati za ( he was made a general); (z nedoločnikom brez "to" v aktivu, s "to" v pasivu) pripraviti koga do česa (they made him talk, he was made to talk); meniti, misliti, predstavljati si ( what do you make of it); colloquially imeti koga za kaj ( I make him an honest man); zaslužiti, ustvariti dobiček; doseči (hitrost), premeriti (pot); slang zapeljati, posiliti; prispeti (ladja v pristanišče), doseči; nautical zagledati (kopno); British English jesti; imeti (govor); mešati karte; electrical spojiti American slang identificirati koga;2.intransitive verbnameniti se, poskusiti, napotiti se, peljati (pot) razprostirati se, teči (reka) (to); nastopiti (plima), naraščati (voda); figuratively povzročiti, pripeljati doto make allowance for — upoštevati, biti uvidevento make amends for — odškodovati, oddolžiti se za kajto make as if ( —ali as though) — pretvarjati se, hlinitias you make your bed so you must lie upon it — kakor boš postlal, tako bož ležalto make believe — pretvarjati se, hlinitito make a bid for — truditi se za, potegovati se za kajto make bold — drzniti si, upati sito make no bones about — povedati odkrito brez strahu, požvižgati se na kajto make or break s.o. — pripeljati koga do uspeha ali polomato make a clean breast of — priznati, olajšati si srceto make the best of — izkoristiti kar najbolje, napraviti kar se le da, sprijazniti se s čimto make clear — objasniti, razložitito make the door upon s.o. — zapreti komu vratato make a difference to — biti važno, spremeniti stvarto make both ends meet — shajati s svojimi sredstvi, prilagoditi izdatke dohodkomto make eyes at — spogledovati se, zaljubljeno koga gledatito make excuses — opravičevati se, izgovarjati se, izvijati seto make an exhibition of o.s. — spozabiti seto make a fool of o.s. — biti za norcato make a fool of s.o. — imeti koga za norcato make free with — brez zadrege uporabljati, razpolagati s čimto make fun ( —ali game) of — zasmehovati koga, zafrkavatito make s.th. good — povrniti, kriti, nadoknaditito make a hash of — pokvariti, zavozlati (zgodbo)American to make a hit — postati popularento make o.s. at home — biti kakor domaAmerican to make it — uspetinautical to make it so — izvršiti nalogto make it hot for s.o. — naščuvati javnost proti komu, preganjati kogato make things humorously gladko izpeljati (da teče kot po maslu)to make known — sporočiti, objavitito make land — zagledati kopno, pripluti v pristaniščeto make light ( —ali little) of — podcenjevati, nalahko jematislang to make like — posnematito make one's own life — živeti svoje življenje, hoditi svojo potto make love to — ljubimkati, spolno občevati s komto make one's mark — napraviti karijero, izkazati seto make merry — hrupno proslavljati, bučno se veselitito make minoemeat of — izpodbiti, popolnoma premagatito make money — dobro zaslužiti, obogatetito make s.o.'s mouth water — vzbuditi zavist ali željoto make move — lotiti se česa, odpraviti se, krenitito make much of — ceniti, pripisovati važnost čemu, imeti od česa veliko koristito make a name for o.s. — napraviti si imeto make a noise in the world — postati slaven, zaslovetito make nothing of — ne razumeti, biti zmedento make of — tolmačiti, razlagati sito make the pace — voditi, diktirati tempoto make passes at — objemati, ljubkovati, dvoritito make one's pile — obogateti, spraviti denar na kupto make a plunge — lotiti se brez pomisleka, visoko stavitinautical to make port — pripluti v pristaniščeto make a point of — vztrajati pri čem, predvsem se potruditito make a practice of — imeti navado, navaditi seto make a racket — biti zelo hrupen, razgrajatito make sail — odpluti, odjadratito make o.s. scarce — izginitito make no secret of — ne prikrivati, odkrito pokazati ali povedatito make shift with — pomagati si, nekako ureditito make s.o. sit up — koga zelo presenetitito make s.o. sore — razjeziti koganautical to make sternway — ritensko pluti, zaostajati, nazadovatito make a stand — zaustaviti se, postaviti se v bran (vojska)to make a clean sweep of — dobro pomesti, vse odstranitito make a touch — sposoditi si, poskušati si sposoditito make hacks for — odpraviti se kam, napotiti seAmerican to make the team — biti sprejet v moštvoto make a trial of — poskusiti, preizkusiti kajto make o.s. understood — jasno se izrazitito make way — utreti si pot, napredovatito make s.o. out of his wits — spraviti koga ob pamet -
9 double
1. adjective1) (of twice the (usual) weight, size etc: A double whisky, please.) dvojen2) (two of a sort together or occurring in pairs: double doors.) dvojen3) (consisting of two parts or layers: a double thickness of paper; a double meaning.) dvojen4) (for two people: a double bed.) dvojen2. adverb1) (twice: I gave her double the usual quantity.) dvakratno2) (in two: The coat had been folded double.) dvakratno3. noun1) (a double quantity: Whatever the women earn, the men earn double.) dvojna količina2) (someone who is exactly like another: He is my father's double.) dvojnik4. verb1) (to (cause to) become twice as large or numerous: He doubled his income in three years; Road accidents have doubled since 1960.) podvojiti (se)2) (to have two jobs or uses: This sofa doubles as a bed.) imeti dvojno rabo•- doubles- double agent
- double bass
- double-bedded
- double-check
- double-cross
- double-dealing 5. adjective(cheating: You double-dealing liar!) hinavski6. adjectivea double-decker bus.) dvonadstropen- double figures
- double-quick
- at the double
- double back
- double up
- see double* * *I [dʌbl]adjective ( doubly adverb)dvojen, dvakraten; ojačen; paren, podvojen; neodkrit, dvoličen; dvosmiseln; upognjen, preganjendouble Dutch — "španska vas"nautical double skull — dvojec s krmarjemII [dʌbl]adverbdvakratno, dvojno; v paru, v parihto play double — hliniti, biti neodkritIII [dʌbl]noundvojna širina ali količina; duplikat, dvojnik; vijuga (reke); (tenis) igra v parih; hitra hoja, telovadni korak; dvojna stava; military nagli korakIV [dʌbl]1.transitive verbpodvojiti; upogniti, upogibati, zložiti, zgibati; stisniti (pest); obpluti; ponoviti;2.intransitive verbpodvojiti, upogniti (se); nazaj se obrniti, nazaj teči; sključiti setheatre to double parts — igrati dvojno vlogo -
10 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) kup2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) smer; pomen2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) biti gnan; nositi2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) tavati•- drifter- driftwood* * *I [drift]nounnaplavina, prodovina; zamet, kup, metež; tok, smer; vodoravni rov; brod; gonilna moč; namen, težnja; zanos; pomen; prebijalo; viseča ribiška mreža; pašnik; neodločnostto see the drift of s.o.'s remark — videti, kam pes taco molito catch s.o.'s drift — razumeti, kaj ima kdo za bregomgeology glacial drift — morenaII [drift]1.intransitive verbbiti gnan; kopičiti se; ( into) biti potegnjen; razvijati se;2.transitive verbgnati, nositi, nabirati, kopičiti -
11 it
1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) ono, to2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.)4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)•- its- itself* * *I1.personal pronounono, to (v slovenščini se navadno ne prevaja)it writes well — (svinčnik itd.) dobro pišeOh, it was you — ah, ti si bil;2.subjekt brezosebnih glagolov in konstrukcijwhat time is it? — koliko je ura?how is it with your promise? — kako pa kaj s tvojo obljubo?it is 6 miles to — je šest milj do;3.poudarjena oblikait is to him that you should turn — nanj bi se moral obrniti;4.za predlogiof it — od tega, iz tegato it — k temu, na tem;5.nedoločni objektconfound it! — da bi ga vrag pocitralto go it — spustiti se v kaj, lotiti se česato foot it — iti peš, plesatito run for it — teči po kaj, teči na varno, teči na vlak itd.I take it that — domnevam, dalittle was left of it — od tega je malo ostalo;6.reflexivesebe, se, sebi, si, s seboj (za predlogi)IInouncolloquially nekaj posebnega, vrhunec; colloquially spolna privlačnost; British English colloquially martinihe was it — ni mu bilo enakega, bil je silno privlačen -
12 pun
1. noun(a type of joke in which words are used that have a similar sound, but a different meaning: One example of a pun would be `A pun is a punishable offence'.) besedna igra2. verb(to make a pun.) igrati se z besedami* * *I [pʌn]1.nounbesedna igra;2.intransitive verbigrati se z besedamiII [pʌn]transitive verbteptati (zemljo), topotati z nogami -
13 sign
1. noun1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) znamenje2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) znak3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) znamenje4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) znamenje2. verb1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) podpisati (se)2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) podpisati (se)3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) pomigniti•- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up* * *I [sáin]nounznak, znamenje; pismeni znak; signal; pomig, kretnja, mahanje z roko; astronomy živalski krog; čudežno znamenje na nebu; music & mathematics predznak, interpunkcija; simbol, tajna oznaka, značilna poteza; podpis; izvesek, napis (krčme, brivnice itd.); medicine simptomsign and countersign — tajni znak(i) za sporazumevanje (zaveznikov), gesloa sign of decay — znak, znamenje propadanjaminus sign, negative sign — znak minus (-)plus sign — znak plus (+)to give s.o. a sign — dati komu znakto make no sign — ne se premakniti, nobenega znaka (življenja) ne dati od sebe, ne se branitito speak by signs — govoriti z znaki, s kretnjamiII [sain]transitive verb & intransitive verbzaznamovati, označiti; podpisati, signirati; figuratively zapečatiti; dati (komu) znak, pomigniti, namigniti, pomahati (z roko); commerce nameniti ( for za kaj); religion napraviti križ nad, blagoslovitihe signed to me to come — pomignil mi je, naj pridemto sign o.s. with the sign of the cross — podpisati se s križcemto sign on the dotted line — podpisati se na pikčasti črti, figuratively sprejeti pogoje, slepo slediti, suženjsko se pokoravati -
14 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) napeti (se)2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) pretegniti, napenjati3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) izkušati4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) precediti2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napetost, obremenitev2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) preobremenjenost3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) izvin4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) obremenitev•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) vrsta2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) nagnjenje, poteza3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) zvoki* * *I [stréin]nounpritisk, vlek, poteg, natezanje, napetost, moč; obremenjenost; (pre)napenjanje, prizadevanje, trud, teženje; obremenitev, breme, napor; izpah, izvin; technical deformacija, poklina, razpoka, lom; izbruh, ploha (besedi), tirada, ton, stil, način izražanja; (često plural) zvoki, melodije; stih, verz, odstavek; razpoloženje; (redko) višek, stopnjaunder a strain — zdelan, živčno uničen, pri kraju z živcimartial strains — bojevite melodije, vojaška muzikathe strain on the rope — napetost, nategnjenost vrviit is a strain colloquially to človeka zdelato impose a strain on a machine — preobremeniti stroj, preveč zahtevati od strojaII [stréin]1.transitive verbnategniti, napeti; (pre)napenjati, pretegniti, (i)zviniti, izpahnitito strain every nerve — napeti vse živce, vse od sebe datito strain one's wrist — izviniti si zapestje; technical upogniti, zverižiti, (preveč) raztegniti, deformirati, preoblikovati; forsirati, silo delati; prekoračiti, preveč zahtevati, precenjevati, previsoko ocenitito strain the meaning of a word — forsirati, silo delati pomenu besedeto strain one's credit (one's powers, one's rights) — prekoračiti svoj kredit (svoja pooblastila, svoje pravice)to strain one's strength — precenjevati svojo moč; precediti, filtrirati, pasirati (tudi out)to strain out coffee grounds — (pre)filtrirati kavino goščo; (močno) stisniti (to k), objeti; obsolete (pri)siliti, primorati, priganjati;2.intransitive verbvleči, trgati; (do skrajnosti) se napenjati, si prizadevati, se truditi (for, after za), stremeti (for, after po); upogniti se, (s)kriviti se, zviti se; teči, curljati skozi, pronicati (o tekočini); ustrašiti se (at pred), osupniti, ostrmeti, ustaviti se (at ob), imeti preveč pomislekovhe strains too much after effect — on preveč stremi, se lovi za efektiIII [stréin]nounrod, družina, linija; biology rasa, čista linija; (rasni) znak, poteza, primes; poreklo, izvor; (dedno) nagnjenje, dispozicija, poteza (v značaju); soj, vrsta, sorta; obsolete oploditeva strain of Greek blood — (značilna) lastnost (poteza, kanec) grške krvia strain of fanaticism — sled (nadih, poteza) fanatičnosti -
15 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? -
16 wring
[riŋ]past tense, past participle - wrung; verb1) (to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure: He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt.) ožeti2) (to clasp and unclasp (one's hands) in desperation, fear etc.) viti (roke)•- wringer- wringing wet* * *I [riŋ]nounožemanje, ovijanje, stiskanje, izcejanje; krepak stisk (roke); technical stiskalnica (za vino); ožemalnikto give s.th. a wring — ožeti kajII [riŋ]1.transitive verbiztisniti, izžeti (sadje itd.), stiskati, izžemati, ožeti; zviti, zaviti (vrat), oviti, lomiti, viti (roke); skriviti, skremžiti (obraz); izkriviti, popačiti (pomen); iztisniti, izsiliti (davek, denar); stisniti (komu roko); figuratively stiskati (srce), mučitito wring s.o.'s hand — stisniti komu rokoto wring a confession from s.o. — izsiliti priznanje iz kogato wring money from ( —ali of) s.o. — izsiliti, izžeti denar iz kogahe wrings my words from their true meaning — on pači pravi pomen mojih besed;2.intransitive verbzviti se, kriviti se; povzročati bolečino, mučiti -
17 convey
[kən'vei]1) (to carry: Huge ships convey oil from the Middle East.) prevažati2) (to transfer the ownership of (property by legal means).) prenesti•- conveyancing
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- conveyor belt* * *[kənvéi]transitive verb(to) poslati, prenesti, prepeljati, prevažati; izraziti, sporočiti; izročiti -
18 elude
[i'lu:d]1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) izmakniti se2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) ne biti jasno•- elusive* * *[ilú:d]transitive verbizogniti se, uiti, izmakniti se; juridically obiti (zakon); ne priti na misel; ne zadovoljiti -
19 misunderstand
past tense, past participle - misunderstood; verb(to take a wrong meaning from: She misunderstood what I said.) napačno razumeti* * *[misəndəstaend]transitive verbnapačno razumeti -
20 preen
[pri:n]1) ((of birds) to arrange (the feathers): The sea-gulls were preening themselves / their feathers.) čistiti si perje2) (used unkindly, meaning to attend to one's appearance: The woman was preening herself in front of the mirror.) lišpati se* * *[pri:n]transitive verbčistiti perje s kljunom (ptica), urediti (lase)to preen o.s. — čistiti se, čedno se oblečito preen o.s. over a thing — domišljati si
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