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1 meaning
noun (the sense in which a statement, action, word etc is (intended to be) understood: What is the meaning of this phrase?; What is the meaning of his behaviour?) pomen* * *I [mí:niŋ]adjective ( meaningly adverb)pomemben; pomenljiv (pogled)II [mi:niŋ]nounpomen; namen, smoterfull of meaning — pomemben, tehtenwhat's the meaning of this? — kaj naj to pomeni?with meaning — pomemben, izrecen -
2 double-meaning
[dʌblmí:niŋ]adjective ( double-meaningly adverb)dvoumen -
3 well-meaning
[wélmí:niŋ]adjectivedobronameren, naklonjen -
4 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 -
5 literal
['litərəl]1) (following the exact meaning with no exaggeration: the literal truth.) stvaren2) (understanding the meaning by taking one word at a time: a literal translation.) dobeseden•- literally* * *I [lítərəl]adjective ( literally adverb)točen, dobeseden, veren (prevod); trezen, stvaren (prikaz); prozaičen, pust, pikolovski (človek); črkovencolloquially resničen, pravi; mathematics literal equation — algebrajska enačbaII [lítərəl]nounprinting tiskarski škrat -
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 ambiguous
[æm'biɡjuəs](having more than one possible meaning: After the cat caught the mouse, it died is an ambiguous statement (ie it is not clear whether it = the cat or = the mouse).) dvoumen- ambiguity* * *[æmbígjuəs]adjective ( ambiguously adverb)dvoumen, nejasen, dvomljiv, negotov -
9 antonym
['æntənim](a word opposite in meaning to another word: Big and small are antonyms.) antonim* * *[aentənim]nounbeseda z nasprotnim pomenom -
10 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) -
11 context
['kontekst](the parts directly before or after a word or phrase (written or spoken) which affect its meaning: This statement, taken out of its context, gives a wrong impression of the speaker's opinions.) sobesedilo* * *[kɔntekst]nounzveza, skladnost; miselna zveza, povezanost, sovisnost -
12 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
- conveyor
- conveyor belt* * *[kənvéi]transitive verb(to) poslati, prenesti, prepeljati, prevažati; izraziti, sporočiti; izročiti -
13 corruption
[-ʃən]1) (the act of corrupting.) podkupovanje2) (a word that has changed considerably from its original form: Caterpillar is probably a corruption of the Old French word `chatepelose' meaning `hairy cat'.) popačenka* * *[kərʌpšən]nounpokvarjenost; popačenost; podkupovanje; gnitje, trohnenje, razpad; ponaredek -
14 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 -
15 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 -
16 definition
[defi'niʃən]noun (an explanation of the exact meaning of a word or phrase: Is that definition accurate?) razlaga* * *[definíšən]nounopredelba, označba, razmejitev, določitev, definicija; jasnost slike -
17 devoid
[di'void]((with of) free from or lacking: That is devoid of any meaning.) brez (česa)* * *[divɔid]predicative adjective(of) prazen, oropan -
18 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 -
19 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 -
20 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
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