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41 prefix
['pri:fiks](a syllable or syllables put at the beginning of another word to change its meaning: dislike; unemployed; remake; ineffective.) predpona* * *I [prí:fiks]noungrammar prefiks, predpona; naslov pred imenom (dr., g. itd.)II [pri:fíks]transitive verbpostaviti pred kaj; grammar dati besedi predpono; dodati odlomek, poglavje (v knjigi) -
42 primary
* * *I [práiməri]adjective ( primarily adverb)prvi, prvoten, izviren, začeten; prvenstven, glaven, osnoven, temeljen; physics chemistry primaren; geology paleozojskiprimary rocks — prakamenje, pragorovjelinguistics primary accent — glavni naglas (besede)juridically primary evidence — zakonito dokazilo, zadosten dokazjuridically primary liability — neposredno poroštvo, neposredna zavezaeconomy primary share — temeljna delnicaeconomy primary product — prvinagrammar primary tenses — sedanji, pretekli in prihodnji časII [práiməri]nounglavna stvar, osnovna stvar; osnovna barva (tudi primary colour); zoology glavno letalno pero (tudi primary quill ali feather), sprednje krilo pri insektih (tudi primary wing); electrical primarni tok (tudi primary circuit); astronomy glavni planet (tudi primary planet); American politics predvolilno zborovanje (tudi primary assembly ali meeting) za izbiro kandidata -
43 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 -
44 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 -
45 seize, seise
[si:z]1.transitive verbprijeti, z(a)grabiti, (po)seči po; polastiti se, prisvojiti si; ujeti, osvojiti; izkoristiti (priliko); lotiti se; zaseči, zapleniti, odvzeti, konfiscirati; razumeti, dojeti, doumeti; nautical pritrditi z nekaj navoji vrvi, čvrsto zvezati; figuratively fascinirati, prevzeti;2.intransitive verbpriti do (česa), domoči se (upon s.th. česa); oprijeti se (on s.th. česa); zatakniti seto seize, seise an opportunity — pograbiti prilikoto seize, seise the meaning — razumeti, doumeti pomen (of česa)to seize, seise a pretext — poslužiti se izgovorato seize, seise a weapon — zgrabiti orožjeto seize, seise s.o. by the neck — zgrabiti koga za vratto be seize, seised of s.th. — zavedati se česahe was seize, seised with apoplexy — kap ga je zadelapanic seize, seised the crowd — panika se je polastila množice -
46 sense
[sens] 1. noun1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) čut(ilo)2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) občutek3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) občutek, smisel4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) zdrav razum5) (a meaning (of a word).) pomen6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) smisel2. verb(to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) zavedati se- senselessly
- senselessness
- senses
- sixth sense* * *I [sens]nounčut, čutilo, občutek, čustvo; (zdrava) pamet, (zdrav) razum; smisel, pomen; sodba, mnenje; uvidevnost; plural razumnost, pametnost; bistrost; splošno naziranje ali mnenjethe sense of hearing — čut sluha, sluhcommon (good, sound) sense — zdrava pamet, zdrav razumin a sense — v nekem pogledu, nekakoliteral (figurative, proper) sense of a word — dobesedni (preneseni, pravi) pomen (neke) besedebe a man of sense! — bodi no pameten!are you out of your senses? — si ob pamet?, si znorel?to come to one's senses — priti k pameti, spametovati se; zavedati seshe had not the sense to turn off the gas — ni ji prišlo na pamet, da bi zaprla plinto make sense of s.th. — dati čemu smisel, razumeti kajit does not make sense — (to) nima nobenega smisla, to je nerazumljivoto recover one's senses — priti spet k pameti, spet se zavedetihave you taken leave of your senses? — si ob pamet? si znorel?talk sense! — govori pametno!II [sens]transitive verbzazna(va)ti, občutiti; nejasno se zavedati, slutiti; American colloquially razumeti, doumeti, dojeti, kapirati -
47 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 -
48 significant
[siɡ'nifikənt]1) (important; having an important effect: a significant event/development.) pomemben2) (having a special meaning; meaningful: a significant look/smile.) pomenljiv3) (considerable; marked: There was no significant change in the patient's condition; There was a significant drop in the number of road accidents last year.) upoštevanja vreden* * *[signífikənt]adjective ( significantly adverb)značilen, važen ( for za), ki ima kak pomen, pomemben, pomenljiv; signifikanten -
49 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 -
50 suffix
(a small part added to the end of a word that changes the meaning: goodness; quickly; advisable; misty; yellowish.) pripona* * *I [sʌfiks]noungrammar pripona, sufiks; dodatekII [səfíks, sʌfiks]transitive verbdodati, pridati (to čemu); grammar dodati kot pripono; intransitive verb privzeti pripono -
51 take on
1) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) prevzeti2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) vzeti3) ((with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc: I'll take you on at tennis.) izzvati na igro4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) dobiti5) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) sprejeti6) (to be upset: Don't take on so!) razburjati se* * *transitive verb vzeti (nase), prevzeti; vzeti (v službo, na ladjo itd.); najeti; peljati, odvesti dalje, naprej; nadeti si, privzeti; sport vzeti za soigralca; sprejeti (stavo, delo, službo); intransitive verb stopiti v službo; colloquially razburjati se, gristi se (at zaradi), besneti, postavljati se, prevzetovati, delati se važnega, vihati nosto take on s.o. at golf — igrati golf s kom -
52 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? -
53 void
[void] 1. adjective1) (not valid or binding: The treaty has been declared void.) neveljaven2) ((with of) lacking entirely: a statement void of meaning.) prazen2. noun(a huge empty space, especially (with the) outer space: The rocket shot up into the void; Her death left a void in her husband's life.) praznina* * *I [vɔid]adjective ( voidly adverb)prazen, izpraznjen; nezaseden, vakanten, prost (mesto, služba); poetically jalov, neuspešen, ničev, brezkoristen, neučinkovit; neveljavenvoid of — ki nima, (ki je) brez (česa)she is void of affectation — ona ni afektirana, je naravnanull and void juridically neveljaven, brez zakonske veljave; ničevII [vɔid]nounpraznina, prazen prostor; vrzel; figuratively občutek praznine, zapuščenostiIII [vɔid]transitive verbizprazniti, izvreči, izločiti (o prebavi); uničiti, ukiniti, razveljaviti, proglasiti za neveljavno; (redko) zapustiti, izprazniti -
54 within
[wi'ðin] 1. preposition(inside (the limits of): She'll be here within an hour; I could hear sounds from within the building; His actions were within the law (= not illegal).) znotraj2. adverb(inside: Car for sale. Apply within.) znotraj* * *I [wiðín]adverbznotraj, v hiši, doma, v notranjosti; figuratively v dušiis he within? — je on doma?to go within — iti v hišo, v soboto make s.o. pure within figuratively očistiti komu dušoto stay within — ostati v hiši, domaII [wiðín]preposition (krajevno) v, znotraj; znotraj meje, v obsegu, ne nad; v dosegu, ne predaleč, ne dljè odwithin the house — v hiši, domahe is within the reach — on ni daleč, do njega je lahko pritiwithin sight — v vidu, videnwithin a bit, within a little — skorajwithin an ace — skoraj, malodaneto be within an ace of s.th. — za las čemu uitiwithin the meaning of the Act — znotraj zakona, po zakonu, predvideno po zakonuto live within one's income — živeti ustrezno svojim dohodkom, ne iznad svojih sredstevwithin a stone's throw — za lučaj, nedaleč, blizuhe was within a hair's breadth of losing his life — za las je manjkalo, da ni prišel ob življenje; (časovno) znotraj, v, v manj kotIII [wiðín]nounnotranja stran, notranjščina, notranjost -
55 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 -
56 bon voyage
(a phrase meaning `have a good journey'.) srečno pot -
57 et cetera
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58 make (oneself) understood
(to make one's meaning or intentions clear: He tried speaking German to them, but couldn't make himself understood.) sporazumeti se -
59 make (oneself) understood
(to make one's meaning or intentions clear: He tried speaking German to them, but couldn't make himself understood.) sporazumeti se -
60 mean something
(to have meaning; to be significant: Do all these figures mean something?) pomeniti
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