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1 means
I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) način- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) premoženje -
2 by no means
1) (definitely not: `Can I go home now?' `By no means!) nikakor2) ((also not by any means) not at all: I'm by no means certain to win.) na noben način -
3 beyond one's means
(too expensive(ly): A painting by Picasso is beyond my means; He lives well beyond his means (= he spends more money than he earns).) nad zmožnostmi -
4 by all means
(yes, of course: If you want to use the telephone, by all means do.) na vsak način -
5 by means of
(using: We escaped by means of a secret tunnel.) s pomočjo -
6 a man of means
(a wealthy or rich man.) premožen človek -
7 private means
(money that does not come from one's work but from investment, inheritance etc.) zasebna sredstva -
8 ways and means
(methods, especially of providing money.) pot in način -
9 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 -
10 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) poleg, blizu, pri2) (past: going by the house.) mimo3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) po4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) od5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) s, z6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) po7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) do8) (during the time of.) med9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) do, za10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) krat11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) na12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) po2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) blizu, zraven2) (past: A dog ran by.) mimo3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) poleg, na stran•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) obiti- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way* * *I [bai]prepositionblizu, pri, ob, od, do, med, po, s, polegby s.o.'s bedside — ob postelji kogaby blood — po izvoru, po roduby the by(e) — mimogrede povedano, da ne pozabimby chance — po naključju, slučajnoby dint of — zaradi, s pomočjoby George! — pri moji veri!by Jove! — pri moji veri!by leaps and bounds — skokoma, hitroby letter — pismeno, s pismomby means of — s pomočjo, sby now — sedaj, že, medtemone by one — drug za drugim, posameznoby o.s. — sam zase, sam od sebeby sea — po morju, z ladjoby stealth — kradoma, skrivajby this time — medtem; že; ob tem časuby turns — menjaje, drug za drugim, po vrstitwo by two, by twos — po dvaby the way — mimogrede, približnoII [bai]adverbblizu, v bližini, poleg, zraven; mimoby and by — kmalu nato, kasnejefiguratively to pass s.o. by — prezreti koga -
11 telephone
1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefon; telefonski2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) telefonirati2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) telefonirati3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) telefonirati•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchange* * *I [télifoun]nountelefonat the telephone — pri telefonu, pri aparatuby telephone — po telefonu, telefoničnoto be on the telephone — biti pri telefonu; imeti telefonski aparat, biti telefonski naročnikto ring s.o. up on the telephone — telefonično koga poklicati, telefonirati komuII [télifoun]transitive verbtelefonirati (kaj), javiti telefonično, poklicati koga po telefonu; govoriti po telefonu, telefonirati -
12 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) prehod2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) pot; smer3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) cesta4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) pot5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) način6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) ozir7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) navada8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) pot2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) daleč- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means* * *I [wéi]nounpot, cesta, steza; proga; prehod; stran, smer; nautical kurzway out — izhod; prehojena pot; pot ali oddaljenost, ki jo je treba prehoditi; dalja, del poti ali potovanja; prosta pot, prostor; figuratively priložnost, prilika, možnost, izhod; napredovanje, napredek, razvoj; colloquially okolica, stran; figuratively pot, način, sredstvo, postopek, metoda; navada, lastnost, običaj; poklic, stroka, področje dejavnosti; (zdravstveno) stanje, položaj; ozir, pogled, zveza, razmerje, stopnja; nautical plural grede za spuščanje ladje v vodo, sankeany way — vsekakor, v vsakem primeruby way of — na poti čez; z namenom, da; zato, da; s pomočjo; zaradiby the way — mimogrede, spotoma, na poti; sicer; slučajnoin a way — nekako, na neki način, ne popolnomain a small way — skromno, brez pretenzij, ponižnoone way or another — tako ali tako, kakorkoli, nekakoover the way — na drugi strani (poti), čez cestothe other way round — v obratni smeri, narobe, (ravno) obratnounder way nautical na poti, na vožnjithe way of the world — tok, način življenja, ukoreninjen običajthe way of the cross religion križev potno way inferior — nikakor ne slabši, neznatnejšithe good old ways — dobri, stari običajihigh way — glavna cesta, državna cesta; figuratively običajni način delovanjalion in the way — zapreka, motnja (zlasti namišljena, fiktivna)permanent way railway tir, tračnicepermanent-way man railway progovni delavecnothing out of the way — nič posebnega (nenavadnega, izrednega)this way please! — semkaj, za menoj, prosim!this is not in my way — to ni moja stroka, s tem se ne bavimto be in the family way — biti noseča, pričakovati otrokato be in s.o.'s way — biti komu napoti, motiti kogato be on the way — biti na poti, približevati seto be in a way colloquially biti vznemirjen, razburjento clear the way — umakniti se s poti, dati prost prehodto come ( —ali to fall) in s.o.'s way — srečati koga, naleteti na kogato get in the way — biti napoti, zapreti pot, oviratito get in the way of s.th. — razumeti kajto get out of the way — iti s poti, umakniti se (s poti)to give way — umakniti se, odmakniti se, izogniti se; popuščati, popustitito force one's way — izsiliti, utreti si potto go one's way — oditi, iti po svoji potito go ( —ali to take) one's own way — iti svojo pot; ravnati, narediti neodvisno od nasvetov drugihto go the way of all the earth (of all flesh, of nature) figuratively umretiyou can't have it both ways — ne moreš imeti obojega; figuratively ne more biti volk sit in koza celato have one's own way — delati po svoji glavi; doseči to, kar želimoto look s.o.'s way — gledati proti komuto lose way — izgubiti, zmanjšati hitrostto lose one's way — zaiti, izgubiti seto make way — napredovati; figuratively prodreti, uspetito make one's own way — iti po svoji poti, oditito make the best of one's way — iti čim hitreje, pohitetito put o.s. out of the way — truditi se, da(ja)ti si trudato put s.o. out of the way — spraviti koga s poti, tajno ubiti kogato see a way out — videti pot (izhod, neko možnost)to stand in the way of s.o. — ovirati koga, zastaviti komu potto work one's way — študirati, preživljati se z delomII [wéi]transitive verbizuriti (konja) za hojo ali ježo po cestiIII [wéi]adverb colloquially daleč -
13 beyond
[bi'jond]1) (on the farther side of: My house is just beyond those trees.) onstran2) (farther on than (something) in time or place: I cannot plan beyond tomorrow.) dlje kot3) (out of the range, power etc of: beyond help.) zunaj4) (other than: What is there to say beyond what's already been said?) razen•- beyond expectation
- beyond one's means* * *I [bijɔnd]adverbna drugi strani, onstran, prekoII [bijɔnd]prepositionveč kot, razen; na oni strani, nasprotiit is beyond my depth — tega ne razumem, ne dojamemIII [bijɔnd]nounonstranstvo, posmrtno življenjeat the back of beyond — na koncu sveta, bogu za hrbtom -
14 manner
['mænə]1) (a way in which anything is done etc: She greeted me in a friendly manner.) način2) (the way in which a person behaves, speaks etc: I don't like her manner.) obnašanje3) ((in plural) (polite) behaviour, usually towards others: Why doesn't she teach her children (good) manners?) olika•- - mannered- mannerism
- all manner of
- in a manner of speaking* * *[maenə]nounnačin; nastop, stil; plural običaji, šege; plural obnašanje, olika, vedenje, manire, način življenja; archaic vrstaafter ( —ali in) this manner — na tak način, takoto the manner born — kakor rojen za kaj, kakor da bi bil od rojstva takgood manners — lepo vedenje; olikain a singular manner — čudno, nenavadnoother times, other manners — drugi časi; drugi običaji -
15 private
1. adjective1) (of, for, or belonging to, one person or group, not to the general public: The headmaster lives in a private apartment in the school; in my private (=personal) opinion; This information is to be kept strictly private; You shouldn't listen to private conversations.) zaseben2) (having no public or official position or rank: It is your duty as a private citizen to report this matter to the police.) neuraden2. noun(in the army, an ordinary soldier, not an officer.) (navaden) vojak- privacy- privately
- private enterprise
- private means
- in private* * *I [práivit]adjective ( privately adverb)privaten, zaseben, oseben; zadržan; zaupun; nemoten; neuraden, neslužben; tajen, skrivento be private to s.th. — biti poučen o čem, vedeti kajslang private eye — privatni detektivin private — privatno, zaupno, skrivajBritish English private soldier — navaden vojakby private bargain — pod roko (kupiti, prodati)politics private bill — poslančev osebni predlogjuridically private law — osebna pravicaII [práivit]nounBritish English navaden vojak; plural spolni organiin private — v privatnem življenju; zaupno -
16 see
I [si:] past tense - saw; verb1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) videti2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) videti3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) gledati4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) videti5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) razbrati6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) videti7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) videti8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) spremiti•- seeing that
- see off
- see out
- see through
- see to
- I
- we will see II [si:] noun(the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.) (nad)škofija* * *I [si:]noun(nad)škofija; (nad)škofovska stolica; archaic prestolthe Holy (Apostolic) See, the See of Rome — sveta stolicaII [si:]1.transitive verbvideti, zagledati, opaziti, (po)gledati, ogledovati; razbrati, prečitati v časopisih; razumeti, uvideti, pojmiti, predstavljati si, smatrati; izslediti, doživeti, izkusiti; dopustiti, poskrbeti za; sprejeti (goste, obiske); obiskati, priti in pogovoriti se (on o), govoriti z; iti (k zdravniku), konzultirati (zdravnika); spremiti;2.intransitive verbvideti, uvideti, razumeti; premisliti se; pogledati (za čem)worth seeing — vreden, da se vidiI see! — razumem!see?, do you see? — razumeš?, razumete?as far as I can see — kakor daleč mi seže oko; figuratively kolikor morem razbrati, po mojem mišljenjuto see the back figuratively znebiti se obiskovalca, vsiljivcato see s.o. to bed — spraviti koga v posteljoto see s.o. through a difficulty — pomagati komu preko težaveto see eye to eye colloquially strinjati se v mišljenju ( with z)to see with half an eye slang jasno (na prvi pogled, mižé) videtito see s.o. further slang poslati koga k vraguto see good — smatrati (kaj) za dobro, za primernoto see s.o. home — spremiti koga domovI cannot see the joke — ne vem, kaj je smešnega pri temto see life — mnogo izkusiti v življenju, colloquially veselo živetiI don't see him kneeling at her — feet ne morem si ga predstavljati, kako kleči pred njoto see the light figuratively spreobrniti se; videti, kaj je treba narediti, da bo pravto see the red light figuratively zavedati se neposredne nevarnosti ali nevšečnostito see how the land lies — odkriti, kakšen je položajI don't see what he means — ne razumem, kaj hoče reči (kaj misli)you will not see me shot like a dog? — ne boste dopustili, da me ustrelijo kot psa?they see too many people — preveč ljudi sprejemajo (v obiske), obiskujejoto see red slang pobesnetito see service colloquially udeležiti se vojnega pohodahe will never see sixty again figuratively je (že) nad 60 let starsee that the door is locked — prepričaj se, poglej, če so vrata zaklenjena!see this done! — poskrbi (glej), da bo to narejeno!to see things figuratively imeti privide (halucinacije)to see through a brickwall (a millstone) figuratively biti zelo bister, "slišati travo rasti"to see snakes figuratively slang biti v deliriju ali na robu deliriuma tremensato see one's way — videti, najti način (da se nekaj napravi)he cannot see a yard before his nose figuratively (neumen je, da) ne vidi ped pred nosom; -
17 support
[sə'po:t] 1. verb1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) prenesti; podpreti2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) podpreti3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) podpreti4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) vzdrževati2. noun1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) podpora2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) podpornik•- supporting* * *I [səpɔ:t]nounpodpora, podpiranje, pomoč; zaščita, obramba; vzdrževanje, sredstva za življenje; plural military ojačenje, rezerva; opora; photography stojalo; ležaj; potrdilo, dokazin support military v rezerviin support of — v podkrepitev (prid, korist) česato give support to s.o. — podpreti, podpirati kogaII [səpɔ:t]transitive verbpodpirati, podpreti; prenašati, trpeti (kaj); dajati (komu) moč, bodriti, pomagati (komu); braniti, zagovarjati, pospeševati, zavzeti se za, potegniti se za; vzdrževati, hraniti (koga); plačati, financirati; architecture nositi, podpirati, držati (kaj); theatre igrati (vlogo), nastopiti kot soigralecto support o.s. — vzdrževati seto support a trial — prenašati, prestajati preskušnjo -
18 ventilation
noun (the act or means of ventilating or the state of being ventilated: There was no window in the room, and no other (means of) ventilation.) zračenje* * *[ventiléišən]nounzračenje, prezračevanje, ventilacija, ventiliranje; ventilator; figuratively pretresanje, diskusija, izražanje -
19 in terms of
(using as a means of expression, a means of assessing value etc: He thought of everything in terms of money.) skoz (...) -
20 aboard
[ə'bo:d]adverb, preposition(on(to) or in(to) (a means of transport): We were aboard for several hours; He went aboard the ship/train/aircraft.)* * *I [əbɔ:d]adverbna ladjo, na ladji, na palubo, na palubi, na krov, na krovu, v letalo, na letalurailway American all aboard for Boston — potniki za Boston vstopiteII [əbɔ:d]prepositionna krovu, na palubi, na krov, na palubo (česa)archaic literature to fall aboard of ( —ali with) s.o. — zastopiti komu pot, spreti se s kom
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means — [miːnz] noun [plural] the money and resources that a person or organization has available: means to do something • Large corporations have the means to pay large fines without suffering hardship. • The group has limited means. • young families… … Financial and business terms
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means — ► PLURAL NOUN (also treated as sing. ) 1) an agent or method for achieving a result. 2) financial resources; income. 3) substantial resources; wealth. ● by all means Cf. ↑by all means ● by means of Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
means — [mēnz] pl.n. [< MEAN3, n.] 1. [with sing. or pl. v.] that by which something is done or obtained; agency [the fastest means of travel] 2. resources or available wealth; often, specif., great wealth; riches [a person of means] by all means 1 … English World dictionary
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