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1 purpose
['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) namen2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) namen3) (determination: a man of purpose.) odločnost•- purposefully
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
- to no purpose* * *I [pɜ:pəs]nounnamen, cilj, nakana; učinek; vsebina, smiselfor what purpose? — čemu?to the purpose — stvarno, o pravem časuof set purpose — (zlasti juridically) premišljeno, namernoto turn s.th. to good purpose — dobro kaj uporabiti ali izkoristitiII [pɜ:pəs]transitive verbnameravati, določiti, nameniti, odločiti -
2 set aside
(to keep for a special use or purpose: He set aside some cash for use at the weekend.) dati na stran* * *transitive verb dati na stran; opustiti (načrt); zavreči, odpraviti; razveljaviti, anulirati, ukiniti (odlok ipd.) -
3 shiftless
adjective (inefficient, lazy, or without a set purpose: He's rather shiftless - he's had four jobs in six months.) nesposoben* * *[šíftlis]adjective ( shiftlessly adverb)nemočen, ki si ne zna pomagati, neiznajdljiv, nespreten; nesposoben, len -
4 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 -
5 allocate
['æləkeit]1) (to give (to someone) for his own use: He allocated a room to each student.) dodeliti2) (to set apart (for a particular purpose): They allocated $500 to the project.) nameniti•* * *[aelokeit]transitive verbdodeliti, odkazati, napotiti; technical razporediti -
6 bay
[bei] I noun(a wide inward bend of a coastline: anchored in the bay; Botany Bay.) zalivII noun(a separate compartment, area or room etc (usually one of several) set aside for a special purpose: a bay in a library.) poseben oddelekIII 1. adjective((of horses) reddish-brown in colour.) rdeče rjav2. noun((also bay tree) the laurel tree, the leaves of which are used for seasoning and in victory wreaths.) lovor3. verb((especially of large dogs) to bark: The hounds bayed at the fox.) lajati* * *I [bei]nounbotany lovor; plural figuratively lovorike; American (tudi) magnolija, mirtaII [bei]nounzaliv, draga; tin; jez; senik; zaprt balkon, veliko okno; oddelek; pregrajaIII [bei]transitive verb & intransitive verbzavijati, lajati; spraviti v zadrego; zajezitiIV [bei]nounzavijanje, lajanje; figuratively stiskato be ( —ali stand) at bay, to turn to bay — biti v skrajni stiski; postaviti se po robu, biti pripravljen na najslabšeto bring ( —ali drive) to bay — spraviti v zagato, ugnati v kozji rogto hold ( —ali have, keep) at bay — zadrževati, brzdati, držati v šahuV [bei]1.adjectiverdečkasto rjav, kostanjeve barve;2.nounrjavec -
7 camp
[kæmp] 1. noun1) (a piece of ground with tents pitched on it.) tabor2) (a collection of buildings, huts or tents in which people stay temporarily for a certain purpose: a holiday camp.) tabor, kamp3) (a military station, barracks etc.) tabor, vojašnica4) (a party or side: They belong to different political camps.) tabor2. verb((also go camping) to set up, and live in, a tent / tents: We camped on the beach; We go camping every year.) taboriti- camper- camping
- camp bed
- camp-fire
- campsite* * *I [kæmp]nountabor, taborišče, šotorišče, začasno bivališče; šotorjenje; figuratively vojaško življenjeto break up ( —ali strike) a camp — zapustiti, pospraviti taboriščecamp follower — marketandar(ica); vojaška prostitutkaII [kæmp]intransitive verb & transitive verbtaboriti; utaboriti (se)to camp out — spati v šotoru, na prostem, pod milim nebom -
8 dedicate
['dedikeit]1) (to give up wholly to; to devote to: He dedicated his life to good works.) posvetiti (se)2) (to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose: He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife's memory.) posvetiti3) ((of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone: He dedicated the book to his father; She dedicated that song to her friend.) posvetiti•- dedication* * *[dédikeit]transitive verbposvetiti, posvečati, pokloniti, poklanjati; American slovesno otvoriti; nameniti -
9 earmark
verb (to set aside (for a particular purpose): This money is earmarked for our holiday.) določiti* * *I [íəma:k]nounznamenje, lastninski znak; lastnikov žig na ovčjem ušesuII [íəma:k]transitive verbzaznamovati, označiti, določiti, nameniti; figuratively pripogibati vogalčke v knjigi; žigosati -
10 for
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) za2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) proti3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) v; čez4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) za; na5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) za6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) za7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) za8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) za9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) za10) (because of: for this reason.) zaradi11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) za12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) za13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) za14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) za15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) kljub2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ker* * *I [fɔ:, fə]prepositionza; zaradi; proti; namesto; glede nafor all — navzlic, kljubas for me — kar se mene tiče, zastran menecolloquially to be in for, to be for it — pričakovati (sitnosti, težave)colloquially to be out for — nameravatibut for — ko bi ne bilo, breznow for them! — na juriš!slang to go for a soldier — postati vojakto give a Roland for an Oliver — poplačati enako z enakim, vrniti milo za dragohe wants for nothing — nič mu ne manjka, vsega ima dovoljfor all ( —ali aught) I know... — kolikor je meni znano...for instance, for example — na primerto look for s.th. — iskati kajfor shame! — sram te (vas) bodi!she could not speak for weeping — tako se je jokala, da ni mogla govoritiMary for ever! — naj živi Marija!II [fɔ:]conjunctionkajti; ker; zato, ker; zaradi; za -
11 gear
[ɡiə]1) ((usually in plural) a set of toothed wheels which act together to carry motion: a car with automatic gears.) prestava2) (a combination of these wheels, eg in a car: The car is in first gear.) prestava3) (a mechanism used for a particular purpose: an aeroplane's landing-gear.) naprave4) (the things needed for a particular job, sport etc: sports gear.) oprema•- gearbox- gear lever/change/stick* * *I [giə]nountechnical prestava; naprava, orodje, mehanizem; konjska oprava; archaic obleka, noša; nautical ladijska opremalow ( —ali bottom) gear motoring prva brzina, majhna hitrostto throw out of gear — vključiti prosti tek; skaziti, spraviti v neredall one's worldly gear — vse, kar človek ima, vsa imovina, vsa ropotijaII [giə]1.transitive verbokomatati, vpreči; pognati, vključiti (prestavo); prilagoditi; archaic opremiti;2.intransitive verbprilagoditi se; segati eno v drugo -
12 house
1. plural - houses; noun1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) hiša2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) hiša3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) dvorana4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) družina2. verb1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) nastaniti2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) spraviti•- housing- housing benefit
- house agent
- house arrest
- houseboat
- housebreaker
- housebreaking
- house-fly
- household
- householder
- household word
- housekeeper
- housekeeping
- houseman
- housetrain
- house-warming 3. adjectivea house-warming party.) ob vselitvi- housework
- like a house on fire* * *I [háus]nounhiša, dom, stanovanje; bivališče (živali); hišni stanovalci; gospodinjstvo; družina, rod, dinastija; economy trgovska hiša, trgovsko podjetje; theatre gledališče, občinstvo v gledališču, gledališka predstava; koledž, študentovski dom, internat; colloquially ubožnica; colloquially gostilna; astronomy dvanajsti del neba; military slang loto igra za denar; zborHouse — parlament, skupščina, narodni poslancithe House — londonska borza; angleški parlament; koledž (zlasti Christ Church v Oɔfordu)British English House of Commons — angleški spodnji domBritish English House of Lords — angleški zgornji domBritish English Houses of Parliament — angleški parlamentlike a house on fire — kot blisk, zelo hitro, kot bi gorelohouse of call — prenočišče, gostiščejuridically house of detention — preiskovalni zapor; poboljševalnica za mladoletnikehouse of ill fame — javna hiša, bordelII [háuz]1.transitive verbsprejeti v hišo, nastaniti, dati stanovanje; spraviti, uskladiščiti; nautical pritrditi, pričvrstiti;2.intransitive verbstanovati, bivati -
13 reservation
[rezə-]1) (the act of reserving: the reservation of a room.) rezervacija2) (something (eg a table in a restaurant) which has been reserved: Have you a reservation, Sir?) rezervacija3) (a doubt.) zadržanost4) (a piece of land set aside for a particular purpose: an Indian reservation in the United States.) rezervat* * *[rezəvéišən]nounpridržek, rezerva; juridically rezervat, pridržana pravica; pogoj; American prirodni (indijanski) rezervat; American rezervacija, rezerviranje (sedeža, sobe v hotelu, kabine itd.)without reservation — brezpogojno, brez pridržkato agree without reservation — brez pridržka sprejeti, se strinjati -
14 room
[ru:m ]( in compounds rum, ( American[) ru:m)]1) (one part of a house or building, usually used for a particular purpose: This house has six rooms; a bedroom; a dining-room.) soba2) (the space or area in which a person, thing etc is or could be put etc: The bed takes up a lot of room; There's no room for you in our car; We'll move the bookcase to make room for the television.) prostor3) (a need or possibility (for something): There is room for improvement in his work.) prostor•- - roomed- roomful
- rooms
- roomy
- room-mate* * *I [rum, ru:m]nounprostor, mesto; soba, sobana; plural stanovanje, stanovanjski prostori; družba, stanovalci, ki so navzoči v sobi; figuratively možnost, prilika, ugoden trenutek; povod, vzrok (for za)in one's room, in the room of — namesto koga, v zameno za kogabachelor's rooms — garsonjera, samsko stanovanjedining-room — obednica, jedilnicaschool-room — šolska soba, učilnica, razredstanding-room only! — samo stojišča (so še na voljo!)there is room for improvement — lahko bi bilo bolje, ni ravno najboljethere is no room to swing a cat figuratively ni niti toliko prostora, da bi se človek obrnilwe'd rather have his room than his company — rajši bi videli, da on ne bi bil tuto make room for s.o. — napraviti komu prostor, mestoII [rum]intransitive verb & transitive verbAmerican stanovati (at pri); dati komu stanovanje; namestiti -
15 shop
[ʃop] 1. noun1) (a place where goods are sold: a baker's shop.) trgovina2) (a workshop, or a place where any kind of industry is carried on: a machine-shop.) delavnica2. verb((often go shopping) to visit shops for the purpose of buying: We shop on Saturdays; She goes shopping once a week.) kupovati- shopper- shopping
- shop assistant
- shop floor
- shopkeeper
- shoplifter
- shoplifting
- shopping centre
- shopping mall
- shop around* * *I [šɔp]nounprodajalna, trgovina, trgovski lokal, blagovnica; delavnica, popravljalnica, oddelek (v tovarni); slang ustanova, šola, univerza; zgradba, prebivališče; poklic, stroka, stvari v zvezi s poklicem, s stroko; slang zaporall over the shop slang v neredu, razmetano po vseh kotih, na vse straniat our shop — pri nas (doma, v naši šoli itd.)the shop British English slang vojaška akademija, British English slang Spodnji dom parlamentathe other shop — konkurenca, konkurenčno (rivalsko) podjetje, ustanova ipd.to come to the wrong shop figuratively obrniti se na nepravi naslov, slabo naletetito shut up shop figuratively zapreti prodajalno (botego), nehati z nekim delomto sink the shop figuratively vzdržati se govorenja o strokovnih (poklicnih) stvareh; prikrivati svoj poklicto smell of the shop figuratively biti preveč strokoven (poklicen)II [šɔp]intransitive verb (na)kupovati (po trgovinah); transitive verb slang zapreti, vtakniti (koga) v "luknjo"; slang izdati, ovaditi (sokrivce) -
16 signal
['siɡnəl] 1. noun1) (a sign (eg a movement of the hand, a light, a sound), especially one arranged beforehand, giving a command, warning or other message: He gave the signal to advance.) znamenje2) (a machine etc used for this purpose: a railway signal.) znak3) (the wave, sound received or sent out by a radio set etc.) signal2. verb1) (to make signals (to): The policeman signalled the driver to stop.) dati znak2) (to send (a message etc) by means of signals.) signalizirati•* * *I [sígnəl]1.nounznak, znamenje, signal ( for za); figuratively znak; military (dogovorjen) znak, geslo; povod, spodbuda; radiotelegramsignal of distress — znak na pomoč v nevarnosti, SOScode of signals — ključ (seznam, popis) signalov (zlasti v vojski in mornarici)fog-signal — zvočni signal, ki v megli opozarja voznike pri prehodu čez železniško progostorm-signal — cilindričen znak, ki se dvigne na meteoroloških postajah v znak, da se bliža nevihtato make a signal — dati znak (signal);2.adjectivesignalizacijski, signalen; pomemben, važen, izreden, nenavaden, znamenit, odličen; ostersignal box railway signalnica; kretnicaII [sígnəl]transitive verb & intransitive verbsignalizirati, da(ja)ti znak (signal); sporočiti (javiti) s pomočjo znakov (signalov) -
17 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) pogrešati2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) lahko pogrešati3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) prizanesti4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) prihraniti5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) varčevati6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) prihraniti (komu kaj)2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) odvečen2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) prost3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) nadomestni del2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) nadomestno kolo•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare* * *I [spʌ/ə]transitive verbvarčevati, varčno uporabljati; prihraniti, dati na stran, imeti v rezervi; odstopiti, lahkó pogrešati, biti brez (česa), imeti odveč; prizanesti (komu), oprostiti (kazen), prihraniti (komu ali sebi) (trud itd.); ne povzročiti (sramu, rdečice); intransitive verb varčevati, skopariti; opustiti (kaj); prizanesti, pustiti (komu) življenjeenough and to spare — na pretek, še preveč, več kot preveč, obilospare my blushes! — ne spravljajte me v sramoto, prihranite mi sramoto, ne blamirajte me!can you spare the car today? — lahko pogrešate svoj avto danes?can you spare me a cigarette? — imaš cigareto odveč zame?spare us these explanations! — prizanesite nam s temi razlagami!spare my feelings! — imej obzir do mojih čustev!spare me! — prizanesite mi!, milost!spare me your objections! — prizanesite mi s svojimi ugovori!to spare o.s. — prihraniti si trudnot to spare o.s. — ne varčevati s svojimi močmito spare the rod and spoil the child — varčuj s šibo in pokvaril boš otroka, šiba novo mašo pojeI have no time to spare — ne smem izgubljati časa, nimam dosti časaII [spʌ/ə]nountechnical (često plural) nadomestni, rezervni del (zlasti pnevmatika); sport rezerva; varčevanje; American zrušenje vseh kegljev z dvema metomato make spare of obsolete varčevati zIII [spʌ/ə]adjective ( sparely adverb)varčen, skop, pičel; prost (čas); preostal, odvečen, neuporabljen, razpoložljiv; nadomesten, rezerven; mršav, suh; redek (lasje)spare money — preostali, odvečni denarspare time — prosti čas, brezdelica -
18 suit
[su:t] 1. noun1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) obleka; kostim2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) obleka3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) tožba4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) snubitev5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) barva2. verb1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) ustrezati2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) pristajati3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) prilagoditi•- suited- suitor
- suitcase
- follow suit
- suit down to the ground
- suit oneself* * *I [sju:t]noungarnitura, serija, stvari, ki spadajo skupaj; juridically tožba, obtožnica, sodni proces, pravda; prošnja; snubljenje, dvorjenje; (moška) obleka (zlasti vsa iz istega blaga), ženski kostim; (karte) barva, serija kart iste barvesuit at law, law-suit — sodni proces, pravdato cut one's suit according to one's cloth figuratively stegniti se toliko, kolikor dopušča odeja, živeti svojim dohodkom primernoII [sju:t]transitive verbobleči, oblačiti, krasiti, opremiti; prilagoditi (to čemu); pristajati, prilegati se, ustrezati, biti v skladu z, biti primeren; prijati, goditi, biti po volji; zadovoljitito suit o.s. — napraviti po svoje; intransitive verb pristajati, podati se, ustrezati ( with čemu); zadovoljiti, prijatiI am suited — našel sem, kar mi je po voljisuit yourself — napravi, kar hočešto suit one's action to one's words — uskladiti svoje početje s svojimi besedami, takoj izvršiti grožnjo itd.that suits my book figuratively to mi ustreza, mi je pravit suits my book that... — prav mi pride, da...does it suit you to come tomorrow? — vam je prav, če pridete jutri?this will suit my requirements — to bo ustrezalo mojim zahtevam, to bo (kot nalašč) zamewine does not suit me — vino mi ne prija, vina ne prenesem
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Set-aside — as a political measure was introduced by the European Union (EU) in 1988 to (i) help reduce the large and costly surpluses produced in Europe under the guaranteed price system of the Common Agricultural Policy; and (ii) to deliver some… … Wikipedia
set — /set/, v., set, setting, n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table. 2. to place in a particular position or posture: Set the baby on his feet. 3. to place in some relation to something … Universalium
Purpose — is the cognitive awareness in cause and effect linking for achieving a goal in a given system, whether human or machine. Its most general sense is the anticipated result which guides decision making in choosing appropriate actions within a range… … Wikipedia
Set — (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root of E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set — (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root of E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English