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1 needs
[ni:dz]adverb (samo z glagolom must) nujno, brezpogojno -
2 need
[ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) potrebovati2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) morati2. noun1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) potreba2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) pomanjkanje3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) potreba•- needless- needlessly
- needy
- a need for
- in need of* * *I [ni:d]nounpotreba, sila nuja (of, for po); pomanjkanje (of, for česa)to have no need to do s.th. — ne čutiti potrebe kaj nareditito fail s.o. in his need — pustiti koga na cediluII [ni:d]1.intransitive verb archaicbiti potrebno; biti v stiski, primanjkovati česa;2.transitive verbpotrebovati; zahtevati;3.auxiliary verb (z nedoločnikom s to v trdilnih, brez to v vprašalnih in nikalnih stavkih) morati, treba je -
3 action
['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) dejanje2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) delovanje3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) postopek4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) dogajanje5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) boj•- out of action* * *I [aekšən]noundejanje, delovanje; učinek; borba, boj; juridically proces, sodni postopek; hoja (npr. konja); mehanizemfull of action — delaven, prizadevenactions speak louder than words — po delu, ne po besedah cenimo človekaII [aekšən]transitive verb(ob)tožiti -
4 adequate
['ædikwət](sufficient; enough: He does not earn a large salary but it is adequate for his needs.) zadosten- adequacy* * *[aedikwit]adjective ( adequately adverb)(to) primeren, ustrezen, zadosten; skladen, razmeren; kos čemu -
5 attention
[ə'tenʃən]1) (notice: He tried to attract my attention; Pay attention to your teacher!) pozornost2) (care: That broken leg needs urgent attention.) skrb, nega3) (concentration of the mind: His attention wanders.) zbranost4) ((in the army etc) a position in which one stands very straight with hands by the sides and feet together: He stood to attention.) mirno•- attentively
- attentiveness* * *I [əténšən]nounpozornost; oskrba, nega, negovanje; plural dvorjenje; military pozorto give ( —ali pay) attention to — paziti na kaj, upoštevati, uvaževati kajmilitary to stand at attention — v pozoru statito be all attention — pazljivo poslušati, napenjati ušesaII [əténšən]interjectionmilitary pozor!, mirno! -
6 attentive
[-tiv]adjective (giving attention: The children were very attentive when the teacher was speaking; attentive to her needs.) pozoren* * *[əténtiv]adjective ( attentively adverb)(to na) pozoren, pazljiv; skrben, uslužen, vljuden -
7 badly
comparative - worse; adverb1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) slabo2) (to a serious or severe extent: He badly needs a haircut; The dress is badly stained.) resno, pošteno* * *[baedli]to be badly off — slabo se imeti, trpeti pomanjkanje, živeti v bedi -
8 breast
[brest] 1. noun1) (either of a woman's two milk-producing glands on the front of the upper body.) dojka, prsi2) (the front of a body between the neck and belly: He clutched the child to his breast; This recipe needs three chicken breasts.) prsi2. verb1) (to face or oppose: breast the waves.) kljubovati2) (to come to the top of: As we breasted the hill we saw the enemy in the distance.) doseči vrh•- breastfed
- breaststroke* * *I [brest]nounprsi, dojka; figuratively vest, srce, duša; technical plužna deskato make a clean breast of s.th. — odkrito priznati, po pravici kaj povedatiII [brest]transitive verbkljubovati, boriti se proti čemu -
9 bush
[buʃ]1) (a growing thing between a tree and a plant in size: a rose bush.) grm2) ((in Australia, Africa etc) wild uncultivated country.) divjina•- bushy* * *I [buš]noungrm, grmovje, goščava, divja pustinja; lisičji rep; gosti lasje; šop (las)to take to the bush — začeti se klatiti, postati razbojnikII [buš]transitive verbz grmovjem pokriti, porasti; divje rastiAustralian bushed — zgubljen v puščaviIII [buš]1.nountechnicalležajna blazina; radijski kontakt;2.transitive verbs kovino obložiti -
10 cater
['keitə]1) (to provide food etc: We cater for all types of functions.) preskrbovati (s hrano)2) (to supply what is needed: We cater for all educational needs.) dobaviti•- caterer- catering* * *I [kéitə]intransitive verb ( for) dobaviti, preskrbeti; zadovoljiti; nabaviti, nakupiti; potruditi seII [kéitə]nounštirica (na igralni karti ali kocki) -
11 complete
[kəm'pli:t] 1. adjective1) (whole; with nothing missing: a complete set of Shakespeare's plays.) celoten2) (thorough: My car needs a complete overhaul; a complete surprise.) celovit; popoln3) (finished: My picture will soon be complete.) dokončan2. verb(to finish; to make complete: When will he complete the job?; This stamp completes my collection.) končati- completeness
- completion* * *I [kəmplí:t]adjective ( completely adverb)ves, cel; gotov, dokončan, dovršen; figuratively popolnII [kəmplí:t]transitive verbdopolniti, spopolniti, dovršiti; zaključiti -
12 consideration
1) ((the act of) thinking about something, especially the needs or feelings of other people: He stayed at home out of consideration for his mother.) pozornost, obzirnost2) (a fact to be taken into account in making a decision etc: The cost of the journey is our main consideration.) skrb* * *[kənsidəréišən]nounogledovanje; uslužnost, pozornost, pažnja, pazljivost; premišljevanje, premislek; cenitev, spoštovanje; ozir, uvaževanje; nagib; odškodnina, nadomestilo, vračilo; premirje; napitnina; važnost; ugledto give consideration to — pretehtati, upoštevatiunder consideration — v pretresu, ki se preučujein consideration of — glede, zastran -
13 devil
['devl]1) (the spirit of evil; Satan: He does not worship God - he worships the Devil.) vrag2) (any evil or wicked spirit or person: That woman is a devil!) hudič3) (a person who is bad or disapproved of: She's a lazy devil.) vrag4) (an unfortunate person for whom one feels pity: Poor devils! I feel really sorry for them.) revež* * *I [dévl]nounvrag, hudobec, zli duh; hudobnež; nesrečnež, revež; stroj za trganje krp; močno začinjena jedbetween the devil and the deep sea — med dvema ognjema, med Scilo in Karibdodevil's advocate — zagovornik zla, tisti, ki dela medvedjo uslugodevil's books — karte, hudičeve podobicewhat comes under the devil's back, goes under his belly — kar si pridobimo po krivici, nam ne prinese koristi; kar hudič prikveka, nima tekato hold a candle to the devil — pomagati hudobnežu, sodelovati pri zločinuzoology colloquially devil's darning needle — kačji pastirdevil's delight — pretep, prepiras the devil likes Holy Water — sploh ne, prav ničlucky devil — srečnik, -nicathe devil of a — velikanski; ogromno, neznanskoto paint the devil blacker than he is — smatrati za slabše kakor je v resnici; risati hudiča na stenothe devil to pay — velika neprijetnost, splošno razburjenjemilitary slang devil's piano — strojnicato play the devil with — nevarno poškodovati, uničiti, slabo s kom ravnatiprinter's devil — tiskarski vajenec; tiskarjev kurirpull devil, pull baker — see bakerII [dévl]intransitive verb & transitive verbgarirati, ocvreti in začiniti; opravljati podrejeno delo za drugega; garati; trgati krpe (stroj)to devil s.o. — prisiliti koga, da gara za druge -
14 discretion
[-'skre-]1) (discreetness: A secretary needs discretion and tact.) obzirnost2) (personal judgement: I leave the arrangements entirely to your discretion; The money will be distributed at the discretion of the management.) presoja* * *[diskréšən]nounpreudarnost, opreznost, previdnost; takt, obzirnost; razsodnost, preudarek; molčečnost; pooblastilo, upravičenostat ( —ali upon, on) discretion — poljubno, po mili volji -
15 entrepreneur
[ontrəprə'nə:](a person who starts or organizes a business company, especially one involving risk: What this company needs is a real entrepreneur.) podjetnik* * *[ɔntrəprənɜ:]nounpodjetnik (zlasti gledališki) -
16 file
I 1. noun(a line of soldiers etc walking one behind the other.) vrsta2. verb(to walk in a file: They filed across the road.) hoditi v vrstiII 1. noun1) (a folder, loose-leaf book etc to hold papers.) mapa2) (a collection of papers on a particular subject (kept in such a folder).) kartoteka3) (in computing, a collection of data stored eg on a disc.) datoteka2. verb1) (to put (papers etc) in a file: He filed the letter under P.) uvrstiti v kartoteko2) (to bring (a suit) before a law court: to file (a suit) for divorce.) začeti sodni postopek•- filename- filing cabinet III 1. noun(a steel tool with a rough surface for smoothing or rubbing away wood, metal etc.) pila2. verb(to cut or smooth with a file: She filed her nails.) piliti- filings* * *I [fail]nounpilafiguratively izgotovitev, dovršitev; slang navihanec, premetenec; slang a close file — velik skopuhfiguratively it needs the file — treba ga je še izpilitislang old ( —ali deep) file — navihanec, premetenec; tovarišII [fail]transitive verbpiliti; figuratively izpiliti, popravitiIII [fail]nounkup aktov; arhiv, kartoteka, register za dokumente; urejanje aktovIV [fail]transitive verburejati (akte, dopise), registrirati; American vložiti prošnjo ( with pri)to file away — dati v arhiv, registriratiV [fail]nounmilitary vrsta, kolona; četarank and file — podčastniki in prostaki; povprečni ljudjeVI [fail]transitive verb & intransitive verbv vrsto (se) postaviti; military defilirati, korakati v gosjem redu -
17 husband
1. noun(a man to whom a woman is married.) mož2. verb(to spend or use carefully, a little at a time: He needs to husband his strength.) varčevati* * *I [hʌzbənd]nounsoprog, možnautical ship's husband — ladijski inšpektorII [hʌzbənd]transitive verbvarčevati, varčno gospodariti; archaic obdelovati zemljo, gojiti rastline; humorously preskrbeti dekletu moža -
18 iron
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element that is the most common metal, is very hard, and is widely used for making tools etc: Steel is made from iron; The ground is as hard as iron; iron railings; iron determination (= very strong determination).) železo2) (a flat-bottomed instrument that is heated up and used for smoothing clothes etc: I've burnt a hole in my dress with the iron.) likalnik3) (a type of golf-club.) palica za golf2. verb(to smooth (clothes etc) with an iron: This dress needs to be ironed; I've been ironing all afternoon.) likati- ironing- irons
- ironing-board
- ironmonger
- ironmongery
- have several
- too many irons in the fire
- iron out
- strike while the iron is hot* * *I [áiən]adjectiveželezen, železov, barve železa; figuratively krepak, trden; figuratively trd, krut, okruten; figuratively nezlomljiv, neupogljivthe Iron Chancellor — Bismarck, železni kanclerthe Iron Duke — Wellington, železni vojvodaII [áiən]nounželezo; železen predmet (npr. vžigalo znamenja v kožo), likalnik, rezilo orodja, harpuna; plural okovi; poetically meč, orožje; plural medicine železna opora za nogoslang shooting iron — revolvernautical in(to) irons — v vetru, ki se ne da obrnitia man of iron — človek železne volje; trd, nepopustljiv človekto have too many irons in the fire — imeti preveč železa v ognju, delati preveč stvari hkratiIII [áiən]transitive verblikati; vkleniti, vkovati, obiti z železom; figuratively (iz)gladiti -
19 meet
[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) srečati2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) sestati se3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) spoznati4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) združiti se5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) zadostiti6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) naleteti7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) soočiti se8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) doživeti9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) zoperstaviti se2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) sestanek- meeting- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway* * *I [mi:t]adjectivearchaic ( meetly adverb)primeren, prikladenit is meet that — prav je, da; spodobi se, daII [mi:t]1.transitive verbsrečati, sestati se s kom; spoznati, predstaviti, biti predstavljen komu; počakati koga (na postaji); figuratively zadovoljiti, izpolniti (željo); spoprijeti se s kom, nastopiti proti komu; figuratively postaviti se po robu, premagati (težave), rešiti (problem), opraviti s čim; naleteti na koga; ustrezati, ujemati se; izpolniti (obveznosti), plačati (stroške);2.intransitive verbsrečati se, sestati se, zbrati se; spoznati se; združiti se, stikati se (ceste), dotikati se, priri vstik; ujemati se, skladati se; naleteti ( with na); doživeti, pretrpeti ( with)well met! — lepo, da smo se sestali!pleased to meet you — veseli me, da sva se spoznalameet Mr. Brown — da vam predstavim g. Brownaeconomy to meet a bill — plačati dolg, honorirati (menico)to meet the case — zadostvovati, biti primerento meet the eye — prikazati se, pasti v očito meet s.o's. eye — spogledati se s komto meet s.o. half way — popustiti, iti na pol pota nasprotito meet trouble half way — biti prezgodaj zaskrbljen, prezgodaj se razburjatito meet s.o.'s wishes — izpolniti komu željeto meet with — doživeti, naleteti na kaj, American strinjati seIII [mi:t]nounsestanek (lovcev, tekmovalcev) -
20 mindful
( with of) adjective ((formal) aware (of); paying attention (to): to be mindful of their needs; Mindful of the dangers, he proceeded with caution.) pozoren* * *[máindful]adjective ( mindfully adverb)pozoren, skrben, obziren, previden (of)to be mindful of — paziti na, misliti na
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Needs — Needs, adv. [Orig. gen. of need, used as an adverb. Cf. { wards}.] Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; often with must, and equivalent to of need. [1913 Webster] A man must needs love mauger his head. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] And he must… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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needs — [nēdz] adv. [ME nedes < OE nedes, nydes < nied (see NEED) + s, gen. & adv. suffix] of necessity; necessarily: with must [he must needs obey] … English World dictionary
needs — (adv.) of necessity, necessarily, in archaic constructions involving must (late 14c.) is from O.E. nede, instrumental and genitive singular of nied (see NEED (Cf. need)), used as an adverb reinforcing must, hence the genitive ending … Etymology dictionary
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needs — adverb Etymology: Middle English nedes, from Old English nēdes, from genitive of nēd need Date: before 12th century of necessity ; necessarily < must needs be recognized > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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needs — see needs must when the devil drives … Proverbs new dictionary
needs — adv. archaic (usu. prec. or foll. by must) of necessity (must needs decide). Etymology: OE nedes (as NEED, S(3)) … Useful english dictionary