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1 mince
[mins] 1. verb1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) sesekljati2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) drobencljati2. noun(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) sesekljano meso- mincer- mincing
- mincingly
- mincemeat* * *I [mins]noun(zlasti British English) sesekljano mesoII [mins]1.transitive verb(se)sekljati, razkosati, zmleti meso; figuratively olepšati, ublažiti;2.intransitive verbvesti se prisiljenonot to mince one's words ( —ali matters) — povedati brez ovinkov, naravnost povedatito mince one's steps — drobno hoditi, drobneti -
2 matter
['mætə] 1. noun1) (solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made: The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.) materija2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) zadeva3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) gnoj2. verb(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) pomeniti- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where* * *I [maetə]nounmaterija, snov, stvar; medgnoj; juridically zadeva, predmet; plural (brez člena) stvari, reči; povod, vzrok ( for za); predmet, tema, vsebina (knjige); printing rokopis, stavek; važnost (of)juridically matter in controversy — sporna zadevajuridically matter in issue — sporna zadeva; stvar, ki jo je treba še dokazatiprinted matter — tiskovina, tiskovinepostal matter — vse stvari, ki se lahko pošiljajo po poštias near as no matter — skoraj, za lasas a matter of fact — v resnici, pravzaprava hanging matter — zločin, ki se kaznuje s smrtjono laughing matter — ni šala, resna zadevanot to mince matters — ne slepomišiti, povedati odkritoto take matters easy — nalahko jemati, ne delati si skrbiwhat matter? — in kaj potem?what's the matter? — kaj pa je?what's the matter with this? — je kaj narobe s tem?II [maetə]intransitive verbbiti važen, pomeniti (to komu, za); medgnojiti sedoes it matter? — ali je važno?it doesn't matter — nič ne de, ni važno
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mince matters — phrasal or mince the matter : to speak in a restrained or subtle manner : avoid speaking frankly or bluntly used in the negative he thought she was wrong and did not mince matters in telling her so * * * mince matters ● mince … Useful english dictionary
not mince matters — speak frankly, speak about the important issue … English contemporary dictionary
mince — [mins] vt. minced, mincing [ME mincen < OFr mincier < VL * minutiare < L minutus, small: see MINUTE2] 1. to cut up or chop up (meat, etc.) into very small pieces; hash 2. to subdivide minutely 3. to express or do with affected elegance… … English World dictionary
mince — 1 verb 1 (T) to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces, usually in a machine: minced lamb 2 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to walk in an unnatural way, taking short steps and moving your hips (+ across/down/along etc): She minced… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mince — mincer, n. /mins/, v., minced, mincing, n. v.t. 1. to cut or chop into very small pieces. 2. to soften, moderate, or weaken (one s words), esp. for the sake of decorum or courtesy. 3. to perform or utter with affected elegance. 4. to subdivide… … Universalium
List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
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matter — 1 noun SUBJECT/SITUATION 1 (C) a subject or situation that you have to think about or deal with: You do realize this is a serious matter, don t you? | He wasn t particularly interested in financial matters. | a matter of importance/concern/regret … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
matter — I n. affair 1) to pursue, take up a matter 2) to arrange; clear up, settle, straighten out; complicate; simplify matters 3) to give a matter (attention, thought) (we have given this matter considerable thought) 4) to not mince matters (she never… … Combinatory dictionary
matter — mat|ter1 W1S1 [ˈmætə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(SUBJECT/SITUATION)¦ 2 matters 3¦(MATERIAL)¦ 4 as a matter of fact 5 what s the matter?/something s the matter/nothing s the matter etc 6.) the truth/fact of the matter is (that) 7 for that matter 8 be… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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