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1 abbreviation
noun (a shortened form of a word etc: Maths is an abbreviation of mathematics.) okrajšava* * *[əbri:viéišən]nounskrajšaj, okrajšava, kratica; krajšanje -
2 margarine
(( abbreviation marge) a butter-like substance made mainly from vegetable fats: We use margarine instead of butter.) margarina* * *[ma:džərí:n, -gə-]nounmargarina -
3 microphone
(( abbreviation mike) an electronic instrument for picking up sound waves to be broadcast, recorded or amplified as in radio, the telephone, a tape-recorder etc: Speak into the microphone.) mikrofon* * *[máikrəfoun]nounelectrical physics mikrofon; colloquially radio -
4 promenade
(( abbreviation prom [prom]) a level road for the public to walk along, usually beside the sea: They went for a walk along the promenade.) promenada* * *I [prɔminá:d, -néid]nounpromenada, sprehod, sprehajališčemusic promenade concert — promenadni koncertnautical promenade deck — promenadni krovII [prɔminá:d, -néid]intransitive verb & transitive verbpromenirati, sprehajati se, peljati na sprehod -
5 quintuplet
(( abbreviation quin [kwin]) one of five children born at the same time to one mother.) peterček* * *[kwíntjuplit]nounpetérček; skupina petih; music kvintola -
6 CD-ROM
noun (abbreviation) (compact disk read-only memory; a disk which stores information that can be displayed on a computer.) plošča CD-ROM -
7 Certificate of Secondary Education
noun (abbreviation) (C.S.E.; a secondary school leaving certificate (given for each subject), of a lower level than the General Certificate of Education (university entrance).) srednješolsko spričevaloEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > Certificate of Secondary Education
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8 health maintenance organization
noun (( abbreviation HMO) (American) a system of health centers providing medical treatment, preventive care and hospitalization to its paying members.) samoplačniška zdravstvena organizacijaEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > health maintenance organization
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9 IQ
(intelligence quotient; a measure of a person's intelligence: She has a high IQ; an IQ of 140.) inteligenčni kvocient -
10 IUD
(intrauterine device; a plastic or metal contraceptive used by women.) maternični vložek -
11 milligram
(( abbreviation mg) a thousandth (= 1,000th) of a gram.) miligram -
12 physical education
noun (abbreviation) (PE; physical training (gymnastics) and sport taught as a subject at school.) telesna vzgoja -
13 value-added tax
noun (( abbreviation VAT) a tax that is imposed on goods and services.) davek na dodano vrednost -
14 visual display unit
noun (( abbreviation VDU) the part of a computer with a screen on which information is displayed.) računalniški zaslon -
15 water-closet
noun (( abbreviation WC) a lavatory.) stranišče -
16 WC
(water-closet; a lavatory; toilet; 00) stranišče -
17 WWW
(World Wide Web (a branch of the Internet); letters used at the beginning of addresses of sites on the Internet.) svetovni splet -
18 Cd
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19 VJ
[vi: '‹ei](video jockey; a person who introduces video clips of popular music on television.) video jockey* * *abbreviationVictory in Japan (VJ day 1ɜ. 8. 19ɔɜ, v ZDA 2. 9. 19ɔɜ) -
20 WASP
[wosp](White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA.) pripadnik visokega srednjega razreda- Waspish- waspish
- waspishly
- waspishness* * *abbreviationAmerican Women's Air Service Pilots
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