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1 singular
['siŋɡjulə]1) (( also adjective) (in) the form of a word which expresses only one: `Foot' is the singular of `feet'; a singular noun/verb; The noun `foot' is singular.) ednina2) (the state of being singular: Is this noun in the singular or the plural?) ednina* * *[síŋgjulə]1.noungrammarednina;2.adjective ( singularly adverb)poedin, posamezen, individualen; edinstven, redek, izreden, presenetljiv; čuden, čudaški, nenavaden; grammar edninskisingular man — posebnež, čudaka singular success — edinstven, izreden uspeh -
2 plural
['pluərəl]noun, adjective((in) the form of a word which expresses more than one: `Mice' is the plural of `mouse'; a plural noun/verb; Is the verb in the singular or the plural?) množina* * *[plúərəl]1.adjective ( plurally adverb)grammar množinski, pluralen; večštevilen, večkraten;2.noungrammarmnožina, plural -
3 headquarters
noun singular or plural ((often abbreviated to HQ [ei 'kju:] noun) the place from which the chief officers or leaders of an organization (especially an army) direct and control the activities of that organization: During the election, his house was used as the campaign headquarters.) glavni štab* * *[hédkwɔ:təz]nounplural glavni stan, generalni štab; policijska centrala, delovni štab; centrala, sedež podjetja -
4 waterworks
noun plural or noun singular (a place in which water is purified and stored before distribution to an area.) vodni zbiralnik* * *[wɔ:təwə:ks]nounplural vodovod; vodometto turn on the waterworks figuratively colloquially spustiti se v jok -
5 data
(or noun singular facts or information (especially the information given to a computer): All the data has/have been fed into the computer.) podatki- database- data-processing* * *[déitə]plural -
6 innings
plural; see innings* * *[íniŋz]nounplural (rabljeno kot singular) figuratively službena doba, doba vladanja; priložnost; vrsta (pri igri); izsuševanje (zemlje), morju iztrgana zemlja; žetevto have a good innings — imeti srečo, dočakati visoko starost -
7 ceramics
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8 dynamics
noun singular (the science that deals with movement and force.) dinamika* * *[dainaemiks]nounplural dinamika -
9 hydraulics
noun singular (the study of the behaviour of moving liquids (eg of water in pipes).) hidravlika* * *[haidrɔ:liks]nounplural (edninska konstrukcija) hidravlika -
10 linguistics
noun singular (the science of languages.) jezikoslovje* * *[liŋgwístiks]nounplural jezikoslovje, lingvistika -
11 mechanics
1) (the science of the action of forces on objects: He is studying mechanics.) mehanika2) (the art of building machines: He applied his knowledge of mechanics to designing a new wheelchair.) mehanika* * *[mikaeniks]nounplural mehanika (nauk); mehanizem; figuratively tehnikapractical mechanics — strojeslovje, nauk o strojihthe mechanics of politics politični mehanizem -
12 ninepins
(a form of bowling in which nine bottle-shaped objects are knocked over with a ball: a game of ninepins; Ninepins is a very good game.) kegljanje* * *[náinpinz]nounplural keglji, kegljanje -
13 phonetics
noun singular (the study of the sounds of language.) fonetika* * *[founétiks]nounplural (običajno edninska konstrukcija) fonetika, glasoslovje -
14 clubs
noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits which is black and shaped like a clover: the six of clubs.) križ (pri kartah) -
15 diamonds
noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits: the five of diamonds.) karo -
16 doubles
noun singular (or noun plural in tennis etc, a kind of match with two players on each side: I enjoy playing doubles; ( also adjective) a doubles match.) (igra) v parih -
17 hearts
noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits: the two of hearts.) srce -
18 rearguard
noun singular or noun plural (the group of) soldiers who protect the rear of an army (eg when it is retreating). zaščitnica -
19 singles
1) (( also noun singular) in tennis etc, a match or matches with only one player on each side: The men's singles are being played this week; ( also adjective) a singles match.) igra posameznikov2) ((especially American) unmarried (usually young) people: a bar for singles; ( also adjective) a singles holiday/club.) samci -
20 spades
noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits: the ten of spades.) pik
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