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1 certainty
plural - certainties; noun1) (something which cannot be doubted: It's a certainty that he will win.) gotovost2) (freedom from doubt: Is there any certainty of success?) zanesljivost* * *[sɜ:tnti]noungotovost, varnost; stalnost; določenostto ( —ali of, for) a certainty — gotovo, zanesljivowith certainty — brez dvoma, zanesljivo -
2 certain
['sə:tn] 1. adjective1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) nedvomen2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) prepričan; zanesljiv3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) neki; nekateri4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) določen•2. interjection(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') seveda- for certain
- make certain* * *[sɜ:tn]adjectiveneki, določen; nedvomen; zanesljivto make certain of s.th. — prepričati se o čemfor certain — zanesljivo, gotovo -
3 cinch
[sin ]1) (a certainty: It's a cinch!) dejstvo2) (something easy.) enostavna stvar* * *I [sinč]nountrebušni jermen (konja); American colloquially trden stisk; American slang varna, gotova stvar; igračkaII [sinč]transitive verbpritrditi sedlo s trebušnim jermenom; American slang spraviti v škripce -
4 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 -
5 moral
['morəl] 1. adjective(of, or relating to, character or behaviour especially right behaviour: high moral standards; He leads a very moral (= good) life.) moralen2. noun(the lesson to be learned from something that happens, or from a story: The moral of this story is that crime doesn't pay.) nauk- morally- morality
- morals* * *I [mɔrəl]adjective ( morally adverb)moralen, nraven; duhoven, notranji; spodoben, čednosten, krepostenmoral faculty, moral sense — čut za spodobnostpsychology moral insanity — moralna defektnostII [mɜrəl]nounnauk (zgodbe); plural morala, nravnost, etika; slang natančna podobacolloquially the very moral of — prav tak -
6 certainties
plural; see certainty
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