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1 constitution
1) (a set of rules governing an organization; the supreme laws and rights of a country's people etc: the constitution of the country.) ustava2) (physical characteristics, health etc: He has a strong constitution.) telesna zgradba, ustroj* * *[kɔnstitjú:šən]nounsestav, ustroj, ustanovitev, organizacija; ustava, konstitucija; nrav, čud; organizem, telesna zgradba -
2 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 -
3 founding father
1) (the first or one of the first founders of an organization, a school of thought etc: the founding father of psychoanalysis.) ustanovitelj, utemeljitelj2) (The Founding Fathers of the United States of America were the people who drew up its constitution.) ustanovitelji Združenih držav Amerike -
4 build up
1) (to increase (the size or extent of): The traffic begins to build up around five o'clock.) naraščati2) (to strengthen gradually (a business, one's health, reputation etc): His father built up that grocery business from nothing.) zgraditi, okrepiti, ustvariti* * *transitive verb & intransitive verb zazidati; figuratively zgraditi, ojačiti, izboljšati; razvijati se -
5 constitutional
adjective (legal according to a given constitution: The proposed change would not be constitutional.) ustaven, v skladu z ustavo* * *I [kɔnstitjú:šənl]adjectivezakonit, ustaven; prirojen; organskiII [kɔnstitjú:šənl]nouncolloquially sprehod pred jedjo ali po njej -
6 weakness
1) (the state of being weak.) slabost2) (something weak or faulty; a defect: weaknesses of character; Smoking is one of my weaknesses.) šibka točka* * *[wí:knis]nounslabost, slabotnost; bolehnost, bolehavost; slabost (šibkost) značaja; slaba stran, slaba točka; škoda, izguba, pomanjkljivost, slabost, nepopolnost; colloquially posebna ljubezen, naklonjenost, slabost (za)weakness of constitution medicine slaba konstitucija
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