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1 volunteer
[volən'tiə] 1. verb1) (to offer oneself for a particular task, of one's own free will (often without being paid for such work): He volunteered to act as messenger; She volunteered for the dangerous job.) prostovoljno se javiti2) (to offer (eg an opinion, information etc): Two or three people volunteered suggestions.) ponuditi2. noun(a person who offers to do, or does, something (especially who joins the army) of his own free will: If we can get enough volunteers we shall not force people to join the Army.) prostovoljec* * *[vɔləntíə]1.nounprostovoljec (tudi military); volonter; pripravnik; kdor brezplačno opravlja kako službo; botany divje rastoče drevoVolunteers of America plural prostovoljna organizacija pomoči v ZDA (podobna Salvation Army v Angliji);2.adjectiveprostovoljski; agronomy divje rastoča volunteer corps military prostovoljski korpusVolunteer State — (vzdevek za državo) Tennessee (ZDA);3.intransitive verbprostovoljno se javiti (se ponuditi) ( for za, kot; to do napraviti kaj); military javiti se ali služiti kot prostovoljec, biti prostovoljec, prostovoljno služiti vojsko; transitive verb prostovoljno (sam od sebe) ponuditi, prevzeti ali napraviti (uslugo itd.); nepoklican reči, izjaviti ( an opinion mnenje)she volunteered a song — ponudila se je, da bo zapela pesemhe volunteered to show me the way — ponudil se je, da mi bo pokazal pothow many of them volunteered? — koliko od njih se je javilo prostovoljno? -
2 auction
['o:kʃən] 1. noun(a public sale in which each thing is sold to the person who offers the highest price: They held an auction; He sold the house by auction.) dražba2. verb(to sell something in this way: He auctioned all his furniture before emigrating.) prodati na dražbi* * *I [ɔ:kšən]noundražba, licitacija, javna razprodajaDutch auction — dražba, na kateri postavijo najvišjo ceno in postopoma popuščajoto sell by auction — prodajati na dražbi, licitiratiII [ɔ:kšən]transitive verbdražiti, licitirati
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