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21 establish
[i'stæbliʃ]1) (to settle firmly in a position (eg a job, business etc): He established himself (in business) as a jeweller.) uveljaviti2) (to found; to set up (eg a university, a business): How long has the firm been established?) ustanoviti3) (to show to be true; to prove: The police established that he was guilty.) dokazati•- establishment
- the Establishment* * *[istaebliš]transitive verbustanoviti, osnovati; urediti; uvesti, uvajati, vpeljati; dognati, dokazati; utrditi, uveljavljati; priznati cerkev po zakonu; namestiti, nastaniti, pod streho spraviti, poskrbeti za kogato establish o.s. — naseliti, nastaniti se -
22 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) oditi2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) začeti3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) pognati v tek4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) osnovati2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) start, začetek2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) prednost•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) zdrzniti se2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) trzaj2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) presenečenje* * *I [sta:t]nounstart, odhod; aeronautics vzlet; startna točka; možnost za start; znak za start; začetek; sport prednost; trzaj, zdrznjenje, planitev kvišku; izbruh; presenečenje; začasen napor; naključje, slučajat the start — v začetku, skraja, sprvastart of fancy figuratively muha, domislekfalse start sport figuratively napačen starta rum start colloquially veliko presenečenjeto appear at the start sport pojaviti se na startu, iti na startto give s.o. a start (in life) — pomagati komu pri startu v življenjeto give s.o. a start — prestrašiti kogaI can give him 10 yards start and beat him (in the race) — lahko mu dam 10 jardov prednosti in ga premagam (v teku)to work by fits and starts — delati s pogostnimi presledki (neredno, neenakomerno)II [sta:t]1.intransitive verbiti (kreniti) na pot, odpotovati ( for v); oditi, odpeljati (vlak); sport startati; izhajati ( from iz); trzniti, zdrzniti se, predramiti se, (po)skočiti, planiti; ostrmeti, osupniti (at ob); izbuljiti se (oči), izskočiti; zrahljati se, popustiti (žebelj); zviti se, skočiti iz svojega položaja (les); American slang iskati, začeti prepir;2.transitive verbzačeti (kaj), povzročiti, pognati ali spustiti v tek; osnovati; preplašiti (divjad); izpahniti; pretočiti (tekočino) iz soda, izprazniti; sport dati (tekaču) znak za start; aeronautics dati (letalu) znak za vzlet; oživiti, poklicati (kaj) v življenje; zrahljati, omajati (žebelj); odpreti (trgovino); pomagati komu, da kaj začne, nagnati (koga) k čemu; figuratively širiti (novice), sprožiti (vprašanje)to start with — za začetek, najprej, predvsemto start agitation American colloquially povzročiti nemireto start after s.o. — oditi za kom, zasledovati kogato start back — umakniti se nazaj, ustrašiti seit was not your business, to start with — predvsem se vas to ni tikaloto start s.o. in business — uvesti koga v (neki) poselto start to one's feet — skočiti, planiti na nogeto start an engine — pognati, spraviti v tek strojto start a hare — prepoditi, preplašiti zajcato start for school — odpraviti se, iti v šoloto start on a thing — začeti neko stvar, lotiti se česawhen do you start? — kdaj odrinete (odpotujete)? -
23 boom
I 1. [bu:m] noun(a sudden increase in a business etc: a boom in the sales of TV sets.) nenaden porast2. verb(to increase suddenly (and profitably): Business is booming this week.) naglo rastiII 1. [bu:m] verb((often with out) to make a hollow sound, like a large drum or gun: His voice boomed out over the loudspeaker.) zadoneti2. noun(such a sound.) bobnenje* * *I [bu:m]nounmarine jambor, jadrnik; vodna ovira iz kladII [bu:m]1.intransitive verbbrenčati, bobneti, bučati, kričati kot bobnarica;2.nounbučanje, bobnenje, brenčanje; bobnaričin krikIII [bu:m]1.transitive verbhvaliti, delati reklamo; razvpiti; dvigniti cene;2.intransitive verbkvišku pognati, uspevati, napredovati, narasti; postati slavenIV [bu:m]nounnenaden napredek; konjunktura, blagostanje -
24 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 -
25 close
I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) blizu2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) tesno2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) bližnji, zaupen2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) tesen3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) natančen4) (tight: a close fit.) tesen5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) zatohel6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) skop7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) zaprt, molčeč•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) zapreti (se)2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) končati (se)3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) skleniti2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) konec- close up* * *I [klous]adjective ( closely adverb)zaprt, zaklenjen; stisnjen, tesen, gost; figuratively jedrnat; soparen, zadušljiv, zatohel; molčeč, vase zaprt; blizek; pazljiv, natančen; skoraj enak; vztrajen, marljiv; zaupen; skop, varčen; skrit; logičen; neodločen (boj)close combat — bitka iz bližine, boj moža proti možucolloquially close customer — molčeč človekcolloquially close thing — pičla zmagato keep s.th. close — zase kaj obdržati, ne izdatiII [klous]adverbblizu, pičloclose at hand, close by — čisto blizuclose on — skoraj, domala; kmalu natoto follow close upon s.o. — biti komu za petamito sail close to the wind — jadrati tesno ob vetru; figuratively biti komaj še v mejah zakonaIII [klous]nounograjen prostor, ograda; plot; šolsko dvorišče, igrišče; področje stolne cerkve; Scottish prehod skozi hišo, uličicaIV [klouz]nounzaključek, konecto bring to a close — končati, zaključitiV [klouz]1.transitive verbzapreti; končati, zaključiti, likvidirati; ustaviti se (ob drugi ladji);2.intransitive verbzapreti se; prenehati; (to) bližati se, zaceliti seto close one's eyes to s.th. — zapirati oči pred čimto close s.o.'s eye — suniti koga v okoto close the door on s.th. — narediti konec razpravljanju o čem -
26 crash
[kræʃ] 1. noun1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) trušč2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) trčenje3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) polom4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) treščiti2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) trčiti3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) zrušiti se4) ((of a business) to fail.) propasti5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) lomastiti6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)3. adjective(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) pospešen- crash-land* * *I [kræš]1.transitive verbpodreti, razbiti, zlomiti, streti;2.intransitive verbtreščiti, trčiti; razbiti se; zrušiti seto crash the gate — vriniti se v gledališče ipd. brez vstopniceII [kræš]nounpok, tresk, hrum, trušč; zrušenje (letala); trčenje; figuratively polom, bankrotIII [kræš]nounvrsta redko tkanega blaga, tronitnik; surovo platnoIV [kræš]colloquially presenetljiv, nepričakovan -
27 deal
1. [di:l] noun1) (a bargain or arrangement: a business deal.) kupčija2) (the act of dividing cards among players in a card game.) deljenje2. [delt] verb1) (to do business, especially to buy and sell: I think he deals in stocks and shares.) trgovati2) (to distribute (cards).) deliti•- dealer- dealing
- deal with
- a good deal / a great deal* * *I [di:l]nounmnožina, del; sporazum; ravnanje, poslovanje; kupčija; deljenje kart; American gospodarska politika določenega obdobjacolloquially square deal — pošteno ravnanjecolloquially raw deal — nepošteno ravnanjeto do a deal with — narediti kupčijo, dogovoriti seit's a deal! — velja!II [di:l]1.transitive verbdeliti, razdeliti; zadati; obravnavati;2.intransitive verbtrgovati; ravnati; vesti se, ukvarjati se, poslovatito deal a blow — udariti, pripeljati komu zaušnicoIII [di:l]nounjelovina, borovina; jelova, borova deska -
28 diplomacy
[di'plouməsi]1) (the business of making agreements, treaties etc between countries; the business of looking after the affairs of one's country etc in a foreign country.) diplomacija2) (skill and tact in dealing with people, persuading them etc: Use a little diplomacy and she'll soon agree to help.) taktnost•- diplomat- diplomatic
- diplomatically* * *[diplóuməsi]noundiplomacija; takt, spretno vedenje -
29 footing
1) (balance: It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path.) ravnotežje2) (foundation: The business is now on a firm footing.) temelj* * *[fútiŋ]nounpodlaga; hoja, ples; prostor za noge; figuratively opora, trden položaj; razmerje; celotna vsotato be on good ( —ali friendly) footing — biti v prijateljskem razmerju; imeti dobre stikemind your footing! — pazi, kam stopiš!footing of columns — seštevanje stolpcev; dobljena vsotaScottish first footing — novoletni obisk -
30 interest
['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) zanimanje2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) zanimanje3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) obresti; obresten4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) delež5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) interesi2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) zanimati2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) zbuditi zanimanje•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest* * *I [íntrist]nouninteres, zanimanje (in za); udeležba; važnost, pomen; economy udeležba, delež, pravica do deleža (in); economy (samo singular) obresti; vpliv ( with na), oblast ( with nad); prid, korist, dobiček; juridically pravica, zahteva (in)ex interest, free of interest — brez obrestifiguratively to return s.th. with interest — vrniti kaj z obrestmito be of interest to — biti zanimiv za, mikati kogato study the interest of s.o. — imeti korist nekoga pred očmito have an interest in s.th. — imeti delež v čemto take an interest in sth. — zanimati se za kaj, potegovati se za kajto make interest with s.o. — vplivati na kogato have interest with s.o. — imeti vpliv pri komto excite s.o.'s interest — zbuditi zanimanje pri komto obtain s.th. through interest with s.o. — dobiti kaj po zvezahto use one's interest with one for s.o. — zavzeti se za koga pri kompolitics sphere of interest — interesna sferaII [íntrist]transitive verbzbuditi zanimanje (in za); zanimati, zainteresirati; vplivati, privlačitito interest o.s. in — zanimati se za -
31 manager
feminine - manageress; noun (a person who is in charge of eg a business, football team etc: the manager of the new store.) vodja* * *[maenidžə]nounupravnik, upravitelj, vodja, oskrbnik, gospodar; direktor, poslovodja; theatre intendant, impresarij -
32 mind
1.(the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) pamet2. verb1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) paziti na kaj2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) vznemirjati se3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) paziti4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) upoštevati3. interjection(be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) pazi!- - minded- mindful
- mindless
- mindlessly
- mindlessness
- mindreader
- at/in the back of one's mind
- change one's mind
- be out of one's mind
- do you mind!
- have a good mind to
- have half a mind to
- have a mind to
- in one's mind's eye
- in one's right mind
- keep one's mind on
- know one's own mind
- make up one's mind
- mind one's own business
- never mind
- on one's mind
- put someone in mind of
- put in mind of
- speak one's mind
- take/keep one's mind off
- to my mind* * *I [máind]nounspomin; mišljenje, mnenje, nazor; misel; namen, volja, želja; pamet, razum; duh, duša; razpoloženje, čud; srceto be in two minds about s.th. — kolebati, omahovatito be of s.o.'s mind — strinjati se s kom, biti istega mnenjain one's mind's eye — v duhu, v domišljijito close one's mind to — zapreti se vase, zapreti srce čemuto enter s.o.'s mind — priti komu na misela frame ( —ali state) of mind — duševno stanje, trenutno razpoloženjeto give one's mind to s.th. — lotiti se česa zanimati se za kajto give s.o. a piece ( —ali bit) of one's mind — učiti koga kozjih molitvic, odkrito povedati svoje mnenje o komto have a good ( —ali great) mind to — nameniti se, biti trdno odločen za kajto have s.th. on one's mind — biti zaskrbljen zastran česa stalno misliti na kajto have an open mind — biti brez predsodkov, nepristranskito bave it in mind to do s.th. — nameravati kaj storitito have s.th. in mind — nameravati, imeti načrt, izbratito know one's own mind — biti odločen, vedeti kaj hočešnot to know one's own mind — biti poln dvomov, obotavljati seto make up one's mind to s.th. — sprijazniti se s čimto ( —ali in) my mind — po mojem mnenju, meni pri srcumany men, many minds — kolikor glav, toliko mislito pass ( —ali go) out of mind — iti v pozabo, pozabiti kajto put s.o. in mind of s.th. — spomniti koga na kajto put s.tb. out of one's mind — izbiti si kaj iz glaveto read s.o.'s mind — brati komu misli, uganiti komu mislijuridically of sound mind and memory — prisebento set one's mind on — ubiti si kaj v glavo, odločiti se za kajout of sight, out of mind — kar ne vidiš, hitro pozabišto tell s.o. one's mind — komu odkrito povedati svoje mnenjetime out of mind — davno, pozabljeni časito turn over in one's mind — skrbno pretehtati, premislitiII [máind]1.transitive verbpaziti na kaj, meniti se za kaj, skrbeti, brigati, ozirati se na kaj; nasprotovati, ugovarjati; archaic spomniti (of na), spomniti se na kaj;2.intransitive verbpaziti; biti protito mind one's own business — pometati pred svojim pragom, brigati se zasedon't mind me — ne oziraj se name, ne pusti se motitiwould you mind coming! — bi prišel, prosim!do you mind my smoking? — imaš kaj proti, če kadim?colloquially mind you write — glej, da boš pisalcolloquially I don't mind if I do — prav rad to storimmind and do that — pazi, da boš to res storilslang to mind one's eye — biti previdenmind (yon)! — zapomni si!never mind! — nič ne de, ni važno, ne vznemirjaj se, ne oziraj se na to!never mind him! — ne brigaj se zanj!slang mind out! — pazi, umakni se!he minds a great deal — je proti, zelo ga motiI shouldn't mind (a drink) — rad bi (kaj popil), nimam nič protimind the step! — pazi na stopnico! -
33 nobody
pronoun (no person; no-one: Nobody likes him.) nihče* * *[nóubədí]nounnihče, niče, nepomemben človekeverybody's business is nobody's business — mnogo ljudi, majhna odgovornost -
34 profit
['profit] 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) dobiček2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) korist2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) imeti dobiček- profitably* * *I [prɔfit]nouneconomy dobiček, korist; (često plural) dohodek, skupiček, čisti dohodek; juridically donos (od zemlje); korist, prednostsmall profits quick returns — majhen, a takojšen dobičekto turn s.th. to profit — obrniti kaj sebi v pridII [prɔfit]1.intransitive verbimeti dobiček, narediti dobiček (by, from s čim); biti koristen;2.transitive verbkoristiti komu (čemu), izkoriščati kaj -
35 recession
[rə'seʃən](a temporary fall in a country's or the world's business activities.) recesija* * *I [riséšən]nounodstop(anje), oddaljitev, umik(anje) ( from od); figuratively upadanje (poplave itd.); gospodarska recesija, upadanje trgovinske in industrijske dejavnosti; ecclesiastic odstop, odhod duhovnika (po končani maši); vdolbeni ali izdolbeni del, nazaj pomaknjen del (zidu)II [riséšən]nounjuridically povračilo, vrnitev, odstopitev nazaj -
36 secretary
['sekrətəri]plural - secretaries; noun1) (a person employed to write letters, keep records and make business arrangements etc for another person: He dictated a letter to his secretary.) tajnik, tajnica2) (a (sometimes unpaid) person who deals with the official business of an organization etc: The secretary read out the minutes of the society's last meeting.) tajnik•* * *[sékrətri]nountajnik, sekretar; American minister; pisalna miza; zapisnikar, tajnik (društva); printing tisk, ki posnema lepopisthe Secretary of State for Foreign Aflaires, Foreign Secretary — minister za zunanje zadeve, zunanji ministerSecretary for War, War Secretary — vojni minister -
37 sell up
(to sell a house, business etc: He has sold up his share of the business.) prodati* * *transitive verb juridically zarubiti koga, izvršiti rubežen pri kom, spraviti na boben koga; American intransitive verb slang umreti -
38 shady
1) (sheltered or giving shelter from heat or light: a shady tree; a shady corner of the garden.) senčen2) (dishonest: a shady business.) sumljiv* * *[šéidi]adjective ( shadily adverb)senčen, senčnat; figuratively nedoločen, nejasen; figuratively sumljiv, sumljivega poštenja, dvomljivto keep shady slang skri(va)ti -
39 sideline
1) (a business etc carried on outside one's regular job or activity: He runs a mail-order business as a sideline.) stranski zaslužek2) (the line marking one of the long edges of a football pitch etc.) stranska črta* * *[sáidlain]transitive verbovirati pri aktivni udeležbihe was sidelined by his injuries — poškodba ga je ovirala, da bi aktivno sodeloval -
40 slack
[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) ohlapen2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) zrahljan3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) zanikrn4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) medel•- slacken- slackly
- slackness
- slacks* * *I [slæk]1.nounnenapet (zrahljan, ohlapen) del vrvi; čas stagnacije, mrtvila v poslih, kupčijah; plural colloquially dolge (ženske) hlače; military slang dolge hlače; popustitev, ponehanje (vetra itd.); prosody nepoudarjen zlog (zlogi); colloquially pavza, odmorto have a good slack — pošteno, zares "izpreči";2.adjective ( slackly adverb)mlahav, ohlapen, nenapet, nenategnjen, popuščen; len, nemaren, zanikrn, brezbrižen, počasen, okoren; mirujoč, mrtev (o vodi); slab, medel (o kupčijah, poslih); polpepečen (kruh)with a slack hand — leno, brez energijea slack rope — nenapeta, ohlapna vrvslack season — mrtva sezona, mrtviloslack in stays nautical ki se počasi premikaslack trade, slack market commerce medlo, slabo tržiščeslack water — mirujoča, mrtva vodaslack weather — vreme, ki človeka naredi lenegabusiness is slack commerce posli zastajajo, stagnirajoto keep a slack hand — nemarno, ohlapno voditi, upravljatito keep a slack rein — premalo brzdati, imeti uzdo premalo napeto;3.adverb (v zloženkah) počasi, medlo; nepopolno, nezadostnoII [slæk]transitive verb & intransitive verbpopustiti (vrv), zrahljati (se) (o vijaku); odviti (se); opočasniti (se), postati počasen, popustiti (v prizadevanju); biti brezbrižen, zanemarjati (dolžnosti); postati medel, mlahav; zmanjšati (se), ubtažiti (se), oslabeti, onemogoči; počivati; (= to slake) gasiti (apno); commerce postati medel, slab (poslovanje, tržišče)III [slæk]nountechnical premogov grušec (prah)IV [slæk]noundialectal nižava, kotlina; močvirje, barje
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