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81 introduction
1) (the act of introducing, or the process of being introduced: the introduction of new methods.) uvajanje2) (an act of introducing one person to another: The hostess made the introductions and everyone shook hands.) predstavljanje3) (something written at the beginning of a book explaining the contents, or said at the beginning of a speech etc.) uvod* * *[intrədʌkšən]nounuvod, uvajanje, uvedba, vpeljava; predstavljanje, seznanjanje; priporočilo; predgovor, uvod; music introdukcija; navodilo, učbenik; parliament uvedba zakona -
82 law
[lo:]1) (the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed: Such an action is against the law; law and order.) pravo; zakon2) (any one of such rules: A new law has been passed by Parliament.) zakon3) ((in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: the law of gravity.) zakon•- lawful- lawfully
- lawless
- lawlessly
- lawlessness
- lawyer
- law-abiding
- law court
- lawsuit
- be a law unto oneself
- the law
- the law of the land
- lay down the law* * *I [lɔ:]nounzakon, postava; pravo, pravoznanstvo; ( the) pravniki, pravniški poklic, American slang policija; sodni postopek, sodišče; načelo, pravilo; zakonitost; sport prednost (dana slabšemu tekmecu); figuratively milostni rok, odlogthe law of the Medes and Persians — nepreklicen zakon, stara navadato be a law unto o.s. — biti sam sebi zakon, ravnati po lastni voljito follow ( —ali go in for) the law — biti pravnik, študirati pravoto lay down the law — odločati, imeti glavno besedo, samovoljno ravnati, vsiliti svojo vouoletter of the law — dosledno, dobesednolaw and order — mir in red, spoštovanje zakonovDoctor of Laws (LL.D.) — doktor pravaAmerican to call in the law — poklicati policijoII [lo:]interjectionBritish English vulgar pojte no! (izraz začudenja) -
83 lose
[lu:z]past tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) izgubiti2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) izgubiti3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) založiti4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) izgubiti5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) zapraviti•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
- lost in
- lost on* * *[lu:z]1.transitive verbizgubiti, založiti (kam), zapraviti (čas), zatratiti; rešiti se česa; zgrešiti, izgubiti spred oči; zamuditi (vlak, priliko); zaostajati (ura); izgube stati;2.intransitive verbimeti izgubo (by s, on pri); izgubiti (in; npr. in weight shujšati); izgubiti, biti premagan, podleči (to; npr. to another team)to lose ground — umikati se, nazadovati, propadatifiguratively to lose one's head — izgubiti glavoto lose o.s. in — zatopiti se v kaj, izgubiti se v čemAmerican lose out to — izgubiti v korist drugegato lose one's reason ( —ali mind) — znoreti, pobesnetiAmerican to lose one's shirt vse — izgubitito lose sight of — izgubiti spred oči, pozabitito lose patience ( —ali one's temper) — izgubiti živce, razjeziti seto lose the thread — izgubiti nit (predavanja itd.)this will lose you your position — to te bo stalo položaja, zaradi tega boš izgubil svoj položaj -
84 note
[nəut] 1. noun1) (a piece of writing to call attention to something: He left me a note about the meeting.) sporočilo2) ((in plural) ideas for a speech, details from a lecture etc written down in short form: The students took notes on the professor's lecture.) zapiski3) (a written or mental record: Have you kept a note of his name?) zapis4) (a short explanation: There is a note at the bottom of the page about that difficult word.) opomba5) (a short letter: She wrote a note to her friend.) sporočilo6) ((American bill) a piece of paper used as money; a bank-note: a five-dollar note.) bankovec7) (a musical sound: The song ended on a high note.) ton8) (a written or printed symbol representing a musical note.) nota9) (an impression or feeling: The conference ended on a note of hope.) v znamenju2. verb1) ((often with down) to write down: He noted (down) her telephone number in his diary.) zapisati2) (to notice; to be aware of: He noted a change in her behaviour.) opaziti•- notable- notability
- notably
- noted
- notelet
- notebook
- notecase
- notepaper
- noteworthy
- noteworthiness
- take note of* * *I [nóut]nounzapisek, opomba, beležka, notica; pisemce, sporočilo; znamenje, znakfiguratively ton, nota, prizvok, zven; poetically zvok, melodija, (ptičje) petje; music (osnovni) ton, nota, tipka; politics (diplomatska) nota; economy račun, bankovec, obveznica; printing opomba, ločilo; figuratively ugled, sloves, pomembnost; figuratively pozornost; economy note of exchange — borzni listeconomy advice note — sporočilo o pošiljkieconomy bought and sold note — zaključnicaeconomy delivery note — izročilnicaeconomy as per note — po računupolitics exchange of notes — izmenjava diplomatskih notto change one's note — spremeniti svoje vedenje, svoj tonto compare notes — izmenjati misli, posvetovati seto give s.o. note of — sporočiti komu kajmusic to strike the notes — udariti po tipkahfiguratively to strike the right note — zadeti na pravo strunofiguratively to strike a false note — zadeti na napačno strunoto take note of s.th. — ozirati se na kaj, zapaziti kaj, posvetiti pozornost čemuII [nóut]transitive verbupoštevati, ozirati se na kaj, opaziti; omeniti, oznaniti; zaznamovati; apisati, zabeležiti (navadno note down); economy protestirati, ugovarjati; navesti (cene) -
85 pardon
1. verb1) (to forgive: Pardon my asking, but can you help me?) oprostiti2) (to free (from prison, punishment etc): The king pardoned the prisoners.) pomilostiti2. noun1) (forgiveness: He prayed for pardon for his wickedness.) odpuščanje2) (a (document) freeing from prison or punishment: He was granted a pardon.) pomilostitev3. interjection(used to indicate that one has not heard properly what was said: Pardon? Could you repeat that last sentence?) Kako, prosim?- I beg your pardon
- pardon me* * *I [pa:dn]nounoprostitev, odpuščanje ( for za)juridically pomilostitev; ecclesiastic odpustek; juridically general pardon — splošna amnestija(I) beg your pardon — oprosti, prosim(I beg your) pardon? — prosim?, kaj si rekel?II [pa:dn]transitive verboprostiti, odpustiti ( for za); juridically pomilostiti, prizanestipardon me! — oprosti!to pardon s.o. s.th. — oprostiti komu kajpardon my saying so — oprosti, da to rečem -
86 particular
[pə'tikjulə]1) (of a single definite person, thing etc thought of separately from all others: this particular man/problem.) poseben2) (more than ordinary: Please take particular care of this letter.) poseben3) (difficult to please: He is very particular about his food.) izbirčen•- particulars
- in particular* * *I [pətíkjulə]adjective ( particularly adverb)poseben, izjemen, posamezen, specialen; oseben, individualen; podroben, izčrpen, obširen; samosvoj, nenavaden, čuden; zamerljiv, izbirčen, natančen (in, about, as to); philosophy omejenironically not too particular — ki ne izbira (svojih metod itd.)economy nautical particular average — manjša havarija, manjša poškodba tovoraII [pətíkjulə]nounnadrobnost, detalj; plural (osebni) podatki; poglavje, točka, paragraf; colloquially specialiteta, posebnostin particular — posebno, zlasti, izčrpnoa London particular — londonska posebnost, nekaj tipičnega za London -
87 poison
['poizn] 1. noun(any substance which causes death or illness when taken into the body: She killed herself by taking poison; ( also adjective) poison gas.) strup2. verb1) (to kill or harm with poison: He poisoned his wife.) zastrupiti2) (to put poison into (food etc): He poisoned her coffee.) zastrupiti•- poisoner- poisonous
- poisonously
- poison-pen letter* * *I [pɔizn]nounstrup (tudi figuratively)colloquially what's your poison? — kaj boš pil?II [pɔizn]transitive verbzastrupiti; figuratively inficirati, okužiti; physics uničiti učinek; figuratively pokvariti, spriditi, izmaličitito poison o.s. — zastrupiti se -
88 pop
I 1. [pop] noun1) (a sharp, quick, explosive noise, such as that made by a cork as it comes out of a bottle: The paper bag burst with a loud pop.) pok2) (fizzy drink: a bottle of pop.) peneča pijača2. verb1) (to (cause to) make a pop: He popped the balloon; My balloon has popped.) počiti2) (to spring upwards or outwards: His eyes nearly popped out of his head in amazement.) izskočiti3) (to go quickly and briefly somewhere: He popped out to buy a newspaper.) skočiti ven4) (put quickly: He popped the letter into his pocket.) hitro spraviti•- popcorn- pop-gun
- pop up II [pop] adjective1) ((of music) written, played etc in a modern style.) pop(ularen)2) (of, or related to, pop music: a pop group; a pop singer; pop records.) pop* * *I [pɔp]nounpok, treskcolloquially strel; colloquially peneča pijača, pokalica; British English slang zastava, zalog (v zastavljalnici); slang in pop — zastavljeno, v zastavljalnicito take a pop at — streljati na; figuratively poskusiti s, zII [pɔp]1.intransitive verbpočiti (zamašek), odpreti se (kostanj, koruza itd.); sprožiti, ustreliti (at); nenadoma se pojaviti; izbuljiti (oči);2.transitive verbhitro odpreti, izvleči (zamašek), sprožiti, izstreliti (naboj); American peči koruzo; hitro vtakniti (kaj kam), pomoliti (glavo); British English slang zastavitito pop in — oglasiti se pri kom, priti na kratek skokcolloquially to pop off — izginiti, pobrisati jo; zadremati; umreti (tudi to pop off the hooks)to pop out — pomoliti ven; ugasniti luč; pobrisati joto pop up — pojaviti se (tudi figuratively, npr. težave)colloquially to pop the question — zasnubitiIII [pɔp]adverbs pokom; nenadoma, nepričakovanoto go pop — počiti; umretiIV [pɔp]interjectiontresk!, pok!V [pɔp]adjectivecolloquially popularenVI [pɔp]nounsee poppa -
89 put
[put]present participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) postaviti2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) zastaviti3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) izraziti4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) zapisati5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) zapluti•- put-on- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
- put up with* * *I [put]nounmet kamna z rame; (borza) premijski posliII [put]1.transitive verbpoložiti, postaviti, dati kam, vtakniti ( in one's pocket v žep; in prison v ječo); spraviti (koga v posteljo, v neprijeten položaj, v red, v tek); izpostaviti, podvreči čemu ( to put to death usmrtiti koga); posaditi (into, under s čim; the land was put under potatoes); poslati, dati, siliti, naganjati (to v, k; to put to school poslati v šolo, to put to trade dati koga v uk, to put the horse to the fence nagnati konja v skok čez ograjo); napeljati, zvabiti (on, to k); napisati ( to put one's signature to a document); prestaviti, prevesti ( into French v francoščino); izraziti, formulirati ( I cannot put it into words ne znam tega z besedami izraziti; how shall I put it kako naj to formuliram?); oceniti, preceniti (at; I put his income at £ 1000 a year po mojem zasluži 1000 funtov na leto); uporabiti (to; to put s.th. to a good use dobro kaj uporabiti); zastaviti, postaviti (vprašanje, predlog; I put it to you apeliram na vas, obračam se na vas); staviti (on; denar na kaj); vložiti, investirati ( into v); naložiti (npr. davek, to put a taɔ on obdavčiti kaj); naprtiti, pripisati komu kaj (on; they put the blame on him krivdo valijo na njega); sport metati, vreči (kroglo); poriniti (bodalo), streljati (in, into);2.intransitive verbpodati se, napotiti se, iti, hiteti ( for kam; to put to land podati se na kopno; to put to sea odplutito put for home — napotiti se domov); nautical jadrati, krmariti, pluti; American izlivati se ( into v)to put s.o. above s.o. else — postaviti koga pred drugegato put one's brain to it — koncentrirati se na kaj, lotiti se česato put a bullet through — ustreliti, preluknjati kogato put in black and white, to put in writing — napisatito be hard put to it — biti v zagati, v škripcih, biti prisiljen k čemuput the case that — recimo, dato put o.s. in (under) the care of s.o. — postaviti se pod zaščito kogato put s.o. out of countenance — spraviti koga iz ravnotežjato put down the drain — vreči v vodo, neumno zapravitito put an end ( —ali stop, period) to — napraviti konec s čim, končatito put one's foot in it — narediti napako, osramotiti se, blamirati seto put s.o. on his feet — spraviti koga na nogeto put the finger on — pokazati s prstom na, identificirati koga (kaj)to put s.o. on guard — opozoriti koga na previdnostto put one's hands to — lotiti se; pomagatito put into the hands of s.o. — prepustiti komu, dati komu v roketo put out of one's head — izbiti si iz glave, pozabitito put s.o. in a hole — spraviti koga v neugodon položajto put it to s.o. — apelirati na koga, dati komu na voljoslang to put the lid on — presegati vse meje, biti višek česato put s.o.'s nose out of joint — spodriniti kogato put s.o. on his oath — zapriseči kogato put o.s. in s.o.'s place — vživeti se v položaj koga drugegato put s.o. right — popraviti kogato put in shape — spraviti v dobro kondicijo, oblikovatito put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel — metati komu polena pod nogefiguratively to put teeth into — zagristi se v kajto put s.o. through it — dajati koga na sito in rešetoto put into words — izraziti z besedami, točno opisatito put s.o. in the wrong — postaviti koga na laž, dokazati, da nima pravto put s.o. out of the way — spraviti koga s potislang to put s.o. wise — odpreti komu očislang to put the wind up s.o. — prestrašiti koga, dati mu vetraIII [pʌt]nounarchaic tepec, čudak, kmetIV [pʌt]noun& verb see putt -
90 receipt
[rə'si:t]1) (the act of receiving or being received: Please sign this form to acknowledge receipt of the money.) prejem2) (a written note saying that money etc has been received: I paid the bill and he gave me a receipt.) račun; pobotnica* * *I [risí:t]nounprejem; prejemnica, potrdilo o prejemu, priznanica; pobotnica; prihod, prihajanje blaga; (zlasti plural) dohodki, prejemki, iztržki (kuhinjski) recept (tudi figuratively); napotek, navodilo, predpis; sredstvoto acknowledge receipt of sth. — potrditi prejem česato be in receipt of — imeti, držati, prejeti (pismo)to give a receipt, to make out a receipt for — dati, izstaviti priznanico, pobotnico za (kaj)II [risí:t]transitive verbizdati, napisati potrdilo o prejemu, priznanico, pobotnico za (kaj); potrditi prejem (na računu), plačati (račun); intransitive verb izdati pobotnico ( for za) -
91 refer
[rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) omeniti2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) nanašati se3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) napotiti4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) pogledati (v)•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) soditi- reference book
- reference library* * *[rifɜ:]1.transitive verbnapotiti (to k, na), opozoriti (to na); predložiti, pripisovati kaj (to s.o. komu); predati, prepustiti, dodeliti (to komu);2.intransitive verbnanašati se (to na), tikati se (to česa); sklicevati se (to na), obrniti se na, zateči se k; kazati na, posredno misliti na, namigovati (to na), omenitito refer oneself to — prepustiti se, predati se, zaupati se, zaupno se obrniti na, zanesti se nareferred to — ki se nanaša na; o komer (čemer) je govorthe point referred to — omenjena, tista točkato refer to drawer — (kratica: R.D.) obrazec, ki ga banka napiše na ček, ki nima denarnega kritjato refer a matter to arbitration — prepustiti zadevo arbitraži, razsodišču -
92 sorter
noun (a person or machine that separates and arranges, especially letters, postcards etc.) sortirec; sortirnik* * *[sɔ:tə]nounoseba ali stroj, ki sortira -
93 tail
[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) rep2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) rep2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) skrivaj slediti- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) cifra- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
- tail off* * *I [téil]1.nounrep; trtica; spodnji del; konec (sprevoda itd.); zadnji del pluga; stran kovanca z napisom; spremstvo; najslabši igralci kakega moštva, odpadki; stranka, privrženci; žaket, frak, škric, vlečka (obleke); plural colloquially družabna oblekatail of the trenches military najbolj sprednji jarkitail of a stream — tih, miren tok reketails up figuratively dobre volje, veselclose on s.o. 's tail — komu tik za petamicow's tail — figuratively razcefran konec vrvithe dirty end of the cow's tail — figuratively spolzko govorjenje (pogovor)heads or tail? — glava ali napis? (vprašamo, če mečemo kovanec v zrak za odločitev v kaki stvari)with his tail between his legs figuratively ves preplašen, kot polit cucekto be unable to make head or tail of s.th. — ne se spoznati, ne se moči znajti v čemto drop a pinch of salt on the tail of a bird (a hare); humorously natresti ptiču (zajcu) soli na rep (da bi ga ujeli)to go into tails figuratively hitro rastito follow the tail of a plough — držati plug za ročaj, biti kmetovalecshe looked at me out of the tail of her eye — skrivaj, s koncem očesa me je pogledalato put one's tail between one's legs — stisniti rep med noge, zbežatito turn tail — obrniti hrbet, planiti v beg, pete pokazati, popihati joto twist s.o.'s tail — figuratively nadlegovati ali dolgočasiti kogato twist the lion's tail — mučiti, izzivati leva (aluzija na tuje časnikarje ali govornike, ki izzivalno žalijo Anglijo)the tail wags the dog — rep miga s psom, figuratively najneumnejši (najmanj pomembni) komandira, vlada;2.adjectivenajbolj zadajšnji, zadnji, končni, repniII [téil]transitive verbdodati (čemu) rep; tvoriti konec (sprevoda, pogreba itd.); skrivaj slediti (komu); prirezati rep, prijeti ali vleči za rep; odtrgati pecelj (sadežu); čuvati (koga); privezati (z enim koncem) (to na); intransitive verb tvoriti rep; biti z enim koncem pritrjen v zid (npr. greda); sport pustiti se vleči (po strmini navzgor)to tail to the tide, to tail up and down the stream — dvigati in spuščati se na plimi (o zasidrani ladji);III [téil]nounjuridically omejitev dedne pravice, omejena lastninska pravica; premoženje, ki more pripasti samo otrokom lastnikaestate in tail male — imetje, ki lahko preide samo na moške dedičea tenant in tail — uživalec premoženja, ki mora pripasti njegovim naravnim dedičem -
94 thank
[Ɵæŋk] 1. verb(to express appreciation or gratitude to (someone) for a favour, service, gift etc: He thanked me for the present; She thanked him for inviting her.) zahvaliti se- thankful- thankfully
- thankfulness
- thankless
- thanklessly
- thanklessness
- thanks 2. interjection(thank you: Thanks (very much) for your present; Thanks a lot!; No, thanks; Yes, thanks.) hvala- Thanksgiving
- thanks to
- thank you* * *I [mæŋk]noun(samo plural) zahvala, hvala, zahvaljevanjethanks! — hvala!many thanks, thanks very much! — hvala lepa!please accept my thanks — sprejmite, prosim, mojo zahvalosmall thanks to you, I succeeded — brez tvoje pomoči mi je uspelosmall thanks I got for it! — slabo zahvalo sem dobil za to!;II [mæŋk]transitive verbzahvaliti seto thank s.o. for s.th. — zahvaliti se komu za kaj(I) thank you! — hvala!no, thank you! — ne, hvala!(yes), thank you! — (da), prosim!thank you for nothing — (ironično) se najlepše zahvaljujem; hvala vam tudi za to, bom že brez vas!I will thank you to leave that to me — bil bi vam hvaležen, če bi to prepustili meniyour tea, sir, thank you — vaš čaj, gospod, prosim! -
95 give vent to
(to express (an emotion etc) freely: He gave vent to his anger in a furious letter to the newspaper.) dati duška -
96 postage stamp
(a small printed label fixed to a letter, parcel etc to show that postage has been paid.) poštna znamka -
97 U-turn
noun (a turn, in the shape of the letter U, made by a motorist etc in order to reverse his direction.) obrat
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Letter lock — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Letter of attorney — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Letter of credit — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Letter of license — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Letter paper — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Letter punch — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English