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1 opportunity
[opə'tju:nəti]plural - opportunities; noun(a chance to do or a time for doing (something): an opportunity to go to Rome; You've had several opportunities to ask him.) priložnost* * *[ɔpətjú:niti]nounpriložnost, prikladnost, prilika; plural možnosti -
2 golden opportunity
(a very good opportunity.) sijajna priložnost -
3 waste
[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) zapravljati2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) odpadki; odpaden2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) zapravljanje3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) pustinja•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away* * *I [wéist]1.nounrazsipavanje, tratenje, trošenje, zapravljanje (denarja, časa, moči); izguba, odpad; zmanjšanje; propadanje, propast; obsolete opustošenje, razdejanje; juridically škoda, zmanjšanje vrednosti (posesti, zemljišča) zaradi nemarnosti; odpadki (volne, svile ipd.); makulatura; odplake, pomije; pustinja, neobdelan svet, zapuščeno polje; geology mel, melišče; velika površina ( of waters vodá)to go ( —ali to run) to waste — tratiti se, razsipavati se; v prelogu ležati; podivjati; odtekatiwilful waste makes woeful want — kdor lahkomiselno denar zapravlja, se od premoženja že poslavlja;2.adjectivepust, neobdelan, neploden; nenaseljen, opustošen; odvečen, brezkoristen, neuporaben, izgubljen, odtočenwaste land — pustina, pustota, neobdelana zemljawaste materials — odpadni material, odpad(ki)waste paper — makulaturni papir, odpadki papirjato lie waste — biti (ležati) neobdelan, neizkoriščenII [wéist]1.transitive verbrazsipavati, zapravljati (denar, moč), tratiti (čas) zaman; trošiti, ne izkoristiti (prilike); slabiti, poslabšati; pustiti, da (kaj) propade; zapustiti (posestvo, zemljo itd.) zaradi nemarnosti; American zamuditi ( an opportunity priliko); (o)pustošiti, razoratito be wasted — biti brezkoristen, neuporaben; ostati brez učinka (on na)this is wasted on me — iz tega si nič ne storim, tega mi ni mar;2.intransitive verbslabeti, upadati, propadati, pojemati, izgubiti na teži (s treningom); trošiti se, razsipavati se, tratiti se, zapravljati se; biti zapravljiv, trošiti denar; izgubljati se, izginjati; giniti; obsolete minevati (čas)the day wastes obsolete dan se nagiblje h krajuto waste away — hirati; figuratively pojemati, upadatiwaste not, want not — varčuj, kadar imaš, da ne boš brez v potrebi -
4 chance
1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) sreča, naključje2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) priložnost3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) možnost4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) tveganje2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) tvegati2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) slučajno se zgoditi3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) naključen- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are* * *I [ča:ns]nounprilika; usoda, sreča; slučaj, naključje; priložnost, možnost, verjetnost; tveganje, upanjeby chance — slučajno, po naključjuon the chance that — v primeru, dathe chances are that — vse kaže, daII [ča:ns]1.transitive verb colloquiallytvegati, upati si, predrzniti si;2.intransitive verbzgoditi se, pripetiti se, primeriti seto chance upon — s.o. naleteti na kogaIII [čá:ns]adjectiveslučajen, naključen, nepričakovan -
5 equality
[i'kwoləti]noun (the state of being equal: Women want equality of opportunity with men.) enakost* * *[i:kwaeliti]nounenakost, enakopravnoston a footing of equality — enakopravno, enakovrednoto be on equality with — družiti se kot s sebi enakim; ocenjevati po istem merilu -
6 exercise
1. noun1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) vadba2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) vaja3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) vojaška vaja2. verb1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) vaditi2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) uporabljati* * *I [éksəsaiz]nounvaja, vežba, vadba; naloga; izvrševanje, opravljanje; božja služba; vojaško vežbanje; plural obredi, slovesnost, proslavaII [éksəsaiz]1.transitive verbopravljati, vršiti; trenirati, vaditi; skrbeti; mučiti; uporabljati;2.intransitive verbvaditi, vežbati, gibati se; treniratito exercise s.o.'s patience — mučiti kogato be exercised about — biti zaskrbljen, skrbeti zaradi -
7 gold
[ɡould]1) (an element, a precious yellow metal used for making jewellery etc: This watch is made of gold; ( also adjective) a gold watch.) zlato; zlat2) (coins, jewellery etc made of gold.) zlatnina3) (the colour of the metal: the shades of brown and gold of autumn leaves; ( also adjective) a gold carpet.) zlata barva•- golden- goldfish
- gold-leaf
- gold medal
- gold-mine
- gold-rush
- goldsmith
- as good as gold
- golden opportunity* * *I [gould]nounzlato, zlatnik, zlatnina; figuratively bogastvo, dragocenost, zaklad; središče tarče (pri streljanju z lokom)all that glitters in not gold — ni vse zlato, kar se sveti, videz varaas good as gold — dober, kot kruh, izredno pridenworth one's weight in gold — neprecenljiv, nepoplačljivII [gould]adjectivezlat, iz zlata -
8 golden
1) (of gold or the colour of gold: golden hair.) zlat2) ((of a wedding anniversary, jubilee etc) fiftieth: They will celebrate their golden wedding (anniversary) next month.) zlat* * *[góuldən]adjectivezlatorumen, zlat, bleščeč; dragocengolden eye zoology zimska racagolden pheasant zoology zlati fazangolden oriole — kobilar, vuga -
9 grasp
1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) zagrabiti2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) doumeti2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) prijem2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) razumevanje•- grasping* * *I [gra:sp]1.transitive verb(at) prijeti, pograbiti; figuratively razumeti, doumeti;2.intransitive verbsegati; figuratively prizadevati si za kajto grasp the nettle — ugrizniti v kislo jabolko, pogumno se lotitigrasp all, lose all — kdor hoče dobiti vse, zgubi vseII [gra:sp]nounprijem; figuratively razumevanje; dosegto have a perfect grasp of s.th. — dobro kaj obvladatiwithin s.o.'s grasp — v dosegu koga, razumljivo komubeyond s.o.'s grasp — zunaj dosega, nedosegljiv; nerazumljivin s.o.'s grasp — v oblasti koga -
10 heaven-sent
adjective (very lucky or convenient: a heaven-sent opportunity.) z neba poslan* * *[hévnsent]adjectivenebeški, ki ga je nebo poslalo -
11 improve
[im'pru:v](to (cause to) become better, of higher quality etc: His work has greatly improved; They recently improved the design of that car.) izboljšati (se)- improve on* * *[imprú:v]1.transitive verbizboljšati, popraviti, izpopolniti; (zlasti American) obdelati (zemljo), meliorirati; povečati vrednost, koristno uporabiti, izkoristiti; pomnožiti, povečati, zvišati; oplemenititi ( into); spremeniti (in v);2.intransitive verbizboljšati se, popraviti se, izpopolniti se; povečati se, napredovati; economy rasti (cene)to improve away ( —ali off, out) — s poskusi za izboljšanje pokvariti, poslabšati; pokvariti še tisto, kar je bilo dobrega -
12 lost
1) (missing; no longer to be found: a lost ticket.) izgubljen2) (not won: The game is lost.) izgubljen3) (wasted; not used properly: a lost opportunity.) izgubljen4) (no longer knowing where one is, or in which direction to go: I don't know whether to turn left or right - I'm lost.) izgubljen* * *[lɔst]preterite & past participleod to lose; izgubljentechnical lost motion — mrtvi tekto be lost to — biti izgubljen za, ne imeti čuta za, biti brez česato be lost upon — biti brez pomena, biti stran vrženo -
13 opening
1) (a hole; a clear or open space: an opening in the fence/forest.) odprtina; jasa2) (a beginning: the opening of the film; ( also adjective) the chairman's opening remarks.) začetek3) (the act of becoming or making open, the ceremony of making open: the opening of a flower/shop/door; the opening of the new theatre.) otvoritev4) (an opportunity for work: There are good openings in the automobile industry.) možnost* * *I [óupniŋ]adjectiveuvoden, začeteneconomy opening price — začetna cenaII [óupniŋ]nounodpiranje, odprtje; odprtina, luknja, vrzel, špranja; jasa; začetek, uvod; začetna poteza (šah); nezasedeno službeno mesto; priložnost; theatre premiera -
14 pass up
(not to accept (a chance, opportunity etc): He passed up the offer of a good job.) odkloniti* * *transitive verb slang odkloniti, odreči se čemu; prezreti koga -
15 provide
1) (to give or supply: He provided the wine for the meal; He provided them with a bed for the night.) preskrbeti2) ((with for) to have enough money to supply what is necessary: He is unable to provide for his family.) skrbeti•- provided- providing* * *[prəváid]1.transitive verbpreskrbeti, oskrbeti, opremiti, dobaviti ( with kaj, s čim); juridically določiti, predpisati, pripraviti (zakon, pogodbo);2.intransitive verbpreskrbeti se (si), oskrbeti se (si), zavarovati se ( against pred); skrbeti ( for za); računati s čim, pripravitijuridically predpisati, določiti ( that da); economy to provide payment — preskrbeti kritje, poskrbeti za plačiloto provide against — zavarovati se pred, varovati sejuridically preprečiti; juridically the law provides that — zakon določa, da -
16 say
[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) reči2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) reči3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) ponavljati4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) reči2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) beseda- saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say* * *I [séi]1.transitive verbreči, izjaviti, govoriti (kaj); izreči, izgovoriti, povedati, izraziti; navesti, omeniti, trditi; obljubiti; deklamirati; colloquially domnevati, vzeti (da...);2.intransitive verbgovoriti, praviti; pomeniti; odločiti se; biti napisanoso said so done, no sooner said than done — rečeno--storjenosad to say — obžalovanja vredno, žalI say! — slišiš! čuj!, hej!I dare say — zelo verjetno (često derogatory), (kakor) mislimit is said, they say — govori se, pravijohe is said to be ill — baje (pravijo, da) je bolan(let us) say this happens — vzemimo (recimo), da se to zgodisaid I? colloquially says I? slang kajne?, ali ni res?say it with flowers slang povejte to obzirno, vljudno!I'll give you say five days to do it — dal vam bom recimo pet dni, da to napravitea country, say India — dežela kot (npr.) Indijathat is to say — to se pravi, to je, to pomeni, z drugimi besedamia sum of 50 pounds (say fifty pounds) — vsota 50 funtov (z besedami: fifty pounds)this is saying a great deal — to se že nekaj pravi, to že nekaj poveyou don't say so! — česa ne poveste!, je to mogoče?what do you say to that? — kaj pravite k temu?to say Mass ecclesiastic brati mašoto say no — reči ne, odkloniti, odbiti, zanikatito say nothing of... — da molčimo o..., kaj šeleto say yes — reči da, odobritito have s.th. to say to (with) — imeti nekaj reči, povedati k (pri)he has nothing to say for himself — on je redkobeseden (skromen, nepomemben) človekwhat I say is... — po mojem mišljenjuwhen all is said and done — skratka, konec koncevII [séi]nounkar je rečeno; izrek, govor, beseda; mnenje, trditev; pravica ali prilika za govorjenje; American zadnja beseda, dokončna odločitevit is my say! — sedaj govorim jaz!, pusti(te) me, da govorim!who has the say in this matter? — kdo ima zadnjo besedo (kdo odloča) v tej zadevi?to have one's say (to, on) — izraziti svoje mnenje (o)I will have my say — povedal bom, kar moram povedatilet him have his say — naj pove, kaj misli o temIII [séi]nounfino volneno blago -
17 scope
[skəup]1) ((often with for) the opportunity or chance to do, use or develop: There's no scope for originality in this job.) možnost2) (the area or extent of an activity etc: Few things are beyond the scope of a child's imagination.) doseg* * *[skóup]nounpodročje (delovanja), območje, delokrog; duševno obzorje; obseg, prostor, okvir; doseg, domet, streljaj; nautical dolžina verige ali vrvi; (redko) cilj, (glavni) namento give scope to s.o. — da(ja)ti, nuditi široko polje delovanja komu -
18 seize, seise
[si:z]1.transitive verbprijeti, z(a)grabiti, (po)seči po; polastiti se, prisvojiti si; ujeti, osvojiti; izkoristiti (priliko); lotiti se; zaseči, zapleniti, odvzeti, konfiscirati; razumeti, dojeti, doumeti; nautical pritrditi z nekaj navoji vrvi, čvrsto zvezati; figuratively fascinirati, prevzeti;2.intransitive verbpriti do (česa), domoči se (upon s.th. česa); oprijeti se (on s.th. česa); zatakniti seto seize, seise an opportunity — pograbiti prilikoto seize, seise the meaning — razumeti, doumeti pomen (of česa)to seize, seise a pretext — poslužiti se izgovorato seize, seise a weapon — zgrabiti orožjeto seize, seise s.o. by the neck — zgrabiti koga za vratto be seize, seised of s.th. — zavedati se česahe was seize, seised with apoplexy — kap ga je zadelapanic seize, seised the crowd — panika se je polastila množice -
19 slip
I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) zdrsniti2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) zdrsniti3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) popustiti4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) smukniti5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) izmuzniti se6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) vtakniti2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) spodrsljaj2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) spodrsljaj3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) kombineža4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) dok•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) listič* * *I [slip]nounzdrsljaj; spodrsljaj, padec; nezgoda, napaka; zareka(nje); uitje, izmuznjenje; prevleka za blazino; obleka, ki se hitro obleče ali sleče; otroški predpasniček, prtiček; plural British English kopalne hlačke; plural theatre premične kulise; stranski vhod, prostor, kjer stoje igralci, preden nastopijo na odru; hunting konopec, vrv (za pse); izpustitev (psov); majhen brus; nautical poševna ravnina za splavitev ladij; geology zemeljski udor, usada slip of a boy — vitek, stasit dečeka fine slip of a girl — vitko, stasito, brhko dekleto get the slip — biti odklonjen, pasti (npr. pri izpitu)he gave me the slip — pobegnil (ušel, izmuznil se) mi jeto make a slip — napraviti spodrsljaj, napakothere's many a slip'twixt the cup and the lip figuratively ne hvali dneva pred nočjoII [slip]intransitive verbspodrsniti, zdrsniti ( off z), zdrkniti, drčati, polzeti, smukniti, izmuzniti se, uiti (čemu); odmikati se (o času); skrivaj se vriniti; transitive verb hitro obleči ali sleči; po nemarnosti narediti napako, pogrešiti; prezgodaj povreči ali skotiti; odvezati, spustiti (psa) z vrvice; (neopazno) spustiti (v), izpustitito slip one's breath (wind) — izdihniti, umretito slip the collar figuratively osvoboditi seto let slip — zagovoriti se, (nehote) povedati resnicoto let slip the dogs of war poetically sprožiti sovražnosti, začeti vojnoeven good men slip — celó dobri ljudje delajo napake (pogrešijo, se zmotijo)to let an opportunity slip — izpustiti, zamuditi priložnostIII [slip]nounglinasta masa (lončarstvo)IV [slip]nounbotany cepljeno drevo, cepljenka, cepljenec; sadika, potaknjenec; podmladek, podrast, pofomec; trak papirja, listič; letvica; printing poskusni odtis na dolg trak papirja -
20 slow
[sləu] 1. adjective1) (not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time: a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help.) počasen2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) zaostajati3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) počasen2. verb(to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) upočasniti- slowly- slowness
- slow motion
- slow down/up* * *[slóu]1.adjective ( slowly adverb)počasen (of, in v, pri), len; malo inteligenten, ki težko in počasi umeva; topoglav; zastajajoč (o uri), netočen; slaboten (ogenj); nemaren; nepripravljen, nerad, nenaklonjen; oklevajoč; nenapreden, zaostal, zastarel; slab, ki stagnira (kupčije); dolgotrajen, dolgočasen (o zabavi); slang moreč; postopen, dolgo časa delujoč; ki ne dopušča hitrega premikanja, mehek (o zemljišču)this is very slow — to ni prav nič zabavno, to je dolgočasnoto be slow to do — z nevoljo, nerad, proti svoji volji delatihe was slow to see the point — težko je razumel, za kaj greslow and steady wins the race figuratively vztrajnost, čeprav počasna, zmagujemy watch is 3 minutes slow — moja ura zaostaja ʌ minute;2.adverbpočasislow! — vozite počasi!read slower! — čitaj(te) počasneje!my watch goes slow — moja ura zaostaja;3.transitive verb & intransitive verb (večinoma slow down, slow off, slow up) zmanjšati (čemu) hitrost; počasneje hoditi ali voziti; zavlačevati, odlašati, zadrževati;4.noun(cricket)počasna žoga
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