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1 polite
(having or showing good manners; courteous: a polite child; a polite apology.) vljuden- politely- politeness* * *[pəláit]adjective ( politely adverb)vljuden (to do), uglajen, olikan, dostojen, izbrancolloquially to do the polite — vesti se dostojnopolite letters ( —ali literature) — leposlovje, beletristika -
2 gentleman
['‹entlmən]plural - gentlemen; noun( abbreviation gent)1) (a polite word for a man: Two gentlemen arrived this morning.) gospod2) (a polite, well-mannered man: He's a real gentleman.) kavalir•- gents* * *[džéntlmən]nounolikan moški, gospod; poštenjak; kavalirgentleman of the long robe — sodnik, pravnikgentleman of fortune — pirat; pustolovecgentleman ranker — izobraženec, ki služi kot navadni vojak -
3 bring up
1) (to rear or educate: Her parents brought her up to be polite.) vzgojiti2) (to introduce (a matter) for discussion: Bring the matter up at the next meeting.) sprožiti* * *transitive verb & intransitive verb bruhati; vzgojiti, vzgajati, (vz)rediti; obtožiti; nautical usidrati; figuratively opozoriti; besedo dati (poslancu v parlamentu); oživiti, osvežiti (se); pohiteti, prihrumetibring up the rear — ščititi umik; figuratively biti zadnjinautical bring up standing — usidrati se, preden so jadra spuščenabring up to date — naznaniti, vpeljati v stvar; modernizirati -
4 ceremonious
[-'məu-]adjective ((negative unceremonious) carefully formal or polite.) pretirano vljuden* * *[serimóunjəs]adjective ( ceremoniously adverb)slovesen; pretirano vljuden -
5 civil
['sivl]1) (polite, courteous.) vljuden2) (of the state or community: civil rights.) državljanski3) (ordinary; not military or religious: civil life.) civilen4) (concerned with law cases which are not criminal.) civilen•- civilian- civility
- civilly
- civil defence
- civil disobedience
- civil engineer
- civil liberties/rights
- civil servant
- civil service
- civil war* * *[sívl]adjective ( civilly adverb)meščanski, državljanski; civilen; vljudencivil engineer — gradbeni inženir (za mostove, ceste)civil list — apanaža, vzdrževalnina vladarske hiše -
6 courteous
['kə:tiəs](polite; considerate and respectful: It was courteous of him to write a letter of thanks.) vljuden; spoštljiv- courteousness* * *[kɔ:tjəs]adjective ( courteously adverb)vljuden, spodoben, spoštljiv -
7 dear
[diə] 1. adjective1) (high in price: Cabbages are very dear this week.) drag2) (very lovable: He is such a dear little boy.) ljubek3) ((with to) much loved: She is very dear to me.) ljubezniv4) (used as a polite way of addressing someone, especially in a letter: Dear Sir.) spoštovani2. noun1) (a person who is lovable or charming: He is such a dear!) srček, ljubica2) (a person who is loved or liked (especially used to address someone): Come in, dear.) dragi, draga•- dearly- dear
- dear! / oh dear!* * *I [diə]adjective ( dearly adverb)drag, dragocen; ljubljen; očarljiv, ljubek; visok (cena); spoštovanII [diə]adverbdrago; zelofiguratively to pay dear for — drago plačatiIII [diə]nounljubček, ljubica; očarljiva osebawhat dears they are! — kako so ljubki!IV [diə]interjectionoh dear!, dear me!, dear heart alive! — jojmene, za božjo voljo! -
8 discourteous
[dis'kə:tiəs](not polite; rude: a discourteous remark.) nevljuden* * *[diskɜ:tjəs]adjective ( discourteously adverb)nevljuden, neolikan, nespoštljiv -
9 etiquette
['etiket](rules for correct or polite behaviour between people, or within certain professions: medical/legal etiquette.) pravila obnašanja* * *[etikét]nounpredpisi za vedenje, etiketa, ceremonial, nepisani zakon -
10 fiction
['fikʃən](stories etc which tell of imagined, not real, characters and events (see also non-fiction): I prefer reading fiction to hearing about real events.) leposlovje- fictitious* * *[fíkšən]nounizmišljanje, izmislek, izmišljotina; leposlovje, beletrija, roman -
11 genteel
[‹ən'ti:l](acting, talking etc with a very great (often too great) attention to the rules of polite behaviour: She was laughed at for being too genteel.) izumetničen- genteelness* * *[džentí:l]adjective ( genteelly adverb)obsolete dvorljiv, uglajen; vulgar ironically gosposki, imeniten -
12 gentlemanly
adjective ((of men) polite; well-mannered: gentlemanly behaviour.) kavalirsko* * *[džéntlmənli]see gentlemanlike -
13 gracious
[-ʃəs]1) (kind or polite: a gracious smile.) prijazen2) ((of God) merciful.) milosten* * *[gréišəs]adjective ( graciously adverb)prijazen, prikupen, ljubezniv, dober; milostljiv, milosten; archaic koristen, dobrodelen, blagovoljengood gracious, goodness gracious, gracious me, my gracious! — za božjo voljo! -
14 impolite
(not polite; rude: You must not be impolite to the teacher.) nevljuden- impoliteness* * *[impəláit]adjective ( impolitely adverb)nevljuden, neolikan -
15 lady
['leidi]1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; ( also adjective) a lady doctor.) gospa, ženska; ženski2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) dama3) (in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank: Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.) Lady; dama•- ladylike- Ladyship
- ladybird* * *I [léidi]noungospa, dama; plemkinja; naslov za žene angl. plemičev (nižjih od vojvod) in hčerke vojvod, markizov in grofov; gospodaricapoetically ženska; vulgar & archaic žena, soproga, zaročenka, draga, ljubljenka; za označevanje poklicev ženskega spola ( lady-doctor — zdravnica, lady-president — predsednica); colloquially his young lady — njegovo deklehumorously the old lady — moja "stara"Our Lady — Naša Gospa, mati božjaAmerican ladies' room — javno stranišče za ženskeII [léidi]intransitive verb to lady it — igrati damo -
16 madam
['mædəm]plurals - madams, mesdames; noun(a polite form of address to a woman.) gospa* * *[maedəm]noungospa (v nagovoru) -
17 manner
['mænə]1) (a way in which anything is done etc: She greeted me in a friendly manner.) način2) (the way in which a person behaves, speaks etc: I don't like her manner.) obnašanje3) ((in plural) (polite) behaviour, usually towards others: Why doesn't she teach her children (good) manners?) olika•- - mannered- mannerism
- all manner of
- in a manner of speaking* * *[maenə]nounnačin; nastop, stil; plural običaji, šege; plural obnašanje, olika, vedenje, manire, način življenja; archaic vrstaafter ( —ali in) this manner — na tak način, takoto the manner born — kakor rojen za kaj, kakor da bi bil od rojstva takgood manners — lepo vedenje; olikain a singular manner — čudno, nenavadnoother times, other manners — drugi časi; drugi običaji -
18 master
1. feminine - mistress; noun1) (a person or thing that commands or controls: I'm master in this house!) gospodar2) (an owner (of a slave, dog etc): The dog ran to its master.) lastnik3) (a male teacher: the Maths master.) učitelj4) (the commander of a merchant ship: the ship's master.) kapitan trgovske ladje5) (a person very skilled in an art, science etc: He's a real master at painting.) mojster6) ((with capital) a polite title for a boy, in writing or in speaking: Master John Smith.) gospodič2. adjective((of a person in a job) fully qualified, skilled and experienced: a master builder/mariner/plumber.) mojster3. verb1) (to overcome (an opponent, handicap etc): She has mastered her fear of heights.) premagati2) (to become skilful in: I don't think I'll ever master arithmetic.) obvladati•- masterfully
- masterfulness
- masterly
- masterliness
- mastery
- master key
- mastermind 4. verb(to plan (such a scheme): Who masterminded the robbery?) voditi- master stroke
- master switch
- master of ceremonies* * *I [má:stə]noungospodar; predstojnik, delodajalec; lastnik (hiše, psa itd.); mojster (obrtnik in umetnik); kapitan trgovske ladje; (zlasti British English)učitelj, profesor; British English rektor, ravnatelj (v nekih kolegijih); art mojster, umetnina (starejšega mojstra); university magister; gospodič (nagovor za fante višjih slojev do 16. leta); British English vodja, čuvar (v naslovih na angleškem dvoru); juridically glavni sodni zapisnikar, glavni arhivar na soditču; matrica gramofonske ploščeto be master of s.th. — obvladati kajto be one's own master — biti svoj gospodar, biti neodvisento be master of o.s. — obvladati selike master like man — kakršen gospodar, tak slugato make o.s. master of s.th. — polastiti se česa, obvladati kajhistory Master of the Revels — vodja dvorne svečanostiAmerican economy master agreement — okvirna tarifamusic master chord — prevladujoč trozvokmaster copy — originalni izvod (dokumenta, filma, plošče), avtorski izvod (literarnega dela)technical master pattern — vzorčni modelhistory master singer — mojster pevec (nemški pesniki 1ɔ: 16. stol.)master touch — mojstrstvo; uglajenost, zadnja ugladitev, izpiljenje (npr. teksta)technical master wheel — glavno pogonsko koloII [má:stə]transitive verbzagospodovati, obvladati, ukrotiti, premagati, mojstrovati -
19 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) utegniti2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) moči3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) lahko bi vsaj...•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) moč- mighty- mightily
- mightiness* * *I [máit]nounmoč, sila, oblastII [máit]preteriteod may -
20 miss
[mis]1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) gospodična2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) dekle* * *I [mis]noungospodična; lepotna kraljica; humorously deklica, najstnicathe Miss Browns — sestri, -re Brownthe Misses Brown — sestri, -re Brown (formalno)II [mis]nounudarec v prazno, napačen sklep zakasnitev, zgrešitev, neuspeh, pogrešek; American colloquially splav (otroka); slepi vžigto give s.th. a miss — izogniti se čemu; pobegniti pred čema lucky miss — uspel, srečen pobegIII [mis]1.transitive verbzamuditi (priložnost, vlak); zgrešiti, izpustiti; ne imeti, biti brez, ne dobiti; preslišati, spregledati, ne opaziti; pogrešati izogniti se;2.intransitive verbne zadeti, zgrešiti (strel); spodletetito miss fire — ne sprožiti se; figuratively ne uspeti, ne zbuditi zanimanjato miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijetito miss one's mark — zgrešiti cilj, ne uspetihe didn't miss much — nič mu ni ušlo, ni mnogo zamudilto miss a trick — preslišati, ne uspeti videtito miss out — zamuditi (priliko); izpustiti, preskočiti (besedo)aeronautics missed approach — zgrešen dolet
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