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[iɡ'zo:ltid](high in rank, position etc; noble; important.) visok, (pre)vzvišen* * *[igzɔ:tid]adjective ( exaltedly adverb)vzvišen; povišan; prenapet -
62 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) pasti2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) pasti, prevrniti se3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) padati4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) pasti, biti5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) zaspati, zaljubiti se6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) pripasti2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) padec2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) padavina3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) padec4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) jesen•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through* * *I [fɔ:l]1.intransitive verb(in, to, from) pasti, padati; pripasti, pripadati; podreti, prevrniti, zgruditi se; popustiti, popuščati; upadati; spustiti se; zoology roditi se; spuščati se; izlivati se; viseti; (z)manjšati, poleči se; poginiti; podleči; z vnemo se lotiti; propadati; zgoditi se; morati;2.transitive verb American dialectalsekati drevesao fall adoing — začeti kaj (npr. alaughing zasmejati se)to fall to blows — stepsti, spopasti seto fall foul of — spopasti se, napasti; prepirati seto fall into conversation with s.o. — začeti pogovor s komto fall on a sword figuratively narediti samomorto fall on one's feet — imeti srečo, izvleči seII [fɔ:l]nounpadanje, padec, upadanje; padavina; pobočje, strmina, reber; spuščanje; slap; propad; poraz; smrt; music kadenca; sečnjato ride for a fall — izpostavljati se nevarnosti, drveti v poguboto try a fall with — boriti, meriti se sto sustain a fall — pasti, padatiIII [fɔ:l]1.nounAmericanjesenthe fall of the year ( —ali leaf) — jesen;2.adjective Americanjesenski -
63 financial
[-ʃəl]adjective (concerning money: financial affairs.) denaren* * *[finaenšəl, fain-]adjective ( financially adverb)finančen -
64 fit
I 1. [fit] adjective1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.) zdrav2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.) primeren2. noun(the right size or shape for a particular person, purpose etc: Your dress is a very good fit.) prava mera3. verbpast tense, past participle fitted -)1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.) prilegati se2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.) ustrezati3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.) namestiti4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.) opremiti•- fitness- fitter
- fitting 4. noun1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) oprema2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) pomerjanje•- fit in- fit out
- see/think fit II [fit] noun1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) napad2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) izbruh•* * *I [fit]nounnapad, izbruh, krč; kaprica, muhavostcolloquially razpoloženje; colloquially figuratively to give one a fit — presenetiti, razdražiti kogaby fits (and starts) — sunkovito, tu in tamto go into fits — dobiti napad; omedletito give s.o. fit(s) — razkačiti kogato throw a fit — pobesneti, razsrditi seII [fit]nounarchaic del pesmi, kiticaIII [fit]1.transitive verbprilagoditi, uravnati, urediti; opremiti, oskrbeti; (obleko) pomerjati; montirati; oborožiti;2.intransitive verbustrezati, biti pogodu; prilagoditi se; spodobiti se; prilegati seIV [fit]nounprileganje, prilagoditevto be an exact (bad) fit — dobro (slabo) se prilegati; nav. plural instalacijaV [fit]adjective ( fitly adverb)( for) primeren, ustrezen, uporaben, zmožen, sposoben; zdrav; vredenmore than is fit — čezmerno, pretiranoI was fit to — malo je manjkalo, da nisemto think fit to — odločiti se; raje nareditito run to be fit to burst — teči, dokler nam ne zmanjka sapecolloquially I laughed fit to burst — malo je manjkalo, pa bi bil počil od smeha -
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66 force
[fo:s] 1. noun1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) moč2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) sila3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) sila2. verb1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) prisiliti2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) prisiliti (se)•- forced- forceful
- forcefully
- forces
- in
- into force* * *I [fɔ:s]nounmoč, energija; nasilje; trdnost, jakost; uspešnost; učinek, vpliv; veljavnost, pomen; plural čete; vojna sila, vojskain force — veljaven, v veljavito put in force — uveljaviti, uzakonitiII [fɔ:s]transitive verbsiliti, izsiliti, vsiliti, prisiliti; obvladati; predreti, predirati; z naskokom vzeti; vdreti; oskruniti, posiliti; prenapenjati, forsiratito force s.o.'s hand — prisiliti kogato force s.th. on s.o. — vsiliti komu kajto force o.s. upon s.o. — vsiljevati se komuIII [fɔ:s]transitive verb(na)polniti, nadevatiIV [fɔ:s]nounslap -
67 forward
['fo:wəd] 1. adjective1) (moving on; advancing: a forward movement.) napredujoč2) (at or near the front: The forward part of a ship is called the `bows'.) prednji2. adverb1) ((also forwards) moving towards the front: A pendulum swings backward(s) and forward(s).) naprej2) (to a later time: from this time forward.) naprej3. noun((in certain team games, eg football, hockey) a player in a forward position.) napadalec4. verb(to send (letters etc) on to another address: I have asked the post office to forward my mail.) dostaviti* * *I [fɔ:wəd]adverbnaprej, dalje; spredajto put o.s. forward — siliti v ospredjeto bring forward — opozoriti; navestito put ( —ali set) forward — trditi, izjaviticommerce carriage forward — plača se po dostaviII [fɔ:wəd]adjective ( forwardly adverb)sprednji; napredujoč; figuratively napreden; figuratively vsiljiv, predrzen, nesramen; pripravljen, prizadeven; prenagljen, zaletav; commerce terminskiIII [fɔ:wəd]nounsport napadalec, sprednji igralec; figuratively plural pionirjiIV [fɔ:wəd]transitive verbpospešiti; pomagati, podpirati; (od)poslati, odpremiti; dostavitiV [fɔ:wəd]interjectionnaprej! -
68 graft
I 1. verb(to fix (skin, bone etc) from one part of the body on to or into another part of the body: The doctor treated her burns by grafting skin from her leg on to her back.) transplantirati2. noun(a piece of skin, bone etc which is grafted: a skin graft.) presadekII noun1) (dishonesty in obtaining profit or good position.)2) (hard work.)* * *I [gra:ft]nouncepič, cepljenje; medicine presad, transplantacijaII [gra:ft]transitive verb(into, on, together, in) cepiti; medicine transplantirati; figuratively vcepitiIII [gra:ft]nounkoličina zemlje, ki jo zajame lopata; globina, ki jo doseže lopata z enim zamahom; lopata za kopanjeIV [gra:ft]1.nounAmerican slangpodkupovanje, podkupnina; izsiljevanje, korupcija;2.intransitive verb American slangsprejemati podkupnino, dati se podkupovati; nepošteno pridobiti -
69 head
[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) glava2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) pamet3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) dolžina glave4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) glava; glaven5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) glava, glavica6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) izvir7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) vrh8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) čelo9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) nadarjenost10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) predstojnik11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) na osebo12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) rt13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) pena2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) biti na čelu2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) voditi3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) iti proti4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) nasloviti5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) udariti z glavo•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head* * *I [hed]adjectiveglavni, na čeluBritish English head boy — najboljši dijak v razreduhead waiter — glavni natakar, plačilniII [hed]nounglava; dolžina glave (pri konjskih dirkah); pamet, razum, nadarjenost; vodja, voditelj, predstojnik; šolski direktor, -ica; glava kovanca; glava, vrh, gornji del, vzglavje (strani, postelje, knjige, pisma, stopnišča itd); glava žeblja, kladiva, bucike; višek, kriza; pena na pivu, mleku; rogovje (srnjadi); oseba, komad, kos, glava (živine); stržen čira; izvir reke; zajezena voda; pritisk pare zraka, plina, vode; predgorje, rt; familiarly plačilni, glavni natakar; streha na vozu; glavna točka (govora), poglavje (knjige), rubrika, stolpič (v časopisu); economy postavka (v računu, fakturi), kategorija; slang latrinaabove one's head — težko razumljivo, prepametno za kogaby a short head — za dolžino nosu, figuratively z majhno prednostjothe head and front — bistvo, politics glava zarote, vodja uporafrom head to foot — od nog do glave, popolnomahead first ( —ali foremost) — z glavo naprej, figuratively nepremišljenohead over heels — narobe, do ušes, na vrat na nosover one's head — viseč nad glavo (nevarnost); težko razumljivoout of one's own head — sam od sebe, sam, na lastnem zeljnikutwo heads are better than one — kolikor glav, toliko mislislang King's (Queen's) head — poštna znamkahead, cook and bottle washer — kdor s svojim vedenjem poudarja svojo veljavofiguratively on your head be it! — naj gre na tvojo glavo, ti si odgovorenten head of cattle — deset glav živine;Z glagoli: to beat s.o.'s head off — prekositi kogafiguratively to break one's head — glavo si razbijatito carry one's head high — nositi glavo pokonci, biti ponosento come to a head — priti do krize, zaostriti semedicine zagnojiti se, dozoreti (čir); slang to do a thing on one's head — igraje kaj napravitito drag in by the head and ears — s silo privleči, za ušesa privlečito give s.o. his head figuratively popustiti uzdeto get s.th. through one's head — doumeti, razumeti kajto go over s.o.'s head — biti pretežko za kogato go to s.o.'s head — v glavo stopitithis horse eats his head off — ta konj več pojé, kot je vredento have a head — imeti "mačka"to have one's head in the clouds figuratively živeti v oblakih, sanjaritito have a head like a sieve — imeti glavo kot rešeto, biti pozabljivfiguratively to keep one's head above water — obdržati se nad vodo, životaritito knock s.th. on the head — onemogočiti kajto lay ( —ali put) heads together — glave stikati, posvetovati seto let s.o. have his head — pustiti komu delati po svoji glavito lie on s.o.'s head — biti komu v bremeI cannot make head or tail of — ne razumem, ne vidim ne repa ne glaveto make head — izbiti na čelo, napredovatito put s.th. into s.o.'s head — vtepsti komu kaj v glavoto put s.th. into one's head — vtepsti si kaj v glavoto put s.th. out of s.o.'s head — izbiti komu kaj iz glaveto put s.th. out of one's head — izbiti si kaj iz glaveto run in s.o.'s head — vrteti se komu po glavito take s.th. into one's head — v glavo si kaj vtepstito talk over s.o.'s head — za koga preučeno govoritito talk s.o.'s head off — utruditi koga z nenehnim govorjenjemto talk through the back of s.o.'s head — neprestano v koga govoritito throw o.s. at the head of — obesiti se komu za vratto turn s.o.'s head — glavo komu zmešatito work one's head off — pretegniti se od dela, garatiheads I win, tails you lose — izgubiš v vsakem primeruIII [hed]1.transitive verbvoditi, biti na čelu, priti na čelo; zapovedovati; prekositi, prekašati; obiti (reko) pri izviru; dati naslov, glavo (pismu itd.); obrezati, odsekati vrh (stebla, krošnjo drevesa); upreti se, nasprotovati, postaviti se po robu; obrniti proti; sport udariti žogo z glavo;2.intransitive verb -
70 Home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) dom2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) domovina3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) dom4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) dom5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) stanovanje, hiša2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) domač2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) domač3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) domač3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) domov, doma2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) na cilj; do srca•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about* * *[hju:m, houm]proper namedruž. ime -
71 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) dom2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) domovina3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) dom4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) dom5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) stanovanje, hiša2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) domač2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) domač3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) domač3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) domov, doma2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) na cilj; do srca•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about* * *I [hóum]adjectivedomač, hišni, doma narejen; notranji; točen, odličen; primeren (opomba)Home Guard — rezervna vojska na domačih tleh med 2. svetovno vojnoII [hóum]adverbdoma, domov; na cilj, na cilju; v srce, točnoto bring a crime home to s.o. — dokazati komu zločinto bring s.th. home to s.o. — prepričati koga o čem, predočiti, dokazati komufiguratively to come home to — ganiti, občutiti, priti do srcacurses come home to roost — kdor drugemu jemlje čast, jo sam izgubito drive s.th. home to s.o. — prigovarjati, prepričevati kogato hit ( —ali strike) home — v živo zadeti, pravo zadetito see s.o. home — spremiti koga domovIII [hóum]noundom, domačija, stanovanje; domovina; zavetišče; figuratively domača streha; sport figuratively ciljat home — doma, v domoviniat home in ( —ali on, with) — vajen česa, doma (v računstvu)away from home — odsoten, odpotoval, v tujinicharity begins at home — vsakdo je samemu sebi najbližji, bog je najprej sebi brado ustvarilnot at home to — ne biti doma za goste, ne sprejemati gostovlong ( —ali last) home — zadnji dom, grobto draw to one's long home — bližati se koncu, umiratito eat s.o. out of the house and home — spraviti koga ob vse, živeti na tuj računto make o.s. at home — biti kakor doma, vgnezditi se pri komto make s.o. feel at home — potruditi se, da se kdo počuti kot domaIV [hóum]intransitive verb & transitive verbvrniti se domov, pripeljati domov, spraviti pod streho; voditi pristanek letala z radarjem -
72 horoscope
['horəskəup](the prediction of a person's future based on the position of the stars and planets at the time of his birth.) horoskop* * *[hɔrəskoup]nounhoroskop -
73 huddle
1. verb1) ((often with together) to crowd closely together: The cows (were) huddled together in the corner of the field.) stisniti se2) (to curl up in a sitting position: The old man (was) huddled near the fire to keep warm.) zgrbiti se2. noun(a number of people, things etc crowded together: a huddle of people round the injured man.) gruča* * *I [hʌdl]nounkolobocija, zmešnjava; American colloquially tajni posvet; sport colloquially posvetovanje med tekmosport colloquially to go into a huddle — stakniti glave v posvet, posvetovati se med tekmo (tekmovalci s trenerjem)II [hʌdl]1.transitive verbzmetati vkup ( together); izvleči ( out ali of iz); zmašiti, skrpati, površno narediti (up ali through); na hitro si obleči (on); figuratively prikriti, utajiti kaj;2.intransitive verbzgrbiti se (o.s. up); stisniti se (to h komu); sport obstopiti trenerja (posvet) -
74 humble
1. adjective1) (not having a high opinion of oneself etc: You have plenty of ability but you're too humble.) ponižen2) (unimportant; having a low position in society etc: a man of humble origins.) skromen2. verb(to make (someone) humble: He was humbled by his failure.) ponižati- humbly- humbleness See also:- humility* * *I [hʌmbl]adjective ( humbly adverb)ponižen, skromento eat humble pie — ponižno se opravičiti, ponižati se, iti v KanosoII [hʌmbl]transitive verbponižati -
75 humility
[hju'miləti](modesty; humbleness: Despite his powerful position in the government, he was still a man of great humility.) skromnostSee also:- humble* * *[hju:míliti]nounponižnost, skromnost -
76 hundredth
1) (one of a hundred equal parts.) stotina2) (( also adjective) (the) last of a hundred (people, things etc) or (the person, thing etc) in an equivalent position.) stoti* * *[hʌndrədm]1.adjectivestoti;2.nounstotina, stoti del -
77 idle
1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) neizkoriščen2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) len3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) prazen4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) prazen2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) lenariti2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) biti v prostem teku, teči v prazno•- idler- idleness
- idly
- idle away* * *I [áidl]adjective ( idly adverb)brezdelen, nezaposlen, brezposeln; nedelaven, len; ničeven, prazen, nepomemben; nesmiseln, nekoristen; economy neproduktiven, neizrabljen, mrtev (kapital); technical ki stoji (stroj), v praznem teku; agronomy neobdelaneconomy idle capital — mrtev kapitalto lie ( —ali stand), idle — stati, ne delati (stroj)economy idle time — zgubljen časII [áidl]1.intransitive verblenariti, ne delati; technical biti v praznem teku (stroj);2.transitive verbzapravljati čas ( away), izgubljati (ure, čas); pustiti stroj v praznem teku -
78 inaugurate
[i'no:ɡjureit]1) (to place (a person) in an official position with great ceremony: to inaugurate a president.) slovesno ustoličiti2) (to make a ceremonial start to: This meeting is to inaugurate our new Social Work scheme.) slovesno začeti3) (to open (a building, exhibition etc) formally to the public: The Queen inaugurated the new university buildings.) slovesno otvoriti•- inaugural* * *[inɔ:gjureit]transitive verbinavgurirati, slovesno ustoličiti, slovesno odpreti, slovesno odkriti (spomenik) -
79 inferior
[in'fiəriə]1) (of poor, or poorer, quality etc: This carpet is inferior to that.) slabši2) (lower in rank: Is a colonel inferior to a brigadier?) podrejen•* * *I [infíəriə]adjectiveinferioren, podrejen (to komu), manjvreden, nižji, slabši (to od)astronomy bližje soncu kot zemlji; printing tiskan pod črto; juridically inferior court — nižje sodiščeanatomy inferior maxilla — spodnja čeljustII [infíəriə]nounpodrejeni; printing znak pod črtoto be s.o.'s inferior in s.th. — ne dosegati koga v čem -
80 install
[in'sto:l]1) (to put in place ready for use: When was the telephone/electricity installed (in this house)?) napeljati2) (to put (a thing, oneself or another person) in a place or position: He was installed as president yesterday; They soon installed themselves in the new house.) umestiti; nastaniti•- instalment* * *[instɔ:l]transitive verbumestiti, namestiti, postaviti (koga na službeno mesto)technical napeljati, namestiti, instalirati, montirati; colloquially to install o.s. — naseliti se
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position — [ pozisjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1265; lat. positio, de ponere « poser » I ♦ 1 ♦ Manière dont une chose, une personne est posée, placée, située; lieu où elle est placée. ⇒ disposition, emplacement. Position horizontale, verticale, inclinée (⇒ inclinaison) .… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Position — Po*si tion, n. [F. position, L. positio, fr. ponere, positum, to put, place; prob. for posino, fr. an old preposition used only in comp. (akin to Gr. ?) + sinere to leave, let, permit, place. See {Site}, and cf. {Composite}, {Compound}, v.,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Position — may refer to:* A location in a coordinate system, usually in two or more dimensions; the science of position and its generalizations is topology * Body position (proprioception), the sense of the relative position of neighboring parts of the body … Wikipedia
position — [pə zish′ən] n. [MFr < L positio < positus, pp. of ponere, to place < * posinere < po , away (< IE base * apo > L ab, from, away) + sinere, to put, lay: see SITE] 1. the act of positing, or placing 2. a positing of a… … English World dictionary
Position — (lat. positio ‚Lage, Stellung‘) bezeichnet: die Lage eines Punktes im Raum, siehe Koordinatensystem und Ortsbestimmung Soziale Position, den Status einer Person in sozialen Beziehungen Meinung, eine subjektive Ansicht bzw. einen Standpunkt den… … Deutsch Wikipedia
position — Position. s. f. Terme de Geographie. Situation. La position des lieux n est pas juste, n est pas bien marquée dans cette carte. C est aussi un terme de Philosophie & de Mathematique, & alors il se dit de l establissement d un principe. De la… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
position — 1 Position, stand, attitude denote a more or less fixed mental point of view or way of regarding something. Position and stand both imply reference to a question at issue or to a matter about which there is difference of opinion. Position,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
position — [n1] physical place area, bearings, district, environment, fix, geography, ground, locale, locality, location, locus, point, post, reference, region, scene, seat, setting, site, situation, space, spot, stand, station, surroundings, topography,… … New thesaurus
Position — Sf std. (16. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. positio ( ōnis), Abstraktum zu l. pōnere (positum) setzen, stellen, legen . Adjektiv: positionell. Ebenso nndl. positie, ne. position, nfrz. position, nschw. position, nnorw. posisjon. ✎ Leser, E.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
position — verb. • Uniformed constables had been positioned to re direct traffic J. Wainwright, 1979. The use of position as a verb, meaning ‘to place in position’ has met with some criticism, usually from those who object to any verb made relatively… … Modern English usage
position — (n.) late 14c., as a term in logic and philosophy, from O.Fr. posicion, from L. positionem (nom. positio) act or fact of placing, position, affirmation, from posit , pp. stem of ponere put, place, from PIE *po s(i)nere, from *apo off, away (see… … Etymology dictionary