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1 positively
1) (in a positive way: He stated positively that he was innocent.) nedvoumno2) (absolutely; completely: He is positively the nastiest person I know.) gotovo -
2 positive
['pozətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) pozitiven2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) nedvoumen3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) prepričan4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) popoln5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) samozavesten6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) osnoven7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) pozitiven8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) pozitiven2. noun1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) pozitiv2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) osnovnik•- positively* * *I [pɔzitiv]adjective ( positively adverb)določen, izrecen (ukaz), jasen, nedvoumen, trden (ponudba, obljuba itd.); brezpogojen, dokončen; resničen, stvaren, konkreten, dejanski; pritrdilen, privolilen; siguren, gotov; samozavesten, trdovraten, svojeglavphilosophy pozitivističen, neskeptičen, empiričen, ki sloni na izkušnjah; pozitiven, ki ima pozitivne lastnosti; colloquially popoln, pravi ( a positive fool pravi norec); mathematics pozitiven ( positive sign znak plus); physics electrical photography pozitiven; medicine pozitiven; philosophy positive philosophy — pozitivizem, pozitivistična filozofijagrammar positive degree — pozitiv, prva stopnja pridevnikacolloquially a positive nuisance — prava nadlogato be positive about s.th. — biti gotov česa, trdno verjeti v kajII [pɔzitiv]noungrammar photography pozitiv; pozitivnost, pozitivna lastnost -
3 affirm
[ə'fə:m](to state something positively and firmly: Despite all the policeman's questions the lady continued to affirm that she was innocent.) trditi- affirmative
- affirmative action* * *[əfɜ:m]transitive verb & intransitive verbpotrditi, trditi, zatrditi, zatrjevati; izjaviti -
4 antique
[æn'ti:k] 1. adjective1) (old and usually valuable: an antique chair.) starinski2) (old or old-fashioned: That car is positively antique.) staromoden3) ((of a shop etc) dealing in antiques: an antique business.) antikvaren2. noun(something made long ago (usually more than a hundred years ago) which is valuable or interesting: He collects antiques.) starine- antiquity* * *[æntí:k]1.adjective ( antiquely adverb)starinski, daven, antičen; staromoden;2.nounstarina, antika; umetnost starega veka -
5 assure
[ə'ʃuə]1) (to tell positively: I assured him (that) the house was empty.) zagotoviti2) (to make (someone) sure: You may be assured that we shall do all we can to help.) prepričati•- assured* * *[əšúə]transitive verb(of, that) prepričati; trditi, zatrjevati; zavarovati, jamčitito assure o.s. — prepričati se -
6 electro-positive
[iléktroupozitiv]adjective ( electro-positively adverb)pozitivno električen -
7 neutral
['nju:trəl] 1. adjective1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) nevtralen2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) nevtralen3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) nevtralen2. noun1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) nevtralec2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) prosti tek•- neutralize
- neutralise* * *I [njú:trəl]adjective ( neutrally adverb)nevtralen, nepristranski, neopredeljen, neudeležen; nedoločen, nejasen; chemistry electrical nevtralen; brezbrižen, mlačen, nezavzet (to do); technical prazni (tek); botany brezspolenII [njú:trəl]nounnevtralec, nevtralna država; technical prazni tek -
8 swear
[sweə]past tense - swore; verb1) (to state, declare, or promise solemnly with an oath, or very definitely and positively: The witness must swear to tell the truth; He swore an oath of loyalty; Swear never to reveal the secret; I could have sworn (= I'm sure) she was here a minute ago.) priseči2) (to use the name of God and other sacred words, or obscene words, for emphasis or abuse; to curse: Don't swear in front of the children!) preklinjati•- sworn- swear-word
- swear by
- swear in
- swear to* * *I [swʌ/ə]nounkletev, kletvica, preklinjanjeII [swʌ/ə]transitive verbprisegati (kaj), s prisego potrditi, priseči (na kaj); položiti prisego; zapriseči (koga); intransitive verb priseči, izjaviti pod prisego; zatrjevati; zakleti se; preklinjati, zmerjati (at koga)sworn friends — prijatelji na življenje in smrt, pobratimito swear a charge against s.o. — s prisego koga obtožitito swear a crime against s.o. — s prisego koga zločina obtožitito swear s.o. to (secrecy) — s prisego koga obvezati k (tajnosti)I can swear to the man — lahko prisežem, da je to onto swear falsely, to swear a false oath — po krivem prisečiI swear to God that... — prisegam pri bogu, da...to swear a solemn oath — slovesno priseči, obljubitihe swore at me for getting in his way — ozmerjal me je, češ da sem mu napotihe swears by the quality of his goods — prisega, da je njegovo blago dobrohave you sworn the witness? — ste zaprisegli pričo?
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