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1 possibility
plural - possibilities; noun (something that is possible; the state of being possible; (a) likelihood: There isn't much possibility of that happening; There's a possibility of war; The plan has possibilities (= looks as if it may be a good one).) možnost* * *[pɔsəbíliti]nounmožnost (of); morebitnost; plural možnosti, pričakovanja, zmožnosti, sposobnostithere is no possibility of his coming — ni možnosti, da bi prišel -
2 rule out
(to leave out; not to consider: We mustn't rule out the possibility of bad weather.) izključiti* * *transitive verb izločiti, oddvojiti, prečrtati, izključitito rule out of order — ne upoštevati nečesa, ker ne spada k stvarito rule out the possibility — izključiti možnost, ne računati z možnostjo -
3 alternative
[o:l'tə:nətiv] 1. adjective(offering a choice of a second possibility: An alternative arrangement can be made if my plans don't suit you.) drugačen2. noun(a choice between two (or sometimes more) things or possibilities: You leave me no alternative but to dismiss you; I don't like fish. Is there an alternative on the menu?) (druga) izbira* * *I [ɔ:ltɜ:nətiv]adjective ( alternatively adverb)izmeničen, alternativenII [ɔ:ltɜ:nətiv]nounizbira (med dvema možnostma); ( with) alternativa, druga možnostthere is no other alternative but... — nič drugega ne preostane, razen... -
4 beyond
[bi'jond]1) (on the farther side of: My house is just beyond those trees.) onstran2) (farther on than (something) in time or place: I cannot plan beyond tomorrow.) dlje kot3) (out of the range, power etc of: beyond help.) zunaj4) (other than: What is there to say beyond what's already been said?) razen•- beyond expectation
- beyond one's means* * *I [bijɔnd]adverbna drugi strani, onstran, prekoII [bijɔnd]prepositionveč kot, razen; na oni strani, nasprotiit is beyond my depth — tega ne razumem, ne dojamemIII [bijɔnd]nounonstranstvo, posmrtno življenjeat the back of beyond — na koncu sveta, bogu za hrbtom -
5 bound
past tense, past participle; = bind* * *I [baund]nounmeja; omejitevto keep within bounds — ohraniti pravo mero; ne pretiravatiout of bounds — zunaj dopustne meje; vstop prepovedanII [baund]transitive verbomejiti, omejevati, mejiti, mejo postavljati, mejo določitiIII [baund]intransitive verb (od)skočiti, skakati; odbiti, odbijati seIV [baund]nounposkakovanje, skok; poetically močan srčni utripby leaps and bounds — skokovito, zelo hitro, nagloto take s.th. at the bound — izrabiti ugodno priložnostV [baund]preterite & past participleod bindbound up with s.o. — navezan na kogaI'm ( —ali I will be) bound — gotovo bom, jamčim za tobound to s.o. for s.th. — hvaležen komu za kajVI [baund]adjectivepripravljen na odhod, ( for) namenjen kamthe ship is bound for London — ladja potuje v London, njen cilj je Londonwhere are you bound for? — kam greš (greste)? -
6 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 -
7 could
[kud]negative short form - couldn't; verb1) (past tense of can: They asked if I could drive a car; I said I couldn't; She asked if she could go.)2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) lahko bi•* * *[kud]preterite & conditional od can -
8 exclude
[ik'sklu:d]1) (to prevent (someone) from sharing or taking part in something: They excluded her from the meeting.) izključiti2) (to shut out; to keep out: Fill the bottle to the top so as to exclude all air.) odstraniti3) (to leave out of consideration: We cannot exclude the possibility that he was lying.) izključiti•- excluding* * *[iksklú:d]transitive verb( from) izključiti; ne priznati, ne upoštevati, ne dopuščati; prepovedati vstop -
9 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 -
10 possible
['posəbl]1) (able to happen or be done: It's possible that the train will be delayed; We'll come as soon as possible; I'll do everything possible; She did the only possible thing in the circumstances.) možen2) (satisfactory; acceptable: I've thought of a possible solution to the problem.) možen•- possibly* * *I [pɔsəbl]adjectiveas soon as possible — čim prej; takoj, ko bo mogočeII [pɔsəbl]nounkar je mogoče, možno; sport največje število točk; možen kandidat (športnik, član moštva) -
11 potential
[pə'tenʃəl] 1. adjective(possible; that may develop into the thing mentioned: That hole in the road is a potential danger.) možen, potencialen2. noun(the possibility, or likelihood, of successful development (in a particular way): The land has great farming potential; He shows potential as a teacher.) možnost* * *I [pəténšəl]adjective ( potentially adverb)možnosten, potencialen, skriven, latentengrammar potencionalen, ki izraža možnost; archaic močen, vpliven; economy potential market — potencialno tržiščemathematics potential difference — potencialna diferencaII [pəténšəl]nounmožnost, latentna sila; physics potencial, potencialna energija; grammar potencialna, možnostna oblika -
12 question
['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) vprašanje2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) vprašanje3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) vprašanje4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) dvom5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) možnost2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) spraševati2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) dvomiti•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question* * *I [kwésčən]nounvprašanje; (sporno) vprašanje, problem ( the Negro ŋ črnsko vprašanje); zadeva, stvar ( only a question of time samo stvar časa); dvomjuridically preiskava, zasliševanje; parliament predlog (dan na glasovanje), interpelacija; parliament question! — k zadevi! (vzklik govorniku)parliament to put the question — dati na glasovanjejuridically question of law — pravno vprašanjejuridically leading question — sugestivno vprašanjehistory juridically to put s.o. to the question — zasliševati, mučiti kogato beg the question — narediti prenagljen sklep, predpostavljatibeside the question — neprikladen, nevaženbeyond ( —ali past) question — nedvomno, nespornoto call in question — spodbijati, dvomitito come into question — priti v pretres, postati važnoin question — omenjen, za katerega greout of the question — nemogoče, ne pride v poštevto put a question to s.o. — vprašati koga kajwhat is the question? — za kaj gre?II [kwésčən]transitive verb & intransitive verbvprašati, spraševati; juridically izpraševati, zasliševati; dvomiti, podvomiti, vpraševati seit cannot be questioned but (that) — ni dvoma, da -
13 resign
1) (to leave a job etc: If he criticizes my work again I'll resign; He resigned (from) his post.) dati odpoved2) ((with to) to make (oneself) accept (a situation, fact etc) with patience and calmness: He has resigned himself to the possibility that he may never walk again.) sprijazniti se•- resigned* * *[rizáin]transitive verb & intransitive verbodpovedati se, odreči se (čemu); prepustiti, zapustiti, opustiti (upanje); resignirati, vdati se v usodo, obupati (nad čem); dati ostavko, odstopiti, demisionirati, izstopiti ( from iz), umakniti se ( from iz, od)to resign oneself — vdati se (to v), prepustiti se, zaupati se (komu)to resign oneself to doing s.th. — sprijazniti se s tem, da je treba nekaj nareditito resign into s.o.'s hands — v roke komu dati, zaupati komu (kaj)to resign a property to s.o. — prepustiti posestvo komuto resign s.o. to his fate — prepustiti koga njegovi usodi -
14 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) tveganje2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) tvegati2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) tvegati•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
- take risks / take a risk* * *I [risk]nounsmelost, drznost; tveganost, nevarnost; rizikoat all risks — stavljajoč vse na kocko, tvegajoč vse, ne oziraje se na izgube, na slepo srečo, tjavdanat one's own risk — na svojo lastno odgovornost, na lasten rizikoto run risks, to take risks — tvegati, riskirati, izpostaviti se ali biti v nevarnostiII [risk]transitive verbtvegati, riskirati, staviti na kocko (življenje, premoženje), izpostaviti nevarnosti ali nesreči; upati si -
15 room
[ru:m ]( in compounds rum, ( American[) ru:m)]1) (one part of a house or building, usually used for a particular purpose: This house has six rooms; a bedroom; a dining-room.) soba2) (the space or area in which a person, thing etc is or could be put etc: The bed takes up a lot of room; There's no room for you in our car; We'll move the bookcase to make room for the television.) prostor3) (a need or possibility (for something): There is room for improvement in his work.) prostor•- - roomed- roomful
- rooms
- roomy
- room-mate* * *I [rum, ru:m]nounprostor, mesto; soba, sobana; plural stanovanje, stanovanjski prostori; družba, stanovalci, ki so navzoči v sobi; figuratively možnost, prilika, ugoden trenutek; povod, vzrok (for za)in one's room, in the room of — namesto koga, v zameno za kogabachelor's rooms — garsonjera, samsko stanovanjedining-room — obednica, jedilnicaschool-room — šolska soba, učilnica, razredstanding-room only! — samo stojišča (so še na voljo!)there is room for improvement — lahko bi bilo bolje, ni ravno najboljethere is no room to swing a cat figuratively ni niti toliko prostora, da bi se človek obrnilwe'd rather have his room than his company — rajši bi videli, da on ne bi bil tuto make room for s.o. — napraviti komu prostor, mestoII [rum]intransitive verb & transitive verbAmerican stanovati (at pri); dati komu stanovanje; namestiti -
16 at the risk of
(with the possibility of (loss, injury, trouble etc): He saved the little girl at the risk of his own life; At the risk of offending you, I must tell you that I disapprove of your behaviour.) za ceno -
17 by any chance
(used in enquiring about the possibility of something: Are you by any chance free tonight?) slučajno -
18 could have
(used to express a possibility in the past: We could have gone, but we didn't.) -
19 in case
(in order to guard against a possibility: I'll take an umbrella in case (it rains).) za vsak primer -
20 look like
1) (to appear similar to: She looks very like her mother.) biti podoben2) (to show the effects, signs or possibility of: It looks like rain.) kazati na
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