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1 praise
[preiz] 1. verb1) (to express admiration or approval of; to commend: He praised her singing.) hvaliti2) (to glorify (God) by singing hymns etc: Praise the Lord!) hvaliti2. noun(the expression of approval or honour: He has received a lot of praise for his musical skill.) hvala* * *I [préiz]nounhvala, poveličevanjepraise be to God! — hvala bogu!II [préiz]transitive verbhvaliti, pohvaliti; slaviti, poveličevati ( for)to praise to the skies — hvalo peti, povzdigovati do neba, kovati v zvezdeto praise o.s. on a thing — hvaliti se s čim -
2 self-praise
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3 compliment
1. ['kompləmənt] noun(an expression of praise or flattery: He's always paying her compliments.) poklon2. [kompli'ment] verb(to praise or flatter: He complimented her on her cooking.) (po)hvaliti, (po)laskati- with compliments* * *I [kɔmplimənt]nounpoklon, laskanje; (on za) pohvala; plural pozdravi; obsolete dariloto pay ( —ali make) compliments — delati poklone, laskatileft-handed compliment — ironično, sumljivo, neodkrito laskanjeII [kɔmpliment, kɔmplimént]transitive verbhvaliti, laskati; pozdraviti; (on k) čestitati; ( with) obdariti -
4 speak
[spi:k]past tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) govoriti2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) govoriti z3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) govoriti4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) povedati5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) govoriti•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of* * *[spi:k]1.intransitive verbgovoriti, besediti; imeti govor; pogovarjati se (with, to z; about, of o); izraziti se; music (o glasbilih) dati glas od sebe, slišati se, zadoneti; dati se čutiti; (o portretu) biti kot živ; nautical signalizirati, dati znak; British English dati glas, oglasiti se (o psu);2.transitive verb(iz)reči, izgovoriti, povedati, govoriti (kaj); izražati, izjaviti, najaviti; dokazovati, pričati, potrditi, pokazati; nautical poklicati (ladjo)generally (strictly) speaking — splošno (točno, strogo) povedano (vzeto)roughly speaking — v grobem (približno, grosso modo) povedanonot to speak of... — da (niti) ne govorimo o...nothing to speak of — nič važnega, ni vredno niti omembeto speak back — (nazaj) odgovarjati (na očitke ipd.)to speak by the book — govoriti z rokopisa, čitati (govor), govoriti s točnim poznavanjemto speak bluntly — naravnost, brez ovinkov govoritito speak by the card — z veliko natančnostjo govoriti, biti precizento speak in s.o.'s cast — prekiniti kogato speak comfort to... — imeti tolažilne besede za...my dog speaks only when I order him — moj pes zalaja le, če mu ukažemto speak in s.o.'s ear — komu (kaj) prišepniti na uho, skrivaj govoriti s komto speak for s.o. — govoriti komu v korist, reči dobro besedo za kogathat speaks for itself — to govori samo za sebe, tega ni treba (še) pojasnjevati (priporočati)I found nobody to speak to — nikogar nisem našel, da bi z njim govorilto speak by hearsay — govoriti, kar smo od drugih slišalithis speaks a man of honour — to kaže (izdaja) človeka, ki ni brez častito your praise be it spoken... — v vašo pohvalo bodi povedano...you might as well speak to a stone figuratively prav tako bi lahko govoril stenito speak to — govoriti komu, potrditi kajI cannot speak to the truth of that — ne morem z gotovostjo reči (jamčiti), da je to resto speak volumes for — jasno (prepričljivo) govoriti za, pričati o, dokazovati (kaj)who is speaking? — (pri telefonu) kdo je pri aparatu?, kdo govori (tam)? -
5 unqualified
1) (not having the necessary qualifications (eg for a job): unqualified teachers/nurses; He is unqualified for the job.) nekvalificiran2) (complete; without limits: He deserves our unqualified praise.) brezmejen* * *[ʌnkwɔlifaid]adjectivenekvalificiran, nekompetenten, nepooblaščenunqualified practitioner — nekvalificiran, neaprobiran (splošni) zdravnik; neosposobljen; nesposoben, neprimeren; popoln, neomejen, absolutenhe is unqualified to serve military on je nesposoben za vojaško službo -
6 adulation
[ædju'leiʃən](foolishly excessive praise: The teenager's adulation of the pop-group worried her parents.) malikovanje* * *[ədjuléišən]nounprilizovanje, laskanje, dobrikanje, servilnost -
7 anthem
['ænƟəm]1) (a piece of music for a church choir usually with words from the Bible.) hvalnica, himna2) (a song of praise: a national anthem.) himna* * *[aenməm]nounhvalnica, odpevanje, koral, himna -
8 applaud
[ə'plo:d](to praise or show approval, by clapping the hands: to applaud a speech / a singer.) ploskati- applause* * *[əplɔ:d]1.intransitive verbploskati, odobravati, aplavdirati;2.transitive verbhvaliti, ploskati komu -
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10 appreciative
[-ʃətiv]adjective (giving due thanks or praise; grateful: an appreciative audience.) hvaležen* * *[əprí:šjətiv]adjective ( appreciatively adverb)(of) spoštljiv; priznavalen, pohvalen; razumeven -
11 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 -
12 carol
['kærəl](a song of joy or praise, especially for Christmas.) božična pesem* * *I [kaerəl]nounhvalospev; božična pesem; ptičje petjeII [kaerəl]transitive verb & intransitive verbprepevati, žvrgoleti; koledovati -
13 commend
[kə'mend]1) (to praise: His ability was commended.) pohvaliti2) (to give (someone or something) to be looked after: I commend him to your care.) zaupati, priporočiti•- commendation* * *[kəménd]transitive verbarchaic priporočiti, pohvaliti; (to) zaupatito commend o.s. — narediti dober vtis -
14 commendation
[ko-]noun (praise.) pohvala* * *[kəmendéišən]nounpriporočilo; zaupanje; pohvalaarchaic commendation(s) — pozdrav prijatelju -
15 damn
[dæm] 1. verb1) (to sentence to unending punishment in hell: His soul is damned.) prekleti2) (to cause to be condemned as bad, unacceptable etc: That film was damned by the critics.) obsoditi2. interjection(expressing anger, irritation etc: Damn! I've forgotten my purse.) presneto!3. noun(something unimportant or of no value: It's not worth a damn; I don't give a damn! (= I don't care in the least).) malenkost- damned- damning* * *I [dæm]1.transitive verbprekleti, preklinjati; grajati, karati, zmerjati; obsoditi, obsojati; pogubiti;2.intransitive verbkletito damn s.th. with a faint praise — previdno kaj hvalitiI'll be damned if — naj me vrag vzame, čeII [dæm]nounpreklinjanje, kletev; malenkostnot to care a damn — niti malo se ne zanimati, prav nič ne marati -
16 embarrass
[im'bærəs]1) (to cause to feel uneasy or self-conscious: She was embarrassed by his praise.) zbegati2) (to involve in (especially financial) difficulties: embarrassed by debts.) zaplesti se (v težave)•- embarrassed
- embarrassing* * *[imbaerəs]transitive verbzbegati, spravljati v zadrego; ovirati, otežkočiti, otežiti; figuratively spraviti v slab denarni položaj; zadolžitito be embarrassed — biti v zadregi, škripcih, težavah, stiski -
17 encourage
1) (to give support, confidence or hope to: The general tried to encourage the troops: You should not encourage him in his extravagance; I felt encouraged by his praise.) spodbujati2) (to urge (a person) to do something: You must encourage him to try again.) spodbujati•- encouragingly
- encouragement* * *[inkʌridž]transitive verb(o)hrabriti, podž(i)gati, bodriti, spodbuditi, spodbujati; pomagati; pospeševati -
18 eulogy
['ju:lə‹i]plural - eulogies; noun((a speech or piece of writing containing) high praise.)* * *[jú:lədži]noun(on) pohvalni govor, poveličanje, slavospevto pronounce a eulogy on s.o., to pronounce s.o.'s eulogy — do nebes koga povzdigovati -
19 extol
[ik'stəul]past tense, past participle - extolled; verb(to praise highly.)* * *[ikstɔl]transitive verbpovzdigovati, hvaliti -
20 extravagant
[ik'strævəɡənt]1) (using or spending too much; wasteful: He's extravagant with money; an extravagant use of materials/energy.) zapravljiv2) ((of ideas, emotions etc) exaggerated or too great: extravagant praise.) pretiran•- extravagance* * *[ikstraevigənt]adjective ( extravagantly adverb)prenapet, samopašen, objesten; zapravljiv, potraten; oderuški; pretiran; čudaški, nesmiseln
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