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1 pride oneself on
(to take pride in, or feel satisfaction with (something one has done, achieved etc): He prides himself on his driving skill.) ponašati se (s čim) -
2 pride
1) (a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, family etc: She looked with pride at her handsome sons.) ponos2) (personal dignity: His pride was hurt by her criticism.) ponos3) (a group (of lions or of peacocks): a pride of lions.) krdelo•- the pride of
- pride of place
- pride oneself on
- take pride in* * *I [práid]nounponos, ošabnost, napuh; dika, čast; razcvet, višek, sijaj, lepota; krdelo (levov)pride of place — častno mesto, figuratively prednost; contemptuously vzvišenostII [práid]verb to pride o.s. (up)on — biti ponosen na kaj, ponašati se s čim -
3 conceit
[kən'si:t](too much pride in oneself: He's full of conceit about his good looks.) domišljavost* * *I [kənsí:t]nounmisel, domislek, pojem; mnenje; domišljija; domišljavost, samoljubje; izumetničeno izražanjeout of conceit with s.th. — nezadovoljen s čim, naveličan česaII [kənsí:t]transitive verbarchaic (of o) domišljati, predstavljati si; vzljubiti; ustvariti, oblikovatito conceit o.s. — domišljati si -
4 conceited
adjective (having too much pride in oneself: She's conceited about her artistic ability.) domišljav* * *[kənsí:tid]adjective ( conceitedly adverb)(about, of na) domišljav, nečimrn, ohol -
5 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) pomagati2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) pripomoči3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ublažiti4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) pomagati5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) (ne moči si) pomagati2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) pomoč2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) pomoč3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) sluga, hlapec4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) ni pomoči•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out* * *I [help]nounpomoč, pomočnik; American služkinja, hišna pomočnica, sluga, hlapec; familiarly porcija (jedi); figuratively pripomočekhe is a great help — zelo pomaga, je v veliko pomočII [help]transitive verbpomagati, podpreti, podpirati; pripomoči, prispevati; (u)blažiti; (s can in neg) ne moči se upirati, si pomagati, preprečiti, se izogniti; ponuditi, podati (pri mizi)I cannot help it — ne morem pomagati, sem nemočendon't be late if you can help it — ne ostani delj, kot je potrebnodon't do more than you can help — napravi le tisto, kar morašI cannot help laughing — moram se smejati; ne morem si kaj, da se ne bi smejalhow could I help it? — kaj sem jaz mogel za toto help o.s. to s.th. — postreči si s čim, prisvojiti si kaj, ukrastito help s.o. to s.th. — ponuditi komu kaj (pri mizi), postreči komu s čim -
6 remove
[rə'mu:v]1) (to take away: Will someone please remove all this rubbish!; He removed all the evidence of his crimes; I can't remove this stain from my shirt; He has been removed from the post of minister of education.) odstraniti2) (to take off (a piece of clothing): Please remove your hat.) odložiti3) (to move to a new house etc: He has removed to London.) preseliti se•- removal
- remover* * *I [rimú:v]1.transitive verbodstraniti, odmakniti, potegniti nazaj (roko), stran dati, pospraviti, drugam dati, premestiti; oddaljiti, preseliti; dati odstaviti, zamenjati, odpustiti (iz službe); izgnati, deložirati; figuratively spraviti s sveta, ubiti;2.intransitive verbpreseliti se (to v); oddaljiti se, oditito be removed from earth figuratively umretito remove the cloth — odstraniti prt, pospraviti mizoto remove furniture — prepeljati, preseliti, premestiti pohištvoto remove s.o.'s load — odvzeti komu bremeto remove mountains figuratively delati čudežeto remove s.o.'s name from a list — črtati, izbrisati ime kake osebe s seznamato remove s.o. by poison — zastrupiti kogato remove all traces — odstraniti, zabrisati vse sledoveto remove s.o. out of the way figuratively spraviti koga s potiII [rimú:v]nounpremaknitev, premestitev, preselitev, oddaljitev, odhod; oddaljenost, razmik, figuratively korak; (redko) odsotnost; (v nekaterih šolah) oddelek za boljše učence, vmesna stopnja ali razred; napredovanje v šoli v višji razred; stopnja (krvnega) sorodstva, koleno (v krvnem sorodstvu); British English naslednja jed (ki pride po vrsti serviranja) (pri kosilu, večerji)at a certain remove — v določeni oddaljenosti, razdalji -
7 suit
[su:t] 1. noun1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) obleka; kostim2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) obleka3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) tožba4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) snubitev5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) barva2. verb1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) ustrezati2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) pristajati3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) prilagoditi•- suited- suitor
- suitcase
- follow suit
- suit down to the ground
- suit oneself* * *I [sju:t]noungarnitura, serija, stvari, ki spadajo skupaj; juridically tožba, obtožnica, sodni proces, pravda; prošnja; snubljenje, dvorjenje; (moška) obleka (zlasti vsa iz istega blaga), ženski kostim; (karte) barva, serija kart iste barvesuit at law, law-suit — sodni proces, pravdato cut one's suit according to one's cloth figuratively stegniti se toliko, kolikor dopušča odeja, živeti svojim dohodkom primernoII [sju:t]transitive verbobleči, oblačiti, krasiti, opremiti; prilagoditi (to čemu); pristajati, prilegati se, ustrezati, biti v skladu z, biti primeren; prijati, goditi, biti po volji; zadovoljitito suit o.s. — napraviti po svoje; intransitive verb pristajati, podati se, ustrezati ( with čemu); zadovoljiti, prijatiI am suited — našel sem, kar mi je po voljisuit yourself — napravi, kar hočešto suit one's action to one's words — uskladiti svoje početje s svojimi besedami, takoj izvršiti grožnjo itd.that suits my book figuratively to mi ustreza, mi je pravit suits my book that... — prav mi pride, da...does it suit you to come tomorrow? — vam je prav, če pridete jutri?this will suit my requirements — to bo ustrezalo mojim zahtevam, to bo (kot nalašč) zamewine does not suit me — vino mi ne prija, vina ne prenesem
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pride oneself on — {v. phr.} To be proud ot, take satisfaction in; be much pleased by. * /She prided herself on her beauty./ * /He prided himself on his strength and toughness./ Compare: PLUME ONESELF … Dictionary of American idioms
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pride — ► NOUN 1) a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from achievements, qualities, or possessions. 2) a cause or source of such a feeling. 3) consciousness of one s own dignity. 4) the quality of having an excessively high opinion of… … English terms dictionary