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1 rank
I 1. [ræŋk] noun1) (a line or row (especially of soldiers or taxis): The officer ordered the front rank to fire.) vrsta2) ((in the army, navy etc) a person's position of importance: He was promoted to the rank of sergeant/colonel.) čin3) (a social class: the lower social ranks.) plast2. verb(to have, or give, a place in a group, according to importance: I would rank him among our greatest writers; Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.) uvrstiti (se)II [ræŋk] adjective1) (complete; absolute: rank stupidity; The race was won by a rank outsider.) popoln2) (unpleasantly stale and strong: a rank smell of tobacco.) rezek•- rankness* * *I [ræŋk]nounred, niz, vrsta (vojakov); čin, rang, čast; plast, sloj; stopnja, razred; družbeni položaj, mesto; veliko število ("vojska"); (šah) poprečna poljathe ranks military navadni vojaki (v nasprotju s častniki)the rank and file — ljudstvo, preprosti, navadni ljudjeof the first rank — prvovrsten, prvorazredenrank of cabs — vrsta kočij, taksijevthe rank of workers — masa, "vojska" delavceva cab-rank, taxi rank — parkirni prostor za taksijepeople of all ranks — ljudje vseh slojev, razredovpersons of high rank — plemiči, plemstvo; ugledne osebeto quit the ranks — stopiti iz vrste; dezertiratito reduce to the ranks military vzeti (komu) čin, degradirati (podčastnika) v navadnega vojakato rise from the ranks — iz navadnega vojaka postati (pod)častnik; z nizkega (družbenega) položaja se visoko povzpetito take rank with s.o. — biti v isti vrsti s kom, biti enakovreden komuII [ræŋk]transitive verb & intransitive verbpostaviti (se) v vrsto, uvrstiti (se); razvrstiti (se), razporediti (se), urediti (se); pripadati, spadati med; zavzeti mesto (položaj, čin, čast); American imeti prednost pred kom v činu, rangu, položaju; biti nad kom po položaju, priti ( neɔt to takoj za); economy & juridically imeti prednost ali posebne praviceIII [ræŋk]adjective ( rankly adverb)obilen, bohoten, razkošen ( with z), (pre)bújen, košat; bujno porastel z, zaraščen; gosto raščen; (o zemlji) ploden, roden, masten; vnet, zažgan, žaltav, žarek; oduren, ostuden, ogaben, zoprn, grob, odbijajoč, smrdljiv; nedostojen, nespodoben, obscen, pohoten, pokvarjen; močan; skrajni; čist(i), očiten, očit, popoln, pravi; familiarly slab, hudobena rank lie — debela (gola, očitna) lažrank swindle — očitna sleparija, goljufijarank treason — prava (pravcata), očitna izdaja (izdajstvo) -
2 rise
1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) (na)rasti, dvigniti se2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) dvigati se3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) vstati4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) vstati5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) dvigati se6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) dvigati se7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) dvigniti se8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) povzpeti se9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) izvirati10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) dvigati se11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) dvigati se12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) vstati od mrtvih2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) vzpon2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) povišanje3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) vzpetina4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) vzpon•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) vzhajajoč, naraščajoč- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion* * *I [ráiz]noundvig, dviganje, vzpon, vzpenjanje; (o zvezdi, Soncu) vzhajanje, vzhod; theatre dvig(anje) zastora; religion vstajenje (od mrtvih); prijem (ribe za vabo); nastop, pojavitev; porast, naraščanje (vode); vzpetina, grič, višina; višina ( of a tower stolpa); višina (stopnice, stopnišča); povečanje, prirastek ( in population v prebivalstvu); music zvišanje (glasu); dvig, porast, skok ( of prices cen); hausse; dodatek, povišanje (plače); izboljšanje življenja; napredovanje; povod, vzrok, začetek, izvor, vir; slang škodoželjna šala (poniževalna za premaganca)gentle rise — blaga, položna vzpetinato ask for a rise of salary — prositi, zahtevati povišanje plačeto buy for a rise economy špekulirati na hausseto get (to take) a rise out of s.o. — razdražiti, razjariti, razkačiti, razburiti kogato give rise to — povzročiti, dati povod čemu, privesti do česa, roditi kajto have (to take) one's rise (in, from) — izvirati v, imeti svoj izvor v, prihajati izII [ráiz]intransitive verbvsta(ja)ti; vzhajati, vziti; dvigniti se; dvigati se, vzpenjati se; (na)rasti; upreti se, spuntati se, nasprotovati (against, on čemu); (o ceni) rasti, skakati; (o glasu) rasti; postati močnejši, povečati se; (o laseh) ježiti se; (o ribi) priplavati iz globine, da bi ugriznila v vabo; theatre dvigniti se (zastor); (o zgradbah) dvigati se, moleti, štrleti v višino; postati viden, pokazati se, pojaviti se, nastopiti, nastati; porajati se; izvirati; parliament odložiti se, odgoditi se, zaključiti se (o seji, zasedanju)rising ground — vzpetina, strminato rise in arms — upreti se z orožjem, zgrabiti za orožje, dvigniti seto rise from the dead religion vstati od mrtvihto rise to the occasion (to a difficulty) — biti kos, biti dorasel položaju (težavi)to rise in rebellion — upreti se, pobuniti se, spuntati seto rise in the world — družbeno napredovati, napraviti kariero; uspeti v življenjuthe fish rose to the bait — riba je ugriznila v vabo, je prijelawhere does the Danube rise? — kje izvira Donava?on what day does Parliament rise? — kdaj se zaključi zasedanje parlamenta?my gorge rises to this sight — vzdiguje se mi (za bruhanje) ob tem pogledu, pogled na to mi zbuja gnusthe river rises from a spring in the mountains — reka izvira v (nekem) gorskem studencu; transitive verb pustiti (koga, kaj) vstati; dvigniti, prinesti na površino; zagledati -
3 superior
[su'piəriə] 1. adjective1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) višji, močnejši2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) boljši3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) vzvišen2. noun(a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) predstojnik* * *I [sjupíəriə]adjective ( superiorly adverb)(o prostoru) gornji; (o položaju) višji; (o kakovosti) boljši; (o številu) večji; močnejši (in v), prekašajoč; ki je nad čem, superioren, vzvišen, izreden; commerce izvrsten, odličen; (o vinu) žlahten; (često derogatory) imeniten, izobražen; ohol, domišljav, nadut, arogantenwith a superior air — domišljavo, naduto, zviškasuperior to bribery — vzvišen nad, nedovzeten za podkupovanjesuperior court American najvišje sodišče v državi (v ZDA)superior forces military premočsuperior knowledge — izredno, zelo visoko znanjesuperior letter — črka, ki stoji nad vrsticosuperior limit — zgornja meja, skrajni rok, najvišja vsotasuperior person — od drugih bolj izobražena oseba; domišljava oseba, nadutež; (ironično) fina osebato rise superior to s.th. — pokazati se vzvišenega nad čem, ne si pustiti vplivati od česaII [sjupíəriə]nounpredstojnik, starešina, šef; kdor je boljši (in v); history fevdni gospodMother Superior, Lady Superior ecclesiastic prednica samostana -
4 noble
['nəubl] 1. adjective1) (honourable; unselfish: a noble mind; a noble deed.) plemenit2) (of high birth or rank: a noble family; of noble birth.) plemenit2. noun(a person of high birth: The nobles planned to murder the king.) plemič- nobility- nobly
- nobleman* * *I [nóubl]adjective ( nobly adverb)plemiški; plemenit; figuratively vzvišen, odličen, veličastem bogato okrašen ( with); physics žlahten (plin, kovina)II [nóubl]nounplemič, aristokrat; history zlatnik (za časa Edvarda III.); American slang vodja stavkokazov -
5 senior
['si:njə] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (a person who is) older in years or higher in rank or authority: John is senior to me by two years; He is two years my senior; senior army officers.) starejši2) ((American) a student in his/her last year in college or high school.) študent zadnjega letnika2. adjective((often abbreviated to Snr, Sr or Sen. when written) used to indicate the father of a person who is alive and who has the same name: John Jones Senior.) starejši- senior citizen* * *I [sí:njə]adjectivestarejši; višji po položaju (v službi); American ki je v zadnjem letu študijaJohn Brown sen. ( —ali Sr.) — J. B. starejšia senior man — študent zadnjega letnika, starinasenior partner — starejši družabnik, šef firmethe senior service British English vojna mornaricaII [sí:njə]nounstarešina; predstojnik; študent zadnjega ietnika; najstarejša osebasenior school British English (do 1944) štirje zadnji razredi osnovne šole (za učence v starosti 10 do 14 let)senior high school American najvišji razredi šole, ki sledi osnovni šoli (10. do 12. šolsko leto) -
6 society
plural - societies; noun1) (mankind considered as a whole: He was a danger to society.) družba2) (a particular group or part of mankind considered as a whole: middle-class society; modern western societies.) družba3) (an association or club: a model railway society.) društvo4) (the class of people who are wealthy, fashionable or of high rank in any area: high society.) visoka družba5) (company or companionship: I enjoy the society of young people.) družba* * *[səsáiəti]noundružba; skupnost, zadruga; družbeno okolje; društvo, združenje, združba, zveza društev; višji krogi, imenitna (elegantna) družba (svét); družabnost, družabno življenje, občevanje; ecclesiastic red; American ecclesiastic člani cerkvene občine, ki imajo pravico glasovanjathe pests of society figuratively paraziti (družbe)the Royal Society — Kraljeva Družba (vrsta akademije znanosti, ustanovljena leta 1662) -
7 class
1. plural - classes; noun1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.) razred2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.) razred; razreden3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) razred4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.) razred, letnik5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.) učna ura6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.) predavanje; tečaj2. verb(to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.) imeti za- class-room* * *I [kla:s], American [klæs]nounrazred, skupina, kategorija, vrsta; letnik (študentov); predavanje, pouk, učna ura; tečaj; military naborniki istega rojstnega leta; slang imenitnostin the same class with — iste vrste kakor, prav tak kotAmerican first class mail — pismaII [kla:s], American [klæs]transitive verbrazvrstiti, razporediti, urediti; oceniti, klasificiratito class with — postaviti poleg, smatrati za istovrednoIII [kla:s], American [klæs]adjectiverazreden; prvovrsten, eliten -
8 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) običajen2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) skupen3) (publicly owned: common property.) javen4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) prostaški5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) poprečen6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) obči2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) občinsko zemljišče- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common* * *I [kɔmən]adjective ( commonly adverb)skupen, javen; navaden, poprečen, obči; prostaški, plebejski, vulgarento make common cause with — podpirati kaj, delati za isto stvarslang common or garden — zelo vsakdanji, šablonskimusic common chord — trozvokgrammar common gender — dvojni spolII [kɔmən]nounobčinsko zemljišče, občinski pašnik; juridically dohodek od zemljišča -
9 commoner
noun (a person who is not of high rank: The royal princess married a commoner.) neplemič* * *[kɔmənə]nounnavaden človek, občan, meščan; obsolete član spodnjega doma; študent brez štipendije -
10 constable
(a policeman, especially one not of high rank.) stražnik* * *[kɔnstəbl]nounpolicijski uradnik, redar, stražnik, policaj -
11 dignitary
['diɡnitəri]plural - dignitaries; noun(a person who has a high rank or office.) dostojanstvenik* * *[dígnitəri]noundostojanstvenik; prelat -
12 dignity
['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) dostojanstvo2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) svečanost3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) visok položaj4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) čast* * *[dígniti]noundostojanstvo; čin; visok položaj; astronomy pomemben položaj planeta -
13 entourage
(a group of followers, especially of a person of high rank.) spremstvo* * *[a:nturá:ž]nounokolica; okoliščine; spremstvo -
14 exalted
[iɡ'zo:ltid](high in rank, position etc; noble; important.) visok, (pre)vzvišen* * *[igzɔ:tid]adjective ( exaltedly adverb)vzvišen; povišan; prenapet -
15 frequence
[frí:kwəns]nounpogostost, frekvenca(radio) frequence modulation — frekvenčna modulacijalow frequence — nizka frekvenca, nizkofrekvenčen -
16 investiture
[-ti ə]noun ((a ceremony of) giving (the robes etc of) high rank or office to someone.) slovesna umestitev* * *[invéstičə]nounslovesna umestitev, investitura; službeno oblačilo -
17 junior
['‹u:njə] 1. noun, adjective((a person who is) younger in years or lower in rank or authority: He is two years my junior; The school sent two juniors and one senior to take part; junior pupils; He is junior to me in the firm; the junior school.) mlajši; podrejen2. adjective((often abbreviated to Jnr, Jr or Jun. when written) used to indicate the son of a person who is still alive and who has the same name: John Jones Junior.) mlajši3. noun((especially American) a name for the child (usually a son) of a family: Do bring Junior!) naslednik* * *I [džú:njə]adjectivemlajši; podrejen, nižji po činusport juniorski; American mladosten, mlad; American colloquially manjši; American junior books — knjige za mladoletnikejunior clerk — pomožni knjigovodja; odvetniški pripravnikBritish English junior forms — nižji razred (šole)American junior high school — nižja gimnazija, zadnji razredi osemletkeAmerican a junior hurricane — manjši orkanAmerican junior miss — damica, odraščajoče deklejunior service British English vojska, armadajunior soph — študent(ka) 2. letnika v CambridgeuAmerican junior skin — mladostna poltII [džú:njə]nounmlajši (od dveh), junior; študent tretjega letnika; mlajši uslužbenec, podrejenimy juniors — ljudje, mlajši od meneeconomy junior bondholder — novi lastnik zadolžnic -
18 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nivo, stopnja2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) nadstropje3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) libela4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) ravnina2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) zvrhan, zravnan2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) v isti višini, izenačen3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) umirjen3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) izravnati2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) izenačiti3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) nameriti4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) zravnati (z zemljo)•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level* * *I [levl]adjective ( levelly adverb)raven, vodoraven; enak, izenačen; trezen, pameten; prediren, hladen (pogled); physics enake potence; American slang pošten, fair; American economy obročento draw level with s.o. — dohiteti kogato give s.o. a level glance — predirno (hladno) koga pogledatiII [levl]nountechnical libela, vodna tehtnica; nivelacijski instrument; ravnina, gladina; nivo, raven, stopnja; višina (vode, glasu); mineralogy (raven) rovAmerican colloquially on the level — pošten(o), odkrit(o)on a level with — na isti višini s, zto put o.s. on the level of others — izenačiti se z drugimiIII [levl]transitive verb(i)zravnati, izenačiti (to, with s, z); zbiti (koga) na tla; meriti, nameriti, naperiti, usmeriti (puško, pogled, kritiko, at, against na)to level with the ground — zravnati z zemljo; -
19 low
I 1. [ləu] adjective1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) nizek2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) tih3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) nizek4) (small: a low price.) nizek5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) šibek6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) nizek2. adverb(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) nizko- lower- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjectivelow-tech industries/skills.) tehnološko nezahteven- be low on II [ləu] verb(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) mukati* * *I [lou]adjectivenizek; globok (poklon, izrez obleke); tih, globok (glas); plitev (voda); majhen (hitrost); nizko ležeč; skoraj prazen (posoda); komaj zadosten (zaloga), neizdaten (hrana); podhranjen; slab, slaboten (pulz); razmeroma nov ali mlad; potrt; prezirljiv (mnenje); manj vreden; preprost, primitiven; vulgaren, prostaški (značaj)at the lowest — najmanj, minimalno, po najnižji cenifiguratively at a low ebb — izčrpan (sredstva)low voice — nizek glas, globok glasfiguratively in low water — brez denarja, v škripcuII [lou]adverbnizko, globoko, tiho; economy poceni; borno, ubožno, ponižno; prostaškoto bring s.o. low — ponižati, oslabiti, potlačiti kogato lay low — podreti, ubitito lie low — biti ponižan, slang skrivati se, pritajiti sefiguratively the sands are running low — čas je skoraj potekel, konec se bližaIII [lou]nounprva prestava (avto); meteorology nizek zračni pritisk, depresija; American najnižje stanje, minimumIV [lou]1.nounmukanje;2.intransitive verbmukati -
20 mandarin
['mændərin]1) ((also mandarin orange) a type of small orange.) mandarina2) (an official of high rank in the Chinese Empire.) mandarin* * *[maendərin]nounmandarin; književna kitajščina; colloquially velika živina; slang za duhom časa zaostal strankarski voditelj
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high echelon — high rank, high level … English contemporary dictionary
rank — I n. row (esp. mil.) 1) to form a rank 2) to break ranks (also fig.) 3) (misc.) to come up, rise from the ranks position, grade 4) to hold a rank (to hold the rank of captain) 5) to pull (colloq.), use one s rank 6) high; junior; low; senior rank … Combinatory dictionary
rank — rank1 W3 [ræŋk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(position in army/organization)¦ 2 the ranks 3 break ranks 4¦(line)¦ 5 pull rank (on somebody) 6¦(quality)¦ 7¦(social class)¦ 8¦(taxi)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; … Dictionary of contemporary English
rank — [[t]ræ̱ŋk[/t]] ♦♦♦ ranks, ranking, ranked 1) N VAR: with supp Someone s rank is the position or grade that they have in an organization. He eventually rose to the rank of captain... The former head of counter intelligence had been stripped of his … English dictionary
high — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a of great vertical extent (a high building). b (predic.; often in comb.) of a specified height (one inch high; water was waist high). 2 a far above ground or sea level etc. (a high altitude). b inland, esp. when raised… … Useful english dictionary
rank — ▪ I. rank rank 1 [ræŋk] noun [countable] 1. a particular level of job in an organization, especially a government organization or the army: • His father retired with the rank of major. • Knight Ridder named Maxwell King, 46, to succeed Mr.… … Financial and business terms
rank — I UK [ræŋk] / US noun Word forms rank : singular rank plural ranks ** 1) [countable/uncountable] someone s official position in the armed forces, police, fire service etc Her rank when she retired was captain. rank of: He joined in 1998, and… … English dictionary
rank — rank1 [ ræŋk ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount someone s official position in the military, police force, fire department, etc.: Her rank when she retired was captain. rank of: He joined in 1998, and quickly rose to the rank of detective.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
high-level — adjective Date: 1811 1. occurring, done, or placed at a high level 2. being of high importance or rank < high level diplomats > 3. of, relating to, or being a computer programming language (as BASIC or Pascal) which is similar to a natural… … New Collegiate Dictionary
high-ranking official — office bearer or functionary of a high rank, high level official … English contemporary dictionary
rank — rank1 [raŋk] n. [MFr renc < OFr ranc, renc: see RANGE] 1. a row, line, or series 2. an orderly arrangement 3. a social division or class; stratum of society [people from all ranks of life] 4. a high position in society; high degree; eminence … English World dictionary