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1 reply
1. verb(to answer: `I don't know,' he replied; Should I reply to his letter?; She replied that she had never seen the man before; She replied by shrugging her shoulders.) odgovoriti2. noun1) (an answer: `I don't know,' was his reply; I'll write a reply to his letter.) odgovor2) (the act of answering: What did he say in reply (to your question)?) odgovor* * *I [riplái]nounodgovorin reply to your letter — odgovarjajoč (kot odgovor) na vaše pismo, na vaš dopisto say in reply — odgovoriti, odvrnitiII [riplái]transitive verb & intransitive verbodgovoriti ( for v imenu kake osebe), odgovoriti, odvrniti (to na kaj); figuratively odgovoriti (by s čim)to reply to a signal — odgovoriti na znak, na signal -
2 retort
[rə'to:t] 1. verb(to make a quick and clever or angry reply: `You're too old', she said. `You're not so young yourself,' he retorted.) odvrniti2. noun(such a reply.) (oster) odgovor* * *I [ritɔ:t]1.nounchemistryretorta, prekapnica, prehlapnica;2.transitive verbdestiliratiII [ritɔ:t]1.nounoster odgovor, primeren odgovor; spodbijanje, zavrnitev; povračilo;2.transitive verb & intransitive verb -
3 bark
I 1. noun(the short, sharp cry of a dog, fox etc.) lajež2. verb1) (to make this sound: The dog barked at the stranger.) lajati2) (to utter abruptly: She barked a reply.) zabrusitiII 1. noun(the covering of the trunk and branches of a tree: He stripped the bark off the branch.) lubje2. verb(to take the skin off (part of the body) by accident: I barked my shin on the table.) odrgniti (kožo)* * *I [ba:k]nounskorja, lubje; skorja kininovca; slang koža, krznoAmerican a man with the bark on — neotesanecII [ba:k]transitive verblupiti drevesa; strojiti; colloquially luščiti kožoIII [ba:k]nounlajež, lajanje; regljanje (puške)IV [ba:k]intransitive verb (at) lajati, bevskati; kašljati; regljati (puška)to bark up the wrong tree — motiti se, biti na napačni slediV [ba:k]nountrojamborska jadrnica; poetically barka -
4 squash
[skwoʃ] 1. verb1) (to press, squeeze or crush: He tried to squash too many clothes into his case; The tomatoes got squashed (flat) at the bottom of the shopping-bag.) stisniti2) (to defeat (a rebellion etc).) zadušiti2. noun1) (a state of being squashed or crowded: There was a great squash in the doorway.) gneča2) ((a particular flavour of) a drink containing the juice of crushed fruit: Have some orange squash!) sadni sok3) ((also squash rackets) a type of game played in a walled court with rackets and a rubber ball.) squash4) (a vegetable or plant of the gourd family.) buča•- squashy* * *I [skwɔš]1.nounzmečkanje, stisnjenje; nekaj zmečkanega, figuratively kaša; colloquially gneča, množica, kup (ljudi); sadni sok; zvok ali šum, ki ga pri padcu povzroči mehak predmet (mehka žoga iz gume ipd.)lemon squash — pijača iz limoninega soka in sode;2.transitive verbzmečkati, zdrobiti v kašo; sploščiti, zgnesti; izžeti; figuratively utišati (koga) s spretnim odgovorom; (v kali) zadušiti; intransitive verb gaziti (z nogami), bresti; gnesti se, prerivati se, biti zmečkan, zmečkati seto squash s.o.'s hopes — uničiti komu upanjeII [skwɔš]nounbotany buča -
5 affirmative
[-tiv]adjective, noun (saying or indicating yes to a question, suggestion etc: He gave an affirmative nod; a reply in the affirmative.) pritrdilen* * *I [əfé:mətiv]adjective ( affirmatively adverb)trdilen, afirmativenII [əfé:mətiv]nounpritrditevto answer in the affirmative — odgovoriti pritrdilno, reči, da je tako -
6 couch
I noun(a type of sofa for sitting or lying on: The doctor asked him to lie on the couch.) kavčII verb(to express (in words): He couched his reply in vague terms.) izraziti* * *I [kauč]nounležišče, spavališče, počivališče; zofa, kavč; plast kalečega žita; namazII [kauč]1.transitive verbpoložiti; pripraviti kopje za napad; polagati papir v stiskalnico; skriti; (in) izraziti, spisati; medicine odstraniti očesno mreno;2.intransitive verbležati (v brlogu); prežati v zasedi, čepeti -
7 failure
[-jə]1) (the state or act of failing: She was upset by her failure in the exam; failure of the electricity supply.) neuspeh; okvara2) (an unsuccessful person or thing: He felt he was a failure.) neuspešnež3) (inability, refusal etc to do something: his failure to reply.) nezmožnost* * *[féilə]nounpropadanje, razdor; neuspeh, polomija, fiasko; brodolom; manjkanje; bankrot; razočaranje; zanemarjanje; nesrečnik, -nicato turn out a failure, to be a failure — ne se obnestito end in ( —ali meet with) failure — doživeti neuspeh, ne se posrečitihe is a failure — nima uspeha, ni za nič -
8 frank
[fræŋk] 1. adjective(saying or showing openly what is in one's mind; honest: a frank person; a frank reply.) odkritosrčen2. verb(to mark a letter by machine to show that postage has been paid.) frankirati- frankly* * *I [fræŋk]adjective ( frankly adverb)odkrit, iskren; prostodušenII [fræŋk]transitive verbarchaic poslati nefrankirano pismo; plačati poštnino, frankirati; pripeljati koga brez vstopnice; plačati stroške za koga; (against, from) prizanesti komuIII [fræŋk]nounpodpis osebe, ki sme pošiljati nefrankirana pisma; pismo ali ovojnica od take osebeIV [fræŋk]nouncolloquially hrenovka -
9 response
[-s]1) (a reply or reaction: Our letters have never met with any response; My suggestions met with little response.) odziv2) ((usually in plural) in church services, a part spoken by the congregation rather than the priest.) odpevanje* * *[rispɔns]nounodgovor (tudi figuratively); reakcija (to na); dovzetnost (to za); odmev, odjek; ecclesiastic responzorij, odpevanjein response to — v odgovor na, odgovarjajoč na (pisarniški slog)this met with a warm response — to je naletelo na topel sprejem, je bilo toplo sprejeto -
10 sneer
[sniə] 1. verb1) (to raise the top lip at one side in a kind of smile that expresses scorn: What are you sneering for?) posmehovati se2) ((with at) to show contempt for (something) by such an expression or by scornful words etc: He sneered at our attempts to improve the situation.) rogati se3) (to say with contempt: `You haven't a chance of getting that job,' he sneered.) porogati se2. noun(a scornful expression, words etc that express contempt.) roganje* * *[sníə]1.nounporogljiv (posmehljiv, prezirljiv) pogled ali opazka, posmeh(ovanje), roganje, smešenje; sarkazem, persiflaža;2.intransitive verbrogati se, posmehovati se; porogljivo se smejati (at čemu); vihati nos (at nad); transitive verb porogljivo kaj reči; z roganjem (posmehovanjem) spraviti (koga) ( into v neko stanje); zasmehovatito sneer down — zasramovati, zasmehovati -
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12 prompt
I [prompt] adjective(acting, or happening, without delay or punctually: a prompt reply; I'm surprised that she's late. She's usually so prompt.) hiter- promptly- promptness
- at one/two o'clock prompt II [prompt] verb1) (to persuade to do something: What prompted you to say that?) spodbosti2) (to remind (especially an actor) of the words that he is to say: Several actors forgot their words and had to be prompted.) prišepetavati•- prompter* * *I [prɔm(p)t]adjective ( promptly adverb)prompten, takojšen, uren (in), nemuden, neodložljiv; odrezav; voljan, pripravljeneconomy točen, ki se plača (pošlje) takoj; economy prompt cash — takojšnje plačilo v gotovinieconomy prompt note — opomineconomy prompt date — rok za plačilo dolgaII [prɔm(p)t]adverbtakoj, nemudoma, brez odlaganjaIII [prɔm(p)t]nountheatre sufliranje, prišepetavanje; economy plačilni rok, kupna pogodba s plačilnim rokom, opominIV [prɔm(p)t]transitive verbspodbosti, spodbadati, nagniti k čemu; theatre suflirati, prišepetavati; zbuditi, navdihniti (čustva) -
13 ready
['redi]1) ((negative unready) prepared; able to be used etc immediately or when needed; able to do (something) immediately or when necessary: I've packed our cases, so we're ready to leave; Is tea ready yet?; Your coat has been cleaned and is ready (to be collected).) pripravljen2) ((negative unready) willing: I'm always ready to help.) pripravljen3) (quick: You're too ready to find faults in other people; He always has a ready answer.) pripravljen4) (likely, about (to do something): My head feels as if it's ready to burst.) tik pred tem, da•- readily
- ready cash
- ready-made
- ready money
- ready-to-wear
- in readiness* * *I [rédi]adjectivepripravljen, gotov; hiter, brz; spreten, vešč, okreten, sposoben (at, in v, pri); voljan, rad; nagnjen (k); neposreden, bližnji, ki je na dosegu, pri roki, primeren; udoben, lahek, preprost; kratek, direkten (način, pot); commerce uporaben; otipljiv, prijemljiv, čist; archaic takojšen (o plačilu)a ready consent — hitra, takojšnja privolitevready for sea — pripravljen za odhod na morje, za izplutjea ready pen figuratively spreten piseca ready reply — hiter, odrezav odgovora ready workman — spreten, okreten delaveca ready writer — pisatelj, ki hitro ustvarjathe readiest way — najpreprostejši, najlažji način ( to pay one's debts plačevanja dolgov)tickets ready! — pripravite vozovnice, prosim!I am ready to go — pripravljen sern za odhod, da gremhe is not clever, but he is ready — on ni bister, a kaže dobro voljohe is ready to get angry — on hitro vzkipi, se razjezito find a ready market (sale) — naleteti na dober odjem, dobro iti v prodajohe seized the readiest weapon — pograbil je prvo orožje, ki mu je prišlo v rokeready, steady, go! sport pripravljeni, pozor, zdaj!II [rédi]adverbpripravljeno, gotovo; takoj, precej; lahko; vnaprejIII [redi]noun(večinoma the ready) slang razpoložljiv, gotov denar; gotovinamilitary položaj puške, ki je pripravljena za streljanje; military at the ready — pripravljen za strel(janje) (o puški)IV [rédi]transitive verbpripraviti -
14 several
['sevrəl] 1. adjective(more than one or two, but not a great many: Several weeks passed before he got a reply to his letter.) nekaj, več2. pronoun(some or a few: Several of them are ill; Of the eggs, several were broken.) nekateri* * *[sévrəl]1.adjective(vsak) posamezen; različen, individualen, posamičen, poedin; več (od njih), nekoliko, nekaj; archaic ločenjoint and several obligation — skupno in poedino jamstvo, solidarno jamstvoI met several members of the club — srečal sem, spoznal sem se z več člani klubawe took our several ways home — šli smo domov vsak po svoji poti;2.nounveč (od njih), nekateriI know several of them — več, nekatere od njih poznam -
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16 per cent
[pə'sent]adverb (, noun (often written % with figures) (of numbers, amounts etc) stated as a fraction of one hundred: Twenty-five per cent of one hundred and twenty is thirty; 25% of the people did not reply to our letters.) odstotek
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