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1 signal
['siɡnəl] 1. noun1) (a sign (eg a movement of the hand, a light, a sound), especially one arranged beforehand, giving a command, warning or other message: He gave the signal to advance.) znamenje2) (a machine etc used for this purpose: a railway signal.) znak3) (the wave, sound received or sent out by a radio set etc.) signal2. verb1) (to make signals (to): The policeman signalled the driver to stop.) dati znak2) (to send (a message etc) by means of signals.) signalizirati•* * *I [sígnəl]1.nounznak, znamenje, signal ( for za); figuratively znak; military (dogovorjen) znak, geslo; povod, spodbuda; radiotelegramsignal of distress — znak na pomoč v nevarnosti, SOScode of signals — ključ (seznam, popis) signalov (zlasti v vojski in mornarici)fog-signal — zvočni signal, ki v megli opozarja voznike pri prehodu čez železniško progostorm-signal — cilindričen znak, ki se dvigne na meteoroloških postajah v znak, da se bliža nevihtato make a signal — dati znak (signal);2.adjectivesignalizacijski, signalen; pomemben, važen, izreden, nenavaden, znamenit, odličen; ostersignal box railway signalnica; kretnicaII [sígnəl]transitive verb & intransitive verbsignalizirati, da(ja)ti znak (signal); sporočiti (javiti) s pomočjo znakov (signalov) -
2 distress
[di'stres] 1. noun1) (great sorrow, trouble or pain: She was in great distress over his disappearance; Is your leg causing you any distress?; The loss of all their money left the family in acute distress.) velika žalost; stiska2) (a cause of sorrow: My inability to draw has always been a distress to me.) žalost2. verb(to cause pain or sorrow to: I'm distressed by your lack of interest.) užalostiti- distressingly* * *I [distrés]nounnadloga; gorje, žalost, tuga; sila, beda, revščina, stiska; nevarnost; zaplemba; zaplenjeno blagoto be in great distress for s.th. — nujno kaj potrebovatito levy a distress on — zarubiti, zaplenitijuridically warrant of distress — ukaz o izvršitviII [distrés]transitive verbužalostiti; spraviti v stisko; izčrpati; juridically zaplenitito distress o.s. — skrbeti, bati se -
3 mayday
['meidei](the international distress signal sent out by ships and aircraft: The ship sent out a mayday (signal) before it sank.) S.O.S.* * *[méidei]nounmednarodni radio-telefonski klic na pomoč (avioni, ladje) -
4 S.O.S., SOS
abbreviationdistress signal, save our souls
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