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1 slavery
1) (the state of being a slave.) suženjstvo2) (the system of ownership of slaves.) sužnjelastništvo3) (very hard and badly-paid work: Her job is sheer slavery.) suženjsko delo* * *I [sléivəri]nounsuženjstvo; hlapčevstvo, hlapčevanje (to čemu), suženjska odvisnost (to od), suženjsko deloII [slaevəri]adjectiveslinav, slinast; figuratively lizunski, prilizovalen, petolizniški, hlapčevski -
2 white slavery
[wáitsleivəri]nountrgovina z dekleti -
3 bondage
['bondi‹](slavery.) suženjstvo* * *[bɔndidž]nounsuženjstvo, hlapčevstvo; jetništvo; figuratively odvisnost -
4 emancipate
[i'mænsipeit](to set free from slavery or other strict or unfair control.) osvoboditi* * *[imaensipeit]transitive verbosvoboditi, osamosvojiti; (pravno) izenačitito emancipate o.s. — osamosvojiti se -
5 liberty
['libəti]1) (freedom from captivity or from slavery: He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.) prostost2) (freedom to do as one pleases: Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.) svoboda3) ((especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action: I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!) predrznost•- take the liberty of* * *[líbəti]nounsvoboda, prostost, neodvisnost, samostojnost, svobodna izbira; nautical dovoljenje za odhod na kopno; plural posebne pravice, svoboščine, privilegijiat liberty — svoboden, prost, nezaposlento be at liberty to do s.th. — smeti kaj nareditito set at liberty — osvoboditi, pustiti na svobodoto take liberties with — dovoliti si, predrzniti sito take liberties with s.o.'s property — pregrešiti se zoper tujo imovino -
6 reduction
noun The government promised a reduction in prices later; price reductions.) zmanjšanje* * *[ridʌkšən]nounzmanjšanje, znižanje, skrčenje, redukcija (plač); spreminjanje (into, to v); popust, znižanje, znižana cena (na železnici); uravnanje (uda); vračanje (to k); mathematics & chemistry redukcijareduction of (in) prices, wages — znižanje cen, plačreduction of staff — zmanjšanje, redukcija osebja -
7 slave
[sleiv] 1. noun1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) suženj2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) suženj2. verb(to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) garati- slavery* * *[sléiv]1.nounsuženj, sužnja (tudi figuratively); hlapec; obsolete malopridnež, lopovto make a slave of s.o. — zasužnjiti kogato work like a slave — delati, garati kot suženj (kot črna živina);2.intransitive verbdelati kot črna živina, garati, ubijati se z delom, biti za sužnja; transitive verb (redko) zasužnjitito slave one's guts out slang garati kot suženj (črna živina), pretegniti se pri deluto slave o.s. to death — ubijati se z delom;3.adjectivesuženjski -
8 sweep away
transitive verb odnesti, odplaviti; izbrisati, odpraviti, uničiti; pomesti, počistiti; intransitive verb razprostirati serevolution has swept away all the old traditions — revolucija je pomedla z vsemi starimi tradicijami; -
9 urge
[ə:‹] 1. verb1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) nagovarjati2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) poudarjati2. noun(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) močna želja- urge on* * *I [ə:dž]nounpodnet, impulz, nagon, pobuda, spodbuda; delujoča sila, pritisk; vnetost, gorečnost (npr. verska)the cosmic urge — skupnost sil, ki vladajo svetuII [ə:dž]transitive verbnagnati, naganjati, tirati; tiščati, pritiskati; siliti, nagovarjati, rotiti, urgirati; spodbosti; iznesti, predložiti ( against proti) (npr. argumente), predočiti, navesti (kot vzrok); posebno naglasiti, poudariti; priporočiti, opomniti; pospešiti (tempo, delo); intransitive verb siliti, rotiti, trdovratno vztrajati (on pri)I urged him to aceept the offer — silil sem ga, naj sprejme ponudboI urged him not to undertake the business — rotil sem ga, naj se ne loti tega posla -
10 yoke
[jəuk] 1. noun1) (a wooden frame placed over the necks of oxen to hold them together when they are pulling a cart etc.) jarem2) (a frame placed across a person's shoulders, for carrying buckets etc.) jarem3) (something that weighs people down, or prevents them being free: the yoke of slavery.) jarem4) (the part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and round the neck: a black dress with a white yoke.) ovratnik2. verb(to join with a yoke: He yoked the oxen to the plough.) vpreči v jarem* * *I [jóuk]nounjarem; volovska vprega; archaic jutro (zemlje); figuratively hlapčevstvo, sužnost, podvrženost; obveznostyoke of oxen — jarem volov, par volovto bring under the yoke, to submit to a yoke — podjarmiti, zasužnjitito endure the yoke — prenašati, nositi jaremto pass under the yoke history iti, skloniti se pod jarmom (o premagancu)II [jóuk]transitive verbvpreči (žival) v jarem, natakniti (živali) jarem; podjarmiti; figuratively spariti, povezati, združiti (to, with z, s)yoked in marriage — poročèn; intransitive verb biti združen, sparjen; biti oženjen ( with z); skupaj, skupno delatito yoke one's mind to s.th. — beliti si glavo s čim
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