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1 speaking
1) (involving speech: a speaking part in a play.) govoren2) (used in speech: a pleasant speaking voice.) govoren* * *[spí:kiŋ]1.noungovorjenje, govor, govorništvo; plural (redko) izreki (pomembnih osebnosti);2.adjectiveki govori, govoreč; zgovoren, izrazit, osupljivspeaking! — (pri telefonu) pri aparatu!, govorim!speaking likeness — izredna (izrazita, osupljiva) podobnost, živ portretI am not on speaking term with him — ne poznam ga toliko, da bi govoril z njim, figuratively z njim ne govorim, z njim sem skregan -
2 speaking-trumpet
[spí:kiŋtrʌmpit]nounmegafon, trobilo, govorilo -
3 speaking-tube
[spí:kiŋtju:b]noungovorilna cev (iz sobe v sobo) -
4 generally speaking
(in general: Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.) na splošno -
5 in a manner of speaking
(in a certain way: I suppose, in a manner of speaking, I am an engineer.) tako rekoč -
6 strictly speaking
(if we must be completely accurate, act according to rules etc: Strictly speaking, he should be punished for this.) strogo vzeto -
7 evil-speaking
[í:vlspí:kiŋ]adjectiveklevetniški -
8 lip-speaking
[lípspi:kiŋ]nounsee lip-language -
9 -spoken
(speaking in a particular way: plain-spoken; smooth-spoken.) ki (...) govori -
10 speak
[spi:k]past tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) govoriti2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) govoriti z3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) govoriti4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) povedati5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) govoriti•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of* * *[spi:k]1.intransitive verbgovoriti, besediti; imeti govor; pogovarjati se (with, to z; about, of o); izraziti se; music (o glasbilih) dati glas od sebe, slišati se, zadoneti; dati se čutiti; (o portretu) biti kot živ; nautical signalizirati, dati znak; British English dati glas, oglasiti se (o psu);2.transitive verb(iz)reči, izgovoriti, povedati, govoriti (kaj); izražati, izjaviti, najaviti; dokazovati, pričati, potrditi, pokazati; nautical poklicati (ladjo)generally (strictly) speaking — splošno (točno, strogo) povedano (vzeto)roughly speaking — v grobem (približno, grosso modo) povedanonot to speak of... — da (niti) ne govorimo o...nothing to speak of — nič važnega, ni vredno niti omembeto speak back — (nazaj) odgovarjati (na očitke ipd.)to speak by the book — govoriti z rokopisa, čitati (govor), govoriti s točnim poznavanjemto speak bluntly — naravnost, brez ovinkov govoritito speak by the card — z veliko natančnostjo govoriti, biti precizento speak in s.o.'s cast — prekiniti kogato speak comfort to... — imeti tolažilne besede za...my dog speaks only when I order him — moj pes zalaja le, če mu ukažemto speak in s.o.'s ear — komu (kaj) prišepniti na uho, skrivaj govoriti s komto speak for s.o. — govoriti komu v korist, reči dobro besedo za kogathat speaks for itself — to govori samo za sebe, tega ni treba (še) pojasnjevati (priporočati)I found nobody to speak to — nikogar nisem našel, da bi z njim govorilto speak by hearsay — govoriti, kar smo od drugih slišalithis speaks a man of honour — to kaže (izdaja) človeka, ki ni brez častito your praise be it spoken... — v vašo pohvalo bodi povedano...you might as well speak to a stone figuratively prav tako bi lahko govoril stenito speak to — govoriti komu, potrditi kajI cannot speak to the truth of that — ne morem z gotovostjo reči (jamčiti), da je to resto speak volumes for — jasno (prepričljivo) govoriti za, pričati o, dokazovati (kaj)who is speaking? — (pri telefonu) kdo je pri aparatu?, kdo govori (tam)? -
11 broadly
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12 dialect
(a way of speaking found only in a certain area or among a certain group or class of people: They were speaking in dialect.) narečje* * *[dáiəlekt]nounnarečje -
13 manner
['mænə]1) (a way in which anything is done etc: She greeted me in a friendly manner.) način2) (the way in which a person behaves, speaks etc: I don't like her manner.) obnašanje3) ((in plural) (polite) behaviour, usually towards others: Why doesn't she teach her children (good) manners?) olika•- - mannered- mannerism
- all manner of
- in a manner of speaking* * *[maenə]nounnačin; nastop, stil; plural običaji, šege; plural obnašanje, olika, vedenje, manire, način življenja; archaic vrstaafter ( —ali in) this manner — na tak način, takoto the manner born — kakor rojen za kaj, kakor da bi bil od rojstva takgood manners — lepo vedenje; olikain a singular manner — čudno, nenavadnoother times, other manners — drugi časi; drugi običaji -
14 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) preprost2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) jasen3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) odkrit4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) očiten5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) puščoben2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) ravnina2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) desna petlja•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English* * *I [pléin]adjective ( plainly adverb)preprost, enostaven, navaden; brez okraskov, preprost (soba itd.); nevzorčast, enobarven (blago); črno-bel (fotografija, risba); nemikaven, neprivlačen, neuglajen (obraz, dekle); jasen, razumljiv, nedvoumen, brez ovinkov (pogovor), očiten, razločen; nerazredčen (alkohol); odkrit, pošten; srednji, nepomemben, povprečen; metallurgy nelegiran (npr. jeklo); raven, plosk (dežela); figuratively gol, čist (nesmisel)plain card — navadna karta (razen kralja, dame in fanta)as plain as plain can be — ali as plain as the nose on one's face — ali plain as a pikestaff — ali as plain as point — jasno kot beli danplain dealer — poštenjak, odkrit človekplain dealing — odkritost, iskrenost, pošteno trgovanjeplain sewing — bela vezenina, šivanje belega perilaII [pléin]adverbjasno, razumljivo; odkrito, poštenoIII [pléin]nounravnina, ravan, nižava, poljana; bojišče; plural prerijaIV [pléin]intransitive verb British English archaic & poetically žalovati, tožiti, tarnati -
15 strict
[strikt]1) (severe, stern, and compelling obedience: This class needs a strict teacher; His parents were very strict with him; The school rules are too strict; strict orders.) strog2) (exact or precise: If the strict truth were known, he was drunk, not ill.) natančen•- strictly
- strictly speaking* * *[strikt]adjective ( strictly adverb)strog, natančen, točen, strikten, precizen, eksakten, strogo določen, izrecen (ukaz); rigorozen (pravilo), oster; popoln, absoluten; botany tog, ozek, pokončenstrict observance — strogo izpolnjevanje (pravil itd.)strictly speaking — strogo vzeto, točno povedano, pravzapravto keep a strict watch over s.o. — strogo koga stražiti -
16 stumble
1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) spotakniti se2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) spotikati se3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) zatikati se•- stumble across/on* * *[stʌmbl]1.nounspotikljaj, spodrsljaj, spodrkljaj, padec; figuratively pogreška, pomota;2.intransitive verbspotakniti se, spodrsniti ( against ob, over čez); pojecljavati; pomišljati se, oklevati; pohujšati se; pogrešiti; (nepričakovano) pasti ( into v); nameriti se, slučajno (po naključju) naleteti (across, upon na); transitive verb zbegati, zmesti; iznenaditi, presenetiti; (zlasti figuratively) spotaknitito stumble at a straw, and leap over a block figuratively biti natančen v malenkostih in površen v važnih stvareh -
17 abrupt
1) (sudden; unexpected: The car came to an abrupt halt.) nenaden2) ((of a person's manner of speaking etc) rude or sharp.) osoren3) (lacking in continuity.)•- abruptly- abruptness* * *[əbrʌpt]adjective ( abruptly adverb)odsekan, prekinjen: nenaden, nepričakovan; strm; osoren, surov, zadirčen -
18 angel
['ein‹əl]1) (a messenger or attendant of God: The angels announced the birth of Christ to the shepherds.) angel2) (a very good or beautiful person: She's an absolute angel about helping us.) angel•- angelic- angelically
- angel-fish* * *[éindžəl]nounangel; colloquially mecen; stari britanski kovanec -
19 attentive
[-tiv]adjective (giving attention: The children were very attentive when the teacher was speaking; attentive to her needs.) pozoren* * *[əténtiv]adjective ( attentively adverb)(to na) pozoren, pazljiv; skrben, uslužen, vljuden -
20 away
[ə'wei]1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) stran2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) vstran3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) popolnoma4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) brez prestanka5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) v gosteh* * *[əwéi]adverb ( from) proč, stran; nenehnofire away! — prični!to give away s.o. — izdati kogato make away with o.s. — narediti samomorto pine ( —ali waste) away — hirati, hujšatiaway for shame! — sram te bodi!away with you! — poberi se!whither away? — kam greš?
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