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1 conversation
[konvə'seiʃən](talk between people: to carry on a conversation.) pogovor* * *[kɔnvəséišən]noun(on, about) pogovor; archaic občevanje; plural pogajanja; zabava -
2 minor
1. adjective1) (less, or little, in importance, size etc: Always halt when driving from a minor road on to a major road; She has to go into hospital for a minor operation.) manj pomemben2) ((American) a secondary subject that a student chooses to study at university or college: Her major is in physics, but she has a minor in computer science.)2. verb((American) to study something as a minor subject: He is minoring in French.) imeti za stranski predmet3. noun(a person who is not yet legally an adult.) mladoletnik- minority- be in the minority* * *I [máinə]adjectivemanjši, majhen, manj pomemben, podrejen; mladoleten, mlajšifiguratively conversation in a minor key — žalosten (pridušen) pogovorAmerican minor subject — stranski predmet na univerzijuridically minor offence — manjši prekršekgrammar minor sentence — nepopoln stavekII [máinə]nounmladoletnik; podrejeni; American stranski predmet na univerzi; music molova skala; American sport druga ligaMinor — minorit, frančiškanIII [máinə]intransitive verb American to minor in — imeti kot stranski predmet na univerzi -
3 introduce
[intrə'dju:s]1) ((often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other: He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.) predstaviti2) ((often with into) to bring in (something new): Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada; Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)?) vpeljati3) (to propose or put forward: He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax.) predložiti4) ((with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc): Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven.) uvajati•- introductory* * *[intrədjú:s]transitive verb -
4 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) pasti2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) pasti, prevrniti se3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) padati4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) pasti, biti5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) zaspati, zaljubiti se6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) pripasti2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) padec2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) padavina3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) padec4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) jesen•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through* * *I [fɔ:l]1.intransitive verb(in, to, from) pasti, padati; pripasti, pripadati; podreti, prevrniti, zgruditi se; popustiti, popuščati; upadati; spustiti se; zoology roditi se; spuščati se; izlivati se; viseti; (z)manjšati, poleči se; poginiti; podleči; z vnemo se lotiti; propadati; zgoditi se; morati;2.transitive verb American dialectalsekati drevesao fall adoing — začeti kaj (npr. alaughing zasmejati se)to fall to blows — stepsti, spopasti seto fall foul of — spopasti se, napasti; prepirati seto fall into conversation with s.o. — začeti pogovor s komto fall on a sword figuratively narediti samomorto fall on one's feet — imeti srečo, izvleči seII [fɔ:l]nounpadanje, padec, upadanje; padavina; pobočje, strmina, reber; spuščanje; slap; propad; poraz; smrt; music kadenca; sečnjato ride for a fall — izpostavljati se nevarnosti, drveti v poguboto try a fall with — boriti, meriti se sto sustain a fall — pasti, padatiIII [fɔ:l]1.nounAmericanjesenthe fall of the year ( —ali leaf) — jesen;2.adjective Americanjesenski -
5 steer
I [stiə] noun(a young ox raised to produce beef.) junecII [stiə] verb(to guide or control the course of (eg a ship, car etc): He steered the car through the narrow streets; I steered out of the harbour; She managed to steer the conversation towards the subject of her birthday.) krmariti- steering- steering-wheel
- steer clear of* * *I [stíə]nounvol, junec, ki je namenjen za pitanje in zakolII [stíə]1.transitive verbkrmariti, držati krmilo; upravljati, voditi (ladjo, vozilo); šofirati; usmeriti (premikanje, gibanje) (v določeno smer); figuratively voditi, upravljati (kaj); peljati;2.intransitive verb(dati se) upravljati ali voditi; premikati se, gibati se v določeni smeri; voziti; pluti; figuratively izogniti se, čuvati se (česa)to steer clear of colloquially izogniti se, držati se proč odto steer a middle course figuratively ne pretiravati -
6 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) priti do bistva2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) priti do odločilnega trenutka
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