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1 telling
adjective (having a great effect: a telling argument.) učinkovit* * *[téliŋ]1.nounpripovedovanje; štetje;2.adjectiveki šteje; učinkovit, uspešena telling blow — učinkovit, močan udarec -
2 there's no telling
(it is impossible to know: There's no telling what he'll do!) nemogoče je reči -
3 fortune-telling
[fɔ:čənteliŋ]nounvedeževanje -
4 story-telling
[stɔ:riteliŋ]nounpripovedovanje (zgodb); umetnost pripovedovanja -
5 tell
[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) povedati2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) reči3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) govoriti4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) prepoznati5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) izklepetati6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) poznati se•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell* * *[tel]1.transitive verbpovedati, pripovedovati, reči; izreči, izraziti, izpovedati; izdati; (po)kazati (o uri); obvestiti, sporočiti, navesti, (ob)javiti, označiti; prikazati, razlagati, razjasniti, prepričevati, trditi; zapovedati, ukazati, naročiti; izmisliti; poznati, prepoznati, razlikovati, (raz)ločiti; parliament šteti (glasove)all told — (vzeto) v celem, v celoti, vse skupajtell me another! slang tega mi ne boš natvezel!I'll tell you the world American o tem sem prepričanto tell s.th. abroad — pripovedovati kaj okoli, raznašati kajto tell one's money American šteti svoj denarto tell one's beads religion moliti rožni venecto tell the news — naznaniti, povedati, objaviti novicoto tell the tale colloquially pripovedovati (povedati) žalostno zgodbo (ne da bi zbudili usmiljenje)to tell tales — zbrbljati, izklepetati; opravljati, obirati; spletkaritito tell the votes politics šteti glasovehe told him to go — rekel (ukazal) mu je, naj grenever tell me! — ne čvekaj mi! ne kvasi mi jih!this tells its own tale — to se razume samo po sebi, to je jasnowe were told to get up — rekli so nam, naj vstanemoyou're telling me! slang tega mi ni treba praviti!; komu pripovedujeto to?; kot, da jaz tega ne vem!;2.intransitive verbpripovedovati, govoriti, praviti; obvestiti, informirati ( about o); spoznati, vedeti (by po); imeti posledice, postati očiten, očitno se pokazati; colloquially izdati, ovaditi, zatožitihow can you tell? — kako morete to vedeti?to tell on ( —ali of) s.o. — izdati, zatožiti kogathat tells against you — to govori proti tebi; -
6 epic
['epik]1) (a long poem telling a story of great deeds.) ep2) (a long story, film etc telling of great deeds especially historic.) epopeja* * *I [épik]adjectiveepski, junaškiII [épik]nounep, pripovedna pesem, epopeja -
7 tell off
to scold: The teacher used to tell me off for not doing my homework (noun telling-off: He gave me a good telling-off) ošteti; oštevanje* * *transitive verb prešteti; izločiti, izbrati; military ozmerjati, oštevati, grajati; -
8 after
1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) po2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) za3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) za4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) za5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) po6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) čez2. adverb(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) zatem3. conjunction(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) potem ko- afterthought
- afterwards
- after all
- be after* * *I [á:ftə], American [aeftə]adverbkasneje, natoII [á:ftə], American [aeftə]adjectivekasnejši, naslednji; zadnjiIII [á:ftə], American [aeftə]prepositionpo, zaafter all — končno, navsezadnje, sicer, kljub temuto be after s.th. — nameravati nekaj, hrepeneti po čem, imeti nekaj za bregomafter hours — čas po policijski uri, ko so zaprte trgovineto look after — čuvati, pazitiwhat are you after? — kaj želiš?IV [á:ftə], American [aeftə]conjunctionpotem koafter having finished his work, he left — ko je končal delo, je odšel -
9 ballet
['bælei, ]( American[) bæ'lei]1) (a theatrical performance of dancing with set steps and mime, often telling a story: Swan Lake is my favourite ballet.) balet2) (the art of dancing in this way: She is taking lessons in ballet; ( also adjective) a ballet class.) balet; baletni•* * *[baelei, baeli]nounbalet -
10 button
1. noun1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) gumb2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) gumb2. verb((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) zapeti (z gumbi)3. verb(to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) zadrževati* * *I [bʌtn]noungumb; botany popek; glavič; mlada gobicacolloquially not to have all one's buttons — ne biti čisto pri pameti(a boy in) buttons — livrirani sluga; sprevodnik dvigalanot worth a button — niti piškavega oreha vreden, zaničII [bʌtn]transitive verb(up) zapetifiguratively to button up one's mouth — molčati, ne ziniti besede -
11 Calypso
[kə'lipsəu]plural - calypsos; noun(a West Indian folk-song, telling of a current event and sometimes made up as the singer goes along.) kalipso* * *[kəlípsou]proper nameKalipso -
12 cheque
[ ek](a written order on a printed form telling a bank to pay money to the person named: to pay by cheque.) ček- cheque card* * *I [ček]nouncommerce ček, denarna nakaznica (on za)figuratively to give a blank cheque to s.o. — pustiti koga, da dela, kar hoče, ne ovirati gaII [ček]transitive verb -
13 delivery
plural - deliveries; noun1) ((an act of) handing over (letters, parcels etc): There are two parcel deliveries a week.) dostava2) (the process of the birth of a child: the delivery of the twins.) porod* * *[dilívəri]nounosvoboditev, rešitev; (to) izročitev, dostava; podajanje (žoge); odtok; predavanje, govorjuridically prenos; porod; technical učinek (črpalke, kompresorja); American special delivery — ekspresna pošiljka -
14 delude
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15 effect
[i'fekt] 1. noun1) (a result or consequence: He is suffering from the effects of over-eating; His discovery had little effect at first.) posledica2) (an impression given or produced: The speech did not have much effect (on them); a pleasing effect.) učinek2. verb(to make happen; to bring about: He tried to effect a reconciliation between his parents.) izpeljati- effectively
- effects
- effectual
- come into effect
- for effect
- in effect
- put into effect
- take effect* * *I [ifékt]nounposledica, učinek, namen, cilj; uspeh; dejstvo; izvršitev, realizacija; korist; vsebina (pisma); produktivnost; plural vrednostni papirji, premoženjeto bring to effect, to carry into effect — izvajati, uveljaviti, uresničitito give effect to s.th. — uveljaviti kajin effect — dejansko, v bistvuof no effect — neučinkovit, jalovto some effect — še kar, precejwith telling effect — nedvoumno, jasno, učinkovito, uspešnowithout effect — zaman; neučinkovitII [ifékt]transitive verbučinkovati; izvesti, izvršiti; uveljaviticommerce to effect an entry — vknjižiti -
16 falsehood
noun ((the telling of) a lie: She is incapable of (uttering a) falsehood.) laž* * *[fɔ:lshud]nounhinavstvo, nezvestoba, izdajstvo; laž, kriva vera -
17 forfeit
['fo:fit] 1. noun(something that must be given up because one has done something wrong, especially in games: If you lose the game you will have to pay a forfeit.) globa2. verb(to lose (something) because one has done something wrong: He forfeited our respect by telling lies.) zapraviti3. adjective(forfeited: His former rights are forfeit now.) zapravljen* * *I [fɔ:fit]transitive verbzgubiti, zapraviti, zaigrati; plačati globo; zagrešitiII [fɔ:fit]adjectivezaplenjen, zapravljen, zgubljenIII [fɔ:fit]nounzguba pravicc; zaplenjena last; globa; zastavnina; pokora; obsolete zločin -
18 insult
1. verb(to treat (a person) rudely or contemptuously: He insulted her by telling her she was not only ugly but stupid too.) žaliti2. noun((a) comment or action that insults: She took it as an insult that he did not shake hands with her.) žalitev* * *I [ínsʌlt]nounžalitev (to za koga), sramotenje, psovanjeto offer an insult to s.o. — užaliti kogaII [insʌlt]transitive verbužaliti, žaliti, sramotiti, psovati -
19 intuition
[intju'iʃən]1) (the power of understanding or ralizing something without thinking it out: She knew by intuition that he was telling her the truth.) nagon2) (something understood or realized by this power: Her intuitions are always right.) slutnja•* * *[intjuíšən]nounintuicija, neposredna notranja spoznava -
20 joker
1) (in a pack of playing-cards, an extra card (usually having a picture of a jester) used in some games.) joker2) (a person who enjoys telling jokes, playing tricks etc.) šaljivec* * *[džóukə]nounšaljivec, dovtipnež; cards joker (igralna karta); American juridically skrita klavzula (v listinah); slang možakar
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telling — [tel′iŋ] adj. 1. having an effect; forceful; striking [a telling retort] 2. that tells or reveals much SYN. VALID tellingly adv … English World dictionary
telling — index caveat, cogent, conversation, demonstrative (illustrative), determinative, disclosure (act of disclosing), eloquent … Law dictionary
telling — compelling, convincing, cogent, sound, *valid Analogous words: forceful, forcible, *powerful, potent: *effective, effectual, efficacious: *conclusive, decisive, determinative, definitive … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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telling — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having a striking or revealing effect; significant. DERIVATIVES tellingly adverb … English terms dictionary
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telling — tell|ing1 [ˈtelıŋ] adj 1.) having a great or important effect = ↑significant ▪ a telling argument 2.) showing the true character or nature of someone or something, often without being intended telling comment/example/detail etc >tellingly adv… … Dictionary of contemporary English
telling — /ˈtɛlɪŋ / (say teling) adjective 1. having force or effect; effective; striking: a telling blow. 2. indicative of one s feelings; revealing: a telling blush. –phrase 3. take a telling, Colloquial to be warned: he ought to take a telling. {tell1 + …
telling — tellingly, adv. /tel ing/, adj. 1. having force or effect; effective; striking: a telling blow. 2. revealing; indicative of much otherwise unnoticed: a telling analysis of motivation in business. [1850 55; TELL1 + ING2] Syn. 1. powerful, forceful … Universalium
telling — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Telling is used after these nouns: ↑fortune, ↑story {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Telling is used with these nouns: ↑anecdote, ↑criticism, ↑critique, ↑detail, ↑example, ↑phrase, ↑ … Collocations dictionary