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1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) odgovor2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) rešitev2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) odgovoriti (na)2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) dvigniti slušalko; odpreti3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) zadostiti4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) ustrezati•- answering machine
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- answerphone* * *I [á:nsə], American [aensə]noun(to) odgovor, odziv, reakcija, replika; rešitev (naloge); odzdrav; nasprotni udareccolloquially the answer is a lemon — kakšno neumno vprašanje!II [á:nsə], American [aensə]1.transitive verb(to) odgovoriti, odgovarjati; ustrezati, uslišati, izpolniti (prošnjo); rešiti (vprašanje);2.intransitive verbodgovoriti; posrečiti se; jamčiti, biti odgovoren; biti pokorento answer a call — odgovoriti po telefonu, odzvati se klicuto answer s.o.'s expectations — izpolniti pričakovanja koga -
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[-tiv]adjective, noun (saying or indicating yes to a question, suggestion etc: He gave an affirmative nod; a reply in the affirmative.) pritrdilen* * *I [əfé:mətiv]adjective ( affirmatively adverb)trdilen, afirmativenII [əfé:mətiv]nounpritrditevto answer in the affirmative — odgovoriti pritrdilno, reči, da je tako -
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1. verb(to answer: `I don't know,' he replied; Should I reply to his letter?; She replied that she had never seen the man before; She replied by shrugging her shoulders.) odgovoriti2. noun1) (an answer: `I don't know,' was his reply; I'll write a reply to his letter.) odgovor2) (the act of answering: What did he say in reply (to your question)?) odgovor* * *I [riplái]nounodgovorin reply to your letter — odgovarjajoč (kot odgovor) na vaše pismo, na vaš dopisto say in reply — odgovoriti, odvrnitiII [riplái]transitive verb & intransitive verbodgovoriti ( for v imenu kake osebe), odgovoriti, odvrniti (to na kaj); figuratively odgovoriti (by s čim)to reply to a signal — odgovoriti na znak, na signal
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