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1 fence
I 1. [fens] noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) ograja2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) ograditi- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) mečevati se2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) izmikati se•- fencing* * *I [fens]nounarchaic zaščita, obramba; ograja, plot; nasip; zaščitna naprava; mečevanje; figuratively spretno debatiranje; slang skrivač ali skrivališče ukradenega blagato be ( —ali sit, ride) on the fence — biti nepristranski, nobenostranski, obračati se po vetruto put a horse at fence — spodbosti konja, da preskoči oviromaster of fence — spreten mečevalec; figuratively dober diskutantII [fens]1.transitive verbbraniti, ščititi; archaic odbijati, odvračati; ograditi; preskočiti oviro; prepovedati lov ali ribolov za določeno obdobje; prodajati, skrivati ukradeno blago;2.intransitive verbbraniti, zaščititi se; mečevati se; izmikati se -
2 fencible
I [fénsəbl]adjectiveScottish branljivII [fénsəbl]nounarchaic domobranec, brambovec -
3 defence
[di'fens]1) (the act or action of defending against attack: the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.) obramba2) (the method or equipment used to guard or protect: The walls will act as a defence against flooding.) obramba3) (a person's answer to an accusation especially in a law-court: What is your defence?) obramba•- the defence* * *[diféns]nounobramba, odboj napadaplural military utrdba; juridically lawyer ( —ali counsel) for the defence — branilec, zagovornikart ( —ali science) of defence — boks, mečevanjeto come to the defence of s.o. — braniti kogamedicine defence mechanism — obrambni mehanizem -
4 offence
1) ((any cause of) anger, displeasure, hurt feelings etc: That rubbish dump is an offence to the eye.) žalitev2) (a crime: The police charged him with several offences.) prestopek* * *[əféns]nounBritish English prestopek ( against); žalitev, užaljenost, zamera; napad; spotikajuridically legal offence — kaznivo dejanjeno offence! — brez zamere!Bible rock of offence — kamen spotike
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