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81 such
1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) takšen2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) takšen3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) takšen; tako4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) takšen; tako2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) tisti, ki; kot tak- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is* * *[sʌč]1.adjectivetakšen, tak; (pred pridevnikom) takó; podoben; (za samostalnikom v množini) kot (as na primer); tako velik, zelo velik, izreden; juridically zgoraj navedeni, omenjenisuch as — takšen kot, tak kotsuch a(n) one obsolete tak in tak, nekdo, nekiMr. such and such — g. Ta in Tasuch being the case — ker je stvar tako, ker je takósuch a day! — kakšen dan!no such thing — nič takega, ni govora o temhe said he had lost his way, or some such thing — rekel je, da je bil zašel, ali nekaj takegano such thing as a room was to be had in the whole town — v celem mestu ni bilo mogoče najti eno samo sobodo you think she will believe you? no such thing! — mislite, da vam bo verjela? Kje pa! (Kaj še! Ni govora o tem!)such master, such servant — kakršen gospodar, takšen sluga;2.adverbtakósuch a nice day — tako lep dan;3.pronountakšen, neki takšencolloquially isti; commerce & vulgar zgoraj omenjeni; archaic & poetically such as — tisti, ki; kdor; vsiand such (like) — in takšni, podobnisuch as believe that are mistaken — tisti, ki to verjamejo, se varajo (motijo)he is a fool, but I am not such — on je bedak, jaz pa nisemI have a car I can lend you, such as it is — imam avto, ki vam ga lahko posodim, kaj prida pa ni -
82 superior
[su'piəriə] 1. adjective1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) višji, močnejši2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) boljši3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) vzvišen2. noun(a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) predstojnik* * *I [sjupíəriə]adjective ( superiorly adverb)(o prostoru) gornji; (o položaju) višji; (o kakovosti) boljši; (o številu) večji; močnejši (in v), prekašajoč; ki je nad čem, superioren, vzvišen, izreden; commerce izvrsten, odličen; (o vinu) žlahten; (često derogatory) imeniten, izobražen; ohol, domišljav, nadut, arogantenwith a superior air — domišljavo, naduto, zviškasuperior to bribery — vzvišen nad, nedovzeten za podkupovanjesuperior court American najvišje sodišče v državi (v ZDA)superior forces military premočsuperior knowledge — izredno, zelo visoko znanjesuperior letter — črka, ki stoji nad vrsticosuperior limit — zgornja meja, skrajni rok, najvišja vsotasuperior person — od drugih bolj izobražena oseba; domišljava oseba, nadutež; (ironično) fina osebato rise superior to s.th. — pokazati se vzvišenega nad čem, ne si pustiti vplivati od česaII [sjupíəriə]nounpredstojnik, starešina, šef; kdor je boljši (in v); history fevdni gospodMother Superior, Lady Superior ecclesiastic prednica samostana -
83 swim
[swim] 1. present participle - swimming; verb1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) plavati2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) plavati3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) vrteti se2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) plavanje- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costume* * *I [swim]nounplavanje; figuratively rahlo drsenje; rib polno mesto, globina v reki; (redko) plavalni mehur; figuratively tok dogodkov, tekoči posli, posel; figuratively vrtogavica, omoticato be in (out of) the swim colloquially (ne) poznati tekoče posle ali razmere, (ne) biti na tekočemto have (to take) a swim — kópati se, plavatiII [swim]1.intransitive verbplavati, priplavati, plavati na vodi, pluti; (prah ipd.) plavati, viseti v zraku; figuratively kópati se; figuratively čutiti vrtoglavico, biti vrtoglav, vrteti se (komu); plavati (in v), biti preplavljen, kópati se (in v);2.transitive verbpreplavati, plavati (neko razdaljo); prisiliti, nagnati (koga), da plava; plavati na tekomovanju, prepeljati s plavanjem ( across čez)to swim against the stream — plavati proti toku (tudi figuratively)to swim to the bottom — potoniti, potopiti seto swim like a tailor's goose figuratively plavati kot kamen, potopiti seto swim with the tide (the stream) — plavati s tokom (tudi figuratively); figuratively pridružiti se večinito swim the river, the Channel — preplavati reko, Rokavski prelivthe cellar was swimming in wine — klet je plavala v vinu, je bila preplavljena z vinommy head swims — vrti se mi v glavi, imam vrtoglavicothe room swam before my eyes — zdelo se mi je, da se soba vrti okoli meneshe swam up to him figuratively zdrsnila je k njemu, kot da bi plavala -
84 switch
[swi ] 1. noun1) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) stikalo2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) sprememba3) (a thin stick.) šiba2. verb(to change, turn: He switched the lever to the `off' position; Let's switch over to another programme; Having considered that problem, they switched their attention to other matters.) prestaviti, premakniti- switchboard
- switch on/off* * *[swič]1.nounšiba, udarec s šibo; botany mladika; railway kretnica; electrical stikalo, prekinjevalec; ponarejena kita (las); technical pipa; (bridge) prehod k drugi barviswitch bargain — ovinkarska kupčija;2.transitive verbudariti, bičati s šibo (z repom); šibati z, hitro mahati z; naglo pograbiti; railway ranžirati, zapeljati (usmeriti) (vlak) na drug tir; electrical vključiti, vklopiti; spremeniti (pogovor), obrniti drugam (tok misli); intransitive verb railway (vlak) zapeljati na drug tir; spremeniti (smer)to switch back to figuratively (v mislih) vrniti se na -
85 tier
[tiə](a row of seats: They sat in the front/first tier.) vrsta* * *I [taiə]nounvezač: sport izenačenecthey became tiers sport izenačili so seII [tíə]1.nounred, vrsta; theatre vrsta sedežev; sloj, sklad; položaj, razred, stopnja;2.transitive verbzložiti, uvrstiti; nalagati v slojih, skladati, kopičiti, postaviti eno na drugo -
86 together
[tə'ɡeðə]1) (with someone or something else; in company: They travelled together.) skupaj2) (at the same time: They all arrived together.) hkrati3) (so as to be joined or united: He nailed/fitted/stuck the pieces of wood together.) skupaj4) (by action with one or more other people: Together we persuaded him.) skupno•- together with* * *[təgéðə]adverbskupaj, skupno, drug za drugim, obenem; hkrati, v en mah, istočasno; zaporedomafor days together — dneve in dneve, več dni zaporedomato bring together — sestaviti, zbrati, združitito go together — iti skupaj, pristajati, ustrezati (o barvi itd.) -
87 track
[træk] 1. noun1) (a mark left, especially a footprint etc: They followed the lion's tracks.) sled2) (a path or rough road: a mountain track.) steza3) ((also racetrack) a course on which runners, cyclists etc race: a running track; ( also adjective) the 100 metres sprint and other track events.) proga4) (a railway line.) tir2. verb(to follow (eg an animal) by the marks, footprints etc that it has left: They tracked the wolf to its lair.) slediti- in one's tracks
- keep/lose track of
- make tracks for
- make tracks
- track down
- tracker dog* * *I [træk]nounsled (voza), kolotečina, kolesnica; nautical vodni razor (za ladjo); nautical običajna pot, ruta; steza, pot, utrta pot; hunting sled; sport steza, proga, tekališče, dirkališče; tek na dolge proge; railway tir, tračnice, proga; širina tira; technical gosenica (traktorja, tanka); sled noge, stopala (zlasti ptic)on track — economy na potiin one's tracks — v kolotečini, na mestuthe beaten track — utrta, shojena pot; figuratively običajni postopek, rutinacinder track — atletska steza, tekališče, tekmovalilče, dirkališčeoff the tracks — iztirjen, iz kolesnic, na krivi poti, na napačni slediadjective single (a double) track — enotirna (dvotirna) progato be off the tracks — iztiriti se, iti s prave poti; izgubiti sled; oddaljiti se od predmetato be on s.o.'s track — biti komu na sledi(clear the) track! — (napravite prosto) pot! prostor!to follow the beaten track — iti po utrti, shojeni potihe follows my tracks — on gre po mojih stopinjah, se zgleduje po menito lose track of — izgubiti sled, izgubiti iz vidato make tracks slang pobrisati jo, popihati jo, zbežatito make tracks for s.o. slang vneto koga zasledovatito throw off the track — iztiriti (kaj); zmešati sledII [træk]transitive verbslediti (komu, čemu), iti po sledi za kom (čem); zasledovati; označiti, zaznamovati (pot, stezo); preprečkati, prepotovati; intransitive verb imeti širino tira ( of 36 inches 36 col); ostati v kolesnicah (o kolesih)to track down, to track out — izslediti; najti, odkritiIII [træk]adjectivetirenIV [træk]transitive verbnautical vleči ladjo (z brega) proti vodi -
88 trade
[treid] 1. noun1) (the buying and selling of goods: Japan does a lot of trade with Britain.) trgovina2) ((a) business, occupation, or job: He's in the jewellery trade.) poklic2. verb1) ((often with in or with) to buy and sell: They made a lot of money by trading; They trade in fruit and vegetables.) trgovati2) (to exchange: I traded my watch for a bicycle.) zamenjati•- trader- trademark
- tradename
- tradesman
- trades union
- trade union
- trades unionist
- trade unionist
- trade wind
- trade in* * *I [tréid]1.nountrgovina, trgovski posli, kupčija, blagovna menjava (promet, posel); economy nautical promet, vožnja; obrt, ceh, rokodelstvo, poklic; stroka, panoga, branša; obsolete pot; obsolete navada, ukvarjanje; collective trgovci; odjemalci, odjemaistvoBoard of Trade British English ministrstvo za trgovinodomestic trade, home trade — notranja (domača) trgovinafair trade — svobodna trgovina, temelječa na vzajemnostiJack of all trade — oseba, ki se loti vsakega posla, je spretna v vsakem poslutrick of the trade — domislek, s katerim se dobijo odjemalci, se prekosi konkurencato be in trade — biti trgovec, baviti se s trgovinoto carry on the trade of s.th. — trgovati s čimto spoil s.o.'s trade — pokvariti komu (trgovske) posle;2.adjectivetrgovski, trgovinski; poslovenII [tréid]transitive verbmenja(va)ti blago ( for za); trgovati (z); proda(ja)ti, izmenjati; intransitive verb trgovati, kupčevati, tržiti; obsolete pogajati se za ceno, barantatito trade seats with s.o. — zamenjati sedež s komto trade in pardons — trgovati, kupčevati z odpustkito trade on — špekulirati na (kaj), uporabiti (kaj) v svoj prid, izkoristiti (kaj) -
89 twin
[twin]1) (one of two children or animals born of the same mother at the same time: She gave birth to twins; ( also adjective) They have twin daughters.) dvojček2) (one of two similar or identical things: Her dress is the exact twin of mine.) dvojnik* * *[twin]1.noundvojček, dvojčica; plural dvojčka, dvojčici; botany dva zrasla sadeža; figuratively nasprotek; pendant; mineralogy zraslica (kristal)Twins —, (= twin-Brothers, twin-Brethren) astronomy Dvojčka (zvezdi, Kastor in Poluks);2.adjectivedvojčen, podvojen; botany podvojen, parentwin brother — brat dvojček;3.transitive verbpariti, (z)družiti, spojitithey are twinned in action — delata skupaj; intransitive verb roditi dvojčke (dvojčici); obsolete roditi se kot dvojček; figuratively biti zelo podoben, biti par, spadati skupaj ( with z) -
90 underpay
past tense, past participle - underpaid; verb(to pay (a person) too little: They claim that they are underpaid and overworked.) premalo plačati* * *[ʌndəpéi]transitive verbslabo (premalo, nezadostno) plač(ev)ati (delavca) -
91 unison
['ju:nisn]1) (an identical musical note, or series of notes, produced by several voices singing, or instruments playing, together: They sang in unison.) enoglasje2) (agreement: They acted in unison.) soglasnost* * *[jú:nizən]1.nounmusicenoglasje; interval ene oktave; skladnost; soglasnost (tudi figuratively), harmonijain unison with — v soglasju z;2.adjective musicenoglasen -
92 visit
['vizit] 1. verb1) (to go to see (a person or place): We visited my parents at the weekend; They visited the ruins at Pompeii while they were on holiday.) obiskati2) (to stay in (a place) or with (a person) for a time: Many birds visit (Britain) only during the summer months.) biti na obisku2. noun(an act of going to see someone or something for pleasure, socially, professionally etc, or going to stay for a time: We went on a visit to my aunt's; the children's visit to the museum.) obisk- visitor* * *I [vízit]noun(kratek) obisk; vizita; krajše, začasno bivanje; ogled, ogledovanje; (zdravniški) pregled, preiskava, vizitacija; inšpekcija, preiskava, pregled; American pogovor, kramljanjea visit on the telephone American pogovor po telefonuthe right of visit and search nautical pravica preiskave na morjuto pay ( —ali to make) a visit to s.o. — obiskati koga, priti h komu na obiskto pay a visit slang malo se odstraniti, iti na toaleto (stranišče)II [vízit]transitive verbobisk(ov)ati, biti na obisku, biti gost; iti na obisk, napraviti obisk; ogledati si; pregledati (bolnika), preiskati, viziritati; inšpicirati ( the defences obrambne naprave); zadeti, doleteti, zagrabiti (o bolezni ali nesreči); Bible kaznovati, maščevati; prinesti uteho, utešiti ( with s čim), pomagati, priti na pomočto visit a friend, a town — obiskati prijatelja, ogledati si mestoto visit the sins of the fathers upon the children — kaznovati otroke za grehe očetov; intransitive verb iti na obiske, obiskovati, biti v gosteh; American colloquially kramljati -
93 vote
[vəut] 1. noun((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.) volilna pravica2. verb1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.) voliti2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.) izglasovati•- voter- vote of confidence
- vote of thanks* * *I [vóut]nounvolilni, glasovalni glas; glasovanje; pravica glasovanja; (skupni) glasovi; volilec, -lka, glas; volilni, glasovalni izid; (z glasovanjem) donesen sklep ali odobritev; glasovnica, volilni listek; odobrena vsota, budžet; obsolete zaobljuba, vroča želja, molitevthe vote — volilna, glasovalna pravicato cast vote — glasovati, oddati glasto get out the vote — pregovoriti volilce, da glasujejoto give one's vote to ( —ali for) — oddati svoj glas, glasovati zathe Labour vote will increase at the next election — delavska stranka bo pomnožila svoje glasove na prihodnjih volitvahto propose a vote of thanks to the speaker — predlagati poslušalcem, da se s ploskanjem zahvalijo govornikuto put s.th. to the vote — dati kaj na glasovanjeII [vóut]transitive verb(z glasovanjem) izvoliti, izbrati ( into za kaj); izglasovati; (z glasovanjem) odobriti; figuratively smatrati, proglasitithe new teacher was voted a fine fellow — učenci so novega učitelja proglasili za sijajnega dečka; intransitive verb glasovati ( for za, against proti); izglasovati, odobriti, odločiti, predlagati ( that da)I vote we go home — predlagam, da gremo domovthey voted that the budget be accepted — predlagali so, da se budžet sprejme -
94 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) veter2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) sapa3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) vetrovi2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) ob sapo spraviti3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) pihalen- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) naviti2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) naviti3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) viti se4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) naviti•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up* * *I [wind]nounveter; vihar, vihra; vetrna tromba; aeronautics smer vetra; zrak; vonj, duh, voh; medicine vetrovi, napenjanje, plini; dih, dihanje; (trebušna) prepona; plural strani neba; (umetni) zračni tlak; music singular construction pihala, figuratively prazne besede, čenčebetween wind and water figuratively na občutljivem mestufrom the four winds — z vseh strani neba, od vsepovsodin(to) the wind's eye, into the teeth of the wind — proti vetruby the wind nautical s spodnjim vetrom (veter z boka proti ladijskemu kljunu)like the wind — kot veter, kot strelica, hitrocapful of wind — vetrič, sapica od časa do časapuffed up with wind figuratively napihnjen, nadut, domišljavslant of wind nautical sunek ugodnega vetrato be in the wind figuratively biti v zrakuthere is s.th. in the wind figuratively nekaj je v zrakuto break wind medicine spuščati vetroveto catch wind of s.th. — zavohati kajto cast ( —ali to fling —ali to throw) to the wind — na vse vetrove vreči, figuratively zapravljati, ne se zmeniti zato find out how the wind blows ( —ali lies) — ugotoviti, kako veter piha (tudi figuratively)to get (the) wind of s.th. — zavohati, zasumiti, priti na sled, zvedeti, slišati kajto get the wind up — prestrašiti se, imeti tremo; pobesnetito hit in the wind figuratively zadati udarec v želodecto put the wind up s.o. — prestrašiti koga, pognati komu strah v kostito raise the wind slang figuratively dobiti potrebni denar; dvigniti prahthe wind rises — veter nastane, se dvigneto go to the winds figuratively propastihe preaches to the winds — govori v veter (zaman, stenam)to sail before the wind — pluti, jadrati z vetrom v hrbtuto sail close to the wind figuratively delati nekaj, kar je komaj še pošteno; mejiti na nezakonitost; figuratively skrajno varčno gospodaritito sail with every shift of wind — jadrati, kakor veter potegne, figuratively obračati svoj plašč po vetruto speak to the winds — govoriti v veter, zaman (stenam) govoritito take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively prehiteti koga s čim, kar je on hotel napraviti, ter ga s tem oškodovati; premagati koga z njegovim lastnim orožjemto be troubled with wind medicine imeti vetroveto whistle down the wind figuratively zaman kaj želetiII [wind]transitive verbizpostaviti vetru, (pre)zračiti; hunting z vohanjem odkriti sled, (za)vohati; zasopiti (konja); izčrpati, ob sapo spraviti; pustiti konju, da se oddahnethey stopped to wind their horses — ustavili so se, da bi konji prišli do sapehe was fairly winded on reaching the top — bil je precéj zasopel, ko je prišel na vrhIII [wáind]nounobrat, vrtljaj, obračanje; zavoj, vijuga, ovinek (ceste itd.); upognjenost (v lesu); navitje (ure); napetje (strune, vzmeti); technical vitelIV [wáind]transitive verb(preterite & past participle wound — ali winded) pihati (v rog, trobento), dajati znake, signale (z rogom, s trobento)V [wáind]1.intransitive verbviti se, ( a road cesta) vijugati se; ovi(ja)ti se, omotavati se; obračati se, vrteti se; splaziti se ( into v); zvi(ja)ti se, skriviti se (les);2.transitive verboviti, zaviti, omotati; sukati, naviti, namota(va)ti ( on a reel na motek, na tuljavo); (za)vrteti (film) (po snemanju); dvigniti (z vitlom)to wind a blanket round o.s. — zaviti se v odejoto wind s.o. in one's arms — objeti kogato wind s.o. round one's littie finger figuratively oviti koga okoli (svojega) mezinca -
95 with
[wið]1) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) s,z2) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.) s pomočjo3) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.) s,z4) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) s,z5) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.) s,z6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) zaradi, od7) (in the care of: Leave your case with the porter.) pri8) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) s,z9) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!) s,z* * *[wið; wim]prepositions, z; proti; od; v družbi, pri, poleg; s pomočjo; skupaj z, istočasno; zaradi; od; v zvezi z, z ozirom na, pri; kljub, navzlicaway with you! — poberi se! izgubi se!stiff with cold — otrpel, trd od mrazawith God figuratively mrtev, v nebesihwith that — nato, tedajto rise with sun — vstati (skupaj, istočasno) s soncemleave it with me! — prepustite to meni!to be with s.o. on a point — strinjati se s kom o neki točkito be with it American colloquially biti na tekočem (o čem)vote with the Conservatives! — glasujte (volite) za konservativce!what does he want with me? — kaj hoče od mene?I can't leave with my mother so ill — ne morem odpotovati, če mi je mati tako bolna -
96 get into / out of the way of (doing) something
(to become accustomed to (not) doing; to get into / out of the habit of doing: They got into the way of waking up late when they were on holiday.) navaditi se/ odvaditi seEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > get into / out of the way of (doing) something
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97 get into / out of the way of (doing) something
(to become accustomed to (not) doing; to get into / out of the habit of doing: They got into the way of waking up late when they were on holiday.) navaditi se/ odvaditi seEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > get into / out of the way of (doing) something
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98 in common
((of interests, attitudes, characteristics etc) shared or alike: They have nothing in common - I don't know why they're getting married.) skupen -
99 in peace
1) (without disturbance: Why can't you leave me in peace?) pri miru2) (not wanting to fight: They said they came in peace.) z miroljubnimi nameni -
100 in return (for)
(as an exchange (for something): We'll send them whisky and they'll send us vodka in return: They'll send us vodka in return for whisky.) v zameno
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they — W1S1 [ðeı] pron [used as the subject of a verb] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: their] 1.) used to refer to two or more people or things that have already been mentioned or are already known about ▪ Bob and Sue said they wouldn t be able… … Dictionary of contemporary English
they — (thā) pron. 1) Used to refer to the ones previously mentioned or implied. 2) Usage Problem Used to refer to the one previously mentioned or implied, especially as a substitute for generic he: »Every person has rights under the law, but they don t … Word Histories
They — (IPAEng|ðeɪ) is a third person, personal pronoun (subject case) in Modern English.UsageThe singular they is the use of this pronoun, where they is used as a gender neutral singular rather than plural pronoun. The correctness of this usage is… … Wikipedia
they — [ ðeı ] pronoun *** They is used as the subject of a verb: They killed him. In formal English they can also be used after the verb to be, especially before a relative clause: It is they who are telling lies. 1. ) used for referring to a group of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
They — ([th][=a]), pron. pl.; poss. {Theirs}; obj. {Them}. [Icel. [thorn]eir they, properly nom. pl. masc. of s[=a], s[=u], [thorn]at, a demonstrative pronoun, akin to the English definite article, AS. s[=e], se[ o], [eth][ae]t, nom. pl. [eth][=a]. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
they'd — [ ðeıd ] short form 1. ) the usual way of saying or writing they would. This is not often used in formal writing: They said they d be happy to help. 2. ) the usual way of saying or writing they had when had is an AUXILIARY verb. This is not often … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
they're — (they are) n. they exist, they live, they occupy a certain position, they exist in a certain state … English contemporary dictionary
they'd — [ðeıd] 1.) the short form of they had ▪ If only they d been there. 2.) the short form of they would ▪ It s a pity my parents didn t come they d have enjoyed it … Dictionary of contemporary English
they — ► PRONOUN (third person pl. ) 1) used to refer to two or more people or things previously mentioned or easily identified. 2) people in general. 3) informal people in authority regarded collectively. 4) used to refer to a person of unspecified sex … English terms dictionary
they'd — (they had) v. verb used together with another verb to express past tense they d (they would) v. verb used together with another verb to express future tense … English contemporary dictionary
they — [thā] pron. sing. he, she, it [ME thei < ON thei r, nom. masc. pl. of the demonstrative pron.; like THEIR & THEM (ME theim), also < the ON demonstrative forms, thei replaced earlier ME he (hi) because the native pronouns were phonetically… … English World dictionary