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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 -
2 riddle
I ['ridl] noun(a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) ugankaII ['ridl] verb(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) prerešetati* * *I [ridl]1.nounuganka; skrivnost; zagonetna, skrivnostna oseba ali stvarto read (to solve) a riddle — rešiti uganko;2.intransitive verbgovoriti ali izražati se v ugankah; nejasno se izražati; transitive verb uganiti, razrešiti ugankoII [ridl]1.nounrešeto, grobo sito (za žito itd.); technical naprava za izravnavanje žice;2.transitive verb(pre)rešetati, dati na (skozi) rešeto, presejati; natančno pregledati; preluknjati ( with s, z); figuratively prerešetati (z vprašanji itd.), zasuti z vprašanji, z dokazi; pobiti z dejstvi -
3 resolve
[rə'zolv]1) (to make a firm decision (to do something): I've resolved to stop smoking.) odločiti (se)2) (to pass (a resolution): It was resolved that women should be allowed to join the society.) skleniti3) (to take away (a doubt, fear etc) or produce an answer to (a problem, difficulty etc).) razrešiti* * *I [rizɔlv]nounsklep, odločitev, odlok, odločba; namera, namen, nakana; rešitev; poetically odločnost, vztrajnostII [rizɔlv]transitive verb & intransitive verbraztopiti (se), razkrojiti (se), razstaviti (se), ločiti (se) v dele, razpasti; spremeniti (se) ( into v); staliti (se); (raz)rešiti, razložiti, raztolmačiti (vprašanje); odstraniti, odpraviti, razpršiti (dvome, težave); odločiti (se), skleniti, (uradno) odločiti; resolviratito resolve oneself — razkrojiti se, razpasti; prepričati seto resolve a problem, a riddle — rešiti problem, ugankoto resolve into factors mathematics razstaviti na faktorjethis event resolved us on going — ta dogodek nas je pripravil do tega, da smo šli
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