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1 substitute
1. verb(to put in, or to take, the place of someone or something else: I substituted your name for mine on the list.) nadomestiti2. noun(a person or thing used or acting instead of another: Guesswork is no substitute for investigation; She is not well enough to play in the tennis match, so we must find a substitute; ( also adjective) I was substitute headmaster for a term.) nadomestilo; nadomesten* * *I [sʌbstitju:t]nounnamestnik, zastopnik, substitut; nadomestek, surogat ( for za); linguistics nadomestna besedato act as a substitute for s.o. — zastopati (nadomestovati) kogaII [sʌbstitju:t]transitive verbnadomestiti, najti namestnika ali nadomestek za, substituirati; zamenjati, stopiti na mesto kake osebe; intransitive verb rabiti kot nadomestek; fungirati kot zastopnik (namestnik), zastopati, nadomestovati -
2 make up for
(to supply a reward, substitute etc for disappointment, damage, loss (of money or time) etc: Next week we'll try to make up for lost time.) nadoknaditi -
3 rubber
1) (( also adjective) (of) a strong elastic substance made from the juice of certain plants (especially the rubber tree), or an artificial substitute for this: Tyres are made of rubber; rubber boots.) guma2) ((also eraser) a piece of rubber used to rub out pencil etc marks: a pencil, a ruler and a rubber.) radirka3) ((slang) a condom.) kondom4) (a rubber band.) gumijast trak•- rubbery- rubber band
- rubber stamp* * *I [rʌbə]nounotiralec; maser(ka); otiralo, krpa, ščetka za brisanje (otiranje), frotirka; orodje za drgnjenje, otiranje, masiranje; kamen za poliranje, pila; technical smirkov papirII [rʌbə]1.nounkavčuk, gumi; radirka; (= rubber tire, rubber tyre) gumasti obroč (pnevmatika) na kolesu; plural American colloquially galoše, gumasti čevljirubber for packing technical tesnilni gumiindia-rubber — gumica, radirka;2.adjectivegumastrubber cement — gumijeva raztopina, kavčukast kitrubber solution — gumijeva raztopina;3.transitive verbgumirati; premazati, prevleči z gumo; intransitive verb American vrat iztegovati (od radovednosti); poželjivo gledatiIII [rʌbə]nounrober (pri whistu, bridgeu); tri zaporedne igre (zmage), odločilna igra (zmaga) od treh iger, zmaga v prvih dveh igrahto win the rubber — dobiti rober, dobiti igro (pri whistu, bridgeu) -
4 surrogate
(a person or thing that is considered or used as a substitute for another person or thing.) namestnik; nadomestek* * *[sʌrəgit]1.nounnadomestek, surogat; zastopnik, namestnik (zlasti škofa); American juridically sodnik v zapuščinskih razpravah;2.transitive verbdoločiti zastopnika, naslednika; uporabiti kot nadomestek -
5 soya bean
['soiəbi:n](a type of bean, processed and used as a substitute for meat etc.) soja- soya sauce- soy sauce -
6 take the place of
(to be used instead of, or to be a substitute for: I don't think television will ever take the place of books.) nadomestiti -
7 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) morska goba2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) goba3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) vrsta pudinga4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) čiščenje z gobo2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) umivati (se) z gobo2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) živeti na tuj račun•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding* * *I [spʌndž]nounzoology (morska) goba; military krpa za čiščenje cevi orožja; pranje, umitje, čiščente z gobo; medicine gobica (iz gaze); naraslo testo; figuratively zastonjkar, prisklednik, parazit; vrsta pudingato pass the sponge over figuratively izbrisati iz spomina, pozabiti (kaj)to throw (to chuck, to toss) the sponge up figuratively opustiti boj (borbo) (pri boksanju); vreči puško v koruzo, priznati svoj poraz, opustiti (kaj)II [spʌndž]transitive verb & intransitive verbumivati (se), prati (se) čistiti (se), drgniti (se), treti (se) z gobo; military čistiti (cev strelnega orožja); napojiti se; nabirati (morske) gobe; figuratively biti zastonjkar (prisklednik, parazit), živeti na tuj račun, zastonj jesti ali piti, pustiti si plačati (večerjo itd.); iztisniti (kaj) ( from iz)they sponge on him — mora jim plačevati (dajati) za pijačo; -
8 sub
(short for several words eg submarine, subscription etc: He's the commander of a sub; Several people still haven't paid their subs.)* * *I [sʌb]prepositionpod, izpodsub judice — (Latin) neodločen, ki še teče (pravni primer)sub silentio — (Latin) tajno, zaupnosub voce — (Latin) glej pod (geslom) (v slovarjih itd.)II [sʌb]1.nouncolloquiallyskrajšano za subaltern, subscription, substitute, subway etc.nižji uradnik (častnik), subskripcija, namestnik, podzemeljska železnica (podhod) itd.;2.adjectivepomožen, zasilen, začasen;3.transitive verbzastopati, nadomeščati, vskočiti ( for za) -
9 copper
I 1. ['kopə] noun1) (an element, a metal of a brownish-red colour: This pipe is made of copper.) baker2) ((a piece of) money made of copper or a substitute: Have you any coppers in your change?) (bakren) novec2. adjective1) (made of copper: a copper pipe.) bakren2) ((also copper-coloured) of the colour of copper.) bakrenII ['kopə] noun(a British nickname for a policeman: Run - there's a copper after you!) kifeljc* * *I [kɔpə]nounchemistry baker; bakrena posoda, kotel; bakreni denar, drobiž; spajalec; plural drobiž (iz bakra)hot coppers — po pijančevanju izsušeno grlo, mačekII [kɔpə]nounslang policaj, stražnikIII [kɔpə]adjectivebakren, bakrovcopper Indian — Indijanec, rdečekožecIV [kɔpə]transitive verbbakriti -
10 dummy
plural - dummies; noun1) (an artificial substitute looking like the real thing: The packets of cigarettes on display were dummies.) ponaredek2) (a model of a human used for displaying clothes etc: a dressmaker's dummy.) lutka3) (an artificial teat put in a baby's mouth to comfort it.) duda* * *I [dʌmi]nounfamiliarly nema oseba; figura; statist; atrapa; pupa, lutka, maneken(ka); sleparija; butec; cucelj; ničla; slep nabojII [dʌmi]adjectivenepravi, ponarejen, podtaknjen
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