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1 compare
[kəm'peə]1) (to put (things etc) side by side in order to see to what extent they are the same or different: If you compare his work with hers you will find hers more accurate; This is a good essay compared with your last one.) primerjati2) (to describe as being similar to: She compared him to a monkey.) primerjati (z)3) (to be near in standard or quality: He just can't compare with Mozart.) primerjati se•- comparative
- comparatively
- comparison* * *I [kəmpʌ/ə]1.transitive verb(with, to) primerjati; grammar stopnjevati;2.intransitive verb( with) dati se primerjati; tekmovaticolloquially to compare notes — debatiratiII [kəmpʌ/ə]nounpoetically primerjava -
2 contrast
1. verb1) (to show marked difference from: His words contrast with his actions.) biti v nasprotju2) (to compare so as to show differences: Contrast fresh and frozen vegetables and you'll find the fresh ones taste better.) primerjati2. noun1) (difference(s) in things or people that are compared: The contrast between their attitudes is very marked.) nasprotje2) (a thing or person that shows a marked difference (to another): She's a complete contrast to her sister.) nasprotje* * *I [kəntraest]1.transitive verb( with) nasproti postaviti; soočiti, primerjati;2.intransitive verbbiti nasprotje, razločevati se, odbijati seII [kɔntræst]noun(to, between) nasprotje, raznoličje; primerjava, soočenje; antiteza; odtenek -
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[nəut] 1. noun1) (a piece of writing to call attention to something: He left me a note about the meeting.) sporočilo2) ((in plural) ideas for a speech, details from a lecture etc written down in short form: The students took notes on the professor's lecture.) zapiski3) (a written or mental record: Have you kept a note of his name?) zapis4) (a short explanation: There is a note at the bottom of the page about that difficult word.) opomba5) (a short letter: She wrote a note to her friend.) sporočilo6) ((American bill) a piece of paper used as money; a bank-note: a five-dollar note.) bankovec7) (a musical sound: The song ended on a high note.) ton8) (a written or printed symbol representing a musical note.) nota9) (an impression or feeling: The conference ended on a note of hope.) v znamenju2. verb1) ((often with down) to write down: He noted (down) her telephone number in his diary.) zapisati2) (to notice; to be aware of: He noted a change in her behaviour.) opaziti•- notable- notability
- notably
- noted
- notelet
- notebook
- notecase
- notepaper
- noteworthy
- noteworthiness
- take note of* * *I [nóut]nounzapisek, opomba, beležka, notica; pisemce, sporočilo; znamenje, znakfiguratively ton, nota, prizvok, zven; poetically zvok, melodija, (ptičje) petje; music (osnovni) ton, nota, tipka; politics (diplomatska) nota; economy račun, bankovec, obveznica; printing opomba, ločilo; figuratively ugled, sloves, pomembnost; figuratively pozornost; economy note of exchange — borzni listeconomy advice note — sporočilo o pošiljkieconomy bought and sold note — zaključnicaeconomy delivery note — izročilnicaeconomy as per note — po računupolitics exchange of notes — izmenjava diplomatskih notto change one's note — spremeniti svoje vedenje, svoj tonto compare notes — izmenjati misli, posvetovati seto give s.o. note of — sporočiti komu kajmusic to strike the notes — udariti po tipkahfiguratively to strike the right note — zadeti na pravo strunofiguratively to strike a false note — zadeti na napačno strunoto take note of s.th. — ozirati se na kaj, zapaziti kaj, posvetiti pozornost čemuII [nóut]transitive verbupoštevati, ozirati se na kaj, opaziti; omeniti, oznaniti; zaznamovati; apisati, zabeležiti (navadno note down); economy protestirati, ugovarjati; navesti (cene)
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