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1 express
[ik'spres] 1. verb1) (to put into words: He expressed his ideas very clearly.) izraziti2) ((with oneself etc) to put one's own thoughts into words: You haven't expressed yourself clearly.) izraziti (se)3) (to show (thoughts, feelings etc) by looks, actions etc: She nodded to express her agreement.) izraziti4) (to send by fast (postal) delivery: Will you express this letter, please?) ekspresno poslati2. adjective1) (travelling, carrying goods etc, especially fast: an express train; express delivery.) ekspresen2) (clearly stated: You have disobeyed my express wishes.) izrecen3. adverb(by express train or fast delivery service: Send your letter express.) ekspresno4. noun1) (an express train: the London to Cardiff express.) ekspresni vlak2) (the service provided eg by the post office for carrying goods etc quickly: The parcel was sent by express.) ekspresna usluga•- expression
- expressionless
- expressive
- expressiveness
- expressively
- expressway* * *I [iksprés]transitive verbiztisniti, izžeti; izjaviti, izraziti; American ekspresno poslatiII [iksprés]adverbhitro, naglo; posebnoIII [iksprés]adjectivehiter, ekspresen; določen, nameren; jasenIV [iksprés]nounhitro sporočilo, ekspresna pošiljka; ekspres (vlak); hitri sel; American oddelek za oddajo paketov -
2 show oneself in one's true colours
(to show or express one's real character, opinion etc: He pretends to be very generous but he showed himself in his true colours when he refused to give money to charity.) pokazati svoj pravi značajEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > show oneself in one's true colours
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3 fluent
['fluənt]1) ((of a language etc) smoothly and skilfully spoken: He spoke fluent French.) tekoč2) ((of a person) able to express oneself easily: He is fluent in English.) ki se tekoče izraža•- fluency- fluently* * *I [flú:ənt]adjective ( fluently adverb)gladek, tekoč; spreten; spremenljiv; zgovorenII [flú:ənt]nounmathematics funkcija, spremenljiva količina -
4 phraseology
[freizi'olə‹i]noun (the manner of putting words and phrases together to express oneself: His phraseology shows that he is a foreigner.) frazeologija* * *[freiziɔlədži]nounfrazeologija, nauk o frazah, način izražanja -
5 wit
[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) duhovitost2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) duhovitež3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) zdrav razum•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits* * *I [wit]nounpamet, razumnost, bistrost, inteligenca, razsodnost; duševna sposobnost; zdrav razum; duhovitost, domiselnost; duhovitež, duhovit, odrezav človek, inteligentna oseba, duhovna veličinathe five wits obsolete petero čutovto be at one's wit's end — ne vedeti kako in kaj, ne se znajtiI am at my wit's end — sem pri kraju s svojo pametjo, ne znam si več pomagatito be out of one's wits — izgubiti pamet (glavo), ne biti pametenhe has his wits about him — on si zna vedno pomagati, prisotnost duha ga nikoli ne zapusti, on je vedno buden (oprezen)to have wit to — imeti dovolj pameti za (da...)he has not the wit to see... — nima toliko pameti, da bi uvidel...to live by one's wits — živeti od svoje prebrisanosti (prevar, goljufij), več ali manj pošteno se prebijati skozi živijenjeII [wit]obsolete transitive verb & intransitive verb (sed. čas I (he) wot, preterite in past participle wist, — sed. deležnik witting) vedetito wit — to je, namreč; kot sledi; in to -
6 air
[eə] 1. noun1) (the mixture of gases we breathe; the atmosphere: Mountain air is pure.) zrak2) (the space above the ground; the sky: Birds fly through the air.) zrak, nebo3) (appearance: The house had an air of neglect.) videz4) (a tune: She played a simple air on the piano.) melodija2. verb1) (to expose to the air in order to dry or make more fresh etc: to air linen.) prezračiti2) (to make known: He loved to air his opinions.) izražati•- airbag- airily
- airiness
- airing
- airless
- airy
- airborne
- air-conditioned
- air-conditioner
- air-conditioning
- aircraft
- aircraft carrier
- airfield
- air force
- air-gun
- air hostess
- air letter
- airlift
- airline
- airliner
- air-lock
- airmail
- airman
- air pollution
- airplane
- airport
- air-pump
- air-raid
- airship
- airtight
- airway
- on the air
- put on airs / give oneself airs* * *I [wə]nounzrak, atmosfera; vetrič, prepih; videz, vedenje, obnašanje; arija, napev, melodijato be ( —ali go) on the air — govoriti, oddajati se po radiuby air — po zraku, z letalomto beat the air — zaman si prizadevati, prazno slamo mlatitito give o.s. airs — šopiriti seAmerican slang to give s.o. the air — odpustiti kogato go up in the air — razburiti, razjeziti se, pobesnetito keep s.o. in the air — pustiti koga v negotovostito walk ( —ali tread) on air — biti ves srečen; zibati se v srečiII [wə]1.transitive verbzračiti; sušiti; rešetati; ohladiti; figuratively objaviti; širokoustiti se;2.intransitive verbsprehajati se; domišljati sito air one's fine clothes — bahati, šopiriti seto air o.s. — iti na sprehod, sprehoditi se -
7 yes
[jes](used to express agreement or consent: Yes, that is true; Yes, you may go.) da* * *[jes]1.adverbda; pačyes, indeed — da, resnično, v resnicioh, yes — o, pač; (vprašalno) res?Can't you hear me? -- Yes, I can. — Me ne morete slišati? -- Pač, morem.to say yes to s.th. — potrditi kaj;2.noun (plural yeses) (beseda) dato say yes — privoliti, dati svoj da
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express oneself — COMMUNICATE ONE S THOUGHTS/OPINIONS/VIEWS, put thoughts into words, speak one s mind, say what s on one s mind. → express * * * express oneself To give expression to one s thoughts, ideas and opinions • • • Main Entry: ↑express … Useful english dictionary
express oneself — explain oneself, relate something about oneself or about one s opinions … English contemporary dictionary
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express oneself — {v. phr.} To say what you think or feel; put your thoughts or feelings into words by speaking or writing. * /The boy expressed himself well in debate./ * /The mayor expressed himself as opposed to any borrowing./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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