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1 give
(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) odpustiti* * *I [giv]1.transitive verbda(ja)ti, darovati; izročiti, poda(ja)ti; dodeliti, podeliti; medicine okužiti, inficirati; plačati, povrniti; proizvajati; povzročiti, povzročati, zbuditi, zbujati; dovoliti, dopustiti; opisati, naslikati; posvetiti, posvečati se; sporočiti, povedati; žrtvovati; odreči se, opustiti; izreči sodbo ( against); donašati; colloquially izdati;2.intransitive verbdati; popustiti, popuščati, vdati se; (o cesti) peljati, voditi (into, on, on to); (o oknu) gledati (on, on to, upon na); biti prožento give o.s. airs — dajati si videz, šopiriti seto give it against s.o. — odločiti se na škodo drugegato give birth to — roditi; figuratively povzročitito give chase — zasledovati, lovitito give credit — zaupati, verjetito give s.o. his due — dati komu, kar mu greto give ear to — poslušati, uslišatito give the go-by — ne upoštevati, preziratito give a good account of o.s. — dobro se izkazatito give it to s.o. — grajati, dati komu poprafiguratively to give a lift — pomagati; American vzeti s seboj (v vozilo)to give notice — sporočiti; dati odpoved (iz službe)to give one's respects to s.o. — priporočiti se komuto give rise to — povzročiti; zbuditi željoto give the sack to s.o. — odpustiti kogacolloquially to give the show away — izdati skrivnostto give it straight to s.o. — naravnost komu povedatito give tongue ( —ali voice) — oglasiti se; zalajatito give o.s. trouble — potruditi seto give s.o. to understand — dati komu razumetiII [giv]nounpopuščanje, popustljivost; prožnostgive and take — izmenjava misli; obojestransko popuščanje, kompromis -
2 evidence
['evidəns]1) (information etc that gives reason for believing something; proof (eg in a law case): Have you enough evidence (of his guilt) to arrest him?) dokaz2) ((an) indication; a sign: Her bag on the table was the only evidence of her presence.) znamenje* * *I [évidəns]nounočitnost, jasnost, razvidnost; ( for) dokaz; pričanjein evidence — jasno viden, na vidikuto give ( —ali bear, furnish) evidence of s.th. — pričati o čem, kazati znake česato turn King's ( —ali Queen's, State's) evidence — izdati sokrivce in pričati proti njim, biti glavna pričaII [évidəns]transitive verbdokaz(ov)ati, izpričati -
3 testify
1) (to give evidence, especially in a law court: He agreed to testify on behalf of / against the accused man.) pričati2) (to show or give evidence of; to state that (something) is so: I will testify to her kindness.) izpričati* * *[téstifai]intransitive verb juridically pričati ( against proti); transitive verb izpričati, izjaviti kot priča; dokazati (pod prisego); izrazitiI can testify to that — to lahko izpričam, dokažemto testify one's regret — izraziti, izpričati svoje obžalovanje -
4 bear witness
(to give evidence: She will bear witness to his honesty.) pričati o -
5 support
[sə'po:t] 1. verb1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) prenesti; podpreti2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) podpreti3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) podpreti4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) vzdrževati2. noun1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) podpora2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) podpornik•- supporting* * *I [səpɔ:t]nounpodpora, podpiranje, pomoč; zaščita, obramba; vzdrževanje, sredstva za življenje; plural military ojačenje, rezerva; opora; photography stojalo; ležaj; potrdilo, dokazin support military v rezerviin support of — v podkrepitev (prid, korist) česato give support to s.o. — podpreti, podpirati kogaII [səpɔ:t]transitive verbpodpirati, podpreti; prenašati, trpeti (kaj); dajati (komu) moč, bodriti, pomagati (komu); braniti, zagovarjati, pospeševati, zavzeti se za, potegniti se za; vzdrževati, hraniti (koga); plačati, financirati; architecture nositi, podpirati, držati (kaj); theatre igrati (vlogo), nastopiti kot soigralecto support o.s. — vzdrževati seto support a trial — prenašati, prestajati preskušnjo -
6 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) (pri)peljati2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) voditi3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) povzročiti4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) biti na čelu5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) imeti2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vodstvo2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) prednost3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) vodenje4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) prednost5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) (pasja) vrvica6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) sled7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) glavna vloga•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) svinec2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mina•- leaden* * *I [led]nounchemistry svinec; marine grezilo, svinčnica; plural svinčene krovne ploščice, svinčena streha, svinčen okenski okvir; chemistry grafit, mina (za svinčnik); printing medvrstnikBritish English military nautical slang to swing the lead — hliniti bolezen, simuliratias dull as lead — zabit, neumenII [led]1.transitive verbzaliti s svincem, obtežiti, plombirati, zapečatiti; printing razmakniti vrstice;2.intransitive verb nauticalmeriti globino s svinčnicoIII [li:d]nounvodenje, vodstvo; sport & figuratively prednost, naskok; začetni udarec (boks); zgled, primer, nasvet, napotek; theatre glavna vloga, glavni igralec, -lka; cards prednost, prva karta; kratek izvleček iz vsebine članka, uvod k članku; electrical vod, dovod, prevodnik, prevodna žica; mlinščica, korito za mlin; kanal skozi ledeno polje; pasji konopec; naplavina zlata v rečni strugiunder s.o.'s lead — pod vodstvom kogato be in the lead of — biti na čelu, voditito take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, prevzeti pobudo, sprožiti kajto give a lead — iti pred kom, jahati na čelu (lov)sport to have the lead of — voditi pred, imeti prednost (naskok) predfiguratively to have the lead over — imeti naskok pred (konkurenco)to follow s.o.'s lead — ravnati se po nasvetu kogato give s.o. a lead — dati komu dober zgled, svetovaticards it is your lead — ti začneš, ti si na vrsti (pri kartanju)cards to return lead — vreči karto iste barveIV [li:d]1.transitive verbvoditi, peljati, pripeljati (to), odpeljati ( away); figuratively napeljati, napeljevati, nagniti koga (to k); voditi dirigirati (orkester); preživljati (življenje); speljati (koga, vodo kam); začeti igro (kartanje);2.intransitive verbbiti prvi, biti v vodstvu, na čelu; voditi, peljati (cesta, prehod itd); zadati prvi udarec (boks)to lead the way — pokazati pot, peljati, iti pred komto lead the dance — začeti, otvoriti plesto lead s.o. up the garden (path) — povleči koga za nosto lead s.o. by the nose — imeti koga na vajetih, imeti popolno oblast nad kom; povleči koga za nosthis led me to believe — to me je nagnilo k temu, da sem verjelto lead s.o. a (dog's) life — greniti komu življenjeto lead s.o. a nice ( —ali fine, pretty, merry) life — delati komu težave, pošiljati koga od Poncija do Pilata, imeti koga za norcafiguratively to lead with the chin — izzivati usodoto lead (a girl) to altar — peljati (dekle) pred oltar, oženitisport to lead by points — voditi po točkahAmerican to lead captive — peljati v ujetništvoScottish juridically to lead evidence — pričatiparliament to lead the House — voditi parlamentarne zadevefiguratively the blind leading the blind — slepec slepca vodihe is easier led than driven — lažje ga je prepričati, kakor prisiliti -
7 sign
1. noun1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) znamenje2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) znak3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) znamenje4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) znamenje2. verb1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) podpisati (se)2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) podpisati (se)3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) pomigniti•- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up* * *I [sáin]nounznak, znamenje; pismeni znak; signal; pomig, kretnja, mahanje z roko; astronomy živalski krog; čudežno znamenje na nebu; music & mathematics predznak, interpunkcija; simbol, tajna oznaka, značilna poteza; podpis; izvesek, napis (krčme, brivnice itd.); medicine simptomsign and countersign — tajni znak(i) za sporazumevanje (zaveznikov), gesloa sign of decay — znak, znamenje propadanjaminus sign, negative sign — znak minus (-)plus sign — znak plus (+)to give s.o. a sign — dati komu znakto make no sign — ne se premakniti, nobenega znaka (življenja) ne dati od sebe, ne se branitito speak by signs — govoriti z znaki, s kretnjamiII [sain]transitive verb & intransitive verbzaznamovati, označiti; podpisati, signirati; figuratively zapečatiti; dati (komu) znak, pomigniti, namigniti, pomahati (z roko); commerce nameniti ( for za kaj); religion napraviti križ nad, blagoslovitihe signed to me to come — pomignil mi je, naj pridemto sign o.s. with the sign of the cross — podpisati se s križcemto sign on the dotted line — podpisati se na pikčasti črti, figuratively sprejeti pogoje, slepo slediti, suženjsko se pokoravati -
8 proof
[pru:f]1) ((a piece of) evidence, information etc that shows definitely that something is true: We still have no proof that he is innocent.) dokaz2) (a first copy of a printed sheet, that can be corrected before the final printing: She was correcting the proofs of her novel.) krtačni odtis3) (in photography, the first print from a negative.) poskusna kopija•- - proof* * *I [pru:f]noundokaz, potrdilo; juridically dokaz, dokazilo, (pismena) izjava prič; poskus, preizkus (tudi mathematics technical); printing krtačni odtis; photography poskusna kopija; poskusno kovanje (kovancev); standardna količina alkohola, predpisan odstotek alkohola; military preizkus strelnega orožjaproof to the contrary — nasproten dokaz, protidokazproof positive — jasen, nedvoumen dokazthe proof of the pudding is in the eating — kakovost spoznamo šele, ko se o njej sami prepričamoprinting clean proof — pregledna polaprinting to correct proofs — opraviti korekturoabove (under) proof — z večjim (manjšim) odstotkom alkohola, kot je predpisanoII [pru:f]adjectivetrden, odporen ( against proti), neprodušen, neprepusten; varen, zavarovan (npr. pred vremenom; against); figuratively nedostopen; poskusen, preizkušen, potrjen; vsebujoč predpisan odstotek alkohola, v redu; American ki ima predpisan odstotek zlata ali srebra (kovanec)fire-proof — odporen proti ognju, nezgorljiv, nevnetljivIII [pru:f]transitive verbimpregnirati -
9 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) obrniti2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrniti se3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zaviti4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) usmeriti5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) zaviti okoli6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) spremeniti7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) postati2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) obrat2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) navoj3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) ovinek, odcep4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) (biti) na vrsti za5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) točka•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up* * *I [tə:n]nounvrtljaj, vrtenje, obračanje, obrat; ovinek, zavoj, okljuk, vijuga, krivulja; figuratively izkrivljenje; (posebna) smer, sprememba smeri, obrnjena smer; preokret, preobrat; kriza; economy prodaja, promet; sprememba, menjava, redno menjavanje pri opravljanju (posla, službe), turnus, vrstni red; zamena, šiht, posada, delovna izmena; runda; (kratek) sprehod, pot, runda; zaposlenost (s čim), (prehoden) poklic; usluga; prilika, priložnost; točka v programu (varieteja); namen, namera, potreba; figuratively sposobnost, talent, dar ( for za), nagnjenje; oblika, obris; način mišljenja, razpoloženje; postopek; izraz; colloquially živčni pretres, šak, omotica, strah, močno razburjenje; skisanje (mleka); printing obrnjena črka, obrnjen tisk; sport trojka (pri drsanju); plural medicine menstruacija, mesečna čiščaturn (and turn) about — izmenoma, menjaje seat every turn — pri vsakem koraku, ob vsaki priliki, neprestano, ob vsakem časuby turns, in turns — izmenoma, zaporedoma; v turnusu, eno za drugimevery one in his turn! — vsakdo (vsi) po vrsti!in the turn of a hand — v hipu, kot bi trenilout of one's turn — zunaj, mimo svoje vrste; ne na mestua turn of fortune (of Fortune's wheel) — preobrat, preokret sreče, usodeturn of life medicine klimakterijthe turn of the tide — oseka, figuratively sprememba položaja, preobratto be on the turn — biti na preokretnici, prelomniciwhose turn is it? — kdo je na vrsti?to do s.o. a good (bad) turn — napraviti komu dobro (slabo) uslugohe did me an ill turn — škodoval mi je, eno mi je zagodelone good turn deserves another — roka roko umiva, usluga za uslugoto (a)wait one's turn — čakati, da pridemo na vrstoto give s.o. a turn — prestrašiti kogaleft (right) turn! British English military na levo (desno)!don't speak out of your turn! — ne govori, če nisi na vrsti!it serves my turn — to mi prav pride, mi dobro služi (koristi)to take a turn at s.th. — kratek čas se s čim ukvarjatito take the good (bad) turn, to take a turn for the good (bad) — obrniti se na boljše (slabše)II [tə:n]1.transitive verb(za)vrteti (v krogu); obrniti, obračati, narobe obrniti; preobrniti, prekopati; odbiti, odvrniti; spremeniti smer, dati drugo smer; odločiti; spremeniti (v), predrugačiti, pretvoriti; prevesti (tekst); skisati (mleko); prekoračiti, preiti; obiti, militaryobkoliti; izogniti se; zaviti okoli, obrniti, nameriti (korak itd.); napotiti, nagnati, spoditi ( into v); sport delati (prekuce, salte, kolo); otopiti, skrhati (nož); naščuvati, nahujskati ( against proti); zmešati (glavo), zmesti, znoriti; economy v denar spraviti, unovčiti; stružiti, zaokrogliti, zaobliti, dati okroglo obliko; lepo oblikovati; figuratively lepo formulirati (stavek); obsolete speljati na kriva pota, zapeljati; spreobrniti;2.intransitive verbvrteti se, dati se vrteti; obračati se, obrniti se; prevračati se, prevrniti se; figuratively postaviti se na glavo; postati omotičen; zaviti, kreniti, napraviti zavoj; zateči se (to k), obrniti se, pogledati nazaj; oprijeti se, lotiti se, ukvarjati se; spremeniti se, spremeniti naravo; skisati se (mleko), postati (žaltav itd.), pokvariti se; stružiti se, postati top, skrhati se (nož); obsolete prebegniti, postati uskok (odpadnik, dezerter)to turn an attack military odbiti napadto turn the ( —ali one's) back (up)on — hrbet obrniti (pokazati); obrniti se proč odto turn bankrupt — priti pod stečaj (v konkurz), bankrotirati, doživeti bankrot, priti na bobenhe turned many books in his life figuratively mnogo je prebral v svojem življenjuto turn s.o.'s brain — znoriti kogato turn bridle — obrniti se, začeti se umikatito turn bear (bull) economy špekulirati na padec (dvig) cen in tečajev na borzito turn into cash — spraviti v denar (gotovino), unovčitito turn the cat in the pan figuratively stvar (že nekako) urediti, v red spravitito turn the cheek figuratively obrniti (nastaviti) tudi drugo lice, požreti (kaj) zaradi (ljubega) miruto turn one's coat figuratively obrniti, obračati plašč (po vetru)he turned his coat — izneveril se je svoji stranki, postal je odpadnikto turn the corner figuratively srečno prebroditi krizoto turn a difficulty — izogniti se težavi, obiti težavoto turn a deaf ear — narediti se gluhega (to za), ne hoteti slišatito turn the edge of a remark — napraviti opazko manj ostro, omiliti opazkoto turn king's ( American state's) evidence juridically postati glavna obremenilna pričahe is just turning 50 — pravkar je prekoračil 50. letoto turn one's face to the wall — obrniti obraz proti steni, figuratively biti pripravljen za smrt, (hoteti) umretito turn s.o.'s tiank figuratively prelisičiti koga, premagati koga v debatito turn one's hand to s.th. — lotiti se, oprijeti se česashe can turn her hand to anything — ona je zelo spretna, praktičnanot to turn a hand to help s.o. — s prstom ne migniti, da bi komu pomagalito turn one's head — obrniti glavo, pogledati nazajto turn s.o.'s head — zmešati komu glavoto turn headsprings sport delati (vrteti) kolesato turn head over heels — prekucniti se, prekopicniti seto turn s.o.'s heart figuratively pregovoriti kogato turn s.th. inside out — obrniti kaj (narobe), zvrniti kajto turn to the left — obrniti se, kreniti, zaviti na levoto turn loose — odvezati, izpustiti koga (na prostost); popustiti; American streljati, ustrelitito turn s.o. mad — napraviti koga blaznegayou will turn me mad — zblaznel, znorel bom zaradi vasto turn s.th. in one's mind — premišljevati kajto turn s.th. to one's profit — obrniti kaj v svojo korist, izkoristiti kajto turn s.o. to religion — spreobrniti koga (k veri)to turn the scale — nagniti tehtnico, figuratively odločifi (kaj)to turn s.o. sick — povzročiti komu slabostshe turned sick — slabo ji je postalo, morala je bruhati; zbolela jeto turn a somersault — napraviti prekuc, saltomy stomach turns (at) — želodec se mi obrača (ob), vzdiguje se mito turn the tables (up)on s.o. figuratively obrniti argumente proti komu, obrniti položajto turn tail — obrniti se, stisniti rep med noge, zbežatithe tide has turned — nastopila je oseka, figuratively sreča se je obrnila (se obrača)to turn one's thumb down figuratively odkloniti, ne hotetito turn turtle nautical slang prevrniti seto turn upon s.th. — biti odvisen od česaI don't know which way to turn — ne vem, po kateri poti naj krenem, figuratively ne vem ne kod ne kam; ne vem, kaj naj naredimthe wind has turned — zapihal je drug veter (tudi figuratively)even a worm will turn — figuratively tudi najmirnejši človek se brani, če je napaden -
10 weight
[weit]1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) teža2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) utež3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) utež4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) breme5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.) teža* * *I [wéit]nounteža; tehtanje, merjenje; odtehtana količina; telesna teža; mera za težo; utež; težina, breme, pritisk; figuratively breme, odgovornost; pomen, pomembnost, važnost, vrednost; vpliv, ugledunder weight commerce pod težo, prelahekweight of metal — teža granat, ki jih ladijski topovi lahko izstrelijo naenkratgross, net weight — bruto, neto težaman of weight — vpliven, pomemben človekputting the weight sport met krogleto lose weight — izgubiti na teži, shujšatito lose in weight figuratively izgubiti na važnostiwhat is your weight? — koliko tehtate?to pull one's weight figuratively pošteno se lotitito put the weight sport metati kroglo, kladivoto put on ( —ali to gain) weight — pridobiti na (telesni) teži, zrediti seto try the weight of s.th. — potežkati, v roki tehtati kajII [wéit]transitive verbobtežiti ( a net mrežo) (tudi figuratively); povečati težo s primesmi; zaliti s svincem ( a stick palico); dati določeno težo ( a horse konju); obremeniti, prenesti težo na (smučko); (pre)tehtati, ocenitito weight the scales in favour of s.o. — priskrbeti komu (nedovoljeno) prednost
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evidence — /ev i deuhns/, n., v., evidenced, evidencing. n. 1. that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof. 2. something that makes plain or clear; an indication or sign: His flushed look was visible evidence of his fever. 3.… … Universalium
evidence — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ abundant, ample, considerable, extensive, plentiful, significant, substantial, sufficient, widespread ▪ There i … Collocations dictionary
Evidence (law) — The law of evidence governs the use of testimony (e.g., oral or written statements, such as an affidavit) and exhibits (e.g., physical objects) or other documentary material which is admissible (i.e., allowed to be considered by the trier of fact … Wikipedia
Evidence — (Roget s Thesaurus) >On one side. < N PARAG:Evidence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 evidence evidence Sgm: N 1 facts facts premises data praecognita grounds GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 indication indication &c. 550 … English dictionary for students
evidence */*/*/ — UK [ˈevɪd(ə)ns] / US [ˈevɪdəns] noun [uncountable] Get it right: evidence: Evidence is an uncountable noun, and so: ▪ it is never used in the plural ▪ it never comes after an or a number Wrong: You need to balance the evidences from both sides … English dictionary
evidence — ev|i|dence1 [ evıdəns ] noun uncount *** 1. ) facts or physical signs that help to prove something: Evidence shows that global warming is definitely occurring. evidence of: Doctors found no evidence of infection. evidence that: There is some… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English