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1 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) dati možnost za dvomEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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2 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) dati možnost za dvomEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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3 benefit
['benəfit] 1. noun(something good to receive, an advantage: the benefit of experience; the benefits of fresh air and exercise.) ugodnost2. verb1) ((usually with from or by) to gain advantage: He benefited from the advice.) izkoristiti2) (to do good to: The long rest benefited her.) koristiti•- give someone the benefit of the doubt- give the benefit of the doubt* * *I [bénifit]noundobro, korist, ugodnost, prednost; podpora; nadarba; beneficijtheatre benefit night — benefična predstavato give the benefit of the doubt — zaradi pomanjkljivostih dokazov razložiti zadevo komu v prid; pomilostiti, odpustitito the benefit of — v korist koga, česaAmerican to take the benefit — objaviti bankrotII [bénifit]1.transitive verbkoristiti; pomagati; prijati, pomagati;2.intransitive verbokoristiti se -
4 doubt
1. verb1) (to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe: I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.) dvomiti2) (not to be sure of the reliability of: Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!) dvomiti (o čem)2. noun(a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) dvom- doubtful- doubtfully
- doubtfulness
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- beyond doubt
- in doubt
- no doubt* * *I [daut]intransitive verb & transitive verbdvomiti; ne zaupati, sumničiti; obotavljati se, kolebati, omahovati; archaic bati seII [daut]noundvom, negotovost, pomislek, sumno doubt, beyond doubt, out of doubt, without doubt — brez dvoma, gotovoto give s.o. the benefit of the doubt — imeti o kom najboljše mnenje, dokler se ne prepričamo o nasprotnem; oprostiti zaradi pomanjkljivih dokazovto make no doubt — ne dvomiti, biti prepričanto be in doubt — dvomiti; sumiti -
5 sacrifice
1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) žrtvovanje2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) žrtev3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) odrekanje2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) žrtvovati2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) žrtvovati•- sacrificially* * *[saekrifais]1.nounžrtev, žrtvovanje; žrtvovana stvar; religion darovanje; odreka; economy izguba; theology Kristusova žrtev na križuSacrifice of the Mass religion mašna daritevthe great (last, supreme) sacrifice — smrt za domovinoto make a sacrifice of s.th. — žrtvovati kajto sell at sacrifice economy proda(ja)ti z izgubo;2.transitive verbžrtvovati; religion darovati; odreči se, opustiti; economy proda(ja)ti z izguboto sacrifice one's life — žrtvovati svoje življenje; intransitive verb žrtvovati; religion darovati; prispevati žrtev
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give someone the benefit of the doubt — give (someone/something) the benefit of the doubt to decide you will believe someone or something. People tell me I shouldn t trust him, but I m willing to give Simon the benefit of the doubt and wait and see what he actually offers. The American … New idioms dictionary
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give someone the benefit of the doubt — give (someone) the benefit of the doubt to believe something good about someone, rather than something bad, when you have the possibility of doing either. After hearing his explanation, I was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt … New idioms dictionary
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give someone the benefit of the doubt — phrase to treat someone as if their behaviour is honest or correct, even though you are not certain that it is Thesaurus: to depend on or trust someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: benefit … Useful english dictionary
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give you the benefit... — See the benefit of the doubt … English idioms
give someone the benefit of — often ironic explain or recount to someone at length the whole assembly was given the benefit of his opinions … Useful english dictionary
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give the benefit of the doubt — give (someone/something) the benefit of the doubt to decide you will believe someone or something. People tell me I shouldn t trust him, but I m willing to give Simon the benefit of the doubt and wait and see what he actually offers. The American … New idioms dictionary
give the benefit of the doubt — give (someone) the benefit of the doubt to believe something good about someone, rather than something bad, when you have the possibility of doing either. After hearing his explanation, I was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt … New idioms dictionary