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1 ask for
1) (to express a wish to see or speak to (someone): When he telephoned he asked for you; He is very ill and keeps asking for his daughter.) vprašati po2) (to behave as if inviting (something unpleasant): Going for a swim when you have a cold is just as asking for trouble.) naravnost iskati, izzivati* * *transitive verb prositi; spraševati; iskatislang ask for it — izzivati -
2 fair
I [feə] adjective1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) svetel2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) nepristranski3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) lep4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) zadovoljiv5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) precejšen6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) čeden•- fairness- fairly
- fair play II [feə] noun1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) semenj2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) sejem3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) sejem* * *I [fwə]adjectivelep; nežen; jasen, svetel; čist; svež; ugoden; svetlolas, blond; precejšen; znaten; ( with do) pošten, pravičen; spodoben, vljuden; primeren, zadovoljiv; čitljiva fair amount — precejšnja količina, precej denarjafor fair — dejansko, zaresto give s.o. a fair warning — pravočasno koga posvariticolloquially fair to middling — še kar dobrofair play — poštena igra, nepristranostfair and square — pošten in odkrit; naravnostwhat is fair for one is fair for all — kar je dobro za enega, je dobro tudi za drugefair view — lep razgled; odkrito mnenjeII [fwə]adverbnaravnost; jasno; pošteno; pravilno; vljudno; nežnoto bespeak s.o. fair — dobro o kom govoritifor fair — zagotovo, nespornoto speak s.o. fair — vljudno s kom govoritifair and softly — počasi, tihoIII [fw ə]nounsejem, velesejem; razstavaIV [fwə]transitive verb & intransitive verb(z)jasniti se; prepisovati; zgladiti -
3 for
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) za2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) proti3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) v; čez4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) za; na5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) za6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) za7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) za8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) za9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) za10) (because of: for this reason.) zaradi11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) za12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) za13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) za14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) za15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) kljub2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ker* * *I [fɔ:, fə]prepositionza; zaradi; proti; namesto; glede nafor all — navzlic, kljubas for me — kar se mene tiče, zastran menecolloquially to be in for, to be for it — pričakovati (sitnosti, težave)colloquially to be out for — nameravatibut for — ko bi ne bilo, breznow for them! — na juriš!slang to go for a soldier — postati vojakto give a Roland for an Oliver — poplačati enako z enakim, vrniti milo za dragohe wants for nothing — nič mu ne manjka, vsega ima dovoljfor all ( —ali aught) I know... — kolikor je meni znano...for instance, for example — na primerto look for s.th. — iskati kajfor shame! — sram te (vas) bodi!she could not speak for weeping — tako se je jokala, da ni mogla govoritiMary for ever! — naj živi Marija!II [fɔ:]conjunctionkajti; ker; zato, ker; zaradi; za
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