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1 at a disadvantage
(in an unfavourable position: His power was strengthened by the fact that he had us all at a disadvantage.) biti v slabem položaju -
2 penalty
['penlti]plural - penalties; noun1) (a punishment for doing wrong, breaking a contract etc: They did wrong and they will have to pay the penalty; The death penalty has been abolished in this country.) kazen2) (in sport etc, a disadvantage etc that must be suffered for breaking the rules etc: The referee awarded the team a penalty; ( also adjective) a penalty kick) prekršek, enajstmetrovka* * *[pénəlti]nounkazen, globa, penalesport penalty area — kazenski prostorsport penalty kick — kazenski strel (nogomet) -
3 compensate
['kompənseit]1) (to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced: This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job.) odškodovati za, nadomestiti2) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) nadomestiti•- compensation* * *[kɔmpenseit]transitive verb -
4 detriment
['detrimənt](harm, damage or disadvantage: to the detriment of his health.) škoda* * *[détrimənt]noun(to za) škoda, zguba; plural drobni članski prispevkito the detriment of s.o. — v škodo koga -
5 handicap
['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) ovira2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) dajanje prednosti slabšemu nasprotniku3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) handicap4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) napaka2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) ovirati* * *I [haendikæp]nounsport dajanje prednosti (slabšemu nasprotniku); figuratively ovira, zapreka ( for za); oškodba, otežitevII [haendikæp]transitive verbsport dati prednost slabšemu nasprotniku; figuratively ovirati, prikrajšati, oškoditi, otežiti, obremeniti
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