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1 undertake
past tense - undertook; verb1) (to accept (a duty, task, responsibility etc): He undertook the job willingly.) prevzeti2) (to promise (eg to do something): He has undertaken to appear at the police court tomorrow.) obvezati se•- undertaking* * *[ʌndətéik]1.transitive verblotiti se, poprijeti se, podvzeti, prevzeti; poskusiti (kaj); baviti se, ukvarjati se; upati se; obvezati se, jamčiti ( that da); zavzeti se za (koga); oskrbovati (koga);2.intransitive verbobvezati se, prevzeti obvezo; obsolete jamčiti ( for za); colloquially opravljati poklic pogrebnikato undertake a risk — tvegati, riskiratiI undertake to restore the child to his mother — obvezujem se, da bom otroka vrnil materiI undertake that she was really there — jamčim, da je ona res bila tam -
2 commitment
noun (obligation: She could not take the job because of family commitments.) obveza* * *[kəmítmənt]nounobveza; (to) izročitev; aretacija; izvršitev, uresničenje -
3 take on
1) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) prevzeti2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) vzeti3) ((with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc: I'll take you on at tennis.) izzvati na igro4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) dobiti5) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) sprejeti6) (to be upset: Don't take on so!) razburjati se* * *transitive verb vzeti (nase), prevzeti; vzeti (v službo, na ladjo itd.); najeti; peljati, odvesti dalje, naprej; nadeti si, privzeti; sport vzeti za soigralca; sprejeti (stavo, delo, službo); intransitive verb stopiti v službo; colloquially razburjati se, gristi se (at zaradi), besneti, postavljati se, prevzetovati, delati se važnega, vihati nosto take on s.o. at golf — igrati golf s kom -
4 together
[tə'ɡeðə]1) (with someone or something else; in company: They travelled together.) skupaj2) (at the same time: They all arrived together.) hkrati3) (so as to be joined or united: He nailed/fitted/stuck the pieces of wood together.) skupaj4) (by action with one or more other people: Together we persuaded him.) skupno•- together with* * *[təgéðə]adverbskupaj, skupno, drug za drugim, obenem; hkrati, v en mah, istočasno; zaporedomafor days together — dneve in dneve, več dni zaporedomato bring together — sestaviti, zbrati, združitito go together — iti skupaj, pristajati, ustrezati (o barvi itd.) -
5 urge
[ə:‹] 1. verb1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) nagovarjati2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) poudarjati2. noun(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) močna želja- urge on* * *I [ə:dž]nounpodnet, impulz, nagon, pobuda, spodbuda; delujoča sila, pritisk; vnetost, gorečnost (npr. verska)the cosmic urge — skupnost sil, ki vladajo svetuII [ə:dž]transitive verbnagnati, naganjati, tirati; tiščati, pritiskati; siliti, nagovarjati, rotiti, urgirati; spodbosti; iznesti, predložiti ( against proti) (npr. argumente), predočiti, navesti (kot vzrok); posebno naglasiti, poudariti; priporočiti, opomniti; pospešiti (tempo, delo); intransitive verb siliti, rotiti, trdovratno vztrajati (on pri)I urged him to aceept the offer — silil sem ga, naj sprejme ponudboI urged him not to undertake the business — rotil sem ga, naj se ne loti tega posla -
6 venture
['ven ə] 1. noun(an undertaking or scheme that involves some risk: his latest business venture.) podvig2. verb1) (to dare to go: Every day the child ventured further into the forest.) drzniti si2) (to dare (to do (something), especially to say (something)): He ventured to kiss her hand; I ventured (to remark) that her skirt was too short.) drzniti si3) (to risk: He decided to venture all his money on the scheme.) tvegati* * *I [vénčə]noundrzno, tvegano dejanje, drznost, riziko, tveganost; smel podvig, pustolovščina, avantura; stavljenje na kocko; komercialna špekulacija; obsolete srečen slučaj, srečaat a venture — na slepo (srečo); po grobi ocenitvihe is not a man to undertake any venture — on ni človek, ki bi se spuščal v kakršnokoli tveganjehe has lost all his ventures — izgubil je vse, kar je angažiral (v posle)II [vénčə]transitive verbupati si, drzniti se; odločiti se (on za); drzniti se napraviti; izraziti, dovoliti si; tvegati, riskirati, staviti na kocko; (redko) zanesti se na, prepustiti slučaju; špekulirati; intransitive verb upati si, prevzeti rizikoto venture away — upati si oditi (se oddaljiti, se umakniti) ( from od)I venture to say that... — upam si reči, da...may I venture to ask you? — vas smem vprašati?nothing venture, nothing have — kdor nič ne tvega, nič nimanever venture to oppose him — nikoli si ne dovolite, da bi mu ugovarjali -
7 undertook
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Undertake — Un der*take , v. t. [imp. {Undertook}; p. p. {Undertaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Undertaking}.] [Under + take.] 1. To take upon one s self; to engage in; to enter upon; to take in hand; to begin to perform; to set about; to attempt. [1913 Webster] To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Undertake — Un der*take , v. i. 1. To take upon one s self, or assume, any business, duty, or province. [1913 Webster] O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me. Isa. xxxviii. 14. [1913 Webster] 2. To venture; to hazard. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] It is the cowish … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
undertake — (v.) c.1200, to entrap, in the same sense as O.E. underniman (Cf. Du. ondernemen, Ger. unternehmen), of which it is a partial loan translation, from UNDER (Cf. under) + TAKE (Cf. take). Cf. also Fr. entreprendre to undertake, from entre between,… … Etymology dictionary
undertake — I verb accept, address oneself to, agree, answer for, apply oneself to, assume, attempt, be answerable for, begin, carry on, carry out, commence, commit, commit oneself to, contract, covenant, devote oneself to, embark upon, endeavor, engage in,… … Law dictionary
undertake by contract — index contract Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
undertake responsibility — index answer (be responsible) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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undertake — ► VERB (past undertook; past part. undertaken) 1) commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on. 2) formally guarantee or promise … English terms dictionary
undertake — [un΄dər tāk′] vt. undertook, undertaken, undertaking [ME undertaken: see UNDER & TAKE] 1. to take upon oneself; agree to do; enter into or upon (a task, journey, etc.) 2. to give a promise or pledge that; contract [he undertook to be their guide] … English World dictionary
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