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101 agog
[ə'ɡoɡ](eager and excited: We were all agog at the news.) razburjen* * *[əgɔg]adverb & predicative adjectiveželjno, poželjivo, nestrpno; ves napet -
102 agree
[ə'ɡri:]past tense, past participle - agreed; verb1) ((often with with) to think or say the same (as): I agreed with them that we should try again; The newspaper report does not agree with what he told us.) strinjati se2) (to say that one will do or allow something: He agreed to go; He agreed to our request.) privoliti (v)3) ((with with) to be good for (usually one's health): Cheese does not agree with me.) prijati, koristiti4) (to be happy and friendly together: John and his wife don't agree.) razumeti se•- agreeably
- agreement* * *[əgrí:]1.intransitive verb(to v) privoliti; ( with s) strinjati se, skladati se, soglašati; (on, upon, about o) dogovoriti, sporazumeti se; grammar ( with) skladati se;2.transitive verb(to, with s) izravnati, pomiriti, v sklad spraviti, uskladitiagreed! — velja!to agree to differ — ne se več truditi, da bi prepričal drug drugega, poravnati spor -
103 alight
I past tense, past participle - alighted; verb1) (to get down from or out of: to alight from a bus.) sestopiti, izstopiti2) ((with on) to settle or land on: The bird alighted on the fence.) pristati (na)II adjective(burning; very bright: The bonfire was still alight; His eyes were alight with joy.) žareč* * *I [əláit]intransitive verb (from, out of) dol stopiti, spustiti se; pristati (letalo); (at) nastaniti se; (upon, on) naleteti na kaj, slučajno srečatiII [əláit]adjectivegoreč, razsvetljen, prižgan -
104 allowance
1) (a fixed sum or quantity given regularly: His father made him an allowance of $20 a month.) žepnina2) (something (usually a quantity) allowed: This dress pattern has a seam allowance of 1 cm.) rob* * *I [əláuəns]noundovoljenje; dopustitev, privolitev, odobritev; dohodek, renta, plača, denar za male potrebe, podpora; obrok hrane; technical toleranca; odškodnina, popust, odbitek; dokladato be put on short allowance — dobivati pičlo hrano; podražiti življenjeto put upon allowance — racionirati; medicine predpisati dietoII [əláuəns]transitive verbredno podpirati; racionirati; določiti preužitek -
105 animadversion
[ænimədvɜ:šən]noun(on, upon) graja, kritika -
106 animadvert
[aenimədvɜ:t]intransitive verb (on, upon) grajati, kritizirati -
107 aspersion
[əspɜ:šən]nounpoškropitev, dež; figuratively opravljanje, obrekovanje, blatenje -
108 asses
[əsés]transitive verbjuridically ceniti; (upon s.o.) obdavčiti; določiti (škodo); kaznovatihe was assesed in ( —ali at) $ 5 — moral je plačati $ 5 davka -
109 assume
[ə'sju:m]1) (to take or accept as true: I assume (that) you'd like time to decide.) domnevati2) (to take upon oneself or accept (authority, responsibility etc): He assumed the rôle of leader in the emergency.) prevzeti3) (to put on (a particular appearance etc): He assumed a look of horror.) nadeti si (videz)•- assumed- assumption* * *[əsjú:m]transitive verbnase vzeti, prevzeti; lastiti si; domnevati; izmisliti, domišljati si; zahtevati; dopustiti, dopuščati; obleči -
110 attend
[ə'tend]1) (to go to or be present at: He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen.) udeležiti se, obiskovati2) ((with to) to listen or give attention to: Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying!) prisluhniti3) (to deal with: I'll attend to that problem tomorrow.) ukvarjati se4) (to look after; to help or serve: Two doctors attended her all through her illness; The queen was attended by four ladies.) skrbeti za•- attendant
- in attendance* * *[əténd]1.transitive verb(to) paziti; postreči, skrbeti; spremljati; zdraviti; obiskovati; odgovoriti (na pismo); izvršiti (naročilo);2.intransitive verbbiti prisoten, udeležiti se; redno zahajati; paziti; zasledovati; spremljati; uslišatito attend upon s.o. — dvoriti komu, spremljati koga, skrbeti za kogato attend to s.o. — paziti na koga -
111 attendant
noun (a person employed to look after someone or something: a car-park attendant.) čuvaj* * *I [əténdənt]adjectivespremljajoč, navzoč; obiskujoč; ( upon) ki strežeII [əténdənt]nounspremljevalec; strežnik, služitelj; garderober(ka); obiskovalecattendants — spremstvo, služabništvo -
112 bank on
(to rely on: Don't bank on me - I'll probably be late.) računati na* * *ali upon intransitive verb računati, zanašati se na kaj -
113 baronetcy
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114 base
I 1. [beis] noun1) (the foundation, support, or lowest part (of something), or the surface on which something is standing: the base of the statue; the base of the triangle; the base of the tree.) podstavek, osnovnica2) (the main ingredient of a mixture: This paint has oil as a base.) osnova3) (a headquarters, starting-point etc: an army base.) (vojaška) baza2. verb((often with on) to use as a foundation, starting-point etc: I base my opinion on evidence; Our group was based in Paris.) opirati na, osnovati- baselessII [beis] adjective(wicked or worthless: base desires.) nizkoten- basely- baseness* * *I [beis]nounosnova, podlaga; podstavek, temelj; noga, podnožje; osnovnica, osnovna ploskev; chemistry baza; military baza, oporišče; start in cilj (pri tekmi)II [beis]transitive verb(on, upon) imeti za osnovo; osnovati, ustanoviti; opirati se, zanašati seIII [beis]adjective ( basely adverb)prostaški, nizkoten; manjvreden; slab, ponarejen -
115 batten
['bætn](a piece of wood used for keeping other pieces in place: These strips are all fastened together with a batten.) letev, deska* * *I [baetn]1.noundeska, letva;2.adjectiveiz desk zbitII [baetn]1.transitive verbz deskami (letvami) zabi(ja)ti; pitati; (po)gnojiti;2.intransitive verb(on) uspevati, debeliti, rediti se; uživatito batten upon — pitati se s čim, živeti na račun koga -
116 beam
[bi:m] 1. noun1) (a long straight piece of wood, often used in ceilings.) tram2) (a ray of light etc: a beam of sunlight.) žarek3) (the greatest width of a ship or boat.) širina (ladje)2. verb1) (to smile broadly: She beamed with delight.) žareti (od)2) (to send out (rays of light, radio waves etc): This transmitter beams radio waves all over the country.) širiti, oddajati* * *I [bi:m]nounbruno, tram, prečnik; gred; prečka; gredelnica; rogovila; rožiček; stropnik; tkalski navoj; največja širina ladje; žarek; smehljaj; radijski signal (za letala); radij delovanjato be on one's beam ends — biti pred polomom, v stiski, v slabem položaju; nautical ležati na boku (ladja)on the beam — na pravi poti; slang točen, natančento be off the beam — zaiti, zgrešiti potAmerican vulgar to be off one's beam — znoretiII [bi:m]transitive verb & intransitive verbžareti, sijati; (on, upon) smehljati se; oddajati (radio); z radarjem dognati -
117 bear down
transitive verb & intransitive verb premagati; zatirati; spuščati se; zavezati komu jezikbear down upon — priključiti se; pluti proti -
118 bearing
1) (manner, way of standing etc: a military bearing.) vedenje2) ((usually in plural: sometimes short for ball-bearings) a part of a machine that has another part moving in or on it.) ležaj* * *I [bʌ/əriŋ]nounvedenje, obnašanje, ravnanje; drža; (on, upon) razmerje, odnos, vpliv; zveza; pomen, smisel; ležaj; grbovna slika; architecture razpon; nautical smer; obrodto lose one's bearing — zmesti se, priti v zadregopast bearing — neznosen; ki več ne obrodito take one's bearing — razgledati, orientirati, znajti seII [bʌ/əriŋ]adjectiveki obrodi, ki nosi -
119 bestow
[bi'stəu]((with on) to give (especially a title, award etc) to someone: The Queen bestowed a knighthood on him.) podeliti- bestowal* * *[bistóu]transitive verb(on, upon komu) podariti, podeliti, dati; nastati, spraviti, položiti -
120 better
['betə]comparative; = good* * *I [bétə]nountisti, ki staviII [bétə]adjectiveboljši; primernejši; ki se bolje počutihe is better than his word — naredi še več, kot je obljubilthe better hand — prednost, premočIII [bétə]adverbbolje, primernejeto be better off — biti v boljšem položaju, biti premožnejšiI had better start — bolje bi bilo, če bi že začelyou had better not — bolje ne!, tega vam ne svetujemI know better — ne boste me ukanili, ne dam se potegniti za nosAmerican colloquially you'd better believe it — lahko mi verjamešso much the better, all the better — tem boljeIV [bétə]nounto get the better of — premagati, prekositiV [bétə]1.transitive verbpopraviti, izboljšati, izpopolniti, preseči;2.intransitive verbpopraviti, spopolniti, poboljšati se, napredovati
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