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unanswerable [ʌná:nsərəbl] (-bly prislov)
čemur se ne da odgovoriti; neodgovorljiv; neovrgljiv, nesporen, nepobiten; neodgovoren

affirmative² [əfé:mətiv] samostalnik
pritrditev

to answer in the affirmative odgovoriti pritrdilno, reči, da je tako

answer¹ [á:nsə ameriško ǽnsə] samostalnik (to)
odgovor, odziv, reakcija, replika; rešitev (naloge); odzdrav; nasprotni udarec

to make an answer odgovoriti
answer in the affirmative pritrdilni odgovor
to know all the answers biti odrezav
pogovorno the answer is a lemon kakšno neumno vprašanje!
answer in the negative nikalni odgovor
the favour of an answer is requested prosimo za odgovor

awkward [ɔ́:kwəd] pridevnik (awkwardly prislov)
okoren, neroden, nespreten
pogovorno nevljuden mučen; nevaren

the awkward age "telečja" leta
to feel awkward nelagodno se počutiti
an awkward situation mučen položaj
the awkward squad še nepreoblečeni novinci, rekruti; zelenci, novinci
an awkward question to answer vprašanje, na katero ni lahko odgovoriti

blagovóliti to deign, to condescend

blagovóliti sprejeti to be pleased (to receive)
Njeno Veličanstvo je blagovolilo odgovoriti Her Majesty was graciously pleased to make reply
blagovolite me obvestiti kindly let me know
blagovolite vstopiti! step in, please!

brzojáven telegraphic; telegraph

brzojávni drog telegraph post (ali pole)
brzojávni ključ (code) telegraphic code
brzojávni (Morzejev) ključ Morse code
brzojávna linija telegraphic line
brzojávni obrazec telegram form
brzojávni naslov (odgovor) telegraphic address (answer)
brzojávni transfer telegraphic transfer
brzojávna žica telegraph wire
brzojávni urad telegraph office
odgovoriti v brzojávnem stilu to answer briefly and to the point ali humoristično in telegraphese

charge¹ [ča:dž] samostalnik
naboj; breme, obremenitev, obtežitev, tovor; naročilo, naloga, ukaz; varovanec, -nka (against)
tožba
množina stroški; taksa (of nad)
nadzorstvo, skrb (of do)
dolžnost (of za)
odgovornost; napad, naskok; znak za naskok; opomin

charge account mesečni kredit
to bear charges nositi stroške
I am at the charge of it to gre na moje stroške
to be in charge of voditi, upravljati, skrbeti za kaj
free of charge, no charge zastonj
to give in charge dati zapreti (koga)
to lay to s.o.'s charge pripisovati komu kaj, obdolžiti koga česa
to make a charge for s.th. zaračunati kaj
petty charges drobni stroški
to prefer a charge vložiti tožbo
to return the charge odgovoriti na napad
to take charge of s.th. zavzeti se za kaj, vzeti v varstvo
to the charge of s.o. v breme koga
heavy charges veliki stroški
charges forward po povzetju
to sound the charge dati znak za napad

dà (pritrdilnica) yes; zastarelo yea, zastarelo pogovorno aye, ay; all right

mislim dà I think so
odgovoriti z dà ali ne to answer yea or nay
ne rečem ne dà ne ne I say neither yes nor no
reči véliki dà (poročiti se) to say I will; to get married

fence with prehodni glagol
z orožjem se boriti; izogniti se

to fence with a question izmikati se odgovoru, ne odgovoriti naravnost

floor² [flɔ:] prehodni glagol
deske položiti
pogovorno premagati, vreči, ugnati; zbegati

to floor the examiner odgovoriti na vsa izpitna vprašanja
to be floored pasti pri izpitu; biti presenečen
sleng to floor the paper odlično narediti pismeni izpit
to floor a question zadovoljivo odgovoriti na vprašanje

kopíca stack; heap; a lot

kopíca sena a stack of hay, haystack, hayrick
kopíca snopov (navadno 12) a shock
kopíca slame stack of straw
zložiti, spraviti v kopíce to stack
moram odgovoriti na kopíco pisem I have stacks of letters to answer

nágel quick, swift, speedy, rapid, hasty; prompt; fast, rash; sudden

nágla jeza sudden anger
on je nágle jeze he has a hot temper, he is swift to anger
nágli sod martial law
po náglem sodu according to martial law
nágla smrt sudden death
bil je zelo nagel v svoji odločitvi he was very hasty in his decision
náglo prislov swift, quick
náglo odgovoriti to answer promptly
kot blisk náglo (as) quick as lightning
na náglo narejen most hastily constructed bridge
(pre)nágla odločitev a rash decision

napítnica toast; (pesem) drinking song

izreči napítnico to propose a toast
odgovoriti na napítnico to reply to a toast

ne (kot samostoina nikalnica) no; nay; (navadno pri glagolu) not (npr. nisem I am not)

ne malo not a little
nikakor ne not at all, by no means
gotovo ne! certainly not
še ne not yet
ne več no more, (časovno) no longer
jaz tudi ne (strinjajoč se z nikalnim stavkom) (that goes for) me too!
ne manj kot... no less than...
ne samó... temveč tudi... not only... but also...
kaj ne? isn't it?
mislim, da ne I think not
ne... ne... neither... nor...
če ne if not, unless
če ne vidim pisma, ne verjamem unless I see (ali if I don't see) the letter I shall not believe it
ne da bi jaz vedel not that I know of
odgovoriti da ali ne to answer yea or nay
ne, kaj takega! well I never
reči, odgovoriti ne to answer in the negative, to decline, to refuse
ne morem, da ne bi (rekel) I must (say), I can't help (saying)
Je oče bolan? - Upam, da ne. I Father ill? - I hope not.
on ne govori angleško, jaz tudi ne he does not speak English, nor do I

negatíven negative

negatívni pol negative pole
negatívno število negative number, negative
negatívno prislov in the negative
odgovoriti negatívno to answer in the negative

nikálen negative

nikál odgovor answer in the negative; refusal; veto, pl vetoes
nikálno prislov in the negative
nikálno odgovoriti to answer in the negative, to give a negative answer

odklonilen declinatory; negative

odklonilen odgovor refusal
odklonilno odgovoriti to answer in the negative

odrézati to cut off (ali away), to chop off (ali away), (skrajšati) to dock

odrézati komu roko, nogo to amputate someone's arm, leg
odrézati se (hitro odgovoriti) to answer promptly
dobro (bolje) se odrézati to do well (better)
slabo se odrézati to do badly, to come off a loser
najslabše se odrézati to get the worst (of it)

porogljív mocking, scornful, sneering; sarcastic; quizzical

porogljíva opazka, porogljív pogled sneer
porogljívo odgovoriti to give a mocking response (ali a sarcastic reply)
porogljívo se smejati čemu to sneer at something

posmehljív mocking, scornful; sneering; jeering; derisive, derisory; sarcastic

posmehljívo odgovoriti to reply with a sneer