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smattering [smǽtəriŋ] samostalnik
površno (po)znanje

to have a smattering of Latin znati nekaj latinskih besed

specialism [spéšəlizəm] samostalnik
specialnost, specializacija; posebno znanje; specialno področje (stroka)

cognizance [kɔ́gnizəns] samostalnik
spozna(va)nje, doznava; znak; pristojnost, kompetenca

to take special cognizance natančno preiskati
to have cognizance of s.th. vedeti o čem
within one's cognizance v območju koga
to take cognizance of s.th. seznaniti se s čim, vzeti na znanje

dáti dajáti to give; (podariti) to present with, to give away; (podati) to hand on, to present, to turn over; (dodeliti) to allot, to assign, to apportion; (vročiti) to hand (over), to deliver; (karte) to deal

dáti, dajáti nazaj to give back, to restore; (podeliti) to grant, to accord, to award, ZDA to donate (to); gledališče to stage, to perform; (ponuditi) to offer; (dobaviti) to deliver, to furnish, to supply; (donašati) to yield, (sadove) to bear, to produce; (naslov) to bestow on, to confer something upon someone
dáti, dajáti naprej to pass on
ne (hoteti) dáti, dajáti to refuse, to withhold
dana veličina a given magnitude
če sta A in B dana, sledi, daje C... given A and B, C follows...
v danem primeru (če je tako) in that case; should the need arise; if need be; if so
dáti, dajáti duška (svoji jezi) to give vent (to one's anger)
dáti, dajáti prav komu to agree with someone, to concede the point
dáti, dajáti vsakemu svoje to give everyone his due
daj mu, kar je njegovega! give him his due!
ti bom že dal! I'll give it you!
daj to na mizo! put it on the table!
daj bog! God grant!
ne daj bog! God forbid!
kaj dajejo nocoj v gledališču? what's on at the theatre this evening?
to (gledališko) igro so dajali tri mesece the play ran for three months
dal sem mu roko I shook hands with him
moram da(ja)ti dober zgled I must set a good example
po čem dajete (koliko stane)...? what is your price for, what do you charge for...?
nič se ne da napraviti there is nothing to be done
dáti, dajáti na znanje komu to let someone know
dáti, dajáti na svetlo to publish, to edit
dáti, dajáti mnogo na to make much of, to think the world of
mnogo da na svojo zunanjost he pays great attention to his personal appearance
malo, nič ne dáti, dajáti na kaj to regard as worthless, not to give a brass farthing for
on ne da nič na moj nasvet he sets no value upon my advice
dal se je oslepariti, ogoljufati he let (ali allowed ali suffered) himself to be cheated
dam si striči lase I have (ali I get) my hair cut
kje si dajete delat obleke? where do you have your clothes made?
dáti, dajáti svojo besedo to pledge one's word
to mi daje misliti! that makes me wonder!
na to ne dam pečenega groša (nič) I don't give a hoot about that
dal sem si mnogo truda I took great pains
dáti, dajáti od sebe (ton) to utter
ne da se mi... I don't feel like, I am unwilling (ali loath ali disinclined) to...
ne da se mi brati I don't feel like reading, I am loath (ali unwilling) to read
(to) se ne da zanikati there's no denying (it)
dáti, dajáti se spoznati, prepoznati to make oneself known
dajati je lepše kot jemati it is better to give than to receive
dáti, dajáti življenje za to sacrifice one's life for
dvakrat da, kdor hitro da he gives twice who gives in a trice; arhaično while the grass grows the steed starves

dóber good; benevolent; kind (do to)

v dóbri veri in good faith
tri dóbre metre a good three metres
v dobrem in slabem arhaično in weal and woe
v dobrem razpoloženju in good spirits
dóbre pol ure a full half-hour
preveč dobrega too much of a good thing
dóbra gospodinja a thrifty housewife
dóbra ura hoje a good hour's walk
dóbra prodaja a ready sale
dóber sluh a quick ear
dóber spomin retentive memory
dóbra volja good humour, good temper
dóber vid keen (ali quick) sight
dóbro znanje fair knowledge
biti dóber hodec to be a good walker
ta je pa dobra! that is too much of a good thing!, that's a good one!
biti dóber v računanju to be good at figures
reči dóbro besedo za koga to say a good word for someone
držati s kom v dobrem in slabem to stick to someone through thick and thin
bodi tako dóber in podaj mi ono sol! be so kind as to (ali be a dear and ali be good enough to) pass me that salt!
konec dóber vse dobro all's well that ends well
v vsaki stvari je nekaj dóbrega it's an ill wind that blows nobody good
dóbro blago se sámo hvali good wine needs no bush

elementáren elemental; elementary (tudi kemija)

elementárna izobrazba elementary education
elementárno znanje elementary knowledge

osnóven fundamental; elementary; rudimentary; (glavni) principal, cardinal, basic, basal, key; (bistven) essential

osnóvna ploskev basis, base
osnóvna (ključna) industrija key industry
osnóvno znanje elementary knowledge
osnóvna organizacija sindikata basic trade union organization

osvežíti to refresh; to freshen (up); to brace

osvežíti se to freshen oneself up
osvežíti si znanje to polish up one's knowledge, to freshen (ali to brush) up one's knowledge

polish² [pɔ́liš]

1. prehodni glagol
loščiti, (z)gladiti, poleščiti, polirati
figurativno ugladiti, izpiliti, olikati, olepšati

2. neprehodni glagol
svetiti se, zgladiti se

pogovorno to polish off hitro končati delo; odstraniti, premagati, ubiti nasprotnika
to polish up popraviti, zboljšati, osvežiti (znanje)

pomanjkljív deficient, defective, faulty; insufficient; (nepopoln) incomplete; inadequate; poor; unsatisfactory

pomanjkljíva organizacija faulty organization
pomanjkljíva prehrana malnutrition
pomanjkljívo stanje defective state, defectiveness
moja izgovarjava je še vedno pomanjkljíva my pronunciation is still faulty
vaše znanje je pomanjkljívo your knowledge leaves much to be desired

popóln complete, full, whole, entire, total; (temeljit) thorough; (dovršèn) perfect; accomplished; consummate; (pravcat, pravi, skrajen) utter, absolute, downright; (število prisotnih) plenary

popóln lopov a thorough scoundrel
popóln mrk total eclipse
popóln norec a consummate fool
popóln tujec a perfect stranger
popólno znanje thorough knowledge

povŕšen superficial; cursory; perfunctory; desultory; (znanje) shallow, skin-deep; (nemaren) careless, negligent

povŕšni vtisi surface impressions pl
povŕšno kaj napraviti to do something by halves
povŕšno (po)znanje latinščine a smattering of Latin

present² [préznt] samostalnik
sedanjost
slovnica sedanjik, sedanji čas
množina, pravno (ta) dokument, spis

at present sedaj
up to the present do sedaj
for the present za sedaj, pravkar
by the present s tem (dokumentom)
pravno by these presents po tem dokumentu
pravno know all men by these presents s tem dajemo vsem na znanje

pridobíti to acquire; to gain; to earn; to win

zopet pridobíti to regain
kaj boš pridobil s tem? what good will it do you?
pridobíti si zasluge za kaj to deserve well for something
pridobíti si naklonjenost kake osebe to get into someone's good books, to earn someone's approbation
pridobíti si znanje to acquire knowledge
pridobíti si prijatelje to make friends
pridobíti si slavo to win (ali to earn) fame
pridobil si je moje spoštovanje he has earned my respect

range¹ [réindž] samostalnik
vrsta, niz, veriga, serija, red (zgradb, gorá)
trgovina zbirka, kolekcija; lestvica, skala; skrajna meja, domet, streljaj
figurativno akcijski radij, oddaljenost; svoboda gibanja; obseg, območje, polje (delovanja), sfera, prostor; razpon, obsežnost; področje za pašo, za lov; ravnina, poljana, prerija; štedilnik, kuhinjska (električna, plinska) peč, ognjišče
(= shooting-range) strelišče
pohajkovanje, klatenje, potovanje

at close range iz neposredne bližine, od blizu
at short range iz bližine, od blizu
out of range zunaj dostrela
within range na streljaju, v dostrelu
within range of vision na dogledu
range of activities področje (polje, sfera) delovanja, udejstvovanja
range of goods izbira, izbor, asortiment, skladišče blaga
range of mountains gorska veriga, pogorje
range of prices razpon cen
range of trees vrsta dreves
range of vision vidno polje, obzorje, dogled
the annual range of temperature letno območje temperature
long range gun vojska daljnometni top
long range aircraft letalo z velikim akcijskim radijem
a narrow range of choice majhna izbira
salary range razpon plač
a wide range of knowledge obsežno znanje
to be out of range biti zunaj dometa, dosega
to have a long range imeti velik domet

razkazováti to show, to exhibit, to display, to expose to view

razkazováti komu mesto to show someone round the town
razkazováti svoje znanje to show off one's knowledge
razkazováti se to show off

rub up prehodni glagol
zgladiti, izloščiti; napraviti, da se kaj sveti; razmešati, zribati (barvo)
figurativno obnoviti, ponoviti, osvežiti (znanje, spomin)

to rub up one's knowledge osvežiti, obnoviti svoje znanje
I must rub up my French moram obnoviti svoje znanje francoščine

slàb (moralno) bad, evil

precéj slàb baddish; (šibak, slaboten) weak, feeble, frail, faint; (zdravje) delicate; poor, infirm, shaken
slàbi časi hard times pl
slàb človek a wicked man
na slàbem glasu of bad repute
slàb izgovor, slàbo opravičilo a poor (ali thin) excuse
slàba kakovost inferior quality
slàba kupčija bad bargain
slàbi obeti bad outlook, poor prospects pl
slàba obleka poor dress
slàba prodaja poor sale
slàbo pivo weak beer
slàb, kratek spomin short memory
slàb pulz slow pulse
slàb strelec a poor shot
slàba tolažba poor comfort
slàba točka (stran) weak point, foible
slàba volja bad temper
slàba vidljivost poor visibility
slàb uspeh poor success
slàbo znanje smattering, superficial knowledge
slàbo zdravje poor health
slàb zrak foul air
slàbo vreme bad (ali nasty, adverse) weather
biti slàbe volje to be ill-humoured, to be in a bad temper
biti na slàbem glasu to have a bad name
on je na slabšem pri tem he has the worst of it
v matematiki sem zelo slàb I am very poor at mathematics
ona ima slàb (šibak) glas she has a feeble voice
on ima slàb spomin he has a poor memory, pogovorno he has a memory like a sieve
držati s kom (biti zvest komu) v dobrem in slàbem to stick to someone through thick and thin
to ni slàba misel that's not a bad idea
ta banka stoji baje na slàbih nogah (figurativno) that bank is said to be in a weak state
v tem ne vidim nič slàbega I see no harm (ali nothing wrong) in that
živeti v slàbih razmerah to live in straitened circumstances
naj pride dobro ali slàbo arhaično come weal or woe

store¹ [stɔ:] samostalnik
skladišče; zaloga; shramba, kašča
množina trgovina, v kateri lahko kupujejo le njeni člani (npr. Army & Navy store)
vojno, pomorsko itd. skladišče, vojne zaloge, proviant; veleblagovnica, ki prodaja raznovrstno blago; množina, količina, obilje
figurativno zakladnica
ameriško prodajalna, trgovina; živina za rejo

in store v zalogi, v skladišču, v rezervi; pripravljen
a store of knowledge veliko znanje
book store knjigarna
co-operative stores zadruga
military stores vojni material
a sweet store slaščičarna
to have in store for imeti pripravljeno za
what does the future hold in store for us? kaj nam bo prinesla bodočnost?
a surprise is in store for you čaka vas presenečenje
my stores are getting low moje zaloge gredo h kraju, usihajo
to keep in store držati v rezervi
to set great (little) store by zelo (malo) ceniti, pripisovati veliko (majhno) vrednost (čemu)

store² [stɔ:] prehodni glagol
hraniti v skladišču, uskladiščiti; nakopičiti, shraniti za rezervo, pripraviti zalogo, oskrbeti s potrebščinami (živili); opremiti, oskrbeti (with z)
pospraviti (letino); moči sprejeti ali vsebovati (za uskladiščenje)

to store the crop uskladiščiti letino
the harvest has been stored žetev je bila pospravljena
I shall store my furniture dal bom svoje pohištvo v skladišče
he has a well-stored memory ima zelo obsežen spomin (znanje)
to store up nakopičiti, dati nastran (v rezervo)
to store up money hraniti denar