learn the ropes
naučiti kako se nešto radi (To learn how to do a job.) She’s new here and is still learning the ropes.
learn something off by heart
naučiti nešto napamet (To learn something in such a way that you can say it from memory.) I learnt all the vocabulary off by heart.
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to be a copycat
(kol.) čisti imitator; onaj koji sve doslovno prepisuje/kopira od drugog (Someone who does or says exactly the same as someone else. ) She always copies my work, she’s such a copycat.
to be a bookworm
“knjiški moljac”, onaj koji puno čita (Someone who reads a lot.) He’s always reading. He’s a real bookworm.
swot
BE (kol.) štreber, onaj koji puno/intenzivno uči to swot up (sth) – (na)štrebati nešto They called her a swot because she was always reading books.
stock/stocks
zalihe, roba in stock – raspoloživ, na lageru out of stock – rasprodan (roba i sl.) to take stock of – raditi inventuru/popis robe; (fig.) sumirati, procijeniti
take aback
iznenaditi He was taken aback. – Bio je zapanjen. “There’s now an expectation that card payment is available everywhere – it takes us aback as consumers if it isn’t.”
forefront
istaknuto mjesto, prvi plan to be in/at the forefront (of) – biti na čelu “Britain is at the forefront of countries heading towards becoming cashless because the public are always eager to embrace new technology.”
up-to-date
suvremen, moderan, najnoviji to bring sth up-to-date – osuvremeniti up-to-date news – najnovije informacije
PCI – Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
perkutana koronarna intervencija (also called angioplasty)
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‘Never look a gift horse in the mouth.’
(posl.) “Poklonjenom se konju ne gleda u zube.” (Accept a gift graciously.)
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back on one’s feet
(kol.) oporaviti se (obično nakon bolesti, financijskih poteškoća); oporavak (recover, usually from an illness; to feel better after being sick) I will go back to work as soon as I get back on my feet. I want to get back on my feet as soon as possible. I can’t afford to buy a car until I get a job and get back on my feet. I’ll get back on my feet as soon as I start working again.
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tingling sensation
žmarci Numbness and tingling are abnormal sensations that can occur anywhere in your body, but are often felt in your fingers, hands, feet, arms, or legs.
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