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(kol.) zabavljati se u društvu, provoditi vrijeme s društvom We’re going spend two days just relaxing and hanging out in quiet and privacy. Then again, what you really should be doing is hanging out outside and enjoying the weather.

pasti u nemilost Mr Nemtsov served as first deputy PM under Boris Yeltsin but fell out of favour with Mr Putin

bez ikakve sumnje One of those attending, Alexander Badiyev, said: “This was ordered by Putin, without a shadow of a doubt. They have shown us what the fate will be of all those who are against them.”

smesti s uma I meant to go to the grocery store on the way home, but it slipped my mind. My birthday slipped my mind. I guess I wanted to forget it.

položiti život/umrijeti za (domovinu, principe i sl.) to die while fighting for a principle

biti priseban (to remain calm and sensible when in an awkward situation that might cause a person to panic or go out of control.) She was very angry. We had to calm her down and encourage her to keep her head. Always try to keep your head when others are panicking.

“zviždač”; onaj koji odaje tajnu Izgovor (a person who tells police, reporters, etc., about something (such as a crime) that has been kept secret)

“zdrav kao dren”, u dobrom stanju to be very healthy or in very good condition The doctor says that the old man’s heart’s as sound as a bell. I thought the vase was broken when it fell, but it was sound as a bell.

imati/steći prevlast Russia has denied accusations by the West and the Ukrainian government that it is sending troops and military equipment over the border to support the separatists, who recently gained the upper hand against government forces.

dozvola; “zeleno svjetlo” But Mr Hollande’s office said Wednesday’s remarks by the Russian and Ukrainian presidents about a possible ceasefire were not enough to allow France to give it the go-ahead.