speak up
govoriti glasnije; otvoreno reći The report also said staff were afraid to speak up for fear of retribution. to speak up for – podržati nekoga
Engleski rječnici
Engleski rječnici
retribution
odmazda Many people were afraid to speak out because of fear of retribution. divine retribution – Božja kazna It’s divine retribution for your rudeness last night!
rule out
odbaciti (mogućnost i sl.) Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli, who travelled to the area of the crash, ruled out the possibility of a terrorist attack.
stem cell transplant
transplantacija krvotvornih matičnih stanica Stem cell transplantation: The use of stem cells as a treatment for cancer or other illness. The stem cells are removed (or obtained from a donor) first. Before the transplant is done, the patient receives high-dose chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy to destroy diseased cells. Then the stem cells are returned to the
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miss the boat (or bus)
(fig) propustiti priliku He thinks we’re missing the boat on improving relations with Russia.
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sell off
-rasprodati; prodati ispod cijene “We will not sell off our freedoms and there will be no single market ‘a la carte’,” he told MEPs. The company had to sell off some assets so that it could pay its debts. The bank foreclosed on my house and sold it off to the highest bidder.
leave the boat
-napustiti brod; pobjeći iz teške situacije Instead of developing a plan, they are leaving the boat.
pull out of
-povući se iz nečega In the aftermath of the referendum result Mr Johnson pulled out of the race to succeed Prime Minister David Cameron, while Mr Farage stepped down as the leader of UKIP on Monday.
hit out
-nekoga verbalno ili fizički nasilno napasti The star hit out at the press for their lukewarm reviews. The therapist said patients often hit out in frustration. Jean-Claude Juncker has hit out at Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson, labelling them the “sad heroes” of Brexit who backed out of leading Britain through the EU exit they
on a war footing
u ratnom stanju Since ISIS stormed the city of Mosul bordering Iraqi Kurdistan last week,the Kurds have been on a war footing.
in running order
biti u ispravnom stanju (za stroj/uređaj) (a machine that is in running order is operating in the way that it should) The transit authority spends $16 million to keep the old buses in running order.
call on someone (to do something)
-pozvati nekoga da učini što The King of England called on everyone to live in peace.
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a signatory of
-potpisnik, potpisnica The UK is also a signatory of the European Convention of Human Rights ans this has been incorporated into UK law.
mammoth task
-ogroman zadatak Over the decades of EU membership the UK has incorporated a vast body of European law into its national laws. Unpicking all that is going to be a mammoth task, likely to keep lawyers busy for years. And it’s not yet clear when all that will start.
unpick
-vratiti unazad; poništiti Unpicking all that is going to be a mammoth task, likely to keep lawyers busy for years. And it’s not yet clear when all that will start.