Translations for „adopt“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

adopt [əˈdɒpt] VB trans

1. adopt (raise):

adopt

posvajati [perf posvojiti]

to have one's child adopted

dati otroka v posvojitev

2. adopt (sponsor):

adopt

prevzeti pokroviteljstvo

3. adopt (put into practice):

adopt

uresničevati [perf uresničiti]

adopt pose

zavzemati [perf zavzeti]

adopt strategy

sprejemati [perf sprejeti]

to adopt a pragmatic approach

praktično pristopiti

4. adopt (select):

adopt

izbrati

to adopt a hard line

ubrati težko pot

to adopt sth as one's slogan

vzeti kaj za svoj moto

Usage examples with adopt

to adopt a pragmatic approach

praktično pristopiti

to adopt a hard line

ubrati težko pot

to adopt sth as one's slogan

vzeti kaj za svoj moto

to adopt/take [up] a stance

zavzeti stališče

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The name has since been adopted by other unrelated hotels.

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The boys also adopted a more adult look, exchanging their sloppy, juvenile wardrobe for suits.

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Liking the sound of it, she adopted the name and eventually changed her surname legally following her second divorce.

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These requirements determine both the power of the language and its limitations for adopting it for widely different purposes.

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Tax rate increases in the other 19 school districts that adopted a preliminary budget did not exceed the school districts index.

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Initially the party adopted a passive tactic towards the military dictatorship.

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By 1968, the band adopted electrical instruments anyway, and added drums.

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At the time, there was no existing scheme that could be qualified as global that could be adopted by all.

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His own activism, he now realizes, stems largely from the man who adopted him.

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Schools and counties that had adopted these textbooks reported improvements in their students' performance.

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