upon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for upon in the English»Serbian Dictionary

upon [ə'pɒn] PREP usu form

1. upon (on top of):

upon

na +loc

upon with verbs of motion

na +acc

2. upon (around):

upon

na +loc

the ring upon my finger

prsten na mojoj ruci

3. upon (hanging on):

upon

na +loc

4. upon (at time of):

upon

pri +dat

upon arrival

pri/u/po dolasku

once upon a time

nekada [davno]

5. upon form (through medium of):

upon

na +loc

upon paper

na papiru

6. upon (with base in):

upon

u +acc

to swear upon sth

zakleti se u nešto

he swore upon his word

dao je reč

7. upon (concerning):

don't try to force your will upon me

nemoj da mi namećeš svoju volju [or da me teraš]

we settled upon a price

dogovorili smo se oko cene

'put-upon ADJ inf

put-upon

iskorišćen

play upon VB intr form

play upon PHRVB play on

See also play on

play on VB intr

1. play on (exploit):

to play on sth

iskoristiti nešto

2. play on liter (develop cleverly):

to play on a phrase/word

poigravati se izrazom/rečju

3. play on MUS, SPORTS (keep playing):

play on

nastaviti sa sviranjem [or igrom]

hit upon VB intr

hit upon idea:

hit upon

doći na ideju +loc

call upon VB intr

1. call upon (appeal to):

to call upon sb to do sth

apelovati na nekog da uradi nešto

2. call upon (use):

call upon

iskoristiti // koristiti

call upon courage

osloniti se // oslanjati se

set upon VB trans

1. set upon (cause to attack):

to set upon sb upon sb

nahuškati nekoga na nekoga

to set upon an animal upon sb

nahuškati neku životinju na nekoga

2. set upon usu passive:

to be set upon by an animal

biti napadnut od životinje

look upon VB intr

look upon PHRVB look on 2

See also look on

look on VB intr

1. look on (glance):

look on

pogledati // gledati

2. look on (regard):

look on

odnositi se imperf

to look on sth with disquiet/favour

odnositi se prema nečemu sa nemirom/blagonaklonošću

3. look on (watch):

look on

posmatrati imperf

Phrases:

to look on the bright side [of sth]

gledati sa svetlije strane

come upon VB intr

to come upon sth

naleteti na nešto

to come upon sb

naleteti na nekog

press upon VB trans

press upon PHRVB press on II

force upon VB trans

to force upon sth upon sb

nametnuti nekome nešto

upon Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bring a shower of praise upon sb fig

obasuti nekoga pohvalama

fig her eyes alighted upon the painting

pogled joj je sleteo na sliku

it has often been remarked upon that ...

često se napominje da..

she has just struck upon an idea

upravo je dobila ideju

to force upon sth upon sb

nametnuti nekome nešto

to set upon sb upon sb

nahuškati nekoga na nekoga

to set upon an animal upon sb

nahuškati neku životinju na nekoga

to be set upon by an animal

biti napadnut od životinje

to be called upon to testify

biti pozvan kao svedok

to cast a reflection upon sb's abilities

dovesti nečije sposobnosti u pitanje

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The result was an odd, six-wheeled contraption which relied upon gasoline for locomotion and a coal-fired boiler for pumping water through hoses.

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Divorces were frowned upon, no matter what the provocation, and a man who was sued at law, particularly upon his promissory note, was almost disgraced in the public mind.

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The purpose of the immersion experiences is to reflect upon vocational discernment and their place in the world.

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Cause he had said: we shouldn't frown upon people being happy, or people dancing, or expressing themselves.

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It established a largely decentralized commercial empire based upon linkages by merchant houses protecting trade routes throughout the region.

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The ambulance sector switched to larger vehicles based upon van, cutaway van chassis, and truck chassis.

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He was highly conscientious of his responsibility for the welfare of those who relied upon him for their livelihood.

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The labour cost depends upon what is happening to the demand and supply of labour in the economy.

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It emits sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen upon heating to decomposition.

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The old and infirm who came to be healed, including children were trampled upon in the mass hysteria.

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