words in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for words in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.word [wɜːd] N

1. word (unit of language):

word

reč f

hush, not a word!

tišina, ni reč da nisam čuo!

or words to that effect

ili nešto u tom smislu

in other words

drugim rečima

the spoken/written word

izgovorena/pisana reč

to be too stupid for words

biti neizrecivo glup

in a word

jednom rečju

in a word

ukratko

2. word no pl:

word (short conversation) (also formal)

kratak razgovor m

to have a word with sb [about sth]

porazgovarati sa nekim (o nečemu)

to exchange a few words with sb

razmeniti nekoliko reči sa nekim

to have a quiet word with sb

nasamo porazgovarati sa nekim

3. word no pl:

word (news)

vest f

word (message)

poruka f

word has it that ...

priča se da ...

to get word of sth [from sb]

načuti nešto o nečemu (od nekoga)

4. word no pl (order):

word

naređenje nt

to give the word

izdati naređenje

5. word (remark):

word

primedba f

word

opaska f

word of warning

upozorenje

6. word no pl (promise):

word

obećanje nt

word

reč f

to go back on/keep one's word

pogaziti/održati obećanje

7. word no pl (statement of facts):

it's her word against mine

njena reč je protiv moje

to take sb's word for it [that ...]

verovati nekome na reč (da ...)

8. word (lyrics):

words pl

reči pesme

Phrases:

by word of mouth

usmeno

sb cannot get a word in edgeways inf

neko nema priliku da progovori

from the word go

od samog početka

to have words with sb

sporečkati se sa nekim

my word!

kunem se!

II.word [wɜːd] VB trans

to word sth

izraziti nešto rečima

word 'pro·ces·sor N COMPUT

1. word processor (computer):

word processor

računar m

2. word processor (program):

word processor

program m za obradu teksta

word 'pro·cess·ing N no pl

word processing

obrada teksta f

'word wrap N no pl COMPUT

word wrap

funkcija za automatski prelom teksta u novi red

word-'per·fect ADJ pred

1. word-perfect (memorized):

word-perfect

naučen napamet

2. word-perfect (correct):

word-perfect

sasvim tačan [or precizan]

'word di·vi·sion N no pl

word division

deljenje reči nt

'code word N

code word

lozinka f

'word or·der N no pl

word order

red reči m

'swear word N

swear word

psovka f

'word break N

word break

mesto deljenja reči na kraju reda

words Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he was stuck for words

ostao je bez reči

her words kept running through my head

njene reči su mi se motale po glavi

[to say] a few well-chosen words

(reći) nekoliko pažljivo odabranih reči

or words to that effect

ili nešto u tom smislu

to be too stupid for words

biti neizrecivo glup

to exchange a few words with sb

razmeniti nekoliko reči sa nekim

there are no words to express that

nema reči koje mogu to iskazati

actions speak louder than words prov

reči govore više od dela

he's a man of few words

on malo govori

he's a man of few words

škrt je na rečima

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In linguistics, it has become standard to align the words and to gloss each transcribed morpheme separately.

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We have to state, without mincing words, that there is an inseparable bond between our faith and the poor.

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The formation and elaboration of such laws, in other words, reflects the emergence of a commodities market system.

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These words can be made female with the use of the feminine suffix.

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The words that accompanied the melody date to around 1800 and concern the impoverishment of a father in order to pay a dowry.

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Words such as doctor, teacher, owner, etc. can be used as a second-person personal pronoun when necessary.

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In other words, below-the-line sales promotion is an immediate or delayed incentive to purchase, expressed in cash or in kind, and having only a short term or temporary duration.

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In other words, confirm that the mediator is a significant predictor of the dependent variable, while controlling for the independent variable.

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For older texts the Latin term incipit (it begins) is in use for the very first words of the opening sentence.

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Her voice is said to be like music playing, and her words are delivered in a sing-song manner.

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