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1
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prirojeno

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intrinsic (innate, inherent)

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narava proti vzgoji

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nature vs nurture

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3
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očarati

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to beguile (fascinate)

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4
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divji otrok

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feral child

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5
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not damaged by society

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untainted by sth

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6
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nič drugega kot senzacionalno

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nothing short of sensational

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7
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nem

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mute

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8
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not changed by people

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a blank slate

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9
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posvetiti se nečemu

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to devote yourself to sth

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10
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zadržati svoje nagone, želje

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restrain your urges

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11
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glasilke

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vocal cords

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12
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brbljati

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babble

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13
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clearly expressed or pronounced words

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articulate sounds

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14
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an ideal time to acquire a language

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a window for language acquisition

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15
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plastnost možganov

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brain plasticity

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16
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to gain something by your own efforts, ability or behaviour

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to acquire sth

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17
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psihološka travma

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psychological trauma

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18
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vedno, always

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invariably

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19
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pogajati, analizirati, predstavljati

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negotiating, analysing, presenting

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20
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skills that can be used in different jobs

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transferable skills

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21
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a person’s intelligence

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grey matter (= the part of your brain responsible for processing information

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22
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jezikoslovni …

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linguistic …

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23
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prestrašeni

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daunted

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24
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inside out

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back to front

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25
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psiha

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psyche

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26
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različne ravni kompetenc

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different levels of competence

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27
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slovnica, besedišče, izgovorjava, črkovanje

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grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, spelling

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28
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naglas - how you pronounce words

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accent

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29
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narečje - geography linked

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dialect

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30
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international language, intended as a universal second language

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esperanto

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31
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izguba jezikov

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language loss

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32
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natančnost

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accuracy

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33
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izumrli jezik

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extinct language

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34
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živi jezik

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living language

35
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obogatiti besedišče

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enrich vocabulary

36
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tekočnost

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fluency

37
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obvladati jezik

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master a language

38
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izumreti

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to die out

39
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jezik manjšine

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minority language

40
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mrtvi jezik

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dead language

41
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materni jezik

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mother tongue

42
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a shared language of communication used between people whose main languages are different

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lingua franca

43
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your knowledge of something; your ability to do or use something, especially a language, ability to use a language

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a good command of sth/language

44
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to be careful about what you say in order not to upset or offend somebody

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watch/mind your language

45
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a breakdown in communication as a result of people not having a common language in which to communicate

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language barrier

46
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(not) to be able to say anything because somebody else is speaking too much

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(not) get a word in edgeways

47
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to talk about something for a long time without coming to the main point

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beat about the bush

48
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expressed in a simple, clear way without any extra information or feelings

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to the point

49
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if two people are at ________, they do not understand each other because they are talking about or aiming at different things, without realising it

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cross purposes

50
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an act of talking seriously to somebody to tell them they have done something wrong

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talking-to

51
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to show somebody something or tell somebody about an idea in order to see their reaction to it

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run something by (someone) (again)

52
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to understand something in the wrong way

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get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick

53
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a person whose job is to take care of a group of animals

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herder

54
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reliable

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trusty

55
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doesn not have enough space

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cramped

56
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to cause sb problems or pain

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play (sb) up

57
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if sb has a ______ they become angry very easily

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temper

58
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to have an argument with sb

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fall out

59
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to start working on sth

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go about

60
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sensible and practical

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down to earth

61
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a written or spoken description of sth that has happened, izjava

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account

62
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hesitating to do sth because you do not want to do it

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reluctant

63
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to talk about what you feel

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open up

64
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a person from the countryside who seems stupid

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country bumpkin

65
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to dislike and have no respect for sb sth

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despise

66
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refusing to obey sometimes in an aggressive way, uporniški

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defiant

67
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to cut off some of the branches from a tree

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prune

68
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to make a bush

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cut sth back

69
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to complain about sth

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moan

70
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priliv

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influx

71
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pokupiti

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to buy sth up

72
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to sell your possessions because you are leaving country or retiring

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sell sth up

73
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possibility that sth will happen

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prospect

74
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to make sth different

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to alter

75
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otežiti

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to hinder

76
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to organise a business

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to conduct a business

77
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to talk about work all the time

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talk shop

78
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tending to show favour for personal reasons

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biased

79
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combining two different things so they work together

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integration

80
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zborni jezik - in public discourse 4x

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standard language + PP + QUEEN + BBC language

81
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uradni jezik

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official language/tongue

82
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lingua franca is …

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global language, most of the business, academic, scientific language

83
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to convey the meaning

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to get the message across

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