General Abbreviations

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General Abbreviations

A

• a.m. » ante meridiem, vreme pre nego što stigne podne – prepodne
• ABC » American Broadcasting Company
• a/c [British English] » Account – transakcijski račun
• a/c [American English] » air conditioning – sistem za hlađenje vazduha
• acct. [American English] » Account – novčani račun
• AC » alternating current – električna struja koja se naizmenično menja
• AD » anna domini, u Godini Gospodnjoj – nova era
• approx. » Approximately – grubo rečeno
• Ave. » Avenue – avenija

B

• BA » Bachelor of Arts – student sa diplomom; British Airways – britansko zrakoplovstvo
• B.o.T. [British English] » Board of Trade – trgovinska komora
• B&B (B+B) » Bed and Breakfast – smještaj sa jutarnjom obrokom
• BBC [British English] » British Broadcasting Corporation
• BC » before Christ – pre rodjenja Hrista, pre nove ere
• BO » body odour – miris tela
• BR » British Rail – britansko železničko preduzeće
• Bros. » Brothers – braća
• BST » British Summer Time
• BT » British Telecom – britansko telekomunikacijsko društvo
• BTA » British Tourist Authority

C

• c/o » in care of; at the residence or address of
• CCTV » closed-circuit television
• CET » Central European Time – vremenski pas Srednje Evrope (GMT +1)
• cf. (confer) » compare – proveriti razliku
• CIA [American English] » Central Intelligence Agency
• CID [British English] » Criminal Investigation Department
• c.i.f. » cost, insurance, freight – troškovi, zaštita, dostava
• CNN » Cable News Network
• COD » cash on delivery – isplata pri primanju pošiljke
• C of E [British English] » Church of England – anglikanska crkva
• CST [American English] » Central Standard Time – vremenski pas centra SAD-a
• CV » curriculum vitae – životopis

D

• DA [American English] » district attorney – tužilac okruga
• DC » direct current – struja jednog smera
• DIY » do-it-yourself – sami uradi

E

• EC » European Community – unija evropskih zemalja
• e.g. » exempli gratia, for example – recimo
• encl. » Enclosed – priloženo
• etc. » et cetera – i slično

F

• FAQ » Frequently Asked Questions – pitanja koja se često postavljaju
• fig. » Figure – cifra
• ft. » feet – stopa, mera za dužinu (30,48 cm)

G

• gal. [American English] » gallon – galon, mera za tečnost (3,785 l)
• gal. [British English] » gallon – galon, mera za tečnost (4,564 l)
• GCSE » General Certificate of Secondary Education – opšta diploma za srednje obrazovanje
• GMT » Greenwich Mean Time – prosečan čas po Griniču
• GPS » Global Positioning System – svetski sistem pronalaženja položaja

H

• HP » Horsepower – mera snage konjskog rada
• h&c » hot and cold – zagrejano i hlađeno
• hr » Hour – sat
• HRH » Her/His Royal Highness – njeno ili njegovo kraljevsko dostojanstvo
• ht » Height – visina

I

• i.e. » id est, that is – naime

L

• lb » pound – funta (453,59 g)
• Ltd » Limited – ograničen

M

• MA » Master of Arts – magistar umetnosnog smera
• mph » miles per hour – milja po satu
• Mr » Mister – gospodin
• Mrs » Missis – gospođa
• Ms » Miss – gospođica

N

• NBC [American English] » National Broadcasting Company – nacionalna radiodifuzna kuća
• no » Number – broj

O

• OAP » old-age pensioner – osoba u penziji
• OHP » overhead projector – projektor za folije

P

• p.a. » per annum – godišnje
• p.m. » post meridiem, after midday – nakon podne
• PE » Physical Education – telesna kultura
• pp » Pages – stranice
• pt » Part, pint, point – deo
• pto » please turn over – molim videti drugu stranu

R

• RC » Roman Catholic – Rimske katoličke vere
• Rd » Road – put
• RE » Religious Education

S

• Sq. » Square – kvadratni, trg
• St. » Street – gradski put; state – vladin; Saint – blaženi

T

• tbs/tbsp » Tablespoonful

Y

• yd » Yard – jarda