John Cleese urges St Andrews students not to elect Q Manivannan as rector
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John Cleese urges St Andrews students not to elect Q Manivannan as rector

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The BbcOctober 13, 2026View Source

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Џон Клиз је познат глумац. (Džon Kliz je poznat glumac.)

John Cleese is a famous actor.

Џон Клиз→John Cleeseје→isпознат→famousглумац→actor
Он је био ректор на овом универзитету. (On je bio rektor na ovom univerzitetu.)

He was a rector at this university.

био→wasректор→rectorна→at/onовом→thisуниверзитету→university
Студенти сада бирају новог ректора. (Studenti sada biraju novog rektora.)

Students are now choosing a new rector.

Студенти→studentsсада→nowбирају→are choosing/chooseновог→newректора→rector
Клиз каже да један кандидат није добар. (Kliz kaže da jedan kandidat nije dobar.)

Cleese says that one candidate is not good.

Клиз→Cleeseкаже→saysда→thatједан→oneкандидат→candidateније→is notдобар→good
Овај кандидат је политичар Кју Маниванан. (Ovaj kandidat je političar Kju Manivanan.)

This candidate is the politician Q Manivannan.

Овај→thisкандидат→candidateје→isполитичар→politicianКју Маниванан→Q Manivannan
Клиз не воли његове речи о насиљу. (Kliz ne voli njegove reči o nasilju.)

Cleese does not like his words about violence.

не→notволи→likesњегове→hisречи→wordsо→aboutнасиљу→violence
Он моли студенте да не гласају за њега. (On moli studente da ne glasaju za njega.)

He asks students not to vote for him.

моли→asksстуденте→studentsда→that/toне→notгласају→voteза→forњега→him
Ово је важна вест у Шкотској. (Ovo je važna vest u Škotskoj.)

This is important news in Scotland.

Ово→thisје→isважна→importantвест→newsу→inШкотској→Scotland
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глумац
actor
"Он је веома познат глумац."
бирају
choosing/electing
"Људи бирају свог лидера."
кандидат
candidate
"Овај кандидат има план."
речи
words
"Његове речи су важне."
гласају
vote
"Студенти гласају данас."
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