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1 complain
[kəm'plein]1) (to state one's displeasure, dissatisfaction etc: I'm going to complain to the police about the noise.) pritožiti se2) ((with of) to state that one has (pain, discomfort etc): He's complaining of difficulty in breathing.) pritoževati se•* * *[kəmpléin]intransitive verb (about, of; to) pritoževati se; nergati, godrnjati -
2 reason
I [ri:zn]nounrazlog, vzrok, povod, motiv; argument, utemeljitev; um, razum, razumnost, razsodnost, uvidevnost, razumevanje, logika; juridically pravica (za kaj); glavni razlog; kar je prav in pošteno, upravičenost, usmerjenost; logic premisa nekega dokaza; sposobnost ustvarjanja zaključkov, sklepov na podlagi premisbereft of reason — blazen, norfor the reason that — zaradi tega (iz razloga), kerin (all) reason — z (vso) pravico, kot je pravično, upravičeno, v mejahwithout rhyme or reason figuratively brez glave in repa, nesmiseln, bedastto bring s.o. to reason — spraviti koga k pameti, spametovati kogaI will do anything in reason — napravil bom vse, kar se mi bo zdelo pametnoto give, (to show) reason — dati povodto have reason archaic prav imetito listen to reason, to hear reason — dati se poučiti, prepričati, poslušati nasvet, priti k pametiI saw reason to interfere — zdelo se mi je prav, da se vmešamit stands to reason that... — jasno je, da...there is reason in what you say — pametno (premišljeno) je, kar govorišII [ri:zn]1.intransitive verbrazmišljati (about, of, on o), modrovati, rezonirati, umovati, razumno ali logično misliti; sklepati ( from iz); soditi, razsojati (on o); diskutirati, debatirati ( with z)to reason about — razmišljati o, diskutirati oto reason with oneself — modrovati pri sebi;2.transitive verbdiskutirati, debatirati, razpravljati (o čem), pretresati, razlagati; utemeljiti, motivirati; (logično) premisliti (često up); razumno, logično izraziti ali formulirati; sklepati, priti do sklepa; z argumenti koga odvrniti ( out od); z razlogi napeljati, pregovoriti koga ( into k)I reasoned him out of his resolution — pregovoril sem ga, da je opustil svoj sklepto reason oneself into sth. figuratively zapičiti, zagristi se v kajto reason s.o. into — pregovoriti koga k (da kaj napravi) -
3 appropriate
[ə'prəupriət](suitable; proper: Her clothes were appropriate to the occasion; Complain to the appropriate authority.) primeren, ustrezen- appropriately* * *I [əpróupriit]adjective ( appropriately adverb)(to, for) primeren, namenjen; značilenII [əpróuprieit]transitive verbpolastiti se, prisvojiti, lastiti si; (to, for čemu, za) prilagoditi, porabiti; določiti, nameniti, rezervirati -
4 crab
I [kræb] noun(an edible sea animal with a shell and five pairs of legs, the first pair having claws.) rakovicaII past tense, past participle - crabbed; verb((slang) to complain or criticize: He keeps on crabbing about the weather.) pritoževati se- crabby* * *I [kræb]nounzoology rakovica; technical vitel; obsolete najnižji zadetek pri kockanju; colloquially zguba, škoda; colloquially godrnjač; tekalni voziček; odklon od določene smeri (raketa); astronomy rakto catch a crab — pregloboko udariti z vesli; vstran odskočitito turn out crabs — zgrešiti; ne se posrečitiII [kræb]nounbotany divje jabolko, lesnikaIII [kræb]transitive verbkritizirati, negativno oceniti, "raztrgati"colloquially to crab s.o.'s scheme — pokvariti komu načrtIV [kræb]noun(to) graja, očitek -
5 grouch
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6 grumble
1. verb1) (to complain in a bad-tempered way: He grumbled at the way he had been treated.) godrnjati2) (to make a low and deep sound: Thunder grumbled in the distance.) bobneti2. noun1) (a complaint made in a bad-tempered way.) godrnjanje2) (a low, deep sound: the grumble of thunder.) bobnenje* * *I [grʌmbl]nounbučanje, hrumenje, godrnjanje; pritoževanjeII [grʌmbl]1.intransitive verb(at, about, over) godrnjati; pritoževati se; grmeti, bobneti;2.transitive verb( out) zagodrnjati -
7 justice
1) (fairness or rightness in the treatment of other people: Everyone has a right to justice; I don't deserve to be punished - where's your sense of justice?) pravičnost2) (the law or the administration of it: Their dispute had to be settled in a court of justice.) sodišče3) (a judge.) sodnik•- do
- in justice to* * *[džʌstis]nounpravičnost (to do); zakonitost, upravičenost, utemeljenost; pravica; sodišče, sodnikCourt of Justice — sodišče, sodnijato administer justice — deliti pravico, soditito bring s.o. to justice — kaznovati koga, pripeljati koga pred sodnikato do justice to — izkazati komu pravico; dati polno priznanje (tudi hrani, pijači)to do o.s. justice — izkazati se, pokazati, kaj kdo znain justice — po zakonu, po pravici -
8 meek
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9 moan
[məun] 1. verb1) (to make a low sound of grief, pain etc: The wounded soldier moaned.) ječati2) (to complain: She's always moaning about how hard she has to work.) stokati2. noun(a sound (as if) of grief, pain etc: a moan of pain; the moan of the wind.) ječanje* * *I [moun]nounječanje, stokanje, tarnanjearchaic to make moan — tarnatiII [moun]1.intransitive verbječati, stokati, tarnati; šumeti (voda);2.transitive verbobjokovati -
10 nag
[næɡ]past tense, past participle - nagged; verb((often with at) to complain or criticize continually: She nags (at) her husband about their lack of money.) sitnariti- nagging* * *I [næg]nounzoology poni, majhen konj; colloquially mrha, kljuseII [næg]1.transitive verbzbadati (z besedo), jeziti, mučiti; godrnjati (at);2.intransitive verbsitnariti, jezikati, nergati; zbadati (bolečina)III [næg]nounsitnarjenje, zbadanje, godrnjanje -
11 whine
1. verb1) (to utter a complaining cry or a cry of suffering: The dog whines when it's left alone in the house.) cviliti2) (to make a similar noise: I could hear the engine whine.) cviliti3) (to complain unnecessarily: Stop whining about how difficult this job is!) cviliti2. noun(such a noise: the whine of an engine.) cviljenje* * *[wáin]1.nouncviljenje; cmerjenje; jadikovanje, tarnanje; nerganje;2.intransitive verbcviliti; cmeriti se; jadikovati, tarnati; nergati; jokaje moledovati, prosjačiti; transitive verb (često whine out) izgovoriti, (iz)reči v joku -
12 bellyache
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13 find fault with
(to criticize or complain of: She is always finding fault with the way he eats.) grajati -
14 hard done by
(unfairly treated: You should complain to the headmaster if you feel hard done by.) nepravilno obravnavan
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