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1 bravery
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2 abstract
['æbstrækt] 1. adjective1) ((of a noun) referring to something which exists as an idea and which is not physically real: Truth, poverty and bravery are abstract nouns.) pojmoven2) ((of painting, sculpture etc) concerned with colour, shape, texture etc rather than showing things as they really appear: an abstract sketch of a vase of flowers.) abstrakten2. noun(a summary (of a book, article etc).) povzetek* * *I [æbstraekt]transitive verb( from iz, od) odvrniti, speljati; povzeti; chemistry destilirati; colloquially ukrasti, izmakniti, sunitiII [aebstrækt]adjective ( abstractly adverb)abstrakten, odmišljen, pojmoven, težko razumljivIII [aebstrækt]nounabstraktnost; grammar abstraktum; ( from iz) izvleček, kratek pregledin the abstract — abstraktno, odmišljeno, teoretično -
3 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) ukrepati2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) vesti se3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) igrati2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) dejanje2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) ukrep3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) dejanje4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) veseloigra•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *I [ækt]noundelo; dejanje; zakon, listina; svečanost; sodba; teza za disertacijoact and deed — uradna listina, obveznostin act — v resnici, dejanskoII [ækt]1.transitive verbigrati, predstavljati; hliniti;2.intransitive verbdelovati, služiti, vesti se; (on na) vplivati; ( upon po) ravnati se; pretvarjati seto act upon s.o.'s advice — ravnati se po nasvetu kogato act up to one's reputation — ravnati, kakor smo pričakovali -
4 approbation
[æprə'beiʃən](approval: His bravery received the approbation of the whole town.) odobravanje* * *[æprobéišən]nounodobritev, odobravanje, privolitev; pohvala -
5 brave
[breiv] 1. adjective(without fear of danger, pain etc: a brave soldier; a brave deed; You're very brave; It was brave of him to fight such an enemy.) pogumen2. verb(to meet or face boldly: They braved the cold weather.) kljubovati3. noun(a Red Indian warrior.) indijanski bojevnik- bravely- bravery* * *I [breiv]adjective ( bravely adverb)pogumen, hraber, junaški, kljubovalen; pošten, pravičen; krasen, sijajen, postavenII [breiv]nounjunak; American indijanski bojevnikIII [breiv]transitive verbizzvati, izzivati; kljubovati; hrabro se upirati -
6 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) značaj; vrsta2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) značaj3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) dober glas4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) oseba (v igri)5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) čudak6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) črka•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) značilnost- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation* * *I [kaeriktə]nounznak, pisava, črka, številka; dostojatnstvo, stan, položaj; značaj; oseba, igralec, -lka; dober glas; čudak; spričevalo; opis; kakovost, lastnostto see s.th. in its true character — videti kaj v pravi lučifiguratively to set the character of s.th. — vtisniti čemu pečatto give s.o. a good character — dati komu dobro spričevaloII [kaeriktə]transitive verbpoetically archaic opisati -
7 courage
(the quality that makes a person able to meet dangers without fear; bravery: It took courage to sail the Atlantic singlehanded.) pogum- courageously* * *[kʌridž]nounpogum, hrabrost, srčnostto damp s.o.'s courage — pogum komu vzeti, oplašiti gathe courage of one's conviction — pogum, braniti svoja načelato take one's courage (in both hands), to pluck up ( —ali muster, summon, screw up) one's courage — opogumiti se -
8 cross
[kros] I adjective(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) jezen- crosslyII 1. plural - crosses; noun1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) križ2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) križ3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) križ4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) križ5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) križanec6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) križ7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) križec2. verb1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) prečkati2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) (pre)križati3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) križati se4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) križati se5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) prečrtati6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) barirati7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) križati8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) nasprotovati•- cross-- crossing
- crossbow
- cross-breed
- cross-bred
- crosscheck 3. noun(the act of crosschecking.) navzkrižno preverjanje- cross-country skiing
- cross-examine
- cross-examination
- cross-eyed
- cross-fire
- at cross-purposes
- cross-refer
- cross-reference
- crossroads
- cross-section
- crossword puzzle
- crossword
- cross one's fingers
- cross out* * *I [krɔs]nounkriž, križec; križanje; krščanstvo; biology križanec; figuratively trpljenje, težava, nesreča; slang prevara; slang ( between) kompromison the cross — prečno, počez; figuratively nepoštenoII [krɔs]adjectivepočezen, prečen; nasproten (veter); neugoden; colloquially siten, čemeren, slabe volje; ( with na) jezen, hud; slang nepošten; nepošteno pridobljenIII [krɔs]adverbpoprek, postrani; figuratively narobeIV [krɔs]1.transitive verbkrižati; prekrižati, narediti znak križa; prečrtati; figuratively preprečiti; onemogočiti, pokvariti komu račune; prečkati; prepeljati; zajahati (konja);2.intransitive verbpoprek ležati; križati se; preiti; prepeljati se; srečati seto cross the palm — podkupiti, dati napitninofiguratively to dot the i's and cross the t's — jasno se izražati; nadrobnosti navesti; loviti pičice na ito cross s.o.'s hand with a piece of money — stisniti komu denar v rokoto cross the path of s.o. — srečati koga; figuratively zastaviti komu pot -
9 decorate
['dekəreit]1) (to add some kind of ornament etc to (something) to make more beautiful, striking etc: We decorated the Christmas tree with glass balls.) okrasiti2) (to put paint, paper etc on the walls, ceiling and woodwork of (a room): He spent a week decorating the living-room.) pleskati; polagati tapete3) (to give a medal or badge to (someone) as a mark of honour: He was decorated for his bravery.) odlikovati•- decorative
- decorator* * *[dékəreit]transitive verb(o)krasiti, (o)lepšati, poslikati, prepleskati, obložiti s tapetami; odlikovatidecorated style — angleška gotika 1ɔ. stol. -
10 equivalent
[i'kwivələnt] 1. adjective(equal in value, power, meaning etc: A metre is not quite equivalent to a yard; Would you say that `bravery' and `courage' are exactly equivalent?) enakovreden2. noun(something or someone that is equivalent to something or someone else: This word has no equivalent in French.) ustreznica* * *I [ikwívələnt]adjective ( equivalently adverb)enakovreden, ustrezen, ekvivalentenequivalent sum — protivrednost, nasprotna vrednostII [ikwívələnt]nounenaček, istomočnica -
11 gallantry
1) (bravery: He won a medal for gallantry.) hrabrost2) (politeness and attention to ladies: The young man was noted for gallantry.) galantnost* * *[gaeləntri]nounpogum, hrabrost; viteštvo; dvorjenje; vljudnost -
12 go down
1) ((with well/badly) to be approved or disapproved of: The story went down well (with them).) biti dobro/slabo sprejet2) ((of a ship) to sink: They were lost at sea when the ship went down.) potopiti se3) ((of the sun or moon) to go below the horizon.) zaiti4) (to be remembered: Your bravery will go down in history.) ostati v spominu5) ((of places) to become less desirable: This part of town has gone down in the last twenty years.) propadati* * *intransitive verb zaiti, zahajati (sonce); utoniti; odnehati; propasti, propadati; (s)plahneti; colloquially končati, zapustiti univerzo; ostati v spominu; ( before) pokleknitiit doesn't go down with me — tega ne verjamem; ne ugaja mi -
13 heroism
['herəuizm]noun (great bravery: The policeman was given a medal in recognition of his heroism.) junaštvo* * *[hérouizəm]nounjunaštvo -
14 medal
['medl](a piece of metal with a design, inscription etc stamped on it, given as a reward for bravery, long service, excellence etc, or made to celebrate a special occasion: He won a medal in the War.) medalja* * *[medl]nounmedalja, kolajna, svetinjafiguratively the reverse of the medal — druga plat vprašanjaAmerican Medal for Merit — medalja za zaslugeAmerican military Medal of Honor — medalja za hrabrost -
15 reluctant
(unwilling: He was reluctant to accept the medal for his bravery.) nenaklonjen- reluctance* * *[rilʌktənt]adjectiveki se upira, nasprotuje, ugovarja; nenaklonjen, nasproten, nevoljen -
16 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.)2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.)3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.)2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) vzmet2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) pomlad3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) skok4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) prožnost5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) izvir•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up* * *I [spriŋ]1.nounpomlad (tudi figuratively)the spring of life — mladost;2.adjectivespomladanskiII [spriŋ]1.nounskok, odskok; zalet; technical vzmet, pero; elastičnost, prožnost; figuratively duševna prožnost, energija; figuratively impulz, podnet, spodbuda, nagib, motiv, povod; vir, izvir, studenec; plural čas plime; figuratively izvor, poreklo; začetek; razpoka, reža (v lesu); zvitost, zvijanje (deske, grede); obsolete jutranji svit, svitanjeair spring — pnevmatična vzmet (zavora, blažilnik tresenja ali udarcev)day-spring poetically svitanje, svithot springs — topli izviri, toplicemineral springs — slatinski, mineralni izviri (vrelci)spring bed, spring mattress — vzmetna postelja, vzmetna žimnicathe spring has gone out of his step figuratively njegova hoja je izgubila svojo elastičnostto rise with a spring — naglo vstati, skočitito stand up with a spring — planiti kvišku, skočiti na nogeto take a spring — vzeti zalet, skočiti;2.adjectiveelastičen, prožen; vzmetni; (od)skočen; zagonskiIII [spriŋ]1.intransitive verbskočiti, priskočiti; pognati se, planiti (kvišku); nepričakovano postati ( into kaj), hitro priti v neko stanje ali položaj; izvirati, privreti na, izhajati, imeti svoj izvor (poreklo), nastati ( from iz); nepričakovano se pojaviti (priti), pokukati; pognati, poganjati, priti na dan, zrasti, (vz)brsteti, vzkliti; figuratively priti do česa; izbočiti se, pokati, klati se, zviti se, skriviti se (o lesu); military eksplodirati (o mini); veterinary biti brej, brejiti; obsolete daniti se, svitati se;2.transitive verbsprožiti; hunting dvigniti, splašiti (ptice) z ležišča; pognati (konja) v dir; preskočiti (ogrado); skriviti, zlomiti (lesen predmet); technical opremiti z vzmetmi; British English colloquially "olajšati" koga ( for a quid za funt); figuratively nepričakovano (kaj) iznesti, načeti, sprožiti; postaviti (teorijo)to be sprung slang biti vinjen, pijanto spring to attention military skočiti v pozorto spring to s.o.'s assistance — priskočiti komu na pomočto spring a covey of partridges — dvigniti, preplašiti jato jerebicto spring to the eyes figuratively v oči pastito spring a mine upon s.o. figuratively presenetiti koga; prilomastiti v njegovo hišohe sprang another three shillings, and I accepted — ponudil (primaknil) je še tri šilinge, in jaz sem sprejelto spring a surprise on s.o. — presenetiti koga, pripraviti komu presenečenjethe tears sprang to her eyes — solze so ji stopile v oči, so jo oblilewhere did you spring from? — od kod si se pa (ti) vzel?; -
17 valour
['vælə](courage or bravery, especially in battle: He displayed his valour on the battlefield.) hrabrost* * *American valor [vaelə]nounpoetically & jocosely srčnost, hrabrost, pogum, junaštvo, herojstvo, smelost; odločnost
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