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1 contrast
1. verb1) (to show marked difference from: His words contrast with his actions.) biti v nasprotju2) (to compare so as to show differences: Contrast fresh and frozen vegetables and you'll find the fresh ones taste better.) primerjati2. noun1) (difference(s) in things or people that are compared: The contrast between their attitudes is very marked.) nasprotje2) (a thing or person that shows a marked difference (to another): She's a complete contrast to her sister.) nasprotje* * *I [kəntraest]1.transitive verb( with) nasproti postaviti; soočiti, primerjati;2.intransitive verbbiti nasprotje, razločevati se, odbijati seII [kɔntræst]noun(to, between) nasprotje, raznoličje; primerjava, soočenje; antiteza; odtenek -
2 sharp
[ša:p]1.adjectiveoster, koničast, šiljast, špičast; strm; rezek, kričav, prediren; buden, pazljiv; dober (nos); silovit (spopad); strog, zbadljiv, jedek, hud, bičajoč, sarkastičen; živahen, hiter, brz; bister, bistroumen, iznajdijiv, prebrisan, rafiniran, zvit, lokav, pretkan, premeten, prekanjen; močan, izrazit; spreten, okreten; music povišan ali previsok za pol tona; American slang pozornost zbujajoč in privlačen (npr. obleka)as sharp as a needle figuratively zelo bister, bistroumensharp features — ostre, izrazite potezesharp practices figuratively sleparija, nepošteni trikisharp set slang lačena sharp tongue — oster, nabrušen, strupen jeziksharp wine — kislo vino, cvičeksharp's the word colloquially hitro!he has been too sharp for me figuratively prelisičil me jeto keep a sharp out-look — budno paziti, biti budno na stražithis wine is sharp — to vino je rezko, kislopoverty is a sharp weapon figuratively sila kola lomi;2.adverbvneto, močnó; nenadoma; točno, natančno, pazljivo; naglo, hitro, živahno; music povišano za pol tonalook sharp! — hitro!to turn sharp — ostro zaviti, napraviti oster ovinek;3.noundolga šivalna igla; familiarly slepar; colloquially strokovnjak, poznavalec; music za pol tona povišana nota, višaj;4.transitive verb colloquiallyprevarati ( out of za), ukaniti, oslepariti, prelisičiti; prislepariti kaj, ukrasti; music povišati zapol tona, American previsoko zapeti; intransitive verb slepariti, varati; music previsoko peti ali igrati
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