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1 delicate
['delikət]1) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) občutljiv2) (of fine texture etc; dainty: a delicate pattern; the delicate skin of a child.) nežen3) (able to do fine, accurate work: a delicate instrument.) fin, natančen4) (subtle: a delicate wine; a delicate shade of blue.) prefinjen•- delicacy* * *[délikit]adjective ( delicately adverb)okusen, slasten; nežen, občutljiv; rahel; rahločuten, takten, skromen; prefinjen, izbirčen; oprezen; figuratively kočljiv -
2 over-delicate
[óuvədélikit]adjective ( over-delicately adverb)preobčutljiv -
3 fine
I 1. adjective1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) odličen2) ((of weather) bright; not raining: a fine day.) jasen3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) odličen4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) fin5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) natančen6) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) droben7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) fin, pretanjen8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) v redu, krasen2. adverb(satisfactorily: This arrangement suits me fine.) zelo prav3. interjection(good; well done etc: You've finished already - fine!) krasno- finely- finery
- fine art II 1. noun(money which must be paid as a punishment: I had to pay a fine.) globa2. verb(to make (someone) pay a fine: She was fined $10.) oglobiti* * *I [fain]nounkonec, cilj, zaključekin fine — končno, kratkomalo, skratkaII [fain]nounglobajuridically to make liable to fine — naložiti globoIII [fain]transitive verb & intransitive verbnaložiti globo, kaznovati z globo; plačati globoIV [fain]adjectivedroben, tenek, fin; rahel, nežen; lep, sijajen, odličen; eleganten; čist; jasen; oster (nož), nabrušen; dobro razvit; bister; prevzetento say fine things about s.o. — hvaliti kogaV [fain]adverblepo; rahlo, nežno itn.VI [fain]nounlepo vremeVII [fain]transitive verb & intransitive verb(z)jasniti se; čistiti se; tanjšati se; (s)hujšati; prečistiti, rafinirati -
4 delicacy
plural - delicacies; noun1) (the state or quality of being delicate.) finost2) (something delicious and special to eat: Caviare is a delicacy.) poslastica* * *[délikəsi]nounprijeten na oko; slaščica, poslastica; nežnost, občutljivost; takt, skromnost; figuratively kočljivostdelicacy of mind — občutljivost, rahločutnost -
5 fern
[fə:n](a kind of plant with no flowers and delicate feather-like leaves.) praprot* * *[fə:n]nounbotany praprot -
6 instrument
['instrəmənt]1) (a tool, especially if used for delicate scientific or medical work: medical/surgical/mathematical instruments.) pripomoček2) ((also musical instrument) an apparatus for producing musical sounds: He can play the piano, violin and several other instruments.) glasbilo•- instrumentalist* * *I [ínstrumənt]nounorodje, priprava, inštrument; music glasbilo, inštrument; juridically uradni dokument, listina; economy vrednostni papir, plural dispozicije; figuratively sredstvo, orodjeto be instrument in — pomagati k čemu, pripomočieconomy instrument of payment — plačilno sredstvoaeronautics instrument landing — slepo pristajanjeaeronautics instrument flying — slepo letenje, biti vodenelectrical instrument transformer — merilni transformatorII [ínstrumənt]transitive verbmusic uglasbiti, instrumentirati -
7 lace
[leis] 1. noun1) (a string or cord for fastening shoes etc: I need a new pair of laces for my tennis shoes.) vezalka2) (delicate net-like decorative fabric made with fine thread: Her dress was trimmed with lace; ( also adjective) a lace shawl.) čipka; čipkast2. verb(to fasten or be fastened with a lace which is threaded through holes: Lace (up) your boots firmly.) zavezati (z vezalko)* * *I [lu:s]nounzoology odrasla ščukaII [leis]nounvezalka, trak, stogla; resice (na uniformi); čipka; žganje primešano drugi pijači (zlasti kavi)III [leis]1.transitive verb(s trakom itd.) zavezati, zadrgniti, zategniti; okrasiti z resicami; obrobiti, okrasiti s čipko; potegniti trak skozi ( through); prebičati, pretepsti; primešati žganje (zlasti kavi);2.intransitive verbzadrgniti, zategniti sea story laced with jokes — pripoved polna šal, zabeljena s šalamifiguratively to lace s.o.'s jacket — izprašiti komu hlače, pretepsti ga -
8 mince
[mins] 1. verb1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) sesekljati2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) drobencljati2. noun(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) sesekljano meso- mincer- mincing
- mincingly
- mincemeat* * *I [mins]noun(zlasti British English) sesekljano mesoII [mins]1.transitive verb(se)sekljati, razkosati, zmleti meso; figuratively olepšati, ublažiti;2.intransitive verbvesti se prisiljenonot to mince one's words ( —ali matters) — povedati brez ovinkov, naravnost povedatito mince one's steps — drobno hoditi, drobneti -
9 nicety
- plural niceties - noun (a precise or delicate detail.) natančnost, podrobnost* * *[náisiti]nounpreciznost, točnost, natančnost, pedantnost; ostrina, strogost, (sodbe); plural majhne razlike, nadrobnosti, odtenkinot to stand upon niceties — ne biti prenatančen, ne jemati preresno -
10 slide
1. past tense, past participle - slid; verb1) (to (cause to) move or pass along smoothly: He slid the drawer open; Children must not slide in the school corridors.) drseti2) (to move quietly or secretly: I slid hurriedly past the window; He slid the book quickly out of sight under his pillow.) zdrsniti2. noun1) (an act of sliding.) drsenje2) (a slippery track, or apparatus with a smooth sloping surface, on which people or things can slide: The children were taking turns on the slide in the playground.) tobogan3) (a small transparent photograph for projecting on to a screen etc: The lecture was illustrated with slides.) diapozitiv4) (a glass plate on which objects are placed to be examined under a microscope.) steklo pod objektivom5) ((also hair-slide) a (decorative) hinged fastening for the hair.) zaponka•- sliding door* * *I [sláid]noundrsalnica; drsališče; drča; drsenje, drsanje; drsalen zaklopec ali pokrov; žlebič, utor, smuk; zemeljski udor; fotografska plošča, diapozitiv, fotografija; steklo objektiva pri mikroskopu; zaponka (na pasu)II [sláid]intransitive verbdrseti, zdrsniti, spodrsniti, zdrkniti, spodrseti; drsati se po ledu (brez drsalk); gladko teči; polzeti; počasi, neopazno padati ( into v); iti prek (česa), (neopaženo) miniti; počasi prehajati (from... to od... k, na, v); slang oditi; transitive verb pahniti, poriniti, napraviti, da nekaj zdrsne ( into v, na)to let things slide — prepustiti stvari toku razvoja, ničesar ne ukreniti, biti brezbrižento slide a ship down the skids nautical spustiti ladjo po drsalicah v morje (pri splavitvi); -
11 slight
1) (small; not great; not serious or severe: a slight breeze; We have a slight problem.) rahel2) ((of a person) slim and delicate-looking: It seemed too heavy a load for such a slight woman.) šibek•- slighting
- slightingly
- slightly
- in the slightest* * *I [sláit]1.noun(raz)žalitev; omalovaževanje, neupoštevanje; prezir(anje), podcenjevanje, ponižanje; figuratively madež na častito put a slight upon s.th. — vnemar pustiti, omalovaževati, ne se ozirati na, ne upoštevati (česa);2.transitive verbomalovaževati, prezirati, zapostavljati, vnemar pustiti, zanemarjati (delo), slabo ali nebrižno ravnati zII [sláit]adjective ( slightly adverb)tanek, vitek; slaboten, šibek; lahen, rahel, malo važen; nepomemben, neznaten, nezadosten; površen, bežena slight examination — bežen, površen pregled -
12 subtle
1) (faint or delicate in quality, and therefore difficult to describe or explain: There is a subtle difference between `unnecessary' and `not necessary'; a subtle flavour.) komaj opazen2) (clever or cunning: He has a subtle mind.) premeten•- subtlety- subtly* * *[sʌtl]adjective ( subtly adverb)tanek, fin, subtilen, nežen; hlapljiv; komaj opazen; spreten, okreten, vešč, pripraven, iznajdljiv, domiseln, bistroumen, bister, prenikav, oster, rafiniran; tajen, skrivnosten; potuhnjen, zahrbten; prebrisan, premeten, prekanjen; težaven, kočljiv; obsolete redek, razredčena subtle distinction — komaj opazna, zaznavna razlika
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