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1 adversity
noun (misfortune or hardship.) zla sreča* * *[ədvɜ:siti]nounnesreča, nadloga, težava; priskutnost, neprijetnost -
2 adverse
['ædvə:s](unfavourable: adverse criticism.) nenaklonjen- adversity* * *[aedvə:s]adjective ( adversely adverb)(to čemu) nasproten, sovražen; priskuten; škodljiv, neugoden(commerce) adverse balance — pasivna bilancaadverse fate ( —ali fortune) — nezgoda, smolato be adverse to s.th. — nasprotovati čemu -
3 companion
[kəm'pænjən]1) (a person etc who accompanies another person as a friend etc: She was his constant companion in his childhood.) tovariš2) (a helpful handbook on a particular subject: The Gardening Companion.) priročnik•- companionship* * *I [kəmpaenjən]noundružabnik, -nica, tovariš(ica), spremljevalec, -lka, sopotnik, -ica; nasprotek, pendant; pripadnik nižjega viteškega reda; nautical stopnišče s palube h kabinam; vrhnje okno kabineII [kəmpaenjən]1.transitive verbspremljati;2.intransitive verb( with) družiti se
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Adversity — Ad*ver si*ty, n.; pl. {Adversities}. [OE. adversite, F. adversit[ e], fr. L. adversitas.] 1. Opposition; contrariety. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913 Webster] Adversity is not without comforts and hopes. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Syn: Affliction; distress;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adversity — (n.) c.1200, aduersite misfortune, hardship, difficulty, from O.Fr. aversité adversity, calamity, misfortune; hostility, wickedness, malice (Mod.Fr. adversité), from L. adversitatem (nom. adversitas) opposition, from adversus (see ADVERSE (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
Adversity is a great school-mistress, as many a poor fellow knows, that hath whimpered over his less… — Adversity is a great school mistress, as many a poor fellow knows, that hath whimpered over his lesson before her awfull chair. См. Беды человека научают мудрости … Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (оригинальная орфография)
adversity — I noun adverse circumstances, adverse fortune, affliction, bale, calamitas, calamity, catastrophe, contretemps, difficulty, disaster, distress, hardship, injuriousness, injury, misadventure, mischance, miseria, misfortune, mishap, oppression,… … Law dictionary
adversity — *misfortune, mischance, mishap Analogous words: *trial, tribulation, affliction: *distress, misery, suffering: *poverty, privation, indigence, destitution Antonyms: prosperity Contrasted words: felicity, *h … New Dictionary of Synonyms
adversity — [n] bad luck, situation affliction, bad break*, bummer*, calamity, can of worms*, catastrophe, clutch, contretemps, crunch*, difficulty, disaster, distress, downer*, drag*, evil eye*, hard knocks*, hardship, hard times, hurting, ill fortune, jam … New thesaurus
adversity — ► NOUN (pl. adversities) ▪ difficulty; misfortune … English terms dictionary
adversity — [ad vʉr′sə tē, ədvʉr′sə tē] n. [ME < OFr adversité, aversite < L adversitas < adversus, ADVERSE] 1. a state of wretchedness or misfortune; poverty and trouble 2. pl. adversities an instance of misfortune; calamity … English World dictionary
adversity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Ill fortune Nouns 1. (difficulty) adversity, affliction; bad, ill, adverse, or hard luck or fortune, Weltschmerz; evil lot; force majeur, frowns of fortune; evil star or genius; ups and downs of life,… … English dictionary for students
adversity — noun VERB + ADVERSITY ▪ be faced with, meet with ▪ When faced with adversity she was never tempted to give up. ▪ overcome, triumph over PREPOSITION ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Adversity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Adversity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 adversity adversity evil &c. 619 Sgm: N 1 failure failure &c. 732 Sgm: N 1 bad luck bad luck ill luck evil luck adverse luck hard fortune … English dictionary for students