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1 rather
1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) dokaj2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) raje3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) prej (kot)* * *I [rá:ðə]adverbprej, rajši, raje; precéjrather good — precéj dober, kar doberrather a long way — precéj dolga pot, precéj dalečthe rather that... — toliko bolj (prej, rajši), ker...I rather think that... — jaz bi prej (skoraj) mislil, da...I had rather that... — jaz bi rajši...he left rather than join me — rajši je odpotoval, kot da bi se mi pridružilI would rather die than betray him — jaz bi rajši umrl, kot ga izdal (se mu izneveril)he would rather have died than revealed it — on bi bil rajši umrl, kot to razkrilthank you, I had rather not — hvala, (rajši) neII [ra:ðə]interjectioncolloquially (v odgovoru) da!, seveda!, vsekakor!, (prav) gotovo!Isn't it hot? -- Rather! — Ali ni vroče? -- Seveda! Pa še kako!Would you like to come? -- Rather! — Bi (Vi) radi prišli? -- To pa! Seveda!! Zelo rad! -
2 than
[ðən, ðæn]conjunction, preposition(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) kot* * *[ðæn, ðən]conjunctionkot, kakora man than whom no one was more beloved — ni ga bilo bolj priljubljenega človeka, kot je bil onI would rather walk than drive — jaz bi rajši šel peš, kot pa da bi se peljal -
3 steep
I [sti:p] adjective1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) strm2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) pretiran•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) namakati* * *I [sti:p]1.adjective ( steeply adverb)strm; figuratively hiter, brz, nagel; colloquially pretirano visok (o cenah); neverjeten (zgodba); čezmeren, pretiran, neupravičen, nesramena steep slope — strmo pobočje, prepadit is a bit steep that he should get all the profit — malo prehuda je, da bi on pospravil ves dobičekthis sounds rather steep — to zveni (se sliši) precéj neverjetno;2.nounstrmina, strmo pobočjeII [sti:p]1.nounnamakanje; potapljanje; tekočina za namakanje; močilo; močenje (konoplje, lanu); kar se namaka; posoda za namakanjein steep — v namakanju, namočen;2.transitive verbnamakati, močiti, omehčati z namakanjem; prepojiti, prežeti (in z); potopiti, pogreznitito be steeped in — biti zatopljen v; globoko pasti vto steep one's hands in blood figuratively močiti si, omadeževati si roke s krvjoto steep o.s. figuratively zatopiti se (in v) -
4 choose
[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) izbrati2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) odločiti se•* * *[ču:z]1.transitive verb( between) izbrati, izbirati, izvoliti si; hoteti; raje imeti;2.intransitive verb( between) imeti na izbiro; blagovolitiI cannot choose but — nujno moram, prisiljen sem, ne morem si kaj, da ne bi -
5 utilitarian
adjective (useful rather than ornamental: Our plates and glasses are utilitarian rather than beautiful.) uporaben, koristen* * *[ju:tilitʌ/əriən]1.nounutilitarist; koristolovec; oseba, ki misli le na svojo korist; privrženec utilitarizma;2.adjectiveki gleda le na (svojo) korist, koristolovski; utilitarističen; derogatory nizkoten -
6 before
[bi'fo:] 1. preposition1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) pred2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) pred3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) nad2. adverb(earlier: I've seen you before.) poprej3. conjunction(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) preden* * *I [bifɔ:]adverbprej, že nekoč, poprej; spredajII [bifɔ:]prepositionpred, v navzočnostito be before one's time — priti prezgodaj; biti napreden za svoje časeto carry everything before o.s. — imeti v vsem uspehbefore you can say Jack Robinson — takoj, kakor bi trenilto love before o.s. — ljubiti bolj kot samega sebethe question before us — vprašanje, ki ga je treba rešitibefore s.o.'s eyes — v prisotnosti, vpričo kogaIII [bifɔ:]conjunctionpreden; rajši kotbefore you know where you are — naenkrat, hipoma -
7 otherwise
1) (in every other way except this: She has a big nose but otherwise she is very good-looking.) sicer2) (doing, thinking etc something else: I am otherwise engaged this evening.) drugače* * *[ʌðəwaiz]adverbdrugače, sicerhis political enemies his otherwise friends — njegovi politični nasprotniki, sicer pa prijatelji -
8 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 -
9 acute
[ə'kju:t]1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) akuten2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) kritičen3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) sposoben4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) oster5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely
- acuteness* * *[əkjú:t]adjective ( acutely adverb)oster, šilast; bister; silovit; vreščav; medicine vnet, akuten -
10 bevel
['bevəl](a slanting edge (rather than a sharp corner): A chisel has a bevel on its cutting edge.) poševno rezilo- bevelled* * *I [bévəl]adjectivepoševen; topokotenII [bévəl]nounpoševnik, vogelnicaIII [bévəl]transitive verb & intransitive verbpoševno postaviti; poševno odrezati; zvijati, nagibati se -
11 bias
1. noun1) (favouring of one or other (side in an argument etc) rather than remaining neutral: a bias against people of other religions.) predsodek2) (a weight on or in an object (eg a bowl for playing bowls) making it move in a particular direction.) odklon2. verb(to influence (usually unfairly): He was biased by the report in the newspapers.) vplivati- biassed- biased* * *I [báiəs]adjective & adverbpoševen, prečen; poševno, napošev, prečnoII [báiəs]nounnagnjenost, poševnost; (in favour of, towards) pristranost; ( against) predsodekto cut on the bias — poševno odrezati, (pri)krojitiIII [báiəs]transitive verbnagniti, nagibati; usmeriti, usmerjati, vplivati; pristransko ravnati -
12 bias(s)ed
adjective ((negative unbias(s)ed) favouring one side rather than another: a biased judgement.) pristranski* * *[báiəst]adjectivenagnjen, poševen; figuratively (against, in favour of) pristranski; poln predsodkov -
13 change
[ ein‹] 1. verb1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) spremeniti (se)2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) zamenjati3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) preobleči se4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) spremeniti (se) v5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) zamenjati2. noun1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) sprememba2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) sprememba3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) zamenjava4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) drobiž5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) ostanek6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) sprememba•- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a change* * *I [čeindž]nounsprememba; menjava; borza; drobiž, prestop, prehod; astronomy mlaj; plural potrkavanje (z zvonovi)medicine change of life — klimakterijto get the change out of s.o. — ugnati kogato ring the changes — pogosto menjati službo, ponavljati isto z drugimi besedamito take a change out of s.o. — maščevati se nad kom; kaznovati kogato take the change on s.o. — (pre)varati kogaII [čeindž]1.transitive verb( from iz, into v) spremeniti, prenarediti; preurediti; zamenjati; railway prestopiti; oddojiti, odstaviti (dojenčka);2.intransitive verbspremeniti se; preobleči se; skisati seto change colour — prebledeti, zardetimotoring to change gears — menjati prestavoto change out of recognition — tako se spremeniti, da ga ni moči spoznatiall change! — vsi potniki prestopite!colloquially to change one's feet — preobuti se -
14 formal
['fo:məl]1) (done etc according to a fixed and accepted way: a formal letter.) uraden2) (suitable or correct for occasions when things are done according to a fixed and accepted way: You must wear formal dress.) predpisan, večeren3) ((of behaviour, attitude etc) not relaxed and friendly: formal behaviour.) tog4) ((of language) exactly correct by grammatical etc rules but not conversational: Her English was very formal.) knjižen5) ((of designs etc) precise and following a fixed pattern rather than occuring naturally: formal gardens.) urejen•- formally- formality* * *[fɔ:məl]adjective ( formally adverb)oblikoven; pravilen, simetričen; zunanji; svečan, formalen; določen; pedanten, strog; navidezen, dozdeven, na oko -
15 freighter
noun (a ship (or aircraft) that carries freight rather than passengers.) tovorna ladja* * *[fréitə]nountovorna ladja; tovorno letalo; pošiljatelj; najemnik ladje; tovornik -
16 functional
1) (designed to be useful rather than to look beautiful: functional clothes; a functional building.) funkcionalen2) (able to operate: It's an old car, but it's still functional.) uporaben* * *[fʌŋkšənl]adjective ( functionally adverb)funkcionalen, vršilen; formalen, reprezentativen -
17 handmade
adjective (made with a person's hands or with tools held in the hands, rather than by machines: hand-made furniture.) ročno izdelan* * *[haendmeid]adjectivena roko narejen -
18 high
1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) visok2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) visok3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) visok4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) visok5) (noble; good: high ideals.) visok6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) močan7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) visok8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) visok9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) pokvarjen10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) visok2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) visoko- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) izpostaviti- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) visokotehnološki- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time* * *I [hái]adjectivevisok, dvignjen; velik, važen; močan, silen; plemenit, odličen, imeniten; obilen (hrana); začinjen, pikanten (meso, divjačina); daljen, star (čas); visok, prediren, rezek (glas); velike vrednosti, visoke cene, drag; skrajen, goreč, vnet ( a high Tory); napet, razburljiv (doživljaj); veder, jasen, vesel (razpoloženje)colloquially natrkan; slang omamljen (od mamila); American slang high on — nor na kajof high birth — plemenitega rodu, visokega roduBritish English higher school certificate — abiturientsko spričevalohigh day — beli dan, prazničen danhigh and dry figuratively osamljen, zapuščen; nautical nasedel, na suhemto leave s.o. high and dry — pustiti koga na cediluin high feather — dobre volje, opitwith a high hand — samovoljno, ošabnoto carry things off with a high hand — samovoljno, predrzno ravnaticolloquially to mount ( —ali ride) the high horse — biti ponosen, biti domišljavhigh and mighty — nadut, ošabenhigh period — obdobje največje slave (umetnika itd.)on the high ropes — ohol, poln prezira; besenof high standing — visokega stanu, ugledenhigh spirit — razigranost, vedrostin high spirits — razigran, colloquially natrkan, "v rožicah"high words — ostre besede, prepirslang how is that for high? — to je pa že malo prevečII [hái]adverbvisoko; močno, zeloto run high — biti razburkan (morje); figuratively biti razburjen, razburiti seIII [hái]nounvišina; anticiklonsko področje; najvišja karta; technical najvišja prestava (v vozilu); American colloquially gimnazija; American slang omama (od mamila)on high — zgoraj, visoko gor; v nebesih, v nebesafrom on high — od zgoraj, z nebes -
19 hunch
(an idea or belief based on one's feelings or suspicions rather than on clear evidence: I have a hunch he'll be late.) slutnja- hunchbacked
- hunched up* * *I [hʌnč]noungrba; velik kos (kruha)American slang slutnja, sum; American slang to have a hunch — slutitiII [hʌnč]transitive verbupogniti, skriviti, zgrbiti (out, up)to hunch o.s. up — počepniti, upogniti se -
20 imitate
['imiteit] 1. verb(to (try to) be, behave or look the same as (a person etc): Children imitate their friends rather than their parents; He could imitate the song of many different birds.) posnemati2. adjective(made to look like something else: imitation wood.) umeten- imitativeness
- imitator* * *[ímiteit]transitive verbimitirati, posnemati, oponašati; kopirati, ponarediti; biology prilagoditi se (okolju)
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