-
1 second nature
[sékənd néičə]nounfiguratively druga naravait has become second nature with ( —ali to) him — to mu je postala druga narava, to mu je prešlo v meso in kri -
2 nature
['nei ə]1) (the physical world, eg trees, plants, animals, mountains, rivers etc, or the power which made them: the beauty of nature; the forces of nature; the study of nature.) narava2) (the qualities born in a person; personality: She has a generous nature.) narava3) (quality; what something is or consists of: What is the nature of your work?) narava4) (a kind, type etc: bankers and other people of that nature.) vrsta•- - natured- in the nature of* * *[néičə]nounnarava, priroda; čud, vrsta, lastnost; military kaliber, premer; življenjska sila, primitivizem; botany drevesna smolaagainst ( —ali contrary to) nature — proti naravi, nadnaravnoin the nature of — kot, po, zaradi, v svojstvu, podobenia a state of nature — nag, divji, primitiventrue to nature — realističen, naraven -
3 custom
1) (what a person etc is in the habit of doing or does regularly: It's my custom to go for a walk on Saturday mornings; religious customs.) navada2) (the regular buying of goods at the same shop etc; trade or business: The new supermarkets take away custom from the small shops.) promet; klientela•- customarily
- customer
- customs* * *[kʌstəm]nounnavada, običajjuridically običajno pravo; odjemalstvo; redno nabavljanje (nakupovanje); plural carina; American custom clothes — po meri narejena obleka -
4 use
I [ju:z] verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) uporabiti2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) porabiti•- usable- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) uporaba2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) raba3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) korist4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) sposobnost uporabljati kaj5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) uporaba•- useful- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use* * *I [ju:s]nounraba, uporaba; uporabnost, korist(nost), prid; (poseben) namen, smoter; pripravnost; moč ali sposobnost uporabljati (kaj); navada, običaj, uzus; stalna ali ponovna uporaba; vaja; praksa; (pred)pravica uporabe (česa); juridically užitek; pravica, uživanje (posesti); dobiček; ecclesiastic obredi kake Cerkve, liturgijaof use — uporaben, koristenof no use — neuporaben, brezkoristenout of use — ne v rabi, ne več uporabenonce a use and ever a custum — česar se je Janezek naučil, to Janez znacan I be of use? — lahko (kaj) pomagam?is this of use to you? — lahko to kaj porabite?crying is no use — nima smisla jokati, zastonj je jokatiit is (of) no use (running) — brez koristi, zaman je (teči)what's the use (of it)? — kakšen smisel naj (sploh) to ima?to fall ( —ali to pass) out of use — postati neuporaben, zastaretiyou will find these shoes of use in the mountains — videli boste, da so ti čevlji zelo koristni v gorahI have no use for such people — nimam nobenega smisla za take ljudi, ne cenim (ne potrebujem) takih ljudihave you lost the use of your tongue? — si izgubil dar govora?to make use of s.th. — uporabiti (izkoristiti) kaj, posluževati se česato make use of s.o.'s name — sklicevati se na kogato put out of use — vzeti iz obtoka (kovance itd.)II [ju:z]transitive verbrabiti, uporabljati, porabiti, izkoristiti, posluževati se; zateči se k; ravnati z; potrošiti, izdati; gojiti (šport itd.); prebiti (čas); obsolete navaditi (to na)to use one's brains ( —ali wits) — uporabiti pamet, napeti (svoje) možganeuse your eyes! — odpri oči!to use one's best efforts — napraviti, kar se le da (kar je le možno)how did they use you? — kako so ravnali z vami?to use s.o. ill — slabo ravnati s komto use one's legs — peš iti, pešačitimay I use your name? — se lahko sklicujem na vas?how does the world use you? colloquially kako je z vami?, kako vam gre?; intransitive verb obsolete (razen v preteritu) biti vajen, imeti navado; (tudi za izražanje trajnega stanja v preteklosti)used you to know him? — ste ga vi poznali?there used to be a tree there — tam je nekoč bilo drevo;
См. также в других словарях:
second nature — late 14c., from L. secundum naturam according to nature (Augustine, Macrobius, etc.), lit. following nature; from medieval Aristotelian philosophy, contrasted to phenomena that were super naturam ( above nature, such as God s grace), extra… … Etymology dictionary
second nature — noun uncount actions that you perform automatically and without thinking, because they seem normal or natural: Wearing a tie was second nature to him … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
second nature — n. habits, characteristics, etc. acquired and fixed so deeply as to seem part of a person s nature … English World dictionary
second nature — index habit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
second nature — ► NOUN ▪ a tendency or habit that has become instinctive … English terms dictionary
second nature — noun acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate • Hypernyms: ↑habit, ↑use * * * noun [noncount] : something you can do easily or without much thought because you have done it many times before After a while, using the gearshift… … Useful english dictionary
Second Nature — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Du stirbst nur zweimal Originaltitel: Second Nature Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 2003 Länge: 87 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
second nature — noun (U) be second nature (to sb) something that is second nature to you is something you have done so often that you do it almost without thinking: Wearing a seatbelt is second nature to most drivers … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
second nature — If something you do is second nature to you, it is something that you do easily or automatically because you have done it so often or for so long. Skiing is second nature to Harry. He grew up in a ski resort … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
second nature — {n.} Something done without any special effort, as if by natural instinct. * /Cutting tall trees has become second nature to the experienced lumberjack./ … Dictionary of American idioms
second nature — {n.} Something done without any special effort, as if by natural instinct. * /Cutting tall trees has become second nature to the experienced lumberjack./ … Dictionary of American idioms