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1 remnant
['remnənt](a small piece or amount or a small number left over from a larger piece, amount or number: The shop is selling remnants of cloth at half price; the remnant of the army.) ostanek* * *[rémnənt]noun(beden, žalosten) ostanek, preostanek; commerce ostanek blaga; poslednji ostanek ali sled (of česa)remnant sale commerce prodaja ostankov -
2 few
[fju:]adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) redek; malo- a few- few and far between* * *I [fju:]adjectivemalo (za množino), nekaj, maloštevilni, majhno število česacolloquially a good few, quite a few — precejšnje število, precejno fewer than — najmanj, vsajII [fju:]nounmanjšina; majhno število -
3 handful
1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) peščica2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) prgišče3) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) težko obvladljiva oseba* * *[haendful]nounprgišče; colloquially nadloga, nadležnežto be a handful for s.o. — veliko truda komu prizadeti -
4 minority
[mi'no-, mæi'no-]noun (a small number; less than half: Only a minority of people live in the countryside; a racial/political minority.) manjšina* * *[mainɔriti]nounmanjšina; juridically mladoletnosteconomy minority share — delnica, ki je premajhna, da bi dovoljevala vpogled v poslovanje -
5 privilege
['privəli‹]((a) favour or right available, or granted, to only one person, or to a small number of people: Senior students are usually allowed certain privileges.) posebna pravica* * *I [prívilidž]nounprivilegij, posebna pravica, prednost, izjemnostBritish English bill of privilege — pravica plemiča, da mu sodijo njemu enakiAmerican privilege of lot — pravica do izbirebreach of privilege — prestop pooblastila, kršitev pravicjuridically privilege of self defence — pravica do samoobrambeeconomy privilege tax — koncesioniran davekII [prívilidž]transitive verbprivilegirati, dati posebne pravice (to); izvzeti ( from) -
6 recital
1) (a public performance (of music or songs) usually by one person or a small number of people: a recital of Schubert's songs.) recital2) (the act of reciting.) recitacija* * *[risáitəl]nounpripoved(ovanje), govorjenje (na pamet), predavanje, recitiranje; navajanje, naštevanje; (glasno) čitanje; opis, poročilo; juridically uvodni, pripravljalni del listine, dokumenta, spričevala; določba, ugotovitev; music recital, solistična glasbena prireditev; koncert del enega skladatelja ali homogenega sporedavocal recital, song recital — recital (večer) pesmi -
7 simile
['siməli](a form of expression using `like' or `as', in which one thing is compared to another which it only resembles in one or a small number of ways: `Her hair was like silk' is a simile.) prispodoba* * *[símili]nounrhetorics primera, prispodoba -
8 a few
(a small number (emphasizing that there are indeed some): There are a few books in this library about geology; We have only a few left.) nekaj -
9 spot
[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) madež2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) pika3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) mozolj4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) kraj5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) kanček2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) zapaziti2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) prepoznati•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) osvetliti z reflektorjem2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) usmeriti pozornost na•- on the spot
- spot on* * *I [spɔt]1.nounmesto, kraj; košček zemljišča; medicine pega, mozoljček; figuratively madež; figuratively sramotni madež; lisa (na tkanini), pika, pikica; colloquially majhna količina, trohica; kanček, malce, kaplj(ic)a; bela žoga s črno piko (točko) (biljard), črna točka na enem krajn mize, enako oddaljena od obeh strani mize; plural commerce blago, ki se prodaja za gotovino in dobi takoj pri prodaji; sport slang napoved, kateri konj bo zmagal (na dirkah), napovedan zmagovalni konjon the spot — na mestu, brez odlašanja, takoj; American slang v (življenjski) nevarnosti, v stiski, v škripcihwithout spot — brez napake, neoporečena spot of whisky — požirek, kaplja whiskyjaa delightful spot — čudovit košček (konček, kotiček) zemljetender spot figuratively občutljivo mesto, Ahilova peta; tisto, za kar je nekdo občutljivthe people on the spot — ljudje iz določenega kraja, prebivalcito be on the spot — biti na mestu, biti dorasel položaju; sport biti v formican the leopard change his spot? — ali volk lahko spremeni svojo naravo?he has come out without a spot on his reputation — izvlekel se je iz zadeve brez madeža na svojem ugleduto put s.o. on the spot American slang spraviti koga v zadrego, ugnati ga v kozji rog, vzeti ga na piko;2.adjective economytakoj dobavljiv, dostavljiv; takoj plačljiv; gotovinski; krajevno omejen ( broadcasting — radijska reklama)II [spɔt]transitive verbnapraviti pisano z lisami, s pikami; zamazati, figuratively omadeževati; očistiti (kaj) od madežev (često out); colloquially zapaziti, prepoznati, odkriti narodnost kake osebe; colloquially napovedati (zmagovalca konjske dirke); postaviti na določeno mesto, plasirati; zadeti (tarčo); military točno lokaliziratito spot a criminal — odkriti, izslediti hudodelcahe spotted him at once as an American — takoj ga je prepoznal kot Amerikanca; intransitive verb zamazati se, dobiti madeže -
10 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) nekaj2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nekaj; nekateri3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) nekaj4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) neki2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) precej2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) neki3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) približno3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) do neke mere- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *[sʌm]1.adjectiveneki, nekak, nekateri, en; katerikoli, kakršenkoli; slang velik, silen, pomemben, odličen; (pred samostalnikom v množini) nekaj, neko število, nekoliko, malo (od njih), kakih, okrog, približnoat some time or other — enkrat pač, kadarkoli, prej ali slejin some way or other — na ta ali na oni način, tako ali takoto some extent — do neke mere, nekakosome few — maloštevilni, majhno številosome girl! — čedno dekle!some people — nekateri (ljudje), nekaj ljudiit is some five years since we saw each other — kakih pet let je, kar sva se (zadnjič) videlashall I give you some more tea? — naj vam dam še malo čaja?I call that some poem! — to (pa) je pesem!that's some hat! — to (pa) je klobuk (in pol)! to je kolosalen klobuk!as you say, it did cost some money — kot pravite, je to (res) stalo nekaj (= precéj) denarjathat will take you some time — to vam bo vzelo nekaj časa;2.pronounkaterikoli, neki, nekateri; American slang precéj, kar veliko, kar mnogo, še večsome... some — eni... drugisome of these days — te dni, v kratkem, kmalusome accepted, some refused — nekateri so sprejeli, drugi odkloniliif you have no money, I will give you some — če nimaš denarja, ti ga jaz nekaj dammay I have some of this cake? — lahko dobim nekaj tega kolača?he ran a mile and then some — tekel je eno miljo in nato še naprej;3.adverbnekaj; precéj, zelothat's going some! — to mi je všeč! to je sijajno! -
11 perforation
1) (a small hole, or a number or line of small holes, made in a sheet of paper etc: The purpose of the perforation(s) is to make the paper easier to tear.) naluknjanost2) (the act of perforating or being perforated.) preluknjanje* * *[pə:fəréišən]nounpredrtje; naluknjanost, luknje; medicine perforacija -
12 roller
1) (any of a number of tube-shaped objects, or machines fitted with one or more such objects, for flattening, crushing, printing etc: a garden roller; a road-roller.) valjar2) (a small tube-shaped object on which hair is wound to curl it.) navijalka3) (a small solid wheel or cylinder on which something can be rolled along.) valjček4) (a long large wave on the sea.) velik val* * *[róulə]nounvaljar; delavec v valjarni; smotek; velik val; medicine povoj; vrsta golobov, vrsta kanarčkov; kolesce (na kotalki, na pohištvu) -
13 swarm
[swo:m] 1. noun1) (a great number (of insects or other small creatures) moving together: a swarm of ants.) roj2) ((often in plural) a great number or crowd: swarms of people.) truma2. verb1) ((of bees) to follow a queen bee in a swarm.) rojiti2) (to move in great numbers: The children swarmed out of the school.) valiti se3) (to be full of moving crowds: The Tower of London was swarming with tourists.) mrgoleti* * *I [swɔ:m]1.nounroj (čebel), jata (ptic); mrgolenje; velika množina, kup, veliko številoa swarm of bills — kup računov;2.intransitive verbrojiti; figuratively mrgoleti, gnesti se, prerivati se; biti zelo številen, obilovati; transitive verb ujeti roj čebel; obsutiII [swɔ:m]intransitive verbplezati (z rokami in nogami); transitive verb (često up) (s)plezati na (kaj) -
14 cloud
1.1) (a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky: white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud.) oblak2) (a great number or quantity of anything small moving together: a cloud of flies.) oblak, roj3) (something causing fear, depression etc: a cloud of sadness.) senca2. verb1) ((often with over) to become cloudy: The sky clouded over and it began to rain.) pooblačiti se2) (to (cause to) become blurred or not clear: Her eyes were clouded with tears.) zamegliti se3) (to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled: His face clouded at the unhappy news.) stemniti se•- cloudy
- cloudburst
- under a cloud* * *I [klaud]nounoblak, megla, para; temna lisa, madež; motnost; figuratively mrak, tema, senca; množica, roj; nesreča; plural višje sfere, neboto drop from the clouds — nepričakovano se prikazati, z neba pastiunder a cloud — pod sumom, na slabem glasu; v težavah, brez denarjaa cloud on one's brow — mrk, namrgodenII [klaud]1.transitive verbzatemniti, z oblaki pokriti; zamegliti, skaliti, moarirati;2.intransitive verb(over, up); pooblačiti se, potemneti; skaliti se, zamegliti se -
15 fraction
['frækʃən]1) (a part; not a whole number eg 1/4, 3/8, 7/6 etc.) ulomek2) (a small part: She has only a fraction of her brother's intelligence.) delček•* * *[fraekšən]nounmathematics ulomek; odlomek, odkrušekchemistry frakcija; vulgar (decimal, proper, improper, compound) fraction — navadni (decimalni, pravi, nepravi, sestavljeni) ulomek -
16 fractional
adjective (very small: a fractional amount.) majcen* * *[fraekšənl]adjectiveulomljen; ulomkov; chemistry frakcijski; colloquially neznatenfractional currency — drobiž, manjše vrednosti od osnovne -
17 in
(in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) v koscih; na dele* * *I [in]preposition1.v, na (na vprašanje kje?)in the territory — na ozemlju;2.figurativelyv, pri, nablind in one eye — na eno oko slep;3.v (v posameznih primerih namesto into na vprašanje kam?)put it in your pocket — daj to v žep;4.(stanje, način, okoliščina)in cash — v gotovini; pri denarju (biti)in despair — obupano, v obupuin good health — pri dobrem zdravju, zelo zdravin writing — pismeno;5.v, pri, na (udeležba)to be in it — biti udeležen, udeležiti sethere is nothing in it — ničesar (resničnega, dobrega) ni v tem, ne splača se, je čisto enostavno; je še neodločeno (dirka);6.(dejavnost, opravilo) pri, vin an accident — pri nesreči, v nesrečiin search of — pri iskanju česa;7.(moč, sposobnost)he has (not) got it in him — to je (ni) pravi mož za to;8.(časovno)in the day, in daytime — podneviin two hours — v dveh urah, čez dve uriin the reign of — za vlade, za časa vladanjain my sleep — v spanju, ko sem spalin time — pravočasno, sčasoma, kdajin (the year) 1940 — leta 1940;9.(namen, smoter)in my defence — v mojo obrambo;10.(vzrok, nagib)in remembrance — v spomin;11.(razmerje, odnos, zveza)in that — ker, kolikorwell in body, but ill in mind — telesno zdrav, a duševno bolanthe latest thing in s.th. — najnovejše na nekem področjuten feet in width — 10 čevljev širok (po širini);12.poin all probability — po vsej verjetnosti;13.(sredstvo, material)dressed in white — oblečen v belo;14.(število, znesek)five in the hundred — pet od sto, ɜ%in twos — po dva, paromaII [in]adverbnotri, noter, vto be in — biti doma, biti v hiši; politics biti na vladi (stranka); biti v modi; sport biti na vrsti za udarec; sezona za kaj ( oysters are in)to be in for a thing — pričakovati kaj, nameravati kaj, nadejati se česato be in for it — iztakniti jo, biti v kaši, ne imeti drugega izhodain for a penny, in for a pound — kdor reče a, mora reči tudi bin and in — vedno isto, vedno znovaAmerican to be all in — biti čisto izčrpanin with it! — prinesi, odnesi to noterto be in on s.th. — sodelovati pri čem, biti poučen o čemto let s.o. in on s.th. — pritegniti koga k čemu, poučiti koga o čemIII [in]adjectivepolitics in party — vladajoča strankasport in side — stran, ki je na vrsti za udarecIV [in]noun(večinoma plural) vladajoča strankathe ins and outs — vlada in opozicija; ovinki (ceste, poti); podrobnosti (problema)V [in]transitive verbspraviti (žetev) pod streho -
18 infinity
[-'fi-]1) (space, time or quantity that is without limit, or is immeasurably great or small.) neskončnost2) (in mathematics, an indefinitely large number, quantity or distance: Parallel lines meet at infinity.) neskončnost* * *[infíniti]nounneskončnost, brezmejnost, neizmernost; mathematics število neskončnoto infinity — ad infinitum, do neskončnostielectrical infinity plug — prvi ali zadnji zatič v reostatu -
19 jot
[‹ot] 1. noun(a small amount: I haven't a jot of sympathy for him.) kanček2. verb((usually with down) to write briefly or quickly: He jotted (down) the telephone number in his notebook.) zabeležiti- jotter* * *I [džɔt]nounpičica, malenkostnot a jot — še za joto ne, niti najmanjII [džɔt]transitive verbzapisati, zabeležiti -
20 large
(great in size, amount etc; not small: a large number of people; a large house; a large family; This house is too large for two people.) velik- largely- largeness
- at large* * *I [la:dž]adjective ( largely adverb)velik; prostoren, obširen, razsežen, velik (posel, družina, dohodek, vsota itd.); archaic velikodušen, velikopotezen; svoboden (umetnost)on a large scale — na veliko, velikopoteznolarge of limb — velik, velikih udovII [la:dž]nounsvobodaat large — na svobodi; nadrobno, obširno; na splošno; na slepo; verb celoti, vesto discuss s.th. at large — nadrobno kaj pretrestithe world at large — ves svet, vsi ljudjegentleman at large — dvorjan brez posebnih dolžnosti; svoj gospodar, človek brez poklicain (the) large — na veliko, v celotiIII [la:dž]adverbna veliko, važno, bahavo
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