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41 drawl
[dro:l] 1. verb(to speak or say in a slow, lazy manner: He drawled his words in an irritating manner.) vleči besede2. noun(a slow, lazy manner of speaking: She spoke in a drawl.) počasno govorjenje* * *[drɔ:l]1.transitive verb & intransitive verbvleči besede, leno govoriti;2.nounpočasno govorjenje -
42 drone
[drəun] 1. noun1) (the male of the bee.) trot2) (a person who is lazy and idle.) lenuh3) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) brnenje2. verb1) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) brneti2) (to speak in a dull, boring voice: The lecturer droned on and on.) monotono govoriti* * *I [droun]intransitive verb & transitive verbbrneti, brenčati; brundati; monotono peti ali govoriti; momljatiII [droun]nounbrnenje, brenčanje; brundanje; monotono petje ali govor, momljanje; basovska piščal (dude); letalo brez pilotaIII [droun]1.transitive verbčas zapravljati, lenobo pasti;2.nounzoologytrot; figuratively lenuh -
43 dwell on
(to think or speak about something for a long time: It isn't a good thing to dwell on your problems.) vztrajno se ukvarjati* * *intransitive verb vztrajati, naglašati -
44 extempore
[ik'stempəri](without previous thought or preparation: to speak extempore.) brez priprave* * *I [ekstémpəri]1.adjectivenepripravljen, improviziran;2.adverbnepripravljeno, brez priprave, improviziranoII [ekstémpəri]nounimproviziran govor, improvizacija -
45 extenuation
[ekstenjuéišən]nounzmanjšanje, oslabitev, omiljenje, blažitevto speak in extenuation of s.o.'s guilt — skušati zmanjšati krivdo koga, zagovarjati ga -
46 fair
I [feə] adjective1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) svetel2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) nepristranski3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) lep4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) zadovoljiv5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) precejšen6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) čeden•- fairness- fairly
- fair play II [feə] noun1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) semenj2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) sejem3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) sejem* * *I [fwə]adjectivelep; nežen; jasen, svetel; čist; svež; ugoden; svetlolas, blond; precejšen; znaten; ( with do) pošten, pravičen; spodoben, vljuden; primeren, zadovoljiv; čitljiva fair amount — precejšnja količina, precej denarjafor fair — dejansko, zaresto give s.o. a fair warning — pravočasno koga posvariticolloquially fair to middling — še kar dobrofair play — poštena igra, nepristranostfair and square — pošten in odkrit; naravnostwhat is fair for one is fair for all — kar je dobro za enega, je dobro tudi za drugefair view — lep razgled; odkrito mnenjeII [fwə]adverbnaravnost; jasno; pošteno; pravilno; vljudno; nežnoto bespeak s.o. fair — dobro o kom govoritifor fair — zagotovo, nespornoto speak s.o. fair — vljudno s kom govoritifair and softly — počasi, tihoIII [fw ə]nounsejem, velesejem; razstavaIV [fwə]transitive verb & intransitive verb(z)jasniti se; prepisovati; zgladiti -
47 falter
['fo:ltə]1) (to stumble or hesitate: She walked without faltering.) omahovati2) (to speak with hesitation: Her voice faltered.) jecljati•- falteringly* * *[fɔ:ltə]1.intransitive verbopotekati se; spotakniti se; omahovati, obotavljati se; jecljati;2.transitive verbzajecljati -
48 flatter
['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) laskati2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) laskati3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) laskati si•- flattery* * *[flaetə]transitive verblaskati, dobrikati se, prilizovati se; zadovoljiti, ugajati, dobro deti, goditito flatter o.s. that — domišljati si, dato flatter s.o.'s hopes — zbujati komu neosnovano upanjeto flatter o.s. on — čestitati si k -
49 for
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) za2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) proti3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) v; čez4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) za; na5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) za6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) za7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) za8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) za9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) za10) (because of: for this reason.) zaradi11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) za12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) za13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) za14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) za15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) kljub2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ker* * *I [fɔ:, fə]prepositionza; zaradi; proti; namesto; glede nafor all — navzlic, kljubas for me — kar se mene tiče, zastran menecolloquially to be in for, to be for it — pričakovati (sitnosti, težave)colloquially to be out for — nameravatibut for — ko bi ne bilo, breznow for them! — na juriš!slang to go for a soldier — postati vojakto give a Roland for an Oliver — poplačati enako z enakim, vrniti milo za dragohe wants for nothing — nič mu ne manjka, vsega ima dovoljfor all ( —ali aught) I know... — kolikor je meni znano...for instance, for example — na primerto look for s.th. — iskati kajfor shame! — sram te (vas) bodi!she could not speak for weeping — tako se je jokala, da ni mogla govoritiMary for ever! — naj živi Marija!II [fɔ:]conjunctionkajti; ker; zato, ker; zaradi; za -
50 funereal
[fju'niəriəl](mournful; suitable for a funeral: to speak in funereal tones.) žalen* * *[fjuníəriəl]adjectivepogreben, žalen; žalosten -
51 hear
[hiə]past tense, past participle - heard; verb1) (to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear: I don't hear very well; Speak louder - I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.) slišati2) (to listen to for some purpose: A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints.) poslušati3) (to receive information, news etc, not only by ear: I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him - who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.) slišati•- hearing- hearing-aid
- hearsay
- hear! hear!
- I
- he will
- would not hear of* * *[híə]1.transitive verbslišati, poslušati; juridically zaslišati, razpravljati, pretresati; uslišati; zvedeti ( from od, of o);2.intransitive verbhear, hear! — da slišimo!ironically glej!, glej!; juridically to hear evidence — zaslišati pričeI've heard tell of — pripovedovali so mi, povedali so mito make o.s. heard — obrniti pozornost naseto hear s.o. out — do konca koga poslušati, pustiti koga govoriti do konca -
52 highly
1) (very; very much: highly delighted; highly paid; I value the book highly.) zelo, visoko2) (with approval: He thinks/speaks very highly of you.) pohvalno* * *[háili]adverbvisoko, zelo, pohvalno; dragoto speak highly of s.o. — hvaliti kogato think highly of s.o. — imeti najboljše mnenje o kom, spoštovati -
53 ill
[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) bolan2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) slab3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) zel2. adverb(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) težko3. noun1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) zlo2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) tegobe•- ill-- illness
- ill-at-ease
- ill-fated
- ill-feeling
- ill-mannered / ill-bred
- ill-tempered / ill-natured
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-use
- ill-will
- be taken ill* * *I [il]adjectiveslab, zloben, zèl; poguben, škodljiv, zlohoten; neugoden; sovražen, okruten; bolan (of, with)to do an ill turn to s.o. — škoditi komuto do s.o. an ill service — napraviti komu medvedjo uslugowith an ill grace — nerad, nevoljnoill weeds grow apace — kopriva ne pozebe, plevel dobro uspevaII [il]adverbslabo, hudo; težko, komajto bear s.th. ill — težko kaj prenašatito do s.o. ill — škoditi komuill at ease — neprijeten, slab počutekill got, ill spent — kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljenoto speak (think) ill of s.o. — o nekom slabo govoriti (misliti)to take ill — zameriti, šteti v zloto turn out ill — ponesrečiti se, ne uspetiit went ill with him — zanj se je slabo izteklo, izkupil jo jeIII [il]nounzlo, zloba; škoda, nesreča; pokvarjenost; plural tegobe, nesreče -
54 image
['imi‹]1) (a likeness or copy of a person etc made of wood, stone etc: images of the saints.) podoba2) (a close likeness: She's the very image of her sister.) podoba3) (reflection: She looked at her image in the mirror.) podoba4) (mental picture: I have an image of the place in my mind.) predstava5) (the general opinion that people have about a person, company etc: our public image.) predstava* * *I [ímidž]nounpodoba, slika, kip, lik, prispodoba; poosebljenje; predstava (o čem)optics virtual image — navidezna slika, predstavaII [ímidž]transitive verbupodobiti, naslikati, predočiti si kaj, zrcalitito image to o.s. — živo si predstavljati, predočiti si kaj -
55 imitation
1) (the act of imitating: Children learn how to speak by imitation.) posnemanje2) (a copy: an imitation of an ancient statue.) imitacija* * *[imitéišən]nounimitacija, posnemanje, oponašanje, posnetek; kopiranje, ponaredba; biology prilagojevanje okolju -
56 invite
1) (to ask (a person) politely to come (eg to one's house, to a party etc): They have invited us to dinner tomorrow.) povabiti2) (to ask (a person) politely to do something: He was invited to speak at the meeting.) povabiti3) (to ask for (another person's suggestions etc): He invited proposals from members of the society.) prositi za•- inviting* * *I [ínvait]nounAmerican colloquially vabiloII [inváit]transitive verbpovabiti ( to dinner na večerjo), vabiti; vljudno pozvati, prositi za (to do s.th.); privabiti, privlačiti, primamiti; izzvati (kritiko), izpostavljati se (kritiki); economy razpisatito invite s.o. in — povabiti koga noter -
57 jeer
[‹iə] 1. verb1) (to shout at or laugh at rudely or mockingly: He was jeered as he tried to speak to the crowds.) izžvižgati2) ((with at) to make fun of (someone) rudely: He's always jeering at her stupidity.) posmehovati se2. noun(a rude or mocking shout: the jeers and boos of the audience.) roganje- jeering- jeeringly* * *I [džiə]1.nounposmeh, roganje, zbadanje;2.intransitive verb & transitive verbposmehovati se, rogati se (at komu), zbadatiII [džiə]nounnautical (običajno plural) škripčevje (za dviganje in spuščanje jambora) -
58 language
['læŋɡwi‹]1) (human speech: the development of language in children.) govor2) (the speech of a particular nation: She is very good at (learning) languages; Russian is a difficult language.) jezik3) (the words and way of speaking, writing etc usually connected with a particular group of people etc: the language of journalists; medical language.) jezik•* * *[laeŋgwidž]nounjezik, govor, način izražanja, slog; slang prostaške besedelanguage of Bowers — govorica cvetlic, simboličen pomen različnih vrst cvetlicbad language — psovke, prostaške besedeto use bad language to s.o. — psovati, preklinjati kogafiguratively enako misliti, razumeti se; American language arts — jezikovni pouklanguage Sir! — nobenih psovk, gospod! -
59 liken
verb (to think or speak of as being similar; to compare: He likened the earth to an apple.) primerjati* * *[láikən]transitive verbprimerjati (to s, z); (redko) izenačiti (to) -
60 medium
['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) medij, posrednik2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) mediji3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) medij4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) gojišče2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) srednji* * *I [mí:diəm]adjectivesrednji, povprečenprinting medium faced — polmasteneconomy medium-priced — povprečne cenetechnical medium cars — avtomobili srednjega razredaelectrical medium wave — srednji valII [mí:diəm]noun(plural media, mediums) sredina, srednja pot; biology physics chemistry srednik, medij; medicine gojišče; reklamno sredstvo (radio, TV itd.); sredstvo, pripomoček, posrednikby ( —ali through) the medium of — s pomočjo, s posredovanjemeconomy medium of exchange — valuta, denar
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