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1 whose
[hu:z] 1. adjective, pronoun(belonging to which person(?): Whose is this jacket?; Whose (jacket) is this?; Whose car did you come back in?; In whose house did this incident happen?; Tell me whose (pens) these are.) čigav2. relative adjective, relative pronoun(of whom or which (the): Show me the boy whose father is a policeman; What is the name of the man whose this book is?) čigar* * *[hu:z]pronoun (rodilnik od who) čigav, -a, -owhose is it? — čigavo je to?; kogar, čigar; katerega, katere, katerihthe book whose leaves are torn — knjiga, katere listi so strgani -
2 chicory
[' ikəri](a plant whose leaves are used in salads and whose root is ground and mixed with coffee.) cikorija; belgijski radič* * *[číkəri]nounbotany cikorija; radič -
3 porter
['po:tə]1) (a person whose job is to carry luggage in a railway station etc: The old lady could not find a porter to carry her suitcase from the train.) nosač2) (a person whose job is to carry things eg in rough country where there is no other form of transport: He set off into the jungle with three porters.) nosač3) (a doorman or attendant in a hotel etc: a hospital porter.) vratar, receptor* * *[pɔ:tə]nounnosač; American strežnik v spalniku; British English portir, vratar; British English porter, črno pivoporter's knot — oprta, obramnica (za nosače) -
4 Porter
['po:tə]1) (a person whose job is to carry luggage in a railway station etc: The old lady could not find a porter to carry her suitcase from the train.) nosač2) (a person whose job is to carry things eg in rough country where there is no other form of transport: He set off into the jungle with three porters.) nosač3) (a doorman or attendant in a hotel etc: a hospital porter.) vratar, receptor* * *[pɔ:tə]proper namedruž. ime -
5 prism
['prizm]1) (a solid figure whose sides are parallel and whose two ends are the same in shape and size.) prizma2) (a glass object of this shape, usually with triangular ends, which breaks up a beam of white light into the colours of the rainbow.) prizma•* * *[prizm]nounphysics geometry prizma; plural barve, ki nastanejo pri lomljenju žarkov skozi prizmo -
6 sheep
[ʃi:p]plural - sheep; noun(a kind of animal related to the goat, whose flesh is used as food and from whose wool clothing is made: a flock of sheep.) ovca- sheepish- sheepishly
- sheepdog* * *plural sheep [ši:p] ovca; plural ovce, čreda; figuratively duhovna čreda, verniki, "ovčice", župljani; ovčja koža; figuratively boječ, plah, malce omejen človekblack sheep — črna, garjava ovcaa lost sheep figuratively izgubljena ovcasheep that have no shepherd figuratively nemočna množica (brez vodje)to cast (to make) sheep's eyes at s.o. — koprneče, zaljubljeno gledati kogato follow like sheep — slepo slediti, iti za kom, ne imeti lastne podjetnostiyou might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb — če že moraš biti obešen, naj bi se vsaj bilo izplačalo; če se greši, naj se (zares, pošteno) greši; kamor je šla sekira, naj gre še toporiščeto return to one's sheep figuratively vrniti se k prvotnemu predmetu pogovora -
7 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) pričkati se2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) zavzemati se3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) prepričati4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) zagovarjati•- arguable- argument
- argumentative* * *[á:gju:]1.transitive verb(for, against) dokazovati, pobijati; pretresati; kazati;2.intransitive verbto argue against s.th. — nastopiti proti čemuit argues him to be an honest man — to dokazuje, da je poštenjakto argue s.o. into — pregovoriti koga (da kaj stori)to argue s.o. out of — odvrniti koga od česa -
8 argument
1) (a quarrel or unfriendly discussion: They are having an argument about/over whose turn it is.) spor2) (a set of reasons; a piece of reasoning: The argument for/against going; a philosophical argument.) argument* * *[á:gjumənt]noun(for, against) dokaz; ( about) debata, prerekanje; téma, povzetek; vzrokto hold an argument — prepirati, pričkati se -
9 butcher
['bu ə] 1. noun(a person whose business is to kill cattle etc for food and/or sell their flesh.) mesar2. verb1) (to kill for food.) klati2) (to kill cruelly: All the prisoners were butchered by the dictator.) (po)klati* * *I [búčə]nounmesar klavec; figuratively krvoločnež, morilec; umetna muha za lov lososovbutcher's shop, butcher's — mesarijacolloquially butcher's bill — seznam padlihbotany butcher's broom — božje drevceAmerican train butcher — prodajalec raznega blaga v vlakuII [búčə]transitive verbklati, poklati, pobiti, zaklati; figuratively uničiti -
10 cacao
(the tropical tree from whose seeds cocoa and chocolate are made.) kakavovec* * *[kəká:ou]nounbotany kakaovec -
11 cactus
['kæktəs]plurals - cacti; noun(a prickly plant whose stem stores water.) kaktus* * *plural cacti [kaektəs, kaektai]nounbotany kakteja -
12 cauliflower
(a vegetable of the cabbage family whose white flower-head is used as food.) cvetača* * *[kɔliflauə]nounbotany cvetača -
13 crèche
[kreʃ]1) (a nursery for babies whose mothers are at work etc: Some factories have creches for the children of their workers.)2) (a miniature stable with figurines of the Virgin Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus etc.)* * *[kreiš]nounotroške jasli -
14 crustacean
noun, adjective((of) any of a group of animals, including crabs, lobsters, shrimps etc, whose bodies are covered with a hard shell.) lupinar* * *[krʌstéišiən]1.adjectiverakov;2.nounzoologyrak -
15 dog
[doɡ] 1. noun(a domestic, meat-eating animal related to the wolf and fox.) pes2. adjective((usually of members of the dog family) male: a dog-fox.) samec3. verb(to follow closely as a dog does: She dogged his footsteps.) zasledovati- dogged- doggedly
- doggedness
- dog-biscuit
- dog collar
- dog-eared
- dog-tired
- a dog's life
- go to the dogs
- in the doghouse
- not a dog's chance* * *I [dɔg]nounzoology pes, volk, lisjak; plural kovinski podstavek za polena v kaminu; familiarly ničvrednež; slang zagovednež, cepec, tepec; plural slang noge; rudniški vozičekto give a dog a bad ( —ali an ill) name and hang him — zvaliti vso krivdo na človeka na slabem glasubarking dogs never bite — pes, ki laja, ne grizeto die a dog's death, to die like a dog — bedno poginitiAmerican military slang dog's face — navadni vojak, infanteristto go to the dogs — propasti, priti na psa, obubožati, priti k ničAmerican slang hot dog — vroča hrenovka v žemljito lead a cat and dog life — vedno se prepirati, živeti ko pes in mačkadog on it! — prekleto!slang to put on dog — šopiriti seto send s.th. to the dogs — potratiti, zapraviti, pognatilet sleeping dogs lie — kar je bilo, naj bo pozabljenoto take a hair of the dog that bit one — "mačka" z vinom preganjatito throw to the dogs — zavreči, na klin obesiti; figuratively žrtvovatitop dog — najvišja oseba, visoka živinawhose dog is dead? — kaj se dogaja?, kdo je umrl?II [dɔg]transitive verbbiti za petami, zasledovati; technical ujeti se v škripec -
16 electrician
[-ʃən]noun (a person whose job is to make, install, repair etc electrical equipment: The electrician mended the electric fan.) električar* * *[ilektríšən]nounelektričar -
17 executioner
noun (a person whose duty is to put to death condemned persons.) rabelj* * *[eksikjú:šnə]nounrabelj, krvnik -
18 fireman
noun (a man whose job is to put out accidental fires or those caused deliberately as a criminal act.) gasilec* * *[fáiəmən]noungasilec; kurjač -
19 fluid
['fluid] 1. noun1) (a substance (liquid or gas) whose particles can move about freely.) fluid2) (any liquid substance: cleaning fluid.) tekočina2. adjective1) (able to flow like a liquid: a fluid substance.) tekoč2) (smooth and graceful: fluid movements.) lahkoten3) ((of arrangements, plans etc) able to be changed easily: My holiday plans are fluid.) spremenljiv, prilagodljiv•- fluidity* * *I [flú:id]adjectivetekoč; plinast; židek; figuratively spremenljiv, gibljiv, votel (mera)II [flú:id]nountekočina; fluid; izločina, izloček, sekrecija -
20 glow-worm
noun (a kind of beetle whose tail glows in the dark.) kresnica* * *[glóuwə:m]nounzoology kresnica
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whose — [ huz ] function word *** Whose can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (introducing a direct or indirect question): Whose idea was it to come here? (introducing a relative clause): The winner was a Brazilian player, whose name I have… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whose — 1. Despite a long established folk belief (which Fowler deplored) that whose, when used as a relative, should only mean of whom and not of which, usage over several centuries from the time of Shakespeare and Milton supports its use with reference … Modern English usage
whose — W1S2 [hu:z] determiner, pron [: Old English; Origin: hwAs, from hwa; WHO] 1.) used to ask which person or people a particular thing belongs to ▪ Whose is this? ▪ Whose keys are on the kitchen counter? 2.) used to show the relationship between a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
whose — [ho͞oz] pron. [ME whos, hwas < OE hwæs, gen. of hwa, WHO] that or those belonging to whom: used without a following noun [whose is this? whose will look best?] possessive pronominal adj. of, belonging to, made by, or done by whom or which… … English World dictionary
Whose — (h[=oo]z), pron. [OE. whos, whas, AS. hw[ae]s, gen. of hw[=a]. See {Who}.] The possessive case of who or which. See {Who}, and {Which}. [1913 Webster] Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Gen. xxiv. 23. [1913 Webster] The question whose … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whose|so|ev|er — «HOOZ soh EHV uhr», pronoun. Archaic. of any person whatsoever; whose … Useful english dictionary
whose — gen. of WHO (Cf. who); from O.E. hwæs, gen. of hwa (see WHO (Cf. who)) … Etymology dictionary
whose — ► POSSESSIVE DETERMINER & PRONOUN 1) belonging to or associated with which person. 2) (as possessive determiner ) of whom or which. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
whose — [[t]huːz[/t]] ♦ (Usually pronounced [[t]hu͟ːz[/t]] for meanings 2 and 3.) 1) PRON REL You use whose at the beginning of a relative clause where you mention something that belongs to or is associated with the person or thing mentioned in the… … English dictionary
whose */*/*/ — UK [huːz] / US [huz] determiner, pronoun Summary: Whose can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (introducing a direct or indirect question): Whose idea was it to come here? (introducing a relative clause): The winner was a Brazilian… … English dictionary
whose*/*/*/ — [huːz] determiner, pronoun summary: Whose can be: ■ a determiner: Whose idea was it to come here? ■ a question pronoun: Whose is this jacket? ■ a relative pronoun: I asked whose it was. 1) used for showing that someone or something belongs to or… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English