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1 affectionate
[-nət]adjective (having or showing affection: an affectionate child; She is very affectionate towards her mother.) prisrčen* * *[əfékšnit]adjective ( affectionately adverb)vdan; ljubeč; nežen; prisrčen, ljubezniv -
2 affection
[ə'fekʃən](liking or fondness: I have great affection for her, but she never shows any affection towards me.) nagnjenje- affectionately* * *[əfékšən]noun(for, towards) naklonjenost, ljubezen, vdanost, čustvo; razpoloženje; obolenjeto have an affection for s.o. — rad koga imeti -
3 cordial
['kor:diəl, ]( American[) 'ko:r‹l] 1. adjective((of greetings etc) warm and affectionate: a cordial welcome.) prisrčen2. noun(a refreshing drink: lime juice cordial.) osvežilo- cordially* * *I [kɔ:diəl]adjective ( cordially adverb)srčen, prisrčen, odkritosrčen; krepilenAmerican cordially (yours) — vam vdani (kot zaključek pisma)II [kɔ:diəl]nounzdravilo za pospešitev delovanja srca; želodčni liker, krepilna pijača; figuratively osvežilo, okrepilo -
4 cuddle
1. verb(to hug affectionately: The mother cuddled the child until he fell asleep.) ujčkati2. noun(an affectionate hug.) ujčkanje- cuddly* * *I [kʌdl]nounljubkovanje, objem, ujčkanjeII [kʌdl]1.transitive verbljubkovati, objemati, ujčkati, božati, zibati;2.intransitive verbzviti se v klobčič, priviti se -
5 intimate
1. ['intimət] adjective1) (close and affectionate: intimate friends.) zaupen2) (private or personal: the intimate details of his correspondence.) oseben3) ((of knowledge of a subject) deep and thorough.) globok, temeljit2. noun(a close friend.) zaupni prijatelj3. [-meit] verb(to give information or announce.) sporočiti- intimacy
- intimately* * *I [íntimit]1.adjective ( intimately adverb)intimen, prisrčen, zaupen, globok, domač ( with s, z)on intimate terms — v prisrčnih odnosih;2.nounzaupen prijatelj, intimusII [íntimeit]transitive verbsporočiti, namigniti, napovedati, najaviti -
6 squeeze
[skwi:z] 1. verb1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) stisniti2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) stlačiti se3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) iztisniti2. noun1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) stisk2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) gneča3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) izžeti sok4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) stiska•- squeezer- squeeze up* * *I [skwi:z]nounstisk(anje), pritisk, tiščanje, tlačenje; mečkanje, izžemanje; stisk roke, objem(anje); stiska, gneča, naval; izžeti sok (oranže itd.); colloquially denarna stiska; colloquially pritisk, izsiljevanje; odtis kovanca (v vosku itd.)to give s.o. a squeeze (of the hand) — stisniti komu rokoto have a narrow (close, tight) squeeze — za las uitiII [skwi:z]transitive verbstisniti, stiskati; colloquially stisniti k sebi; stlačiti, (z)mečkati, ožemati, ožeti, iztisniti (out of, from iz), izcediti (sok), izžeti; vtisniti, vriniti, natlačiti ( into v), napolniti; izriniti ( out of iz); napraviti odtis (kovanca itd.) (v vosek itd.); figuratively mučiti, tlačiti; izsiljevati (kaj od koga), iztisniti, izvleči (denar itd.) (out of, from iz); intransitive verb stiskati, mečkati, tlačiti ( into v, through skozi); gnesti se, prerivati se, vriniti se, riniti se ( into v); pustiti se izsiljevatisqueezeed lemon (orange) — izžeta limona (oranža), figuratively oseba, od katere ne moremo ničesar več pričakovatito squeeze the juice of s.o. figuratively izkoriščati, opehariti kogato squeeze s.o.'s hand — stisniti komu roko v znak naklonjenosti, sožalja itd.to squeeze one's way — riniti se, prerivati se, gnesti se ( through skozi)to squeeze o.s. into the bus — zriniti, stlačiti se v avtobusto squeeze a tear figuratively iztisniti solzo, potočiti par krokodilovih solz -
7 warmhearted
adjective (kind and affectionate: a warmhearted old lady; a warmhearted action.) prisrčen* * *[wɔ:mha:tid]adjective ( warmheartedly adverb)prisrčen, srčen, sočuten -
8 Yankee
['jæŋki]noun, adjective1) (a more affectionate word for (an) American.) Jenki; jenkijski2) ((used by Americans from the southern states of the USA) an American from the northern states.) jenki* * *[jaeŋki]1.nounJenki (šaljivo posmehljiv vzdevek), severni Amerikanec; history prebivalec Nove Anglije; vojak severnih držav (v ameriški državljanski vojni), severnjak; prebivalec ZDA; narečje Nove Anglije;2.adjectivejenkijski; (zlasti British English) amerikanski
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Affectionate — Af*fec tion*ate, a. [Cf. F. affectionn[ e].] 1. Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother. [1913 Webster] 2. Kindly inclined; zealous. [Obs.] Johson. [1913 Webster] Man, in his love God, and desire to please him,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
affectionate — (adj.) 1580s, fond, loving, from AFFECTION (Cf. affection) + ATE (Cf. ate) (1). Early, now mostly obsolete, senses included inclined (1530s), prejudiced (1530s), passionate (1540s), earnest (c.1600). Other forms also used in the main modern sense … Etymology dictionary
affectionate — *loving, devoted, fond, doting Analogous words: ardent, fervent, passionate (see IMPASSIONED): *tender, sympathetic, warm Antonyms: cold: undemonstrative Contrasted words: apathetic, *impassive, stolid … New Dictionary of Synonyms
affectionate — [adj] having or showing fondness all over*, attached, caring, crazy over*, dear, devoted, doting, fond, friendly, huggy*, kind, lovey dovey*, loving, mushy*, nutty about*, partial, soft on*, sympathetic, tender, warm, warmhearted; concepts… … New thesaurus
affectionate — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ readily showing affection. DERIVATIVES affectionately adverb … English terms dictionary
affectionate — [ə fek′shən it] adj. [altered after ATE1 < Fr affectionné] 1. full of affection; tender and loving 2. Obs. mentally disposed; inclined affectionately adv … English World dictionary
affectionate — 1. adjective /əˈfɛkʃənət/ a) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother. Warwick left the undertakers shop and retraced his steps until he had passed the lawyers office, toward which he threw an affectionate glance … Wiktionary
affectionate — adj. affectionate to, towards, with (affectionate with children) * * * [ə fekʃ(ə)nɪt] towards with (affectionate with children) affectionate to … Combinatory dictionary
affectionate — af|fec|tion|ate [əˈfekʃənıt] adj showing in a gentle way that you love someone and care about them = ↑loving affectionate towards ▪ Jo is very affectionate towards her. ▪ an affectionate hug >affectionately adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
affectionate — [[t]əfe̱kʃənət[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you are affectionate, you show your love or fondness for another person in the way that you behave towards them. They seemed devoted to each other and were openly affectionate... She gave me a very long and… … English dictionary
affectionate — adjective Date: 15th century 1. obsolete inclined, disposed 2. having affection or warm regard ; loving < affectionate friends > 3. motivated by affection ; tender < affectionate care > • … New Collegiate Dictionary