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101 ivory
noun, adjective((of) the hard white substance forming the tusks of an elephant, walrus etc: Ivory was formerly used to make piano keys; ivory chessmen.) slonova kost; slonokoščen* * *I [áivəri]adjectiveslonokoščen, slonokoščene barvefiguratively ivory tower — osamljen kraj, nepristopnost, zadržanostII [áivəri]nounslonova kost, slonovina; slang zob; plural slang zobovje; plural slonokoščeni predmeti, klavirske tipke, kocke, biljardne krogle -
102 kettle
['ketl](a metal pot, usually with a special part for pouring and a lid, for heating liquids: a kettle full of boiling water.) kotliček* * *[ketl]nounkotel, kotliček, čajnik; geology ledeniška vrtača, ledeniško jezercethe pot calling the kettle black — sova, ki sinici glavana pravi -
103 lacquer
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104 ladybird
noun ((American ladybug) a type of little round beetle, usually red with black spots.) pikapolonica* * *[léidibə:d]nounBritish English zoology pikapolonica -
105 leg
[leɡ]1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) noga2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) hlačnica3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) noga4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapa•- - legged- pull someone's leg* * *I [leg]nounnoga, bedro, stegno; krača, bočnik; etapa (pri potovanju, letenju); hlačnica, nogavica, golenica (škornja); noga stola, mize; nautical ena smer pri cikcak vožnji; stranica trikotnika, tangenta, krak šestila; sport stran igrišča desno od metalca (kriket)to be all legs — nogat, dolgonogto be on one's last legs — biti z eno nogo v grobu, biti na koncu svojih močithe boot is on the other leg — resnica je čisto drugačna, razmere so se spremenileto fall on one's legs — postaviti se na noge, končno uspeti, imeti srečoto get upon one's legs — razjeziti se, planiti kviškuto get on one's hind legs — postaviti se po robu, pripraviti se k obrambito give s.o. a leg up — pomagati komu naprejnot to have a leg to stand on — ne imeti se na kaj opreti, ne imeti opravičilato have good sea legs — ne dobiti morske bolezni, biti pravi mornarleg and leg — enako stanje v igri, enako število točkon one's (hind) legs — na nogah, pri dobrem zdravjuto pull s.o.'s leg — imeti koga za norca, šaliti se s komto run s.o. off his legs — nalagati komu prevež dela, obremeniti koga z delomto set s.o. on his legs — pomagati komu na nogearchaic to make a leg — prikloniti seto shake a leg — British English colloquially plesati, American slang pohiteti, podvizati seto stand on one's own legs — biti samostojen, postaviti se na lastne nogeto walk s.o. off his legs — utruditi koga s hojoblack-leg — slepar, stavkokazII [leg]intransitive verb colloquially to leg it — (hitro) hoditi, teči, pobegniti -
106 leopard
['lepəd](a type of large spotted animal of the cat family.) leopard* * *[lépəd]nounzoology leopardfiguratively can the leopard change his spots? — značaj se ne spreminja, iz svoje kože ne moreš -
107 letter
['letə]1) (a mark expressing a sound: the letters of the alphabet.) črka2) (a written message, especially sent by post in an envelope: She slowly took the letter from its envelope; Did you post my letter?) pismo•- letterbox
- letterhead
- to the letter* * *I [létə]nounčrka; pismo; plural uradno pismo, listina; plural književnosf, znanostto the letter — dobesedno, podrobnothe letter of the law — črka zakona, strogo po zakonufiguratively red-letter day — praznikman of letters — književnik, znanstvenikcommonwealth ( —ali republic) of letters — pisci, literatieconomy letter of acceptance — prejeta menica, akceptjuridically letter of administration — sodni nalog o upravi zapuščineeconomy letter of advice — spremno pismo, avizojuridically letter of allotment — sodni nalog o dodelitviletter of attorney — pooblastilo, polnomočjeeconomy letter of conveyance — tovorni spremni listletter of credence — pismeno priporočilo, akreditivno pismoeconomy letter of credit — kreditno pismoletter of marque — dovoljenje privatniku, da zaseže tujo trgovsko ladjoletters patent economy patentni listjuridically dekret, pooblastilo; juridically letters testamentary — pooblastilo izvrševalcu oporokeII [létə]transitive verbnapisati, zaznamovati s črkami, (naslov) natisnitiIII [létə]nounnajemodajalec -
108 lie
I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) laž2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) lagati- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) leči, ležati2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) nahajati se, biti3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) ostati4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) biti v•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down* * *I [lai]nounlaž, neresnica, izmišljotinawhite lie — nedolžna laž, laž v silito give s.o. the lie — postaviti koga na lažto give the lie to s.th. — postaviti kaj na lažII [lai]1.transitive verblagati (to komu), nalagati;2.transitive verbz lažmi zmamiti ( into v, k)he lies like a book — laže, da sam sebi verjamehe lies like a gasmeter — laže, kakor pes tečeto lie o.s. out of — z lažmi se izvleči iz česahumorously to lie in one's throat ( —ali teeth) — lagati komu v obraz, predrzno lagatiIII [lai]nounlega, položaj; počivališče (živali, ptic, rib)figuratively the lie of the land — situacija, stanje, razmereIV [lai]intransitive verbležati, počivati; nahajati se, biti v; težiti, ležati (on na duši, v želodcu); peljati (pot); juridically biti dopusten, biti dovoljen, priti v poštev; archaic prenočiti, prespati; hunting ne vzleteti (ptice); military & nautical stati, ležati (čete, ladje)to lie hid — pritajiti se, skriti seslang to lie doggo — negibno ležati, pritajiti seas far as in me lies — po svojih najboljših močeh, kolikor le moremto lie on s.o.'s hands — ležati pri kom brez koristi (nerabljeno, neprodano)to lie idle — biti neizkoriščen, mirovati (zemlja, stroj), lenuharitimilitary to lie perdu — ležati v skriti izvidniški točkiit lies with you to do it — na tebi je, da to storišjuridically to lie on s.o. — biti komu obvezanto lie in s.o.'s way — biti komu pri roki; biti komu na potiyou will lie on the bed you have made — kakor si boš postlal, tako boš ležal -
109 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) svetloba2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luč3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ogenj4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luč2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) svetel2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) svetel3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) razsvetliti2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) prižgati (se)•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lahek2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lahek3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lahek4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lažji5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lahek6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lahkoten7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) veder, lahek8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lahen9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) prhek•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)* * *I [lait]adjective ( lightly adverb)lahek; majhne specifične teže, pod predpisano težo; nepomemben, neznaten, lahek (bolezen, kazen, napaka, delo itd.); zabaven, lahek (glasba, knjiga); prhek, rahel (zemlja, sneg, kruh); vitek, nežen, graciozen, okreten, uren; brezskrben, veder (srce); lahkomišljen, lahkoživ, frfrast (ženska); malo otovorjen, neotovorjen; nenaglašen (zlog)electrical light current — šibki tokfiguratively a light hand — obzirnost, taktlight in hand — poslušen (konj), lahko vodljivmilitary in light marching order — na pohodu z malo tovoraII [lait]adverbnalahko, rahlo, lahkolight come, light go — kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljenoto get off light — srečno jo odnesti, biti malo kaznovanIII [lait]adjectivesvetel, jasenIV [lait]nounsvetloba, luč, razsvetljava; vir svetlobe (okno, sonce, svetilka, vžigalica, sveča, ogenj); dnevna, sončna svetloba; nautical svetilnik; iskrenje, sijaj (oči); poetically vid, nebesno telo; figuratively luč, prosvetljenjstvo, jasnost, prosvetljenec, genij; ključna beseda akrostiha; plural spoznanja, nova odkritja, nova dejstva, (umske) sposobnosti, zmožnosti; plural slang očihe appears in the light of (a scoundrel) videti je (lopov)by the light of nature — po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjoto bring to light — odkriti, odkopatito come to light — priti na svetlo, biti odkritpoetically light of one's eyes — vidfiguratively the light of my eyes — punčica mojega očesato give light to — razložiti, razjasnitito give s.o. a light — prižgati komu cigaretoto hide one's light under a bushel — biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnostithe light of s.o.'s countenance — naklonjenost koga (uživati)to place s.th. in a good light — postaviti kaj v lepo lučto put a light to s.th. — prižgati, zažgati kajto see the light — roditi se; American spremeniti svoje stališče; religion biti prosvetljen, sprevidetito see the light of day — biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjento stand in s.o.'s light — jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figuratively motiti kogato strike a light — prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)to throw ( —ali shed) light on s.th. — razložiti, razjasniti kajget out of the light! — ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!light and shade — svetloba in senca, nasprotjaAncient Lights — opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi oknaV [lait]1.transitive verbprižgati, razsvetliti, vneti;2.intransitive verbprižgati se, vneti se, posvetiti, posijati;VI [lait]intransitive verb -
110 liquorice
['likəris, ]( American[) -riʃ](a plant with a sweet root, or a black, sticky type of sweet made from it.) sladki koren* * *[líkəris]nounbotany sladki koren, sladič -
111 look
[luk] 1. verb1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) pogledati2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) zdeti se3) (to face: The house looks west.) gledati2. noun1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) pogled2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) pogled3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) videz•- - looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here!
- look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out!
- look over
- look through
- look up
- look up to* * *I [luk]nounpogled (at); (singular ali plural) izraz (obraza), videz, podobato give s.th. a second look — še enkrat ali natančneje kaj pogledatiII [luk]1.intransitive verbgledati, pogledati, motriti, ogledovati (at); colloquially strmeti, čuditi se; biti videti, zdeti se; kazati (to, towards na kaj); figuratively obrniti, nameriti, usmeriti (pogled, pozornost; at); paziti (to na) skrbeti ( that da) gledati ( that da how kako); upati, pričakovati; gledati na, biti obrnjen proti (to, towards);2.transitive verbgledati, pogledati, (s pogledom) izrazitilook here! — poglej, poslušaj!don't look like that — ne glej tako, ne delaj takega obrazalook and see — sam poglej, sam se prepričajlook you! — pomisli!, pazi!, glej!it looks as if ( —ali as though) — videti je, ko da bito look o.s. again — popraviti se (po bolezni itd.)to look black (at s.o.) — biti videti jezen (mrko koga gledati)to look blue — biti videti otožen, nesrečento look back — nazaj pogledati, pomisliti nahe looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth — videti je, ko da ne bi znal do pet štetito look compassion at s.o. — sočutno koga gledatito look daggers at s.o. — z očmi koga prebadatito look s.o. in the eyes — gledati komu v očito look in the face — pogledati čemu v obraz, videti kaj v pravi lučito look a gift horse in the mouth — ali to look a horse trade in the tushes — gledati podarjenemu konju na zobeto look like — biti videti kot, biti podobenhe looks like winning — kaže, da bo zmagalI look to live many years here — pričakujem, da bom dolgo živel tukajto look one's last at s.o. — zadnjič koga pogledatilook before you leap — ne prenagli se, dobro premisli preden kaj storišto look sharp — ( with) pohiteti, podvizati se (s čim)to look small — pokazati se v slabi luči, napraviti slab vtis -
112 magic
['mæ‹ik] 1. noun1) ((the charms, spells etc used in) the art or practice of using supernatural forces: The prince was turned by magic into a frog.) čarovnija2) (the art of producing illusions by tricks: The conjuror's magic delighted the children.) čarodejstvo3) (fascination or great charm: the magic of Turner's paintings.) čar2. adjective(used in or using magic: a magic wand; a magic spell.) čaroben- magical- magically
- magician* * *I [maedžik]adjective ( magically adverb)čaroven, magičen; čaroben, pravljičenelectrical magic eye — magično okoII [maedžik]nounčarodejstvo, magija; čar, čudoblack magic — črna magija, klicanje hudičawhite magic — bela magija, klicanje angelov -
113 magpie
(a black-and-white bird of the crow family, known for its habit of collecting shiny objects.) sraka* * *[maegpai]nounzoology sraka; figuratively blebetač; slang predzadnji krog v tarči, zadetek vanj -
114 Maria
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115 market
1. noun1) (a public place where people meet to buy and sell or the public event at which this happens: He has a clothes stall in the market.) trg2) ((a place where there is) a demand for certain things: There is a market for cotton goods in hot countries.) tržišče2. verb(to (attempt to) sell: I produce the goods and my brother markets them all over the world.) prodajati- marketing
- market-garden
- market-place
- market-square
- market price/value
- market research
- be on the market* * *I [má:kit]nountrg, tržnica, tržišče; trgovina, trgovanje; povpraševanje ( for); denarni trg; tržna cena; American trgovina z živilito be in the market for — potrebovati kaj, iskati, želeti kupiti ali imetito come into the market — priti na trg, biti naprodajto hold the market — obvladati trg, obdržati ceneto place ( —ali put) on the market — postaviti na trg, dati naprodajII [má:kit]1.transitive verbdati na trg, prodajati na trgu, dati v prodajo;2.intransitive verbkupovati, prodajati, trgovati, hoditi na trg -
116 mask
1. noun(something, eg a covering resembling a face, used for hiding or protecting the whole or part of the face: The thief wore a black mask; Her face was a mask; under the mask of friendship.) maska2. verb(to hide or disguise: He managed to mask his feelings.) maskirati* * *I [ma:sk, mæsk]nounmaska, krinka; varovalna maska (dihalna, dimna itd.); zakrinkanec, našemljenec; maškeradna obleka; figuratively preobleka, pretveza; architecture groteskna glava (ornament); military kamuflažato throw off one's mask — razkrinkati se, pokazati pravo barvoII [ma:sk, mæsk]1.transitive verbmaskirati, zakrinkati; figuratively zastreti, prikriti, zakriti; military kamuflirati; technical popraviti, retuširati ( out); pharmacology dodati zdravilu slabega okusa primerne dodatke;2.intransitive verbmaskirati se, zakrinkati semilitary masked ground — kamuflirano ozemljemedicine masked disease — prikrita bolezen -
117 mass
I 1. [mæs] noun1) (a large lump or quantity, gathered together: a mass of concrete/people.) masa2) (a large quantity: I've masses of work / things to do.) mnogo3) (the bulk, principal part or main body: The mass of people are in favour of peace.) večina4) ((a) measure of the quantity of matter in an object: The mass of the rock is 500 kilos.) masa2. verb(to bring or come together in large numbers or quantities: The troops massed for an attack.) zbirati se3. adjective(of large quantities or numbers: mass murder; a mass meeting.) masoven- mass-produce
- mass-production
- the mass media II [mæs] noun1) ((a) celebration, especially in the Roman Catholic church, of Christ's last meal (Last Supper) with his disciples: What time do you go to Mass?) maša2) (a setting to music of some of the words used in this service.) maša* * *I [mæs]nounecclesiastic & music mašaII [mæs]nounmasa, gomila, gmota; množica; tvarina, snov; physics masa (količnik teže in pospeška)in the mass — skupaj, nasploh, vcelotieconomy mass production — serijska proizvodnjaIII [mæs]transitive verb & intransitive verbzbirati (se), kopičiti (se); military koncentrirati (čete, se) -
118 midnight
(twelve o'clock at night: I'll go to bed at midnight; ( also adjective) a midnight attack.) polnoč* * *[mídnait]nounpolnočAmerican politics midnight appointment — imenovanje tik pred potekom oblasti -
119 Monday
(the second day of the week, the day following Sunday.) ponedeljek* * *[mʌndi]nounponedeljekschool slang Black Monday — prvi dan pouka -
120 mourning
1) (grief shown eg because of someone's death.) žalovanje2) (black or dark-coloured clothes suitable for a mourner: She was wearing mourning.) žalna črnina* * *I [mɔ:niŋ]nounžalovanje, objokovanje; žalna črnina; slang umazanija za nohtom, črnavo okocomplimentary mourning — črnina za umrlim, ki ni sorodnikto go into (out of) — obleči, (sleči) črnino;II [mɔ:niŋ]adjective ( mourningly adverb)žalujoč, žalenAmerican mourning dove — grlica
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