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1 boring
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2 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) povleči2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) vleči3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) vleči (se)4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) preiskovati dno5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) vleči se2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) ovira2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) požirek (dima)3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) tlaka4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) travestitska obleka* * *I [dræg]1.transitive verbvleči, (po)vlačiti; pretegniti; nautical orati (o sidru); branati; preiskovati dno, bagrati;2.intransitive verbvleči se; biti dolgočasen, dolgočasitiAmerican colloquially to drag one's feet — namerno zavlačevati (delo)II [dræg]nounvlaka; vrsta kočije; vlačnica, vlača (sani); figuratively tovor, breme; cokla, zavora, ovira; zaviranje, oviranje; bager; figuratively mučno opravilo; dolgočasno mesto (v knjigi); lov z umetno sledjo; American slang protekcija; potegljaj; privlačnostto be a drag on s.o. — biti komu v bremeto put a drag upon s.th. — zavreti, zaustaviti kaj -
3 address
1. [ə'dres] verb1) (to put a name and address on (an envelope etc): Address the parcel clearly.) nasloviti2) (to speak or write to: I shall address my remarks to you only.) obrniti se na2. ( American[) 'ædres] noun1) (the name of the house, street, town etc where a person lives: His address is 30 Main St, Edinburgh.) naslov2) (a speech: He made a long and boring address.) nagovor•* * *I [ədrés]transitive verbnasloviti, ogovoriti, nagovoriti, obrniti se (na koga); usmeriti (žogo pri golfu); napisati naslovto address o.s. to — obrniti se na koga; lotiti se česaII [ədrés]nounnaslov, ogovor, nagovor; vedenje, spretnost -
4 borehole
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5 chestnut
1.1) (a reddish-brown nut (one type being edible).) kostanj2) (a reddish-brown horse.) rjavec3) (a boring old joke or story.) stara šala2. adjective(of the colour of ripe chestnuts: chestnut hair.) kostanjev* * *I [čésnуt]adjectivekostanjevII [čésnуt]nounbotany kostanj; rjavec; star dovtipto pull s.o.'s chestnuts out of the fire — biti orodje drugega -
6 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 -
7 fag
[fæɡ]1) (hard or boring work: It was a real fag to clean the whole house.) garanje2) (a slang word for a cigarette: I'm dying for a fag.) čik•- fag-end- fagged out* * *I [fæg]transitive verb & intransitive verbutruditi, izčrpati (se), garati; ( for komu) služiti višješolcufag fag out — (cricket) odbiti žogo v poljeII [fæg]noungaranje, utrujenost; vozel v tkanini; garač; tovorni osel; British English nižješolec, ki streže višješolcu; slang cigareta, čik; gulež -
8 grind
1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.)2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.)3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.)2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) mučno delo- grinder- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone* * *I [graind]1.transitive verb(z)mleti, (z)drobiti; brusiti, stružiti, gladiti; vrteti pogonsko ročico; American jeziti; (into s.o.) vbijati komu v glavo; figuratively zatirati, mučiti; škrtati (z zobmi); ( into) vtisniti; (on, against ob) drgniti, treti;2.intransitive verbmleti, dati se zmleti; igrati na lajno; figuratively ( away) mučiti se; (at) naporno delati; guliti seto grind the face of s.o. — surovo s kom ravnatito grind s.o. in grammar — vbijati komu slovnico v glavoII [graind]nounmletje; brušenje; naporno delo, garanje; naporna hoja; American slang guljenje; gulež -
9 introduce
[intrə'dju:s]1) ((often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other: He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.) predstaviti2) ((often with into) to bring in (something new): Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada; Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)?) vpeljati3) (to propose or put forward: He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax.) predložiti4) ((with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc): Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven.) uvajati•- introductory* * *[intrədjú:s]transitive verb -
10 lecture
['lek ə] 1. noun1) (a formal talk given to students or other audiences: a history lecture.) predavanje2) (a long and boring or irritating speech, warning or scolding: The teacher gave the children a lecture for running in the corridor.) pridiga2. verb(to give a lecture: He lectures on Roman Art; She lectured him on good behaviour.) poučevati, predavati- lecturer* * *I [lékčə]nounpredavanje (on); grajato give a lecture — (on o, to komu) predavatito read s.o. a lecture — narediti komu pridigo, grajatiII [lékčə]transitive verb & intransitive verbpredavati (on — o); grajati, narediti komu pridigo -
11 pall
I [po:l] noun(the (usually dark-coloured) cloth which covers a coffin at a funeral: a pall of purple-velvet; A pall of smoke hung over the town.) mrtvaški prt; pregrinjalo, zavesaII [po:l] verb(to become boring or uninteresting: Loud music soon palls.) dolgočasiti* * *I [pɔ:l]nounzagrinjalo za krsto, pokrov krste; ecclesiastic nadškofovo ogrinjalo; figuratively plašč, ogrinjalo, pokrovII [pɔ:l]transitive verbzaviti, ogrniti (s plaščem), pokriti (on; s pokrovom)III [pɔ:l]1.intransitive verbprenasititi se, zagnusti se, zasititi se, otopeti, dolgočasiti;2.transitive verbpokvariti komu tekto pall on s.o. — izgubiti draž za koga -
12 pedestrian
[pi'destriən] 1. noun(a person who travels on foot: Three pedestrians were hit by the car.) pešec2. adjective(ordinary; rather boring or unexciting: a pedestrian account.) suhoparen* * *I [pidéstriən]adjectivepešaški, ki gre peš; figuratively nezanimiv, suhoparen, vsakdanji, prozaičenII [pidéstriən]nounpešec -
13 relish
['reliʃ] 1. verb(to enjoy greatly: He relishes his food; I relished the thought of telling my husband about my promotion.) uživati (v čem)2. noun1) (pleasure; enjoyment: He ate the food with great relish; I have no relish for such a boring task.) užitek2) (a strong flavour, or a sauce etc for adding flavour.) začimba* * *I [réliš]nounokus (za kaj), užitek (v hrani ipd.), slast; dišava, začimba; prijeten okus; predjed; figuratively veselje (za kaj) navdušenje; nagnjenje ljubezen (do česa); privlačnost, všečnost, draž, čar, tek; pokušnja, kapljica (of česa)I have no relish for (music) — nimam nobenega veselja (smisla) za, ne maram za (glasbo), ni mi do (glasbe)to have lost all relish — izgubiti vso privlačnost (draž, slast)to read with great relish — brati z velikim užitkom, naslajati se ob branjuII [réliš]1.transitive verbnapraviti (kaj) okusno, tečno, slastno; dati prijeten okus (čemu); začiniti ( with z); najti slast v, imeti užitek od, uživati (v čem, kaj), imeti rad; rad (kaj) jesti, s tekom jesti;2.intransitive verbbiti okusen (tečen, slasten, prijeten); dišati, iti v tek (slast), tekniti; imeti okus, tek (za kaj)to relish of — dišati po; spominjati naI do not relish the idea of staying here — misel, da bi ostal tu, mi ne prijado you relish the lobster? — vam gre jastog v slast? -
14 soul-destroying
adjective ((of a task etc) very dull, boring, repetitive etc.) duhamoren* * *[sóuldistrɔiiŋ]adjectiveAmerican dušo ubijajoč, uničujoč -
15 suck
1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) sesati2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) sesati3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) vsesati4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) biti nemogoč2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) sesanje- sucker- suck up to* * *I [sʌk]nounsesanje; vsesavanje, šum sesanja; cuzanje; vpijanje, vsrkavanje; sesajoča mlada žival; vrtinec; materino mleko; colloquially srkljaj, požirek; slang bonbon, sladkorček; slang sleparija, bluf (tudi suck-in); neuspehwhat a suck! — kakšna smola! res nisi imel sreče!to take a suck at it colloquially dobro ga srkniti, napraviti dober požirekII [sʌk]transitive verbsesati; cuzati; izmozgati, izčrpati, iztisniti; figuratively izvleči ( from iz), izmolsti, dobiti; vsesa(va)ti; dati sesati, dojiti; intransitive verb sesati (at kaj), sesati pri prsihto suck s.o.'s brain(s) — izvleči iz koga ideje (zamisli) za lastno uporabo, okoristiti se z idejami koga drugegato suck s.o.'s lifeblood figuratively piti kri komu, do zadnjega ga izkoristitito suck an orange — izsesati, iztisniti oranžosucked orange — "izžeta limona"to suck the monkey British English slang piti iz steklenice, piti s slamicoto suck s.o. to the very marrow — koga do kraja izmozgati ali izžeti -
16 tedious
['ti:diəs](boring and continuing for a long time: a tedious speech/speaker.) dolgočasen- tediousness
- tedium* * *[tí:djəs]adjective ( tediously adverb)dolgotrajen, utrudljiv; dolgočasen, nezanimiv, zoprn; razvlečen, dolgovezen, obširen -
17 vegetate
['ve‹iteit]verb (to live an idle, boring and pointless life: I would like to get a job - I don't want to vegetate.) životariti* * *[védžiteit]intransitive verbrasti kot rastlina; figuratively životariti, vegetirati; živeti nedelavno (enolično, dolgočasno) življenje; medicine (bujno) rasti; agronomy ležati (biti) neobdelan; transitive verb obrasti (o rastlinah) -
18 wade
[weid]1) (to go or walk (through water, mud etc) with some difficulty: He waded across the river towards me; I've finally managed to wade through that boring book I had to read.) (pre)bresti2) (to cross (a river etc) by wading: We'll wade the stream at its shallowest point.) prebresti•- wader* * *[wéid]1.nounbredênje, gaženje; čofotanje; plitvo mesto, brod;2.transitive verbprebresti; intransitive verb bresti; gaziti; čofotati; figuratively s težavo (trudom) se prebijati; obsolete iti, pomikati se naprejto wade in, to wade into colloquially lotiti se -
19 well
(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) imeti dobro/slabo mnenje o* * *I [wel]1.nounizvir, vrelec, studenec; vodnjak; figuratively začetek, praizvor; vrtina; jašek (v rudniku); globoka jama; tunel v snegu; architecture dušnik, prostor za dvigalo (lift), za stopnišče; ograjen prostor v sodni dvorani (za odvetnika); shramba za prtljago (v vozu, avtu); tintnik (v mizi); railway shramba za vodo; nautical shramba za ribe (na ladji); jašek za zaščito črpalkewell boring — vrtanje (studencev itd.)well-digger — kopač studencev, vodnjakovto sink a well — (iz)vrtati vodnjak;2.intransitive verbizvirati, vreti na dan, iztekati, brizgnitito well up — dvigniti se, privreti kviškuto well over — preliti se, razliti se; transitive verb pustiti izvirati ali tečiII [wel]1.adverbdobro, ugodno, primerno, pravilno; v redu; popolnoma, čisto, temeljito, pozorno, skrbno; zadostno, prilično, dosti; iskreno, prijateljsko, prisrčno; pametno, s premislekom, utemeljeno, upravičeno; verjetno, lahko mogoče, mordaas well — enako, prav tako; tudi; poleg tega, razen tega, kot tudiwell and good — dobro; sem zadovoljenwell away — daleč, na dalečas well as — prav tako kot, tako... kotwell done! — dobro storjeno!, odlično!, bravo!well met! — prihajaš kot naročen!to be well out of s.th. — imeti kaj srečno za sebojto come off well — dobro se odrezati, imeti srečoto do well — uspevati, prosperiratito stand well with s.o. — biti v dobrih odnosih s kom;2.adjectivedober, v dobrem stanju; ugoden; medicine zdrav, pri dobrem zdravjuthat's all very well but... — vse to je prav in lepo, toda...things are well with you — dobro gre za vas, stvari vam uspevajoit will be as well for you to know it — nič vam ne bo škodilo, če boste to vedeli;3.noundobro, blagor, blaginjalet well alone! figuratively ne vmešavaj se po nepotrebnem!; pusti pri miru!, ne vrtaj naprej!;4.interjectionno!, torej!, prav dobro!, neverjetno!; res?well! I never! — no, kaj takega pa še ne!well! don't cry! — no, no, nikar ne jokaj!well then? — no, in kaj (potem)? -
20 saving grace
(a good quality that makes up for a fault: His speeches are boring but they have the saving grace of being short.) dobra lastnost
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