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1 female
['fi:meil]noun, adjective1) ((a person, animal etc) of the sex that gives birth to children, produces eggs etc: a female blackbird; the female of the species.) samica; samičji2) ((a plant) that produces seeds.) ženska rastlina* * *I [fí:meil]nounženska, samica, maticaII [fí:meil]adjectivesamičji, ženski; figuratively nežen, občutljiv; botany pestičevfemale operatives — ženska delovna moč, delavke -
2 she-
(female: a she-wolf.) samica (volka) -
3 she
[ʃi:] 1. pronoun1) (a female person or animal already spoken about: When the girl saw us, she asked the time.) ona2) (any female person: She who runs the fastest will be the winner.) katera2. noun(a female person or animal: Is a cow a he or a she?) samica- she-* * *[ši:]1.pronounonashe who — tista, ki;2.noun (plural shes, she's) ženska, žensko bitje; žival ženskega spola, samica;3.adjective (v zloženkah) ženski (zlasti o živalih)the only she I admire — edina ženska, ki jo občudujemis the child a he or a she? — je otrok deček ali deklica?I like my new car, she is so smart — všeč mi je moj novi avto, je tako ličenshe-devil — vražja ženska, vrag v ženski podobishe-dragon figuratively hišni zmajshe-king derogatory babji kralj -
4 sister
['sistə] 1. noun1) (the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents: She's my sister; my father's sister.) sestra2) (a type of senior nurse: She's a sister on Ward 5.) glavna sestra3) (a female member of a religious group.) redovnica4) (a female fellow member of any group: We must fight for equal opportunities, sisters!) sestra2. adjective(closely similar in design, function etc: sister ships.) sestrski* * *[sístə]1.nounsestra; posestrima; intimna prijateljica; redovnica, nuna, samostanska sestra; colloquially bolničarka, usmiljenka, usmiljena sestrasister Anne — oseba, ki namesto koga drugega čaka na prihod neke tretje osebe (iz pravljice "Sinjebradec")sister of charity (mercy) — usmiljena sestra, usmiljenkasister-german — prava, telesna sestrahalf-sister, step-sister — polsestralay sister — redovnica, ki opravlja kako fizično delo zunaj samostanaThe Three Sisters, The Fatal Sisters, The Sisters Three — sojenice (vile), rojenice, parke;2.adjectivesestrski -
5 cow
I noun1) (the female of cattle used for giving milk: He has ten cows and a bull.) krava2) (the female of certain other animals eg the elephant, whale.) samica (slona, kita)•- cowboy- cowherd
- cowhide II verb(to subdue or control through fear: The pupil was cowed by the headmaster's harsh words.) preplašiti* * *I [kau]nounzoology krava; samica nekaterih velikih sesalcevvulgar baba, babura; Australian a fair cow — traparijaII [kau]transitive verb(o)plašiti, teroriziratito cow into s.th. z — ustrahovanjem prisiliti (da kaj stori)III [kau]nountechnical pokrov (dimnika) -
6 egg
I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) jajce2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) jajce3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) jajčece•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on* * *I [eg]nounjajce; slang letalska bomba; American slang neotesanec, fant, dečkoslang a bad egg — pokvarjenecslang a good egg — dober dečkolike a Curate's egg — samo deloma dober, v splošnem pa slabslang goose egg — ničla, ničmilitary sl — polagati minefried eggs — pečena jajca "na oko"II [eg]transitive verb(on) spodbosti, spodbadati, siliti; z rumenjakom namazati; obmetavati z gnilimi jajci; nabirati jajcato egg and crumb — povaljati v jajcu in drobtinah, panirati -
7 hen
[hen]1) (the female farmyard fowl: Hens lay eggs.) kokoš2) (the female of any bird: The hen is sitting on the nest; ( also adjective) a hen blackbird.) samica (ptičev)•- henpecked* * *[hen]nounkokoš; samica (ptičev)American slang there is a hen on — "nekaj se kuha" -
8 herself
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when a female person or animal is the object of an action she performs: The cat licked herself; She looked at herself in the mirror.) se2) (used to emphasize she, her, or the name of a female person or animal: She herself played no part in this; Mary answered the letter herself.) ona sama3) (without help etc: She did it all by herself.) čisto sama* * *[hə:sélf]pronoun ona sama; se(all) by herself — čisto sama, brez pomočishe is not quite herself — ni čisto zdrava, ni čisto pri sebi -
9 mistress
['mistris]1) (a woman who is the lover of a man to whom she is not married.) ljubica2) (a female teacher: the games mistress.) učiteljica3) (a woman who commands, controls or owns: a dog and his mistress.) gospodarica4) (a female employer (of a servant): The servant stole her mistress's jewellery.) gospodinja* * *[místris]noungospodarica, gospodinja, mojstrica, vladarica; gospa (Mrs.); British English učiteljica; ljubicaBritish English Mistress of the Robe — prva komornica angleške kraljice -
10 mother
1. noun1) (a female parent, especially human: John's mother lives in Manchester; ( also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young.) mati2) ((often with capital: also Mother Superior) the female leader of a group of nuns.) mati prednica2. verb(to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much): His wife tries to mother him.) po materinsko skrbeti- motherless
- motherly
- motherliness
- mother-country
- motherland
- mother-in-law
- mother-of-pearl
- mother-tongue* * *I [mʌðə]nounmati; mati prednica (v samostanu); archaic medicine histerijacolloquially to kiss mother earth — pastizoology Mother Carey's chicken — viharnica (ptica)Mother Hubbard — široka, ohlapna ženska oblekabotany mother of thousands — vrsta divjega lanuII [mʌðə]transitive verbroditi (navadno figuratively); po materinsko skrbeti, priznati materinstvoto mother a novel on s.o. — pripisati komu avtorstvo romanaIII [mʌðə]nounchemistry octov cvet -
11 queen
[kwi:n]1) (a woman who rules a country, who inherits her position by right of birth: the Queen of England; Queen Elizabeth II.) kraljica2) (the wife of a king: The king and his queen were both present.) kraljica3) (a woman who is in some way important, excellent or special: a beauty queen; a movie queen.) kraljica4) (a playing-card with a picture of a queen on it: I have two aces and a queen.) dama5) (an important chess-piece: a bishop, a king and a queen.) kraljica6) (the egg-laying female of certain kinds of insect (especially bees, ants and wasps).) matica7) ((slang) a homosexual man who assumes the female role.) dama•- queenly- queen mother* * *I [kwi:n]nounkraljica, vladarica (tudi figuratively); kraljica (šah), dama (karta); zoology matica (pri čebelah)Queen Anne is dead! — to je že stara stvarQueen's English — pravilna, čista angleščinaBritish English queen's weather — sončen danII [kwi:n]intransitive verbvladati (kraljica); zamenjati kmeta za kraljico (šah) -
12 woman
['wumən]plural - women; noun1) (an adult human female: His sisters are both grown women now; ( also adjective) a woman doctor; women doctors.) ženska2) (a female domestic daily helper: We have a woman who comes in to do the cleaning.) pomočnica, postrežnica•- - woman- womanhood
- womankind
- womenkind
- womanly
- womanliness
- womenfolk* * *Iplural women [wúmən, wímin]1.nounženska, žena; ženski spol (ženske); ljubica; metresa; soproga, žena; sobarica, postrežnica; ženska čud (narava), ženska čustva; moški z ženskimi lastnostmi, "baba"the woman figuratively ženska, tipično ženskowoman of the world — svetska, svetovnjaška ženska; izkušena ženskathe scarlet woman figuratively poganski Rim, papeški Rim; posvetni duhsingle woman — samostojna ženska; (stara) devicathere's a woman in it — za tem tiči (kaka) ženska, tu ima ženska prste vmesto play the woman — biti rahločuten ali plah (boječ), pokazati strah (bojazen), jokati, cmeriti sethere is too much of the woman in him — preveč je ženskega v njem;2.adjectiveženskiII [wúmən]transitive verbpostaviti ženske (v obrat itd.); obsolete oženiti (koga); pomehkužiti; intransitive verb igrati žensko vlogo, obnašati se kot ženska -
13 womenfolk
['wimin-]noun plural (female people, especially female relatives.) ženstvo, sorodnice* * *[wíminfouk]nouncolloquially ženske, ženski svet, ženski spolmy womenfolk colloquially moje ženske -
14 amah
1) (in Eastern Countries, a native female servant.)2) (a baby's nurse, especially a wet-nurse.)* * *[ámə]noundojilja, pestunja -
15 ballerina
[bælə'ri:nə](a female (often principal) ballet-dancer: Pavlova was a famous ballerina.) balerina* * *[bælərí:nə]nounbaletka, balerina -
16 bitch
[bi ]1) (the female of the dog, wolf or fox.) psica, volkulja, lisica2) (a (bad-tempered or unpleasant) woman.) deklina, babura•- bitchy* * *[bič]1.nounzoologypsica; figuratively vulgar vlačugabitch wolf — volkulja;2.transitive verb & intransitive verb slangpritoževati se; šušmariti; pokvariti -
17 chambermaid
noun (a female servant or hotel worker in charge of bedrooms.) sobarica* * *[čéimbəmeid]nounsobarica -
18 clitoris
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19 daughter
['do:tə](a female child (when spoken of in relation to her parents): That is Mary's daughter; She has two daughters.) hči* * *[dɔ:tə]nounhči; archaic dekle -
20 distinction
[-ʃən]1) ((the making of) a difference: He makes no distinction between male and female employees with regard to pay.) razlikovanje2) (a grade awarded that indicates outstanding ability or achievement: She passed her exams with distinction.) odlika* * *[distíŋkšən]nounrazlika, različnost; odlika, priznanje, odlikovanje; ugled, znamenitost
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