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1 humble
1. adjective1) (not having a high opinion of oneself etc: You have plenty of ability but you're too humble.) ponižen2) (unimportant; having a low position in society etc: a man of humble origins.) skromen2. verb(to make (someone) humble: He was humbled by his failure.) ponižati- humbly- humbleness See also:- humility* * *I [hʌmbl]adjective ( humbly adverb)ponižen, skromento eat humble pie — ponižno se opravičiti, ponižati se, iti v KanosoII [hʌmbl]transitive verbponižati -
2 humble-bee
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3 background
1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) ozadje2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) ozadje3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) izvor* * *[baekgraund]nounozadje, družbeno okolje; osnovno znanje; kulturno ozračje; zvočne motnje; predpostavka; izvor -
4 chasten
[' eisn](to humble by punishment, suffering etc.) kaznovati* * *[čéisn]transitive verbkaznovati, pograjati; figuratively ublažiti, očistiti (slog); ukrotiti -
5 condition
[kən'diʃən] 1. noun1) (state or circumstances in which a person or thing is: The house is not in good condition; He is in no condition to leave hospital; under ideal conditions; living conditions; variable conditions.)2) (something that must happen or be done before some other thing happens or is done; a term or requirement in an agreement: It was a condition of his going that he should pay his own expenses; That is one of the conditions in the agreement.)2. verb1) (to affect or control: behaviour conditioned by circumstances.) pogojevati2) (to put into the required state: The footballers trained hard in order to condition themselves for the match.) usposobiti•- conditionally
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- on condition that* * *I [kəndíšən]nounpogoj; okoliščina; položaj, stanje, stan; American popravni izpitto be in condition — moči, biti zmoženon condition that — s pogojem, daII [kəndíšən]transitive verbpogodbeno določiti, pogojevati, staviti pogoje, pridržati si; usposobiti; trenirati; American delati popravni izpit; pogojno vpisati; klimatizirati -
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8 eat
[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) jesti- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) jestvine- eat into- eat one's words* * *[i:t]1.transitive verbjesti, pojesti, žreti, glodati; trošiti; chemistry razjedati, uničiti; American hraniti; figuratively mučiti;2.intransitive verbjesti, hraniti se; colloquially imeti dober okusto eat one's head off — pojesti več, kakor je vredno njegovo delo, ne se izplačatito eat humble pie — opravičiti se, postati ponižento eat s.o.'s salt — živeti na tuj računto eat s.o. out of house and home — spraviti koga na beraško palico -
9 fawn
I [fo:n] noun1) (a young deer.) jelenček2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.) rumenkasto rjavII [fo:n] verb1) ((of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc).) z repom mahati2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.) klečeplaziti* * *I [fɔ:n]nounsrnjaček, jelenček, damjaček; srnja barvain fawn — breja (srna, damjakinja)II [fɔ:n]transitive verbskotiti (srna, damjakinja)III [fɔ:n]adjectiverumenkasto rjavIV [fɔ:n]intransitive verb (on, upon) prilizovati, dobrikati se, klečeplaziti; z repom mahati (pes) -
10 grovel
['ɡrovl]past tense, past participle - grovelled; verb(to make oneself (too) humble: He grovelled before his leader.)* * *[grʌvl]intransitive verbna tleh ležati, valjati se; figuratively (before, to) klečeplaziti -
11 humility
[hju'miləti](modesty; humbleness: Despite his powerful position in the government, he was still a man of great humility.) skromnostSee also:- humble* * *[hju:míliti]nounponižnost, skromnost -
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13 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skop2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) grd3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) popadljiv4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) reven•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) srednji2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) povprečen2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) sredinaIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) pomeniti2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) nameravati•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) pomenljiv- meaningless
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- mean well* * *I [mi:n]adjectivenizek, navaden, manjvreden (stan, rod); boren, reven, oguljen, odrgnjen, umazan; nepomemben; prostaški, nizkoten, podel; skop, stiskaški; American colloquially popadljiv, hudoben (konj); American colloquially bolehenno mean foe — sovražnik, ki ni za podcenjevanjeno mean scholar — pametna glava. pomemben učenjakAmerican mean white — siromašen belec na jugu ZDAAmerican to feel mean over — sramovati se česaII [mi:n]adjectivesrednji, povprečenIII [mi:n]nounsredina; povprečje, povprečnost; (plural z glagolom v singular) sredstvo, način; plural premoženjeto be a means of — bitt česa kriv, biti povod za kajby all (manner of) means — vsekakor, na vsak način, za vsako cenoBritish English means test — preveritev premoženjskih razmer delavca, ki prejema socialno podporoIV [mi:n]1.transitive verbnameravati, imeti vmislih, kaniti, hoteti; (zlasti pasiv) nameniti ( for za); meniti, misliti; pomeniti;2.intransitive verbpomeniti (to komu)to mean mischief — imeti zlobne namene, imeti kaj za bregomto mean well (ill) by ( —ali to) s.o. — dobro (slabo) komu želeti, biti komu (ne)naklonjenwhat do you mean by it? — kaj hočeš s tem reči?, kaj naj to pomeni?to mean little to s o. — komu malo pomenitiI mean you to go — želim, da greš -
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15 obsequious
[əb'si:kwiəs](too humble or too ready to agree with someone: He bowed in an obsequious manner.) klečeplazen- obsequiousness* * *[əbsí:kwiəs]adjective ( obsequiously adverb)klečeplazen (to); archaic ponižen, pokoren -
16 pie
(food baked in a covering of pastry: a steak/apple pie.) pita* * *I [pái]nounzoology sraka; zoology šekasta živalII [pái]nounmesna pasteta, sadni kolač, pita; culinary malenkost, igrača; American politics slang protekcija, podkupninaIII [pái]1.nounprintingčrkovna zmešnjava; figuratively kaos;2.transitive verb printingpomešati črke; figuratively premetati, razmetatiIV [pái]nounnajmanjši novčič v Indiji -
17 self
[self]plural - selves; noun1) (a person's own body and personality.) osebnost2) (one's own personal interests or advantage: He always thinks first of self.) sam nase•- selfish- selfishly
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- selflessness* * *plural selves [self, selvz]1.nounsam (poedinec); svoja osebnost, jaz; prava narava; osebne koristi, egoizem, sebičnost, samoljubje; philosophy jaz, subjekt; biology enobarvna cvetlica (žival)my humble self, my poor self — moja malenkosthis own self, his very self — njegov lastni jazhis second self — njegov drugi jaz; njegov intimen prijatelj; njegova desna rokayour good selves commerce vaša spoštovana firmaour noble selves jocosely miself do, self have — kakor si boš postlal, tako boš spalto refer everything to self — vse nase, v svojo korist obračatiself is a bad guide to happiness — sebičnost je slab vodnik k sreči;2.adjectiveenoten, brez primesi, naraven (barva); archaic istia self trimming — pozamenterija iz istega (enotnega) materiala;3.pronounsam -
18 station
['steiʃən] 1. noun1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) postaja2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) postaja3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) položaj2. verb(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) postaviti (se)* * *I [stéišən]nounpostaja, (železniška, policijska, radijska) postaja; straža, stražna postaja; American postajališče; službeno mesto (uradnika); položaj; military nautical baza; oporišče; aeronautics letalska baza; figuratively (visok) družbeni položaj ali mesto; (redko) poklic; stališče; ecclesiastic history post ob sredah in petkih; standardna mera (navadno 100 čevljev); mesto, ki rabi za izhodno točko pri geodetskem merjenju; plural nautical bojni položaj, določen za vsakega člana posadke na ladji; Australian ovčarska ali živinska farma; history Indian angleška kolonija, evropska četrt; botany odnos rastline ali živali do klime, do zemlje itd.; plural ecclesiastic postaje procesije pri križih itd., postaje križevega potafilling station American , petrol station British English bencinska črpalkafire (brigade) station — postaja požarne brambe, gasilska postajafirst-aid station, ambulance station — postaja prve pomočito make (to go) one's stations ecclesiastic opraviti, moliti križev potII [stéišən]transitive verbpostaviti, namestiti; stacionirati; odrediti mestoto station o.s., to be stationed near the door — postaviti se poleg vratto be stationed military biti stacioniran (v garniziji), nautical stacionirati -
19 stooge
[stu:‹]1) (a comedian's assistant who is made the object of all his jokes.) pepček2) (a person who is used by another to do humble or unpleasant jobs.) hlapec* * *[stu:dž]1.nounpredmet posmehovanja; lutka, marioneta, orodje v tujih rokah; trpin za tuje grehe; pomočnik, pomagač;2.intransitive verbbiti pomočnik ali učenec; aeronautics patruljirati vedno nad istim področjem -
20 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) postaviti na pravo mestoEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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