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1 be lacking
( with in)1) (to be without or not to have enough: He is lacking in intelligence.) ne imeti (dovolj)2) (to be absent; to be present in too little an amount: Money for the project is not lacking but enthusiasm is.) manjkati -
2 lack
[læk] 1. verb(to have too little or none of: He lacked the courage to join the army.) imeti premalo2. noun(the state of not having any or enough: our lack of money.) pomanjkanje* * *I [læk]nounpomanjkanje, stiska, potrebano lack of — dovolj česa, obilje česaII [læk]1.transitive verbtrpeti pomanjkanje česa; ne imeti česa;2.intransitive verbprimanjkovati, manjkatiI lack nothing — ničesar mi ne manjka, imam vsega dovoijI was lacking — bil sem odsoten, manjkal sem -
3 abrupt
1) (sudden; unexpected: The car came to an abrupt halt.) nenaden2) ((of a person's manner of speaking etc) rude or sharp.) osoren3) (lacking in continuity.)•- abruptly- abruptness* * *[əbrʌpt]adjective ( abruptly adverb)odsekan, prekinjen: nenaden, nepričakovan; strm; osoren, surov, zadirčen -
4 culture
1) (a form or type of civilization of a certain race or nation: the Jewish culture.) kultura2) (improvement of the mind etc by education etc: He was an enthusiastic seeker of culture.) kultura3) (educated taste in art, literature, music etc: He thinks that anyone who dislikes Bach is lacking in culture.) omikanost4) ((a) cultivated growth of bacteria etc.) kultura5) (the commercial rearing of fish, certain plants etc.) vzreja•- cultural- cultured* * *I [kʌlčə]nounobdelovanje; gojitev, sajenje, saditev, poljedelstvo; negaII [kʌlčə]transitive verbobdelovati, saditi; gojiti, negovati; omikati -
5 deficient
[di'fiʃənt](lacking in what is needed: Their food is deficient in vitamins.) nezadosten* * *[difíšənt]adjective ( deficiently adverb)nezadosten, pomanjkljiv, nepopolnto be deficient in s.th. — ne imeti dovolj česadeficient in weight — nezadostne teže, prelahek -
6 devoid
[di'void]((with of) free from or lacking: That is devoid of any meaning.) brez (česa)* * *[divɔid]predicative adjective(of) prazen, oropan -
7 disabled
adjective (lacking ability or strength; crippled: a disabled soldier.) nesposoben; pohabljen* * *[diséibld]adjective (za vojsko ali službo) nesposoben; onesposobljen, invaliden -
8 downhearted
adjective (depressed and in low spirits, especially lacking the inclination to carry on with something: Don't be downhearted! - we may yet win.) malodušen* * *[dáunha:tid]adjective ( downheartedly adverb)potrt, malodušen, obupan -
9 fail
[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) spodleteti2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) pokvariti se3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) pustiti na cedilu4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) vreči (na izpitu)5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) pustiti na cedilu•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) brez- failure- without fail* * *I [feil]1.intransitive verbmanjkati, ne zadostovati; prenehati, pešati, slabeti, slabšati se, ne moči; (in) ponesrečiti se, spodleteti, ne uspeti; pasti pri izpitu;2.transitive verbizneveriti se, razočarati, pustiti na cedilu; pustiti pasti (pri izpitu); ne imeti; doživeti denarni polomto fail in business — propasti, bankrotiratiII [feil]noun -
10 faint
[feint] 1. adjective1) (lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc: The sound grew faint; a faint light.) šibak2) (physically weak and about to lose consciousness: Suddenly he felt faint.) slaboten2. verb(to lose consciousness: She fainted on hearing the news.) onesvestiti se3. noun(loss of consciousness: His faint gave everybody a fright.) nezavest- faintly- faintness* * *I [feint]nounomedlevicaII [feint]adjective ( faintly adverb)slaboten, šibek; boječ, plašen; izčrpan, oslabel, vrtoglav; nejasen, moten, meglen; nedoločenIII [feint]intransitive verb archaic zgubiti pogum; slabeti, omedlevatito faint away — onesvestiti se, omedleti -
11 impractical
[im'præktikəl](lacking common sense: an impractical person/suggestion.) nepraktičen* * *[impraektikəl]adjectiveAmerican nepraktičen, teoretičen, neuporaben, nesmiseln; neizkušen, nespameten -
12 inexperienced
adjective (lacking knowledge, skill and experience: Inexperienced climbers should not attempt this route.) neizkušen* * *[inikspíəriənst]adjectiveneizkušen -
13 insecure
[insi'kjuə]1) (unsure of oneself or lacking confidence: Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.) negotov2) (not safe or firmly fixed: This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock.) nezanesljiv•- insecurity* * *[insikjúə]adjective ( insecurely adverb)negotov, nezanesljiv, nevaren -
14 limp
[limp] I adjective(lacking stiffness or strength; drooping: a limp lettuce; a limp excuse.) ovenel, ohlapenII 1. verb(to walk in an uneven manner (usually because one has hurt one's foot or leg): He twisted his ankle and came limping home.) šepati2. noun(the act of limping: He walks with a limp.) šepanje* * *I [limp]adjective ( limply adverb)mehek, mlahav, ohlapen, uvel; figuratively nemočen, slab, mlačen, brez hrbtenice; mehek (vezava knjige)II [limp]1.nounšepanje (tudi figuratively);2.intransitive verbšepati (tudi figuratively); vleči se (ladja, avion) -
15 lonely
1) (lacking or wanting companionship: Aren't you lonely, living by yourself?) osamljen2) ((of a place) far away from busy places, having few people: a lonely island.) samoten* * *[lóunli]adjectivesam, osamel, samoten, osamljen, zapuščenAmerican colloquially to be lonely for — hrepeneti po -
16 monotonous
[mə'notənəs](lacking in variety; dull: a monotonous piece of music.) enoličen- monotony* * *[mənɔtənəs]adjective ( monotonously adverb)monoton, enoličen, dolgočasen, enakomeren -
17 Romance
1) (the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love: It was a beautiful romance, but it didn't last.) romanca2) (a story about such a relationship etc, especially one in which the people, events etc are more exciting etc than in normal life: She writes romances.) ljubezenski roman3) (this kind of excitement: She felt her life was lacking in romance.) romantičnost•- romantic- romantically* * *I [romaens]adjectiveromanski; romanski jezikRomance nations, Romance peoples — romanski narodi, ljudstvaII [roumaens]proper nameromanski -
18 romance
1) (the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love: It was a beautiful romance, but it didn't last.) romanca2) (a story about such a relationship etc, especially one in which the people, events etc are more exciting etc than in normal life: She writes romances.) ljubezenski roman3) (this kind of excitement: She felt her life was lacking in romance.) romantičnost•- romantic- romantically* * *[romaens]1.nounliteratureromanca; romantična (neverjetna) povest, bajka; ljubezenski pustolovski roman; romantičnost, romantika, sanjarjenje, zanesenost, pretiravanje; romanca, romantičen doživljaj, ljubezenska afera; music romanca;2.adjectiveromantičen, pustolovski; čaroben;3.intransitive verbizmišljati (si), pripovedovati, imeti romantične domislice, pretiravati; romantično misliti ali govoriti -
19 shapeless
adjective (lacking shape: She wears a shapeless, baggy coat.) brezobličen* * *[šéiplis]adjective ( shapelessly adverb)brezobličen, brez oblike, skažen, nepravilen; brezciljen (kurz itd.) -
20 shy
1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) sramežljiv2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) zadržan3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) plah2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) vzpenjati se, izogibati se- shyly- shyness* * *I [šái]1.adjective ( shyly adverb)plah, plašen, plašljiv, boječ; zadržan, rezerviran, sumničav, oprezen; (žival, rastlina) kržljav, zaostal; skrit, ki ga je težko najti (kraj); colloquially dvoumen, sumljiv, na slabem glasu; American slang ki je izgubil, brez; American reven (of z)shy of money American slang na trdem z denarjemI am shy a dollar American slang sem ob dolarto be shy of s.o. — iti komu s pota, izogibati se kogato be shy of s.th. — bati se česa, izmikati se čemu, izogibati se česato be shy of doing s.th. — oprezno, z oklevanjem kaj nareditionce bit twice shy — kdor se enkrat opari, še se mrzle vode boji;2.nounplašljivost (konja);3.intransitive verbplašiti se, odskočiti (o konju); figuratively umakniti se nazaj, ustrašiti seto shy at s.th. — bati se česa, oplašiti se, ustrašiti se česaII [šái]1.nounmet, lučaj, metanje; figuratively zbodljaj, porogljiva opazka; colloquially poskusto have a shy at s.o. — zagnati za kom, figuratively zasramovati, zasmehovati kogato have a shy at doing s.th. — poskusiti nekaj napravitito have a shy at roulette — poskusiti enkrat z ruleto;2.transitive verb colloquiallyvreči, zagnati (kamen, žogo) (at na, v); intransitive verb napasti (s kamnom)
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