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1 misfortune
[mis'fo: ən]((a piece of) bad luck: I had the misfortune to break my leg.) nesreča* * *[misfɔ:čən]nounnesreča, nezgoda -
2 adversity
noun (misfortune or hardship.) zla sreča* * *[ədvɜ:siti]nounnesreča, nadloga, težava; priskutnost, neprijetnost -
3 blow
I [bləu] noun1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) udarec2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) (hud) udarecII [bləu] past tense - blew; verb1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) pihati2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) odpihniti3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) loputniti (veter)4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) pihati5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) pihati v•- blowhole- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow over
- blow up* * *I [blou]nounudarec; figuratively nesreča, napadat a ( —ali one, a single) blow — z enim zamahom, naenkratto come to blows, to exchange blows — spopasti, stepsti seto strike a blow for — pomagati komu, boriti se za kogawithout striking a blow — brez težav, brez borbeII [blou]intransitive verbpoetically cveteti, razeveteti se; figuratively razviti seIII [blou]intransitive verbpoetically cvetenje, cvetin full blow — v polnem razcvetu, cvetočIV [blou]nounpihanje; sveži zrak; slang obilna hrana; polaganje (mušjih) jajčecV [blou]1.transitive verbpihati, razpihavati; razstreliti, razstreljevati; slang oslepariti; American slang zapravljati; razmetavati; slang izdati; colloquially poveličevati;2.intransitive verbpihati; doneti; piskati; puhati, sopsti; razpočiti se, eksplodirati; hvaliti seslang I'm blowed! — ali je mogoče!, za nič na svetu!to blow hot and cotd — kolebati, nenehno spreminjati svoje prepričanjeblow it! — presneto, vragahe knows which way the wind blows — ve, kam pes taco molito puff and blow — sopsti, puhati, sopihatinautical slang to blow the gaff — zatožiti, izdati kogato blow the expense — pogostiti koga, plačati račun -
4 calamity
[kə'læməti]plural - calamities; noun(a great misfortune: It will be a calamity if he fails his exam.) katastrofa* * *[kəlaemiti]nounnesreča, beda, nadloga, razdejanje, katastrofacalamity howler — nergač, pesimist -
5 comfort
1) (a pleasant condition of being physically or mentally relaxed, happy, warm etc: They now live in comfort.) udobje2) (anything that provides a little luxury, or makes one feel happier, or better able to bear misfortune: He enjoyed the comforts of the hotel; Her presence was a comfort to him in his grief; words of comfort.) udobje; tolažba•- comfortably
- comforting
- be comfortably off* * *I [kʌmfət]transitive verbtolažiti, tešiti; poživiti; poskrbeti komu za udobjeII [kʌmfət]nounudobnost; tolažba; okrepilo, poživilo; oddih; lagodnostcreature comfort(s) — razkošje, naslada -
6 crowd
1. noun1) (a number of persons or things gathered together: A crowd of people gathered in the street.) množica2) (a group of friends, usually known to one another: John's friends are a nice crowd.) družba2. verb1) (to gather in a large group: They crowded round the injured motorcyclist.) gnesti se2) (to fill too full by coming together in: Sightseers crowded the building.) do kraja napolniti•- crowded* * *I [kraud]nounmnožica, gneča; drhal, tolpa; colloquially klika; velika množina; colloquially družbaII [kraud]1.transitive verbstiskati se; nakopičiti se; gnesti, prerivati se; mrgoleti; hiteti;2.transitive verb( with) napolniti, natlačiti; prenapolnitito crowd my misfortune... — da bo moja smola še večja... -
7 evil
['i:vl] 1. adjective(very bad; wicked; sinful: evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue.) hudoben2. noun1) (wrong-doing, harm or wickedness: He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone.) zlo2) (anything evil, eg crime, misfortune etc: London in the eighteenth century was a place of crime, filth, poverty and other evils.) zlo•- evil-- evilly
- evilness
- evil-doer* * *I [í:vl]adjective ( evilly adverb)hudoben, grešen, škodljiv; nesrečento fall on evil days — obubožati, doživeti hude časethe evil one — hudobec, vragII [í:vl]nounzlo, nesreča; škoda; bolezen; grehSt. John's evil — božjastIII [í:vl]adverb archaic hudo, slaboto speak evil of s.o. — opravljati, obrekovati koga -
8 making
noun (the process of producing or forming something: glassmaking; ( also adjective) the road-making industry.) izdelovanje* * *[méikiŋ]nounizdelava, izdelek, izdelovanje; sestava, ustroj; plural zaslužek; plural bistvene lastnosti; plural vse surovine in dodatki potrebni za kaj -
9 snigger
['sniɡə] 1. verb(to laugh quietly in an unpleasant manner eg at someone else's misfortune: When he fell off his chair we all sniggered.) hihitati se2. noun(an act of sniggering.) hihitanje* * *[snígə]1.nounhihitanje, pridušeno (cinično) smejanje;2.intransitive verbhihitati se, pridušeno (cinično) se smejati -
10 sour
1. adjective1) (having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar: Unripe apples are/taste very sour.) kisel2) (having a similar taste as a stage in going bad: sour milk.) kisel3) ((of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable: She was looking very sour this morning.) čemeren2. verb(to make or become sour.) skisati (se)- sourly- sourness* * *[sáuə]1.adjective ( sourly adverb)kisel, okisan, kiselkast; (o vinu) kisel, ciknjen; oster, jedek, trpek, hud; neugoden; grenak, mučen, težaven; zagrenjen, nezadovoljen, čemeren, slabe volje; neprijeten (vreme); vlažen (zemlja, tla)sour dock botany kislicasour grapes — kislo grozdje (tudi figuratively)a sour old man — čemernež, "kislica"sour-milk cheese — skuta;2.nounkar je kislo, kislinathe sour — tisto, kar je kislo; figuratively trdota, grenkoba; American kisla (alkoholna) pijačathe sweet and sour of life — sladkosti in grenkosti življenja;3.intransitive verb & transitive verbskisati (se), okisati (se); figuratively mrščiti se; zagreniti (se), biti čemern, slabe volje; spraviti (koga) v slabo voljo -
11 visit
['vizit] 1. verb1) (to go to see (a person or place): We visited my parents at the weekend; They visited the ruins at Pompeii while they were on holiday.) obiskati2) (to stay in (a place) or with (a person) for a time: Many birds visit (Britain) only during the summer months.) biti na obisku2. noun(an act of going to see someone or something for pleasure, socially, professionally etc, or going to stay for a time: We went on a visit to my aunt's; the children's visit to the museum.) obisk- visitor* * *I [vízit]noun(kratek) obisk; vizita; krajše, začasno bivanje; ogled, ogledovanje; (zdravniški) pregled, preiskava, vizitacija; inšpekcija, preiskava, pregled; American pogovor, kramljanjea visit on the telephone American pogovor po telefonuthe right of visit and search nautical pravica preiskave na morjuto pay ( —ali to make) a visit to s.o. — obiskati koga, priti h komu na obiskto pay a visit slang malo se odstraniti, iti na toaleto (stranišče)II [vízit]transitive verbobisk(ov)ati, biti na obisku, biti gost; iti na obisk, napraviti obisk; ogledati si; pregledati (bolnika), preiskati, viziritati; inšpicirati ( the defences obrambne naprave); zadeti, doleteti, zagrabiti (o bolezni ali nesreči); Bible kaznovati, maščevati; prinesti uteho, utešiti ( with s čim), pomagati, priti na pomočto visit a friend, a town — obiskati prijatelja, ogledati si mestoto visit the sins of the fathers upon the children — kaznovati otroke za grehe očetov; intransitive verb iti na obiske, obiskovati, biti v gosteh; American colloquially kramljati -
12 wail
[weil] 1. verb(to utter sorrowful or complaining cries: The child is wailing over its broken toy.) tarnati2. noun(a long cry: wails of grief; I heard the wail of a police siren.) tarnanje; tuljenje* * *[wéil]1.nountarnanje, tožba, žalovanje; vekanje ( of a child — otroka); javkanje, stokanje; figuratively zavijanje ali tuljenje ( of the wind — vetra);2.transitive verb -
13 warning
1) (an event, or something said or done, that warns: He gave her a warning against driving too fast; His heart attack will be a warning to him not to work so hard.) opozorilo2) (advance notice or advance signs: The earthquake came without warning.) opozorilo* * *[wɔ:niŋ]1.nounsvarilo, posvaritev; svarilni signal; svarilen primer; poziv, opozorilo, namig, obvestilo; odpoved, odpust (iz službe)at a minute's warning — takoj, brez odlašanja, précejI would take warning by his misfortune — jaz bi si njegovo nesrečo vzel za svarilo;2.adjectivesvarilen ( warningly adverb)svarilen, opozarjajoč, opominjajoč; signalenwarning shot nautical svarilen strel -
14 cursed with
(having the misfortune to have: She's cursed with a troublesome mother-in-law.) prizadet -
15 it serves you etc right
(you etc deserve your misfortune etc: He has done no work so it will serve him right if he fails his exam.)
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