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1 precious
['preʃəs](of great value: precious jewels.) dragocen- precious stone
- precious few/little* * *I [préšəs]adjective ( preciously adverb)dragocen, drag (kamen); plemenit, žlahten (kovina); ljub, drag; figuratively nenaraven, afektiran; colloquially lep, popolnmy precious! — ljubezen moja!II [préšəs]adverb colloquially nenavadno, vražje, zelo -
2 precious few/little
(very few/little: I've precious little money left.) vražje malo -
3 precious stone
(a jewel; a gem: diamonds, emeralds and other precious stones.) drag kamen -
4 precious metal
(a valuable metal such as gold, silver or platinum.) plemenita kovina -
5 semi-precious
[semi'preʃəs]((of a stone) having some value, but not considered a gem: garnets and other semi-precious stones.) poldrag -
6 gemstone
noun (a precious or semi-precious stone especially before it is cut into shape.) drag kamen -
7 carat
['kærət]1) (a measure of weight for precious stones.) karat2) (a unit for stating the purity of gold: an eighteen-carat gold ring.) karat* * *[kaerət]nounkarat -
8 diamond
1) (a very hard, colourless precious stone: Her brooch had three diamonds in it; ( also adjective) a diamond ring.) diamant2) (a piece of diamond (often artificial) used as a tip on eg a record-player stylus.) diamant3) (a kind of four-sided figure or shape; ♦: There was a pattern of red and yellow diamonds on the floor.) karo4) (one of the playing-cards of the suit diamonds, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) karo•- diamonds* * *I [dáiəmənd]nounmineralogy diamant, demant; mathematics romb; karo (karte); printing vrsta črk; American baseballsko igrišče; plural poševno sečišče dveh progdiamond cut diamond, diamond against diamond — zvijača proti zvijači, kosa na kamencutting diamond, glazier's diamond — steklarski demantEnglish diamonds, black diamonds — črni premogfiguratively rough diamond — neolikan, a pošten človekII [dáiəmənd]adjectivedemantenAmerican Diamond State — DelawareIII [dáiəmənd]transitive verb(o)krasiti z demanti -
9 emerald
['emərəld]1) (a type of precious stone, green in colour.) smaragd2) ((also emerald green) its colour ( also adjective): She has an emerald (green) coat.) smaragdno (zelen)* * *[émərəld]nounsmaragd; vrsta tiskarskih črk -
10 gem
[‹em]1) (a precious stone especially when cut into a particular shape, eg for a ring or necklace.) dragulj2) (anything or anyone thought to be especially good: This picture is the gem of my collection.) biser•- gemstone* * *[džem]1.noundragulj, biser, žlahtni kamen; American vrsta lahkega peciva;2.transitive verb (o)krasiti z dragulji -
11 gold
[ɡould]1) (an element, a precious yellow metal used for making jewellery etc: This watch is made of gold; ( also adjective) a gold watch.) zlato; zlat2) (coins, jewellery etc made of gold.) zlatnina3) (the colour of the metal: the shades of brown and gold of autumn leaves; ( also adjective) a gold carpet.) zlata barva•- golden- goldfish
- gold-leaf
- gold medal
- gold-mine
- gold-rush
- goldsmith
- as good as gold
- golden opportunity* * *I [gould]nounzlato, zlatnik, zlatnina; figuratively bogastvo, dragocenost, zaklad; središče tarče (pri streljanju z lokom)all that glitters in not gold — ni vse zlato, kar se sveti, videz varaas good as gold — dober, kot kruh, izredno pridenworth one's weight in gold — neprecenljiv, nepoplačljivII [gould]adjectivezlat, iz zlata -
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13 metal
['metl]noun, adjective1) ((of) any of a group of substances, usually shiny, that can conduct heat and electricity and can be hammered into shape, or drawn out in sheets, bars etc: Gold, silver and iron are all metals.) kovina2) ((of) a combination of more than one of such substances: Brass is a metal made from copper and zinc.) kovina•- metallic* * *I [metl]nounmetal, kovina; taljeno steklo; nautical topovi, število topov; military oklopna vozila; British English plural tračnice, tir; gramoz (za ceste)brittle ( —ali red) metal — tombak, rdeča medto run off the metals, to leave the metals — iztiriti se (vlak)figuratively to be made of fine metal — biti značajenfiguratively to carry heavy metal — biti dobro oborožen, biti dobro podkovan v čemII [metl]transitive verbobložiti s kovino; nasuti cesto (progo) z gramozom -
14 onyx
['oniks](a type of precious stone with layers of different colours: The ashtray is made of onyx; ( also adjective) an onyx ashtray.) oniks* * *[ɔniks]nounmineralogy oniks (kremenjak); medicine zanohtni prisad, zagnida -
15 opal
['oupəl](a type of usually bluish-white or milky white precious stone, with slight traces or streaks of various other colours: There are three opals in her brooch; ( also adjective) an opal necklace.) opal* * *[óupəl]nounmineralogy opal; economy mlečno steklo -
16 ruby
['ru:bi]plural - rubies; noun1) (a kind of deep red precious stone: a ring set with rubies; ( also adjective) a ruby necklace.) rubin2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour: a ruby dress.) rubinast(a barva)* * *[rú:bi]1.nounmineralogyrubin; predmet iz rubina; rubinasta rdeča barva, rdečilo; figuratively rdeče vinoabove rubies — neprecenljive vrednosti;2.adjectiverdeče, rubinaste barve, temno rdeč kot rubin;3.transitive verbpobarvati ali šatirati (osenčiti) z rubinasto barvo -
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['ru:bi]plural - rubies; noun1) (a kind of deep red precious stone: a ring set with rubies; ( also adjective) a ruby necklace.) rubin2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour: a ruby dress.) rubinast(a barva)* * *[rú:bi]proper namež. ime -
18 sapphire
(a kind of dark-blue precious stone: a gold brooch set with a sapphire; ( also adjective) a sapphire ring.) safir* * *[saefaiə]1.nounmineralogysafir; safirsko modrilo;2.adjectivesafirski; moder kot safir, temno moder -
19 silver
['silvə] 1. noun1) (an element, a precious grey metal which is used in making jewellery, ornaments etc: The tray was made of solid silver.) srebro2) (anything made of, or looking like, silver especially knives, forks, spoons etc: Burglars broke into the house and stole all our silver.) srebrnina2. adjective1) (made of, of the colour of, or looking like, silver: a silver brooch; silver stars/paint.) srebrn2) ((of a wedding anniversary, jubilee etc) twenty-fifth: We celebrated our silver wedding (anniversary) last month.) srebrn•- silvery- silver foil/paper* * *I [sílvə]1.nounsrebro; srebrni denar; srebrni jedilni pribor, srebrna posoda; srebrn sijaj (barva); photography srebrni nitratGerman silver, nickel silver — zlitina nikla za jedilni pribor, nepravo srebroloose silver — posamezni srebrni kovanci, srebrn drobižher uncle gave her most of his silver — stric ji je dal večino svoje srebrnine;2.adjectivesrebrn, srebrnkast; (glas) zvonek; figuratively srebrn (2ɜ-letni jubilej; plasiran na drugem mestu)the silver age — srebrna doba; doba rimske književnosti po Avgustusilver basis economy srebrna valutaa silver tone — srebrn, zvonek glasa silver-tongue colloquially oseba, ki zna dobro govoritito have a silver tongue — biti dober, vešč govornikto be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth figuratively biti rojen pod srečno zvezdoevery cloud has its silver lining figuratively vsaka nesreča ima nekaj tolažilnega, ni nesreče brez srečeII [sílvə]transitive verb & intransitive verbposrebriti (se), prevleči s srebrom, obložiti s srebrnimi lističi, dati srebrn sijaj; napraviti (lase) srebrne, sive; postati kot srebro; osiveti, pobeliti (se) -
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[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) kamen; kamnit2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) kamen3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) kamen4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) drag kamen5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) koščica6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) utežna mera7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) kamen2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) kamenjati2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) razkoščičiti•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw* * *I [stóun]1.nounkamen; drag kamen; koščica (sadja), peška; zrno toče; medicine (ledvični, žolčni, v mehurju) kamen; utežna mera (14 funtov, 6,35 kg); (spominski, mejni, nagrobni) kamen; brus, osla; mlinski kamen; plural vulgar modoa stone of cheese — 7,26 kg siraa stone of meat (fish) — ʌ,6ʌ kg mesa (rib)stone's throw (cast) — daljava, do katere se lahko vrže kamen; lučaj, domet kamna; majhna oddaljenostgall stone medicine žolčni kamenmile stone — miljnik; mejnikrolling stone — valeč se kamen, figuratively nestanoviten človekshower of stones — ploha, dež kamenjato break stones — tolči, drobiti, razbijati kamenjeto cast (to throw) stones at s.o. — obmetavati koga s kamenjem, figuratively zmerjati, sramotiti, grajati, obrekovati kogastones will cry out figuratively krivica, ki vpije v neboto be cut for the stone — biti operiran zaradi (žolčnega, ledvičnega itd.) kamnasome of the stones were the size of a pigeon's egg — nekaj zrn toče je bilo velikosti golobjega jajcato give a stone and a beating sport colloquially z lahkoto premagatia rolling stone gathers no moss figuratively goste službe, redke suknjeto give a stone for bread figuratively posmehovati se, namesto da bi pomagali; nuditi nesprejemljivo pomočto harden into stone — okamneti (tudi figuratively)to leave no stone unturned figuratively vse poskušati, vse možno napravitithose who live in glass-houses should not throw stones — naj ne grajajo tisti, ki sami niso brez graje; kdor druge kritizira, se sam izpostavlja kritiziranjuto mark with a white stone — z belo kredo (v dimniku) zapisati, obeležiti (dan) kot važen (slavnosten, prazničen);2.adjectivekamnit; lončenII [stóun]transitive verbkamnati, obmetavati s kamenjem; odstraniti koščico (pri sadju); ograditi, obložiti s kamnom; tlakovati, zgraditi iz kamenja; (na)brusiti, polirati, (z)gladiti; obsolete spremeniti (se) v kamen
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