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1 soft-boiled
adjective ((of eggs) slightly boiled, so that the yolk is still soft: She likes her eggs soft-boiled.) v mehko kuhan* * *[sɔftbɔild]nounmehko kuhan -
2 soft
[soft]1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) mehek2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) mehek3) (not loud: a soft voice.) tih4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) nežen5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) popustljiv6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) brezalkoholen7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) reva•- softly- softness
- soften
- soft-boiled
- soft-hearted
- soft-spoken
- software
- softwood
- have a soft spot for* * *I [sɔft]nouncolloquially bedak, tepec, neumnež, butecII [sɔft]1.adjectivemehek, upogljiv, popustljiv; mil, blag (podnebje, temperatura itd.); miren, nekričeč (barva); okusen, piten (vino); gladek (koža); topel, topel in vlažen, deževen (vreme); lahen, rahel (udarec, trkanje); tih, pridušen (glas); ljubezniv, prijazen; nežen ( with z); miren (spanje); economy nestabilen (cene); kóven (kovina), drobljiv, krhek (kamen); slang lahek; zaljubljen (on v); nemožat, pomehkužen, mlahav, neodporen, brez energije; bedast, neumen, prismuknjen; phonetics zveneč; palatalen, brez pridiha (aspiracije)soft air — mil, blag zraka soft drink American slang brezalkoholna pijačasoft money American papirnati denar, bankovci, menicesoft nothings — ljubavno gruljenje, sladke besedesoft sawder — laskanje, prilizovanjesoft sex, softer sex — ženski spol, ženskesoft soap — mehko kalijevo milo, figuratively American slang laskanje, dobrikanjesoft solder — pločevina, ki se stali pri relativno nizki temperaturisoft tack slang bel kruh, nautical mehek kruh (ne prepečenec), dobra hranasoft thing colloquially lahko izvedljiva stvar, lahka in dobro plačana služba; laskanje; neumnosthe was rather soft in this affair — ni ravno briljiral v tej zadevi (stvari);2.adverbpočasi, tihoto lie soft — ležati na mehkem;3.nounmehkoba, milina; colloquially slabič; bedak;4.interjection archaicpočasi! polahko! -
3 boil
I [boil] verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) vreti2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) kuhati•- boiler- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over II [boil] noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) tur, tvor* * *I [bɔil]nounmedicine bula, ognojek, turII [bɔil]nounvrelišče; vrenje, kipenje, kuhanjeto give s.th. a boil up — pogreti, prevreti kajIII [bɔil]1.transitive verbkuhati v vreli vodi, prevreti, zavreti;2.intransitive verbvreti, kipeti; figuratively vzkipeti, razburiti se; dušiti se; šumeti (morje)colloquially it boils down to this — iz tega sledi -
4 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 -
5 mush
(something soft and wet: The potatoes have turned to mush after being boiled for so long.) kaša- mushy* * *I [məš]nounkaša; American polenta; slang sladkobnost, jokavost; figuratively nesmisel; škripanje, pokanje (v radiu)II [mʌš]1.nounAmericanhoja po snegu (zlasti za pasjo vprego);2.intransitive verbhoditi za pasjo vpregomush! — naprej! (klic psom v vpregi)III [məš]nounBritish English slang dežnik
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soft-boiled — adj an egg that is soft boiled is boiled long enough for the white part to become solid, but the yellow part in the centre is still liquid →↑hard boiled … Dictionary of contemporary English
soft-boiled — [ ,sɔft bɔıld ] adjective a soft boiled egg is cooked for a short time, so that the yellow part is still soft or liquid ─ compare HARD BOILED … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
soft-boiled — [sôft′boild΄, säft′boild΄] adj. boiled only a short time so that the yolk is still soft: said of an egg … English World dictionary
soft-boiled — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of an egg) lightly boiled, leaving the yolk soft or liquid … English terms dictionary
soft-boiled — soft′ boiled′ adj. coo (of an egg) boiled in the shell only until yolk and white are partially set • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
soft-boiled — ADJ A soft boiled egg is one that has been boiled for only a few minutes, so that the yellow part is still liquid. Ant: hard boiled … English dictionary
soft-boiled — adjective an egg that is soft boiled is boiled long enough for the white part to become solid, but not the yellow part in the centre compare hardboiled … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
soft-boiled — UK [ˌsɒft ˈbɔɪld] / US [ˌsɔft ˈbɔɪld] adjective a soft boiled egg is cooked for a short time, so that the yellow part is still soft or liquid • See: hard boiled … English dictionary
soft-boiled — adj. Soft boiled is used with these nouns: ↑egg … Collocations dictionary
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