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1 tendency
plural - tendencies; noun (likelihood; inclination: He has a tendency to forget things.) nagnjenje* * *[téndənsi]nounnagnjenje, težnja, stremljenje (to, towards k); potek (dogodkov itd.); smer, struja; tendenca (to k), namera, namen; posebna ljubezen ( to do za)the tendency of events — tok, potek dogodkov -
2 bullish
[búliš]adjectivevolovski; figuratively neumen -
3 downward
adjective (leading, moving etc down: a downward curve.) spuščajoč se* * *[dáunwəd]adjectivenavzdolnji; propadajoč; sestopen -
4 fancy
['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.)2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.)3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.)2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) pisan3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) želeti si2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) domnevati3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) želeti si•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy* * *I [faensi]nounfantazija, domišljija, predstava; domislek; muhe; poželenje; pristranost, naklonjenost, nagnjenjethe fancy — navdušenci; navijačito take ( —ali please, tickle, strike) s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, prikupiti se komuto take a fancy to s.th. — vzljubiti kajII [faensi]adjectivefantastičen; neskromen; izbran, razkošen, potraten, ekstravaganten, moden; maškaraden; muhastIII [faensi]intransitive verbpredstavljati si, domnevati, domišljati si; rad imeti; poželeti si(just) fancy!, fancy that! — pomisli(te)!, kaj takega!to fancy o.s. — biti domišljav -
5 habit
['hæbit]1) (something which a person does usually or regularly: the habit of going for a walk before bed; an irritating habit of interrupting.) navada2) (a tendency to do the same things that one has always done: I did it out of habit.) iz navade3) (clothes: a monk's habit.) obleka•- habitual- habitually
- from force of habit
- get someone into
- get into
- out of the habit of* * *I [hæbit]nounnavada, nagnjenje; (telesna ali duševna) lastnost; obleka (zlasti redovna; tudi uradna, poklicna); medicine zasvojenost, privajenost; zoology način življenja; botany način rastihabit of body — habitus, telesni ustrojhabit of mind — občutje, razpoloženje, duševna lastnostto be in the habit of doing s.th. — imeti navado kaj delatito break s.o. (o.s.) of a habit — odvaditi koga (se) česato fall ( —ali get) into a habit — navaditi se, priti v navadoto get out of a habit — odvaditi se, priti iz navadeto indulge o.s. in a habit — vdajati se navadito make a habit of it — pustiti, da ti pride v navadoII [haebit]transitive verbobleči; archaic stanovati, prebivati -
6 inclination
[inklə'neiʃən]1) (a tendency or slight desire to do something: Has he any inclinations towards engineering?; I felt an inclination to hit him.) nagnjenje2) ((an act of) bowing (the head etc).) nagnjenje* * *[inklinéišən]nounnagnjenost, nagnjenje, nagibanje (to k); naklonjenost, ljubezen ( for do); mathematics physics naklon, poševnost, pad, inklinacijski kot; astronomy physics inklinacija -
7 instinct
['instiŋkt](a natural tendency to behave or react in a particular way, without thinking and without having been taught: As winter approaches, swallows fly south from Britain by instinct; He has an instinct for saying the right thing.) nagon- instinctively* * *I [instíŋkt]adjectivepredicative poln, prežet ( with česa, s čim)II [ínstiŋkt]nounnagon, gon, instinktby ( —ali on) instinct — nagonsko, instinktivno -
8 movement
1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) premik2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) gibanje3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) gib4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) gibanje5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) premični deli6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) stavek7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) težnja* * *[mú:vmənt]noungibanje (tudi politics); gib, premik; (zlasti plural) ukrepi, koraki; (hiter) razvoj (dogodkov); prizadevanje, tendenca, nagnenje (to k); potek zapleta (v literaturi), ritem (v verzu); music stavek; music tempo; technical tek (stroja), premični deli stroja, kolesa; medicine stolica; economy gibanje cen, prodaja, promet -
9 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) napeti (se)2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) pretegniti, napenjati3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) izkušati4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) precediti2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napetost, obremenitev2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) preobremenjenost3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) izvin4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) obremenitev•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) vrsta2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) nagnjenje, poteza3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) zvoki* * *I [stréin]nounpritisk, vlek, poteg, natezanje, napetost, moč; obremenjenost; (pre)napenjanje, prizadevanje, trud, teženje; obremenitev, breme, napor; izpah, izvin; technical deformacija, poklina, razpoka, lom; izbruh, ploha (besedi), tirada, ton, stil, način izražanja; (često plural) zvoki, melodije; stih, verz, odstavek; razpoloženje; (redko) višek, stopnjaunder a strain — zdelan, živčno uničen, pri kraju z živcimartial strains — bojevite melodije, vojaška muzikathe strain on the rope — napetost, nategnjenost vrviit is a strain colloquially to človeka zdelato impose a strain on a machine — preobremeniti stroj, preveč zahtevati od strojaII [stréin]1.transitive verbnategniti, napeti; (pre)napenjati, pretegniti, (i)zviniti, izpahnitito strain every nerve — napeti vse živce, vse od sebe datito strain one's wrist — izviniti si zapestje; technical upogniti, zverižiti, (preveč) raztegniti, deformirati, preoblikovati; forsirati, silo delati; prekoračiti, preveč zahtevati, precenjevati, previsoko ocenitito strain the meaning of a word — forsirati, silo delati pomenu besedeto strain one's credit (one's powers, one's rights) — prekoračiti svoj kredit (svoja pooblastila, svoje pravice)to strain one's strength — precenjevati svojo moč; precediti, filtrirati, pasirati (tudi out)to strain out coffee grounds — (pre)filtrirati kavino goščo; (močno) stisniti (to k), objeti; obsolete (pri)siliti, primorati, priganjati;2.intransitive verbvleči, trgati; (do skrajnosti) se napenjati, si prizadevati, se truditi (for, after za), stremeti (for, after po); upogniti se, (s)kriviti se, zviti se; teči, curljati skozi, pronicati (o tekočini); ustrašiti se (at pred), osupniti, ostrmeti, ustaviti se (at ob), imeti preveč pomislekovhe strains too much after effect — on preveč stremi, se lovi za efektiIII [stréin]nounrod, družina, linija; biology rasa, čista linija; (rasni) znak, poteza, primes; poreklo, izvor; (dedno) nagnjenje, dispozicija, poteza (v značaju); soj, vrsta, sorta; obsolete oploditeva strain of Greek blood — (značilna) lastnost (poteza, kanec) grške krvia strain of fanaticism — sled (nadih, poteza) fanatičnosti -
10 stray
[strei] 1. verb(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) zaiti2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) klatež3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) klateški2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) slučajen* * *I [stréi]1.noun(domača) žival, ki je zašla, zablodila, se izgubila; brezdomec, klatež; plural radio atmosferske motnje; juridically premoženje umrlega, ki pride v last države, ker ni dediča; blago brez lastnikawaifs and strays — otroci brez doma, ptički brez gnezda;2.adjectivezablodel, ki je zašel, se izgubil, brezdomen; osamljen, posamezen, poedin, tu pa tam kateri; raztresen, razmetan, razkropljen, ki se najde tu pa tam, ki se javlja od časa do časa; slučajenII [stréi]intransitive verb (za)bloditi, zaiti, klatiti se; oddaljiti se ( from od); figuratively zaiti na kriva potastraying sheep — zgubljena ovca (tudi figuratively)to stray away, to stray off — stran, proč stečito stray to — (s)teči k, proti -
11 temper
['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) razpoloženje2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) razdražljivost3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) jeza2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) kaliti2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) ublažiti•- - tempered- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper* * *I [témpə]nountemperament, narava, čud; značaj, karakter; razpoloženje, nastrojenje; figuratively razburjenost, razdraženost, jeza, bes(nost); figuratively obvladanost, umirjenost, mirnost; technical mešanica; primes; kakovost; trdnost, čvrstost (ilovice, gline); technical trdota (jekla itd.); obsolete (telesna) konstitucija; obsolete kompromisin a bad temper — slabe volje, jezen ( with na)out of temper — slabe volje, jezento be in a temper — biti jezen (besen, razkačen)to have an evil temper — biti nagle jeze, biti togotento get (to fly) into a temper — razjeziti se, pobesnetito get out of temper — znevoljiti se, razjeziti seto keep (to control) one's temper — obvladati se, brzdati se, ostati mirento lose one's temper — razjeziti se, izgubiti potrpljenjeto put s.o. out of temper — spraviti koga v slabo voljo, razjeziti kogaII [témpə]transitive verbublažiti, olajšati, pomiriti, brzdati, oslabiti, popraviti; music umeriti, znižati, temperirati (ton); mešati, umesiti (ilovico); razredčiti (pijače); temperirati; kaliti (zlasti jeklo); ojekleniti; pripraviti, zmešati (barve)to temper the passions — brzdati strasti; intransitive verb omehčati se, postati popustljiv; technical imeti pravo trdoto, postati gibek, prožen -
12 tend
I [tend] verb(to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) skrbeti za- tenderII [tend] verb1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.) biti nagnjen k2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) nagibati se•- tendency* * *I [tend]intransitive verbnagibati se (to k); meriti na, imeti za cilj; biti usmerjen, usmeriti se, biti naravnan, stremeti, težiti (to, towards k); služiti (to čemu); biti nagnjen, pripravljen ( to do napraviti)all our efforts tend to the same object — vsi naši napori streme k istemu cilju; transitive verb paziti in ravnati zto tend a vessel — paziti, da ladja ne zaplete verige sidraII [tend]transitive verbnegovati, skrbeti za, brigati se za; paziti, čuvati, varovati; streči (stroju); obrniti okrog sidra (ladjo); obsolete spremljati kot služabnikto tend a flock — čuvati čredo; intransitive verb streči (on, upon koga); služiti; skrbeti (to za); obsolete paziti (to na) obsolete čakati, biti v pripravljenosti -
13 toward
[tə'wo:d(z), ]( American[) to:rd(z)]1) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) proti2) (in relation to: What are your feelings towards him?) do3) (as a contribution or help to: Here's $3 towards the cost of the journey.) (kot prispevek) za4) ((of time) near: Towards night-time, the weather worsened.) proti* * *I [tóuəd]adjective ( towardly adverb)ki je v teku, ki se mora zgoditi; obsolete prihajajoč, bližnji; obsolete pripravljen, voljan, poslušen; obetavenII [təwɔ:d], American [tɔ:rd]preposition (krajevno) k, proti, v smeri, v bližinihe lives toward London — stanuje v bližini Londona; (časovno) proti, okoli, približno okolitoward noon — proti poldnevu; nasproti, proti, k; kar se tiče, gledéadjective tendency toward co-operation — tendenca h kooperaciji -
14 trend
[trend](a general direction or tendency: She follows all the latest trends in fashion; an upward trend in share prices.) splošna smer- trendy* * *[trend]1.nountok, (po)tek; economy razvoj, tendenca; trend; poševna smer; figuratively obče nagnjenje, težnja, smer, tendenca, orientacija, prizadevanjethe trend of public opinion — usmerjenost, orientacija, nagibanje javnega mnenja;2.intransitive verbimeti določeno smer; nagibati se k, težiti k; razprostirati se, raztezati se; iti v neko smer; figuratively imeti občo tendenco, biti usmerjen ( towards k, proti) -
15 upward
adjective (going up or directed up: They took the upward path; an upward glance.) usmerjen navzgor* * *[ʌpwəd]adjective ( upwardly adverb)usmerjen ali obrnjen navzgor, v višino; dvigajoč se (tendenca); proti vodi, po vodi navzgoran upward movement — gibanje navzgor, dvig(anje) (tečajev) -
16 be inclined to
1) (to have a tendency to (do something): He is inclined to be a bit lazy.) biti nagnjen k2) (to have a slight desire to (do something): I am inclined to accept their invitation.) biti naklonjen -
17 escapism
noun (the tendency to escape from unpleasant reality into day-dreams etc.) beg iz resničnosti -
18 hesitancy
noun (the tendency to hesitate.) obotavljanje -
19 tendencies
plural; see tendency -
20 the herd instinct
(the tendency to behave, think etc like everyone else.) čredni nagon
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