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1 the generation gap
noun (the difference in views and the lack of understanding between younger and older people.) prepad med generacijama -
2 backbone
1) (the spine: the backbone of a fish.) hrbtenica2) (the chief support: The older employees are the backbone of the industry.) steber* * *[baekboun]nounanatomy hrbtenica; figuratively glavna oporato the backbone — docela, stoodstotno -
3 elder
I 1. ['eldə] adjective((often of members of a family) older; senior: He has three elder sisters; He is the elder of the two.) starejši2. noun1) (a person who is older: Take the advice of your elders.) starejši2) (an office-bearer in Presbyterian churches.) član sveta (prezbiterijanske cerkve)•- elderly- eldest
- the elderly II ['eldə] noun(a kind of shrub or tree with purple-black fruit. (elderberries).) bezeg* * *I [éldə]adjectivestarejšielder statesman — upokojeni državnik, ki ima funkcijo svetnikaII [éldə]nounprednik; starešina; starec, starkaIII [éldə]nounbotany bezeg -
4 furrow
1. noun1) (a line cut into the earth by a plough: The farmer planted potatoes in the furrows.) brazda2) (a line in the skin of the face; a wrinkle: The furrows in her forehead made her look older.) guba2. verb(to make furrows in: Her face was furrowed with worry.) zgubati- furrowed* * *I [fɜ:rou]nounbrazda; žleb; guba; poetically zorano polje; utor, zarezaII [fɜ:rou]transitive verb & intransitive verbbrazdati, (raz)orati; brazditi, gubati se -
5 model
['modl] 1. noun1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) model2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) model3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) maneken, manekenka4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) model5) (something that can be used to copy from.) vzorec6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) vzor2. verb1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) biti maneken, manekenka2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) pozirati3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) modelirati4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) oblikovati; zgledovati se•* * *I [mɔdl]adjectivevzoren, zgleden; vzorčen, modelarskiII [mɔdl]nounmodel, vzor ( for za); vzorec, kalup; slikarski model; manekenIII [mɔdl]1.transitive verbmodelirati, oblikovati; figuratively oblikovati po vzoru na (after, on, upon);2.intransitive verbnapraviti vzorec; biti za model, biti maneken -
6 senior
['si:njə] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (a person who is) older in years or higher in rank or authority: John is senior to me by two years; He is two years my senior; senior army officers.) starejši2) ((American) a student in his/her last year in college or high school.) študent zadnjega letnika2. adjective((often abbreviated to Snr, Sr or Sen. when written) used to indicate the father of a person who is alive and who has the same name: John Jones Senior.) starejši- senior citizen* * *I [sí:njə]adjectivestarejši; višji po položaju (v službi); American ki je v zadnjem letu študijaJohn Brown sen. ( —ali Sr.) — J. B. starejšia senior man — študent zadnjega letnika, starinasenior partner — starejši družabnik, šef firmethe senior service British English vojna mornaricaII [sí:njə]nounstarešina; predstojnik; študent zadnjega ietnika; najstarejša osebasenior school British English (do 1944) štirje zadnji razredi osnovne šole (za učence v starosti 10 do 14 let)senior high school American najvišji razredi šole, ki sledi osnovni šoli (10. do 12. šolsko leto) -
7 valve
[vælv]1) (a device for allowing a liquid or gas to pass through an opening in one direction only.) ventil2) (a structure with the same effect in an animal body: Valves in the heart control the flow of blood in the human body.) zaklopka3) (a type of electronic component found in many, especially older, types of television, radio etc.) elektronka* * *I [vælv]nountechnical ventil, zaklopka; pokrov; pipa; zapah; vrata zatvornice; (redko) krilo (vrat), vratnica; zoology pokrov školjkevalve rod technical vreteno regulatorja; music ventil; radio cev; figuratively dušekII [vælv]transitive verbopremiti z ventili; kontrolirati s pomočjo ventilov; ventilirati; intransitive verb regulirati -
8 worship
['wə:ʃip] 1. past tense, past participle - worshipped; verb1) (to pay great honour to: to worship God.) častiti2) (to love or admire very greatly: She worships her older brother.) oboževati2. noun(the act of worshipping: A church is a place of worship; the worship of God / of money.) čaščenje* * *I [wɜ:šip]nounreligion čaščenje, oboževanje, bogočastje, kult; predmet oboževanja ali čaščenja; obred, ritus, molitev, služba božja; spoštovanje, priznanje, dober glas, čast; obsolete vrednost, zaslugahouse ( —ali place) of worship — cerkev, božji hrammen of worship — ugledni, spoštovani ljudjeYour Worship — Vaše blagorodje (naslov za nekatere sodnike, za župana itd.)to offer ( —ali to render) worship to s.o. — častiti, visoko spoštovati, oboževati kogaII [wɜ:šip]transitive verbčastiti, oboževati, gojiti kult do; spoštovatito worship the golden calf figuratively malikovati zlato tele (denar, mamona); intransitive verb moliti; udeležiti se službe božje; čutiti spoštovanje -
9 stoop
[stu:p] 1. verb1) (to bend the body forward and downward: The doorway was so low that he had to stoop (his head) to go through it; She stooped down to talk to the child.) skloniti se2) (to lower one's (moral) standards by doing something: Surely he wouldn't stoop to cheating!) ponižati se2. noun(a stooping position of the body, shoulder etc: Many people develop a stoop as they grow older.) sključena drža- stooped* * *I [stu:p]noun(Južna Afrika) verandaII [stu:p]1.nounsključena drža ali hoja; pripognjenost, sključenost gornjega dela telesa; bliskovit napad (z višine) (ptiča) (on, at na);2.intransitive verbskloniti se, pripogniti se, sključiti se, zgrbiti se, imeti upognjeno držo, sključeno hoditi; obsolete & poetically bliskovito planiti na, napasti (at, on na) (o pticah); figuratively vreči se, planiti (on na); figuratively podvreči se, popustiti, biti ponižen, ponižati se, blagovoliti; transitive verb skloniti (glavo); nagniti (sod); (redko) ponižati, potlačitito stoop to conquer — ponižati se, da bi zmagali; doseči cilj ali premoč s ponižnostjoIII [stu:p]nounAmerican odprta veranda; nepokrit, raven prostor pred hišo; hodnik pred vežnimi vrati, preddurje, pridvorIV [stu:p]nounsee stoup čaša, kupa, vrč; kropilnica -
10 fatherhood
noun (the state or condition of being a father: Now that the children are older I am enjoying fatherhood.) očetovstvo* * *[fá:ðəhud]nounočetovstvo -
11 theirs
[ðeəz]pronoun (a person, thing etc belonging to them: The child is theirs; a friend of theirs (= one of their friends).) njihov* * *[ðʌ/əz]pronoun njihovthe fault was theirs — krivda je bila njihova, oni so bili krivi -
12 chaperone
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13 hose
[həuz] 1.1) ((also hosepipe) a rubber, plastic etc tube which bends and which is used to carry water etc: a garden hose; a fireman's hose.) gumijasta cev2) (an older word for stockings or socks: woollen hose.) dolge nogavice2. verb(to apply water to by means of a hose: I'll go and hose the garden/car.) zaliti z gumijasto cevjo- hosiery- hose reel
- hose down* * *I [hóuz]nounplural dolge nogavice; history hlačeII [hóuz]noungumijasta cevIII [hóuz]transitive verbzalivati z gumijasto cevjo -
14 wireless
noun (an older word for (a) radio.) radio* * *I [wáiəlis]1.adjectivebrezžičenwireless operator aeronautics military radiotelegrafistwireless-controlted — radijsko vóden na daljavo;2.nounbrezžična telegrafija, brezžični telegram; radiogram; radijski aparatby wireless — z brezžično telegrafijo, po radiotelegramu; po radiu, na radiuII [wáiəlis]transitive verbbrezžično telegrafirati; intransitive verb sporočiti po radiu -
15 out of touch (with)
1) (not in communication (with).) brez stika z2) (not sympathetic or understanding (towards): Older people sometimes seem out of touch with the modern world.) brez stika z -
16 out of touch (with)
1) (not in communication (with).) brez stika z2) (not sympathetic or understanding (towards): Older people sometimes seem out of touch with the modern world.) brez stika z
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