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21 serious
['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) resen2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) resen3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) resen4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) resen•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously* * *[síəriəs]adjective ( seriously adverb)resen, seriozen, resnoben, slovesen; trezen, premišljen, umirjen; pomemben, upoštevanja vreden; humorously "pobožen"serious illness — resna, nevarna bolezenserious matter (music, reading) — resna zadeva (glasba, čtivo)are you serious? — misliš (to) resno? -
22 slave
[sleiv] 1. noun1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) suženj2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) suženj2. verb(to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) garati- slavery* * *[sléiv]1.nounsuženj, sužnja (tudi figuratively); hlapec; obsolete malopridnež, lopovto make a slave of s.o. — zasužnjiti kogato work like a slave — delati, garati kot suženj (kot črna živina);2.intransitive verbdelati kot črna živina, garati, ubijati se z delom, biti za sužnja; transitive verb (redko) zasužnjitito slave one's guts out slang garati kot suženj (črna živina), pretegniti se pri deluto slave o.s. to death — ubijati se z delom;3.adjectivesuženjski -
23 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tako2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) tako3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) tako4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) tudi5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') seveda2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) torej- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *[sóu]I.adverbtako, na ta način, s tem; v takem stanju; v redu, dobro; zato, potemtakem, iz tega razloga, zaradi tega, torej, kot posledica tega; tudi;1.so so — tako tako, ne dobro ne slaboso as — na isti način kot; tako da (posledica)so... as — toliko... kolikorso be it! — tako bodi! pa dobro! (naj bo!)so far forth — do te stopnje, archaic doslejso far from — nasprotno od, namesto daso fashion American na ta način, takoso help me! — (prisega) tako mi bog pomagaj!so long! colloquially na svidenje!so many — tako mnogi, tolikiso many men, so many minds — kolikor ljudi (glav), toliko mnenjso much — toliko, v tolikšni meriso much for that — toliko o tem, s tem je stvar urejenaso then — torej tako je to; zaradi tegaso to speak — tako rekoč;2.and so on, and so forth — in tako daljeeven so — celó tako, celó v tem primeruif so — če je (to) tako, v takem primeruin so far as... — v toliki meri, da...; toliko, da...in so many words — dobesedno, prav s temi besedamiMr. So-and-so — g. ɔ.Y.quite so — takó je, popolnoma točnowhy so? — zakaj tako? zakaj to?;3.I hope so — upam, daDo you think he will come? -- I think so. — Misliš, da bo prišel? -- Mislim, da (bo).I sent it to you. -- So you did. — Poslal sem ti to. -- Da, si (poslal). Res je. Tako je.Her brother came and so did she. — Njen brat je prišel in ona tudi;4.I avoid him so as not to be obliged to talk to him — izogibam se ga, da mi ni treba govoriti z njimI am sorry to see you so — žal mi je, da vas vidim v takem stanjuit is not so much that he cannot as that he will not — ni toliko, da ne more, kot pa, da nočeis that so? — je to tako? je res? tako? res?you are unhappy, but I am still more so — ti si nesrečen, jaz pa še boljhe was not so sick but he could eat a hearty dinner — ni bil toliko bolan, da ne bi mogel pojesti obilne večerjeI found them so many robbers — ugotovil (spoznal) sem, da niso nič drugega kot tatovithat is ever so much better colloquially to je toliko boljeas you make your bed, so you must lie — kakor si si postlal, tako boš spalyou don't say so! — (saj to) ni mogoče!all he said was so much slander — vse, kar je rekel, ni bilo nič drugega kot samo obrekovanjeI told him everything, so you need not write to him — vse sem mu povedal, torej ni treba, da mu pišešI do not want it, so there you are — ne maram tega, da veš (sedaj veš);II.conjunction colloquiallyzaradi tega, zato; torej, potemtakem; (v pogojnih in dopustnih stavkih) če leso, that's what it is! — takó je torej to!he annoyed us so that we never asked him again — tako nas je dolgočasil, da ga nismo nikoli več povabili;III.interjectiontako! narejeno! opravljeno! -
24 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) začudenje2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) čudo3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) nenavadnost2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) čuditi se2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) spraševati se3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) hoteti vedeti•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder* * *I [wʌndə]nounčudo; nekaj čudovitega, osupljivega; čudežen dogodek, čudežno delo, čudež; (za)čudenje, začudenostfor a wonder — čudežno; presenetljivo; čudno(it is) no wonder that... — nič čudnega (ni), da...he kept his word, for a wonder — za čuda je držal svojo besedohe swore and no wonder — zaklel je, in nič čudnega (če je)II [wʌndə]intransitive verb (za)čuditi se (at, about s.th. čemu); razmišljati (o čem), hoteti vedeti, biti radoveden, spraševati seOh! I just wondered! — O, nič! kar takó, samo vpraševal sem seI wonder who said it — rad bi vedel (sprašujem se, bogve), kdo je to rekelIs that true? -- I wonder. — Je to res? -- Bogve.well, I wonder — no, ne vem (prav)I have often wondered what would happen if... — često sem se spraševal, kaj bi se zgodilo, če... -
25 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) ukrepati2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) vesti se3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) igrati2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) dejanje2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) ukrep3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) dejanje4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) veseloigra•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *I [ækt]noundelo; dejanje; zakon, listina; svečanost; sodba; teza za disertacijoact and deed — uradna listina, obveznostin act — v resnici, dejanskoII [ækt]1.transitive verbigrati, predstavljati; hliniti;2.intransitive verbdelovati, služiti, vesti se; (on na) vplivati; ( upon po) ravnati se; pretvarjati seto act upon s.o.'s advice — ravnati se po nasvetu kogato act up to one's reputation — ravnati, kakor smo pričakovali -
26 adhere
[əd'hiə]1) ((often with to) to stick (to): This tape doesn't adhere (to the floor) very well.) držati (se)2) ((with to) to remain loyal (to): I'm adhering to my principles.) držati se•- adherent* * *[ədhíə]intransitive verb (to) trdno se držati; prilepiti se; vdan, zvest biti -
27 admire
1) (to look at with great pleasure and often to express this pleasure: I've just been admiring your new car.) občudovati2) (to have a very high opinion of (something or someone): I admire John's courage.) visoko ceniti•- admirably
- admiration
- admirer
- admiring
- admiringly* * *[ədmáiə]transitive verbobčudovati, oboževati; ceniti; American ves nor biti na kaj -
28 age
[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) starost2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) doba, vek3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) leta4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) (celo) večnost2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) postarati (se)- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age* * *I [eidž]nounstarost; vek, era, čas; polnoletnostage of fishes geology devongeology the Ice Age — ledena dobatender age — nežna starost, zgodnja mladostwhat age are you? — koliko si star?II [eidž]transitive verb & intransitive verbstarati, postarati (se); fiksirati barvo -
29 alike
1. adjective(like one another; similar: Twins are often very alike.) podoben2. adverb(in the same way: He treated all his children alike.) enako* * *I [əláik]adjectivepodoben, enak, prav takII [əláik]adverbenako, prav tako, podobnofor you and me alike, alike for you and me — enako zate kakor zame -
30 angel
['ein‹əl]1) (a messenger or attendant of God: The angels announced the birth of Christ to the shepherds.) angel2) (a very good or beautiful person: She's an absolute angel about helping us.) angel•- angelic- angelically
- angel-fish* * *[éindžəl]nounangel; colloquially mecen; stari britanski kovanec -
31 baby
['beibi]plural - babies; noun1) (a very young child: Some babies cry during the night; ( also adjective) a baby boy.) dojenček2) ((especially American, often babe) a girl or young woman.) punca•- babyish- baby buggy/carriage
- baby grand
- baby-sit
- baby-sitter
- baby-sitting* * *I [béibi]nounotročiček, dojenček; otročnik, otročji človekbaby in arms — otročiček, ki še ni shodilto plead the baby act — izogibati se odgovornosti, izgovarjati se na neizkušenostII [béibi]adjectiveotročji, droben, majhen -
32 blast
1. noun1) (a strong, sudden stream (of air): a blast of cold air.) sunek (vetra)2) (a loud sound: a blast on the horn.) odjek3) (an explosion: the blast from a bomb.) eksplozija2. verb1) (to tear (apart etc) by an explosion: The door was blasted off its hinges.) razstreliti2) ((often with out) to come or be sent out, very loudly: Music (was being) blasted out from the radio.) glasno razlegati se•- blasting- blast furnace
- at full blast
- blast off* * *I [bla:st]nounsunek vetra, piš; pok, detonacija; trobljenje; količina razstreliva; razstrelitev; botany rastlinska rja, snet; figuratively pogubato be out of blast — stati, ne delati (plavž)slang to take a blast — kaditi pipoII [bla:st]transitive verbrazstreliti; požgati; uničiti; prekletiblast it! — presneto!blast me (him)! — naj me (ga) vrag vzameto blast off — sprožiti se, odleteti (raketa) -
33 bolt
[boult] 1. noun1) (a bar to fasten a door etc: We have a bolt as well as a lock on the door.) zapah2) (a round bar of metal, often with a screw thread for a nut: nuts and bolts.) vijak3) (a flash of lightning.) blisk4) (a roll (of cloth): a bolt of silk.) bala2. verb1) (to fasten with a bolt: He bolted the door.) zapahniti2) (to swallow hastily: The child bolted her food.) pogoltniti3) (to go away very fast: The horse bolted in terror.) splašiti se•- bolt-upright- boltupright
- a bolt from the blue* * *I [boult]nounzapah; sornik; puščica, strela; beg; snop, sveženj; bala tkanine (30 yardov); vijak z maticobehind bolt and bar — za zapahi, v ječito do a bolt — zbežati, popihati joII [boult]transitive verb & intransitive verbzapahniti; planiti, zbežati, odkuriti jo; splašiti se (konj); American izstopiti iz strankeIII [boult]adverbpopolnoma, čistoIV [boult]1.transitive verbsejati, rešetati; zasledovatito bolt the brain — preučevati;2.nounsito, rešeto -
34 come
1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) priti2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) približevati se3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) priti, stati4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) priti (do česa)5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) priti do6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) znašati2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) daj, daj!- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come* * *I [kʌm]intransitive verb (to, into; out of, from; within) priti, prihajati, dospeti; prikazati, približati se; izvirati; postati; zgoditi, pripetiti se; znašati; delati seto come and go — sem in tja hoditi; prikazovati se in izginjatipast participle od comeslang to come a cropper — pasti; utrpeti škodoslang how comes? — kako to, čemu?to come to the point — jasno se izraziti; skušati pridobitito come short — zamuditi; ne imeti uspeha, pogoretito come to terms — dogovoriti, zediniti se; sprijazniti se, popustitito come — bodoč, naslednjicome what may — naj se zgodi, kar hočeto come to o.s. — zavedeti sefirst come, first served — kdor prej pride, prej meljecolloquially he's as stupid as they come — neumen je, kar se dacome now! — daj že!come! — no!II [kʌm]1.nounprihod;2.interjectionbeži beži!; glej glej! -
35 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) običajen2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) skupen3) (publicly owned: common property.) javen4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) prostaški5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) poprečen6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) obči2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) občinsko zemljišče- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common* * *I [kɔmən]adjective ( commonly adverb)skupen, javen; navaden, poprečen, obči; prostaški, plebejski, vulgarento make common cause with — podpirati kaj, delati za isto stvarslang common or garden — zelo vsakdanji, šablonskimusic common chord — trozvokgrammar common gender — dvojni spolII [kɔmən]nounobčinsko zemljišče, občinski pašnik; juridically dohodek od zemljišča -
36 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 -
37 dreamer
noun (a person who is often occupied with his thoughts: I'm afraid my son is a bit of a dreamer and not very practical.) sanjač* * *[drí:mə]nounsanjač, fantast -
38 flash
[flæʃ] 1. noun1) (a quick showing of a bright light: a flash of lightning.) blisk2) (a moment; a very short time: He was with her in a flash.) trenutek3) (a flashlight.) bliskavica4) ((often newsflash) a brief news report sent by radio, television etc: Did you hear the flash about the king's death?) novica2. verb1) ((of a light) to (cause to) shine quickly: He flashed a torch.) pobliskniti2) ((usually with by or past) to pass quickly: The days flashed by; The cars flashed past.) švigniti3) (to show; to display: He flashed a card and was allowed to pass.) pokazati•- flashing- flashy
- flashily
- flashlight* * *I [flæš]nounblisk, vzplamenitev; izbruh; preblisk, trenutek; načičkanost, blišč; rokovnjaški jezik; zapornica; American kratka notica; obsolete lasulja; odlomek filmaII [flæš]adjectiveponarejen; vsiljiv, kričeč, neokusen; lažen, sleparskiIII [flæš]1.transitive verbnaglo osvetliti; brzojavno poročati; bliskovito razširiti; vreči (pogled);2.intransitive verbzabliskati, zableščati se; vzplapolati, zamigljati, zasvetlikati se, zažareti; švigniti, šiniti; figuratively zablesteti; razliti se (topljeno steklo) -
39 floodlight
noun (a kind of very strong light often used to light up the outside of buildings etc: There were floodlights in the sports stadium.) žaromet* * *[flʌdlait]1.nounreflektorska luč, žaromet;2.transitive verbosvetliti z žarometi -
40 forgetful
adjective (often forgetting: She is a very forgetful person.) pozabljiv* * *[fəgétful]adjective ( forgetfully adverb)pozabljiv, površen
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