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81 evil
['i:vl] 1. adjective(very bad; wicked; sinful: evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue.) hudoben2. noun1) (wrong-doing, harm or wickedness: He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone.) zlo2) (anything evil, eg crime, misfortune etc: London in the eighteenth century was a place of crime, filth, poverty and other evils.) zlo•- evil-- evilly
- evilness
- evil-doer* * *I [í:vl]adjective ( evilly adverb)hudoben, grešen, škodljiv; nesrečento fall on evil days — obubožati, doživeti hude časethe evil one — hudobec, vragII [í:vl]nounzlo, nesreča; škoda; bolezen; grehSt. John's evil — božjastIII [í:vl]adverb archaic hudo, slaboto speak evil of s.o. — opravljati, obrekovati koga -
82 examine
[iɡ'zæmin]1) (to look at closely; to inspect closely: They examined the animal tracks and decided that they were those of a fox.) pregledati2) ((of a doctor) to inspect the body of thoroughly to check for disease etc: The doctor examined the child and said she was healthy.) pregledati3) (to consider carefully: The police must examine the facts.) preveriti4) (to test the knowledge or ability of (students etc): She examines pupils in mathematics.) izprašati5) (to question: The lawyer examined the witness in the court case.) zaslišati•- examiner* * *[igzaemin]transitive verb(in, on) izpraševati; ( into) preiskovati, pregledovati; (on) zasliševati -
83 extreme
[ik'stri:m] 1. adjective1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) izreden2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.) skrajen3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) skrajen2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) skrajnost2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) najvišja stopnja•- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
- to extremes* * *I [ikstrí:m]adjective ( extremely adverb)skrajen, zadnji; pretiran; radikalen; zelo strog, drastičen; brezkompromisenII [ikstrí:m]nounskrajnost, skrajna meja, najvišja stopnja; pretiravanje; nasprotjeto carry to extreme, to go to extreme — tirati do skrajnostiin the extreme, to an extreme — čezmerno, pretirano -
84 fair-weather
[fʌ/əweðə]adjectivefiguratively samo za dobre čase primeren -
85 fire-escape
noun (a means of escape from a building in case of fire, usually in the form of a metal staircase on the outside of the building: Hotels should have fire-escapes.) požarni izhod* * *[fáiəreskeip]nounpožarne stopnice, požarna lestev -
86 for
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) za2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) proti3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) v; čez4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) za; na5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) za6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) za7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) za8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) za9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) za10) (because of: for this reason.) zaradi11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) za12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) za13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) za14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) za15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) kljub2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ker* * *I [fɔ:, fə]prepositionza; zaradi; proti; namesto; glede nafor all — navzlic, kljubas for me — kar se mene tiče, zastran menecolloquially to be in for, to be for it — pričakovati (sitnosti, težave)colloquially to be out for — nameravatibut for — ko bi ne bilo, breznow for them! — na juriš!slang to go for a soldier — postati vojakto give a Roland for an Oliver — poplačati enako z enakim, vrniti milo za dragohe wants for nothing — nič mu ne manjka, vsega ima dovoljfor all ( —ali aught) I know... — kolikor je meni znano...for instance, for example — na primerto look for s.th. — iskati kajfor shame! — sram te (vas) bodi!she could not speak for weeping — tako se je jokala, da ni mogla govoritiMary for ever! — naj živi Marija!II [fɔ:]conjunctionkajti; ker; zato, ker; zaradi; za -
87 foresight
[-sæit]noun (the ability to see in advance what may happen and to plan for it: She had the foresight to drive carefully in case the roads were icy.) predvidevanje* * *[fɔ:sait]nounpredvidevanje; previdnost; priprava; skrb; muha (na strelnem orožju) -
88 glass
1) (a hard usually breakable transparent substance: The bottle is made of glass; ( also adjective) a glass bottle.) steklo2) (a usually tall hollow object made of glass, used for drinking: There are six glasses on the tray; sherry-glasses.) kozarec3) ((also looking-glass) a mirror.) ogledalo4) (a barometer, or the atmospheric pressure shown by one: The glass is falling.) barometer, zračni pritisk•- glasses- glassful
- glassy
- glassiness* * *I [gla:s American glæs]nounsteklo; kozarec; leča; kukalo; tlakomer; toplomer; barometer; okno (kočije); zrcalo, ogledalo; slang vojaška ječa; topla greda; plural naočnikilooking glass — zrcalo, ogledalounder glass — pod steklom, v rastlinjakuII [gla:s], American [glæs]transitive verb(po)steklenitito glass o.s. in — zrcaliti se, odsevati v -
89 grass
1) (the green plant which covers fields, garden lawns etc.) trava2) (any species of grass, including also corn and bamboo: He studies grasses.) trava3) ((slang) marijuana.) trava•- grassy- grasshopper
- grassland* * *I [gra:s]nountrava; pašnik, trata; ruša; colloquially beluš; colloquially pomlad; slang policaj, "kifeljc"; ovaduh; slang marihuana, mamiloto cut grass under s.o.'s feet — spodnesti komu tlaat grass — na paši, colloquially na dopustuto go to grass — iti na pašo, colloquially na dopustout at grass — na paši; figuratively brezposeln, na dopustugo to grass! — solit se pojdi!figuratively to send to grass — podreti na tlawhile the grass grows the steed starves — dvakrat da, kdor hitro daII [gra:s]transitive verbgnati na pašo; obložiti z rušo; beliti (lan) na travi; sejati travo; leči na travo; sestreliti (ptiča); uloviti ribo -
90 guess
[ɡes] 1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) ugibati2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) misliti2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) domneva- anybody's guess* * *I [ges]intransitive verb & transitive verbugibati; (at) ceniti; archaic American misliti, domnevati, biti prepričanto keep s.o. guessing — pustiti koga v negotovostiII [ges]noundomneva, ugibanje; zadetekat a guess, by guess — na oko, približnoto make a guess at s.th. — oceniti kaj -
91 hard
1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) trd2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) težek3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) trd4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) oster5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) težek6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) trd2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) hudo, trdo, dobro2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) močno3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) nepremično4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) popolnoma•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up* * *I [ha:d]adjectivetrd; trden; težak, težaven, naporen; žilav, zdržljiv, odporen; močan, silen; priden, delaven, zmožen; strog, nepopustljiv, neusmiljen; trd, mrzel, oster (podnebje); economy pod težkimi pogoji, oster, visok (cena); težko razumljiv, težko izvedljiv; preudaren, trd (gospodarstvenik); rezek, močen (pijača); grammar trd (glas, soglasnik)to be hard on s.o. — biti prestrog s komto be hard upon s.o. — biti komu za petamia hard blow — težak udarec, silen udarecsport in hard condition — v dobri formihard lines — težko življenje, težko delo, zla usodahard luck — nesreča, "smola"figuratively a hard nut to crack — trd orehas hard as nails — žilav, trd kakor drenov les, trd kakor kamena hard saying — težko razumljive besede; predpis, ki ga je težko izpolnjevatihard work — trdo, naporno deloII [ha:d]adverbtrdo, trdno; težko, hudo, naporno; pridno, hitro; čisto zraven, tikto be hard hit — biti hudo udarjen, prizadetto look hard at — nepremično koga gledati, z očmi meritihard set — v stiski; trmast; negibenit will go hard with him — slabo mu kaže, trda mu predeIII [ha:d]nounBritish English trda obrežna tla; slang prisilno delo; težava; vulgar tudi hard on — erekcija; plural skrbi -
92 have
(to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) imeti na zalogi* * *I [hæv]nounslang potegavščina, sleparijaII [hæv]transitive verb & intransitive verbimeti; vsebovati, imeti v sebi; imeti mlade, otroka ( to have a baby); imeti, preživljati ( to have a fine time dobro se imeti); obdržati, imeti (may I have it?); gojiti čustva, imeti (misli itd.); dobiti ( I've had no news); zvedeti od, slišati od ( I have it from my friend); znati, razumeti ( she has no German); jesti, piti, kaditi (I had a sandwich, some coffee, a cigarette); trditi ( as Plato has it); slang potegniti, prevarati koga; z nedoločnikom: morati ( I have to do it); z objektom in preteklim deležnikom: dati si kaj narediti ( I had a suit made); z nedoločnikom brez "to": dovoliti, trpeti (I won't have it, I won't have you say it);Druge fraze in rabe: slang you have been had — prevarali so teparliament the Ayes have it — večina je zafiguratively he had me in the argument — potolkel me jehave them come here — poskrbi, da pridejoyou have it coming — dobiš, kar zaslužišwhat would you have me do? — kaj naj po tvojem storim?I won't have you do it — ne dovolim, da bi to naredilhave done! — nehaj!I won't have it — tega ne trpim, ne dovolimyou have me, have you not? — ti me razumeš, kajne?he will have it that — on trdi, daI have it — že imam, spomnil sem seI would have you know — rad bi, da zvešI had him there — na tem sem ga ujel, premagal sem ga, bil sem močnejši od njegayou have it right — prav imaš, uganil sito have breakfast, lunch, dinner (supper) — zajtrkovati, kositi, večerjatito have s.th. by heart — znati kaj na pametto have an edge on — imeti majhno prednost, biti malo opitAmerican juridically to have and to hold — imeti v posesti, ne spustiti iz rokto have it in for s.o. — zameriti komu, komu kaj slabega želetito have a heart — biti usmiljen, imeti srceto have s.th. in mind — imeti kaj v mislihto have it (all) over s.o. — biti na boljšem od kogato have it out with s.o. — razčistiti stvar s komto let s.o. have it — kaznovati koga, odkrito komu povedati, kar mu greto have s.th. on s.o. — imeti koga v šahuto have s.o. on toast — imeti koga v rokah, prekaniti koga -
93 hearing
1) (the ability to hear: My hearing is not very good.) sluh2) (the distance within which something can be heard: I don't want to tell you when so many people are within hearing; I think we're out of hearing now.) slišno polje3) (an act of listening: We ought to give his views a fair hearing.) poslušanje4) (a court case: The hearing is tomorrow.) zaslišanje* * *[híəriŋ]nounsluh, slišaj, poslušanje; avdienca, zaslišanjeto give s.o. a hearing — poslušati kogawithin (out of) hearing — se sliši, v slišaju (predaleč, da bi se slišalo) -
94 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držati2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držati3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) (za)držati4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) zdržati5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržati6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) držati, vsebovati7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) biti8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) držati se9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) imeti10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) verjeti, imeti (koga za kaj)11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) veljati12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) držati za13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) braniti14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) zadržati nasprotnika15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pritegniti (pozornost)16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) proslavljati17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) imeti18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) obdržati se19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) počakati pri telefonu20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) držati21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) obdržati22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) prinesti23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) prijem2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vpliv3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) prijem•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) podkrovje* * *I [hóuld]nounnautical podpalubje, ladijsko skladišče; aeronautics prostor za prtljago v letaluII [hóuld]nounprijem, opora; moč, vpliv (on, over, of); American ustavitev, zadrževanje; archaic utrdbato catch ( —ali get, lay, seize, take) hold of s.th. — prijeti kaj, dobitito get hold of s.o. — ujeti koga, zalotiti kogato get hold of o.s. — dobiti se v oblast, obvladati seto get a hold on s.o. — dobiti koga v oblastto have a (firm) hold on s.o. — imeti koga v oblastito keep hold of — čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti iz rokto miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijetiAmerican to put a hold on s.th. — zaustaviti kaj, zadržati kajIII [hóuld]1.transitive verbdržati, obdržati, zadržati; omejiti, zadrževati, ovirati, krotiti; zdržati; sport zadržati nasprotnika; zavezati koga za kaj (to); imeti (npr. sestanek); imeti, posedovati (zemljo, pravice, delnice, službo); imeti koga za kaj (npr. za poštenjaka); proslavljati (praznik); obdržati (smer); prenašati (alkohol); military & figuratively odbraniti, obdržati (položaj); juridically odločiti, odrediti; pritegniti (pozornost); American zadostovati (hrana); American rezervirati, imeti rezervacijo (v hotelu); American prijeti, obdržati v zaporu;2.intransitive verbdržati se, zadržati se, vztrajati (by, to pri, na čem); veljati, obveljati; obstati, prenehati; dogajati se, bitihold! — počakaj, ustavi se!to hold the bag — ostati na cedilu, imeti vso odgovornostto hold a brief for — odobravati, strinjati seto hold in check — imeti koga v šahu, krotitito hold dear — ceniti, čislati, ljubitito hold fast — čvrsto držati, ne izpustitito hold good — veljati, obveljati, izkazati seto hold one's ground ( —ali one's own) — vztrajati, ne popustiti, biti kosto hold s.o. (s.th.) in the hollow of one's hand — imeti koga (kaj) v pestihold hard! — počakaj!, stoj!hold everything! — takoj prenehaj!to hold at nought — omalovaževati, ne cenitito hold one's peace ( —ali tongue) — molčati, držati jezik za zobmito hold a stock — imeti zalogo, imeti na zalogito hold true — veljati, biti resto hold water — prenesti natančen pregled, veljati; biti vodotesenthere is no holding him — ne da se ga zadržati, nezadržen jeneither to hold nor to bind — ki se ga ne da obvladati, neukročen -
95 holster
['houlstə](the usually leather case for a pistol, usually worn on a person's hips.) tok za pištolo* * *[hóulstə]nountok za samokres -
96 hopeless
1) (not likely to be successful: It's hopeless to try to persuade him; a hopeless attempt; The future looks hopeless.) brezupen2) ((with at) not good: I'm a hopeless housewife; He's hopeless at French.) obupen3) (unable to be stopped, cured etc: The doctors considered the patient's case hopeless; He's a hopeless liar/idiot.) brezupen* * *[hóuplis]adjective ( hopelessly adverb)brezupen, obupen, obupan -
97 in
(in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) v koscih; na dele* * *I [in]preposition1.v, na (na vprašanje kje?)in the territory — na ozemlju;2.figurativelyv, pri, nablind in one eye — na eno oko slep;3.v (v posameznih primerih namesto into na vprašanje kam?)put it in your pocket — daj to v žep;4.(stanje, način, okoliščina)in cash — v gotovini; pri denarju (biti)in despair — obupano, v obupuin good health — pri dobrem zdravju, zelo zdravin writing — pismeno;5.v, pri, na (udeležba)to be in it — biti udeležen, udeležiti sethere is nothing in it — ničesar (resničnega, dobrega) ni v tem, ne splača se, je čisto enostavno; je še neodločeno (dirka);6.(dejavnost, opravilo) pri, vin an accident — pri nesreči, v nesrečiin search of — pri iskanju česa;7.(moč, sposobnost)he has (not) got it in him — to je (ni) pravi mož za to;8.(časovno)in the day, in daytime — podneviin two hours — v dveh urah, čez dve uriin the reign of — za vlade, za časa vladanjain my sleep — v spanju, ko sem spalin time — pravočasno, sčasoma, kdajin (the year) 1940 — leta 1940;9.(namen, smoter)in my defence — v mojo obrambo;10.(vzrok, nagib)in remembrance — v spomin;11.(razmerje, odnos, zveza)in that — ker, kolikorwell in body, but ill in mind — telesno zdrav, a duševno bolanthe latest thing in s.th. — najnovejše na nekem področjuten feet in width — 10 čevljev širok (po širini);12.poin all probability — po vsej verjetnosti;13.(sredstvo, material)dressed in white — oblečen v belo;14.(število, znesek)five in the hundred — pet od sto, ɜ%in twos — po dva, paromaII [in]adverbnotri, noter, vto be in — biti doma, biti v hiši; politics biti na vladi (stranka); biti v modi; sport biti na vrsti za udarec; sezona za kaj ( oysters are in)to be in for a thing — pričakovati kaj, nameravati kaj, nadejati se česato be in for it — iztakniti jo, biti v kaši, ne imeti drugega izhodain for a penny, in for a pound — kdor reče a, mora reči tudi bin and in — vedno isto, vedno znovaAmerican to be all in — biti čisto izčrpanin with it! — prinesi, odnesi to noterto be in on s.th. — sodelovati pri čem, biti poučen o čemto let s.o. in on s.th. — pritegniti koga k čemu, poučiti koga o čemIII [in]adjectivepolitics in party — vladajoča strankasport in side — stran, ki je na vrsti za udarecIV [in]noun(večinoma plural) vladajoča strankathe ins and outs — vlada in opozicija; ovinki (ceste, poti); podrobnosti (problema)V [in]transitive verbspraviti (žetev) pod streho -
98 inequality
[ini'kwoləti]((a case of) the existence of differences in size, value etc between two or more objects etc: There is bound to be inequality between a manager's salary and a workman's wages.) neenakost* * *[inikwɔliti]nounneenakost, različnost, neenakopravnost, nesorazmernost; nezadostnost (to za); pristranskost; neravnost (tal); spremenljivost (podnebja); mathematics neekvivalentni števili; astronomy skrenitev nebesnega telesa s svoje poti -
99 infect
[in'fekt](to fill with germs that cause disease; to give a disease to: You must wash that cut on your knee in case it becomes infected; She had a bad cold last week and has infected the rest of the class.) okužiti- infectious
- infectiously* * *[infékt]transitive verbmedicine inficirati, okužiti ( with s, z); figuratively pokvariti, zastrupiti, okužiti; figuratively vplivati na koga, za sabo koga potegnitito become infected — okužiti se, prisaditi se -
100 inquest
['inkwest](a legal inquiry into a case of sudden and unexpected death.) sodna preiskava* * *[ínkwest]nounjuridically sodna preiskavaBritish English grand inquest of the nation — Spodnji dom angleškega parlamenta
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case — [ kaz ] n. f. • 1265; lat. casa « chaumière » I ♦ 1 ♦ Vx Cabane. 2 ♦ (1637) Habitation traditionnelle, généralement construite en matériaux légers, dans certaines civilisations des pays tropicaux. Cases africaines, antillaises. ⇒ hutte, paillote; … Encyclopédie Universelle
case — [keɪs] noun [countable] 1. TRANSPORT a large box or container in which things can be stored or moved: • packing cases full of equipment case of • a case of 10,000 cigarettes and several cases of spirits see also … Financial and business terms
Case — Case, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an event;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
case — Case, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an event;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Case agreed on — Case Case, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English