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1 adversary
['ædvəsəri]plural - adversaries; noun(an opponent; an enemy: his adversary in the chess match.) nasprotnik* * *[aedvəsəri]nounnasprotnik, tekmec, sovražnikThe Adversary — vrag, hudič, satan -
2 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) pogrešati2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) lahko pogrešati3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) prizanesti4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) prihraniti5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) varčevati6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) prihraniti (komu kaj)2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) odvečen2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) prost3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) nadomestni del2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) nadomestno kolo•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
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- to spare* * *I [spʌ/ə]transitive verbvarčevati, varčno uporabljati; prihraniti, dati na stran, imeti v rezervi; odstopiti, lahkó pogrešati, biti brez (česa), imeti odveč; prizanesti (komu), oprostiti (kazen), prihraniti (komu ali sebi) (trud itd.); ne povzročiti (sramu, rdečice); intransitive verb varčevati, skopariti; opustiti (kaj); prizanesti, pustiti (komu) življenjeenough and to spare — na pretek, še preveč, več kot preveč, obilospare my blushes! — ne spravljajte me v sramoto, prihranite mi sramoto, ne blamirajte me!can you spare the car today? — lahko pogrešate svoj avto danes?can you spare me a cigarette? — imaš cigareto odveč zame?spare us these explanations! — prizanesite nam s temi razlagami!spare my feelings! — imej obzir do mojih čustev!spare me! — prizanesite mi!, milost!spare me your objections! — prizanesite mi s svojimi ugovori!to spare o.s. — prihraniti si trudnot to spare o.s. — ne varčevati s svojimi močmito spare the rod and spoil the child — varčuj s šibo in pokvaril boš otroka, šiba novo mašo pojeI have no time to spare — ne smem izgubljati časa, nimam dosti časaII [spʌ/ə]nountechnical (često plural) nadomestni, rezervni del (zlasti pnevmatika); sport rezerva; varčevanje; American zrušenje vseh kegljev z dvema metomato make spare of obsolete varčevati zIII [spʌ/ə]adjective ( sparely adverb)varčen, skop, pičel; prost (čas); preostal, odvečen, neuporabljen, razpoložljiv; nadomesten, rezerven; mršav, suh; redek (lasje)spare money — preostali, odvečni denarspare time — prosti čas, brezdelica -
3 succumb
(to yield: She succumbed to temptation and ate the chocolate.) podleči* * *[səkʌm]intransitive verbpodleči, kloniti (to pred); ukloniti se, popustiti, odnehati; umreti (to od)to succumb to one's adversary (disease, temptation) — podleči nasprotniku (bolezni, skušnjavi)he succumbed to his injuries — umrl je od ran, podlegel je ranam -
4 worthy
[-ði]1) (good and deserving: I willingly give money to a worthy cause.) plemenit2) ((with of) deserving: She was not worthy of the honour given to her.) vreden3) ((with of) typical of, suited to, or in keeping with: a performance worthy of a champion.) vreden4) (of great enough importance etc: She was not thought worthy to be presented to the king.) vreden* * *I [wɜ:ði]adjectivevreden; primeren, ustrezen; cenjen, časten, dostojen, ugleden, viden, vrlworthy adversary — dostojen, enakovreden nasprotnikworthy of credit — verodostojen, economy vreden, sposoben kreditaa worthy reward — ustrezna, primerna nagradathe worthiest of blood British English juridically sinovi, moški dedičito be worthy of s.th. — biti vreden česa, zaslužiti kajII [wɜ:ði]nounugledna, zaslužna oseba, velika osebnost, veličina, junak; colloquially humorously osebnost, korifeja, odličnik -
5 adversaries
plural; see adversary
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Adversary — may refer to: In Judeo Christian religion: Satan, whose name means adversary in Hebrew. In computer science: Adversary (cryptography) is a malicious entity in cryptography whose aim is to prevent the users of the cryptosystem from achieving their … Wikipedia
Adversary — Ad ver*sa*ry, n.; pl. {Adversaries}. [OE. adversarie, direct fr. the Latin, and adversaire, fr. OF. adversier, aversier, fr. L. adversarius (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See {Adverse}.] One who is turned against another or others with a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adversary — ad·ver·sary 1 / ad vər ˌser ē/ n: one that contends with or opposes another; esp: any of the opposing parties in a legal action adversary 2 adj: of, relating to, or involving opposing parties or interests; specif: of, relating to, or involving a… … Law dictionary
adversary — (n.) mid 14c., aduersere, from Anglo French adverser (13c.), O.Fr. adversaire adversary, opponent, enemy, or directly from L. adversarius opponent, adversary, rival, noun use of adjective meaning opposite, hostile, contrary, lit. turned toward… … Etymology dictionary
Adversary — Ad ver*sa*ry, a. 1. Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic. [Archaic] Bp. King. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Having an opposing party; not unopposed; as, an adversary suit. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adversary — [ad′vər ser΄ē] n. pl. adversaries [ME < OFr adversarie < L adversarius < adversus, ADVERSE] a person who opposes or fights against another; opponent; enemy adj. of or characterized by opposing parties, as the plaintiff and defendant in a … English World dictionary
adversary — *opponent, antagonist Analogous words: assailant, attacker, assaulter (see corresponding verbs at ATTACK): *enemy, foe: competitor, rival (see corresponding verbs at RIVAL) Antonyms: ally Contrasted words: colleague, *partner: supporter, champion … New Dictionary of Synonyms
adversary — is stressed on the first syllable … Modern English usage
adversary — [n] opponent antagonist, attacker, bad person, bandit, competitor, contestant, enemy, foe, match, opposer, opposite number*, oppugner, rival; concept 412 Ant. ally, assistant, backer, friend, helper, helpmate, supporter … New thesaurus
adversary — ► NOUN (pl. adversaries) ▪ an opponent. ORIGIN Latin adversarius opposed, opponent … English terms dictionary
adversary — adversariness, n. /ad veuhr ser ee/, n., pl. adversaries, adj. n. 1. a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe. 2. a person, group, etc., that is an opponent in a contest; contestant. 3. the Adversary, the devil;… … Universalium