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1 earthquake
noun (a shaking of the earth's surface: The village was destroyed by an earthquake.) potres* * *[ɜ:mkweik]nounpotres -
2 rock
I [rok] noun1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) skala2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) skala3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) vrsta bonbona•- rockery- rocky
- rockiness
- rock-bottom
- rock-garden
- rock-plant
- on the rocks II [rok] verb1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) gugati (se)2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) zibati (se)3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) zamajati•- rocker- rocky
- rockiness
- rocking-chair
- rocking-horse
- off one's rocker III [rok]((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; ( also adjective) a rock band.) rock(erski)* * *I [rɔk]1.nounskala, čer, kleč; kamnit blok; kamenina; plural collective prepad, strma pečina, stena; figuratively čvrsta tla; nevarna zapreka; vrsta paličastega bonbona; bonbon, plural sadni bonboni; American colloquially kamen, American slang kovanecRock of Ages figuratively religion Kristuson the rocks — nasedel, figuratively slang v denarni stiskibuilt on a rock — zgrajen na skali, figuratively osnovan na trdni podlagi, trden, sigurenbed-rock, living rock — živa skalathere are rocks ahead figuratively nevarnost je pred nami, nevarnost grozito be on the rocks — nasesti na čer, figuratively biti v denarnih težavahthat's the rock you'll split on figuratively to je za vas posebno nevarno, tu si boste lahkó polomili zobeto run against a rock figuratively drveti v nevarnostto run upon a rock — nasesti, zadeti na čer, figuratively razbiti seto see rocks ahead figuratively morati računati s težavamito throw rocks at s.o. American obmetavati koga s kamenjem;2.adjectiveskalnatII [rɔk]transitive verbzibati, pozibavati, gugati, uspavati; nihati, kolebati; (s)tresti, majati; zamajati, figuratively napraviti negotovo, nezanesljivo, nevarno; intransitive verb zibati se, gugati se, nihati (on na); kolebati se (tudi figuratively); klecati, opotekati se; omahovatito rock the boat slang figuratively otežkočiti stvari (za svoje sodelavce, kolege)to rock oneself in the hope that... — zazibati se v upanje, da...III [rɔk]nounzibanje, pozibavanje (pri plesu), guganjeIV [rɔk]nounhistory preslica (pri kolovratu)Rock Day — = Distaff Day — 7. januar (dan po prazniku svetih treh kraljev) -
3 shock
I 1. [ʃok] noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) pretres2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) sunek3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.) sunek4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) šok2. verb(to give a shock to; to upset or horrify: Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.) pretresti- shocker- shocking
- shockingly
- shock-absorber II [ʃok] noun(a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.) čop* * *I [šɔk]nountrk, trčenje, trzaj, (močan) sunek, udarec; (živčni) zlom; (pretres), šok; military spopad; (močno) razburjenje, izbruh; electrical elektrošok; zgražanje, šokiranje, pohujšanje, prepalost, osuplostto get the shock of one's life figuratively biti kot od strele zadet, zelo se ustrašitiit gave his father quite a shock — to je njegovega očeta zelo prizadelo (pretreslo, ogorčilo)II [šɔk]transitive verbpretresti, presuniti, ogorčiti, globoko užaliti, mučno prizadeti, šokirati, škandalizirati, povzročiti zgražanje; medicine pretresti (živce); zadeti (komu) udarec (električni šok); intransitive verb trčiti (skupaj), zaleteti sea sight that would shock you — prizor, ki bi vas presunil (pretresel, šokiral, ogorčil)she was shocked to find him so pale and thin — bila je zaprepadena, ko ga je videla tako bledega in shujšanegaI am shocked at you! — zgražati se moram nad vami!to shock a secret out of s.o. — s šokom koga pripraviti do tega, da pove tajnostto shock s.o. into telling the truth — s šokom koga privesti do tega, da pove resnicoIII [šɔk]1.nounčop ( of hair las);2.adjectivekuštrav, skuštranIV [šɔk]1.nounkopa snopov (navadno 12); zložena koruzna stebla;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbzložiti (snope) v kope -
4 disaster
(a terrible event, especially one that causes great damage, loss etc: The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced.) velika nesreča- disastrously* * *[dizá:stə]nounnesreča, katastrofa, razdejanje -
5 earth
[ə:ð] 1. noun1) (the third planet in order of distance from the Sun; the planet on which we live: Is Earth nearer the Sun than Mars is?; the geography of the earth.) zemlja2) (the world as opposed to heaven: heaven and earth.) zemlja3) (soil: Fill the plant-pot with earth.) prst4) (dry land; the ground: the earth, sea and sky.) kopno5) (a burrow or hole of an animal, especially of a fox.) brlog6) ((a wire that provides) an electrical connection with the earth.) ozemljitev2. verb(to connect to earth electrically: Is your washing-machine properly earthed?) ozemljiti- earthen- earthly
- earthenware
- earthquake
- earthworm
- on earth
- run to earth* * *I [ə:m]nounzemlja; zemljišče; tla; prst, glina, ilovica; kopno; lisičina; ozemljitevto come back to earth — opustiti sanjarjenje; začeti resno mislitito run s.o. to earth — ugnati koga v kozji rog; zasledovati do dnawhy on earth? — zakaj zaboga?no use on earth — popolnoma neuporaben, zaničII [ə:m]1.transitive verbzakopati; pokopati, z zemljo pokriti; ozemljiti; v lisičino zapoditi;2.intransitive verbv lisičino se skriti; zakopati se -
6 experience
[ik'spiəriəns] 1. noun1) ((knowledge, skill or wisdom gained through) practice in some activity, or the doing of something: Learn by experience - don't make the same mistake again; Has she had experience in teaching?) izkušnja2) (an event that affects or involves a person etc: The earthquake was a terrible experience.) preizkušnja2. verb(to have experience of; to feel: I have never before experienced such rudeness!) izkusiti* * *I [ikspíəriəns]nounarchaic poskus; skušnja, izkustvo; doživljaj; kvalifikacijaII [ikspíəriəns]transitive verbizkusiti, doživeti, prestati, pretrpetiAmerican to experience religion — spreobrniti se k veri -
7 perish
['periʃ](to die, especially in war, accident etc: Many people perished in the earthquake.) umreti* * *[périš]1.intransitive verbginiti, slabeti, veneti, umirati ( with od, by, of zaradi), poginiti, ponesrečiti se; propasti, propadati, izumirati;2.transitive verb (običajno pasiv) uničitiperish the thought (of)! — naj se gre solit!, še na misel mi ne pridecolloquially perished — pol mrtev (od lakote, mraza) -
8 pill
[pil](a small ball or tablet of medicine, to be swallowed: She took a pill; sleeping-pills.) pilula* * *I [pil]nounpilula, bobika; figuratively grenka pilula; military slang izstrelek, granata bomba; British English slang žoga (tenis, golf); British English slang plural biljardfiguratively to swallow a bitter pill — požreti grenko pilulo, vgrizniti v kislo jabolkoa pill to cure an earthquake — kapljica v morje, polovičarstvoBritish English a game of pills — biljardna igraII [pil]transitive verbslang glasovati proti, preglasovati, premagati -
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10 thrill
[Ɵril] 1. verb(to (cause someone to) feel excitement: She was thrilled at/by the invitation.) vznemiriti, navdušiti2. noun1) (an excited feeling: a thrill of pleasure/expectation.) drhtenje2) (something which causes this feeling: Meeting the Queen was a great thrill.) vznemirjenje•- thriller- thrilling* * *I [mril]noundrget, trepet; vznemirjenje, razburjenje; pretres; drhtenje, srh, mravljinci; slang razburljivo, srhljivo, grozljivo književno deloII [mril]transitive verbpeti s tresočim se glasom, tremolirati (melodijo); pretresti, prevzeti, popasti (groza, žalost, skrb), vznemiriti; navdušiti, razburitithe sight thrilled him with horror — pogled ga je navdal z grozo; intransitive verb zgroziti se ( with ob), vznemiriti se, razburiti se, (za)drhteti, tresti se, vibrirati; biti preplašen, prestrašen (at, with ob, zaradi) -
11 throw down
transitive verb dol vreči, na tla zagnati, podreti, zrušiti; uničiti; American odbiti, odkloniti; chemistry oboriti, sedimentiratito throw down, throw o.s. down — vreči se na tla, lečito throw down one's arms — odvreči orožje, predati seto throw down one's brief juridically odstopiti od nadaljnjega vodenja pravdeto throw down the gauntiet (glove) — vreči rokavico na tla, figuratively predati se, vdati seto throw down one's tools figuratively stopiti v stavko, začeti stavkati -
12 unconfirmed
(not yet shown or proved to be true: There are unconfirmed reports of another earthquake in China.) nepotrjen* * *[ʌnkənfɜ:md]adjectivenepotrjen, nepreverjen; neizpričan; neodobren; ecclesiastic nebirman -
13 victim
['viktim](a person who receives ill-treatment, injury etc: a murder victim; Food is being sent to the victims of the disaster.) žrtev* * *[víktim]nounžrtev; trpin; daritvena živalthe victims of an accident (of the earthquake, of the plague) — žrtve nesreče (potresa, kuge) -
14 violent
1) (having, using, or showing, great force: There was a violent storm at sea; a violent earthquake; He has a violent temper.) silovit2) (caused by force: a violent death.) nasilen•- violence* * *[váiələnt]adjective ( violently adverb)silovit, violenten, silen, močan, hud; neobrzdan, nepotrpežljiv, surov, divji, besen, nasilen, uničevalenviolent death — nasilna, nenaravna smrtviolent pain — silovita, huda bolečinaa violent temper — razdražljiv, divji temperamenta violent presumption juridically domneva, ki temelji na skoraj končnem, sklepnem dokazuto lay hands on s.o. — delati, storiti komu siloto lay hands on o.s. — poskusiti samomor -
15 warning
1) (an event, or something said or done, that warns: He gave her a warning against driving too fast; His heart attack will be a warning to him not to work so hard.) opozorilo2) (advance notice or advance signs: The earthquake came without warning.) opozorilo* * *[wɔ:niŋ]1.nounsvarilo, posvaritev; svarilni signal; svarilen primer; poziv, opozorilo, namig, obvestilo; odpoved, odpust (iz službe)at a minute's warning — takoj, brez odlašanja, précejI would take warning by his misfortune — jaz bi si njegovo nesrečo vzel za svarilo;2.adjectivesvarilen ( warningly adverb)svarilen, opozarjajoč, opominjajoč; signalenwarning shot nautical svarilen strel -
16 tidal wave
(an enormous wave in the sea, caused by an earthquake etc.) plimski val
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