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1 wanting
[wɔntiŋ]1.prepositionbrez, v pomanjkanju (in s.th. česa); manj, razenwanting one — razen enega, brez enegaa month wanting three days — ʌ dni manj kot en mesec;2.adjectivemanjkajoč; nemaren, zanikrn (in v); dialectal slaboumen -
2 antisocial
[ænti'səuʃəl]1) (against the welfare of the community etc: It is antisocial to drop rubbish in the street.) družbi škodljiv2) (not wanting the company of others: Since his wife died, he has become more and more antisocial.) nedružaben* * *[aentisóušəl]adjective ( antisocially adverb)antisocialen, netovariški; nedružaben, neprijazen -
3 anxious
['æŋkʃəs]1) (worried about what may happen or have happened: She is anxious about her father's health.) zaskrbljen2) (causing worry, fear or uncertainty: an anxious moment.) vznemirljiv3) (wanting very much (to do etc something): He's very anxious to please.) zelo željan•- anxiety* * *[aeŋkšəs]adjective ( anxiously adverb)to be on the anxious seat ( —ali bench) — biti v hudih škripcih, sedeti kot na šivankah -
4 balance
['bæləns] 1. noun1) (a weighing instrument.) tehtnica2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) ravnotežje3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) ravnovesje4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) saldo2. verb1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) uravnotežiti2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) držati (se) v ravnotežju•- in the balance
- off balance
- on balance* * *I [baeləns]nountehtnica; ravnotežje, protiutež; nihalo; kritje; commerce bilanca; saldo; American jocosely ostanekto be ( —ali hang, tremble, swing) in the balance — viseti na nitki, biti v kritičnem položajuoff one's balance — ves iz sebe, razburjento strike a balance — narediti bilanco; najti ravnotežje; figuratively izvesti poslediceto be weighed in the balance and found wanting — ne izpolniti upov, razočaratiII [baeləns]1.transitive verbtehtati; izenačiti; (with, against, by) držati v ravnotežju; soočiti;2.intransitive verb( between) kolebati, nihati; biti, ostati v ravnotežju -
5 blame
[bleim] 1. verb1) (to consider someone or something responsible for something bad: I blame the wet road for the accident.) kriviti2) (to find fault with (a person): I don't blame you for wanting to leave.) očitati2. noun(the responsibility (for something bad): He takes the blame for everything that goes wrong.) odgovornost* * *I [bleim]transitive verb( for) grajati, oštevati; za odgovornega smatratiwho is to blame? — čigava krivda je?colloquially they blamed it on us — smatrali so nas za kriveslang blame me if — naj me vrag vzame, čeII [bleim]noungraja, ukor; krivda, odgovornostto lay ( —ali put, throw) the blame on s.o. ( —ali at s.o.'s door) — dolžiti koga, zvračati krivdo na kogato take the blame on o.s. — prevzeti krivdo naseto shift the blame on s.o. — (z)valiti krivdo na koga -
6 conservative
[-tiv]1) (disliking change: Older people tend to be conservative in their attitudes; conservative opinions.) konservativen, nazadnjaški2) (in politics, wanting to avoid major changes and to keep business and industry in private hands.) konservativen* * *I [kənsɜ:vətiv]adjective ( conservatively adverb)ohranljiv; previden; nazadnjaški; konservativen, starokopitenII [kənsɜ:vətiv]nounkonservativec, nazadnjak, starokopitnež -
7 hungry
adjective (wanting or needing food etc: a hungry baby; I'm hungry - I haven't eaten all day; He's hungry for adventure.) lačen, željan* * *[hʌŋgri]adjective ( hungrily adverb)lačen; ki povzroča lakoto; nerodoviten (zemlja); figuratively željen, hrepeneč po ( for)the hungry forties — lakota od 1840.-1846. -
8 inert
[i'nə:t]1) (without the power to move: A stone is an inert object.) negiben2) ((of people) not wanting to move, act or think: lazy, inert people.) len•- inertia* * *[inɜ:t]adjective ( inertly adverb)physics inerten, vztrajen, nedelaven, len; chemistry neaktiven; military ki se ne sproži, brez učinka, neučinkovit; figuratively len, nedelaven, okoren, negiben -
9 intent
[-t]1) ((with on) meaning, planning or wanting to do (something): He's intent on going; He's intent on marrying the girl.) odločen2) ((with on) concentrating hard on: He was intent on the job he was doing.) osredotočen* * *I [intént]adjective ( intently adverb)odločen, osredotočen (on na), zaverovan v kaj; pazljiv, napet, vnetII [intént]nounnamen, nakana, naklep; cilj, smoter, načrtjuridically criminal intent — hudodelski naklepto all intents and purposes — v vsakem pogledu, popolnoma -
10 interested
1) ((often with in) showing attention or having curiosity: He's not interested in politics; Don't tell me any more - I'm not interested; I'll be interested to see what happens next week.) ki se zanima (za)2) ((often with in) willing, or wanting, to do, buy etc: Are you interested in (buying) a second-hand car?) zainteresiran3) (personally involved in a particular business, project etc and therefore likely to be anxious about decisions made regarding it: You must consult the other interested parties (= the other people involved).) udeležen* * *[íntristid]adjective ( interestedly adverb)zavzet; zainteresiran (in za), udeležen (in pri); sebičen; pristranski (priča) -
11 lonely
1) (lacking or wanting companionship: Aren't you lonely, living by yourself?) osamljen2) ((of a place) far away from busy places, having few people: a lonely island.) samoten* * *[lóunli]adjectivesam, osamel, samoten, osamljen, zapuščenAmerican colloquially to be lonely for — hrepeneti po -
12 puritan
['pjuəritən]1) (a person who is strict and disapproves of many kinds of enjoyment.) puritanec2) (formerly, in England and America, a member of a religious group wanting to make church worship etc simpler and plainer.) puritanec•* * *[pjúəritən]1.adjectivepuritanski, moralno in versko prenapet;2.nounpuritanec, -nka; history puritanec, član angleške protestantske cerkve -
13 purpose
['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) namen2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) namen3) (determination: a man of purpose.) odločnost•- purposefully
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
- to no purpose* * *I [pɜ:pəs]nounnamen, cilj, nakana; učinek; vsebina, smiselfor what purpose? — čemu?to the purpose — stvarno, o pravem časuof set purpose — (zlasti juridically) premišljeno, namernoto turn s.th. to good purpose — dobro kaj uporabiti ali izkoristitiII [pɜ:pəs]transitive verbnameravati, določiti, nameniti, odločiti -
14 radical
['rædikəl] 1. adjective1) (relating to the basic nature of something: radical faults in the design.) bistven2) (thorough; complete: radical changes.) korenit3) (wanting or involving great or extreme political, social or economic changes.) radikalen2. noun(a person who wants radical political changes.) radikalec* * *[raedikəl]1.noungrammar & mathematicskoren; chemistry osnova, skupina atomov s prosto valenco; politics radikalec; (zlasti American) človek leve politične usmerjenosti;2.adjective mathematics & grammar & botanykorenski; ukoreninjen, prirojen; osnovni, temeljni; primaren, začetni, prvobiten (pojem); radikalen, temeljit, popoln (zdravljenje); politics radikalenradical party politics radikalna strankaradical sign mathematics korenski znakto undergo a radical change — doživeti temeljito spremembo, popolnoma se spremeniti -
15 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? -
16 shy
1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) sramežljiv2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) zadržan3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) plah2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) vzpenjati se, izogibati se- shyly- shyness* * *I [šái]1.adjective ( shyly adverb)plah, plašen, plašljiv, boječ; zadržan, rezerviran, sumničav, oprezen; (žival, rastlina) kržljav, zaostal; skrit, ki ga je težko najti (kraj); colloquially dvoumen, sumljiv, na slabem glasu; American slang ki je izgubil, brez; American reven (of z)shy of money American slang na trdem z denarjemI am shy a dollar American slang sem ob dolarto be shy of s.o. — iti komu s pota, izogibati se kogato be shy of s.th. — bati se česa, izmikati se čemu, izogibati se česato be shy of doing s.th. — oprezno, z oklevanjem kaj nareditionce bit twice shy — kdor se enkrat opari, še se mrzle vode boji;2.nounplašljivost (konja);3.intransitive verbplašiti se, odskočiti (o konju); figuratively umakniti se nazaj, ustrašiti seto shy at s.th. — bati se česa, oplašiti se, ustrašiti se česaII [šái]1.nounmet, lučaj, metanje; figuratively zbodljaj, porogljiva opazka; colloquially poskusto have a shy at s.o. — zagnati za kom, figuratively zasramovati, zasmehovati kogato have a shy at doing s.th. — poskusiti nekaj napravitito have a shy at roulette — poskusiti enkrat z ruleto;2.transitive verb colloquiallyvreči, zagnati (kamen, žogo) (at na, v); intransitive verb napasti (s kamnom) -
17 slink
[sliŋk]past tense, past participle - slunk; verb(to move as if wanting to avoid attention: He slunk into the kitchen and stole a cake.) tihotapiti se* * *I [sliŋk]nounprezgodaj (mrtvo) povržena žival (tele)II [sliŋk]transitive verbprezgodaj povreči, skotiti (mladiče); intransitive verb (od)plaziti se, kradoma (skrivaj, potuhnjeno, osramočeno) se odtihotapiti (off, away proč)I saw him slink by — videl sem ga, ko se je plazil mimo -
18 w.
abbreviationwatt; wicket (cricket); wide (cricket); wife; with; week; wanting; water; marine wet dew -
19 want
[wont] 1. verb1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) želeti2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) potrebovati3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) trpeti pomanjkanje2. noun1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) želja2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) pomanjkanje3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) pomanjkanje•- wanted- want ad
- want for* * *I [wɔnt]nounpomanjkanje; stiska, revščina, siromaštvo; potreba, nujna potreba, nujno potrebna (željena) stvar; (navadno plural) želja, zahteva; American colloquially iskanje, ponudba službefor want of s.th. better — ker ni boljšegawant of care — nebrižnost, nepazljivostto be in want of — (nujno) potrebovati; biti brez, ne imeti (česa)he is a man of few wants — on je človek, ki se zadovolji z malimto be in want — živeti v pomanjkanju, v revščinito fall in want — pasti v pomanjkanje, v revščino, obubožatiII [wɔnt]1.intransitive verbbiti brez, ne imeti, trpeti pomanjkanje, revno živeti; obsolete manjkati; (le v sed. deležniku) pustiti na cedilu (to s.o. koga), ne ustrezati pričakovanju, ne upravičiti pričakovanjhe will never let me want — nikoli ne bo dopustil, da bi jaz trpel pomanjkanjethere never want discontented persons — nezadovoljneži se vedno najdejo;2.transitive verbne imeti, čutiti pomanjkanje ( for česa); potrebovati, čutiti nujno potrebo; zahtevati, hoteti, želeti, hrepeneti poto want for — potrebovati, biti brez; American colloquially želeti, hotetiI have all I want — imam vse, kar potrebujemI want it done — želim, da se to napraviwe want him to leave to-morrow — želimo, da (on) odpotuje jutrithis clock wants a repair (repairing, to be repaired) — ta ura je potrebna popravilawhat else do you want? — kaj še hočete?you are wanted — iščejo vas, sprašujejo po vas, potrebujejo vas, želijo govoriti z vami -
20 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...
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