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1 become
past tense - became; verb1) (to come or grow to be: Her coat has become badly torn; She has become even more beautiful.) postati2) (to qualify or take a job as: She became a doctor.) postati3) ((with of) to happen to: What became of her son?) zgoditi se4) (to suit: That dress really becomes her.) pristajati•- becoming- becomingly* * *I [bikʌm]1.intransitive verbpostati, nastati;2.transitive verbpoda(ja)ti se, spodobiti sewhat will become of it? — kaj bo iz tega?II [bikʌm]past participleod become -
2 intrigue
1. [in'tri:ɡ, 'intri:ɡ] noun(the activity of plotting or scheming; a plot or scheme: He became president as a result of (a) political intrigue.) spletka2. [in'tri:ɡ] verb1) (to fascinate, arouse the curiosity of or amuse: The book intrigued me.) pritegniti2) (to plot or scheme.) spletkariti•* * *I [intrí:g]nounspletka, rovarstvo, intriga; skrivna ljubezen; theatre zapletII [intrí:g]1.intransitive verbspletkariti, rovariti, intrigirati, imeti skrivno ljubezensko razmerje ( with s, z);2.transitive verbzbuditi komu zanimanje za kaj, zainteresirati; zbegati, zmešati koga; doseči kaj s spletkarjenjem -
3 mellow
['meləu] 1. adjective1) ((of character) made softer and more mature, relaxed etc by age and/or experience: Her personality became more mellow as middle age approached.) zrel2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) blag3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) uležan2. verb(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) dozoreti* * *I [mélou]adjective ( mellowly adverb)zrel, sočen, umehčan (sadje), uležan (vino); bogat, prhek (zemlja), krhek; mil, mehek, prijeten (luč, barva); figuratively mil, blag, nežen; slang vesel, vinjenII [mélou]1.transitive verbzmehčati, omehčati;2.intransitive verbdozoreti, zmehčati se, omehčati se -
4 near
[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) blizu2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) bližnji2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) blizu2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) v bližini3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) blizu4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) približati (se)- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss* * *I [níə]adverbblizu, v bližini, bližje; colloquially skoraj, málodane; figuratively varčno; (z negacijo) niti približnofar and near — od blizu in daleč, povsodnear at hand — pri roki, blizuII [níə]adjectivebližnji; pereč (problem); skop, varčen; levi (del živali, ceste); zvest (prevod)it was a near thing — komaj je šlo, za las je manjkaloAmerican near true — skoraj gotovoIII [níə]transitive verb & intransitive verbpribližati (se), približevati se (to) -
5 king
[kiŋ]1) (a male ruler of a nation, who inherits his position by right of birth: He became king when his father died; King Charles III.) kralj2) (the playing-card with the picture of a king: I have two cards - the ten of spades and the king of diamonds.) kralj3) (the most important piece in chess.) kralj•- kingdom- kingly
- kingliness
- kingfisher
- king-sized
- king-size* * *I [kiŋ]nounkralj; kralj (karte, šah); dama (igra); figuratively kralj, magnatking of beasts — kralj živali, levking's peg — pijača, mešanica šampanjca in žganjaBritish English King's English — literarna angleščinaBritish English juridically king's evidence — človek, ki priča proti svojim sokrivcemBritish English king sends his carriage — marica pride po osumljencaBritish English King's Bench — sodiščeBritish English King's Bounty — dar materi trojčkovBritish English King's colours — angleška zastavaBritish English King's Councel (K. C.) — vrhovni državni odvetnikBritish English king's highway — glavna prometna žilaBritish English king's weather — lepo vreme med uradno svečanostjoBritish English King's Roll — obvezna zaposlitev vojnih veteranovKing Baby — otrok, okoli katerega se vrti vsa hišaII [kiŋ]1.intransitive verbkraljevati;2.transitive verbpostaviti za kraljato king it — vladati, igrati kralja -
6 passion
['pæʃən](very strong feeling, especially of anger or love: He argued with great passion; He has a passion for chocolate.) strast* * *I [paešən]nounstrast; sla, poželenje, hrepenjenje ( for); jeza, besnost, izbruh; ecclesiastic pasijonto fly into a passion — vzrojiti, izbruhnitito put s.o. into a passion — razjeziti kogait became a passion with him — vdal se je strasti, zbudila se mu je strastII [paešən]1.intransitive verb poeticallybiti strasten;2.transitive verbrazvneti strast -
7 steam up
(to (cause to) become covered with steam: The windows steamed up / became steamed up.) orositi (se)* * *transitive verb delati, ustvarjati paro; intransitive verb dobiti nadih (o steklu); colloquially razburiti se, razjeziti se; slang opijaniti se -
8 tier
[tiə](a row of seats: They sat in the front/first tier.) vrsta* * *I [taiə]nounvezač: sport izenačenecthey became tiers sport izenačili so seII [tíə]1.nounred, vrsta; theatre vrsta sedežev; sloj, sklad; položaj, razred, stopnja;2.transitive verbzložiti, uvrstiti; nalagati v slojih, skladati, kopičiti, postaviti eno na drugo
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