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1 farce
1) (a (kind of) comic play in which both the characters and the events shown are improbable and ridiculous: The play is a classic farce.) burka2) (any funny or stupid situation in real life: The meeting was an absolute farce.) farsa•- farcical* * *I [fa:s]nounburka, šala, komedija; nesmiselII [fa:s]nounnadevIII [fa:s]transitive verbnadevati, (na)polniti; odišaviti -
2 melodrama
1) (a (type of) play in which emotions and the goodness or wickedness of the characters are exaggerated greatly.) melodrama2) ((an example of) behaviour similar to a play of this sort: He makes a melodrama out of everything that happens.) melodrama•- melodramatically* * *[mélədra:mə]nounmelodrama -
3 access code
noun (a combination of characters that is used to obtain permission to enter a computer or a communication network.) pristopna koda -
4 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) značaj; vrsta2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) značaj3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) dober glas4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) oseba (v igri)5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) čudak6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) črka•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) značilnost- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation* * *I [kaeriktə]nounznak, pisava, črka, številka; dostojatnstvo, stan, položaj; značaj; oseba, igralec, -lka; dober glas; čudak; spričevalo; opis; kakovost, lastnostto see s.th. in its true character — videti kaj v pravi lučifiguratively to set the character of s.th. — vtisniti čemu pečatto give s.o. a good character — dati komu dobro spričevaloII [kaeriktə]transitive verbpoetically archaic opisati -
5 fiction
['fikʃən](stories etc which tell of imagined, not real, characters and events (see also non-fiction): I prefer reading fiction to hearing about real events.) leposlovje- fictitious* * *[fíkšən]nounizmišljanje, izmislek, izmišljotina; leposlovje, beletrija, roman -
6 print
[print] 1. noun1) (a mark made by pressure: a footprint; a fingerprint.) odtis2) (printed lettering: I can't read the print in this book.) tisk3) (a photograph made from a negative: I entered three prints for the photographic competition.) kopija4) (a printed reproduction of a painting or drawing.) grafični odtis2. verb1) (to mark (letters etc) on paper (by using a printing press etc): The invitations will be printed on white paper.) tiskati2) (to publish (a book, article etc) in printed form: His new novel will be printed next month.) izdati3) (to produce (a photographic image) on paper: He develops and prints his own photographs.) kopirati4) (to mark designs on (cloth etc): When the cloth has been woven, it is dyed and printed.) potiskati5) (to write, using capital letters: Please print your name and address.) tiskati•- printer- printing
- printing-press
- print-out
- in / out of print* * *I [print]nounprinting tisk, tiskanje; tiskovina; American tiskana stvar, časopis, revija; odtis, vtisk, znak, sled (npr. noge); art grafični list; časopisni papir; tiskanina (blago), katun; photography kopija; technical kalup, model, žigAmerican daily prints — dnevno časopisjein print — v tisku, v prodaji (knjiga)figuratively in cold print — v črno belemII [print]1.transitive verbtiskati, dati v tisk, natisniti; odtisniti, potiskati; pisati s tiskanimi črkami; vtisniti (on; žig); pustiti sled (on), natiskati vzorec (in v); vtisniti (on s.o.'s mind komu v spomin), pustiti sled, odtis; phot kopirati (off, out); kalupiti (npr. maslo);2.intransitive verbtiskati, izdajati knjige itd.; biti v tisku ( the book is ŋing knjiga je v tisku) -
7 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) raven2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) odkrit3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) poravnan4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) urejen, jasen5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) čist6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) resen7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramski2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) naravnost2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) takoj3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) pošteno3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) ravnina- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *I [stréit]adjectiveraven, prem, premočrten; gladek (lasje); resen (obraz); pokončen; urejen, v redu, reden, na pravem mestu, v pravi višini; simetričen; direkten, neposreden; figuratively odkrit, pošten, iskren, preprost, nekompliciran; colloquially zanesljiv, resničen (poročilo); dosleden; American slang brezkompromisen; pravi, neponarejen, nepopačen, neizkrivljen, dobljen iz prvega vira; popoln; nerazredčen, čist brez vode (whisky itd.)in a straight line — v premi, ravni črtistraight angle — iztegnjeni kot (180°)a straight back — raven, neukrivljen (negrbast) hrbetstraight face — negiben, resen obraza straight knee — ravno, neupognjeno kolenostraight line mathematics premicaa straight tip slang zanesljiv namig (nasvet), informacija iz prvega (zanesljivega) viraa straight path — ravna, prema stezaa straight race — dirka, v kateri se udeleženci na vse pretege trudijo za zmagoa straight Republican American slang brezkompromisen republikanec, republikanec skoz in skozthe straight ticket American pravi, uradni program strankeis everything straight? — je vse v redu?to keep a straight face — resno se držati, zadržati smehto keep s.o. straight — držati koga na uzdito set a room straight — urediti, pospraviti soboto vote a straight ticket American glasovati za nespremenjeno kandidatno listoII [stréit]adverbpremo, ravno, naravnost, v pravi smeri; točno, pravilno; neposredno, direktno; figuratively odkrito, iskreno, jasno, pošteno; obsolete takoj, precej, na mestu, nemudoma; brez ovinkov, brez ovinkarjenjastraight away — takoj, na mestu, precejstraight off — takoj, prècej, brez pomišljanjastraight from the horse's mouth slang iz prvega virato come straight to the point — jasno in brez oklevanja, naravnost pojasnitito ride straight on — jahati naravnost naprej, čez vse ovireto run straight — moralno, pošteno živetito speak straight out — odkrito, brez ovinkov govoritiI cannot tell you straight off — ne morem vam povedati kar takoj (pri priči, prècej)III [stréit]1.nounpremost; premica, ravnina; zadnji (ravni) del dirkališča za konjske dirke; American slang resnica, prava ugotovitev; sport po vrsti doseženi uspehi; (karte, poker) sekvenca petih kartout of the straight — neraven; poševen, nagnjen; grbav; figuratively nepošten;2.interjectionzares!, resnično!, v resnici! -
8 runic
[rú:nik]1.adjectiverunski; starinskirunic characters (letters) — runski znaki (črke);2.nounprintingreklamni napis v velikih črkah -
9 soap opera
(a radio or television serial broadcast weekly, daily etc, especially one that continues from year to year, that concerns the daily life, troubles etc of the characters in it.) osladna nadaljevanka* * *[sóupɔpərə]nounAmerican colloquially sentimentalna (radijska ali televizijska) igra v nadaljevanjih; serija sentimentalnih iger, navadno iz družinskega življenja
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