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1 cushion
['kuʃən] 1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) blazina2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) blazina2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) ublažiti* * *I [kúšən]nounblazina, blazinica; rob biljardne mizeII [kúšən]transitive verboblaziniti, z blazinami obložiti ali okrasiti -
2 air-cushion
[ʌ/əkušən]nounzračna blazina -
3 finger-cushion
[fíŋgəkušən]nounprstna jagoda -
4 air-pillow
[ʌ/əpilou]see air-cushion -
5 hovercraft
noun (a vehicle which is able to move over land or water, supported by a cushion of air.) vozilo na zračni blazini* * *[hɔvəkra:ft]nounvozilo na zračni blazini -
6 inflatable
adjective ((of eg a cushion, ball etc) that can be filled with air for use: an inflatable beach ball.) ki se da napihniti* * *[infléitəbl]adjectiveki se da napihnitiinflatable boat — čoln, ki se napihne -
7 pad
I 1. [pæd] noun1) (a soft, cushion-like object made of or filled with a soft material, used to prevent damage by knocking, rubbing etc: She knelt on a pad to clean the floor.) blazina2) (sheets of paper fixed together: a writing-pad.) pisalni blok3) (a platform from which rockets are sent off: a launching-pad.) izstrelitvena ploščad2. verb(to put a pad in or on (for protection, to make big enough etc): The shoes were too big so she padded them with cottonwool.) oblaziniti- padding- pad out II [pæd] past tense, past participle - padded; verb(to walk softly: The dog padded along the road.) mehko hoditi* * *I [pæd]nounblazina, blazinica, svitek; sport nanožnica, golenica, varovalna podloga (pri obleki za hockey itd.); pisalni blok ( writing ŋ); šapa, taca (zajca, lisice), blazinica na šapi; American list vodne lilije; aeronautics rampa za segrevanje motorjev, startna ravnina, ploskev za izstrelitev rakete; American podkupnina (izsiljevalcem); košarica (kot mera za sadje)II [pæd]transitive verbnapolniti (blazino), tapecirati, vatirati; izdati glasovnice z izmišljenimi imeni; po nepotrebnem povečati število osebjato pad out — prenaširoko pisati ali govoriti, mlatiti prazno slamoIII [pæd]nounodmev korakov; jahalni konj; British English slang pot, steza, cestaIV [pæd]transitive verb & intransitive verbpešačiti, vleči seto pad along — tavati, racati -
8 pillow
['piləu] 1. noun(a kind of cushion for the head, especially on a bed.) blazina2. verb(to rest (one's head): He pillowed his head on her breast.) nasloniti* * *I [pílou]nounblazina; technical ležaj; blazinica za kleklanjeto take counsel of one's pillow — prespati kaj, še enkrat premislitiII [pílou]1.transitive verbpoložiti na blazino, podpreti (glavo) z blazino;2.intransitive verbnasloniti se na blazino, počivati na blazini, biti za blazino -
9 pincushion
noun (a small cushion or similar object into which pins are pushed for keeping.) blazinica za bucike* * *[pínkušin]nounblazinica za bucike -
10 pouf
[pu:f](a large firm kind of cushion used as a seat.) sedežna blazina* * *[pu:f]nounokrogla blazina za sedenje; lasni vložek, visoka ženska frizura -
11 soft
[soft]1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) mehek2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) mehek3) (not loud: a soft voice.) tih4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) nežen5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) popustljiv6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) brezalkoholen7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) reva•- softly- softness
- soften
- soft-boiled
- soft-hearted
- soft-spoken
- software
- softwood
- have a soft spot for* * *I [sɔft]nouncolloquially bedak, tepec, neumnež, butecII [sɔft]1.adjectivemehek, upogljiv, popustljiv; mil, blag (podnebje, temperatura itd.); miren, nekričeč (barva); okusen, piten (vino); gladek (koža); topel, topel in vlažen, deževen (vreme); lahen, rahel (udarec, trkanje); tih, pridušen (glas); ljubezniv, prijazen; nežen ( with z); miren (spanje); economy nestabilen (cene); kóven (kovina), drobljiv, krhek (kamen); slang lahek; zaljubljen (on v); nemožat, pomehkužen, mlahav, neodporen, brez energije; bedast, neumen, prismuknjen; phonetics zveneč; palatalen, brez pridiha (aspiracije)soft air — mil, blag zraka soft drink American slang brezalkoholna pijačasoft money American papirnati denar, bankovci, menicesoft nothings — ljubavno gruljenje, sladke besedesoft sawder — laskanje, prilizovanjesoft sex, softer sex — ženski spol, ženskesoft soap — mehko kalijevo milo, figuratively American slang laskanje, dobrikanjesoft solder — pločevina, ki se stali pri relativno nizki temperaturisoft tack slang bel kruh, nautical mehek kruh (ne prepečenec), dobra hranasoft thing colloquially lahko izvedljiva stvar, lahka in dobro plačana služba; laskanje; neumnosthe was rather soft in this affair — ni ravno briljiral v tej zadevi (stvari);2.adverbpočasi, tihoto lie soft — ležati na mehkem;3.nounmehkoba, milina; colloquially slabič; bedak;4.interjection archaicpočasi! polahko! -
12 tassel
['tæsəl](a decoration, consisting of a hanging bunch of threads tied firmly at one end and loose at the other end, put eg on a cushion, a hat, a shawl etc.) čopek* * *[tæsl]1.nounčop(ek), resa (okras pri blagu); svilena vrvica kot bralni znak (v knjigi); American botany brada pri koruzi;2.transitive verbokrasiti s čopki, z resami; American odstraniti brado pri koruzi -
13 thump
1. noun((the sound of) a heavy blow or hit: They heard a thump on the door; He gave him a thump on the head.) zamolkel udarec2. verb(to hit, move or fall with, or make, a dull, heavy noise.) močno udariti* * *[mʌmp]1.nountežak, zamolkel udarec; trkanjea thump at the door — trkanje na vrata;2.transitive verb(močno) udariti, udarjati, tolči (at, on po); butati; pretepsti; vbijati; intransitive verb tolči, biti, udarjati (o srcu); lreščiti, udariti; težko iti; štrbunknili, telebnitito thump the cushion ecclesiastic udarjati po blazini prižnice; energično govoritito thump knowledge into s.o. — vbijati komu znanje v glavo -
14 headrest
noun (a sort of small cushion which supports a person's head, eg as fitted to a dentist's chair, a car seat.) naslon za glavo -
15 pouffe
[pu:f](a large firm kind of cushion used as a seat.) sedežna blazina
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