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1 defect
1. ['di:fekt] noun(a fault or flaw: It was a basic defect in her character; a defect in the china.) napaka2. [di'fekt] verb(to leave a country, political party etc to go and join another; to desert: He defected to the West.) prestopiti; prebežati- defective* * *I [difékt]noun(in) pomanjkanje; napaka, hiba, okvara, poškodbacommerce defect in manufacture — tovarniška napakaII [difékt]intransitive verbzbežati, dezertirati -
2 weakness
1) (the state of being weak.) slabost2) (something weak or faulty; a defect: weaknesses of character; Smoking is one of my weaknesses.) šibka točka* * *[wí:knis]nounslabost, slabotnost; bolehnost, bolehavost; slabost (šibkost) značaja; slaba stran, slaba točka; škoda, izguba, pomanjkljivost, slabost, nepopolnost; colloquially posebna ljubezen, naklonjenost, slabost (za)weakness of constitution medicine slaba konstitucija -
3 material
[mə'tiəriəl] 1. noun1) (anything out of which something is, or may be, made: Tables are usually made from solid material such as wood.) material2) (cloth: I'd like three metres of blue woollen material.) blago2. adjective1) (consisting of solid(s), liquid(s), gas(es) or any combination of these: the material world.) snoven2) (belonging to the world; not spiritual: He wanted material things like money, possessions and power.) materialen3) (essential or important: evidence that is material to his defence.) bistven•- materialize
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- materialisation* * *I [mətíəriəl]adjective ( materially adverb)materialen, snoven, gmoten; stvaren, telesen, fizičen; važen, bistven (to za)juridically material evidence — glavno dokazno gradivojuridically material witness — glavna pričagrammar material noun — snovno imetechnical material fatigue — utrujenost materialaeconomy material goods — materialne dobrineII [mətíəriəl]nounmaterial, gradivo, snov; (tekstilno) blago; plural potrebščine; figuratively plural materialije, gradivo -
4 imperfection
[-'fekʃən]noun ((the state of having) a fault or defect.) nepopolnost* * *[impəfékšən]nounnepopolnost, nedovršenost, hiba; printing poškodovana črka -
5 speech
[spi: ]1) ((the act of) saying words, or the ability to say words: Speech is one method of communication between people.) govor2) (the words said: His speech is full of colloquialisms.) govor3) (manner or way of speaking: His speech is very slow.) način govorjenja4) (a formal talk given to a meeting etc: parliamentary speeches.) govor•- speechlessly
- speechlessness* * *[spi:č]noungovor, nagovor; govorjenje; kar je rečeno; sposobnost govora, govorniška umetnost; pogovor, konverzacija; jezik, dialekt; music zvok, ton (instrumenta)to have a speech of s.o. — pogovarjati se s kom -
6 squint
[skwint] 1. verb1) (to have the physical defect of having the eyes turning towards or away from each other or to cause the eyes to do this: The child squints; You squint when you look down at your nose.) škiliti2) ((with at, up at, through etc) to look with half-shut or narrowed eyes: He squinted through the telescope.) gledati s priprtimi očmi2. noun1) (a squinting position of the eyes: an eye-operation to correct her squint.) škiljenje2) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) bežen pogled3. adjective, adverb((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.) poševno* * *[skwint]1.nounškiljenje; mežikanje; pogled od strani; skriven (hiter, bežen) pogled; pogledovanje (at na); figuratively nagnjenje, tendenca (to, towards k)I'll have a squint at the menu — bom hitro pogledal (na) jedilni list;2.adjective (redko) škilav, škilast; nezaupljiv, sovražen; poševen, kriv;3.intransitive verbškiliti; od strani gledati; metati skrivne, nezaupljive poglede; škiliti (at za čem), bežno pogledati; meriti (at na), mežikati, na pol zapreti (oči); transitive verb zavijati, obračati (oči), bežno pogledatito squint one's eyes — škiliti, colloquially mežikati -
7 stammer
['stæmə] 1. noun(the speech defect of being unable to produce easily certain sounds: `You m-m-must m-m-meet m-m-my m-m-mother' is an example of a stammer; That child has a bad stammer.) jecljanje2. verb(to speak with a stammer or in a similar way because of eg fright, nervousness etc: He stammered an apology.) jecljati* * *[staemə]1.nounjecljanje, pojecljavanje, zatikanje v govoru;2.intransitive verbjecljati, pojecljavati; zatikati se v govoru; transitive verb (iz)jecljati (kaj)
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defect — de·fect / dē ˌfekt, di fekt/ n: something or a lack of something that results in incompleteness, inadequacy, or imperfection: as a: a flaw in something (as a product) esp. that creates an unreasonable risk of harm in its normal use see also… … Law dictionary
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defect — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fundamental, major, obvious, serious, severe ▪ a fundamental defect in the product ▪ mild, minor … Collocations dictionary
noun and verb differences — The following table lists differences of stress, pronunciation, and spelling when the same word is used as a noun and a verb, for example compound, escort, practice/practise, record, and use. Differences are marked by the letters s (= difference… … Modern English usage
defect — noun /ˈdifɛkt / (say deefekt), /dəˈfɛkt / (say duh fekt) 1. a falling short; a fault or imperfection. 2. want or lack, especially of something essential to perfection or completeness; deficiency. –verb (i) /dəˈfɛkt / (say duh fekt) 3. to desert a …
defect — noun he spotted a defect in my work Syn: fault, flaw, imperfection, deficiency, deformity, blemish, mistake, error … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
defect — should be pronounced with stress on the first syllable as a noun (= fault, imperfection) and on the second syllable as a verb (= to go over to an enemy or rival) … Modern English usage
defect of speech — noun a disorder of oral speech • Syn: ↑speech disorder, ↑speech defect • Hypernyms: ↑disorder, ↑upset • Hyponyms: ↑anarthria, ↑aphonia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
defect — ▪ I. defect de‧fect 1 [dɪˈfekt,ˈdiːfekt] noun [countable] MANUFACTURING a fault in something that means it is not perfect: • They recalled the vehicles because of brake defects. • an effort to improve customer satisfaction and reduce product… … Financial and business terms
defect. — de|fect «noun. DEE fehkt; verb. dih FEHKT», noun, verb. –n. 1. a fault; blemish; imperfection: »The hole was a defect in the material. A bad temper was the defect in his nature. 2. lack of something needed for completeness; a falling short: »A… … Useful english dictionary
defect — I UK [ˈdiːfekt] / US [ˈdɪˌfekt] noun [countable] Word forms defect : singular defect plural defects ** a fault in someone or something There are a few minor design defects. genetic defects II UK [dɪˈfekt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms… … English dictionary