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1 desire
1. noun(a wish or longing: I have a sudden desire for a bar of chocolate; I have no desire ever to see him again.) želja2. verb(to long for or feel desire for: After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath.) želeti si- desirability* * *I [dizáiə]noun(for, to do) poželenje, hrepenenje; želja, zahteva, prošnja; zaželenoto have no desire for s.th. — ne marati česaII [dizáiə]transitive verbželeti si, hrepeneti; prositi, zahtevati; ukazatito leave nothing to be desired — izpolniti vse želje, popolnoma zadovoljitiif desired — če želite, po želji -
2 appetite
(a desire for food: Exercise gives you a good appetite.) tek- appetiser
- appetizing
- appetising* * *[aepitait]noun( for) tek, apetit; poželenjethe appetite is concealed under the teeth, appetite comes with eating — šele ko začnemo jesti, dobimo tekto sharpen ( —ali whet) the appetite — povzročati, narediti tek -
3 craving
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4 impulse
1) (a sudden desire to do something, without thinking about the consequences: I bought the dress on impulse - I didn't really need it) nagon2) (a sudden force or stimulation: an electrical impulse.) impulz•- impulsively
- impulsiveness* * *[ímpʌls]nounimpulz, podnet, spodbuda, nagon, nagib, gonilna sila; mathematics physics pogonska količina; technical sunek; medicine dražljajAmerican economy impulse buying — spontan nakup -
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6 lust
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7 money
(coins or banknotes used in trading: Have you any money in your purse?; The desire for money is a cause of much unhappiness.) denar- moneylender
- lose/make money* * *[mʌni]noundenar, plačilno sredstvo; bogastvo, premoženje; plural archaic ali juridically vsote denarjamoney of account — denar kot merilo vrednosti, a ne v obtoku (angleška guinea)colloquially in the money — pri denarju, bogatto get one's money's worth — imeti stroške povrnjene, dobro kupitito make money (by) — obogateti, dobro zaslužiti (s, z)slang money for jam — lahek zaslužekto raise money — izprositi denar, dobiti denar v gotove svrhe, sposoditi si denarconscience money — denar, vplačan v državno blagajno (zaradi davčne utaje)to call in money — zahtevati denar nazaj, zahtevati izplačiloto come into money — priti do denarja, podedovati denar -
8 yearning
noun ((a) strong desire.) hrepenenje* * *[jɜ:niŋ]1.adjectivehrepeneč, koprneč;2.nounhrepenenje, koprnenje (after, for za) -
9 wish
[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) želeti (si)2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) želeti3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) želeti2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) želja2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) želja3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) dobre želje•- wishing-well* * *I [wiš]nounželja; voščilo; volja, težnja, hrepenenje, koprnenje, sla ( for po, za); predmet želja, želeni predmetwishes plural (dobre) želje, pozdravigood, best wishes — dobre, najboljše želje (voščila)he has had his wish — dobil je, kar je želelif wishes were horses beggars might ride figuratively od dobrih želja še nihče ni bil sitthe wish is father to the thought — človek hitro verjame, kar želi; kar človek želi, to mu hitro na pamet prideII [wiš]1.transitive verbželeti (si), hoteti, zahtevati; srčno (goreče, vneto, iskreno) prositi, hrepeneti po, koprneti poI wish I had... — hotel bi imeti...I wish I were a hundred miles away — hotel bi biti (škoda, da nisem) 100 milj pročI wish (that) it would rain — želel bi (si), da bi deževaloI wish you to go now — prosim te, da zdaj grešto wish s.o. well — dobro želeti komu, dobro misliti s komhe wished himself dead — želel si je, da bi bil mrtevit is to be wished that... — želeti je, da...he is not the man to wish ill to anybody — on ni človek, ki bi komurkoli želel kaj slabegato wish s.th. on s.o. — želeti komu kaj (slabega);2.intransitive verbželeti, izraziti željoto wish for s.th. — imeti željo (poželenje) po, želeti kajthis leaves nothing to be wished for — to je brez pomanjkljivosti, je dovršeno, brez hibe -
10 ambition
[æm'biʃən]1) (the desire for success, fame, power etc: He is full of ambition and energy.) ambicija2) (the desire eventually to become or do something special: His ambition is to be Prime Minister.) tiha želja•- ambitiously
- ambitiousness* * *[æmbíšən]noun( for) častihlepnost; srčna želja -
11 hunger
1. noun1) (the desire for food: A cheese roll won't satisfy my hunger.) lakota2) (the state of not having enough food: Poor people in many parts of the world are dying of hunger.) lakota3) (any strong desire: a hunger for love.) koprnenje2. verb(usually with for) to long for (eg affection, love). hrepeneti po- hungry- hungrily
- hungriness
- hunger strike* * *I [hʌŋgə]nounlakota, glad; figuratively hrepenenje (for, after po)II [hʌŋgə]1.intransitive verbbiti lačen, gladovati; figuratively hrepeneti (for, after po);2.transitive verb -
12 thirst
[Ɵə:st] 1. noun1) (a feeling of dryness (in the mouth) caused by a lack of water or moisture: I have a terrible thirst.) žeja2) (a strong and eager desire for something: thirst for knowledge.) žeja2. verb(to have a great desire for: He's thirsting for revenge.) hlepeti po- thirsty- thirstily
- thirstiness* * *I [mə:st]nounžeja; figuratively poželenje, pohlep (for, of, after po)to quench one's thirst — ugasiti si žejo, odžejati seto have a thirst — colloquially biti žejen, žejatiII [mə:st]intransitive verbbiti žejen; žejati; figuratively hlepeti (after, for po); zahtevatithirsting for blood — žejen krvi, krvoželjento thirst to do s.th. — goreče želeti, da bi kaj napravili -
13 ache
[eik] 1. noun(a continuous pain: I have an ache in my stomach.) bolečina2. verb1) (to be in continuous pain: My tooth aches.) boleti2) (to have a great desire: I was aching to tell him the news.) koprneti* * *I [eik]nounbolečina; hrepenenjeII [eik]intransitive verbboleti; ( for) hrepenetiIII [eič]nounčrka H -
14 die
I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) umreti2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) pojemati, izginjati3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) hrepeneti•- diehard- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) matricaIII see dice* * *I [dai]intransitive verb (of od, zaradi) umreti, izdihniti, poginiti; ugasniti, ugašati; umiriti se; (o)veneti; colloquially hrepenetito die game — hrabro umreti; ostati zvestto be dying for s.th. — hrepeneti po čemII [dai]nounmatrica, vreziloIIIplural dice [dai, dais]noun igralna kockathe die is cast — kocka je padla, nazaj ni potias straight as a die — čisto raven; velik poštenjakupon the die — na kocki, v nevarnostito risk all on a turn ( —ali the throw) of a die — vse staviti, vse prepustiti naključjuthe dice are loaded against him — nima sreče, usoda mu ni naklonjena -
15 heart
1. noun1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) srce2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) središče, jedro3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) srce4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) srčnost5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) srce6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) srce•- - hearted- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart 2. noun(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) odkritosrčen pogovor- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart!
- have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
- with all one's heart* * *[ha:t]nounsrce, srčni prekat; čud, duša; ljubezen, naklonjenost; usmiljenje, sočutje; hrabrost, srčnost; razum; jedro, središče, osrčje; srčevina, srčika (debla, rastline), srce (solate); bistvo, bit; srček, dragec, dragica; srčen, pogumen človek; predmet oblike srca; rodovitnost (zemlje); plural srčne karteafter one's own heart — po želji, kot srce poželiat heart — v duši, v srcu, po srcubless my heart! — za boga!from one's heart — iskreno, iz srcaheart of oak — srčika hrasta, figuratively srčen človek; leseno ladjevjethe land is in good heart — zemlja je rodovitna, ni izčrpanain one's heart of hearts — v dnu duše, zareslight of heart — vesel, brezbrižennautical my hearts! — tovariši!, pogumni fantje!near one's heart — všeč, pri srcuout of heart — malodušen; nerodoviten, izčrpan (zemlja)sick at heart — potrt, žalostensearchings of heart — tesnoba, sumto one's heart's content — do mile volje, kot srce poželiwith all one's heart — iz vsega srca, srčno radmedicine disordered heart — srčna nevroza;Z glagoli: to break s.o.'s heart — streti komu srceto clasp s.o. to one's heart — prižeti koga na srceto cut s.o. to the heart — zadeti koga v srce, užalitito do one's heart good — dobro deti, osrečitito give one's heart to s.o. — dati komu srceto grow out of heart — postajati malodušen; izčrpavati se (zemlja)have a heart! — usmili se!to have no heart — biti brez srca, neusmiljento have s.th. at heart — srčno kaj želetito have one's heart in one's mouth — v grlu stiskati, biti zelo prestrašento have s.o.'s good at heart — brigati se za dobro nekogato lay s.th. to heart — na srce položitito open one's heart to s.o. — razkriti komu srce, biti velikodušento put s.o. in good heart — razveseliti, razvedriti kogato put one's heart into s.th. — biti pri stvari z dušo in telesomto set one's heart on s.th. — iz vsega srca kaj želetito set one's heart at rest — umiriti se, pomiriti seto take s.th. to heart — k srcu si kaj gnati, v srce si vtisnitito take heart (of grace) — zbrati pogum, opogumiti seto win s.o.'s heart — srce osvojitiwhat the heart thinketh, the mouth speaketh — povedati, kar ti leži na srcu -
16 avarice
['ævəris](strong desire for money etc; greed.) skopost* * *[aevəris]nounskopost, lakomnost, pohlep -
17 benevolence
[bi'nevələns](generosity and desire to do good.) dobrohotnost- benevolently* * *[binévələns]noundobrohotnost, dobrota, naklonjenost, radodarnost -
18 demand
1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) zahtevati2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) zahtevati2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) zahteva2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) zahteva3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) povpraševanje•- on demand* * *I [dimá:nd, dimaend]transitive verb(from, of) zahtevati, potrebovati; vprašati, spraševati; zaprositiII [dimá:nd, dimaend]nounto meet s.o.'s demands — ugoditi zahtevam kogaon demand — na zahtevo, na prošnjo -
19 fancy
['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.)2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.)3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.)2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) pisan3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) želeti si2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) domnevati3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) želeti si•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy* * *I [faensi]nounfantazija, domišljija, predstava; domislek; muhe; poželenje; pristranost, naklonjenost, nagnjenjethe fancy — navdušenci; navijačito take ( —ali please, tickle, strike) s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, prikupiti se komuto take a fancy to s.th. — vzljubiti kajII [faensi]adjectivefantastičen; neskromen; izbran, razkošen, potraten, ekstravaganten, moden; maškaraden; muhastIII [faensi]intransitive verbpredstavljati si, domnevati, domišljati si; rad imeti; poželeti si(just) fancy!, fancy that! — pomisli(te)!, kaj takega!to fancy o.s. — biti domišljav -
20 greed
[ɡri:d](a (too) great desire for food, money etc: Eating five cakes is just sheer greed.) lakomnost- greedy- greedily
- greediness* * *[gri:d]nounpohlep, lakomnost, poželjivost, požrešnost
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