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21 language
['læŋɡwi‹]1) (human speech: the development of language in children.) govor2) (the speech of a particular nation: She is very good at (learning) languages; Russian is a difficult language.) jezik3) (the words and way of speaking, writing etc usually connected with a particular group of people etc: the language of journalists; medical language.) jezik•* * *[laeŋgwidž]nounjezik, govor, način izražanja, slog; slang prostaške besedelanguage of Bowers — govorica cvetlic, simboličen pomen različnih vrst cvetlicbad language — psovke, prostaške besedeto use bad language to s.o. — psovati, preklinjati kogafiguratively enako misliti, razumeti se; American language arts — jezikovni pouklanguage Sir! — nobenih psovk, gospod! -
22 nasty
1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) neprijeten2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) zoprn3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) grd4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) zoprn5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) grd6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) neprijeten•- nastily- nastiness* * *[ná:sti]adjective ( nastiliy adverb)umazan, gnusen, oduren; opolzek, nespodoben, grd (značaj); zloben (to do); grozeč, nevaren (morje), viharen (vreme), težek, hud (nesreča); neprijetenin a nasty fix — v hudih škripcih, v kašia nasty one — zelo neprijeten (udarec, graja, zavrnitev itd.) -
23 relate
[rə'leit] 1. verb1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) pripovedovati2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) nanašati se3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) obnašati se (do koga)•- related- relation
- relationship
- relative 2. adjective1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) sorazmeren2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) oziralen•* * *[riléit]transitive verbporočati (to s.o. komu), obvestiti (to s.o. koga); pripovedovati, povedati; spraviti (koga, kaj) v zvezo (to, with z); vzpostaviti zvezo, odnose med, povezati; intransitive verb nanašati se na, tikati se (to česa); biti v zvezi, imeti zveze, biti soroden, v sorodstvu (to z)to be related with (to) — biti v zvezi z, biti v sorodstvu zshe is related to have said — pravijo, da je rekla; menda je rekla -
24 relationship
1) (the friendship, contact, communications etc which exist between people: He finds it very difficult to form lasting relationships.) razmerje2) (the fact that, or the way in which, facts, events etc are connected: Is there any relationship between crime and poverty?) zveza3) (the state of being related by birth or because of marriage.) sorodstvo* * *[riléišənšip]nounsorodstvo, rod, sorodnost; zveza, odnos, razmerje (to do, z); medicine soseščina -
25 reputation
[repju'teiʃən](the opinion which people in general have about a person etc, a persons's abilities etc: That firm has a good/bad reputation; He has made a reputation for himself as an expert in computers; He has the reputation of being difficult to please; The scandal damaged his reputation.) sloves- reputed
- live up to one's reputation* * *[repjutéišən]nounsloves, ugled, ime, glas, čast, slava, reputacijato have a reputation for — biti (po)znan, slaven, na glasu zaradi česanot to justify one's reputation — ne upravičiti svojega slovesa, ne delati časti svojemu imenuto save (to lose, to ruin) one's reputation — rešiti (izgubiti, uničiti) svoj dober glas -
26 retain
[rə'tein]1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) obdržati2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) zadržati* * *[ritéin]transitive verbobdržati, čvrsto držati, zadržati; ohraniti; ne vrniti; rezervirati (sedež), zaarati si, dati aro; zagotoviti si usluge, zlasti odvetnika, s predhodnim dogovorom ali plačanjem; zapomniti si, ne pozabiti, obdržati v spominuthe bottle still retains the smell of... — steklenica ima še vedno duh po... -
27 thick
[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) debel2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) debel3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) gost4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) gost5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) gost6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) poln7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) neumen2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) sredi- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin* * *[mik]1.adjectivedebel; grob, neotesan, robat; British English slang otekel; gost (gozd, lasje, tekočina); poln, bogat ( with z); pogosten; blaten, umazan; na debelo pokrit (z); meglen, temačen, oblačen (vreme); hripav (glas); moten, kalen (tekočina); neumen, omejena thick ear British English slang klofutaa thick head — debeloglavec, topoglaveca bit thick — slang nekoliko pretiranthey are as thick as thieves figuratively trdno držijo skupaj;2.nounnajdebelejši, najgostejši del (česa); figuratively najbolj nevaren, najtežji del; najgostejše mesto, gneča, metež; slang tepec, bebec, bedakin the thick of the crisis — v polni krizi, sredi krizein the thick of the fight(ing) — sredi, v žarišču boja, sredi največjega bojnega vrvežain the thick of the fray — tam, kjer je najbolj vroče (v pretepu)to go through thick and thin figuratively preiti vse zapreke (vse nevarnosti), iti skozi dobro in slabo;3.adverbdebelo; gosto; često; hitro; nerodno; nejasnofast and thick — pogosto, kot točahe lays it on thick — on pretirava (v laskanju, s komplimenti)to speak thick — nejasno, nerazločno govoritithe shots fell thick around him — krogle so gosto (kot toča) padale okrog njega;4.transitive verb & intransitive verbzgostiti (se) (o tekočini) -
28 aspire
((usually with to) to try very hard to reach (something difficult, ambitious etc): He aspired to the position of president.) prizadevati si za kaj* * *[əspáiə]intransitive verb (after, to) prizadevati si, hrepeneti, težiti za čim; dvigati se -
29 awkward
['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) neroden2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) mučen•- awkwardness* * *[ɔ:kwəd]adjective ( awkwardly adverb)okoren, neroden, nespreten; colloquially nevljuden mučen; nevarenthe awkward age — "telečja" letathe awkward squad — še nepreoblečeni novinci, rekruti; zelenci, novincian awkward question to answer — vprašanje, na katero ni lahko odgovoriti -
30 backbreaking
adjective ((of a task etc) very difficult or requiring very hard work: Digging the garden is a backbreaking job.) utrudljiv* * *[baekbreikiŋ]adjective ( backbreakingly adverb)naporen, težaven -
31 burden
['bə:dn] 1. noun1) (something to be carried: He carried a heavy burden up the hill; The ox is sometimes a beast of burden (= an animal that carries things).) tovor2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) breme2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) obremeniti, naprtiti* * *I [bɜ:dn]nounbreme, tovor; tonaža; figuratively gorje, tegoba; režijski stroški; geology jalova plast; music refren, pripev, spremljava; figuratively osnovna misel, glavni motiv; jedro, bitto be a burden to s.o. — biti komu v bremejuridically burden of proof — obveznost, da se dokaže neutemeljenost nasprotne trditveII [bɜ:dn]transitive verb(o)bremeniti, (na)tovoriti, (ob)težiti, naložiti, nakladati, naprtiti; figuratively zatirati, tlačiti; obdavčiti -
32 camouflage
1. noun(something, eg protective colouring, that makes an animal, person, building etc difficult for enemies to see against the background: The tiger's stripes are an effective camouflage in the jungle; The soldiers wound leaves and twigs round their helmets as camouflage.) kamuflaža2. verb(to conceal with camouflage.) prikriti* * *[kaemufla:ž]1.nounprikrivanje, kamuflaža;2.transitive verbprikrivati, kamuflirati -
33 catch out
1) (to put out (a batsman) at cricket by catching the ball after it has been hit and before it touches the ground.) izločiti iz igre2) (to cause (someone) to fail by means of a trick, a difficult question etc: The last question in the exam caught them all out.) presenetiti* * *transitive verb zasačiti; sport izločiti iz igre -
34 communicate
[kə'mju:nikeit]1) (to tell (information etc): She communicated the facts to him.) sporočiti2) (to get in touch (with): It's difficult to communicate with her now that she has left the country.) priti v stik•- communications
- communicative
- communication cord
- communications satellite* * *[kəmjú:nikeit]1.transitive verb(to) sporočiti; okužiti;2.intransitive verb( with) biti v zvezi, povezati se; ecclesiastic biti obhajan -
35 communication
1) ((an act, or means, of) conveying information: Communication is difficult in some remote parts of the country.) sporočanje, komuniciranje2) (a piece of information given, a letter etc: I received your communication in this morning's post.) sporočilo* * *[kəmju:nikéišən]noun(to) sporočilo; stik, občevanje, zveza, promet, prometna zveza; ecclesiastic obhajilo -
36 complex
1. ['kompleks, ]( American[) kəm'pleks] adjective1) (composed of many parts: a complex piece of machinery.) sestavljen2) (complicated or difficult: a complex problem.) zapleten2. ['kompleks] noun1) (something made up of many different pieces: The leisure complex will include a swimming-pool, tennis courts, a library etc.) kompleks2) ((often used loosely) an abnormal mental state caused by experiences in one's past which affect one's behaviour: She has a complex about her weight; inferiority complex.) kompleks•* * *I [kɔmpleks]nounobsežek, kompleks; figuratively predsodekII [kɔmpleks]adjective ( complexly adverb)zamotan, zapleten, kompliciran; sestavljen, zložen -
37 corner
['ko:nə] 1. noun1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) vogal, kot2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) kotiček3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) kot2. verb1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) ob zid pritisniti2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) zaviti•- cornered- cut corners
- turn the corner* * *I [kɔ:nə]nounvogal, ogel; kot, kotiček; rob; zavoj; ovinek; figuratively stiska, zadrega, težava; commerce nakup celotne zaloge blaga; strel iz kota (nogomet)round the corner — čisto blizu; zunaj nevarnostito drive s.o. into a corner — ugnati koga v kozji rogto turn the corner — premagati težave, preboleti krizohole-and-corner — sumljiv, zakotento cut off corners — iti naravnost; zmanjšati stroškeII [kɔ:nə]transitive verbugnati v kozji rog; dvigniti cene z nakupom zalog -
38 distance
['distəns]1) (the space between things, places etc: Some of the children have to walk long distances to school; It's quite a distance to the bus stop; It is difficult to judge distance when driving at night; What's the distance from here to London?) razdalja2) (a far-off place or point: We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance.) daljava•- distant* * *I [dístəns]noundaljava, razdalja; ( from) oddaljenost, razmik; interval, obdobje; nepodobnost; figuratively opreznost, zadržanost, hladnokrvnostto keep s.o. at a distance — ne želeti si stikov s komI know my distance — vem, koliko si smem dovolitiII [dístəns]transitive verboddaljiti, oddaljevati; razmestiti; narediti vtis daljave (na sliki); prekositi, prekašati -
39 dodgy
1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) težek, kočljiv2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) sumljiv* * *[dɔdži]adjective ( dodgily adverb)premeten, prekanjen, bister, zvit, domiseln, spreten; nepošten; ki se izvija -
40 easy
1) (not difficult: This is an easy job (to do).) lahek2) (free from pain, trouble, anxiety etc: He had an easy day at the office.) miren3) (friendly: an easy manner/smile.) prijazen4) (relaxed; leisurely: The farmer walked with an easy stride.) sproščen* * *I [í:zi]adjective ( easily adverb)lahek, lahkoten; zlóžen; udoben; miren, popustljiv, brezskrben, lahkomiseln; gladko tekoč; premoženeasy does it! — le počasi, nikamor se ne mudi!slang on easy street — v dobrih razmerahan easy market — tržišče, na katerem ni povpraševanjaa lady of easy virtue — pocestnica, lahkoživkaslang easy on the eye — prijeten, čeden na pogledan easy man — popustljiv, prilagodljiv človekslang easy meat — ne preveč nevaren nasprotnik; lahek poselII [í:zi]adverblahko, z lahkoto; udobnoto go ( —ali take) things easy — ne si preveč prizadevati, ne se preveč gnatimarine easy! — počasi!easy all! — nehajte veslati; voljno!III [í:zi]nouncolloquially kratek premor
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