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21 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 -
22 complicate
['komplikeit](to make difficult: His illness will complicate matters.) zaplesti- complication* * *I [kɔmplikeit]transitive verbzaplesti, zamotati; otežkočiti, kompliciratiII [kɔmplikit]adjective (rare) zamotan, zapleten -
23 complicated
adjective ((negative uncomplicated) difficult to understand: complicated instructions.) zapleten* * *[kɔmplikeitid]adjectivezamotan, zapleten, kompliciran -
24 complication
1) (something making a situation etc more difficult: Taking the dog with us on holiday will be an added complication.) težava2) (a development (in an illness etc) which makes things worse.) komplikacija* * *[kɔmplikéišən]nounzaplet, težave; medicine komplikacija -
25 converse
I [kən'və:s] verb(to talk: It is difficult to converse with people who do not speak your language.) občevatiII ['konvə:s] noun(the opposite; the contrary.) nasprotje* * *I [kənvɜ:s]intransitive verb ( with s; on o) pogovarjati se; zabavati se; občevatiII [kɔnvæ:s]1.adjective ( conversely adverb)nasproten; vzajemen;2.noun(of) nasprotje, nasprotna trditevIII [kɔnvə:s]nounarchaic & poetically pogovor, zabava; občevanje -
26 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 -
27 cornered
1) (having (a given number of) corners: a three-cornered hat.) -oglat; s (...) krajci2) (forced into a position from which it is difficult to escape: A cornered animal can be very dangerous.) v stiski* * *[kɔ:nəd]adjectiveoglat; figuratively v stiski, v težavah, v škripcih -
28 crux
plural - cruxes; noun(a difficult or essential point: That is the crux of the matter.)* * *[krʌks]nounkriž; figuratively trd oreh, zagonetka; jedro; talilnik; figuratively osnovni problem -
29 cryptic
['kriptik](intentionally very difficult to understand or make sense of: a cryptic message.) skriven* * *[kríptik]adjective ( cryptically adverb)skrit, skrivnosten, nejasen -
30 deafen
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31 deception
[di'sepʃən]((an act of) deceiving: Deception is difficult in these circumstances.) prevara- deceptively* * *[disépšən]nounprevara, goljufija; zmota, iluzija -
32 decipher
1) (to translate (writing in code) into ordinary, understandable language: They deciphered the spy's letter.) dešifrirati2) (to make out the meaning of (something which is difficult to read): I can't decipher his handwriting.) razvozlati* * *[disáifə]transitive verbdešifrirati, razrešiti, razbrati, uganiti, razvozlati; archaic razločevati -
33 diagram
(a drawing used to explain something that is difficult to understand: This book has diagrams showing the parts of a car engine.) diagram* * *[dáiəgræm]nounnaris, oris, diagram, shema -
34 discriminate
[di'skrimineit]1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) razlikovati2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) zapostavljati•* * *I [diskrímineit]transitive verb & intransitive verbto discriminate in favour of — favorizirati, dajati prednostII [diskríminit]adjective ( discriminately adverb)različen; ločilen; razločen; ki dela razliko -
35 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 -
36 dodge
[do‹] 1. verb(to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) izogniti se2. noun1) (an act of dodging.) izogibanje2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) zvijača•- dodgy* * *I [dɔdž](about, behind, round)1.intransitive verbvstran skočiti, odskočiti; izogniti, izogibati se; izmikati se; izmotavati, izvijati se;2.transitive verbneopazno zasledovati; lisičiti, za norca imeti šale zbijatiII [dɔdž]nounodskok, izogibanje; colloquially zvijača, spretnost; colloquially domiselna naprava -
37 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 -
38 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 -
39 elude
[i'lu:d]1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) izmakniti se2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) ne biti jasno•- elusive* * *[ilú:d]transitive verbizogniti se, uiti, izmakniti se; juridically obiti (zakon); ne priti na misel; ne zadovoljiti -
40 embroil
[im'brəil](to involve (a person) in a quarrel or in a difficult situation: I do not wish to become embroiled in their family quarrels.) zaplesti* * *[imbrɔil]transitive verbzaplesti, zapletati, zamotati, (z)mešati; delati razprtije
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