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101 subtitle
1) (a second or explanatory title to a book.) podnaslov2) (on a cinema film etc, a translation of foreign speech appearing at the bottom of the screen: I found it difficult to read the subtitles.) podnapis* * *[sʌbtaitl]1.nounpodnaslov (knjige); film podnaslov pod sliko, ki pojasnjuje dejanje;2.transitive verbopremiti s podnaslovi -
102 subtle
1) (faint or delicate in quality, and therefore difficult to describe or explain: There is a subtle difference between `unnecessary' and `not necessary'; a subtle flavour.) komaj opazen2) (clever or cunning: He has a subtle mind.) premeten•- subtlety- subtly* * *[sʌtl]adjective ( subtly adverb)tanek, fin, subtilen, nežen; hlapljiv; komaj opazen; spreten, okreten, vešč, pripraven, iznajdljiv, domiseln, bistroumen, bister, prenikav, oster, rafiniran; tajen, skrivnosten; potuhnjen, zahrbten; prebrisan, premeten, prekanjen; težaven, kočljiv; obsolete redek, razredčena subtle distinction — komaj opazna, zaznavna razlika -
103 sympathize
verb (to show or feel sympathy to: I find it difficult to sympathize with him when he complains so much.) sočustvovati* * *[símpəmaiz]intransitive verbbiti sorodne narave (temperamenta) ( with z); sočustvovati, izraziti svoje sočutje ali solidarnost, simpatizirati, solidarizirati se; ujemati se, strinjati se v mišljenju ( with z)to sympathize with s.o. — izraziti komu svoje sožaljeto sympathize with s.o.'s aims — soglašati z nameni (s cilji) kake osebe -
104 tackle
['tækl] 1. noun1) (an act of tackling: a rugby tackle.) napad2) (equipment, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.) pribor3) (ropes, pulleys etc for lifting heavy weights: lifting tackle.) škripčevje4) (in sailing, the ropes, rigging etc of a boat.) ladijska oprema2. verb1) (to try to grasp or seize (someone): The policeman tackled the thief.) zgrabiti2) (to deal with or try to solve (a problem); to ask (someone) about a problem: He tackled the problem; She tackled the teacher about her child's work.) lotiti se; povprašati3) (in football, hockey etc, to (try to) take the ball etc from (a player in the other team): He tackled his opponent.) vzeti žogo* * *I [tækl]nounorodje, pribor; konopec; škripec; (ladijski) vitelj; plural ladijska oprema; škripčevje; konjska oprava; sport oprema, pribor, rekviziti; sport igralec, napadalec (rugby); sport napad; prijem, prijetje nasprotnika; slang hrana, jedačawriting tackle — pisalno orodje, priborII [tækl]transitive verbprijeti, zgrabiti, pograbiti; figuratively lotiti se, rešiti (nalogo, problem); nadlegovati, pestiti (z vprašanji ipd.); sport napasti, podreti nasprotnika na tla (rugby), uloviti žogo, priti do žoge; vreči konjsko opravo (na konja), zapreči; intransitive verb lotiti se; sport napastito tackle a bottle of whisky — lotiti se, "uničiti" steklenico whiskyjahe tackled the meat — lotil se je mesa, planil je po mesu -
105 tact
[tækt](care and skill in one's behaviour to people, in order to avoid hurting or offending them: He showed tact in dealing with difficult customers.) takt- tactful- tactfully
- tactfulness
- tactless
- tactlessly
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106 teaser
1) (a puzzle or difficult problem: This question is rather a teaser.) trd oreh2) (a person who teases.) zafrkant* * *[tí:zə]nounnagajivec, zafrkljivec, zbadljivec' sitnež; colloquially trd oreh, težavna naloga, težak problem; technical stroj za grebenanje (volne itd.); colloquially nekaj vabljivega, mikavnega; technical kurjač; zoology roparski galeb -
107 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) -
108 thorny
1) (full of or covered with thorns: a thorny branch.) trnov2) (difficult, causing trouble etc: a thorny problem.) trnov* * *[mɔ:ni]adjective ( thornily adverb)trnov, bodičast, poln trnja; figuratively težaven, mučen, boleč; kočljiv, delikaten, sporenthorny oyster zoology klapavicaa thorny problem — delikaten (sporen, kočljiv) problem -
109 ticklish
1) (easily made to laugh when tickled: Are you ticklish?) žgečkljiv2) (not easy to manage; difficult: a ticklish problem/situation.) kočljiv* * *[tíkliš]adjective ( ticklishly adverb)ščegetljiv, občutljiv za žgečkanje (ščegetanje); figuratively takoj užaljen, (pre)občutljiv; kočljiv, delikaten, težaven; tvegan, riskanten, ne varen, negotov, labilen, nestalen -
110 too
[tu:]1) (to a greater extent, or more, than is required, desirable or suitable: He's too fat for his clothes; I'm not feeling too well.) preveč2) (in addition; also; as well: My husband likes cycling, and I do, too.) tudi* * *[tu:]adverbpreveč, odveč, pre-; colloquially zelo, skrajno; tudi, prav tako, poleg tegahe, too, is away — tudi on je odsotentoo good to be true — prelepo, da bi bilo resnično -
111 transition
[træn'ziʃən]((a) change from one place, state, subject etc to another: The transition from child to adult can be difficult.) prehod* * *[trænzíšən]nounprehod, prehajanje; prehodna doba -
112 translation
1) (the act of translating: The translation of poetry is difficult.) prevajanje2) (a version of a book, something said etc, in another language: He gave me an Italian translation of the Bible.) prevod* * *[trænsléišən]nounprevod, prevajanje; interpretacija, tolmačenje; dešifriranje (brzojavk), pošiljanje naprej (brzojavk); ecclesiastic premestitev (duhovnika); technical prenos, prestaviteva close, a word for word translation — dobeseden prevod -
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114 triumphant
adjective ((glad and excited because of) having won a victory, achieved something difficult etc: He gave a triumphant shout.) zmagoslaven* * *[traiʌmfənt]adjective ( triumphantly adverb)zmagovit, zmagoslaven; vpijoč od veselja, radosten; uspešen; obsolete krasen, sijajen -
115 trying
1) (difficult; causing strain or anxiety: Having to stay such a long time in hospital must be very trying.) naporen2) ((of people) stretching one's patience to the limit; annoying: She's a very trying woman!) težaven* * *[tráiiŋ]adjective ( tryingly adverb)težaven, nevaren, neugoden, kritičen; neprijeten, naporen, mučenhis situation is a very trying one — njegov položaj je zelo neugoden (težaven, kritičen) -
116 vocabulary
[və'kæbjuləri]plural - vocabularies; noun1) (words in general: This book contains some difficult vocabulary.) besednjak2) ((the stock of) words known and used eg by one person, or within a particular trade or profession: He has a vocabulary of about 20,000 words; the specialized vocabulary of nuclear physics.) besedni zaklad3) (a list of words in alphabetical order with meanings eg added as a supplement to a book dealing with a particular subject: This edition of Shakespeare's plays has a good vocabulary at the back.) seznam besed* * *[vəkaebjuləri]1.nounseznam besed; slovar, besednjak, leksikon; bogastvo besed, besedišče, besedni zaklad, vokabularvocabulary book — besednjak, slovarček (beležnica);2.adjectivebesedenvocabulary entry — vpis v slovar; geslo, uvodnica -
117 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) prehod2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) pot; smer3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) cesta4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) pot5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) način6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) ozir7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) navada8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) pot2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) daleč- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means* * *I [wéi]nounpot, cesta, steza; proga; prehod; stran, smer; nautical kurzway out — izhod; prehojena pot; pot ali oddaljenost, ki jo je treba prehoditi; dalja, del poti ali potovanja; prosta pot, prostor; figuratively priložnost, prilika, možnost, izhod; napredovanje, napredek, razvoj; colloquially okolica, stran; figuratively pot, način, sredstvo, postopek, metoda; navada, lastnost, običaj; poklic, stroka, področje dejavnosti; (zdravstveno) stanje, položaj; ozir, pogled, zveza, razmerje, stopnja; nautical plural grede za spuščanje ladje v vodo, sankeany way — vsekakor, v vsakem primeruby way of — na poti čez; z namenom, da; zato, da; s pomočjo; zaradiby the way — mimogrede, spotoma, na poti; sicer; slučajnoin a way — nekako, na neki način, ne popolnomain a small way — skromno, brez pretenzij, ponižnoone way or another — tako ali tako, kakorkoli, nekakoover the way — na drugi strani (poti), čez cestothe other way round — v obratni smeri, narobe, (ravno) obratnounder way nautical na poti, na vožnjithe way of the world — tok, način življenja, ukoreninjen običajthe way of the cross religion križev potno way inferior — nikakor ne slabši, neznatnejšithe good old ways — dobri, stari običajihigh way — glavna cesta, državna cesta; figuratively običajni način delovanjalion in the way — zapreka, motnja (zlasti namišljena, fiktivna)permanent way railway tir, tračnicepermanent-way man railway progovni delavecnothing out of the way — nič posebnega (nenavadnega, izrednega)this way please! — semkaj, za menoj, prosim!this is not in my way — to ni moja stroka, s tem se ne bavimto be in the family way — biti noseča, pričakovati otrokato be in s.o.'s way — biti komu napoti, motiti kogato be on the way — biti na poti, približevati seto be in a way colloquially biti vznemirjen, razburjento clear the way — umakniti se s poti, dati prost prehodto come ( —ali to fall) in s.o.'s way — srečati koga, naleteti na kogato get in the way — biti napoti, zapreti pot, oviratito get in the way of s.th. — razumeti kajto get out of the way — iti s poti, umakniti se (s poti)to give way — umakniti se, odmakniti se, izogniti se; popuščati, popustitito force one's way — izsiliti, utreti si potto go one's way — oditi, iti po svoji potito go ( —ali to take) one's own way — iti svojo pot; ravnati, narediti neodvisno od nasvetov drugihto go the way of all the earth (of all flesh, of nature) figuratively umretiyou can't have it both ways — ne moreš imeti obojega; figuratively ne more biti volk sit in koza celato have one's own way — delati po svoji glavi; doseči to, kar želimoto look s.o.'s way — gledati proti komuto lose way — izgubiti, zmanjšati hitrostto lose one's way — zaiti, izgubiti seto make way — napredovati; figuratively prodreti, uspetito make one's own way — iti po svoji poti, oditito make the best of one's way — iti čim hitreje, pohitetito put o.s. out of the way — truditi se, da(ja)ti si trudato put s.o. out of the way — spraviti koga s poti, tajno ubiti kogato see a way out — videti pot (izhod, neko možnost)to stand in the way of s.o. — ovirati koga, zastaviti komu potto work one's way — študirati, preživljati se z delomII [wéi]transitive verbizuriti (konja) za hojo ali ježo po cestiIII [wéi]adverb colloquially daleč -
118 whine
1. verb1) (to utter a complaining cry or a cry of suffering: The dog whines when it's left alone in the house.) cviliti2) (to make a similar noise: I could hear the engine whine.) cviliti3) (to complain unnecessarily: Stop whining about how difficult this job is!) cviliti2. noun(such a noise: the whine of an engine.) cviljenje* * *[wáin]1.nouncviljenje; cmerjenje; jadikovanje, tarnanje; nerganje;2.intransitive verbcviliti; cmeriti se; jadikovati, tarnati; nergati; jokaje moledovati, prosjačiti; transitive verb (često whine out) izgovoriti, (iz)reči v joku -
119 -wise
1) (in respect of or as regards: This new idea may prove to be difficult costwise.) kar se tiče2) (in a (particular) way: The stripes run crosswise.) na način -
120 a tall order
(a difficult job or task: Asking us to finish this by Friday is a bit of a tall order.) težka naloga
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