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22 fish
plurals; see fish* * *I [fiš]nounriba; ribe; vulgar ženski spolni organto feed the fishes — imeti morsko bolezen; utonitineither fish, flesh or fowl — ne tič ne mišcolloquially to have other fish to fry — imeti druge opravkea pretty kettle of fish — neprijetno presenečenje, zmešnjava, kolobocijathere's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it — glavo pokonci, vse se še lahko uredi; za vsakega človeka se lahko najde nadomestiloa fish story — zlagana povest; bahavo pripovedovanjeII [fiš]intransitive verb & transitive verb( for) ribariti, ribe loviti; ven potegniti; figuratively prizadevati si, gnati se za čimto fish out — poloviti vse ribe; figuratively izmamitiIII [fiš]nounspona; tirniški stik; žetonIV [fiš]transitive verbzvezati, speti -
23 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) raven2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) dolgočasen3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) gladek4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) prazen5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) postan6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) znižan2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) plosko3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) stanovanje2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) nižaj3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) ploskev4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) ravnina•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
- flat out* * *I [flæt]adjectiveraven, plosek, sploščen; medel, plehek, nezanimiv, pust, enoličen; prazen; razdišan; potrt; slab (prodaja); zvenečmusic molovski; za pol tona znižan; napačen (petje); razglašen; onemogel, izčrpan; brezobresten; odkrit; slang flat broke — brez pareto give a flat denial — gladko odkloniti, zanikatifiguratively he fell as flat as a pancake — popolnoma mu je spodleteloAmerican flat silver — srebrn priborII [flæt]adverbravno, plosko; na dolgo in široko; povsem, naravnost; prenizko (peti)to fall flat — pasti kot dolg in širok; figuratively ne se posrečiti, spodletetiIII [flæt]nounravnina, ploskev; plitvina; music nižaj; theatre zadnja kulisa; music črna klavirska tipka; plosek čoln; nizka košara; prazna zračnica; familiarly tepecIV [flæt]transitive verb & intransitive verbsploščiti (se)American to flat out — stanjšati se; figuratively izjaloviti seV [flæt]nounstanovanje (najeto); Scottish nadstropje -
24 foil
I [foil] verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) porazitiII [foil] noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) folija2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) (grdo) nasprotjeIII [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) floret* * *I [fɔil]nounkovinski listič, staniol, folija; amalgamska prevleka zrcala; archaic listast okrasek; figuratively (for, to) kontrastno ozadjeII [fɔil]transitive verbpokriti s tenko kovinsko plastjo; speljati na napačno sled, prelisičiti, ukaniti; pokvariti, preprečiti; odbitiIII [fɔil]nounsled zasledovane divjačineto run upon the foil — teči po lastni sledi; speljati lovceIV [fɔil]nounrapir, mečV [fɔil]nounporaz, neuspeh -
25 glaze
[ɡleiz] 1. verb1) (to fit glass into: to glaze a window.) zastekliti2) (to cover with glass or a glaze: The potter glazed the vase.) pološčiti3) ((of eyes) to become blank or dull.) postekleneti2. noun1) (a glassy coating put on pottery etc: a pink glaze on the grey vase.) lošč2) (a shiny coating eg of sugar on fruit etc.) glazura•- glazier* * *I [gleiz]nounlošč, glazura; loščenje; pološčena lončarska posoda; srep pogled; culinary hladetinaII [gleiz]1.transitive verbpološčiti; (in) zastekliti; satinirati; glazirati;2.intransitive verbskrepeneti; stekleneti -
26 grey
[ɡrei] 1. adjective1) (of a mixture of colour between black and white: Ashes are grey.) siv2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) siv2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) siva barva2) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) siva barva3. verb(to become grey or grey-haired.) osiveti- greyish* * *I [grei]adjectivesiv, osivel, brezbarven; figuratively brezupen, mračen; star; figuratively izkušen, zrelgrey matter figuratively možgani; inteligencaII [grei]nounsiva barva, sivina; sivec; siva oblekaIII [grei]1.intransitive verb(o)siveti;2.transitive verb (o)siviti -
27 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) težek2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) težek3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) obilen, težek, razburkan4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) strasten5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) preteč, mračen6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) težek7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) težko prebavljiv8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) težek•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of* * *I [hévi]adjective ( heavily adverb)težek; prenatovorjen, težko otovorjen, nabit; obilen, bogat (žetev); razburkan (morje); močen, silen (dež); bobneč (grom); oblačen, mračen, preteč (nebo); moreč (tišina); težek, naporen (delo); grob (poteza); težko prehoden, razmočen (cesta); znaten, velik (kupec, naročilo); težko prebavljiv (hrana); težek, težko razumljiv (knjiga); topoglav, okoren, počasen; potrt, žalosten; dolgočasen; noseča; economy medel, slab (trg); printing masten (tisk)heavy guns ( —ali artillery) — težka artilerija, figuratively silovit napad, nevaren nasprotnikheavy metal — težka kovina, figuratively silen vpliv, močna osebnosttheatre heavy scene — mračna scenaeconomy heavy sale — slaba prodajaII [hévi]nountheatre vloga barabe, tak igralec; military top težkega kalibra; plural težka kavalerija; težka industrija -
28 humdrum
(dull: a humdrum life.) dolgočasen* * *[hʌmdrʌm]1.adjectivedolgočasen, enoličen;2.noundolgočasnost, enoličnost;3.intransitive verbživotariti, imeti dolgočasno življenje -
29 indulge
1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) razvajati2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) vdajati se čemu3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) privoščiti si•- indulgent
- indulge in* * *[indʌldž]1.transitive verbpopuščati komu, popustiti, ugoditi, dopustiti, razvajati (otroka); vdajati se čemu, uživati v čem; economy pristati na odlog plačila, odložiti plačilo;2.intransitive verbprivoščiti si (npr. dobro kapljico)to indulge s.o. in s.th. — spregledati komu kajto indulge o.s. in s.th. — privoščiti si kajto indulge o.s. with — uživati v čem -
30 jaded
['‹eidid]((of eg a person or his interest, appetite etc) worn out and made tired and dull.) izčrpan* * *[džéidid]adjectiveizčrpan, utrujen, izmozgan; nasičen, kar postane plehko, preživel -
31 khaki
noun, adjective((of) a dull brownish or greenish yellow: a khaki uniform; The café was full of men in khaki.) kaki* * *[ká:ki]1.adjectiverumenkasto rjav, kaki;2.nounblago te barve, kaki uniformakhaki election — volitve, ki izkoristijo vojno navdušenje -
32 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) (pri)peljati2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) voditi3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) povzročiti4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) biti na čelu5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) imeti2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vodstvo2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) prednost3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) vodenje4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) prednost5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) (pasja) vrvica6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) sled7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) glavna vloga•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) svinec2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mina•- leaden* * *I [led]nounchemistry svinec; marine grezilo, svinčnica; plural svinčene krovne ploščice, svinčena streha, svinčen okenski okvir; chemistry grafit, mina (za svinčnik); printing medvrstnikBritish English military nautical slang to swing the lead — hliniti bolezen, simuliratias dull as lead — zabit, neumenII [led]1.transitive verbzaliti s svincem, obtežiti, plombirati, zapečatiti; printing razmakniti vrstice;2.intransitive verb nauticalmeriti globino s svinčnicoIII [li:d]nounvodenje, vodstvo; sport & figuratively prednost, naskok; začetni udarec (boks); zgled, primer, nasvet, napotek; theatre glavna vloga, glavni igralec, -lka; cards prednost, prva karta; kratek izvleček iz vsebine članka, uvod k članku; electrical vod, dovod, prevodnik, prevodna žica; mlinščica, korito za mlin; kanal skozi ledeno polje; pasji konopec; naplavina zlata v rečni strugiunder s.o.'s lead — pod vodstvom kogato be in the lead of — biti na čelu, voditito take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, prevzeti pobudo, sprožiti kajto give a lead — iti pred kom, jahati na čelu (lov)sport to have the lead of — voditi pred, imeti prednost (naskok) predfiguratively to have the lead over — imeti naskok pred (konkurenco)to follow s.o.'s lead — ravnati se po nasvetu kogato give s.o. a lead — dati komu dober zgled, svetovaticards it is your lead — ti začneš, ti si na vrsti (pri kartanju)cards to return lead — vreči karto iste barveIV [li:d]1.transitive verbvoditi, peljati, pripeljati (to), odpeljati ( away); figuratively napeljati, napeljevati, nagniti koga (to k); voditi dirigirati (orkester); preživljati (življenje); speljati (koga, vodo kam); začeti igro (kartanje);2.intransitive verbbiti prvi, biti v vodstvu, na čelu; voditi, peljati (cesta, prehod itd); zadati prvi udarec (boks)to lead the way — pokazati pot, peljati, iti pred komto lead the dance — začeti, otvoriti plesto lead s.o. up the garden (path) — povleči koga za nosto lead s.o. by the nose — imeti koga na vajetih, imeti popolno oblast nad kom; povleči koga za nosthis led me to believe — to me je nagnilo k temu, da sem verjelto lead s.o. a (dog's) life — greniti komu življenjeto lead s.o. a nice ( —ali fine, pretty, merry) life — delati komu težave, pošiljati koga od Poncija do Pilata, imeti koga za norcafiguratively to lead with the chin — izzivati usodoto lead (a girl) to altar — peljati (dekle) pred oltar, oženitisport to lead by points — voditi po točkahAmerican to lead captive — peljati v ujetništvoScottish juridically to lead evidence — pričatiparliament to lead the House — voditi parlamentarne zadevefiguratively the blind leading the blind — slepec slepca vodihe is easier led than driven — lažje ga je prepričati, kakor prisiliti -
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1. noun1) (a public place where people meet to buy and sell or the public event at which this happens: He has a clothes stall in the market.) trg2) ((a place where there is) a demand for certain things: There is a market for cotton goods in hot countries.) tržišče2. verb(to (attempt to) sell: I produce the goods and my brother markets them all over the world.) prodajati- marketing
- market-garden
- market-place
- market-square
- market price/value
- market research
- be on the market* * *I [má:kit]nountrg, tržnica, tržišče; trgovina, trgovanje; povpraševanje ( for); denarni trg; tržna cena; American trgovina z živilito be in the market for — potrebovati kaj, iskati, želeti kupiti ali imetito come into the market — priti na trg, biti naprodajto hold the market — obvladati trg, obdržati ceneto place ( —ali put) on the market — postaviti na trg, dati naprodajII [má:kit]1.transitive verbdati na trg, prodajati na trgu, dati v prodajo;2.intransitive verbkupovati, prodajati, trgovati, hoditi na trg -
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[mə'notənəs](lacking in variety; dull: a monotonous piece of music.) enoličen- monotony* * *[mənɔtənəs]adjective ( monotonously adverb)monoton, enoličen, dolgočasen, enakomeren -
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1) ((of hair) dull brown in colour.) sivkastorjav2) (timid; uninteresting: a mousy little woman.) plah, nezanimiv* * *[máusi]adjectivemišji, mišje siv, poln miši, tih kot miš -
36 season
['si:zn] 1. noun1) (one of the main divisions of the year according to the regular variation of the weather, length of day etc: The four seasons are spring, summer, autumn and winter; The monsoon brings the rainy season.) letni čas2) (the usual, proper or suitable time for something: the football season.) sezona2. verb1) (to add salt, pepper, mustard etc to: She seasoned the meat with plenty of pepper.) začiniti2) (to let (wood) be affected by rain, sun etc until it is ready for use.) kondicionirati•- seasonal
- seasoned
- seasoning
- season ticket
- in season
- out of season* * *I [si:zn]nounletni čas, letna doba, sezona, sezija; čas dozorevanja (sadja, zelenja itd.); pravi čas za kako delo; čas, doba, razdobje; British English čas (božičnih, velikonočnih itd.) praznikov; archaic začimbain season — ravno prav, ob pravem času, v sezoni (npr. dozorelega sadja itd.)in good season, in due season — v pravem časuin season and out of season — ob vsakem času, kadarkoli; umestno ali neumestnothe season, London season — londonska sezona (od maja do julija)close season hunting lovopustcompliments of the season, season's compliments — pozdravi z voščili za praznikeholiday season — čas, doba počitnic, počitniška sezonaLenten season ecclesiastic postni časopen season, shooting season hunting lovna dobapairing season hunting čas parjenjato endure s.th. for a season — nekaj časa kaj prenašatithey will go back to London for the theatrical season — vrnili se bodo v London za gledališko in družabno sezono (maj - julij)I wish you the compliments of the season — želim vam vesele (božične, velikonočne) praznikeII [si:zn]1.transitive verbzačiniti, zabeliti, napraviti okusno, prijetno; dozoriti (plodove, vino); osušiti (les); aklimatizirati, privaditi, priučiti (to s.th. na kaj); archaic ublažiti, omilitito season one's remarks with jokes — zabeliti svoje opazke s šalami, z dovtipilet mercy season justice! — naj usmiljenje omili (ublaži) pravičnost!;2.intransitive verbdozore(va)ti; (p)osušiti se; privaditi se, aklimatizirati se, navaditi se (to na) -
37 slate
I [sleit] noun1) ((a piece of) a type of easily split rock of a dull blue-grey colour, used for roofing etc: Slates fell off the roof in the wind; ( also adjective) a slate roof.) skril(avec)2) (a small writing-board made of this, used by schoolchildren.) tablica iz skrilaII [sleit] verb(to say harsh things to or about: The new play was slated by the critics.) sesuti, raztrgati* * *I [sléit]1.noun(glinasti) skril(avec); (šolska) tablica iz skrila; ploščica iz skrila za kritje streh; American politics predvolilen seznam (kandidatov)a clean slate figuratively čista, neoporečna preteklostto clean the slate — zbrisati z gobo (tablico), figuratively razčistiti stvar, figuratively osvoboditi (znebiti, otresti) se obveznosti, odreči se tujim obveznostim do sebethere is a slate loose in his roof, he has a slate loose slang on ni čisto pri pravi pameti, manjka mu eno kolesce (v glavi);2.adjectiveškriljast, škriljaste barve;3.transitive verbpokriti (streho) s ploščicami iz skrila; napisati na (skrilasto) tablico; odstraniti dlako (s kože); American colloquially predložiti koga za kandidataII [sléit]transitive verbslang pretepsti; figuratively ošteti, ozmerjati, grajati; močno, ostro kritizirati -
38 soul-destroying
adjective ((of a task etc) very dull, boring, repetitive etc.) duhamoren* * *[sóuldistrɔiiŋ]adjectiveAmerican dušo ubijajoč, uničujoč -
39 soulless
1) ((of a person) without fine feeling or nobleness.) brez duše2) ((of life, a task etc) dull or very unimportant.) prazen* * *[sóullis]adjective ( soullessly adverb)(ki je) brez duše, mrtev; brezdušen, brezčuten; brez energije -
40 stagnant
['stæɡnənt]1) ((of water) standing still rather than flowing and therefore usually dirty: a stagnant pool.) stoječ, mirujoč2) (dull or inactive: Our economy is stagnant.) zastajajoč•- stagnate- stagnation* * *[staegnənt]adjective ( stagnantly adverb)mirno stoječ, mirujoč, ki ne teče (voda brez odtoka); figuratively zastajajoč, mrtev, v mrtvilu, v zastojustagnant air — slab, pokvarjen, izrabljen zrak
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Dull — Dull, a. [Compar. {Duller}; superl. {Dullest}.] [AS. dol foolish; akin to gedwelan to err, D. dol mad, dwalen to wander, err, G. toll mad, Goth. dwals foolish, stupid, cf. Gr. ? turbid, troubled, Skr. dhvr to cause to fall. Cf. {Dolt}, {Dwale},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dull — adj 1 *stupid, slow, dumb, dense, crass Analogous words: *lethargic, sluggish, comatose: phlegmatic, stolid, *impassive, apathetic: *backward: retarded (see DELAY vb) Antonyms: clever, bright … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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Dull — Dull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duller}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dulling}.] 1. To deprive of sharpness of edge or point. This . . . dulled their swords. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make dull, stupid … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dull — (adj.) c.1200, stupid; early 13c., blunt, not sharp; rare before mid 14c., apparently from O.E. dol dull witted, foolish, or an unrecorded parallel word, or from M.L.G. dul slow witted, both from P.Gmc. *dulaz (Cf. O.Fris., O.S. dol foolish,… … Etymology dictionary
Dull — Dull, v. i. To become dull or stupid. Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English