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41 invalid
I [in'vælid] adjective((of a document or agreement etc) having no legal force; not valid: Your passport is out of date and therefore invalid.) neveljaven- invalidity II 1. ['invəlid] noun(a person who is ill or disabled: During his last few years, he was a permanent invalid.) invalid2. [-li:d] verb1) ((with out) to remove (especially a soldier) from service, because of illness: He was invalided out of the army.) odpustiti zaradi invalidnosti2) (to cause (especially a soldier) to be disabled: He was invalided in the last war.) pohabiti* * *I [invaelid]adjective ( invalidly adverb)neveljaven, ničevII [ínvəli:d]1.adjective ( invalidly adverb)bolehen, bolan, nebogljen, pohabljen; military nesposoben za vojaško službo;2.nouninvalid(ka)III [invəlí:d]1.transitive verbonesposobiti, pohabiti; invalidsko upokojiti;2.intransitive verbdobiti invalidsko podporo; postati invalid -
42 kerb
[kə:b]((especially American curb) an edging, usually of stone, round a raised area, especially a pavement: The old lady stepped off the kerb right in front of a car.) robnik pločnika* * *[kə:b]nounBritish English robnik pri pločniku -
43 loan
[ləun] 1. noun1) (anything lent, especially money: I shall ask the bank for a loan.) posojilo2) (the act of lending: I gave him the loan of my bicycle.) posojanje2. verb((especially American) to lend: Can you loan me a pen?) posoditi* * *I [loun]nounposojilo, posojanje, sposojanja; sposojenka (beseda)on loan — sposojeno, na posojomay I have the loan of? — si lahko sposodim?to take up a loan on s.th. — vzeti posojilo na kajeconomy loan on securities — lombardno posojiloII [loun]transitive verbAmerican posoditi (to) -
44 medicine
['medsin]1) (a substance, especially a liquid for swallowing, that is used to treat or keep away disease or illness: a dose of medicine.) zdravilo2) (the science of curing people who are ill, or making their suffering less (especially by means other than surgery): He is studying medicine.) medicina•- medicinally* * *I [méd(i)sin]nounzdravilo; medicina, zdravstvo; čarovnija (pri Indijancih)to give s.o. some of his own medicine — povrniti milo za dragofiguratively sprejeti kazen, požreti hudo pilulo; American slang he is bad medicine — je nevaren človekII [médsin]transitive verbzdraviti -
45 medium
['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) medij, posrednik2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) mediji3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) medij4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) gojišče2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) srednji* * *I [mí:diəm]adjectivesrednji, povprečenprinting medium faced — polmasteneconomy medium-priced — povprečne cenetechnical medium cars — avtomobili srednjega razredaelectrical medium wave — srednji valII [mí:diəm]noun(plural media, mediums) sredina, srednja pot; biology physics chemistry srednik, medij; medicine gojišče; reklamno sredstvo (radio, TV itd.); sredstvo, pripomoček, posrednikby ( —ali through) the medium of — s pomočjo, s posredovanjemeconomy medium of exchange — valuta, denar -
46 meet
[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) srečati2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) sestati se3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) spoznati4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) združiti se5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) zadostiti6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) naleteti7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) soočiti se8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) doživeti9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) zoperstaviti se2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) sestanek- meeting- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway* * *I [mi:t]adjectivearchaic ( meetly adverb)primeren, prikladenit is meet that — prav je, da; spodobi se, daII [mi:t]1.transitive verbsrečati, sestati se s kom; spoznati, predstaviti, biti predstavljen komu; počakati koga (na postaji); figuratively zadovoljiti, izpolniti (željo); spoprijeti se s kom, nastopiti proti komu; figuratively postaviti se po robu, premagati (težave), rešiti (problem), opraviti s čim; naleteti na koga; ustrezati, ujemati se; izpolniti (obveznosti), plačati (stroške);2.intransitive verbsrečati se, sestati se, zbrati se; spoznati se; združiti se, stikati se (ceste), dotikati se, priri vstik; ujemati se, skladati se; naleteti ( with na); doživeti, pretrpeti ( with)well met! — lepo, da smo se sestali!pleased to meet you — veseli me, da sva se spoznalameet Mr. Brown — da vam predstavim g. Brownaeconomy to meet a bill — plačati dolg, honorirati (menico)to meet the case — zadostvovati, biti primerento meet the eye — prikazati se, pasti v očito meet s.o's. eye — spogledati se s komto meet s.o. half way — popustiti, iti na pol pota nasprotito meet trouble half way — biti prezgodaj zaskrbljen, prezgodaj se razburjatito meet s.o.'s wishes — izpolniti komu željeto meet with — doživeti, naleteti na kaj, American strinjati seIII [mi:t]nounsestanek (lovcev, tekmovalcev) -
47 meter
['mi:tə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring, especially quantities of electricity, gas, water etc: If you want to know how much electricity you have used you will have to look at the meter.) števec2) ((American) see metre1, metre2.)2. verb(to measure (especially electricity etc) by using a meter: This instrument meters rainfall.) meriti* * *I [mí:tə]1.nounštevec (plinski, električni itd.);2.transitive verbmeriti z merilno pripravoII [mf:tə]nounAmerican meter; metrum (pesniška mera); music takt -
48 monkey
1. noun1) (an animal of the type most like man, especially those which are small and have long tails (ie not the apes).) opica2) (a mischievous child: Their son is a little monkey.) nagajivec2. verb((especially with with) to meddle or interfere: Who's been monkeying (about) with the television set?) igračkati se- monkey nut* * *I [mʌŋki]nounzoology opica (tudi figuratively); nagajivec; technical oven, zabijač, (parni) bat, pehalo, kladivo; British English slang 500 funtov; American slang 500 dolarjev; British English slang razkačenost; British English slang hipotekaslang to get one's monkey up — razkačiti seII [mʌŋki]1.transitive verboponašati, rogati se komu;2.intransitive verbpočenjati neumnosti, zganjati norčije -
49 pervert
1. [pə'və:t] verb1) (to change (something) from what is normal or right: to pervert the course of justice.) popačiti2) (to lead (someone) to crime or to evil or immoral (especially sexually immoral) acts.) zapeljati2. ['pə:və:t] noun(a person who does perverted (especially sexually immoral) acts.) perverznež- perverted* * *I [pɜ:və:t]nounperverznež, pokvarjenec, sprevrženec; (verski) odpadnikII [pəvɜ:t]transitive verbizpriditi, zbloditi, zapeljati; nenaravno se razvijati, popačiti -
50 pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) izbrati2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) prepoznati3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) zadeti* * *transitive verb izbrati; razločiti, razbrati, razumeti (smisel, besedilo itd.); hitro izslediti, spoznati (tatu); igrati po posluhu; poudariti, podčrtati (z barvnimi kontrasti) -
51 plague
[pleiɡ] 1. noun1) (especially formerly, an extremely infectious and deadly disease, especially one carried by fleas from rats.) kuga2) (a large and annoying quantity: a plague of flies.) naval2. verb(to annoy or pester continually or frequently: The child was plaguing her with questions.) gnjaviti* * *I [pléig]nounmedicine kuga; figuratively muka, nadloga, udarec, kazen; colloquially pokora, nadloga (človek)plague on it! — naj gre k vragu!II [pléig]transitive verbokužiti; figuratively mučiti, trpinčiti, nadlegovatito plague s.o.'s life out — gnjaviti koga -
52 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) konica2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) rtič3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) pika4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) točka5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) trenutek6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) točka7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) stran neba8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) točka9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) točka; bistvo10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) smisel11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) (močna/šibka) točka12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) vtičnica2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) nameriti2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) kazati s prstom3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) zamazati razpoke•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes* * *I [pɔint]nounkonica, bodica, ost (igle, noža, svinčnika, jezika itd.)archaic bodalo, meč; technical koničasta priprava, dleto, šilo, črtalnik, graverska igla; hunting cilj, postojanka (psov); plural udje, okončine (zlasti konjeve), parožki (jelen); grammar pika (tudi full ŋ); printing enota za velikost tiskarskih črk (0,376 mm), izbočena točka v Braillovi pisavi; mathematics točka ( point of intersection sečišče), decimalna pika; točka na zemljevidu, cesti itd.; physics stopinja (temperature na lestvici), stopnja; geography rtič; geography stran neba ( cardinal ŋs glavne strani neba); točka, kraj, mesto, cilj, namen ( point of destination namembni kraj; economy point of entry — vstopno pristanišče); trenutek, moment (odločilni, kritični; at the point of death umirajoč); točka dnevnega reda ( to differ on several ŋs ne strinjati se v več točkah); poanta, bistvo, odlika, svojstvo; cilj, namen, smisel ( there is no point in doing it nima smisla to narediti); poudarek ( to give point to one's words dati poudarek svojim besedam); (karakteristična) poteza, lastnost, odlika (his strong, weak ŋ njegova močna, šibka točka; it has its ŋs ima svoje dobre strani)economy točka pri racioniranju ali ocenjevanju blaga; sport točka ( to lose on ŋs izgubiti po točkah, ŋs win zmaga po točkah); šivana čipka; music znak za ponovitev, karakteristični motiv, tematičen vstavek; military predstraža, izvidnica; British English kretnica; economy to be on points — biti racioniran (blago)economy to put on points — racioniratiat all points — temeljito, popolnoma, v vseh ozirihat the point of — na robu, blizuat the point of the sword — z grožnjo, nasilnoat this point — v tem hipu, na tem mestu (v govoru itd.)beside ( —ali off, away from) the point — neprimeren, ne na mestuto bring to a point — dovršiti, končatito come ( —ali get) to the point — priti k stvari, priti do odločilnega trenutkato give point to s.th. — poudariti kajsport to give points to s.o. — dati komu prednost v igri, figuratively biti močnejšifiguratively nine points — skoraj vse, 90 procentovpossession is nine points of the law — če kaj imaš, imaš vedno pravin point — ustrezen, umestenin point of fact — pravzaprav, resničnoto make a point of — vztrajati na čem, poudarjatisport to make ( —ali score) a point — doseči točko; dokazati resničnost trditveto make s.th. a point of honour — smatrati kaj za častno zadevoAmerican point of origin — kraj poreklanot to put too fine a point on it — brez ovinkov povedati, ne prikrivatito press a point — vztrajati pri čem, pritiskati na kajpoint of no return aeronautics nevarna cona, figuratively od kjer ni vrnitveto stand upon points — paziti na vsako malenkost, biti prenatančento stretch ( —ali strain) a point — narediti izjemo, pogledati skozi prstepoint of view — stališče, mnenjethat is the point — to je vprašanje, to je poglavitna stvarparliament point of order — dnevni redII [pɔint]1.transitive verbostriti, šiliti (svinčnik itd.); figuratively poudariti, poudarjati (svoje besede); meriti, nameriti (at na); mathematics označiti decimalno mesto s piko, vejico; označiti z ločili, točkami; prekopati zemljo; upozoriti;2.intransitive verbkazati s prstom (at, to); upozoriti na divjačino (lovski pes); ležati, biti obrnjen, gledati (to na; hiša); medicine zoreti (gnoj)to point one's finger at s.o. — s prstom koga pokazatito point (up)on — (oči, misli) upreti v, nato point out — pokazati, opozoriti na kajto point up technical zamazati razpoke, luknje v zidu; pokazati (s prstom, glavo); American podčrtati, poudariti -
53 prostrate
1. ['prostreit] adjective1) (lying flat, especially face downwards.) ležeč (na trebuhu)2) (completely exhausted or overwhelmed: prostrate with grief.) onemogel2. [prə'streit] verb1) (to throw (oneself) flat on the floor, especially in respect or reverence: They prostrated themselves before the emperor.) vreči (se) na tla2) (to exhaust or overwhelm: prostrated by the long journey.) izčrpati•* * *I [prɔstreit]adjectivena tleh ležeč; onemogel, premagan, nemožen, na kolenih, skrušen ( with od); figuratively ponižen, hlapčevski; botany zoology plazečto lay prostrate — premagati, vreči na tlato lie prostrate — ležati na trebuhu; figuratively plaziti se pred komII [prɔstréit]transitive verbvreči na tla, položiti na tla; premagati, uničiti; izčrpati, oslabitito prostrate o.s. before — vreči se na obraz, pasti na kolena pred kom; ponižati se -
54 pure
['pjuə]1) (not mixed with anything especially dirty or less valuable: pure gold.) čist2) (clean, especially morally: pure thoughts.) čist3) (complete; absolute: a pure accident.) čist4) ((of sounds) clear; keeping in tune: She sang in a high pure tone.) čist•- purely- pureness
- purity
- purify
- purification
- pure-blooded
- pure-bred
- pure and simple* * *[pjúə]adjective ( purely adverb)čist, snažen; (moralno) nedolžen, neomadeževan, neoporečen; pristen, nepopačen; jasen, čist (stil); biology čistokrven, čiste rase; čist, teoretičen (npr. znanost); music čistega zvoka, harmoničen; pravi, popoln -
55 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) četrtina2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) 25 centov3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) četrt4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) smer5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milost6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) del živali7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) krajec8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) četrtina9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) četrtletje2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) razrezati na štiri dele2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) razdeliti na štiri dele3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) nastaniti•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) četrtletno4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) četrtletnik- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *I [kwɔ:tə]nounčetrtina, četrt ( a quarter of an hour četrt ure; for quarter the price, for a quarter of fhe price za četrtino cene); četrtina funta (0,113 kg); četrtina milje, tek na četrt milje ( he won the ŋ zmagal je v teku na četrt milje); mera za tkanine, četrtina jarda (22,8 cm); trgovska mera, četrtina stota (28 funtov, 12,7 kg, American 2ɜ funtov, 11,ʌɔ kg; British English 2,91 hl); American Scottish šolsko četrtletje; četrtletje, kvartal; četrtina zaklane živali, ena od štirih nog, hrbet konja; heraldry eno od štirih polj grba; astronomy lunin krajec ( first ŋ prvi krajec, last ŋ zadnji krajec); American četrt dolarja, novec za 25 centov; mestna četrt, kvart ( residential ŋ stanovanjska četrt); stran neba, smer vetra (what quarter is the wind in? iz katere strani piha?, figuratively od kje piha veter?); predel, kraj ( in this ŋ v teh krajih), smer ( in that ŋ v ono smer), stran ( from another ŋ z druge strani); vir ( from a good ŋ iz dobrega vira); družbeni krog ( in government ŋs v vladnih krogih); usnje za peto (čevlja); technical ɔ palce širok kos lesa (v tesarstvu); military (zlasti plural) stan, bivališče ( to be confined to ŋs biti v hišnem priporu); (zlasti military) milost, prizanašanje, pomilostitev ( to find no quarter with ne najti milosti pri); nautical bok krme ( on the port ŋ na levi strani krme); nautical borbeni položaj posadke ( to beat to ŋs sklicati posadko na položaje)to give quarter — izkazati milost, pomilostitiat close quarters — od blizu, v neposrednem stiku (spopadu)II [kwɔ:tə]1.transitive verbrazdeliti na štiri dele; razkosati, razčetveriti (izdajalca); heraldry razdeliti na štiri polja (grb); vzeti pod streho; military (prisilno) nastaniti (at, in a place; to be ŋed at (in) stanovati kje); pretakniti, preiskati teren (lovski psi); nautical določiti borbeni položaj posadke;2.intransitive verbstanovati, živeti (at pri); tekati sem in tja (psi)figuratively to quarter o.s. on s.o. — vseliti se pri kom -
56 relic
['relik]1) (something left from a past time: relics of an ancient civilization.) ostanek2) (something connected with, especially the bones of, a dead person (especially a saint).) relikvija* * *[rélik]nounposlednji ostanek, sled (npr. verovanja, običaja itd.); plural preostanki (starih časov); ecclesiastic relikvija; spomin; plural posmrtni ostanki (osebe), mrtvo telo, truplo, mrlič, mrtvec, relikvije; plural ostanki (stvari) -
57 renounce
1) (to give up (a title, claim, intention etc) especially formally or publicly: He renounced his claim to the throne.) odpovedati se2) (to say especially formally or publicly that one will no longer have anything to do with (something): I have renounced alcohol.) odreči se•* * *I [rináuns]nounrenonsa (pri kartanju), odgovarjanje z drugo barvo, če nimamo barve, ki se zahteva; (iz)igranje napačne barveII [rináuns]transitive verbodreči se, odpovedati se, opustiti (navado), prekiniti; zavrniti, odbiti, odkloniti, odstopiti (kaj); zatajiti, zanikati, preklicati, ne (več) prizna(va)ti; (kartanje) ne dati barve, ne odgovoriti na barvo, ker je nimamo; intransitive verb odreči se; ne moči odgovoriti na barvo pri kartanjuto renounce s.o.'s authority — ne več priznavati avtoritete neke osebehe renounced the idea of doing it — odrekel se je misli (opustil je misel), da bi to naredil -
58 Roman
['rəumən] 1. adjective1) (connected with Rome, especially ancient Rome: Roman coins.) rimski2) ((no capital) (of printing) in ordinary upright letters like these.)2. noun(a person belonging to Rome, especially to ancient Rome.) Rimljan- Roman Catholic
- Roman Catholicism
- Roman numerals* * *[róumən]1.adjectiverimskiRoman balance, Roman beam, Roman numeral — rimska tehtnica, številkaRoman pottery — rimska keramika;2.nounRimljan, -nka; rimokatoličan, -nka; linguistics latinščina -
59 saint
[seint, ]( before a name[) snt]1) ((often abbreviated to St, especially when used in the names of places, plants etc) a title given especially by the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches to a very good or holy person after his death: Saint Matthew; St John's Road.) svetnik2) (a very good, kind person: You really are a saint to put up with her.) svetnik•- saintly- saintliness* * *[séint]1.nounreligionsvetnik, -ica; bogomolec (pravi ali lažni); religion božji izvoljenec, blaženecAll Saints' Day religion vsi sveti (1. november)enough to make a saint swear — dovolj, da bi se še svetnik razjezil (zaklel)enough to provoke — ali to try the patience of a saint — dovolj, da bi še svetnik izgubil potrpljenjeyoung saints old sinners (devils) — zgodnja pobožnost ni dober znak; svetnik v mladosti, grešnik v starosti; mladost se mora iznoretito lead the life of a saint — živeti kot svetnik;2.transitive verbproglasiti za svetnika, kanonizirati; imeti koga za svetega; intransitive verb (večinoma saint it) živeti kot svetnik; igrati svetnika;3.adjectivesvet (krajšava St.); češčen kot svetnik, -ica -
60 Saint
[seint, ]( before a name[) snt]1) ((often abbreviated to St, especially when used in the names of places, plants etc) a title given especially by the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches to a very good or holy person after his death: Saint Matthew; St John's Road.) svetnik2) (a very good, kind person: You really are a saint to put up with her.) svetnik•- saintly- saintliness* * *[seint]proper nameime reke
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especially — es|pe|cial|ly W1S1 [ıˈspeʃəli] adv 1.) [sentence adverb] used to emphasize that something is more important or happens more with one particular thing than with others = ↑particularly ▪ I never liked long walks, especially in winter. ▪ Art books… … Dictionary of contemporary English
especially — es|pe|cial|ly [ ı speʃli ] adverb *** 1. ) used when mentioning conditions that make something more relevant, important, or true: PARTICULARLY: It was a very cold house, especially in the winter. especially because/since: He did not want to upset … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
especially — /I speSFli/ also specially spoken adverb 1 (sentence adverb) used to emphasize that something is more important or happens more with one particular thing than with others: Crime is growing at a rapid rate, especially in urban areas. 2 (+ adj/adv) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
especially */*/*/ — UK [ɪˈspeʃ(ə)lɪ] / US adverb 1) used when mentioning conditions that make something more relevant, important, or true It was a very cold house, especially in winter. especially as/because/since: He did not want to upset his father, especially as… … English dictionary
especially — especial, especially, special, specially 1. There is no longer any great difficulty with especial because special has all but driven it out, although it is still used occasionally to refer principally to exceptional personal qualities or… … Modern English usage