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1 fierce
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2 cower
(to draw back and crouch in fear: He was cowering away from the fierce dog.) potuhniti se* * *[káuə]intransitive verbčepeti; počepniti, prihuliti se; ždeti; figuratively trepetati -
3 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) rez; prekinitev; striženje; znižanje2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) kroj3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) kos•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) žaljiv- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) neusmiljen- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short* * *I [kʌt]nounkroj, rez, izrez, vrez; reženj, kos, odrezek; znižanje, zmanjšanje, odtegnitev; privzdignjenje (kart); udarec (pri tenisu ipd.); ignoriranje, prezir; American predor, tunel; slang delež; kanal; grafika; gravura; American izostanek iz predavanjato give s.o. the cut — pretrgati stike s komthe cut of one's jib ( —ali rig) — obraz, zunanjostfiguratively to make a cut in — zmanjšati, zreduciratiII [kʌt]1.transitive verb(od)rezati, (od)sekati, (pri)striči, rezbariti, (po)kositi, (po)žeti; (na)brusiti; gravirati, vrezovati; (pri)krojiti; skopiti, kastrirati; zbosti, zbadati; prizadeti; tepsti, bičati; figuratively izogniti, izogibati se, ne pozdraviti; zmanjšati, znižati; odložiti; izpustiti, opustiti;2.intransitive verbrezati, sekati; zbadati; žeti, kositi; slang zbežati, ucvreti, pobrisati jo; privzdigniti (karte)to cut after s.o. — letati za komto cut at s.o. — udariti koga (z mečem); figuratively prizadeti kogafiguratively to cut one's cable — umretito cut capers ( —ali didoes) — prevračati kozolce; smešne uganjati, norce britito cut s.o.'s claws — pristriči komu krempljeto cut (dead) — ne pozdraviti, ignoriratito cut a figure ( —ali splash, show, flash) — imeti vlogo, postavljati se na vidno mestoto cut it fine — premalo časa si vzeti; natanko preračunatifiguratively to cut one's fingers — opeči seto cut the ground under s.o.'s feet — pokvariti komu načrteslang to cut no ice — ne imeti vplivato cut it ( —ali the matter) short — na kratko, skratkacut it! — molči(te)!figuratively to cut the knot — odločno rešiti vprašanjeto cut a loss — odreči se, sprijazniti se z izguboto cut one's wisdom teeth ( —ali eyeteeth) — spametovati, izučiti seIII [kʌt]preterite & past participleod cutIV [kʌt]adjectivenarezan; skrajšan, zmanjšan, zreduciran; brušen; skopljen; ostrižencut and dried — pripravljen; dolgočasen, šablonskicut out for s.th. — ustvarjen za kajto have one's work cut out — s trudom izvršiti; imeti mnogo dela -
4 dampen
1) (to make damp.) ovlažiti2) (to make or become less fierce or strong (interest etc): The rain dampened everyone's enthusiasm considerably.) zmanjšati* * *[daempən]transitive verb & intransitive verbovlažiti (se); figuratively potreti, pobiti -
5 encounter
1. verb1) (to meet especially unexpectedly: She encountered the manager in the hall.) naleteti na koga2) (to meet with (difficulties etc): I expect to encounter many difficulties in the course of this job.) naleteti na2. noun1) (a meeting: I feel that I know him quite well, even after a brief encounter.) srečanje2) (a fight: The encounter between the armies was fierce.) spopad* * *I [inkáuntə]transitive verb( with koga) srečati, naleteti na koga; spopasti se, trčiti; figuratively ugovarjatiII [inkáuntə]nounsrečanje; boj, borba -
6 fang
[fæŋ]1) (a long pointed tooth especially of a fierce animal: The wolf bared its fangs.) čekan2) (the poison-tooth of a snake.) strupnik* * *I [fæŋ]nounčekan, podočnik, strupnik; zobna korenina, rogelj; ventilacijska cevto fall into s.o.'s fangs — priti komu v krempljeII [fæŋ]transitive verbprijeti, zgrabiti z zobmi; zaliti črpalko z vodo, spraviti jo v tek -
7 ferocious
[fə'rouʃəs](fierce or savage: a ferocious animal.) divji- ferocity* * *[fəróušəs]adjective ( ferociously adverb)divji, krut, popadljiv; colloquially strašen, grozen -
8 glare
[ɡleə] 1. verb1) (to stare fiercely and angrily: She glared at the little boy.) srepo gledati2) (to shine very brightly, usually to an unpleasant extent: The sun glared down on us as we crossed the desert.) bleščati2. noun1) (a fierce or angry look: a glare of displeasure.) srep pogled2) (unpleasantly bright light: the glare of the sun.) bleščanje•- glaring- glaringly* * *I [glwə]intransitive verb & transitive verbbleščati, lesketati se; (at, upon) srepo gledati, strmetiII [glwə]nounblesk, sij; figuratively vidno mesto; srep pogled -
9 grim
[ɡrim]1) (horrible; very unpleasant: The soldiers had a grim task looking for bodies in the wrecked houses.) zoprn2) (angry; fierce-looking; not cheerful: The boss looks a bit grim this morning.) srdit3) (stubborn, unyielding: grim determination.) nepopustljiv•- grimness- grimly
- like grim death* * *[grim]adjective ( grimly adverb)srdit, hud, krut, neusmiljen, nepopustljiv, strog; čemeren, mračen; ostudenMr. Grim — smrt -
10 grizzly
['ɡrizli]plural - grizzlies; noun((usually grizzly bear) a large fierce North American bear.)* * *I [grízli]adjectivesiv, sivkast; osivel, sivolasII [grízli]nounzoology severnoameriški medved -
11 onslaught
['onslo:t](a fierce attack: an onslaught on the enemy troops.) silen napad* * *[ɔnslɔ:t]nounsilen napad (tudi figuratively) -
12 rat race
(the fierce, unending competition for success etc.) boj brez konca in kraja* * *[raetreis]nounaeronautics letenje letala za letalom; slang peklenski lov, divja plav -
13 savage
['sævi‹] 1. adjective1) (uncivilized: savage tribes.) divji2) (fierce and cruel: The elephant can be quite savage; bitter and savage remarks.) grob2. verb(to attack: He was savaged by wild animals.) napasti3. noun1) (a person in an uncivilized state: tribes of savages.) divjak2) (a person who behaves in a cruel, uncivilized way: I hope the police catch the savages who attacked the old lady.) grobijan•- savagely- savageness
- savagery* * *I [saevidž]1.adjective ( savagely adverb)divji, divjaški; neciviliziran, primitiven; neobdelan, pust; okruten, neusmiljen, grob, grozovit, brutalen, razbrzdan; besen ( with na)savage beasts — divje, neukročene živalia savage revenge — okrutno, grozovito maščevanjesavage tribes — divja, primitivna plemenato grow savage — pobesneti, ujeziti se;2.noundivjak, barbar; brutalnež, surov (grob) človek, grobijan; divja žival (ki grize, zlasti konj)II [saevidž]transitive verbarchaic razbesniti, razjeziti (koga); brutalno napasti, popasti (koga), navaliti (na koga), brutalno ravnati (s kom); ugrizniti ali pogaziti (koga) (o konju) -
14 shark
(a type of large, fierce, flesh-eating fish.) morski pes* * *[ša:k]1.nounzoologymorski pes; figuratively grabežljivec, slepar; American nadarjen študent (igralec)shark skin — koža (usnje) morskega psa; vrsta gladkega kamgarna;2.transitive verbpožrešno goltati ali jesti; ukrasti ( out of iz); intransitive verb slepariti, živeti od sleparij -
15 vendetta
[ven'detə](a fierce, often violent, long-lasting dispute: There has been a bitter vendetta between the two families for many years.) krvno maščevanje* * *[vendétə]nounkrvno maščevanje, vendeta (zlasti na Korziki) -
16 have/get/gain the upper hand
(to (begin to) win, beat the enemy etc: The enemy made a fierce attack but failed to get the upper hand.) dobiti premoč
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