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2 dab
[dæb] 1. past tense, past participle - dabbed; verb(to touch gently with something soft or moist: He dabbed the wound gently with cottonwool.)2. noun1) (a small lump of anything soft or moist: a dab of butter.) košček2) (a gentle touch: a dab with a wet cloth.) dotik* * *I [dæb]transitive verbdotikati se; lahno položiti, lahno udariti, potrepljati, pikljati, tipati; zapackati; (on, over) namazati; lahno brisatiII [dæb]noundotik, lahen udarec, pikljaj; košček; packa, lisa, madež; colloquially plural prstni odtisiIII [dæb]nounzoology iverkaIV [dæb]nouncolloquially mojster, strokovnjakto be a dab at s.th. — biti strokovnjak v čem, dobro se v čem spoznatiV [dæb]interjectiončof!, pljusk! -
3 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) mir2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) lahkota3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) neprisiljenost2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) sprostiti2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) popustiti, zmanjšati hitrost3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) previdno premikati•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) počasi- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease* * *I [i:z]nounmir, počitek; udobnost; lagodnost, zadovoljstvo; neprisiljenost, lahkota, olajšanjeat one's ease — udobno, mirno, brez zadregemilitary at ease! — voljno!to set ( —ali put) at ease — hrabriti; zadovoljitiwith ease — lahko, brez težavII [í:z]1.transitive verblajšati, miriti, blažiti; rahljati;2.intransitive verbpopustitito ease one's mind — pomiriti se, dušo si olajšatinautical ease her! — počasneje!to ease s.o. of his purse — oskubsti kogato ease o.s. — opraviti telesno potreboto ease s.o. of s.th. — ukrasti komu kaj -
4 rock
I [rok] noun1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) skala2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) skala3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) vrsta bonbona•- rockery- rocky
- rockiness
- rock-bottom
- rock-garden
- rock-plant
- on the rocks II [rok] verb1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) gugati (se)2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) zibati (se)3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) zamajati•- rocker- rocky
- rockiness
- rocking-chair
- rocking-horse
- off one's rocker III [rok]((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; ( also adjective) a rock band.) rock(erski)* * *I [rɔk]1.nounskala, čer, kleč; kamnit blok; kamenina; plural collective prepad, strma pečina, stena; figuratively čvrsta tla; nevarna zapreka; vrsta paličastega bonbona; bonbon, plural sadni bonboni; American colloquially kamen, American slang kovanecRock of Ages figuratively religion Kristuson the rocks — nasedel, figuratively slang v denarni stiskibuilt on a rock — zgrajen na skali, figuratively osnovan na trdni podlagi, trden, sigurenbed-rock, living rock — živa skalathere are rocks ahead figuratively nevarnost je pred nami, nevarnost grozito be on the rocks — nasesti na čer, figuratively biti v denarnih težavahthat's the rock you'll split on figuratively to je za vas posebno nevarno, tu si boste lahkó polomili zobeto run against a rock figuratively drveti v nevarnostto run upon a rock — nasesti, zadeti na čer, figuratively razbiti seto see rocks ahead figuratively morati računati s težavamito throw rocks at s.o. American obmetavati koga s kamenjem;2.adjectiveskalnatII [rɔk]transitive verbzibati, pozibavati, gugati, uspavati; nihati, kolebati; (s)tresti, majati; zamajati, figuratively napraviti negotovo, nezanesljivo, nevarno; intransitive verb zibati se, gugati se, nihati (on na); kolebati se (tudi figuratively); klecati, opotekati se; omahovatito rock the boat slang figuratively otežkočiti stvari (za svoje sodelavce, kolege)to rock oneself in the hope that... — zazibati se v upanje, da...III [rɔk]nounzibanje, pozibavanje (pri plesu), guganjeIV [rɔk]nounhistory preslica (pri kolovratu)Rock Day — = Distaff Day — 7. januar (dan po prazniku svetih treh kraljev) -
5 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) razbiti, zlomiti2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odlomiti3) (to make or become unusable.) pokvariti (se)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) odpovedati5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) potolči6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) prekiniti7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) prekiniti8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) oznaniti9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mutirati10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ublažiti11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) izbruhniti2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) premor2) (a change: a break in the weather.) sprememba3) (an opening.) odprtina4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) priložnost•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) lomljivi predmeti- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *I [breik]1.transitive verblomiti, prelomiti, zlomiti, odlomiti; skrhati; raztrgati, pretrgati, odtrgati; poškodovati, (po)kvariti; odpreti, odpečatiti; prestreči, prekiniti; odvaditi; (pre)kršiti; oslabiti, ublažiti; (iz)uriti (konja v ježi); uničiti; obzirno sporočiti; izčrpati; orati, kopati; (iz službe) odpustiti, degradirati;2.intransitive verbzlomiti, skrhati, razbiti, raztrgati se; razpasti, razpadati; počiti, razpočiti se; poslabšati se (vreme); svitati; ločiti se, spremeniti smer; propasti, zbankrotirati; vlomitito break asunder — pretrgati, prelomitito break s.o.'s back — zlomiti komu vrat, uničiti gacolloquially to break the back of s.th. — opraviti najtežji del česanautical to break bulk — začeti raztovarjatito break a butterfly on the wheel — zapravljati svojo moč, uporabiti drastična sredstvato break cover — zapustiti skrivališče, izkobacati sethe day is breaking — svita se, dani seto break even — pokriti stroške, poravnati seto break faith — prelomiti prisego, izneveriti seto break (new) ground — ledino orati, začeti nov obratto break loose — odtrgati se, zbežati; prekršitito break the neck of s.th. — izvržiti najtežji del naloge, končati kajto break o.s. of a habit — odvaditi se česato break s.o.'s pride — ponižati kogato break to pieces — zdrobiti (se); razpastito break the thread — prekiniti, pretrgatiwho breaks pays — sam pojej, kar si si skuhalbreak your neck! — veliko sreče!II [breik]nounzlom; razpoka; prekinitev, pavza, odmor; jasa; music sprememba glasu, mutiranje; presledek; vdolbina v zidu; pobeg iz ječe; American colloquially slučaj, napaka; figuratively dobra priložnostthe break of day — jutranji svit, zoraIII [breik]nounvrsta kočije, s katero se konji navadijo voziti; širok vagon -
6 caress
[kə'res] 1. verb(to touch gently and lovingly: She caressed the horse's neck.) božati2. noun(an act of touching in this way: a loving caress.) božanje* * *I [kərés]transitive verbljubkovati, poljubljati, božati, objemati; dobrikati seII [kərés]nounobjemanje, poljubljanje, božanje, ljubkovanje; laskanje -
7 gentle
['‹entl]1) ((of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way: a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle.) blag2) (not strong or rough: a gentle breeze.) mil3) ((of hills) rising gradually: a gentle slope.) položen•- gently- gentleness* * *I [džéntl]adjectivevljuden, uglajen; blag, mil, nežen; krotek, ljubezniv; plemenit, imenitenthe gentle sex — ženski spol, ženskeII [džéntl]nounzoology buba mesarske muhe (kot ribiška vaba); archaic gospodIII [džéntl]transitive verbkrotiti; povišati v plemiča -
8 gingerly
['‹in‹əli](very gently and carefully: He gingerly moved his injured foot.) previdno* * *[džíndžəli]1.adjectivepreobčutljiv, oprezen;2.adverboprezno, rahlo -
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(happening gently and slowly: a gradual rise in temperature.) postopen* * *[graedjuəl]adjective ( gradually adverb)postopen; zaporeden -
10 idle
1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) neizkoriščen2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) len3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) prazen4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) prazen2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) lenariti2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) biti v prostem teku, teči v prazno•- idler- idleness
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- idle away* * *I [áidl]adjective ( idly adverb)brezdelen, nezaposlen, brezposeln; nedelaven, len; ničeven, prazen, nepomemben; nesmiseln, nekoristen; economy neproduktiven, neizrabljen, mrtev (kapital); technical ki stoji (stroj), v praznem teku; agronomy neobdelaneconomy idle capital — mrtev kapitalto lie ( —ali stand), idle — stati, ne delati (stroj)economy idle time — zgubljen časII [áidl]1.intransitive verblenariti, ne delati; technical biti v praznem teku (stroj);2.transitive verbzapravljati čas ( away), izgubljati (ure, čas); pustiti stroj v praznem teku -
11 jog
[‹oɡ]past tense, past participle - jogged; verb1) (to push, shake or knock gently: He jogged my arm and I spilt my coffee; I have forgotten, but something may jog my memory later on.) rahlo suniti, spodbosti2) (to travel slowly: The cart jogged along the rough track.) vleči se naprej3) (to run at a gentle pace, especially for the sake of exercise: She jogs / goes jogging round the park for half an hour every morning.) počasi teči•* * *I [džɔg]nounrahel sunek, krc, drezljaj; pohajkovanje, počasna hoja, zložen dir; figuratively lenobnežII [džɔg]1.transitive verbrahlo suniti, krcniti, stresti, podrezati; figuratively spomniti; pognati (stroj) za kratek čas;2.intransitive verbudariti ( against proti); vleči se naprej, capljati (on, along); odpraviti se, nadaljevati pot (on)to jog s.o.'s memory — poklicati komu v spominto jog on — prebiti čas, nadaljevatiIII [džɔg]nounAmerican neravna površina, štrlina, vzboklina, udrtina -
12 let down
1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) spustiti2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) razočarati3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) izpustiti zrak4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) podaljšati* * *1.transitive verbspustiti dol; pustiti na cedilu razočarati; zmanjšati ugled;2.intransitive verb Americanspuščati se, pripraviti se za pristanekto let s.o. down gently — biti prizanesljiv s kom -
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14 Pat
[pæt] 1. noun1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) lahen udarec2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) kepica2. verb(to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) potrepljati3. adverb((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) pripravljen* * *[pæt]nounvzdevek za Irca -
15 pat
[pæt] 1. noun1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) lahen udarec2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) kepica2. verb(to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) potrepljati3. adverb((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) pripravljen* * *I [pæt]nountrepljanje; lahen udarec, tlesk; kepica (masla)II [pæt]1.transitive verbtrepljati; tleskati, tleskniti; trkati;2.intransitive verbploskati, trkati (on na)to pat on the back — pohvaliti, potrepljati po hrbtuIII [pæt]adjectivepripravljen, pripraven, pravšen, primerenIV [pæt]adverbravno prav, o pravem trenutkuto stand pat — biti neomajen, vztrajati pri svojem mnenju -
16 putt
((in golf) to send a ball gently forward when aiming for the hole.) nalahko poriniti- putter* * *[pʌt]1.noun(golf) udarec, zamah;2.intransitive verb & transitive verb(golf) nalahko poriniti žogo v jamico -
17 roll
I 1. [rəul] noun1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) zvitek2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) žemljica3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) valjanje4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) zibanje5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) bobnenje6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) kolobar (sala)7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) tuš (bobnanje)2. verb1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) kotaliti (se)2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) odkotaliti3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) zviti4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) prevaliti (se)5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) svaljkati6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) zamotati7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) valjati8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) zibati (se)9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) bobneti10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) zavijati (oči)11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) voziti se12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) valiti se13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) teči•- roller- rolling
- roller-skate 3. verb(to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) kotalkati se- roll in
- roll up II(a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) seznam* * *I [róul]nounzvitek (papirja, pergamenta itd.), rola; listina, seznam, spisek, popis, imenik, register, katalog; zmotani akti, spisi, letopisi, kronike, anali itd.; American slang zvitek bankovcev, denar; kruhek, žemljica, (mesna) rulada; archaic polž; technical valj, cilinder; military klicanje po imenih, apel; valjanje, trkljanje, kotaljenje, obračanje; figuratively majava hoja, guganje; pozibavanje (ladje, letala); bobnenje (groma), hrumenje, valovanje (vode); (o zvoku) blagoglasje, skladnost, gostolevek (kanarčka); aeronautics obračanje, vrtenje (umetnostno letanje)roll of hair — rola, zvitek, koder lasthe Rolls — državni arhiv, registratura (v Londonu)to strike s.o. off the rolls — brisati, črtati koga s seznama; diskvalificirati koga (zaradi nepoštenja itd.)II [róul]1.transitive verbvaliti, valjati, kotaliti; zviti, (za)motati, zvijati, svaljkati; prevažati, transportirati, voziti; tanjšati, valjati (železo); gugati, pozibavati, valoviti; phonetics izgovarjati soglasnik r z vibriranjem; (o reki) valiti, gnati; vrteti (okoli osi); razmišljati, prevračati misli, tuhtatito roll a blanket, a carpet — zviti odejo, preprogoto roll a lawn, a road — zvaljati trato, cestoto roll one's r's — drdrati, pogrkavati svoje rroll my log and I'll yours figuratively roka roko umivahe rolled himself from side to side — pozibaval, majal se je z ene strani na drugoto set the ball rolling figuratively spraviti (stvar) v tek, sprožiti, začeti;2.intransitive verbvaliti se, valjati se, kotaliti se; voziti se, potovati; obračati se, vrteti se; potekati, minevati, teči (o času, letnih časih); odteči, odtekati (o vodi); valovati, biti valovit (o morju); valovito se raztezati (o kopnem, zemlji); odjekniti, odmevati, razlegati se (o zvoku); bobneti; šumeti; gostoleti (o kanarčku); (o osebah) majati se, zibati se, racati; vrteti se, obračati se (okoli svoje osi)a rolling stone — valeč se kamen, figuratively nestanoviten človek, ki stalno menjava služboto roll in money, in riches — valjati se v denarju, biti zelo bogatto roll into one — stekati se v eno, združiti sea rolling stone gathers no moss figuratively goste službe, redke suknjeto start the ball rolling figuratively spraviti kaj v tek, začeti, sprožitiwe had been rolling for hours without stopping once at a station — vozili smo se ure in ure, ne da bi se bili ustavili enkrat na kaki postaji -
18 simmer
['simə](to (cause to) cook gently at or just below boiling point: The stew simmered on the stove; Simmer the ingredients in water for five minutes.) cmariti* * *[símə]1.nounpočasno vrenje (kuhanje); figuratively zadrževana jeza (ogorčenost ipd.);2.intransitive verb & transitive verbpočasi (se) kuhati, tiho vreti, kipeti; figuratively vreti, kipeti ( with od); s težavo se zadrževati, komaj krotiti (zadrževati) (jezo ipd.)to simmer down — umiriti se, ohladiti se -
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[smu:ð] 1. adjective1) (having an even surface; not rough: Her skin is as smooth as satin.) gladek2) (without lumps: Mix the ingredients to a smooth paste.) gladek3) ((of movement) without breaks, stops or jolts: Did you have a smooth flight from New York?) miren4) (without problems or difficulties: a smooth journey; His progress towards promotion was smooth and rapid.) miren5) ((too) agreeable and pleasant in manner etc: I don't trust those smooth salesmen.) meden2. verb1) ((often with down, out etc) to make (something) smooth or flat: She tried to smooth the creases out.) izgladiti2) ((with into or over): to rub (a liquid substance etc) gently over (a surface): Smooth the moisturizing cream into/over your face and neck.) nanesti•- smoothen- smoothly
- smoothness* * *I [smu:ð]1.adjectivegladek; raven; miren; mehek voljan; enakomeren; prijeten; zvožen, obrabljen, gladek (pnevmatika); eleganten, zanosen (glasba); izbrušen, tekoč (govor); gladek kot jegulja, jeguljast, prilizljiv, dobrikav, hinavski; mil, blag (vino); technical brez trenja, gladek; linguistics brez aspiracijesmooth sea — gladko, mirno morjesmooth tire casing — zvožena, gladka pnevmatika (plašč)I am now in smooth water figuratively zmogel sem to, uspelo mi je, sedaj sem doberto make things smooth for s.o. — zravnati, utreti komu potthe way is now smooth figuratively sedaj je pot prosta;2.adverbgladko; ravno; mirno, brez zatikanja, brez težav;3.noungladkost, pogladitev; figuratively ugodna stran (česa)II [smu:ð]transitive verb & intransitive verb(iz)gladiti; utreti (pot), poravnati; ublažiti (glas); izbrusiti (stihe); odstraniti ovire (zapreke, nevšečnosti, težave), olajšati; izgladiti se; pomiriti se, postati mirento smooth s.o.'s rumpled feathers figuratively pomiriti koga (njegovo jezo)to smooth a verse — izbrusiti zgladiti stih; -
20 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) pogrešati2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) lahko pogrešati3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) prizanesti4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) prihraniti5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) varčevati6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) prihraniti (komu kaj)2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) odvečen2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) prost3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) nadomestni del2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) nadomestno kolo•- sparing- sparingly
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- and to spare
- to spare* * *I [spʌ/ə]transitive verbvarčevati, varčno uporabljati; prihraniti, dati na stran, imeti v rezervi; odstopiti, lahkó pogrešati, biti brez (česa), imeti odveč; prizanesti (komu), oprostiti (kazen), prihraniti (komu ali sebi) (trud itd.); ne povzročiti (sramu, rdečice); intransitive verb varčevati, skopariti; opustiti (kaj); prizanesti, pustiti (komu) življenjeenough and to spare — na pretek, še preveč, več kot preveč, obilospare my blushes! — ne spravljajte me v sramoto, prihranite mi sramoto, ne blamirajte me!can you spare the car today? — lahko pogrešate svoj avto danes?can you spare me a cigarette? — imaš cigareto odveč zame?spare us these explanations! — prizanesite nam s temi razlagami!spare my feelings! — imej obzir do mojih čustev!spare me! — prizanesite mi!, milost!spare me your objections! — prizanesite mi s svojimi ugovori!to spare o.s. — prihraniti si trudnot to spare o.s. — ne varčevati s svojimi močmito spare the rod and spoil the child — varčuj s šibo in pokvaril boš otroka, šiba novo mašo pojeI have no time to spare — ne smem izgubljati časa, nimam dosti časaII [spʌ/ə]nountechnical (često plural) nadomestni, rezervni del (zlasti pnevmatika); sport rezerva; varčevanje; American zrušenje vseh kegljev z dvema metomato make spare of obsolete varčevati zIII [spʌ/ə]adjective ( sparely adverb)varčen, skop, pičel; prost (čas); preostal, odvečen, neuporabljen, razpoložljiv; nadomesten, rezerven; mršav, suh; redek (lasje)spare money — preostali, odvečni denarspare time — prosti čas, brezdelica
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Gently — Studioalbum von Liza Minnelli Veröffentlichung 1996 Label Angel Records Format … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gently — may refer to:* Dirk Gently, a fictional character created by Douglas Adams * George Gently, a fictional character created by Alan Hunter * Gently (song), a song by American nu metal band Slipknotee also* Gentleness … Wikipedia
Gently — Исполнитель … Википедия
Gently — Gen tly, adv. In a gentle manner. [1913 Webster] My mistress gently chides the fault I made. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gently — [jent′lē] adv. 〚ME gentilly〛 in a gentle manner or to a gentle degree * * * See gentleness. * * * … Universalium
gently — early 14c., befitting one of gentle rank, from GENTLE (Cf. gentle) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Meaning quietly, softly is from 1550s … Etymology dictionary
gently — [jent′lē] adv. [ME gentilly] in a gentle manner or to a gentle degree … English World dictionary
gently — gent|ly W3 [ˈdʒentli] adv 1.) in a gentle way ▪ You go back to bed now, he said gently. ▪ She kissed me gently on the cheek. ▪ Gently cook the peppers for 10 15 minutes. ▪ Rain pattered gently on the roof above. ▪ The road curved gently upwards.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gently — gen|tly [ dʒentli ] adverb *** 1. ) carefully, without a lot of force or sudden change in movement: She tapped him gently on the shoulder. Gently peel the paper off. a ) with small or slow movements: The trees swayed gently in the breeze. 2. ) in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gently — adverb 1 in a gentle way: I patted her gently on the shoulder. | The road curved gently upwards. 2 gently! BrE spoken used to tell someone to be careful when they are handling something, moving something etc: Gently, Sammy, you don t want to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gently */*/*/ — UK [ˈdʒentlɪ] / US adverb 1) a) carefully, without a lot of force or sudden change in movement She tapped him gently on the shoulder. Gently peel the paper off. b) with small or slow movements The trees swayed gently in the breeze. 2) in a kind… … English dictionary