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61 contact
['kontækt] 1. noun1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) stik2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) zveza3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) znanec4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) stik5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) možni okuženec6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) stik2. verb(to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) stopiti v stik* * *I [kɔntækt]noundotik, stik, zveza; technical stikalo; American plural znanci, združenje; kurir; geometry dotikališčecontact man — človek, ki sprejema stranke, vezato come into contact — priti v stik, seznaniti seII [kəntaekt]transitive verb( with) navezati stike, biti v stiku -
62 convention
[kən'venʃən]1) (a way of behaving that has become usual; (an) established custom: Shaking hands when meeting people is a normal convention in many countries; He does not care about convention.) navada2) (in the United States a meeting of delegates from a political party for nominating a presidential candidate.) politični shod3) (an assembly of people of a particular profession etc.) kongres•- conventionality* * *[kənvénšən]nounshod, zbor, sestanek; zborovanje; dogovorAmerican nominating convention — politični shod, na katerem imenujejo kandidata za prezidenta -
63 cool
[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) svež2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) miren3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) hladen4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!) kul, super2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) (o)hladiti (se)2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) ohladiti se3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) hlad- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
- lose one's cool* * *I [ku:l]adjective ( coolly adverb)hladen, svež; miren, hladnokrven; brezbrižen, neprijazen; predrzen, nesramen; colloquially okrogel (znesek); nejasen (sled divjačine)as cool as cucumber — hladnokrven, zbran, mirenAmerican cool egg — hladnokrvnežcool cheek — predrznost; predrznež, -nicaa cool hand ( —ali customer, fish) — nesramnež, -nica, predrznež, -nicaII [ku:l]1.intransitive verb(o)hladiti se; figuratively pomiriti se;2.transitive verbohladiti, osvežiti; figuratively pomiritito cool s.o.'s heels — pustiti koga čakatito cool down ( —ali off) — pomiriti, iztrezniti seIII [ku:l]nounhlad, svežina; figuratively hladnokrvnost -
64 courage
(the quality that makes a person able to meet dangers without fear; bravery: It took courage to sail the Atlantic singlehanded.) pogum- courageously* * *[kʌridž]nounpogum, hrabrost, srčnostto damp s.o.'s courage — pogum komu vzeti, oplašiti gathe courage of one's conviction — pogum, braniti svoja načelato take one's courage (in both hands), to pluck up ( —ali muster, summon, screw up) one's courage — opogumiti se -
65 crawl
[kro:l] 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) plaziti se2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) plaziti se3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) pomikati se4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) biti poln (golazni)2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) polžja hitrost2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) kravl* * *I [krɔ:l]intransitive verbplaziti se, laziti; gomazeti, mrgoleti; sport kravlatito crawl with s.th. — mrgoleti česaII [krɔ:l]nounlazenje, plazenje; počasna hoja; sport kravl; slang lazenje od gostilne do gostilneto go at a crawl — komaj se pomikati, lesti kot polžIII [krɔ:l]nounograjen prostor na plitvini za ribe ali rake -
66 creep
I [kri:p] past tense, past participle - crept; verb1) (to move slowly, quietly or secretly: He crept into the bedroom.) prihuliti se2) (to move on hands or knees or with the body close to the ground: The cat crept towards the bird.) plaziti se3) ((of plants) to grow along the ground, up a wall etc.) plaziti seII [kri:p]((slang) a disgusting person: Leave her alone, you creep.) ostudnež, gnusoba- creeper- creepy
- creepily
- creepiness
- creepy-crawly
- creep up on
- make someone's flesh creep* * *I [kri:p]intransitive verbplaziti se, lesti, laziti, polzetito creep into s.o.'s favour — prilizovati se komuII [kri:p]nounplazenje, polzenje; nizek predor pod železniškim nasipom; nav. plural colloquially groza, odpor, stud, strah; drhtenje, mravljinčenje, kurja poltto give s.o. the creeps — navdajati koga z grozo, biti komu zoprn -
67 crucify
(to put to death by fixing the hands and feet to a cross: Christ was crucified.) križati- crucifix- crucifixion* * *[krú:sifai]transitive verbkrižati, mučiti, usmrtiti; figuratively premag(ov)ati -
68 dexterity
[dek'sterəti](skill and/or quickness, especially with the hands: She showed her dexterity with a needle and thread.) ročnost- dexterous- dextrous* * *[dekstériti]nounspretnost, ročnost, urnost; desničarstvo, uporaba desne roke -
69 dext(e)rous
adjective (skilful, especially with the hands: He is a very dexterous surgeon.) spreten* * *[dékstrəs]adjective ( dext(e)rously adverb)spreten, ročen, uren; desničarski -
70 dirt
[də:t] 1. noun(any unclean substance, such as mud, dust, dung etc: His shoes are covered in dirt.) umazanija- dirty2. verb(to make or become dirty: He dirtied his hands/shoes.) umazati (se)- dirt-cheap
- dirt track* * *[də:t]nounnesnaga, umazanija, blato, prah; zemlja; ničvredna stvar; umazanost, nesnažnost; nespodobne besedeto eat dirt — požreti žalitev, biti ponižanto fling ( —ali throw) dirt at s.o. — poniževati, blatiti kogato fling dirt about — obrekovati, opravljatiAmerican dirt farmer — poljedelecAmerican dirt road — netlakovana cestaAmerican mineralogy pay dirt — zemlja bogata zlatato treat s.o. like dirt — slabo s kom ravnati -
71 dust
1. noun1) (fine grains of earth, sand etc: The furniture was covered in dust.) prah2) (anything in the form of fine powder: gold-dust; sawdust.) prah2. verb(to free (furniture etc) from dust: She dusts (the house) once a week.) obrisati prah- duster- dusty
- dustiness
- dustbin
- dust-jacket
- dustman
- dustpan
- dust-up
- dust down
- throw dust in someone's eyes* * *I [dʌst]nounprah; British English smeti; botany cvetni prah; slang denar; figuratively zemlja; figuratively posmrtni ostankito bite the dust — zgruditi se ranjen ali mrtev, iti v krtovo deželoto kick up ( —ali make, raise) a dust — vzdigniti prah, razburitito throw dust into s.o.'s eyes — vreči komu pesek v oči, slepiti gaAmerican to give the dust to s.o. — prehite(va)ti kogaAmerican to take s.o.'s dust — zaostajatito make the dust fly — švigniti, energično nastopitidown with the dust! — denar na roko!II [dʌst]transitive verb & intransitive verbprah brisati, omesti, oprašiti; potresti; American slang švigniti, zbežati, uitito dust the eyes of s.o. — varati, slepiti kogato dust one's hands of s.o. — ne želeti imeti s kom opravka -
72 even
I 1. [i:vən] adjective1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) enak2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) raven3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) enakomeren4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) paren5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) enak6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) miren2. verb1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) izenačiti2) (to make smooth or level.) izravnati•- evenly- evenness
- be/get even with
- an even chance
- even out
- even up II [i:vən] adverb1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) celo2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) še (bolj)•- even if- even so
- even though* * *I [í:vən]nounpoetically večerII [í:vən]adjective ( evenly adverb)ploščat, raven, gladek; enak, paren; pravičen; pravilen; ritmičen; enoličen, monoton; paralelento come ( —ali be, get) even with — vrniti komu milo za drago, obračunati s komto part even hands — enako si razdeliti, poravnati senautical on an even keel — enakomerno obteženIII [í:vən]adverbcelo, nasprotno; sploh; pravkareven as — v tistem trenutku, koeven if, even though — četudi, čeprav, dasieven that — vzemimo, daeven so — vendar, če žeIV [í:vən]transitive verbizravna(va)ti, izenačiti, poravna(va)ti -
73 extremity
[-'stre-]1) (the farthest point: The two poles represent the extremities of the earth's axis.)2) (an extreme degree; the quality of being extreme: Their suffering reached such extremities that many died.)3) (a situation of great danger or distress: They need help in this extremity.)4) (the parts of the body furthest from the middle eg the hands and feet.)* * *[ikstrémiti]nounskrajna meja, skrajna sila, konec; plural drastični ukrepi; anatomy udje, okončineto drive s.o. to extremity — spraviti koga v obup -
74 feel
[fi:l]past tense, past participle - felt; verb1) (to become aware of (something) by the sense of touch: She felt his hand on her shoulder.) čutiti2) (to find out the shape, size, texture etc of something by touching, usually with the hands: She felt the parcel carefully.) otipati3) (to experience or be aware of (an emotion, sensation etc): He felt a sudden anger.) občutiti4) (to think (oneself) to be: She feels sick; How does she feel about her work?) počutiti se, meniti5) (to believe or consider: She feels that the firm treated her badly.) imeti občutek•- feeler- feeling
- feel as if / as though
- feel like
- feel one's way
- get the feel of* * *I [fi:l]1.transitive verbobčutiti; potipati, dotikati se; zaznati, opaziti; zaslutiti; smatrati, misliti;2.intransitive verbtipati; počutiti se; zavedati se; imeti občutje, k srcu si gnatito feel quite o.s. again — opomoči sito feel one's way — previdno spraševati, sondiratiII [fi:l]nountip; čut, občutek, otip, okus; tipanje, dotik; razumevanje -
75 fidget
['fi‹it] 1. past tense, past participle - fidgeted; verb(to move (the hands, feet etc) restlessly: Stop fidgeting while I'm talking to you!) mencati2. noun(a person who fidgets: She's a terrible fidget!) nemirnež* * *I [fídžit]nounnemir, nervoza; živčnež, nervoznež, nemirnežto have the fidgets — nemirno sedeti, drencatiII [fídžit]1.intransitive verb( about zaradi) biti nemiren, živčen; vznemirjati se;2.transitive verbvznemirjati -
76 first
[fə:st] 1. adjective, adverb(before all others in place, time or rank: the first person to arrive; The boy spoke first.) prvi2. adverb(before doing anything else: `Shall we eat now?' `Wash your hands first!) najprej3. noun(the person, animal etc that does something before any other person, animal etc: the first to arrive.) prvi- firstly- first aid
- first-born
- first-class
- first-hand
- first-rate
- at first
- at first hand
- first and foremost
- first of all* * *I [fə:st]adjective ( firstly adverb)prvi, najzgodnejši, prvovrstenAmerican first board — začetni tečajfirst floor British English prvo nadstropje, American pritličjeAmerican first, last and all the time — nenehno, neomajnoAmerican first lady — prezidentova ženafirst name — krstno, dano imefirst thing — na prvem mestu; colloquially navsezgodajII [fə:st]adverbprvič; najprej, predvsem; prejfirst come first served — kdor prej pride, prej meljeIII [fə:st]nounzačetek; prva stopnja; prvi; prvi razred; music prvi glas; prvi v mesecu; plural prvovrstno blago; railway vagon prvega razredacommerce the first of exchange — prva menica -
77 fold
I 1. [fould] verb1) (to double over (material, paper etc): She folded the paper in half.) preganiti2) (to lay one on top of another: She folded her hands in her lap.) prekrižati3) (to bring in (wings) close to the body: The bird folded its wings.) sklopiti2. noun1) (a doubling of one layer of material, paper etc over another: Her dress hung in folds.) guba2) (a mark made especially on paper etc by doing this; a crease: There was a fold in the page.) pregib•- folded- folder
- folding II [fould] noun(a place surrounded by a fence or wall, in which sheep are kept: a sheep fold.) ograda* * *I [fould]1.transitive verbzložiti, preganiti, zgibati, gubati; prekrižati; zaviti; oviti; objeti; slang doživeti polom; prisilno likvidirati;2.intransitive verbgubati se; zapreti se; zgrniti se; oviti seto fold one's arms — ne se udeležiti, držati križem rokeII [fould]nounguba, pregib; plast; zavoj; krilo (vrat, okna); žlebina, globel; geology nagubanostIII [fould]nountamar, okol, ovčja ograda; ovčja čreda; figuratively duhovna čreda, verniki, ovčice, cerkevIV [fould]transitive verbzapreti v tamar -
78 fumble
1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) tipati (z, za)2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) nerodno prijeti žogo* * *I [fʌmbl]1.intransitive verb(for, after) tipati, s tipanjem iskati; otipavati, okorno prijemati; ( with) biti štorast, šušmariti;2.transitive verbnerodno prijemati (žogo)II [fʌmbl]nounnerodnost, nespretnost; šušmarstvo -
79 gesticulate
[‹e'stikjuleit](to wave one's hands and arms about when speaking: He gesticulates wildly when he is angry.) izražati s kretnjami* * *[džestíkjuleit]intransitive verb & transitive verbs kretnjami izražati, gestikulirati -
80 greasy
1) (of or like grease: greasy food.) masten2) (covered in grease: greasy hands.) masten3) (slippery, as if covered in grease: greasy roads.) spolzek* * *[grí:zi]adjective ( greasily adverb)( with) masten, oljnat; spolzek, gladek; vlažen (vreme); figuratively priliznjen, hinavsko prijazen; veterinary ki ima žuljnato oteklino na nogi (konj)
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