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1 helpless
adjective (needing the help of other people; unable to do anything for oneself: A baby is almost completely helpless.) nebogljen* * *[hélplis]adjective ( helplessly adverb)nebogljen, nemočen, brez pomoči -
2 defenceless
adjective (helpless or without protection.) nezaščiten* * *[difénslis]adjective ( defencelessly adverb)nezaščiten, nezavarovan, nebogljen, neoborožen, slaboten -
3 descend
[di'send]1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) spustiti se2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) spuščati se3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) planiti•- descent
- be descended from* * *[disénd]1.intransitive verbspustiti, spuščati se, navzdol iti, sestopiti, padati; izhajati, biti po rodu; biti nagnjen; ( upon) planiti, navaliti; podedovati; ponižati se; figuratively nepričakovano obiskati; astronomy proti jugu se pomikati (zvezde);2.transitive verbspuščati seto be descended from — izvirati, izhajati, biti po rodu izto descend to s.o. — dobiti kot dediščinoto descend (up)on s.o. — nepričakovano koga napasti -
4 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) pomagati2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) pripomoči3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ublažiti4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) pomagati5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) (ne moči si) pomagati2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) pomoč2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) pomoč3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) sluga, hlapec4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) ni pomoči•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out* * *I [help]nounpomoč, pomočnik; American služkinja, hišna pomočnica, sluga, hlapec; familiarly porcija (jedi); figuratively pripomočekhe is a great help — zelo pomaga, je v veliko pomočII [help]transitive verbpomagati, podpreti, podpirati; pripomoči, prispevati; (u)blažiti; (s can in neg) ne moči se upirati, si pomagati, preprečiti, se izogniti; ponuditi, podati (pri mizi)I cannot help it — ne morem pomagati, sem nemočendon't be late if you can help it — ne ostani delj, kot je potrebnodon't do more than you can help — napravi le tisto, kar morašI cannot help laughing — moram se smejati; ne morem si kaj, da se ne bi smejalhow could I help it? — kaj sem jaz mogel za toto help o.s. to s.th. — postreči si s čim, prisvojiti si kaj, ukrastito help s.o. to s.th. — ponuditi komu kaj (pri mizi), postreči komu s čim -
5 maroon
I [mə'ru:n] noun(a dark brownish-red colour: a deep shade of maroon; ( also adjective) a large maroon car.) kostanjeva barvaII [mə'ru:n] verb1) (to put (someone) on shore on a lonely island from which he cannot escape.) pustiti (na neobljudenem otoku)2) (to leave (someone) in a helpless, lonely or uncomfortable position: I was marooned on a lonely country road.) pustiti na cedilu* * *I [mərú:n]1.adjectivekostanjeve barve;2.nounkostanjeva barvaII [mərú:n]nounubežen črnec (naseljenec v Gvajani); človek, izkrcan na neobljudenem otoku;III [mərú:n]1.transitive verbizkrcati na neobljudenem otoku (za kazen); figuratively pustiti na cedilu;2.intransitive verbbežati (črnski suženj); American imeti piknik; potepati se -
6 overcome
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7 overpower
(to defeat or make helpless or captive by a greater strength: The police overpowered the thieves.) premagati* * *[ouvəpáuə]transitive verbprevladati, premagati (tudi figuratively) -
8 tumble
1. verb1) (to (cause to) fall, especially in a helpless or confused way: She tumbled down the stairs; The box suddenly tumbled off the top of the wardrobe.) zrušiti se2) (to do tumbling.) delati salte2. noun(a fall: She took a tumble on the stairs.) padec- tumbler- tumblerful
- tumble-drier
- tumbling* * *I [tʌmbl]nounpadec, zrušenje; prevračanje, "kozolec", salto; valovanje sem in tja; figuratively nered, zmeda, zmešnjava, direndaj; American slang znak zanimanja ali priznanjato give s.o. a tumble — slang zanimati se za kogahe wouldn't even give her a tumble — najmanjšega zanimanja ni pokazal zanjo, zanj je ni biloII [tʌmbl]intransitive verbpasti, telebniti, štrbunkniti, zrušiti se, prevrniti se, prekopicniti se, kozolce prevračati; poskakovati, skakati, delati salte (kot kak akrobat); valiti se sem in tja, prevračati se, premetavati se (v postelji); spotakniti se; slepo zdrveti, planiti; slang naglo padati (o cenah); pridrveti, privihrati, pridivjati kot vihar, prihiteti, priletetitumble to slang nenadoma razumeti, dojeti, doumeti; privoliti v, veseliti se, vzljubiti; transitive verb podreti, zrušiti, prevrniti, prekucniti; prebrskati, spraviti v nered, premeta(va)ti; zagnati, zalučati; zmečkati; ustrelitito tumble into bed — pasti, zvaliti se v posteljo -
9 be stranded
1) ((of a ship) to go aground: The ship was stranded on the rocks.) nasesti2) ((also be left stranded) to be left helpless without eg money or friends: He was left stranded in Yugoslavia without his money or his passport.) obtičati
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