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81 sanatorium
[sænə'to:riəm]plurals - sanatoriums, sanatoria; noun1) ((American also sanitarium) a hospital, especially for people with certain diseases of the lungs or for people who are recovering from an illness.) zdravilišče2) (a place in a school, college etc for those who are ill.) sanatorij* * *[sænətɔ:riəm]nounsanatorij, zdravilišče, (zlasti višinsko) klimatsko zdravilišče -
82 secret
['si:krit] 1. adjective(hidden from, unknown to, or not told to, other people: a secret agreement; He kept his illness secret from everybody.) tajen2. noun1) (something which is, or must be kept, secret: The date of their marriage is a secret; industrial secrets.) tajnost2) (a hidden explanation: I wish I knew the secret of her success.) skrivnost•- secrecy- secretive
- secretively
- secretiveness
- secretly
- secret agent
- secret police
- in secret
- keep a secret* * *[sí:krit]1.nounskrivnost, tajnost; skritost, skrivnost; ecclesiastic tiha molitev; plural spolovila, intimni deli telesain secret — tajno, v tajnostithe secret of success — skrivnost uspeha, ključ k uspehuto keep s.th. a secret — nekaj držati v tajnostito let s.o. into a secret — uvesti koga v skrivnostto make a secret of s.th. — delati skrivnost iz česa;2.adjectivetajen, tajinstven; skriven; molčeč, molčav; skrit; intimen, diskreten (del telesa)to keep s.th. secret — držati kaj v tajnosti -
83 serious
['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) resen2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) resen3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) resen4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) resen•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously* * *[síəriəs]adjective ( seriously adverb)resen, seriozen, resnoben, slovesen; trezen, premišljen, umirjen; pomemben, upoštevanja vreden; humorously "pobožen"serious illness — resna, nevarna bolezenserious matter (music, reading) — resna zadeva (glasba, čtivo)are you serious? — misliš (to) resno? -
84 set back
(to delay the progress of: His illness set him back a bit at school.) zavreti, ovirati* * *transitive verb pomakniti nazaj (uro ipd.); zadržati, zaustaviti; American slang precéj dragó (koga) stati; intransitive verb nazaj teči (plima) -
85 shake off
(to rid oneself of: He soon shook off the illness.) otresti se* * *transitive verb stresti s sebe, otresti se, osvoboditi se, znebiti se (koga, česa); odložiti (kaj)to shake off the dust slang oditi iz neprijetnega mesta (kraja) -
86 shaky
1) (weak or trembling with age, illness etc: a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.) tresoč se2) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) majav3) ((sometimes with at) not very good, accurate etc: He's a bit shaky at arithmetic; My arithmetic has always been very shaky; I'd be grateful if you would correct my rather shaky spelling.) šibek* * *[šéiki]adjective ( shakily adverb)tresoč se, drgetajoč, drhteč; majav, klecav; šibak, slaboten; pretresen; omahljiv, nesiguren, nezanesljiv; (les) razpokanshaky courage — majav, omahljiv, nezanesljiv poguma shaky firm — nezanesljiva, netrdna firmashaky on one's pins slang netrden, nesiguren na nogahto feel shaky — ne se čutiti trdnega na nogah, slabo (slabotno) se počutiti -
87 sham
[ʃæm] 1. noun(something that is pretended, not genuine: The whole trial was a sham.) prevara2. adjective(pretended, artificial or false: a sham fight; Are those diamonds real or sham?) hlinjen, ponarejen, umeten3. verb(to pretend (to be in some state): He shammed sleep/anger; He shammed dead; I think she's only shamming.) hliniti* * *I [šæm]1.nounhlimba, hlinjenje, pretvarjanje, simuliranje; prevara, slepilo, videz; figuratively komedija, farsa; lažna oseba (stvar); ponaredek, posnetek, nadomestek, imitacija; colloquially malo vredno blago; slepar; colloquially šaljivec;2.adjectivelažen, nepravi, nepristen, ponarejen; hlinjen, simuliran; dozdeven, namišljen, prividensham elections — lažne, navidezne volitveII [šæm]transitive verbhliniti, simulirati, fingirati; varati, goljufati; posnemati, oponašati, imitirati; intransitive verb pretvarjati se, hliniti se, delati se; figuratively igrati komedijoto sham illness — hliniti, simulirati bolezenhe is (only) shamming — on je simulant, komedijant, on se le dela tako -
88 spot
[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) madež2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) pika3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) mozolj4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) kraj5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) kanček2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) zapaziti2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) prepoznati•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) osvetliti z reflektorjem2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) usmeriti pozornost na•- on the spot
- spot on* * *I [spɔt]1.nounmesto, kraj; košček zemljišča; medicine pega, mozoljček; figuratively madež; figuratively sramotni madež; lisa (na tkanini), pika, pikica; colloquially majhna količina, trohica; kanček, malce, kaplj(ic)a; bela žoga s črno piko (točko) (biljard), črna točka na enem krajn mize, enako oddaljena od obeh strani mize; plural commerce blago, ki se prodaja za gotovino in dobi takoj pri prodaji; sport slang napoved, kateri konj bo zmagal (na dirkah), napovedan zmagovalni konjon the spot — na mestu, brez odlašanja, takoj; American slang v (življenjski) nevarnosti, v stiski, v škripcihwithout spot — brez napake, neoporečena spot of whisky — požirek, kaplja whiskyjaa delightful spot — čudovit košček (konček, kotiček) zemljetender spot figuratively občutljivo mesto, Ahilova peta; tisto, za kar je nekdo občutljivthe people on the spot — ljudje iz določenega kraja, prebivalcito be on the spot — biti na mestu, biti dorasel položaju; sport biti v formican the leopard change his spot? — ali volk lahko spremeni svojo naravo?he has come out without a spot on his reputation — izvlekel se je iz zadeve brez madeža na svojem ugleduto put s.o. on the spot American slang spraviti koga v zadrego, ugnati ga v kozji rog, vzeti ga na piko;2.adjective economytakoj dobavljiv, dostavljiv; takoj plačljiv; gotovinski; krajevno omejen ( broadcasting — radijska reklama)II [spɔt]transitive verbnapraviti pisano z lisami, s pikami; zamazati, figuratively omadeževati; očistiti (kaj) od madežev (često out); colloquially zapaziti, prepoznati, odkriti narodnost kake osebe; colloquially napovedati (zmagovalca konjske dirke); postaviti na določeno mesto, plasirati; zadeti (tarčo); military točno lokaliziratito spot a criminal — odkriti, izslediti hudodelcahe spotted him at once as an American — takoj ga je prepoznal kot Amerikanca; intransitive verb zamazati se, dobiti madeže -
89 stroke
[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) udarec2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) udarec3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) udarec4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) poteza5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) zamah6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) zamah7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) trud8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) napad•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) božati2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) božanje* * *I [stróuk]nounudarec (s šibo, z bičem), sunek; močan zamah (pri plavanju, z veslom, s krilom); bitje (ure); utrip (žile); poteza (s peresom, čopičem itd.), figuratively poteza; medicine napad, šok, kap, poškodba; veslač, ki daje takt za veslanje; takt; mathematics vektor; electrical razelektritev; stil, manira; (redko) značilna poteza, znak; božanje, ljubkovanje, glajenje (z roko)at a stroke, at one stroke — z enim udarcem, zamahoma stroke of business — dobra kupčija, dober posela stroke of apoplexy (paralysis) medicine kapa stroke of genius — genialna poteza, izvirna idejaaa stroke of luck — srečen slučaj, (nepričakovana) srečaa stroke of piston mechanics pot bata od začetnega položaja do konca valja in spet nazajstroke of wit — duhovita opazka, duhovitosta clever stroke — spretna, vešča potezafinishing stroke — milostni, smrtonosni udarecfinishing strokes — zadnje poteze, dovrševanjea stroke of liglttning — udar strele, strelasun-stroke medicine sončaricato have a stroke medicine biti zadet od kapito put (to add) the finishing stroke (s) to s.th. — dokončati kajII [stróuk]transitive verbsport dajati takt (pri veslanju); označiti s črto, prečrtati; biti (o uri); (po)molsti (kravo); (po)gladiti (z roko), (po)božati (lase, žival, gube); ljubkovati; intransitive verb veslati, dajati tempo veslačemto stroke a boat (a race, a crew) — veslati in dajati takt veslanja v čolnu (pri tekmovanju, moštvu)to stroke s.o. (s.o.'s hair) the wrong way — (raz)dražiti, (raz)jeziti kogato stroke s.o. down — pomiriti koga, omehčati, pridobiti koga z laskanjemIII [stróuk]obsolete preterite & past participle od to strike -
90 strong
[stroŋ]1) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.) močen2) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) močen3) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) močen4) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) ki šteje•- strongly- strength
- strengthen
- strongbox
- strong drink
- stronghold
- strong language
- strong-minded
- strong point
- strongroom
- on the strength of* * *[strɔŋ]1.adjectivemočan, krepak, čvrst, zdrav; žilav, odporen; energičen, odločen, neomajen; živ, živahen, prizadeven, vnet, podjeten; bister, pameten, prenikav, nadarjen. (za); izrazit; prepričljiv, tehten; vpliven; alkoholen, močan (pijača); ki ima šanse za uspeh (kandidat); hud (veter), smrdljiv, žaltav; grammar krepak (glagol); commerce trajen, soliden, trpežen, stalen; military številen, močan po številu; agronomy rodoviten; obsolete sramoten, škandalozen; ogorčen (boj)the strong — mogočne, vplivne osebe, na katerih strani je moč (oblast)strong argument — tehten, prepričljiv argumentstrong butter — žarko, žaltavo maslostrong cheese — oster, močno dišeč sirstrong flavour — oster, neprijeten okusstrong language — robato govorjenje, psovke, kletvicea strong market commerce ustaljen trg (tržišče)strong meat — težka hrana; figuratively tisto, kar morejo razumeti le zelo pametni ljudjestrong measures — ostre, drastične mere (ukrepi)strong mind — pametna glava, bister uma strong nose — markanten, izrazit nosto be strong on — imeti (kaj) za važno, živahno sodelovati pri (čem)to have a strong hold upon (over) — imeti veliko moč (oblast, vpliv) nahow strong were they? — koliko jih je bilo (po številu)?that is too strong! — ta je pa prehuda!to use strong language — robato, grobo se izražati, preklinjati, psovati;2.adverbmočno, zelo energično; izrecno, silnoto come (to go) it rather strong slang iti v skrajnost, pretiravatito be going strong slang dobro uspevati (iti), biti v dobri formito come out strong figuratively pošteno se lotiti (česa)he feels strong about it — to mu je pri srcu; vznemirja se zaradi tega -
91 struggle
1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) otepati se2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) boriti se3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) prebijati se2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) boj* * *I [strʌgl]nounboj, borba ( for za, with z, against proti); rvanje; trganje (za kaj); stremljenje, prizadevanje; naporII [strʌgl]intransitive verbboriti se ( with z, for za, against proti); truditi se, napenjati se, mučiti se (with s.th. s čim), trgati se (za kaj); upirati se ( against čemu), braniti se (česa), otepati se; s težavo si utirati pot, se prebijati; (redko) prepirati se; transitive verb izbojevati, priboriti sia struggling artist — umetnik, ki se še ni uveljavil in se s težavo prebija (skozi življenje)to struggle to one's feet — z muko se dvigniti, vstati na noge -
92 suffer
1) (to undergo, endure or bear pain, misery etc: He suffered terrible pain from his injuries; The crash killed him instantly - he didn't suffer at all; I'll make you suffer for this insolence.) trpeti2) (to undergo or experience: The army suffered enormous losses.) pretrpeti3) (to be neglected: I like to see you enjoying yourself, but you mustn't let your work suffer.) trpeti4) ((with from) to have or to have often (a particular illness etc): She suffers from stomach-aches.) trpeti zaradi•* * *[sʌfə]1.transitive verb(pre)trpeti, prenašati; dopuščati dovoliti; obsolete pustiti, dati (o.s. se)how can you suffer him? — kako ga morete prenašati?to suffer a default juridically izgubiti pravdo zaradi neprihoda na sodiščehe suffered them to come — dovolil jim je, da so prišlito suffer great pain — trpeti, prenašati velike bolečinehe suffered himself to be cheated — pustil se je oslepariti;2.intransitive verbtrpeti ( from od, zaradi); imeti škodo (in v); trpeti, biti kaznovan, morati plačati ( for za kaj); izgubiti (in v, pri, na; from od, zaradi); biti usmrčen, pretrpeti (mučeniško) smrt, najti smrt; obsolete vzdržati, prenašati, trpetiyou will suffer for it! colloquially to mi boš plačal! še žal ti bo za to! -
93 sunstroke
noun (a serious illness caused by being in very hot sunshine for too long.) sončarica* * *[sʌnstrouk]nounmedicine sončarica -
94 terminal
['tə:minəl] 1. noun1) (a building containing the arrival and departure areas for passengers at an airport or one in the centre of a city or town where passengers can buy tickets for air travel etc and can be transported by bus etc to an airport: an air terminal.) terminal2) (a usually large station at either end of a railway line, or one for long-distance buses: a bus terminal.) končna postaja3) (in an electric circuit, a point of connection to a battery etc: the positive/negative terminal.) pol4) (a device linked to a computer by which the computer can be operated.) terminal2. adjective((of an illness etc) in the final stage before death: This ward is for patients with terminal cancer.) v zadnjem stadiju* * *I [tɜ:minəl]adjectivemejen, ki tvori mejo; končen, poslednji, zaključni, skrajni; terminski; četrtleten, trimestralen, semestralen; logic pojmoventerminal station (stop) — zadnja, končna postaja (postajališče)II [tɜ:minəl]nounmeja, konec, kraj, vrh, zaključek; linguistics končni zlog (črka, beseda); technical vijak za stiskanje (zategovanje, zaviranje); politics (v bateriji); American končna železniška postaja; university semestralni izpit -
95 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tenek2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) mršav3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) redek4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) redek5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) prazen2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) razredčiti (se)- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *I [min]1.adjective ( thinly adverb)tanek; vitek, mršav, suh; lahek (obleka); nežen, fin, prozoren (tkanina); droben; redek, pičel; slabo obiskan (gledališka predstava ipd.); slab, lahek (pijača), razredčen, precéj redek, vodén; photography nejasen, brez kontrastov; agronomy reven, nerodoviten (zemlja); ničen, prazen (izgovor); plitev, brez vsebine (knjiga)thin attendance — slab obisk (predstave itd.)thin captain figuratively British English majhen ploščat prepečeneca thin house — slabo zasedena, prazna gledališka hišaon thin ice figuratively na nevarnih tleh, v kočljivem položajuthe thin end of the wedge figuratively prvi začetek, prvi korakthrough thick and thin — skozi ogenj in vodo, čez vse zapreke (težave)that is too thin — slang to je preveč prozorno;2.adverb (le v sestavljenkah) tanko, slabo, redko, neznatnothin-faced — ozkega, mršavega obrazaII [min]transitive verb(s)tanjšati; razredčiti (gozd); figuratively zmanjšati; intransitive verb (s)tanjšati se; razredčiti se, postati pičel (redek); zmanjšati se, oslabeti, upasti, shujšati; figuratively klinasto se stanjšatihis hair is thinning — lasje se mu redčijo; -
96 wan
[won](pale and sickly-looking: She still looks wan after her illness.) bled- wanly- wanness* * *[wɔn]1.adjective ( wanly adverb)bled, brezkrven, brezbarven; ki je videti izčrpan, slab, bolehen, izmučen; obsolete temen; žalostena wan smile — medel nasmeh;2.intransitive verbobledeti -
97 watery
1) (like water; diluted: a watery fluid.) voden2) ((of eyes) full of fluid eg because of illness, cold winds etc.) solzen3) ((of a colour) pale: eyes of a watery blue.) voden* * *[wɔ:təri]adjective ( wateryly adverb)voden, vlažen; moker; ki se solzi (oko); deževen; razredčen z vodo, brez okusa (jed); bled, izpran (barva); figuratively plitev, plehek, omleden, razvodenel -
98 weak
[wi:k]1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) šibek2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) neodločen3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) šibek4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) neprepričljiv5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) bled, medel•- weakly- weaken
- weakling
- weakness
- have a weakness for* * *[wi:k]adjective ( weakly adverb)slaboten, slab, šibek, neodporen; lomljiv, krhek; z lahkoto premagljiv; bolehen, nezdrav; neutrjen, neodločen, nestanoviten, nezanesljiv (značaj); neprepričljiv (dokaz, argument); brez moči, mlahav, medel; nemaren (stil); razredčen z vodo; nesposoben, nespreten; economy slab, medel (tržišče); grammar šibek (glagol)a weak eleven — slabo moštvo (npr. nogometno)weak hand figuratively slabe karteweak point — šibka točka, ranljivo mestoweak vessel figuratively nezanesljiva osebato have weak knees figuratively ne imeti hrbtenice, biti neodločenweakest goes to the wall figuratively najšibkejši izgubi pri tekmovanju, podleže -
99 weaken
verb (to (cause to) become weak, especially in physical strength or character: The patient has weakened; The strain of the last few days has weakened him.) oslabeti; oslabiti* * *[wi:kn]transitive verb(o)slabiti, napraviti slabotnega; figuratively odvzeti moč; razredčiti (pijače); intransitive verb (o)slabeti, postati mlahav; popustiti; zmanjšati se -
100 white
1. adjective1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) bel2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) belopolt3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) bled4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) bel2. noun1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) bela barva2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) belec3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) beljak4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) beločnica•- whiten- whiteness
- whitening
- whitish
- white-collar
- white elephant
- white horse
- white-hot
- white lie
- whitewash 3. verb(to cover with whitewash.) beliti z apnom- white wine* * *I [wáit]adjectivebel; belopolt; belokožen; bled; svetel; bel ali siv (lasje); poetically blond, plav; brezbarven, prozoren; figuratively čist, nedolžen, neomadeževan, preprost; politics bel, rojalističen, reakcionaren; technical pocinan; srebrn, beložareč, razbeljen; economy dovoljen, dopuščen; (redko) srečen; printing prazen, nepotiskan; colloquially poštènas white as a sheet — bled kot zid (stena, smrt)white ant — bela mravlja, termitwhite book politics bela knjigawhite brass technical bela med, novo srebrowhite bear — beli, polarni medvedwhite coal technical beli premog, vodna močwhite coffee — bela, mlečna kavawhite father American beli oče (indijanski vzdevek za predsednika ZDA)white feather — belo pero (znak strahopetnosti), figuratively strahopetecwhite sale economy razprodaja platnenega blaga, beli tedenwhite paper politics bela knjiga (poročilo angleške vlade)white supremacy — prevlada, nadvlada belcevto bleed white — pustiti (tele) izkrvaveti; figuratively izsesati, kri puščati (komu)II [wáit]nounbelina, bela barva, belilo; bel predmet; belokožnost; belec, človek bele rase; beljak; belo vino; obsolete srebro, srebrnik; (šah) bela figura; beli krog pri tarči; politics beli, reakcionar, rojalist; figuratively čistost, nedolžnost; printing vrzel, prazen prostorin the white technical surov, nepleskan (les, kovina itd.)III [wáit]transitive verb(po)beliti, prebeliti; napraviti belo; figuratively površno napraviti lepo (dobro)to white out printing pustiti bel (prazen) prostor
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illness — ► NOUN ▪ a disease or period of sickness … English terms dictionary
illness — [il′nis] n. 1. the condition of being ill, or in poor health; sickness; disease 2. Obs. wickedness … English World dictionary
illness — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly, fatal, incurable, terminal ▪ catastrophic (AmE, law), critical, dangerous, debilitating, devastating … Collocations dictionary
illness — ill|ness W3S2 [ˈılnıs] n [U and C] a disease of the body or mind, or the condition of being ill ▪ She had all the normal childhood illnesses . ▪ I d been told I d been suffering from various illnesses . ▪ Her mother was just recovering from an… … Dictionary of contemporary English
illness */*/*/ — UK [ˈɪlnəs] / US noun Word forms illness : singular illness plural illnesses Other ways of saying illness: disease a serious illness that usually lasts a long time, often one that affects a particular part of the body: tropical diseases ♦ She has … English dictionary
illness*/*/*/ — [ˈɪlnəs] noun 1) [U] the state of feeling ill or having a disease He missed five days of school because of illness.[/ex] 2) [C] a particular disease, or a period of being ill a serious illness[/ex] • Other ways of saying illness ■ bug (informal)… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English