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81 speciality
[speʃi'əti], (American) specialty ['speʃəlti] - plurals specialities, specialties - noun1) (a special product for which one is well-known: Brown bread is this baker's speciality.) posebnost2) (a special activity, or subject about which one has special knowledge: His speciality is physics.) posebno področje* * *[spešiaeliti]nounspecialnost; posebnost; specializiranost, posebna stroka; specialiteta; poseben proizvod; commerce novost; plural posameznosti, podrobnosti -
82 spherical
['sferikəl]adjective (completely round, like a ball: It is now known that the world is not flat, but spherical; a spherical object.) okrogel* * *[sférikəl]adjective ( spherically adverb)okrogel, obel, oblast, kroglast; mathematics sferičen; astronomy nebesen -
83 star
1. noun1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.) zvezda2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.) zvezda3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.) zvezda4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; ( also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.) zvezda2. verb1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.) igrati glavno vlogo2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.) (v filmu) igrati glavno vlogo•- stardom- starry
- starfish
- starlight
- starlit
- star turn
- see stars
- thank one's lucky stars* * *I [sta:]1.nounastronomyzvezda, ozvezdje; printing zvezdica; bela lisa na konjskem čelu ipd.; zvezda (odlikovanje); figuratively vidna osebnost; zvezdnik, -ica, slaven ali glaven filmski igralec (igralka); slovit pevecstar turn figuratively glavna točka, glavna atrakcijalode star — zvezda, po kateri se ravna smer (kurz), zlasti severnica; figuratively zvezda vodnicanorth star, pole star — (zvezda) severnicashooting star, falling star — zvezdni utrinekStars and Stripes, Star-Spangled Banner — zastava ZDAhis star has set — njegova zvezda je zašla, njegova slava je minilathe stars were against it figuratively usoda ni tako hotela, usoda je bila protito follow one's star figuratively zaupati svoji zvezdito see stars figuratively vse zvezde videti (od udarca itd.)I may thank my stars I was not there — lahko govorim o sreči, da nisem bil tam;2.adjectivezvezden; glaven; vodilen, odlikujoč sestar prosecution witness juridically glavna obremenilna pričaII [sta:]transitive verbokrasiti, posuti (kaj) z zvezdami; printing staviti (označiti z) zvezdico; theatre dati (komu) glavno vlogostarred with gold — okrašen z zlatimi zvezdami; intransitive verb blesteti, bleščati se; theatre igrati glavno vlogostarred by X.Y. — v glavni vlogi (igra) ɔ. Y. -
84 strange
[strein‹]1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) tuj2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) čuden•- strangeness
- stranger
- strange to say/tell/relate
- strangely enough* * *[stréindž]1.adjective ( strangely adverb)čuden, nenavaden, redek, presenetljiv, nepričakovan; tuj, nepoznan, neznan, nov (to s.o. komu); neseznanjen (to s.th. s čim), nevešč, nevajen (to s.th. česa); rezerviran, hladen, zadržan, boječ; obsolete inozemskia strange face — tuj, neznan obraza strange remark — čudna, nenavadna opazkastrange to say — presenetljivo, čudno, za čudato be strange to s.th. — ne poznati česa, ne biti vajen česato feel strange — čudno, slabo se počutiti (zlasti imeti vrtoglavico, omotico ipd.)strange that you should not have heard it — čudno, da tega niste slišalithis writing is strange to me — ta pisava mi je nepoznana;2.adverbčudno, nenavadno, svojevrstno -
85 strict
[strikt]1) (severe, stern, and compelling obedience: This class needs a strict teacher; His parents were very strict with him; The school rules are too strict; strict orders.) strog2) (exact or precise: If the strict truth were known, he was drunk, not ill.) natančen•- strictly
- strictly speaking* * *[strikt]adjective ( strictly adverb)strog, natančen, točen, strikten, precizen, eksakten, strogo določen, izrecen (ukaz); rigorozen (pravilo), oster; popoln, absoluten; botany tog, ozek, pokončenstrict observance — strogo izpolnjevanje (pravil itd.)strictly speaking — strogo vzeto, točno povedano, pravzapravto keep a strict watch over s.o. — strogo koga stražiti -
86 suppress
[sə'pres]1) (to defeat or put a stop to (eg a rebellion).) zatreti2) (to keep back or stifle: She suppressed a laugh.) zatreti3) (to prevent from being published, known etc: to suppress information.) prepovedati•* * *[səprés]transitive verbzatreti, potlačiti, zadušiti, obvladati (upor, čustva itd.); preprečiti, prepovedati (izdajanje česa), ustaviti, ukiniti, napraviti konec (čemu); tajiti, držati v tajnosti, skrivati, ne odkriti, zamolčati, zatušati; medicine ustaviti (krvavitev, drisko)to suppress a yawn — zadržati, zadušiti zehanjegive a full account but suppress the names — podajte podrobno poročilo, toda ne navajajte imen -
87 tag
[tæɡ] 1. noun1) (a label: a price-tag; a name-tag.) etiketa2) (a saying or quotation that is often repeated: a well-known Latin tag.) rek3) (something small that is added on or attached: a question-tag such as `isn't it?') pristavek, privesek; vprašalna fraza4) (a children's game in which one player chases the others and tries to touch one of them: to play tag.) lovljenje2. verb(to put a tag or label on something: All the clothes have been tagged.) etiketirati- tag on* * *I [tæg]nounkonček, privesek, trakec; uho ali zanka pri škornju za obuvanje; okovica na koncu trakov za čevlje; (razmršen) koder las; ploščica ali etiketa z imenom na kovčku, vojaku okrog vratu itd.; okrasni dodatek kakemu predmetu; epilog, sklepna beseda; refren (pesmi), (obrabljen) citat, aforizem, krilatica; poanta, morala; theatre igralčeve besede gledalcem ob koncu igre; konec, rep, dostavekII [tæg]transitive verbintransitive verb opremiti z etiketo, etiketirati; obrobiti, obšiti; dodati sklepno besedo (književnemu delu); povezati, spraviti v zvezo (to, with z), ( together skupaj); kovati, delati verze; slediti (komu) kot senca; iti, biti (komu) za petamito tag after s.o. — letati za komIII [tæg]1.nounlovljenje, mance (otroška igra);2.transitive verbuloviti (pri mancah) -
88 taste
[teist] 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) čutiti2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) pokusiti3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) imeti okus po4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) jesti5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) okušati2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) okus2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) okus3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) pokušnja4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) okus5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) okus•- tasteful- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
- - tasting
- tasty
- tastiness* * *I [téist]nounokus (čut, lastnost); pokušanje (jedi); pokušnja; košček (of česa), zalogaj; požirek, kapljica; priokus; umetniški okus; takt; smer okusa, moda; nagnjenje, posebna ljubezen ( for za); obsolete užiteka taste — malce, nekolikoout of taste, in bad taste — neokusento leave a bad taste in the mouth — (zlasti figuratively) pustiti slab okusto take a taste of s.th. — poskusiti grižljaj česaII [téist]transitive verb(p)okusiti, (p)okušati (jedi); preskusiti, preiskati; jesti majhne zalogaje; jesti, piti; (ob)čutiti, izkusiti, doživeti; poskušati; uživati; ohs (p)otipati; figuratively poskusiti; intransitive verb imeti okus (of po); figuratively dišati (of po); po(s)kusiti, doživeti (of kaj)to taste blood figuratively priti na okusto taste of salt — imeti okus po soli, po slanem -
89 telltale
adjective (giving information (often which a person would not wish to be known): the telltale signs of guilt.) izdajalski* * *[télteil]1.nounklepetulja; donašalec; ovaduh; prišepetalec; izdajalsko znamenje (znak); technical avtomatska registrska naprava, zlasti kontrolna ura; nautical viseč kompas (v kapitanovi kabini);2.adjectiveklepetav; razkrivajoč skrivnost, izdajalski; technical svarilena telltale sigh — vzdih, ki veliko pove -
90 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) ta, tisti1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...* * *I [mə pred soglasnikom, ði pred samoglasnikom, ði: poudarjeno]določni člen (včasih preveden s ta, to)the Browns — Brownovi, družina Brownthe King — kralj (angleški idr.)the saddle figuratively jezdenje, jahanjethe World — svet, SvetII [mi:, mi, me]adverbčim, temthe... the — čim... temthe more you get the more you want — čim več dobiš, tem več hočešthe more so as... — toliko več (bolj), ker... -
91 thousand
1. plurals - thousand, thousands; noun1) (the number 1,000: one thousand; two thousand; several thousand.) tisoč2) (the figure 1,000.) tisočica3) (a thousand pounds or dollars: This cost us several thousand(s).) tisočak2. adjective(1,000 in number: a few thousand people; I have a couple of thousand pounds.) tisoč- thousandth
- thousands of* * *[máuzənd]1.adjectivetisočthousand and one figuratively brezštevilena thousand times — better tisočkrat bolje;2.nountisoč(ica)one in a thousand — eden od tisoč; edinstven -
92 uncertain
1) ((of a person) not sure; not definitely knowing: I'm uncertain of my future plans; The government is uncertain what is the best thing to do.) negotov2) (not definitely known or settled: My plans are still uncertain; The uncertain weather delayed our departure.) negotov•* * *[ʌnsɜ:tn]adjective ( uncertainly adverb)negotov, dvomljiv, nezanesljiv, nesiguren, muhast, spremenljivto be uncertain of s.th. — ne biti gotov česa -
93 unfamiliar
1) (not well-known: He felt nervous about walking along unfamiliar streets.) neznan2) (not knowing about: I am unfamiliar with the plays of Shakespeare.) neveden•- unfamiliarity* * *[ʌnfəmíliə]adjectivenefamiliaren, neznan, tuj, nepoznan, nenavaden -
94 unfold
1) (to open and spread out (a map etc): He sat down and unfolded his newspaper.) razgrniti2) (to (cause to) be revealed or become known: She gradually unfolded her plan to them.) razkriti* * *[ʌnfóuld]transitive verbrazgrniti, razviti, razprostreti, razširiti; odpreti; izpustiti iz ograde (ovce); figuratively razkriti, prinesti na dan; pojasniti; razvitiunfold your arms! — razširi, razpri roke!to unfold one's intentions — razkriti, razložiti svoje namere -
95 unprecedented
(never known to have happened before: Such an action by a prime minister is unprecedented.) brez primere* * *[ʌnprésidəntid]adjective (ki je) brez prejšnjega primera (precedensa), neprecedenčen; nezaslišan, brez primere -
96 unsuspected
(not imagined or known to exist: He had unsuspected talents.) nesluten* * *[ʌnsəspéktid]adjective ( unsuspectedly adverb)nesumljiv, neosumljen; nesluten -
97 villainy
plural - villainies; noun ((an instance of) wickedness: His villainy was well known.) podlost* * *[víləni]nounpodlost, lopovstvo, sramotno dejanje, lopovščina; pokvarjenost, grdobija, hudobija, odvratnost; obsolete revščina, siroščina; obsolete za villeinage -
98 vocabulary
[və'kæbjuləri]plural - vocabularies; noun1) (words in general: This book contains some difficult vocabulary.) besednjak2) ((the stock of) words known and used eg by one person, or within a particular trade or profession: He has a vocabulary of about 20,000 words; the specialized vocabulary of nuclear physics.) besedni zaklad3) (a list of words in alphabetical order with meanings eg added as a supplement to a book dealing with a particular subject: This edition of Shakespeare's plays has a good vocabulary at the back.) seznam besed* * *[vəkaebjuləri]1.nounseznam besed; slovar, besednjak, leksikon; bogastvo besed, besedišče, besedni zaklad, vokabularvocabulary book — besednjak, slovarček (beležnica);2.adjectivebesedenvocabulary entry — vpis v slovar; geslo, uvodnica -
99 waxwork
noun (a wax model (usually of a well-known person).) voščena figura* * *[waekswə:k]noundelo, modeliranje v vosku; voščena figura; plural muzej voščenih figur -
100 which
[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) kateri2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) ki3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) kateri; kar- which is which? - which is which* * *[wič]adjective & pronoun kateri, -a, -o; karall which — vse, karhe lied, which did not surprise me — zlagal se je, kar me ni presenetiloshe stayed two months, during which time... — tu je ostala dva meseca in med tem časom...he thinks so, in which he is right — on tako misli, v čemer ima pravthat which — to, karchoose which you like! — izberi, kar hočeš!and which is still worse... — in kar je še slabše (hujše)...
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