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1 lack
[læk] 1. verb(to have too little or none of: He lacked the courage to join the army.) imeti premalo2. noun(the state of not having any or enough: our lack of money.) pomanjkanje* * *I [læk]nounpomanjkanje, stiska, potrebano lack of — dovolj česa, obilje česaII [læk]1.transitive verbtrpeti pomanjkanje česa; ne imeti česa;2.intransitive verbprimanjkovati, manjkatiI lack nothing — ničesar mi ne manjka, imam vsega dovoijI was lacking — bil sem odsoten, manjkal sem -
2 lack-all
[laekɔ:l]nounpopoln revež; kdor nima ničesar -
3 abandonment
noun Lack of money led to the abandonment of this plan.) opustitev* * *[əbaendənmənt]nounopustitev; prepustitev; zapuščenost, zanemarjenje; samopozaba, sproščenost, vdanost, osamljenost; lahkomiselnost, brezskrbnost; neobvladanje -
4 complaint
1) ((a statement of one's) dissatisfaction: The customer made a complaint about the lack of hygiene in the food shop.) pritožba2) (a sickness, disease, disorder etc: He's always suffering from some complaint or other.) bolezen, nadloga, motnja* * *[kəmpléint]noun -
5 discomfort
1) (the state of being uncomfortable; pain: Her broken leg caused her great discomfort.) neugodje; bolečina2) (something that causes lack of comfort: the discomforts of living in a tent.) neudobje* * *I [diskʌmfət]nounneugodje, nevolja, težava, nevšečnost, nemirII [diskʌmfət]transitive verbvznemiriti; pogum vzeti, ustrašiti; nadlegovati; motiti, težiti -
6 drought
((a period of) lack of rain: The reservoir dried up completely during the drought.) suša* * *[draut]nounsuša; poetically žeja -
7 education
noun (instruction and teaching, especially of children and young people in schools, universities etc: His lack of education prevented him from getting a good job.) izobrazba* * *[edjukéišən]nounvzgoja, izobrazba, šolanje, pouk -
8 entertainment
1) (something that entertains, eg a theatrical show etc.) predstava2) (the act of entertaining.) zabava3) (amusement; interest: There is no lack of entertainment in the city at night.) razvedrilo* * *[entətéinmənt]nounzabava, razvedrilo; pogostitev; sprejem, svečanost; gostoljubnosthouse of entertainment — gostišče, gostilnato afford entertainment to s.o. — zabavati koga -
9 headache
1) (a pain in the head: Bright lights give me a headache.) glavobol2) (something worrying: Lack of money is a real headache.) problem* * *[hédeik]nounglavobol -
10 injustice
((an instance of) unfairness or the lack of justice: He complained of injustice in the way he had been treated; They agreed that an injustice had been committed.) nepravičnost- do someone an injustice- do an injustice* * *[indžʌstis]nounkrivica, nepravičnostto do s.o. an injustice — storiti komu krivico -
11 limitation
1) (an act of limiting.) omejitev2) (a lack, eg of a particular facility, ability etc: We all have our limitations.) meja* * *[limitéišən]nounfiguratively omejitev, mejajuridically omejitev lastninske pravice, zastaranje; juridically statute of limitations — zakon o zastaranju -
12 scarcity
noun ((a) lack or shortage: a scarcity of work/jobs; times of scarcity.) pomanjkanje* * *[skʌ/əsiti]nounpičlost, pomanjkanje (česa); redkost; pomanjkanje hrane; draginja, stiskascarcity of money, of workers — pomanjkanje denarja, delovne sile -
13 unconcern
(lack of interest or anxiety: He received the news of his failure with apparent unconcern.) brezbrižnost- unconcernedly* * *[ʌnkənsɜ:n]nounnebrižnost, brezbrižnost, ravnodušnost, indiferentnost ( with do), neinteresiranost; neudeleženost -
14 upstart
(a person who has risen quickly to wealth or power but seems to lack dignity or ability: I shall leave the firm if that little upstart becomes manager.) povzpetnik* * *[ʌpsta:t]1.nounoseba, ki se je hitro povzpela na visok položaj, povzpetnik, parveni; novinec; arogantna oseba;2.adjectiveki se je povzpel na visok položaj; povzpetniški;3.[ʌpstá:t]intransitive verb skočiti (planiti) kvišku; (na)ježiti se (lasje); pojaviti se; transitive verb preplašiti (divjad itd.) -
15 anaesthetic
(a substance, used in surgery etc, that causes lack of feeling in a part of the body or unconsciousness.) anestetik- anaesthetist
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16 jet-lag
noun (symptoms such as tiredness and lack of concentration caused by flying a long distance in a short period of time.) utrujenost zaradi časovnega premika -
17 the generation gap
noun (the difference in views and the lack of understanding between younger and older people.) prepad med generacijama -
18 want
[wont] 1. verb1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) želeti2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) potrebovati3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) trpeti pomanjkanje2. noun1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) želja2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) pomanjkanje3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) pomanjkanje•- wanted- want ad
- want for* * *I [wɔnt]nounpomanjkanje; stiska, revščina, siromaštvo; potreba, nujna potreba, nujno potrebna (željena) stvar; (navadno plural) želja, zahteva; American colloquially iskanje, ponudba službefor want of s.th. better — ker ni boljšegawant of care — nebrižnost, nepazljivostto be in want of — (nujno) potrebovati; biti brez, ne imeti (česa)he is a man of few wants — on je človek, ki se zadovolji z malimto be in want — živeti v pomanjkanju, v revščinito fall in want — pasti v pomanjkanje, v revščino, obubožatiII [wɔnt]1.intransitive verbbiti brez, ne imeti, trpeti pomanjkanje, revno živeti; obsolete manjkati; (le v sed. deležniku) pustiti na cedilu (to s.o. koga), ne ustrezati pričakovanju, ne upravičiti pričakovanjhe will never let me want — nikoli ne bo dopustil, da bi jaz trpel pomanjkanjethere never want discontented persons — nezadovoljneži se vedno najdejo;2.transitive verbne imeti, čutiti pomanjkanje ( for česa); potrebovati, čutiti nujno potrebo; zahtevati, hoteti, želeti, hrepeneti poto want for — potrebovati, biti brez; American colloquially želeti, hotetiI have all I want — imam vse, kar potrebujemI want it done — želim, da se to napraviwe want him to leave to-morrow — želimo, da (on) odpotuje jutrithis clock wants a repair (repairing, to be repaired) — ta ura je potrebna popravilawhat else do you want? — kaj še hočete?you are wanted — iščejo vas, sprašujejo po vas, potrebujejo vas, želijo govoriti z vami -
19 stall
I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) pregradek2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) stojnica•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) odpovedati2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) kolebati, (za)blokirati3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) blokirati2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) kolebanjeIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) zavlačevati* * *I [stɔ:l]1.nounprostor, oddelek v hlevu za eno žival, boks; hlev (za konje, govedo); tržna stojnica, lesena lopa, šotor s prodajalno; ecclesiastic (ograjena) klop, sedež v cerkvi; kanonikat; theatre parket, sedež v prvih vrstah parterja, plural osebe na teh sedežih; prevleka, kapica, naprstnik za ranjen prst; technical zastoj (motorja); aeronautics kolebanje (letala) zaradi zmanjšane brzine; mineralogy delovno mesto v rudnikubook-stall at the station — stojnica, lopa za prodajo knjig na postajidean's stall ecclesiastic dekanov sedež v cerkvistall money — stojnina, tržnina;2.transitive verbdržati (imeti) v hlevu, hraniti in pitati v hlevu; razdeliti (hlev) na oddelke (bokse); postaviti v boks; technical ustaviti, blokirati (motor); American zapeljati (avto) v blato ipd.; obsolete uvesti v (neko) službo, instalirati; intransitive verb zagaziti, zabresti, obtičati (o avtu); technical odpovedati (o motorju); aeronautics kolebati, majati se zaradi zmanjšane hitrosti (o letalu); stati v hlevu (o živini); biti v pesjaku (o psu)II [stɔ:l]1.nounAmerican slangpretveza, izgovor, zavlačevalni manever; American slang žeparjev pajdaš, ki odvrača pozornost žrtve med tatvino;2.intransitive verb American slangupirati se, izogibati se, izgovarjati se; sport namerno biti počasen; transitive verb (često off) American slang zavlačevati, odrivati, ne pustiti k sebi -
20 charm
1. noun1) ((a) pleasant quality or attraction: Her charm made up for her lack of beauty.) čar, šarm2) (a magical spell: The witch recited a charm.) urok3) (something believed to have the power of magic or good luck: She wore a lucky charm.) talisman4) (a small ornament that is worn on a chain or bracelet.) obesek2. verb1) (to attract and delight: He can charm any woman.) očarati2) (to influence by magic: He charmed the snake from its basket.) začarati; ukrotiti (kačo)•- charming- charmingly* * *I [ča:m]transitive verb( with) očarati, navdušiti; začarati, uročiti, (pre)mamiti; zvabiti; ukrotiti (gada)colloquially I shall be charmed — zelo me bo veseliloto charm away — čudežno pregnati, zagovoriti (bolezen)II [ča:m]nounčar, čarovnija, uroki; privlačnost, milina; amulet, svetinja, talisman; American slang plural denarunder a charm — uročen, začaranIII [ča:m]nounarchaic žvrgolenje
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