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61 put off
1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) ugasiti2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) odložiti3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) odpovedati4) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) odbijati* * *1.transitive verbodložiti, odstaviti, postaviti stran; znebiti se, odložiti (sestanek, obleko), sleči, sezuti se; odpraviti koga ( with; npr. z izgovori), potolažiti; ovirati, odvrniti koga ( from od česa), odsvetovati; colloquially spraviti koga iz koncepta; odbijati ( her face puts me off njen obraz me odbija); zapreti (plin), ugasniti (luč, radio);2.intransitive verbkreniti, oditi ( to put off on a long journey kreniti na dolgo pot); nautical odplutito put s.th. off (up)on s.o. — natvesti komu kaj -
62 quarry
I 1. ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun(a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc.) kamnolom2. verb(to dig (stone) in a quarry.) lomiti kamenII ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun1) (a hunted animal or bird.) plen2) (someone or something that is hunted, chased or eagerly looked for.) plen* * *I [kwɔri]nounkamnolom; figuratively zlata jama, virII [kwɔri]1.transitive verblomiti kamen; figuratively izkopavati, izkopati (out, of iz); pridobivati s težkim delom ( from iz);2.intransitive verbdelati v kamnolomu; figuratively riti, kopati (in v)to quarry for — stikati, brskati za čemIII [kwɔri]nounpreganjana divjad, plen; figuratively plen, žrtev, iskana stvarIV [kwɔri]nounrombasta ali kvadratna šipa; klesanec, kvadratast strešnik; neglazirana pečnica -
63 rapid
['ræpid](quick; fast: He made some rapid calculations; He looked feverish and had a rapid pulse.) hiter- rapidly- rapidity
- rapidness
- rapids* * *[raepid]1.adjective ( rapidly adverb)hiter, brz; (o vodi) deroč; strm, prepaden, poln propadov; figuratively nagel, nenadenrapid fire military brzo streljanjea rapid river — deroča reka;2.noun(navadno plural)brzice -
64 reference library
(a library of books to be looked at for information but not borrowed.) priročna knjižnica* * *[réfrəns láibrəri]nounpriročna knjižnica (le za branje, ne za izposojanje knjig) -
65 reflection
[rə'flekʃən]noun She looked at her reflection in the water; After reflection I felt I had made the wrong decision; The book is called `Reflections of a Politician'.) odsev; premislek* * *[riflékšən]noun(zlasti) physics odsev, odraz, odboj, odbijanje (svetlobe, toplote, barve itd.); figuratively posledica, vpliv; physiology refleks, refleksna kretnja; refleksija, premišljevanje, razmišljanje; misel, modra beseda; presoja; obdolžitev, očitek, neugodna sodba, graja (on zaradi, gledé); slaba luč, sramotaon (serious) reflection — po (resnem, zrelem) premisleku, če vse prav premislimoto be a reflection on s.th. — slabo luč metati na kajto cast reflections upon s.o.'s character — neugodno se izraziti o značaju kake osebeto see one's reflection in a glass, in the water — videti svoj odsev v zrcalu, v vodi -
66 reflexion
[rə'flekʃən]noun She looked at her reflection in the water; After reflection I felt I had made the wrong decision; The book is called `Reflections of a Politician'.) odsev; premislek* * *[riflékšən]nounsee reflection -
67 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) okrogel2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) okrogel2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) (na)okoli2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) v krogu3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) naokrog4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) naokoli5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) po obodu6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) naokoli3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) okoli2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) okoli3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) okoli4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) po4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) krog, runda2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) obhod3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) krogla5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) runda6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) kratki kanon5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) zaviti okoli- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) ovinkast, daljši- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up* * *I [ráund]adjectiveokrogel, obel, zaokrožen, zaobljen, valjast; krožeč, ki se giblje v krogu, vijugast; (o obrazu) okrogel, poln; (o vsoti) zaokrožen, okrogel, približen; celoten, znaten, ves; (o slogu) gladek, tekoč; (o korakih) hiter, krepak; iskren, jasen, odkrit, preprost, prostodušenat a round pace (rate) — s krepkim korakom, hitro, nagloin round figures (numbers) — v celih številih; v okroglih, približnih številkahin a round voice — s krepkim, polnim glasoma round robin figuratively protestno pismo ali peticija s podpisi v krogu (da se ne odkrije pobudnik)a round sum — okrogla, znatna, precejšnja vsotaa round-trip ticket American vozovnica za krožno potovanje; American povratna vozovnicaa round, unvarnished tale — popolna, neolepšana resnicaa round vowel — zaokrožen samoglasnik (o, u)to be round with s.o. — biti odkrit, pošten do kogaII [ráund]nounoblina, okroglina, okroglost, okrogel ali obel predmet, okrogla stavba; krog, venec; gibanje kroga, kroženje; obhod, runda; patrulja; runda (pri tekmah, igrah); military naboj, granata, salva; figuratively salva smeha, odobravanja; hunting strel; debela rezina (mesa); niz, vrsta dni; music pesem, ki se izmenoma poje, pesem pri koluround of pleasures — potovanje za zabavo; vrsta zabavthe daily round — običajno vsakdanje delo (posel, opravilo), rutinato dance in a round — plesati v krogu, plesati koloto make (to go) one's rounds — obhoditi, inšpicirati, pregledati, opraviti svoj običajni obhodIII [ráund]adverb (na)okoli, (na)okrog; v krogu, v obsegu; kolikor daleč seže pogled naokoliround and round — nepretrgoma, neprestano, velikokratround about! — na levo krog!all-round — naokoli, brez razlike, vsi po vrstiall the country round — po vsej deželi, zemljito ask s.o. round — povabiti koga k sebito bring s.o. round — spraviti koga k sebi, k zavesti; prepričati kogato come (to be) round — kmalu, skoraj priti (biti)to go round — vrteti se v krogu, krožitito get s.o. round — prelisičiti, omrežiti, premamiti kogato hand round — podajati, porazdeliti okoliwhat are you hanging round for? — kaj čakaš tu? kaj delaš tu?to order glasses round — naročiti pijačo za vso družbo, pogostiti vso družboto send round the hat — (s klobukom) nabirati darove v družbi, prositi za prostovoljne prispevketo show s.o. round — okoli koga voditi, biti komu za vodnika, razkazovati komu kajto turn round — vrteti se, obrniti se, obračati seIV [ráund]prepositionokoli, okroground the bend slang nekoliko nor, prismojenround the clock — nepretrgano, non-stop, 2ɔ ur na danto take s.o. round the town — razkazovati komu mestoV [ráund]transitive verb & intransitive verbzaokrožiti (se), zaobliti (se); postati okrogel (poln, debel); obkrožiti, obkoliti; obpluti; obiti (oviro), obhoditi, iti (na)okrog, okoli; zaviti okoli (vogala); zvoziti (ovinek); obrniti (obraz) ( towards proti); obrniti se, ozreti seVI [ráund]intransitive verb & transitive verbobsolete šepniti, šepetatito round in s.o.'s ear — šepniti komu na uho -
68 scorn
[sko:n] 1. noun(contempt or disgust: He looked at my drawing with scorn.) prezir2. verb(to show contempt for; to despise: They scorned my suggestion.) omalovaževati- scornful- scornfully
- scornfulness* * *I [skɔ:n]nounprezir(anje), zaničevanje, podcenjevanje; roganje, norčevanje; predmet prezira (roganja, norčevanja)to hold in scorn, to think scorn of — preziratito laugh to scorn — imeti za norca, zasmehovati, osmešitiII [skɔ:n]transitive verbprezirati, prezreti, zaničevati, zasmehovati, omalovaževati; s prezirom odbiti, ne se ponižati, smatrati pod častjohe scorns lying (to lie, a lie) — sram ga je, da bi lagal; intransitive verb rogati se (at s.th. čemu), norčevati se (iz česa) -
69 solemn
['soləm]1) (serious and earnest: a solemn question; He looked very solemn as he announced the bad news.) resen2) (stately; having formal dignity: a solemn procession.) svečan•- solemnly- solemnness
- solemnity* * *[sɔləm]adjective ( solemnly adverb)svečan, slovesen, vzvišen; ki zbuja spoštovanje; resen, resnoben, dostojanstven; juridically formalen; obsolete važen, pomemben; obsolete pompozen, razkošensolemn high mass ecclesiastic slovesna vélika mašaa solemn warning — resno, tehtno svarilo -
70 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) nekaj2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nekaj; nekateri3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) nekaj4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) neki2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) precej2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) neki3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) približno3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) do neke mere- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *[sʌm]1.adjectiveneki, nekak, nekateri, en; katerikoli, kakršenkoli; slang velik, silen, pomemben, odličen; (pred samostalnikom v množini) nekaj, neko število, nekoliko, malo (od njih), kakih, okrog, približnoat some time or other — enkrat pač, kadarkoli, prej ali slejin some way or other — na ta ali na oni način, tako ali takoto some extent — do neke mere, nekakosome few — maloštevilni, majhno številosome girl! — čedno dekle!some people — nekateri (ljudje), nekaj ljudiit is some five years since we saw each other — kakih pet let je, kar sva se (zadnjič) videlashall I give you some more tea? — naj vam dam še malo čaja?I call that some poem! — to (pa) je pesem!that's some hat! — to (pa) je klobuk (in pol)! to je kolosalen klobuk!as you say, it did cost some money — kot pravite, je to (res) stalo nekaj (= precéj) denarjathat will take you some time — to vam bo vzelo nekaj časa;2.pronounkaterikoli, neki, nekateri; American slang precéj, kar veliko, kar mnogo, še večsome... some — eni... drugisome of these days — te dni, v kratkem, kmalusome accepted, some refused — nekateri so sprejeli, drugi odkloniliif you have no money, I will give you some — če nimaš denarja, ti ga jaz nekaj dammay I have some of this cake? — lahko dobim nekaj tega kolača?he ran a mile and then some — tekel je eno miljo in nato še naprej;3.adverbnekaj; precéj, zelothat's going some! — to mi je všeč! to je sijajno! -
71 specimen
['spesimin](something used as a sample (of a group or kind of something, especially an object to be studied or to be put in a collection): We looked at specimens of different types of rock under the microscope.) primerek* * *[spésimin]nounvzorec, primerek; colloquially (derogatory) tipspecimen copy printing poskusni primerek (na ogled)specimen page printing poskusna stran (na ogled, da se vidi velikost, tisk itd.) -
72 speechless
adjective (unable to speak, often because of surprise, shock etc: He looked at her in speechless amazement.) brez besed* * *[spí:člis]adjective ( speechlessly adverb)skop z besedami, redkobeseden; nem, onemel ( with od); neizrekljiv, nem (o bolečini) -
73 splendid
['splendid]1) (brilliant, magnificent, very rich and grand etc: He looked splendid in his robes.) sijajen2) (very good or fine: a splendid piece of work.) sijajen•- splendour
- splendidness* * *[spléndid]adjective ( splendidly adverb)sijajen, krasen, veličasten; colloquially izreden (prilika itd.); slaven, čudovitsplendid isolation politics history "vzvišena osamljenost" -
74 squarely
adverb (directly and firmly: He stood squarely in front of me; She looked squarely at me.) naravnost* * *[skwʌ/əli]adverbčetverokotno; navpično, pravokotno, pod pravim kotom; naravnost, pošteno, odkrito; jasno, preprosto, enostavnoto look s.o. squarely in the face — pogledati komu naravnost (brez strahu) v obraz -
75 stern
I [stə:n] adjective(harsh, severe or strict: The teacher looked rather stern; stern discipline.) strog- sternly- sternness II [stə:n] noun(the back part of a ship.) krma* * *I [stə:n]adjective ( sternly adverb)strog, oster, tog; krut, nepopustljiv, neizprosen, strikten; trden; mrk, neprijazen (pogled); neprijeten, odbijajoč (kraj)stern necessity — neizprosna potreba (sila, stiska)a stern penalty — stroga, ostra kazenstern times — trdi, hudi časiII [stə:n]1.nounnauticalkrma, zadnji del ladje; zadnji del (živali), zadnjica, rep (lisice)stern foremost — nazaj, ritensko; figuratively narobe, nespretnofrom stem to stern — po vsej ladji; figuratively od enega konca (kraja) do drugega;2.adjective nauticalkrmen, zadajšnjia stern sea — morje, ki prihaja od zadaj -
76 still
I 1. [stil] adjective1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.) miren2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.) nepeneč se2. noun(a photograph selected from a cinema film: The magazine contained some stills from the new film.) fotografija- stillborn II [stil] adverb1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.) še vedno2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.) kljub temu3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) še* * *I [stil]1.nounmiren, nepremičen, negiben; tih, nem, molčeč; nemoten; nepeneč se (pijača)the still small voice figuratively glas vestibe still! — molči!keep still! — bodi mirento keep still about s.th. — molčati o čcmto stand still — mirno, nepremično stati, ustaviti se, ne se več premaknitistill waters run deep — tiha voda bregove podira;2.nounpoeticallymir, tišina, molk; photography posamična fotografija, kamera za posamične posnetke; film fotografija, reklamna fotografija (nepremična) za film; colloquially tihožitje; American tih alarm ob požaruin the still of night — v nočni tišini, sredi noči;3.transitive verb & intransitive verbumiriti, pripraviti k molku, utišati; utihniti, umiriti seII [stil]1.adverbše vedno, še (pred primernikom), doslej;2.conjunctionvendar, vendarle, kljub temuit is mild today, still I should take my coat if I were you — ni hladno danes, vendar bi jaz na vašem mestu vzel površnikIII [stil]1.nounchemistryretorta, aparat za destiliranje; kotel za kuhanje žganja; destilarna; žganjarna;2.transitive verb & intransitive verb obsoletedestilirati, prekapati; napraviti pijačo z destilacijo -
77 suspicion
[sə'spiʃən]1) (the process of suspecting or being suspected; the/a feeling causing a person to suspect: They looked at each other with suspicion; I have a suspicion that she is not telling the truth.) sum2) (a slight quantity or trace: There was a suspicion of triumph in his tone.) kanec* * *[səspíšən]1.nounsum, sumnja, sumničenje; sumljiva okoliščina; nezaupanje, slutnja; majhna količina, malce, malenkost sleda suspicion of s.o. — sum proti komuto cast (to draw) suspicion on s.o. — vreči (obrniti) sum na koga, prikazati koga kot sumljivega;2.transitive verb American colloquially (za)sumiti ( that da) -
78 swell
[swel] 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) narasti, oteči2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) valovanje3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) imeniten- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up* * *I [swel]1.nounoteklina, oteklost, nabreklost, otòk; otekanje; nautical valovanje po viharju; architecture izboklina, izbočina, izbok; rahla strmina, vzpetina (zemljišča); figuratively porast, naraščanje; music crescendo, za katerim pride diminuendo; (o orglah) naprava za jačanje in slabljenje zvoka; colloquially imetnik, odličnik, mojster, fin gospod, fina dama; slang gizdalin, elegan, gizdalinka, modna dama; poznavaleca swell at s.th. — poznavalec, mojster česa, zelo dober igralec ( at tennis tenisa)a swell in politics figuratively visoka živina v politikia big swell figuratively visoka, vplivna osebawhat a swell you are! — kako si eleganten!there was a heavy swell on — valovi so bili zelo veliki;2.adjective slangtiptop, šik, zelo eleganten, moden; imeniten, odličen, sijajena swell person — imenitna oseba, odličnikswell society — elegantna, fina družbaswell mob colloquially hohštaplerji, kriminalci, lepo oblečeni lopoviII [swel]1.intransitive verb(tudi swell up, swell out) oteči, otekati, nabrekniti; napihniti se, napeti se, nabuhniti, napenjati se; (voda) narasti; (jadro) napeti se, napihniti se; rasti, prerasti ( into v), narasti, povečati se; izbruhniti (izvirek, solze); architecture izbočiti se; figuratively kipeti (čustva); (srce) napenjati se, (hoteti) počiti ( with od); biti poln ( with česa), figuratively napihovati se, hvalisati se, bahati se;2.transitive verb (tudi swell up, swell out) napihniti, napeti; razširiti, povečati ( into do), zvišati, pomnožitiswelled head slang nadutost, domišljavostto swell note music peti (igrati) noto izmenoma crescendo in diminuendoto suffer from swelled head figuratively biti nadut, domišljav -
79 tail
[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) rep2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) rep2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) skrivaj slediti- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) cifra- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
- tail off* * *I [téil]1.nounrep; trtica; spodnji del; konec (sprevoda itd.); zadnji del pluga; stran kovanca z napisom; spremstvo; najslabši igralci kakega moštva, odpadki; stranka, privrženci; žaket, frak, škric, vlečka (obleke); plural colloquially družabna oblekatail of the trenches military najbolj sprednji jarkitail of a stream — tih, miren tok reketails up figuratively dobre volje, veselclose on s.o. 's tail — komu tik za petamicow's tail — figuratively razcefran konec vrvithe dirty end of the cow's tail — figuratively spolzko govorjenje (pogovor)heads or tail? — glava ali napis? (vprašamo, če mečemo kovanec v zrak za odločitev v kaki stvari)with his tail between his legs figuratively ves preplašen, kot polit cucekto be unable to make head or tail of s.th. — ne se spoznati, ne se moči znajti v čemto drop a pinch of salt on the tail of a bird (a hare); humorously natresti ptiču (zajcu) soli na rep (da bi ga ujeli)to go into tails figuratively hitro rastito follow the tail of a plough — držati plug za ročaj, biti kmetovalecshe looked at me out of the tail of her eye — skrivaj, s koncem očesa me je pogledalato put one's tail between one's legs — stisniti rep med noge, zbežatito turn tail — obrniti hrbet, planiti v beg, pete pokazati, popihati joto twist s.o.'s tail — figuratively nadlegovati ali dolgočasiti kogato twist the lion's tail — mučiti, izzivati leva (aluzija na tuje časnikarje ali govornike, ki izzivalno žalijo Anglijo)the tail wags the dog — rep miga s psom, figuratively najneumnejši (najmanj pomembni) komandira, vlada;2.adjectivenajbolj zadajšnji, zadnji, končni, repniII [téil]transitive verbdodati (čemu) rep; tvoriti konec (sprevoda, pogreba itd.); skrivaj slediti (komu); prirezati rep, prijeti ali vleči za rep; odtrgati pecelj (sadežu); čuvati (koga); privezati (z enim koncem) (to na); intransitive verb tvoriti rep; biti z enim koncem pritrjen v zid (npr. greda); sport pustiti se vleči (po strmini navzgor)to tail to the tide, to tail up and down the stream — dvigati in spuščati se na plimi (o zasidrani ladji);III [téil]nounjuridically omejitev dedne pravice, omejena lastninska pravica; premoženje, ki more pripasti samo otrokom lastnikaestate in tail male — imetje, ki lahko preide samo na moške dedičea tenant in tail — uživalec premoženja, ki mora pripasti njegovim naravnim dedičem -
80 telescope
['teliskəup] 1. noun(a kind of tube containing lenses through which distant objects appear closer: He looked at the ship through his telescope.) teleskop2. verb(to push or be pushed together so that one part slides inside another, like the parts of a closing telescope: The crash telescoped the railway coaches.) zariniti eno v drugo- teletext* * *[téliskoup]1.nounteleskop;2.transitive verbvriniti, zariniti eno v drugo (kot daljnogled); figuratively skrajšatihe telescoped all his arguments into one sentence — vse svoje argumente je skrajšal (resumiral) v en stavek; intransitive verb zariniti se eden v drugega
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"Looked Up" Plus Four — EP by The Like Young Released 2002 Genre … Wikipedia
looked-for — adj. same as {anticipated}, 2; as, his looked for advancement. [prenominal] Syn: anticipated. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
looked after — index safe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
looked for — index foreseeable, foreseen, immediate (imminent), prospective Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
looked toward — index future Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
looked at the bright side — looked at the cup half full, relate to something in a optimistic manner … English contemporary dictionary
looked at the dark side — looked at the cup half empty, relate to something in a pessimistic manner … English contemporary dictionary
looked back — looked behind, glanced behind, turned his face around … English contemporary dictionary
looked down on him — looked at him from a high place, was condescending to him, treated him as inferior … English contemporary dictionary