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41 tremble
['trembl] 1. verb(to shake eg with cold, fear, weakness etc: She trembled with cold; His hands trembled as he lit a cigarette.) drgetati2. noun(a shudder; a tremor: a tremble of fear; The walls gave a sudden tremble as the lorry passed by.) tresenje* * *I [trembl]nountresenje, trepet(anje), drhtenjeto be all of a tremble — po vsem telesu drhteti (drgetati, se tresti)II [trembl]intransitive verbtresti se, drgetati, drhteti, trzati (at, from, with od); figuratively trepetati; prhotati, frfotati; figuratively plašiti se, biti (nekoliko) v skrbeh, v strahu, v negotovosti; vznemiriti seto tremble all over, to tremble in every limb — tresti se po vseh udihto tremble in the balance figuratively kolebati, biti v negotovostihis life trembles in the balance — njegovo življenje visi na nitki, je v skrajni nevarnostito tremble for s.o., for one's safety — trepetati za koga, za svojo varnostI tremble to think what might have happened — groza me je pomisliti, kaj bi se bilo lahko zgodilo; transitive verb stres(a)ti -
42 unnecessary
1) (not necessary: It is unnecessary to waken him yet.) nepotreben2) (that might have been avoided: Your mistake caused a lot of unnecessary work in the office.) nepotreben•* * *[ʌnnésisəri]1.adjectivenepotreben, odvečen; brezkoristento take unnecessary care — preveč skrbeti (se brigati);2.noun(navadno plural)nepotrebna stvar -
43 when
1. [wen] adverb(at what time(?): When did you arrive?; When will you see her again?; I asked him when the incident had occurred; Tell me when to jump.) kdaj2. [wən, wen] conjunction1) ((at or during) the time at which: It happened when I was abroad; When you see her, give her this message; When I've finished, I'll telephone you.) ko2) (in spite of the fact that; considering that: Why do you walk when you have a car?) ko•- whence- whenever* * *[wen]1.conjunctionko, kadar, v času ko, ravno ko; kdaj; potem ko; medtem ko, vedno kadarwhen a boy — kot (ko sem bil, je bil še) dečekhe is playing when he might be studying — igra se, namesto da bi se učil;2.adverbkdajwhen did it happen? — kdaj se je to zgodilo?;3.pronounkdaj, kateri čassince when — od kdaj, kako dolgo; odtlej, od tega časatill when shall I wait? — doklej bom čakal?;4.nounčas, trenutek; datum ( of an event nekega dogodka)the when and where — čas in kraj (of s.th. česa)else when — enkrat drugič, drugikrat -
44 wish
[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) želeti (si)2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) želeti3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) želeti2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) želja2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) želja3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) dobre želje•- wishing-well* * *I [wiš]nounželja; voščilo; volja, težnja, hrepenenje, koprnenje, sla ( for po, za); predmet želja, želeni predmetwishes plural (dobre) želje, pozdravigood, best wishes — dobre, najboljše želje (voščila)he has had his wish — dobil je, kar je želelif wishes were horses beggars might ride figuratively od dobrih želja še nihče ni bil sitthe wish is father to the thought — človek hitro verjame, kar želi; kar človek želi, to mu hitro na pamet prideII [wiš]1.transitive verbželeti (si), hoteti, zahtevati; srčno (goreče, vneto, iskreno) prositi, hrepeneti po, koprneti poI wish I had... — hotel bi imeti...I wish I were a hundred miles away — hotel bi biti (škoda, da nisem) 100 milj pročI wish (that) it would rain — želel bi (si), da bi deževaloI wish you to go now — prosim te, da zdaj grešto wish s.o. well — dobro želeti komu, dobro misliti s komhe wished himself dead — želel si je, da bi bil mrtevit is to be wished that... — želeti je, da...he is not the man to wish ill to anybody — on ni človek, ki bi komurkoli želel kaj slabegato wish s.th. on s.o. — želeti komu kaj (slabega);2.intransitive verbželeti, izraziti željoto wish for s.th. — imeti željo (poželenje) po, želeti kajthis leaves nothing to be wished for — to je brez pomanjkljivosti, je dovršeno, brez hibe -
45 would
[wud]short forms - I'd; verb1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) bom, boš, bo...2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) bi3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) bi4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) to se je moralo zgoditi•- would-be- would you* * *[wud]preterite in obsolete past participle od will (auxiliary verb) -
46 (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
(an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) po eni strani... po drugi straniEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
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47 at that rate
(if this or if that is the case; if this or if that continues: He says that he isn't sure whether we'll be allowed to finish, but at that rate we might as well not start.) na ta način -
48 at this
(if this or if that is the case; if this or if that continues: He says that he isn't sure whether we'll be allowed to finish, but at that rate we might as well not start.) na ta način -
49 come in handy
(to be useful: I'll keep these bottles - they might come in handy.) prav priti -
50 err on the side of
(to be guilty of what might be seen as a fault in order to avoid an opposite and greater fault: It is better to err on the side of leniency when punishing a child.) pretiravati -
51 in order (that)
(so that: He checked all his figures again in order that the report might be as accurate as possible.) da bi -
52 inevitably
adverb (as you might expect: Inevitably the train was late.) neizogibno -
53 on the alert
(on the watch (for): We were on the alert for any sound that might tell us where he was.) biti na preži -
54 (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
(an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) po eni strani... po drugi straniEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
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55 pick someone's brains
(to ask (a person) questions in order to get ideas, information etc from him which one can use oneself: You might be able to help me with this problem - can I come and pick your brains for a minute!) sposoditi si pamet -
56 security risk
(a person considered not safe to be given a job involving knowledge of secrets because he might give secret information to an enemy etc.) nezanesljiva oseba -
57 sort out
1) (to separate (one lot or type of) things from a general mixture: I'll try to sort out some books that he might like.) izbrati2) (to correct, improve, solve etc: You must sort out your business affairs.) urediti3) (to attend to, usually by punishing or reprimanding: I'll soon sort you out, you evil little man!) obračunati s kom -
58 take risks / take a risk
(to do something which might cause loss, injury etc: One cannot be successful in business unless one is willing to take risks.) tvegati -
59 you never can tell
(it is possible: It might rain - you never can tell.) človek nikoli ne ve
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