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1 dozen
plurals - dozens; noun(a group of twelve: two dozen handkerchiefs; These eggs are 50 cents a dozen; Half-a-dozen eggs, please.) ducat- dozens of- dozens* * *[dʌzn]nounducat, dvanajst (kosov)dozens of — na ducate, na kupethree, several dozen — tri, več ducatovcolloquially to do daily dozen — dnevno telovaditi -
2 meet
[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) srečati2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) sestati se3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) spoznati4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) združiti se5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) zadostiti6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) naleteti7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) soočiti se8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) doživeti9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) zoperstaviti se2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) sestanek- meeting- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway* * *I [mi:t]adjectivearchaic ( meetly adverb)primeren, prikladenit is meet that — prav je, da; spodobi se, daII [mi:t]1.transitive verbsrečati, sestati se s kom; spoznati, predstaviti, biti predstavljen komu; počakati koga (na postaji); figuratively zadovoljiti, izpolniti (željo); spoprijeti se s kom, nastopiti proti komu; figuratively postaviti se po robu, premagati (težave), rešiti (problem), opraviti s čim; naleteti na koga; ustrezati, ujemati se; izpolniti (obveznosti), plačati (stroške);2.intransitive verbsrečati se, sestati se, zbrati se; spoznati se; združiti se, stikati se (ceste), dotikati se, priri vstik; ujemati se, skladati se; naleteti ( with na); doživeti, pretrpeti ( with)well met! — lepo, da smo se sestali!pleased to meet you — veseli me, da sva se spoznalameet Mr. Brown — da vam predstavim g. Brownaeconomy to meet a bill — plačati dolg, honorirati (menico)to meet the case — zadostvovati, biti primerento meet the eye — prikazati se, pasti v očito meet s.o's. eye — spogledati se s komto meet s.o. half way — popustiti, iti na pol pota nasprotito meet trouble half way — biti prezgodaj zaskrbljen, prezgodaj se razburjatito meet s.o.'s wishes — izpolniti komu željeto meet with — doživeti, naleteti na kaj, American strinjati seIII [mi:t]nounsestanek (lovcev, tekmovalcev) -
3 figure
['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) postava2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) lik3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) številka4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) prikaz2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) nastopati2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) računati•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure out* * *I [fígə]nounpostava; slika, risba; podoba, lik, kip; videz; vzorec, diagram; številka; znesek, cena; vloga; ugled; simbol; pesniška figura; plesna figura; sijaj; osebnostto cut ( —ali make) a figure — imeti vlogo, predstavljati, biti videtia man of figures, clever at figures — dober računarwhat's the figure? — koliko stane?, kakšen je račun?II [fígə]1.transitive verbtvoriti, predstavljati; (na)slikati, oblikovati, (na)risati; ilustrirati; z diagrami pojasniti; izračunati;2.intransitive verbračunati; delati se, igrati vlogo, nastopati; delati figure (pri plesu, na ledu); krasitito figure o.s. — predstavljati si -
4 lap
I [læp] past tense, past participle - lapped; verb1) (to drink by licking with the tongue: The cat lapped milk from a saucer.) lokati2) ((of a liquid) to wash or flow (against): Water lapped the side of the boat.) pljuskati•- lap upII [læp] noun1) (the part from waist to knees of a person who is sitting: The baby was lying in its mother's lap.) naročje2) (one round of a racecourse or other competition track: The runners have completed five laps, with three still to run.) krog•- lap dog- the lap of luxury* * *I [læp]nounkrilo, naročje; privihnjeno krilo, volan pri obleki, guba; anatomy (ušesna) mečicain Fortune's lap — srečen, v naročju srečeto sit on s.o.'s lap — sedeti komu v naročjuII [læp]nounprevesa, prevesni del; posamezen navoj (vrvi), svitek (bombaža na valju); brusilnik (za drago kamenje in kovino)sport krog (dirka); sport colloquially two laps — tek na 800 metrovtechnical half lap — prekrivalen spojIII [læp]1.transitive verbzaviti, oviti, ogrniti (about, round, in); figuratively obsipati, obdati (in s, z); figuratively gojiti; prekriti, zgibati ( over); brusiti, polirati (drago kamenje, kovino); sport prehiteti za en ali več krogov, preteči krog;2.intransitive verbčez viseti ( over); prekrivati seIV [læp]nounpljuskanje (valov); tekoča pasja hrana; slang vodena pijača, brozgaV [læp]transitive verb & intransitive verbpljuskati, udarjati (at, against na, ob); (po)lokati (up, down), pohlepno pogoltniti -
5 moon
[mu:n] 1. noun1) (the heavenly body that moves once round the earth in a month and reflects light from the sun: The moon was shining brightly; Spacemen landed on the moon.) Mesec2) (any of the similar bodies moving round the other planets: the moons of Jupiter.) luna•- moonless- moonbeam
- moonlight 2. verb(to work at a second job, often at night, in addition to one's regular job: He earns so little that he has to moonlight.) delati na črno- moonlit
- moon about/around* * *I [mu:n]nounluna, mesec; poetically mesečina: astronomy mesec, trabant, satelitmoon's men — tatovi, lopovito know no more about s.th. than the man in the moon — ne imeti pojma o čemfull moon — polna luna, ščipII [mu:n]intransitive verbsanjariti, koprneti; postopati (about, around) čas zapravljati ( away) -
6 race
I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) dirka2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) dirkati2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) tekmovati3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) drveti•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) rasa2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) izvor3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) rasa•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race* * *I [réis]nountek, tekanje; figuratively potek, tek (časa, stvari, življenja itd.); hitra struja, tok reke, brzica; American rečno korito, jez, kanal; mlinski žleb, rake; sport dirka, tekma, tekmovanje (tekačev, konj, jadrnic itd.); figuratively tekmovanje, boj, borbarace boat sport tekmovalni čolnrace driver — voznik dirkalnega avtomobila, avtomobilski dirkačmotor-race — avtomobilska, motorna dirkamill-race — mlinski žleb, raketo go to the races — iti, hoditi na dirkefiguratively his race is run — življenje se mu je iztekloII [réis]intransitive verbdirkati, drveti, teči, hiteti; jadrati; meriti se v teku, v hitrosti ( with z), tekmovati ( with z), teči za stavo; iti s polno paro, z vso brzino (vijak, propeler itd.); redno prisostvovati konjskim dirkam, biti vnet gledalec konjskih dirka racing man — ljubitelj konjskega športa.the blood raced to his head — kri mu je planila v glavo; transitive verb pognati v dir, v tek; dreviti; meriti se, tekmovati v teku itd. s kom; jahati (konja) v dirki; dohitetiIII [réis]nounrasa; pleme, pasma; poreklo, rod; zoology & botany vrsta, razred; rod, vrsta ljudi z neko skupno potezo; rasna lastnostrace suicide — rasni samomor (zaradi nazadovanj rojstev itd.)IV [réis]nounkoren (ingverja) -
7 run
1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) teči2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) teči3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) teči4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) teči; spraviti v tek5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) voditi6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) tekmovati7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) voziti8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) biti na sporedu9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) voziti10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) razlivati se11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) peljati12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) iti skozi; premikati13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) postati2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) tek2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) izlet3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) obdobje4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) spuščena zanka5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) prosta uporaba6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) kurnik7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) zapored- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild* * *I [rʌn]nountekanje, tek, sport vztrajnostni tek, tekmovanje, dirka, hiter galop; naval, lov ( for na), hajka; hoja, vožnja, (hitro) potovanje; pot, izlet, sprehod; jadranje; brzi koraki, hiter tempo, hitra kretnja, premik, hiter padec, beg; zalet, zagon, napad, juriš; figuratively potek, smer, ritem, tendenca, moda; nepretrgana vrsta, niz, serija, nepretrgan čas, trajanje; American potok, reka, jarek; tok, struja, plima, valovi; prost dostop (do), prosta uporaba; trop, jata; pašnik, ograda, ograjen prostor za živino, za perutnino; sankališče; commerce veliko povpraševanje (on po, za), dobra prodaja, trajen uspeh; commerce kakovost, kvaliteta, vrsta, sorta; music hitra vrsta tonov, gostolevek, rulada; theatre čas izvedbe, trajanje (gledališke igre), uprizarjanje, prikazovanje, nepretrgana vrsta predstav; (karte) sekvenca; naklada (časopisa); technical delovni čas (o strojih); presek, prerez, splošnost, večina; technical tračnica; deska za vkrcavanje in izkrcavanje; odvodna cevat the run, on the run — v tekuin the long run — sčasoma, končno, konec koncevon the run — na nogah, nepretrgoma zaposlen, ki leta sem in tja; military ki je na umiku, na begua run to Bled — vožnja, izlet, skok na Bleda run of ill luck — nepretrgana smola, vrsta nesrečthe common (ordinary) run of people — običajni, poprečni tip ljudito be in the run — teči, dirkati, figuratively kandidiratito be on the run — teči, tekati po poslih, biti vedno na nogah, tekati sem in tjathis inn is quite out of the common run of country inns — ta gostilna je čisto različna od običajnega tipa podeželskih gostiščeverything went with a run — vse je šlo gladko, kot namazanoto have s.o. on the run colloquially pognati kogato have a run for one's money figuratively priti na svoj račun, zabavati se za svoj denarto have the run of s.o.'s house — imeti prost dostop v hišo kake osebe, počutiti se pri kom domaII [rʌn]intransitive verb & transitive verbI.intransitive verb1.teči, tekati, drveti, dirkati, udeležiti se dirke; voziti, hiteti, podvizati se; bežati, pobegniti, umakniti se ( from od), popihati jo, pobrisati jo; navaliti, jurišati (at, on na); hitro potovati, voziti se, pluti, redno voziti, vzdrževati promet; potegovati se ( for za), biti kandidat, kandidirati; hitro, naglo se širiti (novica, ogenj); (o času) poteči, preteči, miniti, bežati; trajati, teči, vršiti se (šola, pouk)to run amok (amuck) — pobesneti, letati kot nor, izgubiti popolnoma oblast nad sebojto run for it, to cut and run colloquially popihati jo, zbežatito run with the hare and hunt with the hounds figuratively skušati biti v dobrih odnosih z dvema nasprotnima si strankamarun for your lives! — reši se, kdor se more!to run for luck American poskusiti kaj na slepo srečoto run mad — zblazneti, znoretito run to meet s.o. — teči komu naprotito run to meet one's troubles figuratively vnaprej si delati skrbito run for an office — potegovati se, konkurirati, biti kandidat, kandidirati za neko službeno mesto (službo)he who runs may read it figuratively na prvi pogled se to vidi, to se da brez težave razumetitime runs fast — čas beži, hitro tečeto run on the wheels figuratively gladko iti;2.vrteti se, obračati se (on okoli); premikati se, kretati se, gibati se, kotaliti se, jadrati; (o stroju) delovati, biti v pogonu, obratovati, funkcionirati; (o tovarni itd.) biti odprt, delati; (o denarju) biti v obtoku, v prometu; (o vodi) teči, razliti se, izlivati se; (o morju) valovati; segati, raztezati se, razprostirati se; (o rastlinah) bujno rasti, pognati, iti v cvet, hitro se razmnoževati; (o menici) imeti rok veljave, teči, veljati; (o cenah) držati se; juridically ostati v veljavi; theatre biti na sporedu, uprizarjati se, predstavljati se, predvajati se, igrati se, dajati se; (o barvah) razlivati se, puščati barvo; (o očeh, nosu, rani) solziti se, cureti, kapati, gnojiti se; (o kovinah) taliti se; (o ledu) (raz)topiti se, kopneti; (o besedilu) glasiti se; (s pridevnikom) postati, nastati, bitimy blood ran cold figuratively kri mi je poledenela v žilahto run dry — posušiti se; biti prazen; figuratively onemoči, biti izčrpanto run to fat — (z)rediti se, postati debelthe garden runs east — vrt sega, se razteza proti vzhoduto run high — dvigati se, rastito run hot — postati vroč, segreti sethe lease runs for ten years — zakupna pogodba teče, velja deset letto run riot — (s)puntati se, upreti se; podivjati, pobesneti, (o rastlinah) bujno se razrastito run round in cercles figuratively kazati veliko aktivnost, a malo uspehathat runs to sentiment — to sega, gre človeku do srcawe ran short of coal — premog nam je pošel, zmanjkalo nam je premogamy supplies are running low — moje zaloge se manjšajo, gredo h krajuto run wild — podivjati; izroditi se, spriditi se, biti neukrotljivwords ran high — padle so ostre besede; prišlo je do ostrih besed, do hudega prerekanjathe works have ceased running — tovarna je ustavila delo;II.transitive verb1.preteči, preiti, teči skozi (čez), drveti (čez), voziti (skozi), preleteti, prepluti, prejadrati; teči (s kom) za stavo; figuratively meriti se (s kom); dirkati; hunting poditi, goniti, zasledovati; zbežati (iz), ubežati, zapustiti (deželo); opraviti (pot, naročilo)to run a blockade military prebiti blokadoto run s.o. close (hard) — teči za kom, biti komu za petamito run errands — opravljati nakupe (naročila), tekati po poslih, opravkihto run 30 knots nautical pluti s hitrostjo 30 vozlovto run messages — prinašati, prinesti sporočilato run a race — tekmovati v teku (dirki), dirkatito run a scent — iti za sledjo, slediti slediwe must let the things run its course — moramo pustiti, da gre stvar svojo potI'll run you to the tree over there — tekmoval bom s teboj v teku do onega drevesa;2.upravijati, voditi; predelati ( into v); spraviti v tek, v gibanje, v delovanje, pustiti, da nekaj teče, točiti; zakotaliti; gnati, goniti, poditi (konja); vpisati (konja) za dirko; pasti (živino); odpraviti, odpremiti, premestiti, transportirati; tihotapiti; zabiti ( into v), zasaditi, zariti, zadreti, zabosti (nož); spustiti, dati v promet, držati v pogonu (stroj); postaviti kot kandidata ( for za); izpostaviti se, biti izpostavljen; zabresti, pustiti zabresti (v); zaleteti se (v); (kovino) taliti; (o reki) nanositi (zlato); American potegniti (črto, mejo)to run debts — biti v dolgovih, zabresti v dolgoveto run the gauntlet figuratively biti izpostavljen ostri kritikito run one's head against the wall — zaleteti se z glavo v zid, riniti z glavo skozi zid (tudi figuratively)to run a horse — goniti, priganjati konja; vpisati (prijaviti) konja za dirkoto run logs — sploviti hlode, lesto run risks — tvegati, riskiratito run the show slang figuratively biti šef, voditi (neko) podjetjeto run a high temperature medicine imeti visoko vročinoIII [rʌn]adjective (o tekočini) iztekel, odcurel; raztopljen; vlit; raztaljen, staljen; nautical ki je dezertiral, dezerterski; (o ribi) ki se je preselila iz morja v reko na drstenje; (mleko) sesirjen; colloquially utihotapljen, nezakonito uvožen -
8 sister
['sistə] 1. noun1) (the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents: She's my sister; my father's sister.) sestra2) (a type of senior nurse: She's a sister on Ward 5.) glavna sestra3) (a female member of a religious group.) redovnica4) (a female fellow member of any group: We must fight for equal opportunities, sisters!) sestra2. adjective(closely similar in design, function etc: sister ships.) sestrski* * *[sístə]1.nounsestra; posestrima; intimna prijateljica; redovnica, nuna, samostanska sestra; colloquially bolničarka, usmiljenka, usmiljena sestrasister Anne — oseba, ki namesto koga drugega čaka na prihod neke tretje osebe (iz pravljice "Sinjebradec")sister of charity (mercy) — usmiljena sestra, usmiljenkasister-german — prava, telesna sestrahalf-sister, step-sister — polsestralay sister — redovnica, ki opravlja kako fizično delo zunaj samostanaThe Three Sisters, The Fatal Sisters, The Sisters Three — sojenice (vile), rojenice, parke;2.adjectivesestrski -
9 six
[siks] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 6.) šest2) (the age of 6.) šest2. adjective1) (6 in number.) šest2) (aged 6.) šestleten•- six-- sixth
- six-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is six years old.) šestleten* * *[siks]1.adjectivethis cost two and six (2/6) — to je stalo dva šilinga in šest penijevsix and eight (pence) — (nekoč običajni odvetnikov honorar), figuratively honorar, pristojbinasix to one — 6 proti 1, stoodstotno zanesljivo (gotovo)six feet of earth figuratively grobit is six of one and half the dozen of the other — to je eno in isto, to je popolnoma isto;2.nounšestica, številka 6; šestorica, šestero, šest kosov, pol ducatato be at sixes and sevens figuratively biti v popolnem neredu (zmedi, zmešnjavi) -
10 slime
(thin, slippery mud or other matter that is soft, sticky and half-liquid: There was a layer of slime at the bottom of the pond.) mulj- slimy- sliminess* * *[sláim]1.nounmulj, glen, (rečno, jezersko) blato; sluz; (polževa) slina; (redko) asfalt, zemeljska smola; figuratively umazanost, podlost;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbpokriti (kaj) s sluzom (zlasti kača plen, ki ga požira), z blatom; zaviti v sluz; slang izvleči se, zmuzniti se (away, past, through proč, mimo, skozi), biti kot jegulja (jeguljast) -
11 space
[speis] 1. noun1) (a gap; an empty or uncovered place: I couldn't find a space for my car.) prostor2) (room; the absence of objects; the area available for use: Have you enough space to turn round?; Is there space for one more?) prostor3) ((often outer space) the region outside the Earth's atmosphere, in which all stars and other planets etc are situated: travellers through space.) vesolje2. verb((also space out) to set (things) apart from one another: He spaced the rows of potatoes half a metre apart.) razmakniti- spacing- spacious
- spaciously
- spaciousness
- space-age
- spacecraft
- spaceship
- spacesuit* * *I [spéis]1.nounprostor; prostranost, širina; vsemirje, medplanetarni prostor, vesolje; omejena površina; medprostor, razmik; printing razmik med črkami ali vrsticami; časovni razmik, razdobje, kratek čas, hip; trajanje, rok; prostor (v vagonu, letalu); American slang prostor za reklame (v časopisih); obsolete priložnost, šansain a space of 3 ft. — v razmiku treh čevljevfor a space — (za) nekaj časa, za hipwithin the space of... — v mejah...to fill out blank spaces — izpolniti (v spisu) prazna mesta;2.adjectivevesoljski, medplanetaren, vsemirskiII [spéis]transitive verb & intransitive verbpustiti razmik (prazen prostor), razmaknjeno (časovno ali prostorsko) razporediti; printing spacionirati, razpreti (tisk)to space out — razmakniti, razmaknjeno razporediti; printing razprto (na)tiskati -
12 squint
[skwint] 1. verb1) (to have the physical defect of having the eyes turning towards or away from each other or to cause the eyes to do this: The child squints; You squint when you look down at your nose.) škiliti2) ((with at, up at, through etc) to look with half-shut or narrowed eyes: He squinted through the telescope.) gledati s priprtimi očmi2. noun1) (a squinting position of the eyes: an eye-operation to correct her squint.) škiljenje2) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) bežen pogled3. adjective, adverb((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.) poševno* * *[skwint]1.nounškiljenje; mežikanje; pogled od strani; skriven (hiter, bežen) pogled; pogledovanje (at na); figuratively nagnjenje, tendenca (to, towards k)I'll have a squint at the menu — bom hitro pogledal (na) jedilni list;2.adjective (redko) škilav, škilast; nezaupljiv, sovražen; poševen, kriv;3.intransitive verbškiliti; od strani gledati; metati skrivne, nezaupljive poglede; škiliti (at za čem), bežno pogledati; meriti (at na), mežikati, na pol zapreti (oči); transitive verb zavijati, obračati (oči), bežno pogledatito squint one's eyes — škiliti, colloquially mežikati
См. также в других словарях:
other half — index alter ego Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
other half — noun singular HUMOROUS someone s husband, wife, or partner … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
other half — ► NOUN Brit. informal ▪ one s wife, husband, or partner … English terms dictionary
other half — noun 1. : a segment of the population radically different economically and often socially from that to which one belongs or with which a context is associated see how the other half lives especially : proletariat 2. : spouse * * * noun [singular] … Useful english dictionary
other half — (someone s) better/other half old fashioned someone s husband or wife or the person with whom they have a romantic relationship. I should think 3.30 on Wednesday will be fine but I d better check with my other half … New idioms dictionary
other half — 1. the people of an economic class clearly different from one s own or from that to which reference is being made: a glimpse of how the other half lives. 2. Informal. one s spouse. * * * … Universalium
The Other Half — can refer to: Other Half (album), a 2007 album from Mandy Chiang. The Other Half (game show), a BBC television game show. The Other Half (TV series), an American day time talk show. The Other Half (1919 film), a film directed by King Vidor. The… … Wikipedia
How the Other Half Lives — [ Jacob Riis, New York, 1888 ] How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York (1890) was a pioneering work of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, documenting the squalid living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s. It… … Wikipedia
one half of the world does not know how the other half lives — Cf. 1532 RABELAIS Pantagruel II. xxxii. la moytié du monde ne sçait comment l’autre vit, one half of the world knows not how the other lives. 1607 J. HALL Holy Observations xvii. One half of the world knowes not how the other liues: and therefore … Proverbs new dictionary
The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir — Directed by Shirley MacLaine Claudia Weill Produced by Shirley MacLaine Written by Shirley MacLaine Narrated … Wikipedia
how the other half lives — (facetious) Other (esp richer or poorer) people s way of life • • • Main Entry: ↑half * * * how the other half lives phrase the way that people who are much richer or poorer than you spend their lives Thesaurus: ways of lifesynonym people who… … Useful english dictionary