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21 tight
1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) tesen2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) napet3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) natančen4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) tesen2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) tesno- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt* * *[táit]1.adjectivetesen; ozek, tesno se oprijemajoč (obleka); neprepusten (za vodo, zrak); močan; čvrsto nategnjen, napet (vrv); stisnjen, nabito poln; zgoščen, kompakten; figuratively nepremičen; figuratively zožen, utesnjen; komaj zadosten, pičel (o denarju); kočljiv; colloquially skop(uški), stiskaški; slang pijan, nadelanas tight as an owl figuratively pijan ko mavratight shoes — tesni, ozki čevljia tight lass obsolete čedno, stasito dekleto be in a tight corner (place, spot) — biti v škripcihto keep a tight rein (hand) on s.o. — držati koga čvrsto na vajetihto draw tight — nategniti, napeti, zategniti;2.adverbtesnó, močnó, čvrsto; pičloto sit tight — figuratively čvrsto, uporno vztrajati pri svojih pravicah (mišljenju, stališču), ne popuščati -
22 effect
[i'fekt] 1. noun1) (a result or consequence: He is suffering from the effects of over-eating; His discovery had little effect at first.) posledica2) (an impression given or produced: The speech did not have much effect (on them); a pleasing effect.) učinek2. verb(to make happen; to bring about: He tried to effect a reconciliation between his parents.) izpeljati- effectively
- effects
- effectual
- come into effect
- for effect
- in effect
- put into effect
- take effect* * *I [ifékt]nounposledica, učinek, namen, cilj; uspeh; dejstvo; izvršitev, realizacija; korist; vsebina (pisma); produktivnost; plural vrednostni papirji, premoženjeto bring to effect, to carry into effect — izvajati, uveljaviti, uresničitito give effect to s.th. — uveljaviti kajin effect — dejansko, v bistvuof no effect — neučinkovit, jalovto some effect — še kar, precejwith telling effect — nedvoumno, jasno, učinkovito, uspešnowithout effect — zaman; neučinkovitII [ifékt]transitive verbučinkovati; izvesti, izvršiti; uveljaviticommerce to effect an entry — vknjižiti -
23 garden
1. noun(a piece of ground on which flowers, vegetables etc are grown: a small garden at the front of the house; ( also adjective) a garden slug.) vrt2. verb(to work in a garden, usually as a hobby: The old lady does not garden much.) vrtnariti- gardener- gardening
- gardens
- garden party* * *I [gá:dən]nounvrtplural park, nasadi; vrsta hiš s pogledom proti nasadom; colloquially to lead s.o. up the garden path — imeti koga za norcaII [gá:dən]transitive verb & intransitive verbvrtnariti -
24 scant
[skænt](hardly enough; not very much: scant attention; scant experience.) pičel- scanty- scantiness
- scantily* * *[skænt]1.adjective ( scantly adverb)komaj zadosten; pičel; omejen, nezadosten; redek; pomanjkljiv; archaic skop, varčenthat was scant consolation — to je bila slaba tolažba;2.transitive verb archaicskopo oskrbeti s potrebščinami, zanemarjati, skopariti (z), stiska(ri)ti (z); archaic omejiti -
25 make headway
(to make progress: We're not making much headway with this new scheme.) napredovati -
26 short of
(not as far as or as much as: Our total came to just short of $1,000; We stopped five miles short of London.) skoraj; pred -
27 take it easy
(not to work etc hard or energetically; to avoid using much effort: The doctor told him to take it easy.) ne pretiravati -
28 up
(to become covered (as if) with mist: The mirror misted over; The windscreen misted up.) zamegliti se* * *I [ʌp]nounvzpetost, strmina, višina; economy porast (tečajev, cen); colloquially srečen človek, srečko, povzpetnik; predstojnik; vlak (avtobus), ki vozi v mestoon the up-and-up colloquially vedno boljši; v redu, brezhibenII [ʌp]adjectiveki gre (vozi) gor; ki vodi proti (glavnemu) mestu; višji; s tendenco navzgor; pokonci; vzšel (sonce); narasel (reka); živeč v notranjosti (dežele); colloquially razburjen; končan; enak(ovreden)the up coach — kočija, ki vozi navkreberup line railway proga, ki vodi proti (glavnemu) mestuthe up train — vlak, ki vozi proti (glavnemu) mestu, v Londonup and doing before day colloquially že pred dnevom na nogahalready up and about colloquially že (zopet) na nogahto be up late — dolgo čuti, bedetihe is up in this subject — v tem predmetu je on na višini, je dobro podkovanto be up with the lark figuratively zelo zgodaj vsta(ja)tito be up against a hard job colloquially stati pred težko nalogoto be (had) up for colloquially biti pozvan pred sodnika zaradito be one up sport biti za točko boljšito be up for trial — biti (stati) pred sodiščem; obravnavati sethe fire is up — ogenj plamti, plapolathe game is up — igre je konec (tudi figuratively)how are you up for cash? colloquially kako si (kaj) pri denarju?the storm is up nautical vihar besniwhat's up? colloquially kaj pa je?, kaj se je zgodilo?III [ʌp]adverb1.gor, navzgor, kvišku, v zrak; proti toku (reki, vodi); nazajup from the grounds figuratively od temeljevup with the Democrates! — živeli demokrati!hands up! — roke kvišku!this tradition can be traced up to the Reformation — ta tradicija sega nazaj (tja) do reformacije;2.bliže k, bliže proti (mestu, kjer se nahajamo); figuratively više, na višjo stopnjoup and up — više in više, vedno višecome up! — pridi bliže!speak up! — govori(te) glasneje!to move up in the world — povzpeti se, napredovati v svetu (v družbi)I think of running up North — mislim napraviti majhno turo na sever;3.v razvoju, v gibanju, v razburjenju, v uporu itd.hurry up! — pohiti!, brž!shares (prices) are up — delnice (cene) se dvigajo;4.popolnoma, čisto, do kraja; skupajto drink up — izpiti, popitithe street was up — ulica je bila popolnoma razkopana;5.zgoraj, visoko; pokonci, na nogahI live two storeys up — stanujem v 2. nadstropjuto be early up — biti zgodaj na nogah, zgodaj vstajatithe Prime Minister is up — ministrski predsednik govori, ima besedoto sit up — sedeti v postelji;6.v mestu, na univerzi, v šolito stay up for the vacation — ostati v kraju študija (v kolidžu) za počitnice;7.up to —; a) (vse) do; proti, prekto be up to date — biti sodoben (moderen, v koraku s časom)I'll give up to 1000 dinars for it — plačal bom do 1000 din za to; b) na ravni, na nivoju, ustreznoup to the door ( —ali knocker) — slang izvrstno, primaup to par figuratively "na višini"not yet up to the ropes figuratively še neuveden, ki se še ne spoznayour work is not up to your usual standard — tvoje delo ni na nivoju tistega, ki ga navadno dosežešto be up to s.th. — nameravati kaj, snovati kaj, biti dorasel čemu, ustrezati čemu, biti (komu) do česa; biti odvisen od česa; biti pripravljen na; spoznati se na kajwhat are you up to? — kaj nameravaš?it is up to you (to decide) — vaša stvar je, da odločite; od vas je odvisna odločitevto be up to a thing or two figuratively biti prebrisanto feel up to s.th. — čutiti se doraslega čemu; biti pripraven, razpoložen za, dobro znati kajto get up to s.o. — držati korak s komto be up to the mark figuratively biti na višinito be up to snuff slang biti zvit (premeten, izkušen)I am up to your little game — dobro vem, kaj spletkarišwhat has he been up to? — kakšno neumnost je spet napravil?you have been up to some trick again! — si že spet naredil kakšno budalost!it is up to you to prove it — vi morate to dokazati;8.pod vodstvom (pri študiju na univerzi)I was up to A. — A. je vodil moje študije, je bil moj mentor (tutor);9.up with, against — etcup with — na isti višini z, v isti oddaljenosti zto come up with s.o. — dohiteti kogaup with you! — vstani!, pridi gor!up into — gori v, gorup on — više (od, kot)up till — vse do;IV [ʌp]preposition (gori) na; gor, navzgor, navkreber kvišku; proti, k, do, ob, vzdolž; proti notranjostiup the hill — navkreber, po hribu navzgorup a tree figuratively v stiski, v škripcihV [ʌp]intransitive verb (nenadoma) vstati, se dvigniti; colloquially dvigniti (kvišku); American povzpeti se (to na)up and at him! — nanj!, za njim!he upped with his head — iztegnil (pomolil) je glavo ven; transitive verb colloquially dvigniti, pobrati; American povišati, povečati (cene, proizvodnjo itd.)VI [ʌp]interjectionup! — kvišku! pokonci!up (with you)! — vstani(te)!; vstati! -
29 as
[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) medtem ko2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) ker3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) kot4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) kot, kakor5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) čeprav6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) (tako) kot2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) (tako) kot3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) kot2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) kot3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) kot4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) kot•- as for- as if / as though
- as to* * *I [æz]adverbkot, tako kot, prav takoas well — tudi, prav takoas well as — prav tako kakor, nič manj odII [æz]conjunctionkot; kolikor; ker; ko, medtem ko; čeprav, četudi, dasias follows — kot sledi, sledečeas little as — samo (s singular)as much as you like — po mili volji, kolikor želišas a rule — navadno, pravilomaas though, as if — kakor če bibe so kind as to... — bodi(te) tako ljubezniv(i) in...as it were — nekako, tako rekočIII [æz]relative pronountisti, ki, ki; takšen, daI am not such a fool as to believe you — nisem tako neumen, da bi ti verjelIV [æz]prepositionas for, as to — glede nacommerce as per your letter — glede na vaše pismoV [æz]nounhistory rimska utežna enota; rimski bronast novec, as -
30 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) majhen2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) malo3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) nepomemben2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) malo3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) malo2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) malo3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) sploh ne•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *I [litl]adjectivemajhen, neznaten; kratek; malo; slaboten (glas); malenkosten, nepomemben; omejen; ironically reven, bedenthe little ones — otročički, malčkithe little — majhni, nepomembni ljudjea little man — mali mož, figuratively ničéa little while — kratek čas, trenuteklittle minds — omejenci, malenkostni ljudjecolloquially little Mary — želodec, prebavathe Little Masters — skupina nemških risarjev in bakrorezcev v 16. in 17. stoletjuastronomy Little Bear — Mali medvedastronomy Little Dipper — Mali vozpolitics history Little Entente — mala antantaLittle Russian — Malorus, Ukrajineclittle theater — mali oder, eksperimentalno gledališčeII [litl]adverbmalo, komaj kaj, slabo, sploh ne, redkolittle does he know — nima pojma, še sanja se mu neIII [litl]nounmalenkosta little — malo, nekajby littles — v majhnih količinah, po malem -
31 quiet
1. adjective1) (not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise: Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.) tih2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) miren3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) miren4) ((of colours) not bright.) nevpadljiv2. noun(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) mir3. verb((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) pomiriti (se)- quieten- quietly
- quietness
- keep quiet about
- on the quiet* * *I [kwáiət]adjective ( quietly adverb)miren, tih; spokojen, zadržan (v vedenju), negiben; figuratively prikrit, skriven (zamera itd.); neupadljiv (obleka, barva); economy medel, slab, za katerim ni povpraševanja ( coffee is ŋ)be quiet! — tiho bodi!to keep quiet — biti miren, molčati ( about o)to keep s.th. quiet — prikrivati kajII [kwáiət]nounmir, tišina, spokojnostslang on the quiet (on the q.t.) — na skrivaj, pod rokoIII [kwáiət]1.transitive verbpomiriti, miriti, potešiti; utišati;2.intransitive verb( down) pomiriti se, pojenjati -
32 like
I 1. adjective(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) podoben2. preposition(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.) kakor3. noun(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) nekaj takega kot4. conjunction((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) tako kot- likely- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story!
- as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely! II verb1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) imeti rad, biti všeč2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) imeti rad•- likeable- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to* * *I [laik]adjectiveenak, podoben, sličen (komu, čemu)and ( —ali or) the like — in tako dalje, in temu sličnowhat is he like? — kakšen je?II [laik]adverb archaic enako, slično; vulgar tako rekočIII [laik]prepositionto look like — biti podoben komu, čemuwhat does he look like? — kako izgleda?to feel like s.th. — biti pri volji za kaj, biti razpoložen za kajI feel like sleeping — rad bi spal, želim si spatilike that — tak, tako, na tak načincolloquially this is something like! — to se lepo sliši, to je že boljšecolloquially that is more like it! — to se že boljše slišilike father, like son — jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesalike master, like man — kakršen gospodar, tak slugalike a shot — kot bi izstrelil, brez pomislekacolloquially like anything — besno, noro, kot norIV [laik]conjunctionvulgar & colloquially ko da bi (za popolnim stavkom)he trembled like he was afraid — trepetal je, ko da bi se balV [laik]nounnekaj sličnega, nekaj takega, nekaj enakega; sport izenačevalen udarec (golf)and the like in — slično, in tako daljemix with your likes! — druži se s sebi enakimicolloquially the likes of me — meni enakicolloquially not for the likes of me — ne za ljudi mojega kovaVI [laik]1.transitive verbrad imeti, marati, ugajati, všeč biti; rad (jesti, piti itd.); colloquially prijati, dobro deti;2.intransitive verbhoteti, želetiI like that! — kaj takega!what do you like better? — kaj imaš rajši?I like coffee, but it does not like me — rad imam kavo, a ne dene mi dobrodo as you like — delaj, kar hočešif you like — če hočeš, če želišI am stupid if you like but — mogoče sem neumen, vendarVII [laik]nounnagnjenje, posebna ljubezen -
33 that
1. [ðæt] plural - those; adjective(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) ta2. pronoun(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) oni3. [ðət, ðæt] relative pronoun(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?) ki; kateri4. [ðət, ðæt] conjunction1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) da2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) da bi5. adverb(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) tako- that's that* * *I [ðæt, ðóuz]1.pronoun (plural those) (kazalni) ta, to; oni, -a, -oand that — in to, in sicerat that — vrh tega, poleg tega, colloquially pri temfor all that — pri vsem tem, kljub vsemu temuthis, that, and the other — to in ono, vse vrstethat which... — to (ono), kar...to that degree that — do tolikšne mere, da...that's it! — tako je prav! tako je treba!that's right! — takó je! točno! res je!; vulgar daand that's that! colloquially in s tem je stvar opravljena! in stvar je končana! in zdaj dovolj tega!that's what it is — saj to je ravno; stvar je v tem; tako je to; za tem grmom tiči zajec(is) that so? — ali res? je (to) res tako?that's the way! — tako je prav!that is because — to je zato, kerthat's a dear! — to je lepo od tebe!what of that? — (pa) kaj za to?what's that noise? — kakšen hrup je to?let it go at that — colloquially pustimo to, kot jewhy do you run like that? — zakaj tako tečeš?I went to this and that doctor — šel sem k več zdravnikom;2.adverb colloquiallytakó (zelo)that angry (small, tired) — tako jezen (majhen, utrujen)II [ðæt, ðət]pronoun relative (plural that)1.ki; kateri, -a, -o; ki ga, ki jo, ki jih; katere, katera;2.karall that everything that — vse, karthe best that — najboljše, karmuch that — mnogo (tega), karnothing that — nič, karno one that — nihče, kithe book that I sent you — knjiga, ki sem ti jo poslal; kithe man that bought the house — (tisti) človek, ki je kupil hišothe lady that he is acquainted with — gospa, s katero se poznathe fool that he is! — takšen bedak!heraldry husband that is to be — njen bodoči mož (soprog)Mrs. Black, Miss Brown that was colloquially gospa Black, rojena BrownMrs. Jones that is — sedanja gospa Jonesfor the reason that — iz razloga, zaradi kateregathe day (that) I met him — na dan, na katerega (ko) sem se seznanil z njimIII [ðæt]conjunctionda; da bi; (zato) ker; koin order that, to the end that — da biso that — tako, danow that — sedaj, koI am sorry that you can't come — žal mi je, da ne morete pritiwe eat that we may live — jémo, da bi mogli živetihe lives that he may eat — on živi, da bi mogel jestiI was so tired that I fell asleep — bil sem tako utrujen, da sem zaspalnow that we know the reason — sedaj, ko vemo za razlogit is 3 years that she went away — tri leta je, da (odkar) je odšlaat the time that I was born — v času, ko sem se rodilit is rather that — prej (je), kernot that it mightn't be better — ne, ker ne bi moglo biti bolje -
34 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) polovica, pol2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) polčas2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pol2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) pol3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) polovičen3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) na pol2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) na pol•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *I [ha:f, haæf]noun(plural halves) polovica; polletje; sport polčas; izenačenost (golf); juridically strankaone's better half — boljša polovica, ženathe larger half — večja polovica, večji delto do s.th. by halves — površno, na pol kaj nareditito go halves with s.o. — razdeliti si s kom na polin half, in halves — razpolovljenII [ha:f, hæf]adjectivepolovičen; površen, nepopolnat half the price — za pol cene, po polovični cenito gain half the battle — polovico že dobiti, opraviti že pol delahalf a loaf is better than no bread — boljši vrabec v roki, kot golob na strehito see with half an eye — takoj sprevideti, videti brez najmanjšega trudanautical half three — tri in pol sežnjaIII [ha:f, hæf]adverbpol, na pol; precej; skorajnot half — kar se da, strašnocolloquially not half bad — precej dobronot half big enough — sploh ne, še zdaleč nedo you like whisky? Oh, not half! — imate radi viski? Pa še kako!nautical east half-south — ɜ ɜ/8 stopinj jugovzhodno -
35 trouble
1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) težava2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) nemiri3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) težave2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) vznemiriti2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) nadlegovati3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) potruditi se•- troubled- troublesome
- troublemaker* * *I [trəbl]nountežava, trud, napor, motnja, motenje, nadloga; nevšečnost, neprijetnost; skrb, žalost, trpljenje, bol, muka; breme (to komu), nesreča, zlo, stiska; tegoba; napaka, pogreška, pomanjkljivost, slaba stran; komplikacija, problem, sitnost(i); kočljiv položaj; dialectal porod; bolezen; politics nemir, konflikt; kraval, škandal, afera; technical okvara, motnja, defektin trouble — v stiski (težavi, nepriliki)digestive troubles — prebavne motnje, težaveto ask for trouble, to look for trouble — sam si iskati (delati) težave, izzivati usodothe trouble is that... — težava je v tem, da...(it is) no trouble! — (to ni) nobena težava!; že dobro!; prosim!(I am) sorry to give you such trouble — žal mi je, da vam delam take sitnostito be out of one's troubles — osvoboditi se skrbi (težav), priti iz neprilikto give s.o. the trouble, to put s.o. to much trouble — povzročiti komu težave (skrb), spraviti koga v hude nevšečnostiwe did it to spare you trouble — naredili smo to, da bi vam prihranili trudto stir up trouble — povzročati zmedo, nemirhe won't even take the trouble to answer — ne vzame si niti truda, da bi odgovorilII [trəbl]transitive verbzbegati, vznemiriti, razburiti, preplašiti; zaskrbeti, mučiti, (pri)zadeti; nadlegovati, sitnariti (komu), motiti, privesti (koga) v neprijeten položaj, v težave; prositi (koga) (for za); (redko) (s)kaliti, zburkati (vodo); intransitive verb vznemiriti se, razburiti se ( about zaradi); mučiti se, trpeti ( about zaradi); (po)truditi se, da(ja)ti si trudatroubled waters figuratively zapleten, težaven položajto be troubled in mind — biti zelo vznemirjen (zmeden, prizadet)to trouble s.o. at work — motiti koga pri deluto trouble o.s. — brigati se za kaj, (po)truditi se za kajdon't trouble (yourself) — ne trudite se; že dobromay I trouble you for the salt? — vas smem nadlegovati, prositi za sol?to trouble one's head about s.th. — beliti si glavo zaradi česato pour oil on troubled waters figuratively pomiriti razburjenje, narediti mir -
36 choose
[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) izbrati2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) odločiti se•* * *[ču:z]1.transitive verb( between) izbrati, izbirati, izvoliti si; hoteti; raje imeti;2.intransitive verb( between) imeti na izbiro; blagovolitiI cannot choose but — nujno moram, prisiljen sem, ne morem si kaj, da ne bi -
37 too
[tu:]1) (to a greater extent, or more, than is required, desirable or suitable: He's too fat for his clothes; I'm not feeling too well.) preveč2) (in addition; also; as well: My husband likes cycling, and I do, too.) tudi* * *[tu:]adverbpreveč, odveč, pre-; colloquially zelo, skrajno; tudi, prav tako, poleg tegahe, too, is away — tudi on je odsotentoo good to be true — prelepo, da bi bilo resnično -
38 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tenek2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) mršav3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) redek4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) redek5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) prazen2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) razredčiti (se)- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *I [min]1.adjective ( thinly adverb)tanek; vitek, mršav, suh; lahek (obleka); nežen, fin, prozoren (tkanina); droben; redek, pičel; slabo obiskan (gledališka predstava ipd.); slab, lahek (pijača), razredčen, precéj redek, vodén; photography nejasen, brez kontrastov; agronomy reven, nerodoviten (zemlja); ničen, prazen (izgovor); plitev, brez vsebine (knjiga)thin attendance — slab obisk (predstave itd.)thin captain figuratively British English majhen ploščat prepečeneca thin house — slabo zasedena, prazna gledališka hišaon thin ice figuratively na nevarnih tleh, v kočljivem položajuthe thin end of the wedge figuratively prvi začetek, prvi korakthrough thick and thin — skozi ogenj in vodo, čez vse zapreke (težave)that is too thin — slang to je preveč prozorno;2.adverb (le v sestavljenkah) tanko, slabo, redko, neznatnothin-faced — ozkega, mršavega obrazaII [min]transitive verb(s)tanjšati; razredčiti (gozd); figuratively zmanjšati; intransitive verb (s)tanjšati se; razredčiti se, postati pičel (redek); zmanjšati se, oslabeti, upasti, shujšati; figuratively klinasto se stanjšatihis hair is thinning — lasje se mu redčijo; -
39 regret
[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; verb(to be sorry about: I regret my foolish behaviour; I regret that I missed the concert; I regret missing the concert; I regret to inform you that your application for the job was unsuccessful.)2. noun(a feeling of sorrow, or of having done something wrong: I have no regrets / I feel no regret about what I did; It was with deep regret that I heard the news of his death.) obžalovanje- regretfully
- regrettable
- regrettably* * *I [rigrét]nounobžalovanje, kesanje, kes; skrb ( for za); opravičevanje; žalost, bolečina, bolest; razočaranjewith regret — z obžalovanjem, neradit is a regret to me — žal mi je, obžalujemI expressed (I sent) my regret for refusing — opravičil sem se, ker sem odklonilII [rigrét]transitive verbobžalovati; kesati se; želeti, da se nekaj ne vrne; žalovati za čem, z obžalovanjem misliti nahis health, I regret to say, is not good — njegovo zdravje žal ni dobroit is to be regretted that... — treba je obžalovati, da..., škoda, da... -
40 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) majhen2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) majhen3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) malo4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) mali•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small* * *I [smɔ:l]adjectivemajhen (po velikosti, obsegu, številu, starosti, količini, pomembnosti); maloštevilen; kratek, kratkotrajen; redek, lahek, vodén (o pijači); dialectal ozek; figuratively nepomemben, malo važen, neznaten, brez večje vrednosti; ozkosrčen, ozkogruden, malenkosten; šibek, skromen, reven; nizek; majhne moralne vrednosti, podel; osramočenin a small way, on a small scale — v majhnem razmerju, v malem, skromno, maloon the small side — nezadostno velik, ne preveliksmall and early party — družba maloštevilnih gostov, ki se kmalu razide; intimna večerna zabavaa small beginning — majhen, skromen začeteksmall blame to them — ni se jim treba sramovati, to jim ne dela sramote; ni jim treba zameritiand no blame to him! — in kdo ga ne bi (po)karal!small farmer — mali kmet, mali posestniksmall hours — ure po polnoči, male urea small poetically nepomemben pesniksmall rain — dežek, droben dežsmall talk — kramljanje, klepet(anje)the small voice, the still small voice figuratively glas vestiit is small of him to remind me of it — malenkostno je od njega, da me spomni na toI call it small of him — smatram, da je to nizkotno od njegaI found the way at last, and small thanks to you for your directions — končno sem našel pot, in za to se mi ni treba zahvaliti vašim navodilomhe has small Latin and less Greek — latinski zna malo, grški pa še manjhe has too small a mind not to be jealous of your success — preozkosrčen je, da ne bi bil ljubosumen na vaš uspehto make s.o. feel small figuratively osramotiti kogato make o.s. small — napraviti se majhnegahe was surprised, and no small wonder — bil je presenečen, in nič čudnega (če je bil)everybody thought it small of him to refuse to help — vsakdo je smatral, da je grdó od njega, da je odklonil pomočII [smɔ:l]adverbmajhno, fino; (redko) malo, malce; ne glasno, slabotno; prezirljivoto cut small — razrezati, zrezatito sing small figuratively odnehati, znižati zahteve, postati manj glasen, postati majhento think small of s.o. — prezirljivo gledati na kogaIII [smɔ:l]nounnekaj majhnega; majhen (tanek, ozek) del (česa); majhna oseba; plural telesno perilo; drobnarije, drobno blago; plural Oxford university prvi od treh izpitov za akademsko stopnjo B. A.in small — v malem, v miniaturiby small and small — polagoma, počasithe small of the back anatomy križ
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