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1 necessity
[ni'sesəti]- plural necessities - noun (something needed or essential: Food is one of the necessities of life.) potreba* * *[nisésiti]nounpotreba, sila, nuja; (navadno plural) pomanjkanjeto make a virtue of necessity — napraviti od nuje vrlino; hvaliti se s čim, kar smo morali storitiof necessity — nujno, neizbežnounder the necessity (of doing s.th.) — prisiljen (kaj narediti) -
2 urge
[ə:‹] 1. verb1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) nagovarjati2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) poudarjati2. noun(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) močna želja- urge on* * *I [ə:dž]nounpodnet, impulz, nagon, pobuda, spodbuda; delujoča sila, pritisk; vnetost, gorečnost (npr. verska)the cosmic urge — skupnost sil, ki vladajo svetuII [ə:dž]transitive verbnagnati, naganjati, tirati; tiščati, pritiskati; siliti, nagovarjati, rotiti, urgirati; spodbosti; iznesti, predložiti ( against proti) (npr. argumente), predočiti, navesti (kot vzrok); posebno naglasiti, poudariti; priporočiti, opomniti; pospešiti (tempo, delo); intransitive verb siliti, rotiti, trdovratno vztrajati (on pri)I urged him to aceept the offer — silil sem ga, naj sprejme ponudboI urged him not to undertake the business — rotil sem ga, naj se ne loti tega posla -
3 appreciate
[ə'pri:ʃieit]1) (to be grateful for (something): I appreciate all your hard work.) biti hvaležen2) (to value (someone or something) highly: Mothers are very often not appreciated.) ceniti (zasluge)3) (understand; to be aware of: I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.) zavedati se4) (to increase in value: My house has appreciated (in value) considerably over the last ten years.) zrasti vrednost (čemu)•- appreciably
- appreciation
- appreciative
- appreciatively* * *[əprí:šieit]1.transitive verboceniti; upoštevati, uvaževati; spoštovati, ceniti; razločiti; dvigati vrednost;2.intransitive verbpridobivati na vrednosti, dražiti seI appreciate your difficulty — vem, da vam je težko -
4 extravagance
noun His wife's extravagance reduced them to poverty; Food is a necessity, but wine is an extravagance.) zapravljivost; potratnost* * *[ikstraevigəns]nounprenapetost, objestnost, samopašnost; zapravljivost, potratnost; pretiranost; čudaštvo, nesmiselnost -
5 law
[lo:]1) (the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed: Such an action is against the law; law and order.) pravo; zakon2) (any one of such rules: A new law has been passed by Parliament.) zakon3) ((in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: the law of gravity.) zakon•- lawful- lawfully
- lawless
- lawlessly
- lawlessness
- lawyer
- law-abiding
- law court
- lawsuit
- be a law unto oneself
- the law
- the law of the land
- lay down the law* * *I [lɔ:]nounzakon, postava; pravo, pravoznanstvo; ( the) pravniki, pravniški poklic, American slang policija; sodni postopek, sodišče; načelo, pravilo; zakonitost; sport prednost (dana slabšemu tekmecu); figuratively milostni rok, odlogthe law of the Medes and Persians — nepreklicen zakon, stara navadato be a law unto o.s. — biti sam sebi zakon, ravnati po lastni voljito follow ( —ali go in for) the law — biti pravnik, študirati pravoto lay down the law — odločati, imeti glavno besedo, samovoljno ravnati, vsiliti svojo vouoletter of the law — dosledno, dobesednolaw and order — mir in red, spoštovanje zakonovDoctor of Laws (LL.D.) — doktor pravaAmerican to call in the law — poklicati policijoII [lo:]interjectionBritish English vulgar pojte no! (izraz začudenja) -
6 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) položiti, odložiti, predložiti2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) položiti3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) pripraviti4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) poleči5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) razpršiti6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) (z)nesti7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) staviti•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) stopničasto pristriči- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laičen2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) navaden•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.)* * *I [lei]1.transitive verbpoložiti, polagati, odložiti, odlagati, postaviti; (z)nesti jajca, pripraviti (kurjavo, mizo) prekriti podložiti obložiti ( with, tla itd. s čim); nanesti (barvo); predložiti, vložiti (npr. zahtevo, before pri); pripisati, pripisovati (to komu); zasnovati (načrt); poleči (žito); pomiriti, umiriti, ublažiti (veter, valove); military nameriti (top); splesti (vrv); naložiti (kazen), na.ložiti jih komu; zastaviti (čast, glavo); vulgar spolno občevati;2.intransitive verbvaliti (jajca); stavitito lay an accusation against — obtožiti, vložiti tožboto lay bare — razgaliti, odkritito lay one's bones — položiti svoje kosti, pokopatito lay claim to — postaviti svojo zahtevo; zahtevati kaj zaseto lay the cloth ( —ali the table) — pogrniti, pripraviti mizoto lay the dust — poškropiti, da se poleže prahto lay eyes on — zagledati, opazitito lay fault to s.o. — pripisati komu krivdoto lay one's finger on — s prstom kaj pokazati, najtito lay a finger on — položiti roko na koga, tepstito lay for — zalezovati, čakati v zasedito lay hands on — dobiti v roke, polastiti se, dvigniti roko na kogato lay hands on o.s. — napraviti samomorto lay hold on ( —ali of) — zgrabiti, prijeti; figuratively ujeti se za kajto lay one's hopes on — veliko pričakovati od, staviti upe nato lay heads together — stikati glave, posvetovati seto lay s.th. to heart — gnati si kaj k srau, položiti na srceto lay low ( —ali in the dust) — podreti, pobiti na tla; figuratively ponižatito lay open — odkriti, razodetito lay o.s. open — izpostaviti seto lay s.th. on the shelf — odložiti kakšno deloto lay (great, little) store upon — pripisovati (veliko, majhno) važnost čemuto lay s.o. under an obligation — naložiti komu nalogoto lay s.o. under necessity — prisiliti kogato lay s.o. under contribution — pripraviti koga, da kaj prispevato lay the whip to s.o.'s back — (pre)bičati kogaII [lei]preteriteod lie4III [lei]noun(zemljepisna) lega, položaj; smer, usmerjenost; delitev ribiškega ulova; slang delo, poklic; American delež pri dobičku, zaslužek, cena, nakupni pogojithe lay of the land — topografska lega; figuratively situacija, položajIV [lei]adjectiveposveten, laičenlay clerk — cerkveni pevec, župnijski pisarlay lord — član angl. Zgornjega dorna, ki se ne bavi z zakonodajoV [lei]nounpoetically pesem, napev, balada -
7 lie
I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) laž2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) lagati- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) leči, ležati2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) nahajati se, biti3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) ostati4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) biti v•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down* * *I [lai]nounlaž, neresnica, izmišljotinawhite lie — nedolžna laž, laž v silito give s.o. the lie — postaviti koga na lažto give the lie to s.th. — postaviti kaj na lažII [lai]1.transitive verblagati (to komu), nalagati;2.transitive verbz lažmi zmamiti ( into v, k)he lies like a book — laže, da sam sebi verjamehe lies like a gasmeter — laže, kakor pes tečeto lie o.s. out of — z lažmi se izvleči iz česahumorously to lie in one's throat ( —ali teeth) — lagati komu v obraz, predrzno lagatiIII [lai]nounlega, položaj; počivališče (živali, ptic, rib)figuratively the lie of the land — situacija, stanje, razmereIV [lai]intransitive verbležati, počivati; nahajati se, biti v; težiti, ležati (on na duši, v želodcu); peljati (pot); juridically biti dopusten, biti dovoljen, priti v poštev; archaic prenočiti, prespati; hunting ne vzleteti (ptice); military & nautical stati, ležati (čete, ladje)to lie hid — pritajiti se, skriti seslang to lie doggo — negibno ležati, pritajiti seas far as in me lies — po svojih najboljših močeh, kolikor le moremto lie on s.o.'s hands — ležati pri kom brez koristi (nerabljeno, neprodano)to lie idle — biti neizkoriščen, mirovati (zemlja, stroj), lenuharitimilitary to lie perdu — ležati v skriti izvidniški točkiit lies with you to do it — na tebi je, da to storišjuridically to lie on s.o. — biti komu obvezanto lie in s.o.'s way — biti komu pri roki; biti komu na potiyou will lie on the bed you have made — kakor si boš postlal, tako boš ležal -
8 mother
1. noun1) (a female parent, especially human: John's mother lives in Manchester; ( also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young.) mati2) ((often with capital: also Mother Superior) the female leader of a group of nuns.) mati prednica2. verb(to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much): His wife tries to mother him.) po materinsko skrbeti- motherless
- motherly
- motherliness
- mother-country
- motherland
- mother-in-law
- mother-of-pearl
- mother-tongue* * *I [mʌðə]nounmati; mati prednica (v samostanu); archaic medicine histerijacolloquially to kiss mother earth — pastizoology Mother Carey's chicken — viharnica (ptica)Mother Hubbard — široka, ohlapna ženska oblekabotany mother of thousands — vrsta divjega lanuII [mʌðə]transitive verbroditi (navadno figuratively); po materinsko skrbeti, priznati materinstvoto mother a novel on s.o. — pripisati komu avtorstvo romanaIII [mʌðə]nounchemistry octov cvet -
9 necessary
['nesisəri](needed; essential: Is it necessary to sign one's name?; I shall do all that is necessary.) potreben- necessitate
- necessity* * *I [nésisəri]adjectivenujen, neizogiben, potreben, obvezen (for, to za)archaic necessary house — straniščeII [nésisəri]nounpotrebaplural življenjske potrebščine; economy potrebščina; slang the necessary — denar; archaic stranišče -
10 sheer
I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) skrajen2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) zelo strm3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) zelo fin2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) navpičnoII [ʃiə]* * *I [šíə]1.nounnauticalodklon (odmik) od določene smeri, nagel obrat ali odklon od ravne poti;2.intransitive verb nauticalnapraviti nagel odklon od določene smeri ali ravne poti; figuratively odmakniti se, oddaljiti se ( from od), ločiti seto sheer off — oditi, oddaljiti se, ločiti se; nautical odmakniti se od določene smerito sheer up nautical bližati se od straniII [šíə]1.adjective(zelo) strm, navpičen; skrajen; tanek, zelo fin (tkanina); pravi, pravcat; čist, nepomešan, nerazredčen, neponarejen; popoln, sam, golby sheer necessity — iz čiste (same, gole, absolutne) potrebesheer rock — čista (sama, prava, pravcata, gola) skalait is sheer nonsense — to je pravi nesmisel;2.adverbnavpično; popolnoma, čisto; naravnost, direktnorocks rise sheer from the valley — skale se dvigajo navpično iz doline;3.nounprozorna (bombažna ali platnena) tkanina -
11 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 -
12 stress
[stres] 1. noun1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) stres2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) pritisk3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) naglas2. verb(to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc): Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual.) poudariti- lay/put stress on* * *I [stres]nounnapor, prizadevanje; pritisk, priganjanje; (vreme) neurje, ujma, huda ura; physics pritisk, tlak, sila, teža; obtežitev, breme; napetost; figuratively važnost, poudarek, pomen; prosody & grammar naglas, poudarek, poudarjen zlogto lay great stress (up)on — močno poudariti, dati velik poudarekII [stres]transitive verbfiguratively naglašati, poudariti; prosody naglaševati; technical pritiskati, izpostaviti pritisku, tlačiti; figuratively preobremeniti, prenapenjati -
13 stringent
['strin‹ənt]adjective ((of rules etc) very strict, or strongly enforced: There should be much more stringent laws against the dropping of rubbish in the streets.) strog* * *[strindžənt]adjective ( stringently adverb)strog (zakon); oster (okus); utrjen, trden, brezpogojen (pravilo); obvezen, ki ga ne moremo prezreti ali obiti; prepričljiv; economy pičel (denar), slab, medel (tržišče) -
14 virtue
['və: u:]1) (a good moral quality: Honesty is a virtue.) vrlina2) (a good quality: The house is small, but it has the virtue of being easy to clean.) prednost3) (goodness of character etc: She is a person of great virtue.) krepost•- virtuous- virtuously
- virtuousness* * *[vɜ:tju, -ču:]nounkrepost, vrlina, čednost, odlika; figuratively čistost, nedolžnost, neoporečnost; dobra lastnost; sposobnost; vrlost; prednost, visoka vrednost; delovanje, učinkovitost, uspeh; obsolete pogum, duh (moža)without virtue — brezuspešno, brez učinkaby virtue of — s pomočjo; na temelju (česa)in virtue of — zaradi, na temeljua lady of easy virtue — lahkomiselna, nekrepostna žena -
15 vital
1) (essential; of the greatest importance: Speed is vital to the success of our plan; It is vital that we arrive at the hospital soon.) bistven2) (lively and energetic: a vital person/personality.) vitalen•- vitality* * *[váitl]1.adjective ( vitally adverb)življenjski, življenjsko važen, nujno potreben, vitalen; poetically živ, ki živi; življenjsko nevaren, smrten, poguben, usodepoln; figuratively biten, bitno važen, bistven, glaven, osnoven; odločilen; živahen, vitalen, poln poleta (elana)vital force, necessity — življenjska moč, potreba (nuja)vital statistics humorously obseg prsi, pasu in bokov pri ženskia vital wound — smrtonosna rana;2.nounpluralvitalni organi (neobhodno potrebni za življenje); figuratively bistvo; važni sestavni deli
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