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81 pulse
1. noun(the regular beating of the heart, which can be checked by feeling the pumping action of the artery in the wrist: The doctor felt/took her pulse.) utrip2. verb(to throb.) utripati- pulsate- pulsation* * *I [pʌls]nounpulz, utrip, bilo; physics electrical (tokovni) sunek, impulz; figuratively polet, vitalnostto feel s.o.'s pulse — tipati žilo, meriti utripII [pʌls]intransitive verb & transitive verbbiti, utripati, razbijati (srce)III [pʌls]nounzrna stročnic, stročnice -
82 backwash
1) (a backward current eg that following a ship's passage through the water: the backwash of the steamer.) ladijski valovi2) (the unintentional results of an action, situation etc: The backwash of that firm's financial troubles affected several other firms.) vrtinec* * *[baekwɔš]nounmarine ladijski valovi, vrtinčina, valovi, ki se odbijajo od obale -
83 cause
[ko:z] 1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) vzrok2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) povod3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) cilj; v imenu (miru)2. verb(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) povzročiti; pripeljati do česa* * *I [kɔ:z]transitive verbpovzročiti, sprožiti, pripraviti koga do česaII [kɔ:z]noun(of) vzrok; ( for) povod, razlog; zadeva, stvar; načelo, ideal; pravda, tožbain the cause of — v imenu, zaradito make common cause with — strinjati se, delati v prid iste stvariFirst cause, Cause of causes — stvarnikfinal cause — končni cilj, namento plead s.o.'s cause — zastopati zadevo koga -
84 circuit
['sə:kit]1) (a journey or course round something: the earth's circuit round the sun; three circuits of the race-track.) obhod; krog2) (a race-track, running-track etc.) (tekmovalna) proga3) (the path of an electric current and the parts through which it passes.) krogotok4) (a journey or tour made regularly and repeatedly eg by salesmen, sportsmen etc.) potovanje, turneja•* * *I [sɜ:kit]nounokrožje; obseg; ovinek; obhod; redosled; krožno potovanjeelectrical short circuit — kratki stikAmerican circuit rider — potujoči duhovniktechnical circuit breaker — prekinjačII [sɜ:kit]transitive verb & intransitive verbobkrožiti, skleniti krog; vrteti se -
85 justify
1) (to prove or show (a person, action, opinion etc) to be just, right, desirable or reasonable: How can the government justify the spending of millions of pounds on weapons when there is so much poverty in the country?) utemeljiti2) (to be a good excuse for: Your state of anxiety does not justify your being so rude to me.) opravičiti•- justification* * *[džʌstfai]transitive verbopravičiti ( before ali to komu), zagovarjati, oprostiti; printing justirati, uravnati; ecclesiastic odrešitito be justified in doing s.th. — s polno pravico kaj narediti -
86 mischief
['mis if]1) (action or behaviour (especially of children) that causes small troubles or annoyance to others: That boy is always up to some mischief.) vragolija2) (evil, damage or harm.) škoda•- mischievous
- mischievously* * *[misčif]nounškoda, nesreča, zlo, vzrok nesreče neprilika; zloba, krivica objestnost, prešernost, nagajrvost, navihanost, vragolija; colloquially navihanec, vražičto do s.o. a mischief — škoditi komu, storiti komu krivico; vulgar raniti, ubitito keep out of mischief — izogibati se zlu, biti doberto play the mischief with — grdo ravnati s, znapraviti nered, to run into mischief — zaiti v nevarnostwhat (who, how, where) the mischief — kaj (kdo, kako, kje) za vragathe mischief of it is that — nerodna stvar pri tem je, da -
87 prosecution
1) ((an) act of prosecuting or process of being prosecuted: He faces prosecution for drunken driving; There are numerous prosecutions for this offence every year.) tožba2) (the person/people bringing a legal action, including the lawyer(s) representing them: First the prosecution stated its case, then the defence.) tožilstvo* * *[prɔsikjú:šən]nounopravljanje, izvrševanje, izvajanje (poklica); juridically sodni postopek, kazenskopravni pregon, obtožba, iztožitev (terjatve), tožilstvo -
88 sitting
noun (a period of continuous action, meeting etc: I read the whole book at one sitting; The committee were prepared for a lengthy sitting.) zasedanje* * *[sítiŋ]1.nounsedenje, čas sedenja; zasedanje, seja; valjenje, valitev (kokoši); jajca za nasad; (rezerviran) sedež v cerkvi; poziranje (za slikanje)at a sitting — na (en) mah, na dušek, brez premora (pavze, prekinitve)I read the book at a sitting — na mah sem prebral knjigo;2.adjectivesedeč; zasedajočin a sitting posture — sedé, v sedečem položaju -
89 together
[tə'ɡeðə]1) (with someone or something else; in company: They travelled together.) skupaj2) (at the same time: They all arrived together.) hkrati3) (so as to be joined or united: He nailed/fitted/stuck the pieces of wood together.) skupaj4) (by action with one or more other people: Together we persuaded him.) skupno•- together with* * *[təgéðə]adverbskupaj, skupno, drug za drugim, obenem; hkrati, v en mah, istočasno; zaporedomafor days together — dneve in dneve, več dni zaporedomato bring together — sestaviti, zbrati, združitito go together — iti skupaj, pristajati, ustrezati (o barvi itd.) -
90 crouch
1) (to stand with the knees well bent; to squat: He crouched behind the bush.) počeniti2) ((of animals) to lie close to the ground, in fear, readiness for action etc: The tiger was crouching ready to spring on its prey.) prihuliti se* * *I [krauč]intransitive verbpočeniti, priviti, prihuliti se; figuratively (to) ponižati se, klečeplazitiII [krauč]nounpočep; figuratively poniževanje, klečeplaštvo -
91 exercise
1. noun1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) vadba2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) vaja3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) vojaška vaja2. verb1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) vaditi2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) uporabljati* * *I [éksəsaiz]nounvaja, vežba, vadba; naloga; izvrševanje, opravljanje; božja služba; vojaško vežbanje; plural obredi, slovesnost, proslavaII [éksəsaiz]1.transitive verbopravljati, vršiti; trenirati, vaditi; skrbeti; mučiti; uporabljati;2.intransitive verbvaditi, vežbati, gibati se; treniratito exercise s.o.'s patience — mučiti kogato be exercised about — biti zaskrbljen, skrbeti zaradi -
92 himself
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when a male person or animal is the object of an action he performs: He kicked himself; He looked at himself in the mirror.) se2) (used to emphasize he, him or the name of a male person or animal: John himself played no part in this.) on sam3) (without help etc: He did it himself.) čisto sam* * *[himsélf]pronoun on sam; sebe, se(all) by himself — čisto sam, brez pomoči -
93 imperfect
[im'pə:fikt]1) (having a fault: This coat is being sold at half-price because it is imperfect.) z napako2) (( also noun) (a verb) of the tense expressing an action or state in the past which is not completed: The verb `go' in `I was going' is in the imperfect tense.) nedovršni čas•- imperfection* * *I [impɜ:fikt]adjective ( imperfectly adverb)nepopoln, nedovršen, pomanjkljivjuridically neiztožljiv; mathematics imperfect number — nepopolno številogrammar imperfect tense — nedovršni časII [impɜ:fikt]noungrammar imperfekt, nedovršni čas -
94 latitude
['lætitju:d]1) (the distance, measured in degrees on the map, that a place is north or south of the Equator: What is the latitude of London?) zemljepisna širina2) (freedom of choice or action.) svoboda* * *[laetitju:d]nounastronomy geography (zemljepisna) širina; figuratively širina, svoboda (mišljenja); astronomy kotna oddaljenost nebesnega telesa od sončeve orbitehigh latitudes — pokrajine, oddaljene od ekvatorjain latitude 40 N. — na 40. stopinji severne širineto allow s.o. great latitude — pustiti komu veliko svobode -
95 manoeuvre
[mə'nu:və] 1. noun1) (a planned movement (of troops, ships, aircraft, vehicles etc): Can you perform all the manoeuvres required by the driving test?) manever2) (a skilful or cunning plan or action: His appointment was the result of many cunning manoeuvres.) manever2. verb(to (cause to) perform manoeuvres: She had difficulty manoeuvring her car into the narrow space.) manevrirati* * *[mənú:və]1.nounmanevriranje, manever, spretno ravnanje, (zvijačen) prijem; plural military manevri, vojaške vaje;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbmanevrirati, spretno ravnati, napeljati ( into k); imeti manevre -
96 meaning
noun (the sense in which a statement, action, word etc is (intended to be) understood: What is the meaning of this phrase?; What is the meaning of his behaviour?) pomen* * *I [mí:niŋ]adjective ( meaningly adverb)pomemben; pomenljiv (pogled)II [mi:niŋ]nounpomen; namen, smoterfull of meaning — pomemben, tehtenwhat's the meaning of this? — kaj naj to pomeni?with meaning — pomemben, izrecen -
97 tense
[tens] I noun(a form of a verb that shows the time of its action in relation to the time of speaking: a verb in the past/future/present tense.) glagolski časII 1. adjective1) (strained; nervous: The crowd was tense with excitement; a tense situation.) napet2) (tight; tightly stretched.) napet2. verb(to make or become tense: He tensed his muscles.) napeti (se)- tensely- tenseness
- tension* * *I [tens]noungrammar slovniški (glagolski) čas; obsolete časII [tens]1.adjective ( tensely adverb)napet (tudi figuratively) nategnjen, zategnjen; tog, trda tense moment — napet trenutek; linguistics zaprt (glas);2.transitive verb & intransitive verbnapeti (se), nategniti (se) -
98 twin
[twin]1) (one of two children or animals born of the same mother at the same time: She gave birth to twins; ( also adjective) They have twin daughters.) dvojček2) (one of two similar or identical things: Her dress is the exact twin of mine.) dvojnik* * *[twin]1.noundvojček, dvojčica; plural dvojčka, dvojčici; botany dva zrasla sadeža; figuratively nasprotek; pendant; mineralogy zraslica (kristal)Twins —, (= twin-Brothers, twin-Brethren) astronomy Dvojčka (zvezdi, Kastor in Poluks);2.adjectivedvojčen, podvojen; botany podvojen, parentwin brother — brat dvojček;3.transitive verbpariti, (z)družiti, spojitithey are twinned in action — delata skupaj; intransitive verb roditi dvojčke (dvojčici); obsolete roditi se kot dvojček; figuratively biti zelo podoben, biti par, spadati skupaj ( with z) -
99 agitate
['æ‹iteit]1) (to make (someone) excited and anxious: The news agitated her.) vznemiriti2) (to try to arouse public feeling and action: That group is agitating for prison reform.) agitirati3) (to shake: The tree was agitated by the wind.) tresti•- agitated- agitation
- agitator* * *[aedžiteit]1.transitive verbtresti; nihati; razburiti, pretresti, vznemiriti; pretresati, razpravljati;2.intransitive verbrovariti, hujskati; ( for za) agitirati -
100 alert
[ə'lə:t] 1. adjective1) (quick-thinking: She's very old but still very alert.) živahen2) ((with to) watchful and aware: You must be alert to danger.) buden2. noun(a signal to be ready for action.) alarm3. verb(to make (someone) alert; to warn: The sound of gunfire alerted us to our danger.) opozoriti na- alertly- alertness
- on the alert* * *I [əlɜ:t]adjective ( alertly adverb)buden, čuječ, živahenII [əlɜ:t]nounalarm; pripravljenoston the alert — v pripravljenosti, čuječ, buden, na prežiIII [əlɜ:t]transitive verbpripraviti; zbuditi, alarmirati
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