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21 garrulous
['ɡærələs](fond of talking: a garrulous old man.) zgovoren- garrulity
- garrulousness* * *[gaeruləs]adjective ( garrulously adverb)blebetav, žlobudrav, čenčav, zgovoren; žuboreč -
22 grand
[ɡrænd] 1. adjective1) (splendid; magnificent: a grand procession.) imeniten2) (proud: She gives herself grand airs.) vzvišen3) (very pleasant: a grand day at the seaside.) imeniten4) (highly respected: a grand old man.) odličen2. noun(a slang term for $1,000 or 1,000: I paid five grand for that car.) tisočak- grand jury
- grand piano
- grandstand
- grand total* * *I [grænd]adjective ( grandly adverb)velik, imeniten, sijajen, odličen, glaven; vzvišen, veličastenII [grænd]nounklavir; American slang tisočakbaby grand, miniature grand — kratki klavir -
23 grasping
adjective (greedy (especially for money): a grasping old man.) grabežljiv* * *[grá:spiŋ]1.adjective ( graspingly adverb)lakomen, skop;2.nounprijem -
24 grievous
adjective (severe or very bad: He was found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm (= very serious injuries) on the old man.) resen* * *[grí:vəs]adjective ( grievously adverb)boleč, beden, bridek, žalosten; mučen, nadležen -
25 gruff
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26 grumpy
(bad-tempered: a grumpy old man.) zlovoljen- grumpily- grumpiness* * *[grʌmpi]adjective ( grumpily adverb)zlovoljen, godrnjav, čemeren, srdit; prepirljiv -
27 mumble
(to speak (words) in such a way that they are difficult to hear: The old man mumbled (a few words) quietly to himself.) mrmrati, momljati* * *[məmbl]1.nounmrmranje;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbmrmrati, mlaskati (pri jedi)American mumble-the-peg — metanje noža (otroška igra) -
28 peevish
['pi:viʃ](easily made angry; irritable; frequently complaining: a peevish old man.) razdražljiv, siten- peevishness
- peeved* * *[pí:viš]adjective ( peevishly adverb)razdražljiv, zlovoljen, osoren, siten, prepirljiv -
29 penniless
adjective (very poor; with little or no money: a penniless old man.) brez ficka* * *[pénilis]adjective ( pennilessly adverb)brez denarja, reven -
30 peppery
1) ((of food) containing a lot of pepper: The soup is too peppery.) popran2) (easily made angry: a peppery old man.) razdražljiv* * *[pépəri]adjectivepopran; figuratively oster, pekoč, razdražljiv, vročekrven; jedek (stil) -
31 quaver
['kweivə] 1. verb((especially of a sound or a person's voice) to shake or tremble: The old man's voice quavered.) tresti se2. noun1) (a shaking or trembling: There was a quaver in her voice.) tresljaj2) (a note equal to half a crotchet in length.) osminka* * *[kwéivə]1.nounmusictriler, tremolo; music osminka;2.intransitive verb & transitive verbtresti se, trepetati; music tremolirati; (zlasti z out) peti s tresočim glasom; povedati s tresočim glasom, izjeclati -
32 relieve
[-v]1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) ublažiti2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) zamenjati3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) odstaviti4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) razbremeniti5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) odrešiti* * *[rilí:v]1.transitive verbolajšati (pritisk itd.); osvoboditi koga ( from od, pred); military osvoboditi, rešiti (mesto) obleganja; pomagati, podpirati (reveže itd.); dati duška (svojim čustvom itd.); military izmenjati, zamenjati (stražo); figuratively razbremeniti, osvoboditi bremena ali tovora; ugrabiti, s silo vzeti; razrešiti, zamenjati, odstaviti koga (z dolžnosti, iz službe), odpustiti; poudariti, naglasiti, poživiti ( with s čim, by s pomočjo); pomiriti (po)tolažiti;2.intransitive verbto relieve nature, to relieve oneself — izprazniti si čreva ali mehur, opraviti veliko oziroma malo potreboto relieve one's feelings — dati duška svojim čustvom, olajšati si dušo (srcé)to relieve s.o. from a duty (responsibility) — oprostiti, razrešiti koga neke dolžnosti (odgovornosti)to relieve a sentry military izmenjati stražoI was much relieved to see... — zelo mi je odleglo, ko sem videl... -
33 remain
[rə'mein]1) (to be left: Only two tins of soup remain; Very little remained of the cinema after the fire; A great many things still remain to be done.) preostati2) (to stay; not to leave: I shall remain here.) ostati3) (to continue to be: The problem remains unsolved.) ostajati•- remains* * *I [riméin]noun(večinoma plural) (pre)ostanek; poslednji ostanki; preživela oseba, preživelec; zapuščina (književnih del)the remains of a meal, of an army — ostanki obeda, vojskeII [riméin]intransitive verb (pre)ostati; preosta(ja)tito remain on hand commerce ostati neprodan (o blagu)I remain yours truly N.N. — (na koncu pisma) ostajam Vaš vdani N. N.it remains to be seen, it remains to be proved — to bomo (še) videli, to je treba še dokazatiis there any oil remaining in the cruet? — je ostalo še kaj olja v steklenički?the only pleasure that remains to an old man — edino veselje, ki (še) preostane staremu človeku -
34 shamble
['ʃæmbl](to walk slowly and awkwardly, (as if) not lifting one's feet properly off the ground: The old man shambled wearily along the street.) vleči se* * *[šæmbl]1.nounracava hoja, racanje, zibajoča se hoja;2.intransitive verbzibati se pri hoji, racati -
35 shelter
['ʃeltə] 1. noun1) (protection against wind, rain, enemies etc: We gave the old man shelter for the night.) zaklonišče2) (a building etc designed to give such protection: a bus-shelter.) zaklonišče2. verb1) (to be in, or go into, a place of shelter: He sheltered from the storm.) skriti se2) (to give protection: That line of trees shelters my garden.) ščititi•* * *I [šéltə]nounzaklonišče, zavetišče, zatočišče, zavetje ( from pred); zaščitna streha; military bunker; zaščita, okrilje, krov, varstvo; prenočiščeshelter half military šotorsko kriloshelter-stick slang dežnikII [šéltə] -
36 shuffle
1. verb1) (to move (one's feet) along the ground etc without lifting them: Do stop shuffling (your feet)!; The old man shuffled along the street.) vleči noge za seboj2) (to mix (playing-cards etc): It's your turn to shuffle (the cards).) mešati2. noun(an act of shuffling: He gave the cards a shuffle.) mešanje* * *I [šʌfl]nounmešanje kart; figuratively trik, sleparija, zvijača; dvoličnost, izmotavanje, spletke, izgovarjanje; težka hoja, vlečenje nog (za seboj), podrsavanje z nogami, menjavanje mesta (položaja) ali drže, nemirna hoja (drža)II [šʌfl]transitive verb & intransitive verbmešati (karte), pomešati (se), zmešati, napraviti nered; izmotavati se, izgovarjati se, biti dvoličen; pri hoji podrsavati (z nogami), vleči noge za seboj, vleči se; porivati sem in tja; menjavati mesto (položaj, držo), vrteti seto shuffle the cards — mešati karte; figuratively menjati vloge; poskušati nov način, spremeniti svojo taktikoto shuffle with one's feet — vleči noge za seboj, podrsavati z nogami pri hoji -
37 sink
[siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) potopiti (se)2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) spustiti se3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) potopiti, zasaditi4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) izgubiti pogum5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) vložiti2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) pomivalno korito- sunken- be sunk
- sink in* * *I [siŋk]noun(kuhinjski) izlivek, luknja za umazano vodo; odtok, odtočna cev, odtočni kanal; kloaka, greznica; geology kotlina; (zlasti) figuratively mlak(už)a, močvirjeII [siŋk]1.intransitive verb(po)toniti, potopiti se, utoniti; upasti (o reki), znižati se, zmanjšati se; padati (cene); pasti (ugled); zaiti (sonce); spustiti se na zemljo (mrak); usesti se; ponehati (vihar); vpiti se (barva); pogrezniti se, udirati se, sesesti se; pasti ( into v); slabeti, giniti, onemoči, bližati se koncu; podirati se, rušiti se; podleči, kloniti; veniti, hirati, propadati;2.transitive verbpotopiti (ladjo), pogrezniti, uničiti, pokvariti, povesiti (glavo); znižati, spustiti dol (cene); vrtati, dolbsti (vodnjak, luknjo); vrezati (žig itd.); pustiti ob strani, ne posvečati pozornosti (čemu); pozabiti (prepir); neugodno naložiti (kapital), izgubiti (denar); skrivati, prikriti, zamolčatisink or swim! — ali plavaš (se rešiš, prideš na zeleno vejo), ali pa utoneš!here goes, sink or swim — zdaj gre za biti ali ne bitito sink beneath the burden — kloniti, zrušiti se pod bremenomto sink all considerations — na nič se ne ozirati, iti prek vsegato sink an important fact — zamolčati (izpustiti, ne omeniti) važno dejstvoto sink into the grave — zgruditi se v grob, umretito sink one's own interests — pozabiti na (žrtvovati) svoje lastne interese, biti nesebičenthe old man is sinking rapidly — starček rapidno slabi, hirato sink money — vložiti svoj denar v nekaj, iz česar ga ni lahko dobiti; izgubiti svoj denar pri takem posluto sink the shop — ne govoriti o strokovnih stvareh; tajiti, skrivati svoj poklicto sink one's title — prikriti, zamolčati svoj naslov (naziv) -
38 snowy
1) (full of, or producing a lot of, snow: The weather has been very snowy recently.) snežen2) (white like snow: the old man's snowy (white) hair.) snežno bel* * *[snóui]adjective ( snowily adverb)snežen, pokrit s snegom, poln snega, ki ima veliko snega, snežnat, bel kot sneg; figuratively čist, brez madeža -
39 sour
1. adjective1) (having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar: Unripe apples are/taste very sour.) kisel2) (having a similar taste as a stage in going bad: sour milk.) kisel3) ((of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable: She was looking very sour this morning.) čemeren2. verb(to make or become sour.) skisati (se)- sourly- sourness* * *[sáuə]1.adjective ( sourly adverb)kisel, okisan, kiselkast; (o vinu) kisel, ciknjen; oster, jedek, trpek, hud; neugoden; grenak, mučen, težaven; zagrenjen, nezadovoljen, čemeren, slabe volje; neprijeten (vreme); vlažen (zemlja, tla)sour dock botany kislicasour grapes — kislo grozdje (tudi figuratively)a sour old man — čemernež, "kislica"sour-milk cheese — skuta;2.nounkar je kislo, kislinathe sour — tisto, kar je kislo; figuratively trdota, grenkoba; American kisla (alkoholna) pijačathe sweet and sour of life — sladkosti in grenkosti življenja;3.intransitive verb & transitive verbskisati (se), okisati (se); figuratively mrščiti se; zagreniti (se), biti čemern, slabe volje; spraviti (koga) v slabo voljo -
40 sweeten
verb (to make or become sweet or sweeter: Did you sweeten (= put sugar in) my tea?) sladkati* * *[swí:tən]1.transitive verb(o)sladkati (tudi figuratively); figuratively omiliti, ublažiti; odišaviti, parfumirati; pregnati slab vonj (duh), dezinficirati; slang pomiriti (z denarjem);2.intransitive verbpostati sladek, figuratively omiliti se, ublažiti seto sweeten toil — omiliti, ublažiti garanje (težko delo)
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