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1 suit
[su:t] 1. noun1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) obleka; kostim2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) obleka3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) tožba4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) snubitev5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) barva2. verb1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) ustrezati2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) pristajati3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) prilagoditi•- suited- suitor
- suitcase
- follow suit
- suit down to the ground
- suit oneself* * *I [sju:t]noungarnitura, serija, stvari, ki spadajo skupaj; juridically tožba, obtožnica, sodni proces, pravda; prošnja; snubljenje, dvorjenje; (moška) obleka (zlasti vsa iz istega blaga), ženski kostim; (karte) barva, serija kart iste barvesuit at law, law-suit — sodni proces, pravdato cut one's suit according to one's cloth figuratively stegniti se toliko, kolikor dopušča odeja, živeti svojim dohodkom primernoII [sju:t]transitive verbobleči, oblačiti, krasiti, opremiti; prilagoditi (to čemu); pristajati, prilegati se, ustrezati, biti v skladu z, biti primeren; prijati, goditi, biti po volji; zadovoljitito suit o.s. — napraviti po svoje; intransitive verb pristajati, podati se, ustrezati ( with čemu); zadovoljiti, prijatiI am suited — našel sem, kar mi je po voljisuit yourself — napravi, kar hočešto suit one's action to one's words — uskladiti svoje početje s svojimi besedami, takoj izvršiti grožnjo itd.that suits my book figuratively to mi ustreza, mi je pravit suits my book that... — prav mi pride, da...does it suit you to come tomorrow? — vam je prav, če pridete jutri?this will suit my requirements — to bo ustrezalo mojim zahtevam, to bo (kot nalašč) zamewine does not suit me — vino mi ne prija, vina ne prenesem -
2 top
I 1. [top] noun1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) vrh2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) prvo mesto, čelo3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) zgornja stran4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) pokrov5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) zgornji del2. adjective(having gained the most marks, points etc, eg in a school class: He's top (of the class) again.) najboljši3. verb1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) prekriti2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) preseči3) (to remove the top of.) odsekati vrh•- topless- topping
- top hat
- top-heavy
- top-secret
- at the top of one's voice
- be/feel on top of the world
- from top to bottom
- the top of the ladder/tree
- top up II [top] noun(a kind of toy that spins.) vrtavka* * *I [tɔp]1.nounvrh, vrhunec (gore); najvišja točka (česa); krona, vrh (drevesa); teme, glava; zgornji konec; začetek; pena (pri pivu); pokrov; nautical krov, paluba; šop, pramen (las, volne); površje; izbor, izbira, figuratively smetana; najvišja stopnja, prvo mesto, najvišji rang; cilj; figuratively višek, vrhunec; višina (glasu); nebo (pri postelji); plural slang visoke osebnosti, visoke "živine"on (the) top — nad, vrh, vrh tegatop of the milk figuratively najboljša točka programaat the top of one's speed, on top — z največjo hitrostjooff one's top — slang prismojento the top of one's bent — kolikor je le mogoče, do skrajnosti; v popolno zadovoljstvothe top of the morning to you! (Irish) lepo jutro vam (želim)!to be (to become) top — biti (postati) prvak; biti na čeluto be on top — biti močnejši, biti na površjuto be at the top of the tree figuratively biti na najvišjem položaju, pri krmiluto blow one's top — slang razjeziti se, razburiti seto come out on top — iziti kot zmagovalec ali kot najboljši (npr. pri izpitu itd.)to come to the top — priti na površje (na čelo); uspeti, imeti uspehto go over the top — military jurišati iz rova; figuratively slang tvegati skok, poročiti seto shout at the top of one's voice — na ves glas (na vse grlo) zakričati, zavpitito take the top of the table zavzeti — mesto na gornjem koncu mize; figuratively predsedovatito take the top off — odpiti peno (piva);2.adjectivenajvišji, zgornji; glavni, prvi; colloquially prvorazreden, izvrstentop dog figuratively prvak, zmagovalecII [tɔp]1.transitive verbopremiti s konico, z vrhom; pokriti, (o)kronati; agronomy odrezati vršičke; doseči vrh; zadeti, pogoditi, udariti (vrh, teme); biti višji, zavze(ma)ti prvo mesto, prekositi, nadkriliti; commerce preseči, priti čez (ceno); slang obglaviti, obesitithat tops all I ever saw — to prekaša vse, kar sem (le) kdaj videlto top one's part theatre odlično igrati svojo vlogoto top the class — biti najboljši v razredu;2.intransitive verbdvigati se, vzpenjati se nad; izkazati se, odlikovati se; vladati nad, prevladovatiIII [tɔp]nounvrtavka, volk (igrača)old top — slang stara bajta, starina -
3 colour
1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) barva2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) barva3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) barva4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) barvitost2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) barven3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) barvati- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) črnec- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying colours* * *IAmerican color [kʌlə]noun barva, odtenek; barva kože, pigment; kolorit; rdečica; videz; figuratively pretveza, maska; plural zastava; ton, prizvokcolour bar — rasna segregacija; diskriminacijato change colour — prebledeti, zardetito give colour to s.th. — poživiti, opravičiti kaj; dati videz resničnostito lend colour to s.th. — poživiti kajcolour line — črta, ki strogo deli belce od črncevto see the colour of s.o.'s money — dobiti od koga denarto stick to one's colours — držati se svojih načel, ravnati po svojih načelihto strike ( —ali lower) one's colours — vdati, ukloniti seto take one's colour from s.o. — posnemati kogaunder colour of s.th. — pod krinko česato wear s.o.'s colours — biti privrženec kogato sail under false colours — pretvarjati se, biti licemerecman (woman) of colour — človek, ki ni belecIIAmerican color [kʌlə]1.transitive verbbarvati, slikati; figuratively olepšati, pretiravati;2.intransitive verbbarvo dobiti, zardeti -
4 single
['siŋɡl] 1. adjective1) (one only: The spider hung on a single thread.) en sam2) (for one person only: a single bed/mattress.) enojen3) (unmarried: a single person.) samski4) (for or in one direction only: a single ticket/journey/fare.) enosmeren2. noun1) (a gramophone record with only one tune or song on each side: This group have just brought out a new single.) mala plošča2) (a one-way ticket.) enosmerna vozovnica•- singles
- singly
- single-breasted
- single-decker
- single-handed
- single parent
- single out* * *I [siŋgl]adjectiveposamezen, poedin; enojen; samski, neporočen; sam, osamljen, zase živeč; brez tuje pomoči, sam, nespremljan; samo za enega (postelja); enosmeren (vozovnica); enkraten, edinstven; preprost, enostaven; polten, iskren; dosleden; sport z enim igralcem na vsaki strani, singleof a single beauty — enkratne, edinstvene lepotesingle blessedness — fantovstvo, blaženi samski stansingle broth slang pivosingle eye figuratively predanost samo enemu cilju, enostranostsingle eye-glass — monokel, enoočniksingle flower — cvet, ki raste sam na steblu, ki ima enojno čašosingle game — igra, ki jo igra samo en igralec na vsaki strani, igra posameznikovsingle life — samsko življenje (stan); samotarsko življenjesingle man — samski moški, samecsingle payment economy enkratno plačilosingle room — soba z eno posteljo, samska sobasingle woman — samska ženska, samkato have a single eye for — imeti smisel le za, misliti le nato live single — samsko živeti, v celibatuto remain single — ostati samski(a), ne se poročitiII [siŋgl]noun(tenis) igra z enim igralcem na vsaki strani (golf z enim parom na vsaki strani), single; enosmerna vozovnica; sport točka, udarec; hunting British English rep, konec (jelena itd.)who won the singles? — kdo je zmagal v singlih?III [siŋgl]transitive verbto single out (from) — odbrati (iz), izbrati; izločiti, razločiti -
5 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) svetloba2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luč3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ogenj4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luč2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) svetel2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) svetel3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) razsvetliti2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) prižgati (se)•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lahek2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lahek3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lahek4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lažji5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lahek6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lahkoten7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) veder, lahek8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lahen9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) prhek•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)* * *I [lait]adjective ( lightly adverb)lahek; majhne specifične teže, pod predpisano težo; nepomemben, neznaten, lahek (bolezen, kazen, napaka, delo itd.); zabaven, lahek (glasba, knjiga); prhek, rahel (zemlja, sneg, kruh); vitek, nežen, graciozen, okreten, uren; brezskrben, veder (srce); lahkomišljen, lahkoživ, frfrast (ženska); malo otovorjen, neotovorjen; nenaglašen (zlog)electrical light current — šibki tokfiguratively a light hand — obzirnost, taktlight in hand — poslušen (konj), lahko vodljivmilitary in light marching order — na pohodu z malo tovoraII [lait]adverbnalahko, rahlo, lahkolight come, light go — kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljenoto get off light — srečno jo odnesti, biti malo kaznovanIII [lait]adjectivesvetel, jasenIV [lait]nounsvetloba, luč, razsvetljava; vir svetlobe (okno, sonce, svetilka, vžigalica, sveča, ogenj); dnevna, sončna svetloba; nautical svetilnik; iskrenje, sijaj (oči); poetically vid, nebesno telo; figuratively luč, prosvetljenjstvo, jasnost, prosvetljenec, genij; ključna beseda akrostiha; plural spoznanja, nova odkritja, nova dejstva, (umske) sposobnosti, zmožnosti; plural slang očihe appears in the light of (a scoundrel) videti je (lopov)by the light of nature — po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjoto bring to light — odkriti, odkopatito come to light — priti na svetlo, biti odkritpoetically light of one's eyes — vidfiguratively the light of my eyes — punčica mojega očesato give light to — razložiti, razjasnitito give s.o. a light — prižgati komu cigaretoto hide one's light under a bushel — biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnostithe light of s.o.'s countenance — naklonjenost koga (uživati)to place s.th. in a good light — postaviti kaj v lepo lučto put a light to s.th. — prižgati, zažgati kajto see the light — roditi se; American spremeniti svoje stališče; religion biti prosvetljen, sprevidetito see the light of day — biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjento stand in s.o.'s light — jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figuratively motiti kogato strike a light — prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)to throw ( —ali shed) light on s.th. — razložiti, razjasniti kajget out of the light! — ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!light and shade — svetloba in senca, nasprotjaAncient Lights — opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi oknaV [lait]1.transitive verbprižgati, razsvetliti, vneti;2.intransitive verbprižgati se, vneti se, posvetiti, posijati;VI [lait]intransitive verb -
6 feminine
['feminin]1) (of a woman: a feminine voice.) ženski2) (with all the essential qualities of a woman: She was a very feminine person.) ženstven3) (in certain languages, of one of usually two or three genders of nouns etc.) ženski spol•- feminism
- feminist* * *I [féminin]adjectiveženski; figuratively občutljivfeminine gender grammar ženski spol, femininumII [féminin]nounženski spol (tudi grammar) -
7 miss
[mis]1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) gospodična2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) dekle* * *I [mis]noungospodična; lepotna kraljica; humorously deklica, najstnicathe Miss Browns — sestri, -re Brownthe Misses Brown — sestri, -re Brown (formalno)II [mis]nounudarec v prazno, napačen sklep zakasnitev, zgrešitev, neuspeh, pogrešek; American colloquially splav (otroka); slepi vžigto give s.th. a miss — izogniti se čemu; pobegniti pred čema lucky miss — uspel, srečen pobegIII [mis]1.transitive verbzamuditi (priložnost, vlak); zgrešiti, izpustiti; ne imeti, biti brez, ne dobiti; preslišati, spregledati, ne opaziti; pogrešati izogniti se;2.intransitive verbne zadeti, zgrešiti (strel); spodletetito miss fire — ne sprožiti se; figuratively ne uspeti, ne zbuditi zanimanjato miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijetito miss one's mark — zgrešiti cilj, ne uspetihe didn't miss much — nič mu ni ušlo, ni mnogo zamudilto miss a trick — preslišati, ne uspeti videtito miss out — zamuditi (priliko); izpustiti, preskočiti (besedo)aeronautics missed approach — zgrešen dolet -
8 bosom
['buzəm] 1. noun1) (a woman's breasts: She has a large bosom.) prsi2) (the chest: She held him tenderly to her bosom.) prsi, naročje3) (the innermost part: in the bosom of his family.) naročje2. adjective(intimate; close: a bosom friend.) intimen* * *I [búzəm]nounprsi, nedra; naročje; American naprsnik; figuratively srce, duša, notranjost; varstvo; čustvo, ljubezen, mislito take s.o. to one's bosom — zbližati se, poročiti se s komII [búzəm]transitive verbvarovati, čuvati; objetipoetically a house bosomed in trees — hiša, obdana z drevesi -
9 crook
[kruk] 1. noun1) (a (shepherd's or bishop's) stick, bent at the end.) ukrivljena palica2) (a criminal: The two crooks stole the old woman's jewels.) lopov3) (the inside of the bend (of one's arm at the elbow): She held the puppy in the crook of her arm.) naročje2. verb(to bend (especially one's finger) into the shape of a hook: She crooked her finger to beckon him.) upogniti- crooked- crookedly
- crookedness* * *I [kruk]nounkavelj, kljuka; pastirska palica; krivina, ovinek, vijuga; slang slepar, tatby hook or by crook — nepremišljeno, na vrat na nos, tako ali takoII [kruk]transitive verb & intransitive verbupogniti, kriviti (se); s kavljem ujetiIII [kruk]adjective -
10 distracted
1) (turned aside (from what one is doing or thinking): He had slipped out while her attention was distracted.) raztresen2) (out of one's mind; mad: a distracted old woman.) zmešan3) (distressed: The distracted mother couldn't reach her child in the burning house.) prizadet* * *[distraektid]adjective ( distractedly adverb)(at, by, with) raztresen, zmeden, blazen; ves iz sebeto drive distracted — razjeziti, obnoriti -
11 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) ustaviti2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zaustaviti3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) prenehati4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zamašiti5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) pritisniti na struno/odprtino6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) ostati, ustaviti se2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) ustavitev2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) postaja3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) pika4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) poklopec, dušilec5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) zagozda, zapora•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up* * *I [stɔp]nounustavitev, prekinitev, prestanek, pavza, zastoj, konec; ustavljanje, mirovanje, bivanje, pomuda, čas bivanja; postaja, postajališče; gostišče; zapora, blokiranje, ovira; aretacija; naprave za zapiranje; photography zaslonka; music sprememba višine tona, ki nastane s pritiskom na struno ali žico; (orgelski) register, figuratively register; luknja, poklopec (pri pihalih); grammar ločilo, interpunkcija; phonetics zapornik (soglasnik); figuratively način govorato be at a stop — biti ustavljen, stati, ne moči naprej (dalje)to come to a full (dead) stop — popolnoma se ustaviti (prenehati, ponehati)to pull out all the stops to save s.o. — z vsemi sredstvi poskušati koga rešitito put a stop to s.th. — ustaviti kaj, napraviti konec čemuto put a stop on s.th. — zadržati, ustaviti kaj, zapleniti kajhe put on the pathetic stop — udaril je na patetično struno, prešel je v patetičen tonII [stɔp]1.transitive verbustaviti, zaustaviti; prekiniti, ovirati, zadrževati; prenehati s čim; zamašiti (z zamaškom), začepiti (često up), zatesniti; plombirati (zob); zapolniti, zapreti, ustaviti (krvavenje itd.); zastavljati, zadrževati (promet); prestreči, odbiti, parirati (udarec); odtrgati, zadržati, prikrajšati (plačo, podporo itd.); zapreti (plin, paro, vodo); odvrniti ( from od); nautical privezati (ladjo); grammar označiti z ločili, staviti interpunkcijo, ločila; music pritisniti na (žico, struno), spremeniti višino tona s pritiskom na struno; udušiti (glas);2.intransitive verbustaviti se, obstati; colloquially ostati (v postelji, pri kom itd.), biti na obisku; nastaniti se (with s.o. pri kom); (pre)nehati, prekiniti se, napraviti prekinitev (odmor, pavzo), pavzirati; zamašiti se (cev)a badly spelt and badly stopped letter — pismo, polno pravopisnih in interpunkcijskih napakstop thief! — primite tatu!to stop a blow — odbiti, parirati udarecto stop a blow with one's head jocosely dobiti udarec po glavito stop s.o.'s breath — sapo komu zapreti; zadušiti kogato stop a bullet slang biti zadet od krogle, biti ustreljento stop a car — ustaviti, stopati avtoto stop dead (short) — nenadoma se ustaviti, obstati kot ukopanto stop doing s.th. — prenehati s čimshall you stop for dinner? — boste ostali na večerji?to stop one's ears — (za)mašiti si ušesa, figuratively ne hoteti slišatito stop a gap — zamašiti vrzel (luknjo), nadomestovati v potrebito stop s.o.'s mouth — zamašiti komu ustado stop that noise! — nehajte vendar s tem hrupom (ropotom)!stop your nonsense! — dovolj je vaših neumnosti!he stopped me from speaking — preprečil mi je, da bi povedal svoje mnenjehe never stops to think — nikoli si ne vzame časa, da bi premislil (za premislek)to stop the way — zastaviti, zapreti pot, ovirati napredovanje -
12 trying
1) (difficult; causing strain or anxiety: Having to stay such a long time in hospital must be very trying.) naporen2) ((of people) stretching one's patience to the limit; annoying: She's a very trying woman!) težaven* * *[tráiiŋ]adjective ( tryingly adverb)težaven, nevaren, neugoden, kritičen; neprijeten, naporen, mučenhis situation is a very trying one — njegov položaj je zelo neugoden (težaven, kritičen) -
13 who
[hu:] 1. pronoun((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) kdo2. relative pronoun1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.) ki2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) ki•- whoever3. pronoun1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.) kdorkoli2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) kdo vendar•- whom4. relative pronoun(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.) ki2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) ki•* * *[hu:]pronoun kdo; colloquially koga; kateri, -a, -o; ki; tisti, -a, ki; kdorI who... — jaz, ki...who is so deaf as he who will not hear — ni večjega gluhca od tistega, ki noče slišatito know who's who — vedeti, kdo je kdoWho is Who? — Kdo je kdo? (seznam vidnejših osebnosti)who could I ask? colloquially koga bi lahko vprašal?I forget who all was there — ne vem več, kdo vse je bil tam -
14 WHO
[hu:] 1. pronoun((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) kdo2. relative pronoun1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.) ki2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) ki•- whoever3. pronoun1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.) kdorkoli2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) kdo vendar•- whom4. relative pronoun(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.) ki2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) ki•* * *abbreviation -
15 strip-tease
noun (the act, by a woman, of removing her clothes one by one as a theatrical entertainment.) striptiz -
16 the best of both worlds
(the advantages of both the alternatives in a situation etc in which one can normally only expect to have one: A woman has the best of both worlds when she has a good job and a happy family life.) uspeh na obeh frontah -
17 admirer
1) (one who admires (someone or something): He is an admirer of Mozart.) občudovalec2) (a man who is attracted by a particular woman: She has many admirers.) častilec* * *[ədmáiərə]nounobčudovalec, oboževalec, -lka, ljubitelj(ica) -
18 bonnet
['bonit]1) ((usually baby's or (old) woman's) head-dress fastened under the chin eg by strings.) čepica2) ((American hood) the cover of a motor-car engine.) pokrov motorja* * *I [bɔnit]nounklobuk, čepica, pokrivalo; pokrov (avto); slang pomagač, sokrivecto have a bee in one's bonnet — biti nekoliko čudaški, imeti fiksno idejoto fill s.o.'s bonnet — zavzemati mesto drugega, biti mu enakovredenII [bɔnit]transitive verbpokriti se; potisniti pokrivalo čez oči; pogasiti ogenj -
19 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) običajen2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) skupen3) (publicly owned: common property.) javen4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) prostaški5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) poprečen6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) obči2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) občinsko zemljišče- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common* * *I [kɔmən]adjective ( commonly adverb)skupen, javen; navaden, poprečen, obči; prostaški, plebejski, vulgarento make common cause with — podpirati kaj, delati za isto stvarslang common or garden — zelo vsakdanji, šablonskimusic common chord — trozvokgrammar common gender — dvojni spolII [kɔmən]nounobčinsko zemljišče, občinski pašnik; juridically dohodek od zemljišča -
20 concubine
1) (an old word for a woman who lives with a man as his lover but is not his wife.) priležnica2) ((among peoples and religions that allow men to have more than one wife) a secondary wife.) druga žena* * *[kɔnkjubain]nounpriležnica
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