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1 poverty
['povəti](the condition of being poor: They lived in extreme poverty; the poverty of the soil.) revščina* * *[pɔvəti]noun(tudi figuratively) revščina, beda, pomanjkanje (of, in česa) -
2 poverty-stricken
[pɔvətistrikn]adjectivebeden, obubožan, reven -
3 abject
['æb‹ekt](miserable; wretched: abject poverty.) beden- abjectly* * *I [aebdžekt]adjective ( abjectly adverb)zavržen; podel, nizkoten; klečeplazen, hlapčevski; potrtabject in poverty verb skrajni revščiniabject in misery — potrt, obupanII [aebdžekt]nounzavrženec; siromak; podlež -
4 abstract
['æbstrækt] 1. adjective1) ((of a noun) referring to something which exists as an idea and which is not physically real: Truth, poverty and bravery are abstract nouns.) pojmoven2) ((of painting, sculpture etc) concerned with colour, shape, texture etc rather than showing things as they really appear: an abstract sketch of a vase of flowers.) abstrakten2. noun(a summary (of a book, article etc).) povzetek* * *I [æbstraekt]transitive verb( from iz, od) odvrniti, speljati; povzeti; chemistry destilirati; colloquially ukrasti, izmakniti, sunitiII [aebstrækt]adjective ( abstractly adverb)abstrakten, odmišljen, pojmoven, težko razumljivIII [aebstrækt]nounabstraktnost; grammar abstraktum; ( from iz) izvleček, kratek pregledin the abstract — abstraktno, odmišljeno, teoretično -
5 discriminate
[di'skrimineit]1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) razlikovati2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) zapostavljati•* * *I [diskrímineit]transitive verb & intransitive verbto discriminate in favour of — favorizirati, dajati prednostII [diskríminit]adjective ( discriminately adverb)različen; ločilen; razločen; ki dela razliko -
6 disease
[di'zi:z]((an) illness: She's suffering from kidney disease; poverty and disease.) bolezen* * *[dizí:z]nounbolezen -
7 embitter
[im'bitə](to make bitter and resentful: embittered by poverty and failure.) (za)greniti* * *[imbítə]transitive verb(za)greniti, ogorčiti; (raz)dražiti, razkačiti; poostriti, poslabšati -
8 evil
['i:vl] 1. adjective(very bad; wicked; sinful: evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue.) hudoben2. noun1) (wrong-doing, harm or wickedness: He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone.) zlo2) (anything evil, eg crime, misfortune etc: London in the eighteenth century was a place of crime, filth, poverty and other evils.) zlo•- evil-- evilly
- evilness
- evil-doer* * *I [í:vl]adjective ( evilly adverb)hudoben, grešen, škodljiv; nesrečento fall on evil days — obubožati, doživeti hude časethe evil one — hudobec, vragII [í:vl]nounzlo, nesreča; škoda; bolezen; grehSt. John's evil — božjastIII [í:vl]adverb archaic hudo, slaboto speak evil of s.o. — opravljati, obrekovati koga -
9 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 -
10 grind down
(to crush: She was ground down by poverty.) izčrpati* * *transitive verb & intransitive verb razmleti, zdrobiti; figuratively izčrpati, izmučiti; dati se zmleti -
11 instance
['instəns](an example, especially of a condition or circumstance: As a social worker, he saw many instances of extreme poverty.) primer* * *I [ínstəns]nounprimer, prilika; prošnja; juridically instancain the first instance — v prvi instanci, v prvi stopnji; figuratively najprejin the last instance — v zadnji instanci; figuratively na koncuII [ínstəns]transitive verbnavesti, navajati (kot primer) -
12 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 -
13 need
[ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) potrebovati2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) morati2. noun1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) potreba2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) pomanjkanje3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) potreba•- needless- needlessly
- needy
- a need for
- in need of* * *I [ni:d]nounpotreba, sila nuja (of, for po); pomanjkanje (of, for česa)to have no need to do s.th. — ne čutiti potrebe kaj nareditito fail s.o. in his need — pustiti koga na cediluII [ni:d]1.intransitive verb archaicbiti potrebno; biti v stiski, primanjkovati česa;2.transitive verbpotrebovati; zahtevati;3.auxiliary verb (z nedoločnikom s to v trdilnih, brez to v vprašalnih in nikalnih stavkih) morati, treba je -
14 pinch
[pin ] 1. verb1) (to squeeze or press tightly (flesh), especially between the thumb and forefinger: He pinched her arm.) uščipniti2) (to hurt by being too small or tight: My new shoes are pinching (me).) tiščati3) (to steal: Who pinched my bicycle?) suniti2. noun1) (an act of pinching; a squeeze or nip: He gave her a pinch on the cheek.) uščip2) (a very small amount; what can be held between the thumb and forefinger: a pinch of salt.) ščepec•- pinched- feel the pinch* * *I [pinč]nounuščip, ščipanje, stiskanje, pritisk; ščepec; figuratively stiska, muka, sila; slang odvzem prostosti, aretacija; slang tatvinato give s.o. a pinch — uščipniti kogaslang a pinch of — trohica česaII [pinč]1.transitive verbščipati, uščipniti; stisniti, stiskati; figuratively utesniti, tlačiti, omejiti; figuratively ščipati (mraz), osmoditi (slana), mučiti (žeja, lakota); iztisniti denar od koga; slang ukrasti; slang zapreti, aretirati; British English priganjati konja;2.intransitive verbtiščati (čevelj, dolg itd.); figuratively biti v stiski, mučiti, boleti; skopariti; slang krastito be pinched — biti v stiski, biti na tesnem (for, in, of)to be pinched with cold — biti premražen, pomodreti od mrazato pinch and scrape — komaj izhajati, stiskati, trpeti pomanjkanje, ničesar si ne privoščitito pinch s.o. in (on, for) — držati koga na kratko -
15 privation
(poverty; hardship.) pomanjkanje* * *[praivéišən]nounpomanjkanje, beda; izguba, odvzem (za življenje potrebnih stvari) -
16 reduce
[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) zmanjšati2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) shujšati3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) pritirati (do)•- reduction* * *[ridjú:s]1.transitive verbzmanjšati, znižati, skrčiti; mathematics & chemistry (z)reducirati, spremeniti (v); privesti (nazaj na), vrniti v prejšnje stanje; prignati, pritirati (k), zlomiti odpor; prisilno koga premestiti, prisiliti, privesti (to k); podvreči, podjarmiti; izreči sodbo; rešiti; sneti; pomanjšati, napraviti v manjšem merilu, v manjši obliki; omejiti (to na); stisniti, zategniti; oslabiti, izčrpati; razredčiti (barve); medicine uravnati; znižati, spustiti (cene); archaic spraviti na pravo pot; archaic zopet poklicati v spomin; military (redko) degradirati, znižati (odvzeti) službeno stopnjo; military (redko) odpustiti, razpustitiin reduce circumstances — obubožan, v bedi, v stiski (po obilju)in a reduced state — v slabem stanju, oslabljenon a reduced scale — v zmanjšanem merilu, v malemto reduce to ashes — spremeniti v pepel, sežgatito reduce to beggary — privesti, spraviti na beraško palicoto reduce clerks — zmanjšati število uslužbencev, odpustiti uslužbenceto reduce to despair — pritirati, spraviti v obupto reduce to distress — onesrečiti (s.o. koga)to reduce a fraction — reducirati, skrčiti ulomekto reduce money — preračunati šilinge v penije ipd.to reduce to order — spraviti v red, ureditito reduce a town military streti odpor mestato reduce to writing — spraviti v pismeno obliko;2.intransitive verbshujšati; zmanjšati se, reducirati se -
17 relate
[rə'leit] 1. verb1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) pripovedovati2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) nanašati se3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) obnašati se (do koga)•- related- relation
- relationship
- relative 2. adjective1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) sorazmeren2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) oziralen•* * *[riléit]transitive verbporočati (to s.o. komu), obvestiti (to s.o. koga); pripovedovati, povedati; spraviti (koga, kaj) v zvezo (to, with z); vzpostaviti zvezo, odnose med, povezati; intransitive verb nanašati se na, tikati se (to česa); biti v zvezi, imeti zveze, biti soroden, v sorodstvu (to z)to be related with (to) — biti v zvezi z, biti v sorodstvu zshe is related to have said — pravijo, da je rekla; menda je rekla -
18 relationship
1) (the friendship, contact, communications etc which exist between people: He finds it very difficult to form lasting relationships.) razmerje2) (the fact that, or the way in which, facts, events etc are connected: Is there any relationship between crime and poverty?) zveza3) (the state of being related by birth or because of marriage.) sorodstvo* * *[riléišənšip]nounsorodstvo, rod, sorodnost; zveza, odnos, razmerje (to do, z); medicine soseščina -
19 sharp
[ša:p]1.adjectiveoster, koničast, šiljast, špičast; strm; rezek, kričav, prediren; buden, pazljiv; dober (nos); silovit (spopad); strog, zbadljiv, jedek, hud, bičajoč, sarkastičen; živahen, hiter, brz; bister, bistroumen, iznajdijiv, prebrisan, rafiniran, zvit, lokav, pretkan, premeten, prekanjen; močan, izrazit; spreten, okreten; music povišan ali previsok za pol tona; American slang pozornost zbujajoč in privlačen (npr. obleka)as sharp as a needle figuratively zelo bister, bistroumensharp features — ostre, izrazite potezesharp practices figuratively sleparija, nepošteni trikisharp set slang lačena sharp tongue — oster, nabrušen, strupen jeziksharp wine — kislo vino, cvičeksharp's the word colloquially hitro!he has been too sharp for me figuratively prelisičil me jeto keep a sharp out-look — budno paziti, biti budno na stražithis wine is sharp — to vino je rezko, kislopoverty is a sharp weapon figuratively sila kola lomi;2.adverbvneto, močnó; nenadoma; točno, natančno, pazljivo; naglo, hitro, živahno; music povišano za pol tonalook sharp! — hitro!to turn sharp — ostro zaviti, napraviti oster ovinek;3.noundolga šivalna igla; familiarly slepar; colloquially strokovnjak, poznavalec; music za pol tona povišana nota, višaj;4.transitive verb colloquiallyprevarati ( out of za), ukaniti, oslepariti, prelisičiti; prislepariti kaj, ukrasti; music povišati zapol tona, American previsoko zapeti; intransitive verb slepariti, varati; music previsoko peti ali igrati -
20 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)
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