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21 flatter
['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) laskati2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) laskati3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) laskati si•- flattery* * *[flaetə]transitive verblaskati, dobrikati se, prilizovati se; zadovoljiti, ugajati, dobro deti, goditito flatter o.s. that — domišljati si, dato flatter s.o.'s hopes — zbujati komu neosnovano upanjeto flatter o.s. on — čestitati si k -
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23 glorify
1) (to make (something) seem better than it is: That book glorified war.) poveličevati2) (to praise.) opevati* * *[glɔ:rifai]transitive verbokrasiti, olepšati; slaviti, poveličevati, opevati -
24 glorious
1) (splendid; deserving great praise: a glorious career/victory.) sijajen2) (very pleasant; delightful: glorious weather; Isn't the sunshine glorious?) krasen* * *[glɔ:riəs]adjective ( gloriously adverb)krasen, sijajen, čudovit; veličasten, slaven, znamenit; jocosely v rožicah -
25 high
1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) visok2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) visok3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) visok4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) visok5) (noble; good: high ideals.) visok6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) močan7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) visok8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) visok9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) pokvarjen10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) visok2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) visoko- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) izpostaviti- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) visokotehnološki- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time* * *I [hái]adjectivevisok, dvignjen; velik, važen; močan, silen; plemenit, odličen, imeniten; obilen (hrana); začinjen, pikanten (meso, divjačina); daljen, star (čas); visok, prediren, rezek (glas); velike vrednosti, visoke cene, drag; skrajen, goreč, vnet ( a high Tory); napet, razburljiv (doživljaj); veder, jasen, vesel (razpoloženje)colloquially natrkan; slang omamljen (od mamila); American slang high on — nor na kajof high birth — plemenitega rodu, visokega roduBritish English higher school certificate — abiturientsko spričevalohigh day — beli dan, prazničen danhigh and dry figuratively osamljen, zapuščen; nautical nasedel, na suhemto leave s.o. high and dry — pustiti koga na cediluin high feather — dobre volje, opitwith a high hand — samovoljno, ošabnoto carry things off with a high hand — samovoljno, predrzno ravnaticolloquially to mount ( —ali ride) the high horse — biti ponosen, biti domišljavhigh and mighty — nadut, ošabenhigh period — obdobje največje slave (umetnika itd.)on the high ropes — ohol, poln prezira; besenof high standing — visokega stanu, ugledenhigh spirit — razigranost, vedrostin high spirits — razigran, colloquially natrkan, "v rožicah"high words — ostre besede, prepirslang how is that for high? — to je pa že malo prevečII [hái]adverbvisoko; močno, zeloto run high — biti razburkan (morje); figuratively biti razburjen, razburiti seIII [hái]nounvišina; anticiklonsko področje; najvišja karta; technical najvišja prestava (v vozilu); American colloquially gimnazija; American slang omama (od mamila)on high — zgoraj, visoko gor; v nebesih, v nebesafrom on high — od zgoraj, z nebes -
26 hymn
[him](a (usually religious) song of praise.) himna* * *[him]1.nounhimna, hvalnica;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbzapeti komu hvalnico, peti hvalnico -
27 insincere
[insin'siə](not sincere; not genuine: His praise was insincere; insincere promises.) neiskren- insincerity* * *[insinsíə]adjective ( insincerely adverb)neodkritosrčen, hinavski, varljiv -
28 itch
[i ] 1. noun(an irritating feeling in the skin that makes one want to scratch: He had an itch in the middle of his back and could not scratch it easily.) srbenje, srbečica2. verb1) (to have an itch: Some plants can cause the skin to itch.) srbeti2) (to have a strong desire (for something, or to be something): I was itching to slap the child.) srbeti•- itchy- itchiness* * *I [ič]nounpršica, srbečica; figuratively pohlep, hrepenenje ( for)II [ič]intransitive verbsrbeti; figuratively hlepeti, hrepeneti (for, after) -
29 meritorious
[-'to:-]adjective (deserving reward or praise: a meritorious performance.) zaslužen* * *[meritɔ:riəs]adjective ( meritoriously adverb)zaslužen (človek) -
30 praiseworthy
adjective (deserving praise: a praiseworthy attempt.) hvalevreden* * *[préizwə:ði]adjectivehvalevreden, hvalen -
31 pudding
['pudiŋ]1) (any of several types of soft sweet foods made with eggs, flour, milk etc: sponge pudding; rice pudding.) puding2) (the sweet course of a meal; dessert: What's for pudding?) poobedek* * *[púdiŋ]nounpuding, kipnik; klobasa; nautical bokobran; slang zastrupljeno meso (ki ga vlomilec vrže psu)the proof of the pudding is in the eating — kakovost spoznamo šele, ko se sami o njej prepričamo -
32 sky
(the part of space above the earth, in which the sun, moon etc can be seen; the heavens: The sky was blue and cloudless; We had grey skies and rain throughout our holiday; The skies were grey all week.) nebo- sky-blue- sky-diving
- sky-diver
- sky-high
- skyjack
- skyjacker
- skylight
- skyline - the sky's the limit* * *I [skái]1.nounnebo, nebesni svod; podnebje, klima; aeronautics zračni prostor; obsolete oblaki; colloquially zgornja vrsta slik (na razstavi slik); plural nebesain the skies figuratively (kot) v nebesih, presrečento the sky (skies) — do neba, čez vse mereout of a clear sky — iz vedrega neba (zlasti figuratively)the sky is blue (cloudy, overcast) — nebo je modro (oblačno)to praise (to laud) to the skies figuratively do nebes povzdigovati, v zvezde kovatito rise to the skies — dvigati se v nebo, v oblakeif the sky fall we shall catch larks figuratively ne izplača se brigati za tisto, kar ne more biti;2.adjectivesky-reaching, sky-touching — do neba segajočsky advertising commerce reklama na nebu (ki jo napiše letalo)sky hook American colloquially balon, sondasky train aeronautics leteči tovorni vlak (veliko transportno letalo)sky troops aeronautics military padalske četesky truck aeronautics American transportno letalo, leteči tovorni vlakII [skái]transitive verbsuniti (žogo), da zleti visoko v zrak; obesiti (sliko) visoko na steno -
33 subconscious
adjective, noun((of) those activities of the mind of which we are not aware: I suspect that his generosity arose from a subconscious desire for praise; We can't control the activities of the subconscious.) podzavesten; podzavest* * *[sʌbkɔnšəs]1.adjectivepodzavesten; polzavesten;2.nounpodzavest -
34 superlative
[su'pə:lətiv] 1. adjective((of an adjective or adverb) of the highest degree of comparison: `Biggest' is a superlative adjective.) presežniški2. noun((an adjective or adverb of) the superlative degree: `Best' and `worst' are the superlatives of `good' and `bad'; She is the prettiest girl in the room; We'll go by different roads to see who will arrive (the) soonest / most quickly.) presežnik* * *[sju:pɜ:lətiv]1.adjectivezelo velik, izreden, najvišji, nenadkriljiv; pretiran; grammar presežniški, superlativensuperlative wisdom — izredna modrost;2.noungrammarpresežnik, superlativ; besede v superlativu; najvišja stopnja, vrhunec, višek; pretiravanje -
35 term
[tə:m] 1. noun1) (a (usually limited) period of time: a term of imprisonment; a term of office.) doba2) (a division of a school or university year: the autumn term.) semester3) (a word or expression: Myopia is a medical term for short-sightedness.) izraz•- terms2. verb(to name or call: That kind of painting is termed `abstract'.)- in terms of* * *I [tə:m]nountermin, strokoven izraz; beseda, izraz; plural izrazi, način izražanja, govor(jenje); termin, rok, čas (doba) trajanja; commerce plačilni rok, čas dospelosti menice; plural določbe, pogoji (v pogodbi); cena; honorar; odnosi; British English kvartal, plačilni dan, termin za plačanje; juridically zasedanje, čas (sodnega) zasedanja; določeni čas posesti (zakupa, najema); British English university trimesečje, trimester; semester; mathematics člen; logic pojem; medicine obsolete menstruacija; obsolete mejnik, mejni kamen; geography skrajna, končna črta ali točkain plain terms — odkrito, naravnostnot on any terms — pod nobenimi pogoji, za nobeno cenoinclusive terms — skupaj s postrežbo, z razsvetijavoreasonable terms — pametne, sprejemljive ceneterms of delivery economy dobavni pogojito be on good (bad) terms with s.o. — biti s kom v dobrih (slabih) odnosihto be on (familiar) terms with s.o. — biti prijatelj s komto be not on speaking terms with s.o. — ne govoriti s kom, biti sprt (skregan) s komwhat are your terms? — kakšne so vaše cene? kaj zahtevate?to bring s.o. to terms — naložiti komu svoje pogojeto come to terms — popustiti, odnehatito make terms, to come to terms with s.o. — pogoditi se, sporazumeti se s komto set a term to s.o. — staviti komu terminII [tə:m]transitive verbimenovati, označevati -
36 tribute
['tribju:t]((an) expression of praise, thanks etc: This statue has been erected as a tribute to a great man; We must pay tribute to his great courage.) poklon, počastitev* * *[tríbju:t]nountribut, davek, dajatev; carina; figuratively tribut, dolg, davek; dolžno spoštovanje, poklon; mineralogy nagrada, izplačana rudarju z rudo ali z ustrezno vsoto denarja za njegovo deloto lay under tribute — history podvreči placevanju davkato pay tribute to s.o. — izkazati komu (dolžno) spoštovanje -
37 unchary
[ʌnčʌ/əri]adjectivenepreviden, nepremišljen; radodaren (of z), zapravljiv -
38 ungrudging
[ʌngrʌdžiŋ]adjectiveradodaren, nenevoščljiv; negodrnjav, voljan; prisrčento be ungrudging in praise — biti radodaren, ne varčevati s pohvalami -
39 wanton
['wontən]1) (without reason; motiveless: wanton cruelty; the wanton destruction of property.) objesten2) ((of a person) immoral: wanton young women.) razuzdan•- wantonly- wantonness* * *[wɔntən]1.adjective ( wantonly adverb)objesten, razposajen, navihan, poreden; zlohoten; muhast, neodgovoren, kapriciozen, trmast, brezobziren, neusmiljen; razuzdan, polten, nečist, razvraten; divji, bujen, razkošen (rastlinstvo); bogat, čezmeren, bujen; nesmotrn, slučajen, na slepo narejen, samovoljen, neupravičen; poetically svobodena wanton child — poreden, navihan otrokwanton praise — čezmerna hvala;2.nounrazvratnik, -ica, razuzdanec, -nka; hotnica; razposajenec (otrok), razvajenecto play the wanton with — šaliti se z; poigravati se z;3.intransitive verbbiti razposajen, šale zbijati, noreti; besneti; razvratno, razuzdano živeti, ljubimkati; bujno rasti; pretiravati;4.transitive verbzapravljati, zafrečkati (čas itd.) -
40 worthy
[-ði]1) (good and deserving: I willingly give money to a worthy cause.) plemenit2) ((with of) deserving: She was not worthy of the honour given to her.) vreden3) ((with of) typical of, suited to, or in keeping with: a performance worthy of a champion.) vreden4) (of great enough importance etc: She was not thought worthy to be presented to the king.) vreden* * *I [wɜ:ði]adjectivevreden; primeren, ustrezen; cenjen, časten, dostojen, ugleden, viden, vrlworthy adversary — dostojen, enakovreden nasprotnikworthy of credit — verodostojen, economy vreden, sposoben kreditaa worthy reward — ustrezna, primerna nagradathe worthiest of blood British English juridically sinovi, moški dedičito be worthy of s.th. — biti vreden česa, zaslužiti kajII [wɜ:ði]nounugledna, zaslužna oseba, velika osebnost, veličina, junak; colloquially humorously osebnost, korifeja, odličnik
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