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1 quality
['kwoləti]plural - qualities; noun1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.) kakovost2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) lastnost* * *[kwɔliti]nounlastnost svojstvo; kakovost, vrednost; (zlasti economy) kvaliteta, prvorazrednost; vrsta; imenitnost, odličnost; archaic visoka družba, stan, čast; music barva zvokain quality — kvalitativen, po kakovosti, po vrednostiin the quality of — kot, v svojstvuto have quality — odlikovati se, biti kvaliteten -
2 taste
[teist] 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) čutiti2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) pokusiti3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) imeti okus po4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) jesti5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) okušati2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) okus2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) okus3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) pokušnja4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) okus5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) okus•- tasteful- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
- - tasting
- tasty
- tastiness* * *I [téist]nounokus (čut, lastnost); pokušanje (jedi); pokušnja; košček (of česa), zalogaj; požirek, kapljica; priokus; umetniški okus; takt; smer okusa, moda; nagnjenje, posebna ljubezen ( for za); obsolete užiteka taste — malce, nekolikoout of taste, in bad taste — neokusento leave a bad taste in the mouth — (zlasti figuratively) pustiti slab okusto take a taste of s.th. — poskusiti grižljaj česaII [téist]transitive verb(p)okusiti, (p)okušati (jedi); preskusiti, preiskati; jesti majhne zalogaje; jesti, piti; (ob)čutiti, izkusiti, doživeti; poskušati; uživati; ohs (p)otipati; figuratively poskusiti; intransitive verb imeti okus (of po); figuratively dišati (of po); po(s)kusiti, doživeti (of kaj)to taste blood figuratively priti na okusto taste of salt — imeti okus po soli, po slanem -
3 beauty
['bju:ti]plural - beauties; noun1) (a quality very pleasing to the eye, ear etc: Her beauty is undeniable.) lepota2) (a woman or girl having such a quality: She was a great beauty in her youth.) lepotica3) (something or someone remarkable: His new car is a beauty!) čudo•- beautifully
- beautify
- beauty queen
- beauty salon
- beauty spot* * *[bjú:ti]nounlepota, krasota; lepotica; mik, dražest; ironically lepotec -
4 merit
['merit] 1. noun1) (the quality of worth, excellence or praiseworthiness: He reached his present position through merit.) zasluga2) (a good point or quality: His speech had at least the merit of being short.) odlika2. verb(to deserve as reward or punishment: Your case merits careful consideration.) zaslužiti* * *I [mérit]nounzasluga, vrednost, odlika, prednost, dobra stranjuridically the merits — bistvo, glavne točke (zadeve)juridically to inquire into the merits of a case — temeljito zadevo preučiti, iti stvari do dnaon its own merits — samo na sebi, v bistvuwithout merit — brez vrednosti, prazen, brez vsebine, neveljavento reward s.o. according to his merits — nagraditi koga po njegovih zaslugah, dati komu kar mu greeconomy merit pay — plačilo po učinkueconomy politics merit system — sistem nastavitve in napredovanja na temelju sposobnostiII [mérit]transitive verbzaslužiti (kazen, nagrado) -
5 reception
[rə'sepʃən]1) (the act of receiving or being received: His speech got a good reception.) sprejem2) (a formal party or social gathering to welcome guests: a wedding reception.) sprejem3) (the quality of radio or television signals: Radio reception is poor in this area.) sprejem4) (the part of a hotel, hospital etc where visitors enter and are attended to.) recepcija•* * *[risépšən]nounsprejem, sprejemanje, dojemanje, dovzetnost; pripustitev; uraden sprejem; recepcija (v hotelu); (redko) priznanjereception for quality commerce prevzem in predajareception order — napotnica za bólnico, za interniranje (blazneža) -
6 virtue
['və: u:]1) (a good moral quality: Honesty is a virtue.) vrlina2) (a good quality: The house is small, but it has the virtue of being easy to clean.) prednost3) (goodness of character etc: She is a person of great virtue.) krepost•- virtuous- virtuously
- virtuousness* * *[vɜ:tju, -ču:]nounkrepost, vrlina, čednost, odlika; figuratively čistost, nedolžnost, neoporečnost; dobra lastnost; sposobnost; vrlost; prednost, visoka vrednost; delovanje, učinkovitost, uspeh; obsolete pogum, duh (moža)without virtue — brezuspešno, brez učinkaby virtue of — s pomočjo; na temelju (česa)in virtue of — zaradi, na temeljua lady of easy virtue — lahkomiselna, nekrepostna žena -
7 acidity
noun (the quality of containing acid or too much acid.) kislost* * *[əsíditi]nounkislost, trpkost; želodčna kislina -
8 adhesion
[əd'hi:ʒən] 1. noun(the act or quality of adhering (to).) adhezija- adhesive2. noun(a substance which makes things stick: The tiles would not stick as he was using the wrong adhesive.) lepilo* * *[ədhi:žən]nounsprijemnost, adhezija; figuratively (to) vdanost, zvestoba, povezanost; zraslost; zlepek; strnitev -
9 age
[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) starost2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) doba, vek3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) leta4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) (celo) večnost2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) postarati (se)- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age* * *I [eidž]nounstarost; vek, era, čas; polnoletnostage of fishes geology devongeology the Ice Age — ledena dobatender age — nežna starost, zgodnja mladostwhat age are you? — koliko si star?II [eidž]transitive verb & intransitive verbstarati, postarati (se); fiksirati barvo -
10 attribute
1. [ə'tribjut] verb1) (to think of as being written, made etc by: The play is attributed to Shakespeare.) pripisovati (komu)2) (to think of as being caused by: He attributed his illness to the cold weather.) pripisovati (čemu)2. noun(a quality that is a particular part of a person or thing: Intelligence is not one of his attributes.) lastnost* * *I [aetribju:t]nounlastnost; označba; znak, simbol; grammar prilastekII [ətríbju:t]transitive verb(to) pripisati, pripisovati, prišteti, prištevati; prisoditi, prisojati -
11 authority
[o:'Ɵorəti]plural - authorities; noun1) (the power or right to do something: He gave me authority to act on his behalf.) avtoriteta2) (a person who is an expert, or a book that can be referred to, on a particular subject: He is an authority on Roman history.) priznan strokovnjak3) ((usually in plural) the person or people who have power in an administration etc: The authorities would not allow public meetings.) oblast4) (a natural quality in a person which makes him able to control and influence people: a man of authority.) avtoriteta•- authoritative* * *[ɔ:mɔriti]noun( with) ugled; moč, veljava, oblast; vpliv; pooblaščenje; vir poročil; ugledna oseba, strokovnjak; (navadno plural) oblast, uradto be in authority, to carry authority — imeti oblastto be without authority — ne imeti oblasti, nič ne veljati -
12 calibre
['kælibə]1) (the inner diameter of a gun barrel etc.) kaliber2) ((of a person) quality of character; ability: a salesman of extremely high calibre.) sposobnost* * *American caliber [kaelibə]noun notranji premer cevi, kaliber, premer naboja; figuratively kakovost; zmožnost, sposobnost -
13 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) značaj; vrsta2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) značaj3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) dober glas4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) oseba (v igri)5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) čudak6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) črka•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) značilnost- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation* * *I [kaeriktə]nounznak, pisava, črka, številka; dostojatnstvo, stan, položaj; značaj; oseba, igralec, -lka; dober glas; čudak; spričevalo; opis; kakovost, lastnostto see s.th. in its true character — videti kaj v pravi lučifiguratively to set the character of s.th. — vtisniti čemu pečatto give s.o. a good character — dati komu dobro spričevaloII [kaeriktə]transitive verbpoetically archaic opisati -
14 charm
1. noun1) ((a) pleasant quality or attraction: Her charm made up for her lack of beauty.) čar, šarm2) (a magical spell: The witch recited a charm.) urok3) (something believed to have the power of magic or good luck: She wore a lucky charm.) talisman4) (a small ornament that is worn on a chain or bracelet.) obesek2. verb1) (to attract and delight: He can charm any woman.) očarati2) (to influence by magic: He charmed the snake from its basket.) začarati; ukrotiti (kačo)•- charming- charmingly* * *I [ča:m]transitive verb( with) očarati, navdušiti; začarati, uročiti, (pre)mamiti; zvabiti; ukrotiti (gada)colloquially I shall be charmed — zelo me bo veseliloto charm away — čudežno pregnati, zagovoriti (bolezen)II [ča:m]nounčar, čarovnija, uroki; privlačnost, milina; amulet, svetinja, talisman; American slang plural denarunder a charm — uročen, začaranIII [ča:m]nounarchaic žvrgolenje -
15 cheap
[ i:p]1) (low in price: Eggs are cheap just now.) poceni2) (of poor quality; vulgar; contemptible: cheap jewellery; a cheap trick.) cenen•- cheaply- cheapness* * *[či:p]adjective ( cheaply adverb)cenen, poceni; slab; jalov, prazen (izgovor)as cheap as dirt, dirt cheap — za smešno cenocolloquially to feel cheap — ne se dobro počutitito hold cheap — podcenjevati, zaničevatito make o.s. cheap — podcenjevati samega sebe -
16 classic
1) (standard or best: the classic example.) klasičen2) ((of literature, art etc) of the highest quality.) prvovrsten3) ((of dress etc) simple, elegant and traditional.) klasičen* * *I [klaesik]adjectivevzoren, odličen, izvrsten; klasičenII [klaesik]nounklasik; klasično deloclassics — klasične nauke, klasična književnost; klasiki -
17 classical
['klæsikəl] 1. adjective1) ((especially of literature, art etc) of ancient Greece and Rome: classical studies.) klasičen2) ((of music) having the traditional, established harmony and/or form: He prefers classical music to popular music.) klasičen3) ((of literature) considered to be of the highest class.) prvovrsten•- classic2. noun1) (an established work of literature of high quality: I have read all the classics.) klasik, klasično delo2) ((in plural) the language and literature of Greece and Rome: He is studying classics.) klasični jeziki in književnosti* * *[klaesikəl]adjective ( classicalally adverb)klasičen (grški, rimski); prvovrsten, odličen, vzoren -
18 cognac
['konjæk](a kind of high-quality French brandy.) konjak* * *[kóunjæk]nounkonjak, vinjak -
19 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 -
20 compare
[kəm'peə]1) (to put (things etc) side by side in order to see to what extent they are the same or different: If you compare his work with hers you will find hers more accurate; This is a good essay compared with your last one.) primerjati2) (to describe as being similar to: She compared him to a monkey.) primerjati (z)3) (to be near in standard or quality: He just can't compare with Mozart.) primerjati se•- comparative
- comparatively
- comparison* * *I [kəmpʌ/ə]1.transitive verb(with, to) primerjati; grammar stopnjevati;2.intransitive verb( with) dati se primerjati; tekmovaticolloquially to compare notes — debatiratiII [kəmpʌ/ə]nounpoetically primerjava
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