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61 intelligence
1) (the quality of being intelligent: It requires a high degree of intelligence to do this job well.) bistroumnost2) (news or information given.) obvestilo, podatek3) (a department of state or of the army etc which deals with secret information: He works in Intelligence.) obveščevalna služba* * *[intélidžəns]nouninteligenca, razumnost, bistroumnost, pamet; razumevanje, znanje, poznavanje; poročilo, -la, novica, -ceAmerican intelligence office — obveščevalni urad, borza dela -
62 intensity
noun (the quality of being intense: the intensity of the heat.) jakost* * *[inténsiti]nounnapetost, jakost, globina, intenzivnost; physics intenziteta -
63 intimacy
[-məsi]1) (the quality of being intimate.) intimnost2) (close friendship.) tesno prijateljstvo* * *[íntiməsi]nounprisrčnost, domačnost, zaupnost, intimnost; plural spolno občevanje -
64 kindness
noun (the quality of being kind: I'll never forget her kindness; Thank you for all your kindness.) prijaznost* * *[káindnis]noundobrota, ljubeznivost, prijaznost, naklonjenost; dobro delo -
65 leadership
1) (the state of being a leader: He took over the leadership of the Labour party two years later.) vodstvo2) (the quality of being able to lead others; leadership ability: The post requires a person who combines leadership and energy; She's got leadership potential; Does he have any leadership qualities?.) sposobnost vodenja; vodstven* * *[lí:dəšip]nounvodstvo, vodenje -
66 lend
[lend]past tense, past participle - lent; verb1) (to give (someone) the use of for a time: She had forgotten her umbrella so I lent her mine to go home with.) posoditi2) (to give or add (a quality) to: Desperation lent him strength.) dati•* * *[lend]transitive verbposoditi (to komu); dati (npr. poudarek čemu); prispevatito lend one's aid to s.th. — nuditi čemu podporo, podpreti kajto lend s.o. a box on the ear — prisoliti komu zaučnicoto lend s.o. a (helping) hand (with) — pomagati komu (pri)to lend o.s. to s.th. — spustiti se v kaj, odobravati, pristati na kaj -
67 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) življenje2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) življenje3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) življenje4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) življenje5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) doba6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) življenje7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografija8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) dosmrtna ječa•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life* * *[laif]nounživljenje; človeško življenje ( lives — življenja); figuratively življenjskost, živahnost; življenjepis; živ model; economy trajanje, rok uporabe, življenjska doba (tudi stroja); življenjski zavarovanecto come to life — osvestiti se, roditi sefor life — dosmrten, za celo življenjeas large as life — v naravni velikosti; osebnoa new lease on life — novo življenje, nova življenjska silato take s.o.'s life — ubiti kogato seek s.o.'s life — streči komu po življenjuto take one's life in one's hands — igrati se z življenjem, postaviti svoje življenje na kockoto the life — zvesto, natančno (upodobiti)walk of life — družben položaj, poklicart still life — tihožitjeupon my life! — pri moji duši!to stake one's life on s.th. — glavo staviti za kaj -
68 literature
['litrə ə](poems, novels, plays etc in verse or prose, especially if of fine quality.) književnost* * *[lítričə]nounslovstvo, književnost, literature; colloquially economy tiskovine, prospekti; pisateljevanje, književniki -
69 makeshift
adjective (temporary and usually of poor quality: a makeshift garden shed.) začasen; boren* * *[méikšift]1.adjectivepomožen, začasen, provizoren;2.nounmašilo, začasno nadomestilo, provizorij -
70 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skop2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) grd3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) popadljiv4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) reven•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) srednji2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) povprečen2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) sredinaIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) pomeniti2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) nameravati•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) pomenljiv- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *I [mi:n]adjectivenizek, navaden, manjvreden (stan, rod); boren, reven, oguljen, odrgnjen, umazan; nepomemben; prostaški, nizkoten, podel; skop, stiskaški; American colloquially popadljiv, hudoben (konj); American colloquially bolehenno mean foe — sovražnik, ki ni za podcenjevanjeno mean scholar — pametna glava. pomemben učenjakAmerican mean white — siromašen belec na jugu ZDAAmerican to feel mean over — sramovati se česaII [mi:n]adjectivesrednji, povprečenIII [mi:n]nounsredina; povprečje, povprečnost; (plural z glagolom v singular) sredstvo, način; plural premoženjeto be a means of — bitt česa kriv, biti povod za kajby all (manner of) means — vsekakor, na vsak način, za vsako cenoBritish English means test — preveritev premoženjskih razmer delavca, ki prejema socialno podporoIV [mi:n]1.transitive verbnameravati, imeti vmislih, kaniti, hoteti; (zlasti pasiv) nameniti ( for za); meniti, misliti; pomeniti;2.intransitive verbpomeniti (to komu)to mean mischief — imeti zlobne namene, imeti kaj za bregomto mean well (ill) by ( —ali to) s.o. — dobro (slabo) komu želeti, biti komu (ne)naklonjenwhat do you mean by it? — kaj hočeš s tem reči?, kaj naj to pomeni?to mean little to s o. — komu malo pomenitiI mean you to go — želim, da greš -
71 medium
['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) medij, posrednik2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) mediji3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) medij4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) gojišče2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) srednji* * *I [mí:diəm]adjectivesrednji, povprečenprinting medium faced — polmasteneconomy medium-priced — povprečne cenetechnical medium cars — avtomobili srednjega razredaelectrical medium wave — srednji valII [mí:diəm]noun(plural media, mediums) sredina, srednja pot; biology physics chemistry srednik, medij; medicine gojišče; reklamno sredstvo (radio, TV itd.); sredstvo, pripomoček, posrednikby ( —ali through) the medium of — s pomočjo, s posredovanjemeconomy medium of exchange — valuta, denar -
72 metaphor
['metəfə](a form of expression (not using `like' or `as')in which a quality or characteristic is given to a person or thing by using a name, image, adjective etc normally used of something else which has similar qualities etc: `He's a tiger when he's angry' is an example of (a) metaphor.) metafora- metaphorical- metaphoric
- metaphorically* * *[métəfɔ:]nounmetafora, podoba, prenos -
73 middle
['midl] 1. noun1) (the central point or part: the middle of a circle.) sredina2) (the central area of the body; the waist: You're getting rather fat round your middle.) pas2. adjective(equally distant from both ends: the middle seat in a row.) srednji- middling- middle age
- middle-aged
- Middle Ages
- Middle East
- middleman
- be in the middle of doing something
- be in the middle of something* * *I [midl]adjectivesrednjimiddle ground nautical plitvina, figuratively nevtralno stališčemiddle name — srednje (osebno) ime; figuratively izrazita lastnosteconomy middle quality — srednja kakovostnautical middle watch — straža od polnoči do štirih zjutrajBritish English bližnji vzhod; American Middle Atlantic States — države New York, New Jersey, PennsylvaniaII [midl]nounsredina; pas (život); posrednik; grammar medialni način; plural economy srednja vrstain the middle of — v sredini, v sredifiguratively caught in the middle — ujet na limaniceBritish English middle (article) — feljtonIII [midl]transitive verbcentrirati (zlasti žogo pri nogometu) -
74 minus
1. preposition(used to show subtraction: Ten minus two equals eight (10 - 2 = 8).) minus2. noun((also minus sign) a sign (-) used to show subtraction or negative quality.) minus3. adjective(negative or less than zero: a minus number; Twelve from ten equals minus two (10 - 12 = -2).) minus* * *I [máinəs]preposition mathematics minus, manj; colloquially brezII [máinəs]adjectiveminus, negativen; colloquially slab, ki primanjkujeelectrical minus body — negativno nabito teloIII [máinəs]adverbminus, pod ničloIV [máinəs]nounznak minus; negativna količina (vsota), primanjkljaj -
75 miserable
['mizərəbl]1) (very unhappy; She's been miserable since he went away.) nesrečen2) (very poor in quantity or quality: The house was in a miserable condition.) beden•* * *[mízərəbl]1.adjective ( miserably adverb)nesrečen, ubog beden; prezira vreden; colloquially bolan;2.nounnesrečnik, ubožec; lopov -
76 moderate
1. ['modəreit] verb(to make or become less extreme: He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.) omiliti, popustiti2. [-rət] adjective1) (keeping within reasonable limits; not extreme: The prices were moderate; moderate opinions.) zmeren2) (medium or average; not particularly good: workmanship of moderate quality.) srednji, povprečen3. noun(a person whose views are not extreme: Politically, she's a moderate.) zmernež- moderateness
- moderation* * *I [mɔdərit]adjective ( moderately adverb)zmeren, umerjen vzdržen, skromen; enostaven, preprost (življenje); srednji, majhen, nizekmeteorology moderate breeze — zmeren veter (jakosti ɔ)II [mɔdərit]nounzmernež, treznežIII [mɔdəreit]1.transitive verb(u)blažiti, umiriti, znižati (cene);2.intransitive verbumiriti se, ublažiti se, pomiriti se, popustiti (veter) -
77 moderation
1) (the quality of being moderate: Alcohol isn't harmful if it's taken in moderation.) zmernost2) ((an) act of moderating: There has been some moderation in the force of the gale.) popuščanje* * *[mɔdəréišən]nounublažitev, popuščanje; vzdržnost, zmernost; hladnokrvnost, mirnost; British English plural prvi javni izpit na oɔfordski univerzi (za B.A.) -
78 modify
(to change the form or quality of, usually slightly: We had to modify the original design.) spremeniti* * *[mɔdifai]transitive verbprilagoditi, prikrojiti, modificirati, spremeniti; omejiti, zmanjšati; ublažiti; grammar bliže določiti, preglasiti (vokal) -
79 moisture
['mois ə]noun ((the quality of) dampness: This soil needs moisture.) vlaga* * *[mɔisčə]nounvlaga, vlažnost, mokrota -
80 mystery
['mistəri]plural - mysteries; noun1) (something that cannot be, or has not been, explained: the mystery of how the universe was formed; the mystery of his disappearance; How she passed her exam is a mystery to me.) skrivnost2) (the quality of being impossible to explain, understand etc: Her death was surrounded by mystery.) skrivnost•- mysteriously* * *I [místəri]nounskrivnost, tajna, uganka (to komu)plural skrivnostni obredi; misterij, verska igra; American mystery novel — kriminalni romanII [místəri]nounarchaic ceh, obrt
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