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41 scurry
1. verb((usually with away, off etc) to run with short, quick steps: It began to rain and we scurried home.) drveti2. noun(an act or a noise of hurrying: a scurry of feet.) drvenje* * *[skʌri]1.nounhitro drobnenje korakov, hitrica, naglica; sport kratek, hiter tek; (deževni) naliv, ploha;2.intransitive verbteči z drobnimi koraki, drobneti, drobiti korake; transitive verb hitro goniti, gnati -
42 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 -
43 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) majhen2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) majhen3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) malo4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) mali•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small* * *I [smɔ:l]adjectivemajhen (po velikosti, obsegu, številu, starosti, količini, pomembnosti); maloštevilen; kratek, kratkotrajen; redek, lahek, vodén (o pijači); dialectal ozek; figuratively nepomemben, malo važen, neznaten, brez večje vrednosti; ozkosrčen, ozkogruden, malenkosten; šibek, skromen, reven; nizek; majhne moralne vrednosti, podel; osramočenin a small way, on a small scale — v majhnem razmerju, v malem, skromno, maloon the small side — nezadostno velik, ne preveliksmall and early party — družba maloštevilnih gostov, ki se kmalu razide; intimna večerna zabavaa small beginning — majhen, skromen začeteksmall blame to them — ni se jim treba sramovati, to jim ne dela sramote; ni jim treba zameritiand no blame to him! — in kdo ga ne bi (po)karal!small farmer — mali kmet, mali posestniksmall hours — ure po polnoči, male urea small poetically nepomemben pesniksmall rain — dežek, droben dežsmall talk — kramljanje, klepet(anje)the small voice, the still small voice figuratively glas vestiit is small of him to remind me of it — malenkostno je od njega, da me spomni na toI call it small of him — smatram, da je to nizkotno od njegaI found the way at last, and small thanks to you for your directions — končno sem našel pot, in za to se mi ni treba zahvaliti vašim navodilomhe has small Latin and less Greek — latinski zna malo, grški pa še manjhe has too small a mind not to be jealous of your success — preozkosrčen je, da ne bi bil ljubosumen na vaš uspehto make s.o. feel small figuratively osramotiti kogato make o.s. small — napraviti se majhnegahe was surprised, and no small wonder — bil je presenečen, in nič čudnega (če je bil)everybody thought it small of him to refuse to help — vsakdo je smatral, da je grdó od njega, da je odklonil pomočII [smɔ:l]adverbmajhno, fino; (redko) malo, malce; ne glasno, slabotno; prezirljivoto cut small — razrezati, zrezatito sing small figuratively odnehati, znižati zahteve, postati manj glasen, postati majhento think small of s.o. — prezirljivo gledati na kogaIII [smɔ:l]nounnekaj majhnega; majhen (tanek, ozek) del (česa); majhna oseba; plural telesno perilo; drobnarije, drobno blago; plural Oxford university prvi od treh izpitov za akademsko stopnjo B. A.in small — v malem, v miniaturiby small and small — polagoma, počasithe small of the back anatomy križ -
44 soak
[səuk]1) (to (let) stand in a liquid: She soaked the clothes overnight in soapy water.) namočiti2) (to make very wet: That shower has completely soaked my clothes.) premočiti3) ((with in, into, through etc) (of a liquid) to penetrate: The blood from his wound has soaked right through the bandage.) pronicati•- soaked- - soaked
- soaking
- soaking wet
- soak up* * *[sóuk]1.nounnamočenje, namakanje, prepojitev; tekočina za namakanje; colloquially popivanje; slang pijanec; slang težak udarec; slang zastavitev, zastavato put in soak — zastaviti;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbnamočiti (se), namakati (se); prepojiti (napojiti) (se); pronicati, mezeti; colloquially čezmerno piti; vpijati; izsesati (tekočino) ( out); slang opijaniti (koga); colloquially piti ga, biti pijanec; slang kaznovati (koga), American slang natepsti, pretepsti; figuratively izmolsti (kaj) iz koga, "osušiti" (koga) za kaj; slang zastaviti (kaj)to soak o.s. into — zatopiti se vto soak in (up) — vpijati, absorbirati; napojiti se -
45 trough
[trof]1) (a long, low, open container for animals' food or water: a drinking-trough for the cattle.) korito2) (a low part between two waves (in the sea etc): The boat went down into a trough.) valovna dolina3) (an area of low pressure in the atmosphere, usually causing rain.) področje nizkega zračnega pritiska* * *[trɔf]nounkorito; nečke; majhna kad, banjica; jarek, brazda; valovna dolina -
46 wish
[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) želeti (si)2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) želeti3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) želeti2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) želja2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) želja3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) dobre želje•- wishing-well* * *I [wiš]nounželja; voščilo; volja, težnja, hrepenenje, koprnenje, sla ( for po, za); predmet želja, želeni predmetwishes plural (dobre) želje, pozdravigood, best wishes — dobre, najboljše želje (voščila)he has had his wish — dobil je, kar je želelif wishes were horses beggars might ride figuratively od dobrih želja še nihče ni bil sitthe wish is father to the thought — človek hitro verjame, kar želi; kar človek želi, to mu hitro na pamet prideII [wiš]1.transitive verbželeti (si), hoteti, zahtevati; srčno (goreče, vneto, iskreno) prositi, hrepeneti po, koprneti poI wish I had... — hotel bi imeti...I wish I were a hundred miles away — hotel bi biti (škoda, da nisem) 100 milj pročI wish (that) it would rain — želel bi (si), da bi deževaloI wish you to go now — prosim te, da zdaj grešto wish s.o. well — dobro želeti komu, dobro misliti s komhe wished himself dead — želel si je, da bi bil mrtevit is to be wished that... — želeti je, da...he is not the man to wish ill to anybody — on ni človek, ki bi komurkoli želel kaj slabegato wish s.th. on s.o. — želeti komu kaj (slabega);2.intransitive verbželeti, izraziti željoto wish for s.th. — imeti željo (poželenje) po, želeti kajthis leaves nothing to be wished for — to je brez pomanjkljivosti, je dovršeno, brez hibe -
47 in spite of
1) (taking no notice of: He went in spite of his father's orders.) navkljub2) (although something has or had happened, is or was a fact etc: In spite of all the rain that had fallen, the ground was still pretty dry.) kljub -
48 showerproof
adjective ((of material, a coat etc) which will not be soaked by a light shower of rain.) nepremočljiv
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