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41 reflection
[rə'flekʃən]noun She looked at her reflection in the water; After reflection I felt I had made the wrong decision; The book is called `Reflections of a Politician'.) odsev; premislek* * *[riflékšən]noun(zlasti) physics odsev, odraz, odboj, odbijanje (svetlobe, toplote, barve itd.); figuratively posledica, vpliv; physiology refleks, refleksna kretnja; refleksija, premišljevanje, razmišljanje; misel, modra beseda; presoja; obdolžitev, očitek, neugodna sodba, graja (on zaradi, gledé); slaba luč, sramotaon (serious) reflection — po (resnem, zrelem) premisleku, če vse prav premislimoto be a reflection on s.th. — slabo luč metati na kajto cast reflections upon s.o.'s character — neugodno se izraziti o značaju kake osebeto see one's reflection in a glass, in the water — videti svoj odsev v zrcalu, v vodi -
42 report
[rə'po:t] 1. noun1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) poročilo2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) govorica3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) pok2. verb1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) poročati2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) prijaviti (koga)3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) prijaviti4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) javiti (se)•- reporter- reported speech
- report back* * *I [ripɔ:t]nounporočilo; novica, vest (of, on o); letno poročilo; šolsko izpričevalo; zapisnik, protokol; izvid, poročilo o preiskavi, o pregledu; opis, pripoved, zgodba; ljudski glas, govorica, fama (of, about o); zvok, odmev; tresk, pok ( of a gun puške), detonacijaaccording to a current report — po govorici, ki se širito draw up a report on s.th. — napisati poročilo o čemthe report goes that... — govori se, pravijo, kroži govorica, da...to file a report — vložiti, izročiti poročilothey are people of good (evil) report — to so ljudje, ki so na dobrem (slabem) glasuII [ripɔ:t]transitive verbporočati, sporočiti, naznaniti, javiti; prijaviti (to pri, for zaradi); tožiti; raportirati; opisati, prikazati, predstaviti; protokolirati; pripovedovati; intransitive verb napraviti, predložili poročilo (on o), reportažo; reportirati (on, upon o); prijaviti se, javiti se na raport; delati kot poročevalec (za časopis)to report oneself — javiti se, predstaviti seI reported him — prijavil sem ga; tožil sem gahe is reported as saying... — pravijo, da je on rekel (izjavil)he is reported to be very ill — o njem se govori, da je zelo bolanhe reports for the "Times" — on je poročevalec za (časopis) "Times"it is reported that... — govori se, da...to report progress to s.o. — poročati komu o stanju (neke) stvari -
43 revue
[rə'vju:](an amusing, not very serious, theatre show.) revija* * *[rivjú:]nountheatre (komična ali satirična kabaretna) revija -
44 robbery
plural - robberies; noun (the act of robbing: Robbery is a serious crime; He was charged with four robberies.) rop* * *[rɔbəri]nounrop, ropanje, roparski napad; kraja, tatvina, razbojništvo; colloquially izvabljanje denarja, izsiljevanje, nasilna prilastitev, izkoriščanje, ugrabitevrobbery with violence juridically roparski umorhighway robbery — cestno ropanje, razbojništvothis is highway robbery figuratively to je oderuštvo, nesramna zahtevaexchange is no robbery — zamenjava ni rop, roka roko umiva -
45 sedate
I [si'deit] adjective(calm, serious and dignified: a sedate, middle-aged woman.) umirjen- sedately- sedateness II [si'deit] verb(to give a sedative: The doctor sedated her with some pills.) pomiriti- sedative* * *[sidéit]adjective ( sedately adverb)miren, umirjen, brezstrasten, uravnotežen, zbran, resen, resnoben, trezen, hladnokrven -
46 sermon
['sə:mən](a serious talk, especially one given in church based on or discussing a passage in the Bible: The text for this morning's sermon is taken from the fifth chapter of Exodus.) pridiga* * *[sɜ:mən]1.nounpridiga; figuratively oštevanje, grajalna pridiga, leviti; figuratively dolgočasen govor (pridiga)to deliver a sermon — imeti pridigo, pridigatito preach a sermon to s.o. — narediti komu pridigo, levite brati komu;2.transitive verbpridigati, levite brati (komu); intransitive verb (redko) pridigati -
47 severe
[sə'viə]1) ((of something unpleasant) serious; extreme: severe shortages of food; a severe illness; Our team suffered a severe defeat.) težek2) (strict or harsh: a severe mother; severe criticism.) strog3) ((of style in dress etc) very plain: a severe hairstyle.) preprost•- severely- severity* * *[sivíə]adjective ( severely adverb)strog, neprizanesljiv, brezobziren (on, upon do, v); natančen, strikten; zelo hladen, trd, oster, težak; nevihten (vreme); preprost, zmeren, brez (odvečnega) okrasja (slog); piker, ujedljiv, sarkastičen; naporen, mučen, težaven; bolesten; resen (bolezen)a severe blow — hud (močan, trd) udareca severe examination — strog, težak izpita severe remark — pikra, zbadljiva opazkaa severe winter — huda, ostra zimato leave severely alone — načelno ne hoteti nobenega opravka z; striktno se izogibati, (ironično) napraviti velik ovinek okoli -
48 slight
1) (small; not great; not serious or severe: a slight breeze; We have a slight problem.) rahel2) ((of a person) slim and delicate-looking: It seemed too heavy a load for such a slight woman.) šibek•- slighting
- slightingly
- slightly
- in the slightest* * *I [sláit]1.noun(raz)žalitev; omalovaževanje, neupoštevanje; prezir(anje), podcenjevanje, ponižanje; figuratively madež na častito put a slight upon s.th. — vnemar pustiti, omalovaževati, ne se ozirati na, ne upoštevati (česa);2.transitive verbomalovaževati, prezirati, zapostavljati, vnemar pustiti, zanemarjati (delo), slabo ali nebrižno ravnati zII [sláit]adjective ( slightly adverb)tanek, vitek; slaboten, šibek; lahen, rahel, malo važen; nepomemben, neznaten, nezadosten; površen, bežena slight examination — bežen, površen pregled -
49 smallpox
noun (a type of serious infectious disease in which there is a severe rash of large, pus-filled spots that usually leave scars.) koze* * *[smɔ:lpɔks]nounmedicine koze -
50 sober
['səubə]1) (not drunk: He was still sober when he left.) trezen2) (serious in mind: a sober mood.) resen3) ((of colour) not bright: She wore a sober (grey) dress.) temen4) (moderate; not overdone or too emotional: His account of the accident was factual and sober.) zmeren•- sobering- soberly
- soberness
- sober up* * *I [sóubə]adjectivetrezen, ne pijan, iztreznjen; zmeren, spodoben, razumen, pameten, zdrave pameti; miren, umirjen, uravnovešen, nepretiran, hladnokrven, oprezen; resen, slovesen; razsoden; gol (o dejstvu); hladen, miren, nekričeč (o barvah); preprost, temen (o obleki)in sober earnest — čisto resno, brez šaleto appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober — opozoriti koga, da je njegovo trenutno mnenje pogojeno od razpoloženjaII [sóubə]transitive verb & intransitive verbstrezniti (se) (tudi figuratively), spametovati (se); figuratively ublažiti (se), umiriti (se)to sober down — strezniti (se), spametovati (se), umiriti (se), ublažiti (se) -
51 solemn
['soləm]1) (serious and earnest: a solemn question; He looked very solemn as he announced the bad news.) resen2) (stately; having formal dignity: a solemn procession.) svečan•- solemnly- solemnness
- solemnity* * *[sɔləm]adjective ( solemnly adverb)svečan, slovesen, vzvišen; ki zbuja spoštovanje; resen, resnoben, dostojanstven; juridically formalen; obsolete važen, pomemben; obsolete pompozen, razkošensolemn high mass ecclesiastic slovesna vélika mašaa solemn warning — resno, tehtno svarilo -
52 staid
[steid]((over-)serious or old-fashioned: A person of staid appearance/habits.) resen* * *[stéid]1.adjective ( staidly adverb)umirjen, miren; resen, resnoben, preudaren; (o barvi) neopozorljiv, nekričeč; (redko) stalen, trajen;2.preterite & past participle od to stay -
53 sunstroke
noun (a serious illness caused by being in very hot sunshine for too long.) sončarica* * *[sʌnstrouk]nounmedicine sončarica -
54 tetanus
['tetənəs](a type of serious disease, caused by an infected wound etc, in which certain muscles (especially of the jaw) become stiff.) tetanus* * *[tétənəs]nounmedicine tetanus, mrtvični krč -
55 tough
1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) trd2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) žilav3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) močen4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) divji5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) hud2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) robavs- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough with* * *[tʌf]1.adjective ( toughly adverb)žilav, trd, čvrst; močan, robusten, krepak; zdržljiv, vztrajen, nepopustljiv, energičen; zakrknjen, trmast; lepljiv; neugoden, težak, težaven; razvpit; grób, osoren, zadirčenadjective tough customer — človek, ki ga je težko ugnatiadjective tough job — trdo, Btežko delotough luck figuratively smolaadjective tough neighbourhood — razvpita soseščinaadjective tough offender — zakrknjen prestopnikadjective tough will — žilava, železna voljait is not so tough — ni tako stabo;2.noundrznež, silak, robavs, neotesanec; hudoben (malopriden) človek; kriminalec, apaš; pridanič -
56 trivial
1) (of very little importance: trivial details.) nepomemben2) ((especially of people) only interested in unimportant things; not at all serious: She's a very trivial person.) trivialen* * *[triviəl]adjective ( trivially adverb)trivialen, banalen, navaden, vsakdanji, enoličen; obrabljen; neznaten, nepomemben; beden, ničeven, nič vreden; plehek, neduhovit, plitev, cenen; botany & zoology (o imenih) ljudskithe trivial round — vsakdanjost, vsakdanje življenje, rutina življenja -
57 vice
I noun(a kind of strong tool for holding an object firmly, usually between two metal jaws: The carpenter held the piece of wood in a vice; He has a grip like a vice.) primežII noun1) (a serious moral fault: Continual lying is a vice.) pregreha2) (a bad habit: Smoking is not one of my vices.) razvada* * *I [váis]nounpregreha, pregrešnost, pokvarjenost, sprijenost, razvratnost, nemoralno življenje; napaka, grda navada, razvada, slabost; (telesna) hiba; izroditev, spačenost (stila)my horse has one vice, he can't stand blinkers — moj konj ima eno hibo, ne more prenašati plašnicto inveigh against the vices — bičati razvratnost, pregreheII [váis]1.nountechnicalprimež, primož; precepa vice-like grip — železen, močan prijem (stisk)to grip like a vice — prijeti, zgrabiti kot primež;2.transitive verbstisniti, ukleščiti (s primežem), priviti; utrditi, držati kot v primežu, stisniti v primežIII [váis]nouncolloquially predpredsednik; podravnatelj, pomočnik direktorjaIV [váisi]prepositionnamesto (koga, česa)he was appointed director vice Mr. Smith, who resigned — bil je imenovan za direktorja namesto g. Smitha, ki je odšel v pokoj -
58 white lie
(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) nedolžna laž* * *[wáitlai]nounnedolžna laž, laž v sili -
59 get away with
(to do (something bad) without being punished for it: Murder is a serious crime and one rarely gets away with it.) izmuzniti se -
60 in earnest
1) (serious; not joking: I am in earnest when I say this.) resno (misliti)2) (seriously; with energy and determination: He set to work in earnest.) resno
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