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61 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) lestvica2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) lestvica3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) lestvica4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) merilo5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) obsegII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) povzpeti seIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) luska- scaly* * *I [skéil]1.nounmusiclestvica, skala; figuratively lestvica (družbena itd.); stopnja; merilo, mera; razmerje; obseg; številčni sestavat a scale of 1 inch to 1 mile — v merilu (razmerju) 1 cola: 1 miljaon a scale economy ob različnih tečajnih vrednostihto play (to sing, to run over) one's scale music vaditi skale, vaditi prste za instrument ali glas za petjeto sink in the scale — zdrkniti navzdol na lestvi, v nivoju;2.transitive verb(s)plezati, povzpeti se (z lestvijo figuratively), vzpenjati se (na); določiti (merilo); dvigniti (cene); military napasti, jurišati z lestvami (na trdnjavsko obzidje); risati meriloto scale down — znižati (mezde, plače)to scale up — povišati (cene); intransitive verb plezati, vzpenjati seto scale down — upasti, pastito scale up — kvišku plezati, dvigati seII [skéil]1.nounskledica pri tehtnici; plural tehtnica; tehtanje (zlasti pred in po konjski dirki)the Scales astronomy Tehtnicato go to scale figuratively biti premaganto hold the scales even — držati tehtnico v ravnotežju, figuratively soditi nepristransko, objektivnoto throw one's influence into scale figuratively zastaviti ves svoj vplivto throw one's sword into the scale figuratively podpreti svojo zahtevo z orožjemto turn the scale figuratively odločitiit turned the scale into my favour — to je nagnilo tehtnico v mojo korist;2.transitive verbtehtati (tudi figuratively); intransitive verb (redko) biti težak, tehtati, biti stehtan (zlasti pred in po konjski dirki)III [skéil]1.nounluska, luskina (ribe itd.); zoology košeniljka; medicine zobni kamen; usedlina, kotlovec; tanka plast, obloga; technical vžigalothe scales fell from his eyes figuratively oči so se mu odprle, spregledal jeto remove the scale — odstraniti zobni kamen ali kotlovec;2.transitive verbostrgati (luske), (o)luščiti; technical sestrugati, ostrugati, očistiti od kotlovca; odstraniti (zobni kamen); intransitive verb luščiti seto scale almonds, peas — oluščiti mandlje, grahto scale s.o.'s teeth — odstraniti komu zobni kamento scale off — luščiti se; osmukati se (listje) -
62 corn
I [ko:n] noun1) (the seeds of cereal plants, especially (in Britain) wheat, or (in North America) maize.) zrno2) ((American grain) the plants themselves: a field of corn.) koruza•- corned beef
- cornflakes
- cornflour
- cornflower II [ko:n] noun(a little bump of hard skin found on the foot: I have a corn on my little toe.) kurje oko* * *I [kɔ:n]nounzrno; žito; British English pšenica; American koruza; Scottish Irish oves; colloquially whisky; slang staromodni nazori, glasba, humorII [kc:n]1.transitive verbnasoliti; zrnati; z zrnjem pitati; z žitom posejati;2.intransitive verbvzkliti (žitarice)III [kɔ:n]nounkurje oko; žuljto tread on s.o.'s corns — dražiti, žaliti koga -
63 hide
I 1. past tense - hid; verb(to put (a person, thing etc) in a place where it cannot be seen or easily found: I'll hide the children's presents; You hide, and I'll come and look for you; She hid from her father; He tries to hide his feelings.) skriti (se)2. noun(a small concealed hut etc from which birds etc can be watched, photographed etc.) opazovalnica- hidden- hide-and-seek
- hide-out- hidingII noun(the skin of an animal: He makes coats out of animal hides; cow-hide.) koža- hiding* * *I [haid]nounkoža (ustrojena in neustrojena); humorously človekova kožato give s.o.'s hide a warming — ali to tan ( —ali curry, warm) s.o.'s hide — kožo komu ustrojiti, naklestiti kogaII [háid]1.transitive verb2.intransitive verbskriti se, skrivati seto hide one's light under a bushel — prikrivati svojo bistroumnost, biti preskromenIII [háid]transitive verb(preterite & past participle hidded) odreti (kožo); colloquially pretepstiIV [háid]nounBritish English stara angleška površinska mera, 120 juter -
64 kid
I [kid] noun1) (a popular word for a child or teenager: They've got three kids now, two boys and a girl; More than a hundred kids went to the disco last night; ( also adjective) his kid brother (= younger brother).) otrok2) (a young goat.) kozlič3) (( also adjective) (of) the leather made from its skin: slippers made of kid; kid gloves.) iz kozličevineII [kid] past tense, past participle - kidded; verb(to deceive or tease, especially harmlessly: We were kidding him about the girl who keeps ringing him up; He kidded his wife into thinking he'd forgotten her birthday; He didn't mean that - he was only kidding!)* * *I [kid]nounkozlič, kozličevina (ševro); colloquially plural glazé rokavice; slang otrokto handle with kid gloves — v rokavicah kaj delati, obzirno postopatiAmerican some kid — sijajen fantII [kid]transitive verbskotiti (kozliče)III [kid]1.nounšala, nesmisel; goljufija;2.transitive verb & intransitive verb slangvleči koga za nos, zafrkavati, napeljati koga ( into k); govoriti neumnosti, goljufatino kidding — resno, brez šaleIV [kid]nounčebriček, lesena skleda -
65 pink
[piŋk]noun, adjective1) ((of) (any shade of) a colour between red and white: a dress of pink satin.) roza2) ((of) the colour of healthy skin: pink cheeks; Her cheeks are pink with health.) rožnat•- pinkness- pinkish* * *I [piŋk]adjectiverožnat, svetlo rdeč; American slang sijajen, bleščečII [piŋk]nounrožnata barva; botany vrtni nagelj; figuratively višek, vrhunec, vrh; British English rdeča suknja lovcev na lisice, lovec na lisice; British English mlad losos; American politics slang radikal, levičarIII [piŋk]nounhistory jadrnica z ozko krmoIV [piŋk]nounrumena ali zelenkasto rumena barva (zmes vegetabilne barve in bele baze)V [piŋk]1.transitive verbprebosti (z mečem); nazobčati, luknjati, okrasiti z luknjicami;2.intransitive verbprdeti (motor) -
66 abrasion
[ə'breiʒən] 1. noun(an injury caused by scraping or grazing the skin: minor abrasions.) odrgnina- abrasive2. noun(something used for scraping or rubbing a surface: Sandpaper is an abrasive.) abraziv, brusilo* * *[əbréižən]nounodrgnjenost; odrga, razjeda; ostružek; medicine abrazija; technical brušenje -
67 boil
I [boil] verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) vreti2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) kuhati•- boiler- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over II [boil] noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) tur, tvor* * *I [bɔil]nounmedicine bula, ognojek, turII [bɔil]nounvrelišče; vrenje, kipenje, kuhanjeto give s.th. a boil up — pogreti, prevreti kajIII [bɔil]1.transitive verbkuhati v vreli vodi, prevreti, zavreti;2.intransitive verbvreti, kipeti; figuratively vzkipeti, razburiti se; dušiti se; šumeti (morje)colloquially it boils down to this — iz tega sledi -
68 calf
I plural - calves; noun1) (the young of a cow, elephant, whale etc.) tele, mladič2) ((also calfskin) leather made from the skin of the young of a cow.) telečje usnje•- calveII plural - calves; noun(the thick fleshy back part of the leg below the knee: She has slim ankles but fat calves.) meča* * *Iplural calves [ka:f, ka:vz]noun tele; mladič večjih sesalcev; teletina (usnje); figuratively tepecIIplural calves [ka:f, ka:vz]anatomy meča -
69 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 -
70 junior
['‹u:njə] 1. noun, adjective((a person who is) younger in years or lower in rank or authority: He is two years my junior; The school sent two juniors and one senior to take part; junior pupils; He is junior to me in the firm; the junior school.) mlajši; podrejen2. adjective((often abbreviated to Jnr, Jr or Jun. when written) used to indicate the son of a person who is still alive and who has the same name: John Jones Junior.) mlajši3. noun((especially American) a name for the child (usually a son) of a family: Do bring Junior!) naslednik* * *I [džú:njə]adjectivemlajši; podrejen, nižji po činusport juniorski; American mladosten, mlad; American colloquially manjši; American junior books — knjige za mladoletnikejunior clerk — pomožni knjigovodja; odvetniški pripravnikBritish English junior forms — nižji razred (šole)American junior high school — nižja gimnazija, zadnji razredi osemletkeAmerican a junior hurricane — manjši orkanAmerican junior miss — damica, odraščajoče deklejunior service British English vojska, armadajunior soph — študent(ka) 2. letnika v CambridgeuAmerican junior skin — mladostna poltII [džú:njə]nounmlajši (od dveh), junior; študent tretjega letnika; mlajši uslužbenec, podrejenimy juniors — ljudje, mlajši od meneeconomy junior bondholder — novi lastnik zadolžnic -
71 wrinkle
['riŋkl] 1. noun(a small crease on the skin (usually on one's face): Her face is full of wrinkles.) guba2. verb(to (cause to) become full of wrinkles or creases: The damp had wrinkled the pages.) nagubati (se)- wrinkled* * *I [riŋkl]1.nounguba (v obrazu, v koži, v obleki, na vodi); geology zgubanje; vdolbina, neravnost;2.transitive verb(na)gubati, nagrbančiti; intransitive verb delati gube, (na)gubati se (koža, voda), nagrbančiti se; zmečkati se (obleka)to wrinkle one's nose — vihati nos, namrdrniti seII [riŋkl]noundober (na)svet, pameten namig (sugestija, sporočilo); spreten prijem; trik; dobra ideja; American colloquially novostthat's a wrinkle worth knowing — to je dobro vedeti, to si velja zapomnitihe put me up to ( —ali he gave me) a wrinkle or two — dal mi je nekaj koristnih nasvetov (informacij, sugestij)the latest wrinkle American colloquially zadnji krik (mode) -
72 acne
['ækni](a common skin disease with pimples: Acne is common among young people.) akna* * *[aekni]nounmedicine ogrc, akna, mozoljavost -
73 apple
['æpl](a round fruit (usually with a green or red skin) which can be eaten: an apple tree; a slice of apple.) jabolko* * *[aepl]nounjabolkoanatomy Adam's apple — Adamovo jabolkoapple of the eye anatomy zenica; figuratively posebno draga oseba -
74 bag
[bæɡ] 1. noun1) (a container made of soft material (eg cloth, animal skin, plastic etc): She carried a small bag.) torba2) (a quantity of fish or game caught: Did you get a good bag today?) ulov2. verb1) (to put into a bag.) spraviti v vrečo2) (to kill (game).) ubiti, ujeti (igra)•- baggy- bags of
- in the bag
- bag lady* * *I [bæg]nounvreča, torba, kovček; vrečka; lovska torba; lovska trofeja; balon; vime; plural colloquially hlače; figuratively odpustbag and baggage — z vsem, kar imato bear ( —ali carry) the bag — razpolagati z denarjem, obvladati položajto have s.th. in the bag — imeti kaj v dosegucolloquially it is in the bag — je skoraj gotovoto make a good bag — imeti lovsko srečo; prisvojiti si kajII [bæg]1.transitive verbdeti v vrečo; ujeti; ukrasti sestreliti (letalo); s srpom kositi;2.intransitive verbnapihniti se; razvleči se; ohlapno visetito bag butterflies — zbirati, loviti metulje -
75 bear
I [beə] past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) prenesti2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) vzdržati3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) roditi (se)4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) nositi5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) nositi6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) zaviti (proti)•- bearable- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) medved- bearskin* * *I [bwə]nounzoology medved; figuratively neotesanec, neroda; borzni špekulant na padec vrednot; nautical slang metlaa bear leader — inštruktor in spremljevalec mladeniča, spremljevalec blaziranega tujcasell not the bear's skin before you have caught the bear — ne delaj računa brez krčmarja, ne zidaj gradov v oblakihastronomy Great (Little) Bear — Veliki (Mali) vozcommerce bear operation — borzna špekulacija na padec cenhad it been a bear it would have bitten you — zmotil si se; ni bilo tako strašno kot je kazaloII [bwə]transitive verb & intransitive verbcommerce špekulirati na borzi na padec cen; znižati vrednost papirjev na borzi, zbijati cene na tržiščuIII [bwə]1.transitive verbnositi, nesti; prenesti, pretrpeti, prenašati; podpreti, podpirati; dopustiti, dopuščati; roditi; pridelati; občutiti;2.intransitive verbzdržati; trpeti; peljati (pot); usmeriti se; biti ploden, (ob)roditi; uspetito bear the blame — biti kriv, vzeti krivdo naseto bring to bear — vplivati; uveljaviti, ureditito bear evidence ( —ali witness) — pričati, dokaz(ov)atito bear no grudge against s.o. — ne zameriti komuto bear in hand — imeti v oblasti; pomagatito bear in mind — misliti na kaj, upoštevatito bear o.s. well — dobro se držatito bear a part — biti deležen; imeti vlogo -
76 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 -
77 blister
['blistə] 1. noun1) (a thin bubble on the skin, containing liquid: My feet have blisters after walking so far.) žulj2) (a similar spot on any surface: blisters on paintwork.) mehur2. verb(to (cause to) rise in a blister or blisters.) narediti žulje* * *I [blístə]nounmehurček, mozolj, žulj; mehurnik; vlečnik; sitnež, -nica, zoprnik, -nica; kabina s prozorno kupoloII [blístə]1.transitive verbmehurje delati; ožuliti; figuratively hudo prizadeti, mučiti;2.intransitive verbmehuriti se; mozolje imeti -
78 blush
1. noun(a red glow on the skin caused by shame, embarrassment etc.) rdečica2. verb(to show shame, embarrassment etc by growing red in the face: That girl blushes easily.) zardeti- blustery* * *I [blʌš]intransitive verb (at, for, with) zardevati, sramovati seII [blʌš]nounzardevanje, rdečica; rdečilo; figuratively rožnat blesk -
79 brown
1. adjective1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) rjav2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) porjavel2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) rjav2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) rjava (barva)3. verb(to make or become brown.) porjaviti* * *I [braun]adjectiverjav, zagorel, temen, mračenbrown cloth — surovo, nebeljeno platnoslang to do brown — slepariti, ugnatiin a brown study — zamaknjen, zamišljenII [braun]nounrjava barva, rjavost; slang bakren novec; jata rjavih pticIII [braun]transitive verb & intransitive verbporjaviti; porjavetislang browned off — zdolgočasen, sit česa -
80 care
[keə] 1. noun1) (close attention: Do it with care.) skrb2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) varstvo3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) skrb4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.) nega2. verb1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) skrbeti2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) hoteti; rad•- careful- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
- take care of* * *I [kwə]nounskrb, nega; zaskrbljenost, previdnost, pazljivost; marljivost, prizadevnostto take ( —ali have) care — (of) biti previdenwith care! — pazi! previdno!II [kwə]intransitive verb (for, of, about) skrbeti, negovati; marati; American zmoči, uspešno ureditito care for — rad imeti, zanimati semuch do I care for — mar mi je, še na misel mi ne prideI don't care — ne ljubi se mi, ni mi marfor aught ( —ali ought) I care — zaradi mene, meni nič marI don't care a pin ( —ali rap, damn, straw, cent, brass farthing, fig, feather, whoop) — nič mi ni mar, vseeno mi jewhat do I care? — kaj mi mar?
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