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1 invincible
[in'vinsəbl](that cannot be overcome or defeated: That general thinks that his army is invincible.) nepremagljiv- invincibility* * *[invínsibl]adjective ( invincibly adverb)nepremagljiv, nepremostljiv -
2 impossible
[im'posəbl]1) (that cannot be or be done: It is impossible to sing and drink at the same time; an impossible task.) nemogoč2) (hopelessly bad or wrong: That child's behaviour is quite impossible.) nemogoč•- impossibility* * *[impɔsəbl]adjective ( impossibly adverb)nemogoč, izključen, neizvedljiv; colloquially nemogoč, neznosen (človek) -
3 indelible
[in'deləbl]((making a mark) that cannot be removed: indelible ink; The events of that day have left an indelible impression on my mind.) neizbrisen* * *[indélibl]adjective ( indelibly adverb)neizbrisen, neuničljiv; figuratively nepozaben -
4 inevitable
[in'evitəbl](that cannot be avoided; certain to happen, be done, said, used etc: The Prime Minister said that war was inevitable.) neizogiben- inevitably* * *I [inévitəbl]adjective ( inevitably adverb)neizogiben, neizbeženironically obligaten, obvezen; juridically inevitable accident — neizogiben dogodekII [inévitəbl]nounthe inevitable — nekaj neizbežnega, neizbežnost -
5 superstition
[su:pə'stiʃən]1) ((the state of fear and ignorance resulting from) the belief in magic, witchcraft and other things that cannot he explained by reason.) vraževerje2) (an example of this type of belief: There is an old superstition that those who marry in May will have bad luck.) vraža•- superstitiously* * *[sjupəstíšən]nounpraznoverje, babjeverstvo, vraža; obsolete malikovanje -
6 element
['eləmənt]1) (an essential part of anything: Sound teaching of grammar is one of the elements of a good education.) sestavni del2) (a substance that cannot be split by chemical means into simpler substances: Hydrogen, chlorine, iron and uranium are elements.) prvina3) (surroundings necessary for life: Water is a fish's natural element.) življenjsko okolje4) (a slight amount: an element of doubt.) drobec5) (the heating part in an electric kettle etc.) upor•- elements
- in one's element* * *[élimənt]nounprvina, živelj; element, sestavni del; osnova, sestavina; plural osnovni pojmi; figuratively delokrogthe devouring element — požar, ogenjto be in one's element — biti zadovoljen, dobro se počutiti -
7 idiom
['idiəm]1) (an expression with a meaning that cannot be guessed from the meanings of the individual words: His mother passed away (= died) this morning.) fraza2) (the expressions of a language in general: English idiom.) govor•- idiomatically* * *[ídiəm]nounidiom, posebnost govora, govor; music osebni slog, svojost -
8 impenetrable
[im'penitrəbl]1) (that cannot be penetrated, entered or passed through: impenetrable jungle.) neprehoden2) (impossible to understand: an impenetrable mystery.) nedoumljiv* * *[impénitrəbl]adjective ( impenetrably adverb)nepredušen, neprepusten (by); figuratively nedoumen; neobčutljiv, nedosegljiv (to za) -
9 indispensable
[indi'spensəbl](necessary; that cannot be done without: A dictionary should be considered an indispensable possession.) nepogrešljiv* * *[indispénsəbl]1.adjective ( indispensably adverb)neobhoden, nujen, nujno potreben (for, to za); military neizogiben;2.nounneobhodno potreben človek ali stvar; plural humorously hlače -
10 inescapable
[ini'skeipəbl]((formal) that cannot be avoided: an inescapable conclusion.) neizbežen* * *[iniskéipəbl]adjective ( inescapably adverb)neizbežen, neizogiben -
11 inexpressible
[inik'spresəbl](that cannot be expressed or described: inexpressible delight.) neizrekljiv* * *[iniksprésəbl]1.adjective ( inexpressibly adverb)neizrekljiv, neizrazljiv;2.noun plural humorously (spodnje) hlače -
12 insuperable
[in'sju:pərəbl]((of a problem etc) that cannot be overcome: insuperable difficulties.) nepremostljiv* * *[insjú:pərəbl]adjective ( insuperably adverb)nepremostljiv; neprekosljiv -
13 intolerable
[in'tolərəbl](that cannot be endured or borne: intolerable pain; This delay is intolerable.) neznosen- intolerant
- intolerance* * *[intɔlərəbl]adjective ( intolerably adverb)neznosen, nevzdržen -
14 invulnerable
(that cannot be wounded, damaged or successfully attacked: As a friend of the manager, he is in an invulnerable position.) neranljiv* * *[invʌlnərəbl]adjective ( invulnerably adverb)neranljiv; figuratively nesporen, neizpodbiten -
15 irreparable
[i'repərəbl]((of damage etc) that cannot be put right.) nepopravljiv* * *[irépərəbl]adjective ( irreparably adverb)nepopravljiv, nenadomestljiv -
16 irretrievable
[iri'tri:vəbl]((of eg a loss or mistake) that cannot be recovered or put right.) nepopravljiv* * *[iritrí:vəbl]adjective ( irretrievably adverb)nenadomestljiv, nepopravljiv; za vedno zgubljen -
17 irreversible
[iri'və:səbl](that cannot be reversed or changed back; (of damage) permanent.) nepreklicen* * *[irivɜ:səbl]adjective ( irreversibly adverb)nepreklicen; nespremenljiv, ki se ne da obrniti; technical ki teče samo v eno smer; electrical samozapiren -
18 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 -
19 odd
[od]1) (unusual; strange: He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.) nenavaden2) ((of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2: 5 and 7 are odd (numbers).) lih3) (not one of a pair, set etc: an odd shoe.) brez para4) (occasional; free: at odd moments.) priložnosten•- oddity- oddly
- oddment
- odds
- odd jobs
- odd job man
- be at odds
- make no odds
- oddly enough
- odd man out / odd one out
- odds and ends
- what's the odds?* * *I [ɔd]adjective ( oddly adverb)odvečen; lih, neparen, presežen, brez para, nadštevilen; priložnosten, prigoden; čuden, nenavaden, čudaškiodd jobs — priložnostni opravki, drobna delaodd man out — človek, ki je ostal brez paraat odd moments ( —ali times) — priložnostno, tu in tamodd months — meseci, ki imajo 31 dnieconomy odd lot — slab borzni zaključek; American malenkostna množinaII [ɔd]nounnekaj čudnega, nekaj nenavadnega; prednostni udarec (pri golfu) -
20 unaccountable
(that cannot be explained: his unaccountable absence.) nerazložljiv* * *[ʌnəkáuntəbl]adjective (- bly adverb)nerazložljiv; čuden, nenavaden; neodgovoren
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