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1 strange
[strein‹]1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) tuj2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) čuden•- strangeness
- stranger
- strange to say/tell/relate
- strangely enough* * *[stréindž]1.adjective ( strangely adverb)čuden, nenavaden, redek, presenetljiv, nepričakovan; tuj, nepoznan, neznan, nov (to s.o. komu); neseznanjen (to s.th. s čim), nevešč, nevajen (to s.th. česa); rezerviran, hladen, zadržan, boječ; obsolete inozemskia strange face — tuj, neznan obraza strange remark — čudna, nenavadna opazkastrange to say — presenetljivo, čudno, za čudato be strange to s.th. — ne poznati česa, ne biti vajen česato feel strange — čudno, slabo se počutiti (zlasti imeti vrtoglavico, omotico ipd.)strange that you should not have heard it — čudno, da tega niste slišalithis writing is strange to me — ta pisava mi je nepoznana;2.adverbčudno, nenavadno, svojevrstno -
2 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) začudenje2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) čudo3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) nenavadnost2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) čuditi se2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) spraševati se3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) hoteti vedeti•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder* * *I [wʌndə]nounčudo; nekaj čudovitega, osupljivega; čudežen dogodek, čudežno delo, čudež; (za)čudenje, začudenostfor a wonder — čudežno; presenetljivo; čudno(it is) no wonder that... — nič čudnega (ni), da...he kept his word, for a wonder — za čuda je držal svojo besedohe swore and no wonder — zaklel je, in nič čudnega (če je)II [wʌndə]intransitive verb (za)čuditi se (at, about s.th. čemu); razmišljati (o čem), hoteti vedeti, biti radoveden, spraševati seOh! I just wondered! — O, nič! kar takó, samo vpraševal sem seI wonder who said it — rad bi vedel (sprašujem se, bogve), kdo je to rekelIs that true? -- I wonder. — Je to res? -- Bogve.well, I wonder — no, ne vem (prav)I have often wondered what would happen if... — često sem se spraševal, kaj bi se zgodilo, če... -
3 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držati2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držati3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) (za)držati4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) zdržati5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržati6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) držati, vsebovati7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) biti8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) držati se9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) imeti10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) verjeti, imeti (koga za kaj)11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) veljati12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) držati za13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) braniti14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) zadržati nasprotnika15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pritegniti (pozornost)16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) proslavljati17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) imeti18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) obdržati se19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) počakati pri telefonu20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) držati21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) obdržati22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) prinesti23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) prijem2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vpliv3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) prijem•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) podkrovje* * *I [hóuld]nounnautical podpalubje, ladijsko skladišče; aeronautics prostor za prtljago v letaluII [hóuld]nounprijem, opora; moč, vpliv (on, over, of); American ustavitev, zadrževanje; archaic utrdbato catch ( —ali get, lay, seize, take) hold of s.th. — prijeti kaj, dobitito get hold of s.o. — ujeti koga, zalotiti kogato get hold of o.s. — dobiti se v oblast, obvladati seto get a hold on s.o. — dobiti koga v oblastto have a (firm) hold on s.o. — imeti koga v oblastito keep hold of — čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti iz rokto miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijetiAmerican to put a hold on s.th. — zaustaviti kaj, zadržati kajIII [hóuld]1.transitive verbdržati, obdržati, zadržati; omejiti, zadrževati, ovirati, krotiti; zdržati; sport zadržati nasprotnika; zavezati koga za kaj (to); imeti (npr. sestanek); imeti, posedovati (zemljo, pravice, delnice, službo); imeti koga za kaj (npr. za poštenjaka); proslavljati (praznik); obdržati (smer); prenašati (alkohol); military & figuratively odbraniti, obdržati (položaj); juridically odločiti, odrediti; pritegniti (pozornost); American zadostovati (hrana); American rezervirati, imeti rezervacijo (v hotelu); American prijeti, obdržati v zaporu;2.intransitive verbdržati se, zadržati se, vztrajati (by, to pri, na čem); veljati, obveljati; obstati, prenehati; dogajati se, bitihold! — počakaj, ustavi se!to hold the bag — ostati na cedilu, imeti vso odgovornostto hold a brief for — odobravati, strinjati seto hold in check — imeti koga v šahu, krotitito hold dear — ceniti, čislati, ljubitito hold fast — čvrsto držati, ne izpustitito hold good — veljati, obveljati, izkazati seto hold one's ground ( —ali one's own) — vztrajati, ne popustiti, biti kosto hold s.o. (s.th.) in the hollow of one's hand — imeti koga (kaj) v pestihold hard! — počakaj!, stoj!hold everything! — takoj prenehaj!to hold at nought — omalovaževati, ne cenitito hold one's peace ( —ali tongue) — molčati, držati jezik za zobmito hold a stock — imeti zalogo, imeti na zalogito hold true — veljati, biti resto hold water — prenesti natančen pregled, veljati; biti vodotesenthere is no holding him — ne da se ga zadržati, nezadržen jeneither to hold nor to bind — ki se ga ne da obvladati, neukročen -
4 portent
['po:tent](something usually strange and remarkable that warns of some future happening: strange signs and portents.) znamenje* * *[pɔ:tent]noun(slabo) znamenje, omen, slutnja; čudež, čudovita stvar; plural izredni uspehi -
5 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) značaj; vrsta2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) značaj3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) dober glas4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) oseba (v igri)5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) čudak6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) črka•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) značilnost- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation* * *I [kaeriktə]nounznak, pisava, črka, številka; dostojatnstvo, stan, položaj; značaj; oseba, igralec, -lka; dober glas; čudak; spričevalo; opis; kakovost, lastnostto see s.th. in its true character — videti kaj v pravi lučifiguratively to set the character of s.th. — vtisniti čemu pečatto give s.o. a good character — dati komu dobro spričevaloII [kaeriktə]transitive verbpoetically archaic opisati -
6 foreboding
[fo:'boudiŋ](a feeling that something bad is going to happen: He has a strange foreboding that he will die young.) zla slutnja* * *[fɔ:bóudiŋ]nounnapoved, slutnja; slabo znamenje -
7 freeze
[fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) zamrzniti2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) zmrzovati3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) zmrzniti4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) zamrzniti5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) okamneti6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) zamrzniti2. noun(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) zmrzal- freezer- freezing
- frozen
- freezing-point
- freeze up* * *I [fri:z]1.intransitive verbzmrzniti, zamrzniti; zledeneti; otrpniti; zebsti, zmrzovati;2.transitive verbpomraziti; paralizirati; zledeniti; blokirati; vezati (vloge)slang to freeze on to — prikleniti se na koga, kaj; American dokončno sprejeti, določiti enotne mere, standardiziratiit freezes — zmrzuje, je pod ničloII [fri:z]nounzmrzal; zaledenitev; blokiranje -
8 twist
[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) obračati (se)2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) plesti3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) zviti2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) obračanje2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) ožemek3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) vozel4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) preobrat•- twisted- twister* * *I [twist]nounukrivljenje, upogib, pregib; figuratively izkrivljenje, popačenje; torzija; izvin, deformacija; zavoj, vijuga, ovinek; technical spirala, spiralasto pletivo, tkanina; sukanec; klobčič; vozel; vrvica, vrv, konopec; zvitek, smotek tobaka (za žvečenje); obšiv, obšitek na kapi (uniformi, narodni noši); British English slang obsolete mešana pijača; slang tek, glad; sport kretnja, gib v stran; nagnjenje, čudna ljubezen (to do); tvist (ples); American slang moralno propadla ženskatwist of the tongue — jecljanje, jecljavosthe has an awful twist — colloquially on ima strašen apetitII [twist]transitive verbobračati, vrteti, sukati; plesti (vrv, konopec); sukati (sukanec), zapredati (svilo); (v)plesti, izplesti (v venec); povezati ( into v); ožemati (perilo); figuratively zaplesti; ovi(ja)ti ( round okoli); zviti (gleženj); skremžiti (obraz), spačiti, popačiti, izkriviti (tudi figuratively); figuratively mučiti, zbegati, zmesti; spremeniti; intransitive verb obračati se vrteti se (žoga), sukati se; viti se, vijugati se (reka); skremžiti se, spačiti se (obraz); zaplesti se; zviti se; prebiti se, preriniti se ( through skozi); figuratively izmotavati se, izmikati se, biti neiskrento twist an account — izkriviti, popačiti poročiloto twist s.o. round one's (little) finger figuratively oviti koga okoli mezinca, imeti koga na vrvicito twist one's words — izkriviti, obračati besedeto twist o.s. into — priplaziti se v, prikrasti se vto twist off — izviti; iztrgatito twist up — (spiralasto) zvi(ja)ti, motati, sukati, plesti; zviti se (v spiralo) -
9 under
1. preposition1) (in or to a position lower than, or covered by: Your pencil is under the chair; Strange plants grow under the sea.) pod2) (less than, or lower in rank than: Children under five should not cross the street alone; You can do the job in under an hour.) manj kot3) (subject to the authority of: As a foreman, he has about fifty workers under him.) pod4) (used to express various states: The fort was under attack; The business improved under the new management; The matter is under consideration/discussion.) za časa; v2. adverb(in or to a lower position, rank etc: The swimmer surfaced and went under again; children aged seven and under.) niže; manj- under-* * *[ʌndə]1.prepositionpod; pod vodstvom, pod zaščito; pod vplivom (pritiskom); za časa, za vladanja, med; na osnovi, na temelju, v smislu, pounder one's belt figuratively v želodcuunder darkness — v temi, v zaščiti temeunder consideration — v proučevanju, v pretresanjuthe matter under discussion — zadeva, ki je v diskusijiunder hatches — v zaporu; propadel, mrtev; nautical pod palubounder pretence that... — pod pretvezo, da...ship under the sea nautical brez pomoči morju izpostavljena ladjaunder the rose figuratively zaupnoto be under a cloud figuratively biti v nemilosti; biti v denarni stiskithe total falls under what was expected — celotna vsota je ostala pod pričakovanjem;2.adverbspodaj; niže; manjto go under American podleči, propastithe sun is under — sonce je zašlo;3.adjectivespodnji; nižji; podrejenthe under dog colloquially pes (figuratively oseba), ki podleže v boju -
10 appear
[ə'piə]1) (to come into view: A man suddenly appeared round the corner.) pojaviti se2) (to arrive (at a place etc): He appeared in time for dinner.) prispeti3) (to come before or present oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: He is appearing on television today; He appeared before Judge Scott.) nastopiti, pojaviti se4) (to look or seem as if (something is the case): It appears that he is wrong; He appears to be wrong.) zdeti se•* * *[əpí:ə]intransitive verbpojaviti, pokazati se; prikazati se; iziti (tisk); javiti se; zdeti se, biti vidento appear against s.o. — tožiti kogato appear for s.o. — zastopati, braniti kogato make appear — pokazati, dokazatiit would appear — zdi se, kaže, da -
11 creak
[kri:k] 1. verb(to make a sharp grating sound: That chair is creaking beneath your weight.) škripati2. noun(such a sound: The strange creaks in the old house kept the girl awake.) škripanje- creaky- creakiness* * *[kri:k]1.nounškripanje;2.intransitive verb & transitive verbškripaticreaking hinges last long — kdor dolgo kašlja, dolgo živi -
12 curiosity
[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.)2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.)* * *[kjuəriɔsiti]nounradovednost; redkost, znamenitost, posebnost, čudo -
13 fanciful
1) (inclined to have fancies, especially strange, unreal ideas: She's a very fanciful girl.) čudaški2) (imaginary or unreal: That idea is rather fanciful.) muhast* * *[faensiful]adjective ( fancifully adverb)sanjav; muhast, čudaški; umišljen, fantastičen, imaginaren, bizaren, nenavaden -
14 fish
plurals; see fish* * *I [fiš]nounriba; ribe; vulgar ženski spolni organto feed the fishes — imeti morsko bolezen; utonitineither fish, flesh or fowl — ne tič ne mišcolloquially to have other fish to fry — imeti druge opravkea pretty kettle of fish — neprijetno presenečenje, zmešnjava, kolobocijathere's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it — glavo pokonci, vse se še lahko uredi; za vsakega človeka se lahko najde nadomestiloa fish story — zlagana povest; bahavo pripovedovanjeII [fiš]intransitive verb & transitive verb( for) ribariti, ribe loviti; ven potegniti; figuratively prizadevati si, gnati se za čimto fish out — poloviti vse ribe; figuratively izmamitiIII [fiš]nounspona; tirniški stik; žetonIV [fiš]transitive verbzvezati, speti -
15 issue
['iʃu:] 1. verb1) (to give or send out, or to distribute, especially officially: The police issued a description of the criminal; Rifles were issued to the troops.) izdati2) (to flow or come out (from something): A strange noise issued from the room.) priti ven2. noun1) (the act of issuing or process of being issued: Stamp collectors like to buy new stamps on the day of issue.) izdaja2) (one number in the series of a newspaper, magazine etc: Have you seen the latest issue of that magazine?) številka3) (a subject for discussion and argument: The question of pay is not an important issue at the moment.) predmet razprave* * *I [ísju:, íšu:]nounodtok, izhod; izdaja (knjige, znamk); zvezek, številka (časopisa), naklada; economy denarna emisija; posledica, rezultat, zaključek; potomec, potomci, rod, otrok, otroci; izdajanje (odredb); economy dohodek (od posestva); juridically sporno vprašanje, predmet razprave, oporekanje, bistveno vprašanje; medicine izliv (krvi, gnoja)at issue with s.o. — v sporu s komissue of law — izpodbijanje, oporekanjeto join issue with s.o. — prepustiti rešitev sporne zadeve sodiščuto take issue with s.o. — prerekati se s kom, trditi nasprotnoto bring s.th. to a successful issue — kaj uspešno izpeljatieconomy bank of issue — emisijska bankaII [ísju:, íšu:]1.intransitive verbpriti ven, priti na dan, izvirati, izhajati iz ( from); iztekati; priti v promet (knjiga), biti izdan (povelje); imeti za posledico;2.transitive verbizdati (publikacijo); military razdeliti, izdati (hrano, obleko, municijo); economy dati v promet (denar, vrednostne papirje), emitirati; razglasiti; commerce izpolniti menico; opremiti ( with s, z); dobaviti -
16 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) -
17 uncanny
(strange or mysterious: She looks so like her sister that it's quite uncanny.) skrivnosten* * *[ʌnkaeni]adjective ( uncannily adverb)grozljiv, skrivnosten, nenaraven; nevaren, nesiguren; neugoden, neprijeten; obsolete nepreviden -
18 yet
[jet] 1. adverb1) (up till now: He hasn't telephoned yet; Have you finished yet?; We're not yet ready.) še; že2) (used for emphasis: He's made yet another mistake / yet more mistakes.) še3) ((with a comparative adjective) even: a yet more terrible experience.) še2. conjunction(but; however: He's pleasant enough, yet I don't like him.) kljub temu- as yet* * *I [jet]adverb še vedno, še; doslej, že (v vprašanjih); vendarlehave you finished yet? — ste že končali?need you go yet? — morate že iti?he'll be hanged yet — še obesili ga bodo, končal bo na vislicahit is strange and yet true — čudno (neverjetno) je, a vendarle resničnoII [jet]conjunctionvendarle, kljub temu, navzlic temuyou may doubt it, yet it is true — lahkó dvomite o tem, pa je resnično (vendar je to čista resnica)yet that archaic četudi, čeprav, dasiIII [jet]nounobsolete & dialectal odprtina -
19 oddly enough
(it is strange or remarkable (that): I saw John this morning. Oddly enough, I was just thinking I hadn't seen him for a long time.) začuda -
20 strangely enough
(it is strange (that): He lives next door, but strangely enough I rarely see him.) začuda
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