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1 imagination
1) ((the part of the mind which has) the ability to form mental pictures: I can see it all in my imagination.) domišljija2) (the creative ability of a writer etc: This book shows a lot of imagination.) domišljija3) (the seeing etc of things which do not exist: There was no-one there - it was just your imagination.) domišljija* * *[imædžinéišən]noundomišljija, fantazija; predstava; ustvarjalni duhstretch of the imagination — iznajdljivost, domiselnostuse your imagination! — domisli se česa -
2 a figment of the/one's imagination
(something one has imagined and which has no reality.) izmišljotinaEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > a figment of the/one's imagination
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3 vivid
['vivid]1) ((of colours etc) brilliant; very bright: The door was painted a vivid yellow; The trees were vivid in their autumn colours.) živ2) (clear; striking: I have many vivid memories of that holiday; a vivid image/description.) živ3) ((of the imagination) active; lively: She has a vivid imagination.) živ•- vividly- vividness* * *[vívid]adjective ( vividly adverb)živ, živahen; poln življenja; impulziven, intenziven (čustvo); energičen, odločen; dobro zadet (portret); jasen; pisan, živopisena vivid description, imagination — živ opis, živa domišljija -
4 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) raztegniti, stegniti (se)2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) raztezati se2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) pretegovanje2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) kos; obdobje•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out* * *I [streč]1.nounraztezanje, raztegovanje, stegnjenje, natezanje; (pre)napenjanje, napetost, napor; prekoračenje; razpetina, razpon; neprekinjen odsek poti, daljava; ploskev, prostrana ravnina, ravni del dirkališča; neprekinjeno časovno razdobje (doba), nepretrgan čas; slang kazen, bivanje v kaznilnici, čas kazni v kaznilnici, v zaporu; nautical daljava, prejadrana pri enem potegu (kretnji) (pri jadranju proti vetru); sprehodat a stretch, at one stretch — brez prekinitve, naenkraton the stretch — napenjajoč vse sile; v veliki naglici, figuratively v veliki napetostia stretch of the imagination — prenapeta, prebujna domišljijaa fine stretch of country — lep košček zemlje, lepe pokrajineto be on the stretch — biti napet, v napetostiit is a good stretch from the village to the town — je lep, precejšen kos poti od vasi do mestato do a stretch British English odslužiti, izdržati kazen (enega leta)to give a stretch — natezati se, pretegniti seit takes a stretch of imagination to believe that — treba je precéj napeti svojo domišljijo, da to verjamešto work 8 hours at (on) a stretch — delati nepretrgano 8 ur;2.adjectiveraztegljivII [streč]1.transitive verbraztegniti, raztezati, razvleči, (raz)širiti; iztegniti (roko itd.) (često out); pretegniti (noge itd., o.s. se); nategniti (vrv itd.), peti, razpeti (platno itd.); z natezanjem izgladiti; figuratively nategovati, silo delati, iti predaleč (v čem), prenapenjati, pretiravati, po svoje krojiti (pravico, zakon); commerce prekoračiti (kredit); slang obesiti, usmrtiti;2.intransitive verbraztezati se, (raz)širiti se, segati; nategniti se; raztegniti se (rokavice), dati se raztegniti; potovati (to do); figuratively pretiravati, lagati; colloquially viseti, biti obešenstretched — iztegnjen, po dolgemto stretch one's arms — iztegniti, pretegniti si roketo stretch s.o. on the ground — z udarcem zrušiti koga na tlato stretch a point figuratively iti predaleč, pretiravati (v čem)I will stretch a point in your favour — potrudil se bom, da vam bom šel na rokoto stretch s.o. on the rack history razpeti koga za mučenje (na natezalnici)to stretch the truth — pretiravati, lagatito stretch away out of sight — razprostirati se, kakor daleč sega oko -
5 vision
['viʒən]1) (something seen in the imagination or in a dream: God appeared to him in a vision.) duhovno videnje2) (the ability to see or plan into the future: Politicians should be men of vision.) vizija3) (the ability to see or the sense of sight: He is slowly losing his vision.) vid* * *[vížən]1.nounvid, gledanje, pogled, dalekovidnost (zlasti politics); vizija, (nadnaravno) duhovno videnje (npr. prihodnjih dogodkov), sposobnost predvidevanja; prikazen v hipnozi, verski ekstazi, halucinacije, slika fantazije; figuratively slepilo, privid, prikazen; sanjarijabeyond our vision — prek našega vida, nevidenshe was a vision of delight — nudila je očarijiv pogled;2.transitive verbvizionarno doživljati; videti v domišljiji -
6 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) ogenj2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) peč3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) ogenj4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) gorečnost5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) streljanje2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) žgati2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) podžigati3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) ustreliti4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) sprožiti, izstreliti5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) streljati na, v6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) odpustiti•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
- under fire* * *I [fáiə]nounogenj, plamen, požar; streljanje; figuratively gorečnost, navdušenje, vnema, razburjenje; vročica; pekel; smrt na grmadito add fuel to the fire — prilivati olje v ogenj; poslabšati; razpihovati strastimedicine St. Anthony's fire — šena burnt child dreads the fire — kdor se opeče, je drugič previdenfire control — stolp, s katerega vodijo streljanje; boj proti gozdnim požaromto pour oil on fire — prilivati olje na ogenj, razdražiti, podpihovatito set on fire, to set fire to — zažgati, prižgatimilitary blind fire — streljanje brez cilja, na slepoto keep up a fire — vzdrževati ogenj; nenehno obstreljevatithere's no smoke without fire — kjer je dim, je tudi ogenj; iz nič ni ničto set the Thames on fire — narediti nekaj izrednega, iznajti smodnikrunning fire — salva strelov; zapovrstni napadi kritikeII [fáiə]1.transitive verbzanetiti, zažgati; izžigati; kuriti nalagati; (at, upon) streljati; rdeče barvati; slang ( from) odpustiti, spoditi;2.intransitive verbzanetiti, osmoditi, razbeliti semilitary to fire salute — izstreliti salvoto fire with s.th. — navdušiti za kaj -
7 capture
[- ə]1) (to take by force, skill etc: The soldiers captured the castle; Several animals were captured.) ujeti, zavzeti2) (to take possession of (a person's attention etc): The story captured his imagination.) pritegniti* * *I [kaepčə]nounzavzetje; aretacija; ujetnik; plen; marine ujeta, zaplenjena ladjaII [kaepčə]transitive verbujeti, uloviti; aretirati; zavzeti, zaplenitito capture attention — zbuditi pozornost, privlačiti -
8 scope
[skəup]1) ((often with for) the opportunity or chance to do, use or develop: There's no scope for originality in this job.) možnost2) (the area or extent of an activity etc: Few things are beyond the scope of a child's imagination.) doseg* * *[skóup]nounpodročje (delovanja), območje, delokrog; duševno obzorje; obseg, prostor, okvir; doseg, domet, streljaj; nautical dolžina verige ali vrvi; (redko) cilj, (glavni) namento give scope to s.o. — da(ja)ti, nuditi široko polje delovanja komu -
9 wanton
['wontən]1) (without reason; motiveless: wanton cruelty; the wanton destruction of property.) objesten2) ((of a person) immoral: wanton young women.) razuzdan•- wantonly- wantonness* * *[wɔntən]1.adjective ( wantonly adverb)objesten, razposajen, navihan, poreden; zlohoten; muhast, neodgovoren, kapriciozen, trmast, brezobziren, neusmiljen; razuzdan, polten, nečist, razvraten; divji, bujen, razkošen (rastlinstvo); bogat, čezmeren, bujen; nesmotrn, slučajen, na slepo narejen, samovoljen, neupravičen; poetically svobodena wanton child — poreden, navihan otrokwanton praise — čezmerna hvala;2.nounrazvratnik, -ica, razuzdanec, -nka; hotnica; razposajenec (otrok), razvajenecto play the wanton with — šaliti se z; poigravati se z;3.intransitive verbbiti razposajen, šale zbijati, noreti; besneti; razvratno, razuzdano živeti, ljubimkati; bujno rasti; pretiravati;4.transitive verbzapravljati, zafrečkati (čas itd.) -
10 creative
[-tiv]adjective (having or showing the power and imagination to create: a creative dress-designer.) ustvarjalen* * *[kriéitiv]adjective ( creatively adverb)stvariteljski, ustvarjalen, stvarljiv, tvoren, ploden -
11 figment
['fiɡmənt]* * *[fígmənt]nounizmislek, bajka, plod domišljije -
12 imaginary
adjective (existing only in the mind or imagination; not real: Her illnesses are usually imaginary.) namišljen* * *[imaedžməri]1.adjective ( imaginarily adverb)dozdeven, namišljen, navidezen, imaginaren; economy fingiran;2.nounmathematicsimaginarno število -
13 morbid
['mo:(r)bid](sick (in the way one shows his/her excessive interest in death, disease, cruel acts etc): his morbid fascination with horror films; her morbid imagination.) morbiden, bolesten* * *[mɔ:bid]adjective ( morbidly adverb)morbiden, bolehen, bolesten; medicine patološki -
14 a touch
(a small quantity or degree: The soup needs a touch of salt; a touch of imagination.) malce -
15 in one's mind's eye
(in one's imagination: If you try hard, you can see the room in your mind's eye.) v duhu
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