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81 man-made
adjective (made, happening or formed by man, not by natural means: a man-made lake.) umeten* * *[maenméid]adjectiveumeten, umetno narejen, umetno pridobljen; ki ga je napravil človek -
82 measurement
1) (size, amount etc found by measuring: What are the measurements of this room?) velikost2) (the sizes of various parts of the body, usually the distance round the chest, waist and hips: What are your measurements, madam?) mera3) (the act of measuring: We can find the size of something by means of measurement.) merjenje* * *[méžəmənt]nounmerjenje, mera, velikost; plural dimenzijeto take s.o.'s measurements for a suit — vzeti komu mere za oblekoeconomy measurement goods — razsipčno blago -
83 medicine
['medsin]1) (a substance, especially a liquid for swallowing, that is used to treat or keep away disease or illness: a dose of medicine.) zdravilo2) (the science of curing people who are ill, or making their suffering less (especially by means other than surgery): He is studying medicine.) medicina•- medicinally* * *I [méd(i)sin]nounzdravilo; medicina, zdravstvo; čarovnija (pri Indijancih)to give s.o. some of his own medicine — povrniti milo za dragofiguratively sprejeti kazen, požreti hudo pilulo; American slang he is bad medicine — je nevaren človekII [médsin]transitive verbzdraviti -
84 medium
['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) medij, posrednik2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) mediji3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) medij4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) gojišče2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) srednji* * *I [mí:diəm]adjectivesrednji, povprečenprinting medium faced — polmasteneconomy medium-priced — povprečne cenetechnical medium cars — avtomobili srednjega razredaelectrical medium wave — srednji valII [mí:diəm]noun(plural media, mediums) sredina, srednja pot; biology physics chemistry srednik, medij; medicine gojišče; reklamno sredstvo (radio, TV itd.); sredstvo, pripomoček, posrednikby ( —ali through) the medium of — s pomočjo, s posredovanjemeconomy medium of exchange — valuta, denar -
85 monitor
['monitə] 1. noun1) (a senior pupil who helps to see that school rules are kept.) reditelj2) (any of several kinds of instrument etc by means of which something can be constantly checked, especially a small screen in a television studio showing the picture which is being transmitted at any given time: television monitor; computer monitor.) zaslon2. verb(to act as, or to use, a monitor; to keep a careful check on: These machines/technicians monitor the results constantly.) nadzirati* * *I [mɔnitə]nounarchaic svarilec; school reditelj; nautical monitor, oklopna ladja; zoology varan; prisluškovalec (tujih oddaj in za tehnično kontrolo), monitor, kontrolna naprava (TV)II [mɔnitə]transitive verb & intransitive verbkontrolirati oddaje (TV, radio), prisluškovati oddajam; physics kontrolirati radioaktivnost -
86 mooring
noun (the act, or a means, of fastening a ship: The mooring broke.) zasidranje* * *[múəriə]nounnautical zasidranje; plural sidrna veriga (navor itd.); plural sidrišče -
87 mortal
['mo:tl] 1. adjective1) (liable to die; unable to live for ever: Man is mortal.) smrten2) (of or causing death: a mortal illness; mortal enemies (= enemies willing to fight each other till death); mortal combat.) smrten2. noun(a human being: All mortals must die sometime.) smrtnik- mortally
- mortal sin* * *I [mɔ:tl]adjective ( mortally adverb)smrten, umrljiv; smrtonosen, smrtno nevaren (to); ogorčen, neizprosen, smrtni (sovražnik); človeški, zemeljski, minljiv; colloquially dolgočasen; colloquially strašanski, silencolloquially for two mortal hours — dve neznosno dolgi uricolloquially by no mortal means — človeku nemogočecolloquially of no mortal use — popolnoma nekoristnocolloquially in a mortal hurry — v silni nagliciII [mɔ:tl]nounsmrtnik -
88 no
[nəu] 1. adjective1) (not any: We have no food; No other person could have done it.) noben2) (not allowed: No smoking.) prepovedan3) (not a: He is no friend of mine; This will be no easy task.) noben2. adverb(not (any): He is no better at golf than swimming; He went as far as the shop and no further.) nič3. interjection(a word used for denying, disagreeing, refusing etc: `Do you like travelling?' `No, (I don't).'; No, I don't agree; `Will you help me?' `No, I won't.') ne4. noun plural( noes)1) (a refusal: She answered with a definite no.) ne2) (a vote against something: The noes have won.) glas proti•- nobody5. noun(a very unimportant person: She's just a nobody.) niče- no-one- there's no saying
- knowing* * *I [nou]adjectivenoben, nobedenof no account — nevažen, nepomembenno man — nihče, noben človek; kdor je vedno protino man's land — sporno ozemlje, military ozemlje med dvema frontamamilitary slang no bon — zanič, ne greno doubt — seveda, nedvomnono end — zelo, močno, silnono fear — brez strahu, brez bojaznino go — zaman, nemogočeand no mistake — gotovo, brez dvomano picnic — ni lahko, ni šalain no time — takoj, nemudoma, hitrono wonder — ni čudno, naravnono cards no flowers — fraza v angleških osmrtnicah (brez vabil za pogreb, cvetje hvaležno odklanjamo)II [nou]adverb (za or) ne; (s komparativom) nič, sploh nemilitary slang no compree — ne razumemno sooner... than — komaj... ženo more — nič več, ne več, nitino less than — vsaj, najmanj, nič manj odIII [nou]nounzavrnitev, odklonitev; parliament glas proti -
89 non-violence
(the refusal to use any violent means in order to gain political, social etc aims.) nenasilje* * *[nɔnváiələns]nounnenasilje -
90 of
[əv]1) (belonging to: a friend of mine.) od2) (away from (a place etc); after (a given time): within five miles of London; within a year of his death.) iz; od3) (written etc by: the plays of Shakespeare.)4) (belonging to or forming a group: He is one of my friends.) od5) (showing: a picture of my father.)6) (made from; consisting of: a dress of silk; a collection of pictures.) iz7) (used to show an amount, measurement of something: a gallon of petrol; five bags of coal.)8) (about: an account of his work.) o9) (containing: a box of chocolates.) s, z10) (used to show a cause: She died of hunger.) zaradi11) (used to show a loss or removal: She was robbed of her jewels.)12) (used to show the connection between an action and its object: the smoking of a cigarette.)13) (used to show character, qualities etc: a man of courage.)14) ((American) (of time) a certain number of minutes before (the hour): It's ten minutes of three.) pred* * *[əv]preposition1.od ( north ŋ);2.genetiv ( the master of the house);3.apozicija (the City of London, the month of May);4.(poreklo, izvor) od, iz, genetiv (of good family, Mr. Smith of London);5.(vzrok, posledica) zaradi, od, na (to die of hunger, to be ashamed of s.th., proud ŋ);6.(snov, material) od, iz (made of steel, a dress of silk);7.(lastnost) s, z (a man of courage, a man of no importance, a fool of a man);8.(avtorstvo, način) od, svojilni pridevnik (the works of Byron, of o.s. sam od sebe);9.(mera) genetiv (two feet of snow, a glass of wine);10.o (talk of peace, news of success);11.(čas) večinom genetiv, od (of an evening, of late years, your letter of March);12.American colloquiallypred, do ( ten minutes of three);13.of course — seveda, se razumein face of, in spite of — vkljubon account of, because of — zaradito be on the point of (going) — biti na tem, da bo (šel), biti na (odhodu) -
91 on
[on] 1. preposition1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) na2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) v, na3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) v4) (about: a book on the theatre.) o5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) na6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) na7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) na8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) v; na9) (towards: They marched on the town.) na; proti10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) ob11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) na, po12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) pri13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) med, ob14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) za2. adverb1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) na2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) naprej3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) vključen4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) na sporedu5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) na, v3. adjective1) (in progress: The game was on.) v teku2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) še veljati•- oncoming- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto* * *I [ɔn]preposition1.na (on earth, on the radio);2.figurativelyna ( based on facts ki temelji na dejstvih, on demand na zahtevo, to borrow on jewels izposoditi si denar na nakit, a duty on silk carina na svilo, interest on one's capital obresti na kapital);3.(ki si sledi) za ( loss on loss izguba za izgubo);4.(zaposlen) pri, v (to be on a committee, jury, the general staff biti v komisiji, v poroti, pri generalštabu);5.(stanje) v, na ( on duty v službi, dežuren, on fire v ognju, gori, on strike v stavki, on leave na dopustu, on sale na prodaj);6.(namerjen) na, proti (an attack on s.o. napad na koga, a joke on me šala na moj račun, the strain tells on him napor ga zdeluje);7.(predmet, tema) o (a lecture on s.th. p redavanje o čem, to talk on a subject govoriti o nekem predmetu);8.(časovno za en dan) v, na; po, ob ( on Sunday v nedeljo, on April 1 prvega aprila; on his arrival ob njegovem prihodu, on being asked ko so me vprašali);razno: that is a new one on me — to je zame novo, za to še nisem slišalon edge — ko na trnju, nervozenon hand — pri roki, na zalogion one's own — samostojen, neodvisenhave you a match on you? — imaš kakšno vžigalico pri sebi?American colloquially to have nothing on s.o. — ne imeti nič proti komuII [ɔn]adverb1.(tudi v zvezi z glagoli) na ( to have a coat ŋ biti oblečen v plašč, imeti plašč na sebito screw on — priviti na kaj);2.razno: on and on — kar naprejon and off — tu in tam, včasihon with the show! — naprej s programom!to be on — biti prižgan (luč, radio), odprt (voda), na programu (igra), v teku (borba)American slang to be on to — spoznati koga ali kaj do dna, dobro poznatito put on one's clothes (shoes, hat) — obleči se (obuti se, pokriti se)III [ɔn]nounsport leva stran (npr. pri kriketu) -
92 organ
I ['o:ɡən] noun1) (a part of the body or of a plant which has a special purpose: the reproductive organs.) organ2) (a means of spreading information, eg a newspaper: an organ of the Communist Party.) glasilo•- organic- organically II ['o:ɡən](a usually large musical instrument similar to a piano, with or without pipes: He plays the organ; an electric organ.) orgle- organist* * *[ɔ:gən]nounorgan (tudi anatomy); glas; orodje, pripomoček; glasilo, časopis; music orgle (tudi pipe ŋ)organ builder — orglar, kdor orgle dela -
93 over
['əuvə] 1. preposition1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) nad2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) prek3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) prek4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) po5) (about: a quarrel over money.) glede, okrog6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) po7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) v teku8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) v času2. adverb1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)4) (downwards: He fell over.)5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)3. adjective(finished: The affair is over now.) nad4. noun((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) število metov5. as part of a word1) (too (much), as in overdo.)2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.)3) (covering, as in overcoat.)4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.)5) (completely, as in overcome.)•- over all
- over and done with* * *I [óuvə]adjectivezgornji, vrhnji; višji, zunanji, čezmeren (običajno skupaj s pridevnikom)II [óuvə]adverb1.preko, pre- (z glagoli: to paint s.th. ŋ preslikati kaj, he jumped ŋ preskočil je);2.figurativelyna drugo stran, k drugi stranki ( they went over to the enemy prešli so k sovražniku);3.sem, semkaj (come ŋ! pridi sem!);4.tam (preko), na drugi strani ( over there tamle, American colloquially v Evropi);5.(prav) nad ( the bird is directly over us ptič je prav nad nami);6.znova ( ten times ŋ desetkrat zapovrstjo);7.pretirano, čezmerno ( over polite pretirano vljuden);8.mimo, gotovo, končano ( the lesson is ŋ šolska ura je končana);razno: over again — še enkrat, znovaover and above — vrhu tega, skrajno, prevečall over — povsod, popolnoma, končanslang to be all over s.o. (s.th.) — biti vzhičen nad kom (čim)colloquially to get s.th. over with — končati kajeconomy carried over — prenosIII [óuvə]preposition1.čez ( a bridge over the river);2.pri ( over the fire pri ognju, pri kaminu);3.po ( all over the world po vsem svetu, over the radio po radiu);4.onkraj, na drugi strani ( over the sea onkraj morja);5.pri ( he fell asleep over his work zaspal je pri delu, over a cup of tea pri skodelici čaja);6.nad ( to reign over a kingdom vladati kraljestvu, to be over s.o. biti nad kom);7.več kakor, čez ( over a mile čez miljo, over a week več kot teden);8.(časovno) prek, v času ( over night prek noči, over the long vacation v času velikih počitnic);razno: hand over hand — s preprijemanjem (pri plezanju), figuratively vztrajno, hitro napredujočover the top — ne glede na kaj, brez ozira na kajover the way — nasproti, na drugi straniover one's head — nerazumljiv, pretežekIV [óuvə]noundodatek, presežek; military predolg strel; sport število metov ali igra med dvema izmenama (kriket) -
94 pedal
['pedl] 1. noun(a lever worked by the foot, as on a bicycle, piano, organ etc: the brake pedal in a car.) pedal2. verb(to move (something) by means of pedals: He pedalled (his bicycle) down the road.) vrteti pedale* * *I [pedl]adjectivenoženpedal bin — posoda za smeti; (ki se odpira z nogo)music pedal board — nogalnikII [pedl]nounpedal, nogalnik (pri kolesu, orglah, klavirju)III [pedl]intransitive verb & transitive verbpoganjati pedal, pritiskati pedal; voziti kolo -
95 percussion
1) ((in an orchestra, the group of people who play) musical instruments in which the sound is produced by striking them eg drums, cymbals etc: He plays (the) percussion in the orchestra; ( also adjective) a percussion instrument.) tolkala2) (the striking of one hard object against another: A gun is fired by means of percussion.) sunek, udarec•* * *[pə:kʌšən]nounudarec, sunek, pretresmedicine perkusija, pretrkavanje; music percussion instruments — tolkalatechnical percussion drill — dletni sveder -
96 piping
1) (the act of playing a musical pipe or pipes.) piskanje2) ((the act or process of conveying water, gas etc by means of) a length of pipe or number of pipes: lead piping; Piping the oil ashore will not be easy.) napeljava cevi; cevovod* * *I [páipiŋ]adjectivepiskajoč, rezek, hreščeč, visok (glas); miren, pastirski, idiličenII [páipiŋ]nounnapeljava cevi, cevovodi; piskanje, brlizganje; hreščanje; sladkorni obliv na torti, našitek na oblekiIII [páipiŋ]adverbsikajoče, piskajočepiping hot — vrel; figuratively še čisto gorek, nov -
97 plain-spoken
adjective (speaking honestly and candidly, not trying to be tactful: She is a very plain-spoken person who always says what she means.)* * *[pléinspóukən]adjectiveodkrit, odkritosrčen, iskren, ki ne ovinkari -
98 power-driven
adjective (worked by electricity or other mechanical means, not by hand.) na električni pogon* * *[páuədrivn]adjectivena električni pogon -
99 q.m.
abbreviation(Latin quomodo) by what means -
100 radar
(a method of showing the direction and distance of an object by means of radio waves which bounce off the object and return to their source.) radar* * *[réida:]nounradarradar altimeter aeronautics radarski višinomer
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