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1 repulsive
adjective (horrible; disgusting.) odvraten* * *[ripʌlsiv]adjective ( repulsively adverb)physics odbojen, repulziven; odbijajoč (tudi figuratively); odvraten, zoprn, vzbujajoč odpor, ogaben, gnusen, grd; neugoden, neprijeten, hladen, nesimpatičen; poetically upirajoč se, uporen -
2 repellent
[-ənt] 1. adjective(repulsive; causing dislike or disgust: repellent smell/behaviour.) odbijajoč2. noun(see insect repellent.)* * *[ripélənt]1.adjective ( repellently adverb)odbijajoč; odvraten, oduren, zoprn, ostuden, ogaben; neprepusten, nepremočljiv;2.nounnepremočljiva, vodo odbijajoča tkanina; (farmacija) obrambno sredstvo; zaščitno sredstvo (proti čemu) -
3 repulse
1. verb1) (to repel (an enemy).) odbiti2) (to refuse to accept eg help from, or be friendly to.) odkloniti2. noun((an) act of repulsing.) zavrnitev- repulsive
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- repulsiveness* * *I [ripʌls]nounodbitje, odvračanje, zavračanje, zavrnitev, odklonitev; (vojaški) neuspeh, poraz; repulzto meet with a repulse, to suffer a repulse — biti odklonjen, zavrnjen, ne biti uslišan, dobiti "košarico", doživeti neuspehII [ripʌls]transitive verbodbiti, odkloniti, zavrniti, ne hoteti uslišati, dati "košarico"; ne vzeti v poštev (zahteve, ponudbe itd.); military odbiti, odgnati, zavrniti (sovražnika), odpoditi; figuratively potolči, poraziti (v sporu, prepiru)to repulse an assailant (an attack, an offer, a suitor) — odbiti napadalca (napad, ponudbo, snubca)
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Repulsive — Re*pul sive ( s?v), a. [Cf. F. r[ e]pulsif.] 1. Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force. [1913 Webster] Repulsive of his might the weapon stood. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Repulsive force — may refer to: * Repulsive force (astronomy), which according to certain theories causes planets and matter to get farther and farther apart * Like charges repelling according to Coulomb s law * Repulsive force (magnetism) between magnets of… … Wikipedia
Repulsive force (astronomy) — Repulsive force is the temporary name given to the force that seems to tear away the universe. It was first postulated when observations proved that galaxies get away from each other faster and faster contrary to the standard theory of Big Bang… … Wikipedia
repulsive — I adjective abhorrent, abominable, appalling, arousing aversion, beastly, contemptible, despicable, detestable, dirty, disagreeable, disgusting, disliked, displeasing, distasteful, dreadful, execrable, fearful, feculent, filthy, foedus,… … Law dictionary
repulsive — (adj.) 1610s, from Fr. repulsif (14c.), from M.L. repulsivus, from pp. stem of repellere (see REPULSION (Cf. repulsion)). Originally able to repel; the sense of causing disgust is first recorded 1816 … Etymology dictionary
repulsive — repugnant, revolting, *offensive, loathsome Analogous words: repellent, *repugnant, abhorrent, obnoxious Antonyms: alluring, captivating … New Dictionary of Synonyms
repulsive — [adj] very disgusting, offensive abhorrent, abominable, animal*, creepy*, disagreeable, distasteful, forbidding, foul, gross, hateful, hideous, horrid, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, noisome, objectionable, obnoxious, odious, off putting,… … New thesaurus
repulsive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) arousing intense distaste or disgust. 2) Physics of or relating to repulsion between physical objects. DERIVATIVES repulsively adverb repulsiveness noun … English terms dictionary
repulsive — [ri pul′siv] adj. [ML repulsivus] 1. tending to repel 2. causing strong dislike or aversion; disgusting; offensive 3. characterized by, or having the nature of, repulsion repulsively adv. repulsiveness n … English World dictionary
repulsive — [[t]rɪpʌ̱lsɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something or someone as repulsive, you mean that they are horrible and disgusting and you want to avoid them. ...repulsive fat white slugs. ...the most repulsive mass murderer America has known.… … English dictionary
repulsive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, smell ▪ The very thought seems repulsive. ▪ find sb/sth ADVERB ▪ … Collocations dictionary