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101 latter
['lætə](towards the end: the latter part of our holiday.) zadnji- latterly- the latter* * *[laetə]adjectivedrugi (omenjeni), zadnjithe former... the latter — prvi... drugiarchaic latter grass — otava -
102 latterly
1) (recently; lately.) v zadnjem času2) (towards the end.) proti koncu* * *[laetəli]adverbzadnjem času, proti koncu, končno, pri kraju; dandanes -
103 lean
I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) nagniti se2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) nasloniti (se)•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) vitek2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) pust3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) boren•- leanness* * *I [li:n]nounpusto mesoII [li:n]nounnaklon, nagnjenost (to k)III [li:n]1.intransitive verbnagniti se, nagibati se; opirati se, nasloniti se (on na); figuratively zanašati se (on na); figuratively nagibati se k čemu, dajati prednost čemu (to, towards); biti prislonjen, sloneti ( against);2.transitive verbnagniti, nasloniti ( against ob, na); opreti, podpreti (on, upon)colloquially to lean over backward(s) — zelo se potruditi -
104 left-hand
1) (at the left; to the left of something else: the bottom left-hand drawer of the desk.) na levi2) (towards the left: a left-hand bend in the road.) na levo* * *[léfthænd]adjectivelevi -
105 lenient
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106 love
1. noun1) (a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing: She has a great love of music; her love for her children.) ljubezen2) (strong attachment with sexual attraction: They are in love with one another.) ljubezen3) (a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection): Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love!) ljubezen, strast4) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) nič2. verb1) (to be (very) fond of: She loves her children dearly.) ljubiti2) (to take pleasure in: They both love dancing.) ljubiti•- lovable- lovely
- loveliness
- lover
- loving
- lovingly
- love affair
- love-letter
- lovesick
- fall in love with
- fall in love
- for love or money
- make love
- there's no love lost between them* * *I [ləv]nounljubezen (of, for, to, towards za); ljubica, ljubček; colloquially ljubka stvar; sport brez zadetka, brez golafor love — za šalo, zastonj, iz ljubezninot for love or money — za nič na svetu, za noben denarto make love to — dvoriti, ljubimkati, spolno občevatilove in a cottage — poroka iz ljubezni, poroka brez denarjasport love all — brez zadetkaII [ləv]1.transitive verbljubiti, rad imeti;2.intransitive verbljubiti, biti zaljubljenlove me, love my dog — če ljubiš mene, ljubi tudi moje prijateljeLord love you! — za božjo voljo! (presenečenje)to love to do s.th. — zelo rad kaj delati -
107 lurch
[lə: ] 1. verb(to move suddenly or unevenly forward; to roll to one side.) opoteči se2. noun(such a movement: The train gave a lurch and started off.) sunek* * *I [lə:č]1.nounnagnjenje na stran; opotekanje; American nagnjenje ( towards do);2.intransitive verbnagniti se na stran; opotekati se, opoteči seII [lə:č]nounarchaic kritična stopnja igreto leave s.o. in the lurch — pustiti koga na cedilu -
108 make for
(to go towards: We're making for home.) odpraviti se* * *intransitive verb kreniti, odpraviti se kam; napasti, planiti na koga; nautical pluti proti; pripomoči k čem -
109 manner
['mænə]1) (a way in which anything is done etc: She greeted me in a friendly manner.) način2) (the way in which a person behaves, speaks etc: I don't like her manner.) obnašanje3) ((in plural) (polite) behaviour, usually towards others: Why doesn't she teach her children (good) manners?) olika•- - mannered- mannerism
- all manner of
- in a manner of speaking* * *[maenə]nounnačin; nastop, stil; plural običaji, šege; plural obnašanje, olika, vedenje, manire, način življenja; archaic vrstaafter ( —ali in) this manner — na tak način, takoto the manner born — kakor rojen za kaj, kakor da bi bil od rojstva takgood manners — lepo vedenje; olikain a singular manner — čudno, nenavadnoother times, other manners — drugi časi; drugi običaji -
110 mercy
['mə:si]plural - mercies; noun1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) usmiljenje2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) sreča•- merciful- mercifully
- merciless
- mercilessly
- at the mercy of
- have mercy on* * *[mɜ:si]nounusmiljenje, sočutje, milost, odpuščanje; sreča, blagoslov; American juridically pomilostitev na smrt obsojenega na dosmrtno ječoat the mercy of — v oblasti koga, prepuščen na milost in nemilostit is a mercy that — sreča je, dathat's a mercy! — na srečo!, hvala bogu!to throw o.s. on s.o.'s mercy — prepustiti se komu na milost in nemilost -
111 motion
['məuʃən] 1. noun1) (the act or state of moving: the motion of the planets; He lost the power of motion.) gibanje2) (a single movement or gesture: He summoned the waiter with a motion of the hand.) gib3) (a proposal put before a meeting: She was asked to speak against the motion in the debate.) predlog2. verb(to make a movement or sign eg directing a person or telling him to do something: He motioned (to) her to come nearer.) pomigniti- motion picture
- in motion* * *I [móušən]noungibanje; kretnja; hoja (težka, lahka); premik; zamah, pogon; figuratively spodbuda, nagib; juridically parliament predlog; medicine stolica; plural koraki, ravnanje, dejanjato go through the motions of — pretvarjati se, navidezno kaj delatiin motion — gibajoč, v pogonuof one's own motion — iz lastnega nagiba, prostovoljnoto put ( —ali set) in motion — sprožiti (postopek), začeti, razgibatito watch s.o.'s motions — budno spremljati dejanja kogatechnical idle motion — prazni tektechnical lost motion — mrtvi tekII [móušən]1.intransitive verbpomigniti ( with s, z), pokazati s kretnjo;2.transitive verbopozoriti s kretnjo, napotiti (to, towards, away, to do)to motion s.o. away — odsloviti koga z zamahom roke -
112 northerly
[-ðə-]1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the north: a northerly breeze.) severen2) (looking, lying etc towards the north: in a northerly direction.) proti severu* * *[nɔ:ðəli]1.adjectiveseveren (veter);2.adverbproti severu, s severa, na severu -
113 northward
adjective (towards the north: in a northward direction.) severni* * *[nɔ:mwəd]1.adjectiveseveren;2.adverb (tudi northwards) severno, proti severu, na sever;3.nounsever, severni predeli -
114 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) -
115 outward
1) (on or towards the outside; able to be seen: Judging by his outward appearance, he's not very rich; no outward sign of unhappiness.) zunanji2) ((of a journey) away from: The outward journey will be by sea, but they will return home by air.) tja grede* * *I [áutwəd]adjective ( outwardly adverb)zunanji; viden, očividenmedicine for outward application — za zunanjo uporabomathematics outward angle — zunanji kotII [áutwəd]nounzunanjost; (zlasti plural) zunanji svet -
116 outwards
adverb (towards the outside edge or surface: Moving outwards from the centre of the painting, we see that the figures become smaller.) ven* * *[áutwədz]adverbven, navzven -
117 partiality
[-ʃi'æləti]1) (a liking for: He has a partiality for cheese.) posebna ljubezen2) (the preferring of one person or side more than another: He could not help showing his partiality for/towards his own team.) pristranost* * *[pa:šiaeliti]nounpristranost; posebna ljubezen ( for) -
118 patronize
['pæ-, ]( American[) 'pei-]1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) pokroviteljsko se vesti2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) redno obiskovati* * *[paetrənaiz]transitive verbpatronizirati, podpirati, pospeševati; vesti se pokroviteljsko; redno kupovati od koga, redno obiskovati (npr. gledališče) -
119 pear
[peə](a type of fruit of the apple family, round at the bottom and narrowing towards the stem or top: She's very fond of pears; ( also adjective) a pear tree.) hruška; hruškov* * *[pwə]nounbotany hruška -
120 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) igrati se2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) igrati3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) igrati4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) igrati5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) igrati6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) potegniti koga za nos7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) igrati proti komu8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) poigravati se9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) usmeriti10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) igrati2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) igra2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) gledališka igra3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) tekma4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) delovanje•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up* * *I [pléi]nounigra (na srečo, za stavo, za zabavo, športna), zabava, šala; igranje, kvartanje, poteza (pri šahu); figuratively igra (besed, barv, valov, žarkov itd.); theatre gledališka igra, predstava; music igranje, predvajanje, glasbeno delo; spretno ravnanje s čim (običajno v sestavljenkah npr. swordplay); delovanje, dejavnost, torišče; technical toleranca; figuratively svoboda gibanja; American slang manever, (zvijačen) poskus za dosego česa; American slang publiciteta, poznanost, propagandato bring ( —ali call, put) into play — spraviti v pogon, izkoristitito come into play — začeti delati, stopiti v akcijochild's play — otročarija, igračkanjein full play — v polnem teku, v polnem pogonufiguratively to hold in play — zaposliti (koga s čim)in play — še v igri (kvartanje), za šaloit is your play — ti imaš potezo (šah), ti igraš (karte)to make play — imeti uspeh; utruditi preganjalce (pri lovu)to make play with — postavljati se, bahati seII [pléi]1.intransitive verbigrati ( for za), šaliti se, zabavati se, igračkati se; začeti igrati (karte), napraviti potezo, biti na potezi (šah); poigravati se (barve, valovi, žarki itd.); streljati (top), brizgati (vodomet), sijati; technical imeti prostor za gibanje, imeti toleranco, premikati se (bat), biti v pogonu; biti primeren za igro (igrišče);2.transitive verb theatreigrati, uprizoriti; sport nastopiti, igrati proti, sprejeti igralca v moštvo; uperiti (žaromet, luč, vodni curek) na koga; ustreliti (iz topa); technical spraviti v pogon, upravljati (stroj), obvladatito play along with — sodelovati, v en rog trobiti s komto play it cagey — biti previden, omahovatifiguratively to play both ends against the middle — previdno, rafinirano ravnatito play ball with s.o. — pošteno postopati s komfiguratively to play one's cards well (badly) — (ne)spretno manevriratito play s.o. dirt — izigrati kogato play s.o. false — izdati kogato play the game — držati se pravil, pošteno ravnatito play into s.o.'s hands — koristiti drugemu, pomagati komuto play one's hand for all it is worth — izrabiti vsako priliko, uveljaviti vse svoje zmožnostislang to play it (low) on — izigrati koga, zlorabitito play a part — igrati vlogo, pretvarjati seto play safe — previdno ravnati, ne tvegatito play for time — zavlačevati, poskušati pridobiti na časuto play s.o. a mean trick — prevarati kogato play (up)on — igrati na, figuratively izrabljati kogato play (up)on words — zbijati šale, igrati se z besedamito play with — igrati se s, z; lahkomiselno ravnati s
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