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1 unsteady
[ʌnstédi]adjectivenetrden; nesiguren; omahljiv, nestanoviten, spremenljiv; nereden (oseba, navada); nepravilen; tresoč se (roka); nestacionaren -
2 flare
[fleə]1) (to burn with a bright unsteady light: The firelight flared.) plameneti2) ((of a skirt, trousers etc) to become wider at the bottom edge: a flared skirt.) zvončasto padati•- flare up* * *I [flwə]nounplapolanje; svetlobni signal; širjenje; figuratively vzkip, prepir; colloquially bahanjeII [flwə]intransitive verb & transitive verbmigljati, plapolati, plamteti; slepiti; navzdol se širiti (krilo); razprostreti; napihniti se; močno razsvetliti; bleščati se; viseti čez kaj -
3 flicker
['flikə] 1. verb1) (to burn unsteadily: the candle flickered.) plapolati2) (to move quickly and unsteadily: A smile flickered across her face.) spreleteti2. noun(an unsteady light or flame: the flicker of an oil lamp.) plapolanje, migetanje* * *I [flíkə]intransitive verbmigljati, migotati; (vz)plapolati; frfrati, kriliti, prhutatiII [flíkə]nounplapolanje, migotanje, frfranje; figuratively trohicaIII [flíkə]nounAmerican zoology detel -
4 reel
[ri:l] 1. noun1) (a round wheel-shaped or cylindrical object of wood, metal etc on which thread, film, fishing-lines etc can be wound: a reel of sewing-cotton; He changed the reel in the projector.) tuljava, kolut2) ((the music for) a type of lively Scottish, Irish or American dance: The fiddler played a reel; to dance a reel.) živahen ples2. verb(to stagger; to sway; to move in an unsteady way: The drunk man reeled along the road; My brain was reeling with all the information that he gave me.) opotekati se- reel in- reel off* * *I [ri:l]1.nountuljava, motek, vretence; motovilo; zvitek, zmotek, rola filmaoff the reel figuratively hitro eden za drugim, brez prekinitveto recite right off the reel — oddrdrati, od začetka do konca hitro in gladko (od)govoriti, recitirati;2.transitive verbnamotati, naviti na tuljavo, na vretence, na motek; (iz)vleči z namotavanjem; intransitive verb (o kobilicah) oddajati drdrav zvok (kot vrteča se tuljava)to reel a fish in — izvleči, potegniti ribo (iz vode) z namotavanjem vrvice (na ribiški pripravi)II [ri:l]1.noun(hitro) obračanje, vrtenje; opotekanje; figuratively vrvenjewithout a reel or a stagger — brez omahovanja;2.intransitive verb(o glavi, očeh) vrteti se; imeti vrtoglavico; opotekati se; transitive verb hitro vrteti ( one's partner in a dance — partnerico pri plesu, soplesalko)III [ri:l]1.nounživahen (zlasti škotski) ples; glasba za ta ples;2.intransitive verbplesati ta ples -
5 rickety
['rikəti](not well built; unsteady; likely to fall over or collapse: a rickety table.) majav* * *[ríkiti]adjective ( ricketily adverb)rahitičen, pohabljen; slab, nemočen, šibek; majav, razmajan -
6 shaky
1) (weak or trembling with age, illness etc: a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.) tresoč se2) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) majav3) ((sometimes with at) not very good, accurate etc: He's a bit shaky at arithmetic; My arithmetic has always been very shaky; I'd be grateful if you would correct my rather shaky spelling.) šibek* * *[šéiki]adjective ( shakily adverb)tresoč se, drgetajoč, drhteč; majav, klecav; šibak, slaboten; pretresen; omahljiv, nesiguren, nezanesljiv; (les) razpokanshaky courage — majav, omahljiv, nezanesljiv poguma shaky firm — nezanesljiva, netrdna firmashaky on one's pins slang netrden, nesiguren na nogahto feel shaky — ne se čutiti trdnega na nogah, slabo (slabotno) se počutiti -
7 shimmer
['ʃimə](to shine with a quivering or unsteady light: The moonlight shimmered on the lake.) svetlikati se* * *[šímə]1.nounbleščanje, blesk, svetlikanje, migljanje;2.intransitive verbsvetlikati se, bleščati se, migljati -
8 steady
['stedi] 1. adjective1) ((negative unsteady) firmly fixed, balanced or controlled: The table isn't steady; You need a steady hand to be a surgeon.) trden, miren2) (regular or even: a steady temperature; He was walking at a steady pace.) enakomeren3) (unchanging or constant: steady faith.) stalen4) ((of a person) sensible and hardworking in habits etc: a steady young man.) vztrajen, umirjen2. verb(to make or become steady: He stumbled but managed to steady himself; His heart-beat gradually steadied.) umiriti (se)- steadily- steadiness
- steady on! - steady !* * *I [stédi]nounopora; American stalen kavalir, "fant"II [stédi]1.adjective ( steadily adverb)čvrst, trden, stalen, nepremakljiv, neomajen; miren, siguren; odmerjen, pravilen, nespremenljiv, stalen; enakomeren, nepretrgan, enoličen; neplašljiv (konj); zanesljiv, trezen, resen; oprezen, preudaren; commerce stalen, stabilen, ustaljena man steady in his purpose — človek, ki ne odstopi od svojega ciljato remain steady commerce ostati stalen (o cenah);2.interjectionsteady! — (le) mirno (kri)!; previdno!, oprezno!, počasi!, polagoma!steady on! — stoj!;3.transitive verbutrditi, pritrditi, pričvrstiti; podpreti; ustaliti; sigurno upravljati (s čolnom); brzdati (konja); zmanjšati (hitrost); figuratively privesti (koga) k pameti, spametovati; strezniti; intransitive verb ustaliti se, utrditi se; sigurno, enakomerno se gibati, premikati (o čolnu); umiriti se; priti k pameti, spametovati se, strezniti se, strezniti seto steady one's nerves — pomiriti, umiriti si živce -
9 twinkle
['twiŋkl] 1. verb1) (to shine with a small, slightly unsteady light: The stars twinkled in the sky.) svetlikati se2) ((of eyes) to shine in this way usually to express amusement: His eyes twinkled mischievously.) iskriti se2. noun1) (an expression of amusement (in one's eyes).) iskrenje2) (the act of twinkling.) svetlikanje* * *[twiŋkl]1.nounsvetlikanje, bleščanje, migljanje, migotanje, utripanje, mežikanje; iskrenje; trzaj, tren (očesa); kratek, hiter premik; figuratively hip, trenutekin a twinkle, in the twinkle of an eye — v hipu, kot bi trenil (z očesom)a humorous twinkle — šegavo mežikanje;2.intransitive verbmigljati, migotati, utripati, mežikati, žmeriti; treniti (z očesom); hitro se premikati sem in tja; iskriti se, svetlikati se, bleščati se, zasvetiti se; transitive verb oddajati (svetlobo) s svetlikanjem (iskrenjem); mežikati (z očmi) -
10 waver
['weivə](to be unsteady or uncertain: He wavered between accepting and refusing.) omahovati* * *[wéivə]1.nounomahovanje, obotavljanje, cincanje; tresenje;2.intransitive verbopotekati se (pri hoji); zibati se, pozibavati se; figuratively kolebati, cincati, biti neodločen, omahovati, biti nestanoviten; odstopati, zaviti ( from od); postati nemiren (pogled); tresti se (roke, glas); trepetati, zvijati se, migljati (plamen, svetloba) -
11 wobble
['wobl] 1. verb(to rock unsteadily from side to side: The bicycle wobbled and the child fell off.) opotekati se2. noun(a slight rocking, unsteady movement: This wheel has a bit of a wobble.) majanje- wobbly- wobbliness* * *[wɔbl]1.nounmajanje, opotekanje, kolebanje, nihanje; omahovanje; drget(anje)wobble pump aeronautics zasilna rezervna sesalka;2.intransitive verbmajati se, opotekati se, nesigurno se premikati; figuratively kolebati, oklevati, biti neodločen, omahovati, iskati izgovore; drgetati, drhteti
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unsteady — index broken (interrupted), dangerous, disorderly, inconsistent, infrequent, insecure, irresolute … Law dictionary
unsteady — 1590s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + STEADY (Cf. steady) (adj.). Cf. O.Fris. unstadich, Ger. unstätig, M.Du. onstadich … Etymology dictionary
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unsteady — un|stead|y [ ʌn stedi ] adjective 1. ) not regular, calm, or normal: an unsteady voice unsteady breathing 2. ) too weak or sick to walk well: She s still unsteady on her feet. 3. ) not reliable … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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