ANGLEŠČINA (besednjak) Flashcards
(32 cards)
to MASSACRE sb
to kill a lot of people or animals in a violent way, especially when they cannot defend themselves (pokol)
LEAFY
- (of a place) having a lot of trees and plants and therefore considered an attractive place to live
- having a lot of leaves
(zelen/bohoten/listnat)
to SEIZE an OPPORTUNITY
to grab an opportunity
to COMMEMORATE sb /sth
to remind people of an important event or person from the past with a special action/object/event
(pokloniti se spominu na…)
to CHOP sth DOWN
to cut sth down
DISEASED
affected/suffering from a disease
CRITERION, pl. CRITERIA
a standard or principle with the help of which a decision is made
to HAVE (some/no) SAY in sth
to have the right to take part in deciding sth
TENSION between A and B
a nervous feeling that makes it impossible for you to relax
a SHIELD
a large piece of metal or leather carried by soldiers to protect the body when fighting
RIOT GEAR
the clothes and equipment used by the police when they are dealing with riots (= a situation in which a group of people behave in a violent way in a public place, often as a protest)
riot - protest
gear - oprema
EXCESSIVE
much more than is reasonable or necessary
(čezmeren, pretiran)
LAUGHABLE
silly and not worth taking seriously, absurd, ridiculous (smešen, neumen)
to DATE
up to now
MASSACRE of sb
the killing of a large number of people
BRAVERY
courage
a CONTRACTOR
a person or company that has a contract to do work or provide goods or services for another company (izvajalec/izvajalka)
an ALLEGATION (to make an allegation against sb)
an accusation, a public statement that is made without giving proof, accusing sb of doing sth that is wrong or illegal
(obtožba, obtožiti nekoga)
INTIMIDATION
the act of frightening or threatening sb so that they will do what you want
ASSAULT on sb
the act of physically attacking sb (napad, napasti nekoga)
FOOTPATH
a path that is made for people to walk along, especially in the country (pešpot)
ALLEGED
stated as a fact but without any proof
OBSTRUCTION of
a blockage (zamašek, zamašitev) - when sth blocks a road, tube, etc., or the thing that blocks it an
(blokada, zapora)
OBSTRUCTION
- [U] when sb or sth prevents or delays a legal or political process