ANGLEŠČINA (besednjak) Flashcards

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to MASSACRE sb

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to kill a lot of people or animals in a violent way, especially when they cannot defend themselves (pokol)

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LEAFY

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  • (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)
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to SEIZE an OPPORTUNITY

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to grab an opportunity

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to COMMEMORATE sb /sth

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to remind people of an important event or person from the past with a special action/object/event
(pokloniti se spominu na…)

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to CHOP sth DOWN

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to cut sth down

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DISEASED

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affected/suffering from a disease

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CRITERION, pl. CRITERIA

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a standard or principle with the help of which a decision is made

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to HAVE (some/no) SAY in sth

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to have the right to take part in deciding sth

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TENSION between A and B

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a nervous feeling that makes it impossible for you to relax

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a SHIELD

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a large piece of metal or leather carried by soldiers to protect the body when fighting

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RIOT GEAR

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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

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EXCESSIVE

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much more than is reasonable or necessary
(čezmeren, pretiran)

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LAUGHABLE

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silly and not worth taking seriously, absurd, ridiculous (smešen, neumen)

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to DATE

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up to now

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MASSACRE of sb

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the killing of a large number of people

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BRAVERY

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a CONTRACTOR

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a person or company that has a contract to do work or provide goods or services for another company (izvajalec/izvajalka)

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an ALLEGATION (to make an allegation against sb)

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an accusation, a public statement that is made without giving proof, accusing sb of doing sth that is wrong or illegal
(obtožba, obtožiti nekoga)

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INTIMIDATION

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the act of frightening or threatening sb so that they will do what you want

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ASSAULT on sb

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the act of physically attacking sb (napad, napasti nekoga)

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FOOTPATH

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a path that is made for people to walk along, especially in the country (pešpot)

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ALLEGED

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stated as a fact but without any proof

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OBSTRUCTION of

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a blockage (zamašek, zamašitev) - when sth blocks a road, tube, etc., or the thing that blocks it an
(blokada, zapora)

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OBSTRUCTION

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  • [U] when sb or sth prevents or delays a legal or political process
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SUSPENSION sth
[U] When sth is officially stopped for a period of time
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to take ADVANTAGE of sb/sth
to use a particular situation to get what you want
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ADOPTIVE PARENTS
a parent who has adopted a child
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UNEDUCATED
showing a lack of education
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BRASS
[U] a bright yellow metal made by mixing copper and zinc (medenina)
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FIGURINE
a small statue of a person or an animal
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sth SWIMS BEFORE YOUR EYES
if sht you are looking at swims, it seems to be moving around, usually because you are ill, tired or drunk
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