X
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

DICTIONARY - grade 5
(definitions and examples taken from Oxford Interactive Wordpower)

HELP / kaj pomenijo okrajšave
C - countable nouns /
števni samostalniki
3hand.gif (7653 bytes)
U - uncountable n. /neštevni sam.
pl - plural /
množina
adj - adjective /
pridevnik
adv - adverb /
prislov
US - United States / ameriška raba
  • accept verb sprejeti  
    to take something willingly that somebodyb offers you:

    Please accept this small gift. * Why won't you accept my advice?

  • act verb igrati
    to perform or have a part in a play or film:
    I've never acted before. * He's always wanted to act the part of Hamlet.

  • activity  noun (pl activities) dejavnost
    something that you do, usually regularly and for enjoyment:
    The hotel offers a range of leisure activities.

  • actor noun igralec
    [C] a person whose job is to act in a play, film or television programme

  • actress  noun igralka
    [C] a woman whose job is to act in a play, film or television programme

  • actually  adv v resnici
    really; in fact:
    You don't actually believe her, do you? * I can't believe that I'm actually going to America!

  • address   noun [C] naslov
    the number of the house and the name of the street and town, where you live or work:
    Let me give you my home/business address. * She no longer lives at this address.

  • aerobics noun aerobika
    [U] energetic physical exercises. Aerobics is often done to music.:
    I do aerobics twice a week to keep fit.

  • aeroplane (also plane; US airplane) noun letalo
    [C] a vehicle with wings and one or more engines that can fly through the air:
    the noise of an aeroplane flying overhead * I went to Berlin by plane.

  • afraid adj (not before a noun) bati se
    afraid (of somebody-sb/something);afraid (of doing sth/to do sth) having or showing fear; frightened:
    Why are some people afraid of spiders? * Sue is afraid of going out after dark. * I was too afraid to answer the door.

  • afternoon noun popoldan
    [C,U] the part of a day between midday and about six o'clock:
    I'll see you tomorrow afternoon. * We sat in the garden all afternoon. * He goes swimming every afternoon. * She arrived at four o'clock in the afternoon.

  • again adv zopet, ponovno, še enkrat
    once more; another time:
    Could you say that again, please? * She was out. I'll phone again later. * Don't ever do that again!

  • age noun starost
    [C,U] the length of time that sb has lived or that sth has existed:
    Nigel is seventeen years of age. * She left school at the age of sixteen. * When I was your age I never did anything like that! * Children of all ages will enjoy this film. * He needs some friends of his own age.

  • air noun zrak
    [U] the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that people, animals and plants breathe: the pure mountain air * The air was polluted by smoke from the factory.

  • almost adv skoraj, domala
    not quite; very nearly:
    * Careful! I almost fell into the water then! * The film has almost finished. * She almost always cycles to school. * There's almost nothing left.

  • alone adv sam
    without any other person:
    The old man lives alone. * Are you alone? Can I speak to you for a moment? * I don't like walking home alone after dark.

  • alphabet  noun abeceda
    [C] the set of letters that you use when you are writing a particular language, especially when they are arranged in a fixed order:
    There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.

  • also adv tudi, prav tako
    (not with negative verbs) in addition; too:
    Mark Wilson paints and writes novels in his spare time. He also speaks Chinese. * Please bring some paper, a pen and also a calculator. *

  • altogether adv (vse) skupaj
    including everything:
    We've got about 65 altogether.

  • always adv vedno, vselej
    at all times; regularly:
    We almost always go to Scotland for our holidays. * Why is the train always late when I'm in a hurry?

  • ambulance  noun rešilec
    [C] a special motor vehicle for taking ill or injured people to and from hospital

  • animal  noun [C] žival
        1    a living creature that is not a plant: the animal kingdom * Man is a social animal.
        2    a living creature of this kind, but not including humans:
    She thinks that zoos are cruel to animals. * They keep cows, chickens and other animals on their farm.

  • anorak  noun anorak
    [C] a short coat with a hood that protects you from rain, wind and cold

  • another det, pron še eden; drug
    1 one more; an additional thing or person:
    Would you like another drink? *  
    2 a different thing or person:
    I'm afraid I can't see you tomorrow, could we arrange another day?

  • ant noun mravlja
    [C] a very small insect that lives in large groups and works very hard:
    an army of ants

  • basket  noun košara
    [C] a container for carrying or holding things, made of strips of light material such as cane or wire that are woven together:
    a waste-paper basket * a shopping basket * a basket of shopping

  • basketball  noun košarka
    [U] a game for two teams of five players. There is a net (basket) fixed to a metal ring high up at each end of the court and the players try to throw a ball through the other team's net in order to score points

  • bath kopel, kopalna kad
    1  a large container for water in which you sit to wash your body:
    All the rooms have a private bath or shower. * Can you answer the phone? I'm in the bath!
    2 [sing] an act of washing the whole of your body when you sit or lie in a bath filled with water: to have a bath
    * Would you prefer to take a bath or a shower? * bath oil

  • bathroom noun [C] kopalnica
       1    a room where there is a bath and usually a wash-basin (and sometimes a toilet)
        2    (US) a room with a toilet

  • beach noun plaža, obala
    [C] the piece of sandy or rocky land next to the sea:
    a nice sandy beach

     

Last updated: 12.09.06
C Viljenka Šavli