pridevi 2 Flashcards
nervous and easily upset
temperementan
high-strung
Minette is socially inept, high-strung, and temperamental, but above all, she is talented.
Nervös und leicht aufgeregt, launisch
inept- nesposoban
(especially of ideas) not clear and having no form:
nebulous, nije bas kao kod nas da se misli na nebulozu kao budalaštariju.
nebulös
onaj pridev za krvave ruke
bloodstained hands
blutbefleckte Hände
testerast oziljak, list
jagged leaf
gezacktes Blatt
kestenjasta
Auburn (abrn)
rotbraun
bozanstven
divine
göttlich
tacky??
If you wore a bright orange suit to school, with a neon green hat, you’d be dressing in a tacky way. Tacky clothes are usually inexpensive yet flashy and showy — obnoxious.
strastveni vezbaci
avid excersises
eifrig
bojazljivo
apprehensively,
He looked at me apprehensively
ängstlich
sveprisutan
ubiquitous (jubikvitos)
allgegenwärtig
Starbcuks are ubiquitous.
Moving the furniture outside was really ———-.
cumbersome
schwerfällig
not meant to be taken seriously
don’t listen to him. He is being facetious
Hör nicht auf ihn. Er macht nur Spaß
requires strenuous effort
arduous (ardzuos)
mühsam
voluntary synonym
volitional
freiwillig/ehrenamtlich
more than sufficient; abundant
ample
You’ll have ample opportunity to ask questions after the talk.
“Sie werden ausreichend Gelegenheit haben, Fragen zu stellen, nachdem der Vortrag beendet ist.
generally thought to be or to exist, even if this may not really be true:
´putative. He is the putative father of the child
Er ist der mutmaßliche Vater des Kindes.
oskudna vegetacija
sparse vegetation
spärliche Vegetation
illegal
illicit drugs such as cocaine and cannabis
Illegale Drogen wie Kokain und Cannabis.
zanemarljiv
negligible
unerheblich
showing a lack of respect by doing something that you shouldn’t. drsko
presumptuous. It was presumptuous of him to decide without consulting us.
It was presumptuous of him to think it was a date.
Es war vermessen von ihm, ohne Rücksprache mit uns zu entscheiden.”
“Es war vermessen von ihm zu denken, dass es ein Date war.”
She is thinking of her friend in a hospital. She looks ——-.
pensive. nachdenklich
(of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way.
circuitous (srkjuits). We took a circuitous route home.
Wir nahmen einen Umweg nach Hause.
savesan
conscientious
gewissenhaft” or “pflichtbewusst
difficult to follow, twisted, complex
convoluted. Convoluted story.
verwickelte Geschichte”
izubijan, prebijen
battered
Ich bin fertig
aljkav
slovenly
schlampig
I’ll have to improve my slovenly habits - my mother’s coming to stay.
not able to be seen through; not transparent.
opaque (opejk)
undurchsichtig
becoming old, and therefore in less good condition and less able to function well
When the cell can’t divide anymore, it becomes senescent (senesent), or terminally old.
very little and not enough
There is scant evidence for this pheno menon
čadjavo
sooty (suti)
Rußig
So absurd, ridiculous
ludicrous
“lächerlich” or “absurd
propably synonym
presumably. “it was not yet ten o’clock, so presumably the boys were still at the pub”
kao neki čudni hromozomi.
aberrant chromosoems
veränderte Chromosomen
relevant, closely or significantly related
Your statements are not germane to the central rgument
“Ihre Aussagen sind nicht relevant für das zentrale Argument
very silly or stupid:
The very idea is preposterous!
Die Idee an sich ist absurd
Whe she saw us she gave as a ——– smile
perfunctory, something like a habit
routinemäßig
aggressively hostile
truculent
unpleasant and likely to argue a lot
kad neko prica nešto sa zadovoljstvom.
She talks gleefully about her adventures.
vivacious
A vivacious person, especially a woman or girl, is attractively energetic and enthusiastic:
illegitimate
iledzitimejt
illegitim
Bowie describing school as small and —-
cosy
Bowie beschreibt die Schule als klein und gemütlich.
formidable
If you describe something or someone as formidable, you mean that you feel slightly frightened by them because they are very great or impressive.
in a tidy way
cnetly. His clothes is such neatly folded in his drawer.
Seine Kleidung ist ordentlich in seinem Regal gefaltet
unassuming person
Someone who is unassuming is quiet and shows no wish for attention or admiration
unauffällige Person
olovno
leaded,
mit Blei gefüllt
not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.
erratic. erratic electrical supplies
unregelmaßig
krišom. Igrali su se krišom.
furtively (frdivli). Kids played furtively
Die Kinder spielten heimlich.
tajno/skriveno oruzije
concealed weapon
verdeckte Waffe
Children were ushered in the room.
uvedeni u sobu.
Die Kinder wurden in den Raum geführt
looking old and in bad condition because of being used for a long time or not being cared for:
shabby. He wore a shabby old overcoat.
Er trug einen schäbigen alten Mantel.”
