pridevi 4 Flashcards

1
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very ordinary and therefore not interesting. Otherwise, Djokovic’s preparation has been as ——- as he would like.

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mundane (mundejn)
unspektakulär, gewöhnlich

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believing in superstitions. Neki ljudi veruju da razbijanje stakla donosi nesreću.

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superstitious. Some people are superstitious about broken glass and unluck.
Einige Leute sind abergläubisch in Bezug auf zerbrochenes Glas und Unglück.

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3
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iritable in the morning.

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ratty.
gereizt sein

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4
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da li su ove pečurke jestive?

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Are these mushrooms edible?
Sind diese Pilze essbar?

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exhilarating (egzilerejtin)

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making you feel very excited and happy:
an exhilarating walk in the mountains

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6
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suspense novel

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Thriller
Spannung

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7
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riveting read/story

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Very interesting
Fesselnd

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intricate

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very coplicated and detailed
komplex” oder “verwickelt

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9
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covert

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Covert operations against the dictatorship.
Geheime Operationen gegen die Diktatur.

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10
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pozlaćen

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gilded
vergoldet

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11
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eng. opulent

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expensive and luxurious

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sallow, f.e. eyes

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(of white-skinned people) yellowish and looking unhealthy
gelbe Augen?

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13
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eng. ogromni, dzinovski. We were stopped by two ——– security guards

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hulking

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14
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closely related. Italiener und Spanier verstehen sich ganz gut, obwohl ihre Sprache nicht so ——– sind.

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nahverwandt
closely related

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15
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stegnut, npr oko pojasa

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clamped around his belt
um seinen Gürtel geklemmt

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16
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studded

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Jedan prevod je istačkan.
The sky was studded with shining stars.
Der Himmel war mit leuchtenden Sternen übersät.

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17
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Bio sam nesto zbunjen/cudno se osecam

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Ich war etwas verlegen
“I felt a bit awkward.”

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18
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poslušan

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gehorsam/ folgsam
obedient

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19
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hideous

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extremely ugly and bad. She wears the most hideous colour combinations you could ever imagine.

Sie trägt die abscheulichsten Farbkombinationen, die man sich vorstellen kann

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20
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living alone and avoiding going outside or talking to other people

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reclusive
züruckgezogenes Leben

21
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nemešljive tečnosti

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immiscible liquids
Unmischbare Flüssigkeiten

22
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slično kao determined

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tenacious (tenejšns)
ausdauernd

23
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morally wrong or bad.

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Of course, in the end, the wicked witch gets killed.
böse Hexe?

24
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in an honest and direct way

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frankly. used when giving an honest and direct opinion, often one that might upset someone:
Quite frankly, I think this whole situation is ridiculous
Ganz ehrlich

25
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predlog uz anxious

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anxious ABOUT
besorgt über” oder “ängstlich wegen

26
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poisonous or

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venoumous- for bites and stings
poisonous (giftig)

27
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extremely small m——-

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minuscule. All she gave him to eat was two minuscule pieces of toast.
winzig

28
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a word for a person who has a mental illness, which was used by doctors in the past but is now offensive

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lunatic. He drives like a lunatic.
Er fährt wie ein Wahnsinniger.

29
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when something is a subject for sudden and unpredictable change.

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capricious. (ka pri šos) I can never get her to commit to a time becouse she is so capricious.

Ich kann sie nie dazu bringen, sich auf eine Zeit festzulegen, weil sie so wechselhaft ist.

30
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stg that is only understood by a small group of people becouse they have a knowladge.

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esoteric. an esoteric experience
Ein esoterisches Erlebnis”

31
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eng. first/—– stage of development

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nascent

32
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in a dangerous state because of not being safe or not being held in place firmly:

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in a dangerous state because of not being safe or not being held in place firmly:
The lorry was lodged in a very precarious way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff.
Der Lastwagen steckte auf sehr gefährliche Weise fest, mit seinen Vorderrädern über dem Abgrund.”

precarious situation is likely to get worse:
Many borrowers now find themselves caught in a precarious financial position.

33
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chessy

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Where the superhero saves the day, gets the girl and they live happily ever after. That’s cheesy
Da, wo der Superheld den Tag rettet, das Mädchen bekommt und sie glücklich bis ans Ende ihrer Tage leben. Das ist kitschig

34
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making someone or something physically weak:

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debilitating condtion/disease
lähmende Erkrankung

35
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difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember:
The answers to these questions remain as —— as ever.
Success, however, remained —– for her.
—— memories

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elusive
Die Antworten auf diese Fragen bleiben so schwer fassbar wie immer.

36
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prepoznatljiv

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recognisable -UK
erkennbar

36
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ograničen vokabular. njegov ogranicen vokabular ga je sprecavao da se precizno izrazi

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limited vocabulary
Sein begrenzter Wortschatz hinderte ihn daran, sich präzise auszudrücken

37
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opozicioni

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oppositionelle

38
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I just wan to be sure/—-

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certain, sure

39
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suveren, kao drzava

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sovereign, saavren
souverän

40
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zova

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elderflower
der Holunder

41
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pileci bataci

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chicken drumsticks
Hähnchenschenkel

42
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very unusual or of very high quality and therefore impossible to copy

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inimitable
unvergleichbar

43
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unusual, strange, and possibly exciting, especially in ways involving unusual sexual acts:

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it is a kind of kinky, but I like that
Es ist irgendwie versaut, aber das gefällt mir.

44
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Ne znam kako ste uspeli da održite bolnicu u životu

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afloat
etwas über Wasser halten

45
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so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you.

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appalling
Angesichts der erschreckenden Geschichte der Patientenversorgung in Ihrer Abteilung

46
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slicno kao selfish

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self-centered
selbstbezogene/eigensüchtig Person

47
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not interesting or exciting in any way

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dull. He’s pleasant enough, but deadly dull.
Er ist nett genug, aber tödlich langweilig.

48
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neodlucan

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indecisive
unentschlossen” oder “zögerlich”