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word list unit 8 Flashcards

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1
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a smaller earthquake that occurs after a large one

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aftershock

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a large amount of ice/rocks falling down a mountainslide

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avalanche

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3
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breg, pobočje

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bank

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cloud of grey powder from a volcano

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cloud of ash

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5
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to fall down

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collapse

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6
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a long period of time without rain

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drought

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7
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when a volcano explodes

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eruption

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8
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sliding mass of earth

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landslide

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9
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liquid from volcano

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lava

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10
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one of the steep sides of a mountain

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mountainside

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11
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when something gets too full and it spills over

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overflow

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12
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material that remains after a building is destroyed

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rubble

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13
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being on the surface of water

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afloat

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14
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get closer to sth

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approach

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15
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barrier to protect the land from water

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breakwater

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16
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the outline of a country’s coast

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coastline

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17
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huge wave

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colossal wave

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18
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destruction

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devastation

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19
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caused death because of being under the water

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drown

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20
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flow over and cover

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engulf

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21
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responsibility

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duty

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22
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large

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enormous

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23
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move people out of an area

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evacuate residents

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24
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make into a level surface

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flatten

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25
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covered with water

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flooded

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26
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to welcome someone

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greet

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27
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broken pieces of stone

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heaps of rubble

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28
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without the ability to help

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helplessly

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29
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to sit closely hugging each other

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huddle together

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30
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big openings in a surface

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huge cracks

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31
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to sit at the edge of something

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to perch

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32
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the areas into which a country is divided for local governing

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prefecture

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33
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a strong course of water

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raging torrent

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34
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quickly

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rapidly

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35
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to go back

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recede

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36
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to become smaller in price

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reduce

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37
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pieces that are left after something has been destroyed

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ruins and debris

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38
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unpleasant feeling caused by something unexpected

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state of shock

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39
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activate

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trigger

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40
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to advice

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to urge

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41
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risk going somewhere

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to venture

42
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move around without a purpose

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wander

43
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carry something away

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wash away

44
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strange visions

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weird sights

45
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to clean and remove

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sweep up

46
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a fuss about nothing

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a storm in a teacup

47
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sudden

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abrupt

48
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sudden flood

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flash flood

49
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to blow hard and make a long loud noise

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howl

50
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cloudly

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overcast

51
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provisions for victims of disasters

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relief supplies

52
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kapljica

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droplet

53
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predhoden

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preliminary

54
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razpršen

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scattered

55
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complete surprise

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astonishment

56
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izdan

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to be issued

57
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tropical …………………..

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storm

58
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opozorilo za hurikan

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huricane warning

59
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izpad elektrike

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to lose power

60
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pospeši v hitrosti

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to pick up in speed

61
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ščititi

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safeguard

62
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to move slowly on highways

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snarl

63
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rešiti se nevarnosti

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make out of harm’s way

64
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zavetje

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shelter

65
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hide in one place

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hunker down

66
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early in the morning

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as the dawn breaks

67
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to reach the land

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make a landfall

68
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coming down hard

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pummel

69
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oko nevihte

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the eye of the storm

70
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sand bags

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levees

71
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not coming close to you

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keep water at bay

72
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razbiti

A

breach

73
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potopljen

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be submerged

74
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potopljen

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submerged

75
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velikanski

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immense

76
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v ruševinah

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in shambles

77
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nasedati na strehe

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stranded on rooftops

78
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ropanje, plenitev

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looting

79
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spopasti se

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to combat

80
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finally

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in earnest

81
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razdejanje

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havoc

82
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nadomeščen

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displace

83
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pljuskniti

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slosh

84
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pure joy

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sheer

85
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sunek, suniti

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to jolt

86
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go on all fours

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scramble up

87
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a large piece of rock

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boulder

88
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spuščen

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unleash

89
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she seemed ……………….. (odločena) to become a very rich woman

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destined

90
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the river is ……………………. (vijugasta)

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winded

91
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the chimneys ……………………………… (pljuvati) fumes into the sky

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spew

92
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zapolnjen (npr. v hotelu)

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filled to capacity

93
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calm

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tranquil

94
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vreči

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toss

95
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oglušujoče

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deafening

96
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odlomiti

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shear

97
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hrumenje

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rumbling

98
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zapolnjen bar

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frequent

99
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potresna prelomnica

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fault line

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zasuto (mesto po potresu)

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inundate

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