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FWBT_01-03
For Whom Bells Toll 1-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| advise | To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn. (savjetovati, obavijestiti, izvijestiti) |
| afterglow | the glow seen in the sky after sunset (večernje rumenilo) |
| awfully | Fearfully. (užasno, strahovito) |
| barbarious | barbarous, barbaric. (divljački) |
| bastion | a projecting part of a rampart or other fortification (bedem) |
| bay | Of a reddish-brown colour (especially of horses). (crveni konj) |
| blaze | To be on fire, especially producing a lot of flames and light. (požar, buktinja, izljev) |
| brace | To prepare for something bad, as an impact or blow. All hands, brace for impact! (pripremiti, prikupiti) |
| brazier | An upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal for a source of light or heat. (kotao, peć) |
| brook | a body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream. (potok) |
| bubonic plague | Of or pertaining to buboes. (kuga) |
| buckshoot | (sačma) |
| buckskin | The skin of a male deer, a buck. (jelenska koža) |
| cannon bone | The metacarpal of a horse. |
| cape | plašt |
| cause | The source or reason of an event or action (uzrok) |
| cease | To stop. |
| chick | A young chicken. (pile) |
| choky | (zagušljiv, otežano disanje) |
| clod | a lump of something, especially of earth or clay (grumen, busen) |
| cluck | The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks. (kokodakati) |
| colt | A young male horse (ždrebe, deran) |
| commence | To begin, start. |
| comport | (ponašati se, vladati se) |
| contempt | The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace. (prezir) |
| cork | The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and is very good for making bottle stoppers and insulation material. (pluto) |
| crisp | Curled with a ripple of water. (uvijen, svjež, hrskav) |
| croak | The cry of a frog or toad. (graktati, gunđati) |
| cuff | The end of a pants leg, folded up. (manžeta) |
| dexterous | Skillful in some specific thing (vješt) |
| disposition | The arrangement or placement of certain things (raspored) |
| drone | To produce a low-pitched hum or buzz. (zujanje) |
| duck | To lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something. (spustiti, zaroniti) |
| evenly | In a fair manner. (jednako, ravnomjerno) |
| exert | to make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material (vršiti, naprezati) |
| exult | to rejoice, be very happy (likovati) |
| fair | Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality. (lijep, plavokos) |
| flaccid | Soft; floppy. (mekan, mlitav) |
| flake | To break or chip off in a flake. (ljuštiti se) |
| flex | To bend something. (saviti, zgrčiti) |
| flint | A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck. (kremen) |
| flume | An open channel or trough used to direct or divert liquids. (žljeb) |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, awe or admiration as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive quality; commanding respect (strašan, znatan) |
| gay | a homosexual, especially a male homosexual; see also lesbian. (vesel, radostan) |
| glint | short flash of light (odsjaj) |
| gloom | to look or feel sad, sullen or despondent. (sumoran) |
| gloomy | Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded. (sumorno) |
| gorge | A deep narrow passage with steep rocky sides; a ravine. (jaruga, tjesnac) |
| gorse | evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having spiny leaves and yellow flowers (štipavica) |
| growl | The deep, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal; a grumbling sound. (režati, mumljati) |
| grudgingly | In a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire. (škrto) |
| grunt | A short, snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak. (roktati) |
| haunch | The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that is able to sit on its hindquarters. (bedro) |
| hawk | To hunt with a hawk (soko) |
| hearsay | evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge; normally inadmissible because not made under oath (rekla-kazala, govorkanje) |
| heartburn | A burning pain in the chest that is caused by stomach acid entering the gullet. (žgaravica) |
| heather | An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers. (vrijesak) |
| hind | Located at the rear. (stražnji) |
| hoof | The foot of an animal such as a horse, ox or deer. (kopito) |
| irritable | Easily exasperated or excited. (razdražljiv) |
| jumpy | Nervous and excited. (nervozan, razdražljiv) |
| knurl | (čvoruga, kvrga, čvor) |
| lame | unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs (šepati) |
| lard | to smear with fat or lard (začiniti) |
| ledge | A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks. (obod, ispupčena ivica) |
| lush | dense, teeming with life (sočan, bujan) |
| manure | Animal excrement, especially that of common domestic farm animals and when used as fertilizer. Generally speaking, from cows, horses, pigs and chickens. (životinjski izmet, đubar) |
| minute | Very small. (sitan) |
| mocking | to mimic, to simulate (podrugljiv, rugajući) |
| ornate | elaborately ornamented, often to excess (ukrašen) |
| overwhelm | To overpower emotionally (skrhati, smlaviti) |
| pasteboard | card stock (karton) |
| patchy | Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches. (flekavo) |
| pea | The edible seed of some of these plants. (grašak) |
| picket | A stake driven into the ground. (kolac) |
| pouch | A small bag usually closed with a drawstring (kesica) |
| proprietor | An owner (vlasnik, posjednik, gazda) |
| pursuit | The act of pursuing. (potjera) |
| racket | A loud noise. (buka) |
| raid | An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering; as, a raid of the police upon a gambling house; a raid of contractors on the public treasury. (prepad) |
| repugnant | offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion (odvratan, proturječan) |
| resent | To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at, as by words or acts. (vrijeđati, povrijediti) |
| resinous | Of, or pertaining to, resin. (smolni) |
| rim | An edge around something, especially when circular. (rub) |
| ripple | A moving disturbance or undulation in the surface of a liquid. (talasati) |
| scald | To burn with hot liquid. (opariti, opeći) |
| scar | A permanent mark on the skin sometimes caused by the healing of a wound. (izbrazdan, s ožiljcima) |
| scornfully | In a scornful manner. (prezrivo) |
| scramble | To move hurriedly to a location using all limbs against a surface. (verati se) |
| shed | An area between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven. (šupa, nadstrešnica) |
| shod | Wearing shoes. (potkovati) |
| skid | An out of control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car. (potporanj) |
| skirt | To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of. (ići po rubu) |
| slanted | Placed at an angle, on a slant. (nakrivljen) |
| slap | A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat. (pljuska, plusnuti) |
| sling | To throw. (uprti, objesiti) |
| smock | A blouse. |
| snick | To cut or snip (caknuti) |
| soapy | resembling a soap opera (sapunjav) |
| solemn | Deeply serious and somber. (svečan) |
| sorrel | of a brown colour, with a tint of red. (smeđe boje) |
| spit | To impale on a spit. (pljunuti) |
| steadily | In a steady manner. (stabilno, postojano) |
| stirrup | A foot rest used by horse-riders. (stremen) |
| stride | To walk with long steps. (koračati) |
| stubble | short, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face. (strnjika) |
| sullen | having a brooding ill temper; sulky. (sumoran) |
| sullenly | In a sullen manner. (mrko) |
| superb | first-rate; of the highest quality; exceptionally good (izvrstan) |
| surpass | To exceed, especially in a metaphoric or technical manner. (nadmašiti, premašiti) |
| swell | To become bigger, especially due to being engorged. (oteknuti) |
| tarpaulin | A heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover. (cerada) |
| taunt | to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. (narugati se, podsmjehivati se) |
| tawny | Of a light brown to brownish orange colour (zlaćan, smeđežut) |
| terminate | To finish or end. (okončati, završiti) |
| timber | Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood. (deblo) |
| tine | A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb (krak, zubac) |
| trap | A trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense. (zamka) |
| travesty | An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation (lakrdija) |
| twitch | A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm. (grč) |
| typhoid | typhoid fever (tifus) |
| unprintable | Not printable; obscene, or that cannot be displayed textually. (bezobrazno) |
| utmost | The most extreme; ultimate; greatest (krajnji, najveći) |
| valiant | Showing courage or determination; heroic. (hrabar) |
| watercress | A perennial European herb, Nasturtium officinale or Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum, that grows in freshwater streams; used in salads and as a garnish. (potočarka) |
| whip | A lashan object (bič) |
| whittle | To cut or shape wood with a knife. (rezbariti, djeljati) |
| windy | Accompanied by wind. (vjetrovit) |
| wrinkle | A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue. (bora) |
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