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FWBT_04-10
For Whom Bells Toll 4-10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| absinthe | A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. (liker od pelina) |
| abstention | The act of abstaining; a holding aloof (uzdržanost, suzdržanost) |
| allegiance | Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler. (vjernost) |
| almond | A type of tree nut. (badem) |
| anchovy | A small saltwater fish (ringlice) |
| annoyer | One who annoys. (onaj koji dosađuje) |
| arid | Very dry. (suh) |
| astride | With one’s legs on either side of. (jašući, opkoračiti) |
| awl | A pointed instrument for piercing small holes (šilo) |
| balky | Refusing to proceed or cooperate. (jogunast) |
| barred | Having bars, striped. (šipka) |
| baton | A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances. (palica) |
| beech | (bukva) |
| bellow | to shout or scream in a deep voice (derati se) |
| bellows | A device for delivering pressurized air (mjeh) |
| boom | To make a loud, resonant sound. (tutnjiti) |
| bracken | Any of several coarse ferns, of genus Pteridium, that forms dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock (paprat) |
| buckle | To fasten using a buckle. (zakopčati) |
| caress | To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle. (milovanje) |
| cast | Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc. (odljev) |
| chafe | To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm. (izglađen) |
| chaff | The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant. (pljeva) |
| chant | To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music. (crkvena pjesma) |
| chestnut | (kesten) |
| clutch | To grip or grasp tightly. (šćepati) |
| coast | To glide along without adding energy. (kotrljati se, kliziti) |
| cobbler | A person who repairs shoes. (obućar) |
| comply | To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments. (povinovati se) |
| crayfish | A rock lobster. (slatkovodni rak) |
| curdle | To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (zgrušati, usiriti) |
| deliberately | Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally. (namjerno) |
| disinclination | The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike; indisposition. (neraspoloženos, nenaklonjenost) |
| drawstring | A string or cord, eon a bag or allowing the item to be closed (uzica) |
| eddy | A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current. Especially a circular current. (vrtlog, vir) |
| eel | Any fish of the order Anguilliformes which are elongated and resemble snakes. (jegulja) |
| endearment | affection (nježnost) |
| exultingly | In an exulting manner; with exultation. (likujući) |
| farceur | A person who writes farces, or who performs in them (komedijaš) |
| foal | To give birth; to bear offspring. (okot, oktotiti, ždrebe) |
| fork | To use a fork to move food to the mouth. (dizati vilama) |
| gall | The gall bladder. (žuć) |
| garter | A band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking. (opasač, halter) |
| gore | To pierce with the horns. (probosti) |
| gravy | A sauce made from the fat and juices that come out from meat as it is being cooked; (umak, masnoća) |
| grommet | A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet. (uvodnica) |
| hearth | An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire may be built (ognjište) |
| heave | To lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards. (dići, baciti) |
| hoist | To raise; to lift; to elevate; (podići, uzdignuti) |
| holster | A leather case into which a gun fits snugly and which attaches to a belt, strap, or saddle for safe transport. (futrola za pištolj) |
| implement | A tool or instrument for working with. (oruđe, alat) |
| jeer | To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at. (ruganje, podrugivanje) |
| jug | A serving vessel or container. (vrč) |
| lamely | (Colloquial) In a foolish or ineffective way. (neuvjerljivo, nesigurno) |
| lamentable | Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing. (kukavan, bijedan) |
| lanyard | A short rope used for fastening rigging. (kratki konopac) |
| lather | The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water. (pjena) |
| lee | A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind. (zavjetrina) |
| levity | lightness of manner or speech, frivolity (lakoumnost) |
| lug | To haul, carry (especially something heavy). (vući, tegliti) |
| mop | To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop. (otirati, brisati) |
| muffle | To mute or deaden a sound, making it harder to hear (prigušiti) |
| mussel | A small edible bivalve shellfish of the families Unionidae (dagnja) |
| nicker | To make a soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse. (njištati) |
| oak | (hrast) |
| oppression | The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. (ugnjetavanje, tlačenje) |
| padlock | a lock, usually with a panel with numbered dials that must be rotated in a specific fashion in order to unlock (lokot) |
| pastry | A baked food group which contains items made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; (kolači) |
| pat | To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing. (tapšati) |
| pitcher | (krigla) |
| pitchfork | Farm tool comprising a fork attached to a long handle used for pitching hay or bales of hay high up onto a haystack. (vile) |
| prawn | A large shrimp. (škamp) |
| pus | A whitish-yellow or yellow substance made primarily of dead white blood cells and dead bacteria; normally found in regions of bacterial infection. (gnoj) |
| reap | To cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting. (žnjeti) |
| reed | Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water. (trska) |
| replenish | To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity. (napuniti) |
| reproach | To criticize or rebuke someone. (zamjerati) |
| ribaldry | Joking or humorous language done in a vulgar or lewd fashion. (ismijavanje, ruganje) |
| rottenness | The quality of being rotten. (pokvarenost, trulost) |
| saffron | The saffron crocus plant, Crocus sativus. (šafran) |
| saunter | To stroll, or walk at a leisurely pace (gegati, šetati) |
| scabrous | having indecent sexual content or connotation, i.e. "rough" (nepristojan) |
| seep | to ooze, or pass slowly through pores or other small openings (curiti) |
| seltzer | Carbonated water. (soda voda) |
| sickly | Frequently ill; often in poor health; given to becoming ill. (nezdrav, bolestan) |
| slay | To kill, murder. (ubiti) |
| slick | (uglađen, klizak, zalizan) |
| sloth | Laziness; slowness in the mindset. (tromost) |
| sour | having an acid, sharp or tangy taste (kiselo) |
| squat | To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet. (čučnuti) |
| stagger | In standing or walking, to sway from one side to the other as if about to fall; to stand or walk unsteadily; to reel or totter. (teturati, gegati) |
| steeply | In a steep manner. (strmo) |
| stew | A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron. (paprikaš) |
| stiffly | In a stiff manner. (ukočeno) |
| stir | To change the place of in any manner; to move. (miješati, pomicati) |
| stoop | To bend one's self, or one's head, forward and downward. (pognuti se) |
| tallow | a hard animal fat obtained from suet etc.; used to make candles, soap and lubricants (loj) |
| tarry | Covered with tar. (katraniziran) |
| tenant | One who pays a fee (rent) in return for the use of land, buildings, or other property owned by others. (stanar, zakupac) |
| thresh | To separate the grain from the straw or husks by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery. (vršidba) |
| thud | To make the sound of a dull impact. (tup udarac) |
| tripe | The lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food. (škembići) |
| tub | A broad, open, flat-bottomed vessel used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in. (kaca, kada) |
| unwieldy | lacking strength; weak (glomazan, nezgrapan) |
| valor | Value; worth. (hrabrost, junaštvo) |
| voluptuous | Suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation. (pohotan) |
| wicker | A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture (vrbovo pruće) |
| wily | sly, cunning, full of tricks (lukav) |
| wormwood | An intensely bitter herb (pelin) |
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