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irritable razdražljiv (adj)
blearily zamegljeno (adv)
capable of being irritated, easily exasperated or exited, poorly outlined or defined, tired to the point of responsive to stimuli (he was irritable)
exhaustion (he woke up blearily…)
kettle kotliček, čajnik (n)
a metallic vessel for boiling liquids (he looked into…)
racial plemenski, rasen (adj)
relating to or based on a race, exsisting or occurring between races (…as a racial…)
derisive zasmehljiv (adj)
expressing or causing derision
He was derisive.
vaguely nejasno (adv)
not clearly expressed (he vaguely remembered…)
ancestry predniki, rodovnik (n)
honorable, noble or aristocratic descent
(his ancestry…)
appallingly prestrašeno (adv)
inspiring horror, dismay or disgust
fiver račun (n)
a dollar bill
A dollar bill.
hefty močen, mišičast (adv)
marked by bigness, bulk and strenght
He was hefty.
involuntarily neprostovoljno (adv)
not done of one‘s own free will
when you talk to him, your eyes begin involuntarily…
rove klatežki (adj)
to wander about
he was a roving researcher
squat počepniti (vb)
to crouch so as to sit on the heels
suddenly he squatted down beside Arthur
potty čudno (adv)
a small chamber pot for a child it sounded pretty potty
stranded ostati brez sredstev(n)
land at the edge of a body of water
it's a long time to get stranded
squinting škilavo (adj)
designating a modifier
he looked up and squinting into the Sun astonish osupniti (vb)
to fill with sudden wonder or great surprise
he was astonished to find…
substantially bistveno, stvarno(adv)
of or having substance as soon as he realized, that he isn't a substantially…
awkwardly nerodno (adv)
not having grace or skill
he awkwardly sat down in the mud
kidneys ledvice (n)
a pair of glandular organs a pair of Dingo's kidneys
wanly vprašljivo (adv)
he smiled wanly…
eyelids veke (n)
either of the two movable folds
pricks of water behind his eyelids
sarcasm zbadljivost (n)
a taunting, sneering, cutting, or caustic remark
They don't have sarcasm on Betelgeuse
shrugged skomignil (vb)
to draw up (the shoulders)
…and he shrugged
swift hiter (adj)
moving or capable of moving with great speed
did a swift…
nod kimati (vb)
grin režati (vb)
to smile broadly
a man grinned…
vicinity soseščina (n)
to bend the head forward
…and he nodded happily
oblivious pozabljiv (adj)
causing forgetfulness
the planet was oblivious of their presence
the state of being near or close by
in the vicinity…
independent neodvisen (adj)
free from the influence
…an independent hitch hiker…
struggling skomigal (vb)
tongue jezik (n)
to make great efforts or attempts
the movable muscular structure
Arthur, struggling stought…
Ford clicked his tongue
murmur mrmrati (vb)
reel zamotati, zvrteti (vb)
a low, indistinct, continuous sound
to give way or fall back
filtered trough the murmur
the barman reeled for a moment
racous gromozansko (adj)
a man with a racous laugh
ghastly bled, grozen (adv)
blasphemy neozirajoče (adv)
any remark or action held to be irreverent blasphemy against nature
archipelago otočje (n)
horrible; frightful a sea with many islands there was a terrible, ghastly silence…
the only archipelago of the planet
anachronism čas. neskladnost (n) anything that is or seems to be out of its proper time it is now an anachronism
shrill vreščati (vb)
having or producing a high, thin, piercing tone
he sang a song shriller…
skid zdrsniti (vb)
he act of skidding gesture gesta, kretnja (n)
a movement
wide skidding turns
his every gesture through
fold zložiti (vb)
to bend or press (something)
And slowly folded itself down.
rectify popraviti (vb)
bear prenašati (vb)
to hold and take along
Finally he could bear it no more.
blunder zmota (n)
to put or set right
to make a foolish or stupid mistake
AS they were able to rectify the grroser.
to make up for their earlier blunder.
slender vitek, suh (adj)
small in width as compared with the length or height
Aspiring trees of breathtaking slenderness.
leap skok (n)
loom težiti (vb)
to weave on a loom
He loomed and leaped.
whiff pihljaj (n)
to move suddenly or swiftly
a light puff or gust of air or wind
He loomed and leaped.
Ford Perfect was not now a whiff of hydrogen…
hydrogen vodik (n)
a flammable, colorless, odorless, gaseous chemical el.
Ford Perfect was not now a whiff of hydrogen…
unveil sneti (vb)
to take off a veil or covering
At this moment being unveiled.
struggle skomigal (vb)
flop padec (n)
to flap, strike, throw, or cause to drop noisily, clumsily He flopped as heavily as he could.
galley galeja (n)
a long, low, usually single­decked ship
It was the door from the galley.
tongue jezik (n)
to make great efforts or attempts
Arthur struggled and laugh.
squalid umazan (adj)
the movable muscular structure attached to the floor of the mouth
Ford clicked his tongue.
teaser nagajivec (n)
foul or unclean
an annoying or puzzling person
It's a bit squalid, isn't it? I got lift witha a teaser
buzz brneti (vb)
to make a sound like that of a prolonged z
Teasers buzz planets.
gargle grgrati (vb)
to rinse or wash (the throat) He was still listening to the howling gargles.
navel popek (n)
interstellar medzvezden (adj)
between or among the stars
They look for planets which haven't been interstellar.
refit obnoviti (vb)
to make or be made ready or fit for use again
We will stay in dock for 27 hour refit.
conscious zaveden (adv)
the small scar, usually a depression in the middle of the having a feeling or knowledge (of one‘s own sensations, feelings, etc.)
abdomen
…matrix formed by combining the conscious…
… and left him sliding into his own navel.
groan vzdihovati (vb)
to utter a deep sound expressing pain, distress…
Arthur left out a low groan.
prod zbosti (vb)
to jab or poke with or as with a pointed stick
He prodded his feelings by thinking.
chat pogovor (n)
informal talk or conversation 'OK', chatted computer.
moan ječanje (vb)
a complaint; lamentation Marvin trudged down the corridor, stil moaning.
mimic oponašavec (n)
inclined to copy; imitative Do we go through, mimicked Marvin.
thorax prsni koš (n)
the part of the body cavity from the neck or head to the abdomen, containing the heart
deep in Marvin's thorax.
intone intonirati (vb)
to utter or recite in a singing tone or in prolonged monotones
nauseate zagnusiti (vb)
to cause to feel nausea
Vision through his nauseated mind.
grasp pograbiti (vb)
to take hold of firmly with or as with the hand or arms
He couldn't grasp it.
trug košara (n)
broad, shallow, wooden gardener‘s basket
Marvin trudged down the corridor, stil moaning.
corridor hodnik (n)
a long passageway or hall
Marvin trudged down the corridor, stil moaning.
impatiently nemirno (adv)
feeling or showing a lack of patience
'Well?', said Ford impatiently.
funereal žalosten (adv)
of or suitable for a funeral; esp., sad and solemn; Funny, he intoned funereally.
alien nezemljan (n)
belonging to another country or people
Do you want to see an alien?
Funny, he intoned funereally.
preoccupied zamišljen (adj)
previously or already occupied It seemed to be thoroughly preoccupied.
remark opomba (n)
thoroughly temeljito (adv)
that is completely (the thing specified)
It seemed to be thoroughly preoccupied.
demand zahtevati (vb)
to notice; observe
to ask for boldly or urgently
This remark threw Ford Perfect off his.
Arthur damanded tea.
jab zbodljaj (n)
to poke or thrust, as with a sharp instrument He jabbed a gum sharply.
breezy predrzen (adj)
with breezes blowing; slightly windy
'No,no of course not', said Zaphod breezily.
devastatingly opustošeno (adv)
to lay waste; make desolate; ravage
She was devastatingly intelligent.
brick opeka (n)
deterred zastraševan (adj)
o keep or discourage (a person, group, or nation) from doing something
Arthur would not be deterred.
briefly mimogrede (adv)
of short duration or extent I may have just dropped in briefly, on may way somewhere.
glaring strmeč (adj)
shining with a too bright, dazzling light 'Yes?, said Arthur, glaring at him.
improbability neverjetnost (adj)
a substance made from clay molded into oblong blocks not probable; not likely to happen or be true
Should we use the improbability drive?
It settled on him like a ton of bricks.
improbability drive neverjetnostni pogon
Should we use the improbability drive? faintly komaj (adv)
without strength; weak; feeble Though, there seemed to be something faintly odd.
thorax prsni koš (n)
the part of the body cavity from the neck or head to the abdomen, containing the heart
It was deep in Ford's thorax.
hunchy grbav (adj)
a hump
He was suprised to see two hunchy figures over the instruments.
enthuse navdušiti (vb)
to express enthusiasm
'Hi gang!' enthused the computer.
imitative oponašavec (n)
inclined to copy; mimic Marvin is very imitative.
glow sijati (vb)
volition volja (n)
the act of using the will
Not of their own volition.
impatiently nemirno (adv)
feeling or showing a lack of patience
'Any thing?', said Arthur impatiently.
frankly odkritost (n)
to be frank; in truth
The act that he had become president of the galaxy was frankly astonishing.
vitriolic ujedljiv (adj)
extremely biting or caustic; sharp and bitter
He couldn't think of anything vitriolic enough. nauseate zagnusiti (vb)
to cause to feel nausea
There was a vision through his nauseated mind.
nebula meglica (n)
a small, cloudy opacity on the cornea
Inside the dark nebula is the only place you'd see a dark screen.
crescent naraščajoč (adj)
to give off a bright light as a result of great heat
increasing; growing
Then the brightness glowed at the edge of the screen.
It developed in crescent.
prod zbosti (vb)
to jab or poke with or as with a pointed stick
He prodded Marvin and woke him up.
vast obsežen (adj)
very great in size
Then a vast crescent sliced into the corner.
groan vzdihovati (vb)
funereal žalosten (adv)
of or suitable for a funeral; esp., sad and solemn; His voice sounded funereally.
merchant veletrgovec (n)
a person whose business is buying and selling goods for profit
And for all the richest and most important merchants.
labour trud (n)
to utter a deep sound expressing pain, distress…
Ford groaned sadly.
physical or mental exertion
It disturbed only scholars as they laboured into night.
obscurity nejastnost (n)
the quality or condition of being obscure And its memory soon passed into the obscurity of legend.
grasp pograbiti (vb)
to take hold of firmly with or as with the hand or arms
But, he couldn't grasp it.
inquiringly sprašujoče (adv)
to seek information; ask a question or questions Arthur looked inquiringly at Trillian.
burble klokotati (vb)
to make a gurgling or bubbling sound 'A real pleasure feller,' he burbled.
tickertape vstopnice (n)
…punching out more tickertape.
lump kup (n)
It's just that I wouldn't know Margarethea from any other lump of cold rocks. fidgety nemiren (adj)
nervous; uneasy Zaphod was fidgety with excitment.
stab zbodljaj (n)
a wound made by piercing with a knife, dagger, or other pointed weapon Out of the utter blackness stabbed a point of blinding light.
fairly pošteno (adv)
clearly; distinctly After a fairly shaky start to the day.
utter popoln (adj)
complete; total Out of the utter blackness stabbed a point of blinding light.
blaze blesk (n)
a brilliant mass or burst of flame; strongly burning fire The suns blazed into a pitch of space.
shaky tresoč (adv)
not firm, substantial, or secure; weak, unsound, or unsteady, as a structure, belief
After a fairly shaky start to the day.
fragment delec (n)
a part broken away from a whole
Reassemble itself from the shellshocked fragments.
reviving oživitev (n)
to come or bring back to life
He drank the liquid and found it reviving.
polystyrene polimer (n) a tough, clear, colorless plastic material, a polymer of styrene
It was showering the crew with bits of expanded polystyrene.
arc lok (n)
a bowlike curved line or object The ship span round in a tight arc.
inertial inercijski (adj)
the tendency of matter to remain at rest if at rest, or, if moving, to keep moving in the same direction
For a few seconds the inertial forces held them.
mangling izmaličevati (vb)
metabolism presnova (n)
chemical and physical processes continuously going on in living A spoctroscopic analisys of the subject's metabolism.
courteous vljuden (n)
polite and gracious; considerate toward others
The voice was old, courteus, almost charming.
chirp čivkati (vb)
to make the short, shrill sound of some birds or insects 'Good luck!' chirped computer.
cushiony mehek (adj)
Air coushions balooned out of the walls.
sought iskati (vb)
to try to find; search for; look for Small stick is a revolting but much sought. fete praznovanje (n)
to mutilate or disfigure by repeatedly and roughly cutting, The next thing that happend was a mind­mangling explosion.
festival; entertainment
The Heart continued his way with a rather fetchingly resigned interior.
yawning zehajoč (adj)
tingler oster ukor (n)
to open the mouth wide, esp. involuntarily, and breathe It's a yawning, tingling sensation in my life.
in deeply
It's a yawning, tingling sensation in my life.
coherent razumljiv (adj)
distaste odpor (n)
having coherence; logically connected
to displease, offend Have I built any coherent pictures yet?
Ford was looking with distaste at Marvin.
naughty poreden (adj)
not behaving properly; mischievous or disobedient
Don't play with naughty one­eyed monsters!
hatchway odprtina v lad. krovu
a covered opening in a ship‘s deck
He closed the hatchway again.
blighted uničen (adj)
anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluationFive figures wandered slowly over the blighted land.
barren pust (adj)
not bringing useful results; unproductive; unprofitableIt was a dried­out marsh, now barren of all vegetation.
underneath pod (prep)
carcass truplo (n)
under; below; beneath the dead body of an animal
…but there was nothing underneath.
In the center there was an exploded carcass.
hesitate obotavljati se (vb)
to stop because of indecision
They all hesitated.
humming brnenje (vb)
that buzzes, drones, or hums Marvin started his ironical humming again.
dolefully žalostno (adv)
full of or causing sorrow or sadness
'Life,' said Marvin dolefully.
huff zamera (n)
to make angry; offend
Arthur stamped around in a huff.
plugged vstavil (vb) To insert something somewhere.
I went there and plugged myself in.
inert neaktiven (adj)
having inertia; without power to move, act, or resist The robot still sat there, completely inert.
H E L P:
(n)
noun ­ samostalnik
(vb) verb ­ glagol
(adj) adjective ­ pridevnik
(adv) adverb ­ prislov
(prep) preposition ­ predlog
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