VOCABULARY – MODULE 2 class 9

ENGLISH WORD DEFINITION / EXPLANATION TRANSLATION

coincidence an accidental happening of one event at naključje
the same time as another
a nightmare A frightening dream nočna mora

to pretend To make believe that sth is true Pretvarjati se

future A period of time that is to come Prihodnost

a crowd People or things gathered together množica

a ghost A spirit, usually of a dead person duh

to believe To think sth is true verjeti

a travel agent A person that arranges tickets, hotel rooms… Potovalni agent
For people going to holidays
an adjective A word that describes a noun pridevnik

to design To invent and prepare a plan or sth before it is oblikovati

built or made

to book To make a reservation rezervirati

weird Very strange and unusual Čuden, čudaški

to make up To invent sth, often that is not true Izmisliti se

imaginary Existing only in the mind, not true namišljen

to disappear To become impossible to see or find izginiti

to guard To protect sb. or sth. From being attacked or Stražiti, varovati

stolen

a journey The act of travelling from one place to another. potovanje

an assassin a person who kills a famous or important person Morilec, atentator

for money or for political reasons
a helmet A strong hard hat that protects your head čelada

a judge A person in the court of law who decides how sodnik

criminals should be punished

a victim A person or an animal that is injured, hurt or killed žrtev

by sb. or sth.
a speed limit The fastest rate at which you are allowed to drive Omejitev hitrosti
in a particular area
a roundabout A circle where several roads meet and all the krožišče
traffic has to go in the same direction
thunder (UC) The loud noise in the sky that you hear when there grom
is a storm
to exist To be found in the real world, to live obstajati

to punish To make sb. suffer because they have done sth. kaznovati
bad or wrong
cotton (UC) a natural cloth made from the thin white cotton bombaž
plant
a slave a person who is legally owned by someone else suženj
and has to work for them
a traffic jam A large number of vehicles close together and Prometni zastoj
unable to move
a flight A journey in an aircraft let

easy Opposite of difficult Lahek, enostaven

corn (UC) The seeds of a particular type of maize plant eaten koruza
as a vegetable
safe Not dangerous varen

to listen To give attention to sb. or sth. in order to hear poslušati

them
to cycle To ride a bicycle kolesariti

must Used to show that sth. is necessary morati

can Sth. that you know how to do Moči, znati
mustn’t Sth. that you are not allowed to do Ne smeti

a fan Someone who admires and supports a person or a navijač

team
a credit card A small plastic card that is used as a method of Kreditna kartica
payment

a fortnight Two weeks, 14 days Dva tedna

now At the present time sedaj

a mile 1.6 kilometres milja

to pay To give money for sth. you want to buy plačati

a human A man, woman or a child Človeško bitje

to bleed To lose blood krvaveti

slave trade (UC) The buying and selling slaves Trgovina s sužnji

leisure (UC) The time when you are not working Prosti čas

progress (UC) Movement to an improved or more developed state napredek

recently Not long ago Zadnje čase

a sculpture The art of forming solid objects that represent sth. skulptura

fascinated Extremely interested or amazed očaran

an earthquake A sudden movement of the earth surface violent potres