Translations for „habit“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

hab·it [ˈhæbɪt] N

1. habit (repeated action):

habit

navada f

habit

običaj m

from force of habit

iz navade

a bad habit

razvada

a good habit

dobra navada

to break a habit

opustiti razvado

to get into habit of sth

navaditi se na kaj

to get out of the habit of sth

odvaditi se česa

to make a habit of sth

navaditi se početi kaj

2. habit inf (drug addiction):

to have a heroin habit

biti odvisen od heroina

3. habit (special clothing) REL:

habit

redovniška obleka f

habit

kuta f

old habits die hard prov

navada je železna srajca preg

Usage examples with habit

from force of habit

iz navade

to outgrow a habit

opustiti navado

to break a habit

opustiti razvado

creature of habit

človek navade

an incurable habit

neodpravljiva navada

a bad habit

razvada

a good habit

dobra navada

to shake off a habit

opustiti navado

to have a heroin habit

biti odvisen od heroina

to grow out of a habit

odvaditi se

to make a habit of sth

navaditi se početi kaj

to get into habit of sth

navaditi se na kaj

to fall into the habit of doing sth

navaditi se delati kaj

to get out of the habit of sth

odvaditi se česa

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English

Having four wives, a gambling habit and a susceptibility to confidence tricksters, he did not hold on to the money he made.

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Due to this habit of congregating at the roost, many population studies are made at these sites.

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The science of habit-forming can be used not only to sell products, but also to transform people or entire companies.

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The conquerers banned dagga while simultaneously introducing toxic, habit-forming substances such as nicotine and alcohol.

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Cigarettes are highly engineered products and for many consumers they can easily become habit-forming or addictive, which undermines free choice.

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Once you get into the habit, statements that appear to be vaguely high-minded and mystical but are in fact twaddle will drip from your tongue.

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And break the habit of downgrading clothes that don't thrill you to loungewear.

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However, he had a habit of getting in trouble early in his races, especially coming out of the starting gate.

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It is the habit of even the best football crowd to quiet down once its team is being swamped.

www.theglobeandmail.com

He is apparently harmless and has a habit of giggling when he is nervous.

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