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1 stall
I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) pregradek2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) stojnica•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) odpovedati2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) kolebati, (za)blokirati3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) blokirati2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) kolebanjeIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) zavlačevati* * *I [stɔ:l]1.nounprostor, oddelek v hlevu za eno žival, boks; hlev (za konje, govedo); tržna stojnica, lesena lopa, šotor s prodajalno; ecclesiastic (ograjena) klop, sedež v cerkvi; kanonikat; theatre parket, sedež v prvih vrstah parterja, plural osebe na teh sedežih; prevleka, kapica, naprstnik za ranjen prst; technical zastoj (motorja); aeronautics kolebanje (letala) zaradi zmanjšane brzine; mineralogy delovno mesto v rudnikubook-stall at the station — stojnica, lopa za prodajo knjig na postajidean's stall ecclesiastic dekanov sedež v cerkvistall money — stojnina, tržnina;2.transitive verbdržati (imeti) v hlevu, hraniti in pitati v hlevu; razdeliti (hlev) na oddelke (bokse); postaviti v boks; technical ustaviti, blokirati (motor); American zapeljati (avto) v blato ipd.; obsolete uvesti v (neko) službo, instalirati; intransitive verb zagaziti, zabresti, obtičati (o avtu); technical odpovedati (o motorju); aeronautics kolebati, majati se zaradi zmanjšane hitrosti (o letalu); stati v hlevu (o živini); biti v pesjaku (o psu)II [stɔ:l]1.nounAmerican slangpretveza, izgovor, zavlačevalni manever; American slang žeparjev pajdaš, ki odvrača pozornost žrtve med tatvino;2.intransitive verb American slangupirati se, izogibati se, izgovarjati se; sport namerno biti počasen; transitive verb (često off) American slang zavlačevati, odrivati, ne pustiti k sebi -
2 brake
[breik] 1. verb(to slow down or stop: He braked (the car) suddenly.) zavirati2. noun(often in plural) a device for doing this: He put on the brake(s). zavora* * *I [breik]nounbotany praprotII [breik]noungoščava, podrast, šibjeIII [breik]nounzavora, cokla; vrsta kočije; vagon z zavoro; oddelek za spremljevalcafiguratively to put on ( —ali apply) the brake — zadrževati, zaviratiband brake — tračna, oklepna zavoraIV [breik]transitive verbzadrževati, zaviratiV [breik]1.nountrlica; brana; grablje;2.transitive verbtreti; branati, vlačiti, grabitiVI [breik]preteriteod break -
3 crash
[kræʃ] 1. noun1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) trušč2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) trčenje3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) polom4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) treščiti2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) trčiti3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) zrušiti se4) ((of a business) to fail.) propasti5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) lomastiti6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)3. adjective(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) pospešen- crash-land* * *I [kræš]1.transitive verbpodreti, razbiti, zlomiti, streti;2.intransitive verbtreščiti, trčiti; razbiti se; zrušiti seto crash the gate — vriniti se v gledališče ipd. brez vstopniceII [kræš]nounpok, tresk, hrum, trušč; zrušenje (letala); trčenje; figuratively polom, bankrotIII [kræš]nounvrsta redko tkanega blaga, tronitnik; surovo platnoIV [kræš]colloquially presenetljiv, nepričakovan -
4 fuse
I 1. [fju:z] verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) spajati se2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) pregoreti2. noun(a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.) varovalka- fusionII [fju:z] noun(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) vžigalna vrvica* * *I [fju:z]nounvarovalka; vžigalnikII [fju:z]1.transitive verb(s)taliti, (raz)topiti; zliti;2.intransitive verbzliti, stapljati se; zrasti; electrical pregoreti -
5 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kratek2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) majhen3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kratek4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) premajhen5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) ne imeti dovolj6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) drobljiv2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nenadoma2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) prekratek•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) izbrati- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *I [šc:t]adjectivekratek, majhen; nizek; prosody nenaglašen; figuratively nezadosten, pičel (zaloga, obrok); prhek, drobljiv, lomljiv, lomen; figuratively nasajen, osoren, zadirčen, kratkih besedi, žaljiv; (o pijači) močan, hudat short range — od blizu, iz bližine, na majhno razdaljo (oddaljenost)little short of 5 dollars — ne polnih ɜ dolarjev, skoraj ɜ dolarjevnothing short of — nič manj kot, skoraja short 10 miles — komaj 10 milj, (na pogled) manj od 10 miljshort bill (paper) loan — kratkoročna menica, posojiloshort of breath — zasopel, nadušljivshort circuit electrical kratek stikshort and sweet — kratek in vsebinsko bogat (npr. govor)short temper — razvnemljivost, nagla jezashort ton — mera za težo (907,20 kg)to be short with s.o. — biti kratkih besedi (osoren) s komto cut (to make) a long story short — na kratko povedati; skrajšati; skratkato come (to fall) short of — ne izpolniti pričakovanj, ne zadovoljiti, razočaratiI am short of money — zmanjkalo mi je denarja, trda mi prede za denarto make short shrift of figuratively napraviti kratek proces zto give short weight — dajati slabo vago, goljufati pri težito take short views — videti le sedanjost, ne videti dalečto be of short breath — biti ob sapo, biti nadušljivII [šɔ:t]adverbna kratko, nenadoma, naenkrat, naglo; neposredno, naravnost, brez ovinkov; nezadostno; osorno; economy brez kritjashort of — razen, z izjemo; skorajto cut s.o. short — prekiniti koga (v govoru)cut it short! — povej na kratko!to sell short — pod ceno prodajati, (borza) prodajati brez kritja, špekulirati na baisseto take s.o. up short — prekiniti kogaIII [šɔ:t]nounkratek (dokumentaren, risan itd.) film; kratek zlog (samoglasnik), kratka oblika; znak za kračino samoglasnika (a); economy deficit, primanjkljaj, manko; electrical kratek stik; plural kratke hlače; plural stranski produktiin short — na kratko, skratka, z eno besedothe long and the short of it is that... — nakratko povedano je stvar ta, da... -
6 let go (of)
(to stop holding (something): Will you let go of my coat!; When he was nearly at the top of the rope he suddenly let go and fell.) dati roke proč; spustiti se -
7 let go (of)
(to stop holding (something): Will you let go of my coat!; When he was nearly at the top of the rope he suddenly let go and fell.) dati roke proč; spustiti se
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stop dead in one's tracks — If you stop dead in your tracks, you stop suddenly because you are frightened or totally surprised. When Steve saw the snake, he stopped dead in his tracks … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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stop dead — verb to stop suddenly … Wiktionary
stop somebody short — ˌstop ˈshort | ˌstop sb ˈshort idiom to suddenly stop, or make sb suddenly stop, doing sth • He stopped short when he heard his name. • ‘I m pregnant,’ she said. That stopped him short. Main entry: ↑stopidiom … Useful english dictionary