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1 rein
[rein]1) ((usually in plural) one of two straps attached to a bridle for guiding a horse.) vajet2) ((in plural) straps fitted round a toddler so that he can be prevented from straying in the street etc.) vajeti•- rein in* * *I [réin]nounvajet, uzda, brzda, oglavnik, povodec; brzdanje, krotenje; nadzor(stvo)to draw (to pull up) rein — pritegniti vajeti, zadržati (ustaviti) konja; ustaviti se; opustiti poskusto give rein to one's whim — popustiti, dati prosto pot svoji kaprici (muhavosti)to hold the reins — imeti, držati (trdno) vajeti, figuratively držati položaj v rokahto keep a tight rein on (s.o.) — imeti (koga) krepko na vajetih, brzdati, dajati malo svobodeII [réin]transitive verbobrzdati; brzdati, imeti ali držati na vajetih, na uzdi; voditi na uzdi; figuratively voditi, upravljati, kontrolirati, nadziratito rein in — ustaviti (konja) z vajetmi; figuratively obrzdati, krotiti, ustaviti, zadušiti, držati na uzdi -
2 tight
1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) tesen2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) napet3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) natančen4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) tesen2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) tesno- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt* * *[táit]1.adjectivetesen; ozek, tesno se oprijemajoč (obleka); neprepusten (za vodo, zrak); močan; čvrsto nategnjen, napet (vrv); stisnjen, nabito poln; zgoščen, kompakten; figuratively nepremičen; figuratively zožen, utesnjen; komaj zadosten, pičel (o denarju); kočljiv; colloquially skop(uški), stiskaški; slang pijan, nadelanas tight as an owl figuratively pijan ko mavratight shoes — tesni, ozki čevljia tight lass obsolete čedno, stasito dekleto be in a tight corner (place, spot) — biti v škripcihto keep a tight rein (hand) on s.o. — držati koga čvrsto na vajetihto draw tight — nategniti, napeti, zategniti;2.adverbtesnó, močnó, čvrsto; pičloto sit tight — figuratively čvrsto, uporno vztrajati pri svojih pravicah (mišljenju, stališču), ne popuščati -
3 bridle
(the harness on a horse's head to which the reins are attached.) uzda* * *[bráidl]nounuzda; marine sidrna veriga; figuratively zavora, zadržekto put a bridle on — uzdati, brzdati, zadrževatito give a horse the bridle, to lay bridle on his neck — popustiti konju vajeti, dati polno svobodo
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