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1 delay
[di'lei] 1. verb1) (to put off to another time: We have delayed publication of the book till the spring.) odložiti2) (to keep or stay back or slow down: I was delayed by the traffic.) zadrževati2. noun((something which causes) keeping back or slowing down: He came without delay; My work is subject to delays.) odlog* * *I [diléi]1.transitive verbzavlačevati, zadrževati, odložiti, odlašati; preprečiti;2.intransitive verboklevati, čas zapravljatidelaying force military enota, ki zadržuje sovražnikaII [diléi]nounodlog, oklevanje; zastoj, zamudawithout delay — nemudoma, takoj -
2 immediate
[i'mi:diət] 1. adjective1) (happening at once and without delay: an immediate response.) takojšen2) (without anyone etc coming between: His immediate successor was Bill Jones.) neposreden3) (close: our immediate surroundings.) bližnji•2. conjunction(as soon as: You may leave immediately you finish your work.) takoj ko* * *[imí:djət]adjective ( immediately adverb)neposreden, takojšen, direkten; bližnji, najbližji; sedanji, trenuten; neodložljivphilosophy intuitiven, neposreden; economy immediate annuity — takoj plačljiva anuitetaimmediate constituent — (večji) stavčni člen, besedna skupinajuridically immediate matter — nujna zadeva -
3 prompt
I [prompt] adjective(acting, or happening, without delay or punctually: a prompt reply; I'm surprised that she's late. She's usually so prompt.) hiter- promptly- promptness
- at one/two o'clock prompt II [prompt] verb1) (to persuade to do something: What prompted you to say that?) spodbosti2) (to remind (especially an actor) of the words that he is to say: Several actors forgot their words and had to be prompted.) prišepetavati•- prompter* * *I [prɔm(p)t]adjective ( promptly adverb)prompten, takojšen, uren (in), nemuden, neodložljiv; odrezav; voljan, pripravljeneconomy točen, ki se plača (pošlje) takoj; economy prompt cash — takojšnje plačilo v gotovinieconomy prompt note — opomineconomy prompt date — rok za plačilo dolgaII [prɔm(p)t]adverbtakoj, nemudoma, brez odlaganjaIII [prɔm(p)t]nountheatre sufliranje, prišepetavanje; economy plačilni rok, kupna pogodba s plačilnim rokom, opominIV [prɔm(p)t]transitive verbspodbosti, spodbadati, nagniti k čemu; theatre suflirati, prišepetavati; zbuditi, navdihniti (čustva) -
4 quick
[kwik] 1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) hiter2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) hiter3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) hiter2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) hitro- quickly- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
- quick-tempered
- quick-witted
- quick-wittedly
- quick-wittedness* * *I [kwik]adjective ( quickly adverb)hiter, uren, nagel; bister, okreten, znajdljiv, odrezav, živahen; nagle jeze, vzkipljiv; fin, oster (vid, sluh); živ (pesek itd.); archaic živ, živeč; economy živahen, likviden, tekoč; mineralogy rudnatbe quick about it! — podvizaj se s tem!to be quick by s.o. — zanositi s komquick on the draw — ki hitro reagira, odrezava quick one — "kozarček" (na hitro)quick of parts ( —ali understanding) — bistroumen, ki hitro razumequick temper — razdražijiva čud, vzkipljivostquick in the uptake — ki hitro razume, dojameeconomy quick returns — hiter donos, dobičekII [kwik]adverbhitro, nagloIII [kwik]nounživo meso; British English živa meja; figuratively življenje; American živo srebro -
5 hitch
[hi ] 1. verb1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) privezati, pritrditi2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) štopati2. noun1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) zastoj2) (a kind of knot.) zanka3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) poteg•- hitch-hiker
- hitch a lift/ride
- hitch up* * *I [hič]nounsunek, potegljaj; nautical zanka, kavelj; technical vezni člen; zastoj, zastanek, zapreka; mrtva točka; šepanje; American slang čas prebit v vojski ali zaporuwithout a hitch — gladko, brez ovirII [hič]1.transitive verbsunkoma potegniti, povleči; pritrditi, privezati;2.intransitive verbpremakniti se, nazaj se pomikati; šepati; spodrsniti, zaplesti se, zatakniti seAmerican colloquially ujemati se; American slang to get hitched — poročiti se -
6 headlong
adjective, adverb1) (moving forwards or downwards, with one's head in front: a headlong dive into the pool of water; He fell headlong into a pool of water.) na glavo2) ((done) without thought or delay, often foolishly: a headlong rush; He rushes headlong into disaster.) na vrat na nos* * *[hédlɔŋ]1.adverbna glavo, z glavo naprej, strmoglavo; figuratively na vrat na nos, nepremišljeno;2.adjectivestrmoglav; figuratively nepremišljen, prenagljen -
7 patient
['peiʃənt] 1. adjective(suffering delay, pain, irritation etc quietly and without complaining: It will be your turn soon - you must just be patient!) potrpežljiv2. noun(a person who is being treated by a doctor, dentist etc: The hospital had too many patients.) bolnik- patience* * *I [péišənt]adjective ( patiently adverb)potrpežljiv, vztrajen; popustljivpatient of — ki dopušča, ki potrpežljivo prenašaII [péišənt]nounpacient(ka), bolnik, -nica -
8 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) raven2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) odkrit3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) poravnan4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) urejen, jasen5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) čist6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) resen7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramski2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) naravnost2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) takoj3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) pošteno3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) ravnina- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *I [stréit]adjectiveraven, prem, premočrten; gladek (lasje); resen (obraz); pokončen; urejen, v redu, reden, na pravem mestu, v pravi višini; simetričen; direkten, neposreden; figuratively odkrit, pošten, iskren, preprost, nekompliciran; colloquially zanesljiv, resničen (poročilo); dosleden; American slang brezkompromisen; pravi, neponarejen, nepopačen, neizkrivljen, dobljen iz prvega vira; popoln; nerazredčen, čist brez vode (whisky itd.)in a straight line — v premi, ravni črtistraight angle — iztegnjeni kot (180°)a straight back — raven, neukrivljen (negrbast) hrbetstraight face — negiben, resen obraza straight knee — ravno, neupognjeno kolenostraight line mathematics premicaa straight tip slang zanesljiv namig (nasvet), informacija iz prvega (zanesljivega) viraa straight path — ravna, prema stezaa straight race — dirka, v kateri se udeleženci na vse pretege trudijo za zmagoa straight Republican American slang brezkompromisen republikanec, republikanec skoz in skozthe straight ticket American pravi, uradni program strankeis everything straight? — je vse v redu?to keep a straight face — resno se držati, zadržati smehto keep s.o. straight — držati koga na uzdito set a room straight — urediti, pospraviti soboto vote a straight ticket American glasovati za nespremenjeno kandidatno listoII [stréit]adverbpremo, ravno, naravnost, v pravi smeri; točno, pravilno; neposredno, direktno; figuratively odkrito, iskreno, jasno, pošteno; obsolete takoj, precej, na mestu, nemudoma; brez ovinkov, brez ovinkarjenjastraight away — takoj, na mestu, precejstraight off — takoj, prècej, brez pomišljanjastraight from the horse's mouth slang iz prvega virato come straight to the point — jasno in brez oklevanja, naravnost pojasnitito ride straight on — jahati naravnost naprej, čez vse ovireto run straight — moralno, pošteno živetito speak straight out — odkrito, brez ovinkov govoritiI cannot tell you straight off — ne morem vam povedati kar takoj (pri priči, prècej)III [stréit]1.nounpremost; premica, ravnina; zadnji (ravni) del dirkališča za konjske dirke; American slang resnica, prava ugotovitev; sport po vrsti doseženi uspehi; (karte, poker) sekvenca petih kartout of the straight — neraven; poševen, nagnjen; grbav; figuratively nepošten;2.interjectionzares!, resnično!, v resnici! -
9 wait
[weit] 1. verb1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) čakati2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) pričakovati3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) streči2. noun(an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) čakanje- waiter- waiting-list
- waiting-room* * *I [wéit]nounčakanje, čas čakanja; zavlačevanje, odlašanje; postanek; theatre odmor, pavza; zaseda; plural music pevci božičnih pesmi; božično petje; obsolete čuvaj, stražnikto lie in wait for — biti v zasedi, na preži za (kom)II [wéit]1.intransitive verbčakati, pričakovati (for s.o. koga); počakati, potrpeti; obsolete prežati na (koga); ostati brez odgovora, obležati, (pismo), ostati nedvignjen; streči (pri mizi, kot natakar)wait till ( —ali until) I come — počakaj, da (dokler ne) pridemwait and see — (le) počakaj; bomo že videli (kaj bo)to keep s.o. waiting, to make s.o. wait — pustiti koga čakatito wait at ( —ali on, upon the) table — streči pri mizi;2.transitive verbčakati, pričakovati; colloquially odlašati, čakati z; obsolete spremljati; prisostvovati; obsolete slediti iz, izhajatihe must wait my convenience — on mora počakati, dokler je meni prav
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delay — I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a. the act of delaying ; the state of being delayed < get started without delay > b. an instance of being delayed 2. the time during which something is delayed < a delay of 30 minutes > II … New Collegiate Dictionary