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1 close
I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) blizu2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) tesno2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) bližnji, zaupen2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) tesen3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) natančen4) (tight: a close fit.) tesen5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) zatohel6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) skop7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) zaprt, molčeč•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) zapreti (se)2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) končati (se)3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) skleniti2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) konec- close up* * *I [klous]adjective ( closely adverb)zaprt, zaklenjen; stisnjen, tesen, gost; figuratively jedrnat; soparen, zadušljiv, zatohel; molčeč, vase zaprt; blizek; pazljiv, natančen; skoraj enak; vztrajen, marljiv; zaupen; skop, varčen; skrit; logičen; neodločen (boj)close combat — bitka iz bližine, boj moža proti možucolloquially close customer — molčeč človekcolloquially close thing — pičla zmagato keep s.th. close — zase kaj obdržati, ne izdatiII [klous]adverbblizu, pičloclose at hand, close by — čisto blizuclose on — skoraj, domala; kmalu natoto follow close upon s.o. — biti komu za petamito sail close to the wind — jadrati tesno ob vetru; figuratively biti komaj še v mejah zakonaIII [klous]nounograjen prostor, ograda; plot; šolsko dvorišče, igrišče; področje stolne cerkve; Scottish prehod skozi hišo, uličicaIV [klouz]nounzaključek, konecto bring to a close — končati, zaključitiV [klouz]1.transitive verbzapreti; končati, zaključiti, likvidirati; ustaviti se (ob drugi ladji);2.intransitive verbzapreti se; prenehati; (to) bližati se, zaceliti seto close one's eyes to s.th. — zapirati oči pred čimto close s.o.'s eye — suniti koga v okoto close the door on s.th. — narediti konec razpravljanju o čem -
2 fog
[foɡ] 1. noun(a thick cloud of moisture or water vapour in the air which makes it difficult to see: I had to drive very slowly because of the fog.) megla2. verb((usually with up) to cover with fog: Her glasses were fogged up with steam.) zamegliti- foggy- fog-bound
- fog-horn* * *I [fɔg]nounotava, nepokošena trava; Scottish mahII [fɔg]1.transitive verbkrmiti z otavo; pustiti travo nepokošeno;2.intransitive verb Scottishzarasti z mahomIII [fɔg]nounmegla, zameglenost, zameglitev; figuratively nejasnost, zmedain a fog — zbegan, neodločenIV [fɔg]1.transitive verbzamegliti; figuratively zmesti, zbegati;2.intransitive verbzamegliti se, zmračiti seto fog off — kvariti se zaradi megle; railway postaviti signale zaradi megle -
3 smother
1) (to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate: He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face.) zadušiti (se)2) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) zadušiti3) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) obsuti z* * *[smʌðə]1.noungost dim, oblak dima; zadušljiv dim, gosta para, megla, dušeče ozračje; tlenje, kadeč se pepel; snežni oblak; figuratively zmeda, zmešnjavafrom the smoke into the smother — iz hudega v hujše, z dežja pod kap;2.transitive verb(za)dušiti, potlačiti; obsuti ( with z); pokriti s pepelom (žerjavico); prekriti, utajiti, pridušiti (često up); pražiti, dušiti; sport čvrsto objeti (nasprotnika)to smother s.o. with kisses — zadušiti, obsuti koga s poljubi -
4 great diving beetle
(a water insect that carries a bubble of air under its wing cover for breathing when it is under water.) hrošč povodnjak
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