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1 pinch

[pin ] 1. verb
1) (to squeeze or press tightly (flesh), especially between the thumb and forefinger: He pinched her arm.) uščipniti

2) (to hurt by being too small or tight: My new shoes are pinching (me).) tiščati

3) (to steal: Who pinched my bicycle?) suniti
2. noun
1) (an act of pinching; a squeeze or nip: He gave her a pinch on the cheek.) uščip

2) (a very small amount; what can be held between the thumb and forefinger: a pinch of salt.) ščepec

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- pinched
- feel the pinch
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I [pinč]
noun

uščip, ščipanje, stiskanje, pritisk; ščepec; figuratively stiska, muka, sila; slang odvzem prostosti, aretacija; slang tatvina

to give s.o. a pinch — uščipniti koga

slang a pinch of — trohica česa

at ( —ali on, in) a pinch — v sili

if it comes to the pinch — če bo nujno

there's the pinch — v tem grmu tiči zajec

the pinch of hunger — huda lakota
II [pinč]
1.

transitive verb

ščipati, uščipniti; stisniti, stiskati; figuratively utesniti, tlačiti, omejiti; figuratively ščipati (mraz), osmoditi (slana), mučiti (žeja, lakota); iztisniti denar od koga; slang ukrasti; slang zapreti, aretirati; British English priganjati konja;

2.

intransitive verb

tiščati (čevelj, dolg itd.); figuratively biti v stiski, mučiti, boleti; skopariti; slang krasti

to pinch off — odščipniti (vršičke)

to be pinched for time (money) — biti v časovni (denarni) stiski

to be pinched — biti v stiski, biti na tesnem (for, in, of)

pinched circumstances — omejene razmere

to be pinched with cold — biti premražen, pomodreti od mraza

to be pinched with hunger — biti izstradan

to be pinched with poverty — biti zelo siromašen

a pinched face — shiran obraz

to pinch and scrape — komaj izhajati, stiskati, trpeti pomanjkanje, ničesar si ne privoščiti

to pinch s.o. in (on, for) — držati koga na kratko

that is where the shoe pinches — tam čevelj žuli

English-Slovenian dictionary > pinch
2 need

[ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb
1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) potrebovati

2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) morati
2. noun
1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) potreba

2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) pomanjkanje

3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) potreba

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- needless
- needlessly
- needy
- a need for
- in need of
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I [ni:d]
noun

potreba, sila nuja (of, for po); pomanjkanje (of, for česa)

to be ( —ali stand) in need of s.th. — ali to have need of s.th. — nujno kaj potrebovati

to be in need — biti v stiski

if need be — ali if need arise — ali in case of need — če je potrebno, v sili

to do one's needs — opraviti potrebo

I had need remember — moral bi si zapomniti

to have no need to do s.th. — ne čutiti potrebe kaj narediti

there is no need for you to come — ni ti treba priti

a friend in need is a friend indeed — v sili spoznaš pravega prijatelja

to fail s.o. in his need — pustiti koga na cedilu

to feel the need of ( —ali for) s.th. — pogrešati kaj
II [ni:d]
1.

intransitive verb archaic

biti potrebno; biti v stiski, primanjkovati česa;

2.

transitive verb

potrebovati; zahtevati;

3.

auxiliary verb (z nedoločnikom s to v trdilnih, brez to v vprašalnih in nikalnih stavkih) morati, treba je

it needs not that — ali it does not need that — ni treba, da

there needs no excuse — opravičilo ni potrebno

it needed doing — to je bilo treba narediti

it needs to be done — to je treba narediti

she needn't do it — tega ji ni treba narediti

you needn't have come — ne bi ti bilo treba priti

more than needs — več kot je potrebno

what need ( —ali needs) ? — čemu to?

English-Slovenian dictionary > need
3 water

['wo:tə] 1. noun
(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) voda
2. verb
1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) zaliti

2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) sliniti se

3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) solziti se

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- waters
- watery
- wateriness
- waterborne
- water-closet
- water-colour
- watercress
- waterfall
- waterfowl
- waterfront
- waterhole
- watering-can
- water level
- waterlily
- waterlogged
- water main
- water-melon
- waterproof 3. noun
(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) dežni plašč
4. verb
(to make (material) waterproof.) napraviti nepremočljivo

- watershed
- water-skiing
- water-ski
- watertight
- water vapour
- waterway
- waterwheel
- waterworks
- hold water
- into deep water
- in deep water
- water down
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I [wɔ:tə]
1.

noun

voda, vodna površina; reka, morje; plural vodé, vodovje, voda, morje; slatina, mineralna voda; plima in oseka; chemistry vodna raztopina; technical vodni sijaj, blesk (na draguljih); spreminjanje barv (na tkanini); medicine seč, urin; solze; slina; znoj

above water — nad vodo, plavajoč; figuratively finančno trden

by water — po vodi, po vodni poti

on the water — v čolnu, na ladji; na morju

in Chinese waters — v kitajskih vodah

as a fish out of water figuratively kot riba na suhem

in deep water(s) — v težavah, v neprilikah, v škripcih

between wind and water figuratively na ranljivem mestu, v ranljivo mesto

in low water figuratively (biti) v slabih razmerah, na suhem

like water figuratively izdatno, potratno

of the first water — (dragulj) prvega sijaja, najboljše vrste

water bewitched colloquially zvodenela redka pijača (čaj, alkoholna pijača)

water on the brain figuratively vodenoglavec

blue water — morska gladina

brandy and water — z vodo mešano žganje

high water — plima; figuratively vrhunec, kulminacija

lavender water — sivkina (toaletna) voda

low water — oseka; figuratively najnižji nivó, najslabši rezultat

mineral water — slatina, mineralna voda

red water — krvav urin, seč

strong water obsolete žganje

table water — slatina (zlasti v steklenicah)

thermal water — termalna voda

written in water figuratively prehoden, kratkotrajen, na pesku zgrajen; ki se bo uresničil

to be on the water — biti na ladji, na poti z ladjo

to be in hot water — biti v nepriliki, v škripcih

to be in low water — biti v stiski

to be in smooth water — biti v ugodnih razmerah, uspevati

it brings the water to my mouth — sline se mi pocede ob tem

to cast one's bread upon the waters — izkazati dobroto, ne da bi pričakovali zahvalo

to cross the waters — iti čez morje

the boat draws 10 feet of water — ladja ima 10 čevljev ugreza

to fish in troubled waters figuratively v kalnem ribariti

to get into hot water for — priti (zaiti) v neprilike (v stisko, v škripce)

to hold one's water — zadrževati vodo

to keep one's head above water — obdržati se na površini

to make ( —ali to pass) water — urinirati

to make ( —ali to take) water — puščati vodo (o ladji)

to make foul water nautical jadrati v plitvi vodi

to pour oil on the waters figuratively izgladiti, poravnati, odstraniti zapreke; umiriti

to spend money like water figuratively za prazen nič trošiti denar

to throw cold water on figuratively posmehovati se (čemu), ohladiti, politi z mrzlo vodo; zmanjšati veselje ali navdušenje za; spodnesti, preprečiti, onemogočiti

that threw cold water on my plans — to je bilo kot hladna prha na moje načrte

to take the water — (o ladji) biti splavljen, porinjen v vodo

to take ( —ali to drink) the waters — piti mineralno vodo, zdraviti se s slatino ( at Radenci — v Radencih)

still waters run deep — tiha voda globoko dere (bregove podira);

2.

adjective

vodni

water balance technical libela

water buffalo — vodni bufalo

water bus — vodni avtobus, hidrobus

water heater — bojler

water ski — vodna smučka; intransitive verb smučati se na vodi

water skier — vodni(a) smučar(ka)

water skiing — smučanje na vodi

water storage reservoir — akumulacijski bazen
II [wɔ:tə]
transitive verb

(po)škropiti ( streets — ceste); zalivati ( plants — rastline); namočiti, namakati, ovlažiti, napeljati vodo na; razredčiti z vodo, zvodeniti (milk, wine — mleko, vino); napojiti, napajati ( animals — živali); oskrbeti, oskrbovati z vodo ( an engine — stroj); economy povečati dolg ali kapital (podjetja) z izdajo novih delnic brez kritja; moarirati (tkanino)

to water down — zvodeniti, razredčiti; figuratively omiliti, ublažiti

to water down one's claims — ublažiti, zmanjšati svoje zahteve

he watered his lecture — zavlačeval (razvlekel) je svoje predavanje; intransitive verb puščati vodo; liti solze, solziti se (oči); izločati vodo, slino; zmočiti se, ovlažiti se; napajati se, piti, iti se napajat (živali); oskrbeti se z vodo; piti mineralno (delati kuro z) zdravilno vodo, zdraviti se s slatino; hunting iti v vodo (pes)

it made my eyes water — oči so se mi zasolzile ob tem

to make s.o.'s mouth water — napraviti, da se komu pocedijo sline

my mouth watered (for, after) — sline so se mi pocedile (po, za)

to water the stock economy izda(ja)ti nove delnice (brez povečanja glavnice), zvodeniti (delniški kapital)

English-Slovenian dictionary > water
4 string

1. [striŋ] noun
1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) vrvica

2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) vlakno

3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) struna

4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) vrsta
2. verb
1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) nanizati

2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) napeti

3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) odstraniti nitke

4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) obesiti

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- strings
- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
- stringency
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I [striŋ]
1.

noun

vrvica, vezalka, trak, nit, žica; music struna, žica; tetiva (pri loku); botany vlakno, nit (stroka); niz (biserov itd.) (tudi figuratively); garnitura; serija; dolga vrsta; truma (živali); (večinoma plural) American colloquially pogoj, težava, tajna klavzula; American slang bahanje, (pretirana) lažna zgodba

in a long string — v dolgi vrsti

with a string tied to it — s pogojem

no strings attached — brez klavzul ali pogojev

the strings plural music godala

a string of beads (pearls) — niz biserov

a string of lies — vrsta, niz laži

a string of onions — venec čebule

a string of carriages — povorka kočij

heart-strings plural figuratively najgloblja, najnežnejša čustva, srcé

third-string — tretjevrsten

to be a second string — spadati k drugi garnituri, biti drugovrsten, figuratively igrati drugo violino

to harp on one (on the same) string figuratively neprestano govoriti o isti stvari, vedno isto gósti

to have s.o. on a string — imeti koga na vrvici

he has all the world in a string figuratively vse mu gre po želji

to have s.o. on the string figuratively pustiti koga v negotovosti

to have (to lead) s.th. in (by) a string — brzdati, obvladati, biti gospodar (česa)

to have two strings to one's bow — imeti dvoje železij v ognju

to keep s.o. on a string figuratively držati koga dolgo časa v negotovosti

to hold all the strings — držati vse niti v rokah, upravljati, voditi (kaj)

to have a string (attached) to it — biti oviran, ne iti gladko

to pull (the) strings — premikati lutke (v lutkovnem gledališču); figuratively biti neviden, a glavni vodja

to touch a string — udariti na struno, figuratively zadeti v živec, na občutljivo mesto (čustva itd.)

to touch the strings — gosti (na godalo);

2.

adjective

godalen

string playing — igranje na godalu

string wire — žična struna
II [striŋ]
1.

transitive verb

opremiti s strunami (violino itd.) ali z žicami; opremiti (lok) s tetivo; nategniti, napeti (vrvico, tetivo itd.); zadrgniti, zavezati; privezati z vrvico; odstraniti nitke (pri fižolu); poetically uglasiti (violino itd.); razširiti, nategniti, figuratively napeti (živce, moči itd.); (na)nizati (bisere), obesiti ( across prek); figuratively povezati; American slang za nos koga voditi, norčevati se iz;

2.

intransitive verb

postati vlaknat; razvleči se (lepilo itd.); tvoriti vrsto ali verigo

stringed instruments music godala, godalni instrumenti

to string a room with festoons — obesiti girlande na sobne stene

to string one's shoes — zavezati si čevlje

strung up — napet, živčen, razburjen, razburljiv

to string along with American colloquially pridružiti se (komu), iti s kom, plesati, kot (nekdo) žvižga

to string out — napeti, nategniti

to string up — napeti (živce itd.); pripravljati (koga) na kaj, spodbujati; colloquially obesiti

to string o.s. up for a deed — opogumiti se za neko dejanje

to be strung up — biti v stiski, v zagati, v težavah

English-Slovenian dictionary > string
5 be

['bi: ɡi:]
( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.)

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[bi:]
intransitive verb & auxiliary verb biti, obstati, obstajati; eksistirati; nahajati se; veljati, stati; počutiti se; obiskati; morati; bodi

I am better — bolje se počutim

I am cold (warm, hot) — zebe me (toplo, vroče mi je)

to be hard up — biti v stiski

here you are — izvoli(te), na(te), tu imaš (imate)

to be from the purpose — biti neprimeren, zgrešiti namen

to be right — prav imeti

to be wrong — ne imeti prav, motiti se

how are you? — kako se imaš (imate)?; kako se ti (vam) godi?

how much is this? — koliko stane?

if it were not for him — če bi njega ne bilo

it is going to rain — gotovo bo deževalo, na dež kaže

what is that to you? — kaj vam to mar?

it is not in me — to ni v mojem značaju, nisem tak

he lived to be 80 — doživel je 80 let

English-Slovenian dictionary > be
6 against

[ə'ɡenst]
preposition

1) (in opposition to: They fought against the enemy; Dropping litter is against the law (= illegal).) proti

2) (in contrast to: The trees were black against the evening sky.) v primerjavi z

3) (touching or in contact with: He stood with his back against the wall; The rain beat against the window.) k, na

4) (in order to protect against: vaccination against tuberculosis.) proti

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I [əgéinst]
preposition

proti, zoper; ob; za

against a rainy day, against a day of want — za hude čase

familiarly to be up against it — biti v stiski

it goes against the grain ( —ali collar) — ni pogodu

against payment — proti plačilu

against his return — dokler se ne vrne

to run against — naleteti na koga ali kaj

against time — s polno paro

to stumble ( —ali knock) against a stone — spotakniti se ob kamen

to struggle against — boriti se proti
II [əgéinst]
conjunction

archaic preden; dokler ne

stay here against he comes — ostani tu, preden pride

English-Slovenian dictionary > against
7 low water

[lóuwɔ:tə]
noun

nautical najnižja oséka

figuratively to be in low water — biti v stiski

English-Slovenian dictionary > low water
8 strand

I [strænd]
- be stranded
II [strænd] noun
(a thin thread, eg one of those twisted together to form rope, string, knitting-wool etc, or a long thin lock of hair: She pushed the strands of hair back from her face.) pramen

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I [strænd]
1.

noun

poetically

obala, obrežje; plaža, peščina ob vodi, ob morju;

2.

transitive verb

vreči na obalo, zapeljati (ladjo) na sipino; figuratively vreči; intransitive verb nasesti, obtičati na sipini (ladja); figuratively obtičati, spodleteti; figuratively ostati brez sredstev

to get stranded — nasesti

to be stranded — biti v stiski, v škripcih
II [strænd]
1.

noun

vrv, konopec; štrena (las); sukljaj (vrvi); niz (biserov);

2.

transitive verb

pretrgati (vrv); sukati (vrv) iz pramenov

English-Slovenian dictionary > strand
9 tree

[tri:]
noun

(the largest kind of plant, with a thick, firm, wooden stem and branches: We have three apple trees growing in our garden.) drevo

- treetop
- tree-trunk
- tree line
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[tri:]
1.

noun

drevo; steblo, deblo; obsolete križ, vislice; technical gred, vreteno

tree of bearing age — rodovitno drevo

tree of knowledge of good and evil Bible drevo spoznanja

tree calf — fino telečje usnje za vezavo knjig z liki, podobnimi steblom

boot tree — kopito za škornje

cross trees nautical lesen križ na vrhu jambora

family tree, genealogical tree — rodovnik

rose tree — rožni grm

at the top of the tree — figuratively na največjem položaju v svojem poklicu

to be up a tree — colloquially figuratively biti v stiski, v škripcih, v brezizhodnem položaju

he cannot see the wood for the trees figuratively zaradi dreves (od samih dreves) ne more razpoznati gozda

as the tree is, so is the fruit — jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa;

2.

transitive verb

pognati, spoditi (žival) na drevo; dati na kopito; figuratively colloquially spraviti v škripce, v stisko, v težave (koga)

the dog treed the squirrel — pes je prepodil veverico na drevo

English-Slovenian dictionary > tree
10 hard

1. adjective
1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) trd

2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) težek

3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) trd

4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) oster

5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) težek

6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) trd
2. adverb
1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) hudo, trdo, dobro

2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) močno

3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) nepremično

4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) popolnoma

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- harden
- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up
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I [ha:d]
adjective

trd; trden; težak, težaven, naporen; žilav, zdržljiv, odporen; močan, silen; priden, delaven, zmožen; strog, nepopustljiv, neusmiljen; trd, mrzel, oster (podnebje); economy pod težkimi pogoji, oster, visok (cena); težko razumljiv, težko izvedljiv; preudaren, trd (gospodarstvenik); rezek, močen (pijača); grammar trd (glas, soglasnik)

to be hard on s.o. — biti prestrog s kom

to be hard upon s.o. — biti komu za petami

to be a hard case — biti zakrknjen

hard of belief — nejeveren

hard to believe — težko verjeten

hard to imagine — kar si kdo težko predstavlja

hard to please — ki se mu težko ugodi

a hard blow — težak udarec, silen udarec

as hard as brick — trd kakor kamen

sport in hard condition — v dobri formi

hard drinking — pijančevanje

hard of digestion — težko prebavljiv

to drive a hard bargain — ne popustiti pri kupčiji

hard facts — neomajna dejstva

hard fare — slaba in nezadostna hrana

hard of hearing — naglušen

hard of heart — trdosrčen

to have a hard head — preudarno razsojati

to have a hard row to hoe — imeti težko nalogo

hard life — težko življenje

hard lines — težko življenje, težko delo, zla usoda

hard liquor — močne (žgane) pijače

hard lot — trda usoda

hard luck — nesreča, "smola"

a hard luck story — jadikovanje

a hard master — strog gospodar

figuratively a hard nut to crack — trd oreh

as hard as nails — žilav, trd kakor drenov les, trd kakor kamen

hard rain — močan dež

hard swearing — kriva prisega

a hard saying — težko razumljive besede; predpis, ki ga je težko izpolnjevati

hard times — težki časi

hard task — težka naloga

to try one's hardest — pošteno se potruditi

hard up — na tesnem z denarjem

hard work — trdo, naporno delo

hard worker — priden delavec
II [ha:d]
adverb

trdo, trdno; težko, hudo, naporno; pridno, hitro; čisto zraven, tik

hard at hand — ali hard by — čisto zraven

hard on — ali hard after — tik za

to be hard hit — biti hudo udarjen, prizadet

to be hard pressed — ali to be hard put to it — biti v hudi stiski, biti na tesnem

to be hard up — biti v denarni stiski

to die hard — težko umreti

to drink hard — močno piti

hard earned — težko zaslužen

to follow hard upon — tesno slediti

hard got — težko pridobljen

to look hard at — nepremično koga gledati, z očmi meriti

hard set — v stiski; trmast; negiben

it will go hard with him — slabo mu kaže, trda mu prede

to run one hard — biti komu za petami

hard upon — takoj nato

to try hard — zelo se potruditi
III [ha:d]
noun

British English trda obrežna tla; slang prisilno delo; težava; vulgar tudi hard on — erekcija; plural skrbi

English-Slovenian dictionary > hard
11 up

(to become covered (as if) with mist: The mirror misted over; The windscreen misted up.) zamegliti se

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I [ʌp]
noun

vzpetost, strmina, višina; economy porast (tečajev, cen); colloquially srečen človek, srečko, povzpetnik; predstojnik; vlak (avtobus), ki vozi v mesto

ups and downs of a country — valovitost tal

the ups and downs of life — sreča in nesreča v življenju

my ups and downs — imel sem dobre in slabe čase (srečo in nesrečo) v življenju

the up and up — stalni napredek

on the up-and-up colloquially vedno boljši; v redu, brezhiben
II [ʌp]
adjective

ki gre (vozi) gor; ki vodi proti (glavnemu) mestu; višji; s tendenco navzgor; pokonci; vzšel (sonce); narasel (reka); živeč v notranjosti (dežele); colloquially razburjen; končan; enak(ovreden)

the up coach — kočija, ki vozi navkreber

up line railway proga, ki vodi proti (glavnemu) mestu

up platform — peron za vlake v mesto

up stroke — tanka črta pri (pisanih) črkah

the up train — vlak, ki vozi proti (glavnemu) mestu, v London

1 d up — povišana (cena) za 1 peni

up and doing before day colloquially že pred dnevom na nogah

already up and about colloquially že (zopet) na nogah

to be up late — dolgo čuti, bedeti

to be high up in school — biti med najboljšimi v šoli

he is up in this subject — v tem predmetu je on na višini, je dobro podkovan

to be up with the lark figuratively zelo zgodaj vsta(ja)ti

to be up against a hard job colloquially stati pred težko nalogo

to be up against opposition — naleteti na odpor

to be (had) up for colloquially biti pozvan pred sodnika zaradi

to be one up sport biti za točko boljši

up for — pripravljen za

to be up for election — biti na volilni listi

to be up — biti na čelu

to be up in years — biti že v letih

to be up for examination — opravljati (delati) izpit

to be up for sale — biti naprodaj

to be up for trial — biti (stati) pred sodiščem; obravnavati se

the fire is up — ogenj plamti, plapola

the game is 10 points up — igra se do 10 točk

the game is up — igre je konec (tudi figuratively)

he is still up with his competitors — še vedno je dorasel svojim tekmecem

how are you up for cash? colloquially kako si (kaj) pri denarju?

the hunt is up — lov je odprt

it's all up ( —ali slang U.P.) with him — z njim je konec

his temper is up — razburjen je

the storm is up nautical vihar besni

Parliament is up — parlament je končal zasedanje

time is up — čas je potekel

there's much money up on this game — pri tej igri gre za velike vsote

what's up? colloquially kaj pa je?, kaj se je zgodilo?

prices are up — cene se dvigajo

school is up — pouk se je končal

I was up at six — bil sem pokonci ob šestih
III [ʌp]
adverb

1.

gor, navzgor, kvišku, v zrak; proti toku (reki, vodi); nazaj

up from the grounds figuratively od temeljev

up till now — doslej

from my youth up — od moje mladosti naprej

up with the Democrates! — živeli demokrati!

hands up! — roke kvišku!

you can sail up as far as Sisak — lahko se peljete z ladjo do Siska po reki navzgor

he looked for it up and down — po vseh kotih in oglih je iskal to

this tradition can be traced up to the Reformation — ta tradicija sega nazaj (tja) do reformacije;

2.

bliže k, bliže proti (mestu, kjer se nahajamo); figuratively više, na višjo stopnjo

up and up — više in više, vedno više

come up! — pridi bliže!

speak up! — govori(te) glasneje!

he came up and asked me the way — približal se mi je in me vprašal

to move up in the world — povzpeti se, napredovati v svetu (v družbi)

I think of running up North — mislim napraviti majhno turo na sever;

3.

v razvoju, v gibanju, v razburjenju, v uporu itd.

to grow up — (od)rasti

hurry up! — pohiti!, brž!

the nation is up in arms — narod se je uprl z orožjem

my blood was up — kri mi je zavrela

the cider is up very much — jabolčnik se zelo peni

shares (prices) are up — delnice (cene) se dvigajo;

4.

popolnoma, čisto, do kraja; skupaj

to burn up — zgoreti

to eat up all the cherries — pojesti vse češnje

to drink up — izpiti, popiti

to follow up a success — do kraja izkoristiti uspeh

to bind up — skupaj povezati

to lock up the house — zakleniti vsa hišna vrata

to tear up a piece of paper — raztrgati kos papirja na koščke

the street was up — ulica je bila popolnoma razkopana;

5.

zgoraj, visoko; pokonci, na nogah

high up in the air — visoko v zraku

I live two storeys up — stanujem v 2. nadstropju

to be early up — biti zgodaj na nogah, zgodaj vstajati

the Prime Minister is up — ministrski predsednik govori, ima besedo

to stand up — stati pokonci

to sit up — sedeti v postelji;

6.

v mestu, na univerzi, v šoli

up in London — v Londonu

up to town — v London

up for a week — teden dni v mestu (v Londonu)

the undergraduates come up next week — študentje se vrnejo (na univerzo) prihodnji teden

to stay up for the vacation — ostati v kraju študija (v kolidžu) za počitnice;

7.

up to —; a) (vse) do; proti, prek

up to now — doslej

I had mud up to the knees — blato mi je segalo do kolen

he was all right up to yesterday — bil je čisto zdrav do včeraj

to be up to date — biti sodoben (moderen, v koraku s časom)

I'll give up to 1000 dinars for it — plačal bom do 1000 din za to; b) na ravni, na nivoju, ustrezno

up to the door ( —ali knocker) — slang izvrstno, prima

up to par figuratively "na višini"

not up to expectations — neustrezno pričakovanjem

not yet up to the ropes figuratively še neuveden, ki se še ne spozna

up to sample — po (ustrezno) vzorcu

his book is not up to much — njegova knjiga ni kaj prida vredna

to live up to one's income — živeti ustrezno svojim dohodkom

your work is not up to your usual standard — tvoje delo ni na nivoju tistega, ki ga navadno dosežeš

to be up to s.th. — nameravati kaj, snovati kaj, biti dorasel čemu, ustrezati čemu, biti (komu) do česa; biti odvisen od česa; biti pripravljen na; spoznati se na kaj

what are you up to? — kaj nameravaš?

it is up to you (to decide) — vaša stvar je, da odločite; od vas je odvisna odločitev

to be up to a thing or two figuratively biti prebrisan

to feel up to s.th. — čutiti se doraslega čemu; biti pripraven, razpoložen za, dobro znati kaj

to get up to s.o. — držati korak s kom

to be up to the mark figuratively biti na višini

to be up to snuff slang biti zvit (premeten, izkušen)

I am up to your little game — dobro vem, kaj spletkariš

what has he been up to? — kakšno neumnost je spet napravil?

you have been up to some trick again! — si že spet naredil kakšno budalost!

I am not up to travelling — nisem sposoben za potovanje

it is up to you to prove it — vi morate to dokazati;

8.

pod vodstvom (pri študiju na univerzi)

I was up to A. — A. je vodil moje študije, je bil moj mentor (tutor);

9.

up with, against — etc

up with — na isti višini z, v isti oddaljenosti z

to come up with s.o. — dohiteti koga

to keep up with — držati korak s

up with you! — vstani!, pridi gor!

up against — proti

up into — gori v, gor

up on — više (od, kot)

up till — vse do;
IV [ʌp]
preposition (gori) na; gor, navzgor, navkreber kvišku; proti, k, do, ob, vzdolž; proti notranjosti

up the hill — navkreber, po hribu navzgor

up hill and down dale — čez hribe in doline

up the river — po reki navzgor

up the street — po ulici (cesti) navzgor

I saw a monkey up a tree — videl sem opico na drevesu

up a tree figuratively v stiski, v škripcih

to climb up a precipice — plezati po prepadu navzgor

he has gone up country — šel je na deželo (na kmete)
V [ʌp]
intransitive verb (nenadoma) vstati, se dvigniti; colloquially dvigniti (kvišku); American povzpeti se (to na)

to up and ask — nenadoma vprašati

up and at him! — nanj!, za njim!

he upped with his head — iztegnil (pomolil) je glavo ven; transitive verb colloquially dvigniti, pobrati; American povišati, povečati (cene, proizvodnjo itd.)
VI [ʌp]
interjection

up! — kvišku! pokonci!

up (with you)! — vstani(te)!; vstati!

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12 in

(in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) v koscih; na dele

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I [in]
preposition

1.

v, na (na vprašanje kje?)

in England — v Angliji

in the country — na deželi

in here (there) — tu (tam) notri

in town — v mestu (o katerem govorimo)

in the sky — na nebu

in the street — na ulici

in the territory — na ozemlju;

2.

figuratively

v, pri, na

in the army — v vojski

in the university — na univerzi

in Shakespeare — pri Shakespearju

blind in one eye — na eno oko slep;

3.

v (v posameznih primerih namesto into na vprašanje kam?)

put it in your pocket — daj to v žep;

4.

(stanje, način, okoliščina)

in arms — oborožen

a cow in calf — breja krava

in any case — v vsakem primeru

in cash — v gotovini; pri denarju (biti)

in despair — obupano, v obupu

in doubt — v dvomu

in dozens — na ducate

in English — v angleščini

in good health — pri dobrem zdravju, zelo zdrav

in groups — v skupinah

in E major — v E duru

in liquor — pijan

in this manner — na ta način

in ruins — v razvalinah

in short — na kratko (povedano)

in tears — v solzah

in a word — z eno besedo

in other words — z drugimi besedami

in writing — pismeno;

5.

v, pri, na (udeležba)

to be in it — biti udeležen, udeležiti se

he isn't in it — on ne spada zraven

there is nothing in it — ničesar (resničnega, dobrega) ni v tem, ne splača se, je čisto enostavno; je še neodločeno (dirka);

6.

(dejavnost, opravilo) pri, v

in an accident — pri nesreči, v nesreči

in crossing the river — pri prehodu čez reko

in search of — pri iskanju česa;

7.

(moč, sposobnost)

it is not in her to — tega ona ne zmore

he has (not) got it in him — to je (ni) pravi mož za to;

8.

(časovno)

in the beginning — v začetku

in the day, in daytime — podnevi

in the evening — zvečer

in his flight — na begu

in two hours — v dveh urah, čez dve uri

in March — marca

in one — istočasno

in the reign of — za vlade, za časa vladanja

in my sleep — v spanju, ko sem spal

in time — pravočasno, sčasoma, kdaj

in winter — pozimi

in (the year) 1940 — leta 1940;

9.

(namen, smoter)

in answer to — kot odgovor na

in my defence — v mojo obrambo;

10.

(vzrok, nagib)

in contempt — s prezirom

in his honour — njemu na čast

in sport — za šalo

in remembrance — v spomin;

11.

(razmerje, odnos, zveza)

in as ( —ali so) far as — do take mere

in that — ker, kolikor

well in body, but ill in mind — telesno zdrav, a duševno bolan

in itself — samo po sebi

in number — številčno

in size — po velikosti

equal in strength — enak po moči

the latest thing in s.th. — najnovejše na nekem področju

ten feet in width — 10 čevljev širok (po širini);

12.

po

in my opinion — po mojem mnenju

in all probability — po vsej verjetnosti;

13.

(sredstvo, material)

in boots — v škornjih

a statue in bronze — bronast kip

written in pencil — napisano s svinčnikom

a picture in oils — oljnata slika

dressed in white — oblečen v belo;

14.

(število, znesek)

seven in all — v celem sedem

five in the hundred — pet od sto, ɜ%

one in ten — eden od desetih

in twos — po dva, paroma

not one in a hundred — niti eden od stotih

a place in a million — najbolj primeren kraj
II [in]
adverb

notri, noter, v

to be in — biti doma, biti v hiši; politics biti na vladi (stranka); biti v modi; sport biti na vrsti za udarec; sezona za kaj ( oysters are in)

to be in for a thing — pričakovati kaj, nameravati kaj, nadejati se česa

he is in for a shock — to bo zanj močan pretres

she is in for an examination — čaka jo izpit

the boy is in for a beating — fant bo tepen

to be in for it — iztakniti jo, biti v kaši, ne imeti drugega izhoda

in for a penny, in for a pound — kdor reče a, mora reči tudi b

to be ( —ali keep) in with s.o. — dobro se s kom razumeti

in between — medtem

in and in — vedno isto, vedno znova

the train is in — vlak je prišel

spring is in — pomlad je prišla

the ship is on the way in — ladja pluje v pristanišče

to throw in — pridati

American to be all in — biti čisto izčrpan

in with it! — prinesi, odnesi to noter

to be in on s.th. — sodelovati pri čem, biti poučen o čem

to let s.o. in on s.th. — pritegniti koga k čemu, poučiti koga o čem

to be in up to the neck — biti v veliki stiski
III [in]
adjective

politics in party — vladajoča stranka

in patient — hospitaliziran bolnik

sport in side — stran, ki je na vrsti za udarec
IV [in]
noun

(večinoma plural) vladajoča stranka

the ins and outs — vlada in opozicija; ovinki (ceste, poti); podrobnosti (problema)
V [in]
transitive verb

spraviti (žetev) pod streho

English-Slovenian dictionary > in
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[pres] 1. verb
1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) pritisniti, stisniti (se)

2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) stisniti

3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) priganjati

4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) vztrajati

5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) likati
2. noun
1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) stisk; likanje

2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) tiskarski stroj

3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) tisk

4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) novinarji

5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) stiskalnica

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- pressing
- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on
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I [pres]
noun

technical stiskalnica; printing tiskarski stroj, tiskarna, tiskarstvo, tisk; časnikarstvo, novinarstvo, novinarji; nateznik (na smučch); omara (knjižna, za obleko, zlasti za perilo); stiskanje, pritiskanje, glajenje, likanje; naval, pritisk, gneča; figuratively naglica, nujnost, nuja; nautical čezmeren pritisk (vetra) na jadra

to correct the press — opraviti korekturo, popraviti tiskovne napake

coming from the press — pravkar izšel (knjiga)

to go to press — iti v tisk

to send to press — dati v tisk

gutter press — opolzko časopisje

to have a good (bad) press — imeti pohvalno (slabo) kritiko v časopisju

in the press — v tisku

nautical press of sail — razpeta jadra

nautical to carry a press of sail — pritiskati na jadra

nautical under a press of canvas z — razpetimi jadri

the yellow press — senzacionalno časopisje
II [pres]
1.

transitive verb

stiskati, stisniti; pritisniti, pritiskati, tlačiti (tudi figuratively); iztisniti, izžeti (sadje, sok); likati, polikati; stisniti skupaj, pritisniti naprej, stran; goniti, priganjati, ne dati miru, prisiliti, izsiliti, pritiskati na koga; vsiliti komu kaj; dati čemu poudarek, ostati, vztrajati (pri svojem mnenju); moledovati ( for za);

2.

intransitive verb

stiskati se, prerivati se, gnesti se, vsiljevati se, biti nujen

to press the button — pritisniti na zvonec, dati znak za začetek dela; figuratively napraviti odločilen korak

to press an attack — trdovratno napadati

to press home an argument — trdovratno dokazovati

to press one's point — trdovratno vztrajati pri svojem mnenju

to be pressed for money (time) — biti v denarni (časovni) stiski

to press s.o. for money — pritiskati na koga za denar

to press s.th. on s.o. — vsiljevati komu kaj

to press into service — zaposliti koga (zlasti proti volji)

hard pressed — v stiski, v težkem položaju

time presses — čas priganja
III [pres]
1.

transitive verb

nasilno novačiti (v vojsko, mornarico); zaseči, rekvirirati (konje, ladje itd.); figuratively prisvojiti si;

2.

noun

nasilno novačenje

English-Slovenian dictionary > press
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[bæk] 1. noun
1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) hrbet

2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) hrbet

3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) hrbtna stran, zadnji del

4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) branilec
2. adjective
(of or at the back: the back door.) zadnji
3. adverb
1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) nazaj

2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) stran

3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) zadaj

4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) nazaj

5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) nazaj
4. verb
1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) vzvratno peljati

2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) podpreti

3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) staviti na

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- backer
- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb
(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) z backhandom; nazaj nagnjeno

- backlog
- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat
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I [bæk]
noun

hrbet, hrbtišče; zadnja, spodnja stran; naslonilo, hrbtnik; velik čeber, sod; sport branilec, zaščitnik

at the back — za

behind the back of s.o. figuratively za hrbtom komu

the back of beyond — zelo daleč od tod

to break the back of s.th. — opraviti glavni del naloge

to be cast on one's back — doživeti poraz

back and belly — obleka in hrana

the Backs — parki za študentskimi domovi v Cambridgeu

to get to the back — izslediti vzroke

to have s.o. on one's back — imeti koga na vratu

to give ( —ali make) a back — pripogniti se

I can make neither back nor edge of him — ne spoznam se v njem

at the back of one's mind — podzavestno

to be on one's back — ležati bolan

to be thoroughly on one's back — biti popolnoma na koncu

to put one's back into — z vso vnemo se lotiti

to put up one's back — razhuditi se

to see the back of s.o. — znebiti se koga

to bave a strong back — veliko prenesti

to turn one's back upon s.o. — obračati hrbet komu, zapustiti koga

to get one's back up — trdovratno se upirati

with one's back to the wall — v hudi stiski
II [bæk]
adjective

hrbten; nazadujoč, zaostal; zadnji; zastarel, nazadnjaški

back number — stara številka (časopisa); slang nemoderen človek, starokopitnež; zastarel način

back rent — neplačana najemnina

to take a back seat — imeti skromno službo, ne siliti v ospredje

back view — pogled od zadaj
III [bæk]
adverb

nazaj; zadaj; nekoč, prej; spet, znova

to be back — vrniti se

back and forth — sem in tja

to go back on s.o. — pustiti koga na cedilu

back off — izza

never to look back — imeti v vsem srečo

to pay s.o. back (in his own coin) — vrniti komu milo za drago

to keep back — utajiti

to go back from ( —ali upon) one's word — besedo snesti, preklicati

to hang back — mečkati, omahovati

to hold ( —ali keep) back — zadrževati

to talk ( —ali answer) back — ugovarjati, oporekati
IV [bæk]
1.

intransitive verb

nazaj stopiti, umikati se; zmuzniti se;

2.

transitive verb

nazaj potisniti, nazaj gnati, nazaj voziti; podpreti, podpirati; pomagati; staviti; (o)krepiti; biti opora; biti ozadje; indosirati

I'll back myself against any odds — stavim ne vem kaj

to back a horse — zajahati konja; staviti na konja

to back the wrong horse — ušteti se, staviti na napačno karto

to back the oars, to back astern — nazaj veslati

to back and fill — kolebati, ne se odločiti

to back on one's word — besedo snesti

to back on s.o. — izdati koga, pustiti ga na cedilu

to back a cheque — indosirati ček

marine back her! — vozi nazaj!

to back water — nazaj veslati

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[ʃo:t] 1. adjective
1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kratek

2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) majhen

3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kratek

4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) premajhen

5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) ne imeti dovolj

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) drobljiv
2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nenadoma

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) prekratek

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- shortness
- 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-lived
- 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
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I [šc:t]
adjective

kratek, majhen; nizek; prosody nenaglašen; figuratively nezadosten, pičel (zaloga, obrok); prhek, drobljiv, lomljiv, lomen; figuratively nasajen, osoren, zadirčen, kratkih besedi, žaljiv; (o pijači) močan, hud

at short range — od blizu, iz bližine, na majhno razdaljo (oddaljenost)

for short — zaradi kratkosti

on short commons — slabo hranjen

little short of 5 dollars — ne polnih ɜ dolarjev, skoraj ɜ dolarjev

nothing short of — nič manj kot, skoraj

a short 10 miles — komaj 10 milj, (na pogled) manj od 10 milj

a short way off — ne daleč proč

short bill (paper) loan — kratkoročna menica, posojilo

short of breath — zasopel, nadušljiv

short of cash — brez gotovine

short circuit electrical kratek stik

short cut — bližnjica

short date — kratek rok

short drinks — nerazredčene (nemešane) močne alkoholne pijače

short of hands — brez zadostne delovne sile

short rations — pičli obroki

a short sea — kratki (morski) valovi

short sight — kratkovidnost

a short memory — kratek spomin

short and sweet — kratek in vsebinsko bogat (npr. govor)

short story — novela

short temper — razvnemljivost, nagla jeza

short ton — mera za težo (907,20 kg)

short weight — slaba vaga

a short time ago — pred kratkim

to be short with s.o. — biti kratkih besedi (osoren) s kom

to cut (to make) a long story short — na kratko povedati; skrajšati; skratka

to come (to fall) short of — ne izpolniti pričakovanj, ne zadovoljiti, razočarati

the copy falls of the original — kopija zaostaja za originalom

I am short of money — zmanjkalo mi je denarja, trda mi prede za denar

we are short of goods — nimamo robe

the bag is 3 pounds short — vreča tehta 3 funte premalo

the gate-money fell short of the expenses — vstopnina ni krila izdatkov

it is nothing short of treason — to je nič več in nič manj kot (čisto enostavna) izdaja

it would be little short of madness — to bi bila skoraj norost

to come short of one's duty — ne izpolniti svoje dolžnosti

his joy had but a short time — njegovo veselje je bilo (le) kratko

to make short work of — hitro opraviti z

to make short shrift of figuratively napraviti kratek proces z

I ran short of bread — zmanjkalo mi je kruha

to give short weight — dajati slabo vago, goljufati pri teži

to grow shorter — zmanjšati se

to take short views — videti le sedanjost, ne videti daleč

to be of short breath — biti ob sapo, biti nadušljiv
II [šɔ:t]
adverb

na kratko, nenadoma, naenkrat, naglo; neposredno, naravnost, brez ovinkov; nezadostno; osorno; economy brez kritja

short of — razen, z izjemo; skoraj

short of killing he will do anything — razen ubijanja je zmožen vsega

it was little short of a miracle — to je bil skoraj čudež

to cut s.o. short — prekiniti koga (v govoru)

cut it short! — povej na kratko!

to jump short — prekratko skočiti

to pull up short — naglo ustaviti

to sell short — pod ceno prodajati, (borza) prodajati brez kritja, špekulirati na baisse

to stop short — nenadoma se ustaviti

to be taken short — znajti se v stiski

to take s.o. up short — prekiniti koga
III [šɔ:t]
noun

kratek (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 produkti

in short — na kratko, skratka, z eno besedo

the long and the short of it is that... — nakratko povedano je stvar ta, da...

Bob is short for Robert — Bob je skrajšana beseda za Robert

he is called Joe for short — na kratko mu rečejo Joe

English-Slovenian dictionary > short
16 spot

[spot] 1. noun
1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) madež

2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) pika

3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) mozolj

4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) kraj

5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) kanček
2. verb
1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) zapaziti

2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) prepoznati

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- spotless
- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb
1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) osvetliti z reflektorjem

2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) usmeriti pozornost na

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- in a spot
- on the spot
- spot on
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I [spɔt]
1.

noun

mesto, kraj; košček zemljišča; medicine pega, mozoljček; figuratively madež; figuratively sramotni madež; lisa (na tkanini), pika, pikica; colloquially majhna količina, trohica; kanček, malce, kaplj(ic)a; bela žoga s črno piko (točko) (biljard), črna točka na enem krajn mize, enako oddaljena od obeh strani mize; plural commerce blago, ki se prodaja za gotovino in dobi takoj pri prodaji; sport slang napoved, kateri konj bo zmagal (na dirkah), napovedan zmagovalni konj

on the spot — na mestu, brez odlašanja, takoj; American slang v (življenjski) nevarnosti, v stiski, v škripcih

without spot — brez napake, neoporečen

the spot — pravo mesto

a spot of whisky — požirek, kaplja whiskyja

spot check — (naključni) poskus

beauty spot — lepotno znamenje

a delightful spot — čudovit košček (konček, kotiček) zemlje

sun-spot — sončna pega

tender spot figuratively občutljivo mesto, Ahilova peta; tisto, za kar je nekdo občutljiv

the people on the spot — ljudje iz določenega kraja, prebivalci

to arrive on the spot of five — dospeti točno ob petih

to be on the spot — biti na mestu, biti dorasel položaju; sport biti v formi

can the leopard change his spot? — ali volk lahko spremeni svojo naravo?

he has come out without a spot on his reputation — izvlekel se je iz zadeve brez madeža na svojem ugledu

to put s.o. on the spot American slang spraviti koga v zadrego, ugnati ga v kozji rog, vzeti ga na piko;

2.

adjective economy

takoj dobavljiv, dostavljiv; takoj plačljiv; gotovinski; krajevno omejen ( broadcasting — radijska reklama)
II [spɔt]
transitive verb

napraviti pisano z lisami, s pikami; zamazati, figuratively omadeževati; očistiti (kaj) od madežev (često out); colloquially zapaziti, prepoznati, odkriti narodnost kake osebe; colloquially napovedati (zmagovalca konjske dirke); postaviti na določeno mesto, plasirati; zadeti (tarčo); military točno lokalizirati

to spot a criminal — odkriti, izslediti hudodelca

he spotted him at once as an American — takoj ga je prepoznal kot Amerikanca; intransitive verb zamazati se, dobiti madeže

that material will spot in the rain — to blago bo dobilo madeže v dežju

white linen spots easily — belo platno se hitro zamaže

English-Slovenian dictionary > spot
17 bay

[bei] I noun
(a wide inward bend of a coastline: anchored in the bay; Botany Bay.) zaliv
II noun
(a separate compartment, area or room etc (usually one of several) set aside for a special purpose: a bay in a library.) poseben oddelek

- bay window
III 1. adjective
((of horses) reddish-brown in colour.) rdeče rjav
2. noun
((also bay tree) the laurel tree, the leaves of which are used for seasoning and in victory wreaths.) lovor
3. verb
((especially of large dogs) to bark: The hounds bayed at the fox.) lajati

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I [bei]
noun

botany lovor; plural figuratively lovorike; American (tudi) magnolija, mirta

bay rum — vrsta toaletne vode
II [bei]
noun

zaliv, draga; tin; jez; senik; zaprt balkon, veliko okno; oddelek; pregraja

sick bay — bolniški oddelek (na ladji)

bay roof — žagasta streha

bay window — okno v tinu
III [bei]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

zavijati, lajati; spraviti v zadrego; zajeziti

to bay at the moon — zaman si prizadevati
IV [bei]
noun

zavijanje, lajanje; figuratively stiska

to be ( —ali stand) at bay, to turn to bay — biti v skrajni stiski; postaviti se po robu, biti pripravljen na najslabše

to bring ( —ali drive) to bay — spraviti v zagato, ugnati v kozji rog

to hold ( —ali have, keep) at bay — zadrževati, brzdati, držati v šahu
V [bei]
1.

adjective

rdečkasto rjav, kostanjeve barve;

2.

noun

rjavec

English-Slovenian dictionary > bay
18 beam

[bi:m] 1. noun
1) (a long straight piece of wood, often used in ceilings.) tram

2) (a ray of light etc: a beam of sunlight.) žarek

3) (the greatest width of a ship or boat.) širina (ladje)
2. verb
1) (to smile broadly: She beamed with delight.) žareti (od)

2) (to send out (rays of light, radio waves etc): This transmitter beams radio waves all over the country.) širiti, oddajati

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I [bi:m]
noun

bruno, tram, prečnik; gred; prečka; gredelnica; rogovila; rožiček; stropnik; tkalski navoj; največja širina ladje; žarek; smehljaj; radijski signal (za letala); radij delovanja

to kick ( —ali strike) the beam — biti nepomemben

to be on one's beam ends — biti pred polomom, v stiski, v slabem položaju; nautical ležati na boku (ladja)

beam headlight — žaromet

a beam in one's eye — velika napaka

on the beam — na pravi poti; slang točen, natančen

to be off the beam — zaiti, zgrešiti pot

American vulgar to be off one's beam — znoreti

beam sea — bočni val

beam wind — bočni veter
II [bi:m]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

žareti, sijati; (on, upon) smehljati se; oddajati (radio); z radarjem dognati

English-Slovenian dictionary > beam
19 dog

[doɡ] 1. noun
(a domestic, meat-eating animal related to the wolf and fox.) pes
2. adjective
((usually of members of the dog family) male: a dog-fox.) samec
3. verb
(to follow closely as a dog does: She dogged his footsteps.) zasledovati

- dogged
- doggedly
- doggedness
- dog-biscuit
- dog collar
- dog-eared
- dog-tired
- a dog's life
- go to the dogs
- in the doghouse
- not a dog's chance
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I [dɔg]
noun

zoology pes, volk, lisjak; plural kovinski podstavek za polena v kaminu; familiarly ničvrednež; slang zagovednež, cepec, tepec; plural slang noge; rudniški voziček

dog's age — cela večnost

dirty dog — nravno slab človek

every dog has its day — vsakomur je kdaj sreča naklonjena

to give a dog a bad ( —ali an ill) name and hang him — zvaliti vso krivdo na človeka na slabem glasu

barking dogs never bite — pes, ki laja, ne grize

to have a dog in one's belly — biti čemeren

between dog and wolf — v mraku

dog in a blanket — vrsta sadnega kolača

to blush like a dog — ne poznati sramu

a dog's chance — nobeno upanje

a dead dog — neuporaben človek ali reč

to die a dog's death, to die like a dog — bedno poginiti

dog eat dog — brezobzirno tekmovanje

like a dog's dinner — po zadnji modi (oblečen)

dogs don't eat dogs — vrana vrani oči ne izkljuje

American military slang dog's face — navadni vojak, infanterist

a gay ( —ali jolly) dog — veseljak

to go to the dogs — propasti, priti na psa, obubožati, priti k nič

to help a lame dog over a stile — pomagati komu v stiski

American slang hot dog — vroča hrenovka v žemlji

to lead a cat and dog life — vedno se prepirati, živeti ko pes in mačka

a dog in the manger — nevoščljivec

need to see a dog — potreba po izpraznitvi črevesa

dog on it! — prekleto!

slang to put on dog — šopiriti se

it rains cats and dogs — lije ko iz škafa

to send s.th. to the dogs — potratiti, zapraviti, pognati

let sleeping dogs lie — kar je bilo, naj bo pozabljeno

dog tag — pasja znamka

to take a hair of the dog that bit one — "mačka" z vinom preganjati

to throw to the dogs — zavreči, na klin obesiti; figuratively žrtvovati

top dog — najvišja oseba, visoka živina

under dog — podrejeni

whose dog is dead? — kaj se dogaja?, kdo je umrl?
II [dɔg]
transitive verb

biti za petami, zasledovati; technical ujeti se v škripec

English-Slovenian dictionary > dog
20 push

[puʃ] 1. verb
1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) potisniti

2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) priganjati

3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) preprodajati (mamila)
2. noun
1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) poriv

2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) podjetnost

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- push-bike
- push-chair
- pushover
- be pushed for
- push around
- push off
- push on
- push over
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I [puš]
noun

poriv, porivanje; sunek, udarec, zbodljaj; architecture geology technical horizontalen pritisk; figuratively pobuda, pogon, podjetnost, energija; trud, napor; sila, nuja, kritičen moment; military prodor, prodiranje, napredovanje, ofenziva; reklamna kampanja; protekcija; American množica ljudi; slang družba, druščina (tatinska, zločinska)

at a push — v sili, v kritičnem momentu

at the first push — na prvi mah

at one push — naenkrat

to bring to the last push — gnati do skrajnosti, pognati v skrajnost

when it comes to the push — ko pride do skrajnosti

slang to get the push — dobiti brco, biti odpuščen iz službe

to get a job by push — dobiti službo po protekciji

to give s.o. a push — poriniti koga

slang to give s.o. the push — odpustiti koga iz službe

to have a push together — pretepati se

to make a push — potruditi se, military z vso silo napasti

to have another push for it — še enkrat poskusiti
II [puš]
1.

transitive verb

suniti, suvati, riniti, poriniti, porivati, potisniti, potiskati; priganjati, siliti (to k); gnati, nagnati, pognati, poganjati, pospešiti, forsirati; figuratively pomagati, podpirati koga; delati reklamo za kaj; slang prodajati, preprodajati (mamila);

2.

intransitive verb

poriniti se, porivati se, prerivati se, preriniti se; pošteno se lotiti; prizadevati si, težiti za čem

to push open — odpahniti, odpreti

to push one's way ahead (through) — preriniti se naprej (skozi)

to be pushed for time (money) — biti v časovni (denarni) stiski

to push s.th. on s.o. — vsiliti komu kaj

to push s.th. too far — gnati kaj predaleč

to push one's fortune — izzivati svojo srečo

to push a friend — s svojim vplivom pomagati prijatelju

English-Slovenian dictionary > push

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