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1 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) govoriti2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) govoričiti3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) pogovarjati se2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) pogovor2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) predavanje3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) govorice4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) besedičenje•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop* * *I [tɔ:k]nounpogovor, razgovor, govorjenje, govor, govoričenje, govorica, (prazno) besedičenje, čenče; predmet pogovora; (radio) predavanje, kramljanje; način govorjenja, izražanje, jezikthe talk of the town figuratively stvar, o kateri vsi govorefull of talk — brbljav, žlobudravidle talk — prazno besedičenje, govoričenjethere is much talk and no work — veliko je govorjenja, storjenega pa ničthose people are nothing but talk — teh ljudi so samo besede, ti ljudje samo frazarijoit will all end in talk — iz tega ne bo nič, ostalo bo le pri besedahthere is talk of his being bankrupt — govori se, da.je (on) v bankrotuII [tɔ:k]intransitive verbpogovarjati se, govoriti, kramljati; govoričiti, klepetati, čenčati: izgovarjati glasove; razpravljati; povedati svojo sodbo, svoje stališče, pojasniti; sporazumeti se; slang pametno govoritifor the sake of talking — le zaradi pogovora, samo da govorimoto talk big ( —ali tall) — bahavo govoriti, bahati seto talk by signals — govoriti, sporazumevati se z znakito talk ill of s.o. — slabo govoriti o komto talk nineteen to the dozen figuratively klepetati, brbljati kot ragljato talk to the point — govoriti konkretno, ne se oddaljiti od predmetanow you are talking figuratively to je pametno govorjenje; tako je prav; sedaj se bomo mogli sporazumetido what you will, people will talk — napravite, kar hočete (karkoli napravite), ljudje bodo vedno imeli svoje pripombe; transitive verb govoriti kaj, o čem; reči; izraziti, izpovedatito talk a donkey's hind leg off figuratively preveč, neprestano govoritito talk turkey — odkrito, naravnost govoritito talk rubbish — govoriti neumnosti, čvekatito talk sense ( —ali wise) — razumno, pametno govoritito talk shop figuratively govoriti (le) o strokovnih, poslovnih zadevah; govoriti stvarnoto talk to o.s. — sam s seboj govoriti, imeti samogovoreto talk to s.o. — resno govoriti s kom, ošteti kogato talk o.s. hoarse — do hripavosti govoritiyou are talking my head off figuratively govoriš toliko, da me glava boli, da mi bo glava odpadlayou are talking me silly — govoriš toliko, da me boš norega naredilto talk through one's hat figuratively pretiravati, blefirati, širokoustiti se; govoriti nesmisle, neumnostito get o.s. talked about — dati govoriti o sebihe tried to talk me into buying the horse — skušal me je pregovoriti, da bi kupil konjato talk s.o. out of s.th. — (skušati) odvrniti koga od česato talk s.o. into believing s.th. — prepričati koga o čemto talk s.o. into his grave figuratively spraviti koga v grob s svojim govorjenjem -
2 to
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) proti, na2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) do3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) do4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.)5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.)6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) na7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) od; proti8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) po; na9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) da10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) v (skoraj) zaprtem stanju2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).)•* * *I [tu:, tu, tə]preposition (osnovni pomen k);1.(krajevno) k, proti, do, v, na, poleg, obto arms! — k orožju!next door to us — sosedna vrata, tik poleg naših vrat (poleg nas)to take one's hat off to s.o. — odkriti se komu;2.(časovno) doto time — točno, pravočasnoto live to a great age — doživeti visoko starost;3.(namera, cilj, posledica ipd.)as to... — kar se tiče...to you colloquially vam na uslugoto what purpose? — čemú?dead fallen to their hands — mrtvi, ki so padli od njihove rokethat is nothing to me — to se me ne tiče; to ni nič zamewhat is that to you? — kaj te to briga?to come to hand — priti v roke, v posesthere's to you! — na tvoje (vaše) zdravje!to drink to s.o.'s health — piti na zdravje kake osebe, nazdraviti komuwould to God (Heaven)! — daj bog!;4.(stopnja, mera, meja)to the full — do sitega, do mile voijeto a great extent — v veliki meri, zelothey were to the number of 400 — bilo jih je 400;5.(pripadnost, posest)that is all there is to it — to je vse in nič več;6.(odnos, razmerje)aversion to s.th. — odpor do česanothing to... — nič v primeri z...to all appearance — po vsem videzu, po vsej prilikito my (your etc) heart's desire — po moji (tvoji itd.) mili voljithree to dozen — tri na ducat;7.(rabi za tvorbo dajalnika)she was a good mother to him — bila mu je dobra mati;8.(za oznako nedoločnika, pred nedoločnikom)there is no one to see us — nikogar ni, ki bi nas videlwhat am I to do? — kaj naj naredim?he was seen to fall — videli so ga, kako je padelwe expect her — to come pričakujemo, da bo prišlato be honest, I should decline — če hočem biti pošten, moram odkloniti;9.(kot nadomestilo za predhodni nedoločnik)I don't go because I don't want to — ne grem, ker nočem (iti)I meant to ring you up but had no time to — nameraval sem vam telefonirati, pa nisem imel časa (telefonirati)II [tu:]adverbv normalnem (zlasti zaprtem) stanju; v mirnem položajuto and fro, to and back — sem in tjato bring s.o. to — spraviti koga k zavestito come to — priti k sebi, zavedeti se, osvestiti seto fall to — planiti (na jed, jedačo)to set to — lotiti se dela, pravilno začeti -
3 speak
[spi:k]past tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) govoriti2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) govoriti z3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) govoriti4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) povedati5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) govoriti•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of* * *[spi:k]1.intransitive verbgovoriti, besediti; imeti govor; pogovarjati se (with, to z; about, of o); izraziti se; music (o glasbilih) dati glas od sebe, slišati se, zadoneti; dati se čutiti; (o portretu) biti kot živ; nautical signalizirati, dati znak; British English dati glas, oglasiti se (o psu);2.transitive verb(iz)reči, izgovoriti, povedati, govoriti (kaj); izražati, izjaviti, najaviti; dokazovati, pričati, potrditi, pokazati; nautical poklicati (ladjo)generally (strictly) speaking — splošno (točno, strogo) povedano (vzeto)roughly speaking — v grobem (približno, grosso modo) povedanonot to speak of... — da (niti) ne govorimo o...nothing to speak of — nič važnega, ni vredno niti omembeto speak back — (nazaj) odgovarjati (na očitke ipd.)to speak by the book — govoriti z rokopisa, čitati (govor), govoriti s točnim poznavanjemto speak bluntly — naravnost, brez ovinkov govoritito speak by the card — z veliko natančnostjo govoriti, biti precizento speak in s.o.'s cast — prekiniti kogato speak comfort to... — imeti tolažilne besede za...my dog speaks only when I order him — moj pes zalaja le, če mu ukažemto speak in s.o.'s ear — komu (kaj) prišepniti na uho, skrivaj govoriti s komto speak for s.o. — govoriti komu v korist, reči dobro besedo za kogathat speaks for itself — to govori samo za sebe, tega ni treba (še) pojasnjevati (priporočati)I found nobody to speak to — nikogar nisem našel, da bi z njim govorilto speak by hearsay — govoriti, kar smo od drugih slišalithis speaks a man of honour — to kaže (izdaja) človeka, ki ni brez častito your praise be it spoken... — v vašo pohvalo bodi povedano...you might as well speak to a stone figuratively prav tako bi lahko govoril stenito speak to — govoriti komu, potrditi kajI cannot speak to the truth of that — ne morem z gotovostjo reči (jamčiti), da je to resto speak volumes for — jasno (prepričljivo) govoriti za, pričati o, dokazovati (kaj)who is speaking? — (pri telefonu) kdo je pri aparatu?, kdo govori (tam)? -
4 range
[rein‹] 1. noun1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) izbor; vrsta2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) domet3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) razpon4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) (gorska) veriga5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) pašnik6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) strelišče7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) štedilnik2. verb1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) razvrstiti (se)2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) segati3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) raztezati se•- ranger* * *I [réindž]nounvrsta, niz, veriga, serija, red (zgradb, gorá); commerce zbirka, kolekcija; lestvica, skala; skrajna meja, domet, streljaj, figuratively akcijski radij, oddaljenost; svoboda gibanja; obseg, območje, polje (delovanja), sfera, prostor; razpon, obsežnost; področje za pašo, za lov; ravnina, poljana, prerija; štedilnik, kuhinjska (električna, plinska) peč, ognjišče; (= shooting-range — strelišče); pohajkovanje, klatenje, potovanjeat close range — iz neposredne bližine, od blizuat short range — iz bližine, od blizuwithin range — na streljaju, v dostrelurange of activities — področje (polje, sfera) delovanja, udejstvovanjarange of goods — izbira, izbor, asortiment, skladišče blagarange of mountains — gorska veriga, pogorjerange of vision — vidno polje, obzorje, dogledlong range gun military daljnometni topto be out of range — biti zunaj dometa, dosegaII [réindž]1.intransitive verbstati, ležati (v vrsti, v redi), tvoriti vrsto, vrstiti se; biti v isti vrsti; razprostirati se, raztezati se, širiti se, potekati, segati (do); stati, postaviti se, namestiti se; spadati ( with k), šteti se ( with k); bloditi, tavati, begati, pohajkovati, križariti; patruljirati; variirati, kolebati ( between med); rasti, dvigati se in padati; imeti domet, nesti (o strelnem orožju); določiti razdaljo do; botany & zoology nahajati se, javljati se, najti se; gibati se (from... to od... do);2.transitive verbpostaviti v vrste, uvrstiti, razvrstiti, razporediti, urediti; izravnati; prehoditi; pluti ob, vzdolžto range the coast — pluti ob obali, vzdolž obaleto range oneself with s.o. — držati s komto range the woods — tavati, pohajkovati po gozdovihto range up the guard of honour — postrojiti, postaviti častno stražo -
5 sense
[sens] 1. noun1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) čut(ilo)2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) občutek3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) občutek, smisel4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) zdrav razum5) (a meaning (of a word).) pomen6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) smisel2. verb(to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) zavedati se- senselessly
- senselessness
- senses
- sixth sense* * *I [sens]nounčut, čutilo, občutek, čustvo; (zdrava) pamet, (zdrav) razum; smisel, pomen; sodba, mnenje; uvidevnost; plural razumnost, pametnost; bistrost; splošno naziranje ali mnenjethe sense of hearing — čut sluha, sluhcommon (good, sound) sense — zdrava pamet, zdrav razumin a sense — v nekem pogledu, nekakoliteral (figurative, proper) sense of a word — dobesedni (preneseni, pravi) pomen (neke) besedebe a man of sense! — bodi no pameten!are you out of your senses? — si ob pamet?, si znorel?to come to one's senses — priti k pameti, spametovati se; zavedati seshe had not the sense to turn off the gas — ni ji prišlo na pamet, da bi zaprla plinto make sense of s.th. — dati čemu smisel, razumeti kajit does not make sense — (to) nima nobenega smisla, to je nerazumljivoto recover one's senses — priti spet k pameti, spet se zavedetihave you taken leave of your senses? — si ob pamet? si znorel?talk sense! — govori pametno!II [sens]transitive verbzazna(va)ti, občutiti; nejasno se zavedati, slutiti; American colloquially razumeti, doumeti, dojeti, kapirati -
6 As
[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) medtem ko2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) ker3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) kot4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) kot, kakor5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) čeprav6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) (tako) kot2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) (tako) kot3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) kot2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) kot3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) kot4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) kot•- as for- as if / as though
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7 as
[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) medtem ko2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) ker3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) kot4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) kot, kakor5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) čeprav6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) (tako) kot2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) (tako) kot3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) kot2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) kot3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) kot4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) kot•- as for- as if / as though
- as to* * *I [æz]adverbkot, tako kot, prav takoas well — tudi, prav takoas well as — prav tako kakor, nič manj odII [æz]conjunctionkot; kolikor; ker; ko, medtem ko; čeprav, četudi, dasias follows — kot sledi, sledečeas little as — samo (s singular)as much as you like — po mili volji, kolikor želišas a rule — navadno, pravilomaas though, as if — kakor če bibe so kind as to... — bodi(te) tako ljubezniv(i) in...as it were — nekako, tako rekočIII [æz]relative pronountisti, ki, ki; takšen, daI am not such a fool as to believe you — nisem tako neumen, da bi ti verjelIV [æz]prepositionas for, as to — glede nacommerce as per your letter — glede na vaše pismoV [æz]nounhistory rimska utežna enota; rimski bronast novec, as -
8 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) hrbet2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) hrbet3) (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 del4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) branilec2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) zadnji3. adverb1) (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.) nazaj2) (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!) stran3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) zadaj4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) nazaj5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) nazaj4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) vzvratno peljati2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) podpreti3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) staviti na•- 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* * *I [bæk]nounhrbet, hrbtišče; zadnja, spodnja stran; naslonilo, hrbtnik; velik čeber, sod; sport branilec, zaščitnikat the back — zabehind the back of s.o. figuratively za hrbtom komuto break the back of s.th. — opraviti glavni del nalogeto have s.o. on one's back — imeti koga na vratuto see the back of s.o. — znebiti se kogato turn one's back upon s.o. — obračati hrbet komu, zapustiti kogaII [bæk]adjectivehrbten; nazadujoč, zaostal; zadnji; zastarel, nazadnjaškiback number — stara številka (časopisa); slang nemoderen človek, starokopitnež; zastarel načinto take a back seat — imeti skromno službo, ne siliti v ospredjeIII [bæk]adverbnazaj; zadaj; nekoč, prej; spet, znovato go back on s.o. — pustiti koga na cediluto pay s.o. back (in his own coin) — vrniti komu milo za dragoto go back from ( —ali upon) one's word — besedo snesti, preklicatito hang back — mečkati, omahovatito talk ( —ali answer) back — ugovarjati, oporekatiIV [bæk]1.intransitive verbnazaj stopiti, umikati se; zmuzniti se;2.transitive verbnazaj potisniti, nazaj gnati, nazaj voziti; podpreti, podpirati; pomagati; staviti; (o)krepiti; biti opora; biti ozadje; indosiratito back a horse — zajahati konja; staviti na konjato back the wrong horse — ušteti se, staviti na napačno kartoto back the oars, to back astern — nazaj veslatito back and fill — kolebati, ne se odločitito back on s.o. — izdati koga, pustiti ga na cedilumarine back her! — vozi nazaj! -
9 connection
[-ʃən]1) (something that connects or is connected: a faulty electrical connection.) povezava2) ((a) state of being connected or related: My connection with their family is very slight; I wish to talk to you in connection with my daughter's career.) zveza3) (a useful person whom one can contact, especially in business: his connections in the clothing trade.) zveza4) (a train, bus etc to which one changes from another in the course of a journey: As the local train was late, I missed the connection to London.) zveza* * *[kənékšən]noun( with) zveza, stik, priključek; sorodstvo, poznanstvo; spolni stik; juridically izvenzakonska zveza; povezovanje, spojitev; odjemalci; plural (dobre) zvezein this connection — v tej zvezi, glede na torailway to run in connection with — imeti zvezo s -
10 generalize
1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) posplošiti2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) govoriti na splošno* * *[džénərəlaiz]1.transitive verbposplošiti, generalizirati;2.intransitive verb( from) delati splošne zaključke; popularizirati -
11 joke
[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) šala2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) šala2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) šaliti se2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) šaliti se•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke* * *I [džouk]nounšala, dovtipto play practical jokes on s.o. — zagosti jo komu, neslane šale zbijati s komII [džouk]1.intransitive verbšaliti se, šale zbijati ( with s, z);2.transitive verbnagajati, zbadati koga ( about zaradi) -
12 one
1. noun1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) ena2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) eno leto2. pronoun1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) ta, tisti2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) kdorkoli3. adjective1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) en2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) eno leto3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) edin•- one-- oneself
- one-night stand
- one-off
- one-parent family
- one-sided
- one-way
- one-year-old 4. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) enoleten- all one- be one up on a person
- be one up on
- not be oneself
- one and all
- one another
- one by one
- one or two* * *I [wʌn]adjectiveeden, ena; edin, neki, enak, istione or two — eden ali dva, parone at a time — posamič, ločenothe one way to do it — edini način, kako to storitito be one too many for s.o. — biti malo pretežko za kogato be made one — poročiti se, biti združen v zakonuto make one of — pripadati komu (čemu), biti del koga (česa);II [wʌn]pronoun1.nekdo, kdo, kdorkoli;2.eden, en (namesto zaimka ali samostalnika: the little ŋ malček, the picture is a realistic ŋ slika je realistična);3.nedoločni zaimek ( one knows ve se);razno: one who — nekdo, kithe one who — tisti, kione so clever — nekdo, ki je tako pametenthat's a good one! — dobro je!, ni slabo!figuratively one in the eye — nekaj, kar boš pomnil; polten udarec (ki ga boš pomnil), spominekto land s.o. one — pritisniti koga, udaritithe Holy One, One above — bogthe evil one — hudič, satanIII [wʌn]nounpoedinec, eden, enathe all and the one — celotnost in edinost, vsi in vsak zaseall in one — skupaj, istočasnoone by one — posamič, drug za drugimone... the other — eden... drugiyou are a one! — ti si res čudak!to be at one with s.o. — strinjati se s komto be one up on s.o. — biti za malenkost pred komnumber one — kar je odlično, prvovrstno; ego, jaz, osebna korist -
13 over
['əuvə] 1. preposition1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) nad2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) prek3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) prek4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) po5) (about: a quarrel over money.) glede, okrog6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) po7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) v teku8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) v času2. adverb1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)4) (downwards: He fell over.)5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)3. adjective(finished: The affair is over now.) nad4. noun((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) število metov5. as part of a word1) (too (much), as in overdo.)2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.)3) (covering, as in overcoat.)4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.)5) (completely, as in overcome.)•- over all
- over and done with* * *I [óuvə]adjectivezgornji, vrhnji; višji, zunanji, čezmeren (običajno skupaj s pridevnikom)II [óuvə]adverb1.preko, pre- (z glagoli: to paint s.th. ŋ preslikati kaj, he jumped ŋ preskočil je);2.figurativelyna drugo stran, k drugi stranki ( they went over to the enemy prešli so k sovražniku);3.sem, semkaj (come ŋ! pridi sem!);4.tam (preko), na drugi strani ( over there tamle, American colloquially v Evropi);5.(prav) nad ( the bird is directly over us ptič je prav nad nami);6.znova ( ten times ŋ desetkrat zapovrstjo);7.pretirano, čezmerno ( over polite pretirano vljuden);8.mimo, gotovo, končano ( the lesson is ŋ šolska ura je končana);razno: over again — še enkrat, znovaover and above — vrhu tega, skrajno, prevečall over — povsod, popolnoma, končanslang to be all over s.o. (s.th.) — biti vzhičen nad kom (čim)colloquially to get s.th. over with — končati kajeconomy carried over — prenosIII [óuvə]preposition1.čez ( a bridge over the river);2.pri ( over the fire pri ognju, pri kaminu);3.po ( all over the world po vsem svetu, over the radio po radiu);4.onkraj, na drugi strani ( over the sea onkraj morja);5.pri ( he fell asleep over his work zaspal je pri delu, over a cup of tea pri skodelici čaja);6.nad ( to reign over a kingdom vladati kraljestvu, to be over s.o. biti nad kom);7.več kakor, čez ( over a mile čez miljo, over a week več kot teden);8.(časovno) prek, v času ( over night prek noči, over the long vacation v času velikih počitnic);razno: hand over hand — s preprijemanjem (pri plezanju), figuratively vztrajno, hitro napredujočover the top — ne glede na kaj, brez ozira na kajover the way — nasproti, na drugi straniover one's head — nerazumljiv, pretežekIV [óuvə]noundodatek, presežek; military predolg strel; sport število metov ali igra med dvema izmenama (kriket) -
14 telephone
1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefon; telefonski2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) telefonirati2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) telefonirati3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) telefonirati•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchange* * *I [télifoun]nountelefonat the telephone — pri telefonu, pri aparatuby telephone — po telefonu, telefoničnoto be on the telephone — biti pri telefonu; imeti telefonski aparat, biti telefonski naročnikto ring s.o. up on the telephone — telefonično koga poklicati, telefonirati komuII [télifoun]transitive verbtelefonirati (kaj), javiti telefonično, poklicati koga po telefonu; govoriti po telefonu, telefonirati -
15 trash
[træʃ](rubbish: Throw it away! It's just trash.) smeti- trashy- trashcan* * *I [træš]1.nounničvredno blago, škart, izvržek, izmeček, odpadki, smeti; okleščki, dračje; literature slabo književno delo (brez vrednosti), plaža, kič; prazne besede, čvekanje; bedarija, neumnost, budalost, prazne marnje; sodrga, svojat; podlež, ničvrednež; pridaničtrash can — vedro za odpadke, smetnjaktrash dump American odlagališčetrash ice — koščki ledu, pomešani z vodowhite trash — American revni belci v južnih državah ZDAto talk trash — govoriti budalosti, nesmiselhe writes trash — kar on piše, nima nobene vrednosti;2.transitive verboklestiti (drevje), obstriei; odložiti, odvreči (zlasti karte)II [træš]dialectal intransitive verb s težavo, z mukami se vlevi naprej; transitive verb mučiti, utrujati -
16 generalise
1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) posplošiti2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) govoriti na splošno -
17 so much for
(that's all that can be said about: So much for that - let's talk about something else; He arrived half an hour late - so much for his punctuality!) toliko o
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