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1 closely
adverb Look closely at him; She resembles her father closely.) skrbno; precej* * *[klóusli]adverbskrbno, varčno; zgoščeno; blizu; strogo; domala, skoraj -
2 closely-knit
[klóuslinít]adjectivestrnjen, enoten -
3 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 -
4 examine
[iɡ'zæmin]1) (to look at closely; to inspect closely: They examined the animal tracks and decided that they were those of a fox.) pregledati2) ((of a doctor) to inspect the body of thoroughly to check for disease etc: The doctor examined the child and said she was healthy.) pregledati3) (to consider carefully: The police must examine the facts.) preveriti4) (to test the knowledge or ability of (students etc): She examines pupils in mathematics.) izprašati5) (to question: The lawyer examined the witness in the court case.) zaslišati•- examiner* * *[igzaemin]transitive verb(in, on) izpraševati; ( into) preiskovati, pregledovati; (on) zasliševati -
5 tight
1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) tesen2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) napet3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) natančen4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) tesen2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) tesno- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt* * *[táit]1.adjectivetesen; ozek, tesno se oprijemajoč (obleka); neprepusten (za vodo, zrak); močan; čvrsto nategnjen, napet (vrv); stisnjen, nabito poln; zgoščen, kompakten; figuratively nepremičen; figuratively zožen, utesnjen; komaj zadosten, pičel (o denarju); kočljiv; colloquially skop(uški), stiskaški; slang pijan, nadelanas tight as an owl figuratively pijan ko mavratight shoes — tesni, ozki čevljia tight lass obsolete čedno, stasito dekleto be in a tight corner (place, spot) — biti v škripcihto keep a tight rein (hand) on s.o. — držati koga čvrsto na vajetihto draw tight — nategniti, napeti, zategniti;2.adverbtesnó, močnó, čvrsto; pičloto sit tight — figuratively čvrsto, uporno vztrajati pri svojih pravicah (mišljenju, stališču), ne popuščati -
6 alligator
['æliɡeitə](a kind of large reptile closely related to the crocodile, found mainly in the rivers of the warmer parts of America.) aligator* * *[aeligeitə]nounzoology aligator; technical amfibijsko oklopno vozilo -
7 cluster
1. noun(a closely-packed group (of people or things): a cluster of berries; They stood in a cluster.) grozd; skupina2. verb((often with round) to group together in clusters: They clustered round the door.) zbrati se* * *I [klʌstə]noungrozd, čop, kup; roj, skupinaII [klʌstə]1.transitive verbnakopičiti, na kup dati;2.intransitive verbzbirati se; rojiti; ( round) zgrniti, zbrati se -
8 dog
[doɡ] 1. noun(a domestic, meat-eating animal related to the wolf and fox.) pes2. adjective((usually of members of the dog family) male: a dog-fox.) samec3. 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* * *I [dɔg]nounzoology pes, volk, lisjak; plural kovinski podstavek za polena v kaminu; familiarly ničvrednež; slang zagovednež, cepec, tepec; plural slang noge; rudniški vozičekto give a dog a bad ( —ali an ill) name and hang him — zvaliti vso krivdo na človeka na slabem glasubarking dogs never bite — pes, ki laja, ne grizeto die a dog's death, to die like a dog — bedno poginitiAmerican military slang dog's face — navadni vojak, infanteristto go to the dogs — propasti, priti na psa, obubožati, priti k ničAmerican slang hot dog — vroča hrenovka v žemljito lead a cat and dog life — vedno se prepirati, živeti ko pes in mačkadog on it! — prekleto!slang to put on dog — šopiriti seto send s.th. to the dogs — potratiti, zapraviti, pognatilet sleeping dogs lie — kar je bilo, naj bo pozabljenoto take a hair of the dog that bit one — "mačka" z vinom preganjatito throw to the dogs — zavreči, na klin obesiti; figuratively žrtvovatitop dog — najvišja oseba, visoka živinawhose dog is dead? — kaj se dogaja?, kdo je umrl?II [dɔg]transitive verbbiti za petami, zasledovati; technical ujeti se v škripec -
9 dolphin
['dolfin](a type of sea-animal about two and a half to three metres long, closely related to the porpoise.) delfin* * *[dɔlfin]nounzoology delfin, pliskavica; nautical boja; privezno deblo -
10 grill
[ɡril] 1. verb1) (to cook directly under heat: to grill the chops.) peči na žaru2) (to question (a person) closely: The police grilled the man they thought was the murderer.) zasliševati2. noun1) (the part of a cooker used for grilling.) žar2) (a frame of metal bars for grilling food on.) žar3) (a dish of grilled food: a mixed grill.) na žaru pečena jed* * *I [gril]1.transitive verbpražiti, na žaru peči; American slang zasliševati; figuratively mučiti;2.intransitive verbpeči, pražiti seII [gril]nounrešetka, raženj; na rešetki pečena jed; see grill-room -
11 hedge
[he‹] 1. noun(a line of bushes etc planted so closely together that their branches form a solid mass, grown round the edges of gardens, fields etc.) živa meja2. verb1) (to avoid giving a clear answer to a question.) izmikati se2) ((with in or off) to enclose (an area of land) with a hedge.) ograditi z živo mejo•- hedgehog- hedgerow* * *I [hedž]adjectivemanjvreden, zakoten; zloglasen, prostaškiII [hedž]nounživa meja, živica, seč; figuratively zapreka, pregraja; economy zavarovanje proti izgubi (z drugim kritjem)quickset hedge — živa meja (iz dreves, grmovja)figuratively stone hedge — zid, pregrajait doesn't grow on every hedge — ne raste na vsakem grmu, se redko najdeto sit on the hedge — ne izreči se, biti pol ptič pol mišIII [hedž]1.transitive verbograditi z živo mejo, zagraditi (in, off; about); zapreti, obdati ( off); utesniti, ovirati (in, up); spraviti v zadrego (in); economy zavarovati, kriti, zavarovati se pred izgubo;2.intransitive verbizmikati se, izvijati se, previdno se izražatieconomy zavarovati se, kriti se, skleniti zavarovalno kupčijo; napraviti živo mejo; economy hedgeed in by clauses — klavzuliran -
12 huddle
1. verb1) ((often with together) to crowd closely together: The cows (were) huddled together in the corner of the field.) stisniti se2) (to curl up in a sitting position: The old man (was) huddled near the fire to keep warm.) zgrbiti se2. noun(a number of people, things etc crowded together: a huddle of people round the injured man.) gruča* * *I [hʌdl]nounkolobocija, zmešnjava; American colloquially tajni posvet; sport colloquially posvetovanje med tekmosport colloquially to go into a huddle — stakniti glave v posvet, posvetovati se med tekmo (tekmovalci s trenerjem)II [hʌdl]1.transitive verbzmetati vkup ( together); izvleči ( out ali of iz); zmašiti, skrpati, površno narediti (up ali through); na hitro si obleči (on); figuratively prikriti, utajiti kaj;2.intransitive verbzgrbiti se (o.s. up); stisniti se (to h komu); sport obstopiti trenerja (posvet) -
13 leg
[leɡ]1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) noga2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) hlačnica3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) noga4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapa•- - legged- pull someone's leg* * *I [leg]nounnoga, bedro, stegno; krača, bočnik; etapa (pri potovanju, letenju); hlačnica, nogavica, golenica (škornja); noga stola, mize; nautical ena smer pri cikcak vožnji; stranica trikotnika, tangenta, krak šestila; sport stran igrišča desno od metalca (kriket)to be all legs — nogat, dolgonogto be on one's last legs — biti z eno nogo v grobu, biti na koncu svojih močithe boot is on the other leg — resnica je čisto drugačna, razmere so se spremenileto fall on one's legs — postaviti se na noge, končno uspeti, imeti srečoto get upon one's legs — razjeziti se, planiti kviškuto get on one's hind legs — postaviti se po robu, pripraviti se k obrambito give s.o. a leg up — pomagati komu naprejnot to have a leg to stand on — ne imeti se na kaj opreti, ne imeti opravičilato have good sea legs — ne dobiti morske bolezni, biti pravi mornarleg and leg — enako stanje v igri, enako število točkon one's (hind) legs — na nogah, pri dobrem zdravjuto pull s.o.'s leg — imeti koga za norca, šaliti se s komto run s.o. off his legs — nalagati komu prevež dela, obremeniti koga z delomto set s.o. on his legs — pomagati komu na nogearchaic to make a leg — prikloniti seto shake a leg — British English colloquially plesati, American slang pohiteti, podvizati seto stand on one's own legs — biti samostojen, postaviti se na lastne nogeto walk s.o. off his legs — utruditi koga s hojoblack-leg — slepar, stavkokazII [leg]intransitive verb colloquially to leg it — (hitro) hoditi, teči, pobegniti -
14 link up
to join or be joined closely or by a link: An electrician called to link up our house to the mains electricity supply (noun link-up) zvezati* * *transitive verb & transitive verb povezati (se), spojiti (se), združiti (se) ( with s, z) -
15 look into
(to inspect or investigate closely: The manager will look into your complaint.) pregledati* * *intransitive verb preiskati, raziskati, poizvedovati -
16 narrowly
adverb (closely; only just: The ball narrowly missed his head.) tesno* * *[naerouli]adverbtesno, komaj; natančno, temeljitoto watch s.o. narrowly — ostro koga motriti -
17 satin
['sætin](a closely woven type of silk with a shiny surface: The baby's skin was as smooth as satin; ( also adjective) a satin dress.) saten; satenast* * *[saetin]1.nounatlas (svetla tkanina); površina kot atlas(white) satin archaic slang žganje, gin;2.adjectiveatlasen, atlasast, gladek, blesteč;3.transitive verbzgladiti (papir), dati sijaj (čemu), spolirati; satinirati -
18 shadow
['ʃædəu] 1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) senca2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) mrak3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) kolobar4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) trohica2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) skriti2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) zasledovati•- shadowy- shadowiness
- worn to a shadow* * *I [šaedou]nounsenca (določene oblike); plural mrak, tema; figuratively varstvo, zaščita; figuratively imitacija, kopija, posnemanje; figuratively prazen sijaj, odraz tuje slave; malenkost, trohica, sled; duh, fantom, prikazen; stalni spremljevalec, "senca"; zasledovalec, špijon, detektivshadow boxing sport boksanje z namišljenim nasprotnikom (za trening)shadow cabinet figuratively kabinet, vlada v sencihe is but a shadow of his former self — on je le še senca tega, kar je prej bilthere never was a shadow between him and his friend — nikoli ni bilo kake sence (nesporazuma) med njim in njegovim prijateljemmay your shadow never grow less figuratively vso srečo (veliko uspeha) ti želim!to quarrel with one's own shadow figuratively biti zelo razdražljivto be reduced to a shadow — spremeniti se v kost in kožo, zelo shujšati, figuratively obstajati le po imenuto be worn to a shadow — zelo shujšati, postati pravi okostnjakII [šaedou]transitive verbzasenčiti, potemniti; archaic ščititi ( from pred), skri(va)ti; slediti (komu) kot sencato shadow forth (out) — nejasno napovedati, namigniti nahe shadowed forth his plans — dal je samo obrise svojih načrtov, le nakazal je svoje načrte -
19 sift
[sift]1) (to separate by passing through a sieve etc: Sift the flour before making the cake.) presejati2) (to examine closely: He sifted the evidence carefully.) pregledati* * *[sift]transitive verb & intransitive verbpresejati ( flour moko), presevati, rešetati; posuti ( sugar on the cake sladkor na kolač); ločiti, odbirati ( from od); pazljivo izprašati, pregledati, raziskati (dokaze, dejstva); padati skozi rešeto ali sito, biti presejan, prerešetan; figuratively prodirati ( into v); izvleči (tajnost) ( from iz)to sift grain from husk, to sift the chaff from the wheat — ločiti plevel od zrnato sift out — ločiti, odbrati z rešetanjem ( from od); poiskati, zaslediti, najti -
20 sister
['sistə] 1. noun1) (the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents: She's my sister; my father's sister.) sestra2) (a type of senior nurse: She's a sister on Ward 5.) glavna sestra3) (a female member of a religious group.) redovnica4) (a female fellow member of any group: We must fight for equal opportunities, sisters!) sestra2. adjective(closely similar in design, function etc: sister ships.) sestrski* * *[sístə]1.nounsestra; posestrima; intimna prijateljica; redovnica, nuna, samostanska sestra; colloquially bolničarka, usmiljenka, usmiljena sestrasister Anne — oseba, ki namesto koga drugega čaka na prihod neke tretje osebe (iz pravljice "Sinjebradec")sister of charity (mercy) — usmiljena sestra, usmiljenkasister-german — prava, telesna sestrahalf-sister, step-sister — polsestralay sister — redovnica, ki opravlja kako fizično delo zunaj samostanaThe Three Sisters, The Fatal Sisters, The Sisters Three — sojenice (vile), rojenice, parke;2.adjectivesestrski
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