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1 depth
[depƟ]1) (the distance from the top downwards or from the surface inwards especially if great: Coal is mined at a depth of 1,000 m.) globina2) (intensity or strength especially if great: The depth of colour was astonishing; The depth of his feeling prevented him from speaking.) intenzivnost•- depths- in-depth
- in depth* * *[depm]nounglobina, prepad; intenzivnost; poetically morje; sredina; skrajnostI am beyond ( —ali out of) my depth — to presega moje moči, tega ne zmorem -
2 descend
[di'send]1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) spustiti se2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) spuščati se3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) planiti•- descent
- be descended from* * *[disénd]1.intransitive verbspustiti, spuščati se, navzdol iti, sestopiti, padati; izhajati, biti po rodu; biti nagnjen; ( upon) planiti, navaliti; podedovati; ponižati se; figuratively nepričakovano obiskati; astronomy proti jugu se pomikati (zvezde);2.transitive verbspuščati seto be descended from — izvirati, izhajati, biti po rodu izto descend to s.o. — dobiti kot dediščinoto descend (up)on s.o. — nepričakovano koga napasti -
3 dip
[dip] 1. past tense, past participle - dipped; verb1) (to lower into any liquid for a moment: He dipped his bread in the soup.) pomočiti2) (to slope downwards: The road dipped just beyond the crossroads.) spustiti se3) (to lower the beam of (car headlights): He dipped his lights as the other car approached.) zasenčiti (luči)4) ((of a ship) to lower (a flag) briefly in salute.) spustiti (zastavo v pozdrav)2. noun1) (a hollow (in a road etc): The car was hidden by a dip in the road.) luknja2) (a soft, savoury mixture in which a biscuit etc can be dipped: a cheese dip.) omaka3) (a short swim: a dip in the sea.) kratko kopanje•- dip into* * *I [dip]1.transitive verb(in, into) potopiti, pomočiti, pomakati; pobarvati; (from, out of) črpati, zajemati; spustiti (zastavo);2.intransitive verb(in, into, under) potopiti, potapljati se; nagniti, spustiti se; zniž(ev)ati se; padati; ( into) pokukatiII [dip]nounpotopitev, potapljanje; kratka kopel; jamica; nagnjenost, pobočje, padec; sveča; bežen pogled; omaka; slang žepar -
4 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) dol; navzdol2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) na tla; na tleh3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) nazaj4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) navzdol5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) dol2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) spodaj2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) navzdol3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) vzdolž3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) zvrniti- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) pravcat- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) puh- downie®- downy* * *I [daun]nounpuhII [daun]nounsipina; (navadno plural) (golo) gričevjeIII [daun]adverb & prepositiondol, doli; spodaj, navzdol; na tleh; na tla; v postelji; do kraja; tik doto drop down on s.o. — strogo koga grajatito get down — spustiti se; pogoltnitidown to the ground — popolnoma, temeljitoto look down upon s.o. — zaničevati, omalovaževati kogadown and out — popolnoma brez sredstev, gladujoč, sestradan; uničen; za borbo nesposobento run s.o. down — slabo o kom govoritito take s.o. down the peg — ponižati kogato talk down to s.o. — razumljivo komu govoritidown town — v mesto, v središče mestadown under — pri antipodih, v AvstralijiIV [daun]adjectivenavzdol usmerjen; ležeč; bolan, v posteljidown train — vlak, ki pelje iz Londonato be down on s.o. — jeziti se na kogaV [daun]transitive verbcolloquially zrušiti; opustiti, odložiti; spustiti, spuščati se; dol vreči, zvrnitito down s.o. — pobiti, premagati kogato down tools — prenehati z delom, stavkatiVI [daun]nounsmola, neuspehcolloquially to have a down on s.o. — imeti koga na pikiVII [daun]interjectiondol!; lezi! (pes)down with him! — dol z njim! -
5 fall away
1) (to become less in number: The crowd began to fall away.) zmanjšati se2) (to slope downwards: The ground fell away steeply.) spuščati se* * *intransitive verb odpasti; propadati; popuščati; hujšati, hirati -
6 grow down
(ali downwards) intransitive verb manjšati, krajšati se -
7 hang
[hæŋ]past tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) obesiti, viseti2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) obesiti, biti obešen3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) obesiti, biti obešen4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) viseti5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) pobesiti•- hanger- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
- hang up* * *I [hæŋ]nounnačin kako tkanina (stvar) visi ali pada; način dela; padec, strmec, pobočje; kratek premor; colloquially pomento get ( —ali see) the hang of a thing — dojeti bistvo česa, razumeti kajII [hæŋ]1.transitive verbobesiti, obešati; pobesiti, pobešati (glavo); obesiti (sliko), nalepiti (tapete);2.intransitive verbviseti, biti obešen, obesiti se; nagniti se, lebdeti; obotavljati se (tudi žoga pri športu); American juridically ovirati porotnike pri odločitvihang it (all)! — naj gre k vragu!hang you! — da bi te vrag pocitral!I'll be hanged first! — prej se dam obesiti!I'll be hanged if — vrag naj me vzame, čewell, I'm hanged! — kaj takega!, vrag naj me pocitra!to hang by a hair ( —ali rope, single thread) — figuratively viseti na nitkito hang in doubt — biti negotov, kolebatito hang fire — prepozno (se) sprožiti (puška); figuratively biti počasen, neodločen, omahovati, obotavljati seto hang o.s. — obesiti seto let things go hang — pustiti, da gre vse k vragu; pustiti stvari pri mirusleep hangs on my eyelids — veke so mi težke, oči mi lezejo skupajtime hangs heavy on my hands — ne vem, kaj naj počnem s časom, predolgo mi traja, vleče se -
8 headlong
adjective, adverb1) (moving forwards or downwards, with one's head in front: a headlong dive into the pool of water; He fell headlong into a pool of water.) na glavo2) ((done) without thought or delay, often foolishly: a headlong rush; He rushes headlong into disaster.) na vrat na nos* * *[hédlɔŋ]1.adverbna glavo, z glavo naprej, strmoglavo; figuratively na vrat na nos, nepremišljeno;2.adjectivestrmoglav; figuratively nepremišljen, prenagljen -
9 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) -
10 prone
[prəun]1) (lying flat, especially face downwards.) ležeč (na trebuhu)2) ((with to) inclined to; likely to experience etc: He is prone to illness.) nagnjen (k čemu)* * *[próun]adjective ( pronely adverb)na trebuhu ležeč; nagnjen, povešen, strm; figuratively naklonjen (to) -
11 prostrate
1. ['prostreit] adjective1) (lying flat, especially face downwards.) ležeč (na trebuhu)2) (completely exhausted or overwhelmed: prostrate with grief.) onemogel2. [prə'streit] verb1) (to throw (oneself) flat on the floor, especially in respect or reverence: They prostrated themselves before the emperor.) vreči (se) na tla2) (to exhaust or overwhelm: prostrated by the long journey.) izčrpati•* * *I [prɔstreit]adjectivena tleh ležeč; onemogel, premagan, nemožen, na kolenih, skrušen ( with od); figuratively ponižen, hlapčevski; botany zoology plazečto lay prostrate — premagati, vreči na tlato lie prostrate — ležati na trebuhu; figuratively plaziti se pred komII [prɔstréit]transitive verbvreči na tla, položiti na tla; premagati, uničiti; izčrpati, oslabitito prostrate o.s. before — vreči se na obraz, pasti na kolena pred kom; ponižati se -
12 swoop
[swu:p] 1. verb(to rush or fly downwards: The owl swooped down on its prey.) zviška planiti2. noun(an act of swooping.) napad iz višine* * *[swu:p]1.nounnenaden napad iz višine (ptice roparice); figuratively nepričakovan napad; racija; policijski pogonat one swoop — na mah, naenkrat, kot bi trenil;2.transitive verb(večinoma swoop up) zgrabiti, pograbiti; nenadoma napasti in odnesti; intransitive verb (tudi swoop down) zviška planiti (orel itd.), navaliti (on, upon na); figuratively izvesti racijo -
13 bowed
adjective ((often with down) bent downwards, eg by the weight of something: The trees were bowed down with fruit.) upognjen
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downwards — adv. Downwards is used with these verbs: ↑adjust, ↑float, ↑jerk, ↑plunge, ↑revise, ↑slope … Collocations dictionary
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downwards — adverb see downward I … New Collegiate Dictionary
downwards — down|wards [ daunwərdz ] adverb DOWNWARD … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English