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1 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) kup2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) smer; pomen2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) biti gnan; nositi2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) tavati•- drifter- driftwood* * *I [drift]nounnaplavina, prodovina; zamet, kup, metež; tok, smer; vodoravni rov; brod; gonilna moč; namen, težnja; zanos; pomen; prebijalo; viseča ribiška mreža; pašnik; neodločnostto see the drift of s.o.'s remark — videti, kam pes taco molito catch s.o.'s drift — razumeti, kaj ima kdo za bregomgeology glacial drift — morenaII [drift]1.intransitive verbbiti gnan; kopičiti se; ( into) biti potegnjen; razvijati se;2.transitive verbgnati, nositi, nabirati, kopičiti -
2 drift-anchor
[dríftæŋkə]nounvlečno sidro -
3 drift-ice
[dríftais]nounledene skrli -
4 drift-net
[dríftnet]nounviseča mreža -
5 drift-sand
[dríftsænd]nounsviž, svižec -
6 drift-way
[dríftwei]nounpot gnane ladje; steza za živino -
7 drift-wood
[dríftwud]nounplavni les, plavje -
8 air-drift
[ʌ/ədrift]nounzračilno obzorje -
9 gopher-drift
[góufədrift]nounnesistematično kopanje rude -
10 cloud-drift
[kláuddrift]nounod vetra gnani oblaki -
11 snow-drift
[snóudrift]nounsnežni zamet -
12 drifter
1) (a fishing-boat that uses a net which floats near the surface of the water.) ribiška ladja2) (a person who drifts.) neodločnež* * *[dríftə]nounAmerican colloquially klatež, potepuh; ribiška ladja za lov z visečo mrežo -
13 anchor
['æŋkə] 1. noun1) (something, usually a heavy piece of metal with points which dig into the sea-bed, used to hold a boat in one position.) sidro2) (something that holds someone or something steady.) (pri)vez2. verb(to hold (a boat etc) steady (with an anchor): They have anchored (the boat) near the shore; He used a stone to anchor his papers.) zasidrati; utrditi- at anchor* * *I [aeŋkə]nounsidro, maček; technical kotva; figuratively pribežališče, rešitev, nadaII [aeŋkə]transitive verb & intransitive verbzasidrati (se) -
14 ice
1. noun1) (frozen water: The pond is covered with ice.) led2) (an ice-cream: chocolate ice-cream. Three ices, please.) sladoled3) ((American) a fruit-flavoured frozen dessert usually made without milk and cream: lemon ice(s).) ledeni desert2. verb(to cover with icing: She iced the cake.) obliti s sladkorjem- icing- icy
- icily
- iciness
- ice age
- ice axe
- iceberg
- ice box
- ice-cream
- ice-cube
- ice rink
- ice-skate
- ice-skating
- ice tray
- ice over/up* * *I [áis]nounled; sladoled; sladkorni obliv; figuratively hlad (obnašanje); American slang diamant, podkupninafiguratively to break the ice — prebiti led, začetiit cuts no ice with me — ne vpliva, ne učinkuje, ne deluje namefiguratively on thin ice — na tenkem ledu, v nevarnostiAmerican slang to put on ice figuratively postaviti na hladnoII [áis]1.transitive verb(o)hladiti, zamrzniti, zamrzovati; obliti s sladkorjem, pokriti z ledom;2.intransitive verbzmrzovati, ledeneti (tudi z up) -
15 war
[wo:] 1. noun((an) armed struggle, especially between nations: Their leader has declared war on Britain; The larger army will win the war; the horrors of war; ( also adjective) He is guilty of war crimes.) vojna; vojen2. verb(to fight: The two countries have been warring constantly for generations.) vojskovati se- warlike- warrior
- war correspondent
- war-cry
- war-dance
- warfare
- warhead
- warhorse
- warlord
- warmonger
- warpaint
- warship
- wartime
- war of nerves* * *I [wɔ:]nounvojna; boj, borba; prepir, razprtija, mržnja, sovraštvo, sovražnost; vojna umetnost, vojništvo; colloquially orožje, vojna oprema, vojna moč, četein the war — v vojni, v vojnem časuthe War — 1. svetovna vojnawar of the elements — naravne katastrofe, hude nevihtewar to the knife — boj na nož, vojna do iztrebljenjathe dogs of war poetically figuratively vojne strahoteperfect (imperfect) war juridically military splošna (omejena) vojnawar baby colloquially nezakonsko vojaško dete (rojeno v času vojne); humorously mornariški kadet, ki je opravljal službo mornariškega častnika v 1. svetovni vojni; American slang vojni proizvod; delnica, katere vrednost se je dvignila v vojniwar bond — vojna obveznica, zadolžnicawar cloud colloquially grožnja vojne, vojna nevarnostwar crime, war criminal — vojni zločin, vojni zločinecwar footing — vojno stanje, vojna pripravljenostwar grave — vojni, vojaški grobwar horse — bojni konj; colloquially star vojščak, veteran (tudi figuratively) war of liberation — osvobodilna vojnawar lord — najvišji poveljnik vojske, vojaški diktator, generalisimWar Office British English vojno ministrstvo (do leta 196ɔ)War of the Nations history 1. svetovna vojnawar paint — barva, s katero si Indijanci prebarvajo obraz in telo pred bojem; figuratively svečana obleka; American colloquially našminkanostcolloquially to be on the war — biti napadalen, biti pasje voljewar song — bojevito petje; bojna pesemhe's been in the wars figuratively pošteno ga je zdelaloto carry the war into the enemy's country — prenesti vojno v sovražnikovo deželo, figuratively preiti v protinapad, tolči sovražnika z njegovim lastnim orožjemto declare war upon s.o. — napovedati vojno komuto drift into war — biti vpleten (potegnjen) v vojno, figuratively priti v spor zto go to war — spustiti se v vojno, začeti vojnoto go to the wars — iti v vojsko, v vojnoto make war — biti v vojni, vojskovati seto wage war — voditi vojno, biti v vojni, vojskovati seII [wɔ:]intransitive verbwarring principles — nasprotujoča si načela; transitive verb obsolete vojskovati se (z); figuratively boriti se z, pobijati -
16 wreath
[ri:Ɵ]plural - wreaths; noun1) (a circular garland of flowers or leaves, placed at a grave, or put on someone's shoulders or head after his/her victory etc: We put a wreath of flowers on her mother's grave.) venec2) (a drift or curl of smoke, mist etc: wreaths of smoke.) oblaček, tančica•- wreathe* * *plural wreaths [ri:m, ri:ðz]noun venec ( for funeral pogrebni), girlanda, cvetna kita; venčast krog ali kolobar (of smoke, of vapour dima, pare); zvijanje (kače, vrvi itd.); vrtenje; navitek, rola, svitek; heraldry venec; technical gostina v stekluwreath of snow Scottish snežni zamet
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drift·er — /ˈdrıftɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] : a person who moves from one place or job to another without a purpose or plan He was a drifter who hitchhiked from state to state … Useful english dictionary
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drift net — noun a large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current • Hypernyms: ↑fishnet, ↑fishing net * * * noun : a large net that is arranged to drift with the tide or current and that is either buoyed up by floats or attached to a drift… … Useful english dictionary
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drift ice — noun masses of ice floating in the open sea • Hypernyms: ↑ice * * * noun : sea or lake ice broken apart by winds and currents : fragments of a floe * * * detached floating ice in masses that drift with the wind or ocean currents, as in the polar… … Useful english dictionary
drift indicator — noun or drift meter or drift sight : a flight instrument used for measuring the angle of drift of an aircraft and equipped with a hairline or sight wire that may be rotated until objects on the ground appear to travel parallel with it so that… … Useful english dictionary
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drift´-net´ter — drift net «DRIHFT NEHT», intransitive verb, net|ted, net|ting. to fish with a drift net: »Danish and Faroese fishermen drift netting off western Greenland... (London Times). –drift´ net´ter, noun. drift net … Useful english dictionary
drift-net — «DRIHFT NEHT», intransitive verb, net|ted, net|ting. to fish with a drift net: »Danish and Faroese fishermen drift netting off western Greenland... (London Times). –drift´ net´ter, noun. drift net … Useful english dictionary
drift meter — noun see drift indicator * * * drift meter, an instrument for measuring the drift of aircraft; drift indicator … Useful english dictionary