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1 machine
[mə'ʃi:n] 1. noun1) (a working arrangement of wheels, levers or other parts, driven eg by human power, electricity etc, or operating electronically, producing power and/or motion for a particular purpose: a sewing-machine.) stroj2) (a vehicle, especially a motorbike: That's a fine machine you have!) motor2. verb1) (to shape, make or finish with a power-driven tool: The articles are machined to a smooth finish.) strojno izdelati2) (to sew with a sewing-machine: You should machine the seams.) šivati•- machinist
- machine-gun 3. verbHe machine-gunned a crowd of defenceless villagers.) streljati s strojnico* * *I [məší:n]nountechnical stroj, priprava, mehanizem; colloquially bicikel, motorno kolo, avto, letalo itd.; figuratively stroj (človek); American politics državna mašinerija, politična organizacija; slang vojskathe God from the machine — deus ex machina; nepričakovan razpletII [məšf:n]transitive verbtechnical strojno izdelati; šivati na šivalni stroj -
2 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) (pri)peljati2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) voditi3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) povzročiti4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) biti na čelu5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) imeti2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vodstvo2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) prednost3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) vodenje4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) prednost5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) (pasja) vrvica6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) sled7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) glavna vloga•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) svinec2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mina•- leaden* * *I [led]nounchemistry svinec; marine grezilo, svinčnica; plural svinčene krovne ploščice, svinčena streha, svinčen okenski okvir; chemistry grafit, mina (za svinčnik); printing medvrstnikBritish English military nautical slang to swing the lead — hliniti bolezen, simuliratias dull as lead — zabit, neumenII [led]1.transitive verbzaliti s svincem, obtežiti, plombirati, zapečatiti; printing razmakniti vrstice;2.intransitive verb nauticalmeriti globino s svinčnicoIII [li:d]nounvodenje, vodstvo; sport & figuratively prednost, naskok; začetni udarec (boks); zgled, primer, nasvet, napotek; theatre glavna vloga, glavni igralec, -lka; cards prednost, prva karta; kratek izvleček iz vsebine članka, uvod k članku; electrical vod, dovod, prevodnik, prevodna žica; mlinščica, korito za mlin; kanal skozi ledeno polje; pasji konopec; naplavina zlata v rečni strugiunder s.o.'s lead — pod vodstvom kogato be in the lead of — biti na čelu, voditito take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, prevzeti pobudo, sprožiti kajto give a lead — iti pred kom, jahati na čelu (lov)sport to have the lead of — voditi pred, imeti prednost (naskok) predfiguratively to have the lead over — imeti naskok pred (konkurenco)to follow s.o.'s lead — ravnati se po nasvetu kogato give s.o. a lead — dati komu dober zgled, svetovaticards it is your lead — ti začneš, ti si na vrsti (pri kartanju)cards to return lead — vreči karto iste barveIV [li:d]1.transitive verbvoditi, peljati, pripeljati (to), odpeljati ( away); figuratively napeljati, napeljevati, nagniti koga (to k); voditi dirigirati (orkester); preživljati (življenje); speljati (koga, vodo kam); začeti igro (kartanje);2.intransitive verbbiti prvi, biti v vodstvu, na čelu; voditi, peljati (cesta, prehod itd); zadati prvi udarec (boks)to lead the way — pokazati pot, peljati, iti pred komto lead the dance — začeti, otvoriti plesto lead s.o. up the garden (path) — povleči koga za nosto lead s.o. by the nose — imeti koga na vajetih, imeti popolno oblast nad kom; povleči koga za nosthis led me to believe — to me je nagnilo k temu, da sem verjelto lead s.o. a (dog's) life — greniti komu življenjeto lead s.o. a nice ( —ali fine, pretty, merry) life — delati komu težave, pošiljati koga od Poncija do Pilata, imeti koga za norcafiguratively to lead with the chin — izzivati usodoto lead (a girl) to altar — peljati (dekle) pred oltar, oženitisport to lead by points — voditi po točkahAmerican to lead captive — peljati v ujetništvoScottish juridically to lead evidence — pričatiparliament to lead the House — voditi parlamentarne zadevefiguratively the blind leading the blind — slepec slepca vodihe is easier led than driven — lažje ga je prepričati, kakor prisiliti -
3 pile
I 1. noun1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) kup2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) kup2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) zložiti na kup- pile-up- pile up II(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.) pilotIII noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.) vlaknata površina* * *I [páil]nounošiljen kol, opornik, pilotII [páil]transitive verbzabiti kole, podpreti z opornikiIII [páil]nounskladanica, kup, kopa; grmada (tudi funeral ŋ); visoka stavba, skupina stavb; electrical suha baterija (voltova), galvanski stolp; colloquially kup (denarja, zlata itd.)IV [páil]1.transitive verbkopičiti, nakopičiti, grmaditi, nagrmaditi, skladati (tudi up); naložiti, natrpati (on na), prenatrpati; colloquially gnati do skrajnosti, pretirati;2.intransitive verb(zlasti z up) nakopičiti se, natlačiti se; colloquially zdrenjati se ( into v, out of iz); American colloquially plezati, plaziti secolloquially to pile it on — pretiravatito pile up — nasesti (ladja), razbiti avion, doživeti letalsko nesrečoV [páil]noundlaka, kožušček; vlakno (volne, bombaža žameta); žametasta površina blagaVI [páil]nounBritish English archaic stran kovanca s števiiko -
4 canoe
[kə'nu:] 1. noun(a light narrow boat driven by a paddle or paddles.) kanu2. verb(to travel by canoe: He canoed over the rapids.) veslati s kanujem- canoeist* * *I [kənú:]nounkanu, drevakII [kənú:]intransitive verb & transitive verbvoziti (se) s kanujemto paddle one's own canoe — sam zase skrbeti, biti samostojen -
5 crash
[kræʃ] 1. noun1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) trušč2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) trčenje3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) polom4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) treščiti2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) trčiti3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) zrušiti se4) ((of a business) to fail.) propasti5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) lomastiti6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)3. adjective(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) pospešen- crash-land* * *I [kræš]1.transitive verbpodreti, razbiti, zlomiti, streti;2.intransitive verbtreščiti, trčiti; razbiti se; zrušiti seto crash the gate — vriniti se v gledališče ipd. brez vstopniceII [kræš]nounpok, tresk, hrum, trušč; zrušenje (letala); trčenje; figuratively polom, bankrotIII [kræš]nounvrsta redko tkanega blaga, tronitnik; surovo platnoIV [kræš]colloquially presenetljiv, nepričakovan -
6 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 -
7 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) voziti2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) peljati3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) voditi4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) udariti5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) gnati2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) vožnja2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) dovoz3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) zagon4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampanja5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) udarec6) ((computers) a disk drive.) pogon•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on* * *I [draiv]1.transitive verbgnati, goniti, pognati; zabiti; vreči, zagnati (žogo); vbiti; voditi, upravljati, šofirati; pregnati, spoditi; siliti; peljati; preutruditi; graditi (cesto); vrtati (predor);2.intransitive verbpeljati se; hiteti; voziti se; meriti, ciljatito drive to the wall ( —ali into the corner) — pritisniti ob zid, ugnati v kozji rogto drive s.o. mad — razbesniti kogato drive s.th. into s.o. — vbiti komu kaj v glavoto drive s.o. hard — zatirati kogato drive s.o. to despair — spraviti koga v obupII [draiv]noungonja; vožnja, ježa; gonilo, pogon; dovoz, vozna pot; pritisk; energija, napor; težnja; American nabiralna akcija; kampanja -
8 rocket
['rokit] 1. noun1) (a tube containing materials which, when set on fire, give off a jet of gas which drives the tube forward, usually up into the air, used eg as a firework, for signalling, or for launching a spacecraft.) raketa2) (a spacecraft launched in this way: The Americans have sent a rocket to Mars.) raketa2. verb(to rise or increase very quickly: Bread prices have rocketed.) šiniti kvišku* * *I [rɔkit]1.nounraketa; svetlobna raketa; history topa (turnirska) sulica; slang ostra graja, "pridiga"rocket base (bomb, gun) — raketna baza (bomba, puška ali top)rocket range — raketni poligon, področje za raketno eksperimentiranjestep rocket — stopenjska raketa;2.adjectiveraketenrocket aircraft, rocket-driven airplane — raketno letaloII [rɔkit]transitive verbtolči, bombardirati, obstreljevati z raketami; intransitive verb (o ptici) navpično vzleteti; dvigniti se hitro in visoko kot raketa; visoko poskočiti (o cenah); oddirjati kot raketa (konj, jezdec)III [rɔkit]nounbotany vrsta zeljarocket salad — solata iz tega zelja; botany dihnik; botany barbica (= rocket cress) -
9 sail
[seil] 1. noun1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) jadro2) (a journey in a ship: a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.) plovba3) (an arm of a windmill.) krilo, lopata (vetrnice)2. verb1) ((of a ship) to be moved by sails: The yacht sailed away.) jadrati2) (to steer or navigate a ship or boat: He sailed (the boat) to the island.) krmariti3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) pluti4) (to begin a voyage: The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.) odpluti5) (to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship: He sailed the North Sea.) pluti6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) drseti•- sailing
- sailing-
- sailor
- in full sail* * *I [séil]nounjadro; (vsa) jadra (ladje); (pri številu) ladje plural; krilo mlina na veter; dimnik za zračenje na ladji ali v rudniku; vožnja zjadrnico, z ladjo, potovanje z ladjo; poetically krilo, perutin full sail — s polnimi jadri, figuratively s polno parounder sail — pod jadri, na vožnji, na potiunder full sail, with all sails set — s polnimi jadria fleet of 100 sail — brodovje, flota 100 ladijto go for a sail — iti na jadranje, na vožnjo z ladjoto loosen, to unfurl the sails — odvezati, razviti jadrato lower, to strike sail — spustiti jadroto make sail — odpluti, iti na morjeto set sail for England — odjadrati, odpluti v Anglijoto set up one's sail to every wind figuratively obračati plašč po vetruto shorten, to take in sail — skrajšati jadroto take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively prekrižati komu načrte, pokvariti komu dobro priložnostto take in sail — sneti jadro, figuratively staviti manjše zahteveII [séil]intransitive verbjadrati, odjadrati, odpluti, pluti, potovati z ladjo; drseti, plavati po zraku, leteti (ptice, oblaki, letalo); odplavati (o ribah); figuratively dostojanstveno hoditi (zlasti o ženskah)she sailed into the room slang "priplavala", dostojanstveno je prišla v sobo; transitive verb prejadrati, prepluti; preleteti; krmariti, upravljati (z ladjo); manevrirati (zjadrnico)to sail near the wind slang figuratively povedati "tvegano" zgodbo; biti komaj še na robu poštenega ravnanjato sail into s.o. slang začeti zmerjati koga, napasti koga -
10 screw
[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) vijak2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) privijanje2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) priviti2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) priviti, odviti3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).) jebati4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.) jebati•- be/get screwed
- have a screw loose
- put the screws on
- screw up
- screw up one's courage* * *I [skru:]nounvijak; ladijski, letalski vijak, propeler; en vrtljaj vijaka, privijanje, pritegovanje vijaka; pritisk, odčepnik; svitek (papirja); zavitek ( of tobacco — tobaka); parabolično gibanje žoge; star, neporaben konj; skopuh, krvoses; priganjaški učitelj, strog izpraševalec; hud, težak izpit; vulgar jetničar; slang plača, mezda, dohodekArchimedian screw, endless screw — neskončni vijakfemale screw, internal screw — vijak z maticoleft-handed screw — vijak, ki se giblje v levo strana weekly screw of 50 shillings slang borna mezda 50 šilingov na tedenthere is a screw loose (somewhere) — nekaj ni v redu (nekje), nekaj šepa, (nekje) nekaj ne funkcionirahe has a screw loose figuratively manjka mu eno kolesce v glavito put the screw on s.o. figuratively privi(ja)ti koga, (pri)siliti, izvajati pritisk na kogaII [skru:]transitive verbpritrditi z vijakom (on na), priviti; ojačiti, okrepiti; pritiskati, tlačiti, izkoriščati; figuratively strogo izpraševati; obračati ( one's head — glavo); vrteti; zviti; nakremžiti, deformirati (obraz); intransitive verb dati se priviti; figuratively vrteti se, viti se; izvajati pritisk; figuratively biti skopuh, krvoses; sport zavrteti se v stranto screw o.s. into s.th. figuratively vmešati (vsiliti) se v kajhe screws his tenants — on privija, izkorišča svoje najemnikehis head is screwed (on) the right way figuratively ima glavo na pravem koncu, je bister -
11 shift
[ʃift] 1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) premikati2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) preložiti3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) odstraniti2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) sprememba2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) izmena3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) izmena•- shiftlessness
- shifty
- shiftily
- shiftiness* * *I [šift]nounpremik, premestitev; sprememba (mesta, položaja); zamenjava; menjanje perila; history ženska srajca; izmena, posad, šiht, delovni čas ene izmene, dnevni delovni čas; sredstvo, pomoč v sili, pomagalo, pripomoček; domislica, prevara, zvijača, trik, pretveza, izgovorshift of crop agronomy kolobarjenjeto be driven (to be brought) to one's last shift figuratively nobenega drugega sredstva (izhoda) ne več imetihe is full of shifts and devices figuratively on si zna na vse načine pomagatito make shift — znati si pomagati, znajti seII [šift]transitive verbpremakniti, premikati, premestiti, spremeniti položaj, prestaviti, prevreči, preložiti (odgovornost from... to — od... na); obrniti ( one's attention — svojo pozornost); menjati (mesto, položaj), odstraniti (koga), osvoboditi se, znebiti se (koga); preobleči; slang pobiti, umoriti; intransitive verb menjati mesto (položaj), premestiti se, premikati se sem in tja; preseliti se; menjati se; obrniti se; preobleči se; znati si pomagati, zateči se k pomagalom; linguistics premakniti se (o glasu)I must shift as I can — moram si pomagati, kot vem in znam, moram se znajtito shift one's ground figuratively spremeniti (svoje) stališče, menjati svoje argumente v dokazovanjuto shift one's lodging — menjati stanovanje, preseliti seto shift for oneself (for a living) — sam skrbeti zase, sam si pomagati, se prebijati v stiski, sam se znajti -
12 staple
['steipl] I noun1) (a chief product of trade or industry.) glavni proizvod2) (a chief or main item (of diet etc).) glavni predmetII 1. noun1) (a U-shaped type of nail.) skoba2) (a U-shaped piece of wire that is driven through sheets of paper etc to fasten them together.) sponka2. verb(to fasten or attach (paper etc) with staples.) speti- stapler* * *I [stéipl]1.nounskoba, penja; sponka; žica za spenjanje (vezanje) knjig; tečaj, stožer, šarnir;2.transitive verbpritrditi (kaj), pričvrstiti s skoboII [stéipl]1.nouneconomyglavni predmet (artikel) trgovine; glavni proizvod; surovina; technical surova volna; kakovost vlakna volne, bombaža; economy središče, skladišče; history tržišče s skladalno pravico; figuratively glavni predmet (stvar)sport is the staple of discussion — šport je glavni predmet razgovora;2.adjectiveglavni, biten (proizvod, blago itd.); masoven, ki se dobro prodajathe staple food of the country — glavna hrana prebivalstva;3.transitive verbsortirati, razvrstiti (bombaž, volno itd.) po kakovosti, dolžini vlaken -
13 steam
[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) para2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) para; paren2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) izparevati2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) premikati se s pomočjo pare3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) kuhati v pari•- steam-- steamer
- steamy
- steamboat
- steamship
- steam engine
- steam roller
- full steam ahead
- get steamed up
- get up steam
- let off steam
- run out of steam
- steam up
- under one's own steam* * *I [sti:m]noun(vodna) para, hlap; sopara; izparina; moč pare; figuratively moč, sila, energija; parnik, vožnja s parnikomto get up steam — zakuriti, naložiti (kotel), figuratively zbrati vse svoje moči (energijo)to keep up steam — vzdrževati paro, biti pod paroto let off steam — izpustiti paro, odpreti ventile, figuratively dati duška svojim čustvom, jezi itd.to put the steam on figuratively potruditi seII [sti:m]transitive verbizpostaviti (kaj) delovanju pare, pariti, kuhati v pari; premikati, voziti (kaj) s pomočjo pare; oskrbeti s paro; colloquially razburiti (koga), razjeziti; intransitive verb izpuščati paro, delati paro; izparevati, pariti se, kaditi se; gibati se s pomočjo pare; voziti se s parnikomsteaming hot — vroč, da se kar kadi -
14 sting
1. [stiŋ] noun1) (a part of some plants, insects etc, eg nettles and wasps, that can prick and inject an irritating or poisonous fluid into the wound.) bodica; želo2) (an act of piercing with this part: Some spiders give a poisonous sting.) pik3) (the wound, swelling, or pain caused by this: You can soothe a wasp sting by putting vinegar on it.) pik2. verb1) (to wound or hurt by means of a sting: The child was badly stung by nettles/mosquitoes; Do those insects sting?) pičiti2) ((of a wound, or a part of the body) to smart or be painful: The salt water made his eyes sting.) peči* * *I [stiŋ]nounzoology & botany želo, bodica; pik, ubod, zbod(ljaj), ugriz; huda, pekoča bolečina; figuratively grizenje, neprijeten občutek; figuratively spodbuda, pobuda; poanta, ostrina (epigrama); zamah; botany koprivni laski; zoology bodica; zob strupnikto have a sting in the tail figuratively slabo se končatiII [stiŋ]1.transitive verbzbosti, pičiti, ugrizniti; (za)peči, (za)boleti; zadeti v živo, (globoko) raniti, užaliti, mučiti; gristi (vest); spodbosti; slang preveč zahtevati, ogoljufati, oslepariti, oškodovati;2.intransitive verbimeti želo; pičiti; boleti, peči, žgatimy hand stings — roka me peče, bolihe was stung for a fiver slang osleparili so ga za pet funtov -
15 barge
1. noun1) (a flat-bottomed boat for carrying goods etc.) tovorni čoln2) (a large power-driven boat.) rečna tovorna ladja2. verb1) (to move (about) clumsily: He barged about the room.) nerodno se prestopati2) (to bump (into): He barged into me.) zaleteti se3) ((with in(to)) to push one's way (into) rudely: She barged in without knocking.) vdreti* * *I [bá:dž]nounbarka; izletniški čoln; tovorni čoln, vlek; admiralov, kapitanov čoln; American izletniški avtobusII [bá:dž]intransitive verb slang to barge about — majati, opotekati seto barge into — zaleteti se, trčiti v kajcolloquially a barge about — slab jahač, neroda, motovilo -
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1. noun((often abbreviated to bike, cycle) a pedal-driven vehicle with two wheels and a seat.) kolo2. verb((usually abbreviated to cycle) to ride a bicycle: He bicycled slowly up the hill.) kolesariti* * *[báisikl]1.nounkolo, bicikelto ride on ( —ali upon) a bicycle — kolesariti;2.transitive verbkolesariti -
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['influəns] 1. noun1) (the power to affect people, actions or events: He used his influence to get her the job; He should not have driven the car while under the influence of alcohol.) vpliv2) (a person or thing that has this power: She is a bad influence on him.) vpliv2. verb(to have an effect on: The weather seems to influence her moods.) vplivati- influentially* * *I [ínfluəns]nounvpliv (on, upon, over na, with pri); moč, ugled; vplivna osebnostphysics elektrostatična indukcija; juridically undue influence — nedovoljeno vplivanjepolitics sphere of influence — interesna sferato be under the influence of s.o. — biti pod vplivom kogaII [ínfluəns]transitive verbvplivati, imeti vpliv; pripraviti koga do česa (for s.th.) -
18 jet
I [‹et] noun, adjective((of) a hard black mineral substance, used for ornaments etc: The beads are made of jet; a jet brooch.) gagatII [‹et]1) (a sudden, strong stream or flow (of liquid, gas, flame or steam), forced through a narrow opening: Firemen have to be trained to direct the jets from their hoses accurately.) curek2) (a narrow opening in an apparatus through which a jet comes: This gas jet is blocked.) ustnik cevi3) (an aeroplane driven by jet propulsion: We flew by jet to America.) reaktivno letalo•- jet-lag- jet-propelled
- jet propulsion* * *I [džet]1.nouncurek, izliv; ustnik cevi; reaktivno letalo;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbbrizgati, brizgnitiII [džet]1.noungagat, smolnat premog;2.adjectivečrn, gagaten -
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I 1. [lo:n ] verb1) (to make (a boat or ship) slide into the water or (a rocket) leave the ground: As soon as the alarm was sounded, the lifeboat was launched; The Russians have launched a rocket.) splaviti, izstreliti2) (to start (a person, project etc) off on a course: His success launched him on a brilliant career.) odpreti pot3) (to throw.) vreči2. noun((an) act of launching.) splavitev, izstrelitev- launch into
- launch out II [lo:n ] noun(a large, power-driven boat, usually used for short trips or for pleasure: We cruised round the bay in a motor launch.) izletniški čoln* * *I [lɔ:nč]nounsplavitev (ladje); največji čoln na ladji, barkasa; izletniški parni ali motorni čoln; figuratively začetekII [lɔ:nč]transitive verbsplaviti (ladjo), izstreliti (raketo, torpedo); vreči, zalučati (kopje); sprožiti (pogovor, kritiko); military poslati čete ( against proti); lansirati, spraviti v tek, začeti; lansirati koga, pomagati komu začeti, uvesti koga -
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[spə:]1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.) ostroga2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) spodbuda•- spur on* * *I [spə:]nounostroga (jezdeca, petelina); botany bodica, trn; figuratively spodbuda; ladijski kljun; naprava za plezanje po (drevesnem) deblu; architecture podpornik, opornik; zunanje mestne utrdbe; vrh, ki štrli iz gorske verige; gorski obronek; razrast, razvejenostto act on the spur of the moment — ravnati brez premišljanja, impulzivno, spontanohe needs the spur figuratively njega je treba spodbujatito need the spur — potrebovati ostroge (spodbude); biti počasen, medel, neodločento put (to set) spurs to the horse — spodbosti konja z ostrogo; figuratively spodbujatito win one's spurs history postati vitez, figuratively odlikovati se, postati slaven, pridobiti si čast in slavoII [spə:]transitive verbspodbosti (konja) z ostrogo; natakniti ostroge (na čevlje); figuratively priganjati, spodbujati (često on); pospešiti; intransitive verb spodbosti konja; hitro jezditi, hiteti, podvizati seto spur a willing horse figuratively pridnega priganjati k deluto spur on (forward) — poganjati naprej (konja), dreviti (konja), jahati v največjem diru
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