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1 get off lightly
(to escape or be allowed to go without severe punishment etc.) poceni jo odnesti -
2 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) svetloba2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luč3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ogenj4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luč2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) svetel2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) svetel3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) razsvetliti2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) prižgati (se)•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lahek2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lahek3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lahek4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lažji5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lahek6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lahkoten7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) veder, lahek8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lahen9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) prhek•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)* * *I [lait]adjective ( lightly adverb)lahek; majhne specifične teže, pod predpisano težo; nepomemben, neznaten, lahek (bolezen, kazen, napaka, delo itd.); zabaven, lahek (glasba, knjiga); prhek, rahel (zemlja, sneg, kruh); vitek, nežen, graciozen, okreten, uren; brezskrben, veder (srce); lahkomišljen, lahkoživ, frfrast (ženska); malo otovorjen, neotovorjen; nenaglašen (zlog)electrical light current — šibki tokfiguratively a light hand — obzirnost, taktlight in hand — poslušen (konj), lahko vodljivmilitary in light marching order — na pohodu z malo tovoraII [lait]adverbnalahko, rahlo, lahkolight come, light go — kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljenoto get off light — srečno jo odnesti, biti malo kaznovanIII [lait]adjectivesvetel, jasenIV [lait]nounsvetloba, luč, razsvetljava; vir svetlobe (okno, sonce, svetilka, vžigalica, sveča, ogenj); dnevna, sončna svetloba; nautical svetilnik; iskrenje, sijaj (oči); poetically vid, nebesno telo; figuratively luč, prosvetljenjstvo, jasnost, prosvetljenec, genij; ključna beseda akrostiha; plural spoznanja, nova odkritja, nova dejstva, (umske) sposobnosti, zmožnosti; plural slang očihe appears in the light of (a scoundrel) videti je (lopov)by the light of nature — po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjoto bring to light — odkriti, odkopatito come to light — priti na svetlo, biti odkritpoetically light of one's eyes — vidfiguratively the light of my eyes — punčica mojega očesato give light to — razložiti, razjasnitito give s.o. a light — prižgati komu cigaretoto hide one's light under a bushel — biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnostithe light of s.o.'s countenance — naklonjenost koga (uživati)to place s.th. in a good light — postaviti kaj v lepo lučto put a light to s.th. — prižgati, zažgati kajto see the light — roditi se; American spremeniti svoje stališče; religion biti prosvetljen, sprevidetito see the light of day — biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjento stand in s.o.'s light — jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figuratively motiti kogato strike a light — prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)to throw ( —ali shed) light on s.th. — razložiti, razjasniti kajget out of the light! — ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!light and shade — svetloba in senca, nasprotjaAncient Lights — opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi oknaV [lait]1.transitive verbprižgati, razsvetliti, vneti;2.intransitive verbprižgati se, vneti se, posvetiti, posijati;VI [lait]intransitive verb -
3 brush
1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) krtača2) (an act of brushing.) krtačenje3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) rep4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) praska2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) krtačiti2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) pomesti3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) skrtačiti4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) oplaziti•- brush away
- brush up
- give
- get the brush-off* * *I [brʌš]nounkrtača, ščetka, čopič, metlica; lisičji rep; grmičje, goščava, dračje; oplaz, pretep, praska, spopad; figuratively slikar, slikarstvoat a brush, at the first brush — v prvem zamahuto give s.o. a brush — grdo s kom ravnati, tepsti gatarred with the same brush — enak, prav takto give it another brush — še enkrat obdelati, izdelatito give s.o. a brush-down — okrtačiti kogaII [brʌš]1.transitive verb(o)krtačiti, (o)ščetkati, očistiti; dotakniti se, oplaziti; naprej gnati;2.intransitive verbmimo švigniti, pohiteti -
4 touch
1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) dotakniti se2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) potipati3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) ganiti4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) ukvarjati se2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) dotik2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tip3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) poteza4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) tenkočutnost5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) avt•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood* * *I [təč]noundotik, dotikanje, stik, kontakt; zveza, spoj; otip, otipavanje; čutilo tipa, tip; občutnost, tankočutnost; lahen udarec; lahen napad (bolezni ipd.); music udarec; (umetnost) poteza, črta; karakteristična, značilna poteza, izraz; figuratively roka, stil, izvedba, umetnost, spretnost; figuratively kakovost; pečat, kov, žig; primes, sled, nadih, malce; slang stroka, področje; slang izvabljenje (denarja), izprošen denar; prisleparjenje, kraja, "izžicanje"the touch of nature — prirodna črta, simpatičnost po prirodia shilling touch — slang cena enega šilinga, stane en šilingthe Nelson touch — figuratively spretnost (umetnost) izvleči se iz težavnega položajathat was a (near) touch! — za las je šlo!to get into touch with — priti v stik z, vzpostaviti zvezo zto keep in touch with s.o. — biti v stalnem stiku, imeti stalno zvezo s komto lose touch with s.th. — izgubiti stik s čimto put s.o. in touch with — povezati, zvezati koga z (tudi telefonično)to put s.th. to the touch — postaviti kaj na preskušnjoII [təč]transitive verbdotakniti se, dotikati se; (o)tipati, potipati; spraviti v dotik (stik); udarjati, igrati (na klavir, na strune), ubirati (strune); lahno se dotakniti (kakega predmeta); ukvarjati se s čim, imeti opravka z; pokusiti; vzeti, dvigniti, prejeti (plačo); slang izvabiti (denar) od koga, prevarati, ukaniti, ogoljufati, oslepariti; priti v stik (s čim), mejiti na, naslanjati se na, segati do, raztezati se do; ganiti, užalostiti; užaliti, vznemiriti, pretresti, razburiti; (pri)zadeti, pustiti sledove na; vplivati na; colloquially biti enak (komu), doseči (koga), meriti se (s kom); pogoditi, uganiti; skicirati; šatirati; modificirati; žigosati (žlahtno kovino); intransitive verb dotikati se, dotakniti se, priti v stik, mejiti; vplivati na, imeti posledice za; nautical pristati za kratek často touch bottom — dotikati se dna; figuratively doseči najnižjo cenohow does this touch him? — kakšno zvezo ima to z njim? kaj se to njega tiče?nobody can touch him — nihče mu ni enak, se ne more meriti z njimto touch s.o. for two pounds — izvabiti iz (upiliti, navrtati) koga za 2 funtato touch to the quick — zadeti v živo, prizadeti (koga), užalitito touch on the raw — razžaliti, razjeziti, razkačititouch wood! — ne kličimo nesreče!this touches on treason — to meji na izdajo, to je že kot izdaja;
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