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1 grip
[ɡrip] 1. past tense, past participle - gripped; verb(to take a firm hold of: He gripped his stick; The speaker gripped (the attention of) his audience.) zgrabiti, pritegniti2. noun1) (a firm hold: He had a firm grip on his stick; He has a very strong grip; in the grip of the storm.) prijem2) (a bag used by travellers: He carried his sports equipment in a large grip.) potovalka3) (understanding: He has a good grip of the subject.) razumevanje•- gripping- come to grips with
- lose one's grip* * *I [grip]nounstisk roke, prijem; krč, napad bolečine; prgišče; ročaj; figuratively (of, on česa) razumevanje; sposobnost zbuditi zanimanje; (of, on nad) oblast; American ročna prtljagato come to grips, to get at grips with — spopasti se sin the grip of — v oblasti; v krempljih koga, česaII [grip]transitive verbzgrabiti, trdno prijeti, stisniti; zbuditi pozornost, zanimanje; razumeti, dojeti; figuratively držati v napetostiIII [grip]nounmajhen jarek -
2 vice
I noun(a kind of strong tool for holding an object firmly, usually between two metal jaws: The carpenter held the piece of wood in a vice; He has a grip like a vice.) primežII noun1) (a serious moral fault: Continual lying is a vice.) pregreha2) (a bad habit: Smoking is not one of my vices.) razvada* * *I [váis]nounpregreha, pregrešnost, pokvarjenost, sprijenost, razvratnost, nemoralno življenje; napaka, grda navada, razvada, slabost; (telesna) hiba; izroditev, spačenost (stila)my horse has one vice, he can't stand blinkers — moj konj ima eno hibo, ne more prenašati plašnicto inveigh against the vices — bičati razvratnost, pregreheII [váis]1.nountechnicalprimež, primož; precepa vice-like grip — železen, močan prijem (stisk)to grip like a vice — prijeti, zgrabiti kot primež;2.transitive verbstisniti, ukleščiti (s primežem), priviti; utrditi, držati kot v primežu, stisniti v primežIII [váis]nouncolloquially predpredsednik; podravnatelj, pomočnik direktorjaIV [váisi]prepositionnamesto (koga, česa)he was appointed director vice Mr. Smith, who resigned — bil je imenovan za direktorja namesto g. Smitha, ki je odšel v pokoj -
3 steel
[sti:l] 1. noun, adjective(of) a very hard alloy of iron and carbon, used for making tools etc: tools of the finest steel; steel knives/chisels; He had a grip of steel (= a very strong grip). jeklo2. verb(to harden and strengthen (oneself, one's nerves etc) in preparation for doing, or resisting, something: He steeled himself to meet the attack / to tell his wife the truth.) ojekleniti- steely- steeliness
- steel wool
- steelworks* * *I [sti:l]1.nounjeklo; predmet (orodje, orožje) iz jekla; poetically bodalo, meč; jeklena palica; figuratively moč, vztrajnost; neusmiljenostcold steel — hladno, jekleno orožjehigh steel, hard steel — trdo jeklolow, mild steel — mehko jekloan enemy worthy of one's steel — močan, dostojen, nevaren nasprotnik ali sovražnika heart of steel — trdo, neusmiljeno srce, srce iz kamnato temper steel — kaliti jeklo;2.adjectivejeklen, iz jekla; figuratively trd kot jeklo, železenII [sti:l]transitive verbjekliti, pojekliti, prevleči z jeklom; kaliti (kaj); otrditi; figuratively ojekleniti (koga), (o)hrabritito steel o.s. — (o)hrabriti se -
4 loosen
1) (to make or become loose: She loosened the string; The screw had loosened and fallen out.) popustiti2) (to relax (eg a hold): He loosened his grip.) zrahljati* * *[lu:sn]1.transitive verbpopustiti, zrahljati, odvezati, razvezati (vozel, vezi, jezik); med omehčati (kašelj, stolico); figuratively popustiti, ublažiti (disciplino); zrahljati (zemljo); spustiti, odrešiti, osvoboditi;2.intransitive verbzrahljati se, odvezati se, odpeti se; figuratively popustiti, popuščati; medicine zmehčati se (stolica), popustiti (kašelj) -
5 get
[ɡet]past tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) dobiti2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) nabaviti3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) priti; dobiti4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) spraviti v5) (to become: You're getting old.) postati6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) prepričati7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) priti8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) uspeti9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) dobiti10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) ujeti11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) doumeti•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to* * *I [get]1.transitive verbdobiti; pridobiti zaslužiti; vzeti, jemati; preskrbeti, nabaviti, omisliti si, kupiti; spraviti, spravljati (pridelke); doseči; ujeti; razumeti, naučiti se, doumeti; zvedeti; dati si narediti; American slang razjeziti, razdražiti;2.intransitive verbpostati; priti, dospeti; napotiti se; navaditi se; American slang popihati joto get the better of s.o. — premagati kogato get the best of s.th. — najbolje opravitito get clear of — znebiti, otresti seslang get cracking! — loti se posla!to get even with s.o. — obračunati s komto get one's eye in — navaditi se, prilagoditi seslang to get s.o.'s goat — razjeziti, razdražiti kogaget you gone! — proč od tod, izgini(te)!to get the goods on s.o. — dobiti dokaze proti komuto get a grip of — obvladati, premagatislang to get a big hand — zelo ugajati, doživeti velik uspehto get the hang of s.th. — razumeti, doumeti kajto have got to — (z nedoločnikom) morati, biti prisiljenAmerican slang to get in Dutch with — zameriti se komucolloquially to get the kick out of s.th. — uživati nad čimslang to get left — razočarati se, podlečito get it (in the neck) — biti grajan, kaznovato get on s.o.'s nerves — dražiti kogato get possession of s.th. — polastiti se česato get s.o. — razumeti koga; imeti koga za norcaslang to get the raspberry — biti zasmehovanslang to get rattled — zmesti se, postati živčento get a rise out of s.o. — razdražiti kogato get a slip — pelin dobiti, biti zavrnjento get the start of s.o. — prehiteti kogato get the wind of s.th. — zvedeti, zavohati, zaslutiti kajfiguratively to get the wind up — prestrašiti seto get the worst of the bargain — zgubiti, biti premaganto get s.o. wrong — napačno koga razumetito get used to doing s.th. — navaditi se česato get the upper hand of s.o. — premagati kogaII [get]nounmladiči, potomci, zarod; pridobitev -
6 waist
[weist]1) ((the measurement round) the narrow part of the human body between the ribs and hips: She has a very small waist.) pas2) (the narrow middle part of something similar, eg a violin, guitar etc.) najožji del kakega predmeta3) (the part of an article of clothing which goes round one's waist: Can you take in the waist of these trousers?) pas•- waisted- waistband
- waistcoat* * *[wéist]nounstas, život, pas, opasje; najožji del kakega predmeta; životec, steznik; jopica, majica (za otroke); nautical srednji del ladjeshe has a small waist — ozka je čez pas, vitka je v pasuto grip round the waist sport zgrabiti okoli pasu -
7 grasp
1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) zagrabiti2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) doumeti2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) prijem2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) razumevanje•- grasping* * *I [gra:sp]1.transitive verb(at) prijeti, pograbiti; figuratively razumeti, doumeti;2.intransitive verbsegati; figuratively prizadevati si za kajto grasp the nettle — ugrizniti v kislo jabolko, pogumno se lotitigrasp all, lose all — kdor hoče dobiti vse, zgubi vseII [gra:sp]nounprijem; figuratively razumevanje; dosegto have a perfect grasp of s.th. — dobro kaj obvladatiwithin s.o.'s grasp — v dosegu koga, razumljivo komubeyond s.o.'s grasp — zunaj dosega, nedosegljiv; nerazumljivin s.o.'s grasp — v oblasti koga -
8 relax
[rə'læks]1) (to make or become less tight or tense or less worried etc; to rest completely: The doctor gave him a drug to make him relax; Relax your shoulders; He relaxed his grip for a second and the rope was dragged out of his hand.) sprostiti (se)2) (to make or become less strict or severe: The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.) omiliti•* * *[rilaeks]transitive verb & intransitive verbsprostiti (se); (raz)rahljati (se); oslabiti, oslabeti; ublažiti, zmanjšati, popustiti (v), omagati (v); odpočiti se, "izpreči", pomiriti se, omiliti (se), postati blažji, prijaznejši (o obrazu); narediti medlo, mlahavo; postati medel, mlahavrelaxed throat medicine vrsta kroničnega vnetja grlato relax one's attention (efforts) — popustiti v svoji pazijivosti, pozornosti (v svojih naporih)to relax one's tone figuratively utišati svoj glasthe fury of the storm relaxed — bes viharja je popustil, se je polegel -
9 cling
[kliŋ]past tense, past participle - clung; verb((usually with to) to stick (to); to grip tightly: The mud clung to her shoes; She clung to her husband as he said goodbye; He clings to an impossible hope; The boat clung to (= stayed close to) the coastline.) oklepati se (česa)* * *[kliŋ]intransitive verb (to) držati se česa, prilepiti, pripeti, pritrditi, priviti, oprijeti se; slang objeti; figuratively biti zvestto cling together — biti vedno skupaj, ne se ločiti -
10 hold on
1) ((often with to) to keep (a grip on) (something): She held on to me to stop herself slipping; I couldn't hold on any longer, so I let go of the rope.) čvrsto se česa držati2) (to stop or wait: Hold on - I'm not quite ready yet; The operator asked the caller to hold on while she connected him.) počakati* * *transitive verb & intransitive verb obdržati, čvrsto se česa držati (to), vztrajati; ostati pri telefonucolloquially hold on! — počakaj!, stoj! -
11 slacken
1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) popustiti2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) upočasniti (se)* * *[slaekən]transitive verb & intransitive verbnarediti mlahavo, zrahljati (se), popustiti, odviti (se); opočasniti, postati počasen; zmanjšati (se), ublažiti (se); oslabeti; commerce povzročiti mrtvilo, postati medel, slab (trgovina)
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