izvleči se iz škripcev

1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) tesen

2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) napet

3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) natančen

4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) tesen

- - tight

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tesen; ozek, tesno se oprijemajoč (obleka); neprepusten (za vodo, zrak); močan; čvrsto nategnjen, napet (vrv); stisnjen, nabito poln; zgoščen, kompakten; figuratively nepremičen; figuratively zožen, utesnjen; komaj zadosten, pičel (o denarju); kočljiv; colloquially skop(uški), stiskaški; slang pijan, nadelan

as tight as an owl figuratively pijan ko mavra

tight shoes — tesni, ozki čevlji

a tight squeeze — gosta gneča

a tight lass obsolete čedno, stasito dekle

money is tight — za denar je trda

to be in a tight corner (place, spot) — biti v škripcih

to get out of a tight hole — izvleči se iz škripcev

my bag is tight — moja torba je nabito polna

to keep a tight rein (hand) on s.o. — držati koga čvrsto na vajetih

to keep a tight hand on the reins — pritegniti vajeti

he needs a tight hand over him — zanj je potrebna trda roka

to draw tight — nategniti, napeti, zategniti;

tesnó, močnó, čvrsto; pičlo

to sit tight — figuratively čvrsto, uporno vztrajati pri svojih pravicah (mišljenju, stališču), ne popuščati

1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) opraskati

2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) ostrgati

3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) škripati

4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) podrgniti

5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) izgrebsti

1) (an act or sound of scraping.) praskanje; škripanje

2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) praska

3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) nevšečnost

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- scraper

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strganje, praskanje; slang britje; škripanje ( of a pen peresa); praska; figuratively škripci, stiska, zadrega, težava, nevšečnost; tanko namazana plast (masla)

in a scrape figuratively v škripcih, v stiski

bread and scrape — kos kruha, namazan s tanko plastjo masla

a bow and a scrape — neroden poklon, spremljan s podrsavanjem noge

to get into a scrape figuratively priti v škripce

to get s.o. into a scrape — spraviti koga v neprijeten položaj

to get out of a scrape — izvleči se iz zadrege (nevšečnosti, stiske, škripcev)

(o)strgati, ostružiti, (iz)praskati; slang (o)briti; nastrgati, grebsti, škripati; cviliti (z godalom), gosti; intransitive verb strgati, škripati; skopariti, biti lakomen; figuratively slabo igrati violino; drgniti se ( against ob); figuratively s težavo se prebijati

to scrape (an) acquaintance with s.o. — vsiliti komu svoje poznanstvo, s silo se seznaniti s kom

to bow and scrape — nerodno se pokloniti, figuratively nerodno ali neotesano se obnašati

to scrape one's chin colloquially briti se

to scrape on food — varčevati pri hrani

to scrape one's plate — postrgati svoj krožnik

to scrape the bottom of the barrel figuratively slang porabiti zadnje ostanke svojih sredstev

to scrape the violin — škripati na violino