kandidirati za guvernerja

1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) prstan

2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) obroč

3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) krog

4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) ring

5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) krog, tolpa

1) (to form a ring round.) obdati

2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) obkrožiti

3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) namestiti obroček

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- ring binder

1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) zvoniti

2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) telefonirati

3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) pozvoniti

4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) zveneti

5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) doneti

6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) zadoneti

1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) zvonjenje

2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefonski klic

3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) prizvok

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- ring a bell

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prstan, obroč; kolut, kolobar; ušesce, uho; letnica (krog) starosti pri drevesu; kovani rob novca; (o osebah) krog, American klika, (zločinska) tolpa, špekulanti; kartel, zveza, sindikat; cirkuška arena, maneža, borišče, torišče; boksarski ring, boksanje, boksarji; krožna železnica; dirkališče; organizacija stav na rezultate športnih tekem (npr. konjskih dirk)

ring of smoke — obroček iz dima

diamond ring — prstan z diamantom

ear-ring — uhan

wedding ring — poročni prstan

to be in the ring for the governorship — kandidirati za guvernerja

to dance in a ring — plesati v krogu, plesati kólo

to have (livid) rings round one's eyes — imeti (temne) kroge okrog oči

to make rings, to run rings round s.o. — koga zelo nadkriljevati, prekašati, figuratively posekati koga

he would make rings round you — on bi te v mali žep vtaknil, ti nisi nič proti njemu

to sit in a ring — sedeti v krogu

obkrožiti, obkoliti; zgnati (živino) v krog, v obroč; namestiti prstan; namestiti (živali) obroček (skozi nos); razrezati na kolute (čebulo itd.); olupiti skorjo drevesa v obliki obroča; sport vreči obroč na

to ring in — obkoliti; intransitive verb (o pticah) spiralno se dvigati; premikati ali gibati se v krogu; delati ali opisovati krog(e), krožiti (v teku ali poletu)

to ring the cattle — obkrožiti in odgnati živino

zvonjenje, zvenenje; zvok, zven; žvenket(anje), rožljanje; telefonski klic; znak z zvoncem

three rings for the porter — trikrat pozvoniti za vratarja

there's a ring at the door — (nekdo) zvoni pri vratih

there is the ring of truth in his voice — v njegovem glasu zveni resnica

to give s.o. a ring — telefonirati komu

give me a ring! — pokličite me po telefonu! telefonirajte mi!

intransitive verb & transitive verb

(o zvonovih) zvoniti, zazvoniti; pozvoniti; (o kovancih) zveneti, zvenkljati, žvenketati; (za)doneti, odmevati, razlegati se; biti napolnjen, poln ( with česa); razglasiti, (ob)javiti (z zvonom), pozivati; iskati (for s.o. koga)

to ring again — doneti, razlegati se, odmevati, zveneti

to ring the bell — pozvoniti

to ring a bell slang spomniti na (kaj), poklicati v spomin

the bell rings (is ringing) — (zvonec) zvoni

to ring a burial — zvoniti pri pogrebu

to ring changes (on) — pritrkavati, zvoniti (mrliču), figuratively naznanjati konec (padec)

to ring the changes (on) — prerešetavati, premlevati (isto stvar), izčrpati

the city rings with his fame — mesto je polno njegove slave

to ring false (hollow) — lažnivo, neiskreno zveneti

my ears ring — v ušesih mi zveni

to ring the knell of s.th. — z navčkom čemu zvoniti, figuratively pokopati kaj

the cheers made the rafters ring — od vzklikov je odmevalo od tramov v ostrešju

he gave a ringing laugh — zasmejal se je, da je vse zadonelo

to ring for the maid — pozvoniti služkinji

to ring a peal — udariti na zvon

to ring true — imeti dober zven (o kovancu); pošteno, iskreno zveneti;