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1 leads
[ledz]nounplural svinčene krovne ploščice; svinčen krov; svinčeni okvirji za okna -
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 affix
[ə'fiks](to attach (something) to an object etc: Affix the stamp to the envelope.) nalepiti* * *I [əfíks]transitive verb(to, on) pritrditi, pripeti, nalepiti, privezatito affix ridicule to s.o. — osmešiti kogaII [aefiks]nounprivesek, pripona; predpona; pripis -
4 debility
noun (bodily weakness: Despite his debility, he leads a normal life.) oslabelost* * *[dibíliti]nounslabotnost, slabost, šibkost, izčrpanost -
5 graphite
(a form of carbon used in the leads of pencils.) grafit* * *[graefait]nounmineralogy grafit; risalnik, svinčeni črtnik -
6 initiative
[-ʃətiv]1) (a first step or move that leads the way: He took the initiative in organizing a search party to look for the girl; A move to start peace talks is sometimes called a peace initiative.) pobuda2) (the ability to lead or make decisions for oneself: He is quite good at his job, but lacks initiative; My son actually went to the hairdresser's on his own initiative!) pobuda* * *I [iníšiətiv]adjectivezačeten, podbudenII [iníšiətiv]nounpobuda, podnet, iniciativato take the initiative — pokreniti, prevzeti vodstvoon the initiative of s.o. — na pobudo koga -
7 moral
['morəl] 1. adjective(of, or relating to, character or behaviour especially right behaviour: high moral standards; He leads a very moral (= good) life.) moralen2. noun(the lesson to be learned from something that happens, or from a story: The moral of this story is that crime doesn't pay.) nauk- morally- morality
- morals* * *I [mɔrəl]adjective ( morally adverb)moralen, nraven; duhoven, notranji; spodoben, čednosten, krepostenmoral faculty, moral sense — čut za spodobnostpsychology moral insanity — moralna defektnostII [mɜrəl]nounnauk (zgodbe); plural morala, nravnost, etika; slang natančna podobacolloquially the very moral of — prav tak -
8 red herring
1) (something that leads people away from the main point in a discussion.) vržena kost2) (a false clue or line of enquiry.) napačna sled* * *[rédhériŋ]nounprekajen, povojen slanik; figuratively napačna sled, finta, speljevalen predmet ali manever; nekaj, kar odvrača pozornost od neprijetnega ali nevarnega predmetato draw a red herring across the track (path) — izvesti speljevalen manever; skušati speljati (odvrniti), pustiti napačno sled (da bi koga speljali) -
9 road
[rəud]1) (a strip of ground usually with a hard level surface for people, vehicles etc to travel on: This road takes you past the school; ( also adjective) road safety.) cesta2) ((often abbreviated to Rd when written) used in the names of roads or streets: His address is 24 School Road.) cesta3) (a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere: We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road.) pot4) (a way that leads to something: the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin.) pot•- road map
- roadside
- roadway
- roadworks
- roadworthy
- roadworthiness
- by road* * *I [róud]1.nouncesta, pot; nautical sidrišče (zunaj luke); American railway železniška proga, tir, tračnice; potovanjeany road colloquially vsekakoron the road — na potovanju, na poti, na turnejiroad safety regulations plural cestni prometni predpisihigh road, main road — glavna cestarule of the road — cestni prometni predpis(i); predpis za vožnjo (po cesti, po morju)royal road figuratively varna pot, lahka potthe road is made railway kretnice so postavljeneto be in s.o.'s road — biti komu napotito get into s.o.'s road — delati komu napototo get out of the road — iti (komu) s poti, napraviti (komu) prosto potto give on the road — pustiti iti mimo, umakniti seto leave the road nautical izpluti s sidriščato take the road — kreniti, iti ali odpraviti se na pot, napotiti se, odpotovatito take to the road British English archaic postati cestni ropar (razbojnik);2.adjectivecestniroad bend (curve) — cestni ovinek (vijuga, zavoj)road junction — cestno vozlišče, križiščeII [róud]transitive verbhunting (o psu) (iz)slediti z vohom (zlasti divjo perutnino) -
10 simple
['simpl]1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) enostaven2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) preprost3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) preprost4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) čist5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) lahkoveren6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) neveden•- simplicity
- simplification
- simplified
- simplify
- simply
- simple-minded
- simple-mindedness* * *I [simpl]adjective ( simply adverb)enostaven, preprost, nekompliciran; jasen, čist, nepotvorjen (resnica); brez okraskov; nesestavljen, nespojen, brez primesi; nepokvarjen, neafektiran, naraven, preprost; naiven, neveden, bedast, neumen, lahkoveren, bebastin simple beauty — neokrašen, v naravni lepotisimple eye — eno od očes, ki tvorijo oko žuželkesimple equation — enačba 1. stopnjesimple madness — čista, prava norostpure and simple — čist, popolnI am not so simple as to believe that... — nisem tako naiven, da bi verjel, da...II [simpl]nounnaivnež, bedak, norec; preprost človek; zdravilna rastlina; plural zdravilne rastline, zelišča; plural norosti, norčije, neumnosti -
11 vegetable
['ve‹təbl]1) (a plant or part of a plant, other than a fruit, used as food: We grow potatoes, beans and other vegetables; ( also adjective) vegetable oils.) zelenjava2) (a plant: Grass is a vegetable, gold is a mineral and a human being is an animal.) rastlina•- vegetarianism
- vegetate
- vegetation* * *[védžitəbl]1.nounzel, rastlina; (zlasti plural) rastlinje, (zelena) povrtnina, zelenjava, sočivje; rastlinska hrana, vegetabilijeearly vegetables — zgodnja povrtnina;2.adjectiverastlinski, vegetabilen; povrtni; rastlinskega izvora, sestavljen iz rastlin; figuratively enoličenvegetable-man — branjevec, sadjarvegetable marrow botany buča -
12 a dog's life
(a wretched existence: He leads a dog's life.) pasje življenje
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