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1 tap
I 1. [tæp] noun(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) lahen udarec2. verb((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) potrkati- tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) pipa2. verb1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) izkoriščati2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) prisluškovati* * *I [tæp]noun(vodovodna, plinska itd.) pipa; čep, veha (pri sodu itd.); nastavljen sod; colloquially pijača, vrsta pijače; colloquially tip, vrsta, medicine cevka, cevčica; technical sveder za vrtanje; navoj vijaka; colloquially krčma, pivnica, točilnica; technical odcep(ek); electrical odjemalec toka; telefonska naprava za prisluškovanje telefonskih pogovorovon tap — nastavljen (o sodu); figuratively na voljo, v poljubni količinicask is on tap — sod je nastavljen, načetII [tæp]transitive verbnastaviti pipo (pri sodu); načeti, odpreti, začeti točiti; medicine punktirati; napraviti odcep (ceste, cevovoda, telefonske napeljave); (za)rezati drevo in izvleči sok; vključiti v svoje področje, v svojo interesno sfero; izprositi ( for kaj); izkoriščati; electrical sprejeti; technical izvrtati notranje navoje pri vijaku; intransitive verb delati kot natakar v točilnici; prisluškovati telefonskim pogovoromto tap the admiral nautical slang krasti (pijačo) iz sodato tap s.o. for money, for information — (skušati) izvrtati, izvleči iz koga denar, informacijeto tap a telephone wire, to tap the telephone — skrivaj prisluškovati telefonskemu razgovoru (z žice) s posebno napravoIII [tæp]noun(lahen) udarec, potrepljanje; lahno trkanje (at na); zaplata (na podplatu čevlja); military American znak (s trobento ipd.) za nočni počitekto give s.o. a tap on the shoulder — potrepljati koga po ramiIV [tæp]transitive verb & intransitive verbrahlo udariti, dotakniti se, dregniti, krcniti, potrepljati, (po)trkati (at na); pretrkati; American zakrpati (čevlje), popraviti z zaplatoto tap s.o.'s fingers — krcniti koga po prstih -
2 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) napeti (se)2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) pretegniti, napenjati3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) izkušati4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) precediti2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napetost, obremenitev2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) preobremenjenost3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) izvin4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) obremenitev•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) vrsta2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) nagnjenje, poteza3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) zvoki* * *I [stréin]nounpritisk, vlek, poteg, natezanje, napetost, moč; obremenjenost; (pre)napenjanje, prizadevanje, trud, teženje; obremenitev, breme, napor; izpah, izvin; technical deformacija, poklina, razpoka, lom; izbruh, ploha (besedi), tirada, ton, stil, način izražanja; (često plural) zvoki, melodije; stih, verz, odstavek; razpoloženje; (redko) višek, stopnjaunder a strain — zdelan, živčno uničen, pri kraju z živcimartial strains — bojevite melodije, vojaška muzikathe strain on the rope — napetost, nategnjenost vrviit is a strain colloquially to človeka zdelato impose a strain on a machine — preobremeniti stroj, preveč zahtevati od strojaII [stréin]1.transitive verbnategniti, napeti; (pre)napenjati, pretegniti, (i)zviniti, izpahnitito strain every nerve — napeti vse živce, vse od sebe datito strain one's wrist — izviniti si zapestje; technical upogniti, zverižiti, (preveč) raztegniti, deformirati, preoblikovati; forsirati, silo delati; prekoračiti, preveč zahtevati, precenjevati, previsoko ocenitito strain the meaning of a word — forsirati, silo delati pomenu besedeto strain one's credit (one's powers, one's rights) — prekoračiti svoj kredit (svoja pooblastila, svoje pravice)to strain one's strength — precenjevati svojo moč; precediti, filtrirati, pasirati (tudi out)to strain out coffee grounds — (pre)filtrirati kavino goščo; (močno) stisniti (to k), objeti; obsolete (pri)siliti, primorati, priganjati;2.intransitive verbvleči, trgati; (do skrajnosti) se napenjati, si prizadevati, se truditi (for, after za), stremeti (for, after po); upogniti se, (s)kriviti se, zviti se; teči, curljati skozi, pronicati (o tekočini); ustrašiti se (at pred), osupniti, ostrmeti, ustaviti se (at ob), imeti preveč pomislekovhe strains too much after effect — on preveč stremi, se lovi za efektiIII [stréin]nounrod, družina, linija; biology rasa, čista linija; (rasni) znak, poteza, primes; poreklo, izvor; (dedno) nagnjenje, dispozicija, poteza (v značaju); soj, vrsta, sorta; obsolete oploditeva strain of Greek blood — (značilna) lastnost (poteza, kanec) grške krvia strain of fanaticism — sled (nadih, poteza) fanatičnosti
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