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1 low-tide
[lóutaid]nounoseka; figuratively dno -
2 low tide/water
(the time when the sea is lowest at a particular place during ebb-tide: There is three feet of water in the harbour, even at low water.) oseka -
3 tide
(the regular, twice-a-day ebbing and flowing movement of the sea: It's high/low tide; The tide is coming in / going out.) plima in oseka- tidal- tidal wave* * *I [táid]nounplima in oseka, plimovanje; valovje; tok, struja; čas, doba; sprememba, preobrat; (redko) ugoden trenutek, priložnosteven tide — večerni čas, večerflood, high tide — plimathe turn of the tide — sprememba sreče; preobratto go with the tide — plavati s tokom, figuratively delati, kar drugi delajothe tide turns — sreča se obrača, je opotečato work double tide — delati noč in dan; naporno delatitake the tide at the tide — izkoristi priliko, kuj železo, dokler je vročeII [táid]intransitive verbteči; plavati s tokom; imeti plimo in oseko; (časovno) segati; izpluti oziroma pripluti s plimo; obsolete zgoditi se; transitive verb gnati s plimo, s tokom; figuratively pomagati (komu) (čez težave)to tide over s.th. figuratively iti preko česa, prebroditi kaj, prestati kajto tide s.th. up the river — gnati kaj po reki navzgor (o plimi) -
4 low
I 1. [ləu] adjective1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) nizek2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) tih3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) nizek4) (small: a low price.) nizek5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) šibek6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) nizek2. adverb(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) nizko- lower- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjectivelow-tech industries/skills.) tehnološko nezahteven- be low on II [ləu] verb(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) mukati* * *I [lou]adjectivenizek; globok (poklon, izrez obleke); tih, globok (glas); plitev (voda); majhen (hitrost); nizko ležeč; skoraj prazen (posoda); komaj zadosten (zaloga), neizdaten (hrana); podhranjen; slab, slaboten (pulz); razmeroma nov ali mlad; potrt; prezirljiv (mnenje); manj vreden; preprost, primitiven; vulgaren, prostaški (značaj)at the lowest — najmanj, minimalno, po najnižji cenifiguratively at a low ebb — izčrpan (sredstva)low voice — nizek glas, globok glasfiguratively in low water — brez denarja, v škripcuII [lou]adverbnizko, globoko, tiho; economy poceni; borno, ubožno, ponižno; prostaškoto bring s.o. low — ponižati, oslabiti, potlačiti kogato lay low — podreti, ubitito lie low — biti ponižan, slang skrivati se, pritajiti sefiguratively the sands are running low — čas je skoraj potekel, konec se bližaIII [lou]nounprva prestava (avto); meteorology nizek zračni pritisk, depresija; American najnižje stanje, minimumIV [lou]1.nounmukanje;2.intransitive verbmukati -
5 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) spojiti2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) spojiti3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) pridružiti se4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) priključiti se, srečati se5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) pridružiti se2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) stik- join hands
- join in
- join up* * *I [džɔin]nounstikališče, spajanje, spajalen člen; utorII [džɔin]1.transitive verbspojiti, spajati, združiti, sestaviti, povezati, priključiti, pridružiti, srečati, dotikati;2.intransitive verbpriključiti se, pridružiti se, združiti se; včlaniti se; spojiti se; strinjati se ( with s, z; in v, glede); mejiti, dotikati semilitary & nautical nastopiti službo; nautical vkrcati se; geometry spojiti dve točki (s krivuljo ali premico); military to join the army — iti v vojskoto join hands (with) — skleniti roke, rokovati se, združiti se s komto join issue with — ne strinjati se, pobijati (z argumenti)slang to join the majority — umretito join s.o. in doing s.th. — skupaj kaj delati -
6 ebb
[eb]1) ((of the tide) to go out from the land: The tide began to ebb.) upadati (oseka)2) (to become less: His strength was ebbing fast.) upadati•- ebb tide- at a low ebb
- on the ebb* * *I [eb]nounoseka; figuratively propadanje, upadanjeat an ebb, at a low ebb — obubožan, v žalostnem položajuebb and flow, ebb and tide — plima in osekaII [eb]intransitive verbupadati; umikati se, odtekati, ugašati, propadati -
7 high
1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) visok2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) visok3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) visok4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) visok5) (noble; good: high ideals.) visok6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) močan7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) visok8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) visok9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) pokvarjen10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) visok2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) visoko- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) izpostaviti- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) visokotehnološki- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time* * *I [hái]adjectivevisok, dvignjen; velik, važen; močan, silen; plemenit, odličen, imeniten; obilen (hrana); začinjen, pikanten (meso, divjačina); daljen, star (čas); visok, prediren, rezek (glas); velike vrednosti, visoke cene, drag; skrajen, goreč, vnet ( a high Tory); napet, razburljiv (doživljaj); veder, jasen, vesel (razpoloženje)colloquially natrkan; slang omamljen (od mamila); American slang high on — nor na kajof high birth — plemenitega rodu, visokega roduBritish English higher school certificate — abiturientsko spričevalohigh day — beli dan, prazničen danhigh and dry figuratively osamljen, zapuščen; nautical nasedel, na suhemto leave s.o. high and dry — pustiti koga na cediluin high feather — dobre volje, opitwith a high hand — samovoljno, ošabnoto carry things off with a high hand — samovoljno, predrzno ravnaticolloquially to mount ( —ali ride) the high horse — biti ponosen, biti domišljavhigh and mighty — nadut, ošabenhigh period — obdobje največje slave (umetnika itd.)on the high ropes — ohol, poln prezira; besenof high standing — visokega stanu, ugledenhigh spirit — razigranost, vedrostin high spirits — razigran, colloquially natrkan, "v rožicah"high words — ostre besede, prepirslang how is that for high? — to je pa že malo prevečII [hái]adverbvisoko; močno, zeloto run high — biti razburkan (morje); figuratively biti razburjen, razburiti seIII [hái]nounvišina; anticiklonsko področje; najvišja karta; technical najvišja prestava (v vozilu); American colloquially gimnazija; American slang omama (od mamila)on high — zgoraj, visoko gor; v nebesih, v nebesafrom on high — od zgoraj, z nebes
См. также в других словарях:
Low tide — Low Low (l[=o]), a. [Compar. {Lower} (l[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Occupying an inferior position or place;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
low tide — low tides N VAR: oft at N At the coast, low tide is the time when the sea is at its lowest level because the tide is out. The causeway to the island is only accessible at low tide. Ant: high tide … English dictionary
low tide — n [U and C] the time when sea water is at its lowest level ≠ ↑high tide ▪ You can walk across to the island at low tide … Dictionary of contemporary English
low tide — low′ tide′ n. 1) oce the tide at the point of maximum ebb 2) the lowest point: Her spirits were at low tide[/ex] • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
low tide — n. 1. the lowest level reached by the ebbing tide 2. the time when the tide is at this level: see NEAP1 3. the lowest point reached by anything … English World dictionary
low tide — ► NOUN ▪ the state of the tide when at its lowest level … English terms dictionary
low tide — noun count or uncount the time when the ocean is at its lowest level … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
low tide — noun the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide • Syn: ↑low water • Ant: ↑high tide • Hypernyms: ↑tide * * * noun : the farthest ebb of th … Useful english dictionary
low tide — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms low tide : singular low tide plural low tides the time when the sea is at its lowest level … English dictionary
low tide — 1. the tide at the point of maximum ebb. 2. the time of low water. 3. the lowest point of decline of anything: His spirits were at low tide. [1860 65] * * * … Universalium
low tide — noun (C, U) the time when sea water is at its lowest level: You can walk across to the island at low tide. opposite high tide (1) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English