napraviti konec s čim

poravnava (dolga); British English juridically pobotnica; konec, smrt, smrtni udarec

to give the quietus to s.th. — napraviti konec s čim

to give s.o. his quietus — zadati komu smrtni udarec, uničiti koga

to make one's quietus — vzeti si življenje

1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) postaviti

2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) zastaviti

3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) izraziti

4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) zapisati

5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) zapluti

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met kamna z rame; (borza) premijski posli

put and call — borzni terminski sklep

položiti, postaviti, dati kam, vtakniti ( in one's pocket v žep; in prison v ječo); spraviti (koga v posteljo, v neprijeten položaj, v red, v tek); izpostaviti, podvreči čemu ( to put to death usmrtiti koga); posaditi (into, under s čim; the land was put under potatoes); poslati, dati, siliti, naganjati (to v, k; to put to school poslati v šolo, to put to trade dati koga v uk, to put the horse to the fence nagnati konja v skok čez ograjo); napeljati, zvabiti (on, to k); napisati ( to put one's signature to a document); prestaviti, prevesti ( into French v francoščino); izraziti, formulirati ( I cannot put it into words ne znam tega z besedami izraziti; how shall I put it kako naj to formuliram?); oceniti, preceniti (at; I put his income at £ 1000 a year po mojem zasluži 1000 funtov na leto); uporabiti (to; to put s.th. to a good use dobro kaj uporabiti); zastaviti, postaviti (vprašanje, predlog; I put it to you apeliram na vas, obračam se na vas); staviti (on; denar na kaj); vložiti, investirati ( into v); naložiti (npr. davek, to put a taɔ on obdavčiti kaj); naprtiti, pripisati komu kaj (on; they put the blame on him krivdo valijo na njega); sport metati, vreči (kroglo); poriniti (bodalo), streljati (in, into);

podati se, napotiti se, iti, hiteti ( for kam; to put to land podati se na kopno; to put to sea odpluti

to put for home — napotiti se domov); nautical jadrati, krmariti, pluti; American izlivati se ( into v)

to put s.o. above s.o. else — postaviti koga pred drugega

to put one's brain to it — koncentrirati se na kaj, lotiti se česa

to put a bullet through — ustreliti, preluknjati koga

to put in black and white, to put in writing — napisati

to be put to it — biti prisiljen

to be hard put to it — biti v zagati, v škripcih, biti prisiljen k čemu

to put the cow to the bull — pripeljati kravo k biku

put the case that — recimo, da

to put the cart before the horse — nesmiselno ravnati

to put o.s. in (under) the care of s.o. — postaviti se pod zaščito koga

to put out of action — onesposobiti

to put s.o. out of countenance — spraviti koga iz ravnotežja

to put down the drain — vreči v vodo, neumno zapraviti

to put all one's eggs in one basket — staviti vse na eno karto

to put an end ( —ali stop, period) to — napraviti konec s čim, končati

to put the good face on it — mirno kaj prenesti

to put one's foot in it — narediti napako, osramotiti se, blamirati se

to put in force — uveljaviti

to put s.o. on his feet — spraviti koga na noge

to put the finger on — pokazati s prstom na, identificirati koga (kaj)

to put s.o. on guard — opozoriti koga na previdnost

to put one's hands to — lotiti se; pomagati

to put into the hands of s.o. — prepustiti komu, dati komu v roke

to put out of one's head — izbiti si iz glave, pozabiti

to put a horse to — vpreči konja

to put s.o. in a hole — spraviti koga v neugodon položaj

to put the hand to the plough — prijeti za delo

to put one's hands in one's pocket — globoko seči v žep

to put it to s.o. — apelirati na koga, dati komu na voljo

to put a knife into — zabosti

slang to put the lid on — presegati vse meje, biti višek česa

to put money on — staviti na kaj

to put the money to a good use — pametno porabiti denar

to put a matter right — izgladiti (zadevo)

to put it mildly — milo rečeno

to put in mind — spomniti koga

to put s.o.'s nose out of joint — spodriniti koga

to put in order — urediti

to put s.o. on his oath — zapriseči koga

to put in practice — izvajati

to put o.s. in s.o.'s place — vživeti se v položaj koga drugega

to put on paper — napisati

not to put it past one — pripisati komu kaj slabega

to put to ransom — zahtevati odkupnino za

to put s.o. right — popraviti koga

to put in shape — spraviti v dobro kondicijo, oblikovati

to put one's shoulder to the wheel — potruditi se

to put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel — metati komu polena pod noge

to put to the sword — prebosti z mečem

to stay put — ostati na mestu

figuratively to put teeth into — zagristi se v kaj

to put s.o. through it — dajati koga na sito in rešeto

to put in use — uporabiti

to put a veto on it — uporabiti veto

to put into words — izraziti z besedami, točno opisati

to put s.o. in the wrong — postaviti koga na laž, dokazati, da nima prav

to put s.o. out of the way — spraviti koga s poti

slang to put s.o. wise — odpreti komu oči

slang to put the wind up s.o. — prestrašiti koga, dati mu vetra

well put — dobro povedano

to put the weight — metati kroglo

to put everything wrong — narediti vse narobe

archaic tepec, čudak, kmet

& verb see putt

1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) postaviti

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pogrniti

3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) določiti

4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dati

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) sprožiti

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) zaiti

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) strditi se

8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) naravnati

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) nakodrati, urediti

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) vstaviti

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) naravnati

1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) ustaljen

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) odločen

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) odločen

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) tog

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) tog

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) z vdelanim (diamantom itd.)

1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) zbirka

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparat

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) skupina

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) friziranje

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) scenografija

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) niz

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- setting

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poetically sončni zahod; neko število enakih oseb, stvari, ki spadajo skupaj, tvorijo celoto; krog, družba (ljudi), klika; garnitura, serija, niz, servis; tennis set, partija (6 iger); commerce kolekcija; radijski, televizijski aparat, naprava, pribor; vsa ladijska jadra; printing zlog; theatre oprema odra; frizura, pričeska; sadika, nasad (jajc); plesni pari; figura pri četvorki; hunting nepremična stoja psa pred divjačino; (o glavi) drža, držanje; (o obleki) kroj, pristajanje; (o toku, vetru) smer; (o tekočini) trdnost; nagnjenost, tendenca ( towards k, proti); figuratively oster napad, zadnja plast (malte na zidu)

a set of bills of exchange — dve ali tri istovrstne menice

a set of cards — niz igralnih kart

a set of contradictions — niz, vrsta protislovij, nasprotij

set of current — smer toka

the set of day (life) — konec (zaton) dneva (življenja)

set of furniture — garnitura pohištva

set of houses — skupina (kompleks) hiš

a fine set of men — dobro moštvo

set of swindlers — banda, klika sleparjev

dead set hunting nepremična stoja psa, ki naznanja divjačino

set of false teeth — umetno zobovje

the best set — elita

the fast set — lahkoživi svet

full set of bill of lading commerce sklop (komplet) ladijskega tovornega lista (konosamenta)

the racing set — krog ljudi, ki se zanimajo za konjske dirke

smart set — mondena družba

wireless set — radijski aparat

he is one of my set — on je eden iz mojega kroga (družbe)

he has a set towards preaching — on rad pridiga

to make a dead set at figuratively čvrsto popasti, zgrabiti koga; (o ženski) loviti koga, skušati (truditi se) osvojiti koga

določen, odrejen (čas), ustaljen, predpisan; pravilen, konvencionalen; tog, nepremičen; stalen (o ceni); American trmast; premišljen, pripravljen (govor); zaseden ( with z), zavzet, (popolnoma) zaposlen, okupiran (on, upon s.th. s čim)

at the set day — na določeni dan

set egg — jajce z razvitim piščetom v lupini

set fair — stalno lepo vreme

set form — predpisan formular

set piece — (gradbeni) oder, na katerem se delajo razne figure za ognjemet

set phrase — ustaljen izraz (reklo, fraza)

set scene — kulise, sestavljene iz bolj ali manj gotovih delov

set resolution — trden sklep

set speech — vnaprej pripravljen, naštudiran govor

set time — dogovorjen (odrejen, določen) čas

close-set — na gosto postavljen

hard-set — v škripcih

people with set opinions — ljudje z ustaljenimi nazori

well-set — stasit, lepe rasti, postaven

well set up in wine — dobro založen, oskrbljen z vinom

I am set on s.th. — srčno si želim česa, mnogo mi je do česa, hlepim po čem

his teeth were set — stiskal je zobe

postaviti, položiti, posaditi, namestiti, instalirati, montirati, dati v določen položaj; naravnati (ud, uro); razvrstiti, sestaviti v zbirko (žuželke itd.); nasaditi (kokoš, jajca); pogrniti (mizo), razviti (jadro); razporediti, zlágati (tiskarske črke); urediti, (s)frizirati (lase); vstaviti, vdelati (dragulj v zlato); zabiti (v zemljo); spraviti (v gibanje), privesti, spraviti v določeno stanje; spustiti (na prostost); nagnati koga k delu, zapovedati mu, da se loti kakega dela; postaviti, dati (komu kaj) za zgled (vzor, primer); postaviti (pravilo); dati (komu ali sebi) nalogo; komponirati, uglasbiti (to za); naščuvati (at s.o. proti komu); razpisati (nagrado) (on na); stisniti (zobe); theatre uprizoriti, postaviti na oder; obsuti, posuti kaj ( with z); sesiriti (mleko); usmeriti, gnati (čoln); zasaditi zemijo, tla ( with z);

zaiti, zahajati (sonce, mesec, tudi figuratively); ustaliti se (vreme); pihati (o vetru), prihajati ( from od, iz); gibati se, premikati se v neki smeri (o vodnem toku itd.); kreniti (na pot); kazati nagnjenost (to za); lotiti se, začeti; pridobiti na moči; (o lovskem psu) nepremično obstati in tako opozoriti na bližnjo divjačino; (o obleki) pristajati; spremeniti se v trdno stanje, otrdeti (cement, malta), strditi se; (o plesalcih) stati nasproti partnerju; (o cvetu) narediti plod; dobiti določeno obliko

to set afoot (on foot) — začeti, pripraviti (kaj)

to set s.o. against — nahujskati koga proti, ustvariti pri kom nerazpoloženje za

to be set on (upon) s.th. — trdovratno vztrajati pri čem, biti ves mrtev na kaj

to set alar(u)m — naravnati budilko na potrebni čas

to set the axe to s.th. — začeti kaj sekati, nastaviti sekiro na kaj, uničiti kaj

to set the broken bones (a fracture) — naravnati zlomljene kosti (zlom)

to set books to be read — določiti knjige, ki jih je treba prebrati

this hat set me back a pound slang ta klobuk me je stal en funt

to set bounds to s.th. — omejiti kaj

to set one's cap at colloquially prizadevati si pritegniti (snubca)

this cement sets quickly — ta cement hitro otrdi

to set chairs for everybody — namestiti stole za vse

his character has set — njegov značaj je dozorel

to set the clock (the watch) — naravnati uro

to set close printing staviti, zlágati z majhnimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami

to set at defiance — izzvati, kljubovati

to set a dog on s.o. — spustiti, naščuvati psa na koga

to set persons by the ears (at variance, at loggerheads) — izzvati prepir (razdor) med dvema osebama, spraviti v spor, spreti dve osebi

to set s.o. at ease — pomiriti koga, osvoboditi koga zadrege (tesnobe, ženiranja, stiske)

to set an end to s.th. — napraviti konec čemu

to set an engine going — spraviti stroj v pogon

to set an example — dati zgled

to set eyes on s.th. — upreti oči (pogled) v kaj, opaziti kaj

to set one's face against colloquially odločno se upreti, zoperstaviti

how far did I set you? — (v šoli) do kam smo prišli (vzeli) (zadnjič)?

to set the fashion — dajati, uvesti, diktirati modo (ton)

to set s.o. on his feet — postaviti koga na noge (tudi figuratively)

to set fire to (at) s.th. — podnetiti, zažgati kaj

to set s.th. on fire — požgati, zažgati kaj

to set the Thames on fire figuratively napraviti nekaj osupljivega

to set foot in a house — prestopiti prag hiše, vstopiti v hišo

to set on foot — postaviti na noge, začeti, uvesti, spraviti v gibanje, v tek

to set foot on s.th. — stopiti na kaj

to set free (at liberty) — izpustiti na prostost

to set a glass in a sash — vstaviti šipo v (okenski) okvir

to set one's hand to s.th. — podpisati kaj, zapečatiti kaj

to set a hen — posaditi kokoš na jajca

to set one's house in order — spraviti (svojo) hišo v red, urediti hišo; figuratively spraviti svoje stvari v red, urediti svoje stvari; napraviti red, pomesti z nepravilnostmi, izvesti reforme

to set a lady's hair — urediti, naviti, sfrizirati, narediti pričesko dami

to set one's hand to a task — lotiti se naloge

I set my hand and seal to this document — s tem podpisujem to listino

to set one's heart (one's mind) to s.th. — poželeti, zelo si (za)želeti, zahtevati zase, izbrati zase, odločno skušati dobiti kaj, navdušiti se za kaj

to set s.o.'s heart at rest — napraviti konec dvomu, zaskrbljenosti, pomiriti koga

the jelly has (is) set — želé se je strdil

to set at large — dati prostost, izpustiti, osvoboditi

to set a company laughing — spraviti družbo v smeh

to set ono's life on a chance figuratively staviti svoje življenje na kocko

to set s.th. in a proper light — postaviti kaj v pravo luč

to set little (much) by s.th. — malo (visoko) kaj ceniti

to set one's mind on — obrniti svoje misli na

to set to music — uglasbiti

my muscle sets — mišica se mi napne

to set s.o. at naught — rogati se, posmehovati se komu, podcenjevati, omalovaževati, poniževati, v nič devati koga, ne se ozirati na koga

to set o.s. against s.th. — upreti se, zoperstaviti se čemu

public opinion sets strongly against them — javno mnenje jim je sovražno

to set o.s. — lotiti se; sport zavzeti mesto na startu, pripraviti se za start

to set the pace — regulirati korak, hojo; dajati takt

to set paper colloquially napisati vprašanja, ki jih bodo vlekli študenti na izpitu

to set pen to paper — lotiti se pisanja, začeti pisati

to set the police after s.o. — poslati policijo za kom

to set a price on s.th. — določiti čemu ceno, naložiti ceno za kaj

to set a price on s.o.'s life (head) — razpisati nagrado na glavo kake osebe

to set s.th. before the public — prinesti kaj pred javnost

to set a razor — nabrusiti britev; izgladiti ostrino britve po brušenju

to set s.o. at rest — pomiriti, umiriti koga

to set a question at rest — urediti (rešiti) vprašanje

to set s.o. right — popraviti, korigirati koga

to set right (to rights, in order) — spraviti v red, popraviti

to set roaring (in a roar) — spraviti v krohot

to set a handle with rubies — vdelati rubine v ročaj

to set sail — dvigniti jadro, odjadrati, odpluti, kreniti na potovanje po morju

to set a saw — izviti zobe žage v nasprotnih si smereh

to set seal to s.th. — staviti pečat na kaj

to set seed — posejati seme

to set shoulder to the wheel figuratively pomagati, podpreti, zelo si prizadevati, odločno se lotiti

to set spies on s.o. — vohuniti za kom

to set spurs to the horse — z ostrogami spodbosti konja, spodbujati

to set a stake into the ground — zabiti kol v tla, v zemljo

his star sets figuratively njegova zvezda zahaja

to set store by s.th. slang visoko (zelo) ceniti, preceniti kaj; pripisovati veliko važnost čemu

to set the table — pogrniti mizo

to set a task — dati, naložiti nalogo

to set one's teeth — stisniti zobe (tudi figuratively)

to set s.o.'s teeth on edge — izzvati razburjenost (vznemirjenost) pri kom, (raz)dražiti živce komu, iti komu na živce

to set s.o. thinking — dati komu misliti

to set a trap — nastaviti past (zanko)

to set at variance — spreti, razdvojiti

to set veils — razpeti jadra

to set s.o. in the way — pokazati komu pot, spraviti koga na pravo pot

to set s.o. on his way archaic spremiti koga del (kos) poti

to set wide printing staviti razprto, z velikimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami

to set one's wits to another's — meriti se s kom v diskusiji

to set one's wits to a question — iskati rešitev problerna, prizadevati si rešiti problem

to set one's wits to work — predati se resnemu razmišljanju

to set the watch nautical postaviti straže na njihova mesta

it sets him well — dobro mu pristaja

the weather has set fair — vreme je postalo lepo

to set s.o. to work — spraviti koga k delu

to set o.s. to work — lotiti se dela

1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) ustaviti

2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zaustaviti

3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) prenehati

4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zamašiti

5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) pritisniti na struno/odprtino

6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) ostati, ustaviti se

1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) ustavitev

2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) postaja

3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) pika

4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) poklopec, dušilec

5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) zagozda, zapora

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ustavitev, prekinitev, prestanek, pavza, zastoj, konec; ustavljanje, mirovanje, bivanje, pomuda, čas bivanja; postaja, postajališče; gostišče; zapora, blokiranje, ovira; aretacija; naprave za zapiranje; photography zaslonka; music sprememba višine tona, ki nastane s pritiskom na struno ali žico; (orgelski) register, figuratively register; luknja, poklopec (pri pihalih); grammar ločilo, interpunkcija; phonetics zapornik (soglasnik); figuratively način govora

without a stop — brez ustavljanja

full stop — pika

to be at a stop — biti ustavljen, stati, ne moči naprej (dalje)

to bring to a stop — ustaviti

to come to a full (dead) stop — popolnoma se ustaviti (prenehati, ponehati)

to get out at the next stop — izstopiti na prihodnjem postajališču

to make a stop — ustaviti se

to leave out a stop — izpustiti ločilo

to pull out all the stops to save s.o. — z vsemi sredstvi poskušati koga rešiti

to put a stop to s.th. — ustaviti kaj, napraviti konec čemu

to put a stop on s.th. — zadržati, ustaviti kaj, zapleniti kaj

he put on the pathetic stop — udaril je na patetično struno, prešel je v patetičen ton

ustaviti, zaustaviti; prekiniti, ovirati, zadrževati; prenehati s čim; zamašiti (z zamaškom), začepiti (često up), zatesniti; plombirati (zob); zapolniti, zapreti, ustaviti (krvavenje itd.); zastavljati, zadrževati (promet); prestreči, odbiti, parirati (udarec); odtrgati, zadržati, prikrajšati (plačo, podporo itd.); zapreti (plin, paro, vodo); odvrniti ( from od); nautical privezati (ladjo); grammar označiti z ločili, staviti interpunkcijo, ločila; music pritisniti na (žico, struno), spremeniti višino tona s pritiskom na struno; udušiti (glas);

ustaviti se, obstati; colloquially ostati (v postelji, pri kom itd.), biti na obisku; nastaniti se (with s.o. pri kom); (pre)nehati, prekiniti se, napraviti prekinitev (odmor, pavzo), pavzirati; zamašiti se (cev)

a badly spelt and badly stopped letter — pismo, polno pravopisnih in interpunkcijskih napak

stop thief! — primite tatu!

to stop in bed — ostati v postelji

to stop a blow — odbiti, parirati udarec

to stop a blow with one's head jocosely dobiti udarec po glavi

to stop s.o.'s breath — sapo komu zapreti; zadušiti koga

to stop a bullet slang biti zadet od krogle, biti ustreljen

to stop a car — ustaviti, stopati avto

to stop a cheque — prepovedati izplačilo čeka

to stop dead (short) — nenadoma se ustaviti, obstati kot ukopan

to stop doing s.th. — prenehati s čim

shall you stop for dinner? — boste ostali na večerji?

to stop one's ears — (za)mašiti si ušesa, figuratively ne hoteti slišati

to stop a gap — zamašiti vrzel (luknjo), nadomestovati v potrebi

I am going to stop a few days — zaustavil se bom nekaj dni

to stop s.o.'s mouth — zamašiti komu usta

do stop that noise! — nehajte vendar s tem hrupom (ropotom)!

stop your nonsense! — dovolj je vaših neumnosti!

he'll stop at nothing — on se ničesar ne ustraši

to stop payment — ustaviti plačilo

to stop running — nehati teči

he stopped me from speaking — preprečil mi je, da bi povedal svoje mnenje

he never stops to think — nikoli si ne vzame časa, da bi premislil (za premislek)

to stop a tooth — plombirati zob

my watch has stopped — ura se mi je ustavila

to stop the way — zastaviti, zapreti pot, ovirati napredovanje

to stop work — ustaviti delo

to stop a wound — ustaviti krvavitev rane

1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) obrniti

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrniti se

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zaviti

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) usmeriti

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) zaviti okoli

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) spremeniti

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) postati

1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) obrat

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) navoj

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) ovinek, odcep

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) (biti) na vrsti za

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) točka

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vrtljaj, vrtenje, obračanje, obrat; ovinek, zavoj, okljuk, vijuga, krivulja; figuratively izkrivljenje; (posebna) smer, sprememba smeri, obrnjena smer; preokret, preobrat; kriza; economy prodaja, promet; sprememba, menjava, redno menjavanje pri opravljanju (posla, službe), turnus, vrstni red; zamena, šiht, posada, delovna izmena; runda; (kratek) sprehod, pot, runda; zaposlenost (s čim), (prehoden) poklic; usluga; prilika, priložnost; točka v programu (varieteja); namen, namera, potreba; figuratively sposobnost, talent, dar ( for za), nagnjenje; oblika, obris; način mišljenja, razpoloženje; postopek; izraz; colloquially živčni pretres, šak, omotica, strah, močno razburjenje; skisanje (mleka); printing obrnjena črka, obrnjen tisk; sport trojka (pri drsanju); plural medicine menstruacija, mesečna čišča

turn (and turn) about — izmenoma, menjaje se

at every turn — pri vsakem koraku, ob vsaki priliki, neprestano, ob vsakem času

before one's turn — preden smo na vrsti

by turns, in turns — izmenoma, zaporedoma; v turnusu, eno za drugim

every one in his turn! — vsakdo (vsi) po vrsti!

in turn — po vrsti

in the turn of a hand — v hipu, kot bi trenil

out of one's turn — zunaj, mimo svoje vrste; ne na mestu

to a turn — izvrstno

a turn of anger — napad jeze

turn of the century — konec stoletja

a turn of fortune (of Fortune's wheel) — preobrat, preokret sreče, usode

a turn to the left — zavoj na levo

turn of life medicine klimakterij

the turn of the tide — oseka, figuratively sprememba položaja, preobrat

done to a turn — (s)pečen kot treba

hand's turn — ročno delo

to be of humorous turn — imeti smisel za humor

to be on the turn — biti na preokretnici, prelomnici

he is fond of old turns of expression — on se rad starinsko izraža

whose turn is it? — kdo je na vrsti?

now it is my turn — sedaj sem jaz na vrsti

the milk is on the turn — mleko se bo vsak hip skisalo

the cake is done to a turn — kolač je ravno prav pečen

to do s.o. a good (bad) turn — napraviti komu dobro (slabo) uslugo

he did me an ill turn — škodoval mi je, eno mi je zagodel

one good turn deserves another — roka roko umiva, usluga za uslugo

to (a)wait one's turn — čakati, da pridemo na vrsto

to give s.o. a turn — prestrašiti koga

to have a turn for languages — ima dar za jezike

he has a curious turn of mind — čudnega značaja je

I heard short turns in the music-hall — slišal sem kratke točke programa v varieteju

left (right) turn! British English military na levo (desno)!

we read turn and turn about — menjavali smo se pri čitanju

don't speak out of your turn! — ne govori, če nisi na vrsti!

it serves my turn — to mi prav pride, mi dobro služi (koristi)

to take a turn at s.th. — kratek čas se s čim ukvarjati

to take a turn to the right — zaviti na desno

to take turns — medsebojno se menjavati ( at rowing pri veslanju)

to take a turn in the park — napraviti kratek sprehod (rundo) v parku

to take the good (bad) turn, to take a turn for the good (bad) — obrniti se na boljše (slabše)

disease took a favourable turn — bolezen se je obrnila na bolje

(za)vrteti (v krogu); obrniti, obračati, narobe obrniti; preobrniti, prekopati; odbiti, odvrniti; spremeniti smer, dati drugo smer; odločiti; spremeniti (v), predrugačiti, pretvoriti; prevesti (tekst); skisati (mleko); prekoračiti, preiti; obiti, military

obkoliti; izogniti se; zaviti okoli, obrniti, nameriti (korak itd.); napotiti, nagnati, spoditi ( into v); sport delati (prekuce, salte, kolo); otopiti, skrhati (nož); naščuvati, nahujskati ( against proti); zmešati (glavo), zmesti, znoriti; economy v denar spraviti, unovčiti; stružiti, zaokrogliti, zaobliti, dati okroglo obliko; lepo oblikovati; figuratively lepo formulirati (stavek); obsolete speljati na kriva pota, zapeljati; spreobrniti;

vrteti se, dati se vrteti; obračati se, obrniti se; prevračati se, prevrniti se; figuratively postaviti se na glavo; postati omotičen; zaviti, kreniti, napraviti zavoj; zateči se (to k), obrniti se, pogledati nazaj; oprijeti se, lotiti se, ukvarjati se; spremeniti se, spremeniti naravo; skisati se (mleko), postati (žaltav itd.), pokvariti se; stružiti se, postati top, skrhati se (nož); obsolete prebegniti, postati uskok (odpadnik, dezerter)

to turn an attack military odbiti napad

to turn the ( —ali one's) back (up)on — hrbet obrniti (pokazati); obrniti se proč od

to turn bankrupt — priti pod stečaj (v konkurz), bankrotirati, doživeti bankrot, priti na boben

he turned many books in his life figuratively mnogo je prebral v svojem življenju

to turn s.o.'s brain — znoriti koga

his brain has turned with overwork — zmešalo se mu je zaradi čezmernega dela

to turn bridle — obrniti se, začeti se umikati

to turn bear (bull) economy špekulirati na padec (dvig) cen in tečajev na borzi

to turn into cash — spraviti v denar (gotovino), unovčiti

to turn the cat in the pan figuratively stvar (že nekako) urediti, v red spraviti

to turn Catholic — postati katoličan

to turn the cheek figuratively obrniti (nastaviti) tudi drugo lice, požreti (kaj) zaradi (ljubega) miru

to turn one's coat figuratively obrniti, obračati plašč (po vetru)

he turned his coat — izneveril se je svoji stranki, postal je odpadnik

to have an old overcoat turned — dati si obrniti star površnik

turned commas — narekovaj

to turn colour — spremeniti barvo (postati bled ali rdeč)

to turn a compliment — napraviti lep poklon (kompliment)

to turn a street corner — zaviti okoli uličnega vogala

to turn the corner figuratively srečno prebroditi krizo

to turn a difficulty — izogniti se težavi, obiti težavo

to turn a deaf ear — narediti se gluhega (to za), ne hoteti slišati

to turn to a dictionary — zateči se k slovarju

to turn to the doctor — obrniti se na (konsultirati) zdravnika

to turn the edge of a knife — skrhati nož

to turn the edge of a remark — napraviti opazko manj ostro, omiliti opazko

to turn English into Slovene — prevesti iz angleščine v slovenščino

to turn king's ( American state's) evidence juridically postati glavna obremenilna priča

he is just turning 50 — pravkar je prekoračil 50. leto

to turn a film — snemati film

to turn one's face to the wall — obrniti obraz proti steni, figuratively biti pripravljen za smrt, (hoteti) umreti

to turn the enemy's flank — obiti sovražnikov bok

to turn s.o.'s tiank figuratively prelisičiti koga, premagati koga v debati

to turn one's flght northwards — usmeriti svoj polet proti severu

to turn ground — prekopati zemljo

his hair has turned grey — osivel je

to turn one's hand to s.th. — lotiti se, oprijeti se česa

she can turn her hand to anything — ona je zelo spretna, praktična

not to turn a hand to help s.o. — s prstom ne migniti, da bi komu pomagali

my head turns — vse se mi vrti v glavi

his head turned with the success — uspeh mu je stopil v glavo

to turn one's head — obrniti glavo, pogledati nazaj

to turn s.o.'s head — zmešati komu glavo

to turn headsprings sport delati (vrteti) kolesa

to turn head over heels — prekucniti se, prekopicniti se

to turn s.o.'s heart figuratively pregovoriti koga

to turn s.th. inside out — obrniti kaj (narobe), zvrniti kaj

the joke was turned against me — šala je letela name

the key won't turn — ključ se ne mara zavrteti

the leaves are beginning to turn — listje začenja spreminjati barve

to turn to the left — obrniti se, kreniti, zaviti na levo

to turn loose — odvezati, izpustiti koga (na prostost); popustiti; American streljati, ustreliti

to turn s.o. mad — napraviti koga blaznega

you will turn me mad — zblaznel, znorel bom zaradi vas

the milk has turned (sour) — mleko se je skisalo

the warm weather has turned the milk (sour) — toplo vreme je skisalo mleko

to turn s.th. in one's mind — premišljevati kaj

to turn pale — postati bled

it turned her pale — prebledela je ob tem

to turn an honest penny — živeti od poštenega dela (zaslužka)

to turn s.th. to one's profit — obrniti kaj v svojo korist, izkoristiti kaj

to turn rancid — postati žaltav

to turn s.o. to religion — spreobrniti koga (k veri)

to turn and rend — napasti s sramotenjem

to turn the scale — nagniti tehtnico, figuratively odločifi (kaj)

to turn s.o. sick — povzročiti komu slabost

she turned sick — slabo ji je postalo, morala je bruhati; zbolela je

to turn a somersault — napraviti prekuc, salto

to turn one's steps home — kreniti domov

my stomach turns (at) — želodec se mi obrača (ob), vzdiguje se mi

it turns my stomach — ob tem se mi obrača želodec

to turn a table leg — stružiti nogo za mizo

to turn the tables (up)on s.o. figuratively obrniti argumente proti komu, obrniti položaj

to turn tail — obrniti se, stisniti rep med noge, zbežati

the tide has turned — nastopila je oseka, figuratively sreča se je obrnila (se obrača)

to turn one's thumb down figuratively odkloniti, ne hoteti

to turn traitor — postati izdajalec

to turn turtle nautical slang prevrniti se

to turn upon s.th. — biti odvisen od česa

to turn everything upside down — postaviti vse na glavo

the boat turned upside down — čoln se je prevrnil

my umbrella turned inside out — dežnik se mi je obrnil (sprevrgel)

to turn a Latin verse — skovati latinski stih

to turn water into wine — spremeniti vodo v vino

my coat won't turn water — moj plašč ni nepremočljiv

I don't know which way to turn — ne vem, po kateri poti naj krenem, figuratively ne vem ne kod ne kam; ne vem, kaj naj naredim

to turn a wheel — (za)vrteti kolo

the wheel turns — kolo se vrti

the wind has turned — zapihal je drug veter (tudi figuratively)

the whole world has turned topsy-turvy — cel svet je postavljen na glavo

this wood turns well — ta les se dobro struži

even a worm will turn — figuratively tudi najmirnejši človek se brani, če je napaden