ne ustrašiti se česa

1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) sramežljiv

2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) zadržan

3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) plah

- shyly

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adjective ( shyly adverb)

plah, plašen, plašljiv, boječ; zadržan, rezerviran, sumničav, oprezen; (žival, rastlina) kržljav, zaostal; skrit, ki ga je težko najti (kraj); colloquially dvoumen, sumljiv, na slabem glasu; American slang ki je izgubil, brez; American reven (of z)

shy of money American slang na trdem z denarjem

I am shy a dollar American slang sem ob dolar

a shy place — zloglasen kraj

this tree is a shy bearer — to drevo slabó rodi

to be shy of s.o. — iti komu s pota, izogibati se koga

to be (to look) shy on (at) — z nezaupanjem gledati na

to be shy of s.th. — bati se česa, izmikati se čemu, izogibati se česa

to be shy of doing s.th. — oprezno, z oklevanjem kaj narediti

once bit twice shy — kdor se enkrat opari, še se mrzle vode boji;

plašljivost (konja);

plašiti se, odskočiti (o konju); figuratively umakniti se nazaj, ustrašiti se

to shy at s.th. — bati se česa, oplašiti se, ustrašiti se česa

to shy off — preplašiti

met, lučaj, metanje; figuratively zbodljaj, porogljiva opazka; colloquially poskus

to have a shy at s.o. — zagnati za kom, figuratively zasramovati, zasmehovati koga

to have a shy at doing s.th. — poskusiti nekaj napraviti

to have a shy at roulette — poskusiti enkrat z ruleto;

transitive verb colloquially

vreči, zagnati (kamen, žogo) (at na, v); intransitive verb napasti (s kamnom)

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zoology prepelica; American slang sošolka

drhteti, trepetati ( before pred); ustrašiti se česa, kloniti, obupati

1) (to pause briefly eg because of uncertainty: He hesitated before answering; The diver hesitated for a minute on the diving-board.) oklevati

2) (to be unwilling (to do something) eg because one is not sure it is right: I hesitate to say he lied but he certainly misled me; Don't hesitate to tell me if you have any complaints.) imeti pomisleke

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- hesitancy

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obotavljati se, odlašati, omahovati, pomišljati se; zatikati se (jezik)

not to hesitate at — ne ustrašiti se česa

1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) zabosti

2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) zadreti

3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) nalepiti

4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) zatakniti (se)

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- sticker

1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) veja

2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) palica

3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) steblo

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- get hold of the wrong end of the stick

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palica, gorjača, sprehajalna palica; prot, šiba; bat, kij; držalo, držaj, toporišče, nasadilo; steblo, kocen; music dirigentska paličica, taktirka; tablica (čokolade); nautical jocosely jambor; printing vrstičnik; slang revolver; plural protje, šibje, polena (kot kurivo); figuratively colloquially dolgočasnež, sitnež; British English slang lomilno orodje, lomilka

in a cleft stick — v precepu, v škripcih

a few sticks of furniture — nekaj kosov pohištva

any stick to beat a dog figuratively pretveza se hitro najde, sovraštvo ne izbira sredstev

the big stick American slang politika grožnje z vojno drugi državi

as cross as two sticks figuratively pasje slabe volje

drum stick — paličica za bobnanje

broom stick — držaj metle

fiddle stick — lok

gold stick — zlata palica (ali njen nosilec), ki jo nosi polkovnik garde ob svečanih prilikah

riding on a stick broom — jahanje (čarovnic) na metli

single stick — lesena palica s ščitkom za roko (pri mečevanju)

sword stick — votla palica, v kateri je bodalo

walking stick — sprehajalna palica

the wrong end of the stick figuratively neugoden položaj; popačeno poročilo

to be beaten with one's own stick — biti tepen z lastno palico, sam sebi jamo izkopati

to be in a cleft stick — biti v precepu, v škripcih, v brezizhodnem položaju

it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog figuratively lahko je najti pretvezo

to cut one's stick slang popihati jo, oditi

to get hold of the wrong end of the stick figuratively napačno (kaj) razumeti

to give a boy a stick — šibati dečka

to pick up sticks — pobirati vejevje (za kurjavo)

he wants the stick figuratively on potrebuje palico (batine);

podpreti (rastlino) s palico; printing (po)staviti črke

zabod, vbod, sunek; mirovanje, obtičanje; vzrok zaviranja, odlašanja; adhezija; lepljiva snov

prebosti, zabosti, zabadati; zaklati; nabosti, nasaditi, zadreti; zatakniti; iztegniti, pomoliti ( out of iz); natakniti (čepico) (on, to na); naježiti; nalepiti, prilepiti (on, to na); zamazati, pomazati; podpreti (rastlino) s kolcem; colloquially vreči pri izpitu; figuratively spraviti (koga) v zadrego; zmesti; zaustaviti; podtakniti (s.th. on s.o. kaj komu); slang prevarati, oslepariti; slang prenesti, vzdržati;

tičati; biti poln (česa); sršati, štrleti, moleti ( out of iz); (pri)lepiti se (on, to na, za); zalepiti se, oprijeti se, prijemati se (to česa); obtičati, ne se premikati, zatakniti se (tudi figuratively); zagaziti; čvrsto sedeti (na konju); colloquially osta(ja)ti, vztrajati ( at to pri), držati se (to česa), ostati zvest (by komu, čemu); ne se pustiti odvrniti; biti zmeden, oklevati ustrašiti se (at ob, pred)

stuck to American slang zaljubljen, zateleban v

stuck up slang zmeden, zbegan

to stick at — ustaviti se ob, oklevati, ustrašiti se ob

he sticks at nothing — on se ničesar ne ustraši, njega nobena stvar ne zadrži

to stick bills — lepiti lepake, plakate, plakatirati

stick no bills! — plakatiranje prepovedano!

the boat stuck on a shoal — čoln je nasedel na plitvino

she sticks to me like a bur — ona se me drži (prime) kot klòp

to stick butterflies — nabadati (nabosti) metulje

the door has stuck — vrata so se zaskočila

to stick a flower in one's buttonhole — zatakniti si cvetlico v gumbnico

to stick to a friend — ostati zvest prijatelju

to stick to one's guns figuratively ostati zvest čemu, ne prelomiti besede

to stick one's head out of the window — pomoliti glavo iz okna

they stuck to his heels — prilepili (obesili) so se mu na pete

to stick one's hands in one's pockets — vtakniti roke v žep

he sticks indoors — on vedno tiči doma

to stick it slang vzdržati, vztrajati

to stick to it — oprijeti se, ne popustiti

to stick a knife into s.o.'s back — zasaditi komu nož v hrbet

a man who will stick at nothing figuratively človek brez pomislekov, ki se pred ničemer ne ustavi

some money stuck to his fingers figuratively poneveril je nekaj denarja

to stick in the mud — obtičati v blatu

stick my name down on the list — zapišite moje ime v seznam!

the nickname stuck to him — vzdevek se ga je prijel

he is always sticking his nose into my business — vedno vtika svoj nos v moje posle (zadeve)

to stick a pig — zaklati prašiča

to stick to the point — ostati pri stvari, ne se oddaljiti od predmeta

he stuck me with a puzzle — spravil me je v zadrego z (neko) uganko

I stuck him with that question — s tem vprašanjem sem ga vrgel na izpitu

to stick to one's promise — držati svojo obljubo

to stick a stamp on a letter — nalepiti znamko na pismo

it sticks in my throat — obtičalo mi je v grlu, ne morem pogoltniti; figuratively ne morem zaupati

if you throw mud enough, some of it will stick — če zelo obrekuješ koga, bodo ljudje nekaterim teh klevet verjeli; tudi nedolžnost ni varna pred obrekovanjem

to stick to his word — držati (svojo) besedo;

1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) stati

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) vstati

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) stati

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) veljati

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) stati

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) stati

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) kandidirati

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) postaviti

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) prestati; prenašati

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) dati za

1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) položaj

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) stojalo

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) stojnica

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribuna

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) prostor za priče

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- take the stand

1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) trajanje

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) ugled

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- stand-by

- stand-in

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stanje (na nogah), položaj, mesto; stališče; tribuna, oder; stojnica, začasna prodajalna na trgu; stojalo, mizica, regal, polica; photography stativ; postaja, postajališče, parkirni prostor za taksije; zastoj (tudi figuratively), ustavitev, odpor; theatre gostovanje igralcev, trajanje gostovanja; American (še) nepožeto žito; (še) neposekan gozd; zajezena voda; obsolete garnitura; obsolete dialectal roj (čebel), history krdelo (vojakov); juridically American prostor za priče

a stand of arms — popolna oprema z orožjem za vojaka, puška s priborom

stand of colours — polkovna zastava

band-stand — paviljon za godbo

a bold stand — junaški odpor

book-stand — stojnica, kiosk za prodajo knjig

cab-stand — postajališče taksijev ali kočij

cruet-stand — steklenički za olje in kis

flower-stand — stojalo za cvetlice

fruit-stand — stojnica za prodajo sadja na trgu

grand stand — uradna (glavna) tribuna (na tekmah, dirkah itd.)

hat-stand — polica (obešalnik) za klobuk

ink-stand — tintnik

news stand American kiosk za prodajo časopisov

one-night stand theatre enkratno (igralsko) gostovanje

umbrella-stand — stojalo za dežnike

wash-stand — umivalnik

to be at a stand obsolete odreveneti, obstrmeti (od začudenja), biti zbegan, zmeden

there is a cabstand in this street — v tej ulici je parkirni prostor za taksije

to be brought (to come) to a stand — ustaviti se, zastati, obstati

we were brought to a stand by a deep river — zaustavila nas je globoka reka

to bring to a stand — (za)ustaviti, privesti do ustavitve, do zastoja

to make a stand — upirati se, ustavljati se (čemu)

the enamy made a good stand against our attack — sovražnik je nudil krepak odpor našemu napadu

to take stand in a debate — zavzeti stališče v debati

he took his stand near the door — zavzel je mesto (postavil se je) poleg vrat

he took his stand on the letter figuratively oprl, skliceval se je na pismo

to take the stand American juridically nastopiti kot priča, potrditi s prisego (on s.th. kaj)

stati (na nogah itd.); dosegati stalno višino v stoječem položaju; postaviti se pokonci; biti nameščen, ležati, biti, nahajati se; stati na mestu, nehati se premikati, (za)ustaviti se; ostati brez sprememb, veljati tudi vnaprej, ne izgubiti moči (veljave); zadržati, obdržati svoj dosedanji položaj; zavzemati se ( for za); zagovarjati ( for kaj); zavzemati stanoviten odnos do česa; nasprotovati ( against čemu), upirati se; vztrajati, vzdržati, ostajati; oklevati, bati se (at česa), ustrašiti se; sestajati (in iz); skladati se, biti v skladu ( with z); kandidirati, biti kandidat ( for za); nabrati se, zbrati se; (za)pihati, pri(haja)ti (o vetru); colloquially stati, veljati; biti v prid (komu), koristiti; nautical pluti, držati se določene smeri (for, to proti); stopiti ( back nazaj)

stand! — stoj!

stand at ease! military voljno!

stand fast! military British English mirno!, military American vod, stoj!

to stand aghast — zgroziti se, osupniti

to stand alone (on an opinion) — (o)stati sam (s svojim mnenjem)

to stand against s.o. — postaviti se proti, uveljaviti se proti komu

to stand accused — biti obtožen

to stand at attention military stati v pozoru

we stand by each other — drživa skupaj

to stand by one's promise — držati svojo obljubo

we will stand by whatever he says — z vsem, kar bo rekel, bomo soglašali

to stand corrected — uvideti, priznati svojo krivdo

to stand firm as a rock — stati trdno kot skala

he stands six feet in his stockings — sezut meri v višino (je visok) šest čevljev

to stand for an office — potegovati se za (neko) službo

to stand for a constituency — kandidirati za poslanca nekega volilnega okrožja

to stand for birth control — zavzemati se za kontrolo rojstev (za načrtovanje družine)

I won't stand for this American tega ne bom trpel (prenašal)

to stand for s.o. (with s.o.) — potegniti se za koga, potegniti s kom

to stand gaping — stati in zijati, zijala prodajati

to stand gasping — stati in sopsti

to stand good — ostati veljaven, obdržati svojo veljavo (vrednost)

my hair stood on end — lasje so se mi naježili

to stand in line American stati in čakati v vrsti

to stand in need of help — potrebovati pomoč

to stand in terror of s.o. — bati se koga

to stand model — stati (biti) za modél

it stands me in 8 shillings a bottle colloquially steklenica me stane 8 šilingov

to stand neutral — biti, ostati nevtralen

the same objection still stands — ta ugovor še vedno obstaja

he will not stand at murder — on se ne bo ustavil pred umorom

to stand on one's head — držati stojo na glavi

to stand on guard — paziti se

don't stand on ceremony — ne delaj ceremonij

to stand on ceremony — paziti (gledati) na etiketo, ceremonialno se obnašati

to stand on one's own feet — stati na lastnih nogah, figuratively opravljati svoje zadeve brez tuje pomoči

to stand on one's rights — mnogo dati na svoje pravice

stand on me for that slang zanesi se name glede tega!

she stands over the girl while she does her homework — ona pazi na (nadzira) deklico, ko dela domačo nalogo

to stand pat slang ostati trden

to stand the racket slang plačati ceno, globo

to stand security (surety, sponsor) for s.o. — biti porok, jamčiti za koga

to stand (as) sponsor (godfather) — biti za botra

to stand still — mirovati, ostati miren, ustaviti se

the thermometer stands at 30 — barometer kaže 30

to stand to one's duty — (vestno) opravljati svojo dolžnost

to stand to one's guns (one's colours) figuratively trdno vztrajati pri svojem (prepričanju, mnenju), military držati postojanko

to stand to one's oars — pošteno, krepko zaveslati

to stand to reason — biti čisto razumljiv (logičen)

with this horse we certainly stand to win (to lose) — s tem konjem moremo le zmagati (izgubiti)

to stand to it that... — vztrajati na tem, da...

to stand upon one's trial juridically stati, biti pred sodiščem

to stand (a) watch nautical , to stand guard military biti na straži

to stand well with s.o. — dobro se razumeti (shajati) s kom

the wind stands in the east — veter piha z vzhoda

if it stands with honour — če se sklada s častjo;

postaviti; ustaviti; zoperstaviti se, upirati se (čemu); prenašati, prenesti, trpeti (koga, kaj); podvreči se, prestati; colloquially dati (plačati) za; stati (biti) pred (čem)

to stand an assault — vzdržati, upreti se napadu

I shall stand you in the corner — (za kazen) te bom postavil v kot

I don't stand pain — ne prenesem bolečine

I can't stand him — ne morem ga trpeti

she cannot stand the sun — ona ne prenese sonca

to stand a drink colloquially dati za pijačo

to stand a chance — imeti možnost (priliko, priložnost, upanje, šanso)

to stand one's chance — tvegati

to stand all hazards — vse tvegati

to stand the test — prestati preizkušnjo, izkazati se, obnesti se

to stand trial — biti obtožen

to stand one's trial — biti zaslišan pred sodiščcm;

1) (a feeling of fear or alarm: The noise gave me a scare.) strah

2) (a feeling of fear or panic among a large number of people: a smallpox scare.) preplah

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- scared

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(paničen) strah, preplah, panika; preplašenost; senzacionalen naslov v časopisu

war scare — vojna psihoza

a scare on the Stock Exchange — panika na borzi

you gave me a scare — pošteno ste me prestrašili

to throw a scare into s.o. — prestrašiti koga;

prestrašiti, preplašiti; splašiti (ptice)

to be scared of s.th. — bati se česa

to be scared stiff — biti trd od strahu

to scare the pants off slang prestrašiti

to scare away — preplašiti, razplašiti, pregnati

to scare up, to scare out — preplašiti; colloquially zbrati skupaj (denar ipd.); intransitive verb ustrašiti se, prestrašiti se

he does not scare easily — njega ne uženeš (tako) lahkó v kozji rog

1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) oditi

2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) začeti

3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) pognati v tek

4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) osnovati

1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) start, začetek

2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) prednost

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- starter

1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) trzaj

2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) presenečenje

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start, odhod; aeronautics vzlet; startna točka; možnost za start; znak za start; začetek; sport prednost; trzaj, zdrznjenje, planitev kvišku; izbruh; presenečenje; začasen napor; naključje, slučaj

at the start — v začetku, skraja, sprva

by fits and starts — v presledkih

from the start — od samega začetka

from start to finish — od začetka do konca

start of fancy figuratively muha, domislek

false start sport figuratively napačen start

fiying start — leteči start

a good start in life — dober začetek v življenju

a rum start colloquially veliko presenečenje

to appear at the start sport pojaviti se na startu, iti na start

to awake with a start — planiti iz spanja

to give the start — dati znak za start

to give s.o. a start (in life) — pomagati komu pri startu v življenje

to give s.o. a start — prestrašiti koga

I can give him 10 yards start and beat him (in the race) — lahko mu dam 10 jardov prednosti in ga premagam (v teku)

I gave the wheel a start — pognal sem kolo

to get the start of one's rivals — prehiteti svoje tekmece

to make a start — začeti

to make a new start in life — začeti novo življenje

to work by fits and starts — delati s pogostnimi presledki (neredno, neenakomerno)

iti (kreniti) na pot, odpotovati ( for v); oditi, odpeljati (vlak); sport startati; izhajati ( from iz); trzniti, zdrzniti se, predramiti se, (po)skočiti, planiti; ostrmeti, osupniti (at ob); izbuljiti se (oči), izskočiti; zrahljati se, popustiti (žebelj); zviti se, skočiti iz svojega položaja (les); American slang iskati, začeti prepir;

začeti (kaj), povzročiti, pognati ali spustiti v tek; osnovati; preplašiti (divjad); izpahniti; pretočiti (tekočino) iz soda, izprazniti; sport dati (tekaču) znak za start; aeronautics dati (letalu) znak za vzlet; oživiti, poklicati (kaj) v življenje; zrahljati, omajati (žebelj); odpreti (trgovino); pomagati komu, da kaj začne, nagnati (koga) k čemu; figuratively širiti (novice), sprožiti (vprašanje)

starting next week — počenši s prihodnjim tednom

to start with — za začetek, najprej, predvsem

to start agitation American colloquially povzročiti nemire

to start after s.o. — oditi za kom, zasledovati koga

his absence started everybody talking — vsi so začeli govoričiti zaradi njegove odsotnosti

to start back — umakniti se nazaj, ustrašiti se

to start on a book — začeti (pisati) knjigo

to start in business — začeti s trgovino

it was not your business, to start with — predvsem se vas to ni tikalo

to start the collar-bone — izpahniti si ključnico

this started me coughing — ob tem sem začel kašljati

to start s.o. in business — uvesti koga v (neki) posel

to start to one's feet — skočiti, planiti na noge

to start an engine — pognati, spraviti v tek stroj

his eyes seemed to start from their sockets — oči so mu skoraj izpadle iz jamic (od jeze)

to start on a journey — iti na potovanje

to start a hare — prepoditi, preplašiti zajca

to start with Latin — začeti z učenjem latinščine

to start a paper — začeti izdajati časopis

to start into rage — razjeziti se

to start for school — odpraviti se, iti v šolo

to start at the sound of a siren — zdrzniti se ob zvoku sirene

to start a seam — odpreti šiv

to start into song — začeti peti

to start from one's seat — planiti s sedeža

a screw has started — vijak se je odvil

this speech will start him in politics — s tem govorom bo začel politično kariero

the storm started half the ship's rivets — vihar je zrahljal ladji polovico zakovic

to start on a thing — začeti neko stvar, lotiti se česa

when do you start? — kdaj odrinete (odpotujete)?