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1 night-watchman
noun (a person who looks after a building etc during the night.) nočni čuvaj* * *[náitwɔčmən]nounnočni čuvaj -
2 watchman
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3 night
1) (the period from sunset to sunrise: We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; ( also adjective) He is doing night work.) noč; nočen2) (the time of darkness: In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four.) noč•- nightly- night-club
- nightdress
- nightgown
- nightfall
- nightmare
- nightmarish
- night-school
- night shift
- night-time
- night-watchman* * *[náit]nounnoč; večer, mrak, tema (tudi figuratively)night and day — noč in dan, vednoto make a night of it — krokati, prekrokati nočto stay the night at — prenočiti v (kraju), pri (kom) -
4 assault
[ə'so:lt] 1. verb1) (to attack, especially suddenly: The youths assaulted the night watchman.) napasti2) (to attack sexually; to rape.) posiliti2. noun1) (a (sudden) attack: a night assault on the fortress; His speech was a vicious assault on his opponent.) napad2) (a sexual attack; a rape.) posilstvo* * *I [əsɔ:lt]noun(on, upon) napad, naskokto make an assault upon s.o. — napasti kogajuridically assault and battery — pretep, huda telesna poškodbaII [əsɔ:lt]transitive verbnapasti, napadati; naskočiti, naskakovati, jurišati -
5 watch
[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) ura2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) straža3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) straža na ladji2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) gledati2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) prežati na3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) paziti (se)4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) paziti5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) čakati na•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over* * *I [wɔč]1.nounžepna, zapestna ura; budnost, opazovanje, oprez(ovanje), pazljivost; zalezovanje; straža, stražar; nautical straža na ladji; obsolete bedenje; straža pri mrliču, nočna straža; history eno od 3 ali 4 razdobij nočiin the watches of the night — čas, preživet v bedenjuon the watch — na opazovanju, v pazljivem pričakovanjuwatch and ward — (prvotno) stražarjenje podnevi in ponoči, (danes) naporno, napeto, ostro stražarjenjefirst watch — prva nočna straža na ladji (20,00-24,00 ure)to be (up) on the watch — biti buden; paziti seto keep (a) close watch over ( —ali on) — stražiti, bedeti, paziti na, pazljivo nadzirati, ostro opazovatito pass as a watch in the night figuratively biti hitro pozabljento set a watch (up) on s.o. — dati koga (skrivno, tajno) opazovati;2.adjectivestražni; opazovalniII [wɔč]1.transitive verbopazovati, gledati; čuvati (živino), paziti, stražiti; pazljivo ogledovati, motriti; prežati na; figuratively paziti na (koga); čakati na, pričakovatiwatch it! American slang pazi!watched pot never boils figuratively v čakanju je čas dolg;2.intransitive verbbedeti, čuti, biti pazljiv; paziti, popaziti, prežati; biti na oprezu; vohuniti; military stražariti, biti na stražito watch over a child, a flock — čuvati otroka, čredo; -
6 station
['steiʃən] 1. noun1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) postaja2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) postaja3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) položaj2. verb(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) postaviti (se)* * *I [stéišən]nounpostaja, (železniška, policijska, radijska) postaja; straža, stražna postaja; American postajališče; službeno mesto (uradnika); položaj; military nautical baza; oporišče; aeronautics letalska baza; figuratively (visok) družbeni položaj ali mesto; (redko) poklic; stališče; ecclesiastic history post ob sredah in petkih; standardna mera (navadno 100 čevljev); mesto, ki rabi za izhodno točko pri geodetskem merjenju; plural nautical bojni položaj, določen za vsakega člana posadke na ladji; Australian ovčarska ali živinska farma; history Indian angleška kolonija, evropska četrt; botany odnos rastline ali živali do klime, do zemlje itd.; plural ecclesiastic postaje procesije pri križih itd., postaje križevega potafilling station American , petrol station British English bencinska črpalkafire (brigade) station — postaja požarne brambe, gasilska postajafirst-aid station, ambulance station — postaja prve pomočito make (to go) one's stations ecclesiastic opraviti, moliti križev potII [stéišən]transitive verbpostaviti, namestiti; stacionirati; odrediti mestoto station o.s., to be stationed near the door — postaviti se poleg vratto be stationed military biti stacioniran (v garniziji), nautical stacionirati
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