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1 tube
[tju:b]1) (a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe: The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.) cev2) (an organ of this kind in animals or plants.) cev3) (an underground railway (especially in London): I go to work on the tube / by tube; ( also adjective) a tube train/station.) podzemeljska železnica4) (a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing: I must buy a tube of toothpaste.) tuba•- tubing- tubular* * *[tju:b]1.nouncev, cevka; cevje, cevovod; gumasta cev; anatomy zoology botany cev, kanal; American cev pri radiu; music cev (pihala); tuba (za barve itd.); colloquially podzemeljska železnicabronchial tube — sapnica, bronhijto go by tube — iti, peljati se s podzemeljsko železnico;2.transitive verboskrbeti, opremiti s cevmi; pošiljati, prevažati po cevoh; spraviti, napolniti v tube -
2 rocket
['rokit] 1. noun1) (a tube containing materials which, when set on fire, give off a jet of gas which drives the tube forward, usually up into the air, used eg as a firework, for signalling, or for launching a spacecraft.) raketa2) (a spacecraft launched in this way: The Americans have sent a rocket to Mars.) raketa2. verb(to rise or increase very quickly: Bread prices have rocketed.) šiniti kvišku* * *I [rɔkit]1.nounraketa; svetlobna raketa; history topa (turnirska) sulica; slang ostra graja, "pridiga"rocket base (bomb, gun) — raketna baza (bomba, puška ali top)rocket range — raketni poligon, področje za raketno eksperimentiranjestep rocket — stopenjska raketa;2.adjectiveraketenrocket aircraft, rocket-driven airplane — raketno letaloII [rɔkit]transitive verbtolči, bombardirati, obstreljevati z raketami; intransitive verb (o ptici) navpično vzleteti; dvigniti se hitro in visoko kot raketa; visoko poskočiti (o cenah); oddirjati kot raketa (konj, jezdec)III [rɔkit]nounbotany vrsta zeljarocket salad — solata iz tega zelja; botany dihnik; botany barbica (= rocket cress) -
3 gut
1. noun1) (the tube in the lower part of the body through which food passes.) črevo2) (a strong thread made from the gut of an animal, used for violin strings etc.) struna2. verb1) (to take the guts out of: Her job was to gut fish.) očistiti, izprazniti2) (to destroy completely, except for the outer frame: The fire gutted the house.) uničiti do ogrodja•- guts* * *I [gʌt]nounanatomy črevo; plural drobovje; plural trebuh; ožina; zavoj reke na veslaški progi (Oɔford, Cambridge); struna; svilena struna; slang plural vztrajnost; odločnost; hrabrost, predrznost; učinkovitost; bistvo, vsebinafat guts — debeluh, trebušnežto have no guts — biti prazen, brez vsebine, brez vrednostiII [gʌt]1.transitive verb(iz)trebiti, (iz)prazniti; (o)čistiti; figuratively (o)pleniti;2.intransitive verb vulgargoltati, žreti -
4 barrel
['bærəl]1) (a container of curved pieces of wood or of metal: The barrels contain beer.) sod2) (a long, hollow, cylindrical shape, especially the tube-shaped part of a gun: The bullet jammed in the barrel of the gun.) cev* * *I [baerəl]nounsod; puškina cev; valj; trebuh (npr. konja); prostorninska mera (pribl. 147 l)American denar za politično kampanjo; colloquially not enough barrel — šibkega telesato have s.o. over a barrel — spraviti koga v škripcebarrel house, barrel shop — krčmaII [baerəl]transitive verb(off, up) spraviti v sode -
5 gullet
(the tube by which food passes from the mouth to the stomach.) požiralnik* * *[gʌlit]nounanatomy grlo, goltanec, požiralnik; figuratively globel, žleb -
6 roll
I 1. [rəul] noun1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) zvitek2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) žemljica3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) valjanje4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) zibanje5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) bobnenje6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) kolobar (sala)7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) tuš (bobnanje)2. verb1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) kotaliti (se)2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) odkotaliti3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) zviti4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) prevaliti (se)5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) svaljkati6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) zamotati7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) valjati8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) zibati (se)9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) bobneti10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) zavijati (oči)11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) voziti se12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) valiti se13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) teči•- roller- rolling
- roller-skate 3. verb(to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) kotalkati se- roll in
- roll up II(a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) seznam* * *I [róul]nounzvitek (papirja, pergamenta itd.), rola; listina, seznam, spisek, popis, imenik, register, katalog; zmotani akti, spisi, letopisi, kronike, anali itd.; American slang zvitek bankovcev, denar; kruhek, žemljica, (mesna) rulada; archaic polž; technical valj, cilinder; military klicanje po imenih, apel; valjanje, trkljanje, kotaljenje, obračanje; figuratively majava hoja, guganje; pozibavanje (ladje, letala); bobnenje (groma), hrumenje, valovanje (vode); (o zvoku) blagoglasje, skladnost, gostolevek (kanarčka); aeronautics obračanje, vrtenje (umetnostno letanje)roll of hair — rola, zvitek, koder lasthe Rolls — državni arhiv, registratura (v Londonu)to strike s.o. off the rolls — brisati, črtati koga s seznama; diskvalificirati koga (zaradi nepoštenja itd.)II [róul]1.transitive verbvaliti, valjati, kotaliti; zviti, (za)motati, zvijati, svaljkati; prevažati, transportirati, voziti; tanjšati, valjati (železo); gugati, pozibavati, valoviti; phonetics izgovarjati soglasnik r z vibriranjem; (o reki) valiti, gnati; vrteti (okoli osi); razmišljati, prevračati misli, tuhtatito roll a blanket, a carpet — zviti odejo, preprogoto roll a lawn, a road — zvaljati trato, cestoto roll one's r's — drdrati, pogrkavati svoje rroll my log and I'll yours figuratively roka roko umivahe rolled himself from side to side — pozibaval, majal se je z ene strani na drugoto set the ball rolling figuratively spraviti (stvar) v tek, sprožiti, začeti;2.intransitive verbvaliti se, valjati se, kotaliti se; voziti se, potovati; obračati se, vrteti se; potekati, minevati, teči (o času, letnih časih); odteči, odtekati (o vodi); valovati, biti valovit (o morju); valovito se raztezati (o kopnem, zemlji); odjekniti, odmevati, razlegati se (o zvoku); bobneti; šumeti; gostoleti (o kanarčku); (o osebah) majati se, zibati se, racati; vrteti se, obračati se (okoli svoje osi)a rolling stone — valeč se kamen, figuratively nestanoviten človek, ki stalno menjava služboto roll in money, in riches — valjati se v denarju, biti zelo bogatto roll into one — stekati se v eno, združiti sea rolling stone gathers no moss figuratively goste službe, redke suknjeto start the ball rolling figuratively spraviti kaj v tek, začeti, sprožitiwe had been rolling for hours without stopping once at a station — vozili smo se ure in ure, ne da bi se bili ustavili enkrat na kaki postaji -
7 pipe
1. noun1) (a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow: a water pipe; a drainpipe.) cev2) (a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked: He smokes a pipe; ( also adjective) pipe tobacco.) pipa3) (a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound: He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.) piščal(ka)2. verb1) (to convey gas, water etc by a pipe: Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.) speljati po ceveh2) (to play (music) on a pipe or pipes: He piped a tune.) piskati3) (to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound: `Hallo,' the little girl piped.) piskati•- piper- pipes
- piping 3. adjective((of a sound) high-pitched: a piping voice.) piskajoč- pipeline
- piping hot* * *I [páip]noun(dovodna) cev; piščalka, frula; brlizganje, žvižganje (ptičje); music plural dude; anatomy sapnik, prebavni kanal; glas (pri petju); pipa za tobak; geology dimnik; mineralogy cev za zračenje v rudniku, rudna žila cilindraste oblike; botany votlo steblo, votel pecelj; economy vinski sod ali sod za olje (10ɜ galonov, ca 477 litrov); British English history obračun državne blagajne (Pipe Roll, Great Roll of the Pipes); slang lahka nalogacolloquially put that in your pipe and smoke it! — dobro si zapomni!, figuratively pomiri se s temto put s.o.'s pipe out — preprečiti komu kajto clear one's pipe — odkašljati se, odhrkati seII [páip]1.intransitive verbpiskati; žvižgati, zavijati (veter); brlizgati (ptič); hripavo govoriti, piskati pri govorjenju; slang jokati;2.transitive verbpožvižgavati, piskati napev (na piščalko itd.)nautical z žvižgom sklicati posadko; napeljati cevi, speljati po ceveh (vodo, plin itd.); okrasiti (torto s sladkornim oblivom, obleko z našitki); botany grebenčiti (trte, sadike); slang to pipe (one's eyes) — jokatislang to pipe down — utihniti, izgubiti samozavest, postati skromnejšito pipe up — zapiskati na piščalko; zapeti, oglasiti se s piskajočim glasom -
8 inner
['inə]1) (placed etc on the inside or further in: The inner tube of his tyre was punctured.) notranji2) ((of feelings etc) secret or hidden: I could not guess what his inner thoughts might be.) skriven, skrit•- inner tube* * *I [ínə]adjectivenotranji; zaupen, skrit, prikrit; duhoventhe inner man — duša, humorously želodechumorously to refresh one's inner man — napolniti želodec, pokrepčati seanatomy inner ear — notranje uhosport inner lane — notranja progainner tube — zračnica, pnevmatikamusic inner part — srednji glas (alt, tenor)inner surface — notranja ploskev, notranja straninner square technical notranji desni kotII [ínə]nounnotranji krog v tarči, zadetek v tarčo -
9 siphon
1. noun1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) sesalna natega2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) sifonka2. verb((with off, into etc) to draw (off) through a siphon: They siphoned the petrol into a can.) izčrpati* * *[sáifən]1.nounsesalna natega; sifon, smrk, podvodno koleno; technical pokrit, zaprt kanal, cev; (= siphon-bottle) sifonska steklenica, sifonka; zoology odprtina za dihanje in iztrebljanje pri školjkah; rilček nekaterih žuželk;2.adjectivesifonski;3.intransitive verbteči kot iz sifona (iz natege); transitive verb izsesati, izprazniti; izčrpati (želodec itd.) -
10 roller
1) (any of a number of tube-shaped objects, or machines fitted with one or more such objects, for flattening, crushing, printing etc: a garden roller; a road-roller.) valjar2) (a small tube-shaped object on which hair is wound to curl it.) navijalka3) (a small solid wheel or cylinder on which something can be rolled along.) valjček4) (a long large wave on the sea.) velik val* * *[róulə]nounvaljar; delavec v valjarni; smotek; velik val; medicine povoj; vrsta golobov, vrsta kanarčkov; kolesce (na kotalki, na pohištvu) -
11 vacuum
['vækjuəm] 1. noun1) (a space from which (almost) all air or other gas has been removed.) vakuum2) (short for vacuum cleaner.)2. verb(to clean (something) using a vacuum cleaner: She vacuumed the carpet.) očistiti s sesalnikom- vacuum-flask
- flask* * *I [vaekjuəm]nounplural vacuums, vacua [-kjuə]physics praznina, brezzračen prostor, vakuum; prostor z zelo zmanjšanim pritiskom; figuratively praznina, luknja; (= vacuum cleaner) sesalnik za prahII [vaekjuəm]adjectivevakuumskivacuum bottle, vacuum flask — termovka, termos (steklenica)vacuum brake railway zavora na stisnjen zrakvacuum-clean transitive verb očistiti s sesalnikomvacuum tube — vakuumska (radijska) cev; physics Geisslerjeve ceviIII [vaekjuəm]transitive verbočistiti, pobrati prah s sesalnikom; posušiti s fenom -
12 picture
['pik ə] 1. noun1) (a painting or drawing: This is a picture of my mother.) slika2) (a photograph: I took a lot of pictures when I was on holiday.) fotografija3) (a cinema film: There's a good picture on at the cinema tonight.) film4) ((with the) a symbol or perfect example (of something): She looked the picture of health/happiness.) utelešenje5) ((with a) a beautiful sight: She looked a picture in her new dress.) lepa podoba6) (a clear description: He gave me a good picture of what was happening.) nazoren opis2. verb(to imagine: I can picture the scene.) predstavljati si- put someone / be in the picture- put / be in the picture
- the pictures* * *I [píkčə]nounslika, podoba, risba, portret; predstava, duševna slika; colloquially utelešenje, videz, slika; natančna podoba koga; figuratively grafičen prikaz, oris, nazoren opis; colloquially lepa oseba, lep predmet; photography fotografija; film; plural kino; medicine klinična slika ( blood ŋ krvna slika)to be in the picture — biti poznan, slavento come into the picture — postati slaven, postati zanimivout of the picture — nepomemben, pozabljento sit for one's picture — dati se slikati, pozirati za portretto form a picture of s.th. — ustvariti si sliko o čem, predstavljati si kajto keep s.o. in the picture — stalno koga obveščati, gledati, da je na tekočemII [píkčə]transitive verbslikati, risati; grafično prikazati, živo opisati; predstavljati si, ustvariti si sliko o čemto picture to o.s. — predstavljati si -
13 blow
I [bləu] noun1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) udarec2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) (hud) udarecII [bləu] past tense - blew; verb1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) pihati2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) odpihniti3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) loputniti (veter)4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) pihati5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) pihati v•- blowhole- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow over
- blow up* * *I [blou]nounudarec; figuratively nesreča, napadat a ( —ali one, a single) blow — z enim zamahom, naenkratto come to blows, to exchange blows — spopasti, stepsti seto strike a blow for — pomagati komu, boriti se za kogawithout striking a blow — brez težav, brez borbeII [blou]intransitive verbpoetically cveteti, razeveteti se; figuratively razviti seIII [blou]intransitive verbpoetically cvetenje, cvetin full blow — v polnem razcvetu, cvetočIV [blou]nounpihanje; sveži zrak; slang obilna hrana; polaganje (mušjih) jajčecV [blou]1.transitive verbpihati, razpihavati; razstreliti, razstreljevati; slang oslepariti; American slang zapravljati; razmetavati; slang izdati; colloquially poveličevati;2.intransitive verbpihati; doneti; piskati; puhati, sopsti; razpočiti se, eksplodirati; hvaliti seslang I'm blowed! — ali je mogoče!, za nič na svetu!to blow hot and cotd — kolebati, nenehno spreminjati svoje prepričanjeblow it! — presneto, vragahe knows which way the wind blows — ve, kam pes taco molito puff and blow — sopsti, puhati, sopihatinautical slang to blow the gaff — zatožiti, izdati kogato blow the expense — pogostiti koga, plačati račun -
14 straw
[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) slama2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) slamnata bilka3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) slamica•* * *I [strɔ:]1.nounslamnata bilka, slama, pletena slama; slamica (za pitje); figuratively bilka, malenkost, mrvica; slamnikin the straw obsolete v porodni posteljia straw in the wind — slamica v vetru, figuratively majhna stvar, ki je znak prihodnjih velikih dogodkovthe last straw figuratively tisto, kar preseže merothe last straw that breaks the camel's back — majhen dodatek bremenu, ki zlomi kameli hrbet, figuratively tisto, kar sodu izbije dnoa man of straw — slamnati mož, lutka, slabič; ptičje strašiloto be (to lie) in the straw obsolete biti otročnicaI don't care a straw — še malo mi ni mar, požvižgam sea straw shows which way the wind blows — tudi majhna stvar pokaže (da slutiti) važne stvari (dogodke)it is not worth a straw — ni vredno prebite pare, počenega grošato be quite out of one's straw figuratively biti ves zmešan, zmedento split straws — cepiti slamice, figuratively ukvarjati se z nekoristnimi stvarmi, prepirati se zaradi malenkostito throw straws against the wind figuratively zaman se truditi;2.adjectiveslamnatII [strɔ:]transitive verbobsolete napolniti ali nastlati s slamo -
15 test
[test] 1. noun1) (a set of questions or exercises intended to find out a person's ability, knowledge etc; a short examination: an arithmetic/driving test.) preizkus2) (something done to find out whether a thing is good, strong, efficient etc: a blood test.) preiskava3) (an event, situation etc that shows how good or bad something is: a test of his courage.) preizkušnja4) (a way to find out if something exists or is present: a test for radioactivity.) test5) (a test match.) mednarodna tekma v kriketu2. verb(to carry out a test or tests on (someone or something): The students were tested on their French; They tested the new aircraft.) preizkusiti- test pilot
- test-tube* * *I [test]nounpreskus, preizkušnja, poskus; izpraševanje, preiskava, presoja (sposobnosti, kakovosti): psychology naloga, vprašanje pri presoji inteligence; test, manjši izpit; preizkusni kamen; kriterij; chemistry poskus, analiza, reagent; medicine proba, test; poskusni vzorec; poizkusno vrtanje (za nafto); technical lonec za taljenje ali čiščenje kovine; peč, talilnica za čiščenje kovin (zlata, srebra); history prisega zvestobequalitative (quantitative) test — chemistry kvalitativna (kvantitativna) analizatuberculin test — medicine tuberkulinska probaWasserman test — medicine Wassermannova reakcijato take the test — history priseči zvestoboII [test]1.transitive verbpreizkusiti, podvreči preizkušnji (izpraševanju), testirati; metodično in strogo izpraševati; preskušati (trpežnost, vzdržljivost itd.); čistiti (kovino); chemistry analiziratitesting grounds — teren za preizkušanje avtomobilov ipd.to test s.o.'s powers of endurance — preizkušati potrpežljivost kake osebeto test out colloquially preizkusiti;2.adjectivepreizkusen, testentest flight aeronautics preizkusni poletIII [test]nounzoology lupina (mehkužcev itd.) -
16 nozzle
['nozl](a narrow end-piece fitted to a pipe, tube etc: The fireman pointed the nozzle of the hose-pipe at the fire.) dulec* * *[nɔzl]nountechnical dulec, ustnik; izliv, lijak, cevni nastavek, odprtina, razpršilnik; slang nos -
17 periscope
['periskəup](a tube containing mirrors, through which a person can look in order to see things which cannot be seen from the position the person is in, especially one used in submarines when under water to allow a person to see what is happening on the surface of the sea.) periskop* * *[périskoup]nounperiskop (optična priprava); nautical periskop na podmornici; military opazovalno ogledalo -
18 telescope
['teliskəup] 1. noun(a kind of tube containing lenses through which distant objects appear closer: He looked at the ship through his telescope.) teleskop2. verb(to push or be pushed together so that one part slides inside another, like the parts of a closing telescope: The crash telescoped the railway coaches.) zariniti eno v drugo- teletext* * *[téliskoup]1.nounteleskop;2.transitive verbvriniti, zariniti eno v drugo (kot daljnogled); figuratively skrajšatihe telescoped all his arguments into one sentence — vse svoje argumente je skrajšal (resumiral) v en stavek; intransitive verb zariniti se eden v drugega -
19 sample
1. noun(a part taken from something to show the quality of the whole: samples of the artist's work; ( also adjective) a sample tube of ointment.) vzorec2. verb(to test a sample of: He sampled my cake.) vzeti vzorec* * *[sá:mpl]1.nouncommercevzorec, primerek; figuratively primeras per, up to sample — po vzorcufair sample, true sample — dober primersample taken off hand, random sample — naključni poskusto buy by sample — kupiti na podlagi vzorca;2.transitive verb commercevzeti vzorec (česa); preizkusiti, poskusiti; rabiti kot vzorec (za kaj); poskusiti; primerjati, prispodobiti; izbrati za vzorec; pokazatito sample out — po kakovosti ne ustrezati vzorcu;3.adjectivevzorčensample card — karta vzorcev, vzorčnica -
20 suction
1) (the action of sucking.) sesanje2) (the process of creating a vacuum by reducing air pressure on the surface of a liquid so that it can be drawn up into a tube etc, or between two surfaces, eg a rubber disc and a wall, so that they stick together.) izsesavanje* * *[sʌkšən]nounsesanje, vsesa(va)nje, vpijanje, črpanje; sposobnost absorpcije; physics technical podtlak, podpritisk; srk, sessuction pipe technical sesalkasuction plate noun (zobarstvo) vakuum ploščica, ki drži protezo na nebu (v ustih)
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The Tube (2003 TV series) — Infobox British television show name = The Tube size = caption = format = Documentary picture format = 4:3 (2003 2004) (16:9) (2005 2006) runtime = 25 mins creator = narrated = Jonathan Kydd channel = ITV London first aired = January 9 2003 last… … Wikipedia
in the tube — 1. mod. in the “tube” or arch of a large wave. (Surfing.) □ Pete is in the tube and looks great. □ On a day like today, I want to be out there in the tube. 2. mod. at risk. □ He’s in the tube now, but things should straighten out soon … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
down the tube — down the tube/tubes 1. if something goes down the tubes, it fails or disappears. Our holiday plans went down the tube because of the train strike. 2. if someone goes down the tubes, they fail. He s in danger of going down the tubes if he doesn t… … New idioms dictionary
shoot\ the\ tube — To survive a bout of heavy drinking and hit the golden inebriated euphoric stage without throwing up or passing out. What happens when you don t cross the line and don t go one drink too far. After the bottle of wine, and the sixth Gin and tonic … Dictionary of american slang