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1 peg
[peɡ] 1. noun1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) klin2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) kljuka3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) kljukica za perilo2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) obesiti- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two
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- take down a peg* * *I [peg]nounklin, klinček, količ, zatič, čep; kljukica za perilo; music ključ na violini; sponka; figuratively predmet pogovora, pretveza; colloquially lesena noga; British English kozarček (zlasti whiskey s sodo)to take s.o. down a peg or two — ponižati kogaoff the peg — z obešalnika, konfekcijamilitary slang to put a man on the peg — dati koga na raportfiguratively a peg to hang on — predmet pogovora, pretvezaII [peg]1.transitive verbzakoliti, pribiti; zakoličiti (zemljo); economy umetno zadržati ceno (na borzi); slang metati kamne (at na);2.intransitive verbtruditi se; meriti (at na)to peg down — zakoliti; figuratively omejiti, odrediti smernice (dela itd.)to peg s.o. down — priviti kogato peg out — omejiti, zakoličiti (mejo itd.); sport končati igro (kroket); slang umreti, izdihniti; biti uničen, izčrpan -
2 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) dol; navzdol2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) na tla; na tleh3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) nazaj4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) navzdol5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) dol2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) spodaj2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) navzdol3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) vzdolž3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) zvrniti- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) pravcat- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) puh- downie®- downy* * *I [daun]nounpuhII [daun]nounsipina; (navadno plural) (golo) gričevjeIII [daun]adverb & prepositiondol, doli; spodaj, navzdol; na tleh; na tla; v postelji; do kraja; tik doto drop down on s.o. — strogo koga grajatito get down — spustiti se; pogoltnitidown to the ground — popolnoma, temeljitoto look down upon s.o. — zaničevati, omalovaževati kogadown and out — popolnoma brez sredstev, gladujoč, sestradan; uničen; za borbo nesposobento run s.o. down — slabo o kom govoritito take s.o. down the peg — ponižati kogato talk down to s.o. — razumljivo komu govoritidown town — v mesto, v središče mestadown under — pri antipodih, v AvstralijiIV [daun]adjectivenavzdol usmerjen; ležeč; bolan, v posteljidown train — vlak, ki pelje iz Londonato be down on s.o. — jeziti se na kogaV [daun]transitive verbcolloquially zrušiti; opustiti, odložiti; spustiti, spuščati se; dol vreči, zvrnitito down s.o. — pobiti, premagati kogato down tools — prenehati z delom, stavkatiVI [daun]nounsmola, neuspehcolloquially to have a down on s.o. — imeti koga na pikiVII [daun]interjectiondol!; lezi! (pes)down with him! — dol z njim! -
3 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) postaviti na pravo mestoEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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4 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) postaviti na pravo mestoEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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5 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) postaviti na pravo mestoEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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6 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) postaviti na pravo mestoEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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7 come down
(to decrease; to become less: Tea has come down in price.) spustiti se; zmanjšati se* * *intransitive verb spustiti se, dol priti; biti podedovan; plačati; zboletinautical come down before the wind — po vetru pluticome down upon s.o. — očitati komu kajAmerican colloquially come down with — zboleti zaradi; izplačaticome down in the world — biti ponižan, zaničevan -
8 take down
(to make a note or record of: He took down her name and address.) zabeležiti* * *transitive verb sneti; technical demontirati, razstaviti; podreti (drevo); zabeležiti, zapisati; vzeti v zapisnik; colloquially ponižati; (s težavo) pogoltniti (zdravilo); peljati (damo) k mizi -
9 come
1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) priti2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) približevati se3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) priti, stati4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) priti (do česa)5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) priti do6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) znašati2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) daj, daj!- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come* * *I [kʌm]intransitive verb (to, into; out of, from; within) priti, prihajati, dospeti; prikazati, približati se; izvirati; postati; zgoditi, pripetiti se; znašati; delati seto come and go — sem in tja hoditi; prikazovati se in izginjatipast participle od comeslang to come a cropper — pasti; utrpeti škodoslang how comes? — kako to, čemu?to come to the point — jasno se izraziti; skušati pridobitito come short — zamuditi; ne imeti uspeha, pogoretito come to terms — dogovoriti, zediniti se; sprijazniti se, popustitito come — bodoč, naslednjicome what may — naj se zgodi, kar hočeto come to o.s. — zavedeti sefirst come, first served — kdor prej pride, prej meljecolloquially he's as stupid as they come — neumen je, kar se dacome now! — daj že!come! — no!II [kʌm]1.nounprihod;2.interjectionbeži beži!; glej glej! -
10 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) veter2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) sapa3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) vetrovi2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) ob sapo spraviti3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) pihalen- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) naviti2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) naviti3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) viti se4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) naviti•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up* * *I [wind]nounveter; vihar, vihra; vetrna tromba; aeronautics smer vetra; zrak; vonj, duh, voh; medicine vetrovi, napenjanje, plini; dih, dihanje; (trebušna) prepona; plural strani neba; (umetni) zračni tlak; music singular construction pihala, figuratively prazne besede, čenčebetween wind and water figuratively na občutljivem mestufrom the four winds — z vseh strani neba, od vsepovsodin(to) the wind's eye, into the teeth of the wind — proti vetruby the wind nautical s spodnjim vetrom (veter z boka proti ladijskemu kljunu)like the wind — kot veter, kot strelica, hitrocapful of wind — vetrič, sapica od časa do časapuffed up with wind figuratively napihnjen, nadut, domišljavslant of wind nautical sunek ugodnega vetrato be in the wind figuratively biti v zrakuthere is s.th. in the wind figuratively nekaj je v zrakuto break wind medicine spuščati vetroveto catch wind of s.th. — zavohati kajto cast ( —ali to fling —ali to throw) to the wind — na vse vetrove vreči, figuratively zapravljati, ne se zmeniti zato find out how the wind blows ( —ali lies) — ugotoviti, kako veter piha (tudi figuratively)to get (the) wind of s.th. — zavohati, zasumiti, priti na sled, zvedeti, slišati kajto get the wind up — prestrašiti se, imeti tremo; pobesnetito hit in the wind figuratively zadati udarec v želodecto put the wind up s.o. — prestrašiti koga, pognati komu strah v kostito raise the wind slang figuratively dobiti potrebni denar; dvigniti prahthe wind rises — veter nastane, se dvigneto go to the winds figuratively propastihe preaches to the winds — govori v veter (zaman, stenam)to sail before the wind — pluti, jadrati z vetrom v hrbtuto sail close to the wind figuratively delati nekaj, kar je komaj še pošteno; mejiti na nezakonitost; figuratively skrajno varčno gospodaritito sail with every shift of wind — jadrati, kakor veter potegne, figuratively obračati svoj plašč po vetruto speak to the winds — govoriti v veter, zaman (stenam) govoritito take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively prehiteti koga s čim, kar je on hotel napraviti, ter ga s tem oškodovati; premagati koga z njegovim lastnim orožjemto be troubled with wind medicine imeti vetroveto whistle down the wind figuratively zaman kaj želetiII [wind]transitive verbizpostaviti vetru, (pre)zračiti; hunting z vohanjem odkriti sled, (za)vohati; zasopiti (konja); izčrpati, ob sapo spraviti; pustiti konju, da se oddahnethey stopped to wind their horses — ustavili so se, da bi konji prišli do sapehe was fairly winded on reaching the top — bil je precéj zasopel, ko je prišel na vrhIII [wáind]nounobrat, vrtljaj, obračanje; zavoj, vijuga, ovinek (ceste itd.); upognjenost (v lesu); navitje (ure); napetje (strune, vzmeti); technical vitelIV [wáind]transitive verb(preterite & past participle wound — ali winded) pihati (v rog, trobento), dajati znake, signale (z rogom, s trobento)V [wáind]1.intransitive verbviti se, ( a road cesta) vijugati se; ovi(ja)ti se, omotavati se; obračati se, vrteti se; splaziti se ( into v); zvi(ja)ti se, skriviti se (les);2.transitive verboviti, zaviti, omotati; sukati, naviti, namota(va)ti ( on a reel na motek, na tuljavo); (za)vrteti (film) (po snemanju); dvigniti (z vitlom)to wind a blanket round o.s. — zaviti se v odejoto wind s.o. in one's arms — objeti kogato wind s.o. round one's littie finger figuratively oviti koga okoli (svojega) mezinca
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