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1 raven
['reivən](a large black bird of the crow family.) krokar* * *I [réivən]1.nounzoologykrokar;2.adjectivečrn kot krokarII [raevən]1.intransitive verbropati, pleniti, grabiti, iskati plen; požrešno jesti, požreševati, goltati; biti lačen ali žejen ( for česa), biti pohlepen; hlepeti, koprneti, hrepeneti po čem; transitive verb pogoltniti, požreti (& figuratively) to raven for blood — žejati po krvito raven after prey — iti na iskanje plena, za plenom;2.nounrop(anje), plenjenje; plen -
2 уровень звука
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3 уровень шума
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4 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nivo, stopnja2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) nadstropje3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) libela4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) ravnina2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) zvrhan, zravnan2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) v isti višini, izenačen3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) umirjen3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) izravnati2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) izenačiti3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) nameriti4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) zravnati (z zemljo)•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level* * *I [levl]adjective ( levelly adverb)raven, vodoraven; enak, izenačen; trezen, pameten; prediren, hladen (pogled); physics enake potence; American slang pošten, fair; American economy obročento draw level with s.o. — dohiteti kogato give s.o. a level glance — predirno (hladno) koga pogledatiII [levl]nountechnical libela, vodna tehtnica; nivelacijski instrument; ravnina, gladina; nivo, raven, stopnja; višina (vode, glasu); mineralogy (raven) rovAmerican colloquially on the level — pošten(o), odkrit(o)on a level with — na isti višini s, zto put o.s. on the level of others — izenačiti se z drugimiIII [levl]transitive verb(i)zravnati, izenačiti (to, with s, z); zbiti (koga) na tla; meriti, nameriti, naperiti, usmeriti (puško, pogled, kritiko, at, against na)to level with the ground — zravnati z zemljo; -
5 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) raven2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) odkrit3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) poravnan4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) urejen, jasen5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) čist6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) resen7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramski2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) naravnost2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) takoj3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) pošteno3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) ravnina- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *I [stréit]adjectiveraven, prem, premočrten; gladek (lasje); resen (obraz); pokončen; urejen, v redu, reden, na pravem mestu, v pravi višini; simetričen; direkten, neposreden; figuratively odkrit, pošten, iskren, preprost, nekompliciran; colloquially zanesljiv, resničen (poročilo); dosleden; American slang brezkompromisen; pravi, neponarejen, nepopačen, neizkrivljen, dobljen iz prvega vira; popoln; nerazredčen, čist brez vode (whisky itd.)in a straight line — v premi, ravni črtistraight angle — iztegnjeni kot (180°)a straight back — raven, neukrivljen (negrbast) hrbetstraight face — negiben, resen obraza straight knee — ravno, neupognjeno kolenostraight line mathematics premicaa straight tip slang zanesljiv namig (nasvet), informacija iz prvega (zanesljivega) viraa straight path — ravna, prema stezaa straight race — dirka, v kateri se udeleženci na vse pretege trudijo za zmagoa straight Republican American slang brezkompromisen republikanec, republikanec skoz in skozthe straight ticket American pravi, uradni program strankeis everything straight? — je vse v redu?to keep a straight face — resno se držati, zadržati smehto keep s.o. straight — držati koga na uzdito set a room straight — urediti, pospraviti soboto vote a straight ticket American glasovati za nespremenjeno kandidatno listoII [stréit]adverbpremo, ravno, naravnost, v pravi smeri; točno, pravilno; neposredno, direktno; figuratively odkrito, iskreno, jasno, pošteno; obsolete takoj, precej, na mestu, nemudoma; brez ovinkov, brez ovinkarjenjastraight away — takoj, na mestu, precejstraight off — takoj, prècej, brez pomišljanjastraight from the horse's mouth slang iz prvega virato come straight to the point — jasno in brez oklevanja, naravnost pojasnitito ride straight on — jahati naravnost naprej, čez vse ovireto run straight — moralno, pošteno živetito speak straight out — odkrito, brez ovinkov govoritiI cannot tell you straight off — ne morem vam povedati kar takoj (pri priči, prècej)III [stréit]1.nounpremost; premica, ravnina; zadnji (ravni) del dirkališča za konjske dirke; American slang resnica, prava ugotovitev; sport po vrsti doseženi uspehi; (karte, poker) sekvenca petih kartout of the straight — neraven; poševen, nagnjen; grbav; figuratively nepošten;2.interjectionzares!, resnično!, v resnici! -
6 even
I 1. [i:vən] adjective1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) enak2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) raven3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) enakomeren4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) paren5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) enak6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) miren2. verb1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) izenačiti2) (to make smooth or level.) izravnati•- evenly- evenness
- be/get even with
- an even chance
- even out
- even up II [i:vən] adverb1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) celo2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) še (bolj)•- even if- even so
- even though* * *I [í:vən]nounpoetically večerII [í:vən]adjective ( evenly adverb)ploščat, raven, gladek; enak, paren; pravičen; pravilen; ritmičen; enoličen, monoton; paralelento come ( —ali be, get) even with — vrniti komu milo za drago, obračunati s komto part even hands — enako si razdeliti, poravnati senautical on an even keel — enakomerno obteženIII [í:vən]adverbcelo, nasprotno; sploh; pravkareven as — v tistem trenutku, koeven if, even though — četudi, čeprav, dasieven that — vzemimo, daeven so — vendar, če žeIV [í:vən]transitive verbizravna(va)ti, izenačiti, poravna(va)ti -
7 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) raven2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) dolgočasen3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) gladek4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) prazen5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) postan6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) znižan2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) plosko3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) stanovanje2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) nižaj3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) ploskev4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) ravnina•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
- flat out* * *I [flæt]adjectiveraven, plosek, sploščen; medel, plehek, nezanimiv, pust, enoličen; prazen; razdišan; potrt; slab (prodaja); zvenečmusic molovski; za pol tona znižan; napačen (petje); razglašen; onemogel, izčrpan; brezobresten; odkrit; slang flat broke — brez pareto give a flat denial — gladko odkloniti, zanikatifiguratively he fell as flat as a pancake — popolnoma mu je spodleteloAmerican flat silver — srebrn priborII [flæt]adverbravno, plosko; na dolgo in široko; povsem, naravnost; prenizko (peti)to fall flat — pasti kot dolg in širok; figuratively ne se posrečiti, spodletetiIII [flæt]nounravnina, ploskev; plitvina; music nižaj; theatre zadnja kulisa; music črna klavirska tipka; plosek čoln; nizka košara; prazna zračnica; familiarly tepecIV [flæt]transitive verb & intransitive verbsploščiti (se)American to flat out — stanjšati se; figuratively izjaloviti seV [flæt]nounstanovanje (najeto); Scottish nadstropje -
8 plane
I 1. [plein] noun1) (an aeroplane.) letalo2) (a level or standard: Man is on a higher plane (of development) than the apes.) stopnja3) (in geometry, a flat surface.) ploskev2. verb(to move smoothly over the surface (of water etc).) drsetiII 1. [plein] noun(a carpenter's tool for making a level or smooth surface.) skobelj2. verb(to make (a surface) level, smooth or lower by using a plane.) skobljatiIII [plein] noun(a type of tree with broad leaves.) platana* * *I [pléin]nounBritish English platanaII [pléin]adjectiveraven, plosk, ploščatgeometry ploskoven, planimetrijski; geometry plane geometry — planimetrijatechnical plane table — merilna mizaIII [pléin]nounravnina, ravan, nižinageometry ploskev; figuratively stopnja, višina, nivo, raven; colloquially letalo; mineralogy glavni hodnik v rudniškem rovu; figuratively on the upward plane — v vzponuIV [pléin]1.transitive verbzravnati, zgladiti, splanirati ( down);2.intransitive verbvoziti se v letalu; polzeti, dvigniti se nad vodo (čoln pri hitri plovbi)V [pléin]1.nountechnicalskobelj, oblič;2.transitive verbskobljati, oblati -
9 straightaway
[stréitəwei]1.adjectiveraven;2.adverbtakoj, na mestu, na mah;3.nounravna proga; raven kurz -
10 не имеет выраженного действия
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11 муниципальный уровень
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12 приемлемый уровень риска
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13 arrow
['ærəu]1) (a thin, straight stick with a point, which is fired from a bow.) puščica2) (a sign shaped like an arrow eg to show which way to go: You can't get lost - just follow the arrows.) smernica, kažipot•* * *[aerou]nounpuščica; znak za smeran arrow left in the quiver — neizkoriščeno sredstvo, rezerva -
14 bolt
[boult] 1. noun1) (a bar to fasten a door etc: We have a bolt as well as a lock on the door.) zapah2) (a round bar of metal, often with a screw thread for a nut: nuts and bolts.) vijak3) (a flash of lightning.) blisk4) (a roll (of cloth): a bolt of silk.) bala2. verb1) (to fasten with a bolt: He bolted the door.) zapahniti2) (to swallow hastily: The child bolted her food.) pogoltniti3) (to go away very fast: The horse bolted in terror.) splašiti se•- bolt-upright- boltupright
- a bolt from the blue* * *I [boult]nounzapah; sornik; puščica, strela; beg; snop, sveženj; bala tkanine (30 yardov); vijak z maticobehind bolt and bar — za zapahi, v ječito do a bolt — zbežati, popihati joII [boult]transitive verb & intransitive verbzapahniti; planiti, zbežati, odkuriti jo; splašiti se (konj); American izstopiti iz strankeIII [boult]adverbpopolnoma, čistoIV [boult]1.transitive verbsejati, rešetati; zasledovatito bolt the brain — preučevati;2.nounsito, rešeto -
15 die
I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) umreti2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) pojemati, izginjati3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) hrepeneti•- diehard- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) matricaIII see dice* * *I [dai]intransitive verb (of od, zaradi) umreti, izdihniti, poginiti; ugasniti, ugašati; umiriti se; (o)veneti; colloquially hrepenetito die game — hrabro umreti; ostati zvestto be dying for s.th. — hrepeneti po čemII [dai]nounmatrica, vreziloIIIplural dice [dai, dais]noun igralna kockathe die is cast — kocka je padla, nazaj ni potias straight as a die — čisto raven; velik poštenjakupon the die — na kocki, v nevarnostito risk all on a turn ( —ali the throw) of a die — vse staviti, vse prepustiti naključjuthe dice are loaded against him — nima sreče, usoda mu ni naklonjena -
16 direct
[di'rekt] 1. adjective1) (straight; following the quickest and shortest way: Is this the most direct route?) direkten, najkrajši2) ((of manner etc) straightforward and honest: a direct answer.) odkrit3) (occurring as an immediate result: His dismissal was a direct result of his rudeness to the manager.) neposreden4) (exact; complete: Her opinions are the direct opposite of his.) popoln5) (in an unbroken line of descent from father to son etc: He is a direct descendant of Napoleon.) neposreden2. verb1) (to point, aim or turn in a particular direction: He directed my attention towards the notice.) usmeriti (se)2) (to show the way to: She directed him to the station.) napotiti3) (to order or instruct: We will do as you direct.) ukazati4) (to control or organize: A policeman was directing the traffic; to direct a film.) usmerjati; režirati•- directional
- directive
- directly
- directness
- director
- directory* * *I [dirékt, dairékt]transitive verb & intransitive verburavna(va)ti; (towards, to) usmeriti, napotiti; ( to do) ukazovati, ukazati; (to) nasloviti, naslavljati; režiratias directed — po predpisu, po navodiluII [dirékt, dairékt]adverbnaravnost, takoj, neposrednoIII [dirékt, dairékt]adjectiveneposreden, takojšen; odkrit; raven, prem; jasendirect labour — delovna moč, ki jo preskrbi naročnik (stavbe) -
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1. noun1) (a flow of blood to the face, making it red: A slow flush covered her face.) rdečica2) ((the device that works) a rush of water which cleans a toilet: a flush toilet.) splakovalnik2. verb1) (to become red in the face: She flushed with embarrassment.) zardeti2) (to clean by a rush of water: to flush a toilet.) splakniti3) ((usually with out) to cause (an animal etc) to leave a hiding place: The police flushed out the criminal.) izbezati•- flushed- in the first flush of
- the first flush of* * *I [flʌš]nounjata preplašenih ptičev; plašenjeII [flʌš]1.intransitive verbpreplašiti se, odleteti;2.transitive verbpreplašitiIII [flʌš]nounbrizg, curek; splakovanje; bujna rast; zardevanje, rdečica; razburjenost, vzkip; nenadno obilje; bogastvo; mlinski kanal, rakeIV [flʌš]1.transitive verbzaliti, preplaviti; izp(i)rati, splakniti; povzročiti, da zardi; navdušiti, razvneti, razburiti; ohrabriti; rediti (ovce);2.intransitive verbbrizgniti, štrcniti; priteči, vdreti; kliti, brsteti, rasti; zardetiV [flʌš]transitive verbporavnati, zravnati; napolnitiVI [flʌš]adjective ( with) iste višine, raven; močen; zrel; bujen; (of) poln; bogat, obilen; zapravljivflush of money — bogat, premoženVII [flʌš]adverb ( with) na isti višini -
18 mark
1. noun1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.)2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.)4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.)5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.)6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.)2. verb1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.)2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.)3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.)4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.)5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.)•- marked- markedly
- marker
- marksman
- marksmanship
- leave/make one's mark
- mark out
- mark time* * *I [ma:k]nounznak, znamenje; madež, brazgotina, praska, zareza; odtis, žig; British English red, ocena (šolska); economy varstvena (tovarniška) znamka; cilj, tarča; figuratively standard, raven, norma, ugled; znak, križ (nepismenega človeka); military tip, model; sport startno mesto (tek), mesto za kazenski strel (nogomet), sredina želodca (boks); history marka, mejno ozemljeear mark — razpoznavni znak na ušesu, figuratively razpoznavni znakmark moot — občinski zbor, shodbelow the mark — pod običajno ravnijo, nezadovoljiv, bolanbeside the mark — mimo tarče, figuratively netočen, nepravilen, zgrešen, irelevantenAmerican slang easy mark — lahkovernežsport to get off the mark — startatito hit the mark — zadeti, uspetito make one's mark upon ( —ali with) — uspeti, uveljaviti se prislang not my mark — ni po mojem okusu, mi ne odgovarjato miss the mark — zgrešiti, ne uspetioff the mark — čisto napačen, zgrešento overshoot the mark — ustreliti preko tarče; iti predaleč, gnati predalečeconomy trade mark — varstvena (tovarniška) znamkaup to the mark — na običajni ravni, zadovoljiv, dobrega zdravjawide of the mark — daleč mimo, figuratively zelo zgrešenwithin the mark — v dovoljenih mejah, upravičenII [ma:k]transitive verbzaznamovati, označiti; vžgati znak, žigosati, pustiti znanienje, biti znak ( for za); izbrati določiti predvideti ( for za); izraziti, pokazati; redovati (v šoli); opaziti, zapomniti si; economy označiti blago, določiti blagu ceno; sport kriti, ovirati nasprotnika (nogomet)to mark time — tolči takt z nogami, stopati na mestu; figuratively čakati, ostati na mestuthat marks him for a leader — to kaže, da bi bil primeren za voditeljamark my words! — zapomni si moje besede!mark! — pazi!III [ma:k]nounmarka (denar); mera za težo zlata in srebra (ca 8 unč) -
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noun (a thin cake usually made of milk, flour and eggs and fried in a pan etc.) palačinka* * *I [paenkeik]nounpalačinka, ponvičnik, cvrtnjak; usnje slabše kakovostiaeronautics pancake landing — ateriranjecolloquially pancake Day — pustni torekII [paenkeik]intransitive verb aeronautics slang aterirati, na plosk pristati -
20 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) preprost2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) jasen3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) odkrit4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) očiten5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) puščoben2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) ravnina2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) desna petlja•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English* * *I [pléin]adjective ( plainly adverb)preprost, enostaven, navaden; brez okraskov, preprost (soba itd.); nevzorčast, enobarven (blago); črno-bel (fotografija, risba); nemikaven, neprivlačen, neuglajen (obraz, dekle); jasen, razumljiv, nedvoumen, brez ovinkov (pogovor), očiten, razločen; nerazredčen (alkohol); odkrit, pošten; srednji, nepomemben, povprečen; metallurgy nelegiran (npr. jeklo); raven, plosk (dežela); figuratively gol, čist (nesmisel)plain card — navadna karta (razen kralja, dame in fanta)as plain as plain can be — ali as plain as the nose on one's face — ali plain as a pikestaff — ali as plain as point — jasno kot beli danplain dealer — poštenjak, odkrit človekplain dealing — odkritost, iskrenost, pošteno trgovanjeplain sewing — bela vezenina, šivanje belega perilaII [pléin]adverbjasno, razumljivo; odkrito, poštenoIII [pléin]nounravnina, ravan, nižava, poljana; bojišče; plural prerijaIV [pléin]intransitive verb British English archaic & poetically žalovati, tožiti, tarnati
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Raven — Raven, VA U.S. Census Designated Place in Virginia Population (2000): 2593 Housing Units (2000): 1219 Land area (2000): 6.833125 sq. miles (17.697711 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.833125 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Raven, VA — U.S. Census Designated Place in Virginia Population (2000): 2593 Housing Units (2000): 1219 Land area (2000): 6.833125 sq. miles (17.697711 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.833125 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Raven — Ra ven (r[=a] v n), n. [AS. hr[ae]fn; akin to D. raaf, G. rabe, OHG. hraban, Icel. hrafn, Dan. ravn, and perhaps to L. corvus, Gr. ko rax. [root]19.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large black passerine bird ({Corvus corax}), similar to the crow, but larger, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Raven — Rav en, v. i. To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity. [Written also {ravin}, and {ravine}.] [1913 Webster] Benjamin shall raven as a wolf. Gen. xlix. 27. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
raven — raven1 [rā′vən] n. [ME < OE hræfn, akin to ON hrafn, Ger rabe < IE echoic base * ker , *kor , imitative of harsh sounds > Gr korax, L corvus, raven: so named from its cry] any of various large crows; esp., the largest crow (Corvus corax) … English World dictionary