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1 second-best
noun, adjective (next after the best; not the best: She wore her second-best hat; I want your best work - your second-best is not good enough.) drugouvrščen* * *[sékəndbest]1.adjectiveskoraj najboljši, prvi za najboljšim;2.nouncollto come off second-best — biti premagan, krajši konec potegniti, podleči -
2 come off second best
(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) krajši konec potegniti -
3 second
I 1. ['sekənd] adjective1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) drugi2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) drugi3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) drugi2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.) drugi3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) drugouvrščen2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) sekundant4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) podpreti5. noun(a secondary school.) srednja šola- seconder- secondly
- secondary colours
- secondary school
- second-best
- second-class
- second-hand
- second lieutenant
- second-rate
- second sight
- second thoughts
- at second hand
- come off second best
- every second week
- month
- second to none II ['sekənd] noun1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) sekunda2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) trenutek* * *I [sékənd]nounsekunda; trenutek, kratek čas; music sekunda, drugi glas ali instrument; drugi razred; sekundant (pri dvoboju); kdor je drugi v čem; ocena, ki je prva za najboljšo; plural commerce blago druge, slabše vrste (zlasti moka in kruh)the second(-in-command) — namestnik poveljnika; drugi častnik na ladjithe second of May — 2. majthe second of exchange commerce duplikat menice, ki se izdaja zaradi večje varnostia good second — tekač, ki pride na cilj takoj za zmagovalcemto get a second university na izpitu dobiti oceno, ki je prva za najboljšoII [sékənd]1.adjectivedrugi (po vrsti); sledeči; drugoten, drugorazreden, drugovrsten, slabši, podrejen, postranski; že rabljen; neizviren, posnet, imitiran; izveden, izpeljanat second hand — iz druge roke, antikvarično; po slišanju, iz nezanesljivih virovin the second place — na drugem mestu, drugičin the second place — na drugem mestu, drugiča second time — še enkrat, ponovnosecond to none — za nikomer ne zaostajajoč, neprekosljiv, nedosegljiv, nedosežensecond cabin — kabina 2. razredasecond mate nautical drugi častnik (na ladji)a second Napoleon figuratively drugi Napoleonsecond papers American končna prošnja doseljencev za ameriško državljanstvosecond storey American prvo nadstropje (v Angliji the first floor)second wind slang figuratively vrnitev močito come off second best — biti premagan, kratko potegnitito get one's second wind colloquially priti zopet k sebito play second fiddle figuratively biti v podrejenem položajuto take second place — biti drugi, zavzeti drugo mesto;2.adverbna drugem mestuto come second — priti kot drugi skozi cilj, biti drugiIII [sékənd]transitive verbpodpirati, podpreti predlog (govornika); pomagati; sekundirati (tudi figuratively), biti sekundant (pri dvoboju)to second words with deeds — besede podpreti z dejanji; transitive verb military oprostiti častnika redne dolžnosti za kake druge namene, prekomandirati; začasno premestiti (uradnika); intransitive verb sekundirati, pomagati -
4 second-class
1) (of or in the class next after or below the first; not of the very best quality: a second-class restaurant; He gained a second-class honours degree in French.) drugorazreden2) ((for) travelling in a part of a train etc that is not as comfortable or luxurious as some other part: a second-class passenger; His ticket is second-class; ( also adverb) I'll be travelling second-class.) drugi razred* * *[sékəndkla:s]adjectivedrugorazredensecond-class carriage railway potniški vagon 2. razredato travel second-class — potovati v 2. razredu -
5 thought
[Ɵo:t]past tense, past participle; = think* * *I [mɔ:t]nounmisel, ideja, mišljenje, umovanje, premišljanje; (skrbno) razmišljanje; premislek; pazljivost; namera, nakana, načrt; plural mnenje; umsko delo; svet misli, miselni svet; spominjanje; sposobnost predstavljanja; skrb, nemir; obzir; figuratively minimalna količina, nekoliko, malce, kančeka beauty beyond thought — lepota, ki si je ni moč predstavljatiengaged in thought — zamišljen, zatopljen v mislia penny for your thoughts! figuratively rad bi vedel, kaj (sedaj) mislite! kaj bi dal, da bi vedel za vaše misli!; na kaj mislite?after further thought I saw I was wrong — ko sem znova premislil, sem uvidel, da nimam pravhe had no thought of paying his debt — prav nobenega namena ni imel, da bi plačal svoj dolghe did not give a thought to his doings — niti hip ni pomislil, kaj delahis sole thought is to make money — njegova edina misel je, kako priti do denarjato read s.o.'s thoughts — brati misli kake osebesecond thoughts are best figuratively ni se treba prenaglitito take thought — zamisliti se, premislitihe took thought before replying — premislil je, preden je odgovorilII [mɔ:t]preterite & past participleod to think -
6 get
[ɡet]past tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) dobiti2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) nabaviti3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) priti; dobiti4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) spraviti v5) (to become: You're getting old.) postati6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) prepričati7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) priti8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) uspeti9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) dobiti10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) ujeti11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) doumeti•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to* * *I [get]1.transitive verbdobiti; pridobiti zaslužiti; vzeti, jemati; preskrbeti, nabaviti, omisliti si, kupiti; spraviti, spravljati (pridelke); doseči; ujeti; razumeti, naučiti se, doumeti; zvedeti; dati si narediti; American slang razjeziti, razdražiti;2.intransitive verbpostati; priti, dospeti; napotiti se; navaditi se; American slang popihati joto get the better of s.o. — premagati kogato get the best of s.th. — najbolje opravitito get clear of — znebiti, otresti seslang get cracking! — loti se posla!to get even with s.o. — obračunati s komto get one's eye in — navaditi se, prilagoditi seslang to get s.o.'s goat — razjeziti, razdražiti kogaget you gone! — proč od tod, izgini(te)!to get the goods on s.o. — dobiti dokaze proti komuto get a grip of — obvladati, premagatislang to get a big hand — zelo ugajati, doživeti velik uspehto get the hang of s.th. — razumeti, doumeti kajto have got to — (z nedoločnikom) morati, biti prisiljenAmerican slang to get in Dutch with — zameriti se komucolloquially to get the kick out of s.th. — uživati nad čimslang to get left — razočarati se, podlečito get it (in the neck) — biti grajan, kaznovato get on s.o.'s nerves — dražiti kogato get possession of s.th. — polastiti se česato get s.o. — razumeti koga; imeti koga za norcaslang to get the raspberry — biti zasmehovanslang to get rattled — zmesti se, postati živčento get a rise out of s.o. — razdražiti kogato get a slip — pelin dobiti, biti zavrnjento get the start of s.o. — prehiteti kogato get the wind of s.th. — zvedeti, zavohati, zaslutiti kajfiguratively to get the wind up — prestrašiti seto get the worst of the bargain — zgubiti, biti premaganto get s.o. wrong — napačno koga razumetito get used to doing s.th. — navaditi se česato get the upper hand of s.o. — premagati kogaII [get]nounmladiči, potomci, zarod; pridobitev -
7 intention
[-ʃən]noun (what a person plans or intends to do: He has no intention of leaving; He went to see the boss with the intention of asking for a pay rise; If I have offended you, it was quite without intention; good intentions.) namen* * *[inténšən]nounnamen, namera, nakana; smoter, cilj; plural colloquially ženitveni nameni; medicine zaceljenje rane -
8 leg
[leɡ]1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) noga2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) hlačnica3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) noga4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapa•- - legged- pull someone's leg* * *I [leg]nounnoga, bedro, stegno; krača, bočnik; etapa (pri potovanju, letenju); hlačnica, nogavica, golenica (škornja); noga stola, mize; nautical ena smer pri cikcak vožnji; stranica trikotnika, tangenta, krak šestila; sport stran igrišča desno od metalca (kriket)to be all legs — nogat, dolgonogto be on one's last legs — biti z eno nogo v grobu, biti na koncu svojih močithe boot is on the other leg — resnica je čisto drugačna, razmere so se spremenileto fall on one's legs — postaviti se na noge, končno uspeti, imeti srečoto get upon one's legs — razjeziti se, planiti kviškuto get on one's hind legs — postaviti se po robu, pripraviti se k obrambito give s.o. a leg up — pomagati komu naprejnot to have a leg to stand on — ne imeti se na kaj opreti, ne imeti opravičilato have good sea legs — ne dobiti morske bolezni, biti pravi mornarleg and leg — enako stanje v igri, enako število točkon one's (hind) legs — na nogah, pri dobrem zdravjuto pull s.o.'s leg — imeti koga za norca, šaliti se s komto run s.o. off his legs — nalagati komu prevež dela, obremeniti koga z delomto set s.o. on his legs — pomagati komu na nogearchaic to make a leg — prikloniti seto shake a leg — British English colloquially plesati, American slang pohiteti, podvizati seto stand on one's own legs — biti samostojen, postaviti se na lastne nogeto walk s.o. off his legs — utruditi koga s hojoblack-leg — slepar, stavkokazII [leg]intransitive verb colloquially to leg it — (hitro) hoditi, teči, pobegniti -
9 look
[luk] 1. verb1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) pogledati2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) zdeti se3) (to face: The house looks west.) gledati2. noun1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) pogled2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) pogled3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) videz•- - looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here!
- look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out!
- look over
- look through
- look up
- look up to* * *I [luk]nounpogled (at); (singular ali plural) izraz (obraza), videz, podobato give s.th. a second look — še enkrat ali natančneje kaj pogledatiII [luk]1.intransitive verbgledati, pogledati, motriti, ogledovati (at); colloquially strmeti, čuditi se; biti videti, zdeti se; kazati (to, towards na kaj); figuratively obrniti, nameriti, usmeriti (pogled, pozornost; at); paziti (to na) skrbeti ( that da) gledati ( that da how kako); upati, pričakovati; gledati na, biti obrnjen proti (to, towards);2.transitive verbgledati, pogledati, (s pogledom) izrazitilook here! — poglej, poslušaj!don't look like that — ne glej tako, ne delaj takega obrazalook and see — sam poglej, sam se prepričajlook you! — pomisli!, pazi!, glej!it looks as if ( —ali as though) — videti je, ko da bito look o.s. again — popraviti se (po bolezni itd.)to look black (at s.o.) — biti videti jezen (mrko koga gledati)to look blue — biti videti otožen, nesrečento look back — nazaj pogledati, pomisliti nahe looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth — videti je, ko da ne bi znal do pet štetito look compassion at s.o. — sočutno koga gledatito look daggers at s.o. — z očmi koga prebadatito look s.o. in the eyes — gledati komu v očito look in the face — pogledati čemu v obraz, videti kaj v pravi lučito look a gift horse in the mouth — ali to look a horse trade in the tushes — gledati podarjenemu konju na zobeto look like — biti videti kot, biti podobenhe looks like winning — kaže, da bo zmagalI look to live many years here — pričakujem, da bom dolgo živel tukajto look one's last at s.o. — zadnjič koga pogledatilook before you leap — ne prenagli se, dobro premisli preden kaj storišto look sharp — ( with) pohiteti, podvizati se (s čim)to look small — pokazati se v slabi luči, napraviti slab vtis -
10 use
I [ju:z] verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) uporabiti2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) porabiti•- usable- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) uporaba2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) raba3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) korist4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) sposobnost uporabljati kaj5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) uporaba•- useful- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use* * *I [ju:s]nounraba, uporaba; uporabnost, korist(nost), prid; (poseben) namen, smoter; pripravnost; moč ali sposobnost uporabljati (kaj); navada, običaj, uzus; stalna ali ponovna uporaba; vaja; praksa; (pred)pravica uporabe (česa); juridically užitek; pravica, uživanje (posesti); dobiček; ecclesiastic obredi kake Cerkve, liturgijaof use — uporaben, koristenof no use — neuporaben, brezkoristenout of use — ne v rabi, ne več uporabenonce a use and ever a custum — česar se je Janezek naučil, to Janez znacan I be of use? — lahko (kaj) pomagam?is this of use to you? — lahko to kaj porabite?crying is no use — nima smisla jokati, zastonj je jokatiit is (of) no use (running) — brez koristi, zaman je (teči)what's the use (of it)? — kakšen smisel naj (sploh) to ima?to fall ( —ali to pass) out of use — postati neuporaben, zastaretiyou will find these shoes of use in the mountains — videli boste, da so ti čevlji zelo koristni v gorahI have no use for such people — nimam nobenega smisla za take ljudi, ne cenim (ne potrebujem) takih ljudihave you lost the use of your tongue? — si izgubil dar govora?to make use of s.th. — uporabiti (izkoristiti) kaj, posluževati se česato make use of s.o.'s name — sklicevati se na kogato put out of use — vzeti iz obtoka (kovance itd.)II [ju:z]transitive verbrabiti, uporabljati, porabiti, izkoristiti, posluževati se; zateči se k; ravnati z; potrošiti, izdati; gojiti (šport itd.); prebiti (čas); obsolete navaditi (to na)to use one's brains ( —ali wits) — uporabiti pamet, napeti (svoje) možganeuse your eyes! — odpri oči!to use one's best efforts — napraviti, kar se le da (kar je le možno)how did they use you? — kako so ravnali z vami?to use s.o. ill — slabo ravnati s komto use one's legs — peš iti, pešačitimay I use your name? — se lahko sklicujem na vas?how does the world use you? colloquially kako je z vami?, kako vam gre?; intransitive verb obsolete (razen v preteritu) biti vajen, imeti navado; (tudi za izražanje trajnega stanja v preteklosti)used you to know him? — ste ga vi poznali?there used to be a tree there — tam je nekoč bilo drevo;
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