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1 odd man out / odd one out
1) (a person or thing that is different from others: In this test, you have to decide which of these three objects is the odd one out.) izjema2) (a person or thing that is left over when teams etc are made up: When they chose the two teams, I was the odd man out.) presežek; tisti, ki izpade -
2 odd
[od]1) (unusual; strange: He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.) nenavaden2) ((of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2: 5 and 7 are odd (numbers).) lih3) (not one of a pair, set etc: an odd shoe.) brez para4) (occasional; free: at odd moments.) priložnosten•- oddity- oddly
- oddment
- odds
- odd jobs
- odd job man
- be at odds
- make no odds
- oddly enough
- odd man out / odd one out
- odds and ends
- what's the odds?* * *I [ɔd]adjective ( oddly adverb)odvečen; lih, neparen, presežen, brez para, nadštevilen; priložnosten, prigoden; čuden, nenavaden, čudaškiodd jobs — priložnostni opravki, drobna delaodd man out — človek, ki je ostal brez paraat odd moments ( —ali times) — priložnostno, tu in tamodd months — meseci, ki imajo 31 dnieconomy odd lot — slab borzni zaključek; American malenkostna množinaII [ɔd]nounnekaj čudnega, nekaj nenavadnega; prednostni udarec (pri golfu) -
3 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držati2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držati3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) (za)držati4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) zdržati5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržati6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) držati, vsebovati7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) biti8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) držati se9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) imeti10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) verjeti, imeti (koga za kaj)11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) veljati12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) držati za13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) braniti14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) zadržati nasprotnika15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pritegniti (pozornost)16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) proslavljati17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) imeti18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) obdržati se19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) počakati pri telefonu20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) držati21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) obdržati22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) prinesti23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) prijem2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vpliv3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) prijem•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) podkrovje* * *I [hóuld]nounnautical podpalubje, ladijsko skladišče; aeronautics prostor za prtljago v letaluII [hóuld]nounprijem, opora; moč, vpliv (on, over, of); American ustavitev, zadrževanje; archaic utrdbato catch ( —ali get, lay, seize, take) hold of s.th. — prijeti kaj, dobitito get hold of s.o. — ujeti koga, zalotiti kogato get hold of o.s. — dobiti se v oblast, obvladati seto get a hold on s.o. — dobiti koga v oblastto have a (firm) hold on s.o. — imeti koga v oblastito keep hold of — čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti iz rokto miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijetiAmerican to put a hold on s.th. — zaustaviti kaj, zadržati kajIII [hóuld]1.transitive verbdržati, obdržati, zadržati; omejiti, zadrževati, ovirati, krotiti; zdržati; sport zadržati nasprotnika; zavezati koga za kaj (to); imeti (npr. sestanek); imeti, posedovati (zemljo, pravice, delnice, službo); imeti koga za kaj (npr. za poštenjaka); proslavljati (praznik); obdržati (smer); prenašati (alkohol); military & figuratively odbraniti, obdržati (položaj); juridically odločiti, odrediti; pritegniti (pozornost); American zadostovati (hrana); American rezervirati, imeti rezervacijo (v hotelu); American prijeti, obdržati v zaporu;2.intransitive verbdržati se, zadržati se, vztrajati (by, to pri, na čem); veljati, obveljati; obstati, prenehati; dogajati se, bitihold! — počakaj, ustavi se!to hold the bag — ostati na cedilu, imeti vso odgovornostto hold a brief for — odobravati, strinjati seto hold in check — imeti koga v šahu, krotitito hold dear — ceniti, čislati, ljubitito hold fast — čvrsto držati, ne izpustitito hold good — veljati, obveljati, izkazati seto hold one's ground ( —ali one's own) — vztrajati, ne popustiti, biti kosto hold s.o. (s.th.) in the hollow of one's hand — imeti koga (kaj) v pestihold hard! — počakaj!, stoj!hold everything! — takoj prenehaj!to hold at nought — omalovaževati, ne cenitito hold one's peace ( —ali tongue) — molčati, držati jezik za zobmito hold a stock — imeti zalogo, imeti na zalogito hold true — veljati, biti resto hold water — prenesti natančen pregled, veljati; biti vodotesenthere is no holding him — ne da se ga zadržati, nezadržen jeneither to hold nor to bind — ki se ga ne da obvladati, neukročen -
4 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) značaj; vrsta2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) značaj3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) dober glas4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) oseba (v igri)5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) čudak6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) črka•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) značilnost- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation* * *I [kaeriktə]nounznak, pisava, črka, številka; dostojatnstvo, stan, položaj; značaj; oseba, igralec, -lka; dober glas; čudak; spričevalo; opis; kakovost, lastnostto see s.th. in its true character — videti kaj v pravi lučifiguratively to set the character of s.th. — vtisniti čemu pečatto give s.o. a good character — dati komu dobro spričevaloII [kaeriktə]transitive verbpoetically archaic opisati -
5 strange
[strein‹]1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) tuj2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) čuden•- strangeness
- stranger
- strange to say/tell/relate
- strangely enough* * *[stréindž]1.adjective ( strangely adverb)čuden, nenavaden, redek, presenetljiv, nepričakovan; tuj, nepoznan, neznan, nov (to s.o. komu); neseznanjen (to s.th. s čim), nevešč, nevajen (to s.th. česa); rezerviran, hladen, zadržan, boječ; obsolete inozemskia strange face — tuj, neznan obraza strange remark — čudna, nenavadna opazkastrange to say — presenetljivo, čudno, za čudato be strange to s.th. — ne poznati česa, ne biti vajen česato feel strange — čudno, slabo se počutiti (zlasti imeti vrtoglavico, omotico ipd.)strange that you should not have heard it — čudno, da tega niste slišalithis writing is strange to me — ta pisava mi je nepoznana;2.adverbčudno, nenavadno, svojevrstno
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