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1 effect
[i'fekt] 1. noun1) (a result or consequence: He is suffering from the effects of over-eating; His discovery had little effect at first.) posledica2) (an impression given or produced: The speech did not have much effect (on them); a pleasing effect.) učinek2. verb(to make happen; to bring about: He tried to effect a reconciliation between his parents.) izpeljati- effectively
- effects
- effectual
- come into effect
- for effect
- in effect
- put into effect
- take effect* * *I [ifékt]nounposledica, učinek, namen, cilj; uspeh; dejstvo; izvršitev, realizacija; korist; vsebina (pisma); produktivnost; plural vrednostni papirji, premoženjeto bring to effect, to carry into effect — izvajati, uveljaviti, uresničitito give effect to s.th. — uveljaviti kajin effect — dejansko, v bistvuof no effect — neučinkovit, jalovto some effect — še kar, precejwith telling effect — nedvoumno, jasno, učinkovito, uspešnowithout effect — zaman; neučinkovitII [ifékt]transitive verbučinkovati; izvesti, izvršiti; uveljaviticommerce to effect an entry — vknjižiti -
2 bear the brunt of
(to bear the worst of the effect of (a blow, attack etc): I bore the brunt of his abuse / the storm.) največji del -
3 come into effect
((of a law etc) to begin to operate: The law came into effect last month.) začeti veljati -
4 for effect
(for the sake of making an impression: You don't mean that - you only said it for effect.) zaradi vtisa -
5 take effect
(to begin to work; to come into force: When will the drug take effect?) učinkovati -
6 greenhouse effect
noun ((singular) the gradual heating of the atmosphere caused by air pollution which traps energy from the sun.) učinek tople grede -
7 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) razbiti, zlomiti2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odlomiti3) (to make or become unusable.) pokvariti (se)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) odpovedati5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) potolči6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) prekiniti7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) prekiniti8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) oznaniti9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mutirati10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ublažiti11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) izbruhniti2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) premor2) (a change: a break in the weather.) sprememba3) (an opening.) odprtina4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) priložnost•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) lomljivi predmeti- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *I [breik]1.transitive verblomiti, prelomiti, zlomiti, odlomiti; skrhati; raztrgati, pretrgati, odtrgati; poškodovati, (po)kvariti; odpreti, odpečatiti; prestreči, prekiniti; odvaditi; (pre)kršiti; oslabiti, ublažiti; (iz)uriti (konja v ježi); uničiti; obzirno sporočiti; izčrpati; orati, kopati; (iz službe) odpustiti, degradirati;2.intransitive verbzlomiti, skrhati, razbiti, raztrgati se; razpasti, razpadati; počiti, razpočiti se; poslabšati se (vreme); svitati; ločiti se, spremeniti smer; propasti, zbankrotirati; vlomitito break asunder — pretrgati, prelomitito break s.o.'s back — zlomiti komu vrat, uničiti gacolloquially to break the back of s.th. — opraviti najtežji del česanautical to break bulk — začeti raztovarjatito break a butterfly on the wheel — zapravljati svojo moč, uporabiti drastična sredstvato break cover — zapustiti skrivališče, izkobacati sethe day is breaking — svita se, dani seto break even — pokriti stroške, poravnati seto break faith — prelomiti prisego, izneveriti seto break (new) ground — ledino orati, začeti nov obratto break loose — odtrgati se, zbežati; prekršitito break the neck of s.th. — izvržiti najtežji del naloge, končati kajto break o.s. of a habit — odvaditi se česato break s.o.'s pride — ponižati kogato break to pieces — zdrobiti (se); razpastito break the thread — prekiniti, pretrgatiwho breaks pays — sam pojej, kar si si skuhalbreak your neck! — veliko sreče!II [breik]nounzlom; razpoka; prekinitev, pavza, odmor; jasa; music sprememba glasu, mutiranje; presledek; vdolbina v zidu; pobeg iz ječe; American colloquially slučaj, napaka; figuratively dobra priložnostthe break of day — jutranji svit, zoraIII [breik]nounvrsta kočije, s katero se konji navadijo voziti; širok vagon -
8 heat
[hi:t] 1. noun1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) toplota2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.) vročina3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) vročina4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) jeza5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) krog2. verb((sometimes with up) to make or become hot or warm: We'll heat (up) the soup; The day heats up quickly once the sun has risen.) segreti (se)- heated- heatedly
- heatedness
- heater
- heating
- heat wave
- in/on heat See also:- hot* * *I [hi:t]nounvročina, toplina, toplota; žar, gorečnost, strast; silovitost; jeza, razjarjenost; višek napetosti; spolni nagon, spolna razdraženost živalskih samicsport posamezen tek, krog; plural tekmovanje v teku; American slang pritisk, nasilje; juridically in the heat of passion — v afektuat one heat — na en mah, v enem tekua bitch in heat — psica, ki se gonisport a dead heat — neodločen izid tekasport the final heat — finalni tekAmerican slang to turn on heat — ostro poseči vmesAmerican slang to turn the heat on s.o. — pritisniti na kogaAmerican slang the heat is on — ostro je, nevarno jeAmerican slang the heat is off — pomirilo se je, ni več nevarnostiII [hi:t]1.transitive verbsegreti, segrevati, pogreti (up, with, by); razvneti, razburiti;2.intransitive verbsegreti se, pogreti se, vneti se, razburiti se -
9 shock
I 1. [ʃok] noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) pretres2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) sunek3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.) sunek4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) šok2. verb(to give a shock to; to upset or horrify: Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.) pretresti- shocker- shocking
- shockingly
- shock-absorber II [ʃok] noun(a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.) čop* * *I [šɔk]nountrk, trčenje, trzaj, (močan) sunek, udarec; (živčni) zlom; (pretres), šok; military spopad; (močno) razburjenje, izbruh; electrical elektrošok; zgražanje, šokiranje, pohujšanje, prepalost, osuplostto get the shock of one's life figuratively biti kot od strele zadet, zelo se ustrašitiit gave his father quite a shock — to je njegovega očeta zelo prizadelo (pretreslo, ogorčilo)II [šɔk]transitive verbpretresti, presuniti, ogorčiti, globoko užaliti, mučno prizadeti, šokirati, škandalizirati, povzročiti zgražanje; medicine pretresti (živce); zadeti (komu) udarec (električni šok); intransitive verb trčiti (skupaj), zaleteti sea sight that would shock you — prizor, ki bi vas presunil (pretresel, šokiral, ogorčil)she was shocked to find him so pale and thin — bila je zaprepadena, ko ga je videla tako bledega in shujšanegaI am shocked at you! — zgražati se moram nad vami!to shock a secret out of s.o. — s šokom koga pripraviti do tega, da pove tajnostto shock s.o. into telling the truth — s šokom koga privesti do tega, da pove resnicoIII [šɔk]1.nounčop ( of hair las);2.adjectivekuštrav, skuštranIV [šɔk]1.nounkopa snopov (navadno 12); zložena koruzna stebla;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbzložiti (snope) v kope -
10 relate
[rə'leit] 1. verb1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) pripovedovati2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) nanašati se3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) obnašati se (do koga)•- related- relation
- relationship
- relative 2. adjective1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) sorazmeren2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) oziralen•* * *[riléit]transitive verbporočati (to s.o. komu), obvestiti (to s.o. koga); pripovedovati, povedati; spraviti (koga, kaj) v zvezo (to, with z); vzpostaviti zvezo, odnose med, povezati; intransitive verb nanašati se na, tikati se (to česa); biti v zvezi, imeti zveze, biti soroden, v sorodstvu (to z)to be related with (to) — biti v zvezi z, biti v sorodstvu zshe is related to have said — pravijo, da je rekla; menda je rekla -
11 compensate
['kompənseit]1) (to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced: This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job.) odškodovati za, nadomestiti2) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) nadomestiti•- compensation* * *[kɔmpenseit]transitive verb -
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13 undo
past tense - undid; verb1) (to unfasten or untie: Could you undo the knot in this string?) odvezati, odpeti2) (to reverse, or destroy, the effect of: The evil that he did can never be undone.) popraviti•- undoing- undone* * *[ʌndú:]transitive verbodpeti, odpreti; odstraniti; razdreti, uničiti; razveljaviti; rešiti (uganko)to undo s.o.'s hopes — uničiti komu upewhat's done cannot be undone — kar je narejeno, je narejeno (se ne da spremeniti, popraviti) -
14 counteract
(to undo or prevent the effect of: the government's efforts to counteract inflation.) preprečiti* * *[kauntəraekt]transitive verbdelati proti; nasprotovati; preprečiti; izenačiti, nevtralizirati -
15 instantaneous
[instən'teiniəs](done, happening or acting in an instant or very quickly: The effect of this poison is instantaneous.) takojšen* * *[instəntéinjəs]adjective ( instantaneously adverb)trenuten, nemuden; istočasen; physics momentan -
16 stereophonic
[steriə'fonik]1) ((of recorded or broadcast sound) giving the effect of coming from different directions, and usually requiring two loudspeakers placed apart from each other.) stereofonski2) ((of equipment, apparatus etc) intended for recording or playing such sound.) stereofonski* * *[stiəriəfóunik]adjectivestereofonski -
17 cancel out
(to undo the effect of: We don't want our profits to be cancelled out by extra expenses.) ustaviti -
18 shock-absorber
noun (a device (in a motor car etc) for reducing the effect of bumps.) blažilnik -
19 take
(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) imeti koga za talca* * *I [téik]transitive verb1.vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti, military ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)pitito take advice — vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati seto take one's bearings marine izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figuratively ugotoviti, pri čem smoto take the bull by the horns — zgrabiti bika za rogove, figuratively spoprijeti se s kom (čim)shall we take our coffee in the garden? — bi pili kavo na vrtu?to take the chair figuratively prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)to take s.o.'s eye — pritegniti pozornost kake osebeto take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprejto take s.o.'s measurements — vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)I take the opportunity to tell you... — izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...to take (holy) orders ecclesiastic biti posvečen, ordiniranto take a part — prevzeti, igrati vlogoto take in bad part — zameriti, za zlo vzetito take poison — vzeti strup, zastrupiti seto take s.o. prisoner ( —ali captive) — military ujeti kogato take 3000 prisoners military ujeti 3000 sovražnikovto take s.o. for s.tiv. adjective slang izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz kogato take s.o. stealing — zasačiti koga pri tatviniI take his statement with a grain of salt — njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)to take by storm ( —ali assault) — zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišemto take a bit between teeth figuratively odpovedati poslušnostto take s.o.'s temperature — (iz)meriti komu temperaturoto take a ticket — vzeti, kupiti vozovnicoto take the train (a taxi, a tram) — peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)to take s.o. unawares — presenetiti kogato take the trouble of doing s.th. — vzeti si trud in napraviti kajto take the veil religion iti v samostan, postati nunato take the right way with s.o. — lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi načinto take a poor view ( —ali a dim view) of — ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o;2.odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgatito take s.o. home — odvesti koga domovwhere will this road take us? — kam nas pelje ta pot?he was taken hence — umrl je;3.dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, staknitito take cold — dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehladto take an infection — okužiti se, inficirati seto take s.th. as a reward — dobiti kaj kot nagradoto take a (mean) advantage of s.th. — (grdo) izkoristiti kajto take s.th. under a will — dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu;4.vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potrebenit took me ( —ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station — potreboval sem ɜ minut, da sem prišel do postajeit would take a strong man to move it — potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknilwhich size in hats do you take? — katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?it takes two to make a quarrel — za prepir sta potrebna dva;5.občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napravitito take the consequences — nositi, prevzeti poslediceto take a fall adjective slang nositi poslediceto take a loss — (pre)trpeti, imeti izguboto take offense — biti užaljen, zameritito take pity on s.o. — občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za kogato take umbrage — sumničiti, posumitito take great pleasure in s.th. — imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čemare we going to take it lying down? — bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?these troops had taken the brunt of the attack — te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada;6.očarati, prevzeti, privlačitito take s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, prikupiti se komuwhat took him most was the sweetness of her voice — kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu;7.razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjetiI take it that... — to razumem tako, da...shall I take it that... — naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?then, I take it, you object to his coming — torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišelas I take it — kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)do not take it ill if I do not go — ne zamerite mi, če ne gremwhom do you take me for? — za koga me (pa) imate?to take s.o. for a fool — imeti koga za norcato take s.th. for granted — vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevnoto take as read politics juridically smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)may I take the minutes as read? — smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?;8.zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočitito take earth hunting zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figuratively umakniti se, skriti sehe took the bush — zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hostothe horse took the hedge with the greatest ease — konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto;9.fotografirati; skrbeti (za)he took me while I was not looking — fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugamhe insisted on being taken with his hat on — na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavito take views — delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografiratishe took her mother in her old age — skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti;10.intransitive verbuspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv; botany prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se; technical prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi); medicine učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti; photography fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se; colloquially biti prizadetto take as heir — prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedičPosebne zveze:to take into account ( —ali consideration), to take account for — vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunatito take aim at military meriti, ciljati nato take the air — iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronautics dvigniti seto take breath — zajeti sapo, oddahniti sithis takes the cake! slang to je pa že višek!to take care — biti oprezen, pazitito take charge of — prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvoto take one's chance — tvegati, upati seto take s.o. into one's confidence — zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kajto take under consideration — vzeti v pretres, v presojodeuce take it! — vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!to take effect — učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; juridically stopiti v veljavoto take exception to ( —ali at, against) — grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitketo take evasive action slang izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)to take s.o.'s evidence juridically zaslišati kogato take one's farewell — vzeti slovo, posloviti seto take to heart — vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti seto take hold of — prijeti, zgrabitito take issue with — ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti protito take it (on the chin) slang požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)take it or leave it! — vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!to take a journey — potovati, iti na potovanjeto take kindly to s.o. — čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati kogato take leave of — vzeti slovo od, posloviti se odto take liberties — preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzento take one's life in one's hand — tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kockoto take the measure of s.o.'s foot — vzeti mero za obutev, figuratively premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebeto take the minutes — pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)to take notice colloquially opazitito take notice of — vzeti na znanje, upoštevatito take no notice of — ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignoriratito take in ( —ali to) pieces — narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)to take part in — udeležiti se, sodelovati vto take a ride — pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)to take rise — izvirati, nasta(ja)tito take shape — dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati seto take the rough with the smooth figuratively vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno jeto take short — presenetiti, zalotitito take to s.th. like ducks to water — takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kajto take to task — poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, oštetito take the time from s.o. figuratively točno se ravnati po komtake it easy! — ne razburjaj se!I am not taking any colloquially hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maramto take the water marine izplutito take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrteto take wine with s.o. — nazdraviti komuto take upon o.s. an office — prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)that walk did take it out of us! — ta sprehod nas je zares zdelalto take s.o. at his word — koga za besedo prijetiII [téik]nounvzetje, odvzem; ulov (rib); hunting plen, uplenitev; prejemek, iztržek, izkupiček, inkaso (v gledališču, na koncertu itd.); film, televizija, posnetek scene, scena; British English zakup, zemlja v zakupu; šah odvzem (figure)he is very proud ot his take — zelo je ponosen na svoj plen, na to, kar je ujel (ulovil) -
20 side
1. noun1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) stran2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) ploskev3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) stran4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) stran5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) bok6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) del7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) pobočje8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) stališče9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) stran2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) stranski- - side- - sided
- sidelong
- sideways
- sideburns
- side effect
- sidelight
- sideline
- sidelines
- side road
- sidestep
- side-street
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- from all sides
- on all sides
- side by side
- side with
- take sides* * *I [sáid]1.nounstran; bok; rob (poti, mize itd.); stran (pisma); ploskev, prostrana površina; figuratively stališče, vidik; obronek; obala; področje, kraj; smer; oddelek (šole); sport moštvo; slang prevzetnost, ošabnost, širokoustenje; (biljard) obračanje, vrtenje krogle zaradi udarca od straniside by side — z ramo ob rami, vštric, vzporednoby the side of — vzdolž, oboff side — oddaljenejša stran, desna stran; sport (nogomet) ofsajdon all sides, on every side — na vseh straneh, vsepovsodsunny side, bright side — sončna stran, svetla stran (tudi figuratively)on the wrong side of the door figuratively izključen iz (česa)on the wrong side of the blanket figuratively nezakonski (otrok)to balance on both sides figuratively nihati (kolebati) med dvema stvaremahe is on our side — on je na naši strani, z namihe is on the sunny (bright, right) side of 50 — on še ni 50 let starto go over to the other side — preiti k drugi stranki, uskočiti v drug taborto have side slang domišljevati si; delati se važnegato keep on the right side of s.o. figuratively na prijateljski način s kom urediti stvarito put a th. on one side — postaviti kaj na stran, ne obračatito take sides — opredeliti se (za), odločiti se za neko stran; biti pristranskito take side with s.o., to take s.o.'s side — potegniti s kom, potegniti se za kogato win s.o. over to one's side — pridobiti koga na svojo stran;2.adjectivestranski; prihajajoč od straniII [sáid]intransitive verb slang bahati se, širokoustiti se, hvaličiti se, postavljati seto side with — opredeliti se za, pridružiti se, držati z; transitive verb dati, odriniti na stran; opremiti (knjigo) s stranicamito side up — pospraviti, urediti (sobo)
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