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1 bird

[bə:d]
noun

(a two-legged feathered creature, with a beak and two wings, with which most can fly: Kiwis and ostriches are birds which cannot fly.) ptič

- bird's-eye view

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[bə:d]
noun

ptič, ptičica

slang deklica, dečko, oseba; American slang navdušenec; čudak; figuratively old bird — lisjak, zvitorepec, tič

to do s.th. like a bird — zelo rad, z lahkoto kaj narediti

bird of calm — vodomec

the early bird catches the worm — rana ura zlata ura

cock bird — ptičji samec

birds of a feather flock together — ene vrste ptiči skupaj letijo, Šimen Šimnu gode

fine feathers make fine birds — obleka dela človeka

to give the bird — zavrniti, odkloniti, izžvižgati

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush — boljši danes vrabec kakor jutri zajec, bolje drži ga kot lovi ga

hen bird — ptičja samica

to hit the bird in the eye — v črno zadeti

bird of Jove — orel

bird of Juno — pav

to kill two birds with one stone — dve stvari hkrati opraviti, dve muhi naenkrat ubiti

a little bird told me so — nekdo (ne smem ali nočem povedati, kdo) mi je povedal

bird of paradise — rajska ptica, rajčica

an old bird is not caught with chaff — star lisjak ne gre na limanice

bird of passage — ptica selivka

bird of prey — ptica roparica

a queer (gay) bird — čudak (veseljak)

a wise old bird — zvitorepec

English-Slovenian dictionary > bird
2 give

(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) odpustiti

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I [giv]
1.

transitive verb

da(ja)ti, darovati; izročiti, poda(ja)ti; dodeliti, podeliti; medicine okužiti, inficirati; plačati, povrniti; proizvajati; povzročiti, povzročati, zbuditi, zbujati; dovoliti, dopustiti; opisati, naslikati; posvetiti, posvečati se; sporočiti, povedati; žrtvovati; odreči se, opustiti; izreči sodbo ( against); donašati; colloquially izdati;

2.

intransitive verb

dati; popustiti, popuščati, vdati se; (o cesti) peljati, voditi (into, on, on to); (o oknu) gledati (on, on to, upon na); biti prožen

to give o.s. airs — dajati si videz, šopiriti se

to give it against s.o. — odločiti se na škodo drugega

to give attention to — paziti na

to give a bird — izžvižgati

to give birth to — roditi; figuratively povzročiti

to give chase — zasledovati, loviti

to give a cry — vzklikniti

to give credit — zaupati, verjeti

to give into custody — izročiti policiji

to give a damn for — prav nič ne marati

to give a decision — odločiti zadevo

to give s.o. his due — dati komu, kar mu gre

to give ear to — poslušati, uslišati

to give evidence — pričati

to give the gate — odpustiti iz službe

to give the go-by — ne upoštevati, prezirati

to give a good account of o.s. — dobro se izkazati

American to give as good as one gets — poplačati enako z enakim

to give ground — umakniti se

to give a guess — ugibati

to give it to s.o. — grajati, dati komu popra

to give judgement ( —ali sentence) — izreči sodbo

to give a jump — poskočiti

to give to know — sporočiti

to give a laugh — zasmejati se

figuratively to give a lift — pomagati; American vzeti s seboj (v vozilo)

to give one's love ( —ali regards) — dati koga pozdraviti

to give a look — pogledati

it's a matter of give and take — roka roko umiva

to give o.s. ( —ali one's mind) to s.th. — posvetiti se čemu

to give notice — sporočiti; dati odpoved (iz službe)

to give place — umakniti se

to give one's respects to s.o. — priporočiti se komu

to give a ring — poklicati po telefonu

to give rise to — povzročiti; zbuditi željo

to give a Roland for an Oliver — vrniti milo za drago

to give the sack to s.o. — odpustiti koga

colloquially to give the show away — izdati skrivnost

to give the slip — izmuzniti se

to give a start — planiti

to give it straight to s.o. — naravnost komu povedati

to give thanks — zahvaliti se

to give the sack ( —ali boot, mitten) — odpustiti iz službe

to give tit for tat — enako z enakim poplačati

to give tongue ( —ali voice) — oglasiti se; zalajati

to give trouble — povzročati sitnosti

to give o.s. trouble — potruditi se

to give s.o. to understand — dati komu razumeti

to give vent — dati si duška
II [giv]
noun

popuščanje, popustljivost; prožnost

give and take — izmenjava misli; obojestransko popuščanje, kompromis

English-Slovenian dictionary > give
3 hand

[hænd] 1. noun
1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) roka

2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) kazalec

3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) pomočnik

4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoč

5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) karte v roki

6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) dlan (mera)

7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) pisava
2. verb
(often with back, down, up etc)

1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) izročiti

2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) predati

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- handful
- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand
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I [hænd]
noun

roka, prednja noga četveronožca, noga (sokolova), škarnik (rakov); spretnost, ročnost, izurjenost; strokovnjak, izvedenec; vodenje; izvedba, izvajanje; delo; pomoč; človek, sluga, delavec, mornar; plural mornarji, posadka (ladje), tovarniški delavci; postopek, način; moč, premoč, oblast, vpliv; posredovanje, posrednik; vir (podatkov); snubitev; lastnina, lastnik; kartanje, kvartač, karte v roki; urni kazalec; pisava, podpis, znak; dlan (mera, 10,16 cm); šop (banan, tobačnih listov); theatre slang ploskanje, aplavz; stran, smer

all hands — vsa posadka, vsi delavci

on all hands — povsod, na vseh straneh

at hand — blizu, pri roki

at the hands of — s strani nekoga

bloody hands — grb grofije Ulster

a bird in the hand — nekaj gotovega (imeti v roki)

a bold hand — energična pisava

with a bold hand — pogumno

by hand — ročno, na roko (narejeno)

by the hands of — s posredovanjem

hand cash — gotovina pri roki

a cool hand — hladnokrvnež

figuratively clean hands — čiste roke, čista vest

on every hand — povsod okoli

even hands — izenačeno

for one's own hand — sebi v prid

from hand to hand — iz rok v roke

from first hand — iz prve roke

from second hand — iz druge roke; ponošen, rabljen, antikvaričen

from good hand — iz dobrega vira

the hand of God — božja roka

hand on heart — roko na srce

heart and hands — iz vsega srca

heavy on hand — dolgočasen, mučen

with a heavy hand — s trdo roko

with a high hand — drzno, predrzno, naduto

his hand is out — iz vaje je

hand to hand (struggle) — človek proti človeku (borba)

hand over hand ( —ali fist) — preprijemanje (pri plezanju); figuratively na vrat na nos, hitro, igraje

in hand — v roki, v delu, na razpolago, pod nadzorstvom, skupaj, vzajemno, roko v roki

a legible hand — čitljiva pisava

on the mending hand — na poti k okrevanju

near hand — leva stran

near at hand — pri roki, blizu

a niggling hand — nečitljiva pisava, čačka

an old hand — strokovnjak, star lisjak

off hand — nepripravljen, brez obotavljanja, desna stran

hands off! — roke proč!

hands off policy — politika nevmešavanja

on hand — v roki, na zalogi, v breme, prisoten; American pri roki, pri sebi

on the one (other) hand — po eni (drugi) strani

out of hand — nepripravljen, takoj, ekstempore, nenadzorovan, divji

hands up! — roke kvišku!

a slack hand — brezdelje, brezbrižnost

to (one's) hand — pri roki, dosegljiv, pripravljen, na razpolago

under the hand — pod roko, skrivaj

under the hand of — podpisani...

contract under hand — preprosta pogodba brez pečata

the upper hand — premoč, nadvlada

with one's own hand — lastnoročno

Z glagoli: to ask for a girl's hand — prositi dekle za roko, zasnubiti

to be a good (poor) hand at — biti spreten (neroden) v čem

to be bound hand and foot — imeti vezane roke

to be in good hands — biti v dobrih rokah

to be on s.o.'s hands — biti komu na vratu, skrbi

to bear a heavy hand — zatirati

to bite the hand that feeds one — biti zelo nehvaležen

to bring a baby up by hands — hraniti dojenčka s stekleničko

to come to hand — priti v roke, dospeti

to change hands — menjati lastnika, priti v druge roke

to do a hand's turn — samo s prstom migniti

not to do a hand's turn — ali not to lift ( —ali raise) a hand — niti s prstom migniti

to fall into s.o.'s hands — priti komu v roke

figuratively to feed out of s.o.'s hand — komu iz rok jesti

to get a big hand — dobiti velik aplavz

to get s.o. in hand — dobiti koga v roke

to get one's hands in — dela se zares lotiti

to get the upper hand — dobiti premoč

to get off one's hands — otresti se česa, znebiti se

to get out of hand — iz rok se izmuzniti, izgubiti oblast nad

to give one's hand to — poročiti se s kom, roko komu dati

to give one's hand on a bargain — v roko si seči, skleniti kupčijo, obljubiti

to give s.o. a free hand — dati komu proste roke

to give s.o. a hand — iti komu na roko, pomagati, ploskati komu

to go hand in hand with figuratively & literatureeral v korak s kom stopati

to have a hand for — biti spreten, nadarjen za kaj

to have o.s. well in hand — dobro se obvladati

to have a hand in a matter — imeti svoje prste vmes

to have ( —ali keep) one's hand in — ostati v vaji

to have one's hands full — imeti polne roke dela

to have time on one's hands — ne vedeti kam s časom, imeti mnogo prostega časa

to hold hands — držati se za roke

to hold one's hand — zadržati se

to hold a good hand — imeti dobre karte

to join hands — združiti se

to keep a tight hand over — imeti koga na vajetih

to keep one's hands on — imeti čvrsto v rokah

to let one's temper get out of hand — ne obvladati se, podivjati

to live from hand to mouth — iz rok v usta živeti

to lay hands on — vzeti, najti, roko na kaj položiti

to lay hands on o.s. — roko nase položiti, napraviti samomor

to lend a hand — pomagati

to make a hand — napraviti dobiček

many hands make light work — v slogi je moč

to pass through many hands — iti skozi mnogo rok

to play into the hands of — nevede komu delati v prid

to play a good hand — dobro igrati karte

to play for one's own hand — delati sebi v prid

to put one's hand in one's pocket — seči v žep, prispevati v denarju

figuratively to put one's hands on — najti, spomniti se

to put ( —ali set, turn) one's hands to — v roke vzeti, poprijeti se

to serve ( —ali wait on) s.o. hand and foot — komu vdano služiti

to shake s.o. by the hand — stisniti komu roko

to shake hands with — rokovati se s kom

to show one's hand — ali to have a show of hands figuratively odkriti svoje karte, pokazati svoj pravi namen

it shows a master's hand — mojstrsko je, kaže na mojstra

to strengthen the hands of — podpreti koga

to take s.o. by the hand — koga za roko prijeti, figuratively vzeti koga pod svoje okrilje

to take in hand — vzeti v roke, lotiti se

to take a hand at a game — sodelovati v igri

to take s.th. off one's hands — kupiti kaj od koga; pomagati komu, da se česa znebi

to take a hand in a matter — vmešati se v kaj

to take one's courage in both hands — zbrati ves svoj pogum

time hangs heavy on my hands — dolgčas mi je

to try one's hand at — poskusiti se v čem

to throw up one's hands — obupati nad čim

to vote by show of hands — glasovati z dviganjem rok

figuratively to wash one's hands of — umiti si roke, odkloniti odgovornost

to win a girl's hand — dobiti dekletovo privoljenje za poroko

to win hands down — z lahkoto dobiti, igraje zmagati

to witness the hand of — overiti podpis

to write a good hand — imeti lepo pisavo
II [hænd]
transitive verb

vročiti, podati; voditi za roko, spremiti; podati roko v pomoč; ravnati s, z

nautical zviti jadra; American slang to hand it to s.o. — nekomu povedati, komu poročati

American slang you must hand it to him — to mu moraš pustiti, to mu moraš priznati

to hand s.o. in (out of) the car — pomagati komu v avto (iz avta)

English-Slovenian dictionary > hand
4 call

[ko:l] 1. verb
1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) klicati

2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) imenovati

3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) poklicati

4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) poklicati

5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) oglasiti se

6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) telefonirati

7) ((in card games) to bid.) klicati
2. noun
1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) klic

2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) ptičje petje

3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) (kratek) obisk

4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefonski klic

5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) klic

6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) povpraševanje

7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) potreba, razlog

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- caller
- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call
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I [kɔ:l]
1.

transitive verb

klicati, poklicati; zbuditi, imenovati; smatrati; sklicati; American telefonirati; commerce terjati; American familiarly grajati; Bible zadeti, doleteti;

2.

intransitive verb

klicati, vpiti; telefonirati; (on, upon) obiskati, priti; marine (at) pristati; (at) oglasiti se pri, zaviti kam

to call attention to s.th. — opozoriti na kaj

to call to account — poklicati na odgovor

what age do you call him? — koliko mislite, da je star?

American colloquially let it call a day — naj bo za danes dovolj

to call to mind — spomniti, priklicati v spomin

to call s.o. names — (o)zmerjati koga

to have nothing to call one's own — biti brez sredstev

to call in question — (po)dvomiti

to call a spade a spade, to call things by their names — reči bobu bob

to call it square ( —ali quits) — smatrati za urejeno

to call into being — ustvariti

to call a halt — ustaviti se

to call a meeting — sklicati sestanek

not to have a moment to call one's own — ne imeti niti trenutka zase

to call to order — posvariti, opomniti

to call the banns — oklicati

to call cousins with s.o. — sklicevati se na sorodstvo s kom

to call into play — spraviti v tek

to call to witness — poklicati za pričo

to be called — imenovati se

to be called to the bar — postati odvetnik

to call the roll military poklicati zbor, klicati po imenih
II [kɔl]
noun

klic, poziv, sklic; zvočni signal, vabilka za ptiče; (kratek) obisk (on s.o., at a place); prihod ladje v pristanišče; vabilo; poklic; imenovanje; zahteva, prošnja; povod; nalog; telefonski klic; commerce opomin; povpraševanje (po blagu)

at call — pripravljen izvršiti nalog, na razpolago; blizu, nedaleč

call to arms ( —ali the colours) — vpoklic

to have no call to do s.th. — ne imeti povoda, ne čutiti potrebe nekaj storiti

to have no call on s.o.'s time — ne imeti pravice koga zadrževati

to pay ( —ali make) a call (on) — obiskati, oglasiti se

to have a close call — za las uiti

to obey the call of nature — iti na stran

roll call — klicanje imen prisotnih

to give a call — poklicati po telefonu

for the call of — na razpolago (koga)

to take a call — stopiti pred zastor (igralec po ploskanju)

within call — dosegljiv

house of call — zatočišče; borza dela

place of call — trgovska hiša

no call to blush — ni se ti treba sramovati

English-Slovenian dictionary > call
5 light

I 1. noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) svetloba

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luč

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ogenj

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luč
2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) svetel

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) svetel
3. [lit] verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) razsvetliti

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) prižgati (se)

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- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II
1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lahek

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lahek

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lahek

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lažji

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lahek

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lahkoten

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) veder, lahek

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lahen

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) prhek

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

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I [lait]
adjective ( lightly adverb)

lahek; majhne specifične teže, pod predpisano težo; nepomemben, neznaten, lahek (bolezen, kazen, napaka, delo itd.); zabaven, lahek (glasba, knjiga); prhek, rahel (zemlja, sneg, kruh); vitek, nežen, graciozen, okreten, uren; brezskrben, veder (srce); lahkomišljen, lahkoživ, frfrast (ženska); malo otovorjen, neotovorjen; nenaglašen (zlog)

light of belief — lahkoveren

light coin — kovanec z nezadostno količino žlahtne kovine

electrical light current — šibki tok

light of foot ( —ali heel) — lahkonog

light fingers — dolgoprst (tat)

held in light esteem — malo spoštovan

to hold s.th. light — ali to make light of s.th. — ali to set lightstore by — nalahko kaj jemati

with a light heart — z lahkim srcem

figuratively a light hand — obzirnost, takt

light in hand — poslušen (konj), lahko vodljiv

no light matter — to pa ni malenkost

light metals — lahke kovine

light opera — lahka ali komična opera

light traffic — majhen promet

light woman — lahka ženska

light weights — prelahke uteži

the ship returned light — ladja se je vrnila brez tovora

military in light marching order — na pohodu z malo tovora
II [lait]
adverb

nalahko, rahlo, lahko

light come, light go — kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljeno

to get off light — srečno jo odnesti, biti malo kaznovan

to travel light — potovati z malo prtljage
III [lait]
adjective

svetel, jasen
IV [lait]
noun

svetloba, luč, razsvetljava; vir svetlobe (okno, sonce, svetilka, vžigalica, sveča, ogenj); dnevna, sončna svetloba; nautical svetilnik; iskrenje, sijaj (oči); poetically vid, nebesno telo; figuratively luč, prosvetljenjstvo, jasnost, prosvetljenec, genij; ključna beseda akrostiha; plural spoznanja, nova odkritja, nova dejstva, (umske) sposobnosti, zmožnosti; plural slang oči

according to one's lights — po svojih sposobnostih

he appears in the light of (a scoundrel) videti je (lopov)

by the light of a candle — pri svetlobi sveče

by the light of nature — po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjo

between the lights — v mraku

to bring to light — odkriti, odkopati

to come to light — priti na svetlo, biti odkrit

poetically light of one's eyes — vid

figuratively the light of my eyes — punčica mojega očesa

in the light of these facts — vpričo teh dejstev

to give light to — razložiti, razjasniti

to give s.o. a light — prižgati komu cigareto

to hide one's light under a bushel — biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnosti

high lights — najsvetlejši deli slike

the light of s.o.'s countenance — naklonjenost koga (uživati)

to place s.th. in a good light — postaviti kaj v lepo luč

to put a light to s.th. — prižgati, zažgati kaj

I see the light — posvetilo se mi je

to see the light — roditi se; American spremeniti svoje stališče; religion biti prosvetljen, sprevideti

to see the light of day — biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjen

to stand in s.o.'s light — jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figuratively motiti koga

to stand in one's own light — škodovati samemu sebi

to strike a light — prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)

he is a shining light — genij je

to throw ( —ali shed) light on s.th. — razložiti, razjasniti kaj

get out of the light! — ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!

tail-light — rdeča lučka na avtomobilu

light and shade — svetloba in senca, nasprotja

Ancient Lights — opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi okna
V [lait]
1.

transitive verb

prižgati, razsvetliti, vneti;

2.

intransitive verb

prižgati se, vneti se, posvetiti, posijati;
VI [lait]
intransitive verb

izstopiti, iti dol (from, off); pasti (on na); spustiti se (on na); naleteti (on na); American slang navaliti ( into na); American slang izginiti, pobegniti ( out); dogoditi se

a cat always lights on its feet — mačka vedno pade na noge

the bird lighted on a twig — ptič se je spustil na vejico

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6 ring

I 1. [riŋ] noun
1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) prstan

2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) obroč

3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) krog

4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) ring

5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) krog, tolpa
2. verb
( verb)

1) (to form a ring round.) obdati

2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) obkrožiti

3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) namestiti obroček

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- ring binder
- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb
1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) zvoniti

2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) telefonirati

3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) pozvoniti

4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) zveneti

5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) doneti

6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) zadoneti
2. noun
1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) zvonjenje

2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefonski klic

3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) prizvok

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- ring a bell
- ring back
- ring off
- ring true
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I [riŋ]
noun

prstan, obroč; kolut, kolobar; ušesce, uho; letnica (krog) starosti pri drevesu; kovani rob novca; (o osebah) krog, American klika, (zločinska) tolpa, špekulanti; kartel, zveza, sindikat; cirkuška arena, maneža, borišče, torišče; boksarski ring, boksanje, boksarji; krožna železnica; dirkališče; organizacija stav na rezultate športnih tekem (npr. konjskih dirk)

ring of smoke — obroček iz dima

diamond ring — prstan z diamantom

ear-ring — uhan

wedding ring — poročni prstan

to be in the ring for the governorship — kandidirati za guvernerja

to dance in a ring — plesati v krogu, plesati kólo

to have (livid) rings round one's eyes — imeti (temne) kroge okrog oči

to make rings, to run rings round s.o. — koga zelo nadkriljevati, prekašati, figuratively posekati koga

he would make rings round you — on bi te v mali žep vtaknil, ti nisi nič proti njemu

to sit in a ring — sedeti v krogu
II [riŋ]
transitive verb

obkrožiti, obkoliti; zgnati (živino) v krog, v obroč; namestiti prstan; namestiti (živali) obroček (skozi nos); razrezati na kolute (čebulo itd.); olupiti skorjo drevesa v obliki obroča; sport vreči obroč na

to ring in — obkoliti; intransitive verb (o pticah) spiralno se dvigati; premikati ali gibati se v krogu; delati ali opisovati krog(e), krožiti (v teku ali poletu)

to ring the cattle — obkrožiti in odgnati živino
III [riŋ]
noun

zvonjenje, zvenenje; zvok, zven; žvenket(anje), rožljanje; telefonski klic; znak z zvoncem

three rings for the porter — trikrat pozvoniti za vratarja

there's a ring at the door — (nekdo) zvoni pri vratih

there is the ring of truth in his voice — v njegovem glasu zveni resnica

to give s.o. a ring — telefonirati komu

give me a ring! — pokličite me po telefonu! telefonirajte mi!
IV [riŋ]
intransitive verb & transitive verb

(o zvonovih) zvoniti, zazvoniti; pozvoniti; (o kovancih) zveneti, zvenkljati, žvenketati; (za)doneti, odmevati, razlegati se; biti napolnjen, poln ( with česa); razglasiti, (ob)javiti (z zvonom), pozivati; iskati (for s.o. koga)

to ring again — doneti, razlegati se, odmevati, zveneti

to ring the bell — pozvoniti

to ring a bell slang spomniti na (kaj), poklicati v spomin

the bell rings (is ringing) — (zvonec) zvoni

to ring a burial — zvoniti pri pogrebu

to ring changes (on) — pritrkavati, zvoniti (mrliču), figuratively naznanjati konec (padec)

to ring the changes (on) — prerešetavati, premlevati (isto stvar), izčrpati

the city rings with his fame — mesto je polno njegove slave

to ring false (hollow) — lažnivo, neiskreno zveneti

my ears ring — v ušesih mi zveni

to ring the knell of s.th. — z navčkom čemu zvoniti, figuratively pokopati kaj

the cheers made the rafters ring — od vzklikov je odmevalo od tramov v ostrešju

he gave a ringing laugh — zasmejal se je, da je vse zadonelo

to ring for the maid — pozvoniti služkinji

to ring a peal — udariti na zvon

to ring true — imeti dober zven (o kovancu); pošteno, iskreno zveneti;

English-Slovenian dictionary > ring
7 drop

[drop] 1. noun
1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) kaplja

2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) kaplja

3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) padec

4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) spust
2. verb
1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) spustiti

2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) pasti

3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) opustiti

4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) odložiti (koga)

5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) napisati (nekaj besed)

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- droplet
- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out
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I [drɔp]
1.

intransitive verb

( from) kapljati, kaniti; ( with) cediti se, teči; pasti, spustiti se; padati (cene); (from, out of) ven pasti, izpasti; prenehati; pasti v nezavest, zrušiti se; figuratively umreti;

2.

transitive verb

pokapati; prelivati; izpustiti; opustiti, prekiniti; spustiti se; splaviti, povreči; oglasiti se pri kom; namigniti

to drop an acquaintance ( —ali s.o.) — prekiniti stike s kom

to drop asleep — zaspati

to drop astern — zaostajati (za ladjo)

to drop the anchor — usidrati se

to drop back to the old life — vrniti se k staremu načinu življenja

to drop a hint — namigniti

to drop a line — napisati par besed

to drop from sight — izginiti, zgubiti se

to drop to the rear — zaosta(ja)ti

drop it! — nehaj že!

to drop a bird — ustreliti ptiča

figuratively to drop a brick — narediti nerodno napako, ustreliti kozla, blekniti

to drop lamb — ojagnjiti se

to let drop — izpustiti

till one drops — do onemoglosti

to drop short — ne zadostovati; ne doseči cilja

to drop a bird on the wing — ustreliti ptico med poletom

to drop a curtsy — prikloniti se

figuratively to drop the curtain — narediti konec

to drop into bad habits — zabresti v slabe navade
II [drɔp]
noun

kaplja, kapljica; gledališki zastor; padec; poklopna vrata; obesek, uhan; bonbon; odpadlo sadje ali zrnje; špranja (za novec v avtomatu)

at the drop of a hat — nemudoma, takoj

to get the drop on s.o. — izrabiti neprilike koga

to have a drop too much — nekoliko preveč ga imeti, biti v rožicah

as like as two drops of water — podobna ko jajce jajcu

American slang to have a drop on s.o. — imeti koga v rokah

slang to have a drop in one's eye — kazati, da je kdo preveč pil

a drop in the ocean ( —ali bucket) — kapljica v morje

to take a drop — naglo padati (vrednostni papirji)

English-Slovenian dictionary > drop
8 creep

I [kri:p] past tense, past participle - crept; verb
1) (to move slowly, quietly or secretly: He crept into the bedroom.) prihuliti se

2) (to move on hands or knees or with the body close to the ground: The cat crept towards the bird.) plaziti se

3) ((of plants) to grow along the ground, up a wall etc.) plaziti se
II [kri:p]
((slang) a disgusting person: Leave her alone, you creep.) ostudnež, gnusoba

- creeper
- creepy
- creepily
- creepiness
- creepy-crawly
- creep up on
- make someone's flesh creep
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I [kri:p]
intransitive verb

plaziti se, lesti, laziti, polzeti

to feel one's flesh creep — dobiti kurjo polt

to creep into s.o.'s favour — prilizovati se komu

it makes my flesh creep — kurja polt me ob tem oblije
II [kri:p]
noun

plazenje, polzenje; nizek predor pod železniškim nasipom; nav. plural colloquially groza, odpor, stud, strah; drhtenje, mravljinčenje, kurja polt

to give s.o. the creeps — navdajati koga z grozo, biti komu zoprn

English-Slovenian dictionary > creep
9 game

[ɡeim] 1. noun
1) (an enjoyable activity, which eg children play: a game of pretending.) igra

2) (a competitive form of activity, with rules: Football, tennis and chess are games.) športna igra

3) (a match or part of a match: a game of tennis; winning (by) three games to one.) tekma

4) ((the flesh of) certain birds and animals which are killed for sport: He's very fond of game; ( also adjective) a game bird.) divjačina
2. adjective
(brave; willing; ready: a game old guy; game for anything.) korenjaški; pripravljen, voljan

- gamely
- games
- gamekeeper
- game point
- game reserve
- game warden
- the game is up
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I [geim]
adjective

pogumen, hraber, junaški; pripravljen

to die game — umreti junaške smrti, boriti se do zadnjega diha

he's game for anything — vsega je zmožen
II [geim]
noun

igra, zabava, šala; načrt, nakana, spletka; plural športne igre, tekma

the game is afoot — začelo se je

double ( —ali deep) game — dvolična igra

drawn game — nedoločena igra

one's little game — ukana, zvijača

to make game of — norčevati se, osmešiti

none of your game — ne boš me ukanil

to play the game — pošteno ravnati

two can play at the game — to je dvorezna stvar

round game — družabna igra

the game is up — po njem je, načrt je propadel

the game is not worth the candle — ni bilo vredno tolikšnega truda

game of chance — hazardna igra

to make game of s.o. — norčevati se iz koga

to play a good (poor) game — dobro (slabo) igrati

to be on one's game — biti v dobri kondiciji

to give the game away — izdati skrivnost
III [geim]
intransitive verb

igrati, kvartati za denar

to game away — zaigrati, zakvartati
IV [geim]
noun

divjačina; lov; plen

big game — velika divjačina; slang težko dosegljiv cilj

to fly at a higher game — imeti višje cilje
V [geim]
adjective

ranjen, poškodovan, pohabljen, hrom, šepav

English-Slovenian dictionary > game
10 spread

past tense, past participle; see spread

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I [spred]
1.

noun

razsežnost, raztegnjenost, razširjenost, razprostrtost, razprostiranje; prostranost, obseg, razpetina, razpon; površina; širjenje, razširjanje; (vmesni) prostor, razmik, vrzel; colloquially pojedina, dobro obložena miza, obilen obrok; banket; American jed, ki se namaže na kruh (maslo, džem, pasteta); posteljna odeja, pregrinjalo; aeronautics razpetina (kril); ploščat žlahten kamen; commerce American razlika med tovarniško in prodajno ceno, marža; (časnikarstvo) oglas(ni del)

the spread of the plague — širjenje kuge

this bird's wings have a spread of three feet — razpetina kril te ptice meri tri čevlje

to give a spread — prirediti pojedino, gostijo

the wide spread between theory and fact — velika vrzel med teorijo in resničnostjo;

2.

adjective

razširjen, razprostrt; širok; razkoračen; pogrnjen (miza), namazan; posut; večstolpen (oglas v časopisu)

a slice of bread spread with jam — z džemom namazan kos kruha

meadows spread with daisies — z marjeticami posuti travniki
II [spred]
1.

transitive verb

širiti (o.s. se), raztezati, raztegovati, razgrinjati, razprostreti; pogrniti (mizo); prekriti, pregrniti, preobleči; razvaljati (testo); (na)mazati (maslo) (on na); raznašati, širiti, raztresti (govorice, novice); razviti (zastavo); razliti;

2.

intransitive verb (raz)širiti se, razprostirati se, raztezati se, razgrinjati se, razliti se; dati se namazati (maslo, barva)

a spreading chestnut-tree — košat kostanj

to spread o.s. slang delati se važnega, razkazovati se (v gostoljubnosti); biti dolgovezen; biti zaposlen z več dejavnostmi; zelo se truditi, napenjati se

to spread the cloth, to spread the table — pogrniti mizo

the eagle spread his wings — orel je razprostrl krila

to spread a flag, a sail — razviti zastavo, jadro

the grass is spread with fallen apples — trava je posuta z odpadlimi jabolki

to spread it thick (thin) slang razkošno (siromašno, tanko) živeti

to spread manure — raztresti gnoj

to spread the map (out) on the floor — razgrniti zemljevid na tleh

his name spreads fear — njegovo ime širi strah

the news spread with wonderful rapidity — novica se je čudovito hitro razširila

the peacock spreads its tail — pav napravi kolo (z repom)

the rumour spread from mouth to mouth — govorica se je širila od ust do ust

this stain will spread — ta madež se bo razmazal

the water spread over the floor — voda se je razlila po tleh;
III [spred]
preterite & past participle

od to spread

English-Slovenian dictionary > spread
11 stretch

[stre ] 1. verb
1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) raztegniti, stegniti (se)

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) raztezati se
2. noun
1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) pretegovanje

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) kos; obdobje

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- stretcher
- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out
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I [streč]
1.

noun

raztezanje, raztegovanje, stegnjenje, natezanje; (pre)napenjanje, napetost, napor; prekoračenje; razpetina, razpon; neprekinjen odsek poti, daljava; ploskev, prostrana ravnina, ravni del dirkališča; neprekinjeno časovno razdobje (doba), nepretrgan čas; slang kazen, bivanje v kaznilnici, čas kazni v kaznilnici, v zaporu; nautical daljava, prejadrana pri enem potegu (kretnji) (pri jadranju proti vetru); sprehod

at a stretch, at one stretch — brez prekinitve, naenkrat

on the stretch — napenjajoč vse sile; v veliki naglici, figuratively v veliki napetosti

a stretch of 5 years — razdobje petih let

a stretch of the imagination — prenapeta, prebujna domišljija

the stretch of a bird's wings — razpetina ptičjih kril

a fine stretch of country — lep košček zemlje, lepe pokrajine

to be on the stretch — biti napet, v napetosti

it is a good stretch from the village to the town — je lep, precejšen kos poti od vasi do mesta

to do a stretch British English odslužiti, izdržati kazen (enega leta)

to give a stretch — natezati se, pretegniti se

he gave a stretch and got up — pretegnil se je in vstal

to keep one's attention on the stretch — biti v napeti pozornosti

it takes a stretch of imagination to believe that — treba je precéj napeti svojo domišljijo, da to verjameš

to work 8 hours at (on) a stretch — delati nepretrgano 8 ur;

2.

adjective

raztegljiv

stretch hosiery — raztegljive nogavice
II [streč]
1.

transitive verb

raztegniti, raztezati, razvleči, (raz)širiti; iztegniti (roko itd.) (često out); pretegniti (noge itd., o.s. se); nategniti (vrv itd.), peti, razpeti (platno itd.); z natezanjem izgladiti; figuratively nategovati, silo delati, iti predaleč (v čem), prenapenjati, pretiravati, po svoje krojiti (pravico, zakon); commerce prekoračiti (kredit); slang obesiti, usmrtiti;

2.

intransitive verb

raztezati se, (raz)širiti se, segati; nategniti se; raztegniti se (rokavice), dati se raztegniti; potovati (to do); figuratively pretiravati, lagati; colloquially viseti, biti obešen

stretched — iztegnjen, po dolgem

stretched spring — napeta vzmet

to stretch one's arms — iztegniti, pretegniti si roke

to stretch the credit — prekoračiti kredit

to stretch s.o. on the ground — z udarcem zrušiti koga na tla

to stretch one's legs — stegniti noge

to stretch for miles — milje daleč se raztezati (segati)

to stretch a pair of trousers — dati hlače na natezalnik

to stretch a point figuratively iti predaleč, pretiravati (v čem)

I will stretch a point in your favour — potrudil se bom, da vam bom šel na roko

to stretch one's principles — delati silo svojim načelom

to stretch s.o. on the rack history razpeti koga za mučenje (na natezalnici)

to stretch a rope — nategniti vrv

the rope has stretched — vrv se je nategnila

to stretch the truth — pretiravati, lagati

to stretch the wings — razpeti krila

to stretch away out of sight — razprostirati se, kakor daleč sega oko

English-Slovenian dictionary > stretch
12 stuff

I noun
1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) snov

2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) navlaka

3) (an old word for cloth.) blago

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- know one's stuff
- that's the stuff! II verb
1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) nabasati (se)

2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) napolniti

3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) nagačiti

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- stuffing
- stuff up
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I [stʌf]
noun

snov; material, masa; surovina; predmet, stvar; gradivo, snov; hrana, pijača; (volneno) blago, sukno, tkanina; roba; familiarly lek, zdravilo, zdravila; nič vredna stvar, izmeček; stavbni les; nadev (za pečenko); (časnikarstvo) rokopis, (časopisni) članek; figuratively sposobnost, zmožnost, (dobra) lastnost; figuratively nesmisel, neumnost, bedastoča

the stuff colloquially gotovina; tisto, kar je pravo

stuff and nonsense! — kakšen nesmisel!

doctor's stuff — zdravilo

food stuff — živila, proviant

garden stuff, green stuff — zelenjava, povrtnina

household stuff obsolete hišna posoda, pohištvo

inch stuff — eno colo debele deske

thick stuff — nad štiri cole debele deske

hot stuff slang duhovit (energičen, spreten, pripraven) človek; opolzka knjiga ali gledališka igra

none of your stuff! — nehaj že s svojimi neumnostmi!

silk stuff — svilena tkanina

this book is sorry stuff — ta knjiga ni počenega groša vredna (je za v koš)

don't talk such a stuff! — ne govori takih bedastoč!

to know one's stuff colloquially spoznati se (na svoje stvari)

do your stuff! — pokaži, kaj znaš!

he has written some first-rate stuff — napisal je nekaj prvovrstnih stvari

that is the stuff to give him figuratively tako je treba z njim govoriti (ravnati)
II [stʌf]
transitive verb

nabasati, natrpati, natlačiti ( into v), napolniti, napolniti (perutnino) z nadevom, nadevati; pitati (žival), pitati (koga) z lažmi itd.; tapecirati (pohištvo), nagačiti (žival); American slang napolniti volilno žaro s ponarejenimi glasovnicami; intransitive verb (na)basati se (z jedjo), preveč jesti; natlačiti se, nabasati se ( into v)

stuffed owl — nagačena sova

stuffed shirt American slang naduta, domišljava, napihnjena oseba

to stuff o.s. — prenajesti se

to stuff a car with people — prenatlačiti ljudi v avto

to stuff geese — pitati goske

to stuff s.o. colloquially natvesti komu (kaj), zlagáti se komu

he was trying to stuff you — skušal vam je eno natvesti

he was only stuffing — samo širokoustil se je (lagal je)

to be stuffed — imeti (od nahoda) zamašen nos

to stuff a pupil with dates — basati datume v učenca

English-Slovenian dictionary > stuff
13 tit

I noun
1) (any of several kinds of small bird: a blue tit.) sinica

2) ((slang) a woman's breast or nipple.) jošk; prsna bradavica
II
(blow for blow; repayment of injury with injury: He tore my dress, so I spilt ink on his suit. That's tit for tat.) milo za drago

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I
noun

zoology ptiček, ptičica; sinica; obsolete otrok, deklica; slang dekle, ženska, ženščé; (redko) kijuse; konjiček
II
noun

protiudarec, povračilo

tit for tat — milo za drago, šilo za ognjilo; kakor ti meni, tako jaz tebi

to give tit for tat — vrniti milo za drago, vrniti enako

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14 view

[vju:] 1. noun
1) ((an outlook on to, or picture of) a scene: Your house has a fine view of the hills; He painted a view of the harbour.) pogled

2) (an opinion: Tell me your view/views on the subject.) pogled

3) (an act of seeing or inspecting: We were given a private view of the exhibition before it was opened to the public.) ogled
2. verb
(to look at, or regard (something): She viewed the scene with astonishment.) gledati

- viewer
- viewpoint
- in view of
- on view
- point of view
* * *
I [vju:]
noun

videnje, gledanje; pogled, razgled, pregled; prizor; juridically ogled; vidik, ozir, stališče, mnenje, mišljenje, naziranje, nazor, sodba (on, of o); namera, namen, nakana, smoter; načrt; upanje; photography posnetek, slika

in view of — z ozirom na, gledé; colloquially z namenom

in my view — po mojem mnenju

on view — razstavljen (za ogled), na ogled(u), na razstavi

on nearer view — pri (p)ogledu bolj od blizu

with a view to ( —ali of) — z namenom (da), nameravajoč, računajoč na; imajoč pred očmi, v načrtu

to the view — odprto, odkrito, javno

in full view of — prav pred očmi (koga)

view of life — življenjski nazor

view of the mountains — pogled na planine

aerial view — slika iz letala (iz zraka)

bird's-eye view — ptičja perspektiva

front view — pogled spredaj

my end in view (is...) — cilj, ki ga imam pred očmi, (je...)

no view of success — nobenega upanja za uspeh

plain to the view — dobro, jasno viden

point of view — vidik, stališče, gledišče

private view — zaseben ogled slik pred otvoritvijo za javnost

he did that with a view to promotion — to je naredil, da bi napredoval

to fall in with (to meet) s.o.'s views — strinjati se z namerami (željami) kake osebe

to form a view on s.th. — ustvariti si mnenje o čem

to give a general view of s.th. — dati splošen pregled o čem

I have other views for the winter — imam druge načrte za zimo

to go out of view — izgubiti se iz vida

I got a good view of the volcano — dobro sem videl vulkan

to have in view — imeti pred očmi (v načrtu, v vidu); imeti na umu, nameravati

I have it in view to — nameravam

my window has a fine view of the street — z mojega okna je lep pogled na ulico

to hold (to take, to keep) a view of s.th. — imeti (svoje) mnenje o čem

to keep in view — ne odvrniti oči (od), ne izgubiti izpred oči

to hold different views — imeti različne poglede (naziranja)

to lose view of s.th. — izgubiti kaj iz vida

this will meet my views — to bo služilo mojemu namenu

to sell views of Paris — prodajati razglednice, slike itd. Pariza

to take short views figuratively ne biti dalekoviden
II [vju:]
1.

transitive verb

videti, zagledati; pogledati; pregledati; (raz)motriti, razgledati, ogled(ov)ati; razmotrivati; presoditi; ustvariti si (imeti) sodbo, presojati, razumevati; imeti v vidu

an order to view — pismeno pooblastilo za ogled hiše ipd. (z namenom nakupa)

he doesn't view the question in the right light — on ne vidi (gleda) vprašanja (problema) v pravi luči;

2.

krajšava za teleview

gledati televizijo

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