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1 between
[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) med2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) med3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) med4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) med•* * *I [bitwí:n]adverb betwixt and between — niti eno niti drugoin between — sredi, v sredinifew and far between — na redko, v velikih razdaljahII [bitwí:n]prepositionmedbetween the devil and the deep sea, between two fires — med Scilo in Karibdo, med dvema ognjemathere's many a slip between the cup and the lip, between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip — ne hvali dneva pred večerombetween hay and grass — ne tič ne miš, niti eno niti drugo -
2 stand-by
plural - stand-bys; noun1) (readiness for action: Two fire-engines went directly to the fire, and a third was on stand-by (= ready to go if ordered).) pripravljenost2) (something that can be used in an emergency etc: Fruit is a good stand-by when children get hungry between meals.) pomoč* * *[staendbai]1.nounpomoč, pomagač; oseba, na katero se lahko zanesemo; technical pomožni aparat, rezervno orodje, nadomestek; nautical nadomestna (rezervna) ladja;2.adjectivepomožen, nadomesten, zasilen -
3 light
I 1. noun1) (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.) svetloba2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luč3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ogenj4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luč2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) svetel2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) svetel3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) razsvetliti2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) prižgati (se)•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lahek2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lahek3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lahek4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lažji5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lahek6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lahkoten7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) veder, lahek8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lahen9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) prhek•- lightly- lighten- 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.)* * *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)electrical light current — šibki tokfiguratively a light hand — obzirnost, taktlight in hand — poslušen (konj), lahko vodljivmilitary in light marching order — na pohodu z malo tovoraII [lait]adverbnalahko, rahlo, lahkolight come, light go — kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljenoto get off light — srečno jo odnesti, biti malo kaznovanIII [lait]adjectivesvetel, jasenIV [lait]nounsvetloba, 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 očihe appears in the light of (a scoundrel) videti je (lopov)by the light of nature — po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjoto bring to light — odkriti, odkopatito come to light — priti na svetlo, biti odkritpoetically light of one's eyes — vidfiguratively the light of my eyes — punčica mojega očesato give light to — razložiti, razjasnitito give s.o. a light — prižgati komu cigaretoto hide one's light under a bushel — biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnostithe light of s.o.'s countenance — naklonjenost koga (uživati)to place s.th. in a good light — postaviti kaj v lepo lučto put a light to s.th. — prižgati, zažgati kajto see the light — roditi se; American spremeniti svoje stališče; religion biti prosvetljen, sprevidetito see the light of day — biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjento stand in s.o.'s light — jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figuratively motiti kogato strike a light — prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)to throw ( —ali shed) light on s.th. — razložiti, razjasniti kajget out of the light! — ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!light and shade — svetloba in senca, nasprotjaAncient Lights — opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi oknaV [lait]1.transitive verbprižgati, razsvetliti, vneti;2.intransitive verbprižgati se, vneti se, posvetiti, posijati;VI [lait]intransitive verb -
4 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) vrv2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) črta3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) linija4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) guba5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) vrsta6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) kratko sporočilo7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) rod8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) smer9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) tir10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) cevovod, omrežje11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) vrstica12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) linija13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) vrsta izdelkov; področje14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) bojna vrsta2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) postaviti se v vrsto2) (to mark with lines.) začrtati•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) obložiti2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) podložiti•- lined- liner- lining* * *I [lain]nounčrta, linija, poteza; guba, brazda (na obrazu, roki); mathematics črta (zlasti premica); geography ekvator, poldnevnik, vzporednik; smer, pot (avtobusna, železniška) proga, tir; plural obris, kontura, oblika; plural načrt (ladje), osnutek, plan; plural načela, smernice, navodila; način, metoda, postopek; meja, mejna črta (tudi figuratively); vrsta, niz, rep (ljudi); soglasje; rod, veja, koleno, pokolenje; printing vrstica; kratko sporočilo, kratko pismo; stih, pesmica (upon s.th. to s.o.); plural British English latinski stihi, ki jih mora dijak prepisati za kazen, kazenska pismena naloga; plural theatre tekst vloge, vloga; plural colloquially poročni list; colloquially poročilo, pojasnilo; plural usoda; stroka, področje, panoga; telefonska, telegrafska linija; technical vod; economy sortiment, blago, predmet, plural serijsko blago; military (bojna) linija, vrsta, fronta, frontne čete, šotori ali barake v taboru; vrv, konopec; žica, kabelline of vision — horizont, obzorje; military vizirna črtaon the dotted line — v vrsti, ki je namenjena za podpison the line — na meji, politics na linijiline of fate (fortune, heart, life) — črta usode (sreče, srca, življenja) na rokiBritish English up (down) line — (vlak) v (iz) London(a)on the lines laid down by the chairman — po smernicah, ki jih je postavil predsedujočialong these lines — po teh navodilih, smernicahto take ( —ali keep to) one's own line — ukrepati po svoje, držati se svoje potito take a strong line — (with s.o.) biti čvrst, neomajen (do koga), vztrajatito take the line that — zavzeti stališče, da; biti mišljenja, daout of line — iz črte, ne na črti; figuratively nesoglasen, nezdružljiv; iz ravnotežjathat's s.th. out of ( —ali not in) my line — to mi ne leži, ne spada v mojo strokoto draw the line — (at) povleči mejo (pri)to toe the line — spoštovati predpise; politics biti na linijito give s.o. line enough — popustiti uzde, pustiti komu proste roketo go over the line — prekoračiti mejo, meroAmerican figuratively to be in line for — pričakovati (službo), upati nato be in line with — soglašati s, zto bring s.o. into line — ( with) spraviti v sklad s, zpolitics pridobiti koga k sodelovanju; American colloquially to go down the line for — zavezati se za kaj (na celi črti)to drop s.o. a line — napisati komu par vrstictheatre to study one's lines — učiti se vlogecolloquially hard lines — težka usoda, "smola", nesrečaAmerican party line — dvojček (telefon)economy line of goods — vrsta blaga, naročilo zanjmilitary line of fire — strelska bojna vrstamilitary line of battle — frontna linijamilitary line of defence — obrambna linijamilitary to go up the line — iti v frontno linijomilitary the line — regularne četenautical ship of the line — linijska ladjaphysics line of force — magnetna silnicasomewhere along the line — ob neki priliki, v gotovem trenutkufiguratively to keep to one's line — iti premočrtnofiguratively by (rule and) line — natančno, preciznohook, line, and sinker — popoln(oma)to have s.o. on a line — pustiti koga v negotovostiII [lain]1.transitive verbčrtati, načrtati; začrtati, skicirati, zarisati, orisati; zbrazdati, zgubati (obraz); obrobi.ti, nasaditi (drevje); postaviti v vrste;2.intransitive verbpostaviti se v vrste, postrojiti seIII [lain]transitive verbpodložiti (obleko)technical (na notranji strani) prevleči, obložiti, opažiti, podložiti, zaliti; biti za podlogo; oblepiti hrbet knjige; napolniti; slang to line one's purse ( —ali pocket) — napolniti mošnjo, obogatetiIV [lain]transitive verbpariti (pse) -
5 sheet
[ʃi:t]1) (a broad piece of cloth eg for a bed: She put clean sheets on all the beds.) rjuha2) (a large, thin, usually flat, piece: a sheet of paper/glass.) list, plošča•* * *I [ši:t]1.nounrjuha; ponjava, plahta; plošča (stekla, jekla itd.); ravna, gladka površina (vode, ledu); pljusk, ploha; pola ali list papirja; letak, časopis; printing tiskana pola, krtačni odtisi, korektura; technical tanka plošča; plural nesešiti, posamezni listiin sheets — ne še vezan, nesešit, še v polah, posameznih listih (o knjigi)between the sheets colloquially v postelji, v posteljoa blank sheet figuratively nepopisan list (papirja)sheet music — note, ki so tiskane na nevezanih polahsheet of water — vodna površina, ribnik, jezero, velika mlakathe book is in sheets — knjiga je še v polah, še ni vezanato go (to turn in) between the sheets — zlesti v posteljo, iti spatto stand in a white sheet figuratively pokoriti se, delati pokoro, kesati se, preklicatito be three sheets in the wind colloquially biti pošteno nadelan, pijan;2.transitive verbpokriti s ponjavo (plahto), z rjuho; zaviti (v mrtvaški prt), zamotati; obložiti z oblogami, s (pločevinastimi) ploščami; dati ploščato oblikosheeted rain — (v pljuskih) lijoč dež;3.adjectivezvaljan v pločevinosheet zinc — cinkova pločevina; tiskan na nesešite, posamezne pole (liste)II [ši:t]1.nounnauticalvrv, ki je pritrjena na spodnji zunanji ogel jadrato be (to have) a sheet in the wind slang biti opit, okajento be (to have) three sheets in the wind — biti pošteno nadelan, pijan;2.transitive verb -
6 vice
I noun(a kind of strong tool for holding an object firmly, usually between two metal jaws: The carpenter held the piece of wood in a vice; He has a grip like a vice.) primežII noun1) (a serious moral fault: Continual lying is a vice.) pregreha2) (a bad habit: Smoking is not one of my vices.) razvada* * *I [váis]nounpregreha, pregrešnost, pokvarjenost, sprijenost, razvratnost, nemoralno življenje; napaka, grda navada, razvada, slabost; (telesna) hiba; izroditev, spačenost (stila)my horse has one vice, he can't stand blinkers — moj konj ima eno hibo, ne more prenašati plašnicto inveigh against the vices — bičati razvratnost, pregreheII [váis]1.nountechnicalprimež, primož; precepa vice-like grip — železen, močan prijem (stisk)to grip like a vice — prijeti, zgrabiti kot primež;2.transitive verbstisniti, ukleščiti (s primežem), priviti; utrditi, držati kot v primežu, stisniti v primežIII [váis]nouncolloquially predpredsednik; podravnatelj, pomočnik direktorjaIV [váisi]prepositionnamesto (koga, česa)he was appointed director vice Mr. Smith, who resigned — bil je imenovan za direktorja namesto g. Smitha, ki je odšel v pokoj -
7 arm
I noun1) (the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand: He has broken both his arms.) roka2) (anything shaped like or similar to this: She sat on the arm of the chair.) naslonjalo (za roke)•- armful- armband
- armchair
- armpit
- arm-in-arm
- keep at arm's length
- with open arms II verb1) (to give weapons to (a person etc): to arm the police.) oborožiti2) (to prepare for battle, war etc: They armed for battle.) oborožiti se•- armed- arms
- be up in arms
- take up arms* * *I [a:m]nounzgornja okončina, laket, roka; krak, ročica; rokav; naročje; figuratively oblast; opora; močna vejato fly into s.o.'s s — vreči se komu v naročjeinfant in arms — dojenček, čisto majhen otrok, otročičekto keep ( —ali hold) s.o. at arm's length — varovati se koga, ne pustiti ga blizuII [a:m]noun(navadno plural) orožje, vojna oprema; vrsta orožja; vojaški poklic; grbshoulder arms! — puško na rame!up in arms — pod orožjem; figuratively hudo jezenIII [a:m]1.transitive verb2.intransitive verboborožiti se; oskrbeti sephysics to arm a magnet — nabiti magnet -
8 comparison
[kəm'pærisn]noun ((an act of) comparing: There's no comparison between Beethoven and pop music; Living here is cheap in comparison with London.) primerjava* * *[kəmpaerisn]nounprimerjava, prispodoba; grammar stopnjevanjebeyond ( —ali past, out of) (all) comparison — neprimerljiv, brezprimerento bear ( —ali stand) comparison — dati se primerjati, prenesti primerjavoby comparison, by way of comparison — primerjaje, primeroma -
9 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) pretepati se2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) upirati se3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) prepirati se2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) spopad2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) boj3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) bojevitost4) (a boxing-match.) dvoboj•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight* * *I [fait]nounboj, borba, bitka, spopad, dvoboj, mečevanje; prepir, pretep; tekma; bojevitostcolloquially a dog fight — borba v zrakuto show fight — pokazati pripravljenost za boj, pokazati zobesham fight — manever, navidezna bitkahand-to-hand fight — pretep, boj na nožII [fait]transitive verb & transitive verb(against, about, for, with, on behalf of) boriti, vojskovati se; odbijati; braniti (se); priboriti si; premagati; pestiti se, boksati; prepirati sethat cock won't fight — to ne bo držalo; tukaj nekaj ni v reduto fight with one's gloves off — ne izbirati sredstev za boj, ne prijemati koga z rokavicamito fight a lone hand — boriti se sam, brez pomočito fight shy of s.o. — izogibati se koga -
10 over
['əuvə] 1. preposition1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) nad2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) prek3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) prek4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) po5) (about: a quarrel over money.) glede, okrog6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) po7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) v teku8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) v času2. adverb1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)4) (downwards: He fell over.)5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)3. adjective(finished: The affair is over now.) nad4. noun((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) število metov5. as part of a word1) (too (much), as in overdo.)2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.)3) (covering, as in overcoat.)4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.)5) (completely, as in overcome.)•- over all
- over and done with* * *I [óuvə]adjectivezgornji, vrhnji; višji, zunanji, čezmeren (običajno skupaj s pridevnikom)II [óuvə]adverb1.preko, pre- (z glagoli: to paint s.th. ŋ preslikati kaj, he jumped ŋ preskočil je);2.figurativelyna drugo stran, k drugi stranki ( they went over to the enemy prešli so k sovražniku);3.sem, semkaj (come ŋ! pridi sem!);4.tam (preko), na drugi strani ( over there tamle, American colloquially v Evropi);5.(prav) nad ( the bird is directly over us ptič je prav nad nami);6.znova ( ten times ŋ desetkrat zapovrstjo);7.pretirano, čezmerno ( over polite pretirano vljuden);8.mimo, gotovo, končano ( the lesson is ŋ šolska ura je končana);razno: over again — še enkrat, znovaover and above — vrhu tega, skrajno, prevečall over — povsod, popolnoma, končanslang to be all over s.o. (s.th.) — biti vzhičen nad kom (čim)colloquially to get s.th. over with — končati kajeconomy carried over — prenosIII [óuvə]preposition1.čez ( a bridge over the river);2.pri ( over the fire pri ognju, pri kaminu);3.po ( all over the world po vsem svetu, over the radio po radiu);4.onkraj, na drugi strani ( over the sea onkraj morja);5.pri ( he fell asleep over his work zaspal je pri delu, over a cup of tea pri skodelici čaja);6.nad ( to reign over a kingdom vladati kraljestvu, to be over s.o. biti nad kom);7.več kakor, čez ( over a mile čez miljo, over a week več kot teden);8.(časovno) prek, v času ( over night prek noči, over the long vacation v času velikih počitnic);razno: hand over hand — s preprijemanjem (pri plezanju), figuratively vztrajno, hitro napredujočover the top — ne glede na kaj, brez ozira na kajover the way — nasproti, na drugi straniover one's head — nerazumljiv, pretežekIV [óuvə]noundodatek, presežek; military predolg strel; sport število metov ali igra med dvema izmenama (kriket) -
11 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.)2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.)3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.)2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) vzmet2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) pomlad3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) skok4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) prožnost5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) izvir•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up* * *I [spriŋ]1.nounpomlad (tudi figuratively)the spring of life — mladost;2.adjectivespomladanskiII [spriŋ]1.nounskok, odskok; zalet; technical vzmet, pero; elastičnost, prožnost; figuratively duševna prožnost, energija; figuratively impulz, podnet, spodbuda, nagib, motiv, povod; vir, izvir, studenec; plural čas plime; figuratively izvor, poreklo; začetek; razpoka, reža (v lesu); zvitost, zvijanje (deske, grede); obsolete jutranji svit, svitanjeair spring — pnevmatična vzmet (zavora, blažilnik tresenja ali udarcev)day-spring poetically svitanje, svithot springs — topli izviri, toplicemineral springs — slatinski, mineralni izviri (vrelci)spring bed, spring mattress — vzmetna postelja, vzmetna žimnicathe spring has gone out of his step figuratively njegova hoja je izgubila svojo elastičnostto rise with a spring — naglo vstati, skočitito stand up with a spring — planiti kvišku, skočiti na nogeto take a spring — vzeti zalet, skočiti;2.adjectiveelastičen, prožen; vzmetni; (od)skočen; zagonskiIII [spriŋ]1.intransitive verbskočiti, priskočiti; pognati se, planiti (kvišku); nepričakovano postati ( into kaj), hitro priti v neko stanje ali položaj; izvirati, privreti na, izhajati, imeti svoj izvor (poreklo), nastati ( from iz); nepričakovano se pojaviti (priti), pokukati; pognati, poganjati, priti na dan, zrasti, (vz)brsteti, vzkliti; figuratively priti do česa; izbočiti se, pokati, klati se, zviti se, skriviti se (o lesu); military eksplodirati (o mini); veterinary biti brej, brejiti; obsolete daniti se, svitati se;2.transitive verbsprožiti; hunting dvigniti, splašiti (ptice) z ležišča; pognati (konja) v dir; preskočiti (ogrado); skriviti, zlomiti (lesen predmet); technical opremiti z vzmetmi; British English colloquially "olajšati" koga ( for a quid za funt); figuratively nepričakovano (kaj) iznesti, načeti, sprožiti; postaviti (teorijo)to be sprung slang biti vinjen, pijanto spring to attention military skočiti v pozorto spring to s.o.'s assistance — priskočiti komu na pomočto spring a covey of partridges — dvigniti, preplašiti jato jerebicto spring to the eyes figuratively v oči pastito spring a mine upon s.o. figuratively presenetiti koga; prilomastiti v njegovo hišohe sprang another three shillings, and I accepted — ponudil (primaknil) je še tri šilinge, in jaz sem sprejelto spring a surprise on s.o. — presenetiti koga, pripraviti komu presenečenjethe tears sprang to her eyes — solze so ji stopile v oči, so jo oblilewhere did you spring from? — od kod si se pa (ti) vzel?;
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