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1 compete
[kəm'pi:t](to try to beat others in a contest, fight etc: We are competing against them in the next round; Are you competing with her for the job?) tekmovati- competitive
- competitor* * *[kəmpí:t] -
2 competitive
[kəm'petətiv]1) ((of a person) enjoying competition: a competitive child.) tekmovalen2) ((of a price etc) not expensive, therefore able to compete successfully with the prices etc of rivals.) konkurenčen3) ((of sport etc) organised in such a way as to produce a winner: I prefer hill-climbing to competitive sports.) tekmovalen* * *[kəmpétitiv]adjective ( competitively adverb)tekmujoč, tekmovalen; konkurenčen, natečajen -
3 match
[mæ ] I noun(a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) vžigalica- matchboxII 1. noun1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) tekma2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) ki se ujema z3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) enak4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) partija2. verb1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) ujemati se2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) zoperstaviti•- matched- matchless
- matchmaker* * *I [mæč]nounvžigalica; lunta, vžigalna vrvcaII [mæč]nounenak ali enakovreden človek (stvar); economy ista kvaliteta; ženitev, možitev, zakon, (dobra) partija; sport igra, tekmato be (more than) a match for s.o. — biti komu koshis match — njemu enakovreden, njegova ženaIII [mæč]1.transitive verb(primerno) omožiti, oženiti, poročiti (to, with s, z); pariti (živali); primerjati ( with s, z); izigrati koga ( against proti); prilagoditi (to, with s, z); ustrezati, ujemati se (barve); najti, nabaviti kaj ustreznega; American kockati, metati kovance vzrak;2.intransitive verb archaicporočiti se; biti enak, biti kos, ujemati se ( with), biti primeren (to čemu)can you match this silk for me? — mi lahko najdete kaj ustreznega k tej svili?to be matched — biti komu enakovreden; biti komu (čemu) enak, (kos), izenačiti senot to be matched — biti nedosegljiv, ne moči se primerjatieconomy matched order — naročilo za prodajo ali nakup istega števila akcij ali blaga po isti ceni (borza) -
4 oppose
[ə'pəuz]1) (to resist or fight against (someone or something) by force or argument: We oppose the government on this matter.) upirati se2) (to act or compete against: Who is opposing him in the election?) nasprotovati•* * *[əpóuz]transitive verboponirati, nasprotovati, oporekati, ugovarjati, izpodbijati, upirati se -
5 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) igrati se2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) igrati3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) igrati4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) igrati5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) igrati6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) potegniti koga za nos7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) igrati proti komu8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) poigravati se9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) usmeriti10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) igrati2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) igra2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) gledališka igra3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) tekma4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) delovanje•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up* * *I [pléi]nounigra (na srečo, za stavo, za zabavo, športna), zabava, šala; igranje, kvartanje, poteza (pri šahu); figuratively igra (besed, barv, valov, žarkov itd.); theatre gledališka igra, predstava; music igranje, predvajanje, glasbeno delo; spretno ravnanje s čim (običajno v sestavljenkah npr. swordplay); delovanje, dejavnost, torišče; technical toleranca; figuratively svoboda gibanja; American slang manever, (zvijačen) poskus za dosego česa; American slang publiciteta, poznanost, propagandato bring ( —ali call, put) into play — spraviti v pogon, izkoristitito come into play — začeti delati, stopiti v akcijochild's play — otročarija, igračkanjein full play — v polnem teku, v polnem pogonufiguratively to hold in play — zaposliti (koga s čim)in play — še v igri (kvartanje), za šaloit is your play — ti imaš potezo (šah), ti igraš (karte)to make play — imeti uspeh; utruditi preganjalce (pri lovu)to make play with — postavljati se, bahati seII [pléi]1.intransitive verbigrati ( for za), šaliti se, zabavati se, igračkati se; začeti igrati (karte), napraviti potezo, biti na potezi (šah); poigravati se (barve, valovi, žarki itd.); streljati (top), brizgati (vodomet), sijati; technical imeti prostor za gibanje, imeti toleranco, premikati se (bat), biti v pogonu; biti primeren za igro (igrišče);2.transitive verb theatreigrati, uprizoriti; sport nastopiti, igrati proti, sprejeti igralca v moštvo; uperiti (žaromet, luč, vodni curek) na koga; ustreliti (iz topa); technical spraviti v pogon, upravljati (stroj), obvladatito play along with — sodelovati, v en rog trobiti s komto play it cagey — biti previden, omahovatifiguratively to play both ends against the middle — previdno, rafinirano ravnatito play ball with s.o. — pošteno postopati s komfiguratively to play one's cards well (badly) — (ne)spretno manevriratito play s.o. dirt — izigrati kogato play s.o. false — izdati kogato play the game — držati se pravil, pošteno ravnatito play into s.o.'s hands — koristiti drugemu, pomagati komuto play one's hand for all it is worth — izrabiti vsako priliko, uveljaviti vse svoje zmožnostislang to play it (low) on — izigrati koga, zlorabitito play a part — igrati vlogo, pretvarjati seto play safe — previdno ravnati, ne tvegatito play for time — zavlačevati, poskušati pridobiti na časuto play s.o. a mean trick — prevarati kogato play (up)on — igrati na, figuratively izrabljati kogato play (up)on words — zbijati šale, igrati se z besedamito play with — igrati se s, z; lahkomiselno ravnati s -
6 rival
1. noun(a person etc who tries to compete with another; a person who wants the same thing as someone else: For students of English, this dictionary is without a rival; The two brothers are rivals for the girl next door - they both want to marry her; ( also adjective) rival companies; rival teams.) tekmec2. verb(to (try to) be as good as someone or something else: He rivals his brother as a chess-player; Nothing rivals football for excitement and entertainment.) kosati se (s kom)- rivalry* * *I [ráivl]1.nountekmec, tekmica, rival, konkurent; archaic sobojevnik, soborecwithout a rival — brez tekmeca, brez enakega, brez primerehe is without a rival — on nima tekmeca, ni mu enakegato be rivals for — rivalizirati, potegovati se obenem (hkrati) za;2.adjectivetekmovalen, konkurenčenrival team sport nasprotno moštvoII [ráivl]transitive verbtekmovati, kosati se, rivalizirati, biti tekmec, skušati prekositi (koga); konkurirati; biti enakhe was rival(l)ed by nobody — nihče mu ni bil kos, mu ni bil enakwater rivals steam as a source of energy — voda konkurira pari kot vir energije; intransitive verb (redko) tekmovati, biti v rivaliteti, rivalizirati ( with z) -
7 seed
[si:d] 1. noun1) (the (part of) the fruit of a tree, plant etc from which a new plant may be grown: sunflower seeds; grass seed.) seme2) (the beginning from which anything grows: There was already a seed of doubt in her mind.) kal3) ((in a sporting competition etc) a seeded player.) igralec, ki ima kvalifikacijo2. verb1) ((of a plant) to produce seed: A plant seeds after it has flowered.) iti v seme2) (in golf, tennis etc, to arrange (good players) in a competition so that they do not compete against each other till the later rounds.) oddeliti•- seeded- seedling
- seedy
- seediness
- seedbed
- go to seed* * *[si:d]1.nounseme, semenje; kal; pečka; ikra; zoology seme, sperma; botany diaspora; Bible potomstvo; figuratively začetek, izvorto raise (up) seed figuratively zaploditi; roditi otroke, potomstvoto run (to go) to seed — iti v seme, v cvet; figuratively podivjati, izroditi se; figuratively popustiti v dejavnostihe goes to seed figuratively z njim gre navzdolto sow the seed of discord — sejati seme razdora;2.intransitive verbiti v (pognati) seme, dati seme, obroditi; osuti se; transitive verb posejati, zasejati; odstraniti, izluščiti seme (pečke iz sadja); drzati, smukati (lan); sport ločiti, oddeliti slabše tekmovalce od boljših -
8 swim
[swim] 1. present participle - swimming; verb1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) plavati2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) plavati3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) vrteti se2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) plavanje- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costume* * *I [swim]nounplavanje; figuratively rahlo drsenje; rib polno mesto, globina v reki; (redko) plavalni mehur; figuratively tok dogodkov, tekoči posli, posel; figuratively vrtogavica, omoticato be in (out of) the swim colloquially (ne) poznati tekoče posle ali razmere, (ne) biti na tekočemto have (to take) a swim — kópati se, plavatiII [swim]1.intransitive verbplavati, priplavati, plavati na vodi, pluti; (prah ipd.) plavati, viseti v zraku; figuratively kópati se; figuratively čutiti vrtoglavico, biti vrtoglav, vrteti se (komu); plavati (in v), biti preplavljen, kópati se (in v);2.transitive verbpreplavati, plavati (neko razdaljo); prisiliti, nagnati (koga), da plava; plavati na tekomovanju, prepeljati s plavanjem ( across čez)to swim against the stream — plavati proti toku (tudi figuratively)to swim to the bottom — potoniti, potopiti seto swim like a tailor's goose figuratively plavati kot kamen, potopiti seto swim with the tide (the stream) — plavati s tokom (tudi figuratively); figuratively pridružiti se večinito swim the river, the Channel — preplavati reko, Rokavski prelivthe cellar was swimming in wine — klet je plavala v vinu, je bila preplavljena z vinommy head swims — vrti se mi v glavi, imam vrtoglavicothe room swam before my eyes — zdelo se mi je, da se soba vrti okoli meneshe swam up to him figuratively zdrsnila je k njemu, kot da bi plavala -
9 tournament
['tuənəmənt](a competition in which many players compete in many separate games: I'm playing in the next tennis tournament.) turnir* * *[túənəmənt]nounhistory (viteški) turnir, viteški boj na konjih; sport turnir, (prvenstveno) tekmovanjechess tournament, tennis tournament — šahovski, teniški turnir -
10 vie
present participle - vying; verb(to compete with: The two parents vied with each other in their attempts to gain the children's love.) tekmovati* * *[vái]intransitive verbtekmovati, kosati se ( with z, in v)
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