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1 horse
[ho:s]1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) konj2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) konj•- horsefly
- horsehair
- horseman
- horsemanship
- horseplay
- horsepower
- horseshoe
- on horseback
- straight from the horse's mouth
- from the horse's mouth* * *I [hɔ:s]nounkonj, žrebec; military jezdeci, konjenica; lesen trinožnik; printing vlagalna deska; sport konj; slang prepovedan pripomoček v šoli; colloquially bankovec za ɜ funtov; American burka, vragolijasport buck-horse — kozafiguratively a dark horse — nepričakovan zmagovalecto flog a dead horse — mlatiti prazno slamo; zaman se truditihorse and foot — konjenica in pešadija; figuratively z vsemi sredstviAmerican hold your horses! — le mirno!you may take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink — s silo se ne da vsega dosečito play horse with s.o. — grobo s kom ravnatito roll up horse, foot, and guns — popolnoma premagatifiguratively do not spur a willing horse — ne priganjaj ubogljivega konjasea-horse — morski konj, tritonzoology morski konjiček; zoology mrož; military to horse! — na konje!wheel horse — zanesljiv delavec, garačII [hɔ:s]1.intransitive verbjahati;2.transitive verbzajahati, posaditi na konjacolloquially priganjati k delu; American colloquially to horse around — čas zapravljati, postopati -
2 leg
[leɡ]1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) noga2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) hlačnica3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) noga4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapa•- - legged- pull someone's leg* * *I [leg]nounnoga, bedro, stegno; krača, bočnik; etapa (pri potovanju, letenju); hlačnica, nogavica, golenica (škornja); noga stola, mize; nautical ena smer pri cikcak vožnji; stranica trikotnika, tangenta, krak šestila; sport stran igrišča desno od metalca (kriket)to be all legs — nogat, dolgonogto be on one's last legs — biti z eno nogo v grobu, biti na koncu svojih močithe boot is on the other leg — resnica je čisto drugačna, razmere so se spremenileto fall on one's legs — postaviti se na noge, končno uspeti, imeti srečoto get upon one's legs — razjeziti se, planiti kviškuto get on one's hind legs — postaviti se po robu, pripraviti se k obrambito give s.o. a leg up — pomagati komu naprejnot to have a leg to stand on — ne imeti se na kaj opreti, ne imeti opravičilato have good sea legs — ne dobiti morske bolezni, biti pravi mornarleg and leg — enako stanje v igri, enako število točkon one's (hind) legs — na nogah, pri dobrem zdravjuto pull s.o.'s leg — imeti koga za norca, šaliti se s komto run s.o. off his legs — nalagati komu prevež dela, obremeniti koga z delomto set s.o. on his legs — pomagati komu na nogearchaic to make a leg — prikloniti seto shake a leg — British English colloquially plesati, American slang pohiteti, podvizati seto stand on one's own legs — biti samostojen, postaviti se na lastne nogeto walk s.o. off his legs — utruditi koga s hojoblack-leg — slepar, stavkokazII [leg]intransitive verb colloquially to leg it — (hitro) hoditi, teči, pobegniti -
3 twitch
[twi ] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) move jerkily: His hands were twitching.) trzati2) (to give a little pull or jerk to (something): He twitched her sleeve.) potegniti2. noun(a twitching movement.) trzaj* * *I [twič]nounsee quitch pirnica (trava)II [twič]1.nounpoteg, potezanje; trzaj, trzanje; vlečenje, trganje; zbadanje; nenadna bolečina; veterinary preveza prek nosa za umirjenje konja pri operacijiconvulsive twitches — krčevito trzanje;2.transitive verbtrzniti, trzati, cukniti, potegniti, povleči (by za); trgati, puliti; ščipati, uščipniti; krčevito natezati, krčiti, gibati (ude, mišice); intransitive verb trzniti se, trzati se; krčevito se premikati, natezati; skrčiti seto twitch s.o. by the sleeve — pocukniti koga za rokavto twitch off — iztrgati, izpuliti -
4 rein
[rein]1) ((usually in plural) one of two straps attached to a bridle for guiding a horse.) vajet2) ((in plural) straps fitted round a toddler so that he can be prevented from straying in the street etc.) vajeti•- rein in* * *I [réin]nounvajet, uzda, brzda, oglavnik, povodec; brzdanje, krotenje; nadzor(stvo)to draw (to pull up) rein — pritegniti vajeti, zadržati (ustaviti) konja; ustaviti se; opustiti poskusto give rein to one's whim — popustiti, dati prosto pot svoji kaprici (muhavosti)to hold the reins — imeti, držati (trdno) vajeti, figuratively držati položaj v rokahto keep a tight rein on (s.o.) — imeti (koga) krepko na vajetih, brzdati, dajati malo svobodeII [réin]transitive verbobrzdati; brzdati, imeti ali držati na vajetih, na uzdi; voditi na uzdi; figuratively voditi, upravljati, kontrolirati, nadziratito rein in — ustaviti (konja) z vajetmi; figuratively obrzdati, krotiti, ustaviti, zadušiti, držati na uzdi -
5 chestnut
1.1) (a reddish-brown nut (one type being edible).) kostanj2) (a reddish-brown horse.) rjavec3) (a boring old joke or story.) stara šala2. adjective(of the colour of ripe chestnuts: chestnut hair.) kostanjev* * *I [čésnуt]adjectivekostanjevII [čésnуt]nounbotany kostanj; rjavec; star dovtipto pull s.o.'s chestnuts out of the fire — biti orodje drugega -
6 stake
[steik] I noun(a strong stick or post, especially a pointed one used as a support or as part of a fence.) kolII 1. noun(a sum of money risked in betting: He and his friends enjoy playing cards for high stakes.) vložek pri stavi2. verb(to bet or risk (money or something of value): I'm going to stake $5 on that horse.) staviti- at stake* * *I [stéik]nounkol, drog; oporni kol; mučilni kol; mejni kol (steber); majhno nakovalo; sport drog kot zapreka (za preskakovanje pri konjskih dirkah)the stake figuratively grmada, smrt na grmadito pull up stakes American slang iti proč, odseliti seII [stéik]transitive verbopremiti, podpreti s koli; privezati (žival) na kol; predreti s kolom; nakoličiti (koga) (kazen)to stake off a claim — s količki označiti zemljišče, ki ga nekdo vzame pri naselitviIII [stéik]nounvložek (zastavek) (pri igri, pri stavi); figuratively interes, delež; plural vloženi denar v stave pri konjskih dirkah; nagrada, dobiček; konjske dirke; figuratively rizik, tveganje, nevarnostmaiden stakes — dirka le s konji, ki še niso nikoli zmagalito be at stake — biti na kocki (v nevarnosti, v vprašanju)what is at stake? — za kaj gre?to sweep the stakes — dobiti vse stavne vložke (na dirki), pospraviti ves dobičekIV [stéik]transitive verbstaviti (denar) (on na), figuratively staviti na kocko; nesigurno vložiti (denar); zastaviti dobro besedo (on za); American slang pomagati (komu) na noge, podpreti (koga) -
7 weight
[weit]1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) teža2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) utež3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) utež4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) breme5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.) teža* * *I [wéit]nounteža; tehtanje, merjenje; odtehtana količina; telesna teža; mera za težo; utež; težina, breme, pritisk; figuratively breme, odgovornost; pomen, pomembnost, važnost, vrednost; vpliv, ugledunder weight commerce pod težo, prelahekweight of metal — teža granat, ki jih ladijski topovi lahko izstrelijo naenkratgross, net weight — bruto, neto težaman of weight — vpliven, pomemben človekputting the weight sport met krogleto lose weight — izgubiti na teži, shujšatito lose in weight figuratively izgubiti na važnostiwhat is your weight? — koliko tehtate?to pull one's weight figuratively pošteno se lotitito put the weight sport metati kroglo, kladivoto put on ( —ali to gain) weight — pridobiti na (telesni) teži, zrediti seto try the weight of s.th. — potežkati, v roki tehtati kajII [wéit]transitive verbobtežiti ( a net mrežo) (tudi figuratively); povečati težo s primesmi; zaliti s svincem ( a stick palico); dati določeno težo ( a horse konju); obremeniti, prenesti težo na (smučko); (pre)tehtati, ocenitito weight the scales in favour of s.o. — priskrbeti komu (nedovoljeno) prednost -
8 hitch
[hi ] 1. verb1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) privezati, pritrditi2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) štopati2. noun1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) zastoj2) (a kind of knot.) zanka3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) poteg•- hitch-hiker
- hitch a lift/ride
- hitch up* * *I [hič]nounsunek, potegljaj; nautical zanka, kavelj; technical vezni člen; zastoj, zastanek, zapreka; mrtva točka; šepanje; American slang čas prebit v vojski ali zaporuwithout a hitch — gladko, brez ovirII [hič]1.transitive verbsunkoma potegniti, povleči; pritrditi, privezati;2.intransitive verbpremakniti se, nazaj se pomikati; šepati; spodrsniti, zaplesti se, zatakniti seAmerican colloquially ujemati se; American slang to get hitched — poročiti se
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