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1 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) (pri)peljati2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) voditi3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) povzročiti4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) biti na čelu5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) imeti2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vodstvo2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) prednost3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) vodenje4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) prednost5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) (pasja) vrvica6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) sled7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) glavna vloga•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) svinec2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mina•- leaden* * *I [led]nounchemistry svinec; marine grezilo, svinčnica; plural svinčene krovne ploščice, svinčena streha, svinčen okenski okvir; chemistry grafit, mina (za svinčnik); printing medvrstnikBritish English military nautical slang to swing the lead — hliniti bolezen, simuliratias dull as lead — zabit, neumenII [led]1.transitive verbzaliti s svincem, obtežiti, plombirati, zapečatiti; printing razmakniti vrstice;2.intransitive verb nauticalmeriti globino s svinčnicoIII [li:d]nounvodenje, vodstvo; sport & figuratively prednost, naskok; začetni udarec (boks); zgled, primer, nasvet, napotek; theatre glavna vloga, glavni igralec, -lka; cards prednost, prva karta; kratek izvleček iz vsebine članka, uvod k članku; electrical vod, dovod, prevodnik, prevodna žica; mlinščica, korito za mlin; kanal skozi ledeno polje; pasji konopec; naplavina zlata v rečni strugiunder s.o.'s lead — pod vodstvom kogato be in the lead of — biti na čelu, voditito take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, prevzeti pobudo, sprožiti kajto give a lead — iti pred kom, jahati na čelu (lov)sport to have the lead of — voditi pred, imeti prednost (naskok) predfiguratively to have the lead over — imeti naskok pred (konkurenco)to follow s.o.'s lead — ravnati se po nasvetu kogato give s.o. a lead — dati komu dober zgled, svetovaticards it is your lead — ti začneš, ti si na vrsti (pri kartanju)cards to return lead — vreči karto iste barveIV [li:d]1.transitive verbvoditi, peljati, pripeljati (to), odpeljati ( away); figuratively napeljati, napeljevati, nagniti koga (to k); voditi dirigirati (orkester); preživljati (življenje); speljati (koga, vodo kam); začeti igro (kartanje);2.intransitive verbbiti prvi, biti v vodstvu, na čelu; voditi, peljati (cesta, prehod itd); zadati prvi udarec (boks)to lead the way — pokazati pot, peljati, iti pred komto lead the dance — začeti, otvoriti plesto lead s.o. up the garden (path) — povleči koga za nosto lead s.o. by the nose — imeti koga na vajetih, imeti popolno oblast nad kom; povleči koga za nosthis led me to believe — to me je nagnilo k temu, da sem verjelto lead s.o. a (dog's) life — greniti komu življenjeto lead s.o. a nice ( —ali fine, pretty, merry) life — delati komu težave, pošiljati koga od Poncija do Pilata, imeti koga za norcafiguratively to lead with the chin — izzivati usodoto lead (a girl) to altar — peljati (dekle) pred oltar, oženitisport to lead by points — voditi po točkahAmerican to lead captive — peljati v ujetništvoScottish juridically to lead evidence — pričatiparliament to lead the House — voditi parlamentarne zadevefiguratively the blind leading the blind — slepec slepca vodihe is easier led than driven — lažje ga je prepričati, kakor prisiliti -
2 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držati2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držati3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) (za)držati4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) zdržati5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržati6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) držati, vsebovati7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) biti8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) držati se9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) imeti10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) verjeti, imeti (koga za kaj)11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) veljati12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) držati za13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) braniti14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) zadržati nasprotnika15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pritegniti (pozornost)16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) proslavljati17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) imeti18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) obdržati se19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) počakati pri telefonu20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) držati21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) obdržati22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) prinesti23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) prijem2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vpliv3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) prijem•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) podkrovje* * *I [hóuld]nounnautical podpalubje, ladijsko skladišče; aeronautics prostor za prtljago v letaluII [hóuld]nounprijem, opora; moč, vpliv (on, over, of); American ustavitev, zadrževanje; archaic utrdbato catch ( —ali get, lay, seize, take) hold of s.th. — prijeti kaj, dobitito get hold of s.o. — ujeti koga, zalotiti kogato get hold of o.s. — dobiti se v oblast, obvladati seto get a hold on s.o. — dobiti koga v oblastto have a (firm) hold on s.o. — imeti koga v oblastito keep hold of — čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti iz rokto miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijetiAmerican to put a hold on s.th. — zaustaviti kaj, zadržati kajIII [hóuld]1.transitive verbdržati, obdržati, zadržati; omejiti, zadrževati, ovirati, krotiti; zdržati; sport zadržati nasprotnika; zavezati koga za kaj (to); imeti (npr. sestanek); imeti, posedovati (zemljo, pravice, delnice, službo); imeti koga za kaj (npr. za poštenjaka); proslavljati (praznik); obdržati (smer); prenašati (alkohol); military & figuratively odbraniti, obdržati (položaj); juridically odločiti, odrediti; pritegniti (pozornost); American zadostovati (hrana); American rezervirati, imeti rezervacijo (v hotelu); American prijeti, obdržati v zaporu;2.intransitive verbdržati se, zadržati se, vztrajati (by, to pri, na čem); veljati, obveljati; obstati, prenehati; dogajati se, bitihold! — počakaj, ustavi se!to hold the bag — ostati na cedilu, imeti vso odgovornostto hold a brief for — odobravati, strinjati seto hold in check — imeti koga v šahu, krotitito hold dear — ceniti, čislati, ljubitito hold fast — čvrsto držati, ne izpustitito hold good — veljati, obveljati, izkazati seto hold one's ground ( —ali one's own) — vztrajati, ne popustiti, biti kosto hold s.o. (s.th.) in the hollow of one's hand — imeti koga (kaj) v pestihold hard! — počakaj!, stoj!hold everything! — takoj prenehaj!to hold at nought — omalovaževati, ne cenitito hold one's peace ( —ali tongue) — molčati, držati jezik za zobmito hold a stock — imeti zalogo, imeti na zalogito hold true — veljati, biti resto hold water — prenesti natančen pregled, veljati; biti vodotesenthere is no holding him — ne da se ga zadržati, nezadržen jeneither to hold nor to bind — ki se ga ne da obvladati, neukročen -
3 suck
1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) sesati2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) sesati3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) vsesati4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) biti nemogoč2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) sesanje- sucker- suck up to* * *I [sʌk]nounsesanje; vsesavanje, šum sesanja; cuzanje; vpijanje, vsrkavanje; sesajoča mlada žival; vrtinec; materino mleko; colloquially srkljaj, požirek; slang bonbon, sladkorček; slang sleparija, bluf (tudi suck-in); neuspehwhat a suck! — kakšna smola! res nisi imel sreče!to take a suck at it colloquially dobro ga srkniti, napraviti dober požirekII [sʌk]transitive verbsesati; cuzati; izmozgati, izčrpati, iztisniti; figuratively izvleči ( from iz), izmolsti, dobiti; vsesa(va)ti; dati sesati, dojiti; intransitive verb sesati (at kaj), sesati pri prsihto suck s.o.'s brain(s) — izvleči iz koga ideje (zamisli) za lastno uporabo, okoristiti se z idejami koga drugegato suck s.o.'s lifeblood figuratively piti kri komu, do zadnjega ga izkoristitito suck an orange — izsesati, iztisniti oranžosucked orange — "izžeta limona"to suck the monkey British English slang piti iz steklenice, piti s slamicoto suck s.o. to the very marrow — koga do kraja izmozgati ali izžeti -
4 in
(in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) v koscih; na dele* * *I [in]preposition1.v, na (na vprašanje kje?)in the territory — na ozemlju;2.figurativelyv, pri, nablind in one eye — na eno oko slep;3.v (v posameznih primerih namesto into na vprašanje kam?)put it in your pocket — daj to v žep;4.(stanje, način, okoliščina)in cash — v gotovini; pri denarju (biti)in despair — obupano, v obupuin good health — pri dobrem zdravju, zelo zdravin writing — pismeno;5.v, pri, na (udeležba)to be in it — biti udeležen, udeležiti sethere is nothing in it — ničesar (resničnega, dobrega) ni v tem, ne splača se, je čisto enostavno; je še neodločeno (dirka);6.(dejavnost, opravilo) pri, vin an accident — pri nesreči, v nesrečiin search of — pri iskanju česa;7.(moč, sposobnost)he has (not) got it in him — to je (ni) pravi mož za to;8.(časovno)in the day, in daytime — podneviin two hours — v dveh urah, čez dve uriin the reign of — za vlade, za časa vladanjain my sleep — v spanju, ko sem spalin time — pravočasno, sčasoma, kdajin (the year) 1940 — leta 1940;9.(namen, smoter)in my defence — v mojo obrambo;10.(vzrok, nagib)in remembrance — v spomin;11.(razmerje, odnos, zveza)in that — ker, kolikorwell in body, but ill in mind — telesno zdrav, a duševno bolanthe latest thing in s.th. — najnovejše na nekem področjuten feet in width — 10 čevljev širok (po širini);12.poin all probability — po vsej verjetnosti;13.(sredstvo, material)dressed in white — oblečen v belo;14.(število, znesek)five in the hundred — pet od sto, ɜ%in twos — po dva, paromaII [in]adverbnotri, noter, vto be in — biti doma, biti v hiši; politics biti na vladi (stranka); biti v modi; sport biti na vrsti za udarec; sezona za kaj ( oysters are in)to be in for a thing — pričakovati kaj, nameravati kaj, nadejati se česato be in for it — iztakniti jo, biti v kaši, ne imeti drugega izhodain for a penny, in for a pound — kdor reče a, mora reči tudi bin and in — vedno isto, vedno znovaAmerican to be all in — biti čisto izčrpanin with it! — prinesi, odnesi to noterto be in on s.th. — sodelovati pri čem, biti poučen o čemto let s.o. in on s.th. — pritegniti koga k čemu, poučiti koga o čemIII [in]adjectivepolitics in party — vladajoča strankasport in side — stran, ki je na vrsti za udarecIV [in]noun(večinoma plural) vladajoča strankathe ins and outs — vlada in opozicija; ovinki (ceste, poti); podrobnosti (problema)V [in]transitive verbspraviti (žetev) pod streho -
5 it
1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) ono, to2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.)4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)•- its- itself* * *I1.personal pronounono, to (v slovenščini se navadno ne prevaja)it writes well — (svinčnik itd.) dobro pišeOh, it was you — ah, ti si bil;2.subjekt brezosebnih glagolov in konstrukcijwhat time is it? — koliko je ura?how is it with your promise? — kako pa kaj s tvojo obljubo?it is 6 miles to — je šest milj do;3.poudarjena oblikait is to him that you should turn — nanj bi se moral obrniti;4.za predlogiof it — od tega, iz tegato it — k temu, na tem;5.nedoločni objektconfound it! — da bi ga vrag pocitralto go it — spustiti se v kaj, lotiti se česato foot it — iti peš, plesatito run for it — teči po kaj, teči na varno, teči na vlak itd.I take it that — domnevam, dalittle was left of it — od tega je malo ostalo;6.reflexivesebe, se, sebi, si, s seboj (za predlogi)IInouncolloquially nekaj posebnega, vrhunec; colloquially spolna privlačnost; British English colloquially martinihe was it — ni mu bilo enakega, bil je silno privlačen -
6 snap
[snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) hlastniti po2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) zlomiti3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) zaloputniti4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) zabrusiti5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) posneti2. noun1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) tlesk2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) posnetek3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) lažnivec3. adjective(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) nagel- snappy- snappily
- snappiness
- snapshot
- snap one's fingers
- snap up* * *I [snæp]1.nounhlastaj (at po), ugriz; tlesk s prsti, krcljaj, krc; tlesk, pok, zlom; figuratively zamah, polet, elan, živahnost; photography trenutni posnetek, momentka; theatre kratek igralski angažma; rezka, odrezava, osorna izjava; kratka doba, perioda; zaskočna ključavnica; grižljaj, zalogaj, košček; American slang dobra služba, lahka naloga, malenkost; vrsta drobljivega kolačaa snap of cold, cold snap — nenaden val mrazanot to care a snap for figuratively požvižgati se naI heard the snap of the bone — slišal sem pok (zlom) kosti;2.adjectivenagel, nenaden, bliskovitsnap shot — strel brez ciljanja;3.adverbs pokom (treskom)to go snap — počiti, zlomiti se s pokomII [snæp]transitive verbhlastniti (po), havsniti, odgrizniti; iztrgati, zgrabiti, uloviti (kaj); zlomiti, prelomiti, pretrgati; zapreti s pokom (treskom), tleskniti; zašklepetati (z zobmi); povzročiti pok(anje), tleskati ali pokati (z bičem, s prsti); sprožiti (pištolo); ostro (rezko, osorno) prekiniti; (na kratko) odpraviti (koga); photography napraviti trenuten posnetek, neopazno fotografirati; American sport naglo vrniti (žogo) v polje; intransitive verb hlastniti (at po), naglo poseči (at po), havsniti z zobmi (at po) (o psu); skušati ugrizniti (at koga); póčiti, tleskniti (bič); zlomiti se s pokom; zaklopiti se; zaskočiti se; zabliskati se (oči); nenadoma prisluhniti; American slang planiti ( into v); American colloquially ( out of) nehati (z), rešiti se (česa)to snap at s.o. — nahruliti koga, zadreti se nad komto snap at s.th. (at an offer) — hlastno pograbiti, hlastniti po čem (po ponudbi)to snap (at) the bait — hlastniti po vabi, figuratively hlastno sprejeti ponudboto snap s.o.'s bag — iztrgati komu torbo (torbico)to snap one's fingers — tleskniti s prsti, figuratively prezirljivo ravnati (at s.o. s kom)I snapped them as they were going in — fotografiral sem jih, ko so vstopali -
7 stump
1. noun1) (the part of a tree left in the ground after the trunk has been cut down: He sat on a (tree-)stump and ate his sandwiches.) štor2) (the part of a limb, tooth, pencil etc remaining after the main part has been cut or broken off, worn away etc.) štrcelj3) (in cricket, one of the three upright sticks forming the wicket.)2. verb1) (to walk with heavy, stamping steps: He stumped angrily out of the room.) hoditi s težkimi koraki2) (to puzzle or baffle completely: I'm stumped!) zbegati•- stumpy- stump up* * *I [stʌmp]nounštor, štrcelj, okrnek; (zobna) škrbina; konček, ostanek (cigarete, svinčnika itd.); čik; lesena noga; plural slang noge; brisalo (risarsko); majhna močna žival; težka hoja, topotanje; American colloquially izziv(anje); (cricket) ena od treh palic, ki tvorijo vrata; štor (panj) kot govorniški oder, figuratively javen govor, volilna propagandaup a stump American slang v stiski, v škripcihstump orator colloquially bučen volilen govornikto be on the stump colloquially biti na turneji predvolilnih (političnih) govorovto stir one's stumps colloquially pobegniti, popihati jo, odkuriti jostir your stumpsl slang stegni malo svoje noge!, pohiti!to take (to go on) the stump American iti na predvolilno propagandno potovanje (turnejo)II [stʌmp]intransitive verbhoditi s težkimi koraki, hrupno hoditi, težko stopati, topotati; colloquially biti pretežaven (o vprašanju); American colloquially imeti predvolilne govore, agitirati; transitive verb oklestiti (drevo) vse do štora; skrčiti, iztrebiti (štore); figuratively (zlasti pasivno) zbegati, spraviti v zadrego; (cricket) premagati nasprotnika; American colloquially prepotovati (kraje) kot predvolilni govornik; ublažiti (črte) z brisalom, senčiti z brisalom -
8 help oneself
1) ((with to) to give oneself or take (food etc): Help yourself to another piece of cake; `Can I have a pencil?' `Certainly - help yourself; He helped himself to (= stole) my jewellery.) postreči si2) ((with cannot, could not) to be able to stop (oneself): I burst out laughing when he told me - I just couldn't help myself.) ne moči se upirati
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The Carpenter's Pencil — The Carpeneter s Pencil or El lápiz del carpintero is a book written by the Galician author Manuel Rivas. The story revolves around a young couple, Daniel Da Barca and Marisa Mallo. Their happiness is destroyed when Galicia becomes a dictatorship … Wikipedia
chinagraph pencil — ˈchīnəˌgraf noun Etymology: china (I) + graph : a pencil for marking on porcelain or other hard glazed surfaces that do not take lead or wax pencil marks satisfactorily … Useful english dictionary
To take the stump — Stump Stump, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G. stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to E. stamp.] 1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English