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1 untwist
(to straighten from a twisted position: He untwisted the wire.) odviti* * *[ʌntwíst]transitive verbsee untwine -
2 twist
[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) obračati (se)2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) plesti3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) zviti2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) obračanje2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) ožemek3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) vozel4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) preobrat•- twisted- twister* * *I [twist]nounukrivljenje, upogib, pregib; figuratively izkrivljenje, popačenje; torzija; izvin, deformacija; zavoj, vijuga, ovinek; technical spirala, spiralasto pletivo, tkanina; sukanec; klobčič; vozel; vrvica, vrv, konopec; zvitek, smotek tobaka (za žvečenje); obšiv, obšitek na kapi (uniformi, narodni noši); British English slang obsolete mešana pijača; slang tek, glad; sport kretnja, gib v stran; nagnjenje, čudna ljubezen (to do); tvist (ples); American slang moralno propadla ženskatwist of the tongue — jecljanje, jecljavosthe has an awful twist — colloquially on ima strašen apetitII [twist]transitive verbobračati, vrteti, sukati; plesti (vrv, konopec); sukati (sukanec), zapredati (svilo); (v)plesti, izplesti (v venec); povezati ( into v); ožemati (perilo); figuratively zaplesti; ovi(ja)ti ( round okoli); zviti (gleženj); skremžiti (obraz), spačiti, popačiti, izkriviti (tudi figuratively); figuratively mučiti, zbegati, zmesti; spremeniti; intransitive verb obračati se vrteti se (žoga), sukati se; viti se, vijugati se (reka); skremžiti se, spačiti se (obraz); zaplesti se; zviti se; prebiti se, preriniti se ( through skozi); figuratively izmotavati se, izmikati se, biti neiskrento twist an account — izkriviti, popačiti poročiloto twist s.o. round one's (little) finger figuratively oviti koga okoli mezinca, imeti koga na vrvicito twist one's words — izkriviti, obračati besedeto twist o.s. into — priplaziti se v, prikrasti se vto twist off — izviti; iztrgatito twist up — (spiralasto) zvi(ja)ti, motati, sukati, plesti; zviti se (v spiralo) -
3 warp
I 1. [wo:p] verb1) (to make or become twisted out of shape: The door has been warped by all the rain we've had lately.) skriviti (se)2) (to cause to think or act in an abnormal way: His experiences had warped his judgement/mind.) popačiti2. noun(the shape into which something is twisted by warping: The rain has given this wood a permanent warp.) ukrivljenje- warpedII [wo:p] noun(usually with the) the set of threads lying lengthwise in a loom during weaving (the other being the weft [weft]). osnova pri tkanju* * *I [wɔ:p]nounnautical vlačilna vrv; geology gost mulj (glen); zvijanje, ukrivljenje (lesa); izkrivljenje, popačenje; osnova (pri tkanju)warp and woof — osnova in votek (pri tkanju), figuratively prepletenostwarp land agronomy preplavljeno ali z blatom pognojeno zemljiščeII [wɔ:p]1.transitive verbzviti, izkriviti (les itd.); namočiti z muljem, pognojiti (zemljo); spodrezati, pristriči nit, prejo (za tkanje), snovati, razporediti niti (preje) vzporedno; moralno pokvariti, popačiti, skaziti, imeti slab vpliv na, slabo delovati; odvrniti, zapeljati; sprevračati (dejstva), pačiti; nautical vleči z vrvmi ladjo vzdolž obale ali menjati sidrišče s pomočjo sidrahis misfortunes warped his mind — nesreča ga je naredila čudaškega;2.intransitive verbzviti se, skriviti se; viti se; majati se, omahovati; vzeti napačno smer, skreniti; poetically oveneti; zgrbančiti se -
4 strand
I [strænd] II [strænd] noun(a thin thread, eg one of those twisted together to form rope, string, knitting-wool etc, or a long thin lock of hair: She pushed the strands of hair back from her face.) pramen* * *I [strænd]1.nounpoeticallyobala, obrežje; plaža, peščina ob vodi, ob morju;2.transitive verbvreči na obalo, zapeljati (ladjo) na sipino; figuratively vreči; intransitive verb nasesti, obtičati na sipini (ladja); figuratively obtičati, spodleteti; figuratively ostati brez sredstevto be stranded — biti v stiski, v škripcihII [strænd]1.nounvrv, konopec; štrena (las); sukljaj (vrvi); niz (biserov);2.transitive verbpretrgati (vrv); sukati (vrv) iz pramenov -
5 string
1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) vrvica2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) vlakno3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) struna4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) vrsta2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) nanizati2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) napeti3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) odstraniti nitke4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) obesiti•- strings- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
- stringency* * *I [striŋ]1.nounvrvica, vezalka, trak, nit, žica; music struna, žica; tetiva (pri loku); botany vlakno, nit (stroka); niz (biserov itd.) (tudi figuratively); garnitura; serija; dolga vrsta; truma (živali); (večinoma plural) American colloquially pogoj, težava, tajna klavzula; American slang bahanje, (pretirana) lažna zgodbathe strings plural music godalaa string of lies — vrsta, niz lažiheart-strings plural figuratively najgloblja, najnežnejša čustva, srcéto be a second string — spadati k drugi garnituri, biti drugovrsten, figuratively igrati drugo violinoto harp on one (on the same) string figuratively neprestano govoriti o isti stvari, vedno isto góstito have s.o. on a string — imeti koga na vrvicihe has all the world in a string figuratively vse mu gre po željito have s.o. on the string figuratively pustiti koga v negotovostito have (to lead) s.th. in (by) a string — brzdati, obvladati, biti gospodar (česa)to keep s.o. on a string figuratively držati koga dolgo časa v negotovostito hold all the strings — držati vse niti v rokah, upravljati, voditi (kaj)to have a string (attached) to it — biti oviran, ne iti gladkoto pull (the) strings — premikati lutke (v lutkovnem gledališču); figuratively biti neviden, a glavni vodjato touch a string — udariti na struno, figuratively zadeti v živec, na občutljivo mesto (čustva itd.)to touch the strings — gosti (na godalo);2.adjectivegodalenII [striŋ]1.transitive verbopremiti s strunami (violino itd.) ali z žicami; opremiti (lok) s tetivo; nategniti, napeti (vrvico, tetivo itd.); zadrgniti, zavezati; privezati z vrvico; odstraniti nitke (pri fižolu); poetically uglasiti (violino itd.); razširiti, nategniti, figuratively napeti (živce, moči itd.); (na)nizati (bisere), obesiti ( across prek); figuratively povezati; American slang za nos koga voditi, norčevati se iz;2.intransitive verbpostati vlaknat; razvleči se (lepilo itd.); tvoriti vrsto ali verigostringed instruments music godala, godalni instrumentistrung up — napet, živčen, razburjen, razburljivto string along with American colloquially pridružiti se (komu), iti s kom, plesati, kot (nekdo) žvižgato string out — napeti, nategnitito string up — napeti (živce itd.); pripravljati (koga) na kaj, spodbujati; colloquially obesitito string o.s. up for a deed — opogumiti se za neko dejanjeto be strung up — biti v stiski, v zagati, v težavah -
6 twine
1. noun(a strong kind of string made of twisted threads: He tied the parcel with twine.) močna vrvica2. verb((negative untwine) to twist: The ivy twined round the tree.) oviti* * *[twáin]1.nounmočna vrvica; sukanec; navijanje, sukanje; sukan ali spleten del; navoj, preplet; klobčič; vozel;2.transitive verbsukati (nit), plesti (venec itd.); prepletati, vplesti, vpletati; oviti, obseči, objeti (z rokami); oviti (about, around okoli); intransitive verb preplesti se; spojiti se; oviti se ( round okoli); botany viti se (kvišku) -
7 braid
[breid] 1. verb(to wind together (especially strands of hair).) preplesti2. noun(threads twisted together and used as decoration on uniforms etc: gold braid on the admiral's uniform.) kita* * *I [breid]nounkita; vrvica, trakII [breid]transitive verbplesti, preplesti, prepletati; s trakom obrobitito braid St. Catherine's tresses — živeti kot devica, ne se poročiti -
8 distort
[di'sto:t]1) (to make or become twisted out of shape: Her face was distorted with pain; Metal distorts under stress.) izkriviti (se)2) (to make (sound) indistinct and unnatural: Her voice sounded distorted on the telephone.) popačiti•* * *[distɔ:t]transitive verbzvi(ja)ti, (iz)kriviti, pohabiti, (po)pačiti, deformirati; (besede) prevračati; medicine spahniti, izviniti -
9 entangle
[in'tæŋɡl](to cause (something) to become twisted or tangled with something else: Her long scarf entangled itself in the bicycle wheel; entangled in an unhappy love affair.) zaplesti* * *[intaeŋgl]transitive verbzamotati, zaplesti, omrežiti; spraviti v zadregoto be entangled in s.th. — biti v kaj zapleten -
10 limp
[limp] I adjective(lacking stiffness or strength; drooping: a limp lettuce; a limp excuse.) ovenel, ohlapenII 1. verb(to walk in an uneven manner (usually because one has hurt one's foot or leg): He twisted his ankle and came limping home.) šepati2. noun(the act of limping: He walks with a limp.) šepanje* * *I [limp]adjective ( limply adverb)mehek, mlahav, ohlapen, uvel; figuratively nemočen, slab, mlačen, brez hrbtenice; mehek (vezava knjige)II [limp]1.nounšepanje (tudi figuratively);2.intransitive verbšepati (tudi figuratively); vleči se (ladja, avion)
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