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1 wall
[wo:l] 1. noun1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) zid2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) stena2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) ograditi z zidom- walled- - walled
- wallpaper 3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) obložiti s tapetami- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall* * *I [wɔ:l]1.nounstena, zid (tudi figuratively); (trdnjavsko) obzidje; plural military utrdbe, nasip, okop; ločilna stena, pregraja, bariera; del pločnika ob ziduwithin the walls — znotraj zidov, v notranjosti mesta, figuratively znotraj (nekega področja)within four walls figuratively strogo zaupnowith one's back to the wall figuratively v težavnem položaju, v škripcihto be up against a brick wall figuratively ne moči (iti) naprejto give s.o. the wall — odstopiti komu prostor, da lahko gre ob zidu (kot počastitev), figuratively pustiti komu prednostto go to the wall figuratively biti pritisnjen ob zid, biti premagan, podleči, propasti; pasti pod stečajto meet a dead wall figuratively ne naleteti na razumevanjeto paint the devil on the wall figuratively slikati vraga na zidto run one's head against a wall figuratively hoteti z glavo skoz zid, skušati napraviti nekaj nemogočegato see through brick wall figuratively biti zelo bisterto send s.o. to the wall — pritisniti koga ob zid, pognati koga v škripceto take the wall of s.o. — ne odstopiti komu mesta ob zidu; imeti prednost pred kom;2.adjectivestenski; zidniwall crane technical konzolno dvigalowall fruit agronomy špalirsko sadjewall game sport vrsta nogometa (v Etonu)wall lizard zoology sivi kuščarwall newspaper — stenski časopis, stenčaswall painting — stensko slikarstvo, slika na zidu, freskaWall Street (W.S.) American finančna četrt v New Yorku; figuratively moč ameriškega kapitala (denarja, financ)wall tree agronomy špalirno drevowall walk — pokrit hodnik na grajskem, mestnem zidu za obramboII [wɔ:l]transitive verbobdati, utrditi z zidom ( a town — mesto); figuratively obkrožiti, obkoliti, zapreti -
2 painting
1) (the act or art of using paint: Painting is very relaxing.) slikanje2) (a painted picture: There were four paintings (hanging) on the wall.) slika* * *[péintiŋ]nounslikanje, slikarstvo, slika; lepotičenje, šminkanje; slikovit opis -
3 mural
['mjuərəl](a painting that is painted directly on to a wall.) stenska podoba* * *[mjúərəl]1.adjectiveziden, stenski;2.nounstenska podoba, freska (tudi mural painting) -
4 go at
1) (to attack: The little boys went at each other with their fists.) lotiti se2) (to do with enthusiasm: He really went at the job of painting the wall.) lotiti se česa z vnemo* * *intransitive verb lotiti se; napastigo at s.th. hammer and tongs — lotiti se česa z vso vnemogo at large — biti oproščen, na svobodi -
5 ladder
['lædə] 1. noun1) (a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down: She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling; the ladder of success.) lestev2) ((American run) a long, narrow flaw caused by the breaking of a stitch in a stocking or other knitted fabric.) spuščena zanka na nogavici2. verb(to (cause to) develop such a flaw: I laddered my best pair of tights today; Fine stockings ladder very easily.) strgati (se)* * *I [laedə]nounlestva; British English spuščena zanka na nogavicisport wall ladder — telovadne lestvehe kicked down the ladder by which he rose — pozabil je na stare prijatelje, ki so mu pomagali do uspehato get one's foot on the ladder — začeti, storiti prvi korakfiguratively at the bottom of the ladder — na dnuII [laedə]intransitive verbimeti spuščene zanke (nogavica)
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