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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 breast-wall
[bréstwɔ:l]nounprsobran -
3 panel-wall
[paenəlwɔ:l]nounarchitecture vezna stena -
4 party-wall
[pá:tiwɔ:l]nounvmesni zid (med dvema hišama); požarni zid -
5 screen-wall
[skrí:nwɔ:l]nounarchaic zaščitni zid -
6 sea-wall
[sí:wɔ:l]nounzaščitni zid ali nasip obale ali pristanišča, ki preprečuje erozijo zemlje -
7 sonic wall
[sɔnikwɔ:l]nouncolloquially aeronautics zvočni zid -
8 stone wall
[stóunwɔ:l]nounzid iz kamna -
9 water wall
[wɔ:təwɔ:l]noun(vodni) jez -
10 plaque
1) (a plate of metal etc fixed to a wall etc as a memorial: His name was inscribed on a brass plaque.) spominska plošča2) (a china etc ornament for fixing on the wall.) okrasna ploščica3) (a deposit of saliva and bacteria which forms on the teeth.) zobni kamen* * *[pla:k]nounokrasna ploščica, spominska plošča; zaponka; medicine zoology pega -
11 windscreen
1) (a transparent (usually glass) screen above the dashboard of a car.) vetrobran2) (a wall usually constructed out from the house wall to protect people on a patio or balcony from the wind.)* * *[wíndskri:n]nounaeronautics motoring vetrobranwindscreen wipers plural brisalci vetrobrana (pri avtu) -
12 stile
(a step, or set of steps, for climbing over a wall or fence.) prehod čez ogrado* * *I [stáil]nounstopnica, prehod čez ogrado, čez plotto help a lame dog over a stile figuratively pomagati prijatelju v stiski, revežu preko težavII [stáil]nounvodoraven trak iz lesa (na vratih, lesenih zidnih opažih) -
13 suction
1) (the action of sucking.) sesanje2) (the process of creating a vacuum by reducing air pressure on the surface of a liquid so that it can be drawn up into a tube etc, or between two surfaces, eg a rubber disc and a wall, so that they stick together.) izsesavanje* * *[sʌkšən]nounsesanje, vsesa(va)nje, vpijanje, črpanje; sposobnost absorpcije; physics technical podtlak, podpritisk; srk, sessuction pipe technical sesalkasuction plate noun (zobarstvo) vakuum ploščica, ki drži protezo na nebu (v ustih) -
14 buttress
(a support built on to the outside of a wall.) opornik* * *I [bʌtris]nounarchitecture opornik; figuratively oporaII [bʌtris]transitive verbpodpreti, podpiratito buttress up — okrepiti, ojačiti -
15 enclosure
[-ʒə]1) (the act of enclosing.) zapiranje2) (land surrounded by a fence or wall: He keeps a donkey in that enclosure.) ograda3) (something put in along with a letter: I received your enclosure with gratitude.) priloga* * *[inklóužə]nounograja, plot; ograjen prostor; prilogato send as enclosure — poslati kot prilogo, kot vzorec brez vrednostiEnclosure Act — zakon, po katerem postane občinsko zemljišče zasebno -
16 filler
1) (a tool or instrument used for filling something, especially for conveying liquid into a bottle.) lijak2) (material used to fill cracks in a wall etc.) polnilo* * *[fílə]nounmašilo, polnilo; lijak; naboj; polnilna naprava -
17 fireplace
noun (a space in a room (usually in a wall) with a chimney above, for a fire: a wide stone fireplace.) ognjišče* * *[fáiəpleis]nounognjišče, kamin -
18 handwriting
1) (writing with a pen or pencil: Today we will practise handwriting.) pisava2) (the way in which a person writes: Your handwriting is terrible!) pisava* * *[haendraitiŋ]nounpisavahandwriting on the wall — znamenje nesreče, Menetekel -
19 hanging
noun (the (act of) killing a criminal by hanging.) obešanje* * *I [haeŋiŋ]adjectiveviseč, obešen; nagnjen, v terasah; technical oporena hanging crime — zločin, ki zasluži smrtno kazenprinting hanging indention — umika hanging matter — zadeva, ki pripelje na vešalaII [haeŋiŋ]nounobešenje, obešanje; plural zastori, tapete -
20 knuckle
(a joint of a finger: She hit her hand against the wall and grazed her knuckles.) členek* * *I [nʌkl]nounanatomy členek, sklep (prsta); bočnik, krača; plural kovinski boksara rap on ( —ali over) the knuckles — ukor, opomincolloquially near the knuckle — na meji nespodobnosti, tveganII [nʌkl]1.transitive verbudariti, dotakniti s členki;2.intransitive verbimeti členke ob tleh (pri frnikolanju)to knuckle under ( —ali down) to — ukloniti se, popustiti komu
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