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1 duck
I verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) potopiti (se)2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) skloniti se, skriti seII plurals - ducks, duck; noun1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) raca2) (a female duck. See also drake.) raca3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.) ničla (pri kriketu)•- duckling* * *I [dʌk]nounzoology raca; amfibijsko vozilo; colloquially srček, ljubček; očarljiva oseba; American military našiv; bankrotnik, dolžnik; invalid; colloquially nič, ničla (kriket)a lame duck — dolžnik; invalidlike a duck in a thunderstorm — potrt, otožen; zgubljento play ( —ali make) ducks and drakes — metati žabice (na vodni gladini); zapravljatilike water off a duck's back — brez učinka, kot bob ob stenocolloquially a duck of a — očarljiv(to take to s.th.) like a duck to water — (lotiti se česa) z veseljem, brez obotavljanjaduck's egg sport nič, nobena točka (kriket)II [dʌk]intransitive verb & transitive verbpočeniti, počepati; hitro glavo skloniti, ukloniti se; potapljati, potopiti (se); race loviticolloquially prikloniti se; slang to duck out — popihati joIII [dʌk]nounnagla sklonitev, počep, potopitevIV [dʌk]nounvrsta surovega platna; plural hlače iz takega blagaV [dʌk]nouncolloquially izkrcevalni čoln za amfibije -
2 heron
['herən](a type of large water-bird, with long legs and a long neck.) čaplja* * *[hérən]nounzoology čaplja -
3 pelican
['pelikən](a kind of large water-bird with a large beak with a pouch for carrying fish.) pelikan* * *[pélikən]nounzoology pelikanfiguratively pelican in her piety — pelikan, ki hrani mladiče s svojo krvjo (prispodoba Kristusa ali ljubezni do bližnjega) -
4 swan
[swon](a large, usually white, water-bird of the duck family, with a long graceful neck.) labod* * *I [swɔn]1.nounzoologylabod; figuratively pesnik, peveca black swan — črn labod; figuratively bela vrana, nekaj redkegaall his geese are swans fig — on vidi vse večje, kot je v resnici; on vse precenjuje, pretirano povečuje;2.intransitive verb (večinoma swan around) brez cilja letati, se potikati okoliII [swɔn]intransitive verb American slang prisečiI swan! — (to lahko) prisežem! -
5 drop
[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) kaplja2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) kaplja3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) padec4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) spust2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) spustiti2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) pasti3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) opustiti4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) odložiti (koga)5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) napisati (nekaj besed)•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out* * *I [drɔp]1.intransitive verb( from) kapljati, kaniti; ( with) cediti se, teči; pasti, spustiti se; padati (cene); (from, out of) ven pasti, izpasti; prenehati; pasti v nezavest, zrušiti se; figuratively umreti;2.transitive verbpokapati; prelivati; izpustiti; opustiti, prekiniti; spustiti se; splaviti, povreči; oglasiti se pri kom; namignitito drop from sight — izginiti, zgubiti sedrop it! — nehaj že!figuratively to drop a brick — narediti nerodno napako, ustreliti kozla, bleknitito drop short — ne zadostovati; ne doseči ciljafiguratively to drop the curtain — narediti konecII [drɔp]nounkaplja, kapljica; gledališki zastor; padec; poklopna vrata; obesek, uhan; bonbon; odpadlo sadje ali zrnje; špranja (za novec v avtomatu)at the drop of a hat — nemudoma, takojto get the drop on s.o. — izrabiti neprilike kogato have a drop too much — nekoliko preveč ga imeti, biti v rožicahAmerican slang to have a drop on s.o. — imeti koga v rokahslang to have a drop in one's eye — kazati, da je kdo preveč pil -
6 bath
1. plural - baths; noun1) (a large container for holding water in which to wash the whole body: I'll fill the bath with water for you.) kad2) (an act of washing in a bath: I had a bath last night.) kopel3) (a container of liquid etc in which something is immersed: a bird bath.) bazenček2. verb(to wash in a bath: I'll bath the baby.) kopati- bathroom
- bathtub* * *I [ba:m], American [bæm]nounkopel; kad; chemistry pranje; kopališče; plural zdraviliščeII [ba:m], American [bæm]transitive verbkopati; umivati (se) -
7 salt
[so:lt] 1. noun1) ((also common salt) sodium chloride, a white substance frequently used for seasoning: The soup needs more salt.) sol2) (any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid.) sol3) (a sailor, especially an experienced one: an old salt.) morski volk2. adjective(containing, tasting of, preserved in salt: salt water; salt pork.) slan3. verb(to put salt on or in: Have you salted the potatoes?) soliti- salted- saltness
- salty
- saltiness
- bath salts
- the salt of the earth
- take something with a grain/pinch of salt
- take with a grain/pinch of salt* * *I [sɔ:lt]noun(kuhinjska) sol; chemistry sol (često plural); medicine (odvajalna) sol; figuratively začimba, sol, ostroumnost, dovtipnost, duhovitost; familiarly mornar; sodček za solin salt — namočen v raztopini soli, nasoljenabove (below) the salt figuratively na gornjem (spodnjem) koncu mizewith a grain of salt figuratively razsodno, s pametnim premislekom, ne dobesednothe salt of the earth figuratively sol zemlje, elitaan old salt — star mornar, figuratively morski volkattic salt figuratively duhovitostGlauber's salt — Glauberjeva grenka sol, natrijev sulfatEpsom salt — grenka sol, magnezijev sulfat, purgativa speech full of salt — začinjen, zabeljen govortable salt — namizna, fina solto be the salt of earth figuratively biti sol (elita, smetana) zemljeyou are not made of salt figuratively nisi iz sladkorja (lahkó greš na dež)he is not worth his salt figuratively ni za nobeno rabo, je popolnoma nesposobento eat salt with s.o. — biti gost kogato eat s.o.'s salt figuratively uživati gostoljubnost koga, jesti njegov kruh; biti odvisen od kogato be seated above (below) the salt history zavzemati mesto uglednega (nepomembnega) gosta pri mizito take with a grain of salt — vzeti (kaj) z vso opreznostjo, zadržanostjo, rezervoII [sɔ:lt]adjective ( saltly adverb)slan; soljen, nasoljen, prežet s soljo; preplavljen s slano (zlasti morsko) vodo; rastoč v slani vodi; figuratively oster, jedek, hud, zasoljen, popopran (cena, šala); archaic pohoten, poltensalt horse slang nasoljeno meso (govedina)salt junk slang nasoljeno mesosalt tears figuratively grenke solzesalt water — slana, morska vodaIII [sɔ:lt]transitive verb(po-, za-) soliti; posuti sneg s soljo (da se stopi); figuratively začiniti (s soljo), popoprati; slang napačno prikazati, olepšati; commerce zasoliti (račun)to salt an account commerce navesti zelo visoke cene, zasoliti cene (za kako blago)to salt the books — "pofrizirati" knjigovodske knjige, prikazati večji dobiček, kot je v resnicito salt a mine figuratively razmetati rudo po najdišču, da je videti bogatejšeto salt away, to salt down — nasoliti; slang odložiti, dati na stran, varčevati; spraviti, shraniti (denar) za rezervo -
8 spread
past tense, past participle; see spread* * *I [spred]1.nounrazsežnost, raztegnjenost, razširjenost, razprostrtost, razprostiranje; prostranost, obseg, razpetina, razpon; površina; širjenje, razširjanje; (vmesni) prostor, razmik, vrzel; colloquially pojedina, dobro obložena miza, obilen obrok; banket; American jed, ki se namaže na kruh (maslo, džem, pasteta); posteljna odeja, pregrinjalo; aeronautics razpetina (kril); ploščat žlahten kamen; commerce American razlika med tovarniško in prodajno ceno, marža; (časnikarstvo) oglas(ni del)to give a spread — prirediti pojedino, gostijothe wide spread between theory and fact — velika vrzel med teorijo in resničnostjo;2.adjectiverazširjen, razprostrt; širok; razkoračen; pogrnjen (miza), namazan; posut; večstolpen (oglas v časopisu)II [spred]1.transitive verbširiti (o.s. se), raztezati, raztegovati, razgrinjati, razprostreti; pogrniti (mizo); prekriti, pregrniti, preobleči; razvaljati (testo); (na)mazati (maslo) (on na); raznašati, širiti, raztresti (govorice, novice); razviti (zastavo); razliti;2.intransitive verb (raz)širiti se, razprostirati se, raztezati se, razgrinjati se, razliti se; dati se namazati (maslo, barva)to spread o.s. slang delati se važnega, razkazovati se (v gostoljubnosti); biti dolgovezen; biti zaposlen z več dejavnostmi; zelo se truditi, napenjati seto spread the cloth, to spread the table — pogrniti mizoto spread a flag, a sail — razviti zastavo, jadroto spread it thick (thin) slang razkošno (siromašno, tanko) živetithe water spread over the floor — voda se je razlila po tleh;III [spred]preterite & past participleod to spread -
9 swallow
I 1. ['swoləu] verb1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.) pogoltniti2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!) pogoltniti2. noun(an act of swallowing.) požiranje- swallow up II ['swoləu] noun(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.) lastovka* * *I [swɔlou]nounzoology lastovkaII [swɔlou]1.nounžrelo, grlo; požiranje, požirek; geology (kraški) požiralnik; figuratively apetit, požrešnost, pohlep, poželenjeto drink s.th. at one swallow — izpiti kaj na dušek;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbpožirati, požreti, goltati, pogoltniti (tudi figuratively); zadušiti, potlačiti (jezo); preklicati; verjeti (kaj), biti lahkoveren; pohlepno čitati; mirno trpeti, prenesti (žalitev); priključiti si (tuje ozemlje)to swallow the anchor nautical slang obesiti mornarski poklic na klinto swallow the bait — pogoltniti vabo (trnek), figuratively vgrizniti v vabo, dati se speljati, iti na limaniceto swallow a camel figuratively verjeti nekaj neverjetnega; mirno trpeti, prenesti (kaj)to swallow a tavern token figuratively opi(ja)niti seto swallow one's words figuratively preklicati, nazaj vzeti svoje besede -
10 waterfowl
noun or noun plural (a bird or birds which live on or beside water.) vodna ptica* * *[wɔ:təfaul]nounvodna ptica (zlasti kot divjačina)
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