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noun (a machine with sails that work by wind power, for grinding corn or pumping water.) mlin na veter* * *[wíndmil]nounmlin na veter; aeromotor; servopropeler; slang helikopterto fight (to tilt at) windmills figuratively boriti se proti mlinom na veterto throw one's cap over the windmill figuratively vso previdnost vnemar pustiti; ne se zmeniti za konvencionalnosti -
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[seil] 1. noun1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) jadro2) (a journey in a ship: a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.) plovba3) (an arm of a windmill.) krilo, lopata (vetrnice)2. verb1) ((of a ship) to be moved by sails: The yacht sailed away.) jadrati2) (to steer or navigate a ship or boat: He sailed (the boat) to the island.) krmariti3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) pluti4) (to begin a voyage: The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.) odpluti5) (to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship: He sailed the North Sea.) pluti6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) drseti•- sailing
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- sailor
- in full sail* * *I [séil]nounjadro; (vsa) jadra (ladje); (pri številu) ladje plural; krilo mlina na veter; dimnik za zračenje na ladji ali v rudniku; vožnja zjadrnico, z ladjo, potovanje z ladjo; poetically krilo, perutin full sail — s polnimi jadri, figuratively s polno parounder sail — pod jadri, na vožnji, na potiunder full sail, with all sails set — s polnimi jadria fleet of 100 sail — brodovje, flota 100 ladijto go for a sail — iti na jadranje, na vožnjo z ladjoto loosen, to unfurl the sails — odvezati, razviti jadrato lower, to strike sail — spustiti jadroto make sail — odpluti, iti na morjeto set sail for England — odjadrati, odpluti v Anglijoto set up one's sail to every wind figuratively obračati plašč po vetruto shorten, to take in sail — skrajšati jadroto take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively prekrižati komu načrte, pokvariti komu dobro priložnostto take in sail — sneti jadro, figuratively staviti manjše zahteveII [séil]intransitive verbjadrati, odjadrati, odpluti, pluti, potovati z ladjo; drseti, plavati po zraku, leteti (ptice, oblaki, letalo); odplavati (o ribah); figuratively dostojanstveno hoditi (zlasti o ženskah)she sailed into the room slang "priplavala", dostojanstveno je prišla v sobo; transitive verb prejadrati, prepluti; preleteti; krmariti, upravljati (z ladjo); manevrirati (zjadrnico)to sail near the wind slang figuratively povedati "tvegano" zgodbo; biti komaj še na robu poštenega ravnanjato sail into s.o. slang začeti zmerjati koga, napasti koga -
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I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) veter2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) sapa3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) vetrovi2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) ob sapo spraviti3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) pihalen- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) naviti2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) naviti3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) viti se4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) naviti•- winder- winding
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- be/get wound up* * *I [wind]nounveter; vihar, vihra; vetrna tromba; aeronautics smer vetra; zrak; vonj, duh, voh; medicine vetrovi, napenjanje, plini; dih, dihanje; (trebušna) prepona; plural strani neba; (umetni) zračni tlak; music singular construction pihala, figuratively prazne besede, čenčebetween wind and water figuratively na občutljivem mestufrom the four winds — z vseh strani neba, od vsepovsodin(to) the wind's eye, into the teeth of the wind — proti vetruby the wind nautical s spodnjim vetrom (veter z boka proti ladijskemu kljunu)like the wind — kot veter, kot strelica, hitrocapful of wind — vetrič, sapica od časa do časapuffed up with wind figuratively napihnjen, nadut, domišljavslant of wind nautical sunek ugodnega vetrato be in the wind figuratively biti v zrakuthere is s.th. in the wind figuratively nekaj je v zrakuto break wind medicine spuščati vetroveto catch wind of s.th. — zavohati kajto cast ( —ali to fling —ali to throw) to the wind — na vse vetrove vreči, figuratively zapravljati, ne se zmeniti zato find out how the wind blows ( —ali lies) — ugotoviti, kako veter piha (tudi figuratively)to get (the) wind of s.th. — zavohati, zasumiti, priti na sled, zvedeti, slišati kajto get the wind up — prestrašiti se, imeti tremo; pobesnetito hit in the wind figuratively zadati udarec v želodecto put the wind up s.o. — prestrašiti koga, pognati komu strah v kostito raise the wind slang figuratively dobiti potrebni denar; dvigniti prahthe wind rises — veter nastane, se dvigneto go to the winds figuratively propastihe preaches to the winds — govori v veter (zaman, stenam)to sail before the wind — pluti, jadrati z vetrom v hrbtuto sail close to the wind figuratively delati nekaj, kar je komaj še pošteno; mejiti na nezakonitost; figuratively skrajno varčno gospodaritito sail with every shift of wind — jadrati, kakor veter potegne, figuratively obračati svoj plašč po vetruto speak to the winds — govoriti v veter, zaman (stenam) govoritito take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively prehiteti koga s čim, kar je on hotel napraviti, ter ga s tem oškodovati; premagati koga z njegovim lastnim orožjemto be troubled with wind medicine imeti vetroveto whistle down the wind figuratively zaman kaj želetiII [wind]transitive verbizpostaviti vetru, (pre)zračiti; hunting z vohanjem odkriti sled, (za)vohati; zasopiti (konja); izčrpati, ob sapo spraviti; pustiti konju, da se oddahnethey stopped to wind their horses — ustavili so se, da bi konji prišli do sapehe was fairly winded on reaching the top — bil je precéj zasopel, ko je prišel na vrhIII [wáind]nounobrat, vrtljaj, obračanje; zavoj, vijuga, ovinek (ceste itd.); upognjenost (v lesu); navitje (ure); napetje (strune, vzmeti); technical vitelIV [wáind]transitive verb(preterite & past participle wound — ali winded) pihati (v rog, trobento), dajati znake, signale (z rogom, s trobento)V [wáind]1.intransitive verbviti se, ( a road cesta) vijugati se; ovi(ja)ti se, omotavati se; obračati se, vrteti se; splaziti se ( into v); zvi(ja)ti se, skriviti se (les);2.transitive verboviti, zaviti, omotati; sukati, naviti, namota(va)ti ( on a reel na motek, na tuljavo); (za)vrteti (film) (po snemanju); dvigniti (z vitlom)to wind a blanket round o.s. — zaviti se v odejoto wind s.o. in one's arms — objeti kogato wind s.o. round one's littie finger figuratively oviti koga okoli (svojega) mezinca
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