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41 with
[wið]1) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) s,z2) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.) s pomočjo3) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.) s,z4) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) s,z5) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.) s,z6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) zaradi, od7) (in the care of: Leave your case with the porter.) pri8) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) s,z9) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!) s,z* * *[wið; wim]prepositions, z; proti; od; v družbi, pri, poleg; s pomočjo; skupaj z, istočasno; zaradi; od; v zvezi z, z ozirom na, pri; kljub, navzlicaway with you! — poberi se! izgubi se!stiff with cold — otrpel, trd od mrazawith God figuratively mrtev, v nebesihwith that — nato, tedajto rise with sun — vstati (skupaj, istočasno) s soncemleave it with me! — prepustite to meni!to be with s.o. on a point — strinjati se s kom o neki točkito be with it American colloquially biti na tekočem (o čem)vote with the Conservatives! — glasujte (volite) za konservativce!what does he want with me? — kaj hoče od mene?I can't leave with my mother so ill — ne morem odpotovati, če mi je mati tako bolna -
42 angle
I ['æŋɡl] noun1) (the (amount of) space between two straight lines or surfaces that meet: an angle of 90°.) kot2) (a point of view: from a journalist's angle.) stališče3) (a corner.) kot•- angular- angularity II ['æŋɡl] verb(to use a rod and line to try to catch fish: angling for trout.) loviti ribe (s trnkom)- angler- angling* * *I [aeŋgl]nounkot; figuratively gledišče; krivina; trnekacute, obtuse, right angle — ostri, topi, pravi kotangle of sight, visual angle — vidni kotII [aeŋgl]nountrnek; vabaIII [aeŋgl]intransitive verb ( for) ribariti; figuratively privabljati, skušati dobiti, zapeljevatiIV [aeŋgl]transitive verbtendenčno prikazati -
43 blunt
1. adjective1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) top2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) brezobziren2. verb(to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) skrhati- bluntly- bluntness* * *I [blʌnt]adjective ( bluntly adverb)top, otopel, skrhan; neotesan; osoren, žaljiv; odkrit, brezobzirenII [blʌnt]transitive verbotopiti, skrhatiIII [blʌnt]nounkratka debela igla; slang kovanec, denar -
44 carry
['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) nositi2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) nesti3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) podpirati4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) vsebovati5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) izglasovati6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) nositi se•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
prevelika gorečnost- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
ročna prtljaga
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry weight* * *I [kaeri]nounstreljaj, lučaj; Scottish voziček; podenje oblakovII [kaeri]1.transitive verbnositi, nesti; s seboj vzeti, peljati, prevažati; donašati, obroditi; doseči; podpirati, pospeševati; zmagati; zaslediti; izglasovati, sprejeti;2.intransitive verbsegati; aportirati, nesti; slang nadaljevatito carry all before one — imeti velik uspeh, biti zelo priljubljen, premagati vse zapreketo carry coals to Newcastle — zaman se truditi, vodo v morje nositito carry the House — navdušiti, zase pridobiti parlamentto carry o.s. — vesti, obnašati seto carry a thing too far — iti predaleč, pretiravatito carry weight — biti vpliven, narediti vtisto fetch and carry — prinesti, aportirati; biti pokoren, vršiti podrejeno službo -
45 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) ujeti; pritegniti2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) ujeti3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) presenetiti4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) zboleti za5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) ujeti (se)6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) udariti7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) ujeti8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) vneti se2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) prijem2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) kljuka3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) ulov4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) past•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up* * *I [kæč]1.transitive verbujeti, zgrabiti, uloviti; zasačiti; dohiteti; očarati; (at, in pri) presenetiti; zamrzniti;2.intransitive verbprijemati, zgrabiti; zatakniti se; vneti se (ogenj)to catch s.o. bending — zasačiti kogato catch s.o. a blow — udariti kogato catch a glimpse of s.o. — bežno koga zagledatito catch the idea ( —ali point) — razumeti, doumeti, zapopasti miselto catch hold of s.th. — polastiti se česa, prijeti kajcatch me! — nikakor ne! še na misel mi ne prideto catch s.o. napping — zasačiti koga, ko ne opravlja svojega delaslang you will catch it! — ti bom že pokazal!II [kæč]nounplen, lov, ulov; prijem; ukana, trik, past; ugodna ženitev; zavora, kljuka, zaponka; music skladba za tri ali več glasov, kanon; zastoj; figuratively težavaslang a great catch — dober lov -
46 circulate
['sə:kjuleit]1) (to (cause to) go round in a fixed path coming back to a starting-point: Blood circulates through the body.) krožiti2) (to (cause to) spread or pass around (news etc): There's a rumour circulating that she is getting married.) krožiti•- circulatory* * *[sɜ:kjuleit]1.intransitive verb(in, through) krožiti, cirkulirati;2.transitive verbnaokrog pošiljati, razpečevati, širiti; biti porok na menici, žirirati -
47 come
1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) priti2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) približevati se3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) priti, stati4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) priti (do česa)5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) priti do6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) znašati2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) daj, daj!- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come* * *I [kʌm]intransitive verb (to, into; out of, from; within) priti, prihajati, dospeti; prikazati, približati se; izvirati; postati; zgoditi, pripetiti se; znašati; delati seto come and go — sem in tja hoditi; prikazovati se in izginjatipast participle od comeslang to come a cropper — pasti; utrpeti škodoslang how comes? — kako to, čemu?to come to the point — jasno se izraziti; skušati pridobitito come short — zamuditi; ne imeti uspeha, pogoretito come to terms — dogovoriti, zediniti se; sprijazniti se, popustitito come — bodoč, naslednjicome what may — naj se zgodi, kar hočeto come to o.s. — zavedeti sefirst come, first served — kdor prej pride, prej meljecolloquially he's as stupid as they come — neumen je, kar se dacome now! — daj že!come! — no!II [kʌm]1.nounprihod;2.interjectionbeži beži!; glej glej! -
48 crux
plural - cruxes; noun(a difficult or essential point: That is the crux of the matter.)* * *[krʌks]nounkriž; figuratively trd oreh, zagonetka; jedro; talilnik; figuratively osnovni problem -
49 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) pobegniti2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) izogniti se3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) uiti4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) uhajati2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) pobeg; uhajanje- escapism- escapist* * *I [iskéip]nounpobeg, odrešitev, osvoboditev; iztekanje, uhajanje, izhlapevanje; izhod v sili; podivjana vrtna rastlinato make one's escape — zbežati, rešiti sefire escape — požarne stopnice, požarna lestevescape literature — literatura, ki omogoča umik iz realnostiII [iskéip]1.intransitive verbzbežati, izpuhtevati, izhlapevati, izginiti; rešiti se; podivjati (rastlina);2.transitive verbizogibati se komu, uitiyour point escapes — me kaj ste hoteli reči?, ne razumem vas -
50 even
I 1. [i:vən] adjective1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) enak2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) raven3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) enakomeren4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) paren5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) enak6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) miren2. verb1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) izenačiti2) (to make smooth or level.) izravnati•- evenly- evenness
- be/get even with
- an even chance
- even out
- even up II [i:vən] adverb1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) celo2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) še (bolj)•- even if- even so
- even though* * *I [í:vən]nounpoetically večerII [í:vən]adjective ( evenly adverb)ploščat, raven, gladek; enak, paren; pravičen; pravilen; ritmičen; enoličen, monoton; paralelento come ( —ali be, get) even with — vrniti komu milo za drago, obračunati s komto part even hands — enako si razdeliti, poravnati senautical on an even keel — enakomerno obteženIII [í:vən]adverbcelo, nasprotno; sploh; pravkareven as — v tistem trenutku, koeven if, even though — četudi, čeprav, dasieven that — vzemimo, daeven so — vendar, če žeIV [í:vən]transitive verbizravna(va)ti, izenačiti, poravna(va)ti -
51 extremity
[-'stre-]1) (the farthest point: The two poles represent the extremities of the earth's axis.)2) (an extreme degree; the quality of being extreme: Their suffering reached such extremities that many died.)3) (a situation of great danger or distress: They need help in this extremity.)4) (the parts of the body furthest from the middle eg the hands and feet.)* * *[ikstrémiti]nounskrajna meja, skrajna sila, konec; plural drastični ukrepi; anatomy udje, okončineto drive s.o. to extremity — spraviti koga v obup -
52 fine
I 1. adjective1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) odličen2) ((of weather) bright; not raining: a fine day.) jasen3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) odličen4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) fin5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) natančen6) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) droben7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) fin, pretanjen8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) v redu, krasen2. adverb(satisfactorily: This arrangement suits me fine.) zelo prav3. interjection(good; well done etc: You've finished already - fine!) krasno- finely- finery
- fine art II 1. noun(money which must be paid as a punishment: I had to pay a fine.) globa2. verb(to make (someone) pay a fine: She was fined $10.) oglobiti* * *I [fain]nounkonec, cilj, zaključekin fine — končno, kratkomalo, skratkaII [fain]nounglobajuridically to make liable to fine — naložiti globoIII [fain]transitive verb & intransitive verbnaložiti globo, kaznovati z globo; plačati globoIV [fain]adjectivedroben, tenek, fin; rahel, nežen; lep, sijajen, odličen; eleganten; čist; jasen; oster (nož), nabrušen; dobro razvit; bister; prevzetento say fine things about s.o. — hvaliti kogaV [fain]adverblepo; rahlo, nežno itn.VI [fain]nounlepo vremeVII [fain]transitive verb & intransitive verb(z)jasniti se; čistiti se; tanjšati se; (s)hujšati; prečistiti, rafinirati -
53 issue
['iʃu:] 1. verb1) (to give or send out, or to distribute, especially officially: The police issued a description of the criminal; Rifles were issued to the troops.) izdati2) (to flow or come out (from something): A strange noise issued from the room.) priti ven2. noun1) (the act of issuing or process of being issued: Stamp collectors like to buy new stamps on the day of issue.) izdaja2) (one number in the series of a newspaper, magazine etc: Have you seen the latest issue of that magazine?) številka3) (a subject for discussion and argument: The question of pay is not an important issue at the moment.) predmet razprave* * *I [ísju:, íšu:]nounodtok, izhod; izdaja (knjige, znamk); zvezek, številka (časopisa), naklada; economy denarna emisija; posledica, rezultat, zaključek; potomec, potomci, rod, otrok, otroci; izdajanje (odredb); economy dohodek (od posestva); juridically sporno vprašanje, predmet razprave, oporekanje, bistveno vprašanje; medicine izliv (krvi, gnoja)at issue with s.o. — v sporu s komissue of law — izpodbijanje, oporekanjeto join issue with s.o. — prepustiti rešitev sporne zadeve sodiščuto take issue with s.o. — prerekati se s kom, trditi nasprotnoto bring s.th. to a successful issue — kaj uspešno izpeljatieconomy bank of issue — emisijska bankaII [ísju:, íšu:]1.intransitive verbpriti ven, priti na dan, izvirati, izhajati iz ( from); iztekati; priti v promet (knjiga), biti izdan (povelje); imeti za posledico;2.transitive verbizdati (publikacijo); military razdeliti, izdati (hrano, obleko, municijo); economy dati v promet (denar, vrednostne papirje), emitirati; razglasiti; commerce izpolniti menico; opremiti ( with s, z); dobaviti -
54 lie
I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) laž2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) lagati- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) leči, ležati2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) nahajati se, biti3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) ostati4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) biti v•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down* * *I [lai]nounlaž, neresnica, izmišljotinawhite lie — nedolžna laž, laž v silito give s.o. the lie — postaviti koga na lažto give the lie to s.th. — postaviti kaj na lažII [lai]1.transitive verblagati (to komu), nalagati;2.transitive verbz lažmi zmamiti ( into v, k)he lies like a book — laže, da sam sebi verjamehe lies like a gasmeter — laže, kakor pes tečeto lie o.s. out of — z lažmi se izvleči iz česahumorously to lie in one's throat ( —ali teeth) — lagati komu v obraz, predrzno lagatiIII [lai]nounlega, položaj; počivališče (živali, ptic, rib)figuratively the lie of the land — situacija, stanje, razmereIV [lai]intransitive verbležati, počivati; nahajati se, biti v; težiti, ležati (on na duši, v želodcu); peljati (pot); juridically biti dopusten, biti dovoljen, priti v poštev; archaic prenočiti, prespati; hunting ne vzleteti (ptice); military & nautical stati, ležati (čete, ladje)to lie hid — pritajiti se, skriti seslang to lie doggo — negibno ležati, pritajiti seas far as in me lies — po svojih najboljših močeh, kolikor le moremto lie on s.o.'s hands — ležati pri kom brez koristi (nerabljeno, neprodano)to lie idle — biti neizkoriščen, mirovati (zemlja, stroj), lenuharitimilitary to lie perdu — ležati v skriti izvidniški točkiit lies with you to do it — na tebi je, da to storišjuridically to lie on s.o. — biti komu obvezanto lie in s.o.'s way — biti komu pri roki; biti komu na potiyou will lie on the bed you have made — kakor si boš postlal, tako boš ležal -
55 limit
['limit] 1. noun1) (the farthest point or place; the boundary: There was no limit to his ambition.) meja2) (a restriction: We must put a limit on our spending.) omejitev2. verb(to set a restriction on: We must limit the amount of time we spend on this work.) omejiti- limited
- limitless* * *I [límit]nounmeja, višek, skrajnostmathematics limita; economy končna cena; economy lowest limit — skrajna zadnja cenasuperior limit — zgornja meja, skrajni rokinferior limit — spodnja meja, prvi možni rokto the limit — do skrajnosti, do koncawithin limits — do gotove meje, v mejahAmerican colloquially to go to the limit — iti do skrajnostislang that's the limit! — to je pa višek!; tu se vse neha!colloquially he is the limit — nemogoč jeII [límit]transitive verbomejiti, omejevati (to do, na); economy limitirati (cene) -
56 make
[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) narediti2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) pripraviti koga do česa3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) narediti4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) zaslužiti5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) znašati6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) postati7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) oceniti8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) imenovati9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?)2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) znamka- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to* * *I [méik]noundelo, izdelovanje; economy izdelek, fabrikat, proizvod, (tovarniška) znamka; kroj, fasona; technical vrsta, oblika, tip, proizvodnja; postava, stas; zgradba (zgodbe); electrical spoj, kontakt; napoved aduta (bridge), mešanje kartof best English make — najboljše angl. kvaliteteelectrical to be at make — biti spojenslang to be on the make — biti na lovu za denarjem, za dobičkom; vzpenjati se (družbeno)British English nautical make and mend — prost čas za mornarjeII [méik]1.transitive verbdelati, napraviti; izdelati, izdelovati (from, of, out, of iz); predelati, predelovati, tvoriti, oblikovati (to, into v); pripraviti (kavo, čaj); uvesti (pravila, zakone), sestaviti, spisati (pesem); zbrati (glasove); ustvariti; figuratively napraviti kaj iz koga (to make a doctor of s.o.); povzročiti, prinašati (zadovoljstvo); pokazati se, postaviti, biti ( she ŋs him a good wife); znesti, znašati; imenovati za ( he was made a general); (z nedoločnikom brez "to" v aktivu, s "to" v pasivu) pripraviti koga do česa (they made him talk, he was made to talk); meniti, misliti, predstavljati si ( what do you make of it); colloquially imeti koga za kaj ( I make him an honest man); zaslužiti, ustvariti dobiček; doseči (hitrost), premeriti (pot); slang zapeljati, posiliti; prispeti (ladja v pristanišče), doseči; nautical zagledati (kopno); British English jesti; imeti (govor); mešati karte; electrical spojiti American slang identificirati koga;2.intransitive verbnameniti se, poskusiti, napotiti se, peljati (pot) razprostirati se, teči (reka) (to); nastopiti (plima), naraščati (voda); figuratively povzročiti, pripeljati doto make allowance for — upoštevati, biti uvidevento make amends for — odškodovati, oddolžiti se za kajto make as if ( —ali as though) — pretvarjati se, hlinitias you make your bed so you must lie upon it — kakor boš postlal, tako bož ležalto make believe — pretvarjati se, hlinitito make a bid for — truditi se za, potegovati se za kajto make bold — drzniti si, upati sito make no bones about — povedati odkrito brez strahu, požvižgati se na kajto make or break s.o. — pripeljati koga do uspeha ali polomato make a clean breast of — priznati, olajšati si srceto make the best of — izkoristiti kar najbolje, napraviti kar se le da, sprijazniti se s čimto make clear — objasniti, razložitito make the door upon s.o. — zapreti komu vratato make a difference to — biti važno, spremeniti stvarto make both ends meet — shajati s svojimi sredstvi, prilagoditi izdatke dohodkomto make eyes at — spogledovati se, zaljubljeno koga gledatito make excuses — opravičevati se, izgovarjati se, izvijati seto make an exhibition of o.s. — spozabiti seto make a fool of o.s. — biti za norcato make a fool of s.o. — imeti koga za norcato make free with — brez zadrege uporabljati, razpolagati s čimto make fun ( —ali game) of — zasmehovati koga, zafrkavatito make s.th. good — povrniti, kriti, nadoknaditito make a hash of — pokvariti, zavozlati (zgodbo)American to make a hit — postati popularento make o.s. at home — biti kakor domaAmerican to make it — uspetinautical to make it so — izvršiti nalogto make it hot for s.o. — naščuvati javnost proti komu, preganjati kogato make things humorously gladko izpeljati (da teče kot po maslu)to make known — sporočiti, objavitito make land — zagledati kopno, pripluti v pristaniščeto make light ( —ali little) of — podcenjevati, nalahko jematislang to make like — posnematito make one's own life — živeti svoje življenje, hoditi svojo potto make love to — ljubimkati, spolno občevati s komto make one's mark — napraviti karijero, izkazati seto make merry — hrupno proslavljati, bučno se veselitito make minoemeat of — izpodbiti, popolnoma premagatito make money — dobro zaslužiti, obogatetito make s.o.'s mouth water — vzbuditi zavist ali željoto make move — lotiti se česa, odpraviti se, krenitito make much of — ceniti, pripisovati važnost čemu, imeti od česa veliko koristito make a name for o.s. — napraviti si imeto make a noise in the world — postati slaven, zaslovetito make nothing of — ne razumeti, biti zmedento make of — tolmačiti, razlagati sito make the pace — voditi, diktirati tempoto make passes at — objemati, ljubkovati, dvoritito make one's pile — obogateti, spraviti denar na kupto make a plunge — lotiti se brez pomisleka, visoko stavitinautical to make port — pripluti v pristaniščeto make a point of — vztrajati pri čem, predvsem se potruditito make a practice of — imeti navado, navaditi seto make a racket — biti zelo hrupen, razgrajatito make sail — odpluti, odjadratito make o.s. scarce — izginitito make no secret of — ne prikrivati, odkrito pokazati ali povedatito make shift with — pomagati si, nekako ureditito make s.o. sit up — koga zelo presenetitito make s.o. sore — razjeziti koganautical to make sternway — ritensko pluti, zaostajati, nazadovatito make a stand — zaustaviti se, postaviti se v bran (vojska)to make a clean sweep of — dobro pomesti, vse odstranitito make a touch — sposoditi si, poskušati si sposoditito make hacks for — odpraviti se kam, napotiti seAmerican to make the team — biti sprejet v moštvoto make a trial of — poskusiti, preizkusiti kajto make o.s. understood — jasno se izrazitito make way — utreti si pot, napredovatito make s.o. out of his wits — spraviti koga ob pamet -
57 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) sposobnost2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) moč3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) oblast4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) pooblastilo5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) velika živina6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) sila7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potenca•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power* * *I [páuə]nounmoč, sila, sposobnost (telesna in duševna); plural zmožnosti, sposobnosti, dar, talent; vlada, oblast, gospostvo ( over nad); vpliv; juridically polnomočje, pooblastilo; politics moč, sila, oblast ( power politics politika sile); država, velesila ( great ŋs velesile); vplivna oseba, vplivno mesto; višja sila, božanstvo, duhovi ( the ŋs above višja sila, bogovi); colloquially množina, sila česa ( a power of people sila ljudi); mathematics potenca ( ɔ to the power of three ɔ na tretjo potenco); physics sila, energija, zmogljivost; electrical (jaki) tok; technical mehanična, gonilna sila ( horse ŋ konjska sila); optics zmogljivost povečanja lečecolloquially more power to you ( —ali to your elbow) ! — srečno!, mnogo uspeha!to do all in one's power — storiti, kar je komu mogočeto be in power — biti na oblasti, biti na krmiluto be in s.o.'s power — biti v oblasti kogato have s.o. in one's power — imeti koga v oblastito have (no) power over s.o. — (ne) imeti oblast(i) nad kom, (ne) imeti vpliv(a) pri komjuridically full power, s — polnomočjejuridically power of attorney — pooblastilo, polnomočjethe powers that be — oblast, oblastnikitechnical mechanical powers — strojiunder one's own power — z lastno silo (tudi figuratively)the A.B.C. powers — Argentina, Brazilija, ČileII [páuə]transitive verboskrbeti z mehanično silo, z električno energijo -
58 question
['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) vprašanje2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) vprašanje3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) vprašanje4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) dvom5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) možnost2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) spraševati2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) dvomiti•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question* * *I [kwésčən]nounvprašanje; (sporno) vprašanje, problem ( the Negro ŋ črnsko vprašanje); zadeva, stvar ( only a question of time samo stvar časa); dvomjuridically preiskava, zasliševanje; parliament predlog (dan na glasovanje), interpelacija; parliament question! — k zadevi! (vzklik govorniku)parliament to put the question — dati na glasovanjejuridically question of law — pravno vprašanjejuridically leading question — sugestivno vprašanjehistory juridically to put s.o. to the question — zasliševati, mučiti kogato beg the question — narediti prenagljen sklep, predpostavljatibeside the question — neprikladen, nevaženbeyond ( —ali past) question — nedvomno, nespornoto call in question — spodbijati, dvomitito come into question — priti v pretres, postati važnoin question — omenjen, za katerega greout of the question — nemogoče, ne pride v poštevto put a question to s.o. — vprašati koga kajwhat is the question? — za kaj gre?II [kwésčən]transitive verb & intransitive verbvprašati, spraševati; juridically izpraševati, zasliševati; dvomiti, podvomiti, vpraševati seit cannot be questioned but (that) — ni dvoma, da -
59 red herring
1) (something that leads people away from the main point in a discussion.) vržena kost2) (a false clue or line of enquiry.) napačna sled* * *[rédhériŋ]nounprekajen, povojen slanik; figuratively napačna sled, finta, speljevalen predmet ali manever; nekaj, kar odvrača pozornost od neprijetnega ali nevarnega predmetato draw a red herring across the track (path) — izvesti speljevalen manever; skušati speljati (odvrniti), pustiti napačno sled (da bi koga speljali) -
60 safety-pin
noun (a pin that has a cover over its point when it is closed.) varnostna zaponka* * *[séiftipin]nounvarnostna zaponka
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