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1 briefly
adverb He told me briefly what he knew.) (na) kratko -
2 brief
[bri:f] 1. adjective(not long; short: a brief visit; a brief account.) kratek2. noun(a short statement of facts (especially in a lawsuit, of a client's case): a lawyer's brief.) kratka razlaga3. verb(to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc): The astronauts were briefed before the space mission.) dati napotke- briefing- briefly
- briefs
- brevity
- briefcase
- in brief* * *I [bri:f]adjective ( briefly adverb)kratek, jedrnatII [bri:f]nounjuridically kratka razlaga tožbene reči; ecclesiastic papeževo pismo; kratek pregled; plural kratke hlačeto have ( —ali hold) a brief for s.o. — zastopati, braniti kogacolloquially to hold no brief for — ne marati kogaIII [bri:f]transitive verbdajati napotke, natanko poučiti; narediti izvleček, skrajšati; najeti (advokata)IV [bri:f]nounkratkost, jedrnatost, zgoščenost -
3 dip
[dip] 1. past tense, past participle - dipped; verb1) (to lower into any liquid for a moment: He dipped his bread in the soup.) pomočiti2) (to slope downwards: The road dipped just beyond the crossroads.) spustiti se3) (to lower the beam of (car headlights): He dipped his lights as the other car approached.) zasenčiti (luči)4) ((of a ship) to lower (a flag) briefly in salute.) spustiti (zastavo v pozdrav)2. noun1) (a hollow (in a road etc): The car was hidden by a dip in the road.) luknja2) (a soft, savoury mixture in which a biscuit etc can be dipped: a cheese dip.) omaka3) (a short swim: a dip in the sea.) kratko kopanje•- dip into* * *I [dip]1.transitive verb(in, into) potopiti, pomočiti, pomakati; pobarvati; (from, out of) črpati, zajemati; spustiti (zastavo);2.intransitive verb(in, into, under) potopiti, potapljati se; nagniti, spustiti se; zniž(ev)ati se; padati; ( into) pokukatiII [dip]nounpotopitev, potapljanje; kratka kopel; jamica; nagnjenost, pobočje, padec; sveča; bežen pogled; omaka; slang žepar -
4 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 -
5 formula
['fo:mjulə]plurals - formulae; noun1) (an arrangement of signs or letters used in chemistry, arithmetic etc to express an idea briefly: the formula for water is H2O.) formula2) (a recipe or set of instructions for making something: The shampoo was made to a new formula.) recept* * *[fɔ:mjulə]nounbesedilo, obrazec, formula; medicine predpis -
6 hesitate
['heziteit]1) (to pause briefly eg because of uncertainty: He hesitated before answering; The diver hesitated for a minute on the diving-board.) oklevati2) (to be unwilling (to do something) eg because one is not sure it is right: I hesitate to say he lied but he certainly misled me; Don't hesitate to tell me if you have any complaints.) imeti pomisleke•- hesitant
- hesitantly
- hesitation* * *[héziteit]intransitive verbobotavljati se, odlašati, omahovati, pomišljati se; zatikati se (jezik) -
7 jot
[‹ot] 1. noun(a small amount: I haven't a jot of sympathy for him.) kanček2. verb((usually with down) to write briefly or quickly: He jotted (down) the telephone number in his notebook.) zabeležiti- jotter* * *I [džɔt]nounpičica, malenkostnot a jot — še za joto ne, niti najmanjII [džɔt]transitive verbzapisati, zabeležiti -
8 look through
(to look at or study briefly: I've looked through your notes.) pregledati* * *intransitive verb gledati skozi, videti se skozi; figuratively spregledati koga, ignorirati kogato look through blue ( —ali coloured) glasses — črno videti, črno gledati -
9 mention
['menʃən] 1. verb1) (to speak of or refer to: He mentioned the plan.) navesti2) (to remark or say usually briefly or indirectly: She mentioned (that) she might be leaving.) omeniti2. noun((often with of) a (usually brief) remark (about): No mention was made of this matter.) omemba* * *I [ménšən]nounomenjanje, omenitev; pohvala; navedbahono(u)rable mention — javna pohvala, pohvaljeno (umetniško) deloII [ménšən]transitive verbomeniti, navestidon't mention it! — ni vredno besede!, prosim (odgovor na hvala)not to mention — da ne rečem, kaj šeleBritish English military to be mentioned in dispatches — biti pohvaljen v vojaškem poročilu -
10 peck
[pek] 1. verb1) ((of birds) to strike or pick up with the beak, usually in order to eat: The birds pecked at the corn; The bird pecked his hand.) kljuvati2) (to eat very little: She just pecks (at) her food.) zobati3) (to kiss quickly and briefly: She pecked her mother on the cheek.) cmokniti2. noun1) (a tap or bite with the beak: The bird gave him a painful peck on the hand.) udarec s kljunom2) (a brief kiss: a peck on the cheek.) poljubček•- peckish* * *I [pek]nounmera za žito (ca 9 litrov); figuratively množinaII [pek]nounkljuvanje, kavsanje, grizljanje; figuratively poljub, dotik z ustnicami; slang hranaIII [pek]1.transitive verbkljuvati, kavsniti, kavsati; glasno poljubiti, cmokniti koga; pojesti (hitro, malo), zobati;2.intransitive verbkavsniti, kljuvati (at)figuratively to peck at s.o. — zbadati, gristi kogato peck up — zobati, požrešno jesti; prekopati zemljoIV [pek]1.transitive verb slangmetati (kamne);2.intransitive verbobmetavati se s kamni -
11 pop
I 1. [pop] noun1) (a sharp, quick, explosive noise, such as that made by a cork as it comes out of a bottle: The paper bag burst with a loud pop.) pok2) (fizzy drink: a bottle of pop.) peneča pijača2. verb1) (to (cause to) make a pop: He popped the balloon; My balloon has popped.) počiti2) (to spring upwards or outwards: His eyes nearly popped out of his head in amazement.) izskočiti3) (to go quickly and briefly somewhere: He popped out to buy a newspaper.) skočiti ven4) (put quickly: He popped the letter into his pocket.) hitro spraviti•- popcorn- pop-gun
- pop up II [pop] adjective1) ((of music) written, played etc in a modern style.) pop(ularen)2) (of, or related to, pop music: a pop group; a pop singer; pop records.) pop* * *I [pɔp]nounpok, treskcolloquially strel; colloquially peneča pijača, pokalica; British English slang zastava, zalog (v zastavljalnici); slang in pop — zastavljeno, v zastavljalnicito take a pop at — streljati na; figuratively poskusiti s, zII [pɔp]1.intransitive verbpočiti (zamašek), odpreti se (kostanj, koruza itd.); sprožiti, ustreliti (at); nenadoma se pojaviti; izbuljiti (oči);2.transitive verbhitro odpreti, izvleči (zamašek), sprožiti, izstreliti (naboj); American peči koruzo; hitro vtakniti (kaj kam), pomoliti (glavo); British English slang zastavitito pop in — oglasiti se pri kom, priti na kratek skokcolloquially to pop off — izginiti, pobrisati jo; zadremati; umreti (tudi to pop off the hooks)to pop out — pomoliti ven; ugasniti luč; pobrisati joto pop up — pojaviti se (tudi figuratively, npr. težave)colloquially to pop the question — zasnubitiIII [pɔp]adverbs pokom; nenadoma, nepričakovanoto go pop — počiti; umretiIV [pɔp]interjectiontresk!, pok!V [pɔp]adjectivecolloquially popularenVI [pɔp]nounsee poppa -
12 rap
[ræp] 1. noun(a quick, brief knock or tap: He heard a rap on the door.) lahen udarec2. verb(to hit or knock quickly and briefly: The teacher rapped the child's fingers with a ruler; He rapped on the table and called for silence.) lahno udariti- rap out* * *I [ræp]noun(kratek, lahen) udarec, trkanje (at na), udarjanje; (spiritizem) trkanje; slang kazen, kaznovanjea rap on (over) the knuckles figuratively ukor, opomin, kazento give a rap at the door — udariti s tolkačem po vratih, potrkati na vratato give s.o. a rap on the knuckles — dati jih komu po prstihto hang a rap on s.o. — skušati obremeniti kogato let s.o. take the rap — zvaliti krivdo na kogaII [ræp]transitive verbudarjati, krcati (po čem); ozmerjati, opsovati, grajati, ukoriti koga; intransitive verb udarjati, trkati (at na, on po); spiritiziratito rap s.o.'s fingers — udariti koga po prstih, figuratively komu jih po prstih datito rap at the door — udariti s tolkačem na vrata, potrkati na vratato rap the table — trkati, udarjati po mizito rap out transitive verb & intransitive verb izreči, izustiti, blekniti (kletvico ipd.); preklinjati, kleti, zmerjati, psovati; (spiritizem) poslati sporočila s trkanjem, z udarcito rap out an oath — naglo izustiti, bruhniti iz sebe kletvicoIII [ræp]nountrohica, mrvica, delček, atom; polpenijski (ponarejen) novec, počen groš, ničvredna stvarI don't care a rap! — briga me!, se požvižgam!, mi je vseeno!IV [ræp]transitive verbnavdušiti, očarati, prevzeti; archaic odvzeti, ukrastiV [ræp]noun120 jardov dolgo povesmo -
13 dip into
1) (to withdraw amounts from (a supply, eg of money): I've been dipping into my savings recently.) seči (v)2) (to look briefly at (a book) or to study (a subject) in a casual manner: I've dipped into his book on Shakespeare, but I haven't read it right through.) prelistati (knjigo) -
14 in a nutshell
(expressed, described etc very briefly: I'll tell you the story in a nutshell.) jedrnato -
15 in a word
(to sum up briefly: In a word, I don't like him.) z eno besedo -
16 look in on
(to visit briefly: I decided to look in on Paul and Carol on my way home.) obiskati
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