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1 effort
['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) napor2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) napor3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) dosežek•- effortlessly* * *[éfət]nounnapor, trud, boj; technical moč, napetost; colloquially dosežek, uspehcolloquially a fine effort — dober uspeh -
2 redouble
(to make twice as great: He redoubled his efforts.) podvojiti* * *[ri:dʌbl]transitive verb & intransitive verbpodvojiti (se), povečati (se) pojačati (se), pomnožiti (se); ponoviti (se); zrcaliti se, odmevati; (bridž) rekontriratito redouble one's efforts — podvojiti, povečati svoje naporethe noise redoubled — hrup se je podvojil, povečal -
3 untiring
((of a person or his efforts etc) never stopping or ceasing because of weariness: his untiring efforts/energy.) neutruden* * *[ʌntáiəriŋ]adjective ( untiringly adverb)neutrudljiv; neutruden -
4 win
[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) zmagati2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) dobiti3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) pridobiti2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) zmaga- winner- winning
- winning-post
- win over
- win the day
- win through* * *I [win]nouncolloquially dobivanje; dobljena igra; dobiček; uspeh, zmagaII [win]transitive verbdobiti ( from od), pridobiti, doseči; zaslužiti, dobiti pri kartanju, v igri; military osvojiti, priti (do cilja); pregovoriti, premamiti; intransitive verb zmagati, biti zmagovalec, imeti uspeh, priti do ciljato win one's blue — dobiti pravico za nošenje modre oznake (Oɔfordske ali Cambridgeske univerze) po nastopih na dirkah, tekmahto win s.o. to consent — pregovoriti koga k privolitvito win fame (fortune, a victory) — doseči slavo (bogastvo, zmago)to win home — priti, dospeti domovto win £ 3 off s.o. — dobiti ʌ funte od koga v igrito win to the shore — doseči obalo, priti do obale, bregato win one's spurs figuratively postati vitezto win the toss — dobiti pri igri za denar, pri kartanju za denarto win one's way — priti do, doseči; napraviti svojo pot, prispeti; prodreti, uspetito win a wife — dobiti si, najti ženo (za zakon)III [win]Scottish dialectal transitive verb sušiti (seno) na zraku; plati (žito) -
5 counteract
(to undo or prevent the effect of: the government's efforts to counteract inflation.) preprečiti* * *[kauntəraekt]transitive verbdelati proti; nasprotovati; preprečiti; izenačiti, nevtralizirati -
6 cramp
[kræmp] 1. noun((a) painful stiffening of the muscles: The swimmer got cramp and drowned.) krč2. verb1) (to put into too small a space: We were all cramped together in a tiny room.) stisniti2) (to restrict; Lack of money cramped our efforts.) ovirati* * *I [kræmp]nounmedicine krčII [kræmp]transitive verb & intransitive verbpovzročiti ali imeti krčeIII [kræmp]nounspona, okovi; figuratively zaprekaIV [kræmp]transitive verbstisniti, speti; ovirati; okleniticolloquially to cramp s.o's style — v slabo voljo koga spraviti, potlačiti gaV [kræmp]adjectiveskrčen; nečitljiv, težko razumljiv -
7 frustrate
1) (to make (someone) feel disappointed, useless etc: Staying at home all day frustrated her.) prizadeti, razočarati2) (to make useless: His efforts were frustrated.) izjaloviti•- frustrated* * *I [frʌstreit]adjectivejalov; uničen; neučinkovit; razočaranII [frʌstréit]transitive verbonemogočiti, prekrižati, spodnesti, preprečiti; zgrešiti; prizadeti, uničiti -
8 joint
[‹oint] 1. noun1) (the place where two or more things join: The plumber tightened up all the joints in the pipes.) spoj2) (a part of the body where two bones meet but are able to move in the manner of eg a hinge: The shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles are joints.) sklep3) (a piece of meat for cooking containing a bone: A leg of mutton is a fairly large joint.) pečenka2. adjective1) (united; done together: the joint efforts of the whole team.) skupen2) (shared by, or belonging to, two or more: She and her husband have a joint bank account.) skupen3. verb(to divide (an animal etc for cooking) at the, or into, joints: Joint the chicken before cooking it.) razkosati- jointed- jointly
- out of joint See also:- join* * *I [džɔint]adjective ( jointly adverb)skupen, združen; spojen, sestavljen; solidareneconomy joint account — skupen računjoint venture — združeno podjetje, priložnostna trgovska družbajuridically joint and several — skupen dolgjuridically joint and several liability — skupno poroštvo za plačilo dolgajuridically joint and several note — skupna obveza za plačilo dolgajuridically joint offender — sokrivecjuridically joint plaintiff — sotožnikII [džɔint]nounstik, stikališče, vez, člen; utor; zgib, sklep (tudi anatomy); tirni stik; British English kos mesa (mesarski), stegno; botany kolence; geology razpoka v steni; American slang beznicaout of joint — izpahnjen; figuratively v neredu, v slabem stanjuto put s.o.'s nose out of joint — spodriniti kogaIII [džɔint]transitive verbspojiti, sestaviti; razkosati živino, razrezati, razsekati; izgladiti, zamazati sklepe (pri deskah) -
9 largely
adverb (mainly; to a great extent: This success was largely due to her efforts; Our methods have been largely successful.) v veliki meri* * *[lá:džli]adverbna veliko, zelo, v veliki meri, mnogo obširno predvsem -
10 mend
[mend] 1. verb1) (to put (something broken, torn etc) into good condition again; to repair: Can you mend this broken chair?) popraviti2) (to grow better, especially in health: My broken leg is mending very well.) popraviti se2. noun(a repaired place: This shirt has a mend in the sleeve.) zakrpa- mending* * *I [mend]nounpopravljanje, popravilo, izboljšanje; zakrpato be on the mend — izboljševati se, popravljati se, na boljše se obračatiII [mend]1.transitive verbpopraviti, zakrpati, izboljšati; urediti, pospešiti;2.intransitive verbpopraviti se, izboljšati se, poboljšati se, ozdravetinautical to mend sails — razpeti jadramend or end! — popravi ali odnehaj!American to mend ones fences — izgladiti težave, ki so nastale med odsotnostjo -
11 mock
[mok] 1. verb(to laugh at or cause to seem ridiculous: They mocked her efforts at cooking.) norčevati se2. adjective(pretended or not real: a mock battle; He looked at me in mock horror.) hlinjen- mockery- mocking
- mockingly* * *I [mɔk]adjectivehlinjen, nepravi, lažen, ponarejenmilitary mock attack — hlinjen napadastronomy mock moon — sij okoli meseca, solunabotany American mock orange — nepravi jasmin; pomaranči podobna bučajuridically mock trial — navidezen procesII [mɔk]nounarchaic roganje, tarča posmeha; oponašanjeto make a mock of — rogati se, posmehovati se komuIII [mak]1.transitive verbzasmehovati, zasramovati, rogati se; oponašati, imitirati; varati, za norca imeti; kljubovati, upirati se;2.intransitive verbrogati se (at komu) -
12 reform
[rə'fo:m] 1. verb1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) izboljšati2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) popraviti se2. noun1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) izboljšanje2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) reforma•- reformed
- reformer* * *[rifɔ:m]1.nounreforma, preureditev, predrugačenje, prenareditev; izboljšanjeadjective sweeping reform — temeljita reformareform school — mladinski vzgojni zavod, poboljševalnica;2.transitive verbpopraviti, preurediti, preobraziti, spremeniti, reformirati; izboljšati; odpraviti (zlo), ukiniti; popraviti (koga), spreobrniti ( from od); intransitive verb popraviti se, izboljšati se, postati boljši -
13 relax
[rə'læks]1) (to make or become less tight or tense or less worried etc; to rest completely: The doctor gave him a drug to make him relax; Relax your shoulders; He relaxed his grip for a second and the rope was dragged out of his hand.) sprostiti (se)2) (to make or become less strict or severe: The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.) omiliti•* * *[rilaeks]transitive verb & intransitive verbsprostiti (se); (raz)rahljati (se); oslabiti, oslabeti; ublažiti, zmanjšati, popustiti (v), omagati (v); odpočiti se, "izpreči", pomiriti se, omiliti (se), postati blažji, prijaznejši (o obrazu); narediti medlo, mlahavo; postati medel, mlahavrelaxed throat medicine vrsta kroničnega vnetja grlato relax one's attention (efforts) — popustiti v svoji pazijivosti, pozornosti (v svojih naporih)to relax one's tone figuratively utišati svoj glasthe fury of the storm relaxed — bes viharja je popustil, se je polegel -
14 remit
[rə'mit]past tense, past participle - remitted; verb(to send (money) usually in payment for something.)- remittance* * *[rimít]1.transitive verbodpustiti (greh), oprostiti (žalitev), spregledati (kazen, dolg); ublažiti, umiriti, pomiriti, zmanjšati, brzdati (jezo); opustiti, odstopiti (od česa), popustiti (v čem); poslati, nakazati (denar, menico), napotiti (koga) (to na); juridically odgoditi, odložiti (till, to do), zavrniti (na nižjo instanco); izročiti, predati; archaic izpustiti na prostost;2.intransitive verbpopuščati (o bolezenskih simptomih), ponehati, zmanjšati se; figuratively slabeti, splahneti; plačatito remit one's attention (efforts) — popustiti v pazljivosti, v naporihto remit s.o. to his liberty — komu zopet prostost dati -
15 renew
[rə'nju:]1) (to begin, do, produce etc again: He renewed his efforts; We must renew our attack on drug abuse.) obnoviti2) (to cause (eg a licence) to continue for another or longer period of time: My television licence has to be renewed in October.) podaljšati3) (to make new or fresh or as if new again: The panels on the doors have all been renewed.) obnoviti•- renewal* * *[rinjú:]transitive verb & intransitive verbobnoviti (se), renovirati (se), preroditi (se); izpopolniti, nadoknaditi; popraviti (pohištvo); podaljšati (menico, pogodbo), commerce prolongirati; znova začeti, nanovo oživiti; zopet dobitito renew a stock of goods — obnoviti, izpopolniti zalogo blagato renew a subscription — obnoviti, podaljšati naročninoto renew s.o.'s spirits — dati komu novih moči, opogumiti, ohrabriti kogato renew the tyres (tires) — obnoviti, menjati pnevmatike (koles) -
16 sedulous
['sedjuləs, ]( American[) -‹u-]((of a person or his efforts etc) steady, earnest and persistent: He worked with sedulous concentration.) marljiv* * *[sédjuləs]adjective ( sedulously adverb)marljiv, priden, delaven, vztrajen, neugnan, neutrudento play the sedulous ape figuratively doseči literaren stil s posnemanjem -
17 self-made
[self'meid](owing wealth or important position to one's efforts, not to advantages given by birth, education etc: a self-made man.) samorastnik* * *[sélfméid]adjectivea self-made man — človek, ki je sam iz sebe napravil pomembno osebnost; samorastnik -
18 single-handed
adjective, adverb (working etc by oneself, without help: He runs the restaurant single-handed; single-handed efforts.) samostojen* * *[síŋglhændid]1.adjectiveenorok; sam, brez tuje pomoči;2.adverblastnoročno -
19 slacken
1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) popustiti2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) upočasniti (se)* * *[slaekən]transitive verb & intransitive verbnarediti mlahavo, zrahljati (se), popustiti, odviti (se); opočasniti, postati počasen; zmanjšati (se), ublažiti (se); oslabeti; commerce povzročiti mrtvilo, postati medel, slab (trgovina) -
20 spasmodic
[spæzmɔdik]adjective ( spasmodically adverb)medicine krčevit (tudi figuratively), spazmodičen; sunkovit, trzav, neenakomeren, pretrgan, od časa do časa, nereden; razdražljiv, prenapet
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