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1 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 -
2 atomic power
(power (for making electricity etc) obtained from atomic energy.) nuklearna energija -
3 lust
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4 struggle
1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) otepati se2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) boriti se3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) prebijati se2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) boj* * *I [strʌgl]nounboj, borba ( for za, with z, against proti); rvanje; trganje (za kaj); stremljenje, prizadevanje; naporII [strʌgl]intransitive verbboriti se ( with z, for za, against proti); truditi se, napenjati se, mučiti se (with s.th. s čim), trgati se (za kaj); upirati se ( against čemu), braniti se (česa), otepati se; s težavo si utirati pot, se prebijati; (redko) prepirati se; transitive verb izbojevati, priboriti sia struggling artist — umetnik, ki se še ni uveljavil in se s težavo prebija (skozi življenje)to struggle to one's feet — z muko se dvigniti, vstati na noge -
5 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držati2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držati3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) (za)držati4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) zdržati5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržati6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) držati, vsebovati7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) biti8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) držati se9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) imeti10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) verjeti, imeti (koga za kaj)11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) veljati12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) držati za13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) braniti14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) zadržati nasprotnika15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pritegniti (pozornost)16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) proslavljati17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) imeti18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) obdržati se19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) počakati pri telefonu20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) držati21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) obdržati22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) prinesti23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) prijem2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vpliv3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) prijem•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) podkrovje* * *I [hóuld]nounnautical podpalubje, ladijsko skladišče; aeronautics prostor za prtljago v letaluII [hóuld]nounprijem, opora; moč, vpliv (on, over, of); American ustavitev, zadrževanje; archaic utrdbato catch ( —ali get, lay, seize, take) hold of s.th. — prijeti kaj, dobitito get hold of s.o. — ujeti koga, zalotiti kogato get hold of o.s. — dobiti se v oblast, obvladati seto get a hold on s.o. — dobiti koga v oblastto have a (firm) hold on s.o. — imeti koga v oblastito keep hold of — čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti iz rokto miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijetiAmerican to put a hold on s.th. — zaustaviti kaj, zadržati kajIII [hóuld]1.transitive verbdržati, obdržati, zadržati; omejiti, zadrževati, ovirati, krotiti; zdržati; sport zadržati nasprotnika; zavezati koga za kaj (to); imeti (npr. sestanek); imeti, posedovati (zemljo, pravice, delnice, službo); imeti koga za kaj (npr. za poštenjaka); proslavljati (praznik); obdržati (smer); prenašati (alkohol); military & figuratively odbraniti, obdržati (položaj); juridically odločiti, odrediti; pritegniti (pozornost); American zadostovati (hrana); American rezervirati, imeti rezervacijo (v hotelu); American prijeti, obdržati v zaporu;2.intransitive verbdržati se, zadržati se, vztrajati (by, to pri, na čem); veljati, obveljati; obstati, prenehati; dogajati se, bitihold! — počakaj, ustavi se!to hold the bag — ostati na cedilu, imeti vso odgovornostto hold a brief for — odobravati, strinjati seto hold in check — imeti koga v šahu, krotitito hold dear — ceniti, čislati, ljubitito hold fast — čvrsto držati, ne izpustitito hold good — veljati, obveljati, izkazati seto hold one's ground ( —ali one's own) — vztrajati, ne popustiti, biti kosto hold s.o. (s.th.) in the hollow of one's hand — imeti koga (kaj) v pestihold hard! — počakaj!, stoj!hold everything! — takoj prenehaj!to hold at nought — omalovaževati, ne cenitito hold one's peace ( —ali tongue) — molčati, držati jezik za zobmito hold a stock — imeti zalogo, imeti na zalogito hold true — veljati, biti resto hold water — prenesti natančen pregled, veljati; biti vodotesenthere is no holding him — ne da se ga zadržati, nezadržen jeneither to hold nor to bind — ki se ga ne da obvladati, neukročen -
6 machine
[mə'ʃi:n] 1. noun1) (a working arrangement of wheels, levers or other parts, driven eg by human power, electricity etc, or operating electronically, producing power and/or motion for a particular purpose: a sewing-machine.) stroj2) (a vehicle, especially a motorbike: That's a fine machine you have!) motor2. verb1) (to shape, make or finish with a power-driven tool: The articles are machined to a smooth finish.) strojno izdelati2) (to sew with a sewing-machine: You should machine the seams.) šivati•- machinist
- machine-gun 3. verbHe machine-gunned a crowd of defenceless villagers.) streljati s strojnico* * *I [məší:n]nountechnical stroj, priprava, mehanizem; colloquially bicikel, motorno kolo, avto, letalo itd.; figuratively stroj (človek); American politics državna mašinerija, politična organizacija; slang vojskathe God from the machine — deus ex machina; nepričakovan razpletII [məšf:n]transitive verbtechnical strojno izdelati; šivati na šivalni stroj -
7 use
I [ju:z] verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) uporabiti2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) porabiti•- usable- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) uporaba2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) raba3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) korist4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) sposobnost uporabljati kaj5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) uporaba•- useful- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use* * *I [ju:s]nounraba, uporaba; uporabnost, korist(nost), prid; (poseben) namen, smoter; pripravnost; moč ali sposobnost uporabljati (kaj); navada, običaj, uzus; stalna ali ponovna uporaba; vaja; praksa; (pred)pravica uporabe (česa); juridically užitek; pravica, uživanje (posesti); dobiček; ecclesiastic obredi kake Cerkve, liturgijaof use — uporaben, koristenof no use — neuporaben, brezkoristenout of use — ne v rabi, ne več uporabenonce a use and ever a custum — česar se je Janezek naučil, to Janez znacan I be of use? — lahko (kaj) pomagam?is this of use to you? — lahko to kaj porabite?crying is no use — nima smisla jokati, zastonj je jokatiit is (of) no use (running) — brez koristi, zaman je (teči)what's the use (of it)? — kakšen smisel naj (sploh) to ima?to fall ( —ali to pass) out of use — postati neuporaben, zastaretiyou will find these shoes of use in the mountains — videli boste, da so ti čevlji zelo koristni v gorahI have no use for such people — nimam nobenega smisla za take ljudi, ne cenim (ne potrebujem) takih ljudihave you lost the use of your tongue? — si izgubil dar govora?to make use of s.th. — uporabiti (izkoristiti) kaj, posluževati se česato make use of s.o.'s name — sklicevati se na kogato put out of use — vzeti iz obtoka (kovance itd.)II [ju:z]transitive verbrabiti, uporabljati, porabiti, izkoristiti, posluževati se; zateči se k; ravnati z; potrošiti, izdati; gojiti (šport itd.); prebiti (čas); obsolete navaditi (to na)to use one's brains ( —ali wits) — uporabiti pamet, napeti (svoje) možganeuse your eyes! — odpri oči!to use one's best efforts — napraviti, kar se le da (kar je le možno)how did they use you? — kako so ravnali z vami?to use s.o. ill — slabo ravnati s komto use one's legs — peš iti, pešačitimay I use your name? — se lahko sklicujem na vas?how does the world use you? colloquially kako je z vami?, kako vam gre?; intransitive verb obsolete (razen v preteritu) biti vajen, imeti navado; (tudi za izražanje trajnega stanja v preteklosti)used you to know him? — ste ga vi poznali?there used to be a tree there — tam je nekoč bilo drevo; -
8 subject
1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) podrejen2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) podložnik2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) tema3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) predmet4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) vzrok5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) osebek3. [səb'‹ekt] verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) podvreči2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) izpostaviti•- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject to* * *I [sʌbdžikt]1.nounpodložnik, podanik, državljan; predmet (stvar) pogovora, téma; učni predmet; music téma; razlog, povod, vzrok, motiv ( for za); človek, oseba; grammar osebek, subjekt; philosophy ego; poskusni predmet (oseba, žival); mrlič (za seciranje); medicine oseba, pacienton the subject of — gledé, kar se tiče, kar zadevacompulsory (optional, additional) subject — obvezen (izbiren, dodaten) učni predmeta nervous subject — živčna oseba, živčneža ticklish subject — kočljiv, delikaten predmetto wander from the subject — oddaljiti se od predmeta;2.adjectivepodvržen, podložen, podrejen (to komu, čemu), odvisen (to od); nesamostojen (država itd.); občutljiv (to za), nagnjen (to k), izpostavljen (to čemu)subject to — pogojèn z, s pogojem; odvisen od (česa), s pridržkomsubject to your approval — s pogojem (pridržkom), da vi odobritethe treaty is subject to ratification — pogodba mora biti ratificirana, da postane veljavnato hold subject — imeti v podložnosti, v odvisnostiII [səbdžékt]transitive verbpodvreči, podrediti; podjarmiti; napraviti odvisno (to od); izpostaviti (to čemu); obrzdati; napraviti dovzetnega zato subject o.s. to ridicule — izpostavljati se posmehuto subject s.o. to a test — preskusiti koga -
9 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) voziti2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) peljati3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) voditi4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) udariti5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) gnati2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) vožnja2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) dovoz3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) zagon4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampanja5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) udarec6) ((computers) a disk drive.) pogon•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on* * *I [draiv]1.transitive verbgnati, goniti, pognati; zabiti; vreči, zagnati (žogo); vbiti; voditi, upravljati, šofirati; pregnati, spoditi; siliti; peljati; preutruditi; graditi (cesto); vrtati (predor);2.intransitive verbpeljati se; hiteti; voziti se; meriti, ciljatito drive to the wall ( —ali into the corner) — pritisniti ob zid, ugnati v kozji rogto drive s.o. mad — razbesniti kogato drive s.th. into s.o. — vbiti komu kaj v glavoto drive s.o. hard — zatirati kogato drive s.o. to despair — spraviti koga v obupII [draiv]noungonja; vožnja, ježa; gonilo, pogon; dovoz, vozna pot; pritisk; energija, napor; težnja; American nabiralna akcija; kampanja -
10 value
['vælju:] 1. noun1) (worth, importance or usefulness: His special knowledge was of great value during the war; She sets little value on wealth.) pomembnost2) (price: What is the value of that stamp?) cena3) (purchasing power: Are those coins of any value?) vrednost4) (fairness of exchange (for one's money etc): You get good value for money at this supermarket!) protivrednost5) (the length of a musical note.) trajanje2. verb1) (to suggest a suitable price for: This painting has been valued at $50,000.) oceniti2) (to regard as good or important: He values your advice very highly.) ceniti•- valuable- valuables
- valued
- valueless
- values
- value-added tax* * *I [vaelju:]nounvrednost; korist; cena, vrednost; kupna moč; protivrednost; znesek; valuta; figuratively pomembnost, važnost, pomen, teža, vrednostto the value of — v znesku, do zneska odadded value — dodana, novo ustvarjena vrednostexchange value, value in exchange — zamenjalna vrednost, protivrednostuse value, value in use — uporabna vrednostfor value received — (na potrdilu) "prejel znesek"to get good value for one's money — dobro (ugodno) kupiti, napraviti dobro kupčijoII [vaelju:]transitive verbceniti, oceniti, preceniti (tudi figuratively); določiti ceno ali vrednost; taksirati; figuratively visoko ceniti, spoštovatiI value his friendship, his advice — cenim njegovo prijateljstvo, njegove nasveteto value o.s. on s.th. — hvaliti se s čim -
11 save
I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) rešiti2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) varčevati3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) prihraniti4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) preprečiti zadetek5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) odrešiti6) (to keep data in the computer.) shraniti2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) obramba- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) razen* * *I [séiv]1.transitive verbrešiti ( from pred); zaščititi; shraniti, čuvati, spraviti (žito itd.); (ob)varovati (pred), ohraniti, prihraniti, (pri)varčevati, dobro gospodariti (z), varčno porabljati ali trošiti; prizanesti, prizanašati; sport obvarovati poraza, preprečiti zadetek (gol); theology zveličati, odrešiti; dospeti, še ujeti, ne zamuditi (vlaka itd.); zadovoljiti;2.intransitive verbvarčevati, biti varčen; ohraniti seto save appearances — ohraniti videz normalnosti, uglednostito save one's bacon figuratively rešiti si glavoto be saved theology biti odrešen, zveličansave your breath! — prihrani si svoje besede! molči!he was saved from drowning — rešili so ga, da se ni utopil (utonil)to save one's face — ohraniti, čuvati svoj obraz, svoj prestiž (ugled, dostojanstvo)to save s.o.'s life — rešiti komu življenjesave the mark! slang oprostite besedi (izrazu)!a stitch in time saves nine figuratively bolje je preprečiti kot lečitiII [séiv]1.preposition poetically & archaicrazen, izvzemšisave and except — razen, izvzemšisave only he — razen njega, samó on nethe last save one — predzadnji;2.conjunctionrazen če, če ne, razen ( that da)I felt well save that I had a headache — počutil sem se dobro, razen da me je bolela glava;3. -
12 attorney
[ə'tə:ni]1) (a person who has the legal power to act for another person.) zastopnik2) ((American) a lawyer.) odvetnik* * *[ətɔ:ni]nounjuridically pravni zastopnik; odvetnik; pooblaščenec; imenovanje pravnega zastopnika, zastopanjeby attorney — po nalogu, po pooblastilu -
13 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) rez; prekinitev; striženje; znižanje2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) kroj3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) kos•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) žaljiv- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) neusmiljen- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short* * *I [kʌt]nounkroj, rez, izrez, vrez; reženj, kos, odrezek; znižanje, zmanjšanje, odtegnitev; privzdignjenje (kart); udarec (pri tenisu ipd.); ignoriranje, prezir; American predor, tunel; slang delež; kanal; grafika; gravura; American izostanek iz predavanjato give s.o. the cut — pretrgati stike s komthe cut of one's jib ( —ali rig) — obraz, zunanjostfiguratively to make a cut in — zmanjšati, zreduciratiII [kʌt]1.transitive verb(od)rezati, (od)sekati, (pri)striči, rezbariti, (po)kositi, (po)žeti; (na)brusiti; gravirati, vrezovati; (pri)krojiti; skopiti, kastrirati; zbosti, zbadati; prizadeti; tepsti, bičati; figuratively izogniti, izogibati se, ne pozdraviti; zmanjšati, znižati; odložiti; izpustiti, opustiti;2.intransitive verbrezati, sekati; zbadati; žeti, kositi; slang zbežati, ucvreti, pobrisati jo; privzdigniti (karte)to cut after s.o. — letati za komto cut at s.o. — udariti koga (z mečem); figuratively prizadeti kogafiguratively to cut one's cable — umretito cut capers ( —ali didoes) — prevračati kozolce; smešne uganjati, norce britito cut s.o.'s claws — pristriči komu krempljeto cut (dead) — ne pozdraviti, ignoriratito cut a figure ( —ali splash, show, flash) — imeti vlogo, postavljati se na vidno mestoto cut it fine — premalo časa si vzeti; natanko preračunatifiguratively to cut one's fingers — opeči seto cut the ground under s.o.'s feet — pokvariti komu načrteslang to cut no ice — ne imeti vplivato cut it ( —ali the matter) short — na kratko, skratkacut it! — molči(te)!figuratively to cut the knot — odločno rešiti vprašanjeto cut a loss — odreči se, sprijazniti se z izguboto cut one's wisdom teeth ( —ali eyeteeth) — spametovati, izučiti seIII [kʌt]preterite & past participleod cutIV [kʌt]adjectivenarezan; skrajšan, zmanjšan, zreduciran; brušen; skopljen; ostrižencut and dried — pripravljen; dolgočasen, šablonskicut out for s.th. — ustvarjen za kajto have one's work cut out — s trudom izvršiti; imeti mnogo dela -
14 faculty
['fækəlti]plural - faculties; noun1) (a power of the mind: the faculty of reason.) sposobnost2) (a natural power of the body: the faculty of hearing.) zmožnost3) (ability or skill: She has a faculty for saying the right thing.) nadarjenost4) ((often with capital) a section of a university: the Faculty of Arts/Science.) fakulteta* * *[faekəlti]nounzmožnost, sposobnost, nadarjenost; spretnost; juridically pooblastilo, odobritev; American učno osebje visoke šole; familiarly zdravniki; fakulteta -
15 force
[fo:s] 1. noun1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) moč2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) sila3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) sila2. verb1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) prisiliti2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) prisiliti (se)•- forced- forceful
- forcefully
- forces
- in
- into force* * *I [fɔ:s]nounmoč, energija; nasilje; trdnost, jakost; uspešnost; učinek, vpliv; veljavnost, pomen; plural čete; vojna sila, vojskain force — veljaven, v veljavito put in force — uveljaviti, uzakonitiII [fɔ:s]transitive verbsiliti, izsiliti, vsiliti, prisiliti; obvladati; predreti, predirati; z naskokom vzeti; vdreti; oskruniti, posiliti; prenapenjati, forsiratito force s.o.'s hand — prisiliti kogato force s.th. on s.o. — vsiliti komu kajto force o.s. upon s.o. — vsiljevati se komuIII [fɔ:s]transitive verb(na)polniti, nadevatiIV [fɔ:s]nounslap -
16 harness
1. noun(the leather straps etc by which a horse is attached to a cart etc which it is pulling and by means of which it is controlled.) konjska zaprega2. verb1) (to put the harness on (a horse).) vpreči (konja)2) (to make use of (a source of power, eg a river) for some purpose, eg to produce electricity or to drive machinery: Attempts are now being made to harness the sun as a source of heat and power.) izkoristiti naravno silo* * *I [há:nis]nounkonjska zaprega; listno brdo pri statvah; nosilno ogrodje pri nahrbtniku; jermenje pri padalu; history oklepdouble harness — dvovprega, humorously zakonski jaremfiguratively in harness — vprežen v deloto work ( —ali run, mark) in double harness — delati s partnerjem, imeti partnerja pri delu; figuratively poročiti se, biti poročenII [há:nis]transitive verbvpreči, okomatati; izkoristiti naravno silo (reke, slapa itd.) -
17 influence
['influəns] 1. noun1) (the power to affect people, actions or events: He used his influence to get her the job; He should not have driven the car while under the influence of alcohol.) vpliv2) (a person or thing that has this power: She is a bad influence on him.) vpliv2. verb(to have an effect on: The weather seems to influence her moods.) vplivati- influentially* * *I [ínfluəns]nounvpliv (on, upon, over na, with pri); moč, ugled; vplivna osebnostphysics elektrostatična indukcija; juridically undue influence — nedovoljeno vplivanjepolitics sphere of influence — interesna sferato be under the influence of s.o. — biti pod vplivom kogaII [ínfluəns]transitive verbvplivati, imeti vpliv; pripraviti koga do česa (for s.th.) -
18 steam
[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) para2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) para; paren2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) izparevati2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) premikati se s pomočjo pare3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) kuhati v pari•- steam-- steamer
- steamy
- steamboat
- steamship
- steam engine
- steam roller
- full steam ahead
- get steamed up
- get up steam
- let off steam
- run out of steam
- steam up
- under one's own steam* * *I [sti:m]noun(vodna) para, hlap; sopara; izparina; moč pare; figuratively moč, sila, energija; parnik, vožnja s parnikomto get up steam — zakuriti, naložiti (kotel), figuratively zbrati vse svoje moči (energijo)to keep up steam — vzdrževati paro, biti pod paroto let off steam — izpustiti paro, odpreti ventile, figuratively dati duška svojim čustvom, jezi itd.to put the steam on figuratively potruditi seII [sti:m]transitive verbizpostaviti (kaj) delovanju pare, pariti, kuhati v pari; premikati, voziti (kaj) s pomočjo pare; oskrbeti s paro; colloquially razburiti (koga), razjeziti; intransitive verb izpuščati paro, delati paro; izparevati, pariti se, kaditi se; gibati se s pomočjo pare; voziti se s parnikomsteaming hot — vroč, da se kar kadi -
19 mercy
['mə:si]plural - mercies; noun1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) usmiljenje2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) sreča•- merciful- mercifully
- merciless
- mercilessly
- at the mercy of
- have mercy on* * *[mɜ:si]nounusmiljenje, sočutje, milost, odpuščanje; sreča, blagoslov; American juridically pomilostitev na smrt obsojenega na dosmrtno ječoat the mercy of — v oblasti koga, prepuščen na milost in nemilostit is a mercy that — sreča je, dathat's a mercy! — na srečo!, hvala bogu!to throw o.s. on s.o.'s mercy — prepustiti se komu na milost in nemilost -
20 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) utegniti2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) moči3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) lahko bi vsaj...•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) moč- mighty- mightily
- mightiness* * *I [máit]nounmoč, sila, oblastII [máit]preteriteod may
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