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1 condense
[kən'dens]1) (to make smaller: They have produced a condensed version of the book for children.) skrajšati2) (to make (a liquid) thicker, stronger or more concentrated: condensed milk.) zgostiti3) ((of vapour) to turn to liquid: Steam condensed on the kitchen windows.) kondenzirati•* * *[kəndéns]transitive verb & intransitive verbstisniti, zgostiti, skrajšati (se) -
2 deplete
[di'pli:t](to make smaller in amount, number etc: Our supplies of food are rather depleted.) oklestiti* * *[diplí:t]transitive verbizprazniti, izčrpati; medicine puščati kri; izprazniti črevesje -
3 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kratek2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) majhen3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kratek4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) premajhen5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) ne imeti dovolj6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) drobljiv2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nenadoma2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) prekratek•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) izbrati- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *I [šc:t]adjectivekratek, majhen; nizek; prosody nenaglašen; figuratively nezadosten, pičel (zaloga, obrok); prhek, drobljiv, lomljiv, lomen; figuratively nasajen, osoren, zadirčen, kratkih besedi, žaljiv; (o pijači) močan, hudat short range — od blizu, iz bližine, na majhno razdaljo (oddaljenost)little short of 5 dollars — ne polnih ɜ dolarjev, skoraj ɜ dolarjevnothing short of — nič manj kot, skoraja short 10 miles — komaj 10 milj, (na pogled) manj od 10 miljshort bill (paper) loan — kratkoročna menica, posojiloshort of breath — zasopel, nadušljivshort circuit electrical kratek stikshort and sweet — kratek in vsebinsko bogat (npr. govor)short temper — razvnemljivost, nagla jezashort ton — mera za težo (907,20 kg)to be short with s.o. — biti kratkih besedi (osoren) s komto cut (to make) a long story short — na kratko povedati; skrajšati; skratkato come (to fall) short of — ne izpolniti pričakovanj, ne zadovoljiti, razočaratiI am short of money — zmanjkalo mi je denarja, trda mi prede za denarto make short shrift of figuratively napraviti kratek proces zto give short weight — dajati slabo vago, goljufati pri težito take short views — videti le sedanjost, ne videti dalečto be of short breath — biti ob sapo, biti nadušljivII [šɔ:t]adverbna kratko, nenadoma, naenkrat, naglo; neposredno, naravnost, brez ovinkov; nezadostno; osorno; economy brez kritjashort of — razen, z izjemo; skorajto cut s.o. short — prekiniti koga (v govoru)cut it short! — povej na kratko!to sell short — pod ceno prodajati, (borza) prodajati brez kritja, špekulirati na baisseto take s.o. up short — prekiniti kogaIII [šɔ:t]nounkratek (dokumentaren, risan itd.) film; kratek zlog (samoglasnik), kratka oblika; znak za kračino samoglasnika (a); economy deficit, primanjkljaj, manko; electrical kratek stik; plural kratke hlače; plural stranski produktiin short — na kratko, skratka, z eno besedothe long and the short of it is that... — nakratko povedano je stvar ta, da... -
4 contract
1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) skrajšati, skrčiti (se)2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) obvezati se3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) nalesti4) (to promise (in marriage).) zaročiti se2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) pogodba, sporazum- contractor* * *I [kɔntrækt]noundogovor, sporazum; zaroka; sezonska kartato enter into contract with, to make a contract with s.o. — dogovoriti, sporazumeti se s kommarriage contract, matrimonial contract — zakonska pogodbaII [kəntraekt]1.transitive verbskrčiti, zožiti, stisniti, zgostiti; nagubati, namrščiti, grbančiti; skup potegniti, vleči, (z)manjšati; pridobiti, nalesti;2.intransitive verbzmanjšati, skrčiti se; sporazumeti se; obvezati se; technical sprijemati se -
5 dwarf
[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) pritlikavec2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) palček2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) zasenčiti* * *I [dwɔ:f]1.nounpritlikavec, škrat;2.adjectivepritlikav, krnjav, nenavadno majhenII [dwɔ:f]transitive verb & intransitive verbovirati v rasti, krniti; zaostajati v rasti, krneti; figuratively zasenčiti, prekositi -
6 model
['modl] 1. noun1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) model2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) model3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) maneken, manekenka4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) model5) (something that can be used to copy from.) vzorec6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) vzor2. verb1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) biti maneken, manekenka2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) pozirati3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) modelirati4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) oblikovati; zgledovati se•* * *I [mɔdl]adjectivevzoren, zgleden; vzorčen, modelarskiII [mɔdl]nounmodel, vzor ( for za); vzorec, kalup; slikarski model; manekenIII [mɔdl]1.transitive verbmodelirati, oblikovati; figuratively oblikovati po vzoru na (after, on, upon);2.intransitive verbnapraviti vzorec; biti za model, biti maneken -
7 reduce
[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) zmanjšati2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) shujšati3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) pritirati (do)•- reduction* * *[ridjú:s]1.transitive verbzmanjšati, znižati, skrčiti; mathematics & chemistry (z)reducirati, spremeniti (v); privesti (nazaj na), vrniti v prejšnje stanje; prignati, pritirati (k), zlomiti odpor; prisilno koga premestiti, prisiliti, privesti (to k); podvreči, podjarmiti; izreči sodbo; rešiti; sneti; pomanjšati, napraviti v manjšem merilu, v manjši obliki; omejiti (to na); stisniti, zategniti; oslabiti, izčrpati; razredčiti (barve); medicine uravnati; znižati, spustiti (cene); archaic spraviti na pravo pot; archaic zopet poklicati v spomin; military (redko) degradirati, znižati (odvzeti) službeno stopnjo; military (redko) odpustiti, razpustitiin reduce circumstances — obubožan, v bedi, v stiski (po obilju)in a reduced state — v slabem stanju, oslabljenon a reduced scale — v zmanjšanem merilu, v malemto reduce to ashes — spremeniti v pepel, sežgatito reduce to beggary — privesti, spraviti na beraško palicoto reduce clerks — zmanjšati število uslužbencev, odpustiti uslužbenceto reduce to despair — pritirati, spraviti v obupto reduce to distress — onesrečiti (s.o. koga)to reduce a fraction — reducirati, skrčiti ulomekto reduce money — preračunati šilinge v penije ipd.to reduce to order — spraviti v red, ureditito reduce a town military streti odpor mestato reduce to writing — spraviti v pismeno obliko;2.intransitive verbshujšati; zmanjšati se, reducirati se -
8 shrink
I [ʃriŋk] verb1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?) skrčiti (se)2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.) odskočiti3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.) nerad kaj napraviti•- shrunken II [ʃriŋk] noun((slang) a psychiatrist.) psihiater* * *I [šriŋk]nounskrčenje, zoženje, uskočenje; zgrozitev, oplašitevII [šriŋk]1.intransitive verbumakniti se, odmakniti se, odskočiti ( from od, pred); uskočiti se, skrčiti se (tkanina pri pranju), zmanjšati se; zapreti se vase; figuratively plašiti se, bati se, zgroziti se, zlesti vase (od strahu), nerad, proti svoji volji napraviti;2.transitive verbpustiti, da se kaj uskoči, skrči, stisne; dekatirati (blago); zožiti, skrajšati, zmanjšatito shrink back — ustrašiti se, zgroziti se ( from ob, pred)to shrink from doing s.th. — nerad kaj napravitithey shrank under his glance — videti je bilo, da bi se pod njegovim pogledom najrajši udrli v zemljoto shrink on a hoop — napeti, montirati obroč (na kolo) -
9 take in
1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) vključiti2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) sprejeti3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) dojeti4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) zožiti5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) potegniti (za nos)* * *transitive verb sprejeti, vzeti (najemnike, goste itd.); popeljati (k mizi); delati (kaj) za koga; vključiti; zmanjšati, zožiti (obleko); zviti (jadro); figuratively motriti, opaziti, spoznati; colloquially prevarati, oslepariti, ogoljufati; biti naročen, aboniran (na časopis itd.); zavze(ma)ti, okupirati; motoring vzeti (bencin); commerce kupovati (blago); izkupiti, prejeti (denar); (vse) verjeti, za resnico vzeti -
10 thought
[Ɵo:t]past tense, past participle; = think* * *I [mɔ:t]nounmisel, ideja, mišljenje, umovanje, premišljanje; (skrbno) razmišljanje; premislek; pazljivost; namera, nakana, načrt; plural mnenje; umsko delo; svet misli, miselni svet; spominjanje; sposobnost predstavljanja; skrb, nemir; obzir; figuratively minimalna količina, nekoliko, malce, kančeka beauty beyond thought — lepota, ki si je ni moč predstavljatiengaged in thought — zamišljen, zatopljen v mislia penny for your thoughts! figuratively rad bi vedel, kaj (sedaj) mislite! kaj bi dal, da bi vedel za vaše misli!; na kaj mislite?after further thought I saw I was wrong — ko sem znova premislil, sem uvidel, da nimam pravhe had no thought of paying his debt — prav nobenega namena ni imel, da bi plačal svoj dolghe did not give a thought to his doings — niti hip ni pomislil, kaj delahis sole thought is to make money — njegova edina misel je, kako priti do denarjato read s.o.'s thoughts — brati misli kake osebesecond thoughts are best figuratively ni se treba prenaglitito take thought — zamisliti se, premislitihe took thought before replying — premislil je, preden je odgovorilII [mɔ:t]preterite & past participleod to think -
11 miniaturise
verb (to make something in a (much) smaller size.) minimizirati -
12 miniaturize
verb (to make something in a (much) smaller size.) minimizirati
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