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1 take one's life in one's hands
(to take the risk of being killed.) tvegati življenjeEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > take one's life in one's hands
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2 take one's life
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3 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) življenje2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) življenje3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) življenje4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) življenje5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) doba6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) življenje7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografija8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) dosmrtna ječa•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life* * *[laif]nounživljenje; človeško življenje ( lives — življenja); figuratively življenjskost, živahnost; življenjepis; živ model; economy trajanje, rok uporabe, življenjska doba (tudi stroja); življenjski zavarovanecto come to life — osvestiti se, roditi sefor life — dosmrten, za celo življenjeas large as life — v naravni velikosti; osebnoa new lease on life — novo življenje, nova življenjska silato take s.o.'s life — ubiti kogato seek s.o.'s life — streči komu po življenjuto take one's life in one's hands — igrati se z življenjem, postaviti svoje življenje na kockoto the life — zvesto, natančno (upodobiti)walk of life — družben položaj, poklicart still life — tihožitjeupon my life! — pri moji duši!to stake one's life on s.th. — glavo staviti za kaj -
4 way of life
(a manner of spending one's life: I enjoy farming - it's a pleasant way of life.) način življenja -
5 walk of life
(a way of earning one's living; an occupation or profession: People from all walks of life went to the minister's funeral.) poklic -
6 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) živeti2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) preživeti3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) stanovati4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) živeti5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) preživljati se•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) preživljanje- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) živ2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) v živo3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) aktiven4) (burning: a live coal.) goreč2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) v živo- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire* * *I [laiv]attributive adjective živ; humorously pravi; goreč, živ (ogenj, cigareta, žerjavica); figuratively živahen, svež, aktiven, energičen, vitalen; aktualen, pereč; colloquially buden; neprižgan (vžigalica), nerazstreljen (granata), oster (naboj); electrical nabit z elektriko (žica); direkten (radio, TV prenos); mechanics gonilen, ki se premika; printing pripravljen za tiskII [liv]1.intransitive verbživeti, trajati, zdržati; preživeti; stanovati, živeti;2.transitive verbpreživljatito live in clover — živeti v obilju, živeti brezskrbnolive and learn! — učiš se vse življenjeto live to o.s. — sam zase živetito live within o.s. — povleči se vase, živeti po svojelive and let live — daj še drugim živeti, živi in pusti še druge živetito live by one's wits — znajti se v življenju, živeti od sleparstvalive wage — mezda, ki komaj zaleže za življenje -
7 take
(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) imeti koga za talca* * *I [téik]transitive verb1.vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti, military ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)pitito take advice — vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati seto take one's bearings marine izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figuratively ugotoviti, pri čem smoto take the bull by the horns — zgrabiti bika za rogove, figuratively spoprijeti se s kom (čim)shall we take our coffee in the garden? — bi pili kavo na vrtu?to take the chair figuratively prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)to take s.o.'s eye — pritegniti pozornost kake osebeto take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprejto take s.o.'s measurements — vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)I take the opportunity to tell you... — izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...to take (holy) orders ecclesiastic biti posvečen, ordiniranto take a part — prevzeti, igrati vlogoto take in bad part — zameriti, za zlo vzetito take poison — vzeti strup, zastrupiti seto take s.o. prisoner ( —ali captive) — military ujeti kogato take 3000 prisoners military ujeti 3000 sovražnikovto take s.o. for s.tiv. adjective slang izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz kogato take s.o. stealing — zasačiti koga pri tatviniI take his statement with a grain of salt — njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)to take by storm ( —ali assault) — zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišemto take a bit between teeth figuratively odpovedati poslušnostto take s.o.'s temperature — (iz)meriti komu temperaturoto take a ticket — vzeti, kupiti vozovnicoto take the train (a taxi, a tram) — peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)to take s.o. unawares — presenetiti kogato take the trouble of doing s.th. — vzeti si trud in napraviti kajto take the veil religion iti v samostan, postati nunato take the right way with s.o. — lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi načinto take a poor view ( —ali a dim view) of — ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o;2.odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgatito take s.o. home — odvesti koga domovwhere will this road take us? — kam nas pelje ta pot?he was taken hence — umrl je;3.dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, staknitito take cold — dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehladto take an infection — okužiti se, inficirati seto take s.th. as a reward — dobiti kaj kot nagradoto take a (mean) advantage of s.th. — (grdo) izkoristiti kajto take s.th. under a will — dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu;4.vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potrebenit took me ( —ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station — potreboval sem ɜ minut, da sem prišel do postajeit would take a strong man to move it — potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknilwhich size in hats do you take? — katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?it takes two to make a quarrel — za prepir sta potrebna dva;5.občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napravitito take the consequences — nositi, prevzeti poslediceto take a fall adjective slang nositi poslediceto take a loss — (pre)trpeti, imeti izguboto take offense — biti užaljen, zameritito take pity on s.o. — občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za kogato take umbrage — sumničiti, posumitito take great pleasure in s.th. — imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čemare we going to take it lying down? — bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?these troops had taken the brunt of the attack — te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada;6.očarati, prevzeti, privlačitito take s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, prikupiti se komuwhat took him most was the sweetness of her voice — kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu;7.razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjetiI take it that... — to razumem tako, da...shall I take it that... — naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?then, I take it, you object to his coming — torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišelas I take it — kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)do not take it ill if I do not go — ne zamerite mi, če ne gremwhom do you take me for? — za koga me (pa) imate?to take s.o. for a fool — imeti koga za norcato take s.th. for granted — vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevnoto take as read politics juridically smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)may I take the minutes as read? — smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?;8.zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočitito take earth hunting zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figuratively umakniti se, skriti sehe took the bush — zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hostothe horse took the hedge with the greatest ease — konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto;9.fotografirati; skrbeti (za)he took me while I was not looking — fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugamhe insisted on being taken with his hat on — na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavito take views — delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografiratishe took her mother in her old age — skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti;10.intransitive verbuspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv; botany prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se; technical prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi); medicine učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti; photography fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se; colloquially biti prizadetto take as heir — prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedičPosebne zveze:to take into account ( —ali consideration), to take account for — vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunatito take aim at military meriti, ciljati nato take the air — iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronautics dvigniti seto take breath — zajeti sapo, oddahniti sithis takes the cake! slang to je pa že višek!to take care — biti oprezen, pazitito take charge of — prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvoto take one's chance — tvegati, upati seto take s.o. into one's confidence — zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kajto take under consideration — vzeti v pretres, v presojodeuce take it! — vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!to take effect — učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; juridically stopiti v veljavoto take exception to ( —ali at, against) — grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitketo take evasive action slang izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)to take s.o.'s evidence juridically zaslišati kogato take one's farewell — vzeti slovo, posloviti seto take to heart — vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti seto take hold of — prijeti, zgrabitito take issue with — ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti protito take it (on the chin) slang požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)take it or leave it! — vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!to take a journey — potovati, iti na potovanjeto take kindly to s.o. — čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati kogato take leave of — vzeti slovo od, posloviti se odto take liberties — preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzento take one's life in one's hand — tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kockoto take the measure of s.o.'s foot — vzeti mero za obutev, figuratively premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebeto take the minutes — pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)to take notice colloquially opazitito take notice of — vzeti na znanje, upoštevatito take no notice of — ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignoriratito take in ( —ali to) pieces — narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)to take part in — udeležiti se, sodelovati vto take a ride — pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)to take rise — izvirati, nasta(ja)tito take shape — dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati seto take the rough with the smooth figuratively vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno jeto take short — presenetiti, zalotitito take to s.th. like ducks to water — takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kajto take to task — poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, oštetito take the time from s.o. figuratively točno se ravnati po komtake it easy! — ne razburjaj se!I am not taking any colloquially hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maramto take the water marine izplutito take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrteto take wine with s.o. — nazdraviti komuto take upon o.s. an office — prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)that walk did take it out of us! — ta sprehod nas je zares zdelalto take s.o. at his word — koga za besedo prijetiII [téik]nounvzetje, odvzem; ulov (rib); hunting plen, uplenitev; prejemek, iztržek, izkupiček, inkaso (v gledališču, na koncertu itd.); film, televizija, posnetek scene, scena; British English zakup, zemlja v zakupu; šah odvzem (figure)he is very proud ot his take — zelo je ponosen na svoj plen, na to, kar je ujel (ulovil) -
8 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) tveganje2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) tvegati2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) tvegati•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
- take risks / take a risk* * *I [risk]nounsmelost, drznost; tveganost, nevarnost; rizikoat all risks — stavljajoč vse na kocko, tvegajoč vse, ne oziraje se na izgube, na slepo srečo, tjavdanat one's own risk — na svojo lastno odgovornost, na lasten rizikoto run risks, to take risks — tvegati, riskirati, izpostaviti se ali biti v nevarnostiII [risk]transitive verbtvegati, riskirati, staviti na kocko (življenje, premoženje), izpostaviti nevarnosti ali nesreči; upati si -
9 fear
[fiə] 1. noun((a) feeling of great worry or anxiety caused by the knowledge of danger: The soldier tried not to show his fear; fear of water.) strah2. verb1) (to feel fear because of (something): She feared her father when he was angry; I fear for my father's safety (= I am worried because I think he is in danger).) bati se2) (to regret: I fear you will not be able to see him today.) bati se•- fearful- fearfully
- fearless
- fearlessly
- for fear of
- in fear of* * *I [fiə]noun(of pred; for za) strah, bojazen, groza; plašnost; zaskrbljenost, nemirto put the fear of god into s.o. — hudo koga grajatito go in fear for s.o.'s life — bati se za življenje kogano fear! — brez skrbi!, kje neki!fear of death, fear of one's life — smrtni strahII [fiə]1.intransitive verbbati se; spoštovati; trepetati;2.transitive verb archaicprestrašiti; plašitinever fear! — nič se ne boj!, brez skrbi! -
10 gasp
1. noun(the sound made by suddenly breathing in, eg because of surprise or sudden pain: a gasp of fear.) vzdih2. verbHe gasped with pain.) vzdihovati* * *I [ga:sp]intransitive verbloviti sapo, sopsti, sopihatito gasp one's last, to gasp out one's life — izdihniti, umretiII [ga:sp]nounsopihanje -
11 sacrifice
1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) žrtvovanje2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) žrtev3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) odrekanje2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) žrtvovati2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) žrtvovati•- sacrificially* * *[saekrifais]1.nounžrtev, žrtvovanje; žrtvovana stvar; religion darovanje; odreka; economy izguba; theology Kristusova žrtev na križuSacrifice of the Mass religion mašna daritevthe great (last, supreme) sacrifice — smrt za domovinoto make a sacrifice of s.th. — žrtvovati kajto sell at sacrifice economy proda(ja)ti z izgubo;2.transitive verbžrtvovati; religion darovati; odreči se, opustiti; economy proda(ja)ti z izguboto sacrifice one's life — žrtvovati svoje življenje; intransitive verb žrtvovati; religion darovati; prispevati žrtev -
12 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) poskusiti2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) preizkusiti3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) postaviti pred sodišče4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) preizkušati2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) poskus2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) poskus•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out* * *I [trái]nouncolloquially poskus, eksperiment; poskušnja; preizkušnjato have a try at s.th. — poskusiti kaj, napraviti poskus s čimhe had a good try — poskušal je, kolikor je mogelII [trái]transitive verbposkusiti, lotiti se, začeti; preizkusiti, raziskati; pokusiti (jed); ugotoviti (kaj) s poskusom, eksperimentirati z; juridically (sodno) preiskovati (primer), zasliševati, izpraševati pred sodiščem; soditi, voditi sodni postopek, postaviti pred sodišče ( for zaradi); odločiti, rešiti (spor, vprašanje); (po)skušati (kaj izvesti, doseči); (večinoma try up) (pre)čistiti, rafinirati (kovine, olje itd.), rektificirati (špirit), stopiti (mast, loj itd.); prenapenjati, utrujati (oči), mučiti, preveč zahtevati od, staviti na hudo preizkušnjo; (večinoma try up) tesati, strugati, stružiti, rezljati; intransitive verb poskusiti, napraviti poskus; truditi se ( for za), prizadevati si, mučiti se(at z)a tried friend — zvest, zanesljiv prijateljgo and try! — poskusi!try again! — poskusi še enkrat!try and repeat! colloquially poskusi ponoviti!I'll try my best ( —ali my hardest) — skušal bom napraviti vse, kar bo v moji močito try one's hand at — preizkusiti svojo spretnost v, poskusiti sevto be tried for one's life — biti sojen (biti pred sodiščem) zaradi zločina, ki se lahko kaznuje s smrtjoto try it on s.o. slang skušati koga prelisičitito try it on the dog figuratively koga uporabiti za poskusnega kunca; igrati gledališko igro za poskušnjo najprej na deželiI was afraid he was going to try s.th. wild — bal sem se, da bo napravil kako neumnostto try one's luck with s.o. — poskusiti svojo srečo pri komhe tried hard for a job — zelo si je prizadeval, da bi dobil (kako) delo (službo)try the ice before you skate figuratively premisli, preden kaj storiš!; -
13 evening
[i:vniŋ]1) (the part of the day between the afternoon and the night: He leaves the house in the morning and returns in the evening; summer evenings; tomorrow evening; on Tuesday evening; early evening; ( also adjective) the evening performance.) večer; večeren2) (the last part (of one's life etc): in the evening of her life.) večer•* * *I [í:vniŋ]nounvečerthe evening crowns the day — konec dober, vse dobroto make an evening of it — preživeti večer v zabavi, krokatiII [í:vniŋ]adjectivevečerenevening dress — večerna obleka, smoking, frak -
14 make a mess of
1) (to make dirty, untidy or confused: The heavy rain has made a real mess of the garden.) narediti zmešnjavo2) (to do badly: He made a mess of his essay.) pokvariti3) (to spoil or ruin (eg one's life): He made a mess of his life by drinking too much.) uničiti -
15 beg
[beɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - begged; verb1) (to ask (someone) for (money, food etc): The old man was so poor that he had to beg in the street; He begged (me) for money.) prosjačiti2) (to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly: I beg you not to do it.) rotiti•- beggar2. verb(to make very poor: He was beggared by the collapse of his firm.) bankrotirati, obubožati- beg to differ* * *[beg]1.transitive verbprositi, rotiti; izprositi si;2.intransitive verbberačiti, moledovatiI beg your pardon, beg pardon — prosim, kaj ste rekli?to beg the question — smatrati zadevo za rešeno; izvijati seto beg leave to do s.th. — prositi za dovoljenje za nekajI beg to differ — oprostite, da se z vami ne strinjam -
16 regulate
[-leit]1) (to control: We must regulate our spending; Traffic lights are used to regulate traffic.) urediti2) (to adjust (a piece of machinery etc) so that it works at a certain rate etc: Can you regulate this watch so that it keeps time accurately?) uravnati* * *[régjuleit]transitive verburavnati, urediti, regulirati (uro, stroj); paziti na red, na redno delovanje, na izpolnjevanje predpisov; prilagoditi (to čemu); voditi, upravljati, usmerjatito regulate one's speed, a clock — regulirati svojo hitrost, uro -
17 riot
1. noun(a noisy disturbance created by a usually large group of people: The protest march developed into a riot.) izgred2. verb(to form or take part in a riot: The protesters were rioting in the street.) razgrajati- rioter- riotous
- riotously
- riotousness
- run riot* * *I [ráiət]nounnemir, rabuka, nered, kaljenje miru, hrup, hrušč, kraval, razgrajanje; izgred, punt; razvratno življenje, razuzdanost, nezmernost, pijančevanje, bučna zabava, uživanje, orgija; figuratively izbruh; zmešnjava, zmeda, direndaj; slang hrupen uspehto run riot — izbesneti se; razuzdano živeti, preda(ja)ti se razuzdanosti; (o rastlinah) podivjati, bujno rasti ali se širiti; hunting iti po napačni slediII [ráiət]intransitive verb & transitive verbizbesneti se, izrohneti se; besneti, bučati, rohneti; udeležiti se izgredov (punta), rabuk; povzročiti, napraviti izgred, delati kraval, razgrajati, delati hrup; predajati se razuzdanosti ali ekscesom (orgijam); uživati, zabavati se, veseljačiti, razbrzdano se vdajati (in čemu)to riot in pleasure — veselo, veseljaško živetito riot out — zapravljati, trošiti, razsipavati, zapraviti, pognati -
18 sell
[sel]past tense, past participle - sold; verb1) (to give something in exchange for money: He sold her a car; I've got some books to sell.) prodati2) (to have for sale: The farmer sells milk and eggs.) prodajati3) (to be sold: His book sold well.) prodajati se4) (to cause to be sold: Packaging sells a product.) prodajati•- sell-out- be sold on
- be sold out
- sell down the river
- sell off
- sell out
- sell up* * *I [sel]nounslang prevara, goljufija, sleparijawhat a sell! — kakšna sleparija!II [sel]1.transitive verbprodati, prodajati (at po, to s.o. komu), trgovati s čim; izdati koga (za denar ali za kaj drugega); slang speljati koga na led, prevarati, opehariti, ukaniti, prelisičiti, ogoljufati koga; American zvabiti koga k nakupusold again! slang spet prevaran (ogoljufan, opeharjen)!sold on colloquially navdušen zato sell, to be sold — na prodajto sell goods retail (wholesale, for cash, on credit) — proda(ja)ti blago na drobno (na debelo, za gotovino, na kredit)to sell the grass figuratively izneveriti se zavezniku ali idejito sell s.o. a gold brick figuratively prevarati, ogoljufati, opehariti kogato sell the public on s.th. American slang javnosti nekaj (največkrat nevrednega) hvalisatito be sold slang figuratively nasesti, biti opeharjen, prevaranto sell against a purchaser American prodajati delnice pri manjših kolebanjih tečaja;2.intransitive verbproda(ja)ti se, iti v prodajohis book is selling like hot cakes (like a wildfire) — njegova knjiga gre za med, trgajo se za njegovo knjigogoods that do not sell — blago, ki ne gre v prodajo, nekurantno blago; -
19 wage
I [wei‹] verb(to carry on or engage in (especially a war): The North waged war on/against the South.) spustiti se vII [wei‹]((also wages noun plural) a regular, usually weekly rather than monthly, payment for the work that one does: He spends all his wages on books; What is his weekly wage?) plača* * *I [wéidž]noun(večinoma plural) plača; dnina, dnevni zaslužek; mezda; (tedenska) plača fizičnega delavca, služinčadi; plačilo, nagrada; povračilo; obsolete zalog, zastava, varščinawage freeze — začasna zamrznitev, prepoved povečanja mezd, plačliving wages — plača, ki je zadostna za življenjeto earn the wages of sin figuratively biti obešen ali obsojen na smrtII [wéidž]transitive verbspustiti se v (voditi, podvzeti) (vojno) (on proti); obsolete zastaviti; tvegati; najeti, vzeti v službo, namestiti; intransitive verb boriti se, vojskovati seto wage peace — boriti se za mir, čuvati mirto wage effective war on s.th. figuratively resno se lotiti česa -
20 adventure
[əd'ven ə](a bold or exciting undertaking or experience: He wrote a book about his adventures in the Antarctic.) dogodivščina- adventurous
- adventurously* * *I [ədvénčə]nounpripetljaj, dogodivščina, pustolovščina; naključje; špekulacija; marine manjši tovor, ki se prevaža zastonj; mornarska prtijagaII [ədvénčə]1.transitive verbizpostaviti (nevarnosti), na kocko postavitito adventure one's life — postaviti življenje na kocko;2.intransitive verb(on, upon) upati si, poskusiti; (in, into) tvegati, izpostaviti se nevarnosti
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have the time of one's life — See: TIME OF ONE S LIFE … Dictionary of American idioms
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take one's life in one's hand — risk one s life, place one s own life in danger … English contemporary dictionary