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21 inquire
1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) vprašati2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) poizvedovati3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) pozanimati se4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) pozanimati se5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) povpraševati6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) raziskovati•- inquiry- make inquiries* * *[inkwáiə]1.transitive verbpoizvedovati, preiskovati ( into); vprašati, povpraševati;2.intransitive verbpoizvedovati (of s.o. pri kom); raziskovati, izpraševati, pozanimati se (after, for za, about, concerning o)to inquire into — raziskovati, (temeljito) sprašati, izpraševati -
22 pledge
[ple‹] 1. noun1) (a promise: He gave me his pledge.) obljuba2) (something given by a person who is borrowing money etc to the person he has borrowed it from, to be kept until the money etc is returned: He borrowed $20 and left his watch as a pledge.) zastavilo3) (a sign or token: They exchanged rings as a pledge of their love.) jamstvo2. verb1) (to promise: He pledged his support.) obljubiti2) (to give to someone when borrowing money etc: to pledge one's watch.) zastaviti* * *I [pledž]nounjamstvo, poroštvo, zastava, zalog; history talec, porok; obljuba, zaobljuba, obveza; zdravica, napitnica; figuratively dokaz ljubeznipledge of love — otrok, dokaz ljubezniin pledge of — kot jamstvo za; figuratively kot dokaz za; kot znak, dato put in pledge — dati v zalog, zastavitiII [pledž]transitive verbzastaviti, dati v zalog, jamčiti; naložiti dolžnost (to komu), slovesno obljubiti; nazdraviti, napiti komuto pledge o.s. — zaobljubiti se -
23 pool
[pu:l] I noun1) (a small area of still water: The rain left pools in the road.) luža2) (a similar area of any liquid: a pool of blood/oil.) luža3) (a deep part of a stream or river: He was fishing (in) a pool near the river-bank.) tolmun4) (a swimming-pool: They spent the day at the pool.) bazenII 1. noun(a stock or supply: We put our money into a general pool.) sklad2. verb(to put together for general use: We pooled our money and bought a caravan that we could all use.) vložiti v sklad- football pools- pools* * *I [pu:l]nounmlaka, luža, ribnik; tolmun v rekiII [pu:l]transitive verbmineralogy spodkopati, podminirati (premog, kamnino); zvrtati luknjo za klinIII [pu:l]nounvložek, banka (pri kartanju); vrsta biljardne igre (British English z vložkom; American s 1ɜ kroglami na mizi s 6 luknjami); economy skupen fond različnih podjetij; kartel, sporazum o cenah med konkurentiIV [pu:l]1.transitive verb economyvložiti denar v skupen fond, razdeliti dobiček, deliti riziko; figuratively združiti moči; podrediti interesom skupnosti;2.intransitive verbzdružiti se v kartel -
24 spacing
noun (the amount of distance left between objects, words etc when they are set or laid out.) razmik* * *[spéisiŋ]nounrazmik; interval -
25 tumble
1. verb1) (to (cause to) fall, especially in a helpless or confused way: She tumbled down the stairs; The box suddenly tumbled off the top of the wardrobe.) zrušiti se2) (to do tumbling.) delati salte2. noun(a fall: She took a tumble on the stairs.) padec- tumbler- tumblerful
- tumble-drier
- tumbling* * *I [tʌmbl]nounpadec, zrušenje; prevračanje, "kozolec", salto; valovanje sem in tja; figuratively nered, zmeda, zmešnjava, direndaj; American slang znak zanimanja ali priznanjato give s.o. a tumble — slang zanimati se za kogahe wouldn't even give her a tumble — najmanjšega zanimanja ni pokazal zanjo, zanj je ni biloII [tʌmbl]intransitive verbpasti, telebniti, štrbunkniti, zrušiti se, prevrniti se, prekopicniti se, kozolce prevračati; poskakovati, skakati, delati salte (kot kak akrobat); valiti se sem in tja, prevračati se, premetavati se (v postelji); spotakniti se; slepo zdrveti, planiti; slang naglo padati (o cenah); pridrveti, privihrati, pridivjati kot vihar, prihiteti, priletetitumble to slang nenadoma razumeti, dojeti, doumeti; privoliti v, veseliti se, vzljubiti; transitive verb podreti, zrušiti, prevrniti, prekucniti; prebrskati, spraviti v nered, premeta(va)ti; zagnati, zalučati; zmečkati; ustrelitito tumble into bed — pasti, zvaliti se v posteljo -
26 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) delo2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) delo3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) delo4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) delo5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) delo6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) delo2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) delati; priganjati k delu2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) delati3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) delovati; upravljati4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) delovati5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) s težavo napredovati6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) postajati bolj in bolj7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) izdelati•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mehanizem2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) dela•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *I [wə:k]noun(telesno ali duševno) delo; ukvarjanje, ustvarjanje, dejavnost; posel, zaposlitev; naloga; (žensko) ročno delo; delovni proces, rezultat dela, proizvod, izdelek; izdelava, obdelava, način izdelave; delovna sposobnost; težak posel, trud, muka; pogon (stroja); plural stavbna dela, stavbišče; javna dela; military utrdbe, utrdbena dela; (singular construction) tovarna, fabrika, obrat, delavnica; talilnica, livarna; technical mehanizem, gonilo, kolesje, zobčasti prenos; plural religion dobra delain work — zaposlen; (ki je) v pogonu (obratu)out of work — brez dela, brezposeln, nezaposlena work of art — umetniško delo, umetninaearth works architecture zemeljska delairon works — talilnica železa, železarnaout works architecture zunanja delaupper works nautical nadvodni del ladje; vrhnja gradba, deli ladje nad zgornjo palubowood works — lesena konstrukcija, leseni deli hiše, leseni predmetito be out of work — biti brez dela, biti brezposelnto be at work — delati, delovati, funkcioniratiit's all in the day's work — to ni (prav) nič nenavadnega, to je normalno, to je del (vsako)-dnevnega delato give s.o. the works American colloquially ozmerjati, premlatiti kogato get ( —ali to set) to work — lotiti se dela, začeti delatito make sad work of it figuratively vse uničitito make short ( —ali quick) work of — hitro opraviti z, hitro obvladatiII() [wə:k]1.transitive verbdelati (na čem), izdel(ov)ati, obdelati; narediti, proizvesti, proizvajati; poetically umetniško izdelati; plesti, tkati, izdelati na statvah; šivati; vesti; oblikovati, (iz)kovati; tiskati; mesiti; kopati (rudo), obdelovati (zemljo); commerce poslovati, poslovno potovati (po nekem področju); slang prodati; plačati (potovanje) z delom; preiskati, raziskati; mathematics izračunati, rešiti (nalogo); vplivati na (koga), nagovarjati (koga); slang prevarati, oslepariti; izvesti, uresničiti, izvršiti, povzročiti; streči (topu, stroju); uporabljati (žival) za delo, vpreči; izkoriščati (rudnik); pustiti koga, da težko dela; premikati, poganjati, gnati, gonitito work o.s. to death — ubi(ja)ti se z delom, garatito work o.s. into s.o.'s favour — pridobiti si naklonjenost kake osebeto work o.s. into a rage — pobesnetito work a change — izvršiti, povzročiti spremembocan you work the screw loose? — lahko zrahljate vijak?to work a slave to death — do smrti priganjati sužnja k delu, ubiti ga z delomservants are not worked now as they were formerly — od služinčadi se danes ne zahteva več toliko dela kot nekočit is a good scheme, but can you work it? — to je dober načrt, toda, ali ga lahko izvedete?to work one's passage nautical zaslužiti svoj prevoz z delomto work one's social relations in business — izkoriščati svoje družabne zveze poslovno;2.intransitive verbdelati, delovati, biti zaposlen (s čim); baviti se (s čim); truditi se; funkcionirati, posrečiti se, uspeti; razviti se, dozoreti; vreti; biti v pogonu, delati (stroj), prijemati eden v drugega (zobata kolesa); šivati, vesti (vezem); prebijati se (z delom); razvleči se; trzati (se) (obraz); mahati (s čim); težko, z muko se premikati, gibati; nautical križariti; besneti, biti razburkan (morje); figuratively krčevito delatiI tried but it did not work — poskušal sem, a ni se mi posrečiloto work loose — zrahljati se (vijak itd.)that won't work with me — to ne bo vplivalo name (vžgalo pri meni); -
27 odd man out / odd one out
1) (a person or thing that is different from others: In this test, you have to decide which of these three objects is the odd one out.) izjema2) (a person or thing that is left over when teams etc are made up: When they chose the two teams, I was the odd man out.) presežek; tisti, ki izpade -
28 out of mind
(an expression describing a situation in which someone is forgotten when he/she is not around: They used to be close friends, but since he left it has become a case of out of sight, out of mind.) kar ne vidiš, hitro pozabiš
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