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1 silver
['silvə] 1. noun1) (an element, a precious grey metal which is used in making jewellery, ornaments etc: The tray was made of solid silver.) srebro2) (anything made of, or looking like, silver especially knives, forks, spoons etc: Burglars broke into the house and stole all our silver.) srebrnina2. adjective1) (made of, of the colour of, or looking like, silver: a silver brooch; silver stars/paint.) srebrn2) ((of a wedding anniversary, jubilee etc) twenty-fifth: We celebrated our silver wedding (anniversary) last month.) srebrn•- silvery- silver foil/paper* * *I [sílvə]1.nounsrebro; srebrni denar; srebrni jedilni pribor, srebrna posoda; srebrn sijaj (barva); photography srebrni nitratGerman silver, nickel silver — zlitina nikla za jedilni pribor, nepravo srebroloose silver — posamezni srebrni kovanci, srebrn drobižher uncle gave her most of his silver — stric ji je dal večino svoje srebrnine;2.adjectivesrebrn, srebrnkast; (glas) zvonek; figuratively srebrn (2ɜ-letni jubilej; plasiran na drugem mestu)the silver age — srebrna doba; doba rimske književnosti po Avgustusilver basis economy srebrna valutaa silver tone — srebrn, zvonek glasa silver-tongue colloquially oseba, ki zna dobro govoritito have a silver tongue — biti dober, vešč govornikto be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth figuratively biti rojen pod srečno zvezdoevery cloud has its silver lining figuratively vsaka nesreča ima nekaj tolažilnega, ni nesreče brez srečeII [sílvə]transitive verb & intransitive verbposrebriti (se), prevleči s srebrom, obložiti s srebrnimi lističi, dati srebrn sijaj; napraviti (lase) srebrne, sive; postati kot srebro; osiveti, pobeliti (se) -
2 walk off with
1) (to win easily: He walked off with all the prizes at the school sports.) odnesti2) (to steal: The thieves have walked off with my best silver and china.) pobegniti s čim -
3 ring
I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) prstan2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) obroč3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) krog4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) ring5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) krog, tolpa2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.) obdati2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) obkrožiti3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) namestiti obroček•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) zvoniti2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) telefonirati3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) pozvoniti4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) zveneti5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) doneti6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) zadoneti2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) zvonjenje2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefonski klic3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) prizvok•- ring back
- ring off
- ring true* * *I [riŋ]nounprstan, obroč; kolut, kolobar; ušesce, uho; letnica (krog) starosti pri drevesu; kovani rob novca; (o osebah) krog, American klika, (zločinska) tolpa, špekulanti; kartel, zveza, sindikat; cirkuška arena, maneža, borišče, torišče; boksarski ring, boksanje, boksarji; krožna železnica; dirkališče; organizacija stav na rezultate športnih tekem (npr. konjskih dirk)to dance in a ring — plesati v krogu, plesati kóloto make rings, to run rings round s.o. — koga zelo nadkriljevati, prekašati, figuratively posekati kogahe would make rings round you — on bi te v mali žep vtaknil, ti nisi nič proti njemuII [riŋ]transitive verbobkrožiti, obkoliti; zgnati (živino) v krog, v obroč; namestiti prstan; namestiti (živali) obroček (skozi nos); razrezati na kolute (čebulo itd.); olupiti skorjo drevesa v obliki obroča; sport vreči obroč nato ring in — obkoliti; intransitive verb (o pticah) spiralno se dvigati; premikati ali gibati se v krogu; delati ali opisovati krog(e), krožiti (v teku ali poletu)III [riŋ]nounzvonjenje, zvenenje; zvok, zven; žvenket(anje), rožljanje; telefonski klic; znak z zvoncemto give s.o. a ring — telefonirati komugive me a ring! — pokličite me po telefonu! telefonirajte mi!IV [riŋ]intransitive verb & transitive verb(o zvonovih) zvoniti, zazvoniti; pozvoniti; (o kovancih) zveneti, zvenkljati, žvenketati; (za)doneti, odmevati, razlegati se; biti napolnjen, poln ( with česa); razglasiti, (ob)javiti (z zvonom), pozivati; iskati (for s.o. koga)to ring again — doneti, razlegati se, odmevati, zvenetito ring a bell slang spomniti na (kaj), poklicati v spominto ring changes (on) — pritrkavati, zvoniti (mrliču), figuratively naznanjati konec (padec)to ring the changes (on) — prerešetavati, premlevati (isto stvar), izčrpatito ring false (hollow) — lažnivo, neiskreno zvenetito ring the knell of s.th. — z navčkom čemu zvoniti, figuratively pokopati kajhe gave a ringing laugh — zasmejal se je, da je vse zadoneloto ring true — imeti dober zven (o kovancu); pošteno, iskreno zveneti; -
4 plate
[pleit]1) (a shallow dish for holding food etc: china plates.) krožnik2) (a sheet of metal etc: The ship was built of steel plates.) plošča3) (articles made of, or plated with, usually gold or silver: a collection of gold plate.) zlatnina, srebrnina4) (a flat piece of metal inscribed with eg a name, for fixing to a door, or with a design etc, for use in printing.) ploščica z imenom5) (an illustration in a book, usually on glossy paper: The book has ten full-colour plates.) ilustracija6) ((also dental plate) a piece of plastic that fits in the mouth with false teeth attached to it.) zobna proteza7) (a sheet of glass etc coated with a sensitive film, used in photography.) fotografska plošča•- plated- plateful
- plating
- plate glass* * *I [pléit]nounkrožnik; pogrinjek za eno osebo, posamezna jed v obroku (npr. a plate of soup krožnik juhe); kos srebrnega ali zlatega namiznega pribora; izvesek, tablica z imenom; tabela, ilustracija na celi strani, slika (v knjigi); fotografska plošča, (steklena, kovinska) plošča; electrical anoda elektrodne cevi ( plate voltage anodna napetost); elektroda akumolatorja; technical lamela, platica (sklopke itd.); printing kliše, grafična matrica, gravura, bakrotisk; umetno nebo (za zobovje); sport pokal, nagradna plaketa, pokalna konjska dirka; architecture tram, na katerem stoji streha; plural British English slang ploske noge; vrsta tračnicGerman plate — novo srebro, argentanII [pléit]transitive verbprevleči s kovino (pozlatiti, posrebriti, ponikljati), galvanizirati, obložiti s ploščami, opločiti, oklopiti; kalandrirati, satinirati (papir); printing stereotipirati -
5 spoon
[spu:n] 1. noun1) (an instrument shaped like a shallow bowl with a handle for lifting food (especially soup or pudding) to the mouth, or for stirring tea, coffee etc: a teaspoon/soup-spoon.) žlica2) (a spoonful.) polna žlica2. verb(to lift or scoop up with a spoon: She spooned food into the baby's mouth.) zajemati z žlico- spoonful- spoon-feed* * *I [spu:n]nounžlica; predmet žličaste oblike (npr. veslo); vrsta palice za golf; (= spoon bait) blestivka; colloquially bedak, tepec; American slang zaljubljenecegg-and-spoon race — tekma v teku, pri kateri udeleženci nosijo jajce v žliciwooden spoon history lesena žlica, ki so jo (v Cambridgeu) dajali najslabšemu na izpitu iz matematiketo be spoons on s.o. American biti zateleban v koga, noreti za komto be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth figuratively roditi se kot bogatašhe must have a long spoon that sups with the devil — nevarno je z vragom buče saditi, z bikom se ni bostiII [spu:n]transitive verbzaje(ma)ti z žlico (navadno out, up); žličasto izdolbsti; intransitive verb loviti ribe z blestivko; slang biti zateleban (zaljubljen) -
6 streak
[stri:k] 1. noun1) (a long, irregular mark or stripe: There was a streak of blood on her cheek; a streak of lightning.) proga2) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) nadih2. verb1) (to mark with streaks: Her dark hair was streaked with grey; The child's face was streaked with tears.) zaznamovati s progami2) (to move very fast: The runner streaked round the racetrack.) drveti•- streaky* * *I [stri:k]nounproga, črta; (svetlobna) črta ali proga; žila (v lesu); nit (druge barve); chemistry gostina (v steklu); figuratively nadih, mrvica, malcelike a streak of lightning — kot blisk, bliskovitothe silver streak figuratively Rokavski prelivII [stri:k]transitive verbobeležiti s progami, narediti proge ali črte; intransitive verb dobiti črte (proge); figuratively hiteti, drveti kot blisk, šiniti, švigniti -
7 buckle
1. noun(a fastening for a strap or band: a belt with a silver buckle.) zaponka2. verb1) (to fasten with a buckle: He buckled on his sword.) zapeti2) ((usually of something metal) to make or become bent or crushed: The metal buckled in the great heat.) upogniti (se)* * *I [bʌkl]nounzaponka; upogib; technical spojnicato cut the buckle — poskakovati, udariti s petami pri plesuII [bʌkl]1.transitive verbzapeti, speti, pripeti; (on) opasati si;2.intransitive verbupogniti se; (on) lotiti se -
8 cloud
1.1) (a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky: white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud.) oblak2) (a great number or quantity of anything small moving together: a cloud of flies.) oblak, roj3) (something causing fear, depression etc: a cloud of sadness.) senca2. verb1) ((often with over) to become cloudy: The sky clouded over and it began to rain.) pooblačiti se2) (to (cause to) become blurred or not clear: Her eyes were clouded with tears.) zamegliti se3) (to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled: His face clouded at the unhappy news.) stemniti se•- cloudy
- cloudburst
- under a cloud* * *I [klaud]nounoblak, megla, para; temna lisa, madež; motnost; figuratively mrak, tema, senca; množica, roj; nesreča; plural višje sfere, neboto drop from the clouds — nepričakovano se prikazati, z neba pastiunder a cloud — pod sumom, na slabem glasu; v težavah, brez denarjaa cloud on one's brow — mrk, namrgodenII [klaud]1.transitive verbzatemniti, z oblaki pokriti; zamegliti, skaliti, moarirati;2.intransitive verb(over, up); pooblačiti se, potemneti; skaliti se, zamegliti se -
9 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) raven2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) dolgočasen3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) gladek4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) prazen5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) postan6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) znižan2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) plosko3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) stanovanje2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) nižaj3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) ploskev4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) ravnina•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
- flat out* * *I [flæt]adjectiveraven, plosek, sploščen; medel, plehek, nezanimiv, pust, enoličen; prazen; razdišan; potrt; slab (prodaja); zvenečmusic molovski; za pol tona znižan; napačen (petje); razglašen; onemogel, izčrpan; brezobresten; odkrit; slang flat broke — brez pareto give a flat denial — gladko odkloniti, zanikatifiguratively he fell as flat as a pancake — popolnoma mu je spodleteloAmerican flat silver — srebrn priborII [flæt]adverbravno, plosko; na dolgo in široko; povsem, naravnost; prenizko (peti)to fall flat — pasti kot dolg in širok; figuratively ne se posrečiti, spodletetiIII [flæt]nounravnina, ploskev; plitvina; music nižaj; theatre zadnja kulisa; music črna klavirska tipka; plosek čoln; nizka košara; prazna zračnica; familiarly tepecIV [flæt]transitive verb & intransitive verbsploščiti (se)American to flat out — stanjšati se; figuratively izjaloviti seV [flæt]nounstanovanje (najeto); Scottish nadstropje -
10 shine
1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb1) (to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something: The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.) svetiti2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) svetiti se3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) loščiti4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) blesteti2. noun1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) sijaj2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) loščenje•- shining- shiny
- shininess* * *I [šáin]noun(sončni) sij, sijaj, blišč, lesk; figuratively prestiž; lepo vreme; čiščenje čevljev; slang prepir, direndaj, hrup; senzacija; American objestno dejanje, burka; American slang nagnjenost, naklonjenost, kaprica (to za)to give s.o.'s shoes a shine — očistiti, naloščiti komu čevljewe will go, rain or shine — šli bomo ob vsakem vremenuhave a shine? — čiščenje čevljev, prosim?to kick up no end of a shine slang delati velik kravalto take the shine out of s.o. — zatemniti, zasenčiti koga, nadkriliti, prekositi koga; odvzeti čar novosti (out of s.th. čemu)to take a shine to s.o. — dobiti simpatije za kogaII [šáin]1.intransitive verbsijati, svetiti ( upon na), blesteti, svetiti se, izsevati, žareti (out, forth); jasno se kazati; briljirati, izkazati se, odlikovati se;2.transitive verbosvetljevati, (o)čistiti (da se sveti), (na)loščitishining faces — sijoči, žareči obrazito shine shoes — čistiti, loščiti čevlje -
11 born
III see bear I* * *I [bɔ:n]past participleod bearII [bɔ:n]adjectiverojen; po roduin all my born days — odkar sem na svetu, svoj živi danborn fool — popolnoma neumen, nor -
12 bridge
[bri‹] 1. noun1) (a structure carrying a road or railway over a river etc.) most2) (the narrow raised platform for the captain of a ship.) (poveljniški) most3) (the bony part (of the nose).) nosni koren4) (the support of the strings of a violin etc.) kobilica2. verb1) (to build a bridge over: They bridged the stream.) zgraditi most2) (to close a gap, pause etc: He bridged the awkward silence with a funny remark.) premostiti, zapolniti* * *I [bridž]nounmost, mostič; kobilica (gosli); nautical poveljniški mostgold ( —ali silver) bridge figuratively častni umiktemporary bridge — začasen, zasilni mostII [bridž]transitive verb( over) premostiti; most zgraditiIII [bridž]nounvrsta igre kart -
13 chain
[ ein] 1. noun1) (a series of (especially metal) links or rings passing through one another: The dog was fastened by a chain; She wore a silver chain round her neck.) veriga; verižica2) (a series: a chain of events.) zaporedje, vrsta2. verb(to fasten or bind with chains: The prisoner was chained to the wall.) prikleniti- chain store* * *I [čein]nounveriga, vrsta; plural okovi, suženjstvo; dolžinska mera (okrog 20 m)chain smoker — kadilec, ki prižiga eno cigareto za drugoAmerican chain store — podružnica velike trgovske hišeto put s.o. in chains — vkleniti kogaII [čein]transitive verbprikleniti; (up) dati na verigo, z verigo zvezati; figuratively prevzeti, pritegniti -
14 cobalt
['kəubo:lt](a silver-white metal element with compounds that give a blue colouring.) kobalt* * *[kəbɔ:lt, kóubɔ:lt]nounchemistry kobalt -
15 cup
1. noun1) (a usually round hollow container to hold liquid for drinking, often with a handle: a teacup; a cup of tea.) skodelica2) (an ornamental vessel, usually of silver or other metal, given as a prize in sports events etc: They won the Football League Cup.) pokal2. verb1) (to form (one's hands) into the shape of a cup: He cupped his hands round his mouth and called.) zaokrožiti roke2) (to hold (something) in one's cupped hands: He cupped the egg in his hands.) držati v rokah•- cupful- cupboard
- cup final
- cup-tie
- one's cup of tea* * *I [kʌp]nounskodelica, čaša, kupa, pokal; plural popivanjeto be a cup too low — prenesti malo pijače; biti potrtII [kʌp]transitive verbmedicine puščati kri z rožičem; pest na pol stisniti -
16 embossed
[im'bost]((of metal, leather etc) ornamented with a raised design: an embossed silver spoon.) reliefen* * *[imbɔst]adjectiveizbočen, reliefenembossed printing — tisk za slepce, vtisnjeni tisk -
17 foil
I [foil] verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) porazitiII [foil] noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) folija2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) (grdo) nasprotjeIII [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) floret* * *I [fɔil]nounkovinski listič, staniol, folija; amalgamska prevleka zrcala; archaic listast okrasek; figuratively (for, to) kontrastno ozadjeII [fɔil]transitive verbpokriti s tenko kovinsko plastjo; speljati na napačno sled, prelisičiti, ukaniti; pokvariti, preprečiti; odbitiIII [fɔil]nounsled zasledovane divjačineto run upon the foil — teči po lastni sledi; speljati lovceIV [fɔil]nounrapir, mečV [fɔil]nounporaz, neuspeh -
18 horseshoe
['ho:ʃʃu:]1) (a curved iron shoe for a horse.) podkev2) (something in the shape of a horseshoe: The bride was presented with a lucky silver horseshoe.) podkev* * *[hɔ:sšu:]1.nounpodkev;2.adjectiveki ima obliko podkvehorseshoe heel protector — podkvica, petni nabitek -
19 key
[ki:] 1. noun1) (an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned: Have you the key for this door?) ključ2) (in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes: piano keys.) tipka3) (in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.) tipka4) (the scale in which a piece of music is set: What key are you singing in?; the key of F.) tonovski način, ključ5) (something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc: the key to the whole problem.) ključ6) (in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.) legenda2. adjective(most important: key industries; He is a key man in the firm.) ključen- keyboard- keyhole
- keyhole surgery
- keynote
- keyed up* * *I [ki:]nounključfiguratively ključ do česa, pojasnilo (to k); knjiga rešenih matematičnih problemov; military ključni položaj; oblast (to nad); botany zoology klasifikacija, tabela; geslo, šifra (v inseratih); technical zagozda, zatič, svornik, privijalo (za drsalke); tipka pisalnega stroja, tipka električnega aparata; moznik, (lesen) klin; architecture sklepnik; music tipka, ključ, tonovski način; barvni odtenek; glasovna višina; music major (minor) key — dur (mol)music key of C major (minor) — C dur (mol)master key — ključ, ki odpira vsa vrataall in the same key — v istem tonu, monotonoto have ( —ali get) the key of the street — ne imeti hišnega ključa, biti brezdomecfiguratively to be in key with s.h. — biti v skladu s čimecclesiastic power of the keys — papeževa oblastII [ki:]adjectiveključen, bistvenIII [ki:]transitive verbs klinom zabiti, zagozditi (in, on); zakleniti; prilagoditi, uglasiti (to); uglasiti glasbilo; pod ključem govoriti, pod šifro oglasiti (v časopisih); (elektronika) vključiti, izključitifiguratively to key up — spodbuditi, spodbosti, podžgati; zvišati (cene)IV [ki:]nounotoček, čer, školj -
20 moonlight
noun, adjective ((made with the help of) the light reflected by the moon: The sea looked silver in the moonlight; a moonlight raid.) mesečina* * *[mú:nlait]1.nounmesečina;2.adjectivemesečen
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