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1 wool
[wul] 1. noun, adjective((of) the soft hair of sheep and some other animals, often made into yarn etc for knitting or into fabric for making clothes etc: I wear wool in winter; knitting-wool; a wool blanket.) volna; volnen- woollen- woollens
- woolly 2. noun(a knitted garment.) volnena oblačila- pull the wool over someone's eyes* * *I [wul]1.nounvolna; volnena nit; volneno tkanje; volnena tkanina (halja, obleka); (surov) bombaž; rastlinska volna; kratko volneno blago ali dlaka; volnati, gosti, kodrasti lasje; volni podobna snovto go for wool and come home shorn — poditi zajca, a prepoditi lisicoto pull the wool over s.o.'s eyes — prevarati, speljati na led, (o)goljufati koga;2.adjectivevolnen; volnatwool ball veterinary kepa volne (v ovčjem želodcu)wool clip economy letni donos volnewool comb technical greben gradašewool combing — gradašanje, česanje volnewool hall British English tržišče, borza za volnoII [wul]transitive verbizpuliti (ovci) volno; American slang povleči (koga) za lase, (iz)puliti (komu) lase -
2 ball
I 1. [bo:l] noun1) (anything roughly round in shape: a ball of wool.) krogla, klobčič2) (a round object used in games: a tennis ball.) žoga3) (balls (plural) (slang) testicles.) jajca•- ballcock
- ballpoint 2. adjectivea ballpoint pen.) kemični (za pisalo)- start/set
- keep the ball rolling II 1. [bo:l](a formal dance: a ball at the palace.) ples- ballroom2. adjectiveballroom dancing.) v plesni dvorani* * *I [bɔ:l]nounžoga, klobčič, kepaanatomy plesno, blazina; anatomy peščaj; gruda; sport a good ball — dober udarecto catch the ball at ( —ali on) the bound — spoznati priložnost, izrabiti položajball of the knee anatomy pogačicaball of the foot — plesno, blazinato make balls of s.th. — narediti zmedo iz česaon the ball — spreten, urenAmerican to have a lot on the ball — biti zelo sposobenmilitary to load with ball — ostro nabitisport ball out — stranski avtII [bɔ:l]transitive verb & intransitive verbzviti ali stisniti (se) v krogloto ball up — zmesti, zmešati; kepiti seIII [bɔ:l]nounples, plesna zabava -
3 steel wool
(a pad, ball etc of steel shavings used for scouring (pans etc) and polishing.) jeklena volna* * *[stí:lwul]nounjeklena volna (za čiščenje, poliranje) -
4 wind up
1) (to turn, twist or coil; to make into a ball or coil: My ball of wool has unravelled - could you wind it up again?) naviti2) (to wind a clock, watch etc: She wound up the clock.) naviti3) (to end: I think it's time to wind the meeting up.) zaključiti* * *1.intransitive verbzaključiti, colloquially končatihe'll wind up in prison — on bo končal v ječi; economy napraviti bankrot, bankrotirati, likvidirati sehe wound up by shooting himself — nazadnje se je ustrelil;2.transitive verbspraviti v tek, pognatito be wound up to fury — razjeziti se; končati, zaključiti (govor); economy opraviti ( affairs posle, zadeve); likvidirati ( a company družbo) -
5 noticeably
adverb This ball of wool is noticeably darker than these others.) opazno -
6 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) veter2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) sapa3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) vetrovi2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) ob sapo spraviti3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) pihalen- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) naviti2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) naviti3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) viti se4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) naviti•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up* * *I [wind]nounveter; vihar, vihra; vetrna tromba; aeronautics smer vetra; zrak; vonj, duh, voh; medicine vetrovi, napenjanje, plini; dih, dihanje; (trebušna) prepona; plural strani neba; (umetni) zračni tlak; music singular construction pihala, figuratively prazne besede, čenčebetween wind and water figuratively na občutljivem mestufrom the four winds — z vseh strani neba, od vsepovsodin(to) the wind's eye, into the teeth of the wind — proti vetruby the wind nautical s spodnjim vetrom (veter z boka proti ladijskemu kljunu)like the wind — kot veter, kot strelica, hitrocapful of wind — vetrič, sapica od časa do časapuffed up with wind figuratively napihnjen, nadut, domišljavslant of wind nautical sunek ugodnega vetrato be in the wind figuratively biti v zrakuthere is s.th. in the wind figuratively nekaj je v zrakuto break wind medicine spuščati vetroveto catch wind of s.th. — zavohati kajto cast ( —ali to fling —ali to throw) to the wind — na vse vetrove vreči, figuratively zapravljati, ne se zmeniti zato find out how the wind blows ( —ali lies) — ugotoviti, kako veter piha (tudi figuratively)to get (the) wind of s.th. — zavohati, zasumiti, priti na sled, zvedeti, slišati kajto get the wind up — prestrašiti se, imeti tremo; pobesnetito hit in the wind figuratively zadati udarec v želodecto put the wind up s.o. — prestrašiti koga, pognati komu strah v kostito raise the wind slang figuratively dobiti potrebni denar; dvigniti prahthe wind rises — veter nastane, se dvigneto go to the winds figuratively propastihe preaches to the winds — govori v veter (zaman, stenam)to sail before the wind — pluti, jadrati z vetrom v hrbtuto sail close to the wind figuratively delati nekaj, kar je komaj še pošteno; mejiti na nezakonitost; figuratively skrajno varčno gospodaritito sail with every shift of wind — jadrati, kakor veter potegne, figuratively obračati svoj plašč po vetruto speak to the winds — govoriti v veter, zaman (stenam) govoritito take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively prehiteti koga s čim, kar je on hotel napraviti, ter ga s tem oškodovati; premagati koga z njegovim lastnim orožjemto be troubled with wind medicine imeti vetroveto whistle down the wind figuratively zaman kaj želetiII [wind]transitive verbizpostaviti vetru, (pre)zračiti; hunting z vohanjem odkriti sled, (za)vohati; zasopiti (konja); izčrpati, ob sapo spraviti; pustiti konju, da se oddahnethey stopped to wind their horses — ustavili so se, da bi konji prišli do sapehe was fairly winded on reaching the top — bil je precéj zasopel, ko je prišel na vrhIII [wáind]nounobrat, vrtljaj, obračanje; zavoj, vijuga, ovinek (ceste itd.); upognjenost (v lesu); navitje (ure); napetje (strune, vzmeti); technical vitelIV [wáind]transitive verb(preterite & past participle wound — ali winded) pihati (v rog, trobento), dajati znake, signale (z rogom, s trobento)V [wáind]1.intransitive verbviti se, ( a road cesta) vijugati se; ovi(ja)ti se, omotavati se; obračati se, vrteti se; splaziti se ( into v); zvi(ja)ti se, skriviti se (les);2.transitive verboviti, zaviti, omotati; sukati, naviti, namota(va)ti ( on a reel na motek, na tuljavo); (za)vrteti (film) (po snemanju); dvigniti (z vitlom)to wind a blanket round o.s. — zaviti se v odejoto wind s.o. in one's arms — objeti kogato wind s.o. round one's littie finger figuratively oviti koga okoli (svojega) mezinca
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