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21 barrage
1) (something that keeps back an enemy: a barrage of gunfire.) zapora2) (an overwhelming number: a barrage of questions.) poplava3) (a man-made barrier across a river.) jez* * *[baera:ž]nounzajezitev; military zapora, baraža -
22 bed
[,bi: 'ed,,bi: i: 'di:]( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Education; a first university degree in education or teaching.) diplomiran pedagog* * *I [bed]nounpostelja, ležišče; divan; žimnica; podstavek; podzidje; (jezersko, morsko) dno; rečno korito, struga; geology plast, ležišče; gredica; brlogearly to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise — rana ura zlata urahot bed — topla greda, gnojakfiguratively narrow bed — zadnje počivališčeas one makes one's bed, so one must lie — kakor si postelješ, tako boš spaljuridically from bed and board — od mize in posteljebed of roses ( —ali down, flowers) — udobno življenje, dober položajbed of thorns — težko življenje, neprijeten položajII [bed]1.transitive verb poeticallypostlati; posaditi, vsaditi; nastlati (steljo); plastiti; vulgar podreti;2.intransitive verb colloquiallyleči, prenočiti; zložiti se v plasti -
23 canal
[kə'næl]1) (a (usually narrow) man-made waterway: barges on the canal; the Panama Canal.) prekop2) (a passage in the body carrying fluids, food etc.) kanal* * *I [kənael]nounkanal, prekopanatomy alimentary canal — prebavilaII [kənael]transitive verbizkopati kanal -
24 contact
['kontækt] 1. noun1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) stik2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) zveza3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) znanec4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) stik5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) možni okuženec6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) stik2. verb(to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) stopiti v stik* * *I [kɔntækt]noundotik, stik, zveza; technical stikalo; American plural znanci, združenje; kurir; geometry dotikališčecontact man — človek, ki sprejema stranke, vezato come into contact — priti v stik, seznaniti seII [kəntaekt]transitive verb( with) navezati stike, biti v stiku -
25 cry
1. verb1) (to let tears come from the eyes; to weep: She cried when she heard of the old man's death.) jokati2) ((often with out) to shout out (a loud sound): She cried out for help.) vpiti2. noun1) (a shout: a cry of triumph.) krik2) (a time of weeping: The baby had a little cry before he went to sleep.) jok3) (the sound made by some animals: the cry of a wolf.) glas (živali)•- cry off* * *I [krai]nounkrik, vreščanje, vpitje, klicanje; jok; lajež; tolpa psov; geslo; rotitevmuch cry and little wool — mnogo krika za prazen nič, veliko truda in malo uspehaa far cry — velika razdalja, velika razlikafiguratively hue and cry — krik in vik; tiralicaII [krai]1.transitive verbklicati, vzklikniti, jokati, tarnati, razglasiti; izklicevati;2.intransitive verbjokati, kričati, jadikovati, vreščati; lajati; dreti seto cry shame upon s.o. — (o)sramotiti, grajati kogait's no good crying over spilt milk — kar je, jeto cry wolf — povzročiti prazen hrup, izgovarjati se na neresnično bolezento cry to s.o. — poklicati kogato cry craven — vdati se, popustiti -
26 dash
[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) planiti2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) vreči3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) razbiti2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) sunek2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) kanec3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) pomišljaj4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) zanos•- dashing- dash off* * *I [dæš]1.transitive verbtreščiti, vreči, metati; (po)škropiti; zbegati, (z)mešati; (raz)redčiti, primešati; načrtati; suniti; slang preklinjati; uničiti, razbiti;2.intransitive verbizbruhniti, počiti, brizgniti, pljusknitito s.o.'s hope — razočarati kogato dash one's spirits — užalostiti, pobitidash it!, dash you! — vraga!, presneto!II [dæš]nounsunek, udarec; trčenje, tresk; tek na kratke proge; zanos, naval, napad, zagon; kanec, trohica; primes; familiarly sijaj, odličnost; pomišljajto make a dash for ( —ali at) — planiti kam; gnati se za čim; hitro se lotitidash-and-dot line — pikčasta in črtkasta črta (-.-.-.-)a dash of rain — naliv, plohaIII [dæš]interjectiončof!, pljusk! -
27 decision
[di'siʒən](the act of deciding; a judgement: a time/moment of decision; I think you made the wrong decision.) odločitev* * *[disížən]nounodločitev, sklep; juridically razsodba; odločnost -
28 delirious
[di'liriəs]1) (wandering in the mind and talking complete nonsense (usually as a result of fever): The sick man was delirious and nothing he said made sense.) zblojen2) (wild with excitement: She was delirious with happiness at the news.) (biti) iz sebe (zaradi)•* * *[dilíriəs]adjective ( deliriously adverb)zmeden, blazento be delirious — blesti, fantazirati -
29 effort
['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) napor2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) napor3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) dosežek•- effortlessly* * *[éfət]nounnapor, trud, boj; technical moč, napetost; colloquially dosežek, uspehcolloquially a fine effort — dober uspeh -
30 fabric
['fæbrik]((a type of) cloth or material: Nylon is a man-made fabric.) blago, tkanina* * *[faebrik]nounzgradba, material, struktura; sistem; surova zgradba; izdelovanje, izdelek; tkanina, blago -
31 fast
I 1. adjective1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) hiter2) (quick: a fast worker.) hiter3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) ki prehiteva2. adverb(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) hitro- fastness- fast foods
- fast food II 1. verb(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) postiti se2. noun(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) post- fastingIII adjective1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) obstojen2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) pritrjen•* * *I [fa:st]adjectivehiter; lahkomiseln; trden; stanoviten, zvest, stalen (barva); pritrjen, zapetAmerican slang sleparski; American slang fast buck — hitro zaslužen denara fast man (woman) — razuzdanec, (-nka)fast watch — ura, ki prehitevato make door fast — zakleniti, zapahniti vrataII [fa:st]adverbhitro, naglo; trdno, močno; pogosto; varno; tik; zapravljivo, lahkomiselnofast by, fast beside — čisto polegto play fast and loose — biti nezanesljiv, nestalento stick fast — trdno se držati; figuratively obtičatito make fast — pritrditi, privezatiIII [fa:st]1.nounpost;2.intransitive verbpostiti se;3.adjectiveposten -
32 fibre
1) (a fine thread or something like a thread: a nerve fibre.) vlakno2) (a material made up of fibres: coconut fibre.) vlakno3) (character: A girl of strong moral fibre.) značaj•- fibrous- fibreglass* * *American fiber [fáibə]noun vlakno, ličje; nitka, vejica; figuratively vrsta, značaj, narava, žilavost -
33 fresh
[freʃ]1) (newly made, gathered, arrived etc: fresh fruit (= fruit that is not tinned, frozen etc); fresh flowers.) svež2) ((of people etc) healthy; not tired: You are looking very fresh this morning.) svež, spočit3) (another; different; not already used, begun, worn, heard etc: a fresh piece of paper; fresh news.) nov, svež4) ((of weather etc) cool; refreshing: a fresh breeze; fresh air.) svež5) ((of water) without salt: The swimming-pool has fresh water in it, not sea water.) sladek•- freshen- freshly
- fresh-water* * *I [freš]adjective ( freshly adverb)svež, osvežilen; zdrav, čil, živahen; neslan, sladek (voda); nov; naiven, neizkušen; slang okajen; American slang predrzen, nadut, domišljava fresh hand — začetnik, neizkušen človekII [freš]adverbna novo, malo prej, pravkarIII [freš]nounpoplava, povodenj; somornica; zgodnja doba, začetek leta; svežina, hlad; slang novinec, bruc; sladka voda; ribnik, izvor -
34 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) polovica, pol2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) polčas2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pol2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) pol3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) polovičen3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) na pol2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) na pol•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *I [ha:f, haæf]noun(plural halves) polovica; polletje; sport polčas; izenačenost (golf); juridically strankaone's better half — boljša polovica, ženathe larger half — večja polovica, večji delto do s.th. by halves — površno, na pol kaj nareditito go halves with s.o. — razdeliti si s kom na polin half, in halves — razpolovljenII [ha:f, hæf]adjectivepolovičen; površen, nepopolnat half the price — za pol cene, po polovični cenito gain half the battle — polovico že dobiti, opraviti že pol delahalf a loaf is better than no bread — boljši vrabec v roki, kot golob na strehito see with half an eye — takoj sprevideti, videti brez najmanjšega trudanautical half three — tri in pol sežnjaIII [ha:f, hæf]adverbpol, na pol; precej; skorajnot half — kar se da, strašnocolloquially not half bad — precej dobronot half big enough — sploh ne, še zdaleč nedo you like whisky? Oh, not half! — imate radi viski? Pa še kako!nautical east half-south — ɜ ɜ/8 stopinj jugovzhodno -
35 knock
[nok] 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) potrkati2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) suniti, zbiti3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) udariti4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) zadeti (se) ob2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) udarec2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) trkanje•- knocker- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up* * *I [nɔk]nounudarec, sunek; trkanje; ropotanje motorjaAmerican slang neugodna kritika; slang to take the knock — pretrpeti hudo denarno izguboII [nɔk]1.transitive verbudariti, suniti; tolči, trkati, potrkati (at, on na, po); colloquially osupniti, zaprepastiti, sapo vzeti; American slang ostro kritizirati, zmesti;2.intransitive verbtolči, razbijati, trkati; trčiti, udariti (against, into ob, v); ropotati (motor); American colloquially godrnjatito knock the bottom out of — dokazati neresničnost, izpodbiti kajto knock on the head — ubiti, udariti do nezavesti; figuratively zadati udarec, onemogočiti kajto knock one's head against (a brick wall) — udariti z glavo ob zid; figuratively riniti z glavo skozi zidto knock all of a heap — presenetiti, osupnitito knock into a cocked hat — uničiti, izmaličiti; zaprepastiti, potolči (nasprotnika)to knock home — dobro zabiti; figuratively vtepsti komu kaj v glavoto knock s.o. into the middle of next week — udariti koga, da odleti; ven vreči, nagnatislang what knocks me — kar mi ne gre v glavo -
36 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) (pri)peljati2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) voditi3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) povzročiti4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) biti na čelu5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) imeti2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vodstvo2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) prednost3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) vodenje4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) prednost5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) (pasja) vrvica6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) sled7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) glavna vloga•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) svinec2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mina•- leaden* * *I [led]nounchemistry svinec; marine grezilo, svinčnica; plural svinčene krovne ploščice, svinčena streha, svinčen okenski okvir; chemistry grafit, mina (za svinčnik); printing medvrstnikBritish English military nautical slang to swing the lead — hliniti bolezen, simuliratias dull as lead — zabit, neumenII [led]1.transitive verbzaliti s svincem, obtežiti, plombirati, zapečatiti; printing razmakniti vrstice;2.intransitive verb nauticalmeriti globino s svinčnicoIII [li:d]nounvodenje, vodstvo; sport & figuratively prednost, naskok; začetni udarec (boks); zgled, primer, nasvet, napotek; theatre glavna vloga, glavni igralec, -lka; cards prednost, prva karta; kratek izvleček iz vsebine članka, uvod k članku; electrical vod, dovod, prevodnik, prevodna žica; mlinščica, korito za mlin; kanal skozi ledeno polje; pasji konopec; naplavina zlata v rečni strugiunder s.o.'s lead — pod vodstvom kogato be in the lead of — biti na čelu, voditito take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, prevzeti pobudo, sprožiti kajto give a lead — iti pred kom, jahati na čelu (lov)sport to have the lead of — voditi pred, imeti prednost (naskok) predfiguratively to have the lead over — imeti naskok pred (konkurenco)to follow s.o.'s lead — ravnati se po nasvetu kogato give s.o. a lead — dati komu dober zgled, svetovaticards it is your lead — ti začneš, ti si na vrsti (pri kartanju)cards to return lead — vreči karto iste barveIV [li:d]1.transitive verbvoditi, peljati, pripeljati (to), odpeljati ( away); figuratively napeljati, napeljevati, nagniti koga (to k); voditi dirigirati (orkester); preživljati (življenje); speljati (koga, vodo kam); začeti igro (kartanje);2.intransitive verbbiti prvi, biti v vodstvu, na čelu; voditi, peljati (cesta, prehod itd); zadati prvi udarec (boks)to lead the way — pokazati pot, peljati, iti pred komto lead the dance — začeti, otvoriti plesto lead s.o. up the garden (path) — povleči koga za nosto lead s.o. by the nose — imeti koga na vajetih, imeti popolno oblast nad kom; povleči koga za nosthis led me to believe — to me je nagnilo k temu, da sem verjelto lead s.o. a (dog's) life — greniti komu življenjeto lead s.o. a nice ( —ali fine, pretty, merry) life — delati komu težave, pošiljati koga od Poncija do Pilata, imeti koga za norcafiguratively to lead with the chin — izzivati usodoto lead (a girl) to altar — peljati (dekle) pred oltar, oženitisport to lead by points — voditi po točkahAmerican to lead captive — peljati v ujetništvoScottish juridically to lead evidence — pričatiparliament to lead the House — voditi parlamentarne zadevefiguratively the blind leading the blind — slepec slepca vodihe is easier led than driven — lažje ga je prepričati, kakor prisiliti -
37 many
['meni] 1. comparative - more; adjective(a great number of: Many languages are spoken in Africa; There weren't very many people; You've made a great/good many mistakes.) mnogo2. pronoun(a great number: A few people survived, but many died.) mnogi- many-- many a* * *I [méni]adjectivemnogi, številni, mnogo, velikomany times — velikokrat, čestohow many? — koliko?how many times? — kolikokrat?to be one too many for — biti premočen za, biti prekanjenone too many — odveč, nezaželjen, eden prevečin so many words — dobesedno, izrecnomany's the — mnogo jih je, kiII [méni]nounmnožica, mnogi -
38 mark
1. noun1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.)2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.)4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.)5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.)6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.)2. verb1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.)2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.)3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.)4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.)5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.)•- marked- markedly
- marker
- marksman
- marksmanship
- leave/make one's mark
- mark out
- mark time* * *I [ma:k]nounznak, znamenje; madež, brazgotina, praska, zareza; odtis, žig; British English red, ocena (šolska); economy varstvena (tovarniška) znamka; cilj, tarča; figuratively standard, raven, norma, ugled; znak, križ (nepismenega človeka); military tip, model; sport startno mesto (tek), mesto za kazenski strel (nogomet), sredina želodca (boks); history marka, mejno ozemljeear mark — razpoznavni znak na ušesu, figuratively razpoznavni znakmark moot — občinski zbor, shodbelow the mark — pod običajno ravnijo, nezadovoljiv, bolanbeside the mark — mimo tarče, figuratively netočen, nepravilen, zgrešen, irelevantenAmerican slang easy mark — lahkovernežsport to get off the mark — startatito hit the mark — zadeti, uspetito make one's mark upon ( —ali with) — uspeti, uveljaviti se prislang not my mark — ni po mojem okusu, mi ne odgovarjato miss the mark — zgrešiti, ne uspetioff the mark — čisto napačen, zgrešento overshoot the mark — ustreliti preko tarče; iti predaleč, gnati predalečeconomy trade mark — varstvena (tovarniška) znamkaup to the mark — na običajni ravni, zadovoljiv, dobrega zdravjawide of the mark — daleč mimo, figuratively zelo zgrešenwithin the mark — v dovoljenih mejah, upravičenII [ma:k]transitive verbzaznamovati, označiti; vžgati znak, žigosati, pustiti znanienje, biti znak ( for za); izbrati določiti predvideti ( for za); izraziti, pokazati; redovati (v šoli); opaziti, zapomniti si; economy označiti blago, določiti blagu ceno; sport kriti, ovirati nasprotnika (nogomet)to mark time — tolči takt z nogami, stopati na mestu; figuratively čakati, ostati na mestuthat marks him for a leader — to kaže, da bi bil primeren za voditeljamark my words! — zapomni si moje besede!mark! — pazi!III [ma:k]nounmarka (denar); mera za težo zlata in srebra (ca 8 unč) -
39 money
(coins or banknotes used in trading: Have you any money in your purse?; The desire for money is a cause of much unhappiness.) denar- moneylender
- lose/make money* * *[mʌni]noundenar, plačilno sredstvo; bogastvo, premoženje; plural archaic ali juridically vsote denarjamoney of account — denar kot merilo vrednosti, a ne v obtoku (angleška guinea)colloquially in the money — pri denarju, bogatto get one's money's worth — imeti stroške povrnjene, dobro kupitito make money (by) — obogateti, dobro zaslužiti (s, z)slang money for jam — lahek zaslužekto raise money — izprositi denar, dobiti denar v gotove svrhe, sposoditi si denarconscience money — denar, vplačan v državno blagajno (zaradi davčne utaje)to call in money — zahtevati denar nazaj, zahtevati izplačiloto come into money — priti do denarja, podedovati denar -
40 offer
['ofə] 1. past tense, past participle - offered; verb1) (to put forward (a gift, suggestion etc) for acceptance or refusal: She offered the man a cup of tea; He offered her $20 for the picture.) ponuditi2) (to say that one is willing: He offered to help.) ponuditi se2. noun1) (an act of offering: an offer of help.) ponudba2) (an offering of money as the price of something: They made an offer of $50,000 for the house.) ponudba•- offering- on offer* * *I [ɔfə]nounponudba, predlogeconomy oferta, ponudba; economy to be open to an offer — biti pripravljen upoštevati predlog kupcaII [ɔfə]1.transitive verbnuditi, ponuditi; economy oferirati, ponuditi; izreči, povedati (mnenje itd.); žrtvovati, darovati (često z up, to komu);2.intransitive verbponuditi se; žrtvovatito offer battle — nuditi nasprotniku priliko, da se borito offer one's hand — ponuditi roko, ponuditi zakon
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made man — noun a) A man whose fortune has been made. I had no money, but if I could only find workable country, I might stock it with borrowed capital, and consider myself a made man. b) A person who has been through an induction ceremony into the Mafia or … Wiktionary
made man — man who is guaranteed success … English contemporary dictionary
self-made-man — [ sɛlfmɛdman ] n. m. • 1878; mot angl. « homme (man) qui s est fait (made) lui même (self) » ♦ Anglic. Homme qui ne doit sa réussite matérielle et sociale qu à lui même. « M. Brunel était un self made man, il faisait des affaires, il avait eu des … Encyclopédie Universelle
self made man — ⇒SELF( )MADE( )MAN, (SELF MADE MAN, SELF MADE MAN)subst. masc. Anglicisme. Celui qui ne doit sa réussite matérielle et/ou sociale qu à ses qualités et ses mérites personnels. Synon. fils de ses œuvres, parvenu (péj.). Fils d un boucher d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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Self-Made Man — Self Made Man: My Year Disguised as a Man is a book written by lesbian journalist Norah Vincent, recounting an 18 month experiment in which she disguised herself as a man Ned and then integrated with a group of male bowlers. She described this as … Wikipedia