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1 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) merilo2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) merska enota3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mera4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) ukrep5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) mera6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) izmeriti2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) meriti3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) primerjati4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) meriti•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *I [méžə]nounmera, merilo (tudi figuratively); stopnja, obseg; del, delež; razmerje, meja; poetically metrum, pesniška mera; music takt, ritem; archaic ples; chemistry menzura, stopnja; geology plural sloji, ležišča; juridically ukrepmathematics greatest common measure — (G.C.M.) največja skupna merabeyond ( —ali out of all) measure — prekomeren, čez meroto have s.o.'s measure — oceniti značaj kogato take s.o.'s measure — vzeti komu mero, umeriti; figuratively oceniti značaj kogato take measures — podvzeti korake, ukreniti kajarchaic to tread a measure — plesatiII [méžə]1.transitive verbmeriti, izmeriti, odmeriti; umeriti (obleko); oceniti, soditi, presoditi (by po); primerjati, meriti ( with s, z); prehoditi;2.intransitive verbmeritito measure s.o. for (a suit of clothes) — vzeti komu mero (za obleko)to measure one's strength with s.o. — meriti se s komto measure s.o. with one's eye — premeriti koga z očmito measure s.o. from top to toe — premeriti koga od glave do pete -
2 measure up
( often with to) (to reach a certain required standard: John's performance doesn't measure up (to the others).) dosegati -
3 measure off
transitive verb odmeriti -
4 measure out
(to mark (off), weigh (out) a certain distance, amount: He measured out a kilo of sugar.) odmeriti* * *transitive verb razdeliti, dodeliti (to komu) -
5 measure up to
intransitive verb American ustreči (zahtevam), biti kos, dosegati -
6 made to measure
(of clothing) made to fit the measurements of a particular person: Was your jacket made to measure?; (also adjective) (a made-to-measure suit.) po meri narejen -
7 strike-measure
[stráikmežə]noun(= struck-measure) ravna (razana) mera (žita itd.) -
8 beyond measure
(very great: I'm offering you riches beyond measure!) neizmerljiv -
9 for good measure
(as something extra or above the minimum necessary: The shopkeeper weighed out the sweets and put in a few more for good measure.) povrh -
10 full measure
((no less than) the correct amount: We must ensure that customers get full measure.) točna mera -
11 made-to-measure
[méidtuméžə]adjectiveeconomy narejen po meri -
12 tape-measure
nouns (a length of eg plastic, cloth or metal tape, marked with centimetres, metres etc for measuring.) merilni trak* * *[téipmežə]nounmerilni trak -
13 yard-measure
[já:dmežə]nounmerilna palica ali vrvica dolžine 1 jarda -
14 tape
[teip] 1. noun1) ((a piece of) a narrow strip or band of cloth used for tying etc: bundles of letters tied with tape.) trak2) (a piece of this or something similar, eg a string, stretched above the finishing line on a race track: The two runners reached the tape together.) ciljna vrvica3) (a narrow strip of paper, plastic, metal etc used for sticking materials together, recording sounds etc: adhesive tape; insulating tape; I recorded the concert on tape.) trak4) (a tape-measure.) merilni trak2. verb1) (to fasten or seal with tape.) zvezati s trakom2) (to record (the sound of something) on tape: He taped the concert.) posneti na trak•- measuring-tape
- tape-recorder
- tape-record
- tape-recording* * *I [téip]1.nounozek trak (iz tkanine, kovine, papirja); trak brzojavnega aparata; magnetofonski trak; trak na cilju (teka ali dirke); slang žganje; krajšava za tape measure, tape worm, red tapered tape — rdeča vrvica za povezovanje službenih spisov, figuratively birokracijato breast the tape — (kot prvi) priteči na cilj;2.transitive verbopremiti s trakom, zvezati s trakom; oviti (knjigo) s trakom; meriti z merilnim trakom; snemati, posneti, govoriti na magnetofonski trak; military slang utišati (top)to have s.th. taped American slang spoznati se na kajII [téip]nounBritish English dialectal krt -
15 foot
[fut]plural - feet; noun1) (the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks: My feet are very sore from walking so far.) noga2) (the lower part of anything: at the foot of the hill.) vznožje3) ((plural often foot; often abbreviated to ft when written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm): He is five feet/foot six inches tall; a four-foot wall.) čevelj•- footing- football
- foothill
- foothold
- footlight
- footman
- footmark
- footnote
- footpath
- footprint
- footsore
- footstep
- footwear
- follow in someone's footsteps
- foot the bill
- on foot
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it* * *I [fut]plural feet noun noga, stopalo, čevelj (mera); stopicacolloquially pehota; (plural foots) gošča, usedlina; spodnja obrobnica jadra; podstavekto carry s.o. off his feet — spodnesti koga; navdušiti kogafiguratively to find one's feet — izkazati seAmerican slang to get cold feet — prestrašiti seto keep one's feet — ne zdrsniti, ne pastimy foot! — nesmisel!to put one's foot down — odločno se lotiti; ugovarjatito put one's foot in a thing — popolnoma kaj pokvariti, polomiti gato set ( —ali put) one's best foot forward ( —ali foremost) — pohiteti, kar se da; čim bolj se potruditito trample under foot — pohoditi, zatretislang to take the length of s.o.'s foot — spoznati slabosti koga, spregledati gato run s.o. off his feet — utruditi koga s hojoto get on ( —ali to) one's feet — dvigniti se, vstatiII [fut]1.intransitive verbhoditi, pešačiti; capljati; plesati; brcati;2.transitive verbgaziti; podplesti (nogavico)colloquially plačati, poravnati račun, sešteti; American colloquially to foot the bill — poravnati računto foot it — peš hoditi, plesati -
16 M. for M.
abbreviation -
17 p.
abbreviationpage; grammar participle; particle; past; perch (measure); music piano; pmnt; pole (measure); naut passing showers; (Latin personal) by; penny; pint; peseta; peso -
18 adjust
1) ((often with to) to change so as to make or be better suited: He soon adjusted to his new way of life.) prilagoditi (se)2) (to change (the position of, setting of): Adjust the setting of the alarm clock.) uravnati•- adjustment* * *[ədžʌst]transitive verburediti; poravnati, zravnati, (to) prilagoditi, regulirati -
19 beyond
[bi'jond]1) (on the farther side of: My house is just beyond those trees.) onstran2) (farther on than (something) in time or place: I cannot plan beyond tomorrow.) dlje kot3) (out of the range, power etc of: beyond help.) zunaj4) (other than: What is there to say beyond what's already been said?) razen•- beyond expectation
- beyond one's means* * *I [bijɔnd]adverbna drugi strani, onstran, prekoII [bijɔnd]prepositionveč kot, razen; na oni strani, nasprotiit is beyond my depth — tega ne razumem, ne dojamemIII [bijɔnd]nounonstranstvo, posmrtno življenjeat the back of beyond — na koncu sveta, bogu za hrbtom -
20 binary
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