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1 size up
(to form an opinion about a person, situation etc: He sized up the situation and acted immediately.) presoditi* * *transitive verb & intransitive verb določiti velikost, težo; colloquially oceniti, preceniti (kaj), presoditi; doseči (with s.th. kaj); postati večji; military razvrstiti (vojake) po velikosti -
2 giant
1. feminine - giantess; noun1) ((in fairy stories etc) a huge person: Jack met a giant when he climbed the beanstalk.) velikan2) (a person of unusually great height and size.) velikan3) (a person of very great ability or importance: Einstein is one of the giants of twentieth-century science.) velikan2. adjective(of unusually great height or size: a giant cod; a giant fern.) velikanski* * *[džáiənt]1.nounvelikan, orjak;2.adjectivevelikanski, orjaški, gigantski -
3 fit
I 1. [fit] adjective1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.) zdrav2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.) primeren2. noun(the right size or shape for a particular person, purpose etc: Your dress is a very good fit.) prava mera3. verbpast tense, past participle fitted -)1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.) prilegati se2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.) ustrezati3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.) namestiti4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.) opremiti•- fitness- fitter
- fitting 4. noun1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) oprema2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) pomerjanje•- fit in- fit out
- see/think fit II [fit] noun1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) napad2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) izbruh•* * *I [fit]nounnapad, izbruh, krč; kaprica, muhavostcolloquially razpoloženje; colloquially figuratively to give one a fit — presenetiti, razdražiti kogaby fits (and starts) — sunkovito, tu in tamto go into fits — dobiti napad; omedletito give s.o. fit(s) — razkačiti kogato throw a fit — pobesneti, razsrditi seII [fit]nounarchaic del pesmi, kiticaIII [fit]1.transitive verbprilagoditi, uravnati, urediti; opremiti, oskrbeti; (obleko) pomerjati; montirati; oborožiti;2.intransitive verbustrezati, biti pogodu; prilagoditi se; spodobiti se; prilegati seIV [fit]nounprileganje, prilagoditevto be an exact (bad) fit — dobro (slabo) se prilegati; nav. plural instalacijaV [fit]adjective ( fitly adverb)( for) primeren, ustrezen, uporaben, zmožen, sposoben; zdrav; vredenmore than is fit — čezmerno, pretiranoI was fit to — malo je manjkalo, da nisemto think fit to — odločiti se; raje nareditito run to be fit to burst — teči, dokler nam ne zmanjka sapecolloquially I laughed fit to burst — malo je manjkalo, pa bi bil počil od smeha -
4 tease
[ti:z] 1. verb1) (to annoy or irritate on purpose: He's teasing the cat.) nagajati2) (to annoy or laugh at (a person) playfully: His school-friends tease him about his size.) zafrkavati2. noun(a person who enjoys teasing others: He's a tease!) zafrkant- teaser- teasingly* * *I [ti:z]noundraženje, nagajanje, zbadanje, norčevanje, sitnarjenje; nadlegovanje; nadležna stvar, nadloga; nagajivec, sitnež, zbadljivec, nadležnež; technical česanje (volne), mikanje (lanu);II [ti:z]transitive verbnagajati, dražiti, zbadati, zafrkavati, rogati se, zasmehovati; nadlegovati; technical grebeniti, mikati, gradašati (lan, konopljo); česati (volno); technical podpihovati (ogenj); intransitive verb sitnariti (za kaj); biti nadležen -
5 medium
['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) medij, posrednik2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) mediji3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) medij4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) gojišče2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) srednji* * *I [mí:diəm]adjectivesrednji, povprečenprinting medium faced — polmasteneconomy medium-priced — povprečne cenetechnical medium cars — avtomobili srednjega razredaelectrical medium wave — srednji valII [mí:diəm]noun(plural media, mediums) sredina, srednja pot; biology physics chemistry srednik, medij; medicine gojišče; reklamno sredstvo (radio, TV itd.); sredstvo, pripomoček, posrednikby ( —ali through) the medium of — s pomočjo, s posredovanjemeconomy medium of exchange — valuta, denar -
6 minor
1. adjective1) (less, or little, in importance, size etc: Always halt when driving from a minor road on to a major road; She has to go into hospital for a minor operation.) manj pomemben2) ((American) a secondary subject that a student chooses to study at university or college: Her major is in physics, but she has a minor in computer science.)2. verb((American) to study something as a minor subject: He is minoring in French.) imeti za stranski predmet3. noun(a person who is not yet legally an adult.) mladoletnik- minority- be in the minority* * *I [máinə]adjectivemanjši, majhen, manj pomemben, podrejen; mladoleten, mlajšifiguratively conversation in a minor key — žalosten (pridušen) pogovorAmerican minor subject — stranski predmet na univerzijuridically minor offence — manjši prekršekgrammar minor sentence — nepopoln stavekII [máinə]nounmladoletnik; podrejeni; American stranski predmet na univerzi; music molova skala; American sport druga ligaMinor — minorit, frančiškanIII [máinə]intransitive verb American to minor in — imeti kot stranski predmet na univerzi -
7 monster
['monstə]1) (( also adjective) (something) of unusual size, form or appearance: a monster tomato.) velikanski2) (a huge and/or horrible creature: prehistoric monsters.) pošast3) (a very evil person: The man must be a monster to treat his children so badly!) pošast•- monstrously* * *[mɜnstə]1.nounpošast, spaček, monstrum;2.adjectivevelikanski, ogromen -
8 pocket
['pokit] 1. noun1) (a small bag sewn into or on to clothes, for carrying things in: He stood with his hands in his pockets; a coat-pocket; ( also adjective) a pocket-handkerchief, a pocket-knife.) žep2) (a small bag attached to the corners and sides of a billiard-table etc to catch the balls.) luknja (pri biljardu)3) (a small isolated area or group: a pocket of warm air.) otoček4) ((a person's) income or amount of money available for spending: a range of prices to suit every pocket.) žep2. verb1) (to put in a pocket: He pocketed his wallet; He pocketed the red ball.) dati v žep2) (to steal: Be careful he doesn't pocket the silver.) vtakniti v žep•- pocket-book
- pocket-money
- pocket-sized
- pocket-size* * *I [pɔkit]nounžep, vrečka, torbicaBritish English vreča (mera); figuratively denar, denarno sredstvo; mineralogy votlina polna rude; biljardna luknja; military žep kotel, obkoljeno področje; aeronautics air-pocket — zražni žepfiguratively a deep pocket — globok žepto be in pocket — imeti denar, prislužitito be out of pocket — imeti izgubo, biti v denarni stiskifiguratively he will suffer in his pocket — to se mu bo v denarnici poznaloto have s.o. in one's pocket — imeti koga v oblastifiguratively to put one's hand in one's pocket — seči globoko v žepII [pɔkit]transitive verbvtakniti v žep; figuratively prisvojiti si; figuratively pogoltniti (žaljivko), potlačiti (ponos); military obkoliti; spraviti biljardno kroglo v luknjo; American politics uporabiti vetoto pocket one's pride — ponižati se, potlačiti ponos
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