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1 acquaintance
1) (a person whom one knows slightly.) znanec2) ((with with) knowledge: My acquaintance with the works of Shakespeare is slight.) poznavanje* * *[əkwéintəns]nounpoznanstvo; znanec, -nkato cultivate the acquaintance of s.o. — biti s kom v prijateljskih stikihupon what acquaintance? — zakaj?to have acquaintance with s.th. — vedeti o čem -
2 make someone's acquaintance
(to get to know someone: I made her acquaintance when on holiday in France.) seznaniti se -
3 acquaint
[ə'kweint]1) (to make (usually oneself) familiar (with): You must acquaint yourself with the routine of the office.) seznaniti se2) (to inform (a person) of: Have you acquainted her with your plans?) seznaniti•- be acquainted with
- make someone's acquaintance* * *[əkwéint]transitive verb( with s) seznaniti; sporočiti, obvestitito be acquainted with s.o., s.th. — poznati koga kajto become ( —ali get) acquainted — seznaniti se, navaditi se -
4 better
['betə]comparative; = good* * *I [bétə]nountisti, ki staviII [bétə]adjectiveboljši; primernejši; ki se bolje počutihe is better than his word — naredi še več, kot je obljubilthe better hand — prednost, premočIII [bétə]adverbbolje, primernejeto be better off — biti v boljšem položaju, biti premožnejšiI had better start — bolje bi bilo, če bi že začelyou had better not — bolje ne!, tega vam ne svetujemI know better — ne boste me ukanili, ne dam se potegniti za nosAmerican colloquially you'd better believe it — lahko mi verjamešso much the better, all the better — tem boljeIV [bétə]nounto get the better of — premagati, prekositiV [bétə]1.transitive verbpopraviti, izboljšati, izpopolniti, preseči;2.intransitive verbpopraviti, spopolniti, poboljšati se, napredovati -
5 bow
I 1. verb1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) prikloniti se2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) ukloniti se2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) poklon- bowedII 1. [bəu] noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) lok2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) godalni lok3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) vozel2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) premec* * *I [bou]nounlok; music godalni lok, godalo; mavrica; pentlja, obroček; roč, držaj; plural okvir za naočnike; vulgar trebuh, vampto draw ( —ali pull, shoot with) the long bow — pretiravati, širokoustiti seto draw a bow at a venture — streljati ali kaj reči na slepo srečo, tja v tri dnibows under — premagan, ki težko napredujeslang bow window — velik trebuh, vampII [bou]transitive verbmusic gosti; usločitiIII [bau]nounpoklon, klanjanje; spoštovanjeto make one's bow — umakniti se, oditi, posloviti seIV [bau]intransitive verb & transitive verbpripogniti, pripogibati se; (to, before) pokloniti, klanjati se, spokoriti, ukloniti se; v sobo (ali iz sobe) koga peljati, vljudno odslovitito bow and scrape — ponižati se, biti pretirano vljudenV [bau]nounnautical ladijski nos, kljun, krn, premec; veslač, ki sedi najbliže premcu -
6 cap
[kæp]1) (a hat with a peak: a chauffeur's cap.) čepica s ščitnikom2) (a covering for the head, not with a peak: a swimming cap; a nurse's cap.) kapa3) (a cover or top (of a bottle, pen etc): Replace the cap after you've finished with the pen.) pokrov, zamašek•- capped* * *I [kæp]nounčepica, kapica, klobuk, avba, pokrivalo; vrh; pokrov; vžigalna kapica; lesena čašaa feather in one's cap — nekaj, na kar smo lahko ponosnithe cap fits — prilega se (npr. pripomba)to send round the cap — poslati nabiralno polo, nabirati prispevkeshe sets (up) her cap at ( —ali for) him — trudi se, da bi ga pridobilafool's cap — čepica dvornega norca; format pisarniškega papirjaII [kæp]1.transitive verbpokriti; zapreti (npr. tubo); pozdraviti (z dvignjenjem čepice);2.figurativelyprekositi; nasilno se polastitithat caps the lot ( —ali everything, the climax) — to presega vse, to je višek -
7 curry
I 1. American - curries; noun((an originally Indian dish of) meat, vegetables etc cooked with spices: chicken curry.) curry2. verb(to cook in this way: Are you going to curry this meat?) pripraviti curry- curried- curry powder II verb(to rub down or comb and clean (a horse).) česati, krtačiti* * *I [kʌri]nounvrsta močno začinjene jedi (rižote); indijska začimbaII [kʌri]transitive verbzačiniti s curryjemIII [kʌri]transitive verbčesati (konja); čohati, božati; pretepsti; strojiti -
8 drop
[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) kaplja2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) kaplja3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) padec4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) spust2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) spustiti2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) pasti3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) opustiti4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) odložiti (koga)5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) napisati (nekaj besed)•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out* * *I [drɔp]1.intransitive verb( from) kapljati, kaniti; ( with) cediti se, teči; pasti, spustiti se; padati (cene); (from, out of) ven pasti, izpasti; prenehati; pasti v nezavest, zrušiti se; figuratively umreti;2.transitive verbpokapati; prelivati; izpustiti; opustiti, prekiniti; spustiti se; splaviti, povreči; oglasiti se pri kom; namignitito drop from sight — izginiti, zgubiti sedrop it! — nehaj že!figuratively to drop a brick — narediti nerodno napako, ustreliti kozla, bleknitito drop short — ne zadostovati; ne doseči ciljafiguratively to drop the curtain — narediti konecII [drɔp]nounkaplja, kapljica; gledališki zastor; padec; poklopna vrata; obesek, uhan; bonbon; odpadlo sadje ali zrnje; špranja (za novec v avtomatu)at the drop of a hat — nemudoma, takojto get the drop on s.o. — izrabiti neprilike kogato have a drop too much — nekoliko preveč ga imeti, biti v rožicahAmerican slang to have a drop on s.o. — imeti koga v rokahslang to have a drop in one's eye — kazati, da je kdo preveč pil -
9 nod
[nod] 1. past tense, past participle - nodded; verb1) (to make a quick forward and downward movement of the head to show agreement, as a greeting etc: I asked him if he agreed and he nodded (his head); He nodded to the man as he passed him in the street.) prikimati2) (to let the head fall forward and downward when sleepy: Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.) kinkati2. noun(a nodding movement of the head: He answered with a nod.) prikimanje- nod off* * *I [nɔd]nounprikimanje, migljaj, kinkanje, dremanjeto give s.o. a nod — prikimati komuthe land of nod — kraljestvo sanj, spanjeAmerican slang on the nod — na kredit, na upanjeII [nɔd]1.intransitive verbkimati, pokimati; zakinkati, zadremati (često z off); majati se (drevo v vetru), gugati se;2.transitive verbprikimati komu, pritrditito nod to s.o. — pokimati komua nodding acquaintance (with) — bežno poznanstvo, bežen znanec, površno poznavanje -
10 recognize
1) (to see, hear etc (a person, thing etc) and know who or what that person, thing etc is, because one has seen or heard him, it etc before: I recognized his voice/handwriting; I recognized him by his voice.) prepoznati2) (to admit, acknowledge: Everyone recognized his skill.) priznati3) (to be willing to have political relations with: Many countries were unwilling to recognize the new republic.) priznati4) (to accept as valid, well-qualified etc: I don't recognize the authority of this court.) priznavati•- recognisable
- recognizably
- recognisably
- recognition* * *[rékəgnaiz]1.transitive verbspoznati, prepoznati, identificirati; ceniti (koga); priznati kaj (as kot, that da); zavedati se, (jasno) spoznati, uvideti; biti hvaležen, nagraditi; dopuščati; vzeti (kaj) na znanje; pozdraviti, s pozdravom izraziti prepoznanje; American dati besedo govorniku;2.intransitive verbpred sodiščem se pismeno obvezati (in za)to recognize s.o. as the lawful heir — priznati koga za zakonitega dedičaI did not recognize I was lost till... — nisem se zavedel, da sem izgubljen, dokler ne...I recognized that I was wrong — priznal sem, da nimam prav -
11 renew
[rə'nju:]1) (to begin, do, produce etc again: He renewed his efforts; We must renew our attack on drug abuse.) obnoviti2) (to cause (eg a licence) to continue for another or longer period of time: My television licence has to be renewed in October.) podaljšati3) (to make new or fresh or as if new again: The panels on the doors have all been renewed.) obnoviti•- renewal* * *[rinjú:]transitive verb & intransitive verbobnoviti (se), renovirati (se), preroditi (se); izpopolniti, nadoknaditi; popraviti (pohištvo); podaljšati (menico, pogodbo), commerce prolongirati; znova začeti, nanovo oživiti; zopet dobitito renew a stock of goods — obnoviti, izpopolniti zalogo blagato renew a subscription — obnoviti, podaljšati naročninoto renew s.o.'s spirits — dati komu novih moči, opogumiti, ohrabriti kogato renew the tyres (tires) — obnoviti, menjati pnevmatike (koles) -
12 scrape
[skreip] 1. verb1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) opraskati2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) ostrgati3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) škripati4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) podrgniti5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) izgrebsti2. noun1) (an act or sound of scraping.) praskanje; škripanje2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) praska3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) nevšečnost•- scraper- scrape the bottom of the barrel
- scrape through
- scrape together/up* * *I [skréip]nounstrganje, praskanje; slang britje; škripanje ( of a pen peresa); praska; figuratively škripci, stiska, zadrega, težava, nevšečnost; tanko namazana plast (masla)in a scrape figuratively v škripcih, v stiskibread and scrape — kos kruha, namazan s tanko plastjo maslaa bow and a scrape — neroden poklon, spremljan s podrsavanjem nogeto get into a scrape figuratively priti v škripceto get s.o. into a scrape — spraviti koga v neprijeten položajto get out of a scrape — izvleči se iz zadrege (nevšečnosti, stiske, škripcev)II [skréip]transitive verb(o)strgati, ostružiti, (iz)praskati; slang (o)briti; nastrgati, grebsti, škripati; cviliti (z godalom), gosti; intransitive verb strgati, škripati; skopariti, biti lakomen; figuratively slabo igrati violino; drgniti se ( against ob); figuratively s težavo se prebijatito scrape (an) acquaintance with s.o. — vsiliti komu svoje poznanstvo, s silo se seznaniti s komto bow and scrape — nerodno se pokloniti, figuratively nerodno ali neotesano se obnašatito scrape one's chin colloquially briti seto scrape the bottom of the barrel figuratively slang porabiti zadnje ostanke svojih sredstev -
13 speaking
1) (involving speech: a speaking part in a play.) govoren2) (used in speech: a pleasant speaking voice.) govoren* * *[spí:kiŋ]1.noungovorjenje, govor, govorništvo; plural (redko) izreki (pomembnih osebnosti);2.adjectiveki govori, govoreč; zgovoren, izrazit, osupljivspeaking! — (pri telefonu) pri aparatu!, govorim!speaking likeness — izredna (izrazita, osupljiva) podobnost, živ portretI am not on speaking term with him — ne poznam ga toliko, da bi govoril z njim, figuratively z njim ne govorim, z njim sem skregan -
14 strike up
1) (to begin to play a tune etc: The band struck up (with) `The Red Flag'.) zaigrati2) (to begin (a friendship, conversation etc): He struck up an acquaintance with a girl on the train.) skleniti, začeti* * *intransitive verb & transitive verbskleniti (prijateljstvo, zvezo); music zapeti, zaigratito be struck up with American biti očaran (fasciniran, prevzet, zanesen) odto be struck up on — biti zaljubljen, zatreskan v -
15 throw off
1) (to get rid of: She finally managed to throw off her cold; They were following us but we threw them off.) znebiti se2) (to take off very quickly: He threw off his coat and sat down.) odvreči* * *transitive verb odvreči (breme); odložiti, otresti se; opustiti; hunting spustiti (pse, sokole), začeti lov; ustvariti, iz rokava stresti (pesem ipd.); printing napraviti odtis; hunting speljati s sledi; technical prevrniti, prekucniti; izklopiti, ustavitito be thrown off the line — biti vržen s tira, iztiriti seto throw off one's disguise — sneti masko, pokazati svoj pravi obraz -
16 visiting
[vízitiŋ]1.adjectiveobiskovalen; gostujoč, gostovalen; preiskovalen;2.nounobiskovanje, obiski; krajše bivanje (in Paris, at a hote v Parizu, v hotelu)visiting book — beležnica (reda) obiskov, seznam obiskovvisiting card — vizitka, posetnicavisiting list — seznam oseb, ki jih je treba obiskativisiting teacher — učitelj, ki poučuje bolne otroke domato be on visiting terms with s.o., to have a visiting acquaintance with s.o. — obiskovati se, biti v prijateljskem razmerju s kom
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