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1 action
['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) dejanje2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) delovanje3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) postopek4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) dogajanje5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) boj•- out of action* * *I [aekšən]noundejanje, delovanje; učinek; borba, boj; juridically proces, sodni postopek; hoja (npr. konja); mehanizemfull of action — delaven, prizadevenactions speak louder than words — po delu, ne po besedah cenimo človekaII [aekšən]transitive verb(ob)tožiti -
2 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 -
3 tear
I [tiə] noun(a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) solza- tearful- tearfully
- tearfulness
- tear gas
- tear-stained
- in tears II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) raztrgati, iztrgati2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) trgati se3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) drveti2. noun(a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) raztrganina- be torn between one thing and another- be torn between
- tear oneself away
- tear away
- tear one's hair
- tear up* * *I [tíə]nounsolza; (solzi podobna) kaplja; plural skrb, žalost, bolest; (redko) tožba, tarnanjcin tears — (ves) v solzah, ihteč, jokajočtears of strong wine — kaplje, ki se naredijo v čaši vina, ki ni čisto polnato draw tears from s.o., to reduce s.o. to tears — spraviti koga vjokII [tʌ/ə]nounraztrg, razporek, raztrgano mesto; razcep; drvenje, hitra, divja naglica, hitenje; razburjenje, pobesnelost; American slang popivanje, veseljačenjeat full tear — z vso brzino, v polnem zamahu (zagonu)III [tʌ/ə]transitive verb(raz)trgati; razkosati; pretrgati, prekiniti; iztrgati, izpuliti; vleči, natezati; odtrgati ( from od)to tear open — odpreti z raztrganjem, raztrgatito tear s.th. from s.o. — iztrgati komu kajto tear to pieces — raztrgati na kose, razkosatito be torn between hope and despair — biti razdvojen (kolebati) med upanjem in obupom; intransitive verb (po)vleči (at za), močno potegniti (at za); (raz)trgati se; pretrgati se; prekiniti se, pokati; colloquially drveti, dirjati, divje hiteti, leteti ( through skozi); colloquially divjati, besnetihe tore down the hill — zdrvel je po hribu navzdol; -
4 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) svetloba2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luč3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ogenj4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luč2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) svetel2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) svetel3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) razsvetliti2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) prižgati (se)•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lahek2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lahek3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lahek4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lažji5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lahek6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lahkoten7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) veder, lahek8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lahen9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) prhek•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)* * *I [lait]adjective ( lightly adverb)lahek; majhne specifične teže, pod predpisano težo; nepomemben, neznaten, lahek (bolezen, kazen, napaka, delo itd.); zabaven, lahek (glasba, knjiga); prhek, rahel (zemlja, sneg, kruh); vitek, nežen, graciozen, okreten, uren; brezskrben, veder (srce); lahkomišljen, lahkoživ, frfrast (ženska); malo otovorjen, neotovorjen; nenaglašen (zlog)electrical light current — šibki tokfiguratively a light hand — obzirnost, taktlight in hand — poslušen (konj), lahko vodljivmilitary in light marching order — na pohodu z malo tovoraII [lait]adverbnalahko, rahlo, lahkolight come, light go — kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljenoto get off light — srečno jo odnesti, biti malo kaznovanIII [lait]adjectivesvetel, jasenIV [lait]nounsvetloba, luč, razsvetljava; vir svetlobe (okno, sonce, svetilka, vžigalica, sveča, ogenj); dnevna, sončna svetloba; nautical svetilnik; iskrenje, sijaj (oči); poetically vid, nebesno telo; figuratively luč, prosvetljenjstvo, jasnost, prosvetljenec, genij; ključna beseda akrostiha; plural spoznanja, nova odkritja, nova dejstva, (umske) sposobnosti, zmožnosti; plural slang očihe appears in the light of (a scoundrel) videti je (lopov)by the light of nature — po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjoto bring to light — odkriti, odkopatito come to light — priti na svetlo, biti odkritpoetically light of one's eyes — vidfiguratively the light of my eyes — punčica mojega očesato give light to — razložiti, razjasnitito give s.o. a light — prižgati komu cigaretoto hide one's light under a bushel — biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnostithe light of s.o.'s countenance — naklonjenost koga (uživati)to place s.th. in a good light — postaviti kaj v lepo lučto put a light to s.th. — prižgati, zažgati kajto see the light — roditi se; American spremeniti svoje stališče; religion biti prosvetljen, sprevidetito see the light of day — biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjento stand in s.o.'s light — jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figuratively motiti kogato strike a light — prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)to throw ( —ali shed) light on s.th. — razložiti, razjasniti kajget out of the light! — ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!light and shade — svetloba in senca, nasprotjaAncient Lights — opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi oknaV [lait]1.transitive verbprižgati, razsvetliti, vneti;2.intransitive verbprižgati se, vneti se, posvetiti, posijati;VI [lait]intransitive verb -
5 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) lahko bi bil...2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) lahko bi vsaj...3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) lahko bi bil...4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') mogoče -
6 course
[ko:s]1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) tečaj; zdravljenje2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) jed3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) dirkališče; igrišče4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) tok5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) potek6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) postopek•- in due course
- of course
- off
- on course* * *I [kɔ:s]nountek, potek, postopek; proga, pot, smer; krožek, študij, tečaj; plast; dirkališče; golfišče; korito; kariera; plural menstruacijain the course of — med, v tekuin due course — v določenem času, pravočasnoof course — seveda, vsekakor, naravnoto stay the course — vztrajati do konca, ne popustitito take a course for s.th. — ukreniti kajII [kɔ:s]1.transitive verbgnati, loviti, zasledovati (zajce s psi);2.intransitive verbteči, curljati; bežati -
7 roll
I 1. [rəul] noun1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) zvitek2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) žemljica3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) valjanje4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) zibanje5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) bobnenje6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) kolobar (sala)7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) tuš (bobnanje)2. verb1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) kotaliti (se)2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) odkotaliti3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) zviti4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) prevaliti (se)5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) svaljkati6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) zamotati7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) valjati8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) zibati (se)9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) bobneti10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) zavijati (oči)11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) voziti se12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) valiti se13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) teči•- roller- rolling
- roller-skate 3. verb(to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) kotalkati se- roll in
- roll up II(a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) seznam* * *I [róul]nounzvitek (papirja, pergamenta itd.), rola; listina, seznam, spisek, popis, imenik, register, katalog; zmotani akti, spisi, letopisi, kronike, anali itd.; American slang zvitek bankovcev, denar; kruhek, žemljica, (mesna) rulada; archaic polž; technical valj, cilinder; military klicanje po imenih, apel; valjanje, trkljanje, kotaljenje, obračanje; figuratively majava hoja, guganje; pozibavanje (ladje, letala); bobnenje (groma), hrumenje, valovanje (vode); (o zvoku) blagoglasje, skladnost, gostolevek (kanarčka); aeronautics obračanje, vrtenje (umetnostno letanje)roll of hair — rola, zvitek, koder lasthe Rolls — državni arhiv, registratura (v Londonu)to strike s.o. off the rolls — brisati, črtati koga s seznama; diskvalificirati koga (zaradi nepoštenja itd.)II [róul]1.transitive verbvaliti, valjati, kotaliti; zviti, (za)motati, zvijati, svaljkati; prevažati, transportirati, voziti; tanjšati, valjati (železo); gugati, pozibavati, valoviti; phonetics izgovarjati soglasnik r z vibriranjem; (o reki) valiti, gnati; vrteti (okoli osi); razmišljati, prevračati misli, tuhtatito roll a blanket, a carpet — zviti odejo, preprogoto roll a lawn, a road — zvaljati trato, cestoto roll one's r's — drdrati, pogrkavati svoje rroll my log and I'll yours figuratively roka roko umivahe rolled himself from side to side — pozibaval, majal se je z ene strani na drugoto set the ball rolling figuratively spraviti (stvar) v tek, sprožiti, začeti;2.intransitive verbvaliti se, valjati se, kotaliti se; voziti se, potovati; obračati se, vrteti se; potekati, minevati, teči (o času, letnih časih); odteči, odtekati (o vodi); valovati, biti valovit (o morju); valovito se raztezati (o kopnem, zemlji); odjekniti, odmevati, razlegati se (o zvoku); bobneti; šumeti; gostoleti (o kanarčku); (o osebah) majati se, zibati se, racati; vrteti se, obračati se (okoli svoje osi)a rolling stone — valeč se kamen, figuratively nestanoviten človek, ki stalno menjava služboto roll in money, in riches — valjati se v denarju, biti zelo bogatto roll into one — stekati se v eno, združiti sea rolling stone gathers no moss figuratively goste službe, redke suknjeto start the ball rolling figuratively spraviti kaj v tek, začeti, sprožitiwe had been rolling for hours without stopping once at a station — vozili smo se ure in ure, ne da bi se bili ustavili enkrat na kaki postaji -
8 cause
[ko:z] 1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) vzrok2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) povod3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) cilj; v imenu (miru)2. verb(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) povzročiti; pripeljati do česa* * *I [kɔ:z]transitive verbpovzročiti, sprožiti, pripraviti koga do česaII [kɔ:z]noun(of) vzrok; ( for) povod, razlog; zadeva, stvar; načelo, ideal; pravda, tožbain the cause of — v imenu, zaradito make common cause with — strinjati se, delati v prid iste stvariFirst cause, Cause of causes — stvarnikfinal cause — končni cilj, namento plead s.o.'s cause — zastopati zadevo koga -
9 force
[fo:s] 1. noun1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) moč2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) sila3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) sila2. verb1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) prisiliti2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) prisiliti (se)•- forced- forceful
- forcefully
- forces
- in
- into force* * *I [fɔ:s]nounmoč, energija; nasilje; trdnost, jakost; uspešnost; učinek, vpliv; veljavnost, pomen; plural čete; vojna sila, vojskain force — veljaven, v veljavito put in force — uveljaviti, uzakonitiII [fɔ:s]transitive verbsiliti, izsiliti, vsiliti, prisiliti; obvladati; predreti, predirati; z naskokom vzeti; vdreti; oskruniti, posiliti; prenapenjati, forsiratito force s.o.'s hand — prisiliti kogato force s.th. on s.o. — vsiliti komu kajto force o.s. upon s.o. — vsiljevati se komuIII [fɔ:s]transitive verb(na)polniti, nadevatiIV [fɔ:s]nounslap -
10 permit
1. [pə'mit] past tense, past participle - permitted; verb1) (to agree to (another person's action); to allow or let (someone do something): Permit me to answer your question; Smoking is not permitted.) dovoliti2) (to make possible: My aunt's legacy permitted me to go to America.) omogočiti2. ['pə:mit] noun(a written order allowing a person to do something: We have a permit to export our product.) pisno dovoljenje* * *I [pɜ:mit]noun(pismeno) dovoljenje, prepustnica, prehodnica; economy izvozno dovoljenjeII [pəmít]1.transitive verbdovoliti, dopustiti, privoliti; prenašati, trpeti kaj;2.intransitive verbdovoliti si; dopustiti (of)to permit o.s. s.th. — privoščiti si kajtime permitting — če bo čas dovolil, če bo čas -
11 stimulus
['stimjuləs]plural - stimuli; noun1) (something that causes a reaction in a living thing: Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.) dražljaj2) (something that rouses or encourages a person etc to action or greater effort: Many people think that children need the stimulus of competition to make them work better in school.) spodbuda* * *plural stimuli [stímjuləs, -mjulai]nounmedicine sredstvo za poživitev, poživilo; figuratively spodbuda; stimulus -
12 subject
1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) podrejen2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) podložnik2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) tema3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) predmet4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) vzrok5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) osebek3. [səb'‹ekt] verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) podvreči2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) izpostaviti•- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject to* * *I [sʌbdžikt]1.nounpodložnik, podanik, državljan; predmet (stvar) pogovora, téma; učni predmet; music téma; razlog, povod, vzrok, motiv ( for za); človek, oseba; grammar osebek, subjekt; philosophy ego; poskusni predmet (oseba, žival); mrlič (za seciranje); medicine oseba, pacienton the subject of — gledé, kar se tiče, kar zadevacompulsory (optional, additional) subject — obvezen (izbiren, dodaten) učni predmeta nervous subject — živčna oseba, živčneža ticklish subject — kočljiv, delikaten predmetto wander from the subject — oddaljiti se od predmeta;2.adjectivepodvržen, podložen, podrejen (to komu, čemu), odvisen (to od); nesamostojen (država itd.); občutljiv (to za), nagnjen (to k), izpostavljen (to čemu)subject to — pogojèn z, s pogojem; odvisen od (česa), s pridržkomsubject to your approval — s pogojem (pridržkom), da vi odobritethe treaty is subject to ratification — pogodba mora biti ratificirana, da postane veljavnato hold subject — imeti v podložnosti, v odvisnostiII [səbdžékt]transitive verbpodvreči, podrediti; podjarmiti; napraviti odvisno (to od); izpostaviti (to čemu); obrzdati; napraviti dovzetnega zato subject o.s. to ridicule — izpostavljati se posmehuto subject s.o. to a test — preskusiti koga -
13 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) pretepati se2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) upirati se3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) prepirati se2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) spopad2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) boj3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) bojevitost4) (a boxing-match.) dvoboj•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight* * *I [fait]nounboj, borba, bitka, spopad, dvoboj, mečevanje; prepir, pretep; tekma; bojevitostcolloquially a dog fight — borba v zrakuto show fight — pokazati pripravljenost za boj, pokazati zobesham fight — manever, navidezna bitkahand-to-hand fight — pretep, boj na nožII [fait]transitive verb & transitive verb(against, about, for, with, on behalf of) boriti, vojskovati se; odbijati; braniti (se); priboriti si; premagati; pestiti se, boksati; prepirati sethat cock won't fight — to ne bo držalo; tukaj nekaj ni v reduto fight with one's gloves off — ne izbirati sredstev za boj, ne prijemati koga z rokavicamito fight a lone hand — boriti se sam, brez pomočito fight shy of s.o. — izogibati se koga -
14 proceed
[prə'si:d, 'prousi:d]1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) nadaljevati2) (to follow a course of action: I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.) postopati3) (to begin (to do something): They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.) začeti4) (to result: Fear often proceeds from ignorance.) izvirati5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) začeti postopek•- proceeds* * *[prəsí:d]intransitive verbnadaljevati pot, napotiti se (to); figuratively nadaljevati se, napredovati; uspeti, iti po sreči, priti naprej; nadaljevati ( with kaj); nadaljevati govor ( he ŋed to say nadaljeval je, nato je rekel); ravnati, delati po načrtu; preiti (to k), lotiti se, nameniti se (to do s.th. kaj storiti); izvirati ( from); juridically začeti sodni postopek ( against proti)to proceed with s.th. — lotiti se česa, izvesti kajto proceed to business — lotiti se dela, začetiBritish English to proceed to a degree — doseči višjo akademsko stopnjo -
15 screw
[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) vijak2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) privijanje2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) priviti2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) priviti, odviti3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).) jebati4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.) jebati•- be/get screwed
- have a screw loose
- put the screws on
- screw up
- screw up one's courage* * *I [skru:]nounvijak; ladijski, letalski vijak, propeler; en vrtljaj vijaka, privijanje, pritegovanje vijaka; pritisk, odčepnik; svitek (papirja); zavitek ( of tobacco — tobaka); parabolično gibanje žoge; star, neporaben konj; skopuh, krvoses; priganjaški učitelj, strog izpraševalec; hud, težak izpit; vulgar jetničar; slang plača, mezda, dohodekArchimedian screw, endless screw — neskončni vijakfemale screw, internal screw — vijak z maticoleft-handed screw — vijak, ki se giblje v levo strana weekly screw of 50 shillings slang borna mezda 50 šilingov na tedenthere is a screw loose (somewhere) — nekaj ni v redu (nekje), nekaj šepa, (nekje) nekaj ne funkcionirahe has a screw loose figuratively manjka mu eno kolesce v glavito put the screw on s.o. figuratively privi(ja)ti koga, (pri)siliti, izvajati pritisk na kogaII [skru:]transitive verbpritrditi z vijakom (on na), priviti; ojačiti, okrepiti; pritiskati, tlačiti, izkoriščati; figuratively strogo izpraševati; obračati ( one's head — glavo); vrteti; zviti; nakremžiti, deformirati (obraz); intransitive verb dati se priviti; figuratively vrteti se, viti se; izvajati pritisk; figuratively biti skopuh, krvoses; sport zavrteti se v stranto screw o.s. into s.th. figuratively vmešati (vsiliti) se v kajhe screws his tenants — on privija, izkorišča svoje najemnikehis head is screwed (on) the right way figuratively ima glavo na pravem koncu, je bister -
16 urge
[ə:‹] 1. verb1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) nagovarjati2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) poudarjati2. noun(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) močna želja- urge on* * *I [ə:dž]nounpodnet, impulz, nagon, pobuda, spodbuda; delujoča sila, pritisk; vnetost, gorečnost (npr. verska)the cosmic urge — skupnost sil, ki vladajo svetuII [ə:dž]transitive verbnagnati, naganjati, tirati; tiščati, pritiskati; siliti, nagovarjati, rotiti, urgirati; spodbosti; iznesti, predložiti ( against proti) (npr. argumente), predočiti, navesti (kot vzrok); posebno naglasiti, poudariti; priporočiti, opomniti; pospešiti (tempo, delo); intransitive verb siliti, rotiti, trdovratno vztrajati (on pri)I urged him to aceept the offer — silil sem ga, naj sprejme ponudboI urged him not to undertake the business — rotil sem ga, naj se ne loti tega posla -
17 affirm
[ə'fə:m](to state something positively and firmly: Despite all the policeman's questions the lady continued to affirm that she was innocent.) trditi- affirmative
- affirmative action* * *[əfɜ:m]transitive verb & intransitive verbpotrditi, trditi, zatrditi, zatrjevati; izjaviti -
18 answer
1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) odgovor2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) rešitev2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) odgovoriti (na)2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) dvigniti slušalko; odpreti3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) zadostiti4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) ustrezati•- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphone* * *I [á:nsə], American [aensə]noun(to) odgovor, odziv, reakcija, replika; rešitev (naloge); odzdrav; nasprotni udareccolloquially the answer is a lemon — kakšno neumno vprašanje!II [á:nsə], American [aensə]1.transitive verb(to) odgovoriti, odgovarjati; ustrezati, uslišati, izpolniti (prošnjo); rešiti (vprašanje);2.intransitive verbodgovoriti; posrečiti se; jamčiti, biti odgovoren; biti pokorento answer a call — odgovoriti po telefonu, odzvati se klicuto answer s.o.'s expectations — izpolniti pričakovanja koga -
19 bring
[briŋ]past tense, past participle - brought; verb1) (to make (something or someone) come (to or towards a place): I'll bring plenty of food with me; Bring him to me!) prinesti (kaj); pripeljati (koga)2) (to result in: This medicine will bring you relief.) povzročiti•- bring back
- bring down
- bring home to
- bring off
- bring round
- bring up* * *[briŋ]1.transitive verbprinesti, pripeijati, privleči; ustvariti; zakriviti; izzvati; pregovoriti, pripraviti do česa; donašati; prepričevati, spodbuditi;2.intransitive verbroditi, obroditi; marine ustaviti, pristatito bring an action against s.o. — tožiti kogato bring to bear — uveljaviti; (orožje) pomeriti; uporabitito bring to book — obdolžiti, kaznovatito bring to a close — dokončati, izpeljatito bring s.o. low — ponižati kogato bring to pass — uresničiti, izpolniti, izvršitito bring o.s. to — prisiliti se k čemuslang to bring home the bacon — imeti uspeh -
20 circuit
['sə:kit]1) (a journey or course round something: the earth's circuit round the sun; three circuits of the race-track.) obhod; krog2) (a race-track, running-track etc.) (tekmovalna) proga3) (the path of an electric current and the parts through which it passes.) krogotok4) (a journey or tour made regularly and repeatedly eg by salesmen, sportsmen etc.) potovanje, turneja•* * *I [sɜ:kit]nounokrožje; obseg; ovinek; obhod; redosled; krožno potovanjeelectrical short circuit — kratki stikAmerican circuit rider — potujoči duhovniktechnical circuit breaker — prekinjačII [sɜ:kit]transitive verb & intransitive verbobkrožiti, skleniti krog; vrteti se
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