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1 bastion
(a person, place or thing which acts as a defence: He's one of the last bastions of the old leisurely way of life.) branik* * *[baestiən]nounbranik -
2 good works
noun plural (acts of charity: He is known throughout the city for his good works.) dobra dela -
3 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) ukrepati2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) vesti se3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) igrati2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) dejanje2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) ukrep3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) dejanje4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) veseloigra•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *I [ækt]noundelo; dejanje; zakon, listina; svečanost; sodba; teza za disertacijoact and deed — uradna listina, obveznostin act — v resnici, dejanskoII [ækt]1.transitive verbigrati, predstavljati; hliniti;2.intransitive verbdelovati, služiti, vesti se; (on na) vplivati; ( upon po) ravnati se; pretvarjati seto act upon s.o.'s advice — ravnati se po nasvetu kogato act up to one's reputation — ravnati, kakor smo pričakovali -
4 agent
['ei‹ənt]1) (a person or thing that acts: detergents and other cleaning agents.) povzročitelj; čistilno sredstvo2) (a person who acts for someone in business etc: our agent in London; a theatrical agent.) predstavnik3) ((especially secret agent) a spy: an agent for the Russians.) (tajni) agent•- agency- by/through the agency of* * *[éidžənt]nounpovzročitelj(ica), zastopnik, -nica, predstavnik, -nica, posredovalec, -lka; mešetar(ka), agent(ka); delujoča sila, gibaloAmerican road agent — pocestni roparAmerican station agent — načelnik postaje -
5 pervert
1. [pə'və:t] verb1) (to change (something) from what is normal or right: to pervert the course of justice.) popačiti2) (to lead (someone) to crime or to evil or immoral (especially sexually immoral) acts.) zapeljati2. ['pə:və:t] noun(a person who does perverted (especially sexually immoral) acts.) perverznež- perverted* * *I [pɜ:və:t]nounperverznež, pokvarjenec, sprevrženec; (verski) odpadnikII [pəvɜ:t]transitive verbizpriditi, zbloditi, zapeljati; nenaravno se razvijati, popačiti -
6 bail
I 1. [beil] noun(a sum of money which is given to a court of law to get an untried prisoner out of prison until the time of his trial, and which acts as security for his return: bail of $500.) jamščina- bail out2. See also:- bale outII [beil] noun(one of the cross-pieces laid on the top of the wicket in cricket.) paličicaIII see bale II* * *I [beil]nounporoštvo, zastava, jamščina, kavcijaII [beil]nounroč, obroč; Australian okvir, ki drži kravino glavo pri molži; pregraja (v hlevu); history grajski dvoriščni zid; grajsko dvoriščeIII [beil]transitive verbjamčiti; črpati vodo iz čolna, izplatito bail out — jamčiti za koga; osvoboditi; skočiti s padalom -
7 clown
1. noun1) (a person who works in a circus, performing funny acts (usually ridiculously dressed).) klovn2) (any person who behaves ridiculously.) pavliha2. verb(to behave ridiculously: Stop clowning.) uganjati neumnosti- clownish* * *I [klaun]nounneotesanec, teleban, neolikanec, kmetavz; pavliha, burkež, cirkuški klovnII [klaun]transitive verbugajati bedarije, norčije -
8 comedian
[kə'mi:diən]- feminine comedienne - noun (a performer who tells jokes or acts in comedies.) komik* * *[kəmí:djən]nounkomik, igralec veseloiger; familiarly šaljivec, burkež -
9 compère
['kompə:](a person who introduces the different acts and items of an entertainment.)* * *[kɔmpʌ/ə]nounkonferansjé (v radiu) -
10 factory
['fæktəri]plural - factories; noun(a workshop where manufactured articles are made in large numbers: a car factory; ( also adjective) a factory worker.) tovarna* * *[faektəri]nountovarna; agentura; manufaktura, delavnicarailway factory siding — industrijski tir -
11 friend
[frend]1) (someone who knows and likes another person very well: He is my best friend.) prijatelj2) (a person who acts in a friendly and generous way to people etc he or she does not know: a friend to animals.) ljubitelj•- friendly
- friendship
- make friends with
- make friends* * *I [frend]nounprijatelj(ica), tovariš(ica), kolega, -gica; znanec, -nka; pomočnik, podpornik, -nicato make friends — skleniti prijateljstvo; spraviti, pobotati seII [frend]transitive verbpoetically nuditi prijateljsko pomoč; prijateljsko ravnati -
12 interlude
['intəlu:d](a usually short period or gap, eg between the acts of a play etc: We bought an ice-cream during the interlude; an interlude of calm during the violence.) odmor* * *[íntəlu:d]nountheatre medigra; history vmesna igra v srednjeveški drami, interludij; music medigra, intermezzo; figuratively presledek, epizoda -
13 prelude
['prelju:d]1) (an event etc that goes before, and acts as an introduction to, something.) predigra2) (a piece of music played as an introduction to the main piece.) preludij* * *I [prélju:d]nounpredigra, uvod; figuratively znak za začetek (to); music preludij, uvodna igraII [prélju:d]1.transitive verbzačeti z uvodno igro, uvesti, pripraviti; music igrati preludij;2.intransitive verbbiti uvod (to za); music preludirati -
14 sponsor
['sponsə] 1. verb1) (to take on the financial responsibility for (a person, project etc), often as a form of advertising or for charity: The firm sponsors several golf tournaments.) sponzorirati2) (to promise (a person) that one will pay a certain sum of money to a charity etc if that person completes a set task (eg a walk, swim etc).) gmotno podpreti2. noun(a person, firm etc that acts in this way.) pokrovitelj* * *I [spɔnsə]nounodgovorna oseba; porok; boter, botrica, kum, kumica; American figuratively pokrovitelj, zaščitnik; zakupnik radijskega programa v reklamne namene; organizatorto stand sponsor — biti porok, jamčitito stand sponsor to — biti za botra, botrovatiII [spɔnsə]transitive verbjamčiti, biti porok (za); podpreti (predlog); American botrovati (čemu); prevzeti pokroviteljstvo (nad); pospeševati; vzeti v zakup (radijski program v reklamne namene) -
15 tooth
[tu:Ɵ]plural - teeth; noun1) (any of the hard, bone-like objects that grow in the mouth and are used for biting and chewing: He has had a tooth out at the dentist's.)2) (something that looks or acts like a tooth: the teeth of a comb/saw.)•- teethe- toothed
- toothless
- toothy
- toothache
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- toothpick
- be
- get long in the tooth
- a fine-tooth comb
- a sweet tooth
- tooth and nail* * *I [tu:m, ti:m]noun(plural teeth) zob; tech zob (žage, glavnika itd.); zob kolesa; konica; kavelj; parožek; figuratively nagnjenje, posebna ljubezen (do)tooth and nail figuratively z vso močjo; neizprosnoby the skin of one's teeth figuratively za las, komaj še (uiti)in the teeth of — kljub, navzlic; protifrom the teeth outward figuratively površnoartificial tooth, false tooth — umeten zobcorner (dog, eye, laniary) tooth — podočnikincisor (incision, cutting) tooth — sekalec (zob)to cast s.th. in s.o.'s teeth — komu kaj v zobe (v obraz) vreči; očitatito cut one's eye-teeth figuratively začeti spoznavati življenjeto draw s.o.'s teeth figuratively pristriči komu krila, napraviti koga neškodljivegato fight (to struggle) tooth and nail — boriti se z vsemi močmi (zagrizeno, nepopustljivo)to get one's teeth into s.th. — zagristi se v kaj; trmasto (nepopustljivo) se česa lotitito have a sweet tooth — biti sladkosneden, rad imeti sladkarijeto lie in one's teeth — v obraz lagati; nesramno, predrzno lagatithis set my teeth on edge — zaskominalo me je ob tem; to me je razburilo (ozlovoljilo)to take the bit between one's teeth figuratively postati trmoglav; upreti se; osamosvojiti seII [tu:m]transitive verbnazobčati, ozobiti ( a saw žago); opremiti z zobmi; gristi, žvečititoothed wheel — zobato kolo; intransitive verb technical prije(ma)ti z zobci (o zobatih kolesih) -
16 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) obrniti2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrniti se3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zaviti4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) usmeriti5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) zaviti okoli6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) spremeniti7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) postati2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) obrat2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) navoj3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) ovinek, odcep4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) (biti) na vrsti za5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) točka•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up* * *I [tə:n]nounvrtljaj, vrtenje, obračanje, obrat; ovinek, zavoj, okljuk, vijuga, krivulja; figuratively izkrivljenje; (posebna) smer, sprememba smeri, obrnjena smer; preokret, preobrat; kriza; economy prodaja, promet; sprememba, menjava, redno menjavanje pri opravljanju (posla, službe), turnus, vrstni red; zamena, šiht, posada, delovna izmena; runda; (kratek) sprehod, pot, runda; zaposlenost (s čim), (prehoden) poklic; usluga; prilika, priložnost; točka v programu (varieteja); namen, namera, potreba; figuratively sposobnost, talent, dar ( for za), nagnjenje; oblika, obris; način mišljenja, razpoloženje; postopek; izraz; colloquially živčni pretres, šak, omotica, strah, močno razburjenje; skisanje (mleka); printing obrnjena črka, obrnjen tisk; sport trojka (pri drsanju); plural medicine menstruacija, mesečna čiščaturn (and turn) about — izmenoma, menjaje seat every turn — pri vsakem koraku, ob vsaki priliki, neprestano, ob vsakem časuby turns, in turns — izmenoma, zaporedoma; v turnusu, eno za drugimevery one in his turn! — vsakdo (vsi) po vrsti!in the turn of a hand — v hipu, kot bi trenilout of one's turn — zunaj, mimo svoje vrste; ne na mestua turn of fortune (of Fortune's wheel) — preobrat, preokret sreče, usodeturn of life medicine klimakterijthe turn of the tide — oseka, figuratively sprememba položaja, preobratto be on the turn — biti na preokretnici, prelomniciwhose turn is it? — kdo je na vrsti?to do s.o. a good (bad) turn — napraviti komu dobro (slabo) uslugohe did me an ill turn — škodoval mi je, eno mi je zagodelone good turn deserves another — roka roko umiva, usluga za uslugoto (a)wait one's turn — čakati, da pridemo na vrstoto give s.o. a turn — prestrašiti kogaleft (right) turn! British English military na levo (desno)!don't speak out of your turn! — ne govori, če nisi na vrsti!it serves my turn — to mi prav pride, mi dobro služi (koristi)to take a turn at s.th. — kratek čas se s čim ukvarjatito take the good (bad) turn, to take a turn for the good (bad) — obrniti se na boljše (slabše)II [tə:n]1.transitive verb(za)vrteti (v krogu); obrniti, obračati, narobe obrniti; preobrniti, prekopati; odbiti, odvrniti; spremeniti smer, dati drugo smer; odločiti; spremeniti (v), predrugačiti, pretvoriti; prevesti (tekst); skisati (mleko); prekoračiti, preiti; obiti, militaryobkoliti; izogniti se; zaviti okoli, obrniti, nameriti (korak itd.); napotiti, nagnati, spoditi ( into v); sport delati (prekuce, salte, kolo); otopiti, skrhati (nož); naščuvati, nahujskati ( against proti); zmešati (glavo), zmesti, znoriti; economy v denar spraviti, unovčiti; stružiti, zaokrogliti, zaobliti, dati okroglo obliko; lepo oblikovati; figuratively lepo formulirati (stavek); obsolete speljati na kriva pota, zapeljati; spreobrniti;2.intransitive verbvrteti se, dati se vrteti; obračati se, obrniti se; prevračati se, prevrniti se; figuratively postaviti se na glavo; postati omotičen; zaviti, kreniti, napraviti zavoj; zateči se (to k), obrniti se, pogledati nazaj; oprijeti se, lotiti se, ukvarjati se; spremeniti se, spremeniti naravo; skisati se (mleko), postati (žaltav itd.), pokvariti se; stružiti se, postati top, skrhati se (nož); obsolete prebegniti, postati uskok (odpadnik, dezerter)to turn an attack military odbiti napadto turn the ( —ali one's) back (up)on — hrbet obrniti (pokazati); obrniti se proč odto turn bankrupt — priti pod stečaj (v konkurz), bankrotirati, doživeti bankrot, priti na bobenhe turned many books in his life figuratively mnogo je prebral v svojem življenjuto turn s.o.'s brain — znoriti kogato turn bridle — obrniti se, začeti se umikatito turn bear (bull) economy špekulirati na padec (dvig) cen in tečajev na borzito turn into cash — spraviti v denar (gotovino), unovčitito turn the cat in the pan figuratively stvar (že nekako) urediti, v red spravitito turn the cheek figuratively obrniti (nastaviti) tudi drugo lice, požreti (kaj) zaradi (ljubega) miruto turn one's coat figuratively obrniti, obračati plašč (po vetru)he turned his coat — izneveril se je svoji stranki, postal je odpadnikto turn the corner figuratively srečno prebroditi krizoto turn a difficulty — izogniti se težavi, obiti težavoto turn a deaf ear — narediti se gluhega (to za), ne hoteti slišatito turn the edge of a remark — napraviti opazko manj ostro, omiliti opazkoto turn king's ( American state's) evidence juridically postati glavna obremenilna pričahe is just turning 50 — pravkar je prekoračil 50. letoto turn one's face to the wall — obrniti obraz proti steni, figuratively biti pripravljen za smrt, (hoteti) umretito turn s.o.'s tiank figuratively prelisičiti koga, premagati koga v debatito turn one's hand to s.th. — lotiti se, oprijeti se česashe can turn her hand to anything — ona je zelo spretna, praktičnanot to turn a hand to help s.o. — s prstom ne migniti, da bi komu pomagalito turn one's head — obrniti glavo, pogledati nazajto turn s.o.'s head — zmešati komu glavoto turn headsprings sport delati (vrteti) kolesato turn head over heels — prekucniti se, prekopicniti seto turn s.o.'s heart figuratively pregovoriti kogato turn s.th. inside out — obrniti kaj (narobe), zvrniti kajto turn to the left — obrniti se, kreniti, zaviti na levoto turn loose — odvezati, izpustiti koga (na prostost); popustiti; American streljati, ustrelitito turn s.o. mad — napraviti koga blaznegayou will turn me mad — zblaznel, znorel bom zaradi vasto turn s.th. in one's mind — premišljevati kajto turn s.th. to one's profit — obrniti kaj v svojo korist, izkoristiti kajto turn s.o. to religion — spreobrniti koga (k veri)to turn the scale — nagniti tehtnico, figuratively odločifi (kaj)to turn s.o. sick — povzročiti komu slabostshe turned sick — slabo ji je postalo, morala je bruhati; zbolela jeto turn a somersault — napraviti prekuc, saltomy stomach turns (at) — želodec se mi obrača (ob), vzdiguje se mito turn the tables (up)on s.o. figuratively obrniti argumente proti komu, obrniti položajto turn tail — obrniti se, stisniti rep med noge, zbežatithe tide has turned — nastopila je oseka, figuratively sreča se je obrnila (se obrača)to turn one's thumb down figuratively odkloniti, ne hotetito turn turtle nautical slang prevrniti seto turn upon s.th. — biti odvisen od česaI don't know which way to turn — ne vem, po kateri poti naj krenem, figuratively ne vem ne kod ne kam; ne vem, kaj naj naredimthe wind has turned — zapihal je drug veter (tudi figuratively)even a worm will turn — figuratively tudi najmirnejši človek se brani, če je napaden -
17 vaudeville
['vo:dəvil](the type of theatre show in which there is a variety of short acts; music-hall: There are very few theatres now where vaudeville is performed.) veseloigra* * *[vóudəvil]nounveseloigra s petjem, s plesnimi vložki, vaudeville; varieté; history francoska pivska pesem, poulični napev, šansona -
18 valiant
['væliənt]((of a person, his actions etc) brave, courageous or heroic: valiant deeds; He was valiant in battle.) hraber* * *[vaeljənt]1.adjective ( valiantly adverb)hraber, pogumen, drzen, smel, junaški, herojski; dialectal močan, krepak, robustenvaliant acts — junaška dejanja;2.nounjunak, -inja -
19 hostilities
[-'sti-]noun plural (acts of war; battles: The two countries were engaged in hostilities.) sovražnosti
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