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1 current
1. adjective(of or belonging to the present: current affairs; the current month; the current temperature.) tekoč, trenuten2. noun1) ((the direction of) a stream of water or air: the current of a river.) tok2) ((a) flow of electricity: an electrical current.) tok•- current account* * *I [kʌrənt]nountok, potek; prepih; tendencaII [kʌrənt]adjectivetekoč, veljaven, običajen, sedanjicurrent coin — veljaven denar; figuratively splošno priznano mnenjecurrent issue — zadnja, najnovejša številka (časopisa) -
2 fan
I 1. [fæn] noun1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) pahljača2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) ventilator2. verb1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) pahljati (se)2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) razpihovatiII [fæn] noun(an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) oboževalec* * *I [fæn]nounvelnica; pahljača, mahalo; ventilator; geology vršajII [fæn]transitive verb & intransitive verbvejati, pahljati; pihljatifiguratively podpihovati; razprostreti se v obliki pahljače; figuratively to fan the flame — podpihovati, netiti strastiIII [fæn]nounslang navdušenec za določen šport, film itd.; navijač -
3 blow
I [bləu] noun1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) udarec2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) (hud) udarecII [bləu] past tense - blew; verb1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) pihati2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) odpihniti3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) loputniti (veter)4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) pihati5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) pihati v•- blowhole- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow over
- blow up* * *I [blou]nounudarec; figuratively nesreča, napadat a ( —ali one, a single) blow — z enim zamahom, naenkratto come to blows, to exchange blows — spopasti, stepsti seto strike a blow for — pomagati komu, boriti se za kogawithout striking a blow — brez težav, brez borbeII [blou]intransitive verbpoetically cveteti, razeveteti se; figuratively razviti seIII [blou]intransitive verbpoetically cvetenje, cvetin full blow — v polnem razcvetu, cvetočIV [blou]nounpihanje; sveži zrak; slang obilna hrana; polaganje (mušjih) jajčecV [blou]1.transitive verbpihati, razpihavati; razstreliti, razstreljevati; slang oslepariti; American slang zapravljati; razmetavati; slang izdati; colloquially poveličevati;2.intransitive verbpihati; doneti; piskati; puhati, sopsti; razpočiti se, eksplodirati; hvaliti seslang I'm blowed! — ali je mogoče!, za nič na svetu!to blow hot and cotd — kolebati, nenehno spreminjati svoje prepričanjeblow it! — presneto, vragahe knows which way the wind blows — ve, kam pes taco molito puff and blow — sopsti, puhati, sopihatinautical slang to blow the gaff — zatožiti, izdati kogato blow the expense — pogostiti koga, plačati račun -
4 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) veter2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) sapa3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) vetrovi2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) ob sapo spraviti3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) pihalen- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) naviti2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) naviti3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) viti se4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) naviti•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up* * *I [wind]nounveter; vihar, vihra; vetrna tromba; aeronautics smer vetra; zrak; vonj, duh, voh; medicine vetrovi, napenjanje, plini; dih, dihanje; (trebušna) prepona; plural strani neba; (umetni) zračni tlak; music singular construction pihala, figuratively prazne besede, čenčebetween wind and water figuratively na občutljivem mestufrom the four winds — z vseh strani neba, od vsepovsodin(to) the wind's eye, into the teeth of the wind — proti vetruby the wind nautical s spodnjim vetrom (veter z boka proti ladijskemu kljunu)like the wind — kot veter, kot strelica, hitrocapful of wind — vetrič, sapica od časa do časapuffed up with wind figuratively napihnjen, nadut, domišljavslant of wind nautical sunek ugodnega vetrato be in the wind figuratively biti v zrakuthere is s.th. in the wind figuratively nekaj je v zrakuto break wind medicine spuščati vetroveto catch wind of s.th. — zavohati kajto cast ( —ali to fling —ali to throw) to the wind — na vse vetrove vreči, figuratively zapravljati, ne se zmeniti zato find out how the wind blows ( —ali lies) — ugotoviti, kako veter piha (tudi figuratively)to get (the) wind of s.th. — zavohati, zasumiti, priti na sled, zvedeti, slišati kajto get the wind up — prestrašiti se, imeti tremo; pobesnetito hit in the wind figuratively zadati udarec v želodecto put the wind up s.o. — prestrašiti koga, pognati komu strah v kostito raise the wind slang figuratively dobiti potrebni denar; dvigniti prahthe wind rises — veter nastane, se dvigneto go to the winds figuratively propastihe preaches to the winds — govori v veter (zaman, stenam)to sail before the wind — pluti, jadrati z vetrom v hrbtuto sail close to the wind figuratively delati nekaj, kar je komaj še pošteno; mejiti na nezakonitost; figuratively skrajno varčno gospodaritito sail with every shift of wind — jadrati, kakor veter potegne, figuratively obračati svoj plašč po vetruto speak to the winds — govoriti v veter, zaman (stenam) govoritito take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively prehiteti koga s čim, kar je on hotel napraviti, ter ga s tem oškodovati; premagati koga z njegovim lastnim orožjemto be troubled with wind medicine imeti vetroveto whistle down the wind figuratively zaman kaj želetiII [wind]transitive verbizpostaviti vetru, (pre)zračiti; hunting z vohanjem odkriti sled, (za)vohati; zasopiti (konja); izčrpati, ob sapo spraviti; pustiti konju, da se oddahnethey stopped to wind their horses — ustavili so se, da bi konji prišli do sapehe was fairly winded on reaching the top — bil je precéj zasopel, ko je prišel na vrhIII [wáind]nounobrat, vrtljaj, obračanje; zavoj, vijuga, ovinek (ceste itd.); upognjenost (v lesu); navitje (ure); napetje (strune, vzmeti); technical vitelIV [wáind]transitive verb(preterite & past participle wound — ali winded) pihati (v rog, trobento), dajati znake, signale (z rogom, s trobento)V [wáind]1.intransitive verbviti se, ( a road cesta) vijugati se; ovi(ja)ti se, omotavati se; obračati se, vrteti se; splaziti se ( into v); zvi(ja)ti se, skriviti se (les);2.transitive verboviti, zaviti, omotati; sukati, naviti, namota(va)ti ( on a reel na motek, na tuljavo); (za)vrteti (film) (po snemanju); dvigniti (z vitlom)to wind a blanket round o.s. — zaviti se v odejoto wind s.o. in one's arms — objeti kogato wind s.o. round one's littie finger figuratively oviti koga okoli (svojega) mezinca -
5 eddy
['edi] 1. plural - eddies; noun(a current of water or air running back against the main stream or current.) vrtinec2. verb(to move round and round: The water eddied round the pier; The crowds eddied to and fro in the square.) vrtinčiti se* * *[édi]1.nounvrtinec;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbvrtinčiti (se) -
6 bellows
['beləuz](an instrument for making a current of air.) meh* * *[bélouz]nounplural meh; humorously pljuča -
7 spark
1. noun1) (a tiny red-hot piece thrown off by something burning, or when two very hard (eg metal) surfaces are struck together: Sparks were being thrown into the air from the burning building.) iskra2) (an electric current jumping across a gap: a spark from a faulty light-socket.) iskra3) (a trace (eg of life, humour): a spark of enthusiasm.) iskra2. verb1) (to give off sparks.) iskriti se2) ((often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc): Their action sparked off a major row.) sprožiti* * *I [spa:k]1.nouniskra; majhen bleščeč se predmet, zlasti diamant; figuratively mrvica, trohica, sled; figuratively duhovit domislek; plural colloquially radiotelegrafist (na ladji)as the sparks fly upward figuratively (to je) stoodstotno dognanofairy spark — fosforescentna luč (gnijočega lesa itd.)not a spark — niti malo, niti trohice, prav ničto strike a spark out of s.o. — spodbuditi koga k živahnemu pogovoru;2.intransitive verbiskriti se, metati iskre; motoring vžgati; transitive verb razvneti, podžgati, spodbuditi, navdušitito spark off — vžgati; sprožitiII [spa:k]1.nounlahkoživec, veseljak; dvorljivec, ženskar, babjak; gizdalin; ljubimec; čedna, duhovita mlada ženska;2.intransitive verbbiti lahkoživec (gizdalin); American dvoriti, osvajati, ljubimkati, igrati ljubimca -
8 stream
[stri:m] 1. noun1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) potok2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) tok3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) vodni tok4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) razred enakovrednih2. verb1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) zlivati se, teči; plapolati2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) kategorizirati•- streamer- streamlined* * *I [stri:m]nounvodni tok, vodotok; tok, struja; reka (tudi figuratively), potok; figuratively smer, usmeritev; dolg niz (česa), obilica, velika množinawith the stream — s tokom (tudi figuratively)three-stream school British English šola s tremi različnimi usmeritvamito go with the stream figuratively slediti toku, delati (misliti) isto kot večinaII [stri:m]intransitive verbteči, strujati, izlivati se; curljati, cediti se, biti moker; (kri) močnó teči; (zastava) plapolati, viti se, vihrati; (meteor) švigniti; transitive verb pustiti teči (izteči, strujati); preplaviti; pustiti vihrati (zastavo); British English (učence) razdeliti v različne usmeritve
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