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1 on the contrary
(the very opposite (is true): `Are you busy?' `No, on the contrary, I'm not doing anything at the moment.') nasprotno -
2 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držati2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držati3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) (za)držati4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) zdržati5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržati6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) držati, vsebovati7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) biti8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) držati se9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) imeti10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) verjeti, imeti (koga za kaj)11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) veljati12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) držati za13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) braniti14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) zadržati nasprotnika15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pritegniti (pozornost)16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) proslavljati17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) imeti18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) obdržati se19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) počakati pri telefonu20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) držati21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) obdržati22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) prinesti23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) prijem2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vpliv3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) prijem•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) podkrovje* * *I [hóuld]nounnautical podpalubje, ladijsko skladišče; aeronautics prostor za prtljago v letaluII [hóuld]nounprijem, opora; moč, vpliv (on, over, of); American ustavitev, zadrževanje; archaic utrdbato catch ( —ali get, lay, seize, take) hold of s.th. — prijeti kaj, dobitito get hold of s.o. — ujeti koga, zalotiti kogato get hold of o.s. — dobiti se v oblast, obvladati seto get a hold on s.o. — dobiti koga v oblastto have a (firm) hold on s.o. — imeti koga v oblastito keep hold of — čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti iz rokto miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijetiAmerican to put a hold on s.th. — zaustaviti kaj, zadržati kajIII [hóuld]1.transitive verbdržati, obdržati, zadržati; omejiti, zadrževati, ovirati, krotiti; zdržati; sport zadržati nasprotnika; zavezati koga za kaj (to); imeti (npr. sestanek); imeti, posedovati (zemljo, pravice, delnice, službo); imeti koga za kaj (npr. za poštenjaka); proslavljati (praznik); obdržati (smer); prenašati (alkohol); military & figuratively odbraniti, obdržati (položaj); juridically odločiti, odrediti; pritegniti (pozornost); American zadostovati (hrana); American rezervirati, imeti rezervacijo (v hotelu); American prijeti, obdržati v zaporu;2.intransitive verbdržati se, zadržati se, vztrajati (by, to pri, na čem); veljati, obveljati; obstati, prenehati; dogajati se, bitihold! — počakaj, ustavi se!to hold the bag — ostati na cedilu, imeti vso odgovornostto hold a brief for — odobravati, strinjati seto hold in check — imeti koga v šahu, krotitito hold dear — ceniti, čislati, ljubitito hold fast — čvrsto držati, ne izpustitito hold good — veljati, obveljati, izkazati seto hold one's ground ( —ali one's own) — vztrajati, ne popustiti, biti kosto hold s.o. (s.th.) in the hollow of one's hand — imeti koga (kaj) v pestihold hard! — počakaj!, stoj!hold everything! — takoj prenehaj!to hold at nought — omalovaževati, ne cenitito hold one's peace ( —ali tongue) — molčati, držati jezik za zobmito hold a stock — imeti zalogo, imeti na zalogito hold true — veljati, biti resto hold water — prenesti natančen pregled, veljati; biti vodotesenthere is no holding him — ne da se ga zadržati, nezadržen jeneither to hold nor to bind — ki se ga ne da obvladati, neukročen -
3 what
(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) kdorkoli, karkoli, kjerkoli* * *[wɔt]1.pronoun(vprašalni zaimek) kaj; koliko!what for? — čemu?, zakaj?what ever for? — toda zakaj?what next? — in (kaj) potem?, in kaj še?, kaj sedaj?and what all colloquially in kaj še vsewhat not — kar si bodi, karkolimy hat, my gloves, and what not — moj klobuk, moje rokavice, in ne vem, kaj še vsewhat if — kaj če, (in) kaj se zgodi, če...what of that? — kaj za to?, nič za towhat though (I am poor) — kaj zato, pa četudi (sem reven)what about, what of — kaj gledé, kaj praviš (misliš) owhat about a cup of tea? — ali bi skodelico čaja?what's it all about? — za kaj (pa) gre?so what?, what of it? — prava reč!; nesmisel!but what colloquially ki ne (bi)not a day comes but what makes a change — ni ga dneva, ki ne bi prinesel kake spremembe (kaj novega)what is the matter? — kaj (pa) je?what is he like? — kakšen je on?what he has suffered! — kaj (koliko) je pretrpel!well, what of it? — no, in kaj za to?what's up? — kaj je?, kaj se dogaja?to know what's what — vedeti, za kaj gre, biti informiran, spoznati sewhat is the news? — kaj je novega?you want a what? — kaj (ponovi, kaj) hočeš?he claims to a what? — kaj hoče on biti?what is he the better for it? — kaj ima on od tega?Mr. what-do-you-call-him, Mr. what's-his-name — gospod Oné (kako mu je ime?);2.pronoun (relativni zaimek) kardo what I may — naj storim, kar hočem (karkoli)happen what may — naj se zgodi, kar hoče!we know what he is busy with — vemo, s čim se ukvarjathis is what we hoped for — to je tisto, kar (prav to) smo upaliand what have you American slang in kar imate podobnega, takegabut what — razen (tega, teh)there was no one but what was excited — nikogar ni bilo, ki ne bi bil razburjen;3.adjectivekakšen, kateri, kolikšenwhat luck! — kakšna sreča!what a queer idea! — kakšna čudna ideja!what a fool I am! — kako sem neumen!he got what books he wanted — dobil je vse knjige, ki jih je želeltake what books you need! — vzemi toliko knjig, kot jih potrebuješwhat use is this dictionary to you? — čemu ti rabi ta slovar?;4.adverbkakowhat happy boys they are — kako srečni dečki so (oni)!; delomabut what — (pri nikalnici) colloquially da nenot a day but what it rains — ni dneva, da ne bi deževalonever fear but what we shall go! — ne boj se, da ne bi šli (= že gremo)!;5.interjectionkaj!, kako!; British English kaj ne?what, do you really mean it? — kaj, ti to resno misliš?a good fellow, what? — dober dečko, kaj ne?;6.conjunction colloquiallykolikorhe helped us what he could — pomagal nam je, kolikor je mogel -
4 free
[fri:] 1. adjective1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) prost2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) svoboden3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) velikodušen4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) odkrit5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) brezplačen6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) prost7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) prost8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) razbremenjen; brezplačen2. verb1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) osvoboditi2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) rešiti•- freedom- freely
- free-for-all
- freehand
- freehold
- freelance 3. verb(to work in this way: He is freelancing now.) opravljati svobodni poklic- Freepost- free skating
- free speech
- free trade
- freeway
- freewheel
- free will
- a free hand
- set free* * *I [fri:]adjective ( freely adverb)(from, of) prost; svoboden brezplačen; prostovoljen; neomejen, neodvisen; nezaposlen, brezdelen; nezaseden, prazen; neprisiljen, neoviran; radodaren; ljubek; surov, neprijazen; chemistry nevezanto be free to... — smetifree and easy — neformalen, nekonvencionalen, naravenFree Church — cerkev, ki je ločena od države; British English neanglikanska cerkevfree fight — pretep, ravs in kavsfree from ( —ali of) — brez, prost česa; izven, zunajfree hand — proste roke, posebna svoboda dejanjato make s.o. free of one's house — dati komu na razpolago svojo hišo, povabiti koga za poljubno dobofree labour — delavstvo, ki ni včlanjeno v sindikatihfree trade — prosta trgovina; tihotapstvofree alongside ship commerce prost prevoz do ladjeII [fri:]adverb ( from) prosto, neovirano; brezplačno, zastonjmotoring to run free — biti v prostem tekuIII [fri:]transitive verb(of, from) rešiti, oprostiti, osvoboditi; izločiti; odpreti (pot) -
5 engaged
1) (bound by promise (especially to marry): She became engaged to John.) zaročen2) ((with in) employed or occupied: She is engaged in social work.) zaposlen (s čim)3) (busy; not free; occupied: Please come if you are not already engaged for that evening; The room / telephone line is engaged.) zaseden* * *[ingéidžd]adjectivezaseden, oddan; zaposlen; zaročenengaged signal — znak, da je telefon zaseden
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