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81 on the spot
1) (at once: She liked it so much that she bought it on the spot; ( also adjective) an on-the-spot decision.) brez odlašanja2) (in the exact place referred to; in the place where one is needed: It was a good thing you were on the spot when he had his heart attack; ( also adjective) tour on-the-spot reporter.) na pravem mestu3) ((especially with put) in a dangerous, difficult or embarrassing position: The interviewer's questions really put the Prime Minister on the spot.) v zadregi -
82 accessible
adjective ((of a person or place) able to be reached or approached easily: His house is not accessible by car.) dostopen* * *[æksésəbl]adjective (to) dostopen, dosegljiv, pristopen -
83 accommodate
[ə'komədeit]1) (to find or be a place for: The house could accommodate two families.) nastaniti2) (to oblige: They did their best to accommodate him by carrying out his wishes.) ustreči•- accommodation* * *[əkɔmədeit]transitive verb(to) prilagoditi; ( with) oskrbeti pomiriti spraviti; ugoditi; nastaniti, pod streho vzetito accommodate o.s. — prilagoditi se -
84 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 -
85 appeal
[ə:pi:l] 1. verb1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) prositi (za)2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.) pritožiti se (na)3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) ugajati2. noun1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) prošnja; klic; pritožba2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) privlačnost•* * *I [əpí:l]1.intransitive verb(to, against) prizivati se, apelirati; pritožiti se; obrniti se na koga; rotiti; prositi; ugajati, tekniti;2.transitive verb juridicallypoklicati pred sodišče; obtožitiit doesn't appeal to me — ne ugaja mi, ni mi pri srcuto appeal to the country — razpustiti parlament, razpisati nove volitveII [əpí:l]noun(to) poziv, priziv; ( for) prošnja, rotitev; privlačnost -
86 approach
[ə'prəu ] 1. verb(to come near (to): The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.) (pri)bližati se2. noun1) (the act of coming near: The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman.) prihod2) (a road, path etc leading to a place: All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock.) dostop3) (an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc: They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets.) poskus(i) približanja, prizadevanje•- approaching* * *I [əpróuč]1.transitive verbpribližati; ogovoriti koga, obrniti se na koga; predlagati;2.intransitive verbpribližati se; mejiti na kaj; narediti prvi korakII [əpróuč]nounbližanje, dostop, pot, vhod; zbliževanje; poskus; ukrep; stališče; način obdelave; (golf) igra okoli jamiceit was his nearest approach to crying — malo je manjkalo, pa bi se bil zjokal -
87 arrest
[ə'rest] 1. verb1) (to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law: The police arrested the thief.) prijeti2) (to stop: Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry.) zaustaviti2. noun1) (the act of arresting; being arrested: The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest.) aretacija2) (a stopping of action: Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure.) ustavitev•* * *I [ərést]transitive verbustaviti, ustavljati; zadržati, prijeti, aretirati; privlačiti; prikleniti, ovirati; preprečiti; izključiti, odklopitijuridically to arrest judgement — odložiti obsodboto arrest s.o.'s attention — pritegniti pozornostII [ərést]nounustavitev, ustavljanje; aretacija, pripor, zapor; zadržanje, oviranje, motnje; zaplembato put ( —ali place) under arrest — pripreti, zapreti kogaunder arrest — v priporu, v zaporu; zaplenjen -
88 awkward
['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) neroden2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) mučen•- awkwardness* * *[ɔ:kwəd]adjective ( awkwardly adverb)okoren, neroden, nespreten; colloquially nevljuden mučen; nevarenthe awkward age — "telečja" letathe awkward squad — še nepreoblečeni novinci, rekruti; zelenci, novincian awkward question to answer — vprašanje, na katero ni lahko odgovoriti -
89 below
[bə'ləu] 1. preposition(lower in position, rank, standard etc than: She hurt her leg below the knee; His work is below standard.) pod2. adverb(in a lower place: We looked at the houses (down) below.) spodaj* * *I [bilóu]adverbspodaj, nižehere below — tukaj doli; na tem svetuII [bilóu]prepositionpodbelow ground — pod zemljo, pokopanbelow the mark — slabše kvalitete; ne čisto zdrav -
90 beyond
[bi'jond]1) (on the farther side of: My house is just beyond those trees.) onstran2) (farther on than (something) in time or place: I cannot plan beyond tomorrow.) dlje kot3) (out of the range, power etc of: beyond help.) zunaj4) (other than: What is there to say beyond what's already been said?) razen•- beyond expectation
- beyond one's means* * *I [bijɔnd]adverbna drugi strani, onstran, prekoII [bijɔnd]prepositionveč kot, razen; na oni strani, nasprotiit is beyond my depth — tega ne razumem, ne dojamemIII [bijɔnd]nounonstranstvo, posmrtno življenjeat the back of beyond — na koncu sveta, bogu za hrbtom -
91 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) poleg, blizu, pri2) (past: going by the house.) mimo3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) po4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) od5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) s, z6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) po7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) do8) (during the time of.) med9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) do, za10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) krat11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) na12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) po2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) blizu, zraven2) (past: A dog ran by.) mimo3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) poleg, na stran•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) obiti- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way* * *I [bai]prepositionblizu, pri, ob, od, do, med, po, s, polegby s.o.'s bedside — ob postelji kogaby blood — po izvoru, po roduby the by(e) — mimogrede povedano, da ne pozabimby chance — po naključju, slučajnoby dint of — zaradi, s pomočjoby George! — pri moji veri!by Jove! — pri moji veri!by leaps and bounds — skokoma, hitroby letter — pismeno, s pismomby means of — s pomočjo, sby now — sedaj, že, medtemone by one — drug za drugim, posameznoby o.s. — sam zase, sam od sebeby sea — po morju, z ladjoby stealth — kradoma, skrivajby this time — medtem; že; ob tem časuby turns — menjaje, drug za drugim, po vrstitwo by two, by twos — po dvaby the way — mimogrede, približnoII [bai]adverbblizu, v bližini, poleg, zraven; mimoby and by — kmalu nato, kasnejefiguratively to pass s.o. by — prezreti koga -
92 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) ujeti; pritegniti2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) ujeti3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) presenetiti4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) zboleti za5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) ujeti (se)6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) udariti7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) ujeti8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) vneti se2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) prijem2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) kljuka3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) ulov4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) past•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up* * *I [kæč]1.transitive verbujeti, zgrabiti, uloviti; zasačiti; dohiteti; očarati; (at, in pri) presenetiti; zamrzniti;2.intransitive verbprijemati, zgrabiti; zatakniti se; vneti se (ogenj)to catch s.o. bending — zasačiti kogato catch s.o. a blow — udariti kogato catch a glimpse of s.o. — bežno koga zagledatito catch the idea ( —ali point) — razumeti, doumeti, zapopasti miselto catch hold of s.th. — polastiti se česa, prijeti kajcatch me! — nikakor ne! še na misel mi ne prideto catch s.o. napping — zasačiti koga, ko ne opravlja svojega delaslang you will catch it! — ti bom že pokazal!II [kæč]nounplen, lov, ulov; prijem; ukana, trik, past; ugodna ženitev; zavora, kljuka, zaponka; music skladba za tri ali več glasov, kanon; zastoj; figuratively težavaslang a great catch — dober lov -
93 climb
1. verb1) ((of a person etc) to go up or towards the top of (a mountain, wall, ladder etc): He climbed to the top of the hill; He climbed up the ladder; The child climbed the tree.) plezati2) (to rise or ascend.) povzpeti se2. noun1) (an act of going up: a rapid climb to the top of his profession.) vzpon2) (a route or place to be climbed: The guide showed us the best climb.) vzpon•- climber* * *I [klaim]transitive verb & intransitive verb(s.th., to) plezati; vzpenjati, povzpeti, dvigati seII [klaim]nounplezanje, dviganje, vzpon -
94 concentrate
['konsəntreit]1) (to give all one's energies, attention etc to one thing: I wish you'd concentrate (on what I'm saying).) osredotočiti se2) (to bring together in one place: He concentrated his soldiers at the gateway.) zbrati3) (to make (a liquid) stronger by boiling to reduce its volume.) zgostiti•- concentration* * *I [kɔnsentreit]1.transitive verbzbrati, združiti; osredotočiti; figuratively (on) usmeriti (misli); chemistry zgostiti, nasititi;2.intransitive verbzbrati, združiti se; chemistry zgostiti, nasititi seII [kɔnsentreit]nounkoncentrat -
95 cross
[kros] I adjective(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) jezen- crosslyII 1. plural - crosses; noun1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) križ2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) križ3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) križ4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) križ5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) križanec6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) križ7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) križec2. verb1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) prečkati2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) (pre)križati3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) križati se4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) križati se5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) prečrtati6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) barirati7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) križati8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) nasprotovati•- cross-- crossing
- crossbow
- cross-breed
- cross-bred
- crosscheck 3. noun(the act of crosschecking.) navzkrižno preverjanje- cross-country skiing
- cross-examine
- cross-examination
- cross-eyed
- cross-fire
- at cross-purposes
- cross-refer
- cross-reference
- crossroads
- cross-section
- crossword puzzle
- crossword
- cross one's fingers
- cross out* * *I [krɔs]nounkriž, križec; križanje; krščanstvo; biology križanec; figuratively trpljenje, težava, nesreča; slang prevara; slang ( between) kompromison the cross — prečno, počez; figuratively nepoštenoII [krɔs]adjectivepočezen, prečen; nasproten (veter); neugoden; colloquially siten, čemeren, slabe volje; ( with na) jezen, hud; slang nepošten; nepošteno pridobljenIII [krɔs]adverbpoprek, postrani; figuratively narobeIV [krɔs]1.transitive verbkrižati; prekrižati, narediti znak križa; prečrtati; figuratively preprečiti; onemogočiti, pokvariti komu račune; prečkati; prepeljati; zajahati (konja);2.intransitive verbpoprek ležati; križati se; preiti; prepeljati se; srečati seto cross the palm — podkupiti, dati napitninofiguratively to dot the i's and cross the t's — jasno se izražati; nadrobnosti navesti; loviti pičice na ito cross s.o.'s hand with a piece of money — stisniti komu denar v rokoto cross the path of s.o. — srečati koga; figuratively zastaviti komu pot -
96 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) dol; navzdol2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) na tla; na tleh3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) nazaj4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) navzdol5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) dol2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) spodaj2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) navzdol3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) vzdolž3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) zvrniti- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) pravcat- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) puh- downie®- downy* * *I [daun]nounpuhII [daun]nounsipina; (navadno plural) (golo) gričevjeIII [daun]adverb & prepositiondol, doli; spodaj, navzdol; na tleh; na tla; v postelji; do kraja; tik doto drop down on s.o. — strogo koga grajatito get down — spustiti se; pogoltnitidown to the ground — popolnoma, temeljitoto look down upon s.o. — zaničevati, omalovaževati kogadown and out — popolnoma brez sredstev, gladujoč, sestradan; uničen; za borbo nesposobento run s.o. down — slabo o kom govoritito take s.o. down the peg — ponižati kogato talk down to s.o. — razumljivo komu govoritidown town — v mesto, v središče mestadown under — pri antipodih, v AvstralijiIV [daun]adjectivenavzdol usmerjen; ležeč; bolan, v posteljidown train — vlak, ki pelje iz Londonato be down on s.o. — jeziti se na kogaV [daun]transitive verbcolloquially zrušiti; opustiti, odložiti; spustiti, spuščati se; dol vreči, zvrnitito down s.o. — pobiti, premagati kogato down tools — prenehati z delom, stavkatiVI [daun]nounsmola, neuspehcolloquially to have a down on s.o. — imeti koga na pikiVII [daun]interjectiondol!; lezi! (pes)down with him! — dol z njim! -
97 enter
['entə]1) (to go or come in: Enter by this door.) vstopiti2) (to come or go into (a place): He entered the room.) vstopiti (v)3) (to give the name of (another person or oneself) for a competition etc: He entered for the race; I entered my pupils for the examination.) prijaviti (se)4) (to write (one's name etc) in a book etc: Did you enter your name in the visitors' book?) vpisati5) (to start in: She entered his employment last week.) nastopiti•- enter on/upon* * *[éntə]1.intransitive verbnastopiti; lotiti se; zatopiti se; sodelovati; prijaviti se; domisliti se, razumeti; udeležiti se;2.transitive verbvstopiti, izlivati se; postati član (društva), včlaniti se; prijaviti se; zapisati, začeti; vknjižiti; cariniti; namestitito enter to the credit of s.o. — vknjižiti komu v dobroto enter to the debit of s.o. — vknjižiti v breme koga -
98 entrance
I ['entrəns] noun1) (a place of entering, eg an opening, a door etc: the entrance to the tunnel; The church has an impressive entrance.) vhod2) ((an) act of entering: Hamlet now makes his second entrance.) vstop3) (the right to enter: He has applied for entrance to university; ( also adjective) an entrance exam.) sprejem•- entrantII verb(to fill with great delight: The audience were entranced by her singing.) prevzeti* * *I [éntrəns]noun(to) vstop, vhod; nastop; ustje; začetek; vpis, prijava, registracija, deklaracija; žrelnica (v panju)to make one's entrance — vstopiti, nastopitino entrance! — vstop prepovedan!to give entrance to s.o. — dovoliti komu, da vstopiII [intrá:ns]transitive verbprevze(ma)ti, očarati, začarati, hipnotizirati; navdušiti -
99 fill
[fil] 1. verb1) (to put (something) into (until there is no room for more); to make full: to fill a cupboard with books; The news filled him with joy.) (na)polniti2) (to become full: His eyes filled with tears.) napolniti (se)3) (to satisfy (a condition, requirement etc): Does he fill all our requirements?) zadostiti4) (to put something in a hole (in a tooth etc) to stop it up: The dentist filled two of my teeth yesterday.) plombirati2. noun(as much as fills or satisfies someone: She ate her fill.) do sitega- filled- filler
- filling
- filling-station
- fill in
- fill up* * *I [fil]1.transitive verb( with) (na)polniti, nasititi; prenapolniti, natrpati; napihniti; zamašiti; plombirati (zob); zasesti, zadovoljiti, izvršiti, izpolniti; izrabiti;2.intransitive verbpolniti se; nabrekniti; zamašiti se; napolniti seto fill s.o. with a story — narediti na koga vtistheatre to fill a role — igrati vlogoto fill s.o.'s place — nadomeščati kogaII [fil]nounpolnost, zadostnost; polnitev; nasičenostto drink ( —ali have) one's fill — napiti se, kolikor si želimo -
100 form
I 1. [fo:m] noun1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) oblika2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) vrsta3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) obrazec4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) navada5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) razred2. verb1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) oblikovati2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) izoblikovati (se)3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) zbrati (se)4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) biti, sestavljati•- be in good form
- in the form of II [fo:m] noun(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) klop* * *I [fɔ:m]nounoblika; navada; šablona, model, kalup; tiskovni sestavek; formular, obrazec; zajčji brlog; obred, ceremonija; anatomy postava; šolska klop; razred (v šoli); način, vedenjein form — v kaki obliki; dobro; v kondicijiout of form — slabo; v slabi kondicijigood form — takt, obzirnostform letter — poslovno pismo, ki je v glavnem tiskanoform register — razredna knjiga, razrednicaII [fɔ:m]transitive verb & intransitive verboblikovati, tvoriti (se); sestaviti; izmisliti si; nasta(ja)ti, razvi(ja)ti se; vzgojiti, vzgajati; pridobi(va)ti; v vrsto (se) postaviti; organizirati
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