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1 end

[end] 1. noun
1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) konec; na koncu

2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) konec

3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) smrt

4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) namen

5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) kos
2. verb
(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) končati

- ending
- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end
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I [end]
noun

konec, kraj, zaključek; meja; propad, smrt; namen, cilj; izid, uspeh, posledica, korist

East End — vzhodni del Londona

at the far end — na drugem koncu

to be at one's wits' end — ne vedeti, kako in kam

up to the bitter end, to the end of the chapter — do samega konca, do smrti

to come to an end — končati se

to come to the end of one's tether — doseči skrajno mejo, biti na koncu

no end of a fellow — sijajen dečko

colloquially to go off the deep end — razburiti, razjeziti se, pobesneti

my hair stood on end — lasje so mi stali pokonci

to have s.th. at one's fingers' end — dobro vedeti ali znati

to get hold of the wrong end of the stick — začeti na napačnem koncu

in the end — na koncu, končno

geometry the end of the line — krajišče

no end of — neskončno, neizmerno

the end justifies the means — namen posvečuje sredstva

to keep one's end up — pretolči, prebi(ja)ti se

the latter end — starost, smrt

at a loose end — brez posebnega opravila

to make both ends meet — prebi(ja)ti se z denarjem

to no end — zaman

shoemaker's end — dreta

to the end that — zato, da bi

to what end? — čemu?

West End — zahodni del Londona

end to end — po dolžini, drug za drugim

at your end — pri vas, v vašem kraju

to have at one's tongue's end — imeti na koncu jezika
II [end]
1.

transitive verb

(in, with s) končati, zaključiti; uničiti, ubiti, pokončati;

2.

intransitive verb

končati se, prenehati; umreti

all's well that ends well — konec dober, vse dobro

to end in smoke — izpuhteti, končati se brez haska, propasti

to end by doing — končno kaj storiti

to end in nothing — see to end in smoke

to end by saying — končno povedati

to end up ( —ali off) — končati, zaključiti

English-Slovenian dictionary > end
2 end up

1) (to reach or come to an end, usually unpleasant: I knew that he would end up in prison.) končati

2) (to do something in the end: He refused to believe her but he ended up apologizing.) nazadnje (narediti)

English-Slovenian dictionary > end up
3 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick

(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) napačno razumeti

English-Slovenian dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
4 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick

(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) napačno razumeti

English-Slovenian dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
5 keep one's end up

(to perform one's part in something just as well as all the others who are involved.) opravljati svoje delo

English-Slovenian dictionary > keep one's end up
6 set

[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) postaviti

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pogrniti

3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) določiti

4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dati

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) sprožiti

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) zaiti

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) strditi se

8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) naravnati

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) nakodrati, urediti

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) vstaviti

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) naravnati
2. adjective
1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) ustaljen

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) odločen

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) odločen

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) tog

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) tog

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) z vdelanim (diamantom itd.)
3. noun
1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) zbirka

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparat

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) skupina

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) friziranje

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) scenografija

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) niz

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- setting
- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon
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I [set]
noun

poetically sončni zahod; neko število enakih oseb, stvari, ki spadajo skupaj, tvorijo celoto; krog, družba (ljudi), klika; garnitura, serija, niz, servis; tennis set, partija (6 iger); commerce kolekcija; radijski, televizijski aparat, naprava, pribor; vsa ladijska jadra; printing zlog; theatre oprema odra; frizura, pričeska; sadika, nasad (jajc); plesni pari; figura pri četvorki; hunting nepremična stoja psa pred divjačino; (o glavi) drža, držanje; (o obleki) kroj, pristajanje; (o toku, vetru) smer; (o tekočini) trdnost; nagnjenost, tendenca ( towards k, proti); figuratively oster napad, zadnja plast (malte na zidu)

a set of bills of exchange — dve ali tri istovrstne menice

a set of cards — niz igralnih kart

a set of contradictions — niz, vrsta protislovij, nasprotij

set of current — smer toka

the set of day (life) — konec (zaton) dneva (življenja)

set of furniture — garnitura pohištva

set of houses — skupina (kompleks) hiš

a fine set of men — dobro moštvo

set of swindlers — banda, klika sleparjev

dead set hunting nepremična stoja psa, ki naznanja divjačino

set of false teeth — umetno zobovje

the best set — elita

the fast set — lahkoživi svet

full set of bill of lading commerce sklop (komplet) ladijskega tovornega lista (konosamenta)

the racing set — krog ljudi, ki se zanimajo za konjske dirke

smart set — mondena družba

wireless set — radijski aparat

he is one of my set — on je eden iz mojega kroga (družbe)

he has a set towards preaching — on rad pridiga

to make a dead set at figuratively čvrsto popasti, zgrabiti koga; (o ženski) loviti koga, skušati (truditi se) osvojiti koga
II [set]
adjective

določen, odrejen (čas), ustaljen, predpisan; pravilen, konvencionalen; tog, nepremičen; stalen (o ceni); American trmast; premišljen, pripravljen (govor); zaseden ( with z), zavzet, (popolnoma) zaposlen, okupiran (on, upon s.th. s čim)

at the set day — na določeni dan

set egg — jajce z razvitim piščetom v lupini

set fair — stalno lepo vreme

set form — predpisan formular

set piece — (gradbeni) oder, na katerem se delajo razne figure za ognjemet

set phrase — ustaljen izraz (reklo, fraza)

set scene — kulise, sestavljene iz bolj ali manj gotovih delov

set resolution — trden sklep

set speech — vnaprej pripravljen, naštudiran govor

set time — dogovorjen (odrejen, določen) čas

close-set — na gosto postavljen

hard-set — v škripcih

people with set opinions — ljudje z ustaljenimi nazori

well-set — stasit, lepe rasti, postaven

well set up in wine — dobro založen, oskrbljen z vinom

I am set on s.th. — srčno si želim česa, mnogo mi je do česa, hlepim po čem

his teeth were set — stiskal je zobe
III [set]
1.

transitive verb

postaviti, položiti, posaditi, namestiti, instalirati, montirati, dati v določen položaj; naravnati (ud, uro); razvrstiti, sestaviti v zbirko (žuželke itd.); nasaditi (kokoš, jajca); pogrniti (mizo), razviti (jadro); razporediti, zlágati (tiskarske črke); urediti, (s)frizirati (lase); vstaviti, vdelati (dragulj v zlato); zabiti (v zemljo); spraviti (v gibanje), privesti, spraviti v določeno stanje; spustiti (na prostost); nagnati koga k delu, zapovedati mu, da se loti kakega dela; postaviti, dati (komu kaj) za zgled (vzor, primer); postaviti (pravilo); dati (komu ali sebi) nalogo; komponirati, uglasbiti (to za); naščuvati (at s.o. proti komu); razpisati (nagrado) (on na); stisniti (zobe); theatre uprizoriti, postaviti na oder; obsuti, posuti kaj ( with z); sesiriti (mleko); usmeriti, gnati (čoln); zasaditi zemijo, tla ( with z);

2.

intransitive verb

zaiti, zahajati (sonce, mesec, tudi figuratively); ustaliti se (vreme); pihati (o vetru), prihajati ( from od, iz); gibati se, premikati se v neki smeri (o vodnem toku itd.); kreniti (na pot); kazati nagnjenost (to za); lotiti se, začeti; pridobiti na moči; (o lovskem psu) nepremično obstati in tako opozoriti na bližnjo divjačino; (o obleki) pristajati; spremeniti se v trdno stanje, otrdeti (cement, malta), strditi se; (o plesalcih) stati nasproti partnerju; (o cvetu) narediti plod; dobiti določeno obliko

to set afoot (on foot) — začeti, pripraviti (kaj)

to set s.o. against — nahujskati koga proti, ustvariti pri kom nerazpoloženje za

to be set on (upon) s.th. — trdovratno vztrajati pri čem, biti ves mrtev na kaj

to set alar(u)m — naravnati budilko na potrebni čas

to set the axe to s.th. — začeti kaj sekati, nastaviti sekiro na kaj, uničiti kaj

to set the broken bones (a fracture) — naravnati zlomljene kosti (zlom)

to set books to be read — določiti knjige, ki jih je treba prebrati

this hat set me back a pound slang ta klobuk me je stal en funt

to set bounds to s.th. — omejiti kaj

to set one's cap at colloquially prizadevati si pritegniti (snubca)

this cement sets quickly — ta cement hitro otrdi

to set chairs for everybody — namestiti stole za vse

his character has set — njegov značaj je dozorel

to set the clock (the watch) — naravnati uro

to set close printing staviti, zlágati z majhnimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami

to set at defiance — izzvati, kljubovati

to set a dog on s.o. — spustiti, naščuvati psa na koga

to set persons by the ears (at variance, at loggerheads) — izzvati prepir (razdor) med dvema osebama, spraviti v spor, spreti dve osebi

to set s.o. at ease — pomiriti koga, osvoboditi koga zadrege (tesnobe, ženiranja, stiske)

to set an end to s.th. — napraviti konec čemu

to set an engine going — spraviti stroj v pogon

to set an example — dati zgled

to set eyes on s.th. — upreti oči (pogled) v kaj, opaziti kaj

to set one's face against colloquially odločno se upreti, zoperstaviti

how far did I set you? — (v šoli) do kam smo prišli (vzeli) (zadnjič)?

to set the fashion — dajati, uvesti, diktirati modo (ton)

to set s.o. on his feet — postaviti koga na noge (tudi figuratively)

to set fire to (at) s.th. — podnetiti, zažgati kaj

to set s.th. on fire — požgati, zažgati kaj

to set the Thames on fire figuratively napraviti nekaj osupljivega

to set foot in a house — prestopiti prag hiše, vstopiti v hišo

to set on foot — postaviti na noge, začeti, uvesti, spraviti v gibanje, v tek

to set foot on s.th. — stopiti na kaj

to set free (at liberty) — izpustiti na prostost

to set a glass in a sash — vstaviti šipo v (okenski) okvir

to set one's hand to s.th. — podpisati kaj, zapečatiti kaj

to set a hen — posaditi kokoš na jajca

to set one's house in order — spraviti (svojo) hišo v red, urediti hišo; figuratively spraviti svoje stvari v red, urediti svoje stvari; napraviti red, pomesti z nepravilnostmi, izvesti reforme

to set a lady's hair — urediti, naviti, sfrizirati, narediti pričesko dami

to set one's hand to a task — lotiti se naloge

I set my hand and seal to this document — s tem podpisujem to listino

to set one's heart (one's mind) to s.th. — poželeti, zelo si (za)želeti, zahtevati zase, izbrati zase, odločno skušati dobiti kaj, navdušiti se za kaj

to set s.o.'s heart at rest — napraviti konec dvomu, zaskrbljenosti, pomiriti koga

the jelly has (is) set — želé se je strdil

to set at large — dati prostost, izpustiti, osvoboditi

to set a company laughing — spraviti družbo v smeh

to set ono's life on a chance figuratively staviti svoje življenje na kocko

to set s.th. in a proper light — postaviti kaj v pravo luč

to set little (much) by s.th. — malo (visoko) kaj ceniti

to set one's mind on — obrniti svoje misli na

to set to music — uglasbiti

my muscle sets — mišica se mi napne

to set s.o. at naught — rogati se, posmehovati se komu, podcenjevati, omalovaževati, poniževati, v nič devati koga, ne se ozirati na koga

to set o.s. against s.th. — upreti se, zoperstaviti se čemu

public opinion sets strongly against them — javno mnenje jim je sovražno

to set o.s. — lotiti se; sport zavzeti mesto na startu, pripraviti se za start

to set the pace — regulirati korak, hojo; dajati takt

to set paper colloquially napisati vprašanja, ki jih bodo vlekli študenti na izpitu

to set pen to paper — lotiti se pisanja, začeti pisati

to set the police after s.o. — poslati policijo za kom

to set a price on s.th. — določiti čemu ceno, naložiti ceno za kaj

to set a price on s.o.'s life (head) — razpisati nagrado na glavo kake osebe

to set s.th. before the public — prinesti kaj pred javnost

to set a razor — nabrusiti britev; izgladiti ostrino britve po brušenju

to set s.o. at rest — pomiriti, umiriti koga

to set a question at rest — urediti (rešiti) vprašanje

to set s.o. right — popraviti, korigirati koga

to set right (to rights, in order) — spraviti v red, popraviti

to set roaring (in a roar) — spraviti v krohot

to set a handle with rubies — vdelati rubine v ročaj

to set sail — dvigniti jadro, odjadrati, odpluti, kreniti na potovanje po morju

to set a saw — izviti zobe žage v nasprotnih si smereh

to set seal to s.th. — staviti pečat na kaj

to set seed — posejati seme

to set shoulder to the wheel figuratively pomagati, podpreti, zelo si prizadevati, odločno se lotiti

to set spies on s.o. — vohuniti za kom

to set spurs to the horse — z ostrogami spodbosti konja, spodbujati

to set a stake into the ground — zabiti kol v tla, v zemljo

his star sets figuratively njegova zvezda zahaja

to set store by s.th. slang visoko (zelo) ceniti, preceniti kaj; pripisovati veliko važnost čemu

to set the table — pogrniti mizo

to set a task — dati, naložiti nalogo

to set one's teeth — stisniti zobe (tudi figuratively)

to set s.o.'s teeth on edge — izzvati razburjenost (vznemirjenost) pri kom, (raz)dražiti živce komu, iti komu na živce

to set s.o. thinking — dati komu misliti

to set a trap — nastaviti past (zanko)

to set at variance — spreti, razdvojiti

to set veils — razpeti jadra

to set s.o. in the way — pokazati komu pot, spraviti koga na pravo pot

to set s.o. on his way archaic spremiti koga del (kos) poti

to set wide printing staviti razprto, z velikimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami

to set one's wits to another's — meriti se s kom v diskusiji

to set one's wits to a question — iskati rešitev problerna, prizadevati si rešiti problem

to set one's wits to work — predati se resnemu razmišljanju

to set the watch nautical postaviti straže na njihova mesta

it sets him well — dobro mu pristaja

the weather has set fair — vreme je postalo lepo

to set s.o. to work — spraviti koga k delu

to set o.s. to work — lotiti se dela

English-Slovenian dictionary > set
7 hand

[hænd] 1. noun
1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) roka

2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) kazalec

3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) pomočnik

4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoč

5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) karte v roki

6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) dlan (mera)

7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) pisava
2. verb
(often with back, down, up etc)

1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) izročiti

2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) predati

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- handful
- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand
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I [hænd]
noun

roka, prednja noga četveronožca, noga (sokolova), škarnik (rakov); spretnost, ročnost, izurjenost; strokovnjak, izvedenec; vodenje; izvedba, izvajanje; delo; pomoč; človek, sluga, delavec, mornar; plural mornarji, posadka (ladje), tovarniški delavci; postopek, način; moč, premoč, oblast, vpliv; posredovanje, posrednik; vir (podatkov); snubitev; lastnina, lastnik; kartanje, kvartač, karte v roki; urni kazalec; pisava, podpis, znak; dlan (mera, 10,16 cm); šop (banan, tobačnih listov); theatre slang ploskanje, aplavz; stran, smer

all hands — vsa posadka, vsi delavci

on all hands — povsod, na vseh straneh

at hand — blizu, pri roki

at the hands of — s strani nekoga

bloody hands — grb grofije Ulster

a bird in the hand — nekaj gotovega (imeti v roki)

a bold hand — energična pisava

with a bold hand — pogumno

by hand — ročno, na roko (narejeno)

by the hands of — s posredovanjem

hand cash — gotovina pri roki

a cool hand — hladnokrvnež

figuratively clean hands — čiste roke, čista vest

on every hand — povsod okoli

even hands — izenačeno

for one's own hand — sebi v prid

from hand to hand — iz rok v roke

from first hand — iz prve roke

from second hand — iz druge roke; ponošen, rabljen, antikvaričen

from good hand — iz dobrega vira

the hand of God — božja roka

hand on heart — roko na srce

heart and hands — iz vsega srca

heavy on hand — dolgočasen, mučen

with a heavy hand — s trdo roko

with a high hand — drzno, predrzno, naduto

his hand is out — iz vaje je

hand to hand (struggle) — človek proti človeku (borba)

hand over hand ( —ali fist) — preprijemanje (pri plezanju); figuratively na vrat na nos, hitro, igraje

in hand — v roki, v delu, na razpolago, pod nadzorstvom, skupaj, vzajemno, roko v roki

a legible hand — čitljiva pisava

on the mending hand — na poti k okrevanju

near hand — leva stran

near at hand — pri roki, blizu

a niggling hand — nečitljiva pisava, čačka

an old hand — strokovnjak, star lisjak

off hand — nepripravljen, brez obotavljanja, desna stran

hands off! — roke proč!

hands off policy — politika nevmešavanja

on hand — v roki, na zalogi, v breme, prisoten; American pri roki, pri sebi

on the one (other) hand — po eni (drugi) strani

out of hand — nepripravljen, takoj, ekstempore, nenadzorovan, divji

hands up! — roke kvišku!

a slack hand — brezdelje, brezbrižnost

to (one's) hand — pri roki, dosegljiv, pripravljen, na razpolago

under the hand — pod roko, skrivaj

under the hand of — podpisani...

contract under hand — preprosta pogodba brez pečata

the upper hand — premoč, nadvlada

with one's own hand — lastnoročno

Z glagoli: to ask for a girl's hand — prositi dekle za roko, zasnubiti

to be a good (poor) hand at — biti spreten (neroden) v čem

to be bound hand and foot — imeti vezane roke

to be in good hands — biti v dobrih rokah

to be on s.o.'s hands — biti komu na vratu, skrbi

to bear a heavy hand — zatirati

to bite the hand that feeds one — biti zelo nehvaležen

to bring a baby up by hands — hraniti dojenčka s stekleničko

to come to hand — priti v roke, dospeti

to change hands — menjati lastnika, priti v druge roke

to do a hand's turn — samo s prstom migniti

not to do a hand's turn — ali not to lift ( —ali raise) a hand — niti s prstom migniti

to fall into s.o.'s hands — priti komu v roke

figuratively to feed out of s.o.'s hand — komu iz rok jesti

to get a big hand — dobiti velik aplavz

to get s.o. in hand — dobiti koga v roke

to get one's hands in — dela se zares lotiti

to get the upper hand — dobiti premoč

to get off one's hands — otresti se česa, znebiti se

to get out of hand — iz rok se izmuzniti, izgubiti oblast nad

to give one's hand to — poročiti se s kom, roko komu dati

to give one's hand on a bargain — v roko si seči, skleniti kupčijo, obljubiti

to give s.o. a free hand — dati komu proste roke

to give s.o. a hand — iti komu na roko, pomagati, ploskati komu

to go hand in hand with figuratively & literatureeral v korak s kom stopati

to have a hand for — biti spreten, nadarjen za kaj

to have o.s. well in hand — dobro se obvladati

to have a hand in a matter — imeti svoje prste vmes

to have ( —ali keep) one's hand in — ostati v vaji

to have one's hands full — imeti polne roke dela

to have time on one's hands — ne vedeti kam s časom, imeti mnogo prostega časa

to hold hands — držati se za roke

to hold one's hand — zadržati se

to hold a good hand — imeti dobre karte

to join hands — združiti se

to keep a tight hand over — imeti koga na vajetih

to keep one's hands on — imeti čvrsto v rokah

to let one's temper get out of hand — ne obvladati se, podivjati

to live from hand to mouth — iz rok v usta živeti

to lay hands on — vzeti, najti, roko na kaj položiti

to lay hands on o.s. — roko nase položiti, napraviti samomor

to lend a hand — pomagati

to make a hand — napraviti dobiček

many hands make light work — v slogi je moč

to pass through many hands — iti skozi mnogo rok

to play into the hands of — nevede komu delati v prid

to play a good hand — dobro igrati karte

to play for one's own hand — delati sebi v prid

to put one's hand in one's pocket — seči v žep, prispevati v denarju

figuratively to put one's hands on — najti, spomniti se

to put ( —ali set, turn) one's hands to — v roke vzeti, poprijeti se

to serve ( —ali wait on) s.o. hand and foot — komu vdano služiti

to shake s.o. by the hand — stisniti komu roko

to shake hands with — rokovati se s kom

to show one's hand — ali to have a show of hands figuratively odkriti svoje karte, pokazati svoj pravi namen

it shows a master's hand — mojstrsko je, kaže na mojstra

to strengthen the hands of — podpreti koga

to take s.o. by the hand — koga za roko prijeti, figuratively vzeti koga pod svoje okrilje

to take in hand — vzeti v roke, lotiti se

to take a hand at a game — sodelovati v igri

to take s.th. off one's hands — kupiti kaj od koga; pomagati komu, da se česa znebi

to take a hand in a matter — vmešati se v kaj

to take one's courage in both hands — zbrati ves svoj pogum

time hangs heavy on my hands — dolgčas mi je

to try one's hand at — poskusiti se v čem

to throw up one's hands — obupati nad čim

to vote by show of hands — glasovati z dviganjem rok

figuratively to wash one's hands of — umiti si roke, odkloniti odgovornost

to win a girl's hand — dobiti dekletovo privoljenje za poroko

to win hands down — z lahkoto dobiti, igraje zmagati

to witness the hand of — overiti podpis

to write a good hand — imeti lepo pisavo
II [hænd]
transitive verb

vročiti, podati; voditi za roko, spremiti; podati roko v pomoč; ravnati s, z

nautical zviti jadra; American slang to hand it to s.o. — nekomu povedati, komu poročati

American slang you must hand it to him — to mu moraš pustiti, to mu moraš priznati

to hand s.o. in (out of) the car — pomagati komu v avto (iz avta)

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8 stop

[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) ustaviti

2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zaustaviti

3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) prenehati

4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zamašiti

5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) pritisniti na struno/odprtino

6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) ostati, ustaviti se
2. noun
1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) ustavitev

2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) postaja

3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) pika

4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) poklopec, dušilec

5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) zagozda, zapora

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- stoppage
- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up
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I [stɔp]
noun

ustavitev, prekinitev, prestanek, pavza, zastoj, konec; ustavljanje, mirovanje, bivanje, pomuda, čas bivanja; postaja, postajališče; gostišče; zapora, blokiranje, ovira; aretacija; naprave za zapiranje; photography zaslonka; music sprememba višine tona, ki nastane s pritiskom na struno ali žico; (orgelski) register, figuratively register; luknja, poklopec (pri pihalih); grammar ločilo, interpunkcija; phonetics zapornik (soglasnik); figuratively način govora

without a stop — brez ustavljanja

full stop — pika

to be at a stop — biti ustavljen, stati, ne moči naprej (dalje)

to bring to a stop — ustaviti

to come to a full (dead) stop — popolnoma se ustaviti (prenehati, ponehati)

to get out at the next stop — izstopiti na prihodnjem postajališču

to make a stop — ustaviti se

to leave out a stop — izpustiti ločilo

to pull out all the stops to save s.o. — z vsemi sredstvi poskušati koga rešiti

to put a stop to s.th. — ustaviti kaj, napraviti konec čemu

to put a stop on s.th. — zadržati, ustaviti kaj, zapleniti kaj

he put on the pathetic stop — udaril je na patetično struno, prešel je v patetičen ton
II [stɔp]
1.

transitive verb

ustaviti, zaustaviti; prekiniti, ovirati, zadrževati; prenehati s čim; zamašiti (z zamaškom), začepiti (često up), zatesniti; plombirati (zob); zapolniti, zapreti, ustaviti (krvavenje itd.); zastavljati, zadrževati (promet); prestreči, odbiti, parirati (udarec); odtrgati, zadržati, prikrajšati (plačo, podporo itd.); zapreti (plin, paro, vodo); odvrniti ( from od); nautical privezati (ladjo); grammar označiti z ločili, staviti interpunkcijo, ločila; music pritisniti na (žico, struno), spremeniti višino tona s pritiskom na struno; udušiti (glas);

2.

intransitive verb

ustaviti se, obstati; colloquially ostati (v postelji, pri kom itd.), biti na obisku; nastaniti se (with s.o. pri kom); (pre)nehati, prekiniti se, napraviti prekinitev (odmor, pavzo), pavzirati; zamašiti se (cev)

a badly spelt and badly stopped letter — pismo, polno pravopisnih in interpunkcijskih napak

stop thief! — primite tatu!

to stop in bed — ostati v postelji

to stop a blow — odbiti, parirati udarec

to stop a blow with one's head jocosely dobiti udarec po glavi

to stop s.o.'s breath — sapo komu zapreti; zadušiti koga

to stop a bullet slang biti zadet od krogle, biti ustreljen

to stop a car — ustaviti, stopati avto

to stop a cheque — prepovedati izplačilo čeka

to stop dead (short) — nenadoma se ustaviti, obstati kot ukopan

to stop doing s.th. — prenehati s čim

shall you stop for dinner? — boste ostali na večerji?

to stop one's ears — (za)mašiti si ušesa, figuratively ne hoteti slišati

to stop a gap — zamašiti vrzel (luknjo), nadomestovati v potrebi

I am going to stop a few days — zaustavil se bom nekaj dni

to stop s.o.'s mouth — zamašiti komu usta

do stop that noise! — nehajte vendar s tem hrupom (ropotom)!

stop your nonsense! — dovolj je vaših neumnosti!

he'll stop at nothing — on se ničesar ne ustraši

to stop payment — ustaviti plačilo

to stop running — nehati teči

he stopped me from speaking — preprečil mi je, da bi povedal svoje mnenje

he never stops to think — nikoli si ne vzame časa, da bi premislil (za premislek)

to stop a tooth — plombirati zob

my watch has stopped — ura se mi je ustavila

to stop the way — zastaviti, zapreti pot, ovirati napredovanje

to stop work — ustaviti delo

to stop a wound — ustaviti krvavitev rane

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9 sight

1. noun
1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) vid

2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) vidik

3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) znamenitost

4) (a view or glimpse.) prizor

5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) nenavaden prizor

6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) muha
2. verb
1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) opaziti

2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) nameriti

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- sight-seeing
- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of
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I [sáit]
noun

vid, figuratively oko, doseg oči; vidik, dogled, pogled, ogled; prizor, ogleda vredna znamenitost; plural znamenitosti ( of a town kakega mesta); colloquially nenavaden ali žalosten pogled (prizor), grda zunanjost, strašilo; muha (na puški), merjenje, viziranje; photography iskalo; colloquially masa, množina, kup; American slang šansa

in sight — v bližini, na dosegu, na dogledu

on sight — na (prvi) pogied

at (first) sight — na prvi pogled, brez priprave

out of sight — iz vida, zunaj obzorja

within sight of — v vidiku, v vidu

a (long) sight colloquially (zelo) mnogo ( of money denarja)

a sight for the gods — prizor za bogove

a sight for sore eyes — zelo prijeten prizor (pogled), privlačna oseba

sight unseen figuratively maček v žaklju; kupljen na slepo

bad (good) sight — slab (dober) vid

the loss of sight — izguba vida; oslepitev

long sight — daljnovidnost

a long sight better — daleč boljši

second sight figuratively preroški dar

payable at (on) sight — plačljiv na pokaz

short (near) sight — kratkovidnost

out of my sight! — izgubi se mi izpred oči!

out of sight out of mind — daleč od oči, daleč od srca

it is not right in my sight — to ni prav po mojem mišljenju

it is a sight better than it was — mnogo bolje je, kot je bilo

it was quite a sight! — bil je to prizor za bogove!

to be in sight of — videti

to catch sight of — zagledati, ugledati (koga, kaj)

to come in sight — pokazati se

it has cost him a sight of money — to ga je veljalo kup denarja

to find favour in s.o.'s sight — pridobiti si naklonjenost koga, prikupiti se, ugajati komu

to get sight of s.o. — zagledati, opaziti koga

to get (to go) out of sight — izginiti (iz vida)

to heave in sight — pojavljati se, prikazovati se, postajati viden

to keep in sight — imeti v vidu

to know by sight — poznati po videzu

what a sight you look! — kakšen pa si!, kot strašilo si videti!

to lose sight of — izgubiti iz vida, ne več videti, figuratively pozabiti

to lose one's sight — oslepeti

the letter was not meant for your sight — pismo ni bilo namenjeno tebi

I should like it a jolly sight better — stokrat rajši bi imel to

to make a sight of oneself — smešno se obleči, osmešiti se

to play (to sing) at sight — igrati na prvi pogled, brez priprave

to put out of sight — skriti, ne posvečati pozornosti

to see the sights — videti, ogledati si znamenitosti

I can't see (bear stand) the sight of him — ne morem ga živega videti

to take a sight — nameriti, ciljati; obrniti pogled

to take a sight at s.o. slang osle pokazati komu
II [sáit]
transitive verb

zagledati, ugledati, opaziti, opazovati, ogledovati; meriti višino zvezde; vzeti na muho, pomeriti na, ciljati, vizirati; commerce predložiti ali akceptirati (menico); transitive verb vizirati, ciljati

to sight land — zagledati kopno zemljo

you should sight before you shoot — najprej pomeri (premisli), nato ustreli (stori)

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10 time

1. noun
1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) ura

2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) čas

3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) čas

4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') čas

5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) pravi trenutek

6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) krat

7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) časi

8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo
2. verb
1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) meriti čas

2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) izbrati pravi čas

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- timeless
- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again
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I [táim]
1.

noun

čas; delovni čas; ura, trenutek; sport najkrajši čas; music akt, tempo; military tempo, korak, hitrost marša; plural časovna tabela, vozni red; službena doba; doba, epoha, era, vek; časi; prilika, priložnost; krat (pri množenju); nosečnost, porod; določeno razdobje; prosti čas, brezdelje; plural colloquially verb zaporu preživeta leta; računanje časa (po soncu, Greenwitchu itd.); plačilo po času (od ure, od dni itd.)

the Times (singular construction) časopis Times

time out of mind — davni čas(i)

time past, present and to come — preteklost, sedanjost in prihodnost

civil time — navadni čas

the correct (right) time — točen čas

a work of time — zamudno delo!

time! sport zdaj!

time, gentlemen, please! time! closing time! — zapiramo! (opozorilo obiskovalcem v muzeju, knjižnici ipd.)

hard times — težki časi

the ravages of time — zob časa

the good old time — dobri stari časi

against time — proti uri, z največjo hitrostjo, zelo naglo

ahead of (before) one's time — prezgodaj, preuranjeno, prerano

all the time — ves čas, nepretrgano, neprekinjeno

a long time since — zdavnaj

at any time — ob vsakem (kateremkoli) času

at a time — naenkrat, skupaj, skupno, hkrati

one at a time — po eden, posamično

at all times — vsak čas, vedno

as times go — v današnjih časih

at times — od časa do časa, občasno

at no time — nikoli, nikdar

at one time — nekoč, nekdaj

at some time — kadarkoli, enkrat

at some other time, at other times — (enkrat) drugič, drugikrat

at the present time — sedaj, zdaj, táčas

at the same time — istočasno, ob istem času; hkrati; vseeno, pri vsem tem, vendarle

at this time of day figuratively verb tako kasnem času dneva, ob tako pozni uri

at that time — tisti čas, tačás

before one's time — prezgodaj, prerano

behind time — prepozno

to be behind time — imeti zamudo

by that time — do takrat, dotlej; medtem

close time — hunting lovopust

each time that... — vsakikrat, ko

every time — vsakikrat, vsaki pot

for all time — za vse čase

for the time — trenutno, ta trenutek

for the time being — za sedaj, trenutno, v sedanjih okolnostih

for the last time — zadnjikrat

from time immemorial — (od)kar ljudje pomnijo

from time to time — od časa do časa

for a long time past — že dolgo

in the course of time — v teku časa

in day time — v dnevnem času, podnevi, pri dnevu

in due (proper) time — o pravem času

in good time — pravočasno

all in good time — vse ob svojem času

in no time — v hipu, kot bi trenil (hitro)

in the mean time — medtem, med (v) tem času

in the length of time — trajno

in the nick of time — v pravem času, v kritičnem času

in time — pravočasno; v ritmu, po taktu

in times of old — v starih časih

in one's own good time — kadar je človeku po volji

in time to come — v bodoče, v prihodnje

many a time — včasih; marsikaterikrat

many times — mogokrat, često

mean time — srednji, standardni čas

near one's time — (o ženskah) pred porodom

not for a long time — še dolgo ne, še dolgo bo trajalo

off time — iz (zunaj) takta, ritma

on time — točno, o pravem času

once upon a time (there was a king) — nekdaj, nekoč (je bil kralj...)

out of time — iz takta, ne po taktu, iz ritma; ob nepravem času, predčasno, prepozno

some time longer — še nekaj časa

some time about noon — nekako opoldne

time after time — ponovno, češče

time and again — ponovno, češče, večkrat

this long time — zdavnaj

this time a year (twelve months) — danes leto (dni), ob letu

this time tomorrow — jutri ob tem času

till next time — do prihodnjič

times without (out of) number — neštetokrat

to time — pravočasno, točno; zelo hitro; obsolete za vedno

up to time — točno

up to the present time, up to this time — dozdaj, doslej, do danes

up to that time — do takrat, dotlej

what time? — ob katerem času? kdaj?

what time? poetically (v času) ko

with times — časom, sčasoma

time is money — čas je zlato

what is the time? what time is it? — koliko je ura?

it is high time to go — skrajni čas je, da gremo

time is up! — čas je potekel!

there is time for everything — vse ob svojem času

he is out of his time — končal je učenje (vajenstvo); odslužil je svoj (vojaški) rok

now is your time — zdaj je prilika zate

she is far on in her time — ona je v visoki nosečnosti

she was near her time — bližal se je njen čas (poroda)

it was the first time that — bilo je prvikrat, da...

to ask time — economy prositi za podaljšanje roka

to beat the time — udarjati, dajati takt

to bid (to give, to pass) s.o. the time of (the) day — želeti komu dober dan, pozdraviti koga

to call time — sport dati znak za začetek ali za konec

to comply with the times — vdati se v čase

my time has come — moj čas (smrti) je prišel

my time is drawing near — bliža se mi konec

to do time slang odsedeti svoj čas v zaporu

to get better in times — časom si opomoči

my watch gains (loses) time — moja ura prehiteva (zaostaja)

he has time on his hands — ima mnogo (prostega) časa, ne ve kam s časom

to have a time with colloquially imeti težave z

to have a time of it — izvrstno se zabavati

to have a good (fine) time — dobro se zabavati

to have a hard time — preživljati težke čase

I have had my time — najboljši del svojega življenja imam za seboj

what a time he has been gone! — kako dolgo ga ni!

to keep time — držati takt (korak), plesati (hoditi, peti) po taktu

to keep good time — iti dobro, točno (o uri)

I know the time of day colloquially jaz vem, koliko je ura

to kill time — čas ubijati

this will last our time — to bo trajalo, dokler bomo živeli

what time do you make? — koliko je na tvoji (vaši) uri?

to lose time — izgubljati čas; (ura) zaostajati

to mark time — na mestu stopati (korakati), ne se premikati se z mesta

to move with the times, to be abreast of the times — iti, korakati s časom

time will show — čas bo pokazal

I am pressed for time — mudi se mi

to serve one's time — military služiti svoj rok

to speak against time — zelo hitro govoriti

to stand the test of time — obnesti se; upirati se zobu časa

to take one's time — vzeti si čas, pustiti si čas

take your time! — ne hiti!

to take time by the forelock — pograbiti priliko, izkoristiti (ugoden) trenutek

take time while time serves — izkoristiti čas, dokler ga imaš

tell me the time — povej mi, koliko je ura

time and tide wait for no man — čas beži; ne zamudi prilike; izkoristi priložnost

to watch the time — pogledovati (često pogledati) na uro

to watch one's time — prežati na ugodno priložnost

to waste time — čas zapravljati

to work against time — delati z največjo hitrostjo (tempom);

2.

adjective

časoven; economy z določenim plačilnim rokom; (ki je) na obroke
II [táim]
1.

transitive verb

meriti čas (z uro); določati čas; izbrati (pravi) čas; urediti po času, uravnati po okoliščinah; napraviti kaj ob pravem času; gledati na čas, držati se časa; časovno ugotoviti; regulirati, naravnati (uro); music udarjati, dajati takt (tempo)

to time one's arrival rightiy — izbrati pravi čas za svoj prihod

to time the speed — meriti hitrost

to time one's steps to the music — plesati po taktu

my train is timed to leave at four — po voznem redu odhaja moj vlak ob štirih;

2.

intransitive verb

ujemati se, biti soglasen ( with z), sporazumeti se; držati takt, ritem (to z)

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11 butt

I verb
(to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) suniti z glavo

- butt in
II 1. noun
(someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about: She's the butt of all his jokes.) tarča
2. noun
1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).) kopito (puške)

2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.) ogorek

3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.) rit

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I [bʌt]
noun

sod, kad; votla mera 490,96 l
II [bʌt]
noun

debeli konec orodja, puškino kopito; spodnji del debla; colloquially ostanek, čik; zoology ime raznih bokoplavutaric; figuratively tarča; cilj; figuratively namen, predmet česa; plural strelišče

to be the butt of the company — biti vsem v posmeh
III [bʌt]
1.

transitive verb

bosti, suniti;

2.

intransitive verb

( against) planiti, drveti

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12 mean

[mi:n] I adjective
1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skop

2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) grd

3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) popadljiv

4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) reven

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- meanly
- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective
1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) srednji

2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) povprečen
2. noun
(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) sredina
III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb
1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) pomeniti

2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) nameravati

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- meaning
2. adjective
((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) pomenljiv

- meaningful
- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well
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I [mi:n]
adjective

nizek, navaden, manjvreden (stan, rod); boren, reven, oguljen, odrgnjen, umazan; nepomemben; prostaški, nizkoten, podel; skop, stiskaški; American colloquially popadljiv, hudoben (konj); American colloquially bolehen

mean birth — nizek rod

no mean achievement — zelo dober uspeh

no mean foe — sovražnik, ki ni za podcenjevanje

no mean scholar — pametna glava. pomemben učenjak

American mean white — siromašen belec na jugu ZDA

American to feel mean over — sramovati se česa
II [mi:n]
adjective

srednji, povprečen

mean life — povprečna življenjska doba

mean annual temperature — povprečna letna temperatura
III [mi:n]
noun

sredina; povprečje, povprečnost; (plural z glagolom v singular) sredstvo, način; plural premoženje

a means of communication — občilo

a means of transportation — prometno sredstvo

means of production — proizvodna sredstva

to be a means of — bitt česa kriv, biti povod za kaj

by means of — s pomočjo

by any means — na kakršenkoli način

by all (manner of) means — vsekakor, na vsak način, za vsako ceno

by no (manner of) means — ali not by any means — nikakor, na noben način

by this means or other — tako ali drugače

by fair (foul) means — na pošten (nepošten) način

the end justifies the means — namen posvečuje sredstva

a means to an end — sredstvo za dosego cilja

the golden ( —ali happy) mean — zlata sredina

to live beyond one's means — živeti preko svojih razmer

a man of means — premožen človek

ways and means — pota in načini

British English means test — preveritev premoženjskih razmer delavca, ki prejema socialno podporo
IV [mi:n]
1.

transitive verb

nameravati, imeti vmislih, kaniti, hoteti; (zlasti pasiv) nameniti ( for za); meniti, misliti; pomeniti;

2.

intransitive verb

pomeniti (to komu)

to mean business — resno misliti

to mean mischief — imeti zlobne namene, imeti kaj za bregom

to mean well — imeti dobre namene

to mean well (ill) by ( —ali to) s.o. — dobro (slabo) komu želeti, biti komu (ne)naklonjen

what do you mean by it? — kaj hočeš s tem reči?, kaj naj to pomeni?

I mean it — resno mislim

he was meant for a soldier — bil je namenjen za vojaka

that was meant for you — to je bilo namenjeno tebi

to mean little to s o. — komu malo pomeniti

I mean you to go — želim, da greš

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13 tag on

1) ((usually with at or to) to attach (something) to something: These comments weren't part of his speech - he just tagged them on at the end.) dodati

2) (to follow (someone) closely: The child always tags on to his elder brother.) biti za petami

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14 quarter

['kwo:tə] 1. noun
1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) četrtina

2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) 25 centov

3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) četrt

4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) smer

5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milost

6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) del živali

7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) krajec

8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) četrtina

9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) četrtletje
2. verb
1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) razrezati na štiri dele

2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) razdeliti na štiri dele

3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) nastaniti

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- quarterly
3. adverb
(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) četrtletno
4. noun
(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) četrtletnik

- quarters
- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters
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I [kwɔ:tə]
noun

četrtina, četrt ( a quarter of an hour četrt ure; for quarter the price, for a quarter of fhe price za četrtino cene); četrtina funta (0,113 kg); četrtina milje, tek na četrt milje ( he won the ŋ zmagal je v teku na četrt milje); mera za tkanine, četrtina jarda (22,8 cm); trgovska mera, četrtina stota (28 funtov, 12,7 kg, American 2ɜ funtov, 11,ʌɔ kg; British English 2,91 hl); American Scottish šolsko četrtletje; četrtletje, kvartal; četrtina zaklane živali, ena od štirih nog, hrbet konja; heraldry eno od štirih polj grba; astronomy lunin krajec ( first ŋ prvi krajec, last ŋ zadnji krajec); American četrt dolarja, novec za 25 centov; mestna četrt, kvart ( residential ŋ stanovanjska četrt); stran neba, smer vetra (what quarter is the wind in? iz katere strani piha?, figuratively od kje piha veter?); predel, kraj ( in this ŋ v teh krajih), smer ( in that ŋ v ono smer), stran ( from another ŋ z druge strani); vir ( from a good ŋ iz dobrega vira); družbeni krog ( in government ŋs v vladnih krogih); usnje za peto (čevlja); technical ɔ palce širok kos lesa (v tesarstvu); military (zlasti plural) stan, bivališče ( to be confined to ŋs biti v hišnem priporu); (zlasti military) milost, prizanašanje, pomilostitev ( to find no quarter with ne najti milosti pri); nautical bok krme ( on the port ŋ na levi strani krme); nautical borbeni položaj posadke ( to beat to ŋs sklicati posadko na položaje)

to ask ( —ali call, cry) for quarter — prositi za milost

to give quarter — izkazati milost, pomilostiti

to give fair quarter — prizanesti

a bad quarter of an hour — neprijetni trenutki

at close quarters — od blizu, v neposrednem stiku (spopadu)

to live in close quarters — stanovati na tesnem

from every quarter — ali from all quarters — od vseh strani

hind quarters — stegna

high quarters — višji krogi

it has gone the quarter — ura je odbila četrt

the proper quarter — pristojno mesto

to take up one's quarters — nastaniti se

to beat up the quarters of — pogosto obiskovati
II [kwɔ:tə]
1.

transitive verb

razdeliti na štiri dele; razkosati, razčetveriti (izdajalca); heraldry razdeliti na štiri polja (grb); vzeti pod streho; military (prisilno) nastaniti (at, in a place; to be ŋed at (in) stanovati kje); pretakniti, preiskati teren (lovski psi); nautical določiti borbeni položaj posadke;

2.

intransitive verb

stanovati, živeti (at pri); tekati sem in tja (psi)

figuratively to quarter o.s. on s.o. — vseliti se pri kom

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15 crown

1. noun
1) (a circular, often jewelled, head-dress, especially one worn as a mark of royalty or honour: the queen's crown.) krona

2) ((with capital) the king or queen or governing power in a monarchy: revenue belonging to the Crown.) Krona

3) (the top eg of a head, hat, hill etc: We reached the crown of the hill.) vrh

4) ((an artificial replacement for) the part of a tooth which can be seen.) prevleka
2. verb
1) (to make (someone) king or queen by placing a crown on his or her head: The archbishop crowned the queen.) kronati

2) (to form the top part of (something): an iced cake crowned with a cherry.) okrasiti

3) (to put an artificial crown on (a tooth).) pokriti s prevleko

4) (to hit (someone) on the head: If you do that again, I'll crown you!) mahniti po glavi

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- crown prince
- crown princess
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I [kraun]
noun

krona, venec; krošnja; oglavje, teme; vrh; vrhunec; format papirja (1ɜ ɔ 20 inches); novec ɜ šilingov

from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot — od nog do glave
II [kraun]
transitive verb

kronati, venčati; ( with) okrasiti; (zob) s krono pokriti

to crown all... — kot višek vsega...

the end crowns the work — konec dober, vse dobro

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16 shut

1. present participle - shutting; verb
1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) zapreti

2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) zapreti se

3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) zapreti

4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) zapreti
2. adjective
(closed.) zaprt

- shut down
- shut off
- shut up
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I [šʌt]
1.

noun

zaprtje; technical zvar, zvarek

cold shut — pomanjkljiv zvarek;

2.

adjective

zaprt, colloquially prost

to be shut of s.th. — znebiti se česa
II [šʌt]
1.

transitive verb

zapreti (knjigo, oči, nož itd.), zaklopiti; priščipniti (prst), stisniti ( into med), blokirati (cesto itd.);

2.

intransitive verb

zapirati se, zapreti se, zaklopiti se

to shut the door in s.o.'s face — komu pred nosom zapreti vrata

to shut the door on (upon) s.o. — zapreti vrata pred kom, ne hoteti govoriti z njim

the door shut with a bang — vrata so se zaloputnila

the door shuts automatically — vrata se avtomatično zapirajo

the prisoner was shut into his cell — jetnika so zaprli v (njegovo) celico

he shut the dog's tail into the door — priščipnil je psu rep med vrata

to shut one's ears to the truth — biti gluh za resnico, ne hoteti slišati resnice, zapirati si ušesa pred resnico

the window shuts well — okno se dobro zapira

shut your mouth! — molči! drži jezik (za zobmi)!

shut your face vulgar jezik za zobe!

to shut o.s. away from (out of) society — izključiti se iz družbe;

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17 suck

1. verb
1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) sesati

2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) sesati

3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) vsesati

4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) biti nemogoč
2. noun
(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) sesanje

- sucker
- suck up to
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I [sʌk]
noun

sesanje; vsesavanje, šum sesanja; cuzanje; vpijanje, vsrkavanje; sesajoča mlada žival; vrtinec; materino mleko; colloquially srkljaj, požirek; slang bonbon, sladkorček; slang sleparija, bluf (tudi suck-in); neuspeh

what a suck! — kakšna smola! res nisi imel sreče!

just a suck of brandy won't harm you — požirek žganja vam ne bo škodil

to give suck to — dojiti (otroka)

to take a suck at a bottle — srkniti ga iz steklenice

to take a suck at it colloquially dobro ga srkniti, napraviti dober požirek
II [sʌk]
transitive verb

sesati; cuzati; izmozgati, izčrpati, iztisniti; figuratively izvleči ( from iz), izmolsti, dobiti; vsesa(va)ti; dati sesati, dojiti; intransitive verb sesati (at kaj), sesati pri prsih

to suck s.o.'s brain(s) — izvleči iz koga ideje (zamisli) za lastno uporabo, okoristiti se z idejami koga drugega

to suck s.o.'s lifeblood figuratively piti kri komu, do zadnjega ga izkoristiti

to suck the breast — sesati pri prsih

to suck dry — izsesati

to suck an orange — izsesati, iztisniti oranžo

sucked orange — "izžeta limona"

to suck the monkey British English slang piti iz steklenice, piti s slamico

to suck s.o. to the very marrow — koga do kraja izmozgati ali izžeti

to suck one's thumb — sesati palec

the pump does not suck well — črpalka ne vsesava dobro

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18 twist

[twist] 1. verb
1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) obračati (se)

2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) plesti

3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) zviti
2. noun
1) (the act of twisting.) obračanje

2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) ožemek

3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) vozel

4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) preobrat

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- twisted
- twister
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I [twist]
noun

ukrivljenje, upogib, pregib; figuratively izkrivljenje, popačenje; torzija; izvin, deformacija; zavoj, vijuga, ovinek; technical spirala, spiralasto pletivo, tkanina; sukanec; klobčič; vozel; vrvica, vrv, konopec; zvitek, smotek tobaka (za žvečenje); obšiv, obšitek na kapi (uniformi, narodni noši); British English slang obsolete mešana pijača; slang tek, glad; sport kretnja, gib v stran; nagnjenje, čudna ljubezen (to do); tvist (ples); American slang moralno propadla ženska

in a twist of the wrist — v hipu

twist of the tongue — jecljanje, jecljavost

there is a queer twist in that branch — ona veja je čudno skrivenčena

there are a lot of twists in the road — cesta je polna ovinkov

he has an awful twist — colloquially on ima strašen apetit

to give one's arm a twist — zviti si roko
II [twist]
transitive verb

obračati, vrteti, sukati; plesti (vrv, konopec); sukati (sukanec), zapredati (svilo); (v)plesti, izplesti (v venec); povezati ( into v); ožemati (perilo); figuratively zaplesti; ovi(ja)ti ( round okoli); zviti (gleženj); skremžiti (obraz), spačiti, popačiti, izkriviti (tudi figuratively); figuratively mučiti, zbegati, zmesti; spremeniti; intransitive verb obračati se vrteti se (žoga), sukati se; viti se, vijugati se (reka); skremžiti se, spačiti se (obraz); zaplesti se; zviti se; prebiti se, preriniti se ( through skozi); figuratively izmotavati se, izmikati se, biti neiskren

to twist an account — izkriviti, popačiti poročilo

he twisted his face — nakremžil je obraz

to twist one's ankle — zviti si gleženj

to twist s.o. round one's (little) finger figuratively oviti koga okoli mezinca, imeti koga na vrvici

to twist one's words — izkriviti, obračati besede

don't twist like that — ne izmikaj se tako

to twist one's way (to twist) through the crowd — zriniti se skozi množico

to twist o.s. into — priplaziti se v, prikrasti se v

to twist off — izviti; iztrgati

to twist up — (spiralasto) zvi(ja)ti, motati, sukati, plesti; zviti se (v spiralo)

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19 bite

1. past tense - bit; verb
(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) ugrizniti, pičiti
2. noun
1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) ugriz, pik

2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) prijem (za trnek)

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- biting
- bite the dust
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I [bait]
1.

transitive verb

gristi, odgristi; pičiti, pikati; jedkati, razjedati; colloquially oslepariti; okužiti;

2.

intransitive verb

gristi; peči, skeleti; figuratively pustiti se oslepariti; prijeti

the brake will not bite — brzda noče prijeti

to bite the dust — pasti na tla, valjati se po tleh, umreti

to bite the hand that feeds one — pokazati se nehvaležnega

to bite one's lips — krotiti, premagovati se
II [bait]
noun

ugriz, pik, pekoča bolečina; grižljaj; prigrizek, hrana; figuratively zbadljivost, ostrost; jedkanje

to take two bites on a cherry — obirati se

his bark is worse than his bite — ni tako hud kakor je videti, pes, ki laja, ne grize

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20 give in

1) (to stop fighting and admit defeat; to yield: The soldiers were outnumbered and gave in to the enemy.) vdati se

2) (to hand or bring (something) to someone (often a person in authority): Do we have to give in our books at the end of the lesson?) izročiti, oddati

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intransitive verb & transitive verb

popustiti, vdati se; izročiti

American give in one's name — navesti svoje ime, prijaviti se

give in to — sprejeti

give in a petition — vložiti prošnjo

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