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1 age
[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) starost2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) doba, vek3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) leta4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) (celo) večnost2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) postarati (se)- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age* * *I [eidž]nounstarost; vek, era, čas; polnoletnostage of fishes geology devongeology the Ice Age — ledena dobatender age — nežna starost, zgodnja mladostwhat age are you? — koliko si star?II [eidž]transitive verb & intransitive verbstarati, postarati (se); fiksirati barvo -
2 one
1. noun1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) ena2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) eno leto2. pronoun1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) ta, tisti2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) kdorkoli3. adjective1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) en2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) eno leto3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) edin•- one-- oneself
- one-night stand
- one-off
- one-parent family
- one-sided
- one-way
- one-year-old 4. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) enoleten- all one- be one up on a person
- be one up on
- not be oneself
- one and all
- one another
- one by one
- one or two* * *I [wʌn]adjectiveeden, ena; edin, neki, enak, istione or two — eden ali dva, parone at a time — posamič, ločenothe one way to do it — edini način, kako to storitito be one too many for s.o. — biti malo pretežko za kogato be made one — poročiti se, biti združen v zakonuto make one of — pripadati komu (čemu), biti del koga (česa);II [wʌn]pronoun1.nekdo, kdo, kdorkoli;2.eden, en (namesto zaimka ali samostalnika: the little ŋ malček, the picture is a realistic ŋ slika je realistična);3.nedoločni zaimek ( one knows ve se);razno: one who — nekdo, kithe one who — tisti, kione so clever — nekdo, ki je tako pametenthat's a good one! — dobro je!, ni slabo!figuratively one in the eye — nekaj, kar boš pomnil; polten udarec (ki ga boš pomnil), spominekto land s.o. one — pritisniti koga, udaritithe Holy One, One above — bogthe evil one — hudič, satanIII [wʌn]nounpoedinec, eden, enathe all and the one — celotnost in edinost, vsi in vsak zaseall in one — skupaj, istočasnoone by one — posamič, drug za drugimone... the other — eden... drugiyou are a one! — ti si res čudak!to be at one with s.o. — strinjati se s komto be one up on s.o. — biti za malenkost pred komnumber one — kar je odlično, prvovrstno; ego, jaz, osebna korist -
3 on one's last legs
(very near to falling down or collapsing with exhaustion, old age etc.) na koncu svojih moči -
4 bear
I [beə] past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) prenesti2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) vzdržati3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) roditi (se)4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) nositi5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) nositi6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) zaviti (proti)•- bearable- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) medved- bearskin* * *I [bwə]nounzoology medved; figuratively neotesanec, neroda; borzni špekulant na padec vrednot; nautical slang metlaa bear leader — inštruktor in spremljevalec mladeniča, spremljevalec blaziranega tujcasell not the bear's skin before you have caught the bear — ne delaj računa brez krčmarja, ne zidaj gradov v oblakihastronomy Great (Little) Bear — Veliki (Mali) vozcommerce bear operation — borzna špekulacija na padec cenhad it been a bear it would have bitten you — zmotil si se; ni bilo tako strašno kot je kazaloII [bwə]transitive verb & intransitive verbcommerce špekulirati na borzi na padec cen; znižati vrednost papirjev na borzi, zbijati cene na tržiščuIII [bwə]1.transitive verbnositi, nesti; prenesti, pretrpeti, prenašati; podpreti, podpirati; dopustiti, dopuščati; roditi; pridelati; občutiti;2.intransitive verbzdržati; trpeti; peljati (pot); usmeriti se; biti ploden, (ob)roditi; uspetito bear the blame — biti kriv, vzeti krivdo naseto bring to bear — vplivati; uveljaviti, ureditito bear evidence ( —ali witness) — pričati, dokaz(ov)atito bear no grudge against s.o. — ne zameriti komuto bear in hand — imeti v oblasti; pomagatito bear in mind — misliti na kaj, upoštevatito bear o.s. well — dobro se držatito bear a part — biti deležen; imeti vlogo -
5 backward
['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) nazaj obrnjen2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) zaostal3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) nerazvit•- backwards
- backwards and forwards
- bend/fall over backwards* * *[baekwəd]adjective ( backwardly adverb)nazaj obrnjen; (in) zakasnel, počasen; zaostal; nerazvit; plašen, sramežljiv -
6 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) dospeti2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) doseči3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) seči4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) stopiti v stik5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) segati2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) bližina2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) doseg3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) predeli* * *I [ri:č]noundoseg, sežaj, seganje; razsežnost, prostornost, širina, dolžina, daljina; raven, pregleden del reke med dvema zavojema; del prekopa med dvema zatvornicama; proizvodna, ustvarjalna sposobnost, proizvodnost; sfera vpliva; polje, obseg (moči, sposobnosti); nautical dolžina vrvi, s katero je privezan ogel jadra; archaic morski rokav, zalivout of reach, beyond reach — nedosegljiv, zunaj dosega; nedoumljivto be within (easy) reach — biti dosegljiv, biti blizu, v bližiniis not within my reach — to ni v moji moči, presega moje močito have a wide reach — daleč segati, se razprostiratiII [ri:č]1.transitive verbiztegniti (forth, out), izprožiti (roko); stegniti, razširiti; podati (komu kaj); postreči (komu s čim); odvzeti ( from komu ali čemu); dospeti kam, priti do, segati do, seči; priti do zaključka, razumeti, doumeti, pogruntati, dojeti; imeti vpliv, vplivati, pustiti vtis (na koga); doseči, zadeti, pogoditi (kaj); doživeti, dočakati (starost, dobo, novo izdajo)this book reached its 10 —th edition — ta knjiga je doživela 10. izdajoreach me that book, will you? — podaj mi ono knjigo, prosim!to reach forth one's hand — iztegniti (izprožiti, podati) rokothe water reached my knees — voda mi je segla do kolen;2.intransitive verbseči, poseči (after, at, for po); raztezati se (to k, do), prožiti se; priti (to do), (do)segati; nagniti se ( forward naprej, toward k, proti); figuratively težiti k čemu, iti (at, after za čem), napenjati se; prodreti ( into v), dojeti, doumeti, razumetithe country reaches from the sea to the mountains — dežela sega, se razprostira od morja do gorá -
7 under
1. preposition1) (in or to a position lower than, or covered by: Your pencil is under the chair; Strange plants grow under the sea.) pod2) (less than, or lower in rank than: Children under five should not cross the street alone; You can do the job in under an hour.) manj kot3) (subject to the authority of: As a foreman, he has about fifty workers under him.) pod4) (used to express various states: The fort was under attack; The business improved under the new management; The matter is under consideration/discussion.) za časa; v2. adverb(in or to a lower position, rank etc: The swimmer surfaced and went under again; children aged seven and under.) niže; manj- under-* * *[ʌndə]1.prepositionpod; pod vodstvom, pod zaščito; pod vplivom (pritiskom); za časa, za vladanja, med; na osnovi, na temelju, v smislu, pounder one's belt figuratively v želodcuunder darkness — v temi, v zaščiti temeunder consideration — v proučevanju, v pretresanjuthe matter under discussion — zadeva, ki je v diskusijiunder hatches — v zaporu; propadel, mrtev; nautical pod palubounder pretence that... — pod pretvezo, da...ship under the sea nautical brez pomoči morju izpostavljena ladjaunder the rose figuratively zaupnoto be under a cloud figuratively biti v nemilosti; biti v denarni stiskithe total falls under what was expected — celotna vsota je ostala pod pričakovanjem;2.adverbspodaj; niže; manjto go under American podleči, propastithe sun is under — sonce je zašlo;3.adjectivespodnji; nižji; podrejenthe under dog colloquially pes (figuratively oseba), ki podleže v boju -
8 take
(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) imeti koga za talca* * *I [téik]transitive verb1.vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti, military ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)pitito take advice — vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati seto take one's bearings marine izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figuratively ugotoviti, pri čem smoto take the bull by the horns — zgrabiti bika za rogove, figuratively spoprijeti se s kom (čim)shall we take our coffee in the garden? — bi pili kavo na vrtu?to take the chair figuratively prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)to take s.o.'s eye — pritegniti pozornost kake osebeto take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprejto take s.o.'s measurements — vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)I take the opportunity to tell you... — izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...to take (holy) orders ecclesiastic biti posvečen, ordiniranto take a part — prevzeti, igrati vlogoto take in bad part — zameriti, za zlo vzetito take poison — vzeti strup, zastrupiti seto take s.o. prisoner ( —ali captive) — military ujeti kogato take 3000 prisoners military ujeti 3000 sovražnikovto take s.o. for s.tiv. adjective slang izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz kogato take s.o. stealing — zasačiti koga pri tatviniI take his statement with a grain of salt — njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)to take by storm ( —ali assault) — zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišemto take a bit between teeth figuratively odpovedati poslušnostto take s.o.'s temperature — (iz)meriti komu temperaturoto take a ticket — vzeti, kupiti vozovnicoto take the train (a taxi, a tram) — peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)to take s.o. unawares — presenetiti kogato take the trouble of doing s.th. — vzeti si trud in napraviti kajto take the veil religion iti v samostan, postati nunato take the right way with s.o. — lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi načinto take a poor view ( —ali a dim view) of — ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o;2.odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgatito take s.o. home — odvesti koga domovwhere will this road take us? — kam nas pelje ta pot?he was taken hence — umrl je;3.dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, staknitito take cold — dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehladto take an infection — okužiti se, inficirati seto take s.th. as a reward — dobiti kaj kot nagradoto take a (mean) advantage of s.th. — (grdo) izkoristiti kajto take s.th. under a will — dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu;4.vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potrebenit took me ( —ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station — potreboval sem ɜ minut, da sem prišel do postajeit would take a strong man to move it — potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknilwhich size in hats do you take? — katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?it takes two to make a quarrel — za prepir sta potrebna dva;5.občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napravitito take the consequences — nositi, prevzeti poslediceto take a fall adjective slang nositi poslediceto take a loss — (pre)trpeti, imeti izguboto take offense — biti užaljen, zameritito take pity on s.o. — občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za kogato take umbrage — sumničiti, posumitito take great pleasure in s.th. — imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čemare we going to take it lying down? — bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?these troops had taken the brunt of the attack — te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada;6.očarati, prevzeti, privlačitito take s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, prikupiti se komuwhat took him most was the sweetness of her voice — kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu;7.razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjetiI take it that... — to razumem tako, da...shall I take it that... — naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?then, I take it, you object to his coming — torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišelas I take it — kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)do not take it ill if I do not go — ne zamerite mi, če ne gremwhom do you take me for? — za koga me (pa) imate?to take s.o. for a fool — imeti koga za norcato take s.th. for granted — vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevnoto take as read politics juridically smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)may I take the minutes as read? — smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?;8.zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočitito take earth hunting zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figuratively umakniti se, skriti sehe took the bush — zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hostothe horse took the hedge with the greatest ease — konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto;9.fotografirati; skrbeti (za)he took me while I was not looking — fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugamhe insisted on being taken with his hat on — na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavito take views — delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografiratishe took her mother in her old age — skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti;10.intransitive verbuspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv; botany prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se; technical prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi); medicine učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti; photography fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se; colloquially biti prizadetto take as heir — prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedičPosebne zveze:to take into account ( —ali consideration), to take account for — vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunatito take aim at military meriti, ciljati nato take the air — iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronautics dvigniti seto take breath — zajeti sapo, oddahniti sithis takes the cake! slang to je pa že višek!to take care — biti oprezen, pazitito take charge of — prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvoto take one's chance — tvegati, upati seto take s.o. into one's confidence — zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kajto take under consideration — vzeti v pretres, v presojodeuce take it! — vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!to take effect — učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; juridically stopiti v veljavoto take exception to ( —ali at, against) — grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitketo take evasive action slang izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)to take s.o.'s evidence juridically zaslišati kogato take one's farewell — vzeti slovo, posloviti seto take to heart — vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti seto take hold of — prijeti, zgrabitito take issue with — ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti protito take it (on the chin) slang požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)take it or leave it! — vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!to take a journey — potovati, iti na potovanjeto take kindly to s.o. — čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati kogato take leave of — vzeti slovo od, posloviti se odto take liberties — preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzento take one's life in one's hand — tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kockoto take the measure of s.o.'s foot — vzeti mero za obutev, figuratively premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebeto take the minutes — pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)to take notice colloquially opazitito take notice of — vzeti na znanje, upoštevatito take no notice of — ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignoriratito take in ( —ali to) pieces — narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)to take part in — udeležiti se, sodelovati vto take a ride — pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)to take rise — izvirati, nasta(ja)tito take shape — dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati seto take the rough with the smooth figuratively vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno jeto take short — presenetiti, zalotitito take to s.th. like ducks to water — takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kajto take to task — poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, oštetito take the time from s.o. figuratively točno se ravnati po komtake it easy! — ne razburjaj se!I am not taking any colloquially hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maramto take the water marine izplutito take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrteto take wine with s.o. — nazdraviti komuto take upon o.s. an office — prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)that walk did take it out of us! — ta sprehod nas je zares zdelalto take s.o. at his word — koga za besedo prijetiII [téik]nounvzetje, odvzem; ulov (rib); hunting plen, uplenitev; prejemek, iztržek, izkupiček, inkaso (v gledališču, na koncertu itd.); film, televizija, posnetek scene, scena; British English zakup, zemlja v zakupu; šah odvzem (figure)he is very proud ot his take — zelo je ponosen na svoj plen, na to, kar je ujel (ulovil) -
9 ripe
((negative unripe) (of fruit, grain etc) ready to be gathered in or eaten: ripe apples/corn.) zrel- ripeness- ripen
- ripe old age
- ripe age* * *I [ráip]adjectivezrel, dozorel; zras(t)el, dorasel, popolnoma razvit; popoln, dovršèn; medicine zrel za operacijo; pripravljen, gotov; prav narejen, kot narejen ( for za); slang pijan, nadelanat a ripe age, in one's ripe years — v zreli starostiripe beauty — zrela lepota, lepota zrele ženskea ripe cataract medicine za operacijo zrela siva očesna mrenaripe lips — rdeče, bujne ustnice (kot zrelo sadje)he is ripe to hear the truth — čas je (zdaj), da mu povemo resnicoII [ráip]intransitive verb poetically (do)zoréti, postati zrel; transitive verb napraviti zrelo, zoriti, privesti do zorenja (dozoritve), do zrelostiIII [ráip]transitive verbdialectal Scottish preiskati (tudi izropati) (žepe, hišo); intransitive verb iskati, riti -
10 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) živeti2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) preživeti3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) stanovati4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) živeti5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) preživljati se•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) preživljanje- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) živ2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) v živo3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) aktiven4) (burning: a live coal.) goreč2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) v živo- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire* * *I [laiv]attributive adjective živ; humorously pravi; goreč, živ (ogenj, cigareta, žerjavica); figuratively živahen, svež, aktiven, energičen, vitalen; aktualen, pereč; colloquially buden; neprižgan (vžigalica), nerazstreljen (granata), oster (naboj); electrical nabit z elektriko (žica); direkten (radio, TV prenos); mechanics gonilen, ki se premika; printing pripravljen za tiskII [liv]1.intransitive verbživeti, trajati, zdržati; preživeti; stanovati, živeti;2.transitive verbpreživljatito live in clover — živeti v obilju, živeti brezskrbnolive and learn! — učiš se vse življenjeto live to o.s. — sam zase živetito live within o.s. — povleči se vase, živeti po svojelive and let live — daj še drugim živeti, živi in pusti še druge živetito live by one's wits — znajti se v življenju, živeti od sleparstvalive wage — mezda, ki komaj zaleže za življenje -
11 look
[luk] 1. verb1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) pogledati2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) zdeti se3) (to face: The house looks west.) gledati2. noun1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) pogled2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) pogled3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) videz•- - looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here!
- look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out!
- look over
- look through
- look up
- look up to* * *I [luk]nounpogled (at); (singular ali plural) izraz (obraza), videz, podobato give s.th. a second look — še enkrat ali natančneje kaj pogledatiII [luk]1.intransitive verbgledati, pogledati, motriti, ogledovati (at); colloquially strmeti, čuditi se; biti videti, zdeti se; kazati (to, towards na kaj); figuratively obrniti, nameriti, usmeriti (pogled, pozornost; at); paziti (to na) skrbeti ( that da) gledati ( that da how kako); upati, pričakovati; gledati na, biti obrnjen proti (to, towards);2.transitive verbgledati, pogledati, (s pogledom) izrazitilook here! — poglej, poslušaj!don't look like that — ne glej tako, ne delaj takega obrazalook and see — sam poglej, sam se prepričajlook you! — pomisli!, pazi!, glej!it looks as if ( —ali as though) — videti je, ko da bito look o.s. again — popraviti se (po bolezni itd.)to look black (at s.o.) — biti videti jezen (mrko koga gledati)to look blue — biti videti otožen, nesrečento look back — nazaj pogledati, pomisliti nahe looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth — videti je, ko da ne bi znal do pet štetito look compassion at s.o. — sočutno koga gledatito look daggers at s.o. — z očmi koga prebadatito look s.o. in the eyes — gledati komu v očito look in the face — pogledati čemu v obraz, videti kaj v pravi lučito look a gift horse in the mouth — ali to look a horse trade in the tushes — gledati podarjenemu konju na zobeto look like — biti videti kot, biti podobenhe looks like winning — kaže, da bo zmagalI look to live many years here — pričakujem, da bom dolgo živel tukajto look one's last at s.o. — zadnjič koga pogledatilook before you leap — ne prenagli se, dobro premisli preden kaj storišto look sharp — ( with) pohiteti, podvizati se (s čim)to look small — pokazati se v slabi luči, napraviti slab vtis -
12 reference
['refərəns]1) ((an) act of referring (to something); a mention (of something): He made several references to her latest book; With reference to your request for information, I regret to inform you that I am unable to help you.) sklicevanje2) (a note about one's character, ability etc, eg when one applies for a new job: Our new secretary had excellent references from her previous employers.) priporočilo3) (an indication in a book, report etc, showing where one got one's information or where further information can be found.) napotitev* * *I [réfrəns]nounnapotitev, napotek (to k, v, na); odnos, zveza (to z); sklicevanje; ozir (to do, na); figuratively namigovanje, aluzija, merjenje na, spominjanje na; pristojnost; prepustitev (višji instanci); referenca, priporočilo, spričevalo; priporočitelj, porok; oseba, ki jo lahko vprašamo o sposobnostih kake osebe; povpraševanje, konzultiranje; zapisek, vir; sporočilo ( as to gledé, o, kar se tiče); tiskarski znak, ki napoti na opombo, na stran itd.in reference to this — gledé na to, v tem pogleduto have reference to — nanašati se na, biti v zvezi z, tikati se (koga, česa)to have no reference to — ne se tikati, ne se nanašati nato make reference to — dotakniti se (česa), mimogredé omenitito make reference to a dictionary — zateči se k slovarju, pogledati, poiskati v slovarju, sklicevati se na slovarhe spends his money without reference to the future — on trati svoj denar, ne da bi mislil na prihodnosthis sudden departure has no reference to our quarrel — njegov nenadni odhod nima nobene zveze z najinim prepiromII [réfrəns]transitive verbnavesti vire (v knjigi); opremiti z napotki (o piscih itd.) -
13 tender
1) (a person who looks after something: a bartender.) skrbnik2) (a small boat which carries stores or passengers to and from a larger boat.) tender* * *I [téndə]1.adjective ( tenderly adverb)nežen; mehak (meso itd.); krhek, drobljiv; dobro kuhan (pečen); topljiv, topen; občutljiv, hitro užaljen; delikaten, subtilen; kočljiv; blag, mil, dobrega srca, ljubezniv, prisrčen; skrben (of za), obziren, pozoren (do), zaskrbljen (of, over za)of tender age — v nežni starosti, mladtender annual botany poletna rastlinato be tender of s.th. — ozirati se na, skrbeti za kajto be tender of irritating s.o. — paziti, da koga ne razjezimo (razdražimo);2.transitive verbnapraviti mehko, občutljivo; intransitive verb postati mehakII [téndə]1.nounponudba, oferta (npr. za izvedbo kakega dela); ponujena vsota; economy plačilno sredstvo; economy predračun; dokazby tender — economy po razpisu, z razpisomplea of tender — dokaz obtoženca, da je bil pravočasno in je še pripravljen plačati tožniku toženo vsoto denarjato make a tender of one's services — ponuditi svoje usluge;2.transitive verbponuditi, nuditi, staviti ponudbo; staviti na razpolago; predložiti predati; juridically dati dokaz; izraziti; plačati (dolg)to tender an oath to s.o. — zapriseči kogato tender one's thanks — izraziti, izreči svojo zahvalo; intransitive verb (po)nuditi se ( for za); sodelovati pri ponudbeni licitaciji (razpisu), predložiti oferto ( for the dredging of a harbour za očiščenje luke)III [téndə]nounstrežnik, -ica, negovalec, -lka; natakar; technical strežnik (stroja); railway tender; nautical tender, ladjica za dovoz živeža in zalog večji ladji; ladjica, ki opravlja promet med obalo in večjo ladjo; ladja spremljevalka; čoln na ladji; ladja za razkladanje (nakladanje) na večjo ladjo; technical priklopnik, prikolicabar tender — točaj, natakar v baru -
14 at
[æt]( showing)1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) v, na2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) na, proti3) (time: He arrived at ten o'clock; The children came at the sound of the bell.) ob4) (state or occupation: The countries are at war; She is at work.) v, na5) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.) na6) (cost: bread at $1.20 a loaf.) po•- at all* * *[æt, ət]prepositionob, pri, zraven; proti, k, v, na; zato aim at s.th. — meriti na kajall at once — nenadoma, nepričakovano, ko strela z jasnega nebato be at s.th. — ukvarjati se s čimat the bottom — na dnu, spodajto receive s.th. at s.o.'s hands — dobiti kaj od kogato be hard at s.th. — naporno delati, truditi se s čimto laugh at s.o. — posmehovati se komuat loggerheads — v sporu, sprtat most — največ, kvečjemunot at all — sploh ne; prosim (kot odgovor na thank you)at one — složno, sporazumnoat school — v šoli, pri poukuat sight — na pogled, po videzuat stake — v nevarnosti, na kockiat that — vrh tega, poleg tega; kljub temuwhat are you at? — kaj počneš? -
15 die
I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) umreti2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) pojemati, izginjati3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) hrepeneti•- diehard- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) matricaIII see dice* * *I [dai]intransitive verb (of od, zaradi) umreti, izdihniti, poginiti; ugasniti, ugašati; umiriti se; (o)veneti; colloquially hrepenetito die game — hrabro umreti; ostati zvestto be dying for s.th. — hrepeneti po čemII [dai]nounmatrica, vreziloIIIplural dice [dai, dais]noun igralna kockathe die is cast — kocka je padla, nazaj ni potias straight as a die — čisto raven; velik poštenjakupon the die — na kocki, v nevarnostito risk all on a turn ( —ali the throw) of a die — vse staviti, vse prepustiti naključjuthe dice are loaded against him — nima sreče, usoda mu ni naklonjena -
16 to
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) proti, na2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) do3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) do4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.)5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.)6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) na7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) od; proti8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) po; na9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) da10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) v (skoraj) zaprtem stanju2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).)•* * *I [tu:, tu, tə]preposition (osnovni pomen k);1.(krajevno) k, proti, do, v, na, poleg, obto arms! — k orožju!next door to us — sosedna vrata, tik poleg naših vrat (poleg nas)to take one's hat off to s.o. — odkriti se komu;2.(časovno) doto time — točno, pravočasnoto live to a great age — doživeti visoko starost;3.(namera, cilj, posledica ipd.)as to... — kar se tiče...to you colloquially vam na uslugoto what purpose? — čemú?dead fallen to their hands — mrtvi, ki so padli od njihove rokethat is nothing to me — to se me ne tiče; to ni nič zamewhat is that to you? — kaj te to briga?to come to hand — priti v roke, v posesthere's to you! — na tvoje (vaše) zdravje!to drink to s.o.'s health — piti na zdravje kake osebe, nazdraviti komuwould to God (Heaven)! — daj bog!;4.(stopnja, mera, meja)to the full — do sitega, do mile voijeto a great extent — v veliki meri, zelothey were to the number of 400 — bilo jih je 400;5.(pripadnost, posest)that is all there is to it — to je vse in nič več;6.(odnos, razmerje)aversion to s.th. — odpor do česanothing to... — nič v primeri z...to all appearance — po vsem videzu, po vsej prilikito my (your etc) heart's desire — po moji (tvoji itd.) mili voljithree to dozen — tri na ducat;7.(rabi za tvorbo dajalnika)she was a good mother to him — bila mu je dobra mati;8.(za oznako nedoločnika, pred nedoločnikom)there is no one to see us — nikogar ni, ki bi nas videlwhat am I to do? — kaj naj naredim?he was seen to fall — videli so ga, kako je padelwe expect her — to come pričakujemo, da bo prišlato be honest, I should decline — če hočem biti pošten, moram odkloniti;9.(kot nadomestilo za predhodni nedoločnik)I don't go because I don't want to — ne grem, ker nočem (iti)I meant to ring you up but had no time to — nameraval sem vam telefonirati, pa nisem imel časa (telefonirati)II [tu:]adverbv normalnem (zlasti zaprtem) stanju; v mirnem položajuto and fro, to and back — sem in tjato bring s.o. to — spraviti koga k zavestito come to — priti k sebi, zavedeti se, osvestiti seto fall to — planiti (na jed, jedačo)to set to — lotiti se dela, pravilno začeti -
17 equal
['i:kwəl] 1. adjective(the same in size, amount, value etc: four equal slices; coins of equal value; Are these pieces equal in size? Women want equal wages with men.) enak2. noun(one of the same age, rank, ability etc: I am not his equal at running.) vrstnik3. verb(to be the same in amount, value, size etc: I cannot hope to equal him; She equalled his score of twenty points; Five and five equals ten.) biti enak- equality- equalize
- equalise
- equally
- equal to* * *I [í:kwəl]adjective ( equally adverb)(to) enak, enakovreden; ravnodušen, miren; primeren, sposoben; archaic pravičenequal laws — zakoni, ki veljajo za vsakogarto be equal to doing s.th. — biti zmožen kaj nareditiII [í:kwəl]nounvrstnik, -nica, bližnjikto have no equal, to be without equals — ne imeti tekmecaIII [í:kwəl]transitive verbbiti enak; izenačiti, izravnati -
18 retire
1) (stop working permanently, usually because of age: He retired at the age of sixty-five.) upokojiti se2) (to leave; to withdraw: When he doesn't want to talk to anyone, he retires to his room and locks the door; We retired to bed at midnight; The troops were forced to retire to a safer position.) umakniti se•- retired- retirement
- retiring* * *I [ritáiə]transitive verbmilitary umakniti nazaj; odkupiti, izplačati (menico); upokojiti ( an officer častnika); umakniti iz prometa (plačilno sredstvo); intransitive verb military umakniti se, izvesti umik; odstopiti, oddaljiti se, oditi; iti k počitku, iti spat; zapustiti službo, iti v pokoj, upokojiti seto retire s.o. from the active list — izbrisati koga iz seznama aktivnih častnikovto retire a bill commerce odkupiti, plačati menicothe army retired (before the enemy) in good order — vojska se je (pred sovražnikom) umaknila v lepem reduII [ritáiə]nounmilitary znak za umik; umikto sound the retire — (za)trobiti a) k umiku, b) k nočnemu počitku -
19 call
[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) klicati2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) imenovati3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) poklicati4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) poklicati5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) oglasiti se6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) telefonirati7) ((in card games) to bid.) klicati2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) klic2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) ptičje petje3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) (kratek) obisk4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefonski klic5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) klic6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) povpraševanje7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) potreba, razlog•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call* * *I [kɔ:l]1.transitive verbklicati, poklicati; zbuditi, imenovati; smatrati; sklicati; American telefonirati; commerce terjati; American familiarly grajati; Bible zadeti, doleteti;2.intransitive verbklicati, vpiti; telefonirati; (on, upon) obiskati, priti; marine (at) pristati; (at) oglasiti se pri, zaviti kamto call attention to s.th. — opozoriti na kajwhat age do you call him? — koliko mislite, da je star?American colloquially let it call a day — naj bo za danes dovoljto call to mind — spomniti, priklicati v spominto call s.o. names — (o)zmerjati kogato call a spade a spade, to call things by their names — reči bobu bobto call to order — posvariti, opomnitito call cousins with s.o. — sklicevati se na sorodstvo s komto call the roll military poklicati zbor, klicati po imenihII [kɔl]nounklic, poziv, sklic; zvočni signal, vabilka za ptiče; (kratek) obisk (on s.o., at a place); prihod ladje v pristanišče; vabilo; poklic; imenovanje; zahteva, prošnja; povod; nalog; telefonski klic; commerce opomin; povpraševanje (po blagu)at call — pripravljen izvršiti nalog, na razpolago; blizu, nedalečto have no call to do s.th. — ne imeti povoda, ne čutiti potrebe nekaj storitito have no call on s.o.'s time — ne imeti pravice koga zadrževatito pay ( —ali make) a call (on) — obiskati, oglasiti sehouse of call — zatočišče; borza dela -
20 confidence
['konfidəns]1) (trust or belief in someone's ability: I have great confidence in you.) zaupanje2) (belief and faith in one's own ability: She shows a great deal of confidence for her age.) samozavest* * *[kɔnfidəns]noun(in) zaupanje; zaupno sporočilo; samozavest, drznost, nesramnostto be in s.o.'s confidence — biti zaupnik kogaconfidence man, confidence trickster — sleparto take s.o. into one's confidence — zaupati se komu, zaupno komu povedati
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act one's age — phrasal or be one s age : to behave in a reasonable manner * * * act (or be) one s age [usu. in imperative] behave in a manner appropriate to someone of one s age and not to someone much younger Act your age is not advice to behave like an… … Useful english dictionary
act\ one's\ age — • act one s age • be one s age v. phr. To do the things that people expect someone of your age to do, not act as if you were much younger than you are. Mr. O Brien was playing tag with the children at the party. then Mrs. O Brien said, Henry! Act … Словарь американских идиом
be\ one's\ age — • act one s age • be one s age v. phr. To do the things that people expect someone of your age to do, not act as if you were much younger than you are. Mr. O Brien was playing tag with the children at the party. then Mrs. O Brien said, Henry! Act … Словарь американских идиом
act one's age — ► act (or be) one s age behave in a manner appropriate to someone of one s age. Main Entry: ↑age … English terms dictionary
be one's age — ► act (or be) one s age behave in a manner appropriate to someone of one s age. Main Entry: ↑age … English terms dictionary
act one's age — or[be one s age] {v. phr.} To do the things that people expect someone of your age to do, not act as if you were much younger than you are. * /Mr. O Brien was playing tag with the children at the party. Then Mrs. O Brien said, Henry! Act your… … Dictionary of American idioms
act one's age — or[be one s age] {v. phr.} To do the things that people expect someone of your age to do, not act as if you were much younger than you are. * /Mr. O Brien was playing tag with the children at the party. Then Mrs. O Brien said, Henry! Act your… … Dictionary of American idioms
be one's age — See: ACT ONE S AGE … Dictionary of American idioms
be one's age — See: ACT ONE S AGE … Dictionary of American idioms
be one's age — phrasal see act one s age … Useful english dictionary
act (or be) one's age — behave in a manner appropriate to someone of one s age. → age … English new terms dictionary