biti na poti

1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) prehod

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) pot; smer

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) cesta

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) pot

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) način

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) ozir

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) navada

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) pot

- wayfarer

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pot, cesta, steza; proga; prehod; stran, smer; nautical kurz

way in — vhod

way out — izhod; prehojena pot; pot ali oddaljenost, ki jo je treba prehoditi; dalja, del poti ali potovanja; prosta pot, prostor; figuratively priložnost, prilika, možnost, izhod; napredovanje, napredek, razvoj; colloquially okolica, stran; figuratively pot, način, sredstvo, postopek, metoda; navada, lastnost, običaj; poklic, stroka, področje dejavnosti; (zdravstveno) stanje, položaj; ozir, pogled, zveza, razmerje, stopnja; nautical plural grede za spuščanje ladje v vodo, sanke

a long ( —ali a great) way off ( —ali from here) — daleč stran od tu

any way — vsekakor, v vsakem primeru

by way of — na poti čez; z namenom, da; zato, da; s pomočjo; zaradi

by the way — mimogrede, spotoma, na poti; sicer; slučajno

by way of compliment — kot kompliment

in a way — nekako, na neki način, ne popolnoma

in every way — v vsakem pogledu (oziru)

in many ways — v mnogih ozirih (pogledih)

in more ways than one — v več kot enem oziru (pogledu)

in a polite (friendly) way — vljudno (prijazno)

in a small way — skromno, brez pretenzij, ponižno

not by a long way — še dolgo ne

in some ( —ali several) ways — v marsikakem pogledu (oziru)

one way or another — tako ali tako, kakorkoli, nekako

over the way — na drugi strani (poti), čez cesto

on one's way to — na poti k

no way — nikakor ne

some way or other — na ta ali na oni način

the other way round — v obratni smeri, narobe, (ravno) obratno

under way nautical na poti, na vožnji

well on one's way — v polnem teku

ways and means — pot in način (zlasti kako priti do denarja)

Ways and Means — parlamentarna budžetna komisija

the way of the world — tok, način življenja, ukoreninjen običaj

the way of the cross religion križev pot

no way inferior — nikakor ne slabši, neznatnejši

the good old ways — dobri, stari običaji

high way — glavna cesta, državna cesta; figuratively običajni način delovanja

Milky Way — rimska cesta (na nebu)

lion in the way — zapreka, motnja (zlasti namišljena, fiktivna)

permanent way railway tir, tračnice

permanent-way man railway progovni delavec

nothing out of the way — nič posebnega (nenavadnega, izrednega)

somewhere London way — nekje v okolici Londona

right of way — pravica prehoda (čez tuje zemljišče)

this way please! — semkaj, za menoj, prosim!

this is not in my way — to ni moja stroka, s tem se ne bavim

to ask the ( —ali one's) way — vprašati za pot

to be in a bad way — biti v slabem položaju

to be in the family way — biti noseča, pričakovati otroka

to be by way of being angry — skoraj pobesneti

to be in s.o.'s way — biti komu napoti, motiti koga

to be under way — biti na poti

the conference was already under way — konferenca je bila že v teku

to be on the way — biti na poti, približevati se

to be in a way colloquially biti vznemirjen, razburjen

it is not his way — to ni njegova navada

the furthest way about is the nearest way home — najkrajša pot ni vedno najhitrejša

to clear the way — umakniti se s poti, dati prost prehod

to come by way of Paris — priti prek Pariza

to come ( —ali to fall) in s.o.'s way — srečati koga, naleteti na koga

to gather way — povečati hitrost

to find one's way — znajti se

to get in the way — biti napoti, zapreti pot, ovirati

to get in the way of s.th. — razumeti kaj

to get out of the way — iti s poti, umakniti se (s poti)

to give way — umakniti se, odmakniti se, izogniti se; popuščati, popustiti

to force one's way — izsiliti, utreti si pot

to go a long way — iti daleč

to go one's way — oditi, iti po svoji poti

to go ( —ali to take) one's own way — iti svojo pot; ravnati, narediti neodvisno od nasvetov drugih

to go the way of all the earth (of all flesh, of nature) figuratively umreti

to have it both ways — po potrebi si izbrati

you can't have it both ways — ne moreš imeti obojega; figuratively ne more biti volk sit in koza cela

to have one's own way — delati po svoji glavi; doseči to, kar želimo

if I had my (own) way — če bi šlo po mojem

to live in a great (small) way — razkošno (skromno) živeti

to look the other way — stran gledati

to look s.o.'s way — gledati proti komu

to lose way — izgubiti, zmanjšati hitrost

to lose one's way — zaiti, izgubiti se

to make way — napredovati; figuratively prodreti, uspeti

to make one's own way — iti po svoji poti, oditi

to make the best of one's way — iti čim hitreje, pohiteti

to pave the way for — utreti pot za

to put o.s. out of the way — truditi se, da(ja)ti si truda

to put s.o. out of the way — spraviti koga s poti, tajno ubiti koga

to see a way out — videti pot (izhod, neko možnost)

to stand in the way of s.o. — ovirati koga, zastaviti komu pot

to twist one's way through — zvijati se (kot kača) skozi

to work one's way — študirati, preživljati se z delom

where there's a will there's a way — hoteti je moči

izuriti (konja) za hojo ali ježo po cesti

adverb colloquially daleč

way below — daleč doli

way down south — daleč doli na jugu

way off — daleč

1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) zaliti

2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) sliniti se

3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) solziti se

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- waters

- watershed

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voda, vodna površina; reka, morje; plural vodé, vodovje, voda, morje; slatina, mineralna voda; plima in oseka; chemistry vodna raztopina; technical vodni sijaj, blesk (na draguljih); spreminjanje barv (na tkanini); medicine seč, urin; solze; slina; znoj

above water — nad vodo, plavajoč; figuratively finančno trden

by water — po vodi, po vodni poti

on the water — v čolnu, na ladji; na morju

in Chinese waters — v kitajskih vodah

as a fish out of water figuratively kot riba na suhem

in deep water(s) — v težavah, v neprilikah, v škripcih

between wind and water figuratively na ranljivem mestu, v ranljivo mesto

in low water figuratively (biti) v slabih razmerah, na suhem

like water figuratively izdatno, potratno

of the first water — (dragulj) prvega sijaja, najboljše vrste

water bewitched colloquially zvodenela redka pijača (čaj, alkoholna pijača)

water on the brain figuratively vodenoglavec

blue water — morska gladina

brandy and water — z vodo mešano žganje

high water — plima; figuratively vrhunec, kulminacija

lavender water — sivkina (toaletna) voda

low water — oseka; figuratively najnižji nivó, najslabši rezultat

mineral water — slatina, mineralna voda

red water — krvav urin, seč

strong water obsolete žganje

table water — slatina (zlasti v steklenicah)

thermal water — termalna voda

written in water figuratively prehoden, kratkotrajen, na pesku zgrajen; ki se bo uresničil

to be on the water — biti na ladji, na poti z ladjo

to be in hot water — biti v nepriliki, v škripcih

to be in low water — biti v stiski

to be in smooth water — biti v ugodnih razmerah, uspevati

it brings the water to my mouth — sline se mi pocede ob tem

to cast one's bread upon the waters — izkazati dobroto, ne da bi pričakovali zahvalo

to cross the waters — iti čez morje

the boat draws 10 feet of water — ladja ima 10 čevljev ugreza

to fish in troubled waters figuratively v kalnem ribariti

to get into hot water for — priti (zaiti) v neprilike (v stisko, v škripce)

to hold one's water — zadrževati vodo

to keep one's head above water — obdržati se na površini

to make ( —ali to pass) water — urinirati

to make ( —ali to take) water — puščati vodo (o ladji)

to make foul water nautical jadrati v plitvi vodi

to pour oil on the waters figuratively izgladiti, poravnati, odstraniti zapreke; umiriti

to spend money like water figuratively za prazen nič trošiti denar

to throw cold water on figuratively posmehovati se (čemu), ohladiti, politi z mrzlo vodo; zmanjšati veselje ali navdušenje za; spodnesti, preprečiti, onemogočiti

that threw cold water on my plans — to je bilo kot hladna prha na moje načrte

to take the water — (o ladji) biti splavljen, porinjen v vodo

to take ( —ali to drink) the waters — piti mineralno vodo, zdraviti se s slatino ( at Radenci — v Radencih)

still waters run deep — tiha voda globoko dere (bregove podira);

vodni

water balance technical libela

water buffalo — vodni bufalo

water bus — vodni avtobus, hidrobus

water heater — bojler

water ski — vodna smučka; intransitive verb smučati se na vodi

water skier — vodni(a) smučar(ka)

water skiing — smučanje na vodi

water storage reservoir — akumulacijski bazen

(po)škropiti ( streets — ceste); zalivati ( plants — rastline); namočiti, namakati, ovlažiti, napeljati vodo na; razredčiti z vodo, zvodeniti (milk, wine — mleko, vino); napojiti, napajati ( animals — živali); oskrbeti, oskrbovati z vodo ( an engine — stroj); economy povečati dolg ali kapital (podjetja) z izdajo novih delnic brez kritja; moarirati (tkanino)

to water down — zvodeniti, razredčiti; figuratively omiliti, ublažiti

to water down one's claims — ublažiti, zmanjšati svoje zahteve

he watered his lecture — zavlačeval (razvlekel) je svoje predavanje; intransitive verb puščati vodo; liti solze, solziti se (oči); izločati vodo, slino; zmočiti se, ovlažiti se; napajati se, piti, iti se napajat (živali); oskrbeti se z vodo; piti mineralno (delati kuro z) zdravilno vodo, zdraviti se s slatino; hunting iti v vodo (pes)

it made my eyes water — oči so se mi zasolzile ob tem

to make s.o.'s mouth water — napraviti, da se komu pocedijo sline

my mouth watered (for, after) — sline so se mi pocedile (po, za)

to water the stock economy izda(ja)ti nove delnice (brez povečanja glavnice), zvodeniti (delniški kapital)

- liar

1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) leči, ležati

2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) nahajati se, biti

3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) ostati

4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) biti v

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- lie back

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laž, neresnica, izmišljotina

black lie — kosmata laž

a lie nailed to the counter — dokazana laž

a lie laid on with a trowel — debela in očitna laž

white lie — nedolžna laž, laž v sili

to act a lie — slepiti koga

to tell a lie — zlagati se

to give s.o. the lie — postaviti koga na laž

to give the lie to s.th. — postaviti kaj na laž

lies have short wings — laž ima kratke noge

lagati (to komu), nalagati;

z lažmi zmamiti ( into v, k)

he lies like a book — laže, da sam sebi verjame

he lies like a gasmeter — laže, kakor pes teče

to lie o.s. out of — z lažmi se izvleči iz česa

humorously to lie in one's throat ( —ali teeth) — lagati komu v obraz, predrzno lagati

lega, položaj; počivališče (živali, ptic, rib)

figuratively the lie of the land — situacija, stanje, razmere

ležati, počivati; nahajati se, biti v; težiti, ležati (on na duši, v želodcu); peljati (pot); juridically biti dopusten, biti dovoljen, priti v poštev; archaic prenočiti, prespati; hunting ne vzleteti (ptice); military & nautical stati, ležati (čete, ladje)

to lie around ( —ali about) — valjati se naokoli (stvari)

to lie asleep — spati

to lie in ambush ( —ali wait) — ležati v zasedi

to lie close — skrivati se

to lie hid — pritajiti se, skriti se

to lie dead — ležati mrtev

to lie dying — umirati

slang to lie doggo — negibno ležati, pritajiti se

to lie in ruins — biti v ruševinah

to lie sick — ležati bolan

it lies at his door — za to je on odgovoren

the responsibility lies on you — odgovornost nosiš ti

the mistake lies here — napaka je tukaj

to find out how the land lies — videti od kod veter piha

as far as in me lies — po svojih najboljših močeh, kolikor le morem

to lie on s.o.'s hands — ležati pri kom brez koristi (nerabljeno, neprodano)

to lie idle — biti neizkoriščen, mirovati (zemlja, stroj), lenuhariti

to lie in prison — biti zaprt

to lie in the lap of the God — biti v božjih rokah

it lies in a nutshell — to je na dlani

to lie open to — biti čemu izpostavljen

to lie heavy (up)on — težiti (krivda)

to lie out of one's money — biti ogoljufan za plačilo

military to lie perdu — ležati v skriti izvidniški točki

to lie at the root of — imeti korenine v

to let sleeping dogs lie — ne dregati v sršenje gnezdo

to lie in state — ležati na javnem mrtvaškem odru

to lie through — peljati skozi (pot)

to lie under a charge — biti obdolžen

to lie under a mistake — motiti se

to lie under the necessity — biti prisiljen

to lie under an obligation — imeti dolžnost

to lie under a sentence of death — biti na smrt obsojen

to lie under suspicion — biti osumljen

it lies with you to do it — na tebi je, da to storiš

his talents do not lie that way — za to nima sposobnosti

to lie waste — biti neobdelan (zemlja)

here lies — tukaj počiva

juridically the appeal lies to the Supreme Court — dopusten je priziv na vrhovno sodišče

juridically to lie on s.o. — biti komu obvezan

his greatness lies in his courage — njegova veličina je v njegovem pogumu

he knows where his interest lies — on ve kje bo imel korist

to lie in s.o.'s way — biti komu pri roki; biti komu na poti

to lie to the oars — pošteno veslati

you will lie on the bed you have made — kakor si boš postlal, tako boš ležal

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vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti, military ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)piti

to take advice — vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati se

he does not take alcohol — on ne pije (alkohola)

to take one's bearings marine izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figuratively ugotoviti, pri čem smo

take her through this book — predelaj z njo to knjigo

to take the bull by the horns — zgrabiti bika za rogove, figuratively spoprijeti se s kom (čim)

to take breakfast — zajtrkovati

the car cannot take more than five — v avto ne more več kot pet oseb

to take a cup of tea — popiti skodelico čaja

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 osebe

to take a flat — vzeti (v najem) stanovanje

to take in one's hands — vzeti v roke

to be taken ill — zboleti

to take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprej

I took her in a lie — ujel sem jo na laži

to 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, ordiniran

to take a part — prevzeti, igrati vlogo

to take in bad part — zameriti, za zlo vzeti

to take poison — vzeti strup, zastrupiti se

to take precedence over — imeti prednost pred

to take s.o. prisoner ( —ali captive) — military ujeti koga

to take 3000 prisoners military ujeti 3000 sovražnikov

to take a seat — sesti (na stol)

to take s.o. for s.tiv. adjective slang izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz koga

to take s.o. stealing — zasačiti koga pri tatvini

I 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 jurišem

to take a bit between teeth figuratively odpovedati poslušnost

to take s.o.'s temperature — (iz)meriti komu temperaturo

to take by the throat — zgrabiti za vrat

to take a ticket — vzeti, kupiti vozovnico

to take the train (a taxi, a tram) — peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)

to take a thief in the act — zasačiti tatu pri dejanju

to be taken in a trap — ujeti se v past

the town was taken after a short siege — mesto je bilo zavzeto po kratkem obleganju

to take s.o. unawares — presenetiti koga

to take the waters — piti zdravilno vodo (v zdravilišču)

to take the trouble of doing s.th. — vzeti si trud in napraviti kaj

to take the veil religion iti v samostan, postati nuna

to take a wife — oženiti se

to take the right way with s.o. — lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi način

we must have taken the wrong way — morali smo se zmotiti v poti

to take a poor view ( —ali a dim view) of — ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o;

odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgati

children were taken from their mothers — materam so odvzeli otroke

take three from ten — odštej tri od deset

he tried to take her handbag from her — skušal ji je iztrgati torbico

take this letter to the post-office — odnesi to pismo na pošto

take your umbrella — vzemi dežnik s seboj

the bus will take you there — avtobus vas bo peljal tja

to take s.o. home — odvesti koga domov

where will this road take us? — kam nas pelje ta pot?

he was taken in the prime of life — umrl je v najboljših letih

he was taken hence — umrl je;

dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, stakniti

to take cold — dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehlad

to take a cold — prehladiti se

to take a fever — dobiti mrzlico

to take an infection — okužiti se, inficirati se

to take a game — dobiti igro

to take s.th. as a reward — dobiti kaj kot nagrado

to take the first prize in — dobiti prvo nagrado v (pri)

to take a monthly salary — prejemati mesečno plačo

to take a degree at the university — diplomirati na univerzi

to take a newspaper — biti naročen na časopis

to take a (mean) advantage of s.th. — (grdo) izkoristiti kaj

to take s.th. under a will — dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu;

vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potreben

it takes a good actor to play this role — le dober igralec more igrati to vlogo

it takes time and courage — za to je potreben čas in pogum

it took me ( —ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station — potreboval sem ɜ minut, da sem prišel do postaje

it did not take more than 3 minutes — to ni trajalo več kot 3 minute

it would take a strong man to move it — potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknil

which 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;

občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napraviti

to take the consequences — nositi, prevzeti posledice

to take an examination — napraviti izpit

to take a fall adjective slang nositi posledice

to take a loss — (pre)trpeti, imeti izgubo

to take offense — biti užaljen, zameriti

to take pains — (po)truditi se

to take pity on s.o. — občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za koga

to take umbrage — sumničiti, posumiti

to take great pleasure in s.th. — imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čem

are 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;

očarati, prevzeti, privlačiti

to be taken with (by) — biti očaran od

he takes readers with him — on očara (potegne za seboj) svoje bralce

to take s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, prikupiti se komu

his play did not take — njegova drama ni imela uspeha

they soon took to each other — kmalu sta se vzljubila

what took him most was the sweetness of her voice — kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu;

razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjeti

I 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 prišel

as 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 grem

to take a hint ( —ali cue) — razumeti namig

to take a joke well (ill) — (ne) razumeti šalo

to take seriously — resno vzeti

you may take it from me — lahko mi to verjamete

whom do you take me for? — za koga me (pa) imate?

to take s.o. for a fool — imeti koga za norca

to take s.th. for granted — vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevno

I take this to be fun — to smatram za šalo

I take him to be ( —ali for) an honest man — imam ga za poštenjaka

to take as read politics juridically smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)

may I take the minutes as read? — smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?;

zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočiti

to take earth hunting zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figuratively umakniti se, skriti se

to take a header — skočiti (na glavo) v vodo

to take (to) the water — iti v vodo

he took the bush — zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hosto

they took to the woods — zbežali so (zatekli so se) v gozdove

to take refuge ( —ali shelter) — zateči se ( with k)

to take to the stage — iti h gledališču

take the corner slowly — počasi zavijte okoli vogala

the horse took the hedge with the greatest ease — konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto;

fotografirati; skrbeti (za)

he took me while I was not looking — fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugam

he insisted on being taken with his hat on — na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavi

to take views — delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografirati

to have one's photograph taken — dati se fotografirati

to take a photo — fotografirati

she took her mother in her old age — skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti;

uspeti, 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 prizadet

the book did not take — knjiga ni imela uspeha

the dye takes well on this cloth — barva se dobro prime (drži) na tem blagu

some people take better than others — nekateri ljudje so videti boljši na fotografiji kot drugi

he did not take well this time — to pot on ni dober (ni dobro uspel) na fotografiji

to take well — biti fotogeničen

he takes well (badly) — on je (ni) dober na fotografiji

to take sick — zboleti

to take as heir — prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedič

to take into account ( —ali consideration), to take account for — vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunati

to take aim at military meriti, ciljati na

to take the air — iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronautics dvigniti se

to take alarm — vznemiriti se

to take breath — zajeti sapo, oddahniti si

to take the bun ( —ali cake —ali biscuit) — slang figuratively vse prekositi

this takes the cake! slang to je pa že višek!

to take care — biti oprezen, paziti

to take charge of — prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvo

to take one's chance — tvegati, upati se

to take s.o. into one's confidence — zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kaj

to take under consideration — vzeti v pretres, v presojo

to take comfort — potolažiti se

to take a dare — pustiti (dati) se izzvati ali razdražiti

deuce take it! — vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!

to take effect — učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; juridically stopiti v veljavo

to take exception to ( —ali at, against) — grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitke

to take evasive action slang izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)

to take one's ease — udobno se namestiti

to take s.o.'s evidence juridically zaslišati koga

to take one's farewell — vzeti slovo, posloviti se

to take to heart — vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti se

to take holiday — vzeti si dopust

to take hold of — prijeti, zgrabiti

to take it into one's head — vbiti si (to) v glavo

to take an interest in — zanimati se za

to take issue with — ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti proti

to 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 potovanje

to take kindly to s.o. — čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati koga

to take a leap — poskočiti

to take leave of — vzeti slovo od, posloviti se od

to take liberties — preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzen

to take lessons — jemati učne ure (lekcije)

to take one's life in one's hand — tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kocko

to take the measure of s.o.'s foot — vzeti mero za obutev, figuratively premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebe

to take the minutes — pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)

to take no — dobiti odklonitev

to take possession of — vzeti v posest

to take notice colloquially opaziti

to take notice of — vzeti na znanje, upoštevati

to take no notice of — ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignorirati

to take in ( —ali to) pieces — narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)

to take part in — udeležiti se, sodelovati v

to take a ride — pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)

to take a river — iti čez reko

to take rise — izvirati, nasta(ja)ti

to take root — ukoreniniti se

to take shape — dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati se

to take the rough with the smooth figuratively vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno je

the son took after his father — sin se je vrgel po očetu

to take by surprise — presenetiti

to take short — presenetiti, zalotiti

to take to singing a tune — začeti peti melodijo

to take to bad habits — vdati se slabim navadam

to take to s.th. like ducks to water — takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kaj

to take to task — poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, ošteti

to take the time from s.o. figuratively točno se ravnati po kom

to take one's turn — priti na vrsto

to take turns — menjavati se (za)

to take a turn for the worse — obrniti se na slabše

to take things easy — lagodno delati

take it easy! — ne razburjaj se!

I am not taking any colloquially hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maram

to take the water marine izpluti

to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrte

to take wine with s.o. — nazdraviti komu

to take upon o.s. an office — prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)

that walk did take it out of us! — ta sprehod nas je zares zdelal

to take one's time — vzeti si čas

to take s.o. at his word — koga za besedo prijeti

vzetje, 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)

a great take of fish — velik ulov rib

he is very proud ot his take — zelo je ponosen na svoj plen, na to, kar je ujel (ulovil)

1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) raztegniti, stegniti (se)

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) raztezati se

1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) pretegovanje

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) kos; obdobje

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- stretcher

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raztezanje, raztegovanje, stegnjenje, natezanje; (pre)napenjanje, napetost, napor; prekoračenje; razpetina, razpon; neprekinjen odsek poti, daljava; ploskev, prostrana ravnina, ravni del dirkališča; neprekinjeno časovno razdobje (doba), nepretrgan čas; slang kazen, bivanje v kaznilnici, čas kazni v kaznilnici, v zaporu; nautical daljava, prejadrana pri enem potegu (kretnji) (pri jadranju proti vetru); sprehod

at a stretch, at one stretch — brez prekinitve, naenkrat

on the stretch — napenjajoč vse sile; v veliki naglici, figuratively v veliki napetosti

a stretch of 5 years — razdobje petih let

a stretch of the imagination — prenapeta, prebujna domišljija

the stretch of a bird's wings — razpetina ptičjih kril

a fine stretch of country — lep košček zemlje, lepe pokrajine

to be on the stretch — biti napet, v napetosti

it is a good stretch from the village to the town — je lep, precejšen kos poti od vasi do mesta

to do a stretch British English odslužiti, izdržati kazen (enega leta)

to give a stretch — natezati se, pretegniti se

he gave a stretch and got up — pretegnil se je in vstal

to keep one's attention on the stretch — biti v napeti pozornosti

it takes a stretch of imagination to believe that — treba je precéj napeti svojo domišljijo, da to verjameš

to work 8 hours at (on) a stretch — delati nepretrgano 8 ur;

raztegljiv

stretch hosiery — raztegljive nogavice

raztegniti, raztezati, razvleči, (raz)širiti; iztegniti (roko itd.) (često out); pretegniti (noge itd., o.s. se); nategniti (vrv itd.), peti, razpeti (platno itd.); z natezanjem izgladiti; figuratively nategovati, silo delati, iti predaleč (v čem), prenapenjati, pretiravati, po svoje krojiti (pravico, zakon); commerce prekoračiti (kredit); slang obesiti, usmrtiti;

raztezati se, (raz)širiti se, segati; nategniti se; raztegniti se (rokavice), dati se raztegniti; potovati (to do); figuratively pretiravati, lagati; colloquially viseti, biti obešen

stretched — iztegnjen, po dolgem

stretched spring — napeta vzmet

to stretch one's arms — iztegniti, pretegniti si roke

to stretch the credit — prekoračiti kredit

to stretch s.o. on the ground — z udarcem zrušiti koga na tla

to stretch one's legs — stegniti noge

to stretch for miles — milje daleč se raztezati (segati)

to stretch a pair of trousers — dati hlače na natezalnik

to stretch a point figuratively iti predaleč, pretiravati (v čem)

I will stretch a point in your favour — potrudil se bom, da vam bom šel na roko

to stretch one's principles — delati silo svojim načelom

to stretch s.o. on the rack history razpeti koga za mučenje (na natezalnici)

to stretch a rope — nategniti vrv

the rope has stretched — vrv se je nategnila

to stretch the truth — pretiravati, lagati

to stretch the wings — razpeti krila

to stretch away out of sight — razprostirati se, kakor daleč sega oko

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v, na (na vprašanje kje?)

in England — v Angliji

in the country — na deželi

in here (there) — tu (tam) notri

in town — v mestu (o katerem govorimo)

in the sky — na nebu

in the street — na ulici

in the territory — na ozemlju;

v, pri, na

in the army — v vojski

in the university — na univerzi

in Shakespeare — pri Shakespearju

blind in one eye — na eno oko slep;

v (v posameznih primerih namesto into na vprašanje kam?)

put it in your pocket — daj to v žep;

(stanje, način, okoliščina)

in arms — oborožen

a cow in calf — breja krava

in any case — v vsakem primeru

in cash — v gotovini; pri denarju (biti)

in despair — obupano, v obupu

in doubt — v dvomu

in dozens — na ducate

in English — v angleščini

in good health — pri dobrem zdravju, zelo zdrav

in groups — v skupinah

in E major — v E duru

in liquor — pijan

in this manner — na ta način

in ruins — v razvalinah

in short — na kratko (povedano)

in tears — v solzah

in a word — z eno besedo

in other words — z drugimi besedami

in writing — pismeno;

v, pri, na (udeležba)

to be in it — biti udeležen, udeležiti se

he isn't in it — on ne spada zraven

there is nothing in it — ničesar (resničnega, dobrega) ni v tem, ne splača se, je čisto enostavno; je še neodločeno (dirka);

(dejavnost, opravilo) pri, v

in an accident — pri nesreči, v nesreči

in crossing the river — pri prehodu čez reko

in search of — pri iskanju česa;

(moč, sposobnost)

it is not in her to — tega ona ne zmore

he has (not) got it in him — to je (ni) pravi mož za to;

(časovno)

in the beginning — v začetku

in the day, in daytime — podnevi

in the evening — zvečer

in his flight — na begu

in two hours — v dveh urah, čez dve uri

in March — marca

in one — istočasno

in the reign of — za vlade, za časa vladanja

in my sleep — v spanju, ko sem spal

in time — pravočasno, sčasoma, kdaj

in winter — pozimi

in (the year) 1940 — leta 1940;

(namen, smoter)

in answer to — kot odgovor na

in my defence — v mojo obrambo;

(vzrok, nagib)

in contempt — s prezirom

in his honour — njemu na čast

in sport — za šalo

in remembrance — v spomin;

(razmerje, odnos, zveza)

in as ( —ali so) far as — do take mere

in that — ker, kolikor

well in body, but ill in mind — telesno zdrav, a duševno bolan

in itself — samo po sebi

in number — številčno

in size — po velikosti

equal in strength — enak po moči

the latest thing in s.th. — najnovejše na nekem področju

ten feet in width — 10 čevljev širok (po širini);

po

in my opinion — po mojem mnenju

in all probability — po vsej verjetnosti;

(sredstvo, material)

in boots — v škornjih

a statue in bronze — bronast kip

written in pencil — napisano s svinčnikom

a picture in oils — oljnata slika

dressed in white — oblečen v belo;

(število, znesek)

seven in all — v celem sedem

five in the hundred — pet od sto, ɜ%

one in ten — eden od desetih

in twos — po dva, paroma

not one in a hundred — niti eden od stotih

a place in a million — najbolj primeren kraj

notri, noter, v

to be in — biti doma, biti v hiši; politics biti na vladi (stranka); biti v modi; sport biti na vrsti za udarec; sezona za kaj ( oysters are in)

to be in for a thing — pričakovati kaj, nameravati kaj, nadejati se česa

he is in for a shock — to bo zanj močan pretres

she is in for an examination — čaka jo izpit

the boy is in for a beating — fant bo tepen

to be in for it — iztakniti jo, biti v kaši, ne imeti drugega izhoda

in for a penny, in for a pound — kdor reče a, mora reči tudi b

to be ( —ali keep) in with s.o. — dobro se s kom razumeti

in between — medtem

in and in — vedno isto, vedno znova

the train is in — vlak je prišel

spring is in — pomlad je prišla

the ship is on the way in — ladja pluje v pristanišče

to throw in — pridati

American to be all in — biti čisto izčrpan

in with it! — prinesi, odnesi to noter

to be in on s.th. — sodelovati pri čem, biti poučen o čem

to let s.o. in on s.th. — pritegniti koga k čemu, poučiti koga o čem

to be in up to the neck — biti v veliki stiski

politics in party — vladajoča stranka

in patient — hospitaliziran bolnik

sport in side — stran, ki je na vrsti za udarec

(večinoma plural) vladajoča stranka

the ins and outs — vlada in opozicija; ovinki (ceste, poti); podrobnosti (problema)

spraviti (žetev) pod streho

1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) napačen

2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) motiti se

3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) narobe

4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) napačen

5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) narobe

- wrongful

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krivica; zmota, zabloda, napačnost, greh; (redko) škoda, žalitev; juridically prestopek, prekršek, pregrešek, delikt, nedovoljeno dejanje

public wrong — javen delikt, kaznivo dejanje

private wrong — kršenje zasebnega prava

to commit a wrong — zagrešiti (zakriviti, narediti) krivico

to be in the wrong — biti v zmoti, ne imeti prav

to do wrong — napak, ne prav delati, grešiti

to do s.o. wrong, to do wrong to s.o. — delati (narediti) komu krivico

to know the right from the wrong — razlikovati pravico od krivice

to make wrong right — popraviti krivico, spremeniti slabo v dobro

to put s.o. in the wrong — dokazati komu, da nima prav

to right a wrong — popraviti krivico

to suffer wrong — trpeti krivico

zmoten, nepravi, pogrešen, napačen, naroben; ki ni v redu, ki je v neredu; neprimeren, nepripraven; nekoristen, neugoden

wrong act — prekršek

a wrong answer — napačen, nepravi odgovor

the wrong side — narobna stran ( of material — blaga)

wrong one, slang wrong'un — (kriket) žoga, ki leti čisto drugače, kot je igralec pričakoval

(the) wrong side out — na ven (narobe) obrnjena notranja stran (oblačila)

the wrong side of the blanket figuratively nezakonit

to be wrong — ne imeti prav

the clock is wrong — ura ne gre prav

you are wrong in believing that — nimaš prav (motiš se), če to verjameš

not to be far wrong — ne se zelo (z)motiti

I was not far wrong in guessing — skoraj sem uganil

something is wrong with him — nekaj je narobe z njim

what's wrong with you? — kaj pa je (narobe) s teboj?

to be in the wrong box figuratively biti v škripcih (v nerodnem položaju, v zagati); ne biti na mestu; biti na zgubi

it is the wrong side out — to je narobe, obrnjeno

to be on the wrong side of 50 — biti nad 50 let star

what's wrong with a cup of tea? colloquially kako bi bilo s skodelico čaja?

to do the wrong thing in the wrong place — ravno narobe (napačno) kaj napraviti

what do you find wrong with it? — kaj se ti zdi pri tem narobe (ti ni pri tem všeč)?

to get (to have) hold of the wrong end of the stick figuratively (popolnoma) napačno razumeti (imeti čisto napačno mnenje, vtis)

to get out of the bed (on) the wrong side figuratively colloquially z levo nogo vstati; biti slabe volje

he will laugh on the wrong side of his mouth figuratively smeh ga bo že minil

to prove s.o. wrong — dokazati komu, da nima prav

to go wrong — zaiti; spodleteti, ne iti (biti) v redu

he holds the book the wrong way — narobe drži knjigo

he found himself in the wrong shop figuratively colloquially ni na pravega naletel

it is very wrong of you to support him — zelo napak je od vas, da ga podpirate

to take the wrong train — peljati se z napačnim vlakom

to take the wrong turning ( —ali path) — figuratively zaiti na kriva pota

neprav, nápak, narobe, pogrešno, lažno

to act wrong — ne delati prav, napačno delati

to get it wrong — (z)motiti se, napačno razumeti

to get in wrong with s.o. American colloquially lahkomiselno izgubiti (zaigrati) naklonjenost kake osebe

to go wrong — iti s prave poti, zaiti na kriva pota (o ženski); pogrešiti, zmotiti se; commerce slabo iti; technical slabo funkcionirati, biti pokvarjen

to get s.o. in wrong with — spraviti koga ob dobro ime pri, diskreditirati koga pri

our plans went wrong — naši načrti so šli po vodi

your watch is wrong — vaša ura ne gre prav (točno)

to guess wrong — napak uganiti, krivo zadeti

biti krivičen (s.o. — do koga), krivično ravnati (z), delati krivico (komu), škoditi, prizadeti škodo (komu), prevarati (s.o. of s.th. — koga za kaj); zapeljati (žensko); nautical odvzeti veter (ladji)

I was deeply wronged — storjena (prizadejana) mi je bila velika krivica

he is wronged — dela se mu krivica

1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) iti

2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) iti skoz

3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) pripasti, biti prodan

4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) peljati

5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) iti

6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) izginiti, pasti

7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) potekati

8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) oditi

9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) izginiti

10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) iti

11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) pokvariti se

12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) delovati

13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) postati

14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) biti

15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) spadati

16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) minevati

17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) biti porabljen

18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) biti sprejemljivo

19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) delati

20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) iti

21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) uspeti

1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) poskus

2) (energy: She's full of go.) energija

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- going

1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) uspešen

2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) tekoč

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- go-ahead

- go-getter

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hoditi, teči, bežati, peljati se, voziti se; oditi, odhajati, izginiti, izginevati; biti ukinjen; delovati; krožiti, biti; poteči; potekati; veljati; prodajati se; spadati, soditi; poda(ja)ti se; nameravati; posta(ja)ti

to be going to — see going

colloquially to go all out — na vse kriplje se truditi

another day to go — še en dan

as far as that goes — kar se tega tiče

to let go — izpustiti

let it go at that — pustimo, kakor je

as the story goes — kakor pripovedujejo

as things go — v teh okoliščinah, potemtakem

how goes the time? — koliko je ura?

to go bail for — jamčiti za

to go halves with — razdeliti na polovici

to let go hang — pustiti nerešeno

colloquially to go the pace — hiteti; figuratively veselo, brezskrbno živeti

to go shares — (raz)deliti

to go a long way towards — veliko prispevati k

colloquially to go blind — oslepeti

to go bad — pokvariti se

slang to go broke ( —ali bust) — doživeti polom, bankrotirati

to go dry American vpeljati prohibicijo

to go easy — udobno si urediti

to go hungry — stradati

to go mad — znoreti

to go short of — pogrešati

to go sick — javiti se bolnega

to go steady — biti previden

to go it strong — odločno ravnati

to go unpunished — rešiti se brez kazni, izmazati se

slang to go west — iti rakom žvižgat

to go wrong — zgrešiti pot; pokvariti se

to go at large — biti oproščen, na svobodi

to go bat for — pomagati komu v sili

to go one better — prekositi, prekašati koga

go it! — le daj!

to let go — izpustiti

to make things go — zabavati

to go the pace — zapravljivo živeti

to go a great way with s.o. to(wards) s.th. — imeti velik vpliv pri kom na kaj

to go the wrong way — napačno začeti, biti na nepravi poti

a little of his company goes a long way — njegove družbe je človek kmalu sit

slang to go the whole hog — iti do skrajne meje, temeljito opraviti

to go the way of all flesh ( —ali all the earth) — umreti

his tongue goes nineteen to the dozen — govori kot dež

to go all lengths — na vse kriplje se (po)truditi

hoja tek; odhod; požirek, grižljaj; vrstni red; moda; dejavnost, energija; napad bolezni; slang izpit

all the go — velika moda

on the go — v teku

a capital go — prijetna zadeva

at the first go-off — v samem začetku

it was a near go — malo je manjkalo, za las je šlo

is it a go? — smo se sporazumeli?, velja?

Great (Little) go — glavni (sprejemni) izpit (na univerzi)

to have a go at s.th. — lotiti se česa

it's no go — tako ne gre, nima smisla

a pretty go — presenetljiva zadeva

quite the go — čisto navadno

a rum ( —ali queer) go — čudna zadeva

that's the go — je že tako na svetu

1) (a mark left, especially a footprint etc: They followed the lion's tracks.) sled

2) (a path or rough road: a mountain track.) steza

3) ((also racetrack) a course on which runners, cyclists etc race: a running track; ( also adjective) the 100 metres sprint and other track events.) proga

4) (a railway line.) tir

- track-suit

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sled (voza), kolotečina, kolesnica; nautical vodni razor (za ladjo); nautical običajna pot, ruta; steza, pot, utrta pot; hunting sled; sport steza, proga, tekališče, dirkališče; tek na dolge proge; railway tir, tračnice, proga; širina tira; technical gosenica (traktorja, tanka); sled noge, stopala (zlasti ptic)

track-and-field sports — lahka atletika

on track — economy na poti

on the track of — na sledu

in one's tracks — v kolotečini, na mestu

the beaten track — utrta, shojena pot; figuratively običajni postopek, rutina

cinder track — atletska steza, tekališče, tekmovalilče, dirkališče

off the tracks — iztirjen, iz kolesnic, na krivi poti, na napačni sledi

adjective single (a double) track — enotirna (dvotirna) proga

to be off the tracks — iztiriti se, iti s prave poti; izgubiti sled; oddaljiti se od predmeta

to be on s.o.'s track — biti komu na sledi

(clear the) track! — (napravite prosto) pot! prostor!

to cover up one's tracks — zabrisati svojo sled

to follow the beaten track — iti po utrti, shojeni poti

he follows my tracks — on gre po mojih stopinjah, se zgleduje po meni

to keep track of new publications — tekoče zasledovati nove publikacije

to leave the beaten track — kreniti po novi poti

to lose track of — izgubiti sled, izgubiti iz vida

to make tracks slang pobrisati jo, popihati jo, zbežati

to make tracks for s.o. slang vneto koga zasledovati

to throw off the track — iztiriti (kaj); zmešati sled

slediti (komu, čemu), iti po sledi za kom (čem); zasledovati; označiti, zaznamovati (pot, stezo); preprečkati, prepotovati; intransitive verb imeti širino tira ( of 36 inches 36 col); ostati v kolesnicah (o kolesih)

to track a desert — preprečkati puščavo

to single-track (to double-track) — zgraditi enotirno (dvotirno) progo

to track down, to track out — izslediti; najti, odkriti

tiren

single-track — enotiren

double-track — dvotiren

nautical vleči ladjo (z brega) proti vodi

1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) svetloba

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luč

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ogenj

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luč

1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) svetel

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) svetel

1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) razsvetliti

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) prižgati (se)

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- lightness

- lighten

- lighter

1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lahek

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lahek

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lahek

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lažji

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lahek

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lahkoten

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) veder, lahek

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lahen

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) prhek

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered

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adjective ( lightly adverb)

lahek; majhne specifične teže, pod predpisano težo; nepomemben, neznaten, lahek (bolezen, kazen, napaka, delo itd.); zabaven, lahek (glasba, knjiga); prhek, rahel (zemlja, sneg, kruh); vitek, nežen, graciozen, okreten, uren; brezskrben, veder (srce); lahkomišljen, lahkoživ, frfrast (ženska); malo otovorjen, neotovorjen; nenaglašen (zlog)

light of belief — lahkoveren

light coin — kovanec z nezadostno količino žlahtne kovine

electrical light current — šibki tok

light of foot ( —ali heel) — lahkonog

light fingers — dolgoprst (tat)

held in light esteem — malo spoštovan

to hold s.th. light — ali to make light of s.th. — ali to set lightstore by — nalahko kaj jemati

with a light heart — z lahkim srcem

figuratively a light hand — obzirnost, takt

light in hand — poslušen (konj), lahko vodljiv

no light matter — to pa ni malenkost

light metals — lahke kovine

light opera — lahka ali komična opera

light traffic — majhen promet

light woman — lahka ženska

light weights — prelahke uteži

the ship returned light — ladja se je vrnila brez tovora

military in light marching order — na pohodu z malo tovora

nalahko, rahlo, lahko

light come, light go — kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljeno

to get off light — srečno jo odnesti, biti malo kaznovan

to travel light — potovati z malo prtljage

svetel, jasen

svetloba, luč, razsvetljava; vir svetlobe (okno, sonce, svetilka, vžigalica, sveča, ogenj); dnevna, sončna svetloba; nautical svetilnik; iskrenje, sijaj (oči); poetically vid, nebesno telo; figuratively luč, prosvetljenjstvo, jasnost, prosvetljenec, genij; ključna beseda akrostiha; plural spoznanja, nova odkritja, nova dejstva, (umske) sposobnosti, zmožnosti; plural slang oči

according to one's lights — po svojih sposobnostih

he appears in the light of (a scoundrel) videti je (lopov)

by the light of a candle — pri svetlobi sveče

by the light of nature — po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjo

between the lights — v mraku

to bring to light — odkriti, odkopati

to come to light — priti na svetlo, biti odkrit

poetically light of one's eyes — vid

figuratively the light of my eyes — punčica mojega očesa

in the light of these facts — vpričo teh dejstev

to give light to — razložiti, razjasniti

to give s.o. a light — prižgati komu cigareto

to hide one's light under a bushel — biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnosti

high lights — najsvetlejši deli slike

the light of s.o.'s countenance — naklonjenost koga (uživati)

to place s.th. in a good light — postaviti kaj v lepo luč

to put a light to s.th. — prižgati, zažgati kaj

I see the light — posvetilo se mi je

to see the light — roditi se; American spremeniti svoje stališče; religion biti prosvetljen, sprevideti

to see the light of day — biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjen

to stand in s.o.'s light — jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figuratively motiti koga

to stand in one's own light — škodovati samemu sebi

to strike a light — prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)

he is a shining light — genij je

to throw ( —ali shed) light on s.th. — razložiti, razjasniti kaj

get out of the light! — ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!

tail-light — rdeča lučka na avtomobilu

light and shade — svetloba in senca, nasprotja

Ancient Lights — opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi okna

prižgati, razsvetliti, vneti;

prižgati se, vneti se, posvetiti, posijati;

izstopiti, iti dol (from, off); pasti (on na); spustiti se (on na); naleteti (on na); American slang navaliti ( into na); American slang izginiti, pobegniti ( out); dogoditi se

a cat always lights on its feet — mačka vedno pade na noge

the bird lighted on a twig — ptič se je spustil na vejico

1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) udariti

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) udariti

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) prižgati; ukresati

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) stavkati

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) naleteti na

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) udariti

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) napraviti vtis

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kovati

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) kreniti

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) spustiti; podreti

1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) stavka

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) najdba

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- striker

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udarec (at proti), zamah, zadetek; udarec, bitje (ure, zvona); economy stavka, štrajk; sport prazen udarec; srečno naključje, sreča (v špekulaciji); military (zračni) napad; American najdba (rud, nafte); ugriz (ribe); geology smer (plasti, slojev), vodoraven sloj; American prevara, bluf; kvaliteta

ale of the first strike — prvovrstno pivo

on strike — stavkajoč

a lucky strike — srečen zadetek (najdba)

strike notice — napoved stavke

general strike — splošna stavka

sit-down strike — stavka, v kateri delavci nočejo zapustiti prostore, kjer delajo

sympathetic strike — solidarnostna stavka

to be on strike — stavkati

to go on strike — stopiti v stavko

to come out on strike — začeti stavkati

to call off a strike — preklicati (odložiti) stavko

to make a strike — imeti (zlasti finančno) srečo

udariti, dati udarec (komu), zadeti; prizadeti, napasti (o bolezni); biti (uro); odbiti z udarcem, udarjati (na boben); kovati (denar, medalje); igrati (harfo itd.); začeti (pesem, muziko); prekiniti (delo); nautical spustiti (jadro, zastavo); podreti (tabor, šotor); potegniti (črto), prečrtati; izravnati, razati; izgladiti; izkresati (ogenj), prižgati (vžigalico, luč); napolniti; zapičiti zob strupnik v (o kači); zabosti (nož itd.), harpunirati (kita); oddajati (toploto); naleteti na, zadeti ob; udariti v (o streli); napraviti vtis, pretresti, prizadcti (koga), pasti (komu) v oči, spraviti v začudenje, osupiti; pasti (komu) na parnet, (za)zdeti se (komu); menjati, odnesti (kulise); economy zaključiti (račun); nenadoma ali dramatično (kaj) izzvati; American doseči, najti, odkriti; slang prositi ( for za); obsolete božati, (po)gladiti z roko;

udariti ( against ob, on na, po), udarjati, tolči, nameriti udarec (at proti), razbijati; stavkati; biti se, boriti se ( for za); biti, tolči (srce), udariti (strela); nautical military spustiti belo zastavo, figuratively predati se; kreniti, iti, oditi (to proti); nenadoma začeti prodirati, prebijati se ( through skozi) (svetloba, toplota); padati (on na); širiti roke, plavati; vžgati se (vžigalica); držati se za podlago (školjka); pihati (veter); nasesti (ladja); medicine izbruhniti (epidemija); ugrizniti, prijeti (o ribi); figuratively pasti v oči, biti opozorljiv (nenavaden, čuden); American military biti častniški sluga

struck by a stone — zadet od kamna

to strike across the fields — udariti jo čez polja

to strike an average — izračunati povprečje

to strike all of a heap figuratively zbegati, presenetiti, osupiti

to strike a balance — napraviti bilanco

to strike a ball out of court sport suniti žogo v out

to strike a bargain — skleniti kupčijo; doseči sporazum

to strike s.o. blind (deaf, dumb) — z udarcem koga oslepiti (oglušiti, onemiti)

to strike a blow — zadati udarec

the blow struck me silly — udarec me je omamil

without striking a blow — brez boja

the cold struck into my marrow — mraz mi je prodrl v mozeg

to strike s.o. dead figuratively pošteno osupiti koga

to strike s.o.'s eye — pasti komu v oči

to strike s.o. in the face — udariti koga po obrazu

to strike into fame — postati slaven

to strike s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, biti všeč komu

to strike fire out of a flint — izkresati ogenj iz kresilnega kamna

to strike fish — s potegom zatakniti trnek v ribji gobec

he struck his fist on the table — udaril je s pestjo po mizi

to strike for freedom — boriti se za svobodo

to strike one's flag — spustiti zastavo, figuratively predati se

to strike (into) a gallop — spustiti se v dir

to be struck in a girl slang biti zatreskan v (neko) dekle

to strike ground (bottom) — zadeti ob dno

to strike one's hand on the table — udariti z roko po mizi

to strike hands obsolete udariti v roko (v znak sporazuma)

the hour has struck — ura je odbila

his hour has struck — njegov čas je prišel

to strike for home — udariti jo proti domu

it has just struck five — pravkar je ura bila pet

how does it strike you? — kako se vam zdi?

an idea struck him — prišel je na (neko) misel

to strike upon a good idea — priti na dobro idejo

to strike a light (a match) — prižgati luč (vžigalico)

lightning struck the tree — strela je udarila v drevo

to strike s.o.'s name in the newspaper — naleteti na ime neke osebe v časopisu

to strike oil — naleteti na nafto, figuratively imeti srečo, uspeti; obogateti

they were struck with panic — polastila se jih je panika

it struck me as ridiculous — zdelo se mi je smešno

to strike a plan — skovati načrt

to strike to the right — kreniti (po poti) na desno

to strike the right note — zadeti pravilen ton

to strike root — pognati korenino

to strike into a run — spustiti se v tek

to strike the sands — nasesti, obtičati na sipini

to strike sail — spustiti, zviti jadro; priznati poraz

the ship struck to the pirates — ladja se je predala gusarjem

to strike a snag slang naleteti na nepričakovano težavo

to strike tents — podreti šotore, tabor

to strike terror into s.o. — navdati koga z grozo (s strahom)

to strike the track — iti po sledi

to strike a track — nenadoma naleteti na stezo

to strike with terror — napolniti z grozo

town strikes — mesto se preda

to strike a vein — naleteti, odkriti žilo (rude)

what struck me was... — kar me je osupilo, je bilo...

to strike at the root — posekati korenino, figuratively udariti na najbolj občutljivo mesto

to strike work — ustaviti delo, stavkati

the wind strikes cold — veter ostro brije

strike while the iron is hot — kuj železo, dokler je vročc

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

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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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

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)

1) (a road with houses, shops etc on one or both sides, in a town or village: the main shopping street; I met her in the street.) ulica

2) ((abbreviated to St when written) used in the names of certain roads: Her address is 4 Shakespeare St.) ulica

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ulica, cesta; obsolete deželna cesta; vozišče, cestišče; ljudje na cesti ali prebivalci določene ulice

across the street — čez cesto (ulico)

in ( American on) the street — na ulici (cesti)

the street — glavna (poslovna) ulica

streets ahead, streets better figuratively colloquially daleč boljši (močnejši)

not in the same street with figuratively colloquially neprimerno slabši, ki se ne da primerjati z; (borza) zaključen po zaprtju borze

man in the street — človek z ulice, poprečen, navaden človck

side street — stranska ulica

woman of the streets — pocestnica, prostitutka

this is not up my street colloquially to se me ne tiče; to ni zame, to mi ne leži

to go on the streets figuratively iti na cesto, postati prostitutka

to have the key of the street — biti na cesti, biti brezdomec

to live in the street — biti stalno na poti, nikoli ne biti doma

the window looks on the street — okno gleda (je obrnjeno) na ulico

to walk the streets figuratively biti pocestnica, prostitutka

don't walk in the street! — ne hodi po vozišču (cestišču)!

to turn s.o. out into the street — postaviti koga na cesto, vreči koga iz stanovanja;

uličen, cesten

street lighting — cestna razsvetljava

street porter — postrešček

street sale — prodaja na cesti (ulici); (borza) kratkoročen, v prostem prometu, poborzni

intransitive verb biti zunaj doma; motiti se, biti na napačni poti; biti na koncu; biti brezposeln

be out of — ne imeti

be out for — skušati dobiti; nameravati; pripravljati se na kaj

1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) (pri)peljati

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) voditi

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) povzročiti

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) biti na čelu

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) imeti

1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vodstvo

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) prednost

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) vodenje

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) prednost

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) (pasja) vrvica

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) sled

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) glavna vloga

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1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) svinec

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mina

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chemistry svinec; marine grezilo, svinčnica; plural svinčene krovne ploščice, svinčena streha, svinčen okenski okvir; chemistry grafit, mina (za svinčnik); printing medvrstnik

to cast ( —ali heave) the lead — meriti globino s svinčnico

British English military nautical slang to swing the lead — hliniti bolezen, simulirati

ounce of lead — krogla (iz pulke)

as dull as lead — zabit, neumen

zaliti s svincem, obtežiti, plombirati, zapečatiti; printing razmakniti vrstice;

intransitive verb nautical

meriti globino s svinčnico

vodenje, vodstvo; sport & figuratively prednost, naskok; začetni udarec (boks); zgled, primer, nasvet, napotek; theatre glavna vloga, glavni igralec, -lka; cards prednost, prva karta; kratek izvleček iz vsebine članka, uvod k članku; electrical vod, dovod, prevodnik, prevodna žica; mlinščica, korito za mlin; kanal skozi ledeno polje; pasji konopec; naplavina zlata v rečni strugi

under s.o.'s lead — pod vodstvom koga

to be in the lead of — biti na čelu, voditi

to take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, prevzeti pobudo, sprožiti kaj

to give a lead — iti pred kom, jahati na čelu (lov)

sport to have the lead of — voditi pred, imeti prednost (naskok) pred

figuratively to have the lead over — imeti naskok pred (konkurenco)

to follow s.o.'s lead — ravnati se po nasvetu koga

to give s.o. a lead — dati komu dober zgled, svetovati

one minute's lead — ena minuta naskoka

cards it is your lead — ti začneš, ti si na vrsti (pri kartanju)

cards to return lead — vreči karto iste barve

voditi, peljati, pripeljati (to), odpeljati ( away); figuratively napeljati, napeljevati, nagniti koga (to k); voditi dirigirati (orkester); preživljati (življenje); speljati (koga, vodo kam); začeti igro (kartanje);

biti prvi, biti v vodstvu, na čelu; voditi, peljati (cesta, prehod itd); zadati prvi udarec (boks)

to lead the way — pokazati pot, peljati, iti pred kom

this leads nowhere — to nikamor ne vodi

this road will lead you to town — ta cesta te bo pripeljala v mesto

all roads lead to Rome — vse poti vodijo v Rim

to lead the dance — začeti, otvoriti ples

to lead s.o. up the garden (path) — povleči koga za nos

to lead s.o. by the nose — imeti koga na vajetih, imeti popolno oblast nad kom; povleči koga za nos

to lead into temptation — spravljati koga v skušnjavo

this led me to believe — to me je nagnilo k temu, da sem verjel

to lead s.o. a (dog's) life — greniti komu življenje

to lead a dog's life — po pasje živeti

to lead s.o. a nice ( —ali fine, pretty, merry) life — delati komu težave, pošiljati koga od Poncija do Pilata, imeti koga za norca

to lead a double life — živeti dvojno življenje

to lead a miserable existence — životariti

figuratively to lead with the chin — izzivati usodo

to lead (a girl) to altar — peljati (dekle) pred oltar, oženiti

sport to lead by points — voditi po točkah

sport to lead with the left — zadati prvi udarec z levico (boks)

American to lead captive — peljati v ujetništvo

Scottish juridically to lead evidence — pričati

parliament to lead the House — voditi parlamentarne zadeve

figuratively the blind leading the blind — slepec slepca vodi

led horse — rezervni konj

led captain — prisklednik

he is easier led than driven — lažje ga je prepričati, kakor prisiliti

1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) vrv

2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) črta

3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) linija

4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) guba

5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) vrsta

6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) kratko sporočilo

7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) rod

8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) smer

9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) tir

10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) cevovod, omrežje

11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) vrstica

12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) linija

13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) vrsta izdelkov; področje

14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) bojna vrsta

1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) postaviti se v vrsto

2) (to mark with lines.) začrtati

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- lined

- liner

- lines

1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) obložiti

2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) podložiti

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- lined

- liner

- lining

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črta, linija, poteza; guba, brazda (na obrazu, roki); mathematics črta (zlasti premica); geography ekvator, poldnevnik, vzporednik; smer, pot (avtobusna, železniška) proga, tir; plural obris, kontura, oblika; plural načrt (ladje), osnutek, plan; plural načela, smernice, navodila; način, metoda, postopek; meja, mejna črta (tudi figuratively); vrsta, niz, rep (ljudi); soglasje; rod, veja, koleno, pokolenje; printing vrstica; kratko sporočilo, kratko pismo; stih, pesmica (upon s.th. to s.o.); plural British English latinski stihi, ki jih mora dijak prepisati za kazen, kazenska pismena naloga; plural theatre tekst vloge, vloga; plural colloquially poročni list; colloquially poročilo, pojasnilo; plural usoda; stroka, področje, panoga; telefonska, telegrafska linija; technical vod; economy sortiment, blago, predmet, plural serijsko blago; military (bojna) linija, vrsta, fronta, frontne čete, šotori ali barake v taboru; vrv, konopec; žica, kabel

the Line — ekvator

line of sight — kamor seže pogled

line of vision — horizont, obzorje; military vizirna črta

hung on the line — (slika) obešena v višini oči

figuratively all along the line — ali down the line — na celi črti

the line of least resistance — linija najmanjšega odpora

on the dotted line — v vrsti, ki je namenjena za podpis

on the line — na meji, politics na liniji

line of fate (fortune, heart, life) — črta usode (sreče, srca, življenja) na roki

to stand in line — stati v repu (vrsti)

British English up (down) line — (vlak) v (iz) London(a)

the Southern line — južna železnica

bus line — avtobusna proga

double line — dvotirna proga

single line — enotirna proga

main ( —ali trunk) — glavna proga

branch line — stranska proga

on the lines laid down by the chairman — po smernicah, ki jih je postavil predsedujoči

along these lines — po teh navodilih, smernicah

along general lines — po splošnih smernicah

line of argument — dokazni postopek

to take ( —ali keep to) one's own line — ukrepati po svoje, držati se svoje poti

to take a strong line — (with s.o.) biti čvrst, neomajen (do koga), vztrajati

to take the line that — zavzeti stališče, da; biti mišljenja, da

dont' take that line with me — z menoj ne ravnaj tako

lines of responsibility — pristojnosti

to take the line — postaviti se na stališče

in line of duty — pri opravljanju dolžnosti

out of line — iz črte, ne na črti; figuratively nesoglasen, nezdružljiv; iz ravnotežja

that's s.th. out of ( —ali not in) my line — to mi ne leži, ne spada v mojo stroko

to come ( —ali get, fall) into line — ( with) prilagoditi se (komu, čemu), ravnati se po

to overstep the line of good taste — prekoračiti mejo dobrega okusa

to draw the line — (at) povleči mejo (pri)

I draw the line at that — to se pri meni neha

to toe the line — spoštovati predpise; politics biti na liniji

to give s.o. line enough — popustiti uzde, pustiti komu proste roke

to go over the line — prekoračiti mejo, mero

in line — with skladno z

American figuratively to be in line for — pričakovati (službo), upati na

to be in line with — soglašati s, z

to bring s.o. into line — ( with) spraviti v sklad s, z

politics pridobiti koga k sodelovanju; American colloquially to go down the line for — zavezati se za kaj (na celi črti)

the male line — moški potomci

in the direct line — neposredni potomci

to read between the lines — brati med vrsticami

to drop s.o. a line — napisati komu par vrstic

to get a line on — dobiti poročilo o čem

theatre to study one's lines — učiti se vloge

marriage lines — poročni list

colloquially hard lines — težka usoda, "smola", nesreča

the line is engaged ( —ali busy) — telefonska linija je zasedena

to hold the line — ostati pri telefonu

American party line — dvojček (telefon)

on strictly commercial lines — na čisto komercialni bazi

economy line of goods — vrsta blaga, naročilo zanj

military line of fire — strelska bojna vrsta

military behind the enemy's lines — za sovražnikovimi vrstami

military line of battle — frontna linija

military line of defence — obrambna linija

military to go up the line — iti v frontno linijo

military to draw up in line — ali to form (wheel into) line — stopiti v vrsto

military the line — regularne čete

nautical line abreast — bojna linija vzporedno postavljenih ladij

nautical ship of the line — linijska ladja

physics line of force — magnetna silnica

in the line of — glede na

somewhere along the line — ob neki priliki, v gotovem trenutku

figuratively to keep to one's line — iti premočrtno

figuratively by (rule and) line — natančno, precizno

to get off the line — iztiriti

hook, line, and sinker — popoln(oma)

to have s.o. on a line — pustiti koga v negotovosti

črtati, načrtati; začrtati, skicirati, zarisati, orisati; zbrazdati, zgubati (obraz); obrobi.ti, nasaditi (drevje); postaviti v vrste;

postaviti se v vrste, postrojiti se

podložiti (obleko)

technical (na notranji strani) prevleči, obložiti, opažiti, podložiti, zaliti; biti za podlogo; oblepiti hrbet knjige; napolniti; slang to line one's purse ( —ali pocket) — napolniti mošnjo, obogateti

to line one's stomack — najesti se

pariti (pse)

1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) postaviti

2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) zastaviti

3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) izraziti

4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) zapisati

5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) zapluti

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met kamna z rame; (borza) premijski posli

put and call — borzni terminski sklep

položiti, postaviti, dati kam, vtakniti ( in one's pocket v žep; in prison v ječo); spraviti (koga v posteljo, v neprijeten položaj, v red, v tek); izpostaviti, podvreči čemu ( to put to death usmrtiti koga); posaditi (into, under s čim; the land was put under potatoes); poslati, dati, siliti, naganjati (to v, k; to put to school poslati v šolo, to put to trade dati koga v uk, to put the horse to the fence nagnati konja v skok čez ograjo); napeljati, zvabiti (on, to k); napisati ( to put one's signature to a document); prestaviti, prevesti ( into French v francoščino); izraziti, formulirati ( I cannot put it into words ne znam tega z besedami izraziti; how shall I put it kako naj to formuliram?); oceniti, preceniti (at; I put his income at £ 1000 a year po mojem zasluži 1000 funtov na leto); uporabiti (to; to put s.th. to a good use dobro kaj uporabiti); zastaviti, postaviti (vprašanje, predlog; I put it to you apeliram na vas, obračam se na vas); staviti (on; denar na kaj); vložiti, investirati ( into v); naložiti (npr. davek, to put a taɔ on obdavčiti kaj); naprtiti, pripisati komu kaj (on; they put the blame on him krivdo valijo na njega); sport metati, vreči (kroglo); poriniti (bodalo), streljati (in, into);

podati se, napotiti se, iti, hiteti ( for kam; to put to land podati se na kopno; to put to sea odpluti

to put for home — napotiti se domov); nautical jadrati, krmariti, pluti; American izlivati se ( into v)

to put s.o. above s.o. else — postaviti koga pred drugega

to put one's brain to it — koncentrirati se na kaj, lotiti se česa

to put a bullet through — ustreliti, preluknjati koga

to put in black and white, to put in writing — napisati

to be put to it — biti prisiljen

to be hard put to it — biti v zagati, v škripcih, biti prisiljen k čemu

to put the cow to the bull — pripeljati kravo k biku

put the case that — recimo, da

to put the cart before the horse — nesmiselno ravnati

to put o.s. in (under) the care of s.o. — postaviti se pod zaščito koga

to put out of action — onesposobiti

to put s.o. out of countenance — spraviti koga iz ravnotežja

to put down the drain — vreči v vodo, neumno zapraviti

to put all one's eggs in one basket — staviti vse na eno karto

to put an end ( —ali stop, period) to — napraviti konec s čim, končati

to put the good face on it — mirno kaj prenesti

to put one's foot in it — narediti napako, osramotiti se, blamirati se

to put in force — uveljaviti

to put s.o. on his feet — spraviti koga na noge

to put the finger on — pokazati s prstom na, identificirati koga (kaj)

to put s.o. on guard — opozoriti koga na previdnost

to put one's hands to — lotiti se; pomagati

to put into the hands of s.o. — prepustiti komu, dati komu v roke

to put out of one's head — izbiti si iz glave, pozabiti

to put a horse to — vpreči konja

to put s.o. in a hole — spraviti koga v neugodon položaj

to put the hand to the plough — prijeti za delo

to put one's hands in one's pocket — globoko seči v žep

to put it to s.o. — apelirati na koga, dati komu na voljo

to put a knife into — zabosti

slang to put the lid on — presegati vse meje, biti višek česa

to put money on — staviti na kaj

to put the money to a good use — pametno porabiti denar

to put a matter right — izgladiti (zadevo)

to put it mildly — milo rečeno

to put in mind — spomniti koga

to put s.o.'s nose out of joint — spodriniti koga

to put in order — urediti

to put s.o. on his oath — zapriseči koga

to put in practice — izvajati

to put o.s. in s.o.'s place — vživeti se v položaj koga drugega

to put on paper — napisati

not to put it past one — pripisati komu kaj slabega

to put to ransom — zahtevati odkupnino za

to put s.o. right — popraviti koga

to put in shape — spraviti v dobro kondicijo, oblikovati

to put one's shoulder to the wheel — potruditi se

to put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel — metati komu polena pod noge

to put to the sword — prebosti z mečem

to stay put — ostati na mestu

figuratively to put teeth into — zagristi se v kaj

to put s.o. through it — dajati koga na sito in rešeto

to put in use — uporabiti

to put a veto on it — uporabiti veto

to put into words — izraziti z besedami, točno opisati

to put s.o. in the wrong — postaviti koga na laž, dokazati, da nima prav

to put s.o. out of the way — spraviti koga s poti

slang to put s.o. wise — odpreti komu oči

slang to put the wind up s.o. — prestrašiti koga, dati mu vetra

well put — dobro povedano

to put the weight — metati kroglo

to put everything wrong — narediti vse narobe

archaic tepec, čudak, kmet

& verb see putt

1) (a strip of ground usually with a hard level surface for people, vehicles etc to travel on: This road takes you past the school; ( also adjective) road safety.) cesta

2) ((often abbreviated to Rd when written) used in the names of roads or streets: His address is 24 School Road.) cesta

3) (a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere: We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road.) pot

4) (a way that leads to something: the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin.) pot

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cesta, pot; nautical sidrišče (zunaj luke); American railway železniška proga, tir, tračnice; potovanje

any road colloquially vsekakor

by road — po cesti

in the road — napoti

on the road — na potovanju, na poti, na turneji

road construction — gradnja cest

road safety regulations plural cestni prometni predpisi

high road, main road — glavna cesta

private road — zasebna pot

rule of the road — cestni prometni predpis(i); predpis za vožnjo (po cesti, po morju)

royal road figuratively varna pot, lahka pot

there is no royal road to success — pot do uspeha ni lahka

the road is made railway kretnice so postavljene

all roads lead to Rome — vse poti vodijo v Rim

to be in s.o.'s road — biti komu napoti

he is on the road to fame — postal bo slaven

to get into s.o.'s road — delati komu napoto

to get out of the road — iti (komu) s poti, napraviti (komu) prosto pot

to give on the road — pustiti iti mimo, umakniti se

to go on the roads — potovati po trgovskih poslih

to leave the road nautical izpluti s sidrišča

to take the road — kreniti, iti ali odpraviti se na pot, napotiti se, odpotovati

to take to the road British English archaic postati cestni ropar (razbojnik);