brez ovinkov

1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) raven

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) odkrit

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) poravnan

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) urejen, jasen

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) čist

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) resen

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramski

1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) naravnost

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) takoj

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) pošteno

- straighten

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raven, prem, premočrten; gladek (lasje); resen (obraz); pokončen; urejen, v redu, reden, na pravem mestu, v pravi višini; simetričen; direkten, neposreden; figuratively odkrit, pošten, iskren, preprost, nekompliciran; colloquially zanesljiv, resničen (poročilo); dosleden; American slang brezkompromisen; pravi, neponarejen, nepopačen, neizkrivljen, dobljen iz prvega vira; popoln; nerazredčen, čist brez vode (whisky itd.)

as straight as an arrow — raven kot sveča

in a straight line — v premi, ravni črti

straight angle — iztegnjeni kot (180°)

straight arch — lok v obliki obrnjene črke V

a straight back — raven, neukrivljen (negrbast) hrbet

straight eye — (dobra) mera na oko

straight face — negiben, resen obraz

a straight fight — poštena (nedogovorjena) borba

straight hair — gladki lasje

a straight hit — direkten zadetek

a straight knee — ravno, neupognjeno koleno

straight legs — ravne noge

a straight novel — navaden (nekriminalen) roman

straight line mathematics premica

straight speaking — odkrito govorjenje

a straight tip slang zanesljiv namig (nasvet), informacija iz prvega (zanesljivega) vira

a straight path — ravna, prema steza

a straight race — dirka, v kateri se udeleženci na vse pretege trudijo za zmago

a straight Republican American slang brezkompromisen republikanec, republikanec skoz in skoz

the straight ticket American pravi, uradni program stranke

accounts are straight — računi so v redu

is everything straight? — je vse v redu?

to keep a straight face — resno se držati, zadržati smeh

to keep s.o. straight — držati koga na uzdi

to put things straight — spraviti stvari v red

to set one's papers straight — spraviti v red svoje papirje

to set a room straight — urediti, pospraviti sobo

to vote a straight ticket American glasovati za nespremenjeno kandidatno listo

premo, ravno, naravnost, v pravi smeri; točno, pravilno; neposredno, direktno; figuratively odkrito, iskreno, jasno, pošteno; obsolete takoj, precej, na mestu, nemudoma; brez ovinkov, brez ovinkarjenja

straight away — takoj, na mestu, precej

straight off — takoj, prècej, brez pomišljanja

straight on — naravnost (naprej)

straight through — naravnost skozi

straight from the horse's mouth slang iz prvega vira

to come straight to the point — jasno in brez oklevanja, naravnost pojasniti

to go straight on — iti naravnost naprej

to hit straight from the shoulder — naravnost (brez strahu) povedati svoje mnenje

to keep straight — iti kar (naravnost) naprej

to live straight — pošteno živeti

to ride straight on — jahati naravnost naprej, čez vse ovire

to run straight — moralno, pošteno živeti

to sit up straight — pokonci sedeti

to speak straight out — odkrito, brez ovinkov govoriti

to think straight — logično misliti

I told him straight out — povedal sem mu naravnost v obraz

I cannot tell you straight off — ne morem vam povedati kar takoj (pri priči, prècej)

premost; premica, ravnina; zadnji (ravni) del dirkališča za konjske dirke; American slang resnica, prava ugotovitev; sport po vrsti doseženi uspehi; (karte, poker) sekvenca petih kart

out of the straight — neraven; poševen, nagnjen; grbav; figuratively nepošten;

zares!, resnično!, v resnici!

1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) preprost

2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) jasen

3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) odkrit

4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) očiten

5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) puščoben

1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) ravnina

2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) desna petlja

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- plainly

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adjective ( plainly adverb)

preprost, enostaven, navaden; brez okraskov, preprost (soba itd.); nevzorčast, enobarven (blago); črno-bel (fotografija, risba); nemikaven, neprivlačen, neuglajen (obraz, dekle); jasen, razumljiv, nedvoumen, brez ovinkov (pogovor), očiten, razločen; nerazredčen (alkohol); odkrit, pošten; srednji, nepomemben, povprečen; metallurgy nelegiran (npr. jeklo); raven, plosk (dežela); figuratively gol, čist (nesmisel)

plain clothes — civilna obleka

plain cooking — domača kuhinja

plain card — navadna karta (razen kralja, dame in fanta)

plain fare — domača hrana

as plain as plain can be — ali as plain as the nose on one's face — ali plain as a pikestaff — ali as plain as point — jasno kot beli dan

plain dealer — poštenjak, odkrit človek

plain dealing — odkritost, iskrenost, pošteno trgovanje

plain knitting — gladko pletenje (same desne)

in plain English — ali in plain language — brez ovinkov, naravnost (povedati)

plain living — preprost način življenja

plain paper — nečrtan papir

plain sewing — bela vezenina, šivanje belega perila

plain speaking — odkrito govorjenje

plain truth — čista resnica

to be plain with — naravnost komu povedati

jasno, razumljivo; odkrito, pošteno

ravnina, ravan, nižava, poljana; bojišče; plural prerija

intransitive verb British English archaic & poetically žalovati, tožiti, tarnati

1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kratek

2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) majhen

3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kratek

4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) premajhen

5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) ne imeti dovolj

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) drobljiv

1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nenadoma

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) prekratek

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- shortness

- short-lived

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kratek, majhen; nizek; prosody nenaglašen; figuratively nezadosten, pičel (zaloga, obrok); prhek, drobljiv, lomljiv, lomen; figuratively nasajen, osoren, zadirčen, kratkih besedi, žaljiv; (o pijači) močan, hud

at short range — od blizu, iz bližine, na majhno razdaljo (oddaljenost)

for short — zaradi kratkosti

on short commons — slabo hranjen

little short of 5 dollars — ne polnih ɜ dolarjev, skoraj ɜ dolarjev

nothing short of — nič manj kot, skoraj

a short 10 miles — komaj 10 milj, (na pogled) manj od 10 milj

a short way off — ne daleč proč

short bill (paper) loan — kratkoročna menica, posojilo

short of breath — zasopel, nadušljiv

short of cash — brez gotovine

short circuit electrical kratek stik

short cut — bližnjica

short date — kratek rok

short drinks — nerazredčene (nemešane) močne alkoholne pijače

short of hands — brez zadostne delovne sile

short rations — pičli obroki

a short sea — kratki (morski) valovi

short sight — kratkovidnost

a short memory — kratek spomin

short and sweet — kratek in vsebinsko bogat (npr. govor)

short story — novela

short temper — razvnemljivost, nagla jeza

short ton — mera za težo (907,20 kg)

short weight — slaba vaga

a short time ago — pred kratkim

to be short with s.o. — biti kratkih besedi (osoren) s kom

to cut (to make) a long story short — na kratko povedati; skrajšati; skratka

to come (to fall) short of — ne izpolniti pričakovanj, ne zadovoljiti, razočarati

the copy falls of the original — kopija zaostaja za originalom

I am short of money — zmanjkalo mi je denarja, trda mi prede za denar

we are short of goods — nimamo robe

the bag is 3 pounds short — vreča tehta 3 funte premalo

the gate-money fell short of the expenses — vstopnina ni krila izdatkov

it is nothing short of treason — to je nič več in nič manj kot (čisto enostavna) izdaja

it would be little short of madness — to bi bila skoraj norost

to come short of one's duty — ne izpolniti svoje dolžnosti

his joy had but a short time — njegovo veselje je bilo (le) kratko

to make short work of — hitro opraviti z

to make short shrift of figuratively napraviti kratek proces z

I ran short of bread — zmanjkalo mi je kruha

to give short weight — dajati slabo vago, goljufati pri teži

to grow shorter — zmanjšati se

to take short views — videti le sedanjost, ne videti daleč

to be of short breath — biti ob sapo, biti nadušljiv

na kratko, nenadoma, naenkrat, naglo; neposredno, naravnost, brez ovinkov; nezadostno; osorno; economy brez kritja

short of — razen, z izjemo; skoraj

short of killing he will do anything — razen ubijanja je zmožen vsega

it was little short of a miracle — to je bil skoraj čudež

to cut s.o. short — prekiniti koga (v govoru)

cut it short! — povej na kratko!

to jump short — prekratko skočiti

to pull up short — naglo ustaviti

to sell short — pod ceno prodajati, (borza) prodajati brez kritja, špekulirati na baisse

to stop short — nenadoma se ustaviti

to be taken short — znajti se v stiski

to take s.o. up short — prekiniti koga

kratek (dokumentaren, risan itd.) film; kratek zlog (samoglasnik), kratka oblika; znak za kračino samoglasnika (a); economy deficit, primanjkljaj, manko; electrical kratek stik; plural kratke hlače; plural stranski produkti

in short — na kratko, skratka, z eno besedo

the long and the short of it is that... — nakratko povedano je stvar ta, da...

Bob is short for Robert — Bob je skrajšana beseda za Robert

he is called Joe for short — na kratko mu rečejo Joe

1) ((of paper) without writing or marks: a blank sheet of paper.) nepopisan

2) (expressionless: a blank look.) brezizrazen

3) ((of a wall) having no door, window etc.) brez odprtin

1) ((in forms etc) a space left to be filled (with a signature etc): Fill in all the blanks!) prazno polje

2) (a blank cartridge: The soldier fired a blank.) slepi naboj

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- blankly

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obsolete bel; prazen, nepopisan, neizpolnjen; brezizrazen; neriman; vulgar preklet

blank cartridge — slepa patrona

blank despair — popoln obup

blank credit — kredit brez kritja

point blank — naravnost, brez ovinkov

blank form — formular, golica

blank verse — blankverz

blank space — predložek, neizpolnjen prostor

blank side — slaba stran

blank silence — popolna tišina

vulgar not a blankety blank thing — niti trohica

blank cheque — neizpolnjen ček; figuratively prosta roka

to look blank — biti videti zbegan

my mind went blank — zgubil sem spomin, nisem se mogel spomniti

blank window — slepo okno

blank door — slepa vrata

srečka, ki ni dobila; blanket, obrazec; praznina

to draw a blank — zgubiti na loteriji; figuratively imeti neuspeh

my mind is a complete blank — ničesar se ne spominjam

drawn in blank — neizpolnjen

colloquially what the (blankety) blank — kaj za vraga

zatemniti; American zdrobiti

1) (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm: He was carrying the child on his shoulders.) rama

2) (anything that resembles a shoulder: the shoulder of the hill.) hrbet

3) (the part of a garment that covers the shoulder: the shoulder of a coat.) rama

4) (the upper part of the foreleg of an animal.) pleče

1) (to lift on to the shoulder: He shouldered his pack and set off on his walk.) naložiti si

2) (to bear the full weight of: He must shoulder his responsibilities.) prevzeti (vso odgovornost)

3) (to make (one's way) by pushing with the shoulder: He shouldered his way through the crowd.) preriniti se

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- shoulder-blade

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rama, pleče; plural gornji del hrbta, hrbet; figuratively izboklina v obliki rame; bankina; military drža (vojaka) s puško na rami

shoulder to shoulder — z ramo ob rami, z združenimi močmi

shoulder of mutton — koštrunovo pleče

straight from the shoulder figuratively brez ovinkov, brez okolišanja, naravnost, v brk, odkrito; uspešen (udarec)

over the shoulder(s) figuratively čez ramena, posredno, ironično, indirektno

to cry on s.o.'s shoulder figuratively tožiti komu, iskati sočutja pri kom

to give (to turn) s.o. the cold shoulder — komu hrbet pokazati, hladno se vesti do koga, ignorirati koga, prezirljivo ravnati s kom

he has broad shoulders figuratively on mnogo prenese (lahko prenaša), nosi velika bremena (odgovornosti)

you can't put old heads upon young shoulders figuratively mladost je norost

to put (to set) one's shoulders — zelo si prizadevati, odločno se lotiti

to rub shoulders with s.o. — družiti se s kom, priti v stik, biti v prijateljskih stikih s kom

to shrug one's shoulders — skomigniti z rameni

you have taken too much on your shoulders — preveč si si naložil, naprtil na ramena (tudi figuratively)

dati (naprtiti, vzeti, naložiti si) na rame (hrbet); figuratively prevzeti (dolžnost, odgovornost itd.); suniti, porivati, riniti z rameni; intransitive verb udariti z rameni ( against ob), preriniti se (z rameni) ( through skozi)

shoulder arms! military puško na rame!

to shoulder the responsibilily — naložiti si, prevzeti odgovornost

to shoulder one's way through the crowd — (z rameni) si delati pot, se preriniti, se prebiti skozi množico

1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) govoriti

2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) govoriti z

3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) govoriti

4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) povedati

5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) govoriti

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- speaker

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govoriti, besediti; imeti govor; pogovarjati se (with, to z; about, of o); izraziti se; music (o glasbilih) dati glas od sebe, slišati se, zadoneti; dati se čutiti; (o portretu) biti kot živ; nautical signalizirati, dati znak; British English dati glas, oglasiti se (o psu);

(iz)reči, izgovoriti, povedati, govoriti (kaj); izražati, izjaviti, najaviti; dokazovati, pričati, potrditi, pokazati; nautical poklicati (ladjo)

generally (strictly) speaking — splošno (točno, strogo) povedano (vzeto)

plainly speaking — odkrito povedano

roughly speaking — v grobem (približno, grosso modo) povedano

so to speak — tako rekoč

not to speak of... — da (niti) ne govorimo o...

nothing to speak of — nič važnega, ni vredno niti omembe

to speak back — (nazaj) odgovarjati (na očitke ipd.)

to speak by the book — govoriti z rokopisa, čitati (govor), govoriti s točnim poznavanjem

to speak like a book — govoriti kot knjiga

to speak without book — navesti dejstva po spominu

to speak bluntly — naravnost, brez ovinkov govoriti

to speak by the card — z veliko natančnostjo govoriti, biti precizen

to speak in s.o.'s cast — prekiniti koga

to speak comfort to... — imeti tolažilne besede za...

his conduct speaks him generous — njegovo vedenje (ravnanje) priča o njegovi plemenitosti

my dog speaks only when I order him — moj pes zalaja le, če mu ukažem

to speak in s.o.'s ear — komu (kaj) prišepniti na uho, skrivaj govoriti s kom

fame speaks him honest — on je na dobrem glasu

to speak fair — dostojno govoriti

to speak for s.o. — govoriti komu v korist, reči dobro besedo za koga

that speaks for itself — to govori samo za sebe, tega ni treba (še) pojasnjevati (priporočati)

to speak French — govoriti francoski

I found nobody to speak to — nikogar nisem našel, da bi z njim govoril

to speak by hearsay — govoriti, kar smo od drugih slišali

this speaks a man of honour — to kaže (izdaja) človeka, ki ni brez časti

this speaks a small mind — to izdaja (dokazuje) duševno majhnost

to speak one's mind — povedati svoje mnenje

I will speak to your objections in a minute — takoj bom odgovoril na vaše ugovore

to speak to oneself — sam s seboj (sebi) govoriti

this portrait speaks — ta portret je kot živ

to your praise be it spoken... — v vašo pohvalo bodi povedano...

to speak plain and to the purpose — jasno govoriti

to speak sense — pametno govoriti

you might as well speak to a stone figuratively prav tako bi lahko govoril steni

to speak to — govoriti komu, potrditi kaj

these trumpets speak his presence — trobente javljajo njegovo prisotnost

things speak for themselves — dejstva govore sama (po sebi)

that speaks of self-will — to govori (priča) o samovolji (trmi)

to speak the truth — govoriti resnico

I cannot speak to the truth of that — ne morem z gotovostjo reči (jamčiti), da je to res

to speak volumes for — jasno (prepričljivo) govoriti za, pričati o, dokazovati (kaj)

this speaks volumes for his faith in you — to jasno govori za njegovo zaupanje v vas

to speak well for — govoriti (iti) (komu ali čemu) v korist

to speak well (badly) of — dobro (slabo) govoriti o

that does not speak well for his intelligence — to ne priča (govori) o njegovi inteligenci

to speak with tongues — (redko) biti nadarjen za jezike

to speak words of praise — izreči pohvalne besede

who is speaking? — (pri telefonu) kdo je pri aparatu?, kdo govori (tam)?

brenčeč, brneč; colloquially zelo delaven, živahen, močan; colloquially opojen

without humming and hawing — brez ovinkov

a humming blow — močan udarec

a humming knock on the head — močan udarec po glavi

humming trade — živahna trgovina

1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) sesekljati

2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) drobencljati

- mincer

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(zlasti British English) sesekljano meso

(se)sekljati, razkosati, zmleti meso; figuratively olepšati, ublažiti;

vesti se prisiljeno

to mince one's words — afektirano govoriti

not to mince one's words ( —ali matters) — povedati brez ovinkov, naravnost povedati

to mince one's steps — drobno hoditi, drobneti

1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) konica

2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) rtič

3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) pika

4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) točka

5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) trenutek

6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) točka

7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) stran neba

8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) točka

9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) točka; bistvo

10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) smisel

11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) (močna/šibka) točka

12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) vtičnica

1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) nameriti

2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) kazati s prstom

3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) zamazati razpoke

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- pointed

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konica, bodica, ost (igle, noža, svinčnika, jezika itd.)

archaic bodalo, meč; technical koničasta priprava, dleto, šilo, črtalnik, graverska igla; hunting cilj, postojanka (psov); plural udje, okončine (zlasti konjeve), parožki (jelen); grammar pika (tudi full ŋ); printing enota za velikost tiskarskih črk (0,376 mm), izbočena točka v Braillovi pisavi; mathematics točka ( point of intersection sečišče), decimalna pika; točka na zemljevidu, cesti itd.; physics stopinja (temperature na lestvici), stopnja; geography rtič; geography stran neba ( cardinal ŋs glavne strani neba); točka, kraj, mesto, cilj, namen ( point of destination namembni kraj; economy point of entry — vstopno pristanišče); trenutek, moment (odločilni, kritični; at the point of death umirajoč); točka dnevnega reda ( to differ on several ŋs ne strinjati se v več točkah); poanta, bistvo, odlika, svojstvo; cilj, namen, smisel ( there is no point in doing it nima smisla to narediti); poudarek ( to give point to one's words dati poudarek svojim besedam); (karakteristična) poteza, lastnost, odlika (his strong, weak ŋ njegova močna, šibka točka; it has its ŋs ima svoje dobre strani)

economy točka pri racioniranju ali ocenjevanju blaga; sport točka ( to lose on ŋs izgubiti po točkah, ŋs win zmaga po točkah); šivana čipka; music znak za ponovitev, karakteristični motiv, tematičen vstavek; military predstraža, izvidnica; British English kretnica; economy to be on points — biti racioniran (blago)

to be off points — biti v svobodni prodaji

economy to put on points — racionirati

at all points — temeljito, popolnoma, v vseh ozirih

at the point of — na robu, blizu

at the point of the pistol — z namerjeno pištolo

at the point of the sword — z grožnjo, nasilno

at this point — v tem hipu, na tem mestu (v govoru itd.)

to be on the point of — pravkar nameravati

beside ( —ali off, away from) the point — neprimeren, ne na mestu

to bursting point — (sit) da bi počil

boiling-point — vrelišče

freezing-point — ledišče

melting-point — tališče

to bring to a point — dovršiti, končati

a case in point — ustrezen primer

to carry ( —ali gain) one's point — doseči svoj smoter

to come ( —ali get) to the point — priti k stvari, priti do odločilnega trenutka

to give point to s.th. — poudariti kaj

sport to give points to s.o. — dati komu prednost v igri, figuratively biti močnejši

figuratively nine points — skoraj vse, 90 procentov

possession is nine points of the law — če kaj imaš, imaš vedno prav

to dine on potatoes and points — jesti samo krompir

in point — ustrezen, umesten

in point of — glede na

in point of fact — pravzaprav, resnično

point at issue — sporna točka

a point of interest — zanimiva podrobnost

the point of the jaw — brada

a knotty point — zamotana stvar

to keep to the point — ostati pri stvari

to lack point — ne biti prepričljiv

to make a point of — vztrajati na čem, poudarjati

sport to make ( —ali score) a point — doseči točko; dokazati resničnost trditve

to make s.th. a point of honour — smatrati kaj za častno zadevo

a moot point — dvomljiv dokaz

American point of origin — kraj porekla

not to put too fine a point on it — brez ovinkov povedati, ne prikrivati

to press a point — vztrajati pri čem, pritiskati na kaj

point of no return aeronautics nevarna cona, figuratively od kjer ni vrnitve

to see the point — razumeti poanto

to stand upon points — paziti na vsako malenkost, biti prenatančen

to stick to the point — ostati pri stvari

to stretch ( —ali strain) a point — narediti izjemo, pogledati skozi prste

one's sore point — boleča točka

there is no point in it — nima smisla

to the point — stvarno

up to a point — do neke mere

turning-point — preokret

point of view — stališče, mnenje

that is the point — to je vprašanje, to je poglavitna stvar

parliament point of order — dnevni red

ostriti, šiliti (svinčnik itd.); figuratively poudariti, poudarjati (svoje besede); meriti, nameriti (at na); mathematics označiti decimalno mesto s piko, vejico; označiti z ločili, točkami; prekopati zemljo; upozoriti;

kazati s prstom (at, to); upozoriti na divjačino (lovski pes); ležati, biti obrnjen, gledati (to na; hiša); medicine zoreti (gnoj)

to point one's finger at s.o. — s prstom koga pokazati

to point (up)on — (oči, misli) upreti v, na

to point to — (pozornost) usmeriti k

to point out — pokazati, opozoriti na kaj

to point up technical zamazati razpoke, luknje v zidu; pokazati (s prstom, glavo); American podčrtati, poudariti

1) ((in shooting) very close: He fired at her at point-blank range.) v neposredni bližini

2) (abrupt(ly); without warning or explanation: He asked her point-blank how old she was.) naravnost

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direkten, neposreden, odkrit;

direktno, naravnost, brez ovinkov

1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) kvadrat

2) (something in the shape of this.) kvadrat

3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) trg

4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 3² = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) kvadrat

1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) kvadraten

2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) izenačen; bot

3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) kvadraten, na kvadrat

4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) staromoden

1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) pravokotno

2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) naravnost

1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) dati kvadratasto obliko

2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) poravnati

3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) ujemati se

4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) kvadrirati (število)

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kvadrat; četverokotnik; četverokoten trg z drevjem ali obkrožen s stanovanjskimi poslopji; American četverokoten blok hiš, obkrožen od štirih ulic; polje na šahovnici; kotnik, oglomer, naprava v obliki črke L —, ali T — za dobivanje ali preverjanje pravih kotov; mathematics kvadratno število; površinska mera (100 kvadratnih čevljev); military četverokotna razporeditev vojakov, karé; črke, razporejene v četverokotniku tako, da navpično in vodoravno dajejo iste besede; slang malomeščan, buržuj, filister

by the square — točno, natančno

on the square — pravokotno; figuratively odkrito, pošteno, lojalno, fair

out of square — ne pod pravim kotom, figuratively ne takó kot običajno, ne v redu

magic square — magični kvadrat

T-square, L-square — ravnalo v obliki črke T, L

two squares up American dva bloka hiš naprej (dlje, dalje)

to act on the square figuratively pošteno (lojalno) ravnati

to be on the square — biti prostozidar; military defilirati za pregled

to raise to a square mathematics kvadrirati;

adjective ( squarely adverb)

kvadraten, četverokoten, četveroogeln, štirioglat, ki je pod pravim kotom (to k, do), pravokoten; oglat; četveren; mathematics kvadraten; figuratively odkrit, jasen, brez ovinkov ali namigovanj; reden, urejen, pošten, pravičen, vrl, iskren; popoln, temeljit, izdaten (obrok), obilen; močan, plečat, širok(ih pleč); pomemben; ki je plačal dolg, uredil račune, se je poravnal ( with z), poravnan, bot, slang staromoden, filistrski

all square — neodločen rezultat (tekme)

square all around — pravičen do vsakogar

square bracket — oglati oklepaj

square dance — kvadrilja, četvorka (ples)

square corner — pravi kot (ogel)

a square deal — pošten postopek

a square foot — kvadratni čevelj (površinska mera)

square iron — četverokotno železo

a man of square frame — čokat možakar

the square man in the square hole figuratively pravi mož na pravem mestu

a square meal — izdaten, obilen jedilni obrok, obed

square measure — ploščinska, površinska mera

a square number — kvadratno število

a square peg in a round hole — oglat klin v okrogli luknji, figuratively oseba, ki po svoji sposobnosti ne ustreza svojemu (službenemu) položaju, svojemu poslu

square root mathematics kvadratni koren

a square refusal — jasna, gladka odklonitev

square timber — četverooglato otesan les

to be square with all the world — biti v složnosti z vsemi ljudmi; nikomur ne biti nič dolžan

I expect a square deal — pričakujem pošten, pravičen postopek

to get square with s.o. — poravnati račune s kom, poplačati koga, biti bot s kom

to get things square — urediti svoje stvari

to make accounts square — poravnati račune

that makes us squares — tem sva bot

he met me with a square refusal — gladko mi je odklonil

I put everything square before I left — preden sem odpotoval, sem vse spravil v red;

pravokotno, pod pravim kotom; figuratively spodobno, odkrito, pošteno; American naravnost, direktno, gladko

fair and square — odkrito in pošteno

he hit him square on the nose — naravnost po nosu ga je udaril

to play square — pošteno igrati (ravnati)

dati (čemu) kvadratasto ali četverokotno (četverooglato) obliko, napraviti (kaj), otesati četverooglato; dati (čemu) pravokotne robove; položiti (kaj) pravokotno; mathematics kvadrirati (število); karirati (papir); urediti, razporediti (kaj) (by po, v skladu z); prilagoditi, prirediti (kaj) (to čemu); izravnati; uskladiti ( with z); saldirati; izplačati, zadovoljiti (koga); sport končati (tekmo) neodločeno; slang utišati, podkupiti (koga), "mazati" (komu); nautical namestiti križe jambora pravokotno na ladijski trup;

napraviti, delati pravi kot; imeti četverooglato obliko; poševno sedeti (na sedlu); skladati se, ujemati se (o računu); biti v skladu ( with z); spraviti se v sklad; urediti svoje zadeve

5 squareed — ɜ na kvadrat (52)

to square (up) accounts with s.o. — poravnati račune s kom (tudi figuratively), obračunati s kom

to square the circle — kvadrirati krog, figuratively lotiti se nečesa nemogočega

to square one's conduct with one's principles — uskladiti svoje obnašanje s svojimi načeli

to square one's conscience — pomiriti si vest

to square one's elbows — razširiti komolce, s komolci si napraviti (dobiti) prostor

to square a number — kvadrirati število

to square o.s. with s.o. — pogoditi se s kom, (zopet) se zlágati s kom

he tried to square the police slang skušal je podkupiti policijo

to square one's shoulders figuratively ostati trdovraten, hoteti doseči svoje

to square a stone — oklesati kamen na ɔ ogle

to square a theory to fit the facts — prilagoditi teorijo, da ustrera dejstvom (praksi)

the facts do not square with the theory — dejstva se ne skladajo s teorijo

to square timber — oklesati hlod (deblo)

to square one's way of living to ( —ali with) one's square means — svoje življenje prilagoditi ali urediti ustrezno svojim dohodkom;

1) (a kind of large farmyard bird.) puran

2) (its flesh used as food, eaten especially at Christmas or (in the United States) Thanksgiving: We had turkey for dinner.) puran

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zoology puran, purica; American slang polomija, neuspeh (filma, gledališke igre); American colloquially resnica, dejstva

turkey cock — purman

turkey hen — purica

turkey poult — puranček

turkey trot — vrsta plesa (v času 1. svetovne vojne)

red as a turkey — rdeč kot puran (kot rak) (od jeze)

to talk (cold) turkey — American colloquially figuratively naliti čistega vina, odkrito govoriti, brez ovinkov povedati

talk turkey! — na dan z besedo!