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1 bring up
1) (to rear or educate: Her parents brought her up to be polite.) vzgojiti2) (to introduce (a matter) for discussion: Bring the matter up at the next meeting.) sprožiti* * *transitive verb & intransitive verb bruhati; vzgojiti, vzgajati, (vz)rediti; obtožiti; nautical usidrati; figuratively opozoriti; besedo dati (poslancu v parlamentu); oživiti, osvežiti (se); pohiteti, prihrumetibring up the rear — ščititi umik; figuratively biti zadnjinautical bring up standing — usidrati se, preden so jadra spuščenabring up to date — naznaniti, vpeljati v stvar; modernizirati -
2 notice
['nəutis] 1. noun1) (a written or printed statement to announce something publicly: He stuck a notice on the door, saying that he had gone home; They put a notice in the paper announcing the birth of their daughter.) obvestilo2) (attention: His skill attracted their notice; I'll bring the problem to his notice as soon as possible.) pozornost3) (warning given especially before leaving a job or dismissing someone: Her employer gave her a month's notice; The cook gave in her notice; Please give notice of your intentions.) vnaprejšnje obvestilo2. verb(to see, observe, or keep in one's mind: I noticed a book on the table; He noticed her leave the room; Did he say that? I didn't notice.) opaziti- noticeably
- noticed
- notice-board
- at short notice
- take notice of* * *I [nóutis]nounobvestilo, objava, oglas; opazovanje, zaznanje; zaznamek, opomin; pozornost; odpoved; pismena opomba ali kratek članek v časopisu; ocena (knjige, filma itd.)economy notice of assessment — davčna odločbathis is to give notice that — s tem obveščamo, dajuridically to give notice of appeal — vložiti prizivparliament to give notice of motion — dati iniciativen predlogobituary notice — osmrtnica, obvestilo o smrtito bring s.th. to s.o.'s notice — opozoriti koga na kajto give s.o. notice — odpovedati komu služboto give s.o. notice of s.tb. — sporočiti komu kajto give notice to quit — odpovedati (stanovanje, službo)to have notice — zvedeti, biti obveščenjuridically to serve notice upon s.o. — pozvati koga (na sodišče)without notice — brez odloga (odpuščen itd.)humorously to sit up and take notice — iti na bolje (zdravje)to take notice of — opaziti, ozirati se na kajtake notice that — opozarjam te, dato take no notice of — ne zmeniti se za kaj, ignoriratinot worth s.o.'s notice — nevreden upoštevanjaII [nóutis]transitive verbopaziti; omeniti, pripomniti; ozirati se na kaj, upoštevati, meniti se za kaj; oznaniti, oglasiti, objaviti, oceniti (knjigo); odpovedati komu -
3 term
[tə:m] 1. noun1) (a (usually limited) period of time: a term of imprisonment; a term of office.) doba2) (a division of a school or university year: the autumn term.) semester3) (a word or expression: Myopia is a medical term for short-sightedness.) izraz•- terms2. verb(to name or call: That kind of painting is termed `abstract'.)- in terms of* * *I [tə:m]nountermin, strokoven izraz; beseda, izraz; plural izrazi, način izražanja, govor(jenje); termin, rok, čas (doba) trajanja; commerce plačilni rok, čas dospelosti menice; plural določbe, pogoji (v pogodbi); cena; honorar; odnosi; British English kvartal, plačilni dan, termin za plačanje; juridically zasedanje, čas (sodnega) zasedanja; določeni čas posesti (zakupa, najema); British English university trimesečje, trimester; semester; mathematics člen; logic pojem; medicine obsolete menstruacija; obsolete mejnik, mejni kamen; geography skrajna, končna črta ali točkain plain terms — odkrito, naravnostnot on any terms — pod nobenimi pogoji, za nobeno cenoinclusive terms — skupaj s postrežbo, z razsvetijavoreasonable terms — pametne, sprejemljive ceneterms of delivery economy dobavni pogojito be on good (bad) terms with s.o. — biti s kom v dobrih (slabih) odnosihto be on (familiar) terms with s.o. — biti prijatelj s komto be not on speaking terms with s.o. — ne govoriti s kom, biti sprt (skregan) s komwhat are your terms? — kakšne so vaše cene? kaj zahtevate?to bring s.o. to terms — naložiti komu svoje pogojeto come to terms — popustiti, odnehatito make terms, to come to terms with s.o. — pogoditi se, sporazumeti se s komto set a term to s.o. — staviti komu terminII [tə:m]transitive verbimenovati, označevati -
4 vogue
[vəuɡ](a fashion: Short hair is the vogue.) moda- in vogue* * *[vóug]noun(priljubljena) moda; navada; priljubljenost, popularnost, ugajanje; uspehin vogue — v modi, moderen; zdaj priljubljenall the vogue — zadnja moda, zadnji krik mode -
5 bill
[bil] I noun(a bird's beak: a bird with a yellow bill.) kljunII 1. noun1) (an account of money owed for goods etc: an electricity bill.) račun2) ((American) a banknote: a five-dollar bill.) bankovec3) (a poster used for advertising.) plakat2. verb(to send an account (to someone): We'll bill you next month for your purchases.) poslati račun- billfold
- fill the bill* * *I [bil]nounhelebarda; vrtnarski nož, kosir, sekira, sekirica; sekačII [bil]1.nounkljun; ost, konica; nautical krempelj (sidra); (v geogr. imenih) rt;2.intransitive verbkljunčkati seto bill and coo — dobrikati, laskati seIII [bil]nounzakonski osnutek; blagajniški listek, račun, izkaz; lepak, program; seznam, inventar; menica; obtožnica; bankovecslang butcher's bill — seznam padlihto fill the bill American ustrezaticlean bill of health — uradno sporočilo, da so na ladji vsi zdravifoul bill of health — uradno sporočilo, da so na ladji bolnikiAmerican to till the bill — biti primeren za kajBill of Rights — angleška ustava iz l. 1689figuratively within the bills of mortality — v Londonu ali okolicijuridically to find a true bill against — sprejeti obtožnico kot upravičenoIV [bil]transitive verbobjaviti, razglasiti -
6 dash
[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) planiti2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) vreči3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) razbiti2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) sunek2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) kanec3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) pomišljaj4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) zanos•- dashing- dash off* * *I [dæš]1.transitive verbtreščiti, vreči, metati; (po)škropiti; zbegati, (z)mešati; (raz)redčiti, primešati; načrtati; suniti; slang preklinjati; uničiti, razbiti;2.intransitive verbizbruhniti, počiti, brizgniti, pljusknitito s.o.'s hope — razočarati kogato dash one's spirits — užalostiti, pobitidash it!, dash you! — vraga!, presneto!II [dæš]nounsunek, udarec; trčenje, tresk; tek na kratke proge; zanos, naval, napad, zagon; kanec, trohica; primes; familiarly sijaj, odličnost; pomišljajto make a dash for ( —ali at) — planiti kam; gnati se za čim; hitro se lotitidash-and-dot line — pikčasta in črtkasta črta (-.-.-.-)a dash of rain — naliv, plohaIII [dæš]interjectiončof!, pljusk! -
7 halt
[ho:lt] 1. verb(to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc: The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals.) ustaviti (se)2. noun1) (a complete stop: the train came to a halt.) ustavitev2) (a short stop (on a march etc).) postanek3) (a small railway station.) postajališče•- call a halt to- call a halt* * *I [hɔ:lt]nounpremor, počitek (med pohodom, na potovanju), počivališče; figuratively premirje; British English postajališče (vlak, avtobus); archaic šepanjeII [hɔ:lt]transitive verb & intransitive verbzaustaviti (se)III [hɔ:lt]intransitive verboklevati, kolebati; archaic figuratively šepati -
8 head
[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) glava2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) pamet3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) dolžina glave4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) glava; glaven5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) glava, glavica6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) izvir7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) vrh8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) čelo9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) nadarjenost10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) predstojnik11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) na osebo12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) rt13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) pena2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) biti na čelu2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) voditi3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) iti proti4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) nasloviti5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) udariti z glavo•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head* * *I [hed]adjectiveglavni, na čeluBritish English head boy — najboljši dijak v razreduhead waiter — glavni natakar, plačilniII [hed]nounglava; dolžina glave (pri konjskih dirkah); pamet, razum, nadarjenost; vodja, voditelj, predstojnik; šolski direktor, -ica; glava kovanca; glava, vrh, gornji del, vzglavje (strani, postelje, knjige, pisma, stopnišča itd); glava žeblja, kladiva, bucike; višek, kriza; pena na pivu, mleku; rogovje (srnjadi); oseba, komad, kos, glava (živine); stržen čira; izvir reke; zajezena voda; pritisk pare zraka, plina, vode; predgorje, rt; familiarly plačilni, glavni natakar; streha na vozu; glavna točka (govora), poglavje (knjige), rubrika, stolpič (v časopisu); economy postavka (v računu, fakturi), kategorija; slang latrinaabove one's head — težko razumljivo, prepametno za kogaby a short head — za dolžino nosu, figuratively z majhno prednostjothe head and front — bistvo, politics glava zarote, vodja uporafrom head to foot — od nog do glave, popolnomahead first ( —ali foremost) — z glavo naprej, figuratively nepremišljenohead over heels — narobe, do ušes, na vrat na nosover one's head — viseč nad glavo (nevarnost); težko razumljivoout of one's own head — sam od sebe, sam, na lastnem zeljnikutwo heads are better than one — kolikor glav, toliko mislislang King's (Queen's) head — poštna znamkahead, cook and bottle washer — kdor s svojim vedenjem poudarja svojo veljavofiguratively on your head be it! — naj gre na tvojo glavo, ti si odgovorenten head of cattle — deset glav živine;Z glagoli: to beat s.o.'s head off — prekositi kogafiguratively to break one's head — glavo si razbijatito carry one's head high — nositi glavo pokonci, biti ponosento come to a head — priti do krize, zaostriti semedicine zagnojiti se, dozoreti (čir); slang to do a thing on one's head — igraje kaj napravitito drag in by the head and ears — s silo privleči, za ušesa privlečito give s.o. his head figuratively popustiti uzdeto get s.th. through one's head — doumeti, razumeti kajto go over s.o.'s head — biti pretežko za kogato go to s.o.'s head — v glavo stopitithis horse eats his head off — ta konj več pojé, kot je vredento have a head — imeti "mačka"to have one's head in the clouds figuratively živeti v oblakih, sanjaritito have a head like a sieve — imeti glavo kot rešeto, biti pozabljivfiguratively to keep one's head above water — obdržati se nad vodo, životaritito knock s.th. on the head — onemogočiti kajto lay ( —ali put) heads together — glave stikati, posvetovati seto let s.o. have his head — pustiti komu delati po svoji glavito lie on s.o.'s head — biti komu v bremeI cannot make head or tail of — ne razumem, ne vidim ne repa ne glaveto make head — izbiti na čelo, napredovatito put s.th. into s.o.'s head — vtepsti komu kaj v glavoto put s.th. into one's head — vtepsti si kaj v glavoto put s.th. out of s.o.'s head — izbiti komu kaj iz glaveto put s.th. out of one's head — izbiti si kaj iz glaveto run in s.o.'s head — vrteti se komu po glavito take s.th. into one's head — v glavo si kaj vtepstito talk over s.o.'s head — za koga preučeno govoritito talk s.o.'s head off — utruditi koga z nenehnim govorjenjemto talk through the back of s.o.'s head — neprestano v koga govoritito throw o.s. at the head of — obesiti se komu za vratto turn s.o.'s head — glavo komu zmešatito work one's head off — pretegniti se od dela, garatiheads I win, tails you lose — izgubiš v vsakem primeruIII [hed]1.transitive verbvoditi, biti na čelu, priti na čelo; zapovedovati; prekositi, prekašati; obiti (reko) pri izviru; dati naslov, glavo (pismu itd.); obrezati, odsekati vrh (stebla, krošnjo drevesa); upreti se, nasprotovati, postaviti se po robu; obrniti proti; sport udariti žogo z glavo;2.intransitive verb -
9 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) vrv2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) črta3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) linija4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) guba5) (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.) vrsta6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) kratko sporočilo7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) rod8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) smer9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) tir10) (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, omrežje11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) vrstica12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) linija13) (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; področje14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) bojna vrsta2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) postaviti se v vrsto2) (to mark with lines.) začrtati•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) obložiti2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) podložiti•- lined- liner- lining* * *I [lain]nounčrta, 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, kabelline of vision — horizont, obzorje; military vizirna črtaon the dotted line — v vrsti, ki je namenjena za podpison the line — na meji, politics na linijiline of fate (fortune, heart, life) — črta usode (sreče, srca, življenja) na rokiBritish English up (down) line — (vlak) v (iz) London(a)on the lines laid down by the chairman — po smernicah, ki jih je postavil predsedujočialong these lines — po teh navodilih, smernicahto take ( —ali keep to) one's own line — ukrepati po svoje, držati se svoje potito take a strong line — (with s.o.) biti čvrst, neomajen (do koga), vztrajatito take the line that — zavzeti stališče, da; biti mišljenja, daout of line — iz črte, ne na črti; figuratively nesoglasen, nezdružljiv; iz ravnotežjathat's s.th. out of ( —ali not in) my line — to mi ne leži, ne spada v mojo strokoto draw the line — (at) povleči mejo (pri)to toe the line — spoštovati predpise; politics biti na linijito give s.o. line enough — popustiti uzde, pustiti komu proste roketo go over the line — prekoračiti mejo, meroAmerican figuratively to be in line for — pričakovati (službo), upati nato be in line with — soglašati s, zto bring s.o. into line — ( with) spraviti v sklad s, zpolitics pridobiti koga k sodelovanju; American colloquially to go down the line for — zavezati se za kaj (na celi črti)to drop s.o. a line — napisati komu par vrstictheatre to study one's lines — učiti se vlogecolloquially hard lines — težka usoda, "smola", nesrečaAmerican party line — dvojček (telefon)economy line of goods — vrsta blaga, naročilo zanjmilitary line of fire — strelska bojna vrstamilitary line of battle — frontna linijamilitary line of defence — obrambna linijamilitary to go up the line — iti v frontno linijomilitary the line — regularne četenautical ship of the line — linijska ladjaphysics line of force — magnetna silnicasomewhere along the line — ob neki priliki, v gotovem trenutkufiguratively to keep to one's line — iti premočrtnofiguratively by (rule and) line — natančno, preciznohook, line, and sinker — popoln(oma)to have s.o. on a line — pustiti koga v negotovostiII [lain]1.transitive verbčrtati, načrtati; začrtati, skicirati, zarisati, orisati; zbrazdati, zgubati (obraz); obrobi.ti, nasaditi (drevje); postaviti v vrste;2.intransitive verbpostaviti se v vrste, postrojiti seIII [lain]transitive verbpodložiti (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, obogatetiIV [lain]transitive verbpariti (pse) -
10 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) ustaviti2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zaustaviti3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) prenehati4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zamašiti5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) pritisniti na struno/odprtino6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) ostati, ustaviti se2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) ustavitev2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) postaja3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) pika4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) poklopec, dušilec5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) zagozda, zapora•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up* * *I [stɔp]nounustavitev, prekinitev, prestanek, pavza, zastoj, konec; ustavljanje, mirovanje, bivanje, pomuda, čas bivanja; postaja, postajališče; gostišče; zapora, blokiranje, ovira; aretacija; naprave za zapiranje; photography zaslonka; music sprememba višine tona, ki nastane s pritiskom na struno ali žico; (orgelski) register, figuratively register; luknja, poklopec (pri pihalih); grammar ločilo, interpunkcija; phonetics zapornik (soglasnik); figuratively način govorato be at a stop — biti ustavljen, stati, ne moči naprej (dalje)to come to a full (dead) stop — popolnoma se ustaviti (prenehati, ponehati)to pull out all the stops to save s.o. — z vsemi sredstvi poskušati koga rešitito put a stop to s.th. — ustaviti kaj, napraviti konec čemuto put a stop on s.th. — zadržati, ustaviti kaj, zapleniti kajhe put on the pathetic stop — udaril je na patetično struno, prešel je v patetičen tonII [stɔp]1.transitive verbustaviti, zaustaviti; prekiniti, ovirati, zadrževati; prenehati s čim; zamašiti (z zamaškom), začepiti (često up), zatesniti; plombirati (zob); zapolniti, zapreti, ustaviti (krvavenje itd.); zastavljati, zadrževati (promet); prestreči, odbiti, parirati (udarec); odtrgati, zadržati, prikrajšati (plačo, podporo itd.); zapreti (plin, paro, vodo); odvrniti ( from od); nautical privezati (ladjo); grammar označiti z ločili, staviti interpunkcijo, ločila; music pritisniti na (žico, struno), spremeniti višino tona s pritiskom na struno; udušiti (glas);2.intransitive verbustaviti se, obstati; colloquially ostati (v postelji, pri kom itd.), biti na obisku; nastaniti se (with s.o. pri kom); (pre)nehati, prekiniti se, napraviti prekinitev (odmor, pavzo), pavzirati; zamašiti se (cev)a badly spelt and badly stopped letter — pismo, polno pravopisnih in interpunkcijskih napakstop thief! — primite tatu!to stop a blow — odbiti, parirati udarecto stop a blow with one's head jocosely dobiti udarec po glavito stop s.o.'s breath — sapo komu zapreti; zadušiti kogato stop a bullet slang biti zadet od krogle, biti ustreljento stop a car — ustaviti, stopati avtoto stop dead (short) — nenadoma se ustaviti, obstati kot ukopanto stop doing s.th. — prenehati s čimshall you stop for dinner? — boste ostali na večerji?to stop one's ears — (za)mašiti si ušesa, figuratively ne hoteti slišatito stop a gap — zamašiti vrzel (luknjo), nadomestovati v potrebito stop s.o.'s mouth — zamašiti komu ustado stop that noise! — nehajte vendar s tem hrupom (ropotom)!stop your nonsense! — dovolj je vaših neumnosti!he stopped me from speaking — preprečil mi je, da bi povedal svoje mnenjehe never stops to think — nikoli si ne vzame časa, da bi premislil (za premislek)to stop the way — zastaviti, zapreti pot, ovirati napredovanje
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bring to — Synonyms and related words: arrest, assimilate to, become, block, brake, bring back, bring up short, call back, change, change into, change over, check, checkmate, convert, cut short, dam, deadlock, do over, draw rein, freeze, halt, haul, haul… … Moby Thesaurus
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