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1 crumble
(to break into crumbs or small pieces: She crumbled the bread; The building had crumbled into ruins; Her hopes of success finally crumbled.) drobiti; sesuti se- crumbly* * *[krʌmbl]1.transitive verbdrobiti, stolči, krušiti, drobtiniti, drobtinčiti;2.intransitive verbdrobiti, krušiti, sesipati, sesuti se; figuratively ( into) razpasti, propasti, propadati -
2 threaten
verb (to make or be a threat (to): She threatened to kill herself; He threatened me with violence / with a gun; A storm is threatening.) groziti* * *[mretn]transitive verb & intransitive verbpretiti, groziti ( with z); ogrožati; figuratively groziti, grozeče se bližati (neurje, nesreča); grozeče napovedati -
3 bulldoze
verb (to use a bulldozer on: They bulldozed the building site.) uporabljati buldožer* * *[búldouz]transitive verbAmerican slang oplašiti, ustrahovati; prisiliti; pretepsti; razbijati; zravnati z zemljo -
4 fortify
1) (to prepare (a building, city etc) for an attack by strengthening and arming it: The king fortified the castle against the attacking armies.) utrditi2) (to strengthen or enrich (eg food, drink): Sherry is a fortified wine.) ojačen•* * *[fɔ:tifai]transitive verbojačiti, krepiti, podpreti, podpirati; potrditi; utrjevatito fortify o.s. against — oborožiti, utrditi se proti -
5 subside
1) ((of land, streets, buildings etc) to sink lower: When a building starts to subside, cracks usually appear in the walls.) pogrezati se2) ((of floods) to become lower and withdraw: Gradually the water subsided.) upasti3) ((of a storm, noise or other disturbance) to become quieter: They stayed anchored in harbour till the wind subsided.) poleči se•* * *[səbsáid]intransitive verbupadati, upasti (voda, poplava), splahneti, umakniti se; chemistry usedati (usesti) se; pogrezniti se, potopiti se (ladja); spustiti se ( into v); popustiti, poleči se, ponehati, zmanjšati se, umiriti se, unesti se -
6 surmount
(to overcome or deal with (problems, obstacles etc) successfully: He surmounted these obstacles without trouble.) premagati* * *[sə:máunt]transitive verbdvigati se nad, nadvladovati; obvladati, prebroditi (težave itd.), preplezati; povzpeti se na (goro); pokrivati, venčati; obsolete prekositi, prekašati -
7 undermine
1) (to make (eg a building) insecure by digging away or destroying the base or foundations: The road was being undermined by a stream.) spodkopati2) (to weaken (eg a person's health or authority): Constant hard work had undermined his health.) spodkopati* * *[ʌndəmáin]transitive verb(pod)minirati; spodkopati (voda), izdolbsti; figuratively spodkopati, oslabiti, uničitito undermine one's health — spodkopati, uničiti si zdravje -
8 plan
1. noun1) (an idea of how to do something; a method of doing something: If everyone follows this plan, we will succeed; I have worked out a plan for making a lot of money.) načrt2) (an intention or arrangement: My plan is to rob a bank and leave the country quickly; What are your plans for tomorrow?) načrt3) (a drawing, diagram etc showing a building, town etc as if seen from above: These are the plans of/for our new house; a street-plan.) načrt; tloris2. verb1) ((sometimes with on) to intend (to do something): We are planning on going to Italy this year; We were planning to go last year but we hadn't enough money; They are planning a trip to Italy.) načrtovati2) (to decide how something is to be done; to arrange (something): We are planning a party; We'll have to plan very carefully if we are to succeed.) organizirati3) (to design (a building, town etc): This is the architect who planned the building.) napraviti načrt•- planner- planning
- go according to plan
- plan ahead* * *I [plæn]nounplan, načrt, projekt, umislek, osnutek, zaris; tloris; navpična ravnina (v risanju perspektive)American American plan — popolna oskrba v hotelu, penzionAmerican European plan — prenočišče brez hrane v hoteluII [plæn]transitive verbplanirati, načrtovati, napraviti načrt; figuratively snovati, umisliti; American nameravatito plan on — računati na kaj, zanašati se na kaj -
9 build
[bild] 1. past tense, past participle - built; verb(to form or construct from parts: build a house/railway/bookcase.) (z)graditi2. noun(physical form: a man of heavy build.) postava- builder- building
- building society
- built-in
- built-up
- build up* * *I [bild]nounzidava, zgradba; postava, rast; proporcija, struktura; kroj (obleke)II [bild]1.transitive verb(z)graditi, (se)zidati, tvoriti; figuratively oblikovati; temeljiti;2.intransitive verbzanašati se, računati s čim; razviti se v -
10 design
1. verb(to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made: A famous architect designed this building.) zasnovati2. noun1) (a sketch or plan produced before something is made: a design for a dress.) načrt, skica2) (style; the way in which something has been made or put together: It is very modern in design; I don't like the design of that building.) oblikovanje3) (a pattern etc: The curtains have a flower design on them.) vzorec4) (a plan formed in the mind; (an) intention: Our holidays coincided by design and not by accident.) namera•- designer- designing* * *I [dizáin]nounnamen, namera, cilj; načrt, skica, risba; vzorec, model, kroj; technical konstrukcija, sestavaby accident or by design — slučajno ali namerno, hote ali nehoteprotection of design, copyright in design — zaščita načrta, modelaII [dizáin]transitive verb & intransitive verb(na)risati; označiti; planirati, nameravati, naklepati; skleniti, sklepati, določiti, določati -
11 house
1. plural - houses; noun1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) hiša2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) hiša3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) dvorana4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) družina2. verb1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) nastaniti2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) spraviti•- housing- housing benefit
- house agent
- house arrest
- houseboat
- housebreaker
- housebreaking
- house-fly
- household
- householder
- household word
- housekeeper
- housekeeping
- houseman
- housetrain
- house-warming 3. adjectivea house-warming party.) ob vselitvi- housework
- like a house on fire* * *I [háus]nounhiša, dom, stanovanje; bivališče (živali); hišni stanovalci; gospodinjstvo; družina, rod, dinastija; economy trgovska hiša, trgovsko podjetje; theatre gledališče, občinstvo v gledališču, gledališka predstava; koledž, študentovski dom, internat; colloquially ubožnica; colloquially gostilna; astronomy dvanajsti del neba; military slang loto igra za denar; zborHouse — parlament, skupščina, narodni poslancithe House — londonska borza; angleški parlament; koledž (zlasti Christ Church v Oɔfordu)British English House of Commons — angleški spodnji domBritish English House of Lords — angleški zgornji domBritish English Houses of Parliament — angleški parlamentlike a house on fire — kot blisk, zelo hitro, kot bi gorelohouse of call — prenočišče, gostiščejuridically house of detention — preiskovalni zapor; poboljševalnica za mladoletnikehouse of ill fame — javna hiša, bordelII [háuz]1.transitive verbsprejeti v hišo, nastaniti, dati stanovanje; spraviti, uskladiščiti; nautical pritrditi, pričvrstiti;2.intransitive verbstanovati, bivati -
12 mill
[mil] 1. noun1) (a machine, sometimes now electrical, for grinding coffee, pepper etc by crushing it between rough, hard surfaces: a coffee-mill; a pepper-mill.) mlinček2) (a building where grain is ground: The farmer took his corn to the mill.) mlin3) (a building where certain types of things are manufactured: A woollen-mill; a steel-mill.) tovarna2. verb1) (to grind or press: This flour was milled locally.) mleti2) ((usually with about or around) (of crowds) to move about in a disorganized way: There's a huge crowd of people milling around outside.) gnesti se•- miller- millstone
- millwheel* * *I [mil]nounmlin; tovarna, predilnica; contemptuously "fabriciranje" (diplom); slang pretepfiguratively that is grist to his mill — to je voda na njegov mlinfiguratively to go through the mill — iti skozi trdo šolo, mnogo preživetifiguratively to put s.o. through the mill — komu kri puščati, preizkusiti kogaII [mil]nounAmerican tisočinka dolarjaIII [mil]1.transitive verbmleti; technical obdelovati, valjati (sukno, kovino), nazobčati (kovance); stepsti (čokolado), speniti; slang pretepsti;2.intransitive verb slangpretepati se; vrteti se v krogu, brezciljno tavatito mill around — prestopati se, pomikati se v gneči -
13 annex
1. [ə'neks] verb(to take possession of (eg a country).) nasilno priključiti2. ['æneks] noun(a building added to, or used as an addition to, another building: a hotel annexe.) depandansa* * *[ənéks]transitive verb(to) pridejati, priključiti, pridružiti; prilastiti si, anektirati; figuratively zediniti -
14 hall
[ho:l]1) (a room or passage at the entrance to a house: We left our coats in the hall.) predsoba2) ((a building with) a large public room, used for concerts, meetings etc: a community hall.) dvorana3) (a building with offices where the administration of a town etc is carried out: a town hall; (American) the city hall.) magistrat4) ((American) a passageway through a building; a corridor.) hodnik5) (a building of a university, college etc, especially one in which students etc live.) študentski dom•- hallmark- hallway* * *I [hɔ:l]noundvorana; vestibul, veža, predsoba, preddverje; sodna dvorana; predavalnica; magistratBritish English dvorec, dédina; tržnica; cehovska hiša; študentovski dom, stanovanjska zgradba za študente ali predavatelje; skupna obednica univerzitetnih študentov, skupen obed v tej obednici; American vsako univerzitetno poslopje, inštitut; British English booking hall — kolodvorska dvorana za prodajo vozovnicAmerican the Hall of Fame — hram slaveto earn o.s. a place in the Hall of Fame — postati nesmrtenLiberty Hall — prostor, kjer vsak lahko počne, kar hočeII [hɔ:l]transitive verbvtisniti žig zlatarskega ceha -
15 concrete
['koŋkri:t] 1. adjective1) (made of concrete: concrete slabs.) betonski2) (able to be seen and felt; real or definite: A wooden table is a concrete object.) stvaren2. noun(a mixture of cement with sand etc used in building.) beton3. verb(to spread with concrete: We'll have to concrete the garden path.) betonirati* * *I [kɔnkri:t]adjective ( concretely adverb)gost, kompakten, masiven, trden; stvaren, predmeten, konkreten; betonskiII [kɔnkri:t]nounbeton; stvarnost, predmetnostin the concrete — dejansko, praktičnoIII [kɔnkri:t]transitive verbbetoniratiIV [kənkrí:t]transitive verb & intransitive verbzgostiti, strditi (se) -
16 invest
I [in'vest] verb((with in) to put (money) into (a firm or business) usually by buying shares in it, in order to make a profit: He invested (two hundred dollars) in a building firm.) vložiti- investor II [in'vest] verb(to establish (a person) officially in a position of authority etc: The governor will be invested next week.) podeliti oblast* * *[invést]1.transitive verbobleči, odeti ( with s, z; in v); ogrniti, obdati; okititi, okrasiti ( with); military obkoliti, oblegati; podeliti (službo, pooblastilo itd.); umestiti ( with);2.intransitive verb economyinvestirati, vložiti denar v kaj (in) -
17 pile
I 1. noun1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) kup2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) kup2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) zložiti na kup- pile-up- pile up II(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.) pilotIII noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.) vlaknata površina* * *I [páil]nounošiljen kol, opornik, pilotII [páil]transitive verbzabiti kole, podpreti z opornikiIII [páil]nounskladanica, kup, kopa; grmada (tudi funeral ŋ); visoka stavba, skupina stavb; electrical suha baterija (voltova), galvanski stolp; colloquially kup (denarja, zlata itd.)IV [páil]1.transitive verbkopičiti, nakopičiti, grmaditi, nagrmaditi, skladati (tudi up); naložiti, natrpati (on na), prenatrpati; colloquially gnati do skrajnosti, pretirati;2.intransitive verb(zlasti z up) nakopičiti se, natlačiti se; colloquially zdrenjati se ( into v, out of iz); American colloquially plezati, plaziti secolloquially to pile it on — pretiravatito pile up — nasesti (ladja), razbiti avion, doživeti letalsko nesrečoV [páil]noundlaka, kožušček; vlakno (volne, bombaža žameta); žametasta površina blagaVI [páil]nounBritish English archaic stran kovanca s števiiko -
18 spark
1. noun1) (a tiny red-hot piece thrown off by something burning, or when two very hard (eg metal) surfaces are struck together: Sparks were being thrown into the air from the burning building.) iskra2) (an electric current jumping across a gap: a spark from a faulty light-socket.) iskra3) (a trace (eg of life, humour): a spark of enthusiasm.) iskra2. verb1) (to give off sparks.) iskriti se2) ((often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc): Their action sparked off a major row.) sprožiti* * *I [spa:k]1.nouniskra; majhen bleščeč se predmet, zlasti diamant; figuratively mrvica, trohica, sled; figuratively duhovit domislek; plural colloquially radiotelegrafist (na ladji)as the sparks fly upward figuratively (to je) stoodstotno dognanofairy spark — fosforescentna luč (gnijočega lesa itd.)not a spark — niti malo, niti trohice, prav ničto strike a spark out of s.o. — spodbuditi koga k živahnemu pogovoru;2.intransitive verbiskriti se, metati iskre; motoring vžgati; transitive verb razvneti, podžgati, spodbuditi, navdušitito spark off — vžgati; sprožitiII [spa:k]1.nounlahkoživec, veseljak; dvorljivec, ženskar, babjak; gizdalin; ljubimec; čedna, duhovita mlada ženska;2.intransitive verbbiti lahkoživec (gizdalin); American dvoriti, osvajati, ljubimkati, igrati ljubimca -
19 carry
['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) nositi2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) nesti3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) podpirati4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) vsebovati5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) izglasovati6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) nositi se•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
prevelika gorečnost- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
ročna prtljaga
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry weight* * *I [kaeri]nounstreljaj, lučaj; Scottish voziček; podenje oblakovII [kaeri]1.transitive verbnositi, nesti; s seboj vzeti, peljati, prevažati; donašati, obroditi; doseči; podpirati, pospeševati; zmagati; zaslediti; izglasovati, sprejeti;2.intransitive verbsegati; aportirati, nesti; slang nadaljevatito carry all before one — imeti velik uspeh, biti zelo priljubljen, premagati vse zapreketo carry coals to Newcastle — zaman se truditi, vodo v morje nositito carry the House — navdušiti, zase pridobiti parlamentto carry o.s. — vesti, obnašati seto carry a thing too far — iti predaleč, pretiravatito carry weight — biti vpliven, narediti vtisto fetch and carry — prinesti, aportirati; biti pokoren, vršiti podrejeno službo -
20 conserve
[kən'sə:v] 1. verb(to keep from changing, being damaged or lost: We must conserve the country's natural resources; This old building should be conserved.) ohraniti2. noun(something preserved, eg fruits in sugar, jam etc.) vkuhano sadje ali zelenjava- conservationist
- conservatism
- conservative* * *[kənsɜ:v]1.nounvkuhano sadje ali zelenjava, konserva;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbohraniti (se), konservirati
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