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61 reprieve
[rə'pri:v] 1. verb(to pardon (a criminal) or delay his punishment: The murderer was sentenced to death, but later was reprieved.) pomilostiti; odložiti (izvršitev kazni)2. noun(the act of pardoning a criminal or delaying his punishment; the order to do this.) pomilostitev; odložitev (izvršitve kazni)* * *[riprí:v]1.nounodgoditev, odlaganje, odložitev, odlašanje (izvršitve smrtne obsodbe); odlog; pomilostitev, milostni odlog; podaljšanje roka; premor, odmor; rešitev (od);2.transitive verbodgoditi, odložiti, odlašati, odlagati (izvršitev smrtne obsodbe), pomilostiti; oprostiti, rešiti ( from pred); dati odlog ali drug rok, začasno odložiti; figuratively dati komu duška, dovoliti premor, odmor -
62 Romance
1) (the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love: It was a beautiful romance, but it didn't last.) romanca2) (a story about such a relationship etc, especially one in which the people, events etc are more exciting etc than in normal life: She writes romances.) ljubezenski roman3) (this kind of excitement: She felt her life was lacking in romance.) romantičnost•- romantic- romantically* * *I [romaens]adjectiveromanski; romanski jezikRomance nations, Romance peoples — romanski narodi, ljudstvaII [roumaens]proper nameromanski -
63 romance
1) (the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love: It was a beautiful romance, but it didn't last.) romanca2) (a story about such a relationship etc, especially one in which the people, events etc are more exciting etc than in normal life: She writes romances.) ljubezenski roman3) (this kind of excitement: She felt her life was lacking in romance.) romantičnost•- romantic- romantically* * *[romaens]1.nounliteratureromanca; romantična (neverjetna) povest, bajka; ljubezenski pustolovski roman; romantičnost, romantika, sanjarjenje, zanesenost, pretiravanje; romanca, romantičen doživljaj, ljubezenska afera; music romanca;2.adjectiveromantičen, pustolovski; čaroben;3.intransitive verbizmišljati (si), pripovedovati, imeti romantične domislice, pretiravati; romantično misliti ali govoriti -
64 ruin
['ru:in] 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) razvalina2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) poguba3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) polom2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) uničiti2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) razvajati•- ruined
- ruins
- in ruins* * *I [rúin]nounrazvalina, kup ruševin, ruševina, podrtija; razpad, propad(anje), razsulo, rušenje, uniče(va)nje, ugonabljanje; zlom, poguba; onečaščenje; trpljenje; figuratively onemogočenje, izjalovitev, spodlet, vzrok propada; plural razvaline, ruševine, ostankiin ruins — v ruševinah, podrt, razrušento be the ruin of s.o. — uničiti kogahe is but a ruin of his former self (what he was) — on je le senca tega, kar je bilto bring to ruin — povzročiti propad (uničenje, pogubo), privesti do propadato go (to run) to ruin — razpasti; konec vzetito lay in ruins — spremeniti v ruševine, v razvalineII [rúin]transitive verbporušiti, spremeniti v ruševine, razdejati, podreti, uničiti, opustošiti; pokvariti; onemogočiti, preprečiti, spodnesti; povzročiti propad, ruinirati, uničiti, pogubiti (koga); zapeljati (dekle)to ruin s.o.'s reputation — spraviti koga ob (uničiti komu) dober glas; intransitive verb propasti; biti uničen (ruiniran); poetically zrušiti se -
65 shadow
['ʃædəu] 1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) senca2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) mrak3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) kolobar4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) trohica2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) skriti2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) zasledovati•- shadowy- shadowiness
- worn to a shadow* * *I [šaedou]nounsenca (določene oblike); plural mrak, tema; figuratively varstvo, zaščita; figuratively imitacija, kopija, posnemanje; figuratively prazen sijaj, odraz tuje slave; malenkost, trohica, sled; duh, fantom, prikazen; stalni spremljevalec, "senca"; zasledovalec, špijon, detektivshadow boxing sport boksanje z namišljenim nasprotnikom (za trening)shadow cabinet figuratively kabinet, vlada v sencihe is but a shadow of his former self — on je le še senca tega, kar je prej bilthere never was a shadow between him and his friend — nikoli ni bilo kake sence (nesporazuma) med njim in njegovim prijateljemmay your shadow never grow less figuratively vso srečo (veliko uspeha) ti želim!to quarrel with one's own shadow figuratively biti zelo razdražljivto be reduced to a shadow — spremeniti se v kost in kožo, zelo shujšati, figuratively obstajati le po imenuto be worn to a shadow — zelo shujšati, postati pravi okostnjakII [šaedou]transitive verbzasenčiti, potemniti; archaic ščititi ( from pred), skri(va)ti; slediti (komu) kot sencato shadow forth (out) — nejasno napovedati, namigniti nahe shadowed forth his plans — dal je samo obrise svojih načrtov, le nakazal je svoje načrte -
66 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kratek2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) majhen3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kratek4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) premajhen5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) ne imeti dovolj6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) drobljiv2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nenadoma2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) prekratek•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) izbrati- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *I [šc:t]adjectivekratek, majhen; nizek; prosody nenaglašen; figuratively nezadosten, pičel (zaloga, obrok); prhek, drobljiv, lomljiv, lomen; figuratively nasajen, osoren, zadirčen, kratkih besedi, žaljiv; (o pijači) močan, hudat short range — od blizu, iz bližine, na majhno razdaljo (oddaljenost)little short of 5 dollars — ne polnih ɜ dolarjev, skoraj ɜ dolarjevnothing short of — nič manj kot, skoraja short 10 miles — komaj 10 milj, (na pogled) manj od 10 miljshort bill (paper) loan — kratkoročna menica, posojiloshort of breath — zasopel, nadušljivshort circuit electrical kratek stikshort and sweet — kratek in vsebinsko bogat (npr. govor)short temper — razvnemljivost, nagla jezashort ton — mera za težo (907,20 kg)to be short with s.o. — biti kratkih besedi (osoren) s komto cut (to make) a long story short — na kratko povedati; skrajšati; skratkato come (to fall) short of — ne izpolniti pričakovanj, ne zadovoljiti, razočaratiI am short of money — zmanjkalo mi je denarja, trda mi prede za denarto make short shrift of figuratively napraviti kratek proces zto give short weight — dajati slabo vago, goljufati pri težito take short views — videti le sedanjost, ne videti dalečto be of short breath — biti ob sapo, biti nadušljivII [šɔ:t]adverbna kratko, nenadoma, naenkrat, naglo; neposredno, naravnost, brez ovinkov; nezadostno; osorno; economy brez kritjashort of — razen, z izjemo; skorajto cut s.o. short — prekiniti koga (v govoru)cut it short! — povej na kratko!to sell short — pod ceno prodajati, (borza) prodajati brez kritja, špekulirati na baisseto take s.o. up short — prekiniti kogaIII [šɔ:t]nounkratek (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 produktiin short — na kratko, skratka, z eno besedothe long and the short of it is that... — nakratko povedano je stvar ta, da... -
67 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) majhen2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) majhen3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) malo4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) mali•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small* * *I [smɔ:l]adjectivemajhen (po velikosti, obsegu, številu, starosti, količini, pomembnosti); maloštevilen; kratek, kratkotrajen; redek, lahek, vodén (o pijači); dialectal ozek; figuratively nepomemben, malo važen, neznaten, brez večje vrednosti; ozkosrčen, ozkogruden, malenkosten; šibek, skromen, reven; nizek; majhne moralne vrednosti, podel; osramočenin a small way, on a small scale — v majhnem razmerju, v malem, skromno, maloon the small side — nezadostno velik, ne preveliksmall and early party — družba maloštevilnih gostov, ki se kmalu razide; intimna večerna zabavaa small beginning — majhen, skromen začeteksmall blame to them — ni se jim treba sramovati, to jim ne dela sramote; ni jim treba zameritiand no blame to him! — in kdo ga ne bi (po)karal!small farmer — mali kmet, mali posestniksmall hours — ure po polnoči, male urea small poetically nepomemben pesniksmall rain — dežek, droben dežsmall talk — kramljanje, klepet(anje)the small voice, the still small voice figuratively glas vestiit is small of him to remind me of it — malenkostno je od njega, da me spomni na toI call it small of him — smatram, da je to nizkotno od njegaI found the way at last, and small thanks to you for your directions — končno sem našel pot, in za to se mi ni treba zahvaliti vašim navodilomhe has small Latin and less Greek — latinski zna malo, grški pa še manjhe has too small a mind not to be jealous of your success — preozkosrčen je, da ne bi bil ljubosumen na vaš uspehto make s.o. feel small figuratively osramotiti kogato make o.s. small — napraviti se majhnegahe was surprised, and no small wonder — bil je presenečen, in nič čudnega (če je bil)everybody thought it small of him to refuse to help — vsakdo je smatral, da je grdó od njega, da je odklonil pomočII [smɔ:l]adverbmajhno, fino; (redko) malo, malce; ne glasno, slabotno; prezirljivoto cut small — razrezati, zrezatito sing small figuratively odnehati, znižati zahteve, postati manj glasen, postati majhento think small of s.o. — prezirljivo gledati na kogaIII [smɔ:l]nounnekaj majhnega; majhen (tanek, ozek) del (česa); majhna oseba; plural telesno perilo; drobnarije, drobno blago; plural Oxford university prvi od treh izpitov za akademsko stopnjo B. A.in small — v malem, v miniaturiby small and small — polagoma, počasithe small of the back anatomy križ -
68 solid
['solid] 1. adjective1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) trden2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) poln3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) zanesljiv4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) masiven5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) nepretrgan; neomajen6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) trden7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) poln2. adverb(without interruption; continuously: She was working for six hours solid.) nepretrgoma3. noun1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) trdna snov2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) telo•- solidify
- solidification
- solidity
- solidness
- solidly
- solid fuel* * *I [sɔlid]nounphysics trdno telo; (često plural) trdna, netekoča hranaregular solid geometry pravilno teloII [sɔlid]1.adjective ( solidly adverb)trden (netekoč); čvrst, soliden, masiven, kompakten, homogen, strnjen; nepretrgan; enoličen; utemeljen, pameten, trezen, tehten, močan; zanesljiv, temeljit; soglasen, enodušen, enobarven; commerce denarno varen, zanesljiv; pristen, pravi, resničen; mathematics tridimenzionalen, kubičenfor a solid hour — celo (polno, eno) urosolid arguments — stvarni, tehtni argumentisolid for slang lojalena solid man — resen, pameten človek, a brez kakih izrednih sposobnostisolid matter — kovinska ploščica, ki se stavi med vrstice (za večji razmik)solid problem mathematics problem, ki se da rešiti z enačbo 3. stopnjethe solid South American južne države, ki dosledno glasujejo za demokratesolid square military formacija enake dolžine in širinea solid tyre — polna pnevmatika, gumahe was talking a solid hour — govoril je nepretrgano celo uro;2.adverb ( solidly) enodušno, soglasno, odločno -
69 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) nekaj2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nekaj; nekateri3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) nekaj4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) neki2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) precej2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) neki3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) približno3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) do neke mere- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *[sʌm]1.adjectiveneki, nekak, nekateri, en; katerikoli, kakršenkoli; slang velik, silen, pomemben, odličen; (pred samostalnikom v množini) nekaj, neko število, nekoliko, malo (od njih), kakih, okrog, približnoat some time or other — enkrat pač, kadarkoli, prej ali slejin some way or other — na ta ali na oni način, tako ali takoto some extent — do neke mere, nekakosome few — maloštevilni, majhno številosome girl! — čedno dekle!some people — nekateri (ljudje), nekaj ljudiit is some five years since we saw each other — kakih pet let je, kar sva se (zadnjič) videlashall I give you some more tea? — naj vam dam še malo čaja?I call that some poem! — to (pa) je pesem!that's some hat! — to (pa) je klobuk (in pol)! to je kolosalen klobuk!as you say, it did cost some money — kot pravite, je to (res) stalo nekaj (= precéj) denarjathat will take you some time — to vam bo vzelo nekaj časa;2.pronounkaterikoli, neki, nekateri; American slang precéj, kar veliko, kar mnogo, še večsome... some — eni... drugisome of these days — te dni, v kratkem, kmalusome accepted, some refused — nekateri so sprejeli, drugi odkloniliif you have no money, I will give you some — če nimaš denarja, ti ga jaz nekaj dammay I have some of this cake? — lahko dobim nekaj tega kolača?he ran a mile and then some — tekel je eno miljo in nato še naprej;3.adverbnekaj; precéj, zelothat's going some! — to mi je všeč! to je sijajno! -
70 squeeze
[skwi:z] 1. verb1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) stisniti2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) stlačiti se3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) iztisniti2. noun1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) stisk2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) gneča3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) izžeti sok4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) stiska•- squeezer- squeeze up* * *I [skwi:z]nounstisk(anje), pritisk, tiščanje, tlačenje; mečkanje, izžemanje; stisk roke, objem(anje); stiska, gneča, naval; izžeti sok (oranže itd.); colloquially denarna stiska; colloquially pritisk, izsiljevanje; odtis kovanca (v vosku itd.)to give s.o. a squeeze (of the hand) — stisniti komu rokoto have a narrow (close, tight) squeeze — za las uitiII [skwi:z]transitive verbstisniti, stiskati; colloquially stisniti k sebi; stlačiti, (z)mečkati, ožemati, ožeti, iztisniti (out of, from iz), izcediti (sok), izžeti; vtisniti, vriniti, natlačiti ( into v), napolniti; izriniti ( out of iz); napraviti odtis (kovanca itd.) (v vosek itd.); figuratively mučiti, tlačiti; izsiljevati (kaj od koga), iztisniti, izvleči (denar itd.) (out of, from iz); intransitive verb stiskati, mečkati, tlačiti ( into v, through skozi); gnesti se, prerivati se, vriniti se, riniti se ( into v); pustiti se izsiljevatisqueezeed lemon (orange) — izžeta limona (oranža), figuratively oseba, od katere ne moremo ničesar več pričakovatito squeeze the juice of s.o. figuratively izkoriščati, opehariti kogato squeeze s.o.'s hand — stisniti komu roko v znak naklonjenosti, sožalja itd.to squeeze one's way — riniti se, prerivati se, gnesti se ( through skozi)to squeeze o.s. into the bus — zriniti, stlačiti se v avtobusto squeeze a tear figuratively iztisniti solzo, potočiti par krokodilovih solz -
71 stand
[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) stati2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) vstati3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) stati4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) veljati5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) stati6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) stati7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) kandidirati8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) postaviti9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) prestati; prenašati10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) dati za2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) položaj2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) stojalo3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) stojnica4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribuna5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) prostor za priče•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) trajanje2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) ugled•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) na čakalnem seznamu5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) potovati v aranžmaju stand-by- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to* * *I [stænd]nounstanje (na nogah), položaj, mesto; stališče; tribuna, oder; stojnica, začasna prodajalna na trgu; stojalo, mizica, regal, polica; photography stativ; postaja, postajališče, parkirni prostor za taksije; zastoj (tudi figuratively), ustavitev, odpor; theatre gostovanje igralcev, trajanje gostovanja; American (še) nepožeto žito; (še) neposekan gozd; zajezena voda; obsolete garnitura; obsolete dialectal roj (čebel), history krdelo (vojakov); juridically American prostor za pričea stand of arms — popolna oprema z orožjem za vojaka, puška s priborombook-stand — stojnica, kiosk za prodajo knjiggrand stand — uradna (glavna) tribuna (na tekmah, dirkah itd.)news stand American kiosk za prodajo časopisovone-night stand theatre enkratno (igralsko) gostovanjeto be at a stand obsolete odreveneti, obstrmeti (od začudenja), biti zbegan, zmedento be brought (to come) to a stand — ustaviti se, zastati, obstatito bring to a stand — (za)ustaviti, privesti do ustavitve, do zastojato make a stand — upirati se, ustavljati se (čemu)he took his stand on the letter figuratively oprl, skliceval se je na pismoto take the stand American juridically nastopiti kot priča, potrditi s prisego (on s.th. kaj)II [stænd]1.intransitive verbstati (na nogah itd.); dosegati stalno višino v stoječem položaju; postaviti se pokonci; biti nameščen, ležati, biti, nahajati se; stati na mestu, nehati se premikati, (za)ustaviti se; ostati brez sprememb, veljati tudi vnaprej, ne izgubiti moči (veljave); zadržati, obdržati svoj dosedanji položaj; zavzemati se ( for za); zagovarjati ( for kaj); zavzemati stanoviten odnos do česa; nasprotovati ( against čemu), upirati se; vztrajati, vzdržati, ostajati; oklevati, bati se (at česa), ustrašiti se; sestajati (in iz); skladati se, biti v skladu ( with z); kandidirati, biti kandidat ( for za); nabrati se, zbrati se; (za)pihati, pri(haja)ti (o vetru); colloquially stati, veljati; biti v prid (komu), koristiti; nautical pluti, držati se določene smeri (for, to proti); stopiti ( back nazaj)stand! — stoj!stand at ease! military voljno!stand fast! military British English mirno!, military American vod, stoj!to stand aghast — zgroziti se, osupnitito stand against s.o. — postaviti se proti, uveljaviti se proti komuto stand at attention military stati v pozoruwe will stand by whatever he says — z vsem, kar bo rekel, bomo soglašalito stand corrected — uvideti, priznati svojo krivdoI won't stand for this American tega ne bom trpel (prenašal)to stand for s.o. (with s.o.) — potegniti se za koga, potegniti s komto stand gaping — stati in zijati, zijala prodajatito stand good — ostati veljaven, obdržati svojo veljavo (vrednost)to stand in line American stati in čakati v vrstito stand in terror of s.o. — bati se kogait stands me in 8 shillings a bottle colloquially steklenica me stane 8 šilingovto stand neutral — biti, ostati nevtralento stand on ceremony — paziti (gledati) na etiketo, ceremonialno se obnašatito stand on one's own feet — stati na lastnih nogah, figuratively opravljati svoje zadeve brez tuje pomočistand on me for that slang zanesi se name glede tega!she stands over the girl while she does her homework — ona pazi na (nadzira) deklico, ko dela domačo nalogoto stand pat slang ostati trdento stand the racket slang plačati ceno, globoto stand security (surety, sponsor) for s.o. — biti porok, jamčiti za kogato stand still — mirovati, ostati miren, ustaviti seto stand to one's guns (one's colours) figuratively trdno vztrajati pri svojem (prepričanju, mnenju), military držati postojankoto stand to one's oars — pošteno, krepko zaveslatito stand to it that... — vztrajati na tem, da...to stand upon one's trial juridically stati, biti pred sodiščemto stand (a) watch nautical , to stand guard military biti na stražito stand well with s.o. — dobro se razumeti (shajati) s komif it stands with honour — če se sklada s častjo;2.transitive verbpostaviti; ustaviti; zoperstaviti se, upirati se (čemu); prenašati, prenesti, trpeti (koga, kaj); podvreči se, prestati; colloquially dati (plačati) za; stati (biti) pred (čem)to stand an assault — vzdržati, upreti se napaduto stand a drink colloquially dati za pijačoto stand a chance — imeti možnost (priliko, priložnost, upanje, šanso)to stand the test — prestati preizkušnjo, izkazati se, obnesti seto stand one's trial — biti zaslišan pred sodiščcm; -
72 sure
[ʃuə] 1. adjective1) ((negative unsure) having no doubt; certain: I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you - you can be sure of that!) prepričan2) (unlikely to fail (to do or get something): He's sure to win; You're sure of a good dinner if you stay at that hotel.) gotov3) (reliable or trustworthy: a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle.) zanesljiv2. adverb((especially American) certainly; of course: Sure I'll help you!; `Would you like to come?' `Sure!') seveda- surely- sureness
- sure-footed
- as sure as
- be sure to
- be/feel sure of oneself
- for sure
- make sure
- sure enough* * *I [šúə]adjectivegotov, zanesljiv, siguren; varen, nenevaren; nedvomen, nezmoten, nezmotljiv, nesporen; stalen; prepričan (of o, that da)for sure — gotovo, sigurno, nedvomno, vsekakora sure draw — skrivališče, v katerem je zanesljivo lisicaa sure proof — nesporen, zanesljiv dokazsure thing American slang gotova, zanesljiva stvarsure (thing)! American slang gotovo! sigurno! vsekakor! zanesljivo!slow and sure — počasen, ali sigurenI am sure — gotovo, zareswell, I'm sure! — (vzklik presenečenja)well, to be sure! — no, kakšno presenečenje!are you sure? — ali res?be sure! — ne pozabi!to be sure colloquially gotovo, brez dvoma, sevedaI feel sure of success — gotov, prepričan sem o uspehuII [šúə]adverb (prav) gotovo, seveda; zaresit sure was hot American colloquially zares je bilo vročeas sure as a gun colloquially popolnoma zanesljivoWill you come? -- Sure! — Boš prišel? -- Seveda! Pa ja!sure enough — čisto gotovo (zanesljivo); zares, v resnici, dejansko, nedvomnoI said it would happen, and sure enough it did — rekel sem, da se bo to zgodilo, in zares (dejansko) se je -
73 swell
[swel] 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) narasti, oteči2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) valovanje3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) imeniten- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up* * *I [swel]1.nounoteklina, oteklost, nabreklost, otòk; otekanje; nautical valovanje po viharju; architecture izboklina, izbočina, izbok; rahla strmina, vzpetina (zemljišča); figuratively porast, naraščanje; music crescendo, za katerim pride diminuendo; (o orglah) naprava za jačanje in slabljenje zvoka; colloquially imetnik, odličnik, mojster, fin gospod, fina dama; slang gizdalin, elegan, gizdalinka, modna dama; poznavaleca swell at s.th. — poznavalec, mojster česa, zelo dober igralec ( at tennis tenisa)a swell in politics figuratively visoka živina v politikia big swell figuratively visoka, vplivna osebawhat a swell you are! — kako si eleganten!there was a heavy swell on — valovi so bili zelo veliki;2.adjective slangtiptop, šik, zelo eleganten, moden; imeniten, odličen, sijajena swell person — imenitna oseba, odličnikswell society — elegantna, fina družbaswell mob colloquially hohštaplerji, kriminalci, lepo oblečeni lopoviII [swel]1.intransitive verb(tudi swell up, swell out) oteči, otekati, nabrekniti; napihniti se, napeti se, nabuhniti, napenjati se; (voda) narasti; (jadro) napeti se, napihniti se; rasti, prerasti ( into v), narasti, povečati se; izbruhniti (izvirek, solze); architecture izbočiti se; figuratively kipeti (čustva); (srce) napenjati se, (hoteti) počiti ( with od); biti poln ( with česa), figuratively napihovati se, hvalisati se, bahati se;2.transitive verb (tudi swell up, swell out) napihniti, napeti; razširiti, povečati ( into do), zvišati, pomnožitiswelled head slang nadutost, domišljavostto swell note music peti (igrati) noto izmenoma crescendo in diminuendoto suffer from swelled head figuratively biti nadut, domišljav -
74 then
[ðen] 1. adverb1) (at that time in the past or future: I was at school then; If you're coming next week, I'll see you then.) takrat2) (used with prepositions to mean that time in the past or future: John should be here by then; I'll need you before then; I have been ill since then; Until then; Goodbye till then!) takrat3) (after that: I had a drink, (and) then I went home.) nato4) (in that case: He might not give us the money and then what would we do?) potem5) (often used especially at the end of sentences in which an explanation, opinion etc is asked for, or which show surprise etc: What do you think of that, then?) torej6) (also; in addition: I have two brothers, and then I have a cousin in America.) nadalje2. conjunction(in that case; as a result: If you're tired, then you must rest.) torej3. adjective(at that time (in the past): the then Prime Minister.) takraten* * *[ðen]1.adverbnato, potem; takrat; (na)dalje, razen tega; torejnow and then — včasih, tu pa tamevery now and then — vedno zopet, od časa do časathen and there — na mestu, takojlong before then — davno pred tem, davno prejall right then — torej prav, no pa dobro, v reduwell then — no!; no dobronow then — toda prosim, pa dobroon then! — kar (samo) naprej!then this, then that — včasih to, včasih onoif... then — če... tedajand then some American slang in še mnogo večwhat then? — pa potem?there and then — neposredno nato, takoj nato, precej natothen is it so? — torej je tako? torej vendar?then how are you? — pa kako se počutite?I think, then I exist — mislim, torej semis it raining? then we had better stay at home — ali dežuje? potem je bolje, da ostanemo doma;2.adjectivetakraten, tedanjithe then president — tedanji predsednik;3.nountisti (takratni, tedanji) časby then — do takrat, do tistega časafrom then — od tistega časa, od takratnot till then — šele od tistega časa, odtlej, šele natotill then — do tistega časa, do takrat, dotlej -
75 trickle
['trikl] 1. verb(to flow in small amounts: Blood was trickling down her face.) curljati2. noun(a small amount: a trickle of water; At first there was only a trickle of people but soon a crowd arrived.) curek; peščica* * *[trikl]1.nounkapljanje, curljanje; kaplja, solza; potočektrickle charge electrical trajno polnjenje (akumulatorja);2.intransitive verbkapljati, curljati, teči (down, along po, out iz); mozeti, pronicati; figuratively prihajati v majhnem številu; figuratively kapljati; transitive verb pustiti kapljati (curljati, pronicati); golf počasi kotaliti (žogo) -
76 whereas
conjunction (when in fact; but on the other hand: He thought I was lying, whereas I was telling the truth.) medtem ko* * *[wwəraez]1.conjunctionmedtem ko; juridically ker; z ozirom na to, da; jemajoč v obzir, da; medtem ko vendar, medtem ko (nasprotno)he is lazy whereas she works hard — on je len, medtem ko ona pridno dela;2.nounjuridicallyodstavek v listini, ki se začne z whereas -
77 worth
[wə:Ɵ] 1. noun(value: These books are of little or no worth; She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets.) vrednost2. adjective1) (equal in value to: Each of these stamps is worth a cent.) vreden2) (good enough for: His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit.) vreden•- worthlessly
- worthlessness
- worthy 3. noun(a highly respected person.) ugledna oseba- worthily- worthiness
- - worthy
- worthwhile
- for all one is worth* * *I [wə:m]adjectivevreden; veljavenfor all one is worth colloquially kolikor kdo (z)more, po najboljših močehworth doing — vreden, da se narediwhat is he worth? — kolikšno premoženje ima?he is worth £ 1000 a year — on ima 1000 funtov dohodkov na letoworth the money (price) — vreden denarja (cene), ne predragto be worth it — colloquially, to be worth while — biti vreden truda, izplačati seto be not worth one's salt — nič ne biti vreden, biti popolnoma brez vrednostitake it for what it is worth — vzemi to táko, kot jeI tell you the news for what it is worth — povem vam novico brez vsakega jamstva (kot sem jo pač slišal)he pulled for all he was worth — vlekel je, kar je le mogel (na vso moč)we worked hard but it was worth it — trdo smo delali, a se je izplačaloII [wə:m]noun(denarna) vrednost, cena; pomembnost, važnost; notranja vrednost, dobrota, krepost, zaslužnost; ugled, čast, dostojanstvo; (redko) posest, bogastvoof great worth — drag, zelo dragocenin good worth obsolete zlepa, brez jezeIII [wə:m]intransitive verb obsolete poetically postati, biti (samo še v)woe worth — gorje, preklet bodi! -
78 none the worse for
(not in any way harmed by: The child was lost in the supermarket but fortunately was none the worse for his experience.) nič slabše -
79 baptize
(to dip (a person) in water, or sprinkle (someone) with water, as a symbol of acceptance into the Christian church, usually also giving him a name: She was baptized Mary but calls herself Jane.) krstiti (za)- baptism- baptismal* * *[bæptáiz]transitive verbkrstiti; dati ime; figuratively očistiti, prekaliti -
80 beauty
['bju:ti]plural - beauties; noun1) (a quality very pleasing to the eye, ear etc: Her beauty is undeniable.) lepota2) (a woman or girl having such a quality: She was a great beauty in her youth.) lepotica3) (something or someone remarkable: His new car is a beauty!) čudo•- beautifully
- beautify
- beauty queen
- beauty salon
- beauty spot* * *[bjú:ti]nounlepota, krasota; lepotica; mik, dražest; ironically lepotec
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