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1 somehow or other
(in some way or by some means not known or decided: I'll finish this job on time somehow or other.) tako ali drugače -
2 ventilation
noun (the act or means of ventilating or the state of being ventilated: There was no window in the room, and no other (means of) ventilation.) zračenje* * *[ventiléišən]nounzračenje, prezračevanje, ventilacija, ventiliranje; ventilator; figuratively pretresanje, diskusija, izražanje -
3 incubate
['iŋkjubeit]1) (to produce (young birds) from eggs by sitting on them or by keeping them warm by some other means.) valiti2) ((of germs or disease) to develop until signs of the disease appear: How long does chickenpox take to incubate?) razvijati se•- incubator* * *[ínkjubeit]transitive verbvaliti (jajca), izvaliti, izleči -
4 unarmed
(without weapons or other means of defence: The gangster shot an unarmed policeman; Judo is a type of unarmed fighting.) neoborožen* * *[ʌná:md]adjectiverazorožen, brez orožja, golih rok; zoology & botany nezaščiten (brez bodic itd.) -
5 tell the time
(to (be able to) know what time it is by looking at a clock etc or by any other means: He can tell the time from the position of the sun; Could you tell me the time, please?) povedati točen čas -
6 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skop2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) grd3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) popadljiv4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) reven•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) srednji2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) povprečen2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) sredinaIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) pomeniti2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) nameravati•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) pomenljiv- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *I [mi:n]adjectivenizek, navaden, manjvreden (stan, rod); boren, reven, oguljen, odrgnjen, umazan; nepomemben; prostaški, nizkoten, podel; skop, stiskaški; American colloquially popadljiv, hudoben (konj); American colloquially bolehenno mean foe — sovražnik, ki ni za podcenjevanjeno mean scholar — pametna glava. pomemben učenjakAmerican mean white — siromašen belec na jugu ZDAAmerican to feel mean over — sramovati se česaII [mi:n]adjectivesrednji, povprečenIII [mi:n]nounsredina; povprečje, povprečnost; (plural z glagolom v singular) sredstvo, način; plural premoženjeto be a means of — bitt česa kriv, biti povod za kajby all (manner of) means — vsekakor, na vsak način, za vsako cenoBritish English means test — preveritev premoženjskih razmer delavca, ki prejema socialno podporoIV [mi:n]1.transitive verbnameravati, imeti vmislih, kaniti, hoteti; (zlasti pasiv) nameniti ( for za); meniti, misliti; pomeniti;2.intransitive verbpomeniti (to komu)to mean mischief — imeti zlobne namene, imeti kaj za bregomto mean well (ill) by ( —ali to) s.o. — dobro (slabo) komu želeti, biti komu (ne)naklonjenwhat do you mean by it? — kaj hočeš s tem reči?, kaj naj to pomeni?to mean little to s o. — komu malo pomenitiI mean you to go — želim, da greš -
7 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) prehod2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) pot; smer3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) cesta4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) pot5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) način6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) ozir7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) navada8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) pot2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) daleč- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means* * *I [wéi]nounpot, cesta, steza; proga; prehod; stran, smer; nautical kurzway out — izhod; prehojena pot; pot ali oddaljenost, ki jo je treba prehoditi; dalja, del poti ali potovanja; prosta pot, prostor; figuratively priložnost, prilika, možnost, izhod; napredovanje, napredek, razvoj; colloquially okolica, stran; figuratively pot, način, sredstvo, postopek, metoda; navada, lastnost, običaj; poklic, stroka, področje dejavnosti; (zdravstveno) stanje, položaj; ozir, pogled, zveza, razmerje, stopnja; nautical plural grede za spuščanje ladje v vodo, sankeany way — vsekakor, v vsakem primeruby way of — na poti čez; z namenom, da; zato, da; s pomočjo; zaradiby the way — mimogrede, spotoma, na poti; sicer; slučajnoin a way — nekako, na neki način, ne popolnomain a small way — skromno, brez pretenzij, ponižnoone way or another — tako ali tako, kakorkoli, nekakoover the way — na drugi strani (poti), čez cestothe other way round — v obratni smeri, narobe, (ravno) obratnounder way nautical na poti, na vožnjithe way of the world — tok, način življenja, ukoreninjen običajthe way of the cross religion križev potno way inferior — nikakor ne slabši, neznatnejšithe good old ways — dobri, stari običajihigh way — glavna cesta, državna cesta; figuratively običajni način delovanjalion in the way — zapreka, motnja (zlasti namišljena, fiktivna)permanent way railway tir, tračnicepermanent-way man railway progovni delavecnothing out of the way — nič posebnega (nenavadnega, izrednega)this way please! — semkaj, za menoj, prosim!this is not in my way — to ni moja stroka, s tem se ne bavimto be in the family way — biti noseča, pričakovati otrokato be in s.o.'s way — biti komu napoti, motiti kogato be on the way — biti na poti, približevati seto be in a way colloquially biti vznemirjen, razburjento clear the way — umakniti se s poti, dati prost prehodto come ( —ali to fall) in s.o.'s way — srečati koga, naleteti na kogato get in the way — biti napoti, zapreti pot, oviratito get in the way of s.th. — razumeti kajto get out of the way — iti s poti, umakniti se (s poti)to give way — umakniti se, odmakniti se, izogniti se; popuščati, popustitito force one's way — izsiliti, utreti si potto go one's way — oditi, iti po svoji potito go ( —ali to take) one's own way — iti svojo pot; ravnati, narediti neodvisno od nasvetov drugihto go the way of all the earth (of all flesh, of nature) figuratively umretiyou can't have it both ways — ne moreš imeti obojega; figuratively ne more biti volk sit in koza celato have one's own way — delati po svoji glavi; doseči to, kar želimoto look s.o.'s way — gledati proti komuto lose way — izgubiti, zmanjšati hitrostto lose one's way — zaiti, izgubiti seto make way — napredovati; figuratively prodreti, uspetito make one's own way — iti po svoji poti, oditito make the best of one's way — iti čim hitreje, pohitetito put o.s. out of the way — truditi se, da(ja)ti si trudato put s.o. out of the way — spraviti koga s poti, tajno ubiti kogato see a way out — videti pot (izhod, neko možnost)to stand in the way of s.o. — ovirati koga, zastaviti komu potto work one's way — študirati, preživljati se z delomII [wéi]transitive verbizuriti (konja) za hojo ali ježo po cestiIII [wéi]adverb colloquially daleč -
8 manner
['mænə]1) (a way in which anything is done etc: She greeted me in a friendly manner.) način2) (the way in which a person behaves, speaks etc: I don't like her manner.) obnašanje3) ((in plural) (polite) behaviour, usually towards others: Why doesn't she teach her children (good) manners?) olika•- - mannered- mannerism
- all manner of
- in a manner of speaking* * *[maenə]nounnačin; nastop, stil; plural običaji, šege; plural obnašanje, olika, vedenje, manire, način življenja; archaic vrstaafter ( —ali in) this manner — na tak način, takoto the manner born — kakor rojen za kaj, kakor da bi bil od rojstva takgood manners — lepo vedenje; olikain a singular manner — čudno, nenavadnoother times, other manners — drugi časi; drugi običaji -
9 beyond
[bi'jond]1) (on the farther side of: My house is just beyond those trees.) onstran2) (farther on than (something) in time or place: I cannot plan beyond tomorrow.) dlje kot3) (out of the range, power etc of: beyond help.) zunaj4) (other than: What is there to say beyond what's already been said?) razen•- beyond expectation
- beyond one's means* * *I [bijɔnd]adverbna drugi strani, onstran, prekoII [bijɔnd]prepositionveč kot, razen; na oni strani, nasprotiit is beyond my depth — tega ne razumem, ne dojamemIII [bijɔnd]nounonstranstvo, posmrtno življenjeat the back of beyond — na koncu sveta, bogu za hrbtom -
10 ear
I [iə] noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) uho2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) posluh•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II [iə] noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) klas* * *I [iə]1.nounklas;2.intransitive verbpognati v klasII [iə]transitive verbarchaic orati zemljoIII [iə]nounmuha na puškiIV [iə]nounuho; posluh; ušesce, luknjica; figuratively pozornostto reach the ear of s.o. — priti komu na uhoto set by the ears — povzročiti prepir, nahujskati, spretito win s.o.'s ear — biti od koga uslišana word in your ears — strogo zaupno, med nama povedano -
11 every
['evri]1) (each one of or all (of a certain number): Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car.) vsak2) (each (of an indefinite number or series): Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need.) vsak3) (the most absolute or complete possible: We have every reason to believe that she will get better.) vsak4) (used to show repetition after certain intervals of time or space: I go to the supermarket every four or five days; Every second house in the row was bright pink; `Every other day' means èvery two days' or `on alternate days'.) vsak (četrti dan itd.)•- everyone
- everyday
- everything
- everywhere
- every bit as
- every now and then / every now and again / every so often
- every time* * *[évri]adjectivevsakeach and every — prav vsak, brez izjemeevery bit, every whit — popolnoma, do skrajnostievery man for himself! — naj se reši, kdor se more!every once in a while — tu in tam, včasih, redkokdajevery right — polna, vsa pravica -
12 wash
[woʃ] 1. verb1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) umiti (se)2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) prati3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) preplaviti4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) odplaviti2. noun1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) umivanje2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) pranje3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) pljuskanje4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) toaletna voda5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) tenka plast barve6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) brazda izza ladje•- washable- washer
- washing
- washed-out
- washerwoman
- washerman
- washcloth
- wash-basin
- washing-machine
- washing-powder
- washing-up
- washout
- washroom
- wash up* * *I [wɔš]1.nounpranje, umivanje; izpiranje; toaleta; pranje perila; kar je oprano, oprano perilo; omočenje, premočenje, ovlaženje, oškropitev, splaknitev; pomije, oplaknica (voda); figuratively razredčenost z vodo; figuratively prazno govoričenje; pralno sredstvo; (toaletna) voda, losion, voda za lase, za polepšanje; čobodra, redka juha; lahna plast barve, tuša; premaz; kovinska prevleka; zlati pesek; pljuskanje, udarjanje valov ob obale; brazda izza ladje, vodni razor; plitvo vodovje, rečica, vodna kotanja; aeronautics zračni vrtinec, srk; geography barje, močvirje; geology izpiranje, (vodna) erozija, naplavina, prodovje; figuratively čvekanje, čenčeto give s.th. a wash — oprati kajto send s.th. to the wash — poslati kaj v pranje, v pralnico;2.adjectivepralenII [wɔš]transitive verb(o)prati, umi(va)ti; izp(i)rati; (o)čistiti; splakniti, namočiti, zmočiti, namakati, ovlažiti, navlažiti, premočiti; preplaviti, odplaviti, odnesti (s palube, o valu, toku); izvreči (na kopno); spodkopati, izdolbsti (voda); izpirati (rudo, pesek za zlato), izplakniti; prevleči z žlahtno kovino; lahno pobarvati z vodeno barvoto wash o.s. — umiti seto wash one's hands figuratively umiti si roke, meti si roke (od zadrege)to wash one's hands of s.o. figuratively ne hoteti več imeti opravka s komto wash one's dirty linen figuratively (javno) pripovedovati umazane tajnostito wash overbord nautical odnesti s palube; intransitive verb biti pralen, dati se prati, ne izgubiti barve pri pranju; figuratively colloquially prestati preskušnjo; biti prepričljiv; teči, liti, pljuskati; biti naplavljen, izvržen na kopno -
13 with
[wið]1) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) s,z2) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.) s pomočjo3) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.) s,z4) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) s,z5) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.) s,z6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) zaradi, od7) (in the care of: Leave your case with the porter.) pri8) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) s,z9) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!) s,z* * *[wið; wim]prepositions, z; proti; od; v družbi, pri, poleg; s pomočjo; skupaj z, istočasno; zaradi; od; v zvezi z, z ozirom na, pri; kljub, navzlicaway with you! — poberi se! izgubi se!stiff with cold — otrpel, trd od mrazawith God figuratively mrtev, v nebesihwith that — nato, tedajto rise with sun — vstati (skupaj, istočasno) s soncemleave it with me! — prepustite to meni!to be with s.o. on a point — strinjati se s kom o neki točkito be with it American colloquially biti na tekočem (o čem)vote with the Conservatives! — glasujte (volite) za konservativce!what does he want with me? — kaj hoče od mene?I can't leave with my mother so ill — ne morem odpotovati, če mi je mati tako bolna -
14 cause
[ko:z] 1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) vzrok2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) povod3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) cilj; v imenu (miru)2. verb(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) povzročiti; pripeljati do česa* * *I [kɔ:z]transitive verbpovzročiti, sprožiti, pripraviti koga do česaII [kɔ:z]noun(of) vzrok; ( for) povod, razlog; zadeva, stvar; načelo, ideal; pravda, tožbain the cause of — v imenu, zaradito make common cause with — strinjati se, delati v prid iste stvariFirst cause, Cause of causes — stvarnikfinal cause — končni cilj, namento plead s.o.'s cause — zastopati zadevo koga -
15 Channel
[' ænl] 1. noun1) (the bed of a stream or other way through which liquid can flow: a sewage channel.) struga2) (a passage of deeper water in a river, through which ships can sail.) kanal3) (a narrow stretch of water joining two seas: the English Channel.) ožina4) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) pot, kanal5) ((in television, radio etc) a band of frequencies for sending or receiving signals: BBC Television now has two channels.) kanal2. verb1) (to make a channel in.) izkopati (kanal)2) (to direct into a particular course: He channelled all his energies into the project.) usmeriti* * *[čaenl]proper nameKanal -
16 channel
[' ænl] 1. noun1) (the bed of a stream or other way through which liquid can flow: a sewage channel.) struga2) (a passage of deeper water in a river, through which ships can sail.) kanal3) (a narrow stretch of water joining two seas: the English Channel.) ožina4) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) pot, kanal5) ((in television, radio etc) a band of frequencies for sending or receiving signals: BBC Television now has two channels.) kanal2. verb1) (to make a channel in.) izkopati (kanal)2) (to direct into a particular course: He channelled all his energies into the project.) usmeriti* * *I [čaenl]nounkanal, prekop; morska ožina; struga; žleb, korito; zareza, utor; figuratively potII [čaenl]transitive verbizžlebiti, (iz)kopati kanal; razoratito channel off — raztekati, razhajati se (v razne smeri); slang voditi, dobavljati po posebni poti -
17 engine
['en‹in] 1. noun1) (a machine in which heat or other energy is used to produce motion: The car has a new engine.) motor2) (a railway engine: He likes to sit in a seat facing the engine.) lokomotiva•- engineer 2. verb(to arrange by skill or by cunning means: He engineered my promotion.) organizirati* * *I [éndžin]nounstroj, motor, lokomotiva; orodje, sredstvoII [éndžin]transitive verbs stroji ali motorji opremiti -
18 independent
[indi'pendənt]1) (not controlled by other people, countries etc: an independent country; That country is now independent of Britain.) neodvisen2) (not willing to accept help: an independent old lady.) neodvisen3) (having enough money to support oneself: She is completely independent and receives no money from her family; She is now independent of her parents.) neodvisen4) (not relying on, or affected by, something or someone else: an independent observer; to arrive at an independent conclusion.) neodvisen•- independently* * *I [indipéndənt]adjective ( independently adverb)neodvisen (of od), samostojen, svoboden, nevezan, samozavesten; denarno neodvisen; svobodoljuben; grammar neodvisen, glavnigrammar independent clause — glavni stavekmilitary independent fire — hitro streljanje, posamično streljanjeII [indipéndənt]nounneodvisnež, -nica; kdor ne prizna cerkvene oblasti; kdor ni v nobeni politični stranki -
19 irrigate
['iriɡeit](to supply water to (land), especially by canals or other artificial means.) namakati* * *[írigeit]transitive verbnamakati (zemljo); medicine izpirati; figuratively oploditi, hraniti -
20 medicine
['medsin]1) (a substance, especially a liquid for swallowing, that is used to treat or keep away disease or illness: a dose of medicine.) zdravilo2) (the science of curing people who are ill, or making their suffering less (especially by means other than surgery): He is studying medicine.) medicina•- medicinally* * *I [méd(i)sin]nounzdravilo; medicina, zdravstvo; čarovnija (pri Indijancih)to give s.o. some of his own medicine — povrniti milo za dragofiguratively sprejeti kazen, požreti hudo pilulo; American slang he is bad medicine — je nevaren človekII [médsin]transitive verbzdraviti
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