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1 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) postrgati z dna posodeEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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2 barrel
['bærəl]1) (a container of curved pieces of wood or of metal: The barrels contain beer.) sod2) (a long, hollow, cylindrical shape, especially the tube-shaped part of a gun: The bullet jammed in the barrel of the gun.) cev* * *I [baerəl]nounsod; puškina cev; valj; trebuh (npr. konja); prostorninska mera (pribl. 147 l)American denar za politično kampanjo; colloquially not enough barrel — šibkega telesato have s.o. over a barrel — spraviti koga v škripcebarrel house, barrel shop — krčmaII [baerəl]transitive verb(off, up) spraviti v sode -
3 scrape
[skreip] 1. verb1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) opraskati2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) ostrgati3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) škripati4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) podrgniti5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) izgrebsti2. noun1) (an act or sound of scraping.) praskanje; škripanje2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) praska3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) nevšečnost•- scraper- scrape the bottom of the barrel
- scrape through
- scrape together/up* * *I [skréip]nounstrganje, praskanje; slang britje; škripanje ( of a pen peresa); praska; figuratively škripci, stiska, zadrega, težava, nevšečnost; tanko namazana plast (masla)in a scrape figuratively v škripcih, v stiskibread and scrape — kos kruha, namazan s tanko plastjo maslaa bow and a scrape — neroden poklon, spremljan s podrsavanjem nogeto get into a scrape figuratively priti v škripceto get s.o. into a scrape — spraviti koga v neprijeten položajto get out of a scrape — izvleči se iz zadrege (nevšečnosti, stiske, škripcev)II [skréip]transitive verb(o)strgati, ostružiti, (iz)praskati; slang (o)briti; nastrgati, grebsti, škripati; cviliti (z godalom), gosti; intransitive verb strgati, škripati; skopariti, biti lakomen; figuratively slabo igrati violino; drgniti se ( against ob); figuratively s težavo se prebijatito scrape (an) acquaintance with s.o. — vsiliti komu svoje poznanstvo, s silo se seznaniti s komto bow and scrape — nerodno se pokloniti, figuratively nerodno ali neotesano se obnašatito scrape one's chin colloquially briti seto scrape the bottom of the barrel figuratively slang porabiti zadnje ostanke svojih sredstev -
4 muzzle
1. noun1) (the jaws and nose of an animal such as a dog.) gobec2) (an arrangement of straps etc round the muzzle of an animal to prevent it from biting.) nagobčnik3) (the open end of the barrel of a gun etc.) odprtina2. verb(to put a muzzle on (a dog etc).) natakniti nagobčnik* * *[mnzl]1.nounzoologygobec; nagobčnik (tudi figuratively); military odprtina (puške, topa); technical odprtina, dulec;2.transitive verbdati nagobčnik; figuratively zamašiti usta; nautical zviti jadro -
5 roll
I 1. [rəul] noun1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) zvitek2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) žemljica3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) valjanje4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) zibanje5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) bobnenje6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) kolobar (sala)7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) tuš (bobnanje)2. verb1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) kotaliti (se)2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) odkotaliti3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) zviti4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) prevaliti (se)5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) svaljkati6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) zamotati7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) valjati8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) zibati (se)9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) bobneti10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) zavijati (oči)11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) voziti se12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) valiti se13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) teči•- roller- rolling
- roller-skate 3. verb(to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) kotalkati se- roll in
- roll up II(a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) seznam* * *I [róul]nounzvitek (papirja, pergamenta itd.), rola; listina, seznam, spisek, popis, imenik, register, katalog; zmotani akti, spisi, letopisi, kronike, anali itd.; American slang zvitek bankovcev, denar; kruhek, žemljica, (mesna) rulada; archaic polž; technical valj, cilinder; military klicanje po imenih, apel; valjanje, trkljanje, kotaljenje, obračanje; figuratively majava hoja, guganje; pozibavanje (ladje, letala); bobnenje (groma), hrumenje, valovanje (vode); (o zvoku) blagoglasje, skladnost, gostolevek (kanarčka); aeronautics obračanje, vrtenje (umetnostno letanje)roll of hair — rola, zvitek, koder lasthe Rolls — državni arhiv, registratura (v Londonu)to strike s.o. off the rolls — brisati, črtati koga s seznama; diskvalificirati koga (zaradi nepoštenja itd.)II [róul]1.transitive verbvaliti, valjati, kotaliti; zviti, (za)motati, zvijati, svaljkati; prevažati, transportirati, voziti; tanjšati, valjati (železo); gugati, pozibavati, valoviti; phonetics izgovarjati soglasnik r z vibriranjem; (o reki) valiti, gnati; vrteti (okoli osi); razmišljati, prevračati misli, tuhtatito roll a blanket, a carpet — zviti odejo, preprogoto roll a lawn, a road — zvaljati trato, cestoto roll one's r's — drdrati, pogrkavati svoje rroll my log and I'll yours figuratively roka roko umivahe rolled himself from side to side — pozibaval, majal se je z ene strani na drugoto set the ball rolling figuratively spraviti (stvar) v tek, sprožiti, začeti;2.intransitive verbvaliti se, valjati se, kotaliti se; voziti se, potovati; obračati se, vrteti se; potekati, minevati, teči (o času, letnih časih); odteči, odtekati (o vodi); valovati, biti valovit (o morju); valovito se raztezati (o kopnem, zemlji); odjekniti, odmevati, razlegati se (o zvoku); bobneti; šumeti; gostoleti (o kanarčku); (o osebah) majati se, zibati se, racati; vrteti se, obračati se (okoli svoje osi)a rolling stone — valeč se kamen, figuratively nestanoviten človek, ki stalno menjava služboto roll in money, in riches — valjati se v denarju, biti zelo bogatto roll into one — stekati se v eno, združiti sea rolling stone gathers no moss figuratively goste službe, redke suknjeto start the ball rolling figuratively spraviti kaj v tek, začeti, sprožitiwe had been rolling for hours without stopping once at a station — vozili smo se ure in ure, ne da bi se bili ustavili enkrat na kaki postaji -
6 tap
I 1. [tæp] noun(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) lahen udarec2. verb((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) potrkati- tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) pipa2. verb1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) izkoriščati2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) prisluškovati* * *I [tæp]noun(vodovodna, plinska itd.) pipa; čep, veha (pri sodu itd.); nastavljen sod; colloquially pijača, vrsta pijače; colloquially tip, vrsta, medicine cevka, cevčica; technical sveder za vrtanje; navoj vijaka; colloquially krčma, pivnica, točilnica; technical odcep(ek); electrical odjemalec toka; telefonska naprava za prisluškovanje telefonskih pogovorovon tap — nastavljen (o sodu); figuratively na voljo, v poljubni količinicask is on tap — sod je nastavljen, načetII [tæp]transitive verbnastaviti pipo (pri sodu); načeti, odpreti, začeti točiti; medicine punktirati; napraviti odcep (ceste, cevovoda, telefonske napeljave); (za)rezati drevo in izvleči sok; vključiti v svoje področje, v svojo interesno sfero; izprositi ( for kaj); izkoriščati; electrical sprejeti; technical izvrtati notranje navoje pri vijaku; intransitive verb delati kot natakar v točilnici; prisluškovati telefonskim pogovoromto tap the admiral nautical slang krasti (pijačo) iz sodato tap s.o. for money, for information — (skušati) izvrtati, izvleči iz koga denar, informacijeto tap a telephone wire, to tap the telephone — skrivaj prisluškovati telefonskemu razgovoru (z žice) s posebno napravoIII [tæp]noun(lahen) udarec, potrepljanje; lahno trkanje (at na); zaplata (na podplatu čevlja); military American znak (s trobento ipd.) za nočni počitekto give s.o. a tap on the shoulder — potrepljati koga po ramiIV [tæp]transitive verb & intransitive verbrahlo udariti, dotakniti se, dregniti, krcniti, potrepljati, (po)trkati (at na); pretrkati; American zakrpati (čevlje), popraviti z zaplatoto tap s.o.'s fingers — krcniti koga po prstih -
7 lock
I 1. [lok] noun1) (a mechanism for fastening doors etc: He put the key in the lock.) ključavnica2) (a closed part of a canal for raising or lowering boats to a higher or lower part of the canal.) zapornica3) (the part of a gun by which it is fired.) zapirač4) (a tight hold (in wrestling etc).) čvrst prijem2. verb(to fasten or become fastened with a lock: She locked the drawer; This door doesn't lock.) zakleniti- locker- locket
- locksmith
- lock in
- lock out
- lock up II [lok] noun1) (a piece of hair: She cut off a lock of his hair.) pramen las2) ((in plural) hair: curly brown locks.) kodri* * *I [lɔk]nounkoder, pramen (las), kosem (prediva), šopII [lɔk]nounključavnica; zapiralnik, zapiralo, zapirač (pri puški); zavora, zaviralo, zastoj v prometu; zatvornica, zapornica; sport čvrst prijem (rokoborba)figuratively lock, stock, and barrel — vse skupaj, vse povprek, popolnomaunder lock and key — pod ključem, zaklenjenBritish English ock Hospital — bolnišnica za spolne bolezniIII [lɔk]1.transitive verbzakleniti, zaklepati (tudi up); zapreti, zakleniti (in, into v); zavirati (kolesa), okleniti, oklepati, obdajati (hribi), objeti (koga); stisniti (čeljusti), prekrižati (roke); tesno povezati, pričvrstiti; spraviti ladjo skozi zatvornico (up, down navzgor, navzdol po kanalu);2.intransitive verbzakleniti se, zaklepati se; zapreti se, zapirati se; zaplesti se; biti blokiran; dati se obračati z blokiranjem prednjih koles; pluti skozi zatvorniceto lock the door against s.o. — zakleniti se pred komlocked — zagozden, blokiran, tesno objetfiguratively to lock horns with — spreti se s komto lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen — po toči zvoniti; -
8 stock
[stok] 1. noun1) ((often in plural) a store of goods in a shop, warehouse etc: Buy while stocks last!; The tools you require are in / out of stock (= available / not available).) zaloga2) (a supply of something: We bought a large stock of food for the camping trip.) zaloga3) (farm animals: He would like to purchase more (live) stock.) živina4) ((often in plural) money lent to the government or to a business company at a fixed interest: government stock; He has $20,000 in stocks and shares.) delnice5) (liquid obtained by boiling meat, bones etc and used for making soup etc.) jušna osnova6) (the handle of a whip, rifle etc.) ročaj; kopito2. adjective(common; usual: stock sizes of shoes.) običajen, standardiziran3. verb1) (to keep a supply of for sale: Does this shop stock writing-paper?) držati (na zalogi)2) (to supply (a shop, farm etc) with goods, animals etc: He cannot afford to stock his farm.) oskrbovati•- stockist- stocks
- stockbroker
- stock exchange
- stock market
- stockpile 4. verb(to accumulate (a supply of this sort).) kopičiti zaloge- stock-taking
- stock up
- take stock* * *I [stɔk]nouncommerce zaloga (blaga), blago; skladišče; inventar; commerce glavnica, kapital delniške družbe; osnovni, obratni kapital; fond; premoženje, imetje, gotovina; plural delnice, državne obveznice, državni vrednostni papirji; (kartanje) talon; agronomy inventar, živina; theatre repertoar, repertoarno gledališče; steber, hlod, klada, opornik, podlaga; gradbeni, stavbni oder; history plural klade (kazen); sramotilni steber; plural nautical ladjedelnica, gradbišče za ladje, za jadrnice, obsolete štor, panj, hlod, deblo, steblo, cepljeno drevo; biology rasa, pleme, rod, poreklo, izvor, družina; jezikovna skupina; orodje; oprema; ročaj, držaj, držalo, ročica, puškino kopito; leseni del orodja, ogrodje pluga; napera, špica na kolesu; botany levkoja; surovina; kostna juha; obsolete nogavica; tog, trd ovratnik, pokončen (ženski) ovratnik; cilj, tarča; figuratively bedak, neumnežin stock — na zalogi, v skladiščuon the stocks — v gradnji, v pripravi, v ustvarjanjuout of stock — ne na zalogi, razprodanstocks and stones — mrtvi, neživi predmeti; letargične osebedead stock — orodje, mrtvi inventarlive stock — (domača) živina, živi inventar (farme)lock, stock and barrel figuratively vse, popolnomapaper stock — odpadki, cunje, iz katerih se dela papirpreference stock — kapital, katerega delnice imajo prednost pri izplačilu dividendrolling stock railway vozni park, vagonisale of stock commerce razprodaja zalogesoup stock — osnova juhe (kosti, meso), kostna juhato be out of stock — biti na koncu z, zelo malo imeti, biti brezto have in stock — imeti v zalogi, v skladiščuto keep in stock — imeti v zalogi, držati v rezervito take stock — napraviti inventuro, inventirati, popisati blago in zalogeto take stock of — pazljivo motriti, opazovati, ocenitito take stock in figuratively zanimati se za, ukvarjati se z, pripisovati važnost (čemu)II [stɔk]1.adjective commerceki je stalno na zalogi, v skladišču; pripravljen, gotov; theatre ki je na repertoaru, ki se često uprizarja, predvaja; figuratively ki se vedno ponavlja (uporablja) (izraz); v rabi; stalen, običajen; banalen; stereotipen; agronomy živinorejski, plemenskistock argument — predmet, o katerem se često govoristock play — stalno igrana, repertoarna (gledališka) igraa stock size — standardna, normalna velikost;2.adverbkot kladahe stood stock-still — ni se ganil, stal je kot lipov bogIIItransitive verb založiti, oskrbeti, opremiti ( with z); imeti (blago) v zalogi, imeti za rezervo, v skladišču; uskladiščiti; vreči (sidro); opremiti (puško) s kopitom, orodje z ročajem (držajem); history vreči (koga) v klade (kazen); posejati, posaditi (polje, njivo); ne pomolsti (krave pred prodajo); intransitive verb (često up) založiti se, oskrbeti se ( with z); botany poganjati poganjke, mladike, brsteti -
9 bayonet
['beiənit](a knife-like instrument of steel fixed to the end of a rifle barrel.) bajonet* * *I [béiənit]nounbodalo, bajonetto take at the point of the bayonet, to charge with the bayonet — naperiti bodaloII [béiənit]transitive verbzabosti z bodalom; nasilno se polastitito bayonet s.o. into s.th. — prisiliti koga k čemu -
10 rifle
1. noun(a gun with a long barrel, fired from the shoulder: The soldiers are being taught to shoot with rifles.) puška2. verb1) (to search (through something): The thief rifled through the drawers.) brskati2) (to steal: The document had been rifled.) ukrasti•* * *[ráifl]1.nounspiralast žleb, ris v puškini cevi; risana puška, risanica; (risana) lovska karabinka; plural military strelci, s puško oboroženi pešakirifle practice — strelska vaja;2.transitive verbžlebiti, risati (puško); opleniti, ukrasti; oropati, izropati; s puško streljati na; intransitive verb streljati (iz puške) -
11 organ
I ['o:ɡən] noun1) (a part of the body or of a plant which has a special purpose: the reproductive organs.) organ2) (a means of spreading information, eg a newspaper: an organ of the Communist Party.) glasilo•- organic- organically II ['o:ɡən](a usually large musical instrument similar to a piano, with or without pipes: He plays the organ; an electric organ.) orgle- organist* * *[ɔ:gən]nounorgan (tudi anatomy); glas; orodje, pripomoček; glasilo, časopis; music orgle (tudi pipe ŋ)organ builder — orglar, kdor orgle dela -
12 bung
1. noun(the stopper of the hole in a barrel, a small boat etc.) zamašek2. verb1) (to block with such a stopper.) zamašiti2) (to throw: Bung it over here.) vreči* * *I [bʌŋ]nounzamašek, čep, veha; slang laž, prevara; archaic žeparII [bʌŋ]transitive verbzamašiti, začepiti; slang (kamne) metatiIII [bʌŋ]adjectiveAustralian slang mrtev; zbankrotiran, bankroterskito go bung — umreti; doživeti denarni polom -
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14 calibre
['kælibə]1) (the inner diameter of a gun barrel etc.) kaliber2) ((of a person) quality of character; ability: a salesman of extremely high calibre.) sposobnost* * *American caliber [kaelibə]noun notranji premer cevi, kaliber, premer naboja; figuratively kakovost; zmožnost, sposobnost -
15 pork
[po:k](the flesh of a pig used as food.) svinjina* * *[pɔ:k]nounsvinjinaAmerican slang pork barrel — zvezna dotacija za javna dela v strankino korist
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