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1 ceiling
['si:liŋ](the inner roof (of a room etc): Paint the ceiling before you paint the walls.) strop* * *[sí:liŋ]1.nounstrop; figuratively zgornja meja, najvišja cena ali plača; nautical notranji opaž ladje;2.adjectivenajvišji -
2 trap-door
noun (a small door, or opening, in a floor or ceiling: A trap-door in the ceiling led to the attic.) loputa -
3 vaulted
1) ((of a roof or ceiling) arched.) obokan2) ((of a building etc) having an arched roof or ceiling.) obokan -
4 bump
1. verb(to knock or strike (something): She bumped into me; I bumped my head against the ceiling.) trčiti (v/ob)2. noun1) ((the sound of) a blow or knock: We heard a loud bump.) udarec2) (a swelling or raised part: a bump on the head; This road is full of bumps.) buška; izboklina•- bumper3. adjective(excellent in some way, especially by being large: a bumper crop.) izjemen- bumpy- bump into
- bump of* * *I [bʌmp]nounudarec, sunek; oteklina, bula; izbočenost, izboklina; talent, dar; plural zračne luknjenot to have the bump for s.th. — ne imeti daru za kajII [bʌmp]1.transitive verbudariti, treščiti, močno suniti, zadeti, raniti; prehiteti (čoln pri tekmi); American slang obstreljevati;2.intransitive verb(against, on) zaleteti se; suvati; drdrati (voz); bukati (kot bukač); ( from) izrinitito bump off American slang nasilno odstraniti, ubitiIII [bʌmp]adverbnenadoma, nepričakovano -
5 chandelier
[ʃændə'liə](a frame with many holders for lights, which hangs from the ceiling.) lestenec* * *[šændilíə]nounlestenec -
6 decorate
['dekəreit]1) (to add some kind of ornament etc to (something) to make more beautiful, striking etc: We decorated the Christmas tree with glass balls.) okrasiti2) (to put paint, paper etc on the walls, ceiling and woodwork of (a room): He spent a week decorating the living-room.) pleskati; polagati tapete3) (to give a medal or badge to (someone) as a mark of honour: He was decorated for his bravery.) odlikovati•- decorative
- decorator* * *[dékəreit]transitive verb(o)krasiti, (o)lepšati, poslikati, prepleskati, obložiti s tapetami; odlikovatidecorated style — angleška gotika 1ɔ. stol. -
7 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) udariti, zadeti2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) odbiti3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) prizadeti4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) zadeti, naleteti na2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) udarec2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) zadetek3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) uspešnica•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with* * *I [hit]nounudarec (at komu); zadetek, sreča; posrečena misel, posrečena pripomba, uspel poskus; uspela knjiga, popevka, drama itd.; American printing odtisII [hit]1.transitive verbudariti, poriniti, zadeti; figuratively prizadeti; zaleteti se v; figuratively naleteti na, najti; zadeti, uganiti; figuratively ostro kritizirati, bičati (napake); doseči, uspeti;2.intransitive verbtolči (at po); slučajno naleteti (on, upon na); zadeti ( against na); American colloquially vžgati, teči (motor)to be hard ( —ali badly) hit by — biti močno prizadet od, izgubiti veliko denarjaAmerican to hit the books — guliti secolloquially to hit the bottle — pijančevatito hit s.o. a blow — koga močno udaritito hit s.o. below the belt — udariti pod pasom (boks), nepošteno se boriti, nečastno ravnatiAmerican colloquially to hit on all four cylinders — dobro teči, figuratively dobro potekatito hit s.o.'s fancy ( —ali taste) — zadeti, uganiti okus nekogato hit home — zadeti v živec, priti do živcato hit s.o. home — zavrniti koga, zasoliti jo komuhit hard! — močno udari!to hit the jackpot — terno zadeti, priti nenadoma do denarjafiguratively to hit a man when he is down — zadati udarce človeku v nesrečinautical to hit a mine — zadeti na minoAmerican to hit the numbers pool — zadeti pti lotuto hit the spot — pravo zadeti, zadovoljitiAmerican colloquially to hit the town — prispeti v mestocolloquially to hit it up — pošteno se česa lotiti -
8 ladder
['lædə] 1. noun1) (a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down: She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling; the ladder of success.) lestev2) ((American run) a long, narrow flaw caused by the breaking of a stitch in a stocking or other knitted fabric.) spuščena zanka na nogavici2. verb(to (cause to) develop such a flaw: I laddered my best pair of tights today; Fine stockings ladder very easily.) strgati (se)* * *I [laedə]nounlestva; British English spuščena zanka na nogavicisport wall ladder — telovadne lestvehe kicked down the ladder by which he rose — pozabil je na stare prijatelje, ki so mu pomagali do uspehato get one's foot on the ladder — začeti, storiti prvi korakfiguratively at the bottom of the ladder — na dnuII [laedə]intransitive verbimeti spuščene zanke (nogavica) -
9 low
I 1. [ləu] adjective1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) nizek2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) tih3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) nizek4) (small: a low price.) nizek5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) šibek6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) nizek2. adverb(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) nizko- lower- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjectivelow-tech industries/skills.) tehnološko nezahteven- be low on II [ləu] verb(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) mukati* * *I [lou]adjectivenizek; globok (poklon, izrez obleke); tih, globok (glas); plitev (voda); majhen (hitrost); nizko ležeč; skoraj prazen (posoda); komaj zadosten (zaloga), neizdaten (hrana); podhranjen; slab, slaboten (pulz); razmeroma nov ali mlad; potrt; prezirljiv (mnenje); manj vreden; preprost, primitiven; vulgaren, prostaški (značaj)at the lowest — najmanj, minimalno, po najnižji cenifiguratively at a low ebb — izčrpan (sredstva)low voice — nizek glas, globok glasfiguratively in low water — brez denarja, v škripcuII [lou]adverbnizko, globoko, tiho; economy poceni; borno, ubožno, ponižno; prostaškoto bring s.o. low — ponižati, oslabiti, potlačiti kogato lay low — podreti, ubitito lie low — biti ponižan, slang skrivati se, pritajiti sefiguratively the sands are running low — čas je skoraj potekel, konec se bližaIII [lou]nounprva prestava (avto); meteorology nizek zračni pritisk, depresija; American najnižje stanje, minimumIV [lou]1.nounmukanje;2.intransitive verbmukati -
10 plaster
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) a substance put on walls, ceilings etc which dries to form a hard smooth surface: He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall; a plaster ceiling.) malta2) (( also adjective) (also plaster of Paris) (of) a similar quick-drying substance used for supporting broken limbs, making models etc: She's got her arm in plaster; a plaster model.) mavec3) ((also sticking-plaster; American Band-Aid) (a piece of) sticky tape (sometimes with a dressing) used to cover a wound etc: You should put a plaster on that cut.) obliž2. verb1) (to put plaster on: They plastered the walls.) ometati2) (to spread or apply rather too thickly: She'd look nicer if she didn't plaster so much make-up on her face.) debelo nanesti•- plastic 3. adjective(easily made into different shapes.) plastičen, upogljiv* * *I [plá:stə]nounmavec; medicine obliž, ovitek; architecture malta, štukatura, omet, beležplaster of Paris — mavec, bela sadraII [plá:stə]transitive verbometati (zid), beliti, premazati z mavcem, štukirati; nalepiti (obliž, plakat, nalepke; on, to); pripraviti ovitek; colloquially obmetavati (s kamni, bombami); figuratively zasipati (s hvalo)to plaster over — premazati z mavcem, figuratively ublažiti (bolečino) -
11 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) igrati se2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) igrati3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) igrati4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) igrati5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) igrati6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) potegniti koga za nos7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) igrati proti komu8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) poigravati se9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) usmeriti10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) igrati2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) igra2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) gledališka igra3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) tekma4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) delovanje•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up* * *I [pléi]nounigra (na srečo, za stavo, za zabavo, športna), zabava, šala; igranje, kvartanje, poteza (pri šahu); figuratively igra (besed, barv, valov, žarkov itd.); theatre gledališka igra, predstava; music igranje, predvajanje, glasbeno delo; spretno ravnanje s čim (običajno v sestavljenkah npr. swordplay); delovanje, dejavnost, torišče; technical toleranca; figuratively svoboda gibanja; American slang manever, (zvijačen) poskus za dosego česa; American slang publiciteta, poznanost, propagandato bring ( —ali call, put) into play — spraviti v pogon, izkoristitito come into play — začeti delati, stopiti v akcijochild's play — otročarija, igračkanjein full play — v polnem teku, v polnem pogonufiguratively to hold in play — zaposliti (koga s čim)in play — še v igri (kvartanje), za šaloit is your play — ti imaš potezo (šah), ti igraš (karte)to make play — imeti uspeh; utruditi preganjalce (pri lovu)to make play with — postavljati se, bahati seII [pléi]1.intransitive verbigrati ( for za), šaliti se, zabavati se, igračkati se; začeti igrati (karte), napraviti potezo, biti na potezi (šah); poigravati se (barve, valovi, žarki itd.); streljati (top), brizgati (vodomet), sijati; technical imeti prostor za gibanje, imeti toleranco, premikati se (bat), biti v pogonu; biti primeren za igro (igrišče);2.transitive verb theatreigrati, uprizoriti; sport nastopiti, igrati proti, sprejeti igralca v moštvo; uperiti (žaromet, luč, vodni curek) na koga; ustreliti (iz topa); technical spraviti v pogon, upravljati (stroj), obvladatito play along with — sodelovati, v en rog trobiti s komto play it cagey — biti previden, omahovatifiguratively to play both ends against the middle — previdno, rafinirano ravnatito play ball with s.o. — pošteno postopati s komfiguratively to play one's cards well (badly) — (ne)spretno manevriratito play s.o. dirt — izigrati kogato play s.o. false — izdati kogato play the game — držati se pravil, pošteno ravnatito play into s.o.'s hands — koristiti drugemu, pomagati komuto play one's hand for all it is worth — izrabiti vsako priliko, uveljaviti vse svoje zmožnostislang to play it (low) on — izigrati koga, zlorabitito play a part — igrati vlogo, pretvarjati seto play safe — previdno ravnati, ne tvegatito play for time — zavlačevati, poskušati pridobiti na časuto play s.o. a mean trick — prevarati kogato play (up)on — igrati na, figuratively izrabljati kogato play (up)on words — zbijati šale, igrati se z besedamito play with — igrati se s, z; lahkomiselno ravnati s -
12 prop
I 1. [prop] noun(a support: The ceiling was held up with wooden props.) opornik2. verb(to lean (something) against something else: He propped his bicycle against the wall.) nasloniti (na kaj)- prop upII see property* * *I [prɔp]nounopornik, oporni drog; figuratively opora; technical vrtišče (vzvoda); aeronautics slang propeler; theatre gledališki rekvizit; plural slang nogeII [prɔp]transitive verbpodpirati, podpreti (tudi figuratively) -
13 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) dospeti2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) doseči3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) seči4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) stopiti v stik5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) segati2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) bližina2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) doseg3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) predeli* * *I [ri:č]noundoseg, sežaj, seganje; razsežnost, prostornost, širina, dolžina, daljina; raven, pregleden del reke med dvema zavojema; del prekopa med dvema zatvornicama; proizvodna, ustvarjalna sposobnost, proizvodnost; sfera vpliva; polje, obseg (moči, sposobnosti); nautical dolžina vrvi, s katero je privezan ogel jadra; archaic morski rokav, zalivout of reach, beyond reach — nedosegljiv, zunaj dosega; nedoumljivto be within (easy) reach — biti dosegljiv, biti blizu, v bližiniis not within my reach — to ni v moji moči, presega moje močito have a wide reach — daleč segati, se razprostiratiII [ri:č]1.transitive verbiztegniti (forth, out), izprožiti (roko); stegniti, razširiti; podati (komu kaj); postreči (komu s čim); odvzeti ( from komu ali čemu); dospeti kam, priti do, segati do, seči; priti do zaključka, razumeti, doumeti, pogruntati, dojeti; imeti vpliv, vplivati, pustiti vtis (na koga); doseči, zadeti, pogoditi (kaj); doživeti, dočakati (starost, dobo, novo izdajo)this book reached its 10 —th edition — ta knjiga je doživela 10. izdajoreach me that book, will you? — podaj mi ono knjigo, prosim!to reach forth one's hand — iztegniti (izprožiti, podati) rokothe water reached my knees — voda mi je segla do kolen;2.intransitive verbseči, poseči (after, at, for po); raztezati se (to k, do), prožiti se; priti (to do), (do)segati; nagniti se ( forward naprej, toward k, proti); figuratively težiti k čemu, iti (at, after za čem), napenjati se; prodreti ( into v), dojeti, doumeti, razumetithe country reaches from the sea to the mountains — dežela sega, se razprostira od morja do gorá -
14 skylight
noun (a window in a roof or ceiling: The attic had only a small skylight and was very dark.) strešno ali stropno okno* * *[skáilait]nounstrešno ali stropno okno; okno (lina) v palubi; svetloba, ki prihaja skozi takšno okno -
15 smoke
[sməuk] 1. noun1) (the cloudlike gases and particles of soot given off by something which is burning: Smoke was coming out of the chimney; He puffed cigarette smoke into my face.) dim2) (an act of smoking (a cigarette etc): I came outside for a smoke.) kajenje2. verb1) (to give off smoke.) kaditi2) (to draw in and puff out the smoke from (a cigarette etc): I don't smoke, but he smokes cigars.) kaditi3) (to dry, cure, preserve (ham, fish etc) by hanging it in smoke.) dimiti•- smoked- smokeless
- smoker
- smoking
- smoky
- smoke detector
- smokescreen
- go up in smoke* * *I [smóuk]noundim, oblak dima; sopara; figuratively megla, koprena; familiarly cigareta, cigaralike smoke slang kot veter (hitro), hipoma, naenkrat; brez težav, gladkofrom smoke into smother — iz slabega v slabše, z dežja pod kapthere is no smoke without fire — kjer je dim, je tudi ogenjthat's all smoke slang vse to so same prazne besedeto end (to go up) in smoke figuratively razbliniti se, razpršiti se v dim, v ničit will all end in a smoke — vse se bo razblinilo v nič, iz vsega tega ne bo ničwe're getting on like smoke slang to gre kot namazanoII [smóuk]intransitive verb & transitive verbkaditi (tobak, pipo itd.); kaditi se, dimiti (se) ( with od); čaditi (se), okaditi (se); pariti (se); završeti; obsolete slutiti, domnevati; sušiti v dimu, prekajevati, prekaditi, dati okus po dimu; pregnati (razkužiti, uničiti) z dimom; British English obsolete drážiti, nagajati, imeti za norca (koga)to smoke like chimney figuratively kaditi kot Turek, biti strasten kadilecI soon began to smoke that something was wrong — kmalu sem zasumil, da nekaj ni v redu (da je nekaj narobe)I was the first to smoke him figuratively meni se je najprej zbudil sum o njem; prvi sem ga spregledalhe has smoked himself sick — toliko je kadil, da mu je postalo slaboput that in your pipe and smoke it figuratively tu imaš nekaj, o čemer lahko razmišljaš -
16 suspend
[sə'spend]1) (to hang: The meat was suspended from a hook.) viseti2) (to keep from falling or sinking: Particles of dust are suspended in the air.) viseti3) (to stop or discontinue temporarily: All business will be suspended until after the funeral.) začasno ustaviti4) (to prevent (a person) temporarily from continuing his (professional) activities or having his usual privileges: Two footballers were suspended after yesterday's match.) suspendirati•- suspenders
- suspense
- suspension
- suspension bridge* * *[səspénd]transitive verbobesiti ( from na); začasno odgoditi, odložiti, ustaviti; začasno razveljaviti; začasno ustaviti (plačevanje); začasno odstaviti s službenega mesta, suspendirati; izključiti iz članstva itd.; zadrževati; intransitive verb (začasno) opustiti, ustaviti svojo dejavnostto suspend hostilities military ustaviti sovražnostito suspend a sentenee juridically odložiti sodbo -
17 vault
[vo:lt] I noun1) ((a room, especially a cellar, with) an arched roof or ceiling: the castle vaults.) obok2) (an underground room, especially for storing valuables: The thieves broke into the bank vaults.) trezor3) (a burial chamber, often for all the members of a family: He was buried in the family vault.) grobnica•- vaultedII 1. noun(a leap aided by the hands or by a pole: With a vault he was over the fence and away.) preskok2. verb(to leap (over): He vaulted (over) the fence.) preskočiti* * *I [vɔ:lt]1.nounarchitectureobok, svod; klet; grobnica; obokana kamra; anatomy obokana votlina; American trezor, (jeklena) shramba za dragocenostithe vault of heaven — nebeški svod, neboto keep one's jewels in the vault at the bank — hraniti svoje dragulje v trezoru (safu) v banki;2.transitive verbobokati, zgraditi obok (nad čim); intransitive verb bočiti se, vzpenjati seII [vɔ:lt]noun(zlasti vault up) skok, preskok (z oporo rok ali s palico, z drogom)sport high vault — skok s palicovault over the horse — skok čez konja; intransitive verb skakati, skočiti, vreči se (prek česa) (zlasti opirajoč se z rokami ali s palico)to vault into the saddle — skočiti, zavihteti se v sedlo -
18 get/set to work
(to start work: Could you get to work painting that ceiling?; I'll have to set to work on this mending this evening.) lotiti se dela
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