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1 haul (someone) over the coals
(to scold.) grajatiEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > haul (someone) over the coals
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2 haul (someone) over the coals
(to scold.) grajatiEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > haul (someone) over the coals
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3 coal
[kəul](a black mineral burned for fuel, heat etc.) premog- coalmine
- haul someone over the coals
- haul over the coals* * *I [koul]nounpremogto haul ( —ali call, rake, drag) over the coals — grajati, psovatito heap coals of fire over s.o's head — poplačati slabo z dobrim, povzročiti komu slabo vestII [koúl]1.intransitive verbzogleneti;2.transitive verbnalagati premog; oskrbeti s premogom -
4 call over
transitive verb naglas prebrati (imena), klicati po imenucall over the coals — grajati, ozmerjati -
5 carry
['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) nositi2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) nesti3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) podpirati4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) vsebovati5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) izglasovati6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) nositi se•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
prevelika gorečnost- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
ročna prtljaga
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry weight* * *I [kaeri]nounstreljaj, lučaj; Scottish voziček; podenje oblakovII [kaeri]1.transitive verbnositi, nesti; s seboj vzeti, peljati, prevažati; donašati, obroditi; doseči; podpirati, pospeševati; zmagati; zaslediti; izglasovati, sprejeti;2.intransitive verbsegati; aportirati, nesti; slang nadaljevatito carry all before one — imeti velik uspeh, biti zelo priljubljen, premagati vse zapreketo carry coals to Newcastle — zaman se truditi, vodo v morje nositito carry the House — navdušiti, zase pridobiti parlamentto carry o.s. — vesti, obnašati seto carry a thing too far — iti predaleč, pretiravatito carry weight — biti vpliven, narediti vtisto fetch and carry — prinesti, aportirati; biti pokoren, vršiti podrejeno službo -
6 haul
[ho:l] 1. verb1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) vlačiti2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) transportirati2. noun1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) močan poteg2) (the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.) ulov•- haulage- haulier
- a long haul* * *I [hɔ:l]nounvlačenje, vlaka, močan poteg; ulov rib v eno mrežo; jata rib; prevoz, transport; naklad, tovor; colloquially pridobitevat a haul — na eno vlako, z enim vlečenjemII [hɔ:l]1.transitive verbvleči, vlačiti; odpraviti, transportirati; spravljati iz rudnika; izvleči z mrežo (ribe); nautical vleči, zategniti (vrvi);2.intransitive verbvleči (at, on za); loviti ribe z mrežo; obrniti se (veter); nautical spremeniti smerto haul over the coals — ozmerjati, dati komu popranautical to haul the wind — obrniti ladjo proti vetrunautical to haul upon the wind — pluti z vetrom -
7 heap
[hi:p] 1. noun1) (a large amount or a large number, in a pile: a heap of sand/apples.) kup2) ((usually in plural with of) many, much or plenty: We've got heaps of time; I've done that heaps of times.) na kupe, neštetokrat2. verb1) (to put, throw etc in a heap: I'll heap these stones (up) in a corner of the garden.) (na)kopičiti2) (to fill or cover with a heap: He heaped his plate with vegetables; He heaped insults on his opponent.) napolniti, obsipati•- heaped* * *I [hi:p]nounkup, gomila; colloquially množica, kup; American slang stara krača (avto)heap of charcoals — oglenica, kopato be struck ( —ali knocked) all of a heap — biti zbegan, ostati brez besedII [hi:p]transitive verbkopičiti, nakopičiti, nametati (up, together)to heap favours upon s.o. — obsipati koga z dobrotamito heap coals of fire on s.o.'s head — povrniti zlo z dobrototo heap insults upon s.o. — obmetavati koga z žalitvami -
8 sack
I [sæk] noun(a large bag of coarse cloth, strong paper or plastic: The potatoes were put into sacks.) vreča- sacking- sackcloth II [sæk] verb(to dismiss (a person) from his job: One of the workmen was sacked for drunkenness.) vreči iz službe* * *I [sæk]1.nounvreča, mošnja, pismonoševa torba, vrečka, mošnja za denar; široko ogrinjalo, kratka suknja, suknjič; vreča kot mera (3-6 bušlov); slang odpust iz službesack of coals nautical slang temni oblakithe sack history utopitev v vreči (kazen)to get the sack slang biti odpuščen (vržen) iz službeto give s.o. the sack slang odpustiti (vreči) koga iz službe; dati košarico komuto hold the sack figuratively ostati na cedilu;2.transitive verbvtakniti, dati v vrečo; familiarly odpustiti iz službe; familiarly figuratively dati košarico; colloquially vtakniti v žep; slang premagati koga v tekmiII [sæk]1.nounmilitaryplenjenje, rušenje (mesta), pustošenje, ropanje; plento put to sack — opleniti, oropati, opustošiti;2.transitive verb military (o)pleniti, (iz)ropati, (o)pustošiti, (raz)rušitiIII [sæk]nounhistory sekt, močno sladko vino iz polsuhega grozdja; peneče se vino -
9 send
[send]past tense, past participle - sent; verb1) (to cause or order to go or be taken: The teacher sent the disobedient boy to the headmaster; She sent me this book.) poslati2) (to move rapidly or with force: He sent the ball right into the goal.) poslati3) (to cause to go into a certain, usually bad, state: The news sent them into a panic.) spraviti v•- sender- send away for
- send down
- send for
- send in
- send off
- send off for
- send out
- send someone packing / send someone about his business
- send packing / send someone about his business
- send someone packing / send about his business
- send packing / send about his business* * *I [send]nounspodbuda, pobuda, podnet, nagib; impulz; slang igranje v ritmu swinga; impulzivno igranjeII [send]1.transitive verbposlati, odposlati (to kam); odpraviti; spraviti v gibanje; izstreliti (naboj); usmeriti, nameriti (pogled) (at k, proti); udariti, vreči (žogo); (o bogu) dati, nakloniti;2.intransitive verbposlati ( for po); poslati sporočiloto send s.o. about his business — na kratko odpraviti koga, spoditi kogato send s.o. crazy — znoriti kogato send coals to Newcastle — napraviti nekaj nepotrebnega, odvečnega; v Savo vodó nositito send s.o. to Coventry figuratively ne se hoteti družiti s komto send for s.th. — poslati po kaj, dati si prinesti kaj, naročiti kajGod send it may not be so! — daj bog, da ne bi bilo tako!to send to invite s.o. — poslati komu (po)vabiloto send one's love — poslati prisrčen pozdrav, pozdraviti po komto send s.o. mad (out of his mind) — razdražiti, razbesneti koga, spraviti koga v blaznost, znoriti kogaI sent him packing figuratively odpustil sem ga (iz službe), spodil sem gato send to the right-about, send packing slang na kratko koga odpraviti, odpustiti koga, poslati k vragu kogato send to the skies slang ubitisend him victorious! — da bi (le) zmagal!send me a word! — sporoči (piši, javi se) mi!;III [send]nounpritisk, gonilna moč (valov); nautical nenaden sunek, premik (ladje, zaradi močnih valov) -
10 tip out
transitive verb ven zmetati, izvreči, izsuti, izsipati, izstresti
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