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21 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) roka2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) kazalec3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) pomočnik4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoč5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) karte v roki6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) dlan (mera)7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) pisava2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) izročiti2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) predati•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand* * *I [hænd]nounroka, prednja noga četveronožca, noga (sokolova), škarnik (rakov); spretnost, ročnost, izurjenost; strokovnjak, izvedenec; vodenje; izvedba, izvajanje; delo; pomoč; človek, sluga, delavec, mornar; plural mornarji, posadka (ladje), tovarniški delavci; postopek, način; moč, premoč, oblast, vpliv; posredovanje, posrednik; vir (podatkov); snubitev; lastnina, lastnik; kartanje, kvartač, karte v roki; urni kazalec; pisava, podpis, znak; dlan (mera, 10,16 cm); šop (banan, tobačnih listov); theatre slang ploskanje, aplavz; stran, smerall hands — vsa posadka, vsi delavcion all hands — povsod, na vseh stranehat hand — blizu, pri rokiby hand — ročno, na roko (narejeno)figuratively clean hands — čiste roke, čista vestfrom second hand — iz druge roke; ponošen, rabljen, antikvaričenheavy on hand — dolgočasen, mučenwith a high hand — drzno, predrzno, nadutohand over hand ( —ali fist) — preprijemanje (pri plezanju); figuratively na vrat na nos, hitro, igrajein hand — v roki, v delu, na razpolago, pod nadzorstvom, skupaj, vzajemno, roko v rokinear at hand — pri roki, blizua niggling hand — nečitljiva pisava, čačkaan old hand — strokovnjak, star lisjakoff hand — nepripravljen, brez obotavljanja, desna stranhands off! — roke proč!on hand — v roki, na zalogi, v breme, prisoten; American pri roki, pri sebiout of hand — nepripravljen, takoj, ekstempore, nenadzorovan, divjihands up! — roke kvišku!a slack hand — brezdelje, brezbrižnostto (one's) hand — pri roki, dosegljiv, pripravljen, na razpolagounder the hand — pod roko, skrivajunder the hand of — podpisani...the upper hand — premoč, nadvladaZ glagoli: to ask for a girl's hand — prositi dekle za roko, zasnubitito be on s.o.'s hands — biti komu na vratu, skrbito come to hand — priti v roke, dospetito change hands — menjati lastnika, priti v druge roketo fall into s.o.'s hands — priti komu v rokefiguratively to feed out of s.o.'s hand — komu iz rok jestito get s.o. in hand — dobiti koga v roketo get off one's hands — otresti se česa, znebiti seto get out of hand — iz rok se izmuzniti, izgubiti oblast nadto give one's hand to — poročiti se s kom, roko komu datito give one's hand on a bargain — v roko si seči, skleniti kupčijo, obljubitito give s.o. a free hand — dati komu proste roketo give s.o. a hand — iti komu na roko, pomagati, ploskati komuto go hand in hand with figuratively & literatureeral v korak s kom stopatito have a hand for — biti spreten, nadarjen za kajto have o.s. well in hand — dobro se obvladatito have time on one's hands — ne vedeti kam s časom, imeti mnogo prostega časato let one's temper get out of hand — ne obvladati se, podivjatito lay hands on — vzeti, najti, roko na kaj položitito lay hands on o.s. — roko nase položiti, napraviti samomorto put one's hand in one's pocket — seči v žep, prispevati v denarjufiguratively to put one's hands on — najti, spomniti seto put ( —ali set, turn) one's hands to — v roke vzeti, poprijeti seto shake s.o. by the hand — stisniti komu rokoto show one's hand — ali to have a show of hands figuratively odkriti svoje karte, pokazati svoj pravi namenit shows a master's hand — mojstrsko je, kaže na mojstrato take s.o. by the hand — koga za roko prijeti, figuratively vzeti koga pod svoje okriljeto take in hand — vzeti v roke, lotiti seto take s.th. off one's hands — kupiti kaj od koga; pomagati komu, da se česa znebifiguratively to wash one's hands of — umiti si roke, odkloniti odgovornostto win hands down — z lahkoto dobiti, igraje zmagatiII [hænd]transitive verbvročiti, podati; voditi za roko, spremiti; podati roko v pomoč; ravnati s, znautical zviti jadra; American slang to hand it to s.o. — nekomu povedati, komu poročatiAmerican slang you must hand it to him — to mu moraš pustiti, to mu moraš priznatito hand s.o. in (out of) the car — pomagati komu v avto (iz avta) -
22 land
[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) kopno2) (a country: foreign lands.) dežela3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) zemlja4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) zemljišče2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) pristati2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) pristati, potegniti na obalo3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) pristati•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies* * *I [lænd]nounkopno, zemlja; dežela; zemljišče, tla; posestvo; figuratively področje; plural nepremičnine; polje (del med dvema brazdama puškine cevi)the land of the living — tostranstvo, ta svetto go on the land — oditi v vas, postati kmetovalecnautical to make the land — zagledati kopno, pristatinautical land ho! — kopno na vidiku!to see how the land lies — videti od kod veter piha, videti kakšno je stanjeII [lænd]1.transitive verb(ljudi, robo) izkrcati (at v); izvleči (ribo); (potnike) pripeljati, odložiti; spraviti (koga v težave); colloquially udariti, usekati koga; colloquially ujeti, dobiti; sport pripeljati na cilj (konja), spraviti (žogo) v gol;2.intransitive verbpristati (ladja, avion), dospeti, izkrcati se; ujeti se (po skoku); sport colloquially priti v ciljto land s.o. in difficulties — spraviti koga v težaveto land s.o. with s.th. — obesiti komu kaj na vratto land a husband — ujeti, dobiti možato land on s.o. — navaliti na kogato land s.o. in a coat that doesn't fit — spraviti koga v zadrego -
23 collapse
[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) zrušiti se2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) zgruditi se3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) propasti4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) zložiti se•* * *I [kəlaeps](of, from zaradi)intransitive verbzgruditi, zrušiti, sesesti se; figuratively propasti; v vodo pastiII [kəlaeps]noun(of) propad, razsulo, polom; zrušitev; medicine kolaps, nepričakovana srčna slabost -
24 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) pasti2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) pasti, prevrniti se3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) padati4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) pasti, biti5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) zaspati, zaljubiti se6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) pripasti2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) padec2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) padavina3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) padec4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) jesen•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through* * *I [fɔ:l]1.intransitive verb(in, to, from) pasti, padati; pripasti, pripadati; podreti, prevrniti, zgruditi se; popustiti, popuščati; upadati; spustiti se; zoology roditi se; spuščati se; izlivati se; viseti; (z)manjšati, poleči se; poginiti; podleči; z vnemo se lotiti; propadati; zgoditi se; morati;2.transitive verb American dialectalsekati drevesao fall adoing — začeti kaj (npr. alaughing zasmejati se)to fall to blows — stepsti, spopasti seto fall foul of — spopasti se, napasti; prepirati seto fall into conversation with s.o. — začeti pogovor s komto fall on a sword figuratively narediti samomorto fall on one's feet — imeti srečo, izvleči seII [fɔ:l]nounpadanje, padec, upadanje; padavina; pobočje, strmina, reber; spuščanje; slap; propad; poraz; smrt; music kadenca; sečnjato ride for a fall — izpostavljati se nevarnosti, drveti v poguboto try a fall with — boriti, meriti se sto sustain a fall — pasti, padatiIII [fɔ:l]1.nounAmericanjesenthe fall of the year ( —ali leaf) — jesen;2.adjective Americanjesenski -
25 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) lestvica2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) lestvica3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) lestvica4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) merilo5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) obsegII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) povzpeti seIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) luska- scaly* * *I [skéil]1.nounmusiclestvica, skala; figuratively lestvica (družbena itd.); stopnja; merilo, mera; razmerje; obseg; številčni sestavat a scale of 1 inch to 1 mile — v merilu (razmerju) 1 cola: 1 miljaon a scale economy ob različnih tečajnih vrednostihto play (to sing, to run over) one's scale music vaditi skale, vaditi prste za instrument ali glas za petjeto sink in the scale — zdrkniti navzdol na lestvi, v nivoju;2.transitive verb(s)plezati, povzpeti se (z lestvijo figuratively), vzpenjati se (na); določiti (merilo); dvigniti (cene); military napasti, jurišati z lestvami (na trdnjavsko obzidje); risati meriloto scale down — znižati (mezde, plače)to scale up — povišati (cene); intransitive verb plezati, vzpenjati seto scale down — upasti, pastito scale up — kvišku plezati, dvigati seII [skéil]1.nounskledica pri tehtnici; plural tehtnica; tehtanje (zlasti pred in po konjski dirki)the Scales astronomy Tehtnicato go to scale figuratively biti premaganto hold the scales even — držati tehtnico v ravnotežju, figuratively soditi nepristransko, objektivnoto throw one's influence into scale figuratively zastaviti ves svoj vplivto throw one's sword into the scale figuratively podpreti svojo zahtevo z orožjemto turn the scale figuratively odločitiit turned the scale into my favour — to je nagnilo tehtnico v mojo korist;2.transitive verbtehtati (tudi figuratively); intransitive verb (redko) biti težak, tehtati, biti stehtan (zlasti pred in po konjski dirki)III [skéil]1.nounluska, luskina (ribe itd.); zoology košeniljka; medicine zobni kamen; usedlina, kotlovec; tanka plast, obloga; technical vžigalothe scales fell from his eyes figuratively oči so se mu odprle, spregledal jeto remove the scale — odstraniti zobni kamen ali kotlovec;2.transitive verbostrgati (luske), (o)luščiti; technical sestrugati, ostrugati, očistiti od kotlovca; odstraniti (zobni kamen); intransitive verb luščiti seto scale almonds, peas — oluščiti mandlje, grahto scale s.o.'s teeth — odstraniti komu zobni kamento scale off — luščiti se; osmukati se (listje) -
26 age
[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) starost2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) doba, vek3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) leta4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) (celo) večnost2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) postarati (se)- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age* * *I [eidž]nounstarost; vek, era, čas; polnoletnostage of fishes geology devongeology the Ice Age — ledena dobatender age — nežna starost, zgodnja mladostwhat age are you? — koliko si star?II [eidž]transitive verb & intransitive verbstarati, postarati (se); fiksirati barvo -
27 close
I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) blizu2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) tesno2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) bližnji, zaupen2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) tesen3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) natančen4) (tight: a close fit.) tesen5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) zatohel6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) skop7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) zaprt, molčeč•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) zapreti (se)2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) končati (se)3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) skleniti2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) konec- close up* * *I [klous]adjective ( closely adverb)zaprt, zaklenjen; stisnjen, tesen, gost; figuratively jedrnat; soparen, zadušljiv, zatohel; molčeč, vase zaprt; blizek; pazljiv, natančen; skoraj enak; vztrajen, marljiv; zaupen; skop, varčen; skrit; logičen; neodločen (boj)close combat — bitka iz bližine, boj moža proti možucolloquially close customer — molčeč človekcolloquially close thing — pičla zmagato keep s.th. close — zase kaj obdržati, ne izdatiII [klous]adverbblizu, pičloclose at hand, close by — čisto blizuclose on — skoraj, domala; kmalu natoto follow close upon s.o. — biti komu za petamito sail close to the wind — jadrati tesno ob vetru; figuratively biti komaj še v mejah zakonaIII [klous]nounograjen prostor, ograda; plot; šolsko dvorišče, igrišče; področje stolne cerkve; Scottish prehod skozi hišo, uličicaIV [klouz]nounzaključek, konecto bring to a close — končati, zaključitiV [klouz]1.transitive verbzapreti; končati, zaključiti, likvidirati; ustaviti se (ob drugi ladji);2.intransitive verbzapreti se; prenehati; (to) bližati se, zaceliti seto close one's eyes to s.th. — zapirati oči pred čimto close s.o.'s eye — suniti koga v okoto close the door on s.th. — narediti konec razpravljanju o čem -
28 heel
[hi:l] 1. noun1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) peta2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) peta3) (the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot: The heel has come off this shoe.) peta2. verb1) (to put a heel on (a shoe etc).) pribiti peto2) ((usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side: The boat heeled over in the strong wind.) nagniti se•- - heeled- at/on one's heels
- kick one's heels
- take to one's heels
- to heel
- turn on one's heel* * *I [hi:l]nounpeta, podpetnik; zadnje kopito; zadnja živalska noga; peta, ven moleč del predmeta (npr. držaj godala); spodnji del (jambora, gredi itd.); American slang barabadown at (the) heel — ali out at heels — ponošenih pet, figuratively oguljen, strgan, v slabih razmerahto heel — pri nogi (pes), figuratively ubogljivo, voljnofiguratively under the heel of — pod peto, pod oblastjothe iron heel figuratively trda oblast, železna petaAmerican heel of the hand — peščaj;Z glagoli: to be carried with the heels foremost — biti odnesen s petami naprej, mrtevto come to heel — priti k nogi (pes), figuratively zvesto slediti, ubogatito have s.o. by the heels — imeti koga v oblastito kick ( —ali cool) one's heels — dolgo čakati, American slang plesatito kick ( —ali tip, turn) up one's heels — umreti, pete iztegnitinot to know if one is on one's head or heels — ne vedeti, kje se koga glava držito lay ( —ali clap) by the heels — ujeti, zvezati, spraviti v zaporto show a clean pair of heels — pete pokazati, bežatito take to one's heels — pete odnesti, pobegnitito tread on s.o.'s heels — obesiti se komu na peteII [hi:l]1.transitive verbpodpetiti; podplesti (nogavice); sport udariti žogo z držajem palice (golf), poriniti žogo s peto (rugby), nadeti petelinu ostroge (petelinji boj); American slang dati komu denar;2.intransitive verbstati ob nogi, hoditi ob nogi (pes); dotikati se s petami; American slang teči, švigniti -
29 hope
[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) upati2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) upanje2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) upanje3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) upanje•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes* * *I [hóup]nounupanje (of na), nada, zaupanjeAmerican slang white hope — bel boksar, ki ima upanje, da postane svetovni prvakII [hóup]1.intransitive verbnadejati se, upati;2.transitive verbzaupati, imeti upanje -
30 imperative
[im'perətiv] 1. noun, adjective1) (used of verbs that are expressing a command: In the sentence `Come here!', `come' is an imperative (verb).)2) (absolutely necessary: It is imperative that we take immediate action to reduce pollution.)2. nounIn `Sit down!' the verb is in the imperative.) velelnik* * *[impérətiv]1.adjective ( imperatively adverb)ukazovalen, oblasten; nujen, obvezen; grammar velelen;2.noungrammarvelelnik, imperativ; nuja, obveza -
31 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) življenje2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) življenje3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) življenje4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) življenje5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) doba6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) življenje7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografija8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) dosmrtna ječa•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life* * *[laif]nounživljenje; človeško življenje ( lives — življenja); figuratively življenjskost, živahnost; življenjepis; živ model; economy trajanje, rok uporabe, življenjska doba (tudi stroja); življenjski zavarovanecto come to life — osvestiti se, roditi sefor life — dosmrten, za celo življenjeas large as life — v naravni velikosti; osebnoa new lease on life — novo življenje, nova življenjska silato take s.o.'s life — ubiti kogato seek s.o.'s life — streči komu po življenjuto take one's life in one's hands — igrati se z življenjem, postaviti svoje življenje na kockoto the life — zvesto, natančno (upodobiti)walk of life — družben položaj, poklicart still life — tihožitjeupon my life! — pri moji duši!to stake one's life on s.th. — glavo staviti za kaj -
32 perch
[pə: ] 1. noun1) (a branch etc on which a bird sits or stands: The pigeon would not fly down from its perch.) gred2) (any high seat or position: He looked down from his perch on the roof.) visok položaj2. verb1) ((of birds) to go to (a perch); to sit or stand on (a perch): The bird flew up and perched on the highest branch of the tree.) sesti (na vejo)2) (to put, or be, in a high seat or position: He perched the child on his shoulder; They perched on the fence.) posaditi visoko* * *I [pə:č]nounzoology ostrižII [pə:č]noungred (za kure), drog, visok sedež; figuratively varen položaj; sora (pri vozu); merilna palica (ɜ,ɜ yarda, ɜ.029 m); nautical plovno znamenje v morju, palica v morjuslang to hop the perch — umretito knock s.o. off his perch — premagati kogaIII [pə:č]1.intransitive verbspustiti se ( upon na gred), sedeti na gredi (veji), visoko sedeti; visoko ležati (hiša);2.transitive verbpostaviti visokoto perch o.s. — sesti -
33 quieten
1) ((often with down) to make or become quiet: I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom.) umiriti (se)2) (to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc).) pomiriti* * *[kwáiətn]transitive verb & intransitive verbdialectal pomiriti (se) -
34 right
1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) desni2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) pravilen3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) pošten4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) primeren2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) pravica2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) prav3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) desno4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) desnica3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) točno2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) takoj3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) povsem4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) popolnoma5) (to the right: Turn right.) desno6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) pravilno4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) zravnati (se)2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) popraviti (krivico)5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') prav!- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) desničarski- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right* * *I [ráit]nounpravica, pravo, pravičnost; veljavna (upravičena) zahteva; izključna pravica (to do, na); desna stran; desnica; prava stran, sprednja stran; plural pravo (normalno, dejansko, resnično) stanje stvari, resnica; redby right, of right — po zakonu, zakonito, pravzapravby right of — zaradi; na temeljuin right of (her husband) — v imenu (svojega soproga); s strani (svojega soproga)by right(s) — po pravici, z vso pravicoright and wrong — prav in neprav, pravica in krivicaright of redemption (repurchase) — pravica, prodano zopet nazaj kupitiright of way — prednost v cestnem prometu; pravica do prehoda (čez zasebno posest)the Right parliament desnica, konservativna strankathe rights and wrongs of a case — pravilna (resnična, dejanska) in napačna dejstva (stanje) primerawomen's rights — pravica žena, ženska enakopravnostto be in the right — imeti prav, imeti pravico na svoji strani, biti upravičento bring s.th. to rights — spraviti nekaj v red, ureditiit is my right to know — imam pravico, da vemto do s.o. right — ravnati s kom pravično (pravilno, korektno, dostojno)to give s.o. his right — dati komu njegovo pravicoto keep to the right — držati se desne, iti (voziti) po desni stranito put (to set) to rights — urediti, spraviti v redto stand on (to assert) one's rights — ne odstopiti od svojih pravic, vztrajati pri svojih pravicahto turn to the right — kreniti, zaviti na desnoII [ráit]adjectivepravi, pravilen; desni; točen, korekten, avtentičen, resničen; pravičen, pošten; primeren, umesten; zakonit; zdrav; normalen; mathematics pravi; politics ki pripada desnici, simpatizira s konservativno stranko; archaic prem, raven (le v: right line — premica, ravna črta)at right angles — pod pravimi koti, pravokotnoout of one's right mind, not right in one's head — ne čisto pri pravi (pameti)right back sport desni branilecright arm, right hand — desna roka (tudi figuratively)right side — prava stran, lice (blaga)a right turn — obrat na desno (za 90°)the right way — prava pot, pravi načinright oh! colloquially v redu! prav! dobro! prav tako! točno! seveda! se strinjam!right you are! — tako je! prav imate!all right! — (vse) v redu! prav! nimam nič proti!that's right! — tako je! pravilno!are you all right up there? — ste dobro nameščeni tam gori?are we on the right way? — ali smo na pravi poti?see if the brakes are all right — poglej, če so zavore v reduI was quite right in supposing... — čisto prav sem imel, ko sem domneval...is he quite right in his head (mind, senses)? — je on čisto pri pravi (pameti)?he is one of the right sort colloquially on je dečko na mestuto be as right as rain (as ninepence, as a trivet, as nails) — dobro se počutiti, biti zdrav ko riba; biti v najlepšem reduall came right — vse se je izvršilo, kot je bilo trebahave you got the right time? — imate točen čas? veste, koliko je točna ura?to get on the right side of s.o. — pridobiti si naklonjenost kake osebeto get it right — spraviti v red; pojasnitiI'll do him to rights — dal mu bom, kar mu greto know the right people — poznati prave ljudi, imeti (dobre) zvezeto put oneself right with s.o. — opravičiti se pri komI think it right that you should share the profits — smatram za pravilno (pravično), da ste deležni dobičkaIII [ráit]adverbprav, pravilno; premo, naravnost, direktno; desno; dobro, kot treba, zadovoljivo; popolnoma, čisto, zelo, temeljito; takojright off, right away American takoj, na mesturight ahead, right on — ravno, premo, naravnost (naprej)right turn! military na desno!right eyes! military pogled na desno!right well — zelo (dobro), celóRight Honourable British English ekscelenca (plemiški naslov za plemiče nižje od markiza)to come right in American iti naravnost noterto get s.th. right — pravilno, popolnoma razumetinothing goes right with me — vse mi gre narobe, nič mi ne uspehe hit right and left — udrihal je desno in levo, na vse stranito put (to set) right — spraviti v red, ureditito turn right — obrniti se, zasukati seIV [ráit]transitive verb & intransitive verbznova postaviti; vzravnati (se); popraviti (se); urediti (se); uravnati (se), spraviti (se) v ravnotežje; poravnati, popraviti (krivico, škodo); pomagati (komu) do njegove pravice, rehabilitirati (koga); nautical priti v pravi položajV [ráit]interjectionpravilno! tako je!right oh! colloquially prav! v redu! prav tako! točno! seveda! se strinjam! -
35 stick
I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) zabosti2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) zadreti3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) nalepiti4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) zatakniti (se)•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II [stik] noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) veja2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) palica3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) steblo•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stick* * *I [stik]1.nounpalica, gorjača, sprehajalna palica; prot, šiba; bat, kij; držalo, držaj, toporišče, nasadilo; steblo, kocen; music dirigentska paličica, taktirka; tablica (čokolade); nautical jocosely jambor; printing vrstičnik; slang revolver; plural protje, šibje, polena (kot kurivo); figuratively colloquially dolgočasnež, sitnež; British English slang lomilno orodje, lomilkain a cleft stick — v precepu, v škripcihany stick to beat a dog figuratively pretveza se hitro najde, sovraštvo ne izbira sredstevthe big stick American slang politika grožnje z vojno drugi državias cross as two sticks figuratively pasje slabe voljegold stick — zlata palica (ali njen nosilec), ki jo nosi polkovnik garde ob svečanih prilikahsword stick — votla palica, v kateri je bodalothe wrong end of the stick figuratively neugoden položaj; popačeno poročiloto be beaten with one's own stick — biti tepen z lastno palico, sam sebi jamo izkopatito be in a cleft stick — biti v precepu, v škripcih, v brezizhodnem položajuit is easy to find a stick to beat a dog figuratively lahko je najti pretvezoto cut one's stick slang popihati jo, oditito get hold of the wrong end of the stick figuratively napačno (kaj) razumetihe wants the stick figuratively on potrebuje palico (batine);2.transitive verbpodpreti (rastlino) s palico; printing (po)staviti črkeII [stik]nounzabod, vbod, sunek; mirovanje, obtičanje; vzrok zaviranja, odlašanja; adhezija; lepljiva snovIII [stik]1.transitive verbprebosti, zabosti, zabadati; zaklati; nabosti, nasaditi, zadreti; zatakniti; iztegniti, pomoliti ( out of iz); natakniti (čepico) (on, to na); naježiti; nalepiti, prilepiti (on, to na); zamazati, pomazati; podpreti (rastlino) s kolcem; colloquially vreči pri izpitu; figuratively spraviti (koga) v zadrego; zmesti; zaustaviti; podtakniti (s.th. on s.o. kaj komu); slang prevarati, oslepariti; slang prenesti, vzdržati;2.intransitive verbtičati; biti poln (česa); sršati, štrleti, moleti ( out of iz); (pri)lepiti se (on, to na, za); zalepiti se, oprijeti se, prijemati se (to česa); obtičati, ne se premikati, zatakniti se (tudi figuratively); zagaziti; čvrsto sedeti (na konju); colloquially osta(ja)ti, vztrajati ( at to pri), držati se (to česa), ostati zvest (by komu, čemu); ne se pustiti odvrniti; biti zmeden, oklevati ustrašiti se (at ob, pred)stuck to American slang zaljubljen, zateleban vstuck up slang zmeden, zbeganto stick at — ustaviti se ob, oklevati, ustrašiti se obhe sticks at nothing — on se ničesar ne ustraši, njega nobena stvar ne zadržito stick bills — lepiti lepake, plakate, plakatiratistick no bills! — plakatiranje prepovedano!to stick to one's guns figuratively ostati zvest čemu, ne prelomiti besedeto stick it slang vzdržati, vztrajatito stick to it — oprijeti se, ne popustitito stick a knife into s.o.'s back — zasaditi komu nož v hrbeta man who will stick at nothing figuratively človek brez pomislekov, ki se pred ničemer ne ustavisome money stuck to his fingers figuratively poneveril je nekaj denarjato stick to the point — ostati pri stvari, ne se oddaljiti od predmetait sticks in my throat — obtičalo mi je v grlu, ne morem pogoltniti; figuratively ne morem zaupatiif you throw mud enough, some of it will stick — če zelo obrekuješ koga, bodo ljudje nekaterim teh klevet verjeli; tudi nedolžnost ni varna pred obrekovanjemto stick to his word — držati (svojo) besedo; -
36 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) ustaviti2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zaustaviti3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) prenehati4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zamašiti5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) pritisniti na struno/odprtino6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) ostati, ustaviti se2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) ustavitev2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) postaja3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) pika4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) poklopec, dušilec5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) zagozda, zapora•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up* * *I [stɔp]nounustavitev, prekinitev, prestanek, pavza, zastoj, konec; ustavljanje, mirovanje, bivanje, pomuda, čas bivanja; postaja, postajališče; gostišče; zapora, blokiranje, ovira; aretacija; naprave za zapiranje; photography zaslonka; music sprememba višine tona, ki nastane s pritiskom na struno ali žico; (orgelski) register, figuratively register; luknja, poklopec (pri pihalih); grammar ločilo, interpunkcija; phonetics zapornik (soglasnik); figuratively način govorato be at a stop — biti ustavljen, stati, ne moči naprej (dalje)to come to a full (dead) stop — popolnoma se ustaviti (prenehati, ponehati)to pull out all the stops to save s.o. — z vsemi sredstvi poskušati koga rešitito put a stop to s.th. — ustaviti kaj, napraviti konec čemuto put a stop on s.th. — zadržati, ustaviti kaj, zapleniti kajhe put on the pathetic stop — udaril je na patetično struno, prešel je v patetičen tonII [stɔp]1.transitive verbustaviti, zaustaviti; prekiniti, ovirati, zadrževati; prenehati s čim; zamašiti (z zamaškom), začepiti (često up), zatesniti; plombirati (zob); zapolniti, zapreti, ustaviti (krvavenje itd.); zastavljati, zadrževati (promet); prestreči, odbiti, parirati (udarec); odtrgati, zadržati, prikrajšati (plačo, podporo itd.); zapreti (plin, paro, vodo); odvrniti ( from od); nautical privezati (ladjo); grammar označiti z ločili, staviti interpunkcijo, ločila; music pritisniti na (žico, struno), spremeniti višino tona s pritiskom na struno; udušiti (glas);2.intransitive verbustaviti se, obstati; colloquially ostati (v postelji, pri kom itd.), biti na obisku; nastaniti se (with s.o. pri kom); (pre)nehati, prekiniti se, napraviti prekinitev (odmor, pavzo), pavzirati; zamašiti se (cev)a badly spelt and badly stopped letter — pismo, polno pravopisnih in interpunkcijskih napakstop thief! — primite tatu!to stop a blow — odbiti, parirati udarecto stop a blow with one's head jocosely dobiti udarec po glavito stop s.o.'s breath — sapo komu zapreti; zadušiti kogato stop a bullet slang biti zadet od krogle, biti ustreljento stop a car — ustaviti, stopati avtoto stop dead (short) — nenadoma se ustaviti, obstati kot ukopanto stop doing s.th. — prenehati s čimshall you stop for dinner? — boste ostali na večerji?to stop one's ears — (za)mašiti si ušesa, figuratively ne hoteti slišatito stop a gap — zamašiti vrzel (luknjo), nadomestovati v potrebito stop s.o.'s mouth — zamašiti komu ustado stop that noise! — nehajte vendar s tem hrupom (ropotom)!stop your nonsense! — dovolj je vaših neumnosti!he stopped me from speaking — preprečil mi je, da bi povedal svoje mnenjehe never stops to think — nikoli si ne vzame časa, da bi premislil (za premislek)to stop the way — zastaviti, zapreti pot, ovirati napredovanje -
37 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 -
38 wing
[wiŋ]1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) perut2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) krilo3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) krilo4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) stran5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) krilo6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) krilo7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.) krilo8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) skupina treh eskadrilj•- winged- - winged
- winger
- wingless
- wings
- wing commander
- wingspan
- on the wing
- take under one's wing* * *I [wiŋ]nounperut, krilo (tudi figuratively); okrilje; stran, krilo (vrat, zgradbe, vojske); theatre odrska stran, stranska kulisa; humorously laket (človeka); slang sprednja noga (štirinožca); aeronautics krilo, nosilna površina; colloquially pilotski znak; sport krilo; aeronautics skupina treh (American šestih) eskadrilj; (po)let, letenje; plural theatre stranske kuliseon the wing — v (po)letu, leteč; figuratively na potovanjubirds are on the wing — ptice so v poletu, letéunder s.o.'s wing(s) — pod okriljem kogato clip s.o.'s wings figuratively pristriči komu krilato come on the wings of the wind — privihrati kot veter, priti na krilih vetrato take wings — vzleteti, poleteti, odletetiII [wiŋ]intransitive verbleteti; hiteti kot na krilih; transitive verb opremiti, oskrbeti s krili, s perjem (npr. strelico); dati krila (čemu); pospešiti; nositi na krilih; preleteti, leteti skozi; izstreliti (odpeti) (strelico); odposlati (ekspresno pismo); zadeti ptico v krilo; colloquially raniti v ramo, v roko (zlasti v dvoboju); sestreliti (letalo); theatre popolnoma se zanesti na suflerja (pri vlogi) -
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[eid] 1. noun(help: Rich countries give aid to developing countries; The teacher uses visual aids; He came to my aid when my car broke down.) pomoč2. verb(to help: I was aided in my search by the library staff.) pomagati* * *I [eid]transitive verbpomagati, podpirati; pospeševatijuridically to aid and abet — pomagati, iti na rokoII [eid]nounpomoč, podpora; pomagalo, pomoček, pomočnik, -nicaaids and appliances — pripomočki, materialna sredstva -
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[brik]((a block of) baked clay used for building: a pile of bricks; ( also adjective) a brick wall.) opeka- brickbat- bricklayer* * *I [brik]nounopeka, zidak; kos (npr. mila), kocka; slang fant od fare; dominoto have a brick in one's head — biti v rožicah, pijanto make bricks without straw — delati nekaj iz nič, lotiti se jalovega poslaII [brik]adjectiveopéčen, opečnatIII [brik]transitive verb
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