dajati ton

1) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) ton

2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) odtenek

3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) tonus

4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) ton

- tonal

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ton, zvok, glas; višina glasu; barva, niansa glasu; modulacija; linguistics naglas, intonacija; medicine tonus, nonnalna notranja napetost živega mišičnega tkiva ali organov (npr. želodca); razpoloženje, nagnjenje, značaj, karakter; elastičnost; kolorit; niansiranje, šatiranje; phot ton barve razvite fotografije; literature ton, stil

tone syllablc — naglašen zlog

in an angry tone — z jeznim glasom

in an imploring tone — s prosečim glasom

to set the tone of — dajati ton za

music dati ton; uglasiti (instrument); (redko) intonirati; (slika) dati prelive barv, niansirati, dati obarvanost; photography dati določen ton, nianso barve; figuratively preoblikovati, spremeniti; intransitive verb ublažiti se, modificirati se; harmonirati, ujemati se

1) (to adjust (a musical instrument, or its strings etc) to the correct pitch: The orchestra tuned their instruments.) uglasiti

2) (to adjust a radio so that it receives a particular station: The radio was tuned to a German station.) naravnati (na)

3) (to adjust (an engine etc) so that it runs well.) naravnati

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- tuneful

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napev, melodija, arija; pesem; himna, koral, cerkvena pesem; (redko) ton; figuratively harmonija, skladnost, sklad, soglasnost; figuratively razpoloženje ( for za); phonetics intonacija

in tune — uglašeno; pravilno, kot treba; aeronautics pripravljen za vzlet

in tune with — v skladnosti z

not in tune — nerazpoložen

out of tune — neuglašen; slabe volje

to the tune of — po melodiji (od); colloquially v znesku od

folk tune — narodna pesem

to be in tune with — harmonirati z

to call the tune — dajati ton

to change one's tune, to sing another tune — colloquially figuratively ubrati drug ton

give us a tune! — zapojte nam kaj!

I had to pay to the tune of 20 — moral sem plačati kar (nič manj kot) 20 funtov

to play out of tune — music napačno igrati

to put in tune — uglasbiti

uglasiti (to na); radio naravnati (to na); prilagoditi, uskladiti (to z); poetically igrati (na); intransitive verb biti v skladnosti ( with z), harmonirati; zveneti; doneti

1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) postaviti

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pogrniti

3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) določiti

4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dati

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) sprožiti

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) zaiti

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) strditi se

8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) naravnati

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) nakodrati, urediti

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) vstaviti

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) naravnati

1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) ustaljen

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) odločen

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) odločen

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) tog

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) tog

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) z vdelanim (diamantom itd.)

1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) zbirka

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparat

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) skupina

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) friziranje

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) scenografija

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) niz

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- setting

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poetically sončni zahod; neko število enakih oseb, stvari, ki spadajo skupaj, tvorijo celoto; krog, družba (ljudi), klika; garnitura, serija, niz, servis; tennis set, partija (6 iger); commerce kolekcija; radijski, televizijski aparat, naprava, pribor; vsa ladijska jadra; printing zlog; theatre oprema odra; frizura, pričeska; sadika, nasad (jajc); plesni pari; figura pri četvorki; hunting nepremična stoja psa pred divjačino; (o glavi) drža, držanje; (o obleki) kroj, pristajanje; (o toku, vetru) smer; (o tekočini) trdnost; nagnjenost, tendenca ( towards k, proti); figuratively oster napad, zadnja plast (malte na zidu)

a set of bills of exchange — dve ali tri istovrstne menice

a set of cards — niz igralnih kart

a set of contradictions — niz, vrsta protislovij, nasprotij

set of current — smer toka

the set of day (life) — konec (zaton) dneva (življenja)

set of furniture — garnitura pohištva

set of houses — skupina (kompleks) hiš

a fine set of men — dobro moštvo

set of swindlers — banda, klika sleparjev

dead set hunting nepremična stoja psa, ki naznanja divjačino

set of false teeth — umetno zobovje

the best set — elita

the fast set — lahkoživi svet

full set of bill of lading commerce sklop (komplet) ladijskega tovornega lista (konosamenta)

the racing set — krog ljudi, ki se zanimajo za konjske dirke

smart set — mondena družba

wireless set — radijski aparat

he is one of my set — on je eden iz mojega kroga (družbe)

he has a set towards preaching — on rad pridiga

to make a dead set at figuratively čvrsto popasti, zgrabiti koga; (o ženski) loviti koga, skušati (truditi se) osvojiti koga

določen, odrejen (čas), ustaljen, predpisan; pravilen, konvencionalen; tog, nepremičen; stalen (o ceni); American trmast; premišljen, pripravljen (govor); zaseden ( with z), zavzet, (popolnoma) zaposlen, okupiran (on, upon s.th. s čim)

at the set day — na določeni dan

set egg — jajce z razvitim piščetom v lupini

set fair — stalno lepo vreme

set form — predpisan formular

set piece — (gradbeni) oder, na katerem se delajo razne figure za ognjemet

set phrase — ustaljen izraz (reklo, fraza)

set scene — kulise, sestavljene iz bolj ali manj gotovih delov

set resolution — trden sklep

set speech — vnaprej pripravljen, naštudiran govor

set time — dogovorjen (odrejen, določen) čas

close-set — na gosto postavljen

hard-set — v škripcih

people with set opinions — ljudje z ustaljenimi nazori

well-set — stasit, lepe rasti, postaven

well set up in wine — dobro založen, oskrbljen z vinom

I am set on s.th. — srčno si želim česa, mnogo mi je do česa, hlepim po čem

his teeth were set — stiskal je zobe

postaviti, položiti, posaditi, namestiti, instalirati, montirati, dati v določen položaj; naravnati (ud, uro); razvrstiti, sestaviti v zbirko (žuželke itd.); nasaditi (kokoš, jajca); pogrniti (mizo), razviti (jadro); razporediti, zlágati (tiskarske črke); urediti, (s)frizirati (lase); vstaviti, vdelati (dragulj v zlato); zabiti (v zemljo); spraviti (v gibanje), privesti, spraviti v določeno stanje; spustiti (na prostost); nagnati koga k delu, zapovedati mu, da se loti kakega dela; postaviti, dati (komu kaj) za zgled (vzor, primer); postaviti (pravilo); dati (komu ali sebi) nalogo; komponirati, uglasbiti (to za); naščuvati (at s.o. proti komu); razpisati (nagrado) (on na); stisniti (zobe); theatre uprizoriti, postaviti na oder; obsuti, posuti kaj ( with z); sesiriti (mleko); usmeriti, gnati (čoln); zasaditi zemijo, tla ( with z);

zaiti, zahajati (sonce, mesec, tudi figuratively); ustaliti se (vreme); pihati (o vetru), prihajati ( from od, iz); gibati se, premikati se v neki smeri (o vodnem toku itd.); kreniti (na pot); kazati nagnjenost (to za); lotiti se, začeti; pridobiti na moči; (o lovskem psu) nepremično obstati in tako opozoriti na bližnjo divjačino; (o obleki) pristajati; spremeniti se v trdno stanje, otrdeti (cement, malta), strditi se; (o plesalcih) stati nasproti partnerju; (o cvetu) narediti plod; dobiti določeno obliko

to set afoot (on foot) — začeti, pripraviti (kaj)

to set s.o. against — nahujskati koga proti, ustvariti pri kom nerazpoloženje za

to be set on (upon) s.th. — trdovratno vztrajati pri čem, biti ves mrtev na kaj

to set alar(u)m — naravnati budilko na potrebni čas

to set the axe to s.th. — začeti kaj sekati, nastaviti sekiro na kaj, uničiti kaj

to set the broken bones (a fracture) — naravnati zlomljene kosti (zlom)

to set books to be read — določiti knjige, ki jih je treba prebrati

this hat set me back a pound slang ta klobuk me je stal en funt

to set bounds to s.th. — omejiti kaj

to set one's cap at colloquially prizadevati si pritegniti (snubca)

this cement sets quickly — ta cement hitro otrdi

to set chairs for everybody — namestiti stole za vse

his character has set — njegov značaj je dozorel

to set the clock (the watch) — naravnati uro

to set close printing staviti, zlágati z majhnimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami

to set at defiance — izzvati, kljubovati

to set a dog on s.o. — spustiti, naščuvati psa na koga

to set persons by the ears (at variance, at loggerheads) — izzvati prepir (razdor) med dvema osebama, spraviti v spor, spreti dve osebi

to set s.o. at ease — pomiriti koga, osvoboditi koga zadrege (tesnobe, ženiranja, stiske)

to set an end to s.th. — napraviti konec čemu

to set an engine going — spraviti stroj v pogon

to set an example — dati zgled

to set eyes on s.th. — upreti oči (pogled) v kaj, opaziti kaj

to set one's face against colloquially odločno se upreti, zoperstaviti

how far did I set you? — (v šoli) do kam smo prišli (vzeli) (zadnjič)?

to set the fashion — dajati, uvesti, diktirati modo (ton)

to set s.o. on his feet — postaviti koga na noge (tudi figuratively)

to set fire to (at) s.th. — podnetiti, zažgati kaj

to set s.th. on fire — požgati, zažgati kaj

to set the Thames on fire figuratively napraviti nekaj osupljivega

to set foot in a house — prestopiti prag hiše, vstopiti v hišo

to set on foot — postaviti na noge, začeti, uvesti, spraviti v gibanje, v tek

to set foot on s.th. — stopiti na kaj

to set free (at liberty) — izpustiti na prostost

to set a glass in a sash — vstaviti šipo v (okenski) okvir

to set one's hand to s.th. — podpisati kaj, zapečatiti kaj

to set a hen — posaditi kokoš na jajca

to set one's house in order — spraviti (svojo) hišo v red, urediti hišo; figuratively spraviti svoje stvari v red, urediti svoje stvari; napraviti red, pomesti z nepravilnostmi, izvesti reforme

to set a lady's hair — urediti, naviti, sfrizirati, narediti pričesko dami

to set one's hand to a task — lotiti se naloge

I set my hand and seal to this document — s tem podpisujem to listino

to set one's heart (one's mind) to s.th. — poželeti, zelo si (za)želeti, zahtevati zase, izbrati zase, odločno skušati dobiti kaj, navdušiti se za kaj

to set s.o.'s heart at rest — napraviti konec dvomu, zaskrbljenosti, pomiriti koga

the jelly has (is) set — želé se je strdil

to set at large — dati prostost, izpustiti, osvoboditi

to set a company laughing — spraviti družbo v smeh

to set ono's life on a chance figuratively staviti svoje življenje na kocko

to set s.th. in a proper light — postaviti kaj v pravo luč

to set little (much) by s.th. — malo (visoko) kaj ceniti

to set one's mind on — obrniti svoje misli na

to set to music — uglasbiti

my muscle sets — mišica se mi napne

to set s.o. at naught — rogati se, posmehovati se komu, podcenjevati, omalovaževati, poniževati, v nič devati koga, ne se ozirati na koga

to set o.s. against s.th. — upreti se, zoperstaviti se čemu

public opinion sets strongly against them — javno mnenje jim je sovražno

to set o.s. — lotiti se; sport zavzeti mesto na startu, pripraviti se za start

to set the pace — regulirati korak, hojo; dajati takt

to set paper colloquially napisati vprašanja, ki jih bodo vlekli študenti na izpitu

to set pen to paper — lotiti se pisanja, začeti pisati

to set the police after s.o. — poslati policijo za kom

to set a price on s.th. — določiti čemu ceno, naložiti ceno za kaj

to set a price on s.o.'s life (head) — razpisati nagrado na glavo kake osebe

to set s.th. before the public — prinesti kaj pred javnost

to set a razor — nabrusiti britev; izgladiti ostrino britve po brušenju

to set s.o. at rest — pomiriti, umiriti koga

to set a question at rest — urediti (rešiti) vprašanje

to set s.o. right — popraviti, korigirati koga

to set right (to rights, in order) — spraviti v red, popraviti

to set roaring (in a roar) — spraviti v krohot

to set a handle with rubies — vdelati rubine v ročaj

to set sail — dvigniti jadro, odjadrati, odpluti, kreniti na potovanje po morju

to set a saw — izviti zobe žage v nasprotnih si smereh

to set seal to s.th. — staviti pečat na kaj

to set seed — posejati seme

to set shoulder to the wheel figuratively pomagati, podpreti, zelo si prizadevati, odločno se lotiti

to set spies on s.o. — vohuniti za kom

to set spurs to the horse — z ostrogami spodbosti konja, spodbujati

to set a stake into the ground — zabiti kol v tla, v zemljo

his star sets figuratively njegova zvezda zahaja

to set store by s.th. slang visoko (zelo) ceniti, preceniti kaj; pripisovati veliko važnost čemu

to set the table — pogrniti mizo

to set a task — dati, naložiti nalogo

to set one's teeth — stisniti zobe (tudi figuratively)

to set s.o.'s teeth on edge — izzvati razburjenost (vznemirjenost) pri kom, (raz)dražiti živce komu, iti komu na živce

to set s.o. thinking — dati komu misliti

to set a trap — nastaviti past (zanko)

to set at variance — spreti, razdvojiti

to set veils — razpeti jadra

to set s.o. in the way — pokazati komu pot, spraviti koga na pravo pot

to set s.o. on his way archaic spremiti koga del (kos) poti

to set wide printing staviti razprto, z velikimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami

to set one's wits to another's — meriti se s kom v diskusiji

to set one's wits to a question — iskati rešitev problerna, prizadevati si rešiti problem

to set one's wits to work — predati se resnemu razmišljanju

to set the watch nautical postaviti straže na njihova mesta

it sets him well — dobro mu pristaja

the weather has set fair — vreme je postalo lepo

to set s.o. to work — spraviti koga k delu

to set o.s. to work — lotiti se dela

1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kratek

2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) majhen

3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kratek

4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) premajhen

5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) ne imeti dovolj

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) drobljiv

1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nenadoma

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) prekratek

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- shortness

- short-lived

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kratek, majhen; nizek; prosody nenaglašen; figuratively nezadosten, pičel (zaloga, obrok); prhek, drobljiv, lomljiv, lomen; figuratively nasajen, osoren, zadirčen, kratkih besedi, žaljiv; (o pijači) močan, hud

at short range — od blizu, iz bližine, na majhno razdaljo (oddaljenost)

for short — zaradi kratkosti

on short commons — slabo hranjen

little short of 5 dollars — ne polnih ɜ dolarjev, skoraj ɜ dolarjev

nothing short of — nič manj kot, skoraj

a short 10 miles — komaj 10 milj, (na pogled) manj od 10 milj

a short way off — ne daleč proč

short bill (paper) loan — kratkoročna menica, posojilo

short of breath — zasopel, nadušljiv

short of cash — brez gotovine

short circuit electrical kratek stik

short cut — bližnjica

short date — kratek rok

short drinks — nerazredčene (nemešane) močne alkoholne pijače

short of hands — brez zadostne delovne sile

short rations — pičli obroki

a short sea — kratki (morski) valovi

short sight — kratkovidnost

a short memory — kratek spomin

short and sweet — kratek in vsebinsko bogat (npr. govor)

short story — novela

short temper — razvnemljivost, nagla jeza

short ton — mera za težo (907,20 kg)

short weight — slaba vaga

a short time ago — pred kratkim

to be short with s.o. — biti kratkih besedi (osoren) s kom

to cut (to make) a long story short — na kratko povedati; skrajšati; skratka

to come (to fall) short of — ne izpolniti pričakovanj, ne zadovoljiti, razočarati

the copy falls of the original — kopija zaostaja za originalom

I am short of money — zmanjkalo mi je denarja, trda mi prede za denar

we are short of goods — nimamo robe

the bag is 3 pounds short — vreča tehta 3 funte premalo

the gate-money fell short of the expenses — vstopnina ni krila izdatkov

it is nothing short of treason — to je nič več in nič manj kot (čisto enostavna) izdaja

it would be little short of madness — to bi bila skoraj norost

to come short of one's duty — ne izpolniti svoje dolžnosti

his joy had but a short time — njegovo veselje je bilo (le) kratko

to make short work of — hitro opraviti z

to make short shrift of figuratively napraviti kratek proces z

I ran short of bread — zmanjkalo mi je kruha

to give short weight — dajati slabo vago, goljufati pri teži

to grow shorter — zmanjšati se

to take short views — videti le sedanjost, ne videti daleč

to be of short breath — biti ob sapo, biti nadušljiv

na kratko, nenadoma, naenkrat, naglo; neposredno, naravnost, brez ovinkov; nezadostno; osorno; economy brez kritja

short of — razen, z izjemo; skoraj

short of killing he will do anything — razen ubijanja je zmožen vsega

it was little short of a miracle — to je bil skoraj čudež

to cut s.o. short — prekiniti koga (v govoru)

cut it short! — povej na kratko!

to jump short — prekratko skočiti

to pull up short — naglo ustaviti

to sell short — pod ceno prodajati, (borza) prodajati brez kritja, špekulirati na baisse

to stop short — nenadoma se ustaviti

to be taken short — znajti se v stiski

to take s.o. up short — prekiniti koga

kratek (dokumentaren, risan itd.) film; kratek zlog (samoglasnik), kratka oblika; znak za kračino samoglasnika (a); economy deficit, primanjkljaj, manko; electrical kratek stik; plural kratke hlače; plural stranski produkti

in short — na kratko, skratka, z eno besedo

the long and the short of it is that... — nakratko povedano je stvar ta, da...

Bob is short for Robert — Bob je skrajšana beseda za Robert

he is called Joe for short — na kratko mu rečejo Joe