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1 distance
['distəns]1) (the space between things, places etc: Some of the children have to walk long distances to school; It's quite a distance to the bus stop; It is difficult to judge distance when driving at night; What's the distance from here to London?) razdalja2) (a far-off place or point: We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance.) daljava•- distant* * *I [dístəns]noundaljava, razdalja; ( from) oddaljenost, razmik; interval, obdobje; nepodobnost; figuratively opreznost, zadržanost, hladnokrvnostto keep s.o. at a distance — ne želeti si stikov s komI know my distance — vem, koliko si smem dovolitiII [dístəns]transitive verboddaljiti, oddaljevati; razmestiti; narediti vtis daljave (na sliki); prekositi, prekašati -
2 thick
[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) debel2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) debel3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) gost4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) gost5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) gost6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) poln7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) neumen2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) sredi- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin* * *[mik]1.adjectivedebel; grob, neotesan, robat; British English slang otekel; gost (gozd, lasje, tekočina); poln, bogat ( with z); pogosten; blaten, umazan; na debelo pokrit (z); meglen, temačen, oblačen (vreme); hripav (glas); moten, kalen (tekočina); neumen, omejena thick ear British English slang klofutaa thick head — debeloglavec, topoglaveca bit thick — slang nekoliko pretiranthey are as thick as thieves figuratively trdno držijo skupaj;2.nounnajdebelejši, najgostejši del (česa); figuratively najbolj nevaren, najtežji del; najgostejše mesto, gneča, metež; slang tepec, bebec, bedakin the thick of the crisis — v polni krizi, sredi krizein the thick of the fight(ing) — sredi, v žarišču boja, sredi največjega bojnega vrvežain the thick of the fray — tam, kjer je najbolj vroče (v pretepu)to go through thick and thin figuratively preiti vse zapreke (vse nevarnosti), iti skozi dobro in slabo;3.adverbdebelo; gosto; često; hitro; nerodno; nejasnofast and thick — pogosto, kot točahe lays it on thick — on pretirava (v laskanju, s komplimenti)to speak thick — nejasno, nerazločno govoritithe shots fell thick around him — krogle so gosto (kot toča) padale okrog njega;4.transitive verb & intransitive verbzgostiti (se) (o tekočini) -
3 gauge
[ɡei‹] 1. verb1) (to measure (something) very accurately: They gauged the hours of sunshine.) izmeriti2) (to estimate, judge: Can you gauge her willingness to help?) oceniti2. noun1) (an instrument for measuring amount, size, speed etc: a petrol gauge.) merilo, meter2) (a standard size (of wire, bullets etc): gauge wire.) uradna mera3) (the distance between the rails of a railway line.) razdalja med tračnicama* * *I [geidž]nounzakonita mera; širina koloseka, razdalja med tračnicama; kaliber, kapaciteta, obseg; debelina pločevine; merilo; cenitev; dežemer; marine vetrna stranto have the weather gauge of — biti v privetrju, imeti ugodnost pred (kom)to take the gauge of s.th. — meriti, ocenjevati kajII [geidž]transitive verb(iz)meriti, preizkusiti, preizkušati; oceniti; uskladiti -
4 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tenek2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) mršav3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) redek4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) redek5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) prazen2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) razredčiti (se)- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *I [min]1.adjective ( thinly adverb)tanek; vitek, mršav, suh; lahek (obleka); nežen, fin, prozoren (tkanina); droben; redek, pičel; slabo obiskan (gledališka predstava ipd.); slab, lahek (pijača), razredčen, precéj redek, vodén; photography nejasen, brez kontrastov; agronomy reven, nerodoviten (zemlja); ničen, prazen (izgovor); plitev, brez vsebine (knjiga)thin attendance — slab obisk (predstave itd.)thin captain figuratively British English majhen ploščat prepečeneca thin house — slabo zasedena, prazna gledališka hišaon thin ice figuratively na nevarnih tleh, v kočljivem položajuthe thin end of the wedge figuratively prvi začetek, prvi korakthrough thick and thin — skozi ogenj in vodo, čez vse zapreke (težave)that is too thin — slang to je preveč prozorno;2.adverb (le v sestavljenkah) tanko, slabo, redko, neznatnothin-faced — ozkega, mršavega obrazaII [min]transitive verb(s)tanjšati; razredčiti (gozd); figuratively zmanjšati; intransitive verb (s)tanjšati se; razredčiti se, postati pičel (redek); zmanjšati se, oslabeti, upasti, shujšati; figuratively klinasto se stanjšatihis hair is thinning — lasje se mu redčijo; -
5 parallel
['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) vzporeden2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) podoben2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) vzporedno3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) vzporednica2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) podobnost3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) vzporednik4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) primerjati* * *I [paerəlel]adjectiveparalelen, vzporeden ( with)figuratively analogen, ustrezen, podoben (to); sport parallel bars — bradljatechnical parallel ruler — ravnilo za črtanje paralelII [paerəlel]nounmathematics figuratively paralela, vzporednica; figuratively paralelnost, enakost, analognost; geography vzporednik (tudi parallel of latitude); primerjava; printing znak || (opomin na kaj)to draw a parallel between — napraviti paralelo s čim, primerjatiin parallel with — ustrezen, analogenwithout parallel — edinstven, ki se ne da primerjatiIII [paerəlel]transitive verbvzporediti, primerjati ( with s, z); ustrezati, izenačiti se; American colloquially paralelno teči -
6 range
[rein‹] 1. noun1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) izbor; vrsta2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) domet3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) razpon4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) (gorska) veriga5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) pašnik6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) strelišče7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) štedilnik2. verb1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) razvrstiti (se)2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) segati3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) raztezati se•- ranger* * *I [réindž]nounvrsta, niz, veriga, serija, red (zgradb, gorá); commerce zbirka, kolekcija; lestvica, skala; skrajna meja, domet, streljaj, figuratively akcijski radij, oddaljenost; svoboda gibanja; obseg, območje, polje (delovanja), sfera, prostor; razpon, obsežnost; področje za pašo, za lov; ravnina, poljana, prerija; štedilnik, kuhinjska (električna, plinska) peč, ognjišče; (= shooting-range — strelišče); pohajkovanje, klatenje, potovanjeat close range — iz neposredne bližine, od blizuat short range — iz bližine, od blizuwithin range — na streljaju, v dostrelurange of activities — področje (polje, sfera) delovanja, udejstvovanjarange of goods — izbira, izbor, asortiment, skladišče blagarange of mountains — gorska veriga, pogorjerange of vision — vidno polje, obzorje, dogledlong range gun military daljnometni topto be out of range — biti zunaj dometa, dosegaII [réindž]1.intransitive verbstati, ležati (v vrsti, v redi), tvoriti vrsto, vrstiti se; biti v isti vrsti; razprostirati se, raztezati se, širiti se, potekati, segati (do); stati, postaviti se, namestiti se; spadati ( with k), šteti se ( with k); bloditi, tavati, begati, pohajkovati, križariti; patruljirati; variirati, kolebati ( between med); rasti, dvigati se in padati; imeti domet, nesti (o strelnem orožju); določiti razdaljo do; botany & zoology nahajati se, javljati se, najti se; gibati se (from... to od... do);2.transitive verbpostaviti v vrste, uvrstiti, razvrstiti, razporediti, urediti; izravnati; prehoditi; pluti ob, vzdolžto range the coast — pluti ob obali, vzdolž obaleto range oneself with s.o. — držati s komto range the woods — tavati, pohajkovati po gozdovihto range up the guard of honour — postrojiti, postaviti častno stražo -
7 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) obdržati2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) obdržati (zase)3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) imeti, (vz)držati4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) nadaljevati5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) imeti na zalogi6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) skrbeti za, rediti7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) držati se8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) voditi9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) zadrževati10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) vzdrževati11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) držati12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) praznovati2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) oskrba; stanovanje in hrana- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch* * *I [ki:p]nounhistory osrednji grajski stolp, trdnjava, temnica; življenjske potrebščine, oskrba, stanovanje in hrana, vzdrževanje; paša, krma; military utrdba, reduta; plural igra, pri kateri zmagovalec obdrži dobitekto earn one's keep — preživljati se, zaslužiti za vsakdanji kruhII [ki:p]1.transitive verbdržati, obdržati, ohraniti, zadržati; držati se (zakona, navade); vztrajati, obdržati se; zadrževati koga; vzdrževati, čuvati, varovati, podpirati; nadzirati, na skrbi imeti, skrbeti za; imeti, voditi (trgovino), upravljati (šolo), imeti (sejo); imeti v zalogi; voditi (knjige, račune); praznovati, obhajati (praznik); imeti, gojiti (čebele, konje itd.);2.intransitive verbostati (doma, v postelji); počutiti se ( he ŋs well); držati se, ne kvariti se (hrana, vreme); kar naprej kaj delati ( she ŋs smiling); colloquially stanovati (where do you keep?)to keep s.o. at arm's length — ne dati komu do sebecommerce to keep books — voditi knjigeto keep s.o.'s counsel — varovati tujo skrivnostto keep one's countenance — ostati resen, zadrževati smehto keep clear of — izogniti se česa, čuvati se česato keep s.o. company — delati komu družboto keep company with — skupaj hoditi, družiti se zto keep s.th. dark — obdržati zase, ne izdatito keep one's end up — braniti svoja načela, opravljati svoje deloto keep an eye on ( —ali out for) —ali to keep one's eyes open ( —ali skinned) —ali to keep one's weather eye lifted — imeti odprte oči, budno pazitito keep the field — vztrajati, ne se umaknitito keep (a) guard over s.o. — čuvati kogasport to keep (the) goal — biti vratar, čuvati golGod keep you! — bog te varuj!to keep s.th. going — ohraniti kaj v tekuto keep s.o. going — komu (denarno) pomagati; ohraniti koga pri življenjuto keep one's ground — ne popustiti, vztrajati, ostati čvrstto keep early ( —ali good) hours — prihajati zgodaj domov, hoditi zgodaj spatto keep bad ( —ali late) hours — prihajati pozno domov, hoditi pozno spatto keep one's head — ne izgubiti glave, ostati mirento keep house — vzdrževati družino, gospodinjitito keep open house — biti gostoljuben, sprejemati goste ob vsakem časuto keep a good look-out — budno opazovati, pazitito keep s.o. for lunch — zadržati koga pri kosiluto keep pace ( —ali step) with — iti v korak, ne zaostajatiAmerican to keep plugging along — kar naprej garatito keep the pot boiling — životariti, komaj se prebijatito keep good relations with s.o. — ostati s kom v dobrih odnosihto keep a record of s.th. — voditi zapise o čemto keep sight of — imeti kaj pred očmi, misliti nato keep in suspense — pustiti koga v negotovosti; commerce imeti v evidenci (nerešeno zadevo)to keep track of — zasledovati (dogodke), biti na tekočemto keep one's temper — zadržati se, ne razburjati seAmerican to keep tabs on — nadzirati, budno spremljati (dogodke), zapomniti sito keep together — biti složen, držati skupajto keep watch (over, on) — stražiti koga, oprezovati za kom -
8 breast
[brest] 1. noun1) (either of a woman's two milk-producing glands on the front of the upper body.) dojka, prsi2) (the front of a body between the neck and belly: He clutched the child to his breast; This recipe needs three chicken breasts.) prsi2. verb1) (to face or oppose: breast the waves.) kljubovati2) (to come to the top of: As we breasted the hill we saw the enemy in the distance.) doseči vrh•- breastfed
- breaststroke* * *I [brest]nounprsi, dojka; figuratively vest, srce, duša; technical plužna deskato make a clean breast of s.th. — odkrito priznati, po pravici kaj povedatiII [brest]transitive verbkljubovati, boriti se proti čemu -
9 far
1. adverb1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) daleč2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) daleč3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) precej2. adjective1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) daljni2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) bolj oddaljen•- farther- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far* * *I [fa:]adjectiveoddaljen, daljnji; figuratively sanjava far cry — velika razlika; dalečII [fa:]adverbdaleč; zelo, znatno; davnoto carry it ( —ali go) too far — iti prek meje, preveč si upati, pretiravatifar from it — ravno nasprotno, niti malo nefar gone — v nevarnosti, v visoki stopnjias far as — prav do; v kolikofar and away — brez dvoma, vsekakorIII [fa:]noundaljava; visoka stopnja -
10 midway
[mid'wei]adjective, adverb(in the middle of the distance or time between two points; halfway: the midway point.) na pol poti* * *[mídwei]1.adjective poeticallysrednji;2.adverb verbsredini, na pol poti;3.nounsredina, polovica poti; American osrednja pot na zabavišču -
11 spacing
noun (the amount of distance left between objects, words etc when they are set or laid out.) razmik* * *[spéisiŋ]nounrazmik; interval -
12 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) udariti2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) udariti3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) prižgati; ukresati4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) stavkati5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) naleteti na6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) udariti7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) napraviti vtis8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kovati9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) kreniti10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) spustiti; podreti2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) stavka2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) najdba•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up* * *I [stráik]nounudarec (at proti), zamah, zadetek; udarec, bitje (ure, zvona); economy stavka, štrajk; sport prazen udarec; srečno naključje, sreča (v špekulaciji); military (zračni) napad; American najdba (rud, nafte); ugriz (ribe); geology smer (plasti, slojev), vodoraven sloj; American prevara, bluf; kvalitetasit-down strike — stavka, v kateri delavci nočejo zapustiti prostore, kjer delajoII [stráik]1.transitive verbudariti, dati udarec (komu), zadeti; prizadeti, napasti (o bolezni); biti (uro); odbiti z udarcem, udarjati (na boben); kovati (denar, medalje); igrati (harfo itd.); začeti (pesem, muziko); prekiniti (delo); nautical spustiti (jadro, zastavo); podreti (tabor, šotor); potegniti (črto), prečrtati; izravnati, razati; izgladiti; izkresati (ogenj), prižgati (vžigalico, luč); napolniti; zapičiti zob strupnik v (o kači); zabosti (nož itd.), harpunirati (kita); oddajati (toploto); naleteti na, zadeti ob; udariti v (o streli); napraviti vtis, pretresti, prizadcti (koga), pasti (komu) v oči, spraviti v začudenje, osupiti; pasti (komu) na parnet, (za)zdeti se (komu); menjati, odnesti (kulise); economy zaključiti (račun); nenadoma ali dramatično (kaj) izzvati; American doseči, najti, odkriti; slang prositi ( for za); obsolete božati, (po)gladiti z roko;2.intransitive verbudariti ( against ob, on na, po), udarjati, tolči, nameriti udarec (at proti), razbijati; stavkati; biti se, boriti se ( for za); biti, tolči (srce), udariti (strela); nautical military spustiti belo zastavo, figuratively predati se; kreniti, iti, oditi (to proti); nenadoma začeti prodirati, prebijati se ( through skozi) (svetloba, toplota); padati (on na); širiti roke, plavati; vžgati se (vžigalica); držati se za podlago (školjka); pihati (veter); nasesti (ladja); medicine izbruhniti (epidemija); ugrizniti, prijeti (o ribi); figuratively pasti v oči, biti opozorljiv (nenavaden, čuden); American military biti častniški slugato strike all of a heap figuratively zbegati, presenetiti, osupitito strike a ball out of court sport suniti žogo v outto strike a bargain — skleniti kupčijo; doseči sporazumto strike s.o. blind (deaf, dumb) — z udarcem koga oslepiti (oglušiti, onemiti)to strike s.o. dead figuratively pošteno osupiti kogato strike s.o.'s eye — pasti komu v očito strike s.o. in the face — udariti koga po obrazuto strike s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, biti všeč komuto strike one's flag — spustiti zastavo, figuratively predati seto be struck in a girl slang biti zatreskan v (neko) dekleto strike hands obsolete udariti v roko (v znak sporazuma)how does it strike you? — kako se vam zdi?to strike s.o.'s name in the newspaper — naleteti na ime neke osebe v časopisuto strike oil — naleteti na nafto, figuratively imeti srečo, uspeti; obogatetito strike the sands — nasesti, obtičati na sipinito strike sail — spustiti, zviti jadro; priznati porazto strike a snag slang naleteti na nepričakovano težavoto strike tents — podreti šotore, taborto strike terror into s.o. — navdati koga z grozo (s strahom)to strike a vein — naleteti, odkriti žilo (rude)what struck me was... — kar me je osupilo, je bilo...to strike at the root — posekati korenino, figuratively udariti na najbolj občutljivo mestoto strike work — ustaviti delo, stavkatistrike while the iron is hot — kuj železo, dokler je vročc -
13 relay race
(a race between teams of runners, swimmers etc, in which the members of the team run, swim etc one after another, each covering one part of the total distance to be run, swum etc.) štafetna tekma
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Distance matrices in phylogeny — Distance matrices are used in phylogeny as non parametric distance methods were originally applied to phenetic data using a matrix of pairwise distances. These distances are then reconciled to produce a tree (a phylogram, with informative branch… … Wikipedia
Distance — Dis tance, n. [F. distance, L. distantia.] 1. The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separation in place. [1913 Webster] Every particle attracts … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
distance — [dis′təns] n. [ME distaunce < OFr distance < L distantia < distans, prp. of distare, to stand apart < dis , apart + stare, STAND] 1. the fact or condition of being separated or removed in space or time; remoteness 2. a gap, space, or… … English World dictionary
Distance decay — is a geographical term which describes the effect of distance on cultural or spatial interactions. The distance decay effect states that the interaction between two locales declines as the distance between them increases. Once the distance is… … Wikipedia
between — 1. general. Between is an adverb (houses with spaces between) and a preposition (houses with spaces between them). We are concerned here with between as a preposition. 2. between and among. Many people, and usage guides, cling to the idea… … Modern English usage