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1 ditch
[di ] 1. noun(a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc: He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch.) jarek2. verb(to get rid of: The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.) znebiti se* * *I [dič]nounjarek, rov, okop; colloquially Rokavski preliv, Severno morje, Atlantski oceanto be in the last ditch — biti v težkem položaju, v neprilikahII [dič]intransitive verb & transitive verbkopati jarek, obdati z jarkom; zaleteti se v jarek; iztiriti; slang zapustiti, znebiti se koga; slang prisilno pristati (letalo) -
2 ditch-water
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3 last-ditch
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4 draining-ditch
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5 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) izsušiti2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) odtekati3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) (od)cediti (se)4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) izprazniti5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) izčrpati2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) odvodni kanal2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) sod brez dna•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain* * *I [drein]1.transitive verb(off, away) (iz)sušiti, izčrpati, odvajati vodo, drenirati, kanalizirati; figuratively izmozgati, izčrpati;2.intransitive verb(off, away) odtekati; ( into) kapljati; izlivati se; figuratively krvavetito drain dry, to drain to the dregs — popiti do dnaII [drein]nounosuševalni jarek, odvodni kanalmedicine drenažna cevka; odvajanje, drenaža; figuratively napor, izčrpavanje; colloquially požirek, napitek; slang to go down the drain — propadati -
6 die
I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) umreti2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) pojemati, izginjati3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) hrepeneti•- diehard- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) matricaIII see dice* * *I [dai]intransitive verb (of od, zaradi) umreti, izdihniti, poginiti; ugasniti, ugašati; umiriti se; (o)veneti; colloquially hrepenetito die game — hrabro umreti; ostati zvestto be dying for s.th. — hrepeneti po čemII [dai]nounmatrica, vreziloIIIplural dice [dai, dais]noun igralna kockathe die is cast — kocka je padla, nazaj ni potias straight as a die — čisto raven; velik poštenjakupon the die — na kocki, v nevarnostito risk all on a turn ( —ali the throw) of a die — vse staviti, vse prepustiti naključjuthe dice are loaded against him — nima sreče, usoda mu ni naklonjena -
7 division
[di'viʒən]1) ((an) act of dividing.) delitev2) (something that separates; a dividing line: a ditch marks the division between their two fields.) ločitev3) (a part or section (of an army etc): He belongs to B division of the local police force.) oddelek4) ((a) separation of thought; disagreement.) nesoglasje5) (the finding of how many times one number is contained in another.) deljenje* * *[divížən]noundelitev, ločitevmathematics deljenje; del; military divizija; oddelek; razpor, razkol, nesloga, razprtija; parliament glasovanje; razred; parliament division bell — zvonec, ki poziva h glasovanjuparliament upon a division — po glasovanju -
8 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) pretepati se2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) upirati se3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) prepirati se2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) spopad2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) boj3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) bojevitost4) (a boxing-match.) dvoboj•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight* * *I [fait]nounboj, borba, bitka, spopad, dvoboj, mečevanje; prepir, pretep; tekma; bojevitostcolloquially a dog fight — borba v zrakuto show fight — pokazati pripravljenost za boj, pokazati zobesham fight — manever, navidezna bitkahand-to-hand fight — pretep, boj na nožII [fait]transitive verb & transitive verb(against, about, for, with, on behalf of) boriti, vojskovati se; odbijati; braniti (se); priboriti si; premagati; pestiti se, boksati; prepirati sethat cock won't fight — to ne bo držalo; tukaj nekaj ni v reduto fight with one's gloves off — ne izbirati sredstev za boj, ne prijemati koga z rokavicamito fight a lone hand — boriti se sam, brez pomočito fight shy of s.o. — izogibati se koga -
9 hedge
[he‹] 1. noun(a line of bushes etc planted so closely together that their branches form a solid mass, grown round the edges of gardens, fields etc.) živa meja2. verb1) (to avoid giving a clear answer to a question.) izmikati se2) ((with in or off) to enclose (an area of land) with a hedge.) ograditi z živo mejo•- hedgehog- hedgerow* * *I [hedž]adjectivemanjvreden, zakoten; zloglasen, prostaškiII [hedž]nounživa meja, živica, seč; figuratively zapreka, pregraja; economy zavarovanje proti izgubi (z drugim kritjem)quickset hedge — živa meja (iz dreves, grmovja)figuratively stone hedge — zid, pregrajait doesn't grow on every hedge — ne raste na vsakem grmu, se redko najdeto sit on the hedge — ne izreči se, biti pol ptič pol mišIII [hedž]1.transitive verbograditi z živo mejo, zagraditi (in, off; about); zapreti, obdati ( off); utesniti, ovirati (in, up); spraviti v zadrego (in); economy zavarovati, kriti, zavarovati se pred izgubo;2.intransitive verbizmikati se, izvijati se, previdno se izražatieconomy zavarovati se, kriti se, skleniti zavarovalno kupčijo; napraviti živo mejo; economy hedgeed in by clauses — klavzuliran -
10 moat
[məut](a deep ditch, dug round a castle etc, usually filled with water.) trdnjavski jarek* * *[mout]1.nountrdnjavski jarek;2.transitive verbobdati z jarkom -
11 stride
1. past tense strode [stroud]: past participle stridden ['stridn] - verb(to walk with long steps: He strode along the path; He strode off in anger.) koračiti2. noun(a long step: He walked with long strides.) dolg korak- take in one's stride* * *I [stráid]noundolg korak, korak(anje), hoja; korak kot dolžinska mera; sport raznožka; figuratively zamah, polet, napredekto make great strides figuratively hitro napredovatito take in one's stride — brez truda premagati težavo, (o konju) z lahkoto preskočiti zaprekoII [stráid]transitive verbdelati dolge korake, narediti dolg korak, korakati z velikimi koraki, stopiti, prekoračiti (across, over kaj); obsolete zajahati, kobaliti (across s.th. kaj); transitive verb prestopiti, prekoračiti z dolgim korakom; zajahati (konja); okobaliti (kaj)to stride over — stopiti čez, prekoračiti -
12 trench
[tren ](a long narrow ditch dug in the ground, especially as a protection for soldiers against gunfire: The soldiers returned to the trenches.) jarek* * *I [trenč]nounzaseka, globok jarek (za namakanje); military strelski jarek, rov, okopto mount tite trenches — zasesti strelske jarke, poiskati zavetje v rovihII [trenč]transitive verbrazrezati, rezati na kose; agronomy kopati, prekopati, globoko preorati, rigolati; (raz)brazdati z brazdami, z jarki; military obdati ali utrditi s strelskimi jarki; intransitive verb (iz)kopati jarke; military (iz)kopati rove, ukopati se; figuratively mejiti, približevati se; posegati vto trench upon s.o.'s rights — posegati v pravice kake osebe
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