dobra kupčija

1) (something bought cheaply and giving good value for money: This carpet was a real bargain.) dobra kupčija

2) (an agreement made between people: I'll make a bargain with you.) kupčija

- bargain for

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intransitive verb ( about o; with s; for za) barantati, trgovati; prodajati, kupovati; računati na kaj, pričakovati

I didn't bargain for that — tega nisem pričakoval, s tem nisem računal

it was more than I bargained for — tega nisem pričakoval

to bargain away — poceni prodati

(dobra) kupčija, ugodna priložnost; pogodba; razprodaja

a bad bargain — nesreča, huda zadeva

by bargain — po dogovoru

a chance bargain — priložnostni nakup

bargain counter — oddelek z blagom po znižani ceni

I got it a dead bargain — skoraj zastonj sem dobil

to drive a hard bargain — mnogo zahtevati

it's a bargain! — velja!

Dutch bargain — kupčija ali ugovor v enostransko korist

to make the best of a bad bargain — ne obupavati

a good bargain is a pickpocket — poceni blago je slabo

a bargain is a bargain — kar je, je

into the bargain — povrhu

bargain hunter — tisti, ki išče dobro kupčijo

a losing ( —ali hard, bad) bargain — slaba kupčija

to strike ( —ali make, close) a bargain — napraviti kupčijo, pogoditi se, dogovoriti se

to be off one's bargain — rešiti se obveznosti

switch bargain — ovinkarska kupčija

wet bargain — kupčija, ki se konča s popivanjem

1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) posel, kupčija

2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) podjetje

3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) opravilo, delo

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- businesslike

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posel, opravilo, poklic; kupčija; zadeva, delo; dolžnosti; podjetje, tvrdka; archaic zaposlenost; theatre igra, pantomima

to ask for s.o.'s business — vprašati, kaj si kdo želi

to do one's business for s.o. — uničiti koga

the business end — konec (kakršnegakoli) orodja

to go to business — iti na delo, v službo

everybody's business is nobody's business — za vsako delo mora biti nekdo odgovoren

to mean business — resno misliti

man of business — poslovni človek, trgovec

one's man of business — pravni svetovalec koga

to go into business — postati trgovec

mind your own business — ne vtikaj se v zadeve drugih

that's no business of yours — to ti ni nič mar

a roaring business — sijajna kupčija

to send s.o. about his ( —ali her) business — na kratko koga odsloviti

to settle down ( —ali get) to business — resno se lotiti dela

I am sick of the whole business — sit sem tega

to speak to the business — stvarno govoriti

a good stroke of business — dobra kupčija

to attend to one's own business — ne se vtikati v zadeve drugih

to have no business to do s.th. — ne imeti pravice kaj storiti

to make business of doing s.th. — veliko o čem govoriti

to retire from business — opustiti posel

see busyness

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kupiti; podkupiti; figuratively drago plačati

to buy over s.o.'s head — (po)nuditi višjo ceno

to buy a pig in a poke — kupiti mačka v vreči

colloquially to buy a white horse — razmetavati denar

I will not buy that — s tem se ne strinjam; tega ne dovolim

to buy and sell — trgovati

American dobra kupčija

1) (a cut with scissors: With a snip of her scissors she cut a hole in the cloth.) urez

2) (a small piece cut off: The floor was covered in snips of paper.) odrezek

3) (a bargain: It's a snip at $3!) dobra kupčija

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- snippet

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rezljanje, striženje s škarjami; odrezek, izrezek, odstrižek, izstrižek; colloquially krojač; slang (konjske dirke) zanesljiva informacija; plural škarje za rezanje pločevine;

transitive verb & intransitive verb

striči, rezljati, rezati s škarjami; izrezati kaj ( out of iz); slang krasti, zmakniti

to snip off — odrezati, odstriči ( the ends — konce, kraje)

1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) udarec

2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) udarec

3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) udarec

4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) poteza

5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) zamah

6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) zamah

7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) trud

8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) napad

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- at a stroke

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udarec (s šibo, z bičem), sunek; močan zamah (pri plavanju, z veslom, s krilom); bitje (ure); utrip (žile); poteza (s peresom, čopičem itd.), figuratively poteza; medicine napad, šok, kap, poškodba; veslač, ki daje takt za veslanje; takt; mathematics vektor; electrical razelektritev; stil, manira; (redko) značilna poteza, znak; božanje, ljubkovanje, glajenje (z roko)

at a stroke, at one stroke — z enim udarcem, zamahom

on the stroke — točno

a stroke of business — dobra kupčija, dober posel

a stroke of apoplexy (paralysis) medicine kap

stroke of fate — udarec usode

a stroke of genius — genialna poteza, izvirna idejaa

stroke of lightning — tresk

a stroke of luck — srečen slučaj, (nepričakovana) sreča

a stroke of piston mechanics pot bata od začetnega položaja do konca valja in spet nazaj

stroke of state — (redko) državni prevrat

a stroke of wings — zamah s krili

stroke of wit — duhovita opazka, duhovitost

the breast stroke — prsno plavanje

a clever stroke — spretna, vešča poteza

crawl stroke — stil kravl (plavanja)

down-stroke — poteza (s peresom) navzdol

a few strokes of brush — nekaj (par) potez s čopičem

finishing stroke — milostni, smrtonosni udarec

finishing strokes — zadnje poteze, dovrševanje

a four-stroke motor — štiritakten motor

hair-stroke — tanka črtica navzgor (pri pisanju)

a stroke of liglttning — udar strele, strela

a master-stroke of diplomacy — mojstrska diplomatska poteza

masterly stroke — mojstrska poteza

sun-stroke medicine sončarica

up-stroke — poteza (s peresom) navzgor

it is on the stroke of ten — vsak čas bo ura bila deset

she came on the stroke — prišla je (kot ura) točno

he never does a stroke of work — on se nikoli ne dotakne dela

to have a stroke medicine biti zadet od kapi

to keep stroke — držati takt (pri veslanju)

to pull a strong (a quick) stroke — hitro plavati

to put (to add) the finishing stroke (s) to s.th. — dokončati kaj

to row stroke — z veslanjem dajati takt ostalim veslačem

to row a long stroke — veslati z dolgimi vesljaji

to set the stroke — dajati takt pri veslanju

sport dajati takt (pri veslanju); označiti s črto, prečrtati; biti (o uri); (po)molsti (kravo); (po)gladiti (z roko), (po)božati (lase, žival, gube); ljubkovati; intransitive verb veslati, dajati tempo veslačem

to stroke a boat (a race, a crew) — veslati in dajati takt veslanja v čolnu (pri tekmovanju, moštvu)

the crew was stroking at 32 — moštvo je veslalo z 32 udarci (vesljaji) na minuto

to stroke a cat's back — pogladiti mačko po hrbtu

he stroked his hair — pogladil se je po laseh

to stroke s.o. (s.o.'s hair) the wrong way — (raz)dražiti, (raz)jeziti koga

to stroke s.o. down — pomiriti koga, omehčati, pridobiti koga z laskanjem

obsolete preterite & past participle od to strike

1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) ujeti; pritegniti

2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) ujeti

3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) presenetiti

4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) zboleti za

5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) ujeti (se)

6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) udariti

7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) ujeti

8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) vneti se

1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) prijem

2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) kljuka

3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) ulov

4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) past

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- catching

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ujeti, zgrabiti, uloviti; zasačiti; dohiteti; očarati; (at, in pri) presenetiti; zamrzniti;

prijemati, zgrabiti; zatakniti se; vneti se (ogenj)

to catch s.o. bending — zasačiti koga

to catch s.o. a blow — udariti koga

to catch one's breath — zadrževati dih

to catch one's foot — spotakniti se

to catch (a) cold — prehladiti se

to catch a crab — pregloboko z vesli udariti

to catch fire — vžgati se

to catch a glimpse of s.o. — bežno koga zagledati

to catch the idea ( —ali point) — razumeti, doumeti, zapopasti misel

to catch hold of s.th. — polastiti se česa, prijeti kaj

to catch it — biti kaznovan

catch me! — nikakor ne! še na misel mi ne pride

to catch s.o. napping — zasačiti koga, ko ne opravlja svojega dela

to catch the Speaker's eye — dobiti besedo (v parlamentu)

to catch a Tartar — izkupiti jo

slang you will catch it! — ti bom že pokazal!

plen, lov, ulov; prijem; ukana, trik, past; ugodna ženitev; zavora, kljuka, zaponka; music skladba za tri ali več glasov, kanon; zastoj; figuratively težava

the catch of a door — kljuka

catch crop — vmesni pridelek

no catch — slaba kupčija

that's the catch — za to gre

slang a great catch — dober lov

a splendid catch — dobra partija (zakon)