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1 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) kup2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) smer; pomen2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) biti gnan; nositi2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) tavati•- drifter- driftwood* * *I [drift]nounnaplavina, prodovina; zamet, kup, metež; tok, smer; vodoravni rov; brod; gonilna moč; namen, težnja; zanos; pomen; prebijalo; viseča ribiška mreža; pašnik; neodločnostto see the drift of s.o.'s remark — videti, kam pes taco molito catch s.o.'s drift — razumeti, kaj ima kdo za bregomgeology glacial drift — morenaII [drift]1.intransitive verbbiti gnan; kopičiti se; ( into) biti potegnjen; razvijati se;2.transitive verbgnati, nositi, nabirati, kopičiti -
2 drift apart
intransitive verb & transitive verbraziti se; razgnati -
3 drift away
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4 anchor
['æŋkə] 1. noun1) (something, usually a heavy piece of metal with points which dig into the sea-bed, used to hold a boat in one position.) sidro2) (something that holds someone or something steady.) (pri)vez2. verb(to hold (a boat etc) steady (with an anchor): They have anchored (the boat) near the shore; He used a stone to anchor his papers.) zasidrati; utrditi- at anchor* * *I [aeŋkə]nounsidro, maček; technical kotva; figuratively pribežališče, rešitev, nadaII [aeŋkə]transitive verb & intransitive verbzasidrati (se) -
5 ice
1. noun1) (frozen water: The pond is covered with ice.) led2) (an ice-cream: chocolate ice-cream. Three ices, please.) sladoled3) ((American) a fruit-flavoured frozen dessert usually made without milk and cream: lemon ice(s).) ledeni desert2. verb(to cover with icing: She iced the cake.) obliti s sladkorjem- icing- icy
- icily
- iciness
- ice age
- ice axe
- iceberg
- ice box
- ice-cream
- ice-cube
- ice rink
- ice-skate
- ice-skating
- ice tray
- ice over/up* * *I [áis]nounled; sladoled; sladkorni obliv; figuratively hlad (obnašanje); American slang diamant, podkupninafiguratively to break the ice — prebiti led, začetiit cuts no ice with me — ne vpliva, ne učinkuje, ne deluje namefiguratively on thin ice — na tenkem ledu, v nevarnostiAmerican slang to put on ice figuratively postaviti na hladnoII [áis]1.transitive verb(o)hladiti, zamrzniti, zamrzovati; obliti s sladkorjem, pokriti z ledom;2.intransitive verbzmrzovati, ledeneti (tudi z up) -
6 war
[wo:] 1. noun((an) armed struggle, especially between nations: Their leader has declared war on Britain; The larger army will win the war; the horrors of war; ( also adjective) He is guilty of war crimes.) vojna; vojen2. verb(to fight: The two countries have been warring constantly for generations.) vojskovati se- warlike- warrior
- war correspondent
- war-cry
- war-dance
- warfare
- warhead
- warhorse
- warlord
- warmonger
- warpaint
- warship
- wartime
- war of nerves* * *I [wɔ:]nounvojna; boj, borba; prepir, razprtija, mržnja, sovraštvo, sovražnost; vojna umetnost, vojništvo; colloquially orožje, vojna oprema, vojna moč, četein the war — v vojni, v vojnem časuthe War — 1. svetovna vojnawar of the elements — naravne katastrofe, hude nevihtewar to the knife — boj na nož, vojna do iztrebljenjathe dogs of war poetically figuratively vojne strahoteperfect (imperfect) war juridically military splošna (omejena) vojnawar baby colloquially nezakonsko vojaško dete (rojeno v času vojne); humorously mornariški kadet, ki je opravljal službo mornariškega častnika v 1. svetovni vojni; American slang vojni proizvod; delnica, katere vrednost se je dvignila v vojniwar bond — vojna obveznica, zadolžnicawar cloud colloquially grožnja vojne, vojna nevarnostwar crime, war criminal — vojni zločin, vojni zločinecwar footing — vojno stanje, vojna pripravljenostwar grave — vojni, vojaški grobwar horse — bojni konj; colloquially star vojščak, veteran (tudi figuratively) war of liberation — osvobodilna vojnawar lord — najvišji poveljnik vojske, vojaški diktator, generalisimWar Office British English vojno ministrstvo (do leta 196ɔ)War of the Nations history 1. svetovna vojnawar paint — barva, s katero si Indijanci prebarvajo obraz in telo pred bojem; figuratively svečana obleka; American colloquially našminkanostcolloquially to be on the war — biti napadalen, biti pasje voljewar song — bojevito petje; bojna pesemhe's been in the wars figuratively pošteno ga je zdelaloto carry the war into the enemy's country — prenesti vojno v sovražnikovo deželo, figuratively preiti v protinapad, tolči sovražnika z njegovim lastnim orožjemto declare war upon s.o. — napovedati vojno komuto drift into war — biti vpleten (potegnjen) v vojno, figuratively priti v spor zto go to war — spustiti se v vojno, začeti vojnoto go to the wars — iti v vojsko, v vojnoto make war — biti v vojni, vojskovati seto wage war — voditi vojno, biti v vojni, vojskovati seII [wɔ:]intransitive verbwarring principles — nasprotujoča si načela; transitive verb obsolete vojskovati se (z); figuratively boriti se z, pobijati
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drift — ► VERB 1) be carried slowly by a current of air or water. 2) walk or move slowly or casually. 3) (of snow, leaves, etc.) be blown into heaps by the wind. ► NOUN 1) a continuous slow movement from one place to another. 2) the general intention or… … English terms dictionary
drift — drift1 [ drıft ] verb intransitive ** 1. ) to be pushed along very slowly by the movement of air or water: The boat started to drift out to sea. Thick smoke from a forest fire drifted across the town. a ) if snow or sand drifts, the wind blows it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drift apart — verb lose personal contact over time The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married • Syn: ↑drift away • Hypernyms: ↑estrange, ↑alienate, ↑alien, ↑disaffect … Useful english dictionary
drift off — verb change from a waking to a sleeping state he always falls asleep during lectures • Syn: ↑fall asleep, ↑dope off, ↑flake out, ↑nod off, ↑drop off, ↑doze off, ↑drowse off … Useful english dictionary
drift´ing|ly — drift «drihft», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to carry along by currents of water or air: »The current was drifting our boat onto the rocks. 2. to heap up; pile up: »The wind is so strong it s drifting the snow. 3. to enlarge or shape (a hole) with a… … Useful english dictionary
drift´-net´ter — drift net «DRIHFT NEHT», intransitive verb, net|ted, net|ting. to fish with a drift net: »Danish and Faroese fishermen drift netting off western Greenland... (London Times). –drift´ net´ter, noun. drift net … Useful english dictionary
drift-net — «DRIHFT NEHT», intransitive verb, net|ted, net|ting. to fish with a drift net: »Danish and Faroese fishermen drift netting off western Greenland... (London Times). –drift´ net´ter, noun. drift net … Useful english dictionary
drift — verb 1》 be carried slowly by a current of air or water. 2》 walk slowly or casually. ↘move aimlessly or involuntarily into a certain situation or condition: Lewis and his father drifted apart. 3》 (chiefly of snow) be blown into heaps by the… … English new terms dictionary
drift away — verb lose personal contact over time The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married • Syn: ↑drift apart • Hypernyms: ↑estrange, ↑alienate, ↑alien, ↑disaffect … Useful english dictionary
drift off — verb a) To fall asleep. He went to sleep, lying there under a wing of his plane, and presently Bland himself drifted off into dreams. b) to lose concentration Syn: nod off … Wiktionary
drift — [[t]drɪ̱ft[/t]] ♦♦♦ drifts, drifting, drifted 1) VERB When something drifts somewhere, it is carried there by the movement of wind or water. [V adv/prep] We proceeded to drift on up the river... [V adv/prep] The climbing balloon drifted silently… … English dictionary