dvigniti prah

1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) dvigniti

2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) povišati

3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) rediti

4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) vzgojiti

5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) postaviti (vprašanje)

6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) zbrati

7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) povzročiti

8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) dvigniti

9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) postaviti

10) (to give (a shout etc).) zvišati (glas itd.)

11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) vzpostaviti zvezo (z)

- raise someone's hopes

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povišanje; povišanje plače (mezde); vložki (pri pokerju), licitiranje (pri bridžu); vzpetina, višina

raise in wages — povišanje mezd, plač

dvigniti, pokonci postaviti; povišati, zvišati, povečati, izboljšati (plačo, slavo itd.); zgraditi; osnovati, ustanoviti; povzročiti (prepir ipd.), začeti; rediti, gojiti, vzgajati, vzrediti; sejati (žito), saditi, obdelovati (povrtnine); novačiti, zbrati vojsko; zbudit, razvneti za, podpihovati, dvigniti ( against proti); podreti (tabor), kreniti; opustiti, ukiniti blokado, obleganje; klicati (duhove); širiti (vonj); vzeti (posojilo); inkasirati, izterjati (denar, davek); nautical zagledati, opaziti (kopno, zemljo)

with a raised voice — glasno, z jeznim glasom

to raise an army — zbrati vojsko

to raise a building by a storey — dvigniti poslopje za eno nadstropje

this bread is not raised enough — ta kruh ni dovolj vzhajan

to raise Cain (the devil, hell, the mischief) — strašanski hrup (trušč, kraval) dvigniti

to raise cattle — rediti živino

he raised claims to the inheritance — vložil je zahtevo po dediščini

to raise coal from the mine — kopati premog iz rudnika

to raise from the dead — obuditi od mrtvih

to raise dough — pustiti testo vzhajati

to raise a dust (hell) figuratively dvigniti prah

to raise one's eyebrows — predrzno (domišljavo, užaljeno) pogledati, namrščiti obrvi

to raise one's eyes — dvigniti oči (pogled)

to raise s.o.'s fame — povečati slavo kake osebe

to raise funds — zbirati denar, prispevke

to raise one's glass to a guest — napiti, nazdraviti gostu

to raise one's hand — dvigniti roko (na koga), udariti (koga)

to raise one's hat to s.o. — odkriti se komu

his joke raised a laugh — njegova šala je povzročila smeh

to raise a ladder — postaviti lestev

to raise a loan — razpisati, vzeti posojilo

to raise a mine nautical dvigniti mino

to raise money — pobirati, zbirati denar

to raise a monument — postaviti spomenik

to raise to the second power mathematics dvigniti na drugo potenco

to raise prices — dvigniti cene

to raise the roof slang dvigniti do neba segajoč hrup, strašansko razsajati

this remark raised my smile — ta opazka mi je izvabila nasmešek

to raise ship (land) nautical priti na vidik ladje (zemlje)

to raise a spirit — klicati duha

to raise a siege — opustiti obleganje

to raise s.o. out of his sleep — zbuditi koga iz spanja

to raise a stink — napraviti škandal

to raise to the throne — postaviti na prestol

to raise one's voice against — dvigniti svoj glas, protestirati proti

to raise the wind figuratively priskrbeti si nujno potrebni denar (sredstva)

wine raised his spirits — vino ga je ojunačilo

to raise up transitive verb ustvariti, napraviti, poklicati v živijenje, zbuditi

1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) veter

2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) sapa

3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) vetrovi

- windy

1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) naviti

2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) naviti

3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) viti se

4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) naviti

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- winder

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veter; vihar, vihra; vetrna tromba; aeronautics smer vetra; zrak; vonj, duh, voh; medicine vetrovi, napenjanje, plini; dih, dihanje; (trebušna) prepona; plural strani neba; (umetni) zračni tlak; music singular construction pihala, figuratively prazne besede, čenče

between wind and water figuratively na občutljivem mestu

from the four winds — z vseh strani neba, od vsepovsod

in(to) the wind's eye, into the teeth of the wind — proti vetru

by the wind nautical s spodnjim vetrom (veter z boka proti ladijskemu kljunu)

off the wind — s polovičnim vetrom (med bočnim in krmilnim)

to the four winds — na vse (štiri) vetrove

like the wind — kot veter, kot strelica, hitro

capful of wind — vetrič, sapica od časa do časa

a fair (contrary) wind — ugoden (neugoden) veter

puffed up with wind figuratively napihnjen, nadut, domišljav

slant of wind nautical sunek ugodnega vetra

sound in wind and limb — v odlični telesni kondiciji

to be in the wind figuratively biti v zraku

there is s.th. in the wind figuratively nekaj je v zraku

all his promises are but wind — vse njegove obijube so le prazne besede

it is an ill wind that blows nobody good — v vsaki nesreči je tudi kaj dobrega

to break wind medicine spuščati vetrove

to catch wind of s.th. — zavohati kaj

to cast ( —ali to fling —ali to throw) to the wind — na vse vetrove vreči, figuratively zapravljati, ne se zmeniti za

to come from the four winds — priti z vseh strani sveta

to find out how the wind blows ( —ali lies) — ugotoviti, kako veter piha (tudi figuratively)

to get (the) wind of s.th. — zavohati, zasumiti, priti na sled, zvedeti, slišati kaj

the affair got ( —ali took) wind — stvar se je razvedela

to get the wind up — prestrašiti se, imeti tremo; pobesneti

to have lost one's wind — biti ob sapo

to have one's wind taken — biti paraliziran zaradi udarca v trebušno prepono (pri boksanju)

to hit in the wind figuratively zadati udarec v želodec

to put the wind up s.o. — prestrašiti koga, pognati komu strah v kosti

to raise the wind slang figuratively dobiti potrebni denar; dvigniti prah

the wind rises — veter nastane, se dvigne

to lose one's wind — priti ob sapo

to recover one's wind — zopet k sapi priti

to go to the winds figuratively propasti

he preaches to the winds — govori v veter (zaman, stenam)

to sail before the wind — pluti, jadrati z vetrom v hrbtu

to sail close to the wind figuratively delati nekaj, kar je komaj še pošteno; mejiti na nezakonitost; figuratively skrajno varčno gospodariti

to pump wind into the tire — napolniti pnevmatiko z zrakom

to sail with every shift of wind — jadrati, kakor veter potegne, figuratively obračati svoj plašč po vetru

to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind — sejati veter in žeti vihar

to speak to the winds — govoriti v veter, zaman (stenam) govoriti

to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively prehiteti koga s čim, kar je on hotel napraviti, ter ga s tem oškodovati; premagati koga z njegovim lastnim orožjem

to be troubled with wind medicine imeti vetrove

to whistle down the wind figuratively zaman kaj želeti

izpostaviti vetru, (pre)zračiti; hunting z vohanjem odkriti sled, (za)vohati; zasopiti (konja); izčrpati, ob sapo spraviti; pustiti konju, da se oddahne

they were winded by the run — tek jih je izčrpal

they stopped to wind their horses — ustavili so se, da bi konji prišli do sape

he was fairly winded on reaching the top — bil je precéj zasopel, ko je prišel na vrh

obrat, vrtljaj, obračanje; zavoj, vijuga, ovinek (ceste itd.); upognjenost (v lesu); navitje (ure); napetje (strune, vzmeti); technical vitel

(preterite & past participle wound — ali winded) pihati (v rog, trobento), dajati znake, signale (z rogom, s trobento)

viti se, ( a road cesta) vijugati se; ovi(ja)ti se, omotavati se; obračati se, vrteti se; splaziti se ( into v); zvi(ja)ti se, skriviti se (les);

oviti, zaviti, omotati; sukati, naviti, namota(va)ti ( on a reel na motek, na tuljavo); (za)vrteti (film) (po snemanju); dvigniti (z vitlom)

to wind a blanket round o.s. — zaviti se v odejo

to wind s.o. in one's arms — objeti koga

to wind s.o. round one's littie finger figuratively oviti koga okoli (svojega) mezinca

the serpent winds itself round its victim — kača se ovije okoli svoje žrtve

to wind a peg top — oviti vrvco okrog vrtavke

to wind (up) a watch — naviti uro

to wind o.s. ( —ali one's way) into s.o.'s affection — pridobiti si naklonjenost kake osebe

to wind a ship out of the harbour — odvleči ladjo iz pristanišča

1) (to hit or strike out with the foot: The child kicked his brother; He kicked the ball into the next garden; He kicked at the locked door; He kicked open the gate.) brcniti

2) ((of a gun) to jerk or spring back violently when fired.) nazaj udariti

1) (a blow with the foot: The boy gave him a kick on the ankle; He was injured by a kick from a horse.)

2) (the springing back of a gun after it has been fired.)

3) (a pleasant thrill: She gets a kick out of making people happy.)

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- kick about/around

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brca

sport strel (nogomet), American spurt; udarec, sunek, sunkovita vožnja; sunek, udarec nazaj (strelno orožje); udarna moč, odporna sila, elan, energija; American slang opojnost alkoholne pijače; dražljaj, mik; American ugovor, očitek, pritožba; British English slang kovanec za 6 penijev; British English najnovejša moda; American to get a kick out of — uživati v čem

slang to get the kick — biti vržen iz službe

for kicks — le za šalo

that cocktail has got a kick — ta koktajl ima nekaj v sebi

he's got a kick — pijan je

to give a kick to — pognati kaj v tek

to have no kick left — biti na koncu svojih moči

to have the kick on one's side — imeti srečo

let's have one more kick! — poskusimo še enkrat!

more kicks than halfpence — več graje kot hvale

sport free kick — prosti strel (nogomet)

brcati, ritati; colloquially braniti se, upirati se (at, against); godrnjati, ugovarjati, pritoževati se ( about); odskočiti, nazaj udariti (puška); visoko leteti (žoga); American slang umreti;

brcniti; streljati (na gol); nazaj udariti, poriniti; pognati, priganjati

to be kicked out of a job — biti vržen iz službe

to kick the beam — biti malo pomemben

to make s.o. kick the beam — izpodriniti koga

to kick back — vrniti milo za drago

American slang plačati podkupnino; slang to kick the bucket — umreti

slang to kick to it — umreti

to kick s.o. downstairs — koga ven vreči, vreči koga po stopnicah

to kick s.o. upstairs — odpustiti koga iz službe in dati v zameno časten naslov

to kick down the ladder — pozabiti na ljudi, ki so ti pomagali naprej

to kick up dust — dvigniti prah

to kick one's heels — nestrpno čakati, zapravljati čas z brezplodnim čakanjem

to kick against the pricks — zaman se upirati

to kick riot ( —ali noise, row) — razburkati duhove

to kick over the traces — iz ojnic skakati

to kick the wind ( —ali clouds) — biti obešen

vdolbina na dnu steklenice

1) (an excited confusion: a whirl of activity; My head's in a whirl - I can't believe it's all happening!) vrtinec

2) (a rapid turn.) hiter obrat

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- whirlpool

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vrtinec; vrtenje, vrtinčenje; figuratively zmešnjava, zmeda; razburjenje; vrtoglavica

a whirl of passion — vrtinec strasti

to be in a whirl figuratively izgubiti glavo

to give s.th. a whirl American colloquially preskusiti kaj

her thoughts were in a whirl — v glavi so se ji vrtinčile misli ena za drugo

vrteti, obračati; vrteti v krogu; nositi, odnesti v vrtincu; obsolete zagnati

to whirl up dust — dvigniti prah;

vrteti se (v krogu), hitro se obračati; drveti, hiteti, hitro se premikati, divjati, vrteti se v plesu; imeti vrtoglavico; vrtinčiti se (misli)

my head whirls — vrti se mi v glavi

to whirl away — odhiteti, odbrzeti

1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) položiti, odložiti, predložiti

2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) položiti

3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) pripraviti

4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) poleči

5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) razpršiti

6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) (z)nesti

7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) staviti

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- layer

- layabout

1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laičen

2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) navaden

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- layman

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položiti, polagati, odložiti, odlagati, postaviti; (z)nesti jajca, pripraviti (kurjavo, mizo) prekriti podložiti obložiti ( with, tla itd. s čim); nanesti (barvo); predložiti, vložiti (npr. zahtevo, before pri); pripisati, pripisovati (to komu); zasnovati (načrt); poleči (žito); pomiriti, umiriti, ublažiti (veter, valove); military nameriti (top); splesti (vrv); naložiti (kazen), na.ložiti jih komu; zastaviti (čast, glavo); vulgar spolno občevati;

valiti (jajca); staviti

to lay one's accounts with — računati s kom ali čim

to lay an accusation against — obtožiti, vložiti tožbo

to lay an ambush ( —ali snare, trap) — pripraviti zasedo

to lay bare — razgaliti, odkriti

to lay bricks — polagati opeko

to lay blame on — zvaliti krivdo na koga

to lay blows ( —ali stick, it) — on naložiti jih komu

to lay one's bones — položiti svoje kosti, pokopati

to lay claim to — postaviti svojo zahtevo; zahtevati kaj zase

to lay a coat of paint — premazati z barvo

to lay the cloth ( —ali the table) — pogrniti, pripraviti mizo

to lay s.th. to s.o.'s charge ( —ali at s.o.'s door) — zvaliti krivdo na koga

to lay the damages at — zahtevati od koga povračilo za škodo

to lay the dust — poškropiti, da se poleže prah

to lay eyes on — zagledati, opaziti

to lay field to field — povečati posest z nakupom mejnih njiv

to lay fault to s.o. — pripisati komu krivdo

to lay the fire — podkuriti peč

to lay one's finger on — s prstom kaj pokazati, najti

to lay a finger on — položiti roko na koga, tepsti

to lay for — zalezovati, čakati v zasedi

to lay hands on — dobiti v roke, polastiti se, dvigniti roko na koga

to lay hands on o.s. — napraviti samomor

to lay (fast) by the heels — zapreti v ječo

to lay hold on ( —ali of) — zgrabiti, prijeti; figuratively ujeti se za kaj

to lay one's hopes on — veliko pričakovati od, staviti upe na

to lay heads together — stikati glave, posvetovati se

to lay s.th. to heart — gnati si kaj k srau, položiti na srce

to lay a ghost — pregnati duha

to lay an information — against prijaviti koga

to lay low ( —ali in the dust) — podreti, pobiti na tla; figuratively ponižati

to lay lunch — pripraviti mizo za kosilo

to lay open — odkriti, razodeti

to lay o.s. open — izpostaviti se

to lay s.th. on the shelf — odložiti kakšno delo

to lay to sleep ( —ali rest) — položiti k počitku figuratively pokopati

to lay (great, little) store upon — pripisovati (veliko, majhno) važnost čemu

to lay siege — to oblegati

to lay stress ( —ali weight, emphasis) on — dati poseben povdarek čemu

to lay one's shirt on — vse zastaviti

the scene is laid in Paris — odigrava se v Parizu

to lay troops (on) — nastaniti čete (pri)

to lay s.o. under an obligation — naložiti komu nalogo

to lay s.o. under necessity — prisiliti koga

to lay s.o. under contribution — pripraviti koga, da kaj prispeva

to lay a wager — staviti

to lay waste — opustošiti

to lay wait for — čakati koga v zasedi

to lay the whip to s.o.'s back — (pre)bičati koga

the wind is laid — veter se je umiril

od lie4

(zemljepisna) lega, položaj; smer, usmerjenost; delitev ribiškega ulova; slang delo, poklic; American delež pri dobičku, zaslužek, cena, nakupni pogoji

the lay of the land — topografska lega; figuratively situacija, položaj

at a good lay — po primerni ceni

posveten, laičen

lay brother — frater

lay judge — prisednik

lay clerk — cerkveni pevec, župnijski pisar

lay lord — član angl. Zgornjega dorna, ki se ne bavi z zakonodajo

poetically pesem, napev, balada