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21 cause
[ko:z] 1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) vzrok2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) povod3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) cilj; v imenu (miru)2. verb(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) povzročiti; pripeljati do česa* * *I [kɔ:z]transitive verbpovzročiti, sprožiti, pripraviti koga do česaII [kɔ:z]noun(of) vzrok; ( for) povod, razlog; zadeva, stvar; načelo, ideal; pravda, tožbain the cause of — v imenu, zaradito make common cause with — strinjati se, delati v prid iste stvariFirst cause, Cause of causes — stvarnikfinal cause — končni cilj, namento plead s.o.'s cause — zastopati zadevo koga -
22 deterrent
[-'te-, ]( American[) -'tə:-]noun, adjective ((something) that deters: The possession of nuclear weapons by nations is thought to be a deterrent against nuclear war itself; a deterrent effect.) odvračilo; odvračilen* * *[ditérənt]1.adjective ( deterrently adverb)svarilen, oplašilen, zastraševalen;2.nounsvarilo, plašilo -
23 drug
1. noun1) (any substance used in medicine: She has been prescribed a new drug for her stomach-pains.) zdravilo2) (a substance, sometimes one used in medicine, taken by some people to achieve a certain effect, eg great happiness or excitement: I think she takes drugs; He behaves as though he is on drugs.) mamilo2. verb(to make to lose consciousness by giving a drug: She drugged him and tied him up.) omamiti- druggist- drug-addict
- drugstore* * *I [drʌg]noundroga, zdravilo, strup, mamilo, surovina za zdravila; blago, ki ne gre v denara drug in the market — blago, ki ne gre v denar, po katerem ni povpraševanjaII [drʌg]transitive verb & intransitive verbpripravljati zdravila ali mamila; dajati ali jemati, zauživati mamila; omamiti, omamljati (se) -
24 ecology
[i'kolə‹i]((the study of) living things considered in relation to their environment: Pollution has a disastrous effect on the ecology of a region.) ekologija- ecological
- ecologically* * *[ikɔlədži]nounekologija -
25 green
[ɡri:n] 1. adjective1) (of the colour of growing grass or the leaves of most plants: a green hat.) zelen2) (not ripe: green bananas.) zelen3) (without experience: Only someone as green as you would believe a story like that.) zelen4) (looking as if one is about to be sick; very pale: He was green with envy (= very jealous).) zelen2. noun1) (the colour of grass or the leaves of plants: the green of the trees in summer.) zelena barva2) (something (eg paint) green in colour: I've used up all my green.) zelena barva3) (an area of grass: a village green.) zelenica4) (an area of grass on a golf course with a small hole in the centre.) travnati del igrišča za golf5) (concerned with the protection of the environment: green issues; a green political party.)•- greenish- greens
- greenfly
- greengage
- greengrocer
- greenhouse
- greenhouse effect
- the green light* * *I [gri:n]adjectivezelen; svež, mlad, nov; nezrel, neizkušen; bledfiguratively nevoščljiv, ljubosumen; botany green agaric — sivkagreen hand — novinec, zelenecgreen light — zelena luč; figuratively prosta pot; uradna odobritevgreen eye — zavist, ljubosumnostII [gri:n]nounzelena barva, zelenilo; mladost, svežina, neizkušenost; igrišče (na trati); plural sveža zelenjavaIII [gri:n]1.intransitive verbzeleneti, pozeleneti;2.transitive verb(po)zeleniti; slang prevarati, za nos potegniti, preslepiti, prekaniti -
26 heat
[hi:t] 1. noun1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) toplota2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.) vročina3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) vročina4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) jeza5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) krog2. verb((sometimes with up) to make or become hot or warm: We'll heat (up) the soup; The day heats up quickly once the sun has risen.) segreti (se)- heated- heatedly
- heatedness
- heater
- heating
- heat wave
- in/on heat See also:- hot* * *I [hi:t]nounvročina, toplina, toplota; žar, gorečnost, strast; silovitost; jeza, razjarjenost; višek napetosti; spolni nagon, spolna razdraženost živalskih samicsport posamezen tek, krog; plural tekmovanje v teku; American slang pritisk, nasilje; juridically in the heat of passion — v afektuat one heat — na en mah, v enem tekua bitch in heat — psica, ki se gonisport a dead heat — neodločen izid tekasport the final heat — finalni tekAmerican slang to turn on heat — ostro poseči vmesAmerican slang to turn the heat on s.o. — pritisniti na kogaAmerican slang the heat is on — ostro je, nevarno jeAmerican slang the heat is off — pomirilo se je, ni več nevarnostiII [hi:t]1.transitive verbsegreti, segrevati, pogreti (up, with, by); razvneti, razburiti;2.intransitive verbsegreti se, pogreti se, vneti se, razburiti se -
27 impact
['impækt]1) ((the force of) one object etc hitting against another: The bomb exploded on impact.) trčenje2) (a strong effect or impression: The film had quite an impact on television viewers.) močan vtis* * *I [ímpækt]nountrčenje, zadetje, udarec; military odboj (krogle); vtis, vpliv (on na)technical impact plate — nakovalo, nabijalna ploščaII [impaekt]transitive verbstisniti, zagozditi; trčitimedicine zadrgniti; medicine impact fracture — zadrgnjena kila -
28 impression
[-ʃən]1) (the idea or effect produced in someone's mind by a person, experience etc: The film made a great impression on me.) vtis2) (a vague idea: I have the impression that he's not pleased.) vtis3) (the mark left by an object on another object: The dog left an impression of its paws in the wet cement.) odtis4) (a single printing of a book etc.) natis* * *[impréšən]nounvtiskovanje, vtisk, žig; vtis, dojem, občutek; učinek, vpliv (on na); printing odtis, natis, tiskanje, naklada; painting grundiranje, obarvanje z osnovno barvotechnical impression cylinder — tiskalni valj -
29 influence
['influəns] 1. noun1) (the power to affect people, actions or events: He used his influence to get her the job; He should not have driven the car while under the influence of alcohol.) vpliv2) (a person or thing that has this power: She is a bad influence on him.) vpliv2. verb(to have an effect on: The weather seems to influence her moods.) vplivati- influentially* * *I [ínfluəns]nounvpliv (on, upon, over na, with pri); moč, ugled; vplivna osebnostphysics elektrostatična indukcija; juridically undue influence — nedovoljeno vplivanjepolitics sphere of influence — interesna sferato be under the influence of s.o. — biti pod vplivom kogaII [ínfluəns]transitive verbvplivati, imeti vpliv; pripraviti koga do česa (for s.th.) -
30 medium
['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) medij, posrednik2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) mediji3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) medij4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) gojišče2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) srednji* * *I [mí:diəm]adjectivesrednji, povprečenprinting medium faced — polmasteneconomy medium-priced — povprečne cenetechnical medium cars — avtomobili srednjega razredaelectrical medium wave — srednji valII [mí:diəm]noun(plural media, mediums) sredina, srednja pot; biology physics chemistry srednik, medij; medicine gojišče; reklamno sredstvo (radio, TV itd.); sredstvo, pripomoček, posrednikby ( —ali through) the medium of — s pomočjo, s posredovanjemeconomy medium of exchange — valuta, denar -
31 potion
['pəuʃən](a drink containing eg medicine or poison, or having a magic effect: a love-potion.) napoj* * *[póušən]noun(zdravilni, čarobni, zastrupljevalni) napoj -
32 side
1. noun1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) stran2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) ploskev3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) stran4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) stran5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) bok6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) del7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) pobočje8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) stališče9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) stran2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) stranski- - side- - sided
- sidelong
- sideways
- sideburns
- side effect
- sidelight
- sideline
- sidelines
- side road
- sidestep
- side-street
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- from all sides
- on all sides
- side by side
- side with
- take sides* * *I [sáid]1.nounstran; bok; rob (poti, mize itd.); stran (pisma); ploskev, prostrana površina; figuratively stališče, vidik; obronek; obala; področje, kraj; smer; oddelek (šole); sport moštvo; slang prevzetnost, ošabnost, širokoustenje; (biljard) obračanje, vrtenje krogle zaradi udarca od straniside by side — z ramo ob rami, vštric, vzporednoby the side of — vzdolž, oboff side — oddaljenejša stran, desna stran; sport (nogomet) ofsajdon all sides, on every side — na vseh straneh, vsepovsodsunny side, bright side — sončna stran, svetla stran (tudi figuratively)on the wrong side of the door figuratively izključen iz (česa)on the wrong side of the blanket figuratively nezakonski (otrok)to balance on both sides figuratively nihati (kolebati) med dvema stvaremahe is on our side — on je na naši strani, z namihe is on the sunny (bright, right) side of 50 — on še ni 50 let starto go over to the other side — preiti k drugi stranki, uskočiti v drug taborto have side slang domišljevati si; delati se važnegato keep on the right side of s.o. figuratively na prijateljski način s kom urediti stvarito put a th. on one side — postaviti kaj na stran, ne obračatito take sides — opredeliti se (za), odločiti se za neko stran; biti pristranskito take side with s.o., to take s.o.'s side — potegniti s kom, potegniti se za kogato win s.o. over to one's side — pridobiti koga na svojo stran;2.adjectivestranski; prihajajoč od straniII [sáid]intransitive verb slang bahati se, širokoustiti se, hvaličiti se, postavljati seto side with — opredeliti se za, pridružiti se, držati z; transitive verb dati, odriniti na stran; opremiti (knjigo) s stranicamito side up — pospraviti, urediti (sobo) -
33 sparkle
1. noun1) (an effect like that made by little sparks: There was a sudden sparkle as her diamond ring caught the light.) iskrenje2) (liveliness or brightness: She has lots of sparkle.) živahnost2. verb1) (to glitter, as if throwing off tiny sparks: The snow sparkled in the sunlight.) lesketati se2) (to be lively or witty: She really sparkled at that party.) blesteti•* * *[spa:kl]1.nouniskrenje, iskra; blišč, blesk, bleščanje, sijaj; živahnost;2.intransitive verbiskriti se, svetiti se, bleščati se, blesteti (tudi figuratively); peniti se (o pijači), musiratito sparkle out slang onesvestiti se -
34 valve
[vælv]1) (a device for allowing a liquid or gas to pass through an opening in one direction only.) ventil2) (a structure with the same effect in an animal body: Valves in the heart control the flow of blood in the human body.) zaklopka3) (a type of electronic component found in many, especially older, types of television, radio etc.) elektronka* * *I [vælv]nountechnical ventil, zaklopka; pokrov; pipa; zapah; vrata zatvornice; (redko) krilo (vrat), vratnica; zoology pokrov školjkevalve rod technical vreteno regulatorja; music ventil; radio cev; figuratively dušekII [vælv]transitive verbopremiti z ventili; kontrolirati s pomočjo ventilov; ventilirati; intransitive verb regulirati -
35 active
['æktiv]1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) dejaven2) ((busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.) aktiven3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) aktiven4) (in force: The rule is still active.) veljaven5) ((of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.) delujoč6) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.) tvornik•- actively
- activity* * *I [aektiv]adjective ( actively adverb)delaven, marljiv; živahen, aktiven; energičen; učinkovitgrammar tvoren; commerce active capital — aktivaactive commerce — trgovina z lastnimi ladjami, na lastnih ladjahmilitary active service — služba na bojišču; American aktivna službagrammar active voice — tvorni glagolski načinII [aektiv]noungrammar tvorni glagolski način, aktiv -
36 affect
[ə'fekt]1) (to act or have an effect on: Rain affects the grass; His kidneys have been affected by the disease.) prizadeti2) (to move the feelings of: She was deeply affected by the news of his death.) ganiti* * *I [əfékt]transitive verbvplivati; pretvarjati se, hliniti; napasti (bolezen), prizadeti; ganiti; rad imetiII [əfékt]nounčustvo, strast, emocija, afekt -
37 execute
['eksikju:t] 1. verb1) (to put to death by order of the law: After the war many traitors were executed.) usmrtiti2) (to carry out (instructions etc).) izvajati3) (to perform (a movement etc usually requiring skill).) izvajati•- executioner
- executive 2. noun1) (the branch of the government that puts the laws into effect.) izvršna oblast2) (a person or body of people in an organization etc that has power to direct or manage: He is an executive in an insurance company.) vodilni delavec•- executor* * *[éksikju:t]transitive verbizvršiti, izdelati, izvajati; music predvajati; juridically overoviti, potrditi; zarubiti; usmrtiti -
38 interact
[intər'ækt]((of two or more people, things etc) to act, or have some effect, on each other.) medsebojno delovati- interactive* * *I [íntərækt]nountheatre medigra, odmorII [intəraekt]intransitive verbvzajemno delovati, medsebojno vplivati -
39 operative
[-rətiv, ]( American[) -reitiv]adjective (in action, having effect: Many old laws are still operative.) veljaven* * *I [ɔpəreitiv, -rə-]adjective ( operatively adverb)delujoč, učinkovit; praktičen; medicine operativen; technical pogonski, obraten, uporabento become operative — dobiti veljavo, začeti veljatiII [ɔpəreitiv, -rə-]noun(tovarniški) delavec, obrtnik; American detektiv, agent -
40 take
(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) imeti koga za talca* * *I [téik]transitive verb1.vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti, military ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)pitito take advice — vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati seto take one's bearings marine izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figuratively ugotoviti, pri čem smoto take the bull by the horns — zgrabiti bika za rogove, figuratively spoprijeti se s kom (čim)shall we take our coffee in the garden? — bi pili kavo na vrtu?to take the chair figuratively prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)to take s.o.'s eye — pritegniti pozornost kake osebeto take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprejto take s.o.'s measurements — vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)I take the opportunity to tell you... — izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...to take (holy) orders ecclesiastic biti posvečen, ordiniranto take a part — prevzeti, igrati vlogoto take in bad part — zameriti, za zlo vzetito take poison — vzeti strup, zastrupiti seto take s.o. prisoner ( —ali captive) — military ujeti kogato take 3000 prisoners military ujeti 3000 sovražnikovto take s.o. for s.tiv. adjective slang izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz kogato take s.o. stealing — zasačiti koga pri tatviniI take his statement with a grain of salt — njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)to take by storm ( —ali assault) — zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišemto take a bit between teeth figuratively odpovedati poslušnostto take s.o.'s temperature — (iz)meriti komu temperaturoto take a ticket — vzeti, kupiti vozovnicoto take the train (a taxi, a tram) — peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)to take s.o. unawares — presenetiti kogato take the trouble of doing s.th. — vzeti si trud in napraviti kajto take the veil religion iti v samostan, postati nunato take the right way with s.o. — lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi načinto take a poor view ( —ali a dim view) of — ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o;2.odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgatito take s.o. home — odvesti koga domovwhere will this road take us? — kam nas pelje ta pot?he was taken hence — umrl je;3.dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, staknitito take cold — dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehladto take an infection — okužiti se, inficirati seto take s.th. as a reward — dobiti kaj kot nagradoto take a (mean) advantage of s.th. — (grdo) izkoristiti kajto take s.th. under a will — dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu;4.vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potrebenit took me ( —ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station — potreboval sem ɜ minut, da sem prišel do postajeit would take a strong man to move it — potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknilwhich size in hats do you take? — katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?it takes two to make a quarrel — za prepir sta potrebna dva;5.občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napravitito take the consequences — nositi, prevzeti poslediceto take a fall adjective slang nositi poslediceto take a loss — (pre)trpeti, imeti izguboto take offense — biti užaljen, zameritito take pity on s.o. — občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za kogato take umbrage — sumničiti, posumitito take great pleasure in s.th. — imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čemare we going to take it lying down? — bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?these troops had taken the brunt of the attack — te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada;6.očarati, prevzeti, privlačitito take s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, prikupiti se komuwhat took him most was the sweetness of her voice — kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu;7.razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjetiI take it that... — to razumem tako, da...shall I take it that... — naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?then, I take it, you object to his coming — torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišelas I take it — kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)do not take it ill if I do not go — ne zamerite mi, če ne gremwhom do you take me for? — za koga me (pa) imate?to take s.o. for a fool — imeti koga za norcato take s.th. for granted — vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevnoto take as read politics juridically smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)may I take the minutes as read? — smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?;8.zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočitito take earth hunting zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figuratively umakniti se, skriti sehe took the bush — zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hostothe horse took the hedge with the greatest ease — konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto;9.fotografirati; skrbeti (za)he took me while I was not looking — fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugamhe insisted on being taken with his hat on — na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavito take views — delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografiratishe took her mother in her old age — skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti;10.intransitive verbuspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv; botany prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se; technical prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi); medicine učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti; photography fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se; colloquially biti prizadetto take as heir — prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedičPosebne zveze:to take into account ( —ali consideration), to take account for — vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunatito take aim at military meriti, ciljati nato take the air — iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronautics dvigniti seto take breath — zajeti sapo, oddahniti sithis takes the cake! slang to je pa že višek!to take care — biti oprezen, pazitito take charge of — prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvoto take one's chance — tvegati, upati seto take s.o. into one's confidence — zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kajto take under consideration — vzeti v pretres, v presojodeuce take it! — vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!to take effect — učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; juridically stopiti v veljavoto take exception to ( —ali at, against) — grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitketo take evasive action slang izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)to take s.o.'s evidence juridically zaslišati kogato take one's farewell — vzeti slovo, posloviti seto take to heart — vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti seto take hold of — prijeti, zgrabitito take issue with — ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti protito take it (on the chin) slang požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)take it or leave it! — vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!to take a journey — potovati, iti na potovanjeto take kindly to s.o. — čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati kogato take leave of — vzeti slovo od, posloviti se odto take liberties — preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzento take one's life in one's hand — tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kockoto take the measure of s.o.'s foot — vzeti mero za obutev, figuratively premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebeto take the minutes — pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)to take notice colloquially opazitito take notice of — vzeti na znanje, upoštevatito take no notice of — ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignoriratito take in ( —ali to) pieces — narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)to take part in — udeležiti se, sodelovati vto take a ride — pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)to take rise — izvirati, nasta(ja)tito take shape — dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati seto take the rough with the smooth figuratively vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno jeto take short — presenetiti, zalotitito take to s.th. like ducks to water — takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kajto take to task — poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, oštetito take the time from s.o. figuratively točno se ravnati po komtake it easy! — ne razburjaj se!I am not taking any colloquially hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maramto take the water marine izplutito take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrteto take wine with s.o. — nazdraviti komuto take upon o.s. an office — prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)that walk did take it out of us! — ta sprehod nas je zares zdelalto take s.o. at his word — koga za besedo prijetiII [téik]nounvzetje, odvzem; ulov (rib); hunting plen, uplenitev; prejemek, iztržek, izkupiček, inkaso (v gledališču, na koncertu itd.); film, televizija, posnetek scene, scena; British English zakup, zemlja v zakupu; šah odvzem (figure)he is very proud ot his take — zelo je ponosen na svoj plen, na to, kar je ujel (ulovil)
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