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1 electricity
[elek'trisəti](a form of energy used to give heat, light, power etc: worked by electricity; Don't waste electricity.) električni tok- electric- electrical
- electrically
- electrician
- electrified
- electrify
- electrification
- electrifying
- electric chair* * *[ilektrísiti]nounelektrika -
2 static (electricity)
(electricity that accumulates on the surface of objects (eg hair, nylon garments etc).) statična elektrika -
3 meter
['mi:tə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring, especially quantities of electricity, gas, water etc: If you want to know how much electricity you have used you will have to look at the meter.) števec2) ((American) see metre1, metre2.)2. verb(to measure (especially electricity etc) by using a meter: This instrument meters rainfall.) meriti* * *I [mí:tə]1.nounštevec (plinski, električni itd.);2.transitive verbmeriti z merilno pripravoII [mf:tə]nounAmerican meter; metrum (pesniška mera); music takt -
4 charge
1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) zaračunati2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) zaračunati komu3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) obtožiti (česa)4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) napasti5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) zakaditi se6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) napolniti7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) nabiti2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) cena2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) obtožba3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) napad4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) naboj5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) varovanec6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) naboj•- charger- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge* * *I [ča:dž]nounnaboj; breme, obremenitev, obtežitev, tovor; naročilo, naloga, ukaz; varovanec, -nka; ( against) tožba; plural stroški; taksa; (of nad) nadzorstvo, skrb; (of do) dolžnost; (of za) odgovornost; napad, naskok; znak za naskok; opominto be in charge of — voditi, upravljati, skrbeti za kajfree of charge, no charge — zastonjto lay to s.o.'s charge — pripisovati komu kaj, obdolžiti koga česato make a charge for s.th. — zaračunati kajto take charge of s.th. — zavzeti se za kaj, vzeti v varstvoto the charge of s.o. — v breme kogaII [ča:dž]1.transitive verb( with) nabiti, napolniti; chemistry nasititi; obremeniti; natovoriti, naložiti; naprtiti, obdolžiti, obtožiti, opozoriti, napotiti, naročiti, predpisati; zaračunati, zahtevati; napasti, naskočiti;2.transitive verbnapadati, naskakovati, zakaditi se; računatito charge to s.o's account — zaračunati komu, v breme kogato charge o.s. with — prevzeti skrb zawhat do you charge? — koliko stane? -
5 electrocute
[i'lektrəkju:t]1) (to kill or injure (a person etc) accidentally by electricity: The child was electrocuted when he touched an uncovered electric wire.) ubiti z elektriko2) (to put (a person) to death by means of electricity.) usmrtiti z električnim tokom* * *[iléktrəkju:t]transitive verbusmrtiti z električno strujo -
6 static
1. adjective(still; not moving.) negiben2. noun(atmospheric disturbances causing poor reception of radio or television programmes.) atmosferske motnje- static electricity- static* * *[staetik]1.adjective ( statically adverb)physics economy statičen; negiben, mirujoč (tudi figuratively); electrical elektrostatičen, radio atmosferičen (motnja)static condition — (nespremenljivo) stanje; ravnotežjestatic AA military nepremičen protiletalski topstatic electricity — statična elektrika;2.nounstatična elektrika; radio atmosferične motnje -
7 turn off
1) (to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing: I've turned off the water / the electricity.) zapreti, izključiti2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops: I turned off the tap.) zapreti, izključiti3) (to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off: He turned off the light / the oven.) ugasniti* * *transitive verb izključiti, zapreti (plin, vodo itd.), ugasniti (luč); odpustiti (koga iz službe); odposlati; odvrniti, oddaljiti, odstraniti; prekiniti (delovanje stroja); slang obesiti (zločinca); poročiti (zakonski par); dovršiti, završiti, zgotoviti; obrniti (to na); obiti (vprašanje itd.), iti mimo, izogniti se; intransitive verb zaviti stran, kreniti (s poti), spremeniti pot; oddaljiti se, obrniti se stran; odcepiti se, ločiti se (o cesti); pokvariti seto turn off the water (gas, electric light, radio) — zapreti, izključiti vodo (plin, električno luč, radio) -
8 wire
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) žica2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) žica3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) brzojavna žica4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) telegram2. verb1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) potegniti električno napeljavo2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) brzojaviti3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) brzojaviti•- wireless- wiring
- high wire
- wire-netting* * *I [wáiə]1.nounžica; brzojavna žica; colloquially brzojavka; žična mreža, predmet iz žice; kabel; brzojavno omrežje; music struna, poetically godalo; plural žice pri lutkovnem gledališču, figuratively skrivne niti (zveze, vpliv); slang žepar, dolgoprstnežby wire — brzojavno, telegrafskolive wire — z električnim tokom nabita žica, figuratively močan značaj (duh)to be a live wire figuratively biti zelo dinamičento pull the wires — ravnati z lutkami na žici, figuratively imeti vse niti v svojih rokah, biti nevidni pobudnikto pull (the) wires for office — z zvezami si priskrbeti službo;2.adjectivežičen; narejen iz žicewire potentiometer electrical žični potenciometerII [wáiə]transitive verbopremiti (oskrbeti, zvezati, pričvrstiti, pritrditi) z žico; opremiti z instalacijami; nanizati (bisere) na žico; ograditi, omejiti, narediti mejo z žico; military zaščititi z bodečo žico; colloquially brzojaviti, telegrafirati, brzojavno obvestiti; hunting uloviti, ujeti z zanko iz žice; intransitive verb brzojaviti, telegrafiratito wire away ( —ali in) — slang z vnemo se lotiti dela -
9 bill
[bil] I noun(a bird's beak: a bird with a yellow bill.) kljunII 1. noun1) (an account of money owed for goods etc: an electricity bill.) račun2) ((American) a banknote: a five-dollar bill.) bankovec3) (a poster used for advertising.) plakat2. verb(to send an account (to someone): We'll bill you next month for your purchases.) poslati račun- billfold
- fill the bill* * *I [bil]nounhelebarda; vrtnarski nož, kosir, sekira, sekirica; sekačII [bil]1.nounkljun; ost, konica; nautical krempelj (sidra); (v geogr. imenih) rt;2.intransitive verbkljunčkati seto bill and coo — dobrikati, laskati seIII [bil]nounzakonski osnutek; blagajniški listek, račun, izkaz; lepak, program; seznam, inventar; menica; obtožnica; bankovecslang butcher's bill — seznam padlihto fill the bill American ustrezaticlean bill of health — uradno sporočilo, da so na ladji vsi zdravifoul bill of health — uradno sporočilo, da so na ladji bolnikiAmerican to till the bill — biti primeren za kajBill of Rights — angleška ustava iz l. 1689figuratively within the bills of mortality — v Londonu ali okolicijuridically to find a true bill against — sprejeti obtožnico kot upravičenoIV [bil]transitive verbobjaviti, razglasiti -
10 coil
[koil] 1. verb(to wind into loops: The snake coiled (itself) round the tree.) ovijati (se)2. noun1) (a length of something wound into a loop or loops: a coil of rope; a coil of hair.) zvitek2) (a wound length of wire for conducting electricity: the coil in an electric fire.) tuljava* * *I [kɔil]transitive verb & intransitive verbovi(ja)ti, na(vi)jati, za(vi)jatiII [kɔil]nounnavoj, spirala, tuljava, zvitek, zavoj; nautical na motku navita vrvIII [kɔil]nounarchaic poetically razgrajanje, hrupthis mortal coil — to bridko življenje, solzna dolina -
11 conduct
1. verb1) (to lead or guide: We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour.) voditi2) (to carry or allow to flow: Most metals conduct electricity.) prevajati (tok)3) (to direct (an orchestra, choir etc).) dirigirati4) (to behave (oneself): He conducted himself well at the reception.) obnašati se5) (to manage or carry on (a business).) upravljati2. noun1) (behaviour: His conduct at school was disgraceful.) vedenje2) (the way in which something is managed, done etc: the conduct of the affair.) upravljanje•- conduction
- conductor* * *I [kəndʌkt]transitive verb & intransitive verbvoditi, upravljati; music dirigirati; spremljati, peljati; electrical prevajati (tok)to conduct o.s. — vesti, obnašati seII [kɔndʌkt]noun(towards, to) vodenje; vodstvo, upravljanje; postopeksafe-conduct — zaščitno pismo, dovolilnica -
12 conductor
1) (a thing that conducts heat or electricity: Copper is a good conductor of heat.) prevodnik2) (a director of an orchestra, choir etc.) dirigent3) ((feminine conductress) a person who collects fares on a bus etc: a bus conductor.) sprevodnik4) ((American) a guard on a train.) sprevodnik* * *[kəndʌktə]noundirigent, zborovodja; vodja; sprevodnik; physics prevodnik -
13 consume
[kən'sju:m]1) (to eat or drink: He consumes a huge amount of food.) zaužiti2) (to use: How much electricity do you consume per month?) porabiti3) (to destroy, eg by fire: The entire building was consumed by fire.) uničiti•- consumer- consumption
- consumer goods* * *[kənsjú:m]1.transitive verbporabiti, potrošiti, dati; zaužiti, požreti, požirati; uničiti; zapraviti;2.intransitive verbiztrošiti, izrabiti se; ( away) hiraticonsumed with s.th. — poln česato be consumed with figuratively hirati, trpeti zaradi -
14 cook
[kuk] 1. verb(to prepare (food) or become ready by heating: She cooked the chicken; The chicken is cooking in the oven.) kuhati2. noun(a person who cooks, especially for a living: She was employed as a cook at the embassy.) kuhar- cooker- cookery
- cookery-book
- cook up* * *I [kuk]1.intransitive verbkuhati, pripravljati jedila, peči, cvreti, pražiti; figuratively (po)pačiti, ponarediti; izumiti, izmisliti, skuhati;2.intransitive verbkuhati, peči, cvreti seto cook s.o.'s goose — uničiti koga; pokvariti komu načrte, obračunati s komto cook up — pogreti; figuratively izmisliti si; slang ponarediticolloquially to cook accounts — ponarediti obračunII [kuk]nounkuhar(ica) -
15 current
1. adjective(of or belonging to the present: current affairs; the current month; the current temperature.) tekoč, trenuten2. noun1) ((the direction of) a stream of water or air: the current of a river.) tok2) ((a) flow of electricity: an electrical current.) tok•- current account* * *I [kʌrənt]nountok, potek; prepih; tendencaII [kʌrənt]adjectivetekoč, veljaven, običajen, sedanjicurrent coin — veljaven denar; figuratively splošno priznano mnenjecurrent issue — zadnja, najnovejša številka (časopisa) -
16 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) voziti2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) peljati3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) voditi4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) udariti5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) gnati2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) vožnja2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) dovoz3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) zagon4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampanja5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) udarec6) ((computers) a disk drive.) pogon•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on* * *I [draiv]1.transitive verbgnati, goniti, pognati; zabiti; vreči, zagnati (žogo); vbiti; voditi, upravljati, šofirati; pregnati, spoditi; siliti; peljati; preutruditi; graditi (cesto); vrtati (predor);2.intransitive verbpeljati se; hiteti; voziti se; meriti, ciljatito drive to the wall ( —ali into the corner) — pritisniti ob zid, ugnati v kozji rogto drive s.o. mad — razbesniti kogato drive s.th. into s.o. — vbiti komu kaj v glavoto drive s.o. hard — zatirati kogato drive s.o. to despair — spraviti koga v obupII [draiv]noungonja; vožnja, ježa; gonilo, pogon; dovoz, vozna pot; pritisk; energija, napor; težnja; American nabiralna akcija; kampanja -
17 elec(tr)
abbreviationelectricity; electric(al) -
18 electric
[ə'lektrik]1) (of, produced by, or worked by electricity: electric light.) električen2) (full of excitement: The atmosphere in the theatre was electric.) naelektren* * *I [iléktrik]adjective ( electrically adverb)električen; kakor elektriziranelectric car — tramvaj, elektrokarzoology electric eel — električna jeguljazoology electric ray — električni skatII [iléktrik]nounslab prevodnik elektrike; American električni voz -
19 electrical
adjective (related to electricity: electrical engineering; electrical appliances; an electrical fault.) električen* * *[iléktrikəl]adjective ( electrically adverb)elektriški -
20 electrify
1) (to convert (a railway etc) to the use of electricity as the moving power.) elektrificirati2) (to excite or astonish: The news electrified us.) navdušiti* * *[iléktrifai]transitive verbelektrizirati, elektrificirati; figuratively navdušiti
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