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1 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) pobegniti2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) izogniti se3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) uiti4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) uhajati2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) pobeg; uhajanje- escapism- escapist* * *I [iskéip]nounpobeg, odrešitev, osvoboditev; iztekanje, uhajanje, izhlapevanje; izhod v sili; podivjana vrtna rastlinato make one's escape — zbežati, rešiti sefire escape — požarne stopnice, požarna lestevescape literature — literatura, ki omogoča umik iz realnostiII [iskéip]1.intransitive verbzbežati, izpuhtevati, izhlapevati, izginiti; rešiti se; podivjati (rastlina);2.transitive verbizogibati se komu, uitiyour point escapes — me kaj ste hoteli reči?, ne razumem vas -
2 escape-pipe
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3 escape-valve
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4 escape / get off / go scot free
(to be or remain unhurt or unpunished: The car was badly damaged in the accident, but the driver escaped scot-free.) odnesti zdravo kožoEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > escape / get off / go scot free
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5 fire-escape
noun (a means of escape from a building in case of fire, usually in the form of a metal staircase on the outside of the building: Hotels should have fire-escapes.) požarni izhod* * *[fáiəreskeip]nounpožarne stopnice, požarna lestev -
6 narrow
['nærəu] 1. adjective1) (having or being only a small distance from side to side: a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross.) ozek2) (only just managed: a narrow escape.) tesen3) ((of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough.) omejen2. verb(to make or become narrow: The road suddenly narrowed.) zožiti (se)- narrowly- narrows
- narrow-minded* * *I [naerou]adjective ( narrowly adverb)ozek, tesen; omejen, pičel, suh, mršav; stisnjen (oči); ozkosrčen; natančen, temeljit (preiskava); British English skop ( with)to have a narrow squeak — za las uiti, komaj uitigeography the Narrow Seas — Rokavski preliv in Irsko morjefiguratively the narrow way — trnova potII [naerou]nounozka ulica, ozek prehod(zlasti plural) morska ožina; American the Narrows — ožina med gornjim in dolnjim newyorškim zalivomIII [naerou]transitive verb & intransitive verbzožiti (se), stisniti (se), skrčiti (se), omejiti, zmanjšati; snemati (pri pletenju) -
7 apply
1) ((with to) to put (something) on or against something else: to apply ointment to a cut.) nanesti2) ((with to) to use (something) for some purpose: He applied his wits to planning their escape.) uporabiti3) ((with for) to ask for (something) formally: You could apply (to the manager) for a job.) zaprositi za4) ((with to) to concern: This rule does not apply to him.) zadevati5) (to be in force: The rule doesn't apply at weekends.) veljati•- applicable
- applicability
- applicant
- application
- apply oneself/one's mind* * *[əplái]1.transitive verb(to) položiti, priložiti; prilepiti; uporabiti; usmeriti;2.intransitive verbposvetiti se, sklicevati se (to) obrniti se (na koga); ( for) pogajati se, zaprositi za kaj; (to) prilagoditi se; tikati se; veljatito apply o.s. to — prizadevati si; lotiti seapply to Mr. X — javite se pri g. ɔ -
8 break away
(to escape from control: The dog broke away from its owner.) zbežati* * *intransitive verb zbežati; odkloniti; ( from od) oddaljiti se, odpasti -
9 break out
1) (to appear or happen suddenly: War has broken out.) izbruhniti2) (to escape (from prison, restrictions etc): A prisoner has broken out (noun breakout).) zbežati; pobeg* * *intransitive verb izbruhniti; zbežati -
10 captor
noun (a person who captures someone: He managed to escape from his captors.) ugrabitelj* * *[kaeptə]nounlovilec, osvajalec; pirat; piratska ladja -
11 checkmate
noun (in chess, a position from which the king cannot escape.) šah mat* * *[čékmeit]1.noun& interjectionšah-mat;2.transitive verbmatirati, premagati -
12 chimney
[' imni](a passage for the escape of smoke etc from a fireplace or furnace: a factory chimney.) dimnik* * *[čímni]noundimnik, kamin; cilinder (na lampi); ognjišče; krater; colloquially strasten kadilec -
13 corner
['ko:nə] 1. noun1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) vogal, kot2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) kotiček3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) kot2. verb1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) ob zid pritisniti2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) zaviti•- cornered- cut corners
- turn the corner* * *I [kɔ:nə]nounvogal, ogel; kot, kotiček; rob; zavoj; ovinek; figuratively stiska, zadrega, težava; commerce nakup celotne zaloge blaga; strel iz kota (nogomet)round the corner — čisto blizu; zunaj nevarnostito drive s.o. into a corner — ugnati koga v kozji rogto turn the corner — premagati težave, preboleti krizohole-and-corner — sumljiv, zakotento cut off corners — iti naravnost; zmanjšati stroškeII [kɔ:nə]transitive verbugnati v kozji rog; dvigniti cene z nakupom zalog -
14 cornered
1) (having (a given number of) corners: a three-cornered hat.) -oglat; s (...) krajci2) (forced into a position from which it is difficult to escape: A cornered animal can be very dangerous.) v stiski* * *[kɔ:nəd]adjectiveoglat; figuratively v stiski, v težavah, v škripcih -
15 detection
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16 elaborate
1. [i'læbəreit] verb1) (to work out or describe (a plan etc) in detail: He elaborated his theory.) izdelati2) ((especially with on) to discuss details: She elaborated on the next day's menu.) poglobiti se2. [-rət] adjective1) (very detailed or complicated: an elaborate design.) zapleten2) (carefully planned: elaborate plans for escape.) temeljit•- elaboration* * *I [ilaebərit]adjective ( elaborately adverb)izdelan, spopolnjen, dovršen; zamotan; izčrpen, temeljitII [i:laebəreit]transitive verbizdel(ov)ati, spopolniti, izboljšati -
17 elude
[i'lu:d]1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) izmakniti se2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) ne biti jasno•- elusive* * *[ilú:d]transitive verbizogniti se, uiti, izmakniti se; juridically obiti (zakon); ne priti na misel; ne zadovoljiti -
18 embellish
[im'beliʃ]1) (to increase the interest of (a story etc) by adding (untrue) details: The soldier embellished the story of his escape.) olepšati2) (to make beautiful with ornaments etc: uniform embellished with gold braid.) okrasiti•* * *[imbéliš]transitive verb(po)lepšati, (o)krasiti -
19 estimate
1. ['estimeit] verb1) (to judge size, amount, value etc, especially roughly or without measuring: He estimated that the journey would take two hours.) oceniti2) (to form an idea or judgement of how good etc something is: I estimated my chances of escape as very good.) oceniti2. [-mət] noun(a calculation (eg of the probable cost etc of something): He gave us an estimate of the cost of repairing the stonework; a rough estimate.) ocena* * *I [éstimeit]transitive verb(at na) ceniti, ocenjevati; soditi, meniti, presojati; spoštovatiII [éstimit]nounocena, cenitev; mnenje; plural proračunto form estimate — oceniti, presoditi -
20 evade
[i'veid](to escape or avoid by eg trickery or skill.) izogniti se- evasion- evasive
- evasively
- evasiveness* * *[ivéid]transitive verbuiti, uhajati; izogniti, izmuzniti se, pobegniti; izvijati, izgovarjati se; izigravati (zakon)
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