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1 experiment
[ik'sperimənt] 1. noun(a test done in order to find out something, eg if an idea is correct: He performs chemical experiments; experiments in traffic control; We shall find out by experiment.) poskus2. verb((with on or with) to try to find out something by making tests: He experimented with various medicines to find the safest cure; The doctor experiments on animals.) delati poskuse- experimentally
- experimentation* * *I [ikspérimənt]noun(on) poskus, poskušanjeII [ikspérimənt]transitive verb(with, on) delati poskuse, eksperimentirati -
2 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) poskusiti2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) preizkusiti3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) postaviti pred sodišče4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) preizkušati2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) poskus2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) poskus•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out* * *I [trái]nouncolloquially poskus, eksperiment; poskušnja; preizkušnjato have a try at s.th. — poskusiti kaj, napraviti poskus s čimhe had a good try — poskušal je, kolikor je mogelII [trái]transitive verbposkusiti, lotiti se, začeti; preizkusiti, raziskati; pokusiti (jed); ugotoviti (kaj) s poskusom, eksperimentirati z; juridically (sodno) preiskovati (primer), zasliševati, izpraševati pred sodiščem; soditi, voditi sodni postopek, postaviti pred sodišče ( for zaradi); odločiti, rešiti (spor, vprašanje); (po)skušati (kaj izvesti, doseči); (večinoma try up) (pre)čistiti, rafinirati (kovine, olje itd.), rektificirati (špirit), stopiti (mast, loj itd.); prenapenjati, utrujati (oči), mučiti, preveč zahtevati od, staviti na hudo preizkušnjo; (večinoma try up) tesati, strugati, stružiti, rezljati; intransitive verb poskusiti, napraviti poskus; truditi se ( for za), prizadevati si, mučiti se(at z)a tried friend — zvest, zanesljiv prijateljgo and try! — poskusi!try again! — poskusi še enkrat!try and repeat! colloquially poskusi ponoviti!I'll try my best ( —ali my hardest) — skušal bom napraviti vse, kar bo v moji močito try one's hand at — preizkusiti svojo spretnost v, poskusiti sevto be tried for one's life — biti sojen (biti pred sodiščem) zaradi zločina, ki se lahko kaznuje s smrtjoto try it on s.o. slang skušati koga prelisičitito try it on the dog figuratively koga uporabiti za poskusnega kunca; igrati gledališko igro za poskušnjo najprej na deželiI was afraid he was going to try s.th. wild — bal sem se, da bo napravil kako neumnostto try one's luck with s.o. — poskusiti svojo srečo pri komhe tried hard for a job — zelo si je prizadeval, da bi dobil (kako) delo (službo)try the ice before you skate figuratively premisli, preden kaj storiš!; -
3 set up
1) (to establish: When was the organization set up?) ustanoviti2) (to arrange or construct: He set up the apparatus for the experiment.) pripraviti* * *transitive verb (pokonci) postaviti, zgraditi, ustanoviti; dvigniti (hrup); povzročiti, izzvati, ustvariti; odpreti (trgovino); figuratively postaviti (koga) na noge; ozdraviti, spraviti na noge (bolnika); postaviti na vidno mesto, poudariti; uvesti (modo); imenovati (kandidate); oskrbeti, založiti ( with z); montirati (stroj), postaviti (šotor); naščuvati ( against proti); printing postaviti; predložiti, postaviti (teorijo)to set up a claim juridically postaviti zahtevoto set up a cry (a shout) — zavpiti, zakričatito set up a MS printing (po)staviti rokopishis help set me up again figuratively njegova pomoč me je zopet spravila na nogeto set up for o.s. — osamosvojiti seto set up for — hoteti veljati za, hoteti biti -
4 guinea-pig
['ɡinipiɡ]1) (a small animal, like a rabbit, with short ears and often kept as a pet.) morski prašiček2) (a person used as the subject of an experiment: He was used as a guinea-pig for the new drug.) poskusni zajec* * *[gínipig]nounzoology morski prašiček, budra; figuratively poskusna živalguinea-pig (director) — direktor, ki kot član upravnega sveta dobiva visok honorar zato, ker sme biti na seznamu direktorjev
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