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1 good

[ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective
1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.)

2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.)

3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.)

4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.)

5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.)

6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.)

7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.)

8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.)

9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.)

10) (suitable: a good man for the job.)

11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.)

12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?)

13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.)

14) (thorough: a good clean.)

15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.)
2. noun
1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) dobro

2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) dobro
3. interjection
(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) dobro!

- goodness
4. interjection
((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) moj bog!

- goods
- goody
- goodbye
- good-day
- good evening
- good-for-nothing
- good humour
- good-humoured
- good-humouredly
- good-looking
- good morning
- good afternoon
- good-day
- good evening
- good night
- good-natured
- goodwill
- good will
- good works
- as good as
- be as good as one's word
- be up to no good
- deliver the goods
- for good
- for goodness' sake
- good for
- good for you
- him
- Good Friday
- good gracious
- good heavens
- goodness gracious
- goodness me
- good old
- make good
- no good
- put in a good word for
- take something in good part
- take in good part
- thank goodness
- to the good
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I [gud]
(comparative better —, superlative best)

adjective

dober; ljubezniv; koristen, zadovoljiv, precejšen, znaten, obilen; zdrav, kreposten; zapeljiv; pravi, veljaven; svež, nepokvarjen; cel

all in good time — vse o pravem času

as good as — skoraj, tako rekoč

colloquially good and — popolnoma

to be as good as one's word — biti mož beseda

good at, a good hand at — spreten, mojster v čem

good cheer — veseljačenje, požreševanje, krokanje, popivanje; pogum

a good deal — precej

in good earnest — čisto resno

be good enough to... — bodi tako dober in...

so far so good — doslej je še vse v redu

to feel good — biti dobre volje

good for — veljaven za

good for nothing — zanič, neraben

good for you — odlično

good form — lepo vedenje

Good Friday — veliki petek

from ( —ali on) good authority — iz dobrega vira

with a good grace — z dobro voljo

good gracious ( —ali heavens) — za božjo voljo!

to hold good — dobro se obnesti, obveljati

good humour — dobra volja

his good lady — njegova žena

good looks — lepa zunanjost

to make good — uspešno izvršiti

the good man of the house — hišni gospodar

to have a good mind to do it — imeti najboljši namen kaj storiti

good people — škrati

as good as a play — zabaven (prizor)

commerce your good self — vaša cenjena firma (v pismih)

good speed! — mnogo sreče!

that's a good'un! — ta je dobra!

to throw good money after bad — razmetavati denar, zapravljati

to do a good turn — izkazati ljubeznivost

good night! — lahko noč!

good Lord! — zaboga!

good for you! — prav imaš

a good turn — usluga

colloquially good and ready — popolnoma pripravljen
II [gud]
noun

dobro, korist, ugodnost; premoženje; plural blago

to come to no good — slabo se končati

for good (and all) — za vedno, za vselej

no good — zanič

to the good — povrh, poleg redne plače

what's the good of it? — kakšen smisel ima?

American dry goods — blago na metre (tekstil, sukanec)

goods and chattels — vse premoženje

goods guard — skladiščnik

American colloquially to deliver the goods — izpolniti obljubo

ill gotten goods — nepošteno pridobljeno imetje

American colloquially the goods — ta pravo

it's no good — nima smisla

English-Slovenian dictionary > good
2 wish

[wiʃ] 1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) želeti (si)

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) želeti

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) želeti
2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) želja

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) želja

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) dobre želje

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- wishful thinking
- wishing-well
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I [wiš]
noun

želja; voščilo; volja, težnja, hrepenenje, koprnenje, sla ( for po, za); predmet želja, želeni predmet

wishes plural (dobre) želje, pozdravi

good, best wishes — dobre, najboljše želje (voščila)

according to my wishes — po mojih željah

to have one's wish — videti svojo željo uresničeno

he has had his wish — dobil je, kar je želel

if wishes were horses beggars might ride figuratively od dobrih želja še nihče ni bil sit

the wish is father to the thought — človek hitro verjame, kar želi; kar človek želi, to mu hitro na pamet pride
II [wiš]
1.

transitive verb

želeti (si), hoteti, zahtevati; srčno (goreče, vneto, iskreno) prositi, hrepeneti po, koprneti po

I wish I had... — hotel bi imeti...

I wish I were a hundred miles away — hotel bi biti (škoda, da nisem) 100 milj proč

I wish (that) it would rain — želel bi (si), da bi deževalo

I wish you to go now — prosim te, da zdaj greš

to wish s.o. well — dobro želeti komu, dobro misliti s kom

he wished them to the devil — poslal jih je k vragu

he wished himself dead — želel si je, da bi bil mrtev

it is to be wished that... — želeti je, da...

you have only to wish — samo izrazite željo

he is not the man to wish ill to anybody — on ni človek, ki bi komurkoli želel kaj slabega

I wish you a merry Xmas — voščim vam vesele božične praznike

he wished me success — želel mi je uspeha

to wish s.th. on s.o. — želeti komu kaj (slabega);

2.

intransitive verb

želeti, izraziti željo

to wish for s.th. — imeti željo (poželenje) po, želeti kaj

to wish not for anything better — nič boljšega si ne želeti

I have nothing left to wish for — nimam nobenih želja več

this leaves nothing to be wished for — to je brez pomanjkljivosti, je dovršeno, brez hibe

English-Slovenian dictionary > wish
3 find

1. past tense, past participle - found; verb
1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) najti

2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) ugotoviti

3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) ugotoviti
2. noun
(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) najdba

- find one's feet
- find out
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I [faind]
1.

transitive verb

najti, nahajati, odkriti, odkrivati; spoznati, opaziti; ugotoviti, izvedeti; misliti, soditi; odločiti; nabaviti, oskrbeti, opremiti; izreči, izraziti; iti po kaj;

2.

intransitive verb

zaslediti divjačino; juridically odločiti, razsoditi; zdeti se

to find amiss — grajati

to find expression — izraziti se

to find fault with — grajati koga ali kaj

to find favour — imeti podporo, zaščito

juridically to find s.o. guilty — spoznati, da je kdo kriv

colloquially to find one's feet — pridobiti zaupanje v samega sebe, uveljaviti se

juridically to find a true bill — izjaviti, da je vzrok tožbe utemeljen

to find s.o. in s.th. — oskrbeti koga s čim

I cannot find it in my heart — srce mi ne da

I could find it in my heart — rad bi

how do you find yourself? — kako se imaš?

to find one's match — najti pravega moža ali enakovrednega nasprotnika

the jury found for the culprit — porota je osvobodila obtoženca

I trust this finds you well — upam, da boste dobrega zdravja, ko boste dobili to pismo

to find o.s. — sam se oskrbeti; znajti se

to find pleasure in s.th. — imeti s čim veselje
II [faind]
noun

najdba; dragoceno odkritje

English-Slovenian dictionary > find
4 turn

[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) obrniti

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrniti se

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zaviti

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) usmeriti

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) zaviti okoli

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) spremeniti

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) postati
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) obrat

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) navoj

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) ovinek, odcep

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) (biti) na vrsti za

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) točka

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- turning-point
- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up
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I [tə:n]
noun

vrtljaj, vrtenje, obračanje, obrat; ovinek, zavoj, okljuk, vijuga, krivulja; figuratively izkrivljenje; (posebna) smer, sprememba smeri, obrnjena smer; preokret, preobrat; kriza; economy prodaja, promet; sprememba, menjava, redno menjavanje pri opravljanju (posla, službe), turnus, vrstni red; zamena, šiht, posada, delovna izmena; runda; (kratek) sprehod, pot, runda; zaposlenost (s čim), (prehoden) poklic; usluga; prilika, priložnost; točka v programu (varieteja); namen, namera, potreba; figuratively sposobnost, talent, dar ( for za), nagnjenje; oblika, obris; način mišljenja, razpoloženje; postopek; izraz; colloquially živčni pretres, šak, omotica, strah, močno razburjenje; skisanje (mleka); printing obrnjena črka, obrnjen tisk; sport trojka (pri drsanju); plural medicine menstruacija, mesečna čišča

turn (and turn) about — izmenoma, menjaje se

at every turn — pri vsakem koraku, ob vsaki priliki, neprestano, ob vsakem času

before one's turn — preden smo na vrsti

by turns, in turns — izmenoma, zaporedoma; v turnusu, eno za drugim

every one in his turn! — vsakdo (vsi) po vrsti!

in turn — po vrsti

in the turn of a hand — v hipu, kot bi trenil

out of one's turn — zunaj, mimo svoje vrste; ne na mestu

to a turn — izvrstno

a turn of anger — napad jeze

turn of the century — konec stoletja

a turn of fortune (of Fortune's wheel) — preobrat, preokret sreče, usode

a turn to the left — zavoj na levo

turn of life medicine klimakterij

the turn of the tide — oseka, figuratively sprememba položaja, preobrat

done to a turn — (s)pečen kot treba

hand's turn — ročno delo

to be of humorous turn — imeti smisel za humor

to be on the turn — biti na preokretnici, prelomnici

he is fond of old turns of expression — on se rad starinsko izraža

whose turn is it? — kdo je na vrsti?

now it is my turn — sedaj sem jaz na vrsti

the milk is on the turn — mleko se bo vsak hip skisalo

the cake is done to a turn — kolač je ravno prav pečen

to do s.o. a good (bad) turn — napraviti komu dobro (slabo) uslugo

he did me an ill turn — škodoval mi je, eno mi je zagodel

one good turn deserves another — roka roko umiva, usluga za uslugo

to (a)wait one's turn — čakati, da pridemo na vrsto

to give s.o. a turn — prestrašiti koga

to have a turn for languages — ima dar za jezike

he has a curious turn of mind — čudnega značaja je

I heard short turns in the music-hall — slišal sem kratke točke programa v varieteju

left (right) turn! British English military na levo (desno)!

we read turn and turn about — menjavali smo se pri čitanju

don't speak out of your turn! — ne govori, če nisi na vrsti!

it serves my turn — to mi prav pride, mi dobro služi (koristi)

to take a turn at s.th. — kratek čas se s čim ukvarjati

to take a turn to the right — zaviti na desno

to take turns — medsebojno se menjavati ( at rowing pri veslanju)

to take a turn in the park — napraviti kratek sprehod (rundo) v parku

to take the good (bad) turn, to take a turn for the good (bad) — obrniti se na boljše (slabše)

disease took a favourable turn — bolezen se je obrnila na bolje
II [tə:n]
1.

transitive verb

(za)vrteti (v krogu); obrniti, obračati, narobe obrniti; preobrniti, prekopati; odbiti, odvrniti; spremeniti smer, dati drugo smer; odločiti; spremeniti (v), predrugačiti, pretvoriti; prevesti (tekst); skisati (mleko); prekoračiti, preiti; obiti, military

obkoliti; izogniti se; zaviti okoli, obrniti, nameriti (korak itd.); napotiti, nagnati, spoditi ( into v); sport delati (prekuce, salte, kolo); otopiti, skrhati (nož); naščuvati, nahujskati ( against proti); zmešati (glavo), zmesti, znoriti; economy v denar spraviti, unovčiti; stružiti, zaokrogliti, zaobliti, dati okroglo obliko; lepo oblikovati; figuratively lepo formulirati (stavek); obsolete speljati na kriva pota, zapeljati; spreobrniti;

2.

intransitive verb

vrteti se, dati se vrteti; obračati se, obrniti se; prevračati se, prevrniti se; figuratively postaviti se na glavo; postati omotičen; zaviti, kreniti, napraviti zavoj; zateči se (to k), obrniti se, pogledati nazaj; oprijeti se, lotiti se, ukvarjati se; spremeniti se, spremeniti naravo; skisati se (mleko), postati (žaltav itd.), pokvariti se; stružiti se, postati top, skrhati se (nož); obsolete prebegniti, postati uskok (odpadnik, dezerter)

to turn an attack military odbiti napad

to turn the ( —ali one's) back (up)on — hrbet obrniti (pokazati); obrniti se proč od

to turn bankrupt — priti pod stečaj (v konkurz), bankrotirati, doživeti bankrot, priti na boben

he turned many books in his life figuratively mnogo je prebral v svojem življenju

to turn s.o.'s brain — znoriti koga

his brain has turned with overwork — zmešalo se mu je zaradi čezmernega dela

to turn bridle — obrniti se, začeti se umikati

to turn bear (bull) economy špekulirati na padec (dvig) cen in tečajev na borzi

to turn into cash — spraviti v denar (gotovino), unovčiti

to turn the cat in the pan figuratively stvar (že nekako) urediti, v red spraviti

to turn Catholic — postati katoličan

to turn the cheek figuratively obrniti (nastaviti) tudi drugo lice, požreti (kaj) zaradi (ljubega) miru

to turn one's coat figuratively obrniti, obračati plašč (po vetru)

he turned his coat — izneveril se je svoji stranki, postal je odpadnik

to have an old overcoat turned — dati si obrniti star površnik

turned commas — narekovaj

to turn colour — spremeniti barvo (postati bled ali rdeč)

to turn a compliment — napraviti lep poklon (kompliment)

to turn a street corner — zaviti okoli uličnega vogala

to turn the corner figuratively srečno prebroditi krizo

to turn a difficulty — izogniti se težavi, obiti težavo

to turn a deaf ear — narediti se gluhega (to za), ne hoteti slišati

to turn to a dictionary — zateči se k slovarju

to turn to the doctor — obrniti se na (konsultirati) zdravnika

to turn the edge of a knife — skrhati nož

to turn the edge of a remark — napraviti opazko manj ostro, omiliti opazko

to turn English into Slovene — prevesti iz angleščine v slovenščino

to turn king's ( American state's) evidence juridically postati glavna obremenilna priča

he is just turning 50 — pravkar je prekoračil 50. leto

to turn a film — snemati film

to turn one's face to the wall — obrniti obraz proti steni, figuratively biti pripravljen za smrt, (hoteti) umreti

to turn the enemy's flank — obiti sovražnikov bok

to turn s.o.'s tiank figuratively prelisičiti koga, premagati koga v debati

to turn one's flght northwards — usmeriti svoj polet proti severu

to turn ground — prekopati zemljo

his hair has turned grey — osivel je

to turn one's hand to s.th. — lotiti se, oprijeti se česa

she can turn her hand to anything — ona je zelo spretna, praktična

not to turn a hand to help s.o. — s prstom ne migniti, da bi komu pomagali

my head turns — vse se mi vrti v glavi

his head turned with the success — uspeh mu je stopil v glavo

to turn one's head — obrniti glavo, pogledati nazaj

to turn s.o.'s head — zmešati komu glavo

to turn headsprings sport delati (vrteti) kolesa

to turn head over heels — prekucniti se, prekopicniti se

to turn s.o.'s heart figuratively pregovoriti koga

to turn s.th. inside out — obrniti kaj (narobe), zvrniti kaj

the joke was turned against me — šala je letela name

the key won't turn — ključ se ne mara zavrteti

the leaves are beginning to turn — listje začenja spreminjati barve

to turn to the left — obrniti se, kreniti, zaviti na levo

to turn loose — odvezati, izpustiti koga (na prostost); popustiti; American streljati, ustreliti

to turn s.o. mad — napraviti koga blaznega

you will turn me mad — zblaznel, znorel bom zaradi vas

the milk has turned (sour) — mleko se je skisalo

the warm weather has turned the milk (sour) — toplo vreme je skisalo mleko

to turn s.th. in one's mind — premišljevati kaj

to turn pale — postati bled

it turned her pale — prebledela je ob tem

to turn an honest penny — živeti od poštenega dela (zaslužka)

to turn s.th. to one's profit — obrniti kaj v svojo korist, izkoristiti kaj

to turn rancid — postati žaltav

to turn s.o. to religion — spreobrniti koga (k veri)

to turn and rend — napasti s sramotenjem

to turn the scale — nagniti tehtnico, figuratively odločifi (kaj)

to turn s.o. sick — povzročiti komu slabost

she turned sick — slabo ji je postalo, morala je bruhati; zbolela je

to turn a somersault — napraviti prekuc, salto

to turn one's steps home — kreniti domov

my stomach turns (at) — želodec se mi obrača (ob), vzdiguje se mi

it turns my stomach — ob tem se mi obrača želodec

to turn a table leg — stružiti nogo za mizo

to turn the tables (up)on s.o. figuratively obrniti argumente proti komu, obrniti položaj

to turn tail — obrniti se, stisniti rep med noge, zbežati

the tide has turned — nastopila je oseka, figuratively sreča se je obrnila (se obrača)

to turn one's thumb down figuratively odkloniti, ne hoteti

to turn traitor — postati izdajalec

to turn turtle nautical slang prevrniti se

to turn upon s.th. — biti odvisen od česa

to turn everything upside down — postaviti vse na glavo

the boat turned upside down — čoln se je prevrnil

my umbrella turned inside out — dežnik se mi je obrnil (sprevrgel)

to turn a Latin verse — skovati latinski stih

to turn water into wine — spremeniti vodo v vino

my coat won't turn water — moj plašč ni nepremočljiv

I don't know which way to turn — ne vem, po kateri poti naj krenem, figuratively ne vem ne kod ne kam; ne vem, kaj naj naredim

to turn a wheel — (za)vrteti kolo

the wheel turns — kolo se vrti

the wind has turned — zapihal je drug veter (tudi figuratively)

the whole world has turned topsy-turvy — cel svet je postavljen na glavo

this wood turns well — ta les se dobro struži

even a worm will turn — figuratively tudi najmirnejši človek se brani, če je napaden

English-Slovenian dictionary > turn
5 sneer

[sniə] 1. verb
1) (to raise the top lip at one side in a kind of smile that expresses scorn: What are you sneering for?) posmehovati se

2) ((with at) to show contempt for (something) by such an expression or by scornful words etc: He sneered at our attempts to improve the situation.) rogati se

3) (to say with contempt: `You haven't a chance of getting that job,' he sneered.) porogati se
2. noun
(a scornful expression, words etc that express contempt.) roganje

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[sníə]
1.

noun

porogljiv (posmehljiv, prezirljiv) pogled ali opazka, posmeh(ovanje), roganje, smešenje; sarkazem, persiflaža;

2.

intransitive verb

rogati se, posmehovati se; porogljivo se smejati (at čemu); vihati nos (at nad); transitive verb porogljivo kaj reči; z roganjem (posmehovanjem) spraviti (koga) ( into v neko stanje); zasmehovati

to sneer a reply — porogljivo odgovoriti

they sneered him out of his resolve — zaradi njihovega posmehovanja je opustil svoj naklep

to sneer down — zasramovati, zasmehovati

English-Slovenian dictionary > sneer
6 art

noun

1) (painting and sculpture: I'm studying art at school; Do you like modern art?; ( also adjective) an art gallery, an art college.) (likovna) umetnost

2) (any of various creative forms of expression: painting, music, dancing, writing and the other arts.) umetnost

3) (an ability or skill; the (best) way of doing something: the art of conversation/war.) spretnost

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- artful
- artfully
- artfulness
- arts
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I [a:t]
verb

archaic poetically (ti) si
II [a:t]
noun

umetnost; veda; veščina, spretnost, znanje; zvijačnost, prebrisanost

applied art — uporabna umetnost

Bachelor of Arts — diplomiran filozof 1. stopnje

black art — magija

juridically to be ( —ali have) art and part — sokriv biti, udeležiti se česa

arts and crafts — umetna obrt

faculty of art(s) — filozofska fakulteta

the fine arts — upodabljajoče umetnosti

art gallery — umetniška zbirka

industrial ( —ali mechanical, useful) arts — obrt, rokodelstvo

liberal art — svobodna umetnost

manly art — boks

art master — učitelj risanja

Master of Arts — diplomiran filozof 2. stopnje

to practise art — uporabiti zvijačo

a work of art — umetnina

English-Slovenian dictionary > art
7 beyond

[bi'jond]
preposition

1) (on the farther side of: My house is just beyond those trees.) onstran

2) (farther on than (something) in time or place: I cannot plan beyond tomorrow.) dlje kot

3) (out of the range, power etc of: beyond help.) zunaj

4) (other than: What is there to say beyond what's already been said?) razen

•

- beyond compare
- beyond expectation
- beyond one's means
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I [bijɔnd]
adverb

na drugi strani, onstran, preko

to pass beyond — preseliti se na drugi svet
II [bijɔnd]
preposition

več kot, razen; na oni strani, nasproti

beyond belief — neverjeten

beyond comprehension — nerazumljiv

it is beyond my depth — tega ne razumem, ne dojamem

beyond dispute — nespodbiten

beyond endurance — neznosen

beyond one's expectation — več kot smo pričakovali

beyond expression — neizrekljiv

beyond hope — brezupen

beyond all praise — odličen

it is beyond me — tega ne zmorem

he is beyond the (human) pale — njegovo vedenje je neprimerno

beyond measure — pretiran(o)

beyond possibility — nemogoče

he lives beyond his income — živi preko svojih dohodkov

beyond one's means — prepotratno

beyond one's time — predolgo

beyond recovery — neozdravljiv

beyond the tomb — v onstranstvu

beyond words — nepopisen

to go beyond one's depth — zgubiti tla pod nogami
III [bijɔnd]
noun

onstranstvo, posmrtno življenje

at the back of beyond — na koncu sveta, bogu za hrbtom

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8 demonstration

noun

1) (a display or exhibition (of how something works etc): I'd like a demonstration of this dishwasher.) prikaz

2) ((also demo ['demou] - plural demos) a public expression of opinion by holding meetings and processions, showing placards etc.) demonstracija

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[demənstréišən]
noun

dokaz(ovanje); nazorno predavanje; množični nastop, demonstracija; military navidezen napad

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9 metaphor

['metəfə]
noun

(a form of expression (not using `like' or `as')in which a quality or characteristic is given to a person or thing by using a name, image, adjective etc normally used of something else which has similar qualities etc: `He's a tiger when he's angry' is an example of (a) metaphor.) metafora

- metaphorical
- metaphoric
- metaphorically
* * *
[métəfɔ:]
noun

metafora, podoba, prenos

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10 mode

[məud]
noun

1) (a manner of doing something: an unusual mode of expression.) način

2) (a kind or type: modes of transport.) način

3) (a fashion: Large hats are the latest mode.) moda

•

- modish
- modishly
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I [moud]
noun

način, metoda, oblika; philosophy modus; music tonski način; linguistics način; najpogostejša vrednost (slatistika); mineralogy rudninska sestavina kamenine

mode of life — način življenja

mode of payment — način plačevanja

heat is a mode of motion — toplota je oblika gibanja

mode of production — produkcijski način
II [moud]
noun

moda, šega, običaj

to be all the mode — biti v modi

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11 straight

[streit] 1. adjective
1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) raven

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) odkrit

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) poravnan

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) urejen, jasen

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) čist

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) resen

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramski
2. adverb
1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) naravnost

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) takoj

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) pošteno
3. noun
(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) ravnina

- straighten
- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off
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I [stréit]
adjective

raven, prem, premočrten; gladek (lasje); resen (obraz); pokončen; urejen, v redu, reden, na pravem mestu, v pravi višini; simetričen; direkten, neposreden; figuratively odkrit, pošten, iskren, preprost, nekompliciran; colloquially zanesljiv, resničen (poročilo); dosleden; American slang brezkompromisen; pravi, neponarejen, nepopačen, neizkrivljen, dobljen iz prvega vira; popoln; nerazredčen, čist brez vode (whisky itd.)

as straight as an arrow — raven kot sveča

in a straight line — v premi, ravni črti

straight angle — iztegnjeni kot (180°)

straight arch — lok v obliki obrnjene črke V

a straight back — raven, neukrivljen (negrbast) hrbet

straight eye — (dobra) mera na oko

straight face — negiben, resen obraz

a straight fight — poštena (nedogovorjena) borba

straight hair — gladki lasje

a straight hit — direkten zadetek

a straight knee — ravno, neupognjeno koleno

straight legs — ravne noge

a straight novel — navaden (nekriminalen) roman

straight line mathematics premica

straight speaking — odkrito govorjenje

a straight tip slang zanesljiv namig (nasvet), informacija iz prvega (zanesljivega) vira

a straight path — ravna, prema steza

a straight race — dirka, v kateri se udeleženci na vse pretege trudijo za zmago

a straight Republican American slang brezkompromisen republikanec, republikanec skoz in skoz

the straight ticket American pravi, uradni program stranke

accounts are straight — računi so v redu

is everything straight? — je vse v redu?

to keep a straight face — resno se držati, zadržati smeh

to keep s.o. straight — držati koga na uzdi

to put things straight — spraviti stvari v red

to set one's papers straight — spraviti v red svoje papirje

to set a room straight — urediti, pospraviti sobo

to vote a straight ticket American glasovati za nespremenjeno kandidatno listo
II [stréit]
adverb

premo, ravno, naravnost, v pravi smeri; točno, pravilno; neposredno, direktno; figuratively odkrito, iskreno, jasno, pošteno; obsolete takoj, precej, na mestu, nemudoma; brez ovinkov, brez ovinkarjenja

straight away — takoj, na mestu, precej

straight off — takoj, prècej, brez pomišljanja

straight on — naravnost (naprej)

straight through — naravnost skozi

straight from the horse's mouth slang iz prvega vira

to come straight to the point — jasno in brez oklevanja, naravnost pojasniti

to go straight on — iti naravnost naprej

to hit straight from the shoulder — naravnost (brez strahu) povedati svoje mnenje

to keep straight — iti kar (naravnost) naprej

to live straight — pošteno živeti

to ride straight on — jahati naravnost naprej, čez vse ovire

to run straight — moralno, pošteno živeti

to sit up straight — pokonci sedeti

to speak straight out — odkrito, brez ovinkov govoriti

to think straight — logično misliti

I told him straight out — povedal sem mu naravnost v obraz

I cannot tell you straight off — ne morem vam povedati kar takoj (pri priči, prècej)
III [stréit]
1.

noun

premost; premica, ravnina; zadnji (ravni) del dirkališča za konjske dirke; American slang resnica, prava ugotovitev; sport po vrsti doseženi uspehi; (karte, poker) sekvenca petih kart

out of the straight — neraven; poševen, nagnjen; grbav; figuratively nepošten;

2.

interjection

zares!, resnično!, v resnici!

English-Slovenian dictionary > straight
12 wistful

['wistful]
adjective

(thoughtful and rather sad, (as if) longing for something with little hope: The dog looked into the butcher's window with a wistful expression on his face.) otožen

- wistfully
- wistfulness
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[wístful]
adjective ( wistfully adverb)

željan, poželjiv, poln želja, hrepeneč, koprneč; resen, zamišljen; otožen, žalosten, melanholičen

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13 all right

1) (unhurt; not ill or in difficulties etc: You look ill. Are you all right?) (čisto) v redu

2) (an expression of agreement to do something: `Will you come?' `Oh, all right.') velja!

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14 lo and behold

(an expression indicating surprise etc at seeing or finding something.) glej! glej!

English-Slovenian dictionary > lo and behold
15 on one's honour

(an expression used to emphasize the truth and solemnity of something which is said: Do you swear, on your honour, never to reveal what you see here?) na svojo čast

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16 out of sight

1) (no longer visible; where you cannot see something or be seen: They watched the ship sailing until it was out of sight; Put it out of sight.) izven vidnega polja

2) (an old expression meaning wonderful, fantastic: The show was out of sight.) čudovit

English-Slovenian dictionary > out of sight
17 thank goodness

(an expression used to show that a person is glad that something is all right: Thank goodness it isn't raining.) hvala bogu

English-Slovenian dictionary > thank goodness
18 thank heavens

(an expression used to show that a person is glad something has (not) happened: Thank heavens he isn't coming!; Thank heavens for that!) hvala bogu

English-Slovenian dictionary > thank heavens
19 that's that

(an expression used to show that a decision has been made, that something has been completed, made impossible etc: He has said that we can't do it, so that's that.) in pika

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