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121 prostrate
1. ['prostreit] adjective1) (lying flat, especially face downwards.) ležeč (na trebuhu)2) (completely exhausted or overwhelmed: prostrate with grief.) onemogel2. [prə'streit] verb1) (to throw (oneself) flat on the floor, especially in respect or reverence: They prostrated themselves before the emperor.) vreči (se) na tla2) (to exhaust or overwhelm: prostrated by the long journey.) izčrpati•* * *I [prɔstreit]adjectivena tleh ležeč; onemogel, premagan, nemožen, na kolenih, skrušen ( with od); figuratively ponižen, hlapčevski; botany zoology plazečto lay prostrate — premagati, vreči na tlato lie prostrate — ležati na trebuhu; figuratively plaziti se pred komII [prɔstréit]transitive verbvreči na tla, položiti na tla; premagati, uničiti; izčrpati, oslabitito prostrate o.s. before — vreči se na obraz, pasti na kolena pred kom; ponižati se -
122 put off
1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) ugasiti2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) odložiti3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) odpovedati4) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) odbijati* * *1.transitive verbodložiti, odstaviti, postaviti stran; znebiti se, odložiti (sestanek, obleko), sleči, sezuti se; odpraviti koga ( with; npr. z izgovori), potolažiti; ovirati, odvrniti koga ( from od česa), odsvetovati; colloquially spraviti koga iz koncepta; odbijati ( her face puts me off njen obraz me odbija); zapreti (plin), ugasniti (luč, radio);2.intransitive verbkreniti, oditi ( to put off on a long journey kreniti na dolgo pot); nautical odplutito put s.th. off (up)on s.o. — natvesti komu kaj -
123 read
[red]past tense, past participle; = read* * *I [ri:d]nounbranje, čitanje; čas (oddih, pavza) za branjeto take a read — (malo) brati, čitatiII [ri:d]1.transitive verbbrati, čitati, razbrati; prebrati, prečitati (off, through); (raz)rešiti, reševati (uganke); preučiti (up); razlagati, tolmačiti, pojasnjevati; predavati, učiti (s čitanjem), seznaniti koga s pisateljevimi mislimi; napoved(ov)ati, prerokovati; zvedeti, doznati (iz časopisa); študirati; uspavati koga z branjem (into, to sleep); (o toplomeru) (po)kazati, (za)beležitito read s.th. to s.o. — čitati komu kajto read s.o. like a book figuratively točno koga spregledati (spoznati, razumeti)to read s.o.'s face — brati komu na obrazuto read s.o.'s fortune — prerokovati komu prihodnostwith whom do you read Greek? — pri kom študirate grščino?to read music — brati note, igrati po notahto read a manuscript — oceniti, recenzirati rokopisto read s.o. a lesson — ošteti koga, brati komu levitedo you read me? — me razumeš?how do you read this passage? — kako razumete ta odstavek?to read the riot act — dati zadnje svarilo o posledicah slabega vedenja (npr. pri izgredih, demonstracijah pred vojaškim posegom)to read s.th. into a text — hoteti brati v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem niparliament the bill will be read tomorrow for the second time — zakonski osnutek bo jutri drugič v razpravishe likes being read to — ona ima rada, da ji kaj berejothe thermometer reads 30° C in the shade — termometer kaže 30° C v senci;2.intransitive verbbrati, čitati; dati se brati; glasiti se; zvedeti z branjem, brati (about, of o); študirati, učiti se, pripravljati se, pripraviti se za izpit ( for za)III [red]1.preterite & past participle od to read;2.adjectivebran, čitan; načitan (in v)a well-read man — načitan, izobražen človek -
124 redeem
[rə'di:m]1) (to buy back (something that has been pawned): I'm going to redeem my gold watch.) nazaj kupiti2) (to set (a person) free by paying a ransom; (of Jesus Christ) to free (a person) from sin.) odkupiti; odrešiti3) (to compensate for or cancel out the faults of: His willingness to work redeemed him in her eyes.) odkupiti (se)•- Redeemer- redemption
- past/beyond redemption
- redeeming feature* * *[ridí:m]transitive verbnazaj kupiti, odkupiti, zopet kupiti; dobiti nazaj; amortizirati, odplačati (dolg); izpolniti, držati (obljubo); izžrebati (državne papirje); odkupiti, osvoboditi, (od)rešiti ( from od, out of iz); popraviti, omiliti, ublažiti; nadomestitito redeem one's honour, one's rights — vzpostaviti, nazaj dobiti svojo čast, svoje praviceto redeem a pawned watch — odkupiti, nazaj kupiti zastavljeno urothe redeeming feature — edina lepa poteza, edina svetla točkahe has one redeeming feature — (on) ima eno (pozitivno) potezo, ki ga rešuje, ki ublažuje njegove negativne potezethere is nothing to redeem his errors — ničesar ni, zaradi česar bi se mu mogle opravičiti njegove zablodethe eyes redeem the face from ugliness — oči rešujejo, kompenzirajo grdi obraz -
125 right-about
[ráitəbaut]1.nounobrat za 180°; narobna smerright-about! — na desno okrog!a right-about turn — obrat za 180° na desnoto put (to send) s.o. to the right-about — prisiliti koga k umiku, spoditi koga, figuratively poslati koga k vragu;2.adverbv desno okrogright-about face! military v desno okrog!;3.transitive verb & intransitive verbobrniti (se) okrog -
126 ruddy
1) ((of the face) rosy and showing good health: ruddy cheeks.) rožnat2) (red: The sky was filled with a ruddy glow.) rdečkast* * *[rʌdi]1.adjective ( ruddily adverb)rdeč, rdečkast, rožnat (od zdravja) zdrav, rdečeličen; British English slang presnet, prekleta ruddy fool — prekleti norec;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbpordečiti; pordečeti, postati rdeč -
127 screw up
1) (to twist or wrinkle (the face or features): The baby screwed up its face and began to cry.) namrdniti se2) (to crumple: She screwed up the letter.) zmečkati3) ((slang) to bungle; to make a mess of: He screwed up again; Plan it carefully - I don't want you to screw things up.) zajebati* * *transitive verb priviti (tudi figuratively), pričvrstitito screw (up) one's eyes — zavijati oči, mežikatito screw up a string — naviti, napeti strunoto screw o.s. up (to) — prisiliti se (k) -
128 shadow
['ʃædəu] 1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) senca2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) mrak3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) kolobar4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) trohica2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) skriti2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) zasledovati•- shadowy- shadowiness
- worn to a shadow* * *I [šaedou]nounsenca (določene oblike); plural mrak, tema; figuratively varstvo, zaščita; figuratively imitacija, kopija, posnemanje; figuratively prazen sijaj, odraz tuje slave; malenkost, trohica, sled; duh, fantom, prikazen; stalni spremljevalec, "senca"; zasledovalec, špijon, detektivshadow boxing sport boksanje z namišljenim nasprotnikom (za trening)shadow cabinet figuratively kabinet, vlada v sencihe is but a shadow of his former self — on je le še senca tega, kar je prej bilthere never was a shadow between him and his friend — nikoli ni bilo kake sence (nesporazuma) med njim in njegovim prijateljemmay your shadow never grow less figuratively vso srečo (veliko uspeha) ti želim!to quarrel with one's own shadow figuratively biti zelo razdražljivto be reduced to a shadow — spremeniti se v kost in kožo, zelo shujšati, figuratively obstajati le po imenuto be worn to a shadow — zelo shujšati, postati pravi okostnjakII [šaedou]transitive verbzasenčiti, potemniti; archaic ščititi ( from pred), skri(va)ti; slediti (komu) kot sencato shadow forth (out) — nejasno napovedati, namigniti nahe shadowed forth his plans — dal je samo obrise svojih načrtov, le nakazal je svoje načrte
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