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41 action
['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) dejanje2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) delovanje3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) postopek4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) dogajanje5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) boj•- out of action* * *I [aekšən]noundejanje, delovanje; učinek; borba, boj; juridically proces, sodni postopek; hoja (npr. konja); mehanizemfull of action — delaven, prizadevenactions speak louder than words — po delu, ne po besedah cenimo človekaII [aekšən]transitive verb(ob)tožiti -
42 backward
['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) nazaj obrnjen2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) zaostal3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) nerazvit•- backwards
- backwards and forwards
- bend/fall over backwards* * *[baekwəd]adjective ( backwardly adverb)nazaj obrnjen; (in) zakasnel, počasen; zaostal; nerazvit; plašen, sramežljiv -
43 cushion
['kuʃən] 1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) blazina2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) blazina2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) ublažiti* * *I [kúšən]nounblazina, blazinica; rob biljardne mizeII [kúšən]transitive verboblaziniti, z blazinami obložiti ali okrasiti -
44 drip
[drip] 1. past tense, past participle - dripped; verb(to (cause to) fall in single drops: Rain dripped off the roof; His hand was dripping blood.) kapljati2. noun1) (a small quantity (of liquid) falling in drops: A drip of water ran down the tap.) kapljanje2) (the noise made by dripping: I can hear a drip somewhere.) kapljanje3) (an apparatus for passing a liquid slowly and continuously into a vein of the body.) kapalna infuzija•- dripping- drip-dry 3. verb(to dry in this manner.) sušiti brez likanja* * *I [drip]1.intransitive verb2.transitive verbkapljati, nakapatiII [drip]nounkapljanje, curljanje; kap; figuratively revček -
45 due
[dju:] 1. adjective1) (owed: I think I'm still due some pay; Our thanks are due to the doctor.) dolžan2) (expected according to timetable, promise etc: The bus is due in three minutes.) pričakovan3) (proper: Take due care.) ustrezen2. adverb(directly South: sailing due east.) naravnost3. noun1) (what is owed, especially what one has a right to: I'm only taking what is my due.) dolg2) ((in plural) charge, fee or toll: He paid the dues on the cargo.) pristojbine•- duly- due to
- give someone his due
- give his due* * *I [dju:]adjectiveplačljiv, zapadel; dolžan; primeren, predpisan, pravšen; pravočasen; pristojen; pričakovan; dospel; povzročen, pripisljiv; dolgovanII [dju:]adverbnaravnost, natanko protiIII [dju:]nounpristojbina, taksa, članarina; plural carina; obveza, dolgto give everybody ( —ali the devil) his due — dati vsakomur, kar mu pripada, biti vsakomur pravičenmarine for a full due — temeljito, korenito -
46 grace
[ɡreis] 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) gracioznost2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) vljudnost3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) molitev pred jedjo in po njej4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) odlog5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Vaša milost6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) milost•- graceful- gracefully
- gracefulness
- gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) za božjo voljo!- graciousness
- with a good/bad grace
- with good/bad grace* * *I [greis]nounmilina, dražest, privlačnost, ljubkost; okras; milost, naklonjenost, usluga; usmiljenje; molitev pred jedjo in po njej; British English dovoljenje, odločba; vljudnost; igra z obročem; naslov vojvode ali nadškofa (Your, His Grace)with a bad grace — nevljudno, neprijaznoto be in s.o.'s grace — biti v milosti pri komgrace to boot! — bog se nas usmili!in s.o.'s good graces — v milosti pri komII [greis]( with)okrasiti; počastiti; podpreti, podpirati; obdariti; poveličati -
47 habit
['hæbit]1) (something which a person does usually or regularly: the habit of going for a walk before bed; an irritating habit of interrupting.) navada2) (a tendency to do the same things that one has always done: I did it out of habit.) iz navade3) (clothes: a monk's habit.) obleka•- habitual- habitually
- from force of habit
- get someone into
- get into
- out of the habit of* * *I [hæbit]nounnavada, nagnjenje; (telesna ali duševna) lastnost; obleka (zlasti redovna; tudi uradna, poklicna); medicine zasvojenost, privajenost; zoology način življenja; botany način rastihabit of body — habitus, telesni ustrojhabit of mind — občutje, razpoloženje, duševna lastnostto be in the habit of doing s.th. — imeti navado kaj delatito break s.o. (o.s.) of a habit — odvaditi koga (se) česato fall ( —ali get) into a habit — navaditi se, priti v navadoto get out of a habit — odvaditi se, priti iz navadeto indulge o.s. in a habit — vdajati se navadito make a habit of it — pustiti, da ti pride v navadoII [haebit]transitive verbobleči; archaic stanovati, prebivati -
48 hang
[hæŋ]past tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) obesiti, viseti2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) obesiti, biti obešen3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) obesiti, biti obešen4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) viseti5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) pobesiti•- hanger- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
- hang up* * *I [hæŋ]nounnačin kako tkanina (stvar) visi ali pada; način dela; padec, strmec, pobočje; kratek premor; colloquially pomento get ( —ali see) the hang of a thing — dojeti bistvo česa, razumeti kajII [hæŋ]1.transitive verbobesiti, obešati; pobesiti, pobešati (glavo); obesiti (sliko), nalepiti (tapete);2.intransitive verbviseti, biti obešen, obesiti se; nagniti se, lebdeti; obotavljati se (tudi žoga pri športu); American juridically ovirati porotnike pri odločitvihang it (all)! — naj gre k vragu!hang you! — da bi te vrag pocitral!I'll be hanged first! — prej se dam obesiti!I'll be hanged if — vrag naj me vzame, čewell, I'm hanged! — kaj takega!, vrag naj me pocitra!to hang by a hair ( —ali rope, single thread) — figuratively viseti na nitkito hang in doubt — biti negotov, kolebatito hang fire — prepozno (se) sprožiti (puška); figuratively biti počasen, neodločen, omahovati, obotavljati seto hang o.s. — obesiti seto let things go hang — pustiti, da gre vse k vragu; pustiti stvari pri mirusleep hangs on my eyelids — veke so mi težke, oči mi lezejo skupajtime hangs heavy on my hands — ne vem, kaj naj počnem s časom, predolgo mi traja, vleče se -
49 knock down
1) (to cause to fall by striking: He was so angry with the man that he knocked him down; The old lady was knocked down by a van as she crossed the street.) zbiti na tla2) (to reduce the price of (goods): She bought a coat that had been knocked down to half-price.) znižati* * *transitive verb zbiti na tla, prevrniti, potolči (tudi figuratively); zabiti (žebelj); economy prodati na dražbi (z udarcem kladiva); economy colloquially zbiti ceno, poceniti blago; technical razstaviti na dele (stroj); podreti (hišo); military uničiti, sestreliti; American slang poneveriti službeni denar, oropati (banko)to knock s.th. down to — prodati najvišjemu ponudniku (na dražbi)you might have knocked me down with a feather — zaprepastil sem se, osupnil sem -
50 lamé
[leim] 1. adjective1) (unable to walk properly: He was lame for weeks after his fall.) šepav2) (not satisfactory; unacceptable: a lame excuse.) nezadovoljiv2. verb(to make unable to walk properly: He was lamed by a bullet in the ankle.) ohromiti- lamely- lameness* * *[la:méi]nounlamé (tkanina) -
51 lame
[leim] 1. adjective1) (unable to walk properly: He was lame for weeks after his fall.) šepav2) (not satisfactory; unacceptable: a lame excuse.) nezadovoljiv2. verb(to make unable to walk properly: He was lamed by a bullet in the ankle.) ohromiti- lamely- lameness* * *I [leim]adjective ( lamely adverb)hrom, šepavfiguratively slab, nezadovoljiv (izgovor), neprepričljiv, šepav (verz); British English a lame duck — plačila nezmožen dolžnik; American poslanec, ki ni ponovno izvoljen; onesposobljena ladja; hromec, šepavecII [leim]transitive verbohromiti, onesposobitiIII [leirn]nountenka kovinska ploščica -
52 log
[loɡ] 1. noun1) (a thick piece of unshaped wood: The trees were sawn into logs and taken to the sawmill.) hlod2) (a logbook: The captain of the ship entered the details in the log.) ladijski dnevnik2. verb(to write down or record in a logbook (especially the distance covered during a journey).) vpisati v ladijski dnevnik- logbook* * *I [lɔg]nounhlod, klada, (posekano) deblo, dolgi les; nautical brzinomer na ladji, ladijski dnevnik; Australian slang plural zaporpolitics roll my log and I'll roll yours — roka roko umivaAmerican to roll a log for s.o. — napraviti komu uslugoAmerican as easy as falling off a log — otročje lahkoII [lɔg]transitive verbrazžagati na hlode; nautical vpisati krivca v ladijski dnevnik, naložiti krivcu kazen; prevoziti (število vozlov) na dan -
53 notion
['nəuʃən]1) (understanding: I've no notion what he's talking about.) pojem2) (an uncertain belief; an idea: He has some very odd notions.) ideja3) (a desire for something or to do something: He had a sudden notion to visit his aunt.) ideja* * *[nóušən]nounpojem, ideja, predstava (of o); mnenje, stališče, nazor; namen (of doing s.th.); American economy plural drobno modno blago, galanterijaI have a notion that — mislim si, dato fall into the notion that — na misel priti, da -
54 pick up
1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) naučiti se mimogrede2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) pobrati3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) naleteti na4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) pobrati se5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) dvigniti6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) uloviti7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) odkriti; prijeti* * *1.transitive verbrazkopati, odkopati (s krampom); vzdigniti, pobrati; vzeti v roke, poprijeti, na novo začeti, lotiti se česa; vzeti koga v avto, pobrati koga s ceste, priti po koga (z avtom); colloquially mimogrede spoznati koga; American slang prijeti koga, aretirati; odkriti (sled); uloviti, najti, prisluškovati (radijski oddaji); zagledati, naleteti na, najti (npr. staro sliko); slučajno izvedeti, slišati ali zagledati, mimogrede se naučiti, pobrati (npr. par tujih besed); nazaj dobiti (moč, zdravje); American pospešiti; American colloquially vzeti (račun) nase in plačati;2.intransitive verb economypostaviti se zopet na noge, opomoči si; popraviti se; seznaniti se, spoprijateljiti se ( with); povečati brzino; figuratively priti k moči -
55 release
[rə'li:s] 1. verb1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) odpustiti2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) izpustiti3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) popustiti4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) razglasiti5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) objaviti2. noun1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) izpustitev; izid2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) objava* * *I [rilí:s]nounosvoboditev, izpustitev na svobodo ( from iz), (od)rešitev ( from od česa), razbremenitev, olajšanje, oprostitev, spregled; juridically razrešitev dolžnosti, odstop; prenos pravice (premoženja) na drugega, odstop(itev); odreka (pravicam); dokument (o odstopu); potrdilo pobotnica; odobritev filma za predvajanje; technical mehanizem za sprožitev ali ustavitev, izklop strojahappy release figuratively smrtII [rilí:s]transitive verbosvoboditi ( from iz, od), rešiti, odvezati (obveznosti), izvleči ( from iz); dati prostost, izpustiti ( from iz); juridically odpustiti, spregledati, zbrisati (dolg), prenesti (na koga), odreči se, odstopiti komu (posest, pravico itd.); prinesti na trg (tržišče); dovoliti javno predvajanje ( a film filma); technical sprožiti, izklopitito release bombs — spustiti, odvreči bombeto release s.o. from his word — odvezati koga njegove besede -
56 sleep
[sli:p] 1. past tense, past participle - slept; verb(to rest with the eyes closed and in a state of natural unconsciousness: Goodnight - sleep well!; I can't sleep - my mind is too active.) spati2. noun((a) rest in a state of natural unconsciousness: It is bad for you to have too little sleep, since it makes you tired; I had only four hours' sleep last night.) spanje- sleeper- sleepless
- sleepy
- sleepily
- sleepiness
- sleeping-bag
- sleeping-pill / sleeping-tablet
- sleepwalk
- sleepwalker
- put to sleep
- sleep like a log/top
- sleep off
- sleep on* * *I [sli:p]nounspanje, spanec; zoology zimsko spanje; zaspanost; figuratively smrtno spanje; figuratively mirovanje, počivanje; neaktivnost, mrtvilo; smrtbrief sleep — kratko spanje, spančekbroken sleep — móteno, prekinjeno spanjethe last sleep figuratively večno spanje, smrtsound sleep — zdravo, globoko spanjeto fall on sleep archaic zaspatito go to sleep — zaspati (tudi o nogi itd.), iti spat, figuratively umretithe sleep that knows no waking — spanje, ki ne pozna prebujenja, večno spanje, smrtto put (to send) to sleep — uspavati; figuratively umoriti, spraviti s sveta (brez bolečin); (boksanje) omamiti z udarcemII [sli:p]intransitive verbspati; prespati noč (at pri, in v); figuratively mirovati, počivati, biti nedejaven; spati večno spanje, počivati v grobu; transitive verb prespati; dati (komu) prenočišče, prenočiti (koga)to sleep like a log (like a top) figuratively spati kot ubit, kot polhto sleep light — imeti lahko, rahlo spanjewe'll sleep on it figuratively to bomo prespali; bomo videli jutrilet sleeping dogs lie figuratively pustite te stvari pri miru (da ne bo nevšečnosti)to sleep with one eye open — napol spati, biti napol buden, ostati budento sleep with s.o. — spati s kom, spolno občevati s komto sleep o.s. sober — prespati svojo pijanostwe can sleep five people — lahko prenočimo (imamo postelje, ležišča) za pet osebthe top sleeps — vrtavka spi (stoji) (tj. se vrti tako hitro, da oko ne vidi nobenega premikanja) -
57 soft
[soft]1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) mehek2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) mehek3) (not loud: a soft voice.) tih4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) nežen5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) popustljiv6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) brezalkoholen7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) reva•- softly- softness
- soften
- soft-boiled
- soft-hearted
- soft-spoken
- software
- softwood
- have a soft spot for* * *I [sɔft]nouncolloquially bedak, tepec, neumnež, butecII [sɔft]1.adjectivemehek, upogljiv, popustljiv; mil, blag (podnebje, temperatura itd.); miren, nekričeč (barva); okusen, piten (vino); gladek (koža); topel, topel in vlažen, deževen (vreme); lahen, rahel (udarec, trkanje); tih, pridušen (glas); ljubezniv, prijazen; nežen ( with z); miren (spanje); economy nestabilen (cene); kóven (kovina), drobljiv, krhek (kamen); slang lahek; zaljubljen (on v); nemožat, pomehkužen, mlahav, neodporen, brez energije; bedast, neumen, prismuknjen; phonetics zveneč; palatalen, brez pridiha (aspiracije)soft air — mil, blag zraka soft drink American slang brezalkoholna pijačasoft money American papirnati denar, bankovci, menicesoft nothings — ljubavno gruljenje, sladke besedesoft sawder — laskanje, prilizovanjesoft sex, softer sex — ženski spol, ženskesoft soap — mehko kalijevo milo, figuratively American slang laskanje, dobrikanjesoft solder — pločevina, ki se stali pri relativno nizki temperaturisoft tack slang bel kruh, nautical mehek kruh (ne prepečenec), dobra hranasoft thing colloquially lahko izvedljiva stvar, lahka in dobro plačana služba; laskanje; neumnosthe was rather soft in this affair — ni ravno briljiral v tej zadevi (stvari);2.adverbpočasi, tihoto lie soft — ležati na mehkem;3.nounmehkoba, milina; colloquially slabič; bedak;4.interjection archaicpočasi! polahko! -
58 top-heavy
adjective (having the upper part too heavy for the lower: That pile of books is top-heavy - it'll fall over!) težji zgoraj kot spodaj* * *[tɔphévi]adjectivetežji na vrhu (zgoraj) kot spodaj; nestabilen; (finančno) preobremenjen (ljudstvo) -
59 united
1) (joined into a political whole: the United States of America.) združen2) (joined together by love, friendship etc: They're a very united pair/family.) zedinjen3) (made as a result of several people etc working together for a common purpose: Let us make a united effort to make our business successful.) skupen* * *[ju:náitid]adjective ( unitedly adverb)združen, zedinjen; spojen; skupenunited we stand, divided we fall — složni zmagujemo, nesložni propademo -
60 view
[vju:] 1. noun1) ((an outlook on to, or picture of) a scene: Your house has a fine view of the hills; He painted a view of the harbour.) pogled2) (an opinion: Tell me your view/views on the subject.) pogled3) (an act of seeing or inspecting: We were given a private view of the exhibition before it was opened to the public.) ogled2. verb(to look at, or regard (something): She viewed the scene with astonishment.) gledati- viewer- viewpoint
- in view of
- on view
- point of view* * *I [vju:]nounvidenje, gledanje; pogled, razgled, pregled; prizor; juridically ogled; vidik, ozir, stališče, mnenje, mišljenje, naziranje, nazor, sodba (on, of o); namera, namen, nakana, smoter; načrt; upanje; photography posnetek, slikain view of — z ozirom na, gledé; colloquially z namenomon view — razstavljen (za ogled), na ogled(u), na razstaviwith a view to ( —ali of) — z namenom (da), nameravajoč, računajoč na; imajoč pred očmi, v načrtuto the view — odprto, odkrito, javnomy end in view (is...) — cilj, ki ga imam pred očmi, (je...)plain to the view — dobro, jasno videnpoint of view — vidik, stališče, glediščehe did that with a view to promotion — to je naredil, da bi napredovalto fall in with (to meet) s.o.'s views — strinjati se z namerami (željami) kake osebeto form a view on s.th. — ustvariti si mnenje o čemto give a general view of s.th. — dati splošen pregled o čemto have in view — imeti pred očmi (v načrtu, v vidu); imeti na umu, nameravatito hold (to take, to keep) a view of s.th. — imeti (svoje) mnenje o čemto keep in view — ne odvrniti oči (od), ne izgubiti izpred očito lose view of s.th. — izgubiti kaj iz vidato sell views of Paris — prodajati razglednice, slike itd. Parizato take short views figuratively ne biti dalekovidenII [vju:]1.transitive verbvideti, zagledati; pogledati; pregledati; (raz)motriti, razgledati, ogled(ov)ati; razmotrivati; presoditi; ustvariti si (imeti) sodbo, presojati, razumevati; imeti v viduan order to view — pismeno pooblastilo za ogled hiše ipd. (z namenom nakupa)he doesn't view the question in the right light — on ne vidi (gleda) vprašanja (problema) v pravi luči;2.krajšava za televiewgledati televizijo
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