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41 injure
['in‹ə](to harm or damage: He injured his arm when he fell; They were badly injured when the car crashed; A story like that could injure his reputation; His pride has been injured.) raniti- injured- injurious
- injury* * *[índžə]transitive verbstoriti krivico; škoditi, poškodovati; figuratively raniti (čustva), žaliti -
42 instantly
adverb (immediately: He went to bed and instantly fell asleep.) takoj* * *[ínstəntli]adverbtakoj, nemudoma -
43 jump
1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) skočiti; pripraviti k skoku2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) skočiti3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) poskočiti4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) preskočiti2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) skok2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) preskok3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) skok4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) poskok5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) skok•- jumpy- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
- jump to it* * *I [džʌmp]nounskok, preskok, skok s padalom; skok (cen itd.); nagel prehod na daljinsko snemanje (film); zdrzljaj; udarec nazaj (strelno orožje)American colloquially prednost, uspešen začetek; slang the jumps — delirium tremenssport high jump — skok v višinosport pole jump — skok s palicoAmerican slang (always) on the jump — (vedno) v naglici, v razburjenjuto keep s.o. on the jump — imeti koga na vajetihto give s.o. a jump — prestrašiti koga (da se zdrzne, poskoči)to get the jump on s.o. — imeti prednost pred kom, prehiteti kogaAmerican from the jump — od začetkaII [džʌmp]1.intransitive verbskočiti (tudi cene), skakati, poskakovati, skakljati, poskočiti, odskočiti, skočiti na noge; vskočiti (in), skočiti mimo ( past), priskočiti (to); figuratively trzniti, zdrzniti se, kvišku planiti, prestrašiti se (at); figuratively preskočiti (to na), preskočiti vrsto pri branju; tresti, zibati se (voz); izskočiti, iztiriti se (vlak); figuratively razbijati (srce);2.transitive verbpreskočiti (across, over), pomagati komu skočiti, pripraviti konja k skoku; s silo vzeti, prisvojiti si; zibati, ujčkati; zviševati ceneto jump clear of s.th. — odskočiti od česaslang to jump to it — z vnemo se česa lotitiAmerican to jump channels — preskočiti službeno stopnjoBritish English to jump the queue — ne držati se vrste zriniti se naprejto jump a claim — prisvojiti si tujo parcelo (zlatokopa itd.)to jump s.o. into s.th. — nagovoriti koga k čemudon't jump my nerves! — ne žri mi živcev!American to jump the gun — prenagliti se -
44 land
[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) kopno2) (a country: foreign lands.) dežela3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) zemlja4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) zemljišče2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) pristati2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) pristati, potegniti na obalo3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) pristati•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies* * *I [lænd]nounkopno, zemlja; dežela; zemljišče, tla; posestvo; figuratively področje; plural nepremičnine; polje (del med dvema brazdama puškine cevi)the land of the living — tostranstvo, ta svetto go on the land — oditi v vas, postati kmetovalecnautical to make the land — zagledati kopno, pristatinautical land ho! — kopno na vidiku!to see how the land lies — videti od kod veter piha, videti kakšno je stanjeII [lænd]1.transitive verb(ljudi, robo) izkrcati (at v); izvleči (ribo); (potnike) pripeljati, odložiti; spraviti (koga v težave); colloquially udariti, usekati koga; colloquially ujeti, dobiti; sport pripeljati na cilj (konja), spraviti (žogo) v gol;2.intransitive verbpristati (ladja, avion), dospeti, izkrcati se; ujeti se (po skoku); sport colloquially priti v ciljto land s.o. in difficulties — spraviti koga v težaveto land s.o. with s.th. — obesiti komu kaj na vratto land a husband — ujeti, dobiti možato land on s.o. — navaliti na kogato land s.o. in a coat that doesn't fit — spraviti koga v zadrego -
45 ligament
['liɡəmənt](a piece of tough substance that joins together the bones of the body: She pulled a ligament in her knee when she fell.) vez* * *[lígəmənt]nounanatomy kita, vez (tudi figuratively) -
46 lot
[lot]1) (a person's fortune or fate: It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.) usoda2) (a separate part: She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.) del3) (one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction: Are you going to bid for lot 28?) predmet na dražbi•- lots- a lot
- draw/cast lots* * *I [lɔt]nounžreb, usoda; del, delež; American parcela, zemljišče, gradbišče; economy del, partija, gotova količina blaga; (posamičen) predmet na dražbi; colloquially velika množina, kup; skupina, družba, vsi skupaj; colloquially človek, stvara lot you care! verb mar ti je!economy in lots — vsa partija, vse blago skupaja bad lot — neznačajnež, razvpit človekto cast ( —ali draw) lots for — vreči žreb, žrebati zato fall to s.o.'s lot — pripasti komu kot deležcolloquially the lot — vsi; vseII [lɔt]transitive verbrazdeliti (zemljo) na parcele ( out); žrebati, z žrebom določiti, razdeliti -
47 market
1. noun1) (a public place where people meet to buy and sell or the public event at which this happens: He has a clothes stall in the market.) trg2) ((a place where there is) a demand for certain things: There is a market for cotton goods in hot countries.) tržišče2. verb(to (attempt to) sell: I produce the goods and my brother markets them all over the world.) prodajati- marketing
- market-garden
- market-place
- market-square
- market price/value
- market research
- be on the market* * *I [má:kit]nountrg, tržnica, tržišče; trgovina, trgovanje; povpraševanje ( for); denarni trg; tržna cena; American trgovina z živilito be in the market for — potrebovati kaj, iskati, želeti kupiti ali imetito come into the market — priti na trg, biti naprodajto hold the market — obvladati trg, obdržati ceneto place ( —ali put) on the market — postaviti na trg, dati naprodajII [má:kit]1.transitive verbdati na trg, prodajati na trgu, dati v prodajo;2.intransitive verbkupovati, prodajati, trgovati, hoditi na trg -
48 multiple
1. adjective1) (having, or affecting, many parts: She suffered multiple injuries when she fell out of the window.) mnogovrsten2) (involving many things of the same sort: Fifteen vehicles were involved in the multiple crash on the motorway.) mnogokraten2. noun(a number that contains another number an exact number of times: 65 is a multiple of 5.) mnogokratnik* * *I [mʌltipl]adjective ( multiply adverb)mnogovrsten, mnogodelen, mnogokratentechnical multiple die — mnogovrstno orodjeeconomy multiple production — serijska proizvodnjamedicine multiple sclerosis — skleroza multipleksII [mʌltipl]nounmathematics mnogokratnik -
49 overbalance
(to lose balance and fall: He overbalanced on the edge of the cliff and fell into the sea below.) izgubiti ravnotežje* * *I [ouvəbaeləns]nounprevesek, presežek, prebitekII [ouvəbaeləns]1.intransitive verbizgubiti ravnotežje, prevrniti se;2.transitive verbpretehtati; prevladati; prevrniti -
50 pedestal
['pedistl](the foot or base of a column, statue etc: The statue fell off its pedestal.) podstavek* * *I [pédistəl]nounpiedestal, podstavek, stojalo; figuratively temelj, osnova; technical podnožje, podstavek, stojaloto set s.o. on a pedestal — častiti koga, idealizirati kogaII [pédistəl]transitive verbpostaviti na podstavek -
51 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 -
52 plop
[plop] 1. noun(the sound of a small object falling into water etc: The raindrop fell into her teacup with a plop.) štrbunk2. verb(to fall with this sound: A stone plopped into the pool.) štrbunkniti* * *[plɔp]1.adverb & nounštrbunk, tresk, pok (zamaška);2.intransitive verbštrbunkniti (v vodo), tresniti, počiti (zamašek) -
53 recover
1) (to become well again; to return to good health etc: He is recovering from a serious illness; The country is recovering from an economic crisis.) okrevati2) (to get back: The police have recovered the stolen jewels; He will recover the cost of the repairs through the insurance.) dobiti nazaj3) (to get control of (one's actions, emotions etc) again: The actor almost fell over but quickly recovered (his balance).) opomoči si•- recovery* * *I [rikʌvə]1.transitive verbdobiti nazaj, zopet prejeti; ponovno osvojiti; ponovno najti; ponovno (koga) priklicati, privesti, spraviti k zavesti, k življenju; oživiti, ozdraviti; preboleti; osvoboditi, rešiti ( from pred, od, iz); nadomestiti, nadoknaditi (izgubo, čas), popraviti; rešiti kopno zemljo pred vodo, morjem; (redko) doseči, priti v (kraj); dobiti nadomestilo, odškodnino; zahtevati, terjati, pobrati, inkasirati (vplačilo, denar, dolgove); dati zopet v prvotni položaj (orožje, top itd.)to recover damages for sth. — dobiti odškodnino za kajchemicals are recovered from... — kemikalije se dobivajo iz...to recover oneself — priti spet k sebi, umiriti seto recover one's self-possession — zopet se umiriti, se obvladatito recover land from the sea — rešiti zemljo pred morjem;2.intransitive verbopomoči si ( from od); okrevati, ozdraveti, priti zopet k sebi, zavesti se; ponovno oživeti; biti odškodovan; sport vrniti se na startni položajII [rikʌvə]nounponovno dobitje, držanje (položaja); obnavljanje, obnova; sport (vrnitev na) startni položaj -
54 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) lestvica2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) lestvica3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) lestvica4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) merilo5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) obsegII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) povzpeti seIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) luska- scaly* * *I [skéil]1.nounmusiclestvica, skala; figuratively lestvica (družbena itd.); stopnja; merilo, mera; razmerje; obseg; številčni sestavat a scale of 1 inch to 1 mile — v merilu (razmerju) 1 cola: 1 miljaon a scale economy ob različnih tečajnih vrednostihto play (to sing, to run over) one's scale music vaditi skale, vaditi prste za instrument ali glas za petjeto sink in the scale — zdrkniti navzdol na lestvi, v nivoju;2.transitive verb(s)plezati, povzpeti se (z lestvijo figuratively), vzpenjati se (na); določiti (merilo); dvigniti (cene); military napasti, jurišati z lestvami (na trdnjavsko obzidje); risati meriloto scale down — znižati (mezde, plače)to scale up — povišati (cene); intransitive verb plezati, vzpenjati seto scale down — upasti, pastito scale up — kvišku plezati, dvigati seII [skéil]1.nounskledica pri tehtnici; plural tehtnica; tehtanje (zlasti pred in po konjski dirki)the Scales astronomy Tehtnicato go to scale figuratively biti premaganto hold the scales even — držati tehtnico v ravnotežju, figuratively soditi nepristransko, objektivnoto throw one's influence into scale figuratively zastaviti ves svoj vplivto throw one's sword into the scale figuratively podpreti svojo zahtevo z orožjemto turn the scale figuratively odločitiit turned the scale into my favour — to je nagnilo tehtnico v mojo korist;2.transitive verbtehtati (tudi figuratively); intransitive verb (redko) biti težak, tehtati, biti stehtan (zlasti pred in po konjski dirki)III [skéil]1.nounluska, luskina (ribe itd.); zoology košeniljka; medicine zobni kamen; usedlina, kotlovec; tanka plast, obloga; technical vžigalothe scales fell from his eyes figuratively oči so se mu odprle, spregledal jeto remove the scale — odstraniti zobni kamen ali kotlovec;2.transitive verbostrgati (luske), (o)luščiti; technical sestrugati, ostrugati, očistiti od kotlovca; odstraniti (zobni kamen); intransitive verb luščiti seto scale almonds, peas — oluščiti mandlje, grahto scale s.o.'s teeth — odstraniti komu zobni kamento scale off — luščiti se; osmukati se (listje) -
55 seesaw
['si:so:] 1. noun(a long flat piece of wood, metal etc, balanced on a central support so that one end of it goes up as the other goes down: The boy fell off the seesaw in the park.) gugalnica2. verb(to move up and down like a seesaw: The boat seesawed on the crest of the wave.) gugati (se)* * *[sí:sɔ:]1.noungugalnica, guncnica (v sredini podprta deska); figuratively stalno kolebanje, pogostna menjavato go seesaw — kolebati, nihati; izmenoma prihajati, hoditi sem in tja;2.adjectivepremikajoč se gor in dol; spremenljiv, omahljiva seesaw motion — gibanje gor in dol;3.adverbgor in dol, sem in tja; spremenljivo, omahljivo;4.transitive verb & intransitive verbgugati (se), zibati (se), nihati; figuratively stalno se menjavati -
56 simultaneous
(happening, or done, at exactly the same time: He fell, and there was a simultaneous gasp from the crowd.) sočasen* * *[siməltéinjəs]adjective ( simultaneously adverb)istočasen, sočasen, hkraten, istodoben ( with z), simultan -
57 skid
[skid] 1. past tense, past participle - skidded; verb(to slide accidentally sideways: His back wheel skidded and he fell off his bike.) zdrsniti2. noun1) (an accidental slide sideways.) zdrs2) (a wedge etc put under a wheel to check it on a steep place.) cokla* * *I [skid]1.nouncokla, zavora, zavorna veriga, zagozda; odbijač (kos lesa ipd.), ki ščiti bok ladje pri pristajanju; opornik; figuratively ovira, zapreka; slang funt;2.transitive verbzavirati, blokirati (kolo)II [skid]1.noundrsenje kolesa na blatnem zemljišču; drsalica ali sanišče (letala); plural American nautical mesto, kjer se spravljajo čolni vojne mornarice;2.intransitive verbzdrsniti, spodrsniti (v stran), drseti v stranhe is on the skids American slang z njim gre h koncu -
58 slate
I [sleit] noun1) ((a piece of) a type of easily split rock of a dull blue-grey colour, used for roofing etc: Slates fell off the roof in the wind; ( also adjective) a slate roof.) skril(avec)2) (a small writing-board made of this, used by schoolchildren.) tablica iz skrilaII [sleit] verb(to say harsh things to or about: The new play was slated by the critics.) sesuti, raztrgati* * *I [sléit]1.noun(glinasti) skril(avec); (šolska) tablica iz skrila; ploščica iz skrila za kritje streh; American politics predvolilen seznam (kandidatov)a clean slate figuratively čista, neoporečna preteklostto clean the slate — zbrisati z gobo (tablico), figuratively razčistiti stvar, figuratively osvoboditi (znebiti, otresti) se obveznosti, odreči se tujim obveznostim do sebethere is a slate loose in his roof, he has a slate loose slang on ni čisto pri pravi pameti, manjka mu eno kolesce (v glavi);2.adjectiveškriljast, škriljaste barve;3.transitive verbpokriti (streho) s ploščicami iz skrila; napisati na (skrilasto) tablico; odstraniti dlako (s kože); American colloquially predložiti koga za kandidataII [sléit]transitive verbslang pretepsti; figuratively ošteti, ozmerjati, grajati; močno, ostro kritizirati -
59 slip
I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) zdrsniti2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) zdrsniti3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) popustiti4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) smukniti5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) izmuzniti se6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) vtakniti2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) spodrsljaj2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) spodrsljaj3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) kombineža4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) dok•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) listič* * *I [slip]nounzdrsljaj; spodrsljaj, padec; nezgoda, napaka; zareka(nje); uitje, izmuznjenje; prevleka za blazino; obleka, ki se hitro obleče ali sleče; otroški predpasniček, prtiček; plural British English kopalne hlačke; plural theatre premične kulise; stranski vhod, prostor, kjer stoje igralci, preden nastopijo na odru; hunting konopec, vrv (za pse); izpustitev (psov); majhen brus; nautical poševna ravnina za splavitev ladij; geology zemeljski udor, usada slip of a boy — vitek, stasit dečeka fine slip of a girl — vitko, stasito, brhko dekleto get the slip — biti odklonjen, pasti (npr. pri izpitu)he gave me the slip — pobegnil (ušel, izmuznil se) mi jeto make a slip — napraviti spodrsljaj, napakothere's many a slip'twixt the cup and the lip figuratively ne hvali dneva pred nočjoII [slip]intransitive verbspodrsniti, zdrsniti ( off z), zdrkniti, drčati, polzeti, smukniti, izmuzniti se, uiti (čemu); odmikati se (o času); skrivaj se vriniti; transitive verb hitro obleči ali sleči; po nemarnosti narediti napako, pogrešiti; prezgodaj povreči ali skotiti; odvezati, spustiti (psa) z vrvice; (neopazno) spustiti (v), izpustitito slip one's breath (wind) — izdihniti, umretito slip the collar figuratively osvoboditi seto let slip — zagovoriti se, (nehote) povedati resnicoto let slip the dogs of war poetically sprožiti sovražnosti, začeti vojnoeven good men slip — celó dobri ljudje delajo napake (pogrešijo, se zmotijo)to let an opportunity slip — izpustiti, zamuditi priložnostIII [slip]nounglinasta masa (lončarstvo)IV [slip]nounbotany cepljeno drevo, cepljenka, cepljenec; sadika, potaknjenec; podmladek, podrast, pofomec; trak papirja, listič; letvica; printing poskusni odtis na dolg trak papirja -
60 slumber
1. verb(to sleep.) mirno spati2. noun(sleep: She was in a deep slumber; I didn't want to disturb your slumbers.) mirno spanje* * *[slʌmbə]1.noun(večinoma plural)dremanje, dremež; mirno spanjehe fell into a peaceful slumber — pogreznil se je v mirno spanje;2.intransitive verbdremati, mirno spatito slumber away — predremati; tratiti, zapravljati (čas) z dremanjem
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fell — Ⅰ. fell [2] ► VERB 1) cut down (a tree). 2) knock down. 3) stitch down (the edge of a seam) to lie flat. DERIVATIVES feller noun. ORIGIN Old English, related to FALL … English terms dictionary
Fell — Fell, n. [Cf. L. fel gall, bile, or E. fell, a.] Gall; anger; melancholy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Untroubled of vile fear or bitter fell. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fell — fell·age; fell·er; fell·ness; fell; … English syllables
fell — fell1 [fel] vi., vt. pt. of FALL fell2 [fel] vt. [ME fellen < OE fællan, fellan (< Gmc * falljan), caus. of feallan (< Gmc * fallan), FALL] 1. to cause to fall; knock down [to fell an opponent with a blow] 2. t … English World dictionary