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1 fortress
['fo:tris](a (usually large) fort or fortified building.)* * *I [fɔ:tris]nountrdnjava, utrdbaII [fɔ:tris]transitive verbzavarovati s trdnjavo; poetically ščititi, braniti -
2 stronghold
noun (a fort, fortress or castle etc.) utrdba* * *[strɔŋhould]nounmilitary utrdba, trdnjava, oporišče (tudi figuratively); figuratively branik -
3 turret
1) (a small tower: A fortress often has turrets.) stolpič2) (steel protecting gunners on a tank, plane etc.) blindirana zaščitna kupola* * *[tʌrit]nounstolpič; military oklopna topovska ali mitralješka kupolaturret lathe technical vrsta stružniceturret ship nautical oklopnica -
4 assault
[ə'so:lt] 1. verb1) (to attack, especially suddenly: The youths assaulted the night watchman.) napasti2) (to attack sexually; to rape.) posiliti2. noun1) (a (sudden) attack: a night assault on the fortress; His speech was a vicious assault on his opponent.) napad2) (a sexual attack; a rape.) posilstvo* * *I [əsɔ:lt]noun(on, upon) napad, naskokto make an assault upon s.o. — napasti kogajuridically assault and battery — pretep, huda telesna poškodbaII [əsɔ:lt]transitive verbnapasti, napadati; naskočiti, naskakovati, jurišati -
5 citadel
['sitədl](a fortress, especially in or near a city.) trdnjava* * *[sítədəl]nouncitadela, trdnjava; figuratively zadnje zatočišče, branik -
6 garrison
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7 surrender
[sə'rendə] 1. verb1) (to yield: The general refused to surrender to the enemy; We shall never surrender!) vdati se2) (to give up or abandon: He surrendered his claim to the throne; You must surrender your old passport when applying for a new one.) odreči se, oddati2. noun((an) act of surrendering: The garrison was forced into surrender.) vdaja* * *I [səréndə]nounmilitary vdaja, predaja, kapitulacija, padec (trdnjave); izročitev, odstop, prepustitev, odpoved; sadovi, ki se izroče po planskem prisilnem odkupuII [səréndə]transitive verbpredati, izročiti; odstopiti, prepustiti; odreči se, odpovedati se (čemu); oddati (žito, mleko itd.) po planskem odkupu; juridically odstopiti (kaj); (zavarovalni polici) se odreči, a za to dobiti del premije; obsolete odgovoriti, vrniti; intransitive verb predati se, kapitulirati, položiti orožje; prepustiti seto surrender o.s. — vdati se, predati se, kapituliratito surrender upon term — kapitulirati pogojno, z določenimi pogojito surrender o.s. to one's grief — prepustiti se svoji bolečinihe had to surrender his office — moral je podati ostavko, se odpovedati službi -
8 yield
[ji:ld] 1. verb1) (to give up; to surrender: He yielded to the other man's arguments; He yielded all his possessions to the state.) vdati se; odstopiti2) (to give way to force or pressure: At last the door yielded.) popustiti3) (to produce naturally, grow etc: How much milk does that herd of cattle yield?) proizvajati2. noun(the amount produced by natural means: the annual yield of wheat.) pridelek* * *I [ji:ld]noundonos, obrodek, pridelek; plod, proizvod; dohodek, dobiček, korist; popuščanje, umikanje; kovinska vsebina (rude)yield point stress (strength) — meja prožnosti, elastičnostiII [ji:ld]transitive verbdonašati, prinašati, dajati; proizvajati; dopustiti, dovoliti; odstopiti (s.th. to s.o. — komu kaj); (redko) uvideti, priznatito yield 10% — donašati 10%to yield assistance — da(ja)ti, nuditi pomočto yield a city, a fortress — predati mesto, trdnjavoto yield a profit commerce prinesti dobičekto yield s.th. to be done — dopustiti, da se nekaj naredi (zgodi)to yield s.o. thanks — biti komu hvaležento yield precedence to s.o. — dati komu prednostto yield the palm (to s.o.) — priznati se poraženega (od koga)yield right of way! — dajte prednost (v cestnem prometu)to yield a place to s.o. — odstopiti, narediti prostor komuto yield up the breath (ghost, life) — izdihniti (dušo), umreti; intransitive verb donašati, (ob)roditi, dajati; vdati se, popustiti; podleči, podvreči se; privoliti (to v); zaostajati (to za)to yield well, poorly — dobro, slabo obroditito yield to superior forces — vdati se, ukloniti se premoči -
9 flying
I [fláiiŋ]nounletanje, poletII [fláiiŋ]adjectiveleteč, bežen, hiterto send s.o. flying — zapoditi kogawith flying colours — uspešno, zmagovito; odločno
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