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1 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) izsušiti2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) odtekati3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) (od)cediti (se)4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) izprazniti5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) izčrpati2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) odvodni kanal2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) sod brez dna•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain* * *I [drein]1.transitive verb(off, away) (iz)sušiti, izčrpati, odvajati vodo, drenirati, kanalizirati; figuratively izmozgati, izčrpati;2.intransitive verb(off, away) odtekati; ( into) kapljati; izlivati se; figuratively krvavetito drain dry, to drain to the dregs — popiti do dnaII [drein]nounosuševalni jarek, odvodni kanalmedicine drenažna cevka; odvajanje, drenaža; figuratively napor, izčrpavanje; colloquially požirek, napitek; slang to go down the drain — propadati -
2 rest
I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) počitek2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) spanje3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) opora, naslon4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) mirovanje2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) odpočiti se2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) počivati3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) počivati4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) oddahniti si5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) opreti (se)6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) biti odvisen (od)•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest* * *I [rest]noun(nočni) počitek, počivanje, mirovanje, mir; spanje, odmor, oddih; večni počitek (mir); počivališče; dom, zavetišče, prebivališče; technical opora, opornik, podpornik; music pavza; (metrika) cezura; (redko) obnovljena močwithout rest — brez miru, brez odloga, nemudomaat rest — miren, nepremičen, mrtevrest room — soba za počivanje, dnevna soba; American toaletarest period sport odmor v igriday of rest — dan počitka, praznikto be at rest — mirovati, v miru počivati (o mrtvem); biti pomirjento come to rest — priti do miru, pomiriti seto go (to retire) to rest — iti k počitku, iti spatto lay to rest — položiti k (večnemu) počitku, zagrebsti, pokopatito set s.o.'s mind at rest — pomiriti, umiriti, utešiti, potolažiti kogato set a question at rest — odločiti, rešiti vprašanjeto take one's rest — počivati, iti k počitkuII [rest]intransitive verbmirovati, počivati, najti mir, umiriti se, biti miren; ležati, spati; odpočiti se; oddahniti se; obstati, ustaviti se (o stroju); opirati se (against, on na), opreti se, nasloniti se; zanesti se na, zaupati (in v); transitive verb pustiti (komu) počivati, dati počitek komu; varovati, prizanašati komu; dati mir komu; nasloniti, opreti (on na); upreti (pogled) na, vto rest oneself — odpočiti se, oddahniti sirest his soul! — mir, pokoj njegovi duši!to rest on (upon) one's oars — nehati veslati, figuratively počivati po napornem deluto rest on one's laurels figuratively počivati na svojih lovorikahare you rested? — si se odpočil?it rests with you to propose terms — vam je prepuščeno, da predlagate pogojethe burden rests upon him — breme odgovornosti leži, počiva na njemlet him rest in peace! — naj (on) v miru počiva!we stopped to rest the horses — ustavili smo se, da bi dali počitka konjemIII [rest]nounostanek; preostanek; ostalo, ostali; rezervni sklad, rezerva (zlasti v Bank of England); commerce zaključek bilance, delanje bilance, računski zaključek; tennis niz (dolga zaporednost) žogfor the rest — v ostalem, kar se ostalega tiče, gledé ostalega, sicerIV [rest]intransitive verbostati, preostati, biti preostanek (of česa)rest assured that I will do my best — bodite prepričani, da bom storil vse, kar bo v moji močito rest with — biti v rokah, biti odvisen odit rests with you to decide — vi odločite; vaša stvar je, da odločiteV [rest]nounhistory kavelj na oklepu srednjeveškega viteza, v katerega je zataknil svoje kopje pri napadu na nasprotnika -
3 gain
[ɡein] 1. verb1) (to obtain: He quickly gained experience.) dobiti2) ((often with by or from) to get (something good) by doing something: What have I to gain by staying here?) pridobiti3) (to have an increase in (something): He gained strength after his illness.) pridobiti4) ((of a clock or watch) to go too fast: This clock gains (four minutes a day).) prehitevati2. noun1) (an increase (in weight etc): a gain of one kilo.) pridobitev2) (profits, advantage, wealth etc: His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.) dobiček•- gain on* * *I [gein]1.transitive verbdobiti, zaslužiti; pridobiti, zmagati, zavzeti, doseči;2.intransitive verbizboljšati se, pridobivati pri vrednosti; (ura) prehitevatito gain s.o.'s ear — biti uslišanto gain strength — okrepiti, ojačiti seII [gein]noundobiček, korist, dobitek, pridobitev, prirastek, izboljšanje; zmaga; plural dohodki, zaslužek -
4 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) napeti (se)2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) pretegniti, napenjati3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) izkušati4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) precediti2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napetost, obremenitev2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) preobremenjenost3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) izvin4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) obremenitev•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) vrsta2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) nagnjenje, poteza3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) zvoki* * *I [stréin]nounpritisk, vlek, poteg, natezanje, napetost, moč; obremenjenost; (pre)napenjanje, prizadevanje, trud, teženje; obremenitev, breme, napor; izpah, izvin; technical deformacija, poklina, razpoka, lom; izbruh, ploha (besedi), tirada, ton, stil, način izražanja; (često plural) zvoki, melodije; stih, verz, odstavek; razpoloženje; (redko) višek, stopnjaunder a strain — zdelan, živčno uničen, pri kraju z živcimartial strains — bojevite melodije, vojaška muzikathe strain on the rope — napetost, nategnjenost vrviit is a strain colloquially to človeka zdelato impose a strain on a machine — preobremeniti stroj, preveč zahtevati od strojaII [stréin]1.transitive verbnategniti, napeti; (pre)napenjati, pretegniti, (i)zviniti, izpahnitito strain every nerve — napeti vse živce, vse od sebe datito strain one's wrist — izviniti si zapestje; technical upogniti, zverižiti, (preveč) raztegniti, deformirati, preoblikovati; forsirati, silo delati; prekoračiti, preveč zahtevati, precenjevati, previsoko ocenitito strain the meaning of a word — forsirati, silo delati pomenu besedeto strain one's credit (one's powers, one's rights) — prekoračiti svoj kredit (svoja pooblastila, svoje pravice)to strain one's strength — precenjevati svojo moč; precediti, filtrirati, pasirati (tudi out)to strain out coffee grounds — (pre)filtrirati kavino goščo; (močno) stisniti (to k), objeti; obsolete (pri)siliti, primorati, priganjati;2.intransitive verbvleči, trgati; (do skrajnosti) se napenjati, si prizadevati, se truditi (for, after za), stremeti (for, after po); upogniti se, (s)kriviti se, zviti se; teči, curljati skozi, pronicati (o tekočini); ustrašiti se (at pred), osupniti, ostrmeti, ustaviti se (at ob), imeti preveč pomislekovhe strains too much after effect — on preveč stremi, se lovi za efektiIII [stréin]nounrod, družina, linija; biology rasa, čista linija; (rasni) znak, poteza, primes; poreklo, izvor; (dedno) nagnjenje, dispozicija, poteza (v značaju); soj, vrsta, sorta; obsolete oploditeva strain of Greek blood — (značilna) lastnost (poteza, kanec) grške krvia strain of fanaticism — sled (nadih, poteza) fanatičnosti -
5 depth
[depƟ]1) (the distance from the top downwards or from the surface inwards especially if great: Coal is mined at a depth of 1,000 m.) globina2) (intensity or strength especially if great: The depth of colour was astonishing; The depth of his feeling prevented him from speaking.) intenzivnost•- depths- in-depth
- in depth* * *[depm]nounglobina, prepad; intenzivnost; poetically morje; sredina; skrajnostI am beyond ( —ali out of) my depth — to presega moje moči, tega ne zmorem -
6 day
[dei] 1. noun1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) dan2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) dan3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) dan4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) v času...•- daybreak- day-dream 2. verbShe often day-dreams.) sanjariti- daylight- day school
- daytime
- call it a day
- day by day
- day in
- day out
- make someone's day
- one day
- some day
- the other day* * *[dei]noundan; obletnicaall day, all the day, all day long — ves danAmerican between two days — ponočislang call it a day — smatraj za opravljenoto give s.o. the time of the day — povedati komu, koliko je ura; pozdraviti gato have a day of it, to take a merry day of it — dobro se zabavati, uživatiif a day — natanko, nič več in nič manj odin the days of old — nekoč, prejevery other (third etc.) day — vsak drugi (tretji itd.) danone day or other — pred kratkim, nedavno, oni danto pass the time of the day — pogovarjati se, klepetatito know the time of day — biti buden, paziti, biti izkušen -
7 gather
['ɡæðə] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) come together in one place: A crowd of people gathered near the accident.) zbrati se2) (to learn (from what has been seen, heard etc): I gather you are leaving tomorrow.) sklepati3) (to collect or get: He gathered strawberries from the garden; to gather information.) nabirati4) (to pull (material) into small folds and stitch together: She gathered the skirt at the waist.) nabrati2. noun(a fold in material, a piece of clothing etc.) guba- gather round
- gather together* * *I [gaeðə]1.transitive verbzbrati, zbirati, nabirati; trgati (cvetje); (na)gubati;2.intransitive verbzbrati se; povečati se, rasti; sklepati; zgostiti se; dozoreti; medicine zgnojiti seto gather ground — okrepiti, ojačiti seto gather to a head — dozoreti, zgnojiti seto gather o.s. together — zbrati se, zavedati seII [gaeðə]nounguba -
8 rally
['ræli] 1. verb1) (to come or bring together again: The general tried to rally his troops after the defeat; The troops rallied round the general.) ponovno (se) zbrati2) (to come or bring together for a joint action or effort: The supporters rallied to save the club from collapse; The politician asked his supporters to rally to the cause.) zbrati (se)3) (to (cause to) recover health or strength: She rallied from her illness.) okrevati2. noun1) (a usually large gathering of people for some purpose: a Scouts' rally.) srečanje2) (a meeting (usually of cars or motorcycles) for a competition, race etc.) rally3) (an improvement in health after an illness.) okrevanje4) ((in tennis etc) a (usually long) series of shots before the point is won or lost.) izmenjavanje udarcev•* * *I [raeli]nounmilitary zbiranje, zbor, znak za zbor; sestanek, shod; srečanje, zasedanje; množičen sestanek; figuratively zbiranje novih moči, okrevanje; (tenis) ostra borba igralcev za točko, hitro menjavanje žog; (boksanje) izmenjavanje udarcev; vrvež (na odru)II [raeli]transitive verb & intransitive verbznova zbrati (razkropljene čete), zbrati (se) okoli; zbrati nove moči, nov pogum; priti zopet k sebi, zavedeti se, osvestiti se; popraviti se, okrevati, oživeti; pridružiti (se); oživiti, prebuditi, predramiti, zdramitito rally round (to) s.o.'s opinion — pridružiti se mnenju neke osebeIII [raeli]transitive verbdrážiti, zbadati, nagajati (za šalo); imeti za norca, zafrkavati, zbijati šale (s kom); intransitive verb (v šali) norčevati se -
9 disable
[dis'eibl](to reduce the ability or strength of; to cripple: He was disabled during the war.) onesposobiti; pohabiti- disability payment
- disabled
- disablement* * *[diséibl]transitive verb(from doing, to do, for work) onesposobiti, oslabiti; diskvalificirati; pohabiti -
10 ebb
[eb]1) ((of the tide) to go out from the land: The tide began to ebb.) upadati (oseka)2) (to become less: His strength was ebbing fast.) upadati•- ebb tide- at a low ebb
- on the ebb* * *I [eb]nounoseka; figuratively propadanje, upadanjeat an ebb, at a low ebb — obubožan, v žalostnem položajuebb and flow, ebb and tide — plima in osekaII [eb]intransitive verbupadati; umikati se, odtekati, ugašati, propadati -
11 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) merilo2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) merska enota3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mera4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) ukrep5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) mera6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) izmeriti2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) meriti3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) primerjati4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) meriti•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *I [méžə]nounmera, merilo (tudi figuratively); stopnja, obseg; del, delež; razmerje, meja; poetically metrum, pesniška mera; music takt, ritem; archaic ples; chemistry menzura, stopnja; geology plural sloji, ležišča; juridically ukrepmathematics greatest common measure — (G.C.M.) največja skupna merabeyond ( —ali out of all) measure — prekomeren, čez meroto have s.o.'s measure — oceniti značaj kogato take s.o.'s measure — vzeti komu mero, umeriti; figuratively oceniti značaj kogato take measures — podvzeti korake, ukreniti kajarchaic to tread a measure — plesatiII [méžə]1.transitive verbmeriti, izmeriti, odmeriti; umeriti (obleko); oceniti, soditi, presoditi (by po); primerjati, meriti ( with s, z); prehoditi;2.intransitive verbmeritito measure s.o. for (a suit of clothes) — vzeti komu mero (za obleko)to measure one's strength with s.o. — meriti se s komto measure s.o. with one's eye — premeriti koga z očmito measure s.o. from top to toe — premeriti koga od glave do pete -
12 refreshing
1) (giving new strength and energy; having a cooling and relaxing effect: a refreshing drink of cold water.) krepčilen2) (particularly pleasing because different from normal: It is refreshing to hear a politician speak so honestly.) razveseljujoč* * *[rifréšiŋ]adjective ( refreshingly adverb)osvežujoč, osvežilen, okrepčujoč, hladilen, svež; figuratively dobrodejen, prijeten, razveseljujoča refreshing scene — prijeten, razveseljiv prizor -
13 sum up
past tense, past participle - summed; verb (to give the main or important points of: He summed up the various proposals.) povzeti* * *transitive verb seštevati; figuratively rezimirati, rekapitulirati; preceniti, oceniti; zbrati
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