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1 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 -
2 gain on
(to get or come closer to (a person, thing etc that one is chasing): Drive faster - the police car is gaining on us.) dohitevati -
3 gain-control
[géinkəntroul]nountechnical regulacija jačanja (radio ipd.) -
4 gain ground
1) (to make progress.) napredovati2) (to become more influential: His views were once unacceptable but are now gaining ground rapidly.) uveljaviti se -
5 to gain over
transitive verb pridobiti na svojo stran, premamiti -
6 to gain (up)on
intransitive verb približati se, dohitevati; figuratively prikupiti se -
7 have/get/gain the upper hand
(to (begin to) win, beat the enemy etc: The enemy made a fierce attack but failed to get the upper hand.) dobiti premoč -
8 advantage
1) ((a) gain or benefit: There are several advantages in being self-employed.) ugodnost2) (in tennis, the first point gained after deuce.) prednost•- advantageously
- have an/the advantage over
- have an/the advantage
- take advantage of* * *I [ədvá:ntidž]noun(of, over) prednost, ugodnost; koristto gain an advantage over, to have the advantage of s.o. — imeti prednost pred kom, biti močnejši od kogato take advantage of s.th. — izkoristiti kajto advantage — ugoden; ugodno, koristnoto turn to advantage — izplačati se; izkoristitiII [ədvá:ntidž]transitive verbpospeševati; podpirati; koristiti -
9 footing
1) (balance: It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path.) ravnotežje2) (foundation: The business is now on a firm footing.) temelj* * *[fútiŋ]nounpodlaga; hoja, ples; prostor za noge; figuratively opora, trden položaj; razmerje; celotna vsotato be on good ( —ali friendly) footing — biti v prijateljskem razmerju; imeti dobre stikemind your footing! — pazi, kam stopiš!footing of columns — seštevanje stolpcev; dobljena vsotaScottish first footing — novoletni obisk -
10 mastery
noun ((usually with over or of) control, great skill or knowledge: We have gained mastery over the enemy.) oblast* * *[má:stəri]nounoblast, gospostvo, premoč (over, of nad); spretnost, obvladanje (of, in česa) -
11 muscle in
( often with on) (to gain entry, or gain a share of something by force: The large firms have muscled in on all the important contracts.) brezobzirno se vriniti -
12 achieve
[ə' i:v](to gain or reach successfully: He has achieved his ambition.) doseči* * *[əčí:v]transitive verbdoseči; izvršiti, opraviti -
13 attain
[ə'tein](to gain; to achieve: He attained all his ambitions.) doseči; uresničiti* * *[ətéin]1.transitive verbdoseči; izvršiti; pridobiti;2.intransitive verbdospeti; dokopati se -
14 benefit
['benəfit] 1. noun(something good to receive, an advantage: the benefit of experience; the benefits of fresh air and exercise.) ugodnost2. verb1) ((usually with from or by) to gain advantage: He benefited from the advice.) izkoristiti2) (to do good to: The long rest benefited her.) koristiti•- give someone the benefit of the doubt- give the benefit of the doubt* * *I [bénifit]noundobro, korist, ugodnost, prednost; podpora; nadarba; beneficijtheatre benefit night — benefična predstavato give the benefit of the doubt — zaradi pomanjkljivostih dokazov razložiti zadevo komu v prid; pomilostiti, odpustitito the benefit of — v korist koga, česaAmerican to take the benefit — objaviti bankrotII [bénifit]1.transitive verbkoristiti; pomagati; prijati, pomagati;2.intransitive verbokoristiti se -
15 bulimia
[bju:ɡlimiə](an eating disorder in which a person eats excessive amounts of food and then vomits in order not to gain weight.) bulimija* * *[bjulímjə]nounmedicine bolezenska lakota; figuratively požrešnost, pohlep -
16 carve out
(to achieve or gain (something): He carved out a career for himself.) ustvariti si* * *transitive verb izrezati, izdelati, ustvariticarve out a career for s.o. — narediti kariero, napredovati v službicarve out one's way — utreti, utirati si pot -
17 cheat
[ i:t] 1. verb(to act dishonestly to gain an advantage: He cheats at cards; He was cheated (out of ten dollars).) goljufati2. noun1) (a person who cheats: He only wins because he is a cheat.) goljuf2) (a dishonest trick.) goljufija* * *I [či:t]noungoljufija, sleparija, prevara; goljuf, sleparslang topping cheat — visliceII [či:t]1.intransitive verbgoljufati, varati;2.transitive verbogoljufati; prevarati; preživljatito cheat (out) of s.th. — z goljufijo kaj pridobiticolloquially to cheat the worms — ozdraveti po hudi bolezni, zlizati se -
18 clap
[klæp] 1. past tense, past participle - clapped; verb1) (to strike the palms of the hands together eg to show approval, to mark a rhythm, or to gain attention etc: When the singer appeared, the audience started to clap loudly; They clapped the speech enthusiastically; Clap your hands in time to the music.) ploskati2) (to strike (someone) with the palm of the hand, often in a friendly way: He clapped him on the back and congratulated him.) trepljati3) (to put suddenly (into prison, chains etc): They clapped him in jail.) vreči (v ječo)2. noun1) (a sudden noise (of thunder).) tresk2) (an act of clapping: They gave the performer a clap; He gave me a clap on the back.) ploskanje* * *I [klæp]1.intransitive verbploskati, aplavdirati;2.transitive verbpotrepljati, udariti, suniti, tleskniti; v naglici kaj nareditito clap duties on s.th. — ocariniti kajto clap eyes on s.th. — nenadoma kaj zagledatito clap a writ on s.o.'s back — aretirati kogato clap a trick on s.o. — ponorčevati se s komII [klæp]nounplosk, pok, tresk; udarec s plosko roko; žvenkeljto give s.o. a clap — ploskati komuIII [klæp]nounvulgar medicine kapavica, gonoreja -
19 contest
['kontest](a struggle, competition etc to gain an advantage or victory: a sporting contest.) tekmovanje* * *I [kɔntest]noun(over, about o) prepir, prerekanje, spor; ( for za) tekma, boj, borba; spodbijanjeII [kəntést]transitive verb & intransitive verb(with, for) prepirati se, spodbijati; boriti se, tekmovati, kosati se; kandidiraticontested election — volitve, pri katerih nastopa več kandidatov; American volitve, katerih pravilnost spodbijajo -
20 court
[ko:t] 1. noun1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) sodišče2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) sodišče3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) igrišče4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) dvor(jani)5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) dvor6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) dvorišče2. verb1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) dvoriti2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) prizadevati si3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) izzivati•- courtier- courtly
- courtliness
- courtship
- courthouse
- court-martial
- courtyard* * *I [kɔ:t]noundvorišče; slepa ulica; dvor; dvorjani; (kraljevska) vlada; uradni sprejem na dvoru; sodišče; American sodniki; igrišče; dvorjenje; motelout of court — nevreden upoštevanja, nemerodajento put o.s. out of court — zgubiti pravicoAmerican General Court — zakonodajni zborII [kɔ:t]transitive verbdvoriti, snubiti, potegovati se; prilizovati se; prizadevati si; izpostavljati se; izzivatito court disaster — sam zakriviti, izzivati nesrečo
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gain — gain … Dictionnaire des rimes
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