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1 the can-can
(a type of high-kicking dance.) kankan -
2 can
[kæn] I negative - can't; verb1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.) moči2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?) znati3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.) lahko4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?) nekiII 1. noun(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.) konzerva, pločevinka2. verb(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.) konzervirati- canned- cannery* * *I [kæn, kən]defective auxiliary verbI can — morem, znamI can't, cannot — [kænt, ka:nt]ne morem, ne znamcan you translate it? — znaš to prevesti?I cannot but wish — ne morem si kaj, da si ne bi želel, želim si leII [kæn]nounkovinska posoda, lonec, čutara, ročka, vedro; American pločevinasta konserva; American straniščna školjka; slang ječa; slang plural slušalkeIII [kæn]transitive verbAmerican konservirati; slang snemati na plošče; slang odpustiti, odpravitican it! — molči(te), jezik za zobe! -
3 can-can
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4 the scruff of the neck
(the back of the neck by which an animal can be grasped or lifted: She picked up the cat by the scruff of the neck.) koža (na zatilju) -
5 the best of both worlds
(the advantages of both the alternatives in a situation etc in which one can normally only expect to have one: A woman has the best of both worlds when she has a good job and a happy family life.) uspeh na obeh frontah -
6 the end
(the limit (of what can be borne or tolerated): His behaviour is the end!) višek -
7 the chances are
(it is likely (that): The chances are he can't come tomorrow.) verjetno je -
8 the green light
(permission to begin: We can't start until he gives us the green light.) zelena luč -
9 the screen
cinema or television films: You can see him on the screen quite often; (also adjective) (screen actors.) film -
10 if the worst comes to the worst
(if the worst possible thing happens: If the worst comes to the worst you can sell your house.) v najslabšem primeruEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > if the worst comes to the worst
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11 tell the time
(to (be able to) know what time it is by looking at a clock etc or by any other means: He can tell the time from the position of the sun; Could you tell me the time, please?) povedati točen čas -
12 all (the) year round
(throughout the whole year: The weather is so good here that we can swim all (the) year round.) celo leto -
13 all (the) year round
(throughout the whole year: The weather is so good here that we can swim all (the) year round.) celo leto -
14 off the hook
(free from some difficulty or problem: If he couldn't keep the terms of the contract, he shouldn't have signed it - I don't see how we can get him off the hook now.) iz godlje -
15 be on the tip of one's tongue
(to be almost, but usually not, spoken or said: Her name is on the tip of my tongue (= I can't quite remember it); It was on the tip of my tongue to tell him (= I almost told him).) imeti na koncu jezikaEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > be on the tip of one's tongue
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16 be of the opinion (that)
(to think: He is of the opinion that nothing more can be done.) meniti -
17 be of the opinion (that)
(to think: He is of the opinion that nothing more can be done.) meniti -
18 keep the ball rolling
(to start or keep something going, especially a conversation: He can be relied on to start the ball rolling at parties.) začeti pogovor -
19 make the best of it
(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) sprijazniti se -
20 man of the world
(a sophisticated man who is not likely to be shocked or surprised by most things: You can speak freely - we're all men of the world.) svetovljan
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