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1 grab
1. past tense, past participle - grabbed; verb1) (to seize, grasp or take suddenly: He grabbed a biscuit.)2) (to get by rough or illegal means: Many people tried to grab land when oil was discovered in the district.)2. noun(a sudden attempt to grasp or seize: He made a grab at the boy.) prijem- grab at* * *I [græb]transitive verb(at) zagrabiti, prijeti, prisvojiti siII [græb]nounprijem; zagrabek; prisvojitev, zagrabitev; grabilec; grabež; otroška igra s kartamito make a grab at s.th. — hitro po čem seči -
2 smash-and-grab raid
[smaešəndgraebreid]nounvlom v izložbo trgovine -
3 shriek
[ʃri:k] 1. verb(to give out, or say with, a high scream or laugh: She shrieked whenever she saw a spider; shrieking with laughter.) vreščati2. noun(such a scream or laugh: She gave a shriek as she felt someone grab her arm; shrieks of laughter.) vrišč* * *[šri:k]1.nounvrišč, vik, krik (strahu, bolečine); žvižg; vreščanje, krohot(anje)shrieks of laughter — vreščanje od smeha, vreščeče smejanjeto give a shriek — zavreščati, kriknitishriek-mark slang klicaj;2.intransitive verbvreščati, kričati, vpiti, (za)žvižgati; krohotati se; transitive verb zakričati (kaj), zavpiti, reči kaj z vreščečim glasom; (o vetru) tuliti, žvižgatito shriek o.s. hoarse — nakričati se do hripavostito shriek out — zavreščati, zakričati (kaj); kričé alarmirati -
4 snatch
[snæ ] 1. verb1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) hlastniti po2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) zgrabiti priložnost2. noun1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) hlastniti po2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) odlomek* * *I [snæč]nounhlastaj, zgrabitev, hlastanje (po); napad, naval, muhavost; na hitro pripravljen obrok hrane; (ugoden) trenutek, kratek čas (perioda); American slang ugrabitev otroka (osebe); plural odlomki (govora, pesmi itd.); koščki, drobci, črepinjeby snatches — od časa do časa, v razmakihin snatches — sem ter tja, včasih, od časa do časato make a snatch at — hlastniti po, hlastno seči po, skušati ujetiII [snæč]transitive verb & intransitive verbpograbiti, zgrabiti, (hlastno, željno, naglo) seči po, iztrgati, polastiti se; skušati zgrabiti ali iztrgatito snatch s.o. from the jaws of death — iztrgati (rešiti) koga iz krempljev smrti -
5 whirl
[wə:l] 1. verb(to move rapidly (round, away etc): She whirled round when I called her name; The wind whirled my hat away before I could grab it.) hitro se obrniti; zavrteti se2. noun1) (an excited confusion: a whirl of activity; My head's in a whirl - I can't believe it's all happening!) vrtinec2) (a rapid turn.) hiter obrat•- whirlwind* * *I [wə:l]nounvrtinec; vrtenje, vrtinčenje; figuratively zmešnjava, zmeda; razburjenje; vrtoglavicato be in a whirl figuratively izgubiti glavoto give s.th. a whirl American colloquially preskusiti kajII [wə:l]1.transitive verbvrteti, obračati; vrteti v krogu; nositi, odnesti v vrtincu; obsolete zagnatito whirl up dust — dvigniti prah;2.intransitive verbvrteti se (v krogu), hitro se obračati; drveti, hiteti, hitro se premikati, divjati, vrteti se v plesu; imeti vrtoglavico; vrtinčiti se (misli)to whirl away — odhiteti, odbrzeti -
6 quick
[kwik] 1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) hiter2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) hiter3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) hiter2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) hitro- quickly- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
- quick-tempered
- quick-witted
- quick-wittedly
- quick-wittedness* * *I [kwik]adjective ( quickly adverb)hiter, uren, nagel; bister, okreten, znajdljiv, odrezav, živahen; nagle jeze, vzkipljiv; fin, oster (vid, sluh); živ (pesek itd.); archaic živ, živeč; economy živahen, likviden, tekoč; mineralogy rudnatbe quick about it! — podvizaj se s tem!to be quick by s.o. — zanositi s komquick on the draw — ki hitro reagira, odrezava quick one — "kozarček" (na hitro)quick of parts ( —ali understanding) — bistroumen, ki hitro razumequick temper — razdražijiva čud, vzkipljivostquick in the uptake — ki hitro razume, dojameeconomy quick returns — hiter donos, dobičekII [kwik]adverbhitro, nagloIII [kwik]nounživo meso; British English živa meja; figuratively življenje; American živo srebro
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