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121 wring
[riŋ]past tense, past participle - wrung; verb1) (to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure: He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt.) ožeti2) (to clasp and unclasp (one's hands) in desperation, fear etc.) viti (roke)•- wringer- wringing wet* * *I [riŋ]nounožemanje, ovijanje, stiskanje, izcejanje; krepak stisk (roke); technical stiskalnica (za vino); ožemalnikto give s.th. a wring — ožeti kajII [riŋ]1.transitive verbiztisniti, izžeti (sadje itd.), stiskati, izžemati, ožeti; zviti, zaviti (vrat), oviti, lomiti, viti (roke); skriviti, skremžiti (obraz); izkriviti, popačiti (pomen); iztisniti, izsiliti (davek, denar); stisniti (komu roko); figuratively stiskati (srce), mučitito wring s.o.'s hand — stisniti komu rokoto wring a confession from s.o. — izsiliti priznanje iz kogato wring money from ( —ali of) s.o. — izsiliti, izžeti denar iz kogahe wrings my words from their true meaning — on pači pravi pomen mojih besed;2.intransitive verbzviti se, kriviti se; povzročati bolečino, mučiti -
122 basin
['beisn]1) (a bowl for washing oneself in: a wash-hand basin.) umivalnik2) (a wide, open dish for preparing food in: a pudding-basin.) skledica3) (the area drained by a river: the basin of the Nile.) porečje4) (the deep part of a harbour: There were four yachts anchored in the harbour basin.) notranja luka* * *[béisn]nounkotanja, kotlina; porečje; majhen zaliv; posoda, umivalnik; skodela -
123 better
['betə]comparative; = good* * *I [bétə]nountisti, ki staviII [bétə]adjectiveboljši; primernejši; ki se bolje počutihe is better than his word — naredi še več, kot je obljubilthe better hand — prednost, premočIII [bétə]adverbbolje, primernejeto be better off — biti v boljšem položaju, biti premožnejšiI had better start — bolje bi bilo, če bi že začelyou had better not — bolje ne!, tega vam ne svetujemI know better — ne boste me ukanili, ne dam se potegniti za nosAmerican colloquially you'd better believe it — lahko mi verjamešso much the better, all the better — tem boljeIV [bétə]nounto get the better of — premagati, prekositiV [bétə]1.transitive verbpopraviti, izboljšati, izpopolniti, preseči;2.intransitive verbpopraviti, spopolniti, poboljšati se, napredovati -
124 bird
[bə:d](a two-legged feathered creature, with a beak and two wings, with which most can fly: Kiwis and ostriches are birds which cannot fly.) ptič* * *[bə:d]nounptič, ptičicaslang deklica, dečko, oseba; American slang navdušenec; čudak; figuratively old bird — lisjak, zvitorepec, tičto do s.th. like a bird — zelo rad, z lahkoto kaj nareditibirds of a feather flock together — ene vrste ptiči skupaj letijo, Šimen Šimnu godeto give the bird — zavrniti, odkloniti, izžvižgatia bird in the hand is worth two in the bush — boljši danes vrabec kakor jutri zajec, bolje drži ga kot lovi gato kill two birds with one stone — dve stvari hkrati opraviti, dve muhi naenkrat ubitia little bird told me so — nekdo (ne smem ali nočem povedati, kdo) mi je povedalbird of paradise — rajska ptica, rajčica -
125 bite
1. past tense - bit; verb(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) ugrizniti, pičiti2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) ugriz, pik2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) prijem (za trnek)•- biting- bite the dust* * *I [bait]1.transitive verbgristi, odgristi; pičiti, pikati; jedkati, razjedati; colloquially oslepariti; okužiti;2.intransitive verbgristi; peči, skeleti; figuratively pustiti se oslepariti; prijetito bite the dust — pasti na tla, valjati se po tleh, umretito bite one's lips — krotiti, premagovati seII [bait]nounugriz, pik, pekoča bolečina; grižljaj; prigrizek, hrana; figuratively zbadljivost, ostrost; jedkanjehis bark is worse than his bite — ni tako hud kakor je videti, pes, ki laja, ne grize -
126 bouquet
[bu'kei]1) (a bunch of flowers: The bride carried a bouquet of roses.) šopek2) (the perfume of wine.) (vinski) buket* * *[búkei]nounšopek, buket; vonj vinaAmerican colloquially to hand s.o. a bouquet, to throw bouquets at s.o. — poveličevati koga, hvalo komu peti -
127 bullet
['bulit](a piece of metal etc fired from certain hand guns: He was killed by machine-gun bullets.) krogla- bulletproof vest* * *[búlit]nounkrogla, svinčenka, projektil, izstrelekevery bullet finds its billet — vsaka krogla na koncu zadene, slepa kura zrno najde -
128 cap
[kæp]1) (a hat with a peak: a chauffeur's cap.) čepica s ščitnikom2) (a covering for the head, not with a peak: a swimming cap; a nurse's cap.) kapa3) (a cover or top (of a bottle, pen etc): Replace the cap after you've finished with the pen.) pokrov, zamašek•- capped* * *I [kæp]nounčepica, kapica, klobuk, avba, pokrivalo; vrh; pokrov; vžigalna kapica; lesena čašaa feather in one's cap — nekaj, na kar smo lahko ponosnithe cap fits — prilega se (npr. pripomba)to send round the cap — poslati nabiralno polo, nabirati prispevkeshe sets (up) her cap at ( —ali for) him — trudi se, da bi ga pridobilafool's cap — čepica dvornega norca; format pisarniškega papirjaII [kæp]1.transitive verbpokriti; zapreti (npr. tubo); pozdraviti (z dvignjenjem čepice);2.figurativelyprekositi; nasilno se polastitithat caps the lot ( —ali everything, the climax) — to presega vse, to je višek
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