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1 handkerchief
['hæŋkə if]plurals - handkerchiefs, handkerchieves; noun(( abbreviation hanky) (plural hankies, hankie) a small usually square piece of cloth or paper tissue used for wiping or blowing one's nose into.) robec* * *[haeŋkəčif]nounrobec, rutato throw the handkerchief to s.o. — vreči komu robec (poziv na dvoboj); figuratively pokazati komu naklonjenost -
2 pocket-handkerchief
[pɔkithaeŋkəčif]nounžepni robec -
3 border
['bo:də] 1. noun1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) rob2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) meja3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) gredica2. verb((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) mejiti na3. noun(the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) meja* * *I [bɔ:də]nounrob, meja; plural theatre krožni horizont; gredica, ozka greda; obmejekII [bɔ:də]transitive verb & intransitive verbobrobljati; mejiti, dotikati se; figuratively bližati se čemuto border upon — mejiti na kaj, podoben biti čemu -
4 edge
[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) rob2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) rezilo3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) ostrina2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) obrobiti2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) utirati (si)•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge* * *I [edž]nounrob, greben; meja; ostrina; osornost, moč, strogost; plural obreza (knjige); American colloquially prednost, privilegijto give an edge to, to put on an edge — ostritito give the edge of one's tongue — ostro komu povedati, zabrusiti jih komuto have an edge on s.o. — imeti neznatno prednost pred kom(all) on edge — skrajno napet, živčennot to put a fine edge upon — jasno se izražati, odkrito povedatiII [edž]transitive verbbrusiti, ostriti; obrobiti; obrezati; figuratively razdražiti -
5 embroider
[im'broidə](to decorate with designs in needlework: The child embroidered her name on her handkerchief; an embroidered tablecloth.) vesti* * *[embrɔidə]transitive verbvesti; (o)krasiti, (o)lepšati -
6 hdkf.
abbreviation -
7 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držati2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držati3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) (za)držati4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) zdržati5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržati6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) držati, vsebovati7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) biti8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) držati se9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) imeti10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) verjeti, imeti (koga za kaj)11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) veljati12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) držati za13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) braniti14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) zadržati nasprotnika15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pritegniti (pozornost)16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) proslavljati17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) imeti18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) obdržati se19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) počakati pri telefonu20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) držati21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) obdržati22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) prinesti23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) prijem2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vpliv3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) prijem•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) podkrovje* * *I [hóuld]nounnautical podpalubje, ladijsko skladišče; aeronautics prostor za prtljago v letaluII [hóuld]nounprijem, opora; moč, vpliv (on, over, of); American ustavitev, zadrževanje; archaic utrdbato catch ( —ali get, lay, seize, take) hold of s.th. — prijeti kaj, dobitito get hold of s.o. — ujeti koga, zalotiti kogato get hold of o.s. — dobiti se v oblast, obvladati seto get a hold on s.o. — dobiti koga v oblastto have a (firm) hold on s.o. — imeti koga v oblastito keep hold of — čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti iz rokto miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijetiAmerican to put a hold on s.th. — zaustaviti kaj, zadržati kajIII [hóuld]1.transitive verbdržati, obdržati, zadržati; omejiti, zadrževati, ovirati, krotiti; zdržati; sport zadržati nasprotnika; zavezati koga za kaj (to); imeti (npr. sestanek); imeti, posedovati (zemljo, pravice, delnice, službo); imeti koga za kaj (npr. za poštenjaka); proslavljati (praznik); obdržati (smer); prenašati (alkohol); military & figuratively odbraniti, obdržati (položaj); juridically odločiti, odrediti; pritegniti (pozornost); American zadostovati (hrana); American rezervirati, imeti rezervacijo (v hotelu); American prijeti, obdržati v zaporu;2.intransitive verbdržati se, zadržati se, vztrajati (by, to pri, na čem); veljati, obveljati; obstati, prenehati; dogajati se, bitihold! — počakaj, ustavi se!to hold the bag — ostati na cedilu, imeti vso odgovornostto hold a brief for — odobravati, strinjati seto hold in check — imeti koga v šahu, krotitito hold dear — ceniti, čislati, ljubitito hold fast — čvrsto držati, ne izpustitito hold good — veljati, obveljati, izkazati seto hold one's ground ( —ali one's own) — vztrajati, ne popustiti, biti kosto hold s.o. (s.th.) in the hollow of one's hand — imeti koga (kaj) v pestihold hard! — počakaj!, stoj!hold everything! — takoj prenehaj!to hold at nought — omalovaževati, ne cenitito hold one's peace ( —ali tongue) — molčati, držati jezik za zobmito hold a stock — imeti zalogo, imeti na zalogito hold true — veljati, biti resto hold water — prenesti natančen pregled, veljati; biti vodotesenthere is no holding him — ne da se ga zadržati, nezadržen jeneither to hold nor to bind — ki se ga ne da obvladati, neukročen -
8 kindly
1) (in a kind manner: She kindly lent me a handkerchief.) prijazno2) (please: Would you kindly stop talking!) prosim* * *I [káindli]adjectiveprijazen, dobrotljiv, dobrohoten, naklonjen; prijeten, ugoden (podnebje); archaic domorodenII [káindli]adverbprijazno, dobrotljivo, dobrohotno, naklonjeno, prisrčnoto take kindly to — vzljubiti, naklonjeno sprejetiI would take it kindly of you if — bil bi ti zelo hvaležen, čewould you kindly (tell me the time) — (vljudno vprašanje) bi bili tako prijazni, da -
9 linen
['linin]1) (( also adjective) (of) cloth made of flax used to make sheets, tablecloths, tea-towels etc: This handkerchief is made of linen; linen sheets.) laneno platno; lanen2) (articles made of linen or, now more usually, cotton: table-linen; bed-linen.) perilo* * *[línin]nounlaneno platno, perilo, posteljno perilo, lanena prejafiguratively to wash one's dirty linen in public (at home) — prati umazano perilo pred ljudmi (doma)linen shower — zabava, na kateri je nevesta obdarovana s perilom -
10 onion
(a type of vegetable with an eatable bulb which has a strong taste and smell: pickled onions; Put plenty of onion in the stew.) čebula* * *I [ʌnjən]nounbotany čebulaaeronautics svetlobna raketa; slang Bermudčan; slang glava, buča; slang off one's onion — ne čisto pri pameticolloquially to know one's onion — spoznati se na svoj poselII [ʌnjən]transitive verbpodrgniti oči s čebulo, da se zasolzijo -
11 over
['əuvə] 1. preposition1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) nad2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) prek3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) prek4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) po5) (about: a quarrel over money.) glede, okrog6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) po7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) v teku8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) v času2. adverb1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)4) (downwards: He fell over.)5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)3. adjective(finished: The affair is over now.) nad4. noun((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) število metov5. as part of a word1) (too (much), as in overdo.)2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.)3) (covering, as in overcoat.)4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.)5) (completely, as in overcome.)•- over all
- over and done with* * *I [óuvə]adjectivezgornji, vrhnji; višji, zunanji, čezmeren (običajno skupaj s pridevnikom)II [óuvə]adverb1.preko, pre- (z glagoli: to paint s.th. ŋ preslikati kaj, he jumped ŋ preskočil je);2.figurativelyna drugo stran, k drugi stranki ( they went over to the enemy prešli so k sovražniku);3.sem, semkaj (come ŋ! pridi sem!);4.tam (preko), na drugi strani ( over there tamle, American colloquially v Evropi);5.(prav) nad ( the bird is directly over us ptič je prav nad nami);6.znova ( ten times ŋ desetkrat zapovrstjo);7.pretirano, čezmerno ( over polite pretirano vljuden);8.mimo, gotovo, končano ( the lesson is ŋ šolska ura je končana);razno: over again — še enkrat, znovaover and above — vrhu tega, skrajno, prevečall over — povsod, popolnoma, končanslang to be all over s.o. (s.th.) — biti vzhičen nad kom (čim)colloquially to get s.th. over with — končati kajeconomy carried over — prenosIII [óuvə]preposition1.čez ( a bridge over the river);2.pri ( over the fire pri ognju, pri kaminu);3.po ( all over the world po vsem svetu, over the radio po radiu);4.onkraj, na drugi strani ( over the sea onkraj morja);5.pri ( he fell asleep over his work zaspal je pri delu, over a cup of tea pri skodelici čaja);6.nad ( to reign over a kingdom vladati kraljestvu, to be over s.o. biti nad kom);7.več kakor, čez ( over a mile čez miljo, over a week več kot teden);8.(časovno) prek, v času ( over night prek noči, over the long vacation v času velikih počitnic);razno: hand over hand — s preprijemanjem (pri plezanju), figuratively vztrajno, hitro napredujočover the top — ne glede na kaj, brez ozira na kajover the way — nasproti, na drugi straniover one's head — nerazumljiv, pretežekIV [óuvə]noundodatek, presežek; military predolg strel; sport število metov ali igra med dvema izmenama (kriket) -
12 pocket
['pokit] 1. noun1) (a small bag sewn into or on to clothes, for carrying things in: He stood with his hands in his pockets; a coat-pocket; ( also adjective) a pocket-handkerchief, a pocket-knife.) žep2) (a small bag attached to the corners and sides of a billiard-table etc to catch the balls.) luknja (pri biljardu)3) (a small isolated area or group: a pocket of warm air.) otoček4) ((a person's) income or amount of money available for spending: a range of prices to suit every pocket.) žep2. verb1) (to put in a pocket: He pocketed his wallet; He pocketed the red ball.) dati v žep2) (to steal: Be careful he doesn't pocket the silver.) vtakniti v žep•- pocket-book
- pocket-money
- pocket-sized
- pocket-size* * *I [pɔkit]nounžep, vrečka, torbicaBritish English vreča (mera); figuratively denar, denarno sredstvo; mineralogy votlina polna rude; biljardna luknja; military žep kotel, obkoljeno področje; aeronautics air-pocket — zražni žepfiguratively a deep pocket — globok žepto be in pocket — imeti denar, prislužitito be out of pocket — imeti izgubo, biti v denarni stiskifiguratively he will suffer in his pocket — to se mu bo v denarnici poznaloto have s.o. in one's pocket — imeti koga v oblastifiguratively to put one's hand in one's pocket — seči globoko v žepII [pɔkit]transitive verbvtakniti v žep; figuratively prisvojiti si; figuratively pogoltniti (žaljivko), potlačiti (ponos); military obkoliti; spraviti biljardno kroglo v luknjo; American politics uporabiti vetoto pocket one's pride — ponižati se, potlačiti ponos -
13 tie up
transitive verb & intransitive verb privezati, zavezati; oviti, zaviti, zamotati; economy ustaviti (tovarno, proizvodnjo); medicine obvezati, povezati; juridically omejiti koristenje (lastništva); figuratively ovirati; blokirati; colloquially poročiti; intransitive verb zavezati se, združiti seto get o.s. tied up — zmešati se, zmesti seto tie s.o. up (in knots) figuratively privesti koga v veliko nepriliko -
14 wipe
1. verb1) (to clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: Would you wipe the table for me?) obrisati2) (to remove by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: The child wiped her tears away with her handkerchief; Wipe that writing off (the blackboard); Please wipe up that spilt milk.) obrisati2. noun(an act of cleaning by rubbing: Give the table a wipe.) brisanje- wiper- wipe out* * *[wáip]1.nounbrisanje, sušenje; figuratively (nepričakovan) udarec s strani; figuratively porogljiva opazka; slang žepni robecto give s.th. a wipe — obrisati kajto give s.o. a wipe — zagosti jo komu;2.transitive verb(o)brisati, otreti, (o)čistiti; technical mehko spajkati; slang udariti, pretepsti, namahatito wipe s.o.'s eye slang zasenčiti, izpodriniti kogato wipe the floor with s.o. slang brezobzirno ravnati, "pometati" s komto be wiped (down) with an oaken towel figuratively hudo tepen biti -
15 wrap
[ræp] 1. past tense, past participle - wrapped; verb1) (to roll or fold (round something or someone): He wrapped his handkerchief round his bleeding finger.) zaviti2) (to cover by folding or winding something round: She wrapped the book (up) in brown paper; She wrapped the baby up in a warm shawl.) zaviti2. noun(a warm covering to put over one's shoulders.) ogrinjalo- wrapper- wrapping
- wrapped up in
- wrap up* * *I [ræp]nounovratna ruta, šal; odeja; ogrinjalo, plašč; plural cenzura, prikrivanjeII [ræp]transitive verb(večinoma wrap up) zaviti, omotati, oviti; skriti (in v); ogrniti; figuratively zaplesti; intransitive verb zaviti se, ogrniti se, zamotati se, ovi(ja)ti se ( round okrog); pasti, leči ( over čez) (o obleki)to wrap s.th. in paper — zaviti kaj v papirto wrap o.s. up — toplo se oblečithe affair is wrapped up in mystery — afera je skrivnostna, zagonetnato wrap s.th. round one's finger — oviti si kaj okoli prstato be wrapped up in — biti zavzet (okupiran, zatopljen, odvisen) (od dolžnosti, dela itd.)to wrap up slang izpeljati do srečnega konca -
16 handkerchiefs
[- i:vz]plurals; = handkerchief -
17 handkerchieves
[- i:vz]plurals; = handkerchief -
18 hankie
['hæŋki](short for handkerchief.) -
19 hanky
['hæŋki](short for handkerchief.) -
20 mop up
(to clean away using a mop, cloth etc: He mopped up the mess with his handkerchief.) pobrisati
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