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1 use
I [ju:z] verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) uporabiti2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) porabiti•- usable- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) uporaba2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) raba3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) korist4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) sposobnost uporabljati kaj5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) uporaba•- useful- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use* * *I [ju:s]nounraba, uporaba; uporabnost, korist(nost), prid; (poseben) namen, smoter; pripravnost; moč ali sposobnost uporabljati (kaj); navada, običaj, uzus; stalna ali ponovna uporaba; vaja; praksa; (pred)pravica uporabe (česa); juridically užitek; pravica, uživanje (posesti); dobiček; ecclesiastic obredi kake Cerkve, liturgijaof use — uporaben, koristenof no use — neuporaben, brezkoristenout of use — ne v rabi, ne več uporabenonce a use and ever a custum — česar se je Janezek naučil, to Janez znacan I be of use? — lahko (kaj) pomagam?is this of use to you? — lahko to kaj porabite?crying is no use — nima smisla jokati, zastonj je jokatiit is (of) no use (running) — brez koristi, zaman je (teči)what's the use (of it)? — kakšen smisel naj (sploh) to ima?to fall ( —ali to pass) out of use — postati neuporaben, zastaretiyou will find these shoes of use in the mountains — videli boste, da so ti čevlji zelo koristni v gorahI have no use for such people — nimam nobenega smisla za take ljudi, ne cenim (ne potrebujem) takih ljudihave you lost the use of your tongue? — si izgubil dar govora?to make use of s.th. — uporabiti (izkoristiti) kaj, posluževati se česato make use of s.o.'s name — sklicevati se na kogato put out of use — vzeti iz obtoka (kovance itd.)II [ju:z]transitive verbrabiti, uporabljati, porabiti, izkoristiti, posluževati se; zateči se k; ravnati z; potrošiti, izdati; gojiti (šport itd.); prebiti (čas); obsolete navaditi (to na)to use one's brains ( —ali wits) — uporabiti pamet, napeti (svoje) možganeuse your eyes! — odpri oči!to use one's best efforts — napraviti, kar se le da (kar je le možno)how did they use you? — kako so ravnali z vami?to use s.o. ill — slabo ravnati s komto use one's legs — peš iti, pešačitimay I use your name? — se lahko sklicujem na vas?how does the world use you? colloquially kako je z vami?, kako vam gre?; intransitive verb obsolete (razen v preteritu) biti vajen, imeti navado; (tudi za izražanje trajnega stanja v preteklosti)used you to know him? — ste ga vi poznali?there used to be a tree there — tam je nekoč bilo drevo; -
2 energy
['enə‹i]plural - energies; noun1) (the ability to act, or the habit of acting, strongly and vigorously: He has amazing energy for his age; That child has too much energy; I must devote my energies to gardening today.) energija2) (the power, eg of electricity, of doing work: electrical energy; nuclear energy.) energija•- energetically* * *[énədži]nountrdna volja, odločnost, energija; podjetnost, prizadevnost -
3 attorney
[ə'tə:ni]1) (a person who has the legal power to act for another person.) zastopnik2) ((American) a lawyer.) odvetnik* * *[ətɔ:ni]nounjuridically pravni zastopnik; odvetnik; pooblaščenec; imenovanje pravnega zastopnika, zastopanjeby attorney — po nalogu, po pooblastilu -
4 magnification
[-fi-]1) (the act of magnifying (something).) povečanje2) (the power of magnifying: the magnification of a pair of binoculars.) povečanje3) (the extent to which something (eg a photograph) has been magnified: The magnification is ten times (10 ×).) povečava* * *[mægnifikéišən]nounpovečanje, povečava; poveličevanje; electrical ojačenje -
5 fascination
1) (the act of fascinating or state of being fascinated: the look of fascination on the children's faces.) očaranost2) (the power of fascinating or something that has this: Old books have/hold a fascination for him.) čar* * *[fæsinéišən]nounočarljivost, privlačnost, očaranje, omama -
6 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 -
7 control
[kən'trəul] 1. noun1) (the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority: She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.) oblast2) (the act of holding back or restraining: control of prices; I know you're angry but you must not lose control (of yourself).) nadzor3) ((often in plural) a lever, button etc which operates (a machine etc): The clutch and accelerator are foot controls in a car.) komande4) (a point or place at which an inspection takes place: passport control.) pregled2. verb1) (to direct or guide; to have power or authority over: The captain controls the whole ship; Control your dog!) voditi; nadzorovati2) (to hold back; to restrain (oneself or one's emotions etc): Control yourself!) obvladovati (se)3) (to keep to a fixed standard: The government is controlling prices.) nadzorovati•- control-tower
- in control of
- in control
- out of control
- under control* * *I [kəntróul]noun( of over) nadzorstvo, pregled, kontrola; vodstvo, oblast; zadržanost, umirjenost, vzdržnost; ureditev; cesta, na kateri je omejena hitrost; kontrolna žival ali oseba (pri poskusih); plural kontrolni aparati; krmarjenje; regulatorto be in control of — imeti nadzorstvo, oblast nadto grow beyond control — zrasti preko glave, biti neukročento keep under control — brzdati, krotitito get s.th. under control — obvladati kajout of control — prost, neoviranII [kəntróul]transitive verbnadzorovati, pregledati, preveriti; voditi, upravljati; krotiti, obvladovati; zadrževati (solze)to control o.s. — obvladovati, krotiti, premagovati se -
8 struggle
1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) otepati se2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) boriti se3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) prebijati se2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) boj* * *I [strʌgl]nounboj, borba ( for za, with z, against proti); rvanje; trganje (za kaj); stremljenje, prizadevanje; naporII [strʌgl]intransitive verbboriti se ( with z, for za, against proti); truditi se, napenjati se, mučiti se (with s.th. s čim), trgati se (za kaj); upirati se ( against čemu), braniti se (česa), otepati se; s težavo si utirati pot, se prebijati; (redko) prepirati se; transitive verb izbojevati, priboriti sia struggling artist — umetnik, ki se še ni uveljavil in se s težavo prebija (skozi življenje)to struggle to one's feet — z muko se dvigniti, vstati na noge -
9 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) vid2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) vidik3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) znamenitost4) (a view or glimpse.) prizor5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) nenavaden prizor6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) muha2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) opaziti2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) nameriti•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of* * *I [sáit]nounvid, figuratively oko, doseg oči; vidik, dogled, pogled, ogled; prizor, ogleda vredna znamenitost; plural znamenitosti ( of a town kakega mesta); colloquially nenavaden ali žalosten pogled (prizor), grda zunanjost, strašilo; muha (na puški), merjenje, viziranje; photography iskalo; colloquially masa, množina, kup; American slang šansain sight — v bližini, na dosegu, na dogleduat (first) sight — na prvi pogled, brez pripraveout of sight — iz vida, zunaj obzorjawithin sight of — v vidiku, v vidua (long) sight colloquially (zelo) mnogo ( of money denarja)a sight for sore eyes — zelo prijeten prizor (pogled), privlačna osebasight unseen figuratively maček v žaklju; kupljen na slepothe loss of sight — izguba vida; oslepitevsecond sight figuratively preroški darout of my sight! — izgubi se mi izpred oči!out of sight out of mind — daleč od oči, daleč od srcait is a sight better than it was — mnogo bolje je, kot je biloit was quite a sight! — bil je to prizor za bogove!to catch sight of — zagledati, ugledati (koga, kaj)to find favour in s.o.'s sight — pridobiti si naklonjenost koga, prikupiti se, ugajati komuto get sight of s.o. — zagledati, opaziti kogato heave in sight — pojavljati se, prikazovati se, postajati videnwhat a sight you look! — kakšen pa si!, kot strašilo si videti!to lose sight of — izgubiti iz vida, ne več videti, figuratively pozabitito make a sight of oneself — smešno se obleči, osmešiti seto play (to sing) at sight — igrati na prvi pogled, brez pripraveto put out of sight — skriti, ne posvečati pozornostito see the sights — videti, ogledati si znamenitostito take a sight — nameriti, ciljati; obrniti pogledto take a sight at s.o. slang osle pokazati komuII [sáit]transitive verbzagledati, ugledati, opaziti, opazovati, ogledovati; meriti višino zvezde; vzeti na muho, pomeriti na, ciljati, vizirati; commerce predložiti ali akceptirati (menico); transitive verb vizirati, ciljatiyou should sight before you shoot — najprej pomeri (premisli), nato ustreli (stori) -
10 lord
[lo:d]1) (a master; a man or animal that has power over others or over an area: The lion is lord of the jungle.) gospodar2) ((with capital when used in titles) in the United Kingdom etc a nobleman or man of rank.) lord3) ((with capital) in the United Kingdom, used as part of several official titles: the Lord Mayor.) lord•- lordly- lordliness
- Lordship
- the Lord
- lord it over* * *I [lɔ:d]noungospodar, vladar (of); figuratively mogočnik, velikaš, magnat; history fevdni gospod; poetically & humorously soprog, mož; lord (član angl. Zgornjega doma); poetically posestnik; astronomy dominanten planetLord — lord (član angl. višjega plemstva od barona do vojvode, naslov za mlajšega sina vojvode ali markiza), naslavljanje nekih angl. dostojanstvenikovLord's supper — evharistija zadnja večerja, obhajiloLord's day — gospodov dan, nedeljaLord's table — oltar; zadnja večerja, obhajilothe lords of creation — človeštvo; humorously krone stvarstva, možjeHouse of Lords — Hiša lordov, angl, Zgornji domLords Commissioners — visoki predstavniki angl. vladeLord Chancellor — angl. vrhovni sodniklords spiritual — škofje, člani Zgornjega domaLord Protector — lord protektor, vzdevek Oliverja CromwellaII [lɔ:d]transitive verbpovišati v lorda; zapovedovati, vladatito lord it over — vesti se gospodovalno, hoteti komu zapovedovati -
11 waste
[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) zapravljati2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) odpadki; odpaden2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) zapravljanje3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) pustinja•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away* * *I [wéist]1.nounrazsipavanje, tratenje, trošenje, zapravljanje (denarja, časa, moči); izguba, odpad; zmanjšanje; propadanje, propast; obsolete opustošenje, razdejanje; juridically škoda, zmanjšanje vrednosti (posesti, zemljišča) zaradi nemarnosti; odpadki (volne, svile ipd.); makulatura; odplake, pomije; pustinja, neobdelan svet, zapuščeno polje; geology mel, melišče; velika površina ( of waters vodá)to go ( —ali to run) to waste — tratiti se, razsipavati se; v prelogu ležati; podivjati; odtekatiwilful waste makes woeful want — kdor lahkomiselno denar zapravlja, se od premoženja že poslavlja;2.adjectivepust, neobdelan, neploden; nenaseljen, opustošen; odvečen, brezkoristen, neuporaben, izgubljen, odtočenwaste land — pustina, pustota, neobdelana zemljawaste materials — odpadni material, odpad(ki)waste paper — makulaturni papir, odpadki papirjato lie waste — biti (ležati) neobdelan, neizkoriščenII [wéist]1.transitive verbrazsipavati, zapravljati (denar, moč), tratiti (čas) zaman; trošiti, ne izkoristiti (prilike); slabiti, poslabšati; pustiti, da (kaj) propade; zapustiti (posestvo, zemljo itd.) zaradi nemarnosti; American zamuditi ( an opportunity priliko); (o)pustošiti, razoratito be wasted — biti brezkoristen, neuporaben; ostati brez učinka (on na)this is wasted on me — iz tega si nič ne storim, tega mi ni mar;2.intransitive verbslabeti, upadati, propadati, pojemati, izgubiti na teži (s treningom); trošiti se, razsipavati se, tratiti se, zapravljati se; biti zapravljiv, trošiti denar; izgubljati se, izginjati; giniti; obsolete minevati (čas)the day wastes obsolete dan se nagiblje h krajuto waste away — hirati; figuratively pojemati, upadatiwaste not, want not — varčuj, kadar imaš, da ne boš brez v potrebi -
12 purchase
['pə: əs] 1. verb(to buy: I purchased a new house.) kupiti2. noun1) (anything that has been bought: She carried her purchases home in a bag.) nakup2) (the act of buying: The purchase of a car should never be a hasty matter.) nakup•* * *I [pɜ:čəs]nounnakup, nakupovanje, kupovanje, kupčija; iztržek, (letni) dohodek; juridically pridobljeno premoženje z nakupom (ne z dediščino); nautical priprava za dviganje, vzvod, škripec, vrv, dvigalo; figuratively vpliv, vpliven položaj, prednost, močII [pɜ:čəs]transitive verbkupiti; pridobiti, priboriti ( with z); figuratively kupiti koga, podkupiti; juridically pridobiti imetje z nakupom (ne z dediščino); nautical dvigniti (z vzvodom, dvigalom)
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