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1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) žica2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) žica3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) brzojavna žica4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) telegram2. verb1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) potegniti električno napeljavo2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) brzojaviti3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) brzojaviti•- wireless- wiring
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- wire-netting* * *I [wáiə]1.nounžica; brzojavna žica; colloquially brzojavka; žična mreža, predmet iz žice; kabel; brzojavno omrežje; music struna, poetically godalo; plural žice pri lutkovnem gledališču, figuratively skrivne niti (zveze, vpliv); slang žepar, dolgoprstnežby wire — brzojavno, telegrafskolive wire — z električnim tokom nabita žica, figuratively močan značaj (duh)to be a live wire figuratively biti zelo dinamičento pull the wires — ravnati z lutkami na žici, figuratively imeti vse niti v svojih rokah, biti nevidni pobudnikto pull (the) wires for office — z zvezami si priskrbeti službo;2.adjectivežičen; narejen iz žicewire potentiometer electrical žični potenciometerII [wáiə]transitive verbopremiti (oskrbeti, zvezati, pričvrstiti, pritrditi) z žico; opremiti z instalacijami; nanizati (bisere) na žico; ograditi, omejiti, narediti mejo z žico; military zaščititi z bodečo žico; colloquially brzojaviti, telegrafirati, brzojavno obvestiti; hunting uloviti, ujeti z zanko iz žice; intransitive verb brzojaviti, telegrafiratito wire away ( —ali in) — slang z vnemo se lotiti dela -
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1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) visok2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) visok3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) visok4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) visok5) (noble; good: high ideals.) visok6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) močan7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) visok8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) visok9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) pokvarjen10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) visok2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) visoko- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) izpostaviti- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) visokotehnološki- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time* * *I [hái]adjectivevisok, dvignjen; velik, važen; močan, silen; plemenit, odličen, imeniten; obilen (hrana); začinjen, pikanten (meso, divjačina); daljen, star (čas); visok, prediren, rezek (glas); velike vrednosti, visoke cene, drag; skrajen, goreč, vnet ( a high Tory); napet, razburljiv (doživljaj); veder, jasen, vesel (razpoloženje)colloquially natrkan; slang omamljen (od mamila); American slang high on — nor na kajof high birth — plemenitega rodu, visokega roduBritish English higher school certificate — abiturientsko spričevalohigh day — beli dan, prazničen danhigh and dry figuratively osamljen, zapuščen; nautical nasedel, na suhemto leave s.o. high and dry — pustiti koga na cediluin high feather — dobre volje, opitwith a high hand — samovoljno, ošabnoto carry things off with a high hand — samovoljno, predrzno ravnaticolloquially to mount ( —ali ride) the high horse — biti ponosen, biti domišljavhigh and mighty — nadut, ošabenhigh period — obdobje največje slave (umetnika itd.)on the high ropes — ohol, poln prezira; besenof high standing — visokega stanu, ugledenhigh spirit — razigranost, vedrostin high spirits — razigran, colloquially natrkan, "v rožicah"high words — ostre besede, prepirslang how is that for high? — to je pa že malo prevečII [hái]adverbvisoko; močno, zeloto run high — biti razburkan (morje); figuratively biti razburjen, razburiti seIII [hái]nounvišina; anticiklonsko področje; najvišja karta; technical najvišja prestava (v vozilu); American colloquially gimnazija; American slang omama (od mamila)on high — zgoraj, visoko gor; v nebesih, v nebesafrom on high — od zgoraj, z nebes -
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I 1. [fju:z] verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) spajati se2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) pregoreti2. noun(a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.) varovalka- fusionII [fju:z] noun(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) vžigalna vrvica* * *I [fju:z]nounvarovalka; vžigalnikII [fju:z]1.transitive verb(s)taliti, (raz)topiti; zliti;2.intransitive verbzliti, stapljati se; zrasti; electrical pregoreti
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high wire — high wires also high wire 1) N COUNT A high wire is a length of rope or wire stretched tight high above the ground and used for balancing acts. Syn: tightrope 2) N SING: oft N n Journalists talk about a person being on a high wire or performing a … English dictionary
high wire — high ,wire noun count a long rope stretched tightly high above the ground that a performer in a CIRCUS balances on: TIGHTROPE high wire act something that you have to do very slowly or carefully, because it involves a lot of risk … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
high wire — n [C usually singular] a tightly stretched rope or wire high above the ground that someone walks along as part of a ↑circus performance = ↑tightrope … Dictionary of contemporary English
high wire — ☆ high wire n. a cable or wire stretched high above the ground, on which aerialists perform; tightrope … English World dictionary
high wire — high′ wire′ n. a tightrope stretched high above the ground … From formal English to slang
high wire — ► NOUN ▪ a high tightrope … English terms dictionary
high wire — noun a tightrope very high above the ground • Hypernyms: ↑tightrope * * * noun : a tightrope considerably higher above ground than the one ordinarily used * * * a tightrope stretched very high above the ground. [1880 85] * * * high wire noun A… … Useful english dictionary
high wire — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms high wire : singular high wire plural high wires a long rope stretched tightly high above the ground that a performer in a circus balances on • high wire act … English dictionary
high-wire — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ( ̷ ̷ ) adjective Etymology: high wire, noun 1. : involving great risk a financial high wire act 2. : daring high wire prose … Useful english dictionary
high-wire — adjective Date: 1956 1. involving great risk < a financial high wire act > 2. daring < high wire prose > … New Collegiate Dictionary
high-wire — See high wire. * * * … Universalium