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1 summit
1. noun(the highest point: They reached the summit of the mountain at midday; At the age of thirty he was at the summit of his powers as a composer.) vrh2. adjective((of a conference etc) at the highest level of international negotiation, at which heads of state meet for discussion.) na vrhu* * *[sʌmit]nounvrh, vrhunec; višek; greben (vala); architecture sleme; figuratively najvišji ciljsummit conference (meeting) politics konferenca (sestanek) na vrhu -
2 acme
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3 apex
['eipeks](the highest point or tip (of something): the apex of a triangle; the apex of a person's career.) vrh, vrhunec* * *plural apices [éipeks, éipisi:z]noun vrh, teme, vršiček; konica; figuratively višek, kulminacija -
4 climax
plural - climaxes; noun(the highest point; the most dramatic moment: the climax of the novel.) vrhunec* * *I [kláiməks]nounstopnjevanje; vrhunec; višekII [kláiməks]intransitive verb & transitive verbdoseči višek; dvigati se; pripeljati do vrhunca -
5 maximum
1. ['mæksiməm] adjective(greatest: This requires maximum effort / the maximum amount of effort.) maksimalen2. [-mə] noun(the greatest number or quantity or the highest point or degree: Two hundred an hour is the maximum we can produce.) višek* * *[maeksiməm]noun(plural maxima, maximums) maksimum, višek, skrajna mejaeconomy najvišja cena (ponudba, znesek); electrical maximum load — največja obrememtevelectrical maximum voltage — največja napetosteconomy maximum output — rekordna produkcija -
6 zenith
['zeniƟ](the highest point: The sun reaches its zenith at midday.) zenit* * *British English [zénim], American [zí:-]nounastronomy zenit, nadglavišče; figuratively vrh, vrhunec, najvišja točka, višekto reach the zenith — doseči višek, vrhunec -
7 high water
(the time at which the tide or other water (eg a river) is at its highest point.) plima -
8 the top of the ladder/tree
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9 peak
[pi:k] 1. noun1) (the pointed top of a mountain or hill: snow-covered peaks.) vrh2) (the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: He was at the peak of his career.) vrhunec3) (the front part of a cap which shades the eyes: The boy wore a cap with a peak.) ščitek2. verb(to reach the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: Prices peaked in July and then began to fall.) doseči vrhunec- peaked- peaky* * *I [pi:k]nounvrh (hriba itd.), konica; figuratively vrhunec; mathematics physics najvišja točka, največja vrednost ( peak of oscillation največja oscilacija); največja obremenitev (npr. električnega omrežja); economy najvišja cena; ščitek (pri čepici); nautical zgornji rogel jedra, zoženi del ladje na koncehtechnical to reach the peak — doseči vrhII [pi:k]1.transitive verb nauticaldvigniti (vesla, jadra itd.);2.intransitive verbnavpično se potopiti (kit)III [pi:k]intransitive verbslabeti, hujšati, bolehati -
10 culminate
((with in) to reach the highest or most important point: The celebrations culminated in a firework display in the local park.) doseči višek* * *[kʌlmineit]intransitive verb astronomy figuratively (in) doseči višek, priti do vrha, kulminiratifiguratively culminating point — vrhunec -
11 height
[hæit]1) (the distance from the bottom to the top of something: What is the height of this building?; He is 1.75 metres in height.) višina2) (the highest, greatest, strongest etc point: He is at the height of his career; The storm was at its height.) višek3) (the peak or extreme: dressed in the height of fashion; His actions were the height of folly.) vrh, višek4) (a high place: We looked down from the heights at the valley beneath us.) vrh•- heighten* * *[háit]nounvišina, višek, vrh, vrhunec; vzpetina; vzvišenostto draw o.s. up to one's full height — zravnati seprinting height to paper — standardna višina tiska -
12 pitch
I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) postaviti2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) vreči3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) pasti4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) zibati se5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) intonirati2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) igrišče2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) višina tona3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) stopnja4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) stojnica5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) met6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) zibanje (ladje)•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) katran- pitch-dark* * *I [pič]nounmineralogy smola (zemeljska), katran; botany drevesna smolaII [pič]transitive verbsmoliti, namazati s smolo, katraniziratiIII [pič]nounmet (žoge), lučaj (balinske krogle), metanje; nautical zibanje ladje; nagnjenost, strmec, strmina (strehe); višina, stopnja; music višina tona, uglašenost (glasbila); figuratively (najvišja ali najnižja) točka, najvišja stopnja, vrh, vrhunec; British English stojnica (uličnega prodajalca); economy ponudba blaga na tržišču; American slang hvalisanje blaga, reklamni oglas; American slang čenče, blebetanje; sport igrišče, (kriket) polje med vrati; razmak med luknjicami (na filmu), razmak med žlebiči (na gramofonski plošči)pitch level — višina tona, glasuto queer s.o.'s pitch — prekrižati komu načrteAmerican slang I get the pitch — razumemslang what's the pitch? — kaj se godi?IV [pič]1.transitive verbpostaviti (tabor, šotor, stojnico); zabiti, zasaditi (kole itd.); metati, vreči, zalučati (žogo, kovance itd.); naložiti (seno z vilami); postaviti v bojni red; določiti (po višini, vrednosti); (govor itd.) uglasiti, prilagoditi (on čemu); izraziti na poseben način, s posebnim stilom; music uglasiti (glasbilo), intonirati (pesem); sport meriti na cilj, zamahniti; figuratively usmeriti (misli; toward k); nasuti (cesto), tlakovati, asfaltirati; določiti adut (pri začetku igre); ponuditi, razstaviti, hvaliti blago; slang pripovedovati, izblebetati;2.intransitive verbpasti kakor dolg in širok; nautical zibati se (ladja); sport podati žogo metalcu, metati; nagniti se (streha); utaboriti seto pitch a story — pripovedovati laži, debele tvesti, izmisliti si zgodbofiguratively to pitch one's tent — naseliti seto pitch a yarn — debele tvesti, pripovedovati neverjetno zgodbo
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