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1 hold one's tongue
(to remain silent or stop talking: There were a lot of things I wanted to say, but I thought I'd better just hold my tongue.) držati jezik za zobmi -
2 tongue
1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) jezik2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) jezik3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) jezik4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) jezik* * *[tʌŋ]1.nounjezik; figuratively človeški govor, jezik, veščina govora; način, spretnost izražanja; figuratively (zemeljski) rt; jezik plamena; jeziček (pri tehtnici); jezik pri čevlju; kembelj (zvona); ustnik (pihala); technical tračnica, kretnicafurred (coated) tongue — medicine obložen jezika fluent tongue, a sharp tongue — dobro namazan, odrezav jezika long tongue, a sharp tongue — dolg, oster jeziktongue in cheek figuratively ironičnoslanderous tongue — zlobni jeziki, obrekovalcigift of tongues — dar, talent za jezikeon the tip of one's tongue — na konici jezika, na jezikuhe is all tongue — on samo govoriči, njega je samo govorjenje, brbljanjehis tongue is too long for his teeth — on je preveč jezikav, on preveč jezikato give tongue — glasno govoriti, vpitito have a long tongue — imeti dolg jezik, biti čenčavhe has too much tongue — kar ima na srcu, ima na jezikuhold your tongue! — drži jezik za zobmi! jezik za zobe!to speak with one's tongue in one's cheek — govoriti ironično (posmehljivo, neiskreno, hinavsko)to wag one's tongue — neprestano brbljati, žlabudrati;2.transitive verbdotakniti se, polizati z jezikom; colloquially ozmerjati, ošteti; intransitive verb klepetati, jezik vrteti -
3 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 -
4 end
[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) konec; na koncu2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) konec3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) smrt4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) namen5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) kos2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) končati- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end* * *I [end]nounkonec, kraj, zaključek; meja; propad, smrt; namen, cilj; izid, uspeh, posledica, koristto be at one's wits' end — ne vedeti, kako in kamup to the bitter end, to the end of the chapter — do samega konca, do smrtito come to the end of one's tether — doseči skrajno mejo, biti na koncucolloquially to go off the deep end — razburiti, razjeziti se, pobesnetito have s.th. at one's fingers' end — dobro vedeti ali znatiin the end — na koncu, končnogeometry the end of the line — krajiščeno end of — neskončno, neizmernoto keep one's end up — pretolči, prebi(ja)ti sethe latter end — starost, smrtto the end that — zato, da bito what end? — čemu?end to end — po dolžini, drug za drugimat your end — pri vas, v vašem krajuII [end]1.transitive verb(in, with s) končati, zaključiti; uničiti, ubiti, pokončati;2.intransitive verbkončati se, prenehati; umretiall's well that ends well — konec dober, vse dobroto end in smoke — izpuhteti, končati se brez haska, propastito end in nothing — see to end in smoketo end up ( —ali off) — končati, zaključiti -
5 rein
[rein]1) ((usually in plural) one of two straps attached to a bridle for guiding a horse.) vajet2) ((in plural) straps fitted round a toddler so that he can be prevented from straying in the street etc.) vajeti•- rein in* * *I [réin]nounvajet, uzda, brzda, oglavnik, povodec; brzdanje, krotenje; nadzor(stvo)to draw (to pull up) rein — pritegniti vajeti, zadržati (ustaviti) konja; ustaviti se; opustiti poskusto give rein to one's whim — popustiti, dati prosto pot svoji kaprici (muhavosti)to hold the reins — imeti, držati (trdno) vajeti, figuratively držati položaj v rokahto keep a tight rein on (s.o.) — imeti (koga) krepko na vajetih, brzdati, dajati malo svobodeII [réin]transitive verbobrzdati; brzdati, imeti ali držati na vajetih, na uzdi; voditi na uzdi; figuratively voditi, upravljati, kontrolirati, nadziratito rein in — ustaviti (konja) z vajetmi; figuratively obrzdati, krotiti, ustaviti, zadušiti, držati na uzdi -
6 loose
[lu:s]1) (not tight; not firmly stretched: a loose coat; This belt is loose.) ohlapen2) (not firmly fixed: This button is loose.) zrahljan3) (not tied; free: The horses are loose in the field.) spuščen4) (not packed; not in a packet: loose biscuits.) nepakiran•- loosely- looseness
- loosen
- loose-leaf
- break loose
- let loose* * *I [lu:s]adjective ( loosely adverb)svoboden, prost, rešen (of, from česa); odvezan, spuščen (lasje); ohlapen (obleka), rahel (zemlja), razmajan (vrata), majav (zob), mlahav (človek), redek (tkanina), mehek (ovratnik); chemistry prost, nevezan; colloquially prost, na razpolago; figuratively nejasen, nenatančen, nestalen, netočen, zanikrn (prevod), neslovničen; lahkomiseln, površen, nesramen, nemoralenloose ends — malenkosti, ki jih je treba še ureditiat loose ends — v neredu, zanemarjen; v negotovostito be at loose ends — biti brez stalne zaposlitve, ne vedeti kaj storitito break loose — pobegniti, osvoboditi seto come ( —ali get) loose — rešiti se, osvoboditi se; odvezati se, odpeti se, zrahljati se, odluščiti se (barva)to cut loose from — osvoboditi se (vpliva, vezi)to have a loose tongue — preveč govoriti, vse izblebetatito have a screw loose — ne imeti vseh kolesc v glavi, biti malo prismojenthere's a screw loose somewhere — nekaj je narobe, nekaj je sumljivo, nekaj smrdimilitary in loose order — v razmaknjeni vrsti (vojaki)to let loose — izbruhniti, dati si duška, ne obvladati seto play fast and loose — biti lahkomišljen, neuvidevento ride with a loose rein — popustiti vajeti, biti prizanesljivto set loose — spustiti, osvoboditito work loose — zrahljati se, razmajati se (vijak)economy loose cash — gotovinaII [lu:s]adverbsvobodno, prosto, odvezano, spuščeno, ohlapno, majavo; economy nepakirano, nezavitoto sit loose to — biti brezbrižen do česa, ne zmeniti se za kajAmerican to cut loose — izbruhniti, dati si duška, ne obvladati seIII [lu:s]noundušek, neprisiljenoston the loose — na svobodi, spuščen z vajeti, slang divjislang to go on the loose — iti krokat, pijančevatIV [lu:s]1.transitive verbodvezati, razvezati, zrahljati, odpeti, odrešiti, osvoboditi; nautical dvigniti (sidro); izstreliti (puščico), sprožiti ( off, top);2.intransitive verb nauticaldvigniti sidro, odpluti; streljati (at, on na, po)to loose hold of s.th. — popustiti -
7 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) dolg2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) dolg3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) dolg4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) dolgo5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) daljnosežen2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) mnogo (prej)2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) dolgo•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) hrepeneti- longing- longingly* * *I [lɔŋ]adjectivedolg; dolgotrajen, dolgovezen; juridically časovno odmaknjen; (zlasti economy) dolgoročen; economy čakajoč na zvišanje cenlong arm — dolga roka, oblastAmerican long bit — kovanec za 1ɜ centoveconomy a long date — dolg roklong in the finger — tatinski, dolgoprsta long face — kisel, žalosten obrazlong hundredweight — angleški cent (50,8 kg)to have a long head — biti preudaren, bister, daljnovidensport long jump — skok v daljinoit is a long lane that has no turning — nobena stvar ne traja večno, vsaki nesreči je enkrat krajeconomy to be on the long side of the market — ali to be long of the market — špekulirati na višje cenelong in oil — bogat z oljem, z mnogo oljaa long purse — globok žep, mnogo denarjanautical slang longpig — človeško meso (hrana ljudožrcev)gentlemen of the long robe — pravniki, odvetnikiin the long run — končno, konec koncevlong sight — daljnovidnost (tudi figuratively)of long standing — dolgoleten, starlong in the tooth — starejša, kakor hoče priznatilong vacation — letni oddih, poletne počitniceto have a long wind — imeti dobra pljuča, dobro teči, figuratively dolgovezno govoritiII [lɔŋ]adverbdolgoas ( —ali so) long as — dokler, samo čeas long ago as 1900 — že l. 1900.so long! — na svidenje!to be long in doing s.th. — potrebovati mnogo časa za kaj napravitino ( —ali not any) longer — nič več, ne deljIII [lɔŋ]noundolg čas; dolžina, dolg glas, dolg zlog; British English velike počitnice; plural dolge hlačethe long and the short of it — bistvo tega, z eno besedo, na kratkoIV [lɔŋ]intransitive verbhrepeneti, poželeti ( for)
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hold one's tongue — {v. phr.} To be silent; keep still; not talk. May be considered rude. * /The teacher told Fred to hold his tongue./ * /If people would hold their tongues from unkind speech, fewer people would be hurt/ … Dictionary of American idioms
hold one's tongue — {v. phr.} To be silent; keep still; not talk. May be considered rude. * /The teacher told Fred to hold his tongue./ * /If people would hold their tongues from unkind speech, fewer people would be hurt/ … Dictionary of American idioms
hold one's tongue — ► hold one s tongue informal remain silent. Main Entry: ↑tongue … English terms dictionary
hold one's tongue — phrasal : to keep silent told the boy sharply to hold his tongue * * * hold one s tongue see under ↑hold1 • • • Main Entry: ↑tongue * * * [often in imperative] informal remain silent … Useful english dictionary
hold one's tongue — idi hold one s tongue, to remain silent; refrain from speaking … From formal English to slang
hold one's tongue — or hold one s peace phrasal to keep silent ; keep one s thoughts to oneself … New Collegiate Dictionary
hold one's tongue — (also hold one s peace) Be still, keep still, keep silence … New dictionary of synonyms
hold\ one's\ tongue — v. phr. To be silent; keep still; not talk. May be considered rude. The teacher told Fred to hold his tongue. If people would hold their tongues from unkind speech, fewer people would be hurt … Словарь американских идиом
hold one's tongue — verb to keep quiet; especially, to leave something unsaid I dont like his political ideas, but I will hold my tongue … Wiktionary
hold one's tongue — keep quiet He decided to hold his tongue rather than give his honest opinion … Idioms and examples
hold one's tongue — informal remain silent. → hold … English new terms dictionary