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1 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 -
2 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) obdržati2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) obdržati (zase)3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) imeti, (vz)držati4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) nadaljevati5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) imeti na zalogi6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) skrbeti za, rediti7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) držati se8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) voditi9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) zadrževati10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) vzdrževati11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) držati12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) praznovati2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) oskrba; stanovanje in hrana- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch* * *I [ki:p]nounhistory osrednji grajski stolp, trdnjava, temnica; življenjske potrebščine, oskrba, stanovanje in hrana, vzdrževanje; paša, krma; military utrdba, reduta; plural igra, pri kateri zmagovalec obdrži dobitekto earn one's keep — preživljati se, zaslužiti za vsakdanji kruhII [ki:p]1.transitive verbdržati, obdržati, ohraniti, zadržati; držati se (zakona, navade); vztrajati, obdržati se; zadrževati koga; vzdrževati, čuvati, varovati, podpirati; nadzirati, na skrbi imeti, skrbeti za; imeti, voditi (trgovino), upravljati (šolo), imeti (sejo); imeti v zalogi; voditi (knjige, račune); praznovati, obhajati (praznik); imeti, gojiti (čebele, konje itd.);2.intransitive verbostati (doma, v postelji); počutiti se ( he ŋs well); držati se, ne kvariti se (hrana, vreme); kar naprej kaj delati ( she ŋs smiling); colloquially stanovati (where do you keep?)to keep s.o. at arm's length — ne dati komu do sebecommerce to keep books — voditi knjigeto keep s.o.'s counsel — varovati tujo skrivnostto keep one's countenance — ostati resen, zadrževati smehto keep clear of — izogniti se česa, čuvati se česato keep s.o. company — delati komu družboto keep company with — skupaj hoditi, družiti se zto keep s.th. dark — obdržati zase, ne izdatito keep one's end up — braniti svoja načela, opravljati svoje deloto keep an eye on ( —ali out for) —ali to keep one's eyes open ( —ali skinned) —ali to keep one's weather eye lifted — imeti odprte oči, budno pazitito keep the field — vztrajati, ne se umaknitito keep (a) guard over s.o. — čuvati kogasport to keep (the) goal — biti vratar, čuvati golGod keep you! — bog te varuj!to keep s.th. going — ohraniti kaj v tekuto keep s.o. going — komu (denarno) pomagati; ohraniti koga pri življenjuto keep one's ground — ne popustiti, vztrajati, ostati čvrstto keep early ( —ali good) hours — prihajati zgodaj domov, hoditi zgodaj spatto keep bad ( —ali late) hours — prihajati pozno domov, hoditi pozno spatto keep one's head — ne izgubiti glave, ostati mirento keep house — vzdrževati družino, gospodinjitito keep open house — biti gostoljuben, sprejemati goste ob vsakem časuto keep a good look-out — budno opazovati, pazitito keep s.o. for lunch — zadržati koga pri kosiluto keep pace ( —ali step) with — iti v korak, ne zaostajatiAmerican to keep plugging along — kar naprej garatito keep the pot boiling — životariti, komaj se prebijatito keep good relations with s.o. — ostati s kom v dobrih odnosihto keep a record of s.th. — voditi zapise o čemto keep sight of — imeti kaj pred očmi, misliti nato keep in suspense — pustiti koga v negotovosti; commerce imeti v evidenci (nerešeno zadevo)to keep track of — zasledovati (dogodke), biti na tekočemto keep one's temper — zadržati se, ne razburjati seAmerican to keep tabs on — nadzirati, budno spremljati (dogodke), zapomniti sito keep together — biti složen, držati skupajto keep watch (over, on) — stražiti koga, oprezovati za kom -
3 stick
I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) zabosti2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) zadreti3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) nalepiti4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) zatakniti (se)•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II [stik] noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) veja2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) palica3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) steblo•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stick* * *I [stik]1.nounpalica, gorjača, sprehajalna palica; prot, šiba; bat, kij; držalo, držaj, toporišče, nasadilo; steblo, kocen; music dirigentska paličica, taktirka; tablica (čokolade); nautical jocosely jambor; printing vrstičnik; slang revolver; plural protje, šibje, polena (kot kurivo); figuratively colloquially dolgočasnež, sitnež; British English slang lomilno orodje, lomilkain a cleft stick — v precepu, v škripcihany stick to beat a dog figuratively pretveza se hitro najde, sovraštvo ne izbira sredstevthe big stick American slang politika grožnje z vojno drugi državias cross as two sticks figuratively pasje slabe voljegold stick — zlata palica (ali njen nosilec), ki jo nosi polkovnik garde ob svečanih prilikahsword stick — votla palica, v kateri je bodalothe wrong end of the stick figuratively neugoden položaj; popačeno poročiloto be beaten with one's own stick — biti tepen z lastno palico, sam sebi jamo izkopatito be in a cleft stick — biti v precepu, v škripcih, v brezizhodnem položajuit is easy to find a stick to beat a dog figuratively lahko je najti pretvezoto cut one's stick slang popihati jo, oditito get hold of the wrong end of the stick figuratively napačno (kaj) razumetihe wants the stick figuratively on potrebuje palico (batine);2.transitive verbpodpreti (rastlino) s palico; printing (po)staviti črkeII [stik]nounzabod, vbod, sunek; mirovanje, obtičanje; vzrok zaviranja, odlašanja; adhezija; lepljiva snovIII [stik]1.transitive verbprebosti, zabosti, zabadati; zaklati; nabosti, nasaditi, zadreti; zatakniti; iztegniti, pomoliti ( out of iz); natakniti (čepico) (on, to na); naježiti; nalepiti, prilepiti (on, to na); zamazati, pomazati; podpreti (rastlino) s kolcem; colloquially vreči pri izpitu; figuratively spraviti (koga) v zadrego; zmesti; zaustaviti; podtakniti (s.th. on s.o. kaj komu); slang prevarati, oslepariti; slang prenesti, vzdržati;2.intransitive verbtičati; biti poln (česa); sršati, štrleti, moleti ( out of iz); (pri)lepiti se (on, to na, za); zalepiti se, oprijeti se, prijemati se (to česa); obtičati, ne se premikati, zatakniti se (tudi figuratively); zagaziti; čvrsto sedeti (na konju); colloquially osta(ja)ti, vztrajati ( at to pri), držati se (to česa), ostati zvest (by komu, čemu); ne se pustiti odvrniti; biti zmeden, oklevati ustrašiti se (at ob, pred)stuck to American slang zaljubljen, zateleban vstuck up slang zmeden, zbeganto stick at — ustaviti se ob, oklevati, ustrašiti se obhe sticks at nothing — on se ničesar ne ustraši, njega nobena stvar ne zadržito stick bills — lepiti lepake, plakate, plakatiratistick no bills! — plakatiranje prepovedano!to stick to one's guns figuratively ostati zvest čemu, ne prelomiti besedeto stick it slang vzdržati, vztrajatito stick to it — oprijeti se, ne popustitito stick a knife into s.o.'s back — zasaditi komu nož v hrbeta man who will stick at nothing figuratively človek brez pomislekov, ki se pred ničemer ne ustavisome money stuck to his fingers figuratively poneveril je nekaj denarjato stick to the point — ostati pri stvari, ne se oddaljiti od predmetait sticks in my throat — obtičalo mi je v grlu, ne morem pogoltniti; figuratively ne morem zaupatiif you throw mud enough, some of it will stick — če zelo obrekuješ koga, bodo ljudje nekaterim teh klevet verjeli; tudi nedolžnost ni varna pred obrekovanjemto stick to his word — držati (svojo) besedo; -
4 pledge
[ple‹] 1. noun1) (a promise: He gave me his pledge.) obljuba2) (something given by a person who is borrowing money etc to the person he has borrowed it from, to be kept until the money etc is returned: He borrowed $20 and left his watch as a pledge.) zastavilo3) (a sign or token: They exchanged rings as a pledge of their love.) jamstvo2. verb1) (to promise: He pledged his support.) obljubiti2) (to give to someone when borrowing money etc: to pledge one's watch.) zastaviti* * *I [pledž]nounjamstvo, poroštvo, zastava, zalog; history talec, porok; obljuba, zaobljuba, obveza; zdravica, napitnica; figuratively dokaz ljubeznipledge of love — otrok, dokaz ljubezniin pledge of — kot jamstvo za; figuratively kot dokaz za; kot znak, dato put in pledge — dati v zalog, zastavitiII [pledž]transitive verbzastaviti, dati v zalog, jamčiti; naložiti dolžnost (to komu), slovesno obljubiti; nazdraviti, napiti komuto pledge o.s. — zaobljubiti se -
5 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) razbiti, zlomiti2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odlomiti3) (to make or become unusable.) pokvariti (se)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) odpovedati5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) potolči6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) prekiniti7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) prekiniti8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) oznaniti9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mutirati10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ublažiti11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) izbruhniti2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) premor2) (a change: a break in the weather.) sprememba3) (an opening.) odprtina4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) priložnost•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) lomljivi predmeti- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *I [breik]1.transitive verblomiti, prelomiti, zlomiti, odlomiti; skrhati; raztrgati, pretrgati, odtrgati; poškodovati, (po)kvariti; odpreti, odpečatiti; prestreči, prekiniti; odvaditi; (pre)kršiti; oslabiti, ublažiti; (iz)uriti (konja v ježi); uničiti; obzirno sporočiti; izčrpati; orati, kopati; (iz službe) odpustiti, degradirati;2.intransitive verbzlomiti, skrhati, razbiti, raztrgati se; razpasti, razpadati; počiti, razpočiti se; poslabšati se (vreme); svitati; ločiti se, spremeniti smer; propasti, zbankrotirati; vlomitito break asunder — pretrgati, prelomitito break s.o.'s back — zlomiti komu vrat, uničiti gacolloquially to break the back of s.th. — opraviti najtežji del česanautical to break bulk — začeti raztovarjatito break a butterfly on the wheel — zapravljati svojo moč, uporabiti drastična sredstvato break cover — zapustiti skrivališče, izkobacati sethe day is breaking — svita se, dani seto break even — pokriti stroške, poravnati seto break faith — prelomiti prisego, izneveriti seto break (new) ground — ledino orati, začeti nov obratto break loose — odtrgati se, zbežati; prekršitito break the neck of s.th. — izvržiti najtežji del naloge, končati kajto break o.s. of a habit — odvaditi se česato break s.o.'s pride — ponižati kogato break to pieces — zdrobiti (se); razpastito break the thread — prekiniti, pretrgatiwho breaks pays — sam pojej, kar si si skuhalbreak your neck! — veliko sreče!II [breik]nounzlom; razpoka; prekinitev, pavza, odmor; jasa; music sprememba glasu, mutiranje; presledek; vdolbina v zidu; pobeg iz ječe; American colloquially slučaj, napaka; figuratively dobra priložnostthe break of day — jutranji svit, zoraIII [breik]nounvrsta kočije, s katero se konji navadijo voziti; širok vagon -
6 release
[rə'li:s] 1. verb1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) odpustiti2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) izpustiti3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) popustiti4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) razglasiti5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) objaviti2. noun1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) izpustitev; izid2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) objava* * *I [rilí:s]nounosvoboditev, izpustitev na svobodo ( from iz), (od)rešitev ( from od česa), razbremenitev, olajšanje, oprostitev, spregled; juridically razrešitev dolžnosti, odstop; prenos pravice (premoženja) na drugega, odstop(itev); odreka (pravicam); dokument (o odstopu); potrdilo pobotnica; odobritev filma za predvajanje; technical mehanizem za sprožitev ali ustavitev, izklop strojahappy release figuratively smrtII [rilí:s]transitive verbosvoboditi ( from iz, od), rešiti, odvezati (obveznosti), izvleči ( from iz); dati prostost, izpustiti ( from iz); juridically odpustiti, spregledati, zbrisati (dolg), prenesti (na koga), odreči se, odstopiti komu (posest, pravico itd.); prinesti na trg (tržišče); dovoliti javno predvajanje ( a film filma); technical sprožiti, izklopitito release bombs — spustiti, odvreči bombeto release s.o. from his word — odvezati koga njegove besede
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