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1 between
[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) med2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) med3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) med4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) med•* * *I [bitwí:n]adverb betwixt and between — niti eno niti drugoin between — sredi, v sredinifew and far between — na redko, v velikih razdaljahII [bitwí:n]prepositionmedbetween the devil and the deep sea, between two fires — med Scilo in Karibdo, med dvema ognjemathere's many a slip between the cup and the lip, between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip — ne hvali dneva pred večerombetween hay and grass — ne tič ne miš, niti eno niti drugo -
2 between you and me / between ourselves
(in confidence: Between you and me, I think he's rather nice.) med namaEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > between you and me / between ourselves
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3 between-decks
[bitwí:ndeks]nounplural medpalubje -
4 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) biti razdvojen medEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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5 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) biti razdvojen medEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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6 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) biti bolj ali manj podobenEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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7 fall between two stools
(to lose both of two possibilities by hesitating between them or trying for both.) ostati praznih rok -
8 few and far between
(very few: Interesting jobs are few and far between.) zelo malo -
9 come between
intransitive verb odtujiti -
10 decide between
intransitive verb odločiti se za prvo ali drugo -
11 far-between
[fá:bitwí:n]adjectiveredek -
12 go between
intransitive verb posredovati -
13 go-between
[góubitwi:n]nounposredovalec, -lka -
14 in-between
[inbitwí:n]1.adjectivevmesen, posredovalen;2.nounposrednik; economy prekupčevalec -
15 read between the lines
(to understand something (from a piece of writing etc) which is not actually stated.) brati med vrsticami -
16 there's no love lost between them
(they dislike one another.) ne trpita seEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > there's no love lost between them
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17 range
[rein‹] 1. noun1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) izbor; vrsta2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) domet3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) razpon4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) (gorska) veriga5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) pašnik6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) strelišče7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) štedilnik2. verb1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) razvrstiti (se)2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) segati3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) raztezati se•- ranger* * *I [réindž]nounvrsta, niz, veriga, serija, red (zgradb, gorá); commerce zbirka, kolekcija; lestvica, skala; skrajna meja, domet, streljaj, figuratively akcijski radij, oddaljenost; svoboda gibanja; obseg, območje, polje (delovanja), sfera, prostor; razpon, obsežnost; področje za pašo, za lov; ravnina, poljana, prerija; štedilnik, kuhinjska (električna, plinska) peč, ognjišče; (= shooting-range — strelišče); pohajkovanje, klatenje, potovanjeat close range — iz neposredne bližine, od blizuat short range — iz bližine, od blizuwithin range — na streljaju, v dostrelurange of activities — področje (polje, sfera) delovanja, udejstvovanjarange of goods — izbira, izbor, asortiment, skladišče blagarange of mountains — gorska veriga, pogorjerange of vision — vidno polje, obzorje, dogledlong range gun military daljnometni topto be out of range — biti zunaj dometa, dosegaII [réindž]1.intransitive verbstati, ležati (v vrsti, v redi), tvoriti vrsto, vrstiti se; biti v isti vrsti; razprostirati se, raztezati se, širiti se, potekati, segati (do); stati, postaviti se, namestiti se; spadati ( with k), šteti se ( with k); bloditi, tavati, begati, pohajkovati, križariti; patruljirati; variirati, kolebati ( between med); rasti, dvigati se in padati; imeti domet, nesti (o strelnem orožju); določiti razdaljo do; botany & zoology nahajati se, javljati se, najti se; gibati se (from... to od... do);2.transitive verbpostaviti v vrste, uvrstiti, razvrstiti, razporediti, urediti; izravnati; prehoditi; pluti ob, vzdolžto range the coast — pluti ob obali, vzdolž obaleto range oneself with s.o. — držati s komto range the woods — tavati, pohajkovati po gozdovihto range up the guard of honour — postrojiti, postaviti častno stražo -
18 choose
[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) izbrati2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) odločiti se•* * *[ču:z]1.transitive verb( between) izbrati, izbirati, izvoliti si; hoteti; raje imeti;2.intransitive verb( between) imeti na izbiro; blagovolitiI cannot choose but — nujno moram, prisiljen sem, ne morem si kaj, da ne bi -
19 discriminate
[di'skrimineit]1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) razlikovati2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) zapostavljati•* * *I [diskrímineit]transitive verb & intransitive verbto discriminate in favour of — favorizirati, dajati prednostII [diskríminit]adjective ( discriminately adverb)različen; ločilen; razločen; ki dela razliko -
20 shuttle
1) (in weaving, a piece of equipment for carrying the thread backwards and forwards across the other threads.) čolniček2) (a piece of machinery for making loops in the lower thread in a sewing-machine.) čolniček3) (an air, train or other transport service etc which operates constantly backwards and forwards between two places: an airline shuttle between London and Edinburgh; space shuttle (= a craft travelling between space stations).) vozilo, plovilo•* * *[šʌtl]1.nounčolniček v šivalnem stroju; suvalnica, tkalski čolniček; technical prestavljiva vrata na zatvornici; vlak (avtobus, letalo itd.), ki vozi na stalni progi sem in tja; American (= shuttle train) lokalni vlakshuttle bus — avtobus, ki vozi na stalni progi sem in tja;2.transitive verb & intransitive verb(hitro) sem in tja (se) premikati; prečkati; voziti (se), potovati sem in tja; figuratively omahovati, kolebatihe shuttled the Atlantic many times — mnogokrat je prečkal, prevozil Atlantik
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