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1 ton

noun

1) (a unit of weight, 2,240 lb, (American) 2,000 lb; a metric ton (also tonne) is 2,204.6 lb (1,000 kilogrammes): It weighs a ton and a half; a three-ton weight.) tona

2) (a unit of space in a ship (100 cubic feet).) brutoregistrska tona

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- tonnage
- tons
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I [tən]
noun

nautical tona; tovorna prostornina ladje v tonah, nosilnost, tonaža; prostornina, ki jo izpodriva ladja; tona tovora (kot mera); tona, prostorninska mera za stvari raznih velikosti (npr. za les itd.); tona, mera za težo; colloquially velika teža

long ton — British English 1016 kg

short ton — American 907 kg

metric ton — metrska tona (1000 kg)

register ton — registrska tona (2,8ʌ m)

gross register ton — bruto registrska tona

freight (measurement) ton — tovorna tona

he has tons of money — on ima denarja kot smeti

to ask s.o. tons of times — neštetokrat koga vprašati

to weigh (half) a ton — tehtati celo tono (pol tone), figuratively biti zelo težak
II [tɔ:ə]
noun

(French) vladajoča moda; svet mode; eleganca

in the ton — po modi, v modi; eleganten; moderen

English-Slovenian dictionary > ton
2 tone

[təun] 1. noun
1) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) ton

2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) odtenek

3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) tonus

4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) ton
2. verb
(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) ujemati se

- tonal
- toneless
- tonelessly
- tone down
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I [tóun]
noun

ton, zvok, glas; višina glasu; barva, niansa glasu; modulacija; linguistics naglas, intonacija; medicine tonus, nonnalna notranja napetost živega mišičnega tkiva ali organov (npr. želodca); razpoloženje, nagnjenje, značaj, karakter; elastičnost; kolorit; niansiranje, šatiranje; phot ton barve razvite fotografije; literature ton, stil

tone syllablc — naglašen zlog

in an angry tone — z jeznim glasom

in an imploring tone — s prosečim glasom

to set the tone of — dajati ton za
II [tóun]
transitive verb

music dati ton; uglasiti (instrument); (redko) intonirati; (slika) dati prelive barv, niansirati, dati obarvanost; photography dati določen ton, nianso barve; figuratively preoblikovati, spremeniti; intransitive verb ublažiti se, modificirati se; harmonirati, ujemati se

English-Slovenian dictionary > tone
3 note

[nəut] 1. noun
1) (a piece of writing to call attention to something: He left me a note about the meeting.) sporočilo

2) ((in plural) ideas for a speech, details from a lecture etc written down in short form: The students took notes on the professor's lecture.) zapiski

3) (a written or mental record: Have you kept a note of his name?) zapis

4) (a short explanation: There is a note at the bottom of the page about that difficult word.) opomba

5) (a short letter: She wrote a note to her friend.) sporočilo

6) ((American bill) a piece of paper used as money; a bank-note: a five-dollar note.) bankovec

7) (a musical sound: The song ended on a high note.) ton

8) (a written or printed symbol representing a musical note.) nota

9) (an impression or feeling: The conference ended on a note of hope.) v znamenju
2. verb
1) ((often with down) to write down: He noted (down) her telephone number in his diary.) zapisati

2) (to notice; to be aware of: He noted a change in her behaviour.) opaziti

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- notable
- notability
- notably
- noted
- notelet
- notebook
- notecase
- notepaper
- noteworthy
- noteworthiness
- take note of
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I [nóut]
noun

zapisek, opomba, beležka, notica; pisemce, sporočilo; znamenje, znak

figuratively ton, nota, prizvok, zven; poetically zvok, melodija, (ptičje) petje; music (osnovni) ton, nota, tipka; politics (diplomatska) nota; economy račun, bankovec, obveznica; printing opomba, ločilo; figuratively ugled, sloves, pomembnost; figuratively pozornost; economy note of exchange — borzni list

economy advice note — sporočilo o pošiljki

economy bought and sold note — zaključnica

economy delivery note — izročilnica

economy note of hand — ali promissory note — zadolžnica

economy as per note — po računu

note of exclamation — klicaj

note of interrogation — vprašaj

family of note — ugledna družina

nothing of note — nič važnega

worthy of note — upoštevanja vreden

politics exchange of notes — izmenjava diplomatskih not

to change one's note — spremeniti svoje vedenje, svoj ton

to compare notes — izmenjati misli, posvetovati se

to give s.o. note of — sporočiti komu kaj

music to strike the notes — udariti po tipkah

figuratively to strike the right note — zadeti na pravo struno

figuratively to strike a false note — zadeti na napačno struno

to take note of s.th. — ozirati se na kaj, zapaziti kaj, posvetiti pozornost čemu

to take ( —ali make) notes of s.th. — zapisovati si kaj

to speak without notes — prosto govoriti
II [nóut]
transitive verb

upoštevati, ozirati se na kaj, opaziti; omeniti, oznaniti; zaznamovati; apisati, zabeležiti (navadno note down); economy protestirati, ugovarjati; navesti (cene)

English-Slovenian dictionary > note
4 tune

[tju:n] 1. noun
(musical notes put together in a particular (melodic and pleasing) order; a melody: He played a tune on the violin.) napev
2. verb
1) (to adjust (a musical instrument, or its strings etc) to the correct pitch: The orchestra tuned their instruments.) uglasiti

2) (to adjust a radio so that it receives a particular station: The radio was tuned to a German station.) naravnati (na)

3) (to adjust (an engine etc) so that it runs well.) naravnati

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- tuneful
- tunefully
- tunefulness
- tuneless
- tunelessly
- tunelessness
- tuner
- change one's tune
- in tune
- out of tune
- tune in
- tune up
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I [tju:n]
noun

napev, melodija, arija; pesem; himna, koral, cerkvena pesem; (redko) ton; figuratively harmonija, skladnost, sklad, soglasnost; figuratively razpoloženje ( for za); phonetics intonacija

in tune — uglašeno; pravilno, kot treba; aeronautics pripravljen za vzlet

in tune with — v skladnosti z

not in tune — nerazpoložen

out of tune — neuglašen; slabe volje

to the tune of — po melodiji (od); colloquially v znesku od

folk tune — narodna pesem

to be in tune with — harmonirati z

to call the tune — dajati ton

to change one's tune, to sing another tune — colloquially figuratively ubrati drug ton

give us a tune! — zapojte nam kaj!

I had to pay to the tune of 20 — moral sem plačati kar (nič manj kot) 20 funtov

to play out of tune — music napačno igrati

to put in tune — uglasbiti
II [tju:n]
transitive verb

uglasiti (to na); radio naravnati (to na); prilagoditi, uskladiti (to z); poetically igrati (na); intransitive verb biti v skladnosti ( with z), harmonirati; zveneti; doneti

English-Slovenian dictionary > tune
5 strain

I 1. [strein] verb
1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) napeti (se)

2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) pretegniti, napenjati

3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) izkušati

4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) precediti
2. noun
1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napetost, obremenitev

2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) preobremenjenost

3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) izvin

4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) obremenitev

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- strained
- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun
1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) vrsta

2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) nagnjenje, poteza

3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) zvoki

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I [stréin]
noun

pritisk, vlek, poteg, natezanje, napetost, moč; obremenjenost; (pre)napenjanje, prizadevanje, trud, teženje; obremenitev, breme, napor; izpah, izvin; technical deformacija, poklina, razpoka, lom; izbruh, ploha (besedi), tirada, ton, stil, način izražanja; (često plural) zvoki, melodije; stih, verz, odstavek; razpoloženje; (redko) višek, stopnja

on the strain — v napetosti

under a strain — zdelan, živčno uničen, pri kraju z živci

without strain — brez truda

the strain of modern life — napeto sodobno življenje

a humorous strain — šaljiv ton

martial strains — bojevite melodije, vojaška muzika

strains of obscenity — ploha (izbruh) nespodobnih besed

the strain on the rope — napetost, nategnjenost vrvi

the strain of my responsibility — breme moje odgovornosti

to the strains of the national anthem — ob zvokih narodne himne

to be in a philosophizing strain — biti v razpoloženju za filozofiranje

it is a strain colloquially to človeka zdela

she is a great strain on my resources — ona je veliko breme za moje finance

all his senses were on the strain — vsi čuti so mu bili skrajno napeti

he has a strain in his leg — nogo ima izpahnjeno

she spoke of him in lofty strains — govorila je o njem v samih superlativih

to impose a strain on a machine — preobremeniti stroj, preveč zahtevati od stroja

he is suffering from strain — bolan je od pretiranega dela
II [stréin]
1.

transitive verb

nategniti, napeti; (pre)napenjati, pretegniti, (i)zviniti, izpahniti

to strain a rope — nategniti vrv

to strain every nerve — napeti vse živce, vse od sebe dati

to strain one's eyes — prenapenjati si oči

to strain a muscle — nategniti si mišico

to strain one's wrist — izviniti si zapestje; technical upogniti, zverižiti, (preveč) raztegniti, deformirati, preoblikovati; forsirati, silo delati; prekoračiti, preveč zahtevati, precenjevati, previsoko oceniti

to strain the law — silo delati zakonu (pravici)

to strain the meaning of a word — forsirati, silo delati pomenu besede

to strain a point — predaleč iti

to strain the truth — po svoje resnico prikrojiti

to strain one's credit (one's powers, one's rights) — prekoračiti svoj kredit (svoja pooblastila, svoje pravice)

to strain one's strength — precenjevati svojo moč; precediti, filtrirati, pasirati (tudi out)

to strain out coffee grounds — (pre)filtrirati kavino goščo; (močno) stisniti (to k), objeti; obsolete (pri)siliti, primorati, priganjati;

2.

intransitive verb

vleči, trgati; (do skrajnosti) se napenjati, si prizadevati, se truditi (for, after za), stremeti (for, after po); upogniti se, (s)kriviti se, zviti se; teči, curljati skozi, pronicati (o tekočini); ustrašiti se (at pred), osupniti, ostrmeti, ustaviti se (at ob), imeti preveč pomislekov

the dog strains at the leash — pes vleče (za) vrv

he strains too much after effect — on preveč stremi, se lovi za efekti

the ship strained in the heavy sea — ladja se je krivila v razburkanem morju

to strain at a gnat — pri malenkostih se obotavijati (se obirati)

he is straining under the load — šibi se pod bremenom
III [stréin]
noun

rod, družina, linija; biology rasa, čista linija; (rasni) znak, poteza, primes; poreklo, izvor; (dedno) nagnjenje, dispozicija, poteza (v značaju); soj, vrsta, sorta; obsolete oploditev

a strain of Greek blood — (značilna) lastnost (poteza, kanec) grške krvi

a strain of insanity — dedna nagnjenost k blaznosti

a strain of fanaticism — sled (nadih, poteza) fanatičnosti

English-Slovenian dictionary > strain
6 song

[soŋ]
noun

1) (something (to be) sung: He wrote this song for his wife to sing.) pesem

2) (singing: He burst into song.) petje

3) (the sound(s) made by a bird: birdsong.) petje

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- songbird
- songwriter
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[sɔŋ]
noun

pesem (za petje), petje; spev, pesem, pesnitev, poezija; figuratively malenkost

for an old song figuratively zelo poceni

song of a motor — šum, brnenje motorja

no song, no supper figuratively za malo denarja, malo muzike, za (iz) nič ni nič

not worth an old song — piškavega oreha ne vreden

folk song, traditional song — ljudska (narodna) pesem

part song music pesem za več glasov

sacred song — duhovna pesem

it's the same old song — to je (vedno) ista stara pesem

to burst forth into song — začeti (naglas) peti

to buy (to sell, to get) for a song (for a mere song) — kupiti (prodati, dobiti) za skorjico kruha (zelo poceni, skoraj zastonj)

to change one's song — ubrati drug ton (druge strune)

he gave me a song and dance about how busy he was — pripovedoval mi je čuda o tem, koliko dela ima

to sing another song (a different song) — drugo pesmico zapeti, figuratively spremeniti ton, ubrati druge strune

that's nothing to make a song about — zaradi tega ni treba delati nobenega hrupa, to ni važno

English-Slovenian dictionary > song
7 set

[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) postaviti

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pogrniti

3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) določiti

4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dati

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) sprožiti

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) zaiti

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) strditi se

8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) naravnati

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) nakodrati, urediti

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) vstaviti

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) naravnati
2. adjective
1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) ustaljen

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) odločen

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) odločen

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) tog

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) tog

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) z vdelanim (diamantom itd.)
3. noun
1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) zbirka

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparat

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) skupina

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) friziranje

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) scenografija

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) niz

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- setting
- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon
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I [set]
noun

poetically sončni zahod; neko število enakih oseb, stvari, ki spadajo skupaj, tvorijo celoto; krog, družba (ljudi), klika; garnitura, serija, niz, servis; tennis set, partija (6 iger); commerce kolekcija; radijski, televizijski aparat, naprava, pribor; vsa ladijska jadra; printing zlog; theatre oprema odra; frizura, pričeska; sadika, nasad (jajc); plesni pari; figura pri četvorki; hunting nepremična stoja psa pred divjačino; (o glavi) drža, držanje; (o obleki) kroj, pristajanje; (o toku, vetru) smer; (o tekočini) trdnost; nagnjenost, tendenca ( towards k, proti); figuratively oster napad, zadnja plast (malte na zidu)

a set of bills of exchange — dve ali tri istovrstne menice

a set of cards — niz igralnih kart

a set of contradictions — niz, vrsta protislovij, nasprotij

set of current — smer toka

the set of day (life) — konec (zaton) dneva (življenja)

set of furniture — garnitura pohištva

set of houses — skupina (kompleks) hiš

a fine set of men — dobro moštvo

set of swindlers — banda, klika sleparjev

dead set hunting nepremična stoja psa, ki naznanja divjačino

set of false teeth — umetno zobovje

the best set — elita

the fast set — lahkoživi svet

full set of bill of lading commerce sklop (komplet) ladijskega tovornega lista (konosamenta)

the racing set — krog ljudi, ki se zanimajo za konjske dirke

smart set — mondena družba

wireless set — radijski aparat

he is one of my set — on je eden iz mojega kroga (družbe)

he has a set towards preaching — on rad pridiga

to make a dead set at figuratively čvrsto popasti, zgrabiti koga; (o ženski) loviti koga, skušati (truditi se) osvojiti koga
II [set]
adjective

določen, odrejen (čas), ustaljen, predpisan; pravilen, konvencionalen; tog, nepremičen; stalen (o ceni); American trmast; premišljen, pripravljen (govor); zaseden ( with z), zavzet, (popolnoma) zaposlen, okupiran (on, upon s.th. s čim)

at the set day — na določeni dan

set egg — jajce z razvitim piščetom v lupini

set fair — stalno lepo vreme

set form — predpisan formular

set piece — (gradbeni) oder, na katerem se delajo razne figure za ognjemet

set phrase — ustaljen izraz (reklo, fraza)

set scene — kulise, sestavljene iz bolj ali manj gotovih delov

set resolution — trden sklep

set speech — vnaprej pripravljen, naštudiran govor

set time — dogovorjen (odrejen, določen) čas

close-set — na gosto postavljen

hard-set — v škripcih

people with set opinions — ljudje z ustaljenimi nazori

well-set — stasit, lepe rasti, postaven

well set up in wine — dobro založen, oskrbljen z vinom

I am set on s.th. — srčno si želim česa, mnogo mi je do česa, hlepim po čem

his teeth were set — stiskal je zobe
III [set]
1.

transitive verb

postaviti, položiti, posaditi, namestiti, instalirati, montirati, dati v določen položaj; naravnati (ud, uro); razvrstiti, sestaviti v zbirko (žuželke itd.); nasaditi (kokoš, jajca); pogrniti (mizo), razviti (jadro); razporediti, zlágati (tiskarske črke); urediti, (s)frizirati (lase); vstaviti, vdelati (dragulj v zlato); zabiti (v zemljo); spraviti (v gibanje), privesti, spraviti v določeno stanje; spustiti (na prostost); nagnati koga k delu, zapovedati mu, da se loti kakega dela; postaviti, dati (komu kaj) za zgled (vzor, primer); postaviti (pravilo); dati (komu ali sebi) nalogo; komponirati, uglasbiti (to za); naščuvati (at s.o. proti komu); razpisati (nagrado) (on na); stisniti (zobe); theatre uprizoriti, postaviti na oder; obsuti, posuti kaj ( with z); sesiriti (mleko); usmeriti, gnati (čoln); zasaditi zemijo, tla ( with z);

2.

intransitive verb

zaiti, zahajati (sonce, mesec, tudi figuratively); ustaliti se (vreme); pihati (o vetru), prihajati ( from od, iz); gibati se, premikati se v neki smeri (o vodnem toku itd.); kreniti (na pot); kazati nagnjenost (to za); lotiti se, začeti; pridobiti na moči; (o lovskem psu) nepremično obstati in tako opozoriti na bližnjo divjačino; (o obleki) pristajati; spremeniti se v trdno stanje, otrdeti (cement, malta), strditi se; (o plesalcih) stati nasproti partnerju; (o cvetu) narediti plod; dobiti določeno obliko

to set afoot (on foot) — začeti, pripraviti (kaj)

to set s.o. against — nahujskati koga proti, ustvariti pri kom nerazpoloženje za

to be set on (upon) s.th. — trdovratno vztrajati pri čem, biti ves mrtev na kaj

to set alar(u)m — naravnati budilko na potrebni čas

to set the axe to s.th. — začeti kaj sekati, nastaviti sekiro na kaj, uničiti kaj

to set the broken bones (a fracture) — naravnati zlomljene kosti (zlom)

to set books to be read — določiti knjige, ki jih je treba prebrati

this hat set me back a pound slang ta klobuk me je stal en funt

to set bounds to s.th. — omejiti kaj

to set one's cap at colloquially prizadevati si pritegniti (snubca)

this cement sets quickly — ta cement hitro otrdi

to set chairs for everybody — namestiti stole za vse

his character has set — njegov značaj je dozorel

to set the clock (the watch) — naravnati uro

to set close printing staviti, zlágati z majhnimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami

to set at defiance — izzvati, kljubovati

to set a dog on s.o. — spustiti, naščuvati psa na koga

to set persons by the ears (at variance, at loggerheads) — izzvati prepir (razdor) med dvema osebama, spraviti v spor, spreti dve osebi

to set s.o. at ease — pomiriti koga, osvoboditi koga zadrege (tesnobe, ženiranja, stiske)

to set an end to s.th. — napraviti konec čemu

to set an engine going — spraviti stroj v pogon

to set an example — dati zgled

to set eyes on s.th. — upreti oči (pogled) v kaj, opaziti kaj

to set one's face against colloquially odločno se upreti, zoperstaviti

how far did I set you? — (v šoli) do kam smo prišli (vzeli) (zadnjič)?

to set the fashion — dajati, uvesti, diktirati modo (ton)

to set s.o. on his feet — postaviti koga na noge (tudi figuratively)

to set fire to (at) s.th. — podnetiti, zažgati kaj

to set s.th. on fire — požgati, zažgati kaj

to set the Thames on fire figuratively napraviti nekaj osupljivega

to set foot in a house — prestopiti prag hiše, vstopiti v hišo

to set on foot — postaviti na noge, začeti, uvesti, spraviti v gibanje, v tek

to set foot on s.th. — stopiti na kaj

to set free (at liberty) — izpustiti na prostost

to set a glass in a sash — vstaviti šipo v (okenski) okvir

to set one's hand to s.th. — podpisati kaj, zapečatiti kaj

to set a hen — posaditi kokoš na jajca

to set one's house in order — spraviti (svojo) hišo v red, urediti hišo; figuratively spraviti svoje stvari v red, urediti svoje stvari; napraviti red, pomesti z nepravilnostmi, izvesti reforme

to set a lady's hair — urediti, naviti, sfrizirati, narediti pričesko dami

to set one's hand to a task — lotiti se naloge

I set my hand and seal to this document — s tem podpisujem to listino

to set one's heart (one's mind) to s.th. — poželeti, zelo si (za)želeti, zahtevati zase, izbrati zase, odločno skušati dobiti kaj, navdušiti se za kaj

to set s.o.'s heart at rest — napraviti konec dvomu, zaskrbljenosti, pomiriti koga

the jelly has (is) set — želé se je strdil

to set at large — dati prostost, izpustiti, osvoboditi

to set a company laughing — spraviti družbo v smeh

to set ono's life on a chance figuratively staviti svoje življenje na kocko

to set s.th. in a proper light — postaviti kaj v pravo luč

to set little (much) by s.th. — malo (visoko) kaj ceniti

to set one's mind on — obrniti svoje misli na

to set to music — uglasbiti

my muscle sets — mišica se mi napne

to set s.o. at naught — rogati se, posmehovati se komu, podcenjevati, omalovaževati, poniževati, v nič devati koga, ne se ozirati na koga

to set o.s. against s.th. — upreti se, zoperstaviti se čemu

public opinion sets strongly against them — javno mnenje jim je sovražno

to set o.s. — lotiti se; sport zavzeti mesto na startu, pripraviti se za start

to set the pace — regulirati korak, hojo; dajati takt

to set paper colloquially napisati vprašanja, ki jih bodo vlekli študenti na izpitu

to set pen to paper — lotiti se pisanja, začeti pisati

to set the police after s.o. — poslati policijo za kom

to set a price on s.th. — določiti čemu ceno, naložiti ceno za kaj

to set a price on s.o.'s life (head) — razpisati nagrado na glavo kake osebe

to set s.th. before the public — prinesti kaj pred javnost

to set a razor — nabrusiti britev; izgladiti ostrino britve po brušenju

to set s.o. at rest — pomiriti, umiriti koga

to set a question at rest — urediti (rešiti) vprašanje

to set s.o. right — popraviti, korigirati koga

to set right (to rights, in order) — spraviti v red, popraviti

to set roaring (in a roar) — spraviti v krohot

to set a handle with rubies — vdelati rubine v ročaj

to set sail — dvigniti jadro, odjadrati, odpluti, kreniti na potovanje po morju

to set a saw — izviti zobe žage v nasprotnih si smereh

to set seal to s.th. — staviti pečat na kaj

to set seed — posejati seme

to set shoulder to the wheel figuratively pomagati, podpreti, zelo si prizadevati, odločno se lotiti

to set spies on s.o. — vohuniti za kom

to set spurs to the horse — z ostrogami spodbosti konja, spodbujati

to set a stake into the ground — zabiti kol v tla, v zemljo

his star sets figuratively njegova zvezda zahaja

to set store by s.th. slang visoko (zelo) ceniti, preceniti kaj; pripisovati veliko važnost čemu

to set the table — pogrniti mizo

to set a task — dati, naložiti nalogo

to set one's teeth — stisniti zobe (tudi figuratively)

to set s.o.'s teeth on edge — izzvati razburjenost (vznemirjenost) pri kom, (raz)dražiti živce komu, iti komu na živce

to set s.o. thinking — dati komu misliti

to set a trap — nastaviti past (zanko)

to set at variance — spreti, razdvojiti

to set veils — razpeti jadra

to set s.o. in the way — pokazati komu pot, spraviti koga na pravo pot

to set s.o. on his way archaic spremiti koga del (kos) poti

to set wide printing staviti razprto, z velikimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami

to set one's wits to another's — meriti se s kom v diskusiji

to set one's wits to a question — iskati rešitev problerna, prizadevati si rešiti problem

to set one's wits to work — predati se resnemu razmišljanju

to set the watch nautical postaviti straže na njihova mesta

it sets him well — dobro mu pristaja

the weather has set fair — vreme je postalo lepo

to set s.o. to work — spraviti koga k delu

to set o.s. to work — lotiti se dela

English-Slovenian dictionary > set
8 sound

I adjective
1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) zdrav

2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) trden

3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) temeljit

4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) brez napake

5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) pameten

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- soundly
- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun
1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) zvok; zvočen

2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) zvok

3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) podoba
2. verb
1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) zveneti

2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) (po)zvoniti

3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) slišati se; zdeti se

4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) izgovoriti

5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) osluškovati

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- soundless
- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb
(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) zvočno izolirati

- sound-track
III verb
(to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondirati

- sounding
- sound out
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I [sáund]
noun

zvok, zven, glas, šum; ton; slušaj, doseg sluha; figuratively vtis; pomen, smisel; obsolete sporočilo, naznanilo

within the sound of — v slušaju

sound amplifier — ojačevalec zvoka

the sound of a bell — glas zvona, zvonjenje

sound and fury — prazne (gole) besede

I don't like the sound of it — to mi ni všeč, tu nekaj ne more biti v redu

there was much sound but little sense in his speech — njegov govor je bil poln donečih besed, a reven idej
II [sáund]
intransitive verb

zveneti, doneti, razlegati se; figuratively zdeti se, delati vtis, slišati se; transitive verb music trobiti, pihati (v trobento); igrati (na glasbilo); napraviti, da nekaj zveni, se sliši; izgovoriti (glas); naznaniti z zvonom, s trobento (umik, alarm); naglasiti kaj; pregledati pravilnost (kolesa železniškega vagona) s trkanjem kladiva; preiskati, prcgledati (npr. pljuča) z osluškovanjem; objaviti, razglasiti

to sound the alarm — dati znak s trobento za alarm

to sound s.o.'s lungs — osluškovati komu pljuča

to sound in damages — tožiti za nadomestilo nepreverjene škode

to sound s.o.'s praises — peti komu hvalo

to sound a trompet — (za)trobiti na trobento

to sound a retreat — trobiti k umiku

to sound a wheel — pregledati stanje kolesa (pri vagonu)

the bell sounds noon — zvon bije poldan

the clarion sounded — rog je zadonel

it sounds as if he was keeping something back — to zveni, kot da nekaj prikriva (da ne pove vsega)

his report sounds all right — njegovo poročilo daje ugoden vtis

the n in column is not sounded — v besedi column — se končni n — ne izgovarja

it did not sound like his voice — ni bilo slišati, kot da bi to bil njegov glas

to sound off American slang odkrito govoriti, pritožiti se; klicati imena

to sound in — iti za; glasiti se na
III [sáund]
1.

adjective ( soundly adverb)

zdrav, čil; nepoškodovan, neranjen, cel, dobro ohranjen, brez napake; nepokvarjen (o sadju); (o spanju) miren, trden, globok; krepak, poštén (o udarcih); (o ceni) zmeren, ki ustreza vrednosti blaga; pameten, trezen, pravilen (sodba itd.); osnovan, upravičen, temeljit, tehten (razlog); pravi; juridically veljaven zakonit; dobro premišljen, pameten; (o osebi) zanesljiv, zvest, pošten; (vedenje) pravilno, brez graje; economy soliden, zanesljiv; solventen

safe and sound — živ (čil) in zdrav

sound as a bell, as sound as a roach — zdrav kot riba

sound advice — dober, poraben nasvet

a sound friend — zvest prijatelj

sound currency economy zdrava valuta

a sound fruit — zdrav (negnil) sadež

sound in life and limb — zdrav in čil

sound merchant — soliden (nezadolžen) trgovec

a sound mind in a sound body — zdrav duh v zdravem telesu

a sound objection — utemeljen, tehten ugovor

a sound ship — ladja v dobrem stanju

sound timber — zdrav, jeder les

the child is sound already — otrok že trdno spi

the firm is not quite sound — tvrdka ni čisto solventna

is he quite sound in mind? — je (on) čisto pri pravi pameti?

to be a sound sleeper — imeti trdno spanje

to get a sound whipping — biti pošteno našeškan (tepen);

2.

adverb

trdno, globoko; zelo

to be sound asleep, to sleep sound — trdno, globoko spati

I will sleep the sounder for it — bom toliko bolje spal
IV [sáund]
1.

noun

medicine

sonda; nautical merjenje globine; nautical grezilo, svinčnica;

2.

transitive verb nautical

(s svinčnico) meriti (globino), preiskovati (dno), določiti globočino vode (v ladijskem trupu); medicine preiskovati, pregledati (sečni mehur) s sondo; figuratively oprezno pretipati; sondirati mišljenje (kake osebe); intransitive verb meriti globočino; (o kitu) potopiti se do dna

to sound s.o. on (about) — pretipati koga gledé

to sound out s.o.'s views — skušati zvedeti stališča kake osebe
V [sáund]
noun

morska ožina; obsolete morski rokav; zoology ribji mehur; zoology sipa

English-Slovenian dictionary > sound
9 strike

1. past tense - struck; verb
1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) udariti

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) udariti

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) prižgati; ukresati

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) stavkati

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) naleteti na

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) udariti

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) napraviti vtis

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kovati

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) kreniti

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) spustiti; podreti
2. noun
1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) stavka

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) najdba

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- striker
- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up
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I [stráik]
noun

udarec (at proti), zamah, zadetek; udarec, bitje (ure, zvona); economy stavka, štrajk; sport prazen udarec; srečno naključje, sreča (v špekulaciji); military (zračni) napad; American najdba (rud, nafte); ugriz (ribe); geology smer (plasti, slojev), vodoraven sloj; American prevara, bluf; kvaliteta

ale of the first strike — prvovrstno pivo

on strike — stavkajoč

a lucky strike — srečen zadetek (najdba)

strike notice — napoved stavke

general strike — splošna stavka

sit-down strike — stavka, v kateri delavci nočejo zapustiti prostore, kjer delajo

sympathetic strike — solidarnostna stavka

to be on strike — stavkati

to go on strike — stopiti v stavko

to come out on strike — začeti stavkati

to call off a strike — preklicati (odložiti) stavko

to make a strike — imeti (zlasti finančno) srečo
II [stráik]
1.

transitive verb

udariti, dati udarec (komu), zadeti; prizadeti, napasti (o bolezni); biti (uro); odbiti z udarcem, udarjati (na boben); kovati (denar, medalje); igrati (harfo itd.); začeti (pesem, muziko); prekiniti (delo); nautical spustiti (jadro, zastavo); podreti (tabor, šotor); potegniti (črto), prečrtati; izravnati, razati; izgladiti; izkresati (ogenj), prižgati (vžigalico, luč); napolniti; zapičiti zob strupnik v (o kači); zabosti (nož itd.), harpunirati (kita); oddajati (toploto); naleteti na, zadeti ob; udariti v (o streli); napraviti vtis, pretresti, prizadcti (koga), pasti (komu) v oči, spraviti v začudenje, osupiti; pasti (komu) na parnet, (za)zdeti se (komu); menjati, odnesti (kulise); economy zaključiti (račun); nenadoma ali dramatično (kaj) izzvati; American doseči, najti, odkriti; slang prositi ( for za); obsolete božati, (po)gladiti z roko;

2.

intransitive verb

udariti ( against ob, on na, po), udarjati, tolči, nameriti udarec (at proti), razbijati; stavkati; biti se, boriti se ( for za); biti, tolči (srce), udariti (strela); nautical military spustiti belo zastavo, figuratively predati se; kreniti, iti, oditi (to proti); nenadoma začeti prodirati, prebijati se ( through skozi) (svetloba, toplota); padati (on na); širiti roke, plavati; vžgati se (vžigalica); držati se za podlago (školjka); pihati (veter); nasesti (ladja); medicine izbruhniti (epidemija); ugrizniti, prijeti (o ribi); figuratively pasti v oči, biti opozorljiv (nenavaden, čuden); American military biti častniški sluga

struck by a stone — zadet od kamna

to strike across the fields — udariti jo čez polja

to strike an average — izračunati povprečje

to strike all of a heap figuratively zbegati, presenetiti, osupiti

to strike a balance — napraviti bilanco

to strike a ball out of court sport suniti žogo v out

to strike a bargain — skleniti kupčijo; doseči sporazum

to strike s.o. blind (deaf, dumb) — z udarcem koga oslepiti (oglušiti, onemiti)

to strike a blow — zadati udarec

the blow struck me silly — udarec me je omamil

without striking a blow — brez boja

the cold struck into my marrow — mraz mi je prodrl v mozeg

to strike s.o. dead figuratively pošteno osupiti koga

to strike s.o.'s eye — pasti komu v oči

to strike s.o. in the face — udariti koga po obrazu

to strike into fame — postati slaven

to strike s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, biti všeč komu

to strike fire out of a flint — izkresati ogenj iz kresilnega kamna

to strike fish — s potegom zatakniti trnek v ribji gobec

he struck his fist on the table — udaril je s pestjo po mizi

to strike for freedom — boriti se za svobodo

to strike one's flag — spustiti zastavo, figuratively predati se

to strike (into) a gallop — spustiti se v dir

to be struck in a girl slang biti zatreskan v (neko) dekle

to strike ground (bottom) — zadeti ob dno

to strike one's hand on the table — udariti z roko po mizi

to strike hands obsolete udariti v roko (v znak sporazuma)

the hour has struck — ura je odbila

his hour has struck — njegov čas je prišel

to strike for home — udariti jo proti domu

it has just struck five — pravkar je ura bila pet

how does it strike you? — kako se vam zdi?

an idea struck him — prišel je na (neko) misel

to strike upon a good idea — priti na dobro idejo

to strike a light (a match) — prižgati luč (vžigalico)

lightning struck the tree — strela je udarila v drevo

to strike s.o.'s name in the newspaper — naleteti na ime neke osebe v časopisu

to strike oil — naleteti na nafto, figuratively imeti srečo, uspeti; obogateti

they were struck with panic — polastila se jih je panika

it struck me as ridiculous — zdelo se mi je smešno

to strike a plan — skovati načrt

to strike to the right — kreniti (po poti) na desno

to strike the right note — zadeti pravilen ton

to strike root — pognati korenino

to strike into a run — spustiti se v tek

to strike the sands — nasesti, obtičati na sipini

to strike sail — spustiti, zviti jadro; priznati poraz

the ship struck to the pirates — ladja se je predala gusarjem

to strike a snag slang naleteti na nepričakovano težavo

to strike tents — podreti šotore, tabor

to strike terror into s.o. — navdati koga z grozo (s strahom)

to strike the track — iti po sledi

to strike a track — nenadoma naleteti na stezo

to strike with terror — napolniti z grozo

town strikes — mesto se preda

to strike a vein — naleteti, odkriti žilo (rude)

what struck me was... — kar me je osupilo, je bilo...

to strike at the root — posekati korenino, figuratively udariti na najbolj občutljivo mesto

to strike work — ustaviti delo, stavkati

the wind strikes cold — veter ostro brije

strike while the iron is hot — kuj železo, dokler je vročc

English-Slovenian dictionary > strike
10 tang

[tæŋ]
noun

(a strong or sharp taste, flavour or smell: The air had a salty tang.) oster okus, vonj

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I [tæə]
1.

noun

technical

držajni konec (kraj, prijem, (noža itd.)); oster, neprijeten okus, figuratively priokus, stranski, lahen, neznaten okus, sled (of česa); oster vonj

it has a tang of cynism figuratively to ima priokus cinizma;

2.

transitive verb

opremiti s prijemom (orodje, jedilni pribor itd.); dati (čemu) kak priokus
II [tæŋ]
1.

noun

vreščeč, predirljiv zvok ali ton; napačen ton;

2.

transitive verb

napraviti, da nekaj (glasno) zveni

to tang bees — s hrupom ustaviti čebelji roj; intransitive verb (glasno in ostro) zveneti; premikati se glasno, hrupno
III [tæŋ]
noun

botany (rjava) morska alga

English-Slovenian dictionary > tang
11 stop

[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) ustaviti

2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zaustaviti

3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) prenehati

4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zamašiti

5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) pritisniti na struno/odprtino

6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) ostati, ustaviti se
2. noun
1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) ustavitev

2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) postaja

3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) pika

4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) poklopec, dušilec

5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) zagozda, zapora

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- stoppage
- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up
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I [stɔp]
noun

ustavitev, prekinitev, prestanek, pavza, zastoj, konec; ustavljanje, mirovanje, bivanje, pomuda, čas bivanja; postaja, postajališče; gostišče; zapora, blokiranje, ovira; aretacija; naprave za zapiranje; photography zaslonka; music sprememba višine tona, ki nastane s pritiskom na struno ali žico; (orgelski) register, figuratively register; luknja, poklopec (pri pihalih); grammar ločilo, interpunkcija; phonetics zapornik (soglasnik); figuratively način govora

without a stop — brez ustavljanja

full stop — pika

to be at a stop — biti ustavljen, stati, ne moči naprej (dalje)

to bring to a stop — ustaviti

to come to a full (dead) stop — popolnoma se ustaviti (prenehati, ponehati)

to get out at the next stop — izstopiti na prihodnjem postajališču

to make a stop — ustaviti se

to leave out a stop — izpustiti ločilo

to pull out all the stops to save s.o. — z vsemi sredstvi poskušati koga rešiti

to put a stop to s.th. — ustaviti kaj, napraviti konec čemu

to put a stop on s.th. — zadržati, ustaviti kaj, zapleniti kaj

he put on the pathetic stop — udaril je na patetično struno, prešel je v patetičen ton
II [stɔp]
1.

transitive verb

ustaviti, zaustaviti; prekiniti, ovirati, zadrževati; prenehati s čim; zamašiti (z zamaškom), začepiti (često up), zatesniti; plombirati (zob); zapolniti, zapreti, ustaviti (krvavenje itd.); zastavljati, zadrževati (promet); prestreči, odbiti, parirati (udarec); odtrgati, zadržati, prikrajšati (plačo, podporo itd.); zapreti (plin, paro, vodo); odvrniti ( from od); nautical privezati (ladjo); grammar označiti z ločili, staviti interpunkcijo, ločila; music pritisniti na (žico, struno), spremeniti višino tona s pritiskom na struno; udušiti (glas);

2.

intransitive verb

ustaviti se, obstati; colloquially ostati (v postelji, pri kom itd.), biti na obisku; nastaniti se (with s.o. pri kom); (pre)nehati, prekiniti se, napraviti prekinitev (odmor, pavzo), pavzirati; zamašiti se (cev)

a badly spelt and badly stopped letter — pismo, polno pravopisnih in interpunkcijskih napak

stop thief! — primite tatu!

to stop in bed — ostati v postelji

to stop a blow — odbiti, parirati udarec

to stop a blow with one's head jocosely dobiti udarec po glavi

to stop s.o.'s breath — sapo komu zapreti; zadušiti koga

to stop a bullet slang biti zadet od krogle, biti ustreljen

to stop a car — ustaviti, stopati avto

to stop a cheque — prepovedati izplačilo čeka

to stop dead (short) — nenadoma se ustaviti, obstati kot ukopan

to stop doing s.th. — prenehati s čim

shall you stop for dinner? — boste ostali na večerji?

to stop one's ears — (za)mašiti si ušesa, figuratively ne hoteti slišati

to stop a gap — zamašiti vrzel (luknjo), nadomestovati v potrebi

I am going to stop a few days — zaustavil se bom nekaj dni

to stop s.o.'s mouth — zamašiti komu usta

do stop that noise! — nehajte vendar s tem hrupom (ropotom)!

stop your nonsense! — dovolj je vaših neumnosti!

he'll stop at nothing — on se ničesar ne ustraši

to stop payment — ustaviti plačilo

to stop running — nehati teči

he stopped me from speaking — preprečil mi je, da bi povedal svoje mnenje

he never stops to think — nikoli si ne vzame časa, da bi premislil (za premislek)

to stop a tooth — plombirati zob

my watch has stopped — ura se mi je ustavila

to stop the way — zastaviti, zapreti pot, ovirati napredovanje

to stop work — ustaviti delo

to stop a wound — ustaviti krvavitev rane

English-Slovenian dictionary > stop
12 voice

[vois] 1. noun
1) (the sounds from the mouth made in speaking or singing: He has a very deep voice; He spoke in a quiet/loud/angry/kind voice.) glas

2) (the voice regarded as the means of expressing opinion: The voice of the people should not be ignored; the voice of reason/conscience.) glas
2. verb
1) (to express (feelings etc): He voiced the discontent of the whole group.) izraziti

2) (to produce the sound of (especially a consonant) with a vibration of the vocal cords as well as with the breath: `Th' should be voiced in `this' but not in `think'.) izgovoriti

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- voiced
- voiceless
- voice mail
- be in good voice
- lose one's voice
- raise one's voice
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I [vɔis]
noun

glas (politics & figuratively; tudi človeški); ton, zvok; izraz; grammar način; sposobnost ali moč govora; mnenje, odločitev; phonetics zven; music petje (kot stroka); obsolete govorica; sloves

with one voice — enoglasno, enodušno, kot eden

at the top of one's voice — na ves glas, na vse grlo

in a loud (low) voice — glasno (tiho)

active, passive voice grammar tvorni, trpni način (glagola)

the still ( —ali small) voice — glas vesti

the voice of God — glas vesti, vest

in a prophetic voice — s preroškim glasom

voice system — (vesolje) naprava za ustno komuniciranje z astronavtom

use of one's voice — uporaba pravice glasovanja

he is not in good voice — on ne govori (poje) tako dobro kot običajno

to give voice to one's indignation — dati izraza svojemu ogorčenju

to give one's voice for — izjaviti se za, glasovati za

to find ( —ali to recover) one's voice — priti spet do glasu

to have a voice in the matter — imeti besedo pri zadevi

to lift up one's voice — povzdigniti svoj glas, spregovoriti, javiti se

to lose one's voice — izgubiti glas (zaradi prehlada itd.)

to love the sound of one's voice — rad se poslušati

to raise one's voice — povzdigniti svoj glas, govoriti glasneje

to study voice — študirati petje
II [vɔis]
transitive verb

izgovoriti, izreči, izraziti z besedami, formulirati; music uglasiti, regulirati (orgle); linguistics zveneče izgovarjati

he voiced his gratitude — izrazil je svojo hvaležnost

to voice the general opinion — izraziti splošno mnenje

English-Slovenian dictionary > voice
13 colour

1. noun
1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) barva

2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) barva

3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) barva

4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) barvitost
2. adjective
((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) barven
3. verb
(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) barvati

- coloured
4. noun
((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) črnec

- colourful
- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying colours
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I
American color [kʌlə]

noun barva, odtenek; barva kože, pigment; kolorit; rdečica; videz; figuratively pretveza, maska; plural zastava; ton, prizvok

to be in colours — imeti na sebi pisano obleko

colour bar — rasna segregacija; diskriminacija

to change colour — prebledeti, zardeti

to come off with flying colours — zmagati na vsej črti

to come out of one's true colour — pokazati svoj pravi značaj

to desert the colours — dezertirati

to feel ( —ali be) off colour — slabo se počutiti

to fly false colours — varati pod krinko poštenosti

fast colour — obstojna barva

fugitive colour — nestalna barva

to give colour to s.th. — poživiti, opravičiti kaj; dati videz resničnosti

to join the colours — iti služit vojake

high colour — rdeča polt

to hoist the colours — izobesiti zastavo

to lay on the colours too thickly — pretiravati

to lend colour to s.th. — poživiti kaj

colour line — črta, ki strogo deli belce od črncev

to lose colour — prebledeti

to nail one's colours to the mast — neomajno vztrajati pri svoji odločitvi

to paint in bright colours — biti optimist

to put a false colour on — napačno razložiti

to see the colour of s.o.'s money — dobiti od koga denar

to see things in their true colour — videti stvari v pravi luči

to stick to one's colours — držati se svojih načel, ravnati po svojih načelih

to strike ( —ali lower) one's colours — vdati, ukloniti se

to take one's colour from s.o. — posnemati koga

to serve with the colours — služiti v vojski

under colour of s.th. — pod krinko česa

to wear s.o.'s colours — biti privrženec koga

to sail under false colours — pretvarjati se, biti licemerec

man (woman) of colour — človek, ki ni belec
II
American color [kʌlə]

1.

transitive verb

barvati, slikati; figuratively olepšati, pretiravati;

2.

intransitive verb

barvo dobiti, zardeti

to colour up to the eyes — zardeti do ušes

English-Slovenian dictionary > colour
14 short

[ʃo:t] 1. adjective
1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kratek

2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) majhen

3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kratek

4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) premajhen

5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) ne imeti dovolj

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) drobljiv
2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nenadoma

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) prekratek

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- shortness
- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb
(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) izbrati

- short-lived
- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of
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I [šc:t]
adjective

kratek, majhen; nizek; prosody nenaglašen; figuratively nezadosten, pičel (zaloga, obrok); prhek, drobljiv, lomljiv, lomen; figuratively nasajen, osoren, zadirčen, kratkih besedi, žaljiv; (o pijači) močan, hud

at short range — od blizu, iz bližine, na majhno razdaljo (oddaljenost)

for short — zaradi kratkosti

on short commons — slabo hranjen

little short of 5 dollars — ne polnih ɜ dolarjev, skoraj ɜ dolarjev

nothing short of — nič manj kot, skoraj

a short 10 miles — komaj 10 milj, (na pogled) manj od 10 milj

a short way off — ne daleč proč

short bill (paper) loan — kratkoročna menica, posojilo

short of breath — zasopel, nadušljiv

short of cash — brez gotovine

short circuit electrical kratek stik

short cut — bližnjica

short date — kratek rok

short drinks — nerazredčene (nemešane) močne alkoholne pijače

short of hands — brez zadostne delovne sile

short rations — pičli obroki

a short sea — kratki (morski) valovi

short sight — kratkovidnost

a short memory — kratek spomin

short and sweet — kratek in vsebinsko bogat (npr. govor)

short story — novela

short temper — razvnemljivost, nagla jeza

short ton — mera za težo (907,20 kg)

short weight — slaba vaga

a short time ago — pred kratkim

to be short with s.o. — biti kratkih besedi (osoren) s kom

to cut (to make) a long story short — na kratko povedati; skrajšati; skratka

to come (to fall) short of — ne izpolniti pričakovanj, ne zadovoljiti, razočarati

the copy falls of the original — kopija zaostaja za originalom

I am short of money — zmanjkalo mi je denarja, trda mi prede za denar

we are short of goods — nimamo robe

the bag is 3 pounds short — vreča tehta 3 funte premalo

the gate-money fell short of the expenses — vstopnina ni krila izdatkov

it is nothing short of treason — to je nič več in nič manj kot (čisto enostavna) izdaja

it would be little short of madness — to bi bila skoraj norost

to come short of one's duty — ne izpolniti svoje dolžnosti

his joy had but a short time — njegovo veselje je bilo (le) kratko

to make short work of — hitro opraviti z

to make short shrift of figuratively napraviti kratek proces z

I ran short of bread — zmanjkalo mi je kruha

to give short weight — dajati slabo vago, goljufati pri teži

to grow shorter — zmanjšati se

to take short views — videti le sedanjost, ne videti daleč

to be of short breath — biti ob sapo, biti nadušljiv
II [šɔ:t]
adverb

na kratko, nenadoma, naenkrat, naglo; neposredno, naravnost, brez ovinkov; nezadostno; osorno; economy brez kritja

short of — razen, z izjemo; skoraj

short of killing he will do anything — razen ubijanja je zmožen vsega

it was little short of a miracle — to je bil skoraj čudež

to cut s.o. short — prekiniti koga (v govoru)

cut it short! — povej na kratko!

to jump short — prekratko skočiti

to pull up short — naglo ustaviti

to sell short — pod ceno prodajati, (borza) prodajati brez kritja, špekulirati na baisse

to stop short — nenadoma se ustaviti

to be taken short — znajti se v stiski

to take s.o. up short — prekiniti koga
III [šɔ:t]
noun

kratek (dokumentaren, risan itd.) film; kratek zlog (samoglasnik), kratka oblika; znak za kračino samoglasnika (a); economy deficit, primanjkljaj, manko; electrical kratek stik; plural kratke hlače; plural stranski produkti

in short — na kratko, skratka, z eno besedo

the long and the short of it is that... — nakratko povedano je stvar ta, da...

Bob is short for Robert — Bob je skrajšana beseda za Robert

he is called Joe for short — na kratko mu rečejo Joe

English-Slovenian dictionary > short
15 prevailing

adjective

1) (most frequent: The prevailing winds are from the west.) prevladujoč

2) (common or widespread at the present time: the prevailing mood of discontent among young people.) prevladujoč

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[privéiliŋ]
adjective ( prevailingly adverb)

prevladujoč, močnejši; obstoječ, (povsod) veljaven, sedanji

juridically the prevailing party — zmagovita stranka

economy prevailing tone — vodilni ton

English-Slovenian dictionary > prevailing
16 speech

[spi: ]
noun

1) ((the act of) saying words, or the ability to say words: Speech is one method of communication between people.) govor

2) (the words said: His speech is full of colloquialisms.) govor

3) (manner or way of speaking: His speech is very slow.) način govorjenja

4) (a formal talk given to a meeting etc: parliamentary speeches.) govor

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- speechless
- speechlessly
- speechlessness
* * *
[spi:č]
noun

govor, nagovor; govorjenje; kar je rečeno; sposobnost govora, govorniška umetnost; pogovor, konverzacija; jezik, dialekt; music zvok, ton (instrumenta)

speech defect — govorna hiba (napaka)

speech for the defence (defense) — obrambni govor

speech map — jezikovni zemljevid

speech from the throne — prestolni govor (ki ga čita vladar ob odprtju parlamenta)

after-dinner speech — napitnica (zdravica) (pri banketu)

freedom of speech — svoboda govora

maiden speech — prvi govor (kakega) poslanca v parlamentu

he is slow of speech — on počasi govori (se izraža)

to have a speech of s.o. — pogovarjati se s kom

to make (to deliver) a speech — imeti govor

English-Slovenian dictionary > speech
17 vein

[vein]
noun

1) (any of the tubes that carry the blood back to the heart.) vena

2) (a similar-looking line on a leaf.) žila

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I [véin]
noun

anatomy vena, žila; geology rudna žila; botany žilica, rebro; proga, maroga, žila (v marmorju, v lesu); reža, razpoka; figuratively nagnjenje, razpoloženje, volja, smisel, "žilica" ( for za kaj); čud, temperament; stil, način, ton

a vein of gold — žila zlata

vein of humour — humoristična žilica

in a merry vein — veselo razpoložen

vein-mining — izkoriščanje rudnih žil

I am not in the vein for joking — nisem razpoložen za šale, ni mi do šal

he said more in the same vein — dodal je še nekaj stvari, ki so bile iste note
II [véin]
transitive verb

okrasiti, pokriti z žilami, ožiliti; marmorirati

veined marble — žilnat marmor

English-Slovenian dictionary > vein
18 suspension

[-ʃən]

noun

1) (the act of suspending.) obešanje

2) (in a motor vehicle etc, the system of springs etc supporting the frame on the axles.) vzmetenje

3) (a liquid with solid particles that do not sink.) suspenzija

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[səspénšən]
noun

visenje, obešanje; začasna ustavitev, ukinitev, odgoditev; (o službi) razrešitev, odstavitev, suspendiranje; izključitev; chemistry suspenzija; music ton, ki je zaostal iz prejšnjega akorda; (retorika) napetost, napeto pričakovanje

suspension of arms, of hostilities — ustavitev sovražnosti, premirje

suspension bridge — viseč most

suspension of payments commerce (začasna) ustavitev plačil; bankrot

suspension railway — žična železnica

suspension scales plural rimska tehtnica

front wheel suspension motoring vzmeti sprednjih koles

silt is carried by suspension by rivers — reke nosijo s seboj mulj

English-Slovenian dictionary > suspension
19 dominant

['dominənt]
adjective

(ruling; most important; strongest: the dominant group in society; Green was the dominant colour in the room.) vladajoč; prevladujoč

- dominance
- dominate
- domination
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I [dɔminənt]
adjective ( dominantly adverb)

vladajoč, gospodujoč, dominanten; kvišku moleč, štrleč
II [dɔminənt]
noun

music dominanta, glavni ton

English-Slovenian dictionary > dominant
20 temper

['tempə] 1. noun
1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) razpoloženje

2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) razdražljivost

3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) jeza
2. verb
1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) kaliti

2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) ublažiti

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- - tempered
- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper
* * *
I [témpə]
noun

temperament, narava, čud; značaj, karakter; razpoloženje, nastrojenje; figuratively razburjenost, razdraženost, jeza, bes(nost); figuratively obvladanost, umirjenost, mirnost; technical mešanica; primes; kakovost; trdnost, čvrstost (ilovice, gline); technical trdota (jekla itd.); obsolete (telesna) konstitucija; obsolete kompromis

in a bad temper — slabe volje, jezen ( with na)

out of temper — slabe volje, jezen

even temper' — ravnodušnost

a fit of temper — napad jeze (togote)

to be in a temper — biti jezen (besen, razkačen)

to be in a good (bad) temper — biti dobro (slabo) razpoložen

to have an evil temper — biti nagle jeze, biti togoten

he has a quick temper — on hitro vzkipi

to have a sweet temper — biti blagega značaja

to get (to fly) into a temper — razjeziti se, pobesneti

to get out of temper — znevoljiti se, razjeziti se

to keep (to control) one's temper — obvladati se, brzdati se, ostati miren

to lose one's temper — razjeziti se, izgubiti potrpljenje

to put s.o. out of temper — spraviti koga v slabo voljo, razjeziti koga

to recover one's temper — umiriti se (zopet)

to show temper — kazati razdraženost
II [témpə]
transitive verb

ublažiti, olajšati, pomiriti, brzdati, oslabiti, popraviti; music umeriti, znižati, temperirati (ton); mešati, umesiti (ilovico); razredčiti (pijače); temperirati; kaliti (zlasti jeklo); ojekleniti; pripraviti, zmešati (barve)

to temper mortar — mešati malto

to temper the passions — brzdati strasti; intransitive verb omehčati se, postati popustljiv; technical imeti pravo trdoto, postati gibek, prožen

English-Slovenian dictionary > temper

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