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1 fortnight
(two weeks: It's a fortnight since I last saw her.) dva tedna* * *[fɔ:tnait]nounštirinajst dnithis day fortnight — čez 14 dni, v štirinajstih dneh -
2 fortnightly
adjective, adverb (every fortnight: a fortnightly visit; He is paid fortnightly.) štirinajstdneven* * *[fɔ:tnaitli]1.adjectiveštirinajstdneven;2.adverbštirinajstdnevno, vsak drugi teden;3.nounštirinajstdnevnik -
3 jump at
(to take or accept eagerly: He jumped at the chance to go to Germany for a fortnight.) pograbiti* * *transitive verb planiti na kogato jump at the chance — zgrabiti z obema rokama, pograbiti priliko -
4 stay
[stei] 1. verb1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) ostati2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) ostati2. noun(a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) bivanje- stay in
- stay out
- stay put
- stay up* * *I [stéi]noun(začasno) bivanje, trajanje bivanja; zadrževanje, brzdanje, zaviranje, preprečevanje; juridically odgoditev, odložitev, ustavitev; figuratively vztrajnost, vzdržljivostto make a long stay — zadržati se dalj časa, muditi se, bivati dalj časahis lack of education is a great stay upon him — njegova pomanjkljiva izobrazba je zanj velika ovirato order a stay of execution juridically odrediti odgoditev prisilne izvršbe (rubežni)to put a stay on — zavirati, brzdati, zadrževatito stand at a stay obsolete mirovati, zasta(ja)ti, zatikati seII [stéi]1.transitive verb(za)ustaviti, zadržati, preprečiti, ovirati (napredek, razvoj); juridically ustaviti, odgoditi (postopek); poravnati (prepir); (trenutno) potešiti, ublažiti (glad, nestrpnost); zadovoljiti (željo); colloquially ostati (vse) do, ostati za;2.intransitive verbostati; stati, mirovati; pričakovati, čakati ( for koga, kaj, da); začasno se zadrževati, muditi se, prebivati (at, in v, with pri); obstati, ustaviti se, oklevati (v gibanju, v govoru itd.); biti na obisku ( with pri); sport vzdržati do konca, vztrajati; (redko) počivati, nehati; (redko) trdno statito come to stay colloquially priti z namenom za popolno nastanitev (naselitev); ustaliti sewill you stay dinner? — boste ostali pri večerji?to stay the night — ostati čez noč, prenočitimoney won't stay in his hand — denar nima obstanka v njegovih rokah, vedno je brez denarjato stay put American ostati na mestu, ostati nespremenjenthis snow has come to stay — ta sneg se bo držal, bo dolgo ostalto stay s.o.'s stomach — (začasno) potešiti komu glad, figuratively komu pokvariti tek (apetit)the word has come to stay — beseda je ostala, je prešla v vsakdanji jezikstay! you forget one thing! — stoj! nekaj pozabljaš!III [stéi]1.nounopora; nautical jamborova vrv (žica), jamborski križ; plural obrat, obračanje; plural steznik; figuratively uteha, podporato miss stays — ne ujeti vetra pri obračanju ladje (pri jadranju proti vetru);2.transitive verb nauticalpritrditi (jambor itd.) z vrvmi (žicami); obrniti (ladjo) s pomočjo vetra ali proti vetru; podpreti (često up), biti v oporo -
5 this
[ðis] 1. plural - these; adjective1) (used to indicate a person, thing etc nearby or close in time: This book is better than that (one); I prefer these trousers.) ta2) (used in stories to indicate a person, thing etc that one is describing or about to describe: Then this man arrived.) ta2. pronoun(used for a thing etc or a person nearby or close in time: Read this - you'll like it; This is my friend John Smith.) to3. adverb(so; to this degree: I didn't think it would be this easy.) tako* * *plural these [ðis, ði:z]1.pronounta, tothis and that — to in ono, marsikajby this — medtem, med tem časom; doslejfor all this — zato, zaradi tega; kljub vsemu temufrom this — od zdaj, odslejthis, that and the other — vse mogoče stvari, razne rečithey were talking about this, that and the other — govorili so o tem in onem, o vsem mogočem;2.adjectiveta, to; današnjithis year — to leto; tekoče leto; letosto this day — do danes, še danesthis morning — to jutro, danes zjutraj, davithis evening — danes zvečer, drevi, nocojthis once — to pot edino, edinole tokrattake this book, not that one — vzemite to knjigo, ne one;3.adverbtakothis much — tako mnogo, toliko -
6 laid up
(ill in bed: When I caught flu, I was laid up for a fortnight.) priklenjen na posteljo
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