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1 quantity
['kwontəti](the size, weight, number etc of something, especially a large size etc: What quantity of paper do you need?; I buy these goods in quantity; a small quantity of cement; large quantities of tinned food.) količina- an unknown quantity* * *[kwɔntiti]nounkvantiteta, kolikost, množina, število, velikost; music grammar relativna dolžina glasov, zlogovunknown quantity — uganka (človek, stvar)in large quantities — v velikih množinah, količinaheconomy quantity discount — popust na količinoeconomy quantity production — množična, serijska produkcija -
2 mass
I 1. [mæs] noun1) (a large lump or quantity, gathered together: a mass of concrete/people.) masa2) (a large quantity: I've masses of work / things to do.) mnogo3) (the bulk, principal part or main body: The mass of people are in favour of peace.) večina4) ((a) measure of the quantity of matter in an object: The mass of the rock is 500 kilos.) masa2. verb(to bring or come together in large numbers or quantities: The troops massed for an attack.) zbirati se3. adjective(of large quantities or numbers: mass murder; a mass meeting.) masoven- mass-produce
- mass-production
- the mass media II [mæs] noun1) ((a) celebration, especially in the Roman Catholic church, of Christ's last meal (Last Supper) with his disciples: What time do you go to Mass?) maša2) (a setting to music of some of the words used in this service.) maša* * *I [mæs]nounecclesiastic & music mašaII [mæs]nounmasa, gomila, gmota; množica; tvarina, snov; physics masa (količnik teže in pospeška)in the mass — skupaj, nasploh, vcelotieconomy mass production — serijska proizvodnjaIII [mæs]transitive verb & intransitive verbzbirati (se), kopičiti (se); military koncentrirati (čete, se) -
3 hoard
[ho:d] 1. noun(a (sometimes hidden) store (of treasure, food etc): When she was supposed to be on a diet she secretly kept a hoard of potato crisps in a cupboard.) (skrita) zaloga2. verb(to store up or keep large quantities of (something), often in secret: His mother told him to stop hoarding old newspapers.) spravljati- hoarder* * *[hɔ:d]1.nounzaloga, prihranki, zaklad; plural zaloge zlata (v banki);2.transitive verb & intransitive verbkopičiti (up), zbirati, založiti se s hrano, blagom; tezavrirati; nositi v srcu, gojiti -
4 knock back
(to drink, especially quickly and in large quantities: He knocked back three pints of beer in ten minutes.) popiti na dušek* * *transitive verb British English slang popiti na dušek -
5 manufacture
[mænju'fæk ə] 1. verb1) (to make, originally by hand but now usually by machinery and in large quantities: This firm manufactures cars at the rate of two hundred per day.) izdelovati2) (to invent (something false): He manufactured an excuse for being late.) izmisliti si2. noun(the process of manufacturing: the manufacture of glass.) izdelovanje* * *I [mænjufaekčə]nounizdelovanje, proizvodnja, produkcija; izdelek, proizvod, fabrikat; veja industrije; derogatory fabriciranje (člankov)economy manufactures — industrijski izdelkiII [mænjufaekčə]transitive verbizdelovati, proizvajatipredelati ( — into v)derogatory fabricirati, izmisliti si (opravičilo), ponarediti (dokaze); economy manufactured goods — industrijski izdelkieconomy manufactured article — industrijski proizvod -
6 shovel
1. noun(a tool like a spade, with a short handle, used for scooping up and moving coal, gravel etc.) lopata2. verb(to move (as if) with a shovel, especially in large quantities: He shovelled snow from the path; Don't shovel your food into your mouth!) kidati* * *[šʌvl]1.nounlopata, lopatica; technical bager (na lopate, vedra);2.transitive verb & intransitive verbmetati ali zajemati z lopato, lopatiti; figuratively gomiliti, grmaditi, kopičiti (v veliki množini)to shovel food into one's mouth — pohlepno jesti, goltatito shovel away — odstraniti, odmetati (z lopato)to shovel up — nagomiliti, zgrebstito shovel money — zgrábiti (spraviti, nakopičiti si) skupaj denar -
7 shower
1. noun1) (a short fall (of rain): I got caught in a shower on my way here.) ploha2) (anything resembling such a fall of rain: a shower of sparks; a shower of bullets.) toča3) (a bath in which water is sprayed down on the bather from above: I'm just going to have/take a shower.) prha4) (the equipment used for such a bath: We're having a shower fitted in the bathroom.) prha2. verb1) (to pour down in large quantities (on): They showered confetti on the bride.) obsuti2) (to bathe in a shower: He showered and dressed.) prhati se•- showery- showerproof* * *I [šóuə]nounpokazovalec; razstavljalecII [šáuə]nounploha, naliv, pljusk; kratkotrajna toča; prha, tuširanje; figuratively obilje, dež, toča ( of bullets krogel), plaz (udarcev, daril, povabil itd.)in showers — na pretek, v veliki množini, kot dežshower party — družba, v katero vsak povabljenec prinese kako dariloto take a shower — (o)prhati se, tuširati se, iti pod prhoIII [šáuə]transitive verb & intransitive verbobliti, politi, obsuti; poškropiti; liti (o dežju); padati kot dež, deževatito shower down — (o solzah) teči, liti; deževati v potokih; deževati (o kroglah) -
8 in bulk
(in large quantities: Huge tankers now carry oil in bulk; They like to buy goods in bulk.) na veliko -
9 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) poleg, blizu, pri2) (past: going by the house.) mimo3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) po4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) od5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) s, z6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) po7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) do8) (during the time of.) med9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) do, za10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) krat11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) na12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) po2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) blizu, zraven2) (past: A dog ran by.) mimo3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) poleg, na stran•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) obiti- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way* * *I [bai]prepositionblizu, pri, ob, od, do, med, po, s, polegby s.o.'s bedside — ob postelji kogaby blood — po izvoru, po roduby the by(e) — mimogrede povedano, da ne pozabimby chance — po naključju, slučajnoby dint of — zaradi, s pomočjoby George! — pri moji veri!by Jove! — pri moji veri!by leaps and bounds — skokoma, hitroby letter — pismeno, s pismomby means of — s pomočjo, sby now — sedaj, že, medtemone by one — drug za drugim, posameznoby o.s. — sam zase, sam od sebeby sea — po morju, z ladjoby stealth — kradoma, skrivajby this time — medtem; že; ob tem časuby turns — menjaje, drug za drugim, po vrstitwo by two, by twos — po dvaby the way — mimogrede, približnoII [bai]adverbblizu, v bližini, poleg, zraven; mimoby and by — kmalu nato, kasnejefiguratively to pass s.o. by — prezreti koga
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