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1 swim
[swim] 1. present participle - swimming; verb1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) plavati2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) plavati3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) vrteti se2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) plavanje- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costume* * *I [swim]nounplavanje; figuratively rahlo drsenje; rib polno mesto, globina v reki; (redko) plavalni mehur; figuratively tok dogodkov, tekoči posli, posel; figuratively vrtogavica, omoticato be in (out of) the swim colloquially (ne) poznati tekoče posle ali razmere, (ne) biti na tekočemto have (to take) a swim — kópati se, plavatiII [swim]1.intransitive verbplavati, priplavati, plavati na vodi, pluti; (prah ipd.) plavati, viseti v zraku; figuratively kópati se; figuratively čutiti vrtoglavico, biti vrtoglav, vrteti se (komu); plavati (in v), biti preplavljen, kópati se (in v);2.transitive verbpreplavati, plavati (neko razdaljo); prisiliti, nagnati (koga), da plava; plavati na tekomovanju, prepeljati s plavanjem ( across čez)to swim against the stream — plavati proti toku (tudi figuratively)to swim to the bottom — potoniti, potopiti seto swim like a tailor's goose figuratively plavati kot kamen, potopiti seto swim with the tide (the stream) — plavati s tokom (tudi figuratively); figuratively pridružiti se večinito swim the river, the Channel — preplavati reko, Rokavski prelivthe cellar was swimming in wine — klet je plavala v vinu, je bila preplavljena z vinommy head swims — vrti se mi v glavi, imam vrtoglavicothe room swam before my eyes — zdelo se mi je, da se soba vrti okoli meneshe swam up to him figuratively zdrsnila je k njemu, kot da bi plavala -
2 all (the) year round
(throughout the whole year: The weather is so good here that we can swim all (the) year round.) celo leto -
3 all (the) year round
(throughout the whole year: The weather is so good here that we can swim all (the) year round.) celo leto -
4 sink
[siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) potopiti (se)2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) spustiti se3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) potopiti, zasaditi4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) izgubiti pogum5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) vložiti2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) pomivalno korito- sunken- be sunk
- sink in* * *I [siŋk]noun(kuhinjski) izlivek, luknja za umazano vodo; odtok, odtočna cev, odtočni kanal; kloaka, greznica; geology kotlina; (zlasti) figuratively mlak(už)a, močvirjeII [siŋk]1.intransitive verb(po)toniti, potopiti se, utoniti; upasti (o reki), znižati se, zmanjšati se; padati (cene); pasti (ugled); zaiti (sonce); spustiti se na zemljo (mrak); usesti se; ponehati (vihar); vpiti se (barva); pogrezniti se, udirati se, sesesti se; pasti ( into v); slabeti, giniti, onemoči, bližati se koncu; podirati se, rušiti se; podleči, kloniti; veniti, hirati, propadati;2.transitive verbpotopiti (ladjo), pogrezniti, uničiti, pokvariti, povesiti (glavo); znižati, spustiti dol (cene); vrtati, dolbsti (vodnjak, luknjo); vrezati (žig itd.); pustiti ob strani, ne posvečati pozornosti (čemu); pozabiti (prepir); neugodno naložiti (kapital), izgubiti (denar); skrivati, prikriti, zamolčatisink or swim! — ali plavaš (se rešiš, prideš na zeleno vejo), ali pa utoneš!here goes, sink or swim — zdaj gre za biti ali ne bitito sink beneath the burden — kloniti, zrušiti se pod bremenomto sink all considerations — na nič se ne ozirati, iti prek vsegato sink an important fact — zamolčati (izpustiti, ne omeniti) važno dejstvoto sink into the grave — zgruditi se v grob, umretito sink one's own interests — pozabiti na (žrtvovati) svoje lastne interese, biti nesebičenthe old man is sinking rapidly — starček rapidno slabi, hirato sink money — vložiti svoj denar v nekaj, iz česar ga ni lahko dobiti; izgubiti svoj denar pri takem posluto sink the shop — ne govoriti o strokovnih stvareh; tajiti, skrivati svoj poklicto sink one's title — prikriti, zamolčati svoj naslov (naziv) -
5 tide
(the regular, twice-a-day ebbing and flowing movement of the sea: It's high/low tide; The tide is coming in / going out.) plima in oseka- tidal- tidal wave* * *I [táid]nounplima in oseka, plimovanje; valovje; tok, struja; čas, doba; sprememba, preobrat; (redko) ugoden trenutek, priložnosteven tide — večerni čas, večerflood, high tide — plimathe turn of the tide — sprememba sreče; preobratto go with the tide — plavati s tokom, figuratively delati, kar drugi delajothe tide turns — sreča se obrača, je opotečato work double tide — delati noč in dan; naporno delatitake the tide at the tide — izkoristi priliko, kuj železo, dokler je vročeII [táid]intransitive verbteči; plavati s tokom; imeti plimo in oseko; (časovno) segati; izpluti oziroma pripluti s plimo; obsolete zgoditi se; transitive verb gnati s plimo, s tokom; figuratively pomagati (komu) (čez težave)to tide over s.th. figuratively iti preko česa, prebroditi kaj, prestati kajto tide s.th. up the river — gnati kaj po reki navzgor (o plimi) -
6 dip
[dip] 1. past tense, past participle - dipped; verb1) (to lower into any liquid for a moment: He dipped his bread in the soup.) pomočiti2) (to slope downwards: The road dipped just beyond the crossroads.) spustiti se3) (to lower the beam of (car headlights): He dipped his lights as the other car approached.) zasenčiti (luči)4) ((of a ship) to lower (a flag) briefly in salute.) spustiti (zastavo v pozdrav)2. noun1) (a hollow (in a road etc): The car was hidden by a dip in the road.) luknja2) (a soft, savoury mixture in which a biscuit etc can be dipped: a cheese dip.) omaka3) (a short swim: a dip in the sea.) kratko kopanje•- dip into* * *I [dip]1.transitive verb(in, into) potopiti, pomočiti, pomakati; pobarvati; (from, out of) črpati, zajemati; spustiti (zastavo);2.intransitive verb(in, into, under) potopiti, potapljati se; nagniti, spustiti se; zniž(ev)ati se; padati; ( into) pokukatiII [dip]nounpotopitev, potapljanje; kratka kopel; jamica; nagnjenost, pobočje, padec; sveča; bežen pogled; omaka; slang žepar -
7 relay race
(a race between teams of runners, swimmers etc, in which the members of the team run, swim etc one after another, each covering one part of the total distance to be run, swum etc.) štafetna tekma -
8 sponsor
['sponsə] 1. verb1) (to take on the financial responsibility for (a person, project etc), often as a form of advertising or for charity: The firm sponsors several golf tournaments.) sponzorirati2) (to promise (a person) that one will pay a certain sum of money to a charity etc if that person completes a set task (eg a walk, swim etc).) gmotno podpreti2. noun(a person, firm etc that acts in this way.) pokrovitelj* * *I [spɔnsə]nounodgovorna oseba; porok; boter, botrica, kum, kumica; American figuratively pokrovitelj, zaščitnik; zakupnik radijskega programa v reklamne namene; organizatorto stand sponsor — biti porok, jamčitito stand sponsor to — biti za botra, botrovatiII [spɔnsə]transitive verbjamčiti, biti porok (za); podpreti (predlog); American botrovati (čemu); prevzeti pokroviteljstvo (nad); pospeševati; vzeti v zakup (radijski program v reklamne namene) -
9 swimming
adjective (covered with, or floating in, a liquid: meat swimming in/with grease.) plavajoč* * *[swímiŋ]1.nounplavanje; figuratively občutek omoticeto have a swimming in one's head — imeti vrtoglavico;2.adjectiveplavalen, plavajoč; preplavljen; ves moker; figuratively vrtoglav; figuratively lahek, gladek, uspešen; solzenswimming eyes — zasolzene, solzne očiswimming suit — plavalna, kopalna oblekaswimming pool — plavalni bazen, kopališče -
10 towel
1. noun(a piece of any of several types of absorbent cloth or paper for drying oneself, dishes etc after washing etc: After her swim she dried herself with a towel; a roll of paper kitchen towels.) brisača2. verb(to rub with a towel.) otreti z brisačo* * *[táuəl]1.nounbrisačatowel rack — stojalo, obešalnik za brisačolead(en) towel — slang figuratively obsolete krogla, izstrelekoaken towel — gorjača, palicato throw in the towel — figuratively priznati se za premaganega, priznati poraz;2.transitive verb (o)brisati, osušiti (z brisačo), otreti; slang (pre)tepsti, (pre)mlatiti; intransitive verb (o)brisati se, otreti se (z brisačo) -
11 upstream
adverb (towards the upper part or source of a stream, river etc: Salmon swim upstream to lay their eggs.) proti toku* * *[ʌpstrí:m]1.adjectiveki gre proti vodnemu toku; ležeč (nastajajoč) na (ob) gornjem toku;2.adverbproti (vodnemu) toku, po vodi navzgor -
12 used to
['ju:stu]- negative short forms usedn't to, usen't to ['ju:sntu] (I, he etc) was in the habit of (doing something); (I, he etc) was (usually) in a particular position, state etc: I used to swim every day; She used not to be so forgetful; They used to play golf, didn't they?; Didn't you use(d) to live near me?; There used to be a butcher's shop there, didn't there?) včasih...
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