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1 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) za las -
2 canine teeth
(in man, the four sharp-pointed teeth.) podočnik -
3 cut one's teeth
(to grow one's first teeth: The baby's cutting his first tooth.) dobivati zobe -
4 out of the habit of
(to make (a person) start or stop doing (something) as a habit: I wish I could get out of the habit of biting my nails; You must get your children into the habit of cleaning their teeth.) navaditi, odvaditi -
5 tooth
[tu:Ɵ]plural - teeth; noun1) (any of the hard, bone-like objects that grow in the mouth and are used for biting and chewing: He has had a tooth out at the dentist's.)2) (something that looks or acts like a tooth: the teeth of a comb/saw.)•- teethe- toothed
- toothless
- toothy
- toothache
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- toothpick
- be
- get long in the tooth
- a fine-tooth comb
- a sweet tooth
- tooth and nail* * *I [tu:m, ti:m]noun(plural teeth) zob; tech zob (žage, glavnika itd.); zob kolesa; konica; kavelj; parožek; figuratively nagnjenje, posebna ljubezen (do)tooth and nail figuratively z vso močjo; neizprosnoby the skin of one's teeth figuratively za las, komaj še (uiti)in the teeth of — kljub, navzlic; protifrom the teeth outward figuratively površnoartificial tooth, false tooth — umeten zobcorner (dog, eye, laniary) tooth — podočnikincisor (incision, cutting) tooth — sekalec (zob)to cast s.th. in s.o.'s teeth — komu kaj v zobe (v obraz) vreči; očitatito cut one's eye-teeth figuratively začeti spoznavati življenjeto draw s.o.'s teeth figuratively pristriči komu krila, napraviti koga neškodljivegato fight (to struggle) tooth and nail — boriti se z vsemi močmi (zagrizeno, nepopustljivo)to get one's teeth into s.th. — zagristi se v kaj; trmasto (nepopustljivo) se česa lotitito have a sweet tooth — biti sladkosneden, rad imeti sladkarijeto lie in one's teeth — v obraz lagati; nesramno, predrzno lagatithis set my teeth on edge — zaskominalo me je ob tem; to me je razburilo (ozlovoljilo)to take the bit between one's teeth figuratively postati trmoglav; upreti se; osamosvojiti seII [tu:m]transitive verbnazobčati, ozobiti ( a saw žago); opremiti z zobmi; gristi, žvečititoothed wheel — zobato kolo; intransitive verb technical prije(ma)ti z zobci (o zobatih kolesih) -
6 grit
[ɡrit] 1. noun1) (very small pieces of stone: She's got a piece of grit in her eye.) drobec2) (courage: He's got a lot of grit.) pogum2. verb(to keep (the teeth) tightly closed together: He gritted his teeth to stop himself from crying out in pain.) stisniti zobe- gritty* * *I [grit]nounprod, pesek; peščenjakfiguratively odločnost, pogum, energija; figuratively to put (a little) grit in the machine — ovirati deloII [grit]transitive verb & intransitive verbškrtati, škripati; potresti s peskom ali prodom -
7 snap
[snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) hlastniti po2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) zlomiti3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) zaloputniti4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) zabrusiti5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) posneti2. noun1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) tlesk2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) posnetek3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) lažnivec3. adjective(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) nagel- snappy- snappily
- snappiness
- snapshot
- snap one's fingers
- snap up* * *I [snæp]1.nounhlastaj (at po), ugriz; tlesk s prsti, krcljaj, krc; tlesk, pok, zlom; figuratively zamah, polet, elan, živahnost; photography trenutni posnetek, momentka; theatre kratek igralski angažma; rezka, odrezava, osorna izjava; kratka doba, perioda; zaskočna ključavnica; grižljaj, zalogaj, košček; American slang dobra služba, lahka naloga, malenkost; vrsta drobljivega kolačaa snap of cold, cold snap — nenaden val mrazanot to care a snap for figuratively požvižgati se naI heard the snap of the bone — slišal sem pok (zlom) kosti;2.adjectivenagel, nenaden, bliskovitsnap shot — strel brez ciljanja;3.adverbs pokom (treskom)to go snap — počiti, zlomiti se s pokomII [snæp]transitive verbhlastniti (po), havsniti, odgrizniti; iztrgati, zgrabiti, uloviti (kaj); zlomiti, prelomiti, pretrgati; zapreti s pokom (treskom), tleskniti; zašklepetati (z zobmi); povzročiti pok(anje), tleskati ali pokati (z bičem, s prsti); sprožiti (pištolo); ostro (rezko, osorno) prekiniti; (na kratko) odpraviti (koga); photography napraviti trenuten posnetek, neopazno fotografirati; American sport naglo vrniti (žogo) v polje; intransitive verb hlastniti (at po), naglo poseči (at po), havsniti z zobmi (at po) (o psu); skušati ugrizniti (at koga); póčiti, tleskniti (bič); zlomiti se s pokom; zaklopiti se; zaskočiti se; zabliskati se (oči); nenadoma prisluhniti; American slang planiti ( into v); American colloquially ( out of) nehati (z), rešiti se (česa)to snap at s.o. — nahruliti koga, zadreti se nad komto snap at s.th. (at an offer) — hlastno pograbiti, hlastniti po čem (po ponudbi)to snap (at) the bait — hlastniti po vabi, figuratively hlastno sprejeti ponudboto snap s.o.'s bag — iztrgati komu torbo (torbico)to snap one's fingers — tleskniti s prsti, figuratively prezirljivo ravnati (at s.o. s kom)I snapped them as they were going in — fotografiral sem jih, ko so vstopali -
8 grind
1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.)2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.)3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.)2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) mučno delo- grinder- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone* * *I [graind]1.transitive verb(z)mleti, (z)drobiti; brusiti, stružiti, gladiti; vrteti pogonsko ročico; American jeziti; (into s.o.) vbijati komu v glavo; figuratively zatirati, mučiti; škrtati (z zobmi); ( into) vtisniti; (on, against ob) drgniti, treti;2.intransitive verbmleti, dati se zmleti; igrati na lajno; figuratively ( away) mučiti se; (at) naporno delati; guliti seto grind the face of s.o. — surovo s kom ravnatito grind s.o. in grammar — vbijati komu slovnico v glavoII [graind]nounmletje; brušenje; naporno delo, garanje; naporna hoja; American slang guljenje; gulež -
9 mesh
[meʃ] 1. noun1) ((one of) the openings between the threads of a net: a net of (a) very fine (= small) mesh.) oko na mreži2) ((often in plural) a network: A fly was struggling in the meshes of the spider's web.) mreža2. verb((of teeth on eg gear wheels) to become engaged with each other: The teeth on these two cogwheels mesh when they go round.) ujeti se* * *I [meš]nounoko na mreži; zaščitna mrežica; figuratively plural mreža, zanka; technical sistem zobatih kolesin mesh — v pogonu, drug v drugem (zobata kolesa)electrical mesh connection — trikotni stikII [meš]1.transitive verbujeti v mrežo; figuratively zaplesti, ujeti v zanko;2.intransitive verb technicalvpasti drug v drugega (zobata kolesa); figuratively zaplesti se ( with s, z) -
10 gnash
(to rub (the teeth) together in anger etc.) škripati (z zobmi)* * *[næš]intransitive verb & transitive verbškripati, škrtatito gnash the teeth — škrtati z zobmi; figuratively besneti -
11 dental
['dentl](of or for the teeth: Regular dental care is essential for healthy teeth.) zoben* * *[déntl]1.noungrammarzobnik;2.adjectivezobendental technician — zobni tehnik, zobardental sound grammar zobnik -
12 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) veter2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) sapa3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) vetrovi2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) ob sapo spraviti3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) pihalen- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) naviti2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) naviti3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) viti se4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) naviti•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up* * *I [wind]nounveter; vihar, vihra; vetrna tromba; aeronautics smer vetra; zrak; vonj, duh, voh; medicine vetrovi, napenjanje, plini; dih, dihanje; (trebušna) prepona; plural strani neba; (umetni) zračni tlak; music singular construction pihala, figuratively prazne besede, čenčebetween wind and water figuratively na občutljivem mestufrom the four winds — z vseh strani neba, od vsepovsodin(to) the wind's eye, into the teeth of the wind — proti vetruby the wind nautical s spodnjim vetrom (veter z boka proti ladijskemu kljunu)like the wind — kot veter, kot strelica, hitrocapful of wind — vetrič, sapica od časa do časapuffed up with wind figuratively napihnjen, nadut, domišljavslant of wind nautical sunek ugodnega vetrato be in the wind figuratively biti v zrakuthere is s.th. in the wind figuratively nekaj je v zrakuto break wind medicine spuščati vetroveto catch wind of s.th. — zavohati kajto cast ( —ali to fling —ali to throw) to the wind — na vse vetrove vreči, figuratively zapravljati, ne se zmeniti zato find out how the wind blows ( —ali lies) — ugotoviti, kako veter piha (tudi figuratively)to get (the) wind of s.th. — zavohati, zasumiti, priti na sled, zvedeti, slišati kajto get the wind up — prestrašiti se, imeti tremo; pobesnetito hit in the wind figuratively zadati udarec v želodecto put the wind up s.o. — prestrašiti koga, pognati komu strah v kostito raise the wind slang figuratively dobiti potrebni denar; dvigniti prahthe wind rises — veter nastane, se dvigneto go to the winds figuratively propastihe preaches to the winds — govori v veter (zaman, stenam)to sail before the wind — pluti, jadrati z vetrom v hrbtuto sail close to the wind figuratively delati nekaj, kar je komaj še pošteno; mejiti na nezakonitost; figuratively skrajno varčno gospodaritito sail with every shift of wind — jadrati, kakor veter potegne, figuratively obračati svoj plašč po vetruto speak to the winds — govoriti v veter, zaman (stenam) govoritito take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively prehiteti koga s čim, kar je on hotel napraviti, ter ga s tem oškodovati; premagati koga z njegovim lastnim orožjemto be troubled with wind medicine imeti vetroveto whistle down the wind figuratively zaman kaj želetiII [wind]transitive verbizpostaviti vetru, (pre)zračiti; hunting z vohanjem odkriti sled, (za)vohati; zasopiti (konja); izčrpati, ob sapo spraviti; pustiti konju, da se oddahnethey stopped to wind their horses — ustavili so se, da bi konji prišli do sapehe was fairly winded on reaching the top — bil je precéj zasopel, ko je prišel na vrhIII [wáind]nounobrat, vrtljaj, obračanje; zavoj, vijuga, ovinek (ceste itd.); upognjenost (v lesu); navitje (ure); napetje (strune, vzmeti); technical vitelIV [wáind]transitive verb(preterite & past participle wound — ali winded) pihati (v rog, trobento), dajati znake, signale (z rogom, s trobento)V [wáind]1.intransitive verbviti se, ( a road cesta) vijugati se; ovi(ja)ti se, omotavati se; obračati se, vrteti se; splaziti se ( into v); zvi(ja)ti se, skriviti se (les);2.transitive verboviti, zaviti, omotati; sukati, naviti, namota(va)ti ( on a reel na motek, na tuljavo); (za)vrteti (film) (po snemanju); dvigniti (z vitlom)to wind a blanket round o.s. — zaviti se v odejoto wind s.o. in one's arms — objeti kogato wind s.o. round one's littie finger figuratively oviti koga okoli (svojega) mezinca -
13 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) risati2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) (po)vleči3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) oddaljevati se; približevati se4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) neodločeno igrati5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) dvigniti6) (to open or close (curtains).) povleči7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) pritegniti2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) neodločena igra2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) privlačnost3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) žrebanje4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) potegljaj•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out* * *I [drɔ:]1.transitive verbvleči, vlačiti, potegniti; pritegniti, nategniti, napeti, nategovati; dvigniti; raztegniti; privlačiti; izvabiti; populiti, izdreti; (na)risati, upodobiti, opisati, prikazati; zasnovati, načrtati; točiti, črpati, sesati; dobiti, dobivati; (s)pačiti; commerce izdati, trasirati (menico); preiskati (lovci grmovje); ( from) sklepati; vdihniti; (to, into) pregovoriti; ( from) odvrniti, odvračati (od česa); sport neodločeno igrati; marine gaziti;2.intransitive verbvleči (se); bližati se, prihajati; žrebati; dihati; ugrezniti, ugrezati, pogrezati se; skrčiti, krajšati se; sport neodločeno igratito draw a bead on s.o. — nameriti na koga puško ali samokresto draw blood — preliti kri, ranitito draw blank — ne zaslediti plena; figuratively razočarati seto draw the long bow — pretiravati, izmišljati sito draw breath — vdihniti, zajeti sapoto draw the curtain — potegniti zastor; figuratively zaključiti pogovor, narediti konecdraw it mild! — ne izmišljaj si, ne pretiravaj!to draw one's sword against s.o. — napasti kogato draw a veil over s.th. — prikriti, zastreti kajfiguratively to draw the teeth of — onesposobitito draw a conclusion from s.th. — sklepati iz česaII [drɔ:]nounvlečenje, potegljaj; žrebanje, žreb; slang privlačnost; commerce vrnitev uvozne carine; neodločna bitka ali igra; American spuščanje, globina -
14 bite
1. past tense - bit; verb(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) ugrizniti, pičiti2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) ugriz, pik2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) prijem (za trnek)•- biting- bite the dust* * *I [bait]1.transitive verbgristi, odgristi; pičiti, pikati; jedkati, razjedati; colloquially oslepariti; okužiti;2.intransitive verbgristi; peči, skeleti; figuratively pustiti se oslepariti; prijetito bite the dust — pasti na tla, valjati se po tleh, umretito bite one's lips — krotiti, premagovati seII [bait]nounugriz, pik, pekoča bolečina; grižljaj; prigrizek, hrana; figuratively zbadljivost, ostrost; jedkanjehis bark is worse than his bite — ni tako hud kakor je videti, pes, ki laja, ne grize -
15 jaw
[‹o:]1) (either of the two bones of the mouth in which the teeth are set: the upper/lower jaw; His jaw was broken in the fight.) čeljust2) ((in plural) the mouth (especially of an animal): The crocodile's jaws opened wide.) gobec* * *I [džɔ:]nounanatomy čeljust; plural usta, žrelo, golt; technical čeljust (pri stroju); grlo (kanala); marine vilica za vesla; colloquially jezikavost, brbljivost, čenča, zmerjanje; colloquially moralna pridiganone of your jaw! — molči!to hold one's jaw — umolkniti, držati jezik za zobmiin the jaws of death — v krempljih smrti, v veliki nevarnostiII [džɔ:]1.intransitive verb slangbrbljati, čenčati; jezikati;2.transitive verb slangzmerjati, psovati; slang pridigati (moralno) -
16 appetite
(a desire for food: Exercise gives you a good appetite.) tek- appetiser
- appetizing
- appetising* * *[aepitait]noun( for) tek, apetit; poželenjethe appetite is concealed under the teeth, appetite comes with eating — šele ko začnemo jesti, dobimo tekto sharpen ( —ali whet) the appetite — povzročati, narediti tek -
17 crunch
1. verb(to crush noisily (something hard), with the teeth, feet etc: She crunched sweets all through the film.) hrustati2. nounthe crunch of gravel under the car wheels.) hreščanje- crunchy* * *[krʌnč]1.transitive verb & intransitive verbžvečiti, hrustati, škrtati, hreščati, škripati, treti; utirati si pot;2.nounškrtanje, hrustanje, žvečenje, škripanje, hreščanje -
18 gum
I noun((usually in plural) the firm flesh in which the teeth grow.) dlesna- gumboilII 1. noun1) (a sticky juice got from some trees and plants.) smola2) (a glue: We can stick these pictures into the book with gum.) lepilo3) (a type of sweet: a fruit gum.) gumi bonbon4) (chewing-gum: He chews gum when he is working.) žvečilni gumi2. verb(to glue with gum: I'll gum this bit on to the other one.) zlepiti- gummy- gumminess* * *I [gʌm]nounanatomy dlesnaII [gʌm]noundrevesna smola, gumi, kavčuk; lepilo; American plural gumijasta obutevvulgar by gum! — bogme!III [gʌm]1.transitive verblepiti; ( together) zlepiti; (down, in, up) zalepiti;2.transitive verbizločati smolo -
19 chew
[ u:](to break (food etc) with the teeth before swallowing: If you chew your food properly it is easier to digest.) žvečiti* * *I [čú:]transitive verb & intransitive verbžvečiti, prežvekovati; figuratively (on, upon, over o) razmišljati, premišljevati, razglabljatiAmerican slang to chew the rag ( —ali fat) — čvekati, gobezdati, česnatito bite off more than one can chew — lotiti se naloge, ki je ne zmoremoII [ču:]nounžvečenje; čik tobaka, žveček -
20 snarl
1. verb((of a dog etc) to growl angrily, showing the teeth: The dog snarled at the burglar.) renčati2. noun(an angry sound of this kind.) renčanje* * *I [sna:l]1.nounrenčanje; godrnjanje; oster govor (opazka, vzklik); slang prepir;2.intransitive verb & transitive verbrenčati, zobe kazati; (za)godrnjati, brundati, godrnjaje ali razdraženo reči (govoriti); figuratively spraviti se (at s.o. na koga), nahruliti kogato snarl out — renče (godrnjaje) (kaj) reči; zagodrnjati, zarenčati (kaj)II [sna:l]1.nounAmerican dialectalklobčič, vozel; figuratively zmešnjava, zmeda, nered, zaplet(enost), zamotana zadeva, zavozlanje; dialectal grča (v lesu);2.transitive verb(z)mršiti (lase, volno); zaplesti, zmesti; technical okrasiti kovinsko vazo z reliefi; intransitive verb zmršiti se, zaplesti se, zavozlati se, skrotovičiti se
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