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81 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 -
82 hope
[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) upati2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) upanje2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) upanje3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) upanje•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes* * *I [hóup]nounupanje (of na), nada, zaupanjeAmerican slang white hope — bel boksar, ki ima upanje, da postane svetovni prvakII [hóup]1.intransitive verbnadejati se, upati;2.transitive verbzaupati, imeti upanje -
83 hug
1. past tense, past participle - hugged; verb1) (to hold close to oneself with the arms, especially to show love: She hugged her son when he returned from the war.) objeti2) (to keep close to: During the storm, the ships all hugged the shore.) držati se2. noun(a tight grasp with the arms, especially to show love: As they said good-bye she gave him a hug.) objem* * *I [hʌg]nounobjem; sport prijem v rokoborbiII [hʌg]transitive verbobjeti, priviti k sebi, držati se česa; laskati komuto hug o.s. on ( —ali for) — čestitati si za kaj, k čemu; biti zadovoljen s seboj zaradito hug the shore (bank, wall) — držati se ob obali (pri bregu, ob zidu)figuratively to hug one's chains — dobro se počutiti v hlapčevstvu -
84 inform
[in'fo:m]1) (to tell; to give knowledge to: Please inform me of your intentions in this matter; I was informed that you were absent from the office.) obvestiti2) ((with against or on) to tell facts to eg the police about (a criminal etc): He informed against his fellow thieves.) ovaditi•- information
- informative
- informer
- information superhighway
- information technology* * *[infɔ:m]1.transitive verbinformirati, obvestiti, obveščati, poročati, sporočiti, poučiti (of o); prešiniti, navdati ( with s, z); formirati, oblikovati;2.intransitive verb juridicallyovaditito keep s.o. informd — koga stalno obveščatito inform o.s. of s.th. — informirati se o čem, povpraševati, poizvedovati o čemto inform against s.o. — prijaviti, ovaditi koga -
85 jump
1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) skočiti; pripraviti k skoku2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) skočiti3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) poskočiti4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) preskočiti2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) skok2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) preskok3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) skok4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) poskok5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) skok•- jumpy- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
- jump to it* * *I [džʌmp]nounskok, preskok, skok s padalom; skok (cen itd.); nagel prehod na daljinsko snemanje (film); zdrzljaj; udarec nazaj (strelno orožje)American colloquially prednost, uspešen začetek; slang the jumps — delirium tremenssport high jump — skok v višinosport pole jump — skok s palicoAmerican slang (always) on the jump — (vedno) v naglici, v razburjenjuto keep s.o. on the jump — imeti koga na vajetihto give s.o. a jump — prestrašiti koga (da se zdrzne, poskoči)to get the jump on s.o. — imeti prednost pred kom, prehiteti kogaAmerican from the jump — od začetkaII [džʌmp]1.intransitive verbskočiti (tudi cene), skakati, poskakovati, skakljati, poskočiti, odskočiti, skočiti na noge; vskočiti (in), skočiti mimo ( past), priskočiti (to); figuratively trzniti, zdrzniti se, kvišku planiti, prestrašiti se (at); figuratively preskočiti (to na), preskočiti vrsto pri branju; tresti, zibati se (voz); izskočiti, iztiriti se (vlak); figuratively razbijati (srce);2.transitive verbpreskočiti (across, over), pomagati komu skočiti, pripraviti konja k skoku; s silo vzeti, prisvojiti si; zibati, ujčkati; zviševati ceneto jump clear of s.th. — odskočiti od česaslang to jump to it — z vnemo se česa lotitiAmerican to jump channels — preskočiti službeno stopnjoBritish English to jump the queue — ne držati se vrste zriniti se naprejto jump a claim — prisvojiti si tujo parcelo (zlatokopa itd.)to jump s.o. into s.th. — nagovoriti koga k čemudon't jump my nerves! — ne žri mi živcev!American to jump the gun — prenagliti se -
86 lay up
1) (to keep or store: We laid up a good supply of apples this year from our own trees.) shraniti2) (to put (a ship) out of use in a dock.) vzeti ladjo iz prometa* * *transitive verb nakupiti zalogo, shraniti, prihraniti, štediti; nautical vzeti ladjo iz prometa -
87 letter
['letə]1) (a mark expressing a sound: the letters of the alphabet.) črka2) (a written message, especially sent by post in an envelope: She slowly took the letter from its envelope; Did you post my letter?) pismo•- letterbox
- letterhead
- to the letter* * *I [létə]nounčrka; pismo; plural uradno pismo, listina; plural književnosf, znanostto the letter — dobesedno, podrobnothe letter of the law — črka zakona, strogo po zakonufiguratively red-letter day — praznikman of letters — književnik, znanstvenikcommonwealth ( —ali republic) of letters — pisci, literatieconomy letter of acceptance — prejeta menica, akceptjuridically letter of administration — sodni nalog o upravi zapuščineeconomy letter of advice — spremno pismo, avizojuridically letter of allotment — sodni nalog o dodelitviletter of attorney — pooblastilo, polnomočjeeconomy letter of conveyance — tovorni spremni listletter of credence — pismeno priporočilo, akreditivno pismoeconomy letter of credit — kreditno pismoletter of marque — dovoljenje privatniku, da zaseže tujo trgovsko ladjoletters patent economy patentni listjuridically dekret, pooblastilo; juridically letters testamentary — pooblastilo izvrševalcu oporokeII [létə]transitive verbnapisati, zaznamovati s črkami, (naslov) natisnitiIII [létə]nounnajemodajalec -
88 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) živeti2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) preživeti3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) stanovati4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) živeti5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) preživljati se•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) preživljanje- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) živ2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) v živo3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) aktiven4) (burning: a live coal.) goreč2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) v živo- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire* * *I [laiv]attributive adjective živ; humorously pravi; goreč, živ (ogenj, cigareta, žerjavica); figuratively živahen, svež, aktiven, energičen, vitalen; aktualen, pereč; colloquially buden; neprižgan (vžigalica), nerazstreljen (granata), oster (naboj); electrical nabit z elektriko (žica); direkten (radio, TV prenos); mechanics gonilen, ki se premika; printing pripravljen za tiskII [liv]1.intransitive verbživeti, trajati, zdržati; preživeti; stanovati, živeti;2.transitive verbpreživljatito live in clover — živeti v obilju, živeti brezskrbnolive and learn! — učiš se vse življenjeto live to o.s. — sam zase živetito live within o.s. — povleči se vase, živeti po svojelive and let live — daj še drugim živeti, živi in pusti še druge živetito live by one's wits — znajti se v življenju, živeti od sleparstvalive wage — mezda, ki komaj zaleže za življenje -
89 mudguard
noun (a shield or guard over the wheel of a car, bicycle etc to keep mud, rainwater etc from splashing upwards.) blatnik* * *[mʌdga:d]nountechnical blatnik -
90 name
[neim] 1. noun1) (a word by which a person, place or thing is called: My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.) ime2) (reputation; fame: He has a name for honesty.) ugled2. verb1) (to give a name to: They named the child Thomas.) imenovati2) (to speak of or list by name: He could name all the kings of England.) našteti•- nameless- namely
- nameplate
- namesake
- call someone names
- call names
- in the name of
- make a name for oneself
- name after* * *I [néim]nounime, vzdevek, označba; reputacija, glas, ugled, čast; slavno ime, slaven človek; rod, rodbinato call s.th. by its proper name — dati čemu pravo ime, reči bobu bobto call s.o. names — dajati komu priimke, psovati kogato give a dog a bad name and hang — him vso krivdo zvaliti na človeka, ki je na slabem glasucolloquially give it a name! — povej naravnost, kaj želiš!to have a name for — biti na glasu; dain the name of — v imenu (ljudstva, usmiljenja itd.)of name — ugleden, pomembento send in one's name — napovedati se, priglasiti seto take a name in vain — nespoštljivo o kom govoriti, po nemarnem imenovatito keep one's name on the books — ostati v klubu, šolito take one's name off the books — izstopiti iz kluba, šoleto win a name for o.s. — napraviti si ime, zaslovetiwhat's in a name? — ime kaj malo pomeniII [néim]transitive verbimenovati, nazivati, zvatti (after, from po); omeniti po imenu, poklicati po imenu, našteti; imenovati, določiti ( for za); določiti (datum); British English parliament posvariti, pozvati k redu -
91 offing
[ɔfiŋ]nounnautical odprto morje, dohod v pristaniščein the offing nautical še viden z obale, na odprtem morju; figuratively na dogledu, dogleden -
92 porridge
['pori‹](a food made from oatmeal boiled in water or milk.) ovsena kaša* * *[pɔridž]nounBritish English ovsena kaša, ovseni kosmičito keep one's breath to cool one's porridge — držati jezik za zobmi, obdržati dobre nasvete zase -
93 rain
[rein] 1. noun1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) dež2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) dež2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) deževati2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) deževati•- rainy- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rain* * *I [réin]noundež (& figuratively), naliv, plural deževje, nalivithe Rains nautical deževna cona (Atlantika, ɔ°-10° sev. širine)a rain of compliments (congratulations) — dež, ploha komplimentov (čestitk)rain or shine — ob vsakem vremenu, figuratively v vseh okoliščinah, naj se zgodi, kar hočea heavy rain — naliv, plohawe shall go rain or shine — šli bomo, pa naj dežuje ali sije sonce, ob vsakem vremenuII [réin]intransitive verbdeževati; liti; (o nebu) poslati dež; (o solzah) teči, liti; figuratively padati, priti v gomilah, v množicah; deževati s prasketanjem ( upon na); transitive verb liti, deževati (kaj), pustiti padati (dež), figuratively prelivati (solze); metati (kamenje) ( upon na)it is raining cats and dogs, it is raining pitch forks — lije kot iz škafait is likely to rain — kaže na dež, dež pretito rain stair-rods slang deževati v ravnih, vertikalnih curkihher eyes rained tears — iz oči so ji lile, tekle solzeit never rains but it pours figuratively nesreča nikoli ne pride sama -
94 rank
I 1. [ræŋk] noun1) (a line or row (especially of soldiers or taxis): The officer ordered the front rank to fire.) vrsta2) ((in the army, navy etc) a person's position of importance: He was promoted to the rank of sergeant/colonel.) čin3) (a social class: the lower social ranks.) plast2. verb(to have, or give, a place in a group, according to importance: I would rank him among our greatest writers; Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.) uvrstiti (se)II [ræŋk] adjective1) (complete; absolute: rank stupidity; The race was won by a rank outsider.) popoln2) (unpleasantly stale and strong: a rank smell of tobacco.) rezek•- rankness* * *I [ræŋk]nounred, niz, vrsta (vojakov); čin, rang, čast; plast, sloj; stopnja, razred; družbeni položaj, mesto; veliko število ("vojska"); (šah) poprečna poljathe ranks military navadni vojaki (v nasprotju s častniki)the rank and file — ljudstvo, preprosti, navadni ljudjeof the first rank — prvovrsten, prvorazredenrank of cabs — vrsta kočij, taksijevthe rank of workers — masa, "vojska" delavceva cab-rank, taxi rank — parkirni prostor za taksijepeople of all ranks — ljudje vseh slojev, razredovpersons of high rank — plemiči, plemstvo; ugledne osebeto quit the ranks — stopiti iz vrste; dezertiratito reduce to the ranks military vzeti (komu) čin, degradirati (podčastnika) v navadnega vojakato rise from the ranks — iz navadnega vojaka postati (pod)častnik; z nizkega (družbenega) položaja se visoko povzpetito take rank with s.o. — biti v isti vrsti s kom, biti enakovreden komuII [ræŋk]transitive verb & intransitive verbpostaviti (se) v vrsto, uvrstiti (se); razvrstiti (se), razporediti (se), urediti (se); pripadati, spadati med; zavzeti mesto (položaj, čin, čast); American imeti prednost pred kom v činu, rangu, položaju; biti nad kom po položaju, priti ( neɔt to takoj za); economy & juridically imeti prednost ali posebne praviceIII [ræŋk]adjective ( rankly adverb)obilen, bohoten, razkošen ( with z), (pre)bújen, košat; bujno porastel z, zaraščen; gosto raščen; (o zemlji) ploden, roden, masten; vnet, zažgan, žaltav, žarek; oduren, ostuden, ogaben, zoprn, grob, odbijajoč, smrdljiv; nedostojen, nespodoben, obscen, pohoten, pokvarjen; močan; skrajni; čist(i), očiten, očit, popoln, pravi; familiarly slab, hudobena rank lie — debela (gola, očitna) lažrank swindle — očitna sleparija, goljufijarank treason — prava (pravcata), očitna izdaja (izdajstvo) -
95 refrigerate
verb (to keep (food) cold to prevent it from going bad: Meat should be refrigerated.) (o)hladiti* * *[rifrídžəreit]transitive verb & intransitive verb(o)hladiti (se), razhladiti (se); na nizko temperaturo ohladiti (zelenjavo)refrigerated cargo nautical tovor v hladilnem prostoru -
96 rein
[rein]1) ((usually in plural) one of two straps attached to a bridle for guiding a horse.) vajet2) ((in plural) straps fitted round a toddler so that he can be prevented from straying in the street etc.) vajeti•- rein in* * *I [réin]nounvajet, uzda, brzda, oglavnik, povodec; brzdanje, krotenje; nadzor(stvo)to draw (to pull up) rein — pritegniti vajeti, zadržati (ustaviti) konja; ustaviti se; opustiti poskusto give rein to one's whim — popustiti, dati prosto pot svoji kaprici (muhavosti)to hold the reins — imeti, držati (trdno) vajeti, figuratively držati položaj v rokahto keep a tight rein on (s.o.) — imeti (koga) krepko na vajetih, brzdati, dajati malo svobodeII [réin]transitive verbobrzdati; brzdati, imeti ali držati na vajetih, na uzdi; voditi na uzdi; figuratively voditi, upravljati, kontrolirati, nadziratito rein in — ustaviti (konja) z vajetmi; figuratively obrzdati, krotiti, ustaviti, zadušiti, držati na uzdi -
97 relentless
adjective (without pity; not allowing anything to keep one from what one is doing or trying to do: The police fight a relentless battle against crime.) nepopustljiv* * *[riléntlis]adjective ( relentlessly adverb)neusmiljen, neblag, neizprosen, nepopustljiv, brezobziren, (ki je) brez prizanašanja -
98 restrict
[rə'strikt]1) (to keep within certain limits: I try to restrict myself / my smoking to five cigarettes a day; Use of the car-park is restricted to senior staff.) omejevati2) (to make less than usual, desirable etc: He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.) omejiti•- restriction
- restrictive* * *[ristríkt]transitive verbomejiti (izdatke itd.) (to na), utesniti, zmanjšati; restringiratirestricted share economy vezana delnicato restrict s.o. from s.th. — komu kaj prepovedati -
99 safety-belt
noun (a fixed belt in a car or aircraft used to keep a passenger from being thrown out of the seat in an accident, crash etc.) varnostni pas* * *[séiftibelt]nounrešilni pas -
100 school
I 1. [sku:l] noun1) (a place for teaching especially children: She goes to the school; He's not at university - he's still at school; (American) He's still in school.) šola2) (the pupils of a school: The behaviour of this school in public is sometimes not very good.) šola3) (a series of meetings or a place for instruction etc: She runs a sewing school; a driving school.) tečaj4) (a department of a university or college dealing with a particular subject: the School of Mathematics.) oddelek5) ((American) a university or college.) fakulteta6) (a group of people with the same ideas etc: There are two schools of thought about the treatment of this disease.) šola2. verb(to train through practice: We must school ourselves to be patient.) (iz)uriti (se), navaditi (se)- schoolboy
- schoolgirl
- schoolchild
- school-day
- schooldays
- schoolfellow
- school-leaver
- schoolmaster
- schoolmate
- school-teacher II [sku:l] noun(a group of certain kinds of fish, whales or other water animals swimming about: a school of porpoises.) jata* * *I [sku:l]1.nounšola (tudi figuratively), pouk, čas pouka; kurz, tečaj, šolanje; vzgoja; učenci; šolsko poslopje, učilnica, predavalnica; študijska skupina na fakulteti; dvorana za izpraševanje na univerzi; plural univerze v kolektivnem smislu; sholastiki, sholastika; privrženci, učenci, šola (slikarska itd.); slang tolpa, banda; osebe, ki sodelujejo v kaki hazardni igriboard school — javna osnovna šola, ki jo upravlja krajevni šolski odbora boy just from school — deček, ki je pravkar končal šolanjeboys' school, girls' school — deška, dekliška šolacontinuation school — nadaljevalna šola, šola za odrasleelementary school, primary school — osnovna šolafree school — šola, v kateri se ne plača šolninagrammar school — klasična gimnazija, srednja šolapublic school — zasebna šola, ki pripravlja učence za univerzoa severe school — stroga, trda šolato go to school — iti, hoditi v šolo; šolati seto go to school to s.o. — iti v šolo h komuto leave school — zapustiti šolo, končati šolanjeto tell tales out of school figuratively izblekniti, izdati tajnost;2.adjectivešolski; history sholastičenII [sku:l]transitive verbposlati, dati v šolo; šolati; poučevati, vaditi, uriti, vežbati, naučiti, priučiti; figuratively (po)učiti, dajati nauke; dresirati; vzgajati, vzgojiti; (po)karati, brzdati, obvladati, disciplinirati, navaditi na disciplino, na redto be well schooled in — biti dobro šolan v, izučen v (za)to school o.s. — krotiti se, obvlad(ov)ati seto school o.s. to s.th. (to patience) — navaditi se na kaj (na potrpljenje)III [sku:l]1.nountruma (vlak) rib (kitov);2.intransitive verbplavati, iti v trumah, v vlakih (o ribah)
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