kot bi trenil

familiarly John; priložnostni delavec, dninar, sluga, hlapec; preprostež, poprečnež; mornar, pomorščak

British English balinec; nautical zastavica na krmi; military archaic vojaški (usnjen) jopič brez rokavov; cards fant; electrical vtičnica; dvigalo (za avtomobile), škripec; priprava za obračanje ražnja; koza za žaganje; American osel; zoology samec nekaterih živali; mlada ščuka; usnjena čutarica; American ponev s smolo (za nočni lov in ribolov); slang denar; nautical pilot's jack, Jack — pilotska zastavica

before one could say Jack Robinson — takoj, kot bi trenil

every man jack, Jack — vsakdo, vsi

Jack is as good as his master — delavec velja prav toliko kot gospodar; če je gospodar dober, je tudi delavec

Jack and Gill — fant in dekle

a good Jack makes a good Gill — kakršen mož, takšna žena

car jack, Jack — dvigalo za avtomobile

lifting jack, Jack — dvigalo

roasting jack, Jack — raženj

steeple jack, Jack — popravljavec zvonikov

Union Jack — angleška zastava

yellow jack, Jack — rumena mrzlica

cheap jack, Jack — kramar, sejmar

Jack of all trades — vseznal

1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) obrniti

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrniti se

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zaviti

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) usmeriti

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) zaviti okoli

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) spremeniti

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) postati

1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) obrat

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) navoj

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) ovinek, odcep

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) (biti) na vrsti za

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) točka

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- turning-point

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vrtljaj, vrtenje, obračanje, obrat; ovinek, zavoj, okljuk, vijuga, krivulja; figuratively izkrivljenje; (posebna) smer, sprememba smeri, obrnjena smer; preokret, preobrat; kriza; economy prodaja, promet; sprememba, menjava, redno menjavanje pri opravljanju (posla, službe), turnus, vrstni red; zamena, šiht, posada, delovna izmena; runda; (kratek) sprehod, pot, runda; zaposlenost (s čim), (prehoden) poklic; usluga; prilika, priložnost; točka v programu (varieteja); namen, namera, potreba; figuratively sposobnost, talent, dar ( for za), nagnjenje; oblika, obris; način mišljenja, razpoloženje; postopek; izraz; colloquially živčni pretres, šak, omotica, strah, močno razburjenje; skisanje (mleka); printing obrnjena črka, obrnjen tisk; sport trojka (pri drsanju); plural medicine menstruacija, mesečna čišča

turn (and turn) about — izmenoma, menjaje se

at every turn — pri vsakem koraku, ob vsaki priliki, neprestano, ob vsakem času

before one's turn — preden smo na vrsti

by turns, in turns — izmenoma, zaporedoma; v turnusu, eno za drugim

every one in his turn! — vsakdo (vsi) po vrsti!

in turn — po vrsti

in the turn of a hand — v hipu, kot bi trenil

out of one's turn — zunaj, mimo svoje vrste; ne na mestu

to a turn — izvrstno

a turn of anger — napad jeze

turn of the century — konec stoletja

a turn of fortune (of Fortune's wheel) — preobrat, preokret sreče, usode

a turn to the left — zavoj na levo

turn of life medicine klimakterij

the turn of the tide — oseka, figuratively sprememba položaja, preobrat

done to a turn — (s)pečen kot treba

hand's turn — ročno delo

to be of humorous turn — imeti smisel za humor

to be on the turn — biti na preokretnici, prelomnici

he is fond of old turns of expression — on se rad starinsko izraža

whose turn is it? — kdo je na vrsti?

now it is my turn — sedaj sem jaz na vrsti

the milk is on the turn — mleko se bo vsak hip skisalo

the cake is done to a turn — kolač je ravno prav pečen

to do s.o. a good (bad) turn — napraviti komu dobro (slabo) uslugo

he did me an ill turn — škodoval mi je, eno mi je zagodel

one good turn deserves another — roka roko umiva, usluga za uslugo

to (a)wait one's turn — čakati, da pridemo na vrsto

to give s.o. a turn — prestrašiti koga

to have a turn for languages — ima dar za jezike

he has a curious turn of mind — čudnega značaja je

I heard short turns in the music-hall — slišal sem kratke točke programa v varieteju

left (right) turn! British English military na levo (desno)!

we read turn and turn about — menjavali smo se pri čitanju

don't speak out of your turn! — ne govori, če nisi na vrsti!

it serves my turn — to mi prav pride, mi dobro služi (koristi)

to take a turn at s.th. — kratek čas se s čim ukvarjati

to take a turn to the right — zaviti na desno

to take turns — medsebojno se menjavati ( at rowing pri veslanju)

to take a turn in the park — napraviti kratek sprehod (rundo) v parku

to take the good (bad) turn, to take a turn for the good (bad) — obrniti se na boljše (slabše)

disease took a favourable turn — bolezen se je obrnila na bolje

(za)vrteti (v krogu); obrniti, obračati, narobe obrniti; preobrniti, prekopati; odbiti, odvrniti; spremeniti smer, dati drugo smer; odločiti; spremeniti (v), predrugačiti, pretvoriti; prevesti (tekst); skisati (mleko); prekoračiti, preiti; obiti, military

obkoliti; izogniti se; zaviti okoli, obrniti, nameriti (korak itd.); napotiti, nagnati, spoditi ( into v); sport delati (prekuce, salte, kolo); otopiti, skrhati (nož); naščuvati, nahujskati ( against proti); zmešati (glavo), zmesti, znoriti; economy v denar spraviti, unovčiti; stružiti, zaokrogliti, zaobliti, dati okroglo obliko; lepo oblikovati; figuratively lepo formulirati (stavek); obsolete speljati na kriva pota, zapeljati; spreobrniti;

vrteti se, dati se vrteti; obračati se, obrniti se; prevračati se, prevrniti se; figuratively postaviti se na glavo; postati omotičen; zaviti, kreniti, napraviti zavoj; zateči se (to k), obrniti se, pogledati nazaj; oprijeti se, lotiti se, ukvarjati se; spremeniti se, spremeniti naravo; skisati se (mleko), postati (žaltav itd.), pokvariti se; stružiti se, postati top, skrhati se (nož); obsolete prebegniti, postati uskok (odpadnik, dezerter)

to turn an attack military odbiti napad

to turn the ( —ali one's) back (up)on — hrbet obrniti (pokazati); obrniti se proč od

to turn bankrupt — priti pod stečaj (v konkurz), bankrotirati, doživeti bankrot, priti na boben

he turned many books in his life figuratively mnogo je prebral v svojem življenju

to turn s.o.'s brain — znoriti koga

his brain has turned with overwork — zmešalo se mu je zaradi čezmernega dela

to turn bridle — obrniti se, začeti se umikati

to turn bear (bull) economy špekulirati na padec (dvig) cen in tečajev na borzi

to turn into cash — spraviti v denar (gotovino), unovčiti

to turn the cat in the pan figuratively stvar (že nekako) urediti, v red spraviti

to turn Catholic — postati katoličan

to turn the cheek figuratively obrniti (nastaviti) tudi drugo lice, požreti (kaj) zaradi (ljubega) miru

to turn one's coat figuratively obrniti, obračati plašč (po vetru)

he turned his coat — izneveril se je svoji stranki, postal je odpadnik

to have an old overcoat turned — dati si obrniti star površnik

turned commas — narekovaj

to turn colour — spremeniti barvo (postati bled ali rdeč)

to turn a compliment — napraviti lep poklon (kompliment)

to turn a street corner — zaviti okoli uličnega vogala

to turn the corner figuratively srečno prebroditi krizo

to turn a difficulty — izogniti se težavi, obiti težavo

to turn a deaf ear — narediti se gluhega (to za), ne hoteti slišati

to turn to a dictionary — zateči se k slovarju

to turn to the doctor — obrniti se na (konsultirati) zdravnika

to turn the edge of a knife — skrhati nož

to turn the edge of a remark — napraviti opazko manj ostro, omiliti opazko

to turn English into Slovene — prevesti iz angleščine v slovenščino

to turn king's ( American state's) evidence juridically postati glavna obremenilna priča

he is just turning 50 — pravkar je prekoračil 50. leto

to turn a film — snemati film

to turn one's face to the wall — obrniti obraz proti steni, figuratively biti pripravljen za smrt, (hoteti) umreti

to turn the enemy's flank — obiti sovražnikov bok

to turn s.o.'s tiank figuratively prelisičiti koga, premagati koga v debati

to turn one's flght northwards — usmeriti svoj polet proti severu

to turn ground — prekopati zemljo

his hair has turned grey — osivel je

to turn one's hand to s.th. — lotiti se, oprijeti se česa

she can turn her hand to anything — ona je zelo spretna, praktična

not to turn a hand to help s.o. — s prstom ne migniti, da bi komu pomagali

my head turns — vse se mi vrti v glavi

his head turned with the success — uspeh mu je stopil v glavo

to turn one's head — obrniti glavo, pogledati nazaj

to turn s.o.'s head — zmešati komu glavo

to turn headsprings sport delati (vrteti) kolesa

to turn head over heels — prekucniti se, prekopicniti se

to turn s.o.'s heart figuratively pregovoriti koga

to turn s.th. inside out — obrniti kaj (narobe), zvrniti kaj

the joke was turned against me — šala je letela name

the key won't turn — ključ se ne mara zavrteti

the leaves are beginning to turn — listje začenja spreminjati barve

to turn to the left — obrniti se, kreniti, zaviti na levo

to turn loose — odvezati, izpustiti koga (na prostost); popustiti; American streljati, ustreliti

to turn s.o. mad — napraviti koga blaznega

you will turn me mad — zblaznel, znorel bom zaradi vas

the milk has turned (sour) — mleko se je skisalo

the warm weather has turned the milk (sour) — toplo vreme je skisalo mleko

to turn s.th. in one's mind — premišljevati kaj

to turn pale — postati bled

it turned her pale — prebledela je ob tem

to turn an honest penny — živeti od poštenega dela (zaslužka)

to turn s.th. to one's profit — obrniti kaj v svojo korist, izkoristiti kaj

to turn rancid — postati žaltav

to turn s.o. to religion — spreobrniti koga (k veri)

to turn and rend — napasti s sramotenjem

to turn the scale — nagniti tehtnico, figuratively odločifi (kaj)

to turn s.o. sick — povzročiti komu slabost

she turned sick — slabo ji je postalo, morala je bruhati; zbolela je

to turn a somersault — napraviti prekuc, salto

to turn one's steps home — kreniti domov

my stomach turns (at) — želodec se mi obrača (ob), vzdiguje se mi

it turns my stomach — ob tem se mi obrača želodec

to turn a table leg — stružiti nogo za mizo

to turn the tables (up)on s.o. figuratively obrniti argumente proti komu, obrniti položaj

to turn tail — obrniti se, stisniti rep med noge, zbežati

the tide has turned — nastopila je oseka, figuratively sreča se je obrnila (se obrača)

to turn one's thumb down figuratively odkloniti, ne hoteti

to turn traitor — postati izdajalec

to turn turtle nautical slang prevrniti se

to turn upon s.th. — biti odvisen od česa

to turn everything upside down — postaviti vse na glavo

the boat turned upside down — čoln se je prevrnil

my umbrella turned inside out — dežnik se mi je obrnil (sprevrgel)

to turn a Latin verse — skovati latinski stih

to turn water into wine — spremeniti vodo v vino

my coat won't turn water — moj plašč ni nepremočljiv

I don't know which way to turn — ne vem, po kateri poti naj krenem, figuratively ne vem ne kod ne kam; ne vem, kaj naj naredim

to turn a wheel — (za)vrteti kolo

the wheel turns — kolo se vrti

the wind has turned — zapihal je drug veter (tudi figuratively)

the whole world has turned topsy-turvy — cel svet je postavljen na glavo

this wood turns well — ta les se dobro struži

even a worm will turn — figuratively tudi najmirnejši človek se brani, če je napaden

1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) oko

2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) odprtina, luknja, uho

3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) oko

- eyeball

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oko; vid; pogled; vidik; popek; ušesce (npr. šivanke); zankica; luknja (v kruhu, siru); figuratively namera; blesk diamanta; središče; American slang vohun

it's all my eye — vse to je neumnost

the apple of one's eye — nad vse drag

black eye — modrica, American poraz

by the eye — na oko, po videzu

to cast sheep's eyes at s.o. — zaljubljeno koga gledati

to clap an eye at s.o. — zagledati koga

to catch the eyes of s.o. — s pogledom koga opozoriti

to close one's eyes to s.th. — zapirati oči pred čim

to come to the eye of s.o. — pojaviti se pred kom

to cry one's eyes out — izjokati si oči

colloquially to do in the eye — oslepariti, ukaniti

easy on the eye — čeden, prijeten

to feast one's eyes — z užitkom gtedati

to give an eye to — pogledati, popaziti

if you had half an eye — ko bi ne bil čisto slep in gluh

to have eyes at the back of one's head — imeti povsod oči, biti bister

to have in one's eye — opazovati

to have an eye to s.th. — paziti na kaj

to have an eye to the main chance — urediti sebi v prid

in the eyes of — vpričo

to keep an eye on, to keep a close ( —ali steady, strict) eye on — budno opazovati

to keep one's eyes skinned ( —ali open) — budno paziti

to keep one's weather eye open — oprezovati, budno paziti

to make eyes at s.o. — spogledovati se s kom

to make s.o. open his eyes — hudo koga presenetiti

mind your eye — bodi previden

my eye! — presneto!

in the eye of the law — po zakonu

with the naked eyes — prostim očesom

quick eye — oster vid, dar opazovanja

military eyes right! (left!, front!) — desno (levo, naravnost) glej!

slang in a pig's eye — nikdar

right in the eye of — naravnost proti

do you see any green in my eye? — mar res misliš, da sem tako neumen, da bi ti verjel?

to see with half an eye — takoj opaziti

to see eye to eye with s.o. — popolnoma se strinjati

to set ( —ali lay) eyes on s.th. — zagledati kaj

a sight for sore eyes — nepričakovano veselje

to turn a blind eye — prizanašati

up to one's eyes — prek ušes

it strikes the eye — pade v oči

to throw dust in the eyes of s.o. — vreči komu pesek v oči, slepiti ga

with an eye to — zaradi

in the eyes of the world — po javnem mnenju

in the twinkling of an eye — kot bi trenil

gledati, opazovati

to eye s.o. over, to eye s.o. head to foot — premeriti koga z očmi

1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) (za)tresti (se)

2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) pretresti; omajati

1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) tresenje

2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) napitek

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- shaking

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stresljaj, tresenje, drhtenje, pretresi, (o)majanje; zmajanje (z glavo), odkimavanje; stisk roke, rokovanje; udarec; colloquially trenutek; music triler, gostolevek, drhtavo petje

in a shake — v hipu, kot bi trenil

in two shakes of a lamb's tail — v hipu, zelo hitro

the shakes — tresavica, drhtavica, mrzlica

shake of the hand — stisk roke

with a shake of the head — z odkimanjem

shake of wind — sunek vetra

to be all of a shake — tresti se po vsem telesu

to be no great shakes colloquially ne biti posebno koristen ali vreden

give it a good shake — dobro to pretresite!

to give s.o. the shake slang otresti se, znebiti se koga

wait a shake — počakaj trenutek!

tresti, stresati, pretresti, (za)vihteti, zamahniti; (o)majati, figuratively oslabiti; American stresti roko, rokovati se; (po)kimati (z glavo); American mešati (karte);

stresti se, tresti se, drhteti, drgetati, trepetati ( with od); (o)majati se; music izvajati trilerje, gostolevke

shake! American sezimo si v roke! pobotajmo se!

quite shaken — potrt, pobit, pretresen, presunjen

to shake a carpet — iztepsti preprogo

he was much shaken by his friend's death — prijateljeva smrt ga je zelo pretresla

to shake one's ears figuratively zdramiti se; opomoči si

to shake with fear (cold) — drgetati od strahu (mraza)

to shake one's fists in s.o.'s face — pretiti komu s pestjo, požugati komu s pestjo

his faith was shaken — njegova vera je bila omajana

to shake hands with s.o. — rokovati se s kom

he shook his head — zmajal je z glavo

to shake one's elbow (the elbow) slang kockati

to shake s.o. by the hand — stresti komu roko, rokovati se s kom

his health is much shaken — njegovo zdravje je zelo zrahljano

his hands shake — roke se mu tresejo

the laughter shook him — tresel se je od smeha

to shake one's sides with laughing — tresti se od smeha

to shake a leg slang plesati; hiteti

he was much shaken by (with, at) the news — novica ga je zelo pretresla

to shake in one's shoes slang tresti se po vsem telesu, drgetati od strahu

the house shook with the explosion — hiša se je stresla od eksplozije

to shake a stick at s.o. — groziti komu s palico

to shake s.o. out of his sleep — stresti, zdramiti koga iz spanja

- at one fell swoop

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nenaden napad iz višine (ptice roparice); figuratively nepričakovan napad; racija; policijski pogon

at one swoop — na mah, naenkrat, kot bi trenil;

(večinoma swoop up) zgrabiti, pograbiti; nenadoma napasti in odnesti; intransitive verb (tudi swoop down) zviška planiti (orel itd.), navaliti (on, upon na); figuratively izvesti racijo

1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) ura

2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) čas

3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) čas

4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') čas

5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) pravi trenutek

6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) krat

7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) časi

8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo

1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) meriti čas

2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) izbrati pravi čas

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čas; delovni čas; ura, trenutek; sport najkrajši čas; music akt, tempo; military tempo, korak, hitrost marša; plural časovna tabela, vozni red; službena doba; doba, epoha, era, vek; časi; prilika, priložnost; krat (pri množenju); nosečnost, porod; določeno razdobje; prosti čas, brezdelje; plural colloquially verb zaporu preživeta leta; računanje časa (po soncu, Greenwitchu itd.); plačilo po času (od ure, od dni itd.)

the Times (singular construction) časopis Times

time out of mind — davni čas(i)

time past, present and to come — preteklost, sedanjost in prihodnost

civil time — navadni čas

the correct (right) time — točen čas

a work of time — zamudno delo!

time! sport zdaj!

time, gentlemen, please! time! closing time! — zapiramo! (opozorilo obiskovalcem v muzeju, knjižnici ipd.)

hard times — težki časi

the ravages of time — zob časa

the good old time — dobri stari časi

against time — proti uri, z največjo hitrostjo, zelo naglo

ahead of (before) one's time — prezgodaj, preuranjeno, prerano

all the time — ves čas, nepretrgano, neprekinjeno

a long time since — zdavnaj

at any time — ob vsakem (kateremkoli) času

at a time — naenkrat, skupaj, skupno, hkrati

one at a time — po eden, posamično

at all times — vsak čas, vedno

as times go — v današnjih časih

at times — od časa do časa, občasno

at no time — nikoli, nikdar

at one time — nekoč, nekdaj

at some time — kadarkoli, enkrat

at some other time, at other times — (enkrat) drugič, drugikrat

at the present time — sedaj, zdaj, táčas

at the same time — istočasno, ob istem času; hkrati; vseeno, pri vsem tem, vendarle

at this time of day figuratively verb tako kasnem času dneva, ob tako pozni uri

at that time — tisti čas, tačás

before one's time — prezgodaj, prerano

behind time — prepozno

to be behind time — imeti zamudo

by that time — do takrat, dotlej; medtem

close time — hunting lovopust

each time that... — vsakikrat, ko

every time — vsakikrat, vsaki pot

for all time — za vse čase

for the time — trenutno, ta trenutek

for the time being — za sedaj, trenutno, v sedanjih okolnostih

for the last time — zadnjikrat

from time immemorial — (od)kar ljudje pomnijo

from time to time — od časa do časa

for a long time past — že dolgo

in the course of time — v teku časa

in day time — v dnevnem času, podnevi, pri dnevu

in due (proper) time — o pravem času

in good time — pravočasno

all in good time — vse ob svojem času

in no time — v hipu, kot bi trenil (hitro)

in the mean time — medtem, med (v) tem času

in the length of time — trajno

in the nick of time — v pravem času, v kritičnem času

in time — pravočasno; v ritmu, po taktu

in times of old — v starih časih

in one's own good time — kadar je človeku po volji

in time to come — v bodoče, v prihodnje

many a time — včasih; marsikaterikrat

many times — mogokrat, često

mean time — srednji, standardni čas

near one's time — (o ženskah) pred porodom

not for a long time — še dolgo ne, še dolgo bo trajalo

off time — iz (zunaj) takta, ritma

on time — točno, o pravem času

once upon a time (there was a king) — nekdaj, nekoč (je bil kralj...)

out of time — iz takta, ne po taktu, iz ritma; ob nepravem času, predčasno, prepozno

some time longer — še nekaj časa

some time about noon — nekako opoldne

time after time — ponovno, češče

time and again — ponovno, češče, večkrat

this long time — zdavnaj

this time a year (twelve months) — danes leto (dni), ob letu

this time tomorrow — jutri ob tem času

till next time — do prihodnjič

times without (out of) number — neštetokrat

to time — pravočasno, točno; zelo hitro; obsolete za vedno

up to time — točno

up to the present time, up to this time — dozdaj, doslej, do danes

up to that time — do takrat, dotlej

what time? — ob katerem času? kdaj?

what time? poetically (v času) ko

with times — časom, sčasoma

time is money — čas je zlato

what is the time? what time is it? — koliko je ura?

it is high time to go — skrajni čas je, da gremo

time is up! — čas je potekel!

there is time for everything — vse ob svojem času

he is out of his time — končal je učenje (vajenstvo); odslužil je svoj (vojaški) rok

now is your time — zdaj je prilika zate

she is far on in her time — ona je v visoki nosečnosti

she was near her time — bližal se je njen čas (poroda)

it was the first time that — bilo je prvikrat, da...

to ask time — economy prositi za podaljšanje roka

to beat the time — udarjati, dajati takt

to bid (to give, to pass) s.o. the time of (the) day — želeti komu dober dan, pozdraviti koga

to call time — sport dati znak za začetek ali za konec

to comply with the times — vdati se v čase

my time has come — moj čas (smrti) je prišel

my time is drawing near — bliža se mi konec

to do time slang odsedeti svoj čas v zaporu

to get better in times — časom si opomoči

my watch gains (loses) time — moja ura prehiteva (zaostaja)

he has time on his hands — ima mnogo (prostega) časa, ne ve kam s časom

to have a time with colloquially imeti težave z

to have a time of it — izvrstno se zabavati

to have a good (fine) time — dobro se zabavati

to have a hard time — preživljati težke čase

I have had my time — najboljši del svojega življenja imam za seboj

what a time he has been gone! — kako dolgo ga ni!

to keep time — držati takt (korak), plesati (hoditi, peti) po taktu

to keep good time — iti dobro, točno (o uri)

I know the time of day colloquially jaz vem, koliko je ura

to kill time — čas ubijati

this will last our time — to bo trajalo, dokler bomo živeli

what time do you make? — koliko je na tvoji (vaši) uri?

to lose time — izgubljati čas; (ura) zaostajati

to mark time — na mestu stopati (korakati), ne se premikati se z mesta

to move with the times, to be abreast of the times — iti, korakati s časom

time will show — čas bo pokazal

I am pressed for time — mudi se mi

to serve one's time — military služiti svoj rok

to speak against time — zelo hitro govoriti

to stand the test of time — obnesti se; upirati se zobu časa

to take one's time — vzeti si čas, pustiti si čas

take your time! — ne hiti!

to take time by the forelock — pograbiti priliko, izkoristiti (ugoden) trenutek

take time while time serves — izkoristiti čas, dokler ga imaš

tell me the time — povej mi, koliko je ura

time and tide wait for no man — čas beži; ne zamudi prilike; izkoristi priložnost

to watch the time — pogledovati (često pogledati) na uro

to watch one's time — prežati na ugodno priložnost

to waste time — čas zapravljati

to work against time — delati z največjo hitrostjo (tempom);

časoven; economy z določenim plačilnim rokom; (ki je) na obroke

meriti čas (z uro); določati čas; izbrati (pravi) čas; urediti po času, uravnati po okoliščinah; napraviti kaj ob pravem času; gledati na čas, držati se časa; časovno ugotoviti; regulirati, naravnati (uro); music udarjati, dajati takt (tempo)

to time one's arrival rightiy — izbrati pravi čas za svoj prihod

to time the speed — meriti hitrost

to time one's steps to the music — plesati po taktu

my train is timed to leave at four — po voznem redu odhaja moj vlak ob štirih;

ujemati se, biti soglasen ( with z), sporazumeti se; držati takt, ritem (to z)

hip, trenutek

in a trice — v hipu, kot bi trenil

(tudi trice up) nautical razviti

1) (to shine with a small, slightly unsteady light: The stars twinkled in the sky.) svetlikati se

2) ((of eyes) to shine in this way usually to express amusement: His eyes twinkled mischievously.) iskriti se

1) (an expression of amusement (in one's eyes).) iskrenje

2) (the act of twinkling.) svetlikanje

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svetlikanje, bleščanje, migljanje, migotanje, utripanje, mežikanje; iskrenje; trzaj, tren (očesa); kratek, hiter premik; figuratively hip, trenutek

in a twinkle, in the twinkle of an eye — v hipu, kot bi trenil (z očesom)

a humorous twinkle — šegavo mežikanje;

migljati, migotati, utripati, mežikati, žmeriti; treniti (z očesom); hitro se premikati sem in tja; iskriti se, svetlikati se, bleščati se, zasvetiti se; transitive verb oddajati (svetlobo) s svetlikanjem (iskrenjem); mežikati (z očmi)

to twinkle at a joke — pomežikniti ob dovtipu

stars are twinkling in the sky — zvezde utripajo na nebu

1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') pomežikniti

2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) migotati

- forty winks

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mežikanje; colloquially mižanje; migljanje; trenutek, hip

forty winks colloquially kratko spanje

to have forty winks — malo zadremati

in a wink — v hipu, kot bi trenil

to give the wink to s.o. — pomežikniti komu

he was gone in a wink — v hipu je izginil

I did not sleep a wink last night — nocoj nisem zatisnil očesa

he could not get a wink of sleep all night — niti za hip ni zatisnil očesa celo noč

to tip s.o. a wink — namigniti komu, dati komu (svarilen) znak

izraziti (privolitev) s pomežikanjem; hitro zapreti in odpreti (oči); zadrževati; intransitive verb treniti z očmi, (za)mežikati, zamižati, zatisniti oči, eno oko (at ob), ne hoteti videti, namenoma biti slep, ignorirati; migljati, migotati

to wink at s.o. — pomežikniti komu

to wink at an insult — ignorirati (preiti) žalitev

to wink away one's tears — zadrževati solze

mežikanje, mižanje; migijanje; spanček, dremež

as easy as winking slang otročje lahko

like winking slang takoj, kot bi trenil, v hipu, bliskovito

1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) pred

2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) pred

3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) nad

- beforehand

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prej, že nekoč, poprej; spredaj

pred, v navzočnosti

before all — predvsem

to be ( —ali go) before the mast — biti navadni mornar

to be before one's time — priti prezgodaj; biti napreden za svoje čase

the day before yesterday — predvčerajšnjim

to carry everything before o.s. — imeti v vsem uspeh

before you can say Jack Robinson — takoj, kakor bi trenil

before long — kmalu

before now — že prej

to run before the sea — veslati z valovi

to love before o.s. — ljubiti bolj kot samega sebe

the question before us — vprašanje, ki ga je treba rešiti

before s.o.'s eyes — v prisotnosti, vpričo koga

preden; rajši kot

before you know where you are — naenkrat, hipoma

not long before — še preden

svetlikanje, bleščanje, migljanje, migotanje; mežikanje; physics iskrenje, scintilacija; figuratively hip, trenutek

in a twinkling, in the twinkling of an eye, in the twinkling of a bedpost — v hipu, kot bi (z očesom) trenil;

bleščeč, iskreč se; mežikajoč; migotajoč, utripajoč