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1 lever
['li:və, ]( American[) 'levər] 1. noun1) (a bar of wood, metal etc used to lift heavy weights: A crowbar is a kind of lever; You must use a coin as a lever to get the lid of that tin off.) vzvod2) (a bar or handle for operating a machine etc: This is the lever that switches on the power.) vzvod2. verb(to move with or as if with a lever: He levered the lid off with a coin.) uporabiti vzvod- leverage* * *I [lf:və]nountechnical vzvod, navor; figuratively gibalna sila, gibaloelectrical lever key — pregibno stikaloelectrical lever switch — vzvodno stikaloII [li:və]1.intransitive verbdelati z vzvodom;2. -
2 Lever
['li:və, ]( American[) 'levər] 1. noun1) (a bar of wood, metal etc used to lift heavy weights: A crowbar is a kind of lever; You must use a coin as a lever to get the lid of that tin off.) vzvod2) (a bar or handle for operating a machine etc: This is the lever that switches on the power.) vzvod2. verb(to move with or as if with a lever: He levered the lid off with a coin.) uporabiti vzvod- leverage* * *[lí:və]proper namedruž. ime -
3 lever-bar
[lí:vəba:]nounvzvodna ročica -
4 lever-release
[lí:vərili:s]nounsprožni vzvod -
5 lever-shears
[lí:vəšiəz]nounplural kleparske škarje -
6 brake-lever
[bréikli:və]nounzavorna ročica -
7 foot-lever
[fútli:və]nountechnical nožni vzvod -
8 gear lever/change/stick
((American) the apparatus in a car etc which is used to change gear.) prestavna ročica -
9 switch
[swi ] 1. noun1) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) stikalo2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) sprememba3) (a thin stick.) šiba2. verb(to change, turn: He switched the lever to the `off' position; Let's switch over to another programme; Having considered that problem, they switched their attention to other matters.) prestaviti, premakniti- switchboard
- switch on/off* * *[swič]1.nounšiba, udarec s šibo; botany mladika; railway kretnica; electrical stikalo, prekinjevalec; ponarejena kita (las); technical pipa; (bridge) prehod k drugi barviswitch bargain — ovinkarska kupčija;2.transitive verbudariti, bičati s šibo (z repom); šibati z, hitro mahati z; naglo pograbiti; railway ranžirati, zapeljati (usmeriti) (vlak) na drug tir; electrical vključiti, vklopiti; spremeniti (pogovor), obrniti drugam (tok misli); intransitive verb railway (vlak) zapeljati na drug tir; spremeniti (smer)to switch back to figuratively (v mislih) vrniti se na -
10 throttle
['Ɵrotl] 1. noun((in engines, the lever attached to) the valve controlling the flow of steam, petrol etc: The car went faster as he opened the throttle.) čok2. verb(to choke (someone) by gripping the throat: This scarf is throttling me!) daviti* * *I [mrɔtl]noun(večinoma dialectal) grlo, golt, sapnik; technical (= throttle lever) plinski pripirnikat full throttle — z vso močjo, s polno brzino, z vsem plinomwith a throttle against the stop — s polno hitrostjo, z vsem plinomto open the throttle — motoring dati plinII [mrɔtl]transitive verb(za)daviti, dušiti; figuratively potlačiti, zadušiti; technical oslabiti delo stroja, pridušiti, zmanjšati hitrost; intransitive verb zadušiti se -
11 accelerator
noun (a pedal, lever etc that controls the speed or acceleration of a machine.) pospeševalnik, pedal za plin* * *[əkséləreitə]nounpospeševalec; technical pospešnik, akcelerator, pedal za plin -
12 control
[kən'trəul] 1. noun1) (the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority: She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.) oblast2) (the act of holding back or restraining: control of prices; I know you're angry but you must not lose control (of yourself).) nadzor3) ((often in plural) a lever, button etc which operates (a machine etc): The clutch and accelerator are foot controls in a car.) komande4) (a point or place at which an inspection takes place: passport control.) pregled2. verb1) (to direct or guide; to have power or authority over: The captain controls the whole ship; Control your dog!) voditi; nadzorovati2) (to hold back; to restrain (oneself or one's emotions etc): Control yourself!) obvladovati (se)3) (to keep to a fixed standard: The government is controlling prices.) nadzorovati•- control-tower
- in control of
- in control
- out of control
- under control* * *I [kəntróul]noun( of over) nadzorstvo, pregled, kontrola; vodstvo, oblast; zadržanost, umirjenost, vzdržnost; ureditev; cesta, na kateri je omejena hitrost; kontrolna žival ali oseba (pri poskusih); plural kontrolni aparati; krmarjenje; regulatorto be in control of — imeti nadzorstvo, oblast nadto grow beyond control — zrasti preko glave, biti neukročento keep under control — brzdati, krotitito get s.th. under control — obvladati kajout of control — prost, neoviranII [kəntróul]transitive verbnadzorovati, pregledati, preveriti; voditi, upravljati; krotiti, obvladovati; zadrževati (solze)to control o.s. — obvladovati, krotiti, premagovati se -
13 gear
[ɡiə]1) ((usually in plural) a set of toothed wheels which act together to carry motion: a car with automatic gears.) prestava2) (a combination of these wheels, eg in a car: The car is in first gear.) prestava3) (a mechanism used for a particular purpose: an aeroplane's landing-gear.) naprave4) (the things needed for a particular job, sport etc: sports gear.) oprema•- gearbox- gear lever/change/stick* * *I [giə]nountechnical prestava; naprava, orodje, mehanizem; konjska oprava; archaic obleka, noša; nautical ladijska opremalow ( —ali bottom) gear motoring prva brzina, majhna hitrostto throw out of gear — vključiti prosti tek; skaziti, spraviti v neredall one's worldly gear — vse, kar človek ima, vsa imovina, vsa ropotijaII [giə]1.transitive verbokomatati, vpreči; pognati, vključiti (prestavo); prilagoditi; archaic opremiti;2.intransitive verbprilagoditi se; segati eno v drugo -
14 leverage
[-ri‹]1) (the power gained by the use of a lever.) moč vzvoda2) (power that can be used to influence someone's actions or decisions: The public has some leverage with their representatives in the Senate.) vpliv* * *[lí:vəridž]nounpremikanje z vzvodom; delovanje vzvoda, moč vzvoda; figuratively moč, vpliv -
15 pedal
['pedl] 1. noun(a lever worked by the foot, as on a bicycle, piano, organ etc: the brake pedal in a car.) pedal2. verb(to move (something) by means of pedals: He pedalled (his bicycle) down the road.) vrteti pedale* * *I [pedl]adjectivenoženpedal bin — posoda za smeti; (ki se odpira z nogo)music pedal board — nogalnikII [pedl]nounpedal, nogalnik (pri kolesu, orglah, klavirju)III [pedl]intransitive verb & transitive verbpoganjati pedal, pritiskati pedal; voziti kolo -
16 purpose
['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) namen2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) namen3) (determination: a man of purpose.) odločnost•- purposefully
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
- to no purpose* * *I [pɜ:pəs]nounnamen, cilj, nakana; učinek; vsebina, smiselfor what purpose? — čemu?to the purpose — stvarno, o pravem časuof set purpose — (zlasti juridically) premišljeno, namernoto turn s.th. to good purpose — dobro kaj uporabiti ali izkoristitiII [pɜ:pəs]transitive verbnameravati, določiti, nameniti, odločiti -
17 tiller
['tilə](the handle or lever used to turn the rudder of a boat.) krmilo* * *I [tílə]nounorač; poljedelecII [tílə]nounnautical drog za krmarjenje; krmilo; technical ročajIII [tílə]1.nounbotanypoganjek iz korenine; mlado drevo;2.intransitive verbpognati mladike; zrasti v steblo -
18 trigger
['triɡə] 1. noun1) (a small lever on a gun, which is pulled to make the gun fire: He aimed the rifle at her but did not pull the trigger.) petelin (na puški)2) (anything which starts a series of actions or reactions.) sprožilo2. verb((often with off) to start (a series of events): The attack triggered (off) a full-scale war.) sprožiti* * *[trigə]1.nounpetelin na puški, sprožilo; sprožilec (pri fotografskem aparatu); dialectal coklaquick on the trigger — ki hitro reagira; odrezav, uren;2.transitive verbsprožiti (tudi trigger off), dati povod za, biti posledica (česa) -
19 winder
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lever — 1. (le vé. La syllabe le prend un accent grave quand la syllabe qui suit est muette : je lève, je lèverai) v. a. 1° Placer dans une situation plus haute ce qui est étendu, pendant, etc. Levez cela davantage. On leva la poutre en l air. Le… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
lever — Lever, act. acut. Signifie haulser, et de bas tirer en hault, Erigere, comme, Levez vous, Erige te. Lever la main, pour prester serment, Manum ad iusiurandum attollere. Lever de terre, Ex humo sursum educere, extollere. Les François l esleverent… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Lever — Le ver (l[=e] v[ e]r or l[e^]v [ e]r; 277), n. [OE. levour, OF. leveor, prop., a lifter, fr. F. lever to raise, L. levare; akin to levis light in weight, E. levity, and perh. to E. light not heavy: cf. F. levier. Cf. {Alleviate}, {Elevate},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lever — Freguesia de Portugal … Wikipedia Español
lever — Ⅰ. lever UK US /ˈliːvər/ US /ˈlevər/ noun [C] ► a bar or handle which moves around a fixed point, so that one end of it can be pushed or pulled in order to control a machine or move a heavy object: »Lower the lever to lock the machine into place … Financial and business terms
Lever — Sn Audienz während der Morgentoilette erw. bildg. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. lever m., einer Substantivierung von frz. lever aufheben, sich aufrichten, aufgehen , dieses aus l. levāre heben, aufrichten, erleichtern , zu l. levis… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
lever — lever; lever·man; lever·aged; lever·age; … English syllables
lever — [lev′ər, lē′vər] n. [OFr leveour < lever, to raise < L levare < levis, light: see LIGHT2] 1. a bar used as a pry 2. a means to an end 3. Mech. a device consisting of a bar turning about a fixed point, the fulcrum, using power or force… … English World dictionary
lever — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. levier (Mod.Fr. leveur) a lifter, a lever, agent noun from lever to raise, from L. levare to raise, from levis light in weight, from PIE root *legwh light, having little weight; easy, agile, nimble (Cf. Skt. laghuh quick,… … Etymology dictionary
lever — ► NOUN 1) a rigid bar resting on a pivot, used to move a load with one end when pressure is applied to the other. 2) a projecting arm or handle that is moved to operate a mechanism. ► VERB 1) lift or move with a lever. 2) move with a concerted… … English terms dictionary
Lever — Lev er (l[=e] v[ e]r), a. [Old compar. of leve or lief.] More agreeable; more pleasing. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] {To be lever than}. See {Had as lief}, under {Had}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English