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1 long-shot
[lɔŋšɔt]nountotal (film, TV)sport dolg strel; drzna stava, tvegan poskus, majhna verjetnost; slang by a long-shot — nadvse, preveč -
2 shot
[ʃot]past tense, past participle; = shoot* * *I [šɔt]1.nounstrel; izstrelek, projektil, krogla, šibra (šibre), sekanci; sport met, udarec, strel; sport krogla; strelec; colloquially fotografija; filmski posnetek, snemanje; doseg, domet, streljaj; figuratively poskus; poteza v igri; colloquially ugibanje; technical razstrelitev; slang vbrizg, injekcija, doza (mamila); colloquially kozarček, požirek ( of gin brinovca)at a shot — s prvim strelom (udarcem), s prvim streloma shot in the locker — še ena krogla za izstrelitev, figuratively colloquially denar v žepu, zadnja rezervalike a shot colloquially kot iz puške, kot strela, bliskovito, hitro, takojby a long shot slang daleč; zelonot by a long shot — še zdaleč ne, nikakor newithin ear-shot — dovolj blizu, da se more slišati; v slišajua crack shot, a dead shot — mojstrski strelec, ki nikoli ne zgreširandom shot — na slepo dan strel (figuratively opazka); figuratively ugibanjeto be nearer the bull's eye at each shot figuratively pri(haja)ti vedno bliže svoji srečito have a shot at — streljati na, figuratively poskusitinot to have a shot in the locker — biti brez streliva, figuratively biti "suh", brez cvenka (denarja)you have made a bad shot — zgrešili ste, niste zadeli (pogodili); zmotili ste seto put the shot sport suniti kroglo;2.transitive verbnabiti (puško); obtežiti s svinčenimi šibrami; oskrbeti z municijoII [šɔt]nounzapitek, zapitnina, del računa (plačila), ki pripade posamezniku; račun v gostilnishot-free — brezplačno, ne da bi kaj morali plačati, ne da bi kaj plačalito stand shot for s.o. — plačati zapitek za kogaIII1.preterite & past participle od to shoot;2.adjective (= shot through) prepleten, pretkan; pisan (z raznobarvnani nitmi); spreminjajoč barvo; (o orožju) izstreljen; botany vzbrstel; slang nadelan, pijan, kaput -
3 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kratek2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) majhen3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kratek4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) premajhen5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) ne imeti dovolj6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) drobljiv2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nenadoma2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) prekratek•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) izbrati- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *I [šc:t]adjectivekratek, majhen; nizek; prosody nenaglašen; figuratively nezadosten, pičel (zaloga, obrok); prhek, drobljiv, lomljiv, lomen; figuratively nasajen, osoren, zadirčen, kratkih besedi, žaljiv; (o pijači) močan, hudat short range — od blizu, iz bližine, na majhno razdaljo (oddaljenost)little short of 5 dollars — ne polnih ɜ dolarjev, skoraj ɜ dolarjevnothing short of — nič manj kot, skoraja short 10 miles — komaj 10 milj, (na pogled) manj od 10 miljshort bill (paper) loan — kratkoročna menica, posojiloshort of breath — zasopel, nadušljivshort circuit electrical kratek stikshort and sweet — kratek in vsebinsko bogat (npr. govor)short temper — razvnemljivost, nagla jezashort ton — mera za težo (907,20 kg)to be short with s.o. — biti kratkih besedi (osoren) s komto cut (to make) a long story short — na kratko povedati; skrajšati; skratkato come (to fall) short of — ne izpolniti pričakovanj, ne zadovoljiti, razočaratiI am short of money — zmanjkalo mi je denarja, trda mi prede za denarto make short shrift of figuratively napraviti kratek proces zto give short weight — dajati slabo vago, goljufati pri težito take short views — videti le sedanjost, ne videti dalečto be of short breath — biti ob sapo, biti nadušljivII [šɔ:t]adverbna kratko, nenadoma, naenkrat, naglo; neposredno, naravnost, brez ovinkov; nezadostno; osorno; economy brez kritjashort of — razen, z izjemo; skorajto cut s.o. short — prekiniti koga (v govoru)cut it short! — povej na kratko!to sell short — pod ceno prodajati, (borza) prodajati brez kritja, špekulirati na baisseto take s.o. up short — prekiniti kogaIII [šɔ:t]nounkratek (dokumentaren, risan itd.) film; kratek zlog (samoglasnik), kratka oblika; znak za kračino samoglasnika (a); economy deficit, primanjkljaj, manko; electrical kratek stik; plural kratke hlače; plural stranski produktiin short — na kratko, skratka, z eno besedothe long and the short of it is that... — nakratko povedano je stvar ta, da... -
4 bow
I 1. verb1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) prikloniti se2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) ukloniti se2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) poklon- bowedII 1. [bəu] noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) lok2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) godalni lok3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) vozel2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) premec* * *I [bou]nounlok; music godalni lok, godalo; mavrica; pentlja, obroček; roč, držaj; plural okvir za naočnike; vulgar trebuh, vampto draw ( —ali pull, shoot with) the long bow — pretiravati, širokoustiti seto draw a bow at a venture — streljati ali kaj reči na slepo srečo, tja v tri dnibows under — premagan, ki težko napredujeslang bow window — velik trebuh, vampII [bou]transitive verbmusic gosti; usločitiIII [bau]nounpoklon, klanjanje; spoštovanjeto make one's bow — umakniti se, oditi, posloviti seIV [bau]intransitive verb & transitive verbpripogniti, pripogibati se; (to, before) pokloniti, klanjati se, spokoriti, ukloniti se; v sobo (ali iz sobe) koga peljati, vljudno odslovitito bow and scrape — ponižati se, biti pretirano vljudenV [bau]nounnautical ladijski nos, kljun, krn, premec; veslač, ki sedi najbliže premcu -
5 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) polovica, pol2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) polčas2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pol2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) pol3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) polovičen3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) na pol2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) na pol•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *I [ha:f, haæf]noun(plural halves) polovica; polletje; sport polčas; izenačenost (golf); juridically strankaone's better half — boljša polovica, ženathe larger half — večja polovica, večji delto do s.th. by halves — površno, na pol kaj nareditito go halves with s.o. — razdeliti si s kom na polin half, in halves — razpolovljenII [ha:f, hæf]adjectivepolovičen; površen, nepopolnat half the price — za pol cene, po polovični cenito gain half the battle — polovico že dobiti, opraviti že pol delahalf a loaf is better than no bread — boljši vrabec v roki, kot golob na strehito see with half an eye — takoj sprevideti, videti brez najmanjšega trudanautical half three — tri in pol sežnjaIII [ha:f, hæf]adverbpol, na pol; precej; skorajnot half — kar se da, strašnocolloquially not half bad — precej dobronot half big enough — sploh ne, še zdaleč nedo you like whisky? Oh, not half! — imate radi viski? Pa še kako!nautical east half-south — ɜ ɜ/8 stopinj jugovzhodno -
6 have
(to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) imeti na zalogi* * *I [hæv]nounslang potegavščina, sleparijaII [hæv]transitive verb & intransitive verbimeti; vsebovati, imeti v sebi; imeti mlade, otroka ( to have a baby); imeti, preživljati ( to have a fine time dobro se imeti); obdržati, imeti (may I have it?); gojiti čustva, imeti (misli itd.); dobiti ( I've had no news); zvedeti od, slišati od ( I have it from my friend); znati, razumeti ( she has no German); jesti, piti, kaditi (I had a sandwich, some coffee, a cigarette); trditi ( as Plato has it); slang potegniti, prevarati koga; z nedoločnikom: morati ( I have to do it); z objektom in preteklim deležnikom: dati si kaj narediti ( I had a suit made); z nedoločnikom brez "to": dovoliti, trpeti (I won't have it, I won't have you say it);Druge fraze in rabe: slang you have been had — prevarali so teparliament the Ayes have it — večina je zafiguratively he had me in the argument — potolkel me jehave them come here — poskrbi, da pridejoyou have it coming — dobiš, kar zaslužišwhat would you have me do? — kaj naj po tvojem storim?I won't have you do it — ne dovolim, da bi to naredilhave done! — nehaj!I won't have it — tega ne trpim, ne dovolimyou have me, have you not? — ti me razumeš, kajne?he will have it that — on trdi, daI have it — že imam, spomnil sem seI would have you know — rad bi, da zvešI had him there — na tem sem ga ujel, premagal sem ga, bil sem močnejši od njegayou have it right — prav imaš, uganil sito have breakfast, lunch, dinner (supper) — zajtrkovati, kositi, večerjatito have s.th. by heart — znati kaj na pametto have an edge on — imeti majhno prednost, biti malo opitAmerican juridically to have and to hold — imeti v posesti, ne spustiti iz rokto have it in for s.o. — zameriti komu, komu kaj slabega želetito have a heart — biti usmiljen, imeti srceto have s.th. in mind — imeti kaj v mislihto have it (all) over s.o. — biti na boljšem od kogato have it out with s.o. — razčistiti stvar s komto let s.o. have it — kaznovati koga, odkrito komu povedati, kar mu greto have s.th. on s.o. — imeti koga v šahuto have s.o. on toast — imeti koga v rokah, prekaniti koga -
7 pheasant
['feznt]plurals - pheasants, pheasant; noun1) (a type of long-tailed bird, the male of which has brightly-coloured feathers and certain types of which are often shot for sport: a brace of pheasant(s); two pheasants.) fazan2) ((the flesh of) the bird as food: We had roast pheasant for dinner.) fazan* * *[féznt]nounzoology fazanpheasant's eye — narcisa, adonis -
8 whip
[wip] 1. noun1) (a long cord or strip of leather attached to a handle, used for punishing people, driving horses etc: He carries a whip but he would never use it on the horse.) bič2) (in parliament, a member chosen by his party to make sure that no one fails to vote on important questions.)2. verb1) (to strike with a whip: He whipped the horse to make it go faster; The criminals were whipped.) švrkniti, bičati2) (to beat (eggs etc).) žvrkljati3) (to move fast especially with a twisting motion like a whip: Suddenly he whipped round and saw me; He whipped out a revolver and shot her.) hitro se obrniti, potegniti•- whiplash- whipped cream
- whip up* * *I [wip]1.nounbič, udarec z bičem; tlesk, tleskanje, pokanje; figuratively bič, nadloga, udarec, kazen; figuratively kočijaž; figuratively parliament član stranke, ki skliče pripadnike stranke za glasovanje itd.; okrožnica, poziv (k volitvam, zborovanju itd.); (odvečna) veja; nautical ladjica, veslača; tolčena krema (iz tolčene smetane); British English prispevek k skupno popitemu vinuwhip and spur — v diru, skokoma, hitrohe is a good whip — on je dober kočijaž, dobro vozito send a whip round — zbobnati skupaj člane stranke;2.adverbv hipu, na mahII [wip]1.transitive verbošvrkniti z bičem ( a horse — konja); bičati, šibati; biti, tepsti; goniti, gnati z bičem; segnati, zgnati; colloquially prekositi, potolči, premagati; oviti (z motvozom, s sukancem) ( about okoli); dvigati (breme, premog itd.) (s škripcem)to whip the pavement figuratively udarjati ob pločnik (o dežju)to whip into line — poenotiti; politics spraviti k disciplini (člane stranke)to whip s.th. into s.o. — vtepati komu kajto whip the cat figuratively skopariti; ne delati v ponedeljekto whip stream — ribe loviti z neprestanim metanjem trnka v vodo;2.intransitive verbdrveti, divjati; hiteti; plapolati (v vetru)
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