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101 give
(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) odpustiti* * *I [giv]1.transitive verbda(ja)ti, darovati; izročiti, poda(ja)ti; dodeliti, podeliti; medicine okužiti, inficirati; plačati, povrniti; proizvajati; povzročiti, povzročati, zbuditi, zbujati; dovoliti, dopustiti; opisati, naslikati; posvetiti, posvečati se; sporočiti, povedati; žrtvovati; odreči se, opustiti; izreči sodbo ( against); donašati; colloquially izdati;2.intransitive verbdati; popustiti, popuščati, vdati se; (o cesti) peljati, voditi (into, on, on to); (o oknu) gledati (on, on to, upon na); biti prožento give o.s. airs — dajati si videz, šopiriti seto give it against s.o. — odločiti se na škodo drugegato give birth to — roditi; figuratively povzročitito give chase — zasledovati, lovitito give credit — zaupati, verjetito give s.o. his due — dati komu, kar mu greto give ear to — poslušati, uslišatito give the go-by — ne upoštevati, preziratito give a good account of o.s. — dobro se izkazatito give it to s.o. — grajati, dati komu poprafiguratively to give a lift — pomagati; American vzeti s seboj (v vozilo)to give notice — sporočiti; dati odpoved (iz službe)to give one's respects to s.o. — priporočiti se komuto give rise to — povzročiti; zbuditi željoto give the sack to s.o. — odpustiti kogacolloquially to give the show away — izdati skrivnostto give it straight to s.o. — naravnost komu povedatito give tongue ( —ali voice) — oglasiti se; zalajatito give o.s. trouble — potruditi seto give s.o. to understand — dati komu razumetiII [giv]nounpopuščanje, popustljivost; prožnostgive and take — izmenjava misli; obojestransko popuščanje, kompromis -
102 gloat
[ɡləut](to look at or think about with wicked pleasure: He gloated over his rival's failure.) škodoželjno se veseliti* * *I [glout]intransitive verb (over, upon) uživati ob čem; (škodoželjno) se veseliti, triumfiratiII [glout]nounuživanje, škodoželjnost, triumfiranje -
103 guy
1) (a man: I don't know the guy you're talking about.) tip2) ((also guy-rope) a rope which keeps a tent etc steady.) šotorska vrv* * *I [gai]1.nounjamborska vrv; povodec; žica, veriga;2.transitive verbdvigati, usmerjati; pritrditi z vrvjoII [gai]noungroteskna lutka iz cunj (ki jo nosijo 5. novembra in sežgejo v spomin na ponesrečeno zaroto Guy Fawkesa, ko je hotel pognati v zrak angleški parlament); strašilo; American colloquially človek, fant, tovariš, dečkoIII [gai]transitive verbposmehovati, norčevati seIV [gai]nounslang pobegslang to give the guy to — odkuriti jo -
104 hate
[heit] 1. verb(to dislike very much: I hate them for their cruelty to my father; I hate getting up in the morning.) sovražiti2. noun1) (great dislike: a look of hate.) sovraštvo2) (something disliked: Getting up in the morning is one of my pet (= particular) hates.) osovražena stvar•- hateful- hatefully
- hatefulness
- hatred* * *I [héit]nounpoetically sovraštvo, mržnjaslang morning hate — obstreljevanje ob zoriII [héit]transitive verbsovražiti, ne prenesti, ne trpeti, nerad kaj narediti; colloquially obžalovati -
105 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 -
106 hay
[hei](grass, cut and dried, used as food for cattle etc.) seno- hayrick
- haywire* * *I [héi]nounsenoslang to hit the hay — iti spatto make hay — kositi, seno obračatito make hay of s.th. — premetati, napraviti zmešnjavoto make hay while the sun shines — kovati železo, dokler je vročeII [héi]transitive verb & intransitive verbkositi, seno sušiti, s senom hranitiIII [héi]nounkmečko rajanje -
107 horse
[ho:s]1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) konj2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) konj•- horsefly
- horsehair
- horseman
- horsemanship
- horseplay
- horsepower
- horseshoe
- on horseback
- straight from the horse's mouth
- from the horse's mouth* * *I [hɔ:s]nounkonj, žrebec; military jezdeci, konjenica; lesen trinožnik; printing vlagalna deska; sport konj; slang prepovedan pripomoček v šoli; colloquially bankovec za ɜ funtov; American burka, vragolijasport buck-horse — kozafiguratively a dark horse — nepričakovan zmagovalecto flog a dead horse — mlatiti prazno slamo; zaman se truditihorse and foot — konjenica in pešadija; figuratively z vsemi sredstviAmerican hold your horses! — le mirno!you may take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink — s silo se ne da vsega dosečito play horse with s.o. — grobo s kom ravnatito roll up horse, foot, and guns — popolnoma premagatifiguratively do not spur a willing horse — ne priganjaj ubogljivega konjasea-horse — morski konj, tritonzoology morski konjiček; zoology mrož; military to horse! — na konje!wheel horse — zanesljiv delavec, garačII [hɔ:s]1.intransitive verbjahati;2.transitive verbzajahati, posaditi na konjacolloquially priganjati k delu; American colloquially to horse around — čas zapravljati, postopati -
108 interest
['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) zanimanje2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) zanimanje3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) obresti; obresten4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) delež5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) interesi2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) zanimati2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) zbuditi zanimanje•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest* * *I [íntrist]nouninteres, zanimanje (in za); udeležba; važnost, pomen; economy udeležba, delež, pravica do deleža (in); economy (samo singular) obresti; vpliv ( with na), oblast ( with nad); prid, korist, dobiček; juridically pravica, zahteva (in)ex interest, free of interest — brez obrestifiguratively to return s.th. with interest — vrniti kaj z obrestmito be of interest to — biti zanimiv za, mikati kogato study the interest of s.o. — imeti korist nekoga pred očmito have an interest in s.th. — imeti delež v čemto take an interest in sth. — zanimati se za kaj, potegovati se za kajto make interest with s.o. — vplivati na kogato have interest with s.o. — imeti vpliv pri komto excite s.o.'s interest — zbuditi zanimanje pri komto obtain s.th. through interest with s.o. — dobiti kaj po zvezahto use one's interest with one for s.o. — zavzeti se za koga pri kompolitics sphere of interest — interesna sferaII [íntrist]transitive verbzbuditi zanimanje (in za); zanimati, zainteresirati; vplivati, privlačitito interest o.s. in — zanimati se za -
109 last
I 1. adjective1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) zadnji2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) prejšnji3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) poslednji2. adverb(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) nazadnje- lastly- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) trajati2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) zdržati•- lasting- last out* * *I [la:st]adjectivezadnji, poslednji; minuli, prejšnji; najnovejši, zadnjilast but not least — zadnji, vendar ne najmanj važenon one's last legs — na koncu svojih moči, pred polomomthe last straw — višek, zvrhana meraII [la:st]adverbnazadnje, končnoIII [la:st]nounzadnji (pismo, beseda, otrok); zadnji omenjeni, najnovejši (izjava); poslednje ure, konec, smrtto breathe one's last — izdihniti, umretiat (long) last — končno, na koncuto the last — do konca, do smrtiIV [la:st]nounzdržljivost, odpornostV [la:st]intransitive verbtrajati, vztrajati, zdržatito last out — zadostovati, zdržati, dlje zdržatiVI [la:st]nounkopito (čevljarsko)to stick to one's last — ne vtikati se, držati se svojega delaVII [la:st]nountrgovska mera (za težo, votla mera, za količino) -
110 meter
['mi:tə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring, especially quantities of electricity, gas, water etc: If you want to know how much electricity you have used you will have to look at the meter.) števec2) ((American) see metre1, metre2.)2. verb(to measure (especially electricity etc) by using a meter: This instrument meters rainfall.) meriti* * *I [mí:tə]1.nounštevec (plinski, električni itd.);2.transitive verbmeriti z merilno pripravoII [mf:tə]nounAmerican meter; metrum (pesniška mera); music takt -
111 needle
['ni:dl]1) (a small, sharp piece of steel with a hole (called an eye) at one end for thread, used in sewing etc: a sewing needle.) šivanka2) (any of various instruments of a long narrow pointed shape: a knitting needle; a hypodermic needle.) igla3) ((in a compass etc) a moving pointer.) igla4) (the thin, sharp-pointed leaf of a pine, fir etc.) iglica•- needlework* * *I [ni:dl]nounšivanka; technical igla (kompasna, gramofonska, injekcijska, črtalna itd.); kazalec na tehtnici; botany iglica; šilasta skala; obelisk; technical prečni tram; British English slang živčnostneedle's eye — uho šivanke, majhna odprtinaa needle fight ( —ali game, match) — borba med nasprotnikoma, ki se osebno sovražitaslang to get the needles — postati živčen, biti na trnihslang to have the needles — biti živčen, biti jezenknitting needle — pletilka, pletilna iglapins and needles — zbadanje, ščemenjesharp as a needle — zelo pameten, zvit, duhovitII [ni:dl]1.transitive verbšivati; prebadati, prebosti; medicine punktirati; figuratively zbadati, dražiti colloquially dodati pijači alkohol; zabeliti govor ( with s, z); technical podpreti s prečnim tramom;2.transitive verbpreriti se ( through); kristalizirati se v obliki iglic -
112 number
1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) število; številka2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) število3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) številka4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) popevka2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) oštevilčiti2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) prištevati med3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) znašati•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number* * *I [nʌmbə]nounštevilo, številka; zvezek, številka (revije, časopisa)grammar število ( in the singular ŋ); točka programa; music slang popevka, ritem; poetically plural stihi; slang tip, patron; figuratively back number — pozabljen (zastarel) človek (stvar)number one — ego, jaz; nautical prvi častnik; adjective prvotengolden number — število, po katerem se izračuna datum Velike nočieconomy to raise to the full number — kompletirati, popolnitiissued in numbers — izdano v nadaljevankah, izdano v zvezkihin number — številčno, po številunumbers of times — često; vedno znovacolloquially to have (got) s.o.'s number — koga dobro poznati, koga do dna spregledatiII [nʌmbə]transitive verbnumerirati, oštevilčiti; šteti, računati, znašatito number among ( —ali in, with) — prištevati (med, k, npr. prijatelje) -
113 overlook
[əuvə'luk]1) (to look down on: The house overlooked the river.) gledati na2) (to take no notice of: We shall overlook your lateness this time.) spregledati* * *[ouvəlúk]transitive verbspregledati (besedo), prezreti, odpustiti, ne meniti se (za prestopek); gledati prek, gledati na; nadzirati, nadzorovati -
114 peer
I [piə] noun1) (a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards).) per2) (a person's equal in rank, merit or age: The child was disliked by his peers; ( also adjective) He is more advanced than the rest of his peer group.) vrstnik•- peerage- peeress
- peerless II [piə] verb(to look with difficulty: He peered at the small writing.) pozorno ogledovati* * *I [píə]nounenakoroden človek, človek istega stanu; najvišji angleški plemič, peerBritish English peer of the realm — član lordske zborniceII [píə]intransitive verbstrmeti zagledati se ( into v); pokazati seAmerican to peer over the fence — umreti -
115 plaster
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) a substance put on walls, ceilings etc which dries to form a hard smooth surface: He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall; a plaster ceiling.) malta2) (( also adjective) (also plaster of Paris) (of) a similar quick-drying substance used for supporting broken limbs, making models etc: She's got her arm in plaster; a plaster model.) mavec3) ((also sticking-plaster; American Band-Aid) (a piece of) sticky tape (sometimes with a dressing) used to cover a wound etc: You should put a plaster on that cut.) obliž2. verb1) (to put plaster on: They plastered the walls.) ometati2) (to spread or apply rather too thickly: She'd look nicer if she didn't plaster so much make-up on her face.) debelo nanesti•- plastic 3. adjective(easily made into different shapes.) plastičen, upogljiv* * *I [plá:stə]nounmavec; medicine obliž, ovitek; architecture malta, štukatura, omet, beležplaster of Paris — mavec, bela sadraII [plá:stə]transitive verbometati (zid), beliti, premazati z mavcem, štukirati; nalepiti (obliž, plakat, nalepke; on, to); pripraviti ovitek; colloquially obmetavati (s kamni, bombami); figuratively zasipati (s hvalo)to plaster over — premazati z mavcem, figuratively ublažiti (bolečino) -
116 reproach
[rə'prəu ] 1. verb(to rebuke or blame but usually with a feeling of sadness and disappointment rather than anger: She reproached me for not telling her about my money troubles; There is no need to reproach yourself - you did the best you could.) očitati2. noun((an) act of reproaching: a look of reproach; He didn't deserve that reproach from you.) očitek- reproachfully* * *I [ripróuč]nounočitek, očitanje, graja, kritiziranje; graje vredna stvar; sramota, ponižanje (to za)reproaches plural ecclesiastic litanije na veliki petek (zlasti v rimskokatoliški Cerkvi)a term of reproach — zmerljivka, psovka, grda besedaI am free from reproach — sem brez graje; nimam si, nimajo mi kaj očitatihe is a reproach to... — on je sramota za...to bring reproach upon s.o. — delati sramoto komu, diskreditirati kogato heap reproaches on s.o. — obsuti koga z očitkiII [ripróuč]transitive verbgrajati, kritizirati; očitati (komu kaj); oštevati, (o)zmerjati, psovati koga ( for zaradi); ponižati, osramotiti, obrekovati, opravljati, diskreditiratito reproach s.o. with s.th. — očitati komu kaj, pripisovati komu kaj, obdolžiti, abtožiti koga česato reproach s.o. with duplicity — očitati komu njegovo lažnivost -
117 shadow
['ʃædəu] 1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) senca2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) mrak3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) kolobar4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) trohica2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) skriti2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) zasledovati•- shadowy- shadowiness
- worn to a shadow* * *I [šaedou]nounsenca (določene oblike); plural mrak, tema; figuratively varstvo, zaščita; figuratively imitacija, kopija, posnemanje; figuratively prazen sijaj, odraz tuje slave; malenkost, trohica, sled; duh, fantom, prikazen; stalni spremljevalec, "senca"; zasledovalec, špijon, detektivshadow boxing sport boksanje z namišljenim nasprotnikom (za trening)shadow cabinet figuratively kabinet, vlada v sencihe is but a shadow of his former self — on je le še senca tega, kar je prej bilthere never was a shadow between him and his friend — nikoli ni bilo kake sence (nesporazuma) med njim in njegovim prijateljemmay your shadow never grow less figuratively vso srečo (veliko uspeha) ti želim!to quarrel with one's own shadow figuratively biti zelo razdražljivto be reduced to a shadow — spremeniti se v kost in kožo, zelo shujšati, figuratively obstajati le po imenuto be worn to a shadow — zelo shujšati, postati pravi okostnjakII [šaedou]transitive verbzasenčiti, potemniti; archaic ščititi ( from pred), skri(va)ti; slediti (komu) kot sencato shadow forth (out) — nejasno napovedati, namigniti nahe shadowed forth his plans — dal je samo obrise svojih načrtov, le nakazal je svoje načrte -
118 side
1. noun1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) stran2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) ploskev3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) stran4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) stran5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) bok6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) del7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) pobočje8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) stališče9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) stran2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) stranski- - side- - sided
- sidelong
- sideways
- sideburns
- side effect
- sidelight
- sideline
- sidelines
- side road
- sidestep
- side-street
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- from all sides
- on all sides
- side by side
- side with
- take sides* * *I [sáid]1.nounstran; bok; rob (poti, mize itd.); stran (pisma); ploskev, prostrana površina; figuratively stališče, vidik; obronek; obala; področje, kraj; smer; oddelek (šole); sport moštvo; slang prevzetnost, ošabnost, širokoustenje; (biljard) obračanje, vrtenje krogle zaradi udarca od straniside by side — z ramo ob rami, vštric, vzporednoby the side of — vzdolž, oboff side — oddaljenejša stran, desna stran; sport (nogomet) ofsajdon all sides, on every side — na vseh straneh, vsepovsodsunny side, bright side — sončna stran, svetla stran (tudi figuratively)on the wrong side of the door figuratively izključen iz (česa)on the wrong side of the blanket figuratively nezakonski (otrok)to balance on both sides figuratively nihati (kolebati) med dvema stvaremahe is on our side — on je na naši strani, z namihe is on the sunny (bright, right) side of 50 — on še ni 50 let starto go over to the other side — preiti k drugi stranki, uskočiti v drug taborto have side slang domišljevati si; delati se važnegato keep on the right side of s.o. figuratively na prijateljski način s kom urediti stvarito put a th. on one side — postaviti kaj na stran, ne obračatito take sides — opredeliti se (za), odločiti se za neko stran; biti pristranskito take side with s.o., to take s.o.'s side — potegniti s kom, potegniti se za kogato win s.o. over to one's side — pridobiti koga na svojo stran;2.adjectivestranski; prihajajoč od straniII [sáid]intransitive verb slang bahati se, širokoustiti se, hvaličiti se, postavljati seto side with — opredeliti se za, pridružiti se, držati z; transitive verb dati, odriniti na stran; opremiti (knjigo) s stranicamito side up — pospraviti, urediti (sobo) -
119 Sunday
(the first day of the week, the day following Saturday, kept for rest and worship among Christians.) nedelja- Sunday school
- a month of Sundays* * *[sʌndi]1.nounnedeljaHospital Sunday — nedelja, v kateri se zbirajo prispevki za mestno bólnicoRogation Sunday ecclesiastic nedelja pred vnebohodoma month of Sundays figuratively zelo dolgo časa, cela večnostshow Sunday Oxford university nedelja pred spominskim slavjem (komemoracijo) za ustanovitelje univerzeto look two ways to find Sunday slang biti škilav, škiliti;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbnedeljsko (se) obleči; preživeti nedeljo -
120 surf
[sə:f] 1. noun(the foam made as waves break on rocks or on the shore: The children were playing in the white surf.) morska pena2. verb1) (to ride on a surfboard as a sport.) surfati, deskati2) (to look for interesting sites on the Internet.) surfati, deskati•- surfer- surfing
- surfboard* * *[sə:f]1.nounbutanje, udarjanje, kipenje morja ob obalo ali ob kleči; pena, ki pri tem nastane;2.intransitive verbkopati se v kipečem morju; sport jezditi na valovih (stati na deski, ki jo nosijo valovi ali jo vleče motorni čoln)
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