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1 copper
I 1. ['kopə] noun1) (an element, a metal of a brownish-red colour: This pipe is made of copper.) baker2) ((a piece of) money made of copper or a substitute: Have you any coppers in your change?) (bakren) novec2. adjective1) (made of copper: a copper pipe.) bakren2) ((also copper-coloured) of the colour of copper.) bakrenII ['kopə] noun(a British nickname for a policeman: Run - there's a copper after you!) kifeljc* * *I [kɔpə]nounchemistry baker; bakrena posoda, kotel; bakreni denar, drobiž; spajalec; plural drobiž (iz bakra)hot coppers — po pijančevanju izsušeno grlo, mačekII [kɔpə]nounslang policaj, stražnikIII [kɔpə]adjectivebakren, bakrovcopper Indian — Indijanec, rdečekožecIV [kɔpə]transitive verbbakriti -
2 metal
['metl]noun, adjective1) ((of) any of a group of substances, usually shiny, that can conduct heat and electricity and can be hammered into shape, or drawn out in sheets, bars etc: Gold, silver and iron are all metals.) kovina2) ((of) a combination of more than one of such substances: Brass is a metal made from copper and zinc.) kovina•- metallic* * *I [metl]nounmetal, kovina; taljeno steklo; nautical topovi, število topov; military oklopna vozila; British English plural tračnice, tir; gramoz (za ceste)brittle ( —ali red) metal — tombak, rdeča medto run off the metals, to leave the metals — iztiriti se (vlak)figuratively to be made of fine metal — biti značajenfiguratively to carry heavy metal — biti dobro oborožen, biti dobro podkovan v čemII [metl]transitive verbobložiti s kovino; nasuti cesto (progo) z gramozom -
3 brass
1) (an alloy of copper and zinc: This plate is made of brass; ( also adjective) a brass door-knocker.) medenina2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.) trobila•- brassy- brass band
- brass neck
- get down to brass tacks* * *I [bra:s]nounmedenina, med, bron; colloquially denar; music trobila; plural medeninasta posoda; nagrobna plošča, spominska plošča; American slang častniki; figuratively nesramnost, predrznostII [bra:s]adjectivemedeninast, bronast; figuratively predrzen, izzivalen, trmastIII [bra:s]transitive verb & intransitive verbz medenino obiti, obložiti; slang izplačati -
4 bronze
[bronz]noun, adjective1) ((of) an alloy of copper and tin: The medal is (made of) bronze.) bron2) ((of) its reddish brown colour.) bronaste barve3) ((a work of art) made of bronze: an exhibition of bronzes.) bron•- bronzed- bronze medal* * *I [brɔnz]1.nounbron;2.adjectivebronast, bronenarcheology bronze age — bronasta dobaII [brɔnz]transitive verb & intransitive verbpobronati; (od sonca) porjaveti, potemnitibronzed countenance — porjavel, ogorel obraz -
5 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) (pri)peljati2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) voditi3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) povzročiti4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) biti na čelu5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) imeti2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vodstvo2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) prednost3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) vodenje4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) prednost5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) (pasja) vrvica6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) sled7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) glavna vloga•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) svinec2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mina•- leaden* * *I [led]nounchemistry svinec; marine grezilo, svinčnica; plural svinčene krovne ploščice, svinčena streha, svinčen okenski okvir; chemistry grafit, mina (za svinčnik); printing medvrstnikBritish English military nautical slang to swing the lead — hliniti bolezen, simuliratias dull as lead — zabit, neumenII [led]1.transitive verbzaliti s svincem, obtežiti, plombirati, zapečatiti; printing razmakniti vrstice;2.intransitive verb nauticalmeriti globino s svinčnicoIII [li:d]nounvodenje, vodstvo; sport & figuratively prednost, naskok; začetni udarec (boks); zgled, primer, nasvet, napotek; theatre glavna vloga, glavni igralec, -lka; cards prednost, prva karta; kratek izvleček iz vsebine članka, uvod k članku; electrical vod, dovod, prevodnik, prevodna žica; mlinščica, korito za mlin; kanal skozi ledeno polje; pasji konopec; naplavina zlata v rečni strugiunder s.o.'s lead — pod vodstvom kogato be in the lead of — biti na čelu, voditito take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, prevzeti pobudo, sprožiti kajto give a lead — iti pred kom, jahati na čelu (lov)sport to have the lead of — voditi pred, imeti prednost (naskok) predfiguratively to have the lead over — imeti naskok pred (konkurenco)to follow s.o.'s lead — ravnati se po nasvetu kogato give s.o. a lead — dati komu dober zgled, svetovaticards it is your lead — ti začneš, ti si na vrsti (pri kartanju)cards to return lead — vreči karto iste barveIV [li:d]1.transitive verbvoditi, peljati, pripeljati (to), odpeljati ( away); figuratively napeljati, napeljevati, nagniti koga (to k); voditi dirigirati (orkester); preživljati (življenje); speljati (koga, vodo kam); začeti igro (kartanje);2.intransitive verbbiti prvi, biti v vodstvu, na čelu; voditi, peljati (cesta, prehod itd); zadati prvi udarec (boks)to lead the way — pokazati pot, peljati, iti pred komto lead the dance — začeti, otvoriti plesto lead s.o. up the garden (path) — povleči koga za nosto lead s.o. by the nose — imeti koga na vajetih, imeti popolno oblast nad kom; povleči koga za nosthis led me to believe — to me je nagnilo k temu, da sem verjelto lead s.o. a (dog's) life — greniti komu življenjeto lead s.o. a nice ( —ali fine, pretty, merry) life — delati komu težave, pošiljati koga od Poncija do Pilata, imeti koga za norcafiguratively to lead with the chin — izzivati usodoto lead (a girl) to altar — peljati (dekle) pred oltar, oženitisport to lead by points — voditi po točkahAmerican to lead captive — peljati v ujetništvoScottish juridically to lead evidence — pričatiparliament to lead the House — voditi parlamentarne zadevefiguratively the blind leading the blind — slepec slepca vodihe is easier led than driven — lažje ga je prepričati, kakor prisiliti -
6 kettledrum
noun (a type of drum made of a brass or copper bowl covered with a stretched skin etc.) pavka
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