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1 mainland
noun (a large piece of land as compared with neighbouring islands: Britain is not part of the mainland of Europe.) celina* * *[méinlənd]nouncelina, kopno -
2 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) spojiti2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) spojiti3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) pridružiti se4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) priključiti se, srečati se5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) pridružiti se2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) stik- join hands
- join in
- join up* * *I [džɔin]nounstikališče, spajanje, spajalen člen; utorII [džɔin]1.transitive verbspojiti, spajati, združiti, sestaviti, povezati, priključiti, pridružiti, srečati, dotikati;2.intransitive verbpriključiti se, pridružiti se, združiti se; včlaniti se; spojiti se; strinjati se ( with s, z; in v, glede); mejiti, dotikati semilitary & nautical nastopiti službo; nautical vkrcati se; geometry spojiti dve točki (s krivuljo ali premico); military to join the army — iti v vojskoto join hands (with) — skleniti roke, rokovati se, združiti se s komto join issue with — ne strinjati se, pobijati (z argumenti)slang to join the majority — umretito join s.o. in doing s.th. — skupaj kaj delati -
3 main
[mein] 1. adjective(chief, principal or most important: the main purpose; the main character in the story.) glaven2. noun((also mains) the chief pipe or cable in a branching system of pipes or cables: The water's been turned off at the main(s); ( also adjective) the mains electricity supply.) glavni vod napeljave- mainly- mainland
- mainspring
- mainstream* * *I [méin]adjective ( mainly adverb)glaven, najvažnejši, bistven, največjito have an eye to the main chance — delati v svojo korist, dobro poskrbeti zaseII [méin]noun(zlasti plural) glavni vod napeljave (vodovodne, odtočne, plinske, električne), omrežje; glavni vod, glavna cev, glavni kabel; American glavna železniška proga; archaic moč, sila; glavna, bistvena stvar; poetically odprto morje; kopnoin the main — v glavnem, večinomaIII [méin]nounpetelinov boj; prvi met kocke (pri kockanju) -
4 radio
['reidiəu] 1. plural - radios; noun((an apparatus for) the sending and receiving of human speech, music etc: a pocket radio; The concert is being broadcast on radio; I heard about it on the radio; ( also adjective) a radio programme, radio waves.)2. verb(to send (a message) by radio: When someone on the island is ill, we have to radio (to) the mainland for a doctor; An urgent message was radioed to us this evening.) sporočiti prek radia* * *I [réidiou]nounradio, brezžični brzojav, radiotelegram; radioaparat, radijski sprejemnik; radio, radijska oddaja, radijski prenos; rentgenski žarki; plural zdravljenje z rentgenskimi žarkion the radio — na radiu, po radiutransmission by radio — prenos po radiu, radijski prenosII [réidiou]transitive verb(preterite & past participle radioed —, present participle radioing) javiti, sporočiti po radiu, z brezžično telegrafijo; slikati, osvetliti, preiskati, presvetliti z rentgenskimi žarki; medicine zdraviti z radijem; intransitive verb poslati sporočilo po radiu, oddajati vesti (poročila, novice) po radiuIII [réidiou]adjectiveradijskiradio amateur — radioamater, radijski amater -
5 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) dvigniti2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) povišati3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) rediti4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) vzgojiti5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) postaviti (vprašanje)6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) zbrati7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) povzročiti8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) dvigniti9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) postaviti10) (to give (a shout etc).) zvišati (glas itd.)11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) vzpostaviti zvezo (z)2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) povišek- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits* * *I [réiz]nounpovišanje; povišanje plače (mezde); vložki (pri pokerju), licitiranje (pri bridžu); vzpetina, višinaraise in wages — povišanje mezd, plačII [réiz]transitive verbdvigniti, pokonci postaviti; povišati, zvišati, povečati, izboljšati (plačo, slavo itd.); zgraditi; osnovati, ustanoviti; povzročiti (prepir ipd.), začeti; rediti, gojiti, vzgajati, vzrediti; sejati (žito), saditi, obdelovati (povrtnine); novačiti, zbrati vojsko; zbudit, razvneti za, podpihovati, dvigniti ( against proti); podreti (tabor), kreniti; opustiti, ukiniti blokado, obleganje; klicati (duhove); širiti (vonj); vzeti (posojilo); inkasirati, izterjati (denar, davek); nautical zagledati, opaziti (kopno, zemljo)with a raised voice — glasno, z jeznim glasomto raise Cain (the devil, hell, the mischief) — strašanski hrup (trušč, kraval) dvignitito raise a dust (hell) figuratively dvigniti prahto raise one's eyebrows — predrzno (domišljavo, užaljeno) pogledati, namrščiti obrvito raise s.o.'s fame — povečati slavo kake osebeto raise funds — zbirati denar, prispevketo raise one's glass to a guest — napiti, nazdraviti gostuto raise one's hand — dvigniti roko (na koga), udariti (koga)to raise one's hat to s.o. — odkriti se komuto raise a loan — razpisati, vzeti posojiloto raise a mine nautical dvigniti minoto raise money — pobirati, zbirati denarto raise to the second power mathematics dvigniti na drugo potencoto raise the roof slang dvigniti do neba segajoč hrup, strašansko razsajatito raise ship (land) nautical priti na vidik ladje (zemlje)to raise s.o. out of his sleep — zbuditi koga iz spanjato raise one's voice against — dvigniti svoj glas, protestirati protito raise the wind figuratively priskrbeti si nujno potrebni denar (sredstva)to raise up transitive verb ustvariti, napraviti, poklicati v živijenje, zbuditi -
6 SOS
[esəu'es](a call for help or rescue, often in code and usually from a distance: Send an SOS to the mainland to tell them that we are sinking!) SOS* * *[ésoués]nounradiotelegrafski klic za pomoč, ki ga pošljejo npr. ladje v nevarnosti; colloquially klic na pomoč v stiski (v sili) -
7 southernmost
adjective (being furthest south: the southernmost point on the mainland.) najjužnejši* * *[sʌðə:nmoust]adjectivenajjužnejši -
8 rely on
1) (to depend on or need: The people on the island relied on the supplies that were brought from the mainland; I am relying on you to help me.)2) (to trust (someone) to do something; to be certain that (something will happen): Can he rely on him to keep a secret?; He can be relied on; That is what will probably happen, but we can't rely on it.)
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mainland — (n.) c.1400, from MAIN (Cf. main) (adj.) + LAND (Cf. land) (n.). Usually referring to continuous bodies of land and not islands or peninsulas. Related: Mainlander … Etymology dictionary
mainland — ► NOUN ▪ a large continuous extent of land as opposed to offshore islands and detached territories … English terms dictionary
Mainland — [mān′land΄, mān′lənd] 1. chief island of Japan: see HONSHU 2. largest of the Orkney Islands: c. 190 sq mi (492 sq km) 3. largest of the Shetland Islands: 407 sq mi (1,054 sq km) … English World dictionary