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21 slow

[sləu] 1. adjective
1) (not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time: a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help.) počasen

2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) zaostajati

3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) počasen
2. verb
(to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) upočasniti

- slowly
- slowness
- slow motion
- slow down/up
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[slóu]
1.

adjective ( slowly adverb)

počasen (of, in v, pri), len; malo inteligenten, ki težko in počasi umeva; topoglav; zastajajoč (o uri), netočen; slaboten (ogenj); nemaren; nepripravljen, nerad, nenaklonjen; oklevajoč; nenapreden, zaostal, zastarel; slab, ki stagnira (kupčije); dolgotrajen, dolgočasen (o zabavi); slang moreč; postopen, dolgo časa delujoč; ki ne dopušča hitrega premikanja, mehek (o zemljišču)

a slow current — počasen tok

slow growth — počasna rast

slow poison — počasi delujoč strup

a slow worker — počasen delavec

slow and steady — počasen in vztrajen

slow and sure — počasen in siguren

he is slow and sure — on dela počasi in zanesljivo

he is slow to anger — on se težko razjezi

it is a slow entertainment — ta zabava je dolgočasna

this is very slow — to ni prav nič zabavno, to je dolgočasno

you have been slow about it — precéj časa si potreboval za to

to be slow to do — z nevoljo, nerad, proti svoji volji delati

to be slow of wit — biti počasne pameti

he was slow to see the point — težko je razumel, za kaj gre

he was not slow to seize the opportunity — hitro je pograbil priložnost

to make slow progress — počasi napredovati

slow and steady wins the race figuratively vztrajnost, čeprav počasna, zmaguje

he is slow in the uptake — on počasi dojema

my watch is 3 minutes slow — moja ura zaostaja ʌ minute;

2.

adverb

počasi

slow! — vozite počasi!

read slower! — čitaj(te) počasneje!

my watch goes slow — moja ura zaostaja;

3.

transitive verb & intransitive verb (večinoma slow down, slow off, slow up) zmanjšati (čemu) hitrost; počasneje hoditi ali voziti; zavlačevati, odlašati, zadrževati;

4.

noun

(cricket)

počasna žoga

English-Slovenian dictionary > slow
22 spur

[spə:]
noun

1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.) ostroga

2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) spodbuda

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- on the spur of the moment
- spur on
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I [spə:]
noun

ostroga (jezdeca, petelina); botany bodica, trn; figuratively spodbuda; ladijski kljun; naprava za plezanje po (drevesnem) deblu; architecture podpornik, opornik; zunanje mestne utrdbe; vrh, ki štrli iz gorske verige; gorski obronek; razrast, razvejenost

spur line — stranska proga

to act on the spur of the moment — ravnati brez premišljanja, impulzivno, spontano

he needs the spur figuratively njega je treba spodbujati

to need the spur — potrebovati ostroge (spodbude); biti počasen, medel, neodločen

to put (to set) spurs to the horse — spodbosti konja z ostrogo; figuratively spodbujati

to win one's spurs history postati vitez, figuratively odlikovati se, postati slaven, pridobiti si čast in slavo
II [spə:]
transitive verb

spodbosti (konja) z ostrogo; natakniti ostroge (na čevlje); figuratively priganjati, spodbujati (često on); pospešiti; intransitive verb spodbosti konja; hitro jezditi, hiteti, podvizati se

spurred — noseč ostroge

to spur a willing horse figuratively pridnega priganjati k delu

to spur on (forward) — poganjati naprej (konja), dreviti (konja), jahati v največjem diru

English-Slovenian dictionary > spur
23 square

[skweə] 1. noun
1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) kvadrat

2) (something in the shape of this.) kvadrat

3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) trg

4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 3² = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) kvadrat
2. adjective
1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) kvadraten

2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) izenačen; bot

3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) kvadraten, na kvadrat

4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) staromoden
3. adverb
1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) pravokotno

2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) naravnost
4. verb
1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) dati kvadratasto obliko

2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) poravnati

3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) ujemati se

4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) kvadrirati (število)

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- squared
- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal
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I [skwʌ/ə]
1.

noun

mathematics

kvadrat; četverokotnik; četverokoten trg z drevjem ali obkrožen s stanovanjskimi poslopji; American četverokoten blok hiš, obkrožen od štirih ulic; polje na šahovnici; kotnik, oglomer, naprava v obliki črke L —, ali T — za dobivanje ali preverjanje pravih kotov; mathematics kvadratno število; površinska mera (100 kvadratnih čevljev); military četverokotna razporeditev vojakov, karé; črke, razporejene v četverokotniku tako, da navpično in vodoravno dajejo iste besede; slang malomeščan, buržuj, filister

by the square — točno, natančno

on the square — pravokotno; figuratively odkrito, pošteno, lojalno, fair

out of square — ne pod pravim kotom, figuratively ne takó kot običajno, ne v redu

magic square — magični kvadrat

T-square, L-square — ravnalo v obliki črke T, L

two squares up American dva bloka hiš naprej (dlje, dalje)

to act on the square figuratively pošteno (lojalno) ravnati

to be on the square — biti prostozidar; military defilirati za pregled

to raise to a square mathematics kvadrirati;

2.

adjective ( squarely adverb)

kvadraten, četverokoten, četveroogeln, štirioglat, ki je pod pravim kotom (to k, do), pravokoten; oglat; četveren; mathematics kvadraten; figuratively odkrit, jasen, brez ovinkov ali namigovanj; reden, urejen, pošten, pravičen, vrl, iskren; popoln, temeljit, izdaten (obrok), obilen; močan, plečat, širok(ih pleč); pomemben; ki je plačal dolg, uredil račune, se je poravnal ( with z), poravnan, bot, slang staromoden, filistrski

all square — neodločen rezultat (tekme)

square all around — pravičen do vsakogar

square bracket — oglati oklepaj

square dance — kvadrilja, četvorka (ples)

square corner — pravi kot (ogel)

a square deal — pošten postopek

a square foot — kvadratni čevelj (površinska mera)

square iron — četverokotno železo

a man of square frame — čokat možakar

the square man in the square hole figuratively pravi mož na pravem mestu

a square meal — izdaten, obilen jedilni obrok, obed

square measure — ploščinska, površinska mera

a square number — kvadratno število

a square peg in a round hole — oglat klin v okrogli luknji, figuratively oseba, ki po svoji sposobnosti ne ustreza svojemu (službenemu) položaju, svojemu poslu

square root mathematics kvadratni koren

a square refusal — jasna, gladka odklonitev

square timber — četverooglato otesan les

to be square with all the world — biti v složnosti z vsemi ljudmi; nikomur ne biti nič dolžan

I expect a square deal — pričakujem pošten, pravičen postopek

to get square with s.o. — poravnati račune s kom, poplačati koga, biti bot s kom

to get things square — urediti svoje stvari

to make accounts square — poravnati račune

that makes us squares — tem sva bot

he met me with a square refusal — gladko mi je odklonil

I put everything square before I left — preden sem odpotoval, sem vse spravil v red;

3.

adverb

pravokotno, pod pravim kotom; figuratively spodobno, odkrito, pošteno; American naravnost, direktno, gladko

fair and square — odkrito in pošteno

he hit him square on the nose — naravnost po nosu ga je udaril

to play square — pošteno igrati (ravnati)
II [skwʌ/ə]
1.

transitive verb

dati (čemu) kvadratasto ali četverokotno (četverooglato) obliko, napraviti (kaj), otesati četverooglato; dati (čemu) pravokotne robove; položiti (kaj) pravokotno; mathematics kvadrirati (število); karirati (papir); urediti, razporediti (kaj) (by po, v skladu z); prilagoditi, prirediti (kaj) (to čemu); izravnati; uskladiti ( with z); saldirati; izplačati, zadovoljiti (koga); sport končati (tekmo) neodločeno; slang utišati, podkupiti (koga), "mazati" (komu); nautical namestiti križe jambora pravokotno na ladijski trup;

2.

intransitive verb

napraviti, delati pravi kot; imeti četverooglato obliko; poševno sedeti (na sedlu); skladati se, ujemati se (o računu); biti v skladu ( with z); spraviti se v sklad; urediti svoje zadeve

5 squareed — ɜ na kvadrat (52)

to square (up) accounts with s.o. — poravnati račune s kom (tudi figuratively), obračunati s kom

to square the circle — kvadrirati krog, figuratively lotiti se nečesa nemogočega

to square one's conduct with one's principles — uskladiti svoje obnašanje s svojimi načeli

to square one's conscience — pomiriti si vest

to square one's elbows — razširiti komolce, s komolci si napraviti (dobiti) prostor

to square a number — kvadrirati število

to square o.s. with s.o. — pogoditi se s kom, (zopet) se zlágati s kom

he tried to square the police slang skušal je podkupiti policijo

to square one's shoulders figuratively ostati trdovraten, hoteti doseči svoje

to square a stone — oklesati kamen na ɔ ogle

to square a theory to fit the facts — prilagoditi teorijo, da ustrera dejstvom (praksi)

the facts do not square with the theory — dejstva se ne skladajo s teorijo

to square timber — oklesati hlod (deblo)

to square one's way of living to ( —ali with) one's square means — svoje življenje prilagoditi ali urediti ustrezno svojim dohodkom;

English-Slovenian dictionary > square
24 stretch

[stre ] 1. verb
1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) raztegniti, stegniti (se)

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) raztezati se
2. noun
1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) pretegovanje

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) kos; obdobje

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- stretcher
- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out
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I [streč]
1.

noun

raztezanje, raztegovanje, stegnjenje, natezanje; (pre)napenjanje, napetost, napor; prekoračenje; razpetina, razpon; neprekinjen odsek poti, daljava; ploskev, prostrana ravnina, ravni del dirkališča; neprekinjeno časovno razdobje (doba), nepretrgan čas; slang kazen, bivanje v kaznilnici, čas kazni v kaznilnici, v zaporu; nautical daljava, prejadrana pri enem potegu (kretnji) (pri jadranju proti vetru); sprehod

at a stretch, at one stretch — brez prekinitve, naenkrat

on the stretch — napenjajoč vse sile; v veliki naglici, figuratively v veliki napetosti

a stretch of 5 years — razdobje petih let

a stretch of the imagination — prenapeta, prebujna domišljija

the stretch of a bird's wings — razpetina ptičjih kril

a fine stretch of country — lep košček zemlje, lepe pokrajine

to be on the stretch — biti napet, v napetosti

it is a good stretch from the village to the town — je lep, precejšen kos poti od vasi do mesta

to do a stretch British English odslužiti, izdržati kazen (enega leta)

to give a stretch — natezati se, pretegniti se

he gave a stretch and got up — pretegnil se je in vstal

to keep one's attention on the stretch — biti v napeti pozornosti

it takes a stretch of imagination to believe that — treba je precéj napeti svojo domišljijo, da to verjameš

to work 8 hours at (on) a stretch — delati nepretrgano 8 ur;

2.

adjective

raztegljiv

stretch hosiery — raztegljive nogavice
II [streč]
1.

transitive verb

raztegniti, raztezati, razvleči, (raz)širiti; iztegniti (roko itd.) (često out); pretegniti (noge itd., o.s. se); nategniti (vrv itd.), peti, razpeti (platno itd.); z natezanjem izgladiti; figuratively nategovati, silo delati, iti predaleč (v čem), prenapenjati, pretiravati, po svoje krojiti (pravico, zakon); commerce prekoračiti (kredit); slang obesiti, usmrtiti;

2.

intransitive verb

raztezati se, (raz)širiti se, segati; nategniti se; raztegniti se (rokavice), dati se raztegniti; potovati (to do); figuratively pretiravati, lagati; colloquially viseti, biti obešen

stretched — iztegnjen, po dolgem

stretched spring — napeta vzmet

to stretch one's arms — iztegniti, pretegniti si roke

to stretch the credit — prekoračiti kredit

to stretch s.o. on the ground — z udarcem zrušiti koga na tla

to stretch one's legs — stegniti noge

to stretch for miles — milje daleč se raztezati (segati)

to stretch a pair of trousers — dati hlače na natezalnik

to stretch a point figuratively iti predaleč, pretiravati (v čem)

I will stretch a point in your favour — potrudil se bom, da vam bom šel na roko

to stretch one's principles — delati silo svojim načelom

to stretch s.o. on the rack history razpeti koga za mučenje (na natezalnici)

to stretch a rope — nategniti vrv

the rope has stretched — vrv se je nategnila

to stretch the truth — pretiravati, lagati

to stretch the wings — razpeti krila

to stretch away out of sight — razprostirati se, kakor daleč sega oko

English-Slovenian dictionary > stretch
25 talk

[to:k] 1. verb
1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) govoriti

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) govoričiti

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) pogovarjati se
2. noun
1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) pogovor

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) predavanje

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) govorice

4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) besedičenje

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- talkative
- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop
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I [tɔ:k]
noun

pogovor, razgovor, govorjenje, govor, govoričenje, govorica, (prazno) besedičenje, čenče; predmet pogovora; (radio) predavanje, kramljanje; način govorjenja, izražanje, jezik

the talk of the town figuratively stvar, o kateri vsi govore

full of talk — brbljav, žlobudrav

idle talk — prazno besedičenje, govoričenje

he is all talk — on samo govori (ne naredi pa nič)

she is the talk of the town — vse mesto govori o njej

there is much talk and no work — veliko je govorjenja, storjenega pa nič

those people are nothing but talk — teh ljudi so samo besede, ti ljudje samo frazarijo

it will all end in talk — iz tega ne bo nič, ostalo bo le pri besedah

to make talk — govoriti zaradi govorjenja

there is talk of his being bankrupt — govori se, da.je (on) v bankrotu

I want to have a talk with him — rad bi govoril (se pogovoril) z njim
II [tɔ:k]
intransitive verb

pogovarjati se, govoriti, kramljati; govoričiti, klepetati, čenčati: izgovarjati glasove; razpravljati; povedati svojo sodbo, svoje stališče, pojasniti; sporazumeti se; slang pametno govoriti

for the sake of talking — le zaradi pogovora, samo da govorimo

to talk big ( —ali tall) — bahavo govoriti, bahati se

to talk by signals — govoriti, sporazumevati se z znaki

to talk ill of s.o. — slabo govoriti o kom

to talk in one's sleep — govoriti v spanju

to talk nineteen to the dozen figuratively klepetati, brbljati kot raglja

to talk to the point — govoriti konkretno, ne se oddaljiti od predmeta

he is always talking — on neprestano govori

now you are talking figuratively to je pametno govorjenje; tako je prav; sedaj se bomo mogli sporazumeti

do what you will, people will talk — napravite, kar hočete (karkoli napravite), ljudje bodo vedno imeli svoje pripombe; transitive verb govoriti kaj, o čem; reči; izraziti, izpovedati

to talk a donkey's hind leg off figuratively preveč, neprestano govoriti

to talk nonsense — govoriti nesmisle

to talk turkey — odkrito, naravnost govoriti

to talk politics — govoriti o politiki

to talk rubbish — govoriti neumnosti, čvekati

to talk sense ( —ali wise) — razumno, pametno govoriti

to talk shop figuratively govoriti (le) o strokovnih, poslovnih zadevah; govoriti stvarno

to talk to o.s. — sam s seboj govoriti, imeti samogovore

to talk to s.o. — resno govoriti s kom, ošteti koga

to talk o.s. hoarse — do hripavosti govoriti

you are talking my head off figuratively govoriš toliko, da me glava boli, da mi bo glava odpadla

you are talking me silly — govoriš toliko, da me boš norega naredil

he can talk five languages — on zna (govoriti) pet jezikov

to talk through one's hat figuratively pretiravati, blefirati, širokoustiti se; govoriti nesmisle, neumnosti

to get o.s. talked about — dati govoriti o sebi

he tried to talk me into buying the horse — skušal me je pregovoriti, da bi kupil konja

to talk s.o. out of s.th. — (skušati) odvrniti koga od česa

to talk s.o. into believing s.th. — prepričati koga o čem

to talk s.o. into his grave figuratively spraviti koga v grob s svojim govorjenjem

English-Slovenian dictionary > talk
26 tip

I 1. [tip] noun
(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) konica
2. verb
(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) priostriti

- tipped
- tip-top
- be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb
1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.)

2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.)

3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.)
2. noun
(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) odlagališče

- tip over
III 1. [tip] noun
(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) napitnina
2. verb
(to give such a gift to.) dati napitnino
IV [tip] noun
(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) nasvet

- tip off

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I [tip]
1.

noun

konica, konec, kraj; vrh; technical okov (palice); ustnik (cigarete)

tip of ear — ušesna mečica

from tip to toe — od glave do pete

on the tips of one's toes — po prstih

I have it at the tips of my fingers — to imam v mezincu, to dobro znam

I had it on the tip of my tongue — imel sem to na jeziku;

2.

transitive verb

okovati, opremiti s konico; priostriti, zašiliti; okrasiti konico; podrezati, podstriči vrhove (vršičke)

a black tipped feather — pero s črno konico

to tip with steel — okovati (konico) z jeklom
II [tip]
1.

noun

napitnina, darilce v denarju; (koristen) namig, informacija, nasvet (npr. glede izida pri dirkah, na borzi ipd.)

the straight tip — dober, pravi nasvet (namig)

to take the tip — ubogati nasvet

I missed my tip — spodletelo mi je, ni se mi posrečilo, izjalovilo se mi je;

2.

transitive verb & intransitive verb

dati napitnino; colloquially dati nasvet (namig, informacijo); slang dati

to tip the waiter (with) a shilling — dati natakarju šiling napitnine

tipping prohibited — napitnina ni zaželena (je prepovedana)

tip me a bob slang daj mi šiling

to tip s.o. the wink — skrivaj komu namigniti

to tip s.o.'s mitt(s) American izdati tajnost kake osebe, koga v sramoto spraviti, blamirati

to tip off colloquially pravočasno posvariti, opozoriti
III [tip]
1.

noun

nagnjenje, nagnjen položaj, nagib; odlagališče

to give a tip to s.th. — postaviti kaj v poševen položaj, prekucniti, prevrniti kaj;

2.

transitive verb

prevrniti, prekucniti; nagniti; zvrniti; izprazniti z zvrnitvijo, z nagibanjem (npr. vagonček); intransitive verb nagniti se; (večinoma tip over) prevrniti se, prekucniti se

to tip over a teapot — prevrniti čajnik

to tip s.o. into the water — suniti koga v vodo

they tip ped the cart — prevrnili (izpraznili) so voz

tip the water into the sink! — izlij vodo v izlivek!

to tip the balance — prevagati
IV [tip]
1.

noun

rahel udarec, dotik; sport slab udarec;

2.

transitive verb

rahlo udariti ali se dotakniti; dotakniti se (klobuka, v površen pozdrav); intransitive verb drobneti, capljati, delati majhne korake, stopicati

English-Slovenian dictionary > tip
27 advantage

noun

1) ((a) gain or benefit: There are several advantages in being self-employed.) ugodnost

2) (in tennis, the first point gained after deuce.) prednost

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- advantageous
- advantageously
- have an/the advantage over
- have an/the advantage
- take advantage of
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I [ədvá:ntidž]
noun

(of, over) prednost, ugodnost; korist

to gain an advantage over, to have the advantage of s.o. — imeti prednost pred kom, biti močnejši od koga

you have the advantage of me — žal vas ne poznam

to take advantage of s.th. — izkoristiti kaj

to advantage — ugoden; ugodno, koristno

to the best advantage — kar se da ugodno

to take ( —ali make) s.o. at advantage — izrabiti svojo premoč v škodo drugega

to turn to advantage — izplačati se; izkoristiti
II [ədvá:ntidž]
transitive verb

pospeševati; podpirati; koristiti

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28 application

[æpli-]

noun

1) (a formal request; an act of applying: several applications for the new job; The syllabus can be obtained on application to the headmaster.) kandidatura; prošnja

2) (hard work: He has got a good job through sheer application.) prizadevanje

3) (an ointment etc applied to a cut, wound etc.) nanos

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[æplikéišən]
noun

(to za) uporaba; medicine nameščanje, polaganje obkladkov; obkladek, obveza; sredstvo; marljivost; ( for) prošnja; aplikacija, našiv

for external application — za zunanjo uporabo

to make an application for — potegovati se za kaj

to put in an application — vložiti prošnjo

of general application — vsestransko uporaben

on application — na prošnjo (zahtevo)

point of application — torišče

application form — formular za prošnjo

to fill in an application — izpolniti formular

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29 blunt

1. adjective
1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) top

2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) brezobziren
2. verb
(to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) skrhati

- bluntly
- bluntness
* * *
I [blʌnt]
adjective ( bluntly adverb)

top, otopel, skrhan; neotesan; osoren, žaljiv; odkrit, brezobziren

blunt angle — topi kot
II [blʌnt]
transitive verb

otopiti, skrhati
III [blʌnt]
noun

kratka debela igla; slang kovanec, denar

English-Slovenian dictionary > blunt
30 boil

I [boil] verb
1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) vreti

2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) kuhati

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- boiler
- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over II [boil] noun
(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) tur, tvor

* * *
I [bɔil]
noun

medicine bula, ognojek, tur
II [bɔil]
noun

vrelišče; vrenje, kipenje, kuhanje

to give s.th. a boil up — pogreti, prevreti kaj

to bring to the boil — zavreti

to keep on ( —ali at) the boil — pustiti vreti
III [bɔil]
1.

transitive verb

kuhati v vreli vodi, prevreti, zavreti;

2.

intransitive verb

vreti, kipeti; figuratively vzkipeti, razburiti se; dušiti se; šumeti (morje)

to make one's blood boil — spraviti v besnost

colloquially it boils down to this — iz tega sledi

hard boiled — v trdo kuhano, soft boiled — v mehko kuhano

boiled shirt — škrobljena srajca

to feel like a boiled rag — biti zbit

English-Slovenian dictionary > boil
31 emphasis

['emfəsis]
plural - emphases; noun

1) (stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable: In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.) poudarek

2) (force; firmness: `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.) poudarek

3) (importance given to something: He placed great emphasis on this point.) poudarek

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- emphasize
- emphasise
- emphatic
- emphatically
* * *

plural emphases [émfəsis, émfəsi:z]

noun poudarek, izrazitost; zanos

to lay ( —ali place) emphasis on — poudarjati kaj

with all the emphasis — zlasti, s posebnim poudarkom

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32 get at

1) (to reach (a place, thing etc): The farm is very difficult to get at.) doseči

2) (to suggest or imply (something): What are you getting at?) meriti na

3) (to point out (a person's faults) or make fun of (a person): He's always getting at me.) spraviti se na

* * *

intransitive verb dobiti, doseči; vplivati; spoznati; meriti na koga; podkupiti; nezakonito vplivati; slang norčevati se

English-Slovenian dictionary > get at
33 goal

[ɡəul]
noun

1) (in football, rugby, hockey etc the act of kicking, hitting etc a ball between the goalposts; the point gained by doing this: He scored six goals.) gol

2) (an aim or purpose: My goal in life is to write a book.) cilj

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- goalkeeper
- goalpost
* * *
[goul]
noun

cilj, naloga, namen; sport gol; vrata (nogomet); koš (košarka)

goal area — vratarjev prostor

to score ( —ali get, make) a goal — zabiti gol

English-Slovenian dictionary > goal
34 illustrate

['iləstreit]
verb

1) (to provide (a book, lecture etc) with pictures, diagrams etc.) slikovno opremiti

2) (to make (a statement etc) clearer by providing examples etc: Let me illustrate my point; This diagram will illustrate what I mean.) ilustrirati

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- illustrated
- illustration
- illustrative
- illustrator
* * *
[íləstreit]
transitive verb

ilustrirati, poslikati; razjasniti, ponazoriti, razložiti

English-Slovenian dictionary > illustrate
35 Mark

1. noun
1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.)

2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)

3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.)

4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.)

5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.)

6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.)
2. verb
1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.)

2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.)

3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.)

4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.)

5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.)

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- marked
- markedly
- marker
- marksman
- marksmanship
- leave/make one's mark
- mark out
- mark time
* * *
[ma:k]
proper name

m. ime

English-Slovenian dictionary > Mark
36 merit

['merit] 1. noun
1) (the quality of worth, excellence or praiseworthiness: He reached his present position through merit.) zasluga

2) (a good point or quality: His speech had at least the merit of being short.) odlika
2. verb
(to deserve as reward or punishment: Your case merits careful consideration.) zaslužiti

- meritorious

* * *
I [mérit]
noun

zasluga, vrednost, odlika, prednost, dobra stran

juridically the merits — bistvo, glavne točke (zadeve)

juridically to decide a case on its merits — upoštevati vse argumente za in proti

the merits and demerits of a case — dobre in slabe stvari zadeve

juridically to inquire into the merits of a case — temeljito zadevo preučiti, iti stvari do dna

on its own merits — samo na sebi, v bistvu

without merit — brez vrednosti, prazen, brez vsebine, neveljaven

to make a merit of — šteti si v zaslugo

a man of merit — zaslužen človek

to reward s.o. according to his merits — nagraditi koga po njegovih zaslugah, dati komu kar mu gre

economy merit pay — plačilo po učinku

economy politics merit system — sistem nastavitve in napredovanja na temelju sposobnosti
II [mérit]
transitive verb

zaslužiti (kazen, nagrado)

English-Slovenian dictionary > merit
37 question

['kwes ən] 1. noun
1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) vprašanje

2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) vprašanje

3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) vprašanje

4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) dvom

5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) možnost
2. verb
1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) spraševati

2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) dvomiti

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- questionable
- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question
* * *
I [kwésčən]
noun

vprašanje; (sporno) vprašanje, problem ( the Negro ŋ črnsko vprašanje); zadeva, stvar ( only a question of time samo stvar časa); dvom

juridically preiskava, zasliševanje; parliament predlog (dan na glasovanje), interpelacija; parliament question! — k zadevi! (vzklik govorniku)

parliament to put the question — dati na glasovanje

juridically question of law — pravno vprašanje

juridically leading question — sugestivno vprašanje

history juridically to put s.o. to the question — zasliševati, mučiti koga

the question does not arise — vprašanje je brez pomena

to beg the question — narediti prenagljen sklep, predpostavljati

beside the question — neprikladen, nevažen

beyond ( —ali past) question — nedvomno, nesporno

a burning question — pereče vprašanje

question of the day — problem dneva

to call in question — spodbijati, dvomiti

to come into question — priti v pretres, postati važno

in question — omenjen, za katerega gre

to make no question of — ne dvomiti o čem

out of the question — nemogoče, ne pride v poštev

an open question — odprto vprašanje

to pop the question — prositi za roko

to put a question to s.o. — vprašati koga kaj

to raise a question — staviti vprašanje

to shoot questions at — obsipati koga s vprašanji

the point in question — sporno vprašanje

what is the question? — za kaj gre?
II [kwésčən]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

vprašati, spraševati; juridically izpraševati, zasliševati; dvomiti, podvomiti, vpraševati se

it cannot be questioned but (that) — ni dvoma, da

English-Slovenian dictionary > question
38 speculate

['spekjuleit]
verb

(to make guesses: He's only speculating - he doesn't know; There's no point in speculating about what's going to happen.) razmišljati

- speculation

* * *
[spékjuleit]
intransitive verb

razmišljati, umovati, tuhtati, razglabljati (on, upon, about, as to o), teoretizirati (on o); economy špekulirati, računati na, delati nezanesljive posle

to speculate for differences — špekulirati s tečajnimi razlikami

to speculate for a rise (a fall) — špekulirati na dvig (padec) (na borzi)

to speculate in stocks — špekulirati na borzi

English-Slovenian dictionary > speculate
39 taper

['teipə] 1. noun
(a long, thin type of candle.) voščena sveča
2. verb
((sometimes with off) to make or become narrower or slimmer at one end: The leaves taper (off) to a point.) biti priostren

- tapered
- tapering
* * *
[téipə]
1.

noun

(tanka) voščena sveča; voščenica; poetically luč, bakla; stožčast predmet; stanjšanje, oženje; figuratively počasno popuščanje, upadanje;

2.

adjective

zašiljen, priostren; koničast; colloquially popuščajoč. pojemajoč;

3.

transitive verb & intransitive verb

biti priostren; tanjšati (se), šiliti (se), konča(va)ti (se) v konico; figuratively popuščati, pojemati

to taper off colloquially (počasi) ponehavati, polagoma se izgubljati

English-Slovenian dictionary > taper
40 time

1. noun
1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) ura

2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) čas

3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) čas

4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') čas

5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) pravi trenutek

6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) krat

7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) časi

8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo
2. verb
1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) meriti čas

2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) izbrati pravi čas

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- timeless
- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again
* * *
I [táim]
1.

noun

čas; delovni čas; ura, trenutek; sport najkrajši čas; music akt, tempo; military tempo, korak, hitrost marša; plural časovna tabela, vozni red; službena doba; doba, epoha, era, vek; časi; prilika, priložnost; krat (pri množenju); nosečnost, porod; določeno razdobje; prosti čas, brezdelje; plural colloquially verb zaporu preživeta leta; računanje časa (po soncu, Greenwitchu itd.); plačilo po času (od ure, od dni itd.)

the Times (singular construction) časopis Times

time out of mind — davni čas(i)

time past, present and to come — preteklost, sedanjost in prihodnost

civil time — navadni čas

the correct (right) time — točen čas

a work of time — zamudno delo!

time! sport zdaj!

time, gentlemen, please! time! closing time! — zapiramo! (opozorilo obiskovalcem v muzeju, knjižnici ipd.)

hard times — težki časi

the ravages of time — zob časa

the good old time — dobri stari časi

against time — proti uri, z največjo hitrostjo, zelo naglo

ahead of (before) one's time — prezgodaj, preuranjeno, prerano

all the time — ves čas, nepretrgano, neprekinjeno

a long time since — zdavnaj

at any time — ob vsakem (kateremkoli) času

at a time — naenkrat, skupaj, skupno, hkrati

one at a time — po eden, posamično

at all times — vsak čas, vedno

as times go — v današnjih časih

at times — od časa do časa, občasno

at no time — nikoli, nikdar

at one time — nekoč, nekdaj

at some time — kadarkoli, enkrat

at some other time, at other times — (enkrat) drugič, drugikrat

at the present time — sedaj, zdaj, táčas

at the same time — istočasno, ob istem času; hkrati; vseeno, pri vsem tem, vendarle

at this time of day figuratively verb tako kasnem času dneva, ob tako pozni uri

at that time — tisti čas, tačás

before one's time — prezgodaj, prerano

behind time — prepozno

to be behind time — imeti zamudo

by that time — do takrat, dotlej; medtem

close time — hunting lovopust

each time that... — vsakikrat, ko

every time — vsakikrat, vsaki pot

for all time — za vse čase

for the time — trenutno, ta trenutek

for the time being — za sedaj, trenutno, v sedanjih okolnostih

for the last time — zadnjikrat

from time immemorial — (od)kar ljudje pomnijo

from time to time — od časa do časa

for a long time past — že dolgo

in the course of time — v teku časa

in day time — v dnevnem času, podnevi, pri dnevu

in due (proper) time — o pravem času

in good time — pravočasno

all in good time — vse ob svojem času

in no time — v hipu, kot bi trenil (hitro)

in the mean time — medtem, med (v) tem času

in the length of time — trajno

in the nick of time — v pravem času, v kritičnem času

in time — pravočasno; v ritmu, po taktu

in times of old — v starih časih

in one's own good time — kadar je človeku po volji

in time to come — v bodoče, v prihodnje

many a time — včasih; marsikaterikrat

many times — mogokrat, često

mean time — srednji, standardni čas

near one's time — (o ženskah) pred porodom

not for a long time — še dolgo ne, še dolgo bo trajalo

off time — iz (zunaj) takta, ritma

on time — točno, o pravem času

once upon a time (there was a king) — nekdaj, nekoč (je bil kralj...)

out of time — iz takta, ne po taktu, iz ritma; ob nepravem času, predčasno, prepozno

some time longer — še nekaj časa

some time about noon — nekako opoldne

time after time — ponovno, češče

time and again — ponovno, češče, večkrat

this long time — zdavnaj

this time a year (twelve months) — danes leto (dni), ob letu

this time tomorrow — jutri ob tem času

till next time — do prihodnjič

times without (out of) number — neštetokrat

to time — pravočasno, točno; zelo hitro; obsolete za vedno

up to time — točno

up to the present time, up to this time — dozdaj, doslej, do danes

up to that time — do takrat, dotlej

what time? — ob katerem času? kdaj?

what time? poetically (v času) ko

with times — časom, sčasoma

time is money — čas je zlato

what is the time? what time is it? — koliko je ura?

it is high time to go — skrajni čas je, da gremo

time is up! — čas je potekel!

there is time for everything — vse ob svojem času

he is out of his time — končal je učenje (vajenstvo); odslužil je svoj (vojaški) rok

now is your time — zdaj je prilika zate

she is far on in her time — ona je v visoki nosečnosti

she was near her time — bližal se je njen čas (poroda)

it was the first time that — bilo je prvikrat, da...

to ask time — economy prositi za podaljšanje roka

to beat the time — udarjati, dajati takt

to bid (to give, to pass) s.o. the time of (the) day — želeti komu dober dan, pozdraviti koga

to call time — sport dati znak za začetek ali za konec

to comply with the times — vdati se v čase

my time has come — moj čas (smrti) je prišel

my time is drawing near — bliža se mi konec

to do time slang odsedeti svoj čas v zaporu

to get better in times — časom si opomoči

my watch gains (loses) time — moja ura prehiteva (zaostaja)

he has time on his hands — ima mnogo (prostega) časa, ne ve kam s časom

to have a time with colloquially imeti težave z

to have a time of it — izvrstno se zabavati

to have a good (fine) time — dobro se zabavati

to have a hard time — preživljati težke čase

I have had my time — najboljši del svojega življenja imam za seboj

what a time he has been gone! — kako dolgo ga ni!

to keep time — držati takt (korak), plesati (hoditi, peti) po taktu

to keep good time — iti dobro, točno (o uri)

I know the time of day colloquially jaz vem, koliko je ura

to kill time — čas ubijati

this will last our time — to bo trajalo, dokler bomo živeli

what time do you make? — koliko je na tvoji (vaši) uri?

to lose time — izgubljati čas; (ura) zaostajati

to mark time — na mestu stopati (korakati), ne se premikati se z mesta

to move with the times, to be abreast of the times — iti, korakati s časom

time will show — čas bo pokazal

I am pressed for time — mudi se mi

to serve one's time — military služiti svoj rok

to speak against time — zelo hitro govoriti

to stand the test of time — obnesti se; upirati se zobu časa

to take one's time — vzeti si čas, pustiti si čas

take your time! — ne hiti!

to take time by the forelock — pograbiti priliko, izkoristiti (ugoden) trenutek

take time while time serves — izkoristiti čas, dokler ga imaš

tell me the time — povej mi, koliko je ura

time and tide wait for no man — čas beži; ne zamudi prilike; izkoristi priložnost

to watch the time — pogledovati (često pogledati) na uro

to watch one's time — prežati na ugodno priložnost

to waste time — čas zapravljati

to work against time — delati z največjo hitrostjo (tempom);

2.

adjective

časoven; economy z določenim plačilnim rokom; (ki je) na obroke
II [táim]
1.

transitive verb

meriti čas (z uro); določati čas; izbrati (pravi) čas; urediti po času, uravnati po okoliščinah; napraviti kaj ob pravem času; gledati na čas, držati se časa; časovno ugotoviti; regulirati, naravnati (uro); music udarjati, dajati takt (tempo)

to time one's arrival rightiy — izbrati pravi čas za svoj prihod

to time the speed — meriti hitrost

to time one's steps to the music — plesati po taktu

my train is timed to leave at four — po voznem redu odhaja moj vlak ob štirih;

2.

intransitive verb

ujemati se, biti soglasen ( with z), sporazumeti se; držati takt, ritem (to z)

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To make a point of — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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