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21 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) dolg2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) dolg3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) dolg4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) dolgo5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) daljnosežen2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) mnogo (prej)2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) dolgo•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) hrepeneti- longing- longingly* * *I [lɔŋ]adjectivedolg; dolgotrajen, dolgovezen; juridically časovno odmaknjen; (zlasti economy) dolgoročen; economy čakajoč na zvišanje cenlong arm — dolga roka, oblastAmerican long bit — kovanec za 1ɜ centoveconomy a long date — dolg roklong in the finger — tatinski, dolgoprsta long face — kisel, žalosten obrazlong hundredweight — angleški cent (50,8 kg)to have a long head — biti preudaren, bister, daljnovidensport long jump — skok v daljinoit is a long lane that has no turning — nobena stvar ne traja večno, vsaki nesreči je enkrat krajeconomy to be on the long side of the market — ali to be long of the market — špekulirati na višje cenelong in oil — bogat z oljem, z mnogo oljaa long purse — globok žep, mnogo denarjanautical slang longpig — človeško meso (hrana ljudožrcev)gentlemen of the long robe — pravniki, odvetnikiin the long run — končno, konec koncevlong sight — daljnovidnost (tudi figuratively)of long standing — dolgoleten, starlong in the tooth — starejša, kakor hoče priznatilong vacation — letni oddih, poletne počitniceto have a long wind — imeti dobra pljuča, dobro teči, figuratively dolgovezno govoritiII [lɔŋ]adverbdolgoas ( —ali so) long as — dokler, samo čeas long ago as 1900 — že l. 1900.so long! — na svidenje!to be long in doing s.th. — potrebovati mnogo časa za kaj napravitino ( —ali not any) longer — nič več, ne deljIII [lɔŋ]noundolg čas; dolžina, dolg glas, dolg zlog; British English velike počitnice; plural dolge hlačethe long and the short of it — bistvo tega, z eno besedo, na kratkoIV [lɔŋ]intransitive verbhrepeneti, poželeti ( for) -
22 market
1. noun1) (a public place where people meet to buy and sell or the public event at which this happens: He has a clothes stall in the market.) trg2) ((a place where there is) a demand for certain things: There is a market for cotton goods in hot countries.) tržišče2. verb(to (attempt to) sell: I produce the goods and my brother markets them all over the world.) prodajati- marketing
- market-garden
- market-place
- market-square
- market price/value
- market research
- be on the market* * *I [má:kit]nountrg, tržnica, tržišče; trgovina, trgovanje; povpraševanje ( for); denarni trg; tržna cena; American trgovina z živilito be in the market for — potrebovati kaj, iskati, želeti kupiti ali imetito come into the market — priti na trg, biti naprodajto hold the market — obvladati trg, obdržati ceneto place ( —ali put) on the market — postaviti na trg, dati naprodajII [má:kit]1.transitive verbdati na trg, prodajati na trgu, dati v prodajo;2.intransitive verbkupovati, prodajati, trgovati, hoditi na trg -
23 persuade
[pə'sweid]1) (to make (someone) (not) do something, by arguing with him or advising him: We persuaded him (not) to go.) pregovoriti2) (to make (someone) certain (that something is the case); to convince: We eventually persuaded him that we were serious.) prepričati•- persuasive
- persuasively
- persuasiveness* * *[pəswéid]transitive verbpregovoriti (to do, into doing); prepričati (of o, that da) -
24 rush
I 1. verb(to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.) planiti; hitro odpeljati2. noun1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.) naval, skok2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.) naglica•II noun(a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water: They hid their boat in the rushes.) ločje* * *I [rʌš]1.nounnaval, nalet, zamah, prerivanje, drvenje, pehanje; naglica; masovno odhajanje (to v); nenaden izbruh ali povečanje; medicine naval krvi; commerce veliko, živo povpraševanje ( for po, za); figuratively napadon the rush colloquially z vso naglico, na hitrothe rush hours — najprometnejše, konične ure (ko gredo ljudje v službo ali se vračajo domov)gold rush figuratively zlata mrzlicato make a rush for — planiti na, navaliti na;2.adjectivehiter, nagel; nujen; prizadevenrush order — hitro, nujno naročiloII [rʌš]1.intransitive verbnavaliti (na), naskočiti, napasti, pognati se, vreči se, zagnati se, planiti, zakaditi se, (slepo) (z)drveti; (o vetru) besneti, šumeti; (o vodi) valiti se; figuratively leteti, hiteti; economy živahno se razvijati; sport spurtatito rush on (upon) s.o. — planiti na kogato rush into an affair — prenagljeno, brez premisleka se lotiti neke zadevefools rush in where angels fear to tread figuratively norci si več upajo kot junaki;2.transitive verbpehati, goniti, hitro gnati (voditi, peljati, poslati, transportirati), priganjati, pritiskati (na), siliti; motoring hitro voziti, drveti z; prenagliti, prenaglo (brez premisleka) izvesti ali izvršiti (posel); military navaliti na (barikade), zavzeti, osvojiti v jurišu, jurišati na; colloquially preveč zaračunati, opehariti ( out of za), izmamiti, izvabiti, izžicati (iz koga) (for s.th. kaj)to rush an examination American z veliko lahkoto napraviti izpitdo not rush me — ne priganjaj me preveč, pusti me, da pridem do sape (da premislim)to be rushed for time colloquially imeti zelo malo časato rush s.o. into danger — spraviti koga v nevarnostto rush one's fences figuratively biti nestrpen, neučakanto rush s.o. slang preveč komu zaračunatito rush s.o. to the hospital — hitro koga prepeljati v bolnicoto rush an obstacle — z vso hitrostjo, v skoku premagati zaprekoto rush a task — hiteti s poslom, naganjati k hitri izvršitvi naloge ali poslaIII [rʌš]1.nounbotanybiček, loč, ločje; figuratively stvar brez vrednostiI don't care a rush — mi ni prav nič mar, se požvižgam na to;2.adjectivebičnat, ločnat -
25 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) ustaviti2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zaustaviti3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) prenehati4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zamašiti5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) pritisniti na struno/odprtino6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) ostati, ustaviti se2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) ustavitev2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) postaja3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) pika4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) poklopec, dušilec5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) zagozda, zapora•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up* * *I [stɔp]nounustavitev, prekinitev, prestanek, pavza, zastoj, konec; ustavljanje, mirovanje, bivanje, pomuda, čas bivanja; postaja, postajališče; gostišče; zapora, blokiranje, ovira; aretacija; naprave za zapiranje; photography zaslonka; music sprememba višine tona, ki nastane s pritiskom na struno ali žico; (orgelski) register, figuratively register; luknja, poklopec (pri pihalih); grammar ločilo, interpunkcija; phonetics zapornik (soglasnik); figuratively način govorato be at a stop — biti ustavljen, stati, ne moči naprej (dalje)to come to a full (dead) stop — popolnoma se ustaviti (prenehati, ponehati)to pull out all the stops to save s.o. — z vsemi sredstvi poskušati koga rešitito put a stop to s.th. — ustaviti kaj, napraviti konec čemuto put a stop on s.th. — zadržati, ustaviti kaj, zapleniti kajhe put on the pathetic stop — udaril je na patetično struno, prešel je v patetičen tonII [stɔp]1.transitive verbustaviti, zaustaviti; prekiniti, ovirati, zadrževati; prenehati s čim; zamašiti (z zamaškom), začepiti (često up), zatesniti; plombirati (zob); zapolniti, zapreti, ustaviti (krvavenje itd.); zastavljati, zadrževati (promet); prestreči, odbiti, parirati (udarec); odtrgati, zadržati, prikrajšati (plačo, podporo itd.); zapreti (plin, paro, vodo); odvrniti ( from od); nautical privezati (ladjo); grammar označiti z ločili, staviti interpunkcijo, ločila; music pritisniti na (žico, struno), spremeniti višino tona s pritiskom na struno; udušiti (glas);2.intransitive verbustaviti se, obstati; colloquially ostati (v postelji, pri kom itd.), biti na obisku; nastaniti se (with s.o. pri kom); (pre)nehati, prekiniti se, napraviti prekinitev (odmor, pavzo), pavzirati; zamašiti se (cev)a badly spelt and badly stopped letter — pismo, polno pravopisnih in interpunkcijskih napakstop thief! — primite tatu!to stop a blow — odbiti, parirati udarecto stop a blow with one's head jocosely dobiti udarec po glavito stop s.o.'s breath — sapo komu zapreti; zadušiti kogato stop a bullet slang biti zadet od krogle, biti ustreljento stop a car — ustaviti, stopati avtoto stop dead (short) — nenadoma se ustaviti, obstati kot ukopanto stop doing s.th. — prenehati s čimshall you stop for dinner? — boste ostali na večerji?to stop one's ears — (za)mašiti si ušesa, figuratively ne hoteti slišatito stop a gap — zamašiti vrzel (luknjo), nadomestovati v potrebito stop s.o.'s mouth — zamašiti komu ustado stop that noise! — nehajte vendar s tem hrupom (ropotom)!stop your nonsense! — dovolj je vaših neumnosti!he stopped me from speaking — preprečil mi je, da bi povedal svoje mnenjehe never stops to think — nikoli si ne vzame časa, da bi premislil (za premislek)to stop the way — zastaviti, zapreti pot, ovirati napredovanje -
26 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) udariti2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) udariti3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) prižgati; ukresati4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) stavkati5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) naleteti na6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) udariti7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) napraviti vtis8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kovati9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) kreniti10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) spustiti; podreti2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) stavka2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) najdba•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up* * *I [stráik]nounudarec (at proti), zamah, zadetek; udarec, bitje (ure, zvona); economy stavka, štrajk; sport prazen udarec; srečno naključje, sreča (v špekulaciji); military (zračni) napad; American najdba (rud, nafte); ugriz (ribe); geology smer (plasti, slojev), vodoraven sloj; American prevara, bluf; kvalitetasit-down strike — stavka, v kateri delavci nočejo zapustiti prostore, kjer delajoII [stráik]1.transitive verbudariti, dati udarec (komu), zadeti; prizadeti, napasti (o bolezni); biti (uro); odbiti z udarcem, udarjati (na boben); kovati (denar, medalje); igrati (harfo itd.); začeti (pesem, muziko); prekiniti (delo); nautical spustiti (jadro, zastavo); podreti (tabor, šotor); potegniti (črto), prečrtati; izravnati, razati; izgladiti; izkresati (ogenj), prižgati (vžigalico, luč); napolniti; zapičiti zob strupnik v (o kači); zabosti (nož itd.), harpunirati (kita); oddajati (toploto); naleteti na, zadeti ob; udariti v (o streli); napraviti vtis, pretresti, prizadcti (koga), pasti (komu) v oči, spraviti v začudenje, osupiti; pasti (komu) na parnet, (za)zdeti se (komu); menjati, odnesti (kulise); economy zaključiti (račun); nenadoma ali dramatično (kaj) izzvati; American doseči, najti, odkriti; slang prositi ( for za); obsolete božati, (po)gladiti z roko;2.intransitive verbudariti ( against ob, on na, po), udarjati, tolči, nameriti udarec (at proti), razbijati; stavkati; biti se, boriti se ( for za); biti, tolči (srce), udariti (strela); nautical military spustiti belo zastavo, figuratively predati se; kreniti, iti, oditi (to proti); nenadoma začeti prodirati, prebijati se ( through skozi) (svetloba, toplota); padati (on na); širiti roke, plavati; vžgati se (vžigalica); držati se za podlago (školjka); pihati (veter); nasesti (ladja); medicine izbruhniti (epidemija); ugrizniti, prijeti (o ribi); figuratively pasti v oči, biti opozorljiv (nenavaden, čuden); American military biti častniški slugato strike all of a heap figuratively zbegati, presenetiti, osupitito strike a ball out of court sport suniti žogo v outto strike a bargain — skleniti kupčijo; doseči sporazumto strike s.o. blind (deaf, dumb) — z udarcem koga oslepiti (oglušiti, onemiti)to strike s.o. dead figuratively pošteno osupiti kogato strike s.o.'s eye — pasti komu v očito strike s.o. in the face — udariti koga po obrazuto strike s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, biti všeč komuto strike one's flag — spustiti zastavo, figuratively predati seto be struck in a girl slang biti zatreskan v (neko) dekleto strike hands obsolete udariti v roko (v znak sporazuma)how does it strike you? — kako se vam zdi?to strike s.o.'s name in the newspaper — naleteti na ime neke osebe v časopisuto strike oil — naleteti na nafto, figuratively imeti srečo, uspeti; obogatetito strike the sands — nasesti, obtičati na sipinito strike sail — spustiti, zviti jadro; priznati porazto strike a snag slang naleteti na nepričakovano težavoto strike tents — podreti šotore, taborto strike terror into s.o. — navdati koga z grozo (s strahom)to strike a vein — naleteti, odkriti žilo (rude)what struck me was... — kar me je osupilo, je bilo...to strike at the root — posekati korenino, figuratively udariti na najbolj občutljivo mestoto strike work — ustaviti delo, stavkatistrike while the iron is hot — kuj železo, dokler je vročc -
27 sure
[ʃuə] 1. adjective1) ((negative unsure) having no doubt; certain: I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you - you can be sure of that!) prepričan2) (unlikely to fail (to do or get something): He's sure to win; You're sure of a good dinner if you stay at that hotel.) gotov3) (reliable or trustworthy: a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle.) zanesljiv2. adverb((especially American) certainly; of course: Sure I'll help you!; `Would you like to come?' `Sure!') seveda- surely- sureness
- sure-footed
- as sure as
- be sure to
- be/feel sure of oneself
- for sure
- make sure
- sure enough* * *I [šúə]adjectivegotov, zanesljiv, siguren; varen, nenevaren; nedvomen, nezmoten, nezmotljiv, nesporen; stalen; prepričan (of o, that da)for sure — gotovo, sigurno, nedvomno, vsekakora sure draw — skrivališče, v katerem je zanesljivo lisicaa sure proof — nesporen, zanesljiv dokazsure thing American slang gotova, zanesljiva stvarsure (thing)! American slang gotovo! sigurno! vsekakor! zanesljivo!slow and sure — počasen, ali sigurenI am sure — gotovo, zareswell, I'm sure! — (vzklik presenečenja)well, to be sure! — no, kakšno presenečenje!are you sure? — ali res?be sure! — ne pozabi!to be sure colloquially gotovo, brez dvoma, sevedaI feel sure of success — gotov, prepričan sem o uspehuII [šúə]adverb (prav) gotovo, seveda; zaresit sure was hot American colloquially zares je bilo vročeas sure as a gun colloquially popolnoma zanesljivoWill you come? -- Sure! — Boš prišel? -- Seveda! Pa ja!sure enough — čisto gotovo (zanesljivo); zares, v resnici, dejansko, nedvomnoI said it would happen, and sure enough it did — rekel sem, da se bo to zgodilo, in zares (dejansko) se je -
28 block
[blok] 1. noun1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) klada2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) tnalo3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) blok, zgradba4) (a barrier: a road block.) zapora5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) skupina hiš2. verb(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) blokirati- blockade3. verbThe ships blockaded the town.) blokirati- blockage- blocked
- block capital/letter
- blockhead* * *I [blɔk]nounklada, tnalo; kocka za tlakovanje; blokiranje; kliše; škripec; blok, skupina hiš; kepa; kalup za klobuke; beležnica; zastoj (v prometu), ovira; obstrukcija; tepec, topoglavec; taboriščepulley block, block and tackle — škripčevjeII [blɔk]transitive verbzapreti, zagraditi; ovirati, blokirati -
29 card
1) (thick paper or thin board: shapes cut out from card.) lepenka2) ((also playing card) a small piece of such paper etc with designs, used in playing certain games: a pack of cards.) karta3) (a similar object used for eg sending greetings, showing membership of an organization, storing information etc: a birthday card; a membership card; a business card.) čestitka, izkaznica, vizitka•- cards- cardboard* * *I [ka:d]nounkarta, vizitka, izkaznica; lepenka; program; American časopisna objava; familiarly človek, dečko; čudakfiguratively a house of cards — negotov položaj ali načrtit is ( —ali that's) the card — tako kaže, to je pravo, to je trebato throw one's cards (on the table) — vse odkrito povedati, priznatito leave cards on s.o. — obiskati kogaII [ka:d]1.nounmikalnik; strgača; gradaše;2.transitive verbmikati, grebenati -
30 chirp
[ ə:p] 1. nouns(the sharp, shrill sound of certain birds and insects.) cvrčanje, čivkanje2. verb(to make such a sound.) čivkati, cvrčati* * *I [čə:p]1.intransitive verbcvrčati, cvrlikati, čivkati, ščebetati; veseliti se;2.transitive verbrazvedriti, razveseliti, oživitiII [čə:p]nouncvrčanje, ščebet, čivkanjeIII [čə:p]adjectiveAmerican živahen, vesel -
31 court
[ko:t] 1. noun1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) sodišče2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) sodišče3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) igrišče4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) dvor(jani)5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) dvor6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) dvorišče2. verb1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) dvoriti2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) prizadevati si3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) izzivati•- courtier- courtly
- courtliness
- courtship
- courthouse
- court-martial
- courtyard* * *I [kɔ:t]noundvorišče; slepa ulica; dvor; dvorjani; (kraljevska) vlada; uradni sprejem na dvoru; sodišče; American sodniki; igrišče; dvorjenje; motelout of court — nevreden upoštevanja, nemerodajento put o.s. out of court — zgubiti pravicoAmerican General Court — zakonodajni zborII [kɔ:t]transitive verbdvoriti, snubiti, potegovati se; prilizovati se; prizadevati si; izpostavljati se; izzivatito court disaster — sam zakriviti, izzivati nesrečo -
32 date
I 1. [deit] noun1) ((a statement on a letter etc giving) the day of the month, the month and year: I can't read the date on this letter.) datum2) (the day and month and/or the year in which something happened or is going to happen: What is your date of birth?) datum3) (an appointment or engagement, especially a social one with a member of the opposite sex: He asked her for a date.) zmenek2. verb1) (to have or put a date on: This letter isn't dated.) datirati2) ((with from or back) to belong to; to have been made, written etc at (a certain time): Their quarrel dates back to last year.) izvirati3) (to become obviously old-fashioned: His books haven't dated much.) zastareti•- dated- dateline
- out of date
- to date
- up to date II [deit] noun(the brown, sticky fruit of the date palm, a kind of tree growing in the tropics.) datelj* * *I [deit]nounbotany dateljevec; dateljII [deit]transitive verb & intransitive verbdatirati; izvirati; domeniti se za sestanek; zastaretito date in advance ( —ali forward) — zapisati zgodnejši datum, antedatiratito date back — zapisati poznejši datum, postdatiraticolloquially we've got him dated — poznamo tega tičaIII [deit]nounrok, datum, doba; American sestanekout of date — zastarel, nemoderen, staromodencommerce date of the bill (of exchange) — dan izdaje meniceAmerican without date — odložen na nedoločen časof recent date — nov, moderenup to date — sodoben, moderen -
33 discriminate
[di'skrimineit]1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) razlikovati2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) zapostavljati•* * *I [diskrímineit]transitive verb & intransitive verbto discriminate in favour of — favorizirati, dajati prednostII [diskríminit]adjective ( discriminately adverb)različen; ločilen; razločen; ki dela razliko -
34 drug
1. noun1) (any substance used in medicine: She has been prescribed a new drug for her stomach-pains.) zdravilo2) (a substance, sometimes one used in medicine, taken by some people to achieve a certain effect, eg great happiness or excitement: I think she takes drugs; He behaves as though he is on drugs.) mamilo2. verb(to make to lose consciousness by giving a drug: She drugged him and tied him up.) omamiti- druggist- drug-addict
- drugstore* * *I [drʌg]noundroga, zdravilo, strup, mamilo, surovina za zdravila; blago, ki ne gre v denara drug in the market — blago, ki ne gre v denar, po katerem ni povpraševanjaII [drʌg]transitive verb & intransitive verbpripravljati zdravila ali mamila; dajati ali jemati, zauživati mamila; omamiti, omamljati (se) -
35 emphasis
['emfəsis]plural - emphases; noun1) (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.) poudarek2) (force; firmness: `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.) poudarek3) (importance given to something: He placed great emphasis on this point.) poudarek•- emphasise
- emphatic
- emphatically* * *plural emphases [émfəsis, émfəsi:z]noun poudarek, izrazitost; zanoswith all the emphasis — zlasti, s posebnim poudarkom -
36 filter
['filtə] 1. noun1) (a strainer or other device through which liquid, gas, smoke etc can pass, but not solid material: A filter is used to make sure that the oil is clean and does not contain any dirt; ( also adjective) filter paper.) filter2) (a kind of screening plate used to change or correct certain colours: If you are taking photographs in sun and snow, you should use a blue filter.) filter2. verb1) ((of liquids) to (become) clean by passing through a filter: The rain-water filtered into a tank.) filtrirati (se)2) (to come bit by bit or gradually: The news filtered out.) prenikati•* * *I [fíltə]nouncedilo, precejalo, filterII [fíltə]1.transitive verbcediti, čistiti, filtrirati;2.intransitive verbcediti, čistiti se; prenikati; prehitevati kolono vozil na glavnih cestah po stranskih ulicah -
37 float
[fləut] 1. verb(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) plavati2. noun1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) plavač2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) voziček•- floating restaurant* * *I [flout]1.intransitive verbplavati, pluti; lebdeti, viseti v zraku; krožiti (govorice); commerce biti v obtoku; sprehajati se, bloditi;2.transitive verbsploviti, sprožiti, pognati; začeti, osnovati; dvigati; poplavitiII [flout]nounsplav; plavač (predmet); krožna mreža; ribji mehur; tovorni voz (brez ograje), dira; plitev čoln; vrsta nizkega vozička; plural odrske luči, rampa; ometača; lopata na mlinskem kolesu -
38 knock
[nok] 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) potrkati2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) suniti, zbiti3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) udariti4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) zadeti (se) ob2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) udarec2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) trkanje•- knocker- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up* * *I [nɔk]nounudarec, sunek; trkanje; ropotanje motorjaAmerican slang neugodna kritika; slang to take the knock — pretrpeti hudo denarno izguboII [nɔk]1.transitive verbudariti, suniti; tolči, trkati, potrkati (at, on na, po); colloquially osupniti, zaprepastiti, sapo vzeti; American slang ostro kritizirati, zmesti;2.intransitive verbtolči, razbijati, trkati; trčiti, udariti (against, into ob, v); ropotati (motor); American colloquially godrnjatito knock the bottom out of — dokazati neresničnost, izpodbiti kajto knock on the head — ubiti, udariti do nezavesti; figuratively zadati udarec, onemogočiti kajto knock one's head against (a brick wall) — udariti z glavo ob zid; figuratively riniti z glavo skozi zidto knock all of a heap — presenetiti, osupnitito knock into a cocked hat — uničiti, izmaličiti; zaprepastiti, potolči (nasprotnika)to knock home — dobro zabiti; figuratively vtepsti komu kaj v glavoto knock s.o. into the middle of next week — udariti koga, da odleti; ven vreči, nagnatislang what knocks me — kar mi ne gre v glavo -
39 lane
[lein]1) (a narrow road or street: a winding lane.) ozka ulica2) (used in the names of certain roads or streets: His address is 12 Penny Lane.) ulica3) (a division of a road for one line of traffic: The new motorway has three lanes in each direction.) vozni pas4) (a regular course across the sea taken by ships: a regular shipping lane.) redna pomorska linija* * *[léin]nounpodeželska cesta, kolovoz, ozka ulica; špalir; redna pomorska (zračna) linija; sport proga za tekit is a long lane that has no turning — nobena nesreča ne traja večno, enkrat se vse obrne -
40 penny
['peni]plurals - pence; noun1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) peni2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) novčič3) (the value of such a coin.) peni•* * *[péni]noun(plural pennies, pence) peni (angleški drobiž, 1/100 funta); American cent (kovanec); figuratively majhna vsota, denarin for a penny, in for a pound — kdor reče A, mora reči tudi B; začeto delo je treba končatia penny for your thoughts — če bi le vedel, kaj mislišhistory Peter's penny — letni davek za papeža; prispevek za dobrodelne in cerkvene namene
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