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21 fine

I 1. adjective
1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) odličen

2) ((of weather) bright; not raining: a fine day.) jasen

3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) odličen

4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) fin

5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) natančen

6) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) droben

7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) fin, pretanjen

8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) v redu, krasen
2. adverb
(satisfactorily: This arrangement suits me fine.) zelo prav
3. interjection
(good; well done etc: You've finished already - fine!) krasno

- finely
- finery
- fine art II 1. noun
(money which must be paid as a punishment: I had to pay a fine.) globa
2. verb
(to make (someone) pay a fine: She was fined $10.) oglobiti

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I [fain]
noun

konec, cilj, zaključek

in fine — končno, kratkomalo, skratka
II [fain]
noun

globa

juridically to make liable to fine — naložiti globo
III [fain]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

naložiti globo, kaznovati z globo; plačati globo
IV [fain]
adjective

droben, tenek, fin; rahel, nežen; lep, sijajen, odličen; eleganten; čist; jasen; oster (nož), nabrušen; dobro razvit; bister; prevzeten

fine arts — lepe umetnosti

one fine day — lepega dne

one of these fine days — prej ali slej

fine middling — srednje dober

to call things by fine names — imenovati grdo z lepimi besedami

fine gold — čisto zlato

fine feathers make fine birds — obleka dela človeka

not to put too fine point upon it — povedati naravnost in brez olepšavanja

to say fine things about s.o. — hvaliti koga

fine words butter no parsnips — od lepih besed se ne da živeti
V [fain]
adverb

lepo; rahlo, nežno itn.

to run ( —ali cut) it (rather) fine — na kratko odpraviti

that will suit me fine — to mi je zelo prav
VI [fain]
noun

lepo vreme

in rain or fine — v vsakem vremenu
VII [fain]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

(z)jasniti se; čistiti se; tanjšati se; (s)hujšati; prečistiti, rafinirati

English-Slovenian dictionary > fine
22 mind

1.
(the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) pamet
2. verb
1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) paziti na kaj

2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) vznemirjati se

3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) paziti

4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) upoštevati
3. interjection
(be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) pazi!

- - minded
- mindful
- mindless
- mindlessly
- mindlessness
- mindreader
- at/in the back of one's mind
- change one's mind
- be out of one's mind
- do you mind!
- have a good mind to
- have half a mind to
- have a mind to
- in one's mind's eye
- in one's right mind
- keep one's mind on
- know one's own mind
- make up one's mind
- mind one's own business
- never mind
- on one's mind
- put someone in mind of
- put in mind of
- speak one's mind
- take/keep one's mind off
- to my mind
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I [máind]
noun

spomin; mišljenje, mnenje, nazor; misel; namen, volja, želja; pamet, razum; duh, duša; razpoloženje, čud; srce

the human mind — človekov duh

history of the mind — idejna zgodovina

things of the mind — duhovne stvari

his is a fine mind — je pametna glava

one of the greatest minds of his time — eden največjih mislecev svojega časa

absence of mind — raztresenost

presence of mind — prisotnost duha

to be in two minds about s.th. — kolebati, omahovati

to be of s.o.'s mind — strinjati se s kom, biti istega mnenja

to be of the same mind — biti istega mnenja

to bear ( —ali have, keep) s.th. in mind — spomniti se zapomniti si

to bring ( —ali call) to mind — spomniti (se)

to cast one's mind back — v duhu se vrniti nazaj

to change one's mind — premisliti se

the mind's eye — vizija

in one's mind's eye — v duhu, v domišljiji

to close one's mind to — zapreti se vase, zapreti srce čemu

to come to mind — priti na misel

to enter s.o.'s mind — priti komu na misel

a frame ( —ali state) of mind — duševno stanje, trenutno razpoloženje

to give one's mind to s.th. — lotiti se česa zanimati se za kaj

to give s.o. a piece ( —ali bit) of one's mind — učiti koga kozjih molitvic, odkrito povedati svoje mnenje o kom

to have a good ( —ali great) mind to — nameniti se, biti trdno odločen za kaj

to have half a mind to — biti skoraj odločen za kaj

to have s.th. on one's mind — biti zaskrbljen zastran česa stalno misliti na kaj

to have an open mind — biti brez predsodkov, nepristranski

to bave it in mind to do s.th. — nameravati kaj storiti

to have s.th. in mind — nameravati, imeti načrt, izbrati

to have no mind for — ne imeti volje za kaj

to keep one's mind on — kar naprej misliti na kaj

to keep an open mind — počakati z odločitvijo

to know one's own mind — biti odločen, vedeti kaj hočeš

not to know one's own mind — biti poln dvomov, obotavljati se

to lose one's mind — znoreti

to make up one's mind — odločiti se

to make up one's mind to s.th. — sprijazniti se s čim

to ( —ali in) my mind — po mojem mnenju, meni pri srcu

many men, many minds — kolikor glav, toliko misli

month's mind — porodničina želja po jedi

my mind misgives me — ne slutim nič dobrega

to open one's mind to — zaupati komu svoje misli (čustva)

to pass ( —ali go) out of mind — iti v pozabo, pozabiti kaj

to prey on one's mind — ležati na duši

to put s.o. in mind of s.th. — spomniti koga na kaj

to put s.tb. out of one's mind — izbiti si kaj iz glave

in one's right mind — pri zdravi pameti

out of one's (right) mind — nor

to read s.o.'s mind — brati komu misli, uganiti komu misli

juridically of sound mind and memory — priseben

to set one's mind on — ubiti si kaj v glavo, odločiti se za kaj

out of sight, out of mind — kar ne vidiš, hitro pozabiš

to slip one's mind — pozabiti

to speak one's mind — odkrito govoriti

to take one's mind off — prenehati misliti na kaj

to tell s.o. one's mind — komu odkrito povedati svoje mnenje

time out of mind — davno, pozabljeni časi

to turn one's mind to — obrniti pozornost na kaj

to turn over in one's mind — skrbno pretehtati, premisliti

it was a weight off my mind — kamen se mi je odvalil od srca
II [máind]
1.

transitive verb

paziti na kaj, meniti se za kaj, skrbeti, brigati, ozirati se na kaj; nasprotovati, ugovarjati; archaic spomniti (of na), spomniti se na kaj;

2.

intransitive verb

paziti; biti proti

to mind one's book — pridno se učiti

to mind one's own business — pometati pred svojim pragom, brigati se zase

if you don't mind — če nimaš nič proti

don't mind me — ne oziraj se name, ne pusti se motiti

would you mind coming! — bi prišel, prosim!

do you mind my smoking? — imaš kaj proti, če kadim?

colloquially mind you write — glej, da boš pisal

colloquially I don't mind if I do — prav rad to storim

mind and do that — pazi, da boš to res storil

slang to mind one's eye — biti previden

mind (yon)! — zapomni si!

never mind! — nič ne de, ni važno, ne vznemirjaj se, ne oziraj se na to!

never mind him! — ne brigaj se zanj!

slang mind out! — pazi, umakni se!

he minds a great deal — je proti, zelo ga moti

to mind one's P's and Q's — biti previden v besedah in vedenju

I shouldn't mind (a drink) — rad bi (kaj popil), nimam nič proti

mind the step! — pazi na stopnico!

English-Slovenian dictionary > mind
23 mix

[miks] 1. verb
1) (to put or blend together to form one mass: She mixed the butter and sugar together; He mixed the blue paint with the yellow paint to make green paint.) zmešati

2) (to prepare or make by doing this: She mixed the cement in a bucket.) pripraviti

3) (to go together or blend successfully to form one mass: Oil and water don't mix.) mešati (se)

4) (to go together socially: People of different races were mixing together happily.) mešati se
2. noun
1) (the result of mixing things or people together: London has an interesting racial mix.) mešanica

2) (a collection of ingredients used to make something: (a) cake-mix.) sestavine

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- mixed
- mixer
- mixture
- mix-up
- be mixed up
- mix up
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I [miks]
noun

mešanica; colloquially zbrka, zmeda; slang pretep
II [miks]
1.

transitive verb

metati, pomešati, zmešati ( with s, z); biology križati; melirati (blago); figuratively združiti;

2.

intransitive verb (po)mešati se; zlagati se s kom

to mix into — primešati

to mix in — baviti se s čim

to mix in society — zahajati v družbo

to mix up — premešati, zamešati; zamenjati ( with s, z)

to be mixed up — biti vpleten (in, with), biti zmeden

to get mixed up — zmesti se; vmešati se, zaplesti se (in, with)

to mix work and pleasure — združiti delo in zadovoljstvo

American slang to mix it (up) — skočiti si v lase

not to mix well — ne zlagati se s kom, ne spadati skupaj

English-Slovenian dictionary > mix
24 play

[plei] 1. verb
1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) igrati se

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) igrati

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) igrati

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) igrati

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) igrati

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) potegniti koga za nos

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) igrati proti komu

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) poigravati se

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) usmeriti

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) igrati
2. noun
1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) igra

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) gledališka igra

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) tekma

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) delovanje

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- player
- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up
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I [pléi]
noun

igra (na srečo, za stavo, za zabavo, športna), zabava, šala; igranje, kvartanje, poteza (pri šahu); figuratively igra (besed, barv, valov, žarkov itd.); theatre gledališka igra, predstava; music igranje, predvajanje, glasbeno delo; spretno ravnanje s čim (običajno v sestavljenkah npr. swordplay); delovanje, dejavnost, torišče; technical toleranca; figuratively svoboda gibanja; American slang manever, (zvijačen) poskus za dosego česa; American slang publiciteta, poznanost, propaganda

at the play — v gledališču

to be at play — igrati se

to bring ( —ali call, put) into play — spraviti v pogon, izkoristiti

to come into play — začeti delati, stopiti v akcijo

child's play — otročarija, igračkanje

fair play — pošteno ravnanje

foul play — nepošteno ravnanje

in full play — v polnem teku, v polnem pogonu

to give free play to one's fancy — dati domišljiji prosto pot

to give the rope more play — zrahljati vrv

as good as a play — zelo zabavno in zanimivo

grandstand play — razkazovanje

figuratively to hold in play — zaposliti (koga s čim)

high play — kvartanje za debel denar

in play — še v igri (kvartanje), za šalo

it is your play — ti imaš potezo (šah), ti igraš (karte)

out of play — ne več v igri (kvartanje)

lively play of fantasy — živahna domišljija

to make play — imeti uspeh; utruditi preganjalce (pri lovu)

to make a play for — potegovati se za naklonjenost

to make play with — postavljati se, bahati se

that was pretty play — to je bilo dobro (zaigrano)

a play on words — besedna igra
II [pléi]
1.

intransitive verb

igrati ( for za), šaliti se, zabavati se, igračkati se; začeti igrati (karte), napraviti potezo, biti na potezi (šah); poigravati se (barve, valovi, žarki itd.); streljati (top), brizgati (vodomet), sijati; technical imeti prostor za gibanje, imeti toleranco, premikati se (bat), biti v pogonu; biti primeren za igro (igrišče);

2.

transitive verb theatre

igrati, uprizoriti; sport nastopiti, igrati proti, sprejeti igralca v moštvo; uperiti (žaromet, luč, vodni curek) na koga; ustreliti (iz topa); technical spraviti v pogon, upravljati (stroj), obvladati

to play along with — sodelovati, v en rog trobiti s kom

to play it cagey — biti previden, omahovati

figuratively to play both ends against the middle — previdno, rafinirano ravnati

to play ball with s.o. — pošteno postopati s kom

to play booty — prevarati

figuratively to play one's cards well (badly) — (ne)spretno manevrirati

to play s.o. dirt — izigrati koga

to play the devil ( —ali deuce) with — prekrižati komu račune

to play by ear — igrati po posluhu

to play fair (foul) — pošteno (nepošteno) ravnati

to play s.o. false — izdati koga

to play the fool — zganjati neumnosti

to play a fish — utruditi ribo na trnku

to play fast and loose with — zlorabljati koga

to play the game — držati se pravil, pošteno ravnati

to play to the gallery — šopiriti se pred javnostjo

to play guns on — obstreljevati

to play into s.o.'s hands — koristiti drugemu, pomagati komu

to play one's hand for all it is worth — izrabiti vsako priliko, uveljaviti vse svoje zmožnosti

to play the knave — varati

to play a good knife and fork — jesti z apetitom

to play the horses — staviti na konjskih dirkah

to play for love — igrati za zabavo ne za denar

slang to play it (low) on — izigrati koga, zlorabiti

to play a joke ( —ali prank, trick) on — potegniti koga za nos

to play the races — staviti na konjskih dirkah

to play a part — igrati vlogo, pretvarjati se

to play possum — hliniti spanje

to play upon the square — pošteno ravnati

to play safe — previdno ravnati, ne tvegati

to play second fiddle — imeti podrejen položaj

to play a good stick — dobro sabljati

to play for time — zavlačevati, poskušati pridobiti na času

to play truant ( —ali hooky) — neopravičeno izostati od pouka

to play s.o. a mean trick — prevarati koga

to play tricks with — nagajati

to play (up)on — igrati na, figuratively izrabljati koga

to play (up)on words — zbijati šale, igrati se z besedami

to play with — igrati se s, z; lahkomiselno ravnati s

English-Slovenian dictionary > play
25 reckoning

noun

1) (calculation; counting: By my reckoning, we must be about eight kilometres from the town.) ocenitev

2) (the settling of debts etc.) poravnava

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[rékəniŋ]
noun

računanje, izračunavanje; štetje; kalkulacija; archaic cenjenje, spoštovanje; (gostilniški) račun, zapitek

to my reckoning — po mojem mišljenju, po moji sodbi

day of reckoning — dan obračuna, religion sodni dan

nautical dead reckoning — približna določitev položaja ladje

to be out of (in) one's reckoning figuratively uračunati se, zmotiti se v računu, ušteti se

there is no reckoning on (upon) him — nanj ne moremo računati, se zanašati

to call s.o. to reckoning about — poklicati koga na obračun glede (s.th. česa)

to make no reckoning of — ne upoštevati, ne ceniti, omalovaževati

to make one's reckoning without the host — delati račun brez krčmarja

short reckonings make long (lasting) friends — čisti računi, dolgo prijateljstvo

to work out the ship's reckoning nautical izračunati položaj ladje brez astronomskega opazovanja (na osnovi opravljene poti in smeri)

English-Slovenian dictionary > reckoning
26 relax

[rə'læks]
verb

1) (to make or become less tight or tense or less worried etc; to rest completely: The doctor gave him a drug to make him relax; Relax your shoulders; He relaxed his grip for a second and the rope was dragged out of his hand.) sprostiti (se)

2) (to make or become less strict or severe: The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.) omiliti

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- relaxation

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[rilaeks]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

sprostiti (se); (raz)rahljati (se); oslabiti, oslabeti; ublažiti, zmanjšati, popustiti (v), omagati (v); odpočiti se, "izpreči", pomiriti se, omiliti (se), postati blažji, prijaznejši (o obrazu); narediti medlo, mlahavo; postati medel, mlahav

relaxed throat medicine vrsta kroničnega vnetja grla

to relax one's attention (efforts) — popustiti v svoji pazijivosti, pozornosti (v svojih naporih)

to relax discipline — zrahljati disciplino

to relax requirements — popustiti v zahtevah

to relax one's hold — popustiti svoj prijem

to relax one's tone figuratively utišati svoj glas

to relax after work — počivati po delu

the fury of the storm relaxed — bes viharja je popustil, se je polegel

English-Slovenian dictionary > relax
27 repair

[ri'peə] 1. verb
1) (to mend; to make (something) that is damaged or has broken down work again; to restore to good condition: to repair a broken lock / torn jacket.) popraviti

2) (to put right or make up for: Nothing can repair the harm done by your foolish remarks.) popraviti
2. noun
1) ((often in plural) the act of repairing something damaged or broken down: I put my car into the garage for repairs; The bridge is under repair.) popravilo

2) (a condition or state: The road is in bad repair; The house is in a good state of repair.) stanje

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- repairable
- reparable
- reparation
- repairman
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I [ripʌ/ə]
1.

noun

zelo obiskovan kraj, priljubljeno bivališče (bivanje); archaic pogosten obisk; archaic zavetje, pribežališče

a place of great (little) repair — mnogo (malo) obiskovan kraj;

2.

intransitive verb

oditi, odhajati (v velikem številu, često, iz navade); iti, kreniti (to kam); vrniti se; zateči se k; obračati se (to s.o. for na koga za kaj)
II [ripʌ/ə]
noun

popravilo, popravljanje, reparatura, vzpostavitev v pravilno stanje, vzdrževanje v dobrem stanju; okrepitev, oddih, okrevanje

repairs plural popravila, stroški za popravilo

in bad (good) repair — v slabem (dobrem) stanju

out of repair — (tudi figuratively) pokvarjen, v slabem stanju

under repair, in repair — v popravilu

in need of repair — potreben popravila

to be under (in) repair — biti v popravilu

his health needs repair — on je potreben oddiha, okrepitve

to keep in good repair — vzdrževati v dobrem stanju

to make repairs — popraviti, zakrpati

your boots need repair — vaša obutev je potrebna popravila
III [ripʌ/ə]
transitive verb

popraviti, reparirati, zakrpati; obnoviti, izboljšati; nadomestiti (škodo, izgubo itd.); ozdraviti

to repair an injury (a wrong) — popraviti krivico

to repair s.o.'s health — zdravje komu izboljšati, ozdraviti koga

to repair a loss — nadomestiti izgubo

English-Slovenian dictionary > repair
28 set

[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) postaviti

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pogrniti

3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) določiti

4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dati

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) sprožiti

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) zaiti

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) strditi se

8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) naravnati

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) nakodrati, urediti

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) vstaviti

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) naravnati
2. adjective
1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) ustaljen

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) odločen

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) odločen

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) tog

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) tog

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) z vdelanim (diamantom itd.)
3. noun
1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) zbirka

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparat

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) skupina

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) friziranje

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) scenografija

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) niz

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- setting
- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon
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I [set]
noun

poetically sončni zahod; neko število enakih oseb, stvari, ki spadajo skupaj, tvorijo celoto; krog, družba (ljudi), klika; garnitura, serija, niz, servis; tennis set, partija (6 iger); commerce kolekcija; radijski, televizijski aparat, naprava, pribor; vsa ladijska jadra; printing zlog; theatre oprema odra; frizura, pričeska; sadika, nasad (jajc); plesni pari; figura pri četvorki; hunting nepremična stoja psa pred divjačino; (o glavi) drža, držanje; (o obleki) kroj, pristajanje; (o toku, vetru) smer; (o tekočini) trdnost; nagnjenost, tendenca ( towards k, proti); figuratively oster napad, zadnja plast (malte na zidu)

a set of bills of exchange — dve ali tri istovrstne menice

a set of cards — niz igralnih kart

a set of contradictions — niz, vrsta protislovij, nasprotij

set of current — smer toka

the set of day (life) — konec (zaton) dneva (življenja)

set of furniture — garnitura pohištva

set of houses — skupina (kompleks) hiš

a fine set of men — dobro moštvo

set of swindlers — banda, klika sleparjev

dead set hunting nepremična stoja psa, ki naznanja divjačino

set of false teeth — umetno zobovje

the best set — elita

the fast set — lahkoživi svet

full set of bill of lading commerce sklop (komplet) ladijskega tovornega lista (konosamenta)

the racing set — krog ljudi, ki se zanimajo za konjske dirke

smart set — mondena družba

wireless set — radijski aparat

he is one of my set — on je eden iz mojega kroga (družbe)

he has a set towards preaching — on rad pridiga

to make a dead set at figuratively čvrsto popasti, zgrabiti koga; (o ženski) loviti koga, skušati (truditi se) osvojiti koga
II [set]
adjective

določen, odrejen (čas), ustaljen, predpisan; pravilen, konvencionalen; tog, nepremičen; stalen (o ceni); American trmast; premišljen, pripravljen (govor); zaseden ( with z), zavzet, (popolnoma) zaposlen, okupiran (on, upon s.th. s čim)

at the set day — na določeni dan

set egg — jajce z razvitim piščetom v lupini

set fair — stalno lepo vreme

set form — predpisan formular

set piece — (gradbeni) oder, na katerem se delajo razne figure za ognjemet

set phrase — ustaljen izraz (reklo, fraza)

set scene — kulise, sestavljene iz bolj ali manj gotovih delov

set resolution — trden sklep

set speech — vnaprej pripravljen, naštudiran govor

set time — dogovorjen (odrejen, določen) čas

close-set — na gosto postavljen

hard-set — v škripcih

people with set opinions — ljudje z ustaljenimi nazori

well-set — stasit, lepe rasti, postaven

well set up in wine — dobro založen, oskrbljen z vinom

I am set on s.th. — srčno si želim česa, mnogo mi je do česa, hlepim po čem

his teeth were set — stiskal je zobe
III [set]
1.

transitive verb

postaviti, položiti, posaditi, namestiti, instalirati, montirati, dati v določen položaj; naravnati (ud, uro); razvrstiti, sestaviti v zbirko (žuželke itd.); nasaditi (kokoš, jajca); pogrniti (mizo), razviti (jadro); razporediti, zlágati (tiskarske črke); urediti, (s)frizirati (lase); vstaviti, vdelati (dragulj v zlato); zabiti (v zemljo); spraviti (v gibanje), privesti, spraviti v določeno stanje; spustiti (na prostost); nagnati koga k delu, zapovedati mu, da se loti kakega dela; postaviti, dati (komu kaj) za zgled (vzor, primer); postaviti (pravilo); dati (komu ali sebi) nalogo; komponirati, uglasbiti (to za); naščuvati (at s.o. proti komu); razpisati (nagrado) (on na); stisniti (zobe); theatre uprizoriti, postaviti na oder; obsuti, posuti kaj ( with z); sesiriti (mleko); usmeriti, gnati (čoln); zasaditi zemijo, tla ( with z);

2.

intransitive verb

zaiti, zahajati (sonce, mesec, tudi figuratively); ustaliti se (vreme); pihati (o vetru), prihajati ( from od, iz); gibati se, premikati se v neki smeri (o vodnem toku itd.); kreniti (na pot); kazati nagnjenost (to za); lotiti se, začeti; pridobiti na moči; (o lovskem psu) nepremično obstati in tako opozoriti na bližnjo divjačino; (o obleki) pristajati; spremeniti se v trdno stanje, otrdeti (cement, malta), strditi se; (o plesalcih) stati nasproti partnerju; (o cvetu) narediti plod; dobiti določeno obliko

to set afoot (on foot) — začeti, pripraviti (kaj)

to set s.o. against — nahujskati koga proti, ustvariti pri kom nerazpoloženje za

to be set on (upon) s.th. — trdovratno vztrajati pri čem, biti ves mrtev na kaj

to set alar(u)m — naravnati budilko na potrebni čas

to set the axe to s.th. — začeti kaj sekati, nastaviti sekiro na kaj, uničiti kaj

to set the broken bones (a fracture) — naravnati zlomljene kosti (zlom)

to set books to be read — določiti knjige, ki jih je treba prebrati

this hat set me back a pound slang ta klobuk me je stal en funt

to set bounds to s.th. — omejiti kaj

to set one's cap at colloquially prizadevati si pritegniti (snubca)

this cement sets quickly — ta cement hitro otrdi

to set chairs for everybody — namestiti stole za vse

his character has set — njegov značaj je dozorel

to set the clock (the watch) — naravnati uro

to set close printing staviti, zlágati z majhnimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami

to set at defiance — izzvati, kljubovati

to set a dog on s.o. — spustiti, naščuvati psa na koga

to set persons by the ears (at variance, at loggerheads) — izzvati prepir (razdor) med dvema osebama, spraviti v spor, spreti dve osebi

to set s.o. at ease — pomiriti koga, osvoboditi koga zadrege (tesnobe, ženiranja, stiske)

to set an end to s.th. — napraviti konec čemu

to set an engine going — spraviti stroj v pogon

to set an example — dati zgled

to set eyes on s.th. — upreti oči (pogled) v kaj, opaziti kaj

to set one's face against colloquially odločno se upreti, zoperstaviti

how far did I set you? — (v šoli) do kam smo prišli (vzeli) (zadnjič)?

to set the fashion — dajati, uvesti, diktirati modo (ton)

to set s.o. on his feet — postaviti koga na noge (tudi figuratively)

to set fire to (at) s.th. — podnetiti, zažgati kaj

to set s.th. on fire — požgati, zažgati kaj

to set the Thames on fire figuratively napraviti nekaj osupljivega

to set foot in a house — prestopiti prag hiše, vstopiti v hišo

to set on foot — postaviti na noge, začeti, uvesti, spraviti v gibanje, v tek

to set foot on s.th. — stopiti na kaj

to set free (at liberty) — izpustiti na prostost

to set a glass in a sash — vstaviti šipo v (okenski) okvir

to set one's hand to s.th. — podpisati kaj, zapečatiti kaj

to set a hen — posaditi kokoš na jajca

to set one's house in order — spraviti (svojo) hišo v red, urediti hišo; figuratively spraviti svoje stvari v red, urediti svoje stvari; napraviti red, pomesti z nepravilnostmi, izvesti reforme

to set a lady's hair — urediti, naviti, sfrizirati, narediti pričesko dami

to set one's hand to a task — lotiti se naloge

I set my hand and seal to this document — s tem podpisujem to listino

to set one's heart (one's mind) to s.th. — poželeti, zelo si (za)želeti, zahtevati zase, izbrati zase, odločno skušati dobiti kaj, navdušiti se za kaj

to set s.o.'s heart at rest — napraviti konec dvomu, zaskrbljenosti, pomiriti koga

the jelly has (is) set — želé se je strdil

to set at large — dati prostost, izpustiti, osvoboditi

to set a company laughing — spraviti družbo v smeh

to set ono's life on a chance figuratively staviti svoje življenje na kocko

to set s.th. in a proper light — postaviti kaj v pravo luč

to set little (much) by s.th. — malo (visoko) kaj ceniti

to set one's mind on — obrniti svoje misli na

to set to music — uglasbiti

my muscle sets — mišica se mi napne

to set s.o. at naught — rogati se, posmehovati se komu, podcenjevati, omalovaževati, poniževati, v nič devati koga, ne se ozirati na koga

to set o.s. against s.th. — upreti se, zoperstaviti se čemu

public opinion sets strongly against them — javno mnenje jim je sovražno

to set o.s. — lotiti se; sport zavzeti mesto na startu, pripraviti se za start

to set the pace — regulirati korak, hojo; dajati takt

to set paper colloquially napisati vprašanja, ki jih bodo vlekli študenti na izpitu

to set pen to paper — lotiti se pisanja, začeti pisati

to set the police after s.o. — poslati policijo za kom

to set a price on s.th. — določiti čemu ceno, naložiti ceno za kaj

to set a price on s.o.'s life (head) — razpisati nagrado na glavo kake osebe

to set s.th. before the public — prinesti kaj pred javnost

to set a razor — nabrusiti britev; izgladiti ostrino britve po brušenju

to set s.o. at rest — pomiriti, umiriti koga

to set a question at rest — urediti (rešiti) vprašanje

to set s.o. right — popraviti, korigirati koga

to set right (to rights, in order) — spraviti v red, popraviti

to set roaring (in a roar) — spraviti v krohot

to set a handle with rubies — vdelati rubine v ročaj

to set sail — dvigniti jadro, odjadrati, odpluti, kreniti na potovanje po morju

to set a saw — izviti zobe žage v nasprotnih si smereh

to set seal to s.th. — staviti pečat na kaj

to set seed — posejati seme

to set shoulder to the wheel figuratively pomagati, podpreti, zelo si prizadevati, odločno se lotiti

to set spies on s.o. — vohuniti za kom

to set spurs to the horse — z ostrogami spodbosti konja, spodbujati

to set a stake into the ground — zabiti kol v tla, v zemljo

his star sets figuratively njegova zvezda zahaja

to set store by s.th. slang visoko (zelo) ceniti, preceniti kaj; pripisovati veliko važnost čemu

to set the table — pogrniti mizo

to set a task — dati, naložiti nalogo

to set one's teeth — stisniti zobe (tudi figuratively)

to set s.o.'s teeth on edge — izzvati razburjenost (vznemirjenost) pri kom, (raz)dražiti živce komu, iti komu na živce

to set s.o. thinking — dati komu misliti

to set a trap — nastaviti past (zanko)

to set at variance — spreti, razdvojiti

to set veils — razpeti jadra

to set s.o. in the way — pokazati komu pot, spraviti koga na pravo pot

to set s.o. on his way archaic spremiti koga del (kos) poti

to set wide printing staviti razprto, z velikimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami

to set one's wits to another's — meriti se s kom v diskusiji

to set one's wits to a question — iskati rešitev problerna, prizadevati si rešiti problem

to set one's wits to work — predati se resnemu razmišljanju

to set the watch nautical postaviti straže na njihova mesta

it sets him well — dobro mu pristaja

the weather has set fair — vreme je postalo lepo

to set s.o. to work — spraviti koga k delu

to set o.s. to work — lotiti se dela

English-Slovenian dictionary > set
29 sound

I adjective
1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) zdrav

2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) trden

3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) temeljit

4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) brez napake

5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) pameten

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- soundly
- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun
1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) zvok; zvočen

2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) zvok

3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) podoba
2. verb
1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) zveneti

2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) (po)zvoniti

3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) slišati se; zdeti se

4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) izgovoriti

5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) osluškovati

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- soundless
- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb
(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) zvočno izolirati

- sound-track
III verb
(to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondirati

- sounding
- sound out
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I [sáund]
noun

zvok, zven, glas, šum; ton; slušaj, doseg sluha; figuratively vtis; pomen, smisel; obsolete sporočilo, naznanilo

within the sound of — v slušaju

sound amplifier — ojačevalec zvoka

the sound of a bell — glas zvona, zvonjenje

sound and fury — prazne (gole) besede

I don't like the sound of it — to mi ni všeč, tu nekaj ne more biti v redu

there was much sound but little sense in his speech — njegov govor je bil poln donečih besed, a reven idej
II [sáund]
intransitive verb

zveneti, doneti, razlegati se; figuratively zdeti se, delati vtis, slišati se; transitive verb music trobiti, pihati (v trobento); igrati (na glasbilo); napraviti, da nekaj zveni, se sliši; izgovoriti (glas); naznaniti z zvonom, s trobento (umik, alarm); naglasiti kaj; pregledati pravilnost (kolesa železniškega vagona) s trkanjem kladiva; preiskati, prcgledati (npr. pljuča) z osluškovanjem; objaviti, razglasiti

to sound the alarm — dati znak s trobento za alarm

to sound s.o.'s lungs — osluškovati komu pljuča

to sound in damages — tožiti za nadomestilo nepreverjene škode

to sound s.o.'s praises — peti komu hvalo

to sound a trompet — (za)trobiti na trobento

to sound a retreat — trobiti k umiku

to sound a wheel — pregledati stanje kolesa (pri vagonu)

the bell sounds noon — zvon bije poldan

the clarion sounded — rog je zadonel

it sounds as if he was keeping something back — to zveni, kot da nekaj prikriva (da ne pove vsega)

his report sounds all right — njegovo poročilo daje ugoden vtis

the n in column is not sounded — v besedi column — se končni n — ne izgovarja

it did not sound like his voice — ni bilo slišati, kot da bi to bil njegov glas

to sound off American slang odkrito govoriti, pritožiti se; klicati imena

to sound in — iti za; glasiti se na
III [sáund]
1.

adjective ( soundly adverb)

zdrav, čil; nepoškodovan, neranjen, cel, dobro ohranjen, brez napake; nepokvarjen (o sadju); (o spanju) miren, trden, globok; krepak, poštén (o udarcih); (o ceni) zmeren, ki ustreza vrednosti blaga; pameten, trezen, pravilen (sodba itd.); osnovan, upravičen, temeljit, tehten (razlog); pravi; juridically veljaven zakonit; dobro premišljen, pameten; (o osebi) zanesljiv, zvest, pošten; (vedenje) pravilno, brez graje; economy soliden, zanesljiv; solventen

safe and sound — živ (čil) in zdrav

sound as a bell, as sound as a roach — zdrav kot riba

sound advice — dober, poraben nasvet

a sound friend — zvest prijatelj

sound currency economy zdrava valuta

a sound fruit — zdrav (negnil) sadež

sound in life and limb — zdrav in čil

sound merchant — soliden (nezadolžen) trgovec

a sound mind in a sound body — zdrav duh v zdravem telesu

a sound objection — utemeljen, tehten ugovor

a sound ship — ladja v dobrem stanju

sound timber — zdrav, jeder les

the child is sound already — otrok že trdno spi

the firm is not quite sound — tvrdka ni čisto solventna

is he quite sound in mind? — je (on) čisto pri pravi pameti?

to be a sound sleeper — imeti trdno spanje

to get a sound whipping — biti pošteno našeškan (tepen);

2.

adverb

trdno, globoko; zelo

to be sound asleep, to sleep sound — trdno, globoko spati

I will sleep the sounder for it — bom toliko bolje spal
IV [sáund]
1.

noun

medicine

sonda; nautical merjenje globine; nautical grezilo, svinčnica;

2.

transitive verb nautical

(s svinčnico) meriti (globino), preiskovati (dno), določiti globočino vode (v ladijskem trupu); medicine preiskovati, pregledati (sečni mehur) s sondo; figuratively oprezno pretipati; sondirati mišljenje (kake osebe); intransitive verb meriti globočino; (o kitu) potopiti se do dna

to sound s.o. on (about) — pretipati koga gledé

to sound out s.o.'s views — skušati zvedeti stališča kake osebe
V [sáund]
noun

morska ožina; obsolete morski rokav; zoology ribji mehur; zoology sipa

English-Slovenian dictionary > sound
30 attack

[ə'tæk] 1. verb
1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) napasti

2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) kritizirati

3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) napadati

4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) spoprijeti se
2. noun
1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) napad

2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) napad

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I [ətaek]
noun

napad, juriš; medicine izbruh (bolezni); plural očitki, obtožbe

attack in force — silovit napad
II [ətaek]
transitive verb

napasti; izpodjedati; učinkovati; s polno paro se lotiti

English-Slovenian dictionary > attack
31 away

[ə'wei]
adverb

1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) stran

2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) vstran

3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) popolnoma

4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) brez prestanka

5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) v gosteh

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[əwéi]
adverb ( from) proč, stran; nenehno

away back — pred davnim časom

to be away — odpotovati

far away — daleč proč

far and away the best — daleč najboljši

fire away! — prični!

to give away s.o. — izdati koga

to make ( —ali do) away with s.th. — odpraviti nekaj

to make away with o.s. — narediti samomor

an away match — tekma na tujem igrišču

to pine ( —ali waste) away — hirati, hujšati

right away — takoj

to pass away — umreti

to throw away — odvreči

to trifle away — zapravljati

away for shame! — sram te bodi!

I cannot away with — ne prenesem

to work away — nenehno delati

away with you! — poberi se!

whither away? — kam greš?

English-Slovenian dictionary > away
32 business

['biznis]
noun

1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) posel, kupčija

2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) podjetje

3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) opravilo, delo

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- businesslike
- businessman
- on business
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I [biznis]
noun

posel, opravilo, poklic; kupčija; zadeva, delo; dolžnosti; podjetje, tvrdka; archaic zaposlenost; theatre igra, pantomima

to ask for s.o.'s business — vprašati, kaj si kdo želi

to do one's business for s.o. — uničiti koga

the business end — konec (kakršnegakoli) orodja

to go to business — iti na delo, v službo

everybody's business is nobody's business — za vsako delo mora biti nekdo odgovoren

to mean business — resno misliti

man of business — poslovni človek, trgovec

one's man of business — pravni svetovalec koga

to go into business — postati trgovec

mind your own business — ne vtikaj se v zadeve drugih

that's no business of yours — to ti ni nič mar

a roaring business — sijajna kupčija

to send s.o. about his ( —ali her) business — na kratko koga odsloviti

to settle down ( —ali get) to business — resno se lotiti dela

I am sick of the whole business — sit sem tega

to speak to the business — stvarno govoriti

a good stroke of business — dobra kupčija

to attend to one's own business — ne se vtikati v zadeve drugih

to have no business to do s.th. — ne imeti pravice kaj storiti

to make business of doing s.th. — veliko o čem govoriti

to retire from business — opustiti posel
II
see busyness

English-Slovenian dictionary > business
33 contract

1. [kən'trækt] verb
1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) skrajšati, skrčiti (se)

2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) obvezati se

3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) nalesti

4) (to promise (in marriage).) zaročiti se
2. ['kontrækt] noun
(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) pogodba, sporazum

- contraction
- contractor
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I [kɔntrækt]
noun

dogovor, sporazum; zaroka; sezonska karta

to mess up the contract — pokvariti kaj

contract work — akordno delo

to enter into contract with, to make a contract with s.o. — dogovoriti, sporazumeti se s kom

contract ticket — mesečna vozovnica

marriage contract, matrimonial contract — zakonska pogodba

under contract — po pogodbi

by private contract — pod roko
II [kəntraekt]
1.

transitive verb

skrčiti, zožiti, stisniti, zgostiti; nagubati, namrščiti, grbančiti; skup potegniti, vleči, (z)manjšati; pridobiti, nalesti;

2.

intransitive verb

zmanjšati, skrčiti se; sporazumeti se; obvezati se; technical sprijemati se

to contract the brow — gubati čelo

to contract a disease — nakopati si bolezen

to contract a habit — navaditi se

to contract a friendship — sprijateljiti se

to contract debts — zadolžiti se

to contract marriage — poročiti se

to contract expenses — zmanjšati stroške

to contract out — znebiti se obveznosti

English-Slovenian dictionary > contract
34 effort

['efət]
noun

1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) napor

2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) napor

3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) dosežek

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- effortless
- effortlessly
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[éfət]
noun

napor, trud, boj; technical moč, napetost; colloquially dosežek, uspeh

to make efforts — napeti vse moči

colloquially a fine effort — dober uspeh

with an effort — naporno

English-Slovenian dictionary > effort
35 hand

[hænd] 1. noun
1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) roka

2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) kazalec

3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) pomočnik

4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoč

5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) karte v roki

6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) dlan (mera)

7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) pisava
2. verb
(often with back, down, up etc)

1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) izročiti

2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) predati

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- handful
- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand
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I [hænd]
noun

roka, prednja noga četveronožca, noga (sokolova), škarnik (rakov); spretnost, ročnost, izurjenost; strokovnjak, izvedenec; vodenje; izvedba, izvajanje; delo; pomoč; človek, sluga, delavec, mornar; plural mornarji, posadka (ladje), tovarniški delavci; postopek, način; moč, premoč, oblast, vpliv; posredovanje, posrednik; vir (podatkov); snubitev; lastnina, lastnik; kartanje, kvartač, karte v roki; urni kazalec; pisava, podpis, znak; dlan (mera, 10,16 cm); šop (banan, tobačnih listov); theatre slang ploskanje, aplavz; stran, smer

all hands — vsa posadka, vsi delavci

on all hands — povsod, na vseh straneh

at hand — blizu, pri roki

at the hands of — s strani nekoga

bloody hands — grb grofije Ulster

a bird in the hand — nekaj gotovega (imeti v roki)

a bold hand — energična pisava

with a bold hand — pogumno

by hand — ročno, na roko (narejeno)

by the hands of — s posredovanjem

hand cash — gotovina pri roki

a cool hand — hladnokrvnež

figuratively clean hands — čiste roke, čista vest

on every hand — povsod okoli

even hands — izenačeno

for one's own hand — sebi v prid

from hand to hand — iz rok v roke

from first hand — iz prve roke

from second hand — iz druge roke; ponošen, rabljen, antikvaričen

from good hand — iz dobrega vira

the hand of God — božja roka

hand on heart — roko na srce

heart and hands — iz vsega srca

heavy on hand — dolgočasen, mučen

with a heavy hand — s trdo roko

with a high hand — drzno, predrzno, naduto

his hand is out — iz vaje je

hand to hand (struggle) — človek proti človeku (borba)

hand over hand ( —ali fist) — preprijemanje (pri plezanju); figuratively na vrat na nos, hitro, igraje

in hand — v roki, v delu, na razpolago, pod nadzorstvom, skupaj, vzajemno, roko v roki

a legible hand — čitljiva pisava

on the mending hand — na poti k okrevanju

near hand — leva stran

near at hand — pri roki, blizu

a niggling hand — nečitljiva pisava, čačka

an old hand — strokovnjak, star lisjak

off hand — nepripravljen, brez obotavljanja, desna stran

hands off! — roke proč!

hands off policy — politika nevmešavanja

on hand — v roki, na zalogi, v breme, prisoten; American pri roki, pri sebi

on the one (other) hand — po eni (drugi) strani

out of hand — nepripravljen, takoj, ekstempore, nenadzorovan, divji

hands up! — roke kvišku!

a slack hand — brezdelje, brezbrižnost

to (one's) hand — pri roki, dosegljiv, pripravljen, na razpolago

under the hand — pod roko, skrivaj

under the hand of — podpisani...

contract under hand — preprosta pogodba brez pečata

the upper hand — premoč, nadvlada

with one's own hand — lastnoročno

Z glagoli: to ask for a girl's hand — prositi dekle za roko, zasnubiti

to be a good (poor) hand at — biti spreten (neroden) v čem

to be bound hand and foot — imeti vezane roke

to be in good hands — biti v dobrih rokah

to be on s.o.'s hands — biti komu na vratu, skrbi

to bear a heavy hand — zatirati

to bite the hand that feeds one — biti zelo nehvaležen

to bring a baby up by hands — hraniti dojenčka s stekleničko

to come to hand — priti v roke, dospeti

to change hands — menjati lastnika, priti v druge roke

to do a hand's turn — samo s prstom migniti

not to do a hand's turn — ali not to lift ( —ali raise) a hand — niti s prstom migniti

to fall into s.o.'s hands — priti komu v roke

figuratively to feed out of s.o.'s hand — komu iz rok jesti

to get a big hand — dobiti velik aplavz

to get s.o. in hand — dobiti koga v roke

to get one's hands in — dela se zares lotiti

to get the upper hand — dobiti premoč

to get off one's hands — otresti se česa, znebiti se

to get out of hand — iz rok se izmuzniti, izgubiti oblast nad

to give one's hand to — poročiti se s kom, roko komu dati

to give one's hand on a bargain — v roko si seči, skleniti kupčijo, obljubiti

to give s.o. a free hand — dati komu proste roke

to give s.o. a hand — iti komu na roko, pomagati, ploskati komu

to go hand in hand with figuratively & literatureeral v korak s kom stopati

to have a hand for — biti spreten, nadarjen za kaj

to have o.s. well in hand — dobro se obvladati

to have a hand in a matter — imeti svoje prste vmes

to have ( —ali keep) one's hand in — ostati v vaji

to have one's hands full — imeti polne roke dela

to have time on one's hands — ne vedeti kam s časom, imeti mnogo prostega časa

to hold hands — držati se za roke

to hold one's hand — zadržati se

to hold a good hand — imeti dobre karte

to join hands — združiti se

to keep a tight hand over — imeti koga na vajetih

to keep one's hands on — imeti čvrsto v rokah

to let one's temper get out of hand — ne obvladati se, podivjati

to live from hand to mouth — iz rok v usta živeti

to lay hands on — vzeti, najti, roko na kaj položiti

to lay hands on o.s. — roko nase položiti, napraviti samomor

to lend a hand — pomagati

to make a hand — napraviti dobiček

many hands make light work — v slogi je moč

to pass through many hands — iti skozi mnogo rok

to play into the hands of — nevede komu delati v prid

to play a good hand — dobro igrati karte

to play for one's own hand — delati sebi v prid

to put one's hand in one's pocket — seči v žep, prispevati v denarju

figuratively to put one's hands on — najti, spomniti se

to put ( —ali set, turn) one's hands to — v roke vzeti, poprijeti se

to serve ( —ali wait on) s.o. hand and foot — komu vdano služiti

to shake s.o. by the hand — stisniti komu roko

to shake hands with — rokovati se s kom

to show one's hand — ali to have a show of hands figuratively odkriti svoje karte, pokazati svoj pravi namen

it shows a master's hand — mojstrsko je, kaže na mojstra

to strengthen the hands of — podpreti koga

to take s.o. by the hand — koga za roko prijeti, figuratively vzeti koga pod svoje okrilje

to take in hand — vzeti v roke, lotiti se

to take a hand at a game — sodelovati v igri

to take s.th. off one's hands — kupiti kaj od koga; pomagati komu, da se česa znebi

to take a hand in a matter — vmešati se v kaj

to take one's courage in both hands — zbrati ves svoj pogum

time hangs heavy on my hands — dolgčas mi je

to try one's hand at — poskusiti se v čem

to throw up one's hands — obupati nad čim

to vote by show of hands — glasovati z dviganjem rok

figuratively to wash one's hands of — umiti si roke, odkloniti odgovornost

to win a girl's hand — dobiti dekletovo privoljenje za poroko

to win hands down — z lahkoto dobiti, igraje zmagati

to witness the hand of — overiti podpis

to write a good hand — imeti lepo pisavo
II [hænd]
transitive verb

vročiti, podati; voditi za roko, spremiti; podati roko v pomoč; ravnati s, z

nautical zviti jadra; American slang to hand it to s.o. — nekomu povedati, komu poročati

American slang you must hand it to him — to mu moraš pustiti, to mu moraš priznati

to hand s.o. in (out of) the car — pomagati komu v avto (iz avta)

English-Slovenian dictionary > hand
36 haste

[heist]
noun

((too much) speed: Your work shows signs of haste - there are too many mistakes in it.) naglica

- hasten
- hasty
- hastily
- hastiness
- in haste
- make haste
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I [héist]
noun

naglica, prenagljenost

to be in haste — zelo hiteti

to make haste — podvizati se

haste makes waste — v hitrici gre vse narobe

more haste, less speed — tudi počasi se daleč pride

post haste — ekspresno
II [héist]
intransitive verb poetically hiteti

to haste away — odhiteti

English-Slovenian dictionary > haste
37 Home

[həum] 1. noun
1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) dom

2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) domovina

3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) dom

4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) dom

5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) stanovanje, hiša
2. adjective
1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) domač

2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) domač

3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) domač
3. adverb
1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) domov, doma

2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) na cilj; do srca

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- homeless
- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about
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[hju:m, houm]
proper name

druž. ime

English-Slovenian dictionary > Home
38 moan

[məun] 1. verb
1) (to make a low sound of grief, pain etc: The wounded soldier moaned.) ječati

2) (to complain: She's always moaning about how hard she has to work.) stokati
2. noun
(a sound (as if) of grief, pain etc: a moan of pain; the moan of the wind.) ječanje

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I [moun]
noun

ječanje, stokanje, tarnanje

archaic to make moan — tarnati
II [moun]
1.

intransitive verb

ječati, stokati, tarnati; šumeti (voda);

2.

transitive verb

objokovati

English-Slovenian dictionary > moan
39 practice

['præktis]
noun

1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) praksa

2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) navada

3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) vaja

4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) praksa

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- be in / out of practice
- make a practice of
- put into practice
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I [praektis]
noun

običaj, navada, splošna raba, običajen postopek; urjenje, vaja; praksa, izkustvo; opravljanje česa, (zdravnikova, advokatova) praksa, pacienti, stranke, klientela; juridically postopek, pravila postopka; plural spletkarjenje, spletke; technical ravnanje, tehnika dela

practice time — čas za trening (avtomobilske dirke)

practice run — vožnja za trening (avto)

practice alarm — poskusni alarm

practice ammunition — municija za vajo

aeronautics practice flight — poskusni let

in practice — imeti prakso, biti v vaji, praktično

it is my practice to — navajen sem, da

to make a practice of — imeti navado, da

practice makes perfect — z vajo se doseže popolnost

out of practice — ne imeti prakse, biti iz vaje

to put in(to) practice — izvesti, praktično uporabiti

it was then the practice — tedaj je bilo v navadi
II [praektis]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

American see practise

English-Slovenian dictionary > practice
40 return

[rə'tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) vrniti se

2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) vrniti

3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) vrniti se

4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) vrniti

5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) voliti

6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) izreči

7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) vrniti
2. noun
1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) vrnitev

2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) povratna vozovnica

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- returnable
- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns
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I [ritɜ:n]
1.

noun

vrnitev, povratek; povrnitev, ponovitev (bolezni), recidiva; povračilo, plačilo; povratna pošiljka, povraten prevoz, povratna vozovnica; vrnitev ali vračanje denarja, odškodnina, nadomestilo; (uradno) sporočilo, objava vest; plural statistični podatki, izkazi, rezultati; parliament objava rezultatov volitev, parlamentarne volitve; (redko) odgovor; (često plural) dohodek, zaslužek; plural commerce prodaja, (denarni) promet; iztržek, izkupiček, dobiček; vrnjeno blago, uporabljena embalaža; architecture izbočina na pročelju, štrleč vogal, krilo hiše; (mečevanje, tenis) povratni udarec, odboj žoge; plural slab tobak za pipo

by return of post (mail) — z obratno pošto

in return for — kot povračilo, nadomestilo za

on my return — ob moji vrnitvi

without return — brezplačno, zastonj

annual return — letno poročilo

delivery by return — neodložljiva izročitev, predaja

early (quick) return commerce hitra prodaja

a return ticket to London — povratna vozovnica za London

income-tax return — prijava dohodkov

a return of influenza medicine ponovitev gripe

many happy returns of the day — (želim vam) vse najboljše za rojstni dan

official returns — uradne številke, uradni statistični podatki

on sale or return commerce v komisiji

goods on sale or return — komisijsko blago

to bring (to yield) a return — prinašati korist, obrestovati se, rentirati se

what did he get in return for his kindness? — s čim mu je bila povrnjena njegova prijaznost?

to make good returns commerce dobro, dobičkonosno iti v prodajo

to make no return for — ne povrniti (česa), ne se izkazati hvaležnega

to owe s.o. a return — biti komu dolžan povračilo

he secured his return for this constituency — zagotovil si je izvolitev v tem volilnem okrožju

to take a return ticket to Leeds — kupiti, vzeti povratno vozovnico za Leeds;

2.

adjective

povraten

return copies — (knjigotrštvo) remitenda

return journey — povratno potovanje

return match — povratna tekma

return ticket — povratna vozovnica
II [ritɜ:n]
1.

intransitive verb

vrniti se; ponovno se pripetiti (zgoditi, nastopiti); ponovno priti; spremeniti se

a returned emigrant — (izseljenec) povratnik

return to our muttons! — vrnimo se -- po digresiji -- k (pravemu) predmetu diskusije!

to return to health — ozdraveti

to return to a position — vrniti se na (službeno) mesto

to return to dust — spremeniti se v prah

to return with one's shield or upon it figuratively vrniti se ali mrtev ali kot zmagovalec;

2.

transitive verb

vrniti, nazaj dati, poslati nazaj; odražati, odbijati; odbiti nazaj, vrniti (žogo); vrniti (pozdrav, obisk itd.), ponovno plačati, vrniti (milo za drago); dajati, prinašati (dobiček); (uradno) proglasiti, prijaviti, (uradno) javiti, objaviti; juridically izreči sodbo; glasovati, dati glas; voliti (poslanca); (večinoma v pasivu) oceniti, obvestiti

the assets were returned at l00 pounds — aktiva so bila ocenjena na 100 funtov

to be returned guilty — biti proglašen za krivega

to be returned unfit for work — biti proglašen za nesposobnega za delo

he was returned by his former constituency — izvolilo ga je njegovo prejšnje volilno okrožje

to return account — dati (ob)račun

to return good for evil — vrniti dobro za slabo

he returned his income at 3000 pounds — prijavil je svoj dohodek v znesku 3000 funtov

to return interest, a profit — dajati, prinašati obresti, dobiček

to return one's lead — (kartanje) vrniti barvo, odgovoriti na barvo

to return like for like — vrniti milo za drago, šilo za ognjilo

to return a list of jurors — objaviti seznam porotnikov

to return the results of an election — uradno objaviti (ugotoviti) rezultate volitev

to return a salute — vrniti pozdrav, odzdraviti

to return a visit — vrniti obisk

to return a verdict — proglasiti sodbo

to return thanks — zahvaliti se (nazaj)

to return a warrant (to the judge) — (sodniku) vrniti zaporno povelje (s protokolom)

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