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41 donkey
['doŋki]1) (a domesticated animal with long ears related to the horse but smaller.) osel2) (a stupid person: Don't be such a donkey!) osel•- donkey's years/ages* * *[dʌŋki]nounzoology osel; figuratively bedakcolloquially to ride the black donkey — biti trmastthe donkey means one thing, the driver another — mnenja so različna -
42 door
[do:]1) (the usually hinged barrier, usually of wood, which closes the entrance of a room, house etc: He knocked loudly on the door.) vrata2) (a means of achieving something: the door to success.) vrata•- doorknob- doorman
- doormat
- doorstep
- doorway
- on one's doorstep* * *[dɔ:]nounvrata, vhod, dohod; technical zaklopnica, vratcafiguratively to close the door — onemogočitifiguratively next door to — blizu, skorajfront door — glavna, hišna vratato darken s.o.'s door — priti komu v hišoto show s.o. the door, to turn out of doors — spoditi koga, pokazati mu vratato lay a charge at the door of s.o. — obdolžiti koga -
43 ear
I [iə] noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) uho2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) posluh•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II [iə] noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) klas* * *I [iə]1.nounklas;2.intransitive verbpognati v klasII [iə]transitive verbarchaic orati zemljoIII [iə]nounmuha na puškiIV [iə]nounuho; posluh; ušesce, luknjica; figuratively pozornostto reach the ear of s.o. — priti komu na uhoto set by the ears — povzročiti prepir, nahujskati, spretito win s.o.'s ear — biti od koga uslišana word in your ears — strogo zaupno, med nama povedano -
44 electrocute
[i'lektrəkju:t]1) (to kill or injure (a person etc) accidentally by electricity: The child was electrocuted when he touched an uncovered electric wire.) ubiti z elektriko2) (to put (a person) to death by means of electricity.) usmrtiti z električnim tokom* * *[iléktrəkju:t]transitive verbusmrtiti z električno strujo -
45 element
['eləmənt]1) (an essential part of anything: Sound teaching of grammar is one of the elements of a good education.) sestavni del2) (a substance that cannot be split by chemical means into simpler substances: Hydrogen, chlorine, iron and uranium are elements.) prvina3) (surroundings necessary for life: Water is a fish's natural element.) življenjsko okolje4) (a slight amount: an element of doubt.) drobec5) (the heating part in an electric kettle etc.) upor•- elements
- in one's element* * *[élimənt]nounprvina, živelj; element, sestavni del; osnova, sestavina; plural osnovni pojmi; figuratively delokrogthe devouring element — požar, ogenjto be in one's element — biti zadovoljen, dobro se počutiti -
46 enable
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47 end
[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) konec; na koncu2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) konec3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) smrt4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) namen5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) kos2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) končati- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end* * *I [end]nounkonec, kraj, zaključek; meja; propad, smrt; namen, cilj; izid, uspeh, posledica, koristto be at one's wits' end — ne vedeti, kako in kamup to the bitter end, to the end of the chapter — do samega konca, do smrtito come to the end of one's tether — doseči skrajno mejo, biti na koncucolloquially to go off the deep end — razburiti, razjeziti se, pobesnetito have s.th. at one's fingers' end — dobro vedeti ali znatiin the end — na koncu, končnogeometry the end of the line — krajiščeno end of — neskončno, neizmernoto keep one's end up — pretolči, prebi(ja)ti sethe latter end — starost, smrtto the end that — zato, da bito what end? — čemu?end to end — po dolžini, drug za drugimat your end — pri vas, v vašem krajuII [end]1.transitive verb(in, with s) končati, zaključiti; uničiti, ubiti, pokončati;2.intransitive verbkončati se, prenehati; umretiall's well that ends well — konec dober, vse dobroto end in smoke — izpuhteti, končati se brez haska, propastito end in nothing — see to end in smoketo end up ( —ali off) — končati, zaključiti -
48 engine
['en‹in] 1. noun1) (a machine in which heat or other energy is used to produce motion: The car has a new engine.) motor2) (a railway engine: He likes to sit in a seat facing the engine.) lokomotiva•- engineer 2. verb(to arrange by skill or by cunning means: He engineered my promotion.) organizirati* * *I [éndžin]nounstroj, motor, lokomotiva; orodje, sredstvoII [éndžin]transitive verbs stroji ali motorji opremiti -
49 every
['evri]1) (each one of or all (of a certain number): Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car.) vsak2) (each (of an indefinite number or series): Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need.) vsak3) (the most absolute or complete possible: We have every reason to believe that she will get better.) vsak4) (used to show repetition after certain intervals of time or space: I go to the supermarket every four or five days; Every second house in the row was bright pink; `Every other day' means èvery two days' or `on alternate days'.) vsak (četrti dan itd.)•- everyone
- everyday
- everything
- everywhere
- every bit as
- every now and then / every now and again / every so often
- every time* * *[évri]adjectivevsakeach and every — prav vsak, brez izjemeevery bit, every whit — popolnoma, do skrajnostievery man for himself! — naj se reši, kdor se more!every once in a while — tu in tam, včasih, redkokdajevery right — polna, vsa pravica -
50 exemplify
(to be an example of; to show by means of an example: His originality as a composer is exemplified by the following group of songs.) ponazoriti* * *[igzémplifai]transitive verbna zgledih pokazati, ponazoriti; narediti uradni prepis, z uradnim prepisom overiti -
51 extract
1. [ik'strækt] verb1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) izpuliti2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) izbrati3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) izločiti2. ['ekstrækt] noun1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) izvleček2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) ekstrakt•* * *I [ékstrækt]nounizvleček, povzetek; citat, izpis; ekstraktII [ikstraekt]transitive verb( from) izvleči, izruvati, ven potegniti; iztisniti; chemistry izločiti; narediti izvleček, povzeti; izbirati; mathematics koreniti -
52 facility
[fə'siləti] 1. noun1) (ease or quickness: She showed great facility in learning languages.) lahkota2) (a skill: He has a great facility for always being right.) sposobnost2. noun plural(facilities the means to do something: There are facilities for cooking.) naprave* * *[fəsíliti]nounlahkota, spretnost; olajšava; pripomoček; priljudnost; brezbrižnost; plural ( for) olajšave; ugodnosti; priložnostito give facilities — omogočiti, olajšati -
53 fire-escape
noun (a means of escape from a building in case of fire, usually in the form of a metal staircase on the outside of the building: Hotels should have fire-escapes.) požarni izhod* * *[fáiəreskeip]nounpožarne stopnice, požarna lestev -
54 golf
[ɡolf] 1. noun(a game in which a small white ball is hit across open ground and into small holes by means of golf-clubs: He plays golf every Sunday.) golf2. verb(to play golf.) igrati golf- golfing- golfer
- golf-club
- golf club
- golf course* * *[golf, gɔf]1.nounsportgolf;2.intransitive verbigrati golf -
55 grab
1. past tense, past participle - grabbed; verb1) (to seize, grasp or take suddenly: He grabbed a biscuit.)2) (to get by rough or illegal means: Many people tried to grab land when oil was discovered in the district.)2. noun(a sudden attempt to grasp or seize: He made a grab at the boy.) prijem- grab at* * *I [græb]transitive verb(at) zagrabiti, prijeti, prisvojiti siII [græb]nounprijem; zagrabek; prisvojitev, zagrabitev; grabilec; grabež; otroška igra s kartamito make a grab at s.th. — hitro po čem seči -
56 grapevine
1) (an informal means of passing news from person to person: I hear through the grapevine that he is leaving.) govorice2) (a vine.) vino* * *[gréipvain]nounvinska trta; American ilegalno poročanje, tajna pošta; vrsta figure na ledu -
57 grate
I [ɡreit] noun(a framework of iron bars for holding a fire in a fireplace.) rešetoII [ɡreit] verb1) (to rub (cheese, vegetables etc) into small pieces by means of a grater.) strgati2) (to irritate: His voice grates on me.) dražiti•- grater- grating* * *I [greit]transitive verb & intransitive verb(against, on, upon) praskati; škripati, škrtati; strgati; figuratively dražiti, biti zoprnII [greit]1.transitive verbzamrežiti;2.nounmreža, rešetka; rešeto; figuratively kamin, ognjišče -
58 harness
1. noun(the leather straps etc by which a horse is attached to a cart etc which it is pulling and by means of which it is controlled.) konjska zaprega2. verb1) (to put the harness on (a horse).) vpreči (konja)2) (to make use of (a source of power, eg a river) for some purpose, eg to produce electricity or to drive machinery: Attempts are now being made to harness the sun as a source of heat and power.) izkoristiti naravno silo* * *I [há:nis]nounkonjska zaprega; listno brdo pri statvah; nosilno ogrodje pri nahrbtniku; jermenje pri padalu; history oklepdouble harness — dvovprega, humorously zakonski jaremfiguratively in harness — vprežen v deloto work ( —ali run, mark) in double harness — delati s partnerjem, imeti partnerja pri delu; figuratively poročiti se, biti poročenII [há:nis]transitive verbvpreči, okomatati; izkoristiti naravno silo (reke, slapa itd.) -
59 hearing-aid
noun (a small electronic instrument which helps deaf people to hear better by making sounds louder by means of an amplifier.) slušna priprava* * *[híəriŋeid]nounslušna priprava -
60 hereby
adverb especially (in legal language, now, by means of (eg this statement): I hereby declare that I will not be responsible for any of her debts.) s tem* * *[híəbái]adverbs tem, zaradi tega; archaic tu nekje
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