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1 measurement
1) (size, amount etc found by measuring: What are the measurements of this room?) velikost2) (the sizes of various parts of the body, usually the distance round the chest, waist and hips: What are your measurements, madam?) mera3) (the act of measuring: We can find the size of something by means of measurement.) merjenje* * *[méžəmənt]nounmerjenje, mera, velikost; plural dimenzijeto take s.o.'s measurements for a suit — vzeti komu mere za oblekoeconomy measurement goods — razsipčno blago -
2 waist
[weist]1) ((the measurement round) the narrow part of the human body between the ribs and hips: She has a very small waist.) pas2) (the narrow middle part of something similar, eg a violin, guitar etc.) najožji del kakega predmeta3) (the part of an article of clothing which goes round one's waist: Can you take in the waist of these trousers?) pas•- waisted- waistband
- waistcoat* * *[wéist]nounstas, život, pas, opasje; najožji del kakega predmeta; životec, steznik; jopica, majica (za otroke); nautical srednji del ladjeshe has a small waist — ozka je čez pas, vitka je v pasuto grip round the waist sport zgrabiti okoli pasu -
3 decibel
['desibel, 'desibəl](( abbreviation db) the main unit of measurement of the loudness of a sound: Traffic noise is measured in decibels.) decibel* * *[désibel]noundecibel -
4 dimension
(a measurement in length, breadth, or thickness: The dimensions of the box are 20 cm by 10 cm by 4 cm.) mera- - dimensional* * *[diménšən]nounmera, obseg, razsežnost, dimenzija -
5 girth
[ɡə:Ɵ]1) (the measurement round a tree, a person's waist etc.) obseg2) (the strap that holds a saddle on a horse.) podprsnica* * *[gə:m]1.nounobseg, obod; podprsnica;2.transitive verb(on, up) pritrditi (konju) oprsnico;3.intransitive verbobsegati -
6 hip
I [hip] noun1) ((the bones in) either of the two sides of the body just below the waist: She fell and broke her left hip.) kolk2) ((the measurement round) the body at the level of the widest part of the upper leg and buttocks: This exercise is good for the hips; What hip size are you?) bokiII [hip] adjective((slang) (of people) up-to-date; following the latest fashion in music, clothes etc.) trendovski* * *I [hip]nounanatomy kolk; architecture poševen zatrepto have s.o. on the hip — imeti koga v oblastito get s.o. on the hip — dobiti koga v oblast, premagatito smite s.o. hip and thigh — neusmiljeno koga uničitiII [hip]nounbotany šipekIII [hip]interjectionklic pri vzpodbujanju: hip, hip, —Hurrah!IV [hip]1.nounpotrtost, pobitost;2.transitive verbpotretiV [hip]adjectiveAmerican slang vpeljan, posvečen (v kaj); brez iluzij -
7 length
[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) dolžina2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) odmerjen kos (blaga)3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) dolžina•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths* * *[leŋm]noundolžina; oddaljenost (časovna), trajanje; odmerjen kos (blaga, žice, vrvi itd.)at length — nadrobno; končnoat arm's length — na doseg roke; čim delj od sebeto keep s.o. at arm's length — ne dati komu blizu, ne biti preveč prijateljskito know the length of s.o.'s foot — koga dobro poznatiat great ( —ali some, full) length — na drobno, na dolgo in širokoto go to great length — daleč iti; zelo se potruditito go to the length of — mnogo si dovoliti; iti tako daleč, dato win by a length — zmagati za eno dolžino (konj, čoln)when will you come our length? — kdaj vas bo pot zanesla k nam? -
8 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) merilo2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) merska enota3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mera4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) ukrep5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) mera6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) izmeriti2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) meriti3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) primerjati4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) meriti•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *I [méžə]nounmera, merilo (tudi figuratively); stopnja, obseg; del, delež; razmerje, meja; poetically metrum, pesniška mera; music takt, ritem; archaic ples; chemistry menzura, stopnja; geology plural sloji, ležišča; juridically ukrepmathematics greatest common measure — (G.C.M.) največja skupna merabeyond ( —ali out of all) measure — prekomeren, čez meroto have s.o.'s measure — oceniti značaj kogato take s.o.'s measure — vzeti komu mero, umeriti; figuratively oceniti značaj kogato take measures — podvzeti korake, ukreniti kajarchaic to tread a measure — plesatiII [méžə]1.transitive verbmeriti, izmeriti, odmeriti; umeriti (obleko); oceniti, soditi, presoditi (by po); primerjati, meriti ( with s, z); prehoditi;2.intransitive verbmeritito measure s.o. for (a suit of clothes) — vzeti komu mero (za obleko)to measure one's strength with s.o. — meriti se s komto measure s.o. with one's eye — premeriti koga z očmito measure s.o. from top to toe — premeriti koga od glave do pete -
9 of
[əv]1) (belonging to: a friend of mine.) od2) (away from (a place etc); after (a given time): within five miles of London; within a year of his death.) iz; od3) (written etc by: the plays of Shakespeare.)4) (belonging to or forming a group: He is one of my friends.) od5) (showing: a picture of my father.)6) (made from; consisting of: a dress of silk; a collection of pictures.) iz7) (used to show an amount, measurement of something: a gallon of petrol; five bags of coal.)8) (about: an account of his work.) o9) (containing: a box of chocolates.) s, z10) (used to show a cause: She died of hunger.) zaradi11) (used to show a loss or removal: She was robbed of her jewels.)12) (used to show the connection between an action and its object: the smoking of a cigarette.)13) (used to show character, qualities etc: a man of courage.)14) ((American) (of time) a certain number of minutes before (the hour): It's ten minutes of three.) pred* * *[əv]preposition1.od ( north ŋ);2.genetiv ( the master of the house);3.apozicija (the City of London, the month of May);4.(poreklo, izvor) od, iz, genetiv (of good family, Mr. Smith of London);5.(vzrok, posledica) zaradi, od, na (to die of hunger, to be ashamed of s.th., proud ŋ);6.(snov, material) od, iz (made of steel, a dress of silk);7.(lastnost) s, z (a man of courage, a man of no importance, a fool of a man);8.(avtorstvo, način) od, svojilni pridevnik (the works of Byron, of o.s. sam od sebe);9.(mera) genetiv (two feet of snow, a glass of wine);10.o (talk of peace, news of success);11.(čas) večinom genetiv, od (of an evening, of late years, your letter of March);12.American colloquiallypred, do ( ten minutes of three);13.of course — seveda, se razumein face of, in spite of — vkljubon account of, because of — zaradito be on the point of (going) — biti na tem, da bo (šel), biti na (odhodu) -
10 o.m.
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11 reading
1) (the act of reading.) branje2) (the reading of something aloud, as a (public) entertainment: a poetry reading.) branje3) (the ability to read: The boy is good at reading.) branje4) (the figure, measurement etc on a dial, instrument etc: The reading on the thermometer was -5° C.) odčitek* * *[rí:diŋ]1.nounbranje, čitanje; pregledovanje; čtivo, lektira; način branja; načitanost; predavanje; recitiranje; dobeseden tekst; tolmačenje, interpretacija, razlaga, pojasnilo; korektura; razumevanje, dojemanje, doumevanje (of česa); odčitek; stanje (barometra)this book is poor reading — ta knjiga se slabo bere, ni zanimivaI took a reading from the barometer — odčital sem stanje barometra;2.adjectiveki (mnogo, rad) bere ali študira; bralen, za branjehe is a reading man British English on mnogo bere (študira) -
12 Reading
1) (the act of reading.) branje2) (the reading of something aloud, as a (public) entertainment: a poetry reading.) branje3) (the ability to read: The boy is good at reading.) branje4) (the figure, measurement etc on a dial, instrument etc: The reading on the thermometer was -5° C.) odčitek* * *[rédiŋ]proper namekraj. ime -
13 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) lestvica2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) lestvica3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) lestvica4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) merilo5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) obsegII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) povzpeti seIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) luska- scaly* * *I [skéil]1.nounmusiclestvica, skala; figuratively lestvica (družbena itd.); stopnja; merilo, mera; razmerje; obseg; številčni sestavat a scale of 1 inch to 1 mile — v merilu (razmerju) 1 cola: 1 miljaon a scale economy ob različnih tečajnih vrednostihto play (to sing, to run over) one's scale music vaditi skale, vaditi prste za instrument ali glas za petjeto sink in the scale — zdrkniti navzdol na lestvi, v nivoju;2.transitive verb(s)plezati, povzpeti se (z lestvijo figuratively), vzpenjati se (na); določiti (merilo); dvigniti (cene); military napasti, jurišati z lestvami (na trdnjavsko obzidje); risati meriloto scale down — znižati (mezde, plače)to scale up — povišati (cene); intransitive verb plezati, vzpenjati seto scale down — upasti, pastito scale up — kvišku plezati, dvigati seII [skéil]1.nounskledica pri tehtnici; plural tehtnica; tehtanje (zlasti pred in po konjski dirki)the Scales astronomy Tehtnicato go to scale figuratively biti premaganto hold the scales even — držati tehtnico v ravnotežju, figuratively soditi nepristransko, objektivnoto throw one's influence into scale figuratively zastaviti ves svoj vplivto throw one's sword into the scale figuratively podpreti svojo zahtevo z orožjemto turn the scale figuratively odločitiit turned the scale into my favour — to je nagnilo tehtnico v mojo korist;2.transitive verbtehtati (tudi figuratively); intransitive verb (redko) biti težak, tehtati, biti stehtan (zlasti pred in po konjski dirki)III [skéil]1.nounluska, luskina (ribe itd.); zoology košeniljka; medicine zobni kamen; usedlina, kotlovec; tanka plast, obloga; technical vžigalothe scales fell from his eyes figuratively oči so se mu odprle, spregledal jeto remove the scale — odstraniti zobni kamen ali kotlovec;2.transitive verbostrgati (luske), (o)luščiti; technical sestrugati, ostrugati, očistiti od kotlovca; odstraniti (zobni kamen); intransitive verb luščiti seto scale almonds, peas — oluščiti mandlje, grahto scale s.o.'s teeth — odstraniti komu zobni kamento scale off — luščiti se; osmukati se (listje) -
14 sounding
1) ((a) measurement of depth of water etc.) sondiranje2) (a depth measured.) sondaža3) ((an) act of trying to find out views etc.) anketa* * *I [sáundiŋ]1.nounzvok, ton, glas; brenčanje, brnenje; znak s trobentothe sounding of a drum — bobnanje;2.adjectivezveneč, doneč, sonanten; bombastičen; prazen, votela sounding title — doneč, impozanten naslovII [sáundiŋ]nounsondiranje; merjenje globine s svinčnico; (često plural) nautical mesto dovolj blizu obale za izmerjenje globine; sidriščeout of soundings, off soundings — na neizmerljivi vodni globini, figuratively brez trdnih tal pod nogamito come into soundings, to strike soundings — priti do dnato get on soundings figuratively priti na znano področje (v pogovoru)to take a sounding — (z)meriti globino, figuratively raziskovati -
15 standard
['stændəd] 1. noun1) (something used as a basis of measurement: The kilogram is the international standard of weight.) mera2) (a basis for judging quality, or a level of excellence aimed at, required or achieved: You can't judge an amateur artist's work by the same standards as you would judge that of a trained artist; high standards of behaviour; His performance did not reach the required standard.) merilo3) (a flag or carved figure etc fixed to a pole and carried eg at the front of an army going into battle.) prapor2. adjective((accepted as) normal or usual; The Post Office likes the public to use a standard size of envelope.) običajen, standardiziran- standardise
- standardization
- standardisation
- standard-bearer
- be up to / below standard
- standard of living* * *I [staendəd]1.nounstandard; norma, pravilo, merilo; enotna (uzakonjena, običajna) mera ali teža; vzorec, vzor, splošno veljaven tip; smernica; (minimalne) zahteve; denarna podlaga; veljava; nivó; (šolski) razred, stopnja; vrsta blaga določene, stalne kvaliteteto set a high standard figuratively veliko zahtevati;2.adjectivenormalen, standarden; zgleden, klasičenII [staendəd]1.nounstandarta, prapor (zlasti konjenice); polkovna zastava; ozka, trikotna zastavica; žival v grbu; simbol; pokončen steber, podstavek, stojalo; jambor; drevešček, drevoto raise the standard of liberty figuratively dvigniti zastavo svobode;2.adjectivestoječ, pokončen; ki ima pokončno steblo ali deblo, visokoraselstandard rose — (visok) rožni grm (vrtna roža, vrtnica) -
16 superficial
[su:pə'fiʃəl]1) (on, or affecting, the surface only: The wound is only superficial.) površinski2) (not thorough: He has only a superficial knowledge of the subject.) površen•- superficially* * *[sju:pəfíšl]adjective ( superficially adverb)površinski, kvadraten; figuratively površen, nenatančen; figuratively plitev -
17 survey
1. [sə'vei] verb1) (to look at, or view, in a general way: He surveyed his neat garden with satisfaction.) ogledovati si2) (to examine carefully or in detail.) pregledati3) (to measure, and estimate the position, shape etc of (a piece of land etc): They have started to survey the piece of land that the new motorway will pass through.) izmeriti4) (to make a formal or official inspection of (a house etc that is being offered for sale).) uradno pregledati2. ['sə:vei] noun1) (a look or examination; a report: After a brief survey of the damage he telephoned the police; He has written a survey of crime in big cities.) pregled; poročilo2) (a careful measurement of land etc.) meritev•- surveyor* * *I [sɜ:vei]nounpregled, ogled, inšpekcija; pregledovanje (računov ipd.), razgledovanje, razmotrivanje; obsežen prikaz; poročilo, ocena, ekspertiza, oris, anketa; načrt, plan; zemljemerstvo, geodezija, zemljemerska karta; geodetski urad (osebje)cadastral survey — zemljiška knjiga, katasterII [sə:véi]transitive verbpregledati, premeriti, oceniti z očesom, razgledati, ogledati, nadzirati, inšpicirati; napraviti katastrsko merjenje -
18 ton
1) (a unit of weight, 2,240 lb, (American) 2,000 lb; a metric ton (also tonne) is 2,204.6 lb (1,000 kilogrammes): It weighs a ton and a half; a three-ton weight.) tona2) (a unit of space in a ship (100 cubic feet).) brutoregistrska tona•- tonnage- tons* * *I [tən]nounnautical tona; tovorna prostornina ladje v tonah, nosilnost, tonaža; prostornina, ki jo izpodriva ladja; tona tovora (kot mera); tona, prostorninska mera za stvari raznih velikosti (npr. za les itd.); tona, mera za težo; colloquially velika težalong ton — British English 1016 kgshort ton — American 907 kgregister ton — registrska tona (2,8ʌ m)to ask s.o. tons of times — neštetokrat koga vprašatito weigh (half) a ton — tehtati celo tono (pol tone), figuratively biti zelo težakII [tɔ:ə]noun(French) vladajoča moda; svet mode; elegancain the ton — po modi, v modi; eleganten; moderen -
19 volume
['voljum]1) (a book: This library contains over a million volumes.) knjiga2) (one of a series of connected books: Where is volume fifteen of the encyclopedia?) zvezek (knjige)3) (the amount of space occupied by something, expressed in cubic measurement: What is the volume of the petrol tank?) prostornina4) (amount: A large volume of work remains to be done.) količina5) (level of sound eg on a radio, television etc: Turn up the volume on the radio.) jakost zvoka* * *[vɔljum]noun(posamezna) knjiga, zvezek (knjige); history zvitek (pergamenta); vsebina, volumen, prostornina; obseg, volumen; (velika) množina ali količina, masa, figuratively morje, veliko število; music obseg, polnost, volumen (glasu); radio jakost zvokaa work in four volumes — delo v ɔ zvezkih (delih, knjigah)to speak volumes for — zelo govoriti za (v korist), jasno dokazovatiher donations to charity speak volumes for her generosity — njeni darilni prispevki v dobrodelne namene jasno govore o njeni plemenitosti
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