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1 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) sposobnost2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) moč3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) oblast4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) pooblastilo5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) velika živina6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) sila7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potenca•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power* * *I [páuə]nounmoč, sila, sposobnost (telesna in duševna); plural zmožnosti, sposobnosti, dar, talent; vlada, oblast, gospostvo ( over nad); vpliv; juridically polnomočje, pooblastilo; politics moč, sila, oblast ( power politics politika sile); država, velesila ( great ŋs velesile); vplivna oseba, vplivno mesto; višja sila, božanstvo, duhovi ( the ŋs above višja sila, bogovi); colloquially množina, sila česa ( a power of people sila ljudi); mathematics potenca ( ɔ to the power of three ɔ na tretjo potenco); physics sila, energija, zmogljivost; electrical (jaki) tok; technical mehanična, gonilna sila ( horse ŋ konjska sila); optics zmogljivost povečanja lečecolloquially more power to you ( —ali to your elbow) ! — srečno!, mnogo uspeha!to do all in one's power — storiti, kar je komu mogočeto be in power — biti na oblasti, biti na krmiluto be in s.o.'s power — biti v oblasti kogato have s.o. in one's power — imeti koga v oblastito have (no) power over s.o. — (ne) imeti oblast(i) nad kom, (ne) imeti vpliv(a) pri komjuridically full power, s — polnomočjejuridically power of attorney — pooblastilo, polnomočjethe powers that be — oblast, oblastnikitechnical mechanical powers — strojiunder one's own power — z lastno silo (tudi figuratively)the A.B.C. powers — Argentina, Brazilija, ČileII [páuə]transitive verboskrbeti z mehanično silo, z električno energijo -
2 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) utegniti2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) moči3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) lahko bi vsaj...•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) moč- mighty- mightily
- mightiness* * *I [máit]nounmoč, sila, oblastII [máit]preteriteod may -
3 unable
(without enough strength, power, skill, opportunity, information etc to be able (to do something): I am unable to get out of bed; I shall be unable to meet you for lunch today.) nezmožen* * *[ʌnéibl]adjectivenezmožen, nesposoben, ki ne more; nemočen, slabotento be unable for s.th. — biti neprimeren, nezmožen za kaj -
4 stall
I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) pregradek2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) stojnica•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) odpovedati2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) kolebati, (za)blokirati3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) blokirati2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) kolebanjeIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) zavlačevati* * *I [stɔ:l]1.nounprostor, oddelek v hlevu za eno žival, boks; hlev (za konje, govedo); tržna stojnica, lesena lopa, šotor s prodajalno; ecclesiastic (ograjena) klop, sedež v cerkvi; kanonikat; theatre parket, sedež v prvih vrstah parterja, plural osebe na teh sedežih; prevleka, kapica, naprstnik za ranjen prst; technical zastoj (motorja); aeronautics kolebanje (letala) zaradi zmanjšane brzine; mineralogy delovno mesto v rudnikubook-stall at the station — stojnica, lopa za prodajo knjig na postajidean's stall ecclesiastic dekanov sedež v cerkvistall money — stojnina, tržnina;2.transitive verbdržati (imeti) v hlevu, hraniti in pitati v hlevu; razdeliti (hlev) na oddelke (bokse); postaviti v boks; technical ustaviti, blokirati (motor); American zapeljati (avto) v blato ipd.; obsolete uvesti v (neko) službo, instalirati; intransitive verb zagaziti, zabresti, obtičati (o avtu); technical odpovedati (o motorju); aeronautics kolebati, majati se zaradi zmanjšane hitrosti (o letalu); stati v hlevu (o živini); biti v pesjaku (o psu)II [stɔ:l]1.nounAmerican slangpretveza, izgovor, zavlačevalni manever; American slang žeparjev pajdaš, ki odvrača pozornost žrtve med tatvino;2.intransitive verb American slangupirati se, izogibati se, izgovarjati se; sport namerno biti počasen; transitive verb (često off) American slang zavlačevati, odrivati, ne pustiti k sebi
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