nazaj veslati

1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) hrbet

2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) hrbet

3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) hrbtna stran, zadnji del

4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) branilec

1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) nazaj

2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) stran

3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) zadaj

4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) nazaj

5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) nazaj

1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) vzvratno peljati

2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) podpreti

3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) staviti na

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- backer

- backlog

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hrbet, hrbtišče; zadnja, spodnja stran; naslonilo, hrbtnik; velik čeber, sod; sport branilec, zaščitnik

at the back — za

behind the back of s.o. figuratively za hrbtom komu

the back of beyond — zelo daleč od tod

to break the back of s.th. — opraviti glavni del naloge

to be cast on one's back — doživeti poraz

back and belly — obleka in hrana

the Backs — parki za študentskimi domovi v Cambridgeu

to get to the back — izslediti vzroke

to have s.o. on one's back — imeti koga na vratu

to give ( —ali make) a back — pripogniti se

I can make neither back nor edge of him — ne spoznam se v njem

at the back of one's mind — podzavestno

to be on one's back — ležati bolan

to be thoroughly on one's back — biti popolnoma na koncu

to put one's back into — z vso vnemo se lotiti

to put up one's back — razhuditi se

to see the back of s.o. — znebiti se koga

to bave a strong back — veliko prenesti

to turn one's back upon s.o. — obračati hrbet komu, zapustiti koga

to get one's back up — trdovratno se upirati

with one's back to the wall — v hudi stiski

hrbten; nazadujoč, zaostal; zadnji; zastarel, nazadnjaški

back number — stara številka (časopisa); slang nemoderen človek, starokopitnež; zastarel način

back rent — neplačana najemnina

to take a back seat — imeti skromno službo, ne siliti v ospredje

back view — pogled od zadaj

nazaj; zadaj; nekoč, prej; spet, znova

to be back — vrniti se

back and forth — sem in tja

to go back on s.o. — pustiti koga na cedilu

back off — izza

never to look back — imeti v vsem srečo

to pay s.o. back (in his own coin) — vrniti komu milo za drago

to keep back — utajiti

to go back from ( —ali upon) one's word — besedo snesti, preklicati

to hang back — mečkati, omahovati

to hold ( —ali keep) back — zadrževati

to talk ( —ali answer) back — ugovarjati, oporekati

nazaj stopiti, umikati se; zmuzniti se;

nazaj potisniti, nazaj gnati, nazaj voziti; podpreti, podpirati; pomagati; staviti; (o)krepiti; biti opora; biti ozadje; indosirati

I'll back myself against any odds — stavim ne vem kaj

to back a horse — zajahati konja; staviti na konja

to back the wrong horse — ušteti se, staviti na napačno karto

to back the oars, to back astern — nazaj veslati

to back and fill — kolebati, ne se odločiti

to back on one's word — besedo snesti

to back on s.o. — izdati koga, pustiti ga na cedilu

to back a cheque — indosirati ček

marine back her! — vozi nazaj!

to back water — nazaj veslati

1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) udarec

2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) udarec

3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) udarec

4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) poteza

5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) zamah

6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) zamah

7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) trud

8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) napad

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udarec (s šibo, z bičem), sunek; močan zamah (pri plavanju, z veslom, s krilom); bitje (ure); utrip (žile); poteza (s peresom, čopičem itd.), figuratively poteza; medicine napad, šok, kap, poškodba; veslač, ki daje takt za veslanje; takt; mathematics vektor; electrical razelektritev; stil, manira; (redko) značilna poteza, znak; božanje, ljubkovanje, glajenje (z roko)

at a stroke, at one stroke — z enim udarcem, zamahom

on the stroke — točno

a stroke of business — dobra kupčija, dober posel

a stroke of apoplexy (paralysis) medicine kap

stroke of fate — udarec usode

a stroke of genius — genialna poteza, izvirna idejaa

stroke of lightning — tresk

a stroke of luck — srečen slučaj, (nepričakovana) sreča

a stroke of piston mechanics pot bata od začetnega položaja do konca valja in spet nazaj

stroke of state — (redko) državni prevrat

a stroke of wings — zamah s krili

stroke of wit — duhovita opazka, duhovitost

the breast stroke — prsno plavanje

a clever stroke — spretna, vešča poteza

crawl stroke — stil kravl (plavanja)

down-stroke — poteza (s peresom) navzdol

a few strokes of brush — nekaj (par) potez s čopičem

finishing stroke — milostni, smrtonosni udarec

finishing strokes — zadnje poteze, dovrševanje

a four-stroke motor — štiritakten motor

hair-stroke — tanka črtica navzgor (pri pisanju)

a stroke of liglttning — udar strele, strela

a master-stroke of diplomacy — mojstrska diplomatska poteza

masterly stroke — mojstrska poteza

sun-stroke medicine sončarica

up-stroke — poteza (s peresom) navzgor

it is on the stroke of ten — vsak čas bo ura bila deset

she came on the stroke — prišla je (kot ura) točno

he never does a stroke of work — on se nikoli ne dotakne dela

to have a stroke medicine biti zadet od kapi

to keep stroke — držati takt (pri veslanju)

to pull a strong (a quick) stroke — hitro plavati

to put (to add) the finishing stroke (s) to s.th. — dokončati kaj

to row stroke — z veslanjem dajati takt ostalim veslačem

to row a long stroke — veslati z dolgimi vesljaji

to set the stroke — dajati takt pri veslanju

sport dajati takt (pri veslanju); označiti s črto, prečrtati; biti (o uri); (po)molsti (kravo); (po)gladiti (z roko), (po)božati (lase, žival, gube); ljubkovati; intransitive verb veslati, dajati tempo veslačem

to stroke a boat (a race, a crew) — veslati in dajati takt veslanja v čolnu (pri tekmovanju, moštvu)

the crew was stroking at 32 — moštvo je veslalo z 32 udarci (vesljaji) na minuto

to stroke a cat's back — pogladiti mačko po hrbtu

he stroked his hair — pogladil se je po laseh

to stroke s.o. (s.o.'s hair) the wrong way — (raz)dražiti, (raz)jeziti koga

to stroke s.o. down — pomiriti koga, omehčati, pridobiti koga z laskanjem

obsolete preterite & past participle od to strike