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1 hope
[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) upati2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) upanje2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) upanje3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) upanje•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes* * *I [hóup]nounupanje (of na), nada, zaupanjeAmerican slang white hope — bel boksar, ki ima upanje, da postane svetovni prvakII [hóup]1.intransitive verbnadejati se, upati;2.transitive verbzaupati, imeti upanje -
2 not (have) a hope
((to be) completely unlikely (to succeed in something): He hasn't a hope of getting the job; `Will he get the job?' `Not a hope!') nič ne kaže -
3 not (have) a hope
((to be) completely unlikely (to succeed in something): He hasn't a hope of getting the job; `Will he get the job?' `Not a hope!') nič ne kaže -
4 not
[not]1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) ne2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) ne•* * *[nɔt]adverbnenot to be thought of — izključeno, ni mislitislang not half — zelo, in še kako; ni govora!not on your life — nikakor, za nič na svetunot but what ( —ali that) — čeprav, vseeno -
5 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tako2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) tako3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) tako4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) tudi5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') seveda2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) torej- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *[sóu]I.adverbtako, na ta način, s tem; v takem stanju; v redu, dobro; zato, potemtakem, iz tega razloga, zaradi tega, torej, kot posledica tega; tudi;1.so so — tako tako, ne dobro ne slaboso as — na isti način kot; tako da (posledica)so... as — toliko... kolikorso be it! — tako bodi! pa dobro! (naj bo!)so far forth — do te stopnje, archaic doslejso far from — nasprotno od, namesto daso fashion American na ta način, takoso help me! — (prisega) tako mi bog pomagaj!so long! colloquially na svidenje!so many — tako mnogi, tolikiso many men, so many minds — kolikor ljudi (glav), toliko mnenjso much — toliko, v tolikšni meriso much for that — toliko o tem, s tem je stvar urejenaso then — torej tako je to; zaradi tegaso to speak — tako rekoč;2.and so on, and so forth — in tako daljeeven so — celó tako, celó v tem primeruif so — če je (to) tako, v takem primeruin so far as... — v toliki meri, da...; toliko, da...in so many words — dobesedno, prav s temi besedamiMr. So-and-so — g. ɔ.Y.quite so — takó je, popolnoma točnowhy so? — zakaj tako? zakaj to?;3.I hope so — upam, daDo you think he will come? -- I think so. — Misliš, da bo prišel? -- Mislim, da (bo).I sent it to you. -- So you did. — Poslal sem ti to. -- Da, si (poslal). Res je. Tako je.Her brother came and so did she. — Njen brat je prišel in ona tudi;4.I avoid him so as not to be obliged to talk to him — izogibam se ga, da mi ni treba govoriti z njimI am sorry to see you so — žal mi je, da vas vidim v takem stanjuit is not so much that he cannot as that he will not — ni toliko, da ne more, kot pa, da nočeis that so? — je to tako? je res? tako? res?you are unhappy, but I am still more so — ti si nesrečen, jaz pa še boljhe was not so sick but he could eat a hearty dinner — ni bil toliko bolan, da ne bi mogel pojesti obilne večerjeI found them so many robbers — ugotovil (spoznal) sem, da niso nič drugega kot tatovithat is ever so much better colloquially to je toliko boljeas you make your bed, so you must lie — kakor si si postlal, tako boš spalyou don't say so! — (saj to) ni mogoče!all he said was so much slander — vse, kar je rekel, ni bilo nič drugega kot samo obrekovanjeI told him everything, so you need not write to him — vse sem mu povedal, torej ni treba, da mu pišešI do not want it, so there you are — ne maram tega, da veš (sedaj veš);II.conjunction colloquiallyzaradi tega, zato; torej, potemtakem; (v pogojnih in dopustnih stavkih) če leso, that's what it is! — takó je torej to!he annoyed us so that we never asked him again — tako nas je dolgočasil, da ga nismo nikoli več povabili;III.interjectiontako! narejeno! opravljeno! -
6 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) majhen2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) malo3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) nepomemben2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) malo3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) malo2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) malo3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) sploh ne•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *I [litl]adjectivemajhen, neznaten; kratek; malo; slaboten (glas); malenkosten, nepomemben; omejen; ironically reven, bedenthe little ones — otročički, malčkithe little — majhni, nepomembni ljudjea little man — mali mož, figuratively ničéa little while — kratek čas, trenuteklittle minds — omejenci, malenkostni ljudjecolloquially little Mary — želodec, prebavathe Little Masters — skupina nemških risarjev in bakrorezcev v 16. in 17. stoletjuastronomy Little Bear — Mali medvedastronomy Little Dipper — Mali vozpolitics history Little Entente — mala antantaLittle Russian — Malorus, Ukrajineclittle theater — mali oder, eksperimentalno gledališčeII [litl]adverbmalo, komaj kaj, slabo, sploh ne, redkolittle does he know — nima pojma, še sanja se mu neIII [litl]nounmalenkosta little — malo, nekajby littles — v majhnih količinah, po malem -
7 gleam
[ɡli:m] 1. verb(to shine faintly: a light gleaming in the distance.) svetlikati se2. noun1) (a faint glow: the gleam of her eyes.) lesk2) (a slight sign or amount: a gleam of hope.) trohica* * *I [gli:m]nounblesk, lesk, odsev, žarekII [gli:m]intransitive verbsijati; bleščati, iskriti, svetlikati se; žareti; odsevati -
8 ray
[rei]1) (a narrow beam (of light, heat etc): the sun's rays; X-rays; heat-rays; a ray of light.) žarek2) (a slight amount (of hope etc).) žarek (upanja)* * *I [réi]nounžarek (& figuratively); sled, trohica, mrvica; (redko) polmerII [réi]intransitive verb & transitive verbžareti, sijati, svetiti, metati žarke (svetlobe), izžarevati (off, out), žarčiti; obsevati (& medicine), osvetliti z žarki; medicine colloquially rentgeniziratiIII [réi]nounraža (morska riba) -
9 any
['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) katerikoli2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) noben; kakšen, kaj2. adjective(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) katerikoli, vsak3. adverb(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) sploh kaj; sploh nič- anybody- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
- in any case* * *I [éni]adjective & pron1.v vprašalnih in nikalnih stavkih in po "if": neki, nekaj, nekdo; nič, nihče;2.v trdilnih stavkih: vsak, kdorkoli, karkoli; kakršenkolihave you any money? — imaš kaj denarja?is there any hope? — je sploh kaj upanja?no more than one if any — ne več kot eden, če sploh kajat any rate, in any case — v vsakem primeruII [éni]adverbnekoliko, količkaj -
10 but
1. conjunction(used to show a contrast between two or more things: John was there, but Peter was not.) toda2. preposition(except (for): no-one but me; the next road but one.) razen* * *I [bʌt]conjunctionampak, toda, temveč, marveč, pač panot only... but also — ne samo..., ampak tudithere is no doubt but (that) she is ill — ni dvoma, da je bolnait is not so late but they may come — ni še tako pozno, da ne bi mogli še pritiwho knows but he may be angry? — kdo ve, če ni morda hud?II [bʌt]prepositionrazen, mimo, izvzemšiall but he ( —ali him) — vsi razen njega, samo on neIII [bʌt]adverbsamo, le, šeleall but — skoraj, domalaIV [bʌt]nounugovor, pomislekbut me no buts! — nobenih ugovorov!V [bʌt]Scottish1.adjectivezunanji;2.nounzunanja soba, kuhinjabut and ben — zunanji in notranji deli stanovanja, vsa hiša -
11 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držati2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držati3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) (za)držati4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) zdržati5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržati6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) držati, vsebovati7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) biti8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) držati se9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) imeti10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) verjeti, imeti (koga za kaj)11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) veljati12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) držati za13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) braniti14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) zadržati nasprotnika15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pritegniti (pozornost)16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) proslavljati17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) imeti18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) obdržati se19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) počakati pri telefonu20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) držati21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) obdržati22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) prinesti23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) prijem2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vpliv3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) prijem•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) podkrovje* * *I [hóuld]nounnautical podpalubje, ladijsko skladišče; aeronautics prostor za prtljago v letaluII [hóuld]nounprijem, opora; moč, vpliv (on, over, of); American ustavitev, zadrževanje; archaic utrdbato catch ( —ali get, lay, seize, take) hold of s.th. — prijeti kaj, dobitito get hold of s.o. — ujeti koga, zalotiti kogato get hold of o.s. — dobiti se v oblast, obvladati seto get a hold on s.o. — dobiti koga v oblastto have a (firm) hold on s.o. — imeti koga v oblastito keep hold of — čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti iz rokto miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijetiAmerican to put a hold on s.th. — zaustaviti kaj, zadržati kajIII [hóuld]1.transitive verbdržati, obdržati, zadržati; omejiti, zadrževati, ovirati, krotiti; zdržati; sport zadržati nasprotnika; zavezati koga za kaj (to); imeti (npr. sestanek); imeti, posedovati (zemljo, pravice, delnice, službo); imeti koga za kaj (npr. za poštenjaka); proslavljati (praznik); obdržati (smer); prenašati (alkohol); military & figuratively odbraniti, obdržati (položaj); juridically odločiti, odrediti; pritegniti (pozornost); American zadostovati (hrana); American rezervirati, imeti rezervacijo (v hotelu); American prijeti, obdržati v zaporu;2.intransitive verbdržati se, zadržati se, vztrajati (by, to pri, na čem); veljati, obveljati; obstati, prenehati; dogajati se, bitihold! — počakaj, ustavi se!to hold the bag — ostati na cedilu, imeti vso odgovornostto hold a brief for — odobravati, strinjati seto hold in check — imeti koga v šahu, krotitito hold dear — ceniti, čislati, ljubitito hold fast — čvrsto držati, ne izpustitito hold good — veljati, obveljati, izkazati seto hold one's ground ( —ali one's own) — vztrajati, ne popustiti, biti kosto hold s.o. (s.th.) in the hollow of one's hand — imeti koga (kaj) v pestihold hard! — počakaj!, stoj!hold everything! — takoj prenehaj!to hold at nought — omalovaževati, ne cenitito hold one's peace ( —ali tongue) — molčati, držati jezik za zobmito hold a stock — imeti zalogo, imeti na zalogito hold true — veljati, biti resto hold water — prenesti natančen pregled, veljati; biti vodotesenthere is no holding him — ne da se ga zadržati, nezadržen jeneither to hold nor to bind — ki se ga ne da obvladati, neukročen -
12 something
1) (a thing not known or not stated: Would you like something to eat?; I've got something to tell you.) nekaj2) (a thing of importance: There's something in what you say.) nekaj* * *[sʌmmiŋ]1.nounnekaj; nekaj važnega; nekaj takega; (evfemizem) presnet, prekletsomething or other — karkoli, to ali ononot for something! — za nič na svetu ne!that something man! — ta prekleti človek!he is something of a... — on je nekak (nekaj takega kot)he is something of a poet — on je nekak pesnik; on je malo pesnikait is something to have nothing to pay — to (pa) je nekaj (vredno), da ni treba nič plačatiI hope to see something of you there — upam, da vas bom tam videl od časa do časahe thinks himself something — ima se za pomembno osebo;2.adverbnekaj, malce; precéj; izredno, važnosomething like colloquially nekaj kotthat is something like burgundy colloquially to je pa res (pravi) burgundec!that is something like! — tako je! tako je prav! odlično! -
13 trust
1. verb1) (to have confidence or faith; to believe: She trusted (in) him.) zaupati2) (to give (something to someone), believing that it will be used well and responsibly: I can't trust him with my car; I can't trust my car to him.) zaupati3) (to hope or be confident (that): I trust (that) you had / will have a good journey.) upati2. noun1) (belief or confidence in the power, reality, truth, goodness etc of a person or thing: The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability; trust in God.) zaupanje2) (charge or care; responsibility: The child was placed in my trust.) varstvo3) (a task etc given to a person by someone who believes that they will do it, look after it etc well: He holds a position of trust in the firm.) odgovornost4) (arrangement(s) by which something (eg money) is given to a person to use in a particular way, or to keep until a particular time: The money was to be held in trust for his children; ( also adjective) a trust fund) skrbništvo5) (a group of business firms working together: The companies formed a trust.) trust•- trustee- trustworthy
- trustworthiness
- trusty
- trustily
- trustiness* * *I [trʌst]nounzaupanje (in v), trdno upanje; zaupna oseba; kredit; depó, depozit; varstvo, skrbništvo, kuratorstvo; odgovornost, dolžnost skrbnika, kuratorja; obveznost, dolžnost; varovanec; dobrodelna ustanova, fundacija; economy trust, kartel, koncernin trust — v shrambi, deponiranon trust — na kredit; na pošteno besedobreach of trust — zloraba zaupanja, verolomstvoto commit to s.o.'s trust — zaupati komu v varstvoto give trust — odobriti kredit, dati na kreditto hold in trust for — hraniti, upravljati za (koga)to leave s.th. in trust with s.o. — zaupati komu kaj, dati v varstvoto place (to put) one's trust in — zaupati (komu), zanesti se na (koga)to watch over one's trust — paziti na osebo ali stvar, ki nam je zaupanaII [trʌst]transitive verb & intransitive verbverjeti (komu, čemu), zanesti se (in na); zaupati (komu), imeti zaupanje v; dati komu kredit; zaupati, poveriti (komu) (with s.th. kaj); trdno upati, pričakovati, verjeti ( that da), biti prepričan; upati si, tvegatido not trust him with your watch! — ne zaupaj mu svoje ure!trust him to say that! — to je tipično zanj!a man not to be trusted — človek, ki se nanj ne moreš zanestiI trust he is not hurt — upam, da se ni poškodovalto trust o.s. to s.o. — zaupati se komu, zaupno se obrniti na kogacan his word be trusted? — ali lahko zaupamo njegovi besedi?you cannot trust a child in the streets after dark — ne morete brez skrbi pustiti otroka na ulici, ko se začne nočitiI cannot trust you out of my sight — niti za hip vas ne morem izgubiti iz vida (iz bojazni, da ne napravite kake neumnosti) -
14 while
1. conjunction( also whilst)1) (during the time that: I saw him while I was out walking.) medtem ko2) (although: While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.) čeprav2. noun(a space of time: It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her.) čas- worth one's while* * *I [wáil]nountrenutek, hip, čas, kratka časovna dobaafter a while — čez nekaj časa, čez trenutekat whiles — včasih, tu pa tama long while, a good while — dolgo časabetween whiles — v presledkih, tu pa tamonce in a while — od časa do časa, včasih, prigodnothe while — ta čas, tačas, medtemit isn't worth (one's) while — to se ne izplača, to ni vredno trudaII [wail]conjunctionmedtem ko, dokler, za časa; čeprav, dasinever, while I live — nikoli, dokler sem jaz živwhile our opponent, he is not our enemy — čeprav je naš nasprotnik, ni naš sovražnikwhile there is life there is hope — človek upa, dokler živiwhile at school he never worked — ves čas, ko je bil v šoli, ni nič delalIII [wáil]transitive verbprebiti, preživetito while away the time — (prijetno) prebiti, preživeti čas -
15 wild
1) ((of animals) not tamed: wolves and other wild animals.) divji2) ((of land) not cultivated.) divji3) (uncivilized or lawless; savage: wild tribes.) divji4) (very stormy; violent: a wild night at sea; a wild rage.) divji5) (mad, crazy, insane etc: wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.) blazen6) (rash: a wild hope.) divji7) (not accurate or reliable: a wild guess.) na slepo8) (very angry.) divji•- wildly- wildness
- wildfire: spread like wildfire
- wildfowl
- wild-goose chase
- wildlife
- in the wild
- the wilds
- the Wild West* * *I [wáild]1.adjective ( wildly adverb)divji, neukročen, neudomačen; neciviliziran, barbarski, neizobražen; plašen, plah, plašljiv (divjačina); neobljuden, pust, neobdelan (zemlja); neurejen, zmršen, skuštran (lasje); neobrzdan, razuzdan; svojeglav; figuratively razburjen, besen; buren, silovit; brezumen, nor, strasten; slučajen, naključen, nesmotrn, nepremišljen; colloquially hlepeč po, divji (nor) naa wild guess — čisto, golo ugibanjewild honey — divji, gozdni meda wild life — divje, razuzdano življenjewild pain — divja, blazna bolečinato drive s.o. wild — spraviti koga v besnost, razbesniti kogato settle down after a wild youth — umiriti se po vihravi mladosti;2.adverbdivje; nepremišljeno, brez glave; nesmotrno, tjavdanto run wild — divje rasti, figuratively rasti brez nadzorato shoot wild — streljati na slepo, brez ciljaII [wáild]noundivjina; (peščena) pustinja, puščava; neobdelana zemlja -
16 impose
[im'pouz]1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) naložiti2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) vsiliti3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) vsiljevati (se)•* * *[impóuz]1.transitive verbnaložiti, naprtiti (davke, pokoro itd; to komu); vsiliti komu svoje mišljenje; natvesti, (pre)varati; vzdeti komu priimek; printing razvrstiti rubrike, stolpce;2.intransitive verbimponirati, napraviti vtis (on, upon na, komu); varati; štuliti se, vsiljevati se (on, upon komu)printing to impose anew — preurediti (stolpce, rubrike)printing to impose wrong — zamešati (stolpce, rubrike)to impose upon o.s. — varati seto impose o.s (up)on — vsiljevati se komuto impose upon s.o.'s good nature — zlorabiti dobroto kogaecclesiastic to impose hands — položiti roke (pri blagoslavljanju) -
17 tight
1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) tesen2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) napet3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) natančen4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) tesen2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) tesno- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt* * *[táit]1.adjectivetesen; ozek, tesno se oprijemajoč (obleka); neprepusten (za vodo, zrak); močan; čvrsto nategnjen, napet (vrv); stisnjen, nabito poln; zgoščen, kompakten; figuratively nepremičen; figuratively zožen, utesnjen; komaj zadosten, pičel (o denarju); kočljiv; colloquially skop(uški), stiskaški; slang pijan, nadelanas tight as an owl figuratively pijan ko mavratight shoes — tesni, ozki čevljia tight lass obsolete čedno, stasito dekleto be in a tight corner (place, spot) — biti v škripcihto keep a tight rein (hand) on s.o. — držati koga čvrsto na vajetihto draw tight — nategniti, napeti, zategniti;2.adverbtesnó, močnó, čvrsto; pičloto sit tight — figuratively čvrsto, uporno vztrajati pri svojih pravicah (mišljenju, stališču), ne popuščati -
18 wish
[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) želeti (si)2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) želeti3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) želeti2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) želja2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) želja3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) dobre želje•- wishing-well* * *I [wiš]nounželja; voščilo; volja, težnja, hrepenenje, koprnenje, sla ( for po, za); predmet želja, želeni predmetwishes plural (dobre) želje, pozdravigood, best wishes — dobre, najboljše želje (voščila)he has had his wish — dobil je, kar je želelif wishes were horses beggars might ride figuratively od dobrih želja še nihče ni bil sitthe wish is father to the thought — človek hitro verjame, kar želi; kar človek želi, to mu hitro na pamet prideII [wiš]1.transitive verbželeti (si), hoteti, zahtevati; srčno (goreče, vneto, iskreno) prositi, hrepeneti po, koprneti poI wish I had... — hotel bi imeti...I wish I were a hundred miles away — hotel bi biti (škoda, da nisem) 100 milj pročI wish (that) it would rain — želel bi (si), da bi deževaloI wish you to go now — prosim te, da zdaj grešto wish s.o. well — dobro želeti komu, dobro misliti s komhe wished himself dead — želel si je, da bi bil mrtevit is to be wished that... — želeti je, da...he is not the man to wish ill to anybody — on ni človek, ki bi komurkoli želel kaj slabegato wish s.th. on s.o. — želeti komu kaj (slabega);2.intransitive verbželeti, izraziti željoto wish for s.th. — imeti željo (poželenje) po, želeti kajthis leaves nothing to be wished for — to je brez pomanjkljivosti, je dovršeno, brez hibe -
19 abandon
[ə'bændən]1) (to leave, not intending to return to: They abandoned the stolen car.) zapustiti2) (to give (oneself) completely to: He abandoned himself to despair.) prepustiti se•- abandonment* * *I [əbaendən]transitive verb(s.th.; doing) zapustiti, opustiti; odstopitito abandon o.s. to s.th. — vdati se v kajII [əbaendən]nounumik, zapuščanje, opustitev; sproščenost, neprisiljenostwith abandon — sproščeno, neprisiljeno -
20 dream
1. [dri:m] noun1) (thoughts and pictures in the mind that come mostly during sleep: I had a terrible dream last night.) sanje2) (a state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts: Don't sit there in a dream!) sanjarjenje3) (something perfect or very beautiful: Your house is a dream!) kot iz sanj4) (an ambition or hope: It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.) sen2. [dremt] verb((sometimes with of) to see visions and pictures in the mind, especially when asleep: For years I dreamed of being a great artist; I dreamt last night that the house had burnt down.) sanjati- dreamer- dreamless
- dreamy
- dreamily
- dreaminess
- dream up* * *I [dri:m]nounsanje, sen; sanjarjenje; idealcolloquially a dream of a dress — čudovito lepa oblekaII [dri:m]intransitive verb & transitive verbsanjati, sanjariti; razmišljati, premišljevati; slutitiI should not dream of doing it — še na misel mi ne pride, da bi to storil
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not a hope — (ironic) That will never happen ● hope * * * some hope/not a hope/british spoken phrase used for saying that there is no chance of something happening Everybody is really looking forward to spring and better things to come (some hope!) … Useful english dictionary
not a hope in hell — not a hope/chance/in hell informal phrase no hope or chance at all Nobody thought Harold Washington had a snowball’s chance in hell of winning. Thesaurus: likely to failsynonym without hope … Useful english dictionary
not a hope in hell — ► not a hope in hell informal no chance at all. Main Entry: ↑hell … English terms dictionary
not a hope — ► not a (or some) hope informal no chance at all. Main Entry: ↑hope … English terms dictionary
not some hope — ► not a (or some) hope informal no chance at all. Main Entry: ↑hope … English terms dictionary
if it were not for hope, the heart would break — a 1250 Ancrene Wisse (1962) 43 Ase me seith, yef hope nere heorte to breke [as one says, if there were not hope, the heart would break]. c 1440 Gesta Romanorum (EETS) 228 Yf hope wer not, hert schulde breke. 1616 J. WITHALS Dict. (rev. ed.) 582… … Proverbs new dictionary
not a hope in hell — informal no chance at all. → hell … English new terms dictionary
hope — ► NOUN 1) a feeling of expectation and desire for something to happen. 2) a person or thing that gives cause for hope. ► VERB 1) expect and want something to happen. 2) intend if possible to do something. ● hope against hope Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
not — W1S1 [nɔt US na:t] adv [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: nought] 1.) used to make a word, statement, or question negative ▪ Most of the stores do not open until 10am. ▪ She s not a very nice person. ▪ You were wrong not to inform the police. ▪ Can we go… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Hope — Hope, n. [AS., akin to D. hoop, hope, Sw. hopp, Dan. haab, MHG. hoffe. Hope in forlorn hope is different word. See Forlorn hope, under {Forlorn}.] 1. A desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
not a chance in hell — not a hope/chance/in hell informal phrase no hope or chance at all Nobody thought Harold Washington had a snowball’s chance in hell of winning. Thesaurus: likely to failsynonym without hope … Useful english dictionary