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61 tune
[tju:n] 1. noun(musical notes put together in a particular (melodic and pleasing) order; a melody: He played a tune on the violin.) napev2. verb1) (to adjust (a musical instrument, or its strings etc) to the correct pitch: The orchestra tuned their instruments.) uglasiti2) (to adjust a radio so that it receives a particular station: The radio was tuned to a German station.) naravnati (na)3) (to adjust (an engine etc) so that it runs well.) naravnati•- tuneful- tunefully
- tunefulness
- tuneless
- tunelessly
- tunelessness
- tuner
- change one's tune
- in tune
- out of tune
- tune in
- tune up* * *I [tju:n]nounnapev, melodija, arija; pesem; himna, koral, cerkvena pesem; (redko) ton; figuratively harmonija, skladnost, sklad, soglasnost; figuratively razpoloženje ( for za); phonetics intonacijain tune — uglašeno; pravilno, kot treba; aeronautics pripravljen za vzletout of tune — neuglašen; slabe voljeto the tune of — po melodiji (od); colloquially v znesku odto change one's tune, to sing another tune — colloquially figuratively ubrati drug tongive us a tune! — zapojte nam kaj!to play out of tune — music napačno igratiII [tju:n]transitive verbuglasiti (to na); radio naravnati (to na); prilagoditi, uskladiti (to z); poetically igrati (na); intransitive verb biti v skladnosti ( with z), harmonirati; zveneti; doneti -
62 bear
I [beə] past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) prenesti2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) vzdržati3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) roditi (se)4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) nositi5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) nositi6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) zaviti (proti)•- bearable- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) medved- bearskin* * *I [bwə]nounzoology medved; figuratively neotesanec, neroda; borzni špekulant na padec vrednot; nautical slang metlaa bear leader — inštruktor in spremljevalec mladeniča, spremljevalec blaziranega tujcasell not the bear's skin before you have caught the bear — ne delaj računa brez krčmarja, ne zidaj gradov v oblakihastronomy Great (Little) Bear — Veliki (Mali) vozcommerce bear operation — borzna špekulacija na padec cenhad it been a bear it would have bitten you — zmotil si se; ni bilo tako strašno kot je kazaloII [bwə]transitive verb & intransitive verbcommerce špekulirati na borzi na padec cen; znižati vrednost papirjev na borzi, zbijati cene na tržiščuIII [bwə]1.transitive verbnositi, nesti; prenesti, pretrpeti, prenašati; podpreti, podpirati; dopustiti, dopuščati; roditi; pridelati; občutiti;2.intransitive verbzdržati; trpeti; peljati (pot); usmeriti se; biti ploden, (ob)roditi; uspetito bear the blame — biti kriv, vzeti krivdo naseto bring to bear — vplivati; uveljaviti, ureditito bear evidence ( —ali witness) — pričati, dokaz(ov)atito bear no grudge against s.o. — ne zameriti komuto bear in hand — imeti v oblasti; pomagatito bear in mind — misliti na kaj, upoštevatito bear o.s. well — dobro se držatito bear a part — biti deležen; imeti vlogo -
63 fear
[fiə] 1. noun((a) feeling of great worry or anxiety caused by the knowledge of danger: The soldier tried not to show his fear; fear of water.) strah2. verb1) (to feel fear because of (something): She feared her father when he was angry; I fear for my father's safety (= I am worried because I think he is in danger).) bati se2) (to regret: I fear you will not be able to see him today.) bati se•- fearful- fearfully
- fearless
- fearlessly
- for fear of
- in fear of* * *I [fiə]noun(of pred; for za) strah, bojazen, groza; plašnost; zaskrbljenost, nemirto put the fear of god into s.o. — hudo koga grajatito go in fear for s.o.'s life — bati se za življenje kogano fear! — brez skrbi!, kje neki!fear of death, fear of one's life — smrtni strahII [fiə]1.intransitive verbbati se; spoštovati; trepetati;2.transitive verb archaicprestrašiti; plašitinever fear! — nič se ne boj!, brez skrbi! -
64 fine
I 1. adjective1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) odličen2) ((of weather) bright; not raining: a fine day.) jasen3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) odličen4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) fin5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) natančen6) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) droben7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) fin, pretanjen8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) v redu, krasen2. adverb(satisfactorily: This arrangement suits me fine.) zelo prav3. interjection(good; well done etc: You've finished already - fine!) krasno- finely- finery
- fine art II 1. noun(money which must be paid as a punishment: I had to pay a fine.) globa2. verb(to make (someone) pay a fine: She was fined $10.) oglobiti* * *I [fain]nounkonec, cilj, zaključekin fine — končno, kratkomalo, skratkaII [fain]nounglobajuridically to make liable to fine — naložiti globoIII [fain]transitive verb & intransitive verbnaložiti globo, kaznovati z globo; plačati globoIV [fain]adjectivedroben, tenek, fin; rahel, nežen; lep, sijajen, odličen; eleganten; čist; jasen; oster (nož), nabrušen; dobro razvit; bister; prevzetento say fine things about s.o. — hvaliti kogaV [fain]adverblepo; rahlo, nežno itn.VI [fain]nounlepo vremeVII [fain]transitive verb & intransitive verb(z)jasniti se; čistiti se; tanjšati se; (s)hujšati; prečistiti, rafinirati -
65 horse
[ho:s]1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) konj2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) konj•- horsefly
- horsehair
- horseman
- horsemanship
- horseplay
- horsepower
- horseshoe
- on horseback
- straight from the horse's mouth
- from the horse's mouth* * *I [hɔ:s]nounkonj, žrebec; military jezdeci, konjenica; lesen trinožnik; printing vlagalna deska; sport konj; slang prepovedan pripomoček v šoli; colloquially bankovec za ɜ funtov; American burka, vragolijasport buck-horse — kozafiguratively a dark horse — nepričakovan zmagovalecto flog a dead horse — mlatiti prazno slamo; zaman se truditihorse and foot — konjenica in pešadija; figuratively z vsemi sredstviAmerican hold your horses! — le mirno!you may take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink — s silo se ne da vsega dosečito play horse with s.o. — grobo s kom ravnatito roll up horse, foot, and guns — popolnoma premagatifiguratively do not spur a willing horse — ne priganjaj ubogljivega konjasea-horse — morski konj, tritonzoology morski konjiček; zoology mrož; military to horse! — na konje!wheel horse — zanesljiv delavec, garačII [hɔ:s]1.intransitive verbjahati;2.transitive verbzajahati, posaditi na konjacolloquially priganjati k delu; American colloquially to horse around — čas zapravljati, postopati -
66 immobile
1) (not able to move or be moved: His leg was put in plaster and he was immobile for several weeks.) negiben2) (not moving; motionless: He crouched there immobile until they had gone.) negiben•- immobilize
- immobilise* * *[imóubail, -bil]adjectivenegiben, nepremičen, tog; figuratively odločen, čvrst, trden -
67 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) vrv2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) črta3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) linija4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) guba5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) vrsta6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) kratko sporočilo7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) rod8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) smer9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) tir10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) cevovod, omrežje11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) vrstica12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) linija13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) vrsta izdelkov; področje14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) bojna vrsta2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) postaviti se v vrsto2) (to mark with lines.) začrtati•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) obložiti2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) podložiti•- lined- liner- lining* * *I [lain]nounčrta, linija, poteza; guba, brazda (na obrazu, roki); mathematics črta (zlasti premica); geography ekvator, poldnevnik, vzporednik; smer, pot (avtobusna, železniška) proga, tir; plural obris, kontura, oblika; plural načrt (ladje), osnutek, plan; plural načela, smernice, navodila; način, metoda, postopek; meja, mejna črta (tudi figuratively); vrsta, niz, rep (ljudi); soglasje; rod, veja, koleno, pokolenje; printing vrstica; kratko sporočilo, kratko pismo; stih, pesmica (upon s.th. to s.o.); plural British English latinski stihi, ki jih mora dijak prepisati za kazen, kazenska pismena naloga; plural theatre tekst vloge, vloga; plural colloquially poročni list; colloquially poročilo, pojasnilo; plural usoda; stroka, področje, panoga; telefonska, telegrafska linija; technical vod; economy sortiment, blago, predmet, plural serijsko blago; military (bojna) linija, vrsta, fronta, frontne čete, šotori ali barake v taboru; vrv, konopec; žica, kabelline of vision — horizont, obzorje; military vizirna črtaon the dotted line — v vrsti, ki je namenjena za podpison the line — na meji, politics na linijiline of fate (fortune, heart, life) — črta usode (sreče, srca, življenja) na rokiBritish English up (down) line — (vlak) v (iz) London(a)on the lines laid down by the chairman — po smernicah, ki jih je postavil predsedujočialong these lines — po teh navodilih, smernicahto take ( —ali keep to) one's own line — ukrepati po svoje, držati se svoje potito take a strong line — (with s.o.) biti čvrst, neomajen (do koga), vztrajatito take the line that — zavzeti stališče, da; biti mišljenja, daout of line — iz črte, ne na črti; figuratively nesoglasen, nezdružljiv; iz ravnotežjathat's s.th. out of ( —ali not in) my line — to mi ne leži, ne spada v mojo strokoto draw the line — (at) povleči mejo (pri)to toe the line — spoštovati predpise; politics biti na linijito give s.o. line enough — popustiti uzde, pustiti komu proste roketo go over the line — prekoračiti mejo, meroAmerican figuratively to be in line for — pričakovati (službo), upati nato be in line with — soglašati s, zto bring s.o. into line — ( with) spraviti v sklad s, zpolitics pridobiti koga k sodelovanju; American colloquially to go down the line for — zavezati se za kaj (na celi črti)to drop s.o. a line — napisati komu par vrstictheatre to study one's lines — učiti se vlogecolloquially hard lines — težka usoda, "smola", nesrečaAmerican party line — dvojček (telefon)economy line of goods — vrsta blaga, naročilo zanjmilitary line of fire — strelska bojna vrstamilitary line of battle — frontna linijamilitary line of defence — obrambna linijamilitary to go up the line — iti v frontno linijomilitary the line — regularne četenautical ship of the line — linijska ladjaphysics line of force — magnetna silnicasomewhere along the line — ob neki priliki, v gotovem trenutkufiguratively to keep to one's line — iti premočrtnofiguratively by (rule and) line — natančno, preciznohook, line, and sinker — popoln(oma)to have s.o. on a line — pustiti koga v negotovostiII [lain]1.transitive verbčrtati, načrtati; začrtati, skicirati, zarisati, orisati; zbrazdati, zgubati (obraz); obrobi.ti, nasaditi (drevje); postaviti v vrste;2.intransitive verbpostaviti se v vrste, postrojiti seIII [lain]transitive verbpodložiti (obleko)technical (na notranji strani) prevleči, obložiti, opažiti, podložiti, zaliti; biti za podlogo; oblepiti hrbet knjige; napolniti; slang to line one's purse ( —ali pocket) — napolniti mošnjo, obogatetiIV [lain]transitive verbpariti (pse) -
68 money
(coins or banknotes used in trading: Have you any money in your purse?; The desire for money is a cause of much unhappiness.) denar- moneylender
- lose/make money* * *[mʌni]noundenar, plačilno sredstvo; bogastvo, premoženje; plural archaic ali juridically vsote denarjamoney of account — denar kot merilo vrednosti, a ne v obtoku (angleška guinea)colloquially in the money — pri denarju, bogatto get one's money's worth — imeti stroške povrnjene, dobro kupitito make money (by) — obogateti, dobro zaslužiti (s, z)slang money for jam — lahek zaslužekto raise money — izprositi denar, dobiti denar v gotove svrhe, sposoditi si denarconscience money — denar, vplačan v državno blagajno (zaradi davčne utaje)to call in money — zahtevati denar nazaj, zahtevati izplačiloto come into money — priti do denarja, podedovati denar -
69 name
[neim] 1. noun1) (a word by which a person, place or thing is called: My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.) ime2) (reputation; fame: He has a name for honesty.) ugled2. verb1) (to give a name to: They named the child Thomas.) imenovati2) (to speak of or list by name: He could name all the kings of England.) našteti•- nameless- namely
- nameplate
- namesake
- call someone names
- call names
- in the name of
- make a name for oneself
- name after* * *I [néim]nounime, vzdevek, označba; reputacija, glas, ugled, čast; slavno ime, slaven človek; rod, rodbinato call s.th. by its proper name — dati čemu pravo ime, reči bobu bobto call s.o. names — dajati komu priimke, psovati kogato give a dog a bad name and hang — him vso krivdo zvaliti na človeka, ki je na slabem glasucolloquially give it a name! — povej naravnost, kaj želiš!to have a name for — biti na glasu; dain the name of — v imenu (ljudstva, usmiljenja itd.)of name — ugleden, pomembento send in one's name — napovedati se, priglasiti seto take a name in vain — nespoštljivo o kom govoriti, po nemarnem imenovatito keep one's name on the books — ostati v klubu, šolito take one's name off the books — izstopiti iz kluba, šoleto win a name for o.s. — napraviti si ime, zaslovetiwhat's in a name? — ime kaj malo pomeniII [néim]transitive verbimenovati, nazivati, zvatti (after, from po); omeniti po imenu, poklicati po imenu, našteti; imenovati, določiti ( for za); določiti (datum); British English parliament posvariti, pozvati k redu -
70 neutral
['nju:trəl] 1. adjective1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) nevtralen2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) nevtralen3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) nevtralen2. noun1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) nevtralec2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) prosti tek•- neutralize
- neutralise* * *I [njú:trəl]adjective ( neutrally adverb)nevtralen, nepristranski, neopredeljen, neudeležen; nedoločen, nejasen; chemistry electrical nevtralen; brezbrižen, mlačen, nezavzet (to do); technical prazni (tek); botany brezspolenII [njú:trəl]nounnevtralec, nevtralna država; technical prazni tek -
71 salt
[so:lt] 1. noun1) ((also common salt) sodium chloride, a white substance frequently used for seasoning: The soup needs more salt.) sol2) (any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid.) sol3) (a sailor, especially an experienced one: an old salt.) morski volk2. adjective(containing, tasting of, preserved in salt: salt water; salt pork.) slan3. verb(to put salt on or in: Have you salted the potatoes?) soliti- salted- saltness
- salty
- saltiness
- bath salts
- the salt of the earth
- take something with a grain/pinch of salt
- take with a grain/pinch of salt* * *I [sɔ:lt]noun(kuhinjska) sol; chemistry sol (često plural); medicine (odvajalna) sol; figuratively začimba, sol, ostroumnost, dovtipnost, duhovitost; familiarly mornar; sodček za solin salt — namočen v raztopini soli, nasoljenabove (below) the salt figuratively na gornjem (spodnjem) koncu mizewith a grain of salt figuratively razsodno, s pametnim premislekom, ne dobesednothe salt of the earth figuratively sol zemlje, elitaan old salt — star mornar, figuratively morski volkattic salt figuratively duhovitostGlauber's salt — Glauberjeva grenka sol, natrijev sulfatEpsom salt — grenka sol, magnezijev sulfat, purgativa speech full of salt — začinjen, zabeljen govortable salt — namizna, fina solto be the salt of earth figuratively biti sol (elita, smetana) zemljeyou are not made of salt figuratively nisi iz sladkorja (lahkó greš na dež)he is not worth his salt figuratively ni za nobeno rabo, je popolnoma nesposobento eat salt with s.o. — biti gost kogato eat s.o.'s salt figuratively uživati gostoljubnost koga, jesti njegov kruh; biti odvisen od kogato be seated above (below) the salt history zavzemati mesto uglednega (nepomembnega) gosta pri mizito take with a grain of salt — vzeti (kaj) z vso opreznostjo, zadržanostjo, rezervoII [sɔ:lt]adjective ( saltly adverb)slan; soljen, nasoljen, prežet s soljo; preplavljen s slano (zlasti morsko) vodo; rastoč v slani vodi; figuratively oster, jedek, hud, zasoljen, popopran (cena, šala); archaic pohoten, poltensalt horse slang nasoljeno meso (govedina)salt junk slang nasoljeno mesosalt tears figuratively grenke solzesalt water — slana, morska vodaIII [sɔ:lt]transitive verb(po-, za-) soliti; posuti sneg s soljo (da se stopi); figuratively začiniti (s soljo), popoprati; slang napačno prikazati, olepšati; commerce zasoliti (račun)to salt an account commerce navesti zelo visoke cene, zasoliti cene (za kako blago)to salt the books — "pofrizirati" knjigovodske knjige, prikazati večji dobiček, kot je v resnicito salt a mine figuratively razmetati rudo po najdišču, da je videti bogatejšeto salt away, to salt down — nasoliti; slang odložiti, dati na stran, varčevati; spraviti, shraniti (denar) za rezervo -
72 shirt
[ʃə:t](a kind of garment worn on the upper part of the body: a casual shirt; a short-sleeved shirt; She wore black jeans and a white shirt.) srajca* * *I [šə:t]noun(moška) srajca; spodnja srajca; ženska bluza z ovratnikom in manšetami; moška nočna srajcastripped to the shirt, in one's shirt — v (sami) srajci; figuratively vsega oropan, brez vseganear is my shirt, but nearer is my skin figuratively najprej sem jaz, nato pa (šele) drugi; bog je najprej sebi brado ustvarilto get s.o.'s shirt out slang figuratively razjeziti kogato give s.o. a wet shirt slang koga takó utruditi z delom, da se oznojihe has not a shirt to his name — on je velik revež, nima ničesarto keep one's shirt on slang ne se razburjati, obvladati se, brzdati seto put one's shirt on (upon) — vse, tudi zadnji svoj dinar staviti (na konja itd.)II [šə:t]transitive verbobleči komu srajco; figuratively obleči, ogrniti, pokritito shirt o.s. — obleči si srajco -
73 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) vid2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) vidik3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) znamenitost4) (a view or glimpse.) prizor5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) nenavaden prizor6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) muha2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) opaziti2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) nameriti•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of* * *I [sáit]nounvid, figuratively oko, doseg oči; vidik, dogled, pogled, ogled; prizor, ogleda vredna znamenitost; plural znamenitosti ( of a town kakega mesta); colloquially nenavaden ali žalosten pogled (prizor), grda zunanjost, strašilo; muha (na puški), merjenje, viziranje; photography iskalo; colloquially masa, množina, kup; American slang šansain sight — v bližini, na dosegu, na dogleduat (first) sight — na prvi pogled, brez pripraveout of sight — iz vida, zunaj obzorjawithin sight of — v vidiku, v vidua (long) sight colloquially (zelo) mnogo ( of money denarja)a sight for sore eyes — zelo prijeten prizor (pogled), privlačna osebasight unseen figuratively maček v žaklju; kupljen na slepothe loss of sight — izguba vida; oslepitevsecond sight figuratively preroški darout of my sight! — izgubi se mi izpred oči!out of sight out of mind — daleč od oči, daleč od srcait is a sight better than it was — mnogo bolje je, kot je biloit was quite a sight! — bil je to prizor za bogove!to catch sight of — zagledati, ugledati (koga, kaj)to find favour in s.o.'s sight — pridobiti si naklonjenost koga, prikupiti se, ugajati komuto get sight of s.o. — zagledati, opaziti kogato heave in sight — pojavljati se, prikazovati se, postajati videnwhat a sight you look! — kakšen pa si!, kot strašilo si videti!to lose sight of — izgubiti iz vida, ne več videti, figuratively pozabitito make a sight of oneself — smešno se obleči, osmešiti seto play (to sing) at sight — igrati na prvi pogled, brez pripraveto put out of sight — skriti, ne posvečati pozornostito see the sights — videti, ogledati si znamenitostito take a sight — nameriti, ciljati; obrniti pogledto take a sight at s.o. slang osle pokazati komuII [sáit]transitive verbzagledati, ugledati, opaziti, opazovati, ogledovati; meriti višino zvezde; vzeti na muho, pomeriti na, ciljati, vizirati; commerce predložiti ali akceptirati (menico); transitive verb vizirati, ciljatiyou should sight before you shoot — najprej pomeri (premisli), nato ustreli (stori) -
74 square
[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) kvadrat2) (something in the shape of this.) kvadrat3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) trg4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) kvadrat2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) kvadraten2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) izenačen; bot3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) kvadraten, na kvadrat4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) staromoden3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) pravokotno2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) naravnost4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) dati kvadratasto obliko2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) poravnati3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) ujemati se4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) kvadrirati (število)•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal* * *I [skwʌ/ə]1.nounmathematicskvadrat; četverokotnik; četverokoten trg z drevjem ali obkrožen s stanovanjskimi poslopji; American četverokoten blok hiš, obkrožen od štirih ulic; polje na šahovnici; kotnik, oglomer, naprava v obliki črke L —, ali T — za dobivanje ali preverjanje pravih kotov; mathematics kvadratno število; površinska mera (100 kvadratnih čevljev); military četverokotna razporeditev vojakov, karé; črke, razporejene v četverokotniku tako, da navpično in vodoravno dajejo iste besede; slang malomeščan, buržuj, filisterby the square — točno, natančnoon the square — pravokotno; figuratively odkrito, pošteno, lojalno, fairout of square — ne pod pravim kotom, figuratively ne takó kot običajno, ne v redutwo squares up American dva bloka hiš naprej (dlje, dalje)to act on the square figuratively pošteno (lojalno) ravnatito be on the square — biti prostozidar; military defilirati za pregledto raise to a square mathematics kvadrirati;2.adjective ( squarely adverb)kvadraten, četverokoten, četveroogeln, štirioglat, ki je pod pravim kotom (to k, do), pravokoten; oglat; četveren; mathematics kvadraten; figuratively odkrit, jasen, brez ovinkov ali namigovanj; reden, urejen, pošten, pravičen, vrl, iskren; popoln, temeljit, izdaten (obrok), obilen; močan, plečat, širok(ih pleč); pomemben; ki je plačal dolg, uredil račune, se je poravnal ( with z), poravnan, bot, slang staromoden, filistrskisquare dance — kvadrilja, četvorka (ples)the square man in the square hole figuratively pravi mož na pravem mestua square meal — izdaten, obilen jedilni obrok, obedsquare measure — ploščinska, površinska meraa square peg in a round hole — oglat klin v okrogli luknji, figuratively oseba, ki po svoji sposobnosti ne ustreza svojemu (službenemu) položaju, svojemu poslusquare root mathematics kvadratni korena square refusal — jasna, gladka odklonitevto be square with all the world — biti v složnosti z vsemi ljudmi; nikomur ne biti nič dolžanI expect a square deal — pričakujem pošten, pravičen postopekto get square with s.o. — poravnati račune s kom, poplačati koga, biti bot s komI put everything square before I left — preden sem odpotoval, sem vse spravil v red;3.adverbpravokotno, pod pravim kotom; figuratively spodobno, odkrito, pošteno; American naravnost, direktno, gladkoII [skwʌ/ə]1.transitive verbdati (čemu) kvadratasto ali četverokotno (četverooglato) obliko, napraviti (kaj), otesati četverooglato; dati (čemu) pravokotne robove; položiti (kaj) pravokotno; mathematics kvadrirati (število); karirati (papir); urediti, razporediti (kaj) (by po, v skladu z); prilagoditi, prirediti (kaj) (to čemu); izravnati; uskladiti ( with z); saldirati; izplačati, zadovoljiti (koga); sport končati (tekmo) neodločeno; slang utišati, podkupiti (koga), "mazati" (komu); nautical namestiti križe jambora pravokotno na ladijski trup;2.intransitive verbnapraviti, delati pravi kot; imeti četverooglato obliko; poševno sedeti (na sedlu); skladati se, ujemati se (o računu); biti v skladu ( with z); spraviti se v sklad; urediti svoje zadeveto square (up) accounts with s.o. — poravnati račune s kom (tudi figuratively), obračunati s komto square the circle — kvadrirati krog, figuratively lotiti se nečesa nemogočegato square one's elbows — razširiti komolce, s komolci si napraviti (dobiti) prostorto square o.s. with s.o. — pogoditi se s kom, (zopet) se zlágati s komhe tried to square the police slang skušal je podkupiti policijoto square one's shoulders figuratively ostati trdovraten, hoteti doseči svojeto square a theory to fit the facts — prilagoditi teorijo, da ustrera dejstvom (praksi)to square one's way of living to ( —ali with) one's square means — svoje življenje prilagoditi ali urediti ustrezno svojim dohodkom; -
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1) (employed or put to a purpose: This road is not used any more.) rabljen2) (not new: used cars.) rabljen* * *[ju:st]adjective (zlasti ponovno ali navadno) rabljen; (že) rabljen, nošen (obleka itd.); obsolete American navaden, običajen; navajen (to na) -
76 ward
[wo:d]1) (a room with a bed or beds for patients in a hospital etc: He is in a surgical ward of the local hospital.) oddelek2) (a person who is under the legal control and care of someone who is not his or her parent or (a ward of court) of a court: She was made a ward of court so that she could not marry until she was eighteen.) varovanec•- warder* * *I [wɔ:d]nounstraženje, čuvanje; odboj udarca, obramba; parada (pri mečevanju); nadzor; zapor, ječa, temnica, celica (v jetnišnici); oddelek (v bolnici, ubožnici, zaporu); okraj, okrožje; (mestna) četrt; revir; juridically varovanec, -nka; skrbništvo, varuštvo; rejenec; technical brada (ključa)to be under ward — biti v zaporu, pod nadzorstvomto put s.o. in ward — zapreti, vtakniti koga v ječo, dati koga pod nadzorstvoII [wɔ:d]transitive verbčuvati, braniti, ščititi; vtakniti v zapor; sprejeti v bolnico, v ubožnicoto ward off a blow — odbiti, ubraniti, parirati udarecto ward off a danger — odvrniti nevarnost; intransitive verb parirati, kriti se (pri mečevanju) -
77 with
[wið]1) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) s,z2) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.) s pomočjo3) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.) s,z4) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) s,z5) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.) s,z6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) zaradi, od7) (in the care of: Leave your case with the porter.) pri8) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) s,z9) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!) s,z* * *[wið; wim]prepositions, z; proti; od; v družbi, pri, poleg; s pomočjo; skupaj z, istočasno; zaradi; od; v zvezi z, z ozirom na, pri; kljub, navzlicaway with you! — poberi se! izgubi se!stiff with cold — otrpel, trd od mrazawith God figuratively mrtev, v nebesihwith that — nato, tedajto rise with sun — vstati (skupaj, istočasno) s soncemleave it with me! — prepustite to meni!to be with s.o. on a point — strinjati se s kom o neki točkito be with it American colloquially biti na tekočem (o čem)vote with the Conservatives! — glasujte (volite) za konservativce!what does he want with me? — kaj hoče od mene?I can't leave with my mother so ill — ne morem odpotovati, če mi je mati tako bolna -
78 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) delo2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) delo3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) delo4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) delo5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) delo6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) delo2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) delati; priganjati k delu2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) delati3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) delovati; upravljati4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) delovati5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) s težavo napredovati6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) postajati bolj in bolj7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) izdelati•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mehanizem2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) dela•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *I [wə:k]noun(telesno ali duševno) delo; ukvarjanje, ustvarjanje, dejavnost; posel, zaposlitev; naloga; (žensko) ročno delo; delovni proces, rezultat dela, proizvod, izdelek; izdelava, obdelava, način izdelave; delovna sposobnost; težak posel, trud, muka; pogon (stroja); plural stavbna dela, stavbišče; javna dela; military utrdbe, utrdbena dela; (singular construction) tovarna, fabrika, obrat, delavnica; talilnica, livarna; technical mehanizem, gonilo, kolesje, zobčasti prenos; plural religion dobra delain work — zaposlen; (ki je) v pogonu (obratu)out of work — brez dela, brezposeln, nezaposlena work of art — umetniško delo, umetninaearth works architecture zemeljska delairon works — talilnica železa, železarnaout works architecture zunanja delaupper works nautical nadvodni del ladje; vrhnja gradba, deli ladje nad zgornjo palubowood works — lesena konstrukcija, leseni deli hiše, leseni predmetito be out of work — biti brez dela, biti brezposelnto be at work — delati, delovati, funkcioniratiit's all in the day's work — to ni (prav) nič nenavadnega, to je normalno, to je del (vsako)-dnevnega delato give s.o. the works American colloquially ozmerjati, premlatiti kogato get ( —ali to set) to work — lotiti se dela, začeti delatito make sad work of it figuratively vse uničitito make short ( —ali quick) work of — hitro opraviti z, hitro obvladatiII() [wə:k]1.transitive verbdelati (na čem), izdel(ov)ati, obdelati; narediti, proizvesti, proizvajati; poetically umetniško izdelati; plesti, tkati, izdelati na statvah; šivati; vesti; oblikovati, (iz)kovati; tiskati; mesiti; kopati (rudo), obdelovati (zemljo); commerce poslovati, poslovno potovati (po nekem področju); slang prodati; plačati (potovanje) z delom; preiskati, raziskati; mathematics izračunati, rešiti (nalogo); vplivati na (koga), nagovarjati (koga); slang prevarati, oslepariti; izvesti, uresničiti, izvršiti, povzročiti; streči (topu, stroju); uporabljati (žival) za delo, vpreči; izkoriščati (rudnik); pustiti koga, da težko dela; premikati, poganjati, gnati, gonitito work o.s. to death — ubi(ja)ti se z delom, garatito work o.s. into s.o.'s favour — pridobiti si naklonjenost kake osebeto work o.s. into a rage — pobesnetito work a change — izvršiti, povzročiti spremembocan you work the screw loose? — lahko zrahljate vijak?to work a slave to death — do smrti priganjati sužnja k delu, ubiti ga z delomservants are not worked now as they were formerly — od služinčadi se danes ne zahteva več toliko dela kot nekočit is a good scheme, but can you work it? — to je dober načrt, toda, ali ga lahko izvedete?to work one's passage nautical zaslužiti svoj prevoz z delomto work one's social relations in business — izkoriščati svoje družabne zveze poslovno;2.intransitive verbdelati, delovati, biti zaposlen (s čim); baviti se (s čim); truditi se; funkcionirati, posrečiti se, uspeti; razviti se, dozoreti; vreti; biti v pogonu, delati (stroj), prijemati eden v drugega (zobata kolesa); šivati, vesti (vezem); prebijati se (z delom); razvleči se; trzati (se) (obraz); mahati (s čim); težko, z muko se premikati, gibati; nautical križariti; besneti, biti razburkan (morje); figuratively krčevito delatiI tried but it did not work — poskušal sem, a ni se mi posrečiloto work loose — zrahljati se (vijak itd.)that won't work with me — to ne bo vplivalo name (vžgalo pri meni); -
79 action
['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) dejanje2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) delovanje3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) postopek4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) dogajanje5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) boj•- out of action* * *I [aekšən]noundejanje, delovanje; učinek; borba, boj; juridically proces, sodni postopek; hoja (npr. konja); mehanizemfull of action — delaven, prizadevenactions speak louder than words — po delu, ne po besedah cenimo človekaII [aekšən]transitive verb(ob)tožiti -
80 apply
1) ((with to) to put (something) on or against something else: to apply ointment to a cut.) nanesti2) ((with to) to use (something) for some purpose: He applied his wits to planning their escape.) uporabiti3) ((with for) to ask for (something) formally: You could apply (to the manager) for a job.) zaprositi za4) ((with to) to concern: This rule does not apply to him.) zadevati5) (to be in force: The rule doesn't apply at weekends.) veljati•- applicable
- applicability
- applicant
- application
- apply oneself/one's mind* * *[əplái]1.transitive verb(to) položiti, priložiti; prilepiti; uporabiti; usmeriti;2.intransitive verbposvetiti se, sklicevati se (to) obrniti se (na koga); ( for) pogajati se, zaprositi za kaj; (to) prilagoditi se; tikati se; veljatito apply o.s. to — prizadevati si; lotiti seapply to Mr. X — javite se pri g. ɔ
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