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1 rope
[rəup] 1. noun((a) thick cord, made by twisting together lengths of hemp, nylon etc: He tied it with a (piece of) rope; a skipping rope.) vrv2. verb1) (to tie or fasten with a rope: He roped the suitcase to the roof of the car.) privezati2) (to catch with a rope; to lasso: to rope a calf.) ujeti z vrvjo•- rope in
- rope off* * *I [róup]nounvrv, konopec, motvoz; niz; figuratively smrt z obešenjem; (v cirkusu) akrobatska vrv; laso; plezalna vrv, naveza; plural slang prijem, zvijača; (o vinu, pivu) židkoston the high rope — zviška, ošabno; besnothe rope — vrv za obešanje, kazen obešanjathe ropes sport vrvi okoli ringa; boks(anje)a rope of sand figuratively podpora brez prave pomoši, nezanesljiva pomoč, varljiva sigurnostplenty of (enough) rope to hang oneself figuratively možnost, da sami sebi škodimo, drvimo v poguboto be on the ropes — (v ringu) viseti na vrveh, figuratively slang biti v brezupnem položajuto be on the high ropes figuratively prevzetovati, napihovati se, šopiriti se, biti oholto be at the end of one's rope — biti na koncu svojih sredstev, svojega življenjato give s.o. rope (plenty of rope) — dati komu (popolno) svobodo delovanja (zlasti, da se kompromitira)to give s.o. rope enough to hang himself — dati komu dovolj prilike, da se uniči, ugonobito know the ropes — biti na tekočem; dobro se spoznati na, biti dobro uveden (v stvari, ki jih drugi poznajo), poznati vse prijeme (zvijače); dobro vedeti, kaj je treba nareditiname not a rope where one has hanged himself — ne omenjaj vrvi v hiši, v kateri se je nekdo obesilto put s.o. up to the ropes — uvesti koga v, dati komu vse potrebne podatketo show s.o. the ropes — uvesti koga v (neko) deloII [róup]transitive verb & intransitive verbpritrditi (povezati, zvezati) z vrvjo, navezati (se) v navezo; nanizati na vrv(ico); figuratively pritegniti, premamiti koga ( into v); sport zadrževati konja, namenoma počasi jahati ali teči; ne razviti vseh svojih moči (o tekaču); postati židek (pivo, vino); -
2 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) napeti (se)2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) pretegniti, napenjati3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) izkušati4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) precediti2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napetost, obremenitev2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) preobremenjenost3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) izvin4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) obremenitev•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) vrsta2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) nagnjenje, poteza3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) zvoki* * *I [stréin]nounpritisk, vlek, poteg, natezanje, napetost, moč; obremenjenost; (pre)napenjanje, prizadevanje, trud, teženje; obremenitev, breme, napor; izpah, izvin; technical deformacija, poklina, razpoka, lom; izbruh, ploha (besedi), tirada, ton, stil, način izražanja; (često plural) zvoki, melodije; stih, verz, odstavek; razpoloženje; (redko) višek, stopnjaunder a strain — zdelan, živčno uničen, pri kraju z živcimartial strains — bojevite melodije, vojaška muzikathe strain on the rope — napetost, nategnjenost vrviit is a strain colloquially to človeka zdelato impose a strain on a machine — preobremeniti stroj, preveč zahtevati od strojaII [stréin]1.transitive verbnategniti, napeti; (pre)napenjati, pretegniti, (i)zviniti, izpahnitito strain every nerve — napeti vse živce, vse od sebe datito strain one's wrist — izviniti si zapestje; technical upogniti, zverižiti, (preveč) raztegniti, deformirati, preoblikovati; forsirati, silo delati; prekoračiti, preveč zahtevati, precenjevati, previsoko ocenitito strain the meaning of a word — forsirati, silo delati pomenu besedeto strain one's credit (one's powers, one's rights) — prekoračiti svoj kredit (svoja pooblastila, svoje pravice)to strain one's strength — precenjevati svojo moč; precediti, filtrirati, pasirati (tudi out)to strain out coffee grounds — (pre)filtrirati kavino goščo; (močno) stisniti (to k), objeti; obsolete (pri)siliti, primorati, priganjati;2.intransitive verbvleči, trgati; (do skrajnosti) se napenjati, si prizadevati, se truditi (for, after za), stremeti (for, after po); upogniti se, (s)kriviti se, zviti se; teči, curljati skozi, pronicati (o tekočini); ustrašiti se (at pred), osupniti, ostrmeti, ustaviti se (at ob), imeti preveč pomislekovhe strains too much after effect — on preveč stremi, se lovi za efektiIII [stréin]nounrod, družina, linija; biology rasa, čista linija; (rasni) znak, poteza, primes; poreklo, izvor; (dedno) nagnjenje, dispozicija, poteza (v značaju); soj, vrsta, sorta; obsolete oploditeva strain of Greek blood — (značilna) lastnost (poteza, kanec) grške krvia strain of fanaticism — sled (nadih, poteza) fanatičnosti
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