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1 obstacle
['obstəkl](something which prevents progress: His inability to learn foreign languages was an obstacle to his career.) ovira* * *[ɔbstəkl]nounovira, zapreka (to za, komu)sport obstacle race — tek čez zapreketo put obstacles in s.o's way — ovirati koga -
2 jump
1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) skočiti; pripraviti k skoku2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) skočiti3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) poskočiti4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) preskočiti2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) skok2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) preskok3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) skok4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) poskok5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) skok•- jumpy- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
- jump to it* * *I [džʌmp]nounskok, preskok, skok s padalom; skok (cen itd.); nagel prehod na daljinsko snemanje (film); zdrzljaj; udarec nazaj (strelno orožje)American colloquially prednost, uspešen začetek; slang the jumps — delirium tremenssport high jump — skok v višinosport pole jump — skok s palicoAmerican slang (always) on the jump — (vedno) v naglici, v razburjenjuto keep s.o. on the jump — imeti koga na vajetihto give s.o. a jump — prestrašiti koga (da se zdrzne, poskoči)to get the jump on s.o. — imeti prednost pred kom, prehiteti kogaAmerican from the jump — od začetkaII [džʌmp]1.intransitive verbskočiti (tudi cene), skakati, poskakovati, skakljati, poskočiti, odskočiti, skočiti na noge; vskočiti (in), skočiti mimo ( past), priskočiti (to); figuratively trzniti, zdrzniti se, kvišku planiti, prestrašiti se (at); figuratively preskočiti (to na), preskočiti vrsto pri branju; tresti, zibati se (voz); izskočiti, iztiriti se (vlak); figuratively razbijati (srce);2.transitive verbpreskočiti (across, over), pomagati komu skočiti, pripraviti konja k skoku; s silo vzeti, prisvojiti si; zibati, ujčkati; zviševati ceneto jump clear of s.th. — odskočiti od česaslang to jump to it — z vnemo se česa lotitiAmerican to jump channels — preskočiti službeno stopnjoBritish English to jump the queue — ne držati se vrste zriniti se naprejto jump a claim — prisvojiti si tujo parcelo (zlatokopa itd.)to jump s.o. into s.th. — nagovoriti koga k čemudon't jump my nerves! — ne žri mi živcev!American to jump the gun — prenagliti se -
3 race
I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) dirka2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) dirkati2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) tekmovati3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) drveti•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) rasa2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) izvor3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) rasa•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race* * *I [réis]nountek, tekanje; figuratively potek, tek (časa, stvari, življenja itd.); hitra struja, tok reke, brzica; American rečno korito, jez, kanal; mlinski žleb, rake; sport dirka, tekma, tekmovanje (tekačev, konj, jadrnic itd.); figuratively tekmovanje, boj, borbarace boat sport tekmovalni čolnrace driver — voznik dirkalnega avtomobila, avtomobilski dirkačmotor-race — avtomobilska, motorna dirkamill-race — mlinski žleb, raketo go to the races — iti, hoditi na dirkefiguratively his race is run — življenje se mu je iztekloII [réis]intransitive verbdirkati, drveti, teči, hiteti; jadrati; meriti se v teku, v hitrosti ( with z), tekmovati ( with z), teči za stavo; iti s polno paro, z vso brzino (vijak, propeler itd.); redno prisostvovati konjskim dirkam, biti vnet gledalec konjskih dirka racing man — ljubitelj konjskega športa.the blood raced to his head — kri mu je planila v glavo; transitive verb pognati v dir, v tek; dreviti; meriti se, tekmovati v teku itd. s kom; jahati (konja) v dirki; dohitetiIII [réis]nounrasa; pleme, pasma; poreklo, rod; zoology & botany vrsta, razred; rod, vrsta ljudi z neko skupno potezo; rasna lastnostrace suicide — rasni samomor (zaradi nazadovanj rojstev itd.)IV [réis]nounkoren (ingverja) -
4 rush
I 1. verb(to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.) planiti; hitro odpeljati2. noun1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.) naval, skok2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.) naglica•II noun(a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water: They hid their boat in the rushes.) ločje* * *I [rʌš]1.nounnaval, nalet, zamah, prerivanje, drvenje, pehanje; naglica; masovno odhajanje (to v); nenaden izbruh ali povečanje; medicine naval krvi; commerce veliko, živo povpraševanje ( for po, za); figuratively napadon the rush colloquially z vso naglico, na hitrothe rush hours — najprometnejše, konične ure (ko gredo ljudje v službo ali se vračajo domov)gold rush figuratively zlata mrzlicato make a rush for — planiti na, navaliti na;2.adjectivehiter, nagel; nujen; prizadevenrush order — hitro, nujno naročiloII [rʌš]1.intransitive verbnavaliti (na), naskočiti, napasti, pognati se, vreči se, zagnati se, planiti, zakaditi se, (slepo) (z)drveti; (o vetru) besneti, šumeti; (o vodi) valiti se; figuratively leteti, hiteti; economy živahno se razvijati; sport spurtatito rush on (upon) s.o. — planiti na kogato rush into an affair — prenagljeno, brez premisleka se lotiti neke zadevefools rush in where angels fear to tread figuratively norci si več upajo kot junaki;2.transitive verbpehati, goniti, hitro gnati (voditi, peljati, poslati, transportirati), priganjati, pritiskati (na), siliti; motoring hitro voziti, drveti z; prenagliti, prenaglo (brez premisleka) izvesti ali izvršiti (posel); military navaliti na (barikade), zavzeti, osvojiti v jurišu, jurišati na; colloquially preveč zaračunati, opehariti ( out of za), izmamiti, izvabiti, izžicati (iz koga) (for s.th. kaj)to rush an examination American z veliko lahkoto napraviti izpitdo not rush me — ne priganjaj me preveč, pusti me, da pridem do sape (da premislim)to be rushed for time colloquially imeti zelo malo časato rush s.o. into danger — spraviti koga v nevarnostto rush one's fences figuratively biti nestrpen, neučakanto rush s.o. slang preveč komu zaračunatito rush s.o. to the hospital — hitro koga prepeljati v bolnicoto rush an obstacle — z vso hitrostjo, v skoku premagati zaprekoto rush a task — hiteti s poslom, naganjati k hitri izvršitvi naloge ali poslaIII [rʌš]1.nounbotanybiček, loč, ločje; figuratively stvar brez vrednostiI don't care a rush — mi ni prav nič mar, se požvižgam na to;2.adjectivebičnat, ločnat -
5 difficulty
plural - difficulties; noun1) (the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy: I have difficulty in understanding him.) težava2) (an obstacle or objection: He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.) težava3) ((especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble: The firm was in difficulties.) težava* * *[dífikəlti]nountežava, težavnost; zadrega; American plural nesoglasjeto make ( —ali raise) difficulties — povzročati težave, ugovarjatiwith difficulty — težko, komajto throw difficulties in s.o.'s way — delati komu težave -
6 ride
1. past tense - rode; verb1) (to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc): He rides to work every day on an old bicycle; The horsemen rode past.) peljati se, jezditi2) (to (be able to) ride on and control (a horse, bicycle etc): Can you ride a bicycle?) jezditi, peljati se3) (to take part (in a horse-race etc): He's riding in the first race.) tekmovati4) (to go out regularly on horseback (eg as a hobby): My daughter rides every Saturday morning.) jezditi2. noun1) (a journey on horseback, on a bicycle etc: He likes to go for a long ride on a Sunday afternoon.) ježa, vožnja2) (a usually short period of riding on or in something: Can I have a ride on your bike?) vožnja•- rider- riding-school* * *I [ráid]nounjahanje, ježa; vožnja na biciklu, na javnih prometnih sredstvih (avto itd.); jezdna, jahalna pot; military skupina jezdecev rekrutovit is a penny ride to X. — vožnja do ɔ. stane en penito take s.o. for a ride — peljati koga z avtom, vzeti ga na vožnjo z avtom; American slang (od)peljati koga z avtom z namero, da ga ubijemo; speljati na led koga, potegniti kogaII [ráid]1.intransitive verbjahati, jezditi; okobal sedeti; biti primeren za ježo; voziti se, peljati se; (o ladji) plavati na, gibati se, usidrati se, biti zasidran; drveti, hitro voziti; plavati (on nad); ležati, mirovati, počivati (on na); obračati se (on na); tehtati v jahalni obleki; American slang pustiti (stvari) tečihe rides well — on dobro jaha, je dober jezdecto ride on s.o.'s knees — jahati komu na kolenihdo you mind riding with your back to the engine? — vam je vseeno, če se peljete s hrbtom obrnjeni proti lokomotivi?to ride for a fall — vratolomno jezditi (jahati), figuratively nesmotrno delati (ravnati, postopati), drveti v pogubo, biti pred padcem (o vladi itd.)to ride to hounds — goniti (divjad) s psi, iti na lov (na lisico), lovitilet it ride! American slang pusti(te), naj stvar gre, kot hoče!to ride and tie — izmenoma jahati in pešačiti (ob konju), figuratively menjavati se pri delu;2.transitive verbjahati ( a horse — konja), jezditi, okobal sesti na; pustiti (koga) jahati; sedeti na; voziti (bicikel); prejezditi (deželo); dohiteti, prehiteti; (često pasivno) obvladati, tlačiti, mučiti, tiranizirati; (o živalih) naskočiti; American prevoziti z avtom, prejahati (razdaljo, zemljišče itd.)to ride a bicycle — voziti kolo, peljati se na kolesuto ride the high horse figuratively oblastno, gospodovalno se vesti, prevzetovatito ride a hobby figuratively (za)jahati svojega konjičkato ride a joke to death — ponavljati šalo (dovtip) tako dolgo, da izgubi vrednost (postane dolgočasna)to ride shank's mare slang pešačitito ride the waves — jahati ali plavati na valovih; -
7 stride
1. past tense strode [stroud]: past participle stridden ['stridn] - verb(to walk with long steps: He strode along the path; He strode off in anger.) koračiti2. noun(a long step: He walked with long strides.) dolg korak- take in one's stride* * *I [stráid]noundolg korak, korak(anje), hoja; korak kot dolžinska mera; sport raznožka; figuratively zamah, polet, napredekto make great strides figuratively hitro napredovatito take in one's stride — brez truda premagati težavo, (o konju) z lahkoto preskočiti zaprekoII [stráid]transitive verbdelati dolge korake, narediti dolg korak, korakati z velikimi koraki, stopiti, prekoračiti (across, over kaj); obsolete zajahati, kobaliti (across s.th. kaj); transitive verb prestopiti, prekoračiti z dolgim korakom; zajahati (konja); okobaliti (kaj)to stride over — stopiti čez, prekoračiti
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