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1 beam
[bi:m] 1. noun1) (a long straight piece of wood, often used in ceilings.) tram2) (a ray of light etc: a beam of sunlight.) žarek3) (the greatest width of a ship or boat.) širina (ladje)2. verb1) (to smile broadly: She beamed with delight.) žareti (od)2) (to send out (rays of light, radio waves etc): This transmitter beams radio waves all over the country.) širiti, oddajati* * *I [bi:m]nounbruno, tram, prečnik; gred; prečka; gredelnica; rogovila; rožiček; stropnik; tkalski navoj; največja širina ladje; žarek; smehljaj; radijski signal (za letala); radij delovanjato be on one's beam ends — biti pred polomom, v stiski, v slabem položaju; nautical ležati na boku (ladja)on the beam — na pravi poti; slang točen, natančento be off the beam — zaiti, zgrešiti potAmerican vulgar to be off one's beam — znoretiII [bi:m]transitive verb & intransitive verbžareti, sijati; (on, upon) smehljati se; oddajati (radio); z radarjem dognati -
2 kick
[kik] 1. verb1) (to hit or strike out with the foot: The child kicked his brother; He kicked the ball into the next garden; He kicked at the locked door; He kicked open the gate.) brcniti2) ((of a gun) to jerk or spring back violently when fired.) nazaj udariti2. noun1) (a blow with the foot: The boy gave him a kick on the ankle; He was injured by a kick from a horse.)2) (the springing back of a gun after it has been fired.)3) (a pleasant thrill: She gets a kick out of making people happy.)•- kick off
- kick up* * *I [kik]nounbrcasport strel (nogomet), American spurt; udarec, sunek, sunkovita vožnja; sunek, udarec nazaj (strelno orožje); udarna moč, odporna sila, elan, energija; American slang opojnost alkoholne pijače; dražljaj, mik; American ugovor, očitek, pritožba; British English slang kovanec za 6 penijev; British English najnovejša moda; American to get a kick out of — uživati v čemslang to get the kick — biti vržen iz službelet's have one more kick! — poskusimo še enkrat!sport free kick — prosti strel (nogomet)II [kik]1.intransitive verbbrcati, ritati; colloquially braniti se, upirati se (at, against); godrnjati, ugovarjati, pritoževati se ( about); odskočiti, nazaj udariti (puška); visoko leteti (žoga); American slang umreti;2.transitive verbbrcniti; streljati (na gol); nazaj udariti, poriniti; pognati, priganjatito make s.o. kick the beam — izpodriniti kogaAmerican slang plačati podkupnino; slang to kick the bucket — umretislang to kick to it — umretito kick s.o. downstairs — koga ven vreči, vreči koga po stopnicahto kick s.o. upstairs — odpustiti koga iz službe in dati v zameno časten naslovto kick down the ladder — pozabiti na ljudi, ki so ti pomagali naprejto kick one's heels — nestrpno čakati, zapravljati čas z brezplodnim čakanjemIII [kik]nounvdolbina na dnu steklenice -
3 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) -
4 seal
I 1. [si:l] noun1) (a piece of wax or other material bearing a design, attached to a document to show that it is genuine and legal.) pečat2) (a piece of wax etc used to seal a parcel etc.) pečat3) ((something that makes) a complete closure or covering: Paint and varnish act as protective seals for woodwork.) zaščita2. verb1) (to mark with a seal: The document was signed and sealed.) zapečatiti2) ((negative unseal) to close completely: He licked and sealed the envelope; All the air is removed from a can of food before it is sealed.) zapreti3) (to settle or decide: This mistake sealed his fate.) zapečatiti•- seal of approval
- seal off
- set one's seal to II [si:l] noun(any of several types of sea animal, some furry, living partly on land.) tjulenj- sealskin* * *I [si:l]1.nounzoologytjulenj; tjulenjevina (meso, koža); tjulenje usnje (tudi imitacija); rdečkasto rumeno rjava barva (tjulenja)eared seal — morski lev;2.intransitive verbiti na lov na tjulenjeII [si:l]nounpečat (tudi figuratively); žig; pečatnik; (carinska) plomba; snov za zamašitev odprtin; technical sifon; figuratively jamstvo, poroštvo, garancija, zagotovitev, obljuba, zastavek, založek, zalogseal of love figuratively poljub; rojstvo otroka; poroštvo, jamstvo ljubeznithe Great Seal British English veliki državni pečat lorda kanclerja (s katerim se zapečatijo spisi parlamenta in važne državne listine)the Privy Seal British English mali državni pečat (ki se daje na listine, ki jim ni potreben veliki državni pečat ali ki se bodo pozneje predložile parlamentu)under the seal of secrecy — pod pečatom molčečnosti, kot tajnostto resign the seals figuratively odpovedati se službovanjuto set one's seal to s.th. — pritisniti svoj pečat na kaj, zapečatiti; overiti, potrditi, avtorizirati kajIII [si:l]transitive verbzapečatiti (tudi figuratively), dokončno odločiti, dati pečat na, žigosati; potrditi, ratificirati, sankcionirati; dokazati; zamašiti, začepiti (up), (hermetično) zapreti; označiti, zaznamovati; učvrstiti kaj s pomočjo cementa; zaliti (s svincem, smolo, z malto)to seal one's devotion with one's death — dokazati, potrditi svojo vdanost s smrtjoto seal (up) a window — tesno, hermetično zapreti okno
См. также в других словарях:
off beam — ► off beam informal on the wrong track. Main Entry: ↑beam … English terms dictionary
off-beam — offˈ beam adjective Mistaken, wrong headed, misguided • • • Main Entry: ↑off … Useful english dictionary
off-beam — adjective MAINLY BRITISH INFORMAL not correct or accurate … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
off-beam — also off beam ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you describe something or someone as off beam, you mean that they are wrong or inaccurate. [INFORMAL] Everything she says is a little off beam … English dictionary
off beam — see off beam … English dictionary
off beam — British wrong or not accurate Rumours about his resignation are way off beam … English dictionary
off beam — (informal) MISTAKEN, incorrect, inaccurate, wrong, erroneous, off target, out, on the wrong track, wide of the mark, awry. → beam … Useful english dictionary
off beam — informal on the wrong track. → beam … English new terms dictionary
off-beam — UK / US adjective informal not correct or accurate … English dictionary
be off beam — British & Australian to be wrong. Overall the article was well written although one or two points that she made were a little off beam. I m afraid your calculations are way off beam … New idioms dictionary
beam — ► NOUN 1) a long piece of timber or metal used as a support in building. 2) a narrow horizontal length of timber for balancing on in gymnastics. 3) a ray or shaft of light or particles. 4) a radiant smile. 5) a ship s breadth at its widest point … English terms dictionary