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21 palm (something) off on (someone)

(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) podtakniti komu kaj

English-Slovenian dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
22 take one's hat off to

(to admire (someone) for doing something.) sneti klobuk pred kom

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23 get (something) off the ground

(to get (a project etc) started.) pognati v tek

English-Slovenian dictionary > get (something) off the ground
24 get (something) off the ground

(to get (a project etc) started.) pognati v tek

English-Slovenian dictionary > get (something) off the ground
25 head

[hed] 1. noun
1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) glava

2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) pamet

3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) dolžina glave

4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) glava; glaven

5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) glava, glavica

6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) izvir

7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) vrh

8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) čelo

9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) nadarjenost

10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) predstojnik

11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) na osebo

12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) rt

13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) pena
2. verb
1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) biti na čelu

2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) voditi

3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) iti proti

4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) nasloviti

5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) udariti z glavo

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- - headed
- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head
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I [hed]
adjective

glavni, na čelu

British English head boy — najboljši dijak v razredu

head cook — glavni kuhar

head nurse — glavna medicinska sestra

head waiter — glavni natakar, plačilni

head wind — nasprotni veter
II [hed]
noun

glava; dolžina glave (pri konjskih dirkah); pamet, razum, nadarjenost; vodja, voditelj, predstojnik; šolski direktor, -ica; glava kovanca; glava, vrh, gornji del, vzglavje (strani, postelje, knjige, pisma, stopnišča itd); glava žeblja, kladiva, bucike; višek, kriza; pena na pivu, mleku; rogovje (srnjadi); oseba, komad, kos, glava (živine); stržen čira; izvir reke; zajezena voda; pritisk pare zraka, plina, vode; predgorje, rt; familiarly plačilni, glavni natakar; streha na vozu; glavna točka (govora), poglavje (knjige), rubrika, stolpič (v časopisu); economy postavka (v računu, fakturi), kategorija; slang latrina

above one's head — težko razumljivo, prepametno za koga

at the head of — na čelu

by head and shoulders — ali by the head and ears — s silo, na silo

(by) head and shoulders above — mnogo boljši od

by a short head — za dolžino nosu, figuratively z majhno prednostjo

crowned heads — kronane glave

a deer of the first head — petleten jelen ali srnjak

nautical down by the head — s prednjim delom ladje globoko v vodi

head of the family — družinski poglavar

heads of state — državni voditelji

the head and front — bistvo, politics glava zarote, vodja upora

from head to foot — od nog do glave, popolnoma

head first ( —ali foremost) — z glavo naprej, figuratively nepremišljeno

a large head of game — velik trop živali

hot head — vročekrvnež

a beautiful head of hair — gosti lasje

head over heels — narobe, do ušes, na vrat na nos

old head on young shoulders — pameten mlad človek

off one's head — ali out of one's head — nor

over one's head — viseč nad glavo (nevarnost); težko razumljivo

over head and ears — ali head over ears — preko glave, do ušes, popolnoma

on this head — o tem predmetu

out of one's own head — sam od sebe, sam, na lastnem zeljniku

two heads are better than one — kolikor glav, toliko misli

head of water — vodni steber

heads or tails — obe strani kovanca (pri metanju)

twopence a head — 2 penija na osebo

slang King's (Queen's) head — poštna znamka

weak in the head — slaboumen

head, cook and bottle washer — kdor s svojim vedenjem poudarja svojo veljavo

figuratively on your head be it! — naj gre na tvojo glavo, ti si odgovoren

ten head of cattle — deset glav živine;

Z glagoli: to beat s.o.'s head off — prekositi koga

colloquially to bite ( —ali snap) s.o.'s head off — uničiti koga

to bring to a head — pripeljati do krize

figuratively to break one's head — glavo si razbijati

to carry one's head high — nositi glavo pokonci, biti ponosen

to come to a head — priti do krize, zaostriti se

medicine zagnojiti se, dozoreti (čir); slang to do a thing on one's head — igraje kaj napraviti

to drag in by the head and ears — s silo privleči, za ušesa privleči

to eat ( —ali cry, scream, run) one's head off — pretirano se razburjati

it entered my head — v glavo mi je padlo

to give s.o. his head figuratively popustiti uzde

to get s.th. through one's head — doumeti, razumeti kaj

to go over s.o.'s head — biti pretežko za koga

to go to s.o.'s head — v glavo stopiti

this horse eats his head off — ta konj več pojé, kot je vreden

to have a good head for — biti nadarjen za

to have a head — imeti "mačka"

to have a good head on one's shoulders — biti dobre glave

to have one's head in the clouds figuratively živeti v oblakih, sanjariti

to have one's head screwed in the right way — imeti glavo na pravem koncu

to have a head like a sieve — imeti glavo kot rešeto, biti pozabljiv

to hit the nail on the head — točno zadeti

to keep one's head — ostati miren

figuratively to keep one's head above water — obdržati se nad vodo, životariti

to knock s.th. on the head — onemogočiti kaj

to lay ( —ali put) heads together — glave stikati, posvetovati se

to let s.o. have his head — pustiti komu delati po svoji glavi

to lie on s.o.'s head — biti komu v breme

to lose one's head — izgubiti glavo

I cannot make head or tail of — ne razumem, ne vidim ne repa ne glave

to make head — izbiti na čelo, napredovati

to make head against — uspešno se upirati

to be put over the heads of other persons — pri napredovanju preskočiti druge

to put s.th. into s.o.'s head — vtepsti komu kaj v glavo

to put s.th. into one's head — vtepsti si kaj v glavo

to put s.th. out of s.o.'s head — izbiti komu kaj iz glave

to put s.th. out of one's head — izbiti si kaj iz glave

to put one's head in the lion's mouth — izpostavljati se nevarnosti

to rear one's head — glavo dvigniti

to run in s.o.'s head — vrteti se komu po glavi

to run one's head against a brick wall — riniti z glavo skozi zid

to shake one's head — odkimati

to shake one's head at — z glavo zmajati

to suffer from swelled ( —ali swollen) head — biti zelo domišljav

to take the head — prevzeti vodstvo

to take s.th. into one's head — v glavo si kaj vtepsti

to talk over s.o.'s head — za koga preučeno govoriti

to talk s.o.'s head off — utruditi koga z nenehnim govorjenjem

to talk through the back of s.o.'s head — neprestano v koga govoriti

to throw o.s. at the head of — obesiti se komu za vrat

to talk one's head off — nenehno govoriti

to turn one's head — v glavo stopiti

to turn s.o.'s head — glavo komu zmešati

to win by a head — zmagati za dolžino glave (konj)

to work one's head off — pretegniti se od dela, garati

heads I win, tails you lose — izgubiš v vsakem primeru
III [hed]
1.

transitive verb

voditi, biti na čelu, priti na čelo; zapovedovati; prekositi, prekašati; obiti (reko) pri izviru; dati naslov, glavo (pismu itd.); obrezati, odsekati vrh (stebla, krošnjo drevesa); upreti se, nasprotovati, postaviti se po robu; obrniti proti; sport udariti žogo z glavo;

2.

intransitive verb

biti obrnjen z glavo, pročeljem proti; iti, gibati se proti ( for); pluti proti ( for); razvijati se; American izvirati (reka)

to head for war — siliti v vojno

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26 light

I 1. noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) svetloba

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luč

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ogenj

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luč
2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) svetel

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) svetel
3. [lit] verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) razsvetliti

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) prižgati (se)

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- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II
1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lahek

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lahek

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lahek

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lažji

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lahek

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lahkoten

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) veder, lahek

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lahen

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) prhek

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

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I [lait]
adjective ( lightly adverb)

lahek; majhne specifične teže, pod predpisano težo; nepomemben, neznaten, lahek (bolezen, kazen, napaka, delo itd.); zabaven, lahek (glasba, knjiga); prhek, rahel (zemlja, sneg, kruh); vitek, nežen, graciozen, okreten, uren; brezskrben, veder (srce); lahkomišljen, lahkoživ, frfrast (ženska); malo otovorjen, neotovorjen; nenaglašen (zlog)

light of belief — lahkoveren

light coin — kovanec z nezadostno količino žlahtne kovine

electrical light current — šibki tok

light of foot ( —ali heel) — lahkonog

light fingers — dolgoprst (tat)

held in light esteem — malo spoštovan

to hold s.th. light — ali to make light of s.th. — ali to set lightstore by — nalahko kaj jemati

with a light heart — z lahkim srcem

figuratively a light hand — obzirnost, takt

light in hand — poslušen (konj), lahko vodljiv

no light matter — to pa ni malenkost

light metals — lahke kovine

light opera — lahka ali komična opera

light traffic — majhen promet

light woman — lahka ženska

light weights — prelahke uteži

the ship returned light — ladja se je vrnila brez tovora

military in light marching order — na pohodu z malo tovora
II [lait]
adverb

nalahko, rahlo, lahko

light come, light go — kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljeno

to get off light — srečno jo odnesti, biti malo kaznovan

to travel light — potovati z malo prtljage
III [lait]
adjective

svetel, jasen
IV [lait]
noun

svetloba, luč, razsvetljava; vir svetlobe (okno, sonce, svetilka, vžigalica, sveča, ogenj); dnevna, sončna svetloba; nautical svetilnik; iskrenje, sijaj (oči); poetically vid, nebesno telo; figuratively luč, prosvetljenjstvo, jasnost, prosvetljenec, genij; ključna beseda akrostiha; plural spoznanja, nova odkritja, nova dejstva, (umske) sposobnosti, zmožnosti; plural slang oči

according to one's lights — po svojih sposobnostih

he appears in the light of (a scoundrel) videti je (lopov)

by the light of a candle — pri svetlobi sveče

by the light of nature — po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjo

between the lights — v mraku

to bring to light — odkriti, odkopati

to come to light — priti na svetlo, biti odkrit

poetically light of one's eyes — vid

figuratively the light of my eyes — punčica mojega očesa

in the light of these facts — vpričo teh dejstev

to give light to — razložiti, razjasniti

to give s.o. a light — prižgati komu cigareto

to hide one's light under a bushel — biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnosti

high lights — najsvetlejši deli slike

the light of s.o.'s countenance — naklonjenost koga (uživati)

to place s.th. in a good light — postaviti kaj v lepo luč

to put a light to s.th. — prižgati, zažgati kaj

I see the light — posvetilo se mi je

to see the light — roditi se; American spremeniti svoje stališče; religion biti prosvetljen, sprevideti

to see the light of day — biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjen

to stand in s.o.'s light — jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figuratively motiti koga

to stand in one's own light — škodovati samemu sebi

to strike a light — prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)

he is a shining light — genij je

to throw ( —ali shed) light on s.th. — razložiti, razjasniti kaj

get out of the light! — ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!

tail-light — rdeča lučka na avtomobilu

light and shade — svetloba in senca, nasprotja

Ancient Lights — opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi okna
V [lait]
1.

transitive verb

prižgati, razsvetliti, vneti;

2.

intransitive verb

prižgati se, vneti se, posvetiti, posijati;
VI [lait]
intransitive verb

izstopiti, iti dol (from, off); pasti (on na); spustiti se (on na); naleteti (on na); American slang navaliti ( into na); American slang izginiti, pobegniti ( out); dogoditi se

a cat always lights on its feet — mačka vedno pade na noge

the bird lighted on a twig — ptič se je spustil na vejico

English-Slovenian dictionary > light
27 pass

1. verb
1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) iti mimo

2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) prenesti

3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) preseči

4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) prehiteti

5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) preživeti

6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) sprejeti

7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) izreči

8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) miniti

9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) narediti
2. noun
1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) prelaz

2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) prepustnica

3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) opravljeni izpit

4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) podaja

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- passable
- passing
- passer-by
- password
- in passing
- let something pass
- let pass
- pass as/for
- pass away
- pass the buck
- pass by
- pass off
- pass something or someone off as
- pass off as
- pass on
- pass out
- pass over
- pass up
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I [pa:s]
noun

prepustnica, prosta karta, potni list; military dopustnica (listina); kratek dopust; university opravljeni izpit, spričevalo o opravljenem izpitu, najnižja pozitivna ocena; kritično stanje, stiska; kretnja (roke), zvijača, finta; črta, poteza (pri beljenju); sport podajanje žoge (nogomet); sunek (sabljanje); slang vsiljivost, nadležnost (ljubezenska)

to be at a desperate pass — biti v kritičnem stanju, biti brezupno

a pretty ( —ali bad) pass — zelo kritično stanje

to bring to a pass — napraviti, izvršiti

to make a pass at — vsiljevati se ženski, nadlegovati

sport pass back — vrnitev žoge igralcu (nogomet)
II [pa:s]
noun

prehod, prelaz, ozka pot; ploven kanal, plovni del reke; military ključni položaj

to hold the pass — braniti neko stvar

to sell the pass — izdati neko stvar
III [pa:s]
1.

transitive verb

iti mimo (naprej, čez, skozi, preko); peljati mimo, prehiteti (npr. avto); figuratively izpustiti, preskočiti, ne zmeniti se za kaj; narediti izpit; prekoračiti, preseči, presegati ( it ŋes my comprehension tega ne razumem, presega moj razum); economy ne plačati (dividend); speljati skozi (žico), pogladiti (z roko); pasirati, pretlačiti (skozi sito); prebiti (čas), preživljati; podati (npr. sladkor), razpečavati (ponarejen denar); sport podati (žogo); juridically prenesti (premoženje na koga), izreči sodbo (on komu), naložiti kazen; sprejeti (predlog), izglasovati (zakon); predati (npr. predsedstvo; to komu); priznati veljavnost, privoliti, potrditi, dopustiti; povedati (svoje mnenje; on, upon o), pripomniti, narediti (komu kompliment); medicine izrezati (ledvične kamne), izprazniti (črevesa, mehur);

2.

intransitive verb

iti, hoditi ( along naprej, by mimo, over čez), iti ven ( out); voziti se, potovati, prepotovati, priti, jahati; miniti, minevati (čas, bolečina); preminiti, umreti; priti v druge roke, pripasti (to komu); preiti (iz trdega v tekoče stanje; from... to); zgoditi se, pripetiti se; krožiti, iti iz rok v roke; sloveti (for, as za, kot), veljati za ( material that ŋed for silk); priti skozi, izdelati (izpit); preiti, izginiti, končati se

parliament biti sprejet (zakon), biti izglasovan, biti potrjen; juridically biti izrečen (sodba); preskočiti igro pri kvartanju, ne igrati; economy to pass an account — sprejeti obračun

to pass to s.o.'s account — pripisati komu kaj

American slang to pass the buck ( —ali baby) — izogniti se odgovornosti; naprtiti odgovornost (to komu), zvaliti krivdo na koga

to bring to pass — povzročiti

to come to pass — pripetiti se

to pass the customs — priti skozi carino, ocariniti

to pass s.th. to s.o.'s credit — šteti komu kaj v dobro

to pass one's eye over — preleteti kaj z očmi

figuratively to pass the hat — pobirati prispevke

to pass hence — umreti

to pass judgment — obsojati koga

let that pass — ne bomo več govorili o tem

to pass muster — zadovoljiti, biti zadovoljiv

to pass a remark — napraviti neumestno pripombo

it just passed through my mind — pravkar mi je šinilo v glavo

it has passed into a proverb — prišlo je v pregovor

to pass out of sight — izginiti izpred oči, izgubiti kaj izpred oči

to pass s.o. over — poslati koga komu

to pass the time — prebiti čas

to pass the time of the day — izmenjati pozdrave s kom

to pass water — izprazniti mehur, urinirati

to pass one's word — dati besedo

it will pass — dobro je, šlo bo

English-Slovenian dictionary > pass
28 hand

[hænd] 1. noun
1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) roka

2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) kazalec

3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) pomočnik

4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoč

5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) karte v roki

6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) dlan (mera)

7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) pisava
2. verb
(often with back, down, up etc)

1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) izročiti

2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) predati

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- handful
- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand
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I [hænd]
noun

roka, prednja noga četveronožca, noga (sokolova), škarnik (rakov); spretnost, ročnost, izurjenost; strokovnjak, izvedenec; vodenje; izvedba, izvajanje; delo; pomoč; človek, sluga, delavec, mornar; plural mornarji, posadka (ladje), tovarniški delavci; postopek, način; moč, premoč, oblast, vpliv; posredovanje, posrednik; vir (podatkov); snubitev; lastnina, lastnik; kartanje, kvartač, karte v roki; urni kazalec; pisava, podpis, znak; dlan (mera, 10,16 cm); šop (banan, tobačnih listov); theatre slang ploskanje, aplavz; stran, smer

all hands — vsa posadka, vsi delavci

on all hands — povsod, na vseh straneh

at hand — blizu, pri roki

at the hands of — s strani nekoga

bloody hands — grb grofije Ulster

a bird in the hand — nekaj gotovega (imeti v roki)

a bold hand — energična pisava

with a bold hand — pogumno

by hand — ročno, na roko (narejeno)

by the hands of — s posredovanjem

hand cash — gotovina pri roki

a cool hand — hladnokrvnež

figuratively clean hands — čiste roke, čista vest

on every hand — povsod okoli

even hands — izenačeno

for one's own hand — sebi v prid

from hand to hand — iz rok v roke

from first hand — iz prve roke

from second hand — iz druge roke; ponošen, rabljen, antikvaričen

from good hand — iz dobrega vira

the hand of God — božja roka

hand on heart — roko na srce

heart and hands — iz vsega srca

heavy on hand — dolgočasen, mučen

with a heavy hand — s trdo roko

with a high hand — drzno, predrzno, naduto

his hand is out — iz vaje je

hand to hand (struggle) — človek proti človeku (borba)

hand over hand ( —ali fist) — preprijemanje (pri plezanju); figuratively na vrat na nos, hitro, igraje

in hand — v roki, v delu, na razpolago, pod nadzorstvom, skupaj, vzajemno, roko v roki

a legible hand — čitljiva pisava

on the mending hand — na poti k okrevanju

near hand — leva stran

near at hand — pri roki, blizu

a niggling hand — nečitljiva pisava, čačka

an old hand — strokovnjak, star lisjak

off hand — nepripravljen, brez obotavljanja, desna stran

hands off! — roke proč!

hands off policy — politika nevmešavanja

on hand — v roki, na zalogi, v breme, prisoten; American pri roki, pri sebi

on the one (other) hand — po eni (drugi) strani

out of hand — nepripravljen, takoj, ekstempore, nenadzorovan, divji

hands up! — roke kvišku!

a slack hand — brezdelje, brezbrižnost

to (one's) hand — pri roki, dosegljiv, pripravljen, na razpolago

under the hand — pod roko, skrivaj

under the hand of — podpisani...

contract under hand — preprosta pogodba brez pečata

the upper hand — premoč, nadvlada

with one's own hand — lastnoročno

Z glagoli: to ask for a girl's hand — prositi dekle za roko, zasnubiti

to be a good (poor) hand at — biti spreten (neroden) v čem

to be bound hand and foot — imeti vezane roke

to be in good hands — biti v dobrih rokah

to be on s.o.'s hands — biti komu na vratu, skrbi

to bear a heavy hand — zatirati

to bite the hand that feeds one — biti zelo nehvaležen

to bring a baby up by hands — hraniti dojenčka s stekleničko

to come to hand — priti v roke, dospeti

to change hands — menjati lastnika, priti v druge roke

to do a hand's turn — samo s prstom migniti

not to do a hand's turn — ali not to lift ( —ali raise) a hand — niti s prstom migniti

to fall into s.o.'s hands — priti komu v roke

figuratively to feed out of s.o.'s hand — komu iz rok jesti

to get a big hand — dobiti velik aplavz

to get s.o. in hand — dobiti koga v roke

to get one's hands in — dela se zares lotiti

to get the upper hand — dobiti premoč

to get off one's hands — otresti se česa, znebiti se

to get out of hand — iz rok se izmuzniti, izgubiti oblast nad

to give one's hand to — poročiti se s kom, roko komu dati

to give one's hand on a bargain — v roko si seči, skleniti kupčijo, obljubiti

to give s.o. a free hand — dati komu proste roke

to give s.o. a hand — iti komu na roko, pomagati, ploskati komu

to go hand in hand with figuratively & literatureeral v korak s kom stopati

to have a hand for — biti spreten, nadarjen za kaj

to have o.s. well in hand — dobro se obvladati

to have a hand in a matter — imeti svoje prste vmes

to have ( —ali keep) one's hand in — ostati v vaji

to have one's hands full — imeti polne roke dela

to have time on one's hands — ne vedeti kam s časom, imeti mnogo prostega časa

to hold hands — držati se za roke

to hold one's hand — zadržati se

to hold a good hand — imeti dobre karte

to join hands — združiti se

to keep a tight hand over — imeti koga na vajetih

to keep one's hands on — imeti čvrsto v rokah

to let one's temper get out of hand — ne obvladati se, podivjati

to live from hand to mouth — iz rok v usta živeti

to lay hands on — vzeti, najti, roko na kaj položiti

to lay hands on o.s. — roko nase položiti, napraviti samomor

to lend a hand — pomagati

to make a hand — napraviti dobiček

many hands make light work — v slogi je moč

to pass through many hands — iti skozi mnogo rok

to play into the hands of — nevede komu delati v prid

to play a good hand — dobro igrati karte

to play for one's own hand — delati sebi v prid

to put one's hand in one's pocket — seči v žep, prispevati v denarju

figuratively to put one's hands on — najti, spomniti se

to put ( —ali set, turn) one's hands to — v roke vzeti, poprijeti se

to serve ( —ali wait on) s.o. hand and foot — komu vdano služiti

to shake s.o. by the hand — stisniti komu roko

to shake hands with — rokovati se s kom

to show one's hand — ali to have a show of hands figuratively odkriti svoje karte, pokazati svoj pravi namen

it shows a master's hand — mojstrsko je, kaže na mojstra

to strengthen the hands of — podpreti koga

to take s.o. by the hand — koga za roko prijeti, figuratively vzeti koga pod svoje okrilje

to take in hand — vzeti v roke, lotiti se

to take a hand at a game — sodelovati v igri

to take s.th. off one's hands — kupiti kaj od koga; pomagati komu, da se česa znebi

to take a hand in a matter — vmešati se v kaj

to take one's courage in both hands — zbrati ves svoj pogum

time hangs heavy on my hands — dolgčas mi je

to try one's hand at — poskusiti se v čem

to throw up one's hands — obupati nad čim

to vote by show of hands — glasovati z dviganjem rok

figuratively to wash one's hands of — umiti si roke, odkloniti odgovornost

to win a girl's hand — dobiti dekletovo privoljenje za poroko

to win hands down — z lahkoto dobiti, igraje zmagati

to witness the hand of — overiti podpis

to write a good hand — imeti lepo pisavo
II [hænd]
transitive verb

vročiti, podati; voditi za roko, spremiti; podati roko v pomoč; ravnati s, z

nautical zviti jadra; American slang to hand it to s.o. — nekomu povedati, komu poročati

American slang you must hand it to him — to mu moraš pustiti, to mu moraš priznati

to hand s.o. in (out of) the car — pomagati komu v avto (iz avta)

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29 palm

I noun
(the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers: She held the mouse in the palm of her hand.) dlan

- palm something off on someone
- palm off on someone
- palm something off on
- palm off on II noun
((also palm tree) a kind of tall tree, with broad, spreading leaves, which grows in hot countries: a coconut palm.) palma

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I [pa:m]
noun

dlan (tudi dolžinska mera); nautical lopata vesla, krilo sidra; zoology podplat sprednje noge (medveda, opice); jelenova lopata (lovska trofeja)

to grease ( —ali oil) s.o.'s palm — podkupiti

to have in the palm of one's hand — imeti v pesti (oblasti)

to have an itching palm — biti podkupljiv
II [pa:m]
transitive verb

skriti v dlani (karte, kocke itd.); podkupiti; oslepariti; božati

to palm off — oslepariti, dati komu kaj ponarejenega

to palm o.s. off as — izdajati se za drugega

to palm on s.o. — podtakniti komu kaj
III [pa:m]
noun

botany palma; palmova vejica; figuratively palma zmage, zmaga

to bear ( —ali win, carry off) the palm — zmagati

to yield the palm to — priznati poraz

Palm Sunday — cvetna nedelja

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30 drain

[drein] 1. verb
1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) izsušiti

2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) odtekati

3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) (od)cediti (se)

4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) izprazniti

5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) izčrpati
2. noun
1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) odvodni kanal

2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) sod brez dna

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- drainage
- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain
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I [drein]
1.

transitive verb

(off, away) (iz)sušiti, izčrpati, odvajati vodo, drenirati, kanalizirati; figuratively izmozgati, izčrpati;

2.

intransitive verb

(off, away) odtekati; ( into) kapljati; izlivati se; figuratively krvaveti

to drain dry, to drain to the dregs — popiti do dna

his life drained away — izkrvavel je
II [drein]
noun

osuševalni jarek, odvodni kanal

medicine drenažna cevka; odvajanje, drenaža; figuratively napor, izčrpavanje; colloquially požirek, napitek; slang to go down the drain — propadati

a drain on one's purse — prevelik izdatek

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31 fob

[fob]
- fob someone off with something
- fob off with something
- fob someone off with
- fob off with
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I [fɔb]
transitive verb

za norca imeti; varati; vsiliti, podtakniti komu kaj

to fob off — vsiliti, naprtiti
II [fɔb]
noun

žepek (za uro); American trak ali verižica za uro

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32 tip

I 1. [tip] noun
(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) konica
2. verb
(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) priostriti

- tipped
- tip-top
- be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb
1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.)

2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.)

3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.)
2. noun
(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) odlagališče

- tip over
III 1. [tip] noun
(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) napitnina
2. verb
(to give such a gift to.) dati napitnino
IV [tip] noun
(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) nasvet

- tip off

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I [tip]
1.

noun

konica, konec, kraj; vrh; technical okov (palice); ustnik (cigarete)

tip of ear — ušesna mečica

from tip to toe — od glave do pete

on the tips of one's toes — po prstih

I have it at the tips of my fingers — to imam v mezincu, to dobro znam

I had it on the tip of my tongue — imel sem to na jeziku;

2.

transitive verb

okovati, opremiti s konico; priostriti, zašiliti; okrasiti konico; podrezati, podstriči vrhove (vršičke)

a black tipped feather — pero s črno konico

to tip with steel — okovati (konico) z jeklom
II [tip]
1.

noun

napitnina, darilce v denarju; (koristen) namig, informacija, nasvet (npr. glede izida pri dirkah, na borzi ipd.)

the straight tip — dober, pravi nasvet (namig)

to take the tip — ubogati nasvet

I missed my tip — spodletelo mi je, ni se mi posrečilo, izjalovilo se mi je;

2.

transitive verb & intransitive verb

dati napitnino; colloquially dati nasvet (namig, informacijo); slang dati

to tip the waiter (with) a shilling — dati natakarju šiling napitnine

tipping prohibited — napitnina ni zaželena (je prepovedana)

tip me a bob slang daj mi šiling

to tip s.o. the wink — skrivaj komu namigniti

to tip s.o.'s mitt(s) American izdati tajnost kake osebe, koga v sramoto spraviti, blamirati

to tip off colloquially pravočasno posvariti, opozoriti
III [tip]
1.

noun

nagnjenje, nagnjen položaj, nagib; odlagališče

to give a tip to s.th. — postaviti kaj v poševen položaj, prekucniti, prevrniti kaj;

2.

transitive verb

prevrniti, prekucniti; nagniti; zvrniti; izprazniti z zvrnitvijo, z nagibanjem (npr. vagonček); intransitive verb nagniti se; (večinoma tip over) prevrniti se, prekucniti se

to tip over a teapot — prevrniti čajnik

to tip s.o. into the water — suniti koga v vodo

they tip ped the cart — prevrnili (izpraznili) so voz

tip the water into the sink! — izlij vodo v izlivek!

to tip the balance — prevagati
IV [tip]
1.

noun

rahel udarec, dotik; sport slab udarec;

2.

transitive verb

rahlo udariti ali se dotakniti; dotakniti se (klobuka, v površen pozdrav); intransitive verb drobneti, capljati, delati majhne korake, stopicati

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33 edge

[e‹] 1. noun
1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) rob

2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) rezilo

3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) ostrina
2. verb
1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) obrobiti

2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) utirati (si)

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- edging
- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge
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I [edž]
noun

rob, greben; meja; ostrina; osornost, moč, strogost; plural obreza (knjige); American colloquially prednost, privilegij

to be on the very edge — pravkar nameravati

to give an edge to, to put on an edge — ostriti

to give the edge of one's tongue — ostro komu povedati, zabrusiti jih komu

to have an edge — biti okajen

to have an edge on s.o. — imeti neznatno prednost pred kom

(all) on edge — skrajno napet, živčen

not to put a fine edge upon — jasno se izražati, odkrito povedati

to set one's teeth on edge — skominati

to sit on the thin edge of nothing — sedeti na skrajno tesnem prostorčku

to take off the edge — otopiti

to take the edge off one's appetite — pokvariti komu tek

the thin edge of the wedge — skromen začetek

gilt edges — zlata obreza knjige
II [edž]
transitive verb

brusiti, ostriti; obrobiti; obrezati; figuratively razdražiti

to edge one's way — prerivati se

to edge out of a crowd — izriniti se

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34 wall

[wo:l] 1. noun
1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) zid

2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) stena
2. verb
((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) ograditi z zidom

- walled
- - walled
- wallpaper 3. verb
(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) obložiti s tapetami

- wall-to-wall
- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall
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I [wɔ:l]
1.

noun

stena, zid (tudi figuratively); (trdnjavsko) obzidje; plural military utrdbe, nasip, okop; ločilna stena, pregraja, bariera; del pločnika ob zidu

within the walls — znotraj zidov, v notranjosti mesta, figuratively znotraj (nekega področja)

within four walls figuratively strogo zaupno

with one's back to the wall figuratively v težavnem položaju, v škripcih

walls have ears — stene (zidovi) imajo ušesa

to be up against a brick wall figuratively ne moči (iti) naprej

to give s.o. the wall — odstopiti komu prostor, da lahko gre ob zidu (kot počastitev), figuratively pustiti komu prednost

to go to the wall figuratively biti pritisnjen ob zid, biti premagan, podleči, propasti; pasti pod stečaj

to meet a dead wall figuratively ne naleteti na razumevanje

to paint the devil on the wall figuratively slikati vraga na zid

to run one's head against a wall figuratively hoteti z glavo skoz zid, skušati napraviti nekaj nemogočega

to see through brick wall figuratively biti zelo bister

to send s.o. to the wall — pritisniti koga ob zid, pognati koga v škripce

to take the wall of s.o. — ne odstopiti komu mesta ob zidu; imeti prednost pred kom;

2.

adjective

stenski; zidni

wall clock — stenska ura

wall crane technical konzolno dvigalo

wall creeper — skalni plezavček (ptič)

wall fruit agronomy špalirsko sadje

wall game sport vrsta nogometa (v Etonu)

wall knot — vozel na koncu vrvi

wall lizard zoology sivi kuščar

wall map — stenski zemljevid

wall newspaper — stenski časopis, stenčas

wall painting — stensko slikarstvo, slika na zidu, freska

Wall Street (W.S.) American finančna četrt v New Yorku; figuratively moč ameriškega kapitala (denarja, financ)

wall tower — stolp v obzidju

wall tree agronomy špalirno drevo

wall walk — pokrit hodnik na grajskem, mestnem zidu za obrambo
II [wɔ:l]
transitive verb

obdati, utrditi z zidom ( a town — mesto); figuratively obkrožiti, obkoliti, zapreti

to wall off — ločiti z zidom ( from od)

to wall in — obzidati, ograditi z zidom ( a garden — vrt)

to wall up — zazidati ( an aperture — odprtino)

English-Slovenian dictionary > wall
35 way

[wei] 1. noun
1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) prehod

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) pot; smer

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) cesta

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) pot

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) način

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) ozir

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) navada

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) pot
2. adverb
((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) daleč

- wayfarer
- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means
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I [wéi]
noun

pot, cesta, steza; proga; prehod; stran, smer; nautical kurz

way in — vhod

way out — izhod; prehojena pot; pot ali oddaljenost, ki jo je treba prehoditi; dalja, del poti ali potovanja; prosta pot, prostor; figuratively priložnost, prilika, možnost, izhod; napredovanje, napredek, razvoj; colloquially okolica, stran; figuratively pot, način, sredstvo, postopek, metoda; navada, lastnost, običaj; poklic, stroka, področje dejavnosti; (zdravstveno) stanje, položaj; ozir, pogled, zveza, razmerje, stopnja; nautical plural grede za spuščanje ladje v vodo, sanke

a long ( —ali a great) way off ( —ali from here) — daleč stran od tu

any way — vsekakor, v vsakem primeru

by way of — na poti čez; z namenom, da; zato, da; s pomočjo; zaradi

by the way — mimogrede, spotoma, na poti; sicer; slučajno

by way of compliment — kot kompliment

in a way — nekako, na neki način, ne popolnoma

in every way — v vsakem pogledu (oziru)

in many ways — v mnogih ozirih (pogledih)

in more ways than one — v več kot enem oziru (pogledu)

in a polite (friendly) way — vljudno (prijazno)

in a small way — skromno, brez pretenzij, ponižno

not by a long way — še dolgo ne

in some ( —ali several) ways — v marsikakem pogledu (oziru)

one way or another — tako ali tako, kakorkoli, nekako

over the way — na drugi strani (poti), čez cesto

on one's way to — na poti k

no way — nikakor ne

some way or other — na ta ali na oni način

the other way round — v obratni smeri, narobe, (ravno) obratno

under way nautical na poti, na vožnji

well on one's way — v polnem teku

ways and means — pot in način (zlasti kako priti do denarja)

Ways and Means — parlamentarna budžetna komisija

the way of the world — tok, način življenja, ukoreninjen običaj

the way of the cross religion križev pot

no way inferior — nikakor ne slabši, neznatnejši

the good old ways — dobri, stari običaji

high way — glavna cesta, državna cesta; figuratively običajni način delovanja

Milky Way — rimska cesta (na nebu)

lion in the way — zapreka, motnja (zlasti namišljena, fiktivna)

permanent way railway tir, tračnice

permanent-way man railway progovni delavec

nothing out of the way — nič posebnega (nenavadnega, izrednega)

somewhere London way — nekje v okolici Londona

right of way — pravica prehoda (čez tuje zemljišče)

this way please! — semkaj, za menoj, prosim!

this is not in my way — to ni moja stroka, s tem se ne bavim

to ask the ( —ali one's) way — vprašati za pot

to be in a bad way — biti v slabem položaju

to be in the family way — biti noseča, pričakovati otroka

to be by way of being angry — skoraj pobesneti

to be in s.o.'s way — biti komu napoti, motiti koga

to be under way — biti na poti

the conference was already under way — konferenca je bila že v teku

to be on the way — biti na poti, približevati se

to be in a way colloquially biti vznemirjen, razburjen

it is not his way — to ni njegova navada

the furthest way about is the nearest way home — najkrajša pot ni vedno najhitrejša

to clear the way — umakniti se s poti, dati prost prehod

to come by way of Paris — priti prek Pariza

to come ( —ali to fall) in s.o.'s way — srečati koga, naleteti na koga

to gather way — povečati hitrost

to find one's way — znajti se

to get in the way — biti napoti, zapreti pot, ovirati

to get in the way of s.th. — razumeti kaj

to get out of the way — iti s poti, umakniti se (s poti)

to give way — umakniti se, odmakniti se, izogniti se; popuščati, popustiti

to force one's way — izsiliti, utreti si pot

to go a long way — iti daleč

to go one's way — oditi, iti po svoji poti

to go ( —ali to take) one's own way — iti svojo pot; ravnati, narediti neodvisno od nasvetov drugih

to go the way of all the earth (of all flesh, of nature) figuratively umreti

to have it both ways — po potrebi si izbrati

you can't have it both ways — ne moreš imeti obojega; figuratively ne more biti volk sit in koza cela

to have one's own way — delati po svoji glavi; doseči to, kar želimo

if I had my (own) way — če bi šlo po mojem

to live in a great (small) way — razkošno (skromno) živeti

to look the other way — stran gledati

to look s.o.'s way — gledati proti komu

to lose way — izgubiti, zmanjšati hitrost

to lose one's way — zaiti, izgubiti se

to make way — napredovati; figuratively prodreti, uspeti

to make one's own way — iti po svoji poti, oditi

to make the best of one's way — iti čim hitreje, pohiteti

to pave the way for — utreti pot za

to put o.s. out of the way — truditi se, da(ja)ti si truda

to put s.o. out of the way — spraviti koga s poti, tajno ubiti koga

to see a way out — videti pot (izhod, neko možnost)

to stand in the way of s.o. — ovirati koga, zastaviti komu pot

to twist one's way through — zvijati se (kot kača) skozi

to work one's way — študirati, preživljati se z delom

where there's a will there's a way — hoteti je moči
II [wéi]
transitive verb

izuriti (konja) za hojo ali ježo po cesti
III [wéi]
adverb colloquially daleč

way below — daleč doli

way down south — daleč doli na jugu

way off — daleč

English-Slovenian dictionary > way
36 fly

I plural - flies
nou)

1) (a type of small winged insect.)

2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)

3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)

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- a fly in the ointment
II past tense - flew; verb
1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) leteti

2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) pobegniti

3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) minevati

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- flyer
- flier
- flying saucer
- flying visit
- frequent flyer/flier
- flyleaf
- flyover
- fly in the face of
- fly into
- fly off the handle
- get off to a flying start
- let fly
- send someone/something flying
- send flying
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I [flai]
noun

zoology muha; dvokrilec; umetna muha; rastlinska bolezen, povzročena od drobnih žuželk

fly agaric, fly anamita botany mušnica

to break ( —ali crush) a fly on the wheel — uporabiti premočna sredstva; preveč si prizadevati

to catch flies — prodajati zijala

to be the fly on the wheel — precenjevati samega sebe

a fly in amber — redka stvar, zanimiv ostanek

a fly in the ointment — senčna stran, neprijetna zadeva

slang there are ( —ali he has) no flies on him — zelo je spreten, nanj se lahko zanesete

more flies are taken with honey than with gall — s prijaznostjo največ dosežemo

slang to rise to the fly — pustiti si natvesti
II [flai]
1.

intransitive verb

leteti, kriliti; hiteti; bežati; planiti, zagnati se; napasti; razpočiti, razleteti se; vihrati; plapolati;

2.

transitive verb

streljati; izobesiti; voditi, pilotirati; spuščati; s sokolom loviti; splašiti (ptiča); preleteti

to fly in the face of s.o. — rogati, ustavljati se komu

not a feather to fly with — brez beliča

to fly off the deep end ( —ali handle) — razjeziti se, planiti

to fly hawks — iti na lov s sokoli

to fly high ( —ali at high game) — visoko letati, biti častihlepen

to fly a kite — spuščati zmaja; slang preizkušati javno mnenje; sposoditi na menico brez kritja

to let fly at figuratively napasti; streljati, sprožiti

to let fly with one's fists — s pestmi napasti

to let money fly — pognati, zapraviti denar

to fly low — biti skromen

to fly the country — zbežati iz dežele

to fly in pieces — razleteti se

to fly into a passion ( —ali rage, temper) — pobesneti

to fly open — na stežaj odpreti

to fly out at s.o. — napasti koga

to fly the river — loviti močvirnike
III [flai]
noun

polet; enovprežna kočija; šotorska pola; razporek; durnica; širina zastave; plural theatre sofita; prazen list na začetku in koncu knjige, spojni papir; technical zamašnjak

on the fly — bežno, v naglici
IV [flai]
adjective

slang gibčen, okreten; bister, zvit, premeten

English-Slovenian dictionary > fly
37 guard

1. verb
1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) stražiti

2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) čuvati (se)
2. noun
1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) straža; zaščita

2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) stražar

3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) sprevodnik

4) (the act or duty of guarding.) straža

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- guarded
- guardedly
- guard of honour
- keep guard on
- keep guard
- off guard
- on guard
- stand guard
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I [ga:d]
noun

straža; pažnja, preža; zaščita; varovalna, zaščitna naprava; odbijanje udarca; British English sprevodnik (na vlaku); zavirač; plural garda; budnost; skrbništvo, varstvo

advance(d) guard — prednja straža

guard of honour — častna straža

to keep guard — čuvati, biti na straži

on one's guard — oprezen, pazljiv, buden

to mount guard — prevzeti stražo

off one's guard — nepazljiv, nepreviden

to relieve guard — izmenjati stražo

to stand guard over s.th. — biti na straži, čuvati kaj

to put s.o. on his guard — opozoriti koga na nevarnost

Life Guards — telesna straža

to throw s.o. off his guard — presenetiti, zalotiti koga

to mount guard — stražiti
II [ga:d]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

(from, against) stražiti, čuvati (se), varovati (se); braniti, ščititi; na straži stati; bedeti

guard your lips — pazi na jezik

English-Slovenian dictionary > guard
38 tick

I 1. [tik] noun
1) (a regular sound, especially that of a watch, clock etc.) tiktakanje

2) (a moment: Wait a tick!) trenutek
2. verb
(to make a sound like this: Your watch ticks very loudly!) tiktakati
II 1. [tik] noun
(a mark () used to show that something is correct, has been noted etc.) kljukica
2. verb
((often with off) to put this mark beside an item or name on a list etc: She ticked everything off on the list.) odkljukati

- tick someone off
- tick off
- give someone a ticking off
- give a ticking off
- tick someone off
- tick off
- tick over
- ticked off III [tik] noun
(a type of small, blood-sucking insect: Our dog has ticks.) klop

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I [tik]
noun

zoology klop

tick fever medicine klópna mrzlica
II [tik]
noun

prevleka (za blazino itd.); platno, za prevleke
III [tik]
1.

noun

colloquially

račun; kredit, up; economy debetna postavka

on tick — colloquially na up, na kredit, na dolg

to buy goods on tick — kupiti blago na kredit

to go tick — delati dolgove;

2.

intransitive verb

kreditirati, dati na up (na kredit), vzeti na kredit; kupiti ali prodati na dolg; delati dolgove
IV [tik]
1.

noun

tiktakanje, bitje (ure); colloquially trenutek; kljukica (zaznamovalni znak v seznamu)

to the tick, on the tick — na sekundo točno; točno (ob uri);

2.

transitive verb

(od)tiktakati ( the hours ure; na brzojavnem aparatu ipd.); (= tick off) označiti s kljukico (da je nekaj preverjeno, predelano, pregledano); markirati; intransitive verb tiktakati, delati tiktak; poteči, miniti, funkcionirati; eksistirati

persons who are ticking along on one kidney — osebe, ki žive le z eno ledvico

what makes me tick — figuratively kar me drži pokonci

English-Slovenian dictionary > tick
39 set

[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) postaviti

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pogrniti

3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) določiti

4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dati

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) sprožiti

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) zaiti

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) strditi se

8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) naravnati

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) nakodrati, urediti

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) vstaviti

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) naravnati
2. adjective
1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) ustaljen

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) odločen

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) odločen

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) tog

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) tog

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) z vdelanim (diamantom itd.)
3. noun
1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) zbirka

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparat

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) skupina

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) friziranje

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) scenografija

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) niz

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- setting
- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon
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I [set]
noun

poetically sončni zahod; neko število enakih oseb, stvari, ki spadajo skupaj, tvorijo celoto; krog, družba (ljudi), klika; garnitura, serija, niz, servis; tennis set, partija (6 iger); commerce kolekcija; radijski, televizijski aparat, naprava, pribor; vsa ladijska jadra; printing zlog; theatre oprema odra; frizura, pričeska; sadika, nasad (jajc); plesni pari; figura pri četvorki; hunting nepremična stoja psa pred divjačino; (o glavi) drža, držanje; (o obleki) kroj, pristajanje; (o toku, vetru) smer; (o tekočini) trdnost; nagnjenost, tendenca ( towards k, proti); figuratively oster napad, zadnja plast (malte na zidu)

a set of bills of exchange — dve ali tri istovrstne menice

a set of cards — niz igralnih kart

a set of contradictions — niz, vrsta protislovij, nasprotij

set of current — smer toka

the set of day (life) — konec (zaton) dneva (življenja)

set of furniture — garnitura pohištva

set of houses — skupina (kompleks) hiš

a fine set of men — dobro moštvo

set of swindlers — banda, klika sleparjev

dead set hunting nepremična stoja psa, ki naznanja divjačino

set of false teeth — umetno zobovje

the best set — elita

the fast set — lahkoživi svet

full set of bill of lading commerce sklop (komplet) ladijskega tovornega lista (konosamenta)

the racing set — krog ljudi, ki se zanimajo za konjske dirke

smart set — mondena družba

wireless set — radijski aparat

he is one of my set — on je eden iz mojega kroga (družbe)

he has a set towards preaching — on rad pridiga

to make a dead set at figuratively čvrsto popasti, zgrabiti koga; (o ženski) loviti koga, skušati (truditi se) osvojiti koga
II [set]
adjective

določen, odrejen (čas), ustaljen, predpisan; pravilen, konvencionalen; tog, nepremičen; stalen (o ceni); American trmast; premišljen, pripravljen (govor); zaseden ( with z), zavzet, (popolnoma) zaposlen, okupiran (on, upon s.th. s čim)

at the set day — na določeni dan

set egg — jajce z razvitim piščetom v lupini

set fair — stalno lepo vreme

set form — predpisan formular

set piece — (gradbeni) oder, na katerem se delajo razne figure za ognjemet

set phrase — ustaljen izraz (reklo, fraza)

set scene — kulise, sestavljene iz bolj ali manj gotovih delov

set resolution — trden sklep

set speech — vnaprej pripravljen, naštudiran govor

set time — dogovorjen (odrejen, določen) čas

close-set — na gosto postavljen

hard-set — v škripcih

people with set opinions — ljudje z ustaljenimi nazori

well-set — stasit, lepe rasti, postaven

well set up in wine — dobro založen, oskrbljen z vinom

I am set on s.th. — srčno si želim česa, mnogo mi je do česa, hlepim po čem

his teeth were set — stiskal je zobe
III [set]
1.

transitive verb

postaviti, položiti, posaditi, namestiti, instalirati, montirati, dati v določen položaj; naravnati (ud, uro); razvrstiti, sestaviti v zbirko (žuželke itd.); nasaditi (kokoš, jajca); pogrniti (mizo), razviti (jadro); razporediti, zlágati (tiskarske črke); urediti, (s)frizirati (lase); vstaviti, vdelati (dragulj v zlato); zabiti (v zemljo); spraviti (v gibanje), privesti, spraviti v določeno stanje; spustiti (na prostost); nagnati koga k delu, zapovedati mu, da se loti kakega dela; postaviti, dati (komu kaj) za zgled (vzor, primer); postaviti (pravilo); dati (komu ali sebi) nalogo; komponirati, uglasbiti (to za); naščuvati (at s.o. proti komu); razpisati (nagrado) (on na); stisniti (zobe); theatre uprizoriti, postaviti na oder; obsuti, posuti kaj ( with z); sesiriti (mleko); usmeriti, gnati (čoln); zasaditi zemijo, tla ( with z);

2.

intransitive verb

zaiti, zahajati (sonce, mesec, tudi figuratively); ustaliti se (vreme); pihati (o vetru), prihajati ( from od, iz); gibati se, premikati se v neki smeri (o vodnem toku itd.); kreniti (na pot); kazati nagnjenost (to za); lotiti se, začeti; pridobiti na moči; (o lovskem psu) nepremično obstati in tako opozoriti na bližnjo divjačino; (o obleki) pristajati; spremeniti se v trdno stanje, otrdeti (cement, malta), strditi se; (o plesalcih) stati nasproti partnerju; (o cvetu) narediti plod; dobiti določeno obliko

to set afoot (on foot) — začeti, pripraviti (kaj)

to set s.o. against — nahujskati koga proti, ustvariti pri kom nerazpoloženje za

to be set on (upon) s.th. — trdovratno vztrajati pri čem, biti ves mrtev na kaj

to set alar(u)m — naravnati budilko na potrebni čas

to set the axe to s.th. — začeti kaj sekati, nastaviti sekiro na kaj, uničiti kaj

to set the broken bones (a fracture) — naravnati zlomljene kosti (zlom)

to set books to be read — določiti knjige, ki jih je treba prebrati

this hat set me back a pound slang ta klobuk me je stal en funt

to set bounds to s.th. — omejiti kaj

to set one's cap at colloquially prizadevati si pritegniti (snubca)

this cement sets quickly — ta cement hitro otrdi

to set chairs for everybody — namestiti stole za vse

his character has set — njegov značaj je dozorel

to set the clock (the watch) — naravnati uro

to set close printing staviti, zlágati z majhnimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami

to set at defiance — izzvati, kljubovati

to set a dog on s.o. — spustiti, naščuvati psa na koga

to set persons by the ears (at variance, at loggerheads) — izzvati prepir (razdor) med dvema osebama, spraviti v spor, spreti dve osebi

to set s.o. at ease — pomiriti koga, osvoboditi koga zadrege (tesnobe, ženiranja, stiske)

to set an end to s.th. — napraviti konec čemu

to set an engine going — spraviti stroj v pogon

to set an example — dati zgled

to set eyes on s.th. — upreti oči (pogled) v kaj, opaziti kaj

to set one's face against colloquially odločno se upreti, zoperstaviti

how far did I set you? — (v šoli) do kam smo prišli (vzeli) (zadnjič)?

to set the fashion — dajati, uvesti, diktirati modo (ton)

to set s.o. on his feet — postaviti koga na noge (tudi figuratively)

to set fire to (at) s.th. — podnetiti, zažgati kaj

to set s.th. on fire — požgati, zažgati kaj

to set the Thames on fire figuratively napraviti nekaj osupljivega

to set foot in a house — prestopiti prag hiše, vstopiti v hišo

to set on foot — postaviti na noge, začeti, uvesti, spraviti v gibanje, v tek

to set foot on s.th. — stopiti na kaj

to set free (at liberty) — izpustiti na prostost

to set a glass in a sash — vstaviti šipo v (okenski) okvir

to set one's hand to s.th. — podpisati kaj, zapečatiti kaj

to set a hen — posaditi kokoš na jajca

to set one's house in order — spraviti (svojo) hišo v red, urediti hišo; figuratively spraviti svoje stvari v red, urediti svoje stvari; napraviti red, pomesti z nepravilnostmi, izvesti reforme

to set a lady's hair — urediti, naviti, sfrizirati, narediti pričesko dami

to set one's hand to a task — lotiti se naloge

I set my hand and seal to this document — s tem podpisujem to listino

to set one's heart (one's mind) to s.th. — poželeti, zelo si (za)želeti, zahtevati zase, izbrati zase, odločno skušati dobiti kaj, navdušiti se za kaj

to set s.o.'s heart at rest — napraviti konec dvomu, zaskrbljenosti, pomiriti koga

the jelly has (is) set — želé se je strdil

to set at large — dati prostost, izpustiti, osvoboditi

to set a company laughing — spraviti družbo v smeh

to set ono's life on a chance figuratively staviti svoje življenje na kocko

to set s.th. in a proper light — postaviti kaj v pravo luč

to set little (much) by s.th. — malo (visoko) kaj ceniti

to set one's mind on — obrniti svoje misli na

to set to music — uglasbiti

my muscle sets — mišica se mi napne

to set s.o. at naught — rogati se, posmehovati se komu, podcenjevati, omalovaževati, poniževati, v nič devati koga, ne se ozirati na koga

to set o.s. against s.th. — upreti se, zoperstaviti se čemu

public opinion sets strongly against them — javno mnenje jim je sovražno

to set o.s. — lotiti se; sport zavzeti mesto na startu, pripraviti se za start

to set the pace — regulirati korak, hojo; dajati takt

to set paper colloquially napisati vprašanja, ki jih bodo vlekli študenti na izpitu

to set pen to paper — lotiti se pisanja, začeti pisati

to set the police after s.o. — poslati policijo za kom

to set a price on s.th. — določiti čemu ceno, naložiti ceno za kaj

to set a price on s.o.'s life (head) — razpisati nagrado na glavo kake osebe

to set s.th. before the public — prinesti kaj pred javnost

to set a razor — nabrusiti britev; izgladiti ostrino britve po brušenju

to set s.o. at rest — pomiriti, umiriti koga

to set a question at rest — urediti (rešiti) vprašanje

to set s.o. right — popraviti, korigirati koga

to set right (to rights, in order) — spraviti v red, popraviti

to set roaring (in a roar) — spraviti v krohot

to set a handle with rubies — vdelati rubine v ročaj

to set sail — dvigniti jadro, odjadrati, odpluti, kreniti na potovanje po morju

to set a saw — izviti zobe žage v nasprotnih si smereh

to set seal to s.th. — staviti pečat na kaj

to set seed — posejati seme

to set shoulder to the wheel figuratively pomagati, podpreti, zelo si prizadevati, odločno se lotiti

to set spies on s.o. — vohuniti za kom

to set spurs to the horse — z ostrogami spodbosti konja, spodbujati

to set a stake into the ground — zabiti kol v tla, v zemljo

his star sets figuratively njegova zvezda zahaja

to set store by s.th. slang visoko (zelo) ceniti, preceniti kaj; pripisovati veliko važnost čemu

to set the table — pogrniti mizo

to set a task — dati, naložiti nalogo

to set one's teeth — stisniti zobe (tudi figuratively)

to set s.o.'s teeth on edge — izzvati razburjenost (vznemirjenost) pri kom, (raz)dražiti živce komu, iti komu na živce

to set s.o. thinking — dati komu misliti

to set a trap — nastaviti past (zanko)

to set at variance — spreti, razdvojiti

to set veils — razpeti jadra

to set s.o. in the way — pokazati komu pot, spraviti koga na pravo pot

to set s.o. on his way archaic spremiti koga del (kos) poti

to set wide printing staviti razprto, z velikimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami

to set one's wits to another's — meriti se s kom v diskusiji

to set one's wits to a question — iskati rešitev problerna, prizadevati si rešiti problem

to set one's wits to work — predati se resnemu razmišljanju

to set the watch nautical postaviti straže na njihova mesta

it sets him well — dobro mu pristaja

the weather has set fair — vreme je postalo lepo

to set s.o. to work — spraviti koga k delu

to set o.s. to work — lotiti se dela

English-Slovenian dictionary > set
40 sound

I adjective
1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) zdrav

2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) trden

3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) temeljit

4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) brez napake

5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) pameten

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- soundly
- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun
1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) zvok; zvočen

2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) zvok

3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) podoba
2. verb
1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) zveneti

2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) (po)zvoniti

3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) slišati se; zdeti se

4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) izgovoriti

5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) osluškovati

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- soundless
- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb
(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) zvočno izolirati

- sound-track
III verb
(to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondirati

- sounding
- sound out
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I [sáund]
noun

zvok, zven, glas, šum; ton; slušaj, doseg sluha; figuratively vtis; pomen, smisel; obsolete sporočilo, naznanilo

within the sound of — v slušaju

sound amplifier — ojačevalec zvoka

the sound of a bell — glas zvona, zvonjenje

sound and fury — prazne (gole) besede

I don't like the sound of it — to mi ni všeč, tu nekaj ne more biti v redu

there was much sound but little sense in his speech — njegov govor je bil poln donečih besed, a reven idej
II [sáund]
intransitive verb

zveneti, doneti, razlegati se; figuratively zdeti se, delati vtis, slišati se; transitive verb music trobiti, pihati (v trobento); igrati (na glasbilo); napraviti, da nekaj zveni, se sliši; izgovoriti (glas); naznaniti z zvonom, s trobento (umik, alarm); naglasiti kaj; pregledati pravilnost (kolesa železniškega vagona) s trkanjem kladiva; preiskati, prcgledati (npr. pljuča) z osluškovanjem; objaviti, razglasiti

to sound the alarm — dati znak s trobento za alarm

to sound s.o.'s lungs — osluškovati komu pljuča

to sound in damages — tožiti za nadomestilo nepreverjene škode

to sound s.o.'s praises — peti komu hvalo

to sound a trompet — (za)trobiti na trobento

to sound a retreat — trobiti k umiku

to sound a wheel — pregledati stanje kolesa (pri vagonu)

the bell sounds noon — zvon bije poldan

the clarion sounded — rog je zadonel

it sounds as if he was keeping something back — to zveni, kot da nekaj prikriva (da ne pove vsega)

his report sounds all right — njegovo poročilo daje ugoden vtis

the n in column is not sounded — v besedi column — se končni n — ne izgovarja

it did not sound like his voice — ni bilo slišati, kot da bi to bil njegov glas

to sound off American slang odkrito govoriti, pritožiti se; klicati imena

to sound in — iti za; glasiti se na
III [sáund]
1.

adjective ( soundly adverb)

zdrav, čil; nepoškodovan, neranjen, cel, dobro ohranjen, brez napake; nepokvarjen (o sadju); (o spanju) miren, trden, globok; krepak, poštén (o udarcih); (o ceni) zmeren, ki ustreza vrednosti blaga; pameten, trezen, pravilen (sodba itd.); osnovan, upravičen, temeljit, tehten (razlog); pravi; juridically veljaven zakonit; dobro premišljen, pameten; (o osebi) zanesljiv, zvest, pošten; (vedenje) pravilno, brez graje; economy soliden, zanesljiv; solventen

safe and sound — živ (čil) in zdrav

sound as a bell, as sound as a roach — zdrav kot riba

sound advice — dober, poraben nasvet

a sound friend — zvest prijatelj

sound currency economy zdrava valuta

a sound fruit — zdrav (negnil) sadež

sound in life and limb — zdrav in čil

sound merchant — soliden (nezadolžen) trgovec

a sound mind in a sound body — zdrav duh v zdravem telesu

a sound objection — utemeljen, tehten ugovor

a sound ship — ladja v dobrem stanju

sound timber — zdrav, jeder les

the child is sound already — otrok že trdno spi

the firm is not quite sound — tvrdka ni čisto solventna

is he quite sound in mind? — je (on) čisto pri pravi pameti?

to be a sound sleeper — imeti trdno spanje

to get a sound whipping — biti pošteno našeškan (tepen);

2.

adverb

trdno, globoko; zelo

to be sound asleep, to sleep sound — trdno, globoko spati

I will sleep the sounder for it — bom toliko bolje spal
IV [sáund]
1.

noun

medicine

sonda; nautical merjenje globine; nautical grezilo, svinčnica;

2.

transitive verb nautical

(s svinčnico) meriti (globino), preiskovati (dno), določiti globočino vode (v ladijskem trupu); medicine preiskovati, pregledati (sečni mehur) s sondo; figuratively oprezno pretipati; sondirati mišljenje (kake osebe); intransitive verb meriti globočino; (o kitu) potopiti se do dna

to sound s.o. on (about) — pretipati koga gledé

to sound out s.o.'s views — skušati zvedeti stališča kake osebe
V [sáund]
noun

morska ožina; obsolete morski rokav; zoology ribji mehur; zoology sipa

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