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101 skim

[skim]
past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb

1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) posneti

2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) drseti po

3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) preleteti

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- skim milk
- skimmed milk
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[skim]
1.

transitive verb & intransitive verb

posneti (peno, smetano); drseti po (prek); rahlo se dotakniti, oplaziti; tvoriti tanko plast (na); figuratively na hitro prebrati, preleteti (z očmi) ( a book knjigo)

to skim the cream off — (tudi figuratively) posneti smetano

to skim over — posneti peno, zdrsniti čez; hitro in nizko leteti, dotakniti se v poletu; preleteti ( a newspaper časopis);

2.

noun

kar je posneto; drsenje (čez, po); figuratively hiter, bežen pogled;

3.

adjective (redko) posnet (o mleku)

English-Slovenian dictionary > skim
102 slip

I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) zdrsniti

2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) zdrsniti

3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) popustiti

4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) smukniti

5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) izmuzniti se

6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) vtakniti
2. noun
1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) spodrsljaj

2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) spodrsljaj

3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) kombineža

4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) dok

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- slipper
- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun
(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) listič

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I [slip]
noun

zdrsljaj; spodrsljaj, padec; nezgoda, napaka; zareka(nje); uitje, izmuznjenje; prevleka za blazino; obleka, ki se hitro obleče ali sleče; otroški predpasniček, prtiček; plural British English kopalne hlačke; plural theatre premične kulise; stranski vhod, prostor, kjer stoje igralci, preden nastopijo na odru; hunting konopec, vrv (za pse); izpustitev (psov); majhen brus; nautical poševna ravnina za splavitev ladij; geology zemeljski udor, usad

a slip of a boy — vitek, stasit deček

a fine slip of a girl — vitko, stasito, brhko dekle

a slip of pen (tongue) — spodrsljaj (lapsus) v pisanju (v govoru)

a slip on a piece of orange peel — spodrsljaj na koščku oranžne lupine

to get the slip — biti odklonjen, pasti (npr. pri izpitu)

he gave me the slip — pobegnil (ušel, izmuznil se) mi je

to make a slip — napraviti spodrsljaj, napako

there's many a slip'twixt the cup and the lip figuratively ne hvali dneva pred nočjo
II [slip]
intransitive verb

spodrsniti, zdrsniti ( off z), zdrkniti, drčati, polzeti, smukniti, izmuzniti se, uiti (čemu); odmikati se (o času); skrivaj se vriniti; transitive verb hitro obleči ali sleči; po nemarnosti narediti napako, pogrešiti; prezgodaj povreči ali skotiti; odvezati, spustiti (psa) z vrvice; (neopazno) spustiti (v), izpustiti

to slip an anchor — odvezati vrv sidra

the bolt has not slipped home — zapah se ni čisto zaprl

to slip one's breath (wind) — izdihniti, umreti

to slip a cog — napraviti napako

to slip the collar figuratively osvoboditi se

the cow has slipped its calf — krava se je prezgodaj otelila

to let slip — zagovoriti se, (nehote) povedati resnico

to let slip the dogs of war poetically sprožiti sovražnosti, začeti vojno

he often slips in his English — on često dela napake v svoji angleščini

this fact has quite slipped my memory — to dejstvo mi je popolnoma ušlo iz spomina

his foot slipped — spodrsnilo mu je

to slip one's guard — uiti svojemu stražarju

even good men slip — celó dobri ljudje delajo napake (pogrešijo, se zmotijo)

to slip from one's hand — izmuzniti se komu iz rok

the horse slipped its collar — konj se je znebil komata

I slipped on a piece of orange peel — spodrsnilo mi je na koščku oranžne lupine

to let an opportunity slip — izpustiti, zamuditi priložnost

the prices have slipped — cene so padle

to slip a ring on one's finger — natakniti si prstan na prst

she slipped a shilling into the beggar's hand — spustila je šiling v beračevo roko
III [slip]
noun

glinasta masa (lončarstvo)
IV [slip]
noun

botany cepljeno drevo, cepljenka, cepljenec; sadika, potaknjenec; podmladek, podrast, pofomec; trak papirja, listič; letvica; printing poskusni odtis na dolg trak papirja

English-Slovenian dictionary > slip
103 stake

[steik] I noun
(a strong stick or post, especially a pointed one used as a support or as part of a fence.) kol
II 1. noun
(a sum of money risked in betting: He and his friends enjoy playing cards for high stakes.) vložek pri stavi
2. verb
(to bet or risk (money or something of value): I'm going to stake $5 on that horse.) staviti

- at stake

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I [stéik]
noun

kol, drog; oporni kol; mučilni kol; mejni kol (steber); majhno nakovalo; sport drog kot zapreka (za preskakovanje pri konjskih dirkah)

the stake figuratively grmada, smrt na grmadi

to condemn to the stake — obsoditi na smrt na grmadi

to die (to perish) at the stake — umreti na grmadi

to pull up stakes American slang iti proč, odseliti se

to be sent to the stake — biti obsojen ali sežgan na grmadi

to suffer at the stake — biti sežgan na grmadi
II [stéik]
transitive verb

opremiti, podpreti s koli; privezati (žival) na kol; predreti s kolom; nakoličiti (koga) (kazen)

to stake in (out) — ograditi s koli

to stake off (out) — označiti s količki

to stake off a claim — s količki označiti zemljišče, ki ga nekdo vzame pri naselitvi

to stake up — ograditi s koli
III [stéik]
noun

vložek (zastavek) (pri igri, pri stavi); figuratively interes, delež; plural vloženi denar v stave pri konjskih dirkah; nagrada, dobiček; konjske dirke; figuratively rizik, tveganje, nevarnost

consolation stakes — tolažilna dirka (ki se je lahko udeležé vsi konji)

maiden stakes — dirka le s konji, ki še niso nikoli zmagali

trial stakes — poskusne dirke

to be at stake — biti na kocki (v nevarnosti, v vprašanju)

what is at stake? — za kaj gre?

to have a stake in — biti materialno zainteresiran v

to sweep the stakes — dobiti vse stavne vložke (na dirki), pospraviti ves dobiček
IV [stéik]
transitive verb

staviti (denar) (on na), figuratively staviti na kocko; nesigurno vložiti (denar); zastaviti dobro besedo (on za); American slang pomagati (komu) na noge, podpreti (koga)

to stake one's fortune on the turn of a card — staviti svoje premoženje na eno karto

English-Slovenian dictionary > stake
104 start

I 1. verb
1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) oditi

2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) začeti

3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) pognati v tek

4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) osnovati
2. noun
1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) start, začetek

2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) prednost

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- starter
- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb
(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) zdrzniti se
2. noun
1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) trzaj

2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) presenečenje

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I [sta:t]
noun

start, odhod; aeronautics vzlet; startna točka; možnost za start; znak za start; začetek; sport prednost; trzaj, zdrznjenje, planitev kvišku; izbruh; presenečenje; začasen napor; naključje, slučaj

at the start — v začetku, skraja, sprva

by fits and starts — v presledkih

from the start — od samega začetka

from start to finish — od začetka do konca

start of fancy figuratively muha, domislek

false start sport figuratively napačen start

fiying start — leteči start

a good start in life — dober začetek v življenju

a rum start colloquially veliko presenečenje

to appear at the start sport pojaviti se na startu, iti na start

to awake with a start — planiti iz spanja

to give the start — dati znak za start

to give s.o. a start (in life) — pomagati komu pri startu v življenje

to give s.o. a start — prestrašiti koga

I can give him 10 yards start and beat him (in the race) — lahko mu dam 10 jardov prednosti in ga premagam (v teku)

I gave the wheel a start — pognal sem kolo

to get the start of one's rivals — prehiteti svoje tekmece

to make a start — začeti

to make a new start in life — začeti novo življenje

to work by fits and starts — delati s pogostnimi presledki (neredno, neenakomerno)
II [sta:t]
1.

intransitive verb

iti (kreniti) na pot, odpotovati ( for v); oditi, odpeljati (vlak); sport startati; izhajati ( from iz); trzniti, zdrzniti se, predramiti se, (po)skočiti, planiti; ostrmeti, osupniti (at ob); izbuljiti se (oči), izskočiti; zrahljati se, popustiti (žebelj); zviti se, skočiti iz svojega položaja (les); American slang iskati, začeti prepir;

2.

transitive verb

začeti (kaj), povzročiti, pognati ali spustiti v tek; osnovati; preplašiti (divjad); izpahniti; pretočiti (tekočino) iz soda, izprazniti; sport dati (tekaču) znak za start; aeronautics dati (letalu) znak za vzlet; oživiti, poklicati (kaj) v življenje; zrahljati, omajati (žebelj); odpreti (trgovino); pomagati komu, da kaj začne, nagnati (koga) k čemu; figuratively širiti (novice), sprožiti (vprašanje)

starting next week — počenši s prihodnjim tednom

to start with — za začetek, najprej, predvsem

to start agitation American colloquially povzročiti nemire

to start after s.o. — oditi za kom, zasledovati koga

his absence started everybody talking — vsi so začeli govoričiti zaradi njegove odsotnosti

to start back — umakniti se nazaj, ustrašiti se

to start on a book — začeti (pisati) knjigo

to start in business — začeti s trgovino

it was not your business, to start with — predvsem se vas to ni tikalo

to start the collar-bone — izpahniti si ključnico

this started me coughing — ob tem sem začel kašljati

to start s.o. in business — uvesti koga v (neki) posel

to start to one's feet — skočiti, planiti na noge

to start an engine — pognati, spraviti v tek stroj

his eyes seemed to start from their sockets — oči so mu skoraj izpadle iz jamic (od jeze)

to start on a journey — iti na potovanje

to start a hare — prepoditi, preplašiti zajca

to start with Latin — začeti z učenjem latinščine

to start a paper — začeti izdajati časopis

to start into rage — razjeziti se

to start for school — odpraviti se, iti v šolo

to start at the sound of a siren — zdrzniti se ob zvoku sirene

to start a seam — odpreti šiv

to start into song — začeti peti

to start from one's seat — planiti s sedeža

a screw has started — vijak se je odvil

this speech will start him in politics — s tem govorom bo začel politično kariero

the storm started half the ship's rivets — vihar je zrahljal ladji polovico zakovic

to start on a thing — začeti neko stvar, lotiti se česa

when do you start? — kdaj odrinete (odpotujete)?

English-Slovenian dictionary > start
105 strike

1. past tense - struck; verb
1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) udariti

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) udariti

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) prižgati; ukresati

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) stavkati

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) naleteti na

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) udariti

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) napraviti vtis

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kovati

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) kreniti

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) spustiti; podreti
2. noun
1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) stavka

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) najdba

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- striker
- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up
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I [stráik]
noun

udarec (at proti), zamah, zadetek; udarec, bitje (ure, zvona); economy stavka, štrajk; sport prazen udarec; srečno naključje, sreča (v špekulaciji); military (zračni) napad; American najdba (rud, nafte); ugriz (ribe); geology smer (plasti, slojev), vodoraven sloj; American prevara, bluf; kvaliteta

ale of the first strike — prvovrstno pivo

on strike — stavkajoč

a lucky strike — srečen zadetek (najdba)

strike notice — napoved stavke

general strike — splošna stavka

sit-down strike — stavka, v kateri delavci nočejo zapustiti prostore, kjer delajo

sympathetic strike — solidarnostna stavka

to be on strike — stavkati

to go on strike — stopiti v stavko

to come out on strike — začeti stavkati

to call off a strike — preklicati (odložiti) stavko

to make a strike — imeti (zlasti finančno) srečo
II [stráik]
1.

transitive verb

udariti, dati udarec (komu), zadeti; prizadeti, napasti (o bolezni); biti (uro); odbiti z udarcem, udarjati (na boben); kovati (denar, medalje); igrati (harfo itd.); začeti (pesem, muziko); prekiniti (delo); nautical spustiti (jadro, zastavo); podreti (tabor, šotor); potegniti (črto), prečrtati; izravnati, razati; izgladiti; izkresati (ogenj), prižgati (vžigalico, luč); napolniti; zapičiti zob strupnik v (o kači); zabosti (nož itd.), harpunirati (kita); oddajati (toploto); naleteti na, zadeti ob; udariti v (o streli); napraviti vtis, pretresti, prizadcti (koga), pasti (komu) v oči, spraviti v začudenje, osupiti; pasti (komu) na parnet, (za)zdeti se (komu); menjati, odnesti (kulise); economy zaključiti (račun); nenadoma ali dramatično (kaj) izzvati; American doseči, najti, odkriti; slang prositi ( for za); obsolete božati, (po)gladiti z roko;

2.

intransitive verb

udariti ( against ob, on na, po), udarjati, tolči, nameriti udarec (at proti), razbijati; stavkati; biti se, boriti se ( for za); biti, tolči (srce), udariti (strela); nautical military spustiti belo zastavo, figuratively predati se; kreniti, iti, oditi (to proti); nenadoma začeti prodirati, prebijati se ( through skozi) (svetloba, toplota); padati (on na); širiti roke, plavati; vžgati se (vžigalica); držati se za podlago (školjka); pihati (veter); nasesti (ladja); medicine izbruhniti (epidemija); ugrizniti, prijeti (o ribi); figuratively pasti v oči, biti opozorljiv (nenavaden, čuden); American military biti častniški sluga

struck by a stone — zadet od kamna

to strike across the fields — udariti jo čez polja

to strike an average — izračunati povprečje

to strike all of a heap figuratively zbegati, presenetiti, osupiti

to strike a balance — napraviti bilanco

to strike a ball out of court sport suniti žogo v out

to strike a bargain — skleniti kupčijo; doseči sporazum

to strike s.o. blind (deaf, dumb) — z udarcem koga oslepiti (oglušiti, onemiti)

to strike a blow — zadati udarec

the blow struck me silly — udarec me je omamil

without striking a blow — brez boja

the cold struck into my marrow — mraz mi je prodrl v mozeg

to strike s.o. dead figuratively pošteno osupiti koga

to strike s.o.'s eye — pasti komu v oči

to strike s.o. in the face — udariti koga po obrazu

to strike into fame — postati slaven

to strike s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, biti všeč komu

to strike fire out of a flint — izkresati ogenj iz kresilnega kamna

to strike fish — s potegom zatakniti trnek v ribji gobec

he struck his fist on the table — udaril je s pestjo po mizi

to strike for freedom — boriti se za svobodo

to strike one's flag — spustiti zastavo, figuratively predati se

to strike (into) a gallop — spustiti se v dir

to be struck in a girl slang biti zatreskan v (neko) dekle

to strike ground (bottom) — zadeti ob dno

to strike one's hand on the table — udariti z roko po mizi

to strike hands obsolete udariti v roko (v znak sporazuma)

the hour has struck — ura je odbila

his hour has struck — njegov čas je prišel

to strike for home — udariti jo proti domu

it has just struck five — pravkar je ura bila pet

how does it strike you? — kako se vam zdi?

an idea struck him — prišel je na (neko) misel

to strike upon a good idea — priti na dobro idejo

to strike a light (a match) — prižgati luč (vžigalico)

lightning struck the tree — strela je udarila v drevo

to strike s.o.'s name in the newspaper — naleteti na ime neke osebe v časopisu

to strike oil — naleteti na nafto, figuratively imeti srečo, uspeti; obogateti

they were struck with panic — polastila se jih je panika

it struck me as ridiculous — zdelo se mi je smešno

to strike a plan — skovati načrt

to strike to the right — kreniti (po poti) na desno

to strike the right note — zadeti pravilen ton

to strike root — pognati korenino

to strike into a run — spustiti se v tek

to strike the sands — nasesti, obtičati na sipini

to strike sail — spustiti, zviti jadro; priznati poraz

the ship struck to the pirates — ladja se je predala gusarjem

to strike a snag slang naleteti na nepričakovano težavo

to strike tents — podreti šotore, tabor

to strike terror into s.o. — navdati koga z grozo (s strahom)

to strike the track — iti po sledi

to strike a track — nenadoma naleteti na stezo

to strike with terror — napolniti z grozo

town strikes — mesto se preda

to strike a vein — naleteti, odkriti žilo (rude)

what struck me was... — kar me je osupilo, je bilo...

to strike at the root — posekati korenino, figuratively udariti na najbolj občutljivo mesto

to strike work — ustaviti delo, stavkati

the wind strikes cold — veter ostro brije

strike while the iron is hot — kuj železo, dokler je vročc

English-Slovenian dictionary > strike
106 tap

I 1. [tæp] noun
(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) lahen udarec
2. verb
((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) potrkati

- tap-dancing
- tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun
((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) pipa
2. verb
1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) izkoriščati

2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) prisluškovati

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I [tæp]
noun

(vodovodna, plinska itd.) pipa; čep, veha (pri sodu itd.); nastavljen sod; colloquially pijača, vrsta pijače; colloquially tip, vrsta, medicine cevka, cevčica; technical sveder za vrtanje; navoj vijaka; colloquially krčma, pivnica, točilnica; technical odcep(ek); electrical odjemalec toka; telefonska naprava za prisluškovanje telefonskih pogovorov

on tap — nastavljen (o sodu); figuratively na voljo, v poljubni količini

cask is on tap — sod je nastavljen, načet

beer is on tap — pivo se toči (iz soda)

hot-(water) tap — pipa za toplo vodo

to turn the tap on (off) — odpreti (zapreti) pipo
II [tæp]
transitive verb

nastaviti pipo (pri sodu); načeti, odpreti, začeti točiti; medicine punktirati; napraviti odcep (ceste, cevovoda, telefonske napeljave); (za)rezati drevo in izvleči sok; vključiti v svoje področje, v svojo interesno sfero; izprositi ( for kaj); izkoriščati; electrical sprejeti; technical izvrtati notranje navoje pri vijaku; intransitive verb delati kot natakar v točilnici; prisluškovati telefonskim pogovorom

to tap the admiral nautical slang krasti (pijačo) iz soda

to tap a cask — nastaviti sod

to tap capital — načeti kapital

to tap a new market — odpreti novo tržišče

to tap s.o. for money, for information — (skušati) izvrtati, izvleči iz koga denar, informacije

to tap a telephone wire, to tap the telephone — skrivaj prisluškovati telefonskemu razgovoru (z žice) s posebno napravo

to tap a subject — začeti pogovor o kakem predmetu
III [tæp]
noun

(lahen) udarec, potrepljanje; lahno trkanje (at na); zaplata (na podplatu čevlja); military American znak (s trobento ipd.) za nočni počitek

tap dance — step (ples)

tap dancer — plesalec stepa

to give s.o. a tap on the shoulder — potrepljati koga po rami
IV [tæp]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

rahlo udariti, dotakniti se, dregniti, krcniti, potrepljati, (po)trkati (at na); pretrkati; American zakrpati (čevlje), popraviti z zaplato

to tap at the door — potrkati na vrata

to tap s.o.'s fingers — krcniti koga po prstih

to tap one's foot — udariti z nogo (ob tla)

to tap s.o. upon ( —ali on) the shoulder — potrepljati koga po rami

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107 trail

[treil] 1. verb
1) (to drag, or be dragged, along loosely: Garments were trailing from the suitcase.) razmetati

2) (to walk slowly and usually wearily: He trailed down the road.) vleči se

3) (to follow the track of: The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.) preganjati
2. noun
1) (a track (of an animal): The trail was easy for the hunters to follow.) sled

2) (a path through a forest or other wild area: a mountain trail.) steza

3) (a line, or series of marks, left by something as it passes: There was a trail of blood across the floor.) sled

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- trailer

* * *
I [tréil]
noun

utrta pot, steza; vlečka (obleka); rep; sled; proga (dima ipd.); military rep lafete; sled; botany plazilka

at the trail — military s puško vodoravno v roki (v pripravljenosti)

off the trail — na napačni sledi

trail of blood — krvava sled

to be on s.o.'s trail — biti komu na sledi

to get on the trail — priti na sled

to get off the trail — izgubiti sled

to keep a trail — slediti sledi, iti za sledjo
II [tréil]
transitive verb

vleči, potegniti za seboj (koga, kaj); utreti, shoditi pot; zasledovati koga, iti po njegovi sledi, biti komu za petami; zavohati, goniti, preganjati (divjad); zavlačevati (pogovor); figuratively potegniti v blato; intransitive verb vleči se; počasi iti, plaziti se; botany plaziti se, rasti brez reda; iti za sledjo, zaslediti (divjad); ribariti

trail arms! military (puško) na desno rame!

to trail grass — poteptati, pogaziti travo

to trail for trout — loviti postrvi

her skirt trails on the ground — krilo se ji vleče po tleh

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108 trim

[trim] 1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb
1) (to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat: He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.)

2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.)

3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.)
2. noun
(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) striženje
3. adjective
(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) urejen

- trimly
- trimness
- trimming
- in good trim
- in trim
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I [trim]
noun

red, (pravilno) stanje; razpoloženje, (telesno, duševno) stanje; oprema, (gala, paradna) obleka, okras; nautical opremijenost, oborožitev, pripravljenost; pravilen položaj (jader, jamborov) proti vetru; uravnoteženost (tovora, bremena)

in fighting trim — military pripravljen za boj, za borbo (tudi figuratively)

in good trim, out of trim — dobro, slabo opremljen; figuratively dobro, slabo razpoložen

in travelling trim — v potovalni opremi, obleki

trim of the hold — pravilna namestitev tovora v ladijskem skladišču

to be in trim — biti v dobrem stanju

to be in sailing trim — biti pripravljen za plovbo

to put in trim — spraviti v red, v dobro stanje
II [trim]
1.

transitive verb

urediti, v red spraviti, namestiti; pripraviti; opremiti; obleči, odeti ( with z); okrasiti, okititi, dekorirati; obšiti, zarobiti, garnirati (obleko, klobuk itd.) ( with z); počesati, ostriči, pristriči (lase, brado) (off, away); obrezati (nohte); oklestiti, pristriči (drevje, živo mejo); kopuniti (petelina); (pod)netiti, podkuriti (ogenj); prirezati, utrniti (stenj sveče); očistiti (svetilko); obtesati (les); nautical dobro namestiti (tovor); natovoriti ladjo, kot treba; uravnotežiti ladjo; obrniti jadra proti vetru; military nameriti top; colloquially ukoriti, grajati, ozmerjati; premlatiti, pretepsti; potolči, poraziti; slang prevarati, ogoljufati, oslepariti;

2.

intransitive verb figuratively

iskati ravnotežje, kolebati, nihati; politics prilagoditi se, najti ali obdržati srednji kurz, lavirati

to trim a Christmas tree — okrasiti božično drevo

to trim s.o.'s jacket — izprašiti komu hlače, nabiti, našeškati, premlatiti koga

to trim one's sails to every wind figuratively obračati plašč po vetru

to trim shore figuratively plavati čisto ob obali (ribe)

to trim with the times politics figuratively voditi oportunistično politiko

to trim away, to trim off transitive verb odstriči, odrezati

to trim up transitive verb čedno obleči; okrasiti, nališpati;

3.

adjective

v dobrem stanju, v redu, urejen; čist, čeden, negova.n, lep, lepo oblečen; eleganten, koketen; čedne postave; ugoden; spreten;

4.

adverb

urejeno, čedno, lepó

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109 ask

verb

1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) vprašati

2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) prositi

3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) povabiti

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- ask after
- ask for
- for the asking
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[a:sk], American [æsk]
1.

transitive verb

vprašati, spraševati; povabiti; (from, of) zahtevati, zaprositi; objaviti (oklice);

2.

intransitive verb

popraševati, poizvedovati; prositi

to ask the banns — oklicati poroko

to ask in marriage — zaprositi za roko

to ask to dinner — povabiti na večerjo

to ask the time — vprašati, koliko je ura

to ask a question — vprašati

to be asked in church — biti oklican

ask me another! — ne vem, ne sprašuj(te) me!

that's asking — preveč si (ste) radoveden

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110 bad

[bæd]
comparative - worse; adjective

1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) slab

2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) slab, grd

3) (unpleasant: bad news.) slab

4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) pokvarjen

5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) škodljiv

6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) bolan

7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) slabo

8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) težak

9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) dvomljiv

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- badly
- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad
* * *
I [bæd]
adjective (comparative worse —, superlative worst) slab, pokvarjen, škodljiv, ponarejen; hud, hudoben, krivičen; bolan

bad to beat — težko premagljiv

bad blood — sovraštvo, huda kri

to be in s.o.'s bad books — biti pri kom slabo zapisan

bad egg ( —ali hat, lot) — človek na slabem glasu

bad fairy — zli duh

bad form — neprimerno vedenje

from bad to worse — vedno slabše

to go bad — pokvariti se; propasti, propadati

not half (as) bad — čisto čedno

bad language — zmerjanje, psovke

bad luck — smola

American bad man — razbojnik, bandit

in bad odour — na slabem glasu

not too bad — kar dobro

it is too bad — škoda, preneumno

with a bad grace — nerad

bad ways — razuzdano življenje

bad woman — razuzdanka
II [bæd]
noun

zlo; primanjkljaj, zguba, poguba

to go to the bad — propasti, propadati

to take the bad with the good — sprijazniti se z neprijetnim

to be to the bad — biti na zgubi

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111 bargain

1. noun
1) (something bought cheaply and giving good value for money: This carpet was a real bargain.) dobra kupčija

2) (an agreement made between people: I'll make a bargain with you.) kupčija
2. verb
(to argue about or discuss a price etc: I bargained with him and finally got the price down.) barantati

- bargain for

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I [bá:gin]
intransitive verb ( about o; with s; for za) barantati, trgovati; prodajati, kupovati; računati na kaj, pričakovati

I didn't bargain for that — tega nisem pričakoval, s tem nisem računal

it was more than I bargained for — tega nisem pričakoval

to bargain away — poceni prodati
II [bá:gin]
noun

(dobra) kupčija, ugodna priložnost; pogodba; razprodaja

a bad bargain — nesreča, huda zadeva

by bargain — po dogovoru

a chance bargain — priložnostni nakup

bargain counter — oddelek z blagom po znižani ceni

I got it a dead bargain — skoraj zastonj sem dobil

to drive a hard bargain — mnogo zahtevati

it's a bargain! — velja!

Dutch bargain — kupčija ali ugovor v enostransko korist

to make the best of a bad bargain — ne obupavati

a good bargain is a pickpocket — poceni blago je slabo

a bargain is a bargain — kar je, je

into the bargain — povrhu

bargain hunter — tisti, ki išče dobro kupčijo

a losing ( —ali hard, bad) bargain — slaba kupčija

to strike ( —ali make, close) a bargain — napraviti kupčijo, pogoditi se, dogovoriti se

to be off one's bargain — rešiti se obveznosti

switch bargain — ovinkarska kupčija

wet bargain — kupčija, ki se konča s popivanjem

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112 black

[blæk] 1. adjective
1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) črn

2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) temen

3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) umazan

4) (without milk: black coffee.) črn

5) (evil: black magic.) črn

6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) črnski

7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) črn
2. noun
1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) črna (barva)

2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) črna barva

3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) črnec
3. verb
(to make black.) počrniti

- blackness
- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb
(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) dati na črno listo

- blackmail
5. noun
(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) izsiljevanje

- blackmailer
- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white
* * *
I [blæk]
adjective

črn; temen, mračen; jezen, srdit; obupan, žalosten

black art — magija

black ball — črna kroglica (volitve)

to beat black and blue — pošteno naklestiti

to be in s.o.'s black books — biti pri kom slabo zapisan, v nemilosti

black death — kuga

the devil is not so black as he is painted — stvar ni tako huda, kakor je videti

to have a black dog on one's head — biti zelo potrt

black drops — opijeve kapljice

to get off with a black eye — poceni jo odnesti

to be black in the face — biti besen

as black as ink ( —ali soot, your hat) — črn ko smola

black friar — dominikanec

black frost — suh mraz

black heart — hudobno srce

the kettle calls the saucepan black — sova sinici glavana pravi

a black letter day — nesrečni dan; delavnik

black look — čemeren, preteči pogled

to get a black mark — priti na slab glas

Black Mary ( —ali Maria) — zeleni Henrik

Black Monday — nesrečen, kritični dan; prvi dan pouka v šoli

the black ox has trodden on his foot — potrt, zaskrbljen je

black peper — poper

the pot calls the kettle black — sova sinici glavana pravi

black pudding — krvavica

Black Rod — najvišji uradnik Gornjega doma

black rust botany pšenična snet

a black sheep in the family — črna ovca v družini

Black & Tans — vzdevek britanskih čet na Irskem

to swear the black is white — prisegati, da je črno belo

as black as thunder — skrajno razdražen, besen

Black Watch — 42. škotski polk
II [blæk]
noun

črna barva, črnota, črnina; črnec; loščilo

old gentleman in black — vrag

to have in black and white — imeti črno na belem

to wear black — v črno se obleči
III [blæk]
transitive verb

počrniti; zatemniti; loščiti čevlje

to black out — zatemniti; prikrivati pred javnostjo; zbrisati, prepovedati

blacked out — nezavesten

English-Slovenian dictionary > black
113 blow

I [bləu] noun
1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) udarec

2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) (hud) udarec
II [bləu] past tense - blew; verb
1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) pihati

2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) odpihniti

3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) loputniti (veter)

4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) pihati

5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) pihati v

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- blowhole
- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow over
- blow up
* * *
I [blou]
noun

udarec; figuratively nesreča, napad

at a ( —ali one, a single) blow — z enim zamahom, naenkrat

to come to blows, to exchange blows — spopasti, stepsti se

to deal ( —ali strike) a blow — udariti

to strike a blow for — pomagati komu, boriti se za koga

to strike a blow against — upreti se

without striking a blow — brez težav, brez borbe
II [blou]
intransitive verb

poetically cveteti, razeveteti se; figuratively razviti se
III [blou]
intransitive verb

poetically cvetenje, cvet

in full blow — v polnem razcvetu, cvetoč
IV [blou]
noun

pihanje; sveži zrak; slang obilna hrana; polaganje (mušjih) jajčec

fly blow — mušja jajčeca
V [blou]
1.

transitive verb

pihati, razpihavati; razstreliti, razstreljevati; slang oslepariti; American slang zapravljati; razmetavati; slang izdati; colloquially poveličevati;

2.

intransitive verb

pihati; doneti; piskati; puhati, sopsti; razpočiti se, eksplodirati; hvaliti se

slang I'm blowed! — ali je mogoče!, za nič na svetu!

to blow great guns — močno pihati

to blow air into — z zrakom napihniti

to blow a cloud — kaditi pipo

to blow hot and cotd — kolebati, nenehno spreminjati svoje prepričanje

it is blowing — veter piha

blow it! — presneto, vraga

to blow a kiss — poslati poljubček

to blow one's nose — usekniti se

to blow the bellows — gnati mehove

it's an ill wind that blows nobody good — vsaka nesreča h kaki sreči

he knows which way the wind blows — ve, kam pes taco moli

to puff and blow — sopsti, puhati, sopihati

to blow one's trumpet ( —ali horn) — hvaliti se

nautical slang to blow the gaff — zatožiti, izdati koga

to blow the expense — pogostiti koga, plačati račun

to blow a whistle — zapiskati na piščalko

English-Slovenian dictionary > blow
114 blur

[blə:] 1. noun
(something not clearly seen: Everything is just a blur when I take my spectacles off.) medla slika
2. verb
(to make or become unclear: The rain blurred my vision.) zamegliti

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I [blə:]
noun

madež, pega, lisa; figuratively pregreha, grehota, hiba, napaka
II [blə:]
transitive verb

zabrisati, zatemniti; zamazati; figuratively omadeževati, zamegliti; očrniti

to blur out — izbrisati, zatreti

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115 bring

[briŋ]
past tense, past participle - brought; verb

1) (to make (something or someone) come (to or towards a place): I'll bring plenty of food with me; Bring him to me!) prinesti (kaj); pripeljati (koga)

2) (to result in: This medicine will bring you relief.) povzročiti

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- bring about
- bring back
- bring down
- bring home to
- bring off
- bring round
- bring up
* * *
[briŋ]
1.

transitive verb

prinesti, pripeijati, privleči; ustvariti; zakriviti; izzvati; pregovoriti, pripraviti do česa; donašati; prepričevati, spodbuditi;

2.

intransitive verb

roditi, obroditi; marine ustaviti, pristati

to bring an action against s.o. — tožiti koga

to bring to bear — uveljaviti; (orožje) pomeriti; uporabiti

to bring to book — obdolžiti, kaznovati

to bring to a close — dokončati, izpeljati

to bring to a head — rešiti zadevo

to bring the hand in — izuriti se

to bring to life — obuditi

to bring to light — odkriti

to bring s.o. low — ponižati koga

to bring to mind — spomniti (se)

to bring to nothing — uničiti

to bring to pass — uresničiti, izpolniti, izvršiti

to bring into play — uveljaviti

to bring o.s. to — prisiliti se k čemu

slang to bring home the bacon — imeti uspeh

to bring to reason — spraviti k pameti

to bring into step — sinhronizirati

to bring word — obvestiti

to bring into world — roditi

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116 Brown

1. adjective
1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) rjav

2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) porjavel
2. noun
1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) rjav

2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) rjava (barva)
3. verb
(to make or become brown.) porjaviti

- browned off

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[braun]
proper name

druž. ime

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117 bump

1. verb
(to knock or strike (something): She bumped into me; I bumped my head against the ceiling.) trčiti (v/ob)
2. noun
1) ((the sound of) a blow or knock: We heard a loud bump.) udarec

2) (a swelling or raised part: a bump on the head; This road is full of bumps.) buška; izboklina

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- bumper
3. adjective
(excellent in some way, especially by being large: a bumper crop.) izjemen

- bumpy
- bump into
- bump of
* * *
I [bʌmp]
noun

udarec, sunek; oteklina, bula; izbočenost, izboklina; talent, dar; plural zračne luknje

not to have the bump for s.th. — ne imeti daru za kaj

to make a bump for — dohiteti (čoln)

bump supper — slovesna večerja po veslaških tekmah

the bump of locality — smisel za orientacijo
II [bʌmp]
1.

transitive verb

udariti, treščiti, močno suniti, zadeti, raniti; prehiteti (čoln pri tekmi); American slang obstreljevati;

2.

intransitive verb

(against, on) zaleteti se; suvati; drdrati (voz); bukati (kot bukač); ( from) izriniti

bump race — veslaška tekma med univerzama Oɔford in Cambridge

to bump off American slang nasilno odstraniti, ubiti
III [bʌmp]
adverb

nenadoma, nepričakovano

English-Slovenian dictionary > bump
118 butt

I verb
(to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) suniti z glavo

- butt in
II 1. noun
(someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about: She's the butt of all his jokes.) tarča
2. noun
1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).) kopito (puške)

2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.) ogorek

3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.) rit

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I [bʌt]
noun

sod, kad; votla mera 490,96 l
II [bʌt]
noun

debeli konec orodja, puškino kopito; spodnji del debla; colloquially ostanek, čik; zoology ime raznih bokoplavutaric; figuratively tarča; cilj; figuratively namen, predmet česa; plural strelišče

to be the butt of the company — biti vsem v posmeh
III [bʌt]
1.

transitive verb

bosti, suniti;

2.

intransitive verb

( against) planiti, drveti

English-Slovenian dictionary > butt
119 call

[ko:l] 1. verb
1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) klicati

2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) imenovati

3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) poklicati

4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) poklicati

5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) oglasiti se

6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) telefonirati

7) ((in card games) to bid.) klicati
2. noun
1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) klic

2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) ptičje petje

3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) (kratek) obisk

4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefonski klic

5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) klic

6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) povpraševanje

7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) potreba, razlog

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- caller
- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call
* * *
I [kɔ:l]
1.

transitive verb

klicati, poklicati; zbuditi, imenovati; smatrati; sklicati; American telefonirati; commerce terjati; American familiarly grajati; Bible zadeti, doleteti;

2.

intransitive verb

klicati, vpiti; telefonirati; (on, upon) obiskati, priti; marine (at) pristati; (at) oglasiti se pri, zaviti kam

to call attention to s.th. — opozoriti na kaj

to call to account — poklicati na odgovor

what age do you call him? — koliko mislite, da je star?

American colloquially let it call a day — naj bo za danes dovolj

to call to mind — spomniti, priklicati v spomin

to call s.o. names — (o)zmerjati koga

to have nothing to call one's own — biti brez sredstev

to call in question — (po)dvomiti

to call a spade a spade, to call things by their names — reči bobu bob

to call it square ( —ali quits) — smatrati za urejeno

to call into being — ustvariti

to call a halt — ustaviti se

to call a meeting — sklicati sestanek

not to have a moment to call one's own — ne imeti niti trenutka zase

to call to order — posvariti, opomniti

to call the banns — oklicati

to call cousins with s.o. — sklicevati se na sorodstvo s kom

to call into play — spraviti v tek

to call to witness — poklicati za pričo

to be called — imenovati se

to be called to the bar — postati odvetnik

to call the roll military poklicati zbor, klicati po imenih
II [kɔl]
noun

klic, poziv, sklic; zvočni signal, vabilka za ptiče; (kratek) obisk (on s.o., at a place); prihod ladje v pristanišče; vabilo; poklic; imenovanje; zahteva, prošnja; povod; nalog; telefonski klic; commerce opomin; povpraševanje (po blagu)

at call — pripravljen izvršiti nalog, na razpolago; blizu, nedaleč

call to arms ( —ali the colours) — vpoklic

to have no call to do s.th. — ne imeti povoda, ne čutiti potrebe nekaj storiti

to have no call on s.o.'s time — ne imeti pravice koga zadrževati

to pay ( —ali make) a call (on) — obiskati, oglasiti se

to have a close call — za las uiti

to obey the call of nature — iti na stran

roll call — klicanje imen prisotnih

to give a call — poklicati po telefonu

for the call of — na razpolago (koga)

to take a call — stopiti pred zastor (igralec po ploskanju)

within call — dosegljiv

house of call — zatočišče; borza dela

place of call — trgovska hiša

no call to blush — ni se ti treba sramovati

English-Slovenian dictionary > call
120 claw

[klo:] 1. noun
1) (one of the hooked nails of an animal or bird: The cat sharpened its claws on the tree-trunk.) krempelj

2) (the foot of an animal or bird with hooked nails: The owl held the mouse in its claw.) šapa (s kremplji)

3) ((the pointed end of) the leg of a crab etc.) klešče
2. verb
(to scratch or tear (at something) with claws or nails: The two cats clawed at each other.) praskati

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I [klɔ:]
noun

krempelj; šapa; klešče, škarje, ščipalke; derogatory roka

to put out a claw — pokazati kremplje, postaviti se v bran

to draw in one's claws — umiriti se

to cut ( —ali clip, pare) s.o.'s claws — razorožiti koga, pristriči komu peruti

to get one's claws into s.o. — hudo koga napasti
II [klɔ:]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

(o)praskati; ščipati; zgrabiti

to claw at — zgrabiti kaj

claw me and I'll claw thee — kakor ti meni, tako jaz tebi

to claw hold of s.th. — prijeti se česa

nautical to claw off — odriniti proti smeri vetra

English-Slovenian dictionary > claw

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