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41 high

1. adjective
1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) visok

2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) visok

3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) visok

4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) visok

5) (noble; good: high ideals.) visok

6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) močan

7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) visok

8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) visok

9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) pokvarjen

10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) visok
2. adverb
(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) visoko

- highly
- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb
(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) izpostaviti

- highly-strung
- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective
((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) visokotehnološki

- high tide
- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time
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I [hái]
adjective

visok, dvignjen; velik, važen; močan, silen; plemenit, odličen, imeniten; obilen (hrana); začinjen, pikanten (meso, divjačina); daljen, star (čas); visok, prediren, rezek (glas); velike vrednosti, visoke cene, drag; skrajen, goreč, vnet ( a high Tory); napet, razburljiv (doživljaj); veder, jasen, vesel (razpoloženje)

colloquially natrkan; slang omamljen (od mamila); American slang high on — nor na kaj

of high birth — plemenitega rodu, visokega rodu

high complexion — zardel obraz

British English higher school certificate — abiturientsko spričevalo

high day — beli dan, prazničen dan

high and dry figuratively osamljen, zapuščen; nautical nasedel, na suhem

to leave s.o. high and dry — pustiti koga na cedilu

in high feather — dobre volje, opit

to fly a high game — visoko letati

in high health — pri odličnem zdravju

with a high hand — samovoljno, ošabno

to carry things off with a high hand — samovoljno, predrzno ravnati

a high kicker — lahkoživka

high latitudes — pokrajine blizu zemeljskih tečajev

high and low — gospoda in raja

land is high — zemlja je draga

colloquially to mount ( —ali ride) the high horse — biti ponosen, biti domišljav

high merit — velika zasluga

high and mighty — nadut, ošaben

high noon — točno opoldne

high praise — velika hvala

high politics — visoka politika

high period — obdobje največje slave (umetnika itd.)

on the high ropes — ohol, poln prezira; besen

high speed — največja hitrost

high society — visoka družba

of high standing — visokega stanu, ugleden

high summer — visoko poletje

high spirit — razigranost, vedrost

in high spirits — razigran, colloquially natrkan, "v rožicah"

high seas — razburkano morje

the high seas — odprto morje

high time — skrajni čas

high wind — močan veter

high words — ostre besede, prepir

a high old time — ali high jinks — imenitna zabava

the Most High — bog

slang how is that for high? — to je pa že malo preveč
II [hái]
adverb

visoko; močno, zelo

to fly high — visoko letati

my heart beats high with — srce mi razbija od

to hold one's head high — glavo visoko nositi

to hunt ( —ali search) high and low for — povsod iskati

to live high — razkošno živeti

to pay high — drago plačati

to play high — igrati za mnogo denarja

to run high — biti razburkan (morje); figuratively biti razburjen, razburiti se
III [hái]
noun

višina; anticiklonsko področje; najvišja karta; technical najvišja prestava (v vozilu); American colloquially gimnazija; American slang omama (od mamila)

on high — zgoraj, visoko gor; v nebesih, v nebesa

from on high — od zgoraj, z nebes

to shift into the high — dati v najvišjo prestavo

English-Slovenian dictionary > high
42 improve

[im'pru:v]
verb

(to (cause to) become better, of higher quality etc: His work has greatly improved; They recently improved the design of that car.) izboljšati (se)

- improvement
- improve on
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[imprú:v]
1.

transitive verb

izboljšati, popraviti, izpopolniti; (zlasti American) obdelati (zemljo), meliorirati; povečati vrednost, koristno uporabiti, izkoristiti; pomnožiti, povečati, zvišati; oplemenititi ( into); spremeniti (in v);

2.

intransitive verb

izboljšati se, popraviti se, izpopolniti se; povečati se, napredovati; economy rasti (cene)

to improve an occasion ( —ali opportunity) — izkoristiti priložnost

to improve away ( —ali off, out) — s poskusi za izboljšanje pokvariti, poslabšati; pokvariti še tisto, kar je bilo dobrega

to improve in strength — postati močnejši

to improve (up)on — izpopolniti kaj

not to be improved upon — neprekosljiv

to improve the shining hour — dobro izkoristiti čas

English-Slovenian dictionary > improve
43 interrupt

verb

1) (to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!) prekiniti

2) (to stop or make a break in (an activity etc): He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.) prekiniti

3) (to cut off (a view etc): A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.) odrezati, onemogočiti

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- interruption

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[intərʌpt]
transitive verb

prekiniti, motiti, vpasti v besedo; ustaviti, presekati

English-Slovenian dictionary > interrupt
44 let

I [let] present participle - letting; verb
1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) dovoliti

2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) poskrbeti za

3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) naj

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- let alone
- let someone or something alone/be
- let alone/be
- let down
- let fall
- let go of
- let go
- let in
- out
- let in for
- let in on
- let off
- let up
- let well alone II [let] present participle - letting; verb
(to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) dati v najem

- to let

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I [let]
1.

transitive verb

pustiti, dovoliti; dati v najem (to komu, for za čas); dati (delo, to komu); pomožni glagol za tvorbo velelnika v 1. in 3. osebi;

2.

intransitive verb

biti najet (at, for za); iti (dobro, slabo) v najem

to let be — pustiti pri miru

to let by — pustiti mimo

to let bygones be bygones — odpustiti in pozabiti

to let blood — kri puščati

to let the cat out of the bag — izklepetati skrivnost

to let drive at — (puško)nameriti na koga, zamahniti, udariti

to let daylight into s.o. — koga ustreliti ali zabosti

to let drop — mimogrede omeniti, nehati o čem govoriti

to let fall — spustiti, mimogrede omeniti, namigniti; mathematics povleči navpičnico na premico

to let fly — vreči, sprožiti (puško)

to let go — spustiti, nehati na kaj misliti, (z besedami) napasti

to let go of s.th. — spustiti kaj iz rok

to let o.s. go — ne obvladati se, sprostiti se, dati si duška

let it go at that — naj ostane kakor je

American to let George do it — pustiti, da kdo drug opravi tvoje delo

to let the grass grow under one's feet — odlašati, obotavljati se

to let s.o. hear — sporočiti komu

to let loose — spustiti na svobodo

to let pass — spregledati

to let ride — pustiti po starem, spregledati

to let rip — razuzdano živeti

to let her rip — pustiti avto teči s polno hitrostjo

to let slide — biti malomaren

to let slip — izbrbljati, zamuditi dobro priliko, spustiti iz vajeti

rooms to let — sobe v najem

let me see! — da vidim!, pokaži!; colloquially počakaj, da pomislim

he let himself be deceived — dal se je ogoijufati

to let s.o. know — obvestiti koga, sporočiti komu

to let into — pustiti koga noter, seznaniti koga s čim, vstaviti (kos blaga itd.), vložiti

to let into s.o. — napasti koga
II [let]
noun

British English najem
III [let]
1.

noun

archaic

zapreka, ovira; sport neveljavna žoga (tenis);

2.

transitive verb archaic

ovirati

without let or hidrance — neovirano

English-Slovenian dictionary > let
45 limit

['limit] 1. noun
1) (the farthest point or place; the boundary: There was no limit to his ambition.) meja

2) (a restriction: We must put a limit on our spending.) omejitev
2. verb
(to set a restriction on: We must limit the amount of time we spend on this work.) omejiti

- limitation
- limited
- limitless
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I [límit]
noun

meja, višek, skrajnost

mathematics limita; economy končna cena; economy lowest limit — skrajna zadnja cena

superior limit — zgornja meja, skrajni rok

inferior limit — spodnja meja, prvi možni rok

there is a limit to everything — vse ima svoje meje

to the limit — do skrajnosti, do konca

within limits — do gotove meje, v mejah

without limit — neomejeno

to set limit to — potegniti mejo

American colloquially to go to the limit — iti do skrajnosti

slang that's the limit! — to je pa višek!; tu se vse neha!

colloquially he is the limit — nemogoč je

American in — ( off) limits — dostop dovoljen (prepovedan)
II [límit]
transitive verb

omejiti, omejevati (to do, na); economy limitirati (cene)

English-Slovenian dictionary > limit
46 loose

[lu:s]
adjective

1) (not tight; not firmly stretched: a loose coat; This belt is loose.) ohlapen

2) (not firmly fixed: This button is loose.) zrahljan

3) (not tied; free: The horses are loose in the field.) spuščen

4) (not packed; not in a packet: loose biscuits.) nepakiran

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- loosely
- looseness
- loosen
- loose-leaf
- break loose
- let loose
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I [lu:s]
adjective ( loosely adverb)

svoboden, prost, rešen (of, from česa); odvezan, spuščen (lasje); ohlapen (obleka), rahel (zemlja), razmajan (vrata), majav (zob), mlahav (človek), redek (tkanina), mehek (ovratnik); chemistry prost, nevezan; colloquially prost, na razpolago; figuratively nejasen, nenatančen, nestalen, netočen, zanikrn (prevod), neslovničen; lahkomiseln, površen, nesramen, nemoralen

loose ends — malenkosti, ki jih je treba še urediti

at loose ends — v neredu, zanemarjen; v negotovosti

to be at loose ends — biti brez stalne zaposlitve, ne vedeti kaj storiti

loose bowels — driska

a loose criminal — zločinec na svobodi

to break loose — pobegniti, osvoboditi se

to come ( —ali get) loose — rešiti se, osvoboditi se; odvezati se, odpeti se, zrahljati se, odluščiti se (barva)

to cut loose from — osvoboditi se (vpliva, vezi)

a loose fish — pokvarjenec

a loose hour — prosta ura

to have a loose tongue — preveč govoriti, vse izblebetati

to have a screw loose — ne imeti vseh kolesc v glavi, biti malo prismojen

there's a screw loose somewhere — nekaj je narobe, nekaj je sumljivo, nekaj smrdi

military in loose order — v razmaknjeni vrsti (vojaki)

to let loose — izbruhniti, dati si duška, ne obvladati se

loose make ( —ali build) — nerodna postava

to play fast and loose — biti lahkomišljen, neuvideven

to ride with a loose rein — popustiti vajeti, biti prizanesljiv

to set loose — spustiti, osvoboditi

to work loose — zrahljati se, razmajati se (vijak)

loose handwriting — neizpisana pisava

economy loose cash — gotovina

a loose novel — opolzek roman
II [lu:s]
adverb

svobodno, prosto, odvezano, spuščeno, ohlapno, majavo; economy nepakirano, nezavito

to sit loose to — biti brezbrižen do česa, ne zmeniti se za kaj

American to cut loose — izbruhniti, dati si duška, ne obvladati se
III [lu:s]
noun

dušek, neprisiljenost

to give a loose to one's feelings — dati si duška

on the loose — na svobodi, spuščen z vajeti, slang divji

to live on the loose — nemoralno živeti

slang to go on the loose — iti krokat, pijančevat
IV [lu:s]
1.

transitive verb

odvezati, razvezati, zrahljati, odpeti, odrešiti, osvoboditi; nautical dvigniti (sidro); izstreliti (puščico), sprožiti ( off, top);

2.

intransitive verb nautical

dvigniti sidro, odpluti; streljati (at, on na, po)

to loose hold of s.th. — popustiti

his tongue was loosed by drink — alkohol mu je razvezal jezik

English-Slovenian dictionary > loose
47 night

noun

1) (the period from sunset to sunrise: We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; ( also adjective) He is doing night work.) noč; nočen

2) (the time of darkness: In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four.) noč

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- nightly
- night-club
- nightdress
- nightgown
- nightfall
- nightmare
- nightmarish
- night-school
- night shift
- night-time
- night-watchman
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[náit]
noun

noč; večer, mrak, tema (tudi figuratively)

at ( —ali by, in the) — ponoči

all night (long) — vso noč

night by night — noč za nočjo

night and day — noč in dan, vedno

in the dead of night — v gluhi noči

a dirty night — viharna noč

to bid ( —ali wish) s.o. good night — želeti komu lahko noč

to have a night out ( —ali off) — imeti prost večer

last night — sinoči

the night before last — predsinoči

to make a night of it — krokati, prekrokati noč

colloquially o'nights — ponoči

to pass a good (bad) night — dobro (slabo) spati

to stay the night at — prenočiti v (kraju), pri (kom)

one-night stand — enkratna predstava

this night — drevi

to turn night into day — ponoči delati

he went forth into the night — noč ga je vzela

English-Slovenian dictionary > night
48 pay

[pei] 1. past tense, past participle - paid; verb
1) (to give (money) to (someone) in exchange for goods, services etc: He paid $5 for the book.) plačati

2) (to return (money that is owed): It's time you paid your debts.) plačati

3) (to suffer punishment (for): You'll pay for that remark!) plačati

4) (to be useful or profitable (to): Crime doesn't pay.) izplačati (se)

5) (to give (attention, homage, respect etc): Pay attention!; to pay one's respects.) posvečati
2. noun
(money given or received for work etc; wages: How much pay do you get?) plača

- payable
- payee
- payment
- pay-packet
- pay-roll
- pay back
- pay off
- pay up
- put paid to
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I [péi]
noun

plača, plačilo

colloquially plačnik; American mineralogy donosna ruda; colloquially he is good pay — on je dober plačnik

he is in the pay of s.o. — njega plačuje, najet je od, je v službi nekoga

American figuratively to strike pay dirt — naleteti na vir bogastva
II [péi]
1.

transitive verb

plačati, odplačati, izplačati; figuratively nagraditi, poplačati, povrniti ( for za kaj); figuratively posvečati pozornost (spoštovanje), dajati čast, delati komu komplimente; obiskati koga; odškoditi, odškodovati ( for za); izplačati se za koga, koristiti komu;

2.

intransitive verb

plačati ( for za); izplačati se ( crime doesn't ŋ zločin se ne izplača)

to pay attention ( —ali heed) to — posvečati pozornost (komu, čemu)

to pay one's attention ( —ali court) to — dvoriti

to pay a call ( —ali visit) — obiskati

to pay a compliment — napraviti poklon

to pay the debt of nature — umreti

the devil to pay — mnogo sitnosti

to pay s.o. home — povrniti komu

to pay in kind — plačati v naturalijah

to pay lip service to — hinavsko pritrjevati

to pay on the nail — takoj plačati

to pay penalty — plačati globo

to pay the penalty — pokoriti se, biti kaznovan

slang to pay the piper — nositi posledice; figuratively plačati za užitek koga drugega

he who pays the piper calls the tune — kdor plača, tudi zapoveduje

to pay one's respects to — napraviti vljudnosten obisk

to pay the shot — nositi stroške

to pay through the nose (for) — predrago plačati, preplačati

to pay one's way — ne ostati ničesar dolžan, živeti od svojega dohodka

to pay with fine speeches — izvleči se z lepimi besedami
III [péi]
transitive verb

nautical katraniti, premazati s katranom ali smolo

English-Slovenian dictionary > pay
49 right

1. adjective
1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) desni

2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) pravilen

3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) pošten

4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) primeren
2. noun
1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) pravica

2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) prav

3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) desno

4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) desnica
3. adverb
1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) točno

2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) takoj

3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) povsem

4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) popolnoma

5) (to the right: Turn right.) desno

6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) pravilno
4. verb
1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) zravnati (se)

2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) popraviti (krivico)
5. interjection
(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') prav!

- righteous
- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective
((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) desničarski

- right-winger
- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right
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I [ráit]
noun

pravica, pravo, pravičnost; veljavna (upravičena) zahteva; izključna pravica (to do, na); desna stran; desnica; prava stran, sprednja stran; plural pravo (normalno, dejansko, resnično) stanje stvari, resnica; red

by right, of right — po zakonu, zakonito, pravzaprav

by right of — zaradi; na temelju

in right of (her husband) — v imenu (svojega soproga); s strani (svojega soproga)

on the right — na desni

to the right — na desno

by right(s) — po pravici, z vso pravico

right and wrong — prav in neprav, pravica in krivica

right of disposal — pravica razpolaganja

right of inheritance — dedno pravo (pravica)

right of notice — pravica odpovedi

right of redemption (repurchase) — pravica, prodano zopet nazaj kupiti

right of search — pravica do preiskave

right of succession — nasledstvena pravica

rights and duties — pravice in dolžnosti

right of way — prednost v cestnem prometu; pravica do prehoda (čez zasebno posest)

the Right parliament desnica, konservativna stranka

the rights and wrongs of a case — pravilna (resnična, dejanska) in napačna dejstva (stanje) primera

countess in her own right — grofica po lastnem (dednem) pravu (ne po možitvi)

mineral right — rudosledna pravica

women's rights — pravica žena, ženska enakopravnost

all rights reserved — vse pravice pridržane

to be in the right — imeti prav, imeti pravico na svoji strani, biti upravičen

to bring s.th. to rights — spraviti nekaj v red, urediti

it is my right to know — imam pravico, da vem

he claimed the crown in right of his father — zahteval je krono kot dedič svojega očeta

he has a little fortune in right of his wife — ima nekaj premoženja po ženini upravičenosti

to do the right — pravo narediti

to do s.o. right — ravnati s kom pravično (pravilno, korektno, dostojno)

to give s.o. his right — dati komu njegovo pravico

to have a right (no rights) — imeti pravico (ne imeti pravic)

to keep to the right — držati se desne, iti (voziti) po desni strani

to put (to set) to rights — urediti, spraviti v red

he sat on my right — sedel je na moji desni strani

to stand on (to assert) one's rights — ne odstopiti od svojih pravic, vztrajati pri svojih pravicah

to turn to the right — kreniti, zaviti na desno

I want to know the rights of the affair — hočem vedeti dejansko (resnično) stanje zadeve
II [ráit]
adjective

pravi, pravilen; desni; točen, korekten, avtentičen, resničen; pravičen, pošten; primeren, umesten; zakonit; zdrav; normalen; mathematics pravi; politics ki pripada desnici, simpatizira s konservativno stranko; archaic prem, raven (le v: right line — premica, ravna črta)

at right angles — pod pravimi koti, pravokotno

on the right hand side — na desni (strani)

on the right side of 50 — še ne 50 let star

on the right bank of the Sava — na desnem bregu Save

in one's right mind — pri pravi (zdravi) pameti

out of one's right mind, not right in one's head — ne čisto pri pravi (pameti)

right back sport desni branilec

right angle — pravi kot

right arm, right hand — desna roka (tudi figuratively)

the right heir — zakoniti dedič

the right man on the right place — pravi človek na pravem mestu

right side — prava stran, lice (blaga)

a right turn — obrat na desno (za 90°)

the right way — prava pot, pravi način

I feel all right again — počutim se zopet čisto dobro

right oh! colloquially v redu! prav! dobro! prav tako! točno! seveda! se strinjam!

right you are! — tako je! prav imate!

all right! — (vse) v redu! prav! nimam nič proti!

that's right! — tako je! pravilno!

are you all right up there? — ste dobro nameščeni tam gori?

are we on the right way? — ali smo na pravi poti?

see if the brakes are all right — poglej, če so zavore v redu

to be right — imeti prav

I was quite right in supposing... — čisto prav sem imel, ko sem domneval...

is he quite right in his head (mind, senses)? — je on čisto pri pravi (pameti)?

he is his father's right hand — on je očetova desna roka

he is one of the right sort colloquially on je dečko na mestu

to be as right as rain (as ninepence, as a trivet, as nails) — dobro se počutiti, biti zdrav ko riba; biti v najlepšem redu

all came right — vse se je izvršilo, kot je bilo treba

have you got the right time? — imate točen čas? veste, koliko je točna ura?

to get on the right side of s.o. — pridobiti si naklonjenost kake osebe

to get it right — spraviti v red; pojasniti

I'll do him to rights — dal mu bom, kar mu gre

to know the right people — poznati prave ljudi, imeti (dobre) zveze

to put oneself right with s.o. — opravičiti se pri kom

to put one's right hand to the work — krepko se lotiti dela

to say the right thing — najti pravo besedo

the solution is right — rešitev je pravilna

I think it right that you should share the profits — smatram za pravilno (pravično), da ste deležni dobička
III [ráit]
adverb

prav, pravilno; premo, naravnost, direktno; desno; dobro, kot treba, zadovoljivo; popolnoma, čisto, zelo, temeljito; takoj

right off, right away American takoj, na mestu

right after dinner — takoj po večerji

right ahead, right on — ravno, premo, naravnost (naprej)

right in the middle — prav v sredi(ni)

(rotten) right through — (gnil) skoz in skoz (popolnoma)

right turn! military na desno!

right eyes! military pogled na desno!

right up — strmo navzgor (kvišku)

right well — zelo (dobro), celó

Right Honourable British English ekscelenca (plemiški naslov za plemiče nižje od markiza)

I am right glad — zelo sem vesel

to come right in American iti naravnost noter

to get s.th. right — pravilno, popolnoma razumeti

nothing goes right with me — vse mi gre narobe, nič mi ne uspe

to guess right — prav(ilno) uganiti

he hit right and left — udrihal je desno in levo, na vse strani

to know right well — prav dobro vedeti

if I remember right — če se prav spomnim

to put (to set) right — spraviti v red, urediti

it serves him right — prav mu je

to turn right — obrniti se, zasukati se
IV [ráit]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

znova postaviti; vzravnati (se); popraviti (se); urediti (se); uravnati (se), spraviti (se) v ravnotežje; poravnati, popraviti (krivico, škodo); pomagati (komu) do njegove pravice, rehabilitirati (koga); nautical priti v pravi položaj

to right the helm — uravnati krmilo

to right oneself — popraviti se

this fault will right itself — ta napaka se bo sama popravila

the ship righted herself at last — ladja se je končno zopet vzravnala
V [ráit]
interjection

pravilno! tako je!

right oh! colloquially prav! v redu! prav tako! točno! seveda! se strinjam!

English-Slovenian dictionary > right
50 round

1. adjective
1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) okrogel

2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) okrogel
2. adverb
1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) (na)okoli

2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) v krogu

3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) naokrog

4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) naokoli

5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) po obodu

6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) naokoli
3. preposition
1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) okoli

2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) okoli

3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) okoli

4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) po
4. noun
1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) krog, runda

2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) obhod

3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva

4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) krogla

5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) runda

6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) kratki kanon
5. verb
(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) zaviti okoli

- rounded
- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective
(not direct: a roundabout route.) ovinkast, daljši

- round figures/numbers
- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up
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I [ráund]
adjective

okrogel, obel, zaokrožen, zaobljen, valjast; krožeč, ki se giblje v krogu, vijugast; (o obrazu) okrogel, poln; (o vsoti) zaokrožen, okrogel, približen; celoten, znaten, ves; (o slogu) gladek, tekoč; (o korakih) hiter, krepak; iskren, jasen, odkrit, preprost, prostodušen

as round as a ball — okrogel kot krogla

at a round pace (rate) — s krepkim korakom, hitro, naglo

at a round trot — v hitrem diru

in round figures (numbers) — v celih številih; v okroglih, približnih številkah

with a round oath — s krepko kletvico

in a round voice — s krepkim, polnim glasom

a round answer — odkrit odgovor

a round robin figuratively protestno pismo ali peticija s podpisi v krogu (da se ne odkrije pobudnik)

round statement — nedvoumna izjava

a round sum — okrogla, znatna, precejšnja vsota

a round-table conference — posvetovanje zastopnikov (raznih strank) za okroglo mizo

round towel — neskončna brisača (na valju)

a round-trip ticket American vozovnica za krožno potovanje; American povratna vozovnica

a round, unvarnished tale — popolna, neolepšana resnica

a round vowel — zaokrožen samoglasnik (o, u)

to be round with s.o. — biti odkrit, pošten do koga
II [ráund]
noun

oblina, okroglina, okroglost, okrogel ali obel predmet, okrogla stavba; krog, venec; gibanje kroga, kroženje; obhod, runda; patrulja; runda (pri tekmah, igrah); military naboj, granata, salva; figuratively salva smeha, odobravanja; hunting strel; debela rezina (mesa); niz, vrsta dni; music pesem, ki se izmenoma poje, pesem pri kolu

round after round of applause — aplavz brez konca in kraja

round of beef — debel odrezek govedine

a round of beer — runda piva (ki jo plača eden za vse omizje)

a round of cheers — salve odobravanja

round of pleasures — potovanje za zabavo; vrsta zabav

the daily round — običajno vsakdanje delo (posel, opravilo), rutina

the Earth's yearly round — letna krožna pot Zemlje

a fight of 10 rounds — borba v 10 rundah

to dance in a round — plesati v krogu, plesati kolo

the soldier got ten rounds of ball cartridges — vojak je dobil deset nabojev

she had gone on a round of calls — šla je (bila) na vrsto obiskov

to go for a good round — iti na daljši (krožni) sprehod

the officer goes the rounds of sentries — častnik obhodi straže

the policeman goes his round — stražnik obhodi svoj revir

the story goes the round of the clubs — zgodba kroži po klubih

to make the round of the barracks — obhoditi vojašnico

to make (to go) one's rounds — obhoditi, inšpicirati, pregledati, opraviti svoj običajni obhod

to serve a round of drinks — plačati (dati za) rundo pijače
III [ráund]
adverb (na)okoli, (na)okrog; v krogu, v obsegu; kolikor daleč seže pogled naokoli

round and round — nepretrgoma, neprestano, velikokrat

round about! — na levo krog!

all round — vse obsegajoč (o ceni)

all-round — naokoli, brez razlike, vsi po vrsti

all round us — vse okoli nas

all the country round — po vsej deželi, zemlji

all the year round — (skozi) vse leto

for miles round — milje naokrog

a long way round — velik ovinek

to ask s.o. round — povabiti koga k sebi

to bring s.o. round — spraviti koga k sebi, k zavesti; prepričati koga

he is coming round — (on) prihaja spet k zavesti

to come (to be) round — kmalu, skoraj priti (biti)

New Year's Day will soon come round — Novo leto bo kmalu tu

to go round — vrteti se v krogu, krožiti

to go a long way round — napraviti velik ovinek

to gather round — zbrati se okoli

to get s.o. round — prelisičiti, omrežiti, premamiti koga

to hand round — podajati, porazdeliti okoli

what are you hanging round for? — kaj čakaš tu? kaj delaš tu?

to order glasses round — naročiti pijačo za vso družbo, pogostiti vso družbo

to send round the hat — (s klobukom) nabirati darove v družbi, prositi za prostovoljne prispevke

to show s.o. round — okoli koga voditi, biti komu za vodnika, razkazovati komu kaj

to sleep the clock round — spati polnih 12 (ali 2ɔ) ur

taking it all round — upoštevajoč stvar z vseh vidikov

to turn round — vrteti se, obrniti se, obračati se

wheels turn round — kolesa se vrté
IV [ráund]
preposition

okoli, okrog

round the bend slang nekoliko nor, prismojen

round the world in 80 days — okoli sveta v 80 dneh

round the clock — nepretrgano, non-stop, 2ɔ ur na dan

the shop round the corner — trgovina okrog vogala

to look round one — (po)gledati okoli sebe

to take s.o. round the town — razkazovati komu mesto

to travel round the country — potovati po (vsej) deželi
V [ráund]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

zaokrožiti (se), zaobliti (se); postati okrogel (poln, debel); obkrožiti, obkoliti; obpluti; obiti (oviro), obhoditi, iti (na)okrog, okoli; zaviti okoli (vogala); zvoziti (ovinek); obrniti (obraz) ( towards proti); obrniti se, ozreti se

to round one's eyes — debelo gledati

to round on one's heels — zavrteti se na petah
VI [ráund]
intransitive verb & transitive verb

obsolete šepniti, šepetati

to round in s.o.'s ear — šepniti komu na uho

English-Slovenian dictionary > round
51 rule

[ru:l] 1. noun
1) (government: under foreign rule.) uprava

2) (a regulation or order: school rules.) predpis

3) (what usually happens or is done; a general principle: He is an exception to the rule that fat people are usually happy.) pravilo

4) (a general standard that guides one's actions: I make it a rule never to be late for appointments.) pravilo

5) (a marked strip of wood, metal etc for measuring: He measured the windows with a rule.) ravnilo, merilo
2. verb
1) (to govern: The king ruled (the people) wisely.) vladati

2) (to decide officially: The judge ruled that the witness should be heard.) odločiti

3) (to draw (a straight line): He ruled a line across the page.) potegniti črto

•

- ruled
- ruler
- ruling 3. noun
(an official decision: The judge gave his ruling.) odlok, razsodba

- as a rule
- rule off
- rule out
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I [ru:l]
noun

pravilo; kar je normalno, običajno; mathematics pravilo; pravilo igre; ecclesiastic pravilnik reda; predpis; juridically odločba, rešitev; pravni predpis; ravnilo; merilna vrvica; navada, običaj, pravilo; vladanje, upravljanje, uprava

as a rule — navadno, praviloma, normalno

as is the rule — kot navadno

by rule, according to rule — po predpisih, po pravilih

by the rule and line figuratively natančno

rules of action (of conduct) — smernice

rule absolute — neomejeno gospostvo

rules of the air — predpisi v zračnem prometu

rules of the road — cestni prometni predpisi

rule of force — tiranija

the rule of thumb — praktično (ne teoretično) pravilo

by rule of thumb — po izkušnji, empirično, približno

em rule — pomišljaj

an exception to the rule — izjemen primer

golden rule — zlata sredina, zlato pravilo

hard and fast rule — trdno, stalno, kruto pravilo

slide rule — logaritmično računalo

standing rules — pravilnik, statut

it is against the rules — to je proti pravilom

it is the rule that... — pravilo je, da...

to become the rule — postati pravilo

to break a rule — prelomiti pravilo

to hold (to bear) rule over — vladati; gospodovati, gospodariti, biti gospodar nad

I make it a rule (to get up early) — moje pravilo je (zgodaj vstajati)

to lay down a rule — postaviti pravilo

to work to rule — izvajati pasivno rezistenco

the exception proves the rule — izjema potrjuje pravilo
II [ru:l]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

upravljati, voditi, uravna(va)ti, usmeriti; obvladati (čustvo), brzdati; odločiti, odrediti, rešiti ( that da); postaviti načelo; naložiti, predpisati; načrtati, vleči črte z ravnilom, linirati; vladati ( over nad), prevladovati; (o cenah) stati, držati se

to rule oneself — obvladati se

Rule Britannia — Vladaj, Britanija! (domoljubna angleška pesem)

a ruled case — odločena, dognana stvar

ruled paper — liniran papir

to be ruled by s.o. — biti pod vplivom koga

be ruled by me! — poslušaj, ubogaj moj nasvet!

to rule nominally — le po imenu biti vladar (gospodar)

to rule one's passions — obvladati svoje strasti

to rule the roast (roost) — biti gospodar (v hiši, doma), imeti glavno besedo, odločati

to rule by the whip — vladati (gospodovati) s knuto

to rule with a rod of iron — vladati z železno roko

to rule in s.o.'s favour — odločiti komu v prid

corn rules high — cene žitu so visoke

prices ruled high (lower) — cene so bile visoke (nižje);

English-Slovenian dictionary > rule
52 run

1. present participle - running; verb
1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) teči

2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) teči

3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) teči

4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) teči; spraviti v tek

5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) voditi

6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) tekmovati

7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) voziti

8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) biti na sporedu

9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) voziti

10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) razlivati se

11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) peljati

12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) iti skozi; premikati

13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) postati
2. noun
1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) tek

2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) izlet

3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) obdobje

4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) spuščena zanka

5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) prosta uporaba

6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) kurnik

7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)

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- runner
- running 3. adverb
(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) zapored

- runny
- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild
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I [rʌn]
noun

tekanje, tek, sport vztrajnostni tek, tekmovanje, dirka, hiter galop; naval, lov ( for na), hajka; hoja, vožnja, (hitro) potovanje; pot, izlet, sprehod; jadranje; brzi koraki, hiter tempo, hitra kretnja, premik, hiter padec, beg; zalet, zagon, napad, juriš; figuratively potek, smer, ritem, tendenca, moda; nepretrgana vrsta, niz, serija, nepretrgan čas, trajanje; American potok, reka, jarek; tok, struja, plima, valovi; prost dostop (do), prosta uporaba; trop, jata; pašnik, ograda, ograjen prostor za živino, za perutnino; sankališče; commerce veliko povpraševanje (on po, za), dobra prodaja, trajen uspeh; commerce kakovost, kvaliteta, vrsta, sorta; music hitra vrsta tonov, gostolevek, rulada; theatre čas izvedbe, trajanje (gledališke igre), uprizarjanje, prikazovanje, nepretrgana vrsta predstav; (karte) sekvenca; naklada (časopisa); technical delovni čas (o strojih); presek, prerez, splošnost, večina; technical tračnica; deska za vkrcavanje in izkrcavanje; odvodna cev

at the run, on the run — v teku

in the long run — sčasoma, končno, konec koncev

on the run — na nogah, nepretrgoma zaposlen, ki leta sem in tja; military ki je na umiku, na begu

with a run — nenadoma

a run to Bled — vožnja, izlet, skok na Bled

a run of bad luck at cards — dolgotrajna smola pri kartah

a run of ill luck — nepretrgana smola, vrsta nesreč

run of customers — naval odjemalcev

run of events — potek dogodkov

a run of gold — žila zlata

run of ground — zemeljski plaz

the run of public opinion — smer javnega mnenja

the common (ordinary) run of people — običajni, poprečni tip ljudi

non-stop run — nonstop vožnja

the usual run of things — običajni potek dogodkov

to be in the run — teči, dirkati, figuratively kandidirati

to be on the run — teči, tekati po poslih, biti vedno na nogah, tekati sem in tja

it is only a 30 minutes' run to our place — samo pol ure vožnje je do nas

it is all in the day's run — vse to spada v program dneva (dnevnih dogodkov)

this inn is quite out of the common run of country inns — ta gostilna je čisto različna od običajnega tipa podeželskih gostišč

there was a run on the banks — vlagatelji so navalili na banke (da bi dvignili svoje prihranke)

to break into a run — spustiti se v tek

to come down with a run — zrušiti se

to give a run — preskusiti

to go for a run — teči (kot) za stavo

everything went with a run — vse je šlo gladko, kot namazano

to have s.o. on the run colloquially pognati koga

to have a run for one's money figuratively priti na svoj račun, zabavati se za svoj denar

to have the run of s.o.'s house — imeti prost dostop v hišo kake osebe, počutiti se pri kom doma

I had the run of his library — imel sem prost dostop do njegove knjižnice

these books have had the run this year — te knjige so se letos najbolje prodajale

the play had but a short run — igra je bila le kratek čas na sporedu

the piece had a run of 20 nights — (gledališko) igro so uprizorili 20 večerov zaporedoma

to take a run — vzeti zalet
II [rʌn]
intransitive verb & transitive verb

I.

intransitive verb

1.

teči, tekati, drveti, dirkati, udeležiti se dirke; voziti, hiteti, podvizati se; bežati, pobegniti, umakniti se ( from od), popihati jo, pobrisati jo; navaliti, jurišati (at, on na); hitro potovati, voziti se, pluti, redno voziti, vzdrževati promet; potegovati se ( for za), biti kandidat, kandidirati; hitro, naglo se širiti (novica, ogenj); (o času) poteči, preteči, miniti, bežati; trajati, teči, vršiti se (šola, pouk)

to run amok (amuck) — pobesneti, letati kot nor, izgubiti popolnoma oblast nad seboj

to run for it, to cut and run colloquially popihati jo, zbežati

to run foul of — trčiti z

to run to help — hiteti na pomoč

to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds figuratively skušati biti v dobrih odnosih z dvema nasprotnima si strankama

this idea keeps running through my head — ta ideja mi ne gre iz glave

run for your lives! — reši se, kdor se more!

to run for luck American poskusiti kaj na slepo srečo

to run mad — zblazneti, znoreti

to run to meet s.o. — teči komu naproti

to run to meet one's troubles figuratively vnaprej si delati skrbi

the news ran like wildfire — novica se je širila kot blisk

to run for an office — potegovati se, konkurirati, biti kandidat, kandidirati za neko službeno mesto (službo)

he who runs may read it figuratively na prvi pogled se to vidi, to se da brez težave razumeti

school runs from 8 to 12 — šola (pouk) traja od 8 do 12

a thought ran through my head — misel mi je šinila v glavo

to run from one topic to another — skakati z ene téme na drugo

time runs fast — čas beži, hitro teče

this train is running every hour — ta vlak vozi vsako uro

to run on the wheels figuratively gladko iti;

2.

vrteti se, obračati se (on okoli); premikati se, kretati se, gibati se, kotaliti se, jadrati; (o stroju) delovati, biti v pogonu, obratovati, funkcionirati; (o tovarni itd.) biti odprt, delati; (o denarju) biti v obtoku, v prometu; (o vodi) teči, razliti se, izlivati se; (o morju) valovati; segati, raztezati se, razprostirati se; (o rastlinah) bujno rasti, pognati, iti v cvet, hitro se razmnoževati; (o menici) imeti rok veljave, teči, veljati; (o cenah) držati se; juridically ostati v veljavi; theatre biti na sporedu, uprizarjati se, predstavljati se, predvajati se, igrati se, dajati se; (o barvah) razlivati se, puščati barvo; (o očeh, nosu, rani) solziti se, cureti, kapati, gnojiti se; (o kovinah) taliti se; (o ledu) (raz)topiti se, kopneti; (o besedilu) glasiti se; (s pridevnikom) postati, nastati, biti

running ice — topeči se led

three days running — tri dni zaporedoma

the bill has three months to run — menica ima rok treh mesecev

my blood ran cold figuratively kri mi je poledenela v žilah

it runs in his blood — to mu je v krvi

he is running with blood — kri ga je oblila

the colour runs in the washing — barva pušča pri pranju

the course runs at par — tečaj (kurz) je (stoji) al pari

to run dry — posušiti se; biti prazen; figuratively onemoči, biti izčrpan

eyes run — oči se solzijo

my face runs with sweat — pot mi teče po obrazu

it runs in the family — to je v družini

to run to fat — (z)rediti se, postati debel

the feelings are running high — duhovi so razburjeni

the garden runs east — vrt sega, se razteza proti vzhodu

to run high — dvigati se, rasti

to run hot — postati vroč, segreti se

the lease runs for ten years — zakupna pogodba teče, velja deset let

that makes my mouth run — sline se mi pocede ob tem

my nose runs — iz nosa mi teče

oats run 40 pounds the bushel — cena za oves je 40 funtov bušel

to run riot — (s)puntati se, upreti se; podivjati, pobesneti, (o rastlinah) bujno se razrasti

to run round in cercles figuratively kazati veliko aktivnost, a malo uspeha

the salade runs to seed — solata gre v cvetje

sea runs high — morje je razburkano

that runs to sentiment — to sega, gre človeku do srca

we ran short of coal — premog nam je pošel, zmanjkalo nam je premoga

my supplies are running low — moje zaloge se manjšajo, gredo h kraju

my talent does not run that way — za to nimam nobenega daru

my tastes do not run that way — za to nimam smisla

to run true to form (type) — ustrezati pričakovanjem

still waters run deep — tiha voda globoko dere

to run wild — podivjati; izroditi se, spriditi se, biti neukrotljiv

words ran high — padle so ostre besede; prišlo je do ostrih besed, do hudega prerekanja

the words of this passage run thus — besede tega odstavka se glasé (takole)

the works have ceased running — tovarna je ustavila delo;

II.

transitive verb

1.

preteči, preiti, teči skozi (čez), drveti (čez), voziti (skozi), preleteti, prepluti, prejadrati; teči (s kom) za stavo; figuratively meriti se (s kom); dirkati; hunting poditi, goniti, zasledovati; zbežati (iz), ubežati, zapustiti (deželo); opraviti (pot, naročilo)

the disease runs its course — bolezen gre svojo pot

to run a blockade military prebiti blokado

to run s.o. close (hard) — teči za kom, biti komu za petami

to run the country — zbežati iz dežele

to run errands — opravljati nakupe (naročila), tekati po poslih, opravkih

to run the guard — neopazno iti mimo (skozi) straže

to run 30 knots nautical pluti s hitrostjo 30 vozlov

to run a red light (stop sign) — voziti skozi rdečo luč (znak stop)

to run messages — prinašati, prinesti sporočila

to run a parallel too far — predaleč iti v primerjavi

to run a race — tekmovati v teku (dirki), dirkati

to run races — prirediti dirke

to run the rapids — prevoziti brzice

to run a rumour back to its source — zasledovati govorico do njenega izvira

to run a scent — iti za sledjo, slediti sledi

we must let the things run its course — moramo pustiti, da gre stvar svojo pot

I'll run you to the tree over there — tekmoval bom s teboj v teku do onega drevesa;

2.

upravijati, voditi; predelati ( into v); spraviti v tek, v gibanje, v delovanje, pustiti, da nekaj teče, točiti; zakotaliti; gnati, goniti, poditi (konja); vpisati (konja) za dirko; pasti (živino); odpraviti, odpremiti, premestiti, transportirati; tihotapiti; zabiti ( into v), zasaditi, zariti, zadreti, zabosti (nož); spustiti, dati v promet, držati v pogonu (stroj); postaviti kot kandidata ( for za); izpostaviti se, biti izpostavljen; zabresti, pustiti zabresti (v); zaleteti se (v); (kovino) taliti; (o reki) nanositi (zlato); American potegniti (črto, mejo)

to run an account with — kupovati na račun (pri kaki tvrdki)

to run brandy — tihotapiti žganje

to run one's car into a wall — zaleteti se z avtom v zid

to run the danger — biti v nevarnosti

to run debts — biti v dolgovih, zabresti v dolgove

I ran myself into difficulties — zašel sem v težave

to run one's fingers through one's hair — (hitro) iti si s prsti skozi lase

to run a firm into debt — spraviti tvrdko v dolgove

to run one's fortune — poskusiti svojo srečo

to run the gauntlet figuratively biti izpostavljen ostri kritiki

to run one's head against the wall — zaleteti se z glavo v zid, riniti z glavo skozi zid (tudi figuratively)

to run a horse — goniti, priganjati konja; vpisati (prijaviti) konja za dirko

to run lead into bullets — liti krogle iz svinca

to run logs — sploviti hlode, les

I ran a nail into my foot — zadrl sem si žebelj v nogo

to run a newspaper — izdajati časopis

to run oneself to a standstill — ustaviti se

to run risks — tvegati, riskirati

to run a ship aground — zapeljati ladjo na sipino

to run the show slang figuratively biti šef, voditi (neko) podjetje

he runs the whole show — on vodi vse

to run a high temperature medicine imeti visoko vročino

to run a town — upravljati mesto

to run a special train — dati v promet poseben vlak
III [rʌn]
adjective (o tekočini) iztekel, odcurel; raztopljen; vlit; raztaljen, staljen; nautical ki je dezertiral, dezerterski; (o ribi) ki se je preselila iz morja v reko na drstenje; (mleko) sesirjen; colloquially utihotapljen, nezakonito uvožen

run butter — raztopljeno maslo

run honey — trcan med

a run man — dezerter

run with lead — vlit iz svinca

English-Slovenian dictionary > run
53 sample

1. noun
(a part taken from something to show the quality of the whole: samples of the artist's work; ( also adjective) a sample tube of ointment.) vzorec
2. verb
(to test a sample of: He sampled my cake.) vzeti vzorec

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[sá:mpl]
1.

noun

commerce

vzorec, primerek; figuratively primer

samples only — vzorec brez vrednosti

as per, up to sample — po vzorcu

fair sample, true sample — dober primer

sent by sample post — (po pošti) poslan kot vzorec brez vrednosti

sample taken off hand, random sample — naključni poskus

to buy by sample — kupiti na podlagi vzorca;

2.

transitive verb commerce

vzeti vzorec (česa); preizkusiti, poskusiti; rabiti kot vzorec (za kaj); poskusiti; primerjati, prispodobiti; izbrati za vzorec; pokazati

to sample out — po kakovosti ne ustrezati vzorcu;

3.

adjective

vzorčen

sample card — karta vzorcev, vzorčnica

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54 second-best

noun, adjective (next after the best; not the best: She wore her second-best hat; I want your best work - your second-best is not good enough.) drugouvrščen

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[sékəndbest]
1.

adjective

skoraj najboljši, prvi za najboljšim;

2.

noun

coll

to come off second-best — biti premagan, krajši konec potegniti, podleči

English-Slovenian dictionary > second-best
55 show

[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) pokazati

2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) biti viden

3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) prikazati

4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) pokazati

5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) peljati

6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) pokazati

7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) dokazati

8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) pokazati
2. noun
1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) predstava

2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) prikaz

3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) pretveza

4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) vtis

5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) izkazati se

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- showy
- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up
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I [šóu]
1.

noun

kazanje; razkazovanje, bahanje, demonstracija; colloquially (gledališka, kino) predstava, revija; izvedba; prizor, pogled; razstava, sejemski prostor; (prazen) sijaj, (svečan) sprevod, parada, svečanost; gledališka ali cirkuška družina; colloquially šansa, prilika; dviganje rok (pri glasovanju); zunanjost, podoba, nekaj dozdevnega; hlinjenje, pretveza, izgovor; sled; slang pretep; slang podjetje, botega, krama; slang tretje ali boljše mesto pri konjskih dirkah

for show — da bi (za vsako ceno) napravili vtis

in show — na videz, navidezno

in outward show — na zunaj

on show — razstavljen, na ogled, ki se more videti

oh, bad show! — oh, slabó!

show of teeth — režanje

no show of gold — niti sledu ne o zlatu

dumb show — pantomima

dog-show — razstava psov

good show! — bravo! sijajno! dobro storjeno!

a grand show — veličasten prizor

a show of force — demonstracija moči

Lord Mayor's Show — svečan sprevod londonskega župana (9. XI.)

she is fond of show — ona se rada razkazuje (baha)

there is some show of truth in what you say — je nekaj (videza) resnice v tem, kar pravite

under show of helping he was really hindering — pod pretvezo da pomaga, je dejansko metal polena pod noge

to make a show of (rage) — hliniti, delati se (besnega)

to make a fine show — nuditi krasen prizor

our team made (put up) a good show — naše moštvo se je dobro izkazalo

to make a sorry show — nuditi žalosten pogled

to give away the show, to give the (whole) show away — izdati tajnost (slabosti, napake)

to make o.s. understood by dumb show — sporazumeti se s kretnjami

give him a fair show! — dajte mu pravo priliko!

to put on a show — hoteti napraviti vtis, postavljati se

he runs (bosses) the show — on vodi vse, on je glava (podjetja itd.)

to pierce beneath the shows of s.th. — priti neki stvari do dna

do you think we have got much of a show now? — mislite, da se sedaj lahko s čim posebno pohvalimo?

to vote by show of hands — glasovati (voliti) z dviganjem rok;

2.

adjective

navidezen, dozdeven; razstaven; igralski, hlinjen

show folk — igralci, umetniki

show goodness — navidezna dobrota

show house — vzorna hiša
II [šóu]
1.

transitive verb

pokazati, razkazati, razstaviti (blago), dati na razstavo; prikazovati; odkriti, dokazati, izpričati, razložiti; oznaniti; napraviti (uslugo); voditi, peljati, spremljati (koga);

2.

intransitive verb

(po)kazati se, pojaviti se (v družbi), biti viden, videti se, zdeti se, izgledati ( like kot); dati predstavo; slang priti na cilj na tretjem ali boljšem mestu (na konjskih dirkah)

to show o.s. — pokazati se (v javnosti)

to be shown to be — pokazati se kot

you'll have to show me! colloquially to mi boš moral šele dokazati!

on his own showing he blundered — po lastnem priznanju se je zmotil

the cloth shows blue in this light — blago je videti modro ob tej svetlobi

the dog he showed got the first prize — pes, ki ga je dal na razstavo, je dobil prvo nagrado

to show cause — pokazati, navesti vzrok (razloge)

to show one's colours — odkriti svojo naravo (svoje mišljenje)

to show a thing the fire — malo (neznatno) kaj pogreti

to show s.o. the door — pokazati komu vrata

he showed me to the front-door — spremil me je do hišnih vrat

to show the white feathers figuratively pokazati svojo strahopetnost

to show the flag slang uradno izobesiti britansko zastavo (npr. na ladji)

to show one's hands — pokazati svoje karte (tudi figuratively), odkriti svoje načrte

to show the hoof figuratively pokazati svojo zlobno naravo

to show s.o. round (over) the house — razkazati komu hišo

he showed me great kindness — izkazal mi je veliko dobroto

to show a leg colloquially vstati zjutraj iz postelje; slang hiteti

to show a clean pair of heels slang pokazati pete, pobrisati jo

to show one's papers — pokazati svoje dokumente

to show one's plans (intentions) — pokazati svoje načrte (namere)

he showed me into the room — peljal me je v sobo

to show signs of fatigue — kazati znake utrujenosti

does this spot show? — se ta madež vidi?

to show bad taste — pokazati slab okus

to show one's teeth — pokazati zobe (tudi figuratively)

to show s.o. about the town — razkazati komu mesto

that shows the truth of the rumour — to dokazuje resnico govoric(e)

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56 shut

1. present participle - shutting; verb
1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) zapreti

2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) zapreti se

3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) zapreti

4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) zapreti
2. adjective
(closed.) zaprt

- shut down
- shut off
- shut up
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I [šʌt]
1.

noun

zaprtje; technical zvar, zvarek

cold shut — pomanjkljiv zvarek;

2.

adjective

zaprt, colloquially prost

to be shut of s.th. — znebiti se česa
II [šʌt]
1.

transitive verb

zapreti (knjigo, oči, nož itd.), zaklopiti; priščipniti (prst), stisniti ( into med), blokirati (cesto itd.);

2.

intransitive verb

zapirati se, zapreti se, zaklopiti se

to shut the door in s.o.'s face — komu pred nosom zapreti vrata

to shut the door on (upon) s.o. — zapreti vrata pred kom, ne hoteti govoriti z njim

the door shut with a bang — vrata so se zaloputnila

the door shuts automatically — vrata se avtomatično zapirajo

the prisoner was shut into his cell — jetnika so zaprli v (njegovo) celico

he shut the dog's tail into the door — priščipnil je psu rep med vrata

to shut one's ears to the truth — biti gluh za resnico, ne hoteti slišati resnice, zapirati si ušesa pred resnico

the window shuts well — okno se dobro zapira

shut your mouth! — molči! drži jezik (za zobmi)!

shut your face vulgar jezik za zobe!

to shut o.s. away from (out of) society — izključiti se iz družbe;

English-Slovenian dictionary > shut
57 sleep

[sli:p] 1. past tense, past participle - slept; verb
(to rest with the eyes closed and in a state of natural unconsciousness: Goodnight - sleep well!; I can't sleep - my mind is too active.) spati
2. noun
((a) rest in a state of natural unconsciousness: It is bad for you to have too little sleep, since it makes you tired; I had only four hours' sleep last night.) spanje

- sleeper
- sleepless
- sleepy
- sleepily
- sleepiness
- sleeping-bag
- sleeping-pill / sleeping-tablet
- sleepwalk
- sleepwalker
- put to sleep
- sleep like a log/top
- sleep off
- sleep on
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I [sli:p]
noun

spanje, spanec; zoology zimsko spanje; zaspanost; figuratively smrtno spanje; figuratively mirovanje, počivanje; neaktivnost, mrtvilo; smrt

in one's sleep — v spanju

sleep drink — uspavalni napoj

the sleep of the just — spanje pravičnega

brief sleep — kratko spanje, spanček

broken sleep — móteno, prekinjeno spanje

the last sleep figuratively večno spanje, smrt

restless sleep — nemirno spanje

sound sleep — zdravo, globoko spanje

want of sleep — pomanjkanje spanja

eyes full of sleep — zaspane oči

to fall on sleep archaic zaspati

to get some sleep — nekoliko spati

I couldn't get a wink of sleep — nisem mogel zatisniti očesa

to go to sleep — zaspati (tudi o nogi itd.), iti spat, figuratively umreti

to have one's sleep out — naspati se

the sleep that knows no waking — spanje, ki ne pozna prebujenja, večno spanje, smrt

I was overcome with sleep — premagal me je spanec

to put (to send) to sleep — uspavati; figuratively umoriti, spraviti s sveta (brez bolečin); (boksanje) omamiti z udarcem

to start of one's sleep — planiti iz spanja

to walk in one's sleep — hoditi v spanju
II [sli:p]
intransitive verb

spati; prespati noč (at pri, in v); figuratively mirovati, počivati, biti nedejaven; spati večno spanje, počivati v grobu; transitive verb prespati; dati (komu) prenočišče, prenočiti (koga)

here our forefathers sleep — tu spe večno spanje naši predniki

to sleep like a log (like a top) figuratively spati kot ubit, kot polh

to sleep light — imeti lahko, rahlo spanje

to sleep the clock round — spati 12 ali 2ɔ ur

we'll sleep on it figuratively to bomo prespali; bomo videli jutri

let sleeping dogs lie figuratively pustite te stvari pri miru (da ne bo nevšečnosti)

to sleep over one's work — (za)spati pri delu

to sleep with one eye open — napol spati, biti napol buden, ostati buden

to sleep with s.o. — spati s kom, spolno občevati s kom

to sleep o.s. sober — prespati svojo pijanost

this hotel sleeps 200 persons — ta hotel ima 200 postelj

this tent sleeps six men — v tem šotoru lahko spi šest mož

we can sleep five people — lahko prenočimo (imamo postelje, ležišča) za pet oseb

the top sleeps — vrtavka spi (stoji) (tj. se vrti tako hitro, da oko ne vidi nobenega premikanja)

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58 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

English-Slovenian dictionary > sound
59 station

['steiʃən] 1. noun
1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) postaja

2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) postaja

3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) položaj
2. verb
(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) postaviti (se)

- stationary

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I [stéišən]
noun

postaja, (železniška, policijska, radijska) postaja; straža, stražna postaja; American postajališče; službeno mesto (uradnika); položaj; military nautical baza; oporišče; aeronautics letalska baza; figuratively (visok) družbeni položaj ali mesto; (redko) poklic; stališče; ecclesiastic history post ob sredah in petkih; standardna mera (navadno 100 čevljev); mesto, ki rabi za izhodno točko pri geodetskem merjenju; plural nautical bojni položaj, določen za vsakega člana posadke na ladji; Australian ovčarska ali živinska farma; history Indian angleška kolonija, evropska četrt; botany odnos rastline ali živali do klime, do zemlje itd.; plural ecclesiastic postaje procesije pri križih itd., postaje križevega pota

in a humble station of life — v skromnih razmerah

filling station American , petrol station British English bencinska črpalka

fire (brigade) station — postaja požarne brambe, gasilska postaja

first-aid station, ambulance station — postaja prve pomoči

broadcasting station — radijska oddajna postaja

call station — (telefonska) govorilnica

goods station — tovorna postaja

jamming station — motilna radijska postaja

life-boat station — obalna reševalna postaja

man of station — ugleden človek

military (naval) station — vojaška (pomorska) baza

police station — policijska postaja

power-station — elektrarna

Victoria Station — Viktorijin kolodvor (v Londonu)

weather station — vremenska postaja

to be on station in the Pacific — biti stacioniran na Tihem morju

he is in a high station — on je na visokem položaju

to make (to go) one's stations ecclesiastic opraviti, moliti križev pot

I'll see you to the station — spremil vas bom na postajo

to take up one's station — zavzeti (postaviti se na) svoje mesto
II [stéišən]
transitive verb

postaviti, namestiti; stacionirati; odrediti mesto

to station o.s., to be stationed near the door — postaviti se poleg vrat

to be stationed military biti stacioniran (v garniziji), nautical stacionirati

to station a sentry — postaviti stražo

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60 strain

I 1. [strein] verb
1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) napeti (se)

2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) pretegniti, napenjati

3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) izkušati

4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) precediti
2. noun
1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napetost, obremenitev

2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) preobremenjenost

3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) izvin

4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) obremenitev

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- strained
- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun
1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) vrsta

2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) nagnjenje, poteza

3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) zvoki

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I [stréin]
noun

pritisk, vlek, poteg, natezanje, napetost, moč; obremenjenost; (pre)napenjanje, prizadevanje, trud, teženje; obremenitev, breme, napor; izpah, izvin; technical deformacija, poklina, razpoka, lom; izbruh, ploha (besedi), tirada, ton, stil, način izražanja; (često plural) zvoki, melodije; stih, verz, odstavek; razpoloženje; (redko) višek, stopnja

on the strain — v napetosti

under a strain — zdelan, živčno uničen, pri kraju z živci

without strain — brez truda

the strain of modern life — napeto sodobno življenje

a humorous strain — šaljiv ton

martial strains — bojevite melodije, vojaška muzika

strains of obscenity — ploha (izbruh) nespodobnih besed

the strain on the rope — napetost, nategnjenost vrvi

the strain of my responsibility — breme moje odgovornosti

to the strains of the national anthem — ob zvokih narodne himne

to be in a philosophizing strain — biti v razpoloženju za filozofiranje

it is a strain colloquially to človeka zdela

she is a great strain on my resources — ona je veliko breme za moje finance

all his senses were on the strain — vsi čuti so mu bili skrajno napeti

he has a strain in his leg — nogo ima izpahnjeno

she spoke of him in lofty strains — govorila je o njem v samih superlativih

to impose a strain on a machine — preobremeniti stroj, preveč zahtevati od stroja

he is suffering from strain — bolan je od pretiranega dela
II [stréin]
1.

transitive verb

nategniti, napeti; (pre)napenjati, pretegniti, (i)zviniti, izpahniti

to strain a rope — nategniti vrv

to strain every nerve — napeti vse živce, vse od sebe dati

to strain one's eyes — prenapenjati si oči

to strain a muscle — nategniti si mišico

to strain one's wrist — izviniti si zapestje; technical upogniti, zverižiti, (preveč) raztegniti, deformirati, preoblikovati; forsirati, silo delati; prekoračiti, preveč zahtevati, precenjevati, previsoko oceniti

to strain the law — silo delati zakonu (pravici)

to strain the meaning of a word — forsirati, silo delati pomenu besede

to strain a point — predaleč iti

to strain the truth — po svoje resnico prikrojiti

to strain one's credit (one's powers, one's rights) — prekoračiti svoj kredit (svoja pooblastila, svoje pravice)

to strain one's strength — precenjevati svojo moč; precediti, filtrirati, pasirati (tudi out)

to strain out coffee grounds — (pre)filtrirati kavino goščo; (močno) stisniti (to k), objeti; obsolete (pri)siliti, primorati, priganjati;

2.

intransitive verb

vleči, trgati; (do skrajnosti) se napenjati, si prizadevati, se truditi (for, after za), stremeti (for, after po); upogniti se, (s)kriviti se, zviti se; teči, curljati skozi, pronicati (o tekočini); ustrašiti se (at pred), osupniti, ostrmeti, ustaviti se (at ob), imeti preveč pomislekov

the dog strains at the leash — pes vleče (za) vrv

he strains too much after effect — on preveč stremi, se lovi za efekti

the ship strained in the heavy sea — ladja se je krivila v razburkanem morju

to strain at a gnat — pri malenkostih se obotavijati (se obirati)

he is straining under the load — šibi se pod bremenom
III [stréin]
noun

rod, družina, linija; biology rasa, čista linija; (rasni) znak, poteza, primes; poreklo, izvor; (dedno) nagnjenje, dispozicija, poteza (v značaju); soj, vrsta, sorta; obsolete oploditev

a strain of Greek blood — (značilna) lastnost (poteza, kanec) grške krvi

a strain of insanity — dedna nagnjenost k blaznosti

a strain of fanaticism — sled (nadih, poteza) fanatičnosti

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