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1 first
[fə:st] 1. adjective, adverb(before all others in place, time or rank: the first person to arrive; The boy spoke first.) prvi2. adverb(before doing anything else: `Shall we eat now?' `Wash your hands first!) najprej3. noun(the person, animal etc that does something before any other person, animal etc: the first to arrive.) prvi- firstly- first aid
- first-born
- first-class
- first-hand
- first-rate
- at first
- at first hand
- first and foremost
- first of all* * *I [fə:st]adjective ( firstly adverb)prvi, najzgodnejši, prvovrstenAmerican first board — začetni tečajfirst floor British English prvo nadstropje, American pritličjeAmerican first, last and all the time — nenehno, neomajnoAmerican first lady — prezidentova ženafirst name — krstno, dano imefirst thing — na prvem mestu; colloquially navsezgodajII [fə:st]adverbprvič; najprej, predvsem; prejfirst come first served — kdor prej pride, prej meljeIII [fə:st]nounzačetek; prva stopnja; prvi; prvi razred; music prvi glas; prvi v mesecu; plural prvovrstno blago; railway vagon prvega razredacommerce the first of exchange — prva menica -
2 metal
['metl]noun, adjective1) ((of) any of a group of substances, usually shiny, that can conduct heat and electricity and can be hammered into shape, or drawn out in sheets, bars etc: Gold, silver and iron are all metals.) kovina2) ((of) a combination of more than one of such substances: Brass is a metal made from copper and zinc.) kovina•- metallic* * *I [metl]nounmetal, kovina; taljeno steklo; nautical topovi, število topov; military oklopna vozila; British English plural tračnice, tir; gramoz (za ceste)brittle ( —ali red) metal — tombak, rdeča medto run off the metals, to leave the metals — iztiriti se (vlak)figuratively to be made of fine metal — biti značajenfiguratively to carry heavy metal — biti dobro oborožen, biti dobro podkovan v čemII [metl]transitive verbobložiti s kovino; nasuti cesto (progo) z gramozom -
3 pedestal
['pedistl](the foot or base of a column, statue etc: The statue fell off its pedestal.) podstavek* * *I [pédistəl]nounpiedestal, podstavek, stojalo; figuratively temelj, osnova; technical podnožje, podstavek, stojaloto set s.o. on a pedestal — častiti koga, idealizirati kogaII [pédistəl]transitive verbpostaviti na podstavek -
4 rocket
['rokit] 1. noun1) (a tube containing materials which, when set on fire, give off a jet of gas which drives the tube forward, usually up into the air, used eg as a firework, for signalling, or for launching a spacecraft.) raketa2) (a spacecraft launched in this way: The Americans have sent a rocket to Mars.) raketa2. verb(to rise or increase very quickly: Bread prices have rocketed.) šiniti kvišku* * *I [rɔkit]1.nounraketa; svetlobna raketa; history topa (turnirska) sulica; slang ostra graja, "pridiga"rocket base (bomb, gun) — raketna baza (bomba, puška ali top)rocket range — raketni poligon, področje za raketno eksperimentiranjestep rocket — stopenjska raketa;2.adjectiveraketenrocket aircraft, rocket-driven airplane — raketno letaloII [rɔkit]transitive verbtolči, bombardirati, obstreljevati z raketami; intransitive verb (o ptici) navpično vzleteti; dvigniti se hitro in visoko kot raketa; visoko poskočiti (o cenah); oddirjati kot raketa (konj, jezdec)III [rɔkit]nounbotany vrsta zeljarocket salad — solata iz tega zelja; botany dihnik; botany barbica (= rocket cress)
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off base — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not agreeing with fact; wrong. * /The idea that touching a toad causes warts is off base./ * /When Tom said that the teacher s explanation did not agree with the book, the teacher was embarrassed at being caught off base./ … Dictionary of American idioms
off base — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not agreeing with fact; wrong. * /The idea that touching a toad causes warts is off base./ * /When Tom said that the teacher s explanation did not agree with the book, the teacher was embarrassed at being caught off base./ … Dictionary of American idioms
off-base — adj. (Mil.) located outside a military base; as, off base housing. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
off-base — (adv.) unawares, 1936, American English, from OFF (Cf. off) (adv.) + BASE (Cf. base) (n.); a figurative extension from baseball sense of not in the right position (1898), from notion of a baserunner being picked off while taking a lead … Etymology dictionary
off base — mod. off target; wrong; not relevant. (See also way off (base).) □ Your answer was completely off base. Try again. □ You are off base. I will have to deal with someone else … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
off base — adjective a) Situated or happening outside the boundaries of a military base. A Virginia lawmaker wants to improve off base living conditions for enlisted troops with families. b) Positioned somewhere between the bases, and hence vulnerable to… … Wiktionary
off base — phrasal 1. wrong, mistaken < estimates were way off base > 2. unawares < caught off base by the charges > … New Collegiate Dictionary
off\ base — adj. phr. informal Not agreeing with fact; wrong. The idea that touching a toad causes warts is off base. When Tom said that the teacher s explanation did not agree with the book, the teacher was embarrassed at being caught off base … Словарь американских идиом
off base — phrasal 1. : completely or absurdly mistaken any man who said such a thing is certainly off base 2. : by surprise : unawares the sudden question caught him off base … Useful english dictionary
off-base — /awf bays , of /, adj. located outside the perimeters of a military base: off base housing for officers. [1935 40] * * * … Universalium
off base — Synonyms and related words: aberrant, abnormal, abominable, atrocious, bad, criminal, delinquent, deviant, disgraceful, disorderly, disruptive, evil, hardly the thing, ignominious, ill considered, ill seasoned, ill timed, illegal, improper,… … Moby Thesaurus