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21 old

[əuld]
adjective

1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) star

2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) star

3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) star

4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) star

5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) star

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- old age
- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
- the old
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I [óuld]
adjective

star, postaran, starikav; zastarel, oguljen, ponošen; izkušen; slang sijajen, odličen; obledel (barva), moten (barva)

the old — stari ljudje

young aud old — staro in mlado, vsi

as old as Adam ( —ali the hills) — prastar

old bachelor — zakrknjen samec

old boy — stari prijatelj (zlasti v velelniku)

British English slang old bean ( —ali egg, fellow, fruit, thing, top) — "stari"

old bird — star lisjak, premetenec

old man — "stari" (mož, oče, predstojnik, kapitan ladje itd.)

old man of the sea — vsiljivec, podrepnež

colloquially my old man — moj stari, moj mož

to put off the old man — spremeniti način življenja

old woman — "stara" (žena, mati, predstojnica itd.), bojazljivec, nergač

old hand ( —ali stager) — izkušen človek ali delavec

to be an old hand at — biti izkušen v čem

old hat — zastarel

to grow old — starati se

the same old excuse — ista stara pesem

to have a good ( —ali fine, high) old time — odlično se zabavati

an old head on young shoulders — zrela pamet pri mladem človeku

the old country ( —ali home) — stara domovina

old salt, old whale — star, izkušen mornar

of old standing — že dolgo v navadi, že zdavnaj uveden

slang any old thing — karkoli

British English Old Lady of Threadneedle Street — angleška narodna banka

American Old Glory — ameriška zastava

American Old Man River — vzdevek za reko Mississippi

old moon — pojemajoč mesec
II [óuld]
noun

davnina

of old — v davnem času, iz davnine, davno

from old — iz davnine, od nekdaj

times of old — stari časi

English-Slovenian dictionary > old
22 set

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a set of cards — niz igralnih kart

a set of contradictions — niz, vrsta protislovij, nasprotij

set of current — smer toka

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

set of furniture — garnitura pohištva

set of houses — skupina (kompleks) hiš

a fine set of men — dobro moštvo

set of swindlers — banda, klika sleparjev

dead set hunting nepremična stoja psa, ki naznanja divjačino

set of false teeth — umetno zobovje

the best set — elita

the fast set — lahkoživi svet

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

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

smart set — mondena družba

wireless set — radijski aparat

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

he has a set towards preaching — on rad pridiga

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

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

at the set day — na določeni dan

set egg — jajce z razvitim piščetom v lupini

set fair — stalno lepo vreme

set form — predpisan formular

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

set phrase — ustaljen izraz (reklo, fraza)

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

set resolution — trden sklep

set speech — vnaprej pripravljen, naštudiran govor

set time — dogovorjen (odrejen, določen) čas

close-set — na gosto postavljen

hard-set — v škripcih

people with set opinions — ljudje z ustaljenimi nazori

well-set — stasit, lepe rasti, postaven

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

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

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

transitive verb

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

2.

intransitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to set bounds to s.th. — omejiti kaj

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

this cement sets quickly — ta cement hitro otrdi

to set chairs for everybody — namestiti stole za vse

his character has set — njegov značaj je dozorel

to set the clock (the watch) — naravnati uro

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

to set at defiance — izzvati, kljubovati

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

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

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

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

to set an engine going — spraviti stroj v pogon

to set an example — dati zgled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to set the Thames on fire figuratively napraviti nekaj osupljivega

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

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

to set foot on s.th. — stopiti na kaj

to set free (at liberty) — izpustiti na prostost

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

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

to set a hen — posaditi kokoš na jajca

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to set at large — dati prostost, izpustiti, osvoboditi

to set a company laughing — spraviti družbo v smeh

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

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

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

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

to set to music — uglasbiti

my muscle sets — mišica se mi napne

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to set a handle with rubies — vdelati rubine v ročaj

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

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

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

to set seed — posejati seme

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

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

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

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

his star sets figuratively njegova zvezda zahaja

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

to set the table — pogrniti mizo

to set a task — dati, naložiti nalogo

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

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

to set s.o. thinking — dati komu misliti

to set a trap — nastaviti past (zanko)

to set at variance — spreti, razdvojiti

to set veils — razpeti jadra

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

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

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

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

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

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

to set the watch nautical postaviti straže na njihova mesta

it sets him well — dobro mu pristaja

the weather has set fair — vreme je postalo lepo

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

to set o.s. to work — lotiti se dela

English-Slovenian dictionary > set
23 bat

I 1. [bæt] noun
(a shaped piece of wood etc for striking the ball in cricket, baseball, table-tennis etc.) kij, lopar
2. verb
1) (to use a bat: He bats with his left hand.) uporabljati kij, lopar

2) (to strike (the ball) with a bat: He batted the ball.) udariti s kijem

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- batsman
- off one's own bat II [bæt] noun
(a mouse-like animal which flies, usually at night.) netopir

- batty

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I [bæt]
noun

zoology netopir

as blind as a bat — skoraj slep, skrajno kratkoviden

he's got bats in the belfry — čudne muhe mu rojijo po glavi, ima čudne domisleke

to go like a bat out of the hell — švigniti kakor strela

to go bat — ponoreti

to be bats — biti prismuknjen
II [bæt]
noun

palica za kriket, baseball ipd., lopar; gorjača, krepelce; igrač, odbijalec (kriketa)

off one's own bat — samostojen; na lastno odgovornost; brez tuje pomoči

at a rare ( —ali good) bat — zelo urno, hitro

right off the bat — nemudoma, takoj

American to come to bat — spoprijeti se s težko nalogo, lotiti se hudega problema

a good bat — dober igralec kriketa

to be on the bat — biti na vrsti za udarec

to be at bat figuratively biti pri krmilu, imeti oblast
III [bæt]
intransitive verb & transitive verb

udariti, zadeti; American dialectal mežikati

I never batted an eyelid — niti mežiknil nisem
IV [bæt]
noun

colloquially tuj jezik

to sling the bat — govoriti tuj jezik
V [bæt]
noun

American slang veseljačenje, popivanje

to go on a bat — krokati, veseljačiti

English-Slovenian dictionary > bat
24 hat

[hæt]
noun

(a covering for the head, usually worn out of doors: He raised his hat as the lady approached.) klobuk

- hatter
- hat trick
- keep something under one's hat
- keep under one's hat
- pass/send round the hat
- take one's hat off to
- talk through one's hat
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I [hæt]
noun

klobuk; kardinalski klobuk

figuratively kardinalstvo; slang my hat! — za vraga!

top hat — cilinder

British English slang a bad hat — pokvarjenec

as black as my hat — čisto črn

figuratively red hat — kardinalstvo

hat in hand — hlapčevsko, servilno

high hat — domišljav

hats off to him! — klobuk dol pred njim!

under one's hat — v tajnosti, skrivoma

American at the drop of a hat — takoj, zaradi najmanjšega povoda

I'll eat my hat if — naj me vrag vzame, če

his hat covers his family — čisto sam je, nikogar nima

to hang up one's hat in s.o.'s house — obnašati se v tuji hiši po domače, ugnezditi se pri kom

to keep it under one's hat — obdržati kaj zase

to pass ( —ali send) round the hat for — pobirati denarne prispevke za

to raise one's hat — odkriti se v pozdrav

to receive the hat — postati kardinal

to take one's hat off to s.o. — klobuk pred kom sneti

to throw one's hat in the ring — izzvati koga na boj

to talk through one's hat — širokoustiti se, pretiravati

to touch one's hat — dotakniti se klobuka v pozdrav
II [hæt]
transitive verb

pokriti s klobukom; dati klobuk na; podeliti kardinalski klobuk

English-Slovenian dictionary > hat
25 get

[ɡet]
past tense - got; verb

1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) dobiti

2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) nabaviti

3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) priti; dobiti

4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) spraviti v

5) (to become: You're getting old.) postati

6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) prepričati

7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) priti

8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) uspeti

9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) dobiti

10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) ujeti

11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) doumeti

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- getaway
- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to
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I [get]
1.

transitive verb

dobiti; pridobiti zaslužiti; vzeti, jemati; preskrbeti, nabaviti, omisliti si, kupiti; spraviti, spravljati (pridelke); doseči; ujeti; razumeti, naučiti se, doumeti; zvedeti; dati si narediti; American slang razjeziti, razdražiti;

2.

intransitive verb

postati; priti, dospeti; napotiti se; navaditi se; American slang popihati jo

to get acquainted — seznaniti se

to get to be — postati

to get better — okrevati

to get the better of s.o. — premagati koga

to get the best of s.th. — najbolje opraviti

to get one's back up — razjeziti se

to get the bullet ( —ali boot, sack, mitten) — biti odpuščen

to get clear of — znebiti, otresti se

slang get cracking! — loti se posla!

to get dressed — obleči se

to get done — dati si narediti

there's no getting around — nič ne pomaga

to get drunk — opijaniti se

to get a glimpse of — bežno zagledati

to get even with s.o. — obračunati s kom

to get one's eye in — navaditi se, prilagoditi se

to get on a fair treat — zelo dobro napredovati

slang to get s.o.'s goat — razjeziti, razdražiti koga

get you gone! — proč od tod, izgini(te)!

to get the goods on s.o. — dobiti dokaze proti komu

to get a grip of — obvladati, premagati

slang to get a big hand — zelo ugajati, doživeti velik uspeh

to get the hang of s.th. — razumeti, doumeti kaj

to have got to — (z nedoločnikom) morati, biti prisiljen

to get by heart — naučiti se na pamet

American slang to get in Dutch with — zameriti se komu

to get hold of — polastiti se

colloquially to get the kick out of s.th. — uživati nad čim

to get to know — spoznati

slang to get left — razočarati se, podleči

to get lost — zgubiti se

to get to like — vzljubiti

to get it (in the neck) — biti grajan, kaznova

to get a move on — pohiteti

to get married — poročiti se

to get on s.o.'s nerves — dražiti koga

to get nowhere — nič ne doseči

to get possession of s.th. — polastiti se česa

to get a sight of — zagledati

to get the sow ( —ali pig) by the tail ( —ali ear), to get the wrong sow by the ear — zmotiti se

to get over ( —ali round) s.o. — pregovoriti koga

to get s.o. — razumeti koga; imeti koga za norca

slang to get the raspberry — biti zasmehovan

slang to get rattled — zmesti se, postati živčen

to get ready — pripraviti se

to get rid ( —ali quit) — znebiti se

to get a rise out of s.o. — razdražiti koga

to get one's second wind — oddahniti si

to get one's shoes soled — dati si podplatiti čevlje

to get to sleep — zaspati

to get a slip — pelin dobiti, biti zavrnjen

to get the start of s.o. — prehiteti koga

to get there — doseči uspeh

to get well — ozdraveti

to get the wind of s.th. — zvedeti, zavohati, zaslutiti kaj

figuratively to get the wind up — prestrašiti se

to get to work — lotiti se dela

to get the worst of the bargain — zgubiti, biti premagan

to get s.o. wrong — napačno koga razumeti

to get used to doing s.th. — navaditi se česa

to get the upper hand of s.o. — premagati koga
II [get]
noun

mladiči, potomci, zarod; pridobitev

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26 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

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27 seal

I 1. [si:l] noun
1) (a piece of wax or other material bearing a design, attached to a document to show that it is genuine and legal.) pečat

2) (a piece of wax etc used to seal a parcel etc.) pečat

3) ((something that makes) a complete closure or covering: Paint and varnish act as protective seals for woodwork.) zaščita
2. verb
1) (to mark with a seal: The document was signed and sealed.) zapečatiti

2) ((negative unseal) to close completely: He licked and sealed the envelope; All the air is removed from a can of food before it is sealed.) zapreti

3) (to settle or decide: This mistake sealed his fate.) zapečatiti

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- sealing-wax
- seal of approval
- seal off
- set one's seal to II [si:l] noun
(any of several types of sea animal, some furry, living partly on land.) tjulenj

- sealskin

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I [si:l]
1.

noun

zoology

tjulenj; tjulenjevina (meso, koža); tjulenje usnje (tudi imitacija); rdečkasto rumeno rjava barva (tjulenja)

eared seal — morski lev;

2.

intransitive verb

iti na lov na tjulenje
II [si:l]
noun

pečat (tudi figuratively); žig; pečatnik; (carinska) plomba; snov za zamašitev odprtin; technical sifon; figuratively jamstvo, poroštvo, garancija, zagotovitev, obljuba, zastavek, založek, zalog

seal of love figuratively poljub; rojstvo otroka; poroštvo, jamstvo ljubezni

the Great Seal British English veliki državni pečat lorda kanclerja (s katerim se zapečatijo spisi parlamenta in važne državne listine)

the Privy Seal British English mali državni pečat (ki se daje na listine, ki jim ni potreben veliki državni pečat ali ki se bodo pozneje predložile parlamentu)

given under my hand and seal — od mene podpisano in zapečateno

under the hand and seal of — podpisano in zapečateno od

under the seal of confession — pod spovednim pečatom

under the seal of secrecy — pod pečatom molčečnosti, kot tajnost

he has the seal of death in his face — smrt mu je zapisana v obrazu

to resign the seals figuratively odpovedati se službovanju

to set one's seal to s.th. — pritisniti svoj pečat na kaj, zapečatiti; overiti, potrditi, avtorizirati kaj
III [si:l]
transitive verb

zapečatiti (tudi figuratively), dokončno odločiti, dati pečat na, žigosati; potrditi, ratificirati, sankcionirati; dokazati; zamašiti, začepiti (up), (hermetično) zapreti; označiti, zaznamovati; učvrstiti kaj s pomočjo cementa; zaliti (s svincem, smolo, z malto)

to seal a beam in a wall — zacementirati tram v zid

it is a sealed book for me — to je zame knjiga s sedmimi pečati

he is sealed for damnation — obsojen je na poguho

his fate is sealed — njegova usoda je zapečatena

that sealed his fate — to je zapečatilo njegovo usodo

to seal one's devotion with one's death — dokazati, potrditi svojo vdanost s smrtjo

sleep sealed my eyes — spanec mi je zatisnil oči

the tins are carefully sealed up — konserve so skrbno (hermetično) zaprte

a vessel sealed in ice — v ledu zamrznjena ladja

to seal (up) a window — tesno, hermetično zapreti okno

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28 shake

[ʃeik] 1. past tense - shook; verb
1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) (za)tresti (se)

2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) pretresti; omajati
2. noun
1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) tresenje

2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) napitek

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- shaking
- shaky
- shakily
- shakiness
- shake-up
- no great shakes
- shake one's fist at
- shake one's head
- shake off
- shake up
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I [šéik]
noun

stresljaj, tresenje, drhtenje, pretresi, (o)majanje; zmajanje (z glavo), odkimavanje; stisk roke, rokovanje; udarec; colloquially trenutek; music triler, gostolevek, drhtavo petje

in a shake — v hipu, kot bi trenil

in two shakes of a lamb's tail — v hipu, zelo hitro

the shakes — tresavica, drhtavica, mrzlica

shake of the hand — stisk roke

with a shake of the head — z odkimanjem

shake of wind — sunek vetra

to be all of a shake — tresti se po vsem telesu

to be no great shakes colloquially ne biti posebno koristen ali vreden

give it a good shake — dobro to pretresite!

to give s.o. the shake slang otresti se, znebiti se koga

wait a shake — počakaj trenutek!
II [šéik]
1.

transitive verb

tresti, stresati, pretresti, (za)vihteti, zamahniti; (o)majati, figuratively oslabiti; American stresti roko, rokovati se; (po)kimati (z glavo); American mešati (karte);

2.

intransitive verb

stresti se, tresti se, drhteti, drgetati, trepetati ( with od); (o)majati se; music izvajati trilerje, gostolevke

shake! American sezimo si v roke! pobotajmo se!

quite shaken — potrt, pobit, pretresen, presunjen

to shake a carpet — iztepsti preprogo

he was much shaken by his friend's death — prijateljeva smrt ga je zelo pretresla

to shake one's ears figuratively zdramiti se; opomoči si

to shake with fear (cold) — drgetati od strahu (mraza)

to shake one's fists in s.o.'s face — pretiti komu s pestjo, požugati komu s pestjo

his faith was shaken — njegova vera je bila omajana

to shake hands with s.o. — rokovati se s kom

he shook his head — zmajal je z glavo

to shake one's elbow (the elbow) slang kockati

to shake s.o. by the hand — stresti komu roko, rokovati se s kom

his health is much shaken — njegovo zdravje je zelo zrahljano

his hands shake — roke se mu tresejo

the laughter shook him — tresel se je od smeha

to shake one's sides with laughing — tresti se od smeha

to shake a leg slang plesati; hiteti

he was much shaken by (with, at) the news — novica ga je zelo pretresla

to shake in one's shoes slang tresti se po vsem telesu, drgetati od strahu

the house shook with the explosion — hiša se je stresla od eksplozije

to shake a stick at s.o. — groziti komu s palico

to shake s.o. out of his sleep — stresti, zdramiti koga iz spanja

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29 carry

['kæri]
verb

1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) nositi

2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) nesti

3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) podpirati

4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) vsebovati

5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) izglasovati

6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) nositi se

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noun

((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.) prevelika gorečnost

adjective

((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.) ročna prtljaga

- carry-all
- carry-cot
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry weight
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I [kaeri]
noun

streljaj, lučaj; Scottish voziček; podenje oblakov
II [kaeri]
1.

transitive verb

nositi, nesti; s seboj vzeti, peljati, prevažati; donašati, obroditi; doseči; podpirati, pospeševati; zmagati; zaslediti; izglasovati, sprejeti;

2.

intransitive verb

segati; aportirati, nesti; slang nadaljevati

to carry all before one — imeti velik uspeh, biti zelo priljubljen, premagati vse zapreke

to carry coals to Newcastle — zaman se truditi, vodo v morje nositi

to carry the day — zmagati

to carry the House — navdušiti, zase pridobiti parlament

to carry into effect — izvršiti

to carry o.s. — vesti, obnašati se

to carry one's point — uveljaviti svoj nazor

to carry a thing too far — iti predaleč, pretiravati

to carry things (off) with a high hand — domišljavo se vesti

to carry too many guns — biti premočen nasprotnik

to carry weight — biti vpliven, narediti vtis

to carry in stock — imeti na zalogi

to carry a town — z naskokom zavzeti mesto

to fetch and carry — prinesti, aportirati; biti pokoren, vršiti podrejeno službo

to carry hearers ( —ali audience) with one — navdušiti poslušalce

carried unanimously — soglasno sprejeto

English-Slovenian dictionary > carry
30 handle

['hændl] 1. noun
(the part of an object by which it may be held or grasped: I've broken the handle off this cup; You've got to turn the handle in order to open the door.) ročaj
2. verb
1) (to touch or hold with the hand: Please wash your hands before handling food.) dotakniti se

2) (to control, manage or deal with: He'll never make a good teacher - he doesn't know how to handle children.) ravnati z

3) (to buy or sell; to deal in: I'm afraid we do not handle such goods in this shop.) trgovati

4) (to treat in a particular way: Never handle animals roughly.) ravnati

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- - handled
- handler
- handlebars
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I [hændl]
noun

roč, ročaj; ročica, kljuka

figuratively opora, prijemališče; figuratively prilika, priložnost; humorously handle of the face — nos

handle to one's name — naslov pred imenom

to fly off the handle — razburiti se
II [hændl]
transitive verb

prijeti, tipati, potipati, dotakniti; rokovati, ravnati s čim; obravnavati, baviti se s čim; barantati; voditi, trenirati (boksarja), dresirati (žival); economy trgovati s čim

the material handles smooth — blago je gladko pod prsti (čutiš, da je gladko, če ga potiplješ)

English-Slovenian dictionary > handle
31 leave

I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb
1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) zapustiti, odpotovati

2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) pustiti

3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) pustiti

4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) pustiti

5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) prepustiti

6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) zapustiti

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- leave alone
- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun
1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) dovoljenje

2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) dopust

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- take one's leave of
- take one's leave
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I [li:v]
noun

dovoljenje, privoljenje; dopust; slovo

leave of absence — dopust

to ask s.o. for leave — ali to ask leave of s.o. — prositi koga za dovoljenje

by your leave — z vašim dovoljenjem

leave off — dovoljenje za odsotnost

to get leave off — dobiti dovoljenje za odsotnost

on leave — na dopustu

to go on leave — iti na dopust

leave on pay — plačan dopust

to take leave to say — dovoliti si reči

to take leave of — posloviti se od

to take one's leave — oditi

to take French leave — oditi brez pozdrava

to take leave of one's senses — priti ob pamet

ticket of leave — pogojni dopust (kaznjenca)
II [li:v]
1.

transitive verb

pustiti, zapustiti, prepustiti; opustiti, prenehati; pustiti, na cedilu, iti preko česa; American dovoliti, dopustiti;

2.

intransitive verb

oditi, odpotovati ( for kam)

to be left — ostati

colloquially to get left — ostati na cedilu

to leave in the lurch — pustiti na cedilu

colloquially it leaves me cold ( —ali cool) — ne zanima me, ne vznemirja me

colloquially leave it at that — naj ostane pri tem

to leave things as they are — pustiti stvari kot so, pustiti stvari pri miru

6 from 8 leaves 2 — 8-6 je 2

there is nothing left to us but to go — ne preostane nam drugega kot da gremo

to be left till called for — poštno ležeče

I have nothing left — nič mi ni ostalo

left on hand — preostalo (v zalogi)

it leaves much to be desired — še zdaleč ni dovolj

to leave no stone unturned — obrniti vsak kamen, vsestransko se truditi

to leave s.o. wondering whether — pustiti koga v dvomu o

I leave it to you — to prepuščam tebi

to leave to accident ( —ali chance) — prepustiti naključju

to leave s.o. to himself ( —ali to his own devices) — prepustiti koga samemu sebi

to be well left — dobro dedovati

to leave s.o. in the dark — zamolčati komu kaj, ne povedati komu česa

to leave a place for another — oditi kam od kod

to leave hold of — spustiti kaj

vulgar to leave go of — spustiti kaj iz rok

to leave one's mark (up)on — zapustiti neizbrisen vtis

to leave open — pustiti (vprašanje) odprto

to leave up to — prepustiti

to leave word — sporočiti, pustiti sporočilo

to leave card on s.o. — pustiti vizitko pri kom
III [li:v]
intransitive verb

ozeleneti

English-Slovenian dictionary > leave
32 play

[plei] 1. verb
1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) igrati se

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) igrati

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) igrati

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) igrati

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) igrati

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) potegniti koga za nos

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) igrati proti komu

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) poigravati se

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) usmeriti

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) igrati
2. noun
1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) igra

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) gledališka igra

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) tekma

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) delovanje

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- player
- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up
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I [pléi]
noun

igra (na srečo, za stavo, za zabavo, športna), zabava, šala; igranje, kvartanje, poteza (pri šahu); figuratively igra (besed, barv, valov, žarkov itd.); theatre gledališka igra, predstava; music igranje, predvajanje, glasbeno delo; spretno ravnanje s čim (običajno v sestavljenkah npr. swordplay); delovanje, dejavnost, torišče; technical toleranca; figuratively svoboda gibanja; American slang manever, (zvijačen) poskus za dosego česa; American slang publiciteta, poznanost, propaganda

at the play — v gledališču

to be at play — igrati se

to bring ( —ali call, put) into play — spraviti v pogon, izkoristiti

to come into play — začeti delati, stopiti v akcijo

child's play — otročarija, igračkanje

fair play — pošteno ravnanje

foul play — nepošteno ravnanje

in full play — v polnem teku, v polnem pogonu

to give free play to one's fancy — dati domišljiji prosto pot

to give the rope more play — zrahljati vrv

as good as a play — zelo zabavno in zanimivo

grandstand play — razkazovanje

figuratively to hold in play — zaposliti (koga s čim)

high play — kvartanje za debel denar

in play — še v igri (kvartanje), za šalo

it is your play — ti imaš potezo (šah), ti igraš (karte)

out of play — ne več v igri (kvartanje)

lively play of fantasy — živahna domišljija

to make play — imeti uspeh; utruditi preganjalce (pri lovu)

to make a play for — potegovati se za naklonjenost

to make play with — postavljati se, bahati se

that was pretty play — to je bilo dobro (zaigrano)

a play on words — besedna igra
II [pléi]
1.

intransitive verb

igrati ( for za), šaliti se, zabavati se, igračkati se; začeti igrati (karte), napraviti potezo, biti na potezi (šah); poigravati se (barve, valovi, žarki itd.); streljati (top), brizgati (vodomet), sijati; technical imeti prostor za gibanje, imeti toleranco, premikati se (bat), biti v pogonu; biti primeren za igro (igrišče);

2.

transitive verb theatre

igrati, uprizoriti; sport nastopiti, igrati proti, sprejeti igralca v moštvo; uperiti (žaromet, luč, vodni curek) na koga; ustreliti (iz topa); technical spraviti v pogon, upravljati (stroj), obvladati

to play along with — sodelovati, v en rog trobiti s kom

to play it cagey — biti previden, omahovati

figuratively to play both ends against the middle — previdno, rafinirano ravnati

to play ball with s.o. — pošteno postopati s kom

to play booty — prevarati

figuratively to play one's cards well (badly) — (ne)spretno manevrirati

to play s.o. dirt — izigrati koga

to play the devil ( —ali deuce) with — prekrižati komu račune

to play by ear — igrati po posluhu

to play fair (foul) — pošteno (nepošteno) ravnati

to play s.o. false — izdati koga

to play the fool — zganjati neumnosti

to play a fish — utruditi ribo na trnku

to play fast and loose with — zlorabljati koga

to play the game — držati se pravil, pošteno ravnati

to play to the gallery — šopiriti se pred javnostjo

to play guns on — obstreljevati

to play into s.o.'s hands — koristiti drugemu, pomagati komu

to play one's hand for all it is worth — izrabiti vsako priliko, uveljaviti vse svoje zmožnosti

to play the knave — varati

to play a good knife and fork — jesti z apetitom

to play the horses — staviti na konjskih dirkah

to play for love — igrati za zabavo ne za denar

slang to play it (low) on — izigrati koga, zlorabiti

to play a joke ( —ali prank, trick) on — potegniti koga za nos

to play the races — staviti na konjskih dirkah

to play a part — igrati vlogo, pretvarjati se

to play possum — hliniti spanje

to play upon the square — pošteno ravnati

to play safe — previdno ravnati, ne tvegati

to play second fiddle — imeti podrejen položaj

to play a good stick — dobro sabljati

to play for time — zavlačevati, poskušati pridobiti na času

to play truant ( —ali hooky) — neopravičeno izostati od pouka

to play s.o. a mean trick — prevarati koga

to play tricks with — nagajati

to play (up)on — igrati na, figuratively izrabljati koga

to play (up)on words — zbijati šale, igrati se z besedami

to play with — igrati se s, z; lahkomiselno ravnati s

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33 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
* * *
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
34 better

['betə]
comparative; = good

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I [bétə]
noun

tisti, ki stavi
II [bétə]
adjective

boljši; primernejši; ki se bolje počuti

no better than — pravzaprav

he is no better than he should be — nič boljšega ne moremo od njega pričakovati

she is no better than she should be — razuzdanka je

my better half — moja boljša polovica

better part — večji del

better than — več kakor

colloquially the better the day the better the deed — čim večji praznik tem več dela opravimo

upon better acquaintance — če se človek bliže seznani

one's better angel — angel varuh

he has seen better days — nekoč se mu je bolje godilo

he is better than his word — naredi še več, kot je obljubil

the better hand — prednost, premoč

the better sort — pomembni ljudje

his better self — njegova boljša stran

I am better as I am — raje sem tak kakor sem

he is none the better for it — nič mu ne koristi
III [bétə]
adverb

bolje, primerneje

to be better — bolje se počutiti

to be better off — biti v boljšem položaju, biti premožnejši

I had better start — bolje bi bilo, če bi že začel

you had better not — bolje ne!, tega vam ne svetujem

I know better — ne boste me ukanili, ne dam se potegniti za nos

American colloquially you'd better believe it — lahko mi verjameš

so much the better, all the better — tem bolje

to get better — okrevati

I like it none the better for it — zato mi ni nič ljubši

he always knows better — nič si ne da dopovedati

I thought better of it — bolje sem si premislil
IV [bétə]
noun

my betters — moji predstojniki

for better for worse — v vsakem primeru

to change for the better — poboljšati se

to get the better of — premagati, prekositi
V [bétə]
1.

transitive verb

popraviti, izboljšati, izpopolniti, preseči;

2.

intransitive verb

popraviti, spopolniti, poboljšati se, napredovati

to better up — oplemenititi

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35 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
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[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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36 chip

[ ip] 1. past tense, past participle - chipped; verb
(to knock or strike small pieces off: This glass (was) chipped when I knocked it over.) odkrušiti
2. noun
1) (a place from which a small piece is broken: There's a chip in the edge of this saucer.) odkrušeno mesto

2) ((American french fries) (usually in plural) a cut piece of potato (fried): steak and chips.) ocvrti krompir

3) (a counter representing a certain value, used in gambling.) igralni žeton

4) (a very small printed circuit, as used in computers, TV sets etc.)

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- chip in

* * *
I [čip]
noun

drobec, odkrušek, iver, trska; oškrbek; odpadek; igralna znamka; odkrušeno mesto; colloquially otrok

a chip of the old block — čisto tak kakor njegov oče

I don't care a chip for it — ni mi do tega

to carry a chip on one's shoulder — rad se prepirati

potato chips — tenke ocvrte krompirjeve rezine

to buy chips — hraniti denar

American slang to hand ( —ali pass in) one's chips — umreti

dry as a chip — nezanimiv, dolgočasen, suhoparen

such carpenters such chips — po delu spoznamo človeka
II [čip]
1.

transitive verb

sekati, rezljati, drobiti; (od)krušiti, odlomiti; prekljuvati jajčno lupino; rezati na rezine; norčevati se iz koga;

2.

intransitive verb

odkrušiti, odlomiti, odkrhniti se
III [čip]
1.

noun

spreten prijem pri rokoborbi;

2.

transitive verb

nastaviti komu nogo, da se spotakne

English-Slovenian dictionary > chip
37 cool

[ku:l] 1. adjective
1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) svež

2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) miren

3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) hladen

4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!) kul, super
2. verb
1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) (o)hladiti (se)

2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) ohladiti se
3. noun
(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) hlad

- coolly
- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
- lose one's cool
* * *
I [ku:l]
adjective ( coolly adverb)

hladen, svež; miren, hladnokrven; brezbrižen, neprijazen; predrzen, nesramen; colloquially okrogel (znesek); nejasen (sled divjačine)

as cool as cucumber — hladnokrven, zbran, miren

cool chamber — hladilnica

to lose a cool hundred — zgubiti cel stotak

American cool egg — hladnokrvnež

cool cheek — predrznost; predrznež, -nica

a cool hand ( —ali customer, fish) — nesramnež, -nica, predrznež, -nica
II [ku:l]
1.

intransitive verb

(o)hladiti se; figuratively pomiriti se;

2.

transitive verb

ohladiti, osvežiti; figuratively pomiriti

to cool s.o.'s heels — pustiti koga čakati

keep your breath to cool your porridge — molči(te)

to cool down ( —ali off) — pomiriti, iztrezniti se

to cool one's coppers — s pijačo hladiti po pijančevanju izsušeno grlo
III [ku:l]
noun

hlad, svežina; figuratively hladnokrvnost

English-Slovenian dictionary > cool
38 cut

1. present participle - cutting; verb
1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)
2. noun
1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) rez; prekinitev; striženje; znižanje

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) kroj

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) kos

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- cutter
- cutting 3. adjective
(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) žaljiv

- cut glass
- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective
(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) neusmiljen

- a cut above
- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short
* * *
I [kʌt]
noun

kroj, rez, izrez, vrez; reženj, kos, odrezek; znižanje, zmanjšanje, odtegnitev; privzdignjenje (kart); udarec (pri tenisu ipd.); ignoriranje, prezir; American predor, tunel; slang delež; kanal; grafika; gravura; American izostanek iz predavanja

a cut above — za stopnjo višji

that's a cut above me — tega ne razumem

to give s.o. the cut — pretrgati stike s kom

the cut of one's jib ( —ali rig) — obraz, zunanjost

cut and thrust — prerekanje

to draw cuts — žrebati

figuratively to make a cut in — zmanjšati, zreducirati
II [kʌt]
1.

transitive verb

(od)rezati, (od)sekati, (pri)striči, rezbariti, (po)kositi, (po)žeti; (na)brusiti; gravirati, vrezovati; (pri)krojiti; skopiti, kastrirati; zbosti, zbadati; prizadeti; tepsti, bičati; figuratively izogniti, izogibati se, ne pozdraviti; zmanjšati, znižati; odložiti; izpustiti, opustiti;

2.

intransitive verb

rezati, sekati; zbadati; žeti, kositi; slang zbežati, ucvreti, pobrisati jo; privzdigniti (karte)

to cut after s.o. — letati za kom

to cut at s.o. — udariti koga (z mečem); figuratively prizadeti koga

that cuts both ways — to govori za in proti

figuratively to cut one's cable — umreti

to cut capers ( —ali didoes) — prevračati kozolce; smešne uganjati, norce briti

to cut cards — privzdigniti karte

to cut s.o.'s claws — pristriči komu kremplje

to cut and come again — dvakrat si odrezati

to cut and contrive — varčno gospodariti

to cut (dead) — ne pozdraviti, ignorirati

to cut dirt, to cut it, to cut one's lucky ( —ali stick, sticks) — popihati jo

to cut a dash — zbujati pozornost

to cut a figure ( —ali splash, show, flash) — imeti vlogo, postavljati se na vidno mesto

to cut it fine — premalo časa si vzeti; natanko preračunati

figuratively to cut one's fingers — opeči se

to cut the ground under s.o.'s feet — pokvariti komu načrte

to cut free — osvoboditi

to cut to the heart — globoko prizadeti

slang to cut no ice — ne imeti vpliva

to cut it ( —ali the matter) short — na kratko, skratka

cut it! — molči(te)!

figuratively to cut the knot — odločno rešiti vprašanje

to cut a loss — odreči se, sprijazniti se z izgubo

to cut one's profits — žrtvovati svoj dobiček

to cut the painter — pretrgati stike

to cut the record — potolči rekord

to be cutting one's teeth — dobivati zobe

to cut one's own throat — samemu sebi škodovati

to cut to — usmeriti kam

to cut one's wisdom teeth ( —ali eyeteeth) — spametovati, izučiti se

to cut the price — znižati ceno
III [kʌt]
preterite & past participle

od cut
IV [kʌt]
adjective

narezan; skrajšan, zmanjšan, zreduciran; brušen; skopljen; ostrižen

cut and dried — pripravljen; dolgočasen, šablonski

cut (over the head) — pijan

cut out for s.th. — ustvarjen za kaj

to have one's work cut out — s trudom izvršiti; imeti mnogo dela

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39 die

I present participle - dying; verb
1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) umreti

2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) pojemati, izginjati

3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) hrepeneti

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- diehard
- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun
(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) matrica
III see dice
* * *
I [dai]
intransitive verb (of od, zaradi) umreti, izdihniti, poginiti; ugasniti, ugašati; umiriti se; (o)veneti; colloquially hrepeneti

to die in one's boots, to die with the boots ( —ali shoes) on — umreti nasilne smrti

to die in the last ditch — vzdržati do konca

to die game — hrabro umreti; ostati zvest

to die hard — biti trdoživ

to die in harness — umreti sredi dela

to die in one's bed — umreti naravne smrti

never say die — nikoli ne obupuj

to be dying for s.th. — hrepeneti po čem

to die by one's hand — narediti samomor

to die of laughing — počiti od smeha

a die wish — zadnja želja (pred smrtjo)

were I to die for it — četudi bi moral z življenjem poplačati
II [dai]
noun

matrica, vrezilo
III
plural dice [dai, dais]

noun igralna kocka

the die is cast — kocka je padla, nazaj ni poti

as straight as a die — čisto raven; velik poštenjak

upon the die — na kocki, v nevarnosti

to risk all on a turn ( —ali the throw) of a die — vse staviti, vse prepustiti naključju

the dice are loaded against him — nima sreče, usoda mu ni naklonjena

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40 drip

[drip] 1. past tense, past participle - dripped; verb
(to (cause to) fall in single drops: Rain dripped off the roof; His hand was dripping blood.) kapljati
2. noun
1) (a small quantity (of liquid) falling in drops: A drip of water ran down the tap.) kapljanje

2) (the noise made by dripping: I can hear a drip somewhere.) kapljanje

3) (an apparatus for passing a liquid slowly and continuously into a vein of the body.) kapalna infuzija

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- dripping
- drip-dry 3. verb
(to dry in this manner.) sušiti brez likanja

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I [drip]
1.

intransitive verb

( from iz) kapljati, curljati; rositi se; ( with) cediti se, mezeti;

2.

transitive verb

kapljati, nakapati
II [drip]
noun

kapljanje, curljanje; kap; figuratively revček

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