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1 think twice

( often with about) (to hesitate before doing (something); to decide not to do (something one was intending to do): I would think twice about going, if I were you.) dvakrat premisliti

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2 bustle

1. verb
((often with about) to busy oneself (often noisily or fussily): She bustled about doing things all day.) skakati sem in tja
2. noun
(hurry, fuss or activity.) zmeda

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I [bʌsl]
1.

intransitive verb

sukati se, poditi se, hiteti, ( about) sem ter tja tekati;

2.

transitive verb

spodbosti, gnati, poditi

to bustle through a crowd — prerivati se
II [bʌsl]
noun

razgrajanje; zmešnjava, kolobocija; vrvež; delavnost, naglica
III [bʌsl]
noun

blazina, ki so si jo ženske vlagale zadaj pod pas

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3 think

[Ɵiŋk] 1. past tense, past participle - thought; verb
1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) misliti

2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) misliti

3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) razmisliti

4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) misliti
2. noun
(the act of thinking: Go and have a think about it.) premišljevanje

- thinker
- - thought-out
- think better of
- think highly
- well
- badly of
- think little of / not think much of
- think of
- think out
- think over
- think twice
- think up
- think the world of
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[miŋk]
1.

transitive verb

misliti (kaj); premišljati; izmisliti; predstavljati si, zamisliti si (kaj); snovati, naklepati, nameravati, kaniti; pomisliti; smatrati, soditi, ceniti, pretehtati, verjeti; imeti za; imeti pred očmi;

2.

intransitive verb

misliti, umovati, razmišljati, premišljevati, mozgati; pomisliti, predstavljati si; verjeti, biti mišljenja, biti mnenja; priti do zaključkov, soditi

I think so — mislim, da (odgovor na vprašanje)

I think it best to go now — smatram, da je najbolje, če (da) grem zdaj

I should think so — mislim, da; rekel bi (da je) tako; vsekakor, (to je) jasno

I could not bear to think what might happen — misel, kaj bi se moglo zgoditi, mi je bila neznosna

I think him (he is thought) to be a poet — imam ga (imajo ga) za pesnika

he thinks the lecture interesting — predavanje smatra za zanimivo

he talks and thinks airplanes — samó letala mu gredo (rojé) po glavi

he will think himself silly — od samega premišljevanja se mu bo zmešalo

only think! — samo pomisli! samo predstavljaj si!

you are a model of tact, I don't think! slang (ironično) ti si pa res vzor obzirnosti!

to think aloud, to think out loud — glasno misliti

to think to o.s. — misliti pri sebi

to think better of — premisliti si; imeti ugodnejše mnenje o

to think o.s. clever — imeti se za pametnega

to think fit (good) to — smatrati za primerno (ustrezno), dobro za

to think littie of — ne mnogo ceniti, ne spoštovati

to think much of — zelo ceniti, spoštovati

to think no harm — nič hudega ne misliti, ne imeti slabih namenov

to think no small beer of — zelo ceniti, imeti zelo visoko (ugodno) mnenje o

to think nothing of — podcenjevati, prezirati

to think scorn of — prezirati

to think twice — dvakrat (dobro prej) premisliti

to think of his not guessing that! — komaj bi človek verjel, da on tega ni slutil!

think away transitive verb odmisliti

English-Slovenian dictionary > think
4 toss

[tos] 1. verb
1) (to throw into or through the air: She tossed the ball up into the air.) zagnati

2) ((often with about) to throw oneself restlessly from side to side: She tossed about all night, unable to sleep.) premetavati se

3) ((of a ship) to be thrown about: The boat tossed wildly in the rough sea.) premetavati

4) (to throw (a coin) into the air and decide a matter according to (a correct guess about) which side falls uppermost: They tossed a coin to decide which of them should go first.) vreči (kovanec)
2. noun
(an act of tossing.) met

- toss up
- win/lose the toss
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I [tɔs]
noun

metanje (v zrak); met, lučaj; premetavanje (sem in tja); stresanje; metanje žreba, žreb(anje); obsolete nemir, razburjenje; padec (zlasti s konja)

full toss — sport točen met

pitch and toss — metanje novca v zrak (igra)

to be in a toss — biti razburjen

to take a toss — biti vržen, pasti iz sedla, s konja

to win the toss — dobiti pri žrebanju, pri metanju novca v zrak
II [tɔs]
transitive verb

premetavati (ladjo na morju itd.); metati sem in tja; vreči s sebe; vreči, metati, zagnati; visoko dvigniti, nazaj vreči (glavo); vreči (kaj) (to komu); prevračati, premetavati (seno); metati (kovanec) v zrak (za žrebanje); vznemiriti, razburiti

to toss a Coin — zagnati, metati novec v zrak

to toss oars — dvigniti vesla v pozdrav

to toss the pancake — vreči palačinko v zrak pri pečenju

I'll toss you for it — vrgel bom novec (žrebal bom) (za to); intransitive verb metati se sem in tja, premetavati se; biti premetavan sem in tja; biti razburkan, vzburkati se, valiti se (o valovih); frfotati (lasje, zastava)

to toss out of the room — planiti iz sobe;

English-Slovenian dictionary > toss
5 fool

[fu:l] 1. noun
(a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) norec
2. verb
1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) ukaniti

2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) noreti

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- foolish
- foolishly
- foolishness
- foolhardy
- foolhardiness
- foolproof
- make a fool of
- make a fool of oneself
- play the fool
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I [fu:l]
noun

norec, bedak, butec, zmedenec; dvorni norec, pavliha; figuratively igračka

All Fools' Day — 1. april

April Fool — aprilska šala; žrtev aprilske šale

to be no fool — biti bister

as the fool thinks so the bell clinks — norec veruje v to, kar si želi

everyone has a fool in his sleeve — vsakdo se včasih obnaša kakor norec

a fool's bolt is soon shot — norec je kmalu pri kraju s svojo pametjo

a fool's errand — brezplodno delo

to make a fool of s.o. — imeti koga za norca

to be a fool for one's pains — zaman si prizadevati

fool's paradise — deveta dežela

to play the fool — neumno se obnašati

to be but a fool to, to be a fool to — ne biti nič v primeri s

mineralogy fool's gold — železov kršec

he is a fool to... — on nič ne pomeni proti...

there's no fool like an old fool — nič ni hujšega kakor ponoreli starec

botany fool's parsley — mala trobelika
II [fu:l]
1.

intransitive verb

šaliti se, norčevati se, uganjati norčije; archaic igrati norca;

2.

transitive verb

za norca imeti: ukaniti, osmešiti, varati
III [fu:l]
noun

sladko kuhano sadje s smetano
IV [fu:l]
adjective

American colloquially nepreudaren, nerazsoden; smešen, prešeren

English-Slovenian dictionary > fool
6 forage

['fori‹] 1. verb
((often with about) to search thoroughly: He foraged about in the cupboard; He foraged for food in the cupboard.) brskati
2. noun
(food for horses and cattle.) krma

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I [fɔridž]
noun

krma; nabava krme, živeža; zaloga hrane
II [fɔridž]
transitive verb

preskrbeti krmo; iskati hrano; stikati po čem; pustošiti, ropati

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7 serious

['siəriəs]
adjective

1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) resen

2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) resen

3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) resen

4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) resen

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- seriousness
- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously
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[síəriəs]
adjective ( seriously adverb)

resen, seriozen, resnoben, slovesen; trezen, premišljen, umirjen; pomemben, upoštevanja vreden; humorously "pobožen"

serious illness — resna, nevarna bolezen

serious matter (music, reading) — resna zadeva (glasba, čtivo)

are you serious? — misliš (to) resno?

I am quite serious — mislim popolnoma resno

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8 tinker

['tiŋkə] 1. noun
(a person who travels around like a gypsy, mending kettles, pans etc.) piskrovez
2. verb
(often with about or around) to fiddle, or work in an unskilled way, with machinery etc: He enjoys tinkering around (with car engines). brkljati, šušmariti

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[tíŋkə]
1.

noun

potujoč popravljač kotličkov, cinar; figuratively šušmar; šušmarstvo; figuratively gostilniški politik

not worth a tinker's damn — prebite pare ne vreden

I don't care a tinker's curse (cuss, damn) — mi ni prav nič mar, se požvižgam na to;

2.

transitive verb

krpati, popravljati (kotle); pociniti, grobo popraviti, zmašiti; intransitive verb šušmariti, slabo opraviti delo

to tinker up — zakrpati, skrpati, zmašiti

English-Slovenian dictionary > tinker
9 sceptical

adjective ((often with about) unwilling to believe: They say apples clean your teeth, but I'm sceptical about that myself.) dvomeč

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10 clear

[kliə] 1. adjective
1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) prozoren

2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) jasen

3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) jasen

4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) prost

5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) neobremenjen

6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) gotov, nedvomen

7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) zunaj (nevarnosti)

8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) na čistem, prost
2. verb
1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) pospraviti; odkašljati se; odstraniti

2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) oprostiti

3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) razjasniti se

4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) preskočiti

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- clearance
- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
- in the clear
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I [kliə]
adjective ( clearly adverb)

jasen, svetel; prozoren, čist; (of) neoviran, prost; razumljiv, nedvomen; neobremenjen; bister; popoln, cel

( —about, on o; as to glede na; that da) prepričan; neto

all clear — prosta pot

military sovražnik ni oborožen; konec preplaha; (figuratively) the coast is clear — zrak je čist

five clear days — celih pet dni

as clear as crystal — jasen, prozoren; razumljiv

as clear as daylight — jasen ko beli dan

as clear as mud — nejasen, nerazumljiv, zamotan

nautical to be clear of ( —ali from) — biti prost česa

to get away clear — otresti se česa

the clear contrary — ravno nasprotno

clear title — nesporna pravica
II [kliə]
adverb

jasno; naravnost; vso pot, ves čas, popolnoma

to get clear off — otresti se

to keep clear off — izogibati se

figuratively to see one's way clear — ne imeti težav

to stand clear off — stati ob strani, ne priti v bližino

clear off, clear away — daleč proč
III [kliə]
1.

transitive verb

jasniti, vedriti; čistiti; (of) razbremeniti; razprodati; izkrčiti; pospraviti; plačati, poravnati; urediti; ocariniti; preskočiti; odstraniti; zapustiti, miniti; opravičiti; nautical odpluti;

2.

intransitive verb

(z)jasniti, zvedriti se; razsvetliti se; izprazniti se; marine rešiti se; odpluti, odjadrati

to clear an account — poravnati račun

to clear the air — pojasniti nesporazum

to clear the decks — pripraviti ladjo za boj; slang pojesti vso jed na mizi

to clear the gate — preskočiti vrata

to clear the examination paper — rešiti vse naloge

nautical to clear the land — odpluti

to clear o.s. — opravičiti se

to clear the room — zapustiti sobo

nautical to clear the rope — zravnati, razviti vrv

to clear the table — pospraviti z mize

to clear one's throat — odkašljati se

to clear s.o.'s skirts — vrniti komu dober glas

clear the way! — umakni(te) se!

to clear the way — pripraviti pot (za nadaljnje delovanje)

to clear out of the way — odstraniti

to clear a ship — izkrcati tovor iz ladje;
IV [kliə]
noun

praznina; izpraznitev; jasnina

to be in the clear — biti oproščen (krivde)

in clear — nešifriran

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11 ring

I 1. [riŋ] noun
1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) prstan

2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) obroč

3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) krog

4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) ring

5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) krog, tolpa
2. verb
( verb)

1) (to form a ring round.) obdati

2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) obkrožiti

3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) namestiti obroček

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- ring binder
- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb
1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) zvoniti

2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) telefonirati

3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) pozvoniti

4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) zveneti

5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) doneti

6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) zadoneti
2. noun
1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) zvonjenje

2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefonski klic

3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) prizvok

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- ring a bell
- ring back
- ring off
- ring true
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I [riŋ]
noun

prstan, obroč; kolut, kolobar; ušesce, uho; letnica (krog) starosti pri drevesu; kovani rob novca; (o osebah) krog, American klika, (zločinska) tolpa, špekulanti; kartel, zveza, sindikat; cirkuška arena, maneža, borišče, torišče; boksarski ring, boksanje, boksarji; krožna železnica; dirkališče; organizacija stav na rezultate športnih tekem (npr. konjskih dirk)

ring of smoke — obroček iz dima

diamond ring — prstan z diamantom

ear-ring — uhan

wedding ring — poročni prstan

to be in the ring for the governorship — kandidirati za guvernerja

to dance in a ring — plesati v krogu, plesati kólo

to have (livid) rings round one's eyes — imeti (temne) kroge okrog oči

to make rings, to run rings round s.o. — koga zelo nadkriljevati, prekašati, figuratively posekati koga

he would make rings round you — on bi te v mali žep vtaknil, ti nisi nič proti njemu

to sit in a ring — sedeti v krogu
II [riŋ]
transitive verb

obkrožiti, obkoliti; zgnati (živino) v krog, v obroč; namestiti prstan; namestiti (živali) obroček (skozi nos); razrezati na kolute (čebulo itd.); olupiti skorjo drevesa v obliki obroča; sport vreči obroč na

to ring in — obkoliti; intransitive verb (o pticah) spiralno se dvigati; premikati ali gibati se v krogu; delati ali opisovati krog(e), krožiti (v teku ali poletu)

to ring the cattle — obkrožiti in odgnati živino
III [riŋ]
noun

zvonjenje, zvenenje; zvok, zven; žvenket(anje), rožljanje; telefonski klic; znak z zvoncem

three rings for the porter — trikrat pozvoniti za vratarja

there's a ring at the door — (nekdo) zvoni pri vratih

there is the ring of truth in his voice — v njegovem glasu zveni resnica

to give s.o. a ring — telefonirati komu

give me a ring! — pokličite me po telefonu! telefonirajte mi!
IV [riŋ]
intransitive verb & transitive verb

(o zvonovih) zvoniti, zazvoniti; pozvoniti; (o kovancih) zveneti, zvenkljati, žvenketati; (za)doneti, odmevati, razlegati se; biti napolnjen, poln ( with česa); razglasiti, (ob)javiti (z zvonom), pozivati; iskati (for s.o. koga)

to ring again — doneti, razlegati se, odmevati, zveneti

to ring the bell — pozvoniti

to ring a bell slang spomniti na (kaj), poklicati v spomin

the bell rings (is ringing) — (zvonec) zvoni

to ring a burial — zvoniti pri pogrebu

to ring changes (on) — pritrkavati, zvoniti (mrliču), figuratively naznanjati konec (padec)

to ring the changes (on) — prerešetavati, premlevati (isto stvar), izčrpati

the city rings with his fame — mesto je polno njegove slave

to ring false (hollow) — lažnivo, neiskreno zveneti

my ears ring — v ušesih mi zveni

to ring the knell of s.th. — z navčkom čemu zvoniti, figuratively pokopati kaj

the cheers made the rafters ring — od vzklikov je odmevalo od tramov v ostrešju

he gave a ringing laugh — zasmejal se je, da je vse zadonelo

to ring for the maid — pozvoniti služkinji

to ring a peal — udariti na zvon

to ring true — imeti dober zven (o kovancu); pošteno, iskreno zveneti;

English-Slovenian dictionary > ring
12 confer

[kən'fə:]
past tense, past participle - conferred; verb

1) ((often with with) to consult each other: The staff conferred (with the headmaster) about the new timetable.) posvetovati se

2) ((with on) to give (an honour) to someone: The university conferred degrees on two famous scientists.) podeliti

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- conference
- conference call
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[kənfɜ:]
1.

transitive verb

(on, upon) podeliti, dati; prenesti (na koga);

2.

intransitive verb

(with, together, about) posvetovati se

to confer a favour on s.o. — izkazati komu naklonjenost

confer — glej, primerjaj

English-Slovenian dictionary > confer
13 just

I adjective
1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) pravičen

2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) upravičen

3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) zaslužen

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- justly
- justness II adverb
1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) ravno

2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) prav tako kot

3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) pravkar

4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) pravkar

5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) ravno

6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) komaj

7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) samo

8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) samo; pač; res

9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) res

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- just about
- just now
- just then
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I [džʌst]
adjective ( justly adverb)

pravičen (to do); pravilen, upravičen, zaslužen, utemeljen; korekten, neoporečen, resničen; music čist

to be just to s.o. — pravično s kom ravnati

it was only just — bilo je pošteno in prav

just reward — zaslužena nagrada

a just claim — utemeljena zahteva

economy just dealings — korekten postopek
II [džʌst]
adverb

pravkar, ravno, prav; komaj, toliko da; samo, zgolj; colloquially resnično, res; pravzaprav

just now — pravkar, v tem trenutku; pred kakšnim trenutkom

just then — prav tedaj

just as — prav tako kot, ravno ko

just as well — prav tako

just so — točno, pravilno

that is just it — prav to je ono

that is just like you — to je čisto tebi podobno

we just managed — komaj smo uspeli

the bullet just missed him — toliko, da ga je strel zgrešil

just possible — vendar mogoče

just for the fun of it — samo za šalo

just a moment, please! — samo trenutek, prosim!

just an ordinary man — zgolj navaden možakar

just tell me — samo povej mi

he was just too late for the train — vlak mu je pred nosom ušel

just wonderful — res čudovito

just how many are there? — koliko jih pa pravzaprav je?
III [džʌst]
noun

& intransitive verb see joust

English-Slovenian dictionary > just
14 speak

[spi:k]
past tense - spoke; verb

1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) govoriti

2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) govoriti z

3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) govoriti

4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) povedati

5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) govoriti

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- speaker
- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of
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[spi:k]
1.

intransitive verb

govoriti, besediti; imeti govor; pogovarjati se (with, to z; about, of o); izraziti se; music (o glasbilih) dati glas od sebe, slišati se, zadoneti; dati se čutiti; (o portretu) biti kot živ; nautical signalizirati, dati znak; British English dati glas, oglasiti se (o psu);

2.

transitive verb

(iz)reči, izgovoriti, povedati, govoriti (kaj); izražati, izjaviti, najaviti; dokazovati, pričati, potrditi, pokazati; nautical poklicati (ladjo)

generally (strictly) speaking — splošno (točno, strogo) povedano (vzeto)

plainly speaking — odkrito povedano

roughly speaking — v grobem (približno, grosso modo) povedano

so to speak — tako rekoč

not to speak of... — da (niti) ne govorimo o...

nothing to speak of — nič važnega, ni vredno niti omembe

to speak back — (nazaj) odgovarjati (na očitke ipd.)

to speak by the book — govoriti z rokopisa, čitati (govor), govoriti s točnim poznavanjem

to speak like a book — govoriti kot knjiga

to speak without book — navesti dejstva po spominu

to speak bluntly — naravnost, brez ovinkov govoriti

to speak by the card — z veliko natančnostjo govoriti, biti precizen

to speak in s.o.'s cast — prekiniti koga

to speak comfort to... — imeti tolažilne besede za...

his conduct speaks him generous — njegovo vedenje (ravnanje) priča o njegovi plemenitosti

my dog speaks only when I order him — moj pes zalaja le, če mu ukažem

to speak in s.o.'s ear — komu (kaj) prišepniti na uho, skrivaj govoriti s kom

fame speaks him honest — on je na dobrem glasu

to speak fair — dostojno govoriti

to speak for s.o. — govoriti komu v korist, reči dobro besedo za koga

that speaks for itself — to govori samo za sebe, tega ni treba (še) pojasnjevati (priporočati)

to speak French — govoriti francoski

I found nobody to speak to — nikogar nisem našel, da bi z njim govoril

to speak by hearsay — govoriti, kar smo od drugih slišali

this speaks a man of honour — to kaže (izdaja) človeka, ki ni brez časti

this speaks a small mind — to izdaja (dokazuje) duševno majhnost

to speak one's mind — povedati svoje mnenje

I will speak to your objections in a minute — takoj bom odgovoril na vaše ugovore

to speak to oneself — sam s seboj (sebi) govoriti

this portrait speaks — ta portret je kot živ

to your praise be it spoken... — v vašo pohvalo bodi povedano...

to speak plain and to the purpose — jasno govoriti

to speak sense — pametno govoriti

you might as well speak to a stone figuratively prav tako bi lahko govoril steni

to speak to — govoriti komu, potrditi kaj

these trumpets speak his presence — trobente javljajo njegovo prisotnost

things speak for themselves — dejstva govore sama (po sebi)

that speaks of self-will — to govori (priča) o samovolji (trmi)

to speak the truth — govoriti resnico

I cannot speak to the truth of that — ne morem z gotovostjo reči (jamčiti), da je to res

to speak volumes for — jasno (prepričljivo) govoriti za, pričati o, dokazovati (kaj)

this speaks volumes for his faith in you — to jasno govori za njegovo zaupanje v vas

to speak well for — govoriti (iti) (komu ali čemu) v korist

to speak well (badly) of — dobro (slabo) govoriti o

that does not speak well for his intelligence — to ne priča (govori) o njegovi inteligenci

to speak with tongues — (redko) biti nadarjen za jezike

to speak words of praise — izreči pohvalne besede

who is speaking? — (pri telefonu) kdo je pri aparatu?, kdo govori (tam)?

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15 introduce

[intrə'dju:s]
verb

1) ((often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other: He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.) predstaviti

2) ((often with into) to bring in (something new): Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada; Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)?) vpeljati

3) (to propose or put forward: He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax.) predložiti

4) ((with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc): Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven.) uvajati

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- introduction
- introductory
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[intrədjú:s]
transitive verb

vpeljati, uvesti ( into v); predstaviti (to komu); vpeljati koga, seznaniti koga s čim (to); načeti (vprašanje), začeti; zanesti (bolezen, into v); sprejeti zakon (v parlamentu); vstaviti; napisati knjigi uvod

to introduce a probe into — vstaviti sondo

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16 agree

[ə'ɡri:]
past tense, past participle - agreed; verb

1) ((often with with) to think or say the same (as): I agreed with them that we should try again; The newspaper report does not agree with what he told us.) strinjati se

2) (to say that one will do or allow something: He agreed to go; He agreed to our request.) privoliti (v)

3) ((with with) to be good for (usually one's health): Cheese does not agree with me.) prijati, koristiti

4) (to be happy and friendly together: John and his wife don't agree.) razumeti se

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- agreeable
- agreeably
- agreement
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[əgrí:]
1.

intransitive verb

(to v) privoliti; ( with s) strinjati se, skladati se, soglašati; (on, upon, about o) dogovoriti, sporazumeti se; grammar ( with) skladati se;

2.

transitive verb

(to, with s) izravnati, pomiriti, v sklad spraviti, uskladiti

as agreed — kot smo se dogovorili

to be agreed — sporazumeti se

agreed! — velja!

it doesn't agree with me — tega ne prenesem

to agree like dog and cat — razumeti se kakor pes in mačka

to agree to differ — ne se več truditi, da bi prepričal drug drugega, poravnati spor

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17 interested

adjective

1) ((often with in) showing attention or having curiosity: He's not interested in politics; Don't tell me any more - I'm not interested; I'll be interested to see what happens next week.) ki se zanima (za)

2) ((often with in) willing, or wanting, to do, buy etc: Are you interested in (buying) a second-hand car?) zainteresiran

3) (personally involved in a particular business, project etc and therefore likely to be anxious about decisions made regarding it: You must consult the other interested parties (= the other people involved).) udeležen

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[íntristid]
adjective ( interestedly adverb)

zavzet; zainteresiran (in za), udeležen (in pri); sebičen; pristranski (priča)

to be interested in — zanimati se za kaj

the parties interested — interesenti

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18 paddle

['pædl] I verb
(to walk about in shallow water: The children went paddling in the sea.) broditi po vodi
II 1. noun
(a short, light oar, often with a blade at each end of the shaft, used in canoes etc.) veslo
2. verb
(to move with a paddle: He paddled the canoe along the river.) veslati

- paddle-steamer
- paddle-wheel
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I [pædl]
noun

kratko veslo, lopatica, veslanje s takim veslom; lopata na kolesu, kolo (parnika, mlinsko); loputa (pri zapornici); lopatica za čiščenje lemeža pri plugu; perača, trepalnik; zoology noga plovcev
II [pædl]
1.

intransitive verb

voziti se v čolnu ali na ladji (na majhna vesla oz. na kolo);

2.

transitive verb

veslati; tolči (perilo s peračo); mešati z metičem; American colloquially klofutati

to paddle one's own canoe — zanašati se samo nase
III [pædl]
noun

blato, mulj, glen
IV [pædl]
intransitive verb

broditi po vodi (in), čofotati; racati, kobacati, igrati se (in, about, on po vodi)

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19 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

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20 knock

[nok] 1. verb
1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) potrkati

2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) suniti, zbiti

3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) udariti

4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) zadeti (se) ob
2. noun
1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) udarec

2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) trkanje

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- knocker
- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up
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I [nɔk]
noun

udarec, sunek; trkanje; ropotanje motorja

American slang neugodna kritika; slang to take the knock — pretrpeti hudo denarno izgubo

there is a knock — nekdo trka

to give a double knock — dvakrat potrkati
II [nɔk]
1.

transitive verb

udariti, suniti; tolči, trkati, potrkati (at, on na, po); colloquially osupniti, zaprepastiti, sapo vzeti; American slang ostro kritizirati, zmesti;

2.

intransitive verb

tolči, razbijati, trkati; trčiti, udariti (against, into ob, v); ropotati (motor); American colloquially godrnjati

to knock the bottom out of — dokazati neresničnost, izpodbiti kaj

to knock cold — udariti do nezavesti

to knock at an open door — po nepotrebnem se truditi

to knock on the head — ubiti, udariti do nezavesti; figuratively zadati udarec, onemogočiti kaj

to knock one's head against (a brick wall) — udariti z glavo ob zid; figuratively riniti z glavo skozi zid

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

to knock all of a heap — presenetiti, osupniti

to knock into a cocked hat — uničiti, izmaličiti; zaprepastiti, potolči (nasprotnika)

to knock home — dobro zabiti; figuratively vtepsti komu kaj v glavo

to knock to pieces — razbiti na koščke

to knock into shape — navaditi na red

to knock s.o. into the middle of next week — udariti koga, da odleti; ven vreči, nagnati

to knock sideways — vreči iz tira

slang what knocks me — kar mi ne gre v glavo

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