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121 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) pobegniti2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) izogniti se3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) uiti4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) uhajati2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) pobeg; uhajanje- escapism- escapist* * *I [iskéip]nounpobeg, odrešitev, osvoboditev; iztekanje, uhajanje, izhlapevanje; izhod v sili; podivjana vrtna rastlinato make one's escape — zbežati, rešiti sefire escape — požarne stopnice, požarna lestevescape literature — literatura, ki omogoča umik iz realnostiII [iskéip]1.intransitive verbzbežati, izpuhtevati, izhlapevati, izginiti; rešiti se; podivjati (rastlina);2.transitive verbizogibati se komu, uitiyour point escapes — me kaj ste hoteli reči?, ne razumem vas -
122 hono(u)r
I [ɔnə]nounčast, spoštovanje; dober glas, poštenost, častitost, devištvo; izkazovanje časti; cards najmočnejša karta, slika; (golf) pravica do prvega udarca; plural častni naslovi; plural odlika pri univerzitetnem izpitu; sprejem gostovan affair of hono(u)r — častna zadeva, dvobojcolloquially hono(u)r bright! — častna beseda!, pri moji časti!to do s.o. the hono(u)r of — počastiti koga s čimhono(u)r to whom hono(u)r is due — čast tistemu, ki mu greto have the hono(u)r of ( —ali to) — šteti si v čast, dato put s.o. on his hono(u)r — sklicevati se na čast nekogaeconomy to meet due hono(u)r — izplačati (menico)II [ɔnə]transitive verbspoštovati, izkazati čast, počastiti (with, by s, z); figuratively izpolniti obljubo; economy plačati v roku, plačati dolg, spoštovati pogodbo, priznati menico -
123 instant
['instənt] 1. adjective1) (immediate: Anyone disobeying these rules will face instant dismissal; His latest play was an instant success.) takojšen2) ((of food etc) able to be prepared etc almost immediately: instant coffee/potato.) instant2. noun1) (a point in time: He climbed into bed and at that instant the telephone rang; He came the instant (that) he heard the news.) trenutek2) (a moment or very short time: It all happened in an instant; I'll be there in an instant.) hip•- this instant* * *I [ínstənt]adjectivenujen; neposreden, direkten; takojšen, trenuten, sedanjithe 10th inst. — 10. tega mesecaII [ínstənt]nountrenutekthe instant I saw her — takoj, ko sem jo videlin an instant — v trenutku, kot bi mignil -
124 limit
['limit] 1. noun1) (the farthest point or place; the boundary: There was no limit to his ambition.) meja2) (a restriction: We must put a limit on our spending.) omejitev2. verb(to set a restriction on: We must limit the amount of time we spend on this work.) omejiti- limited
- limitless* * *I [límit]nounmeja, višek, skrajnostmathematics limita; economy končna cena; economy lowest limit — skrajna zadnja cenasuperior limit — zgornja meja, skrajni rokinferior limit — spodnja meja, prvi možni rokto the limit — do skrajnosti, do koncawithin limits — do gotove meje, v mejahAmerican colloquially to go to the limit — iti do skrajnostislang that's the limit! — to je pa višek!; tu se vse neha!colloquially he is the limit — nemogoč jeII [límit]transitive verbomejiti, omejevati (to do, na); economy limitirati (cene) -
125 revolve
[rə'volv](to move, roll or turn (in a complete circle) around a central point, axis etc: A wheel revolves on its axle; This disc can be revolved; The Moon revolves (a)round the Earth; The Earth revolves about the Sun and also revolves on its axis.) vrteti (se)- revolver- revolving* * *[rivɔlv]transitive verb & intransitive verbobračati (se), vrteti (se), (v krogu) rotirati, krožiti; vračati se v rednih presledkih (letni časi itd.); figuratively razmišljati, premišljati, premlevati, preudarjati, tuhtati ( a problem problem)the seasons (years) revolve — letni časi (leta) se ponavljajo, izmenjavajo -
126 strong
[stroŋ]1) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.) močen2) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) močen3) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) močen4) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) ki šteje•- strongly- strength
- strengthen
- strongbox
- strong drink
- stronghold
- strong language
- strong-minded
- strong point
- strongroom
- on the strength of* * *[strɔŋ]1.adjectivemočan, krepak, čvrst, zdrav; žilav, odporen; energičen, odločen, neomajen; živ, živahen, prizadeven, vnet, podjeten; bister, pameten, prenikav, nadarjen. (za); izrazit; prepričljiv, tehten; vpliven; alkoholen, močan (pijača); ki ima šanse za uspeh (kandidat); hud (veter), smrdljiv, žaltav; grammar krepak (glagol); commerce trajen, soliden, trpežen, stalen; military številen, močan po številu; agronomy rodoviten; obsolete sramoten, škandalozen; ogorčen (boj)the strong — mogočne, vplivne osebe, na katerih strani je moč (oblast)strong argument — tehten, prepričljiv argumentstrong butter — žarko, žaltavo maslostrong cheese — oster, močno dišeč sirstrong flavour — oster, neprijeten okusstrong language — robato govorjenje, psovke, kletvicea strong market commerce ustaljen trg (tržišče)strong meat — težka hrana; figuratively tisto, kar morejo razumeti le zelo pametni ljudjestrong measures — ostre, drastične mere (ukrepi)strong mind — pametna glava, bister uma strong nose — markanten, izrazit nosto be strong on — imeti (kaj) za važno, živahno sodelovati pri (čem)to have a strong hold upon (over) — imeti veliko moč (oblast, vpliv) nahow strong were they? — koliko jih je bilo (po številu)?that is too strong! — ta je pa prehuda!to use strong language — robato, grobo se izražati, preklinjati, psovati;2.adverbmočno, zelo energično; izrecno, silnoto come (to go) it rather strong slang iti v skrajnost, pretiravatito be going strong slang dobro uspevati (iti), biti v dobri formito come out strong figuratively pošteno se lotiti (česa)he feels strong about it — to mu je pri srcu; vznemirja se zaradi tega -
127 summit
1. noun(the highest point: They reached the summit of the mountain at midday; At the age of thirty he was at the summit of his powers as a composer.) vrh2. adjective((of a conference etc) at the highest level of international negotiation, at which heads of state meet for discussion.) na vrhu* * *[sʌmit]nounvrh, vrhunec; višek; greben (vala); architecture sleme; figuratively najvišji ciljsummit conference (meeting) politics konferenca (sestanek) na vrhu -
128 amid
[ə'mid(st)](in the middle of; among: Amid all the confusion, the real point of the meeting was lost; amidst the shadows.) sredi; med* * *[əmíd]prepositionsredi, med
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