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1 east
[i:st] 1. noun1) (the direction from which the sun rises, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: The wind is blowing from the east; The village is to the east of Canton; in the east of England.) vzhod2) ((also E) one of the four main points of the compass: He took a direction 10° E of N / east of north.) vzhod2. adjective1) (in the east: the east coast.) vzhoden2) (from the direction of the east: an east wind.) vzhoden3. adverb(towards the east: The house faces east.) proti vzhodu- easterly- eastern
- easternmost
- eastward
- eastwards
- eastward
- the East* * *I [i:st]nounvzhod, JutrovoAmerican slang about east — vrlo, precejII [i:st]adjectivevzhodenIII [i:st]adverb(of) vzhodno; proti vzhodu -
2 north
[no:Ɵ] 1. noun1) (the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He faced towards the north; The wind is blowing from the north; I used to live in the north of England.) sever2) ((also N) one of the four main points of the compass.) sever2. adjective1) (in the north: on the north bank of the river.) severen2) (from the direction of the north: a north wind.) severen3. adverb(towards the north: The stream flows north.) severno- northern
- northerner
- northernmost
- northward
- northwards
- northward
- northbound
- north-east / north-west 4. adverb(towards the north-east or north-west: The building faces north-west.) severovzhodno; severozahodno- north-eastern / north-western
- the North Pole* * *I [nɔ:m]adjectiveseveren; slang pretkan, zvitastronomy North Star — zvezda severnicaII [nɔ:m]adverbseverno, na severuIII [nɔ:m]nounsever; poetically severni veter, burjathe North British English severna Anglija, American severne države (ZDA); arktika -
3 south
1. noun1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) jug2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) jug2. adjective1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) južni2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) južni3. adverb(towards the south: This window faces south.) proti jugu- southern
- southerner
- southernmost
- southward
- southwards
- southward
- southbound
- south-east / south-west 4. adjective1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) jugovzhoden; jugozahoden2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) jugovzhodni; jugozahodni5. adverb(towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) proti jugovzhodu; proti jugozahodu- south-eastern / south-western
- the South Pole* * *I [sáum]1.nounjug, južna zemeljska polobla (poluta); južni del česa; poetically južni veterdue south — proti jugu, ki gre (vozi) proti juguthe South American del ZDA južno od Pensilvanije in reke Ohio; južni predeli (kraji)the Solid South American južne države ZDA, ki dosledno glasujejo za demokratskega kandidata;2.adjectivejužni; ki gleda na jug, ki prihaja z jugathe wind was south — veter je pihal od juga;3.adverbproti jugu, z jugaII [sáum]intransitive verbiti ali peljati se proti jugu; astronomy (o luni) kulminirati -
4 west
[west] 1. noun1) (the direction in which the sun sets or any part of the earth lying in that direction: They travelled towards the west; The wind is blowing from the west; in the west of Britain.) zahod2) ((often with capital: also W) one of the four main points of the compass.) zahod2. adjective1) (in the west: She's in the west wing of the hospital.) zahoden2) (from the direction of the west: a west wind.) zahoden3. adverb(towards the west: The cliffs face west.) zahodno- westerly- western 4. noun(a film or novel about the Wild West: Most westerns are about cowboys and Red Indians.) vestern- westward
- westwards
- westward
- go west
- the West
- the Wild West* * *I [west]1.nounzahod, zapad; zahodni del (dežele, države, kontinenta); zahodne dežele, okcident; poetically zahodni veterthe West — Zapad, Zahodne dežele; history zahodno rimsko cesarstvo; poetically zahodni veter; American Zapad (področje zahodno od Mississipija)to tour in the west of France — potovati po zahodni Franciji;2.adjectivezahoden, zapadenWest End — zahodni, aristokratski del Londonafiguratively west end — imenitna mestna četrtWest Indies — Antilji;3.adverbzahodno, zapadno; proti zahodudue west — točno, ravno na zahod, z zahodato go west slang umretiII [west]intransitive verbiti proti zahodu; zaiti (sonce) -
5 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) konica2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) rtič3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) pika4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) točka5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) trenutek6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) točka7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) stran neba8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) točka9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) točka; bistvo10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) smisel11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) (močna/šibka) točka12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) vtičnica2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) nameriti2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) kazati s prstom3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) zamazati razpoke•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes* * *I [pɔint]nounkonica, bodica, ost (igle, noža, svinčnika, jezika itd.)archaic bodalo, meč; technical koničasta priprava, dleto, šilo, črtalnik, graverska igla; hunting cilj, postojanka (psov); plural udje, okončine (zlasti konjeve), parožki (jelen); grammar pika (tudi full ŋ); printing enota za velikost tiskarskih črk (0,376 mm), izbočena točka v Braillovi pisavi; mathematics točka ( point of intersection sečišče), decimalna pika; točka na zemljevidu, cesti itd.; physics stopinja (temperature na lestvici), stopnja; geography rtič; geography stran neba ( cardinal ŋs glavne strani neba); točka, kraj, mesto, cilj, namen ( point of destination namembni kraj; economy point of entry — vstopno pristanišče); trenutek, moment (odločilni, kritični; at the point of death umirajoč); točka dnevnega reda ( to differ on several ŋs ne strinjati se v več točkah); poanta, bistvo, odlika, svojstvo; cilj, namen, smisel ( there is no point in doing it nima smisla to narediti); poudarek ( to give point to one's words dati poudarek svojim besedam); (karakteristična) poteza, lastnost, odlika (his strong, weak ŋ njegova močna, šibka točka; it has its ŋs ima svoje dobre strani)economy točka pri racioniranju ali ocenjevanju blaga; sport točka ( to lose on ŋs izgubiti po točkah, ŋs win zmaga po točkah); šivana čipka; music znak za ponovitev, karakteristični motiv, tematičen vstavek; military predstraža, izvidnica; British English kretnica; economy to be on points — biti racioniran (blago)economy to put on points — racioniratiat all points — temeljito, popolnoma, v vseh ozirihat the point of — na robu, blizuat the point of the sword — z grožnjo, nasilnoat this point — v tem hipu, na tem mestu (v govoru itd.)beside ( —ali off, away from) the point — neprimeren, ne na mestuto bring to a point — dovršiti, končatito come ( —ali get) to the point — priti k stvari, priti do odločilnega trenutkato give point to s.th. — poudariti kajsport to give points to s.o. — dati komu prednost v igri, figuratively biti močnejšifiguratively nine points — skoraj vse, 90 procentovpossession is nine points of the law — če kaj imaš, imaš vedno pravin point — ustrezen, umestenin point of fact — pravzaprav, resničnoto make a point of — vztrajati na čem, poudarjatisport to make ( —ali score) a point — doseči točko; dokazati resničnost trditveto make s.th. a point of honour — smatrati kaj za častno zadevoAmerican point of origin — kraj poreklanot to put too fine a point on it — brez ovinkov povedati, ne prikrivatito press a point — vztrajati pri čem, pritiskati na kajpoint of no return aeronautics nevarna cona, figuratively od kjer ni vrnitveto stand upon points — paziti na vsako malenkost, biti prenatančento stretch ( —ali strain) a point — narediti izjemo, pogledati skozi prstepoint of view — stališče, mnenjethat is the point — to je vprašanje, to je poglavitna stvarparliament point of order — dnevni redII [pɔint]1.transitive verbostriti, šiliti (svinčnik itd.); figuratively poudariti, poudarjati (svoje besede); meriti, nameriti (at na); mathematics označiti decimalno mesto s piko, vejico; označiti z ločili, točkami; prekopati zemljo; upozoriti;2.intransitive verbkazati s prstom (at, to); upozoriti na divjačino (lovski pes); ležati, biti obrnjen, gledati (to na; hiša); medicine zoreti (gnoj)to point one's finger at s.o. — s prstom koga pokazatito point (up)on — (oči, misli) upreti v, nato point out — pokazati, opozoriti na kajto point up technical zamazati razpoke, luknje v zidu; pokazati (s prstom, glavo); American podčrtati, poudariti
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