površnik

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površnik, plašč

kočijažev površnik; dežni plašč

1) (an item of outdoor clothing, with sleeves, that covers from the shoulders usually to the knees: a coat and hat.) plašč

2) (a jacket: a man's coat and trousers.) suknjič

3) (the hair or wool of an animal: Some dogs have smooth coats.) dlaka

4) (a covering (eg of paint): This wall will need two coats of paint.) premaz

- coating

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suknja, površnik, plašč, jopič; pokrov; prevleka, obloga, omet, opaž, plast, premaz; koža, dlaka, perje; medicine mrena, opna, kožica

coat of arms — grb

to baste s.o.'s coat — nabunkati, pretepsti koga

to cut one's coat according to one's cloth — see cloth

to dust a coat for s.o. — pretepsti koga

it is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman — obleka sama še ne naredi človeka

great coat — zimski plašč

to wear the King's ( —ali Queen's) coat — služiti vojake

coat of mail — železna srajca, oklep

near is my coat but nearer is my skin — vsak je sebi najbližji, bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril

to turn one's coat — izneveriti se, postati odpadnik, po vetru se obračati

to take off one's coat — pripraviti se na boj

to take off one's coat to (the) work — zavihati rokave, lotiti se dela

( with) pokriti, ogrniti, obložiti, prevleči; premazati, prepleskati

lahek kratek površnik

plašč, površnik

debelo sukno, površnik iz njega; svilen trak

raglan (ohlapen moški površnik z rokavi in ramnimi deli iz enega kosa)

1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.) miren

2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.) nepeneč se

- stillness

1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.) še vedno

2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.) kljub temu

3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) še

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miren, nepremičen, negiben; tih, nem, molčeč; nemoten; nepeneč se (pijača)

still champagne — naravni (nešampanizirani) šampanjec

still as the grave — molčeč kot grob

a still lake — mirno jezero

still life — tihožitje

the still small voice figuratively glas vesti

still water — mirujoča voda

be still! — molči!

keep still! — bodi miren

to keep still about s.th. — molčati o čcm

to lie (to sit) still — nepremično ležati (sedeti)

to stand still — mirno, nepremično stati, ustaviti se, ne se več premakniti

still waters run deep — tiha voda bregove podira;

mir, tišina, molk; photography posamična fotografija, kamera za posamične posnetke; film fotografija, reklamna fotografija (nepremična) za film; colloquially tihožitje; American tih alarm ob požaru

in the still of night — v nočni tišini, sredi noči;

transitive verb & intransitive verb

umiriti, pripraviti k molku, utišati; utihniti, umiriti se

to still one's fears — pomiriti svoj strah

when the storm stills — ko se bo vihar polegel

še vedno, še (pred primernikom), doslej;

vendar, vendarle, kljub temu

still dearer (bigher) — še dražji (višji)

points still unsettled — doslej (še vedno) neurejena vprašanja

we are still here — še (vedno) smo tu

it is mild today, still I should take my coat if I were you — ni hladno danes, vendar bi jaz na vašem mestu vzel površnik

retorta, aparat za destiliranje; kotel za kuhanje žganja; destilarna; žganjarna;

transitive verb & intransitive verb obsolete

destilirati, prekapati; napraviti pijačo z destilacijo

površnik

1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) obrniti

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrniti se

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zaviti

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) usmeriti

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) zaviti okoli

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) spremeniti

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) postati

1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) obrat

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) navoj

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) ovinek, odcep

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) (biti) na vrsti za

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) točka

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- turning-point

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vrtljaj, vrtenje, obračanje, obrat; ovinek, zavoj, okljuk, vijuga, krivulja; figuratively izkrivljenje; (posebna) smer, sprememba smeri, obrnjena smer; preokret, preobrat; kriza; economy prodaja, promet; sprememba, menjava, redno menjavanje pri opravljanju (posla, službe), turnus, vrstni red; zamena, šiht, posada, delovna izmena; runda; (kratek) sprehod, pot, runda; zaposlenost (s čim), (prehoden) poklic; usluga; prilika, priložnost; točka v programu (varieteja); namen, namera, potreba; figuratively sposobnost, talent, dar ( for za), nagnjenje; oblika, obris; način mišljenja, razpoloženje; postopek; izraz; colloquially živčni pretres, šak, omotica, strah, močno razburjenje; skisanje (mleka); printing obrnjena črka, obrnjen tisk; sport trojka (pri drsanju); plural medicine menstruacija, mesečna čišča

turn (and turn) about — izmenoma, menjaje se

at every turn — pri vsakem koraku, ob vsaki priliki, neprestano, ob vsakem času

before one's turn — preden smo na vrsti

by turns, in turns — izmenoma, zaporedoma; v turnusu, eno za drugim

every one in his turn! — vsakdo (vsi) po vrsti!

in turn — po vrsti

in the turn of a hand — v hipu, kot bi trenil

out of one's turn — zunaj, mimo svoje vrste; ne na mestu

to a turn — izvrstno

a turn of anger — napad jeze

turn of the century — konec stoletja

a turn of fortune (of Fortune's wheel) — preobrat, preokret sreče, usode

a turn to the left — zavoj na levo

turn of life medicine klimakterij

the turn of the tide — oseka, figuratively sprememba položaja, preobrat

done to a turn — (s)pečen kot treba

hand's turn — ročno delo

to be of humorous turn — imeti smisel za humor

to be on the turn — biti na preokretnici, prelomnici

he is fond of old turns of expression — on se rad starinsko izraža

whose turn is it? — kdo je na vrsti?

now it is my turn — sedaj sem jaz na vrsti

the milk is on the turn — mleko se bo vsak hip skisalo

the cake is done to a turn — kolač je ravno prav pečen

to do s.o. a good (bad) turn — napraviti komu dobro (slabo) uslugo

he did me an ill turn — škodoval mi je, eno mi je zagodel

one good turn deserves another — roka roko umiva, usluga za uslugo

to (a)wait one's turn — čakati, da pridemo na vrsto

to give s.o. a turn — prestrašiti koga

to have a turn for languages — ima dar za jezike

he has a curious turn of mind — čudnega značaja je

I heard short turns in the music-hall — slišal sem kratke točke programa v varieteju

left (right) turn! British English military na levo (desno)!

we read turn and turn about — menjavali smo se pri čitanju

don't speak out of your turn! — ne govori, če nisi na vrsti!

it serves my turn — to mi prav pride, mi dobro služi (koristi)

to take a turn at s.th. — kratek čas se s čim ukvarjati

to take a turn to the right — zaviti na desno

to take turns — medsebojno se menjavati ( at rowing pri veslanju)

to take a turn in the park — napraviti kratek sprehod (rundo) v parku

to take the good (bad) turn, to take a turn for the good (bad) — obrniti se na boljše (slabše)

disease took a favourable turn — bolezen se je obrnila na bolje

(za)vrteti (v krogu); obrniti, obračati, narobe obrniti; preobrniti, prekopati; odbiti, odvrniti; spremeniti smer, dati drugo smer; odločiti; spremeniti (v), predrugačiti, pretvoriti; prevesti (tekst); skisati (mleko); prekoračiti, preiti; obiti, military

obkoliti; izogniti se; zaviti okoli, obrniti, nameriti (korak itd.); napotiti, nagnati, spoditi ( into v); sport delati (prekuce, salte, kolo); otopiti, skrhati (nož); naščuvati, nahujskati ( against proti); zmešati (glavo), zmesti, znoriti; economy v denar spraviti, unovčiti; stružiti, zaokrogliti, zaobliti, dati okroglo obliko; lepo oblikovati; figuratively lepo formulirati (stavek); obsolete speljati na kriva pota, zapeljati; spreobrniti;

vrteti se, dati se vrteti; obračati se, obrniti se; prevračati se, prevrniti se; figuratively postaviti se na glavo; postati omotičen; zaviti, kreniti, napraviti zavoj; zateči se (to k), obrniti se, pogledati nazaj; oprijeti se, lotiti se, ukvarjati se; spremeniti se, spremeniti naravo; skisati se (mleko), postati (žaltav itd.), pokvariti se; stružiti se, postati top, skrhati se (nož); obsolete prebegniti, postati uskok (odpadnik, dezerter)

to turn an attack military odbiti napad

to turn the ( —ali one's) back (up)on — hrbet obrniti (pokazati); obrniti se proč od

to turn bankrupt — priti pod stečaj (v konkurz), bankrotirati, doživeti bankrot, priti na boben

he turned many books in his life figuratively mnogo je prebral v svojem življenju

to turn s.o.'s brain — znoriti koga

his brain has turned with overwork — zmešalo se mu je zaradi čezmernega dela

to turn bridle — obrniti se, začeti se umikati

to turn bear (bull) economy špekulirati na padec (dvig) cen in tečajev na borzi

to turn into cash — spraviti v denar (gotovino), unovčiti

to turn the cat in the pan figuratively stvar (že nekako) urediti, v red spraviti

to turn Catholic — postati katoličan

to turn the cheek figuratively obrniti (nastaviti) tudi drugo lice, požreti (kaj) zaradi (ljubega) miru

to turn one's coat figuratively obrniti, obračati plašč (po vetru)

he turned his coat — izneveril se je svoji stranki, postal je odpadnik

to have an old overcoat turned — dati si obrniti star površnik

turned commas — narekovaj

to turn colour — spremeniti barvo (postati bled ali rdeč)

to turn a compliment — napraviti lep poklon (kompliment)

to turn a street corner — zaviti okoli uličnega vogala

to turn the corner figuratively srečno prebroditi krizo

to turn a difficulty — izogniti se težavi, obiti težavo

to turn a deaf ear — narediti se gluhega (to za), ne hoteti slišati

to turn to a dictionary — zateči se k slovarju

to turn to the doctor — obrniti se na (konsultirati) zdravnika

to turn the edge of a knife — skrhati nož

to turn the edge of a remark — napraviti opazko manj ostro, omiliti opazko

to turn English into Slovene — prevesti iz angleščine v slovenščino

to turn king's ( American state's) evidence juridically postati glavna obremenilna priča

he is just turning 50 — pravkar je prekoračil 50. leto

to turn a film — snemati film

to turn one's face to the wall — obrniti obraz proti steni, figuratively biti pripravljen za smrt, (hoteti) umreti

to turn the enemy's flank — obiti sovražnikov bok

to turn s.o.'s tiank figuratively prelisičiti koga, premagati koga v debati

to turn one's flght northwards — usmeriti svoj polet proti severu

to turn ground — prekopati zemljo

his hair has turned grey — osivel je

to turn one's hand to s.th. — lotiti se, oprijeti se česa

she can turn her hand to anything — ona je zelo spretna, praktična

not to turn a hand to help s.o. — s prstom ne migniti, da bi komu pomagali

my head turns — vse se mi vrti v glavi

his head turned with the success — uspeh mu je stopil v glavo

to turn one's head — obrniti glavo, pogledati nazaj

to turn s.o.'s head — zmešati komu glavo

to turn headsprings sport delati (vrteti) kolesa

to turn head over heels — prekucniti se, prekopicniti se

to turn s.o.'s heart figuratively pregovoriti koga

to turn s.th. inside out — obrniti kaj (narobe), zvrniti kaj

the joke was turned against me — šala je letela name

the key won't turn — ključ se ne mara zavrteti

the leaves are beginning to turn — listje začenja spreminjati barve

to turn to the left — obrniti se, kreniti, zaviti na levo

to turn loose — odvezati, izpustiti koga (na prostost); popustiti; American streljati, ustreliti

to turn s.o. mad — napraviti koga blaznega

you will turn me mad — zblaznel, znorel bom zaradi vas

the milk has turned (sour) — mleko se je skisalo

the warm weather has turned the milk (sour) — toplo vreme je skisalo mleko

to turn s.th. in one's mind — premišljevati kaj

to turn pale — postati bled

it turned her pale — prebledela je ob tem

to turn an honest penny — živeti od poštenega dela (zaslužka)

to turn s.th. to one's profit — obrniti kaj v svojo korist, izkoristiti kaj

to turn rancid — postati žaltav

to turn s.o. to religion — spreobrniti koga (k veri)

to turn and rend — napasti s sramotenjem

to turn the scale — nagniti tehtnico, figuratively odločifi (kaj)

to turn s.o. sick — povzročiti komu slabost

she turned sick — slabo ji je postalo, morala je bruhati; zbolela je

to turn a somersault — napraviti prekuc, salto

to turn one's steps home — kreniti domov

my stomach turns (at) — želodec se mi obrača (ob), vzdiguje se mi

it turns my stomach — ob tem se mi obrača želodec

to turn a table leg — stružiti nogo za mizo

to turn the tables (up)on s.o. figuratively obrniti argumente proti komu, obrniti položaj

to turn tail — obrniti se, stisniti rep med noge, zbežati

the tide has turned — nastopila je oseka, figuratively sreča se je obrnila (se obrača)

to turn one's thumb down figuratively odkloniti, ne hoteti

to turn traitor — postati izdajalec

to turn turtle nautical slang prevrniti se

to turn upon s.th. — biti odvisen od česa

to turn everything upside down — postaviti vse na glavo

the boat turned upside down — čoln se je prevrnil

my umbrella turned inside out — dežnik se mi je obrnil (sprevrgel)

to turn a Latin verse — skovati latinski stih

to turn water into wine — spremeniti vodo v vino

my coat won't turn water — moj plašč ni nepremočljiv

I don't know which way to turn — ne vem, po kateri poti naj krenem, figuratively ne vem ne kod ne kam; ne vem, kaj naj naredim

to turn a wheel — (za)vrteti kolo

the wheel turns — kolo se vrti

the wind has turned — zapihal je drug veter (tudi figuratively)

the whole world has turned topsy-turvy — cel svet je postavljen na glavo

this wood turns well — ta les se dobro struži

even a worm will turn — figuratively tudi najmirnejši človek se brani, če je napaden

- uppermost

- upper class

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gornji, višji; figuratively višji, vzvišenejši

upper arm — nadlaket

upper brain — veliki možgani

upper circle theatre drugi balkon, druga vrsta

upper classes — gornji sloji (družbe)

upper coat — površnik

upper crust — skorja (kruha itd.), American slang premožni sloji družbe

the Upper House — Gornji (lordski) dom

upper leather — gornje usnje (za čevlje)

upper dog slang zmagovalec

upper hand — premoč, nadvlada

upper lip — gornja ustnica

the upper Rhine — gornji Ren

upper storey — gornje nadstropje; figuratively glava, pamet, možgani

the upper ten (thousand) — plemstvo, aristokracija, bogataši in visoka družba

upper works nautical deli ladje nad vodno površino

to get the upper hand — dobiti premoč, zmagati, nadvladati; dobiti prvenstvo

he has something wrong in his upper storey — v njegovi glavi ni vse v redu

technical gornje usnje (čevlja); colloquially zgornje ležišče (v spalnem vozu); medicine gornja čeljust, gornja proteza; plural gamaše iz blaga

to be (down) on one's uppers — strgati čevlje, figuratively biti popolnoma brez sredstev

1) (a kind of sleeveless shirt worn under a shirt, blouse etc: He was dressed only in (a) vest and underpants.) majica

2) ((especially American) a waistcoat: jacket, vest and trousers; ( also adjective) a vest pocket.) telovnik

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telovnik, vestija; ženski telovnik (srajca), životec, majica

poetically obleka; (redko) talar; površnik; adjective vest-pocket camera — zelo majhen fotografski aparat;

transitive verb poetically

obleči ( with v kaj); okrasiti (oltar); podeliti ( with kaj), zaupati; prenesti (pravico itd.) (in s.o. na koga); pooblastiti; juridically zaseči, zapleniti (premoženje)

the whole power is vested in the people — vsa oblast je v rokah ljudstva; intransitive verb obleči si (službeno) obleko, obleči se; pripadati (in komu); preiti (in na)

the title vests in the oldest son — naslov pripade najstarejšemu sinu

the vested rights — pridobljene (utrjene) pravice