prižgati luč (vžigalico)

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

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

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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

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;

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

1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) svetloba

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luč

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ogenj

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luč

1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) svetel

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) svetel

1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) razsvetliti

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) prižgati (se)

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- lightness

- lighten

- lighter

1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lahek

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lahek

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lahek

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lažji

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lahek

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lahkoten

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) veder, lahek

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lahen

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) prhek

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered

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adjective ( lightly adverb)

lahek; majhne specifične teže, pod predpisano težo; nepomemben, neznaten, lahek (bolezen, kazen, napaka, delo itd.); zabaven, lahek (glasba, knjiga); prhek, rahel (zemlja, sneg, kruh); vitek, nežen, graciozen, okreten, uren; brezskrben, veder (srce); lahkomišljen, lahkoživ, frfrast (ženska); malo otovorjen, neotovorjen; nenaglašen (zlog)

light of belief — lahkoveren

light coin — kovanec z nezadostno količino žlahtne kovine

electrical light current — šibki tok

light of foot ( —ali heel) — lahkonog

light fingers — dolgoprst (tat)

held in light esteem — malo spoštovan

to hold s.th. light — ali to make light of s.th. — ali to set lightstore by — nalahko kaj jemati

with a light heart — z lahkim srcem

figuratively a light hand — obzirnost, takt

light in hand — poslušen (konj), lahko vodljiv

no light matter — to pa ni malenkost

light metals — lahke kovine

light opera — lahka ali komična opera

light traffic — majhen promet

light woman — lahka ženska

light weights — prelahke uteži

the ship returned light — ladja se je vrnila brez tovora

military in light marching order — na pohodu z malo tovora

nalahko, rahlo, lahko

light come, light go — kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljeno

to get off light — srečno jo odnesti, biti malo kaznovan

to travel light — potovati z malo prtljage

svetel, jasen

svetloba, luč, razsvetljava; vir svetlobe (okno, sonce, svetilka, vžigalica, sveča, ogenj); dnevna, sončna svetloba; nautical svetilnik; iskrenje, sijaj (oči); poetically vid, nebesno telo; figuratively luč, prosvetljenjstvo, jasnost, prosvetljenec, genij; ključna beseda akrostiha; plural spoznanja, nova odkritja, nova dejstva, (umske) sposobnosti, zmožnosti; plural slang oči

according to one's lights — po svojih sposobnostih

he appears in the light of (a scoundrel) videti je (lopov)

by the light of a candle — pri svetlobi sveče

by the light of nature — po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjo

between the lights — v mraku

to bring to light — odkriti, odkopati

to come to light — priti na svetlo, biti odkrit

poetically light of one's eyes — vid

figuratively the light of my eyes — punčica mojega očesa

in the light of these facts — vpričo teh dejstev

to give light to — razložiti, razjasniti

to give s.o. a light — prižgati komu cigareto

to hide one's light under a bushel — biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnosti

high lights — najsvetlejši deli slike

the light of s.o.'s countenance — naklonjenost koga (uživati)

to place s.th. in a good light — postaviti kaj v lepo luč

to put a light to s.th. — prižgati, zažgati kaj

I see the light — posvetilo se mi je

to see the light — roditi se; American spremeniti svoje stališče; religion biti prosvetljen, sprevideti

to see the light of day — biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjen

to stand in s.o.'s light — jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figuratively motiti koga

to stand in one's own light — škodovati samemu sebi

to strike a light — prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)

he is a shining light — genij je

to throw ( —ali shed) light on s.th. — razložiti, razjasniti kaj

get out of the light! — ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!

tail-light — rdeča lučka na avtomobilu

light and shade — svetloba in senca, nasprotja

Ancient Lights — opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi okna

prižgati, razsvetliti, vneti;

prižgati se, vneti se, posvetiti, posijati;

izstopiti, iti dol (from, off); pasti (on na); spustiti se (on na); naleteti (on na); American slang navaliti ( into na); American slang izginiti, pobegniti ( out); dogoditi se

a cat always lights on its feet — mačka vedno pade na noge

the bird lighted on a twig — ptič se je spustil na vejico