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I 1. adjective1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) prvi2) (best: in prime condition.) odličen2. noun(the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.) najboljša leta- primary- primarily
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- prime time 3. adjectiveprime-time advertising.) v najbolj gledanem terminuII verb(to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it: He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it.) pripraviti- primer* * *I [práim]adjective ( primely adverb)prvi, prvoten, izviren, osnoven, primaren; bistven, glaven, najvažnejši; prvorazreden, izboren, odličen; mathematics primaren (število), nedeljivmathematics prime to each other — brez skupnega delilcaeconomy prime cost — nabavna cenaastronomy geography prime meridian — začetni (prvi) poldnevnikprime mover physics pogonska moč; technical pogonski stroj; figuratively glavno gibaloPrime Mover — bog, višja silaII [práim]nounzačetek; figuratively pomlad, svitanje, mladost, cvet; višek, popolnost; jedro, srčika; economy najboljša vrsta, izbrana kvaliteta; ecclesiastic ura prve molitve; mathematics primarno število; music prima; sport prvi položaj (pri sabljanju); znak ' (unča, minuta)in one's prime — v najboljših letih, na višku svojih močiIII [práim]transitive verbpripraviti (za delo); military nabiti (orožje); technical grundirati (tudi v slikarstvu); technical naliti vodo v črpalko (pred črpanjem), dovajati vodo v parni kotel, naliti bencin; aeronautics oskrbeti z gorivom; figuratively dajati navodila, podatke, instruirati (npr. pričo); slang opitiprimed military pripravljen za strel (npr. puška), slang pijan
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Prime mover — may mean:In Theology: * Prime Mover in the Cosmological argument, as a first cause of existenceIn railways: * Prime mover (locomotive), a component of a locomotiveIn haulage: * Prime mover (tractor unit), a structure that provides the motive… … Wikipedia
prime mover — n 1.) someone who helps to make something happen and has great influence in the way it develops prime mover in/of/behind ▪ He was a prime mover in the bid to get better pay for West Indian cricketers. ▪ She was a prime mover of social change in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Prime mover — Prime Prime, a. [F., fr. L. primus first, a superl. corresponding to the compar. prior former. See {Prior}, a., {Foremost}, {Former}, and cf. {Prim}, a., {Primary}, {Prince}.] 1. First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prime mover — prime movers N COUNT: usu N behind/in n The prime mover behind a plan, idea, or situation is someone who has an important influence in starting it. He was the prime mover behind the coup... He has been named as the prime mover in the conspiracy… … English dictionary
Prime Mover — Éditeur Psygnosis Développeur Interactivision Date de sortie 1993 Genre Course (Moto) Mode de jeu Un joueur Plate f … Wikipédia en Français
prime mover — noun count someone who has a major influence on the starting or development of something: one of the prime movers behind the new museum project … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prime mover — index aggressor, architect, author (originator), determinant, promoter, protagonist, reason (basis) … Law dictionary
prime mover — prīm mü vər n AGONIST (1) * * * see agonist * * * a muscle that acts directly to bring about a desired movement … Medical dictionary
prime mover — *origin, source, provenance, provenience, inception, root … New Dictionary of Synonyms
prime mover — n. 1. a) the original force in a series of transmissions of force b) any initiating or principal force 2. any natural force applied by people to produce power, as muscular energy or flowing water 3. a machine, as a turbine, that converts a… … English World dictionary
prime mover — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms prime mover : singular prime mover plural prime movers someone who has a major influence on the starting or development of something one of the prime movers behind the new museum project … English dictionary