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1 pull through

(to (help to) survive an illness etc: He is very ill, but he'll pull through; The expert medical treatment pulled him through.) izvleči se

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1.

transitive verb

pomagati komu k zdravju, rešiti (podjetje); uspešno kaj izpeljati;

2.

intransitive verb

izvleči se, preboleti, srečno prestati

English-Slovenian dictionary > pull through
2 pull a gun etc on

(to produce and aim a gun etc at (a person).)

English-Slovenian dictionary > pull a gun etc on
3 pull one's weight

(to take one's fair share of work, duty etc.) potruditi se pri delu

English-Slovenian dictionary > pull one's weight
4 string

1. [striŋ] noun
1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) vrvica

2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) vlakno

3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) struna

4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) vrsta
2. verb
1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) nanizati

2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) napeti

3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) odstraniti nitke

4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) obesiti

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- strings
- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
- stringency
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I [striŋ]
1.

noun

vrvica, vezalka, trak, nit, žica; music struna, žica; tetiva (pri loku); botany vlakno, nit (stroka); niz (biserov itd.) (tudi figuratively); garnitura; serija; dolga vrsta; truma (živali); (večinoma plural) American colloquially pogoj, težava, tajna klavzula; American slang bahanje, (pretirana) lažna zgodba

in a long string — v dolgi vrsti

with a string tied to it — s pogojem

no strings attached — brez klavzul ali pogojev

the strings plural music godala

a string of beads (pearls) — niz biserov

a string of lies — vrsta, niz laži

a string of onions — venec čebule

a string of carriages — povorka kočij

heart-strings plural figuratively najgloblja, najnežnejša čustva, srcé

third-string — tretjevrsten

to be a second string — spadati k drugi garnituri, biti drugovrsten, figuratively igrati drugo violino

to harp on one (on the same) string figuratively neprestano govoriti o isti stvari, vedno isto gósti

to have s.o. on a string — imeti koga na vrvici

he has all the world in a string figuratively vse mu gre po želji

to have s.o. on the string figuratively pustiti koga v negotovosti

to have (to lead) s.th. in (by) a string — brzdati, obvladati, biti gospodar (česa)

to have two strings to one's bow — imeti dvoje železij v ognju

to keep s.o. on a string figuratively držati koga dolgo časa v negotovosti

to hold all the strings — držati vse niti v rokah, upravljati, voditi (kaj)

to have a string (attached) to it — biti oviran, ne iti gladko

to pull (the) strings — premikati lutke (v lutkovnem gledališču); figuratively biti neviden, a glavni vodja

to touch a string — udariti na struno, figuratively zadeti v živec, na občutljivo mesto (čustva itd.)

to touch the strings — gosti (na godalo);

2.

adjective

godalen

string playing — igranje na godalu

string wire — žična struna
II [striŋ]
1.

transitive verb

opremiti s strunami (violino itd.) ali z žicami; opremiti (lok) s tetivo; nategniti, napeti (vrvico, tetivo itd.); zadrgniti, zavezati; privezati z vrvico; odstraniti nitke (pri fižolu); poetically uglasiti (violino itd.); razširiti, nategniti, figuratively napeti (živce, moči itd.); (na)nizati (bisere), obesiti ( across prek); figuratively povezati; American slang za nos koga voditi, norčevati se iz;

2.

intransitive verb

postati vlaknat; razvleči se (lepilo itd.); tvoriti vrsto ali verigo

stringed instruments music godala, godalni instrumenti

to string a room with festoons — obesiti girlande na sobne stene

to string one's shoes — zavezati si čevlje

strung up — napet, živčen, razburjen, razburljiv

to string along with American colloquially pridružiti se (komu), iti s kom, plesati, kot (nekdo) žvižga

to string out — napeti, nategniti

to string up — napeti (živce itd.); pripravljati (koga) na kaj, spodbujati; colloquially obesiti

to string o.s. up for a deed — opogumiti se za neko dejanje

to be strung up — biti v stiski, v zagati, v težavah

English-Slovenian dictionary > string
5 pluck

1. verb
1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) izpuliti; povleči

2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) skubsti

3) (to pick (flowers etc).) trgati

4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) puliti

5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) prebirati strune
2. noun
(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) pogum

- plucky
- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
- energy
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I [plʌk]
noun

poteg, trzaj, trzanje; skubljenje; drobovje, notranji organi (hrana); srčnost, hrabrost, pogum; British English padec pri izpitu

to give a pluck — povleči

to have pluck — biti pogumen
II [plʌk]
1.

transitive verb

trgati, odtrgati (sadje, cvetje); puliti, izpuliti (perje, lase, plevel); skubsti, oskubiti (perutnino); potegniti, vleči (za roko); music prebirati strune; colloquially oskubsti koga, nasankati koga; slang vreči pri izpitu;

2.

intransitive verb

puliti, vleči (at za); loviti, grabiti po čem

slang to be plucked — pasti pri izpitu

to pluck down — ponižati

to have a crow to pluck with — imeti s kom obračun

to pluck up one's courage ( —ali heart, spirits) — zbrati pogum

to pluck up a crow — ukvarjati se z jalovim delom

to pluck a pigeon — nasankati budalo

English-Slovenian dictionary > pluck
6 face

[feis] 1. noun
1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) obraz

2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) sprednja stran

3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) (rudniško) čelo
2. verb
1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) gledati na

2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) soočiti se

3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) spoprijeti se

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- - faced
- facial
- facing
- facecloth
- facelift
- face-powder
- face-saving
- face value
- at face value
- face the music
- face to face
- face up to
- in the face of
- lose face
- make/pull a face
- on the face of it
- put a good face on it
- save one's face
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I [feis]
noun

obraz, lice; izraz obraza, spaka, zmrda; videz; sprednja (zgornja, prava) stran; zunanji del, pogled od spredaj; fasada, površina; številčnica; figuratively predrznost, nesramnost; brušena ploskev

before the face of — v navzočnosti, pred (kom)

to draw ( —ali pull, wear) a long face — biti videti potrt, kislo se držati

in the face of day — ob belem dnevu; odkrito

his face fell — nos se mu je povesil

to fly in (to) the face of s.o. — upreti se komu, razjeziti, razžaliti ga

to fly in the face of Providence — izzivati usodo

you have a good face — zdravi ste videti

nautical guide face — drsa zapore

full face — obraz od spredaj

half face — profil

to have the face to (do s.th.) — upati, drzniti si (kaj storiti)

in (the) face of — vpričo, neglede na, vkljub

I could hardly keep a straight face — komaj sem zadrževal smeh

to look in the face of s.o. — drzno koga gledati

to lose the face — zgubiti ugled

to make ( —ali pull) faces at — spakovati se nad

to make a wry face at s.th. — kislo kaj gledati

face to face with — naravnost, osebno, pred, vpričo

on the face of it — očitno, na prvi pogled

to put a bold ( —ali good) face on s.th. — ne si gnati kaj preveč k srcu

to put a new face on s.th. — postaviti kaj v drugo luč

a right about face — popoln obrat

to run one's face — dobiti kredit s predrznim nastopom

to save one's face — za las uiti sramoti

to set one's face against s.th. — upirati se čemu

to set one's face like a flint — biti neuklonljiv

to shut the door in one's face — preprečiti nadaljnje razgovore, uresničenje načrta

to show one's face — priti, prikazati se

to show a face — izzivalno se vesti

to s.o.'s face — odkrito, v navzočnosti koga

to tell straight to s.o.'s face — naravnost komu povedati

to throw s.th. in s.o.'s face — očitati, oponašati komu kaj

face value — imenska vrednost
II [feis]
1.

transitive verb

kljubovati, upirati se, spoprijeti se; soočiti; sprijazniti se, prenesti; obložiti, prevleči, pokriti; ostružiti, zgladiti;

2.

intransitive verb

biti obrnjen proti

military obrniti se; American to face the music — prenesti očitke, sprijazniti se, ne pokazati strahu

to face s.th. out — sam si pomagati v težavah, premagati kaj

military left face — na levo

right face — na desno

English-Slovenian dictionary > face
7 drag

[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb
1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) povleči

2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) vleči

3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) vleči (se)

4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) preiskovati dno

5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) vleči se
2. noun
1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) ovira

2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) požirek (dima)

3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) tlaka

4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) travestitska obleka

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I [dræg]
1.

transitive verb

vleči, (po)vlačiti; pretegniti; nautical orati (o sidru); branati; preiskovati dno, bagrati;

2.

intransitive verb

vleči se; biti dolgočasen, dolgočasiti

American colloquially to drag one's feet — namerno zavlačevati (delo)

to drag at oars — naporno veslati

to drag a wretched life — životariti

to drag a river — preiskati rečno dno
II [dræg]
noun

vlaka; vrsta kočije; vlačnica, vlača (sani); figuratively tovor, breme; cokla, zavora, ovira; zaviranje, oviranje; bager; figuratively mučno opravilo; dolgočasno mesto (v knjigi); lov z umetno sledjo; American slang protekcija; potegljaj; privlačnost

to be a drag on s.o. — biti komu v breme

to put a drag upon s.th. — zavreti, zaustaviti kaj

English-Slovenian dictionary > drag
8 leg

[leɡ]
noun

1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) noga

2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) hlačnica

3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) noga

4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapa

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- - legged
- pull someone's leg
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I [leg]
noun

noga, bedro, stegno; krača, bočnik; etapa (pri potovanju, letenju); hlačnica, nogavica, golenica (škornja); noga stola, mize; nautical ena smer pri cikcak vožnji; stranica trikotnika, tangenta, krak šestila; sport stran igrišča desno od metalca (kriket)

to be all legs — nogat, dolgonog

to be off one's legs — biti slab v nogah

to be on one's last legs — biti z eno nogo v grobu, biti na koncu svojih moči

the boot is on the other leg — resnica je čisto drugačna, razmere so se spremenile

to fall on one's legs — postaviti se na noge, končno uspeti, imeti srečo

to feel ( —ali find) one's legs — shoditi (otrok)

to get a leg in — pridobiti zaupanje

to get upon one's legs — razjeziti se, planiti kvišku

to get on one's hind legs — postaviti se po robu, pripraviti se k obrambi

to give s.o. a leg up — pomagati komu naprej

not to have a leg to stand on — ne imeti se na kaj opreti, ne imeti opravičila

to have a bone in one's leg — dati šaljiv odklonilen odgovor

to have the legs of — biti hitrejši od koga

to have legs — biti zelo hiter (zlasti ladja)

to have good sea legs — ne dobiti morske bolezni, biti pravi mornar

to keep one's legs — obdržati se na nogah

leg and leg — enako stanje v igri, enako število točk

on one's (hind) legs — na nogah, pri dobrem zdravju

to pull s.o.'s leg — imeti koga za norca, šaliti se s kom

to put one's best leg foremost — pohiten

to run s.o. off his legs — nalagati komu prevež dela, obremeniti koga z delom

to set s.o. on his legs — pomagati komu na noge

archaic to make a leg — prikloniti se

to shake a leg — British English colloquially plesati, American slang pohiteti, podvizati se

to shake a loose leg — razuzdano živeti

to show a leg — vstati

to show a clean pair of legs — zbežati

to stand on one's own legs — biti samostojen, postaviti se na lastne noge

to stretch one's legs — iti na sprehod

to take to one's legs — popihati jo

to walk s.o. off his legs — utruditi koga s hojo

black-leg — slepar, stavkokaz
II [leg]
intransitive verb colloquially to leg it — (hitro) hoditi, teči, pobegniti

English-Slovenian dictionary > leg
9 stroke

[strəuk] I noun
1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) udarec

2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) udarec

3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) udarec

4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) poteza

5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) zamah

6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) zamah

7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) trud

8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) napad

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- at a stroke
II 1. verb
(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) božati
2. noun
(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) božanje

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I [stróuk]
noun

udarec (s šibo, z bičem), sunek; močan zamah (pri plavanju, z veslom, s krilom); bitje (ure); utrip (žile); poteza (s peresom, čopičem itd.), figuratively poteza; medicine napad, šok, kap, poškodba; veslač, ki daje takt za veslanje; takt; mathematics vektor; electrical razelektritev; stil, manira; (redko) značilna poteza, znak; božanje, ljubkovanje, glajenje (z roko)

at a stroke, at one stroke — z enim udarcem, zamahom

on the stroke — točno

a stroke of business — dobra kupčija, dober posel

a stroke of apoplexy (paralysis) medicine kap

stroke of fate — udarec usode

a stroke of genius — genialna poteza, izvirna idejaa

stroke of lightning — tresk

a stroke of luck — srečen slučaj, (nepričakovana) sreča

a stroke of piston mechanics pot bata od začetnega položaja do konca valja in spet nazaj

stroke of state — (redko) državni prevrat

a stroke of wings — zamah s krili

stroke of wit — duhovita opazka, duhovitost

the breast stroke — prsno plavanje

a clever stroke — spretna, vešča poteza

crawl stroke — stil kravl (plavanja)

down-stroke — poteza (s peresom) navzdol

a few strokes of brush — nekaj (par) potez s čopičem

finishing stroke — milostni, smrtonosni udarec

finishing strokes — zadnje poteze, dovrševanje

a four-stroke motor — štiritakten motor

hair-stroke — tanka črtica navzgor (pri pisanju)

a stroke of liglttning — udar strele, strela

a master-stroke of diplomacy — mojstrska diplomatska poteza

masterly stroke — mojstrska poteza

sun-stroke medicine sončarica

up-stroke — poteza (s peresom) navzgor

it is on the stroke of ten — vsak čas bo ura bila deset

she came on the stroke — prišla je (kot ura) točno

he never does a stroke of work — on se nikoli ne dotakne dela

to have a stroke medicine biti zadet od kapi

to keep stroke — držati takt (pri veslanju)

to pull a strong (a quick) stroke — hitro plavati

to put (to add) the finishing stroke (s) to s.th. — dokončati kaj

to row stroke — z veslanjem dajati takt ostalim veslačem

to row a long stroke — veslati z dolgimi vesljaji

to set the stroke — dajati takt pri veslanju
II [stróuk]
transitive verb

sport dajati takt (pri veslanju); označiti s črto, prečrtati; biti (o uri); (po)molsti (kravo); (po)gladiti (z roko), (po)božati (lase, žival, gube); ljubkovati; intransitive verb veslati, dajati tempo veslačem

to stroke a boat (a race, a crew) — veslati in dajati takt veslanja v čolnu (pri tekmovanju, moštvu)

the crew was stroking at 32 — moštvo je veslalo z 32 udarci (vesljaji) na minuto

to stroke a cat's back — pogladiti mačko po hrbtu

he stroked his hair — pogladil se je po laseh

to stroke s.o. (s.o.'s hair) the wrong way — (raz)dražiti, (raz)jeziti koga

to stroke s.o. down — pomiriti koga, omehčati, pridobiti koga z laskanjem
III [stróuk]
obsolete preterite & past participle od to strike

English-Slovenian dictionary > stroke
10 wool

[wul] 1. noun, adjective
((of) the soft hair of sheep and some other animals, often made into yarn etc for knitting or into fabric for making clothes etc: I wear wool in winter; knitting-wool; a wool blanket.) volna; volnen

- woollen
- woollens
- woolly 2. noun
(a knitted garment.) volnena oblačila

- woolliness
- pull the wool over someone's eyes
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I [wul]
1.

noun

volna; volnena nit; volneno tkanje; volnena tkanina (halja, obleka); (surov) bombaž; rastlinska volna; kratko volneno blago ali dlaka; volnati, gosti, kodrasti lasje; volni podobna snov

a ball of wool — klobčič volne

combing-wool — česana volna

Berlin wool — volna za pletenje

natural wool — surova volna

dyed in the wool — barvano pred prejo ali tkanjem

much cry and little wool — mnogo hrupa za nič

to go for wool and come home shorn — poditi zajca, a prepoditi lisico

to keep one's wool — ne se razburjati

to lose one's wool — razjeziti se

to pull the wool over s.o.'s eyes — prevarati, speljati na led, (o)goljufati koga;

2.

adjective

volnen; volnat

wool ball veterinary kepa volne (v ovčjem želodcu)

wool clip economy letni donos volne

wool comb technical greben gradaše

wool combing — gradašanje, česanje volne

wool hall British English tržišče, borza za volno
II [wul]
transitive verb

izpuliti (ovci) volno; American slang povleči (koga) za lase, (iz)puliti (komu) lase

English-Slovenian dictionary > wool
11 strain

I 1. [strein] verb
1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) napeti (se)

2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) pretegniti, napenjati

3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) izkušati

4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) precediti
2. noun
1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napetost, obremenitev

2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) preobremenjenost

3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) izvin

4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) obremenitev

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- strained
- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun
1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) vrsta

2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) nagnjenje, poteza

3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) zvoki

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I [stréin]
noun

pritisk, vlek, poteg, natezanje, napetost, moč; obremenjenost; (pre)napenjanje, prizadevanje, trud, teženje; obremenitev, breme, napor; izpah, izvin; technical deformacija, poklina, razpoka, lom; izbruh, ploha (besedi), tirada, ton, stil, način izražanja; (često plural) zvoki, melodije; stih, verz, odstavek; razpoloženje; (redko) višek, stopnja

on the strain — v napetosti

under a strain — zdelan, živčno uničen, pri kraju z živci

without strain — brez truda

the strain of modern life — napeto sodobno življenje

a humorous strain — šaljiv ton

martial strains — bojevite melodije, vojaška muzika

strains of obscenity — ploha (izbruh) nespodobnih besed

the strain on the rope — napetost, nategnjenost vrvi

the strain of my responsibility — breme moje odgovornosti

to the strains of the national anthem — ob zvokih narodne himne

to be in a philosophizing strain — biti v razpoloženju za filozofiranje

it is a strain colloquially to človeka zdela

she is a great strain on my resources — ona je veliko breme za moje finance

all his senses were on the strain — vsi čuti so mu bili skrajno napeti

he has a strain in his leg — nogo ima izpahnjeno

she spoke of him in lofty strains — govorila je o njem v samih superlativih

to impose a strain on a machine — preobremeniti stroj, preveč zahtevati od stroja

he is suffering from strain — bolan je od pretiranega dela
II [stréin]
1.

transitive verb

nategniti, napeti; (pre)napenjati, pretegniti, (i)zviniti, izpahniti

to strain a rope — nategniti vrv

to strain every nerve — napeti vse živce, vse od sebe dati

to strain one's eyes — prenapenjati si oči

to strain a muscle — nategniti si mišico

to strain one's wrist — izviniti si zapestje; technical upogniti, zverižiti, (preveč) raztegniti, deformirati, preoblikovati; forsirati, silo delati; prekoračiti, preveč zahtevati, precenjevati, previsoko oceniti

to strain the law — silo delati zakonu (pravici)

to strain the meaning of a word — forsirati, silo delati pomenu besede

to strain a point — predaleč iti

to strain the truth — po svoje resnico prikrojiti

to strain one's credit (one's powers, one's rights) — prekoračiti svoj kredit (svoja pooblastila, svoje pravice)

to strain one's strength — precenjevati svojo moč; precediti, filtrirati, pasirati (tudi out)

to strain out coffee grounds — (pre)filtrirati kavino goščo; (močno) stisniti (to k), objeti; obsolete (pri)siliti, primorati, priganjati;

2.

intransitive verb

vleči, trgati; (do skrajnosti) se napenjati, si prizadevati, se truditi (for, after za), stremeti (for, after po); upogniti se, (s)kriviti se, zviti se; teči, curljati skozi, pronicati (o tekočini); ustrašiti se (at pred), osupniti, ostrmeti, ustaviti se (at ob), imeti preveč pomislekov

the dog strains at the leash — pes vleče (za) vrv

he strains too much after effect — on preveč stremi, se lovi za efekti

the ship strained in the heavy sea — ladja se je krivila v razburkanem morju

to strain at a gnat — pri malenkostih se obotavijati (se obirati)

he is straining under the load — šibi se pod bremenom
III [stréin]
noun

rod, družina, linija; biology rasa, čista linija; (rasni) znak, poteza, primes; poreklo, izvor; (dedno) nagnjenje, dispozicija, poteza (v značaju); soj, vrsta, sorta; obsolete oploditev

a strain of Greek blood — (značilna) lastnost (poteza, kanec) grške krvi

a strain of insanity — dedna nagnjenost k blaznosti

a strain of fanaticism — sled (nadih, poteza) fanatičnosti

English-Slovenian dictionary > strain
12 piece

[pi:s] 1. noun
1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) kos

2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) kos; primerek

3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) delo

4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) kovanec

5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) figura

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- piecemeal
2. adjective
(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) nepovezan

- go all to pieces
- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to pieces
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I [pi:s]
noun

kos, komad; del (stroja itd.); primerek (npr. a piece of advice nasvet); določena trgovska količina (npr. bala papirja, blaga; sod vina itd.); military revolver, puška, top; kovanec; (umetniško) delo, manjše literarno delo, gledališki komad, odlomek; šahovska figura; slang ženska, deklina; colloquially kos poti, hipec, kratek čas

all of a piece — izcela, iste vrste, skladen

by the piece — po kosu (prodajati)

piece by piece — kos za kosom, po kosih

to break to pieces — razbiti na koščke

military slang it's a piece of cake — to je lahko

a bad piece of business — grda stvar

a piece of news — novica, vest

a piece of poetry — pesem

a piece of flesh — ženska

a piece of beauty — lepa ženska

a piece of virtue — vzor kreposti

a piece of water — jezero

a piece of work — delo

humorously a piece of goods — človek

a piece of luck — sreča, srečen slučaj

a dramatic piece — gledališka igra

test piece — vzorec

a piece of eight — figura (šah, dama)

to fall to pieces — razpasti

field piece — top

fowling piece — lovska puška (za ptiče)

to give s.o. a piece of one's mind — povedati komu svoje mnenje

colloquially to say one's piece — povedati, kar ti leži na duši

to go to pieces — zrušiti se (človek), izgubljati živce

in pieces — razbit, v kosih

of a piece with — prav tak kakor, v zvezi s čim

to pay by the piece — plačati po kosu, plačati na akord

to pick ( —ali pull) to pieces — raztrgati, skritizirati

humorously pick up the pieces! — vstani!, poberi se!

to take to pieces — razstaviti (stroj)
II [pi:s]
transitive verb

sestaviti, povezati, zakrpati

to piece on — dodati; pristajati, odgovarjati

to piece out — podaljšati, razširiti; figuratively povečati, dopolniti

to piece up — zakrpati, sestaviti po kosih; figuratively urediti, izgladiti

to piece together — sestaviti, zložiti

English-Slovenian dictionary > piece
13 stop

[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) ustaviti

2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zaustaviti

3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) prenehati

4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zamašiti

5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) pritisniti na struno/odprtino

6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) ostati, ustaviti se
2. noun
1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) ustavitev

2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) postaja

3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) pika

4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) poklopec, dušilec

5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) zagozda, zapora

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- stoppage
- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up
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I [stɔp]
noun

ustavitev, prekinitev, prestanek, pavza, zastoj, konec; ustavljanje, mirovanje, bivanje, pomuda, čas bivanja; postaja, postajališče; gostišče; zapora, blokiranje, ovira; aretacija; naprave za zapiranje; photography zaslonka; music sprememba višine tona, ki nastane s pritiskom na struno ali žico; (orgelski) register, figuratively register; luknja, poklopec (pri pihalih); grammar ločilo, interpunkcija; phonetics zapornik (soglasnik); figuratively način govora

without a stop — brez ustavljanja

full stop — pika

to be at a stop — biti ustavljen, stati, ne moči naprej (dalje)

to bring to a stop — ustaviti

to come to a full (dead) stop — popolnoma se ustaviti (prenehati, ponehati)

to get out at the next stop — izstopiti na prihodnjem postajališču

to make a stop — ustaviti se

to leave out a stop — izpustiti ločilo

to pull out all the stops to save s.o. — z vsemi sredstvi poskušati koga rešiti

to put a stop to s.th. — ustaviti kaj, napraviti konec čemu

to put a stop on s.th. — zadržati, ustaviti kaj, zapleniti kaj

he put on the pathetic stop — udaril je na patetično struno, prešel je v patetičen ton
II [stɔp]
1.

transitive verb

ustaviti, zaustaviti; prekiniti, ovirati, zadrževati; prenehati s čim; zamašiti (z zamaškom), začepiti (često up), zatesniti; plombirati (zob); zapolniti, zapreti, ustaviti (krvavenje itd.); zastavljati, zadrževati (promet); prestreči, odbiti, parirati (udarec); odtrgati, zadržati, prikrajšati (plačo, podporo itd.); zapreti (plin, paro, vodo); odvrniti ( from od); nautical privezati (ladjo); grammar označiti z ločili, staviti interpunkcijo, ločila; music pritisniti na (žico, struno), spremeniti višino tona s pritiskom na struno; udušiti (glas);

2.

intransitive verb

ustaviti se, obstati; colloquially ostati (v postelji, pri kom itd.), biti na obisku; nastaniti se (with s.o. pri kom); (pre)nehati, prekiniti se, napraviti prekinitev (odmor, pavzo), pavzirati; zamašiti se (cev)

a badly spelt and badly stopped letter — pismo, polno pravopisnih in interpunkcijskih napak

stop thief! — primite tatu!

to stop in bed — ostati v postelji

to stop a blow — odbiti, parirati udarec

to stop a blow with one's head jocosely dobiti udarec po glavi

to stop s.o.'s breath — sapo komu zapreti; zadušiti koga

to stop a bullet slang biti zadet od krogle, biti ustreljen

to stop a car — ustaviti, stopati avto

to stop a cheque — prepovedati izplačilo čeka

to stop dead (short) — nenadoma se ustaviti, obstati kot ukopan

to stop doing s.th. — prenehati s čim

shall you stop for dinner? — boste ostali na večerji?

to stop one's ears — (za)mašiti si ušesa, figuratively ne hoteti slišati

to stop a gap — zamašiti vrzel (luknjo), nadomestovati v potrebi

I am going to stop a few days — zaustavil se bom nekaj dni

to stop s.o.'s mouth — zamašiti komu usta

do stop that noise! — nehajte vendar s tem hrupom (ropotom)!

stop your nonsense! — dovolj je vaših neumnosti!

he'll stop at nothing — on se ničesar ne ustraši

to stop payment — ustaviti plačilo

to stop running — nehati teči

he stopped me from speaking — preprečil mi je, da bi povedal svoje mnenje

he never stops to think — nikoli si ne vzame časa, da bi premislil (za premislek)

to stop a tooth — plombirati zob

my watch has stopped — ura se mi je ustavila

to stop the way — zastaviti, zapreti pot, ovirati napredovanje

to stop work — ustaviti delo

to stop a wound — ustaviti krvavitev rane

English-Slovenian dictionary > stop
14 wire

1. noun
1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) žica

2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) žica

3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) brzojavna žica

4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) telegram
2. verb
1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) potegniti električno napeljavo

2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) brzojaviti

3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) brzojaviti

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- wireless
- wiring
- high wire
- wire-netting
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I [wáiə]
1.

noun

žica; brzojavna žica; colloquially brzojavka; žična mreža, predmet iz žice; kabel; brzojavno omrežje; music struna, poetically godalo; plural žice pri lutkovnem gledališču, figuratively skrivne niti (zveze, vpliv); slang žepar, dolgoprstnež

by wire — brzojavno, telegrafsko

barbed wire — bodeča žica

gold wire — zlata žica

live wire — z električnim tokom nabita žica, figuratively močan značaj (duh)

to be a live wire figuratively biti zelo dinamičen

to get (to send) a wire — dobiti (poslati) brzojavko

to pull the wires — ravnati z lutkami na žici, figuratively imeti vse niti v svojih rokah, biti nevidni pobudnik

to pull (the) wires for office — z zvezami si priskrbeti službo;

2.

adjective

žičen; narejen iz žice

wire potentiometer electrical žični potenciometer

wire fence — žična ograja

wire road — žičnica
II [wáiə]
transitive verb

opremiti (oskrbeti, zvezati, pričvrstiti, pritrditi) z žico; opremiti z instalacijami; nanizati (bisere) na žico; ograditi, omejiti, narediti mejo z žico; military zaščititi z bodečo žico; colloquially brzojaviti, telegrafirati, brzojavno obvestiti; hunting uloviti, ujeti z zanko iz žice; intransitive verb brzojaviti, telegrafirati

to wire a house for electricity — instalirati električno napeljavo v hiši

to be wired for — biti brzojavno poklican

to wire away ( —ali in) — slang z vnemo se lotiti dela

English-Slovenian dictionary > wire
15 wrench

[ren ] 1. verb
1) (to pull with a violent movement: He wrenched the gun out of my hand.) iztrgati

2) (to sprain: to wrench one's shoulder.) izpahniti
2. noun
1) (a violent pull or twist.) zasuk

2) (a type of strong tool for turning nuts, bolts etc.) izvijač

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I [renč]
noun

hiter obrat, zasuk, okret, vrtljaj; izpahnitev, izvin, trzaj; izkrivljenje, (po)pačenje (pomena itd.); figuratively bolestna ločitev; technical kijuč za odvijanje (matice, cevi itd.), izvijač, francoz

he gave a wrench to his foot — nogo si je zvil

parting with her children was a great wrench — ločitev od otrok jo je zelo prizadela

it is a wrench to the truth — to je pačenje resnice
II [renč]
transitive verb

(iz)trgati, (iz)vleči; medicine izpahniti, izviniti; izkriviti (tudi figuratively); popačiti (besedilo, dejstvo); intransitive verb (nenadoma) se zasukati

to wrench s.th. (away) from s.o. — iztrgati komu kaj

to wrench s.th. out of — iztrgati iz

to wrench open — s silo odpreti ( the lid pokrov)

to wrench off — odtrgati

to wrench one's ankle — gleženj si izviniti

I wrenched the knife from him — s silo sem mu iztrgal nož

English-Slovenian dictionary > wrench
16 draw

[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb
1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) risati

2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) (po)vleči

3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) oddaljevati se; približevati se

4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) neodločeno igrati

5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) dvigniti

6) (to open or close (curtains).) povleči

7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) pritegniti
2. noun
1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) neodločena igra

2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) privlačnost

3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) žrebanje

4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) potegljaj

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- drawing
- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out
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I [drɔ:]
1.

transitive verb

vleči, vlačiti, potegniti; pritegniti, nategniti, napeti, nategovati; dvigniti; raztegniti; privlačiti; izvabiti; populiti, izdreti; (na)risati, upodobiti, opisati, prikazati; zasnovati, načrtati; točiti, črpati, sesati; dobiti, dobivati; (s)pačiti; commerce izdati, trasirati (menico); preiskati (lovci grmovje); ( from) sklepati; vdihniti; (to, into) pregovoriti; ( from) odvrniti, odvračati (od česa); sport neodločeno igrati; marine gaziti;

2.

intransitive verb

vleči (se); bližati se, prihajati; žrebati; dihati; ugrezniti, ugrezati, pogrezati se; skrčiti, krajšati se; sport neodločeno igrati

to draw attention — opozoriti

to draw a bead on s.o. — nameriti na koga puško ali samokres

to draw cloth — pospraviti mizo (po jedi)

to draw first blood — prvi napasti

to draw blood — preliti kri, raniti

to draw blank — ne zaslediti plena; figuratively razočarati se

to draw the long bow — pretiravati, izmišljati si

to draw breath — vdihniti, zajeti sapo

to draw a chicken — otrebiti piščanca

to draw the curtain — potegniti zastor; figuratively zaključiti pogovor, narediti konec

draw to a close ( —ali an end) — bližati se koncu

to draw it fine — natanko odmeriti

to draw a deep breath — globoko vdihniti

to draw battle — neodločeno končati bitko

to draw game — neodločeno končati (igro)

to draw the line at — zarisati ostro mejo

to draw lots — žrebati

draw it mild! — ne izmišljaj si, ne pretiravaj!

to draw one's sword against s.o. — napasti koga

to draw a veil over s.th. — prikriti, zastreti kaj

to draw stumps — končati igro (cricket)

to draw rein — ukrotiti

figuratively to draw the teeth of — onesposobiti

to draw interest — obrestovati se

to draw a conclusion from s.th. — sklepati iz česa

to draw a sigh — vzdihniti
II [drɔ:]
noun

vlečenje, potegljaj; žrebanje, žreb; slang privlačnost; commerce vrnitev uvozne carine; neodločna bitka ali igra; American spuščanje, globina

English-Slovenian dictionary > draw
17 horn

[ho:n]
noun

1) (a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc: A ram has horns.) rog

2) (the material of which this is made: spoons made of horn; ( also adjective) horn spoons.) roževina

3) (something which is made of horn: a shoehorn.) roževinast

4) (something which looks like a horn in shape: a snail's horns.) rog, rožič

5) (the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound: The driver blew his horn.) hupa

6) (an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound: a hunting-horn.) rog

7) ((also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.) rog

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- horned
- - horned
- horny
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I [hɔ:n]
noun

rog, rogovina, roževina; music rog; hupa, trobilo (avto); simbol moči; zvočni lijak (pri gramofonu); tipalka (polž, insekt), polipova lovka; krak luninega krajca; rečni rokav, zaliv; plural figuratively rogovi (prevaranega moža); American colloquially požirek pijače; vulgar trd penis

the Horn — Rt Horn

music English horn — vrsta oboe

music French horn — vrsta trobente

hunting horn — lovski rog

shoe horn — žlica za obuvanje

to come out at the little end of the horn — slabo opraviti

to draw ( —ali pull) in one's horns — brzdati se, postati skromnejši

to lift ( —ali raise) the horns — pokazati roge, biti prevzeten

on the horns of a dilemma — v veliki dilemi, med dvema ognjema

Scottish history to put to the horn — izgnati, izobčiti

horn of plenty — rog izobilja, blaga na pretek

to show one's horns — pokazati roge, postati predrzen

to take the bull by the horns — smelo se spoprijeti s težavami, kljubovati
II [hɔ:n]
transitive verb

nabosti na rogove, udariti z rogovi

American to horn in — vsiliti se, vriniti se

English-Slovenian dictionary > horn
18 horse

[ho:s]
noun

1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) konj

2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) konj

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- horse-box
- horsefly
- horsehair
- horseman
- horsemanship
- horseplay
- horsepower
- horseshoe
- on horseback
- straight from the horse's mouth
- from the horse's mouth
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I [hɔ:s]
noun

konj, žrebec; military jezdeci, konjenica; lesen trinožnik; printing vlagalna deska; sport konj; slang prepovedan pripomoček v šoli; colloquially bankovec za ɜ funtov; American burka, vragolija

to breathe like a horse — sopsti kot konj

sport buck-horse — koza

a horse of another colour — nekaj čisto drugega

clothes-horse — stojalo za sušenje obleke

to back the wrong horse — slabo presoditi

figuratively a dark horse — nepričakovan zmagovalec

to eat like a horse — jesti kot volk

to flog a dead horse — mlatiti prazno slamo; zaman se truditi

horse and foot — konjenica in pešadija; figuratively z vsemi sredstvi

it is a good horse that never stumbles — tudi najpametnejšemu včasih spodleti

American hold your horses! — le mirno!

light horse — lahko oborožena konjenica

to look a gift horse in the mouth — gledati podarjenemu konju na zobe

to mount ( —ali ride, be on) the high horse — prevzetno se vesti

you may take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink — s silo se ne da vsega doseči

to play horse with s.o. — grobo s kom ravnati

to put the cart before the horse — delati kaj narobe

to ride the wooden horse — za kazen jahati na lesenem konju

to roll up horse, foot, and guns — popolnoma premagati

horse of state — paradni konj

straight from the horse's mouth — iz zanesljivega vira

one-horse show — neuspela stvar

figuratively do not spur a willing horse — ne priganjaj ubogljivega konja

sea-horse — morski konj, triton

zoology morski konjiček; zoology mrož; military to horse! — na konje!

wild horses will not drag me there — za nobeno ceno ne grem tja

to work like a horse — delati kakor konj

wheel horse — zanesljiv delavec, garač
II [hɔ:s]
1.

intransitive verb

jahati;

2.

transitive verb

zajahati, posaditi na konja

colloquially priganjati k delu; American colloquially to horse around — čas zapravljati, postopati

English-Slovenian dictionary > horse
19 level

['levl] 1. noun
1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nivo, stopnja

2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) nadstropje

3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) libela

4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) ravnina
2. adjective
1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) zvrhan, zravnan

2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) v isti višini, izenačen

3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) umirjen
3. verb
1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) izravnati

2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) izenačiti

3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) nameriti

4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) zravnati (z zemljo)

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- levelness
- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level
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I [levl]
adjective ( levelly adverb)

raven, vodoraven; enak, izenačen; trezen, pameten; prediren, hladen (pogled); physics enake potence; American slang pošten, fair; American economy obročen

level with — v isti višini z

to make level with the ground — zravnati z zemljo

to draw level with s.o. — dohiteti koga

a level race — izenačena dirka

to do one's level best — potruditi se na vso moč

to give s.o. a level glance — predirno (hladno) koga pogledati
II [levl]
noun

technical libela, vodna tehtnica; nivelacijski instrument; ravnina, gladina; nivo, raven, stopnja; višina (vode, glasu); mineralogy (raven) rov

see level — morska gladina

level of sound — glasovna višina

American colloquially on the level — pošten(o), odkrit(o)

on a level with — na isti višini s, z

low production level — nizka stopnja produkcije

to put o.s. on the level of others — izenačiti se z drugimi

to sink to the level of — pasti na raven koga

to find one's level — najti svoje pravo mesto

on the same level — na isti ravni

politics a conference on the highest level — konferenca na najvišji ravni

to rise to higher levels — napredovati
III [levl]
transitive verb

(i)zravnati, izenačiti (to, with s, z); zbiti (koga) na tla; meriti, nameriti, naperiti, usmeriti (puško, pogled, kritiko, at, against na)

to level with the ground — zravnati z zemljo;

English-Slovenian dictionary > level
20 blind

1. adjective
1) (not able to see: a blind man.) slep

2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) slep (za)

3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) nepregleden

4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) za slepe
2. noun
1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) roleta

2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) zvijača
3. verb
(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) oslepiti

- blinding
- blindly
- blindness
- blind alley
- blindfold 4. verb
(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) zakriti oči
5. adjective, adverb
(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) z zakritimi očmi

- blind spot
- the blind leading the blind
* * *
I [blaind]
adjective ( blindly adverb)

(to za) slep, zaslepljen; neviden, neopazen; skrit, tajen; jalov; nepremišljen, prenagljen; topoglav, nepoučen; slang pijan; botany brez cveta

blind alley — slepa ulica; figuratively zagata; mrtvi tir

blind-alley occupation — poklic, ki nima bodočnosti

blind coal — antracit

anatomy blind gut — slepič

blind (drunk), blind to the world — pijan ko žolna

figuratively to have ( —ali apply) the blind eye — zatisniti oko

to go at s.th. blind — na slepo srečo se česa lotiti

blind leaders of the blind — tisti, ki dajejo nasvet v stvareh, ki jih sami ne razumejo

blind letter — pismo brez naslova

a blind man may perchance hit the mark — slepa kura zrno najde

blind man's holiday — somrak

as blind as a mole ( —ali a beetle, an owl) — čisto slep

to get on s.o.'s blind side — izrabiti slabo stran koga

blind pig, blind tiger — nedovoljena točilnica

blind shell — slepi naboj

blind spot — mrtva točka

to strike blind — oslepiti

to turn a blind eye to s.th. — delati se slepega za kaj

there's none so blind — ne da si dopovedati

it will happen when the devil is blind — to se ne bo nikdar zgodilo

blind window (door) — zazidano okno (zazidana vrata)

blind side — nezavarovana, slaba stran

blind corner — nepregleden ulični vogal

blind in an eye — na eno oko slep

blind to one's defects — zaslepljen
II [blaind]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

oslepiti; zastreti

figuratively preslepiti, ukaniti; slepo se lotiti; slang to blind along — brezobzirno voziti, divjati
III [blaind]
noun

zaslonka; plašnica; senčnik; žaluzija, roleta

Venetian blinds — žaluzije

roller blinds — rolete

the blind — slepci

English-Slovenian dictionary > blind

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