pustiti+koga+v+negotovosti

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

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

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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);

godalen

string playing — igranje na godalu

string wire — žična struna

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;

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

1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) vrv

2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) črta

3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) linija

4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) guba

5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) vrsta

6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) kratko sporočilo

7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) rod

8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) smer

9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) tir

10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) cevovod, omrežje

11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) vrstica

12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) linija

13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) vrsta izdelkov; področje

14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) bojna vrsta

1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) postaviti se v vrsto

2) (to mark with lines.) začrtati

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- lineage

- lined

- liner

- lines

1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) obložiti

2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) podložiti

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- lined

- liner

- lining

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črta, linija, poteza; guba, brazda (na obrazu, roki); mathematics črta (zlasti premica); geography ekvator, poldnevnik, vzporednik; smer, pot (avtobusna, železniška) proga, tir; plural obris, kontura, oblika; plural načrt (ladje), osnutek, plan; plural načela, smernice, navodila; način, metoda, postopek; meja, mejna črta (tudi figuratively); vrsta, niz, rep (ljudi); soglasje; rod, veja, koleno, pokolenje; printing vrstica; kratko sporočilo, kratko pismo; stih, pesmica (upon s.th. to s.o.); plural British English latinski stihi, ki jih mora dijak prepisati za kazen, kazenska pismena naloga; plural theatre tekst vloge, vloga; plural colloquially poročni list; colloquially poročilo, pojasnilo; plural usoda; stroka, področje, panoga; telefonska, telegrafska linija; technical vod; economy sortiment, blago, predmet, plural serijsko blago; military (bojna) linija, vrsta, fronta, frontne čete, šotori ali barake v taboru; vrv, konopec; žica, kabel

the Line — ekvator

line of sight — kamor seže pogled

line of vision — horizont, obzorje; military vizirna črta

hung on the line — (slika) obešena v višini oči

figuratively all along the line — ali down the line — na celi črti

the line of least resistance — linija najmanjšega odpora

on the dotted line — v vrsti, ki je namenjena za podpis

on the line — na meji, politics na liniji

line of fate (fortune, heart, life) — črta usode (sreče, srca, življenja) na roki

to stand in line — stati v repu (vrsti)

British English up (down) line — (vlak) v (iz) London(a)

the Southern line — južna železnica

bus line — avtobusna proga

double line — dvotirna proga

single line — enotirna proga

main ( —ali trunk) — glavna proga

branch line — stranska proga

on the lines laid down by the chairman — po smernicah, ki jih je postavil predsedujoči

along these lines — po teh navodilih, smernicah

along general lines — po splošnih smernicah

line of argument — dokazni postopek

to take ( —ali keep to) one's own line — ukrepati po svoje, držati se svoje poti

to take a strong line — (with s.o.) biti čvrst, neomajen (do koga), vztrajati

to take the line that — zavzeti stališče, da; biti mišljenja, da

dont' take that line with me — z menoj ne ravnaj tako

lines of responsibility — pristojnosti

to take the line — postaviti se na stališče

in line of duty — pri opravljanju dolžnosti

out of line — iz črte, ne na črti; figuratively nesoglasen, nezdružljiv; iz ravnotežja

that's s.th. out of ( —ali not in) my line — to mi ne leži, ne spada v mojo stroko

to come ( —ali get, fall) into line — ( with) prilagoditi se (komu, čemu), ravnati se po

to overstep the line of good taste — prekoračiti mejo dobrega okusa

to draw the line — (at) povleči mejo (pri)

I draw the line at that — to se pri meni neha

to toe the line — spoštovati predpise; politics biti na liniji

to give s.o. line enough — popustiti uzde, pustiti komu proste roke

to go over the line — prekoračiti mejo, mero

in line — with skladno z

American figuratively to be in line for — pričakovati (službo), upati na

to be in line with — soglašati s, z

to bring s.o. into line — ( with) spraviti v sklad s, z

politics pridobiti koga k sodelovanju; American colloquially to go down the line for — zavezati se za kaj (na celi črti)

the male line — moški potomci

in the direct line — neposredni potomci

to read between the lines — brati med vrsticami

to drop s.o. a line — napisati komu par vrstic

to get a line on — dobiti poročilo o čem

theatre to study one's lines — učiti se vloge

marriage lines — poročni list

colloquially hard lines — težka usoda, "smola", nesreča

the line is engaged ( —ali busy) — telefonska linija je zasedena

to hold the line — ostati pri telefonu

American party line — dvojček (telefon)

on strictly commercial lines — na čisto komercialni bazi

economy line of goods — vrsta blaga, naročilo zanj

military line of fire — strelska bojna vrsta

military behind the enemy's lines — za sovražnikovimi vrstami

military line of battle — frontna linija

military line of defence — obrambna linija

military to go up the line — iti v frontno linijo

military to draw up in line — ali to form (wheel into) line — stopiti v vrsto

military the line — regularne čete

nautical line abreast — bojna linija vzporedno postavljenih ladij

nautical ship of the line — linijska ladja

physics line of force — magnetna silnica

in the line of — glede na

somewhere along the line — ob neki priliki, v gotovem trenutku

figuratively to keep to one's line — iti premočrtno

figuratively by (rule and) line — natančno, precizno

to get off the line — iztiriti

hook, line, and sinker — popoln(oma)

to have s.o. on a line — pustiti koga v negotovosti

črtati, načrtati; začrtati, skicirati, zarisati, orisati; zbrazdati, zgubati (obraz); obrobi.ti, nasaditi (drevje); postaviti v vrste;

postaviti se v vrste, postrojiti se

podložiti (obleko)

technical (na notranji strani) prevleči, obložiti, opažiti, podložiti, zaliti; biti za podlogo; oblepiti hrbet knjige; napolniti; slang to line one's purse ( —ali pocket) — napolniti mošnjo, obogateti

to line one's stomack — najesti se

pariti (pse)

1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) obdržati

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) obdržati (zase)

3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) imeti, (vz)držati

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) nadaljevati

5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) imeti na zalogi

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) skrbeti za, rediti

7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) držati se

8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) voditi

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) zadrževati

10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) vzdrževati

11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) držati

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) praznovati

- keeper

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history osrednji grajski stolp, trdnjava, temnica; življenjske potrebščine, oskrba, stanovanje in hrana, vzdrževanje; paša, krma; military utrdba, reduta; plural igra, pri kateri zmagovalec obdrži dobitek

to play for keeps — igrati za dobitek

slang for keeps — za vedno

to earn one's keep — preživljati se, zaslužiti za vsakdanji kruh

držati, obdržati, ohraniti, zadržati; držati se (zakona, navade); vztrajati, obdržati se; zadrževati koga; vzdrževati, čuvati, varovati, podpirati; nadzirati, na skrbi imeti, skrbeti za; imeti, voditi (trgovino), upravljati (šolo), imeti (sejo); imeti v zalogi; voditi (knjige, račune); praznovati, obhajati (praznik); imeti, gojiti (čebele, konje itd.);

ostati (doma, v postelji); počutiti se ( he ŋs well); držati se, ne kvariti se (hrana, vreme); kar naprej kaj delati ( she ŋs smiling); colloquially stanovati (where do you keep?)

to keep an appointment — držati se zmenka

commerce we don't keep this article — tega artikla nimamo v zalogi

to keep s.o. at arm's length — ne dati komu do sebe

to keep in bread and water — komaj se preživljati

to keep one's balance — obdržati ravnotežje

to keep the ball rolling — ohraniti kaj v teku

to keep body and soul together — životariti

commerce to keep books — voditi knjige

to keep cool — ostati miren

to keep one's counsel — obdržati kaj zase

to keep s.o.'s counsel — varovati tujo skrivnost

to keep a close check on — skrbno nadzirati

to keep in countenance — bodriti koga

to keep one's countenance — ostati resen, zadrževati smeh

to keep clear of — izogniti se česa, čuvati se česa

to keep s.o. company — delati komu družbo

to keep company with — skupaj hoditi, družiti se z

to keep s.th. dark — obdržati zase, ne izdati

to keep a diary — voditi dnevnik

to keep one's distance — držati se ob strani

to keep one's end up — braniti svoja načela, opravljati svoje delo

to keep an eye on ( —ali out for) —ali to keep one's eyes open ( —ali skinned) —ali to keep one's weather eye lifted — imeti odprte oči, budno paziti

to keep the field — vztrajati, ne se umakniti

to keep one's feet — obdržati se na nogah

to keep a straight face — zadrževati smeh

to keep friends — ostati v prijateljstvu

to keep guard — stražiti

to keep (a) guard over s.o. — čuvati koga

sport to keep (the) goal — biti vratar, čuvati gol

God keep you! — bog te varuj!

to keep s.th. going — ohraniti kaj v teku

to keep s.o. going — komu (denarno) pomagati; ohraniti koga pri življenju

to keep the game alive — ohraniti v teku

to keep one's ground — ne popustiti, vztrajati, ostati čvrst

to keep early ( —ali good) hours — prihajati zgodaj domov, hoditi zgodaj spat

to keep bad ( —ali late) hours — prihajati pozno domov, hoditi pozno spat

to keep one's hand in — ne priti iz vaje

to keep one's head — ne izgubiti glave, ostati miren

to keep one's head above water — ne zaiti v dolgove

to keep house — vzdrževati družino, gospodinjiti

to keep open house — biti gostoljuben, sprejemati goste ob vsakem času

to keep hold of — ne puščati iz rok

to keep in good health — ostati pri dobrem zdravju

to keep a good look-out — budno opazovati, paziti

to keep s.o. for lunch — zadržati koga pri kosilu

to keep a stiff upper lip — ne izgubiti poguma

to keep the law — držati se zakona

to keep in mind — zapomniti si

to keep one's nose to the grindstone — neprestano garati

to keep pace ( —ali step) with — iti v korak, ne zaostajati

to keep peace between — obdržati mir med

to keep the peace — držati se reda

American to keep plugging along — kar naprej garati

to keep s.o. posted ( —ali advised, informed, up to date) — stalno koga obveščati

to keep the pot boiling — životariti, komaj se prebijati

to keep one's pecker up — ne izgubiti poguma in odločnosti

to keep good relations with s.o. — ostati s kom v dobrih odnosih

to keep a record of s.th. — voditi zapise o čem

to keep in good repair — ohraniti v dobrem stanju

to keep sight of — imeti kaj pred očmi, misliti na

to keep the stage — obdržati se na odru

to keep straight on — iti naravnost naprej

to keep in suspense — pustiti koga v negotovosti; commerce imeti v evidenci (nerešeno zadevo)

to keep time — držati se takta

to keep good time — biti točen (ura)

to keep track of — zasledovati (dogodke), biti na tekočem

to keep one's temper — zadržati se, ne razburjati se

American to keep tabs on — nadzirati, budno spremljati (dogodke), zapomniti si

to keep in touch with — ostati s kom v stikih

to keep together — biti složen, držati skupaj

to keep one's word — držati besedo

to keep watch (over, on) — stražiti koga, oprezovati za kom

to keep the wolf from the door — komaj se preživljati

1) (the mixture of gases we breathe; the atmosphere: Mountain air is pure.) zrak

2) (the space above the ground; the sky: Birds fly through the air.) zrak, nebo

3) (appearance: The house had an air of neglect.) videz

4) (a tune: She played a simple air on the piano.) melodija

1) (to expose to the air in order to dry or make more fresh etc: to air linen.) prezračiti

2) (to make known: He loved to air his opinions.) izražati

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- airbag

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zrak, atmosfera; vetrič, prepih; videz, vedenje, obnašanje; arija, napev, melodija

to be in the air — biti v nejasnem položaju

to be ( —ali go) on the air — govoriti, oddajati se po radiu

by air — po zraku, z letalom

to beat the air — zaman si prizadevati, prazno slamo mlatiti

air bed — pnevmatična žimnica

castles in the air — gradovi v oblakih

air cleaner — zračni filter

air express — ekspresna avionska pošiljka

Air Force — zračno brodovje

to give o.s. airs — šopiriti se

American slang to give s.o. the air — odpustiti koga

to go up in the air — razburiti, razjeziti se, pobesneti

in the open air — na prostem

to keep s.o. in the air — pustiti koga v negotovosti

on the air — po radiu

to put on airs — šopiriti se

quite in the air — čisto negotovo

to take the air — iti na sprehod

the matter takes air — zadeva prihaja na dan

to vanish ( —ali melt) into thin air — izginiti kot kafra

to walk ( —ali tread) on air — biti ves srečen; zibati se v sreči

air waybill — avionski tovorni list

zračiti; sušiti; rešetati; ohladiti; figuratively objaviti; širokoustiti se;

sprehajati se; domišljati si

to air one's fine clothes — bahati, šopiriti se

to air one's opinion — na dolgo in široko razlagati svoj nazor

to air one's feelings — dati si duška

to air o.s. — iti na sprehod, sprehoditi se

1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) temen

2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) temen

3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) temen

- darken

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adjective ( darkly adverb)

temen, temnolas, temačen, mračen, mrk; žalosten, obupan; skrit, skrivnosten, nerazumljiv, nejasen; neznan; negotov; neprosvetljen; zloben, zločinski

the dark ages — srednji vek

dark house — umobolnica

a dark horse — nepričakovan zmagovalec (v dirki); American malo znan kandidat za prezidenta

the Dark Blues — študenti iz Oɔforda; srednješolci iz Harrowa

the Dark Continent — Afrika

to keep s.th. dark — skrivati nekaj; obdržati skrivnost zase

dark room — temnica

to look on the dark side of things — biti črnogled

dark slide — kaseta

dark lantern — slepica

American dark and bloody ground — Kentucky

tema, mrak; senca; figuratively negotovost, neznanje; nejasnost, skrivnostnost

to keep s.o. in the dark — skrivati, tajiti pred kom

in the dark of the moon — v mlaju; v temi kot v rogu

to be in the dark — ne vedeti, ne se znajti, ne biti poučen

to take a leap in the dark — tvegati

figuratively to leave s.o. in the dark — pustiti koga v negotovosti

1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) ugibati

2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) misliti

- guesswork

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intransitive verb & transitive verb

ugibati; (at) ceniti; archaic American misliti, domnevati, biti prepričan

to keep s.o. guessing — pustiti koga v negotovosti

domneva, ugibanje; zadetek

to give ( —ali pay) guess — ugibati

at a guess, by guess — na oko, približno

to make a guess — uganiti

to make a guess at s.th. — oceniti kaj