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1 put a stop to
(to prevent from continuing: We must put a stop to this waste.) narediti konec čemu -
2 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (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.) ustaviti2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zaustaviti3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) prenehati4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zamašiti5) (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/odprtino6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) ostati, ustaviti se2. noun1) (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.) ustavitev2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) postaja3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) pika4) (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, dušilec5) (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•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up* * *I [stɔp]nounustavitev, 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 govorato be at a stop — biti ustavljen, stati, ne moči naprej (dalje)to come to a full (dead) stop — popolnoma se ustaviti (prenehati, ponehati)to pull out all the stops to save s.o. — z vsemi sredstvi poskušati koga rešitito put a stop to s.th. — ustaviti kaj, napraviti konec čemuto put a stop on s.th. — zadržati, ustaviti kaj, zapleniti kajhe put on the pathetic stop — udaril je na patetično struno, prešel je v patetičen tonII [stɔp]1.transitive verbustaviti, 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 verbustaviti 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 napakstop thief! — primite tatu!to stop a blow — odbiti, parirati udarecto stop a blow with one's head jocosely dobiti udarec po glavito stop s.o.'s breath — sapo komu zapreti; zadušiti kogato stop a bullet slang biti zadet od krogle, biti ustreljento stop a car — ustaviti, stopati avtoto stop dead (short) — nenadoma se ustaviti, obstati kot ukopanto stop doing s.th. — prenehati s čimshall you stop for dinner? — boste ostali na večerji?to stop one's ears — (za)mašiti si ušesa, figuratively ne hoteti slišatito stop a gap — zamašiti vrzel (luknjo), nadomestovati v potrebito stop s.o.'s mouth — zamašiti komu ustado stop that noise! — nehajte vendar s tem hrupom (ropotom)!stop your nonsense! — dovolj je vaših neumnosti!he stopped me from speaking — preprečil mi je, da bi povedal svoje mnenjehe never stops to think — nikoli si ne vzame časa, da bi premislil (za premislek)to stop the way — zastaviti, zapreti pot, ovirati napredovanje -
3 put
[put]present participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) postaviti2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) zastaviti3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) izraziti4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) zapisati5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) zapluti•- put-on- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
- put up with* * *I [put]nounmet kamna z rame; (borza) premijski posliII [put]1.transitive verbpoložiti, postaviti, dati kam, vtakniti ( in one's pocket v žep; in prison v ječo); spraviti (koga v posteljo, v neprijeten položaj, v red, v tek); izpostaviti, podvreči čemu ( to put to death usmrtiti koga); posaditi (into, under s čim; the land was put under potatoes); poslati, dati, siliti, naganjati (to v, k; to put to school poslati v šolo, to put to trade dati koga v uk, to put the horse to the fence nagnati konja v skok čez ograjo); napeljati, zvabiti (on, to k); napisati ( to put one's signature to a document); prestaviti, prevesti ( into French v francoščino); izraziti, formulirati ( I cannot put it into words ne znam tega z besedami izraziti; how shall I put it kako naj to formuliram?); oceniti, preceniti (at; I put his income at £ 1000 a year po mojem zasluži 1000 funtov na leto); uporabiti (to; to put s.th. to a good use dobro kaj uporabiti); zastaviti, postaviti (vprašanje, predlog; I put it to you apeliram na vas, obračam se na vas); staviti (on; denar na kaj); vložiti, investirati ( into v); naložiti (npr. davek, to put a taɔ on obdavčiti kaj); naprtiti, pripisati komu kaj (on; they put the blame on him krivdo valijo na njega); sport metati, vreči (kroglo); poriniti (bodalo), streljati (in, into);2.intransitive verbpodati se, napotiti se, iti, hiteti ( for kam; to put to land podati se na kopno; to put to sea odplutito put for home — napotiti se domov); nautical jadrati, krmariti, pluti; American izlivati se ( into v)to put s.o. above s.o. else — postaviti koga pred drugegato put one's brain to it — koncentrirati se na kaj, lotiti se česato put a bullet through — ustreliti, preluknjati kogato put in black and white, to put in writing — napisatito be hard put to it — biti v zagati, v škripcih, biti prisiljen k čemuput the case that — recimo, dato put o.s. in (under) the care of s.o. — postaviti se pod zaščito kogato put s.o. out of countenance — spraviti koga iz ravnotežjato put down the drain — vreči v vodo, neumno zapravitito put an end ( —ali stop, period) to — napraviti konec s čim, končatito put one's foot in it — narediti napako, osramotiti se, blamirati seto put s.o. on his feet — spraviti koga na nogeto put the finger on — pokazati s prstom na, identificirati koga (kaj)to put s.o. on guard — opozoriti koga na previdnostto put one's hands to — lotiti se; pomagatito put into the hands of s.o. — prepustiti komu, dati komu v roketo put out of one's head — izbiti si iz glave, pozabitito put s.o. in a hole — spraviti koga v neugodon položajto put it to s.o. — apelirati na koga, dati komu na voljoslang to put the lid on — presegati vse meje, biti višek česato put s.o.'s nose out of joint — spodriniti kogato put s.o. on his oath — zapriseči kogato put o.s. in s.o.'s place — vživeti se v položaj koga drugegato put s.o. right — popraviti kogato put in shape — spraviti v dobro kondicijo, oblikovatito put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel — metati komu polena pod nogefiguratively to put teeth into — zagristi se v kajto put s.o. through it — dajati koga na sito in rešetoto put into words — izraziti z besedami, točno opisatito put s.o. in the wrong — postaviti koga na laž, dokazati, da nima pravto put s.o. out of the way — spraviti koga s potislang to put s.o. wise — odpreti komu očislang to put the wind up s.o. — prestrašiti koga, dati mu vetraIII [pʌt]nounarchaic tepec, čudak, kmetIV [pʌt]noun& verb see putt -
4 put an end to
(to cause to finish; to stop: The government put an end to public execution.) odpraviti -
5 suppress
[sə'pres]1) (to defeat or put a stop to (eg a rebellion).) zatreti2) (to keep back or stifle: She suppressed a laugh.) zatreti3) (to prevent from being published, known etc: to suppress information.) prepovedati•* * *[səprés]transitive verbzatreti, potlačiti, zadušiti, obvladati (upor, čustva itd.); preprečiti, prepovedati (izdajanje česa), ustaviti, ukiniti, napraviti konec (čemu); tajiti, držati v tajnosti, skrivati, ne odkriti, zamolčati, zatušati; medicine ustaviti (krvavitev, drisko)to suppress a yawn — zadržati, zadušiti zehanjegive a full account but suppress the names — podajte podrobno poročilo, toda ne navajajte imen -
6 load
[ləud] 1. noun1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) tovor2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) obremenitev3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) mnogo4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) naboj2. verb1) (to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy): They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.) natovoriti2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) nabiti3) (to put film into (a camera).) vstaviti•- loaded* * *I [loud]nountovor; breme (tudi fig); naboj (električni, strelnega orožja); upor (mehanični); architecture obremenitev, nosilnost; število delovnih ur, delovna norma; plural colloquially obilje; American slang dobra mera alkoholacart-load — breme (sena, krompirja)loads of — na kupe, mnogoto take a load off one's mind — rešiti se skrbi, odvaliti kamen od srcaAmerican slang get a load of this — dobro poslušajAmerican slang to have a load on — biti nacejenII [loud]1.transitive verbnaložiti, natovoriti (up); natlačiti, naprtiti; nabiti (puško); obsuti, obsipati (with; s pohvalami, delom itd.); obremeniti, napolniti (želodec); obtežiti (zlasti zaradi goljufije); ponarediti (vino); z doplačili povišati (ceno);2.intransitive verbnabiti se, napolniti se; živahno kupovati na borzito load dice — obtežiti igralne kocke (zaradi goljufije); figuratively goljufati pri igri -
7 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) konica2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) rtič3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) pika4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) točka5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) trenutek6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) točka7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) stran neba8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) točka9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) točka; bistvo10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) smisel11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) (močna/šibka) točka12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) vtičnica2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) nameriti2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) kazati s prstom3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) zamazati razpoke•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes* * *I [pɔint]nounkonica, bodica, ost (igle, noža, svinčnika, jezika itd.)archaic bodalo, meč; technical koničasta priprava, dleto, šilo, črtalnik, graverska igla; hunting cilj, postojanka (psov); plural udje, okončine (zlasti konjeve), parožki (jelen); grammar pika (tudi full ŋ); printing enota za velikost tiskarskih črk (0,376 mm), izbočena točka v Braillovi pisavi; mathematics točka ( point of intersection sečišče), decimalna pika; točka na zemljevidu, cesti itd.; physics stopinja (temperature na lestvici), stopnja; geography rtič; geography stran neba ( cardinal ŋs glavne strani neba); točka, kraj, mesto, cilj, namen ( point of destination namembni kraj; economy point of entry — vstopno pristanišče); trenutek, moment (odločilni, kritični; at the point of death umirajoč); točka dnevnega reda ( to differ on several ŋs ne strinjati se v več točkah); poanta, bistvo, odlika, svojstvo; cilj, namen, smisel ( there is no point in doing it nima smisla to narediti); poudarek ( to give point to one's words dati poudarek svojim besedam); (karakteristična) poteza, lastnost, odlika (his strong, weak ŋ njegova močna, šibka točka; it has its ŋs ima svoje dobre strani)economy točka pri racioniranju ali ocenjevanju blaga; sport točka ( to lose on ŋs izgubiti po točkah, ŋs win zmaga po točkah); šivana čipka; music znak za ponovitev, karakteristični motiv, tematičen vstavek; military predstraža, izvidnica; British English kretnica; economy to be on points — biti racioniran (blago)economy to put on points — racioniratiat all points — temeljito, popolnoma, v vseh ozirihat the point of — na robu, blizuat the point of the sword — z grožnjo, nasilnoat this point — v tem hipu, na tem mestu (v govoru itd.)beside ( —ali off, away from) the point — neprimeren, ne na mestuto bring to a point — dovršiti, končatito come ( —ali get) to the point — priti k stvari, priti do odločilnega trenutkato give point to s.th. — poudariti kajsport to give points to s.o. — dati komu prednost v igri, figuratively biti močnejšifiguratively nine points — skoraj vse, 90 procentovpossession is nine points of the law — če kaj imaš, imaš vedno pravin point — ustrezen, umestenin point of fact — pravzaprav, resničnoto make a point of — vztrajati na čem, poudarjatisport to make ( —ali score) a point — doseči točko; dokazati resničnost trditveto make s.th. a point of honour — smatrati kaj za častno zadevoAmerican point of origin — kraj poreklanot to put too fine a point on it — brez ovinkov povedati, ne prikrivatito press a point — vztrajati pri čem, pritiskati na kajpoint of no return aeronautics nevarna cona, figuratively od kjer ni vrnitveto stand upon points — paziti na vsako malenkost, biti prenatančento stretch ( —ali strain) a point — narediti izjemo, pogledati skozi prstepoint of view — stališče, mnenjethat is the point — to je vprašanje, to je poglavitna stvarparliament point of order — dnevni redII [pɔint]1.transitive verbostriti, šiliti (svinčnik itd.); figuratively poudariti, poudarjati (svoje besede); meriti, nameriti (at na); mathematics označiti decimalno mesto s piko, vejico; označiti z ločili, točkami; prekopati zemljo; upozoriti;2.intransitive verbkazati s prstom (at, to); upozoriti na divjačino (lovski pes); ležati, biti obrnjen, gledati (to na; hiša); medicine zoreti (gnoj)to point one's finger at s.o. — s prstom koga pokazatito point (up)on — (oči, misli) upreti v, nato point out — pokazati, opozoriti na kajto point up technical zamazati razpoke, luknje v zidu; pokazati (s prstom, glavo); American podčrtati, poudariti -
8 brake
[breik] 1. verb(to slow down or stop: He braked (the car) suddenly.) zavirati2. noun(often in plural) a device for doing this: He put on the brake(s). zavora* * *I [breik]nounbotany praprotII [breik]noungoščava, podrast, šibjeIII [breik]nounzavora, cokla; vrsta kočije; vagon z zavoro; oddelek za spremljevalcafiguratively to put on ( —ali apply) the brake — zadrževati, zaviratiband brake — tračna, oklepna zavoraIV [breik]transitive verbzadrževati, zaviratiV [breik]1.nountrlica; brana; grablje;2.transitive verbtreti; branati, vlačiti, grabitiVI [breik]preteriteod break -
9 check
[ ek] 1. verb1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) preveriti2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) pregledati3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) ustaviti2. noun1) (an act of testing or checking.) kontrola2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) zapora, ustavitev3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) šah4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) kariran vzorec5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) kontrolni listek6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) račun7) ((American) a cheque.) ček•- checked- checkbook
- check-in
- checkmate 3. verb(to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) matirati- checkout- checkpoint
- check-up
- check in
- check out
- check up on
- check up* * *I [ček]interjectionšah!; colloquially v redu, pravII [ček]1.transitive verbzadržati, ustaviti; dati šah; ukrotiti, brzdati; kontrolirati, pregledati, preveriti; grajati, posvariti; označiti; American oddati (prtljago);2.intransitive verbustaviti se, zadržati se; umakniti se; strašiti se; (at) zameriti kajAmerican slang umreti; American to check baggage — oddati prtljagoIII [ček]nounustavitev, ovira, prekinitevAmerican ček; račun; vstopnica; nalepni listek, etiketa; kupon; žeton; kontrola; plural kockasto blago; špranja; American certified check — od banke overjen čekcheck please! — plačati, prosimto have a check upon s.o. — krotiti kogato keep a check on s.th. — imeti kaj pod kontroloIV [ček]see cheque -
10 fill
[fil] 1. verb1) (to put (something) into (until there is no room for more); to make full: to fill a cupboard with books; The news filled him with joy.) (na)polniti2) (to become full: His eyes filled with tears.) napolniti (se)3) (to satisfy (a condition, requirement etc): Does he fill all our requirements?) zadostiti4) (to put something in a hole (in a tooth etc) to stop it up: The dentist filled two of my teeth yesterday.) plombirati2. noun(as much as fills or satisfies someone: She ate her fill.) do sitega- filled- filler
- filling
- filling-station
- fill in
- fill up* * *I [fil]1.transitive verb( with) (na)polniti, nasititi; prenapolniti, natrpati; napihniti; zamašiti; plombirati (zob); zasesti, zadovoljiti, izvršiti, izpolniti; izrabiti;2.intransitive verbpolniti se; nabrekniti; zamašiti se; napolniti seto fill s.o. with a story — narediti na koga vtistheatre to fill a role — igrati vlogoto fill s.o.'s place — nadomeščati kogaII [fil]nounpolnost, zadostnost; polnitev; nasičenostto drink ( —ali have) one's fill — napiti se, kolikor si želimo -
11 period
['piəriəd] 1. noun1) (any length of time: a period of three days; a period of waiting.) obdobje2) (a stage in the Earth's development, an artist's development, in history etc: the Pleistocene period; the modern period.) doba3) (the punctuation mark (.), put at the end of a sentence; a full stop.) pika2. adjective(of furniture, costumes etc) of or from the same or appropriate time in history; antique or very old: period costumes; His house is full of period furniture (=antique furniture). stilen- periodic- periodically
- periodical 3. adjective(see periodic.)* * *I [píəriəd]nounperioda, doba, obdobje, razdobje (v katerem se kaj redno ponavlja); rok, doba, čas; geology geološka doba ( glacial ŋ ledena doba); astronomy čas poti planeta (okoli sonca); pedagogy šolska ura, ura predavanja; mathematics ponavljajoča se skupina številk v decimalnem ulomku, interval; music osemtaktna perioda; plural medicine čišča; grammar pika, veliki stavek; konec; plural retoričen jezikjuridically period of appeal — prizivni rokphotography period of exposure — čas osvetlitvemedicine period of incubation — inkubacijska dobafor a period of — za dobo...a girl of the period — sodobno, moderno dekleto put a period to — postaviti piko na i, dokončatiII [píəriəd]adjectivestilen (pohištvo, hiša); sodoben, historičen -
12 arrest
[ə'rest] 1. verb1) (to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law: The police arrested the thief.) prijeti2) (to stop: Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry.) zaustaviti2. noun1) (the act of arresting; being arrested: The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest.) aretacija2) (a stopping of action: Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure.) ustavitev•* * *I [ərést]transitive verbustaviti, ustavljati; zadržati, prijeti, aretirati; privlačiti; prikleniti, ovirati; preprečiti; izključiti, odklopitijuridically to arrest judgement — odložiti obsodboto arrest s.o.'s attention — pritegniti pozornostII [ərést]nounustavitev, ustavljanje; aretacija, pripor, zapor; zadržanje, oviranje, motnje; zaplembato put ( —ali place) under arrest — pripreti, zapreti kogaunder arrest — v priporu, v zaporu; zaplenjen -
13 discontinue
[diskən'tinju](to stop or put an end to: I have discontinued my visits there.) prekiniti* * *[dískəntínju]1.transitive verbprekiniti, opustiti, ustaviti, odpraviti, odstraniti, likvidirati;2.intransitive verbprenehati, ustaviti se -
14 dismiss
[dis'mis]1) (to send or put away: She dismissed him with a wave of the hand; Dismiss the idea from your mind!) odsloviti; opustiti2) (to remove from office or employment: He was dismissed from his post for being lazy.) odpustiti3) (to stop or close (a law-suit etc): Case dismissed!) opustiti•* * *I [dismís]transitive verbodpustiti, odsloviti, odpraviti, odposlati; opustiti; odkloniti, odbiti; otepati seII [dismís]nounmilitary razhod, voljno -
15 face-powder
noun (a type of make-up in the form of a fine powder: She put on face-powder to stop her nose shining.) puder za obraz* * *[féispaudə]nounpuder za lice -
16 fence
I 1. [fens] noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) ograja2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) ograditi- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) mečevati se2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) izmikati se•- fencing* * *I [fens]nounarchaic zaščita, obramba; ograja, plot; nasip; zaščitna naprava; mečevanje; figuratively spretno debatiranje; slang skrivač ali skrivališče ukradenega blagato be ( —ali sit, ride) on the fence — biti nepristranski, nobenostranski, obračati se po vetruto put a horse at fence — spodbosti konja, da preskoči oviromaster of fence — spreten mečevalec; figuratively dober diskutantII [fens]1.transitive verbbraniti, ščititi; archaic odbijati, odvračati; ograditi; preskočiti oviro; prepovedati lov ali ribolov za določeno obdobje; prodajati, skrivati ukradeno blago;2.intransitive verbbraniti, zaščititi se; mečevati se; izmikati se -
17 grit
[ɡrit] 1. noun1) (very small pieces of stone: She's got a piece of grit in her eye.) drobec2) (courage: He's got a lot of grit.) pogum2. verb(to keep (the teeth) tightly closed together: He gritted his teeth to stop himself from crying out in pain.) stisniti zobe- gritty* * *I [grit]nounprod, pesek; peščenjakfiguratively odločnost, pogum, energija; figuratively to put (a little) grit in the machine — ovirati deloII [grit]transitive verb & intransitive verbškrtati, škripati; potresti s peskom ali prodom -
18 lose
[lu:z]past tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) izgubiti2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) izgubiti3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) založiti4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) izgubiti5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) zapraviti•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
- lost in
- lost on* * *[lu:z]1.transitive verbizgubiti, založiti (kam), zapraviti (čas), zatratiti; rešiti se česa; zgrešiti, izgubiti spred oči; zamuditi (vlak, priliko); zaostajati (ura); izgube stati;2.intransitive verbimeti izgubo (by s, on pri); izgubiti (in; npr. in weight shujšati); izgubiti, biti premagan, podleči (to; npr. to another team)to lose ground — umikati se, nazadovati, propadatifiguratively to lose one's head — izgubiti glavoto lose o.s. in — zatopiti se v kaj, izgubiti se v čemAmerican lose out to — izgubiti v korist drugegato lose one's reason ( —ali mind) — znoreti, pobesnetiAmerican to lose one's shirt vse — izgubitito lose sight of — izgubiti spred oči, pozabitito lose patience ( —ali one's temper) — izgubiti živce, razjeziti seto lose the thread — izgubiti nit (predavanja itd.)this will lose you your position — to te bo stalo položaja, zaradi tega boš izgubil svoj položaj -
19 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) merilo2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) merska enota3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mera4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) ukrep5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) mera6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) izmeriti2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) meriti3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) primerjati4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) meriti•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *I [méžə]nounmera, merilo (tudi figuratively); stopnja, obseg; del, delež; razmerje, meja; poetically metrum, pesniška mera; music takt, ritem; archaic ples; chemistry menzura, stopnja; geology plural sloji, ležišča; juridically ukrepmathematics greatest common measure — (G.C.M.) največja skupna merabeyond ( —ali out of all) measure — prekomeren, čez meroto have s.o.'s measure — oceniti značaj kogato take s.o.'s measure — vzeti komu mero, umeriti; figuratively oceniti značaj kogato take measures — podvzeti korake, ukreniti kajarchaic to tread a measure — plesatiII [méžə]1.transitive verbmeriti, izmeriti, odmeriti; umeriti (obleko); oceniti, soditi, presoditi (by po); primerjati, meriti ( with s, z); prehoditi;2.intransitive verbmeritito measure s.o. for (a suit of clothes) — vzeti komu mero (za obleko)to measure one's strength with s.o. — meriti se s komto measure s.o. with one's eye — premeriti koga z očmito measure s.o. from top to toe — premeriti koga od glave do pete -
20 mouth
1. plural - mouths; noun1) (the opening in the head by which a human or animal eats and speaks or makes noises: What has the baby got in its mouth?) usta2) (the opening or entrance eg of a bottle, river etc: the mouth of the harbour.) ustje2. verb(to move the lips as if forming (words), but without making any sound: He mouthed the words to me so that no-one could overhear.) izgovarjati brez glasu, momljati- mouthful- mouth-organ
- mouthpiece
- mouthwash* * *I [maum]nounusta; gobec, smrček; žrelo (topa), grlo (steklenice), odprtina (cevi), vhod (v jamo); ustje (reke)slang ustenje, gobcanje; colloquially down in the mouth — žalosten, potrtfrom s.o.' s mouth — komu z jezika (vzeti)to have a big mouth — imeti dolg jezik, preveč govoriticolloquially to keep one's mouth shut — držati jezik za zobmito look a gift horse in the mouth — gledati podarjenemu konju na zobe, zmrdovati se nad darilomto make s.o. laugh on the wrong side of his mouth — odvaditi koga smehato make s.o.'s mouth water — delati komu skomineto put ( —ali place) words into s.o.'s mouth — položiti komu besede v usta; trditi da je kdo kaj rekelto take the bread out of s.o.'s mouth — spraviti koga ob zaslužekto take the words out of s.o.'s mouth — vzeti komu besedo iz ustuseless mouth — kdor jé, a ne delaII [mauð]1.transitive verbpompozno (afektirano) izgovarjati, uzgovoriti; dati v usta, jesti, žvečiti; dotakniti se z ustnicami; navajati konja na uzdo;2.intransitive verbafektirano govoriti; pačiti se (at komu)
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