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1 use
I [ju:z] verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) uporabiti2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) porabiti•- usable- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) uporaba2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) raba3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) korist4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) sposobnost uporabljati kaj5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) uporaba•- useful- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use* * *I [ju:s]nounraba, uporaba; uporabnost, korist(nost), prid; (poseben) namen, smoter; pripravnost; moč ali sposobnost uporabljati (kaj); navada, običaj, uzus; stalna ali ponovna uporaba; vaja; praksa; (pred)pravica uporabe (česa); juridically užitek; pravica, uživanje (posesti); dobiček; ecclesiastic obredi kake Cerkve, liturgijaof use — uporaben, koristenof no use — neuporaben, brezkoristenout of use — ne v rabi, ne več uporabenonce a use and ever a custum — česar se je Janezek naučil, to Janez znacan I be of use? — lahko (kaj) pomagam?is this of use to you? — lahko to kaj porabite?crying is no use — nima smisla jokati, zastonj je jokatiit is (of) no use (running) — brez koristi, zaman je (teči)what's the use (of it)? — kakšen smisel naj (sploh) to ima?to fall ( —ali to pass) out of use — postati neuporaben, zastaretiyou will find these shoes of use in the mountains — videli boste, da so ti čevlji zelo koristni v gorahI have no use for such people — nimam nobenega smisla za take ljudi, ne cenim (ne potrebujem) takih ljudihave you lost the use of your tongue? — si izgubil dar govora?to make use of s.th. — uporabiti (izkoristiti) kaj, posluževati se česato make use of s.o.'s name — sklicevati se na kogato put out of use — vzeti iz obtoka (kovance itd.)II [ju:z]transitive verbrabiti, uporabljati, porabiti, izkoristiti, posluževati se; zateči se k; ravnati z; potrošiti, izdati; gojiti (šport itd.); prebiti (čas); obsolete navaditi (to na)to use one's brains ( —ali wits) — uporabiti pamet, napeti (svoje) možganeuse your eyes! — odpri oči!to use one's best efforts — napraviti, kar se le da (kar je le možno)how did they use you? — kako so ravnali z vami?to use s.o. ill — slabo ravnati s komto use one's legs — peš iti, pešačitimay I use your name? — se lahko sklicujem na vas?how does the world use you? colloquially kako je z vami?, kako vam gre?; intransitive verb obsolete (razen v preteritu) biti vajen, imeti navado; (tudi za izražanje trajnega stanja v preteklosti)used you to know him? — ste ga vi poznali?there used to be a tree there — tam je nekoč bilo drevo; -
2 apply
1) ((with to) to put (something) on or against something else: to apply ointment to a cut.) nanesti2) ((with to) to use (something) for some purpose: He applied his wits to planning their escape.) uporabiti3) ((with for) to ask for (something) formally: You could apply (to the manager) for a job.) zaprositi za4) ((with to) to concern: This rule does not apply to him.) zadevati5) (to be in force: The rule doesn't apply at weekends.) veljati•- applicable
- applicability
- applicant
- application
- apply oneself/one's mind* * *[əplái]1.transitive verb(to) položiti, priložiti; prilepiti; uporabiti; usmeriti;2.intransitive verbposvetiti se, sklicevati se (to) obrniti se (na koga); ( for) pogajati se, zaprositi za kaj; (to) prilagoditi se; tikati se; veljatito apply o.s. to — prizadevati si; lotiti seapply to Mr. X — javite se pri g. ɔ -
3 replace
[rə'pleis]1) (to put, use etc (a person, thing etc), or to be put, used etc, in place of another: I must replace that broken lock; He replaced the cup he broke with a new one; Cars have replaced horses as the normal means of transport.) nadomestiti2) (to put (something) back where it was: Please replace the books on the shelves.) dati nazaj•- replacement* * *[ripléis]transitive verbnadomestiti (by, with z); zopet namestiti (položiti, postaviti) (in v); postaviti na prejšnje mesto; dati nazaj, vrniti; stopiti na, zavzeti mesto, izpodriniti, zastopati (koga) (as kot); izpolniti mesto (kake osebe), zamenjati koga (by s kom) -
4 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 -
5 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 -
6 trust
1. verb1) (to have confidence or faith; to believe: She trusted (in) him.) zaupati2) (to give (something to someone), believing that it will be used well and responsibly: I can't trust him with my car; I can't trust my car to him.) zaupati3) (to hope or be confident (that): I trust (that) you had / will have a good journey.) upati2. noun1) (belief or confidence in the power, reality, truth, goodness etc of a person or thing: The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability; trust in God.) zaupanje2) (charge or care; responsibility: The child was placed in my trust.) varstvo3) (a task etc given to a person by someone who believes that they will do it, look after it etc well: He holds a position of trust in the firm.) odgovornost4) (arrangement(s) by which something (eg money) is given to a person to use in a particular way, or to keep until a particular time: The money was to be held in trust for his children; ( also adjective) a trust fund) skrbništvo5) (a group of business firms working together: The companies formed a trust.) trust•- trustee- trustworthy
- trustworthiness
- trusty
- trustily
- trustiness* * *I [trʌst]nounzaupanje (in v), trdno upanje; zaupna oseba; kredit; depó, depozit; varstvo, skrbništvo, kuratorstvo; odgovornost, dolžnost skrbnika, kuratorja; obveznost, dolžnost; varovanec; dobrodelna ustanova, fundacija; economy trust, kartel, koncernin trust — v shrambi, deponiranon trust — na kredit; na pošteno besedobreach of trust — zloraba zaupanja, verolomstvoto commit to s.o.'s trust — zaupati komu v varstvoto give trust — odobriti kredit, dati na kreditto hold in trust for — hraniti, upravljati za (koga)to leave s.th. in trust with s.o. — zaupati komu kaj, dati v varstvoto place (to put) one's trust in — zaupati (komu), zanesti se na (koga)to watch over one's trust — paziti na osebo ali stvar, ki nam je zaupanaII [trʌst]transitive verb & intransitive verbverjeti (komu, čemu), zanesti se (in na); zaupati (komu), imeti zaupanje v; dati komu kredit; zaupati, poveriti (komu) (with s.th. kaj); trdno upati, pričakovati, verjeti ( that da), biti prepričan; upati si, tvegatido not trust him with your watch! — ne zaupaj mu svoje ure!trust him to say that! — to je tipično zanj!a man not to be trusted — človek, ki se nanj ne moreš zanestiI trust he is not hurt — upam, da se ni poškodovalto trust o.s. to s.o. — zaupati se komu, zaupno se obrniti na kogacan his word be trusted? — ali lahko zaupamo njegovi besedi?you cannot trust a child in the streets after dark — ne morete brez skrbi pustiti otroka na ulici, ko se začne nočitiI cannot trust you out of my sight — niti za hip vas ne morem izgubiti iz vida (iz bojazni, da ne napravite kake neumnosti) -
7 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 -
8 question
['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) vprašanje2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) vprašanje3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) vprašanje4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) dvom5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) možnost2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) spraševati2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) dvomiti•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question* * *I [kwésčən]nounvprašanje; (sporno) vprašanje, problem ( the Negro ŋ črnsko vprašanje); zadeva, stvar ( only a question of time samo stvar časa); dvomjuridically preiskava, zasliševanje; parliament predlog (dan na glasovanje), interpelacija; parliament question! — k zadevi! (vzklik govorniku)parliament to put the question — dati na glasovanjejuridically question of law — pravno vprašanjejuridically leading question — sugestivno vprašanjehistory juridically to put s.o. to the question — zasliševati, mučiti kogato beg the question — narediti prenagljen sklep, predpostavljatibeside the question — neprikladen, nevaženbeyond ( —ali past) question — nedvomno, nespornoto call in question — spodbijati, dvomitito come into question — priti v pretres, postati važnoin question — omenjen, za katerega greout of the question — nemogoče, ne pride v poštevto put a question to s.o. — vprašati koga kajwhat is the question? — za kaj gre?II [kwésčən]transitive verb & intransitive verbvprašati, spraševati; juridically izpraševati, zasliševati; dvomiti, podvomiti, vpraševati seit cannot be questioned but (that) — ni dvoma, da -
9 remedy
['remədi] 1. plural - remedies; noun(a cure for an illness or something bad: I know a good remedy for toothache.)2. verb(to put right: These mistakes can be remedied.) popraviti- remedial* * *I [rémidi]nounzdravilo (tudi figuratively), lek (for, against za, proti); sredstvo; pomoč; dopusten odstopek od predpisane teže, mere; zakoniti odstopek od predpisane teže zlatnika ali srebrnika, toleranca; British English prosto popoldne (na nekaterih šolah)past remedy — neozdravljiv, neizlečljiv, figuratively brezupenthere is no remedy but... — ni druge pomoči kot...II [rémidi]transitive verbozdraviti, izlečiti; odpomoči, popraviti, izboljšati; urediti, razjasniti; odstraniti (škodo, pomanjkljivost), odškodovatihow can we remedy such evils? — kako odpomoči takim zlom? -
10 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (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, napenjati3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) izkušati4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) precediti2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napetost, obremenitev2) ((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.) preobremenjenost3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) izvin4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) obremenitev•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) vrsta2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) nagnjenje, poteza3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) zvoki* * *I [stréin]nounpritisk, 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, stopnjaunder a strain — zdelan, živčno uničen, pri kraju z živcimartial strains — bojevite melodije, vojaška muzikathe strain on the rope — napetost, nategnjenost vrviit is a strain colloquially to človeka zdelato impose a strain on a machine — preobremeniti stroj, preveč zahtevati od strojaII [stréin]1.transitive verbnategniti, napeti; (pre)napenjati, pretegniti, (i)zviniti, izpahnitito strain every nerve — napeti vse živce, vse od sebe datito strain one's wrist — izviniti si zapestje; technical upogniti, zverižiti, (preveč) raztegniti, deformirati, preoblikovati; forsirati, silo delati; prekoračiti, preveč zahtevati, precenjevati, previsoko ocenitito strain the meaning of a word — forsirati, silo delati pomenu besedeto 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 verbvleči, 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 pomislekovhe strains too much after effect — on preveč stremi, se lovi za efektiIII [stréin]nounrod, družina, linija; biology rasa, čista linija; (rasni) znak, poteza, primes; poreklo, izvor; (dedno) nagnjenje, dispozicija, poteza (v značaju); soj, vrsta, sorta; obsolete oploditeva strain of Greek blood — (značilna) lastnost (poteza, kanec) grške krvia strain of fanaticism — sled (nadih, poteza) fanatičnosti
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