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21 put down for
(to write the name of (someone) on a list etc for a particular purpose: You have been put down for the one hundred metres' race.) vpisati -
22 put paid to
(to prevent a person from doing (something he planned or wanted to do): The rain put paid to our visit to the zoo.) preprečiti -
23 put to sea
(to leave the land or a port: They planned to put to sea the next day.) odpluti -
24 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) ta, tisti1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...* * *I [mə pred soglasnikom, ði pred samoglasnikom, ði: poudarjeno]določni člen (včasih preveden s ta, to)the Browns — Brownovi, družina Brownthe King — kralj (angleški idr.)the saddle figuratively jezdenje, jahanjethe World — svet, SvetII [mi:, mi, me]adverbčim, temthe... the — čim... temthe more you get the more you want — čim več dobiš, tem več hočešthe more so as... — toliko več (bolj), ker... -
25 put a good face on it
(to give the appearance of being satisfied etc with something when one is not: Now it's done we'll have to put a good face on it.) delati se zadovoljnega -
26 put all one's eggs in one basket
(to depend entirely on the success of one scheme, plan etc: You should apply for more than one job - don't put all your eggs in one basket.) staviti vse na eno kartoEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > put all one's eggs in one basket
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27 put an end to
(to cause to finish; to stop: The government put an end to public execution.) odpraviti -
28 put in a good word for
(to praise or recommend: Put in a good word for me when you see the boss.) reči dobro besedo za -
29 put into practice
(to do, as opposed to planning etc: He never gets the chance to put his ideas into practice.) izvesti -
30 put one's finger on
(to point out or describe exactly; to identify: She put her finger on the cause of our financial trouble.) predočiti -
31 put to death
(to cause to be killed: The criminal was put to death by hanging.) usmrtiti -
32 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.) speljati s slediEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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33 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.) speljati s slediEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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34 put in the shade
(to cause to seem unimportant: She is so beautiful that she puts her sister in the shade.) zasenčiti -
35 put (someone) wise
(to tell, inform (someone) of the real facts.) seznaniti koga z -
36 put (someone) wise
(to tell, inform (someone) of the real facts.) seznaniti koga z -
37 put one's shoulder to the wheel
(to begin to work very hard.) odločno se lotitiEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > put one's shoulder to the wheel
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38 on the spot
1) (at once: She liked it so much that she bought it on the spot; ( also adjective) an on-the-spot decision.) brez odlašanja2) (in the exact place referred to; in the place where one is needed: It was a good thing you were on the spot when he had his heart attack; ( also adjective) tour on-the-spot reporter.) na pravem mestu3) ((especially with put) in a dangerous, difficult or embarrassing position: The interviewer's questions really put the Prime Minister on the spot.) v zadregi -
39 lay/set the table
(to put a tablecloth, plates, knives, forks etc on a table for a meal: The meal is ready - will you lay the table?) pogrniti mizo -
40 to the life
(exactly (like): When he put on that uniform, he was Napoleon to the life.) čisto podoben
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