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[réinček]nounAmerican (pri deževnih prireditvah) vstopnica za nadomestno prireditev; figuratively zagotovitev podaljšane veljave (prednosti, vabila itd.) -
2 rain check: take a rain check
((American) (to ask) to do something at a later time: Thanks for inviting me to dinner, but can I take a rain check on it?) preložiti na drugičEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > rain check: take a rain check
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[rein] 1. noun1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) dež2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) dež2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) deževati2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) deževati•- rainy- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rain* * *I [réin]noundež (& figuratively), naliv, plural deževje, nalivithe Rains nautical deževna cona (Atlantika, ɔ°-10° sev. širine)a rain of compliments (congratulations) — dež, ploha komplimentov (čestitk)rain or shine — ob vsakem vremenu, figuratively v vseh okoliščinah, naj se zgodi, kar hočea heavy rain — naliv, plohawe shall go rain or shine — šli bomo, pa naj dežuje ali sije sonce, ob vsakem vremenuII [réin]intransitive verbdeževati; liti; (o nebu) poslati dež; (o solzah) teči, liti; figuratively padati, priti v gomilah, v množicah; deževati s prasketanjem ( upon na); transitive verb liti, deževati (kaj), pustiti padati (dež), figuratively prelivati (solze); metati (kamenje) ( upon na)it is raining cats and dogs, it is raining pitch forks — lije kot iz škafait is likely to rain — kaže na dež, dež pretito rain stair-rods slang deževati v ravnih, vertikalnih curkihher eyes rained tears — iz oči so ji lile, tekle solzeit never rains but it pours figuratively nesreča nikoli ne pride sama -
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[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) madež2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) pika3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) mozolj4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) kraj5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) kanček2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) zapaziti2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) prepoznati•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
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- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) osvetliti z reflektorjem2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) usmeriti pozornost na•- on the spot
- spot on* * *I [spɔt]1.nounmesto, kraj; košček zemljišča; medicine pega, mozoljček; figuratively madež; figuratively sramotni madež; lisa (na tkanini), pika, pikica; colloquially majhna količina, trohica; kanček, malce, kaplj(ic)a; bela žoga s črno piko (točko) (biljard), črna točka na enem krajn mize, enako oddaljena od obeh strani mize; plural commerce blago, ki se prodaja za gotovino in dobi takoj pri prodaji; sport slang napoved, kateri konj bo zmagal (na dirkah), napovedan zmagovalni konjon the spot — na mestu, brez odlašanja, takoj; American slang v (življenjski) nevarnosti, v stiski, v škripcihwithout spot — brez napake, neoporečena spot of whisky — požirek, kaplja whiskyjaa delightful spot — čudovit košček (konček, kotiček) zemljetender spot figuratively občutljivo mesto, Ahilova peta; tisto, za kar je nekdo občutljivthe people on the spot — ljudje iz določenega kraja, prebivalcito be on the spot — biti na mestu, biti dorasel položaju; sport biti v formican the leopard change his spot? — ali volk lahko spremeni svojo naravo?he has come out without a spot on his reputation — izvlekel se je iz zadeve brez madeža na svojem ugleduto put s.o. on the spot American slang spraviti koga v zadrego, ugnati ga v kozji rog, vzeti ga na piko;2.adjective economytakoj dobavljiv, dostavljiv; takoj plačljiv; gotovinski; krajevno omejen ( broadcasting — radijska reklama)II [spɔt]transitive verbnapraviti pisano z lisami, s pikami; zamazati, figuratively omadeževati; očistiti (kaj) od madežev (često out); colloquially zapaziti, prepoznati, odkriti narodnost kake osebe; colloquially napovedati (zmagovalca konjske dirke); postaviti na določeno mesto, plasirati; zadeti (tarčo); military točno lokaliziratito spot a criminal — odkriti, izslediti hudodelcahe spotted him at once as an American — takoj ga je prepoznal kot Amerikanca; intransitive verb zamazati se, dobiti madeže
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