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1 readiness
* * *[rédinis]nounpripravljenost, voljnost, prizadevnost; okretnost, spretnost, veščina; lahkota; hitrost, točnost, promptnostreadiness of mind, of wit — prisebnost, dar dojemanjareadiness of speech — dar govora, zgovornost -
2 in readiness
(ready: I want everything in readiness for his arrival.) pripravljen -
3 ready
['redi]1) ((negative unready) prepared; able to be used etc immediately or when needed; able to do (something) immediately or when necessary: I've packed our cases, so we're ready to leave; Is tea ready yet?; Your coat has been cleaned and is ready (to be collected).) pripravljen2) ((negative unready) willing: I'm always ready to help.) pripravljen3) (quick: You're too ready to find faults in other people; He always has a ready answer.) pripravljen4) (likely, about (to do something): My head feels as if it's ready to burst.) tik pred tem, da•- readily
- ready cash
- ready-made
- ready money
- ready-to-wear
- in readiness* * *I [rédi]adjectivepripravljen, gotov; hiter, brz; spreten, vešč, okreten, sposoben (at, in v, pri); voljan, rad; nagnjen (k); neposreden, bližnji, ki je na dosegu, pri roki, primeren; udoben, lahek, preprost; kratek, direkten (način, pot); commerce uporaben; otipljiv, prijemljiv, čist; archaic takojšen (o plačilu)a ready consent — hitra, takojšnja privolitevready for sea — pripravljen za odhod na morje, za izplutjea ready pen figuratively spreten piseca ready reply — hiter, odrezav odgovora ready workman — spreten, okreten delaveca ready writer — pisatelj, ki hitro ustvarjathe readiest way — najpreprostejši, najlažji način ( to pay one's debts plačevanja dolgov)tickets ready! — pripravite vozovnice, prosim!I am ready to go — pripravljen sern za odhod, da gremhe is not clever, but he is ready — on ni bister, a kaže dobro voljohe is ready to get angry — on hitro vzkipi, se razjezito find a ready market (sale) — naleteti na dober odjem, dobro iti v prodajohe seized the readiest weapon — pograbil je prvo orožje, ki mu je prišlo v rokeready, steady, go! sport pripravljeni, pozor, zdaj!II [rédi]adverbpripravljeno, gotovo; takoj, precej; lahko; vnaprejIII [redi]noun(večinoma the ready) slang razpoložljiv, gotov denar; gotovinamilitary položaj puške, ki je pripravljena za streljanje; military at the ready — pripravljen za strel(janje) (o puški)IV [rédi]transitive verbpripraviti -
4 crouch
1) (to stand with the knees well bent; to squat: He crouched behind the bush.) počeniti2) ((of animals) to lie close to the ground, in fear, readiness for action etc: The tiger was crouching ready to spring on its prey.) prihuliti se* * *I [krauč]intransitive verbpočeniti, priviti, prihuliti se; figuratively (to) ponižati se, klečeplazitiII [krauč]nounpočep; figuratively poniževanje, klečeplaštvo -
5 forgiveness
[fə'ɡivnis]1) (the act of forgiving: He asked for forgiveness.) odpuščanje2) (readiness to forgive: He showed great forgiveness towards them.) odpuščanje* * *[fəgívnis]nounodpuščanje, oprostitev -
6 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držati2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držati3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) (za)držati4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) zdržati5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržati6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) držati, vsebovati7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) biti8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) držati se9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) imeti10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) verjeti, imeti (koga za kaj)11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) veljati12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) držati za13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) braniti14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) zadržati nasprotnika15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pritegniti (pozornost)16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) proslavljati17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) imeti18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) obdržati se19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) počakati pri telefonu20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) držati21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) obdržati22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) prinesti23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) prijem2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vpliv3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) prijem•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) podkrovje* * *I [hóuld]nounnautical podpalubje, ladijsko skladišče; aeronautics prostor za prtljago v letaluII [hóuld]nounprijem, opora; moč, vpliv (on, over, of); American ustavitev, zadrževanje; archaic utrdbato catch ( —ali get, lay, seize, take) hold of s.th. — prijeti kaj, dobitito get hold of s.o. — ujeti koga, zalotiti kogato get hold of o.s. — dobiti se v oblast, obvladati seto get a hold on s.o. — dobiti koga v oblastto have a (firm) hold on s.o. — imeti koga v oblastito keep hold of — čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti iz rokto miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijetiAmerican to put a hold on s.th. — zaustaviti kaj, zadržati kajIII [hóuld]1.transitive verbdržati, obdržati, zadržati; omejiti, zadrževati, ovirati, krotiti; zdržati; sport zadržati nasprotnika; zavezati koga za kaj (to); imeti (npr. sestanek); imeti, posedovati (zemljo, pravice, delnice, službo); imeti koga za kaj (npr. za poštenjaka); proslavljati (praznik); obdržati (smer); prenašati (alkohol); military & figuratively odbraniti, obdržati (položaj); juridically odločiti, odrediti; pritegniti (pozornost); American zadostovati (hrana); American rezervirati, imeti rezervacijo (v hotelu); American prijeti, obdržati v zaporu;2.intransitive verbdržati se, zadržati se, vztrajati (by, to pri, na čem); veljati, obveljati; obstati, prenehati; dogajati se, bitihold! — počakaj, ustavi se!to hold the bag — ostati na cedilu, imeti vso odgovornostto hold a brief for — odobravati, strinjati seto hold in check — imeti koga v šahu, krotitito hold dear — ceniti, čislati, ljubitito hold fast — čvrsto držati, ne izpustitito hold good — veljati, obveljati, izkazati seto hold one's ground ( —ali one's own) — vztrajati, ne popustiti, biti kosto hold s.o. (s.th.) in the hollow of one's hand — imeti koga (kaj) v pestihold hard! — počakaj!, stoj!hold everything! — takoj prenehaj!to hold at nought — omalovaževati, ne cenitito hold one's peace ( —ali tongue) — molčati, držati jezik za zobmito hold a stock — imeti zalogo, imeti na zalogito hold true — veljati, biti resto hold water — prenesti natančen pregled, veljati; biti vodotesenthere is no holding him — ne da se ga zadržati, nezadržen jeneither to hold nor to bind — ki se ga ne da obvladati, neukročen -
7 line up
1) (to form a line: The children lined up ready to leave the classroom; She lined up the chairs.) postaviti (se) v vrsto2) (to collect and arrange in readiness: We've lined up several interesting guests to appear on the programme (noun line-up).) najti* * *1.intransitive verbstopiti v vrsto, stati v vrsti, postrojiti se; stati v repu; figuratively strniti se, združiti se ( against proti);2.transitive verbpostaviti v vrsto; figuratively postaviti na noge -
8 stand-by
plural - stand-bys; noun1) (readiness for action: Two fire-engines went directly to the fire, and a third was on stand-by (= ready to go if ordered).) pripravljenost2) (something that can be used in an emergency etc: Fruit is a good stand-by when children get hungry between meals.) pomoč* * *[staendbai]1.nounpomoč, pomagač; oseba, na katero se lahko zanesemo; technical pomožni aparat, rezervno orodje, nadomestek; nautical nadomestna (rezervna) ladja;2.adjectivepomožen, nadomesten, zasilen -
9 vigilance
['vi‹iləns](watchfulness or readiness for danger: He watched her with the vigilance of a hawk.) budnost- vigilant* * *[vídžiləns]nounbudnost, oprez, opreznost, pazljivost; bedenje; straženje; medicine nespečnostvigilance committee American skupina oseb, ki skrbi za varnost državljanov (v razrvanih prilikah) -
10 poised
1) (staying in a state of balance and stillness: The car was poised on the edge of the cliff.) v ravnotežju2) (having the body in a state of tension and readiness to act: The animal was poised ready to leap.) biti pripravljen na
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