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1 see how the land lies
(to take a good look at the circumstances before making a decision.) pretipati teren -
2 land
[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) kopno2) (a country: foreign lands.) dežela3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) zemlja4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) zemljišče2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) pristati2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) pristati, potegniti na obalo3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) pristati•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies* * *I [lænd]nounkopno, zemlja; dežela; zemljišče, tla; posestvo; figuratively področje; plural nepremičnine; polje (del med dvema brazdama puškine cevi)the land of the living — tostranstvo, ta svetto go on the land — oditi v vas, postati kmetovalecnautical to make the land — zagledati kopno, pristatinautical land ho! — kopno na vidiku!to see how the land lies — videti od kod veter piha, videti kakšno je stanjeII [lænd]1.transitive verb(ljudi, robo) izkrcati (at v); izvleči (ribo); (potnike) pripeljati, odložiti; spraviti (koga v težave); colloquially udariti, usekati koga; colloquially ujeti, dobiti; sport pripeljati na cilj (konja), spraviti (žogo) v gol;2.intransitive verbpristati (ladja, avion), dospeti, izkrcati se; ujeti se (po skoku); sport colloquially priti v ciljto land s.o. in difficulties — spraviti koga v težaveto land s.o. with s.th. — obesiti komu kaj na vratto land a husband — ujeti, dobiti možato land on s.o. — navaliti na kogato land s.o. in a coat that doesn't fit — spraviti koga v zadrego -
3 see
I [si:] past tense - saw; verb1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) videti2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) videti3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) gledati4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) videti5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) razbrati6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) videti7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) videti8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) spremiti•- seeing that
- see off
- see out
- see through
- see to
- I
- we will see II [si:] noun(the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.) (nad)škofija* * *I [si:]noun(nad)škofija; (nad)škofovska stolica; archaic prestolthe Holy (Apostolic) See, the See of Rome — sveta stolicaII [si:]1.transitive verbvideti, zagledati, opaziti, (po)gledati, ogledovati; razbrati, prečitati v časopisih; razumeti, uvideti, pojmiti, predstavljati si, smatrati; izslediti, doživeti, izkusiti; dopustiti, poskrbeti za; sprejeti (goste, obiske); obiskati, priti in pogovoriti se (on o), govoriti z; iti (k zdravniku), konzultirati (zdravnika); spremiti;2.intransitive verbvideti, uvideti, razumeti; premisliti se; pogledati (za čem)worth seeing — vreden, da se vidiI see! — razumem!see?, do you see? — razumeš?, razumete?as far as I can see — kakor daleč mi seže oko; figuratively kolikor morem razbrati, po mojem mišljenjuto see the back figuratively znebiti se obiskovalca, vsiljivcato see s.o. to bed — spraviti koga v posteljoto see s.o. through a difficulty — pomagati komu preko težaveto see eye to eye colloquially strinjati se v mišljenju ( with z)to see with half an eye slang jasno (na prvi pogled, mižé) videtito see s.o. further slang poslati koga k vraguto see good — smatrati (kaj) za dobro, za primernoto see s.o. home — spremiti koga domovI cannot see the joke — ne vem, kaj je smešnega pri temto see life — mnogo izkusiti v življenju, colloquially veselo živetiI don't see him kneeling at her — feet ne morem si ga predstavljati, kako kleči pred njoto see the light figuratively spreobrniti se; videti, kaj je treba narediti, da bo pravto see the red light figuratively zavedati se neposredne nevarnosti ali nevšečnostito see how the land lies — odkriti, kakšen je položajI don't see what he means — ne razumem, kaj hoče reči (kaj misli)you will not see me shot like a dog? — ne boste dopustili, da me ustrelijo kot psa?they see too many people — preveč ljudi sprejemajo (v obiske), obiskujejoto see red slang pobesnetito see service colloquially udeležiti se vojnega pohodahe will never see sixty again figuratively je (že) nad 60 let starsee that the door is locked — prepričaj se, poglej, če so vrata zaklenjena!see this done! — poskrbi (glej), da bo to narejeno!to see things figuratively imeti privide (halucinacije)to see through a brickwall (a millstone) figuratively biti zelo bister, "slišati travo rasti"to see snakes figuratively slang biti v deliriju ali na robu deliriuma tremensato see one's way — videti, najti način (da se nekaj napravi)he cannot see a yard before his nose figuratively (neumen je, da) ne vidi ped pred nosom;
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see how the land lies — see what the situation is, check out the circumstances … English contemporary dictionary
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see how the land lies — Discover what the position is … A concise dictionary of English slang
find out how the land lies — find out/see/how the land lies phrase to find out about a situation before deciding what to do You should see how the land lies before going into business on your own. Thesaurus: to find out informationsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
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