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1 plug
1. noun1) (a device for putting into a mains socket in order to allow an electric current to flow through the appliance to which it is attached by cable: She changed the plug on the electric kettle.) vtič2) (an object shaped for fitting into the hole in a bath or sink to prevent the water from running away, or a piece of material for blocking any hole.) čep2. verb(to block (a hole) by putting a plug in it: He plugged the hole in the window with a piece of newspaper.) začepiti- plug in* * *I [plʌg]nounčep, zatik, klin, moznik, zamašek; (zobna) plomba; electrical vtikalo, vtikač; avtomobilska svečka (tudi spark ŋ); gasilni hidrant; zaklepni vijak, pipnik, ključ pri pipi, ključ pri ventilu; žveček tobaka; American slang kljuse; American slang popularizacija, reklama; American economy slang blago, ki ne gre v prodajo; American slang udarec s pestjoII [plʌg]1.transitive verbzačepiti, zamašiti (tudi up); plombirati (zob); American slang popularizirati, delati reklamo ( for za); kar naprej goniti (pesem); slang udariti s pestjo, streljati, ustreliti;2.intransitive verb colloquiallygarati, pridno delati (away, at)electrical to plug in — vklopiti vključiti (vtikač) -
2 earth
[ə:ð] 1. noun1) (the third planet in order of distance from the Sun; the planet on which we live: Is Earth nearer the Sun than Mars is?; the geography of the earth.) zemlja2) (the world as opposed to heaven: heaven and earth.) zemlja3) (soil: Fill the plant-pot with earth.) prst4) (dry land; the ground: the earth, sea and sky.) kopno5) (a burrow or hole of an animal, especially of a fox.) brlog6) ((a wire that provides) an electrical connection with the earth.) ozemljitev2. verb(to connect to earth electrically: Is your washing-machine properly earthed?) ozemljiti- earthen- earthly
- earthenware
- earthquake
- earthworm
- on earth
- run to earth* * *I [ə:m]nounzemlja; zemljišče; tla; prst, glina, ilovica; kopno; lisičina; ozemljitevto come back to earth — opustiti sanjarjenje; začeti resno mislitito run s.o. to earth — ugnati koga v kozji rog; zasledovati do dnawhy on earth? — zakaj zaboga?no use on earth — popolnoma neuporaben, zaničII [ə:m]1.transitive verbzakopati; pokopati, z zemljo pokriti; ozemljiti; v lisičino zapoditi;2.intransitive verbv lisičino se skriti; zakopati se -
3 grave
I [ɡreiv] noun(a plot of ground, or the hole dug in it, in which a dead person is buried: He laid flowers on the grave.) grob- gravestone
- graveyard II [ɡreiv] adjective1) (important: a grave responsibility; grave decisions.) pomemben2) (serious, dangerous: grave news.) resen3) (serious, sad: a grave expression.) resen•- gravely- gravity* * *I [greiv]transitive verbarchaic pokopati; (on) vrezovati, gravirati; vtisniti; archaic rezbaritiII [greiv]noungrob; figuratively smrtenough to make s.o. turn in his grave — dovolj hudo, da bi se človek še v grobu obrnilto find one's grave, to sink into the grave — umretis.o. is walking over my grave — zona me spreletavaIII [greiv]transitive verbizž(i)gati in (o)čistiti ladijsko dnoIV [greiv]adjective ( gravely adverb)resen, važen; dostojanstven; music globok; kritičen; temenV [greiv]noungrammar gravis, krativec -
4 scuttle
I verb(to hurry with short, quick steps.) bežatiII verb((of a ship's crew) to make a hole in (the ship) in order to sink it: The sailors scuttled the ship to prevent it falling into enemy hands.) (prostovoljno) potopiti* * *I [skʌtl]noun(= coal-scuttle) vedro, posoda za premog pri peči; široka, plitva košaraII [skʌtl]1.nounodprtina s pokrovom v zidu ali na strehi hiše, na palubi ali v boku ladje; pokrov, poklopec kake odprtine;2.transitive verb nauticalpreluknjati dno ladje, potopiti ladjo (na ta način)III [skʌtl]1.nounnenaden odhod ali beg, hitra hoja, hitenje, tek; nagel umik;2.intransitive verb(z)bežati pred nevarnostjo; izogibati se, odtegovati se dolžnostim; umakniti se z begom, s tekom (away, off); slang politics hitro se umakniti ( out iz)
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