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41 gauge
[ɡei‹] 1. verb1) (to measure (something) very accurately: They gauged the hours of sunshine.) izmeriti2) (to estimate, judge: Can you gauge her willingness to help?) oceniti2. noun1) (an instrument for measuring amount, size, speed etc: a petrol gauge.) merilo, meter2) (a standard size (of wire, bullets etc): gauge wire.) uradna mera3) (the distance between the rails of a railway line.) razdalja med tračnicama* * *I [geidž]nounzakonita mera; širina koloseka, razdalja med tračnicama; kaliber, kapaciteta, obseg; debelina pločevine; merilo; cenitev; dežemer; marine vetrna stranto have the weather gauge of — biti v privetrju, imeti ugodnost pred (kom)to take the gauge of s.th. — meriti, ocenjevati kajII [geidž]transitive verb(iz)meriti, preizkusiti, preizkušati; oceniti; uskladiti -
42 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) polovica, pol2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) polčas2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pol2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) pol3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) polovičen3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) na pol2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) na pol•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *I [ha:f, haæf]noun(plural halves) polovica; polletje; sport polčas; izenačenost (golf); juridically strankaone's better half — boljša polovica, ženathe larger half — večja polovica, večji delto do s.th. by halves — površno, na pol kaj nareditito go halves with s.o. — razdeliti si s kom na polin half, in halves — razpolovljenII [ha:f, hæf]adjectivepolovičen; površen, nepopolnat half the price — za pol cene, po polovični cenito gain half the battle — polovico že dobiti, opraviti že pol delahalf a loaf is better than no bread — boljši vrabec v roki, kot golob na strehito see with half an eye — takoj sprevideti, videti brez najmanjšega trudanautical half three — tri in pol sežnjaIII [ha:f, hæf]adverbpol, na pol; precej; skorajnot half — kar se da, strašnocolloquially not half bad — precej dobronot half big enough — sploh ne, še zdaleč nedo you like whisky? Oh, not half! — imate radi viski? Pa še kako!nautical east half-south — ɜ ɜ/8 stopinj jugovzhodno -
43 hang
[hæŋ]past tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) obesiti, viseti2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) obesiti, biti obešen3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) obesiti, biti obešen4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) viseti5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) pobesiti•- hanger- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
- hang up* * *I [hæŋ]nounnačin kako tkanina (stvar) visi ali pada; način dela; padec, strmec, pobočje; kratek premor; colloquially pomento get ( —ali see) the hang of a thing — dojeti bistvo česa, razumeti kajII [hæŋ]1.transitive verbobesiti, obešati; pobesiti, pobešati (glavo); obesiti (sliko), nalepiti (tapete);2.intransitive verbviseti, biti obešen, obesiti se; nagniti se, lebdeti; obotavljati se (tudi žoga pri športu); American juridically ovirati porotnike pri odločitvihang it (all)! — naj gre k vragu!hang you! — da bi te vrag pocitral!I'll be hanged first! — prej se dam obesiti!I'll be hanged if — vrag naj me vzame, čewell, I'm hanged! — kaj takega!, vrag naj me pocitra!to hang by a hair ( —ali rope, single thread) — figuratively viseti na nitkito hang in doubt — biti negotov, kolebatito hang fire — prepozno (se) sprožiti (puška); figuratively biti počasen, neodločen, omahovati, obotavljati seto hang o.s. — obesiti seto let things go hang — pustiti, da gre vse k vragu; pustiti stvari pri mirusleep hangs on my eyelids — veke so mi težke, oči mi lezejo skupajtime hangs heavy on my hands — ne vem, kaj naj počnem s časom, predolgo mi traja, vleče se -
44 hatch
I [hæ ] noun((the door or cover of) an opening in a wall, floor, ship's deck etc: There are two hatches between the kitchen and dining-room for serving food.) okence, loputa- hatchwayII [hæ ] verb1) (to produce (young birds etc) from eggs: My hens have hatched ten chicks.) izvaliti2) (to break out of the egg: These chicks hatched this morning.) izleči se3) (to become young birds: Four of the eggs have hatched.) odpreti se (jajce)4) (to plan (something, usually bad) in secret: to hatch a plot.) kovati (zaroto)* * *I [hæč]nounloputa, zaklopna vratca; nautical jašek za nakladanje, odprtina v ladijskem krovu, pokrov jaška; okence med kuhinjo in jedilnico; branikunder (the) hatches — pod palubo, figuratively v škripcih; zaprt, neviden; slang mrtevII [hæč]nounzarod, zalegahatches, catches, matches & dispatches — časopisna rubrika o rojstvih, zarokah, porokah in smrtiIII [hæč]1.transitive verbizvaliti, izleči; figuratively kovati (zaroto), snovati;2.intransitive verbizvaliti se, izleči se; figuratively razviti seIV [hæč]1.nounčrtica v šrafuri;2.transitive verbčrtkati, šrafirati -
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46 insert
[in'sə:t](to put or place (something) in: He inserted the money in the parking meter; An extra chapter has been inserted into the book; They inserted the announcement in the newspaper.) vstaviti* * *I [ínsə:t]noun(zlasti American) priloga knjigi, časopisuII [insɜ:t]transitive verbvložiti, vstaviti, vriniti (in, into v, between med); electrical vključiti, priklopiti; dati v časopis, inserirati; vreči v (kovanec) -
47 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) obdržati2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) obdržati (zase)3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) imeti, (vz)držati4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) nadaljevati5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) imeti na zalogi6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) skrbeti za, rediti7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) držati se8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) voditi9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) zadrževati10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) vzdrževati11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) držati12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) praznovati2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) oskrba; stanovanje in hrana- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch* * *I [ki:p]nounhistory osrednji grajski stolp, trdnjava, temnica; življenjske potrebščine, oskrba, stanovanje in hrana, vzdrževanje; paša, krma; military utrdba, reduta; plural igra, pri kateri zmagovalec obdrži dobitekto earn one's keep — preživljati se, zaslužiti za vsakdanji kruhII [ki:p]1.transitive verbdržati, obdržati, ohraniti, zadržati; držati se (zakona, navade); vztrajati, obdržati se; zadrževati koga; vzdrževati, čuvati, varovati, podpirati; nadzirati, na skrbi imeti, skrbeti za; imeti, voditi (trgovino), upravljati (šolo), imeti (sejo); imeti v zalogi; voditi (knjige, račune); praznovati, obhajati (praznik); imeti, gojiti (čebele, konje itd.);2.intransitive verbostati (doma, v postelji); počutiti se ( he ŋs well); držati se, ne kvariti se (hrana, vreme); kar naprej kaj delati ( she ŋs smiling); colloquially stanovati (where do you keep?)to keep s.o. at arm's length — ne dati komu do sebecommerce to keep books — voditi knjigeto keep s.o.'s counsel — varovati tujo skrivnostto keep one's countenance — ostati resen, zadrževati smehto keep clear of — izogniti se česa, čuvati se česato keep s.o. company — delati komu družboto keep company with — skupaj hoditi, družiti se zto keep s.th. dark — obdržati zase, ne izdatito keep one's end up — braniti svoja načela, opravljati svoje deloto keep an eye on ( —ali out for) —ali to keep one's eyes open ( —ali skinned) —ali to keep one's weather eye lifted — imeti odprte oči, budno pazitito keep the field — vztrajati, ne se umaknitito keep (a) guard over s.o. — čuvati kogasport to keep (the) goal — biti vratar, čuvati golGod keep you! — bog te varuj!to keep s.th. going — ohraniti kaj v tekuto keep s.o. going — komu (denarno) pomagati; ohraniti koga pri življenjuto keep one's ground — ne popustiti, vztrajati, ostati čvrstto keep early ( —ali good) hours — prihajati zgodaj domov, hoditi zgodaj spatto keep bad ( —ali late) hours — prihajati pozno domov, hoditi pozno spatto keep one's head — ne izgubiti glave, ostati mirento keep house — vzdrževati družino, gospodinjitito keep open house — biti gostoljuben, sprejemati goste ob vsakem časuto keep a good look-out — budno opazovati, pazitito keep s.o. for lunch — zadržati koga pri kosiluto keep pace ( —ali step) with — iti v korak, ne zaostajatiAmerican to keep plugging along — kar naprej garatito keep the pot boiling — životariti, komaj se prebijatito keep good relations with s.o. — ostati s kom v dobrih odnosihto keep a record of s.th. — voditi zapise o čemto keep sight of — imeti kaj pred očmi, misliti nato keep in suspense — pustiti koga v negotovosti; commerce imeti v evidenci (nerešeno zadevo)to keep track of — zasledovati (dogodke), biti na tekočemto keep one's temper — zadržati se, ne razburjati seAmerican to keep tabs on — nadzirati, budno spremljati (dogodke), zapomniti sito keep together — biti složen, držati skupajto keep watch (over, on) — stražiti koga, oprezovati za kom -
48 millstone
1) (one of the two large, heavy stones used in an old-fashioned mill for grinding grain.) mlinski kamen2) ((usually with round one's/the neck) something that is a heavy burden or responsibility, and prevents easy progress: He regarded his brother as a millstone round his neck.) kamen* * *[mílstoun]nounmlinski kamen, žrmeljhard as the nether millstone — trd ko kamen, neusmiljenfiguratively between upper and nether millstone — med mlinskimi kamnito see into a millstone — vse spregledati, ironically slišati travo rasti -
49 nerve
[nə:v] 1. noun1) (one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain.) živec2) (courage: He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve.) korajža3) (rudeness: What a nerve!) predrznost2. verb(to force (oneself) to have enough courage (to do something): He nerved himself to climb the high tower.) opogumiti se- nerves- nervous
- nervously
- nervousness
- nervy
- nerviness
- nerve-racking
- nervous breakdown
- nervous system
- get on someone's nerves* * *I [nə:v]nounanatomy živec, živčni končič; figuratively hladnokrvnost, pogum, odločnest, moč; botany žila lista; zoology žilica v krilu insekta; colloquially predrznost; plural živčnost, živčevje; poetically kitahe is a bag of nerves — prenapet je, ima zrahljane živcea fit of nerves — živčnost, živčni napadto get on s.o.'s nerves — iti komu na živce, dražitito have the nerve to do s.th. — imeti pogum kaj narediti, drzniti si kaj nareditito lose one's nerve — zgubiti pogum, zbati sefiguratively to strain every nerve — napeti vse sileII [nə:v]transitive verbopogumiti, okrepitito nerve o.s. — opogumiti se, zbrati pogum -
50 of
[əv]1) (belonging to: a friend of mine.) od2) (away from (a place etc); after (a given time): within five miles of London; within a year of his death.) iz; od3) (written etc by: the plays of Shakespeare.)4) (belonging to or forming a group: He is one of my friends.) od5) (showing: a picture of my father.)6) (made from; consisting of: a dress of silk; a collection of pictures.) iz7) (used to show an amount, measurement of something: a gallon of petrol; five bags of coal.)8) (about: an account of his work.) o9) (containing: a box of chocolates.) s, z10) (used to show a cause: She died of hunger.) zaradi11) (used to show a loss or removal: She was robbed of her jewels.)12) (used to show the connection between an action and its object: the smoking of a cigarette.)13) (used to show character, qualities etc: a man of courage.)14) ((American) (of time) a certain number of minutes before (the hour): It's ten minutes of three.) pred* * *[əv]preposition1.od ( north ŋ);2.genetiv ( the master of the house);3.apozicija (the City of London, the month of May);4.(poreklo, izvor) od, iz, genetiv (of good family, Mr. Smith of London);5.(vzrok, posledica) zaradi, od, na (to die of hunger, to be ashamed of s.th., proud ŋ);6.(snov, material) od, iz (made of steel, a dress of silk);7.(lastnost) s, z (a man of courage, a man of no importance, a fool of a man);8.(avtorstvo, način) od, svojilni pridevnik (the works of Byron, of o.s. sam od sebe);9.(mera) genetiv (two feet of snow, a glass of wine);10.o (talk of peace, news of success);11.(čas) večinom genetiv, od (of an evening, of late years, your letter of March);12.American colloquiallypred, do ( ten minutes of three);13.of course — seveda, se razumein face of, in spite of — vkljubon account of, because of — zaradito be on the point of (going) — biti na tem, da bo (šel), biti na (odhodu) -
51 partition
[pə'tiʃən] 1. noun1) (something that divides, eg a light, often temporary, wall between rooms: The office was divided in two by a wooden partition.) pregrada2) (the act of dividing; the state of being divided: the partition of India.) delitev2. verb(to divide: They partitioned the room (off) with a curtain.) predeliti* * *I [pa:tíšən]noundelitev, ločitev, pregrada, oddelek, vmesni zid, požarni zid; juridically delitev (dedilčine)II [pa:tíšən]transitive verbrazdeliti na kose, razkosati, oddeliti, pregraditi; juridically razdeliti dediščino -
52 pin
[pin] 1. noun1) (a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes: The papers are fastened together by a pin.) bucika, zaponka2) (a similar but more ornamental object: a hat-pin.) okrasna igla2. verb1) (to fasten with a pin: She pinned the material together.) speti2) (to hold by pressing against something: The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.) pritisniti•- pinhole
- pinpoint
- pin-up
- pin down
- pins and needles* * *I [pin]nounbucika, igla, zaponka; technical količ, klinček, moznik, žebljiček, zatič, zagozda; šilo, osnik, lunek; strelica, kazalec (kompasa), krak (šestila); vijak pri violini; figuratively malenkost, mrvica; kuhinjski valjar; plural colloquially noge; sport kegeljnot to care a pin — ne jemati v mar, ne upoštevatithere's no pin to choose between them — nobene razlike ni med njima, podobna sta si kot jajce jajcuto knock s.o. off his pins — podreti koga na tlain a merry pin — vesel, razpoloženon a merry pin — okajen, opitcolloquially on one's pins — na nogah, čil in zdravII [pin]1.transitive verbpripeti (to, on na), zapeti, speti (up); pribiti, prebiti (s klinom, žebljičkom itd.); pritisniti, pritiskati ( against ob, to na); pritisniti koga ob zid ( down), obvezati koga k čemu ( down to); vezati, ukleščiti (sovražne sile, šahovske figure; down); natančno določiti, definirati ( down); technical zakliniti, pričvrstiti ( down);2.intransitive verbbiti pričvrščen; prilepiti seto pin the blame on s.o. — pripisati komu krivdoto pin one's hopes on — graditi na čem, verovati v kajto pin back s.o.'s ears — nahruliti koga, pretepsti, prekositi, premagatito pin o.s. to s.o. — prilepiti se komu, živeti na njegov račun -
53 plant
1. noun1) (anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves: flowering/tropical plants.) rastlina2) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) tovarniška oprema3) (a factory.) tovarna2. verb1) (to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow: We have planted vegetables in the garden.) saditi2) (to make (a garden etc); to cause (a garden etc) to have (plants etc) growing in it: The garden was planted with shrubs; We're going to plant an orchard.) zasaditi3) (to place heavily or firmly: He planted himself between her and the door.) postaviti4) (to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence: He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.) podtakniti•- planter* * *I [pla:nt]nounbotany rastlina, sadika; rast; drža; obrat, obratni material, tovarna, tovarniška oprema; slang ukana, past, prevara; policijska zasedato lose plant — odmirati, venetiII [pla:nt]transitive verbsaditi, posaditi (in v), zasaditi ( with s, z); posejati (on na, with s, z); polagati (ribe, ikre v vodo); naseliti, kolonizirati, ustanoviti (naselje, društvo), urediti, okrasiti, posaditi z drevjem; figuratively vcepiti (misel); postaviti, podtakniti, vtihotapiti (npr. špijona); slang pritisniti, udariti koga, prebosti z bodalom; slang skriti ukradeno blago; slang podtakniti komu kaj, pustiti koga na cediluto plant s.th. on s.o. — podtakniti komu kajto plant o.s. — postaviti se, vtihotapiti se (npr. za špijona) -
54 reaction
[-ʃən]1) (the act of reacting: What was his reaction to your remarks?; I get a bad reaction from penicillin; I'd like to ask you for your reactions to these suggestions.) odziv2) (a change of opinions, feelings etc (usually against someone or something): The new government was popular at first, but then a reaction began.) reakcija3) (a process of change which occurs when two or more substances are put together: (a) nuclear reaction; a chemical reaction between iron and acid.) reakcija* * *[riaekšən]nounnasproten pritisk, odpor, nasprotno delovanje ( against proti), reakcija, reagiranje (to na); military protisunek, protinapad, protiudarec; chemistry reakcija, delovanje (on na); electrical nasprotno delovanje; težnja, tendenca za povratno, retrogradno delovanje, nazadovanje, retrogradni vpliv; odziv organizma na določen dražljaj; figuratively obrat, nagla sprememba, preokret; politics reakcija, nazadnjaštvo, odpor in nasprotovanje družbenemu napredku, težnja po obnovitvi starih, preživelih oblikwhat was her reaction to this news? — kako je reagirala (se zadržala) ob tej novici? -
55 slot
[slot] 1. noun1) (a small narrow opening, especially one to receive coins: I put the correct money in the slot, but the machine didn't start.) reža za kovance2) (a (usually regular) position (in eg the schedule of television/radio programmes): The early-evening comedy slot.) termin2. verb((with in or into) to fit (something) into a small space: He slotted the last piece of the puzzle into place; I managed to slot in my tea-break between two jobs.) vstaviti* * *I [slɔt]1.nountechnicalrazpoka, reža ali odprtina (za vlaganje kovancev v avtomat, za spuščanje pisem v poštni nabiralnik); žlebič, utor, zareza; theatre zaklopna vratca (v odrskem podu);2.transitive verbzarezati, napraviti ozko podolgovato odprtino (režo)II [slɔt]nounhunting sled ali steza (jelena, damjaka itd.) -
56 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 -
57 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) udariti2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) udariti3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) prižgati; ukresati4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) stavkati5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) naleteti na6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) udariti7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) napraviti vtis8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kovati9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) kreniti10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) spustiti; podreti2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) stavka2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) najdba•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up* * *I [stráik]nounudarec (at proti), zamah, zadetek; udarec, bitje (ure, zvona); economy stavka, štrajk; sport prazen udarec; srečno naključje, sreča (v špekulaciji); military (zračni) napad; American najdba (rud, nafte); ugriz (ribe); geology smer (plasti, slojev), vodoraven sloj; American prevara, bluf; kvalitetasit-down strike — stavka, v kateri delavci nočejo zapustiti prostore, kjer delajoII [stráik]1.transitive verbudariti, dati udarec (komu), zadeti; prizadeti, napasti (o bolezni); biti (uro); odbiti z udarcem, udarjati (na boben); kovati (denar, medalje); igrati (harfo itd.); začeti (pesem, muziko); prekiniti (delo); nautical spustiti (jadro, zastavo); podreti (tabor, šotor); potegniti (črto), prečrtati; izravnati, razati; izgladiti; izkresati (ogenj), prižgati (vžigalico, luč); napolniti; zapičiti zob strupnik v (o kači); zabosti (nož itd.), harpunirati (kita); oddajati (toploto); naleteti na, zadeti ob; udariti v (o streli); napraviti vtis, pretresti, prizadcti (koga), pasti (komu) v oči, spraviti v začudenje, osupiti; pasti (komu) na parnet, (za)zdeti se (komu); menjati, odnesti (kulise); economy zaključiti (račun); nenadoma ali dramatično (kaj) izzvati; American doseči, najti, odkriti; slang prositi ( for za); obsolete božati, (po)gladiti z roko;2.intransitive verbudariti ( against ob, on na, po), udarjati, tolči, nameriti udarec (at proti), razbijati; stavkati; biti se, boriti se ( for za); biti, tolči (srce), udariti (strela); nautical military spustiti belo zastavo, figuratively predati se; kreniti, iti, oditi (to proti); nenadoma začeti prodirati, prebijati se ( through skozi) (svetloba, toplota); padati (on na); širiti roke, plavati; vžgati se (vžigalica); držati se za podlago (školjka); pihati (veter); nasesti (ladja); medicine izbruhniti (epidemija); ugrizniti, prijeti (o ribi); figuratively pasti v oči, biti opozorljiv (nenavaden, čuden); American military biti častniški slugato strike all of a heap figuratively zbegati, presenetiti, osupitito strike a ball out of court sport suniti žogo v outto strike a bargain — skleniti kupčijo; doseči sporazumto strike s.o. blind (deaf, dumb) — z udarcem koga oslepiti (oglušiti, onemiti)to strike s.o. dead figuratively pošteno osupiti kogato strike s.o.'s eye — pasti komu v očito strike s.o. in the face — udariti koga po obrazuto strike s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, biti všeč komuto strike one's flag — spustiti zastavo, figuratively predati seto be struck in a girl slang biti zatreskan v (neko) dekleto strike hands obsolete udariti v roko (v znak sporazuma)how does it strike you? — kako se vam zdi?to strike s.o.'s name in the newspaper — naleteti na ime neke osebe v časopisuto strike oil — naleteti na nafto, figuratively imeti srečo, uspeti; obogatetito strike the sands — nasesti, obtičati na sipinito strike sail — spustiti, zviti jadro; priznati porazto strike a snag slang naleteti na nepričakovano težavoto strike tents — podreti šotore, taborto strike terror into s.o. — navdati koga z grozo (s strahom)to strike a vein — naleteti, odkriti žilo (rude)what struck me was... — kar me je osupilo, je bilo...to strike at the root — posekati korenino, figuratively udariti na najbolj občutljivo mestoto strike work — ustaviti delo, stavkatistrike while the iron is hot — kuj železo, dokler je vročc -
58 tell
[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) povedati2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) reči3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) govoriti4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) prepoznati5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) izklepetati6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) poznati se•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell* * *[tel]1.transitive verbpovedati, pripovedovati, reči; izreči, izraziti, izpovedati; izdati; (po)kazati (o uri); obvestiti, sporočiti, navesti, (ob)javiti, označiti; prikazati, razlagati, razjasniti, prepričevati, trditi; zapovedati, ukazati, naročiti; izmisliti; poznati, prepoznati, razlikovati, (raz)ločiti; parliament šteti (glasove)all told — (vzeto) v celem, v celoti, vse skupajtell me another! slang tega mi ne boš natvezel!I'll tell you the world American o tem sem prepričanto tell s.th. abroad — pripovedovati kaj okoli, raznašati kajto tell one's money American šteti svoj denarto tell one's beads religion moliti rožni venecto tell the news — naznaniti, povedati, objaviti novicoto tell the tale colloquially pripovedovati (povedati) žalostno zgodbo (ne da bi zbudili usmiljenje)to tell tales — zbrbljati, izklepetati; opravljati, obirati; spletkaritito tell the votes politics šteti glasovehe told him to go — rekel (ukazal) mu je, naj grenever tell me! — ne čvekaj mi! ne kvasi mi jih!this tells its own tale — to se razume samo po sebi, to je jasnowe were told to get up — rekli so nam, naj vstanemoyou're telling me! slang tega mi ni treba praviti!; komu pripovedujeto to?; kot, da jaz tega ne vem!;2.intransitive verbpripovedovati, govoriti, praviti; obvestiti, informirati ( about o); spoznati, vedeti (by po); imeti posledice, postati očiten, očitno se pokazati; colloquially izdati, ovaditi, zatožitihow can you tell? — kako morete to vedeti?to tell on ( —ali of) s.o. — izdati, zatožiti kogathat tells against you — to govori proti tebi; -
59 tooth
[tu:Ɵ]plural - teeth; noun1) (any of the hard, bone-like objects that grow in the mouth and are used for biting and chewing: He has had a tooth out at the dentist's.)2) (something that looks or acts like a tooth: the teeth of a comb/saw.)•- teethe- toothed
- toothless
- toothy
- toothache
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- toothpick
- be
- get long in the tooth
- a fine-tooth comb
- a sweet tooth
- tooth and nail* * *I [tu:m, ti:m]noun(plural teeth) zob; tech zob (žage, glavnika itd.); zob kolesa; konica; kavelj; parožek; figuratively nagnjenje, posebna ljubezen (do)tooth and nail figuratively z vso močjo; neizprosnoby the skin of one's teeth figuratively za las, komaj še (uiti)in the teeth of — kljub, navzlic; protifrom the teeth outward figuratively površnoartificial tooth, false tooth — umeten zobcorner (dog, eye, laniary) tooth — podočnikincisor (incision, cutting) tooth — sekalec (zob)to cast s.th. in s.o.'s teeth — komu kaj v zobe (v obraz) vreči; očitatito cut one's eye-teeth figuratively začeti spoznavati življenjeto draw s.o.'s teeth figuratively pristriči komu krila, napraviti koga neškodljivegato fight (to struggle) tooth and nail — boriti se z vsemi močmi (zagrizeno, nepopustljivo)to get one's teeth into s.th. — zagristi se v kaj; trmasto (nepopustljivo) se česa lotitito have a sweet tooth — biti sladkosneden, rad imeti sladkarijeto lie in one's teeth — v obraz lagati; nesramno, predrzno lagatithis set my teeth on edge — zaskominalo me je ob tem; to me je razburilo (ozlovoljilo)to take the bit between one's teeth figuratively postati trmoglav; upreti se; osamosvojiti seII [tu:m]transitive verbnazobčati, ozobiti ( a saw žago); opremiti z zobmi; gristi, žvečititoothed wheel — zobato kolo; intransitive verb technical prije(ma)ti z zobci (o zobatih kolesih) -
60 waist
[weist]1) ((the measurement round) the narrow part of the human body between the ribs and hips: She has a very small waist.) pas2) (the narrow middle part of something similar, eg a violin, guitar etc.) najožji del kakega predmeta3) (the part of an article of clothing which goes round one's waist: Can you take in the waist of these trousers?) pas•- waisted- waistband
- waistcoat* * *[wéist]nounstas, život, pas, opasje; najožji del kakega predmeta; životec, steznik; jopica, majica (za otroke); nautical srednji del ladjeshe has a small waist — ozka je čez pas, vitka je v pasuto grip round the waist sport zgrabiti okoli pasu
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