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1 sound
I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) zdrav2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) trden3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) temeljit4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) brez napake5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) pameten•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) zvok; zvočen2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) zvok3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) podoba2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) zveneti2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) (po)zvoniti3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) slišati se; zdeti se4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) izgovoriti5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) osluškovati•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) zvočno izoliratiIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondirati- sounding- sound out* * *I [sáund]nounzvok, zven, glas, šum; ton; slušaj, doseg sluha; figuratively vtis; pomen, smisel; obsolete sporočilo, naznanilothe sound of a bell — glas zvona, zvonjenjeI don't like the sound of it — to mi ni všeč, tu nekaj ne more biti v reduthere was much sound but little sense in his speech — njegov govor je bil poln donečih besed, a reven idejII [sáund]intransitive verbzveneti, doneti, razlegati se; figuratively zdeti se, delati vtis, slišati se; transitive verb music trobiti, pihati (v trobento); igrati (na glasbilo); napraviti, da nekaj zveni, se sliši; izgovoriti (glas); naznaniti z zvonom, s trobento (umik, alarm); naglasiti kaj; pregledati pravilnost (kolesa železniškega vagona) s trkanjem kladiva; preiskati, prcgledati (npr. pljuča) z osluškovanjem; objaviti, razglasitito sound s.o.'s lungs — osluškovati komu pljučato sound s.o.'s praises — peti komu hvaloit sounds as if he was keeping something back — to zveni, kot da nekaj prikriva (da ne pove vsega)it did not sound like his voice — ni bilo slišati, kot da bi to bil njegov glasto sound off American slang odkrito govoriti, pritožiti se; klicati imenato sound in — iti za; glasiti se naIII [sáund]1.adjective ( soundly adverb)zdrav, čil; nepoškodovan, neranjen, cel, dobro ohranjen, brez napake; nepokvarjen (o sadju); (o spanju) miren, trden, globok; krepak, poštén (o udarcih); (o ceni) zmeren, ki ustreza vrednosti blaga; pameten, trezen, pravilen (sodba itd.); osnovan, upravičen, temeljit, tehten (razlog); pravi; juridically veljaven zakonit; dobro premišljen, pameten; (o osebi) zanesljiv, zvest, pošten; (vedenje) pravilno, brez graje; economy soliden, zanesljiv; solventensound as a bell, as sound as a roach — zdrav kot ribasound advice — dober, poraben nasvetsound currency economy zdrava valutaa sound objection — utemeljen, tehten ugovorsound timber — zdrav, jeder lesis he quite sound in mind? — je (on) čisto pri pravi pameti?to get a sound whipping — biti pošteno našeškan (tepen);2.adverbtrdno, globoko; zeloto be sound asleep, to sleep sound — trdno, globoko spatiIV [sáund]1.nounmedicinesonda; nautical merjenje globine; nautical grezilo, svinčnica;2.transitive verb nautical(s svinčnico) meriti (globino), preiskovati (dno), določiti globočino vode (v ladijskem trupu); medicine preiskovati, pregledati (sečni mehur) s sondo; figuratively oprezno pretipati; sondirati mišljenje (kake osebe); intransitive verb meriti globočino; (o kitu) potopiti se do dnato sound s.o. on (about) — pretipati koga gledéto sound out s.o.'s views — skušati zvedeti stališča kake osebeV [sáund]nounmorska ožina; obsolete morski rokav; zoology ribji mehur; zoology sipa -
2 sound-proof
[sáundpru:f]1.adjectiveneprepusten za zvok; z zvočno izolacijo;2.transitive verbnapraviti neprepustno za zvok, izolirati -
3 drown
1) (to (cause to) sink in water and so suffocate and die: He drowned in the river; He tried to drown the cat.) utopiti (se)2) (to cause (a sound) not to be heard by making a louder sound: His voice was drowned by the roar of the traffic.) preglasiti* * *[draun]1.intransitive verbutoniti, utopiti, potopiti, udušiti se;2.transitive verbpotopiti, poplaviti, preplaviti; udušiti; zatreti, uničitito drown s.o.'s wine — priliti komu vode v vino -
4 amplify
1) (to make larger, especially by adding details to.) razširiti2) (to make (the sound from a radio, record-player etc) louder by using an amplifier.) ojačiti•- amplifier* * *[aemplifai]transitive verb & intransitive verb(po)večati, (raz)širiti; (o)jačiti; na široko razlagati -
5 resound
(to sound loudly or for a long time: The audience's cheers resounded through the hall.) odmevati- resoundingly* * *[rizáund]intransitive verbodjekniti, odmevati ( with od česa); razlegati se, zveneti, imeti odmev; transitive verb povzročiti odmev (razleganje); glasno naznanjati, širiti, slaviti, peti (slavo); figuratively povzročiti senzacijoto resound s.o.'s praises — peti komu hvalo -
6 retire
1) (stop working permanently, usually because of age: He retired at the age of sixty-five.) upokojiti se2) (to leave; to withdraw: When he doesn't want to talk to anyone, he retires to his room and locks the door; We retired to bed at midnight; The troops were forced to retire to a safer position.) umakniti se•- retired- retirement
- retiring* * *I [ritáiə]transitive verbmilitary umakniti nazaj; odkupiti, izplačati (menico); upokojiti ( an officer častnika); umakniti iz prometa (plačilno sredstvo); intransitive verb military umakniti se, izvesti umik; odstopiti, oddaljiti se, oditi; iti k počitku, iti spat; zapustiti službo, iti v pokoj, upokojiti seto retire s.o. from the active list — izbrisati koga iz seznama aktivnih častnikovto retire a bill commerce odkupiti, plačati menicothe army retired (before the enemy) in good order — vojska se je (pred sovražnikom) umaknila v lepem reduII [ritáiə]nounmilitary znak za umik; umikto sound the retire — (za)trobiti a) k umiku, b) k nočnemu počitku -
7 rustle
1) (to (make something) make a soft, whispering sound: The wind rustled in the trees; She rustled her papers.) šelesteti2) ((American) to steal (cattle etc).) krasti•- rustler- rustle up* * *I [rʌsl]nounšelest(enje), šuštenje (listja, svile), šumenje; prasketanjeII [rʌsl]intransitive verb & transitive verb(o svili) šušteti; šelesteti, šumeti; zmečkati (papir); American krasti (konje, živino); American slang pošteno, krepko prijeti za deloto rustle up American slang hitro priskrbeti (napraviti, organizirati) -
8 startle
(to give a shock or surprise to: The sound startled me.) presenetiti* * *[sta:tl]1.transitive verbpreplašiti, prestrašiti, alarmirati, vznemiriti; osupiti, sapo (komu) zapreti, (neprijetno) presenetiti; familiarly ganiti; podnetiti, nagovoriti ( into doing k čemu); intransitive verb zdrzniti seto startle at — zdrzniti se, zgroziti se obto be startled — čuditi se;2.nounstrah, groza; prepadlost, osuplost -
9 stiffen
verb (to make or become stiff(er): You can stiffen cotton with starch; He stiffened when he heard the unexpected sound.) otrditi* * *[stifn]transitive verbotrditi; naškrobiti; zgostiti (tekočino); napraviti togo, uporno, zakrknjeno; slang ubiti, umoriti; intransitive verb postati tog, formalen, nepopustljiv; strditi se, zgostiti se; odreveneti; učvrstiti se; postati tog, otrpel, umreti -
10 vibrate
(to (cause to) shake, tremble, or move rapidly back and forth: Every sound that we hear is making part of our ear vibrate; The engine has stopped vibrating.) vibrirati* * *[vaibréit]intransitive verbvibrirati, tresti se, nihati; oscilirati; utripati; zveneti, doneti (zvok); tresti se ( with od), (za)drhteti; figuratively kolebati, omahovatiour house vibrates whenever a heavy lorry passes — naša hiša se strese, kadarkoli pelje mimo težak tovornjak; transitive verb zanihati (kaj), zatresti; napraviti, da nekaj trepeta (se trese, vibrira); meriti ali določiti s tresljajia pendulum vibrating seconds — nihalo, ki meri (napoveduje) sekunde -
11 muffle
(to deaden the sound of: They used a gag to muffle his cries.) zadušiti- muffler* * *I [məfl]nounpridušitev (glasu), pridušen glas; smrček (glodalcev in prežvekovalcev); usnjena zaščitna rokavica (za umobolne); sušilna celica (v peči); chemistry talilni lonecII [məfl]transitive verbpridušiti (glas); (često up) zaviti, oviti (si); figuratively zavezati jezik; zamrmrati (kletev)to muffle o.s. — zaviti se -
12 ring
I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) prstan2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) obroč3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) krog4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) ring5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) krog, tolpa2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.) obdati2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) obkrožiti3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) namestiti obroček•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) zvoniti2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) telefonirati3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) pozvoniti4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) zveneti5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) doneti6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) zadoneti2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) zvonjenje2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefonski klic3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) prizvok•- ring back
- ring off
- ring true* * *I [riŋ]nounprstan, obroč; kolut, kolobar; ušesce, uho; letnica (krog) starosti pri drevesu; kovani rob novca; (o osebah) krog, American klika, (zločinska) tolpa, špekulanti; kartel, zveza, sindikat; cirkuška arena, maneža, borišče, torišče; boksarski ring, boksanje, boksarji; krožna železnica; dirkališče; organizacija stav na rezultate športnih tekem (npr. konjskih dirk)to dance in a ring — plesati v krogu, plesati kóloto make rings, to run rings round s.o. — koga zelo nadkriljevati, prekašati, figuratively posekati kogahe would make rings round you — on bi te v mali žep vtaknil, ti nisi nič proti njemuII [riŋ]transitive verbobkrožiti, obkoliti; zgnati (živino) v krog, v obroč; namestiti prstan; namestiti (živali) obroček (skozi nos); razrezati na kolute (čebulo itd.); olupiti skorjo drevesa v obliki obroča; sport vreči obroč nato ring in — obkoliti; intransitive verb (o pticah) spiralno se dvigati; premikati ali gibati se v krogu; delati ali opisovati krog(e), krožiti (v teku ali poletu)III [riŋ]nounzvonjenje, zvenenje; zvok, zven; žvenket(anje), rožljanje; telefonski klic; znak z zvoncemto give s.o. a ring — telefonirati komugive me a ring! — pokličite me po telefonu! telefonirajte mi!IV [riŋ]intransitive verb & transitive verb(o zvonovih) zvoniti, zazvoniti; pozvoniti; (o kovancih) zveneti, zvenkljati, žvenketati; (za)doneti, odmevati, razlegati se; biti napolnjen, poln ( with česa); razglasiti, (ob)javiti (z zvonom), pozivati; iskati (for s.o. koga)to ring again — doneti, razlegati se, odmevati, zvenetito ring a bell slang spomniti na (kaj), poklicati v spominto ring changes (on) — pritrkavati, zvoniti (mrliču), figuratively naznanjati konec (padec)to ring the changes (on) — prerešetavati, premlevati (isto stvar), izčrpatito ring false (hollow) — lažnivo, neiskreno zvenetito ring the knell of s.th. — z navčkom čemu zvoniti, figuratively pokopati kajhe gave a ringing laugh — zasmejal se je, da je vse zadoneloto ring true — imeti dober zven (o kovancu); pošteno, iskreno zveneti; -
13 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) žvižgati2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) (za)piskati3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) žvižgati4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) žvižgati2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) žvižg2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) piščal3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) piščalka* * *I [wisl]nounžvižg, pisk, žvižganje, signal z žvižgom; piščalka; colloquially grlo, goltanecwhistle stop American majhna postaja; volilna turneja (za predsedništvo)to blow a whistle — zapiskati, zažvižgatito pay (dear) for one's whistle figuratively drago plačati (svojo) šaloto wet one's whistle — zmočiti si grlo, napiti seII [wisl]1.intransitive verb(za)žvižgati, požvižgavati; piskati na piščal(ko); dati znak z žvižgom; vršeti (veter), šumeti, žvižgati (krogla);2.transitive verbžvižgati; music igrati na flavto; poklicati z žvižgomto whistle for a wind nautical žvižgati za veter (pri brezvetrju)you may whistle for it colloquially figuratively na to lahko še dolgo čakašto whistle s.o. — požvižgati komuto whistle back, to whistle up — poklicati z žvižgom, požvižgati (komu)to whistle off colloquially popihati jo -
14 boom
I 1. [bu:m] noun(a sudden increase in a business etc: a boom in the sales of TV sets.) nenaden porast2. verb(to increase suddenly (and profitably): Business is booming this week.) naglo rastiII 1. [bu:m] verb((often with out) to make a hollow sound, like a large drum or gun: His voice boomed out over the loudspeaker.) zadoneti2. noun(such a sound.) bobnenje* * *I [bu:m]nounmarine jambor, jadrnik; vodna ovira iz kladII [bu:m]1.intransitive verbbrenčati, bobneti, bučati, kričati kot bobnarica;2.nounbučanje, bobnenje, brenčanje; bobnaričin krikIII [bu:m]1.transitive verbhvaliti, delati reklamo; razvpiti; dvigniti cene;2.intransitive verbkvišku pognati, uspevati, napredovati, narasti; postati slavenIV [bu:m]nounnenaden napredek; konjunktura, blagostanje -
15 hum
1. past tense, past participle - hummed; verb1) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) brundati2) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) brenčati3) (to be active: Things are really humming round here.) hitro se odvijati2. noun(a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) brnenje* * *I [hʌm]nounbrenčanje, brundanje; momljanje; slang smradhums and ha's — jecljanje, obotavljanjeII [hʌm]1.intransitive verbbrenčati, brundati, momljati; obotavljati se, oklevati; slang smrdeti; colloquially sukati se (pri delu);2.transitive verbbrundati pesemto hum and ha — jecljati, obotavljati se (pri govorjenju)III [hʌm]nounslang prevara, slepiloIV [hʌm]interjectionhm! -
16 pipe
1. noun1) (a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow: a water pipe; a drainpipe.) cev2) (a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked: He smokes a pipe; ( also adjective) pipe tobacco.) pipa3) (a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound: He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.) piščal(ka)2. verb1) (to convey gas, water etc by a pipe: Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.) speljati po ceveh2) (to play (music) on a pipe or pipes: He piped a tune.) piskati3) (to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound: `Hallo,' the little girl piped.) piskati•- piper- pipes
- piping 3. adjective((of a sound) high-pitched: a piping voice.) piskajoč- pipeline
- piping hot* * *I [páip]noun(dovodna) cev; piščalka, frula; brlizganje, žvižganje (ptičje); music plural dude; anatomy sapnik, prebavni kanal; glas (pri petju); pipa za tobak; geology dimnik; mineralogy cev za zračenje v rudniku, rudna žila cilindraste oblike; botany votlo steblo, votel pecelj; economy vinski sod ali sod za olje (10ɜ galonov, ca 477 litrov); British English history obračun državne blagajne (Pipe Roll, Great Roll of the Pipes); slang lahka nalogacolloquially put that in your pipe and smoke it! — dobro si zapomni!, figuratively pomiri se s temto put s.o.'s pipe out — preprečiti komu kajto clear one's pipe — odkašljati se, odhrkati seII [páip]1.intransitive verbpiskati; žvižgati, zavijati (veter); brlizgati (ptič); hripavo govoriti, piskati pri govorjenju; slang jokati;2.transitive verbpožvižgavati, piskati napev (na piščalko itd.)nautical z žvižgom sklicati posadko; napeljati cevi, speljati po ceveh (vodo, plin itd.); okrasiti (torto s sladkornim oblivom, obleko z našitki); botany grebenčiti (trte, sadike); slang to pipe (one's eyes) — jokatislang to pipe down — utihniti, izgubiti samozavest, postati skromnejšito pipe up — zapiskati na piščalko; zapeti, oglasiti se s piskajočim glasom -
17 roar
[ro:] 1. verb1) (to give a loud deep cry; to say loudly; to shout: The lions roared; The sergeant roared (out) his commands.) rjoveti2) (to laugh loudly: The audience roared (with laughter) at the man's jokes.) krohotati se3) (to make a loud deep sound: The cannons/thunder roared.) grmeti4) (to make a loud deep sound while moving: He roared past on his motorbike.) hrumeti2. noun1) (a loud deep cry: a roar of pain/laughter; the lion's roars.) rjovenje2) (a loud, deep sound: the roar of traffic.) hrumenje•* * *I [rɔ:]noun(o vetru) tuljenje, besnenje, (levje) rjovenje; (o morju) bučanje; krik, vik; glasen smeh, krohot(anje); grmenje, treskanje; motoring aeronautics hrup, bobnenjeII [rɔ:]1.intransitive verb(o živalih) rjuti, rjoveti, tuliti; kričati, vpiti, vreščati, javkati; ječati (od bolečine); glasno se smejati, krohotati se; (o konju) hripati; (o vodi) bučati, šumeti; (o gromu, topu) grmeti, bobneti, treskati; (o vetru) tuliti, besneti; aeronautics bučno odvršeti; (o mestih) hrumeti, odmevati ( with od)to roar at s.o. — (za)dreti se na koga, nahruliti koga, (za)vpiti na kogato roar with laughter — tuliti od smeha, krohotaje se (za)smejati, (za)krohotati sethe sea roars — morje buči;2.transitive verbzakričati, zavpiti, zatuliti, zavreščati, zarjuti (kletvico ipd.)to roar oneself hoarse — do hripavosti se dreti, se izkričatito roar s.o. down — prevpiti, prekričati koga -
18 tick
I 1. [tik] noun1) (a regular sound, especially that of a watch, clock etc.) tiktakanje2) (a moment: Wait a tick!) trenutek2. verb(to make a sound like this: Your watch ticks very loudly!) tiktakatiII 1. [tik] noun(a mark () used to show that something is correct, has been noted etc.) kljukica2. verb((often with off) to put this mark beside an item or name on a list etc: She ticked everything off on the list.) odkljukati- tick someone off- tick off
- give someone a ticking off
- give a ticking off
- tick someone off
- tick off
- tick over
- ticked off III [tik] noun(a type of small, blood-sucking insect: Our dog has ticks.) klop* * *I [tik]nounzoology kloptick fever medicine klópna mrzlicaII [tik]nounprevleka (za blazino itd.); platno, za prevlekeIII [tik]1.nouncolloquiallyračun; kredit, up; economy debetna postavkaon tick — colloquially na up, na kredit, na dolgto go tick — delati dolgove;2.intransitive verbkreditirati, dati na up (na kredit), vzeti na kredit; kupiti ali prodati na dolg; delati dolgoveIV [tik]1.nountiktakanje, bitje (ure); colloquially trenutek; kljukica (zaznamovalni znak v seznamu)to the tick, on the tick — na sekundo točno; točno (ob uri);2.transitive verb(od)tiktakati ( the hours ure; na brzojavnem aparatu ipd.); (= tick off) označiti s kljukico (da je nekaj preverjeno, predelano, pregledano); markirati; intransitive verb tiktakati, delati tiktak; poteči, miniti, funkcionirati; eksistiratipersons who are ticking along on one kidney — osebe, ki žive le z eno ledvicowhat makes me tick — figuratively kar me drži pokonci -
19 bell
[bel]1) (a hollow object, usually of metal, which gives a ringing sound when struck by the clapper inside: church bells.) zvon2) (any other mechanism for giving a ringing sound: Our doorbell is broken.) zvonec* * *I [bel]nounzvon, zvonec; udarec na zvon, zvonjenje; potapljaški zvon; botany popek; zvočni lijak; mehurčekto bear the bell — nositi zvonec, voditito curse by bell, book and candle — prekleti do desetega kolenawith bells on — v slovesni obleki; z navdušenjemto ring the bell — pozvoniti; slang uspešno opravitimarine one to eight bells — štiriurna stražaII [bel]transitive verbobesiti zvonec; poganjati popke; mehuriti seto bell the cat — obesiti mački zvonec; kot prvi se česa lotiti; izpostaviti se nevarnostiIII [bel]1.nounrukanje jelena (v času parjenja);2.intransitive verbrukati -
20 drone
[drəun] 1. noun1) (the male of the bee.) trot2) (a person who is lazy and idle.) lenuh3) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) brnenje2. verb1) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) brneti2) (to speak in a dull, boring voice: The lecturer droned on and on.) monotono govoriti* * *I [droun]intransitive verb & transitive verbbrneti, brenčati; brundati; monotono peti ali govoriti; momljatiII [droun]nounbrnenje, brenčanje; brundanje; monotono petje ali govor, momljanje; basovska piščal (dude); letalo brez pilotaIII [droun]1.transitive verbčas zapravljati, lenobo pasti;2.nounzoologytrot; figuratively lenuh
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sound — I. /saʊnd / (say sownd) noun 1. the sensation produced in the organs of hearing when certain vibrations (soundwaves) are caused in the surrounding air or other elastic medium, as by a vibrating body. 2. the vibrations in the air, or vibrational… …
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