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1 spy
1. noun(a secret agent or person employed to gather information secretly especially about the military affairs of other countries: She was arrested as a spy; industrial spies.) vohun2. verb1) (to be a spy: He had been spying for the Russians for many years.) vohuniti2) (to see or notice: She spied a human figure on the mountainside.) opaziti•- spyhole- spy on* * *[spái]1.nounoglednik, ogleduh; vohun(ka), špijon(ka)to be (to play) a spy on s.o. — špijonirati, vohuniti za kom;2.transitive verbodkriti, izvohuniti, opaziti, zapaziti (kaj) s pazljivim opazovanjem; intransitive verb temeljito preiskati, raziskati ( into kaj); skrivaj slediti (komu), vohuniti ( upon za kom); špijonirati, vohljatito spy out — skrivaj opazovati, zalezovati, preiskovati; s skrivnim iskanjem odkriti, izvohuniti, priti (čemu) na sled; z zvijačo odkriti -
2 shoot
[ʃu:t] 1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) streljati2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) streljati3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) izstreliti4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) ustreliti; odtrgati; vreči5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) snemati, posneti6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) streljati7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) streljati2. noun(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) poganjek- shoot down
- shoot rapids
- shoot up* * *I [šu:t]nountekmovalno streljanje, strel; lovska družba; lov, lovišče; drča; brzica; photography posnetek; botany poganjek, mladika; lijak za iztresanje odpadkov (smeti); zbadanjeto go the whole shoot — iti do kraja (do konca.); dognati (kaj)to take a shoot — iti po krajši poti; napraviti kratek procesII [šu:t]1.transitive verbiz-, na-, pre-, ustreliti; sprožiti, izstreliti (strelico); vreči (sidro); odvreči (odpadek); izprazniti, iztovoriti; metati, sipati (svetlobo), metati (poglede); American slang odvreči kot neuporabno; poganjati (mladike); zapahniti (vrata); drveti ali hitro voziti, se peljati po čem, preko česa; photography posneti, slikati, fotografirati; slang izreči, izgovoriti;2.intransitive verbstreljati (at na, v), streljati divjačino, loviti, baviti se z lovom, biti lovec; poganjati, brsteti, kliti, naglo rasti; photography napraviti posnetek; boleti, trgati (o zobobolu); pošiljati (svetlobo, žarke); švigniti, šiniti, planiti; figuratively razvijati se, zoretishoot him! — ustrelite ga!a shooting pain — zbadajoča bolečina, zbodljaja shooting star — zvezdni utrinek, meteorto shoot o.s. — ustreliti seto shoot the amber American slang pri rumeni luči voziti skozi križiščeto be shot of s.o. — znebiti se kogaI'll be shot if... — naj na mestu umrem, če...to shoot one's bolt slang napraviti, kar se (le) dato shoot the cat colloquially bljuvati, bruhati, kozlatito shoot big game — loviti, streljati veliko divjadto shoot a bridge — hitro se peljati, šiniti pod mostomto shoot a line slang bahati se, pretiravatito shoot the moon slang odseliti se ponoči brez plačanja stanarineto shoot wide of the mark figuratively zelo se zmotitito shoot the Niagara figuratively poskusiti vratolomno dejanjeto shoot questions at s.o. — bombardirati koga z vprašanjito shoot a scene film snemati sceno (prizor)to shoot straight slang biti pošten, iskrento shoot the sun nautical določiti položaj ladje s sekstantom opoldneto shoot the works figuratively igrati za najvišji vložek; vložiti skrajne napore; -
3 scout
1. noun1) (a person, aircraft etc sent out to bring in information, spy etc: The scouts reported that there were Indians nearby.) izvidnik2) ((with capital: formerly Boy Scout) a member of the Scout Movement, an organization of boys formed to develop alertness and strong character.) tabornik2. verb(to act as a scout or spy: A party was sent ahead to scout.) ogledovati* * *I [skáut]1.nounmilitaryizvidnik, oglednik, ogleduh; izvidniško letalo, izvidniška ladja; ogledovanje, military rekognosciranje, poizvedovanje; colloquially star prijatelj; slang dečko; Oxford university sluga, strežnik (študentov)scout car military izvidniško (oklopno) voziloboy scout, girl scout — skavt, skavtinjaon the scout — na poizvedovanju, na preži;2.intransitive verbogledovati, razgledovati, military rekognoscirati; iskati; (budno) opazovatiII [skáut]transitive verbodbiti s prezirom, odkloniti (predlog, zamisel, ponudbo); obsolete rogati se, posmehovati se, norčevati se -
4 decipher
1) (to translate (writing in code) into ordinary, understandable language: They deciphered the spy's letter.) dešifrirati2) (to make out the meaning of (something which is difficult to read): I can't decipher his handwriting.) razvozlati* * *[disáifə]transitive verbdešifrirati, razrešiti, razbrati, uganiti, razvozlati; archaic razločevati -
5 shadow
['ʃædəu] 1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) senca2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) mrak3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) kolobar4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) trohica2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) skriti2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) zasledovati•- shadowy- shadowiness
- worn to a shadow* * *I [šaedou]nounsenca (določene oblike); plural mrak, tema; figuratively varstvo, zaščita; figuratively imitacija, kopija, posnemanje; figuratively prazen sijaj, odraz tuje slave; malenkost, trohica, sled; duh, fantom, prikazen; stalni spremljevalec, "senca"; zasledovalec, špijon, detektivshadow boxing sport boksanje z namišljenim nasprotnikom (za trening)shadow cabinet figuratively kabinet, vlada v sencihe is but a shadow of his former self — on je le še senca tega, kar je prej bilthere never was a shadow between him and his friend — nikoli ni bilo kake sence (nesporazuma) med njim in njegovim prijateljemmay your shadow never grow less figuratively vso srečo (veliko uspeha) ti želim!to quarrel with one's own shadow figuratively biti zelo razdražljivto be reduced to a shadow — spremeniti se v kost in kožo, zelo shujšati, figuratively obstajati le po imenuto be worn to a shadow — zelo shujšati, postati pravi okostnjakII [šaedou]transitive verbzasenčiti, potemniti; archaic ščititi ( from pred), skri(va)ti; slediti (komu) kot sencato shadow forth (out) — nejasno napovedati, namigniti nahe shadowed forth his plans — dal je samo obrise svojih načrtov, le nakazal je svoje načrte
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spy out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms spy out : present tense I/you/we/they spy out he/she/it spies out present participle spying out past tense spied out past participle spied out literary 1) same as spy II, 2) He quickly spied out the waiter. 2) … English dictionary
spy out the land — ˌspy out the ˈland idiom to collect information before deciding what to do Main entry: ↑spyidiom … Useful english dictionary
spy out the land — collect information about a situation before deciding how to act. → spy … English new terms dictionary
spy out — … Useful english dictionary
spy out the land — scout the country, visit and scope the area … English contemporary dictionary
spy — [spī] vt. spied, spying [ME spien < OFr espier < OHG spehōn, to search out, examine < IE base * spek̑ , to spy, watch closely > L specere, to see, Sans spaśati, (he) sees, Gr skopein, to observe] 1. to watch or observe closely and… … English World dictionary
Spy — (sp[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spied} (sp[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spying}.] [OE. spien, espien, OF. espier, F. [ e]pier, OHG. speh[=o]n, G. sp[ a]hen; akin to L. specere to see, Skr. spa[,c]. [root] 169. Cf. {Espy}, v. t., {Aspect}, {Auspice} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spy — ► NOUN (pl. spies) 1) a person employed to collect and report secret information on an enemy or competitor. 2) a person or device that observes others secretly. ► VERB (spies, spied) 1) be a spy. 2) ( … English terms dictionary
spy — spy1 [spaı] n plural spies someone whose job it is to find out secret information about another country, organization, or group = ↑secret agent British/Russian/foreign etc spy ▪ a Soviet spy spy ring/network (=an organized group of spies) spy… … Dictionary of contemporary English
spy — spy1 [ spaı ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to work as a spy: He was accused of spying for a foreign government. 2. ) spy or spy out transitive MAINLY LITERARY to notice someone or something: I spy a mistake. spy on phrasal verb transitive spy on… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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