streči pri mizi

1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) čakati

2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) pričakovati

3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) streči

- waiter

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čakanje, čas čakanja; zavlačevanje, odlašanje; postanek; theatre odmor, pavza; zaseda; plural music pevci božičnih pesmi; božično petje; obsolete čuvaj, stražnik

to lay wait for — napraviti zasedo za

to lie in wait for — biti v zasedi, na preži za (kom)

čakati, pričakovati (for s.o. koga); počakati, potrpeti; obsolete prežati na (koga); ostati brez odgovora, obležati, (pismo), ostati nedvignjen; streči (pri mizi, kot natakar)

wait till ( —ali until) I come — počakaj, da (dokler ne) pridem

wait and see — (le) počakaj; bomo že videli (kaj bo)

wait-and-see policy — politika čakanja

to keep s.o. waiting, to make s.o. wait — pustiti koga čakati

this matter can wait — ta zadeva lahko počaka

the room is still waiting to be done — soba še ni pospravljena

to wait at ( —ali on, upon the) table — streči pri mizi;

čakati, pričakovati; colloquially odlašati, čakati z; obsolete spremljati; prisostvovati; obsolete slediti iz, izhajati

he must wait my convenience — on mora počakati, dokler je meni prav

do not wait dinner for me — ne čakajte name z večerjo

to wait one's opportunity ( —ali hour, time, chance) — čakati na ugodno priliko

to wait table — streči pri mizi

1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) služiti (komu)

2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) streči

3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) rabiti

4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) služiti

5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) odsedeti

6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) servirati

- server

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sport servis, začetni udarec z žogo pri tenisu, odbojki itd.

služiti, delati za koga; (od)služiti (kazen); opravljati učno dobo; postreči, oskrbeti ( with z); servirati (jed); sport servirati (žogo); zadostovati (komu), zadovoljiti (potrebe); ustrezati (namenu); prav priti; colloquially ravnati s kom; privesti samca k samici

to serve one's apprenticeship — služiti svojo učno dobo

he has served us very badly — zelo slabo je ravnal z nami

to serve one's country — služiti domovini

to serve the devil — služiti satanu

dinner is served — večerja je na mizi

there is enough to serve five people — tega je dovolj za pet ljudi

that excuse will serve you — to opravičilo ti bo prav prišlo (ti bo koristilo)

I am glad to serve you (in this occurrence) — veseli me, da sem vam lahko na uslugo (da vam lahko pomagam) (ob tej priliki)

to serve a gun military streči topu

if my memory serves me right — če se prav spominjam

serves you right! — prav ti je!, zaslužil si to!

they served him right — ravnali so z njim, kot je zaslužil

it does not serve my needs — to ne ustreza mojim potrebam

a man cannot serve two masters — človek ne more služiti dvema gospodarjema

this priest serves two parishes — ta duhovnik upravlja dve župniji

one pound serves us for three days — en funt nam zadostuje za tri dni

that will serve the purpose — to bo ustrezalo (namenu)

to serve a rope — zvezati konec (spletene) vrvi z vrvico, da se prepreči odmotavanje

to serve s.o. with the same sauce, to serve s.o. in his kind (in his coin) — plačati, vrniti komu milo za drago

to serve one's sentence — presta(ja)ti svojo kazen

to serve the time — prilagoditi se času

to serve one's time — služiti leta do upokojitve; služiti svoj rok v vojski; prestajati svojo kazen v zaporu

to serve the town with electric light — oskrbovati mesto z električno razsvetljavo

to serve s.o. a (nasty) trick — (grdó) zagosti jo komu

to serve s.o. a turn — napraviti komu uslugo

that will serve his turn — to bo nekaj zanj, ta mu bo ustrezalo

first come, first served — kdor prej pride, prej melje;

služiti, biti v službi; military služiti v vojski; streči, servirati; ustrezati, zadostovati; koristiti, biti koristen (primeren); napraviti uslugo, pomagati; opravljati funkcijo, fungirati (kot); ecclesiastic ministrirati, biti ministrant

as occasion serves — ob primerni priložnosti, če se bo ponudila (ugodna) priložnost

to serve in the army — služiti v vojski

to serve at table — streči pri mizi

to serve as an example — služiti za zgled

he serves rather badly — (tennis) on zelo slabo servira

to serve on a jury — fungirati kot porotnik

to serve as a mayor — biti župan; opravljati funkcijo župana

to serve with cold meat — postreči s hladnim narezkom

this string may serve later on — ta vrvica utegne pozneje prav priti

it will serve — bo ustrezalo (prav prišlo, zadostovalo)

while the time serves — dokler je še čas (prilika);

1) (a piece of furniture consisting of a flat, horizontal surface on legs used eg to put food on at meals, or for some games: Put all the plates on the table.) miza

2) (a statement of facts or figures arranged in columns etc: The results of the experiments can be seen in table 5.) tabela

3) (the people sitting at a table: The whole table heard what he said.) omizje

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- tablecloth

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miza; figuratively pogrnjena miza, jed na mizi, obed, hrana; omizje, gostje; plošča (lesena itd.) z napisom; igralna miza (za biljard) itd.; tabela, tablica, popis, register; geography plató, ravno zemljišče; technical deska; architecture plošča za oblogo

at table — pri mizi, pri obedu

billiard-table — miza za biljard

folding table — zložijiva miza

kitchen-table — kuhinjska miza

round table — okrogla miza

multiplication table — poštevanka

table of contents — tabela, kazalo vsebine

table of exchanges economy tabela (za preračunavanje) tečajev

sliding table — raztezna miza

tea-table — čajna miza

toilet-table — toaletna miz(ic)a

writing table — pisalna miza

the pleasures of the table — užitki pri mizi (jedeh)

synoptic table — sinoptična tabela

time-table — vozni red

the twelve tables history juridically zakoni 12 plošč

the two tables of the law religion plošči 10 božjih zapovedi

to be at table — biti pri mizi, pri obedu

to clear the table — pospraviti mizo

he keeps a good table — pri njem se dobro jé

he kept the table amused — zabaval je vse omizje

to lay on the table — parliament odgoditi, odložiti (na kasneje)

these matters are on the table figuratively o teh zadevah (stvareh) se prav zdaj razpravlja

to learn one's tables — učiti se poštevanke, računanja

to lie on the table — ležati na mizi, figuratively biti odložen (na kasneje)

to set (to lay, to spread) the table — pogrniti mizo

to set the whole table laughing, in a roar — spraviti vse omizje v smeh, v krohot

to take the head of the table — sesti na čelo mize

to turn the tables figuratively spremeniti (čemu) smer, spremeniti situacijo, obrniti vloge, obrniti srečo

the tables are turned — sreča se je obrnila (drugemu v prid), vloge so obrnjene

to turn the table on the opponent — pobijati nasprotnika z njegovim lastnim orožjem

I turned the tables on him — spravil sem ga v stisko, v težave, v katere me je on hotel spraviti

to wait at table — streči pri mizi

položiti na mizo; vnesti v tabelo, v tabelarni pregled, v popis; načrtati, grafično prikazati, napisati, formulirati; sestaviti, izdelati rešitev; technical vključiti, vklopiti, včepiti; American politics odgoditi; marine podložiti ali ojačiti jadro; (redko) pogostiti; intransitive verb obsolete biti na hrani, obedovati ( with pri)

to table a motion, a bill parliament predložiti predlog, zakonski osnutek (za razpravo)

to table a motion of confidence — staviti predlog zaupnice

intransitive verb streči (zlasti pri mizi); negovati; brigati se, skrbeti za (koga); priti se poklonit (komu), napraviti vljudnostni obisk; slediti, biti za petami; spremljati, biti povezan (združen) z; dvoriti (komu); obsolete opazovati, paziti na