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1 strengthen
* * *[strénmən]transitive verb & intransitive verbojačiti (se), pojačiti (se), okrepiti (se); dati novih moči; konsolidirati (se)to strengthen s.o.'s hands figuratively spodbujati, (o)hrabriti koga -
2 build up
1) (to increase (the size or extent of): The traffic begins to build up around five o'clock.) naraščati2) (to strengthen gradually (a business, one's health, reputation etc): His father built up that grocery business from nothing.) zgraditi, okrepiti, ustvariti* * *transitive verb & intransitive verb zazidati; figuratively zgraditi, ojačiti, izboljšati; razvijati se -
3 clamp
[klæmp] 1. noun(a piece of wood, iron etc used to fasten things together or to strengthen them.) spona; člen verige2. verb(to bind together with a clamp: They clamped the iron rods together.) speti* * *I [klæmp]nounspona, ščipalka; objemka; prižemnik; zasipnica; okov; člen verigeII [klæmp]transitive verbspeti, pripeticolloquially to clamp down on s.o. — trdo koga prijeticlamping screw — privojni vijak, privojkaIII [klæmp]1.nounkup, kopica; smetišče; zasipnica (za krompir);2.transitive verbnakopičiti; spraviti v zasipnicoIV [klæmp]dialectal1.nouncepetanje;2.transitive verbcepetati -
4 consolidate
[kən'solideit](to make or become solid; to strengthen.) utrditi* * *[kənsɔlideit]1.transitive verbutrditi, ojačiti, združiti, povzemati; učvrstiti, konsolidirati;2.intransitive verbojačiti, utrditi se; otrdeti -
5 fan
I 1. [fæn] noun1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) pahljača2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) ventilator2. verb1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) pahljati (se)2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) razpihovatiII [fæn] noun(an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) oboževalec* * *I [fæn]nounvelnica; pahljača, mahalo; ventilator; geology vršajII [fæn]transitive verb & intransitive verbvejati, pahljati; pihljatifiguratively podpihovati; razprostreti se v obliki pahljače; figuratively to fan the flame — podpihovati, netiti strastiIII [fæn]nounslang navdušenec za določen šport, film itd.; navijač -
6 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) ogenj2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) peč3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) ogenj4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) gorečnost5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) streljanje2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) žgati2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) podžigati3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) ustreliti4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) sprožiti, izstreliti5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) streljati na, v6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) odpustiti•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
- under fire* * *I [fáiə]nounogenj, plamen, požar; streljanje; figuratively gorečnost, navdušenje, vnema, razburjenje; vročica; pekel; smrt na grmadito add fuel to the fire — prilivati olje v ogenj; poslabšati; razpihovati strastimedicine St. Anthony's fire — šena burnt child dreads the fire — kdor se opeče, je drugič previdenfire control — stolp, s katerega vodijo streljanje; boj proti gozdnim požaromto pour oil on fire — prilivati olje na ogenj, razdražiti, podpihovatito set on fire, to set fire to — zažgati, prižgatimilitary blind fire — streljanje brez cilja, na slepoto keep up a fire — vzdrževati ogenj; nenehno obstreljevatithere's no smoke without fire — kjer je dim, je tudi ogenj; iz nič ni ničto set the Thames on fire — narediti nekaj izrednega, iznajti smodnikrunning fire — salva strelov; zapovrstni napadi kritikeII [fáiə]1.transitive verbzanetiti, zažgati; izžigati; kuriti nalagati; (at, upon) streljati; rdeče barvati; slang ( from) odpustiti, spoditi;2.intransitive verbzanetiti, osmoditi, razbeliti semilitary to fire salute — izstreliti salvoto fire with s.th. — navdušiti za kaj -
7 fortification
[-fi-]1) (walls etc built to strengthen an army, city, nation etc against attack: Fortifications surrounded the city.) utrdba2) (the act of fortifying.) utrditev* * *[fɔ:tifikéišən]nounutrjevanje, ojačevanje; utrdba -
8 fortify
1) (to prepare (a building, city etc) for an attack by strengthening and arming it: The king fortified the castle against the attacking armies.) utrditi2) (to strengthen or enrich (eg food, drink): Sherry is a fortified wine.) ojačen•* * *[fɔ:tifai]transitive verbojačiti, krepiti, podpreti, podpirati; potrditi; utrjevatito fortify o.s. against — oborožiti, utrditi se proti -
9 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) roka2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) kazalec3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) pomočnik4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoč5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) karte v roki6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) dlan (mera)7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) pisava2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) izročiti2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) predati•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand* * *I [hænd]nounroka, prednja noga četveronožca, noga (sokolova), škarnik (rakov); spretnost, ročnost, izurjenost; strokovnjak, izvedenec; vodenje; izvedba, izvajanje; delo; pomoč; človek, sluga, delavec, mornar; plural mornarji, posadka (ladje), tovarniški delavci; postopek, način; moč, premoč, oblast, vpliv; posredovanje, posrednik; vir (podatkov); snubitev; lastnina, lastnik; kartanje, kvartač, karte v roki; urni kazalec; pisava, podpis, znak; dlan (mera, 10,16 cm); šop (banan, tobačnih listov); theatre slang ploskanje, aplavz; stran, smerall hands — vsa posadka, vsi delavcion all hands — povsod, na vseh stranehat hand — blizu, pri rokiby hand — ročno, na roko (narejeno)figuratively clean hands — čiste roke, čista vestfrom second hand — iz druge roke; ponošen, rabljen, antikvaričenheavy on hand — dolgočasen, mučenwith a high hand — drzno, predrzno, nadutohand over hand ( —ali fist) — preprijemanje (pri plezanju); figuratively na vrat na nos, hitro, igrajein hand — v roki, v delu, na razpolago, pod nadzorstvom, skupaj, vzajemno, roko v rokinear at hand — pri roki, blizua niggling hand — nečitljiva pisava, čačkaan old hand — strokovnjak, star lisjakoff hand — nepripravljen, brez obotavljanja, desna stranhands off! — roke proč!on hand — v roki, na zalogi, v breme, prisoten; American pri roki, pri sebiout of hand — nepripravljen, takoj, ekstempore, nenadzorovan, divjihands up! — roke kvišku!a slack hand — brezdelje, brezbrižnostto (one's) hand — pri roki, dosegljiv, pripravljen, na razpolagounder the hand — pod roko, skrivajunder the hand of — podpisani...the upper hand — premoč, nadvladaZ glagoli: to ask for a girl's hand — prositi dekle za roko, zasnubitito be on s.o.'s hands — biti komu na vratu, skrbito come to hand — priti v roke, dospetito change hands — menjati lastnika, priti v druge roketo fall into s.o.'s hands — priti komu v rokefiguratively to feed out of s.o.'s hand — komu iz rok jestito get s.o. in hand — dobiti koga v roketo get off one's hands — otresti se česa, znebiti seto get out of hand — iz rok se izmuzniti, izgubiti oblast nadto give one's hand to — poročiti se s kom, roko komu datito give one's hand on a bargain — v roko si seči, skleniti kupčijo, obljubitito give s.o. a free hand — dati komu proste roketo give s.o. a hand — iti komu na roko, pomagati, ploskati komuto go hand in hand with figuratively & literatureeral v korak s kom stopatito have a hand for — biti spreten, nadarjen za kajto have o.s. well in hand — dobro se obvladatito have time on one's hands — ne vedeti kam s časom, imeti mnogo prostega časato let one's temper get out of hand — ne obvladati se, podivjatito lay hands on — vzeti, najti, roko na kaj položitito lay hands on o.s. — roko nase položiti, napraviti samomorto put one's hand in one's pocket — seči v žep, prispevati v denarjufiguratively to put one's hands on — najti, spomniti seto put ( —ali set, turn) one's hands to — v roke vzeti, poprijeti seto shake s.o. by the hand — stisniti komu rokoto show one's hand — ali to have a show of hands figuratively odkriti svoje karte, pokazati svoj pravi namenit shows a master's hand — mojstrsko je, kaže na mojstrato take s.o. by the hand — koga za roko prijeti, figuratively vzeti koga pod svoje okriljeto take in hand — vzeti v roke, lotiti seto take s.th. off one's hands — kupiti kaj od koga; pomagati komu, da se česa znebifiguratively to wash one's hands of — umiti si roke, odkloniti odgovornostto win hands down — z lahkoto dobiti, igraje zmagatiII [hænd]transitive verbvročiti, podati; voditi za roko, spremiti; podati roko v pomoč; ravnati s, znautical zviti jadra; American slang to hand it to s.o. — nekomu povedati, komu poročatiAmerican slang you must hand it to him — to mu moraš pustiti, to mu moraš priznatito hand s.o. in (out of) the car — pomagati komu v avto (iz avta) -
10 invigorate
[in'viɡəreit](to strengthen or refresh: The shower invigorated her.) okrepiti* * *[invígəreit]transitive verbkrepiti, poživiti, osvežiti -
11 reinforcement
1) (the act of reinforcing.) okrepitev2) ((in plural) men added to an army etc in order to strengthen it: As the enemy attacks increased, the general called for reinforcements.) okrepitve* * *[ri:infɔ:smənt]nounojačitev, jačenje, okrepitev; military ojačenjereinforcements plural čete za ojačenje, ojačanjareinforcement iron, reinforcement round — betonsko železo -
12 steel
[sti:l] 1. noun, adjective(of) a very hard alloy of iron and carbon, used for making tools etc: tools of the finest steel; steel knives/chisels; He had a grip of steel (= a very strong grip). jeklo2. verb(to harden and strengthen (oneself, one's nerves etc) in preparation for doing, or resisting, something: He steeled himself to meet the attack / to tell his wife the truth.) ojekleniti- steely- steeliness
- steel wool
- steelworks* * *I [sti:l]1.nounjeklo; predmet (orodje, orožje) iz jekla; poetically bodalo, meč; jeklena palica; figuratively moč, vztrajnost; neusmiljenostcold steel — hladno, jekleno orožjehigh steel, hard steel — trdo jeklolow, mild steel — mehko jekloan enemy worthy of one's steel — močan, dostojen, nevaren nasprotnik ali sovražnika heart of steel — trdo, neusmiljeno srce, srce iz kamnato temper steel — kaliti jeklo;2.adjectivejeklen, iz jekla; figuratively trd kot jeklo, železenII [sti:l]transitive verbjekliti, pojekliti, prevleči z jeklom; kaliti (kaj); otrditi; figuratively ojekleniti (koga), (o)hrabritito steel o.s. — (o)hrabriti se -
13 strong
[stroŋ]1) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.) močen2) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) močen3) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) močen4) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) ki šteje•- strongly- strength
- strengthen
- strongbox
- strong drink
- stronghold
- strong language
- strong-minded
- strong point
- strongroom
- on the strength of* * *[strɔŋ]1.adjectivemočan, krepak, čvrst, zdrav; žilav, odporen; energičen, odločen, neomajen; živ, živahen, prizadeven, vnet, podjeten; bister, pameten, prenikav, nadarjen. (za); izrazit; prepričljiv, tehten; vpliven; alkoholen, močan (pijača); ki ima šanse za uspeh (kandidat); hud (veter), smrdljiv, žaltav; grammar krepak (glagol); commerce trajen, soliden, trpežen, stalen; military številen, močan po številu; agronomy rodoviten; obsolete sramoten, škandalozen; ogorčen (boj)the strong — mogočne, vplivne osebe, na katerih strani je moč (oblast)strong argument — tehten, prepričljiv argumentstrong butter — žarko, žaltavo maslostrong cheese — oster, močno dišeč sirstrong flavour — oster, neprijeten okusstrong language — robato govorjenje, psovke, kletvicea strong market commerce ustaljen trg (tržišče)strong meat — težka hrana; figuratively tisto, kar morejo razumeti le zelo pametni ljudjestrong measures — ostre, drastične mere (ukrepi)strong mind — pametna glava, bister uma strong nose — markanten, izrazit nosto be strong on — imeti (kaj) za važno, živahno sodelovati pri (čem)to have a strong hold upon (over) — imeti veliko moč (oblast, vpliv) nahow strong were they? — koliko jih je bilo (po številu)?that is too strong! — ta je pa prehuda!to use strong language — robato, grobo se izražati, preklinjati, psovati;2.adverbmočno, zelo energično; izrecno, silnoto come (to go) it rather strong slang iti v skrajnost, pretiravatito be going strong slang dobro uspevati (iti), biti v dobri formito come out strong figuratively pošteno se lotiti (česa)he feels strong about it — to mu je pri srcu; vznemirja se zaradi tega
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