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61 along
[ə'loŋ] 1. preposition1) (from one end to the other: He walked along several streets; The wall runs along the river.) vzdolž2) (at a point at the end or on the length of: There's a post-box somewhere along this street.) naprej (na)2. adverb1) (onwards or forward: He ran along beside me; Come along, please!) (korak) naprej2) (to the place mentioned: I'll come along in five minutes.) sem, tja3) (in company, together: I took a friend along with me.) zraven•* * *I [əlɔŋ]adverbvzdolž, poleg, naprej, dalje; s sebojall along — nenehno, ves čas, vedno; povsodto get along well — znajti se; razumeti seget along with you! — izgini(te) odtod!to go along with s.o. — spremljati koga, iti s kommove along! — naprej!take this along with you! — zapomni(te) si!; izgini(te)!American right along — vselej, nenehnoII [əlɔŋ]prepositionvzdolž, preko, po -
62 appeal
[ə:pi:l] 1. verb1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) prositi (za)2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.) pritožiti se (na)3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) ugajati2. noun1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) prošnja; klic; pritožba2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) privlačnost•* * *I [əpí:l]1.intransitive verb(to, against) prizivati se, apelirati; pritožiti se; obrniti se na koga; rotiti; prositi; ugajati, tekniti;2.transitive verb juridicallypoklicati pred sodišče; obtožitiit doesn't appeal to me — ne ugaja mi, ni mi pri srcuto appeal to the country — razpustiti parlament, razpisati nove volitveII [əpí:l]noun(to) poziv, priziv; ( for) prošnja, rotitev; privlačnost -
63 arrest
[ə'rest] 1. verb1) (to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law: The police arrested the thief.) prijeti2) (to stop: Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry.) zaustaviti2. noun1) (the act of arresting; being arrested: The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest.) aretacija2) (a stopping of action: Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure.) ustavitev•* * *I [ərést]transitive verbustaviti, ustavljati; zadržati, prijeti, aretirati; privlačiti; prikleniti, ovirati; preprečiti; izključiti, odklopitijuridically to arrest judgement — odložiti obsodboto arrest s.o.'s attention — pritegniti pozornostII [ərést]nounustavitev, ustavljanje; aretacija, pripor, zapor; zadržanje, oviranje, motnje; zaplembato put ( —ali place) under arrest — pripreti, zapreti kogaunder arrest — v priporu, v zaporu; zaplenjen -
64 bite
1. past tense - bit; verb(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) ugrizniti, pičiti2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) ugriz, pik2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) prijem (za trnek)•- biting- bite the dust* * *I [bait]1.transitive verbgristi, odgristi; pičiti, pikati; jedkati, razjedati; colloquially oslepariti; okužiti;2.intransitive verbgristi; peči, skeleti; figuratively pustiti se oslepariti; prijetito bite the dust — pasti na tla, valjati se po tleh, umretito bite one's lips — krotiti, premagovati seII [bait]nounugriz, pik, pekoča bolečina; grižljaj; prigrizek, hrana; figuratively zbadljivost, ostrost; jedkanjehis bark is worse than his bite — ni tako hud kakor je videti, pes, ki laja, ne grize -
65 confidence
['konfidəns]1) (trust or belief in someone's ability: I have great confidence in you.) zaupanje2) (belief and faith in one's own ability: She shows a great deal of confidence for her age.) samozavest* * *[kɔnfidəns]noun(in) zaupanje; zaupno sporočilo; samozavest, drznost, nesramnostto be in s.o.'s confidence — biti zaupnik kogaconfidence man, confidence trickster — sleparto take s.o. into one's confidence — zaupati se komu, zaupno komu povedati -
66 court
[ko:t] 1. noun1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) sodišče2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) sodišče3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) igrišče4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) dvor(jani)5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) dvor6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) dvorišče2. verb1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) dvoriti2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) prizadevati si3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) izzivati•- courtier- courtly
- courtliness
- courtship
- courthouse
- court-martial
- courtyard* * *I [kɔ:t]noundvorišče; slepa ulica; dvor; dvorjani; (kraljevska) vlada; uradni sprejem na dvoru; sodišče; American sodniki; igrišče; dvorjenje; motelout of court — nevreden upoštevanja, nemerodajento put o.s. out of court — zgubiti pravicoAmerican General Court — zakonodajni zborII [kɔ:t]transitive verbdvoriti, snubiti, potegovati se; prilizovati se; prizadevati si; izpostavljati se; izzivatito court disaster — sam zakriviti, izzivati nesrečo -
67 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) dol; navzdol2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) na tla; na tleh3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) nazaj4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) navzdol5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) dol2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) spodaj2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) navzdol3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) vzdolž3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) zvrniti- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) pravcat- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) puh- downie®- downy* * *I [daun]nounpuhII [daun]nounsipina; (navadno plural) (golo) gričevjeIII [daun]adverb & prepositiondol, doli; spodaj, navzdol; na tleh; na tla; v postelji; do kraja; tik doto drop down on s.o. — strogo koga grajatito get down — spustiti se; pogoltnitidown to the ground — popolnoma, temeljitoto look down upon s.o. — zaničevati, omalovaževati kogadown and out — popolnoma brez sredstev, gladujoč, sestradan; uničen; za borbo nesposobento run s.o. down — slabo o kom govoritito take s.o. down the peg — ponižati kogato talk down to s.o. — razumljivo komu govoritidown town — v mesto, v središče mestadown under — pri antipodih, v AvstralijiIV [daun]adjectivenavzdol usmerjen; ležeč; bolan, v posteljidown train — vlak, ki pelje iz Londonato be down on s.o. — jeziti se na kogaV [daun]transitive verbcolloquially zrušiti; opustiti, odložiti; spustiti, spuščati se; dol vreči, zvrnitito down s.o. — pobiti, premagati kogato down tools — prenehati z delom, stavkatiVI [daun]nounsmola, neuspehcolloquially to have a down on s.o. — imeti koga na pikiVII [daun]interjectiondol!; lezi! (pes)down with him! — dol z njim! -
68 examination
1) ((a) close inspection: Make a thorough examination of the area where the crime took place; On examination the patient was discovered to have appendicitis.) pregled2) ((also exam) a test of knowledge or ability: school examinations; She is to take a French/dancing exam; ( also adjective) examination/exam papers; He failed/passed the English exam.) izpit3) ((a) formal questioning (eg of a witness).) zasliševanje* * *[igzæminéišən]nounizpit; raziskava, preiskava, pregled; razmišljanje; juridically zasliševanjeeven plus examination British English sprejemni izpit za srednjo šolo; šoloto make an examination of s.th. — ogledati si kajto be under examination — biti na pretresu; juridically biti zaslišan -
69 from
[from]1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) iz, od2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) iz3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) od4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) zaradi* * *[frɔm, frəm]prepositionod, iz, z, zaradi, poto descend from — biti po izvoru, izvirati izfrom first to last — od začetka do konca, od A do Zto hide s.th. from s.o. — skrivati kaj pred komto keep s.o. from doing s.th. — braniti komu, da česa ne storiwhere are you from? — od kod si (ste)?from of old — zdavnaj, davnofrom behind — od zadaj, izza -
70 hijack
1. verb1) (to take control of (an aeroplane) while it is moving and force the pilot to fly to a particular place.) ugrabiti letalo2) (to stop and rob (a vehicle): Thieves hijacked a lorry carrying $20,000 worth of whisky.) ustaviti in oropati vozilo3) (to steal (something) from a vehicle: Thieves hijacked $20,000 worth of whisky from a lorry.) ukrasti2. noun(the act of hijacking.) ugrabitev letala- hijacker* * *[háidžæk]transitive verbAmerican slang prestreči in oropati tihotapski tovor (zlasti pijačo); ugrabiti letalo -
71 in
(in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) v koscih; na dele* * *I [in]preposition1.v, na (na vprašanje kje?)in the territory — na ozemlju;2.figurativelyv, pri, nablind in one eye — na eno oko slep;3.v (v posameznih primerih namesto into na vprašanje kam?)put it in your pocket — daj to v žep;4.(stanje, način, okoliščina)in cash — v gotovini; pri denarju (biti)in despair — obupano, v obupuin good health — pri dobrem zdravju, zelo zdravin writing — pismeno;5.v, pri, na (udeležba)to be in it — biti udeležen, udeležiti sethere is nothing in it — ničesar (resničnega, dobrega) ni v tem, ne splača se, je čisto enostavno; je še neodločeno (dirka);6.(dejavnost, opravilo) pri, vin an accident — pri nesreči, v nesrečiin search of — pri iskanju česa;7.(moč, sposobnost)he has (not) got it in him — to je (ni) pravi mož za to;8.(časovno)in the day, in daytime — podneviin two hours — v dveh urah, čez dve uriin the reign of — za vlade, za časa vladanjain my sleep — v spanju, ko sem spalin time — pravočasno, sčasoma, kdajin (the year) 1940 — leta 1940;9.(namen, smoter)in my defence — v mojo obrambo;10.(vzrok, nagib)in remembrance — v spomin;11.(razmerje, odnos, zveza)in that — ker, kolikorwell in body, but ill in mind — telesno zdrav, a duševno bolanthe latest thing in s.th. — najnovejše na nekem področjuten feet in width — 10 čevljev širok (po širini);12.poin all probability — po vsej verjetnosti;13.(sredstvo, material)dressed in white — oblečen v belo;14.(število, znesek)five in the hundred — pet od sto, ɜ%in twos — po dva, paromaII [in]adverbnotri, noter, vto be in — biti doma, biti v hiši; politics biti na vladi (stranka); biti v modi; sport biti na vrsti za udarec; sezona za kaj ( oysters are in)to be in for a thing — pričakovati kaj, nameravati kaj, nadejati se česato be in for it — iztakniti jo, biti v kaši, ne imeti drugega izhodain for a penny, in for a pound — kdor reče a, mora reči tudi bin and in — vedno isto, vedno znovaAmerican to be all in — biti čisto izčrpanin with it! — prinesi, odnesi to noterto be in on s.th. — sodelovati pri čem, biti poučen o čemto let s.o. in on s.th. — pritegniti koga k čemu, poučiti koga o čemIII [in]adjectivepolitics in party — vladajoča strankasport in side — stran, ki je na vrsti za udarecIV [in]noun(večinoma plural) vladajoča strankathe ins and outs — vlada in opozicija; ovinki (ceste, poti); podrobnosti (problema)V [in]transitive verbspraviti (žetev) pod streho -
72 marriage
['mæri‹]1) (the ceremony by which a man and woman become husband and wife: Their marriage took place last week; ( also adjective) the marriage ceremony.) poroka2) (the state of being married; married life: Their marriage lasted for thirty happy years.) zakon3) (a close joining together: the marriage of his skill and her judgement.) tesna zveza•- marriage licence* * *[maeridž]nounporoka, zakon (to s, z); figuratively tesna zveza; cards marjašto give s.o. in marriage — omožiti hčer, oženiti sinato take s.o. in marriage — poročiti kogaby marriage — priženjen, primoženjuridically marriage articles — ženitna pogodbafiguratively marriage bed — spolno občevanje (med zakoncema), zakonska posteljaAmerican juridically marriage licence — poročno dovoljenjeBritish English marriage lines — poročni listjuridically marriage portion — dotajuridically marriage settlement — ženitna pogodba, prenos premoženja na zakonca -
73 oust
(to force out (and take the place of): They ousted him as leader of the party.) izriniti* * *[áust]transitive verbizgnati, odstraniti, izriniti, ven vreči ( from); juridically razlastiti, odvzeti -
74 out
(to allow to come in, go out: Let me in!; I let the dog out.) spustiti noter, izpustiti* * *I [áut]adjectivezunanji; sport ki ni na udarcu (kriket), ki ni na domačem igrišču, ki je izven igrišča; politics ki ni v vladi; ki odhaja (vlak)II [áut]adverb1.2.zunaj, zdoma ( he is ŋ zunaj je, ni ga doma);3.ne na delu ( a day ŋ prost dan);4.militaryna (bojnem) polju, nautical na morju;5.ne v zaporu ( out on bail na svobodi proti kavciji);6.priobčen (knjiga the book came out in June), predstavljen javnosti (dekle);7.odkrit ( the secret is ŋ tajna je prišla na dan);8.sportzunaj, ven, ne v igri, izven igrišča; (boks) knockoutiran;9.politicsne v vladi ( the democrats are ŋ);10.ne v vaji ( my fingers are ŋ);11.porabljen, ne na zalogi ( the potatoes are ŋ);12.do kraja, čisto (to hear s.o. ŋ koga do kraja poslušati, tired ŋ čisto izčrpan);13.izpahnjen (roka), ki preplavlja (reka);14.napačen, zmoten ( his calculations are ŋ njegovi računi so napačni);15.dan v najem (zemlja), izposojen (knjiga);16.jasno, glasno ( to laugh ŋ glasno se zasmejati, speak ŋ! govori glasneje!, povej že jasno in glasno!);17.aeronauticskončan (pogovor);18.raznoout and out — popolnoma, docelaout and about — (zopet) na nogah, pokonciout and away — daleč (najboljši itd.)to be out — miniti, ne biti v modi, biti na izgubi, biti zunaj, ne biti doma, ne priti v poštev, iziti (knjiga), ne goreti, biti ugašenthat is out! — ne pride v poštev!to be out for s.th. — iskati kaj, zavzeti se za kajto be out with s.o. — ne biti več prijatelj, biti hud na kogato have it out with s.o. — razčistiti stvar s komout with him! — ven ga vrzi!III [áut]prepositioniz, ven, izven, zaradifrom out — iz, izvento be out of one's depth — ne znati dovolj; prevzeti seto be out of a thing — ne imeti več česa, zmanjkatito bo out of it — ne imeti pojma, ne biti vključenout of keeping with — neharmoničen, neprimerenout of place — ne na pravem mestu, neumestenout of the question — nemogoče, ne pride v poštevout of shape — izmaličen, v slabi kondicijiout of sorts — razdražljiv, sitenout of the way — odročen, nenavadenout of wedlock — nezakonski, ne v zakonu (otrok)out of one's own head — sam od sebe, na svojo pobudoeconomy out of stock — razprodan, ne več na zalogiIV [áut]interjectionpoberi se!, izgini!archaic out upon you! — sram te bodi!V [áut]1.transitive verb(s silo) ven vreči; knockoutirati;2.intransitive verbpriti na danVI [áut]nounzunanja stran; izhod (tudi figuratively)printing izpustitev besede ali besed v tekstu; American plural spor; American economy plural pošle zaloge ali blago; politics plural tisti ki niso na oblasti, opozicija; American at outs with everyone — z vsemi skregan -
75 portrait
['po:trət]1) (a drawing, painting, photograph etc of a person: She had her portrait painted by a famous artist.) portret2) (a written description of a person, place etc: a book called `A portrait of London'.) portret* * *[pɔ:trit]nounportret; figuratively podoba, opis; podobnost, tipto take s.o.'s portrait — portretirati koga, napraviti portret -
76 preserve
[pri'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to keep safe from harm: (May) Heaven preserve us from danger!) (ob)varovati2) (to keep in existence: They have managed to preserve many old documents.) ohraniti3) (to treat (food), eg by cooking it with sugar, so that it will not go bad: What is the best method of preserving raspberries?) vkuhati2. noun1) (an activity, kind of work etc in which only certain people are allowed to take part.) domena2) (a place where game animals, birds etc are protected: a game preserve.) rezervat3) (jam: blackberry jam and other preserves.) marmelada•- preservative* * *I [prizɜ:v]noun(navadno plural) vkuhana, konservirana hrana, konserva; gozdni, rečni rezervatplural zaščitna očala (proti prahu); figuratively to poach on s.o.'s preserves — vtikati se v tuje področjeII [prizɜ:v]transitive verbohraniti, varovati, obvarovati ( from pred); shraniti; vkuhati, konservirati; gojiti ribe (divjačino), ograditi (lovišče)preserved fruit — vkuhano sadje, konserva -
77 qualify
1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) usposobiti (se)2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) diplomirati3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) uvrstiti se4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) označevati•- qualified
- qualifying* * *[kwɔlifai]1.transitive verbkvalificirati, usposobiti ( for za, for being, to be; to qualify o.s. usposobiti se); pooblastiti, avtorizirati, dati pravico ( for za); označiti (as); modificirati, prikrojiti, omejiti; omiliti, ublažiti (npr. pripombo); razredčiti (pijačo); grammar pobliže določiti;2.intransitive verbkvalificirati se, usposobiti se, dokazati potrebno usposobljenost ( for za, as kot); sport kvalificirati se ( for; ŋing round izločilna runda); izpolnjevati pravne pogoje; (zlasti American) priseči -
78 residence
1) (a person's home, especially the grand house of someone important.) rezidenca2) (the act of living in a place, or the time of this: during his residence in Spain.) bivanje* * *[rézidəns]noun(stalno) bivališče; sedež, rezidenca; stanovanjska zgradba; (gosposka) hiša, poslopje; stanovanje; bivanje, čas bivanjaofficial residence — uradni sedež; službeno stanovanje -
79 retreat
[ri'tri:t] 1. verb1) (to move back or away from a battle (usually because the enemy is winning): After a hard struggle, they were finally forced to retreat.) umakniti se2) (to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.) umakniti se2. noun1) (the act of retreating (from a battle, danger etc): After the retreat, the soldiers rallied once more.) umik2) (a signal to retreat: The bugler sounded the retreat.) znak za umik3) ((a place to which a person can go for) a period of rest, religious meditation etc: He has gone to a retreat to pray.) samota* * *I [ri:trí:t]nounumik, umikanje; military znak za umik, znak s trobento, da je čas za nočni počitek; umaknitev v samoto, odmaknjenost, osamljenost; zatočišče, pribežališče; dom, zavod (za umobolne, za alkoholike)to beat a retreat, to make retreat — umakniti se (tudi figuratively)to make good one's retreat — uspešno, srečno se umakniti, izmuznitiII [ri:trí:t]intransitive verb military umakniti se, odstopiti; oddaljiti se, zbežati (nazaj); transitive verb (šah) potegniti (figuro) nazajto retreat into one's shell figuratively postati molčeč, umakniti se v molk -
80 rob
[rob]past tense, past participle - robbed; verb1) (to steal from (a person, place etc): He robbed a bank / an old lady; I've been robbed!) (o)ropati2) ((with of) to take (something) away from; to deprive of: An accident robbed him of his sight at the age of 21.) oropati•- robber- robbery* * *[rɔb]transitive verboropati, opleniti, izropati; ugrabiti; ukrasti, okrasti, pokrasti; odvzeti (komu) (of s.th. kaj)to rob s.o. of s.th. — ukrasti komu kajto rob Peter to pay Paul — enemu nekaj (od)vzeti (od enega si izposoditi), da drugemu poravnamo svoj dolg; figuratively eno luknjo zamašiti, pa drugo napraviti
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